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Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 3; NO. 15 OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE GIRLS ARE LIKE NEWSPAPERS Because— They are healthier and stronger than they used to be. They are worth looking over. They try hard to be kept up to date. They aren’t afraid to speak their minds. They have much influence. They can make or break a man. A little color helps their looks. They carry news wherever they go. If they know anything they tell it. Every guy should have one and leave his buddy’s alone. THE KIND THEY GET Senators and Congressmen ought to be good men whether they are or not. There is some fine praying done for them at the daily openings of the House and Senate. Here is the type they get, taken from a recent issue of the Congressional Record: Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and of Thy wisdom there is no end. We thank Thee for the blessed boon of life with all its hopes and prom ises. The value of this world to Thee, O God, is not in silver and gold but in good men. Another of our own has fallen. The sands of life run swiftly; we know not when the silver cord shall be loosed, the golden bowl brok en. Heavenly Father, we rejoice that it is reasonable to trust the power that has made a mother. So— / I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. So I sit beside the silent sea And wait the muffled oar. No harm from Him can come to me On ocean or on shore. The one spoken of as “fallen” re fers to the late Senator Borah. WILD LIFE SUFFERED ■ C. S. Nichols of Prosperity, route two, in to renew his paper Wednes day, told of seeing an opossum in his pasture frozen to the point tnat it could hardly move. It made no ef fort to get away as he approached it, but slowly made its way under an uprooted tree and came out with a frozen bird in its mouth. The little mammal he said, could hardly hold to its food. HE CAN SET TYPE BUT CAN’T READ OR WRITE WOODVILLE. MISS.—Joe Lee, 25- year-old negro typesetter here can neither read nor write and has made up his mind he will never learn. “My eyes went bad when I was in second grade and the doctor told me I’d have to leave school and I never went back,” says Joe, who is also the handyman on the weekly Woodville Republican. Several years ago when the regu lar typesetter became sick for a while Joe pitched in to help, picking the letters out of the type box after looking at them on a typewritten sheet. It took him four weeks to learn how to set four inches (approximate ly 180 words) in a day, Joe says, al though he finally got up to 2,000 words. He’s not that fast now be cause the regular typesetter came Ask Joe, “Can you spell rat or cat ” and he answers, “Can’t do it.” “Ever going to learn, Joe?” “Ain’t never going to learn,” Joe says. “After the trouble I had with by eyes I’m dead set against leam- in’ of all kinds.” “Oh, they’re fine now,” says Joe. JOHN KOSTLIN COUNTS Funeral services were conducted last Sunday afternoon at the Smoaks Baptist church, Smoaks, S. C., for John Kostlin Counts, 55 years of age, who died at his residence in Augus ta, Ga., Friday, following an extend ed illness. Mr. Counts was a natve of this county but had resided in Augusta for the past 12 years. He held a prominent position in the insurance field in that city. ’ George and Claude Counts of this county are brothers, and he has many other relatives in this vicinity. MRS. MARTHA E. AMICK frs. Martha Ella Amick, 6J, vife :he late W. N. Amick, died at her ie in the Macedonia section of vberry county Monday momirg at ’clock. She is survived by seven dren. Mrs. Adam Wicker. New- ry; Mrs. Rev Price, Gilbert: Miss ttie Amick, Newberry; Miss Pearl ick, Newberry; Mrs. Rufus Do- ick, Prosperity; Eddie C. Amick, ;le Mountain; Mrs. S. E. Amick, sperity; one brother, J. D. Eick- Lexington; three sisters, Mrs P. Shealy. Mrs. Fulmer and ,. j. A. Amick, Newberry; and grandchildren. The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1940 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1 PER YEAR Farmer's Checks Are Now Being Received Two transmittals of final 1939 farm program payment checks amounting to $72,984.72 out of a total estimated payment of $175,000.00 have just been received at the County Agents office for distribution to Newberry County farmers, states County Agent P. B. Ezell. Card notices are now being mailed producers as fast as checks can be audited and card notices prepared. Producers are requested to refrain from calling at the County Agents office for their checks until they have received an official notice. This will eliminate much confusion in the pro cedure established for delivering checks as less than half the checks have arrived at the County office at the present time. Additional checks are expected each week until the total payment is com pleted. At the present rate of pay ment all Newberry County produc ers should receive their checks be fore the end of February. PLUMBER’S SANTA CLAUS Reports indicate that hardly a home in Newberry but that will have a little something for the plumber to do when frozen pipes begin to thaw out. Lavoratories have been pushed from their anchorage, pipes buckled, and one resident declares his bath tub had been pushed into an adjoin ing room. Still another says his bath tub is standing “on its head.” Many visited homes of friends Sunday morning for baths, and cafes are doing a rushing business due to frozen coils in stoves and heating systems. Everyone seems to have had enough snow and cold weather except the coal dealer whose trucks may be seen darting about the streets almost constantly. LEAVES NEWBERRY Mr. Paul V. Bomar resigned his po sition as treasurer at Newberry col lege Saturday, January 27. He is now business manager with a funeral home in Spartanburg. COTTON EXPORTS IN GAIN WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—Secre tary Hopkins reported today that 1939 cotto.i exports aided by an ex port subsidy during the last five months of the year, increased in both quanity and value over 1938. Last year’s export total was 4,- 558,000 bales valued at $239,197,000, compared with 4,316,000 bales worth $224,293,000 sent abroad in 1938. O’NEALL NEWS Miss Georgia Fay Nichols and Miss Martha Cane, both Winthrop sopho mores, spent the week-end with Miss Nichol’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Nichols. Miss Phyllis Fellers and Miss Lois Boyd, Winthrop Juniors, were week end guests of Mrs. J. P. Fellers. Miss Edith Bedenbaugh, also from Winthrop, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bedenbaugs. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Harmon and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Worth Bedenbaugh. Miss Annie Lee Miller visited Miss Effie Mae Davis this week-end, The Young People’s Organization met Sunday evening and reorganized. The new officers arc: President Jacob Bowers; Vice-presi dent, Effie Mae Davis; Secretary and Treasurer, Jean Bedenbaugh. The organization will hold its meetings every second Sunday night, and every fourth Sunday afternoon. Miss Elsie Bedenbaugh is improv ing at the Columbia Hospital from a recent illness. We hope she will con tinue to improve. The O’Neall Basketball teams won two out of the three games played with Stoney Hill teams Friday night on the Prosperity High School court. The Stoney Hill “little boys” de feated the O’Neall “little boys" while O’Neall won the two varsity games. Benefit Game The high school teams will play the “old timers” in a benefit basket ball game tonight (Friday) at the high school. The night has been designated as “Home Coming” end all graduates of the school are es pecially invited to come. Many of the basketball stars of past years will participate in the game and all proceeds will be given to the infantile prarlysis fund. Among the stars of past years who will perhaps take part in the game are Speck Livingston, Shorty Bouk- night, Leland Welling, Cut Price, Wundy Dufford, Snit Goodman, Snow Swindler, Hendrix Monts, Dick Mims, Cyril Hutchinson, Carl Setrler, Zip Bowman, Ralph, Roy and Otis Whitaker, Jimmy and Carl Ringer, Runt Kester, and perhaps others. Among the girls expected are Clara Danielson, Alma Price, Carolyn Whit tle, Lizzie Adams, Nancy Hornsby, Virginia Anderson, Ruth Mims, Kat Adams, Clara Layton, Carolyn Buch anan, Martha Buchanan, and Dot Jones. Seed Loan Office In Exchange Building Emergency crop and feed loans for 1940 are now available to farmers in Newberry County, and applications for these loans are now being receiv ed at the Exchange Building, Main Street, R. P, Henderson, Field Super visor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section of the Farm Credit Administration. These loans will be made, as in the past, only to farmers whose cash re quirements are small and who cannot obtain a loan from any other source, including production credit associa tions, banks, or other private coon- cerns or individuals. As in former years, the money loaned will be limited to the appli cant’s necessary cash needs in prepar ing and cultivating his 1940 crops or in purchasing feed for his livestock. Borrowers who obtain loans for the production of cash crops are required to give as security a first lien on the crop financed or, in the case of .loans for the purchase or production of feed for livestock, a first lien on the livestock to be fed. FORUM TONIGHT AT 8 Newberry business men will gath er tonight at the call of the Cham ber of Commerce for a round table of talks on work of the commerce body. Free expression and sugges tions of ways and means whereby Newberry may be benefitted through the Chamber of Commerce is sought. The meeting was postponed from last Friday on account of bad weath er. The hour Is eight o’clock. Auto Inspection A station has been set up and will begin operating today for the inspec tion of all passenger cars as required by an Act of the last legislature. All passenger vehicles must be submitted for inspection as to brakes, lights, horn, steering, and windshield wiper. The station will remain here until the 23rd. Cars are passed through the station rapidly and no jam is ex pected from the thousands of cars in this section which must be inspected. ARMY ADDS 52 SQUADRONS TO AIR FORCE Speeding the national defense pro gram, 52 new squadrons will immed iately be added to the army air ser vice, Secretary of War Woodring re cently announced. This will almost double the aerial combat units of the United States forces. COTTON GINNINGS Cotton census report shows that 22,212 bales of cotton were ginned prior to January 16, 1940, as aginst 16,351 to the same date the year be fore. T B CLINIC HELD A tuberculosis clinic for colored people was held at Little Mountain Monday and at the Peoples Hospital in Newberry Tuesday. Dr. John Pres ton of the State Board of Health in Columbia assisted the County Health Department with his Mobile X-Ray trailer outfit by making pictures of the patients. NEWSMAN ILL Arthur (Box) Counts has been con fined to his home for the greater part of the week with an attack ofpleurisy. He is now up and about. Magician Here Lippincott, “The Man Who Makes Himself Disappear,” will appear at the Newberry high school auditorium, February first at eight o’clock, p. m. This is one of the features of the Newberry College Lyceum course, but is also open to the public at the nom inal fee of thirty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for students. This is Mr. Lippincott’s twenty- third annual tour. He comes highly recommended, his most recent en gagements being Flora McDonald and Winthrop colleges. The show carries three people, over one ton of equip ment and special sound and lighting effects. This is the only show of this tpye appearing in this city for many seasons. Lippincott presents over one hundred tricks and illusions. Taylor Is Visitor Ex-Congressman John C. Taylor, was in the city Wednesday shaking hands with friends. Reports persist that Mr. Taylor will oppose Congress man Hare in the summer primaries. It is known that he has been “circu lating” about the district consider ably and is said to have told friends at l ittle Mountain some weeks ago that he would postively be in the race. Mr. Hare won the race over Mr. Tay lor two years ago in a second pri mary by some 6000 votes capturing Mr. Taylor’s home county of Ander son. Mr. Taylor was accompanied about the city Wednesday by Dr. Young Brown. Richard Clary Given Annapolis Place Word has been received here that Congressman Butler B. Hare has named Richard Clary as principal to an opening at the Naval Academy. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clary of this city. Cam Wallace, son of Mr and Mrs. R. G. Wallace was named third alternate, but it could not be learned here who was given second place. Young Clary has been employed at the Clary Clothing company for about 10 years. He is in his second year at Newberry college. Newberry boys now at Annapolis are Paul Smith, second year; Thomas Chandler, first year; James Under wood, first year. The young men will stand the three- day entrance examination sometime in April. WITH THE SICK Mrs. Willie Mae Long who is a pa tient in the Mountain sanatorium in Fletcher, N. C. Constable Rufus Livingston is out again after being confined to his home in the county suffering from bruises which he sustained in a wreck about two weeks ago. Miss Suella Peterson is a patient in the Mountain sanatorium in Flet cher, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. John Wicker, who have been ill with influenza at their home on Boundary street are improv ing. Mr. J. H. Willingham, who slipped on the ice on the cut-off last Thursday afternoon and broke his right hip joint is improving at the county hos pital. Miss Lois Fant Is able to be out again after being confined to her home at the Newberry hotel with In fluenza for several weeks. Mrs. Verna B. Dominick, mother of Auditor Pinckney N. Abrams, who has -been ill at her home on Walnut street for several months is much better at this writing. ^ Mr. Wilson C. Brown, who has been confined to his home on Calhoun street with influenza is some better but still confined to his bed. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesson of Oakland are the parents of a baby girl born January 29 a ^ the Newber ry county hospital. Mrs. Rion Gillam of Whitmire en tered the county hospital Sunday and underwent a major operation on Mon day. Miss Elizabeth Bremer, who was injured in a wreck on the cut-off about six weeks ago is improving at the county hospital. Mr. J. A. Michon, a patient in the hospital, is improving. Dr. Echols To Preach at A. R. P. Church Dr. L. I. Echols, Field Secretary of the Home Mission Board, will preach in the Associate Reformed Presbyter ian church next Sabbath morning at 11:30. It is always a privilege to have first hand information about the work of the church. Dr. Echols visits the Home Mission churches and will be able to tell of the needs and the pro gress of the work. He is an inter esting speaker and will be heard with pleasure. He comes to give informa tion and not to solicit funds. He should be heard by a large congrega tion. The regular services will be held at Kings Creek at 3 o’clock in the af ternoon. Dr. Echols will be the speaker in this service. An officers group meeting for all the officers of the Clinton, Newberry, Prosperity, Cannons Creek, Unity and Kings Creek churches will be held in the Newberry church Sabbath evening at 7:00 o’clock. All of the elders and deacons of this group of churches are expected to be present. Dr. Echols will have charge of the meeting. The men of the church are cordially invited to attend this ser vice. MISS CUMMINGS REBECCA COUNTS Funeral services for Miss Cum mings Rebecca Counts, 72, who died Wednesday at the home of her broth er, J. E. Counts at Pomaria after several weeks illness, were held Thursday morning at ten thirty at Pomaria Lutheran Church with the Rev. E. K- Counts In charge. Interment followed In St. John’s cemetery, Surviving are three brothers, J. E. Counts, Pomaria, John S. Counts and Charlie Counts of Columbia, one sis ter, Mrs. M. B. Eleazer of Newberry. Miss Julia Smith, a student at Winthrop college visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smith over the week-end. Miss Betty McCaughrin, who teaches in the high school in Ac- worth, Ga., spent several days last week; with her mother, Mrs, J. N. McCaughrin on Calhoun street. Mr.'and Mrs. B. R. Pickens, of Spartanburg spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. J. N. Mc Caughrin. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO A wedding beautiful in its simpli city was solemnized on Wednesday morning when Miss Florence Bowman became the bride of Mr. Roy Summer, Rev. Kerr officiating, the impressive ring service of the Presbyterian church being used. In the presence of intimate friends and the immed iate family the popular couple plight ed their troth. The groom entered with the best man. Mr. Dave Cald well. The bride came in on the arm of her father. She was never love lier than as a bride. The severly sim ple lines of her navy suit and chic little black hat, were wonderfully be coming. Her flowers were a corsage of sweet peas and orchids. Mr. and Mrs. Summer have gone to New York and other points north for a two weeks stay. The folks up at Washington are be ginning to realize that the only way to reduce the high cost of living is to increase production, and the high prices for wages and the short hours being demanded are all luring away from the farms to the cities the very oeople who have been pro ducing the things that go into the living program. When these fellows out on the farm begin to demand shorter hours and more pay then you are going to see things soar. The remedy for it all is not to be found in legislation either. In fact much of the legislation that has been pass ed has had the tendency to increase rather than diminish the cost of liv ing. / Mr. W. M. Dorroh resigned' as de puty sheriff February 1st. Sheriff Blease appointed Capt. S. C- McCar- ley to succeed Mr. Dorroh. Capt. McCarley is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. McCarley and a grandson of ex-sheriff W. W. Riser. He served in the regular army for five years and in the world war was a captain in the 83rd division. Ex-Deputy ■Sheriff Dorroh was a good and pop ular officer, fearless in the discharge of his duty. His successor bears a fine and worthy reputation as a brave officer overseas and his char acter as a man is indicative of a de puty sheriff who will discharge his duties fully and impartially. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Keste/, Pastor ST. PHILIPS ITEMS Colony: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school, Mr. Claude Wise, Supt. 11:00 a. m. The Service. Luther League and Missionary So ciety at close of service. 3:00 p. m. The children of the church. St. James’: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school, Mr. Harold Long, Supt. 11:00 a. m. The Children of the Church. Regular services will be conducted Sunday by the Rev. Emmett Roof. A good attendance is desired. This is the largest snow we have had since 1936 and the coldest weath er since December °7th and 28th, 1925. The birds are perishing for lack of something to cat; several have been seen dead. Mrs. C. W. Summer has been con fined to her bed for several days and her son, W. D. Summer, is also ill. Mrs. J. E. Stephens and infant son, Hugh Emmerson, returned to their home Tuesday from the New berry hospital. Mrs. Sloan Chapman, who was in ured when her car slipped on the ice and turned on its side last week is doing nicely although she will be confined to her bed for three weeks. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harmain, Pastor Summer Memorial: Friday 4 p. m. Children of the Church. Sunday 10 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. Eugene Shealy, Supt. 11 a. m. Divine Worship with ser mon. 6 p. m. Luther League. Bethany: Sunday 6 p. m. Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 7 p. m. Divine Worship with ser mon. CAGERS OPEN WITH TRIPLES The newly organized Community Basketball League begins its series of ten weeks tonight (Thursday), February 1. A triple-header will be played at the Newberry college gym nasium, six teams playing three games. The games will start at 8:15. Miss BettLe Brown, of Winthrop college spent week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson C. Brown. Hare Has Check-up WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Repre sentative Butler B. Hare of the third South Carolina district returned to his office briefly today after spending the week-end at the Naval hospital receiving treatment for a slight ill ness that confined him to his apait- ment last week ana undergoing a complete physical check-up. The Saluda congressman returned to the hospital late this afternoon for completion of the medical exami nation and expects to be discharged tomorrow. METHODIST CIRCLES MEET MONDAY The circles of the Woman’s Mis sionary Society of Central Methodist church will meet Monday, February 5, with the following members: Circle 1, Mrs. Roy Elam at 4:00. Circle 2, Mrs. Mary West at 4:00. Circle 3, Mrs. L. B. Fridy at 4:00. Circle 4, Mrs. H. 0. Chambers at 4:00. Louise Best circle with Mrs. Rich ard Baker at 3:30. Business Women’s circle with Mrs. J. W. White at 7:30. DRAYTON RUTHERFORD MEETS TUESDAY AT WHITMIRE The Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. D. C., will meet Tuesday after noon, February 6, at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. R. M. Duckett in Whit mire. TROOP ONE GIRL SCOUTS Troop one Girl Scouts met in regu- Jar meeting) Monday) night at the home of their leader, Mrs. B. V. Chapman. The program opened with the singing of America, the repeat ing of the pledge and promise to the flag and The Lord’s Prayer. A char ter and membership cards were pre sented. The good work of the Scouts was evidenced by the donation of ten doz en of buttons to the girls at the N. Y. A. home to be used on gar ments for underprivileged children. The Girls are busy getting their uniforms made with the expecta tion of wearing them at an early date. Two girls, Katherine Duncan and Doris Mayer, were invested and are now full fledge members of the troop. The social feature of the program centered around Vivian Chapman in observance of her birthday and also the observance of our leader’s, Mrs. Chapman’s birthday. Miss Chapman and her mother served cocoa and cookies. Winners of prizes in games played were Rosemary King and Patricia Cousins. Bettie Jo Counts, Scribe. The wrestling Duesk brothers— Joe, Ernie. Rudy, and Emil—weigh a few pounds under half a ton. SEEN ABOUT (TOWN If you know of anyone that eats gravy on his oaemeal besides JOHN W. ROBERTSON, please tell “BILL” REID about it ... W. C. SHEALY of Prosperity a Sun office visitor ... R. P. FAIR commenting on the weather . . . JACK CHAPPELL wearing high boots..BURTON WELLS testing fire alarm boxes .. PAT SCOTT walking up College street smok ing a cigar and both hands in his overcoat pockets ... DR. HUGH BOYD snowballing someone and then hiding behind a car ... J. B. COWARD hurrying up street drawing his overcoat collar around his neck ... FRED HAYES paying subscription to Suin' ...JIM JOHNSON is offer ing his services to any young lady that needs getting dressed these cold mornings ... STEVIE and GENIE GRIFFITH and JIMMY WISEMAN, JR., playing in snow with a sled . . . DR. ER- LAND NELSON taking pictures during snowballing at Newberry college ..CAROLYN BUCHAN AN falling on ice . .. FLOYD BRADLEY remarking that Thursday seemed the coldest day that we had . . LOUISE HAR MON drinking chocolate milk . . . HEYWARD DAVIS carrying stove grate ...MRS. FITZGER ALD RUTHERFORD walking to town ... CLEMSON WILSON and daughter, RUTH, coming from Columbia ... AUBREY HARLEY going in bus station MRS. MAUDE ROSS going to court house ... Among those ce lebrating Birthdays this week are: MRS. B. R. PICKENS. Jan uary 29; MRS. C. E. HEND RIX, February 1; A. H. COUNTS February 4; GENE HENDRIX, one year old son of MR. and MRS. C. E. HENDRIX. February 6th.