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VOLUME 3; NO. 32 The Rising sun-me-isso NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940
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OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
CORONER IS FIRST TO PAY
Coroner Wilson has pasK>ed over to
“Box” Counts $20 good U. S. inflated
dollars which said twenty bucks enti
tles him to run for coroner and be
elected—if he gets enough votes.
The coioner has been holding this
job for the past 1G years and has
become independently wealthy. It
would seem that he would be willing
to give it up and retire on the big
fortune he has gotten from the pub
lic trough. But not the Coroner! Oh,
no, he wants more, and more, and
more. His one ambition is bo be
richer tihan Zach Wright and if he
can hold the job four more years and
remain, as tight as he has for the
past 16, he will attain his goal. The
back end of the South Carolina Na
tional bank is bulging now and if the
coroner is elected they plan an ex
tension to take care of his funds.
Not many people know how much the
coroner’s office pays. Of course the
stated salary is small but that’s only
pocket change to what the Coroner
actually takes in. I have pretty good
authoiity for stating that his salary
the past fpur years from this office
alone was $38,416.93. This in ad-
ditfibn, mind you, to a large trucking
business, goat and vegetable farms,
fees and perquisites of many kinds.
The man’s simply lousy with money!
So much in fun. I hope the Coro
ner will continue to be Coroner with
out opposition. Anyone who can be
as dheerful as he, in his state of
health, deserves a lot in this sour
old world.
Red Cross Drive For
Relief Money Monday
The steering committee appointed
by the Lion’s Club has completed
plans for a drive for funds to relieve
suffering in war-torn Europe. The
drive is being made in the name of
the Red Cross and every section of
•the city will be visited by teams nam
ed by the committee.
The drive will begin Monday ,June
3, and will be completed as quickly
as possible owing to the urgency of
the cause.
The Red Cross is conducting simi
lar drives all over the nation in an
attempt to raise millions of dollars
for the war sufferers. Already Red
Cross supplies have * begun to flow
to the mifortnate of Europe but each
day the need grows greater and it
is hoped that everyone in Newberry
will contribute at least ' something
toward this fund.
Hundreds of thousands of people
in Belgium and Northern France are
homeless and without necessities of
any sort. Their homes have been
wrecked and they are a burden on
the allied nations.
Give all you can to this cause when
called upon.
FORMAL OPENING OF
FRIENDLY BEAUTY SALON
The Friendly Beauty Salon which
moved this week to the newly remod
eled building on the corner of College
and Friend streets, announce the
formal opening Tuesday night, June
4th, from 7:30 until 10:30.
The hostesses, Mrs. J. W. Switen-
burg and Miss Ruth Senn, extend to
the public a cordial invitation to come
and inspect this modem Beauty shop,
with its well-apoointed interior and
modem fixtures.
PASTOR KEISLER’S SERMON
I went around to the Redeemer
church Sunday morning to hear Pas
tor Keisler pieach on “Who Said,
There Is No Hell?” The sermon
was all right. Bryan pictured hell
as an awful place; torment, anguish,
and so on, but he stopped short of
the fire. Not once, except in read'-
ing the text did he even mention the
fire works. Bryan said in effect that
those who said there was no hell
were indulging in wishful thinking.
He took his text from the New Testa
ment and to the orthodox there is of
course no need to go elsewhere. I
wanted him to start at the beginning,
say with Job, and review the various
steps of evolution of the wicked
place but he explained that time did
not permit this.
I have no well defined notions
about the set-up of the bad place but
I am sure that the idea sprung from
observation of the human race. I
don’t believe that I am not rash when
I say that twenty-five per cent of
the people ought to be in hell now.
Press dispatches this week tell of
some men who took a cow and tied
her to a truck and dragged her
around; of a woman who killed her
baby; of another who hid her new
bom babe in a barn; of a man who
killed: his young son. And so on, and
so on. There is no end to it. The
human race is a bad lot and it is get
ting “badder.” I blame the preach
ers; the preachers blame the people.
The preachers are supposed to be
the custodians and propagators of a
cure for all this cussedness but they
make little headway. They have been
at it for 2000 years and so far as
we can see man is about the same
beast he was in the beginning.
I would not go so far as to say
the preachers are not interested in
making us better; most of them are,
but their technique is not working.
Christianity was founded on plain
preaching. The sermon at Pentecost
■must have been such that even a
child could understand, for 3000 sin
ners saw the light and brought their
carcasses into the fold of the blessed.
Showy oratory has had its day.
Most of us know about as many big
words as the preacher now, and
would welcome a return to the
simple gospel, simply preached.
So this leaves us still looking for
someone to preach that sermon, and
it begins to look more and more like
I am going to have to do it.
CONTEMPT FOR -NON-FIGHTING
BOYS IN COLLEGE EXPRESSED
MISSIONARY MEETINGS
The Circles of the Women’s Mis
sionary Society of Central Methodist
Church will meet Monday, June 3.
All Circles will meet at four o’clock
except as noted.
No. 1—Mrs. C. H. Harden.
No. 2—Mrs. Verona Dominick.
No. 3—Mrs. Katie Johnstone.
No. 4—Mrs. K. L. Martin.
Louise Best—Mrs. W. H. Tedford.
Business Women—Mrs. Daisy Den
ning at 8 o’clock.
All members are asked to take
thedr contributions for the Wesley
House box to their circle meetirgs.
EXPRESSION CONTEST
AT BUSH RIVER
Miss Eulalia Buford won first
place in the Expression contest which
was held at Bush River school Mon
day night. Her subject was “Cour
age.” Six other girls competed in
the contest.
Raleigh, N. C., May 28.—Gov.
Clyde R. Hoey, ’.speaking at cem-
meneement exercises at Peace insti
tute last night, said he had “nothing
but pity, mingled with contempt” for
certain college students who have r -
solved not to bear arms.
Although Governor Hoey said he
was not thinking of any particular
college, his references apparently
were to a “keep out of Europe’s war”
peace demonstration at the Univer
sity of North Carolina last week.
“We must realize,” the governor
said, that while pacifism is a good
thing, it won’t make much headway
with dictators. Superior force and
unmatched equipment is the only
language they care for.”
“This is not the time for divided
loyalty,” Hoey said. “There are many
among us who care not for our heri
tage of liberty, justice and freedom,
although they have lived among us
and enjoyed them. I do not believe
in doing away with free speech, but
I believe we should make it so un
comfortable for them that they
should go to another place and clime
more to their liking.
“In this time the dictators walk
the earth with titanic tread, but the
everlasting tomorrows belong to God,
and He has not neglected His peo
ple. He has not gone on a long
journey.”
Asked specifically if he was refer
ring to the peace movement at the
state university, Hoey said be meant
no particular college, but was speak
ing of the “spirit” of pacifism.
In the Chapel Hill demonstration,
several leading students put on skits
and speeches to show that the “real
issue in the European war is Ger
many’s fight for markets, colonies,
and raw materials,” and the “desire
of England and France to keep Ger
many in bondage.”
The demonstration was interrupted
with a barrage of eggs when students
attempted to show in skits that war
is futile and thae there is no danger
of invasion of the Americas. Some
of the students said they would not
fight for any reason.
MRS. BURLESON IS
CONVICTED
Columbia, May 28.—A Richland
county jury found Mrs. Walker Bur
leson, prominefnt Galveston, Texas,
woman, guilty of manslaughter with
recommendation for mercy at 9:15
p. m. tonight. The verdict carries a
sentence of from 2 to 30 years im
prisonment.
The former artist and suffragette
leader was tried for the slaying of
the woman who succeeded her as the
wife of U. S. Army Colonel Richard
C. Burleson. -
Slew Woman at Cafeteria
She was accused of shooting the
former Mrs. Isabel Reece Knowlton
of Boston, Mass., in the back as she
ate lunch in a hotel cafeteria here
March 8.
The defense claimed that Mrs. Bur
leson was mentally deranged at the
time of the shooting, but physicians
a the state hospital for the insane,
testifying for the prosecution, said
they believed she was not.
There will be services at Clayton
Memorial Universalist Church Thurs
day and Friday nights, June 6 and
7 at eight o’clock. J. M. Rasnake,
of Atlanta, Ga., will preach.
Newberry Finals
Begin Saturday
With the opening of the Newberry
College Commencement Programs on
Saturday evening the citizens of
Newberry are urged to display the
college colors of scarlet and gray.
It is hoped that the colors will be
seen on practically every residence
and business establishment in the
city for these few days.
The Co-ed Club is selling tickets
for the College luncheon in the
American Legion Hall on Tuesday
at 1:00 p. m. Already largie sales
are reported to insure a record at
tendance at the luncheon. The prin
cipal speaker will be R. K. Wise Esq.
of Columbia, class of 1914. John F.
Clarkson, president of the Alumni
Association, will speak of the plans
under way to organize the alumni
and the Rev. Edgar Z. Pence, Presi
dent of the South Carolina Lutheran
Synod, will make a report on the
progress of the Appeal. It is plan
ned that the program shall last
about one hour.
The season opens with the Sopho
more Declamation Contest in Holland
Hall at 8:30 p. m. Saturday evening
with these speakers: Harry Wetoe.',
Summerville; Robert Stoudemire,
Little Mountain; Forrest Summer,
Jr., and E. M. Houge, Newberry;
William Struhs, Charleston; Lionel
Amidk, Chapin; and James Berry,
Greenville.
Sunday morning in the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer the Rev.
Chas. B. Foelsch, D. D., Ph. D. of
Sunbury, Pa., will deliver the bacca-
la urea to sermon. Dr. Foelsch is one
of the outstanding pulpit orators of
the United Lutheran Church in
America and is pastor of one of the
largest churches of that denomina
tion in the country. He is compelled
to conduct two regular services every
Sunday morning to accommodate his
large congregations.
Sunday evening at eight-thirty the
College will present in recital three
members of the music staff: Hany
Feld, violinist; John Erickson, pian
ist: and Milton Moore, baritone. This
should prove to be an outstanding
event of the year as these musicians
are recognized artists.
Monidlay morning in Holland Hall
at 10.30 will be held the Junior Ora
tory Contest. Those who will parti
cipate are: Conrad Park, Birming
ham, Ala., “The. American Student”;
Lloyd Kimmell, Atlanta, Ga., “After
All These Years”; Walter Sanders,
Newberry 1 , “Democracyls Dictator”;
Heyward Pelham, Newberry, “Inter
national Anarchy”; and James Mit
chell, “Youth Faces Greater Hori
zons”.
At four o’clock in the afternoon
the Newberry College Singers under
the direction of Professor Moore, will
give a concert in Holland Hall. At
five o’clock the Seniors will present
the annual Class Day exercises.
Monday evening at 8:30 in Holland
Hall will be held the Kendall Public
Speaking Contest. Speaking will be:
Everett Dasher of Marlow, Ga.,
“Worthy Leadership?”; Maxcy Stone
of Newberry, “Frontiers of Demo
cracy”; Rook Counts of Pomaria,
“The Wanton Waste of War”; Grady
BoozeV, Newberry, “American Educa
tion—Has It Failed?”; Charles
Shealy, Spartanburg, “Forgotten
Idterls”; and Harry Williams, Atlan
ta, Ga., “One Stitch—or Nine?”. The
young women of th'- graduating class
will be represented by their essayist
Mrs. Mable Wannamaker Wicker of
Newberry, whose subject will be:
“Have the Fine Arts a Place in
Modern Life?”.
The graduating exercises will be
held in the gymnasium at 10:30 on
Tuesday morning. Fifty-seven young
men and women will receive degrees
and a number of certificates in the
Department of Business Administra
tion. The address to the class will
be made by United States District
Judge Alva M. Lumpkin of Columbia.
The commencement program thife
year is expected .to prove a fitting
climax to a very successful session
of the College, with blight prospects
for a larger enrolment next year
and steadily increasing progress
along all lines.
1,000 PLANES PER DAY
FORD SAYS
Detroit, May 28.—Henry Ford,
lifelong opponent of war in any form,
said today that as much as he hated
war, “if it became necessary the Ford
Motor company could—-with the coun
sel of men like Lindbergh and Rick-
enbaker, under our own supervision
and without meddling by government
agencies—swing into the production
of a thousand airplanes of standard
design a day.”
It would take about six months un
der those conditions he said in an
interview, to reach that level of pro
duction.
“Of course,” he emphasized, “they
would have to be of standard design;
equally important would freedom of
action on our part, so that we would
not have the handicaps of red tape
that slowed down production during
the World war.”
Increased Farm Loan
Fund Given Boost
Washington, May 28.—The senate
banking committee unanimously ap
proved a measure today to provide
further crop loans for farmers faced
with surplus crops as a result of the
wartime curtailment of exports.
The bill wold increase by $500,000
the lending powers of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, which takes over
crop loans made by banks and other
local institutions. Officials said its
present lending authoriz.i.tion of $1,-
000,000,006 was nearly exhausted.
The measure was advocated by
Secretary Wallace and introduced by
Senator Byrnes (D, S- C.) who said
he would seek senate action immedi
ately.
Senator Taft (R. Ohio) remarked
that the g<|vemme»it (had isuffbred
losses on such loans in the past, but
that if “you ever had a justification
for making loans, you have it now.
because of the cutting off of exports.”
Officials estimated that $150,000,-
000 would be needed for loans on 3,-
300,000 bales of cotton, $150,000,000
on 260,000,000 bushels of corn, $90,-
000,000 on 141,000,000 bushels of
wheat, $40,000,000 on tobacco and
$60,000,000 on other crops.
HEAVY RAINFALL
More than three inches of rain,
3.22 to be exact, fell here beginning
Wednesday morning and lasting into
the night. This is the heaviest rain
here for several months.
WPA OPEN HOUSE PROVES
SUCCESS IN THIS COUNTY
The WPA Open House in New
berry, which closed Saturday, May 25,
was pronounced a big success by
those in charge here.
Newberry county ranked third
highest in attendance for the state,
•persons visiting the projects during
with approximately twelve thousand
the week.
BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN
Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor
f,
Colony:
3:00 p. m., Sunday school, Mr.
Claude Wise, Supt,
4:00 p. m., The Service.
5.00 p. m., Missionary Society, Lu
ther League, and Council will meet.
Note the change of time due to the
baccalaureate sermon in connection
with the commencement exercises of
NewbeHry College. It is hoped that
as many as can will hear the baccal-
areate sermon.
St. James’
10:00 a. m., Sunday school, Mr.
Harold Long, Supt.
8:00 p. m., The Service. Because
of commencement at Bush River last
Sunday there was no service in St.
James’. The Service this Sunday
evening is to take place of the one
called off last Sunday.
Beth-Eden:
10:00 a. m., Sunday school, Mr.
Herndon Hentz. Supt. Recently it
was decided to have Sunday school
every Sunday instead of every other
Sunday. It is hoped that all mem
bers will keep this in mind and be
present.
A Call to Prayer
A service of united prayer
will be held in the First Baptist
Church on Friday morning, May
31st, at 10 o’clock, to which men,
women and children of Newber
ry, Newberry county, and the
surrounding towns are invited 1 .
This service is one of prayer
for the war stricken countries
of Europe, where tragic suffer
ings daily increase as the ruth
less war is be’"g waged, and
also with the hope that a lasting
peace will come to all nations.
The Reverend Charles B. Foelsch,
D. D., Ph. D., pastor of Zion Lutheran
church, Sunbury, Pa., who will deliv
er the baccalaureate sermon to the
1940 graduating class of Newberry
College on Sunday, June 2nd, 11:30
A. M. in the Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer.
Merdiaats Group
To Decorate City
The down-town section will dis
play the scarlet and gray school co
lors of Newberry College on Sunday
Monday, and Tuesday, June 2, 3, and
4. Bright bows will gracefully hang
from lamp posts, many merchants
will feature the college colors in .their
window displays and the official wel
come flags will appear on the side
walks in front of the stores.
Mr. C. C. Hutto, Vice-President of
the Newberry Chamber of Commerce,
has been placed in charge of a large
committee of merchants and business
men who will handle this big job. As
sisted by his twelve workers, he has
arranged for every concern in down
town Newberry to be approached with
the request of cooperation. The com
mittee members will each be assigned
to a small section of town and will
call on the business houses within
the next day or two. It is likely
that all store clerks in town will
be asked to wear small lapel bows
of scarlet and gray and to present
these tokens to customers and to the
public at large.
Tickets for the College luncheon will
be available at the NY A office, the
Chamber of Commerce office, Hal
Kohn’s, Attorney John Clarkson’s,
the Newberry Insurance and Realty
Company, the South Carolina Nation
al Bank, and other central points
down town. Many tickets have al
ready been sold and a record-break
ing crowd is expected.
Details such as the decoration of
the residential section and distribu
tion of tickets are being handled by
Mrs. J. H. Summer.
Newbery Chamber of Commerce
“Open House will begin at 4 o’clock
Thursday afternoon, May 30, at the
World War Memorial Building. AH
during the afternoon members of the
American Legion and the American
Legion Auxiliary will be on hand to
receive the many friends of the Am
erican Legion. Music will be furnish
ed during the afternoon by members
of the Junior American Legion Aux
iliary. The Newbery Concert Band
and Keitt Pfircell’k Grchesltra will
furnish all music after 7 p. m. Trie
dedication ceremonies will take place
at 8 o’clock with thfe main address
of the evening being delivered by Ar
chie Schiffley, state Commander of
the American Legion.
This affair will be an important
event in the lives of all World War
Veterans. It should be an occasion
of real joy and happiness for all
the friends of Newberry Country’s
World War Veterans. For 20 years,
the American Legion has carried on
its activities in the Legion Hall with
out many conveniences and necess
ities of operation. This new World
War Memorial home will give the
Legion an opportunity to carry on
its activities in a big way and widen
her opportunities for community ser
vice, which is a very strong plank in
the Legion platform.
Many useful and .beautiful gifts
have been received which, are being
placed daily in the reception room
and lounge of the new hotne. Much
more equipment is needed. It is hop
ed that during the hours “Open
House” there will be a shower of
other equipment to be used in this
home. Cash donations will be appre
ciated.
G. C. MERCHANT DIES
HERE WEDNESDAY
George Cleveland Merchant, 56,
passed away at his home Wednesday
morning after a long illness near
Kinards.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lessie Baird Merchant and the fol
lowing children: Raymond M. Mer
chant, Irvin Merchant, Manning Mer
chant, Norris Merchant, Misses Hel
en Merchant, Alma Merchant, Dallas
MJerichantl, Naomi Merchant, all of
Kinards and Mrs. Otto Warren of
Newberry; also the following broth
ers and sisters, A. J. Merchant, C. T.
Merchant, Kinards; M. B. Merchant,
Newberry; Mrs. John Taylor, Spar
tanburg; Mrs. W. W. Moates, Mrs. T.
P. Bishop, Newberry and Mrs. L V.
Bishop, Newbeiry.
Funeral services were held at 4:30
o’clock Thursday afternoon from the
O’Neal Street Methodist church with
the Rev. T. B. Wilkes in charge, as
sisted by the Rev. C. T. Matthews and
the Rev. M. M. Brooks. Interment
was in the West End cemetery.
SECURING WEEVIL CONTROL
MATERIALS
“Many Newberry County farmers
are not waiting for reports of boll
weevil emergence to make prepara
tions for early poisoning, but plan to
poison regardless of weevil abund
ance,” says County Agent P. B.
Ezell. “Experience has taught that
even with a fairly light emergence
wet weather during June, July, and
August may cause a rapid weevil
population increase. Moreover, mo
lasses and at times calcium arsenate
are more expensive and difficult to
locate at the last minute than if
procured earlier.”
Civic Leaders Plan Fer
Finals Celebration
Plans are under way for the big
gest and best Newberry College Com
mencement Celebration the townspeo
ple of Newberry ever witnessed. At
a meeting Wednesday morning in the
Chamber of Commerce offices, a se
lected group of citizens and civic
leaders arranged all details and sev
eral sub-committees were appointed
to engineer the project. President
Ned Purcell presided over the meet
ing and called on all those present to
give this celebration their deepest
interest and whole-hearted coopera
tion. Everyone expressed a desire
to see more enthusiasm created thru-
out the town in order that the College
Commencement season be put over
in the future in a spirit befitting the
occasion.
Mrs. J. JL Summer, President of the
Civic Letgue, stated that the ladies
of the tovn were actively engaged in
the arrangements for the 'college
Luncheon to be held at one p. m.
Tuesday, June 4. She pointed out
also that a proper slogan for the
season would be “Newberry College
Is Our College.” She pledged the
full cooperation of the Civic League
and the NYA, stating that all citi
zens would be asked to do away with
the midday meal on Tuesday in order
to attend the College Luncheon.
According to present plans, the en
tire down-town section will be garbed
tin festive attire, merchants V>cin.g
asked to use scarlet and gray for
their display. Automobiles will be
decorated with scarlet and gray
streamers. The public will be invit
ed to wear a small lapel bow made
in the school colors. The welcome
flags of merchants will be thrown to
the breeze and a large banner will
be hung across Main street. Of great
importance is the decision to request
town officials to discontinue the mark
ing of automobiles during the morn
ing of the luncheon.'
It was brought out in the meeting
that the College Luncheon has been
too often referred to as the “alumni
luncheon,” resulting in many inter
ested citizens’ failure to attend. Dr.
James C. Kinard, P-esident of New
berry College, stated that the College
Luncheon is intended for all local
citizens and that the public at large
is invited to obtain tickets and at
tend. .
Decorations and other arrange
ments of the down-town section was
delegated to a large committee of
merchants appointed by Chamber of
Commerce president Ned Purcell. All
local service clubs will be requested
to assist in the sale of tickets. To
Mr. Hal Kohn was delegated the job
of securing prizes to be given away,
and also the decorations for automo
biles. Mrs. J. H. Summer, President
of the Civic League, and Secretary
Ted W. Bremer of the Chamber of
Commerce, were jointly delegated to
handle publicity.
It is expected that, as a result of
the unusual interest and the extreme
effort to arrange preliminary details
and to systematize the celebration,
Newberry College will, this year, be
proud of the cooperation extended by
the community. It is hoped also that
every citizen will take some small
part in the affair and keep in mind
that 41NEWBERRY COLLEGE IS
OUR COLLEGE.”
Newbery Chamber of Commerce
HOMESTEAD FILLING STATION
ROBBED OF $60
On the night of May 20, the Home'-
stead Filling station was robber of
*60. The Newberry police were noti
fied- the next morning by the opera
tor who discovered the theft.
Policeman Hitt and Deputy Quat-
tlebaum made the investigation and
tested the place for finger prints,
and were able to pick up several
legible prints. Later a negro, Rob
ert Gnmes, came under suspicion and
a search was made for him by the
police and the sheriff’s office.
Grimes was arrested by Chief Dowd
and policeman Nath Warren and
brought to the identification office in
the court house where he was finger
printed by Quattlebaum. The prints
were compared and found to match
the ones that were taken at the scene
of the robbery. .
Deputy Quattlebaum, J. C. Neel,
Policeman Long, and Hipp took
Grimes back to the station and show
ed him his methods and operations.
He later confessed to the theft and
was lodged in jail charged with
house breaking and grand larcency.
HAL KOHN, JR., HONORED
Hal Kohn, Jr., has recently been
elected president of the Lutheran
Students Association at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, located at
Chapel Hill. This is a distinct hon
or because of the fact that Hal is
just finishing his first year in this
University. Hal has been very active
in the Lutheran students organiza
tion during the past session. He at
tended a meeting of the Regional
Conference of Lutheran Students at
Marion, Va., in March. While attend
ing Newberry college, Hal was a
member of the Newberry College
Singers and a member of the choir
of Redeemer Lutheran church.
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
20 YEARS AGO
Mr. J. H. Summer, one of the most
popular merchants of Newberry, and
Miss Mayme Swittenberg, a leading
member of the faculty of the Pros
perity city schools, were married
by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider on Wed
nesday evening at 9 o’clock, at the
residence of Dr. Wheeler in Prosperi
ty where the bride boarded. It was
a quiet marriage, and the happy
couple left on the Cannon Bail train
for an extended bridal tour. It was
not a surprise marriage, as the many
friends had been expecting the event
for some time. The friends have in
mind the congratulations and well
wishes to be extended Mr. and Mrs.
Summer upon their return. The
bride has a large circle of relatives
and friends in the, county, where she
is well known as a successful school
teacher, having filled important posi
tions in her profession. The groom
is a successful business man as well
as a succesful citizen in all the walks
of life, and is withal one of the best
men Newberry ever produced. We
are glad to record the crowning happi
ness that has come into the life and
prosperous career of "Hach", as he
is affectionately called by those who
love him for his kindness of heart.
The graduating class of Newberry
College this year numbers 29. Of this
number 20 are young men. But it'
remained for two members of the
class representing the nine co-eds to
carry off the honors for 1920, Miss
Carolina Haskell Wright winning
first honor, and Miss Elizabeth
Renwick of Newberry and Willie
Haskell Derrick getting second hon
or between them.
The graduating exercises of the
high school were held in the auditor
ium of the high school on Tuesday
evening. The auditorium was filled,
and the exercises were of a high or
der and much enjoyed. This is the
first year that the Newberry high
school has graduated a class in the
11th grade and these will be admit
ted to any college in the state with
out examination. There are only
seven in he class this year. The
diplomas were presented by Prof.
Cannon in well chosen words of ad
vice.
Announcements since last issue:
Legislature, Geo. S. Mower and Geo.
B. Derrick; Master, James D. Quat
tlebaum; Magistrate No. 10 town
ship, J. A. Kinard.
Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Kerr of Deca
tur, Ga., arrived in Newberry last
week where they will spend most of
the summer with Mrs. Kerr’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Z. Wilson on
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman and
son, Jimmy, spent the weekend in
Henrietta, N. C. with Mr. Wiseman’s
brother, Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Wiseman.
NOTICE
The Marion Davis Playground Mo
thers’ club will meet with Mrs. Jack
Hove Thursday at 4:00 o’clock, June
4. Mrs. Gladys Carlton is associate
hostess.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
LITTLE DERRILL SMITH with
arms full of books KATHERINE
FISCHER in post office.. .“FUNNIE"
SUMMER and HAT WERTZ, college
students, eating pink ice cream .. .
MR. and MRS MILTON MOORE in
swimming ... HERMAN WISE in
Sun office ... IDA MAE FRANKLIN
talking to friend FRANCES
BAXTER carrying umbrella.. .DAL
TON CARPENTER. JR., a,nd VIR
GINIA GRAHAM riding down Col
lege street ... MARY KESTER of
fering your scribe a ride . ..HUGH
SHANNON passing Sun office and
waving ...Hon. MARVIN ABRAMS
of Whitmire in town Tuesday
FULMER WELLS making pop corn
at Opera House BROOKSIE
HUTCHINSON crossing Boyce street
... JIMMY WISEMAN & STEVIE
& GENIE GRIFFITH riding to Plam-
pin’s filling station and then wait
ing for BIG JIMMY to come for
them ... Supt. R. C. LAKE of Whit
mire bringing receipts of Whitmire
poppy sale to Newberry ... CYN
THIA and KAY DOMINICK, daugh
ters of MR. and MRS. GEO. K. DOM
INICK, walking up street holding
hands ... CAROLINE McCRACKIN,
student at Interment College in Vir
ginia, home for summer holidays ..
. MARY LOUISE WELLS wearing a
very becoming white snood over her
black hair ... MRS. V. F. COOK and
daughter, MRS. KENNETH De-
VEISE, leaving Beauty Shop ... L.
L. HALTIWANGER saying that he
didn't mind it raining any day except
Sunday ... Birthday Anniversaries:
W. O. WILSON, May 30; L. G. ES
KRIDGE, June 1; MRS. MAE AULL,
June 3