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T* Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 2; NO. 52 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1939 Slider- and Greneker—1856-1860 *1 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE A NEW FARM PLAN Hayne Folk is in a bad way. He says the parking laws ran him out of Newberry and now the parking me ters have run him out of Columbia. He is doing business at present in New Brooklyn. Mr. Folk is more con cerned presently, however, over a new farm plan he has for the government. He would have Secretary Wallace forbid all farmers who are not ma king money from planting cotton so that those who do make money can make more money. There is no use fooling along with farmers who are just swapping dollars, he says. And he counts himself in that class. He left us to do what we could with the plan, promising to pay his subscrip tion when Henry sent his check. DOES HIS WORK AT 82 Proof that the country would have gotten on tolerably without a lot of relief handout is Amos Berley, 82, of Pomaria. Mr. Berley has been ma king his own living all through the de pression. He has an eight year old son by a second wife and the family made two bales of cotton this year besides provisions to supply them. THe average person in his condition would have been to the government long ago, but Mr. Berley says as long as he can wiggle he will hoe his own Banquet Is Planned For CofC Members In keeping with a plan of the di rectors of the chamber of commerce to bring business people of the city together on occasion, the first of such meetings has just been announc ed in the shape of a turkey supper at Willowbrook eiub house on the night of next Thursday, October 26th. The committee of arrangements is made up of Clarence Hutto, chair man, O. M. Cobb and Harry W. Dom inick. A lively program has been arrang ed, according to president Kohn. It will consist of brief talks, music, ! group singing, and perhaps a quiz j contest and a drawing for prizes, j Upon this occasion the new secre- i tary of the chamber will be formal ly introduced to the membership and guests. The new secretary, Ted Bre mer, has been in the city since the ,first of the month and it is hoped that the full membership will attend the supper and become acquainted with him. Each member of the commerce body is being mailed a ticket. Ad ditional tickets may be had at the chamber of commerce office at $1 each, and it is hoped by the directors that me nbers will avail themselves of this opportunity to bring others of their organizations to the supper. NATURE’S WAY The howling winds of Saturday Newberry Looks To Homecoming Game (By DON ROOK Newberry collpgre has invited all alumni and former students to come back to their alma mater Saturday night sent Newberrians to closets in | j. 0 participate in the annual home- seach of additional cover and Sunday j C Qjyjjng festivities. The Newberry morning broke clear and crisp, al-i Alumni Association has formed elab- thoug’h old sol turned on the heat in. ora ^ e pj ans f 0 r the entertainment of the afternoon to make things . quite J returning alumni. There will be plsasant. October’s cold snaps are j music and dancing; there will be a often disagreeable, but October has delicious feast in the co iieg e board- its ompensating features if nature ^jj. there will be mucb f un and is allowed her way in the mating of | more jQy. Change of Venue In Belk-Johnson Case Judge Thomas S. Sease, of Spar tanburg, has granted orders for a change of venue in the four cases of Mrs. Marguerite Johnson, plaintiff, against Belk-McKnight Company of Newberry, S. C., Inc. and others, de fendants. In three of the cases, Mrs. Johnson charged slander on the part of the defendants, and in the fourth case, she charged malicious prosecu tion. One of the cases has been tried in the Newberry courts twice, and the other three have been tried once. One of the cases has already been to the Supreme Court. Mrs. Johnson asked for a -change of venue on the ground that she could not get a fair and im partial trial in Newberry county. The motion was argued at the September term of court before Judge Sease. He took the same under advisement, and has just filed his orders grant ing the request of Mrs. Johnston, and has directed that the cases be tried in Laurens county. The case will probably not come tOi trial until next year, it is said, LOSES HOME BY FIRE Champion FararGirl POMONA, Calif. . . . High scores in milking. churning, corn knsking and hay pitching won for Oeraldine Beversluis. 19, of Bellflower. Calif., the title ®f Champion American Farm Girt at the Los Angeles; County Fair here. .<**»- Fire early Sunday morning des troyed the home of Will Kibler who lives about 4 miles from Pomaria. The old house was built in 1857. The fire probably originated from a defective flu. A part of the house furnishings were saved and it is said insurance to the amount of S800 was carried j on the building. Slayer of Krell Is Being Trieil Today Criminal court reconvened here this morning, following a recess Wednesday morning, and entered into the case of Anderson Moon 'charged with the murder of Police man Forrest Krell. It is thought that this case will be decided Fri day or perhaps Saturday morning. Pirns Tor Fair Are Well Under Way Every county fair grows “bigger and better" each; year. The expres sion has become so common it hard ly conveys any meaning, but Jimmie Johnson, president of the Newberry County Fair Association, would have Newberrians know that the local fair October 30—November 4, is truly an honest to goodness “bigger and bet ter fair. “We have a good fair,” stated M'-. Johnson, “all that we’re hoping and asking for is good weather.” Mr. Johnson said there would be nine community booths and more commercial booths than ever at a lo cal fair. An outstanding display will be arranged by The Kendall Com pany, showing the methods of making cloth in primitive times and the pre sent day-. The display o beef cattle will be a new feature in the animal building this year. The final day of the fair has been set aside for colored people of the county. An interesting exhibit is being arranged "or that day under the supervision of Ulysses Gallman, supervisor of negro schools. Other officers of the Fair Associ ation include Jesse Hawkins, vice- president; J. P. Moon, secretary and manager; Jim Brown, treasurer. (). D. KNIGHTON PASSES AT HOME IN COUNTY genus homo. For the most obvious reason in the world nature picks a big woman for a little man and a big man for a little woman. This natural law is often transgressed, but the world would roll along more smoothly if it were not. Aside from the big one wrapping himself or her self around the little one to keep snug, for two and a half decades xhe on winter nights this natural law, s are al close and hotl works for harmony m the wak.ng | hours. A wart of a man would not ^ dare dispute with a big woman, hence Thls y ea r the Indians will be hard harmony prevails in the households of P ut l? d 1 ee V° va " c ' uls tL t he b °y s fr0 " 1 the Big and Little. Nature never in- ‘he Holy City. The Redmen haven t tended two wills to rule one roost; ! had mucb luck ‘"tl 16 touchdown pa- one must be subjugated and it is so 1 ’? de 80 far, but things are picking up much simpler when one outstrips the | C°langelo is over his injuries and f u : • - that means that Newberry’s offense oLnei in size. ' is due f 0 r a great uplift no later It may seem to the strong willed than time Saturday night Col . that nature errs in this matter but lo is back jn the form that made nature doesnt err ever. Nature only (him leadi scorer in the State last intended that half the people be hap- < and when he is right there is py, so it contrived to have the strong. nQ better back in the South But an provide for the weak. Take the mat-j Ersldne fresh from a vict01 . y over ter of a small man with a big wife. Wofford and sitti on the t of thc He doesnt have to do any thinking;,,,^ Four with p c for company his mind is always made up for bn* j wil , be a difficult foe for the i nd i ans . so that, menta ly, he is at peace and i happy. He -as no fear of bodily! The game will be hard fought and The festivities of the day will cul minate in the football game at 8 o’clock that night between Newberry and Erskinc. The game is certain to be full of thrills, for these annual en counters between these two schools can’t be any other way. Newberry and Erskine have been meeting year- harm for he ha« a pr-tector in whom | close - Wil y Coach Laval is P uttinK ■ v *ot r.'*)*? there amor-! hi? Lilians konv ‘ - >- - i = his v: - n-:n h- 1 i-t-fr ‘->i A”! then after a day .n the traoes ne goes home to peaceful surroundings. He knows there will be peace for his roost is ruled as nature intended it. Selah! close, out pvp-v pffort r • *---re< forth 1 ° UT pvpr . v rl: - ; - ilace his Indians t . in the urn oeiunni uj a treat for the ■ ; vii ting - • i. Among The Ailing New Loan Agency Opened Bshcr Baker’s Finane & Insurance com pany, opened its doors for business Wednesday morning in a building next to Bowers Insurance agency on Boyce street. The company will make personal loans from $50 up ward and will deal in all forms of in surance, including life. Officers of Miss Louise Davis returns to her home on Nance street Sunday after two months in the Columbia hospi tal. Her condition is reported much the new company are Ralph B. Ba- better. I her, president; Henry Parr Baker, | vice-president; and Mrs. Azile Parr Mrs. R. C. Wilson of near the city Patrick, secretary-treasure^ Mrs undei went an operation at the county| Patn ^ wl11 be ,n active char S e of hospital Tuesday and is gettinv along tbe 0 *" ce - nicely. The concern is housed in well ap- pointed quarters arranged recently Mrs. Verona Dominick, mother oiS^ Contractor Livingston, consisting Auditor P. N. Abrams, was reported of reception room, and offices of feeling better today at her home on I secretary and private office of the Walnut street. She has been serious- 1 president. ly ill about a week. j Mr. Baker was for a number of ! years successfully engaged in the Dan Lambeth, Newberry college wholesale grocery business here and football player, is still a patient at later travelled for a local wholesale the local hospital recuperating from ! grocery concem. injuries received in a game two The public is invited to drop in at weeks ago. He will be dismissed next the Boyce street address and make Monday. | use of the services offered. INCREASES FORCE Mollohon Mills this week started operating on three shifts, giving em ployment to a considerable number 1 ,a, \ .. . of additional workers. The mill nor- aentln S M 0 ™ 'r hlle lI1 the S0llC , lt0 „ r being assisted by Blease and Grif fith. The week’s docket was heavy but Funeral services for Oved D. Knigh ton, 68, who died Sunday night at _ his home near Jalapa, were held at Paschal of Columbia is repre- , the Fairview Baptist church with the C. C. Vaughan officiating. In- DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO It is earnestly hoped that the rail roads will furnish enough coaches this year to accommodate the enor mous crowds that are sure to attend the State Fair. Without joking, it is really'aston ishing how some babies in Newberry can look so much like their dads and still he so beautiful. It is one of the mysteries of nature. We don’t un derstand it. J. W. McCain, Jr., college student, spent the weekend at Waxhaw, N. C. at which time were also present his sisters. Misses Estaline and Elgiva McCain both of whom are members of the faculty of . Mitchell College, Statesboro, N. C. These young ladies are pleasantly remembered in New berry, having made delighted acquain tances during visits to their sister, Mrs. Thos. P. Johnson. Dr. John B. Setzler once more is a citizen of Newberry. He has receiv ed his honorable discharge from the army, having successfully finished his course in hospital overseas. We welcome him back to his accustomed place here. , mally employs about 400 workers. TO CINCINNATI Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Havird and Miss Eleanor Havird visited in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the World Series games there- CANNON’S CREEK REVIVAL Special services will begin at Cannon’s Creek church Thursday ev ening at 7:30 o’clock. Services will be held each evening through Sab bath. Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock there will be preaching service and sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. ill at her ATTENDED FLORISTS SCHOOL Mrs. W. L. McGill is home on Main street. 1 Hal Kohn spent Wednesday and Grady Livingston of Silverstreet Thursday in Raleigh, N. C., in attend- had a major operation at the county ance upon a 2-day florists school hospital Wednesday night. His con- held under the direction of the North dition is reported gatisactory. Carolina Florists association. S. C. Spending Cut Urged by Breedin Urging taxpayers of South Caro lina to oppose any proposal for new or increased taxes, J. K. Breedin, managing director of the South Car olina Farmers and Taxpayers league, said that if the State is to get new industries and attract new capital, “we must drastically retrench or we must vigorously pursue a policy that will be constructive.” He spoke Tuesday over radio sta tion WCSC, Charleston. “South Carolina is spending ap proximately $50,000,000 a year on state administration and state agen cies,” he said. The counties and municipalities add about fifty more. That is at least 25 per c.nt of tie estimated total income of all tile people of t.le state. “We submit to the governor and to the general assembly that the ordin ary revenues of the state are more than sufficient for the necessary pub lic services and that the three-mill property tax should be repealed and that the state appropriations be par ed to a gum not exceeding the prob- j able income of the state . . . “In brief. South Carolina is con-1 suming too much. The remedy is plain, when once stripped of sophis try and the pleas of faddists and il lusionists. We must produce more and consume less . .■ .” Although it does not follow that the removal of barriers necessarily will bring new industries into the state, it does improve the chances of obtaining those industries, he said. “We cannot wish ourselves into greater incomes, though public bud get-makers seem to act on that as sumption, sometimes,” he said. Col lectively we can improve our condi tion by bringing in as citizens men of large means, and also new enter prises . . . Then again our local taxes are too high . . . But high as the tax load is, we have other burdens which are insidious but threatening. “A big concern operating here is oftentimes at the mercy of our ju ries in damage suits. South Caro lina is the only State in the union many cases were disposed of by pleas of guilty. Many negroes were in volved in fighting and stealing cases. One negro drew 14 months for steal ing two bushels of wheat, He had served seven months previously for a similar crime. Another negro openly admitted' he shot another be cause he owed him a dollar and wouldn’t pay him. “I warned him to pay me my money” he said “and he didn’t, So I shot him.” “Don’t you know you haven’t the right to shoot a man of a debt?” queried the judge. “Yah sir,” replied the negro, “but he wouldn’t pay me and I had to shoot him.*’ Cases disposed of by trial and guil ty pleas follow: Dosey Rowe, tried for house break ing and grand larcency, was found not guilty. Roy Davenport was sentenced to a $100 fine or three months on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He paid the fine. John William Hipp, colored, was found guilty on a charge of eaves 1 dropping and sentenced to four months imprisonment. Pleading guilty to a charge of as sault and battery with intent to kill, Lee Henderson, colored, was given ten months. Cat Benson, colored, was sentenced to nine months after pleading guilty to a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. John Dandy, colored, appeared be fore Judge Sea-e cn two cha jes, assault and battery with intei ? I- kill and carrying a concealed wt He plead guilty to the latter c .laiu,”' and was given 30 days or a $2o fine. Rev. terment followed in the church ceme tery. Mr. Knighton is survived by one son, L. H. Knighton of Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. Rosa Adams of Waterloo, la., and Mrs. Mason Dan iels of Fairbanks, la.; a brother, Madison Knighton 0 f Cowpens, Miss.; three sisters, Miss Oliie Knighton of| Newberry, Mrs. Middie Birch and Mrs. Marjorie Williams of Spartan burg. Farm Women Meet Bush River Today Mrs. Landrum Sellars, state presi dent of the County Council of Farm Women, will be the principal speaker at the annual fall meeting of the Newberry Council of Farm Women tomorrow (Friday) at the Bush Ri ver school. Mrs. Sellars is from Pauline, Spartanburg county. Entertaining the Council members at the Bush River school will be the Smyrna and Tranwood home demon stration clubs. The program begins at 10:30 in the morning with Mrs. D. S. Halfacre of the Mt. Bethel-Gar- many section, president of the Coun cil. presiding. Besides Mrs. Landrum’s talk, the morning session will consist of busi ness transactions and presentation of the various clubs’ plans of work. I u • afternoon a marionette show ' ' jolted by Mrs. Edna Mav- er Mrs. Pluma Booth, and Mrs. P. F Way Special Services Begin At Colony Church Beginning on Sunday evening *at 7:30 with a Harvest Home Service, to which those who will are asked to bring canned goods, fruits, vege tables, etc., to be sent to the Lowman and Orphan Homes, a series of evan gelistic services will be conducted, continuing through Friday even ing. The pastor, the Rev. M. L. Kester, will do the preach ing. The public is cordially invited.. The service will begin each evening at 7:30. The program for the weel* is as “A Harvest of “Man Minus “A Great Way follows: Sunday evening: Souls.’* Monday evening; God.” Tuesday evening: Off.” Wednesday evening! lenge of the Cross.” Thursday evening: “The Grater Righteousness.” Friday evening. The Church and You.” “The Chat- NEW LIBRARY HOURS Beginning Monday morning, Oc tober 23, the Newberry public library will be open from 9:30 a. m. to 5 p. m.'each day except Saturday. [SEEN ABOUT T0WN| Dr. Claude Sease, new post com mander of the local A merican Legion, saying the Legion members hoped to be able to meet in their new cabin in the fair grounds soon and that with the completion of the plumbing which is under way now, the cabin will be ready for use. The three small sons of the D. A. A. Nevilles, David, William and La- ^ r'">r, operating a miniature circus . , . . Monday found Magistrate Ben F. at their home on Calhoun street on sentence of three r ”“ ri 's each p awk j ns and k j s constable, Ruff Liv-' Saturday aftemoons and drawing a was 1 lam l c e ‘ J Jf r ^ er ' ingston, busy with an unusually large large crowd pf children, charging a and Will Goodman, up for house! number of weekend cases on hand to penny for each ride, for candies, etc. breakmg and larcency. be disposed of. I Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Lamoreux com- ea ing gui ty o a c arge of as- , William Fuller and Roy Beden-. ing out of a local theatre and hav- r aif Rush Begins At Magistrate’s Office sault and battery with intent to kill, Henry Playlow, colored, was given six months. Eighteen months imprisonment was the sentence’ passed on Archie Counts, colored, who plead guilty to a charge of house breaking and lar cency. Matthew Reeder, up for a similar charge, plead guilty and was given six months. Eugene iViangrum, colored, wa:, tried for assault and battery with in tent to kill and found not guilty. For violation of the liquor (Continued on'- page, eight) ing out of a baugh, charged with being drunk on ing enjoyed the picture so much ask- the public highway, plead guilty and ing the lady in the box office all were fined $11 each. | about the leading player . . . Eliza- law, i Long’s Yields Good H. O. Long and Sons, successful farmers of the Silverstreet section of the county, raised 160 bales of cot ton weighing 500 pounds each on 156 acres of land this year. The Longs also raised 7,500 bushels of oats, 2,- 871 bushels of barley anc 790 bushels of wheat. Mr. Long also reports fine yields of potatoes and corn. The Long which permits both actual and puni- firm has built up quite a business in tive damages . . . We are letting our ( pedigreed seed, shipping seed from sense of moral values collapse be- their farms to many parts 0 f this »and (Continued on page eight) l other states. Henry DeHart and Nathan A. Minor, negroes, forfeited bonds of $6 each. They were arrested for drunkenness. Samuel Shelton, colored, plead guilty to a charge of being drunk on the highway and paid a fine of $11. Ludell Smith, negro girl, plead guilty to a charge of drunkennes and disorderly conduct. She was fined $26 or 30 days. Bo Glasgow and Dave Suber, ne groes, paid a fine of $11 each when j sentenced by the magistrate to 30 days imprisonment or the payment discussing the war of a fine. Thev were charged with The Sun edi’or . . . drunkenness and distorder. Alonzo Moon, colored, for operat ing a motor vehicle recklessly, was given a fine of $11 or 30 days. Plead ing guilty to the charge he paid the fine. beth Harmon on her way to work one cool morning wearing a heavy coat and carrying a newly-purchn-sed sweater in her hand to put on when sh“ reached her office. Scrap Hendrix, King Leo o f the Lions chib, trying to catch a ride to Lake Murray to attend a meeting of the Lions at- the : r club bonce on the like . . . Miss Ethel Counts, homo demonstration e^^nt, takin 0 ’ n tir°’e croup of 4-H clubers to the state • fa : - Wednesday. Ted Bremer, new C of C co-.-ot-nrv, situation with Pinckney New ton Abrams, coCmty auditor, listening to court proceedings . . . Mrs A. T. Neely and Mrs. Floyd Bradley in conversation. Keitt Purcell out motoring after long confinement to bed with serious Klugh Sandford was arrested over illness and apparently feeling much the weekend on two charges, reckless driving and driving without a license. Pleading guilty to both charges, he was fined $11 for each or 30 days imprisonment. He paid the $22. better . . . Mrs. R. D. Wright. Mrs. J. H. Summer, and Dr. Zach Wright conversing in front of the bank . . . Sue Ella Peterson riding in nifty new auto.