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FKIPAY, JANUARY 12. 1940
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE THREE
BRENTWOOD
(Continued from page two)
opened it.
Then, as he read, a new look
dawned on his face. A look of self-
respect in place of the dejection that
bad been making the comers of his
mouth droop habitually.
“Bead it. Mother,” he said, his
roice husky with feeling as he hand
ed the letter over to his wife. “Read
it aloud!” and there was a ring of
triumph and relief in his voice.
The letter head was of a well
known and respected firm in the
city.
“Mr. George Gay,
1465 Aster Street,
City.
My dear Mr. Gay:
Having known of your connection
with the former firm of Hamilton,
Mclvor and Company, and being in
need of the right man to head our
accounting department, we are writ
ing to know whether you are at pre
sent open for a position, and wheth
er you would like to come to our of
fices any time this week between the
hours of two-thirty and four to talk
over our suggestions ?
Hoping to hear from you at your
earliest convenience,
Very truly yours,
Martin Heath & Company.”
“Oh! George!” His wife beamed
at him, a look such as she must have
given him on her wedding day, a look
so full of trust and triumph tiiat at
last his ability had received recogni
tion.
“Oh, Father!” said Betty her face
all shining with relief and happiness, i
Marjorie realized that she hadn’t
understood till then how terrible it
had been for her father, and also for
the others, to have the beloved fath
er out of a job. Her own heart was
throbbing with gladness too. But she
mustn’t let them see how relieved
ehe was, how thankful to the two law
yers who had helped to bring this
,..about!
“And now. Mother, there’s some
thing I need your ad rice about,” said
Marorie. “Will you promise to tell
me honestly what you think I ought
to do about something in Chicago?”
The mother gave her a quick
startled look. Was this to be about
the aristocratic insolent young man
who came on Christmas Day? i
“It’s about my furniture, Mother,”
went on Marjorie, “the Wetherill fur
niture! The lawyer said he had a good
offer for the house, so if I sell it
what about the furniture? It’s beau
tiful furniture, Mother, fine old wal
nut and mahogany, some of it very
rare, some of it antique. What shall
I do, put it in storage out there, or
over here? Or sell it somewhere, or
give it away? I don’t imagine it
ould bring much at a sale,—except
told Marjorie and Ted, who had in
tended going anyway.
“We’ll walk,” said Marjorie, “It’s
a lovely night, and you and Betty
can go in your car.”
“No need for that,” said Keith
Sheridan, “I’ve got a rumble seat.
So they went to the watchnight
meeting.
It was a very solemn service. Mar
jorie was glad to have it for a pre
cious memory to take with her as she
went.
At the close Gideon gave the in
vitation 1 , if any wished to start the
N'w Year with their Lord, would
they come forward while all heads
were bowed, just to take a stand in
the new life?
Marjorie liad not noticed till then
that Ted had disappeared from the
seat beside her, till suddenly from the
heard his voice blending with Gid
eon’s singing.
And then she heard a little stir
beside her, a low spoken word, in
tense earnest, and realized that it
was Keith Sheridan speaking to
Betty.
Miss Lumpkin Weds
Thomas H. Pope In
Beautiful Ceremony
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^ I like the befcC Mother, if I should
Kve with you, would you hate to have
me bring any of it into your house?”
“Hate!” said Betty who was listen
ing wide-eyed, “I should say not!
Why Marjorie, Mother has done noth-
else since she went to Chicago but
tell us how wonderfully that house
was furnished.”
“Betty, dear!” reproached her
mother.
“Well, you did, mother. You gave
us the idea that there wasn’t any-
tfcirig more beautiful in the world
than the furnishings of that house.”
“Well, I felt that way,” said the
mother, ‘but I was never envious. It
just seemed to me that it was the
most ideal way for a house to be
furnished one could ever have.”
•Yes, but, Mother, that’s not say
ing you would want another woman’s
furniture in your own home. We
amid sell these things arid buy
some more, letting you pick out just
•what you want,” said Marjorie.
“Why, my dear, I don’t think I
have any feeling against those things.
In fact it would be lovely to live
amongst them. If you come, of
omrse!”
“Yes, if I come,” smiled Marjorie.
“Mother dear, I’m thinking that it
will all rest in your hands whether I
00me or stay there. Because, remem
ber, you promised to write the truth
to me too after you have thought it
over. As for me I can’t see that my
mind will Change a particle.”
Them suddenly they heard Mr.
Gay’s step at the door and all else
was forgotten.
He came in with a shining face.
“Well,” he said, “I’m hired! Isn’t
it great? It isn’t a job, it’s a posi
tion. I’m head of the accounting de
partment. I can’t understand how it
came about. It must be a miracle.
But Betty stood there staring
thoughtfully at her father, and mar
veling at the response in her moth
er’s face. Somehow there seemed to
be depths in her mother’s and fath
er’s characters that she had never
sounded. It surprised her. Perhaps
they knew more about life after all
than she had dreamed.
Suddenly the time began to go by
at a terrific speed. It was the daj
before New Year’s and Marjorie was
to leave the day after.
The doctor stopped a minute or
two bo ask how his former patients
were* and then he suddenly got up
and sauntered out in the kitchen
whither Betty had been hastily call
ed bv a smell of burning cookies.
“Say, Betty,” he said, pausing be
side the kitchen table, picking up a
oiokie that lay on the top of a flate-
ful and taking a Mte out of it, I hear
they’re having a watchnight meeting
over at the Brentwood chapel. Like
to g'O ?
Betty looked up with delight.
“Sure!” she said eaP^'^y- “1’" K °-”
So the doctor sauntered back and
“Let’s go!”
Her heart sank! Oh, were they
angry? Were they going home?
Were they going to reject openly the
Saviour’s call? Was he the kind of
young man who was going to lead
Betty astray?
She began to pray with agonized
petition: “0 God! Oh, God!” Her
mind could form no other words.
Betty had risen now, slowly, hes-
itatantly, with a deprecating glance
behind her, and stepped out into the
aisle beside Keith.
Then quietly, side by side, Betty
with downcast eyes, Keith with lifted
head as if he had just won a battle,
they went swiftly up the aisle and
stood before the singers.
Marjorie had lifted her head in
amazement as she saw what they
were doing, and now she looked at
the glorified faces of the singers as
they perceived who had answered
their invitation.
Afterwards when they were all
together, Betty, shy and half fright
ened, yet wore a shining look.
“I don’t knov why I ever did it,”
she whispered to Marjorie, “but I
meant it, and I’m glad I did! I
wouldn’t have had the courage if
Keith hadn’t started first!”
Gideon took Marjorie, Ted and Bud
home in his car.
Though it was late Gideon linger
ed for just a minute with Marjorie.
Then as he turned to go he remark
ed:
‘Oh, by the way, I’m hoping you’ll
give me the honor of taking you to
the train tomorrow evening.”
“Oh, that will be delightful!” said
Marjorie. “It won’t seem so much as
if I was going away to have some
one I know at the station.”
“Fine, that’s settledthen! And
there’s just the least poossibility that
I might go as far as Harrisburg on
your train, If I can get someone
from the Bible School to take my
prayer meeting tomorrow night. I’ve
just had word that a cousin of mine
is being married tomorrow at noon,
and she’s taken it into her head that
I must perform the ceremony.”
“Wonderful,” said Marjorie. “Then
I shall have opportunity to ask you
a lot of questions that have been
crowding my mind ever since I first
heard you preach.”
Marjorie watching his car spin
away into the winter night, had
somehow a happier feeling about go
ing, now that she was to have such
good company part of the way.
Betty and the doctor came in a
few minutes later, Betty wearing a
shining look, so different from the
one she wore when she came in the
night before.
They talked a long time after they
got to bed, in soft whispers, close to
one another.
“I’m happy!” said Betty. “It’s so
strange! I think I’m happier than I
ever was since I was a kid. It
seems as if everything is all changed.
I think if you weren’t going away
I’d feel as if I was in heaven.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
After quite a long absence, here
is your roving reporter again with
more news about the “Mollohon Girl
Scouts.” The regular meeting was
held Jan. 8th. The meting was begun
with rbll call and minutes of the last
meeting. Scripture was read by
Chaplain Elizabeth Boozer, then all
joined in praying the Lord’s Prayer.
In the business session, it was de
cided that the next meeting would be
on Friday night instead of Monday
night because of exams next week.
The scout laws and the motto are
supposed to be memorized at that
time by all the scouts.
After business was finished, a so
cial hour followed at which time Cap
tain Hawkins passed around bags of
candy that everyone really enjoyed.
Margaret McCarthy played “Oh!
Johnny” on her harmonica, then
“She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Moun
tain” accompaned by Irene Shealy
playing a Jews harp. The group gath
ered around the piano and hummed
Whispering Hope” and many other
favorite tunes.
Two visitors of the evening were
Misses Janet Smith and Evelyn Yar
borough.
The meeting was closed by all
joining in singing “Taps”.
In an alimony action at Los An
geles a scenario writer testified that
out of employment for some time he
had finally taken a humiliating job at
$275 a week. A whole lot of us
would like to be humbled in a similar
manner.
Columbia Record.
Miss Mary Waties Lumpkin,
daughter of Judge Alva Moore Lump
kin and Mrs. Lumpkin of Columbia,
and Thomas Harrington Pope, Jr.,
son of Dr .and Mrs. Thomas H. Pope
of Newberry, were married at 8
o’clock Wednesday, January 3, in a
lovely ceremony in Trinity Episcopal
church. The Rev. Louis C. Melcher,
rector of the church, performed the
ceremony.
Palms, smilax, Easter lilies and
many white lighted candles in can
delabra effectively decorated the chan
cel and altar. White candles also
outlined the chancel rail. Marking
the family pews were large white
malines bows.
James M. Bergen, organist, fur
nished the wedding music. Before
the ceremony, Mr. Bergen gave
“Largo” (Bach-Barnes), “Leibes-
straum” (Liszt), “Serenade” (Mark
Andrews), ‘Romance” (Bonnet),
“Dreams” (Stoughton), “Sweddish
Wedding March” (Sodemmann) and
“Sarabande” (Karg-Elert). “Bridal
Chorus” from “Lohengrin” (Wag
ner) was used for the processional,
and Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March”
from “Midsummer Night’s Dream” 1
for the recessional. During the cere
mony, “0 Perfect Love” (Barnby)
was played softly.
The senior ushers were William J.
Murray, Jr., and H. Gordon Kenna,|
and the other ushers were Mason
Gibbes, Dr. Strother Pope, Ellison
Smith, Jr., of Lynchburg and John
Lumpkin.
Albert McCalughrin of Newberry
Richmond Arnold, Jr., of Green-
wood, Alva Lumpkin, Jr., brother of
the bride, Wilton Earle, Jr., of Green
ville. John Gregg McMaster, Jr., and
Henry Woodward, Jr., were the
groomsmen.
The bridesmaids. Misses Jean
Diescher of Pittsburg, Pa., Mary
Chapman Walker of Charlotte, N. C., J
Mamie Thomas, Sophie Ellison, Lucy j
Lewis, and Jane Preston, wore sky-i
blue starched lace dresses made on (
nrincess lines with sweetheart necks,;
long sleeves and straight skirts with
back fulness. They also wore blue lace,
butterflies in their hair, and carried]
cascade bouquets of yellow and blue
flowers.
Miss Vesta Murray of New York
and Columbia, maid or honor, was
dressed like the bridesmaids, and
her flowers were yellow galdioli blos
soms wrapped in yellow tulle.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, Judge Alva
Moore Lumpkin, wore a lovely gown,
a Molyneux model of ivory satin,
featuring a fitted bodice embroidered
with seed pearls and yoke of Chan
tilly lace, long fitted sleeves, and
graceful fathered skirt with lengthy
court train. Her veil of ivory illus-
tion fell from a spray of lilacs on a
the top of her head, and she carried
a dainty cascade bouquet of white
orchids, lilacs and lilies of the valley.
Frank B. Gary, Jr., cousin of the
bridegroom was the best man.
Mrs. Alva M. Lumpkin, mother of
the bride, wore a gold satin dress
having a beaded bodice and court
train, and a corsage of lavender or
chids.
Mrs. Thomas H. Pope of Newberry,
mother of the bridegroom, was gown
ed in purple aster velvet made on
straight lines, and wore a corsage
of purple orchids.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Judge and Mrs. Lumpkin entertain
ed at a reception in the ballroom of
the Jefferson hotel.
Receiving with Judge and Mrs.
Lumpkin were the bride and bride
groom, the bridegroom’s parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Thomas H. Pope, Sr., of
Newberry, Mrs. Eugene B. Gary of
Newberry, grandmother of the bride
groom, and John P. Thomas, Jr.,
grandfather of the bride, Mrs. Morris
Lumpkin and Mrs. J. Waties Thomas
greeted the guests. Assisting in
receiving in addition^ to the brides
maids, were Miss Caroline Thomas,
Miss Kate W’aties, Mrs. David Elli
son, Mrs. Wilmot Brown, Mrs. Gor
don Kenna, Mrs. Angus Bird. Mrs.
Mortimer Crosby, Mrs. P. H. M--
Donald, Mrs. Robert Cain, Mrs. Ar
thur Simons, Mrs. Warren Irvin, Mrs.
E. B. Glenn, Mrs. William Shand,
Mrs. William Rose, Miss Charlotte
Cain, Mrs. Eliza Briggs, Mrs. Rhea
Preston and Mrs. Quitman Marshall, j
Presiding at the punch bowls were
Mrs. Hugh Wilson, Mrs. J. D. Fulp,
Mrs. Thomas. Pearce, Mrs. Campbell
McLain, Mrs. A. L. Wardlaw, and
Mrs. Jack Pringle. Pouring coffee
were Mrs. G. Trez. Pressley, Mrs.
Mason Gibbes, Mi ,s Zadie Gul!edge,
Mrs. Hope Lumpkin, Mrs. Bryan
Lumpkin, Mrs. Frank Parker, Mrs.
Calvin Bruton, Mrs. Jack Melton and
others. Serving refreshments were,
Misses Elise McLain, Julia McLain,
Anne McKay, Annie Lee Moore, Ger
ry Williams, Jennie Clarkson, Willo-
dene Rion, Kathleen Kenna, Blanche
Bell, Mary Thompkins, Cary Bryan,
Betty Marshall, lane Marshall, Mar
garet Cain, Mary Hull Kaminer,
Gayle Johnson, Kitty Bird, Isabel
Sloan, Frances Allison, Patty Roof,
Mrs. Marion Glenn, Mrs. Edwin Farr, |
Barbara Lemmond and Doll Hunt.
A green and white bridal motif
was carried out in the ballroom with
the use of palms, smilax, numerous
white flowers and candles. Adorning
♦he bride’s table on which was a love
ly lace clot'’ bordered with green-
(Continued on page six)
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Miss Lillian
Hillman of New York, who ( has
dreamed of being a professional
actress since she was a child and
whose dream came true Christ
mas night when she began a small
part in Sidney ''Kingsley’s hew
play, “The World We Make.” She
takes the role of a catatonic—a
sufferer from a mental disease-—
who is seen briefly in a psychia
trist’s office.
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EL MONTE, Calif.—Four rare white lion cubs, two weeks old,
and weighing pouhds each, shown at Gay’s Lion Farm here re
cently as they were taken from their mother for a few minutes for
their first photographs. The cubs were bom of a normally colored
mother, and, according to Charles Gay, noted lion tamer, they are
the only white ones now living in captivity.
County Farm Payments
In County $330/000
The sign up of 1939 Farm pay
ments is nearing completion, accord
ing to County Agent P. B. Ezell.. Mr.
Ezell points out that after the 1939
applications now being signed have
been paid, farm program payments
to Newberry county farmers will
reach a total of approximately $330,-
000.00 for the year 1939. During 1939
more than ninety nine percent of all
Newberry County farmers qualified
for payments under the 1939 agri-
chltural Conservation Farm program,
setting ai all time record for coopera
tion with Federal farm programs in
Newberry county.
County office records reveal, begin
ning with the year 1933, that total
payments to Newberry county farm
ers for participating in AAA farm
programs will pass the three million
dollar mark with the completion of
1939 payments.
Finns Flee To Mainland
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FINLAND—Residents of Valamo Island in Lake Ladoga shown
recently as they prepared to board a Finnish boat to be transferred
‘ to the mainland, where they can join the main Finnish defense forces.
DAVID S. HARRIS
The funeral of David Suber Har
ris, 36, farmer of the Pomaria sec
tion of Newberry county, was con
ducted Saturday at the Bethlehem
Lutheran church, with the Rev. E. K.
Counts, pastor, officiatiiig. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Harris died at a Columbia hos
pital Friday after a two-weeks ill
ness. Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Mae Ruff; three young
sons; mother, Mrs. Ida Suber Harris
and aunt, Mrs. Fannie Todd, all of
Pomaria.
Mr. Harris was a life-long resi
dent of the Pomaria section, where
he had extensive farming interests.
Miss Elizabeth Banks, who is em
ployed in Anderson, passed the holi
days with her sister, Mrs. Ollie Sligh.
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