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VOLUME 2; NO. 52
The Rising Sun—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1939
Slider- and Greneker—1856-1860
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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.