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VOLUME 1; NO. 12
OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
LOOKING BACK AT 40
I intended to unfold this story to
ghost writer from a panneled office i
the 47th floor of my own office build
ing, but since the building is not
furnished and the world is waiting for
the story I will be getting along with
it. It would be perused with more
relish of course if I were a Chrysler
or a Ford or some other nabob but
as the recession has set in just as I
was going to start the office building
I thought it best not to keep you wait
ing.
I am moved primarily to a recital
of the early days by the striking con
trast between the lives of youth today
and that of 30 or more years ago when
was a kid.
When memory keeps me company I
go back to a red scar on the white
sands of Eastern Carolina to a little
town nestling in the black jacks and
scrub pine where the drab days of
youth were spent. It wasn’t much of
a town as towns go; a proverbial wide
place in the road and not too wide at
that. The railroad ran 13 miles in
to town and the train backed in. The
engine was one of those wood burn
ing affairs with a smoke stack which
flared out like an inverted hoop skirt
but to us kids it was the New York
Central and Santa Fee rolled into one.
Everybody went to the depot when
she came puffing into town and the
only passengers seemed to be Negroes
with wheat straw suit cases and
drummers with big cigars. Every
year there was an “excursion” to the
State fair in Columbia but I never
went for two reasons. There was no
money and besides I was afraid of
that train; not afraid that it might
be wrecked but just afraid of it To
me it represented, the great world out
side and I was afraid of the woild.
I still am. -
The depot agent owned the only
motor propelled vehicle in our town—
a motorcycle Gasoline was shipped
in in drums and kept under lock and
key in the rear of the hardware store.
The agent lived less than two blocks
from the depot, but aways rode, or
tried to ride that motorcycle. It had
no starting arrangement and he ran
alongside it until it started popping
then jumped on. He always hud a
string of kids trailing along behind to
give him a push when the thing fal
tered, sputtered and died, which was
often. After checking his handful of
freight add getting it loaded on the
one horse wagon which hauled it to
the merchants at 3 cents per package,
big or little, the agent spent the rest
of the day tinkering with the motor
cycle.
But there came a day when the train
brought excitement to the town. It
came in the shape of a bright red,
new fangled peanut parcher con
signed to' the leading grocer. This
marvelous output of Yankee ingenuity
supplied supper table talk for us over
many weeks. The only peanut parch-
ers we knew anything about were
wood-burners propelled by hand
which left your face looking like a
spanked baby. We kids never tired
of watching that new machine run
It was propelled by a strong spring
and regulated by a shiny set of gov
ernors which whirled gaily above its
gears. We could not plumb its depths
and I suppose just put it down as
something from the gods. I would
have sworn until a few years ago
when I saw one of those machines
that it was at least six feet high and
equally as broad and long. There
were reports that it cost two hundred
dollars. But things are large and
costly only by conparison and I later
came to know that it cost maybe $25
with outside dimensions of perhaps
three feet.
Sunday was a long dull day. Un
der a strict and pious lather we went
to Sunday school and listened for two
hours to a long-winded hill billy
preach. “Hell” seemed to be the
Alpha and Omega of the Bible to him
for that is all he evgr preached about.
We Smalley ones {were herded into
a comer forAhe Siinday school clasr
and all I remember of the class was
the pictorial cards and the only cha
racter I remembered was Moses. It
seems to me even now that they all
portrayed old Moses punching at that
rock with his rod. That picture of
Moses has remained with me until
this day and if I am ever lucky enough
to nfn up with him again I will be
disappointed unless he looks like that
card. I don’t want him to fool me;
all my other childish illusions have
been blasted.
I spent many uneasy hours over the
vivid pictures of the everlasting hell
ao artfully delineated by the hill billy
The Rising Sun—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 7,1938
Slider & Greneker—1856-1869
$1.00 PER YEAR
West Operates New
Pure Oil Station
West’s Service Station, the new
Pure Oil stand at the Whitmire, Co
lumbia, and Greenville highways In
tersection is now open to the public,
with J. B. West as manager.
The station, modern in every res
pect, is of the new cottage type and
is easy to drive in from any direc
tion. Space is being cleared in back
of the station for the erection of park
ing stalls.
Besides the spacious supply room on
the first floor of the building, there
is a kitchen and rest rooms. The
second floor is an apartment consist
ing of two rooms and bath.
Mr. West invites the public to come
out and try one of his sandwiches. He
also carries a small stock of groceries
and a complete Jine of soft drinks and
beer in addition ti dispensng Pure Oil
products.
WILL BE HONORED
In recognition of 26 years of service
as a commissioner of public works for
Newberry, Harry Dominick will be
honored at a dinner at the Newberry
Hotel Friday evening at 7 o’clock.
Several brief after-dinner speeches
have been planned. The affair is
being arranged by 40 of Mr. Domi
nick’s intimate friends. We say in
timate friends because, according to
Hal Kohn, this congenial Newberrian
has about 8000 friends.
A QUIET CELEBRATION
Citizens are to be complimented on
the orderly way the New Year was
celebrated here. The police report
only three drunks since the first.
These cases were tried before the
newly elected city recorder, B. V.
Chapman, on Monday and Tuesday of
this week and bond was forfeited in
each case. Magistrate Ben F. Daw
kins has tried only one case since the
year began. G. M. Lazemby was
charged with reckless driving. He
pled guilty and was fined $21 or 30
days imprisonment. This was the
second charge fcgainst Lazemby, who
is from Charlotte, N. C., for reck
less driving in the past few weeks.
PAID OLD DEBT
Ned Purcell was pleasantly sur
prised the other day just as the
weary old year slipped out of the
picture and the young 1938 gave his
diaper a jerk and assumed control
of the next 12 months. The surprise
came in the shape of a $10 bill, hand
ed him by a Negro from the North
who explained to Mr. Purcell that he
stole some buggy whips from him
10 years ago. Mr. Purcell was not
inclinded to accept the money, but
the Negro insisted. He said he made
the trip from the North especially to
pay the debt and craved to get his
conscience cleared up for the New
Year.
preacher. I often wondered if he
hadn’t been there. Of course I never
had any other thought but that I was
a vile sinner and this hell he talked
so much about come toi be something
I was much concerned over. I would
lay awake nights trying to figure out
just how one could burn forever and
never be consumed. I was never able
to figure it out but weary would fall
asleep and dream of crawling up to
the edge of the pit and peeping down
into the roaring inferno. Then I
would slip and wake up.
One of our Sunday diversions was
centered around an anemic little fel
low who had lost one of his legs from
a disease then and as far as I know
now, known at White’s swelling. This
kid had a peg leg and a disposition
I have since envied. He lived with his
grandfather upstaifs over the store
the old man conducted. On Sunday’s
we would beg the little fellow into
slipping down into the store from the
living quarters and swipe candy for
us. He never failed us and invaribaly
he got 10 sticks, or a nickle’s worth.
After the candy had found its way
down our gullets we would jibe the kid
about his peg leg and otherwise abuse
him. He always took it good nature-
dly, so appreciative was he of some
one to play with. The kid has long
since gone to glory and I hope when
my time comes I can slip in by old
Saint Peter with a couple of boxes of
stick candy. I want to repay him for
he never got any of that he so often
swiped for us.
Next Week—if you can stand
it. The sprouting of the seeds
of a great lover in the manly
breast of a ten-year old.
GRIFFITH APPEARS
IN HIGH COURT
Steve C. Griffith left the city Sat
urday to appear before the Sppreme
court of the United States to argue
the case of Barnwell Bros., Inc., a
North Carolina corporation, against
the South Carolina Highway Depart
ment and the South Carolina Public
Service commission.
The states of South Carolina, Ken
tucky, Illinios and Texas are interest
ed in the case and out of the more
than 30 lawyers in the case Mr.
Griffith and Thomas W. Davis of
Wilmington, N. C., were selected by
the interested lawyers to appear be
fore the high court for argument.
The case which involves the issue
of the right of states to control traf
fic on the highways, grew out of an
act of the legislature restricting the
size of trucks. The Barnwell con
cern brought suit on the grounds of a
burden of interstate commerce. A
three judge court sitting in Columbia
some months bick ruled for the Barn
well concern and an appeal was taken
to the Supreme court. If the Barn
well trucking concern is upheld by the
high court the states will be almost
powerless to control the size of
trucks operating within their borders.
The three judge court took the posi
tion that the United States govern
ment had money invested in the high
ways therefore had a right to control
the traffic thereon.
BETTER BUSINESS
Business is definitely on the up
ward swing, according to Bill Smith,
auto magnate of the city. Bill re
ports that he sold five cars all in one
day—Wednesday.
AMONG THE SIC*
Pat W. Shealy of Prosperity, who
suffered a dislocated shoulder in an
automobile wreck Sunday was report
ed today to be improving at the local
hospital. Mr. Shealy had just left
the home of his daughter for a trip
to Florida when the wreck occured.
He jecently celebrated his 80th birth
day.
Johnson Hagood Clary has returned
to his home on Boundary street from
the county hospital where he under
went an operation for appendicitis
last week. His condition is reported
improved.
John Wicker was taken to a hospi
tal in Atlanta, Ga., last Friday for
treatment.
Alan and McGhee Cakote, small
sons of the Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Cal-
cote, of Calhoun street, are improving
from recent illnesses. Rev. Cakote,
who has been ill for sometime with in
fluenza, is able to be up.
Ig.'.i*
WE THE PEOPLE
SPEAK.
QUESTION:
Do you think the Buzzard Rooet
power development will mean any
thing to Newberry?
Holland Ruff, supervisor:
“Yes, I think so. Any new develop
ments that we have in the South
means more to this section of the
country.”
Gordon Clarkson, financier:
“Well, it will probably reduce the
power rates and that will mean a
saving to every user of power. It
will also help the unemployed while
it is being built."
J. C. Brooks, treasurer:
“I am glad that the project went
through and l mink it will be bene
ficial to Newberry.”
Claude Sanders, tax collector:
“Yes, I think it will mean a lots to
Newberry. It will give people em
ployment in this section for a good
while. And too, it will encourage
the use of electricity because it will
be much cheaper.”
Dr. H. K. Boyd, clerk of court:
“I just don’t know what it will mean
to Newberry, but I’m glad the pro
ject went through.”
C. E. Hendrix, superintendent of ed:
“I haven’t had time to think much
about it, but I believe it will. It sure
will mean beter fishing at Lake Mur
ray because it will catch all the mud.”
BARUCH MUST PAY
Senator Abrams BANK LARGE SUM
Kiwanians Hear
The Kiwanis ciub met Wednesday
at one o’clock at the Newberry Hotel
for the regular luncheon with 16
members present.
Senator Marvin iti rams was the
principal speaker. During the busi
ness session, a committee was ap
pointed to make plans for “Ladies
Night” at the next gathering of the
club.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LEAGUE
PLANS EVENING MEETING
Following is the program for the
young people’s league of Central
Methodist church for Sunday evening,
January 9, beginning at 6:45.
Leader—Annie Laura Davis
Subject: “A Race That Has Changed
Its Home.”
Prelude:
Call to worship
Hymn: “We’ve a Story to Tell to the
Nation.’’
Scripture: Matthew 22: 37-40
Prayer
Dialogue.
Hymn: “O Zion Haste”
Business
Young people’s benediction
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CITY LEAGUE WILL
MEET AT METHODIST CHURCH
The young people’s Interdenomina
tional City League will hold its
quarterly meeting Tuesday evening
January 11, at Central Methodist
church with the worship program be
ginning at 8 o’clock. A social hour
will follow the program.
All young people of the city who
are members of church leagues or
other religious groups are invited to
be present.
NOTICE!
All girls who wish to play basket
ball this season, and who are not now
playing on tjr.ie .cmn, will be yLen
a chance to play this year. All in
terested please report to Junior High
school gym Friday night, January 7,
at 8:00 p. m. Practice will be held
Tuesday night at the same time. A
number of teams will be organized at
the gym.
All men who wish to play, please
report at the Junior High gym Mon
day night, Jan 10, at 8:00 p. m.
Men’s teams will be organized then.
This is part of the W P A Recrea
tion Project, i
YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD
WATCHNIGHT SERVICES
The young people of Central Metho
dist church held a watchnight service
the night of December 31 from 10:00
until 12:46 at Central church.
The following program was given:
Prelude; Eltas McGraw.
Poem; “Wild Bells”—Macie Davis.
Opening Prayer; Rev. T. C. Cannon.
Responsive Reading; “Where Cross
The Crowded Ways of Life.”
Talk; “A Young Man Seeks Life”—
by Carrie Wightman.
Silent Meditation closed by prayer by
John G. Hipp.
Hymn—“God of Grace.”
Young Peoples Benediction.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Reagin
window shopping.. .Wilson Brown
telling of killing nine rabbits and
one bird on recent hunt... Evelyn
Burns buying office supplies...
John Clarkson wearing red flower in
coat lapel.. .Sloan Chapman with
armful of magazines. .. Sidney Solo
mon .Union, attending New Year’s
eve dance in city and ‘showing off’
in tuffl...B. P. Ringer rendering a
bit of service by posting new calen
dars while distributing them...
“Buzz” Purcell with boxful of cal
endars ... White Fant celebrating
New Year’s day by riding about the
city in auto...Dr. R. M. Kennedy
remarking that he has rented the
same mail box continually since the
post office has been erected...
Walter Neel, heedless of winter
weather, walking up street in shirt
sleeve...G. V. Clamp dodging
traffic... Fred Thomas walking
home with hands in pocket.. .your
scribe giving three cheers for Mrs.
T. E. Epting—the best fruit cake
baker in the city.. .Dr. J. Edwin
Stokes hurrying up street.. .Mrs.
Edna Feagle putting on green gloves
.. “Dude” Epting narrowly escaping
a “setting” in front of the Sun of
fice.. .Newrberry College students
back for acond semester.
The fourth United States circuit
court of appeals has ruled that stock
holders of the People’s Investment
company, a stockholding company,
holding large blocks of the stock of
the defunct People’s state bank, were
liable to payment under the states
bank stockholders’ assesment law of
their proportionate share of the cor
porations stock in the closet bank.
Barney Baruch, wealthy New York
er, is liable for $76,000 under the
ruling. Mr. Baruch owns consider
able property in Georgetown county
and was born at Camden. Stock of
the Rhetts in the closed bank was held
by the investment corporation but it is
believed little can be recovered from
them.
The case was begun by Joseph L.
Nettles as receiver of the bank and
the legal matters have been handled
by Former Justice Eugene S Blease
and Attorneys Nettles of Greenville
and Cogswell of Charleston.
FOR PAROLE SYSTEM
(The State)
Discussion of methods of apprehen
sion of criminals and their handling
after conviction promises to occupy a
considerable part of the time of the
approaching session of the legislature.
A consolidated police system, with
radio equipped automobiles, will cer
tainly receive consideration.
Senator M. E. Abrams of New
berry was in Columbia Tuesday and
said he would endeavor to get action
on his bill which sets up a parole
board and provides for paroling of
prisoners and supervision of them dur
ing their period of probation. The bill
was passed by the senate last year
and ran into a jam in the house, where
it remains.
So criminals, their arrest and their
supervision promise to get consider
able attention.
ROTARIANS WILL HONOR
S1LVERSTREET AND CHAPPELLS
At the regular meeting of the
Rotary club next Friday evening, Jan
uary 14, Chappells and Silverstreet
will be honored.
Fourteen ouststanding business and
professional men of these towns of
Newberry county will be invited to
join the Rotarions for dinner and
entertaining program at the New
berry Hotel.
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
E. Bryan Keisler, pastor
The Sunday school begins at 10:30.
Dr. James C. Kinard is superintend
ent and Professor Harry H. Hedge-
path the assistant. There are classes
for all ages and competent teachers
for all classes.
Both services next Sunday, one at
11:30 a. m. and the other at 7:30 p.
m., will be conducted by the pastor.
The choir will render special music.
The Luther League will meet next
Sunday .Evening at 6:45. All ourl
young people are urged to affiliate
with one or the other of the Leagues.
—
On Saturday afternoon of this week
at 3:30 the Light Brigade will enjoy
a social. The members are asked to
bring same gift for the Lowman
Home. Any household supplies are
suitable.
On Saturday morning of this week
in the Boinest room at 9:00 o’clock the
season’s catechetical instruction will
begin. All those who expect to be
confirmed this spring are urged to be
present. Any others are cordially
invited. If there are those who have
not definately decided as to their con
firmation, they are asked to begin
the instruction and decide when they
will as to confirmation.
The first meeting of the council
for 1938 was held Wednesday evening.
There were but few members absent.
All new members were present. The
organization of the Council was ef
fected as follows: Chairman, J. W.
Earhardt Jr., Vice-chairman, Harry
H. Hedgepath, Secretary, Gerald
Paysinger. Also Mr. A. J. Bowers
Jr. was elected congregational treas
urer. Officers for the Sunday school
elected were: Superintendent, Dr.
James C. Kinard; assistant superin
tendent, Harry H. Hedgepath; secre
tary, J. P. Shealy; assistant secre
tary, Gerald Paysinger; Pianist, Miss
Katherine Fischer.
At the morning service next Sunday
Treasurer Bowers will make his re
port for the last quarter.
WAY CLEARED FOR
BUZZARDS ROOST
The Supreme Court Monday in a
unanimous decision threw out the
challenge of the Duke power company
thus clearing the way for the build
ing of the Buzzard’s Roest power de
velopment on Saluda river near Chap
pells.
Plans for the development call for a
dam at Buzzard’s Roost on the Saluda
river which would create a lake cover
ing 13,000 acres of which 50 per cent
would be in Laurens county, 40 per
cent in Greenwood and the balance
in Newberry. Much of the land has
already been purchased or optioned.
Dan T. Duncan, a Newberry man,
chief engineer and one of the origional
sponsors of the project, said Monday
night that contracts would be awarded
in the near future calling for com
pletion of the development within 12
months. Bids have been on hand for
some time.
It is the plan of the sponsors of the
development to find outlet for the
power created at Buzzard Roost in the
nearby towns. Contracts for power
at lower rates than charged by the
Duke company were submitted some
months ago and in all probibility ac-
tal contracting of the output will get
under way soon. It is thought that a
good many mills in this section will
sign up for the power unless the Duke
company brings their rate in line.
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DOWN MEMORY
LANE
President G. W. Summer of the
Mollohon Mill and President Z. F.
Wright of the Newberry Mill have the
thanks of many people for their kind
ness and thoughtfulness in allowing
those needing it to get coal without
extra cost. This is a good deed that
will be held in gratitude and appre
ciation .
The derailment of five freight cars
the other afternoon at Silverstreet
caused a long delay of the passenger
train. Flagman Claude Reeder was
slightly hurt.
SEAL SALE CONTINUES
IN NEWBERRY COUNTY
Approximately $600 has been raised
in Newberry county up to this time
from the annual Christmas Seal Sale,
according to Mrs L. G. McCullough.
Mrs. McCullough urges all who re
ceived seals but have not sent in
money for them, to do so now. Money
is needed for worthwhile work being
carried on in the county for numerous
cases of tuberculosis.
BUSINESS SCHOOL OPENS
The W P A business school reopen
ed at the couty court house Monday
moring with an increased enrollment.
Miss Nina Cromer is instructor of
the school.
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TO
MEET HERE THURSDAY
The Newberry County Education
association will meet Thursday after
noon of next week at the Newberry
high school. *
Departmental meetings will begin
at 3 o’clock. The Rev. E. B. Keis
ler will address the department of
high school teachers. Professor 0.
B. Cannon is scheduled to speak to
the intermediate teachers on “Meeting
the Diverse Needs of Pupils.” Dr, R.
A. Goodman, of Newberry College,
will address the department of prim
ary teachers on “The Schools of To
day.”
At the general meeting beginning
at four o’clock, Dr. Julian Miller,
editor of the Charlotte Observer of
Charlotte, N. C., is scheduled to ap
pear.
The topic of this third meeting of the
school year of the Association it “The
Future of American Youth.” G. A.
Lindler, president, will preside at the
general session.
STUDENT’S CANTEEN IS
OPENED AT COLLEGE
—
With the opening of the second
term of Newberry College, the newly
erected student’s canteen was opened
and the improved method of mail dis
tribution was begun.
The canteen which has been named
“The Wigwam” is an attractive ca
bin made from South Carolina pine
slabs and has been set in the grove of
huge pines on the back campus.
Although the primary purpose of
the Wigwam was to house individual
mail boxes, candies, drinks, and school
supplies are being sold there to
students.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
IN NEW LOCATION
The music department of Newberry
College has been moved from the
first floor of Smezter hall into the
house formerly occupied by Dr. and
Mrs. Kinard. Space has been pro
vided for studios and practicing
rooms. Professor Ensrud’s and
Feld’s studios are located on the
first floor and Professor Moore and
Erickson have departments on the
second floor.
20 YEARS AGO
—
Some very cold weather. The
thermometer touches the zero point
and the beautiful snow remains with
us.
A young lady who teaches school
in North Carolina, while spending the
vacation time at her home in New
berry'told a bright story of a little
girl in the town where the young lady
teaches. The mother had tolU her
little girl not to expect much of Santa
Claus, that he had gone to France,
whereupon the child i replied that she
thought Santa Claus was “too old to
be drafted.” That answer is in a
class with the remarks of little
Charles Bowers.
Corporal Joe Keitt of the Ameri
can Expeditionary Ftrce in France
has been released from the hospital
where he has been a patient with the
mumps.
Norman C. Toole, captain; R. H.
Wright, first lieutenant; and Byron
V. Chapman, second lieutenant, have
been appointed by the governor to
those positions in the 3rd regiment.
The churches in Newberry are help-
g in the conservation of
’ uniting in
nights.
The attorneys of Nerwberry, who to
a man, offered their services to the
local card in assisting registrants
under the draft law to fill out their
questionaires, have been kept busy
with this work since the papers were
sent out, and as a result, the work of
the local, board in Newberry county
has been considerably expedited.
The legislature meets today. There
is talk of a short session so as to save
fuel. It would save a good many
other things to have a short sesion of
the legislature, but we are not likely
to have it.
Sugar has been coming to town
lately, and coal has also been bought
by the people in limited quantities.
Mr. Ellesor Adams has had the ad
dress of his paper changed to the 61st
battery at Ft. Moultrie, of which he
is a rising member.
Mr. Robert Gist is another boy who
is doing well at the motor supply com
pany in Wichita Falls, Tex., and Mr.
White Fant has just arrived in that
city.
The city has been given by the Cen
tral Methodist church four feet along
the sidewalk of Friend street to have
the walk widened. To this mid the
trees in the way are being felled. The
widened walk will be an improve
ment to the church lot.
—
The O’Neall auxiliary of the Red
Cross was organized at the residence
of Mrs. John Henry Chappells on the
Saturday before Christmas by Mrs.
Frank R. Hunter and Mrs. R. Her
man Wright
To Open Tea Room
First of February
Remodelling work has begun on the
Copeland building on the comer of
College and Friend streets, acroes
from the post office, for a tea room to
be operatted by Mrs. Gumie Summer.
The building will consist of a large
dining room, two private dining
rooms, and a kitchen.
The new place will be called the
“Fiesta Tea Room” and will be open
to the public all day. The popular
burnt wood furniture will be used and
the colorful fiesta dishes, from which
the name of the tea room was derived,
will be used in serving, according to
Mrs. Summer, who expects to have
the “Fiesta” opened by the first of
February.