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THE NEWBERRY SU*
FRIDAY. JANUARY 13, 1945
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SINGLE BALLOT LAW UNLIKELY
Possible Changes In South Carolina
Do Not Include Talk Of That
Columbia, Jan. 5—Legislating ac
tivity on election matte.s by the
General Assembly that convenes here
next Tuesday apparently will be
confined to confirmation of an ap
proved constitutional amendment to
remove a provision requiring the
Legislature to regulate political par
ty primaries.
Legislation to remove the poll
tax and set up a single ballot, mat
ters that are highly unpopular with
the state’s Democratic party, are
among the unmentionables of pre
legislative talk, judging from the
absence of advance notice, by leg
islators that they would introduce
such legislation.
Almost every other possible top
ic of legislation has been at least
touched on by legislators in an
nouncements in newspapers of their
home communities.
The $1 poll tax requirement, ap
plied to men only, for general
elvtion voting in South Carolina,
has been a tradition since Demo
crats gained control of the state in
the 1870’s. Southern senators and
representatives fighting Federal leg
islation that would outlaw poll taxes
have said repeatedly in Congress
that the tax was not aimed at keep
ing the vote away from Negroes.
Formation in this state of a Ne
gro Democratic party, the Progres
sive Democrats, brought the poll
tax and the single, state-printed
ballot into the limelight during both
the party primary and general elec
tion this year.
The jingle, state-printed ballot
on which candidates of all parties
would be listed in general elec
tions, with voters scratching out
all names except those of their
choices for the offices to be filled
was advocated vigorously this year
by the Republican party.
The practice under existing state
laws is for each party to prepare
and distribute its own ballots.
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Cold Preparations as directed
FOR SALE
SEED WHEAT, OATS and BARLEY
Prices reasonable. Phone 2302
H. O. LONG and SONS
Silverstreet ,S. C.
TRESPASS NOTICE — Trespassing
any form—hunting, hauling wood,
fishing—is strictly forbidden, on
the lands of the undersigned and
any violation will be prosecuted.
Signed: H. O. Long, B. O. Long,
J. G. Long, A. P. Werts, T. Blair
Boozer, Guy Boozer, J. H. Bow
ers, S. L. Porter. tfc
TRESSPASS NOTICE—All hunting
or otherwise trespassing on the
lands of Mrs. Pat Mitchell or Mrs
Claude Summer is expressly for
bidden and will be prosecute under
the law, 31 ~ 8t
POR SALE — FOUR MULES, .50
SQUARES 5-V SECOND HAND
ROOFING, HALF PRICE. H-O-
LONG & SONS, SILVERSTREET.
AUDITOR S TAX NOTICE
I, or an authorized agent, will be
at the following places on the dates
given below for the purpose of tak
ing tax returns of all personal prop
erty new buildings and real estate
transfers. Persons owning property
in more than one District will make
returns for each district.
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of twenty-one and
sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax.
All persons between the ages of
twenty-one and fifty outside of in
corporated towns and cities are lia
ble to pay commutation tax of $1.00
AH dogs are to be assessed at $1.00
£fip!l.
WHITMIRE—City Hall, Tuesday,
January 2nd, 1946.
WHITMIRE — Aragon - Baldwin
Mill, Wednesday, January 3rd, 1945.
LONG5HORBS— Thursday, Jan
uary 4th, 1945, from 9 until 12.
SILVERSTREET—^Thursday, Jan
uary 4th, 1945, from 2 until 5.
CHAPPELLS —Friday, January
5th, 1945.
HOLLINGSWORTH’S STORE —
Monday, January 8th. 1946 from 9
until 12.
KINARDS—Monday, January 8th,
1945, from 2 until 5.
PROSPERITY—Tuesday, January
9th, 1946.
LITTLE MOUUNTAIN—Wednes
day, January 10th, 1945.
GLYMPH’S STORE — Thursday,
January 11, 1945, from 9 until 12.
F. L. RUFF & BROS. STORE —
Thursday, January 11th, 1945, from
2 until 5.
PEAK—Friday, January 12, 1945.
POMARIA—'Monday, January 15,
1945.
ST. LUKE’S—Tuesday, January
16th, 1945, from 9 until 12.
O’NEAL—L. C. Fellers Store,
Tuesday, January 16, 1945 from
2 until 5.
MAYBINTON—F. B. Hardy’s
home, Wednesday, January 17, 1945
from 9 until 12.
REESE BROS. STORE.—Wednes
day, January 17th, 1945, from 2 un
til 5.
At Auditor’s Office to March 1st,
after which a penalty of 10 per
cent will be added.
PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS,
Auditor Newberry County.
Several times lately I have heard
this owl at night about the Clemson
campus and one was killed and
brought to me a few days ago. Per
haps it is more numerous than usual
this winter and therefore mention of
it is appropriate at this time.
In size we might call it a “large”
owl; in color it is chiefly brown and
gray the breast being distinctly
barred with brown more streaked
further down on the belly. It does
not have ear-tufts. Its call or cry
(to the owl its a song) may sound
weird and uncanny to some, and is
uttered chiefly during the night—
_ “Whoo-whoo-whoo; whoo-who-whoo-
jah.” It is one that might be called
1 “hoot-owl.” It is large enough so
that any farmer or poultryman who
sees one immediately assumes that it
would carry off a chicken, hence it
is usually killed at every opportunity.
Yet as a matter of fact the careful
studies that have been made of its
food indicate it feeds mainly on
rats and mice, and to minor extent
on small birds or poultry, and in the
main does more good than harm.
Like all of our owls it is active
chiefly at night, and stays mostly in
the woods; in my observation this
barred owl is inclined to prefer low
grounds, marshy places, etc. Perhaps
its favorite food is more abundant
there, for in addition to rodents it
also devours frogs, crayfish and in
sects.
Barred owl is found from Canada
to Gulf of Mexico and one or another
of its subspecies is to be found in
South Carolina throughout the year.
Its length from tip of bill to tip of
•" tail is about 20 inches, so it is far
larger than our little screech owls,
yet decidedly smaller than the great
horned owl.
The best characteristics by which
to know it are its medium large size,
barred breast merging to streaks on
belly, and the absence of ear-tufts;
also its large eyes are dark brown,
almost black.
This is an appropriate time to re
peat what was said in a former ar
ticle on owls in general, that most
of our owls are considered to be
beneficial because they devour far
more of rats and mice than of poul
try or of beneficial birds. Our most
distinctly destructive owl is the great
homed owl which conspicuous ear-
tufts and is a larger, stronger spe
cies. The barred owl is perhaps the
most common of our larger owls,
and though we do not see nor hear
it every day, nor every week, nor
even every month, it is present tne
year round.
U. S. GIVEN ONLY POLLYANNA
NEWS, CRAWFORD SAYS
S. C. Far Over Top
Columbia Jan. 4—So”th Carolina
has exlceeded previous war bond
sales campaign records by purchas
ing 158.77 per cent of its Sixth war
loan $49,000,000 quota, state War
Finance Chairman Christie Benet
said today.
With reports still incomplete,
Benet said sales had reached $77,-
800,000 of which $20,100,000 was in
“E” bond sales to individuals against
an “E” bond quota of $16,000,000.
Final reports will be made January
9, Benet said.
No exact figures were ready on
sales to individuals an dcorpora-
tions.
New York, Jan. 4—The truth about
conditions in Europe is being kept
from the American people by a
rigid censorship which is “largely po
litical,” Frederick C. Crawford, for
mer president of the National Asso
ciation. of Manufacturers, charged to
day in a speech reporting on his re
cent tour of the liberated countries.
Speaking to the New York State
Chamber of Commerce, Crawford,
Cleveland, O., industrialist, said he
returned from Europe “very much
disillusioned” about both the mili
tary and political situations.
He said that many tales about
the suffering of the French and
Belgian peoples under German oc
cupation had been ovrdrawn and
added that France enjoyed a “con
sumers boom” under the Nazis
which in large part reconciled the
people to their conquerors.
Crawford said there was every
indication that the Germans ex
pected to stay in Frame and want
ed the support of the people. He
said he had been told by French
men and Belgians that the Germans
were cruel only to those who en
tered underground political organ
izations.
“I was told that if things went on
as they were for another year and
a half the French would have want
ed those conditions permanently,”
Crawford said.
By contrast, conditions in France
and Begium under the Allies make
a “sordid and unhappy story,” he
said, and the United States is being
blamed by the people of those coun
tries for the black markets, the rise
in unemployment and the rigid de
flationary controls.
Crawford said he heard a “high-
ranking general” say that he hoped
the war would be over before all
Europe fell under the influence of
communism.
Germany’s strength, morale, lead
ership and resourcefulness is still
high, he asserted, and the warfare
on the western front is the bloodiest
ever fought by the United States.
“Why aren’t the American peo
ple told the truth?” he asked. “Why
can’t we be realistic? Our people
are at their best in adversity.”
He said U. S. newspaper corre
spondents in France had told him
that it “appeared that Americans
must be told only Pollyanna stuff.”
Asserting that 1,000,000 persons
left war jobs in this country last
year, Crawford said that the home
front has “degenerated” because we
don’t know what is going on at the
fighting front.
There are no foundations ' in Eu
rope for a lasting peace, he said,
“and let’s be realistic and acknowl
edge facts for what they are.”
WE WILL BUY—Your burlap sacks
or any kind of old rags, also scrap
iron and other metals. See W. H.
STERLING.
NOTICE
We Will be Closed
all Day Each
Wednesday
for the duration, or until further notice. We
find it necessary to work one day out of the
week behind closed doors in order to keep
up with repair work.
Fennell’s Jewelry
T. M. Rogers & Son
W. E. Turner
CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS
(From the Pee Dee Advocate)
This is the time of the year when
every normal citizen should be break
ing his New Year resolutions, and
probably ninety percent of those
made have already been voilated. I
found some years ago that it was a
lot easier not to make them than it
was to keep them after they were
made. So for the past few New
Years, while my friends were mak
ing their resolves on what they
would not do for the next twelve
months, and which they almost in
variably broke within the ensuing
few days, I just sat tight and re
solved that I wouldn’t resolute at all
And that is one resolution that I
have been able to keep.
Many years ago I used to swear off
smoking not only every January 1
but at least a dozen more times a
year. Sometimes I would hold out a
day, sometimes a day and a half and
very occasionally as much as three
days. I think once I went for an en
tire week. But I never did stop long
enough for the desire for tobacco to
quit gnawing at my very vitals, and
I would get so cross and crabbed that
no one could stay in a half mile of
me, much less in the same house. I’d
kick the cat, throw the dog through
the screen door, beat up the kids,
and sometimes even work myself up
to point of being so rash as to talk
back to The Wife. I’d cuss up a
storm on little provocation, or no
provocation at all, but just for the
hellishness of it. (Yes, I know I
should write it “curse,” but that
word always had an awful sound to
me ,and I never did like the idea of
cursing. The fact is I don’t think I
ever cursed, but I have always when
occasion demanded been able to do
a real piece of cussing that a barge
captian would be proud of. And I
have usually found that it relieved
the situation quite a bit.) And then
in a few days I’d be back smoking
again, and my usual sweet, smooth
and placid disposition would return.
Even in my swearin goff days,
when I was more or less young and
tender, and didn’t have the wisdom
that age is supposed to bring ,1 al
ways had better sense than to try to
quit smoking and cussing at the
same time. I think if the worst
came to the worst, and I absolutely
had to do it, I could quit one or the
other, but I am sure that I could
never quit both vices, if such they be
at one and the same time. Then, too,
I don’t think I could make a living
without cussing. I don’t know how
to do anything but run a newspaper,
and this is a business that requires
a lot of (to put it mildly) strong
language. I have known one or two
preachers to try to run a newspaper,
but I have yet to see one who could
do a successful job of it and keep
his contacts “up yonder” at the same
time.
But I was talking about resolu
tions. Although, as I said before, I
have sworn off making them, it
would certainly be exceptional if I
did not break this resolution not to
resolute. So just for old time’s sake,
I am going to make a few:
I am not going to swear off
smoking, any more ever; I am not
going to swear off cussing; I am not
going to quit lying, when a lie is
really needed or serves better than
the truth; I’m going to continue to
try to live an honest, straightfor
ward life, treating my fellowman as
I think he should be treated, and as
I should like for him to treat me,
but I am not going to change my way
of living very much—I have gotten
too used to it and it suits me too
well; I am not going to quit liking
the people I meet and mingle with
every day’, and I am not going to
quit having confidence in them, even
if I do get fooled occasionally; I
am not going to quit thinking that
my friends (and that includes almost
everybody) are the best and .most
loyal people in the world; I am not
going to quit thinking that my ene
mies^ (and that includes very few
people, I hope) are the dirtiest
fellow a suit. The prospective cus
tomer refused to buy and when asked
why said he had three reasons.
“What are they?” asked the Jew.
“The first.” said the P. C., “is be
cause I haven’t ,he money.” “Veil,
damn the rest,” vas the Jew’s re
ply. Well, my one reason is plenty
—-they are not taking ’em my age.
SIXTH WAR LOAN BREAKS ALL
RECORDS. NEARS 22 BILLION
Washington, Jan. 4—Total sales in
skunks that ever lived. In other j the record-smashing Sixth war loan
words, I am going to keep right on . drive were announced today as $21,-
being me the very best that I know i 621,000,000.
how. Those that like me that way, I This is a billion dollars above the
O. K., fine—they are the salt of the'previous all-time world financing
earth so far as I am concerned. | record of $20,639,000,000 established
Those that don’t like me that way, j in the Fifth war loan last summer.
I’m sorry, but I can’t help it—and I j The nation in its first Christmas
probably wouldn’t want them to like season bond drive took the theme,
me anyhow. Thats my code, and I
am willing to live and die by it.
Oh, yes, I almost forgot one or
two things I meant to resolve not to
do. After due consideration I have
come to the absolute determination
that I’m not going to join the Para
troopers, at least not during this war
—those boys take things entirely
too seriously for me. Then, too. I’m
not going to join the WACs. They
can have all the campaigns they
want too, and talk about how badly
Uncle Sam needs them, but I’m just
not going to join. I have several
good reasons, but one will probably
suffice. Reminds me of the Jewish
merchant who was trying to sell a
“the war’s not over yet,” and piled
up one and a half times the quota
of 14 billion dollars.
The hard-to-get quota of $2,500,-
000,000 for series E-bonds was also
oversubscribed.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau,
announcing the final results at a
special news conference, said final
sales of “the people’s war bond”
were $2,868,000,000.
This was not a new record but it
was more than many treasury of
ficials had dared to hope The
“Sixth” was not only the first Yule
season drive, but it marked the
first time three drives had been held
in one year.
Until Further
I I Notice
WE WILL
Close Each
Wednesday
Afternoon
AT ONE O’CLOCK
R. M. Lominack Hdwe
I Ml 1^ Fighting tanks need
fighting lubricants
—lubricants that will fight heat-
keep motor and gears working
smoothly despite tough battle con
ditions. So the U. S. Army uses
Sinclair lubricants for many of its
tanks, jeeps and other mechanized
equipment.
To give your car the same, sure
protection, get Sinclair lubricants
from your Sinclair Dealer. To pro
tect your engine, for example, he
offers Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil.
This famous oil stands up longer and
lubricates better because it is both
de-waxed and de-jellied. Use Sinclair
Opaline to keep your car rolling.
SAVE WEAR WITH
SINCLAIR'
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S. C. Paysinger, Agent
NEWBERRY, S. C.