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VOLUME 4; NO. 15
OUT AMONG
THE PEOPLE
A LETTER ON PROHIBITION
Arthur G. Staplies, veteran editor
of the Lewiston (Maine) Evening
Journal printed in his book, “The
Passing Age,” the following letter
from “a correspondent who seems to
have taken some offenae at our op
inion on the duty of good people to
obey the law.” All will agree that
the following is an unusual presenta
tion of the personal liberty theme—
To the Editor:
You seem to take a good deal of
delight in telling other people how
to live and perhaps that is your busi
ness, but it seems to me that you ex
ceed your duty when you arrogate
yourself the right to inform all of
those who may happen to enjoy an
occasional drink of "Scotch” on oc
casions.
I have been presented a fine bottle
of Scotch whiskey for Christmas and
it’s before me as I set at my type
writer and indite this letter to you.
It bears the label of Sandy MacDon
ald—a good, fair, well-bottled liquor
which I am assured was bought be
fore the war and has been in my
friend’s cellar ever since. What
right has any form of law to make
me a criminal if I partake of this
gift as it was intended that I do by
the giver?
I claim that any such law Is an
invasion of my personal liberty. I
notice that you have refegred often
in your excellent column to the so-
called Bill of Rights which secures
to all men and women certain in
alienable rights to their personal
liberty, which, as you say, are not
inconsistent with the rights of oth
ers. How do you reconcile your
statements ?
I have just tasted' of this bottle
of liquor, I will confide to you, and
I cannot see where or how I am
invading the rights of any other per.
son on earth. I find it excellent. I
cannot feel, Mr. Editor, that I
wronged tihe community or added
to the lawlessness of the general so
ciety in so doing. If makes me tired
to be classed as a criminal for any
such occasion, and I notify you that
before long there will be a revolt
against the sort of stuff that you are
writing.
Just to show my independence of
such truck as you are writing, I
have taken another drink of the
aforesaid most jubilant Sandy Mac
Donald, and I will say to you that
it is about smooth a drink as a
criminal ever put into his system.
The second drink, which I shall soon
follow by a third, makes me more cer
tain that those who feel their sys
tems require a stimulant, should
band together; organize, and start a .
campaign to floor this Volstead busi
ness if it can be done.
flow, Mr. Editor, I am no bum
and you can’t make me a bum. I like
a little drink now and then and I
have taken a third and maybe it is
a fourth, and I am more than ever
convinced that any man that doesn’t
is a big idiot. You say that this
evabion of the law is producing a
sta6e of affairs in our Grear nand
Glorious Country. You are wronh.
This ciuntry is jess as good as it
ever was and was a great deal bet
ter country and I will leabe it to
you fi it wasnSt, when we had' free
rum.
I wanSt to say to you that this
Sec itch is all right. A lot of it
wouldnTt do us harm. When we ened
stimulany we need it. My grant-
fyer was brougr up on rum. That
had it in the housd all the time.
They dranj it freely and even the
ministew drank it when he came to
our house. It8s a pretty kinf of a
coinfry when a grandson ie better
than his gundfaher. I can drink this
sort of Scutob all day and nit be no
worse a cicozen than I was beforte.
I could di-ink this whole quaet audd
neger giber an etelash.
Bue whay I wneat of yiou Is to
remund yiu oner agaiaian and
agnian thqt you arw dead wronb ib
comfseinging evert bony whu drinls
as a bouhm. We aint criulals.
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CALVIN CROZIER MEETING
The Calvin Crozier Chapter, U. D.
C. will meet Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 4, at four o’clock at the home
of Mrs. W. C. Schenk with Mrs. Clem
Youmans, associate hostess.
The fox has been hunted in Eng-
lan dsince the Anglo-Saxon times.
The Sun
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Whole People
The Rising Sun—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1941
PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR
Jury Panel Given
For Civil Session
Red Cross Drive
Is Most Successful
Common Pleas Court Ready Ip Make Seed
Begins Here Monday Loans Monday Feb. 3
Temperance Rally
Today (Thursday)
Following is the list of jurors which
was drawn Friday, January 24, to
serve in Civil Court, which will con
vene here Monday, February 3: L. C.
Shealy, R. E. Burton, T.* L. Hicks, Al
ton C. Quattlebaum, B. C. Cook, E. V.
Dedmond, Albert Jacobs, James L.
Long, James V. Clamp, J. C. Kinard,
J. M. Smith, J. E. Nichols, R. M. Tol
bert, T. E. Ringer, J. D. McMeekin, Sr.,
J. J. Chapman, E. A. Brooks. Also
Claudie W. Bouknight, J. E. Bundrice,
C. E. Hutchinson, DeWifct C. Boland,
H. W. Wise, G. B. Brehmer, C. C.
Wallace, C. E. Lester, W. B. Half
acre, V. O. Goree, Pofet Long, J. B.
Smith, C. E. Crowder, A. L. Foy, W.
M. Yarborough, G. N. Clarkson, Roy
A. Martin, W. C. Wallace, and G. N.
Jacobs, Jr.
■ Judge E. C. Dennis, of Darlington,
will preside.
BUCKET BRIGADE STILL
FUNCTIONS
In spite of the highly organized
fire fighting apparatus of this mod
em time, the day of the bucket bri
gade had not entirely passed and it
still has its good points. Manager
Earl Chandler of the local employ
ment office tells of seeiqg a humani
tarian act on his way to Whitmire
this week. A negro house by the
side of the highway had caught fire.
When Earl arrived on the scene he
saw three men at work combat
ting the flames—a truck driver who
happened by, a salesman who hap
pened by, and Jim Epting of the
city. Epting had taken charge and
had quickly organized a three-man
bucket-brigade, the water supply
coming from a rain barrel by the
side of the house. And Earl tells
that after a great deal of running a-
round mid smoke and flames the three
finally had the fire under control and
the house was saved.
METHODIST CHURCH CIRCLES
WILL MEET MONDAY
The Circles of the Woman’s So
ciety of Christian Service of Cen
tral Methodist church will meet Mon
day, February 3, at 4:00 P. M., ex.
cept as noted:
Circle 1—Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh.
Circle 2—Mrs. C. G. Blease.
Circle 3—Mrs. George Johnstone.
Circle 4—Miss Marie Schumpert,
at 3:30.
Louise Best—Mrs. R. L. Baker.
Wesleyan Guild — Miss Jessie
Hornsby, at 7:30 P. M.
JAMES ROBERT HENDRIX DIES
James Robert Hendrix, 67, well-
known farmer of the Trinity section
of the county died Tuesday. He had
been ill only a short time.
The late rites were held from Trin
ity church, being conducted by Rev.
C. W. Brockwell and burial was m
the church cemetery.
Mr. Hendrix is survived by his
widow, before marriage Ora Eliza
beth Pitts, two sons, James Milton
of Greenwood, and Robert of New
berry. Three daughters, Mrs. M. M.
Longshore, Mrs. W. L. Davenport,
and Miss Miriam Hendrix, also sur
vive.
M. O. SUMMER VISITS
FURNITURE MARKET
M. O. Summer of the G. B. Sum
mer and Sons furniture store spent
several days last week at the furni
ture market in High Point, N. C.,
where he purchased new furniture
for the local store. Mr. Summer
states that there has been only a
slight increase in the price of furni
ture so far this year.
YOUNG MAN DIES
Oliver P. Jackson, 21, died here
Tuesday at his home in Mollohon
following an extended illness. The
funeral was held Wednesday from
the Leavell Funeral home and burial
was if Rosemont cemetery.
Surviving him are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell Jackson; four
brothers, Walter C., of Washington,
Guy and Joe, of Newberry, and Hay
ward of Key West, Fla., also a sister,
Miss Helen Jackson of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Werts an
nounce the arrival of a daughter,
Susan Rebecca, on January 18th.
1941, at the Newberry County Hos
pital. Mrs. Werts is the former Miss
Elizabeth Monroe, niece of Floyd
Bradley.
The government of South Africa
has started an extensive war on rats.
A total of $1,230.60 was contributed
to the 1940 Red Cross Roll Call, ac
cording to a report just issued by
Mrs. J. H. Summer, Roll Call Chair
man. This is the largest amount ever
raised here for this puprose.
The West End School, under Mrs.
Raymond Fellers won the $25 prize
offered to the school turning in the
largest amount of money for its en
rollment. This school won a similar
prize last year.
Other schools in the county made
"fine records in the drive, and their
efforts aided noticeably in swelling
the total.
Mrs. Summer wishes to extend
thanks to all who helped in the drive
in any way.
A list of individual donors has
been furnished us but lack of space
forbids its publication.
OPEN TO RECEIVE RED
CROSS WORK
The Red Cross room will continue to
be open at Boundary Street school
next week at the same hours, 10 a.
m. to 1 p. m., except Saturday, to re
ceive work which is out. This work
^nust be in by Friday, February 7 to
be shipped. You will be notified
through the papers when another
allotment arrives.
Fannie McCaughrin, Cbm,
ATTENDS EXECUTIVE MEET
The Executive Board meeting of
the Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist church will
meet Thursday and Friday at Bethel
church in Spartanburg. Mrs. L. G.
McCullough, district secretary, will
attend from Nevlberry.
BUZHARDT AND ROOKS SPEND
WEEK AT FURNITURE MARKET
Mrs. Ben T. Buzhardt and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Rook spent last week at
furniture market in High Point, N.
C., where they purchased a big sel
ection of furniture for the Ben T.
Buzhardt furniture store here.
ATLANTA WRITER PICKS
UPSTATER
Atlanta, Jan. 28.—The strong im
pression that President Roosevelt
will name United States Senator
James F. Byrnes of South Carolina
to the supreme court has started
speculation on Byrne’s successor,
Ralph Smith, the Atlanta Journal
Washington correspondent, wired his
paper today.
Smith’s story said:
“Governor Burnet R. Maybank
will have the filling of the vacancy,
under South Carolina law. It is an
odds-on bet that he’ll name a man
from either Greenville or Spartan
burg, and it is my guess that one
of the three following will be
chosen:
“Granville Wyche, of Greenville.
“Donald Russell, of Spartanburg.
“Walter Brown, of Spartanbwg.
“Wyche is a brother of Judge Ce
cil C. Wyche, of the United States
district court of South Carolina. He
is one of the most distinguished and
successful lawyers of the state, a
Democrat, of course, a warm frien<T
of both Senator Byrnes and Governor
Maybank.
“Russell is one of the leading
members of the bar of Spartanburg,
a former partner of Senator Byrnes,
a Democrat and widely respected
for his capacity.
“Brown is a newspaperman, and
a Georgian. Until recently he repre
sented the Greenville morning and
afternoon newspapers in Washing
ton. Latterly, he has operated a
radio station at Spartanburg. He is
the close friend of oth Byrnes and
Maybank, and eminently qualified
for the appointment.”
KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor
SUMMER MEMORIAL:—
Sunday 10 A- M.—Sunday School.
Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt.
11 A. M.—The Service with Ser
mon.
6 P. M.—Luther League.
BETHANY:—
Sunday 6 P. M.—Sunday School.
Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt.
7 P. M.—Evening Worship with
sermon.
The subject of the sermon for Sun
day will be “The Sabbath—A Holy
Day or A Holiday?” based on the
Commandment “Remember the Sab
bath Day to keep it holy.”
Visitors are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Following is the docket for com
mon pleas court which convenes here
Monday, February 3, with Judge
Dennis of Darlington presiding,
Hettie Miller v^. R. L. Hardin.
Mrs. Alma Thomas vs. E. Bartow
Copeland Estate.
Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt vs. E. Bar
tow, Copeland Estate.
M. D. Derrick v». State Highway
Department.
N. A. Nichols vs. State Hignway
Department.
Ross George vs. State Highway
Department.
W. J. Lindler vs. State Highway
Department.
J. W. Ballentine Vs. State Highway
Department.
F. L. Dominick vs. State Highway
Department.
R. C. Underwood vs. Farmers Oil
Mill.
John J. Chappell v-. R. M. Duck
ett as Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of Haskell Wright.
Blease and Griffith are represent
ing Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Buzhardt,
John J. Chappell, the cases against
the highway department, and the
Farmers Oil mill.
Thomas H. Pope and Felix B.
Green are representing Hettie Miller,
W. J. Lindler, J. W. Ballentine, F. L.
Dominick and R. C. Underwood.
H. C. Holloway is representing M.
D. Derrick and N. A. Nichols.
Clarkson, Hunter and Harley and
B. V. Chapman are representing the
Copeland estate.
Fred H. Dominick is representing
R. M. Duckett.
Rudolph C. Barnes is representing
Ross George. This is Mr. Barnes
first case in Newberry court. He is
a native of Prosperity.
A. P. Henderson, field supervisor
for the Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan office, announced today that
emergency crop and feed loans for
1941 are available to farmers in New
berry County and applications for
these loans begining Monday, Febru
ary 3rd will be received ’ in old Ex
change Bank at Newberry. As in
the pait these loans will be made to
farmers whose cash requirements are
small and who are ineligible for a
loan from other sources including
production credit associations. Money
will be loaned to meet the applicants
necessary cash needs for preparing
and cultivating his crops or for pur
chasing or producing feed for rive-
stock.
Borrowers who obtain loans for
production of cash crops are re
quired to give as security a first lien
on the crops financed and, in cases
for loans for the purchasing or pro
ducing of feed for livestock, a first
lien on the livestock to be fed.
CONCERTED PREACHING
The Newberry County Ministerial
Association met Monday morning at
' Central Methodist dhurch in regular
monthly session with Rev. J. Aubrey
Estes, the new president, presiding.
After Dr. Carson led the devotional,
Rev. C. A. Calcote led a round-table
discussion on Evangelism. The busi
ness session was largely given over
to encouraging reports on the preach
ing mission engaged in at present by
all the ministers. The census of op
inion being that the concerted treat
ment of these subjects by all the
ministers was receiving hearty appro
val by the respective congregations,
and the remaining subjects will be ac
cording to schedule.
The Annual Temperance Rally of
South Carolina will be held in Colum
bia Thursday, January 30th, 10:30 A.
M. at the First Baptist Church. Two
special speakers are included on the
day’s program: Sam Morris, “The
Voice of Temperance” of Del Rio,
Texas, and Hon. William D. Upshaw,
Greenwood, S. C., 8 years a member
of congress. Official delegates of
Newberry County, who will be in at
tendance are: C. A. Calcote, H. O.
Chambers, S. J. Derrick, J. R. McKit-
trick, and Senator Marvin E. Abrams.
Many other interested citizens will at
tend. At 2:15 p. m. the State Council
of 200 members will meet to receive
reports, make new budgets and the
officers and Executive Committee set
up.
ST. PHILIPS ITEMS
January is almost gone and it was
a very mild month. But we do not
know how February will treat us.
Sunday will be groundhog day. If
he comes out and sees his shadow
there will be six more weeks of bad
weather, it is said.
A white man went into a negro
barber shop to get a shave. The bar
bers hand was a little shaky and his
razor nipped the customers face any
number of times. On each cut the
barber pasted a smal piece of paper.
Finished the customer handed the
barber a dollar and told him to keep
the change as he was such a good
paper hanger!
Influenza seems to be dying out in
this section I am glad to learn and
I hope there will be no more -of it.
IVe regret very much to learn that
Mr. Rion Koon of Pomaria is suff
ering from a heart attack. He is at
his brother John’s doing as well as
could be expected.
SOCIALIST WORLD IN STORE?
There will be preaching service at
St. Ph^ipti Sunday night at 7 o’clock.
(By YANCEY GILKERSON in News
and Courier)
The present war will change the
way of life of the entire world, re
gardless of who wins, Ben Robert
son, Jr., of Clemson, London corres
pondent for the New York paper PM,
said in Greenville.
He returned to Clemson from
London Tuesday afternoon, rented a
typewriter and immediately began
writing a book about England. In it
he will tell how people think and act
under bombardment and will paint a
picture of a determined lot of Eng
lishmen who keep their thumbs and
spirits up, no matter how hot the
fire or how heavy the rain of bombs.
“There is a drift to socialism. . .
It will be completed by the end of
the war. . . Our democracy as such
is utad in the whole world. . . What
we must fight for now is to decide
who will control this socialism, the
United States ai d Britain or Ger
many,” he said.
He pointed out that the actual
governmental form of Britain now
is as total as that of Germany, but
its administration was carried out
with “ a democratic touch” and the
harsh despotism of “Germany is ab
sent from the British government.
. . The people of Britain still think
and talk as they please so long as
they don’t actually harm the war ef
fort.”
• • •
The South Carolinian has been in
the thick of things in Britain since
June when the blitzkrieg on the con
tinent seemed about to turn across
the channel.
He has seen over 500 bombard
ments and he has done everything
from broadcast the ‘goings on” of
an intense air raid over Dover from
a hay stack to examine Coventry af
ter its “blitz-bath”.
England, he said, will keep on fight
ing, “even if it means continuing the
war through 1950.”
Among his prime observarions
'’ere: German bombings never will
‘knock out” Britain’s industry which
is now so decentralized that even the
most intense raids can do little dam
age to any single objective; the Irish
will never give the British bases on
their soil.
“The Irish will just as soon fight
the British as the Germans. . . And
they say they’ll fight whoever come
to disturb their Irish peace in their
spare time. . . America is giving
“Britain a lot more talk than help’’
at present; there is no chance for a
compromise peace so long as the
United States offers its moral and
“future material” support to Britain;
the German air force has already
made its maximum attempts ' at des
truction in the Coventry raid and
the September mass bombing proving
that those raids are and will continue
to be comparatively ineffective: Lord
Haw Haw, the German propagandize!-,
used to be amusing but now the Bri
tish “just don’t bother to listen to
him”; the Russians love neither Eng
land nor Germany, they “are out for
Russia”; General DeGaulle, leader of
the Free French forces, at present Is
more a symbol of what might be than
anything else,
* * * »
Bombings Mr, Robertson describes
as “glorified tornadoes” and Lady As-
tor of the Clivenden set he calls the
“meanest, nicest person in England”.
Despite all the fighting and war
talk, Mr. Robertson explained that
on occasion he managed to find some
one in England who would work m a
little conversation on “South Caro
lina cotton and the fight to divert
highway money,”
In Birmingham he found a Mr.
Wilkinson from Greenville in the
American consul’s office and when
he arrived at Lisbon on the way
home he ran across Bill King, for
merly of the Columbia A.P. office,
eating dinner with Ann Dvorak of
the movies. David K. E. Bruce of
the Red Cross who is from Virginia,
occasionally discussed Governor May-
bank and "other South Carolina not
ables”.
Former Ambassador Joseph P.
Kennedy, he said, was “a good friend
but a very bad ambassador”.
Mr. Robertson will go back to Lon
don February 20 “to dodge some
more bombs.”
. SON SHOOTS FATHER
John James Reeder, negro, was
shot and seriously injured Tuesday
by his son, Matthew Reeder, at the
home of the former at Silverstreet.
The load from a 12-guage shot gun
struck the older negro in the face
resulting in the loss of an eye. He
was carried to a Columbia hospital.
Maftthew Reeder was lodged in jail
by the sheriff’s forces under a charge
of assault and battery awaiting the
outcome of his father’s injuries.
Walter Kinard went out for his
Saturday night fun implemented
with his trusty razor and fate tihiust
in his path one Walter Sanders upon
whom he inflicted some plain and
fancy carving. He is in jail and the
charge is assault and battery.
"ESCAPE TO GLORY”
AT OPERA HOUSE
Drama . . . with the power of
plunging piston! Action . . . with the
speed of flashing bullets! Romance .
. . with the throb of an all-conquer
ing love! Every second fraught with
terror! Every second charged with
thrills! Every kiss stalked by danger!
Every action picture you ever
W. H. EDDY DIES
William H. Eddy, 76, a native of
Jalapa, Newberry county, died at
4:10 Saturday afternoon at the Co
lumbia hospital after a prolonged ill
ness.
Mr. Eddy, a retired rural mail car
rier, was married three times: First
to Miss Julia Caldwell; second to
Miss Minnie Lee Wertz and third to
Miss Laura Amelia Counts, all of
Newberry. In June Mr. Eddy-would
have been married to Mrs. Laura
Amelia Eddy 39 years.
A man of many sterling qualities,
he was deeply religious and had been
a member of Central Methodist church
for more than 50 years. He was a life
steward of that institution and a
regular attender as long as his health
permitted. When Mr. Eddy was away
from his home church he made it a
point to attend the Methodist church
nearest him. For several months he
had made his home in Columbia with
his daughter, Mrs. Claude Hornsby,
3604 Duncan street.
Mr. Eddy was a rural mail carrier
for more than 27 years. He retired
July 10, 1932.
He loved his work and frequently
spoke of it For many years he cover
ed his route by horse and buggy. In
a recent letter to the rural mail car
riers’ column published in The State.
Mr. Eddy wrote, “I love to think of
my old comrades in service. I jtill
find myself in a mud hole with the
buggy or old Model T or coming to
the postoffice late and finding a lot
of mail. Such is life and we do not
pass this way but once.”
Mr .Eddy is survived by his widow
and the following children: W. R.
Eddy of Newberry, Mrs. Horace
Tlavird of Batesburg, H. W. Eddy of
Columbia, Mrs. Sims Tompkins of
Newberry, Mrs. Hornsby of Columbia;
also one brother, Clark Eddy of
Jalapa, and two sisters. Miss Minnie
Eddy of Jalapa and Mrs. Hattie Liv
ingston of Kinards; six grandchildren,
William Havird, H. W. Eddy, Jr.. Da
vid Eddy, Katherine Lynn Eddy, Ed
dy Mae Momsby and John Edward
Horsby.
dreamed of now rolled into the float
ing inferno of passion . . . “Escape
To Glory” Columbia’s nerve-lashing
drama with Pat O’Brien and Con
stance Bennett at the Opera House
Monday and Tuesday, February 3
and 4th, is a thrill-laden story of ad
venture ... of love and cowardice. . .
glory and vengeance . . . disaster and
escape! .
“Escape To Glory”, includes in its
cast, in addition to the co-stars, such
players as John Halliday, Melville
Cooper, Alan Baxter and Marjorie
Gateson. John Brahm directed, from
a screenplay by P. J. Wolfson.
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
■ ■■
30 YEARS AGO
Magistrate J. C. Sample received
his commission from Governor Bleas«
on Tuesday night as magistrate for
townsdiips Nos. 1 and 8, and assum
ed the duties of the position on Wed
nesday morning. He succeeds Mag
istrate Jno. Henry Chappell. He has
appointed Mr. Cannon G. Blease as
his constable. Magistrate Sample is
a young man of sterling qualities, and
he goes into the responsible office
with the best wishes of the entire
community for his success. Mr.
Blease, his constable, has during
many years of service made a fine
reputation as a peace officer, and well
merits his reappointment as con
stable.
Mrs. W. G. Housoal entertained
the Ladies’ Aid society of the Luth
eran church Tuesday afternoon at 4
o’clock. At this meeting the new offi
cers for the year appointed their var
ious committees, after which re
freshments were served. The new of
ficers for the year are: Mrs. Jobs
Houseal, president; Mrs. J. B. Fox,
Vice-president; Miss Nora Long, sec
retary; and Mrs. Julius Langford,
treasurer.
Governor Blease sent to the gease
al assembly Tuesday afternoon a mes
sage which startled) the legislators
with an urgent demand for a thorough
investigation of the dispensary wlmd-
ing-up commission. Numbers of spe
cific tranactions are mentioned, with
the insistent recommendation that
each be carefully looked into.
The jail is sorely in need of repairs
and! improvements, and it is very
much to be hoped that the Newberry
delegation will take action in the mat
ter at this session. It is the county's
duty to the unfortunate criminal class
and to the unfortunate innocent who
may at any time be charged with
crime that they shall be surrounded
during imprisonment by sanitary and
healthful conditions, and it is the
county’s duty to society to have tho
place of imprisonment secure. Tho
Newberry jail is also sadly lacking
in accommodations for female prison
ers. It is an important matter, unt
one demanding attention.
We think Gov. Blease’s message aa
to the winding-up commission had
been better not said. There are some
things in it, at least, that had better
left out. We do not believe in cast
ing aspersions or in making charges
by insinuation, unless there is evi
dence to sustain the charges, and if
there is, there is no need to insinuate.
The governor may have the evidence.
We do not know. There are a great
mam’ things done by the commission
that we do not approve, and there are
a great mary people in South Caro
lina wh , rru strongly apposed to ttha
dispenscc'i and for that matter to tba
sale of liquor in any form, who agree
with us. But it seems to us the soon
er the State of South Carolina ean
be rid of the whole business the bet
ter it will be for the happiness and
the peace and the prosperity of our
people.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
JUDGE NEAL WORKMAN
and TAZ SENN walking up
street together ... “SHORTY”
BUZHARDT and JACK DAVIS
going to work. .. MRS. MART
RUFF taking a “day off” to pre
pare for her 25th anniversary
celebration . .. CLAUDE SAN
DERS. who thought he missed
flu, going down with it Saturday
night . . BURTON WELLS, who
is teaching fire-fighting at Fort
Jackson, spending Monday after
noon in the city. . BOX COUNTS
leaving early Monday morning
for Columbia. . .R. DERRJlX
SMITH saying he was the only
person in Newberry with initials
on his car license.. .upon being
asked how he got one with his
initials, he explained that the R
was for replaceni' nt license, and
that his car carried a D tag...
Birthday anniversaries during
next week are the following:
Mrs. Hurh K. Boyd, February 1;
Mrs. C. E. Hendrix, February 1;
A. H. Counts. February 4; Mrs.
Henry T. Fellers. February 4:
Gene Hendrix, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Hendrix. February 6;
Mark Calcote, small son of Rsv.
and Mrs. C. A. Calcote, February
7. Happy birthday to all.
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