The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 06, 1938, Image 1
VOLUME 1; NO. 29
The Rising Son—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, MAY 6,1938
Slider A Greneker—1856-1860
$1.00 PER YEAR
OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
BUSINESS LOOKING UP
Coroner Wilson reports he is well
pleased iwitn the production of Al-
mega, nis goat. On a diet of weeds,
old tires and the like he is getting
two quarts a day. When she starts
on the China berry bushes and pecan
trees the Coroner expects production
to shoot up to such a point that he
will have io list her snares on the
stock exchange.
The name of Almega because she
is the acme of goatdom—tne first and
last of her kind—the Alpha and—
yes, you guessed it. That goat not
only has class, but a background
many of us would be proud of. Some
of her ancestors no doubt nibbled at
the beard of old Socrates as he ex
pounded to th e boys from the curb
and loafing places of Athens.
Rumor hath it that Coroner in
tends to teach his goat to deliver let
ters but we doubt that for after all
the goat is not a politician and the
delivery of letters aifords the Coroner
a chance to do a little fence mending
as he goes along. He kisses the ba
bies in installments and when elec
tion year comes round he is three
fourths finished.
But if he wasn’t in his back yard
one day last week trying to teach her
to hold a fishing pole then these old
eyes are fooling us. We want to be
entirely fair and he might have been
teaching her to put out bean poles, as
he says, but still we can’t see the
sense of a bean pol e equipped with
hook, line and sinker—and besides,
why that language: “Easy now—
don’t jerk—now you got him!” Was
he talking to a bean ? I ask you.
THE MAN ON THE MONUMENT
“Say Buddy.” I glanced about and
up at the town clock which just then
sounded a single time and was stil
again but for the faint ticking in the
stillness of the early hours. No one
was about except a cop wedged into
a door far up street and I knew the
voice could not have been his.
, Turning to go a hand grasped my
shoulder. “Just a minute Buddy.”
I turned to face a khaki clad figure,
resting his gun against the base of
the stone he had dismounted.
“I see you pass here nights,” he
said, “and I decided to stop you. I
have just got to talk, to someone.
This day in and day out pose with
never one to talk to, I tell you Bud
dy, it gets awful tiresome.
“The happiest day I know in all
the year is not far off now. That
day as you know is when all those
pretty little girls come and bring
flowers and lay them here and look
up and smile at me. That Buddy, re
pays me for a lot of posing.
“But there is one, Buddy, who I
like to believe lingers just a little
longer and smiles just a little sweeter.
Oh, I’m sure she does, and how I
would like to reach down and draw
her up here to me and kiss her again
and again.
“She comes but once a year, Buddy,
for of course she doesn’t know—just
mj imagination. How could she
know! God in heaven forbid that she
should ever know! Each year I can
see in her more plainly the face that
I last saw as our ship weighed an
chor and we started out for the war—
the face that I hadn’t seen again un
til the little girls started coming here
with their flowers.
“I heard over yonder that she did
not live through it Buddy but that
was all I learned for I was killed
early in the war. I don’t know until
this day where they put her.
So eager was The Man on The
Monument to tell me his story that I
did not interfere until he finished
with a sigh, as though tired.
My friend I know your secret” I
said as he rose and reached for his
gun to resume his vigil. “I happen to
be keeper of the war records and I
can take you to where your war bride
awaits. It is a few hours until
your absence will be noted and I
want to do this for you. Come.”
The cop 'had moved on enabling us
to depart unseen. The clock banged
twice and a lone dog howled in re
sponse off yonder in th e west—then
silence as we walked.
Leading him up a path into a patch
of woods, into an opening and then
into the woods again we stopped.
“Where?” he asked excitedly.
Taking his trembling hand we em
erged shortly in the white sandy yard
of a little church. A full moon cast
a blue-white haze upon the markers
in the cemetery behind the church.
“There,” I said, pointing to a stone
on which posed an angel with out
stretching wings, and hurried away to
let him be alone with her.
A hint of purple in the East caused
me to feel uneasy lest The Man on
TTie Monument in his sad reunion for
get his job as a hero and I went back
to warn him. He was nowhere to be
found; I called but no answer came
He was gone—vanished!
I walked down into the woods and
sat down by a little stream to try to
reason out what had become of my
friend. He was gone—science could-
JERSEY CATTLE CLUB
WILL MEET THURSDAY
The first meeting in 1938 of the
Newberry County Cattle Club will. be
held Thursday night. May 5, at
George Koon’s Service Station, ac
cording to Jas. W. Johnson, Secre
tary and treasurer.
R. W. Hamilton, State Extension
Agronomist and State AAA Admin
istrator, is being requested to at
tend the meeting and make a talk
on the place of the Jersey cow in the
new agricultural program.
A “Dutch” supper consisting of
barbecued spring chicken will be
served at 7:30 K M., which will cost
65 cents per plate. Those who do
not want supper may come at 8:15
P. M. All Jersey breeders are urged
to attend and those planning on hav
ing supper please notify Mr. John
son so arrangements can be made.
Mr. Johnson states that all indica
tions point so definitely to a sub
stantial increase in demand for good
Jerseys that “we are extremely anx
ious to lay a foundation in 1938 upon
which w e can take advantage of this
demand.”
FIRE TUESDAY NIGHT
Misg Ethel Jones’ home on Calhoun
street caught on fire Tuesday night
about 7:30. Damages resulting from
smoke and water amounted to about
$500.
The fire began in the attic of the
house.
COUNTRY CLUB BRIDGE
PARTY PLANNED TUESDAY
The first bridge party of May at
the Country Club of Newberry will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30,
according to Mrs. Hunter H. Brown.
All lady members of the club are
urged to attend th e game.
AMONG THE SICK
H. O. Swittenburg was taken to
the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia
Wednesday. His condition is report
ed fair.
Mrs. S. A. Quattlebaum is im
proving at her home in Prosperity
after a serious illness.
Henry Mayer Hgvird, Silverstreet,
was taken to the Veteran’s Hospital,
Columbia, Wednesday morning. His
condition is not serious.
Mr. Haskell Wright is in a critical
condition at his Main street home.
n’t explain that. Then what?
The almost silent flow of the little
stream—on and on and on; an occas
ional eddy but only to whirl about and
join the onward course of the stream.
High up yonder the great disc of sil
ver seemingly sweeping across the
heavens—ageless, silent stars. Eter
nity!
"That’s it! That’s the answer!
What God hath joined together... a
home ... eternal in the skies... ”
So dear little girls when you pass
the Man on Th e Monument this morn
ing give him your best smile, even if
he isn’t your same old friend—oh, no
he isn’t!
RAMBLING
Out among the people a bit Sunday
afternoon in the Pomaria section.
Crops there are in lusty condition and
farmers well along with their work.
Past the home of friend Hayne Folk
and ah impulse to stop and exchange
the time of day but drawn shutters
indicated he was foraging in distant
parts so on our way, not however
before taking mental note of a flock
of fine looking chickens in the yard
and resolving to time the next trip
to an eating hour.
At the home of Charlie Eargle we
found all present and accounted for
except Mrs. Eargle who had gone to
Newberry to attend a dinner given in
honor of Mr. Miller, a kinsman.
Mr. Eargle has been living in his
present home 36 years. He hauled
most of the lumber in it from Sligh’s
station where he farmed for 11 years.
After 26 years Mr. Eargle says he
can go back to the “Piney Woods” and
identify stumps from which the tim
ber was cut. He can, and did, iden
tify weather boarding in the house
which was planed when dry and other
which was planed when not complete
ly cured. Mr. Eargle says he is per
sonally and intimately acquainted
with every board in the house.
After farming at Sligh’s for 11
years Mr. Eargle says he jot tired
fighting the rocks but we suspect the
tug of scenes about the old nest is
what caused him to come back home.
The big two-storied house in which
he first saw the light more than 70
years ago stands within sight of his
present home. The good earth which
has kept him for so long also nurtur
ed his ancestors and it’s anly natural
to think that he wanted to round out
his alloted span there.
DON’T CROWD NOW!
We don’t want to start a
stampede, but news is news. A cou
ple of fellows from Spartanburg land
ed 12 nice bass near Martin’s land
ing Wednesday afternoon. They got
them trolling with a crawdad lure.
Other fishermen in the same vicinity
brought home nice catches.
DEAN BROWN WILL
SPEAK AT SHARON CHURCH
Dean Brown of Presbyterian
College, Clinton, will deliver an ad
dress on “Causes of International
War” at Sharon Methodist Church of
Kinards, Thursday evening, May 12,
at 8 o’clock.
This meeting will be interdenomi
national. It is being held for the
sole purpose of informing citizens of
the better way for bringing about
peace.
YOUNG PEOPLE TO
OBSERVE MOTHER’S DAY
Miss Annie Laurie Davis will lead
the following program at the meet
ing of Methodist young people Sun
day evening at the .Lurch:
Subject: “Mother”
Call to Worship
Hymn—“Faith of our Mothers”
Scripture: Exodus 20:12
Hymn: “Tell Mother I’ll Be There”
Prayer
Stories of Mothers of the Bible
Poem—Macie Davis
League benediction
The mothers of all members of the
League are invited to attend this
meeting. Visitors are always wel
comed.
HIGH SCHOOL REVUE
“The High School Revue” will' be
presented at the Newberry High
school auditorium Friday evening,
May 6th at 8:30. One of the high
spots is the Negro minstrel in cos
tume with a supporting chorus of 40
voices. To this will be added the
“Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” per
formed by eight cadets; eight girls
dancing the minuet and an imitation
of Charlie McCarthy. The evening
will be an enjoyable one. Admission
15c and 10c.
JOLLY STREET NEWS
“Manless Wedding” at Jolly Street
Saturday evening, May 7th at 8:30
p. m. the Home Demonstration
club of the Jolly Street community
will give an amusing “Manless Wed
ding.” The characters have been se
lected from the “Thick and Thins” of
the community and a very pleasant
evening is in store for the audience.
The wedding wiH close with the
cast giving the old “Virginia Reel.”
The cast of characters are as fol
lows:
Slide ..Mrs. Eddie Dunn Richardson
Groom . Mrs. Tom Metts
Maid of Honor Miss Bonita Dominick
Best Man .... Miss Mildred Boinest
Preacher Mrs. Wilbur Wicker
Train Bearer Mrs. Fred Wicker
Ring Bearer .. Miss Sara Mae Kinard
Pianist Miss Julia Kate Sease
There will also be the other usual
attendants.
Immediately after the program an
old fashion cake walk will be held on
the lawn.
Your presence is expected and a
good time is in store for each one
present.
A very small fee will be charged to
defray expenses.
JOHN. W. MILLER HONORED
ON 83rd BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
On Sunday, May 1st, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, West
of th e city, the children, grand-chil
dren, and great-grandchildren of-
John W. Miller gathered together
to celebrate the 83rd birthday of Mr.
Miller.
Together with several close friends
there were about 160 present.
Mr. Miller has 10 living children,
two deceased, 68 grandchildren and
25 great grand-children.
Among the parties present was
Mr. Miller’s only living sister, Mrs.
Ellen Eargle of Little Mountain.
Also present was a brother-in-law,
Mr. John Chapman of Irmo, and
two sisters-in-law,Mrs. Jane Shealy
of near Little Mountain and Mrs.
Elvira Stoudemeyer of Wards, S. C.;
also Hon B. V. Chapman, a half
brother-in-law.
Mr. Miller is the son of the late
Simeon Miller and wife Elizabeth
Stockman. He was reared in the
Piney Woods community below Lit
tle Mountain. Mr. Miller married
Mary D. Chapman, daughter of Lem
uel Chapman and wife Lavenia Swit
tenburg. Mrs. Miller died during the
month of May 1927, and Mr. Hiller
is making his home with his daugh
ter, Miss Belle Miller, and his son,
Walter Miller.
A most magnificent and bounti
ful dinner was served in honor of
Mr. Miller and all seemed to have
spent a very pleasant and enjoyable
day together. Before dinner with
Rev. V. L. Fulmer acting as master
of ceremonies, Rev. M. M Brooks in
his interesting and impressive man
ner delivered a message of cheer and
comfort, touching the hearts ofevery
one present and reminding them of
som e of the stern realities of this
life on earth. Rev. J. S. Wessinger
of Piney Woods delivered/the invo
cation in his pleasing and masterful
way.
Mr. Miller, although somewhat
feeble, seemed to have spent a most
enjoyable and happy day. May he
be permitted to enjoy many more
family anniversaries is the hope and
prayer of all
Hare Aspires
To Represent
Third District
In making a definite announce
ment that he will be a candidate for
congress in th e Third Congressional
District this summer, Butler B.
Hare issued the following statement:
I shall make the race on my own
qualifications and not upon the
shortcomings or failure of others. I
shall make a clean, clear-cut and
honorable campaign. At the proper
time I shall submit for the consider
ation of the people my training, ex
perience, record in cqMrress and pro
posals for additionalylegislation, such
proposals to be definite, practical,
economically sound,' and constitu
tional; they will apply primarily to
the three great 'problems of unem
ployment, agriculture, and industry.
As it will be impossible to know all
the issues that might arise until af
ter the present session of congress
adjourns, I will not attempt to go
into details as to the nature and ex
tent of such proposals.
However, it may be appropriate to
state that at this time that I con
sider the ploblem of unemployment
FIVE TRANSFERS MADE
IN NEWBERRY DISTRICT
Five real estate transfers, all in
district one, Newberry, have been re
corded in the auditor’s office since
the first of May.
Neal W. Workman, probate judge
of Newberry county, to R. Derrill
Smith, one lot on Walnut street.
Neal W. Workman probate j'udge
of Newberry codnty, to James M.
Smith, four lots. Three of these lots
are on Crenshaw street and one on
the corner of Harper and Crenshaw.
N. W. Workman to D. V. Knight,
one lot in Vinsent street.
Adger L. Longshore purchased
from James M. Smith, one lot on
corner of Harper and Crenshaw
street for $775.
Richard L. Baker bought from R.
Derrill Smith one lot and one house
on Walnut street paying $3,500.
CAM WALLACE IS BEST
HIGH SCHOOL ORATOR
Cam Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Wallace, 721 Caldwell street,
won .first place in the State-wide
high school declamation contest held
Thursday night, April 28th in the
chapel of the University at Columbia.
Young Wallace, who is a ninth-grade
student at the high school here com
peted with speakers from eight dis
tricts of the State, all of whom were
senior-class students. The medal
presented “Cam” for his rendition of
“The Unknown Soldier Speaks” was
the third he has won in the past few
months.
MEN MEET TONIGHT (Thursday)
The men of Aveleigh church and
their friends will meet tonight at 7:-
30 for a supper at the church. Dr.
S. J. Derrick will be the speaker. A
number of prizes have been provided
and a full list of the membership is
expected to enjoy the fellowship.
BUTLER B. HARE 3
(Farmer Member of Congress)
the greatest and most pressing ob
jective now confronting the congress
and the American people, and I
might go further and suggest that,
as a first step in the solution of this
problem, the scope of the Works Pro
gress Administration be immediately
enlarged so that existing industrial
enterprises, or municipalities in co
operation with such enterprises, indi
viduals will be eligible to file appli
cations and have grants approved for,
what we now know, as liquidating
projects, such projects to be in the
nature of buildings or plants to be
used exclusively for industrial pur
poses, such plants or buildings to be
created by WPA labor with the un
derstanding that when completed
equipment will be installed therein
and the persons employed in the con
struction of such plants will be of
fered work in the new enterprise.
This will not only furnish employ
ment for the unemployed, but will
create permanent jobs for them
selves.
To enumerate the reasons why
this plan should be inagurated would
make this announcement to lengthy.
However, I shall go into greater de
tail when submitting other proposals
at a later date.
ROTARIANS TO HONOR
HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS
The regular meeting of the Rotary
Club will be held at one o’clock Fri
day at the Newberry Hotel, at which
time students of the Newberry high
school whg were winners in various
state-wide contests Will
who won the declamation contest
held in Columbia last weekend; Mary
Birge Kohn, state winer in algebra;
Nancy Mayes, state history winner;
and Martha Jane Gray, winner of
first place in the state senior Latin
contest.
Cam Wallace will repeat the decla
mation selection which brought him
his victory and school trustee, George
K. Dominick will make a brief talk on
the Newberry school system.
Once a year the Newberry Rotar-
ians dedicate a meeting to the school
system and also pay honor to the
honor students at the same time.
Professor O. B- Cannon will also be
a guest of the club Friday.
THURMOND TO HEAR
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
PRESBYTERIANS ATTEND
CONFERENCE 'IN GREENWOOD
The following members of Ave
leigh Presbyterian church attended
the Efficiency Conference of the
South Carolina Presbyterial Tuesday
in Greenwood at the First Presby
terian Church: Mrs. George Daven
port, Miss Fannie Mae Carwile, Mrs.
Leon Nichols, Mrs. Stevie Wright,
Mrs. Warren Abrams, Miss Fannie
McCaughrin, Mrs. Jatqes Smith, Mrs.
A. T. Neely, Mrs. Paul McConville,
Miss Constance Armfield, Miss Min.
nie Gist, MrsHugh Senn, Mrs. R. W.
Culbertson, Mrs. E. B. Purcell, and
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Calcote.
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
E. Bryan Keisler, pastor
MERCHANT AND FARMER
OF ST. LUKES DIES
Joseph Oliver Moore, 77, merchant
and farmer died at 6:15 Tuesday af
ternoon at his home in the St. Lukes
section.
Funeral services were held at his
late home at 5:50 Wednesday after
noon. The Rev. J. Virgil Long con
ducted the services, assisted by the
Rev. J. B. Harman and the Rev. T.
L. Bryson.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife
who before her marriage was Miss
Amanda Hawkins and the following
children: Mrs. Luther M. Hawkins,
Mrs. Jacob M. Bowers, Mrs. Olin B.
Dennis of Prosperity, Mrs. Perry Ay-
cock of Spartanburg, Patrick H.
Moore, J. Dudley Moore, Wallace S.
Moore, Pinkney D. Moore, all of
Prosperity; 12 grandchildren, and
eight great-grandchildren.
Griffith Elected To
State Committee
The Newberry County Democratic
convention was called to order here
Monday morning at 11 o’clock, there
being the court room comfortably
filled in attendance.
Neal W. Workman was re-elected
county chairman without opposition.
Mrs. R. D. Wright was elected vice-
chairman.
Steve C. Griffith, Esq., was unani
mously elected to the office of state
executive committteeman.
A. It Counts wa» re-elected secre
tary of the executive committee.
No resolutions of any sort were
placed before the convention by the
assembled convention nor were any
resolutions sent up from the clubs.
Chairman Workman in a brief ad
dress to the convention warned that
the Democratic party was headed
for troublous times and called upon
attending Democrats to think upon
the trends of the times and be pre
pared to for decisions affecting the
party.
Follorwino- is the vote for dele
gates to the state convention and
the remaining eight alternates:
Marvin Abrams—170
Thomas Pope—149
Y. M. Brown—'139
Claud Senn—110
William Hunter—106
J. W. Earhardt—104
S. J. Derrick—97
J. J. Dominick—94
Z. F. Wright—91
T. L. Hill—91
Millard Smith —81
O. F. Armfield—76
John A. Mayer—69
Furman Goree—64
Mrs. R. D. Wright—54
A. J. Bowers, Jr.,—51
C. V. Hudgins—45
A. H. Clark—41
J. H. Clary, Jr.,—35
R. E. Livingston—35
D. D. Darby—25
T. W. Henderson—23
SIMON A. PRICE DIES
AT PROSPERITY HOME
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
20 YEARS AGO
Superintendent of Education Clem-
son Wilson has added another feat
to his accomplishments—he has join
ed the army of speeders. He was
initiated Tuesday by paying the usual
fee of $5.
Asbury Francis Lever, congress
man from the seventh Congressional
district, yesterday announced his
candidacy for the United States Se
nate. Mr. Lever last night authoriz
ed the following statement: “I am a
candidate for the United States Se
nate for the term beginning March
4, 1919. In my opinion, the people of
the State are entitled to have the po
sition of the national administration
touching the world situation present
ed from every stump in the state and
in terms which no man can misunder
stand.”
Those long trains of empty coaches,
sometimes 28 or 30 at the time, going
up the road during the past week
were but forerunners of the troop
trains passing down during the past
few days and nights.
The white frost Thursday morning
killed some vegetation and the tem
perature was 38, as reported by the
bureau of observation through Mr.
W. G. Peterson.
Mr. John H. Wicker is the possessor
of one of those fine Kline touring
car* and Col. C. J. Purcell of a fine
Chevrolet roadster, both bought
through the Newberry Machine Auto
works.
BANKERS WILL MEET
HERE NEXT THURSDAY
The annual meeting of members of
the South Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation of this section of the state
groups three and four, will be held at
the Country Club of Ne
home at noon Tuesday. He had been
in failing health for some time and
was critically ill about a week prior
to his death.
Funeral services were held at the
graveside in the Prosperity cemetery
at 4 o’clock Wdnesday afternoon.
The Rev. George E. Meetze was
in charge and the Rev. Paul M.
Counts and the Rev. J. B. Harman
assisted. Mr. Price was a retired
farmer and a member of Grace Lu
theran church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Fanny Parrot Price; one son, Julian
Phillips Price of Prosperity, and two
brothers, Jeff and Frank Price of
Gilbert.
principal speaker of the
session.
The annual dinner will take place
at the club at 7:30 p. m. and Z. F.
Wright, president of the Newberry
Cotton Mills, has been named “after-
dinner” speaker.
About 75 association members will
attend the meeting, according to C.
C. Hutto, manager of the local bank,
and host of the occasion.
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY
Circuit Judge J. Strom Thurmond
will hear arguments soon on a mo
tion for a new trial of a suit in which
Mrs. Bennie W. Watkins of Chap
pells was awarded a $12,500 verdict
against the Buzzard Roost Power
project last Saturday night when a
full week of court of common pleas
closed.
The suit involved the price of 162
acres of land on which the power
nous e and spillway of the $2,862,000
PWA-financed project is to be
located.
SENN WOULD CHECK
ON “LOAN SHARKS”
Representative Claud Senn has in
troduced a measure which would
create a joint committee of six to
investigate interest made upon loans
by so called “loan sharks.”
Mr. Senn says he has known of cases
where 133 per cent was charged for
money. Banks, depositories, insur
ance companies, and chattel mortage
papers are exempt from the provis
ions of the measure.
Base Ball at Jolly Street
Camp Bradley will be the guest of
Jolly Street nine Saturday May 7th,
at 3:30.
Hibbie Ayoub, a member of the
Jolly Street nine last season has
joined the local team and will be in
the game Saturday against Camp
Bradley.
MRS. SEYBT PASSES AT
DAUGHTER’S HOME TUESDAY
At vespers next Sunday evening,
Mr. James Lee Shealy, a senior at
the Theological Seminary in Colum-
bia, will preach the sermon.
At a business meeting of the var
ious circles of the Women’s Mission
ary Society last Monday the follow
ing officers were elected: Pres. Mrs.
Homer W. Schumpert; 1st vice-pres.,
Mrs. Chas. J. Shealy; 2nd vice-pres.,
Mrs. T. E. Setzler; secretary, Mrs.
Fred Hayes; treasurer, Mrs. Bessie
Crisp; and Light Brigade secretary,
Mrs. Vernon C. Carlton.
Mrs. Minnie Bickley Seybt, 71, wife
of the late John C. Seybt died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. T.
Wike at Prosperity at 6 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services
were held at Salem church near
Ballentine at 10 o’clock Thursday
morning.
Surviving are the following chil
dren: Mrs. H. T. Wike, Prosperity;
Mrs. Ruby Whitley, Statesville, N.
C.; J. E. Seybt, New Brookland; two
step-children, Mrs. O. W. Amick,
Prosperity; Mrs. G. W. Seybt, Poma
ria; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Eargle,
Mrs. Sallie Richardson and one
brother, Gellin Bickley.
RAINFALL DURING APRIL
SHOWS HIGH INCREASE
The Council meeting held Wednes
day night was well attended and the
business enthusiastically attended to.
Among other matters, it was decided
to hold again tb!s year a Daily Va
cation Bible School. This will be, in
all probability during the first two
weeks after college commencement.
GRAIN CRADLES—We are sole
agents for the well known Counts
Grain Cradle. Manufactured with
in ten miles of Newberry. The
leading Cradle for more than fifty
Years.
R. M. Lominack Hardware
John Henry Baxter reporting on
weather for Newberry during April
states that the highest temperature
during last month was 88 degrees on
Friday April 29 and the lowest, 31
degrees, on April 10. The greatest
egree:
daily range on the thermometer was
38 degrees on April 25.
Rainfall during April amounted to
5.96 which is 2.78 over the normal
rainfall, 3.18. The greatest rainfall in
24 hours came on the first day of
April, totaling 1.58.
Of the 30 days last month, 16 were
clear, five partly cloudy, and 8
cloudy.
The normal rainfall for Newberry
for the first four months of the year
is 15.39. The records of *38 show
that rainfall is only 10.53, a shortage
of 4.86.
The Drayton Rutherford Chapter
and the Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.
D. C., will observe Memorial Day at
Rosemont Cemetery Sunday, May
8, at five o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
the services which will be conducted
by Dr. E. B. Keisler and Dr. R. A.
Goodman. Boy Scouts of the city
will place wreaths on graves of Con
federates.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
J. C. Foy carrying rat in penny
match box—Paul Ensrud celebrating
birthday Sunday—Miss Sudie Den
nis going to library—Ralph Quinn
wanting to go fishing with some
one who can catch fish—Mrs. Dray- *
ton Taylor mailing letters—Mrs. C.
D. Weeks walking up street—Harry
Buzhardt standing on street corner
and remarking that he was waiting
for a street car—Mrs. Clarence Senn
celebrating a birthday Tuesday—
“Scrappy” Hendrix riding in new
car—Mrs. Leon Nichols and sister
Cynthia Martin, going to theatre—
College students making ready for
annual May Day exercises on Col
lege campus Friday afternoon at 6
o’clock—Miss Maggie Thomasson
back at her office after a brief ill
ness and confinement to her home—
Dr. C. D. Weeks doing a bit of book
keepping—Policeman Krell reporting
all mad dogs quieted and things rath
er quiet around the police station—
Cam Wallace receiving numerous
congratulations on winning first
place in state high school oeclama-
tion contest held last weekend in
Columbia—Jake Wise wearing new
it raw hat and rating the title of
“Doctor” Wise—J. C. Brooks going
into lengthy story about the four
pound bass that “really got away”—
James Sanders, Silverstreet, in city
and wearing the usual smile—Mrs.
Richard Baker making plans for her
annual dance recital, May 20, to be
again sponsored by the Hospital
Auxiliary—Floyd Bradley sitting on
railing about court house end talking
to friend—Mrs. W. H. Ashbaugh of
Polond, Ohio, the formed Dell Mc-
Fall seen in the city Wednesday—
Newberry College freshmen having to
wear “Beat Citadel” signs on Main
street barefooted, and running from
one shady spot on pavement to an
other—Orchids to one of the city’s
very sweetest ladies-Mrs. “BUI”
Smith.