Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEWRERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Notes of a Ueivspaper Mam Some of tue Broadway brain-trust ers were “solving” the world’s prob* terns. The gab switched to the ro- emergence of Joe Stalin. "I don’t get it." said one. “So- called reli.ible sources reported Joe was very sick—some said dying or dead. Kcw he turns up, and they say he’s in the best of health and was merely enjoying a vacation." "Oh, I dunno,” observed another Thinker. "I hear Stalin is far from well—and right now is suffering from a terrific grippe.” “Yeh-yeh,” interrupted a third who made the most sense. “The same terrific grip he’s always had on everything.” Mayor O’Dwyer’s two-cent sales- tax plan to help finance the sub way recalls the time Jimmy Walker was a State Senator and the legisla ture at Albany was arguing a raise in subway tariff. . . . State Senator Kichol was against raising the fare. "Don’t you think," orated Senator Nichol, “that the people of New York City go too far for a nickel?” Walker’s retort: "You’ve gone pretty far—for a Nichol!" The elder Edison hated wearing a dress suit. Mrs. Edison, however, tfilked him into putting one on for a reception. . . . The affair was rtuffy and Edison squirmed in dis- •.•omfort. . . . He Anally told Mrs. 'Edison he was going home. “I can’t stand this doggone straitjacket!” he groaned as he left. At home, to make sure the soup- and-Ash apparel would never bother him again, Edison took hammer and nails and nailed the suit to the wall. . . . "There,” he said when finished, *T hope you suffer as much as I did!” It Could Happen: A group c-f brass hats gathered to consider the for mation of a Society for American Participation in World War III and IV. . . . The Arst speaker keynoted the meeting by declaring: “Regard IjM of the so-called agreements made by the Big Three, we know sooner or later we will have to Aght another war! We will have to fight Russia over many things—or Britain over markets! And—’ c From the audience a voice hesi tantly inquired: “But, gentlemen. Isn’t there something we can do to PREVENT another war?" “What!” roared the chairman. "Throw that un-American out!” The mail brought this unsigned contrib. A poet was irked by a pest who told hint he could spend his time more usefully cooking. . . . The poet ignored him. . . . “Well,” con tinued the bore, “don’t you think a cook is more important than a poet?” The poet pondered and then said: “I’m sure there isn’t a dog in town who wouldn’t agree with you.” “Well, it looks like the honeymoon between Truman and Congreaa is over.” “Yeah, now he has good reason for going home to mother.” Sounds in the Night: At the Dia mond Horseshoe: “Relax, dearie, oi that halo will choke you to death.” , . . At the Embassy: “They wrote a song about her, ‘O, What a Beau tiful Moron!’ ”... At the Zanzibar: “Dull? They named a butter-knif* after him!” ... At Versailles: "He’U do anything for me, and I for him. But I’m running out of right arms!” ... At the Golden Fiddle: "George Jean Nathan doesn’t dislike actors. Qafr those he sees in shows.” . . . A' - tiro’s: “She was in a terrible accident. Vbs was having her face lifted and the dsrjick broke.” Wilson Mizner’s balm to newcom ers in the theater: “Remember this —most of the time the stumbling blocks which get in your way—will merely be the dust you leave behind tomorrow.” Faces About Town: Elliott Roose velt being mobbed by admirers while leaving the ‘klhow Boat” pre miere at the Ziegfeld Theater. . . . James Stewart introducing Marie KrDonald to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. . . . George Jean Nathan with a padre in the Cub Room of the Stork. Reforming? . . . Former Sec’y ol War Henry Stimson unrecognized by the Pierre passersby. . . . Damor Runyon putting down candidates for a column about celebs who talk about themselves. . . . Marion Mur ray, whose betrothal to a Genera fcras cancelled suddenly, trying to b« gay about it. . . . Candy Jones, who has a cold, at the Zanzibar ringside 'Wearing fctionj other things) s ■baby’s teething ring, the inscriptioc mu yhich reads: “Don’t Kiss Mai” ftaJUps in Our Alley: A ham ae %ess. famed for her conceit, visited *• Hartmans at the Waldorf. . . : -T had a big season in Hollywood,*' «he boasted, “including three ter- riAc scenes with Errol Flynn/’ . . , “Yeh,” quipped Grace Hartman, “he Aghts with everybody.” . . . Ol ffelson says with many people mar riage is a gamble, but with Hank Greenberg it’s a Gimbel. . . . Alai Gale tells of the big advertisin| agency exec who died and at Ml funeral “everybody sang commap Malsl” By WALTER A. SHEAD WNU Washington Correspondent. Y\/ASHINGTON, D. C. — It has ’ now become more than a mat ter of gossip that Uncle Sam is ex pecting a blessed event, probably within the next year or so. And they plan to call it Hawaii, the 49th star in the Armament of states. Already enabling legislation has been introduced in congress to pre pare for the event, by Delegate Joseph R. Farrington, representa tive from the territory of Hawaii. Both houses of the territorial legis lature have gone on record as unani mously favoring statehood. Moreover, Secretary Ickes of the department of interior, under whose authority affairs of the insular terri tory is operated, is favorably in clined and the legislature of the is lands has adopted a resolution ask ing the house committee on territo ries to visit them and hear testi mony of the citizenry there. The procedure for this important event lies in an enabling act to be passed by congress which would au thorize the citizens of Hawaii to elect delegates to a constitutional convention. This convention v: uld draft a constitution to be voted upon by the people. When the constitution is adopted it will be sent to the Pres ident, and if approved, the new state wil be admitted to the union. The last state admitted, the 48th, was Arizona on February 14, 1912, 33 years ago. At the time, Arizona had a population of approximate ly 200,000. Hawaii has a population today of approximately 500,000. Discovered in 1778. The history of Hawaii dates back hundreds of years, but was only dis covered by Captain Cook in 1778. The islands were brought under one rule by King Kamehameha in 1791 and became a constitutional mon archy in 1840. A revolution drove Queen Lilloukalani from the throne in 1893 and a republic was pro claimed July 4, 1894. The islands voluntarily ceded their sovereignty to the United States in 1898 and were organized as a terri tory on June 14, 1900. Miles HAWAIIAN _3oo MaroReef • Gardner Pinnacles ISLANDS L.P.rouse Fri 9**« Sh °* 1 Pinnacle Necker • Nihoa Kauai Kaula NIIHAU *Pe V so jo” x^^M^ui Miles West Loci , , Kahuku M^oahu . Schofield Barracks^* — LANAK^ ^Jp Pa ^MAUI Lanai City-/ ,^0 KAHOOLAWEcS Aieno'" Miles w Waipahu >Kalauao:> ■ Middle L&ch^^ ) Aiea ' East Loch mPord Island ' ... ' ^ 'v; Lak t e^. Moanallja ^ *EWa ■' Ka|jh Kahauiki • ir.iik; -^-Punchbowl Point -*e^*HonoluIu<| Ahua \^Moiliili # PEARL HARBOR AND HONOLULU WaikikiN Diamond Head' 1 ^ Keahole HAW aCrater KaLae Hawaii National Park © National Geographic Society lii THIS STATUE of Kamehameha I stands before the judiciary building in Honolulu, recalling the native chieftain who completed the con quest of the islands in 1791. For more than a century, there fore, the islands constituted a sov ereign self-governing nation before voluntarily surrendering that sover eignty. Its people have been citi zens of the United States for more than 45 years. The people of this crossroads of the PaciAc have long cherished the ambition of statehood. With the re turn of peace, Hawaiians feel that their war record has provided new and convincing evidence of their eco nomic and political qualiAcations for full partnership in the sisterhood of states. On the economic side of their ledger they point to an impressive war record, despite the same handi caps felt by agriculture and manu facturing within continental United States. The sugar industry, main stay of insular economy, managed to maintain its wartime production at a level only slightly below the prewar Agure at approximately one million tons annually. Pineapples Come Second. Pineapple raising and packing, second ranking economic asset, is »lsa preparing for expanding mar- k»ts. During the war, virtually the entire peck, which in normal times totalled approximately 20 million cases of sliced and crushed frui* and juices valued at 65 million dozers, THIS MAP shows the islands from three different viewpoints. The top panel pictures the entire group. The central panel, on a larger scale, shows the seven important islands, which include most of the land area, and on which live practically the entire population. In the lower left hand corner is shown the district around Honolulu, including Pearl Harbor. There are 20 islands in the Hawaiian group, of which 9 are inhabited. The chain extends 390 miles from northwest to southeast, comprising 6,454 square miles, of which 4,021 are in the island of Hawaii. Outlying islands of Baker, Canton, Enderbury, Howland, Jarvis, Johnson and Midway, with a total area of 13 square miles and a population of 560, are not under the supervision of the Territory, but are often included for census purposes. went to the military. Postwar de mand is expected to bring about a substantial increase in exports. The business of providing for the wants of tourists, which ranks as Hawaii’s third most important source of revenue, was completely disrupted during the war, but civic leaders have lost no time in pre paring for what is expected to be one of the greatest tourist eras in the history of the islands. Steamship and air lines already have announced plans for faster, cheaper and better transportation; hotels, restaurants and others cater ing to the tourist trade have ear marked many millions of dollars for large-scale program of new construction and < improvement. More than 65,000 persons visited this “Paradise of the PaciAc” in 1939, last normal travel year. According to the island econo mists, there is every prospect for an increase in the territory’s export- import trade in the years imme diately ahead. Before “Pearl Har bor,” Hawaii exchanged with con tinental United States goods valued at a quarter of a billion dollars an nually. Sugar, pineapples and other island products were exported, and automobiles, textiles, lumber, chem icals, food products and countless other mainland products came in. In 1941 more than 1,600 ships called at island ports. Farm Wages High. On the mainland, bank accounts in Hawaii are at a high level. De posits in 1944 totaled nearly 500 mil lion dollars or approximately three times the 1941 Agure. Wages com pare favorably with those paid here at home. In the sugar industry, Hawaii’s largest employer, wages exceed those paid by continental U. S. sugar producers. It is Hawaii’s boast that the Hawaiian plantation worker is the best paid agricultural laborer in the world. Being nearest to the Jap war, the people of Hawaii were the nation’s most zealous bond buyers. They felt the Arst impact of Jap treachery. Latest treasury department Agures show that the people of the islands had invested an average of almost $550 each in war bonds, or almost twice the national per capita Agure. As another argument for state hood and of their economic well being, Hawaiians point to the fact that their tax payments to the fed eral treasury have for many years exceeded those of a dozen or more states. In the Ascal year 1944, for example, Hawaii paid 174 million dollars in federal internal revenue taxes ... a larger amount than was paid by 14 of the states. Population growth has kept pace with the territory’s economic devel opment. Last year, the population was well past the half million mark, the bureau of vital statistics esti mating that in 1944 there were 502,- 122 persons living in the territory, exclusive of military and naval per sonnel. On the basis of 1940 census Agures, this exceeds the population of six states . . . Arizona, Dela ware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Vermont and Wyoming, and it al most equals the population of sev eral other states. Politically Mature. Having assumed the obligations of citizenship for 45 years, Hawai ians feel they are politically grown up. Both major political parties have held a dominating place in the Ha waiian political scene since annexa tion; the members of the territorial legislature are either Democrats or Republicans. Hawaii sends voting delegates to the national nominat ing conventions although tinder ter ritorial form of government. It also may be pointed out here that both the Democratic and Republican national conventions have gone on record favoring statehood for Ha waii. Pearl Harbor has assumed un usually large proportions in the minds of the American people since the sneak attack on December 7, 1941, and since that time this great naval base, the American outpost in the PaciAc, has been made one of the largest and best fortiAed na val bases in the world. Honolulu, Hawaii’s, capital city, has a population of more than 250,- 000. It is a cosmopolitan city, a veri table melting pot of races, and has become the headquarters for sev eral important international organi zations, including the Pan-PaciAc union and the Institute of PaciAc Relations. Its transportation system is electric trolley and gas busses and there are more than 81,000 private ly owned automobiles registered in the city. Native population of Hawaii, at time of its discovery, was estimated at approximately 200,000, but with civilization this population has dwindled. Expert authorities predict that the race will disappear through intermarriage with other stocks. Ickes Urges Statehood WASHINGTON. — Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes is advocating the admission of Ha- _ wait to the onion as the 49th statey “in the immediate future.” . “The department of the interior j advocates statehood for Hawaii,” Ickes said in a statement. “Self. - govern- ment is tho right of all peoples, and statehood is the framework of self - govern ment most ap propriate to Hawaii’s eco nomic and so-* cial situation. “Politically it is the next logi cal step, and the islanders have demonstrated that it is a step that they are willing and able to take.” Noting that Hawaii’s present status is that of provisional state hood, Ickes said that the islands have imported 165 million dollars worth of U. S. goods in the last Ave years. The corresponding pe riod they exported to the Uniied States sugar, pineapple and othej . products valued at 510 million dollars. I IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I chool Lesson By HAROLD L. LUNBQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 3 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected find copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. FEAST DAYS OF A PEOPLE LESSON TEXT—Leviticus 20:7. S; 23:4-*. IS, 16. 24. 27 , 28 . 34. 39-44. GOLDEN TEXT—The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.— Psalm 126:3. Secretary Ickes rather than by death. According to the U. S. weather bureau records, it has never beep hotter than 88 degrees, nor colder than 56 degrees in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, which accounts fer the lush and beautiful tropical vege tation. The University of Hawhij was founded in 1907 and is the leading educational institution of higher learning in the islands. DIAMOND HEAD ... in Honolulu Bay. Those who visit the Hawaiian Islands remember the volcanic promontory as the best-known landmark. Natives Easily Solve ‘Housing Shortage’ The art of building native grass houses is preserved in Hawaii, many of them being placed in parks as tourist attractions. The grass house shown in the pho tograph is an elaborate one, and houses of smaller dimensions are usually built. Although the cities are modern, many Hawaiian na tives who live inland still prefer living quarters which can be built easily from materials close at hand. No priority is needed for grass and logs, so building is simple. Although the Hawaiian Islands seem to be far out in the PaciAc, they are only 2,100 miles from San Francisco — nearer to the PaciAi coast than New York City! Pre- S ourist travel was heavy, but the is- ands look forward to far greater travel when shipping and airplane accommodations are again avail able. By air it will be possible tc make the trip in 10 hours or less practically ail year round. God wants His people to enjoy their religious life. Being in fellow ship with Him is not something to dampen one’s spirits, but rather to give joy and enthusiasm full lib erty. Even with Israel in those ear ly days when Christ had not come and they had only the promises and types of His coming, He arranged for regular religious feasts or fes tivals which brought the people to gether to worship Him. One can well imagine the delight ful fellowship as friends, acquaint ances and especially relatives from various places went up to the feast together. Personal joy was height ened by the great spiritual joy which they shared. The obvious lesson for us is that we who know Christ and have peace and liberty in Him should enjoy our Christian anniversaries to the full in a manner well-pleasing to Him. We need such occasions to renew our faith, to quicken our joy, and to cause us to remember God’s grace and His blessings. The Arst of the assigned Scrip ture passages does not directly re late to the feasts of God’s people but rather speaks of: I. The Holiness ef the Lord (Lev. 20:7, 8). v God is holy and His people in their earthly walk are to show that they have been sanctiAed by Him. This involves a separation from worldly practices and an eagerness to do the will of God. Keeping the statutes of God should be the delight of His people, not a burden or a trial. There is real liberty in conformity to law. Holiness makes for freedom and fruitfulness. Now we turn to the consideration of the feasts of the Lord. In select ing the verses, two of the feasts were omitted, so we shall include Leviticus 23:3, 9-12 with the others assigned. II. The Feasts of the Lord (Lev. 23:3-6, 9-12, 15, 16, 24. 27, 28, 34, 39-44). This is one of the groat chapters of the book of Leviticus, presenting joth practical and prophetic teach ing. The holy “feasts" and the “set times” of Israel (which we shall consider under the one heading of “feasts”) were for their spiritual instruction and ediAcation, but they also reveal God’s prophetic purpose for both Israel and the Church. 1. The Sabbath (v. 3). This is not strictly considered one of the feasts but a set time—a holy convoca tion to be held after six days of la bor. It is the type of the rest that God has in mind for His people. (See Heb. 4:1-11.) A word of admonition is in order regarding America’s awful disre spect for and misuse of our day of rest—the Lord’s day. Is it not time we did something about the desecration of Sunday? 2. The Passover and the Unleav ened Bread (vv. 4-6). These could be considered separately but they are closely related. The Passover spoke of the Lamb of God who was to shed His blood on the cross, even as it pointed back to redemption by blood on that dark night in Egypt (Exod. 12:12, 13). The unleavened bread speaks of holiness. This is not the result of “servile work” (v. 8), but a show ing forth of faith in the offering by Are. 3. The Firstfruits (w. 9-12). Just as the one sheaf was waved before the Lord as the earnest of the har vest, so Christ in His resurrection is the Arstfruits of them that sleep in the grave. (See I Cor. 15:20-23.) Note that it was waved “on the morrow after the Sabbath” (v. 11) which is the resurrection morning— our Sunday. What a blessed thought! 4. Pentecost (w. 15, 16). Fifty days after the feast of Arstfruits came a new meal offering; two wave loaves are presented before the Lord. This new meal offering speaks of the believing people of Christ, and so it came to pass that it was on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church (Acts 2:1-4), just Afty days after the resurrection of Christ. 5. Trumpets (v. 24). This looks forward to the day when God shall call His people Israel in the latter days. This will bring them togeth er for the great day of 6. Atonement (w. 27, 28). On that day Christ shall take away the sin of His people (Zech. 13:1), and they shall be prepared for the crowning and joyous feast of 7. Tabernacles (w. 34, 39-44). This was the great feast of ingathering of the products of the year, (srael then dwelt in booths to recaU their days in the wilderness. It was a time of full rejoicing, when sor row and crying were put away. It is the type of Israel’s ultimate res toration and full blessing. Such are the feasts of the Lord— delightful and faith-stimulating—for Israel and for us! CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS A BEAUTIFUL SIMULATED PEARL set In 10k solid Bold ring. Satisfaction guar anteed or money refunded. When ring ar rives pay postman $3.98 plus a few cents postage. Tax Included. LA SALLE JEWELERS, P. O. Box 167. Sta. F„ New York 1*. N, T. SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. Cabbage Plants: Millions fresh frostproof Wakefields, Copenhagens. COD $1.50 per 1.000. White Bermuda onion plants same price. Sat. Gijar. 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