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NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1939
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\TOMORROW\
FRANK PARKER .
8 T O, C K B R ID O E
HOOVER influence
When I saw the former President
Herbert Hoover, a few weeks ago in
New York, he seemed more interest
ed in the fishing trip in Maine which
he was planning than in anything
else. I was glad to see by the press
reports that he had good luck, catch
ing the legal limit of •trout, big ones
on his first day out.
I was also interested to note a
few days ago that the new official
map of the United States gives the
great dam across the Colorado
River, at Boulder, its correct name
It has been legally and still is the
Hoover Dam. It was pretty small
politics which was back of the
movement to change its name to
Boulder Dam, because a different
party from that to which Mr. Hoo
ver belongs came into power.
There isn’t a chance that Mr.
Hoover expects or desires to be
President again. He removed him
self from consideration in a public
announcement a few days after I
saw him.
But I think he will have a greater
influence in the coming Presidential
campaign than he has ever had be
fore. As the only living ex-Pres-
ident, whatever he says is listened
to with attention. No other men-
ber of his party can be sure of get
ting on the front page whenever he
makes a speech.
LUMBER increase
Americans have used wood for
house blilding from the earliest
Colonial days. There was plenty of
1, it was the easiest material to
PHRRP aim r&, . I II || |J_|
id durable as one of brick or
»ne. ISgr
The very finest examples of early
merican architecture are the old
ooden houses of New England and
irglnia. Pennsylvania pioneers used
one because there was no pine
r other soft wood available and
lenty of good stone right under
>e surface.
One of the oldest houses in
merica is the central part of the
tockbridge, house in Scituate,
[ass., built by my first American
icestor about the year 1640, pcr-
ips a little earlier. Many other
'ame houses along the Atlantic
oast date back into the 1600’s and
re still beautiful and comfortable.
The great building boom which is
ow getting well under way will call
>r more lumber than for any other
nilding material. Americans still
ke frame houses, and the United
tates Forest Service and the Na-
onal Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
ation join in predicting the use of
vice as much lumber in the next
>n years as in the past decade.
PITH ETTS .... punishment
It is human nature to call people
ames, especially if they hold dif-
srent political beliefs from your
<vn. I don’t remember anybody in
iy time who has been called so
any hard names as Hitler and
[useolini are being called now, un-
s>s it was the Kaiser during the
forld War
People’s expressions change, how-
rer, when they think * there is a
ranee the object of their abuse
iay be able to punish them. When
apoleon was sent to his first exile
i the Island of Elba no epithet was
>o violent to be used against him.
Then he escaped in March 1815,
id started his return to Paris, his
lily progress was reported in the
aris papers thus:
“The Tiger has escaped." “The
[onster has been three days at
».’’ “The wretch has landed at
rejus.” “The Brigand has arrived
Antibes.” “The Invader has
sached Grenoble.” “The General
is entered Lyons.” Napoleon
ept last night at Fontainbleau.”
The Emporer proceeds to the
uileries today.” “His Imperial
ajesty will address his loyal sub-
cts tomorrow.”
TOOL protection
Millions of city people and others
■om regions where sheep are not
merally raised are getting a
limpse at the New York World’s
air of the material of which their
othes, or many of them, are made,
id how wool is converted into
oth.
The first cloth woven at the Fair
as from wool clipped from a sheep
i a farm on the Fair grounds. It
as processed, spun, woven and
yed on the Fair grounds and there
tade into a suit of clothes for the
FISHING BILL MOVES
INTO HOUSE
A Senate bill has been sent to the
House which would make applicable
to waters of Lake Murray all laws
governing fishing in clear streaihs.
Before being sent to the House the
original bill was ar-'ended to include
back waters of Murray to the high
water mark. This means that waters
far up Bush river and other tribu
taries will be forbidden ground dur
ing closed seasons. The bill had
the support of Senator Abrams and
the Senators from Richland and
Saluda counties. Senator Harmon of
Lexington opposed. It is thought
that it will be received favorably
by the House.
APPENDIX OPERATION
Mrs. A. P. Farris was operated up
on early Thursday morning at the
county hospital for appendicitis.
She is reported to be doing nicely.
FORMER DEPUTY TREASURER
TO GREENWOOD
Eugene Stockman, former deputy
Treasurer under the late J. C.
Brooks, has accepted a position with
the Pilot Life Insurance company
and will be located at Greenwood.
MISSIONARY AUXILIARY OF
CENTRAL CHURCH
The Missionary Auxiliary of Cen
tral church will meet in the Mary
FYances Wright Memorial Building
on Monday afternoon, June 19th, at
4 o’clock. The Executive Committee
is called to meet at 3:30.
INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR
TRUCKS AND BUSES
The inspection division of the
sate highway department will visit
New!>erry June 23 through June 30
W trucks and hunts nrn in-
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lere last winter.
All trucks and buses are re
quired to be inspected at this time.
Capt. W. Smith Langford and
son, David, of Wichita Falls, Tex.,
are visiting in the home of Herman
Langford and mother on Boundary
street.
Criminal Court Starts
Here Next Monday
A very short docket is scheduled
for criminal court which convenes
here Monday morning with Judge C.
C. Featherstone of Greenwood on
the bench.
R. E. Reese will be tried for the
murder of Jenkins Smith. This
case grew out of an incident of sev
eral weeks ago when Reese shot
Smith who was attempting to break
into his store. At the inquest over
the body of Smith the coroner’s jury
rendered a verdict of justifiable
homicide.
Cat Benson will be tried for as
sault and battery with intent to
kill. James Clark, alias Bur James
Clark, comes before the court with
a similar charge.
William Eichelberger and Will
Goodman will be tried for house
breaking and larcency.
Edgar Dominick will be tried,
charged with seduction, and Carday
Henry appears for having liquor in
his possession.
George Aull will be tried for non
support. Two more cases of assault
and battery with intent to kill are
those of John Dandy and Lee Hen
derson.
Those attending court here Mon
day will find a dressed-up court
room and the Judge will find his
dais more comfortable and more
satisfactory since the sounds from
the rear have been eliminated by a
structure just back of the dais where
only a panel used to be. This struc
ture is fitted with doors which will
be locked and only those who have
business with the court will be al
lowed to enter from the rear.
The walls of the court room have
been washed and repainted affording
considerably more light than form
erly.
STEVE C. GRIFFITH
LOSES FATHER
Richard Coleman Griffith, 88,
prominent retired farmer of the
Zoar section of Saluda county died
at his home Thursday June 8 fol
lowing a long period of declining
health.
Mr. Griffith is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Mary Camp
bell Griffith; four sons, Steve C.
Griffith of this city, Jeff D. Griffith,
J. P. Griffith and Joe Griffith, all of
Saluda; and five daughters, Miss
Kate Griffith who lived with her
parents, Mrs. J. V. Cromely and Mrs.
R. M. Crouch of Saluda, Mrs. T. E.
Dorn, Greenwood, and Mrs. Fred
Willis of Monetta.
Mr. Griffith was buried in the fam
ily burial ground, Rev. T. L. Turbe-
ville conducting the last rites.
ST. PHILIPS NOTES
r~.
For the last week the farmers
have been very busy gathering their
grain. There was a great deal of
wheat and oats made and I believe
the farmers will have enough wheat
for sometime. Some made such good
crops there will be flour for three
or four years. The weather was
fine for gathering grain.. .We had
a nice shower Monday afternoon and
we are hoping for more rain soon.
The communities around us have
been getting rain. The gardens are
suffering very ihuch from the draught
.. The farmers have had a very hard
time plowing their com and cotton
crops to destroy the grass. Hovy-
ever, the ct tton is looking fine while
the com is needing more rain....
The people are preparing to use
more poison this year. Not many
weevils have been seen yet.
KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor
Director, Mr. Grover Whalen.
With all of the inventions of new
fabrics to take the place of old ones,
nobody has yet been able to make
artificial wool which will serve the
purposes of the natural fiber grown
by the sheep. I saw some men’s
garments in Italy, a few years ago,
made from a synthetic fiber, but
they turned out not to have the
wearing qualities of real wool.
We don’t wear as much wool as
we used to because our homes and
working places are better heated.
But sailor^ soldiers, cowboys and
others whose work keeps them out
of doors know that even in hot
weather wool is better protection
than cotton or silk.
CHURCHES mergers
I have long felt, and have found
most of my thoughtful friends
agreeing with me, that the cause of
true religion has been hampered
rather than helped by the multipli
city of sects and denominations.
The recent merger of the three
American branches of the Methodist
church into one great body of
Christians is a forward step toward
a genuine revival of the spirit of
Christianity. So, too, will be the
proposed union of the Presbyterian
and Episcopalian churches, which
now seems to be close to achieve
ment.
When good people stop disagree
ing about non-esstential forms and
doctrines and concentrate on the few
fundamental principles of religion,
to which all honest people can sub
scribe, though some of us find them
hard to live up to, this will be a
much better world to live in.
Miss Rose Carson is visiting in
Batesburg with Miss Ella Carson.
Off to Tennis Wars
Sll
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Miss Alice Marble, national women’s
tennis champion, as she arrived in
Europe, where she will take part in
the coming tennis championships
and make a bid for the coveted
Wimbledon ainglee title.
A. R. P. Women
Foregather Here
The annual district conference of
A. R. P. women in the vicinity of
Clinton, Ora, Woodruff, Spartanburg,
Greenwood, Prosperity, and New
berry was held Tuesday at the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
on Main street. The chairman of
the district, Mrs. M- L. Plaxico of
Clinton, presided. The conference
theme was “Hindrances to Progress.”
Beginning the morning session,
Mrs. Annie Sligh conducted devo-
tionals on “Hindrances in Our Devo
tional Life,” The 56 delegates were
welcomed by Mr*. H. L. Parr and
the response made by Mrs. A. B.
Blackley, Jr., of Clinton.
After the minutes and roll call, an
anthem was rendered by the church
choir.
An address on “Procrastination—
A Hindrance” was made by Miss
Bessie Boyd, member of the Erskine
college faculty.
“Discouragement—A Hindrance”
was discussed by Mr*. J. P. Johnston
of Woodruff and the final talk on
“Lukewarmness—A Hindrance” was
made by Mrs. H. B. Wilson of this
city.
A message from the Presbyterial
president, Mrs. J. W. Carson, and
reports of presbyterial officers con
cluded the morning program.
After lunch at the church the af
ternoon session began with devo-
tionals led by Mrs. R. D. Byrd of
Prosperity. Her topic was “Imagin
ary Hindrances.”
A round table discussion on the
day’s themes was conducted. Reports
of committees and reading of the
minutes brought the day’s meeting
to a close.
The district’s next conference will
be held at the Ora A. R. P. church
with the new chairman, Mrs. J. N.
Beard of chie city, presiding.
HOME BUILDING
CONTINUES HERE
mmJSm&eQVATioii CHECK
Treasurer Ralph B. Black hae just
received a check for 96,634 state aid
for transportation of school pupils.
It will he allocated to the various
districts.
DUKE MAKES PROFIT
OF $4,297,156.46
Building and moving appears to
be the chief occupation of Newber-
rians these days.
All over the city new residences
are going up. The J. D. FYenches
are building on Walnut street and
just next to them, Mr. and Mrs,
William Hunter have a home going
up.
Another new residence on Walnut
street will be that of Pinckney N.
Abrams.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mason are
building an attractive house on
lower Summer street.
Work is going along nicely on the
20-room apartment house being
erected by Ernest A. Brooks.
Wyche Dickert is building on
North Nance street just outside the
city limits. A new home on Daisy
street is going up for Mrs. Margaret
B. Hartman.
The Reid apartment just back of
the Presbyterian church 0 n the cor
ners of Martin and MeMorris streets
are occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George
D. Way and Miss Emily Newberry.
Miss Newberry moved from the
Scurry house on Mayer avenue.
W. E. Dargan will occupy the ap
artment on the corner of Glenn and
Harper streets recently vacated by
the George Ways.
Henry M. Player has taken the
house at 1603 Nance street where
Mac Morris formerly lived.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clary are now
occupying one of the Wallace ap
artments just back of the Baptist
church.
Charles O. Reid is living at 2001
Shelly street. Mrs. L. W. Cody has
taken the Kurtz house at 1219 Cren
shaw street.
Mrs. L. D. Wicker has moved from
Drayton street to 920 Cline street.
Ernest C. Taylor is occupying the
house at 1228 Summer street.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Bethany (Oakland):
Srnnay:
9 A. M.—Preaching Services.
10 A. M.—Sunday school. Mr. E.
B Hite, Supt.
Visitors are invited to attend
these services.
This change of time for services
for the first and third Sunday is to
continue throughout the summer.
Summer Memorial (Mollohon):
Sunday:
10 A. M.—Sunday school. Mr.
Eugene Shealy, Sqpt.
11 A. M.—Preaching Services.
We are always glad to have visit
ors join with us in our worship.
RALEIGH, N. C., June 14—The
Duke Power company, largest pub
lic utility in the Carolinas, made a
profit of $4,297,150.46 last year,
compared with $4,660,474 in 1937,
the utilities commission announced
today.
The company last year paid a
three per cent dividend amounting
to $3,030,144 on common stock and
a seven per cent dividend amounting
to 5,859 on preferred stock.
The figures released by the com
pany were baaed on the company’s
annual report. The public utilities
served 154,257 electricity customers
in North Carolina and 48,814 in
South Carolina and sold 1,212,133,-
009 kilowatt hours in North Oaro-
lina and 652,896,803 in South Caro
lina. Profits from the sale of elec
tricity in North Carolina were list
ed as $4,974,125.30 and in South
Carolina as $353,681.
Dr. F. ©. Lamoreux, Pastor
Sunday:
10:15 A. M.—Bible School. W. C.
Wallace, Geti’l. Supt.
11:30 A. M.—Service of Worship.
7.00 P. M.—B. T. U.
8:00 P. M.—Service of Worship.
Wednesday:
8:00 P. M.—Mid-Week Prayer
meeting.
Thursday:
8:00 P. M.—Choir Practice.
We give you a hearty welcome to
these services.
SIX BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS
TO {GATHER HERE
EUGENE WHEELER IS
LAID, TO REST
FNmeral services for C. Eugene
Wheeler were held Wednesday, June
7th at Holy Trinity church, Little
Mountain. Mr. Wheeler was 71
years of age and had been in declin
ing health for a number of months.
He is survived by his wife, the for
mer Miss Anna Shealy and the fol
lowing children: C. M. Wheeler,
Little Mountain, F. L. Wheeler,
Charlotte, N. C., Luretta Wheeler
Columbia, Mrs. V. S. Bickley, Lex
ington, N. C., Estelle Wheeler,
Greenwood, Mrs. Howard Graver,
Lexington, N. C., one brother, Ernest
A. Wheeler, Little Mountain; four
sisters, Mrs. J. W. F'uhner, Colum
bia, Mrs. J. W. Matthews, Greenville,
Mrs. K. S. Stilrwel), Silverstreet, and
Mrs. Hugh A. Epting, Little Moun
tain.
The West End Baptist church
will be host to the twelvth annual
Northeast Sectional convention of
the Baptist Training union—com
prising Baptist churches of six
associations in as many Piedmont
counties oh Tuesday, June 27.
The program will open at 9:30
o’clock in the morning with regis
tration. The afternoon session will
begin a t 2:40. The day’s program in
cludes addresses by outstanding. Bap
tists and conference periods.
The evening conference beginning
at 7:30 o’clock will feature a play
by a cast from the Hunt Memorial
Baptist church of the city and a
consecration service conducted by
the Rev. Carl Campbell of Union.
The following assocationss are in
cluded in the sectional convention:
Broad River, Laurens, Spartan,
Reedy River, North Spartanburg,
and Union.
James C. Lawson of Spartanburg
is president. Other officers include
Miss Beulah Mitchell of Spartan-
burg, secretary-treasurer; and the
Rev. H. L. Ferguson of Woodruff,
pastor-advisor.
RECENT ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Livingston
Lacanster announce the birth of
daughter, Joan Gladena, at tl
Newberry county, hospital Saturda
June 10. Mrs. Liviigston is the fo
mer Miss Daisy Thelma Wise of tli
county.
NEGRO ARRESTED MONDAY
FOR HIT AND RUN
Lonnie Robertson, negro who
lives near Pomaria, confessed to
Deputy Hub Quattlebaum Monday
afternoon he was driving the auto
that struck and seriously injured
George Thomas, negro, Saturday
evening on the highway leading into
Peak near Walt Singley’s home.
Thomas, who suffered sevqj-e In
juries about the head is a patient
in a Columbia hospital.
Robertson was arrested and placed
in the county jail on a hit and run
charge. Later he put up a $200 bond
with Magistrate Dawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. William Langford
of James street annuonce the birth
of a daughter at the local hospital
Saturday, June 10. The little girl
has been named Joan. Mlrs. Lang
ford was before marriage Miss Ber
nice Timmerman of the city.
AMONG THE SICK
E. H. Livingston is a patient at
the local hospital where he was taken
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mattie Cromer is reported
improving at the hospital following
an operation. She resides on route
three from Newberry.
The Sun
Strives To Serve
The
Whole People
Slider A Grenek«r—1856-1866
Chamber Membership
Mounts Steadily
The membership is slowly climb
ing. ’the past week saw several
voluntary memberships some in and
just as soon as an effort is made
to contact those nrft seen during the
membership campaign it is felt that
enough additional members will be
secured to reach the goal of 200,
with which the organization can
function in a very fine way.
It is refreshing to note the num
ber of organizations again taking ad
vantage of the Chamber of Commerce
rooms for committee meetings. No
red tape to this, just contact the
office, phone 356, and a reservation
will be made for you. If you wish
an evening meeting arrangements
will be made to keep the quarters
open.
Miss Margaret Senn, daughter of
Mrs. Claude Senn a n d the late Mr.
Senn, has been employed as steno
grapher at the Chamber of Com
merce. Miss Senn is a graduate of
the Newberry High school, where
she was a member ef the honor Beta
club, for scholarship. Later she at
tended and graduated from the Co-
Imbia Commercial College. The
Board of directors were pleased to
be able to secure Miss Senn’s ser
vices and those who have occasion
to call at the office will find Miss
Margaret both pleasant and accomo
dating. ^
A voluntary letter to the Chamber
of Commerce closes with this very
encouraging paragraph, from a well-
known Newberry pastor: “I like the
way the organization is getting under
way_ and pledge you my hearty co
operation in every possible way
Every day the officials are receiving
encouragement in their efforts to re
build the Chamber of Commerce.”
Next week the Board of Directors
■will divide up into 4 commltteeg of
3 each ahd visit many similar orga-
nazations in South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Georgia, on a “see and
learn” trip. Upon their return and
report the activities of the local
body will then be outlined.
HAL KOHN, President.
BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN
JRev. M- L. Kester, Pastor
Colony:
10 A. M.—Sunday school. Mr. Car
lisle Fulmer, Supt.
11 A. M.—The service. Sermon by
the pastor.
St. James:
10 A- M.—Sunday school. Mr. Her
man Epting, Supt
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Norris of
Greenville were recent visitors in
the Caldwell street home of Dr. and
Mrs. Lamoreux.
Mrs. L. G. McCullough spent the
weekend in Columbia with her son,
Joe Henry McCullough and Mrs. Mc
Cullough at 1635 Green street
PLAN JOINT MEETING
The school and pre-schol groups
of the Mothers Club plan a joint
meeting F'riday afternoon, June 16,
at four o’clock. Mrs. FYed H. Domi
nick’s home on Harrington street
will be the scene of the gathering
and assistant hostesses will be Mrs.
Bill Martin, Mrs. J. Edwin Stokes,
and Mrs. James Stewart.
There have been approximately
1500 biographers of Abraham Lin
coln.
NEW YORK CITY . . . Shown pitch
ing before the start of a game re
cently Is big Charley (Red) Ruffing,
New York Yankees’ ace hurler, who
recently recorded his 200th big
league victory. In winning his 200th
game the big righthander joined a
select circle of four other proeent-
day pitchers.
$1 PER YEAR
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
—
20 YEARS AGO
LONDON, June 15.—The final goal
of all the ambitions which flying
men have ventured to dream since
the Wright brothers first rose from
the earth in a heavier than air. ma
chine was realized this morning
when two young British officers,
Capt. John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur
W. Brown, landed on the Irish coast
after the first non-stop flight
across the Atlantic ocean. Their
voyage was without accident and
without unfonseen incident; it was
a straightway, cleancut flight
achieved in 16 hours and 12 minutes
—from Newfoundland to Clilden,
Ireland, a distance of more than
1,900 miles. .
Three states, Illinois, Michigan,
and Wisconsin have already ratified
the federal amendment extending
suffrage to women, and the gover
nor of New York has called an ex
tra session of the legislature for the
purpose of considering the ques
tion and of course adopting, the
amendment.
At the commencement of the Fe
male College at Due West, among
the graduates was Miss Azile Parr,
the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry L. Parr of Newberry. -She
was the smallest in stature in her
class, a very Urge one, and yet she
won first honor. It is true, as
Alex&mfer H. Stephens is reputed
to have said on one occasion, tlmt
the biggest brain is not always- found
in the biggest frame. The Hast
honor medal is given by Mr. R. L.
Parr and is known as the H. L: Parr
scholarship medal. It may ho sted
to Miss Parris further credit that
she took several extra subjects whteh
are not required and beside*
doubled a couple ef years.
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AMERICAN COTTON TQ
FURTHER LOWS
WASHINGTON, June 14. — Fur
ther reduction* in foreign sales of
American cotton were reported by
the census bureau today as a “be-
hjnd-the-scene” battle raged on
Capitol Hill over an administration
proposal to subsidize exports to re
gain lost markets-
The bureau reported that exports
during May amounted to only 142,-
577 bales, bringing the total for the
first ten months of the current
marketing season to 3,106,675 hales.
Exports for the same period last
season totaled 5,226,831.
Agriculture department officials
predicted that exports for the full
season, which closes July 31, would
be less than 3,500,000 bales, or the
smallest since 1878. In the *20^,
exports averaged about 8,000,000
bales.
MODEL EXHIBITED
COLUMBIA, June 14.—Frederick
C. Hibbard, Chicago sculptor, ex
hibited to the Tillman memorial
commission today a model of the
statue he would make if chosen for
the work.
Afterwards, members of the com
mission said no decision was reach
ed and that other sculptor* would
be heard before action was taken.
FHinds were acquired from public
subscriptions for the memorial which
will be situated on the west side of
the state house grounds.
The condition of Mrs. Pope Buford
is reported satisfactory following a
major operation at the Columbia
hospital Wednesday morning at nine
o’clock. (Mrs. Buford, who resides
on east Main street, was admitted
to the hospital Monday.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
Tiney Davis walking down Main
street with book funder his arm...
Made Davis and Georgia visitor,
Louise Aiken, going to the theatre
... Louis Patrick and ’ OUn Can
non returning from m trip to Ers
kine college where 'they were at
tending s eonveation.. .Mrs. F. O.
Lamoreux visiting newspaper of
fice.. .Robert Hayne Hare of Sa
luda seen In the dty Tuesday...
Mrs. ©. M. Cobb and Mrs. J. L.
Feagle decorating for a wedding..
Mary Wfghtman having soft drink
in the drug store...Miss Grace
Summer and Mrs. Carol Summer
of Minden, La., motoring. . .Coach
F. D. |and Mrs. McLean of Char
leston visiting friends In the city..
A. P. Farris reading letter while
walking down the post office rteps.