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Wm ■ • rCANT Reach All the People i with The Sun Nor Can You Reach all of them Without It ■m VOLUME 2; NO. 11 The Rising San—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939 Slider AGreneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR *4 oui among THE PEOPLE — 1 We!!, it has been exactly two weeks since we called upon you but here we are with our new mid-winter samples and right glad to be about your premises again- We haven't much to offer you this week in the way of advertising but in its place is lot? of good reading—we 'hope! Santa has gone back to his polar home, the kids back to the colleges and most hangovers seem pretty well repaired. All in all everything has settled back to normal and tfie race for the filthy lucre is on. Nothing much has happened from which to build a column . . . Jim Johnson is out of the hospital much to the relief of the hospital. He left a lot of broken hearts out there . Paul Haile offers a slightly used Christmas tree for sale but being pessimist we are not interested . . Two local stores 'have buckled and moved out which is all right as it means more business for others . Popular citizen Floyd Bradley is con fined to his home as a result of an automobile wreck during the holi days; likewise Mrs. Bradley and her mother Mrs. Abrams. All are said to be getting on nicely . . . Pinck Ab rams has started his rounds rounding up assessments and Miss “Rat” Adams is pinch-hitting for him in the office . . . Work on the court house addition is moving along well . The holidays have taken many good citizens including Arthur Quattle- jbaum, an excellent gentleman whose is recorded elsewhere in this . . We mention this at the left out in the coid some it the box of fine t Mm. T. E. Epting simply must be ack __ vor we hew how we bait for the big ones this spring . . . Olso thanks to many others for cards and more substan tial remembrances. As to 1939 let’s look forward to a lot of living and less money grubbing. £ PRAISE OUR JAIL From tbe Anderson Daily Mail comes this rather unusual compli ment: “High praise for the Newberry county jail is voiced by four prisoners from Anderson county residing in that jail at the present time. They are Tom Hutchinson, Bob Smith, Cor- bit Dixon and Dooly Manley and they requested that the following commu- idcation be published: “We are Federal prisoners in the Newberry county jail and are asking ’or space in your paper to boost our jail and jailors and also the sheriff of Newberry county for the kindness shown us while confined here. “Christmas we had a fine turkey dinner, and fruits and various other good things throughout the entire holiday season. We certainly do ap preciate the consideration shown us here. This is a mighty fine place to make time in jail.” MEANING OF THE ISMS Thanks to a good friend who does considerable saw-milling in Mississ ippi, we are able to present the fol lowing definitions, which must be credited to the Chicago Journal of Commerce; SOCIALISM: If you own two cows, you give one to your neighbor. BOLSHEVISM: Nailing both of your cows up in a pen and not allow ing either of them to be milked. COMMUNISM: You give both cows to the government, and government gives you back some of the milk. FASCISM: You keep the cows, but give the milk to the gov ernment, which sells some of it back to you. NEW DEALISM: You shoot one cow, milk the other and then pour the milk down the sink. Oakland Congregation Worship In New Home The public opening services of Bethany Lutheran church in the Oak land Mill community took place Sun day afternoon with an overflow con gregation attending, the principal address of the day being delivered by the Rev. E. Z. Pence of Little Mountain, president of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina. Greetings to the members of the new church and the pastor, the Rev. J. B. Harman, were brought by the following: Rev. W. H. Lewis and Rev. C. M. Johnson, pastors of the Meth odist and Baptist Churches, respec tively, of the Oakland community; D. O. Carpenter, superintendent of the Oakland plant of the Kendall mils. Mrs. J. H. Summer, representing the Woman’s Missionary Society of South Carolina and the same organization of the United Lutheran church in America; Professor J. W. Ballentine, president of the Lutheran Brother hood of Newberry county; the Rev. E. B. Keisler, D. D., president of the Lutheran conference of Newberry county; Dr. S. J. Derrick, a leading promoter in the church organization; W. E. Koon, foreman of the building. Ever since the organization of the Bethany congregation over two years ago when Mr. Harman was placed in charge of the pastorate, then need for a place of worship has been acute. At meeting of the Newberry confer ence in May, 1937, a resolution was offered and adopted that the confer ence give all the support possible to wards the erection of a church build ing for the Bethany congregation. Then a similar resolution was passed by the Lutheran Brotherhood of the county. The imposing new structure is made of stones gathered from many sections of the county and donated by numerous congregations. The building contains, in addition to the church aradftoMum, several Sunday school rooms and a poster’s study, The seating capacity is 350. When it became known that build ing had begun, gifts began to come in from various organizations. A well-wisher in Columbia donated 5,000 bricks; the Women’s Mission ary Society donated $200; small con tributions were made by citizens of the city; the Kendall company, be sides giving the lot, gave a substan tial sum of money. Worthy of special note was the co operation on the part of the congre gation. Not only did they contri bute money, but the greater part of the work was done by them. Upon leaving their jobs at the mill, the men went every afternoon, week af- tet week, and helped until the build ing was completed. The construction of the church was under the super vision of W. E. Koon of Chapin who has built 13 churches, three of them in Newberry county within the past few moths. Now that the modem structure is completed with furniture and with two Bibles donated by the Rev. E. B. Keisler and Dr. J. C. Peery, the congregation will be able to move from the Oakland school house where sessions have been held for over two years to their beautiful church lo cated on Third street on the road to the Country club. AMONG THE SICK WOODMEN WILL ELECT OFFICERS MONDAY Newberry Camp number 542 Wood men of the World, will meet Monday night, January the > 9th, at 7:30 o'clock to elect officers for the year 1939. All members are urged to be present. We also have a number of new members to take the degree. They are all expected to be present. O. S. Goree, Fin. Sec. Miss Fannie Mae Carwile was hur riedly taken to a Columbia hospital Monday afternoon for treatment fol lowing an attack of illness Sunday night. Her condition is reported fair. Henry Boozer is seriously ill at his Main street home. Allen Calcote, small son of the Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Cacote, is much improved from a combined attack of flu and whooping-cough. Paul Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Floyd of Mayer avenue has been quite ill for the past two weeks. His condii’on Thursday was reported lircle improved. Tie condition of Pete Plampin, who has been ill for several months is re ported better. Mrs. M. S. Fellers has been con fined to her bed. Brannon Yarborough, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Yarbor ough, was shot in the eye while play ing with an air rifle late Saturday ev ening. He is being treated at a Co lumbia hospital. The Calendar Society of Central Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon at four o’clock at the home of Mis. Dominick on Harper street. Associate hostesses will be Mrs. McHardy Mower, Mrs. F. E. Adams, Miss Mattie Adams, Mrs. Dan Wick er, and Mrs. W. P. Smith. Work Begins Soon High School Annex A full force will soon begin work on the Newberry high school annex. A crew under supervision of Hamp Cousins began grading last Tuesday for the annex which will extend 45 feet to- (he rear of the present build ing. Considerable preliminary work has been done concerning the build ing plans and funds and three months are allowed for the completion of the job. The annex, to cost approximately $20,000, will conform with the lateral lines of the present buiding and will be two foors—the basement and main gymnasium floor. Clarence M. Mor rison of Shelby, N. C., has been named general contractor. The bottom floor is being enlarged mainly for the manual training de partment. Space will be made for a large drafting room, machine shop, auto shop, electrical shop, and forge shop. An addition on the basement floor will be the men’* lockers and showers opening at the back of the building with access to the athletic field and access to the gym floor by stairs. The present men’s locker room will be for the use of visiting teams while the girl*’ locker and shower room will remain at its situa tion in (he basement. The enlarging of the gymnasium floor wil] make possible a standard size high school basketball court. The court will be turned around with goals facing the front of the build ing and rear. On either side of tbe court will be arranged benches for spectators. The enlarged area on this floor will also allow the gy.n to be separate from the auditorium stage. Two classrooms in the main build ing will be relieved when space is provided for the drafting rooms. The annex will be of the same struct! on as thepresent building- SERVICES AT CLAYTON ~ Prominent Citizen Of Prosperity Passes Simon Arthur Quattlebaum, 63, prominent farmer and business man of near Prosperity died suddenly at his home Wednesday afternoon fol lowing a heart attack. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at 8:30 at the resi dence conducted by the Rev. George E. Meetze assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman. Burial was in tbe Pros perity cemetery. Surviving Mr. Quattlebaum are bis wife, tbe former Nannie Brooks Quat tlebaum; two daughters, Mrs. Wof ford Cooper of Simpsonville and Mrs. Charles B. Whittle of Fort Bragg, N. C.; one son, A. Cecil Quattlebaum of Prosperity; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Long of Prosperity. The following served as aetive pall bearers: Horace Martin, Roy Sing- ley, Jaka Singley, Clarence Bowers, Joe Connelly, Mower Singley, Henry L. Wheeler, and Ira Summers Honorary Pallbearers were Tom Stockman, Eugene Blease, Mr. Creek- more, Steve Griffith, Jim Bodenbaugh, Boyd Bedenhaugh, Ernes* Layton, and members of the council of the Grace Lutheran cburch. MISS PORTER FAS AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Miss Hattie early Wednes- local hospital, Funeral service* for Porter, 57, who died day morning at the were held at 3:30 Thursday afternoon at the East Side Baptist church with the Rev. James Mitchell in charge. Interment was in Rosemont ceme tery. In addition to her Sister, Mrs. C. H. Jackson, with whom she made her former home, she is survived by five nieces and four nephews, Mrs. Hugh Moates, Misses Hill; Jimmie Jackson, vin Jackson, and and Porter The Rev. Thomas A. Chapman will conduct services at Clayton Memor ial Universallst church Sunday morn ing at 11 o’clock. Kendall Milla Lutheran Parish Rev. J. B. Harman, pastor Bethany Lutheran Church: Sunday 10 a. m. Sunday school. 'M--\ E. B. Hite, supt. Sunday 11 a. m. Divine worship and Holy Communion. Summer Memorial: Sunday 10 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Eugene Shealy, supt. Sunday 5:30 p. m. Council Metting. Sunday 6 p. m. Luther League and Brotherhood Meetings. Visitors are invited to attend all off these services. Homer C. Addy and Eugene Shealy have been elected delegate and al ternate, respectively, to represent this Parish at the coming convention of (he Lutheran Synod of South Carolina. MRS, MILLS DIES NEAR PROSPERITY ' Prosperity, Jan. 4.—Mrs. Mary Mills, 90, widow of Newton Milla died at her home in the Zion community Wednesday afternoon after a linger ing illness. Funeral service* were conducted at 2 o’clock Thusday afternoon at Zion Methodist church, the Rev. E. M. Boozer, pastor of Mrs. Mills, in charge. Surviving Mrs. Mills are two sons, S. P. Mill* and George A. Mills of Prosperity, and one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Clamp of Leesville. • Delegation Hears Pleas For Market Building A group of farmers and represen tatives of the farm demonstration forces appeared before the county de legation Thursday morning, Decem ber 29th, with LeRoy W. Wedaman as spokesman. They sought aid for the erection of a community market biulding to be erected on the lot back of the court house. Mr. Wedaman explained that the town had offered the lot and a small cash donation. The cost of tbe build ing he said would be about $5,500, all of which would be borne by the WPA with the exception of tbe town dona tion and $2,000 from the county. Following Mr. Wedaman, John Spearman explained the need for of fice space for the county agent, soil conservation and allied agencies, and it was suggested that one or two floors be added to the proposed com munity market building for this pur pose. The entire building it was es timated would cost in the neighbor hood of $16,000. Judge E. S. Blease explained at this point that the committee of which he was chairman, appointed sometime back by the delegation t6 look into the matter of a building for the farm agencies, had decided the time was not propitious for the spending of funds for this purpose. Conclusions his committe reached in cluded uncertainty of life of certain agencies, necessity of additional tax levy to erect the building, and the fact that soon space would be avail able in (he old county court house. Mr. R. E. Livingston told the de legation of the need of better quar ters for the farm agencies but he did not favor additional tax levies for the purpose. He said that present taxes were a burden to the farmer beyond his capacity to pay, Ben Caldwell, admitting the desira bility of the proposed building, plead with tbe delegation to hold down. He said the tax situation was the cause of a lot of farm misery, and pointed out that the government had removed some thousands acres of land from the tax books by reason of their purchases In the Enoree fores try district. Truck Testing Unit Here January 11th Columbia, Jan. 4.—A truck testing unit of the South Carolina Highway department Vehicle Inspection Divi sion will be set up in Newberry Jan uary 11 as a part of the department’s program to reduce accidents which in 1937 took 312 lives and injured 1,- 443 persons. Chief Inspector C. R. Page an nounced today that the safety inspec tion station, of which Cliff O. Tur ner is supervisor, will remain in New berry through Friday, January 20, to complete the task of inspecting the county’* commercial vehicles. “AU^owners off commercial vehicles of Newberry County are urged to bring in their equipment for inspec tion,” Mr. Page said. “Every kind of vehicle except a private passenger car must be checked. We have mail ed out card notices to owner* asking them to appear on certain days. HoA ever, under the 1988 Truck Act it is the owner’s responsibility to have his truck tested, and failure to re ceive a notice will not relieve him of this duty.” Mr. Page pointed out that since the station will remain in town for a short time only, it will be necessary that owners have their vehicles pre pared in advance by .a competent mechanic in order to save wastt of owners’ time and inconvenience caus ed by repeated reinspection. “If the truckers wait until the ar rival of the station before going to their garageman to have their e< ' ment repaired, the garages will not be able to handle the volume of bnsi- ness,” he said. “However, by acting now, owners can preclude the neces sity of our leaving several hundred rejected vehicles m the county when the unit moves. Items which are tested include horn, windshield wiper, tail light, stop light, parking vision, clearance rhts, white light i NOTICE FROM DR. E. E. STUCK NUMBER OF NEWBERRIANS CHANGE RESIDENCES On account of my health, I shall not be in my office until further no tice. All persons indebted to me for professional services will please make payment at my home, 2023 Johnstone street, Newberry, S. C. I am deeply grateful to my friends and patients for their patronage in the past, and hope to be able soon to resume my practice. DR. E. E. STUCK. DR. JACOBS WILL ADDRESS COUNTY TEACHERS Dr. William P. Jacobs, president of Presbyterian college at Clinton, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Newberry County Education Association next Thurs day, January 12, at the Newberry high school auditorium. Dr. Jacobs is scheduled to speak at 4 o’clock. ST. PHILIPS NOTES Sunday school will be held at the St Philips Lutheran church at 2:30 this Sunday with divine services fol lowing at 3:30 conducted by the pas tor, the Rev. Emmett Roof. Well, Christmas is over. I trust that everyone had a nice time. The new year has arrived and we hope it will be a better one than last year. It vs not a debate but a fact that we all want to make improvements. We can do this by making up our minds to live a better life, to be kinder to others, and try to do all we can to bring happiness to everyone. Mr. and Mrs. Ila Kinard have mov ed from our community to the {dace of W. J. Richardson. We regret very much to see them leave. Mr. and Mrs. James Hentz, who live on the old Mayes place owned by the Ruff boys, have moved to the place owned by D. F. Ruff. I forgot something which slipped my memory. I wish to thank all my friends for the nice Christmas gifts they gave me. The following Newfoerrians have changed residences within the past few days: Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Welling have moved from Nance street to the Holmes apartment house at 1230 Wal nut street. I. Kaplan is now occupying the house at 1236 Summer street owned by Eugene Norris. L. R. Bishop, a newcomer to New berry, is residing at 920 Cline street. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Chappell and daughter are occupying their new home on Hunt street They moved here from Prosperity. L. Fred Paysinger and family have moved from an apartment with Mrs. F. D. Mower on Johnstone street to the Sam Burns house at 1518^Harrington street. GOOD-WILL FLYERS HERE AGAIN The Good-Will Flyers by popular demand are visiting Newberry again flying today, Saturday and Sunday from Well’s Field. As an added attraction, “Crash Miller” and his wife, famous the country over, will put on death de fying motor cycle acts Saturday and Sunday. Crash Miller is the origina tor of this stunt. He rides through a 3 inch flaming board wall travelling at about 60 miles an hour. Differing from other acts of this nature he wears nothing for protection and has nothing on the machine. Sunday, his charming diminutive wife, the small est woman dare-devil in the country standing in front of the machine will go through the flaming wall. People of Newberry and vkinty are cordially invited to visit the field and witness these thrilling acts. Passengers are carried in a New Standard, a five place open biplane powered by the famous Wright. Whirl .wind motor. The ship is flown by a veteran transport pilot who has been flying for ten years and has a total of over 8000 hours. LOCAL ATTORNEY’S FATHER DIES SATURDAY James Caper* Hiott, 65, father of Attorney Joseph C. Hiott of this city, died Saturday night in a Colum bia hospital. Mr. Hiott, a resident of St. Matthews, Calhoun county, was a prominent attorney and probate judge. DOWN MEMORY LANE 2U YEARS AGO ST ; . • ' It look* good to see 1919. January starts off all right like a lamb, but old February has to come alon* shortly and it may be different. Little Charles Bowers, known by most everybody, got a little puppy a* one of his Christmas gifts, Map ped from a distance by old Santa. Heard a girl say it was “cr.te,” but bowlegged. — Oyster Bay, January 6.—Col. Theodore Roosevelt, former president of the United States, and who has been confined to his home at Oyster Bay for some time with rheumatism, died at 4 o'clock this morning. On New Year’s Day, Col. Roosevelt had relapse, but his condition was not considered serious, and the end came unexpectedly. Mrs. Roosevelt the nurse were at the bedside time off the colonel’s death and On Christmas mule slowly walked u» to lough stable* and showed signs would like to t Mr. L:ri comodated the thin ]' the dumb animal a come, but that mule 1* the your BETH-I Re*. Beth-Eden: 10 brake, obstruction license plate, and trailer brakes. COUNTY MINISTERS MEET AT CENTRAL CHURCH The Newberry County Ministerial Association met at Central Metho dist church Monday morning for its monthly session with the president, the Rev. B. F. Rogers, pastor of West End Baptist church, presiding. After a brief business session when new schedule for ministerial ap pointments at the COC camp was for mulated, the program followed. The Rev. C. A. Calcote presented contributions made to church life of Christendom through the Presbyter ian demonination, this being a part of the general program on “Contribu tion made to Christendom by the var ious demominational bodies.” The new program committee for 1939 was appointed by the president consisting of Mr. Calcote, the Rev. C. M. Johnson, and the Rev. J. B. Harman. p. m. Sunday man Epti Council' ig, supt. The Service. Society and will meet the children of the at the close of service. Colony: 10 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. lisle Fulmer, supt. Car- REV. DAVID BOOZER TO ACCEPT GEORGIA CALL INQUEST INTO DEATH OF NEGRO HELD At an inquest held at the county court house Tuesday night into the death of Ben Kinard, Laurens coun ty negro, the coroner’s jury rendered the verdict that Kinard had come to his death as a result of gunshot wounds at the hand of his wife, Ad dle Kinard. Kinard was shot in the head Mon day morning about two o’clock when he attempted to enter the house of his estranged wife through the win dow and died at six o’clock the same morning at the Peoples’ hospital. Addie Kinard had left her husband in Laurens and moved to a house on the place of Arthur Enlow in the Tranwood section of this county a week ago. Kinard came to his wife’s house late Sunday night with three negroes from Laurens and was threatening to kill her, according to witnesses at the inquest, when he was shot. Sheriff Tom Fellers and deputy sheriff, J. C. Neel, investgating the accident found Kinard’s body just outside the window from which he fell when shot. Kinard’s pistol was found near the window inside the house. Addie Kinard testified she had her pistol under her pillow in bed and when she saw Kinard coming through the window, threatening her, she shot to scare him away. She furth er stated that she didn’t realize she had hit him until he fell. Addie Kinard is being held in jail until trial at the March session of criminal court. MRS. MASON ENTERTAINS WEEKLY BRIDGE CLUB Mrs, W. A. Mason Jr. entertained members of her bridge club Wednes day afternoon at her College street residence. Two tables were arranged for mem bers and Mrs. Duncan Johnson Jr. was invited to play with the club. Mrs. Ed Anderson won the high score award with bingo going to Mrs. Hooper Skardon. A salad plate was served after cards. BUFORD-STEPHENS MARRIAGE OF INTEREST An interesting wedding of the Christmas season, marked by lovely simplicity, was that of Miss Hattie Mary Buford and Raymond Stephens, which took place at two o'clock Wed nesday afternoon, December 21, in the spacious Britton’s Neck teacher- age, Gresham. The Rev. J. M. Camp bell, pastor of the central M. E. church, officiated in the presence of a few close friends and relatives. The bride was lovely in an advanc ed spring dress of Boy Blue alpaca with black accessories and a corsage of Briarcliff roses. Mrs. Stephens is the daughter of W. T. Buford and the granddaughter of the late M. M. Buford of this city. She was a graduate from Chicora college. Since graduation she has been a successful teacher of the state and for the past several years has taught in the Britton’s Neck school in Marion county. Mr. Stephens is the son of Mrs. Frances Stephens of Dillon. He is en gaged in farming. Following their wedding trip to Florida, the couple returned to Dillon to make their home. A manse building program is in progress for the Goldville-Shady Grove-Old Field-Duncans Creek group orf churches, under the leadership of the Rev. David Boozer, the pastor of the group. A meeting of the officers of these churches was held Tuesday night of :his week at Ora and after a sump- tous dinner served by the ladies of the church there, the meeting was op ened by the Rev. C. A. Calcote, chair man of Home missions in South Caro lina presbytery, presenting the pros pect of one-half the cost of a church building to be furnished by outside contributions and half by the mission fund. The group was heartily in favor gf proceeding with the construction of a manse at Goldville oh a lot con tributed for the cause by Mr. Blalock. Mr. Boozer announced Ms inten tion of accepting a call to ^ field in west Georgia to begin wqrk there February first. ^rof^siv^ regrets were expressed by the group ip hav ing to give Mr. Boozer up, but plana for the manse will continue and § new minister placed on the fieldl . Policepian Krejl remarking that the spring-like weather mad* Urn feet unusually fine • • - EBerty? Pelham, writing out a bus ticket saying that he had been doing the same constantly for the past two weeks . . . Dick Mims round and about doing some first-of-tfee- month collecting . . “Kat” Adams holding down auditor’s office while Pinck Abrams visits various sec tions of the county to carry on his work ,. . . Mrs. Leland Summer and Miss Lois Fant discussing books . ,. . Patrolman Martin go ing toward post office with handful of letters . . . Frank Sanders re marking that he was going to live to be 120 years old . . . Mrs. Dick Floyd very much amused over con versation of two negroes Miss Rose Hamm looking attractive in n three-piece rust coat suit . . Clem- son Wilson, Columbia, visiting in city and in conversation with Prof. P. K. Harmon and Supt. O. B. Can non.