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Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 2; NO. 47 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939 Slider & Greneker—1856-1860 OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE BUT THEY COULD ALTERNATE Someone has suggested that the reason Clemson Wilson did not ac cept the college job was that there wasn’t room for his feet on the table with Dr. Derrick’s. NEW BANK? Reports, which seem to be well founded, are to the effect that Ralph B. Baker will establish a bank here in the next short while. It is said the new institution will be located in the Exchange building or in the old National bank building, most prob ably the latter. DIRTY TRICK Frank Sanders tells of a dirty trick Coroner Wilson pulled on a trusting friend who gave him a goat to fatten on halves. On his way home the coroner, says Frank, kept feeling the goat and convinced him self (without much trouble) that the goat was fat enough, so upon arriv ing home he immediately slaughter ed the animal and sent the owner his half right back. A GOOD PLANK Furman Goree, candidate for Al derman from Ward 5, announces that he favors a reduction in the street tax. He could very well go further and advocate dojng away with it al together. It ha? never been collected with any degree of thoroughness and many who are supposed to pay it are not doing so. Then too, there is nothing right about charging a business a license tax, city tax, and its proprietor a $2 street tax. That’s too much like kicking a fellow in the face after he is down. We would like to see other candidates take Furman’s position. DANGEROUS STATE OF MIND Most everyone agrees that “sooner or later we will get in the war,” or “if it lasts long enough we will get in it.” This fatalistic viewpoint is uncalled for and dangerous. There is no reason why we should become embroiled in the European mess and every reason why we shouldn’t. The president should convene congress at once and amend the neutrality law so that belligerents can buy here if they can take it away in their own ships. The idea that Germany can whip the rest of Europe is silly. W’e fell for that bunk one time; we should be wiser now. Fortunately we now have a law which will keep European nations from borrowing here, that is, those who owe us, and most of them do. Our fighting forces should be brought to full peace-time strength. We should kick the “bunds,” Sil ver Shirts, and so on out of the country and get set to protect the Western hemisphere against the day when a real threat confronts us. GENTLEMAN-FARMER I am glad to hear that Clemson Wilson is going to build a nice home near Newberry and become a gen tleman farmer. We "need a gentle man farmer in Newberry. We have some who profess to be just that, but they are pikers. I know of no one who can play the part better than Clemson. He is substantial enough, yet has enough of the quali ties of a bull artist, enough front, enough looks, and enough back ground to stand out in the part with, out having to be pointed out. He will no doubt acquire a horse and buggy and a good cellar to make the picture complete. Clemson likes folks and likes to entertain them and we may expect some good times out at the Wilson establishment before so many months. We have so many common people it will be a relief to have a gentle man farmer-aristocrat who will fa vor the trash with an occasional ’cue or a draught from his cellar. We are going to be at the head of the first line when these quality folks start entertaining. WOMAN’S AUXILIARY OF CENTRAL CHURCH The regular business meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Auxiliary of Central church will be held in the Mary Frances Wright Memorial building on Monday afternoon, Sep- tmber 18th, at 4 o’clock. The executive committee will hold its meeting for the third quarter at 3:30, preceding the general meeting. Miss Li'y Chapman, former New- berrian, now living in Charleston, S. C., is visiting Miss Sadie Bowers. New Homes Are Being Occupied If you can’t locate an old friend in the city at his former address, don’t get upset. Just keep nosing around and you’ll find him situated on an other street. In the past few weeks there have been many mov- ings here. Some we note are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mason have moved into their new home on Sum mer street. Taking the apartment on College street they formerly oc cupied was Dr. George Smith, new member of the Newberry college faculty. J. S. Halford has moved from Glenn to the B. M. Scurry apartment on Mayer avenue. 'Mrs. Ruth D. Morrison, newcomer to the city, is occupying 2019 Nance street. Living formerly in this house were th R. G. Parks, who have moved into the brick house on Nance which the Charles Shealys moved from when going to Spartanburg. Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Neely and son Theo, are moving soon into the house with Mrs. J. W. M. Simmons on Calhoun street. Taking the Neely house on College street will be Mr and Mrs. Ernest Clary. The Alan Johnstones, formerly with Mrs. Simmons, are now residing in Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haile move soon into the house on Nance for merly rented by Miss Mattie Adams. E. P. Hamm is now at 2100 Ola street. ,H. G. Hart is at 1934 Johnstone street, the Brooks apartment. He is living in the downstairs left apart ment. T. L. Hollingsworth has taken an apartment in the Dick Baker house on Walnut street. Mrs. J. C. McLean and family are living in the Brooks apartment on Glenn where formerly were Mr. and Mrs. Ed McCrackin. The McCrackins have an apartment with Mrs. William Hunter on Walnut street. W. C. Hill is living now at 2218 Mayer avenue, the house where liv ed the Paul B. McConvilles. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Robinson have moved from Shelly street to 2128 Mayer avenue. Mr. end Mrs.Chris J. Demas are now at 1226 Glenn street. Roy H. Mills and family have moved from a Summer street apart ment to 1326 Pelham avenue. Acting chief of police Colie Dowd, has mooved from South street to 814 James street. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whitaker, have rented the Hipp home on Nance street Mr. and Mrs. Jcnnson Hagood Clary will soon occupy their new home on Fair street. Also building on Fair are Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Welling. Mrs. W. A. Wherry has taken the J. B. Moates house on the comer of Caldwell and Milligan streets. i Fosters To Conduct School of Dance Mr. and Mrs. Lanneau Foster, di rectors of the Foster School of Dance, are opening a branch studio in Newberry this season at the invi tation of Mrs. Richard Baker. They are taking over the Baker school which has operated successfully here for the past nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have just re turned from New. York city where they enjoyed another summer’s work with some of the world’s greatest dancing artists. This season they studied with Vitale Fokine and Mik hail Mordkin, leading men in the field of ballet in the world today. At other times they have studied with the famous Jack Manning, Jack Stone, Billy Rustin, and Angel Can- sino in New York city; and Ernest Belcher, Mary Grace Mohn. and Ar thur Prince of Hollywood. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have success fully conducted the largest dancing school in South Carolina for the past five years. Both are college gradu ates and also hold Master of Arts de grees. They have had excellent training in child psychology as well as experience in public school teach ing and are prepared to bring you the finest in all types of technical and popular dancing along with the friendship and inspiration of the great masters they have studied wiih. Their classes will be held in the former Baker dance studio with registration Friday, Sept 15, at 3:30 p. m. Mrs. Baker announces that she will conduct her classes in social or ballroom dancing similar to those she taught two years ago, using the Evelyn Hubbard method, with whom she has studied for several years. Many New Students Enroll at Newberry Opening exercises of Newberry college, to which the public is invited, will be held tomorrow (Friday) morning, starting at ten o’clock in Holland Hall. The program, which will last about an hour, will be given over to short talks, interspersed by the faculty of the music department. Those on the program include Dr. Zach F. Wright, Dr. J. C. Peery, Thomas F. Suber. Prof O. B. Cannon, Hal Kohn, Mayor J. W. Earhardt, the Rev. B. F. Rodgers, and perhaps others. The Rev. J. B. Harman will conduct devotional exercises. Indications are that Newberry will have a record attendance this year. More new students are said to hsve registered thus far this year than for the entire season last year. Ap proximately 170 students arrived on the campus Tuesday to attend the orientation period which lasted thru Thursday. Tuesday the new students gather ed in Holland hall to hear talks by faculty members on various phases of college activities. A classifica tion test for freshmen was given in the afternoon and Tuesday evening the annual freshman banquet held in Carnegie hall. President Jas. C. Ki • nard introduced the principal speak er of the evening, the Rev. E. Z. Pence of Little Mountain, who talk ed to the new students and faculty members on “The Home, the Church, the School." Professor T. E. Epting was toastmaster. Music was furnish ed by the College N orchestra. Wednesday was registration day for first year students while upper classmen registered Tuesday and Thursday. The week’s program will be cli maxed with a reception by the col lege Y’s in Smeltzer hall Friday ev ening honoring new students. FEDERAL OFFICERS PLACE YOUNG LAWBREAKERS HERE Three young men, all said to be from California, who gave their names and ages as Charles Smith, 23, W. R. Donely, 24; and Robert Conner, 25, are being held in the Newbery county jail pending further investigation into their alleged steal ing of automobiles and committing other burglaries in several states fol lowing confessions which were made to Greenwood officers Saturday. The young men were brought to the city ! Saturday night by Deputy U. S. Marshall Grover C. Henderson and two FBI agents. They were arrested in a Greenwood hotel Friday evening. BETH EDEN LUTHERAN Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor Colony: 10:00 a. m., Special Promotion Day exercise. 11:00 a. m., the Service. Sermon by the Pastor. St. Janies: 10:00 a m., Sunday School, Mr. Herman Epting, Supt. JOINT-COUNCIL MEETING The joint-council of the Beth-Eden Lutheran Parish will meet at the parsonage, Sunday, Sept. 17, at 3:30 p. m. All members are asked to be present as matters of importance are to be attended to. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. F. O. Lamoreux, Pastor Sunday: 10:15 a. m., Bible School. W. C. Wallace, Superintendent. 11:30 a. m., Service of Worship. Sermon by the Pastor. 7:00 p. m., B. T. U. 8:00 p. m.. Service of Worship. Sermon by the Pastor. Wednesday: 8:00 p. m., Mid-Week Prayer Ser vice. All are welcome to these services. Williams Re-elected Sam A. Williams was re-elected president of the Newberry County Chapter, Game and 5> s b Association, at the September meet of the Chap- tr Monday evening at the Margaret Hunter Park. Other officers named at that time include H. H. Hedge- path, vice-president, and Henry Fel lers, secretary' and treasurer. The group discussed plans for at tending the annual state Game and Fish Association convention to be held September 21 at the Cheraw State Park. A duck supper was served at the Monday meeting by Mrs. Pluma Booth and Mrs. John Peterson. Hearing Slated For Court Here Monday The hearing to determine whether the injunction against the Newberry county supervisor will be made per manent will be held here next week, perhaps Monday. The hearing was slated for court at Greenwood Wed nesday after having been postponed from Monday, but due to the amount of work in the Greenwood court, it was decided to have the hearing here. The county board at their Tuesday meeting awarded contract to the Mc- Dougall construction company for paving the Bethlehem and Red Knoll roads and about th'ee-quarters of a mile of First street, Oakland. The work is to be of bituminous surfac ing and will perhaps begin the first of next week. About 11 miles will be paved in all. An auction sale of 13 cows, one bull and a grain drill will be held at the county home this (Friday) morning beginning at 10 o’clock. Heavy Docket For Next Week’s Court REGINALD PRICE MANAGER OF LAKE CITY STORE A news item of interest to New- berrians is that Reginald Price, el der son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Price, has been made manager of the new Rose’s store in Lake City. Mr. Price begar working with the Rose’s chain store here in September of 1936. Since that time he has been assistant manager at several stores in North Carolina. While at Lunuberton, N. C., where he also had charge of dressing windows, his dis play during National Cotton Week won second prize in a widespread contest. Mr. Price has had charge of the Lake City store since its opening. £ — -■ mi* -n PAINTING EXCHANGE BUILDING County Treasurer Ralph Black is having the outside woodwork of the Exchange building painted. Two coats will be applied to the wood work which has deteriorated to a con siderable extent in the past several years since the building has been in litigation. Little or no repair has been done on the building in several years, all rents going into a fund which is being held pending the out come of the litigation. It is said that around $15,000 has accumulated in this fund. > t The outer woodwork had reached such a state that the treasurer, who is trustee for the building, deemed it necessary to have the painting done. The county cl&ims ownership of the building under a mortgage ^jiven by the defunct Exchange bank to secure county deposits. Action by a deposi tor’s committee tied up the property on grounds that the mortgage, or the method of handling it, was not re gular. A roster of 12 cases was drawn up for the September term of com mon pleas court at a meeting Monday night of the Newberry County Bar Association. The term will open Monday morn ing, September 18, running one week. Judge C. C. Featherstone of Green wood will be at the bench to hear the civil cases. The roster follows: Greenwood county vs. Mrs. Bennie M. Watkins in the matter of condem nation of lands. Lawyers for the plaintiff are Fred H. Dominick and Steve C. Griffith while defending Mrs. Watkins will be Thomas H. Pope. Jr. Greenwood county vs. George Brockenbrough in the matter of con demnation of lands. The same law- ers are employed as in the above case. Marjorie Nance vs. one motor truck The Blease and Griffith firm is defending the plaintiff. Mrs. Alma M. Thomas, Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, and Ortho H. Thomas bring three separate cases vs. E Bartow Copeland. Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the cases are Blease and Griffith, wh'le Joseph C. Hiott has charge of the defendant's case. R. Z. Berry defended by B. V. Chap man vs. J W. Lominick defended by Blease and Griffith. W. S. Hatton vs. Willie Buchannan, et al. Lawyers for the plaintiff are Blackwell, Sullivan, and Wilson of Laurens and Blease and Griffith of the city. For the defendant are Dominick, Workman and Clarkson and Haynesworth and Haynesworth. Jacob O. Schumpert. defended by Blease and Griffith, vs. Metropolitan Life Insurance company whose law- El««tt. McLain,. WardUw, SnirFTmtt anoThomas H. rope, Jr. W. H. Brigman vs. one Chevrolet truck. Thomas H. Pope, Jr., is de fending the plaintiff. Joseph C. Hiott takes the defendant’s side. James R. Leavell, defended by Thomas H. Pope, Jr., vs. C. A. Har- vin, Jr., Truck Line, Inc., the latter’s lawyer being Colin S. Montieth, Jr. Eugene C. Singley Lorick, et al vs S. C. Highway department. Wise and Whaley are to speak for the plaintiff and the attorney general for the highway department. ANNAPOLIS STUDENT SPEAKS TO YOUTH GROUP John R. Spearman . Claimed By Death John R. Spearman, 53, former county commissioner and well known farmer living near Newberry, died as a result of a heart attack early Monday morning. Mr. Spearman was on the streets cf tne city .Satur day and his death came as a great shock to his many friends over the county. Mr. Spearman was a son of the late John R. and Ella longshore Spear man and was born i.i the Spearman Station section o^ lie county and occupied the old Spearman home at the time of his death. Mr. Spearman served Newberry county four years as county commis sioner. Funa.-u services ware conri.Jcted Tuesda/ afternoon at 3:3C o’clock at the late residence by Rev. B. F. Rodger?, assisted by the Rev. E. Bry an Keisler. Burial was in Mt. Zion Baptist cemetery. Mr. Spearman :s survived by his wife, two brothers ani three 'ister'. Brothers are Eugene Spearman of the county, and Alan Spearman of Birmingham Ala; sisters, Mrs. A. W. Knight of Bamberg, Miss Felicie Spearman and Mrs. J. ~N. Wallace, both of the county. * Active pallbearers were J. T. Mc Crackin, Marvin Longshore, Guy Boozer, Horace Boozer, K. R. Koon, Maffett Fant, Ernest Sterling, Fred L. Paysinger. Honorary pallbearers were: E. A. Carpenter, Dr. T. H. Pope, T. s K. Johnstone, A. P. Ruff, M. E. Abrams, S. C. Paysinger, Sam Werts, William Seiin, John V. Clary, J. W. Johnson, Homer Long, B. A. Havird, R. D. Smith, T. Roy Summer and E. M. Lipscomb. JOLLY STREET HAPPENINGS After winning the semi-final from Peak in two straight games, an.I Chapin won out from O’Neall in three games, Chapin and Jolly Street meet in |i two out of three games final series. Jolly Street won the first game Saturday at Chapin in a ten inning battle. The second game will be played at Jolly Street Saturday .September 16, at 3:30. A win for Jolly Street will mean Dutch Fork championship. A loss will make necessary a third game. Montjoy and Williams of Colum bia, the official upmires, will have charge of the games. A barbecue supper will be served during the game and meat and hash will be on sale. The public is in vited. ST. PHILIPS How rapidly the time goes by. It is now September, though I can hard ly realize it. Thursday, a week, will be the first day of Fall. Summer has seemed very short but I enjoyed the warm days of summer. The hay and potato crops in this section seem to be very good and a few more showers should insure a good yield of peas. Trouble will sooner or later come upon all of us, but we must set it aside and as nearly as we can re main happy. A happy state brings pleasure to those about us and that is one of our duties here—to make others happy. Deadline Today Noon For City Candidates The deadline for candidates to qualify for the city primaries is 12 o’clock today. Candidates may quali fy at the office of J. Oliver Havird, or by seeing Secretary Henry Can non. It p-'ems certain now that all city officers with the exception of Al dermen Shealy and Wicker will have opposition. Charlie Douglas will in all probability enter the race for mayor and friends say that Robert Fair will oppose Commissioner R. G. Wallace. Raymond Blair is opposing Dick Floyd in Ward 2, and Furman Goree is after the seat of Bill Clark in Ward 5, West End. Tant Wicker and Skiper Harmon both seek to un seat Alderman Whitaker. INSPECTION DIVISION HERE SOON FOR SECOND PERIOD The period from September 25 to October 5 has been set aside for ve hicle inspection in Newberry county. At the present time the law re quires all commercial vehicles, such as trucks, trailers, taxi cabs, school buses and all other vehicles except private passenger cars, shall be in spected by the highway department at least twice each year. This in cludes vehicles approved prior to July 1, 1939, which must be inspected again during the second inspection period. Under recently enacted legislation, it is necessary that private passen ger cars be inspected, but official in spections cannot be instituted until sufficient equipment is secured and other necessary arrangments perfect ed. Compulsory inspection 0 f pri vate cars will begin during the fall. Paul Smith, student of Annapolis Naval Academy, who is spending his vacation in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, will speak to a group of NYA young people Tuesday evening on the subject “How Uncle Sam Trains Naval Officers.” Mr. Smith graduated from New berry High school in the class of 1935 with high honors. A few months af ter graduation his application for en trance into the navy was accepted, and he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, until he was transferred to the U. S. S. Downes. After a year’s service at sea he was transferrd to the naval prep school at Norfolk be cause of his exceptional ability. Af ter a year of training there, he was admitted to Annapolis in 1938 and has recently been promoted to the se cond year class there. The first year class at Annapolis is made up of 700 young men, only 25 of whom enter from the naval prep school. TO SCHOOL HERE Billy Mcllwain of Hodges is at tending the Newberry High school, staying with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lominack, on Glenn street. TO UNION FUNERAL Attending the funeral services of Mrs. M. D. Huiett in Union Sunday afternoon were Mrs. E. E. Stuck, Mr and Mrs. J. A. Caldwell, and Mrs. Kate Sale. Mrs. Huiett was a for mer Newberrian. GIRL SCOUTS DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS (Written for The Sun) Well, well the roving reporter for the Mollohon Girl Scouts. They held their regular meeting 7:30 Mor.day night September 11 -it the club house. The roll was called and the minutes read and approved The scout laws, promise, motto and slogan was re viewed by all the scouts. F'ans were discussed for different things tley were planning for the future. After the meeting entertainment was sup plied by different scouts some sing ing, dancing and doing different tricks. 1 think they enjoyed Elizabeth (Sister) Willis’ singing the most. Af ter the entertainment the Lord’s Prayer was recited and Taps sung. Thats all, bye, see you all real soon. IS SERIOUSLY ILL Mrs. B. F. Cannon is reported se riously ill at her home on Harper street. She suffered a stroke on Au gust 18 and has been in a very grave condition the past few days. Mrs. Cannon passed her 80th birth day on August 3. Her son, Calhoun Cannon, of Chicago, 111., is with her now, having arrived a few days after her stroke. IN COLUMBIA HOSPITALS Keitt Purcell, older son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Purcell, is a patient in the Columbia hospital where he was ta ken Monday. He will remain there several more days for treatment. Claude Summer is a patient in the Veterans’ hospital in Columbia. ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN An unusually interesting and help ful series of services closed last Sab bath evening. Dr. W. P. Grier of Clover is one of the ablest pulpit orators in the denomination, and was at his best in these services. The regular activities of the church have been resumed. The Prayer Meeting services are held on Wednes day evening at 8 o’clock. The service this week was well attended. The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People $1 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO The government is after the pro fiteers, and rightly so. It should start at the fountain and make them feel the hard hand of the law. Any man who takes advantage of present conditions to make unnecessary pro fits and to cause suffering and pri vation should be made to suffer for it. The city schools opened Monday with an enrolment of 900, the largest in the history of the schools. This is the enrolment of the white schools only. Columbia, September ' 13—Former Govemor Richard I. Manning and former Governor Duncan C. Heyward have accepted appointments as hon orary vice charimen of the Roosevelt memorial campaign in South Carol ina, according to an announcement made here. Other well known South Carolinians will be connected with the campaign committee which will have in charge the conduct of the campaign for South Carolina’s quota of the fund to be raised to erect a memorial to the former president. This State’s quota is $20,000. T. H. Wannamaker of Columbia is State chairman. INQUEST INTO DEATH OF NEGRO IS HELD Evans Miller, negro, died at the Peoples’ hospital Tuesday night of injuries received in a shooting at a church in the Trinity section of the county the first of August. At an inquest into -the death held house Coroner 1." H. Wilson's jury rendered a verdict that Miller came to his death by gunshot wounds at the hands of William Mangum, also colored. KILLED BY AUTO Jim Pitts, Jr., colored, died at a Greenwood, hospital Tuesday night from injuries received when struck by an automobile driven by Jack Prince, colored. The accident occur red at Chappells. A dite for the in quest has not been arranged. RETURN HOME Mr. and Mrs. Benson M. Jones have returned to their home in Pitts burg after a two-day visit with the former’s father, Lambert W. Jones on Main street. > BULLDOGS READIED FOR THEIR FIRST TILT Coach Hedgepath’s high school Bulldogs open the new season here Friday when they engage Karl Low- man’s Irmo team. After three days of practice this week the squad lists a few injuries among the reserve players. Three backs are among the injured, Player, Gatlin, and Cotchcroft, and also line men Dozier, Parr, and Auton. The start against Irmo will see Rushton and Carpenter at the ends. Turner and Mills at tackle, Padgett and Connelly at guard, Fellers at the pivot. Starting backs will be Cromer, King, Culbertson, and Ha zel, or Mundy. Willis, Day, White- ner, and Connelly are showing un well and may be called in the first game. Officials for the game are Amis. Ringer, and Whitaker. Youth Takes To Arms V AND ALIA. Ohio. — 18-month-old Jackie Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders of Keyser, West Vir ginia, the two-time winners of the Grand American handicap cham pionship husband and wife shoot. Is pictured among clay pigeons, with a toy gun in his hands, as the little fellow officially opened the 40th an nual tournament here recently.