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' ' ** v.* IN *r>« mrwveHAY SUN 1218 OoLege Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published E\;-ry Friday In The Year ^ itered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Comments On Men And Things . By SPECTATOR What is the best platform for a candidate for Governor? What is the greatest need of South Caro lina ? Our men in public life talk about increased pay for teachers, in creased appropriations for “higher” education, increased hospital and health facilities. Increases of vari ous public services, increases in spending. Logically this leads to increases of taxes. There is a fair question: to what extent should the State go in these matters Is there any basis on which to proceed ? Or shall we say that the State must do all the things suggested and levy the taxes necessary? Who shall de termine the T-tandard. It is probably true that we have heard more about teachers’ pay, teachers’ retirement, and higher ed ucation in recent years than ever before. I do not exaggerate in say ing that something has been done every year recently. What more should be done, or what more may be done, without upsetting the whole program of the State? Or have we a program, other than to engage in a highly competitive campaign for appropriations every year? Some times I wonder whether this is largely a theme song which is sung to a lively tune and sweeps us off our feet. One must admit at once that car penters, bricklayers and a score of others are now receiving from a dol. lar an hour to two dollars. With that nay ranging from fifty dollars in a week to a hundred dollars a week they receive more than teach ers. And that is what we hear all the time. But is this conditionlikely to continue? It is not. In 1919 and 1920 we paid as high wages as are being paid to the building trades to day, but in a few years those same men were on E.R.A., and C.W.A., the W.P.A., and all the other A’s. Things came down until the A’s be came a career job and sky-rocketed to the levels of John L. Lewis, in some cases. But sympathetic as one may be with our teachers, the sympathy should not be confined to them; it is the salary class, everywhere, that is at a disadvantage. What about the clerks in the banks? Are they running along with the high pay? And the clerks in the stores, the office-workers? Summing this up, how is poor old “dad”showing up, with his family of boys and girls? I know the farmers are all rich. They must be rich, since everybody says so. If the farmer has not the stream of gold channeled t 0 his home it must be that some one has divert ed the stream, surely. Well, if you travel a whole day and meet one far mer who is not waxing great in the land, ask him about the easy money we hear so much about? Why are people leaving the farms Because they need time to spend all the gold they have laid away? No; they are seeking the easy mon ey. They couldn’t make it on the farm. Not everybody is prosperous even today. What about the County editors? Are they now living on milk and honey? Well, perhaps they are; but wouldn’t they enjoy a big juicy steak sometime? I have n’t read a complaint from any edi tor, but how is he faring? In the old days of the simple life there were family budgets—in some homes; in other homes they didn’t need a budget; it was all earmarked necessarily. But the Budget—as I used to see it in Ladies’ Magazines —worked out a percentage basis of expenditure. Without any of the technical budgetary expertness let us imagine a budget: Dad’s income |150. And it was spent like this: Rent 20 per ct. Groceries 30 per ct. Clothing 20 per ct. Recreation, church, reading, insurance, medicine, etc. 20 per ct. Savings 10 per ct. As I mentioned, this is just for illustration. Some don’t pay rent; some don’t support the churches; some have no recreation. Some, how ever, “go in” for recreation in a big way, leaving the church “this ne glected spot”, as the poet said of the country-church-graveyard. Still others, perhaps not so numerous, stand by the church and care little for recreation. They must be like Gidoan’s army—the carefully select ed few. Let us apply this to the State. The State budgets its expected in come, but the method is not exactly one of careful planning. The man with the loudest voice, most persist ent manner, or best inside technique, may get twice as much for some hobby of his as a more deserving project would receive if sponsored by a man lacking in that “inside technique.” Don’t overlook the inside technique; it is the real stuff. Again disclaiming any knowledge of the subject, and rambling about, we may find that' the State has Ed ucation, Police Protection (including Courts and National Guard) Public Health. They are the major inter ests, we may assume. Of course we have Public Debt and Natural Re sources, too. (Including Roads). If we budget the State’s income, we might allocate a third for formal ed ucation, schools and colleges. What part should be for Primary educa tion; what part for Secondary; what part for colleges? If we proceeded on the percentage basis we should not have to do so much log-rolling. Some men would not have the opportunity to strut and say “I am the Chief Protector ^ of the children; see what I have done.” “I am the Grand Mogul of the Uplift”—and all that swank. Strangely enough I have not heard much about the children. The cry that comes to us is always for the teachers. Perhaps the teachers have votes. That is probably an un worthy insinuation; surely there is nothing political about this little matter!! Everything is strictly on a high plane of public good. Mark you, I do not insist on thir ty per cent; 1 used that for illustra tion only. It may be that the State should spend forty per cent on the grammar schools, twenty per cent on high schools and ten per cent on the Colleges If the percentages run out, let us say by adding so much that we have a hundred and twenty per cent that would not indicate bad arithmetiCj but high, fiscal talent, great statesmanship, and a new world vision. That would be like the practice of our National Govern- mdcit, a -practice not entirely un known to our State Government. Not for great genius is the narrow limi tation of arithmetic. Very few are as conservative as was the man who wanted to buy some especially mixed Commercial fertilizer. He specified one fourth of this, one fourth of that, and one fourth of the other. “Well, what else?” Asked the fertilizer mixer “Nothing else; that’s all I want,” said the buyer. However, we who farm think that this case was quick ly settled by the sale of some high price land, nicely sacked and label ed. Isn’t it likely that we should do better to adopt a percentage pro gram? As it is today, we hear calls for money, more money, but has anyone suggested how the State may produce more? It is true that more industry, more pay rolls may be a solution, but are we to get in dustries by showing pictures, and encouraging deficits? We are grow ing because some of our estblished industries are enlarging their facili ties. Father needs to develop great er earning power; Mother can easily spend all the income. So does the State—meaning the people—need more income, through expanded pro duction. Home Demomstration BY ETHEL L. COUNTS Spending, constant spending, no better for the State than for the individual or the average family. There is a limit somewhere, some how. If statesmanship would only grapple with realities rather than cherish hallucinations we might get on a firmer foundation. The father of a family is constant, ly under the pressure of expanding family needs; he thinks soberly and constantly about earning more, pro ducing more. Our State should think more soberly of creating or encour aging opportunities for families to earn more. We have merely played politics in South Carolina—spending and taxing. We need to use States manship of practical utility instead of so much politics cf spending. County, municipal and school gov ernment deserves immediate atten tion. The matter of consolidating offices and eliminating the needless increases of County expense is one deserving of a remedy; but munici palities need some attention also. I do not advocate the removal of all property taxes, but Counties and towns should be sharply limited in their taxing prerogative. Further more our schools are adding unnec essary services of administration to their pay rolls, as well as some courses of no special utility. Too much of a haphazard swelling has attended our public service instead of sound growth. Spectator dropped in on Editor Armfield of Newberry recently and found him—as always, neat and trim, though the carpenters and painters had the office i n that de gree of upsetting so dear to the heart of our brethren of brush and hammer. Spectator plans an excursion, a visit to as many of his editor-friends as he can see before Christmas. Perhaps Spectator may share in the donations of hams, chickens, eggs and cakes which grace the sanctums from appreciative readers. Such a pilgrimage will extend from Brother Davies to Brother Lam Britton; and from Editor Hazel to Editors Hiott, even from The Allen dale Citizen to that Rock of Inde pendence, H. W. Woodward. And think of all the brethren between Lancaster and Aiken! I’m hoping to catch “Bishop” Smoak away from his cash register. What a lush field of journalistic enterprise! Moncks Corner, Kings- tree, Georgetown, Myrtle Beach, Marion, Dillon, Florence, Bishop- ville, Darlington, Hartsville, Sum ter, Orangeburg, St. Matthews, Bab- berg, Clinton, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Edgefield, Greenwood, Anderson, Greenville (Got my eye on you, Deacon) Greer, Spartanburg, Walhalla, Pickens, Union (the grand old Soldier of the Cross) Gaffney, York, Rock Hill, Camden, Winnsboro, Belton, Fountain Inn, Mullins, Ches ter, St. George, Easley, Abbeville, Summerville. Of course the George, as well as the Capital City of Barnwell. The sanest leadership being given our State today is by the news papers. They are the hope 0 f a re vived spirit of real Americanism, in this day of Communism. If we want the old-time local self- government, let’s do something about it. I want to hear what the editors think about all this; they are the natural leaders and the most ef fective -public men. JUST RECEIVED — ONE OLIVER DOUBLE 6-DISK HARROW. DA VIS MOTOR CO. 7-4-tnc 4-H Club members of Newberry county are camping at Camp Long this week. Four busses left the of- cise on Caldwell street Monday af ternoon at 2 o’clock. The following boys and girls are enjoying the week of instruction, swimming, games, etc.: Ettie Adams, Eillie Mae Banks, Adella Bedenbaugh, Anne Beden- baugh, Anne Berley, Diane Boland, Alice Jean Boland, Dora Jean Bow ers, Bonnie Brannon, Barbara Alice Brown, Peggy Joyce Brown, Mildred Chapman, Brucie Conelly, Joyce Con nelly, Imogene Counts, Ruby Coun ty, Carolyn Crooks, Dolly Daven port Joan Davenport, Jeanette Dick- ert, Barbara Dowd, Jeanette Evans, Lou Folk, Rosemary Folk, Sue Folk, Jane Free, Ann Golf, Bonnelle Gra ham, Clarice Gunter, Katherine Hawkins, Reba Hawkins, Betty Wayne Hendrix, Janet Jackson, Nell Johnson, Nora Kathryn Kinard, Jean King, Josephine Leitzsey, Doris Liv- ingtson, Ernestine Livin g s t o n, Gladys Lominick, Joan Lominick, Margaret Marshall, Helen Mays, Joyce Mays, Emma Joyce Minick. Also, Hazel Minick, Peggy Minick, Estelle Murphy, Nan Dxner, Lois Price, Fartha Rikard, Clara Lou Ruff, Eleanor Ridgeway, Ansel Rid- way, Betty Sue Senn, Betty Maude Setzler, Bonnie Shealy, Faye Shealy, Harriet Shrum, Frances Stockman, Betty Jane Stoudemire, Marie Suber, Una Summers, Barabara Taylor, Roxdele Taylor, Betty Jean Wicker, Patricia Ann Willard, Janelle Wil son, Bissle Ackerman, Troy Adams, Henry E. Aull, Robert Barnes, Den nis Bedenbaugh, Berley Lee Boozer, Billie Bowers, Jimmie Bowers, Da vid Bishop, William O. Coats, Dick Counts, Gordon W. Counts, Don Cou sins, Harry Crapps, Alvin Cromer, James Dawkins, Jo Dawkins, ' ngus Dickert, Billy Dickert, Harvey Dackert, B. W. Dominick, Jr., Har old Dowd. Also,Fred C. Harris, Jockson Har ris, David Kinard, George King, Jr., Harry Kingfcmore, Joe Kingsiriore, Burton Lewis, Hugh Lewis, Clarence Livingston, Jr., Virgil Livingston, Robert Lominick, Donald Long, Rob ert E. Long, Robert Mays Long, Horace Longshore, Levi Longshore, Andrew Longshore, Horace • Long- shors, Vernon Livingston, James Mhritin Cfecil Mayer Edward Nfc- Neur, Lee McNeur, Raymond Mills, G. W. Moates, Carl L. Morrison, Donald Ray Munphy, Dick Neel, El- lerbe Neel, McHardy Oxner, Ru dolph Oxner, Roy Riddle. Ch^rie* Richardson, Lindwood Richardson, Paul Richardson, Odlee Ruff, Bob by Seastrunk, Charles Seastrunk, Eddie Seastrunk, Billy Senn, Lewis Sligh, Philip Spots, Jim Stillwell, Hayne Stuck, Talmadge Turner, Monroe Werts, Jack Workman. The busses will unload at the same place Friday afternoon. The following leaders will also attend the camp: Mrs. W. A. Ridge way, Mrs. Claude Price, Misses Alice Beth Gunter and Lorraine Counts. Mr. N. W. Watkins, Frank Longshore, Lonnie Kinard Clarkson, Miss Ethel L. Counts and Mr. W. A. Ridgeway will also attend camp for the week. WELLS THEATRE THURSDAY SWINGING ON A RAINBOW Jane Frazee and Brad Taylor Added—COLOR CARTOON Comedy FRIDAY and SATURDAY CHARLES STARRETT in “Rustlers of the Badlands” Added—KING OF THE FOREST RANGERS and ANDY CLYDE Comedy MONDAY and TUESDAY Vibrant with Suspense! THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE Dorothy McGuire, George Brent and Ethel Barrymore Added — PATHE NEWS WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY RADIO STARS ON PARADE Wally Brown, Alan Carney and Frances Langford Admission 9c-3(lc every day Opera House SATURDAY BUCK JONES & TIM McCOY in “West of the Law” AddedHOP HARRIGAN and COLOR CARTOON Comedy Admission 9c—25c ALL DAY Morning Show 10:00 Saturday Children under 12 years 5c Late Show 10:00 Saturday Nite THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE Dorothy McGuire, George Brent and Ethel Barrymore AUTO CHECK-UP MEANS SAFETY Guard the safety of others. Drive into our garage for a quick check-up that may save many lives. We will completely service your car—so avoid acci dents the Check-Up way. Keep your car in tune. Don’t fid dle around with halfway measures; get your car checked from fennder to fender by our expert mechanics. Sure we are equipped to take care of your bus and truck needs. Bring them along. We recently installed new equip ment and now our garage is com pletely equipped to take care of your car. So we are ready and waiting to give your car a thorough check-up before you start on that vacation trip. MILLS GARAGE W. W. Mills James Mills O’Dell Mills Douglas Mills Harvey Mills Madam Louise Palmist Reader 7th daughter of 7th generation born with double veil. Answers all questions. Gives names, when married, to whom, and names of friends and enemies. Tells your past as you alone know it. Your present as it is, your fhture as it will be. Advice on lave, courtship, marriage, divorce, wills, deeds, speculation and business, lost and stolen property. I have suc ceeded where other readers failed. One visit is worth columns of self praise. I tell you any or all changes you should or should not make. Minutes of consultation with me will save Uou invoney and hours of worry. It is never too late for good advice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hours 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily and Sunday. Readings for both white and colored. Price in reach of all. Look for Studio Trailer and sign. Located at Hawkins Service Station On Collese St. Extension—the Cut-Off Jesse T. Anderson (Supt. of Education Florence County) CANDIDATE FOR State Superintendent Of Education Born and reared on farm. B. A. Degree Furman University, M. A. Degree University „f South Carolina. Teaching experience, business experience, and 17 years as County Superintendent. V et- eran World War I, past commander American Legion, member 40 & 8, Superintendent of First Baptist Sunday School Modera tor Baptist Association, past president Lions Club, president County Superintendents organization and past president of South Carolina Education Association. Stands for a strong, construc tive program of Education for all the boys and girls of S. C. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1246 // treatment for chapped sensitive skin Rough, chapped skin means nothing in the lives of smart women who follow the "Head-to-Toe” treatment suggested by Primrose House famous New York beauty salon Simple, effective, this treatment can be followed inexnensively at home. Apply Smoothskin Oil to the face, throat, arms and legs with special attention to the roughened, dry spots (elbow, knees, mouth, chin). As the light, non-sticky vegetable oil blends into the skin, it helps to soften and soothe—and rough redness disappears. For chapped hands and wrists, apply Special Hand Lotion. Cooling and fragrant, it leaves the skin looking smooth and naturally nice with no sticky, greasy after-effect. Primrose House Smoothskin Oil SI, $1.75, $4.50 / Primrose House Special Hand Lotion $1, $3 SMITH'S CUT RRTE DRUG STORE- 1212 Main Street Newberry, S. C. IN SOUTH CAROUNA More people drink Atlantic Ale and Beer than any other. It must be,.. SMC si m Allantic Company—Brewtrut in Atlanta, CtmUUt, < r, Norfolk. Orlanda Fender & Body Work . Have your Fenders and Body straighten ed by Expert Body Men. Complete Re upholstery service and Painting. Davis Motor Company 1515-1517 Main Street Special Sale REDUCED PRICES on All Ladies’ Millinery Many Summer Styles Available Buy your Summer Hat Now MRS. J. W. WHITE & CO. Opp. Central Meth. Church I Newberry, S. C.