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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1940 Society and CLUB NOTES By DORIS ARMFIELD YWA HAS MONTHLY MEETtNG Miss Margaret Scruggs and Miss Bruce Martin were hostesses to the Young Women’s Auxiliary of the Bap tist church Monday night at the home of the former on College street ex tension. A business meeting was held at the beginning, at which time it was an nounced that Mrs. Maude Sanders had resigned as leader of the YWA s, and that the new leader would be Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Sr. Miss Louise Ezell, president, pres ided. Miss Brooksie Hutchinson presented an interesting article “Dreams.” After the program, the hostesses served delicious hot tea with pimen to-cheese sandwiches, pickles, pound cake, and mints. The December meeting will be held with Mrs. Maude Sanders. PATRIOTIC BRIDGE PARTY MONDAY Misses Annie Lee Young, Eleanor Ballentine, and Margaret Bums, all teachers in Newberry schools, were co- hostesses at a patriotic bridge party on Armistice Day, Monday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Walter Hunt. A red, white and blue color scheme was carried out in all decorations, with a variety of lovely flowers used about the rooms where six tables were laid for contract. As the guests arrived, they drew their numbers for partners. The num bers were in cellophane capsules, and were drawn from a fishbowl. Tallies were in shape of elephants and don- kies, emblems of the two political parties. On each table was an Amer ican flag. Receiving prizes attractively dec orated in national colors were Miss Julia Kibler, high score, Mrs. O. M. Cobb, second, Mrs. Richard Baker, bin- go. At six o’clock, the hostesses served a hot supper. JASPER CHAPTER MET FRIDAY The Jasper Chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution were the guests of Miss Sudie Dennis at the monthly meeting Friday after noon. Mrs. James Kinard was asso ciate hostess. Mrs. Leland Summer presided in the absence of the regent, Miss Grace Summer. The meeting opened with the pledge to the flag, followed by a prayer. A memorial service was held in honor of the late Mrs. Alan John stone, Sr. The program, “Thanksgiving”, was in charge of Miss Juanita Hitt. Mrs. W. J. Houseal read the president-gen eral's editorial. A new member, Mrs. J. Aubrey Estes, was received into the chapter. Delightful refreshments were served at the end of the meeting. Mrs. W. O. Miller spent Friday in Greenville. Mrs. Otis Suber of Whitmire was a visitor in Newberry Saturday. Mrs. Ben Watkins and daughter, Miss Nell Watkins of Chappells were business visitors in Newberry Friday. Mr. John C. Coney of Columbia was a visitor in the home of ?Ir. and Mrs. Eugene Blease Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. M. Walker and Mrs. E. L. Bishop of Clinton were business visi tors in the city Thursday. Mrs. W. H. Hopke of Charleston is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John F. Clarkson. Mrs. George Coleman of Saluda :ounty was a business visitor in New- >erry Friday. Miss Dorothy Wheeler, who teaches ichool in Dentsville, and her mother, Mrs. Keister Wheeler of Prosperity vere visitors in the city Saturday. Mrs. James Fulmer, Mrs. Virginna lamer and daughter, Evelyn, of loldville, were visitors in Newberry iaturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff and Mr. and Mrs. Ellerbe Sease spent Sunday in Concord, N. C., with Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Kurtz. Jim Todd, a student at the Citadel, spent the weekend with his parents, the Wilton Todds at Park View Court. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lathan, Misses Betty Bridges. Mary Nancy Robert son and Miss Virginia Graham were visitors in Clemson Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Kate Williamson, who has been connected with the Treasury Department in Washington for the past several months, has returned to Newberry where she has accepted a position with the Re-employment of fice here. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Sligh were Miss Mildred Bruce of Belton and Dr. Milton Helsel of Greenville. Miss Mary Wightman, who holds a position with the Santee-Cooper pro ject at Holly Hill spent the weekend with her mother on Harper street. Miss Caroline McCrackin, who at tends Interment College in Bristol, Va., spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Thad McCrack in on College street. Mrs. H. O. Stone, Mrs. Lora Scnumpert, Mr. and Mrs. John Rob ertson, and Evelyn Stone were visitors Sunday in the heme of Mrs. Harty Busch in Aiken. Jack Workman, who attends com mercial college in Columbia, spent the weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blease on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chalmers, Jr„ and little daughter, Nell, of Woodruff were visitors Sunday in the home of Mr. Chalmers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chalmers. Miss Viola Dominick returned to Spartanburg Monday after staying the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Verona Dominick ,and brother, Pinck ney Abrams on Walnut street. Re turning with her to Spartanburg for a week’s visit was her mother, Mrs. Dominick. Mrs. Wilton Todd spent Sunday in Charlotte with her mother, Mrs. E. L. Wingate, who is a patient in the Charlotte Memorial hospital. HIGH SCHOOL BAND Your reporter managed to get up early enough last Frday morning to go to the Newberry High School for the “debut” of the high school band. As I remember, when I was in high school, we never had a band and our orchestra was very small, eight or ten pieces. Therefore, when I started out for the high school, I expected to see probably a ten or twelve piece band, and imagine my surprise, when the curtain went up, to see the stage prac tically full. In my hurried count, I decided there were thirty-one pieces, and while talking with Prof. P. K. Harmon later, he told me there were thirty-four. After getting over the surprise of the number of members in the band, I sat back to listen critical ly to its performance. Mr. Paul Y. Cuthbertson, who, rumor has it, is only nineteen (your reporter couldn’t get nerve enough to ask him personal ly, and no one else would verify the statement) is director of the band. In chapel, when Prof. Harmon was introducing the band, he told the stu dent body that the band had only been organized a little over two months, and had had but five practices alto gether. As the band started to play, the stu dent body became as quiet as it is pos sible for a student body to become, for everyone was listening intently. A wild applause broke at the end of the first piece, your reporter applauding as heartily as any of the high school students. After another number, the band played “On Wisconsin,” which is the tune of Newberry High’s victory song. The student body joined in singing the second chorus, “On New berry.” When the students insisted on an encore, the band played a num ber for them to march from chapel. Mr. Cuthbertson is to be commended for the excellent work he has done with the band. Some of the members had never played a musical instrument until he taught them this year. Each member has cooperated as well as pos sible, some of them having other ex tra-curricular activities, such as foot ball, which requires much of their time. The band made its first public ap pearance at the Newberry-Unioi. foot ball game last Friday night. By next spring Newberry hopes to have one of the best high school bands in the state and your reporter can truthfully say that if they keep up the way they have started, it won’t be long before the Newberry band will outplay them all. The members of the band are as fol lows: trumpets, Kenneth Pruitt, Paul Floyd, Charles Leopard, Frank Thom- asson, Branan Yarborough, Theodore Neely, Derrill Smith; comets, Kath erine Whitener, Earl Shealy, Erland Nelson; clarinets, John Fulmer, Phyl lis Ensrud, Joe Welbom, John Layton, Paul Bullock; oboe, Roy Finney; sax- aphone, Babby Hawkins; flute, Mary Margaret Pope, Isabel Nelson; E flat alto horn. Beck Nell Stewart, Mary Clary, Jewel Klnzy; baritone, Kenneth Pruitt, Muriel Harmon, Betty Baker; trombone, Meredith Harmon; bass, Mr. J. R. Clary, Guy Whitener; bell lyre, Buzz Purtyll; drums, Norman Ensrud, Frank Jones, William McGill, Rook Purcell, Billy Armfield; Cymbal, Evelyn Gibson; conductor, Mr. Paul Cuthbertson. RESTFULLY SPEAKING Mrs. R. H. Lemmon of Columbia was a visitor in Newberry Saturday. (News &. Courier) In the month of November, 1940, the holidays are three, or will have been, when Thanksgiving has passed. In December will be one, in January two, in July one and in September one. Good Friday is not included among these. The holidays are at least ten in South Carolina in “off years” when no elections are held, and eleven in other years. Under the laws of social gaining all Saturdays are now holidays for many persons, and all Sundays are said to be for all people—which is of course not the case for farmers who have cows to milk and feed the stock. Nor is it for pharmacists, physicians, nurses, domestic servants and many other. Would it not be practicable to have eleven successive holidays and two Saturdays and two Sundays together? One day could be named Independence Day, another Labor Day and certain days in honor of celebrated persons about whom names and not much be sides is remembered. That would mean half a month’s rest, and the laboring people, including horse jockeys, editors, chauffeurs, W PA workers, corporation lawyers and school teachers could celebrate to gether. These laborers would have their va cations in addition. Our information is that, theoretically and statutorily, should be, in South Carolina, seventy- five days in 365, two months and a half, in which men, women and child ren should do no work, which number is arrived at by adding to eleven holi days, twelve weekdays of vacation and fifty-two of Saturdays and Sun days. Something may be said for scatter ing the holidays throughout the year, and something could be said against it. If the seventy-five came together one could take that longe deferred trip to Venezuela or Portland, Oregon, the last by automobile in leisurely days journeys. One belieyes that were interest on notes suspended during holidays, banks would neglect to close their doors on those days. However, the time may soon come when the banks will lend the money of their shareholders and depositors without interest—it looks that way. Many unpatriotic persons do not ob serve holidays, which is a shame. We are acquainted with some of them. A favorite story of Irvin Cobb, Esq., for merly of Paducah and author of the “Judge Priest” stories (Cobb also is an old rebel), is that in a town like Newberry, South Carolina, is a factory about 100 yards from the depot. One day a colored person was leaning against a post at the depot when the noon whistle blew. The factory work ers poured out of the building, a riv er of humanity. “Dinner time for some folks,” the colored man was heard to murmur— “jist twelve o’clock for me.” Holidays for some folks, just work- adays for we. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor SUMMER MEMORIAL: Sunday 10 A. M.—Sunday School. Mr. M. Eugene Shealy, Supt. 11 A. M.—Worship with Sermon. Election of Officers. BETHANY: Sunday 6 P. M.—Sunday School Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 7 P. M.—Worship with Sermon. All members are urged to be pres ent and visitors are cordially invited. NEWBERRY DEFEATED UNION HI FRIDAY Newberry high Bulldogs won their seventh straight Friday nigbt, down ing the Union high Yellow Jackets, 38 to 0. Chick Livingston, Stellar Bulldog back, started the scoring spree in the opening minutes of the game with a 50-yard run and from then on the Bulldogs could not be liepded. Touchdowns were also racked up by King, Robertson, Day and Rowe^ay going over for two on runs of 25 and 30 yards. Captain Fellers, Dozier, T Connelly and Willis played stellar ball for the locals. In the forward wall the work of Cotton Lawson and Weatmore featured for Union. Newberry lost the service of its star back, Tommie Cromer, in the first per iod when he suffered a fractured leg. PROFESSSIONAL MEN SUBJECT TO DRAFT ATTENDING CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO THIS WEEK J. K. Willingham and William Hun ter left Moonday for Chicago where they will attend the Sc-theastero Group Conference of Building and Loan executives. Mr. Willingham Is vice presided? of the South Carolina Building and Loan League. The con ference will be held at the Palmer House in Chicago. Washington, Nov. 11.—Clarence A, Dykstra, director of selective service, announced today that professional men and owners of one-man business es would be considered eligible for compulsory military training. . Such cases, however, will be passed upon by local draft boards, he said. “The test,” he added, “is the wel fare of the nation and the com munity. Although individual hard ships would be dealt with in each case with the greatest consideration, sac rifices are expected by every one, and the fact that a little more sacrifice is asked of some than of others is inevitable.” CAROL ANN SETZLER Mr. and Mrs. Hubert H. Setzler are receiving congratulations over the ar. rival of a daughter, bom Friday, Nov ember 8th, at the Newberry County hospital. The little girl will be called Carol Ann Setzler. Do You Know Your City? Your Ward? Clip This Map For Future Reference \ 0 S Ta UfO 2 crr*»* 4