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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
0. F. ARMFIELD
Editor and Pablisber
Published Ev«ry Friday In The Year
Entered as second-class matter
December 6, 1937, at tht pastoffice
at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
SPECTATOR
What shall we do with Germany?
We all agree, I think, that the Hit
ler regime has been guilty of so
much that is bestial that it has been
fiendish. I don’t know why we think
of atrocities as bestial, since beasts
never torture mind, soul and body,
over protracted periods Hitler and
his ruling gang were not beasts;
they were fiends.
We need not draw an indictment
with all the details; if half we have
read is the truth, we are now dealing
with a Nation which believed in its
own superiority and determined to
enslave all other people.
Living in this day of enlightment,
how is it conceivable that a nation
of educated people could lend itself
to such utter depravity and pro
fanation? Perhaps those who think
of mere school training as education
will ppnder the case of the Germans.
They had all that books could offer;
they had great traditions of scholar
ship; they had the best academic in
struction in the world. None of these
foundational advantages saved Ger
many from complete regimentation.
On the contrary, the German mind
became fertile soil for the political
quackery of Hitler; & German aca
demic training became his tool. It
should be a terrible lesson, written in
blood, to guide us in what we call
education. In South America I .at
tended many examinations in British,
Italian, French and German colleges,
and knew intimately the German
thoroughness. So thorough was
their instruction that their students,
when examined, even in Spanish,
made a fine showing, though they
had been taught in German.
Thoroughness is so characteristic
of the Germans that when they set
out diabolically to subvert and per
vert all the world, they were thor
ough.
What punishment can fit the
crime? I observe that the President
of a great university, arguing for
mercy for the Germans, quotes Ed
mund Burke, who said that he did
not know how to indict a whole na
tion. To my mind that is mere
twaddle. Without drawing up an in
dictment in legal form, the German
people stand indicted and convicted
by the evidence and the sense of
decency in the hearts of men every
where.
Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,
but how can we punish them? Shall
we punish the Nazi hierarchy, the
whole Nazi Party, or the whole Ger
man people? What shall we do with
eighty million people?
The danger which faces us is
chaos tomorrow, with a more horri
ble war during the next generation.
What we do, should be done, after
sober study of the future, using the
experience of mankind to guide us.
History has taught some lessons.
What did the First World War teach
us? And after the peace settle
ments, what happened? The splen
did unity which won the victory split
all to pieces in the making of 'the
peace. Those of us who were in
France during the Peace Conference
will recall vividly the clash of inter
ests and the petty spirit which ruled,
instead of the idealism which had
fired the hearts and souls of men.
Italy wanted this and France wanted
that—and all the way along.
After the peace, jealously, dis
trust and moral weakness let Japan,
then Germany, then Italy, throw the
new agreemetns to the winds. Final
ly, Hitler, emboldened by the earlier
defiances by himself and others,
brought the world to the disaster
and the’problems of today.
Why have we the solid South to
day? Is it because of our defeat in
1865? I think not. In my boyhood
I knew many old Confederates, but I
cannot recall hearing much against
the Northern soldiers. My father
came from Winchester, Virginia, and
the valley still remembers Sheridan’s
policy of spoliation, as does Colum
bia remember the torch of General
Sherman; but the Confederate sol
dier was not resentful; he cherished
the idea that he could whip ten
yanks—and let it go at that. But
the eleven years following the Civil
War, the so-called Reconstruction,
left an impression that still rankles.
That period cemented the South in
common resentment. Our Northern
friends don’t remember the Recon
struction, Lot we Southerners do.
Not even the comradeship and blood
shed of three wars since then have
blotted out a rooted hostility. Is
that worth remembering today as a
guide?
fathers and our grandfathers in
homely husbandry.
Recently I met our South Carolina
historian. Mr. A. S. Salley, a friend
of sparkling wit and one whom I
cherish. Mr. Salley is a mine or
a fountain of information, depending,
perhaps, on whether the subject is
dry. However, I observed with plea
sure that a working man (I’m that,
too) in overalls asked Mr. Salley, in
the street “Who was President dur
ing the Era of goodfeeling’’? Next
he asked “Who was President when
the Supreme Court of the United
States handed down the decision in
the Dred Scot case”? Friends, can
you answer either question? For
years I dabbled in the books, but Mr.
Salley delves into the sources «nd
checks up on the authors and the
orators. Mr Salley knows his sub
ject and tries to keep facts from be
coming confused with myths. Well,
what about the Dred Scot decision?
Have you forgotten?
Mr. Salley and I started to talk
about the art of curing or preserving
meat as it was done by the farm
ers of two generations. They had
neither ice nor ice-houses; nor was
electric refrigeration even thought of.
But they had hams, shoulders, bacon
and sausage in the smokehouses.
What did they know which we have
forgotten ?
I told Mr. Salley that the town of
Manning, men of the town, not the
City Council, was building a refrig
eration plant and that it was an in
vestment of private capital, not gn
appropriation of public funds, as in
some other counties. Some counties,
with millions in their banks, crying
for investment, build refrigeration
plants with public money.. Of course
Clarendon is not a socialist County,
but a noble land of self-reliant men
and thrifty housewives. It is an ag
ricultural county; and where would
you find the strong backbone of
America, unless in the farm areas?
What do we teach today about our
Government, our Constitution, the
principles contended for and main
tained as the bulwark of our institu
tions? I have asked boys and girls
of high school, as well as young men
and women of the colleges, about the
principles which brought on the
American Civil War, but neither
Northerners nor Southerners of today
seem to know or to care
Why did the South secede from
the Union ? Did she have the right
to do so? While the slavery ques
tion came to the front, there had been
the question of the rights of a State,
as well as the powers of the nation.
In the early days of the republic
Virginia and Kentucky adopted reso
lutions declaring that the Union was
a compact to which each State is a
party; that the Union has certain
delegted powers; that if it transcends
them such acts are void. These reso
lutions were written by Jefferson
and Madison who were among the
ablest men in our public life The
Hartford Convention in 1814, a con
ference of New England States, de
clared that Acts of Congress in vio
lation of the Constitution are null
and void, and that the States . . .
must be their own judges and exe
cute their own decisions.”
I do not mean to do more than
point out that the boys and girls
should be taught the truth, not to
keep alive a n unfriendly feeling, but
because the great issue of State’s
rights, or local self-government, is
now coming up again, not because of
racial differences, but because the
present trend to centralization pro
motes inefficiency, through ignor
ance of the diversity of interests, in
so great a Nation
As to the Dred Scot decision, our
Northern friends threw the constitu
tion and the Supreme Court over
board, declaring that there was a
higher law. We are willing to abide
by the constitution, but the tendency
of the day is to disregard it, or to
distort it.
Did the old-time people know
things that we don’t know? I don’t
mean to go back to the Chaldeans,
the Babylonians and the Egyptians
or the Pharaohs, who seemed to em
balm bodies by the method that we
don’t know. Probably the dry cli
mate contributed most to the suc
cess of their embalmers, for the Inca
empire of Peru was equally success
ful along the rainless Pacific bor
der.
I wasn’t thinking of the great
Egyptian Sphinx, or the giant Inca
fortress of Sacsahuaman near Cuzco,
where stone blocks of tons were put
in position without mortar, though
fitting so perfectly that builders still
marvel at the construction. I am
wondering about the methods of our
What was the Dred Scot decision?
Dred Scot was a negro Slave belong
ing to a Government employee, Na
tive of Missouri, but stationed in Illi
nois and Minnesota Dred Scot mar
ried another slave of the same mas
ter. Upon returning to Missouri
Dred Scot sued for his freedom on
the ground that he had been illegally
held in bondage in free territory. The
case went through State and Federal
Courts and finally was decided
against Dred Scot by the Supreme
Court of the United States, the
court voting 7 to 2. Although seven
members of the Court wrote opinions,
the public was most impressed by
that of Chief Justice Taney, who dis
cussed some points not even raised at
the trial . Among other things, he
said the “the unhappy black race was
never thought of or spoken of except
as property”. It should be noted
that Dred Scot was given his freedom
by his master. The opinion raised a
storm, even many Southerners dis
agreeing with it, though in agree
ment on the point decided.
A great historian says of the
court: “It must not be forgotten
that, though the Supreme Court
passes judgment on matters of the
people, the people as a whole sit in
judgment on the court'. That is
worth remembering today, when the
shoe is being tried on the other foot;
The decision of the Inter-State
Commerce Commission, preserrbin | «
uniform scale of class rates for the
entire country east of the Rocky
Mountains, is a great victory for
justice The South has been treated
like a conquered province too long.
All shippers and receivers of freight
should stand on a common level,
based on justice; and artificial barri
ers and discriminations should have
no place. We people of the South do
not ask favors; nor are we entitled
to favors; we want a fair field and a
fair chance, in competition with oth
er sections, other enterprises, and
other citizens.
CLARY-EPTING
Of interest to a wide circle was
the wedding of Miss Helen Clary and
Sylvian W. Epting, Lieutenant U. S.
Army, both of Newberry. The dou
ble ring ceremony was performed at
5:30 Friday afternoon. May 26, in
the First Baptist chutch before a
large assemblage of friends and rela
tives with thft Rev. J. Aubrey Estes,
pastor, officiating.
The church was decorated with
white flowers and burning candles
against a background of greenery.
Miss Vivian Ellis, organist and
Miss Rebecca Nell Stewart, vocalist,
rendered a program of nuptial music,
and the traditional wedding marches.
B. E. Clary, J. H. Clary, Jr., Roy
H. Clary brothers of the bride, and
S. A. Harris served as ushers and
Hugh Epting was his brother’s best
man.
Mrs. E. H. Bergen, Jr., sister of the
bride, was her matron of honor. Her
dress was of aqua mousseline-de-soie
and she carried a colonial nosegay of
mixed garden flowers.
The other three sisters of the bride
were bridesmaids, Miss Pauline Clary
wearing pastel blue, Miss Cornelia
Clary, pink, and Mrs. R. L. Hulsebus,
yellow, all carried nosegays of mixed
flowers.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father Mr. J. H. Clary, Sr., by
whom she was given in marriage.
She was lovely in her wedding dress
of white satin made with sweetheart
neckline, long fitted, bodice, long
sleeves. Her fingertip veil of illu
sion was attached to a cap made in
a halo effect & trimmed with pearls.
Her only ornament was a single
strand of pearls. Her boquet was
made of white carnations and sweet-
peas and centered with a white or
chid.
The young couple left later in the
evening for a wedding trip. Mrs.
Bpting’s going away dress was of
pastel blue crepe trimmed in blue
lace, with this she wore navy and
white accessories and a white orchid
corsage.
Mrs. J. H. Clary, Sr., mother of the
bride, wore a black dress trimmed
with shell pink. Her accessories were
black and pink also.
Mrs. Epting is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Clary, Sr. She is a
graduate of Newberry High school
and of Htynthrop college. For the
past three years she has taught in
the public school of Mullins and Con
way.
Lieutenant Epting is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. George N. Epting.
He is a graduate of Clemson college.
Prior to entering the service he
taught in schools of Saluda county.
He has just returned to the U. S. af
ter serving for 3 years in the Paci
fic theater of war. Lieutenant Ep
ting wears th* Infantrymen’s combat
badge, the Punple Heart with a clus
ter, and two bronze stars on his cam
paign ribbon representing his parti
cipation in the invasions of Bougin-
ville and Luzon.
GEORGE F. WEARN
George Francis Wearn, 74, died
Monday morning at the Veterans
hospital in Columbia after a long
illness. He was the son of the late
Richard and Margaret Spearman
Wearn.
Mr. Wearn was well known
throughout the state having served
as state representative for 30 years
for the Glove tailoring company and
retired on account of his health. He
was a member of the ARP church
and was an elder in his church. He
was a Spanish-American war veter
an. He was married to Miss Mary
Cannon of Newberry who survives
with two sons, Capt. Richard Wearn
and Capt. Wilson Wearn, somewhere
in the Pacific; a brother, Richard
Wearn and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 5 o’clock at the
residence on Harper street with Dr.
J. W. Carson in charge. Interment
followed in Rosemont cemetery.
JOE HENRY BAKER
Joe Henry Baker, 64, died at the
Newberry county hospital early Mon
day afternoon. He had been ill for
several weeks. He was the son of
Joseph T. and Nancy Bishop Baker
and was born and reared at Whit
mire.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from Beth Eden Luth
eran church with Rev. E. S. Jones
and Rev. C. J. Rice conducting. In
terment followed in the church ceme
tery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jessie Mae Baker; five children,
James Benjamin, Samuel Walter,
John Henry, Broadus Allen and Pvt.
Jacob Leroy Baker, U S. Army, in
France, one brother, E. C: Baker;
one sister, Mrs. D. O. Chapman; four
grandchildren and one step grand
child.
BUYS 82,000 WAR BONDS
The Clinton Production Credit As
sociation, which serves Laurens and
Newberry Counties, has purchased
$2,000.00 in Treasury Bonds being
offered during the Seventh War
Loan Drive.
The Clinton Production Credit As
sociation is also an issuing agent
for War Bonds and stands ready to
issue all residencies of Laurens pnd
Newberry Counties War Bonds not
only during the Seventh War Loan
drive but at all times.
The Home Office of the Associa
tion is at Clinton, S. C.
GLAMOUR
says this is
Thit dress “can go anywhere, in any
company” . . . proves that “smartness is
not dependent on price.” In a Rayon
Shantung by VERNEY. Sizes 10-18.
#12.95
Carpenter’s
COMPANY M INSPECTED
Company M, South Carolina State
Guard of Newberry was inspected
Friday night, May 25th, by Lt. Col.
Eugene O. Wells, Inf. inspecting of
ficer for the Second Regt. from
Fort Jackson.
Other visiting officers present
were: Col. A. G. Kennedy, command
ing officer for the Second Regt. of
Union; Major Pearson, Med. officer
for 2nd Regt.; Maj. Robinson, Exec
officer for 2nd Regt.; Capt. J. R.
Jeter, Reg. Adj.; & Capt. Hunter S.
Harris, Asst. P. T. officer for Regt.
All personnel equipment, aims,
supplies and weapons were inspected
at this time. A good attendance of
men from this Company were pre
sent. Caipt. C. C. Hutto is command
ing officer of Company M.
DIONNE QUINTS BE
11 YEARS OLD TODAY
North B(ay, Ont., May 27.—-The
Dionne quintuplets will be 11 years
old tomorrow, and Annette, Cecile,
Emilie, Marie, and Yvonne are plan
ning a real party.
A special two-day celebration has
been arranged, and the quints’ seven
brothers and sisters will all be on
-hand. With their birthday so close
to V-E day, victory in Europe will
be the theme of the festivities.
4,500,000 TONS JAPANESE
SHIPPING SUNK BY U. 8. SUBS
GUAM, May 27.—American sub
marines have sunk 4,500,000 tons of
Japanese shipping—1,119 ships— in
more than three year* of Pacific
war 1 , and all but cut the lifelines con
necting the Japanese mainland with
its stolen professions, Admiral Ches
ter W. Nimitz disclosed today.
Nimitz, in an address made while
presenting decorations to 14 veter
ans of submarine warfare, said the
men of the “silent service” had sunk
126 Japanese warships, including
four aircraft carriers, 17 cruisers
and 53 destroyers, and 993 non- com
batant ships since the war started
with the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor, December 7, 1941.
“A year ago on an occasion simi
lar to this one, I reported our sub
marines had sunk 2,500,000 tons. of
Japanese shipping,” Nimitz said in
a speech made aboard a submarine
in Guam’s Apra Harbor.
“Today I can add to that figure
2,000,000 more tons, making approxi
mately 4,500,000 since our subma
rines first began to make this ocean
anything but a pacific one for the
Jap navy and Jap merchant marine.”
He said the latest totals were
through May 5, adding that “during
the past year largely through the
agency of our submarine forces we
have all but severed the lines which
connected the Jap empire with their
stolen possessions.
“Today no enemy warship, no
enemy merchant ship can venture
upon, the waters of the Pacific with
out well- grounded fear in the hearts
of its men that they never will re
turn to home base. You have met
the enemy and the enemy is yours.”
FOR SALE—around 100,000 feet
saw timber, also a nice quantity of
pulp wood, on Saluda-Greenwood
line, good road thru timber. See
J. D. Butler, 2107 Adelaid Street,
Newberry, S. C.
FOR SALE—One L. C. Smith type
writer in good condition. One pair
Dayton counter scales. Layton
Bros. Telephone 67.
RADIO—For sale or trade for type
writer or watch. C. B. Rawl, Pal
metto House, Newberry, S. C.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
It is hereby announced that Lt.
Colonel Thomas H. Pope, Jr. is a
candidate for the vacancy now ex
isting in the House of Representa
tives from Newberry county. In
the event a primary is held, he will
abide by the rules of the Democspt-
ic party.
NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING
We, the undersigned Jury Com
missioners of Newberry County,
shall on the '"th day of June, openly
and publicly, at 9 o’clock a. m., in
the Clerk of Courts office, draw
thirty-six names to serve as petit
jurors for the Court of General Ses
sions, which will convene in New
berry County Court House at 10
o’clock a. m. June 18th, 1945.
May 26th, 1946. •
H. K. Boyd, Clerk of Court
P. N. Abrams, Auditor.
J. Ray Dawkins, Treasurer
«?1WILD. LIFE
50UTH CAROLINA
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TOADS
The Toads are related to the Frogs,
but the true toads live more out of
water and have the toes less webbed.
We may consider that they are
of three groups, (1) common
land toads, (2) tree toads, and (3)
cricket toads (often called “cricket-
frogs”). We know of approximate
ly 20 species of Toads in South Caro
lina.
LAND TOADS: The common gar
den “hop-toad’ is our best example.
Skin wartly, but it is not true that
handling toads will produce warts
on human skin. The tongue is fas
tened at front edge of the mouth,
loose behind, and is sticky (viscid)
so a small insect will adhere to it;
and tongue is elastic. Toad will
lean forward toward an insect on
the ground and when snout is with
in about an inch—flip—the insect
disappears: the toad summersaulted
its tongue out of its mouth so that
its loose rear ehd stretched far for
ward, touched the insect which stuck
to tongue, flipped tongue and in
sect back into mouth—all very quick
ly. We have six species of the Land
Toad group on our state list.
In the eastern half of state, es
pecially in scrub oak woods, the
Dwarf Toad is found which attains
length of less than 1% inches.
Spade-foot Toad is a peculiar species
discussed in separate article.
TREE TOADS have tips of toes
expanded which are viscid enabling
them to stick to and climb up verti
cal surfaces, even a window-pane.
They climb trees. Several are col
ored to match lichen-covered bark.
and they climb trees. They are of
ten noisy in song. One species was
first found at Anderson, and is spe
cific scientific name is “andersoni”.
Down east we have one or more
small species which are often abun
dant, jumping from leaf to leaf of
the palmettos. We have seven spe
cies in the Tree-toad group.
CRICKET - TOADS • (“Cricket-
frogs”) are more truly frog-like
than our other toads. The toe-discs
are small, the toes are more webbed,
and live more in water, yet they are
classed with the toads. They are
often seen on lily pads, sedges, at
waters edge, and are used as bait
for bass, crappie and other game
fish. Naturalists are not all in full
agreement in classifying these cric
ket-toads. Some consider them all
to be only a few variable species;
others consider each distinct form to
be a separate species, or at least a
subspecies. We have seven species
or forms of this group on our state
lists.
All the Toads lay eggs in water,
usually in long tangled strings; the
eggs hatch to tad-poles which later
develop legs, absorb the tail into
the body, and then leave the water,
now adult in form though small,
much smaller than are the true
Frogs when they become of adult
form.
It is quite possible that there are
yet other species or distinctive sub
species of “Toads” in South Caro
lina, awaiting the keen and interest
ed collector and student who shall
thoroughly explore the fauna of our
swamps, ponds, and slow-flowing
streams.
MORE ABOUT FARM
EQUIPMENT
Washington, May 31.—Congress
man Butler B. Hare has received
from Mr. Alfred E. Howse, Adminis
trator of the Surplus Property Board
a reply to his recent request in re
gard to procedure of disposal and
distribution of surplus equipment for
the benefit of farmers- in rural
areas.
The following information is from
Mr. Howse’s letter:
The actual disposal agency for the
State of South Carolina will ‘ be the
department of Commerce, Office of
Surplus Property, Belle Isle Build
ing, 20 Houston Street, Atlanta 3,
Georgia. Mr. H. E. Harmon is the
Regional - Director. A farmers’ co
operative wishing to participate in
this program should get in touch
with the above office.
Farmers in South Carolina should
contact the Agricultural Adjustment
Agency Committeeman for their par
ticular county, who will assist them
in obtaining necessary certification
for the acquisition of surplus equip
ment. If there is doubt as to who
the Committeeman is, this informa
tion may be obtained from Mr. R.
W. Hamilton, Administrative Offi
cer, Agricultural Adjustment Agen
cy State Office, Columbia, South
Carolina. In his absence, Mr. C. C.
Parker, Assistant in Charge of Sur
plus Property, should be contacted.
FOR SALE—One wind mill on a
fifty-foot tower. W. J. (Bill)
Martin, Route 2, Newberry. '3tp
APARTMENT FOR RENT — No
children. Call Mrs. Tom P. John
son, 1237 Calhoun St. Newberry, S.
C. Phone 220-J. 3tp
WANTED—HOGS—will pay $14.40
ceiling price for top hogs. Will
buy anything fr&m 100 to 300 lbs.
Price according to grade. THE
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