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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1944
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
O. F. ARMF1ELD
Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday In The Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at tht poetoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
SPECTATOR
How far is ssuceess fttom fail
ure? Indeed, how far is genius
from stupidity? All over America
are men who were once well-to-do,
comfortable, enjoying good homes
and living on a scale of prosperity.
Next door to them may be men who
had very little a few years ago, but
are doing well today. The tide seems
to have turned; the fortunes of men
are stirred up like batter, the bot
tom rising to the top. I’ve always
been interested in this chatige or
shift of fortune. In other days, we
used more words of Latin origin
and spoke of the mutations of for
tune. Incidentally, one of the ar
guments for Latin and Greek is that
they lie at the base of much of our
language and help us to acquire a
precise and discriminating command
of words. “Mutation”, as you will
recall, means change, coming from
the Latin veib, meaning to change.
Well the teacher is cropping out
of me, in spite of myself, but all of
us like to know the language.
You’ve noticed that one man loses
$1,000 and is regarded as a failure;
whereas another man loses $10,000
and is still looked upon as a success
ful businessman. What is the dif
ference?
Sometimes a multi-millionaire dies
and ten million dollars of doubtful
securities are found. The difference
between success and failure seems to
be whether you lose ALL you have,
whether it be the five-room cottage,
or the five million dollars.
Genius seems to be distinguished
from stupidity sometimes by luck.
Luck, you know ,is a fortune combi
nation of circumstances, operating in
YOUR favor. If it operates in favor
of your competitor it is unfortunate
for you.
Many a man makes money on the
stock exchange, or cotton exchange,
or loses money because of what oth
ers are doing. If you and I were
to buy a hundred shares of some
modest stock at $26 a share, a day
before a dozen (investment houses
bought a 100,000 shares of it, we
would be lucky. But/it might hap
pen that the investment houses were
selling a hundred thousand shares.
That would be a sizeable calamity
for us, would it not?
And the genius? Well, did you
read about the good lifck of Genial
MacArthur, and the bad luck of the
Japs? The Japanese admiral divided
his fleet into three divisions, hoping
to head off and cut to pieces Mac-
Arthur's invading army. Luckily for
MacArthur, it was the Japanese who
were severely trounced.
One critic tells of the stupidity of
the Jap admiral in dividing his fleet.
Well, was he stupid?
Suppose he had succeeded; he
would have gone down in history as
one of the great naval geniuses.
It is interesting to observe the
narrow line between success and fail
ure. genius and stupidity.
It is a rule of tactics that a gen
eral should not divide his army in the
face of the enemy.
Well, rules aer good; they are de
veloped from experience; but gen
iuses ignore! rules because they know
that competitors are expecting them
to be governed by the rules. If the
genius fails, then he is just a stupid
fellow who blundered.
One of the great geniuses of war
was Robert E. Lee. He bad a smaller
army than the Federal force at
Chancellorsville, but he divided his
army in the face of the enemy and
sent “Stonewall” Jackson to strike
the enemy on the flank. So he
achieved a great victory, taking the
Federal army by surprise and put
ting it to rout.
Our Admiral Halsey, in this war,
did something which violated all
rules and achieved' a brilliant suc
cess. He steamed between the lines
of Japanese ships and caused them
to fire on one another. It was a
great chance and it resulted in a
brilliant victory. But suppose the
Japs had succeeded in converging
their fire on Halsey’s ships? Every
one would have said “Well, of all the
stupid plans, the deliberate exposure
of our ships to a raking fire from
two sides was the stupidest.”
So you see how success and fail
ure are so narrowly separated at
times.
A_ farmer may be in a belt favored
by timely rains and make a bumper
crop; while an even more capable
man may suffer because of drought
Even the best farmers are entirely
dependent on sun and rain.
The State Democratic Conventior
has authorized two primaries to fil'
the place of the late Congressman
H \mpton P. Fulmer of the Second
D ! «trict.
Last Saturday, in a speech, I urged
that a primary be ordered to pro
vide a nominee whom all Democrats
might sunport in the General Elec
tion. (Rule 40 of the South Carolina
Democratic Partv provides clearly
for the calling of such a primarv_ It
empowered the Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee to
order a primary in cases of solici
tors. Senators and Representative
in Congress.
The rules of the Party, like the
statutes, are sometimes muddled,
but the provision is clear enough.
But that is water over the mill now.
Our navy has given the Japanese
fleet a taste of defeat, and all Ameri
cans feel the thrill of triumph. If it
is necessary to teach the Germans a
lesson, it is equally necessary to
teach the Japs one.
I do not know how the Germans
can be made to suffer in any degree
comparable to the suffering they
•have needlerely inflicted on others.
Perhaps the world would recoil in
horror if we were to measure to the
Germans the treatment they measur
ed to the Poles and the French, not
forgetting all the barbarous inflic
tion on British civilians. Unless the
Germans are made to suffer they will
feel that they they may run wild
w(henever the notion strikes them
and escape the penalty. But the
Japanees have been so cocky, so in
sulting for 40 years that this war
must bring home to them some
measure of the suffering they have
handed out so ruthlessly to the
Chinese.
The presidential campaign is be
coming interesting. Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. Dewey are exchanging blows
like two pugilists. Mr. Roosevelt is
accusing the Repubicans of being iso
lationists—people who stand apart
from the lest of the world and its
troubles. Mr. Roosevelt was pretty
much an isolationist himself until he
yielded everything to Mr. Churehill
and made agreements six months be
fore we were in the war . In fact,
Americans were so generally isola
tionists that Mr. Roosevelt with his
readiness to lead, when he finds
which way the crowd is going, de
clared that no American son should
be sent abroad. Well, six millions
of them are abroad now. Yes, at that
time, Mr. Roosevelt was an isolation
ist. •
There is one thing Mr. Roosevelt
should explain; If he foresaw the
war; if he was so sure that we were
in danger, how did we happen to get
caught so unprepared ? Why were
we caught napping at Pearl Har
bor?
In South Carolina we have a gen
tleman once active in business life
and still keenly interested in busi
ness affairs. He is what we used to
call “a gentleman of the old school”,
though I must say that, he is a very
handsome young gentleman of that
old school. You can almost recog
nize him when I tell you that his
courtlines is proverbial; it is a real
Joy to see him and talk to him. Jjjst
the other day, with that chivalry
and urbanity which is so delightful,
he met me on the street in Colum
bia and said something like this: “It
was all right for you gentlemen to
oppose the nomination of Mr. Roose
velt, but you should not oppose him
now, •because the war record of the
Republicans in Congress is awful.
And one thing more I would say to
you”, he continued, “I think you
slipped a peg when you criticized the
sending of American battleships "to
bombard Cherbourg.” I had to
answer him more or less as follows;
“What have 1 to do with the awful
record of the Republicans in Con
gress ? I am not speaking for the
Republicans; but since you make the
point, you seem to imply that the
record of Mr .Roosevelt is a good
one and that he should be supported
on his war record.” Now I dismiss
entirely the record of the Republi
cans; and second, it so happens that
the Republicans are not in charge of
the Government. Mr. Roosevelt is
the man in charge of the Govern- <
ment; and it is the Democrats who j
are in authority and are therefore |
responsible. The Republicans are
about the same type of politicians I
that we know. When they have not
the responsibility, they can afford, to
play all manner of politics. *We
South Carolinians know something
about that, because we have develop
ed a political practice which is Abt
always worthy of admiration. Men
in politics regard politics as a gain;
and they both talk and act sometimes
in a manner not befitting the re
sponsibility of a man in a business
office. And particularly is this true
when the man is not himself charg
ed with responsibility.
The politicians here not exercising
control reminds of the German butch
er. A lady inquired the price of all
pork sausage. The German butcher
replied 1 : “Forty cents a pound”.
“But,” said the lady, “the butcher
around the corner offered them to
me for thirty cents a pound”. “Well,
why didn’t you buy them then"?
asked the German butcher. “He
didn’t have any”, said the lady.
“Veil”, said the German butcher,
“them pork sausages what I ain’t
got, I sells for twenty cents.’
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WILD RABBITS OF S. C.
J. W. DAVENPORT
James William Davenport, 66,
died at his residence in the Little
River-Dominick section late Thurs
day night. He had been in declin
ing health several weeks.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Mrs. Lucy Floyd, and the
following children: Mrs. D. H. Cun
ningham of Mountville, Sara Daven-
oort, Frances Davenport and Mrs.
J. W. Satterwhite of Kinards. Staff
Sgt. JL W. Davenport of M:trfa,
Texas, Gpl. M. J. Davenport of New
Guinea, Johnnie Davenport, Joe
Davenport and Jeff Davenport of
Kinards; one sister. Mrs. M. D.
imith of Mountville, and eight
-randchildien.
Funeral services were held at 4
>’clock Sunday afternoon from the
Little River-Dominick church with
the Rev. C. T. Allen, the Rev. F. J.
Harmon and the Rev^ J. R. McKit-
trick officiating. Interment in the
church cemetery.
FOR SALE
SEED WHEAT, OATS and BARLEY
Prices reasonable. Phone 2302
H. O. LONG and SONS
Silverstreet ,S. C.
We have three distinct species of
wild rabbits in South Carolina which
are not known to interbreed; one is
known to most everybody, the other
two less known.
1. Cottontail rabbit: Common
throughout the state and known to
all. Reddish-brown, white below,
tail beneath bright white; hind foot
broadly furred; attains weight of 2
to 3 pounds. We will compare the
other two species to cottontail.
2. Marsh rabbit: In eastern half
of state chiefly east of Columbia,
perhaps further upstate along low-
lanrs of larger rivers, but no record
of it at Clemson. Darker on hpek
than cottontail; duller white on bel
ly; ears broader and more rounded;
tail shorter and dingy white beneath,
not so bright white as cottontail;
hind foot narrower, not so boradly
furred; on average perhaps more
stoutly built than cottontail.
This is a rabbit of the marshes,
seldom found in the uplands, often
sits clsoe to water and swims readi
ly; said to give somewhat of a
“bark.”
3. Swamp rabbit, or, “cane-cut
ter": Relatively a new-comer in this
state; known in swamps along up
per Savannah and lower Seneca riv
ers/ and tributary streams. Decided
ly larger than cottontail, attaining
4 to 6 pounds, ears longer, head
larger and longer, legs longer, tail
longer but white beneath like cot
tontail, claws of toes longer. Color
similar to cottontail but fur coarser.
Said to be far more noisy than cot
tontail as it runs through brushy
lowlands and in al! respects it is a
larger and different rabbit. Readily '
takes to water.
It is very desirable to know the 1
present distribution of this rabbit in
the state and to have record of its
future spread; apparently it spread
in from northcentral Georgia, and it
is known chiefly as a Mississippi
valley species. Should any reader
wish to contribute on this he should
send entire hind foot, or entire ear,
or entire head, if he cannot well sub
mit the whole specimen. As yet we
know it only from the counties of
Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens, but
we have been “told’ of it in Abbe
ville, and perhaps other places—let’s
make sure.
REV. R. D. BYRD
PROFESSIONAL NOTICE.
Dr. Reybum W. Lominack
has opened his office in
Newberry for the prac
tice of medicine.
Located in rear of the
S. C. National Bank, en
trance on Caldwell street.
Home Telephone 327W
Office Telephone 21
The Rev. Robert Downes Byrd, 54,
died suddenly early Friday morning
i at his home in Prosperity. He had
; been in declining health for several
years.
Mr. Byrd was born and reared at
Ora and was the son of the late
Thomas P. and Mary Blakely Byrd.
He was a graduate of Erskine
College and was a star pitcher on
the Erskine team. After his grad
uation he pitched in the big leagues
for several years.
On April 10 1915 h# was ordain
ed as a minister of the A. R. P.
church and served bis first years as
pastor at Timber Ridge, Va. He
then served as pastor at Tirzah, S.
C., Sandy Planis at Hill Crest, N. C.,
and for the past seven years he has
•been pastor of Prosperity and Can
non’s Creek A. R. P. churches.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Vinnie Brown Byrd; one son, Pfc.
Robert D. Byrd, Jr., United States
army in California; two daughters,
Miss Byrd and Mrs. Jack Clifford
of Prosperity; twk> brothers, iSam
H. Byrd and Willie Byrd of Ora;
two sisters, Miss Bessie Byrd of
Ora and Mrs. F. C. Roger’s of Spar
tanburg, and one grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 4
o’clock Monday afternoon from his
residence in Prosperity with Dr. J.
W. Carson and Dr. R. C. Grier con
ducting the service. Interment was
in Rosemont cemetery.
It’s Smart to Knit...
We have a New Shipment in WOOL
THREADS in all wanted Colors
for KNITTING Sweaters, Botees,
Mittens, Socks, Scarfs and Baby
Caps.
A nice selection of HATS for
. Matrons in navy blue, black, purple,
dark red and browns. These rome
in large head sizes.
Also JUST ARRIVED a new ship
ment in BABY GIFTS that you’ll
simply adore.
1003 Caldwell St. Phone 181-W
Mrs. J. ff. White
Notice.
At this season of the year the street
department has to haul approxi
mately 800 loads of leaves. We are
bringing this to your attention in
the hope that you will cooperate
with us in these critical times in
the shortage of labor.
PLEASE DO NOT pile the leaves
that you sweep into the streets as
they get into the drain pipes be
fore we have the opportunity to
pick them up. Pile all your leaves
either at your garbage can or at
the curb between the sidewalk and
the street. Do this not late rthan
Thursday of each week so they can
be picked up by Saturday morning.
Your help in this matter will be
greatly appreciated and it is a di
rect vielation of the City ordinance
to pile leaves in the streets.
B. B. LIVINGSTON, Supt. Streets
At FENNELL’S
MEN’S STONE SET RINGS
$22.50 TO $61.00
LOCKETS IN DIFPJ3RENT
DESIGNS
$8.50 TO $12.50
LADIES AND CHILDRENS
CROSSES
FROM $10 TO $12.50
CHILDRENS CROSSES $3
A NICE SELECTION OF
MEN’S CAMEO RINGS
BIRTHSTONE RINGS FOR
LADIES AND MISSES*
Misses $5.95 to $7.95
Ladies $19.95 to $42.00
DIAMOND RING SETS
$35.00 TO $67.50
FENNELL’S
NEWBERRY’S NEWEST
JEWELRY STORE?
I 102 College Street
Newberry, S. C.
1944
Tax Notice
State and County tax books
for the year 1944 will open
October 16, 1944. One per
cent discount will be allowed
on all taxes paid by Novem
ber 15th.
J. Ray Dawkins
County Treasurer
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