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Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 3; NO. 51 The Rising Sun—1856-18*# NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940 Slider and Greneker—1856-1860 $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE BOX HAS ANOTHER IDEA Box Counits has me comfused. He is as full of money-maJcmg ideas as a dog is of fleas. Under his convincing argument I had just about decided to plant cabbage on my lower farm when he comes along wWh another idea which sounds even better, and is a whole lot less work. Box says he once know a fellow down about the Mountain who had an acre in gmpes from which he realized as much as $250 a year. The way he worked it was to charge 10c to all who cared to come and eat. All the owner had to do was to stand at the gate and take the dimes. That sounds good and the thought 'has already oc- crrred to me to get a chair and it won’t even be necessary to stand up. So, unless Box comes along with an even better idea I expect I will go in for gnaipes, and to be sure of a money crop of some sort I may put out cab bage among the grape vines. I know from what Box says that there is money in farming and I was tempted to give up newspapering al together and go in for it right but a talk with my creditors convinced me that I should sort of grow into it. SALUDA’S HOSIERY MILL I went into Saluda’s fine little ho siery mill the other day and the thought ocurred to me at once: why couldn’t this have been built in New berry? This mill ytou will recall was start ed by a Newiberry man and Newberry had the first crack at it. I am glad that Saluda has it since H had to go elsewhere. There are 50 employees on three Shifts and it is indeed a revelation to watch the $45,000 worth of machinery operate. The operators are well paid and the plant is no swent ^hop in any sense of the word. The machinery is in a new building and working conditions seem to be entirely favorable. The big ma chines making full fashioned hosiery never stop except for Sunday and thousands of Saluda made stockings are gracing the underpinning of the nation's females. Saluda business places are feeling the effects of the hosiery mill pay roll as well as that of the Nantex plant which just now is working on a huge order of underwear for the army. A new spirit is at work in Saluda; they are taking the garters off the old pocketbooks over there and put ting their coin into enterprises which give work to their people. A VALUED INVITATION Perry Haifa ere thinks o’possum is about the finest eatin’ in the world and it was indeed thoughtful of him to remember me for the feast he plans to have from the carcass of one now in his pen. Regretfully I had to tell Perry that o’possum was not among my favorite eating material but that I would be glad to break bread 1 with him any other time. He insisted that: he wanted me only when he had something “special.” “Spe cial” eating holds no charms for me and I am going to enjoy the fellow ship of Perry and his good wife and very pretty daughter (that’s all the family I know) one of these days be fore long, and everyday fare is all 1 expect, want, or am accustomed to. Large Crowd Sees Old Rival Downed Newberry and Presbyterian opened a slam-bang game at Setzler field Friday night, packing a thrill in every minute of play and keeping some 3,000 spectators on the edge of their seats. Newberry finally won, 20 to 7. Dam Collangelo and Charlie Power lugged the leather for the Indians and Dick Mitchell carried the mail for the Hose as they scrambled from one end of the field to the other. Newberry marched 68 yards for a touchdown soon after the opening kickoff, with Power talking the pig skin to the 14 on a reverse from Collangelo. Dam then passed to Lewis for the score, and later kick ed the extra paint. Presbyterian, with Mitchell putting on a show, raced right back to New berry’s 37. Meisky passed to Church on the Newberry 30 and Church el uded the Indian safety and scored standing up. Sutton tied the game with a place kick. First Newberry and then Presby terian would threaten with a sus tained drive, only to be stopped short of the goal. The spectators remain ed standing as the thrill-packed game stopped for halftime intermission. Then, late in the third period, New berry struck with swift, telling blows to drive from their 31 to the Hose ten, only to lose the ball. Meisky elected to try a pass from behind his goal and Capolla intercepted it on the ten and raced over for the score. Collan gelo kicked the extra point. After two punt exchanges New berry got the ball on its 43 in the final period and drove to a score. With the ball on the 15, Power took a reverse from Collangelo and broke off tackle to score. The try for extra point failed. In the waning minutes of the game, Presbyterian was trying desperately to score through the air, but Larry Graves, Spartanburg tackle for Newberry, crashed through time and time again to spill the passer for great losses. The game ended with the ball in the Hose possession in mid- field. NOTICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Mr. R. M. Billhimer, a representa tive of Washington, will be at the Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc., located at 927 Friend Street on Oc tober 17th at 7:30 p. m. for the pur pose of agreeing on a definite low unit price for the wiring of homes on the R. E. A. lines that are being built. All electrical wiring contractors interested in doing wiring on these homes are urged to be present. CLAYTON MEMORIAL CHURCH Rev. J. M. Rasnake of Atlanta, Ga., will preach ait Clayton Memorial Uni- versalist church Thursday and Friday evenings October 24 and 25 at 7:45. You are cordially invited to at tend these services. MEETS MONDAY The Auxiliary of the Women’s So ciety of Christian Service of Central Methodist Church will meet at the pbureh, Monday afternoon, October 21, at 4:00. LOOKS LIKE ’17-’I8 Almost any day now soldiers may be seen on the streets and an atmosphere of war times is noted. Soldiers pass ing through or visiting local people from Fort Jackson are increasing daily aid before long the leaving of draftees will remind Newberry that the preparedness program is indeed well under way. LIFE IN OCTOBER “Life Begins In October” is the title of an article contributed this week which extols the virtues of Oc tober. It’s gtood, too. But, somehow, we can’t get enthusiastic about Oc tober. We lhad sort of a run-in with a certain alleged humorist over in Newberry on the subject, and we are afraid to say too much here, for fear of starting something. Anyway, we still have a birthday in October, taxes and insurance come due, and other terrible things happen to us. October! Phooey!—Johnston Herald. There being only one humorist of note in Newberry, the above of course refers to your own witty columnist. I love October because life means more to me than keeping my back warm; it means more than telling the tax collector to see me again; even more than memories of my own sweet (and may I be pardoned for saying “cute”) babyhood and natal date. Oc tober is the month in which nature reminds us that all living Tilings must pass away and this is often a com forting thought in this inane exist ence. Too, October Should be credited with giving us the Johnston editor, than whom a more capital fellow never lived. Kind, considerate, un selfish, religious, poor, and honest, if Spending the weekend with Doris Armfield at Gdldercrest were Miss Elizabeth Odom of Gable and Miss Maxine Hodlge of Alcolu. Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr., and Mrs. Mildred Reid Hardaker from Talla hassee, Florida, are visiting Mrs. Sloan Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid, Jr. While here they will at tend the Holloway-Cox wedding in Chappells. Milton Duke and Jim Nobles of the U. S. Navy located in Charleston, spent the weekend with Mrs. LeRoy Bradley on Glenn street. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor SUMMER MEMORIAL: Sunday 10 A. M.—Sunday School. Mr. Eugene Shealy, Supt. 11 A. M.—Morning Worship with Sermon. 6 P. M,—Luther League. BETHANY: „ t , Sunday 6 P. M.—Sunday School. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 7 p. m.—Worship with Sermon. Luther League each Thursday at 7 P. M. the world had more of his ilk the ba bies of Europe would oe playing in the sunshine instead of crouching in dank cellars. County Fair Exhibits Many & Excellent All signs point to a wealth of ag ricultural exhibits at the Newberry county fair which begins Monday, Oc tober 28th. Exhibits of poultry, hogs and cattle are also said to be promis ing this year. The farms and homes of the coun ty with their varied activities and en terprises will be represented in a manner to reflect the industry and ability of rural Newberry. Besides the unusual entertainment features free features will be present ed daily throughout the fair week. Jesse Frank Hawkins, temporary president of the fair, is setting about to get the grounds in shape. Mr. Hawkins is deeply interested in the fair and is anxious to have the co operation of all. The fair, Mr. Haw kins points out, is now run and man aged by the fair association and ex hibitors and all others will be treated with every consideration. PREVOST OF CLEMSON TO ADDRESS STUDENTS E. S. Prevost, state bee specialist from Clemson college, will speak to members of the Newberry high school biology classes Friday afternoon at 1:16. The gathering to which any interested outsiders are invited will be held in the high school auditorium J. H. Pruitt is biology professor at the high school. ST. PHILIPS ITEMS I was sorry to learn of the death of G. W. Kinard or “Will” as his many friends called him. I visited his home place often and I have spent many happy hours with him in the summer months when he would be busy mak ing baskets. He supplied several families around here with baskets. Will Kinard will be greatly missed by all who knew him. The farmers are now almost through picking cotton. 3958 Register A total of 3958 persons between the ages of 21 and 36 registered in the draft in this county Wednesday. Of these 2379 were whites and 1597 negroes. In the city proper 973 whites registered as against 434 ne groes. This figure is short of expec tations by some 500. Soldiers—training—National Guards —registration—draft (Selective Ser vice, if you please) —and other sim ilar words create foremost topics of conversation these days. At least it’s a new subject to talk about, though many have -had their fill already. On the same subject with a social side, we hear of a big affair being planned Friday of next week by the Non-Com missioned Officers Club of Battery H, Coast Artillery. The Club is spon soring a dance at the Legion Hall following the Lenoir-Rhyne football game here next Friday night which is Newberry’s homecoming game. The Club was for a time at a loss as to how to decorate for such an occasoin, and finally compromised by deciding to decorate half the Hall in scarlet and grey, College colors, and the other in red, white, and blue. Chris Kaufman’s musical minded boys will be on hand for the rhythm and a big time planned by all is being heard here and there. Tickets go on sale this weekend. In charge of publicity, dec orations, and other troubling prelim inaries of a dance are Roy Anderson, Powell Way, Lonnie Franklin, Leon Golinsky and James Evans. Concerning Newberry We spent an amusing hour last week reading Big Roadwalker, a new book on Newberry folklore, written by Eula Griffin Duncan. It consists of a series of stories as told to the author by her negro cook, Alice Cannon. Alice was formerly of Newberry. Big Roadwalker is the name of the big Negro hero of the book and Hokey is his wife. The tales are really fan tastic but are ones that small chil dren wculd enjoy. After reading the book we came to the conclusion that the originator of such tales must have had the most vivid of imaginations. It seemed that Big Roadwalker and Hokey live in “Newberry, South Cah- lina,” and tho’t there was no other place on earth like it. Show Success Hard working members of the Hos pital Auxiliary found efforts not in vain last weekend in presenting the flowers picture-show on Thursday morning. The members sold tickets to the performance in advance and a report from the Auxiliary president, Mrs. Hugh B. Senn, states that the group cleared $90. This will go a good way into a fund being raised to re decorate the interior of • , *’.e hospital and to furnish it with Venetian blinds. Suggested Harley May Succeed .Pope A Columbia correspondent of the News & Courier, suggests that Au brey Harley may succeed Thos. H. Pope, Jr., as attorney for the unem ployment commission when Mr. Pope takes up his duties as a captain in the national guard unit on January first. Following is the News & Cour ier story: “A calm has apparently settled over the once turbelent industrial commission. . . . Thomas H. Pope, Jr., who, after a great start in the house off representatives resigned to be come legal counsel for the unem ployment commission, will not be able to hold his job after January. He is in the national guard and his regi ment is to be called to active service then. . . . This week Aubrey Harley, young Newberry lawyer and colleague of Pope in the assembly, was seen talking seriously to Sam B. Pratt, Jr., the young chairman of the unem ployment compensation board'. Is Harley slated to succeed Pope? A Senator has offered his services as Pape’s successor.” Says Miss Anita Aull Talented Student Sunday’s State carried a picture of Miss Anita Aull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamies Aull, of Columbia, and well known 'here. Under the picture was the following text: “Among the taienlted ‘transfer’ stu dents ait Carolina this year is Miss Aull, attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Aull, 1808 Gervais artreet. She was one of the 12 stu dents from other colleges who achiev ed a standing in the top ten per cent, in grades made on placement tests given to all students entering ehe university. The examinations cover ed a wide range, mattonally used and famous psychological and English tests, supplemented by a test on study skills by Carolina’e Professor J. E. Norwood, were used. Miss Aull, who last year attended Columbia College With a summa cum laude, is a great- great-niece of James Wood Davidson, who taught modem languages at the university years ago, leaving the cam pus to be Longstreet’s aide. He was a well-known author as well as teach er. It so happens that Miss Aull is the first descendant of that line to attend Carolina.” The Auxiliary is one of the city’s sev eral well worth-while organizations. Super Co-operatiou In several years of public work in and around the city the writer has never seen the like of such thorough co-operation with any one undertaking as was given in the Selective Service registration of yesterday. Hundreds offered their services—public officials —school teachers—college students— American Legion and Auxiliary work ers—Federal government workers— and numbers of other individuals. Many had expenses in cormection with this work as individuals paid more than one gas bill in the service of Uncle Sam. Days of hard work were put in by the county education superintendent, the clerk of court, members of the county’s two boards, and school principals as well as all teachers under them. Newberry county should have a complete reg istration. Here and There Generalities: We feel like waging a miniature war about the Good Luck sign on College street being removed. The signs give Newberry a little different atmosphere from other towns and they’re a welcome sight to one who has been away from home for some time. . . . The first Newberry County Teachers Association meet of the season at Little Mountain last Thursday was well attended and a worth while program was presented. We’ve always felt terribly stiff in a county association meeting. They’re so terribly formal . One school prin cipal confided to us that he had been in the association for several years and knew only a very few teachers outside those of his own school. TTie Thursday meeting saw a trend to turn the gatherings into informal affairs. An amusing quiz program was pre sented by Mrs. Eugene Spearman who is one of the most entertaining and Charming persons we’ve ever known. . . . The fact that Christmas is not too many months off is brought to mind when wandering through a five and ten store—Christmas cards are on sale and the clerk informs us that they are ‘going like hotcakes”. So perhaps it’s time to start “Do your Christmas shopping early”. . . . The Newberry-Presbyterian game Friday night was an event of the season. The motorcade advertising the game Fri day afternoon was different and creat ed quite a stir. Trade Days Road Contract Lat Contract for paving 2.7 miles of the Simpson’s ferry road has been awarded by county officials to the Ed. Sloan road concern of Greenville. Work will begin this week and: will possibly be finished within the next two weeks. The Simpson’s ferry road leads to the Black’s bridge road' and traverses a section in Which Elsie Dominick, Boyd Bedenibaugh and others live. Supervisor Ruff says the county is ready to go ahead 1 with the Mt. Pleas ant road as soon as the government funds are available. The delegation provided the county’s part of the cost of this road in the last supply bill bu f to the present there has been no matching fund from the govern ment. LUTHERAN MIRIAM CIRCLE MEMBERS AT NYA HOME The Miriam Circle of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer held its reg ular monthly meeting at the NYA home Monday night, October 14, at 7:30 o’clock with around 75 members and visitors present. The meeting was called, to order by the president, Mrs. Vernon C. Carlton, after which several items of business were discussed. The program consisted of short re ports of the state convention of the Lutheran Womens Mission Society re cently held in Cameron by Miss Nora Long and Mrs. Homer Schumpert Mrs. J. H. Summer gave a full ac count of the National convention held at Des Moines, Iowa, October 7-11. At the close of the program the NY A girls served a salad course and tea. Later the visitors were shown through the NYA home. 131,409,881 Census figures just released show that there are 131,409,881 people in the country, a gain of 8,634,835 in the last ten years, The percentage of gain in the last ten years is given as 7 per cent, against 16 percent for the prev ious decade. The gain for the last de cade is less than half of that of any like period since the census began in 1790. South Carolina is 25th in popu lation, having a total of 1,906,815 peo ple and a gain in ten years of 167,- 039. The State was 26th in popula tion ten years ago. SEEN ABOUT TOWN Many out-of-towners in New berry Friday night for Newberry- P. C. game. . .DR. and MRS. J. EDWIN STOKES and small son, riding up College street. . .JOE SPOTTS driving pick-up... BIL LY WALDROP, college student, improving at county hospital af ter appendectomy last Saturday. . VIRGINIA HAYES of Lander college in town last weekend. .. The Newberry college motorcade of last Friday attracting much attention. .MRS. KEISTER WIL LINGHAM buying a snow suit for her little daughter, JOAN.. CLAUDE SUMMER, JR., carry ing a box of groceries across the street...DR. F. O. LAMOREUX stopping by Sim office to say hel lo while on a visit from Bates- burg.. .MISS RUBY RUFF in attractive fall attire at teachers meeting last Thursday. .. MRS. ROBERT MOORE going to lunch .. . MRS. MARIE BROWN wear ing becoming pink dress.. .PROF. O. B. CANNON going in post office.. .FAY HARMON wearing a sweater she finished knitting only a day before. .DR. HUGH K. BOYD driring behind your scribe and scaring her by suddenly blow ing his auto horn... CHRIS KAUFMANN going to College af ter lunch. . . Birthday anniversar ies: Mrs. H. O. Swittejtburg, Oct. 18; Callie Boyd Parr, Oct. 18; Tom Dorrity, Oct. 19; Floyd Den nis, Oct. 21. OVERHEARD In grocery store, small four year-old asking his mother would she have a coke with him. ... On Main street, Willkie booster, “Hurrah for Willkie”. Roosevelt booster “You better hurrah for him now, you’ll never cheer him as president.” ... In bus station— “I’m feeling good—like to take on a couple fights with someone.” . . . Over back fence: “I admire an ugly man who can marry a pretty girl.” . . . On the bus, one driver to another: ‘•Yeah, he tried to kill himself—had an old rusty gun but someone took it away before he hurt himself—what they should have done was to give him a good one. . . . And his poor old mother had to go to the pawn shop and get his shoes. Should have left them there! . . . College student. “I just can’t get over the way Clemson trampled Wake Forest.” . . . CHIT CHAT . Armfield Hold Shoppers Interest Merchants Are Ready With Largest Stocks Ever Offered In City Cp-operative Sale LEADER ITEMS IS FEATURE Early Shoppers Will Reap Reward In Specials Offered by Co-operating Firms Shelves and counters in Newberry stores are piled high with crisp, new merchandise and price tags show evi dence of substantial reductions as lo cal merchants prepare for the semi annual Newberry Trade Days event which is scheduled for Thursday, Fri day and Saturday of this week, Octo ber 17, 18 and 19. Greater preparations than ever before have been made for this special bargain event which has drawn large crowds to the city. Mer chants started preparing for it sev eral weeks ago, sided by suggestions and the utmost co-operation of the Merchants Committee. In addition to new, crisp merchandise which is al ways carried on the shelves of New berry stores, large stocks of Special items for Newberry Sales Days have been provided by those participating in this event. These bargains are being offered for two reasons—first, as an expression of appreciation for the patronage given local stores in the past, second, to make it well worthwhile for every Newberry County citizen to visit Newberry during the event. Day in and day out, year in and - year out, your local merchant is on the job, ready to serve you. It makes no difference what the weather may be or how the markets are affected by economic conditions, you’ll find his store stocked with the merchandise which you need and must have to live a normal life. Think about the services which Newberry stores fur nish and you will agree that they are great institutions. Newberry Trade Days is a semi-annual event, being planned for Spring and Fall each year. Roster Is Heavy With Court Cases A large number of cases come be fore Judge G. Duncan Bellinger at criminal court convening here Mon day morning. Cases carried over from the last session include the fol lowing: John Boyd, alias Son Byrd, for murder; Mary Gray, maintaining a public nusiance; Robert Douglas, violation of the liquor law; Will Lindsay, assault and battery with in tent to'kill; Eugene Hires, working on Sunday; Arthur Mayes, non-support; Carday Henry, violation of the liquor law; John O. Daniel, four cases for burgarly and larcency; George Schum pert, assault and battery with intent to kill; Butler Gray, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapon; Eugene Boyd, as sault and battery with intent to kill; Fred Rutherford, violation of liquor law; William Swindler, assault and battery with intent to kill; Anderson Means, assault and battery with in tent to kill; John David Tobe, viola tion of liquor law; Luther Seymore, assault and battery with intent to kill; Matt Berry, assault and battery with intent to ijill. New cases coming up for this term include those of Robert Mortus and Timothy Hill for disturbing religious worship; Willie Simmins, house breaking and grand larcency; Otis Banks, Orgie Lee Ruff, and Perry Bickley, violation of the liquor law; O. C. Thomasson, assault and battery with intent to kill; Mrs. Louise M. Graham, slander; Christeen Childress, Mrs. Louise M. Graham, Charley Clark, and Jimmie Steel, assault and battery with intent to kill; Jim Crom er, violation of the liquor law; Wal ter Wicker, escaping gang; Will Coleman, using automobile without permission. IRBY HARMON, 64, OF PROSPERITY DIES Irby Harmon, 64, died Tuesday af ternoon. He had been in declining health for some time but confined to his bed only one week. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the graveside in the Prosperity ceme tery. His pastor, the Rev. M. E. Booz er, was in charge. Mr. Harmon was a farmer and member of Zion Metho dist church. Surviving are his widow, the former Mamie Morris and four sons, Maxcy Harmon of Ware Shoals, Lawson Har. mon of Newberry, Allen and Tommie Harmon of Prosperity; three daugh ters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Pros perity, Mrs. Alton Quattlebaum of Newberry, Mrs. Clyde Nelson of Laur ens; nine grandchildren and two sis ters, Mrs. W. E. Nichols of Prosperity and Mrs. J. I. Boozer of Prosperity. MRS. SUMMER CHAIRMAN OF RED CROSS CALL Beginning its annual roll call Mon day, November 11, will be the Am erican National Red Cross, with Mrs. J. H. Summer, chairman of the Call for Newberry county. Mrs. Vernon Carlton has been named junior chair man. The added importance of the work of the Red Cross in these days nec essitates more members than ever. It is expected that Newberry county will rally in a big way to the Call this year. Mrs. William Patridge has return ed to Newberry from a visit to New York. ABATTOIR PLEASES MEAT MEN The Newberry abattoir, now in its third monlth of operation, seems to be giving general satisfaction both among those who sell and those who buy fresh meat. Rigid inspection of bobh before and' after killing insures pure meat, and one cattle raiser ex pressed himself as pleased with the abattoir “as long as they keep up the present inspection.” The owners of the abattoir have a pretty heavy investment, but feel that with full cooperation they will be able to operate the plant successfully from a financial standpoint. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Cleveland, October 12 — Baseball chairrepioins of the .world—the Cleve land American League club won that: supreme title here this afternoon, when the Indians defeated the Brook lyn Naltitonals in the seventh and de ciding game of the 1920 series by a score of 3 to 0. Tonight Cleveland is celebrating adequately and in keeping with the honor, and it is doubtful if a government proclaimaitian announc ing the selection of this city as the future capital of the United States would create a ripple of interest among the frenzied fans. The first football game of the local college gridiron season will be played next Friday afternoon ait College Park, at which time the husky New berry Indians meet the strong eleven from Wofford College. Newberry has one of the strangest teams she has had since inter-collegiate football was inaugurated here several years ago. The game will begin promptly at 3:30 o’clock, the prices of admission being 50c and $L Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carpenter of Monroe, N. C., are visiting his bro ther, Mr. E. A. Carpenter, of Halti- wanger and Carpenter. Marion Blease has bee ncalled from the University of South Carolina on account of the serious illness of hns father, Mr. H. H. Blease. Ex-Govern or Blease came again on Tuesday to seel his sick brother. The many friends of Mr. Harry Blease will re gret to hear of his illness and will all hope for his recovery. The next best thing to hearing Cox and Roosevelt and other fine ar tists speaking from the stands is to hear them speaking from the records of the studio of O. & T. E. Salter. These accommodating artists will take pleasure in giving you the en joyment of the treat. Jackson, Miss.,—October 12.—Far mers, business men and cotton pro ducers met here today and' adopted strong resolutions urging the reduc tion of cotton acreage for the next crop, the holding of certain percent ages of the present crop off tne mar ket and a general holding of the pre sent stocks for better prices.