The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, April 07, 1939, Image 8
PAGE EIGHT
THE SUM
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 19S9
. . . SESQUI CENTENNIAL PAGEANT . . .
EPISODE NINE
“War Between the States”
By 1860 the fires of discord that
had long been smouldering, broke
forth and a convention was called
by the Legislature of South Carolina
to meet at Columbia. Delegates
from Newberry were John P. Kinard,
Robert Moorman, Joseph Caldwell,
and Simeon Pair, and it was signed
without one dissenting voice, Decem
ber 200, 1860. And thus. South Car
olina was the first state to sever
ties with the Union. Fort Sumter
was fired upon April 12, 1861, and
surrendered thirty-two hours later.
With telegraph communications,
Newberry anxiously awaited news of
the Fort and as the train rolled into
the station at Newberry on the fol
lowing Sunday morning, a great
crowd gathered to hear the latest
news. Major J. M. Baxter, standing
on the pu tform of the car, cried out,
“Fort Sumter is ours.”
The greatest excitement prevailed
and recruiting started at once. Cap
tain Basil Manly Blease was the
first volunteer from Newberry. The
first company formed from Newber
ry was assigned to Col. Gregg’s regi
ment, First South Carolina volun
teers, and from then until the close
of the war Newberry poured out her
men and resources for the cruse in
which she believed. The women of
the town furnished clothing and sup
plies for the men of the army, and
fed the passing soldiers. Toward the
close of the conflict, a house of rest
for the wounded and weary soldiers
was established, and the court house
was converted into a hospital for the
sick.
SCENE I: Arrival of the train at
Newberry on a Sunday morning in
April, 1861. Major Baxter announces
from a platform the fall of Fort
Sumter amid cheers of the crowd.
SCENE II: Enlisting of volun
teers. Ladies Aid of Newberry pre
sent a Confederate flag which they
made for the Newberry rangers, and
the soldiers march away to War.
SCENE III: Mrs. Jefferson Davis
and niece accompanied by marines
and Confederate gold and in charge
of Lieut. Harker arrive at the rail
road station and are transferred to
a special car.
SCENE IV: Calvin Crozier, a “He
ro of the Confederacy.” Tableaux
depicting scenes of his martyrdom
and death.
EPISODE TEN
“Reconstruction Period”
With the close of the War between
the States began the period of recon
struction. The people of the County
were left dazed and insecure by the
tragic turn of events. They suffered
not only the loss of dear ones, but
much money and their slave workers.
The workers, too, were uncertain, and
made little effort during the year
'1865 to seek new homes. In June
of that year the first United States
troops arrived in Newberry under
command of Capt. Murray, using
Newberry College as their barracks.
Conditions in South Carolina were
particularly bad. The general de
moralized condition of affair® gave
rise to serious lawlessness among
certain white classes, and the menace
of secret societies among the negroes
so that in certain sections of the
state, people banded together for
self-protection in the famous organ
ization known as the Ku Klux Klan.
This began in 1865 and was most ac
tive in 1868 following the end of
military government, and disbanded
in 1871. At that time it seemed to
meet a need that the state govern
ment could not fill. In the election
campaign of 1876, a new organiza
tion came into being known as the
Red Shirts and led by Wade Hampton
redeemed the state of South Caro
lina from Carpet Bag rule and res
cued the state government from cor
rupt White adventurers and ignorant
negroes.
Democratic Clubs with every man
in a red shirt appeared in Newberry
and were later a feature of every
campaign meeting in the state, the
number of men in uniform varying
from 500 to 5000 according to the
white population in each county.
All were mounted with marshalls
and aides at the head of the proces
sion. The ladies also took an active
part in decorating the speaker’s stand
with bunting and flowers and greet
ed General Hampton with songs and
flowers. This thrilling campaign of
the Red Shirts did the final work of
reclaiming the State of South Caro
lina.
Scene 1: The Procession of Red Shirts
headed by General Hampton attend
a campaign meeting.
Scene 2: Arrival at the speaker’s
stand. Greeted by the ladies of the
county who strew flowers in the Gen
eral’s path and serenade him with
a song.
TODAY & TOMORROW
(Continued from page one)
and it is being used in many other
lines as well.
The young inventor has got rich,
but it took a lot of other people’s
money to make his invention make
money for him and them.
FOOD meats
We naturally think that, after
some millions of years of human
experience with foods, there isn’t
anything more to learn about the
things we eat.
But scientific investigators have
been working at the Mellon Institute
of Industrial Re^arch for four years
on the problem of making all beef
steaks tender, and now they’ve got it.
Dr. M. D. Coulter of the Institute
announced the other day that by
exposing meat to ultra-violet rays
for two days the toughest “critter”
becomes as easy to chew as a piece
of cheese. The promise is held out
that this new method will not in
crease the cost of meat to the con
sumer, so everybody can look for
ward to having tender roasts, steaks,
potroasts and hamburgers, such as
only the well-to-do enjoy now.
Who hasn’t wished that he could
increase his physical strength and
endurance by “taking something?”
The newest biological discovery is
that you can find that “something”
right in the kitchen shelf at home.
Dr. G. R. Ray of the Long Island
College hospital, reporting 0 n the re
sults of a long series of experiments
on all sorts of people, from athletes
to office workers, says that ordinary
gelatine will do the trick.
Plain, unflavored gelatine mixed
with water, orange juice or what
have you, a couple of ounces a day,
not only adds to one’s physical pow
er but increases mental energy and
activity. Other researchers have
confirmed Dr. Ray’s observations.
Anything which makes it easier to
do the day’s work is certainly a rev
olutionary discovery.
Looking em Over
By LONNIE FRANKLIN
They Start
The rha, rha, rha, boys start the
baseball swing this week with twenty
games in the State, four of which
count in the state race.
Our Indians have a full week of
work with local fans to see three
games while the Indians play Tues
day at Clinton and Friday at Bates-
burg.
It looks from our seat on the
water oak limb that Clemson, Ersk-
ine, and perhaps Wofford will be the
teams to stop, but remember, we are
on a limb that is weak. If Bill La
val’s pitchers come through, and
who knows they won’t, Newberry
won’t be holding any team up in the
standings. They look good afield
and have more time to bring that
out.
Fans, here’s your menu for the re
mainder of the week:
Thurslay—Mars Hill at Newberry.
Friday 1 —Oglethorpe vs. Newberry
at Batesburg.
Friday—Oglethorpe vs. Newberry
ry-
Saturday—Newberry mills vs. Win-
nsboro (Wright’s Field).
? ? ? ? ?
Are those 1938 sore arms there to
stay ? Carl Hubbell is one on the
shelf. Dizzy Dean is as boisterous as
a defeated candidate and School Boy
Rowe with Paul Dean is as good as
last season’s score card.
Dick Bartell of the Cubs is shot
by a bad ankle. These may be the
tip-off for bad seasons for the Giants,
Cubs, Cards, and Tigers.
Seven American league clubs wish
the Yanks would forget how to play
ball while eight National league clubs
hope they didn’t have to face them
Dress Up!
Griffon Tropical Suits
New Gulf Tone Suits
Stetson Hats
In Light Felts and Straws
Manhattan & Fruit Loom Shirts
Interwoven & Wilson. Bros Sox
Sport Coats
Spring Oxfords
By Florsheim and Racine
Wilson Bros. Sportswear
New Spring Slacks
T. Roy Summer
It CAN
Happen Here!
It DID happen here!
And it will happen again!
When you think about HAIL
INSURANCEhhink about the
Newberry Insurance and Realty
Company, and let Ned Purcell
tell you what Hail Insurance
will cost you.
Newberry Insurance & Realty Company
The Exchange Bank Building
E. B. Purcell Phone 197
this fall.
That class D league for Newberry
isn’t out yet.
Joe DiMaggio who. never before
hit a training camp homer has hit
about six so far and Lou Gehrig, re
member I said in December he was
about through, is seeing games
from the bench.
Van Mungo n6r Buch Newsome is
so hot in spring workouts so far.
Washington has three Cuban pitch
ers who can’t speak English but they
will Id&rn when American league
hitters start driving their pitches
past Jthem. Ben Paschal, the old
Yankee mauler, is selling gas in
Charlotte and that Charlotte ball
park is a honey now.
Those St. Louis Browns are win
ning games now, but roses bloom in
the spring and fade also.
Those Cincinnatti Reds are getting
a boost for the pennant but don’t
sell the Cubs short.
Best long shots in big leagues are
Cleveland and Pirates to date.
Where is Babe Ruth? The guy
who made baseball couldn’t find a
place in the game.
Greenville has an army of ball
players, but that doesn’t mean any
first division in the Salley.
During the past weekend the fol
lowing were guests at the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Harman:
Mr. John S. Riddle and family of At
lanta; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Matthews
of Columbia; Mr. C. W. Bowers and
family of White Rock and Mr. A. T.
Hipp and family of Prosperity.
DEATH
To Moths
Larvex
Moth Balls
$1 size 79c
13c
Moth Gas
75c Johnsons
«
Floor Wax 69c
60c size 39c
1*3 Lb can FREE
ICE CREAM SPECIAL!
Sodas . . . . 6c
Hostess Ice Cream Toasted Sandwich
$50.00
$25.00
Small Down Payment—$1.00 Week
W. E. TURNER
Jeweler
Newberry Drug Co.
“Where Quality Is Guaranteed”
PHONE 74 WE DELIVER
CLARENCE T.
SUMMER
S Pi E C I A L S
Aged Cheese
18c
Loose Coconut
17c
Pink Salmon
10c
SALAD DRESSING
Dukes or M. Whip, Qt.
38c
2 1-2 Argo Peaches
15c
Orange Pekoe TEA, lb
38c
Grapefruit Juice, Large can
19c
Fresh Ground COFFEE
20c
Oranges, dz 15c <Sc 20c
PLENTY FRESH VEGETABLES
IN THE MARKET:
Mixed Sausage lb
Veal Chops lb
Pork Roast lb
15c
25c
20c
ROUND STEAK Lb.
25c
Armour’s Star Ham (half or whole) 27c
Armour's Star Box Bacon
30t
Curlee Spring Suits
$17.50 and $22.50
Freeman Sport Shoes
and $5
.
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Arrow Shirts
$2 up
Knox Hats
'j
Palm Beach Ties
$1.00
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Clothing Co.
Styles of Today with a Touch of Tomorrow
We Wish to Announce to Our
Friends That
HENRY PLAYER
Is Now Connected With the
City Barber Shop
Where he will be glad to see his friends &. customers
CHILDREN’S HAIR CUTS 25c
CITY BARBER SHOP
Tax CoDector’s
Tax Notice
1 • • . ....
Please take notice that I am
preparing a list of unpaid
taxes to be advertised for
sale April Fourteenth.
If you have not paid your
delinquent taxes, please call
and pay same and save cost
of advertising, sale, etc.
Claude W. Sanders
Tax Collector