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. o FRIDAY DECEVnr.n. *«, THE NEWBERRY SUN Buzzard Roost Serving Power to Customers Greenwood county’s Buzzard Roost hydro-electric project was serving power to most of its contracted cus tomers last week, it was revealed by Kenneth Marlcwell, Public Works Ad ministration project engineer. E. B. Miller, PWA engineer, back in Charleston, after an inspection tour of the project, reported that two cities—Laurens and Ninety-Six— are receiving power, and the Laur ens county electric co-operative sys tem. The following industrial plants also are being served: Farmer* oil mills, Newberry; Joanna textile wills, Goldville; Swift & Co., Greenwood; Grendel and Panola mill, near Green wood; and the Laurens cotton mills and the Laurens Glass Works. The contract with the city of Gteenwood will become effective as soon as the federallv financed $5,000,- 000 project is finished, probably be fore the end of this month. Mean while, payments have been made on most of the contracts. The project named from a knoll along the Saluda river, includes a hvdro-electric and auxiliary steam plant with a production capacity of 80,000,000 KWH of firm energy an nually. Recent rains have virtually filled the Buzzards Roost reservoir which covers an area of almost 24 souare miles. Because Buzzards Roost was the center of the legal fight by private utilities to restrain operation of such power developments, it became na tionally famous as the “Duke Power Company Case.” But after the set tlement of this liti-ation, ether feder ally financed projects were sent into the construction phase. Asthma Mucus Coughing, Gasping Thanks to a Doctor’s prescription called Mendaco, thousands now palliate terrible re curring attacks of choking, gasping, cough ing, wheezing Bronchial Asthma by helping nature remove thick excess mucus. No dopes, no smokes, no injections. Just tasteless, f ileasant tablets. The rapid, delightful pal- iative action commonly helps nature bring welcome sleep—a “God-send.” A printed guarantee wrapped around each package of Mendaco insures an immediate refund of the full cost unless you are completely sat isfied. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose under this positive money back guarantee so get Mendaco from your druggist today for only 60c. CHRISTMAS SEALS Help to Protect Your Home from Tuberculoeie OLD TIMS COOKIES Still a tradition in many South ern homes is the big stone cookie jar. Visitors as well as members of the family are invited to reach into the jar “as often as you please” for a between meal snack or before going to bed at night. With a brimming glass of sweet milk you’ll like Plain Old Time Cookies Vt cup margarine 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon baking powder 2>/4 cups flour Cream margarine, add sugar and then well-beaten egg. Adi milk gradually. Sift baking pow der with one half the flour and and add, then add more flour a little at a time. Beat and add flour until mixture leaves sides of bowl. Store in a cool place for an hour or more to stiffen. Break off small pieces of dough, roll out on floured ' board and cut in fancy shapes. Bake in tins greased with Cottonseed oil margarine in a hot oven (dOO 0 F.). This recipe may be varied by dividing the dough and adding a little cocoa to part of it; a few spices to another; and a little grated cocoar.ut to the re mainder. Yields 3’/^ dozen. Other favorite Southern recipes are presented in a large, full-color, 100-page free cook book, “100 Southern Recipes." Send to Na tional Cotton Council, Box lu. Memphis, Ten).. Unsubsidized Orphanage in Williamsburg (By Edward W. Cantwell in the News and Courier) In Williamsburg County between Lanes and Salters there exists a vol untary orphanage. It is unlicensed, unincorporated and receives no help from any county, state or federal fund. While traveling through the coun ty taking pictures of people and places, I was led to this old dilapi dated two story negro shack. The head of the house was an old negro about seventy-five years of age nam ed Bill Kinder. Bill says that his father was a slave of the Kinder family, now residing in Kingstree and he was raised by the old Kinder family. The wife of this old negro has un der her care fourteen negro orphans, ranging from the age of two years to seventc :n. The wife’s name is Margaret and she seems very happy in her work. The smallest child, two years of age is named “Minnie Lee”, and Uncle Bill says he found her about two years ago in a broom sage lot “all bundled up, and when I looks inside I sees that it was a human soul just like me. So I brought it home. It was about three weeks old or less. We fed it on cows milk and we sometimes gave it warm butter mix ed with sugar.” Uncle Bill was standing in the yard with all the children around him, and when I took out my camera to get a snapshot, the little two-year old seeing for the first time a cam era and being startled by the sun’s flashing on its lens, ran and hugged around one of old Bill’s trouser legs. “Do vou love all these children?” I asked him. “Yes suh”, he replied, “I loves them jist as if dey was my own flesh and blood.” Old Aunt Margaret rememflers when the first adopted! children came to be under their roof. The mother of four children died and the father deserted them and went North and so she brought them home with her. A causin died and left two her. A cousin died and left two and one by one others added to the fold and the last was two years ago when Minnie Lee was found in the broom straw. The children are nam ed Agnes, Minnie Lee, Oretha, Wil lie, Zelline, Bertha, Henrietta. Buddie, Dannie, Fannie, Albertha, May Dell, Ulvsees and Hattie. I asked Aunt Margaret what she fed the children and she said: “For breakfast I gives them hominy and comcake; for dinner I feeds them combread and collards or turnips, and fpr supper dey gits. com bread and a piece of meat.” These two old people are very re ligious. They both belong to the Wesley A. M. E. church. Every Sun day Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret take all fourteen to church. But they carry their religious duties further. Every morning of the week they have family prayer and at the close of every day they have family prayer. Margaret says: “We group all the children in the kitchen, and every morning I lead in the general prayer while Bill teaches the Lord’s prayer. In the evening we group together in the kitchen and Bill leads the general prayer for all, while I teach, and end with the Lord^s prayer.” The child ren all keep well and Uncle Bill is proud of the fact that he raises them without doctors’ bills and without the need of a jail or a courthouse. Until this summer the couple was receiving an old age assistance check for the total sum of (eight dollars) per month. But Uncle Bill is not a lazy negro nor a shiftless one so he was cut clean off. It appears that Uncle Bill never liked the idea of sitting around doing nothing, so he planted a little over an acre of to bacco and a few acres of cotton and this, according to government rules, made him ineligible for any pension or help. I feel that for the sake of these many little children Uncle Bill ought to get the check right along as he could use it. A county chairman of the Williamsburg Welfare depart ment I deplore the fact that we can not use common sense or use our discretion in solving problems v’ke these. But our job is merely to take orders from rules set down in Colum bia and Washington. Year by year the legislature is taking “home rule” from the people and putting it into hoards located in Columbia and W-Ash- ington. Under the rule set down by Columbia and Washington. Uncle Eni committed the sin of trying to im prove conditions. Now if he had sat around the comer store and wallowed in the warm sun and swapped yams with the rest of the shiftless and lazy negroes and whiter, he would still be receiving the old age assist ance check. A role was made by the state board, approved by Washington, that any one planting a money cron such as tobacco or cotton, provided they were not too shiftless to secure a little credit, could not continue to receive aid from the government. It matters not in this case if Un cle Bill is unable to feed and clothe these children, it matters not about their welfare, it only matters that a set arbitrary rule set down by the orists in Washington must b« ad hered! to. In no way do I blame the social workers of the department, in no way do I blame the county directors, in no way do I lay the blame at the state board of welfare nor do I lay the blame at the door of the depart ment in Washington. We must all adhere to rules and regulations or else we get no funds matched from Washington. We all feel that ye must sell our souls, must do away with local self government, or must stifle common sense and reason In order to secure a federal subsidy. Then where does the blame lie? It lies with our elected delegates to congress and with the legislatures who in the past have willingly sac rifieed all local self-rule for a fed eral appropriation. Let us hope that the new congress will awaken to the foot that our nation was patterned after local democratic government and allow the community to use com mon sense in the direction of public welfare. But to turn back to Uncle Bill: Within a mile or two from whence believes there are people, white and black, walking the road drawing their assistance every month. They are not caring for destitute orphans nor are they trying to improve their lot. It seems that the whole welfare program hinges on the assumption that the more no-account, shiftless and indigent you are the easier it is for you to get help. The county board is a mere ‘rubber stamp” or better say a mere “puppet” or the county directors, the state board in Columbia and the federal bureau in Washington. I am not opposed to old ave benefits or for aid to needy peo ple. I am for it and for it strongly. But I am opposed to federal and state domination by roles laid down in Washington by a set of people who are not in the least acquainted with local problems. The state of South Carolina has sold its soul for “a mess of pottage” to a group of federal and State bureaucrats. T do not believe that anv orphan age subsidized by federal funds and sponsored bv a federal social workers could have a 'roeater love for its children than do Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret. I do not believe that any federal subsidized orphanage commands anv greater respect from its inmates than the old couple. and CLUB NOTES By DORIS ARMFIELD OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPERS Judging by the reports that one hears of the carloads of Christmas shoppers that are going to the cities these days, one doesn’t wonder that some local merchants are not satis fied with their sales. There may be reasons for this exodus—we’ll men tion three possibilities: 1) Perhaps local merchants do not have large enough assortments from which to select; 2) perhaps they do not meet city prices; 3) perhaps thev fail to tell the 25,000 people in Fairfield, through advertising, of the goods and services they have to offer We can’t vouch for the accuracy of the foregoing diagnosis. But mer chants might think on these things. However, more than the merchants, the buyers might do a little thinking. They might realize that they do themselves little service and their town none at all, when their money is spent with foreign firms. Reciprocity, even if it cost you a little in the be- "innin", is the most profitable law of life.—Winnsboro News & Herald. NOAH F. TAYLOR DIES Noah Franklin Taylor, 57, farmer, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in the Fairview section of the county. Besides his widow, the former Miss Marie Free, he is survived by three children: Franklin, Margaret, and Robert Houseal Taylor; a brother, J. W. Taylor and two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Taylor, West Columbia, and Mrs. J. M. Moore of Newberry. Funeral services were held at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon at St. Peter’s (Piney Woods) Lutheran chnrch with the Rev. J. B. Harman in charge, as-1 sisted by the Rev. E. Z. Pence. In terment followed in the church ceme tery. Safety for Children in Traffic MORE ACRES AND STATUARY FOR BROOK GREEN Myrtle Beach, Dec. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. Archer M. Huntington of New York, donors of the famous Brookgreen Gardens to the state of South Caro lina, are expected to arrive at their home, “Ataala,” at Brookgreen dur ing this month to superintend the placing of some 20 pieces of statuary which, according to information re ceived here, have just recently been received at Brookgreen Gardens. At the recent annual meeting of the board of directors of Brookgreen Gardens, Inc., it was revealed that the attendance at the gardens during the 1940 season doubled that of 1939. The Huntingtons have donated an additional 4,000 acres to the gardens, making a total of 8,000 acres which have become the property of the state along with the museum.—The State. No Christmas can he merry when an accident brings tragedy into the home, reminds the Motor Vehicle Div ision of the State Highway' Depart ment in a continued and urgent safe ty appeal to parents and drivers. The month of December in South Carolina last year brought death to nine (9) children of fourteen years (141 and vounger, and injury to twen ty-five (25). Nine children killed in traffic dur ing the final month of 1939 brought the year’s traffic death toll to seventy- five for youngsters in the age group of one to fourteen years. Urgent appeal is made to parents to make this a happier and safer Yule- tide season by extra care and double watchfulness over the youngster. All are reminded, that in thousands of homes tonight a little boy or girl will go to sleep dreaming of Christmas. Some of those child dreams will come true. Some of them won’t. Many of these Christmas plans will be spoil ed because some parents didn’t take the time to explain and instruct or because some driver was in a hurry. Appeal is made to everv mother and father to do their level best to see that as many of the Christmas dreams come true as possible. No sacrifice is too great, no burden too heavy, if Christmas morning brings no shadow of heartbreak to those shining eyes. Every parent is urged to ask him self this question as he tucks that little kid away in bed tonight—Could your Christmas be merry if your car struck down some other boy or girl . . . some man or woman hurrying home with a toy train, a doll, a drum? Could your Christmas be endurable if a brief moment of carelessness on vour part brought tragedy and suffer ing to your loved ones ? In hundreds of South Carolina homes last year there was a vacant chair at the Christmas table ... an empty crib on Christmas eve. In those homes the winking lights of a Christ mas tree will always he a mockery ... a youngster’s laugh, a stab. Christmas morn’Pe will bring the gift of scooters, roller-skates, and bicycles to the youvster who is apt to forget those habits of safety and depend on Mr. and Mrs. Driver to turn aside. Parents are urged to emphasize the need of safe play and safe riding. The gift of bicycles should demand instruction and explained warnings of caution from father and mother. The death of twenty-one biCvcle riders in this state last year, with the rider at fault in most cases, truly proves the need of careful instruction and parent attention to make the bicycle bring pleasure rather than sorrow and tragedy. It is pointed out that children are apt to forget and the spirit of Christ mas with the excitement of child hood certainly places more responsi bility on the driver. A responsibility to regard every child at the curb or riding in street or highway, as a hu man caution sign for slower speed and more attention. Aflei all, the Motor Vehicle Div ision points out, this safety of these children rests mainly in the hands of the driver behind the wheel who will have the final decision whether Christmas this year will be a time of happiness and good cheer, or one that will blight many homes with traffic tragedy. Driving patience with slower speed will help you check accidents off your Christmas list. Young Newberrian Now Flying for Navy Joe Purcell, local boy, has been granted commission in the Naval air corps, following a period of training at the naval air base at Pensacola, Florida. Joe is a son of Mrs. C. J. Purcell of this city. He attended the schools of the city and The Citadel. His mother attended the ceremonies at which he formally received his “wings”. Joe Purcell is a very popular young man here and friends will learn with interest of his success as a member of Uncle Sam’s air arm. He will be at home for a few days during Christ mas, after which he will return to the Florida base as an instructor. FOR A TIME of relaxation, after a rushing day, drive around town and look at the Christmas decorations in the resi dential section. First of all, ride out Main street to McSwain Funeral Home. On the lawn you’ll see a group of old fashioned carolers, on which shines a spotlight: From behind the scene, records play familiar carols, among them Affeste Fideles, recorded by Bing Crosby, Silent Night, The First Noel and others. They’re are all very lovely and you shouldn’t miss the oppor tunity to hear the carols . . . another very novel decoration is at the home of the Martin Laws at Mollohon . . . beside the front door, arranged! in tiny blue and white lights placed close togetl^r, are the words “Merry Xmas.” . . . and speaking of lighted greetings, I mustn’t forget to men tion the NYA home on Main street extension, under the supervision of Miss Gladys Epting. . . the NYA home is all lighted up with red, and the erreeting “Merry Christmas” above the door. . . many homes this year are made festive by framing the door with lights. . . among these, one very pretty one is Leavell Funeral Home. . . cedar boughs are artistically arranged around the door, and at night lights and stars are shining, making a very pretty picture. . . and in the home of the Claude Lathans on Main street is a Christmas scene of black silhouettes, the background formed in blue. . . The lovely colonial Wallace Home on Calhoun street is attractive with red lights forming a streamer across the balcony, and red lighted wreaths in each window. . . the home of the Bill Smiths on Col lege street is a nice example of out door decorations, with the lights strunp" on a tree in the front, giving the effect of a coneshaped Christmas tree. . . a jolly red Santa Claus is al ready climbing into the chimney of the Thompson Dennis home on the cut-off. . . there are many other beau-' tifully decorated homes I’d like to ( mention, but can’t for lack of space, j . . . D T have omitted anyone who wiuld like to have their home mention" I ed, if you’d call my attention. I’ll be glad to mention it next week . . if you har-e not decorated your home, do it right away . . make Newberry Christ mas spirit this year complete. THE iNEWBERRY COLLEGE Singers is a group which any col lege would be proud to have. . . and a group which Newberrians in gen eral are proud of, as was witnessed by the large attendance at the Christ mas performance of the singers Sun day afternoon in Holland Hall, at the college. The program, which included Christmas carols of other lands, as well as this, lasted an hour, and a most entertaining hour it was. Among those doing solo were three local stu dents, Louise Ezell, Jeanne Johnstone, sopranos, and Jack Pruitt, violinist. One of the best numbers in the pro gram was the “Three Kings of Or ient.” Costumed to fit the parts, the three kings were represented by John ny Yost, Billy Struhs, and Neville An sel. of Atlanta, Charleston, and Wal- halla, respectively. The college singers are under the direction of Prof. Paul Ensrud. They are planning to give many perform ances in the north and in other parts of the country next spring. Newber rians hope they will soon perform here again. JOHNSTONE DEMONSTRATION |CLUB MET MONDAY The Johnstone H. D. Club met at the school house Monday, December 2nd. The meeting was called to or der by Mrs. Ollie Sligh in the absence of the president. Scripture was read from the bock of Luke about the birth of Christ. Mrs. George Abrams read a beautiful Christmas poem i after which a game planned by Mrs. Mar vin Wilson was played with Mrs. Abrams as winner. Bingo was then played and later the meeting was turned ever to Miss Counts, who dis cussed Christmas decorations. This being the Christmas meeting we had a Christmas tree and the members enjoyed an exchange of gifts, after which fruit was served. GL'MPSES AT THE DUTCH PROPHETS REMARKABLE MEMORY (From Seen Here and There in The (Columbia) State.) “Dr. W. P. Houseal. the Dutch! Weather Prophet, saying that the ] cloud formations Thursday indicated the approach of lower temperatures and rain for Columbia within 24 hours with weather quite the same 61 years ago (Saturday, December 13, 1879) when he slipped out of his father’s store during the rush of Christmas trade as a misty rain was falling at 4:30 P. M., and rushed to the Southern station to meet his bride-to-be on her return from the City-by-the-Sea to place in her hand an engagement, ring which had come from Greenville several hours pre viously. and selected by his cousin. Miss Minnie D’Oyley (now Mrs. W. T. Wall), as social visits were not the custom Saturday nights—and he couldn’t wait until Sunday—and the 13th was not an unlucky day because his better half desires SH&T to know that she is the on'v one of the Hous- eals who is not being “hospitalized”, so to speak, and has not been thus far indisnosed within the last year . . . Their 60th wedding anniversary is now half way along and she is likewise in the octogenarian class.” the executive committee. Mis. Susie C. Brown of the steer ing committee reported that the program for the January meeting would be made out and sent to the teachers. Chairmen of £he Legislative com mittee, Miss Julia Kibler urged that each teacher keep in contact with the law makers of our county in the in terest of our Education system. County Supt. Hendrix stated that the Association is 100 per-cent in the South Carolina Education Association. Prof. P. K. Harmon expressed the importance of teachers lining up irith the National Association. The newly elected member of the House of Representatives, Julian A. Price was present and expressed him self as being heartily in sympathy with the Education Program. As chairman of the Public Rela tions committee, Mrs. Alice N. Spearman called for a meeting of that group after the adjournment. Mrs. Bette H. McCrackin stated that the social committee is planning some social feature in the near fu ture. President Long requested that the teachers give their whole heart ed support in response to the Christ mas Seal Sale. A letter was read by Mr. Hendrix from Governor Burnet R. Maybank expressing his gratitude to the teachers for their fine cooperation with the registration, October 16. Mr. Hendrix said that he wished more boys would compete for the scholarship and prizes given by the American Legion. After the business, the Association adjourned until the next meeting on January 9. NEWBERRY COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HOLDS MEETING BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor ST. JAMES:— 10:00 A. M.—Christmas Exercise by children of the Sunday school. 11:00 A. M.—The Service and Holy Communion. BETH-EDEN:— 2:00 P. M.—Sunday School. Mr. Hamilton Folk, Supt. 3.00 P. M.—The Service and Holy Communion. 7:00 P. M.—Christmas evening at 7 o’clock the children and young peo ple of the Sunday school will render a Christmas exercise. COLONY:— 10.00 A. M.—Sunday School. Mr. Henry Cousins, Supt. 7:00 P. M. — Christmas exercise by the children and young people of the Sunday school. AND SPEAKING OF good music, this is the time of year when music lovers have the op portunity to hear the best music for nothing. . . Opera Season, and the Metropolitan Opera company of New York each Saturday at two o’clock broadcast the week’s opera. . . Besides hearing the opera, radio listeners have a more entertining program than ever presented before. . . Milton Cross, who is narrator between the scenes of the opera, explains each scene. . . Also between scenes are musical questions sent in by listeners and discussed by music authorities . . take Saturday af ternoon off from the rush of the Christmas season and listen to the opera from beginning to end. . . I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. The County Association of teachers met in me senior mgn scnooi audit orium, Thursday, December 12 at 3 o’clock with 139 present. The meeting was called to order by the president, Supt. J. G. Long of the Silverstreet school. Prof. T. E. Epting offered the in vocation. The program for the afternoon was a Panel discussion led by Prof. Ept ing, Newberry College. Miss Margaret Tolbert of Seneca, discussed Pro gressing Education. Dr. S. J. Derrick, Newberry College, Traditional Edu cation; Dr. Erland Nelson, Newberry College, Modern Education. They came to the conclusion that the most effective education is where each child is regarded by the teacher as an individual and is treated by her as such. He is to be trained in the light of his experiences to richer and more meaningful living. The association gave a rising /ote of thanks to Prof. Epting and the other participants in the Pane! for their enjoyable and helpful di«*«s- sion. Supt. R. M. Monts, Prosperity school was elected as a member of POSTMISTRESS AT CHRISTMAS BUSIER THAN EVER BEFORE Christmas, Fla., Dec. 15.—Postmist ress Juanita S. Tucker, who annually plays Santa Claus for stamp collec tors, is busier than ever this year. Thousands of letters, cards »nd packages bearing the Christmas post mark, a Christmas tree cachet and the words “Christmas Cheer 1940” have already been mailed to virtually all the states and many foreign countries and the rush has just begun. Mrs. Tucker said today that war hasn’t blotted out the Christmas spirit. *'I Ico-p-t. Ck. 1 K-rA fC>? or»Vl OS* to which the mail is going,” she said, “but I remember we have cancelled many cards addressed to Great Bri tain, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, and the nations of Central and South America. “Other mail has gone to Finland, South Africa, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Turkey and Greece. By Christmas day we will postmark mail for almost every country in the world.” Mrs. Tucker has several thousand cards which she will mail on Christ mas day and She is handling scores of special requests. Persons who want special Christmas covers for rfick friends, a crippled children’s home which wants covers for each child, and the requests of the stamp clubs and philatelists all get the personal attention of Postmistress Tucker. “ I love to do this work,” she said. “I like to think that despite war and strife I can send out Christmas cheer to many thousands of persons. And if you write a story about be sure to wish everyone a Merry Christ mas from Christmas, Florida.” THE SQUARE DANCES continue each Thursday evening at the World War Memorial Building on the fair grounds, so if you haven’t beem yet, go out tonight, it will be an ideal way to entertain Christmas guests. ... as you know, the American Legion Auxiliary sponsors these dan ces. . . and the music is by A1 Cromer and his Carolina Hill Billies. Legionnaires and Auxilary members are asked to notice this: the finance committee needs your support and co operation. So don’t fail to come to the dance Thursday evening and show your interest and enthusiasm by your presence. Admission is 50c per couple; ladies free.