Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ens. James H. Howey, '40A,'42L, former student body president, re ported this week to Boston, Mass. for training in the naval intelligence department. Roy F. Blair, '33A, of Union, star -first baseman on the baseball tea. i from 1931 to 1933, has joined the Plough (drugs) sales organization for central and eastern South Car olina. Capt. and Mrs. Augustus Kirby Clements (Elizabeth Ansel Bunch), '39A, announce the birth of a son, Augustus Kirby Clements III, on Sunday, October 25, at Fort Sill, Okla. Thomas Mauldin, '36A, and Mrs. Mauldin (Caroline Arthur) '35A, announce the birth of a daughter, Caroline Arthur, on October 25, at Columbia. John Simonton Douglas, '32A, is working with the Board of Educa tion in Augusta, Ga., to promote re tail training under the supervision of the Augusta Vocational School. William McIver Bryan, Jr., '40A, was sworn in last fall as Ensign, U.S.N.R. (Hospital Volunteer-pro visional). Upon graduation from the Medical College of South Car olina where he is a student he will enter the service as Lt. (j.g.). His present address is 76 Meeting St., Charleston. Lt. (j.g.) Daniel Anderson Browne, '30A, of Rock Hill, re ceived his commission in July and was ordered to active duty at Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., San Pedro, Calif. Charles Lucas Cain, '32CE, of Pinopolis, is stationed at Fort Mc Clelland, Ala., with Co. C, 21st 13n., BIRTC. Arianna Livingston (Rannah) Heyward, '40A, '41G, who is di rector of the University Kinder garten, attended the Kindergarten School at Columbia University, New York City, recently. Robert Moore Crooks, '37Ph, is manager of Young's Pharmacy at Clinton. A. Zach Culler, '40A, who op erates a retail grocery store at North, has a son nineteen monihs old. Charles Mitchell Campbell, '40Ph, a salesman for the Upjohn Com pany, travels in a northeastern Ten nessee territory. His address is 1919 E. Fifth Ave.. Knoxville, Tenn. Edward Melton Fersner, '29C, of Orangeburg, received a commission as Lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S.N.R. in August. Mr. Fersner's present address is not "proved" in the alum ni office. A/C Walter Bernard Cormack, '39A, of Columbia, and A/C James Emerson Smith, '40A, of Newberry, are in the school of aerial photog raphy at Lowry Field, Denver, Cobo Paul E. Brockington, '40C, is Boys Work Secretary of the Y.M. C.A. in Wilmington, N. C. ECONOMY DRUG STORE CUT RATE DRUGS SODAS AND LUNCHEON ETTE Five Points * Phone 8119 Motorcycle Delivery * R ECOR l Columbia's Most Comi DIXIE RADI U-NO-WE 1712 Moin Street J ACK U L *REAl REAL ESTATE - RENTAl 1217 Washington Street * PHO Exclusive Agents for "Anc Ites William J. Thomas, Jr., '27A, i a director of radio publicity in Nev York City. His address is 320 E 53rd St., New York, N. Y. Lt. (j.g.) William James Com stock, '41CE, U.S.N.R., now witl the bureau of naval aviation ord nance, has arrived at a destinatior somewhere in the Pacific theatre. John Coker Anderson, '29A,'31L originally, of Conway, who practice& law in Columbia until he entere< the Navy as a petty officer a fev months ago, visited the campus re cently on furlough. Alumnus An derson has returned to active duty Major Orin Faison Crow, '17A formerly dean of the Universit) school of education, has been trans ferred from Columbia to anothe: army base. A. Cline Flora, '17G, superintend ent of Columbia city schools, i. president of the National Educatior association. John Walter Conder, '91A, i: president of The J. W. Conder Co. owners and operators of Fairwok Stock Yards, wholesale dealers o mules, horses, cattle and hogs. Mr Conder's plant is located on th( State Park road, five miles nortt of Columbia, and his mailing ad dress is Box 693, Columbia. Ensign Frederick Louis Arndt '38A, who has been in training a Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. reported this week for training a Purdue University, Lafayette, Indi ana. Simons Ravenel Lucas, '07A, o Florence, eye, ear, nose and throa specialist, and a trustee of the Uni versity, is also a trustee of St Mary's College, Raleigh, N. C. Boyd Francis Dantzler, '36Ed., cum laude graduate of the Univer sity, and formerly an assistant it the geology department, and re cently a teacher in Columbia higf school, reported this week for train ing at the Marine barracks, Quan tico, Va. Margaret Porter (Peggy) Bailey '41A, of Springfield, was married it Alamogardo, New Mexico, Sept. 3 to L. E. Bennett, a Clemson alum ius who is now in the U. S. Army Mrs. Bennett lives with her hus band at 1200 Ohio Ave., Alamogar do. George Leland Timmons, '40F of Hartsville, now a pharmacist a Peoples Drug Store, Washingtos D). C., plans to do post-graduat, wvork at George Washington Uni versity next semester. Joab Mauldin Dowling, '39A '41L, and Joseph Francis Campbell '38CE, who were very close friend while in school together at Carolina live together now in apartment 62 141 26th Street, New York, N. Y Alumnus Dowling writes, "W would certainly be glad to have an, of our old Carolina friends come b, to see us, and we are really seriou ab)out that. Lewis Moore Lipscomb, '41A formerly a machinist in Youngs town, Ohio, who left his job ses eral weeks ago to enlist as an ap prentice seaman, has been gradt ated from recruit training at th U. S. Naval Training Station, Gre2 Lakes, Ill., as honor man of hi company. Lt. James Kelley David, '401 now with the Army air corpsi England, writes of many interes1 ing .nd hair-raising experiences a pAt of a Flying Fortress over th English Channel and French coas >Iete Record Deportment 0 COMPANY - NO - RADIO Phone 22103-04 MER, INC. .TORS @ S - INSURANCE - LOANS :: .Columbia, S. C. NIE 22-123 ther Haouw Th at Jack S..it" )i7te ISSUE Donald Stewart Russell, '25A, '28L, Spartanburg attorney and vice-president of the Association for the seventh judicial circuit, has been named as counsel for Director of Economic Stabilization James Francis Byrnes, '41H. A recent let ter from Alumnus Russell, dated Oct. 15, came from the Executive Office of the President, where the I Office of Economic Stabilization is I located. Mr. Russell is married to Virginia Utsey, '27A, who was May queen when she was at the Univer sity. Telegram Invites Alumni To Campus Smith Calls Alumni Day Second Front On Campus R. Milo Smith, chairman of the Alumni Week in recognition of the Alumni serving in the second front attack, and in connection with the Alumni week activities, sent the following telegram this week to members of the association: "Second front opened in Africa last night with scores of Carolina alumni in action. Alumni week opened today with scores of alumni in action on the home front. Sixty memberships credited Saturday. Many more from your sector ex pected this week. Your interest is appreciated here. Please send your picture and names of your workers to Alumni office. Best wishes." Historical Group Buys 11 New Books The South Caroliniana Librar has purchased the followying nes books: Ben Robertson's "Red Hills and Cotton" (1942); a story of the farm ers of the Carolina piedmont and the country they live in written by one of them. Stephen Vincent Benet has written of it: "One of the -most beautiful and one of the truest books ab)out the South that has ever been written." -E. Milby Burton's "South Caro lina Silversmiths, 1690-1860"; A careful and full account of all the silversmiths who are knowni to have worked in South Carolina before 1860, with illustrations of the work -done by many. e Alston Dea's "The Early Iron twork of Charleston" (1941); this sbeautifully illustrated boo0k records, for the first time the early history of -the unique wrought iron of 'Charleston. . Anne Clover's "Theodosia" s 1941); and e Anya Seton's "My Theodosia" t. (1941); these are two fictitious ac - counts of the life story of Theodo sia Burr Aiston. They are quite different, but each is entertaining and pleasant reading. Jay B. Nubbell's "The Last Years of Henry Timrod" (1941); a full ac count of Timrod's lire from 1861 until his tragic death six years later. "The Uncollected Poems of Henry Timrod" (1942); these poems, carefully edited by Guy A. Carwell, Jr., more than double the number of poems formerly collected. John Shipley Tilley, "Lincoln Takes Command" (1942); a study of the Federal Government's rela tion with Southern forts between the secession of South Carolina and the fall of Fort Sumter, and of the South's efforts, during the same period, toward a peaceful separa tion. "Citadel Cadets, The Journal of Cadet Tom Law" (1941); this book published from the original manu script journal of a Citadel Cadet of 1859 has been carefully edited with most of identification and explana tion. ) BY THE ALUMNI ASSOI Service Alumni Admitted Free ToFurmanGame Tickets For Carolina Men In Service To Be At Association Office University of South Carolina alumni now in the armed services :>f the nation will be admitted free to the Carolina-Furman game Sat irday afternoon at Carolina sta :um. Ralph Lewis, executive secretary f the University's Alumni associa tion, has announced that the game Saturday will be dedicated to the many hundreds of alumni serving :n every continent and on every :cean. Any alumnus 'in the service may :>btain a free ticket by calling at the office of the Alumni association, No. 2 University campus, Friday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. or Saturday from 9 a. n. to 12 noon, Mr. Lewis said. The football game will climax annual Alumni week, during which meetings of former Carolina stu dents are being held in nearly every county in the state and in adjoin ing states. Secretary Lewis said he had been informed that alumni in the service in a number of foreign countries will try to get together briefily dur ing the week. R. Milo Smith, Lexington, has been appointed Alumni Week chair man by Claude R. McMillan, pres ident of the association. No Homecoming Day luncheon will be held this year because of transportation difficulties, Mr. Lewis said. It will be the first time in many years that Homecoming Day has not been observed, al hough simple exercises at the game will honor alumni in the service. Greek Professor Speaks To Class On Greek Relief Charilaes G. Lagoudakis; professor f history at Athens College, Greece, talked to,students of the University in Prof. J. E. Norwood's class Fri day on the subject of Greece and Greek Relief. Later he was interviewed over the radio by Dr. Francis Bradley, dean of the college of arts and sciences of the University. "Have you ever seen an Italian soldier?" Mr. Lagoudakis asked the class. "They wvear beautiful colored feathers in their caps to donate their regiments. To the small Greek boys they look like cocks, and everywhere little children run after them in the streets, calling "chick, chick" and throwving small pebbles for corn." "The spirit of the Greek people is wonderful", he stated, "and guerilla warfare is going on everywhere, par ticular-ly in Macedonia and Crete. T'here Australians and New Zealand ers who were left behind fight with the guerillas." Mr. Lagoudakis stated that the Ger mans do not touch Greek War Relief supplies, which are distributed by the International Red Cross. He is tour ing the South conferring with the Greek Relief societies in differeni cities. In Columbia a group of roc Greek Americans pledged $2,500 tc the fund. Underground work and sabotage g< mn all the time, although Greece has n< factories to disable. Peasants will noi till their fields, for they know tha1 at harvest time the Germans will sCe that every grain of wheat goes to thi army of occupation. "A German truck carrying Britisl prisoners had to stop in front of large hospital. A ten year old bo: was selling cookies in the street. He dumped the whole tray into the truci carrying the British, and the prisoner fell to eating them. The little bo: gave the thumbs up sign, grinnini happily. * WHY TAI WE PAY FOR LIFE - HEALTH AND ACC Capital Life & HE LESTER L. I 1117 Hampton Stret *lATION Lt. Irene Thomas LaBorde, '41J, received her commission in the WAAC's, October 3, 1942 at Fort DesMoines, Iowa, in a class of 120, of whom eleven were South Caro linians. Lieutenant La'Borde, who left last week-end to go on active duty at an unannounced point, turned up this week at 1025 Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. She writes, "x x x no matter where I go, I'm boosting for a greater Car olina." USC Grad In Army Med Corps Honored Benet Now Post Surgeon In Command Of Hospital "Lieut. Col. George Benet, Medi cal Corps reserve, United States Army, has been signally honored by assignment as post surgeon and commanding officer of the base hospital at Carlisle Barracks, Penn sylvania," a story in The State newspaper of Oct. 12 reported. Colonel Benet was a graduate of the University's class of 1908, a former surgical consultant for the University infirmary. He was in the midst of concluding a refresher course at Carlisle when he was se lected to stay at the medical center and take up the important duties to which he has been assigned. He is a graduate of both the University and the University of Virginia and received his degree in medicine, cum laude, from Harvard in 1913. In 1915, lie was a civilian surgeon with the French army. In 1916 and through 1917, Benet was a captain, Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army and was awarded the British Military Cross. When this country entered the war in 1918, the doctor transferred to the United States forces, was awarded a captaincy and was at tached to the British as a battalion medical officer. After the war, he returned to Co lumbia and was practicing surgery when called to the colors. Extension Division H as Exhibit At Meet Of Superintendents The University of South Carolina extension division plans to place an exhibit in the lobby of Drayton Hall during the meeting of the de partment of Superintendents of our state high schools Nov. 13 and 14. Some of the extension services which will be featured in the ex hibit are: the play library service, which should be of particular aid to high school dramatic clubs and to classes who care to present plays, the pacake library which is de signed to aid particularly the schools without large libraries, and the correspondence courses which might be of value to teachers or students who are not able to at tend colleg after graduation. CAROLINA ENGRAvING COQ ~E A CHANCE? EVERYTHING IDENT - HOSPITALIZATION alth Insurancs Co. ATES, President Phone: -2206 or 2-8287 lont University Loses Di Alumnae In Death Carolina Alumnus In England Tells About Stay There Pope's Letter Praises Forming, Blackouts But Asks For News Of Home Maj. T. H. Pope, '38L, of New. berry, now with a contingent that formerly composed part of ih< Newberry National Guard, has ar. rived somewhere in England and is rapidly becoming acquainted with the new surroundings. Following his graduation, Alui nus Pope practiced law. His Na tional Guard unit was called intc service about two years ago. Pope was a member of the House of Representatives from Newberry county, having received the largest number of votes cast for that po sition. While in the house, he was th< author of the automobile inspection bill. He writes: "Every week we get a supply of. American cigarettes candy bars, razor blades and soap The candy bars are rationed to twc per week and are highly prized. I never knew how good a chocolate bar was before." The English climate is the only feature of the expedition so fat which the Newberry unit has found disagreeable, and the English sys tem of agriculture and complete cultivation is amazing to Pope. "The nightly blackouts here have been developed into a science." he continues. "I was in London dur. ing the past week and was amazed at the perfection attained there in black out all the lights in that enor. mous city." Emphasizing the need of news from home, Major Pope reported the eagerness of his men to have newspapers, magazines and letters to read. Dean J. N. Frierson Re-elected TB Head Of S. C. Association J. Nelson Frierson, dean of the University law school, was re-electe< president of the South Carolina Tu. berculosis Association at the annua meeting at the Wade Hampton hote recently. Other officers elected were John P Frost, of Charleston, first vice-presi dent; Charles W. Coker, of Harts ville, second vice-president; Mrs. M M. Mann, of St. Matthews, recording secretary; and Geddings Crawford, o Columbia, treasurer. Approxin'ately 300 representative from all sections of the state attende< the meeting which commemorated th organization's 25th anniversary. A luncheon was given in honor o Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the Univer sity graduate school, and first presi dent of the association. Dr. David T. Smith, school of medi cine, Duke University, gave a talk 01 the cure and the effect of tuberculosis This talk was illustrated by a serie of projection slides which conclude< the program. A 1 on eI stinguished Of Mrs. Gilland Daughter of Chaplain; One Of Earliest Coeds Carolina lost one of its most de voted and distinguished alumnae recently with the death of Mrs. Louis W. Gilland (Nell Flinn) Nov. 2 in Richmond, Va., following an extended illness. Mrs. Gilland was buried the fol lowing day in the Gilland family plot in Kingstree. Mrs. Gilland was one of Caro lina's earliest coeds, being grad uated in the class of 1905 with President J. Rion McKissick. Throughout her life she remained deeply interested in and loyal to the University and was a devoted worker in its cause. Mrs. Gilland was born in New Orleans in 1885, the daughter of the Rev. John William Flinn and his wife, the former Miss Jane Ann Adger Smyth. When she was a young girl, her father accepted a position as chaplain and member of the faculty of the University of w South Carolina. Mrs. Gilland grew to womanhood on the Carolina campus, living in Flinn hall, which bears her father's name. As a coed at Carolina, she was prominent in many activities. Three children survive Mrs. Gil land. They are Mrs. John Dana Wise, Richmond, Va.; Lt. William Flinn Gilland, March Field, Cal., on leave of absence from his post as assistant registrar of Carolina; and Lt. Louis William Gilland, Camp Kilmer, N. J. Also surviving are one brother, T. Smyth Flinn, Columbia, and three sisters, Mrs. : George Howe and Mrs. Jean Chis- A holm, Columbia, and Mrs. Kenneth $4 James, Darlington. Another sister was the late Mrs. McDavid Horton, Columbia. Photostat Copies Of Old Newspapers Made At Library To aid in the reading of the cen tury-old newspapers in the Univer sity Caroliniana's library, the Uni versity has recewtly bought a photo stat machine, which is now being used to make photostat copies of the papers. The machine, which produces re suIts similar to the V-mail process now being used for overseas news by the government, takes pictures of the papers, and develops them in a smaller, more easily handled size. NYA students who run the machine have already photostated several volumes of newspapers this year. CENTRAL DRUG CO. * 5197--PHONES-5198 1204 Main Street Printing Binding Engraving Lithographing he State Co. Printing Dept. PHONE 2.3393