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VOLUME 3; NO. 8 Community Tree Methodist Church The Community Christmas Tree exercises will be held at the Central Methodist church Wednesday after noon, December 20, at three o’clock. The Tree held annually in the various churches of the city is sponsored by the local Mothers Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. Through the efforts of these organizations 60 families will receive aid. These fam ilies include 170 children who will be given boxes containing clothing, toys, and candies. Dr. R. A. Goodman is to issue the address of welcome and Dr. Charles L. Trabert will tell the Christmas story. Girl Scouts of the city’s three troops will sing a few carols and upon the arrival of Santa Claus (confidentially Dude Epting has something to do with this), the brief program ends and the time for dis tribution of hundreds of gifts and gaily decorated baskets of foods comes. The Methodist church will be de corated for the occasion with a huge Christmas tree Ihright with lights and a manger scene. The pub lic is invited to the exercises. The childrens’ Christmas boxes are fixed by volunteers. The children are taken to the Tree and home after wards by volunteers. Many more volunteers are needed for both of these things. A few children re main to be sponsored and it is ear nestly hoped that every child can be at the church to see Santa and receive his or her present. Anyone willing to help is asked to contact Mrs. J. D. French. It is interesting to note that the Tree officials have received names of only 170 children that need help ing this year. The figure last year ran somewhat over 200. Mrs. French attributes this change to the fact that conditions appeared better on the farms of the county this season. The drive for the 1939 Community Christmas Tree was headed by Mrs. French, Mrs. Holland Sligh, Mrs. William Tedford, and Mrs. Earl Summer. Important and active com mittees in each church of the city have helped carry on the work. ST. PHILIPS ITEMS Christmas is drawing near and the children are looking forward to a grand time. But I don’t believe they enjoy it as much as I did when I was a boy. In these days the child ren get just what they want all the year 'round. When I was a boy it was only at Christmas time that I ever had apples and other fruits and nuts of all kinds ... So far this winter we haven’t had very cold weather. The warmest winter I re member was the one of 1931. Show ers would come like summer time and then it would fair off and feel just like summer weather. This weather lasted until March of 1932 when came a severe blizzard. I re member my mother saying the win ter of 1875 was very warm. She told how the people sat on their porches on Christmas day and how they would try to save their meat by hanging it in trees at night . . . The winters of 1935 and 1936were stated -to be the coldest in forty years. Snow -was on the ground constantly all the : «eason. Council Gives OK In answer to a request from local American Legion officials, the city ■council in its Tuesday evening session gave permit to the Legion to leave standing for one week the large bill board in front qf the old courthouse. This board is being used in connection with the Legion circus to be staged ’here next week. Tire inspection officials had pro tested to the erection of the advertis ing board as a city ordinance states -that no billboard can be put in the fire zone, nor can any structure be put up without a permit from the building inspector. The billboard is within the fire zone limits and no biulding permit had been obtained for its construction. DEBRUHL-THURMAN AGAIN HEAD COLLEGE TEAM Paul Debruhl and Ernest Thurman were elected co-captains of the New berry College basketball team re cently. Thurman's election was honorary because a leg injury receiv ed early in the football season will keep him from playing. He and De bruhl were also co-captains of this year’s football eleven. Electrical Notice A Duke Power Official has duly advised that there will be no electricity for Newberry for half an hour this Sunday morn ing, 17th inst.. from 9 until around 9:30 o'clock. Respectfully, HOMER W. SCHUMPERT, Supt. The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 Dean of Newberry Dies of Attack Clarkson Is Paid $2,500 For Services The Board of Commissioners has authorized the payment of $2,500 to former county attorney John F. Clarkson for legal and clerical ser vices in connection with the recent road building program. Mr. Haile favored payment of $2,- 000, and Commissioner Shealy and Supervisor Ruff $2,500. About a year ago Mr. Clarkson drew $3,775 for this work but re turned the amount later at the re quest of the delegation. The mat ter has now been adjusted for $1,- 275 less than the original amount paid. The Board at its Monday meeting accepted the resignation of Mainte nance foreman Carrol and hired in his stead Vernon F. Epting. Mr. Ept ing was proposed by Commissioner Shealy and Commissioner Haile pro posed the name of former mainte nance superintendent Ringer. Carpenter Infant J. C. Carpenter, III, four-month- old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Car penter, Jr., of McKibben street, died Tuesday morning at the local hospi tal after a few days’ illness. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10:30 at the residence with the Rev. E. Bryan Keisler, pas tor of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, officiating. Burial was at noon in the Elmwood cemetery of Columbia. Besides his parents, the infant is survived by a small sister, Joanna; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carpenter of Columbia; and maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs. J. R. Holcombe, also of Columbia. School Holidays Newberry college closes her doors this Friday for Christmas holidays. Classes begin for the second semester on January 3. The Newberry city schools dismiss classes next Tuesday to return to school also on January 3. New Highway Cop Local Guard Gets First Pay Checks The 86 men and three officers of Newberry’s recently organized Bat tery I-263rd Coast Artillery receiv ed their first checks Wednesday morning amounting to $1,558.89. They were paid for the period beginning with organization on September 29 through November 30. Members of the battery will re ceive checks again before Christmas amounting to approximately $800— payment for three weekends or seven days of active duty training with Battery G of Clinton in the Clinton armory. For the third weekend of training, the men leave Friday morning and return Sunday. A drill here next Monday night will con clude activities until after Christmas. All members of the Artillery unit are local men and the money being released will be spent in Newberry. In the new year checks will come every three months. John C. Billingsley, first lieuten ant and supply officer, is in charge of work at the fair grounds where one of the buildings is being made into a temporary armory. The work is being done by NYA boys and money furnished by the battery. Meetings and drills will be held at the fair grounds after the holidays and continue there until an armory in Newberry is built for which a grant of $33,728 was approved last week. Uniforms, rifles, and other equipment has been ordered and is expected here soon. Officers of the local battery are as follows: Tom H. Pope, Jr., captain; John C. Billingsley, first lieutenant; Earl Hipp of Whitmire, second lieu tenant; Amon J. Beckman, first ser geant; Gerald O’Quinn, supply ser geant; Lee Hunt, platoon sergeant; Powell E. Way, platoon sergeant; John H. Glymph, mess sergeant; Fred H. Kempson, Jr., Jack B. Work man, and James R. Clary, Jr., ser geants; Edward C. Devore, corporal and battery clerk; Herman H. Hug gins, Robert D. Hudson, William F. Lominack, Jr., John C. Meeks, Jr., Charles T. Price, Jr., Julian L. Well ing, Jr., Lawrence P. Wicker, Jr., and William G. Youngblood, corp orals. LIBRARY CLOSED The Newberry county public lib- James S. Abrams was this week "Ca^na ciosed DecemPer !8 and begins duties December 20. Mr. Ab-1 19 - Monday and Tuesday of next rams was formerly an agent of the wee * c ’ occasion being holiday', for Pilot Life Insurance company. 1 WPA clerks. Can you realize it’s only a little over a week off? Christmas, I mean. If you’re going to be one of those really smart persons who does Christmas shopping early, you had better get started today. The “early” will turn into the “last minute” be fore you can say “Merry Christmas.” All of our attractive local stores are literally filled with Yuletide goods. It’s hard tq decide what to get who and harder still to determine just what to drop a hint about when it comes to your own present. (New Homes In a sightseeing auto drive about the city tnese. days you will see many homes under construction—at tractive brick veneer and wooden bungalows of the newest house plans —houses that appear small but are really very roomy because of their compactness and houses that are so conveniently arranged . . . Work is going along steadily on the Dick Mims house on McGaughrin avenue— mostly inside work. They had hoped to be in their new home for Christ mas but according to the Mrs. it will be sometime late in January before moving time for them . . . George L. Mayer is putting up a brick veneer house on Mayer avenue just above the Buzhardts and it looks nice to see a house in that former field that didn’t exactly add beauty to the street . . . The J. L. Welling lovely home on Fair street seems complet ed. They probably will be moving in very soon . . . And since the sickness in the Johnson Hagood Clary family is about cleared up, they will be moving any day now to their new home also on Fair street . . . The mention of Fair street reminds us that this little road running down from the College with large trees on either side is really building up for we learned just a short while ago that another new home is going up there . . . Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Well ing are going to build between the J. L. Welling house and the Clary house. A very talented local per son drew the plans for Dr. Welling’s house and from what we hear it’s going to be quite different from any thing you have seen around here and most attractive—particularly the in side of the house . . . Another street that has- several new homes is Kin- ard street. And we learn of a new one to go up there very soon—that of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dennis who now reside on Mayer avenue. Christmas Musical Please don’t forget that Friday evening is an important one in the calender of musical events here. It is then that a Christmas cantata will be presented in the senior high school auditorium given by 300 stu dent from the city schools. The can tata is “The Music of Bethlehem” with text by Shannon and music by Holton . . . The chorus, composed of boys and girls from grades four through seven and the high school mixed chorus, will be directed by Miss Rose Hamm, city music supervisor . . . For many weeks practicing has been going on and in spite of numer ous cases of “flu,” the students have been persistent and enthusiastic about the cantata . . . The program begins at 7:30 tomorrow (Friday) night. The public is invited to at tend. Simple Wedding A well-worn phrase is the one “simple but beautiful” however it fits perfectly when describing the wed ding ceremony of Ruby Clary and O. D. Glenn who were married here Sat urday morning. There was no wed ding music, only a very few atten dants, even no rehearsal but some how it was just as impressive as any wedding you’ve ever attended. So often simplest things are the beauti ful things . . . An informai luncheon followed the wedding and then the couple left in a ’40 auto for a honey moon to Florida. Nothing more than a torpedo or whatever you call those things you put on car motors that makes an unearthly sound bothered the couple as they attempted a get away . . . Ruby and “Red” are tour ing Florida this week. Sunday they will be in Allendale to spend the day with Ruby’s brother, James, and then on to Greenwood where they will make their home. 1 Weekend Visitors Interesting weekend guests of Ed and Betty McCrackin at their new apartment on Walnut street were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Boatwright of Johnston (recently married) and Mr. and Mrs. Harold McGee of Green ville . . . Visiting Miss Evelyn Mc Crackin on College street over the weekend were Miss Mary Elizabeth Dove and Calhoun Dove of Kingstree . . . Thad McCrackin, Jr., was also at home for the weekend from Winns- Continued on Page Four When Dr. Edwin Boinest Setzier, head of the department of English at Newberry college, passed away sud denly early Sunday morning, the south lost one of her outstanding educators and the church one of her most faithful servants. Dr. Setzier attained high distinc tion as an authority on the English language. Scholars over the country have acclaimed h s work. He dedi cated his life to the instruction of youth in pure English and today hun- dieds of Newberry graduates attest the efficiency of his teaching. Graduating from Newberry in 1892, he received his master’s degree two years later. In 1902 he earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Virginia. He did graduate study also at the Univer sity of Chicago. In 1924, in recogni tion of his superior attainments as a scholar, author, and teacher, Presby terian college conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature. Except for a short period spent as ■adjunct professor at Virginia and prior to that time as a teacher in Mt. Pleasant (N. C.) Collegiate In stitute, Dr. Setzier devoted his ser vices to his alma mater, giving to Newberry more than 43 years of ac tual teaching. Many times he was called to other fields but he would not leave the institution he loved so weU. He was intensely interested in in tercollegiate athletics. For many years he had been chairman of the faculty committee on athletics at Newberry and held this position at the time of his death. The splendid athletic field of the college is named “Setzier Field”. He was also Dean of the faculty. Dr. Setzier was the author of num erous publications, among them: “On Anglo-Saxon Versification,” “An In troduction to Advanced English Syn tax,” “A Brief Primer of Poetics,’*" “A High School and College Eng lish Grammar Manual.” His recent text, “The Jefferson Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Reader,” with his two sons as co-authors, has received na tional recognition in its field. From 1929 to 1936 he edited the magazine, “The Anglo-Saxon.” He wrote num erous articles for newspapers and magazines. Dr. Setzier was chairman of the Committee on Nomenclature of the Department of English of the South Carolina Education Association. He was always active in the various professional associations. He was a loyal churchman. Having served so long as a member of the council of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry, he was honored several years ago by the congregation with life membership on the council. At the time of his death he was teacher of the Men’s Bible Class. Surviving him are his widow, the former Miss Una Lake of Newberry, whom he married on February 19, 1902, and two sons: Edwin Lake Setzier, dean and professor of Eng lish in Lenoir Rhyne College, Hick ory, N. C., and Hubert Holland Setz ier. associate professor of natural sciences and assistant athletics coach in Newberry coollege. Three broth ers also survive: Thomas A. and James P. Setzier, of Pomaria and Dr. John B. Setzier of Columbia. Dr. Setzier was born near Pomaria in this county June 28, 1871. This great teacher gave his entire life to the perpetuating of the ideals of the liberal arts church college. Devot ed to Christian truth, he has inspir ed many young men and women to finer living. Funeral services were held in the Lutheran church of the Redeemer at three o’clock Monday afternoon with the Rev. E. Bryan Keisler, D. D., pastor, and the Rev. R. A. Goodman, D. D., of the college faculty, officiat ing. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were members of the church council and serving as active pallbearers were President James C. Kinard, Charles L. Trabert, W. H. Cover, T. E. Ept ing, J. D. Rook, C. A. Kaufmann, James C. Park, all of the college faculty and F. D. McLean of Charles ton, former faculty member. The students of Newberry college held a brief memorial exercise at the chapel hour Monday morning in honor of Dr. Setzier. Ail classes were dis missed Monday. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT HARTFORD The Hartford Grammar School will present a playlet, “Betty Jane’s Christmas Dream,” on Thursday ev ening, December 21. at 8 o’clock. Everyone is cordially invited. No admission. Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR Residential Changes In Several Instances Following is a list of some recent movings in the city: C. A. Barfield, a newcomer to the city, is living at 941 Cornelia street. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Covington have moved from the Pat Scott house on College street to the Blalock house at 1530 Caldwell. J. H. Dehart is now residing at 912 Cline street and F. D. Lever has moved from Cline to 757 Pope street. Mack Outz is now living at 919 Cline street, moving here from the county. Ernest C. Taylor and farmily have moved from Summer street to 1704 Nance street. Mrs. O. O. Copeland and children are back in their former home on east Main street. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Feagle are oc cupying the house on Amelia street formerly taken by the Copelands. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Donaldson have taken an apartment with Mrs. P. G. Ellisor on Johnstone street. George L. Mayer is living in the Senn apartment at 1307 Glenn street formerly occupied by the Dar- gans. Mr. and Mrs. J. Elierbe Sease mov ed recently from the McGaughrin apartment house to 1225 Summer street. B. R. Matthews is occupying the Smith apartment at 1316 Pelham street. James H. McCullough is now living at 423 Glenn street. Wins Essay Contest Catherine Duncan, first year stu dent at the Newberry high school was named winner in the cotton mill mill essay contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. In making the announcement Wednesday the judges stated that the winning con test “is commendable particularly for its unique cover, its neatness, and its narrative thoroughnes of detail.” The paper placing second was one contributed by a “student on John stone street.” Christmas Appeal The Civic League is calling upon every home in Newberry to arrange some outside Christmas lighting to help tell the Christmas story and help spread Christmas joy to all who pass by. Will you stop and think and plan a lighted tree, wreath, star, manger scene, shepherd scene, wise men’s scene or anything which may help to put Christ into our Christ mas ? The business district’s Christ mas lighting is beautiful. With the residential section all aglow, New berry will tell and absorb the .Christ mas mesage. Merry Christmas to you is the wish of “The Civic League” WHITE CHRISTMAS DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO We congratulate Joe Vigodsky and take pleasure in recording that he was successful in the contest Thurs day night for a speaker to represent Newberry college at the State ora torical contest to be held next March or April at either Rock Hill or Greenwood. Work on the store front of J. H. Summer and company is almost com pleted. This store now has modern and up-to-date windows which should do credit to any city, and “Hack’s Corner” is the nicest look ing place in the business district and one of the busiest. We always like to trade in there and when we haven’t any money to spend the boys let us loaf around. On Monday evening, at 7:30 o’clock Mayor Wright and his council held their last regular session, and Mayor Blease and his council held their first regular session. City attorney Jas. B. Hunter administered the oath to Mayor-elect Eugene S. Blease, and he in turn administered the oath to the aldermen-eleot. Mayor Biease paid a beautiful and deserved tribute to retiring Mayor Wright and the work he did for the community during the trying days of the war period, and the fine manner in which he handled the finances of the town. He said he did not believe there was an other man in town who could have led the people so successfully in all the war drives that came during the last two years. Newberry had gone beyond in every drive of the part that had been asked of her, and it was due in large measure to the splendid leadership of Mr. Z. F. Wright. GENERAL ELECTION QUITE Unless you happened to read it in the newspapers you probably didn’t even know that Tuesday was elec tion day in Newberry. General elec tion means little here. All the tu mult and the shouting ceases when the primary has come and gone. In the entire city, only 28 votes were cast to name the mayor, city coun- cilmen, and one member of the com mission of public works. In ward one, five votes were cast; ward two, 3; ward three, number one, 2; ward three, number two, 6; ward four, number one, 5; ward four, number two, 1; ward five, 6. THOMAS H. POl’E MADE CAPTAIN IN NATIONAL GUARD Washington, Dec. 13.—The war de partment announced today that Tho mas H. Pope, Jr., of Newberry, S. €., had been commissioned a captain of the National Guard of the United States. He is with Battery I, 263rd Coast artillery. The annual White Christmas exer cises will be held at the First Bap tist church Sunday, December 17, at six o’clock. HARTFORD NEWS The Hartford Grange held its re gular meeting Thursday evening, De- cemlber 7, with a very good atten dance. New officers for the coming year were elected and plans made for the annual turkey supper for the members on Tuesday night, Decem ber 19 at-the school house. A well- planned program is to be rendered at that time. The Community wishes to congrat ulate Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Milford of Greenwood upon the arrival of a daughter at the Greenwood hospital the past week. Mrs. Milford is the former Miss Lorene Smith and was a teacher in the Hartford school for several years. The friends of Waldo Huffman sympathize with him in the loss of hjs sister, Mrs. Jesse Huffman Jones of Washington, D. C. recently. Civic League Session President James C. Kinard was the principal speaker at the Decem ber session of the Civic League held Tuesday afternoon in Smeltzer Hall, Newberry College. Dr. Kinard, in a Christmas message, inspired all with the beauty of Christmas living, Christmas giving, and the importance of making the spirit of Christ the spirit of our Christmas. A group from the College Singers, led by Professor Milton Moore, gave a program of Christmas carols dur ing the afternoon. In the business hour the members discussed the subject, “Every home in Newberry lighted on the outside for Christmas.” .'Jo cash award will be offered this year by the League but effort will be made to encourage every home to light up outside fo” Christmas. A social period followed the pro gram when tea and wafers were ser ved by the hostesses, Mrs. J. C. Kin ard, Miss Hattie Belle Lester, and Miss Carolyn Cromer, CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT UNION There will be a Christmas program at Union school December 22 at 7:30 o’clock. There will be a Christmas tree after the program. The public is cordially invited to attend—no ad mission. WHITE CHRISTMAS SERVICE “The Gift Magnificant” used as a “White Gifts for the King,” service will be given Sunday evening, Dec ember 17, at 7:30 o’clock in the Bush River Baptist church. The public is invited. CENTRAL CHURCH MISSIONARY AUXILIARY A full attendance of the members of the Missionary Auxiliary of Cen tral church is desired for the last monthly business meeting of the year on Monday afternoon, December 18, at 4 o’clock, at the church. The Executive Committee will meet at 3:30 to compile the final report for the year, and full payment on all individual pledges should be in the hands of the treasurer by that time. The annual election of officers will also be held. Miss Daisy Cannoon, Secty. Mrs. Agnes Schumpert, Tr. Mrs. R. D. Wright, Pres. GIRL SCOUT SESSION The Girl Scouts of troop one met Monday night at the home of Mrs. B. V. Chapman. The Scout hymn (Was sung, the motto, pledge, and promise repeated. Several Christmas carols were sung while practicing for the Community Christmas Tree exer cise next Wednesday. Among the most important business matters discussed were the boxes and gifts that the Scouts are planning for the community Tree. The Scout Christmas party will be held Monday night, December 18, tak ing place of the regular meeting at seven o’clock. Bettie Jo Counts, scribe.