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VOLUME 2; NO. 29
The Rising Son—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1939
Slider ft Greneker—1856-1860
$1 PER YEAR
OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
PISHING ON THE EDISTO
To Fight Baer
Wind from
beet;
Wind from
least.
the west, fish bite
the east, fish bite
“You go to the river and cross by
the bathing beach; then go up sev
eral bends. There’s good fishing up
here; especially redbreast.” My
friend knows how to fish, and where
they are; so with these instructions
and keen anticipation, I dreamt of
fish all Sunday night, waiting for
the dawn and a full day of pisca
torial enjoyment.
Everything was right for
fishing—moon, wind, water,
whatnot.
“Came the dawn”—and an
teur fisherman, but albeit a
of the sport, arises from his
without even a retarding yawn or
stretch. Wasn’t he free for the day?
and oh boy, wasn’t * he going to
“pull ’em in!”
Shortly after the sun showed its Boyi Sanford and Derrill Banks,
face above the eastern horizon, three - voun g white boys of the city, were
good
and
ama-
lover
bed
Residents Shift Places
of Abode
NEW YORK CITY , , . Lou Nova,
California heavyweight ■yho fights
Max Baer here June 1st, is pictured
in a fighting pose at the Pioneer
Gym. West 44th Street, where he
worked out in preparation for the
battle.
YOUNG BOYS ARRESTED
FOR HOUSEBREAKING
fishing lines bearing large, wiggling
black bait, kerplunked into the Edis-
to river, while a keenly expectant
fisherman who had not fished for
two years watched the floating corks
for the first signs of a bite.
It could be easily seen that this
was a popular fishing place; but for
a while this fisherman was alone
with his corks. Then came others to
“rake ’em in"—a white boy and a
Negro man; then a white man and
his wife.
As the river bank and a fishing
cane “make the whole world kin,”
the usual riverside questions: “Any
rrested Wednesday morning by
Deputy Hub Quattlebaum and lod
ged in the county jail, charged with
house breaking.
The boys entered Joe Carter’s
home on the cut-off Tuesday morn
ing about 11:30 at the time they
were supposed to have been in class
at the Boundary street school.
Newberrians changing residences
within the past few days include the
following:
W. C. Wallace has moved to the
Aull house on Boundary street just
back of the Baptist church.
IMr. and Mrs- John B. Lindsay
are now occupying an apartment
with Mrs. Josie McAlhaney on
Boundary.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Hagood
Clary have moved into the Blalock
house on Caldwell street.
W. J. Carroll is now occupying
the residence at 580 Gleen street.
Mrs. O. W. Long has moved from
the corner of Jones street and
Mayer avenue to the house at 946
Cline streelt formerly occupied by
the B. P. Ringers.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer and
family are now residing at IIW"
Chapman street, in the house form
erly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cooley. The Cooleys have moved to
North Carolina.
Mrs. George Epps has moved from
the Main street Parr apartment to
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Glenn, are
now residing in the house on O’Neal
street recently vacated by J. H.
Clary. The Glenns were occupying
one of the Dick Baker apartments at
1230 Walnut street.
Ralph Black Is
County Treasurer
Ralph B. Black of Prosperity was
Tuesday named to fill the unexpired
term of the lata Treasurer J. C.
Brooks. While tbk nomination is in
the hands of the 'county Senator, it
is understood that all members of the
delegation participated in the selec
tion.
Mr. Black served a period as county
treasurer, coming into the office as
assistant to the late Treasurer Can
non and being appointed to fill his
unexpired term upon the death of Mr.
Cannon.' In the summer .primaries
BIRTH OF A SON
’?.<
any-
aren’t bitin’ much; no
luck; haven’t caught anything yet;”
there developed a growing suspicion
that perhaps something was wrong.
And naturally, “What was it?”
“Maybe it’s a little too cool; per
haps the water’s.a little bit too high;
or—”
“How could that be?” I said to
myself; “wasn’t it just ideal for
fishing that day? and the moon—
its phase was perefct.”
Despite my mental efforts to keep
myself convinced that the fish just
had to bite—according to traditional
conditions—I couldn’t lose sight of
the actual fact that they just weren’t
biting. Then—
Swish!! up comes the Negro
man’s line with a large, juicy red
breast on it!
Fading hopes revived as all eyes
focused on the temporarily success
ful fisherman. “That’s a beauty.
'Maybe they’ll start biting now.” It
was not so hard now to watch the
other motionless corks, thought the
other fishermen. Thought 1, “That
fellow just knows how to fish; I’ll
watch him and see how he does it;
and I’ll ask him a few questions;”
which I did. During it all, however,
I just couldn’t make myself believe
—if this is egotism make the most
of it—that it was only because I
was so dumb at fishing that I
couldn’t catch anything that morn
ing.
But if I went home without any
fish, how could I explain it to my
family; and even though, so far as
I know, I am not kin to the late
George Washington, I just “couldn’t
tell a lie”—not even a fishing lie—
believe It or not I had warned
them not to expect too much; hut
dt’s hard not to expect when a string
of delicious redbreast perch pictures
itself m the mind.
I tried to find some consolation
when the white lad commented
thusly: “These redbreast are smart;
so many people have been fishing
here." He laughed—“They can even
read and write.” It was one of those
statements of reasons for the fish
not biting that the amateur fisher
man tries to believe; and isn’t the
amateur fisherman—and some times
the veteran—inclined to believe al
most anything when they don’t bite?
The atmosphere settled back into
a dullness that only the riverbank
squatter, waiting for the bite that
never comes, appreciates. So when
one of the crowd suggested, “Let’s
go to the lake,” it took no coaxing
for everybody to wind up his mind
And strike out in a westerly direc
tion. Barring the slicing of some
meat on my legs by briars and
brambles; stepping into a hole or
two; stumbling over one or two logs;
having my face swished by a limb or
so, and a few s.milar occurances
which, in the urban life would be
“something to think about,” but In
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Aull an
nounce the birth of a son, John
Louis, at the county hospital, Sun
day, May 7.
Mrs. Aull is the former Miss Helen
Aulls
A DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Alston Cromer an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Monday, May 8. Both mother and
daughter are doing fine.
the woods are not a circumstance,
we arrived safe at the lake.
The Negro man, who by this time
had become my fishing “side pard-
ner," threw in his line. Immediate
ly the cork ran away, and up came
a handsome redbreast. By this time
my line hit the water; down went
the cork, and up came a redbreast—
the size measured by three fingers.
Then some nibbling began; but
no fish; “it must be something;
there’s fish in this lake.” But then,
was an ignominious climax when, as
the Negro man’s cork went down
and he gave a jerk, there appeared
dangling in midair, his body and
feet simulating the whirling circus
girl suspended by her teeth, a con
temptible, despicable, bait-eating
cooter—oo as in cook or oo as in
coon—but a cooter nevertheless.
Why those two redbreast bit so
voraciously and quickly and “nary
another bite” the rest of the time,
will probably remain one of the
world’s unsolved mysteries. But so
it ^ras, and' home I went with the
redbreast the “size of your three
fingers.” It didn’t supply the en
tire family with food, but it did
ameliorate the situation somewhat
when I exhibited my catch as my
little daughter greeted me with:
“Daddy, where are the fish?”
O, yes, I almost forgot to say that
on the way home I learned that the
wind had changed and had been
blowing from the east all day; but
how in the hell the fish knew it, is
beyond me.
—Ashley T. Wannamaker
In The Orangeburg Observer.
Auxiliary Hopes To
Sell 2,500 Poppies
(Written for The Sun)
Twelve million Memorial Poppies
worn over loyal American hearts on
Poppy Day in remembrance and grat
itude! Twenty-five hundred poppies
worn by loyal Newberrians on Poppy
Day. A million dollars contributed
PS royal gesture by <6
ite and generous America, to
the unselfish welfare program of
the American Legion and Its Auxil
iary! Over two hundred and fifty
dollars of that amount contributed
in our own Newberry county fop the
welfare work of our own Legion
and Auxiliary! What a memorial
tribute to America’s dead and disab
led heroes of the World Warf
The Flanders' Poppy, prolific wild
flower of France, was God’s living
memorial which marked the resting
place of the heroes who fell where the
fighting was the fiercest and the
bloodshed the greatest—for there is
a tradition in Flanders that where
the men fell in greatest numbers,
there the Poppies grew in loveliest
profusion.
Twenty-five hundred of these ma
gic flowers will hloom qver the hearts
of Newberrians on Poppy Day, if
the plans for the American Legion
Auxiliary work out. Remember
Poppy Pay, and as the time ap
proaches for these bright flowers
to appear, remember th disabled fex-
service men who are working with
them.
RALPH B, BLACK
of 1936 Mr. Black trailed the late
treasurer by 155 vstes, Tabor L. Hill
being eliminated in the first pri
mary. 7,995 votes were cast in the
second primary.. -
Following his retirement from the
treasurer’s office, Mr. Black was em
ployed for a short time h* the office
of Pinckney N<
Coming To Discuss
The Farm Program
R. W. Hamilton, state AAA ad
ministrative officer will be at the
Newberry county court’ house, Fri
day, May 12, at 3:00 P. M. to dis
cuss in detail the 1939 Farm Pro
gram and related matters, according
to J. L. King, Acting County Agent.
Mr. King wishes to urge farmers
of the county to attend the meeting
and gain all the information possible
relating to the 1939 program. Mr.
Hamilton is in a position to answer
authentically any questions that
might arise in regard to the program.
MRS. LbMINACK DIES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Margaret Angeline Lomi-
nack, 78, widow of R B. Lominack,
died Tuesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Sease in the
courty, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
three o’clock Wednesday afternoon
at the Sease residence with the Rev.
C. W. Brockwell in charge assist
ed by the Rev. J. W. Carson. Burial
followed in Rosemont cemetery.
Mrs. Lominack is survived by a
n, W. Frank Lominack of this
city, and a daughter, Mrs. J. E.
Sease. Eight grandchildren also
survive.
le. He is a
graduate of the Citadel and comes to
the office with about four years’ ex
perience in the treasurer’s office.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Dr. F. O. Lamoreux, Pastor
Sunday:
10:16 A. M. Bible school. W. C.
Wallace, Gen. Supt.
11:30 A. M. Special Mother’s Day
service. Special music.
7:00 P. M. B. T. U.
8:00 P. M. Service of worship.
Monday:
4:30 P. M. Circle No. 1 will hold
Prayer meeting in church.
4:00 P, M. Intermediate G. A.’s
will meet with Mrs. Jas. Stewart.
Wednesday:
8:00 P. M, Mid-week Prayer
meeting,
8:45 P. M. Choir Practice.
All are invited to these services.
OPEN HOUSE PREVAILS HERE TODAY
Today is “National Hospital Day” over the nation and the
county hospital issues a cordial invitation to visitors.
PRESIDENT KINARD POPULAR
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Commencement time finds the
popular speaker, President James C
Kinard very much in demand.
Tuesday he mitored to Cberryyille,
N- C< to deliver a commencement ad
dress in the high schopl,
Friday, Dr. Kinard goes to Ware
Shoals as commencement speaker
nnd Sunday will find him in Enoree
as a school speaker. He addresses
the students of the Pauline High
school next Monday.
Hal's Adlets-*
MOTHER’S Day suggestions: Cut
flowers, potted, blooming plants, cor
sages, Mrs. Steven’s home made
candy, novelty planted pots, filled
with ivy and other plants.
For the children to give Mother
we have small blooming plants from
25c to 50c.
Mother’s pay cards, lovely cards at
from fjp up. Glad to have you see
our fine assortment.
Dahlia bulbs, gladiolus bulbs, flow
er seeds. Our stock is very com
plete. We now have 15 varieties of
dahlias and 20 varieties of gladiolus.
Small leaf ivy, pot grown, 25c and
up. A pot makes an appreciated
gift.
Fancy leaf caladium bulbs, 25c for
a fine one. Plant some this summer
and you will be delighted with the
results.
Double and giant ruffled petunia
plants, pot grown, $1 and 51.50 doz.
Wish you would see them, also coleus,
lantana, fuchsias, sultanas and other
bedding plants at 10c and 15c each,
all pot grown and fine,
Corsages for the banquat, dance
and Mother’s Day. We arrange flat
tering corsages, 51, 81-25, 81-50, 52,
82.50.
Wedding gifts. At the top comes
Fostoria glassware. A gift of Fos-
tcria crystal will delight the bride.
We have items from 50c to 810.
Tally and place cards and other
party items. Favors for bride par
ties.
Insecticides to combat moat all
insects and plant diseases.
Sesqui-centennial souvenirs, items
which will become more valuable as
the years pass. You will want some.
Flowers to all the world by wire.
If you wish to send Mother flowers
we can handle the order no matter
where she may be. It’s a guaranteed
service, too.
At the nursery we have many in
teresting plants in bloom. Your
visit would be most welcome. Make
it after six if convenient. We kould
be glad to show you around.
—Verna ft Hal Kohn.
Four-H Youngsters
Have Day at Park
(Written for The Sun)
Saturday, May 6, was a great day
for 4-H Club girls and boys for
this was Achievement Day. One
hundred and twenty-five registered
and enjoyed a varied program of
music and instruction. This time
was chosen for the meeting as May
Day since 1928, by presidential pro
clamation has also been Child Health
and Day—time for taking inventory of
well-being of tba natiw
children. Through the cooperation
of Dr. J. Claude Sease and Miss
Theresa Lightsey of the local health
tinit, each present had the oppor
tunity of a health examination.
After the morning program the
club members enjoyed a picnic lunch
at Margaret Hunter Park. In the
afternoon the annual meeting of the
4-H Council was held. A talk out
lining aims and objectives was giv
en by Mrs. Hariet F Johnson, State
Girls’ Club leader.
Marinelle Lake and Massie Hol
land were elected delegates to the
State meeting in August. The pro
gram was made more interesting by
the selections furnished by the Bush
River, Chappells, and Silverstreet
Choruses.
The council decided to spend the
money in the treasury for books for
the Traveling Library. These books
are to be selected especially suitable
for 4-H Club members.
The Silverstreet Club, under the
leadership of Mrs. Murray Shep
pard, presented a playet on good
manners.
The Council officers are: Sara Mae
Kinard, Vice President; Margaret
Shealy, Secretary; Dorothy Johnson.
Hospital Welcomes
All Visitors Today
The Newberry county hospital will
hold open house Friday of this week
from two until six o’clock in the af
ternoon in observance of National
Hospital Day.
All citizens of the city and coun
ty and other friends of the hospi
tal are cordially invited to visit the
hospital during these hours.
The Friday program is sponsored
by the Hospital Auxiliary of which
Mrs. H. B. Senn is president.
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
LOCAL CITIZEN EXPRESSES
APPRECIATION FOR “SESQUI”
(Written for The Sun)
The Sesqui-centennial pageant in
its successful termination, stands a
monumental memory to the city and
county cf Newberry. May I, as one
of many gratified citizens who have
just witnessed the magnificant por
trayal of the founding and growth of
Newberry, say a few words of ap
preciation to those who so ably plan
ned, executed and performed this
ceebration.
Congratulations to Mr. Pope; to
Mr. Wright; to the hard-working
steering committee; to the “hard-
put” Mr. MlcDowell who proved a
wow for work and accomplished an
excellent, smooth, and finished per
formance; to Mr. Epting who tire-
lessly gave those clear
taining announcements
and enter-
each even-!
ST. PHILIPS NOTES
(Written for The Sun
Sunday school wil be held for the
St. Philips Lutheran church congre
gation Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock with divine services, con
ducted by the pastor, the Rev. Em
mett Roof, at four o’clock.
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Those of
us who have our mothers with us
should not forget them on this day.
Your mother is always the first one
to render service to you. How sweet
it sounds when you can hear your
mother going about in the house,
singing while doing her work. Yes,
mother is dear and true to her
children at home. When away from
home she is always anxious to re
turn to be with her children. My
mother made her departure from
this world May 19, 1930. I have
often thought of the last prayer
she made and of the last sentence,
“to the beautiful land of flowers I
am going.” That made an impres
sion on my mind that I’ll never for
get. What a pleasant thought it is
to know that your mother is at rest.
Then it is our duty to walk on the
right side and meet her on that
beautiful shore. To all of you who
have your mothers with you, let me
again say that you should do all In
your power to make them happy. If
you want to prolong your mother’s
life, give her no trouble and make
her feel proud of you.
ing; orchids to our lovely queen
and her attendants; to Miss Colum
bia and hers; to the fine bands,
both loaned and local; to the singers
whose harmonious songs fitted with
each scene enacted; most particul
arly orchids to those, both young
and older, who faithfully took part
in the pageant, for on these indi
viduals and their willing coopera
tion depended the success of the pa
geant.
To Mr. Kohn
vision the
par excellent; to the parade
to the officers of toe law who played
a fine part in traffic problems; to
the Boy Scouts who lent a hand;
to the business organizations who
enthusiastically entered the float
parade and gave a thing of beauty
long to be remembered; to the child
ren who gave a unique exhibition
with their charming pet parade—
appreciation.
To the women—well they always
rise to any occasion—to the women
who gave of their time gladly, spar
ing no effort, our sincere thank-you.
To our esteemed newspapers with
their splendid historical and valuable
information, our deepest thanks.
To Mr. Summer who first con
ceived the idea of a sesqui-centen
nial; to any yho contributed in any
least way, Newberry’s best appre
ciation.
And to our Newberry of whom we
are so proud, another celebration on
her two hundredth anniversary!
NEWS OF HARTFORD
(Written for The Sun)
The Hartford Home Demonstration
club observed National Musk Week
Tuesday, May 9. At this time all
enjoyed singing their favorite songs.
In addition, the club members were
favored with several duets composed
of different members of the club.
George Scruggs of the city was
elected Business manager, and Fred
Entler of Hagerstown, Md., was elec
ted Editor of the College Annual.
The guests of Mrs. J. S. Hutchin
son Wednesday were Miss Nancy Mc-
Load of Tryon, N. C.; Miss Lucile
McLoad of Newberry; Mrs. Dale
Singley of Columbia; Mrs. Julian
McLaod and son, Joe, of Newberry.
Mias Louise Buzhardt spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt, She is a
teacher in toe Monticello schools.
Mrs, Julia Baker spent Tuesday
night with Mrs. Inez Owens.
Miss Sally Grace King spent Fri
day with Misses Louise and Bonnelle
Buzhardt.
Many friends cf E. Lee Hayes and
Murray Fulmer are sorry to learn
that they are confined to their beds.
We are hoping they will soon recov
er.
The Hartford Grange held its re
gular meeting Tuesday evening, May
4. After the formal opening the
Grange voted in favor of the appoint
ed committee making and sending a
few resolutions to the legislature.
The Master read a letter concern
ing National Safety,
The lecturer, Mira Cathryn Living
ston, had a well-planned Mother’s
Day program. The origin of the
day was given by Miss Ethel Shealy.
The Beatitudes of Mother were read
by Mrs. W. B. Goggans and Miss
Pearl Wessinger read a poem, “Dear
Mother’s Love”. A duet, "Silvei
Threads Among the Gold” was giv
en by Pof. Hubert Long and Mrs.
Long.
Master George Mower Martin won
the prize awarded the school child
ren of the county for the best slo
gan suggested for the Victory Loan
drive. He is * member of grade 6
at the Boundary street school and'a
son of Mr. and Mr.s. Foster N. Mar
tin. The slogan is: “Victory, Lib
erty, cheap at any price.”
(Page ad by The Liberty Loan
Committee).
“TELL THEM TO GO TO HELL!’’
No food, no shelter. Swept by
machine gun and shell fire. And in
ferno, day and night. And little
hope of escaping.
Five days of this! But not a daunt
ed soul among the four hundred and
seventy Americans in the Lost Bat
talion.
Commanding the little group was
Major Charles W. Whittiesey. To
tlr* offer of safety if they surrender
ed. Whittlesey replied without a
moment’s hesitation: “Tell them to
go to Hell!”
And they were saved because, as
Whittlesey says: “Having held on so
long, we thought we had better go
through with it”
We, safe at home, have “held on”
too—wit^nur support through four
loans. And we are “going through
with it”—through with this Fifth
call to duty—'just as those boys in
the Argonne. Make good.
Buy today—rash and installments.
Merchants selling eider with too
large a percent of alcohol had bet
ter be careful. The penalty is a
chaingang service with
tive fine.
ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
The Newberry conference of the
Lutheran Synod of South Carolina,,
convening at the St. Philips Luth
eran church, heard President E. B.
Keisler recommend Wednesday that
the conference sponsor a country
wide reformation service during the
fall.
Dr. James C. Kinnrd at the Wed
nesday session presented an appeal
for 575,000 for Newberry college.
The pie* was supported hy the Rev.
E. Z. Pence, president of the South
Carolina Lutheran synod.
The business sessions were devot
ed to reports ftom practically all
branches of the ehuch including the
Luther League, the Woman’s Aux-
sionary society, parish education^
and Children of the Church, the lat
ter » newly formed organization.
Approximately 200 delegates re
presenting 23 churches attended the
opening session.
The annual spring meeting of the
conference adjourna Thursday after
discussion of the church’s interest
The sermon will be preached
the Rev. D. M. Shull.
NEWBERRY WILL HAVE
ADDITIONAL FIRE BOXES
Fifteen additional boxes will be
added to Newberry’s new fire alarm
system within a few weeks. The
boxes are expected here about the
first of June and will be installed,
along with a fire alarm repeater at
the Nance street fire station, by the
fifth of June.
SEEN ABOUTTOWn)
Newberry college freshmen going
through their annual spring hazing
of having to wear clothes backward
and inside-out for a day and parade
the business section of town bare
footed—Floyd Bradleys riding in a
new auto—.Miss Anne Ducket and
mother of Whitmire in city Wednes
day—E. E. Epting catching a ride
to his home on College street—Mrs.
K. B. Brigman shopping—Marie
Moore working on plans for epere
house at the county hospital Friday
in observance of National Hospital
Day—Mrs. B. V. Chapman relating
broadcasting experiences—MIrs. Mae
Aull passing around a bag of can
dy—the Rev. C. A. Calcote and fam
ily making plans for an early moun
tain trip—Homer Schumpert trying
to locate Burton Wells and Burton's
office boy saying that “the boss hid
to have three hours for lunch”—Miss
Macie Davis parking her car—Mar
vin Summer, Ned Purcell, and Steve
C. Griffith in conversation—James
Price and Travis McCarty discussing
unfortunate happenings on the skat
ing rink—J. C. Neel trying to de
cide whether we’re having spring or
summer weather.