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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948 — 1218 College Street . NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. Armfield Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year in,advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR Do away entirely with racial segregation, says the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. This Council has lost my regard for some time because of its unsoundness. I call this unsound, meddlesome and foolish. The Ministers of the Council are supposed to be men well read in history, and especially well read in the teachings of the Christ whose name or title they use. So far as history means anything, no racial issue has been settled by law. If those learned and devout brethren wish to argue against racial distinctions and racial discriminations they should take heed lest they for get that men are born with ra cial differences. Men are born with color and their very fa cial structure proclaims a basic difference. Men of the cloth, these Apos tles of the Most High, are sup posed to be men of peace, they are supposed to know that righteousness may be cultivat ed, but it can’t be developed under the stern hand of com pulsion. Our clerical friends should leave the externals more to the politicians and devote themselves faithfully to a zeal ous and loving approach to our wayward selves. Religiously, the Council does not follow the Nazarene; Jesus was too slow for them. His appeal to the heart, nineteen hundred years ago, was not the vigorous and virile touch of those stalwart Disciples who met in Cincinnati recently and resolved to take the fort by assault. Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman, an extraor dinary thing for one born and ■bred in the tradition of David, but He didn’t put it on the agenda of World Salvation that the religious and racial dif ferences should be blotted out by law. Statutory law, or judge-made law. These blind teachers of the blind repudiate the method of the Redeemer; they disregard all the remark able progress in our racial rela tions; they now advocate a course which means force. Now we have the Gospel by duress, the intolerant bigots of the Council, whose ignorance con ceives of us as bigots. The Council is as narrowly zealous as were the Kings of the Middle Ages who convert ed their subjects to Christiani ty at the point of the sword. How different the ministry of that lowly, lonely figure Who walked up and down the Gali lean coast calling men to re pentance, telling them that the Kingdom of God was within them!! A charitable disposition to ward those earnest but mis guided Pharisees of the Coun cil makes me wonder why they do not seek admission to the Colored churches. It may be taken as true that the Negroes are as jealous of their own in stitutions as we are of ours. They do not want White men in their churches. However, our leaders of the Council might apply for membership. Foolish people fondly hope to settle all matters by statute. A statute usually reflects a public sentiment of conviction, certainly in principle: it is ap parent that much work must be done to remould the White and Colored people into that one, common pattern of thought and action so dear to the heart of the visionary who would carve the moon into segments of green cheese!! 1948 s TAX NOTICE At the close of business on / • December 31, 1948 A ONE PER CENT PENALTY / will be added to all t unpaid 1948 State and County Taxes : J. Ray Dawkins * Treasurer A Federal program of health and a Federal program of aid to education will certainly march along the same course as that of all other Federal Aid. Haven’t you read the ad vertisements of our Highway Department inviting bids on projects? If Ihe bid be on a job under Federal Aid the wages and hours must be by Federal requirements. Wtould that apply to our schools? It might not do any harm since we already have a lot of ex travagant foolishness governing the pay of teachers that threat ens to pay—and is paying—ex orbitantly hundreds of teach ers, while virtually driving others out of the profession. In view of some of the results of our certification or recerti fication plan, it may be that the usual Federal foolishness could not do any worse. How ever, it may be taken for grant ed that the Federal Govern ment would prescribe a lot of requirements which would soon govern the entire service. I pointed out recently the ab surdity of some requirements of the Welfare Service because of Federal Aid. Because of that aid; or for fear of losing it, we have the folly of accredit ing people by book standards, administered by beautiful girls of no business experience, and we ruthlessly reject anyone who cannot qualify by the book. It has its amusing side, though it isn’t intended to be a comic entertainment. The whole service must be admin istered by Federal standards. Who makes the Federal Stan dards? Some bespectacled young theorist who is rejoicing bureaucracy to swell and strut in the opportunity of a vast with importance. And th'at Would soon apply to our schools. It would also apply to the practice of medicine under Federal Aid. Wte have a great* public service in our State which is closely associated with the Federal Government. It receives claims and pays out money. The Bus inessmen of the State think it already too liberal in allowing claims. Well what has happen ed Some bright young fellow from Washington came here once and asked “What percent age of th e claims do you dis allow?” The answer was four teen. “Fourteen?” he sniffed. “Fourteen? Why if you refuse more than two percent you are out of line!” Surely!! Well, that’s the Federal Government when it hands out aid through these lads and lassies who went to school to distinguish a case of hunger and nakedness from the pomp and glitter of wealth! And, in making their rules, we find that children of unmarried mothers receive aid while some married mothers have a heart breaking experience. That is Federal Aid, Federally prescrib ed and sympathetically admin istered! pass; Corpus Christ! is the body of Christ—and so on. Well, let’s get back on the Santa Elisa and travel through the Canal—about six hours— and call at Balboa, the Ameri can city at the Pacific end, it joining Panama City. The ladies usually go on a shopping spree in the Canal Zone, buying silks—and what nots — including beads, from the wily Hindu merchants whose prices fall from $50 to $20, as the boat is about to get under way. Sailing from Balboa we were on the Pacific—El Pacifico— though not always as calm as the name implies. D«wn the coast we went, by Colombia whose ports of Barranquilla, Buena Ventura and Cartajena I have since visited. And then we passed Ecuador; the name means Equator, for the Equa tor passes through it. Its city Guayaquil, far up the river, I visited on another trip and ran all over town trying to find helados de coca (cocoanut ice cream.). Passing Ecuador we sighted El Peru, the oil derricks being clearly visibly on the stranu el Tiara. At length we came to Calloa, passing the guano islands and seeing the sky overcast by the countless guano birds, resentful, perhaps of our coming. The ship did not dock at Callao, but anchored a mile or so out. Soon fleteros swarm ed over the rails and decks. They are the men who run launches and want to take you and your baggage ashore. As we were in Government service we were quickly clear ed by the Customs and caught ’a trolley for Lima, “the City of the Kings,” as I think it incorrectly called. The Span iard Pizarro, who founded it called it La Ciudad de los Reyes, meaning to dedicate it to Ferdinand and Isabella, the King and Queen. So I found myself in Lima, once the seat of Spain’s viceroy. Lima; Spain’s capital of all Western South America, whose authority really covered the continent. The American Ambassador when I arrived was William E. Gonzales of Columbia, South Carolina. "Where is Peru?” Many ask me that because geography seems to tell of remote places, some so far from our beaten track as to seem unreal, a phantom. Let’s tel about it as a mat ter of travel When I went there one might sail from New Orleans to the Panama Canal and change there; but the us ual route then—as now—was by ship from New York. Three lines ran ships from New York to Valparaiso, Chile, making stops at Callao, the principal port of Peru and the gateway to Lima, the Capital—about five miles inland. Two of the big lines have discontinued sail ings, but one Company still operates fine ships to Chile, by Peru. ^ Sailing on the Santa Elisa we were fourteen days on the vessel, going East of Cuba and coming by* Haiti to Christobal is the Panamanian City of Col on, the two—Cristobal Colon— being Spanish for Christopher Columbus. Very properly we call those cities by their Span ish names, instead of angli cizing them into Christopher Columbus. Geography, as I conceive it, should designate countries and towps as their own people call them. Lima, Peru, i!s Lima to everybody, so far as I know, but Peru is called El Pedu by its people. Chile is “Cheely” to Chileans, who call them selves “Che-la-nos,” I’m giving the sound rather than the spell ing. Paris, France, is called "Paree” by the French, but the Spaniard calls New York Nue- va York, using the adjective “new” as in Spanish. The Spaniard calls London Londres. Uruguay is “Uragwi,” in pro nunciation by its people. Buenos Aires, the great city of Argentina is Bwanos I-res. What we call The Argentine or Argentina is called by them Ar-hen-tee-na. Even nearer to us is Mexico, as we say; but May-hi-co by the Mejicanos. There are many Spanish names in our geography, some correctly pronounced. Sierra Nevada is what the Spaniard calls a snow-covered mountain range. “La sierra,” he calls any range; and “Serrano” he calls the man who lives there. Our State Montana is Mon- tan-ya, meaning mountainous. The Rio Grande means “great river,” though it isn’t so great. The city San Francisco is Span ish for Saint Francis; Santa Cruz is holy cross; Santa Fe’ is holy faith; El PaSo is the PVT. WINFORD PRICE The remains of the late Pvt. Winford O. Price, who was killed overseas, arrived in New berry last Friday morning and funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 4 o’clock at the graveside in Baxter Mem orial cemetery, with the Rev. L. W. Brown conducting the service. Full military rites were conducted by the 107th AAA AW Bn. of the South Carolina National Guard. Private Price entered service at Fort Jackson and was sent to Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., for his training. He landed in England and served in France with Company E, 39th Infan try, 9th Army. He was wound ed July 12, 1944, and died in a hospital at Dedecent, France, on July 17. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Harry and G. W. Price, both of Joanna, and three sisters, Mrs. Hamp Ruff of Newberry. Mks. Clarence Evans of Kinards, and Mrs.. J. K. Sease of Joanna. ’ S. C. TEACHERS TO TAKE EXAMINATION Five thousand teachers are expected to take certification examinations in February and they are advised by the State Department of Education that the regular closing date for application is January 15. The examinations will be taken by new teachers and any other teachers who wish to im prove their certification rating. Candidates who fail to mail in their applications for blanks by January 15 may do so not later than January 22 but must pay a $2.50 fee for late hand ling. No applications postmark ed later than January 22 or delivered direct later than the morning of January 22 will be accepted. The examinations will be giv en at a number of places in the state, all these being listed on the blanks sent out to each ap plicant. The common examinations, which affect state aid salaries, will be given February 19, be ginning at 8:30 a. m. and being completed that day. The state board of education recently announced its inten tion to raise the critical score points for respective grades of certificates not later than the examination program of 1951. Due to increased costs the state board has raised the charge to $6.50 for all persons repeating the common examination, al though there is no charge to persons taking it for the first time. Teachers wishing to take the examination should write for application blanks to the Di rector of Examinations, State Department of Education, Col umbia. CHRISTMAS SERVICES The friends and members of the Lebanon Community are cordially invited to the annual Christmas services December 25th at 7 p.m. » The worship service “God Sends Baby Jesus” shall be very inspiring after which the community trio will be enjoyed by all. MRS. MARTHA L. WICKER Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Lom- inick Wicker, 86, wife of Dray ton T. Wicker, died early Wed nesday morning at her home in the St. Phillips section of Newberry County after an ill ness of several vears. A daugh ter of the late John and Eliza beth Cromer Lominick, she was born and reared in the St. Phillips section of Newberry County and was a life-long member of the St. Phillips Lu theran Church. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at St. Phillips Lutheran Church with the Rev. C. H. Stucke, the Rev. J. E. Roof and the Rev. J. B. Harman, D. D., officiating. Interment foRowed in the church ceme- tery. Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, J. Allen and Drayton Wicker, both of Pomaria, and Eddie O. Wicker of Cumberland, Md.; three daughters, Mrs. Cora Sligh and Mrs. John Koon, both of Pros perity, and Miss Daisy Wicker of Pomaria; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. We Thank You! MARION L. CROMER, JR.> Marion Lewis Cromer, Jr., infant son of Marion L. and Annie Sue Shealy Cromer, died Friday morning at the New berry County Hospital. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the graveside in Rosemont cemetery. Besides his parents, he is survived by his ^maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shealy of Joanna, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. W. L. Cromer. SOLOMONS FOUND MOST DESTITUTE Batavia, Java, Dec. 19.—The most backward and destitute islands in the Pacific today are the ones that gained the great est war-time fame—the Solo mons. This was the report of Capt. Irving Johnson, American skip per of the yacht “Yankee II,” after he had finished the most mplete survey of Pacific Is- nds that has been made since the war. The Springfield, Mass., au thor and yachtsman arrived in the East Indies after sailing for almost a year through the Pacific and making 85 stops, most of them at remote islands. “Shipping in the British and Australian Solomons is almost at a standstill,” Johnson said. “Copra is not getting out and the coconut plantations are de teriorating rapidly. Many na tives are going hungry. There are few reminders that the South Pacific was one of the world’s greatest battle fields, or that places like Tu- lagi, Bougainville, “Iron Bot tom Bay,” “the Slot” and Savo Island fill monumental places in the history of World War IL ‘lA* Guadalcanal the piers and warehouses built during the war are rotting and falling apart,” he said. Nothing will be left of them in another year. “Sailing through the Solomons we spotted a few hulks of Jap anese and American landing craft on the beaches, but that was about all.” Jungles have crept over most of the airfields, although some sections of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal remain cleared. The sites of a few former military bases are marked by the rusted remains of trucks and war machinery stretched out for miles in neat rows. Firearms and ammunition, still usable in waterproof packing, were found by Johnson’s party on one isolated atoll. The “Yanks” have a place in native legends, but even thotse are becoming vague. To day even the bodies of Ameri can servicemen have been re moved from Sout Pacific ceme teries. . MORE PROFITABLE TO SPLIT INCOME Washington, Dec. 19.—With an other income tax day just around the corner, government tax experts said today it is just as easy and, in nearly all cases, more profitable for mar ried couples to “split” their incomes for tax-paying pur poses. If the wife doesn’t have a separate income, they said, a tax return split is sure to help the family budget. The tax bill passed by the last Congress permits married persons reporting their income in a joint return ti divide it in computing their tax. After January 1 and before March 15 thousands of per sons will be taking advantage of that feature for the first time. Heretofore, only persons in about a dozen states with com munity property laws were able to split their incomes at taxpaying time. The Internal Revenue Bu reau has prepared a “helpful information” bulletin which taxpayers are receiving along with their form 1040, on which tax returns are made. For 25 cents the bureau will mail a more detailed bulletin that ex plains the split income feature in simple language. The bulletin says that mar ried persons who split their income “will generally pay less tax than they would have had to pay under the previous method.” We are proud to be a store in Newberry! Happy to have been privileg-ed to have been of service to all of you who have helped make 1948 the big-g-est year in our merchandising history. We are appreciative of the confidence shown in us by you throughout these years past. * We cherish the hope that we will continue to merit your confidence and patronage. “Merry Christmas!” Carpenters Holiday Notice The Undersigned Banks will be closed Saturday, December 25, Christmas Day South Carolina National Bank Newberry, S. C. Newberry County Bank Newberry, S. C. Joanna, S. C.