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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?”
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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.
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A new tent, called the ' two-
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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
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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, /