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Friday, October 17, 1947 The Newberry Sun Tax Notice The tax books will be open for the collection of 1947 taxes on and after October 1, 1947. The following is general levy for all except special purposes: Ordinary County 214 Mills Bonds, Notes and In terest 10 Mills Hospital % Mills Co. Bd. Education __ 2!& Mills Co. Schools (Special) 1 Mills TOTAL 16 Mills The following are the authoriz ed special levies for the various school districts of the County: Dist. No. Name Mil 1 Newberry 32 2 Mt. Bethel Garmany 6 3 Maybinton 6 4 Long Lane 3 5 McCullough 6 6 Cromer __ 0 8 Reagin 12 9 Deadfall 12 10 Utopia 12 11 Hartford 4 12 Johnstone 5 13 Stoney Hill 6 14 Prosperity 15 15 O’Neal 8 18 Fairview 4 19 Midway : 4 21 Central 4 22 St. Phillips _! 8 23 Rutherford 4 24 Broad River 6 25 New Hope Zion 6 26 Pomaria 8 27 Red Knoll 6 28 Helena 4 29 Mt. Pleasant 8 30 Little Mountain 16 31 Wheeland 3 32 Union 6 33 Jolly Street 8 34 St. Pauls 6 35 Peaks 3 37 Mudlic __ 6 38 Vaughnville 6 39 Chappells 6 40 Old Town 12 41 Dominick 8 42 Reederville 12 43 Bush River 12 44 Smyrna 12 45 Trinity 12 46 Burton 12 47 Tranwood 12 48 Jalapa 8 49 Kinards __ 2 50 Tabernacle 8 51 Trilby 4 52 Whitmire 25 53 Mollohon - 4 54 Beth Eden 3 55 Fork 8 57 Belfast 6 58 SJverstreet ^ 12 59 Pressley 4 60 St. Johns 3 There will be a discount of one (1%) per cent allowed on taxes paid on or before October 31, 1947. On and after January 1st, 1948, the penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes You are requested to call for your taxes by school districts in which the property is located. Those who had their dogs vac cinated for rabies during the fis cal year ended June 30, 1947 by a licensed Veterinarian, and ex pect to be exempted from dog tax will please bring their certi ficate of vaccination when ap pearing to pay taxes. J. RAY DAWKINS, Treasurer of Newberry County Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31c TO WEAR NEW STYLE COLUMBIA, Ost. 13.—South Carolina State highway patrol men will get new style uniforms soon, Chief Highway Commis sioner C. R. McMillan said today, but the new type has not been chosen yet. McMillan said Patrol Captain T. P. Brown would model two new styles before the highway commission here October 22. One style, he aid, as grey: the other a “shade of green between ma rine and orest black with black trimmings.” Recognizing the necessity for those in high public office to be able public speakers, a number ^of admirals at the Navy Depart ment have been taking a course in speech-making at a Wash ington University. One of them was driving in from Anna polis to class when he picked up several seamen, hitch-hiking to the city. As they approached the suburbs, one of the sailors, won dering where it would be best to get out, ventured to ask the ad miral where he was going. ‘.‘I’m on my way to night school,” he replied. “My gosh” breathed the sea man in amazement, “do you have to keep on going to school, even when you make admiral?” Loans! ON REAL ESTATE AUTOMOBILES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEWBERRY INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. NED PURCELL, Manager TELEPHONE 197 Exchange Bank Building VACATION “WIND-UP” Miss Jean Carolhers, ihe 1947 “Miss Winthrop College,” is shown “winding up” her last battery at the Arcade Mill before going back to college, where she is majoring in dietetics. The beauty queen, chosen by popular vote to represent the state college for women at the Azalea Festival in Charleston, spent the summer working in the textile mill where her father is seeond band in the weave room and her mother is a weaver. The VET’S Comer GI loans guaranteed by the Veterans t Administration are making it possible for tens of thousands of southeastern vet erans to buy homes of their own. Because the purchase of a home may be the largest invest ment former servicemen will ever makq, veterans who seek GI loans should be familiar with the problems and responsibilities of home ownership under the GI bill. Unfortunately, many veter ans lack adequate information about the program. Here are some answers to a few questions about the most im portant aspects of the program* Q. Who lends money under the GI bill? Private institutions lend the money. The VA guarantees a por tion of the loan, usually half of it. Q. Who builds the houses and who is responsible for seeing that construction meet modern standards? A. The veteran and his lend ing institution are solely respon sible for the type house to be built. It is their responsibility to select reputable architects and contractors who will use the fin est available material and la bor. Q. Does the VA have inspect ors to see that GI houses are well built? A. No. Q. Does the VA employ ap praisers to evaluate property for veterans? A. No. The VA does designate an appraiser to evaluate the property — usually only after construction is completed. This appraiser is a reputable citizen of his community and is not in the employ of the government. His fee is paid by the veteran interested in buying the pro perty. His job is to see that the sale price is “reasonable.” It is not his job to find out if the con struction is the best possible. Q. Why have the appraiser? A. His appraisal is accepted by the VA. His responsibility is to protect the government in its guarantee of the loan and to protect his client, the veteran, from unduly high prices in the purchase of the home of his Choice. VA may review the ap praisal if it appears out of line with prevailing community pro perty values. Q. What is the advantage of a guaranteed loan? A. A GI loan gives the veteran a credit advantage because the government guarantees a por tion of the loan. The GI loan is a credit program; responsibility for the actual building of houses rests with the veteran, private contractors and architects, and the lending institutions. (Veterans wishing further in formation about veterans bene fits may have their questions answered personally by visiting the Veterans Administration office at 1216 College Street in Newberry. Two 19-year-old Seabees,flush ed an enemy out of hiding near their Saipan base during the war. When the Jap hopefully asked in EngL„.i if they found him through nis footprints, or thro ugh some equally clever method of deduction, they blurted: “Gosh, no. We darned near fell over you.” Weighed down with the hum iliation of such loss of face, the prisoner marched off to the stockade, muttering morosely, “Kids! Just kids!” NEWS FROM CHAPPELLS MRS. L. E. WERTS Correspondent Mrs. V. L. Warner and son Lt. V. L. Warner, Jr., U. S. Army, who has just returned from a five years stay in Europe, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Con nelly Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Scurry were in Columbia Saturday after noon for the ball game. Mr. and Mrs. Haskel Adams, from Charleston Navy Yard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McAdams visited near Seneca for a few days recently. Mrs. Esther Carlson of Hector, Minn., who has been visiting Mrs. L. E. Werts and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carlson of Johnston has returned home. Mrs. J. B. Jackson and Mrs. A. L. Nicholson, who are visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Werts are spending a few days this week with Mrs. J. J. Pow of Saluda and Mrs. M. K. Carlson of John ston. L. E. Werts as the spend-the- day guest of his brothers Grady and Odell Werts oh route 1; other guests in the home for the day were Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Holland, Sara Louise and Hank, with Mrs. Sallie Knox of Colum bia. Mrs. Cleora Coats, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. West in Spartanburg for severa weeks has returned home. Mrs. Myrtle ohnson, who is nursing at the Greenwood hospi tal visited home folk Thuhsday. John Coleman, Greenwood and Osie Coleman, Jacksonville, Fla. visited relatives in the commun ity last week. Caroline Keith, Furman and Elizabeth Keith, Chester, visited Mrs. James Keith over the weekend. Miss Mary Fore, teacher at Gresham, visited her sister, Mrs. G. R. Pettigrew a few days thit week. Rev. G. R. Pettigrew who fell and fractured his arm is resting comfortably at this writing. Mary Frances Coleman and Ralph Boazman, Newberry Col lege spent the weekend with home folk here, Miss Lillie May Workman, was shopping in Ninety-Six Satur day. Mrs. C. L. Smith and daughter Novis, have been sick for several days. We hope they will be bet ter soon, Mrs. H. J, Farmer spent the weekend with her father in Greenwood. Billy Dipner and Bob Kelly who are working near Penrows, N. C., spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Cecil Dominick was shop ping in Newberry Friday. The farmers are taking advan tage of the recent rains in get ting grain sown. NEED MONEY? SEE US FOR A QUICK CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL LOAN, AT . . . 1307 Friend St HANDY FINANCE CO. A Complete Small Tent for Fall Fishing A new tent, called the ' two- man mountain tent, was design ed by the army for colder weath er, and to provide complete pro tection from rain, snow and mos quitoes. This fine little tent is now being advertised and sold my many dealers in surplus army goods. It is proving very satisfactory as a light shelter for sportsmen for early spring and fall fishing and hunting trips. A description of this tent seems in order, and is given here by Colo nel Townsend Whelen, a well- known authority on army equip ment. It is a complete tent, not made in two halves, and is of the “A- wall” type. Its sewed-in floor cloth is 6 feet, 10 inches long and 4 feet, & 1-2 inches wide, and the ridge is 3 feet, 7 inches high, thus providing ample sleeping space for two men. It is 1 made of completely waterproof cotton cloth, olive drab on one side and white on the reverse side, and can oe turned inside-out. Thus with the white side out it is al most invisible when pitched on snow. There is a sewed-in floor cloth and a tubular door with in side mosquito curtain, which ca be puckered up and tied tight, or can be tied open for entrance and exit. A tubular curtain '• provided at the peak, the tubf being usually tied straight out or dropped down to prevent snow, rain or wind from getting in. The tent weighs about \ pounds, or with poles and pins complete, 9 pounds, 7 ounces. Two poles, each about 4 feet, 3 inches long and 3-4-inches in diameter, are erected at each end of the tent in the form of a shears, the poles being inserted in cloth sleeves along the seam where roof and ends join. Each issue pole is in three sections, joined by a half-turn lock. Or a sportsman could dispense with The poles and pins entirely and cut these where ehe camps. For sportsmen, the tent is eas iest erected as follows. Spread the floor cloth out on the ground the tent is to occupy. If an air mattress is not to be used, it is best first to cover the ground with a mattress of bal sam or hemlock boughs, leaves or grass. Cut four poles, each about five feet by 3-4 inch, and the necessary '■hert stakes. Insert two poles through their sleeves at each end of the tent, and tie these two poles together at the peak. Separate the bottoms of the poles and plant each at the tent corners. Carry the end guy i rope out and stake it down in front of the ends ci the tent, thus causing the shear poles to stand upright, and the tent to rise. Complete the staking down of the bottom of the tent. Drive a stake about 3 feet out from each side of the tent, and tie the side guy ropes to these, thus pulling out and forming the side walls, and the tent is . up. One man can erect the tent in about 10 minutes, not counting time for cutting poles and pins. There is little room in the two- man tent for the storing of duf fel and camp equipment, and it is too hot and stuffy for warm weather. But under all other conditions it provides as com fortable sleeping shelter as one or two sportsmen who are oblig ed to travel light could desire. FOR SALE—CeriifUd Calhoun k Hooded Beardless Barley. 1st year from the breeder. $3.00 per bu. Victor grain & Full grain seed oats $1.50 per bu. H. O. LONG & SONS, Silverstreet, S. c. 03-tnc FOR SALE—6 room house, un furnished. 1623 First Street near College St. Ext. May be seen any afternoon between 2:00 and 6:00 p. m. 10-2tp ■V’ * WHAT'S IN A NICKNAME? "State Fair" is only a nickname! The Annual Fair held in Columbia was christened: The State Agricultural and Mechni- cal Society of South Carolina. Each Fair is in reality a meet ing of this society's members and many friends. ' State Fair" is the popular nickname which you, the citizens of South Caro lina, have affectionately given to this great Annual Event. , The first Fair was held in 1069 on an Elmwood Avenue site donated by the City of Columbia. As the Fair's popularity increased the need for larger grounds arose, so at the turn of the century the Fair was moved to its present location on the outskirts of your capital city. The Fair, like Columbia, belongs to South Carolina. It is, in every sense of the word, your "State Fair." You named it and your interest has made it grow. Big Thursday, when the Carolina-Clemson Football Game is played, always brings together the largest Annual gathering of South Carolinians. The 1947 Fair will surpass all others! Why don't you plan, now, to attend your State Fair? *■ Columbia Merchants Association, Inc, Columbia, S. C, Uolumh IB Mnal, Sad CaJina, /