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M,*' SI, 183^ 1 HARTFORD NEWS The dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wessinger Saturday were, Mr. and Mrs. Larrell Wessinger and son, Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bouk- night; Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Moore and Misses Pauline and Helen Gog- gans. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shealy and family spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shealy of Pacolet. Miss Louise Buzhardt of Winthrop College spent the holidays with her, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Buz hardt. Miss Katy Shealy of Pelzer is spending the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. “Abe” Warren and family spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Boozer of Kinards. Guests of Mr. E. Lee Hayes Satur day were, Mr. and Mrs. John Nance; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hayes and daugh ter and Mrs. Charles Cheatham and family of Greenville. Miss Esther Eargle spent the week end in Little Mountain with her sister, Mrs. John C. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cannon spent the weekend with relatives in Little Mountain. Of much interest to the community was the marriage of Mr. Pierce Hamm and Miss Bertha Branham, both of this community. Their many friends wish for them a long happy and pros perous life. A surprise which came to a wide circle of friends Saturday December 25th, was the marriage of Miss Caro lyn Turner of Saluda and Mr. Aiken Lathrop of this community. MRS. HENRY RINGER t _v ;;V * Ij t' \ New Year s HOLIDAY Saturday January 1,1938 being a Legal Holiday, our Bank will not be open for business. SOUTH CAROLINA National Bank NOTICE ALL COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS ON SATURDAY, January 1st ■ ; ‘v'. ■ Joe Keitt Appointed One Solitary Life Mrs. Henry D. Ringer, 54, died here Christmas day at her home on Mayer avenue, following a short illness of pneumonia. Funeral services v^ere held Sunday at St. Philips Lutheran church conducted by the Rev. J. B. Harmon, assisted by the Rev. E. B. Keisler. She was buried in the church cemetery. Her husband and the following children survive her, Mrs. J. F. Lom- inack, Mrs. T. C. McDowell, Homer Ringer, Hubert Ringer, and Lewis Ringer. Her mother, Mrs. Sally Counts Lominack also survives, to gether with three sisters: Mrs. Hol land H. Ruff, Mrs. D. B. Ruff and Mrs. L. A. Ringer. Acting as active pallbearers were, Ila Lominick, B. P., W. E-, E. E., J. W., and A. L. Ringer. Eugene S. Biease, Tom Fellers, T. P. Adams, Paul Haile, Cy Schumpert, Roland H. Felker, George Stone, Richard Sterl ing, George Addy and Cannon G. Blease were honorary pallbearers. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix spent Sunday with Mr. Hendrix’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix in Lex ington. Columbia, Dec. 28.—Appointment of four supervisiors to be in charge of different branches of activities un der the state employment service of the South Carolina Unemployment Compensation commission was an nounced today by R. Brice Waters, ad ministrator for the commission. The appiontments were by the com mission on recomendation of C. M. Wilson, director of the employment service division of the commission. Those named were: W. B. Klugh of Abberville, supervisor in charge of statistics and personnel; J. L. Keitt, Newberry, supervisor in charge of farm placement and training pro grams; Felix W. Gouldelock of Colum bia, former department commander of the American Legion, supervisor in charge of veteran placements; and I. Edward Blatt, Charleston, fiscal and report supervisor. The appiontees were selected from a merit list, made up of names of those persons who passed merit ex aminations administered in accordance with provisions of the state unem ployment compensation act. The newly named supervisors, as did the director of the service, stood at the top of the merit lists. The commission, which is composed of A. Malcolm Scarborough, chairman, A. J. Hatfield, vice-chairman, and Dr. E. C. Lewis, said in joint statement following the appiontments, that it felt that it was fortunate in securing the four men for the important posts with the employment service in that they were well trained and especially fitted for their respective duties. The employment service is one of the two main divisions of the unemployment compensation commission. Its pur pose is to establish and maintain free public employment offices at strategic points in the state. These offices will attempt to find employment for the jobless and receive claims for weekly wage benefits from insured employees. TAX NOTICE The tax books will be opened for the collection of 1937 taxes on and after October 4, 1937. The following is the general levy for all except special purposes: Mills State 6 Ordinary County Bonds and Notes 7 Interest on Bonds and Notes.. 8V4 Roads and Bridges 2 Hospital V*. Con. School 3 County School 4 Vi County Board Education Vi 42 The following are the authorized special levies for the various school districts of the county: No. District Mills 1 Newberry 17 2 Mt. Bethel-Garmany 4 3 Maybinton 2 4 Long Lane 8 5 McCullough 5 6 Cromer 0 8 Reagin 8 9 Deadfall 8 10 Utopia 8 11 Hartford 0 12 Johnstone 5 13 Stony Hill 5 14 Prosperity 16 16 O’Neall 8 18 Fairview 4 19 Midway 4 2 1 Central 4 22 St. Phillips 8 23 Rutherford 4 24 Broad River 4 25 New Hope-Zion 4 26 Pomaria 12 27 Red Knoll 6 28 Helena 4 29 Mt. Pleasant 8 30 Little Mountain 12 Vi 31 Wheeland 3 32 Union 4 33 Jolly Street 8 34 St. Pauls 0 36 Peak 4 37 Mudlic 6 38 Vaughnville 6 39 Chappells 6 40 Old Town 8 41 Dominick 8 42 Reederville 15 Vi 43 Bush River lOVi 44 Smyrna lOVi 46 Trinity 8 46 Burton 8 47 Tranwood 10 Vi 18 Jalapa 8 49 Kinards 2 50 Tabernacle 8 51 Trilby 4 52 Whitmire 12 53 Mollohon : 4 54 Betheden 8 55 Fork 8 57 Belfast 6 58 Silverstreet 12 59 Pressley v .... 4 60 St. Johns 4 The following discount will be al lowed on payment of taxes: Thru- Oct. 20, one and one-half per cent; thru November, one per cent. On and after January 1, 1938, the penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. You are requested to call for your taxes by school districts in which property is located. The Treasnrer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. Those who had their dogs vacci nated for rabies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, by one authorized by law, and expect to be exempted from dog tax will please bring their certificates of vaccination when appearing to pay taxes. J. C. BROOKS, Treasurer Newberry County. Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Riser, 87, died Sunday at her home on Boundary street following a long period of in validism. Mrs. Riser was married twicoJirst to George A. Langford to whicn un ion the following children were born: W. Smith Langford, Mrs. W. A. As- bill, Mrs. Harry T. Danner, Mrs. White Fant, and the late J. J. Lang ford. She was married next to James H. Riser, who died several years ago. g Funeral services were held Wednes day from the Boundary street resi dence of the deceased, the rites being in charge of Rev. T. C. Cannon of the Methodist church. He was assist ed by Rev. Bryan Keisler of the Luth eran church. She was buried in the Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandsons: Hermans. Langford, Harry T. Danner Jr., Griffin Lang ford, James Langford. Robert Lang ford, William Langford, Griffin Cole man and a nephew, Smiley.Porter. AGED NEGRO KILLED Willie Eichelberger, about 70 years of age, was killed by a hit and run driver Chritmas day near Little Mountain. Sheriff’s office here was able to determine the idenity of the driver of the death car as an enrollee of a CCC camp at Sumter and officers there were contacted resulting in the arrest of B. F. Hendrix. Deputy J. C. Neel and Patrolman Bill Martin went to Sumter Monday and brought Hend rix to jail here. EXCHANGE BANK LANDS FOR SALE The receiver of The Exchange Bank offers the following real estate for sale: The Wallace house and lot on College street; Johnstone lands on paved road from Newberry to Po maria, subdivided into tracts contain ing 48.28 acres, 60.69 acres and 59.80 acres; the Boyd place, at Boyd’s cros sing, on two railroads and public highway from Newberry to Pros perity. Call on the undersigned for prices etc. H. C. HOLLOWAY, Receiver —- By Phillips Brooks Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in an osbeure village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant teacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never owned a home. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never trav eled two hundred miles from the place where He was bom. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself. He had nothing to do with this world except the power of His divine manhood. While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turn ed against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to his enimies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. His executioners gam bled for the only piece of property he had on earth while He was dying—His coat. When He was dead He was tak en down and laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone. Today He is the center- piece of the human race and the Lead er of the column of progress. I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that were ever built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned put together have not affect ed the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one soitary life. Outline of History (New York Herald Tribune) A man named Earnest Simpson married a Miss Dorotheo Parsons. They were divorced. Simpson then married the divorced wife of Earl Winfield Spencer, a naval officer, the former Miss Wallis Warfield, of Balti more. They were divorced. Mrs. Simpson then married the Duke of Windsor. Spencer married again and was divorced by this second wife, Mrs. Mariam J. Spencer. He then married Mrs. Norma Reese Johnson, a Detroit widow. Mr. Simpson married Mary Kirk Raffray, who had been divorced from Jacques Achille Louis Raifray. Now news comes that Mr. Raffray is going to marry Mrs. Connie de Bower, who is divorcing Herbert de Bower, who up to this time has taken no part in the conversation. Well, what is Mr. de Bower going to do? MRS. ELIZABETH ANNE RISER SOCIETY WAITES-PEIPER CEREMONY HERE CHRISTMAS DAY . In a setting of lovely Christmas holly, cedar, and burning white topers with only the immediate members of the families present, Miss Jeroldine Frances Waites became the bride of Dr. Richard J. Peiper. The double ring ceremony was performed by Dr. E. B. Keisler, of the Lutheran church of the Redeemer, on Christmas day at noon, in the home of the bride’s sis ter, Mrs. J. Edwin Stokes and Dr. Stokes. Jasper Waites, youngest brother of the bride, entered and lighted the top ers after which Dr. Keisler entered. The bride and groom entered together, attended by Dr. and Mrs. Stokes. The bride was dressed in a most be coming fashion, suited to her blond beauty. Her suit was of black transparent velvet with white lame blouse, white hat with tiny black veil and white gloves. Her cosage was of gardenias showered with valley lilies. About her nock she wore a tiny gold cross, a gift of the groom. Mrs. Stokes was dressed in black velvet and net frock, with black ac cessories. After the ceremony a two course luncheon was served buffet style at the Stokes’ home. In the afternoon Dr. and Mrs. Pei per left on their honeymoon trip. After the first of January they will be at their home n Monroe; Ga. Mrs. Peiper is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Waites of Monroe, Ga., formerly of this city. She finished her education in the New berry schools. Dr. Peiper is the son of Mrs. Mary Pieper of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Chicago and the National School of Chiroprac tic, and now practices in Monroe. Mr. qnd Mrs. Keister Willingham spent the Christmas weekend with Mrs. Willingham’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Watkins in Cross Hill. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. SmarCpf Char- art jof s wit! leston spent several days tfith Mrs. Smart’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Willingham, on the Wilson Hiway. Mrs. O. O. Copeland and children Jean and Oswald, spent Christmas day with Mrs. W. C. Shealy in Clinton. Mrs. Shealy is Mrs. Copeland’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. James Smith and Jas. Jr., returned to their home in New berry Sunday after spending the holi days with Mrs Smith’s mother, Mrs. Eunice Glasgow. Irby Hipp of Clinton is visiting his cousin, Oswald Copeland, on Amelia street. Mr. and Mrs. John Clarkson and lit tle daughter, Jacqueline, have return ed from Charleston where they spent the holidays with Mrs. Clarkson’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hopke. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fellers and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Wicker, spent Monday with Mrs. Fellers’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Lovelace in Prosperity. Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Boyd and son Hugh spent Christmas day with Mrs. Boyd’s nephew, Mr. William K. Childs. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Goodlett and children, Claude Jr. and Vernon, are spending several days with Mrs. Good lett’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Wilson on Mayer avenue. Miss Annie Ray of Atlanta, Ga., spent the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Helen O. Ray on Johnstone St. Miss Azilee Livingston, Miss Nina Livingston, Mrs. Forrest Summer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilbert and children, were visitors in Columbia Monday. Mrs. Seth Meeks and Mrs. Butler Holmes and their mother, Mrs. Mary P. Fant, spent the holidays in Fayet teville, N. C., with Mrs. Fant’s daugh ter, Mrs. Oliver Holmes. Mrs. Fant will remain for an extended visit. Miss Rachel Kennedy, Rock Hill, Carlisle Kennedy, Florence, Robert Kennedy, Greenwood, James Kennedy, Greensboro, were Christmas visitors at the home of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy. Dr. J. B. Ken nedy, professor at Presbyterian Col lege at Clinton also spent Christmas with his brother, R. M. Kennedy, on Mayer avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Colbertt, Jr., of Augusta, Miss Virginia Senn of Duke University, Durham, N. C., spent several days during Christmas sea son with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Senn, on Harper street. H. K. Bedenbaugh Signs House Painting Interior Decorating ‘‘Satisfaction Guaranteed” 1103 Boyce St. Newberry, S. C.- Mrs. Margurite Summer and child ren, Marjorie and Jimmie, of Florence were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Summer on Main Street Christmas day. Little McGee Calcote, son of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Calcote, is ill at his home on Calhoun street with pneu monia. Mr. Calcote and little, son Al lan are reported to be much better after suffering a seige of flu for about three weeks. Chit - Chat By CONSTANCE ARMHELD I I Resolutions for a new year will soon be in order but we find ourselves still thinking of the Christmas of ’37. Try ing to get into print everything do ing in the city during the days be fore Christmas, I failed to mention the fact that inumerable Newberry homes were decorated beautifully for the holiday season. To list them all would be quite a job, but I would like to tell you of one home I visited—the home of Mrs. Harry Hedgepath on Harrington street. Mrs. Hedgepath spent many hours arranging her home where was portrayed the first Christ mas and a modem Christmas. A small pine tree was arranged on a table in the spacious hall of the home. From the tree glowed star shaped el ectric lights. At the foot of the tree was a small stable with the Baby in the manger, its father and mother, miniature cattle, shephards, angels, and all that completes this effective picture. Stepping into the living room, a blue and white scene met my eyes and I stood amazed, probably with my mouth wide open. The blue and white color motif, which is prov ing more and more popular for the yuletide, was used entirely here. The white Christmas tree was trimmed in blue tinsel, blue ornaments, and blue electric lights. Beneath the tree was piled snow which covered small bushes. Also under the tree were reindeer, a small pond with ducks, and even a snow ball here and there. The numerous packages piled on the floor were wrapped in blue and white. Across the room Santa Claus lead ing four white reindeer decorated the mantle. And just everything in the room dazzled in blue and white even to the big white Persian cat, “Mitzi” with her sparkling blue eyes. One lady who was instrumental in the huge success of the Community Christmas tree and who spent hours in the preperation of the annual event remarked to yours truly that she felt so let down since there was nothing else to do for the tree until another year. I figured that’s an unusual way to look at it since most of us would have been thankful more or less that we were through until another year. Anyway, the cooperation of the citi zens for the Tree this year was most gratifying. To tell what each and everyone did that helped would be stepping into a rather big job, but it’s only such help as this that Christ mas was made possible for over a hundred children in the city and county who otherwise may have won dered why Santa overlooked them. The New Year Eve dance at the Le gion hall tomorrow (Friday) concludes the gay social activities of the city for this Christmas season. The dance which is being sponsored by the New- berry-Clemson club will draw a large number to celebrate the coming of young ’38. The Clemson Jungaleers are to furnish the music. ‘ * The Christmas eve rush, of the city seen from seventy-five feet above the city—many cars in a straight row down Main street reminding one of a big parade.. .gentleman carrying a giant size poinsetta.. .another gentle men laden with four bags of fruit... crowd thickest around the five and ten cent stores... loud speaker at up per Main going full blast. .Christmas carols heard from above Kohn’s store .. .Chief Bartley holding up traffic for a funeral proccession. to go by... people crowding on street corner wait, ing for procession to move on so they can hurry on with shopping... small boy dropping armful of pack ages ... the sun coming out suddenly to spread joy... Santa Claus walking slowly up and down the streets talk ing to the children and occasionally pulling their hair and pinching them on the cheek... shoppers waiting for traffic lights to change with a few impatient ones daring to cross. And now for the 1,937th time Christmas has come and gone. We’ve broken seals and torn open beauti fully wrapped packages. There are no more surprises, no more excitement, and no more thrills. Christmas tree decorations are coming down and the house is again talrn^ on its natural look. But is Christmas over? It shouldn’t be if Christmas has brought to the hearts of the people what it is suposed to bring—satisfaction for the longing for “peace on earth”; the longing to know more about the Christ child; the longing for fullness of life; and the longing for forgiveness. “Love come down at Christmas time” and with it came the possibility of peace for all generations; the knowledge of what the Maker is like through his Son; the opportunity for abundiut living; and it, too, era oled a hi man experience of forgiveress. These things are what Christmas is for and these things are Christmas. Are we going to pack them away with the decorations and left-over wrappings and ribbons until another year? Martha Vance Ellesor spent the holi days with her mother, Mrs. P. G. El lesor. Mr. V. C. Wilson Jr. is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Wilson.’ .... Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson spent one of the holidays with Mr. Wilson’s brother, Mr. V. C. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Kurtz and son, Peter, of New York arrived in New berry Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. Kurtz’ mother, Mrs. J. Y. Chappells and brother Jack. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hutchinson and son, Harold, are spending this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Epting of the TranwOod section. Miss Lillie Salter of Greenwood spent Christmas with her sister Mrs. V. B. Dominick on Harper street. Mrs. V. B. Dominick and daughter, Viola, spent Sunday with Mrs. Domi nick’s brother, Mr. E. C. Salter in Greenwood. Pinkney Abrams was a visitor in the John B. Scurry home in Chappells Monday. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hendrix and daughter, Letha Daire, of Lexington, Mrs. J. W. Sanders, Richard James, and Maude Sanders of Silverstreet, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Long and three children of St. Charles, were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix on Cornelia street Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Epting of Co lumbia, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Epting and two children, Carl and Baraba of Greenville spent Christmas day with Mrs. T. E. Epting on Boundary St. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix spent Christmas day with Mrs. Hendrix’s mother Mrs. Sanders in Silverstreet. Ernest Mayo spent the Christmas holidays in Savannah, Ga. Mrs. E. E. Melton has five daugh ters at home for the Christmas sea son. They are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson, Columbia; Mrs. Jerry Ba ker and son, of Selma, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Phillips, Chariotte, N. C. Misses Travis and Ernestine Melton, Charlotte. T. E. Davis carried fcis daughter, Mary Anne Davis, and Mrs. J. C. Fskridge, of Shelby, N. C. to Char lotte Sunday to catch a train to New York City where they will visit Claude P. Greneker, Peter Davis, and Frank Davis, returning to the city after the first. The many friends of Miss Jane Goodman will be glad to lea.rn that she is able to be up after being con fined to her bed with a cold for the past several days. BEACHAM-HIPP MARRIAGE HERESUNDAY AFTERNOON Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lee Beacham announce the marriage if their daugh ter, Edna Frances, to John William Hipp Jr., of Whitmire, on Sunday, December 26. The marriage took place at the home of the bride’s parents on Pope street Sunday afternoon. NOTICE Saturday January 1,1938, service at the local post office will be as follows: 1. All windows will be open from 8:45 to 9:45 a. m. only. 2. City carriers ■v*ill make one com plete delivery and collection in the business and residential sections of the town. 3. There will be no delivery on the ru ral routes, however, the rural patrons may call for their mail during the win dow service hour. 4. All outgoing mails will be dispa xh- ed and incoming mails will be dis tributed to post office boxes as on Sun day. G. K. Dominick, P. M. Newberry, S. C. December 29, 1987. Mr. Hughey Hutchinson, assistant manager of Rose’s 6 and 10c store in Louisburg, N. C. returned to his work Monday after spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. LOST—pink cameo brooch Christmas day somewhere in the city. Finder please return to Mrs. Hugh B. Senn, 1921 Harper street, or the Sun of- * fice, and receive a liberal reward. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE