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Every Week More People Read The Sun ^VOLUME 2; NO. 49 The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People The Rising Sun—1836-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE A TOUGH GOLD FISH Box Counts tells of a man living near Jalapa in his place Saturday seeking an old battery jar in which to confine a gold fish. The man ex plained that he had the fish in a small bowl but that it was so frisky it would not stay in it. He told of missing the fish from the bowl a while back and about a week later found it under a pile of wood in an adjoining room. The gentleman re trieved the fish and put it back in the bowl where it is today, living a perfectly normal and happy life. The man, who bears a good reputation, says his wife will also vouch for this true story. That song on the radio about the itty bitty fish swimming all over the creation must have been too much for this one and since its swimming space was so small, decided to try the floor. I Commerce Secretary Chamber Sponsors Due Here Monday Instruction Course HONEYMOON BY PROXY A lowcountry negro cook announc ed to her employer that she was go ing to be married and asked for a few days off for her honeymoon. The request was granted, but the next morning, hearing familiar sounds in the kitchen the employer went out to investigate and was surprised to find her cook calmly getting break fast as usual. “Why, I thought you were to be married and go off on your honey moon, Liza!” she exclaimed. “Did you change your mind at the last minute ?” “Ah got married all right,” Liza explained, “but Jim he wanted to go to Charleston on a honeymoon, and Ah done bin to Charleston, so Ah ain’t care nothin’ ’bout going there again.” “So you decided not to take a honeymoon—is that it?” Liza shrugged. “Well, Jim bin bent on going to Charleston, so Ah jest let mah sister go ‘long 1 for de trip.”—News & Courier. Ted W. Bremer, who comes to Newberry next Monday as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was born in Wilmington, N. C. where his people still reside. After gradua ting from the Wilmington high school, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a Bacnelor of Arts degree and then returned to that in stitution for one year in law. In 1932, Mr. Bremer took his first job as manager of Bremer’s poultry com pany in his home town, a firm doing a large wholesale and retail business in poultry and poultry supplies. In 1935, he was connected with the P. F. Collier and Son and worked him self up to the position of crew mana ger and later in the same year, he was promoted to the position of traveling credit agent for this com pany and six months later became credit and assistant branch manager at the Baltimore office of this firm, remaining with them for seventeen months at which time he received an opportunity to become connected with the Palais Royal Department Store in Washington, D. C., first as credit interviewer and later as supervisor of the collection office. In this posi- Methodist Women To Rally In Saluda The fall rally of the Methodist Woman’s Missionary societies of the Greenwood district will be held at St. Paul’s Methodist church in Saluda, Saturday, September 30, at 10 a. m. Presiding will be Mrs. L. G. Mc- Gullough of the city, secretary of the district. A large number of wo men from local Methodist churches will be attending. Mrs. Hume Steele and Miss Thel ma Stevens, council officers from Nashville, tTenn., will have promi nent places on the program. Miss Allie Cobb, missionary to Brazil, and Miss Dorothy Weber of Scarritt college will speak of their work. A 25-cent lunch will be served at | the noon hour. The meeting will close at 3 p. m. Diphtheria Cases Said To be Many A five-day diptheria quarantine was placed on students of the second grades of Speer and Boundary schools last Friday. The children returned to their classes Wednesday. About a dozen diptheria cases have been reported in the county this year, according to Dr. Claude Sease of the county health unit, who admits the number is larger than usual for Newberry. Most of the cases have developed in the past few days, September and October being the months when the disease occurs most frequently. The dry weather of this area also tends to increase diptheria, according to Dr. Sease. MRS. RALPH WHITAKER COMPLIMENTED WITH PARTY Mrs. Teeny Summer was hostess at a bridge party Tuesday evening at her Main street apartment, com plimenting Mrs. Ralph Whitaker, re cent bride. Four tables were arranged for con tract in the living room decorated with a variety of late summer flowers. The high and second high score prizes were won by Mrs. Gordon N. Clarkson and Mrs. Ed McCrackin, respectively. The low score award fell to Mrs. W. E. Cooper and the bingo to Mrs. J. E. Stevens. Mrs. Summer presented the hon- oree an attractive breakfast cloth. After cards, ice cream and cake was served. TED W. BREMER tion, Mr. Bremer had thirteen clerks under him, handling about 40,000 charge accounts for this very large store. While employed in this busi ness, Mr. Bremer studied at night at George Washington University. Having met some of the officials of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and having become interested in this work, Mr. Bremer, in 1936, was offer ed the secretaryship of the Albe marle Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, which posi tion he has filled with great success until elected to the secretaryship of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce a few weeks ago. Mr. Bremer was selected for the Newberry job from a field of 25 ap plicants and after two personal in terviews here, was named to fill the position. Those in Newberry who have met Mr. Bremer are impressed with his earnestness and his desire to advance in his chosen profession. He is not the high pressure type but from all appearances, he will wear well, which is a great advantage for any Chamber of Commerce secretary. Mr. Bremer is a cultured young man who, yet, still desires to learn and is even now taking some courses which will further fit him for his work. He is considered above the average speaker and it is felt that he will fit in well in his position here. Mr. Bremer’s hobbies and diversions, when he has time to pursue them, are reading, writing, swimming, horse back riding, hand ball, and basket ball. (Written for The Sun) It is not the purpose of the pre sent administration of the chamber of commerce to give out a lot of half-baked plans about proposed in dustries being sought for Newberry or to publish inquir'es which amount to nothing. Following up this plan, we have given no publicity to the coming here of Secretary Kanpp and Manager Thomas of the Baltimore Orioles, professional baseball team but since this news leaked out, we would like to give the “low down.” Following up our desire to try to get as many varied industries here as possible, we were making an ef fort to get one of the big league baseball teams to come here for spring training and this visit by these two officials was just a begin ning. The visitors were shown about the city and introduced to various New- berrians. They were pleased with the gymnasium at the college and the bal field and everything was fav orable except hotel facilities. They bring forty men with them and de sire to keep them in one hotel and Newberry does not have these facili ties. They have not given us their ans wer as yet, but we believe that had Newberry had adequate hotel facili ties, we would have signed them up. In cooperation with the state de partment of education and Professor O. B. Cannon, the C.barvihoT of com merce is to sponsor a course for store clerks, managers, and owners beginning October 15 and continu ing for 30 days. The following classes will be of fered: fundamentals of salesman ship, store arithmetic, store English, personality development, suggestive selling, telephone selling, interior decorating, store and department ar rangement, store and department operation, window dressing, merch andising, and advertising. This course will'.be free of charge (and we hope every* store in Newberry will be represented in one or more of the classes. For the larger stores or places of business we will be able to have the instructors visit those places one or more times to give instructions to the entire sales force. Watch these notes for the details and further information about the course. « Car Is Stolen A Chevrolet, ’35 standard coach, belonging to Homer Ruff was stolen from the Newberry mills, where the owner was wmrking Tuesday night about ten o’clock. The car had been freshly painted and bears the lisence number B—524. Sheriff Tom Feller’s force is working on the case. Dawkins Is New Jailer Fitz Dawkins, brother of Margis- trate Ben F. Dawkins, has been nam ed Newberry county jailer to succeed James F. Long who is soon to open a grocery store at West End. Mr. Dawkins, former clerk, resides on Nance street. He assumes his new duties October 1. Mr. Long served as jailer for al most three years. Tom Pope Captain Of Artillery Unit Thomas H. Pope, Jr., has been selected captain of the local Coast Artillery unit which begins function ing here after the company has been mustered in Friday evening of this week. John C. Billingsley of the forestry service is first lieutenant. The two were named by Adjutant General James C. Dozier, Lieutenant Colonel Claud Smith. and Major Thorokill, all of Columbia, at a meet ing last Friday evening following the g athering of all men interested in the unit at the Chamber of Com merce. The second lieutenant office was not filled at the time nor were the non-commissioned officers ap pointed. These vacancies will be filled at an early date. Physical examinations began Sat urday with Dr. Hugh Senn and Dr. Claude Sease asisting and were com pleted Monday night. Tomorrow (Friday) evening Gen eral Dozier and Colonel Smith re turn to muster in the company. The practice hall for the unit has not been selected but will be announced R. L. Baker, Furniture Has Formal Opening One of the city’s newest business concerns, Richard L. Baker Furni ture store, will hold its formal open ing this (Thursday) evening. The public is invited to call at the at tractive Main street store between the hours of seven and ten o’clock. Prior to the store opening a few weeks ago, the building which it oc cupies was completely remodeled and changed into spacious floor display room and offices. The new concern carries a com plete line of furniture and home furnishings, types of the former period, modernistic, and antique, Other supplies consist of such na- toinally advertised products as Beautyrest mattresses, Philc„ radios, and Alexander Smith floor plan rugs. ! Mr. Baker is sole owner of city’s newest furniture store. * Otto Miller Dies In Automobile Wreck Otto H. Miller, 32, textile worker of Whitmire, died Tuesday after noon at the county hospital from in juries received in an automobile ac cident Sunday night at seven p. m. six miles from Whitmire on the Clin ton highway. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lillie Belle Miller; two children. Lunette Miller and Lenola Miller, all of Whitmire; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Miller of Whitmrie; four sisters, Miss Minnie Lee Miller and Mrs. Loree Foster of Whitmire, Mrs. Mildred Golightly of Laurens, and Mrs. Gertrude Gillespie of Abbeville. Funeral services were held from the family residence on Church street in Whitmire Thursday after noon at three o’clock with the Rev. J. R. McKittrick in charge. Inter ment was in the Bush River Baptist church cemetery. JOINT HOSTESSES AT WEDNESDAY BRIDGE PARTIES Two lovely bridge parties were given Wednesday at Mrs. John M. Wicker’s home on Boundary street by Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. J. L. Feagle, and Mrs. M. K. Wicker. Guests were invited to fill nine tables at both the morning and after noon parties. The front of the home was thrown en suite and gaily dec orated with dahlias and roses. Fol lowing the entertainments the host esses served hors-d’oeuvres, small j cakes, and tea. ! Winning prizes at the morning par ity were Mrs. Wilton Todd, high; Mrs. | William Partridge, second high; and | Mrs. Richard Baker, bingo. • Mrs. Dick Mims won the high scorers award at the second party. | Second high prize was won by Mrs. 1 Herman Wright and bingo by Mrs. Fred Dominick. TO LIBRARY CONVENTION Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14 “Calling all Citizens” is the appro priate heading on the posters seen about the city concerning Fire Pre vention Week, October 8-14. In 1920 the President issued the first regular Fire Prevention Day proclamation. Only two years later the whole week containing Fire Pre vention Day, October 9, was officially proclaimed by the President of the United States as Fire Prevention Week. Each year this week’s obser vance is becoming increasingly pop ular and more and more citizens are turning thoughts to the all-impor tant work of preventing fires. Newberrians will observe the week in various ways. Members of the fire department are ready to co-operate by giving talks or demonstrations as may be desired. Much emphasis will be put on the observance in the schools of our city and county. Teachers are asked to encourage pupils in making poosters, enacting playlets, and having pro grams on fire prevention. A wealth of free material along this line may be obtained from the office of the county superintendent of education. Mrs. John Mayes, who heads the (county WPA libiary project, with 1 her workers will attend the state-1 wide meeting of WPA library exten-! sion workers in Columbia tomorrow (Friday) at Drayton hall. A display of all WPA book trucks will be held at that time. Morning and afternoon sessions with outstanding speakers are planned. Legion Post No. 24 Names Dr. Sease Dr. J. Claude Sease is the new post commander of the American Le gion, post 24. He was elected at the regular meeting of the legion Tues day evening to succeed S. C. Pay- singer. Dr. Sease, whose home is in Little Mountain, is connected with the Newberry County health office. The three newly elected vice-presi dents are R. G. Wallace, Dr. H. B. Thomas of Whitmire, and Dent A. Bedenbaugh of Prosperity. Other officers named Tuesday night include the following: adjutant, Hen ry T. Fellers; finance officer, Cilaude W. Bouknight; service officer, Jake R. Wise; chaplain, Dr. John A. Aman; historian, D. W. A. Neville; chair man of the building and house com mittee, Roy H. Elam; chairman of Americanism, Tabor L. Hill; ser geant-at-arms, Monroe Hendrix; bugler, Auston Cromer. Members of the executive commit tee are F. C. Polyemus, and F. T. Fordson. On the program coommit- tee for the new Legion year are George P. Saye, J. G. Donaldson, G. R. Summer, Frank Sutton, and F. M. Scurry. The new officers take charge at the October session. Sam A. Williams On Executive Committee Sam A. Williams, president of the Newberry County Chapter, South Carolina Game and Fish Association, was eelcted executive vice-president of the state association at the annual convention last Thursday in the Che- raw state park. John Nock of Che- raw was elected president to succeed B. S. Hodges of Union. Attending the day’s convention from the local chapter were Clif Graham, Boyd Robertson, Elmore Suber, John Billingsley, John Peter son, Forster Smith, Henry Fellers, Doc Spearman, Pierce Davis, E. M. Lane and Mr. Williams. A number of prominent speakers appeared on the morning program discussing conservation and the state game law enforcement. During the afternoon hours, Tony Acceta of Cleveland, Ohio, expert in bait and fly casting, gave interest ing and remarkable demonstrations. Also displaying unusual talent was Ken Beagle of Charlotte, N. C., giv ing shooting demonstrations. Newberry sportsmen won their share of prizes in the day’s contests. Placing were Mr. Graham, Mr. Rob ertson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lane, and Mr. Williams. Newberry was highly advertised during the day, according to Presi dent Williams, as her Chapter led the others in the year’s accomplish ments and work. An invitation has been issued the state association to meet here next fall. Newberry’s was one of the four invitations. Since the executive committee is to choose the place for convening, it is possibly that this city will be named since the local chapter is the only one of the four issuing invitations that has a mem ber on the deciding committee. Silverstreet Man Heads Schoolmasters DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO The railroad overhead bridge on Boundary street has been condemn ed. The railroads who have to maintain this bridge should unit and build a concert viaduct. This bridge has been a menace for many years. Mr. B. C. Matthews has been ap pointed county chairman for the memorial to our soldiers to be erect ed in Columbia. The plan is for the state to appropriate $100,000 for the memorial and $400,000 to be paid by private contributions from the peo ple of the state. Newberry’s por tion is $7,300. Mrs. L. W. Floyd will act as chairman for the women in the drive for money. Dr. John B. Setzler, who has been in the army overseas, and for the past several months has been sta tioned in Germany suprised his many friends in Newberry when he arriv ed on Thursday evening. He is look ing remarkably well and says he has enjoyed the best of health, but the Germans didn’t give him any sauer kraut while he was stationed in their territory. He will leave in a few days for Camp Gordon, where he hopes soon to receive his discharge. LUTHERAN CHILDREN GATHER AT ST. LUKE’S SATUDRAY John Grady Long, superintendent the Silverstreet school, was elect ed president of the Schoolmasters’ Club at the first session of tlfe Club since the new school year Monday evening at the Hotel Wiseman. He succeeds W. R. Watson, formerly at Prosperity. Other new executive include P. K. Harmon, Newberry high principal, as vice-president and C. E. Hendrix of the county educa tion office, secretary. Following the dinner at the hotel Monday evening, the group held an open forum discussing prblems per taining to school work. The next meeting will be held Oc tober 16 when the problems of the stat^ compulsory attendance law is to center discussions in the evening program. The Schoolmasters’ club is a coun ty-wide organization formed a year ago. It is composed of superintend ents and principals of all schools in the city and county and meets monthly. The eyes of all Lutheran children of this county are turned toward St. Luke’s church near Prosperity, where Saturday at two-thirty o’clock in the afternoon will be held the Festival of the Children of the church. Sev eral hundred children are expected The pro.fram has been arranged for each p-esent to participate. The high-light of the day will be the “Liv ing Pictures” presented by the child ren depicting the various kinds of j work which are sponsored by the of fering from the Children of the Church. MISSIONARY CIRCLES MEET ___ Circles one, two, three, and four of the Missionary Society, Central Methodist church, will meet in the Mary Frances Wright Memorial building at four o’clock Monday afternoon. The Louise Best circle meets the same afternoon and same hour with Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. The Business Women’s circle con venes Monday night at 7:30 with Mrs. G. G. Sale. [SEEN ABOUT TOWN Truck Inspection Will Continue The vehicle inspection station, which opened in Newberry Tuesday, reports that during the first two days of its set-up operations were great ly hampered by bad weather. Be cause of this delay, Spervisor Cliff O. Turner urges truck and commer cial vehicle owners to bring their trucks in for inspection as promptly as possible. If the station receives the cooperation of the vehicle owners there will be ample time to complete the inspection of Newberry county’s commercial vehicles before the sta tion moves to Saluda October 9. In spections will continue daily at the station’s present set-up on Speer through Thursday, October 5. Records for the first half-day the station was able to operate show that 183 trucks passed through the lane; of this number 110 received certificates of approval. Supervisor Turner wishes to state that the courteousy inspections here tofore extended to private passenger car owners will continue so long as they do not interfere in any way with the inspection of vehicles on which such inspection is now com pulsory by law. Ginnings Nearly Twice There were 8,079 bales of cotton ginned in the county prior to Sep tember 16 of this year as compared with 4,222 for the same period of last year. The new crop is al most gathered although a lot of it remains unginned. Annual “rat” day at Newberry college and girls have to dress in the most absurd manner and beg pen nies from citizens in the business section... College freshman walking down the street smiling to himself while reading a two-page letter. A number of high school students • seen Wednesday reading the first issue of their school paper, “The New-berry Cordial”, a very interest ing and newsy sheet put out by the students under direction of Editor Rosemary Bowers. Deputy Hub Quattlebaum, while smoking a 11c cigar, telling your scribe of an auto stealing, saying the car had been freshly painted and Deputy J. C. Neel wondering if the thief messed up his hands with the wet paint. Your reporter gleaning news to the effect that with the completion of the state truck and bus inspection period here next Thursday, Patrol man Bill Martin begins enforcing the inspection law in this county and any trucks and buses minus the in spection tag will be subject to fine. Johnnie Norris walking up street reading paper and quite surprised when your scribe interrupted with a cheery hello...Mrs. Alton Wood, stenog in the C of C office, taking diction from President Hal Kohn... Chris Kaufmann riding in new auto. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary assisting in the final fin ancial drive to complete the Legion building on the countv fair grounds . . . Burton Wells eating an apple while opening door of his shop.... Slight rainfall causing Judge B. V. Chapman to run to his office. Mrs. C. H. Albrecht, in attractive fall costume, going to a morning party...J. L. Welling busy with an nual court house audit...Mrs. O. M. Cobb going to post office... Also at post office college student sending a package having to borrow from fel low student for postage.