The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 22, 1947, Image 4
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NEWBERRY, S. C.
O. F. ARMFIELD
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SPECTATOR
South Carolina still is a State
which respects the churches and
religion; our people are friend
ly, warm hearted, peaceable, in
dustrious. My Northern friends
might smile at the statement
that we are industrious, but we
are. We don’t run around in
circles, puffing and blowing
like porpoises; and we fish and
hunt and go to picnics and
parties and try to get some joy
out of living before the day
when we may have to be push
ed in a rolling chair, but we
work to make all this possible:
We work to live; we don’t live
to work.
There is a geniality and grac
iousness about our people that
is like tempering the wind to
the shorn lamb. Once I was to
speak to the Orangeburg Cham
ber of Commerce. Just before
I was introduced a local go-
getter placed before each man
a bottle of some kind of awak-
ener. I do not recall definitely,
but he probably remembered
from the days of my teaching
my power to put them to sleep.
I am a South Carolina Demo
crat; I know what that means;
but I do not bow the knee to
any group of Communists Poli
tical bosses or Labor despots, re
gardless of the label they wear.
We are eons and grandsons of
men and women who sacrificed
suffered, were persecuted, but
who came out of defeat unsul
lied, unafraid. Twice since
those times the Nation has
conscripted its man-power to
beat down the arrogance of bes
tial presumption. In all those
our people have participated
even to the last full measure of
devotion. Those sons of Ameri
ca now lying in all the corners
of the earth, or maimed for life,
are a reminder that we have in
terests far greater than the
political clap-trap of mere vote
getting.
America may have a mission
to save the world; she certain
ly has a duty to save herself.
In saving herself she may save
the others, for real Americanism
must be stoutly, vigorously, in
vincibly maintained here, or we
shall be like a dimmed, smoky,
flickering lamp to other nations.
Why don’t we reduce Federal
taxes? Two years after the
shooting we are spending thirty
five billion dollars? Are we
looking for some expenditure
that has no friends? Are we
hoping to find an item without
a champion?
There is no item which can be
taken out without hurting some
body. Our Government is not
maintaining all the taxes be
cause of military preparedness;
nor is it making deep cuts in or
der to reduce the National debt.
The Federal taxes collected in
this State have totaled more
than a hundred and eighty mil
lion dollars a year, but if we
get back ten millions in grants
and loans we render fervent
thanks. Even in handouts we
South Carolinians have been fed
with a very small spoon.
What has injured America has
not been the prodigal outpour
ing of its wealth, nor even the
precious blood spilled all over
the earth, but the sapping of
our moral strength, the flood of
foreign ideas, the sacrifice of
ideals for the insidious practic
ality which makes common
cause with corruption and de
basement. It is indeed a spur
ious practicality which builds
political victory on a subversion
of real spiritual values.
At one time we thought of
greatness as presented to us in
Military reputation; then we
thought of men in ppblic office.
South Carolina has produced
some conspicuously able men in
business. We need more busi
ness builders. Edgefield had its
Governors, Generals, Senators
and other officials, but Edge-
field has produced a great in
dustrialist, one of the most con
structive factors irt South Caro
lina; and Laurens has an indus
trialist whose quiet manner cov
ers a activity of more value than
all the political figures in the
history of that County. And
who can measure J. E. Sirrine
of Greenville, the Industrial
Engineer and Consultant?
The three gentlemen have
built, built on foundations more
enduring than bronze. They
have built into the warp of
their enterprises solid, abiding
qualities which make people,
men and women, as well as fab
rics for the markets.
Good news comes from New
berry. Listen to this :
“County Taxes has been re
duced again. At a recent meet
ing called by Pinckney N. Ab
rams, County Auditor, and at
tended by Senator Marvin E.
Abrams, Representative R. Au
brey Harley, Representative
Thomas H. Pope, County Treas
urer J. Ray Dawkins, County
Supervisor Eugene H. Spearman,
County Atomey B. V. Chapman
and County Superintendent of
Education C. E. Hendrix, the tax
levy for the year 1947 was set
at 15 mills. This represents a
reduction of 27 per cent from
the 1946 levy and a reduction
from the 1945 levy of 50 per
cent; and a reduction from the
1941 levy of 63 per cent, and is
the lowest tax levy assessed in
Newberry County in about for
ty years.
Of the 16 mills levied, 10 mills
are for the retirement of bonds
and for the payment of interest
and fixed charges. Only six
mills will be levied for ordinary
county expenses, roads, county
hospital and the county-wide
school levy.
During the past year County
Treasurer Dawkins has been
able to anticipate a number of
county bonds and the county of
ficials are anxious to call in
more However, the holders are
unwilling to surrender such ex
cellent securities.”
Many of the counties- have
done good work during this
time of easy money. This is the
time to put our business in or
der and to prepare for the rainy
day. Nothing pleases me more
than to tell good news.
It is possible that we may
have to determine just what a
County should db, though the
Counties had a very simple or
ganization until a few years ago.
We are demanding more all the
time—more roads, wider roads,
better roads, better bridges,
more policing. And our towns
have the same problems, even
magnified or multiplied. Every
County seems to want a hospi
tal, and that is an institution
one cannot budget easily. Every
County hospital creates its own
headaches. And then the towns
must have parks and play
grounds and police everywhere,
as well as sanitary inspectors.
The towns must maintain effi
cient fire departments and must
keep the streets clean. Every
town has to provide water—and
all that. We have wandered
from the simple life and live in
a day when the health, protec
tion and happiness of the people
ars charges on some unit of
MEN!
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WE HAVE GOOD ASSORTMENTS
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On The Square
government, i
But the units of government
can’t give us all that we call
for. Every father knows that
son and daughter want much
more than he can afford. Nor
can he let them go merrily on
their way. spending every dol
lar of income, while issuing
bonds (or notes) for all the
things the income can’t provide.
Towns and Counties are like
father; they must keep a watch
ful eye on the revenue. One of
our difficulties is a very politi
cal one, very political in the
most - practical consideration.
And here it is: In any unit of
government, whether the State
the County or the City—and the
Nation and School district, too,
of course—the overwhelming
majority of the people who vote,
pay but a small part of the
taxes, and the tax money will
be largely spent for them. I need
not point out the political angle
of this This is the very essence
of politics.
It may be said, however, that
most public services tend to
grow expensively. Men and
women are paid whose services
are not strictly necessary. There
is hardly a public office which
could not trim its cost to the
public, though, frankly, the sav
ing would be little, just a small
percentage of the total.
One might ask the question:
Who wants economy in govern
ment? We like to talk about
the wastefulness of the Legisla
ture, but the Legislature didn’t
throw anything away—it paid
the money to men and women
who are enjoying it, sometimes
in very flagrant violation of the
constitution.
What we have suffered most
in recent years is a lowering of
moral tone, a partial blindness
where ethical perception of
right and wrong was needed.
Let us advertise South Caro
lina as a Summer resort. Recent
ly while South Dakota boiled
and broiled and sizzled in a
temperature of 108, and North
Dakota had 105, with Missouri
sweltering at 104 and Minnesota
steaming at 102, Columbia,
South Carolina, registered just
95. while old Charleston shiver
ed with 91, humidity and every
thing else.
Northern people coming South
sometimes complain of the heat.
What heat?
After reading of the Dakotas,
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri,
we Carolinians—South Carolin
ians, might be expected to take
out our furs and overcoats.
RETURN FROM FLORIDA
Mrs. Walter Davis and daugh
ters, Myra and Faye; Mrs.
James Lindsey of Manning, and
Miss Sara Cooper of Simpson-
ville. spent a week with Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. King in Umatil
la, Florida. While in Florida,
they visited Mrs. F. W. King at
Orlando, and went to such
points of interest as St. Augus
tine, Daytona Beach, and Silver
Springs.
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Miss MabeQ Evelyn Cooke,
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William McKenley Cooke
of Parksville and Lancaster,
became the bride of Haskell El
lison Corley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Corley in a lovely
candlelight double ring cere
mony at the West End Baptist
church at six o’clock, August 7.
The Rev. H. W. Long, pastor of
the church, officiated.
The church was decorated in
green and white, with lighted
cathedral tapers in branched
. candelabra.
Nuptial music was furnished
by Miss Margaret Pope, pianist,
and Miss Mary Black, soloist.
Miss Black sang “Oh Perfect
Love” (Burleigh) and “Because”
Traditional music was used
throughout the ceremony, and
Miss Black sang “The Lord’s
Prayer” as benediction.
Ralph Mills was best man.
Serving as ushers were Robert
J. Corley and James C. Corley,
brothers of the groom.
The bride chose as her maid
of honor and only attendant
Miss Mary Dee Warlick of Shel
by. N. C. Miss Warlick wore a
pink lace-trimmed afternoon
dress and white picture hat. Her
accessories were white, and she
carried a nosegay of white
roses and pink asters tied with
long blue satin ribbon.
The bride wore a white
French crepe afternoon dress
with draped bodice and straight
skirt. Her hat was white, with
a heart-shaped cut-out crown
trimmed with starched net ruf
fles. She carried a small white
Bible, gift of Miss Hattie Belle
Lester, dean of women at New
berry College,
The couple left immediately
after the ceremony for a wed
ding trip. For traveling, the
bride wore a yellow palm beach
suit with white accessories and
orchid corsage.
Mrs. Corley is the only daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
William McKenley Cook of
Parksville and Lancaster. She
attended the Lancaster schools
and is a graduate of Lancaster
High School and of the Gordon
Crowell Memorial h o s p i t a 1
School of Nursing at Lincolnton,
N. C. She served 18 months in
the Army Nurse Corps as sec
ond lieutenant. For the past
year, she has been a student at
Newberry College, where she
also served as school nurse.
Mr. Corley is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Corley. He is a
graduate of Newberry High-
school and served three years as
ensign in the U. S. Navy. Since
his discharge from the navy, he
has been a student at Newberry
College and was graduated in
August of this year. He is a
member of the Phi Tau fratern
ity.
After their wedding trip, the
young couple will live in Clover,
where Mr. Corley has accepted
a position as athletic coach and
teacher of Clover high school.
Lloyd W. Scarborough, sea
man first class, U. S. Navy, is
serving aboard the aircraft car
rier USS Boier, which is oper
ating off the West Coast.
The Boxer, fifth man-of-war
to carry the name, was com
missioned at the Norfolk Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, Va., in April
1945. In September, 1945, she
was assigned to the Pacific Fleet
and operated in and around the
Marianas Islands after the sur
render of the Japanese.
Mr. Scarborough is the son of
Mr. Franklin J. Scarborough of
1309 Fourth Street.
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