Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SOCIETY NE WS\ Chit-Chat * By CONSTANCE ARMHELD Thanksgiving in all its glory was vividly portrayed by the scene at the Country Club Tuesday evening when the Lions Club celebrated its tenth anniversary there. Members of the Club, their wives, and out-of town guests, totaling 100, were pre sent for a banquet which was follow ed by an informal dance. Music dur ing the evening was furnished by the College "N” Orchestra. In the spacious club room, twisted streamers of brown, yellow, and orange were stretched overhead. Com stalks and pumpkins filled the comers of the room and pine boughs created a background for the thigh mantles over the huge open glowing fire place. Vases of mixed autumn flow ers were arranged about the room. Guests were seated at two tables running the length of the large room while a smaller table was arranged in the center of the room for all former presidents of the club and their guests. A cut glass vase of giant yellow chrysanthemums, about which burned orange tapers, center ed the presidents’ table. All of the tables were decorated with small vases of flowers, miniature turkeys, and favors suggestive of the Thanks giving season. Credit for the unusual decorations go to Mrs. E. M. Lip scomb, Mrs. C. I. Youmans, and Mrs. W. A. Mason, all of whom were kind enough to admit their hus bands lended a helping hand. The evening was a gala one for the Lions and their guests. With R. G. Wallace, president, acting as toast master, several informal talks were given. The main speaker of the even ing was the Rev. Marshall Dendy of Gainsville, Ga., who formerly lived here. Mr. Dendy was the club’s first president. All past presidents and charter members were introduc ed during the banquet. After the de lightful three course dinner served by Mrs. R. G. Wallace, tables were removed to clear the floor for danc ing. Another Anniversary Anniversary celebrations seem to be in order just at this season. Of special interest to many throughout this section was the observance of the 62nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Simeon Bickley of the Jalapa section of the county on Tuesday, November 8. Mr. and Mrs. Bickley live on their beautiful farm about five miles northwest of the city and are the parents of five child ren as follows: Dr. W. E. Bickley, Pendleton; James Monroe Bickley and Mrs. Anna Belle Foster, both of Spartanburg; Mrs. Rufus Long and Mrs. W. M. Long, both of Newberry. Mr. Bidkley is 85 years old and Mrs Bickley is 78. Red Letter Day Last Friday was a red letter day in Newberry with the largest parade ever staged in the county being held in the late morning and the big home coming celebration at Newberry Col lege in the afternoon and evening. For the first time in ten years, a day time celebration for Armistice was held here. Ex-service men and : school children paraded down Main : street to the stirring march tunes of a band and the beating of drums. Hanging out of a window on the fifth floor of the Exchange Bank building, I had an excellent view of the whole .line. With the big band leading the group, World War veterans following In exact lines, special cars, and the hundreds of school children, all car rying small flags, the scene was mos effective. The occasion brought back many memories, not all of which were pleasant And even to those of us who can’t remember that war, there was something in the air that made us stop and think and join in •with the speakers who thanked God for the peace that we now enjoy... And over on College hill, big things were doing too. Hundreds of out-of- ;town people were seen returning to their Alma Mater for their yearly pilgrimage. And there were so many -things “extra” at the Friday occa- : sion other than the football game it- • self. First we noted that the stadium 'benches have been painted the Col lege colors, ecarlet and grey. The Freshmen girls were made up as In dians squaws while the first year boys represented the braves. This group held a war dance on the field before the game. During the half, a mock football game was given by the Freshmen which brought much laughter from the crowd. Other fea tures of the afternoon included the forming of an “N” by the cheering section, the arrival of cheer leaders in a buggy gaily decorated in scar let and grey, the arrival of spon sors for the senior members of the team, and last, but not least, the music furnished throughout the game by the band directed by Professor Paul Ensrud. A record crowd was on hand for the game in which New- bcrry was victorious... The home coming celebration continued on Fri day evening with a dance, sponsored by the N Club, held at the College gym, with music by the “N” Orches tra. “Badge of Honor” The Red Cross button, which has been termed the “badge of honor,” will be worn by practically every Newberrian within the next few days. Never before has such an extensive Red Cross Roll call been sponsored in Newberry, and never before have lo cal citizens rallied to the call like they’rs doing now. Merchants have spent much time in arranging at tractive display windows. Members of the Civic League and other clubs, are giving many hours to visiting homes and urging citizens to join the Red Cross. Every day more signs are going up on stores indicating 100 per )cent membersihips among em ployees. Behind all of this hard at:d worth while work is the chairman of the Roll Call, Mrs. J. H. Summer. The goal set for the ’38 Roll Call is $1000, about twice the amount re ceived last year. Newberry county should reach this goal without any trouble. The drive will continue until Thanksgiving Day. There is suffer ing today near us. Let us all lend a helping hand, ilf a Red Cross worker fails to call upon you, go to the Red Cross Headquarters in the Exchange Bank building and place your name on the Roll there. And remember, if you do not wish to become a member, you can make a contribution. Do so today. Popular Speaker Mrs. J. H. Summer, who heads NY A work over several counties who is heading the Red Cross Roll Call, who is head of the active Civic League, and head of lots of other pro minent organizations too numerous to mention, finds time somehow dur ing her busy, busy day to oblige anyone who wishes her services. Be ing outstanding in so many fields, Mrs. Summer is naturally often in demand as a speaker in this county as well as other towns. Last week found her speaking at Lexington on Tuesday, bringing the address of the day at the meeting of the western conference of the Lutheran Mission ary Society. Thursday morning, she spoke on Armistice before students at the Junior high school. That after noon she brought a message to the Missionary Society of Central Metho dist church. Another Armistice talk was made by Mrs. Summer Friday morning when she addressed students of the Chappells school. At the Ar mistice banquet on Friday, she pre sented the Roll Call and Sunday morning she spoke before the congre gation of Grace church at Prosperity, her subject being, “Obedient To The Call of God.” Leave Newberry Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton Hendrix and attractive little blond daughter will move from the city this weekend to Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Hend rix have made heir home in Newber ry for many years and have a host of friends who regret their moving away. In Greenwood they will reside at 124 North Main street. Junior Musicians The Junior Misic Club, an organi zation for boys and girls sponsored by the Newbe-ry Music Club, will begin meeting this weekend after several months vacation. The Club will meet Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. P. K. Harmon with little Muriel Harmon as hostess. Mrs. Neal Workman is leading the junior musicians this year. Of Interest Welcomed visitors in the city Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were the Rev. Marshall C. Dendy of Gainsville, Ga. They were here for the Lions anniversary celebration Tuesday eevning, Mr. Dendy being the first president of the local Lions Club. They moved from the city seven years ago last October to Gainsville, and the fact that they will soon change their residence again will be of interest here. The former pastor of Aveleigh Presby terian church will move with his family to Knoxville Tenn., the first of December to take over a large Presbyterian church there. Mr. and Mrs. Dendy have two children, Nancy, an attractive little red head who is 12 years old, and Mrshall, who is nine. Chatter The first concert of the season of the Cooperative Series will be given on December 2. . . . The paving pro gram underway in the city is doing one wonderful thing—widening the streets. A prominent lady of the city remarked just the other day that under this work, Johnstone street had not been made into the most at tractive street in town, but she sug- gesas the name be changed from Johnstone street to Johnstone Boule vard. . . . Mrs. Walter Hunt was in Columbia this week attending a state wide meeting of people interested in the crippled children seal sale . . . Miss Winnie Williams of Mullins visited the Hugh Senns this week . . . Dinner guests of the E. E. Ept- ings Tuesday were Mrs. Maggie Sease, M^ss Elberta Sease, Dr. J. C. Sease, all of Little Mountain and Mr. and Mrs. Holland Ruff of the St. Philips community . . .The Col lege “N” Orchestra is playing at the Jefferson in Columbia this week for the annual Ladies Night of tfci Lions Club of Batesburg-Leesville ... A group of local citizens at tended the district Masonic meeting held in Union Monday evening . . . J. H. Summer is receiving congratu lations upon being Newberry’s old est merchant. He has been in bui- ness here 64 years. MISS KATHERINE WERTS WEDS DR. J. E. FREED A wedding of marked simplicity was that of Miss Katherine Werts "if Prosperity and Dr. Joe Edward ^eed of Columbia in the Grace Lutheran church at Prosperity at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Oonro-p E. Meetze, the bride’s pastor, officiated using the ring ceremony. The nicturesane beauty of the wed ding found a lovely setting in the "huch decorated by the lavish use of green pot plants and white chrysan- ♦^emums. Cathedral candelabra, bear ing white tapers, lent a soft glow to the altar where the vows were said. The candles were lighted by little Charles Frick, nephew of the bride. Prior to the ceremony, a musical pogram was rendered by Mrs. J. Frank Browne, organist; Sidney Gnann. violinist; and Miss Juanita Swindler, soloist. Serving as ushers were William Werts of Spartanburg, cousin of the bride, and Algred Grove of Waynes boro, Ga., cousin of the bridegroom. The bride’s only attendant was her sister, Mrs. Harry O. Frick, matron of honor. Mrs. Frick wore a fuschia lace dress trimmed in wine velvet and accessories-to match. She car ried an arm bouquet of yellow chry santhemums. The bride was given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Harry O. Frick. They were met at the altar by the bridegroom and his brother, Dr. Conrad Freed of Waynesboro, Ga., who served as best man. The beauty of the bride was en hanced by her costume of white lace satin trimmed princess style dress with a train. She wore a white satin pleated halo with a short veil and carried a White satin covered prayer book showered with valley lilies. Mrs. Freed is the younger daughter of Mrs. Ernest W. Werts and the late Mr. Werts of Prosperity. She graduated from Newbery College and for the past two years has been teaching at the Prosperity schools. Dr. Freed is the son of Mrs. Chas. A. Freed and the Late Rev. C A. Freed, D. D., of Columbia. He is a graduate of Newberry college and of the South Carolina Medical college. He is a member of the State hospital staff. An informal reception was given by the bride’s mother immediately after the ceremony. During the ev ening, the bride and bridegroom left for a wedding trip and when they return will make their home in Col umbia. MRS. MILLER IS- HOSTESS AT BRIDGE Mrs. W. O. Miller entertained at her home on Johnstone street Sat urday afternoon for members of her bridge club. Invited to play with the members were Mrs. Fred Gil bert, Mrs. Holland Sligh, and Mrs. H. B. Wilson. Before cards, the hostess served punch, cheese straws, open sand wiches and cookies Mrs. S. E. Whitten won the club high score award. Mrs. Sligh, who held high score for the extra guests, was awarded a prize and when bingo was played, Mrs. Wilton Todd was winner. MRS. SARA GLYMPH DIES AT POMARlA Mrs. Sara E. Glymph died Sunday after a short illness at her home at Pomaria. She is survived by a son, M. E. K. Glymph; one daughter, Mrs. Ola Hentz of Pomaria. Funeral services were held at 10:30 Tuesday morning at Pomaria Lutheran church with the Rev. E. K. Counts in charge, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Roof. Interment was in the family burying ground. EGGS DROP FROM AIRPLANE SAFELY Washington,—The forest service is dropping eggs from 500 to 1,000 feet without breaking them.- Officials said today airplanes are dropping supplies to men fighting fires or doing other work in forest areas virtually inaccessible to trucks, tractors, or wagons. “In several fires on the west coast we have used planes to drop food and other suplies from altitudes of 600 to 1,000 feet,” one official said. “In the Klamath national forest of north ern California last summer practical ly all supplies were sent to some 1,- 000 men by airplane.” Several years of research develop ed the special container in which eggs can be dropped by parachute. Loaves of bread placed in the bot tom of the package act as a “spring.” Few eggs have been broken in land ings cushioned by bread. The spe cial parachutes used in food flights cost about 40 cents apiece. FINE SPORT ON MT. PISGAH Chapel Hill Weekly. There are a lot of deer up in the Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina. Being protected fiGm hunters over periods of a year or more, many of them grow up with out any fear of human beings. Though far less approachable than domesticated animals, they are not nearly so skittish as wild creatures that have been constantly in peril. They multiply, and the time comes when, in the judgment of the United States Forest Service, they should be thinned out. So, an “gpen season” is declared. An invitation goes out to hunters and they assemble from far and wide with their high-powered rifles. Because the deer, having been protected from their enemies a long time, are not very fearful, the riflemen do not have much trouble in getting close to them. The result is a most delightful wholesale slaughter. One thing that makes it such good sport is that there is no danger in it for the shooter. He stations himself in a thidket, or perhaps beside a tree in a clearing, and waits. Presently a deer, its head held high as it sniffs the breeze, can ters gracefully into view, a little way off. A finger presses against a trigger. The deer leaps into the air, returns to earth, teeters a moment, crumples and falls, mortally wounded. The hero with the gun, his eyes shin ing with pride, runs forward and completes the kill with a knife. Day before yesterday afternoon, radio station WBT in Charlotte, hav ing arranged a telephone connection with a lodge in the forest, gave thousands of listeners a vivid word- picture of the slaughter. Men who had killed deer dragged them to the lodge, laid them on the ground by the door, and then, one after another, came to the microphone to be ques tioned by the broadcaster and to give the radio audience detailed informa tion about the killing. In tones of pride they told where the bullets had struck, and described the wounds. The broadcaster grew more and more en thusiastic as the triumphant narra tives unfolded. Finally he exclaimed: “I do wish you people who are lis tening in could be here for the kill!” Well, Why not? For thousands of people in the Carolinas and Tennessee and Virginia the journey to Pisgah by automobile is an easy one. Here is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy good, clean entertainment. You may be permitted to get close enough to a hunter actually to see a deer felled by a bullet, and almost surely you will be able to see a deer bleeding and gasping just after it is shot. You will see the bodies laid out at the lodge, a dozen or more of them at a time, and will hear the narratives of the heroes who did the killing. Wlien you go on this holiday, be sure to take the children along. Let them see the bodies and hear the tales of how the bold men laid the wild deer low. If a son or a daught er of tender years should show signs of squeamishness upon surveying the bleeding corpses, by putting the hands before the eyes dr asking why the deer should be killed, just explain gently that this is a noble sport. If the children do hot understand at once, be patient with them. Teach them about right-thinking and high ideals. If you do your part well, you will see them grow up into wholesome men and women, and maybe some day, in a sunny glade in the Pisgah National Forest, you will be a proud onlooker as your son sends a bullet through the heart of a deer. Storms This Week-End Chester, Nov. 13.—J. Martin Grant of Chester county, who has achieved quite a reputation as a successful weather forecaster, his fame extend ing over many Southern states, an nounces that a regular storm period will come the 16th to the 24th of thic month, having its center on the 19th. This period, he said, will begin on the 16th with rising temperature and falling barometer and with clouds in the western extremes drifting 'east ward by tit 17th and 18th and by the 19th and 20th they will pass the central valleys passing to the At lantic coast regions. He urges the people to watch the indications and to heed the storm slg nals. There will be rain turning to sleet and snow in the northwest and midwest drifting to the Atlantic coast regions with snow blockades and blizzard conditions in the mid west. The South and South Atlantic states will have rains and winds. Snow flurries need not be a surprise. In the rear of the storm clouds a cold wave will dominate nearly the whole of the country, sending cold and genuine killing frost far to the South by the 24th of this' month. The cold wave will reach into Florida. BLACKWOOD TO BE HONORED NOV. 21 Plans For Television Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 7.—Holly- wod, which has been watching the development of television as a pos sible competitor of the movies, heard an annuoncement today from Stanton Griffis, chairman of Paramount Pic tures executive committee, that his studio has entered the television field. The Allen B. DuMont Labratory, practically a subsidiary of Paramount is now building a television trans mitter at Montclair, N. J. and ex pects to have it in operation by Jan uary, Griffis said. It will have re ceiving sets on the market next month to cost somewhere between $150 and $200 each, he added. To Pay Insurance Atlanta, Nov. 7 — The Georgia court of appeals upheld today an in surance payment to a son who kill ed his father, ruling the homicide justifiable. The Sovereign Camp of the Wood men of the World resisted payment of a $2,000 claim on the life of A. W. Everett, contending he was killed by his son, Warren Everett, who also was a beneficiary, and the agreement was voided when the insured was slain by a beneficiary. TREASURER’S TAX NOTICE The. Tax books will be open for the collection of 1938 taxes on and after November 1, 1938. The following is the general levy for all except special purposes; Mills Ordinary County 11 Bonds and Notes 7 Int. on Bonds & Note* 8V4 Roads & Bridges 2 Hospital % Con. School 3 County Schoql 5% County Board Ed V6 Total 38 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. Stoney Hill 5 14. Prosperity 15 15. O’Neall 8 18. Fairview 4 19. Midway 4 21. Central 4 22. St. Philips 8 23. Rutherford 4 24. Broad River 4 25. New Hope-Zion 4 26. Pomhria 12 27. Red Knoll 6 28. Helena 28 29. Mt. Pleasant 4 30. Little Mountain 16 Vi 31. Whecland 3 32. Union 33. Jolly Street 34. St. Pauls 0 35. Peak 4 37. Mudlic 6 38. Vaughnville 6 39. Chappells 6 40. Old Town 8 41. Dominick 8 42. Reedersville 15 V4 43 Bush River 10 H 44. Smyrna 10 H 45. Trinity 8 46. Burton 8 47. Tranwood 10 Vi 48. Jalapa 8 49. Kinards 2 50. Tabernacle 8 51. Trilby 4 52. Whitmire 12 53. Mollohon 4 54. Beth-Eden 8 55. Pork 8 57. Belfast 6 58. Silverstreet 12 59. Pressley 4 60. St. Johns 4 There will be a 1 per cent discount on general County Tax during Nov ember. On and after January 1, 1939, the penalties prescribed by law will be imposed on unpaid taxes. Those who had their dogs vaccin ated for rabies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938 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. You are requested to call for your taxes by school districts in which property is located. The Treasurer is not responsible for unpaid taxes not called for by districts. J. C. BROOKS, Treasurer Newberry County. FOR SALE OR RENT—A number of two to six horse farms. H. C. Holloway. tn HOUSE FOR RENT—Few blocks from heart of town, 6 rooms, ga rage, bath, recently remodeled, good neighborhood and rent most reason able. Apply at he Sun office. Plans of the Spartanburg Bar as sociation to honor the late Gover nor Ibra C. Blackwood were further announced Monday. Plans are to unveil a marker pay ing tribute to one of the bar’s most distinguished members, at his country home on November 21, Mr. Black wood’s birthday anniversary. FOR SALE—Nice, dry 4-foot pine wood. H. C. Holloway SEE US FOR BARGAINS IN USED ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOS AND RADIOS. EASY TERMS J. J. LANGFORD & SON FOR RENT—We have for rent sev eral Safety Deposit Boxes in the Insurance Building. Apply to A. J. Bowers, Jr. WHY BUY AT HOME? • In buying at home you have the advantage of seeing what you buy before you put your money into it. We don’t ask you to buy anything sight unseen but invite you to call and inspect our work. Any design you wish may be had in a choice of age-resisting stone. We only ask a trial. We know that we can please you well. NEWBERRY STONE COMPANY V J, B. COWARD, Proprietor ,v. iiT -iMsc Notice of Holiday Thursday, November 24th, (Thanksgiving Day) being a Legal Holiday, all County offices will be closed. -1 ; , ; *p V - V B. E. STOCKMAN, Clerk County Board of Commissioners \ Holiday Notice THURSDAY, November 24, Thanksgiving Day, being a LEGAL HOLIDAY - . this Bank will not be open the transaction of business.' Hie South Carolina National Bank