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THE NEWBERRY SUN
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2S, 196<)
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY, S. C.
0. F. Armfifld
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This is not a case for charity.
Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937,
at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under
the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
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What did the Second World
War cost this country? No one
knows, since we are still spend
ing billions because of the
Second World War. We Ameri
cans spend incredible sums of
money in a war and then we
spend unbelievable sums to re
build for the enemy what we de
stroyed. I wonder if we will be
asked to-rebuild Northern Korea.
However, although our obliga
tions never cease, apparently,
how T much did we spend on the
Second World War during hostili
ties and demoblization? I think
everybody knows that we have
a National bonded debt of about
$256,000,000,000, or several billions
more, as the red ink marks up
new deficits. But most of us
have overlooked the money spent
which came out of taxes. A
strange oversight too, isn’t it?
For we are still groaning in our
anguish and wondering when the
war taxes will be taken off baby
oil, Ten-cents-store jewelry and
$50,000 furs. We ought to be
sympathetic and mourn with
those who mourn, but I fear I
haven’t suffered grievously in
spirit over the fifty-thousand*
dollar furs: I am growing re
bellious in mind over the high
taxes on gasoline.
Well the Second World War
cost America $400,0»00,000,000
“for military purposes’—^our
hundred billion dollars. I find
that information in The New Eng
land Letter sent out by The First
National Bank Of Boston one of
America’s great financial institu*
tions and certainly the bank of
the Pilgrims’ pride. Of that vast
sum $400 billion dollars—$176,-
000,000,000 was collected in taxes.
Let your mind play on that—
one hundred and seventy six bil
lion dollars, while two hundred
and twenty-two billion dallars
was borrowed—bond money. The
banks put up 40% of that.
Wouldn’t it be useful to line
up all the public power compan
ies on one side, making a total
of all the money spent on them,
as well as the total of all that
they have paid in taxes and inter
est; then on the other side line
up all the private power com
panies and consider all that they
pay in taxes and interest? If you
confine that to South Carolina,
for example, you might ask your
self “Well how could we oper
ate our schools? Of course we
might put on a property tax of
about twenty mills for the State,
twenty mills for the Counties,
and five mills for the towns.
It is a fair question, whether
all the people and property
should be taxed in order for me
to get power on my farm. Why
not tax everybody so as to help
me get fertilizer? Why not
tax the whole Country to help
me buy a tractor And since my
farm is four miles from town
why not tax everybody and help
me buy a car?
Would it be a sound idea for
the Government to sell insurance
on my property at a low rate and
call on my fellow citizens to pay
the difference?
By the way, I recall that I
was indulging in a bit of sarcasm
one day in a broadcast and was
astonished when a lady accused
me of pernicious and subversive
speech. She had “tuned in”
about the middle of the talk and
hadn’t heard the first part. At
any rate you know that my illu
strations are only to emphasize
my opposition to all the Social
istic trend of the day. I am
trying to prove by imaginary
“California is paying $289,000,-
000 a year to care for its 72,000
chronic alcoholics, State Director
of Public Health W L. Halverson
says. His estimate is based on
costs of police, courts, jails and
loss of income to the victim and
his family. California is second
in the nation in alcohol consump
tion, has 4.800,000 drinkers in
a population of 7,250,000 persons
21 years old or over. ‘The sale
of alcohol will not be controlled
like the sale of narcotics, until
public opinion recognizes it as
a comparable evil,’ Dr. Halver*
son told the Institute of Scienti
fic Studies for the Prevention of
Alcoholism.’’
That is an Associated Press
dispatch; it does not require any
comment.
The real cost to California,
however, is not $280,000,000 a
year. That is a large sum of
money in any State though it
would be a mere nothing in
Washington. The unfathomable
cost is in the inherently fine
manhood and womanhood that
could be so capable and product
ive, but deliberately has vitiated
splendid powers. No one can
measure the possibility of a de
veloped and dedicated life, so we
cannot even faintly estimate the
loss of so many minds and hearts
and spirits from useful pursuits.
“Am I my brother’s keeper?”
That was what Cain asked, you
will recall. Well there is a new
proof of our being charged with
what the brother does. “Charged’*
is right, for we have to pay it.
A big Northern daily tells us
that auto insurance is a crazy
quilt—that the same policy which
costs $12 in Denver costs $72 in
New York Quite a spread, isn’t
it? There must be a reason,
though here in South Carolina I
recall a case of two identical
business entrprises in the same
topwn, same street and same
block. Their insurance rating
was $1.05 for one; $2.75 for the
other. The main lesson is that
you must keep your mind on
your business and on your com
petitor’s business also, or you
may wake up to find that you
have no business.
Do you know that a gasoline
station is a better risk than a
grocery store? It is in South
Carolina, they tell me.
Well, about that auto insur
ance: If accidents and damage
claims are few, the insurance
rate is low. The man behind
the wheel, they say, really fixes
the rates. If many South Caro
lina drivers are reckless we slow
and careful drivers pay the bill
because the insurance rates are
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Auto accidents last year killed
32,000, injured 1,000,000 and coet
three billion dollars! Five causes
were given but the first was
speed; next was drunken driving.
Three out of every five were
because of speed. Young drivers
cause five times as many ac
cidents as do drivers forty five
to sixty years old. As you
know, insurance for a car driven
by a person under 25 is 15%
higher. Drivers under 25 had
98% move fatal accidents and
65% more non-fa tal accidents
last year than older people.
About being your brother’s
keeper, look at what the brother
is doing. Taking the $72 policy
in New York City for injuries
and 26.50 for property damage,
here is a comparative table:
Chicago 30 and 17
Detroit 13 and 15
Washington 19 and 15
New Orleans 24 and 14
Dallas 16 and 13
Charleston
Columbia
I am not saying much about
the war I noticed that little
Denmark was willing to send a
hospital unit to Korea In The
State I read this headline: “U. N.
(United Nations) forces are
growing slowly, but no combat
troops pledged.” Wars are
fought with combat troops, aren’t
they? If the U. N. amounts to
a hill of beans why doesn’t it
get several divisions to Korea?
I am almost tempted to ask
again “What have we done with
all the billions spent to prepare
Europe to offset Russia? Here
we are spending billions like
water, sending men in several
divisions—we are doing that—for
what? We Americans are a
long way from Korea; it is not
self defense at all: we are devot
ing our men and resources to
combat communism We are real
ly trying to save the world.
We are winking at Socialism
here at home, even supporting it
in Great Britain and plunging in
to it here, rather than just wink
ing at it.
* What step has Congress taken?
It authorized everything that has
been done. ‘Congress could clip
Mr. Truman’s wings in a short
time if Congress were not play
ing the Socialist brand of poli
tics. Mr. Truman doesn’t deserve
all the censure: he adopts as his
own, and passes on, the brain
storms of the wild-eyed, visionary
lads of the bureaucracy; but the
Congress smugly authorizes the
money.
The secret is this: the politi
cian thinks that we can all be
bought, with a bit of Government
money; that each one of us is
eager for his mess of pottage,
whether it be large or small;
and many of us are extremely
vulnerable; like Esau, we can’t
resist the delightsome fragrance
of that appealing broth that
Jacob was cooking And so the
Jacobs in the Government ser
vice are always “cooking” some
thing: and we hungry Esaus for
get everything while the savory
dish is before us. /
“There is nothing new under
the sun*’ says the Book of Ec
clesiastes. All this effort to
beguile us with Government mon
ey (has been tried before. It
undermined the moral strength
of the epople and resulted in
such enfeebling as to make them
victims of stronger people.
When I was a boy William
Jennings Bryan was at his peak.
The great national newspapers
were usually opposed to Mr.
Bryan, who prodded the big wigs
who controlled everything. A
new tariff bill was promised, a
revised bill. Everybody assumed
that it would be revised down.
Mr. Bryan spoke all over the
Nation declaring that tht Repub-
icans had not promised a down
ward revision, but only a re
vision. And even some of Mr.
Bryan’s friends thought he was
making a mountain out of a
mole hill, but along came the
worest, the highest tariff bill
of all. And that same Mr. Bryan
urged that the names should be
published of those recommending
appointments to the Federal
Judiciary. I wonder who recom
mends a lot of stuff to Mr. Tru
man. The papers tell us that
Mr. Truman is being urged to do
this, that, and the other thing.
By whom, I often wonder. Who
are the backstairs or kitchen
cabinet that can impose so much
on this Nation through gullible
Mr. Truman? •
It would be worth knowing.
MUST THE HUSBAND ALWAYS
PAY HIS WIFE’S BILLS?
Courts throughout the country
have been confronted with the
problem of who pays the bills of
wives who embark on spending
sprees just before or soon after
separating from their husbands.
Some interesting opinions on this
interesting subject will be found
in an illustrated article in the
September 3rd issue of
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Supervisors Report
(For Third Quarter)
ROAD MAINTENANCE
Willingham Brothers Garage supplies $ 40.20
C. T. Summer, Inc. kerosene, fuel oil and parts 433.38
Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc., current 151.63
R. M. Lominack Hdwe., parts and supplies 119.57
F. L. Dominick, top soil: 39.35
C. F. Boland, nails 97.50
Shealy Motor Company, parts and supplies 292.99
Kemper Motor Company, parts and supplies 92.17
Hayes Motor Company, parts and supplies 103.84
Smith Motor Company, parts and supplies 134.26
Goodyear Service Stores, batteries and tubes 37.64
Firestone Home and Auto Supply, tires and tubes 213.59
The Pure Oil Company, gas, tires and tubes 2,345.12
Battery and Electric Company, parts and supplies 178.31
Jeff Hunt Machinery Company, parts 235.72
Newberry Auto Supply, parts 711.97
Kaufman Bros, parts 29.63
N. H. Summers Road Machinery Company, parts and new
machinery 2,984.38
Johnson-McCrackin Company, parts 1.35
Clark, Wrecking Service, parts 3.20
South Carolina National Bank, withholding tax 181.00
South Carolina Retirement System, contributions 306.88
F. M. Shealy, lumber 3,280.36
H. B. Richardson, salary 601.78
J. C. Baxter, salary 459.36
H. D. Ringer, salary 354.45
J. N. Oxner, salary 411.84
J. E. Ellisor, salary 352.98
Labor ‘ 7,398.76
Lipscomb Motor Company, parts 11.51
The Texas Company, supplies 336.95
C. D. Coleman Company, supplies 7.13
Ruff Implement Company, tires and tubes 399.23
Frank Lominack’s Hdwe., supplies » 18.47
Blair Quarries, Inc., granite 6.12
Whitener Lumber Company, lumber 451.68
Sunrise Auto Supply Company, parts 15.07
Piedmont Auto Parts, parts 83.86
W. H. Caldwell, Jr., machinery service 150.00
Thomas & Howard Company, supplies 187.65
W. O. Boland, top soil 68.16
L. A. Wilson & Son, cement 44.85
Newberry Machine and Welding Shop, repairs 278.00
J. C. Baxter ,travel expense 2.80
Viola Johnson, top soil 7.60
College Street Texaco Station, gas and oil 3.75
State Machinery and Supply Company, Inc., supplies 23.12
Newberry Lumber Company, supplies .. 3.00
MISCELLANEOUS CONTINGENT
The Newberry Sun, printing and Advertising $ 62.00
Columbia Hospital, welfare patients 62.50
Joanna Memorial Hospital, welfare patients 17.44
Ruth H. Mathis, travel expense 87.35
Bowers Insurance Agency, bond premium 6.00
Baker’s Finance and Insurance Company, bond premium 30.00
Security Loan and Investment Company, fleet insurance and.
bond premium 1 962.96
R. E. Summer, Agt., bond premium 26.00
Purcells, bond premium. v 300.00
J. C. Smith, travel expense 6.00
Derrick and Finch, Audit for fiscal year 1,875.00
P. B. Ezell, miscellaneous expense . 64.73
South Carolina National Bank, withholding tax 6.90
South Carolina Retirement System, contributions 9.00
South Carolina Retirement System, contributions by County. 1,505.45
T. C. Chalmers, travel expense 75.00
E. Maxcy Stone, marriage license fees 250.00
Lillian G. Saunders, salary 177.00
G. W. Singleton,rent 30.00
Mrs. Mamie D. Bickley, rent 106.00
Clara Lou Ruff, salary 115.20
Florence S. Addison, salary 28.80
Commercial Investment Company, rent 194.25
T. L. Hicks, rent 150.00
Mrs. Mary S. Ruff, salary 300.00
Bowers Insurance Agency, bond premium 80.00
Central Drug Store, medicine and supplies 8.69
Newberry County Hospital, welfare patients 258.96
The Newberry Observer, printing and advertising 72.00
The Peoples Hospital, welfare patients 323.00
J. Ray Dawkins, ^County Treasurer, Vital Statistices Report. 258.25
Richard L. Baker, Furniture, kitchen repairs 85.25
J. C. Neel elevator service 24.00
COUNTY HOME
E. C. Paysiqger, food $ 6.48
Clamp’s Clothing Company, clothing 6.96
Newberry Milling and Distributing Company, grinding 7.90
Dr. E. M. Anderson, dental service 34.00
Thomas and Howard Company, food and supplies 240.29
C. T. Summer, Inc., kerosene and fuel oil 290.71
Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc., current 250.20
R. M. Lominack Hardware supplies 143.80
T. P. Adams, salary 660.00
Eunice Hawkins, salary 135.00
Lominlck’s Drug Store, medicine and supplies 28.64
Mr. John Nance, bread 9.24
Market Basket, food 16.76
Belk-Beard Company, clothing 16.48
Gilder and Weeks, medicines and supplies 4.15
Central Drug Store, medicines and supplies 8.64
Newberry County Hospital, supplies 1.60
Frank Lominack’s Hdwe., supplies 2.75
Bedenbaugh Seed Cleaning Company, seed cleaning 4.16
Edens Super Market, food 6.23
Chapman-Hawkins Company, parts 3.46
Williams Undertaking Company, paupers funeral 40.00
I. T. Cousins, % ton corn meal 32.50
Yates Refrigeration, repairs 18.21
G. B. Summer and Sons, parts 1.25
McCrory Stores Corporation, supplies 3.70
CHAIN GANG
Dr. E. M. Anderson, dental service $ 32.00
Thomas and Howard Company, food and supplies 687.94
Dixie Home Stores, food 3.99
R. D. Smith and Son, Inc., food 5.10
Clary-Martin Feed and Seed Store, seed 1.75
B. C. Moore and Sons, clothing 11.81
Newberry Drug Company, medicine and supplies 21.00
Dr. Z. Cecil Lynch, glasses 13.00
Central Drug Company, medicine and supplies 12.28
South Carolina National Bank, withholding tax 65.20
South Carolina Retirement System, contributions 51.24
Homer W. Bowles, salary 483.78
V. Buzhardt, salary 489.00
Horton,
Boozer,
Wilson,
Wicker,
Derrick,
salary 429.00
salary 415.20
salary 394.05
salary 388.08
salary 429.00
Hugh Kingsmore, salary__ 326.70
Fred Wicker, salary 12.00
Lominick’s Drug Store, medicine and supplies 17.38
The Peoples Hospital, welfare patients 94.60
Market Basket, food 43.32
Belk-Beard Company, clothing 61.70
Gilder and Weeks, medicine and supplies 23.40
Frank Lominack’s Hdwe., supplies * 40.80
Young’s Fruit Store, ‘food 63.60
M. Citron and Company, Inc., clothing 253.28
Reagin’s Shoe Shop, shoe repairs 9.05
Dennis Shoe Shop, shoe repairs "■ 6.05
Eden’s Super Market, food 15.92
Lipscomb-Russell Company, clothing 259.00
Clamp Clothing Company, clothing 32.10
McCrory Stores Corporation, supplies A 6-94
Dr. E. G. Able, surgery 75.00
Chicago Watchclock Division, supplies 9.98
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REPAIR PUBLIC BLDS.
Thomas and Howard Company, supplies $ 9.06
C. T. Summer, Inc., supplies s 16.60
R. M. Lominack Hdwe., supplies 42.
Farmers Ice and Fuel Company, ice and coal 7
B. C. Shealy, chair repairs
Iceland Smith, chair repairs
DeWitt Supply Company, supplies
Kamo Manufacturing Company, supplies
Richard L. Baker Furniture, parts and supplies
Chapman-Hawkins, supplies
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, tele-
phone service 577.18
Carolina Electric and Appliance Company, plumbing at
County Jail and supplies ; ' 1,2
City of Newberry Utilities DepL, water and lights
Top Roofing Company, roof repair ' ' 34
James Croason, work on Courthouse grounds
Market Basket, supplies ^ 1.
Frank Lominack’s Hdwe., supplies 42
Neville Bottled Gas Company, Gas
Grover L. Todd, repairs
The Home Furniture Company, parts
Hill Mfg. Company, supplies
The Rembert Company, soap and supplies
Empire Laboratories, supplies
John L. Epps, gulfspray
Lakes Machine Shop, repairs
C. D, Colemany, oil
Western Auto Associate Store, keys ;
Southland Products Company, flourscent fixtures and
and tubes.
Kendall Mills, Oakland Plant, supplies
Price Refrigeration Service, repairs
Momar, Inc., supplies.
BOOKS, POSTAGE, STATIONERY, ETC.
Geo. K. Dominick, P. M., box rent and stamps $
The. Newberry Observer, printing and advertising
The Newberry Sun, printing and advertising.
Harbins, Inc., office supplies.
Peoples Book Store, supplies.
Keys Printing Company, supplies
Merchant Calculating Machine Company, maintenance service
The R. L. Bryan Company, office supplies
Harper Bros., office equipment.
The Whitmire News, advertising.
American Ribbon and Carbon Company, Inc., supplies.
Newberry Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company,
reconditioning 15 binders.
Walker, Evans and Cogswell Company, office supplies II
POST MORTEM AND LUNACY
Dr. J. I. Bedenbaugh, launacy exams $
Kemper D. Lake M. C., post mortem and lunacy ftTama
Dr. J. Hayward Gibbes, post mortem and lunacy
Carolina Reporting Agency, inquest expenses
Dr. Reyburn Lominack, post mortem and lunacy exams!
George R. Summer, travel expense
Dr. E. J. Dickert, lunacy exams
Dr. H. B. Senn, lunacy exams
Dr. V. A Long, post mortem
Dr. J. H. McCullough, lunacy exam.
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SHERIFF’S DIETING
Tom M. Fellers.
COURT EXPENSE
Nichol’s Studio, photos.
Tom M. Fellers, travel expense.
J. C. Neel, travel expense.
J. Ray Dawkins, County Treasurer, jury pay bills
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
John H. Boozer.
L Q. Watkins.
C. S. Fellers
D. L. Bedenbaugh^.
W. Vernon Pugh
B, O. Lovelace
John Q. Metts.
Joe E. Mayer V
J.
O.
Counts
G.
I.
Epting_
Hugh
M. Epting
E.
T.
Long, Sr.
J.
B.
Smith
T.
H.
Kunkle
M’S
SALARIES
South Carolina National Bank .withholding taxes
South Carolina Retirement System, contributions
H. K. Boyd, Clerk of Court.
Elizabeth C, Boyd, Clerk
T. M. Fellers, Sheriff
J. C. Neel, Duputy Sheriff
H. K. Shannon, Dupty Sheriff
L. L. Henderson, Deputy Sheriff
T. L. Hill, Tax Collector
T. C. Chalmers, Asst Tax Collector
J. Ray Dawkins, County Treasurer
Martha S. Cromer, Clerk
P. N. Abrams, Auditor.
Ruby S. Summer, clerk
E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge
Mary F. Kunkle, Clerk
Jas. D. Brown, SupL of Education