VOLUME 1; NO. 10
The Rising Sun—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937_
Slider & Greneker—1856-1860
$1.00 PER YEAR
OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
Out early and to Ned Purcell’s place
and Miss Maggie Thomasson beaming
over a pretty basket of yellow roses
for her birthday.. .Across Jake Wise
and he got a big blue eye as a result
of being crowded off the road... By-
ion Vivian Chapman receiving con
grats. upon his being selected as re
corder of city court a place which he
has held before.
Johnston Decries
Radio Patrol Move
Up in the new part of town to be
hailed by Motor Car Tycoon Tince
Davis and to be told he wished an
advt. of his wares in this Sun paper.
* See elsewhere.
Acrost Forrest Lominack in the
store and showing us an electric stov e
and refrigerator just sold to gladden
some home for Christmas.. .Upon
Justice Blease and he to present us
with two cigars with his name print
ed on cellophane wrapper from a gift
box of a lawyer friend... Clarence
Hutto about the streets more than
usual no doubt bent upon his Christ
mas shopping. Why don’t bankers
give everybody money for Christmas ?
John Boozer, generalissimo of the
voting forces at Vaughnville hurry
ing toward the court house, no doubt
to deliver a vote for some of the boys
he forgot to cast last election.
Upon Miss Gladys Epting in a 5
and 10 and she saying her father, T.
A. Epting, able to sit up some of the
time after a long illness. May the
Glad Day see him wholly restored.
Ragged little urchins peering into
store windows of pretty things bring
a sting of pity but many of us would
our responsibilities for their
i and rags.
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the Sun office
morning we found every-
literally up side down—stools,
typewriters, tables, all wese
standing of their respective heads.
Someone entered the office Saturday
night and proceeded to play the devil
generally. We have no idea who the
dirty rat was but if his eye falls on
these words we want to assure him
that he is a mixture of pole cat and
egg-stealing hound—a dirty alley cat
too cowardly to come to us with his
gripe. We will give $500,000 reward
(give a little time) to anyone furnsh-
ing us wth the name of this person.
This insult to the dignity of the edit
orial prestige must be appeased. We
have barely been able to hold up our
ears since. This raping of the journ
alistic sensitiveness is a crime to be
settled only on the field of honor.
When the last man is dead we will
still be looking for this seducer of our
sanctum; failing then we’ll know to
continue the search. He couldn’t be
elsewhere. The rat!
FIREMEN GET REST
Newberry firemen have been rest
ing this week from numerous calls the
past two weeks. Only one call was
turned in—an oil stove that caught on
fire in the home of Tom Johnstone on
Summer street. No damages result
ed froir. the Monday call.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
J. W. Swindler carrying Christ
mas package.. .Mrs. Georgia Wel-
born buying ribbons.. .Zula Black-
well decorating window... Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson Bowers at bus station
...Miss Lillian Kibler a welcomed
visitor back home...Rev. E. B.
Keisler writing in post office. .Mrs.
Clarence Senn standing in front of
drug store.. .Professor Gaver buy
ing Christmas cards Elizabeth
Blalock driving into gas station. ..
Pete Coleman making big plans for
Eagles dance at Country Club...
Aubrey Harley waving to friend...
Mary Birge Kohn wondering why
her name never appears in this col
umn... Mrs. Leon Haltiwanger and
small daughter walking up the
street.. .Eugene Stockman, deputy
treasurer, and groom of last Sat
urday, answering an inquiry as to
why he wasn’t married on Christ
mas day with the surprising state
ment that he had to go bird hunt
ing Christmas Day... Mrs. Ralph
Quinn with armful of big bundles.
. .T. Roy Summer having a soft
drink...Mrs. Mae Aull carrying
hymn book.
Columbia, S. C.—Plans of the State
Highway Department to establish a
police radio system were described toi-
day by Governor Olin Johnston as
“another unauthorized attempt to con
tinue its political domination at the ex
pense of the lives and property of the
people or South Carolina.”
News of the plan came out this week
when J. C. Porter, Highway depart
ment disbursing officer, conferred in
Washington with an official of the Fed
eral Communications commission, but
Johnston, long a bitter foe of the de
partment, said “the Highway depart
ment’s plan to seize absolute control
of our law enforcement agencies was
no secret to me.”
The governor accompanied his state
ment with a copy of a long letter he
wrote December 2 to the communica
tions commission protesting “any ra
dio permit without proper public con
sideration.”
“I learned early in the game what
the department was trying to do,”
Johnston said, “and I wrote the com
munications commission in an effort
to protect the public’s interest. The
people wanted a non-political system
of enforcement and I knew it.”
SECRETIVENESS UNDER
STANDABLE.
He asserted “the secretiveness of
the Highway department is under
standable in view of the fact that
such strong public sentiment has been
created in my proposal . . . for cdh
solidation of the highway patrol and
the constabulary into a single, co-or
dinated, non-political, radio State po
lice system.
“Captalizing on this favorable pub
licity, the Highway department is at
tempting to get a radio patrol be
fore the legislature meets and thereby
impair the chances of getting the
State-wide radio police system.
“The Highway department obvi
ously realize that in no other way
could it forestall the great public
sentiment and necessity for such a
system. This is all typical ef the high
handed methods which have so often
and consistently marked the political
tactics of the Highway department.
“Although a bill providing for a
State police system has passed the
Senate and is now pending in th e
House of Representatives, the High
way department is proceeding to up
set a radio patrol without authoriza
tion from either the State or the leg-
is lature.
“I have sponsored this police sys
tem to protect our people against
the murderous outlaws who have in
vaded our State, shooting and slaying
and endangering innocent persons on
wild automobile flights.
“Many of our people have been ap
prehensive for their safety. They
have been at. the mercy of the des
peradoes who have shown no fear of
the existing, unorganized police au
thorities. These gangsters have made
our State a haven, and I have plead
ed that something be done about it.
EXPLAINED POSITION
“I wrote the communication commis
sion and explained my position and I
got a reply from Chairman McNich
saying he would keep me advised about
this secret attempt of the Highway
department.
The governor’s letter to the commis
sion said “the subject of a State-wide
radio has been projected into politics
in South Carolina since I, as. govern
or, advocated at the beginning of my
administration three years ago the or
ganization of a State police system to
supplant present conflicting law en
forcement agencies.”
The letter reviewed Johnston’s
advocacy of and argument for the
State police system, interest in which,
he said, “has been aroused to a fever
pitch ...”
The governor wrote that “it is
my information and belief” that the
Highway department—“over which
there has been considerable contro
versy” and “which is operated sep
arately, financially and otherwise,
from all other departments of the
State”—was “planning to take advan
tage of the favorable public reaction
to the radio and centralized police
idea and put through a radio system
of its own.”
Saying his idea was to combine the
highway patrol with the State con
stabulary “so that we will have a
central enforcement agency for all
laws” Johnston said in the letter that
the highway department is planning
to have the radio hook-up for its pa
trol, thus giving this separate de
partment control of the State-wide
police radio network and thereby im
pair the chance of establishing.... a
unified police system.
“My whole purpose in writing this
letter is to guarantee a fair deal for
the people of the state.. .there has
LOOK TO BETTER
HEALTH PROGRAM
By request of the City League, the
City Council held an open meeting
Tuesday night at 7:30 in the council
room for the purpose of receiving in
formation from the State Board of
Health concerning a better health pro
gram for the City of Newberry. Re
preser.tatives were present from the
City Board of Health, Rotary Club,
Kiwanis Club, Lion’s Club, Board of
Trustees of City Schools. Civic League
United Daughters of Confederacy,
Mother’s Club, American Legion, Am
erican Legion Auxiliary and Parent-
Teacher Associations. These repre
sentatives of the progressive citizen
ship of Newberry listened with in.
terest to the explination of a plan to
form a County Board of Health which
would consist of nine members—These
nine members to be chosen by the City
Council, County Delegation, County
Council of Farm Women, Civic Lea
erue, American Legion, and Service
Clubs of Newberry. This proposed
County Board of Health would work
in cooperation with the State Board
of Health and enjoy the fine services
which could be rendered by Dr.
Hayne’s staff of trained workers.
During the meeting it was suggest
ed that Newberry needed an abattoir
where meat offered to the public for
sale could be inspected before slaught
er and slaughtered under sanitary
conditions, this inspection being done
by a trained sanitary expert.
Many of those present at the meet
ing expressed themselves as being
heartily in favor of the new plan
which is now in operation in the ma
jority of the counties in the state. Mrs.
Summer, president of the Civic Lea
gue, called attention to the fact that
Newberrians are very interested in
the training of those who feed our
children’s minds and too little inter
ested in the training of those who are
responsible for the sanitary inspec
tion of the milk our children drink and
the meat they eat
The City Council gave close atten
tion to Dr. Wyman’s clear explanation
of a bigger and better health pro
gram for Newberry. The public can
rest assured of the fact that the City
Council led by Mayor Earhardt wili
vote to take any action t.h»t they be
lieve will be the best for Newberry A
Committee from the council will visit
Greenwood and Laurens and get in
formation from these two cities con
cerning the advisibility of a County
Board of Health for Newberry. The
Civic League appreciates the courtesy
shown them by the members of the
City Council in the past and pledge
their support of any progresjve move
ment for Newberry.
Best Game Season WOULD REVIVE
In Number Years
been no publicity of any kind con
nected with the plan of the highway
patrol... and I think that due public
ity should be associated with any
such project.
“I therefore request, .that the Com
munications commission refuse to take
any definite action on any application
for State police radio system in South
Carolina before open hearings are
held. The apparent secrecy with
which this other movement for a ra
dio system is being carried on has no
place in our democratic government.
“I want the legislature to have an
opportunity to express its views on
the subject, thus giving full publicity
to whatever plan is considered. Any
applications your commission might
receive in the meantime cannot be ac
cepted as representing the will of the
people.
“It is a pity that such a project
should run into political turmoil at
the outset but since others appar
ently wish to inject politics I cannot
do anything but try to protect the in
terest of the State as a whole.”
Game Warden Expects to Collect
$200,000 for,Hunting,/Fishing
Permits
Columbia, S. C.—What Chief Game
Warden A. A. Richardson terms the
best South Carolina game season “in
a number of years” is attracting nim-
rods by the thousands to field and
stream and, as a result, he expects his
department to show greatly increased
revenue from the sale of licenses.
“More people are hunting and our
collections are way ahead of last
year,” Richardson said today as he es
timated the State department of
game and fish would take in $200,-
000 by the end of the current fiscal
year.
Game Plentiful
Deer, doves, quail, and ducks are
plentiful, he said, and hunting has in
creased all over the State although
most of it is going on in the coastal
sections where there is more cover,
more food, and less population.
One reason Richardson gave for the
sale of more licenses was because he
said one hunter would go out, have a
good day’s sport, and tell his friends,
who, in turn, would try their luck.
“The more game, the greater the
number of hunters,” he said.
Favorable weather conditions—
sufficient but not too much, rain, and
seasonable temperatures during the
breeding and nesting seasons fallowed
by comparative dryness—Richardson
attributed for the abundance of game.
“Whenever you see a good cotton
crop you see a good game season.”
Richardson expressed the opinion
that “negroes are not doing near the
hunting they formerly did,” saying
“most of the hunting is for rabbits
and opposums and they use no guns..
by hunting with dogs and no guns
they save the cost of powder and
K4 —
O ROOM IN THE INN.
IODINE BUREAU
Former Governor Says the Low Price
of Cotton Impels Use of Other
Recources
The re-establishment of the work
of the state’s now-abolished Na
tural Recources commisian is urged in
a statement by the former Governor
John G. Richards. Mr. Richards sees
a greater need than ever before for de
veloping other state recources with
the price of cotton sa low.
“There is nothing in my opinion,”
the former governor said, “that would
be of greater value to the state than
the resumption of the work of the old
Natural Recources commission. We
should develop and advertise our re
cources in a way that was started with
the work of this commission.”
During His Regime
It as during his regime as governor
that the work done by that commis
sion was carried on. It was from this
that astressing of the iodine contest
of the vegetables of this state grew,
resulting in the slogan, short-lived,
“The Iodine State.”
"It was proved beyond a doubt,”
Mr. Richards says, “that our vege
tables contain this valuable iodine
content. It was a great pity that we
did not pursue our research and our
advertising of this fact. But it isn’t
too late. It could be taken up now and
I’m postive the results of it would be
of great value to our state. With the
price of cotton so low, we need par
ticularly at this time a development
of other recources.; If we get over to
the country the iodine content of our
vegetables it would be a big stimu
lant to truck-growing in this state.”
(We publish the above, not because
the machine-gunning governor’s ar
gument has any merit, but to show
the gall of the man who prates about
“democratic” government and would
rule the state with machine guns. It
is nothing more or less than his pet
gripe against the highway depart
ment and when all the smoke has
cleared away the department will
have its way as it has always had,
the people having at last become con
vinced that it is one of the most ef-
ficent bureaus of our government.
Every forward state in the union has
police radio. Why should there be
any deep and dark, underground mo
tive on the part of the highway de
partment in such a move? The whole
trouble is that his excellency was not
consulted and anything he hasn’t a
finger in is of course screwy.—Ed.)
On^ Christmas eve, in 1910, I was
trekking cross Mesopotamia, and spent
the night in an inn, or khan, at Sev-
rek. Because I was a foriegner, and
bore official letters from Constanti
nople, the authorities planned to dis
possess the occupant of the largest
room, to give it to me. Of course I
forbade this.
It is the immorial usage of the East
(and not of the East alone!) to crowd
out the common man for the sake of a
notable. I can easily understand whj
there was “no room in the inn” at
Bethlehem for Workingman Joseph
and his wife. They were only com
mon people, and the inn was occu
pied by census officials and other big
wigs.
Thanks to the stable-born Bethle
hem Babe, a new sense of democracy
and of human (rights has steadily been
taking possession of the world. Class
privilege has been diminishing for cen
turies, and at an accelerated pace
since the war. The brotherhood and
equality of man is one of the achieve
ments of Christ.
We thank The, Lord, for the many
uncatalogued gifts which Christmas
has brought to the human race; and
for the Gospel that is transforming
the lot of the lowly.
It has been rumored on the streets
for several days that T. E. Davis, a
prominent automobile dealer of the
city, intended to dodge taxes. Seek
ing to verify this rumor a Sun paper
reporter found Mr. Davis at his office
in the Chevoiet building and asked
him what about it.
“What you have heard is absolutely
true” said Mr. Davis. “Any threat
from any source whatever will not
cause me to abandon my stand.”
Thinking that perhaps Mr. Davis
had overlooked the fact that the sen
ate would likely investigate him as
they have other alleged tax dodgers,
notably Mr. Mellon, we reminded him
of such liability.
“All that I have to say I have said”
replied the automobile man and I do
not mean to move one iota from my
stand until after December 31st. ’
Due to the peculiar laws regulating
matter published in newspapers as
news, further information with re
spect to Mr. Davis’ determined stand
to evade taxes will be found on the
last page of this issue.
SEAL SALE CONTINUES
$400 IS RAISED SO FAR
Citizens of Newberry and Newber
ry county so far have contributed
$400 through the Christmas Seal sale
toward the maintenance of the public
health program of the local Tubercu
losis association according to Mrs. L.
G. McCullough chairman of the drive.
“Many communities as well as in
dividuals have not sent in reports of
this annual drive,” said Mrs. McCull
ough, “and if you are one who has
tucked the seals sent you away in
some nook or cranny, please get them
out and use them now.”
The sale began here Thanksgiving
day. The Scouts of the city will as
sist today (Friday) with the fund by
selling bangles.
AMONG THE SICK
The condition of Haskell Wright is
reported to be better
Allen Calcote, small son of Rev and
Mrs. C. A. Calcote, is confined to his
home with flu.
The Rev C. A. Calcote, who has
been ill about two weeks is improving
at his home at the manse.
Mrs. P. B. Ezell is sick at her home
on Brown street.
Verna Kohn, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hal Kohn, i« impreving after a
week’s illness.
DAVIS DODGES TAX
—
Senate Will Invesitgte?
Delegation To Hold
Open Meet Tuesday
The county delegation will hold its
annual open meeting Tuesday, Dec
ember 28, at the court house to hear
pleas or suggestions from citizens of
the county. This custom of an an
nual open meeting of the delegation
was inaugurated last year by the
present delegation who were so sat
isfied with the outcome that it was
decided to make it an annual affair.
NURSES TO LAURENS
Six nurses from the local hospital
attended a meeting of the Laurens
County nurses at the Laurens hospi
tal Tuesday, when Dr. Warren White
of Greenville gave an illustrated lec
ture.
Going from the city were Nurses
Dawkins, Nelson, Hendrix, Halfacre,
Dennis, and Moore.
MRS. G. J. WOFFORD
Dies Today at Home in Whitmire
Mrs. G. J. Wofford, 58, died at her
home in Whitmire this (Thursday)
morning at 8:10.
She is survived by one brother,
George Brazelle; seven sisters, Mrs.
Lessie Watkins, Mrs. Ella Thomas,
Mrs. Nancy Harris and Minnie Frank
Wofford, Elise Wofford, Clara Wof
ford, DeshieldWofford.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Pres
byterian church in Whitmire,
Mrs.Jas. McIntosh
Dies In Greenville
Mrs. James McIntosh, former prom
inent Newberrian, died at the home of
her son, Murray McIntosh, in Green
ville late Wednesday afternoon. She
had made her home with her son for
the past several years, and although
she had been in declining health for
some time, her death came suddenly.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon (Friday) at 3 o’clock at
the First Baptist church conducted by
Dr. F. O. Lamoreux. Burial will be In
Rosemont cemetery.
Mrs. Me Intosh is survived by two
sons, Arch Boozer, Florida, and Mur
ray McIntosh, Greenville; one stepson
Dr. James H. McIntosh, Columbia;
one daughter, Mrs. Jack Conover, Phil
adelphia, Penn.; one sister, Mrs. Lalla
Rook Simmons of this city.
Leavell in charge. ^
MAGISTRATE COURT
Eleven Cases Heard By Dawkins
Eleven cases have come up before
Magistm.e Ben F. Dawkins since the
first of the month in the Newberry
district ’
They are as follows:
Willie Counts forfeited a bond of
$16.00 for drunkenness and disorder.
Raymond Glymph, also charged
with drunkenness and disorder, for
feited a bond of $6.00.
Nancy Caughman, charged with
disorderly conduct, was fined $6.
LeRoy Signer paid a i fine of $6 for
disorderly conduct.
For gambling, George Kinner and
Robert Marshall forfeited bonds of $5
each.
V. J. Daniel, charged with speeding,
plead guilty and Iwas fined $5.
Eddie Suber paid a fine of $10 for
wreckless driving. •
Garland Lazemby was confined to
prison for a term of 30 days for
reckless driving.
Helen Turner was fined ill for dis
orderly conduct.
A bond of $11 was forfeited by
Vernon Shealy, who was charged with
drunkenness and disorder.
Beth-Eden Lutheran Parish
Rev. M. L. Kester, pastor
St. James
.10 a. m., Sunday school, ,Mr. Harold
Long, superintendent.
11 a. m., The service. Sermon by the
pastor. |
A Christmas exercise will be ren
dered at 7:30 p. m. on Christmas day.
Beth-Eden
2 p. m., Sunday school, Mr. Hamilton
Folk, superintendent.
3 p. m. The service. Sermon by the
pastor. i
A pageant, '“A Star In the Sky”
will be rendered by the Luther League
at 6 p. m. on Christmas day.
Colony
10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. H. B.
Cousins, superintendent.
Christmas pageant, “A Star In the
Sky” will be rendered at 7 p. m. Sun
day. I #
The public is most cordially invited
to all services and exercises in the
parish.
COUNTY TEACHERS GET
STATE PAY IN ADVANCE
Newberry county teachers received
checks totaling $21,266 Tuesday from
the office of the state comptroller.
General A. J. Beattie, in Columbia.
The payment of this month’s work
due January first was made in ad
vance so that teachers could get their
money before Christmas.
The check received in Newberry
•ountv this month showed an increase
over November’s check. This was due
to the fact that several negro schools
did not start until the first of De
cember.
URGES CAUTION ON ALL
DRIVERS DURING SEASON
A call for careful driving during
the Christmas holidays has come
from the State Highway patrol, which
nointed to December as the most
dangerous month for motorists.
“The Christmas holiday season
oroduces traffic hazards peculiar to
this time of the year.” a statement
bv Patrol Captian George Young
said.
“Fewer hours of daylight reduce
the visibility of both driver and pe
destrian. The hurrv and bustle of
last-minute shoppers adds further
traffic hazards, and a «reneral feel
ing of good will and holiday indulg
ence has a tendency to lower the bars
of caution.”
Christmas Tree Aids
Many Needy Children
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“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus.” If the now famous little girl
whose question about Santa Claus in
spired the great editorial in the New
Yark Sun many years ago, could have
looked in at the First Baptist church
Wednesday afternoon, she would be
convinced there if. a Santa Claus in
deed! Not only was he there in per
son, loading down little arms with
gifts, but his spirit pervaded the en
tire Community Tree assembly at the
annual celebration of Christmas for
the needy youngsters of the city and
county.
Never before, in all the years in
which ^his worthy enterprise has been
operating, has the response of the
people of the city of Newberry been
as generous and immediate. Contri
butions of money, clothing, food, toys
and long hours of willing effort were
poured out for the Tree by young and
old. From the smallest girl who
danced for the cause to the oldest
merchant on Main street who donat
ed of his wares, and the local police
who efficiently handled the transpor
tation job, the cooperation of all was
most heartening.
Following custom, the Tree was
held in one of the city’s churches
and the auditorium of the church of
fered a perfect setting for a big
lighted tree surrounded with a barri
cade of colorful packages, bundles,
and baskets. No less than 105 child
ren received full complements of clo
thing, sweets, and toys, while their
29 families were supplied with baskets
of food and fruit.
The Mother’s club and the American
Legion auxiliary may well rejoice
with their many friends who mane
the Community Tree possible, in know
ing that the spirit of Santa Claus will
live in many a Newberry home which
would otherwise hardly have had any
Christmas.
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exists.”
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Kendall Mills Lutheran Parish
Rev. J. B. Harmon, pastor
Bethany (Oakland school house)
Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr.
E. B. Hite, superintendent.' ,
Sunday 11 a. m.. Preaching services.
Summer Memorial
10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. Eugene
Shealy, superintendent.
7 p. m., Preacing services.
All are invited to attend these ser
vices. | *
Services at St. Philips
Sunday school will be held at St.
Philips next Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock and the service will be
gin at 3:30 o’clock.
Rev. J. B. Harmon is to preach the
sermon. ^
All are cordailly invited to attend
these services. /
VISITS SPARTANBURG
Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Miss Vick
Boozer, and J. H. McCullough were
visitors in Spartanburg Wednesday.
•CAROLS BROADCAST
Christmas carols have been broad
cast every day this week from the top
floor of Hal Kohn’s store building
through a loud speaker. This Christ
mas music broadcast was made pos
sible through the cooperation of
George Martin, radio tecnecian, and
Hal Kohn’s shop.
TODAY’S QUESTION:—::How Dc
You Plan to Spend Christmas?"
Mrs. L. G. McCullough—
“I’m not going off this year. We’re
going to have company and a Christ
mas dinner.”
Mrs Mae Aull—
“I’m going to spend the day with
my kids. I don’t get to be at home
much with them.”
Pete Coleman—
“Oh, I’ll probably eat some turkey.
HI work a little too.”
Miss Fannie Mae Carwile —
“As far as I know I’ll spend
day quietly at home.”
the
“Slim” Padgett—
“I’m going to stay at home will
my wife and kids. I don’t care to gi
off on Christmas day. 1 *