Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 3; NO. 6 OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE OMISSION We inadvertantly omitted the name of Miss Carrie Lee McSwain from the list of winners at the Opera House beauty contest Monday night of last week. Miss McSwain won the Mon day night talent contest by rendering a song “St. Louis Blues.” We regret the omission, particularly as it is hard for the laymen to understand how such things happen in a news paper office. Carrie Lee is one . of our favorite girls, and we make the correction with pleasure. TOTAL DEPRAVITY The lowest form of human life, Is not the man who beats his wife. It’s not the one who slaps his child, Or drinks his whiskey, strong or mild. It’s not the one who leaves his home With other, fairer women roam. Nor even he who wrecks his Ford, By passing signs, made on a board. It’s not the one who slaps your back, Says “Give me ten. I’ll pay it back.” But just offhand, we’d dare to say, It’s he who CAN but WILL not pay. —Ex. EVIL OPIE “I am reminded of the one about Opie when he divided a lecture aft ernoon with another speaker. As the two were leaving the platform, Opie pulled out his old ‘Wellington’ pipe, packed it with tobacco, then of fered the tin to his co-worker with, ‘Have a smoke?’ His companion said, ‘No thank you. I neither smoke, drink, chew nor swear.’ “ ‘The hell you don’t,’ replied Opie, '‘I’m doing one or the other of those things ALL the time.’ ”—Ex. THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS Although Christmas doesn’t mean much more to an editor than July third, or August ninth, or April fifth, we still believe in Santa Claus, for people do still live who appreciate enough to let the editor know they enjoy his wares. Mrs. Rena Kinard, mother of Doctor Kinard, pens us as follows: “I read every issue of the paper from cover to cover, ads and all, and enjoy every bit of it. Thank you for this service.” And thank you, Mrs. Kinard, for those words. And as if our cup was not already running over comes A. P. Farris, now living in Columbia, to say he simply must have the paper; that he finds more in it than in many dailies; threatens to renew when it is out. We may not get a little red wagon for Christmas, but we have words of en couragement which will make that old rooster taste like spring lamb, and impart to the day somewhat of the spirit in which it was conceived. CONGRESSMEN SCARE IN THIS VIRGINIA HOME U. S. Representative Robert L. Podgers (R) of Pennsylvania tells this one on himself. W’ith another congressman, he motored from Washington into Vir ginia one morning for breakfast at a tourist home. Mr. Rodgers called for the bill. “Two breakfasts at 75 cents each, $1.50,” said the landlady. Surprised at the total, Mr. Rodgers asked, “are eggs scarce down here?” “No,” was the prompt reply, ““but congressmen are.” OPENS FURNITURE STORE A new furniture store for the city has been opened in the Scott build ing next to the South Carolina em ployment office. The proprietor is Dee Summer, a native of this county and an experienced furniture man. Mr. Summer has been in a similar business in Florida for some time. The new firm will handle second-hand as well as new furniture and goods are now arriving and being put on display. Mr. Summer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Summer, is well known here and he invites his friends to call on him at his new store in the Scott building. LEGION AUXILIARY DECEMBER SESSION THURSDAY, 7TH The December session of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held next Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. F. Hawkins. Asso ciate hostesses are Mrs. Wyche Dick- ert, Mrs. E. E. Stuck, Mrs. Butler Holmes, Mrs. V. J. Livingston, and Mrs. P. p. Rudicill. Thomas H. Pope, Jr., is scheduled “to make a talk on national defense. The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1939 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR 30 Honors Awarded At Boy Scout Court Twenty-four merit badges, four ad Yes Sir, He’s Coming! Old Santa in Person! Old Saint Nick, better known localy as Santa Claus is coming to town! Yes sir, he’ll be here next week sure as slootin’ to find out how good the big and little boys and girls have been during the past 12 months. Then too, he’s going to pull the lid off the big Christmas Selling cam paign and open up the bag for everybody. The stores have had advance notice of his coming and they bought, and bought and bought, so that he would not be disappointed, for as you know Santa likes to see lots of Christ mas things wherever he makes one of his pre-Christmas stops. Newberry is lucky that he is stopping here. His date book is full but he happened to have an open date next week and just couldn’t resist the persuasive prowess of Hal Kohn and Ted Bremer and Clarence Hutto and maybe others, who have just re turned from his North Pole home. Santa was reluctant to come even after finding he had an open date until Mr. Bremer began tell ing him about the stacks and stacks of Christmas stuff in the stores here. The more he talked the bigger Old Santa’s eyes be came. ‘By gum, I’ll just come” he finally said, as he ordered Mrs. Santa to enter the date in his date book. After taking in the sights at the North Pole, the lo cal contingent returned to town to begin feverish preparations to fittingly welcome the old boy. Yesj he’s coming—Santa Claus in person! This is no ’ moving picture, or dummy or anything like that. Old Santa “His very self” is coming, boys and girls! Wash your ears and make out your list, he’ll be seein’ you. PASTOR’S FAMILY SURPRISED ON THANKSGIVING EVE vancements in rank, and two bronze palms were awarded Tuesday night as the Court of Honor of the New berry Boy Scout District held its November session at the Newberry cotton mill office on Boyce street. Three examiners were present—R. W. Cannon, B. O. Creekmore, and E. H. Bowman. Two youths of Troop 2, Bobby Fel lers and Frank Kinard, were awarded bronze palms to their Eagle Scout badges. Advancing in rank were Ralph Taylor and Rogers Ford to second class and Paul Bullock and Mere- with Harmon to Life. Those getting merit badges were the following: Lawrence Chapman, electricity and conservation; Walter Summer, electricity and conservation; Bobby Fellers, farm records, book keeping, farm layout, building ar rangement, photography, and electri city; Frank Kniard, electricity and plumbing; James Brown Peery, elec tricity, plumbing, and farm mechan ics; Meredith Harmon, first aid; Hey ward Davis, handicraft and woodcarv ing; Hoy Aull, handicraft and wood carving. All of the advancements and merit badges were awarded boys of troop 2. DOMINICK & WORKMAN MOVE TO EXCHANGE BUILDING The law firm of Dominick & Work man are now occupying the office on the third floor of the Exchange build ing formerly used by Alan Johnston and the late Jos. C. Hiott. Attor ney Hiott has occupied the office on ly a short while, having moved in after Mr. Johnstone went to Wash ington. Members of the firm are Fred H. Dominick and Neal W. Workman. NEW COPS John L. Mack and J. C. Hipp were named members of the city police force by the city council at its regu lar meeting Tuesday evening. The new men begin their duties January 1. They succeed Colie Dowd and the late Forest Krell. After several months of service as acting chief of police Colie Dowd was officially named chief Tuesday night to succeed R. B. Bartley, who resigned because of bad health. Mrs. T. Scurry Riley and children of Saluda spent from Thursday until Sunday with Mrs. Riley’s mother, Mrs. E. S. Werts. On Thanksgiving eve the Rev. D. M. Shull answered a knock on the Mt. Tabor parsonage door. To his complete surprise there greeted him a large number of the members of Mt. Pilgrim church—who had come bringing their gifts and those of other members of the congregation. For a while all sat around the fire side and engaged in delightful con versations. After the speaker for the group had very impressively assured Mr. and Mrs. Shull of 'the congrega tion’s appreciation for their leader ship and ministries, a large and val uable collection of pantry supplies were presented. Mrs. Shull, the pas tor and children heartily thank all who had a share in the pounding and in making this a Thanksgiving never to be forgotten. Mrs. G. F- Norris and Edgar Nor ris of Greenville, were recent visitors in the home of Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Lamoreux. Mr. and Mrs. Gardener Riley and children of Union spent Sunday with Mr. Jim Perry. Miss Katharyn Taylor, of Coker College, spent the Thanksgiving holi days with Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Lam oreux. Post 24 Plans For Fun and Frolic 18th Plans are going forward for the activities of the American Legion circus week to be held in the Legion hall the week of December 18. There will be a special program every night of that week including a big style show by local merchants, a public wedding, old fiddler’s contest, radio home hour talent show, and other fea tures each night, along with the all- star circus program. The Legion building will be beautifully decorated with flags and drapery, and hund reds of pieces of advertising matter will be distributed over the county to announce the event. The local post plans to used funds thus obtained in their Christmas fund for the needy. The circus will open early each day and keep Christmas visitors to the city entertained during shopping hours. Doors will open daily at 11 a. m. A special day will be observed for the kiddies who are going to school, so watch the local papers for further annuoncements. The price of admission will be only 10c. The leg ion is looking forward to a big time during the week of the 18th. Tuesday, December 19, has been set asifie for the old time fiddlers contest at the circus. All the old-timers and young-timers are asked to take part. There is no entry fee. String bands and single players are wanted as well as cowboy singers and girls who sing the old time songs. The post will have judges and the winning band will receive a prize as well as the best as the single entries. The Legion wants to make this one of the outstanding attractions of the week and if you want to take part, get in touch with Dr. Claude Sease, commander of the post. From time to time local papers will carry announcements of other activi ties of the big circus week. Policeman Smith Shot Negro Saturday Morris Gary, negro, forfeited a bond of $100 Monday morning in the city recorder’s court. Gary was shot in the leg by policeman Miller Smith about 5:30 Saturday afternoon in front of Howard Carpenter’s black smith shop on McKibben street. Policeman Smith had received a call to go to a colored restaurant on McKibben street where Gary was threatening to shoot up the place while waving around a pistol, which proved to be empty, at him several times. In self defense Smith shot at the negro wounding him slightly. Judge B. V. Chapman of the record er’s court passed a sentence of $100 or 30 days imprisonment on Gary. CIRCLE MEETINGS OF CENTRAL CHURCH AUXILIARY Circles one, two and three will meet at the church on Monday after noon at four o’clodk. Number four will meet at the par sonage at the same time. Louise Best Circle will meet on Monday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. The business Women’s Circle will meet Monday evening at 7:30 in the home of Mrs. R. D. Wright. A full attendance is desired at each of these meetings, since they are the last circle meetings for the year. A drop of ink makes millions think.—Bryon.. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Columbia, Nov. 25.—Organizations are now being perfected for the en forcement of the prohibition law throughout the country, and in South Carolina Prof. J. G. Clinkscales, of Wofford college, has been made state chairman, and Dr. C. E. Burts, of Columbia, vice chairman. The cam paign to be waged will be in coopera tion with the efforts of the govern ment. Prohibition by federal enact ment in the way of amendment to the constitution, will be an assured fact by January. The big question now is the enforcement of the law. A service of unusual interest will take place in the A. R. P. church next Sabbath morning when the building will be solemnly dedicated to the worship of God. As is the custom the church was not dedicated until all indebtedness on the building had been paid off. The congregation is lookiig forward with much interest to the services next Sabbath. A brief historical sketch of the congregation will be given by Dr. Geo. S. Mower, who has been a prominent worker in the church for many years. Th« congregation has an interesting his tory. It was organized in 1850 and was the first church in the denomi nation to be organized in a town. Th« old Thompson street church was the first to introduce an organ in the wor ship. This was the means of bringing the question before the Synod, and after much discussion the Synod passed an action favoring the use of instruments in the praise service. The interest in the primary election on Tuesday was centered in the race for mayor, the two candidates being Eugene S. Blease and Julius J. Lang ford. A quiet but very active canvass .preceded .the ,.election, and there was much speculation and, they say, a good deal of betting on the result. Mr. Blease won, receiving 563 votes to Mr. Langford’s 282. "Santa Picks Cotton** “Santa Claus picks cotton gifts this year” is a slogan issued by the Na tional C Dtton Council of America with headquarters at Memphis, Tennessee. Part of the Council’s program is to increase cotton consumption and bring greater prosperity to the people of the cotton bAt. The local Chamber of Commerce received a letter from the-Council this week asking for cooperation of peo ple in this section in helping to make this Christmas a cotton Christmas. As a part in this promotional activity a special committee was appointed consisting of Thad McCrackin, chair man, Miss Constance Armfi^d, and J. W. Earhardt, Jr. Meeting Wednes day afternoon this committee propos ed calling a session of the merchants’ committee of the Chamber Friday afternoon at three o’clock. The group headed by Mr. McCrack in suggested featuring cotton goods in various forms of advertising—by news stories, a large banner across Main street, placards, and display windows featuring cotton gifts for Christmas. It is important that every city and town in the cotton belt join in mak ing this a cotton Christmas, not only for the general good of the belt, but also for that of each individual and each community in the 850 cotton producing counties. GILDER & WEEKS HAS PRIZE-WINNING RED CROSS WINDOW Pictured is the prize-winning window in the recent Red Cross Window Display Contest in which many merchants of the city competed. The window was arranged by Pearce Davis, employee of the store. FIRST SCHOOL SESSION FOR DAIRYMEN The first session of the dairy school in Newberry county will be held in the court room of the Newberry county courthouse Wednesday, De cember 6, beginning at two p. m., ac cording to J. L. King, assistant coun ty agent. Vance Henry, extension dairy specialist, will discuss “The Place of Dairying in a Diversified System of Farming in Newberry county and Factors Which Affect the Income from Milk Cows,” with farmers who are enrolled in the school. Mr. King stated that the discussion would be illustrated with lantern slides. MRS. FLORENCE CULCLASURE Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Culclasure, 77, widow of C. H. Cul- clasure, who died Monday morning at her home on Player street were held Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock at Epting Memorial Methodist church with the Rev. S. B. White in charge, assisted by the Rev. W. H. Lewis and the Rev. B. H. Harvey. Burial fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery.