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NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940
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OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCES WITH PEAS
I have (15.25 invested in about an
acre of cow peas—or what was to have
been cow peas, and I am going to call
on the government for some help. I
hear they pay off for planting peas
and from my experience I say they
should.
First cost on my pea farm was (3.50
to a negro to “break” the land. After
this I learned that it was too early
to plant as the bugs would “suck”
them. I didn’t want bugs sucking my
prize pea patch so I waited and the
weeds grew until I had to have them
plowed under again. I couldn’t get
my same negro (he got rich on the
first job) and a new one charged me
(4.00. After this I waited for a “sea
son” which finally came. I had, by
this time, become a bit tired of paying
out money and as I had heard of
“farming on halves” I suggested to
my new negro that we operate upon
that basis. He agreed and said that
he would need 2 1-2 bushels of peas
which I of course was to furnish in
addition to the land and general sup
ervision and advice. This was (3.75.
The negro planted the peas, or said he
did, on Friday. The following Satur
day morning he informed me he had
rather have the money for his part and
let me have full and uncontested own
ership of all the peas. I agreed and
paid him another (4.
I don’t know if that negro had gone
home and read his almanac but I do
know that it did not rain anymore for
a month, not, as a matter of fact un
til last week.
I find now that I left out of my cal
culations some more expense. A few
of the peas did come up. Puny look
ing vegetation it was, but still—peas.
The weeds grew so rapidly, drought
or not drought, until I became asham
ed of my pea patch and hired a negro
to go in there with a grass blade and
cut them out so that my peas could
have living space and respectability.
75c more. The patch then looked pret
ty good but still no rain and the weeds
gradually began to stick their heads
above my peas again. I decided to
risk 75c more and the negro again
cut the weeds out, and then the rains
came.
At the present time the peas are
struggling for mastery over the weeds.
I do not know which will win, but I
do know this: (16.75 is all that I in
tend to invest in my 1940 pea crop.
Peas seem to be my jonah anyway.
I had three rows plant'd in my gard
en upon which I lavished very tendei
care. The vines flourished wonderfully
but I could not find am^thing on them
to eat. After so long a time a few
little pods showed up on top of the
vines. I reasoned there should be
some more down under the vines so
got myslf a paper sack and proceeded
to harvest my dinner for next day.
Much to my surprise I learned that
peas do not grow under the vines as
do beans, but I got a handful anyway
and put my sack in the kitchen, in
structing the cook to prepare them for
dinner next day.
Came next day and there was only
chicken, turkey, ham and such stuff
on the table. Asked about my peas
the cook replied: “Dey wam’t enough
to cook!” I carefully explained to her
that any amount of anything was
enough to cook and that I wanted
those dumed peas cooked—cooked
with a hunk of fat back and every
thing.
Beside my plate the following day
was a cereal dish of brown liquid and
rising majectically like an iceberg in
the Artie ocean was a big chunk of
meat, equally brown. I didn’t know
whether to drink it, sop it or dunk it,
but decided oij the latter method. As
I began to near the bottom I felt my
bread hitting pay dirt—yes, sir, there
they were, all eight of them, huddled
around that chunk of meat as though
trying to escape my ravenous eyes.
I wasn’t going to be cheated out of
eating peas with a fork so I speared
them one by one and since they cost
19c a piece they were really -yood.
Although my experienc with peas
has been distressing, they are none the
less one of our best and most nour
ishing foods. If the Yankees had them
and we didn’t we would be buying
them in fancy boxes at fancy prices.
That which is common to us we don’t
appreciate. For instance, the old
sweet potato far surpasses the white
potato in food value but it is little
honored here in the South.
I am living in hope that I will
get a mess of peas off my acre, but I
doubt it. The kind of weeds I grow
are not disposed to give anything a
chance. However, I have learned one
thing—I am not a farmer, not even
a sorry farmer!
POLITICS, ORATORY, ETC.
I believe the convention system
with all its faults is a better method
of nomnating candidates for office.
The heated campaign preceeding a
primary usually results in broken
friendships, lying ’and not frequently
fitic encounters. People neglect
their businesses to talk politics and do
and say things in the heat of a poli-
tcal argument that they would not
think of under more serene conditions.
But since we are not going to return
to the convention system the next
LITTLE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
OPENS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
The trustees and Supt. Ballentine
announce the next session of the 1940-
1941 will begin on Friday, August 30
at 8:30 a. m. with an exercise to which
the parents and public are invited.
With the exception of a recent des
ignation, the faculty is as follows:
Grammer school: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
grades, Helen Sloan, Little Moun
tain and Miss Jessie Mary Derrick,
Newberry; 4th, 5th, and 6th grades,
Miss Lillian Ruff, Prosperity and Miss
Ruth Lominick, Pomaria; 7th grade,
vacant.
High school: Miss Lucille Derrick,
Little Mountain, English and Library;
Miss Lois Aull, Leesville, Home Ec.;
Mr. F. E. Metts, Little Mountain, his
tory and science; Miss Ila Mae Suber,
Silverstreet, Commerce; Mr. H. B.
Hendrix, Little Mountain, agriculture;
Mrs. L. C. Derrick, Little Mountain,
Music; J. W. Ballentine, Little Moun
tain, Mathematics.
CANNON CREEK A. R. P. CHURCH
Rev. John Buzhardt of Charlotte,
N. C. began a meeting Wednesday
evening at eight o’clock and will
continue each evening through Sab
bath night. He will also preach at
eleven o’clock Sabbath morning, af
ter which the Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper will be celebrated.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
R. D. Byrd, Pastor.
REV. W. E. PUGH
TO PREACH
The Rev. E. B. Keisler, pastor of
The Church of the Redeemer, an
nounces that the service in his church
next Sunday morning will be con
ducted by the Rev. W. E. Pugh, pas
tor of Trinity Church, Jacksonville,
Florida. The topic used by Dr. Pugh
will be “Glory Be To God on High”.
A native of Newberry county and a
graduate of Newberry college, Dr.
Pugh will be among relatives and
friends as he visits in this section. He
is a preacher of fine qualities. For
several years he has been in Florida,
first at Lakeland, then at St. Peters
burg and for about ten years at
Jacksonville. At different times has
his Synod called upon to be its presi
dent and always has he rendered ag
gressive and effective service in that
capacity as well as in the pastorate.
The special music next Sunday
morning in the Church of the Redeem
er will be a vocal solo by Mrs. Mower
Singley of Prosperity.
MY SON, MY SON TO SHOW
AT OPERA. AUGUST 26-27
The story of “My Son, My Son,”
which will show at the Opera House
Monday and Tuesday, August 26 and
27, revolves around the dreams of
two men who are life-long friends
The novelist, William Essex, played
by Brian Aherne, and the furniture
designer, Dermot O’Rioden, played by
Henry Hull, get married while they
are still poor and unknown. When
each has a son, they make their plans
fog their children. Essex plans a
glorious future for his son. O’Rioden,
an enthusiastic Irish patriot, looks
forward to the day when his son will
return to Ireland.
How these plans are carried thru
amid changing times and unexpected
drama carries the story of “My S°n,
My Son” through many exciting
scenes.
The screen play is from the book
of the same name, by Howard Spring,
famous English author and critic.
Among the other stars in the cast are
Madeline Carroll, Louis Hayward and
Josephine Hutchinson.
KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
PARISH
Rev. J. E. Harman, Pastor
Bethany: , , ,
Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday school.
Mr. E. B. Hite, Sup’t.
11 a. m.—Morning worship.
Summer Memorial:
Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday school.
Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt.
6:30 p. m.—Luther League. Church
Workers Conference.
7:30 p. m.—Evening Worship.
Visitors are invited to worship with
us.
CELEBRATES 85TH BIRTHDAY
George Addy was a visitor in Co
lumbia last Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Olivia Epting Addy, who cele
brated her 85th birthday. She is the
widow of the late F. H. Addy. This
family was originally from the Pom
aria section of the county. Accom
panying Mr. Addy were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Addy of Greenwood.
In Hospital
Jim Johnson is a patient at the
Newberry county hospital where he
was admitted last Sunday.
best corrective would be to do away
with all campaign meetings and let
the candidates visit when and where
they please. The idea of a candidate
for supervisor, or game warden or
auditor makng speeches to prove his
qualifications for offices r ' this kind
is silly in the extreme. Oratory has
no place in their jobs. In fact oratory
as a vehicle of effectiveness in this
talkative age is of non effect anyway.
Ever, in the halls of the lawmakers
it is well known that a good horse-
trader is worth more than a good ora
tor.
Final Meeting On
Saturday Night
The final meeting of 33 candidates
for the various county offices will be
staged at Margaret Hunter park
Saturday night, beginning at eight
o’clock.
The largest crowd to attend a meet
ing so far gathered at Willowbrook
park Saturday night and listened at
tentively to the many speakers. Clerk
of Court Hugh K. Boyd presided over
this unofficial meeting.
Congressman Butler B. Hare spoke
at this meeting and was urged by the
crowds to continue speaking .after
time had been called on him.
The first primary will be held Tues
day, August 27th and the second pri
mary two weeks later. Indications now
are that there will be only super
visors and road commissioners to be
selected in the second primary. There
will be no second race among candi
dates for the House as the three
highest will be the winners.
MRS. SUMMMER SPEAKER
Mrs. J. H. Summer, area supervisor
of the National Youth Administration,
was the guest speaker of the Kiwanis
club in Ridgeway last Tuesday night,
Mrs. Summer spoke to the Kiwanis
on “The Importance of Vocational
Training of Youth Today.” Many
school superintendents were present
and school trustees to hear the ad
dress.
HOMECOMING IS PLANNED
Home coming will be observed at
St. Philip’s Lutheran church near
Prosperity, August 25. The speaker
for the morning service will be the
Rev. S. P. Koon of Lone Star. The
afternoon address will be delivered
by the Rev. J. B. Harman of New
berry.
A picnic dinner will be served on
the grounds. Visitors and friends
are invited to attend.
SERVICES AT SMYRNA
The 11:00 Sunday morning services
of Smyrna church will be in charge
of the Young People’s League. An
interesting program has been arrang
ed, and all are invited to attend.
Rev. C. A. Matthews, Pastor.
ST. PHILIPS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shealy have a
very sick little girl, and we trust that
■ he will be better sooon.
We now have a very good season,
and farmers are busy gathering the
little fodder left from the drought.
There will be but little feed made to
unless there is a good hay crop.
The cotton crop seems to be cut to
about half of what it would have been
had we had rain and the price is very
low. Prospects do not look so bright
but the people will have to learn to
be more saving than in the past.
MAY PROVE EMBARRASING
Shades of Horace Greeley!
The printer’s devil now smells like
a rose, and a rich lush odor pervades
the piessroom. For the boys are mix
ing up the latest batch of delicately
scented inks to print an advertisement
for a new kind of perfume.
To the old giants of journalism, the
pungent smell of printer’s ink was
the very elixir of life. But now, what
a difference there can be in that
smell! From Los Angeles to Connect
icut, with plenty of stops in between,
come reports on the growing use of
various types of perfume and flavored
inks.
In St. Louis, a newspaper adver
tisement wafted a gentle aroma of
Potpourri perfume towards the read
er. In Chicago, inks used to print an
advertisement for chewing gum were
flavored with cinnamon. And in New
Britain, a newspaper edition was
steeped with the fragrance of apple
blossom time.
And an insidious thought occurs to
me. How long will it be before this
little scene occurs when hubby comes
from the office?
Wife (sniffing suspiciously): "John,
where have you been? You’re reek
ing with perfume!”
John: “Oh, it’s nothing, dear. I’ve
just been reading the evening paper.”
BETH-EDEN LUTHERANP ARISH
Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor
St. James’:
10:00 a. m.—Sunday School. Mr.
Harold Long, Supt.
11.00 a. m.—The Service.
A meeting of all young people at
close of service.
Beth-Eden:
3:00 p. m.—Sunday School. Mr.
Herndon Hentz, Supt.
4:00 p. m.—The Service.
5:00 p. m.—Meeting of Women’s
Missionary Society.
A meeting of all young p'ople at
close of service.
Colony: 10:00 a. m. Sunday School.
Mr. Claude Wise, Supt.
MOVES HERE
Mrs. Fred G. Hartley, formerly
Miss Maggie Thomasson, has removed
to Newberry from Aiken. She is
making her home with her sister, Mrs.
M. T. Davis.
Colony Homecoming
Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd was present at Col
ony Lutheran church Sunday, Aug
ust 18, for the annual homecoming.
Two most heldful addresses were giv
en, the first during the Sunday School
hour by Prof. T. E. Epting and the
other in the afternoon by Doctor Jas.
C, Kinard. The welcome address was
given at the morning service by Mr.
Carlisle Fulmer and the sermon was
delivered by a former pastor, Rev. W.
D. Haltiwanger, who held the close at
tention of his hearers. Many former
members and friends of long stand
ing met again to talk over their as
sociations of former days.
Mr. and Mrs Metts Fant met their
children in Columbia Saturday night
at 11:30 coming from Benson, N. C.
Metts, Jr., went up from Myrtle Beach
having left there shortly after the
coastal hurricane. Delora was at
Cherry Grove Beach at the same time,
visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. W. Holmes,
'■>
Thomas H. Daniel of Columbia,
state director of the Department of
Public Welfare, visited the local
county office Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Haltiwanger of
Columbia spent Sunday with relatives
and friends in Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hentz and two
sons, Billy and Claude Hentz of Po
maria left Sunday for Canton, N. C.,
and Kingsport, Tenn., on a business
and pleasure trip. They will be away
several days.
Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Hemmingway of
Kingstree apent Sunday with Mrs.
Clara Stone. Miss Edna Stone and
Miss Evelyn Stone and Miss Nancy
Robertson returned with them for a
week’s visit.
Doris Jean Gilliam returned home
Sunday after spending a week in
Greenwood with Leonette and Betty
Joyce Bridges.
Miss Rhetta Gwyrr Bowles of Green
Cove Springs, Florida, spent Monday
afternoon with her cousin, Doris Jean
Gilliam. Her father who has re
cently been elected superintendent of
education of Green Cove Springs will
return home Friday. He is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Wilson Bowles, at
Silverstreet.
Byrd Gilliam spent Sunday with
Mrs. M. C. Gilliam.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Adams, of
Prosperity, S. C., explored the fam
ous Endless Caverns at New Market,
Va., while on a motor trip through the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood and son,
Noval, of Washington, D. C. are vis
iting Mr, Sherwood’s sister, Mrs. J.
W. White and Mrs. H. H. Kinard.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Haskell and
three children, Louisa, Katherine, and
Allen, Jr., of Chicago, 111. arrived
Tuesday for a visit with Mrs. Has
kell’s sister, Mrs. Gene Spearman and
Mr. Spearman in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wagner, form
erly of Newberry, now living in
Greenwood, spent Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Spearman.
Mrs. C. B. Lawrence and son, C. B.
Jr., of Jacksonville, Florida, passed
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Spearman.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Coffman of
Raleigh, N. C. are expected next week
for a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Frazier L. Evans, in the county.
Mr and Mrs. Roland Felker and
daughter, Barbara, spent last Thurs
day in Charleston.
Mrs. Claude Slaton and nephew, Lin
Slaton, returned home Friday from
Culpepper, Virginia, where they spent
ten days with Mrs. Slaton’s mother,
Mrs. W. B. Rosso”.
Mrs. Randolph Kirkland will leave
next week for a visit with her mother,
Mrs Richardson, in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. J. C. Brodgon of Brogdons is
visiting her sisters, Miss Ethel Jones
and Mrs. T. A. Scarborough, on Cal
houn street.
Miss Eva James Davis spent sev
eral days last week at Myrtle Beach.
Miss Mary Wightman of Holly Hill
was n the city over the weekend.
O’NEALL SCHOOL OPENS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
The O’Neall school will open its
1940-41 session Friday morning, Aug
ust 30, at 8:30. The speakers for
the occasion will be the Rev. M. E.
Boozer and the Rev. J. B. Harman.
Patrons and friends of the school are
invited to the opening exercises.
The teachers for the session are as
follows: grammar grades: Miss Clif
ford Coleman, Saluda; Miss Marie
Felker, Pomaria; and R. H. Amick,
Prosperity: high school, .Miss Elsie
Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; Miss Bessie
Boozer, Newberry; J. R. Blakely, Ora;
and Boston Hare of Leeseville, sup
erintendent.
Commercial School
Starts New Session
All persons who are interested in
enrolling for the 1940-41 term at the
WPA Commercial School may do so.
Friday, August 23, between 9:00 A.
M. and 1:00 P. M. The school is locat
ed above the Baker Finance and In
surance company on Boyce street
There will be classes in typing,
shorthand, business english, and busi
ness english, and business spelling for
beginners and advanced students.
GOLDVILLE VS. NEWBERRY
Newberry Mills base ball team will
play Goldville, Saturday, August 24
at 3:30 p. m. on Wright’s Feld. This
is the first game in theMid-Carolina
series.
Newberry having won from Mollo-
hon Wednesday, August 21 gives them
Goldville to play two out of three
games in the first series.
The Newberry team has been work
ing hard this season, and have dev
eloped a very strong nine.
We want to thank the people of
Newberry for the fine support given
them, and hope they will continue
coming out in the series.
WPA READING CLUB ADJOURNS
FOR THE SEASON
Exercises for the WPA reading club
of Speers street school library will be
held Monday, August 26 at 10:30 a.
m. At this time there will be a book
character parade by several of the
childreii. Diplomas will be awarded
by Prof. O. B. Cannon to the mem
bers that have read 10 books and re
ported on them during the summer
months. The parents of the children
are cordially invited to be present.
The club has a membership of 52.
All members are invited to come.
IS ILL
Miss Dorothy Dickert is confined to
her bed this week with bronchitis.
AMICK REUNION PLANNED
The descendents of Wylie Amick’s
family will hold a reunion Saturday,
August 24, three miles north of Lex
ington.
LEAVE FOR SHIP
Forrest Summer and Grady Booz
er left Saturday night for New York
where they will sail on the S. S. Ar
kansas for a month’s cruise. Summer
and Boozer are in the reserve officers’
training corps.
RETURN FROM BEACH
Returning Monday after several
days at Pawley’s Island were the fol
lowing house party members: Mrs.
J. C. Neel and daughter, Colleen; Mr.
and Mrs. John Peterson; Mrs. Pluma
Booth and daughter, Virginia, Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Reid and daughter, Helen;
Mrs. Edna Mayer and children, Mar
tha and Euston; Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Seawright, Hartsville, Georgia; Miss
Mabel Singley, Neeces; Pat Scott.
TODD AND BOWERS ARE
NAMED SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Wilton Todd and A. J. Bowers, Jr.
were recently appointed members
of the board of trustees of the num
ber one school district which includes
schools of the city system. Mr. Todd
replaces the late Chief Henry B.
Wells and Mr. Bowers fills the va
cancy made by George K. Dominick,
who resigned.
MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST
A model airplane contest open to
persons living in South Carolirta,
North Carolina and Georgia, will be
held at the Camp Jackson air field in
Columbia Sunday, September 1. This
is of interest to the members of the
local model airplane club. Entrance
fee will be 25 cents and entry blanks
may be obtained by writing Ed Fet-
ner, 1401 Woodrow street, Columbia.
COUNTY LIVESTOCK GROUP
REPORTS GOOD YEAR
The Newberry County Livestock
Association held its first annual meet
ing Wednesday morning at the coun
ty courthouse. The annual report
shows that (14,277.88 was paid 187
farmers for 1110 hogs marketed thru
the association from September 6,
1939, through June 30, 1940.
Officers and directors to serve the
county association for the year 1940-
41 were elected. All officers and dir
ectors of the closing year were re
elected with one exception. The offi
cers and directors are. B. O. Long,
president; vice-president, J. T. Mc-
Crackin; secretary-treasurer, J. H.
Kinkle; manager, J. L. King; A. E.
Reese, J. W. Abrams, J. P. Boozer,
C. W. Bedenbaugh, George M. Ept
ing, L. H. Sease, and J. W. Cromer,
directors.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. “Bill’ ’Turner
are spending their vacation in the
mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee part of this week and the
first of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carlson and
Mrs. E. D. Carlson attended a barbe
cue at I.ollywood school in Saluda
county Tuesday.
HOG SHIPMENT
The second cooperative shipment of
hogs for the year 1940-41 by the New
berry County Livestock Association
will be held Wednesday, August 28,
at the Helena Shipping Pens accord
ing to J. L. King, Assistant County
Agent.
The first shipment of the year, held
July 24, shows that 23 farmers sold
107 hogs, bringing the farmers $1,-
429.62.
Mr. King urges -he farmers to have
their hogs at Helena not later than
10:30 a. m.
CLEMSON SHORT COURSE
FOR STATE BEEKEEPERS
County Agent P. B. Ezell calls at
tention of all Newberry County bee
keepers to a two-day short course for
beekeepers at Clemson, August 28
and 29, as announced by E. S. Pre-
vost, Extension Bee Specialist.
The courses of study for this second
bee short course will be centered
around the general management of
the beeyard with full discussions
about bee work for each season of the
year. The industial work will be done
by Mr. Prevost and Prof. David
Dunavan of Clemson, A. V. Dowling,
Georgia State Bee Inspector, and P.
G. Craddock, North Carolina state
apiary inspector. Also on the pro
gram will be J. J. Wilder of Waycross,
Ga., one of the biggest beekeepers in
the Southern states.
One of the main features of the
course will be the grading and attrac
tive packing of honey. This, the
county agent points out, is an import
ant matter for South Carolina bee
keepers, most of whom have had little
or no experience in grading honey.
The result is that nearby states sell
considerable honey in South Carolina
because their honey is well graded
and attractively packaged.
For beekeepers who are also inter
ested in poultry the occasion offers
a double opportunity, says the coun
ty agent, since the annual poultry
short course at Clemson comes at the
same time, running three days, Aug
ust 28-30.
Tribute To Late Chief
Chief Wells has answered his last
call, for him the “three bells” have
sounded and all is well with our be
loved friends. His work is done.
For over fifty years he was a mem
ber of the Newberry Fire depart-
mnt and for the last thirty-five
years of his life our capable and be
loved Chief. He dedicated his life
to making our Department as trong
and efficient as any fire-fighting or
ganization in the country, volunteer
or paid. How well he succeeded in
this one consuming ambition of his
life is attested by our unusually
low fire losses, our very reasonable
insurance rates and the high esteem
in which he was held by his fel
low-chiefs everywhere. What he
achieved stands today as a living
monument to his name. Our modern
fire-alarm system, fire house and ade
quate, up-to-date equipment testify
to the wisdom and vision of this man,
whose whole-souled devotion to the
best interests of the city he loved
should be an inspiration to the
citizen.
Chief Wells was our friend. If one
cf us was sick he was the first to
visit. If one of us was in sorrow or
trouble he came promptly to offer
comfort and help. He was always
thinking of his “boys” in the Fire de
partment. With him their welfare
was always first.
Chief Wells would never let any
of us venture into any place of dan
ger where he himself was unwilling
to go. How well do we remember
that familiar, quiet voice, vibrant with
courage and determination, “Let’s go
boys.”
He always stood on his own feet.
He made his own decisions, quickly
and firmly, and he assumed full res
ponsibility for them, whatever the
result. Many a time he shouldered
responsibility for mistakes we made
and errors in judgment of which
we were guilty. But he was too gen
erous and big hearted ever to find
fault with his “boys”.
In reverent gratitude to God, who
blessed our city for so many years
with his life, we pay this tribute to
our “Chief”. We, his “boys”, will
carry on in the spirit with which he
led us.
In meeting assembled we adopt this
expression of our love and apprecia
tion to be entered upon the permanent
records of the Newberry Fire Depart
ment and copies to be presented to the
family and the press.
Geo. Rodelsperger,
J. Y. Purkerson,
Otis L. Whitaker,
Committee.
COMING HERE
Miss Ruth Wingard of Greenwood
will arrive in the city next week to
begin work here as secretary to the
Rev. E. Bryan Keisler of the Luther
an Church of the Redeemr. Miss Win
gard will also be organist of the
church. She graduated from New
berry college last spring, and is the
daughter of a Greenwood Lutheran
minister.
Miss Constance Armfield is visiting
Dr. Henry L. Fulmer and family on
Calhoun street in Anderson.
Mrs. W. F. Waters of Winnsboro,
visited her sister, Mrs. E. T. Carlson
Wednesday.
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
20 YEARS AGO
Mr. W. G. Peterson, another faith
ful ex-attache and veteran of the
Newberry post office, has also been
retired on the pension list. He was
the first R. F. D. carrier from the
office and for 17 years served the peo
ple well and acceptably. Mr. Peter
son .ias made himself very popular
with the patrons along Route 1 by his
agreeable and friendly nature and ac
commodating spirit and good man
ners, attributes which are not possess
ed by every man these days of fast
living.
The county campaign meeting for
Oakland mill which was scheduled for
Thursday night, August 26, has been
changed to Friday night, August 27.
Chairman Hunter says he cannot run
his show against a circus and as the
circus is here Thursday he has chang
ed the county campaign at Oakland
mill to Friday night.
Everett Hipp and Edwin Setzler,
members of a camping party in the
mountain regions of Asheville and
Hendersonville, returned home on Sat
urday, camp life having been cut
cut short on account of the continuous
and heavy rains. It “rained between
showers” and kept it up.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Augu, 17.—In
addressing the Ohio Democratic con
vention here today, Governor Cox, the
party’s presidential candidate, flayed
Senator Harding, the Republican nom
inee, as “reactionary,” denouncing
what he termed Mr. Harding’s plan
for a separate peace with Germany,
but said that the Democratic position
on the league of nations was not "un
bending.”
RETIRED MINISTER DIES
AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN
The Rev. Jacob Calvin Wessinger,
72, retired Lutheran minister of Lit
tle Mountain died at his home Wed
nesday night. His death was unex
pected although he had been in de
clining health for some time. Funeral
services will be held at the Holy
Trinity church at Little Mountain this
morning (FViday) at 10:30.
Mr. Wessinger, the son of David
Wessinger, was reared in Lexington
county, attended Lenoir-Rhync col
lege and the Southern Lutheran sem
inary. He was ordained in 1893 and
served charges in South Carolina,
North Carolina, Tennessee, and Geor
gia.
His wife, the former Miss Lula
Shealy of Little Mountain, survives
with two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Hipp
of Columbia and Mrs. J. R. Counts of
Whitmire. An only son, J. C. Wes
singer, Jr. of Elberton, Georgia, died
last May. Also surviving are three
brothers, John Noah Wessinger and
Baylis Wessinger of Chapin and the
Rev. B. D. Wessinger of Lakeland,
Florida.
NEW ALLOCATION FOR
BUZZARD ROOST PROJECT
An announcement came Monday
from E. I. Davis, secretary of the
Greenwood county finance board, that
an additional federal allocation of
(109,000 has been received for the
Buzzard Roost hydro-electric develop
ment.
The total cost of the projects to
date has been (4,750,901.49 while al
locations made for it total (5,235,000.
The first unit of the development
was put in operation Monday to sup
ply 3,000 horsepower to Grendel and
Panola mills in Greenwood.
Mrs. Edward D. Carlton of Char
leston is visiting Mr. Carlson's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Carlson while
Patrolman Carlson is attending a two
week safety patrol school in Knoxville,
Tenn. Mr. Carlson will stop in New
berry on his return to Charleston and
Mrs. Carlson will accompany him
home.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
FULMER WELLS and DUDE
EPTING in conversation. .BET
TY BRIDGES buying soft drink
in drug store ... BOB TODD
going around town Tuesday bare
footed ... BROOKSIE HUTCH
INSON just back from vacation
at Myrtle Beach .. MRS. JAMES
STEWART giving a picnic at the
Margaret Hunter park for a
group of girls fror the Baptist
church . .. EVELYN EPTING of
Cross Hill in the city the first of
the week ... Also visiting here:
HENRY JONES from Atlanta,
Ga. ... WILSON BROWN spend
ing the morning dusting off box
es .. . HAL KOHN, JR. hurrying
up street . .. MRS. H. L. PARR
buying knitting thread ... OS
BORNE LONG. Newberry college
business manager, en route to
work ... JOHN LEITNER hav
ing a soft drink and crackers fr
the drug store ... JO SMITH re
gretting that clerks would have
only one more Wednesday after
noon summer holiday ... Birth
days coming: J. W. Earhardt, Jr.,
August 25; Boyd Robertson, Aug
ust 25.