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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”.
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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-