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, Every Week More People Read The Sun YOU CANT Reach All the People with The Sun Nor Can You Reach all of them Without It VOLUME 1; NO.52 The Rising San—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1938 Slider A Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR Sr' um among THE PEOPLE Do you ever get up and about early enough to see what’s happening when most of the town’s asleep? Paper boys . . . negro cooks . . .milk men and a scattering of carpenters make up the waking population these morn ings around six o’clock. Thehe’s noth ing particularly charming about the scenery at this early hour but when one’s liver demands something of the sort it’s perhaps better to sacrifice the warm bed for the sake of being half-way pleasant for the day. Tramp ing about at such an un-godly hour makes one wish for a detachable liver to l-lug in while the other is being recharged. A liver that back fires and splutters at the thought of potato pie or whines when confronted with sauer kraut and backbones is something to swap off for a second hand dog collar. You’ve got to take the highways and walk your fool self to death to handle a saltine without a spasm While all about you folks with efficient livers consume great quantities of choice grub. The more you pet a liver the more temperamen tal it bcomes. At times it will handle a slice of bread nicely and you be come hopeful and alive again—the birds sing and the world seems sweet. Then for no sensible reason a dring of tepid water causes it to go into a tail spin and puts its possessor back on the highway for another marathon. I have no idea why mine fights back at me. I have given is as much consideration as say, my spleen and doctors tell me I have one of the best spleens they ever massaged. Then there’s my lights, living right next door to the obstreperous organ but giving no trouble whatever. To the present my ego has allowed me to be pretty well satisfied with what I am but I am fast coming to feel that the climax of all man could desire is to be a goat and consume at will whatever happens to be handy. Aside from having an excellent liver a goat has no cares to speak of which so annoyingly beset one with a can tankerous liver; he Is not concerned with the making of bills nor the pay ing of them; he has no family ties he cannot break with impunity with out being ostracised, and the fact that he smells bad only testifies to his care-free life. He cari He down in green pastures and let the rest of the world go by—unconcerned over the European situation or the price of cotton. And when he is gathered to his fathers by means of an axe on his head he is no deader than one Whose liver quits cold. Both are the same degree of dead. Well, I suppose there has to be a black Sheep in every anatomy but in my ease I always thought it was a- bo/ e the chin. Anyway, I’ve got to get to bed so that I can hit the trail in the morning. I gorged on a can of strained baby soup for supper. We see so many flat-chested girls in their teens smoking cigarettes un til we wonder what the cr °P °f babies will be like a few years hence. Cer tain it is that they will bav e to be nursed from a can. As hard as we try to accept the modern view of things we cannot to save us see any thing but a race of weaklings from these future mothers. We like to be lieve that the presnt desir e of women to simulate a stack of bones is only a passing fad; that they will come to realize that a little padding is no dis- grace. The cook gave as an excuse for wonting off Sunday that they had fired their preacher for getting drunk and all were turning out for his fare well sermon. We never thought a great deal of the president's brain trust of college professors but a talk by Doctor Kin- ard before Lutherans “up North” the other day raises hopes. If ifDR keeps changing them and gets ’round to Doctor Kinard he will have on e mem ber who has some common sense. The Newberry president would not be too popular there however for it seems common sense is What is wanted least from the brain trust. Doctor Kinard sees danger ahead in much of the New Dealing and his concern is from the viewpoint of one dealing with young people who go out from his institution into a world topsy-turvy in all its aspects. A few years more of the New Deal and everything will be planned for them. The only thing that will be required of all they have learned at college will be the proper delivery of whatever salute the Dealers choose as fitting obeisance. The American Legion Auxiliary held the first meeting of its new year Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Willie Mayer and Miss Aure lia Mayer. Mrs. P. B. Ezell, Mrs. F. E. Polhemus, Mrs. J. H. Baxter, and Mrs. I. M. SatterWhite were associate hostesses. An interesting group of members were present, and the new president, Mrs. James R. Stewart was in the chair. After the advance of th e colors, reading of the preamble, the pledge to the flag and prayer. Mrs. J. H. Summer asked the Auxil iary to sponsor the NYA girl's school Which will be held in the Pete Mat- thes’s home on the suburbs of New berry. The auxiliary voted to do this, and to co-operate with the pro gram of the NYA in Newberry coun ty for the boys. The talk of the afternoon was made by Professor T. E. Epting on “The Constitution”. This talk was very interesting and informative, and was enjoyed very much. Miss Margue rite Burns, accompanied by Mrs. P. K. Harmon, then sang two solos, “Dear Old Pal of Mine” and “Seven teen”. Reports of committees wer e heard, and 'the nominaltion committee re ported the nam« of Mrs. B. V. Chap man for first historian. She was elected to this place. The Auxiliary voted to join the Mother’s club again this year in sponsoring the commun ity Christmas tree, and the president will appoint two members of the auxiliary to cooperate with a com mittee from the Mother’s club. The members voted to loan the tables in the Legion hall to the Baptist wo men for use Thursday in serving luncheon to their delegates. The auxiliary will serve the Armistice supper this year as customary. The Junior Sponsors announced th e first meeting for the Juniors would be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the Margaret Hunter park. The president called attention to the President's and Secretaries’ confer ence to be held in the Hotel Jefferson in Columbia on October llth, and urged all members to attend if pos sible. The hostesses served delicious block cream and cake after the meet ing adjourned. FIRST MEETING OF AUXILIARY IS HELD A WORD FOR A NEWLYWED Although this column usually leaves th e c.ironicling of social events to another w e feel moved to make brief comment upon the marriage of one of the city’s business women, or rather upon the woman herself. It is rare indeed that one finds in business a woman so very capable, so very considerate and of such general high calibre as Miss Maggie Thomasson. Due to her contact with the public “Miss Maggie” - is probably the best known woman in the city and all rea lize her capability and amiability. We know that she will he as successful in making a home as she was in mak ing a business. A YEAR OLD TODAY If you will glance at th e number of this issue in the front page date line space you will note that it reads “52” denoting that th e Sunpaper is a year old today. Both from a standpoint of circulation and advertising we have accomplished somewhat more than we expected. Revenue has been suf ficient to pay off Ned Purcell, keep up with the rent and grocery bills, and otherwise balance the budget. For this we are grateful. We hope that we hav e in some measure justi fied our existence in service to the public, but we seek to do much more along that line. Few newspapers can always say what they want to say for fear of antagoniz'^-g those who feed th e kitty. Our greatest desire is someday to reach that stage of opu lence wherein we can operate a news paper free from any thought of what w e might say would react on the re venue. RETURNS FROM CONVENTION John Mayer of Peake, returned a few days ago from a trip to Portland, Oregon where he went as a represen tative from this State to theNational convention of Spanish-American war veterans. There were about 15,000 veterans in attendance, only three of whom wer e from South Carolina. The banner line of the Portland paper of Wednesday following the second elec tion here on Tuesday carried the in formation that Governor Johnston had ordered out the militia in Char leston. Mr. Mayer did not think so much of the North Western country; in fact he did not see anything along the trip superior to the natural ad vantages in South Carolina. High School Secures Federal Funds The public works administration has granted $10,417 to finance en largement of the Newberry High school’s auditorium and gymnasium, according to a telegram received last week by. Professor O. B. Cannon from H. T. Cole, regional director of P W. A. This extension is to provide -oom for enlarging the shops and spr^o for drafting rooms. When this is done, the rooms now occupied for drafting rooms will be converted into class rooms and thereby relieve th e pre sent shortage in class rooms in the high school building. The gymna sium will also be enlarged, thus al lowing the basket ball court behind the auditorium to be made into a standard size court. Plans for the new additions were drawn by Fulmer Wells. HERE FOR WEEKEND Miss Pauline Summer, student at Winthrop College at Rock Hill, will spend the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer on Mayer Avenue. Loii^a Patrick, first-year student at Erskine, whose home is in Wasflv- ington, D. C., will be the guest this weekend of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker on Main street. VISITOR HERE Miss Abie McNeil, district super visor in South Carolina for the Red Cross, was a visitor in the cky Tues day and Wednesday of this week. Miss McNeil’s home is at Columbia. TO CONDUCT SERVICES NEAR LANCASTER Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Carson left the city today to go to the A. R. P. church of which the Rev. R; M. Bel! is pastor near Lancaster to conduct services over the weekend and Sun day. Dr. Gilbert P. Voight will fill Dr. Carson’s pulpit Sunday. NEW BOOKS LISTED AT PUBLIC LIBRARY The following new books have been received at the Newberry Coun ty Public Library: “My Son, My Son” — Howard Spring. “The Wall” — Mary Roberts Rinehart. “A. Hall & Co.” — Joseph C. Lin coln. “Dawn in Lyonesse” — Mary Ellen Chase. “The Yearling” — Rawlings. “They Stoned Ma Hayden” — Irby Koon. “Travelers Rest” — Robertson. "Moody Still Lives” — Arthur P. Pitt. “King Edward VIII” — Hector Bolitho. “Peddlers Progress” — Odell Shep ard. Mrs. Summer Chosen Red Cross Chairman , Mrs. J. H. Summer was elected chairman of the annual Red Cross Roll Call for 1938 at a fully attended meeting of the executive committee of the ' cal Red Cross chapter held Tuesday afternoon at the old court house. The jcaH begins November 11, Armistice Day, and concludes on Thanksgiving Day. In selecting Mrs. Summer to head this important work, the committee stated: “We are aware of asking one of the city’s busiest women to make an additional contribution of her time for the welfare of the county. Mrs. Summer’s time is so fully taken up that the committee asks every citi zen to offer to her a helping band to do willingly whatever task can be given.” ‘ Besides being an efficient mother and wife, Mrs. Summer is area super visor of the N. Y. A. in this state, planning and carrying out training programs for 500 boys and girls in three counties. Other responsible positions held by Mrs. Summer as gleaned from “Who’s Who Among American Women” in clude the following: executive board member of Woman’s Missionary So ciety of South Carolina of the United Lutheran Church in America; execu tive comittee member of South Carolina Synodical Missionary So ciety; superintendent of th e High school department of the Redeemer Sunday school; president of the Civic League, an organization of one hundred women; chairman of the board of control of the Margaret Hunter Park and Pool which serves thousand children in Newberry county; past president of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary and past vice- president of department of American Legion Auxiliary; past president of the Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. P, C.; m«t recorder Inspirational speaker tor bhttrch ap- of pageants and peals and composer church literature. The local Rod Cross cha; cipate a very successful ro~ a large increase in memberhij WMflii MRS. ELIZABETH BOOZER DIES AT PROSPERITY Mrs. Elizabeth Lester Boozer, 82, widow of Thomas J. Boozer died at her home near Prosperity Monday night after a long illness. Funeral services were held at St. Luke’s Lutheran church, of which ^he was a lifelong member, at four o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. J. V. Long was in charge. Mrs. Boozer was an estimable wo man and her death brings sorrow to the community in which she lived. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Rosa Lester, Mrs. J. Rosco e Beden- baugh, Misses Annie Ruth and Nel- lia Boozer. Seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. ENTERTAINMENT IS SLATED FOR BUSH RIVER OCT 21 Bush River school l s planning a burlesque wedding tq the staged in the auditorium on Friday night Oct. 21. In fch e show guests, neighbors, and friends of the wedding party will be represented in all their frills and furbelows; th e comical scene pro mises to give plenty of shocks, sur prises, and laughs. This is to be followed by an extra attraction in the form of a baby show. Everyon e is requested to bring their children under four years of age and enter them in the contest for the prettiest, healthiest, and most attractive baby. Admission for everyone will be 16c. Further plans will be, announced through this paper later. antl- ill with MILTON HENDRIX RESIGNS AS LETTER CARRIER Milton J. Hendrix, for tdn years or more letter carrier at the local postoffice, has tendered his resigna tion to Postmaster. George K. Domi nick effective October 15th. Mr. Hend rix will make his home in the future at Greenwood when he will be special agent for the Prudential Life Insur ance company, one of the foremost insurance companies of the country. Mr. Hendrix is a native of the county, having been born and reared in the Trinity section. He graduated from Newberry college and from there went into the postal service. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix, who have one child, will be missed by their many friends here. Mrs. Hendrix has been prominent in social and charity work, having been particularly active in the Mother’s club. Their many live elsewhere, wish for them success in their new home LAKE NAMED MEMBER OF EDUCATION BOARD R. C. Lake, superintendent of the Whitmire schools, has been appointed a member of the state board of edu cation by Governor Olin D. Johnston. Mr. Lake, who will serve a four-year term, succeeds Dr. S. J. Derrick of the Newberry College faculty. Th e board is composed of seven members, one from each school dis trict of the state. ST. PHILIPS NOTES Methodist Women To Celebrate Anniversary On Monday afternoon, November 17th, at 4 P. M. the Woman’s Auxil iary of Central church will hold mi open meeting in celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the organi zation of the local society. It was just sixty years ago, too, during the meeting of the South Carolina Meth odist Conference that steps were tak en for a state organization of Meth odist women into Missionary. Socie ties. A cordial invitation is extended to the Methodist women of the town and county to attend this open meeting on Monday afternoon. The guest speaker will be Mrs. I. T. Stone of Greenwood, a gifted, consecrated wo man, and a very delightful speaker. The opening meeting will be held in the church auditorium and at 3:30 there will be a short business meet ing of the Auxiliary in the Mary Frances Wright Memorial building. NEW PURE OIL STATION ON MAIN STREET A modern Pure Oil service station to cost $6,000 is under construction on Main street next to the Davis Motor company used car lot. It will be opened to the public December first, according to C. D. (Pete) Cole man, Pure Oil distributor for New berry county. The new station is being built by the construction crew of the Pure Oil company and will be of English type and modern in all respects. Rest rooms will be finished in tile and new features for the convenience of the public are included In the plans. A new feature being incorporated in Pure Oil stations will be added here. It is an enclosed Lubridrome where care are oiled and cleaned. When completed the new station ARP Leaders] Coming Here Next Week The second Presbytery of the As sociate Reformed Presbyterian church which includes several states in this section will hold its semi-annual meeting at the local A. R. P. church on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. • About 40 delegates are expect ed here for the two-day session. Dr. -J. P. Pressley pastor of the Due West church, is scheduled to speak at eight o’clock on Tuesday evening. Business pf the presbytery will be attended to early Wednesday morn ing and at 11 o’clock a sermon will be brought J>y Dr. G. G. Parkinson, of Due West seminary. Communion fol lows this service. Wednesday afternoon will be devot ed to a conference on foriegn mis sions. THREE RING CIRCUS AT, WEST END Three Ring Circus, given at the West End school house, Saturday nighi, October 16. Bears, Monkeys Snakes, Clowns, Cages filled and everything you are looking for ct a circus. Peanuts, pop-corn, and fish pondJ Small admission of 15c adults, 5c children. Parade beginning promptly r.t 7:30 o’clock. Sponsored by Primary Dept, of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Sunday school. Beth-Eden Lutheran Parish Rev. M. L. Kester, pastor Colony: 10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. Car lisle Fulmer, superintendent. 11 a. m.. Holy Communion. Instal lation of church council. St. James: 10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. Her man Epting, superintendent. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Washington, Oct. 12.—A wireless dispatch sent out from Nauen, the great German wireless station, pick ed up and forwarded to official dip lomatic sources here tonight, purports to give text of Germany’s answer to President Wilson's inquiry to Chan cellor Maximilian on Germany’s peace proposal. On its face it seems a complete acceptance of President Wilson’s terms. Newberry was one of the first of the cities of South Carolina to suffer seriously from the epidemic of influen. za and it was the perculiar misfortune of the community that one of the vic tims of the disease was a physician, Dr. William Ellerbe Pelham, Jr., of great usefulness and promise of ex panding usefulness. He was in bis fortieth year, a graduate of the medi cal department of Tulane university where h e won his degree with honors in the class of 1915. He was a gen tleman of irreproachable character, a deacon in the Presbyterian church, and by his faithful ministrations had endeared himself to a large circle of friends. The harvest of death has been so great In South Carolina and elsewhere in the last fortnight that k is not practicable for newspapers to call attention to the virtues of many of thos e who have died. The death of a young and beloved physi cian of talent and attainment is, however, an incident of more than or dinary sadness even in a time when so many homes have been bereaved. Outside of Newberry as well as In the city there is felt a profound sor row for the loss to the family and to the people of this devoted and talent ed doctor whose MISS CRAIG TRANSFERRED TO LEXINGTON COUNTY Miss Katherine Craig of the local county health unit will be transferred to Lexington county the 15th of this month, according to Jake R. Wise, health clerk. Miss Mildred. Wardlaw, who has been serving with the health de partment in Marion for the past two years as health nurse, will take Miss Craig’s place here. NEVILLE APPEALS FOR RED CROSS FUNDS The Newberry Sun Newberry, S. C, ^loaning Dear Sir: Through your paper may I as lo cal chairman of th e Red Cross ex press sincere appreciation to the many friends who have contributed toward the relief work which the Na tional office of the (American Red Cross is carrying on following the tornado in Charleston. While the WPA has mad e large donations, adequate A very delightful and enjoyable casion was the party given Tuesday evening at the Jolly Street School house honoring Professor and Mrs. J E. Hughes who have recently moved to our community. Mr. Hughes coming from Spartanburg, is princi pal of the Jolly Street school. Host esses were Miss Bonita Dominick and Miss Julia Kate Sease. One of the spacious classrooms, adorned with ferns and cut flowers furnished a lovely seting for the four tables a ranged for the guests to play heart dice. At th e conclusion of the games, scores were totaled. Holding high were Mrs. Wilbur Wicker and Clar ence Metis while low scorers were Mrs. J. E. Hughes and Jeff Metis Prizes were awarded winners. Late in the evening, a salad course with punch was served. A large crowd gathered to pay last respects to Mrs. W. B. Lominick Tuesday afternoon, October 4. Fun eral services were conducted by the Rev. Emmet Roof and Dr. E. B. Keis ter. Mrs. Lominick was a devoted Christian. She attended church when she had an opportunity. She will be greatly missed in the community. Burial was at the St. Philips’ ceme tery. ^he grave was covered with quantities of lovely flowers. Indian summer has arrived and we are enjoying R. The goldenrods are attractive, also the white asters which will be the last flower to bloom this season. Miss Martha Koon attended the meeting of the Laurens County Coun cil of Farm Women Saturday. money to those having some credit, there are no public funds available for the rehabilitation of private fami lies. These families, where in many cases major injuries or prolonged sickness have resulted, without re- cources of their own to meet their needs, are depending entirely upon the Red Cross. There is no duplication whatever. The recent disaster in the New: England states was larger from the! standpoint of both loss of life and! personal injuries, and the estimated money property damage d<*se than; the Ohio and Mississippi Valley flood in 1937. So very soon after that dis aster the Charleston hurricane came that National office was forced to ask for funds from citizens of this state. From the annual Her Gross Roll Call the National office received about, eighteen thousand dollars, yet with out any delay when Charleston was struck they sent seventy-five thou sand dollars for use in that commun ity. They are very liberal with us. The local chapter does not desire to make a person to person canvass for this fund, but eviery contribution will be greatly appreciated. Out of an estimated quota of $600, we have; raised only $100. Cordially yours, (Signed) D. W. A. Neville. Mr. and Mrs. Collier Neel an ounce he birth of a son, Thoma- (jollier, Ir., at the county hospl ai Friday, October 7. Mrs. Neei is the former Miss Joells Seay of Glarksdale, Miss. Miss Ruth Boinest entertained the Sunday School pupils of the Bethle hem church of Pomaria, ages, 4 to 6 at a party at her home Saturday af ternoon. Miss Boinest is teacher of the children. After merry games and contests the hostess served ice cream and cakes. Professor and Mrs. J. E. Hughes had as their guests Sunday Mrs Hughes’ parents and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hatchette, Misses Bleasc t*nd Nettie Hatchette, Curley Me* Draw and Lester Deaton, all of Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. King and fam ily spent Sunday with Mrs. Audre Wicker of the St. Philip’s community Ira Kinard and Sara Mae Kinard spent the weekend in Columbia with their brother, Sam Kinard. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turner have returned to the city after a week’s wedding trip in the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wicker and Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Wicker spent Sun day in Columbia with Mr. and Mrs Clarence Kinard. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meets Blaney spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs S. R. Metts Miss Mabel Richardson, Whitmire was at home for the week-end. Miss Bonita Dominick wag in Col umbia over the week-end visiting her sister, Mrs. R. A. Lail. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wicker, and daughter of St. Philips, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Richardson The Rev. J. E. Roof and Mrs. Roof were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. ano Mrs. G. I. Kinard and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Wilson and ffamily spent Sunday in Newberry pvith Mrs. Alice Vaughan. AMONG THE SICK Fred Baker, Newberry College st*. dent from Langley, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the county hospital Saturday, The condition of Miss Evelyn Cromer, who underwent an append!, citis operation last weekend In Bal i, more, Md., where she had gone with the Newberry College Singers, Is re, ported improving, George Lester, Prosperity, had $ major operation at the county hospi tal Monday. His condition is report ed satisfactory, Theo Albrecht who has been a pa, tient at the hospital for the past ten days is reported much improved. He will be dismissed in a few days. mm. Sam S. Birg e of Prosperity who has been seriously HI at the countv hospital is reported slightly improv ed. Mr. Birge was admitted to 4))e hospital last Thursday. V:.l' SEEN ABOUTTOWN j . • v-r Mrs. Edgar Paysinger going i© library whh armful of books..Mrs. Aubrey Harley and Mrs. Gene Pat terson walking up street.. .Truck running into Tommie Harrison and bending front of bicycle but ne in juries resulting for Tommie... Newberry High school students practicing fire drills.. .Miss Alllie McNeil, Red Cross worker from Columbia, in conversation with D. W. A. Neville, chairman of local Red Cross...Gene Stockman, who has been given to many nicknames lately, trying to decide which one suits him best.. .Treasurer J. C. Brooks celebrating a birthday last weekend. .. Eva James Davis hav ing some diffculty in trying to park her car.. .Miss Emily Newberry out from work because of illness.. .J. C. Neel taking down license number of car...Judge E. 8. Blease report ing that crappies were biting at Lake Murray and two listeners de claring they were going fishing right away... Children looking over Hallowe’en novelties at the five and ten, and one small girl declaring that Hallowe’en was the very best time of the year.