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Every Week More People Read The Sun YOU CANT Reach All the People with The Sun Nor Can You Reach all of them Without It VOLUME 1; NO.50 The Rising San—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938 Slider ft Greneker—1856-1860 Strother Paysinger Is Head Legion Man Strother C. Paysinger was elected the 1939 commander' of the American Legion Post No. 24 at the regular meeting of the Post Tuesday even ing. He succeeds Jake R. Wise who served as commander and service of ficer for 1938. Mr. Paysinger has been identified actively with the American Legion since its organiza tion. Other officers elected Tuesday are as follows. G. R. Summer, vice-com mander; Claude Gilliam, vice-com mander; C. Boyd Bedenbaugh, vice- commander; D. W. A. Neville, adju tant; Tabor L. Hill, finance officer; Jak e R- Wise, service officer; Dr. John A. Aman, chaplain; Henry T. Fellers, historian; F. C. Pofiiemus, J. C. Longshore, and W. H. Sterling, members of the program committee; Austin Cromer, bugler; F. D. Fort- son, sergeant-at-arms; Roy H. Elam, chairman of building and housing committee. All new officers will be installed at the October meeting of the Legion. COLUMBIA VISITORS The Columbia State. Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. King went to Newberry Sunday to attend the 70th anniversary celebration of the birthday of Mrs. King’s monther, Mrs. J. C. Perry. Other children of Mrs. Perry present wer e Mr. and Mrs. Jay Boggs and Mr. and Mrs. Derrill Darby of Greenville, Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Jacobs, and Mrs. Ruth Tidmarsh of Newberry. LARGE INCREASE SEEN IN COTTON GINNING Census report shows that there were 4,222 bales of cotton ginned in Newberry County from the crop of to September 16 as com- ifined to S<!pr'}' t o Preserve “the ember 16, crop of 1937. The above report was made by B. M. Wise, special agent. OLIN S. SUBER Olin S. Suber, 35, died Wednesday at the Columbia hospital following a long illness. Mr. Suber is survived by his widow who was Miss Bernice E. Livingston before marriage, also one daughter, Hazel. His father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Luther L. Suber together with four brothers, J. C., of Pomaria, Duane, Frank, and Hite of Fort Bragg, N. C., and two sisters, Mrs. Nannie Leightsey of Pomaria and Mrs. Louise Lindler of Columbia, also survive. Funeral services were held Thursday after noon at 3 o’clock at Bethlehem Luth eran church, conducted by Rev. Er nest K. Counts. Burial was in the church cemetery. CHICKEN BARBECUE AT ST. PHILIPS NEXT FRIDAY The St. Philips school will give a chicken barbecue Friday evening, October 7, at the school house. Serving will begin at 6 o’clock. Prices of 16c and 30c have been an nounced. 2tp MRS. J. L. DOMINICK PASSES 89TH BIRTHDAY Mrs. J. L. Dominick celebrated her 89th birthday Tuesday at her home on College street. All of her children and grandchildren were with her for the day. Mrs. Dominick is still enjoying health and takes an active interest in all community affairs. ST. PHILIP’S NOTES The Rev. Emmet Roof will conduct divine services Sunday night. It has been some time since we have had services in the evening—almost a year. We urge every one to come out so that it will encourage our pastor. The doors are open to all visitors. The farmers are now picking cot ton. Fall flowers are beginning to bloom, the first I’ve noticed being the “Ja cob’s latters”. Goldenrods will soon be open, but they will not be as pretty as usual, as the weather has been too dry. Leaves are beginning to turn and fall is here. Saturday is the first day of October, which is said to be the (healthiest month of the year. SMITH DEFENDS INDIVIDUALISM Urging a return to “pure, unadlut- erated individualism”, United States Senator Ellison D. Smith, to an ad dress befor e the Spartanburg junior chamber of commerce Tuesday night declared that “America today is in a greater crisis than it was dur ing the Revolutionary war or the War Between the States.” Making his first public address since his victory over Governor Olin D. Johnston in the August 30 Demo cratic party primary, the veteran farmer-solon appealed to the man hood of America to preserve “the sa credness of self” against the elements which would deny it the personal liberty guaranteed by the constitu tion. Mankind’s Fight for Freedom Referring to the constitution as “the ten commandments” Senator Smith declared, “the constitution was not born accidently of the Revolut ionary war, but it was the caus e of the Revolutionary war.” For millions of years”, he contin ued, “mankind fought for the right of the individual to express himself, and th e flower of it was found in America”. Stating that he “was bom and bred that I was a free man with a right to live as I saw fit to live”, he said “you can not un derstand how obnoxious it was for me to se e experiments tried.” “I'm not criticizing any man or set of men,” he declared, adding that he was speaking to the manhood of America. Onc e after referring to the racial question the senator said: “God grant that South Carolina—the state of John C. Calhoun, of Hayne and Hampton—will never forget its heri tage.” ■‘Sacredness of Self” Concluding, he urged his Hstaners sacredness of self”, adding “May God guide and keep each of us in the determination that no man shall invade those inalienable rights . . . and that we shall exercise eur individual privileges” as guaran teed by the constitution.” The senator’s address was prefaced with his expressions of pleasure upon returning to Spartanburg where he attended Wofford college and later taught in the Wofford College Fitting school. Applause greeted his statement that “Spartanburg is keep ing her reputation for sound judge ment as evidenced by the last elec tion.” ROOSEVLT CURBS U. S. RAIL STRIKE Status Quo for 50 Days is Enforc ed—North Carolina Justice Heads Board Washington, Sept., 27.—President Roosevelt acted quickly today to avert nationwide railroad strike as war scares in Europe multiplied. He apointed a three-man, emer gency fact-finding board headed by Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy, of North Carolinian, to investigate the 16 per cent wage cut deadlock and to report to him within thirty days. The move, made in accordance with pro visions of the railway labor act, auto matically postponed for sixty days effectiveness of the $260,000,000 an nual wage cut and the strike, both of which had been set for Saturday. Chairman Stacy, who served on six previous fact-finding boards, and his colleagues, Dean James M. Lan- dia, of the Harvard law school, and Professor Harry A. Millis, of the University of Chicago, will begin functioning immediately and will hold public hearings here beginning at 10 a. m. Friday. Mr. Roosevelt’s concern over the controversy in the face of critical international conditions was empha sized by the speed with which he acted. He proclaimed an emergency and appointed the fact-finding board less than an hour after the national med iation board had notified him the deadlock threatened to interrupt in terstate commerce and deprive the nation of essential transportation. vl COLLEGE SINGERS Auditors Condemn Practices, Bulldogs vs. Olympia TO BALTIMORE In Certain of County Offices On College Grounds The Newberry College Singers will leave next Thursday for Baltimore, Md., to give a concert Saturday even ing, October 8, at the biennial con vention of the United Lutheran church in America. Choral groups from Lutheran in stitutions all over America will be heard at the convention. When the combined groups of singers perform, Prof. Paul Ensrud will direct. The College Singers will return to the city Sunday, October 9. The Baltimore concert will be the first of the season for the singers. Practice began the last of August. AREA COUNCIL PLANNED FOR METHODIST WORKERS An Area Council for all Metho dist church workers will be held at Central Methodist church Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The program will be under the direction of the Rev. W. B. Garrett, presiding elder of th e Greenwood district, and the Rev. H. C. Ritter, Conference secre tary of the Board of Christian Edu cation. Stewards, church school workers, and Missionary Society leaders from the several Methodist churches are urged to attend. The theme of the program is “A New Day in Evangelism”. ELECTED DELEGATES The Rev. C. A. Calcote and S. A. Williams hav e been named delegates from Aveleigh Presbyterian Church to attend the annual meeting of the Synod of South Carolina being held in Charleston, beginning Octoberil. TO D. A. F. CONVENTION AT GREE* TUSSflAY ,**■ ~ ff 1 * 11 Attending the second annual meet ing of the third district Daughters of the American Revolution Tuesday in Greer were the following: Mrs. J. C. Kinard, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. H. L. Parr, Mrs. Leland Sum mer, and Mrs. Walter H. Hunt. These five represented the Jasper Chapter of whicr Miss Summer is regent. COMMUNION DAY AT AVELEIGH SUNDAY Sunday, October 2, will be com munion day in Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. A full attendmee of the congregation is expected. In Recog nition of the young people at this season of the year, the pastor, C. A. Calcote, will preach a sermon to both occasions. NEW SUBSCRIBERS Names added to the Sunlist in re cent days include the following: Miss Eugenia Boozer, Ward. Miss Mary E. Moore, Dtfe West. Sam Cook, Prosperity. Paul Ensrud, City. C. J. Bouknight, Greenwood. T. B. Kibler, City. Geo. W. Sanders, Silverstreet. Geo. U. Slice, route 2, Chapin. Miss Carrie Wightman, Columbia. Miss Annie L. Davis, Pineview, Ga. D. L. Moss, Whitmire. R. M. Duckett, Whitmire. John W. Sanders, Des Moines, Iowa. J. R. Felker, City. N. A. Nichols, route, Prosperity. Mrs. J. K. Wicker, City. Ralph and Henry Baker, Lexing ton, Va. C. McK. Smith, Jr., Durham, N. C. Mrs. H. Sam Smith, route 1, Saluda. C. E. Lester, route 4, Newberry. Mrs. W. O. Wilson, City. M. K. Wertz, route 3, Prosperity. G. N. King, route 3. Prosperity. Fred Wicker, route 3, Prosperity. Outright praise to outright con demnation of various county offices is found in the annual audit of New berry County just finished by the auditing firm of J. L. Welling and Son and Henry T. Cannon. The audit, a very 1 thorough one, cost the coun ty about $1,200 and has been compiled over a period of three months. Beginning with the treasurer’s of fice, which is given a clean slate, the audit takes up every county office, but devotes a large part of its 56 pages of tables and text to the of fice of the board of commissioners. Treasurer Treasurer Brooks is commended for the manner in which he cooperat ed with the auditors and the report states he “greatly welcomed” any system which would tend to improve the service of his office. It is noted in the report of the treasurer’s office that the present treasurer has been unable to find certificates of deposit of county funds in the National bank of New berry. These certificates are neces sary before the county can claim the final dividend of the defunct bank. An act of the legislature designed that any monies collected on county funds in the National bank be credit ed to the contingent fund. The aud itors hold that this is not proper as the funds in question were deposited in favor of school districts 1, 14, 26, 39, 58, county bonds, and jail bonds, and that any dividends should go to those sources. The final dividend on the amount would be some $2,000. The present county treasurer, accord ing to report, states that the certi- ficates were never in his hands. Another matter which involved the treasurer’s office was the withdrawal from the Newberry Federal Savings l ftifr association, at which ~ F. Cterklon is president, by the treasurer of $15,000 on September 25, 1937 and $5,000 on February 24, 1938. These funds were placed in the association by the preceding treasurer and the grand jury meeting the-first part of July reported that the funds were “properly secured”. The present treasurer to assure him self, obtained the opinion of attor neys of the company in which he is bonded, and that opinion was to the effect that the funds on deposit with the association were not sufficiently secured which brought from the aud itors the following comment: "... it is our opinion that the county treasurer was compelled to make the transfer or fail in his efforts to se cure bond for the performance of his duties.” Magistrates In the audit of Magistrates’ offices, the report shows that Ben F. Daw kins turned in by far the largest amount of money, $2,165.35. J. L. Bowers, Jr., magistrate at Prosperity turned the next largest amount, $904, and J. A. Watts, Whitmire magistrate, was third place with $418.40. The report shows that Jodie K. Derrick, magistrate of dis trict six, Little Mouintain, made no return of money. Superintendent of Education The auditors reported that they found books and records in the of fice of the superintendent of educa tion neatly and accurately kept and expressed appreciation of the cooper ation received in this office. They call ed attention to the fact that many of the school districts had overdrawn .1 fund and gave as their t this should not be allow- their gi opinion tl ed. Tax Collector All monies handled by the tax col lector were found by the auditors to be properly accounted for. The re cords in this office “were neatly and accurately kept and thanks are due to the tax collector for his fine spirit of cooperation shown us in the performance of our duties”. And fur ther the auditors stated “in compari son with previous years, we find that the amount of tax executions held by the tax collector have been reduced by $51,782.14. This is due to dili gence on the part of the tax collec tor and the county auditor in faith fully performing their duties.” County Board of Commissioners and County Supervisor Commenting on the conduct of this office, the auditors said, “It is our opinion that gross neglect and care lessness prevail in handling these claims (claims issued for the year ending June 30, 1938). In confirma tion of this statement we cite you a few of these claims taken at random from the files of the office . . . claim No. 2547, payable to the D. A. Lub ricant Co., Inc., clearly contains a duplicate invoice amounting to $28.- 71. Both original and dupicate was paid. We have been unable to find where Khe payments has been re turned to the county treasurer or that Coach Harry Hedgepath has been putting bis Bulldogs through stiff practice this week, smoothing out the rough spots in preparation for Fri day night’s game under the lights on Setzler field against the Olympia team of Columbia, coached by Harry Shealy. The line-up for the game will be follows: Huffman, le; Goggans or M. King, It; Bodie, Ig; Connelly or Robertson*, c; Park, rg; Houseal or Purcell, rt; Carpenter or Culbertson*, re; Clark, fb; Taylor* or Beckham, hb; Dwiggins, hb; B. Duncan* or Hazel, hb. Stars denote injured men who may not be in shape to start the game Friday night. They received injuries in the Charleston High game of last weekend. Officials for the game, which be gins at 8 o’clock, are: referee, Amis; umpire, Stokes; headlinesman. Rin ger. Admission, 25c and 50c. REEDY RIVER ASSOCIATION WILL MEET TUESDAY The Baptist W. M. U. of the Reedy River Association will hold its first quarterly meeting at Fair- view church Tuesday, October 4, be ginning at 10:15 A. M. This meeting will be an associa tion-wide mission study class. The book, “Following In His Train” by Mrs. W. J. Cox, will be studied. Every society is urged to send a larg e delegation to the gathering, and each woman is requested to bring a light lunch. Mrs. C. M. Smith, division pres. Mrs. W. H. Hunt, superintendent $1 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Columbia, Sept. 23.—The war is dustries board will issue at once most drastic regulations ever mulgated in this country compel] male citizens of the United engaged in nonessential occup to go into essential employment to fight, according to a ruling Washington received by the Council of Defense. These regulat are being compiled and will be ed to local labor boards in the few days. «' Th e board of health at a meeting on Saturday night ordered the churches closed and the pool rooms and the picture - shows. It scarcely necessary to promulgate official order because nearly all bu ness is temporally suspended on ac count of th,. prevalence at Spanish Influenza. Health officer ported on Monday that he quarantine on about the city. The telegraph operator i laid up and po telegrams were ceived at Newberry Monday. had subsequent purchase. Claim No. 2377, payable to Lominack Hardware, Inc., contains an order for two locks which were billed at $2.25, but the entire amount of claim paid was $33.55, apparently bo order issued for purchase of the balance of the bill. Nor neither does the claim or the seller’s invoice show the autho rity for or who purchased these goods for the county . . . Claim No. 2213, no delivery receipt shown, claim not properly sworn to . . . Claim No. 1544, tires bought by Stone from Chy Filling station, no authority of purchase shown . . . Claims No. 1276 and 1793, no delivery receipt or checking of any kind- show ing that bills were correctly stated or whether actually received by the county or not. “Other claims cited above do not have proper orders and in many cases delivery not shown.” Commenting on the excessive tele phone bills the auditors examined the files of the Southern Bell Tele phone company for a period of six months and comment as follows: “The examination reveals that Mr. Jake Wise of the county health de partment ha* been using the tele phone of the county health depart- (Continued on page eight) Ezell Promoted To Work In Nine Counties Paul B. Ezell, county agent for, the past 9 years, has been granted a year’s leave of absence to accept a position of Director of Unit Test Demonstration Farms in nine coun ties. He will continue to reside at Newberry as this county is one of the nine over which be will have supervision. The new position is under the extension service of Clemson college. Assistant County Agent King be comes acting county agent and the place he bad held for several years jvill be taken over by Farrett Maul din, of Lancaster. During his service as county agent here Mr. Ezell has worked untiring ly to promote better farming, and to establish markets for farm products. In recent years the office of the county agent has been given over al most entirely to the work of the gov ernment in carrying out the cotton and other farm programs. The new job gives Mr. Ezell a broader field) in the promotion of better agriculture in the South. WALLACE LOSES ELECTION PLEA COLLEGE ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT CLINTON Elvery Koon, well-known old color ed woman of this community, is criti cally ill and is not expected to live. The College ‘N’ orchestra played at Copeland Hall in Clinton last Saturday evening at a dance spon sored by th e American Legion post of that city. Chris Kaufman, leader of the orch estra announces that they are scheduled to play in Clinton again this Saturday. Charleston, Sept., 27.—Allegations of political corruption worthy of the heydey of Tammany Hall were un folded today at an all-day meeting of the Charleston county Democratic executive committee, which voted at 6:10 p. m., to dismiss the request of Oliver T. Wallace, defeated candi date for state senator, for a new elec tion. Mr. Wallace, who presented more that 65 affidavits in suppoht of his contention that the first primary was vitiated through fraud and corrup tion, was given only one supporting vote from the committee. The committee action had the ef fect of upholding of State Senator Cotesworth P. Means. Creamery Offers Prizes To Breeders J. W. Johnson, the Newberry County Dairy Calf Club leader, states that the Newberry Creamery has kindly consented to offer premiums at the Newberry County Fair this fall for the best fitted calf club calves of either breed, the calf club boy exhibiting the best showmanship as well as numerous other cash prizes for the best fitted animals in the open class, according to J. L. King, assistant county agent. Mr. Johnson states that these cash premiums ar e offered to encourage club boys and other breeders to bet ter fit their animals for the fair. Through the offering of these sub stantial cash prizes, Mr. Johnson wants to impress upon the club boys and breeders the importance of prop erly fitting their animals for the show as well as to give the boys with calves of inferior type a chance to win prizes, since these calves will be solely judged upon their being cor rectly fitted and trained. Since th e people of Newberry county have one of the most beauti ful and complete fair grounds and buildings in the South. Mr. Johnson urges all club boys and other breed ers of purebred cattle to have exhib its at the county fair this fall thus putting on the best livestock show in the history of our county. PUREBRED BEEF CATTLE WILL BE SHOWN >-£' '■ . ■ =*#1 l&VS At « recent meeting of the at Directors of the Newberry Coun ty Fair Association it was decided that purebred beef cattle, that were properly registered, may be shown at th County Fair; provided, their registration papers are presented to th e Livestock Superintendent and that the beef animals are halter brok en and have passed a negative test fpr Bang’s disease within forty days of the County Fair. Anyone who has beef animals that they wish to show should contact As sistant County Agent J. L. King in order that arrangements can be made to blood test their animals since the State Veterinarian will be in the county within the next few days to do this work. The Directors of the County Fair Association state that only ribbons will be offered for the 1938 County Fair as premiums for beef animals. Today, Tuesday, is the first day of October, always the loveliest month of the year in the eyes of many peo ple. It will not be long now until the tim e of day is to be pushed back; then Thanksgiving will be so much nearer, and again Christinas, by which season here’s hoping the boy* over there” will be "over here”. Miss Sadie Bowers, having demon strated her efficiency in the discharge of duties in the munitions plant Penneman, Va., has 1st. LIONS CLUB OBSERVES “PRESIDENT’S NIGHT” — Members of the Lions Clun observ ed “president’s night” Tuesday at the regular meeting at the Newberry Hotel. R. G. Wallace, present head of the club, and former presidents were the guests of honor on the oc casion. J. Y. Jones spoke, telling what the members could do to back their president. Mr. Jones also gave high lights of his recent trip to Los An geles, California, where he attended the national Rotary convention. The attendance prize awarded dur ing the evening went to Claude W. Sanders. A three course dinner was served, and the meeting was presid ed over by C. E. Hendrix, vice-presi dent. TO ATTEND CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE Dr. James C. Kinard will leave Sun day for a week’s stay in Baltimore, Md., where he will attend the bien nial convention of the United Luth eran Church in America. Dr. Kinard is attending as a mem ber of the executive board of the Lutheran Church in America. COMMUNION SUNDAY AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH New York, Sept. 27.—The price < peace will be impartial justice to all nations; the instrumentality indis- l pensable t® secure it is a league of nations formed not before or after, but at the peace conference: and Germany, as a member “will have to redeem her character not bv what happens at the peace table, but by what follows.” This was President Wilson’s answer given tonight before an audience of Fourth Liberty Loan workers here to the recent peace talk from the Central Powers, although ^ he did not refer specially to the ut terances of the enemy leadens. SEEN ABOUT TOWN ! Mrs. J. L. Dominick receiving con?; 9 gratulations on 89th birthday Tues day—Mrs. J. C. Perry also celebrat ing a birthday this week—Florence Baker, ’38 graduate of Ergkine, who now teaches in North Carolina, in city en route to Alabama to visit parr ents—D. W. A. Neville distributing football placards—Negro woman ig Exchange Bank having some diffi culty in finding out how to summon elevator to the fifth floor—C. i r Bouknight amused at buggy carry ing spare wheel and A. P. Farris re marking that he thought that it was a pretty good idea to be thus prepared as cars so often run into buggies in these days and knock off a wheel or two—Freshman girls of the college being put through “rat week” and having to appear in th* business section to beg for pennies, donned in fantastic out-of-date garb with an over-supply of , make-up, placards on their backs and carrying umbrellas—Hack Wallace thinking seriously of going on a diet to re duce—Fulmer Wells painting a very good likeness of the famous animat ed character Donald Duck—Mrs. Ma* Aull capably assisted by Seen About Town consuming a package of lemon, drops—Tommie Johnson riding bicy cle and carrying tennis racquet—in city Wednesday, H. O. Long from up Silverstreet way m ■ Th e St. Lukes Episcopal church will hold Communion Sunday after noon at 4 o’clock. BOOSTER NIGHT Silverstreet Grange will observe Booster Night F’riday, September 30th. An interesting and varied pro gram is being arranged. The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting. COUNTY MINISTERS HAVB FIRST MEETING v The County Ministerial Associa tion held its first meeting after the summer vacation Monday morning at Central Methodist Church with th* Rev. T. C. Cannon, president, pre siding. Devotional* wer e conducted by th# Rev. C. A. Calcote. Dr. James C. Kinard addressed the group speaking on “What *he Pew Expects From The Pulpit”. There was a good attendance at the first meeting of the season.