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Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 4; NO. 8 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 PUBLISHED WEEKLY OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE WHOPPERS Prom dog lies to a miscellaneous collection we turn this week in our tall stories department. If you have one better or bigger than these let us have them for this column: “One night I went to milk and it was dark, so I took my lantern. When I got to the bam it was so cold that the blaze froze in the lantern,, and I took a stick and knocked the blaze out on the ground. “Next morning when the sun came up it was so ho+ that the blaze thawed out and set the bam afire.” The prize in the men’s class was awarded to Gussie Cosner, who re lated the following story, entitled, “When I Was Young.”: One day while working at home I received a letter from California to come out and cut down a big red wood tree. The tree was said to be 59 feet in diameter and 5,689 feet high. I decided to take the job. The next morning I hired a train with 17 boxcars to haul my ax. Well, the next day I arrived and started cutting down the tree. The chips were so big and flew so fast that Germany thought they would soon have to surrender to stop the bombing. In two hours I had the tree down. It fell so hard that is caused earth quakes over in China and Japan. They sawed up the logs into timber and made a town over in Africa out of the lumber. A few years later I went back to the place where i had cut down the tree. They had built a dance hall on the stump.” Former Congressman Nat B. Dial Is Dead Washington, Dec. 11.—Nathaniel Barksdale Dial, Democratic senator from South Carolina from 1918 to 1925, died at his home here today of a heart ailment after a five-day ill ness. He was 78 years old. Dial was a banker, industrialist and lawyer and headed .several mills and utility enterprises in Laurens, S. C., his birthplace. Dial succumbed to coronary occlu sion at 8 p. m. at his home here, 1852 Kalorama road. The funeral will be held in Laurens Saturday. He served as mayor of Laurens, member of the Democratic state executive committee and delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1885. His industrial interests included the Ware Shoals Manufactumg com pany, Georgia-Carolina Power com pany, Laurens Glass Works, Laurens Oil Mills, Laurens Cotton Mills, Reedy river Power company, Home Trust company and Sullivan Power company. Local Greeks Raise. $286 Relief Fund Dennis Athanos, local Greek, re ports that his committee had raised $286.92 up to Monday, but they hoped to raise a much larger amount. Mr. Athanos expresses hiS 1 appreciation for the way Newberry - people had responded to the call for funds for the little nation which is fighting for its existence as an independent coun try. Contributions may be left at the Busy Bee Cafe, or checks made out to the Greek War Relief Association, may be mailed or left there. According to the accepted view the Greeks are fighting for America as well as themselves and any aid given them now is in the cause of our own safety and freedom. If you have not contributed see Mr. Athanos today. Native of Laurens Laurens, Dec. 11.—Nataniel Barks dale Dial, former United States sen ator, who died today at Washington resided in Laurens many years before he moved to Washington in 1919. Former Senator Dial was a native of Laurens, the son of Capt. Albert Dial and Mrs. Martha Rebecca Barksdale Dial. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and of the University of Vir ginia law school, having started prac ticing law in 1883. Former Senator Dial was one of the five men who represented South Carolina in the United States senate in less than a year. B. R. Tillman, seeking reelection to the senate, died July 3, 1918, during the campaign. Dial seeking the post, was elected in August but was not eligible for T>ne daughter, Mrs. Emel Graham; perity. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor Hartford, Dec. 7.—An asse.rtedly absent-minded man here would have you believe that the paint job or his — Shortly after thr task in question, he took his wife to town for some shopping. When the couple returned to the place the husband had parked the car there was no sign of it—a new car .was standing in its place. After searching the area several times, the man was about to give up and call the police to report his own car stolen. In the nick of time, how ever, he caught sight of a patrolman who was about to “arrange” a sum mons on the new car. It was then, and only then, that our hero spotted the license plates on the car. It was, of course, none other than his own. Marveling still at his masterpiece of painting, he “talked” his way out of the summons—or so he would have you believe. THE FIRST KISS “The greatest surprise in the world to a girl who is kissed for the first time is that there is no taste to it.” —Ex. No taste to it! Well, by the nen- feathers on Cupid’s dart, but the edi tor of that paper must be color blind and deaf and dumb in his pal ate. They tell us, those who have tried it, that it tastes like the double- distilled essence of honey spread thick on a large fat slice of pumpkin pie: that its taste resembles a sip of nec. tar, brewed by the gods and served in a dew-covered homey-suckle blos som. ’Way back in the dim and hazy past, long before we had misplaced all our teeth and when we had a cinch on the beauty prize, the prettiest girl in the world told us with her own rosebud lips that our first kiss felt like a flock of Paradise birds flutter ing out each ear and ended with a sensation like a covey of winged an gels pouring molasses down her spine. No taste to the. first kiss! Great guns! It would make a wooden In dian’s hair curl up into a fluttery marcel wave and his toenails quiver in ecstatic bliss. No taste to the first kiss! Why it tastes like the ambrosia of cherry blossoms just at the time when the whir of the humming bird’s wings come to one as a siren song. No taste to the first kiss- The man who invented that phrase must he an ice box.—Carson Critic. Mrs. J. W. White and daughter, Elizabeth, who is a nurse at Duke Hospital in Durham, N. C., spent the weekend at Tybee Beach in Savannah. Mrs. W. S. Lominick, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lominick spent Sunday after noon in Columbia, COLONY: 10:00 A. M.—Sunday school. Mr. Henry Cousins, Supt. 11:00 A. M.—The service. Luther League and council will meet at the close of service. ST. JAMES: 10:00 A- M.—Sunday School. Mr. Harold Long, Supt. 7:30 P. M.—The Luther League will meet with Miss Inez Fell in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Fell. All Lutherleaguers are requested to be present. BETH-EDEN: 10:00 A. M.—Sunday school. Mr. Hamilton Folk, Supt. Members of Beth-Eden Lutheran congregation of which Rev. M. L. Kester is pastor through a committee, Mrs. C. M. Folk and Mrs. P. L. Rudi- sill, on Tuesday afternoon, December tenth, delivered a generous pounding to the pastor and his family. Supplies for the pantry are always in order and the occupants of the parsonage appreciate these timely gifts, not only for their instrinsic value but as an expression of appreciation of services rendered. PEPSI COLA PAYS $8 DIVIDEND New York, Dec. 11.—The Pepsi Cola Co., today declared a dividend of $8 a share on the capital stock and announced plans to merge with Ix)ft, Inc., which owns 80 percent of its stock, had been abandoned for the time. » The dividend, payable December 17 to stock of record December 14, brings total payments for 1940 to $18 a share. Mack said the directors would con tinue their efforts to work out a plan of merger or consolidation. Consolidated net income of Pepsi Cola for nine months ended Septem ber 30 amounted to $5,286,486 after charges and federal income taxes at 'd the new rate, compared with $4,- 277,314 in the like 1939 period. NEWBERRY MILL ON SHIFT rHIRD The Oakland Cotton mill, one of the Kendall chain, returned Monday to a third shift, adding additional em ployes to its payroll. Mollohon mill, another of the Ken dall chain located in Newberry, began a third shift earlier in the fall. The return of these two mills to a third shift is great encouragement to the business firms of the city. NEWBERRY MILL EMPLOYES SPLIT ,$18,000 FUND The Newberry Cotton mill employes were a happy set the past week and the reason is that they shared in a Christmas savings fund approximat ing $18,000. Each employe leaves with the mill a certain anvoqnt out of their pay Envelope and Christmas ro% around, the money is used for Christ mas shopping. Z. F. Wright is presi dent of the mill. MRS. LENA WAITES Mrs. Lena Waites, widow of the late B. E. Waites died Tuesday night after a short illness at the home of he« son, Edgar Waites in the Keitts Cross Roads section of the county. The funeral was held Thursday. Besides the son with whom she liv ed, Mrs. Waites U survived by two other sons, Jacob and Earl Waites; JAuKinick. olJKaat. S. Dominick of Pros HELD IN FATAL WRECK A coroner’s jury has ordered John Henry Wicker held under bond in the death of Arvid Lominick which occur- ed about two weeks ago. The bond was fixed at $500 and the charge is “reckless homicide.” Mr. Lominick died several days after the wreck. SMYRNA H. D. CLUB The Smyrna Home Demonstration club will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Jr., Friday, December 20 at 2:30 p. m. All members are cautioned to remem ber that we shall hold a shower for the county hospital at this meeting.. NY A HOME IS DECORATED IN CHRISTMAS ATTIRE All who wish to see a most attrac tive decorated Christmas home should drive out Main street and enjoy the beauty of the Christmas decorations at the NYA home. Miss Gladys Ept- ing, the instructor in charge of this NYA project has given the girls there some important training in making a home attractive at Christmas time. The lighted Christmas trees on the lawn, the garlands draped from the porch columns, the lighted wreath on the door and the Merry Chrisrtmas in lights above the door all form a beau tiful Christmas setting. The inside of the home is just as attractive as the outside. Each man tel is arranged differently. The liv ing room mantel depicts the manger scene above which hangs a lighted mirror which reflects all the Christ mas decorations in the living room. The many garlands sway and charm strings throughout the home makes one catch in full the Christmas spirit. The 19 girls at the home this week are Misses: Bernice Hawkins, Doro thy Milstead, Rose Eva Bodie, Mar jorie Mills, Nellie Counts, Myra Mor ris, Bernice Bouknight, Jonelle Stock- man, Juanita Connelly, Hazel Beden- baugh, Ruth Alewine, Virgina Wilson, Mary Nell Chapman, Margaret Green, Leone Derrick, Doris Boland, Narvice Koon, Frances Bradley,, and Lucy Longshore. These "iris visited many places in Newberry last night singing Christmas carols. The public is invited to visit Miss Epting and the girls at the NYA home on Main street any time before Dec ember 20. COTTON GINNING A census report shows that 20,559 bales of cotton were grinned in the county prior to December 1, this year, against 22,039 to the same date last year. Joe Price Is Seriously Burned In Gas Blaxe Joe Price, son of Representative and Mrs. Julian A. Price of Pros perity was seriously burned Friday night when gasoline he was pouring into a truck becaiae igrnited and burn ed his entire faoe;iand down his neck to his clothing. J Price is in the;3t. Joseph’s hospital in Atlantia w<h<m he will be for about two weeks ipnger, according to his father, whom ^fith Mrs. Price, left for Atlanta as socli as they got word of Joe’s injury. ' Mr. Price is employed by a trucking concern and was on his run when the accident happened. The driver of another truck for the same concern was in front of Mr. Price when his gasoline gave out. He pulled up by the side of the road to wait for Price and as it was cbW, built a fire. In the process of transferring the gaso line from one truck to another a truck blew the flame into the gaso line and the resulting flame envelop ed Mr. Price’s fee*. Representative Price said that! two skin specialists had assured him that his son would bear no scars as i result of the burns, although the top layer of skin has ail been taken from his face, and a fortnight confinement to the hospi tal is necessary in order that the sensitive under skin might heal somewhat. WEST END Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Rogers and children spent several days the past week with Mrs. Rodgers’ sister in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Hilery Sanford of Clinton and Greenwood spent the weekend with Mr. Sanford’s mother who is ill, Mr and Mrs- F J- Goree had as their guest Mlt and Mrs. Henry Mat- also Miss Carrie Lee Blair of Augusta, Ga. 1 Mr. Ernest Bouknight, spent Dec. first in North Carolina where he went to see a doctor. Mr. Floyd Bouknight and son, Rudolph Bouknight spent December 7 in Greenwood on business. Mr H. Y. Hamm has come to Newberry and accepted a position with the Newberry mills. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Berry and little daughter have mo.ed from their apartment on O’Neal street to Char leston. Mr. and Mrs. Royzell Bouknight of Columbia have moved to an apart ment on O’Neal street. Mr. Bouk night is connected with the Ideal mar ket. Miss Pauline Turner spent Decem ber ninth with Miss Edna Havird of Silverstreet. Miss Clara Ellen Layton teacher at Union spent the weekend with her mother on O’Neal street. Willowbrook H-D Club Meets The Home Demonstration club held their regular monthly business and social meeting at Willow Brook club on December 8th at three-thirty o’clock. Meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Burley Shealy. A very interesting meeting was held. During the social hour a Christmas party was given and the members each received a useful gift. The members presented Mis Ethel Counts a gift. Bingo was played and enjoy ed by all. A delicious salad course was served with coffee. W. (O. W. Camp No. 542 Has Banquet The W. O. W. Camp 542 held their annual ladies night December seventh at Willowbrook club house. The oc casion was marked by a turkey sup per. ^laces for about sixty guests were set. Scout Officials Have Banquet Scout officials enjoyed a Banquet at Willowbrook club house on Thurs day night. Places for forty guests were set. With the Sick The many friends of Mr. J. D. Mc- Meekin are glad to knov that he has recovered after an operation enough to be out again. We are sorry to report that Mr. Bob Creekmore, had to undergo an operation for a dislocated shoulder. Mr. L. B. Davis, was confined to his home with a severe cold for the past few days. Mr. John Marlow in Hospital Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Marlow, will regret to learn that Mr. Marlow is at the Newberry County hospital. We are sorry to report that little Billy Goree is still confined to his home. Maybank Sees Need Change Constitution Columbia, Dec. 11.—Governor Bur net R. Maybank told the people of South Carolina in a radio address to night that there was an urgent and “real need” for revamping the state's governmental system. Speaking over a network of seven stations, the governor said that pres ent governmental conditions had created a “situation” which “in years to come—unless something is done— will be responsible for a break down of our government.” Will Ask It Again Recalling that he advocated a con stitutional convention at the last ses sion of the legislature, Governor May- bank said he would again urge the general assembly to call such a con vention when it convenes next month. The state constitution in its present form was written in 1895. “The gov ernment setup that we have,” he sad, “was made for horse and buggy days.” Discussing the financial conditions of the state, the governor said he was confident that the budget could be balanced without the imposition of further taxes. The state will face a deficit at the end of the current fiscal year, next July, of more than $3,000,- 000. The governor said that he would urge the legislature to retire this deficit and to provide the means of balancing the budget for the follow ing fiscal year the use of $2,000,000 of hghway funds. In making this recommendation, he said, he had no desire to cripple in any manner the operation and progress of the high way department. Tried Twice Before When Maybank assumed office he recommended to the legislature that a portion of .the highway depart ment’s funds be diverted to other state functions, but an act passed by the legislature which would have provided for the diversion was held unconstitutional by the State sup reme court. A similar measure was enacted at the last session but it too was held unconstitutional. “I believed then, and I believe now,’ he said, that $2,000,000 from the excess revenues of the highway department should be used for operation of the schools, institutions and other necessary function of the state government, rather than the imposition of new taxes, and I pro pose to again make this recommenda tion. “In practically all the other states, some highway revenues have been used for general state purposes and I know there is a way to accomplish this in South Carolina in a legal manner.” The governor expressed the hope that the legislature would “take this action (diversion of highway funds) without delay so that the constitu tionality of the legislation can be tested before adjournment.” Road Funds Earmarked He pointed out that “nearly one- half of the income of South Caro lina is earmarked to the highway department,” whose expenditures “this year are approximately $20,- 000,000.” N NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY The WPA clerks in charge of the Newberry Public library will be glad to help you make your book selec tions. . .ew books at the library are as follows: Wild Geese Calling, by Stewart E. White. A ’novel of lasting signifi cance, the first to tell the story of the early Alaskan pioneer whose goal was not gold, but the conquest of a new frontier. Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts. In Oliver Wiswell, .Yale undergrad uate sincerely loyal to the establish ed government of the Colonies, thru whom the story is told, the author has created a character whose stead fast loyalty to his ideals and passion for justice and truth make him a sym bol of the best forces in every na tion. Tree of Liberty, by Elizabeth Page. Motion picture title of this book, “The Howards of Vrginia”. An ex citing and convincing story in its depicting men and women whose names are bywords, chief among them the lovely figure of Thomas Jefferson. A noble piece of work. HEIGH, HO! IT’S CHRISTMAS The Hartford grammar school will present an operetta, Heigh, Ho! It’s Christmas, on Thursday night, Dec ember 19, at 8 o’clock. Everyone is invited. Singers In Christmas Program Sunday Next One of the highlights of the com munity celebration of the Christmas season will be the program to be given by the Newberry College sin gers, under the direction of Professor Paul Ensrud, in Holland Hall next Sunday afternoon, December 15, at four o’clock. No admission will be charged and no offering will be tak en. President James C. Kinard cor dially invites the public to join these young musicians in this program, which will consist of Christmas mus ic from many lands. Three local students will appear as soloists: Misses Jeanne Johnstone and Louise Ezell and Jack Pruitt. A number of other students are in the group also. HARTFORD CLUB The Hartford Home demonstration club held its meeting on Thursday, December 5. The meeting was call ed to order by the singing of “Joy to The World.” The devotional was conducted by Mrs. W. P. Paysinger, reading the second chapter of Saint Luke. Everybody prayed together the Lord’s prayer. Miss Ethel Crunts, county home demonstration a; ent read a Christ inas poem and Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt read the story of “The Other Wise Man.” The club voted to give five dollars to the Red Cross. Everybody enjoyed the Christmas Exchange and each one received a useful gift. Each was given a bag containing fruit. PREHISTORIC MAMMAL BONES FOUND NLAR DIKE OF SANTEE Remains of a prehistoric mammal, which lived and died in this section perhaps half a million years ago, have been found in excavation work on the Santee-Cooper power and navigation development.. The skeleton was found Tuesday by W. Bernard' Cormack, South Carolina Public Service authority geo logist, and T. Malfress, soil inspector for the Harza Engineering company, in a drainage ditch for the west Pino- polis dike. The skeleton, reported by Mr. Cor mack as a “paleontological and geo logical discovery” of great import ance was termed “a large almost complete vertebrate fossil. The type of teeth suggests an extinct pleisto cene carnivore”. By last night thirtee.i feet of the animal had been uncovered. Shark and ray teeth were found nearby. The find was made eight feet below the surface. The entire skeleton has not yet been uncovered and it is un certain whether all parts of 1ft are there. Other prehistoric finds have been made in the Sante« ‘ooper area since excavations began, but none of the potential importance of this one. Many sharks’ teeth have been found, survivals of the age when the ocean covered that re*ron. Remains of boulders believed left by the gla ciers that once extend**! this far south also have been found. Authority officials have been hope ful that such geological discoveries would throw new light on the past of this section. The diversion canal area and the tail canal section have been expected to reveal important links with prehistoric times. It was recalled that a prominent geologist about 100 years ago said he found in this section the bones of a prehistoric mammal with the bones of a human being nearby. Suert a find ,if it could be verified for general scientific acceptance, would show that this country was inhabited before the time of the Indian, now regarded as the aborigine of this section. Mr. Cormack was named authority several months ago. He is a grad uate of the University of South Caro lina and has done research work un der Dr. Taber. He took graduate work at Johns Hopkins. « DONATE TO CHRISTMAS TREE Although the Community Chrisvmas Tree committees have tried to reach everyone who wishes to give for the tree, someone may have been missed. If there is anyone who wishes to provide Christmas for some child, and has not been contacted by any mem ber of the tree committee, they may do so by getting in touch with Mrs. Odell Wilson, Mrs. William Martin, or Mrs. J. D. French. Any donations of money, food, clothes, or toys are appreciated, whether you are a mem ber of any of the churches mentioned before or not. Everyone is asked to take part in making the tree a suc cess. $1.00 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Removed this week to the commo dious and more comfortable situated building recently completed in west Friend street the local branch of the Newberry Coca Cola Bottling com pany of Newberry and Orangeburg will hereafter be able to accommodate the trade in an even more acceptable manner than has been tne case In the past under the handicap of limited space and other conditions in the for mer places of business. Mr. Fischer has built up a fine and growing trade in Newberry and surrounding terri tory, due not alone to his efficient management but in great measure to his affable disposition, which with his high standing in the community has made him a great many friends and made his plant the leading Bot tling institution in this county. The budget submitted to the legis lature by the committee carries an appropriation of around nine million dollars against about six million for the present year. Instead of a 12- mill tax it would take about a 16 mills tax to raise the amount. The legislature at the next session is go ing to have a hard task to get the appropriations adjusted to the con ditions which exist in this readjust ment age. But many of the measures that have been placed on the statutes will make it necessary for the legis lature to make large appropriations in order to keep faith with its own acts. Now some of the big depart ments and state institutions might very well get along on a smaller amount than asked for by the budget committee, for instance the dormitory for girls at the university. Only a few days to the glad Christmas time. Everyone sho^td be happy on this occasion. And' the" best way to he happv is to make someone else happy. There are many sad hearts, it is true, from the loss of loved ones, but we should remember that there is a divine hand which is directing the affairs of men, and what He does is for the good of His crea tures, though we may be unable to see the wisdom of it with out finite vision. The thing for us to do is to go along and serve our day and gen- eraton to the best of our ability, and do our duty to our fellowman and to ourselves and to our God as we are able and with the best that is in us. and all things will work out rigirt In the end. Our wish is that every read er of this paper may be happy and enjoy the Christmas tide in the spirit in which it would be enjoyed, and though the day may at times ap pear dark, remember always that there is daylight somewhere and the darkness will not remain, but that the morning will come and if you do your best you will receive your re ward. GOES TO BALTIMORE Miss Ella Mae Milam, daughter of Mrs. M. L. Milam of Newberry left Sunday night for Baltimore, Md„ where she has accepted a civil service position. For the past several years, Miss Milam has been employed in Colum bia. SFFN ABOUT TOWN MRS. PERCY STOKES walk ing up College street.. .CHRIST INE DOMINICK waving. .Selec tive service volunteers having- picture made with local boards at bus before leaving for camp... CAROLYN BUCHANAN knitting a sweater. . .ELIZABETH HAR MON saying she loved to wrap Christmas packages, and offering to do the iob for someone. . .FE- L'X GREENE and NED PUR CELL talking. . MRS. HUGH K. BOYD crossing College street... BOB BRUNER driving truck. .. Customer in Sun office paying a bill with 164 pennies .RALPH BLACK and PINCKNEY AB RAMS in conversation.. .KAT ADAMS parking tar...LITTLE DOROTHY DENTON attc.jlng Junior Partv at the college... MARY HELEN GOODMAN, teacher at Union, in town last weekend. . Birthday anniversaries to be observed durinv the com ing week: R. iperrill Smith, Dec. 15; Thomas E. Wicker, Dec. 15; Mrs. Aubrey Harley, Dec. 16: Mrs. I. H. Hunt, Dec. 17; Jack Workman, Dec. 17: Miss Lucy Epps, Dec. 18; E. A. Carpenter. Dec. 10; Tom Graham, Dec. 10.