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VOLUME 3; NO. 7 The Rising Sun-1856 1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1939 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR Throng Greets Santa Minister, Educator Here Wednesday Dies Unexpectedly Santa Claus made a triumphal en try into the “City of Friendly Folk” yesterday. Hundreds upon hundreds of kiddies came to see the jolly old fellow in his initial appearance of the year. Extending him the greatest wel come in its history, Newberry dress ed in gay colors and reflecting a care free holiday atmosphere, looked its best when Santa passed before a mul titude of admirers who filled every foot of the mile-long route down Main street and around the public squares. The parade signalled the lighting of myriads of multi-colored electric bulbs which formed a beautiful can opy for the procession. The gay deco rations of display windows in busi- tuss houses along the route added brilliant color to the celebration. The Christmas parade was replete with many varied attractions. A state patrol car led the line followed by the strong National Guard band from Greenwood. Behind the band marched the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Decorated cars followed the long line of Scouts, then came the attrac tive playground float on the front of which was constructed a fireplace, mantle and chimney. At the back was placed a gaily decorated Christmas tree. Seated in front of the imagin ary fire were a number of the play school children. Next in line were the carriages, sulkies, and horses. They were fol lowed by the principal of the parade— Santa Claus. He rode on a beautiful float decorated in a white and red color motif. Seated on a throne with a high back made into a spray with pastel shades crepe papers, Santa had a group of small children at his' feet. In large lettering on back of the throne were the words “Merry Christ mas”. Newberry’s three fire trucks brought the parade line to an end. Tlie parade halted in front of the old courthouse where a beautiful tree decorated with many colored lights centered the square. Here a program was held with Hal Kohn, president of the Chamber of Commerce, the organi zation sponsoring the day’s event, pre siding at the mike. Mr. Kohn stood high up on the courthouse steps. Be hind him was posted a giant-size let ter to Santa Claus which read: “Dear Santa: Welcome to Newberry. We love you” and signed “Children of Newberry.” At the announced moment of Santa’s official arrival by Mr. Kohn. the kind old gent step through the letter onto the nlatform at the top of the steps. Many oh’s and ah’s went up to express pleasure at this unexpected event. Santa was officially welcomed by Mayor J. W. EarhaHt and after a few words went down in the crowds of children to greet Dem and receive their hundreds of letters. Throughout the program before the courthouse the National Guard band played numbers and a choir consist ing of the Newberry Coollege Singers and the mixed chorus from the New berry high school sang solemn sac red tunes in tribute to the Christ Child whose birth marked the first -Christmas. The c::crcise came to a close with the entire gathering singing “Oh Lit- tie Town of Bethlehem.” When tne large crowd broke up, it was completely dark. The Christmas lights overhead shinning for the first time this year, the brightly lighted Christmas tree, the sweet and beau tiful chimes coming over the loud speaker—all creating an effective Christmas atmosphere and gave the spectator a feeling that the gay sea son of ’39 in Newfberry had been ush- .ered in in a most fititing manner. The Reverand John Carnahan Peery, D. D., passed away suddenly at his home here late Tuesday night. Although he had not been in the best of health for a number of years his death was unexpected and came as a shock to his host of friends. During an intensely active career he served four pastorates and was president of three colleges of his church. He graduated from Roanoke College in 1900 and two years later while teaching in the institution, re ceived his master’s degree there. Up on his graduation in 1905 form the Lutheran Theological Southern Sem inary in Columbia he entered upon his first pastorate, in Lynchburg, Va., During that period he served also as president of Marion College in Mar ion, Virginia. Six years later he became president of Elizabeth College in Salem, Vir ginia, and in 1917 went to Hickory, N. C., as pastor of the College church, St. Andrew’s, and as Professor of Bible and Religious Studies in Lenoir College. In 1919 he was elected presi dent of Lenoir, which position he was filling with eminent success when in 1925 he was called to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry. In 1930 he resigned because of ill health induced by overwork. Two years later he became pastor of St. Michael’s Lutheran church, near Irmo, the historic “Blue Church” of the South Carolina Synod. He was still pastor there at the time of his death. Dr. Peery was an outstanding leader in the church. Because of this and in recognition of his high schol arly attainments, Lenoir College con ferred upon him in 1919 the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. For many years he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Newberry Col lege and for the past five years had been Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Peery married Miss Alean Em ma Martin of Blacksburg, Vityinia. on September 8, 1905. She died many years ago- Of this union three child ren survive: the Rev. J. C. Peery, Jr., a missionary of the United Lutheran Church in America, stationed at Ra- pelle. South India; Dr. Thomas Mar tin Peery of the faculty of George Washington University in Washing ton; and Miss Alean Elizabeth Peery of the nurses’ staff in John Hopkins Hospital. On August 4, 1920, Dr. Peery mar ried Miss Pearle Powlas of Hickory, N. C. She and two children survive: William Powlas Peery, a Freshman in Newberry College; and James Brown Peery, a student in the New berry high school. Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Thursday in the Lutheran church of the Redeemer here. Inter ment was in Hickory, N. C., at 4 p. m. The active pallbearers were coun- eilmen of St. Michael’s and the hon orary escorts the members of the Board of Trustees of Newberry Col lege. Born in Burke’s Garden, Virginia, on February 24, 1876, Dr. Peery lived to serve his God and his fellowmen. Courageous, kindly, sympathetic, gen ial and loveable, this valiant soldier of the Cross has laid down his shin ing armor but its glory will continue to glow brightly in the hearts of his friends. Hare Would Pension School Teachers Congressman Butler B. Hare was vigorously applauded when, in the course of an address delivered to fac ulty and students of Newbery college at the chapel hour last Friday morn ing he expressed his vigorous opposi tion to the Federal Government’s di rection and control of the education al policies of the country. He declared that in neither the Con stitution itself nor the preamble nor in the records of the deliberations of the constitutional assembly had he been -able to find any evidence that the “founders of this Republic ever intended that the Federal Govern ment should control education. He gave as his belief that every state would have to direct its own educa tional program because of varying needs in different localities. Mr. Hare paid a high tribute to the men and women who in the school room are training the future citizens of the land. Said he, “I have long I favored a Federal Retirement Act for the teachers of this nation.” He de clared that he expected to introduce such legislation at the next session of the Congress. The congressman paid a fine com pliment to what he termed the “pu rest American stock,” which is found in the Southland. He called atten tion to the fact that the absence of the foreign elements in the popula tion that might advocate principles contrary to the fundamentals of Am erican Democracy was really a “bless ing in disguise.” Mr. Hare warned his hearers to be very cautious about endorsing and ac cepting certain “new philosophies” of government. He pointed out that in the past there had been movements to organize American youth and these movements had later been exposed as deliberate attempts to foster a spirit or Abellion against constituted au thority. The speaker closed with an elo quent plea for a careful study of, and adherence to the Bible and the Con stitution as the “final guarantees of our liberties.” Used Bow and Arrow if STAR LAKE, Michigan... Charles Payne, huntsman of Walkerville, Michigan, pictured with his catch, a fine, 135-pound, four-point buck deer, brought down with bow- and-arrow. PRESIDENTS AND REGISTRARS GATHER AT LIMESTONE President James C. Kinard attend ed the meeting of the South Carolina Association of college presidents held at Limestone college Saturday, De cember 2. At the meeting Dr. Kin ard Jed a round table discussion on the subject “What are college deans and executives doing to develop young instructors,” At the same time and place, the South Carolina Association of Col lege Registrars held their annual meeting. Registrar C. A. Kaufmann attended, representing Newberry col lege. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. F. O. Lamoreux, Pastor FASHION OWNER ILL The condition of Harry Vigodsky, owner of The Fashion, was reported “ a little better” this morning. Mr. Vigodsky became very ill Tuesday night suffering from a heart attack, according to the attending physician. SHOPPING WEEKS LEFT FINAL SERVICES IN SALUDA FOR MRS. SALLIE SALTER Mrs. Sallie Wells Salter, 79, widow of the Rev. C. W. Salter, died Tues day morning at the Confederate home in Columbia after several months ill ness. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock at the-Red Bank church in Saluda with the Rev. J. T. Brown officiating, assisted by the Rev. G. R. Petti grew. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Salter is survived by several nieces and nephews. The Salters ori ginally lived at Chappells. BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. 1M- L- Kester, Pastor Beth-Kden: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Herndon Hentz, Supt. 11:00 a. m. The service. Sermon by Rev. T. F. Suber, Supt or Synod. The public is cordially invited to hear Mr. Suber. St. James: 2:00 p. m. Sunday school. Mr. Har old. Supt. 3:00 p. m. The service. Sti mon by R^v. T. F. Suber. Supt. of Synod. 4:00 p. m. Missionary -ociety. Thj public is cordially invited to bc"r Mr. Suber. Colony: 10:00 n. m. So l:y School. Mr. Claude Wise, Supt. Sunday: 10:15 a. m. Bible school. W. C. Wal lace, general superintendent. 11:30 a. m. Service of worship; ser mon by the pastor. 6:30 p. m. B. T. U. 7:30 p. m. Service of worship; ser mon by the pastor. Monday: 4:00 p. m. Circles of the W. M. S. 7:30 p. m. Y. W. A. will meet with Misses Elizabeth and Louise Harmon. 7:30 p. m. Deacon’s meeting. Wednesday: 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meet ing. Thursday: 6:30 p. m. Young people’s chorus practice. 7:30 p. m. Church choir practice. BAPTIST LEAD STUDENT BODY AT UNIVERSITY Columbia, Dec. 4.—Baptists lead all other denominations in number of students enrolled at the University of South Carolina in the first semester of the current year, John A. Chase, Jr., dean of administration, announced today. Only 58 of the 1,946 students who registered for the first semester ex pressed no religious preference, Dean Chase revealed. Methodist followed Baptists closely in the denominational list with 490 students. Next in line were Presby terians with 315 students and Episco palians with 242. Other denominations claimed stu dents as follows: Lutheran, 120; Cath olic, 65; Hebrew. 64; Associate Re formed Presbyterian, 21; Christian Science, six; Christian, five, Greek Orthodox, four; Congregational, two; Holiness, two; Protestant, two; Church of Christ, one; English, one; Morman, one; Russiort Orthodox, one. Rubik Is Invited To Hear Singers The Newberry college singers un der the direction of Professor M. W. Moore will present a Christmas ves per program in the college chapel on Sunday afternoon, December 10, at five o’clock. This Christmas program is the first of a series which will be pre sented by the College Singers and al lied musical groups throughout the course of the year. Admission is free, and the public is cordially in vited. Since this is the first appearance of the Singers under the direction of Professor Moore, it is hoped that many peoople from Newberry and the surrounding towns and counties will attend. The program is as follows: Premde Miss Vivian Ellis Part J. Proocessional The Shepard’* Story Dickinson Soloists, Mary HiersS, soprano; Tom Hodge, baritone Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desire .... Bach-Treharne Professor John Erickson, piano String Ensemble—Jack Pruitt, Elbert Dickert, Neville Ansel, Professor Harry Feld. Angelic Choir .... .. . .Goldenbeck—Aschenbrenner Soloist, Jeanne Johnstone, soprano Scripture and Prayer by President James C. Kinard. Part II. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. . Redner Soloist, Tom Hodge, baritone It Came upon the Midnight Clear. . Willis Soloist, William Struhs, tenor Silent Night, Holy Night .... Gruber Madrigaiians, with Miss Jeanne Johnstone, soprano Part in. Norwegian Cradle Song Luvaas Madrigaiians Seraphic Song Rubenstein Professor John Erickson, piano; Prof- fessor Harry Feld, violin; Miss Lelia Hodge, soprano Choral Bedendiction Lutkin Recessional. CARROLL GLENN PLAYS AT USC Columbia, Dec. 4.—Carroll Glenn, attractive young South Carolinian who is one of the nation’s top-rank ing women violinists, will be present ed in recital at Drayton Hall of the University of South Carolina, Decem ber 4 at 8 p. m. The program is the first in a series to be conducted at the University, ac cording to W. S. Woods, director of the Student Union. Tickets may be obtained by writ ing Box 567, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Cotton Referendum Saturday The 9th The Newberry County Agricultur al Conservation Association Commit tee announces community referendum headquarters established throughout the county for holding the referen dum on marketing quotas for the 1940 cotton crop on Saturday, Decemlber 9th, from 7:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. as follows: ( Silverstreet community — Siilver- street high school building. /New Hope Zion community — C. B. Suber’s store. Long Lane community — Long Lane school building. Mt. Bethel Garmany community — Mt. Bethel Garmany school building. Jalapa community — Jalapa Mer cantile Co. St. Philips community — A. P. Ruff’s store. Bush River community — Bush River school building. Longshore community — Long shore’s store. Mt. Pleasant community—Reese’s store. Whitmire community — Whitmire city hall. Fairview community — Fairview school building. Pomaria community — H. W. Lom- inick’s store. Peak community — F. T. Chap man's store. Chappells community — Coleman dnd Scurry. Little Mountain community — Dr. Sease’s office. Prosperity — Connelly Brothers store. Newberry — Newberry county court house. Jolly Street — Jolly Street school house. Mudlic community — J. P. Booz er’s store. O’Neal] community — O’Neall high school. Maybinton community — Watt Henderson’s store. Suber’s store—on jStrothers high way. Cotton producers are urged to go to their respective community bal loting headquarters and cast their ballot for or against cotton market ing quotas. If marketing quotas are voted into effect cooperating cotton producers on whose farm the cotton acreage is not knowingly overplanto will be able to sell all the cotton the produced in 1940 without any penalt or restrictions whatever. They wi also receive full conservation pa ment and cotton price adjustme payment. Cotton producers on fan where acreage allotments are kno - ingly overplanted will pay *a penalt ox thre cents per pound on 1940 cot ton market in excess of the actu or normal production of their acre; allotment. In addition they will nr; be eligible for price adjustment pa ment or full conservation payment. County Association officials poi out that it is the responsibility each individual producer to cast ballot. QUOTA SHOULD HELP COTTON SITUATION- CORRESPONDENCE COURSES OFFERED AT UNIVERSITY Columbia, Dec. 4.—Three French courses now are being conducted by correspondence through the Univer sity of South Carolina’s division of extension. These courses, prepared by Professor W. M. McLeod, are the first in a number of regular Univer sity subjects which will be offered by correspondence as the demand de velops. Regular credit toward baccalaur eate degrees will be granted on work done by correspondence through the extension division if entrance and other requirements are fulfilled. All such courses will be prepared and sup ervised by memlbers of the regular University faculty. W. H. Ward, director of extension, requested persons interested in cor respondence work to contact him. Classes will develop whenever there is sufficient demand. The 1940 cotton-marketing-quo program is an important part of three-way program to improve t cotton situation, County Agent P. 1 Ezell says. “The present cotton situation, volving large stocks and prices b low parity, can be improved in thre ways,” he explained. “We can fin more markets for our cotton abroac we can increase home consumptioi: and we can adjust production an marketing of American cotton so a to bring our supply more nearly hj line with demand. By way of th AAA program, the farmers them selves are taking this last step.” Through the reciprocal trade agreements program and an intensiv' export program, the Government i. attempting to restore the foreigi trade, Mr. Ezell pointed out. The ex port program was inaugurated Jul; 27, of this year, and by October 1' had resulted in an increase of 41 pe cent in cotton exports over the sam period last year. “In addition,” he said, “efforts ai being made to develop new uses fo cotton. Experiments are being con ducted by Federal and state govrr ments to find new ways to increas domestic consumption. An agricul tual laboratory is benig est^blishe at New Orleans, La., for the specia purpose of seeking ways of expam ing uses of cotton. “In the referendum on 'cotton-mar keting-quotas December 9, farmers will decide whether they want to con tinue to use quotas as a method of holding production and marketing in line with demand.” 20 YEARS AGO It looks like Christmas is here now. The stores are filled with Christmas goods of every description and the shoppers are doing their buying early. Last year though the Armistice had been in effect a month and a half be fore Christmas, the people had not sufficiently recovered from the shock and gloom of war to enter full-heart- edly in the usual festivities. At that time were many who had not yet learned definitely whether their sons and brothers and sweethearts had passed through safely. This year it is different and gay throngs are be- seiging the stores for Yuletide wares. Mrs. R. D. Wright, recording secre tary-general, was a delegate to the state convention, U. D. C., held in Columbia last week. Mrs. Wright, state chairman of the war relief com mittee, has the unique honor of being the only person in the state of South Carolina to wear the pin given each of the state chairmen during the war. It is a pin of striking design, one on side 0 f which is a Confederate flag worked in with the Red Cross, under the Stars and Stripes, on the field in France. In raised gold are the let ters, “U. D. C. War Relief Work.” Cotton brought 38 l-2c in Newberry Thursday with seed $1.20. BILLY CHAPMAN’S SERVICE TO COMMUNITY NOTED A distinct honor came to Billy Chapman, elder son of Judge and Mrs. B. V. Chapman, when he was re cently awarded a Bey Scout gold ser vice bar for 350 hours of community service. Billy is a member of troop two and is the first in the troop to receive such an award. He has been a Scout over four oears. Several other b(|ys in troop two have a high number of service hours. Lawrence four yeaa Brown*