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xnE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1946 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SPECTATOR The Campaign of Furman Univer sity brings to mind the work of our denominational institutions. I do not know whether half the enrollment of students at College is found in church schools but certainly the denomina tional institutions contribute greatly to the State. Doing college work the State maintains the University, The Citadel and Olemson; the church schools are Wofford, Columbia and Lander, of the Methodists, Furman, Anderson, Coker, Limestone of the Baptists, in addition to high schools; Erskine of the Associated Reformed Presbyterians, the Presbyterian Col lege of South Carolina of the Presby terians; Newberry College of the Lutherans. Our Catholic friends have paro chial Schools Then the Presbyterians of this State are interested in an other college out of the State. All these Colleges are supported by the religious bodies and receive nothing from the State. I am not contending that they should receive aid from the State; or that the State should not maintain its own institu tions. My purpose is only to call at tention to these institutions which are so important a part of our cul tural life. It is interesting to consider these great institutions which have roots like mighty oaks deep in our soil—an integral part of our life. It would be interesting to know where the alumni of the State and denomina tional colleges of the last thirty years are engaged. Are they in South Carolina? It would be unfortunate, perhaps, to compare the service J.o the State and to society of those who came from State and private institutions. I cannot make a comparison because I 'haven’t the information. Perhaps most of the alumni of all institu tions are “lost, lost, in the wide, wide world”, as we used to sing at Carolina. But we can be sure of this: the colleges founded by the churches have rendered a splendid service to humanity, without costing the State a dollar. On the one hand we have fine State schools, built and maintained by the State, originally costing millions of dollars for con struction, and costing more than a million dollars a year now; on the other hand we have church colleges coating millions of dollars originally and a million dollars to operate, but being then and now the charge and expense of citizens whose taxes built and operate State institutions. I do not emphasize that. I never attend ed a church institution, though. I have taught in several, as well as in a State College. As to the quality of the work, you can’t prophesy with accuracy. Un doubtedly the church institutions are nearer to the churches and church in fluence than are State institutions. Carolina, however, produced James H. Carlisle; so our Methodist breth ren must speak well of Carolina. Furman, the Baptist University, pro duced the late Bishop Finlay. So our Episcopal brethren must remember Furman with appreciation. A Bap tist friend of Bishop Finlay once said that Furman and Sewannee to gether would naturally produce a bishop. I’m not sure that is an in fallible prescription. The men of the pioneering period believed that religion was vital and that the broadening intellectual hori zon should be circumscribed by a re ligious or spiritual influence. They did not put their faith in mere aca demic stimulation. The cry today for education, and more education, seems to take granted that by school attendnce and sharpened mental fac ulties the young people will solve the problems of the world. But the world’s gravest problems are not in tellectual; they are spiritual. Cer tainly science has been called on dur ing this war. Indeed, the war may owe its .origin to German applica tion of science. Education, so far as academic training is concerned, was at the beginning of the war and stands in the forefront today. We never had so much schooling as is available today; never was there so much to eat and to wear; never so much money; never so much amusement and recreation; never so much crime. This academic training which facilitates all the common pro cesses of life—this, by itself, is not education. One needs religious instruction at every period so as to avoid wrong conclusions so common to the adoles cent mind; but no instruction, no training at any period is likely to bear the best fruit unless it is built on the careful nurture of a mother. With that as a foundation the developing intelligence may be prepared to evaluate the sciences as mere manifestations of the Supreme Power. After all, Science and phi losophy do not explain everything, though they illustrate the truth. As_ Tennyson says in his remarka ble beautiful “In memoriam:” “Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be: They are but token lights of Thee. And thou, O Lord, art more than they’’. The reports of food shortages make us wonder why America must feed the world. Why not wheat from Australia, the Argentine, South Af rica, Russia? And meat from many of these places? Russia has been clear of the Germans—most of Rus sia for nearly a year South Africa, North Africa, South Italy likewise. Most of France has been free for 6 months. How, then, does it fall to us in the United States to feed every body? It may be unavoidable, but it would be helpful to have the facts about the exportable surpluses of all countries, as well as the efforts be ing made to restore some measure of economic self-support to Europe. Our leaders must not be beguiled into calling on our people unnecces- sarily. Our fathers and mothers here in the south learned to live & work on short rations after the Civil War; let’s not have any phase of bondog- gling charged to us for Europe. Our Government may be miscalcu lating grievously about the ability, of America to feed the world. A well- informed and impartial critic tells us that Great Britain has a six-month’s supply of food stored up, largely through our Lend-lease. It is doubt ful that we have six months supply of food here for Americans. We trust in the Biblical promise of never-fail ing seed-time and harvest. The army and the navy are said to have great sunpluses of food; and the world re lief agency which we set up has be come ambitious in its demands. Mar vin Jones War Food Administrator, thinks we should send to continental Europe some of Britain’s hoarded food Then we read that the President promised at Yalta to provide ships to carry relief food on a scale that threatens deep cuts over here. Then we read that one hundred million bushels of grain are lying in the fields in the Southwest, in Iowa, Ne braska and the Dakotas because of railroad car shortge. Ships are said to be lacking for the transportation of sugar from Cuba and Porto Rico. With all this we have file usual lack of administrative ability as proved this time by a tendency on the part of the various big buying agencies to act independently. 'No one advocates a policy of cheese-paring; and all must concede the wisdom of a superabundance of food for the fighting forces, but sure ly," as conditions are today, that need not exceed three months, since we are producing and processing food every day and delivering three ships a day. Should we set out to build a mid dle class in America? America is probably like the “old gray mare”. All of us have heard the song and have used it to explain our failings. Don’t you remember it? “The Old gray mare, she aint what she used to be”. Well, this great land of equality, this great land of ours, isn’t what it used to be. The Columbia State carried an account recently of a talk made by a public man to a club in Columbia in which the speak er urges that we should develop a strong “middle class”. He told his audience of the virtues of the mid dle class in England. This is such a dizzy era that any thing may happen, just as anything may be suggested: but what think you of the idea of a community set ting out deliberately to develop a middle class? Keeping in mind that this is Amer ica, who wishes to become a member of the middle class ? Don’t you think the idea of an English middle class here is a negation of fundamental American aspiration and opportuni ty? Some of our people don’t know America and what she stands for. America means to us who were bom here of long-time American stock, that however poor, however humble, one may hope to become president or fill any other position of honor, distinction or great service. The very poor Abraham Lincoln rose to the level of his capacity and stands out as the symbol of American op portunity. Benjamin Franklin, our great genius of common sense; the thrifty, frugal, practical dreamer, rose by the inmate force of his own ability. How poor he was at one time! Look around you: the men who built the industries of our great Na tion—how humble was their begin ning. Who in this Nation is thei r superior? America told the world that this Nation recognized achieve ment, brains, character, not class. In England the trains have accom modations for first class, second class and third class. They used to say that the “fool Americans” ride first class when in England. Yes, the Americans may be foolish, but no American recognizes a superior class. By the same token no American will accept a rating as inferior in class; we are all first class. Naturlly we brains, superior character, superior brins, superior character, superior accomplishment. But Superior Class? No! So the idea of a middle class, a carefully, deliberately planned mid dle class, is wholly un-American and a throw back of centuries. The American in over-alls today, whether in town or on the farm, hopes to be the boss tomorrow. Or he hopes to open the way for his son. MERCHANTS CELEBRATE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank C. Merchant of Newberry celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on March 21st at their home on Caldwell street ex tension. They had with them for a happy occasion all their children and grand children, Mrs. J. V. Lomaz and three young sons, Jimmy, Johnny and Nick, of Abbeville; Mrs. Perry Moses and twins, Peggy and Perry of Sumter, and Lois Merchant, who lives with her parents. A real Southern dinner was served at midday and the table was centered with a two-tiered wedding cake em bossed with golden colored icing and surrounded by 60 tapers. WILD . LIFE SOUTH CAROLINA WITH PROP F-QANKLIN SHERMAN ne.M> CkfrMBOta COLLEGE-P*PT OF ZOOLOGY BLUE-TAILED LIZARD OR RED-HEADED SCORPION This is one species of animal known under two diffenert names and most persons think them to be different animals. I shall try to explain: In late winter or early spring you may. admire the handsome bright blue color of its tail . If you try to capture it, the frail tail-portion is apt to break off, and you are apt to grasp at it (the most conspicuous part) while the animal itself scuttles away under leaves or debris. This brittleness of the tail seems to be one of the best means of defense of most of our lizards. This blue-tailed lizard may be as much as 7 inches in total length, of which as much as 4 inches may be tail, only 3 inches for the length of actual body. If now, you were to follow up a study of these creatures for a year or longer you would find that when they reach about 7 inches the tail be gins to become of duller color and the whole body and tail becomes stouter; gradually also the forward portion of the body becomes reddish or coppery in color, until by time it may be 8 to 10 inches long it is a rather stout creature, “red-headed” with a tail relatively shorter and no longer blue. Now it is known as “red-headed scorpion” and often be lieved to be venomous Apparently the majority perish by one means or another before they reach this large, stout, red-headed condition. This appearance of the creature in two distinct sizes, of dif ferent coloration, leads most persons to believe that they are separate species. The large stout reddish headed ones probably can give an ap preciable bite with the jaws, but there is no venom and no venom- fangs, just the small Short fine teeth in the jaws as with our other lizards. They lay eggs, and I have found a female partly-coiled about her several eggs under a flat stone, this one was 7 inches long and tail was not so bright blue as in younger specimens, apparently she was upward of a year old and was approaching to the “red headed scorpion” phase of life. I hope you understand by now from this series of articles, that it is wholly inaccurate and misleading to our selves for us to call the lizards “scorpions”. The true scorpions are invertebrates more nearly related to the spiders. Print Saves Cash For More Bonds Save extra dollars for War Bonds by making yonr own clothes. Pranc- ing can-can dancers in chartreuse and fuchsia on a white background give this print its talking point. Pat terns similar to this style are avail able at pattern counters. U. S. Treasury Department NEWBERRY SOLDIER SURVIVES TORPEDOING BELOW is a copy of a letter re ceived by Mrs J. V. Morris, 1903 Charles street, written by her son’s (Vernon N. Morris), commanding of ficer’s wife: March 20, 1946, Muskegon, Michigan Dear llrs. Morris: My husband wrote and told me that I would be receiving quite a few letters such as the one you sent me from the mothers of the fellows in his squad, and I’ve been looking for ward to receiving them I’m only too glad to give you any information which I have concerning your son, because I know how anxious and wor ried I would be if I didn’t know any of the circumstances. Both my husband and your son were on a troop ship that was tor pedoed in the English Chanel when they were crossing to go to France on Christmas Day, however, ours were some of the few lucky ones that were among the survivors My hus- bamj was in the hospital for quite awhile, but from the way he talks, your son didn’t have to be in the hos pital. My husband has received the Purple Heart, but as far as I know, he was just suffering from exposure. They are now in the area of St. Nazaire, whibh as you probably know is on the western coast of France, and I’m so glad of that be cause there isn’t so much fighting there as on the Western Front, even though they are in combat You don’t hear much about them in the papers, but now that I know where he is, I’ve been watching for any news from there, and once in a while they mention that palce Maybe your son has mentioned the following, but if he hasn’t, it might be of interest to you. My husband’s platoon was personally complimented by the Commanding General because WHAT CAN MU SPARE THAT THEY CAN WEAR? • In the war-torn countries ravaged ' by Nazi hordes, 125 million people— j 30 million of them children —are in / desperate need of clothing—your clothing—your spare clothing—to shield them against death from exposure, from dis ease, and misery. Every garment helps. For full infor mation, call UNITED NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION FOR OVERSEAS WAR RELIEF APRIL 1-30 Sponsored by Carolina Remnant Store AMERICAN HEP°ES .by cl LILIAN OU-ENPOUVF. 'HEN the tanker Virginia was struck by enemy torpedoes snd exploded, Mike Kuzma, seaman, suffered severe burns in the blazing gasoline. He ignored his hurts, however, when he saw two shipmates worse off. He succeeded in towing both men out of the flaming area and support ing them until picked up by a rescue crew. Kuzma was awarded a Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in War Bonds must be sold to replace that tanker and the fuel. V. S. Tmtury Dtfrtmnt they captured the most Germans. Since your son is under my husband, he evidently did his share in making that honor possible. I hope and pray that this war will be over soon so that all the boys can come back again. We v<ere just married before he had to go across. He is only 22, so that doesn’t make him very much older than your son. The last time I saw him was in Sep tember, but it seems like years and years. This is all I know at the present, but I hope that what I have managed to learn and tell you, will answer some of the questions you have ask ed concerning your son Don’t wor ry, I’m sure everything will be al right, and if ait any time you have any questions don’t hesitate to write and ask me because if I can, I’ll be more than glad to answer them for you They are knowu as the “Black Panther Division’. Vernon Morris was called into service at the age of 18 on Feb. 18, 1944 and received his basic training at Camp Standing, Fla. While there, he was awarded the medal for Expert Rifle Shooting. He was home on furlough in July, 1944 and reported back to Camp Rucker, Ala., for fur ther training, and on October 29th he was shipped to Port of Embarka tion in New York and landed in Eng land November 26th. Since arriving overseas, he was awarded his E. T. O. ribbons and good conduct medal, also combat Infantryman badge. He is now in France. When going from England to France, his troop ship was torpedoed on Christmas Day, and he being among the fortu nate survivors. Ned is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Livingston and nephew of Mrs. George' E. Stone. COUSINS HAVE GET-TO-GETHER OVER WEEKEND Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cousins en joyed a get-to-gether of the mem bers of their family for several days last weekend, the occasion being a visit of their son, Frank N. Cousins, private. Army of United States, who was with them for a brief stay while enroute from Camp Standing, Fla. to Fort Meade, Va., and his wife and children, Paula and Frank Nelson Cousins, Jr. OHllver daughters land sons with them over the weekend were, Miss Narvice Cousins, teacher in Green- villa city schools; Mrs. George Breh- mer of Kinards; Jackson Cousins and family of Newberry;-James C. Cou sins, Mrs. Cousins and their two baby boys; Ira C. Cousins and Olin Cousins, all of Newberry. The Cousins’ have another son, Henry C. Cousins, With the Army now on the Rhine in Germany. BUSINESS WOMEN ELECT NEW OFFICERS The Newberry Business and Pro fessional Women’s club held its reg ular monthly meeting 1 Tuesday night, March 27, at the Newberry hotel. Since the new year for this- or ganization begins May first, elec tion of officers was effected. The following were elected: Miss Mary Alice Mitchell, president; Mrs. Ruby Abrams, vibe president; Mrs. Mamie Hawkins, recording secretary; Mrs. Sudie Wicker, corresponding secre tary; Miss Jane Winn, treasurer. All officers and committee chair men gave their reports for the out going year. Mns. Mattie G. Smith and Mrs. Anna Hawkins were presented with birthday gifts. SE%ENTH WAR LOAN DRIVE In the Seventh War Loan drive beginning May 14th, Newberry has been aske- 1 to raise $777,000 in sales of War _._nds, E. B. Purcell, chair man of War finance committee an nounced today. Plans are being made for the drive, and each Newberry county school pupil will be asked to buy or sell at least one $26.00 War Bond, in order that the quota be met, it was stated. Chairman Purcell said it would re quire the concerted action of every body to raise the amount during the period May 14-June 30. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY 00. NED PURCELL, Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building The South Carolina National Bank Condensed Statement ot Condition March 20, 1945 ASSETS ■, i CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS $ 64,138,274.81 U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS 49,878,403.90 STATE AND 'MUNICIPAL BONDS 699,614.60 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK STOCK 94,960.00 LOANS AND DISCOUNTS 20,937,936.17 BANKING HOUSES (11) 603,876.00 LESS: RESERVE FOR DEPRECIATION 88,670.00 416,205.00 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 119,087.21 OTHER REAL ESTATE 1.00 OTHER ASSETS 293,240.53 $126,576,713.22 LIABILITIES CAPITAL — COMMON $ 1,320,000.00 CAPITAL — PREFERRED 845,000.00 SURPLUS 1,000,000.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 462,437.62 RESERVE—Retirement Preferred Stock 484,806.00 RESERVE — CONTINGENCIES 250,000.00 RESERVE — FOR TAXES, ETC. 186,921.78 DEPOSITS 122,037,512.82 $126,576,713.22 p OFFICES AT: Anderson, Belton, Charleston, Cheraw, Columbia, Dillon, Florence, Fort Jackson, Georgetown, Greenville, Leesville, Navy Yard, Newberry, Pickens, Port of Embarkation, Bt. Matthws, Seneca, Sumter, Stark General Hospital.