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131 VOLUME 4; NO. 9 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE LETTERS TO SANTA The Sun for next week will be pub lished early in the week, at which time we will print all letters to San ta Claus which we have and which reach us up to Monday. So, send- your letters children. Santa is a regular reader of The Sun and he will be looking to see what you want. WATER DOG CRISTMAS PROGRAM Al MOLLOHON There will be a Community Christ mas program at the Mollohon school house auditorium Saturday night, De cember 21, at seven o’clock. The pro gram will be in charge of Miss Mary Alice Mitchell and there will be num bers by her recently organized choral group, including “The First Christ mas.” Mrs. P. E. Way and her class of pre-school children will also present a program. The audience is invited to join in singing the Christmas songs, and all are cordially invited to be present. Construct Stockade At County Home Rock is now being cut for the erec tion of a stockade for negro prison ers at the county home. The part of the building will be 25x40 feet, and there will also be rooms for a kitchen and dining room, and a room for keep ing sick prisoners. The county delegation appropriated $2,500 for the building in the last supply bill and the work will be done in large measure by the county’s own forces. Mai Long also has a wonder dog. He takes his little dog to the field with him in summer and has trained him to act as water boy. When he shouts “Water” the little dog grabs the jug and comes running. Not only does he bring the jug, but, according to Mai, he takes the stopper out for him! STUDENTS ARE ‘WARNED’ Advice Given to Future Army Offi cers by The Tiger Clemson students, all second lieu tenants of the future this week read in their newspaper, The Tiger, some thing about the office they would fill in the army. In the way of advice to the men who would be under them, the Tiger said: “Whatever you do, don’t forget to salute a secondl lieuten ant. You can be late to reville, AWOL over Sunday and noisy in chapel; but if you prize your liberty don’t forget to salute a second lieu tenant. You can chew tobacco on parade, drop your gun at drill, step- on a sergeant’s toes, spit in a cor poral’s eye and still survive to brag about it in the canteen . . . but don’t forget to salute a secondi lieu tenant. “ . . . A second lieutenant is too high in rank to be a soldier, too low to be an officer; his antecedents are doubtful, his future obscure; his duties are a mystery and his pre rogatives few. But of all the crea tures that infest the army scene he is the most hardboiled, parboiled, petrified and crystalized. Don’t for get to salute him.” CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT MT. BETHEL-GARMANY On Friday evening, December 20, at seven-thirty o’clock, students of the Mt. Bethel-Garmany school will present their Christmas program. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Included on the program will be a one act play, “Mimi Lights the Can dle,” by Edith Isham Coulter. The characters are: Mrs. Randall .... Brunelle Reighley Granny Myra Nelle Baker Harry Murray Ruff Frances Etta Rae Ruff Frank Mack Ringer Mimi Doris Fellers Jenny McBride .... Freddie Hazel Tim McBride Wilson Hendrix Mary Gussie Gresham Laura Lillian Shealy Also on the program are the fol lowing: Welcome—Robert Smith Song—Samuel Compton, Ralph Cromer, Betty Folk, Nan Oxner, Al vin Shealy, Leonard Compton, Hub bard Gresham, Eugene Smith, Eliza beth Bridges. The Christmas Story—Faye Fel lers. “Silent Night, Holy Night”—Doris Fellers, Brunelle Reighley, Etta Rae Ruff, Lillian Shealy. “The Rays of the Christmas Star” —Star Bearer, Clarence Hazel. Rays, McLaurin Glymph, Richard Smith, William Smith, Gussie Gresham, Pat ti Lomnick, Peggy Folk, Eugene Smith, Elizabeth Bridges, Leonard Compton, Betty Folk, Don Cousins, Hubbard '"'resham, Alvin Shealy, Ralph Cromer, Henry Hendrix, Mere dith Reighley, Faye Fellers. “Joy To The World”. “ Twas The Night Before Christ mas’—Patti Lominick, reader; Myra Nelle Baker, Samuel Compton, Nan Oxner. Community Christmas Tree. Sidney Styles of Cullman, Ala., bama, is spending the Christmas holidays with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry West on Calhoun street. Miss Jean Copeland, student at Shorter college in Georgia, and Os wald Copeland, who goer to military school in Tennessee are home for the holidays with their mother, Mrs. O. O. Copeland. CHAPPELLS MAN FATALLY INJURED Albert Ashley, of near Chappells, was struck and fatally injured by an automobile Saturday afternoon about 6 o’clock on highway 39, near which he lived. The automobile which struck Ashley did not stop and the sheriff’s office is now trying to iden tify and apprehend the driver of the hit and run machine. Mr. Ashley is a native of Colum bia, and is survived by his wife and several children. POST OFFICE OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT According to postmaster George K. Domini,ck the post office will be open Saturday night, December 21, until seven o’clock or later, if nec essary. There will be no delivery service Christmas Day, Wednesday. Decem ber 25, except special delivery and Christmas parcels. The stamp win dows will be closed and the only service will be putting mail in post office boxes, and collecting incoming mail, v PLAY AT JOHNSTONE SCHOOL A Christmas play, “Grandma’s Christmas Guest” by the intermed iate grades and “Santa Claus and His Helpers” by the primary grades', will be presented at Johnstone school on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p. m. There will be a Christmas tree after the program. The public is invited. FELIX LEOPOLD RUFF Felix Leopold Ruff, 62, farmer of the Walton Section of Newberry county died Tuesday night at the Columbia hospital after a short ill ness. The funeral services will be heldi Thursd(ay morning at jeleven o’clock at St. Matthews Lutheran church with Rev. Ernest K. Counts in charge. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are the following brothers and sister. C. S. Ruff, R. I. Ruff, W. J. Ruff, J. J. Ruff, L. M. Ruff, Mrs. T. W. Powell and Misses Minnie and Bessie Ruff all of Pom- aria. ONLY HUNGARY PAYS ANY ON WAR DEBT Washington, Dec. 16.—The World war debts came due again today, but only Hungary paid, and she did not pay in full. For the first time, Finland was absent from the pay window, avail ing herself of a special act of con gress authorizing her to skip the payment in view of her heavy war losses. Great Britain not only failed to pay the $127,670,765 principal and interest installment due today, but was dickering with the cashier with a view to obtaining more money. Hungary, which has made a prac tice in recent years of paying only a portion of the installments due, transmitted $9,828 of the $52,770 due today. Only one other country currently is paying. Greece makes token remittances, but her bill does not come due until January 1. The United States, it was disclos ed at the state department, did not send the usual duns this month to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Baltic countries which have come under the domination of Soviet Rus sia. The omission was attributed to “current governmental conditions” in those countries. Similiarly, Czechoslovakia has been lost for some time, because she has been occupied by Germany. Altogether, $186,834,588 was due today from thirteen nations; Belgium Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland. France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Rumania and Jugoslavia. Direct debts of all foreign gov ernments to the United States treasury, not counting debts owed the Export-Import bank, were $14,- 732,841,239. Supervisor Ruff has been trying for some years to have constructed a building of this sort, and although it will not be finished 1 before he goes out of office it will be credited to his administration. Negro prisoners are now crowded into a steel cage at night with no sanitary facilities. The supervisor has lorg deplored this condition which borders on the inhuman, but it has been only within recent months that he has been successful in obtaining funds. While the delegation has al ways been in favor of a new stockade other calls have taken precedence. CAMPS MUST PAY CIGARETTE, SOFT DRINK AND BEER TAX Columbia, Dec. 18.—The South Carolina Tax Commission ruled to day that cigarettes, soft drinks, beer and other items sold in post ex changes on military and naval reser vations in South Carolina were tax able by the state. Chairman W. G. Query said the ruling represented the commission’s interpretation of a recent congres sional act dealing with the taxing right of a state. The commission also held that in comes of army and navy men sta tioned in South Carolina were tax able .under the state’s income tax laws. The commission planned to make effective at all post exchanges on army and navy reservations the regular state sales and use taxes on tobacco products, soft drinks, and beer. The rulings held that post ex changes were not instrumentalities of the army or navy but of their personnel. PAGEANT AT BETH-EDEN The Luther League of Beth-Eden church will present a pageant, “By Prophets Long Foretold”, Wednes day evening, December 25, at 6:30 o’clock at the church. Public is cor dially invited to attend. IN HOSPITAL Miss Jean Copeland was admitted to the Newberry county hospital Tuesday for a minor operation. She will be there until this weekend. Jean is a student at Shorter College in Rome, Ga., and is spending the holi days with her mother, Mrs. O. O. Copeland. U. S. GUNS. HELMETS SENT TO GREAT BRITAIN New York, Dec. 16.—Seventy cases of rifles, shotguns, revolvers and binoculars have been shipped to England, for the use of civilians in defense of their homes, by the American committee for Defense of British Homes, it was announced yesterday by C. Suydam Cutting, chairman of the committee. The shipments of these seventy cases has been made possible by twelve individual export licenses granted by the state department, Mr. Cutting said. Contributions of small arms, bi noculars and steel helmets conrfnue to reach the committee at is head quarters at 10 Warren street from all parts of the country, Mr. Cut ting said, and a sizeable shipments is now being prepared which it is hop ed will reach England before Christ mas. Among the recent contributions to the committee was a shotgun pre sented by Dick Shaukhnessy of Ded ham, Mass., national skeet champion who gave one of his pet guns. An other contribution received this week consisted of twelve new Krag rifles from a donor on the Pacific coast. Early last week, after receiving word from England that there is a great shortage of steel helmets for use of civilians during air-raids, the committee began to receive contri butions of these helmets and now has approximately 200 ready to go in the next shipment and separate committees to collect steel helmets have been organized in Massachu setts and St. Louis. Opportunity! On account of the importance of the National Defense Program the Nat ional Youth Administration will give work experience along National De fense lines to many more boys and girls in Newbeiry County that are now on NYA rolls. All unemployed boys and girls between the ages of 16 and 25 should report to the NYA office located on Boyce street at once. The age limit has been dropped to 16 years for thosg boys and girls who are not employed and who are not enrolled in school, Mrs. Mamidi S. Summer, NYA ; Area Supervisor. JOLLY STREET The pupils of the Jolly Street will present a Christmas operetta “The Lost Doll” in the school audit orium Thursday night, December 19 at 7:30 o’clock. The public is in vited. No admission wil be charg ed. H. D. Club Meets The Jolly Street H. D. Club met Tuesday afternoon December 10 at the school house with 15 members present. Miss Catherine Metis had charge of the meeting at which an impromptu Christmas program was rendered. During the business session offi cers for the coming year were elect ed as follows: President, Miss Catherine Metts; Vice President, Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Wilbur Wicker; Publicity chairman, Mrs. Clarence Metts. Everybody enjoyed the Christmas exchange and each one received a gift. Regular services will be held at Bachman Chapel Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The public is invited. The local school will close Fri day Decopiber 20th fgr the Christ mas holidays. • Miss Mosby Livingston spent Sat urday in Spartanburg visiting friends. Mrs. S. R. Metts spent several days last week in Newberry, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Rikard. MRS. H. F. LOMINICK Mrs. Willeeze Boinest Lominick, 48, wife of Horace F. Lominick died Tuesday near midnight at a hospital in Columbia after being in declining health for the past several months. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bowman Boinest, a son and a daughter, William Robert Lominick, teacher in Saluda county, and Miss Ruth Evelyn Lominick, teacher at Pomaria, also three brothers and two sisters, Thaddeus Boinest, Willie Bowman Boinest, Jr., Misses Ruth and Mildred Boinest, all living near Pomaria and Hugh Boinest, Dover, New Jersey. Mrs. Dominick was a grand daughter of the late Rev. Thaddeus S. Boinest, a well known Lutheran minister of this section. She was a devoted member of St. Philips Luth eran church and took an active part in church affairs and particularly in the missionary work of the church. The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at three o’clock at St. Philips Lutheran church with the Rev. J. E. Roof in charge. Inter ment vill follow in the church ceme tery. WEST END Personal Mention Mr. Claude Thrift and Mr. J. W. Taylor spent December 14 in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs. J. W. Taylor- and Mrs. Fred Taylor spent December 14 in Colum bia. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Matthews and little daughter spent December 14 in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Goree and Mrs. G. T. Blair, spent December 15 with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blair. Rev. B. F. Rodgers is away for ten days in a meeting. Mrs. Roy Creekmore and her mother, Mrs. Hattie Harris shopped in Columbia December 14. Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Willingham from Goldville spent December 14 with Mrs. Agnes Minor and Mrs. Willingham’s mother, Mrs. Bessie Hendrix on Wright street. Miss Pauline Duncan of Cline street, • spent December 14 with Miss Doris Bouknight. Mrs. Jake Vaughn and little daughter, Caroline of Greenville, S. C.. are spending a while with Mr. Vaughn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn on Drayton street. Local Boards Get Call For More Men Newberry county’s two Selective Service boards received telegrams Wednesday stating that call number two for selected men for delivery at Fort Jackson beginning January 6th will come within the next few days. The telegram asked each board to be ready to send approximatey one percent of white and one-tenth of one percent of colored registrants. Registered on Local Board num ber 58 are 1579 whites and 808 col oreds. Board 59 has 774 whites and 920 coloreds. Both boards are ready to fill this call. Board 58 has in Class 1-A 30 men while Board 59 has 34 men. Im mediately after Christmas the boards will call up more men for physical examinations and will be ready 4o fill their quotas as the calls come. Volunteer will again be first called to service and, will fill a large part of Newberry’s January quota. Board 58 has at . present ’" volun teers in Class 1-A and Board 59, 10 in this class. CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR WOMEN STUDENTS One of the highlights of the Christmas festivities in Newberry was the Big-Little sister party giv en by the campus Y. W. C. A. of Newberry college for the dormitory girls Tuesday night at 10 o’clock in the parlor of Smeltzer hall. The girls gathered around the big lighted Christmas tree for their an nual affair which is looked forward to with great anticipation bringing together upper and lower classmen. This affair, started several years ago, is fast becoming a part of the pre- Christmas affairs of the college. In the huge fireplace was a cheer fully burning log fire. The lights of the Christmas tree shone down on piles of gaily-wrapped packages, in expensive gifts exchanged between Big and Little sisters. Mary Dodgen, president of the Y. W. C. A. acted; as Santa Claus and distributed the gifts. After every thing had been opened and admired, old favorite Christmas carols were sung to the accompaniment of ac- cordians played by Shirley Mae Johnson and Louise Lieb. Hot chocolate and tasty sandwiches in green and red were served, the decorations on them suggesting Christmas wreaths. The faculty members who live in the dormitory were guests. This end ed a big party which provided a Big Sister for each freshman and a Little Sister for each upper class- men. With The Sick Mr. Glen Jones was confined to his home the past weekend with a severe cold. The many friends of Mrs. C. B. Matthews will be sorry to learn that she is confined to her home on O’Neal street with tonsilitis. We wish for her a quick recovery. Mr. Bob Creekmore was carried back to Dr. Boyd in Columbia Dec ember 14 with his shoulder. Mrs. Bessie Hendrix, of Goldville, is still at the home of Mrs. Agnes Minor under the care of Dr. Moore. Little Billie Goree, wishes to thank his many friends for their kindness during his illness. Billie has been ill for nearly four months and we wish for him a speedy recov ery. We are sory to report that Mr. A. B. Asbill is still confined to her home with a broken arm. Honored With Party Mrs. B. O. Creekmore gave a par ty December 12 at her home on Davis street in honor of her little son Ro bert. Thirty-five little boys and girls were there to help Robert cele brate his ninth birthday. Many games were played and enjoyed. Dur ing the afternoon they were invited into the dining room where the table was lovely with its Christmas colors and a lovely cake topped with nine candles was in the center of the table. I<^e cream and little red and green cakes were served. Santa Claus suckers tied with her bows were given as favors. Robert receiv ed many pretty andi useful presents. Everyone went away wishing him many more happy birthdays. ' Play At West End School The Children of West End school will give their Christmas play at the school auditorium on Friday evening at seven o’clock. If you want to see dolls and all kinds of pretty human toys and a real good play be sure and come out. A small admis sion will be asked. Scores of Workers To Get Camp Jobs Spartanburg, Dec. 18.—Clearing skies and the subsequent drying out of the land site at the Spartanburg cantonment was the signal yester day for major operations to begin, and throughout the day much progress was made in all camp areas. Employment of 10,000 men within the next three weeks is the plan of the contractors,. it was learned. The men, depending upon the rate of arrival of necessary material, are to be hired at a rate of between 400 and 1,000 men per day. More than 1,200 were at work yesterday. That the employment program was going ahead at accelarated pitch Tyas evident from the hundreds of men who were gathered during the day around the cantonment field employ ment office, awaiting the interviews which must be had before being sign ed on for duty. Materials Arriving Fast Materials are now arriving at the rate of about 40 carloads a day and will be stepped up within the next several days. During the day, work was completed on the construction of 12 temporary buildings in various regimental areas. For the first time since the camp construction started, men worked on a 24 hour shift in one of the sections, the headquarters area where offices were being rushed 1 to completion for the constructing quartermasters’ staff and the camp commander, Col. Louis A. Hunzig. Major N. R. McKay ex pects to move his headquarters from the Montgomery building to the camp today. Under the terms of the contract which was signed by the ’city coun cil and the county delegation, under which the government is purchasing 20,000 acres in the Delmar section as the camp site, 2,000 acres passed , in to government hands immediately. Because of this, workers yesterday started the demolition of several houses in the area, formerly owned and tenanted by farmers. In only one case was any inconvenience caused. In this one case, a farmer who had gone to bed Monday night was suddenly awakened by daylight yesterday morning to find that naif of his roof had been removed by the workmen. This incident gave rise to an or der by the contractors disallowing the workmen to demolish any occupied buildings until the owners have been given diue notice to move. Temporary roads to all of the reg imental areas in the camp were start ed yesterday, graders being followed by trucks from which many tons of crushed stone were poured to serve as a foundation in unfavorable weath er. A temporary warehouse for stor ing vast quantities of materials was also started. The first aid emergency hospital for workmen was completed during the day, and a doctor and two nurses are on constant duty at the canton ment to administer treatment to any of the workers who may become in jured during their work. With The Sick R. G. Reagin returned Tuesday from the Providence hospital in Columbia where he has been a patient for the past two months. Mrs. Verona Dominick is recovering from several days illness at the home of her son, Pinckney Abrams on Wal nut street. ST. PHILIPS ITEMS (By G. HAMP RUFF) Sunday school and church services will be held at St. Philips at the us ual hours Sunday morning, conducted by our pastor, Rev. Emmett Roof. The ladies are now very busy planning for Christmas, baking their fruit cakes, etc. The first to light up their Christmas trees were Miss Sara Banks on December 11, and Miss Ruby Ruff on December 14. It seems to me people do not have the Christ mas spirit as they should, and they do not take much interest in decorat ing for the season. The Dutch Weather prophet calls for a snowy Christmas. I hope he is mistaken. The farmers have a nice stand of grain and the crops should be fine if the weather does not become too severe. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. (The editor would like to add a Merry Christmas wish to its faithful St. Philips correspondent, and all its readers there.) DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO A nice house warming took place Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the new residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. DeVore, in the den opposite the little flower garden fronting the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Weeks. The ladies gathering there made hot cho colate and sandiwiches and each lady gave a present. The following were present on the happy occasion. Mes- dames, W. J| Swittenburg, J. W. Smith, Jr., G. C. Hipp, C. D. Weeks. W. E. Pelham, Jr., J. F. Schumpert, B. M. Dennis, P. E. Way, McK. Hutchin son, H. H. Rikard, W. H. Lominack, R. M. Lominack, Frank Lominack, Pope Buford, Longie J. Dickert, J. Marion Davis, C. M. West, C.'F. Kim ball, Miss Nora Long, and Miss Eliza beth Welch. Mrs. A. C. Welch was unable to be present in person, but was the*-e in spirit as she sent her present All had an enjoyable time. Are the movies vile? queries and exchange. No, “only man is vile.”— Anderson Mail. The citizens of Anderson have held a meeting and have petitioned the Yegislature to keep down tax burden the coming session, and protested against.the approximation of the ap propriation as submitted by the bud get committee of $10,000,000. For the appropriation bill to leap at the rate of three million and more the year is making pretty good juhmps, and in these times of stress and financial stringency it is best to go slow and not make any but the really necessary appropriations. Take off some of the State Board and Committees and Supervisors of various departments, and many things which seem small in themselves but in the aggregate amount to a pretty big sum might be taken off during this time of getting settled down to normalcy. Mr. Abe Vigodsky arrived last week from Yale, where he is studying law. He will spend the holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Vigod sky. NEWBERRY BOY IN ORCHESTRA FOR “THE MESSIAH” A talented young Newberrinn, Jack Pruitt, Jr., son of the Newber ry concert band director and Mrs. Pruitt, has been asked to play in the orchestra used in connection with the Shandon chorus in the rendition of Handel’s “Messiah” in Columbia Friday night, December 20th. Mr. Pruitt is a senior at Newberry college and violin student under Pro fessor Harry Feld. He was selected from students at the Collmbia Music Festival school by Hans Schwieger, who will conduct the orchestra and chorus in the “Messiah.” Mrs. A. S. Heldman and Mrs. Jack Getabry, of Spartanburg spent the past weekend with Mrs. R. F. Nichols and family. SEEN ABOUT TOWN OSCAR BOOZER collecting bills ... bus station getting a new floor..DR. ARTHUR WELLING parking, his auto..PETE PLAM- PLIN driving up College street ...College students packing to go home for holidays.. .MRS. MAE DENTON practicing or gan... MISS SADIE BOWERS crossing Boyce street—ERNEST- )NE BARNES of Prosperity see ing someone loff on bus...TAZ SENN and KEISTER WILLING HAM in conversation. . .MRS. MAE AULL out after few days illness. . . Firecracker shooting on the cut-off, outside city limits ...JIMMY WISEMAN running up College street trying to stop a bus . . . someone asking him if he were trying to reduce... LYDIE CLARY leaving college after exam. . .T. ROY SUMMER, JR., one of the town’s best dressed young men, walking up Boyce street..ANNIE BLANCHE PAYSlNGER wondering why this scribe mentioned her best friend in this column and didn’t mention her, for she was right there ... we didn’t see you, An nie... Birthday anniversaries be tween now and Monday are the following: Mrs. E. B. Purcell, December 21; Herbert Griffin, Columbia, Dec. 22; James R. Leavell, Dec. 22; Rev. C. A. Calcote, Dec. 23.