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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941 Society and CLUB NOTES By DORIS ARMFIELD ~ S. C. HOLDS TITLE FOR LOWEST U. S. T. B. DEATH RATE GENE GRIFFITH CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Gene Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, celebrated his fifth birthday Saturday afternoon at his home on Main street. Members of the McCaughrin Play School group were invited to join in the celebration. A valentine motif was carried out in decorations and favors. The chrtd- ren played games and sang, and all participated in fishing from the “fish- pond.” In the dining room the children were served ice cream and cake. The centerpiece was a birthday cake with five candles, and with Gene’s name written on it. Gene received many gifts from his friends. AN INTERESTING EVENT of ten years ago was recalled Tuesday, when Mr. and Mrs. Steve Griffith celebrated their tenth wed ding anniversary. Following are a few notes of the wedding as printed in the Yorkville Inquirer, of York: “The wedding of Miss Bert Lee Ham- bright of Clover, to Steve Griffith of Newberry took place Wednesday, February 4 (1931) at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hambright. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. R. C. Granberry, president of Limestone College, Gaff ney, from which Miss Hambright graduated. “The Hambright home was decorat ed in green and white, the ceremony being performed by the light of white Cathedral tapers with a background of fir, pine, and other evergreens, and white flowers. Nuptial music was rendered by Miss Elizabeth Falls. Jimmy Howser and Frederick Weav er, nephews of the bride lighted the candles, and little Miss Vera Jean Sif- ford of Blacksburg, wearing a frilled dress of flesh colored organdy car ried the ring in a madonna lily. “The bride, a lovely brunette, wore for her wedding costume a suit of light navy chongo. Her shoulder •spray was of Talisman roses, and her only ornament was a platinum and diamond pin, a gift of the groom. “Immediately after the ceremony, an informal reception was held. The dining room was decorated in green, pink, and white. A number of friends assisted in serving a sweet course to the guests present. “Mrs. Griffith is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Ham bright of Clover, and was graduated in 1930 from Limestone College in Gaffney, where she was voted the most attractive girl in the senior class. She is a descendent of Colo nel Frederick Hambright, one of the Commanders at the Battle of Kings Mountain. “Mr. Griffith, the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Griffith of Saluda, attend ed the University of South Carolina and received his Bachelor of Law and Master of Law degrees from George town University. He is a popular attorney of Nerwbeu-ry, the former partner of Eugene S. BLease, now Ohief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Count. The couple, after their wedding trip to an unknown destination, will make their hame in Newberry. “Those from Newberry attenomg the wedding were Judge and Mrs. Eugene S. Blease, Mr. and Mrs. Can non Blease, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bak er, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mayes amd Caroline Mayes, Mrs. Maude Ross, Misses Lucy Whorton^ and Caroline Wallace.” . . . Back from ten years ago- to the present . . . Mr. and Mrs. Griffith are two of the most popular persons in Newberry. They are the parents of two sons, Steve arid Gene. Mr. Griffith is a member of the 'arm Blease and Griffith, Attorneys-at-law. This columnist, and the many friends of the couple, wish them many more happy anniversaries. Bill were married, you remember, on January 9 at the Trinity Methodist church of Spartanburg. Edith is the daughter of Eev. C. L. Harris and Mrs. Harris of Spartanburg. The couple are a popular addition of New berry’s ‘young marrieds.” LAST WEEK IN this column were given the names of the May Queen and Maid of Honor of Newberry college. The at tendants to the queen have been elect ed as follows: Seniors, Mary Dodgen, Graniteville, Charlotte Schroeder of Charleston, Mary Katherine Reiser of Augusta; juniors, Ennis Johnson of Miami, Mildred Lester of Newberry, Ruth Monts of Clinton; sophomores, Mary Layton of Newberry, Caroline Haitiwanger of Columbia, Gaynelle Redmond of Swansea; freshmen, Vir ginia Graham, Mary Nancy Robertson both of Newberry, Jean Johnson of Saluda; business department, Elvira Shealy of Newberry and Carolyn Young of Whitmire. May Day will be Friday, May 2. THIS IS A TRUE dog story, and a dream come true. A young lady in Newoerry was owner of a dog who ran away over a year ago. Several nights ago, this young lady dreamed her dog had returned and the next morning, her dog did return. He had been gone so long he didn’t recogn.ze his name, but was identified by the collar he was wearing. The happy owner of the returned dog is Miss Virginia An derson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson of Harper street. JACKSON-NABORS On February 1, 1941, Miss Hya cinth Inez Jackson was married to Mr. James Edward Nabors at the residence of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman, in the pres ence of a group of relatives and friends of the couple. Mrs. Nabors is the daughter of Mrs. Maud Estelle Jackson and the late Mr. E. M. Jackson of Newberry. Mr. Nabors is a son of the late Mr. J. E. Nabors, and Mrs. Maud C. Nabors who now lives in the Taber nacle School District in Newberry coviity near the Fairview Baptist church. He has a position with the Joanna Manufacturing company in Goldville. They will make their home with his mother. IS THIS YOU? Miss Lucy Smith and Frank San ders, the persons described last week, both received their tickets for a quart of ice cream from Stokes’ Drug Store. First description this week is the gentleman who interrupted his daily afternoon walk out College street ex tension to stop by The Sun office and pay up a subscription. This gentle man was wearing a black coat, and, we believe, a gray hat. Second description: Another gen tleman, seen walking hurriedly up College street early Tuesday after noon. He is blackheaded, wears rlasses, and his height and weight are about medium. Tuesday he was wearing a gray suit, gray hat, brown overcoat, and brown shoes. He works on Friend street. If the two persons described above recognize themselves, and will come by The Sun office by Tuesday, they will receive a ticket for a quart of ice cream from Stokes’ Drug Store, with compliments of Stokes’ and The Sun. UNION SCOUT CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT The regular annual Union Scout Church Service will be held Sunday evening, February 9th, at East Side Bapti it church with Rev. James Mit chell delivering the sermon. All scouts and those interested in Scouting are invited to come, and by their presence lend their support to this oreait American organization. INDIGESTION may affect the Heart Gas trapped in the stomach or gullet may act like a hair-trigger on the heart. At the first sign of distress smart men and women depend on Bell-ans Tablets to set gas free. No laxative but made of the fastest- acting medicines known for acid indigestion. If the FIRST DOSE doesn’t prove Bell-ans better, return bottle to us and receive DOUBLE Money Back, 25c. Columbia, Feb. 3.—South Carolina has the lowest death rate from pul monary tuberculosis of any Southern state, Supt. William H. Moncrief of the State Sanatorium told Columbia Rotarians today. He said that the state’s rate was 43.7 annually out of every 100,000 persons. The national rate in 1938 was less than 50, Moncrief said. He told of the growth of the sana torium from “two small shacks” in 1915 to the present institution of 560 beds. He said that “this past year there were nearly 900 applications received from January 1 to December 31. An increase in bed capacity last summer of 100 beds has enabled us to care for all these applicants. “South Carolina leads all Southern states in its low death rate, but though much has been done, there is still much to do. “There were 846 deaths from tu berculosis in the state last year. It is calculated that there are eight to ten active cases existent for each death recorded—that means about 8,- 000 cases in the state.” J. S. HARMON DIFS John Simpson Harmon, 79, life long resident of the Zion community, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar E. Wessinger, after a short illness. He was a farmer and a member of Zion Methodist church. His wife. Mrs. Eliza Robinson Har mon, died some years ago. He is survived by two sons, John Simpson Harmon, Jr., and Luke Robertson Harmon, both of Pros perity; six daughters, Mrs. Leila Bedenbaugh and Mrs. Oscar E. Wes singer of Prosperity, Mrs. M. H. Cook, Mrs. Berley Hawkins and Mrs. Ben Dawkins, all of Newberry, and Mrs. Dowe Bedenbaugh of Kinards; 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 3:30 at Zion Meth odist church, conducted by the Rev. M. E. Boozer, assisted by the Rev. George E. Meetze, the Rfev. J. B. Har man and the Rev. C. A. Calcote. SHEALY-GRADDICK On. January 21, Miss Sarah Mae- dell Shealy and Mr. Whitfield Aaron Giaddick, Jr., were married at the residence of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman. Mrs. Graddick is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cromwell Shealy, who live on the Belfast Road near New- berry. She graduated at the Bush River High School in 1937. Mr. Graddick is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graddick, Sr., of College street, Newberry. He is a member of the graduating class of the Newoerry High School in 1938, and is employed by the Joanna mill in Goldville. Their residence will be on Fair uve nue in Newberry. AN ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY was given by Mrs. Wilma West of Asheville, N. C., for her niece, Miss Carolyn Blackmon of Chappells, at which occasion Miss Blackmon’s parents announced their daughter’s engagement to Frank E. Miller, also of Asheville. The dinner party was given in The Tavern at Asheville. The table was lighted by long white tapers, and the centerpiece was made as a bride’s bouquet, consisting of white gladioli, Swansonia and snapdragons. Place cards were lace trimmed double hearts carrying the announcement of the engagement. Those present besides the guest” of honor were 12 close friends of the couple. After the dinner, the party attended the President’s Ball. A most attractive picture of Miss Blackmon appeared in Sunday’s State. SPEAKING OF PICTURES in the Sunday paper society sec tions, the Spartanburg Herald- Journal contained a lovely picture of Mrs. William Reighley Buford, who before her marriage was Miss Edith Harris, of Spartanburg. Edith and SMITH-LAMBETH Mr. and Mrs. Robert Derrill Smith of Newberry announce the engage' ment of their daughter, Lucy to Merle Dan Lambeth of Youngstown, Ohio. The wedding will take place in March. NEWBERRY WILL LOSE one of its most popular young people in March, when Miss Lucy Smith is to become the bride of Merle Dan Lambeth. Lucy, who is a most attractive blonde, graduated from Newberry high school and from the business department of Newberry college. She is at present working as secretary to her father, R. Der rill Smith, and is organist at Ave- leigh Presbyterian church. Danny, who lives in Youngstown, Ohio, graduated in 1940 from New berry college. During his four years at Newberry, he was a stellar football player, and a popular student. At present, he is teaching ir Woodlawn, Georgia. The wedding will take place in Ave- leigh Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. C. A. Calcote officiating. Furth er wedding plans will be announced at a later date. INDIANS DEFEAT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON The Newberry College Indians played hard to defeat the Maroons of the College of Charleston in a basket ball tilt at the college gym Monday night. The final score was 39-24. Included in the line-up for Newber ry were Capola, Randell, Ponder, Croxton, Holt, Forrest, Hood, Lucas, Bokeseh and Flenniken. Henry Burton Wells, assistant fire chief at Fort Jackson spent Sunday and Monday in Newberry. Alice Erie Beasley of LaGrange, Tenn., selected 1941 Maid of Cot ton at the southwide contest held at Memphis, hears about the mode ! , "« course she’ll receive in New York from John Robert Powers, head of the world’s most famous modeling agency and chairman of judges o. the Maid of Cotton Contest. Miss Beasley, daughter of a cotton planter, will represent the raw cotton industry in a nationwide air tour of cot ton fashion shows in 24 major cities under sponsorship of the National Cotton Council, the Memphis Cotton Carnival Assocmtion. and the Cotton Exchanges of Memphis. New Orleans and New York. If Joan of Arc was ever this pretty, it would be easy to understand her triumphs; and if the Maid of Orleans has shining armor as beautiful as this Maid’s wardrobe, it is no wonder she was irresistible. Down in Memphis, Tennessee, the raw cotton industry has picked its 1941 Maid of Cotton, Miss Alice Erie Beasley, five feet and eight inches of red-haired pulchritude, straight as an arrow and just about as quick. Her job will be possibly every bit as big as fifteenth-century Joan’s. For around her as it stalisman, the raw cotton industry is crusading with a fervor equal to that of Joan’s French hosts. They want to make cotton ward robes as “smart” in fashion as they have always been in economy. So on Alice’s size fourteen figure they are going to drape the best looking cotton creations American design ers can produce for this spring and summer, and send her out as star and guest model in two dozen fash ion Showings from Florida to Calif ornia. Joan of Arc rode a swift charger; but it would take a modern Pegasus to keep up with the steed Alice will ride. In less than two months her whirlwind tour will cover more than 12.000 miles, mostly by airplane. She will be a highflying ambassador, sil houetting cottons against the fashion sky. She’s the pick of the crop of this vear’s Cotton Belt beauties. John Robert Powers headed the judges committee which selected her from a group of contestants coming from as far as South Carolina and Texas. Powers says the audiences who see her model ertton clothes will not soon forget her brilliant coloring, her car- riae-e. or her vivacity. Other judges represented the cot ton organizations which are making her trip possible: the Cotton Ex changes of New Orleans, New York, and Memphis; the Memphis Cotton Carnival Association, father of the “Maid of Cotton” idea; and the Na tional Cotton Council of America, re presenting 2,000,000 Cotton Belt farmers from coast to coast. Alice herself is the daughter of a cotton planter, living at LaGrange, Tennessee. She went to school at Stuart Hall, Staunton, Virginia, and is now taking a stenographic course. This is the firsit contest she has ever entered, and she is pretty thrilled. Part of the thrill is due to her leav ing next week for New York City where she will train under Powers’ tutelage for her subsequent tour. Joan of Arc never went through such a test as Alice triumphed from. For nearly five hours the thirty-six finalists walked and talked in groups and individually. The audience was eliminated through exhaustation long before the contestants were narrowed down to three. Alice’s two alternatives have a personal interest in cotton, too. Ruthe Minor, a junior at the University of Mississippi, lives on a plantation near Macon, Mississinpi, which pro duces more than 1,500 bales a year. She was in last year’s collection of All-American college beauties picked by Life magazine. Gloria Mott, sec ond alternate and a native of Mem phis. is p-mninent in the activities of the Memphis Cotton Carnival. Ruthe is a brunette, Gloria a blonde. R n d-headed Alice is the third Ma ; d of Cotton to be selected in the annual contest. First Maid was blonde Alice Hall of Memphis. Last year brunette Marv Nell Porter o? Memphis was the Ivoky girl. Reporters writing pre-contest stor ies wondered if a redhead would be picked this year. Alice is their ans wer. Predict Hopeiiil Year tor Fanner Purdue Experts See Value of Lands and Products Going Up i,n 1941 Lafayette, Ind.—Purdue University farm experts predict a hopeful year for agriculture. Among the various aspects of the farm situation, as viewed by the Purdue authorities, are: The value of farm lands will in crease, but not boom. So if any fanner is considering the purchase of additional land, 1941 probably will be a good time to do it—rather than to go into debt heavily several years from now when farm products may bring lower prices. Farm families will have more ac tual cash than in 1940 but the fam ily’s food, clothing, transporation, taxvS and sundries will cost more. lit will be better to repair and re model buildings and install labor-sav ing equipment than possibly several years from now, but farmers should be cautious about increasing their re gular household expenses and living costs. Farm wages already have advanc ed and probably will go even higher in 1941. Building materials, farm machinery, and fertilizers are expect ed to be more expensive than this year, but horses and mules will con tinue the lower price trend. Feed grain prices probably will be higher. All indications are that com will be higher, particularly in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, where there may be a shortage for feeding purposes on account of the recent crop. Large supplies of oats will tend to keep the price low in comparison to com until there is a showing about about the 1941 crop prices. No appreciable rise is expected in wheat prospects, because Great Britain, in all likelihood will buy most of her wheat from Canada. Accordingly, prices will be defiers mined 'by the demand in this country and the government’s loan policies. Soy bean prices will drop because of larger supplies of competing oils and meal and a lower demand for soy bean oil and meal for export. Be cause of the large supply of hay, will -rorv> q in low during the early part of the year. The unfavorable corn-hog price ratio is discouraging hog raising. (There was a record number of hogs in Indiana this year.) This fact, coupled with the expectation there will be more demand for pork products next year, should increase hog prives. Indiana farmers should not decrease hog prices, particularly if they have a good supply of com or substitute feed on hand or can buy it cheaply. It woulcj be better to breed the hogs fairly early and push the pigs along so they will be ready for mark et next fall at the time of the season al peak in prices that usually comes about September. Otherwise, late- marketed hogs may constitute a share larrrer than usual of the total mark eting. The cattle situation is somewhat involved. For the past four years farmers have been raising more cat tle and an eventual price decline is probable. A gain in cattle prices likely will offset the increased costs of feeder cattle, so that prospects for profit will be about the same as this year. In general, these have been none to profitable, chiefly because of the high cost of feeder cattle. Feeding of cattle chiefly on coarse feeds, appears to be a safe proposi tion for the winter months. In view of a probable feed scarcity, this seems to be a poor year to invest in feeder cattle beyond the carrying cap acity of the farm. But if the farm is well suited to raising beef cattle, there is no reason to sell the feeding herd just to take immediate advan tage of hicher prices. Sheep production is expected to con tinue at a high level. The lamb price outlook is fairly good, but the fu ture trend of wool prices is uncertain. Some increase in prices for dairy production is expected. Additional production Should be offset by in creased demand, greater exports and smaller storage holdings. Profits from poultry and eggs are expected to be larger the first half ! of 1941 than for the same period of 1940. Smaller market receipts of n-p ri po-tna Arid better consum er demand point to better price*. The Purdue authorities warn that unexpected events may come in 1941, saying that there will be more chan ces to make good profits, or lose heavily, than during normal years. FIVE-MILL LEVY OF PROPERTY OR GENERAL SALES TAX MAY BE SOUGHT IF LAW REPEALED Columbia, Feb. 2.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Calhoun Thom as said today some committee mem bers were considering offering a five- mill property tax or a general sales tax amendment to the bill to return the state to prohibition July 1. The measure sponsored by Rep. Moore of Cherokee, and others, would simply prohibit the sale of whiskey, beer and wine, but Thomas pointed out that the Democratic primary vot ers last year not only asked for this, but for taxes to replace the revenue lost from the sale of these drinks. Proponents and opponents of the measure are to be heard at 3:30 Tuesday in the only hearing which Thomas said the committee was like ly to hold. “I anticipate — although nothing definite, I have heard some talk—• that opposition to the bill will come from town officials since this would take revenue from them,” the veter an Beaufort legislator said. He asserted that there would be “an effort on the part of some members of the committee to pro pose revenue amendments. “Some are proposing a five-mill property levy which would bring in around $2,000,000 a year. There will also be proposed later a general sales tax. “Some members of the committee feel that since it carries no revenue, it should be referred to the ways and means committee as the referen dum also dealt with revenue to re place that which would be lost if the state returned to prohibition. “The committee expects this to De I the only hearing it will hold and • the proponents and opponents ax* to appear at that time.” ASSEMBLY LINE THE HOPE OF U.S.A. Our Ability to Produce Cars, Plants, Tanks, Guns in Mass Production A Makes Us Impregnable to Attack HOW THE BODY DROPS TO THE CHASSIS ON A 1941 ASSEMBLY LINE Ever since German machin ery and organization knocked out France in the late spring of 1940, everybody in America has become mass - production minded. Our whole defense program is built on the great est output in the shortest time. In the phenomenon of quan tity output, which is another way of saying “mass produc tion,” the American automobile industry showed the way. And what made mass pro duction possible? Several factors, but most of all the assembly line. Without the assembly line quantity out put in automobiles could never have been possible. This de vice, now used by all automo bile manufacturers, airplane factories, and many other lines of manufacturing, began with Henry Ford. While other early automo bile makers were thinking only of building a few cars for wealthy people, Henry Ford’s head was filled with the idea of giving all the people an opportunity to ride in automo biles. For a long time he had the hard fight that most pio neers have who are far ahead of the times. But when he developed the assembly line he began rapidly transforming and enriching the lives of the whole American people. There has been a good deal of popular misunderstanding of assembly lines. This is due in part to a kind of writer who temperamentally loathes fac tories anyway, and who has portrayed “mass production” and “assembly lines” as mod ern evils which crush out the worker’s individuality and use up his energies in short time. This is decidedly untrue. All you have to do is talk with the men who’ve been longest on the assembly lines of the big automobile com panies to learn that the oppo site is the fact. Take Leo Schulz, for ex ample. He probably knows as much about assembly lines from first-hand experience as any man in the world. He’s been with the Ford Motor Com pany 31 years and with the line since its beginning. His health is excellent and he certainly shows not the slightest sign of frazzled nerves. When reporters asked him* in connection with the line and mass production, how today compares with yesterday in the motor industry, he answered with conviction, “There’s no comparison. I’ll give you four ways right off the bat why today is better than yesterday. “First, we don’t work near ly so hard. “Second, we don’t work near ly so long. “Third, we have the satis faction of accomplishing a great deal more. “Fourth, we have much bet ter tools to work with and a greatly improved system.” Then in a philosophical way, he added, “This fourth differ ence reaUy makes the other three possible.” The practical benefits of mass production to all of us is that we can buy a car for less than $1,000 which would cost $17,000 to make by hand tool methods. Only a few cars at' these high prices could be made. And instead of 6,500,000 workers in the auto industry and industries which supply U with materials, only a few thousand would be employed making can. _ . -