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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 THE NEWBERFY StTN ■■■ 1 "■ —— PAGE FIVE Frozen Hopes LLn By GEORGE S BENSON Jfe 4irA President of Harding College Mrn A Searcy. Arkansas Jl fiuia S3 “Sweet” Outfit Helps Buy Bonds “Sweet as sugar candy” aptly de scribes a frosty white eyelet- trimmed blouse, worn with purple and pink flower-splashed peplum skirt. Make it with a pattern avail able at local stores. Watch the War Bonds grow when you add your sav ings from sewing. U. S. Treasury Department ERNIE PYLE SAYING what a man earns, ex pressing it in cents per hour or dollars per year, tells but little about the measure of prosperity he enjoys. Good living depends on many things that change from time to time and differ from place to place. Prosperity depends, in very large part, on what people must pay for the things they need and want. Ben Franklin’s discovery o f electricity became a great dis covery when electric lights began costing less than oil lamps.* The automobile became a great inven tion when cars were priced down where only rich people could af ford to own horses. Putting con veniences and luxuries in reach of a large number of people helps to build a nation’s prosperity. Pay for PLAIN people pay Service richly for favors; plain people are so many. Names like Edison, McCormick and Ford stand for huge estates because these men did a real serv ice for a lot of plain people. Actu- ally, the thing that inspires me chanical inventors to invent, is the chance to earn from a free people their reward for valuable service. Edison, McCormick and Ford didn’t need to hawk their ideas, neither did Bissell, Denton, Park er and O’Sullivan, but Foster Gunnison had to sell his. Gunni son’s inventions came later. Do you ask, “Who is this Gunnison man?” Well, he is a great in ventor, not yet famous. But, un less I miss my guess, he is Amer ica’s post-war Henry Ford. Big Ideas GUNNISON invent- For Sale ed a prefabricated house and worked out a plan to build it in mass produc tion. His units were scientifical ly constructed, insulation built in,’ thoroughly modern in every de tail. Individually, his house mod els are so different that a tourist might drive past 100 of them in a row and never guess that they were drawn by the same archi tect. They come in eight sizes with great variety in looks. They are better than any house possible to build of old - line material for the same money. They have everything from bathtub to gar bage grinder, economy and con venience; a poor man’s palace, amortized to ?1 a day. But the inventor sold to the U. S. Steel Corp.—Why? 1 He lacked capital and, under today’s tax laws, never could make much profit. The giant cor poration can run the project in the red and deduct early losses from war profits. Unless our war time tax laws are changed, every fertile idea in this inventive na tion will have to hatch under the wing of some huge corporation that exists already. From a small Indiana town Came a man who gained renown, From the Wabash to the Nile. All who knew—loved Ernie Pyle. He was small, he loved not splendor; Was the humble man’s defender; Trekked far and wide to entertain. By train and ship and airplane. In years agone, wrote to amuse, Pleasing folks with all the news. But then came fever of wanderlust, And off to war in God to trust. To aid morale to our fighting boys, Ne’er shirked danger amid the noise; But kept the pace mid fearful fire, Thoughtless of comfort or attire. But in his ardor, mid battle’s hell. Was stricken down by bursting shell. A real pal until the end, A prayer we say for a nation’s friend. Few men have lived, loved so well. As Danna’s son whom we all called swell, He sought not fame or palace grand, Just to live and lend a hand. He gave his life, a martyr true; Now lies asleep o’er ocean blue. And as he rests on far off isle, Let’s not forget in the afterwhile, The noble life of Ernie Pyle. —H. V. Hesselman. WANTED—HOCS—will pay $14.40 veiling price for top hogs. Will buy anything from 100 to 300 lbs. Price according to grade. THE NEWBERRY ABATTOIR. FOR SALE—1 two horse wagon, 1 McCormick mower, runs in oil and in good shape. Seed oats, barley and wheat. H. O; Long & Sons, Silverstreet, S. C. dse 6 6 6 COLD PREPARATIONS Liquid, Tablets, Salve, Nose Drops Use only as directed Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY 00. NED PURCELL, Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building A For Welding and Shop Equipment See Us scon AUTO PARTS DISTRIBUTOR SPECTATOR (Continued from opposite page) which could have been done by about five mills, the Anderson County Delegation passed legislation provid ing for surface treatment of addi tional roadmileage in Anderson County as well as the erection of a County Far - m Building and also a County Health Building. We now have a committee of Anderson Coun ty citizens named for the purpose of having the Farm Building built, and we expect this building to cost around One Hundred Seventy-five to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. This building will house the County and Home Agents and all associated agencies operating in Anderson County. In addition to the offices to be housed In this building, we are having an auditorium to seat some 350 or more people and a community or farmers market of about 100 spaces (stalls) for use of Anderson County farmers. We also have a committee to supervise the erection of a building to house the County Health unit and this building will be ample for both the present and an ticipated need of this agency in An derson County As you probably know, we claim Anderson County to be ready “the best paved county” in the State We have instituted a pro gram with a view of surface treating every public, road in Anderson Coun ty within the next 4 or 5 years. The Delegation deemed it better to do these works than to reduce taxes at the present time and be in a position later to reduce taxes when the pay ment of taxes by the people might be some more difficult than at the present time.” Senator W. Brantley Harvey of Beaufort writes: “Our Tax levies vary in each of our eight tax sub divisions an dconsequently there was no uniform reduction in the levy. Our average reduction was just lit tle under four mills The reduction would have been much larger except for the fact that we have made nota ble improve men ts in the last year or so. Last year we opened our new County Hospital and operating cost to the County was rather high, about four mills. We expect this to be reduced as more people use the hospital. By the waj I might say that it is a very modern and well equiped hospital. Two of our town ships are putting in a locker plant financed by a tax levy. Voted on by the voters of the two townships. Senator Richard M. Jefferies of | Colleton undertook some broad eco nomic reforms last year which I published at the time. As to this year he writes: “The levy this year will be 481-2 mills County wide, which is still far below the old av erage. There are cash reserves and incoming revenues which we have not spent. My financial plan involves the accumulating of a cash reserve in an amount sufficient to pay one year’s operating expenses. In spite of the evils of a surplus, which everybody seems to want to spend, I hope to hold the cash reserve so that if another depression should occur we might eliminate taxes entirely for one year to assist the people in meet ing economic stress. You will realize that such policies are new in South Carolina. Generally counties are run on a “hand to mouth” basis with de ficiencies being the rule rather than surpluses.” Here is a short and sweet note from Senator J. D. Parler of Dor chester: “We will reduce our county wide levy in Dorchester County this year to four (4) mills.” My old friend from Georgetown, Dr. Olin Sawyer, whose perennial youthfulness never loses its savor, writes: “We made a 10 mills reduc tion for all purposes back in 1942, and could have made another reduc tion of 5 mills for this year after the State took over the entire cost of maintaining and operating the Forest Fire Protection. The county service officers’ expenses in each of the counties and the item in The De partment of Public Welfare—known as General Relief (aid for needy per sons under the age of 65 years). All three of these agencies were hereto fore operated on a State and County matching basis.’’ My friend the Doctor is looking in the future, as his letter clearly im plies. If I know him as well as I think I do he has something up his sleeve for old Georgetown. Senator George Warren of Hamp ton, who holds taxes down all the time, writes: “Heretofore, we have drastically cut our taxes until we have a very fine county picture at present. Not much left to cut.” My friend, Senator J. Moore Mars of Abbeville, puts the ball right over the plate: “So far as I can see at this time Abbeville County will have on only six mills for ordinary County purposes for the year 1945. For the past two years Abbeville County has been on a cash basis and will be on a cash basis for this year.” An old associate of the Farmers sixsa V ON MARCH 10,LANSING, PILOTING A CARRIER* BASED FIGHTER, FLEW THROUGH AMERICAN ANTI' AIRCRAFT FlRE,WHICH CON5TANTLV ENDANGERED HIM. TO SHOOT DOWN A JAP BOMBER HEAR KYUf RlHYjCg AS atordham end THREW MAHy AH OPPOSIN' BALL CARRIER FORA IQK’HELP TkRQrt rue JAPS PPR A LOSS BUY WAR 30NDS JOHN A. VAUGHN John Allen Vaughn, 64, died Sun day afternoon at Lowman home in White Rock. He was the son of the late James Ranee and Jane Enlow Vaughn His wife, Mrs. Nezzie En- | low Vaughn, died 11 years ago. Funeral services were held at 4 ! o’clock Monday afternoon from Sum mer Memorial Lutheran church with the Rev. J. B. Harman in charge, assisted by the Rev. V. L. Fulmer. Interment followed in Prosperity cemetery. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Fred Boland, Mrs. No land Myers, Miss Christine Vaughn, all of Newberry, Birge Vaughn, United States army in Germany, Colie Vaughn, United States navy in the Pacific; two brothers, George Vaughn, Nathan Vaughn, both of Prosperity; one sister, Mrs. L. J. Cromer of Newberry, and one grand child. His nephews served as pall bearers. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express to our many friends sincere thanks and apprecia tion for their deeds of Tdndness and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father. We also thank them for the beauti ful floral designs, cards and letters. Your kindness will always live in our hearts. Mrs. J. D. Kinard Miss Ruby Kinard. FOR SALE—Hardwood for heaters or fireplace, sawed any length de sired. Order yours now before the bad weather comes in order to get prompt delivery. Phone Saluda 2556. O. W. COLEMAN, Silverstreet. 4t and Taxpayers League, the Senator f.-jm Newberry, Mr. M. E. Abrams, writs: “I am rducing my county levy only one (1) mill this year. Could reduce same much mpre but prefer to wait until next year; want to see how the trend is County is in fine financial condition.” I don’t wonder that the Senator from Bamberg is proud of his Coun ty’s condition. Says Senator J. Karl Kearse: “In view- of the fact that Bamberg County has been operating for a number of years on only five mills it was impossible for us to re duce the millage, but I wish to call attention to the fact that the total ta xrate for all purposes in Bamberg , County averages only twenty-five j mills, which is the lowest of any ; County in the State as shown by a report prepared by the Research and Planning Department of the South Carolina Aeronautical Commission on April 5, 1945.” I hope to tell you of other counties, soon. CHARLES BLUFORD BISHOP Charles Bluford Bishop died in the county hospital Monday afternoon, following a period of illness. He was a i-esident of the Trinity community where he had made his h«me for long years- Mr. Bishop was a son of the late Hilliard and Annie Dicker! Bishop. His widow, the former Minnie Elizabeth Pitts survives, together With two sons and three daughters: James R. Bishop and Pfc. Horace Bishop; Mrs. J. R. Pitts, Mrs. M. J. Hendrix and Mrs. JDewey Steele; a brother, J. S. Bishop and a sister, Mrs. Vick Davenport, also survive. Funeral services were held Wed nesday morning at 10 o’clock at Trinity Methodist church with Rev. W. M. Owings in charge, assisted by Rev. C. J. Rice. Interment followed in_the_church_burial ground. \ HANDBAGS for FALL No costume is right until youVe selected the rigfit bag to go with it. Let it be Aligator, Kid, Fabric, Cordet or Plastic. 2.98 to 22.50 Carpenters V. S. Treasury Department