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* - ' THE NEWBERRY SUN kSun 12 18 CoUege Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday. Entered as second-lass mat ter December 6, 1937, at the postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance; outside S. C., $2.00 per year in advance. i / CLASSIFIED RATES: Two cents per word, minimum of 35c; three insertions for price of 2. Long term rates on request. SPECTATOR Senator Byrd of Virginia and Senator George of Georgia en joy universal respect. I join heartily in any tribute to those gentlemen. At the moment I wonder if they are wise to op pose the tax reduction sponsor ed by the Republicans. Those two men are not small politi cians and are not prompted to oppose the Republicans merely for the sake of defeating a Re publican program; they want to see what reductions in Govern ment expense can be made be fore reducing the tax. That is the proper method, ordinarily, be yond all argument; but will the bureaucrats ever cut off their jobs voluntarily? If we wait for the officeholders to reduce the payroll we shall have to be as patient as Job—or more so. It seems to me that certain drastic cuts will have to be made; and those cuts might well be forced upon us by a re duction in revenue. Let us re duce the taxes; that may compel us to reduce expenses. And that is what we need. Everyone who has had a Government position, or almost any other kind of position knows how quickly the payroll swells. Governments are notor ious for swollen payrolls in all lands and at all times. The Government payroll is the re fuge of political friends. Once they are on the payroll it seems cruel to remove them. So there they are forever. And to keep up appearances they prepare programs of all sorts, some of no real service at all. If the only cost were the salaries we might do well to let the bureau cratic host draw pay at home. But the programs they promote oftentimes merit the blue rib bon for constant moving in a circle, with no resulting good. Of course there are some some where, who work somehow. Perhaps Senator Byrd and Senator George will come to the conclusion after awhile that no man steps down—unless he reads a lot of handwriting on the wall. taken from Spain and given an opportunity to develop. The First and Second World Wars should teach us that an aggressive nation will arouse other nations and bring about alliances against the aggressor. The world wonders when the aggressive nation may be curb ed without waiting until he struts about so pompously and disastrously as to leave a scene of devestation everywhere. What do we owe to the men who have suffered or died in war? Wars are not glamorous games, nor is its chivarly of arms and the glitter of heraldry now a lure from the routine un spectacular living. To quote from the Gettysburg address “That we highly resolve . . . that they shall not have died in vain”. Every man who suffered or died in war paid a great price— for what? He was serving his country, and that lays an obli gation on us at home to serve our country. There are soldiers of war, but we need soldiers of peace. We need the militant spirit to protect what is good and to achieve something better. Sometimes, as has been said, one cannot see the woods for the trees. Of course if one stands behind one tree that is about all that he grasps. But if he steps back an appreciable distance he will see the forest in perspective, the trees, big and little. We need a bit of per- spective on our Nation. We might read the early history, the struggle for liberty. We might see our country as the land of opportunity, the great country which made million- iares out of poor boys; which established a standard of living surpassing that of all other na tions. At the foundation was the idea, the principle of Equality before the law. Everyone knows that there have been (and are) injustices, but the American ideal was more nearly realized here than anywhere else. This country produced many failures, but no other country ever produced so many succes ses. And success doesn’t mean men of millions. The average American has enjoyed peace, prosperity and opportunity for himself and his boys and girls. The idea of levelling incomes might produce a nation of. runts like a tree overloaded with peaches. Would you rather have a hundred puny peaches or 25 big, juicy specimens of beauty and delicious flavor? This na tion, and every other nation, thrives on the initiative of gen ius. Genius, unresting toil imagination aflame, steady and steadfast devotion to an idea— that is what gave us so much and made America so great. In memory of those heroic men of all the wars, and of their people at home, let us re dedicate ourselves to a strong nation, a people, under God, re solved to carry the torch of lib erty, opportunity, of Equality before the law. NEWS FROM WEST END NEWS FROM OAKLAND Church Services Mayer Memorial Lutheran: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. West End Baptist: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. O’Neal Street Methodist: Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. fev 55 >• s * Mr. Homer M. Pace of Char leston recently cited a state ment by a well known National Commentator that the town of Manning has the most attractive street in America in the Spring. Mr. Pace and his Company, The South Carolina Power Co., of Charleston, are arousing the people on their line to the value of beauty in public places. I know that people are prone to snap judgement and are hardly able to speak so broadly as the Commentator spoke. Of course, as a resident of Man ning I enjoy the beauty of the town, a beauty which is due to the early men who set out trees everywhere, notably Dr. George Allen Huggins and Mr. A. La- motte Lesesne. The ladies also have done splendidly, as their gardens prove. All over the town, on all the streets, are trees and flowers. One of my Colored neighbors has a yard of roses. While Manning is a place of beauty, the other towns are very attractive. Almost every town in the State has attractive flowers. There is great beauty in Sumter; and Columbia has a singularly beautiful approach from Sumter. Charleston, has a great wealth of flowers. As 1 mentioned, that is true of most of our towns. Our roads are through beautiful regions, also. I have travelled over most prin cipal highways and one could hardly think of a more entranc ing road than the road from Sumter to Columbia. We South Carolinians live in a region of diverse charm, from the mountains to the sea and from the North to the South. The 30th of May was the Na tional Memorial Day, now ours as well as the North’s. Here in South Carolina the Tenth of May is the memorial day for the soldiers of the Confederate armies; since then we Southern ers have stood side by side with our Northern brethren in three wars — the Spanish - American War of 1898 and the two World Wars. The 30th of May is, then, National Memorial day for our men of three wars. What have we gained or sav ed by those wars? Perhaps the Spanish war threw a light on cruelty toward a dependent province, as Cuba was of Spain. A searchlight was turned on with full power and good prob ably resulted. Of course Cuba, the Philippines, Porto Rico were ana' Reflecting, in the richness and distinction of classic design, the very essence of colonial elegance. For your proudest occasions! Verna & Hal Kohn Gifts and Flowers Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wertz, Jr., of Aiken, spent the past weekend with his parents on Drayton street. Mrs. Juanita Purdue is spend ing the summer with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller on Crosson street. Mrs. John Henry Wesson and granddaughter, Betty Lou Smith left last week to spend a month with her daughter in San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Elbert Dickert and son, Neal, are spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bouk- niight and Mrs. J. W. Wood spent Sunday in Cooleemee, N. C., with their brother, Mr. John Eddy Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Padgett of Edgefield spent Sunday with his brother, M. N. Padgett and his sister, Mrs. G. C. Ammons. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wood spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Culclasure. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Wood, Mrs. Byars and Buddy of At lanta, Ga., are spending a few days with Mrs. Bub Goree on Wright street. A large crowd enjoyed the sermon at O’Neal Street Metho dist church Sunday evening by Rev. Rufus Rowe who is grad uating from Wofford College this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Vasco Bouknight and son of Rock Hill are spend ing the summer with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Bouknight. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Vaughn and children of Greenville spent the past weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vaughn. John Fulmer of the Walnalla high school faculty is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. V. L. Fulmer. Miss Martha Creekmore of the Whitmire school faculty is spending the summer with her parents. IN OHIO FOR SUMMER Bill Beat, a student at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga., arrived in the city Tuesday to spend a couple of days here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Derrill Smith on E. Main street with his wife, the former Derrill Smith, who will accompany him to Toledo, Ohio, this weekend to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Beat will spend the summer in Toledo with his mother and will return to Geor gia Tech in the fall where he will be a member of the senior class. Mr. R. L. Sha wand family were visitors in Greenwood ov er the weekend. Mr. R. O. Hook and family visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mer ritt and family Sunday. Miss Martha Jennings had a nice thip to Myrtle Beach this weekend. Everyone was glad to wel come several children of the Ep- worth Orphanage to the morn ing service at the Lewis Meth odist church Sunday. Many families were happy to have them in their home for dinner and to spen dthe remainder of the day which was enjoyed by all. The Intermediates of the B. T. U. from Hunt Memorial Bap tist church enjoyed a moon light picnic Friday night. Rev. and Mrs. Ray Williams worked hard to help the young boys and girls enjoy good clean fun. Mrs. Henry Turner had as her weekend guests, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Berry and daughter, Mrs. Clara Jean Penilton of Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Snipes. Mrs. Claud Mize and daugh ter, Miss Alda Rae Boland, visit ed Mrs. Mizess husband. He is a patient in the veterans hospi tal in Columbia. We are glad to report that Claud has slowly improved. Mrs. R. C. Holland of Bowl ing Green, Ky., is visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. F. F. Hol land. Rev. and Mrs. Ray Williams are visiting Mrs. Williams’ par ents, and other relatives near Fort Worth, Texas . Little Shirley and Tommie Phillips of Camden are spend ing their vacation with their grandmother, Mrs. R. E. Kyzer of Fair avenue. Mr. James Livingston visited Miss Ernestine Miller of Sec ond street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Taylor announce the arrival of a son, Bruce Randolph, born June 6 at the Newberry county hospital. Mrs. Taylor is the former Miss Clarice Wilhite. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kueh- ner and daughter, Charlotte Ann, left Sunday for Philadel phia, Pa., after a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Wil hite. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bozard and Miss Virgil Sanders, were weekend visitors with Mrs. Bo- zard’s and Miss Sanders parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Sanders of Clyde avenue. Miss Sanders is spending her vacation at home this time since closing her school at Holly Hill last week. to make dad « ,tul Bickerstaff- Workman Mrs. Geneva Workman of Newberry and Mr. C. B. Bick- erstaff of Montgomery, Alaba ma, were married recently in North Augusta, by the Reverend George S. Duffie at the Metho dist parsonage. Odds Are Shorter Two U. S. submarines, the Hoe and the Flounder, on lone wolf patrols in the vast Pacific, collided with each other on Feburary 23, 1945. The Navy estimated the chances for such an accident at 119 billion to one. FRIDAY. JUjrt: 13. 1M7 The size of the Pacific and the number of submarines makes it feasible to dispense with traffic control for cruising submarines at present. The National Safety Council believes street intersec tions are of more immediate concern, where the chances of collision are considerably more comprehensible. MEN’S JEWELRY BY Civil Service Announcement The Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for the positions of carpenter, plumber, painter and painter (senior) at Fort Jackson, S. C. Call at local post office for further information and appli cation forms. Sadie Bowers, Secretary. These are the styles you’ve seen advertised in The Saturday Eve ning Post. All are handsomely gold finished in enduring kreisler quality. Beautifully gift boxed. Alt prices incl. Fed. tax. EASY CREDIT TERMS W. E. TURNER, Jeweler Give Him Sporting Goods yi FOR A SWEJ SWELL GF¥ Oars 22 Rifles Golf Clubs Fishing Poles Tackle Boxes Life Preservers Tennis Racquets Casting Line & Lures Fishing Rods and Reels One and Two Gallon Thermos Jugs R. M. Lominack, Hdw Main Street Phone 13 Remember... FATHER'S Day - - June 15 A HOST OF UTTLE GIFTS THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO DAD— - * fl m Today—come in and see the exciting gift items we have for Dad this year. The perfect present for a perfect Dad—the gift that expresses your love. T Shirts ■'1 Ties ** i Slacks Sport Shirts Knox Hats Socks MacDee Briefs & Underwear You'll be pleasantly conscious of new found popularity when you step out with a new Smoothie tie. Smoothie's magnetic eye ap peal is assured by the blend of dazzling patterns and luxurious wrinkle-resistant fabrics that have meant "Better Buys In Better Ties." WRINKLE- RESISTANT TIES •REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. Bergen Clothing Co. Caldwell St. On The Square Choose the only car giving BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST You get the Big-Car beauty and distinction of Body by Fisher—found only in Chevrolet and higher- priced cars—and you get it at lowest prices) 3 Satisfy your desires and save your dollars! Think of getting the BIG-CAR QUALITY you really want—and getting it at lowest prices and with low cost of operation and upkeep! Big satisfaction at big savings! That’s exactly what you get when you buy a new 1947 Chevrolet—the only car giving BIG-CAR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST—as is shown by the following facts: You get the Big-Car comfort of the Unitized Knee- Action Gliding Ride—found only in Chevrolet and higher-priced cars—and you get it at substantial savings in pur chase price, operation and upkeep) Be wise! Keep your present car in sound running condition; Bring it to us for a summer tune-up and for skilled, dependable service at regular intervals. Come in—today! CHEVROLET You get the Big-Car safety of Fisher Unisteel Body construction and Posi tive-Action Hydraulic Brakes—com bined only in Chevrolet and higher- priced cars—and you get it with remarkably low maintenance costs! You get the Big-Car performance and reliability of a Valve-in-Head Engine —with the same valve-in-head principle featured in higher-priced, cars—and you get them at excep tionally low cost for gas and oil! DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY 1517 Main St. Newberry, S. C.