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Vfa ■m I ' Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 2; NO. 42 The Rising San—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1939 Slider & Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE Philippine Commissioner WEATHER WHETHER OR NO This matter of Newberry weather has become so controversial that we are on the fence. We wouldn’t ever swear we have had any weather of any kind, and so we offer without further comment the following just as it came from the mill of United States Weather Observer John Henry Baxter: For July hottest, 105 on July 19th; lowest 62 on July 23; greatest daily range 32 on July 14th; fog on morning of 7th; rainfall for July 5.05, .39 above normal; 3.19 above average for year; but short for 19 months period of 10.63 inches; some rain 10 days of July, 6 clear days, 17 partly cloudy, and 8 cloudy days. How Mr. Baxter manages to get 41 days of assorted weather in the month of July is beyond us. Is he trying to make up to the Chamber of Commerce by claiming we have more days in a month than Prosper ity. Little Mountain, et al? JACK CHAPPELL, COLUMNIST You just never can tell about a contest—or so thinks Jack Chappell whose beaming (?) countenance end writings of this and that appeared in Friday’s issue of the Charlotte Ob server as guest columnist for Jake Wade, sports writer for the Observer. It all happened like this: Jack is a great sports lover and the kind of a person that always turns first to the sports page of the peper instead of the funny stip page. One day sev eral weeks ago Jack noted tnat his favorite sports columnist, Wade, was planning a vacation. In a contest with tickets to outstanding football games in the Carolinas this fall as a reward, Wade suggested that from among his fans he would like to have seven guest columns, just to keep things going until after his vacation days. He expected few entries in the contest and was quite surprised when about 160 came in. Now the column was suppose to contain 1000 words and reading approximately 160,000 words was no small task. Neither was the job of selecting only seven columns out of so many entries in fant play. As a result Wade decid ed to use at least 14 columns. Among the select would-be sports columnists was Jack. The way Jack tells it, and of course we believe him, he “didn’t have the slightest idea” of winning. He was totally amazed when the Observer wrote him a few days ago requesting his photo. Jack explains he did a great deal of sports writ ing when in college and thought he would like to take a shot at it again "just to see” if he could do it. Jack admits it’s not as easy as it used to be, confessing it took him half a day to write the winning column. Instead of discussing various sports and stars, as most of the guest writers in the Observer did, our local boy who made good wrote on the subject of the absurdity of the idea of Wade needing a vacation when he went to every section of the coun try covering sporting events and get ting paid for it. Of course Jack was only kidding the Observer writer and ended his column by telling him so. All in all, Jack’s column was very nice and we don’t blame him one bit for calling by The Sun office looking for an “extra copy of Friday’s Charlotte Observer.” WASHINGTON. D. C. . . . Francis B. Sayre. Assistant Secretary of State, shown at his desk in the State Department here receiving congratu lations over the telephone shortly after it was announced that he had been appointed High Commissioner of tha Philippines. THREE CASES HEARD IN MAGISTRATE’S COURT Tommie Myers and Charley Smith, enrollees in the negro CCC camp near Whitmire, were arrested Saturday charged with disorderly conduct. At a hearing in Magistrate Ben F. Daw kins’ court each was given 30 days or fines of $100. They are serving the days. David Abrams of Helena pled guilty to a charge of druakenness and dis orderly conduct before Magistrate Dawkins last weekend. He was fin ed $11. At a trial Tuesday morning in the Magistrate’s court, James Wilson, negro, was fined $11 or 30 days ser vice in the jail for assault and bat tery. At present he is serving his days. ALABAMA IHHtMTER. ST. JAMES’ SUNDAY The Rev. C. Q, Helmly of Culman, Ala., who with Mrs. Helmly is visit ing Mr. and Mrs E. S. Boozer, pa rents of Mrs. Helmly, will deliver the sermon at St James’ Lutheran church, Jalapa, Sunday afternoon, Augrust 13, at four o’clock. The public is cordially invited t 0 hear Mr. Helmly. POLICE CASE RESULTS IN REUNION, NOT ARREST ST PHILIPS ITEMS On August first at St. Philips Aiere is held a fine supper, and on the cond I enjoyed a fine barbecue din- :r. There was not such a large owd, but everything was sold. On August 6th all the sons and mghters of Mrs. C. W. Summer ive a picnic dinner at the home of r. and Mrs- Horace Graham. At nner time we were invited out un- •r the shade of the trees where the ble was laden with many good ings to eat. We enjoyed the din- i r and I think everyone enjoyed be- g together. I also thank them for e invitation. It is very nice to have these little itherings which brings us together, trust that we may be able to meet gether again and that the Lord will • with all of them until we meet ;ain. Sunday school will be held Sunday 'ternoon at 3 o’clock at St. Philips; •caching services by the Rev. Em- ett Roof to follow at 4 o’clock. FOR RENT—furnished or unfurnish ed apartment. Comfortable and con venient. Centrally located. See Mrs. Jo&ie McAlhany at 1713 Boun dary street or phone 443-J. 3t While knocking around his beat Sunday night Policeman Krell was told by an officer of Camp Seven, near the city, of a suspicious looking char acter he saw on the road from the camp to town. Policeman Krell, think ing there would be another weekend drunk for the jail, went out in his car to investigate. The results were quite contrary to expectations, how ever. Instead of an arrest there was a reunion. The officer asked the “sus picious looking” person who he was and as soon as the question was out realized that the rather young man was the son of one of his best friends who died some 29 odd years ago. Krell hadn’t seen the boy since he was about five years old. It seems that the local officer and the young man’s father had worked together at one time helping construct Camp Jackson at Columbia. Further questioning informed Po liceman Krell that the young man was “thumbing it” to Laurens where he was going to work on a rural elec trification project. He had been to the camp looking for someone he thought to be enrolled there. After happy moments of reminiscing of this and that, Krell took his “case" to a gentle man here in the city who was going to Greenville that night, asking him to accommodate his friend by taking him as far up as Laurens. The Green ville-bound gentleman was quite hap py to oblige, the hitch hiker was quite happy to catch a ride, and the police man was quite happy to have seen a long-lost friend. So this, little story of just another event in the life of a policeman ends with everyone “happy about the whole thing.” BETH EDEN LUTHERAN Rev M. L. Kester, Pastor Beth-Eden 10:00 A. M., Sunday school. Mr. Welton Derrick, Supt. 11:00 a. m., The Service. Sermon by the Pastor. SL James: 3:00 p. m., Sunday school, Mr. Her man Epting, Supt. 4:00 p. m., The Service. Sermon by Rev. C. C. Helmly. 5:00 p. m.. Women’s Missionary Society. Famed Soldier Would Teach Simple Gospel Wolf River, Aug. 6.—Colonel Alvin C. York, greatest hero of the World war, mopped the sweat from his face after the climb this afternoon to the knoll where his Bible school will rise soon and said “folks have got to get back to the old-time religion if we’re going to save the world from those mad men that are getting the upper hand.” “The best way to do this,” said the gray-shot redhaired mountaineer, “is to teach the Bible right. And that’s what we aim to do here at my school.” This was the same Tennessee hills- man, except a lot heavier, older, and happier, who alone captured 132 Ger mans and thirty-two machine guns after killing eighteen enemy troops during the world war. For that a grateful nation bestow ed upon him its highest honor—the congressional medal. But then as now, Alvin C. York hated war. He took up arms only because he knew it was his duty, although he was a conscientious objector. He did his part then. “I still want to do my part,” he said. “And the best way we can help is to provide educational facilities for the people who don’t have any.” He descended from Tennessee’s pi oneer hunters, and he thinks of his shcool in terms of those fearless men and women who walked the high road of righteousness as they built a na tion. Here in this region originated the “great revival of 1800,” a religious awakening that swept from the upper Cumbexland mountains to the plains of Middle and East Tennessee. It was during this period that tent meetings, so much a part of the South, were in troduced. “I hope to revive the spirit of that great religious awakening,” Colonel York said as he looked off toward a cenytery where lie buried those early rnis®3ers of the Cumberlands. “Tfiose pioneer long hunters came over the mountains into this section with a sound, fundamental faith. “We want to keep the fires of that faith burning. “Nothing is going to be taught in this school which will hurt that faith. We’re going to teach the Bible which tells us that man was created by God in His own image. “We’re not going to let our stu dents be fooled into believing that we’re descendants from monkeys or any other animals. “And we’ve got that in our state charter, too. And we’ve got it in our charter that nothing shall ever be taught in the school which denies that the Bible is the Word of God." The colonel mopped at his face with a handkerchief that by then was sopping wet, for he is big and per spires easily. And is was hot there in the afternoon sun, although a breeze played across the top of the knoll. “We haven’t selected a faculty for the school yet,” he said. “We’re going to be mighty careful about selecting the teachers. “What we want are good Christian Americans, and we’re going to have them because our idea is to build good Christian Americans.” This is the second educational ad venture for the World war hero. In a step to help his people, he estab lished the Alvin C. York agriculture institute at Jamestown. That school is now state-operated. The folks up here call him neither “Sergeant” nor “Colonel.” To them he is “Mister” York, and they’re mighty proud he is one of them. R. C. Pile, Wolf River’s postmaster, reckoned he spoke “for all the folks hereabouts” when he summed up their attitude toward York. “He is a greater hero of peace times,” Pile said, “than he was of the war.” Congressman Hare Here Today (Friday) Congressman JButler ;B. Hare is coming here tomorrow (Friday) to meet with Chamber of Com merce officiate and the committees which this organization has set up and any interested citizens. The meeting will be held at Chamber of Commerce at 10:30 and the public is invited. At this meeting final plans will be made as to further steps to be taken to try and prevent the removal of CCC Camp 7, which has been or dered to imove On October first. The chamber of commerce, and in terested persons from all over the county, have done everything pos sible, to date, to properly protest the removal of this camp and the meeting Friday will determine whether a committee will go to Washington, or not, to present our protest to the powers that be. JOLLY STREET NEWS Preaching services will be held at Bachman Chapel Sunday morning at 11 o’clock conducted by the Pastor, Rev. J. E. Roof. The public is in vited. Prof and Mrs. J. C. Boozer moved Saturday into the Jolly Street Teach- erage. Mr. Boozer was recently elect ed superintendent of the Jolly street school. We are very glad to have them in our midst and wish them much success in their new work. Miss Mary Fiances Bofob is the guest of Misses Catherine Wise and Evelyn Metis. ] Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wise and chil dren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wise of the Fairview communi ty. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kinard and son, of Columbia, spent the weekend with relatives. Saludan Comments On Camp Removal The following comment on the removal of the conservation camp from Newberry to Saluda is taken from The Saluda Standard, pub lished in Saluda. It now seems certain that the camp will go to^ Saluda as work preparatory to establishment is already under way. A number of workers from the local set up are now living in Saluda: It is reliably reported that the Newberry camp is to be moved to Saluda. We have no fight to make on Newberry for wanting to keep the camp. We do not blame her for wanting to keep the camp, but if a camp for Saluda depends upon re moval of the Newberaf camp to this place, we havet to againet our good Newberry friends In the matter from the standpoint of plain logical reasoning. Newberry has had the camp for five years, it is stated. Sa luda county has never had a CCC camp and is entitled to something along this line after all these years since the establishment of the activi ty. We hate to gee Newberry lose the camp, but all reason dictates the soundness of the decision to move it to Saluda county where no CCC work has ever been done. Decision to move the camp here is said to be based upon the fact that Saluda is the geo graphical center of an area about twenty-five wniles in radius having as yet had little or no soil conserva tion work from the CCC. Army officers and CCC officials were in Saluda recently to pick a site for the local CCC camp. It is understood that a site on the pon- ham road a few hundred yards be yond the home of Dr. O. P. Wise was given as a location for the camp. A site wa s sought where connection could be made with city water which can be done in this case. The camp will be for white OCC enrolees. It is stated that the camp will bring eight or ten additional families to Saluda besides the camp proper in the way of supervisors, soil con servation specialists, etc. This will add considerably to the business and social life of the community. Also the camp proper will stimulate many lines of business here. It is stated that the camp is to be placed here for a period of not lesc than three years. MRS J. W. WISE FAMILY HOLDS REUNION Mrs. J. W, Wise, widow of the late J. W. Wise, entertained all of her children and the families of the sons and daughters who are married to gether with a few other relatives and friends at a barbecue at her home near Prosperity Saturday, August 5. Those present included the follow ing: Mrs. Wise, Miss Lizzie Wise, Carnell and Fred Wise, George Wise and family, Claude Wise and family, Homer Wise and family, Clarence Metts and family, Jason Cockrell and family, Olin Shealy and family, Dewey Golden and family, Bruce Burns, and Berley Wessinger, grand children; Michael Derrick, a brother- in-law with Mrs. Derrick and son, Roy; Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Harman, and the Rev. M. L. Kesiter. The gathering was the annual Wise family reunion. BARBECUE IS PLANNED The Y. W. A. of the Bush River Baptist church will give a chicken barbecue Wednesday evening, August 23, at the Bush River .-^.hool. Local Mills Arrange For Visiting Hours This has been a busy week for the Newberry chamber of commerce, be ginning with directors meeting on Friday, at which time a good many items were discussed and plans made for carrying out a number of projects, which will be reviewed in the press as they develop, it being the policy of this administration to give out as news those things which have been accomplished or about to be, rather than a lot of half baked ideas which never materialize. A report on the progress of the Community Market was made, the success of which we do not desire the credit, only that we, with other or ganizations and the County Agents, got behind this movement and help ed make it a reality. Our director, Thad McCrackin, is representing the chamber of commerce on the building committee and keeping us posted as to developments. The Board is still discussing the selection of a permanent secretary. Many applications have been filed, many of them from well qualified men. A thorough study is being made of each application and during this week, those men who seem best qualified will be called here for a personal interview. The board sin cerely is trying to get the proper man for the position, as a mistake in the selection at this time would be doubly bad. Mr. Roy Adams, who operates a riding academy, with ten horses and two instructors, at Blowing Rock, N. C., spent Wednesday afternoon in Newberry, coming here at the invi tation of the Chamber of Commerce to' look into the possibilities of hav ing his academy stationed here each winter. Mr. Adams was shown about by a committee consisting of the Chamber of Commerce president with Messrs. T. E. Davis, Homer Schum- pert and Jim Johnson. The park, fair grounds and other places of in terest tp a horse naan were shown ( Mr. Adams. He expressed a great liking for the set up here and for the hospitality and straightforward ness of the Newberrians he met. There is a possibility that he will lo cate here October 1 but no pressure is being brought to bear on his com ing, unless the move will be profit able to him. The Chamber of Com merce desires no new industry, no matter how great or how small, that will not find it profitable to come to this locality. We feel that this announcement will please a great many folks of this section. The Chamber of Commerce has arranged with our three cotton mills to hold open house on three successive days (days to be selected later—when it is cooler). On these three days, the people of this com munity will be invited to visit the mills and on each hour, as the clock strikes, a party will begin a tour of the mill, accompanied by a guide, who will describe each department and the work done there. The managements of Newberry Cotton Mills, Mollohon and Oakland, very graciously con sented to this tour of inspection, one of the management making the state ment that, “My mill will be greatly indebted to the Chamber of Commerce for making this possible. It is some thing we have wanted to do for a long time, but just never got around to it.” Watch the papers in Septem ber for a definite announcement. If you like the idea, tell the mill man agement that you intend to pay them a visit when they hold open house. Frank Hipp, former Newberrian, through his local office, has taken a membership with us, and he has sent in a check for a years dues. Mr. George Claussen, another man close ly connected with this city through four years at Newberry College and afterwards marrying a Newberry girl, has taken out a membership. Mr Claussen also had a check for one years dues sent in. Both of these memberships are doubly appreciated and very, very encouraging .to the management. World’s Fair Literature. By all means come to our office and get the free literature which we can give you which will make your visit to the fair more enjoyable and less expen sive. You can map out your days at the fair much better with this in formation on hand before you go. Your Chamber of Commerce has left nothing undone in its efforts to keep Camp seven from being moved from Newberry county October first. Success has "not crowned our efforts, to date, but we are still fighting. Heads Baptists ATLANTA, Ga. . . . 10,000 Baptist messengers unanimously elected Dr. James Henry Rushbrooke, above, of London, England, as president of the Baptist World Alliance to succeed Dr. George W. Truett, of Dallas. Texas. Dr. Rushbrooke will hold office for a period of five years. SHERIFF FELLERS ARRESTS NEGRO STEALING WHEAT Thomas Hawkins, colored, was ar rested Sunday by Sheriff Tom Fellers, charged with housebreaking and lar ceny. He is being held in the county jail pending trial at the October criminal court. Hawkins broke into the house of C. L. Lester in the Hartford section of the county stealing 150 pounds of wheat and later selling it. OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL AT STROTHERS FRIDAY Raiding a still in the Strothers section of the county Friday after noon and capturing 11 gallons of un- stamynd liquor were Deputy J. C. Neel, Federal officer Haynes of Green wood, and Joe Henton ond Charlie Bfcnnon, state constables. Three have been arrested in connec tion with operating the still. Officers are looking for others in the case. At a hearing before William Hunter, district U. S. Commissioner, Joe Earl “Dink” Crooks, white, was released under a $500 bond; Sawyer Morgan, negro, was released under bond of the same amount; Alden Morgan, negro, is being held in the county jail. MRS. JANIE C. PERRY PASSES AT HOME Mi's. Janie Corley Perry, 63, wife of T. B. Perry died at her home in the city Thursday following a linger ing illness. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Bethany church in Saluda county with the Rev. Mr. Turbeville in charge, assist ed by the Rev. W. H. Lewis. Burial was it: the church cemetery. In addition to her husband she is survived by five daughters, Miss Mir iam Perry, Miss Fencie Perry, Mrs. O. H. Shealy, Mrs. E. E. Turner, all of Newberry; and Mrs. W. L. Han cock, Lancaster; one son, T. B. Perry, Jr., of Newberry; two stepsons, J. H. Perry, West Palm Beach, Florida, and J. H. Perry, Newberry; three brothers, L. S. Corley, Greenwood; C. L. Carley, Easley; H. E. Corley, Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Senn and Mrs. Leila Rauton, both of Newberry; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. TO BEACH Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith, Mrs. J. W. Swittenburg, and Miss Bess Cald well will spend the weekend at Myr tle Beach. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Columbia, Aug. 3.—Once again this year the people of South Carolina will meet in annual reunion at the State fair. The premium list has been issued and is attractive, and the ef fort will be to make this the biggest fair yet held. Last year the fair was called off. South Carolina, along with the nation and the world was wrapped in the gloom of a great war. Now peace reigns, and during Octo ber, from the 27th to the 31st, the people of South Carolina will gather together and mingle in a kind of thanksgiving—the biggest crowd ever to gather in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carlson and Master Ed are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smith, M!rs. Carlson’s parents, in Saluda county. Mr. Carlson expects to relieve some of the streams on that side of a good many fish during the week, or at least have a lots of fun trying to do The old telephone wires and poles on Main street are being taken down. The new sfcnstem and new switch board have been put in use, and we do not any longer have to ring cen tral; just take up the receiver and ask the number you desire. Professor W. H. Gaver of Virginia has accepted the professorship of mathematics in Newberry college. Professor Gaver is a graduate of the University, has had nine years’ ex perience as a teacher of mathematics and comes to Newberry with the very strongest recommendations from high authorities. Young Mr. Gaver haa just recently been discharged from the army. WEEK’S PROGRAM FLANlTRD FOR METHODIST YOUTH A series of meetings for the young people of Central Methodist church will begin Sunday morning to con tinue through Friday night, August 18. The gatherings are being held in connection with the two-year Youth Crusade, a Methodist move ment to enlist more young people in the church. The program will consist of fellowship meetings, worship services, and social activities. Miss Macie Davis, superintendent of the young people’s department of Central Sunday school, and the Rev. H. O. Chambers, adult advisor, are heading the week’s program. A com mittee assisting Miss Davis and Mr. Chambers consists of Miss Bessie Boozer, Miss Nell Davis, Miss Louise Chambers, E. M. Houge, and Boyd Campbell. SHEALY REUNION POSTPONED Bethany (Oakland) Sunday: 10:00 a. m., Sunday School, Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11:00 a. m-, The Preaching Service. Sermon by the Pastor. Visitors are invited to worship with us. Summer Memorial (Mollohon) Sunday: 9:45 a. m., Sunday School, Mr. Eu gene Shealy, Supt. 7:30 p. m., Public Service by the Luther League. Address by visiting Luther League worker, followed by the installation of officers for the coming year. Thrre will be no preaching services at Sr mmer Memorial Sunday, but the congregation is to go to Bethany af ter the Sunday School session is over and join in the service there. DOMINICK REUNION OFF Because of the infantile paralysis situation the annual Dominick re union has been called off. The reunion was scheduled for August 18. The announcement was made by A. Lamar Dominick, chairman of the yearly event. On July 30, President B. C. Shealy called all officers of the Shealy elan to meet at the home of Mrs. Ethel Byrd to discuss plans for the re union, which is held annually the third Sunday in Augrust. It was un animously decided that the reunion be postponed until the third Sunday in August, 1940. This has been an an nual gathering, first as a reunion of the descendants of the late Daniel Shealy and last year changed to the “Shealy Reunion”. Last year 526 people attended the reunion, there fore, due to the Polio epidemic in S. C. the annual gathering has been postponed. All officers and commit tees elected last year will serve until the next reunion in August, 1940. O. L. Shealy, Sec. SEEN ABOUTTOWN Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chappell in new auto.. .Mrs. Ernest Brooks go ing in telegraph office... Patrolman Bill Martin carrying box of grocer ies on his shoulders. . Deputy Quat- tlebaum buying scissors for his of fice... Mr. and Mrs. J. H. West meeting an afternoon bus. . .Jimmie Wiseman discussing Friday evening baseball game to be played between “the Fats and the Leans”... Mrs. Olin Bundrick of Columbia visiting In the city... C. E. Hendrix, educa tion superintendent, making plans to attend the annual Workers Con ference of the Sbuth Carolina Edu cation Association being held Fri day and Saturday in Columbia... Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Sanders of Des Moines, Iowa, recently vaca tioning in the city, stopping in The Sun office for a brief visit.. Bob O’Donnell going to the theatre.