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The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 3; NO. 4 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1939 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS AVith right good logic Miss Mary Burton phones us to agree with our piece against teaching Bible in the public schools. Miss Mary, as we all know, is a fine Christian woman, ac cepting the Bible as completely in spired down to the periods and com mas. Miss Burton’s reasoning takes this shape of direction, viz: if Christian ministers are allowed to teach the Bible in public schools how could we with good grace re fuse the same privilege to Jewish Rabbis, and priests of the numerous faiths. And don’t forget that these faiths would lose no time in demand ing the same opportunity. Christian- ty has not advanced to the point that it will allow saving qualities in any other religion, therefore a grand squabble would be stirred up if others were to attempt to foster their interpretation of the Holy Bible. Such rows would certainly leave the school in a mess and hamper its rightful function. It is argued that no one would be compelled to take the Bible course; that it would be entirely elective. Such of course it would have to be under the law. But if the teaching became general, ways would be brought about to brand as heathens the students who did not take it. Brother Matthews of Smyrna, who seems to be the prime mover in the undertaking, and who now teaches such courses at Bush River and Sil- verstreet, is somewhat disturbed to find that young people know so little of Bible characters. This may or may not be lamentable, depending up on the characters he would have them know, but it remains a fact that the church is as close as the school and thit its single function is to teach religion. Has it failed, and must turn to the schools? There have been young people in all ages and there will be millions of them in ages to come, who are not religiously inclined; the fruits of the world are more appealing and will remain so until they attain the age of sober thinking. All of our piety, or wit, or resources, or what-not cannot erase this fundamental fact. What the parent does not elect to do in the home cannot be done in the school—or even the church. ADMITS RAPE CHARGE Harvey Gallman, 18 year old ne gro. was brought here Tuesday from the Kinards community, charged with attempted rape upon the person of a il year old Negro girl. Gallman ad mitted the charge. He is said to have attacked the girl while she was on her way home from school last Monday. The arrest was made by Deputy Neel and Constable’s Deuty Livingston. MANY NEWBERRLiNS ON DEER HUNT THIS WEEK A large group of Newberrians and several from other cities of the state left Tuesday morning on a deer hunt to return this (Thursday) even ing. They went to the Ham'lton Ridge club on the Savannah river be low Estill. Included in the party are S. C. Pay- singer, Thad McCrackin, Jackson Bowers, E. H. Kibler, Wyman Cole man of Saluda, Bill Reid, Bill Klug of Columbia, Clifford Smith, E. M. Lipscomb, Dick Floyd, George Stone, William Hunter, Otis Whittaker, Jack DuPree of Greenville, Dr. H. M. Bigby, Howard Lipscomb, Frank Lominack, Ernest Holloway of Chap pells, Jim Davenport of Laurens, W. L. Laval, and G. D. Blackwell. MRS. HOUSEAL ENTERTAINS FORTNIGHTLY CLUB MEMBERS At the monthly social meeting of the Fortnightly club Tuesday after noon, Mrs. W. G. Houseal was host ess at the home of Mrs. Fitzgerald Rutherford on College street. In a setting of autumn flowers, five tables were arranged for rook. Tallies featured autumn leaves. In vited to play with club members were Miss Daisy Cannon, Mrs. Robert Houseal, Mrs. C. H. Cannon, Mrs. George Johnstone, Mrs Randolph Kirkland, Miss Fannie McCaughrin, and Miss Grace Summer. Late irt the afternoon Mrs. Hous eal served a chicken salad plate and coffee. Plaque To Honor Club Benefactor A bronze plaque honoring Dr. Z. F. Wright will be mounted above the mantle in the reception ropm of the Newberry Country Club Monday even ing. The plaque, purchased by the members of the club, will be present ed Dr. Wright by Dr. James C. Kin- ard. The presentation to which all club members are invited will be at eight o’clock Monday evening. Music will be furnished for the occasion by the Newberry college “N” orchestra and light refreshments served. The plaque is approxmately 18 inches by 26 inches, bearing a like ness of Dr. Wright and the following wording: “This tablet will forever serve to express the gratitude and ap preciation of the members of the Country Club of Newberry for the generous gifts of Z. Ay. Wright, whose sympathetic leadership has as sured the existence of this club and made possible its availability to the Tour of Enoree Area To Be Made Today Newberrians have been invited to make a tour through the Enoree div ision of the Sumter National Forest which is located one mile from the ci ty and is considered one of the most interesting and colorful of all forest divisions. The tour will be held Fri day, November 17, from nine a. m., until two p. m., and will be supervised by John C. Billingsley, district forest ranger The tour will organize in front of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce office Friday morning. Those going may use their own autos or ride in forest service trucks which will be provded. Lunch will be served on the tour. The purpose of this “Show Me Tour” is to better to acquaint New berrians with one of the county’s fin est assets. The South Carolna Na tional Fortests contain about one and a half million acres under protection being among the larger of these for- people of this community. Dedicated j ests * n America. The Enoree Divi- by member of the Country Club Newberry, November 1, 1939.” DRAYTON STREET SCHOOL BUILDING IS DESTROYED Every fire alarm that goes off finds school kids hoping it’s the school house on fire. If the colored children who attend Drayton 'Street school were hoping such Wednesday morning about eight o’clock when an alarm went off, their wishes came true. A major fire at the city’s only negro school resulted in the almost complete loss of the building. About ten minutes after eight the fire de partment received the call and upon reaching the scene found the entire attic of the building in flames. It was after eleven o’clock when the volun teers left the fire well under control. The building caught from a fire in a stove in the left Dont of the school house on the first floor. The first flames burned through the second floor and then into the attic where the fire spread over the entire build ing. Practically all equipment was lost. No children or teachers were in the building when the fire broke out. The school janitor sent in the alarm. Five streams of water were used to fight the flames. * From the county education office it was learned that Drayton school building had $15,000 insurance with $2,500 on equipment. The burned building housed 500 children of the grammar grades. School was dismissed temporarily. It is thought the children will double up with high school students in the high school building and the new in dustrial building for the rest of the school term. sion, containing 400,000 acres within its boundaries is, because of its mul tiple land use program, one of the most interesting of our national for ests. Little known to many of our citizens is the fact that an effective rehabilitation project is now being conducted in our own Enoree Division of this forest. The object of this rehabilitation work is to assist forest tenants in makng farmng profitable and successful and in providing them with all the necessities of modern life. Girls Compete For Beauty Title A local girl will win the title of Miss Newberry on the stage of the Opera House next Monday evening. She will represent this city at the a pl ace l lve MANY VISIT “OPEN HOUSE” AT MILLS (THIS WEEK “Open House” at the three cotton mills of the city this week is proving very popular. Between the hours of 2 p. m. and 10 p. m. Tuesday Mol- lohon registered 415 visitors. Wed nesday the Newberry cotton mills were opened to the public from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. and received 475 visitors. The Oakland branch of Kendall mills is holding open house state contest in Columbia, all expen ses paid while attending. She will also receive screen tests with Holly wood make-up, personally supervised by Bob Thompson, the talent scout. The same night local talent will en tertain while competing for city ta lent title, winners of which will re ceive the same gain as the beauty winner. Screen tests of these will be shown later in the Opera House. Al so on the stage Monday evening will be a junior queen parade in which the cutest tots in Newberry will com pete for the title of Junior Queen of Little Miss Newberry. The winner of this contest competes .in the state picture contest. The ages for Junior queens will be from two through twelve. Judges for the contests will be four out of town people and will have no connections in Newberry or with con testants. These contests are made possible by the United Cinema Pro ductions. Tuesday night at the Opera House the county will be represented and at that time girls will be competing for the titles of Miss Newberry County and Talent Winner of the County, the winners of which will also go to the state contest and receive the same gains as those of Monday night. Judges from out of town will choose the winners Tuesday night also. Anyone wishing to enter the con tests is asked to contact Miss Piin- Meet To Discuss Problems of Youth (Written for the Sun) A very important meeting was held at the Newberry NV A home on Tues day, November 14. A group of citi zens of Newberry county interesting in the youth of the county were call ed to discuss together problems which confront the 7,542 youth in Newberry County. The following Community leaders were present: Senator Marvin E. Abrams, Dr. Z. F. Wright, Dr. S: J. Derrick, Rep. J. K. Derrick, Rev. E. Z. Pence. Prof. R. C. Lake, Supt. C. E. Hendrix, Harry Hedgepath, Azile Livingston, J. W. Earhardt, Jr., P. B Ezell, Tom Fel lers, Miss Lucille Kennedy, Mrs. Otis Harmon, Mrs. J. Ii. Summer, Mrs. Gladys Carlton, Miss Ethel Counts, Holland Ruff, Prof O. B. Cannon, Mrs. H. O. Swittenberg, Mrs. Alice N. Spearman, John Grady Long, Mrs. Harry Hedgepath, Mr. H. O. Long. A delightful diiner was served at 7 o’clock by NY A "■iris, after which a Panel Forum was led by Mrs. J. H. Summer on ‘Youth Problems.” Some of the questions discussed were: 1. Do we have a youth problem? What is it? Whose responsibility is it? 2. Are youths seeking employment day by day? 3. Does youth today desire hard work? 4. What training have we given youth in preparation for work? 5. Whose fault is it that youth may not wish hard work? 6. Whose fault is it that youth is afraid to ask for a job ? 7. Is youth different in this age than in the last? 8. What is labor’s attitude toward youth ? 9. Is everybody trying to assist youth ? 10. Why hr youth left the farm ? 11. Will good times ever come back until youth is taught that the farm is today (Thursday) from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. All of the mills gave attrac-; cilia Welch, Phone 64. tive souvenirs to callers. Guides were furnished to conduct parties or in dividuals through the plants. AWARDING PRIZES CONCLUDES SCHOOL OF RETAILING FOR SALE—Guinea Pigs (cavies) all sizes and colors. P>,;eons—Pure Bred—10 different kinds. Buff Orpington Chickens—For Breeding. Prices very reasonable—Come to see them. R. DERRILL SMITH. Newberry, S. C. 17-2tc The school of retailing, a course in distributive training given by the state educaton department last Fri day, being the first session of its kind in the city. The courses were sponsored by the Chamber of Com merce and were taught by M. C. Smith, guest teacher, under the sup ervision of C. J. King, assistant sup ervisor of distributive education in the state department. Classes were held in the mornings, afternoons, anl evenings, and were attended by employees and managers of many business houses of the city. Concluding the school Friday even ing, a session was held at the New berry hotel. Prizes were awarded by the Chamber of Commerce on the basis of attendance and accomplish ments. First prize went to Miss Vir ginia Leslie of McCrory’s; second, Miss Margaret Lathrop of Southern Shoe Store; third, Miss Antionette Sease of McCrory’s; fourth. Miss Doro-thy Morris of Southern Shoe store; fifth, Miss Edith Long of Roses’ It is understood that similar classes will be held here next year. A rehearsal for Junior contests has been called for two o’clock Friday af ternoon at the Junior high school. The beauty contestants are asked to meet at the same place at three o’clock Friday. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY Civil court convenes here Monday morning with Judge T. S. Sease of Spartanburg presidiing. he following ing have been named jurors: J. W. Ringer, M. O. Summer, Furman Sterling, S. H. Abrams, G. W. Counts, J. D. Luther, L. C. Gra ham, E. H. Koon, George K. Domi nick, H. L. Shealy, W. E. Taylor, W. C. Ruff, Frank Sinclair, J. C. Counts, G. R. Shealy, G. I. Riddle, O. W. Barre, Murray Sheppard, Al ton C. Quattlebaum, R. E. Summer, M. E. Enlow, E. H. Bowman, Jr., Paul V. Dockery, E. M. Lane, C. W. Bedenbaugh, W. R. Schumpert, Hor ace Richardson, D. L. Nance, J. W. Taylor, W. R. Buford, I. V. Matt hews, J. H. Cromer, L. Ross George, J. M. Cromer, Grady Price, and B. W. Watkins, Jr. A SON Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Humphries announce the birth of a son at the Newberry county hospital Wednesday night, November 15. Mr. and Mrs. Humphries reside on Johnstone street. ?2.^What is the mill’s attitude to ward youth labor? 13. Is it right for us to condemn youth who drink, and smoke, and ca rouse ? 14. Have we made it safe for youth to live in South Carolina? 15. Is youth more alert today than 50 years ago? 16. Can the United States go for ward on the feet of its youth? 17. Can the National Youth Ad ministration do anything more than it is now doing? Much information was derived from the discussion of the above questions. The men and women pre sent represented a e-roup not only in terested in youth problems but more interested in helping to devise some method of helping. The National Youth Administration was represented by Miss Lucille Ken nedy, director of youth employment in South Carolina and Mrs. Otis Har mon, District Supervisor of NYA in upper South Carolina. When busy people from all parts of the county are willing to leave their work and drive many miles to attend a youth meeting, the leaders of youth work should become very encouraged. A great responsibility rests upon the 24 prominent Newberry County citi zens who had the privilege of attend ing this meeting. A committee will be appointed from this group to ar range for a mass meeting to be held in the city sometime in the near fu ture, when all adults may have the privilege of helping to solve New berry County’s youth problems. COMMUNITY TREE Newberry’s annual Community Christmas Tree will be sponsored again this season by the American Legion Auxiliary and the Mothers’ club. Plans have been developed and work started on the drive. A committee representing the Tree will call on the merchants and people in the business district for contribu tions Monday morning. The placing of children who bene fit by the Tree will be in charge of the various churches of the city and the following ladies are responsible: Methodist, Mrs. R. L. Baker, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman,' and Mrs. Hunter Brown; Baptist, Mrs. James Stewart, Mrs. Jesse Dickert, Mrs. John Kin- ard, Mrs. T. N. Parks, and Mrs. Hubert Setzler; Episcopalian and A. R. P., Mrs. Ralph Baker, and Mrs. H. B. Wilson; Presbyterian, Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs. D. W. A. Nev ille, and Mrs. Hugh Senn; Lutheran, Mrs. Homer Schumpert, Mrs. C. F. Lathan, Mrs. Jackson Bowers, and Mrs. R. A. Goodman. Anyone wishing to give a little child a happy Chfistmas is asked to contact one of the above ladies. Any contributions such as clothing, money, and groceries will be appreciated. TOTAL AGES OF THREE IS 231 YEARS' Next, month Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Sr., will celebrate their birthdays. Mr. Boinest will be 77 and Mrs. Boinest 66. Mr. Troutman who lives in the Boinest home is 88. Mr. Boinest still sleeps in the same bed in which he was born and eats from the same table as when a child. The Boinest home is one of the old est in that section, having been built by his father years before Mr Boin est was born. W. B. Boinest, Jr., who lives in New Jersey, is coming down for a Thanksgiving visit to his parents in the old home. Mr. Boin est is very active, running his farm and taking an interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his com munity and the county as a whole. He once served as a member of the legislature. NEWBERRY AND PRESYTERIAN FRESHMEN MEET TONIGHT The freshman squad of Newberry college meets the Presbyterian college freshmen this (Thursday) evening in the last night football game of the season in the municipal stadium. The game begins at eight o’clock. Coach W. L. Laval of the varsity team has secured a football game with Maryville college from Tennessee to be played here Thanksgiving Day, November 23. This will be the In dians’ finale of the season and will be an afternoon game. Committee Named To Aid In Census Complying with request from the United States census bureau the Chamber of Commerce announces the appointment of a General Citizens Committee for the purpose of inform ing the public of the 1940 decennial census which will be divided into two parts. Enumerators will start in the business section January 2 of next year. The residential census will not be taken until April. J. Y. Jones is chairman of the committee and has named his com mittee members representing nearly all the different elements of our pop ulation. The first meeting of this committee will be held at the Chamber of Com merce office next Tuesday evening at eight o’clock. The General Committee will include the following: Mayor J. W. Ear hardt, O. M. Cobb, D. W. A. Neville, C. E. Hendrix, Hal Kohn, J. W. Ear hardt, Jr., Otto F. Armfield, G, K. Dominick, Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Miss Ethel Counts, J. L. King, P. B. Ezell, W. H. Coving ton, P. K. Harmon, Mrs. E. B. Setzler, Miss Gertrude Reeder, Miss Ethel Jones, Miss Sara Caldwell, Mrs. F. R. Fellers, Mrs. Bertha D. Boylston, B. A. Buddin, Mrs. John W. Riser, Miss Annie Mae Schum pert, Mrs. Annie B. Sligh, Charles Wise, Mrs. Susie C. Brown, Mrs. Agnes M. Crooks, Grady Lee Half- acre. Miss Susie Langford, Miss Lucy Riser, Mrs. J. C. Suber, O. B. Can non, James D. (Brown, R. H. Miller, R. M. Monts, Jr., Roston Hare, Cecil Bowers, Hubert Long, R. L. Riser, J. W. Ballentine, J. Calhoun Boozer, J. H. Bedenbaugh, J. C. Long, R, C. Lake, Colie Dowd, Miss Azilee Livingston, H. B. Wells, R. T. Al brecht, C. D. Coleman, Marvin Ab rams, Tom Fellers, Mrs. Hugh Senn, Z. F. Wright, Sam Williams, Dr. J. C. Kinard, Mrs. R. H. Wright, Wil ton Todd, D. O. Carpenter, J. C. Billingsley, S. C. Paysinger, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. J. R. Stewart, Furman Goree, Ed McConnell, G. D. Blackwell, J. N. Beard, J. H. Wick er, H. O. Chambers, Mrs. Myrtle Culclasure, Mrs. S. C. Paysinger, Mrs. O. S. Goree, Mrs. H. W. Thomas, and Mrs. T. E. Setzler. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Atlantic City, N. J.—Present Day styles of clothes worn by church wo men were censored today at the Na tional Training World Movement of North America. “The indecent dress of some women in our churches makes it tremendously hard for a young man to keep his thoughts clean and pure,” declared the Rev. J. R. Crowder, of Seattle. “In public these days you can scarcely tell the difference be tween a street woman and a church woman.” Cards ar§ out for the marnage of Miss Fannie Trent Keitt and Mr. Edward Bulfin (popularly known as “Ned”) Purcell, which will :ake place on the evening of Wednesday, the 26th, in Aveleigh Presbyterian church, at seven o’clock. We notice that the Prince of Wales says that the first sunshine he had seen since his arrival in this country some time ago was on his drive m Washington down to Mt. Vernon. That is where he is missing what should be the best Dart of his visit to this country; he has not been down in this beautiful sunny south and es pecially in South Carolina where the sun shines the brightest and the moonlight is the gentlest anywhere on the globe. STILL IS CAPTURED -1.. A 60 gallon metal liquor still and a quantity 0 f mash was taken by lo cal and federal officers Wednesday afternoon in the St. Philips section of the county. A negro was arrested charged with operating the still and lodged in the county jail. Capturing the still were W. W. Hames, federal investigator; Joe H. Hinton, gover nor’s office; and T. C Neel, county deputy. AMONG THE AILING Frank Simpson, Jr., who under went an appendectomy at the county hospital Monday night was reported very uncomfortable this morning. The condition of R. C. Underwood, recently injured in an auto .wreck near SHverstreet, is reported improv ed. He is a patient at the local hos pital. Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson became ser iously ill at her Boundary street home last Saturday night. She is reported a little better now. Mrs. W. R. Smith was taken to a Columbia hospital Sunday night. Mrs. D. W. Clemmer of Glenn street underwent a major operation at the county hospital Tuesday. Billy Cooper had a tonsilectomy at the hospital Tuesday morning and was dismissed Wednesday. J. M. Weeks, injured in an auto wreck last Thursday in which his wife was killed, was dismissed. from the local hospital Wednesday to re turn to his home on route one, Po- maria. The condition of Mrs. Carrie Metts of below Prosperity was re ported fair this morning at the local hospital. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. IM. L. Kester, Pastor Colony: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Claude Wise, Supt. 11:00 a. m- The service. St. James: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Harold Long, Supt. WORK (ON CITY DIRECTORY Nearly twice the number of firms that participated in the last New berry city directory will be repre sented in the new city directory and supplement service. The Chamber of Commerce has adopted the home supplement as a city guide and sou venir to be distributed to all the homes and to be used as a gift to all newcomers to the city. . RAINFALL THIRD OF INCH Rain which began to fall here Sun day morning about 9 o’clock and con tinued as a drizzle into the night, amounted to only one-third of an inch, according to an official check. Many farmers took advantage of the long awaited moisture and Monday morning began to sow grain. WANTED—To ibuy or rent good se cond-hand baby carriage. Apply The Sun office or Phone no. 1. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor Summer Memorial: Sunday 10 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Eugene Shealy, supt. 11 a. m. Divine worship. 2:30 p. m. Council meeting. 6 p. m. Luther League. Bethany: Sunday 6 p. m. Sunday school. Mr. E. E. Hite, supt. 7 p. m- Divine worship. J. B. Harman, Jr., and Mrs. John S. Riddle with her children, on ac count of the death and funeral of Mr. Arthur T. Hipp came over from Atlanta last Friday night and spent the week-end with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Harman, and other relatives. HARTFORD DEMONSTRATION CLUB The Hartford home demonstration club met Thusday, November 2. The meeting opened with the song “Come Ye Thankful People, Come.” Devotionals were conducted by Miss Ethel Counts.