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FAOE FOUE 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher One Year One Dollar Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the postoffiee at Newberry. South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SOME GRUMBLE WHILE OTHERS DIE By Daniel J. Tobin It is extremely dfficult to under stand life and wha.: appears to us to be t>he injustice of life. Only faith and a belief in the supreme justice of God can reconcile men and women of today to many of the awful catas- trapes and personal siufferings to which 'they are subjected. Thousands of young men will give up their lives in unselfish sacrifice before the struggle with the enemies of civilization is needed in Europe and Asia. Young men, the pride of ther par ents, brilliant, healthy, ambitious, clean physically and spiritually, will have their bodies strewn or scattered in the different parts of the wcrld, or buried at sea, before this awful struggle is ended. No matter what sacrifice we at home are caled upon to make in our country, we should make it without grumbling. That means that if we are disap pointed because the cost of living has not been- held down, or because we are not able to get increases in wages, or because we are rationed to such an extent that many of us are seriously inconcenienced—all of those sacrifices amount to nothing com pared to the human sacrifices made on the fghting fields of foreign lands. And then think of the misery en dured by the Poles, who have been starved and persecuted; and of the Czechs, with their courage; and of" the Greeks, who have been almost de stroyed. Imagine, if you can, the sufferings of those they left behind them, be cause death is much more acceptable than living under the conditions now obtaining in the trampled countries of Europe. Starvation, disease, ha treds, suspicion, prevail everywhere. Crimes against men and women are so prevalent that thousands of young women have taken their own lives to avoid the awful indignities the Germans would compel them to suffer. It is even nauseating to attempt to write of the sufferings of those peo ple. Bombing their homes and de stroying their property—that’s trivial compared to the sufferings^ they are now enduring in many of those con quered countries. Then isn’t it disgusting to hear some Americans grumbling here at home? No doubt it is because they don’t understand the price others are paying tc maintain liberty and civi lization. Thats why I contend that no mat ter what our snfferngs are here un der present conditions, they are noth ing compared to the sufferings over there. Any one of you who has a wife, or daughters or sis:ers, try to picture, if you can, the conditions in conquered nations. The writer cannot go into the mat ter in much more detail, but there never was a time in human history in which such degradation and cruelty and injustice prevailed amongst the white races of the world. We expect very little from the barbarous Japs Who, with a relgious hatred, despite all other races except themselves. Gingham Girl Summer’s hottest days can come, but this young lady will stay fresh and cool. As featured in Parent's, she is wearing a jumper dress of plaid gingham. Her blouse is cot ton, and takes to water, too. Bear up, then, and sipread a word of encouragement amongst those with whom you come in contact. You have a job to do and your job is to prevent grumbling and discontent and dissatisfaction from spreading its venomous, serpent-like fangs amongst the workers of our country, especially amongst your associates, to the end that all of us can offer up Whatever little sacrifices we are called upon to make in this hour in which light and justice are trying to overcome evil, cruelty and dark ness. Home Demonstration News By MISS ETHEL L. COUNTS Let it not be sad that there is anyone on a farm or who has a suit able plot of ground that has not 'planted vegetables for victory. It is not too late to plant the following vegetables: okra, sweet potatoes, to matoes, beans, com, peas, and pea nuts. By mulching tomato plants with straw, leaves, or litter, moisture will be conserved, resulting in a longer fruiting season. Deep planted toma to plants will stand the drought much better. Watch your beans for the Mexican bean beetle. Dust them with Ro- tenone or Cryolite. Rotenone is a non-poisonous insecticide. When harvesting Irish potatoes be careful about sun scad. If Irish po tatoes are left exposed to the sun for over 1-2 to 3-4 of an. hour, depend ing upon temperature, they will sun- scald. Thousands of dollars are lost each year from rot, following sun- scald. A cloudy, hot day is almost as bad for sunscald as a sunny day. This is very important. This is one year .that we want to produce plenty of food, but it is more important to prevent spoilage after food has been produced. Many thou sand ipounds of onions rot each ^ear on account of not beng properly ma tured and cured. It is hard to prop erly cure and keep onions if not in proper condition When harvested. It has been found a good practice to condition onions for harvest. About ten days or two weeks before onions are to be harvested, the tops should be broken down just above the bulb. This can be done in gar dens by hand but in larger acreages, a light roller will do a faster job. This causes the stems to dry out and the neck to close before being pulled from the ground. This materially reduces infection of neck rot, our most costly onion decay. Another conditioning practice is to ruin a good deep furrow on each side, of row, throwing the dirt from the onions and leaving them on a narrow bed Which will gradually dry out leaving the onions in a good condi tion for pulling and curing. Onions that have been properly conditioned should be pulled and handled very carefully to avoid bruis ing and 1 spread in a dry and well- ventilted bulding and properly cured before cleaning, grading and sacking. LOUIS PATRICK IS SUPPLY PAS TOR AT BRIGHTON, TENN. Louis Patrick, a student at Prince ton Theolgioal Seminary, Princeton, N. Y., is supplying the Brighton church at Brighton, Term., for the summer, during the absence of the pastor who ® an army Chaplin. Mr. Patrick, is the son of Mrs. A. Pair Patrick of Newberry. SUNDAY HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR Aceordng to the weather man, Mr. Homer Schumpert, and his thermome ter, Sunday was the hottest day of the year so far. The themometer reached 104 about the middle of the afternoon. The temperature Monday was 97 and the rain-fall Monday night was 1-2 inches. Back the attack by upping tjryi your payroll savings your wT' very next payday. Measure /ytc your savings by your new ^f‘9 higher income. , One of our every two fami- lies have at least two work- ers. Figure it out yourself MB how much beyond 10 per- gjc cent of your family income you can put into War Bqnds every payday. THE NEWBERET SUM m First Lady Of Texas Photo by Wynn Richards Mrs. Coke Stevenson Jr., First Lady of the St-te of Texas, poses with her daughters, Scottie Gayle, standing, and Linda Fay, in front of the stately Governor’s Mansion at Austin. An ardent supporter ol cotton, Mrs. Stevenson is wearing a tailored dress of white pique- The little girls are wearing big and little sister dresses of stnpcd chambray, with eyelet ruffle pinafores. This portrait will be Published by the cotton industry in the July issue of Mademoiselle as the littn presentation of the industry’s “First Lady” series. FIRST LADY OF THE LONE STAR STATE IS FIFTH TO BE FEA TURED IN COTTON’S POR TRAIT SERIES Memphis Tenn.—Mrs. Coke Steven son Jr., First Lady of the State of Texas, is a staunch supporter of the cotton industry. Consequent: ly, she has added her influence to that of First Ladies of the other cotton- producing states who are s-peaking out for cotton and the lovely-look ing, long-lastng garments now being made of cotton. Mrs. Stevenson, daughter-rn-law of Governor Coke Stevenson of the Lone Star State, will be featured in the fif.'h presentatiorr in the cur rent “First Lady” portrat series now being published by the Natoinal Cot ton Council and Cotton-Textile In stitute. Her portrait will appear in the July issue of Mademoiselle. Showing Mrs. Stevenson and her two daughters in front of the state ly Texas Governor’s Mansion, the portrait was made for ten cotton in dustry by Wynn Richards of New York, one of the nation's outstand ing illustrative photographers. For the picture, Mrs. Stevenson selected a smart tailored dress of white pique with large matching hat. She dress ed her daughters, Scottie Gayle and Linda Fay, in big and little sister costumes of striped chambray with eyelet ruffle pinafores. Embodying the theme of the “First Lady” se ries, the portrait shows the fine people and the lovely homes of the cotton-country, as well as the smart, sturdy cotton clothes so popular with American women today because they wash and wear so well. Commenting on her selection of cotton frocks for the portrait, Mrs. Stevenson said “cotton is my choice because it is cool as well as cool looking. I like its freshness and durability. In fact, my two daugh ters wear nothing else because it’s so easy to keep clean.” A native of the Lone Star State, Mrs. Stevenson attended the Uni versity of Texas where she met and married the son of the present Gov ernor of Texas. They made their home at Junction, where the Steven- so-n family had settled almost a cen tury’ a g°> until the death of Gov ernor’s wife a year ago. Mrs. Stev enson Jr., them moved to the 85-year- old mansion at Austin to serve as of ficial hostess for the Governor. The portrait series, presenting a typical picture of the cotton-country as well as the story of cotton’s ser viceability on the home-front, already has fealtured the First Ladies of Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Following the Texas portrait, the series will present Mrs. Ellis Arnall of Georgia, Mrs. Olin D. Johns'.on of Sriuth Carolina, Mrs. Spessard L. Holland of Florid^, and Mrs. J. Melville Broughton of North Carolina. Other states will be pre sented later. S. C. FARMERS RAISE OWN MULES NOW Columbia, June 6—“While the production of mules and horses has been declining at an alarming rate in the nation durng recent years, it is heartening to note that the farm ers of South Carolina have been try ing to do something about it by re storing the almost lost art of grow ing the work stock replacements right here on our farms,” states J. R. Hawkins, Clemson extensive live stock agent of Columbia, Mr. Hawkins points out that there are enough good jacks scattered around over the state to raise close to a third of the needed mule re placements, if patronized to capaci ty, and many of them are being well patronized. “This work has gone on long enough,” according to ths authority, “that Orangeburg county was able to stage a real home raised mule show at its fair last fall, and Sum ter is planning for a similar event this year.” The census reports show that horses decreased a fourth in the Star Production Line In case you’ve wondered, mass production methods make possible the manufacture of the thousands of American flags used by our armed forces today. Here, an employe of the Philadelphia Quarter master Depot stamps stars from “lays” of white percale, greatly in creasing the speed of flag production. Like 11,000 other items the Quartermaster Corps procures, most flags are made of cotton. PROSPERITY MAN CITED FOR VALOR Norfolk, Va., June 5—The Silver | Star medal was awarded today to a naval officer whose armed guard crew aboard a merchant ship shot down eight German planes and scored hits on 12 o.hers during seven days of almost uninterrupted attack by enemy planes and submarines in the North Atlantic. Rear Admiral Herbert F. Leary, commandant of the fifth naval dis trict, presented the medal to Lieut, (j- k) Jeremiah E. Mahoney, U. S. N. R., of New York City, in cere monies at the Navy’s armed guard school at Little Creek. Leary also (presented letters of commendation to Lieut. Clarence A. Kelso, U. S. N. R., 37, of Detroit, for his “skill, courage and devotion to duty” as officer in Charge of a gun crew aboard an American cargo ship which was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic, and to Leland Clyde Worts, 21, seaman first class, of Prosperity, S. C. Werts, a member of a gun crew aboard an American cargo ship torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexco, with fellow gunners mounted the bridge and disposed of magazines in danger of exploding from flames raging over the ship. The men braved intense heat, “with utter disregard for ther own personal safety,” the commendation stated, adding; “Through your outstanding skill, cooperation and devotion to duty, casualties were undoubtedly reduce to a minimum. . . past ten years in this country, and that mules even exceeded that with a decrease of 28 per cen 1 -. A release by the census bureau states, “these figures may well cause concern to operators of small tracts in the South where the type of farming, financial or other considerations, preclude the use of heavy machin ery.” Full particulars on this subject are carried in farmers bulletin 1341 entitled “Mule Production”, which is available free from Clemson, local county agents, or the department of agricuture in Washington. FRIDAY, JUNE 11. 191S Invasion Is Costly fighting Youx Boy Givee 100 per cent; Hovr about your bond buying? Acid Indigestion Relieved in 5 minutes or double your money back When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat ing gas. sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for symptomatic relief—medicines like those in Bell-ana Tablets. No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort in a jiffy or double vour money back on return of bottla to us. 25c at all druggists. ACHING-STIFF SORE MUSCLES For PROMPT relief—rub on Mua- terole! Massage with this wonderful “counter-irritant" actually brings fresh warm blood to aching muscles to help break un painful local^ con gestion. Better than an old-fashioned mustard plaster! In 3 strengths. SPREADS! SLICES! TOASTS! MELTS PERFECTLY! War Bonds , should mean something more to you than J2jl just “a good , sound invest- ment.” Figur.^t out yourself. Any excuse you can give for KSS not upp ng your payroll sav- ySL ings will please Hitler, Hiro- hito and puppel Mussolini. ★ ★ What you. Buy 'With W ill lUJA Ilfi "Smoke Eaters" A battlewagon loaded with^various explosives, bombs, torpedoes, oil and gasoline is not the safest place to be with a fire raging, so all but the smaller ships of our Navy are equipped with elaborate fire fight ing apparatus. k It may be that this equipment never will be used during the en tire course of the war, but it must be paid for out of the War Bonds and Stamps that we are setting aside each payday. U. S. Treasury Department You Can GetQuiek Relief From Tired Eyes 1 MAKE THIS SIMPLE TEST TODAY Eyes Overworked? Just put two drops of Murine in each eye. Right away it starts to cleanse and soothe. You get— Quick Relief! All V Murine ingredi ents wash away irritation. Your eyes feel refreshed. Murine helps thousands—let it help you, too. QUINTUPLETS relieve misery of CHEST COLDS this good old reliable way At the first sign of the Dionne Quin tuplets catching cold—their chests and throats are rubbed with Musterole—a product made especially to promptly relieve distress of colds and resulting bronchial and croupy coughs. The Quints have always had expert care, so mother—be assured of using just about the BEST product made when you use Musterole. It’s more than an ordinary “salve”—Musterole helps break up local congestion! IN 3 STRENGTHS: Children’s Mild Musterole. Also Regular and Extra Strength for grown-ups who prefer a stronger product. All drugstores. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Newberry College Summer School JUNE 8 to JULY 3 Introductory and advanced courses in Shorthand, Typing, and other business subjects designed to meet the wartime stenographic needs of the Government and those industries working on wartime contracts. Definite training for civil service. Intensive military typing for those planning to enter the armed forces. For further information, phone 245, College Office.