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VOLUME 3; NO. 9 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1939 Slider and Greneicer—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR Jackson Bowers New Country Club Head A. J. Bowers, Jr., w.ts named presi dent of the Country Club of Newber ry last Friday afternoon at a meet ing of the board of directors of the ciub. He succeeds E. A. Carpenter. Other new officers include R. Aubrey Harley, vice-president, and Raymond Biair, secretary and treasurer. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Country Club was held Tuesday, December 12, when five new directors were named to serve for three years. Thy arc R. R. Brunner, Jr., G. K. Dominick, Albert Mc- Caughrin, Richard L. Baker, and W. H. Tedford who succeed L. F. Fischer, AV F. Rutherford, E. B. Purcell, C. C Hutto, and W. S. Chapman. The board is made up of 15 memlbers. In addition to the new five, hold-over members are E. A- Carptenter, Alan Johnstone, A. J- Bowers, Jr., Dr. E. H. Kibler, J. L. Welling, T. E. Davis, J. D. French, T. L. Hicks, R. A. Harley, and Jesse Dickert. Christmas Card Farming Outlook 1940 Promising Prospect West End School Wins Red Cross Prize Contest “Reindeer** WASHINGTON, DC.... Copy of the Christmas card which President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt are sending to their friends this Yule- tide. MISS MELTON HONORED Miss Ernestine Melton was hon ored by Southern Business Education Association at the seventeenth an nual convention in Jacksonville, Flo rida, November 30, December 1, and December 2. Miss Melton was elect ed chairman of the public schools section which includes 60 per cent of the total membership of this organi zation of twelve states. TTiis year, Miss Melton served as vice-chairman of this section. Miss Melton was again honored at the Columbia university breakfast during the convention in Jacksonville when she was appointed chairman of "this group for the meeting next Thanksgiving in Nashville, Tenn. STATE WELFARE ROLLS PARED Columbia, Dec. 18.—The state pub lic welfare board ordered further re ductions today in the recipients of aid during the next six months “in order to bring the total assistance payments within funds provided.” Welfare Director Thomas H. Dan iel said that the board called for the lower number after a “careful study of total funds available and the number of persons on the pub lic assistance rolls”, classified as old age assistance, aid to the needy blind and aid to dependent children. The board found that , “notwith standing substantial reductions al- reaay effected since July 1, it has become apparent that it will be impossible for some counties to continue some categories through June 30, 1940”, without reduction in number of recepients, the director said. Suspended cases will be placed on waiting lists and be reinstated if and when funds are available. New cases will be given preferance only on an emergency basis, “upon approval as such by the respective field supervisors,” under the board’s resolution. Daniel assertetT in a statement: “'Average individual awards for old age assistance in South Caro lina are next to the lowest granted in any state, while the percentage of elderly persons receiving aid is among the highest. The state board’s purpose is therefore to re duce the number of recepients with out reducing individuals awards so drastically that amounts received by persons in need would be too small to provide any reasonable measure of security against actual want. “All awards are based upon need as determined by county departments of public welfare according to uni form standards used in investigation the circumstances of those who apply for aid. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1939, the board found it nec essary, because of limited funds, to restrict grants to two-thirds of the indicated need in each case.” Pastor Kestcr Recipient Generosity of Flock (Written for The Sun) The Christmas spirit was evidenc ed in a very tangible way on Thurs day afternoon, December 14 at the parsonage of the Beth-Eden Parish, when members and friends of the Beth-Eden church, through a dele gation consisting of two members of the congregation and one other who is not a member of Beth-Eden, but who is a good friend of the con gregation, the pastor and his family, arrived in a car laden with many good things for the pantry. Much as the pastor and his family appreciate these gifts, the spirit in which they were given, evidently an expression of esteem and apprecia tion on the part of the donors, is more highly appreciated. The pastor, Rev. M. L. Kester, is nearing the close of his fifth year as pastor of this parish and takes this means to thank the members and friends, not only of the Beth-Eden congregation, but of Colony and St. James’, the other two-congregations 1 constituting the parish, for all the gifts and tokens of esteem which have been gratefully received, and to ex press the hope that the fine relation ship which has and does exist be tween pastor and people may con tinue for many more years. Clemson, Dec. 16.—The prices of agricultural products as a whole are expected to average higher in 1940 than in 1939, according to O. M. Clark, extension economist, who thinks that the total cash income from the sale of farm products should be materially higher in 1940 than 1939 but may not reach the 1937 level. “The general outlook with respect to things as a whole is more favor able for 1940 than 1939” says Mr. Clark. “The demand for farm pro ducts as a whole is expected to be stronger in 1940 than in 1939. Be cause of increased business activity and larger consumer income, the do mestic demand, it appears now, will be considerably stronger. The de mand for export is expected to be stronger for certain farm products. “The war in Europe has affected to a certain degree the business con ditions in this country and, if it con tinues, quite likely will affect further the domestic business situation and the situation with respect to certain agricultural commodities. Industrial production probably will be stimulat ed and this in turn will bring about a stronger demand for some farm products. The industrial products for which there will be a greater de mand for exports are iron and steel, copper, munitions, and petroleum products.” The agricultural products for which Mr. Clark thinks there will be a stronger demand for export purposes are pork, lard, wool, canned and dried fruits, and, to a less degree, canned milk. The exports of cotton probably will be greater during 1940 but not because of the war. The export demands for some agricul-1 tural commodities, especially fresh fruits and tobacco, likely will be re duced because of the war. TO FLORIDA Mrs. J. W. White, Miss Elizabeth White, and Mrs. Corrie Friday left Wednesday for Auburndale, Florida, to spend the holidays with Mrs. A. R. Biring. They return to the city January 1. HORRY HOPES TO FIND OIL Conway, Dec. 18.—A substantial number of persons in Horry county are still interested in the discovery of oil in the “Independent Republic” and much money has already been expend ed in an effort to locate the source of oil reported in many sections. Some months ago a company or ganized by H. H. Woodward, local attorney and publisher, began boring for oil in what is know as the Yau- hannah section of the county. While evidence of oil appeared no well was struck and the project in that sec tion was abandooned. Later in the Children Remembered At Community Tree A large Christmas tree bright with lights, packages of all sizes and shapes in beautiful Christmas wrap pings, jolly old Saint Nick placing bundles in outstreched hands be hind which bright faces shine, inter ested spectators looking on and feel ing, as never before, the true Christ mas spirit—all this makes a candid picture of happenings at Central Methodist church Wednesday after noon when the annual Community Christmas Tree exercises were held. Approximately 200 children up to 12 years 0 ld received boxes contain ing clothes, toys, and candies. They came from all parts of the city and county. No kiddie witihout a Christ mas was the dream of Community Christmas Tree workers. From all sources they gathered names of un derprivileged children and after care ful investigation, made up their list and obtained sponsors for each child. A full Christmas basket of grocer ies was given to over 60 families. The food was bought wiht monetary con tributions made by local merchants and others interested in the work. The pews of the church were filled with families being helped by the Tree cause. Interested local specta tors lined the walls to watch Santa Allsbrook section another well was, as he passed out packages for more started and many citizens of the than an hour. In the recent school district con test in the Red Cross Roll Call, West End school won the $25.00 offered by the Executive committee of the Red Cross to that school bringing in the greatest amount of money in propor tion to the school enrollment. West End school, of which Mrs. Ethel Fel lers is principal, won with 212 per cent. The Red Cross is deeply great ful to Mrs. Fellers for the fine work done by her school in the recent drive. Mt. Pleasant school of which Mrs. Susie Brown is principal came se cond in the contest with a 112 percent and Peak school of which Miss Su sie Langford is principal came third with 83 per cent. The other schools in the county with their per centages are as follows: Wheeland—60 per cent. Boundary—56 per cent. Speers Street—43 per cent. Junior High—30 per cent. Little Mountain—27 per cent. Mt. Bethel-Garmany—26 per cent. Johnson—25 per cent. Oakland—20 per cent. Mollohon—15 per cent. Pomaria—15 per cent. New Hope-Zion—15 per cent. Silverstreet—12 per cent. Jolly Street—10 per cent. Prosperity—10 per cent. Whitmire—9 per cent. Chappells—9 per cent. O’Neall—8 per cent. Hartford—7 per cent. Fairview—7 per cent. Bush River—4 per cent. Long Lane—4 per cent. Stoney Hill—3 per cent. Kinards—3 per cent. , McCullough—2 per cent. St. Philips—2 per cent. Newberry High—1 per cent. Pressley—1 per cent. Union—0 percentage. The total amount of Red Cross money on hand to date is around fl>- 130 which is the greatest amount of money received during any Roll Call since the World War. Mrs. J. H. Summer, chairman of the Red Cross wishes to thank the public for the fine cooperation given in this call for suffering humanity. VENICE; Calif. . . . Fred Roberts, wealthy merchant, is preparing to play Santa Claus for some 10,000 children at a huge beach party here on Dec. 23. He is shown rehearsing for the fete with his “reindeer.” PULPWOOD CUTTING SEEN Georgetown, December 18.—Select ive cutting of pulpwood was demon strated here today to about a hund red producers and sub-producers for Southern Kraft corporation from Virginia, North and South Carolina. The demonstration was given by Charles A. Gillett, Norfolk, Va., in dustrial forester of the Seaboard Air Line railway, and forestry officials of the Kraft company, on the com pany’s 22,000 acre Kilsock bay tract, six miles from the city. Fifty trees on a half acre tract, were marked and the entire group selected the ones they would cut, after which Mr. Gillett and W. J. Bridges, conservation engineer for Southern Kraft, discussed the rea sons for taking or leaving each of the trees. “If you’ll leave some seed trees and if you keep fire out, that’s about as far as we can go right now,” Har vey W. Mook, of Southern Kraft’s land department, told the group. Another demonstration will be held today at Camden. BARBERING LAW UPHELD Greenville, Dec. 18.—Circuit Judge L. D. Lide today signed an order af firming constitutional in its entirety” the law enacted April 22, 1937 “to regulate the practice of barbering in the state of South Carolina.” Judge Lide gave his ©pinion in overruling appeals in two cases in which Magistrate Bates Aiken of Greenville sentenced defendants to pay $10 fine each or serve fifteen days on jury convictions after refus ing to quash the warrants on the ground that the statute was uncon stitutional. “The act was unquestionably adop ted by the general assembly for the two-fold purpose of protecting the public health and welfare and the rights and interests of those law- county who had an interest in the project subscribed stock. Recently after two or three weeks of boring several citizens visited the site of the well and after investiga tion decided that the experiment should be continued. Accordingly the contractors were given new contracts and the operations have been contin ued in a nearoy sec non. For several years citizens of the county have closely observed what they thought was evidence of oil seepage in their respective sections. An expert in oil drilling was consult ed and this led to drilling. Many outside of the county who have wit nessed the appearances of oil in the water have purchased stock in these enterprises. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor St. James: 10:00 A. M. Christmas Exercise by the children of the Sunday school. The public is invited. 11:00 A. M. The Service. Holy Communion. Beth-Eden: 2:00 P. M. Sunday school. Mr. Herndon Hentz, Supt. 3:00 P. M. The Service. Sermon. Colony: 10:00 A. M. Sunday School. Mr. Claude Wise, Supt. _ _ 7:00 P. M. Christmas Exercise by fully engaged in calling under con-! the children and young people of the sideration,” Judge Lide said in his • congregation. The public is cordially •order. invited. The brief program preceding the arrival of Santa Claus consisted of carols by Girl Scouts of the city’s three troops, the Christmas story told by Dr. Charles Trabert, and a prayer by the Rev. H. O. Chambers. Dr. R. A. Goodman acted as master of ceremonies. The Tree is sponsored by the Moth ers’ club and the American Legion 'Auxiliary. FIREMEN ANSWER SEVERAL CALLS THIS WEEK Newberry volunteer firefighters have had several calls this week but all fires resulted in minor damages. Sunday afternoon they answered a call at Mrs. O. O. Copeland’s home on Mam street where an oil stove caused a small blaze. The department supervised burning off grass on the Southern railroad track Monday and Tuesday after noon. A permit must be secured be fore burning grass or rubbish. About seven o’clock Wednesday evening a call to the cormr of Tar rant and O’Neall streets was answer ed where a chimney burned out but no damages resulted. The greatest number of alarms have been answered by the depart ment this yea- than any other year since accurate records have been kept but losses will be unusually low if POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL XMAS HOURS The local post office will be opened Saturday afternoon until six o’clock or until as late as necessary, accord ing to G. K. Dominick, postmaster. There will be two city deliveries Sat urday instead of one. Parcel post deliveries will be made Sunday, December 24, and the post office will be closed with no deliveries on Christmas Day. COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE OBSERVES HOLIDAYS R. M. Fridy and family, with Mrs. J. M. Fridy from Charlotte, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Suther from Troutman, N. C., spent last some unforseen disaster does not Sunday at the home of Mrs. L. E. come before the first of the year. Fiidy. The local county agent’s office will be closed beginning Saturday, Decem ber 23, from twelve noon through Monday, December 25, according to P. B. Ezell, county agent. Persons receiving card notices to call at the county agent’s office to sign their 1939 farm payment appli cation should not call after twelve o’clock Saturday. All application no tices not handled by the closing hour Saturday will be handled in the us ual manner beginning Tuesday morn ing, December 26. Review Shows Business Better Than Last Year (By Chamber of Commerce) Newberry is this year enjoying one of the best Christmas trading seasons in many years. This is the result of a recent survey made by the Newberry Chamber of Commerce. Conversations with managers and owners of a number of stores and business houses in the last few days showed a very optimistic attitude on their part, and their statements de note that the year is ending with the trend definitely on the up-grade. One store manager stated: “We had a most encouraging Monday, the week beginning with a decided jump over the previous week. Although last year was good, we are easily keeping pace and expect that there will be a day by day increase from now until Christmas.” Another im portant merchant said,. “Business is good! We expect the opst season ev&t.' T attribute This mainly to im proved general conditions and good weather. We are already far ahead of last year.” One large store man ager made an almost simila'r remark, but added that he was of the opinion that the recent good crop season also had a strong uplifting effect. One of Newberry’s largest local dealers said his Christmas business actually started before Thanksgiving and had continued to pick up steadily since then. He said “We are particularly pleased to note that the number of purchases has increased along with the general volume. Altogether we are enjoying the heaviest buying in years, and expect at least a 10 per cent increase over previous years.” It is very interestihg to note that an other local merchant was very quick to compliment the public with the statement that “shoppers are buying with intelligence and seem to go about their business in a systematic way. The Christmas season has been veryi satisfactory.” A large chain store manager also wanted to thank the public for their business like atti tude, adding that he expected that the year as a whole would show at least a 10 per cent gain over last year. Another large chain store manager remarked that, in addition to an ex pected 15 per cent increase over last Christmas, he felt sure that the first six months of 1940 would show a like increase due to the fact that crops have been good and that cotton checks will not be received until well after Christmas. 20 YEARS AGO Mr. Claude W. Sanders, who is now regularly engaged in assisting Clerk of Court John C. Goggans, is from Silverstreet. He comes well prepared to learn the duties of the office, having been a student at Fur man Fitting School for two years before entering Clemson college, where he spent three years, then he joined the army. He is a young man of pleasing address, is working for a good man, like his “Uncle Sam” whom he served, and we are glad to have him in Newfberry. He succeeds a mighty good assistant, one of the best ever, and any mere man would have a hard job equaling her in that office, but we expect the best. The city has been fortunate in hav ing as mayor a cultivated and polish ed citizen who was equal to all occa sions. He was always happy in en tertaining any gathering of people. Mr. Z. F. Wright retires from office with a fine record as a courteous of ficial. It is a good thing for a city to have as mayor a man who can handle large bodies of men grace fully and successfully and hold the reins with a steady hand and a clear head. Such a man, also, is the new mayor, Mr. E. S. Blease. According to its custom for thirty years and more The Herald and News will take its usual Christmas holi day. There will be only one paper issued next week. There will be no paper on Friday. We desire to wish all our readers a happy Christ mas and prosperous New Year. It should be a quiet and peaceful Christmas, and we should all be hap py that everything is as good with us as it is. Those who have pros pered should remember those less fortunate and make an effort to see to it that all the Children and old people of the community may be made happy by the thoughtful kind ness of those who have been more favored. The greatest and most suc cessful life is the One that is most fruitful in service, and especially in service of those who realy need our service, and if you render such ser vice you will surely have your reward and have your name written high on the great book of remembrance. AMONG THE AILING TENNESSEE SERVICES FOR MRS. SLIGH’S MOTHER Mrs. J. A. Stanton, 76, died Tues day morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Holland) Sligh, on Hunt street. She had come to New berry several weeks ago from her home in Greenville, Tenn., for a visit. Funeral services «were held Wed nesday in Greenville. Mrs. Stanton is survived by six children as follows: Mrs. Sligh, Mrs. Jessie S. Reeves of Washington Col lege, Tennessee; Mrs. I. H. Reeves, Gireenville, Tenn.; E. F Stanton, Florence; F. W. Stanton, Hereford, Oregon; and Z. J. Stanton, Green ville, Tennessee. A number of grand children also survive. VISITORS HERE Washington, Dec. 19.—Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his South Pole expedition faced the possibility of having no Christmas day this year. A message from the flagship said that if the vessel held her course and speed, she would cross the in ternational date line on December 24. When a ship crosses the line going west it loses a day, thus the ship crosses the line, all of December 25th would be skipped. Lois Mayre Setzler, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Setzler, underwent an appendectomy at the local hospital Wednesday. Her condition is reported improving as well as can be expected. Miss Elizabeth Brehmer, who was seriously injured in. an auto wreck last Monday afternoon, is resting comfortably at the local hospital. Mrs. Allen Davis is reported con siderable improved after treatment at the county hospital for injuries received in a wreck last week. She will be dismissed in a few days. The condition of Jerry Baker, pat ient at the hospital, is reported a little better this morning. He has had pneumonia. Mrs. D. S. Halfacre of the county has been seriously ill at the hospital with pneumonia. She was somewhat better Thursday morning. Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Sr., is improving at her home on McCaughrin avenue. She was dismissed from the hospital a week ago after treatment for in fluenza. Will Wicker, who received head in juries in a wreck early this week, is improving at the local hospital. Mrs. William Milam has been dis missed from the county hospital. Mrs. C. A. Dufford was dismissed from The hospital Wednesday to re turn to her hom§. on College street She has been very ill but her condi tion is reported improved. Mrs. Dora Nobles of Milligan street continues quite ill at the hospital. Misses Crozier and Lillian Welch are patients at the Newberry county hospital where they were admitted to be treated for influenza. Miss Leah June Vigodsky returns to the city Friday from a Columbia hospital where she has been very ill with double pneumonia. Harry Vigodsky is a patient in the Veteran’s hospital in Columbia where he will be several weeks. “TO MY FRIEND" Santa Fe, N. M.—John Erskine, noted author, played turnabout here recently when he asked eleven-year- old Louise Ameita, a Pueblo Indian girl to autograph her book for him. At a state educational association dinner Erskine stood in line with the rest to get a copy of Louise’s first book, “I Am A Peublo Indian Girl.” She wrote: “To my friend, John Ers kine, with the sincere compliments of the author—Louise Abieta.”