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rOUR 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA n. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoflice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. HOW TO MEASURE A MAN The man’s no bigger than the way He treats his felow man! This standard has his measure been Since time itself began! He’s measured not by tithes or creed High-sounding though they be; Nor by the gold that’s put aside; Nor by his sanctity! He’s measured not by social rank. When character’s the test; Nor by his earthly pomp or show, Displaying wealth possessed! He’s measured by his justice, right, His fairness at his play, His squareness in all dealings made,/ His honest, upright way. These are his measures, ever near To serve him when they can; For man’s no biger than the way He treats hW felow man! REGRET DAR REFUSED NEGRO PIANIST HALL Washington, Oct. 12—President and Mrs Truman today deplored the exclusion of Negro Pianist Hazel Scott from the DAR’s Constitution Hall, but the First Lady turned down a demand that she boycott a DAR, tea party. She told Rep Adam C. Powell, husband of the pianist, that her date to attend the tea this after noon was made before the contro versy arose and “is not related to the merits of the issue.” Ii^ message to Rep. Scott, Negro Democrat from New York, the President and Mrs. Truman sharply criticized “race discrimination” and "prejudice.” The controversy started when the Daughters of the American Revolu tion refused to permit use of the hall for a concert by Hazel Scott, former night club musician, on the night of Oct. 20. It explained later that its rule limiting the hall to white artists only was “in accord ance with the prevailing custom of the District of Columbia regarding schools, auditoriums, theaters, hotels, restaurants, clubs, canteens, playgrounds, etc.” On Oct. i, Rep. Powell protested to Mr. Truman, asking for “action.” He followed this up with a tele gram, made public today, urging that the president’s wife stay away fro the DAR tea. “I can assure you,” he wired “that no good will be accomplished by attending and much harm will be done. If you believe in 100 per cent Americanism you will publicly denounce the DAR’s action.” Today the President replied . to Powell’s original protest, asying in part: “One of the marks of a democ racy is its willingness to respect land reward talent without regard to race or origin. “We have, just brought to success ful conclusion a war against total itarian countries which made racial discrimination their state policy. “I am sure that you will realize, however, the impossibility of any interfei'ence by me in the manage ment or policy of a private enter prise such as the one in question.” The White House made public the President’s letter, and also a tele gram from Mrs. Truman to Powell both dated today. Mrs. Truman told the congressman the invitation from the DAR was extended and accepted prior to “the unfortunate controversy.” “Personally,” the President’s wife added, “I regret that a conflict has arisen for which I am in no wise responsible. In my opinion my ac ceptance of the hospitality is not related to the merits of the issue which has since arisen. “I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of pre judice against race or origin.” The White House said Mrs. Tru man would attend the tea, a 4 to 6 p. m. affair to which he was in vited as guest of honor. The Pres ident’s wife is an honorary member of the DAR at Independence, Mo. New York, Oct. 12—Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Democrat of New York, commenting on a White House announcement that Mrs Harry S. Truman would attend a DAR tea in Washington, said today, “from now' on Mrs. Truman is the last lady.’’ The DAR recently refused use of its Constitution Hall in the capital to the Negro congressman’s wife, Hazel Scott, a pianist. Powell addressed protests to the President and Mrs Truman and also asked that she boycott the tea this afternoon. NATIONAL GUARD ELISTMENTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED Atlanta, Ga., October 18—With de- mobilation of the United States pro ceeding' rapidly, the War Department today had authorized enlistments in the National Guard through the ad jutants general of the several states. Enlistments now in the National Guard offer advantages both to the individual and the states. Time of service counts from the beginning of the enlistment for the man, and ex istence of authorized personnel sim plifies the planning work necessary in the new guard organization. Members of the armed forces now in active military service are not per mitted to enlist in the National Guard under present regulations, but all former members of the armed ser vices, who served honorably and faithfully, may enlist. Another restriction limits the ac ceptance of men between the ages of 18 and 25, unless they have been dis charged from the Army under re adjustment regulations or corres ponding demobilation regulations ' of the Navy. Recruiting and enlisting in the Na tional Guard is a state function. Time of service will be three years. All will start in the grade of private except certain former guardsmen who may re-enlist at their former National Guard grade. Present planning (contemplates Na- tional Guard organizations within state boundaries, to eliminate over lapping of the former organization which sometimes had a division scat tered over /two or more states. Full details' may be obtained from: Brig. [ Gen. James C. Dozier, Wade Ham- j ton Bldg., Columbia, S. C.( PILOTLESS, RADIO-CONTROLLED FIGHTING PLANE DEVELOPED Washington, Oct. 12—Development of a pilotless, radio-controlled fight ing pfane—the Ghost Hellcat—was disclosed today by the Navy. So far as is known, the Navy said in a release, it is the world’s only standard military plane in which radio contiol performs all operations performed by a pilot in taking off, flying, and landing. The Navy announcement gave no details of the Ghost Hellcat’s per formance or armament, although it said the plane “fights w’ithout a pilot.” It is an advancement over the small radio-controlled target planes used by both the Army and Navy for antiaircraft training. The small planes are called “Drones” and the Ghost Hellcat has been nick named the “Big Drone.” The plane is taken off by a pilot who sits in a chair in a truck before a control .panel. His signals retract the wheels and start the plane to circling the field . Then control is taken over by another pilot in a “mother” plane who guides the Ghost Hellcat on its mission. Upon its return to the field the Ghost Hel- cat is taken over again by the ground pilot who lands it and taxis it over to the line. Among the men who have experi mented with pilotless craft over the last 23 years is Reginald Denny, movie actor, who pioneered small radio-controlled target planes for both the Army and the Navy. The navy has designated its target plane the TDD, standing for Target Drone Denny. Another movie actor, Lt. Comdr. Robert Montgomery, also contributed to the development of the smaller planes. Montgomery experimented with launching the small Drones from speedboats, while stationed at the Small-Craft Training center, San Pedro, Calif. The idea ultimately was adopted for use in anticraft practice. HUNTERS TO GET SHELLS IN TIME TO GO HUNTING Washington, Oct. 12—The Com merce department will put about 40,- 000,000 birdshot and buckshot shells on sale to wholesalers and retailers tomorrow. The lot—about 6 per cent of a normal annual supply—has been released by the armed services which had used the shells in target practice for flyers. The birdshot is 1 1-2 ounce No. 8 chilled shot, with a standard pow der load of 3 drams. Consumers’ retail ceiling price on the birdshot will be $1.07 per box of 25 and on the buckshot $1.38. According to dealers, if distribu tion can be efected quickly, the new lot of shells will reach hunt ers in time for the 1045-46 season in most parts of the country. (V s * Only top quality products get the job of lubricating the motors and machinery on our fighting Navy’s ships. So we’re proud to tell you that Sinclair lubricants are used on many Navy ships to assure smooth operation and save wear. 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 ★ —HI 111- I I I ■. I .-IB———I I II ■>« ^ S. C. Pay singer, Agt, Newberry THE NEWBERRY SUN Hie How much machinery should a farmer buy? I do not mean how many machines, but how much money can he afford to invest in machinery. I do not know; nor can anyone else answer, except each farmer for him self. Much is being said about mechaniz ing the farm. The agricultural mag azines and others are full of illus trations; and one might imagine that a tractor and several other machines would change the drudgery of the farm to a constant thrill; and raise the level of income so high as to solve the problems of production and farm finance. The advertisements almost persuade us that all the problems of operating a home can be solved by a dozen ap pliances. Farming is a business. It isn’t an occupation which can be regarded in any other light. It isn’t intended to be a non-profit welfare effort, though it results that way, sometimes. As a business it needs capital. If capi tal is plentiful one may buy all the machinery that strikes his fancy. But that won’t prove the soundness of the investment. We do not think it necessary to pay $200 for a suit of clothes, nor $50 for a pair of shoes, whether we have the money in J.he bank or not. I’m thinking of average men, not bloated bondholders or spendthrifts. If a man can maintain two or three estates, six cars and a yacht, he can spend a thousand dol lars for a suit, a hundred dollars for a pair of shoes and have one room full of suits and another full of shoes. But the fact that he has the money and can pamper himeslf doesn’t prove the economic sound ness of his spending. It may prove how foolish and extravagant a nian can be. Let’s get down to earth and talk about the people we know and asso ciate with. Some of us may be poor a nd may think like poor people. If so, we are in the majority and we are the back bone of the nation, and the pillars of society. Most of us are so far re moved from the prodigality of the great wasters that we would now know what to do with a million dol lars if some forgotten or unknon un cle should leave us such a tidy for tune. It is only fair to say that we would strive with all our might to learn how to spend that money, even if we did as the miner did. He went West a poor man, but a worker of adventurous spirit. He had always lived simply, subsisting on abundant coarse food. When he struck gold and became a millionaire he began to feel that he owed an obligation to the world to live and spend in the style of a millionaire. The Sunday papers in lurid supplements had told of millionaires spending as much as fifty dollars for a meal Our friend went to the little cafe of the mining town and ordered fifty dollars worth of ham a n deggs. So, in that fash ion, he lived up to his idea of his new class. I admit that the story has lost much of its compelling pertinence, for $50.00 might not buy so many eggs in a restaurant today. So, the man who is playing at farming, the so-called gentleman farmer, may well afford to buy any—and everything on the market But that isn’t business. The soundness of an investment isn’t proved because of easy terms, with low down payment. As I said, the individual farmer must determine for himself what he should do. We can discuss the ques tion, however, in a general way. If you buy farm machinery who will oprate it? Do you know any thing about machinery? Are you a mechanic? Is there a competent mechanic /anywhere near you ? Does he knows this machine? Or, will he learn at your double expense by tinkering with your machines? Suppose a farmer devates twenty acres to small grain, oats, wheat, rye, for example, would he be justi fied in buying a machine to cut, bundle and thresh his crop ? If he harvested fifty bushels to the acre, a better than average yield, his crop in normal times would be worth a thousand dollars, not all profit by any means. How many days or weeks would that machine be used? That is a problem of any business man before he buys a machine. A one-man store would not buy a post ing machine like those used in a bank. I see tractors, all sorts of farm machinery, out in the weather for days and nights, all uncared for. I wonder a lot about it. What can the farmer afford to buy? In general, whatever may be used more cheaply, more efficiently, more profitably than the ordinary method; and which he can buy and pay for out of his profits from op erations. Unless that be the rule a farmer might as well astonish his neighbors by using ten tons of hi^rh- priced fertilizer per acre, regarding only the yield and not the profit. He probably would astonish his banker, also. In the day of maturity his banker would astonish him. At the bottom of all this is an old rule called the “Law of Diminishing Returns”. As you know, it means that there is a point beyond which there is no profit in spending. For example,—and this is just by way of illustration—a man might experi ment with four acres, planting, fer tilizing and cultivating each acre separately. In number one he plants a peck of seed. In number 2 he plants 2 pecks. In number 3, three pecks, finding a more than propor tionate gain. The increase is profi table. But 4 pecks may not yield anything more. Therefore 3 pecks is the limit of productive planting. Likewise he might have tried 100 lbs. par acre of balanced fertilizer, then 200 lbs, then 300 lbs, always gaining at least proportionately. He might go up to 3000 lbs with the same resulting proportionate gain. But at 4000 lbs he doesn’t gain enough to pay the extra expense; at 5000 he can’t tell the difference. We can apply that in general, to all investments on the farm. If they don’t yield a profit over the former methods, and such a volume of pro fit as will absorb the cost and opera tion, then figure it out again. It will be readily understood that a machine which would justify itself bn 500 acres is not a profitable invest ment on 20 acres. All that may seem very simple. All the big problems of life have simple solutions, as a rule; but so simple a matter as the adding of two) a nd two is complicated by many people in ordinary life because they hope, that by some sleight-of-hand two and two will add up to five for their special benefit. Their good fortune they reckon as two and two make five, while they discount the unfavorable factors • as two and two are just three. It is all well enough to idealize ag riculture in our dreams, as some do who think of the farm as a change from the humdrum life to a life of peace, plenty, health and content ment. They visualize the farm as a beautiful scene of fat hens and august roosters, cows yielding rich milk, gardens of all the vegetables, orchads teeming with fruit, fields, of staple crops—all a beatific existence. But farming is a business, an enter prise of rain and sunshine, cold ?md heat wind and lightning. It involves bugs and bettles, neighobrs’ hogs and cows, and & multitude of details, in cluding marketing. The farmer of minimum wages, in industry; reads that his Government is cheek-by-jowl with Labor leaders who talk of social gains, meaning al ways more money for them at the general expense of the public. But nobody guarantees an income to a farmer Nor should they. It is the hazard of business which every njan should accept for himself excpt so far as he and his associates stand as businessmen for their just rights. They wonder how cottonseed can fall from $50 to $35 la ton at this time. But notwithstanding the open, self ish alliance between the Government and the Labor bosses, Agriculture still stands as a bulkwark of free government. Farming can repay intelligent and industrious application. It may not offer the great money prizes of some other callings, but it can be made to yield a fair living; but it. is a business and calls for judgment, hard, commonsense, steady work. Considered soberly as a business venture and carried out in that spirit, it offers some attractions and some satisfactions beyond those of other vocations, in general. , Are we over-doing the presidency? Over-emphasizing the President? Is it a wholesome trend? Every d?.y the papers are full of Truman—this; Truman—that; and Truman—something else The radio news commentators have taken it up and we are being over-fed on the presidency. There is danger of so much dramatic publicizing of the presidency because it may easily accustom the people to regard the President as The Ruler, a Superman, a Colossal figure of transcendent importance in himself. A lesson is taught by the life of Mr Truman: he is an ordinary man, suddenly thrust iato the full glare of the vast American publicity and hero —worship. I do not mean to dispar age Mr. Truman; I only point out that any County in South Carolina has a score of men qaite as able as Mr. Truman, even to be modest in the claim. The United States needs a capable, resourceful, alert Congress; the President is not the whole Govern ment. One of the most unfortunate phases of the recent overshadowing of Congress by the president is that Congressional leaders are “Adminis- traton leaders”. Senator Barkley feels under great abligation to use every /power to do what the President wants done, rather than merely to lead the Senate in accomplishing its will in orderly and effective manner. The President himself seems to think that the Congress must do his bid ding This is letting the cart pull the horse. Another good letter about tax re ductions: Senator Rembert C. Dennis of Berkeley County: “As a belated acknowledgment of your letter of August 14, 1945, beg to advise that the Berkeley County millage is four mils below that of last year. ROTAR1ANS HEAR IN SPIRING ADDRESS Dr. Hill of Nashville, Tennessee, the principal speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday, delivered a very delightful and inspiring ad dress on the subject “Vocational Service”. Dr. Hill, who is a Ro- tarian in his home city, is an at tractive and able speaker, intersper sing his thoughtful remarks and wise counsel with many amusing anect- dotes. Rotarian Pete Coleman, who has returned after serving in the United States Navy for more than three years, was enthusiastically welcom ed by the club members. He spoke interestingly, though very briefly, of his extensive traveling as one of Uncle Sam’s sailors. For the third consecutive meeting the membership was 100 per cent. | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1945 PATTON FORESEES WARS IN FUTURE Bad Nauheim, Oct. 9.—-Gen. George S. Patton, former U. S. Third Army commander who yesterday assumed his command of the 15th Army in Germany, predicted today that an other war is inevitable. The colorful American general re fused to speculate on what nation would participate in such a war, or when or where it might be fought. He described persons who believed that wars have been finished for all time as wishful (thinkers, or as those who believe wars are the results of “logical” events. Patton said that no wars are (logi cal, because logical thinkers would not create them. “Therefore”, he said, “we have to conclude that wars are started by madmen—madmen who claim some kind of outrage.” Since 1812—133 years—there have been nine wars in which the United States participated,” he said. “In every one except the Civil War they have been fought outside the United Stated.’’ Patton said that persons who at the end of each war ballyhooed “strength through weakness; no more wars—(should) ask themselves the question ‘if this be right, why have we had so many wars?’ it is an in surmountable argument.” Quoting freely from the Bible and from the writings of Rudyard Kip ling, Patton said that no normal man can predict the turn of world events which will cause the next war. “Who, except God, is capable of telling when or where the situation will occur that develops another mad man?” he said. “And who can tell^ if the next madman will be fully clothed, or in short pants, or dia pers?” HOME Demonstration By Ethel L. Counts Parents, sending sons and daugh ters to college this fall and concerned as to whether they will eat properly for good nutrition away from home, may be encouraged by a study of freshmen at Virginia University, made by experiment nutritionists in ’39 to ’41, but published only recent ly. One of the significent findings of this study was that many students improve in nutrition during their year at college—an indication either that their meals or their eating ha bits- were better at college than they had been before. A hundred normally healthy stu dents, equally divided between men / and women, and between those eat ing in fraternity houses and homes, were checked when they entered in the fall, and again in the winter and spring terms, for two consecutive years. Checks were made of blood counts and hemoglobin values and of their vitamin A reserve, because iron a nd vitamin A have been shown to be frequently low in American diets. Records of the student’s eat ing habits were also taken. The men generally rated higher in the blood than the women. The per centage of men whose blood count was below normal was small, but the percentage of women relatively large. This is not unusual, however. In the- 1939 check, 62 per cent of the men and 44 per cent of the women showed improvement in hemoglobin values in ; their winter and spring checks; ini 1940 study, 30 per cent of the men | and 50 per cent of the women showed similar improvement. The nutritionists who made the study comment that such an im provement indicated that the stud ents were eating more food rich, in iron, or in iron and copper, or that they had better rounded diets which enabled them to make better use of iron. This does not necessarily mean that meals at college were better than those at home, hov/ever. The nutritionist sthink it more probable that the students improve their eat ing habits at college. They tend to forget food prejudices when eating in groups, so had better balanced diets. The food histories taken of each student showed that 40 to 60 per cent of the men had no marked food dislikes and “ate everything.” Food prejudices were commoner among women; only 30 to 40 per cent “ate everything.’’ Of the Iron rich foods, livr was the most unpopular, with one fourth of the studentt expressing dislike or it. Eggs generally were liked by the men but were refused by 6 to 13 per cent of the women. Less than ten per cent of the students expressed a dislike for spinach or prunes. Milk contributes little iron, but furnishes essential food factors which may influence the body’s use of iron. Hence, the quantity of milk consumed may throw light on the blood ratings. As a whole, the men drank more milk than the women, their average being more than three glasses a day. The women showed a greater tendency to avoid milk as a “fattening food.” In vitamin A, however, the women rated higher than the men. In jthe 1939) study nearly 12 per cent of the men but only 5 per cent of the wo men were low in vitamin A. The ‘food histories showed that the wo men ate more green and yellow veg etables than the men, which probao- ly accounts for their higher a rat- ingSj 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 2566. O. W. COLEMAN, Silverstreet. 4t WANTED—HOGS—will pay $14.40 ceiling 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. REGISTRATION _ FOR GENERAL ELECTION The supervisor of registration has been ordered by the Council of the Town of Newberry, to open the books of registration September 12, 1945, to remain open until ten days be fore the general election of mayor and aldermen in December. Required for registration, tax re ceipts showing payment of all tax es for 1942 and County and State registration certificate. D. L. NANCE, Supervisor of Registration. Phone your next order of— CUT FLOWERS— CORSAGES— or FLORAL DESIGNS —To— K I N A R D ’ S HILLCREST FLORISTS 2003 Drayton St. Phone 529W PAINTING Interior & Exterior High Class Work Satisfacton Guaranteed C.C.FOY 709 CALDWELL STREET Calls may be left for me at R. M. Lominack’s Hardware Help Wanted! Experienced and inexperienced Sewing machine operators. Apply at HALLMARK MFG. CORP. 319 Caldwell St. Newberry, S. C.