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V Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Servo The Whole People VOLUME 4; NO. 14 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE OPERATES IN COLUMBIA A note from A. C. Ward informs us that he is now operating Arthur’s Flower Shop in West Columbia, and extends an invitation to his friends here to call upon him when in his section. Mr. Ward operated the Top- Of-The-Hill flower business for a number of years and has had some 12 years experience in the business. Mr. Wards place of business is on Meet ing street and may be reached on either the Augusta or Orangeurg- Savannah highways out of Columbia. SOCIAL NOTE I usually leave the noting of social events to another, but I must here mark the marriage of two young folks—Miss Julia Alethia Ha.facre to Carter Abrams. Julia is the very pret ty, and I mean very pretty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Halfcare. She finished Newberry. I believe, and taught a year or so. Carter Abrams is an altogether nice young fellow in spite of the influence of Jim John son, with whom he works. He at a quiet, dependable sort of fellow and a deacon in the Presbyterian church; in fact, so well is he regarded in local Kirk circles that they let him handle the money. He is treasurer ot the Church. I hope these young people will mane it a point to get a lot of fun and happiness out of their married life. MISS CARROLL DIRECTING REVUE The beauty and talent contest, and kiddie parade, which is to be given January 31 at eight o’clock in the high school auditorium, sponsored by the Lions’ Club and the College N Orchestra, is under the direction of Miss Theresa C. Carroll. Miss Carroll has a room at the Hotel Wiseman, and if any person interested in enter ing any of the above mentioned con tests are asked to call her there be tween the hours of eight until nine in the morning, and 6 until 8 in the ev ening. Please don’t hesitate in call ing, for every cooperation given will be appreciated. Rehearsal will be held Tuesday night at 6:30 at the high school. ABRAMS ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE Senator Marvin E. Abrams has been named a member of Finance committee of the State Senate. This is a very important committee and only senators of rank are named to it as a usUal thing. The dry forces of the State are al- bo looking to the Newberry senator to give a great deal of aid in their fight to have the mandate ov last summer carried out. The entire New berry delegation, with one possible exception, is “dry.” S. C. NEEDY AGED GET $8 Daniel Says State Leader in Reductions Columbia, Jan. 21.—Thomas H. Dan iel, director of the state department of public welfare, today said South Carolina needy old aged were receiv ing an average of $8.12 per month. Daniel said figures for the twelve months ended September, 1940, show ed that South Carolina led all states in reductions made in the number of recipients and the amounts paid to needy aged. The number of persons receiving old age assistance in the state in September, 1940. was 18,134 compar ed with 24,277 receiving assistance in September, 1939. CLOSE RESERVOIR FISHING Columbia, Jan. 21.—The chief game warden’s office announced today that the fishing season on the Buzzard Roost reservoir in Greenwood county would be closed from midnight Jan uary 24 until midnight March 25. The season opened on the lake Monday. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor ST. JAMES’— 10 a. m.—Sunday School. Mr. Har old Long, Supt. 11 a. m.—The Service. BETH-EDEN— 2 p. m.—Sunday School. Mr. Hamil ton Folk, Supt. 3 p. m.—The Service. 4 p. m.—Meeting of Council and Women’s Missionary Society. COLONY: 10 a. m.—Sunday School. Mr. H. B. Cousins, Supt. Influenza May Now Be On The Wane The influenza epidemic which has sent hundreds of Newberry citizens shivering and aching to the comfort of their beds for periods of two to ten days, seems to have reached its peak by the middle of the week, al though there are still many new cases developing. Local doctors have been swamped with calls and are now called to many relapse cases. Tiring of the bedroom or anxious to get back to business, many flue victims got out too early and were not long in finding it out Two or three of the county sohools which did not have absences enough to cripple them last week, found it necessary to close Monday. Attend ance in the churches here Sunday which offered services was slim. All of the 19 young men who were ordered to leave here for training Morday were on hand except one, he being the only flu victim. It is said that 10 old people are down with the disease at the county home, and a number of gaps has also appeared in the ranks of the chain gang. The present epidemic seems to vary in both type and intensity. Some are up and about in two or thre days while others are confined for a much longer period. AWARDS MADE TO TEXTILE MILLS IN SOUTH CAROLINA Washington, Jan. 21.—Supply con tracts totaling $1,661,750 were award ed by the government, to South Caro lina industries during the first fif teen days of January, a Check of rec ords in the division of public contracts revealed today. All orders save one were for tex tile supplies, the one exception being purchase of pig lead for use by the Charleston navy yard from Norland company, of Columbia, whose con tract totalled $44,352. The heaviest order, embracing a total of $462,992.50 for khaki cloth, went to Granitevilie company, of Graniteville. Close behind was the Ware Shoals bleachery, of Ware Slhoals, who received an order for cotton cloth totalling $452,250. Other Orders Renfrew bleachery, Travellers Rest, khaki cloth, $260,960, and cotton bunting, $27,525.82; Southern Worst ed corporation, Greenville, serge cloth, $264,600; Southern Weaving company, Greenville, webbing, $108,- 683.50; Pacific mills, Lyman, khaki cloth, $20,950, and Coh-Hall-Marx company, Langley, percale, $19,437. CAPTAIN W. B. KIDD, YOUNGEST VETERAN IN CAROLINAS, DIES Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 21.—Capt. W. B. Kidd, bom June 11, 1854, and ac cording to his memoirs the youngest Confederate veteran in the Carolina’s died today. He was the last of the Mecklenburg county men who wore the gray. He went to the war a month and a day before General Robert E. Lee surrendered. Of those days he re cently wrote: “I am the youngest Confederate in bhe Oarolinas, as they are all dead I knew but me. At 12 I had the height and, weighed 117 pounds. But they (Confederate army recruiters) would not take me. “But when Sherman shelled the capitol at Columbia they said, ‘Come on boys and dig ditches and bury gold and silver to keep Sherman from tak ing it.’ “I commenced on the 17th day of March, 1865, worked 14 days until the 1st of April, iien Boyd’s father fed us from the old Springs building in York, S. C. “The one younger than me is in Florida; so I see from the papers. “But boys, those were cold days. My mother would not let me carry a gun only for squirrels and rabbits.” WILLIAM GOREE William Johnson (Billy) Goree, 4- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Goree died at the home of his uncle in Frost Proof, Fla., where he had been visiting a week. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Lula Mae Goree and Doris Marie Goree; one brother Jack Osborne Goree; three half- brothers, Irby M. Goree, Furman J. Goree and Virgil O. Goree, all of Newberry. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the O’Neal Street Methodist church, with the Rev. M. M. Brooks, officiating. Burial followed in Rosemont ceme tery. Draftees Leave for Year Ofjraiaiag Eighteen young Newberry men from several sections of the county boarded an early bus here Monday morning for Fort Jackson, Columbia, there to enter Uncle Sam’s army for a year’s military training. Four of the boys failed in the second physical ex amination at Columbia and were sent back. Those who passed were put on busses at 2:30 A. M. Tuesday and sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where they will be outfitted with army clothes. The men leaving to fill the Mon.'ay call of the local draft boards were: Clarence W. Pitts, Edgar Tyler, Wil. Ham Marvin Langston, David Mar shall Hill, E. M. Lane, Johnny How ard Turner, Grady F. Graham, Rob ot O’Donnell, Ohas. K. Epps, Toland Askins, Junius Robert Hendrix, Claude Curtis Doolittle, James Luther Koon, Andrew Berley Koon, Marvin Everette Longshore, Joseph Wilson Brehmer, Hubert B. Bowers, George Dominick. N. C. Wilson, who was to have gone with his contingent, was ill with flu, and will go later. Of the eighteen men Newberry county sent o Fort Jackson Monday morning for Selective Service train ing, six were rejected, not being able to pass the rigid amy physical exa mination. Returned from Local Board 58 were Clarence Wister Pitts, Johnie How ard Turner, and William Marvin Langston. From Board No. 59 were Junius Robert Hendrix, Claud Curtiss Doolittle, and Andrew Berley Koon. N. C. Wilson was unable to report for induction Monday because of in fluenza. Replacements will be sent from this county for those turned down. Orders for replacements have not been re ceived by the local boards and so no men notified as yet. However, next m line to be induct ed are the following: Board No. 58, Sidney Jacob Fulmer of the city, Har ry Moose of the city, and Lewis Jones Vaughan of Whitmire; Board No. 59, Cannon Boyd Epting of route four, Newberry, William Hunter Caldtwell, Jr., of route three, Prosperity, and 1 Ray France Corley of route one, Pros perity. NEWBERRY STUDENTS ON COLL LGE HONOR LIST The following is the list of students from Newberry county at Newberry college who have in the preceding term attained a scholastic average of 2.7 ratio of honor points to the semes, ter credits. Seniors; Carl Edwin Long, Jack Speer Pruitt, Walter Sanders. Juniors: Ernestine Barnes, Albert Marion Boozer, Mary Harden Keitt, James Efird Kinard, Mildred Louise Lester, Robert Harold Stoudemire, Martha Irene Toole. Sophomores: Marguerite Elizabeth Gregory, William Powlas Peery, Fran ces Elizabeth Renwick, Jeanette Eliz abeth Tolbert. Freshmen: Mary Birge Kohn, Otis Lester Shealy. AS TO 1942 MODELS So far as new models for next year are concerned, it will depend on the developments in national defense, says Alvan Macaulay, President of National Automobile Manufacturers’ Asociation. There may be slight sup erficial improvements, but real alter ations, requiring new machine tools, seem very unlikely. The automobile industry is so closely related in char acter to much of the armament re quired, that it must inavitably be called in now to contribute heavily during the year or two to come. With time for other developments, it is likely that the industry can resume its original business and keep American automobiles continuously improving. The National Automobile Show for the first time since its inception 40 years ago will not be held this year. But anticipating coming events the industry, it seems, has been producing at top speed and thus has accumulat ed a stock estimated at close to 500,- 000. No less than 115,935 cars were assembled during the last calendar week. Such producing power surely gives us some hint of how planes, tanks and motor vehicles for the army can be turned off, once, the necessary re adjustments and new tools have been completed. No other country in the world can match it. If only there be time enough volume will come. It •will be high efficiency product, by the way, even -though turned out with un. paralled speed.—Spartanburg Herald. Seek To lacrease • Uaif Persoaael The local arvti-aircraft unit, now of ficially known as 107th Separate Bat tery Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft, has received orders to increase its personnel from 76 men to 143. The local unit is very anxious to get men from this county, or at least *tom this section, to complete their strength. It is pointed out that chances for promotion are much better with the battery than in the .egular army. The boys all go together and stay to gether in camp. The unit is entirely motorized, riding to and from their practise, and the work is highly inter esting. The battery is not in position to in duct men into its ranks, and will not be until the day they leave Newberry. However anyone wishing to join will be put on the inactive list, inducted the day the unit leaves for training, and go along as a regular .member. The 107th leaves here on the 10th of next month for Camp Stewart in Georgia, 41 miles below Savannah. Boys 18 years of age will be accep ted with consent of their parents. CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED The Newberry Chamber of Com merce has announced the winners of a census guess contest, held in the spring, as the following: First prize, was a tie among Mrs. J. D. Caldwell, Mrs. Clarence Hazel, both of New berry, and A. C. Dominick of Chap pells, each of whom guessed 7,500. The official census figure was 7510. In second place was Mrs. Fred H. Domi nick, whose guess was 7,649. Since first prize was only $10, to be divided in case of tie, and first prize winners would be lower than second prize of $5.00, it was decided 1 to present each of the four with $5.00 prizes. The final county census figure was 33,577, missed two points by Martin Mills of Kinard?, S. C. Mr. Mill’s guess was 33,575. Second prize went to J. R. Nobles of Newberry. His guess was 33,565. The prizes for the county contest were ten dollars and five dollars, respectively. “THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA” AT OPERA HOUSE Carved out of the rugged back ground of a mighty nation, and con sidered one of the most stirring pieces of literature of the year, Eliza beth Page’s “The Tree of Liberty” comes to the Opera House Monday and Tuesday January 27 and 28 as “The Howards of Virginia.” Cary Grant and Martha Scott are starred as “The Howards of Virginia” those two young Americans who fell so madly in love that they broke with all tradition; who believed in their des tiny and the destiny of their country with such intensity that they willing ly offered themselves and their future to share in America’s struggle for freedom. According to the pubUshers, Miss Page spent more than five years in writing the novel. Critics comment of many world famous literary cele brities indicate that it is one of the year’s literary masterpieces, just as the fiilm is headed for top honors. Miss Page, now living in Colifomaa, is also the author of “Wagons West” and “Wild Horses and Gold”. A page torn out of history ... a headline tom out of today’s newspap er ... a tender emotional love story as stirring as the sage of a people . . . that is “The Howards of Vir ginia”. So make plans now to see this picture. You certainly don’t want to miss it. WINANT MAY BE AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN Washington, Jan. 21.—President Roosevelt was reported authoritative ly today to have chosen John G. Win- ant to be ambassador to Gres’ tain—but Winant didn’t find out about it until after the newspapers had published the report. Winant, who served three terms as Republican governor of New Hampshire and was the first chair men of the federal social security board, telephoned the White House •Hhds afternoon to inquire about the .ratter. A few minutes later Mr. Roose velt told his press conference that he thought he would talk to some one tomorrow about the post which Jos eph P. Kennedy, another New Eng lander, is vacating. A hearty laugh ■was his only response, however, to a question whether Winant would be ap pointed. Winant, who is 51, has long been interested in social welfare and labor problems. Educotiou Group Has Fiae Record The Newberry County Education association has just been allocated a $48.50 cash refund by the South Carolina Education association, the amount representing 12 1-2 per cent of the 1940-41 state association dues of teachers in the county who joined by December 15. The county association held 90 per cent membership in the state group by the deadline to qualify for the re fund. l argely responsible for the excellent record of the Newberry as sociation were J. G. Long of Silver- street, president and C. E. Hendrix of Newberry, membership chairman, and county superintendent. Forty-three county associations qualified for refunds, which totaled $2,196.25. The Newberry association has 100 per cent membership in the state as sociation. Thirty-four county groups have perfect membership records, while the state total now stands at 9.700, just short of the 100 per cent goal- The South Carolina association has had 100 per cent membership among the state’s teachers for the post three years, and is rapidly approaching a perfect record for the fourth consecu tive year. In addition to public school teachers and honorary life members, the state association numbers many college professors and others in its member ship. admits killing husband Ohio Woman Says He Forced Her to Pull Plow Portsmouth, Ohio, Jan. 21.—A wo man who said she was forced by her husband to pull a plow and drag logs on their bill country farm sobingly related to Sheriff Earl B -andel today that she shot to death her forty-two- year-old mate after he threatened in a jealous rage to kill her and their five cirildren. Brandel said Mrs. Goldie Pauley, thirty, walked into his office at noon and told of firing a shotgun blast into the back of Lee Pauley, WPA work er, in their isolated Candy Run home, fifteen miles north of here, as the couple’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Ollie, looked on. Mrs. Pauley said that last August, after she underwent an operation, Plauley forced her and Ollie to pull a plow and drag logs, the sheriff re ported. Before the slaying, Brandel quot ed Mrs. Pauley, the husband threat ened to kill his wife, their children and a neighbor’s family, but fell a- sleep after which she hid shotgun shells. NO LEAVES AT WINTHROP Winthrop Girls Kept Away from Outside ’Flu Rock Hill, Jan. 21.—Winthrop col lege cancelled today between-semester leaves for students and indicated that two holidays would later be given. While influenza cases are at a min imum at the college, officials doubt ed the wisdom of letting the girls travel over a ’flu-ridden state to their homes. It originally was planned to give them from Friday to Tuesday. Now the students must register Fri day for the new term. The girls have not been allowed to leave town for the last two week ends. PIPE WORKERS NEEDED The United States civil service com mission has announced an open com petitive examination for the position of pipeooverer and insulator with pay rates of $7.52, $8.00 and $8.49 a day. Applications will be received until further notice. For all work in excess of forty hours a week, employes, will be paid the over-time rate of time and a half. Necessary forms may be obtained from the recorder, labor board, Charleston navy yard; secre tary, board of civil service examiners, the postoffice building, and the mana ger of the Fifth civil service district, Atlanta. MOLLOHON CHORAL CLUB WILL HOLD PRACTICE The Mollohon Choral, Club will have a very important practice meet ing Saturday morning, January 26, at 10:45 o’clock. All members are urged to be m-esent. The practice will be held at"the Mollohon Dormitory. LEGION PREPARES TO D0JTS SHARE On the occasion of the 209th an niversary of the birthday of George Washington, February 22, 1941, it is planned to actually rally, list and classify the membership of The American Legion for potential na tional emergency service. Pursuant to the authorizations of the 1940 National Convention and the National Executive Committee of The American Legion, National Com mander Milo J. Warner has designat ed February 22 as the jump-off day for securing questionnaire informa tion about each Legionnaire, and World War veterans generally—such classifying an indexing data to be used by the Posts, Departments, and National Headquarters through co-op eration with the duly constituted authorities in the event of the devel opment of a critical national emer gency. Samples Have Been Mailed Samples of the questionnaire forms to be used in the registration program were transmitted to national and de partment leaders in December. These forms will be in the hands of all De partments not later than February 5, in time to transmit to all Posts prior to February 22. The distribution to Departments and Posts will be on the same basis in quantity as Americans Legrion membership cards. The ques tionnaire forms will be furnished without cost to Departments and f Posts. SON OF S. C. CHIEF JUSTICE DIES AT NEW YORK COLLEGE Clinton, N. Y., Jan. 22.—Dr. Mil led ge Louis Bonham, Jr., 60, an auth.' ority on Canadian-American relations and Civil war history, died today at his home on the Hamilton college campus. Head of the college’s history de partment since 1919, Dr.-Bonham pre viously taught at Louisiana State university, Tufts and Simmons col lege. In apparent good health recently, he died of a heart attack in his sleep. Dr. Bonham was the author of the book, “British Consuls in the Confederacy,” a biograph of Robert R. Livingston and a frequent contri butor to historic journals. He was a trustee of the New York State His torical Society and president of the Oneida County Mental Hygiene com mittee. Survivors are his wife, one son, Luke, and his father, Milledge L. Bonham, chief justice of the South Carolina supreme court. NOT INCLUDING SALARIED LAWYERS News and Courier. In the general asembly, 170 mem bers, is, we are informed, one physi cian. In his prolonged absence we wish his patients early recovery, health and long life. In the state are about 800 or 1,000 lawyers, ex clusive of those employed at salaries by WPA, Santee-Cooper, “Welfare,” and those fetuses, or eggs, now nour ished by the privileges and pleasures of a state-supported law school. In 1890 a crusade was preached against lawyers, in the “Farmers’ Movement,” but the lawyers “got there just the same.” The lawyers are the most influential parcel of folks in South Carolina and they are ocular demon stration of what can be accomplished by non-unionized 1 labor. The sixty-nine lawyer-legislators carry no union cards. In the state are eighty or nine ty thousand textile workers and in the general assembly are four members “connected” with their industry. “SENSE AND NON-SENSE” AT MOLLOHON SCHOOL “Sense and Non-sense” will be pres ented by F. Myrick Russell at the Mollohon School, Saturday night, February 1st, at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Rus sell’s program is given under the auspices of the Girl Scout of Troop three. In Anderson, some time ago, where this same program was presented it was necessary to give the entertain ment two nights to accomodate the large number attending. Mr. Russell will present many of his impersonations and character sketches in colorful costume. He has appeared with noted chautaqua and lyceum companies and will delight and amuse his audience in his ability to change from one personality to an other. Particularly humorous are his impersonations of an old maid and “The Old Deacon”. v DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Breathing the spirit of the old South, couched in beautiful language, of exceptional historic value, and de livered with an eloquence and purity of diction characteristic of the distin guished) speaker, the address of Dr. J. Henry Harm®, president of Newberry college, on the South!? greatest chief tain, Robert E. Lee, delivered yester day afternoon at the celebration of Lee’s birthday, was a literary gem. The auditorium was appropriately de corated, and on the rostrum were por traits of Gen. Lee and the late Col. O. L. Schumpert. Mr. Jno. M. Kinard made a few eloquent remarks. Sheriff M. M. Buford has been ap pointed by Commander J. W. Gory and First Lieutenant J. F. J. Cald well. adjutant of the James D. Nonce camp No. 336, United Confederate veterans, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late lamented Col. O. L. Schumpert. Sheriff Buifoird has been a devoted member of the camp since its organization. He always at tends both the state and the general reunions, and has been active in the work of the veterans since its incep tion. On the way to the lyceum attiracr- tion Tuesday night a certain convey ance, driven by a little negro, was capsized in going down a curved hill, and the occupants, two ladies and two girls, were thrown out but not hut. They returned home and missed the concert. It was laughable, dissap. pointing, and provoking—the accident —that, is why no names are mention ed. City council is still deadlocked on the election for a chief of police, hav ing failed to elect oh Friday night. We agree with Dr. Meldau that Newberry should have a hospital, but it should be off the main street and with sufficient grounds to give plenty of fresh air and restful surroundings. Some time ago the question was agi tated by the physicians and others and it looked like a hospital, but recently there has been no noise that sounded that way. We can see no reason to criticise Gov. Blease for revoking the com missions of the notaries public and recommending some legislation in re gard to office, but on the contrary, the act should be commended. The gov ernor might have given a little more time for adjustment. The office is an important one. Messrs. T. E. Wicker, Jno. T. Cro mer and Abb Sligh went to Lawferui Sunday on their motorcycles and spent the day with Mr. Thomas H. Cromer and family. They made the trip in one hour and thirty minutes going, and in one hour and thirty-three min utes returning. Distance by speedo meter, 33.2 miles. SEEN ABOUT TOWN Sloan Chapman walking up Col lege street carying piece of wood .. . Prof. Roston Hare of O’Neal school saying the flu got him m his weakest spot, his head. .. ..Mary Livingston and Mrs. Pet- tus Dawkins walking up the street. . .Ollie Cromer, telegraph messenger, advertising the show “Western Union”.. .Dot Ruff get ting on bus.. Little Gene Hendrix getting haircut. .Betty Jo Counts skating...Constable Ruff Living ston pushing three rolls of wire up the street in a turtle. . .Rev. M. L. Kester remarking that the flu couldn’t get a good man like him down...Mary Alice Mitchell bringing a news item to the Sun office... Pierce Banks trying to get change for ten dollars. .. Jim Beard hurrying across Col lege street. . .Tom Hicks, Sr., go ing to lunch.. .Sam Williams out again after a seige of flu Someone asking Matt, handy man at Pureoil station, why de didn’t “join up”—Matt replying that his hands didn’t fit anything except an auto tire Birthday anniver saries during the coming week: Mrs. James R. Clary, January 25, Judge Eugene Blease, January 28, Mrs. Benjamin (Laura Nance Mc- Caughrin) Pickens, January 29, John T. Norris, January 81, Hous- eal Norris, January 81, C. W. Douglas, January 31. Hapy birth day-