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Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 2; NO. 51 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939 Slider and Greneker—1656-1860 $1 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE 23 Ears In One ABOUT OCTOBER George Waters of The Johnson Herald gives a number of reasons in the last issue of that sheet for dis liking the month of October. Chiefly, we expect George is bothered about how he is going to • replace last year’s drawers. He should love Oct ober and look to the lilies of the field; clothed as one of them he would be a first class jitterbug which is better than being any kind of a newspaper man. Dozin’ on a creek bank in October’s bright blue sun is something close to which all aspire; that is, all who find happiness in reflection and soaking the soul in contemplation of the eternal riddle. I like to think the Sermon on the Mount was preached in October. It should have been. Great sermons come to men on hillsides or by the river bank—ser mons in the still small voice of the out-of-doors. Here is a church that cares not who sings in its choir, or sits in its Amen comer for it is not concerned with creeds and dogmas. It thunders the majesty of the creator and you take it or leave it, as much or as little as you care, all without price or condition. The size of your pile or the expanse of your family tree matters not in this universal church. In the took of The Flowers is the evidence of something not made by hand; the blue of the skies Is a chapter to inspire the soul to seek further in the Book of Nature for the answer of what lies behind the veil. There is no musty mythology to cloud and befuddle in the chjirch of the out-of-doors. There no angels beget giants of the daughters of men, nor is curst with travail God’s noblest creation. There men can think, and thinking offend not,' Like wise-thay fM»eak,- and speaking qualm not lest the pattern be violated. Those who, hoping, have seen a star, will follow it in the church of the out-of-doors but their name is not legion. The masses must he sup plied within the four walls of a building, it was ever so and will al ways be. The age of meditation be longs to the past. The eating clubs have supplanted the philosophers, and there are none in his holy hill more profound than a cheer leader at a football game. Old Isiah dreamed beautifully of the day the land would be full of the knowledge of the Lord but it turned out to be V-8’s. Some day some preacher will close his book of antiquities and wars of the Jews and lead his flock to a slop ing hillside, and here in the original setting, preach to them the lovable sermon of the one he professes to follow. He will repeat this every Sunday (weather permitting) until only three are left. Yes, there will be only three left—the preacher and two others. One sticks because he loves the preacher and he shall have his reward, the other has seen a star and great will be his reward, here and hereafter. The experiment will be worthwhile for there is much celestial rejoicing, we are told, when even one sinner hits the straight and narrow trail. The preacher in his desperation now returns to his antiquities and gives them what they want to hear, not what they ought to hear. Everyone’s happy—'hell’s a far way off, and the late show opens at nine-thirty. AUGUSTA, Maine . . . Twin ears of corn are no rarity, but experts had “never seen anything like it” when William B. Hewitt, of Coop er’s Mills, Maine, brought in this multiple-eared specimen recently: Emily Kehan of Gardiner, Maine, is shown with Mother Nature’s jackpot. INJUNCriON IS MADE PERMANENT Paschal Will Defend Slayer of Krell The case of Anderson Moon, negro, charged with the murder of Police man Forrest Krell will center inter est in the October session of criminal court convening here Monday morn ing. Solicitor Hugh Beasley told a reporter of The Sun yesterday he had received information that Attor ney Gary Paschal of Columbia would defend Moon. Judge T. S. Sease of, Spartanburg will preside. Two other murder cases come up next week. 'William Mangum, color ed, is charged with the murder of Evans Miller. Jack Price, also color ed, is charged with the murder of James Pitts, Jr. Ohere cases next week include the following: assault and battery with intent to kill, Nellie Church, Leroy Mathi*: ‘ KDfrene Mtmgum, Bobbjtmn to dismiss the Rule and the Pe- Brown, Bill Watts, Lester Evans, Sam Bureur, Willie Long, James Moon, Sammie Johnson, Mary Talley alias Mary Mooon; violating the law by having in possession unstamped li quor, Archie Lee Ruff, Ada Evans, Melvin Malone; house breaking and larceny, Archie Counts, Tom Haw kins, Matthew Reeder; peeping tom, two cases against Willie Strother; non support, Nopoliax Sligh. The following cases were continued from the June term of criminal court; assault and battery with intent to kill, Roy Davenport, Lee Henderson, Cat Benson, Henry Praylow, and John Dandy who was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon; work ing on Sunday, Eugene Hines; peep-j ing tom, John William Hipp, violat ing the liquor law, Carday Henry; house breaking and larceny, William Eichelberger and Will Goodman. As forecast in these columns last week Judge Sease has signed an order refusing to dismiss the injunc tion obtained on a temporary basis before Judge C. C. Featherstone on August 30th. The qrder restraining the County Supervisor from inter fering with the county road force is thus made pernament and will remain in force until the end of the terms of the present Board unless the case is appealed and the high court re verses the opinion of Judge Sease. The order of Judge Sease covers four closely typewritten pages and is too long for repioduction here. He reviews the case in detail, setting forth the contention of both petition ers and respondents and gives his opinion on the arguments advanced. Certain powers, said Judge Sease, are specifically granted the super visor but he failed to find wherein the voite of one commissioner counted more than another in hiring and dis charging men engaged in the main tenance work on the county. The following extracts of Judge Sease’s comment on the case, are tak en from the order: The petition herein asks for a res training order and permanent injunc tion. On August 30, 1939, the Hon. C. C. Featherstone, Circuit Judge, at Greenwood, South Carolina, passed a restraining order or temporary in junction returnable before me at Greenwood, eleventh September, 1939. The matter was continued by me un til I could hear it while holding Court at Newberry on September 18th. The respoident (Supervisor) had given the petitioners (2 Commis sioners) notice that on the call of the case at Newberry he would move the Court to dismiss the Rule and the Petition on the ground that no bond had been required from the petition ers at the time of the granting of the temporary injunction. On hearing arguments for and against the mo CLUB PARTY MONDAY tition the Court satisfied that the statute does not require a bond for a simple restraining order. Respond ent’s notice was based on Section 570 of the 1932 Code which reads: “When no provision is made by statute as to security upon an injunction, the court or judge shall require a written un dertaking on the part of the plaintiff, with or without sureties, to the effect that the plaintiff will pay to the party enjoined such damages, not exceeding an amount to be specified, as he may sustain by reason of the injunction, if the court shall finally decide that the plaintiff was not entitled there to.” But there is a difference bet ween a restraining order or tempor ary injunction and a permanent in junction. The Supreme Court held in the sase of Creech vs. Long, 72 S. C., at page 31, that section 243 of the Code of 1902, being Section 570 of the Code of 1932, “recognizes the dis- I tinction between an order granting No Turnover In City Officeholders Newberrians to the number of some 1800 turned out to express their choice for city officials here Tuesday. Over 3000 voters had placed their names on the books but about 1200 of them did not bother to go to the polls. John W. Earhardt, Sr., present mayor, defeated Charles W. Douglas by a vote of 1168 to 629. He had a majority in four boxes and Mr. Douglas in three. A. H. Clark, incumbent alderman in Ward 5 defeated Furman J. Goree by a vote of 394 to 160. Richard C. Floyd, incumbent ald erman in Ward 2 defeated Raymond Blair by a vote of 303 to 165. In Ward 1 where Alderman Dolph Whitaker had two opponets he emerg ed winner with 30 votes to spare, "he vote: Whitaker 169, “Skipper” Harmon 86, Tant Wicker 53. Aldermen C. A. Shealy and Marion K. Wicker, ahd Commissioner of I Public Works R. G. Wallace had no | opposition. The vote for mayor was: New Legion Head Ear’hdt Douglas Ward 1 225 81 Ward 2 392 72 Ward 3 No. 1 . .. 113 15 Ward 3 No. 2 ... 123 57 Ward 4 No. 1 ... 47 48 Ward 4 No. 2... 25 52 Ward 5 243 304 TOTAL 1168 629 Public Library To Have Enlarged Quarters The county delegation has turned over the Chamber of Commerce office to the Newberry county library, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday by Mrs.- R. D. Wright, president of the Newberry Library as sociation. The Commerce office will |>e moved to the room in the old court housq formerly used by Magistrate B5h F. Dawkins. The Chamber will also use the small room to the rear of its new office. French doors will be made to connect the rooms. Members < ' the Library Association led by Mrs. Wright, petitioned the de legation at its Monday meeting for more library space. The added room will be used mainly by Mrs. John Mayes who heads the WPA library jon the more distant markets, project in this county and her group of workers. The room will be re painted and cabinets and shelves con structed for the books owned by the circulating library. The library serv ing citizens of the city will remain CHICAGO . . . Raymond J. Kelly, above, 45-year-old Detroit lawyer, was elected National Commander of the American Legion at the re cent convention here. Kelly, gradu ate of Notre Dame and father of six children, is Corporation Coun sel for Detroit THIRD COOPERATIVE SALE OF HOGS WEDNESDAY The third cooperative sale of hogs sponsored by the Newlerry County Livestock Association was held Wed nesday at the shipping pens in He lena. According to P. B. Ezell, coun ty agent, 108 animals, weighing 23,- 650 pounds, were sold to Ballentine packing company, Greenville, for $1563.25. Top hogs brought 6.90 per pound. L. B. Massey, district agent, assist ed with this cooperative shipment of hogs. In commenting on the hogs yesterday Mr. Massey said, “I am highly pleased with quality and con dition of hogs being offered for sale through the Newberry County Live stock Association. The most strik ing thing about the Newberry hogs other hogs of like finish and size. I hope the livestock growers of New berry County will continue to cooper ate and make tnis, the first shipping association in the Piedmont, a succ ess. This association can be of great service to all livestock growers in the county but most particularly will it serve the great mass of our farm people in that it will offer a nearby market for hogs produced by our small farmers who ordinarily could not find it possible to put their hogs DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Mrs. Ford Kurtz, after a pleasant visit to her mother, Mrs. J. W. Chapp ell, has returned to Alabama. Policeman J. B. Harmon is walking about wdth one side of his face bandaged. He didn’t get it in a “resisting an officer” case but it hap pened while he was taking off an automobile radiator cap. The boiling water ^lew up and scalded him pretty bad. Mrs. R. D. Wright, Mrs. W. H. Hunt, and Mrs. Welch Wilbur are the delegates from the local chapter to the U. D. C. convention which meets in Columbia the first week in Decem ber. Their alternates are Mrs. J. H, Wst, Mrs. J. P. Sheely, and Miss Fan nie McCaughrin. Interest in the local post of the American Legion is very great. Char ter has been received and plans are being made for a big meeting next week with prominent speakers. The day will come when every man who was in service will be a member of ihe American Legion. Join now and grow up with this organization which stands for one hundred per cent. ’Americanism. Many Visitors See Kohn Gardens from More than 300 persons icity and county, as well the as from And so, George, don’t be “lowrat- in” October. That’s the month ollow'- ing the one I married in. If I had waited until October I am sure I would have known better. You see that something has made a cynic of me—its September. Pray leave me October—my IF month. You can have the rest of them, particularly club on Monday evening, October 16 at 8 p. m. All members are invited to come. RETURN HOME Mr. and Mrs. J. H. West retmed Tuesday after a month in Fletcher N. C. The condition of Mr. West is reported much improved. PLAYER IS BETTER Dan Lambeth, college football player who was injured in the game last weekend, is reported improving ! nicely at the Newberry county hos pital. There wilYbe a'br'icfge"party at the an i"j unct >*n proper a „d an order Ih .n Mondav evening. October 16 • s !, m P‘y restraining h e defendant, un til the Court can determine whether the plaintiff is entitled to an injunc tion. The Code does not make it the duty of the Judge to require an under taking on the part of the plaintiff, before hearing the return to the rule to show cause, although a restraining order was granted in the meantime.” The Court, therefore, refuses to dis miss the Rule and the Petition. It appears from the pleadings that this controversy has arisen out of the suspension by the County Super visor, on August 15, 1939, of what is called the maintenance crew. Did the Supervisor have the legal right to suspend the maintenance crew? I hold that the maintenance crew is or ganized under Section 4653 of the This Section of the law at its present location with possibiTi- 1 r"’- T “ “ ” “ ”T“ ,, “ ‘ ... ^ Spartanburg, Greenwood, Greenville, t~ i c- r\+ v* fieri v-v^ fivi T lot" t One of the pleasant little items of bright news is the announcement of the engagement of Miss Trent lieitt and Mr. Ned Purcell, the marriage to take place some time in November. The announcement was made at a party given the bride-elect on Friday morning at the home of her parents, Col. and Mrs. Jos. L. Keitt. This information will be received with the greatest pleasure by the wide circle of friends of this most popular couple. REGIONAL MEETING OF MASONS HERE ties of enlargement later. I Abbeville, Columbia and other cities The library headquarters and the | of the statei attended “open house’ Chamber of Commerce offices will at Ml ._ and Mrs _ HaI K ohn’s dahlia undergo only a slight “refreshing” g ar d en near the city Sunday after now, Mrs. Wright stated. The dele gation hopes to authorize complete remodeling of the offices soon. noon. The gardens are a part of the large Morningside Nursery owned by the Kohns. Over 800 dahlia plants were in I full bloom Sunday, creating a beau- I tiful scene. There were 12 varieties | blooming and attractively displayed Orders for car licenses are being on a large bo 3 rd were individual received in the city each Thursday at i ladled specimens of each variety, giv- the court house, according to Patrol-, ” l g the visitors an opportunity to man Bill Martin. ! identify each dahlia. The variety most PATROLMEN RECEIVING CAR LICENSES ORDERS endar said no, albeit willing to for sake business if assured they would strike . . . Claude Sanders the tax j 1932 Code, gatherer reporting collections pick- is first seen as an Act of the Gen ing up with many paying two years! era! Assembly of 1912, Statutes at a clip an indication he thinks that) XXVII, at page 865, and is a law things are better in the provinces . | passed exclusively for Newberry . . Informed of a delegation meeting County. All through this section we Car owners in Prosperity and vi cinity may meet Mr. Martin at the Shealy Motor company in Prosperity each Wednesday morning to put in | orders. A paColman will be stationed at the town hall in Whitmire each Fri day to attend to license orders. September to do with as you please, Monday in which was decided to, find the Supervisor and County Corn- only watch September if you are j make appropriations cover in spite j missioners given authority and po>ver playing around with anything with aland Clerk Frank Sanders saying hej to do certain things. For instance: dress on else you will have some- was already on the move to clip j The Supervisor and County Commiss- thing at your house that will soon some telephones as the money would; ioners are authorized to organize have the pants on. j not cover all those connected . . . j working gangs to work on the public j Also a rumor that all relief offices of | roads of the County; the Supervisor Out among the people and to Jim [ every kind will be moved to the coun-, and County Commissioners shall fur- Johnson’s plow and parts emporium'ty fair grounds . . . The new health j nish the foreman with a list of hands; and he volunteering his cat had ! officer picking up a piece of paper in \ the Supervisor and County Commiss- blessed evented . . . And to tempt us! the street and passing it to a negro ioners shall clothe the several fore- with a visit to the naked women at ; trailing him . . Impresses this men with authority to warn out per- Saluda fair if we would join him and' scribbler as being a right pert young; sons liable to road duty; each foreman being informed of philosophers con-1 fellow and business like . . . Charlie j shall report to the County Commiss- tempt for women in any foim . . .; Bowers registering vocal astonish-; ioners and County Supervisor all per- Into Ned Purcell’s for a little nego- ment over thi amount of hard labor'sons who default in road duty; the | tiating and being told his son. Keitt, necessary to print a newspaper . . . | County Supervisor and County Com-! a Prince of a boy, is getting better! and probably wonder why the devil missioners may let out roads on con-] Special Services At Redeemer Church Beginning October 22 and continu ing through Friday evenilg of that week the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer will hold special preaching teaching sei-vices each evening, ac cording to announcement by the Rev. E. B. Keisler, pastor. Mr. Keisler will himself do the preaching. He state that he is giv ing all that he has in time and thought in the preparation of him self and his congregation for the ser vices. The purpose of the special services, acording to Mr. Keisler, is to reach those who have never made admired was a handsome deep pink Clara Carder. A red Jersey Beauty was new to most of the callers, creating most favorable attention be cause of its rich red color. Hundreds of stock Jane Cowls were beautiful, while the Kohn’s old standby, Jersey Beauty was their largest planting. Callers were asked to register and the two guessing the nearest to the number registering were awarded prizes. To Miss Julia Wylie of Whit mire went one of 12 varieties of dahlia tubers. Herbert Riely, Jr. won the men’s prize of 100 gladioli bulbs. Because of so many taking advan tage of the open house Mr. and Mrs. Kohn )\ave decided to invite the pub lic to the garden each Sunday after noon until frost to see .the lovely Senator Marvin E. Abrams, Dis trict Deputy Grand Master Masons for the Ninth district has given out the following statement with refer ence to the coming meeting of Ma sons here: “At the last meeting of the Grand Godge of Free Masons held in Charleston, S. C., it was decided to hold five regional meetings through out the State under the auspices of the Service Committee. “A Regional meeting of all the lodges in Districts Numbers 7, 8, 9, and 11, will be held in N. . jerry, S. C., Friday. November 10 with Past Master Walter i presiding. “A delightful and I hope helpful program has been arranged. Regis tration will begin at 7 o’clock p. m. Amity Lodge Number 87 will be open- on the third degree at 7:30 p. m. “The high lights of the program will be an address by our Grand Mas ter M. W. Brother S. Maner Martin of Clemson College, S. C.. and the principal address by Brother J. Rion McKissick, President of the Univer sity of South Carolina. “All Masters, Masons, are cordial ly invited and urged to attend the Re gional Meeting to be held at Newber ry, S. C., November 10th, 1939.” 1939, loing SEEN ABOUT TOWN flowers. I WEDS OLIVER HAWKINS Miss Virginia Miller and Oliver Hawkins were married Sunday after noon, . October 8, in Spartanburg by the Rev. O. K. Webb. They left im mediately after the ceremony for a wedding trip in North Carolina public confession of their faith in J mountains. Christ, to reclaim the lapsed mem-1 The bride, a lovely and attractive bers, to awaken the careless and neg- | brunet, wore a smart styled dress of ligent and to stir the whole ccngre-! moss green with black suede access- gation to a new fervency in zeal and ories. Completing her ensemble was and will be at home soon . . . Upon [anyone wants to follow such a trade, tract; the Supervisor and County Judge Blease in the court house lob- 1 . . . Clarence Hutto trying to in-1 Commissioners sh by and he declining to angle a bitj terest White Fant in a collection of men to make monthly reports as he was busy and the fishing cal- jewelry but without results ... | (Continued on page eight) equire the fore- j the! in devotion to spiritual matters—to revitalize, reenergize, and respirit ualize the entile membership. Mr. Keisler in making the an- mioncement says that a very cordial invitation is extended to the entire community to share whatever bless ings may come from the services. a beautiful snoulder corsage. Mrs. Hawkins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Miller of Helena. Mr. Hawkins, the son of Mr. and Mrs. j J. I. Hawkins of Silverstreet, is in the mechanical business in the city. The couple are making their home with the bride’s parents at Helena. Jimmie Johnson going to Saluda to attend the county fair . . . Miss Marie Moore accompanied by three nurses in stiff white going to the court house to vote . . . Mrs. C. E. Hendrix and Mi's. J. W. Earhardt, Jr., in business section Monday showing their young babies the sights of the city . . . Professor O. B. Cannon at tending a meeting at the C of C office. Colie Blease of Columbia in city Sunday visiting relatives and friends . . . Mrs. Burton Wells read ing a book while keeping shop for her husband . . . George K. Domi nick remarking that Tuesday’s elec tion was the quietest he had witness ed in some time . . . Kibler William son hurrying up the street and Police man Miller Smith hurrying after him, but your scribe unable to find out the trouble. Herman Wright showing several of the new stamps which appeared in Newberiry Monday, attractive 3c ones with a picture of the Steven Dave press and bearing the inscrip tion “300th anniversary of printing in colonial America” . . . Professor W. H. Gaver and Coach Hub Setzler sitting on the court house -steps elec tion day and “talking it over” . . . Mrs. Hugh Boyd and Mrs. D. J. Tay lor going to theatre . . . E. H. Liv ingston celebrating a birthday Satur day.