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1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. 0. 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 "D. Boone Kill a bar hear 1754," was carved on a big oak, by the man of the frontier we remember as Daniel Boone. He didn’t know much about books, but he was wondrous wise in that practical know ledge of Indians and woodcraft that enabled the early fron tiersmen to survive. Daniel Boone left the settled communities when one neigh bor lived within a mile of an other; he wanted more space. Boone was the type we used to think of as the rugged Ameri can, the man who blazed a trail and lived a rough, rugged and ready life. A hundred years later men journeyed to the West, seeking gold or grazing, or just an op portunity for themselves and their families. They were har dy people. A year ago I went in a car over paved roads along some of those old trails. Look ing at the majestic ranges, the towering heights, the vast stretches of desert, I thought with admiration of those in domitable spirits. Men used to have resolution, resourcefulness, unflinching courage and amazing fortitude. I do not admire Pizarro and his small force as conquerors, but their journeys over the An des would be almost incredible today; and the exploits of Si mon (Bolivar and Jose’ de San Martine far surpass the cele brated mountain crossings of Hannibal and Napoleon. And what was it all about? Amid hardships beyond belief men have struggled, ' have suffered, have endured and have died for human liberty. We may think of that peerless figure, Robert E. Lee, the unsullied Knight of the South, who re nounced rank, position, wealth, ease, for his principles — for freedom to choose and to act. One cannot think of General Lee as a trader, a compromiser, for votes, or reward, or praise. We might spend sometime reading of Benjamin Franklin, the most typical American, as we like to regard him. Of course he wasn’t typical; he would have been greatly dis tinguished in any age. But Franklin was a man of remark able “mother-wit”; one moment he pondered the great myster ies of creation; and the next he invented something simple and serviceable, such as a stove. He didn’t crave or covet Government pensions, or soft jobs, or Government financing: he was a great spirit among the founders of the nation as a man who worked and studied and saved: a self reliant per son, a man diligent and thrifty in his business. Franklin said that his father told his boys, “Seest thou a man diligent in business, he shall stand before Kings.” The father read that in Proverbs, as you will recall. Then we Americans might think of the imposing figure of Washington, a bulwark of strength, a noble figure, the one indispensable man in a great crisis; or we might re member the lonely, tragic fig ure of Abraham Lincoln, whose' kindly heart bled so often and who wanted to welcome his Southern brethren back into the fold. We have had great examples of patriotism, of zeal for freedom, but we are about to turn from them to those of today who would have the Gov ernment feed us, doctor us, bury us, and sing over us. I attended the meeting of the Southern Industrial Coun cil in Atlanta, last week. I found the businessmen who compose the Council seriously alarmed over the course of Mr. Truman and the National Gov ernment. They are wondering how to bring this danger to the minds of the citizens, rich and not rich. It would be thrilling to walk in and buy whatever might suit our fancy, without thinking oi money, wouldn’t it? Then men of robust appetite could eat ham all the time—and drink lots of coffee. But the world is so organized that we need a little money. How can we get the money? At one time there was an old- fashioned idea that the way to get money was to earn it; and to earn it one had to work. Most of us old-timers still have that idea. So when we want a suit of clothes or a pair of shoes, or a mule on the farm we must know how and with what it will be paid. Years ago we had that no tion in Government spending. The idea then was like this: “We must not tax the people heavily because it will oppress them;” it will discourage them. Well, is that true? Yes, it is true. It is true now. Haven’t you heard a man say something like this: “I’ll wait until next year: if I make any more this year the Govern ment will get it.” I’ve heard men say that in small towns. Not millionaires, or otherwise rich, but substantial men. That is a bad condition, don’t you think? The Government claims so much that it discourages a man’s full production, his best effort. The Government has discov ered that most of us want something for nothing: although we are grown men and women we still believe in Santa Claus, and we look for him. I may be letting the cat out of the bag, but you fathers and mothers will understand this: somebody has to put up the money for Santa Claus. Isn’t it so? Old Santa looks hand some m the pictures, but he presents some head - splitting bills about the first of the year. Every Santa Claus sends in his bill—and you pay it, whe ther you know it or not. We have never learned to eat our cake and have it, too.. Well how does our Govern ment Santa Claus operate? He piles on the taxes. Some of the tax we pay as income, but everybody pays taxes, even hid den taxes. Even if you don’t pay income tax you pay a hun dred and one taxes on every thing you buy, from automo biles to baby oil. You pay quite a tax on oleo so that the price of butter may be main tained, at your expense. So *Mr. Truman is proposing a Santa Claus act, to give us lots of things free, or nearly so. Who will pay this Santa Claus? Mr. Truman thinks he has found the way; he has solved the old problem of perpetual motion; in fact he has also planned to use the irresistible force to knock the immpvable body into a cocked hat. Here it is: he will take the taxes paid by all of us, to build and operate plants to compete with those who pay taxes. And as the taxpaying enterprises grow weaker and weaker, and pay less in taxes, Mr. Truman will print more bonds to raise mon ey. After a time men may not wish to buy bonds; then shall we print money? Then would you sell your services for that kind of money? Aren’t we headed that way? The cost in dollars and cents is not the greatest expense, however great it may be: we are rearing a generation which leans on the Government. In stead of the old-time struggle, we now want ease and plenty. Well, why not? (Most of you were in the ser vice during the first or second world war. You remember it and wish you were there now, don’t you? Well, let’s see: the shoes, food, grand chow, the best money could buy—and al ways so temptingly and appe- tisingly prepared and served. Remember that chow? Well, then, why did you rush to a restaurant as soon as you could, though some restaurants could n’t serve a King, could they? But our men were men and survived everything; and now it is all a glorious memory. There is something, however: you had to get a pass to go anywhere; and you couldn’t go all the time, nor stay all the time, either. That was war. But do you want to be under orders in peace? Do you want to get a pass to move, or to change your work? Well, that is the law in England today, grand, sturdy old England! When the Government does so much for you, the bureau crats who' run the Government will regulate you, too. When ever the government enters in, you make some sacrifice. You pay for your cake when the Government enters in, you make some sacrifice. You pay for your cake when the Govern ment feeds you. You pay by losing your freedom of choice Tax Notice m W£ At the close of business on January 31, 1950 A TWO PER CENT PENALTY will be added to all unpaid 1949 ■ \ State and County J. Ray Dawkins Treasurer f THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1950 JOHN C. MILLS John Chesley Mills, 74, died early Thursday morning at the Lake View Rest Home. He had been in ill health for the past eight years and was seriously ill for the past two weeks. Born and reared in Newberry County near Prosperity, he was a son of the late M. Jacob and Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Hawkins Mills. He was a member of the Corinth Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Lathrop Mills and the following children: Monroe Mills of Prosperity; Cyril’Mills of Columbia; Pink Mills of Prosperity, Pat Mills of New berry, J. L. Mills of P^psperity, Mrs. Odell Crouch of Saluda, Mrs. George Boozer of Pros perity; two brothers, Ervin Mills of Prosperity and Clift Mills of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. D. L. Metts of Columbia; 35 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. and action. Well, what do we favor? We must keep the road of oppor tunity open so that a man may rise to the top level of his abil ity. If you are a man on wages have you ever dreamed of big things for your boy or your grandchild? Why not? Nine ty percent of the leaders in America—Manufacturers, Power men Bankers, Merchants, Law yers, Physicians, Ministers, Ed itors, Professors, Statesmen, Big Farmers and Small Farmers— started as poor boys; they have climbed the hills because Am erica kept the road of opportun ity open. Most of the great enterprises of America are managed today by men on sal ary, and they started as poor boys, many of them boys from the farms. The great corpora tions are owned by thousands of men and women, some rich and thousands who have small sav ings, but they are managed by men who came * up from the ranks. So we can’t have a nation of men depending on the Govern ment; we want to leave the road open to all the lads and little boys who may be the great men of the next two gen erations. This planned program of Mr. Truman would be all right for a Nation of old men, men with out prospects, men without hops; but we still need the open road for young America, your boy, your boy’s boy. Here in South Carolina. we ar e in danger of walking into the stores and buying all that we may crave, whether we have the money or not. Both Chairman Edgar Brown and Chairman Plowden are warn ing us. Are we children to de mand everything that meets the eye? Or shall we cut the gar- met according to the cloth? We can’t afford to do all the nice things that we might wish to do. Father couldn’t buy every thing his family -might like to have. Nor can the State or Nation spend recklessly. There is bound to be a reckoning. Attaway-Wilson Miss Joyce Lee Wilson and Richard Melvin Attaway were married Sunday morning, Jan uary 22nd, at ten o’clock, in a lovely ceremony at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Wilson on Kinard street. Rev. Voight Taylor of Lees- ville, cousin of the bride, offi ciated at the double ring cere mony. The front rooms of the Wil son home were en suite for the occasion, and attractively dec orated with white gladiolus and narcissus mingled with maiden hair fern. Candles were lighted before the vows were spoken by Bob by DeViese of Birmingham, Alabama, cousin of the bride, and Henry Barnett, uncle of the groom. Wedding music was furnished by Miss Barbara Long, who played as a prelude, “Trau- merai” and Miss Carolyn Lane, who sang “At Dawning,”, “Be cause” and “The Lord’s Pray er” as a benediction. During the ceremony, Miss Long play ed “O Perfect Love.” Miss Martha Dell Wilson of Greenville and Newberry was her sister’s maid of honor. She wore royal blue dress with black accessories and a white carnation corsage. Ralph McIntyre, uncle of the groom, was best man. The couple entered the cere mony room together. The bride was beautifully attired in a navy blue dress, fashioned with fitted bodice and pleated skirt. She wore matching accessories and an orchid corsage. Her only ornament was a brooch which belonged to her paternal great grandmother. Mrs. Wilson, mother of the bride, wore a tan dress with brown accessories and a pink camellia corsage. The mother of the groom, Mrs. Lillie Attaway, was at tired in dark blue with which she wore black accessories and a red carnation corsage. At the'close of the ceremony the couple left for a wedding trip. For traveling, Mrs. Atta way wore a beige suit with brown accessories. On their return they will be at home with the bride’s parents, for the present time. Mrs. Attaway is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Wilson. She attended the city schools of Newberry. Mr. Attaway, the son of Mrs. Lillie Attaway, also attended the Newberry schools and serv ed with the Navy overseas dur ing the war. He is connected with the Burns & Whitaker business firm in Newberry. Among the out of town guests for the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth DeViese of Birm ingham, Alabama; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eidson of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wilson, Jr. of Charlotte, N. 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