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PAGE TWO THE HEWBERHT SUIT FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941, Society and CLUB NOTES By DORIS ARMFIELD IS THIS YOU? Each week the persons described in this column come in and get their tickets for a quart of ice cream from Stokes’ Drug store. This reporter thinks that it proves no matter how cold the weather is, it’s still ice cream weather. The two young ladies des cribed last week both received their ice cream. They were Misses Ida Mae Franklin and Elizabeth Mitchell. This week’s first description is a lady, who was seen on College street Saturday noon, giving another lady an envelope. She was wearing a gray ish dress, wine sweater, black shoes, and was carrying a black bag. She wears glasses. Second description is the young man in The Sun office Monday about noon. He was wearing a blue suit with light pin stripes, and a brown overcoat. He has blonde hair, and was carry ing a file board on which was clipped several papers. If, the two persons recognize them selves, and come by the Sun office by Tuesday, they will receive their tick et for a quart of ice cream from Stokes’, compliments Stokes’ and The Sun. HALFACRE-ABRAMS WEDDING OF INTEREST Mr. and Mrs. Perry F. Halfacre of Newberry announce the marriage of their daughter, Julia Alethia, to George Carter Abrams of Newberry. The marriage was solemnized Sunday, January 12, at the home of the bride’s parents by the Rev. E. L. Halfacre, uncle of the bride. Mrs. Abrams is a graduate of Newberry college, and has for several years been a teacher in the Silver- street High School. Mr. Abrams, son of Mrs. Sallie R. Abrams and the late Mr. C. I. Abrams is a graduate of Newberry college. He is now connected with Johnson-Mc- Crackin company in this city. OPEN HOUSE IS SOCIAL HIGHLIGHT Topmost on the list of social high lights for the new year is the open house, which was given Sunday, Jan uary 19, by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. (Bill) Smith, celebrating their silver wed ding anniversary. A host of friends of the couple called during the hours from six until nine to offer their con gratulations. The attractive Smith home on Col lege street was a picture of loveli ness. The front room and dining rooms were decorated completely in silver and white. Bowls of white carnations, gladioli, and narcissi were used in the front room, with Southern Smdlax decorating the walls, above the windows and doors. In the din ing room, the table was centered with white carnations in a silver contain er. Above the table, on the chande lier, was a bow of white tulle. A picturesque arrangement of white glads on a silver-leaf background was used on the buffet. As the guests entered, they were greeted by Mrs. J. T. McCrackin and Mrs. W. C. Brown. Mrs. Tom John son and Mrs. Myra Smith invited them into the music room. This room was done entirely in pink, with pink glads ,snapdragons, and carnations. Miss Jo Sullivan of the Newberry College faculty, delightfully enter tained with harp selections during the evening. Miss Sullivan was dressed in pink, and was lovely against the setting of her beautiful gold harp. Mrs. Georgia Welbom and Mrs. W. E. Senn invited the guests into the dining room where Mrs. L. F. Fischer and Mrs. J. W. Caldwell poured cof fee, while Misses Margaret Welbom, Louise Wells, Elizabeth Mitchell, Louise Senn, Katherine Dickert, Tommie Johnson, Mary Nancy Rob ertson, Marjorie Smith of Kinards, and Annie Blanche Paysinger served cake and salted nuts. Mrs. E. 0. Hentz presided over the register, and Miss Jeanne Johnstone pinned favors. The quaint favors were two silver bells tied with whube ribbon. On one bell was “1916'’ and on the other, “1941”. The receiving line consisted solely of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. , Many lovely presents of silver were presented the couple. “UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES" is the name of the operetta ,to be given by the Newberry Music Chib this year, probably in April or May. It is most fitting that at this time, when all talk is preparation and na tional defense, and patriotism to our America, that the music club should pick such an operetta. Last year, as you remember, the club presented the “Life of Stephen Foster” in pageant form, with Dr. James C. Kinard sup erb in the title role. The whole per formance was a tremendous success. When the music club starts out to do something, they do it right—'that’s why this reporter expects one of the best pageants Newberry has seen when the club presents “Under The Stars and Stripes.” PLANS ARE GOING forward for the l>eauty and ,talent sKow which is to be held January 31, at the high school auditorium, under the sponsorship of the Lions Club and the College “N” Orchestra. Chris Kaufmann asks that anyone wishing to take part in either the Kiddie Par ade, Junior and Senioi; beauty contest, or talent contest, get iri touch with him at Newberry college. The orch estra, under the direction of Mr. Kauf mann, will furnish music for all per formances. ANOTHER POEM HAS been sent to me by Mrs. Anna Pearsall of Silverstreet, and I am glad to publish it in this coh’mn. The name of it is . . . HOMELESS Many years have gone forever, Since I left my-boyhood home. Now I’m homeless, old and feeble In a foreign land alone. ASSOCIATED DEAL TO START MONDAY S. C. Officials to Negotiate for Pur chases of Utility Holdings in This State I have sailed on every ocean, And have trod the desert sand Every time was carried farther, From my home and native land. I have suffered pain and danger, More than any words could tell, And to kindred, love, and country, I have said the last farewell. Sometimes when I’m sad and lonely To go home I made a vow , But the vow was soon forgotten And it makes no difference now. SOUTH’S CHANCES SLIM Gill Says Defense Program Will Not Aid Economics Washington, Jan. 21.—The work project administration said today that the national defense program would not improve the economic condition of the rural South. Corrington Gill, assistant WPA commissioner, said this conclusion resulted from a WPA study. “The Plantation South, 1934-37”, just made public. Recent increases in the size of Southern plantations, a shift to wage labor at the expense of tenants, and farm mechanization, have resulted, Gill sid, in widespread unemploy ment and undermployment. The cot ton and tobacco planters do not ex pect this situation to be offset by the national defense program, it was add ed. Washington, Jan. 21.—^Negotiations looking toward purchase by South Carolina of the holdings in the state of the Associated Gas and Electric company will be started at Columbia next Monday, Governor Burnet R. Maybank said here tonight. Governor Maybank said the confer ence between state leaders am* offi cials of the utility organization, now in trusteeship following conviction of Howard C. Hopson, former head of the empire, on charges of misappro priation of invested funds, was orig inally scheduled to have beer, held in Washington today. Illness of Williard L. Thorpe, u trustee, necessitated postponement, he explained. Governor Maybank conferred dur ing the day with Dennis J. Driscoll, of New York, another trustee, Who said A. G. and E. representatives, in- ejjuding trustees with authority to act, and technicians would meet the South Carolina officials at the state capitol Monday morning. The utility firm’s South Carolina holdings, including the Lake Mur ray Hydro-electric generating plant and several hundred miles of trans mission lines, have been offered to the state for 250,000,000. Governor Maybank, acting upon information supplied him by government power authorities, has suggested a purchase price figure of $25,000,000. Indications were that a compromise may be reached next week, since the trustees are said to have orders to liquidate the comany’s holdings as expeditiously as possible. Governor Maybank is also interested because of the encouragement he has receiv ed in a proposal to incorporate A. G. and E. holdings in tfhe state with the Buzzard’s Roost and Santee-Cooper projects. Governor Maybank declined to re. veal whether he has evolved a plan of financing purchase of the utlity properties, in event an agreement is reached. I “Let’s wait and see what the re sult of the conference will be,” he said. “Any plan of financing will be up to the legislaiture.” He indicated he may recommend a plan, or suggest possible alterna tives. While here he is expected to confer with federal power officials concerning possibility of assistance from Washington. The governor, who ill with inflt.<snza arose from his bed at Columbia to attend the inauguration of President Roosevelt, presided over a banquet tonight gives by the council of state govemmeiits in annual session here. He attended the afternoon session, presided over by State Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper. He expect to return to Columbia Friday. HOW TO ESCAPE THE FLU How would you like to avoid catch ing the flu or escape its catchnig you? Influenza itself is bad. It’s incon venient. confining, dangerous, costly and otherwise undesirable. 1. Avoid crowds—Where there’s a crowd there are some influenza germs, somebody coughing, sneezing and spitting. Stay away from people. 2. Colds—If you have a bad cold go to bed. Rest is wonderful. Call your doctor and get to work on that cold. Break it up before it becomes influenza. 3. Liquids—-Drink plenty of non alcoholic liquids. Water is mighty nice; drink a lot of it. Orange juice and grapefruit juice are good. You may wash that cold away. 4. Isolation—The sick person should be isolated as much as possible and the articles he uses should be disin fected or burned. One reason influ enza runs through a family is because they find it hard to isolate the sick one. Hospitals are nice places. 5. Sneezing—Don’t sneeze except into a handkerchief, either cotton or paper. Don’t cough into the general atmosphere. Don’t spit on the street. That’s awful. That dries and becomes dust and the wind takes it right into other people’s nostrils. 6. Sleep—Get plenty of sleep, an extra hour, even if you are well. That helps to build resistance to the di sease. Eat sensibly exercise sensibly and sleep ensibly. You may beat Old Man Flu that way. 7. Act quickly—If you feel that you are becoming ill go home and go to bed and maybe save your own life and that of others. Your doc tor will come out in a hurry. Rayon Cuts Deeper Into King Cotton New York, Jan. 20.—World produc tion of rayon in 1940 reached the rec ord breaking total of 2,500,000,000 pounds, roughly one quarter billion pounds above 1939 output, the trade journal Rayon Oreganon said today. The Oreganon said production of rayon staple fiber exceeded filament yarn for the first time in the his tory of the industry. The increase, said the magazine, was duo principally to a tremen dous boost in output of the German staple fiber industry. Italian pro duction also expanded while Japa nese remained at approximately the 1939 level. Need of the axis powers for a substitute for foreign-grown cotton and wool was the principal stimulus. (Rayon filament and staple yam are made in the same way but the filament is spun in a long thread, whereas the staple is broken up into 1 1-2 to 6 inch lengths. The yam costs around 25 cents a pound and the filament about 60 cents.) United States output of rayon also broke previous records with a rise to 471,200,000 pounds from 379,900,- 000 in 1939. The nation kept its position as the leading yam produc ing country and contributed 34 per cent of the world's total. Domestic consumption hit a new peak at 487,465,000 pounds, a 6 per cent gain over the previous high of 458,465,000 in 1939. USC Flying Quota Japs Send Much Placed at Sixty, Cloth Here CIVIL SERVICE JOBS OPEN The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competi tive examinations for filling the posi tions of: Laundry Superintendent, Grade I, $3200 a year; Laundry Sup erintendent, Grade II, $2600 a year; Laundry Superintendent, Grade III, $2000 a year, in the War Department at various stations located through out the F'ifth U. S. Civil Service Dist rict which comprises the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississip pi, South Carolina, and Tennessee, for which the receipt of applications closes February 18, 1941. Applications must be on file with the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service District, New Post Office Building, Atlanta, Georgia on or before that date. F\i!l further infomation and appli cation blanks may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post Office in this city; or from the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil Sevice jDistict, New Post Office Building, Atlanta, Geogia. Columoia, Jan. 23.—A quota of 60 students has been set by the Civil Aeionautics Authority for the new Civilian Pilot Training Program which has been approved for the University of South Carolina this spring, Presi dent J. Rion McKissick announced to day. The spring program at the Univer sity will include both primary and sec ondary phases. The quota for the primary phase, which is for beginners, is 40, while the quota for secondary or advanced phase is 20. Only stud ents who have already completed the primary phase may enroll for the sec ondary. Ground school instruction will be given by the regular University fac ulty and flight in struction will be furnished by the Hawthone Flying. Service, Incorporated, at the Muni cipal Airport. Some ground school work also will be given by the flight instructors. Both the primary and secondary program, will begin Friday, January 31. Flight and ground courses in both phases will be scheduled for comple tion by June 30. Training will be offered to quali fied applicants who are not enrolled as students as well as to men who are regularly enrolled at the Univer sity. Those applying for the training must be citizens of the United States and must have reached their 19th birthday but not their 26th birthday on or before February 1. However, graduates of the fall session are eli gible to enroll in the secondary pro gram regardless of age. WEST END NEWS EXTRA! When you take Smith Brothers Cough Drops, you get Vitamin A at no extra cost. Smith Brothers—Black or Menthol—still cost only 5<. Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the only drops containing VITAMIN A Vitamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of mucous membranes of nose and throat to cold infections, when lack of resist ance is due to Vitamin A deficiency. CARPENTERS IN NEW YORK Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter left Sunday for New York where they will attend the showing of the Spring fashions and buy new spring merch andise for the local store. The Car penters expect to be in New York about ten days. AIDED BY FREIGHT CUTS Columbia, Jan v 21.—John C. Cony, Chairman of the South Carolina pub lic welfare service commission,’ said today shippers in South Carolina sav ed an estimated $614,000 through re ductions in freight charges during 1940. Coney said no less than 425 proposed adjustments were placed be fore the commission and its rate div ision during the year and that as a result many of the rates were reduc ed. Many of the reductions were vol untary on the part of the railroads, he said. H. A. Manning, director of the rate division, said he believed the largest saving were effected for ship pers of vegetables. Reductions in rates on vegetable shipments saved shippers about $100,000. Other freight reductions and their estimated savings included sand, stone and gra vel, $49,463; asphalt, $32,345; liquid asphalt, $18,000; Irish potatoes, $22,- 554; flour, sago, tapicoa, $17,500; and cotton factory products, $15,000. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Asbill spent Satur day Jan. 18 with relatives in Lex ington. Miss Clara Layton has returned to her school in Union. Mr. Harold Layton has returned to his school work at Estill. Mrs. John Hopkins is spending a While with her (parents Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Turner on Wright Street. Mr. James Davis has returned to the Naval training station at Nor folk, Va., after spending a week wit his mother. Mr. J. W. Stockman has also re turned to the Naval Station at Nor folk. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Meadows and daughter of Lancaster were in West End over the week-end to attend the funeral of little Billy Goree. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Turner attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Sallie Nabors in Clinton Monday. The people of West End were sad dened over the death of Mr. H. C. Carter, Who died at the county hospi tal Sunday night, and the death of little Billy Goree who had been con fined to his bed for the past six months. But had been taken to the home of his uncle in Frost Proof, Florida, where he passed away last Thursday night. Mrs. Joe Taylor and little daughter Terry Joe have returned home from the hospital. Both mother and daughter are doing nicely. There are many in the community who are still confined to their homes with the flu. JOLLY STREET Regular services will be held at Bachman Chapel Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, conducted by our pas tor, Rev. J. E. Roof. The pubne is invited to attend. The missionary society of Bach man Chapel church will hold its re gular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Claude Wilson Friday, Jan. 24 at 3:00 p. m. All members are urged to attend. The Jolly Street H. D. club met at the school house Tuesday, Jan, 14 at 3:00 o’clock. The meeting was called to order by the President, Mrs. Wilbur Wicker, gleaner for the month read a New Year’s poem. Miss Counts discussed very carefully the “Out look for 1941.” An order for gladioli bulbs was made. The meeting was then turned over to the hostesses, Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr., Misses Mild red and Ruth Boinest. Mr. R. N. Taylor is slowly improv ing after several weeks illness. We hope he will soon be out again. KINARD SUCCEEDS BOUKNIGHT Robert G. Reagin Died Thursday Robert G. Reagin, familiarly known as “Bob” Reagin, who engaged in the shoe repair business here for almost 40 years, died ait his home here Thursday morning, January 16. “Bob” Reagin was perhaps one of the best known men in Newberry county. The somewhat reserved in manner, Mr. Reagin had a warm heart and was of jovial nature. His health had not been good for some two or three years and he was confined to his home periodically, but upon each recovery he returned to his last. He took more or less regular trips to Co lumbia to see bis 92 year old mother and a year or so ago took what he RED CROSS ROOM AT BOUNDARY SCHOOL OPEN MONDAY The Red Cross room at Boundary Street school will be open Monday, January 27th, from 10 a. m. to 1 o’clock p. m. and all through the week except Saturday at the same hours. Sewers and knitters will please bring in garments and sweaters as soon as possible. The allotment is due to be shipped the end of the month. These who cannot bring in work please phone me at No. 8 or Mrs. P. G. Ellisor at 439 and it will be cal 1 ed for. Fannie McCaughrin, Chairman Prs. Com. At the first quarterly conference of O’Neal Street Methodist church, Dew ey Kinard was elected the superin tendent of the church schools. A. E. Baukoight who has been the super intendent for over twelve years had to resign on account of ill health. During Mr. Bauknighlt’s period) of service the school always made fine records in every part of the work. He was faithful and loyal to the school and served many times when he was not able and against the orders of his doctor. Mr. Kinard has been a worker un der Mr. Bauknight for a good many years serving for about 18 years as the teacher of the Youg Men’s Bible class, then for two years as the gen eral secretary of the school and his present job is the teacher of the Men’s AduM. class. O’Neal Street has just completed five very handsome class rooms and will soon be ready to put into use. This will put the school in a very- fine position to carry on even a great er work and will make it a very valuable asset in the community . Rev. M. M. Brooks is serving as pastor at O’Neal Street for the sixth consecutive year. •"KJttJru- I described as a last visit In this life with relatives in Georgia. Robert G. Reagin was 72 years of age, born in this county, near New berry. As a young man he followed his last trade and that of carpentry in several towns. He went west with the migration of many years ago but did not like the country and returned to his native heath where he lived out his long life. Mr. Reagin married Miss Minnie Robb and together they lived for more than 40 years, his widow surv iving. He was a member of the Luth eran ohurdh and was loyal to its cause. Mr. Reagin is survived by lour sons, Furman and J. L., of Newberry, Horace of Columbia and Robert of Greenwood. His mother, and three sisters also survive. He was buried in Rosemont cemetery Friday after noon with Pastor Bryan Keisler con ducting the last rites. Japan sent to this country for a nine year period prior to 1984 78,- 000,000 yards of cloth. For the month of April, 1937 alone they sent 18,- 753,209 yards. Wages for males in the Japanese mills average 40c per day. In spite of a high tariff the Japs are able, to buy cotton from other countries, manufacture it and send it to this country at a price lower than our mills can make it. Japanese imports slumped consid erably after 1937, but are again on the rise. For the first five months of 1940 she sent 2,491,000 more yards to the country than for the same per iod of 1939. It is largely thru credits set up by the shipments of these tex tiles that Japan is able to buy war materials in this country. SILVERSTREET GIRLS PLAY OUTSIDERS The girls of the Silverstreet High school played a game of basketball with the outside girls in an around the community, Tuesday December 31. Both sides played a nice game but the school girls met with defeat by a score of 24-15. The members of the outside tear* were: Forwards—Shirley Abrams, Ger trude Blair, Matilda Nichols. Guards—Ernestine Nichols, Helen Floyd, Georgia Faye Nichols. One substitute—Catherine Bowers. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Hannan, Pastor BETHANY— * Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday School. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11 a. m.—-Divine Worship with Sermon. SUMMER MEMORIAL— Sunday 10 a. m.—Sunday ScTiooi. Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 6 p. m.—Luther Leagues. Church Workers Conference. 7 p. m.—Divine Worship with ser mon. The subject of the sermon for Sun day is “The Unruly Members of the Body”, based on the Commandments “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain,” and “Thou shalt not bear false witness”. All members are urged to attend these services and invite others to worship with us, or persuade them to attend the services of some other church and hear the sermons that are bemg preached on the series of sub jects suggested by the Ministerial Association. AIRCRAFT ENGINES WILL BE MADE BY GENERAL MOTERS Detroit, Jan. 21.—The part the au tomobile industry is to take in the volume production of bomber planes took more definite shape today as General Motors anounced it would produce parts and sub-assemblies for 200 twin-engined planes a month to be built by North American Avia tion, Inc. Chrysler Corporation and the Ford Mctor company previously had an nounced tentative agreements to co operate similarly in the production of Martin and Douglas and Consoli dated Aircraft bombers. Chrysler and Ford plan parts output for 100 planes a month each. Buick division of General Motors also has been awarded a contract for $36,497,520 worth of Pratt and 'Whit ney aircraft engines, to be produced in a new plant. Allison division of General Motors currently is producing liquid-cooled aircraft engines at the rate of 350 a month. It is planned to expand 1 this output to approximately 1,000 a month by fall. WORKERS SHOULD REGISTER WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE VISITING IN COLUMBIA Mrs. George L. Epps left Saturday for Columbia where she will spend two weeks with her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Law Epps. £ HELLO HUBBY, IT WAS SO SWEET OF YOU TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR ME TODAY SO THAT 1 COULD DRIVE MRS - ORUMP TO OUR BRIDGE PARTY SHUCKS, N AND->^' < ’ , S NOTHIN') a'tall . TC I DISLIKE bothering YOU AT THE OFFICE -- BUT *T'YE FORGOTTEN WHERE YOU SAID YOU'Dfi LEAVE THE i-l-GUESS r S0RTA GOT EH All South Carolinians seeking work today were advised by the State Em ployment Service, a division of the South Carolina Unemployment Com pensation Commission, to contact their nearest free public employment office before leaving their home in the hope of obtaining a job elsewhere. < The Newberry office of the State Employment Service is located at 1015 Caldwell street, and is in charge of B. E. Chandler, Manager. Work opportunities throughout the state and nation, Manager Chand ler said, are listed with the public. Employment offices and both skilled and unskilled workers should register with the office nearest their home to make sure they will be considered for jobs as they open. The services aiur 1 facilities of the offices are free to both workers and employers. Workers who register with »heir nearest Employment office, the Mana ger states, have an oportunity or be ing considered for work wherever it is available. If no jobs are opeit lo. oally,a registrant may be referred to a job elsewhere through the “clear ance system” employed by publU, em ployment agencies. The first approach to a job, officials said, is through the Employment Service and while registration with in itself is NOT the promise of a job, it may save the worker costly and fu tile wandering from place to place in search of a non-existent job.