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. I , .. .....' ' - f Every Week More People Read 1’he Sun VOLUME 2; NO. 15 * • ; : I; / . ; n The Sun Strive* To Serve The Whole People The Rising Son—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1939 Slider & Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YI Red Cross Sum Over Thousand "Mrs. Typical Consumer” Before the executive officers of the local Red Cross chapter, Mrs. J. H. Summer, chairman of the 1938 Roll Call, reported Friday afternoon that Newtferry county had rallied to the call with 81,002, the largest a- mount received locally since the war. On the revised roll are names of 781 Newberrians. Of the total mem bership, 38 are contributing mem bers with contributions ranging from $2 to 830. Mrs. Summer declared that she “found a great deal of joy” in con ducting the drive, as she assured the executives she would continue to work on last year’s call until the ’39 campaign began. She spoke of the “wonderful cooperation” on the part of everybody in the county” and ex pressed regret in not having more time in which to carry on a more active campaign herself. Upon the recommendation of Miss Allie McNeil of Columbia, South Car olina field supervisor of the Ameri can Red Cross, Mrs. Summer was unanimously elected to head the 1939 roll call. Mrs. Summer accepted the place. COTTON ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS FOR NEW FARMS ibt v - Acting County Agent J. L. King advises that new 1939 cotton forms are defined under the 1938 Agricul tural Conservation and Domestic Al lotment Act as farms which in 1935 had a cotton base acreage establish ed but planted no cotton and have not planted cotton in 1936, 1937, and 19k8. Such farms in 1939 will re ceive cotton acreage allotments as new farms. All requests for allotments as a new farm must be made prior to February 15, 1939. Landlords or oth er persons interested in a farm that will produce cotton for the first should take immediate jRtrtnrTe«of<f fs'made of the farm in the county office prior to the closing date. The following is the information to be filed with the county office re lating to new farms: 1. Ownership. 2. 1939 Operator. 4. Acreage planted to crops in fall of 1938, not classified as tilled acreage on report of performance covered by any other farm. 5. Intended 1939 acreage. 6. Farm set-up including work- stock, equipment and labor. Delay in having new farms prop erly recorded will result in much in convenience to producers concerned. No provision is made at this time for obtaining an acreage allotment for a new cotton farm after Febru ary 16. U. 8. GAS CHEAPEST, BEST, GOVERNMENT LIST SHOWS ■ WASHINGTON, D. C.,—Ameri can motorists, who have better gaso line for their cars than any other motorists of the world, are lucky in another respect. The petroleum economics divis ion of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, has just published a list of gasoline prices in other countries. Her e are some of the prices per gallon which were in effect in var ious cities in foreign lands as of last October 10th: Australia, 36.3 cents; Belgium, 36 Cuba,30; Czechoslovakia, 43.1; Dan zig, 45; Salvador, 46; France, 30.5 Germany, 71.7; Hungary, 36; India 37; Italy, 70; Lithuania, 48.3; Po land, 30; Portugal, 48.5; Switzerland 36.3; Turkey, 62.8; England, 31.4 Yugoslavia, 38.6. JOLLY STREET ITEMS The Luther league of Bachman Chapel church rendered a missionary program in the church Sunday after noon at 3:30 o’clock. This was a very interesting program and all en joyed a very helpful talk on “The Work of The Church” by the pastor, kev. J. E. Ruff. We are very glad to state that the teacherage has been completed and is now occupied by Prof and Mrs. Hughes and family. It is a very neat and attractive building and will add much to the community. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Ruff were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nichols of Prosperity. Week-end visitors of Mrs. P. H. Kinard were Mr. and Mrs. Robert jUaggfqrd and family, Newberry, Mr. pnd Mrs. S. O. Bundrick of St. Pauls and Mr, J, W- Richardson of Col umbia. Mrs. Alice Livingston spent the week-end in Newberry with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wilson. NEW YORK CITY . . . Mrs. J. Richard Powell, a 31-year-old Long Island housewife, was selec ted from thousands of women as “Mrs. Typical Consumer” by the National Retail Dry Goods Asso ciation. May Apply For Crop Loan Now Applications for emergency crop and feed loans for 1939 ar e now be ing received at the Court House by R. P. Henderson, field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section of the Farm Credit Admini stration. The loans will be made, as in the past, only to farmers whose cash requirements are small and who can not obtain credit from any other source. The money loaned will be limited to the farmer’s immediate and actual cash needs for growing his 1939 crops or for the purchase of feed for livestock. Farmers who can obtain the funds they need frorTT aff* Individual, pro-' duction credit association, bank, or other concern are not eligible for crop and feed loans from the Emer gency Crop and Feed Loan Section of the Far" 1 Credit Administration. The loans >vill not be made to stan dard rebabilitatic n clients whose current needs are provided for by the Farm Security Administration, formerly known a? the Resettlement Administration. As in th e P ast > farmers who ob tain emergency crop and feed loans, will give as security a first lien on the crop financed, or a first lien on the livestock to be fed if the money borrowed is to be used to produce or purchase feed for livestock. Where loans are made to tenants, the landlords, or others having an interest in the crops financed or the livestock to be fed, are required to waive their claim in favor of a lien to the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration until the loan is re paid. Checks in payment of approved loans will be mailed from the Re gional Emergency Crop and Feed Loan office at Columbia. RECENT SUBSCRIBERS Recent subscribers to The New berry Sun include the following: Mrs. A. H. Wicker, city. D. B. Dawkins, Prosperity. Mrs. Frank Simpson, city. L. C. Graham, city. M. B. McKittrick, Kinards. Roy Tolbert, Henderson, N. C. W. B. Whitney, Pomaria. Mrs. Thad McCrackin, city. Milton Hendrix, Greenwood. B. C. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity. Claude Counts, Newberry, route. N. M. Hipp, Prosperity. J. W. Taylor, Asheville, N. C. Mrs. A. D. Haltiwanger, Greens boro, N. C. Dr. J. K. Wicker, Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Hal Kohn, city. Elise Peterson, city. D. V. Knight, city. I. T. Cousins, city. W. A. Hipp, Saluda. Wright Cannon, city. Z. W. Dennis, Newberry route 4. Richard Thomasson, Nashville, Tenn. J. M. Hove, city. Howard Lipscomb, city. Hugh Summer, Atlanta, Ga. George P. Boozer, Newberry, route 3. J. H. Bedenbaugh, Newberry, route 3. Miss Anne Ray, Atlanta, Ga. J. Ed McConnell, city. S. W. Shealy, Prosperity. Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, city. Perry Kessler, route 1. Enthusiasm Marks Celebration Meeting Wright, Pope Named As Leader* The movement to celebrate the one hundred and fiftieth year of the founding of Newberry was given im petus Friday when between three «nd four hundred Newberrians gathered at the court house in response to a call from Z. F. Wright. Many sec tions were represented and interest was unconfined and hearty. . J. W. Earhardt Sr. called the meeting to order and Z. F. Wright was made temporary chairman. Mr. Wright expressed pleasure at the re sponse to his call, said the atten dance was representative. A sesqui- cgntennial celebration, he said, would be a wonderful vehicle for exploiting our resources and declared it “came at a time when we need it”. Mr. Wright thought such a celebration would bring our people closer to gether, adding: “There is no such thing as county and town, we are all one people”. He said the event would call for lots of wofk, but that Newberry had “fine workers”. Each one should consider himself a part of the organization set-up to promote the movement, and respond when called upon. At this point, Dr. S. J. Derrick suggested that the president name a committee to nominate officers con sisting of five members. Appointed to the committee were R. C. Lake, James C. Kinard, Mrs. J. H. Summer, Frank R. Hunter, and Mrs. A. P. Coleman. While this group deliberat ed, the temporary chairman asked for expressions from the audience. The Rev. J. R. Pettigrew of Chap pells, said he was glad to take a sfiraTl fmi-tlrT perpetuanngHEnems- tory and tradition of the county, de crying a “spirit abroad to let the past dead bury its dead.” “It is all right to bury that part of the past not worthy of preserving, but we should preserve the lovely, the vital —that should endure. There is much in our history worth preserving”, he said, “jt has been said of South Carolina,” he continued, "That she has made more history and preserved less than any state In the Union.” More battles were fought on South Carolina soil during the Revolution than all other 12 states combined, Dr. Pettigrew declared, and concluded by stating that South Carolina history would be incomplete without New berry county history, and that he was greatly pleased that such a movement was on foot. The Rev. George E. Meetze of Prosperity, declared Newberry the best county in which to live, that the quality of its- people, and resources of its soil should be set before the nation. He pledged his support to the movement. Mrs. R. D. Wright said she was thoroughly interested and pleased with response, wants people to feel that the affair is county-wide and felt certain of rural support. G. Le- land Summer, she stated, was the first to advance the idgq pf such 4 celebration. Dr. C. L. Trabert, profesor of edu cation at Newberry college, said 25,- 000 people would attend such an event and then gave his idea of a program which, he said, was of course open to alterations or additions. It follows: A suggested parade and pageant, the pageant to be in 20 groups depicting the- history of Newberry. The groups would be si- miliar to the following: Group 1: (1500) Newberry county Indians in costume. Group 2: (1600) Spanish Explor ers between Florida and Mississippi. 0- YOU ARE SAFE in phoning us your order and trusting us to give you the best. If it isn’t good we won’t send it. DEVORE’S MARKET. Phone 33-W. Group 3: (1700) Pioneers on foot. Group 4: (1779) British Red Coats. Group 5: (1781) Revolutionary soldiers return; Group 6: (1789) Gift of land for Court House. Personages, “Little John” Coates, accompanied by the seven Justices of the County Court in scene of presentation of land for the erection of public building for Court House. The news of the Con stitutional Convention could be brought In here. Group 7: (1800) Trend of the times—ox carts—antique costumes, etc. Group 8: (1812) War with Eng land. Newberry Volunteers going. Group 9: (1825) Beginning of cot ton growing. Slavery system. Floats of slave life of the time. Group 10: (1846) War with Mexi co. Newberdy Volunteers in uniform. Group 11: (1856) Establishment of Newberry college. Old carriages. Life in period indicated. Group 12: (1861) Group of Confed erate soldiers in uniform with flags. Group of women of the Confederacy. Group 13: (1870) Reconstuction. Red Shirts, etc. Group 14: (1877) The college comes back to Newberry. Group 16: The cotton industry ex panding. Float with old spinning wheel and old hand loom. Float indi cation of the modem cotton indus try. Group 16: 1889) Modem times in troduction. Old high bicycles. Horse and buggies, etc. Introduction of our modern schools. Group 17: (1898) Spanish Ameri can War volunteers, by veterans in - — —‘ - 1C. /. I.A \ TJ. J 1 11, ■■4#*oup IW: -rlvwQr WOrtrr war — American Legtonaifes in uniform. Group 19: (1930) The schools of Newberry county and city today. (Continued on page eight) PROMINENT SPEAKER TO APPEAR HERE Dr. William Lonsdale Tayler, exe cutive secretary of the International Labor Organizations Committee of New York, will speak at Newberry college next Wednesday. His ap pearance is sponsored by the Interna tional Relations club of the college. Since the International Labor Orga nization is a part of the League of Nations system ,and the New York committee is one of the nine located in the principal cities of the world, Dr. Tayler is in a position to speak with authority on international af fairs. Dr. Tayler attended the fifteenth and nineteenth sessions of the Inter national Labor Conference at Geneva and has twice been a speaker at the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virgina and once at the Institute of Public Affairs in Dallas Texas. He is also assistant profes sor of Social Sciences at Queens Col lege, New York City, and lecturer in Social Legislation at Columbia University, Dr. Tayler is one of the principal speakers at the Fourth Annual Eco nomic Conference at Winter Park, Florida, and is stopping in Newberry on his way back to New York. Be cause of the prominence of the speaker, the International Relations club is extending an inviatation to all residents of the vicinity to hear Dr. Tayler. He will speak at the regular chapel period, 10 a. m., on Wednesday, February 8. DeVORE’S MARKET is noted for choice cuts of Steaks. We will de liver your order. Phone 33-W. Aircraft Carriers Go Through the Canal la r PAi « 'MiM PANAMA CANAL ZONE . . . The aircraft carrier Ranger of the United States Navy in Gaillard Cut bound for the Atlantic Ocean as the fighting forces moved to the Eastern seacoast for manoeuvers The operation of sending the ships through the Unr» T -i was guarded with the greatest secrecy. District Chairmen For Sesqui Nam ad The* first meeting of the officials of the Sesqui-Centenial Celebration met at the home o: Mr. Z. F. Wright, Honorary Chairman, Monday night, January 30th, at 7:30 o’clock, with one following present: Hon. Thomas H. Pope, Executive Chairman; Mrs. R. D. Wright, Mrs. Herman Wright, Mr. George K. Imminick, Vice Chair men; Mr. C. C. Hutto, Treasurer; and Mr. John F. Clarkson, Secre tary. Pursuant to the instructions of the general meeting held in the auditor ium of the new court house on Fri day, January 27th, the following district chairmen were elected: Chappells .... Mrs. A. P. Coleman Silverstreet .. Prof. John G. Long Bush River Mrs. S, P. Harris Whitmire ... Mrs. J. G. Barnwell Prosperity . ^Irs. Geo. W. Harmon Pomaria Prof. R. L. Riser Little Mountain Mrs, Elberta Sease Mrs. J. H. Summer wag elected Publicity Chairman, to serve with J. W. Earhardt, Jr., and Otto F. Armfield. It was agreed that all publicity hereafter should be given out by Mrs. Summer. A committee consisting of Geo. K. Dominick and John F. Clarkoun was appointed to secure a permanent of fice for the workers. The committee was instructed to inquire as to whether or not the front part of the Exchange Bank floor, formerly used by the Red Cross headquarters, could be secured for the office force. Those present approved a plan to hold, in connection with the celebra tion, Trade Week, subject to the ap proval of the merchants of Newberry. Messrs. Geo. K. Dominick, C. C. Hut to, and John F. Clarkson were ap pointed on a committee to confer with the merchants, and to report back to the next meeting. The following were appointed on 'Scarlett* Is Picked DOWN MEMORY LANE HOLLYWOOD, Calif. . . . After months of rumors, the cast for the movie of “Gone With the Wind” has finally been chosen. (Left to right) Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara), Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes), and Olivia de Havilland (Melanie), have been signed to play in the picture. Clark Gable will play the role of Rhett Butler. WORK BEGINS SOON ON f'ire alarm Work will begin immediately on the fire alarm system for Newberry, according to Chief H. B. Wells who has received a letter from the Gamewell company stating that the truck carrying the complete equip ment for the town has left the fac tory at Newton Upper Falls, Mass. A story denoting the location of the boxes will be carried in the next issue of The Sun. RED CROSS Cl Bl 20 YEARS AGO The robins have come again. Spring will be here once more be fore long, and everything will be all right or a lot better. The new uniforms of the police men are “humdingers”.. There is a ne^ air of neatness and niftiness about those who have donned the suits. They are handsome—that is, the uniforms are. What is evidently a slip of the type in the Baptist Courier’s report of the recent State Baptist conven tion represents a certain man an nouncing as a text, “Quit ye like men in his car and bring them to the meeting.”—Associate Reformed Presbyterian. The Herald and News reporter quotes this because he is often made to say ridiculous things by the slip of the type. There was ha ay weather on Febru ary 2, but there was sufficient sun shine fog the ground hog to see his shadow so we may expect some win ter weather in February. The fact (a, the biggest snow we remember was late in February in 1899. And it was some cold weather at thrt N. McCaugtorin, Secretary, Mrs. W. W. Lewis, Mr. Leland Summer, Rev. G. R. Pettigrew, Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Jr., and Mrs. H. M. Bryson. It was the opinion that this would be a very, important committee, and all people in the county are requested to fur nish any information to Mrs. J. N- McCaughrin, seeretary, or to any member of the committee. All mat ters pertaining to Interesting histori cal events, in the county should be immediately forwarded to this com mittee. The history teachers in the public schools of the county are also requested to secure all information possible for the committee. CHAPTER MEETING The Calvin Crozier chapter, UDC will meet Tuesday afternoon of next week with Mrs. Edgar Hart at four o’clock. Miss Elizabeth Dominick has been named associate hostess. Members of the Chapter are re quested* to be prepared to pay dues at this meeting. WARNS AGAINST VAIN DISPLAY Theressa Leightsey, Dr. S. J. Der rick, Dr. Claude Sease, and D. W. A. Neville met Monday and made out the following budget for the present year; Material for clothes for indigent school children to be made up by NY A girls, 880; loan closets to be located in convenient places in the county, 860; home service, 850; brew ers years for peliegra sufferers 8100 public oealth activities 8800; reserve fund 8100. With increased activities, the local chapter hopes to distribute its ser vices over a wider area and to a larger number of people. Because of the large amount received from the ’38 roll call, it was possible to crease the budget a great dea\ this year. The legislature has completed three weeks of the usual six weeks session. Nothing done yet and it is well. The least done the better for the good vt the State. Paris, feyence were voiced by Wilson in a speech to a delegation of French working women at the Murat mansion yesterday. Again the President reiterated the principle which he has unswervingly expound ed since he came to Europe: That this must be a people’s peace, be cause this was a people’s war. Hip people, not the governments, won the war, Mr. Wilson declared RECENT ARRIVALS - Creating ip the piind a seeker the idea that the Christian life is an easy one is starting him on a road to hypocricy, said the Rev. C. A. Calcote in his Sunday morning sermon at Aveleigh church. Taking a text from St. Matthews, which he termed one of the new com mandments, he lamented that Christ ians failed to “let their lights shine” even if that light be ever so humble. Warning against vain display, he urged his hearers to “make bold to show true religion . . . let the world know where we stand , . . put our religion on display before our children”. “What we habitually express lives . . . what we habitually suppress dies”, he said. Mr. Calcote advised a happy me dium for the Christian “Be genuine ly, inwardly, and honestly what you are”. We unintentionally become hy pocrites unless we are well-poised, well-balanced, “Religion”, h e said, “is a thing to work at. It requires all ones effort to be a Christian.’* ST. PHILIPS CLUB The January meeting of the Saint Philips Home Demonstration club was held last Wednesday afternoon. Devotionals were conducted by Miss Sudie Mae Dickert. Miss Carson, poultry specialist from Winthrop college was the prm cipal speaker of the afternoon. She gave an interesting discourse on the poultry outlook. Others taking part on the program were Miss Ethel Counts, home dem onstration agent, Miss Cromer, who spoke on gardening, and Mrs. Mild red Suber, gleaner for the month. METHODISE CIRCLES MEET Circles Ope, Two and Three of the Central Methodist church will meet Monday afterpoon, February 6, in the FYanels Wright Memorial build ing at four o’clock. Tne Louise Best circle will meet with Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb on College street. All members are urged to bring their pledge cards. MRS. SUMMER RE-ELECTED CIVIC LEAGUE HEAD Mr. and Mr». T. A. Dowtin an nounce the birth of a daughter, Ce lia Belle, at the local hospital this (Thursday) morning. Mrs. Dowtin is the former Miss Mary Hill of this city. The Dowtins. reside in Mc Cormick. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lominick of Pomaria announce the birth of a daughter, Joyce Janet, at the county ihospital Friday, January 27. Mrs, Lominick is th e former Miss Nell Alewine. LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS Mrs. J. H. Summer was re-elected president of the Civic League at the January session of the League Tues day afternoon at the NYA home. Other officers of the odrganitation for 1939 include the following: first vice-president, Mrs. Herman Wright; second vice-president, Mrs. E. G. Able; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Floyd Bradley; reeordlng secretary, Mrs. John Clarkson; chairman of beautification committee, Mrs. E. B. Purcell; treasurer, Mrs. Everette Evans; chaplain, Mrs. Walter H. Hunt. Clyde Langford, supervisor of city beautification in Clinton, was the principal speaker at the Tuesday meet. Mr. Langford spoke to the large gathering on the "Propagating of Plants and Shrubs Late in the afternoon, light re freshments were served by the girla of the NYA home. MRS. J. ROY EPTING DIES IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL . .The state police system, first advocated by Governor Maybank, has the attention of legislators this week. A resolution by Busbee of Orange burg and Pratt of York would auth orize appointment of three represen tatives and thre e senators to confer “with the governor in working out the details for the necessary legis lation to create a statewide police system”. The house adopted the resolution without debate but the se nate referred it to the judiciary committee. .. While waiting for the assembly to take some action on the police system, Governor Maybank reduced the state constabulary from 25 to 11 men. The commissions of the entire force were due to expire Tues day. .. House proposes to repeal 40-- hour textile law to encourage in dustry. CHICKEN BARBECUE AT SILVERSTREET There will be a chicken barbecue at Silverstreet Friday evening, Feb ruary 3rd, from 6:30 on. This bar becue is sponsored by the Home De monstration clubs of Silverstreet and Trinity. Supper will be 35c with dessert 5c extra. LONG EXPERIENCE cutting meat insures a roast or steak, or stew that will please you. Phone us at 33-W. DeVORE’S MARKET. Mrs. Edith Farr Epting, 3rf, of Co lumbia, died at the Providence hospi tal in Columbia at 8 o’clock Wednes day night. She had been ill since Sunday. Mrs. Epting was the wife of J. Roy Epting and was well known in this city. She and Mr. Epting visited here last weekend with the latter’s mother, Mrs. T. E. Epting on Boundary street. Mrs. Epting became ill while in the city. She is survived by her husband; one /daughter. Miss Jean M. Epting; her motehr, Mrs. George L. Farr of Columbia: on- twin sisU r, Mrs. George H. Sibbems of Charleston; one uncle, John D. Swygert of Co-- lumbia. -- >