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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1949 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. Arm field 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 The National Government is expected to have a deficit of five billion dollars on June 30, of 1950, the end of this fiscal year. At least five billions, though probably six or seven, according to Senator Byrd. It is startling and it is indefen sible. That this Government should operate at a cost of for ty three billion dollars, in time of peace, is almost beyond be lief. Mr. Truman is not to be charged with all the blame, though his utter lack of sound sense is largely responsible: the Congress of the United States is equally at fault for following such blind, foolish leadership. It is the duty of the Congress to determine the taxes and the spending; and all the wild planning of Mr. Truman should be disregarded by Congress. We really are face-to-face with this question: Are we blind followers of Mr. Truman, visionaries and spendthrifts, or are we Americans, citizens who hold the nation in trust and should support only such poli cies as are sound and sensible and likely to promote the last ing welfare of the Nation? Wte are proceeding in a man ner which seems so utterly foolish that the man on the street and the young lady be hind the counter now con demn. Think of the folly of weakening our defences while throwing away billions all over the world. And we childishly say that we are building up the defensive power of Western Europe in order to hold the Russians in check until we ar rive! Until we arrive where and with what? If we main tain an adequate force the Rus sians will respect that force. Rut Western Europe would crumble before Russia just as it did before the Germans in two wars. The only chance to stop Russia is to build up Germany, or to build our own forces. I do not know whether we have dealt properly with Rus sia. If we cannot have satis factory relations why persist in a perpetual bickering, mutual distrust, mutual enmity, and mutual preparation that leads surely to war? We could say, “We are breakking off relations before we have more serious clashes. Here is our position and here we stand.” It could be said without being a decla ration of war. The present nonsense is costing this nation about eight billions a year, all due to Russia. It is timely to say that if we are right; if truth and virtue are on our side, there will be the vast strength of righteous ness to fortify us, along with the great strength within our selves which can be consecrat ed for the peace and benefit of mankind. The towns of our state com plain of what the State does for them, as well as what the State does not, or fails to do. The State Municipal Associa tion met in Barnwell and stirr ed up Senator Edgar Brown and Ex-Speaker Sol Blatt. Mr. Savage, of Camden, an excel lent man, delivered an address which Senator Brown enjoyed until Mayor Savage landed on the Legislature. Perhaps all those gentlemen are right and Messrs Savage, Brown and Frosty mornings . . . red HAM GRAVY and grits—A real Old South treat fit for kings . . . And such eats is not out of this world either. In fact, it is easy and simple to have the best ham right here in Newberry county. When you have your meat cured the modern way you are under no doubt about how it will turn out —you KNOW that it will be sweet, firm and tasty. Don’t take chances with valuable meat you have takken the trouble and expense to raise. Bring it to us for GUARANTEED CURING. We have two plans for handling your meat. Call 155 and we will explain. FARMERS Ice & Fuel Co. PHONE 155 George W. Martin, Manager Blatt could work out a good i plan, but the Legislature is a large body and might not ac cept it. I do not challenge Mr. Sav age’s contention when I say that the Legislature has done something, perhaps quite a lot, for the towns and the counties. The National Government does much less for the States, in proportion, I think. So it is a fact that the Legislature is mindful of the problem of the towns and counties. For ex ample, the State is constantly taking over roads, saving the counties large sums of money, even when the roads are some times paved with a keen eye for the friends and politics, rather, than the stern practical ities of the moment. I may be wrong: what could be more practical than to pave the road for a friend who has political “It”, and knows What's What, how and when? Even so, some others will use friend’s road, too, conferring a benefit on all who pass that way—and mak ing a friend a friend, or keep ing a friend in line, for the next election. The State has also done quite a lot of paving within the towns, saving the towns hund reds of thousands of dollars. All this we know; we see it every day. The State also gives to counties and towns a part of other funds. Mr. Savage knows all that, of course, but probably thinks that the towns do not receive enough. We might consider whether the State might not do more for the towns and restrict some of its wide-spread activities. That, very likely, is the point. One must not overlook the lib eral support of the schools by the State. That is a big saving to the counties. One can un derstand this better if one ob serves that the counties never seem abl e to reduce the prop erty taxes for schools, regard less of the heavy appropria tions by the State. If all .the expense of the county govern ment, including the schools and transportation, were paid from county property taxes we should find ourselves sunk in a bottomless pit. The State highway depart ment, with our gasoline money, of course, pays heavy interest on many millions of dollars of county bonds for roads; and is paying off the bonds, too, as they mature. If those old bonds were still standing against your county the Treasurer would squeeze you dry when you pay your taxes. What is the trouble with the counties and the towns? Every body wants more of every thing, even trouble, apparent ly; so we have more rural po licemen, more deputies, and all that. Now that we have fine roads, the State troopers, coun ty deputies and town police are busy guarding highways. Some times I wish the troopers would observe the “dimmers”. As I dim my lights I often approach a car which tries to dim by turning on brighter lights and then dims with one weak light and one blinder. The counties spend more now for charity than formerly, I’m told, though the State spends millions on what is called “welfare.” The towns have the problem of policing, lighting, building water and sewer mains, main taining parks and playgrounds, supporting a fire department, sanitary inspection, garbage re moval, etc. When a town lays a mile of pipe, that is a costly item: everything is expense,— high, heaped up, and running over. The towns do need money, living on the scale of today. is fortunate that the State Legislature hasn’t decided to send ten millions to support a section of Marshall Tito’s gov ernment, though if we get the Truman influence a bit strong er in the Legislature almost anything mfght happen. even to a generous appropriation for the jungles of Africa or South America. “Welfare” is rising, but I don’t mean well-being. The smart boys in Washington have taken many good words and tangled them with dubious plans. “Welfare”, for instance, is now ‘ that outpouring of pub lic money in such a manner as to be more ridiculous at times than soundly helpful. “Social Security” is a sweet-sounding title for a lot of laws, some times not offering “security” at all. “Welfare”, as we have it, is more secure than “Social Security.” But let’s pass over that. Welfare, just the handout we call “Welfare”, cost this nation $745,000,000 in 1934, when we were so poor we had only dim recollections of the time of plenty and only vague hopes for a better day. But in 1948 this “Welfare” cost one billion seven hundred and twenty- seven billion dollars. So the standards of Welfare, and the number of needy people, have risen with prosperity! In 1948 America was so rich that she gave billions abroad; and so poor that it required nearly two billions for the suf fering and needy here. Strange, isn’t it, how everything rises, all the time!!!! Since those days of our pov erty of 1934 we have also had all manner of spending in the name of “Social Security”— Old Age and Survivors’ Insur ance, Workkmen’s Compensa tion, Unemployment Compensa tion—and all the usual chari ties have expanded, swollen and multiplied. When we speak of unemploy ment we “might add all those receiving public bounty. How fast can we fly? The British seem to make long trips and come back in time for “Tea”. We can eat break fast in New York and supper in San Francisco. Of course, we have no sacred hours; break fast is the meal after a night’s sleep, and supper comes at night. There is a place for supper, whether we have lunch at midday or not. There was a time in the days of the simple life when the difference be tween lunch and dinner was not a difference of TIME, but a notable difference of quanti ty: a lunch was something simple, unpretentious, frequent ly trumped up hastily, some times a bite before going to a friend’s house to DINE. A more elaborate affair was a lunch eon; and that meant more for mality, dignity, etiquette and fol-de-rol. Dinner was the solid meal, the meal of the big roast, the real McCoy, the feast that gladdened the eye and thrilled the inner man with the ecstasy <rf the occas ion. Well, that is not a part of an air flight, is it? But it .all grew out of the British “Tea”, which is not a dinner, nor a lunch, nor a luncheon, but a conse crated time for tea and scones and crumpets and marmalade. The British have the fastest Jet airliner, running from Lon don to Libya in 206 minutes or three hours and twenty - six minutes. The plane left Lon don one morning at 6:30, just after everyone had suffered a chilling bath in a barrel-like tub, and arrived in Libya in less than half the time for an ordinary plane. It returned to London at 3:19, in plenty of time for Tea, having idled a- long at the rate of 500 miles on hour part of the time. The British plan to make trips across to New York in six to eight hours. Let us hope that our British friends don’t take our dollars home in such planes, they are going across too fast now. JOHN H. COOK Funeral services for John H. Cook, 80, who died late Sun day afternoon at the- Whitmire medical center were held Tues day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from the Whitmire Wesleyan Methodist church, by Rev. W. S. Aired, Rev. Odis Smith and Rev. C. K. Entzminger. Interment followed in the Whitmire cemetery. Mr. Cook was born and reared in Spartanburg county and was a son of the late Jas. and Ella Davis Cook, and for the past 32 years has been a resident of Whitmire. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eliza Seay Cook; 3 daugh ters, Mrs. Fred Jennings, Mrs. David Gregory and Mrs. Hen ry Gregory of Whitmire; and one son, James Albert Cook of Clinton. Also two sisters, Mrs. Nan Fleming of Greer; and three brothers, Sam Cook, of Greenville, Joe and George Cook of Spartanburg; also 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. KOON-BRADY Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chris Koon of Pomaria announce the engagement of their daughter, Billie Dove, of Pomaria and Co lumbia, and Dr. Wayne Carter Brady of Statesville, N. C., and Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lynn Brady of States ville. The wedding is to take place in December. PECANS — PECANS — We are buying Pecans at high est market prices — We buy every day — any size and kind. R. Derrill Smith & Son, Inc., Wholesale Grocers, 910 Main St., Newberry S. C. 2t NEWS IN BAPTIST CIRCLES What is meant by a Joash service? This question will be answered on Sunday, Novem ber 20 at the 11:30 service in the First Baptist church, New berry. Every resident mem ber of the Church is being con tacted during this week, and a record attendance is expec ted. All of the children, even those who are not yet Church members, will want to be pres ent. Yes, the balcony will be used but by coming early you may be able to find a seat without going up to the balcony. The weather will not disturb the service, because the heat ing system has been connected. It is working nicely, and every one will be comfortable. Every resident member pres ent or accounted for is the goal next Sunday morning. A bless ing awaits everyone. The film-strip and recording “Southern Baptist Advance” wiii be presented at the First Baptist Church on Thursday evening, November 17 at 7:30 Those who have seen the film strip and heard the recording believe that every Baptist will want to be present Thursday evening. This service will be held in the church auditorium. MRS. J. B. AULL Mrs. Ada R. Aull, 64, died Tuesday night, November 8, at her home near Pomaria. She had been ill for the past ten days. Mrs. Aull was the wife of J. B. Aull and was formerly of Portsmouth, Va., but had made her home in Charleston several years prior to moving her home to Pomaria about two years ago. She is survived by her hus band, J. B. Aull of Pomaria; one son, Allen Perry Aull, of Portsmouth; on’e brother, Au- ton Moore of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister. Mrs. G. A. Burkhart of Portsmouth, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to Ports mouth, Va., REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Newberry James C. Clamp to Robert C. Mayers, Jr., two lots on Mayer Avenue, (part inside and part outside city limits), $650. Newberry Outside J. Murphy Wilson to Martha Fuller Wilson, one lot and one building, 1804 Piedmont street, $5.00 and other considerations. Stoney Hill James C. Kinard, et al, as Executors Estate of John J. Dominick, to J. R. Hunter, 18% acres (J. O. Moore place), $395. James C. Kinard, et al, as Executors Estate of John J. Dominick, to Fred H. Kunkle, 209 acres (“Whitmire Place,” and part of Lester place), $3250. Annie Lee Langford, et al, to C. L. Wilson, Jr., one lot, $500. O'Neal Z. W. Dennis, et al, to C. Eu gene Shealy, 26 acres, $5000. lola S. Dawkins to J. Frank Dennis, .22 acre, $30. Whitmire C. B. Jeter to Willie Jeter, one lot on Satterwhite street, $2100. FOR SALE — Lots for sale on Vincent street located on op posite side from Mt. Zion church. If interested contact A. Ford, 812 Hunter street for details. 3tp For Expert Repair Bring Your Radio GEO. N. MARTIN Radio Service SALES and SERVICE 1014 Main Street Opposite Memorial Square 24 HOURS SERVICE Telephone 311W HOLLEY-WALLACE ENGAGEMENT The betrothal of Rose Marie Holley of Aiken and Walter Bruce Wallace of Newberry, announced by her parents, is of much interest. The bride-elect is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Holley of Aiken. She was gi aduated from Aiken high scnool and attended Converse college, Spartanburg, and Draughon’s Business college, Columbia. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sloan Chapman of Newberry. He at tended Carlisle Military acad emy and Newberry college. He j served in the United States j Navy for two years and is now I associated with his father in ! the Chapman Lumber company at Newberry. The wedding of this attrac tive young couple will take place January 14, 1950. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS The popular Physical Science Aid examination is open again now, with options in Chemistry Physics, Metallurgy, Geology, Mathematics. A simple written test is required, sample ques tions for which may be obtain ed at the post ofice together with the anonuncement No. 201. These positions are in and near Washington, D. C. with some positions in the field. There is no experience required for the lowest grade SP2, and for some of the higher grades there may be substitution for experience, of appropriate study. This is a good trainee course for one interested in science with steady salary ad vances. The entrance salaries are $2152 to $2974 per year. This announcement closes on December 13, 1949. Ask at the Post Office for further information in regard to this announcement. Sadie Bowers, local sec'y. FOR SALE — Girl's bicycle. practically new, will sell for reasonable price. Write or get in touch with Mrs. M. E. Gold smith, Route 1, Newberry. 2tc Look at the Record! 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