The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, November 24, 1950, Image 4
THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1950
u«
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 General Election should be
satisiactory to us in South Caro
lina. It spanked Mr. Truman and
it maintained the Chairmanships
of Southern leaders, including
our Senators Maybank and Qlin
D. Johnston; it advanced them
as well as our Representatives,
in position excepting our two
new men. Congressman John
Riley and Wm. Jennings Bryan
Dorn. The new men will be ef
fective, however, for they know
their way around Washington.
As an American I applaud the
State of Ohio for re-electing Sen.
Robert A. Taft. This great nation
needs men of character, intellig
ence and courage in places of
leadership. There are just a few
such men in Congress;/ so we
may rejoice that all the great
campaign by selfish interests
failed to defeat Mr. Taft. If any
man’s partisanship, his loyalty to
a label, makes him wish Mr. Tafts
Trumanite opponent had been
elected he is forgetting America,
or putting the sound policy of
the nation under a cloud in order
to support Mr. Truman. ,
We South Carolinians are tried
and true Democrats of the Wood-
row Wilson and Thomas Jeffer
son principle. Although Mr. Wil
son and Mr. Jefferson were not S.
Carolinians we have always been
double-first cousins to the Virgin
ians.
Frankly, I don't know how I
figured that out, but let it go. We
have had South Carolinians who
rose above party, who dared op
pose the President even when he
was of their own party. By the
way, we still have in the Senate
and in the House men who do
not get on their knees to the
President, although he is called a
Democrat. A careful study of Mr
Truman leaves me in complete
wonderment as to just what is a
Democrat, if HE is a Democrat.
Nobody ‘knows what principle
guides our Democracy when we
look over the members of the
Courts, the vast bureauracy, and
the Socialists and Communists
who control the Nation.
There Is no principle, but there
Is a policy, and that policy is to
promise everything and do any
thing that will make votes.
Men of middle age may well
look to the future and try to
foresee what this country will be
when their sons and grandsons
take charge. OR ARE TAKEN IN
CHARGE. We have for years
been robbing the future to enrich
the present. Every bond issue is
a mortgage on your son’s life and
work. How we pile it on!
You will not doubt that among
South Carolinians 2 names have
been held in honor. Of course
there were many, notably Wade
Hampton, but John C. Calhoun
and George McDuffie were lead
ers in Congress when principles
were guiding men. They were not
men of small stature; they were
men of National vision, men of
wisdom, men of courage. John C.
^Calhoun opposed President An
drew Jackson and fought to ex
tend the charter of The Bank of
The United States; so did Geo.
McDuffie, then Chairman of the
Ways and Means committee of
the House. Those men were
statesmen, not merely party
hacks.
I recall a conversation with the
Chairman of a Joint Committee
of Senado Y Camara de Diputa-
dos (Senate and House) in Peru.
He said this “Hay una voluntad
aca’ y una sola.’’ (There is one
will here and one only). He meant
that he and the others must do
as the President indicated. We
must not let our government de
generate into that. It one man be'^
the one and only will, why have
a Congress? Indeed, we are temp
ted to ask why have a Court?
If you think this is idle spec
ulation on my part let me tell
you of an experience. I was a
oureaucrat, head of a big service,
almost totalitarian. I had great
respect for my chief, the Presi
dent. He was a loveable man, a
great man, and the most consid
erate man I’ve ever known; butf
he ruled with virtually unchall- ;
enged sway. Once I said to him
“Dr. A President of B college
tells me that the Supreme court
is likely to set aside the decision
of the lower court which declar
ed the college the owner of a
great hacienda, because Senor X,
who is trying to get this half-mil
iion dollar property, has circul
ated a rumor, Senor Presidente,
that you are no longer interested
in a victory for the college.’’ The
President said to me “You may
tell the members of the Corte
Suprema (Supreme Court) that 1
am interested and wish the decis
ion of the lower court sustained.”
Well, to be brief, I did so and
they did so.
Already our Executive depart
ment expects the Judicial depart
ment to support the President;
and the Judicial department is
mowing that way.
WHO started the plan or pro
gram of school district consoiida
uon in Souih Carolina? What were
che arguments for it and whai
nave been the results so far. It
seemed to creep up on us, a pro
gram recommended and urged by
citizens and adopted by the Gen
eral Assembly.
The SUN or Newberry publishes
iuite a table of tax increases that
apply to Lexington county bui
oays nothing about Newberry
county. Brother Armfield and his
talented assistant will discuss
Newberry in due course, I’m sure,
out they tell us news that my
brother Bruner of Lexington has,
not discussed yet. (We did not
discuss Newberry because there
.vas nothing to discuss. We killeu
the tax boosting School Unit
bill and Newberry continues to
enjoy one of the lowest tax
rates. We have for many years
had good men in our Legislative
delegation, and this coupled with
nonest county officers is respon
sible for our low millage.—Ed.)
Here the Spectator quotes at
length from matter appearing In
this paper some weeks ago relat
ing to the Lexington tax rate. We
skip this and take up on matter
which has not before appeared.—
Editor.)
Since reading the always newsy
Sun I’ve looked into the taxes of
Clarendon county where I live.
In that good county the first
change I note is that of a “raise”
of six mills in School district No.
9—in which I live. District 17 in
creased 6 mills; District 21 in
creased 6 mills; and District 25
increased 6 mills;
Winning Recipe For Party Fun
v:
h * 1 m
mm
>•••>
Wm?*
5>v-
W"
■Mli
m
\ .v>;-
M
• ■
"Come for dessert and coffee and an evening of Rook.” That’s a
smart recipe for party fun that’s easy on the budget and assures the
hostess who doubles as cook a full measure of enjoyment. You can
always count on the fine flavor of piping hot coffee to melt social ice
like magic. With a pack of Rook cards, you can take your choice of 150
different exciting games for party competition. Good choice for your
party cake is mocha devil’s food cake. And plan on a hospitable second
round of cake and coffee at the end of the evening while the score
i are adding up the Rook scores.
_ .These increases are over the
1949 levies; the 1949 levies were,
in some cases far above the 1948
levies. For example:
District 14 advanced from 17
to 50 mills.
District 15 advanced from 39
to 60 mills.
District No. 16 advanced from
33 to 39 mills.
District No. 29 advanced from
20 to 50 mills.
District No. 32 advanced from
23 to 33 mills.
District 35 DECREASED from
61 to 50 mills.
In 1948 Clarendon had districts
levying 60 mills, 61 mills, and 69
mills, along with others 21 mills,
47 mills, 56 mills, etc.
I find this, however, that the
35 districts of Clarendon had a
total millage of 1235 in 1948; 1324
in 1949, and 821 for 1950. No one
can challenge the statement that
the over-all, county-wide millage
in Clarendon seems to be 821 in
1950 against 1324 in 1949. That
is a great saving, on the face of
it. It is an illustration of the
difficulty of using statistics. John
D. Rockefeller and I, together
own probably $500,000,000, but 1
don’t own half of that. My part
may be one thousand dollars,
leaving Mr. Rockefeller $499,999,-
000. That’s how we become con
fused by any statistical table.
We don’t pay our heavy taxes
by counties, but by school dis
tricts. No one can deny that my
tax in District 9 is 6 mills above
1949. And that is probably where
the shoe pinches over in Lexing
ton, though the Lexington citizens
haven’t published any complaints.
(They have indeed “published”
complaints—by word of mouth
and 'by appeal to the Supreme
Court.—Editor.)
My tax of 40 mills is 'not the
highest in Clarendon; there are
still levies of 41, 47, 50, 60 and
69 mills.
One of my radio audience has
requested that I discuss the tax
“situation” in Columbia and
Richland. I quote the letter in
part:
-Tn the year of 1948 county
taxes were 38 1-2 mills; in 1949
47 mills and in 1960 62 1-2 mills,
or an increase over 1948 of 14 1-2
mills. The city is increasing the
tax rate this year also.”
It always seems to be that
the rate goes UP. Have you ever
heard of anybody advocating a
REDUCTION? Or is the word
REDUCTION obsolete.
Then we have the excise taxes,
income taxes (with increases;
State Income taxes; and now
they are mulling around with a
sales tax. That would be just
landy if with the advent of the
•ales tax they would abolish
the property tax.
So around and around we go,
where we will stop nobody knows.
Just at the moment I can think
->f only two cheap commodities—
electricity and money — calling
both commodities. Our electricity
! s much cheaper than it was in
he good old days; and money
'•ommands smaller interest than
n the days of grandpa’s honey-
Tioon. A man with $100,000 used
to be a towering figure, a giant
imong men. We bowed and
craped when he drove by. Today
i man with $100,000 at interest
?uts a sorry figure and is hardly
ible to keep up a cook and her
boy friend from his kitchen.
PROSPERITY ITEMS
Miss Edna Hawkins of Pros
perity became the bride of Hey
ward Stuck of Pomaria on Thurs
day afternoon, November 2, at
6 o’clock in St. L<ukes Lutheran
Church. The Rev. C. E. Sea-
strunk, the bride’s pastor, per
formed the rites, using the im
pressive ring ceremony of the
Lutheran church. Witnessing the
ceremony were Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Berley of Pomaria, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Hawkins of Pros
perity and Miss Joan Hawkins
of Prosperity.
Mrs. Stuck is the charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Hawkins. She gradduated from
the Prosperity high school in
May, 1950. Since her graduation
she has been working in Colum
bia. She wore a navy suit, a
winter white hat, with black ac
cessories.
Mr. Stuck is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Stuck of Pomaria
and attended Pomaria school. He
has been in the U. S. Army since
September and is now stationed
at Camp Pickett, Va.
Mrs. Stuck is with her parents
for the present
A Marriage of cordial interest
was that of Miss Betty Lucile
Bedenbaugh of Prosperity and
Ulric Elton Frick of Chapin
which was soleminzed, Thursday
afternoon, November 9, at 4 o’
clock at the home of the bride’s
pastor, the Rev. J. S. Wessinger
of Little Mountain. The ring
ceremony was witnessed by sev
eral close friends of the couple.
Mrs. Frick is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace N. Beden
baugh of Prosperity. She wore
an aqua suit with black ac
cessories and a corsage of white
carnations. She is a graduate
of the Prosperity High School of
the class of 1949. She has been
employed as an operator of the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany in Newberry.
Mr. Frick is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elton Frick of Cbapin
and received his education in the
Chapin School. He is now em
ployed by the State Highway
Department.
asK ", ^
The days when
dad and mom
solved childrens
problems is past!
join the
JUVENILE
JURY
^Sunday
3:30 P. M.
1240 kc
WKDK
They are residing at 937 Cline
street in Newberry.
Mrs. J. A. Singley was hostess
to the Crepe Myrtle Garden Club
Monday afternoon. Mrs. W. C.
Barnes and Mrs. Hoyt Boland
were guests.
Mrs. W. A. Ballentine, program
leader for Mrs. John Dawkins,
who was absent, read an article
“A Woman to Thank for Thanks
giving.” Mrs. Ballentine also
had gleanings and read a poem,
“Things That Count.” Mrs. Ray
mond Ruff conducted a Thanks
giving contest with Mrs. Ray
Dawkins prize winner.
The hostess served a Thanks
giving plate with fruit cake and
coffee.
The Stores in Prosperity will
remain open on Wednesday after
noons from now until Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leaphart
spent the weekend in Greenville
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. David
Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Furman
Ballentine.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Mower Singley
and their daughter, Patricia, will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with Mrs. Singley’s mother, Mrs.
J. R. Powell, in Swainsboro, Ga.
Perry Eargle has returned
home after a visit of several
months with his sister, Mrs.
Ernest Jacob and Mr. Jacob in
Paris, Tenn.
E. B. Kibler of Dubling, Ga.
is visiting his brother and sister
Dr. E. N. Kibler and Miss
Blanche Kibler.
A. B. Wise, Sr. of Lexington
and Capt. A. B. Wise Jr., of
Shaw Field, Sumter were Sun
day guests of Mrs. J. Frank
Browne.
Judge C. C. Wyche and Mrs.
Wyche and Mrs. J. F. Byrne*
of Spartanburg visited Mrs. C.
T. Wyche Saturday. Mrs. Wyche
accompanied them to Spartan
burg and is spending the week
with her son, Judge Wyche and
family.
ARE TH£ RAINMAKERS
ALL wn?
DREW PEARSON
DitpeU the Clouds
Around the Question
IK HIS
WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
This Week
WHAT
ARE
YOUR
RIGHTS
... as an American?
READ
GOOD CITIZEN
a series of 10 articles
rr
n
Mrs. Joe Freed of Columbia
spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. E. W. Werts.
Mrs. Ernest Jacob and her two
children, of Paris, Tenn. are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs:
E. G. Eargle.
Mrs. J. C. Taylor has returned
to her home in Charleston after
a visit with her sister, Mrs. J.
Frank Browne.
W. E. Handcock is visiting his
brother, D. C. Handcock in Tril
by, Fla. '
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ballentine
of Batesburg visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Ballentine Sunday.
We don*t mean to
scare you,
BUT
paper is advanc:
almost daily.
Check up today!
• x
The Sun.
Phone 1.
V
m
f °UB W1U
la* You TUo#
FEB Hi
Par ***
MADI ONI?
WITH THI
FOLLOWIMO
CAPTIONS—
• Vim Afar Mat!
• First das* Mi
• Sped*
• •pedal Dalhrery
• Air Panel Pest
• Refers
• Refers Receipt
• Prlafed Matter
• FrepUe
• Head Staasp Oaty
• Resist*red Mail
• De Net Read
■
I
(
,
I
Mi*-.ill
Buy good coal—ask for the
famous Berwind Briquets,
engineered to bring you
more usable heat. Each
dollar buys more. Result-
fewer dollars spent!
ORDER NOW-STORE NOI
lB
i» - is
4»BuaB>
-
»£C£lb!
'jjH/lM
hf£
wm
bOZlm
t ww
iUfi
MULTUM DATER. Solidly built die^Ute
dater. One operation and your papers are
marked with all essential information.
$3.75
TIMESAVEB BAND STAMP. Here is
the greatest automatic stamp designed in
years. For day to day business nse this “13
Stamps in One** eliminates the need for
any other rubber stamps on your outgoing
mails. Costs far less than individual
sumps. Wonderfully handy for home use
tool $5.90
Farmers Ice & Fuel Co.
Telephone 155
LoWbL* c
3N
1
rkur*
Jpou'
SALES AND SERVICE ®
Two experienced successful high grade but not
high pressure salesman can probably make twice
as much money with Electrolux, largest in it's field^
and a chance for advancement, like ^FS, Honea
Path, S. C. formerly electrician, now fanager At
lanta, Ga., or JFH, Columbia, S. C., formerly farm
er now manager Charleston, S. C., or RHT, former
ly salesman Simpsonville, S. C., now manager De
catur, Ga. If you think you are good and can prove
it call in person, write or phone 2500—1921 Bios-
som Street, Columbia 5, S. C. Car is required and
three references.
DESK SEAL. This attractive seal is •
must for notaries, corporations and lodges.
Price includes made-to-order dies with
plain type only. Tremendous volume . on
these seals makes this low price possible.
Take advantage of this great offer! $5.50
Specially engraved designs cav be prod
uced at extra cost. Ask for quotation.
WHATSVIR YOUR RURBER STAMP RIQUIRSMINTS,
W! HAVI A WIDI SELECTION OF AUTOMATIC
STAMPING DEVICES. WE CAN MAKE ANY STAMP
YOU NEED TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AT
PRICES FAR BELOW THOSE YOU WOULD
ORDINARILY EXPECT TO PAY. FOR FASTER
SERVICE AT LOWER COST ORDER YOUR RUBBER
STAMPS AND MARKING DEVICES FROM
BAND NUMBERER. No office or plant
should be without the Band Numberer.
Model illustrated carries up to six columns
of figures. Other models available in all
different sizes with np to 16 columns of
figures. Model shown costs $.80. Larger
sizes at slightly higher prices %
THE NEWBERRY SUN
CLASSIFIED 1
The farmer who advertised for a wife—"woman
about 30 who owns tractor, please send picture
of raefor" ain't nothing but practical!
Practically everybody knows that when you
handle your insurance with us, you get the best
coverage and the most efficient service - and
don't need a picture.
PURCELLS
**7OUR PRIVATE BANKER”
Phone 197
- we
I
■ £