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/ % Every Week More People Read The Sun The Sun Strives To Serve The Whole People VOLUME 4; NO. 21 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE HEN SUN CONSCIOUS Sun consciousness may become an ideaology yet. Its V prevalence has spread to the poultry kingdom, or at least John T. Cromer, retired mail carrier thinks so. Mr. Cromer brought to our office the other day ?r egg on which was embossed (by th' hen) a very gocd likeness of old s' -1 I know of no way to account for it unless Mr. Cromer’s hens have been reading the home demonstration col umn by Miss Counts. FANCY TYPEWRITING Believe it or not the Dutch Weathe’ Prophet writes a “better hand” wit> a pen than he does with a typewriter If you don’t believe it read this one, received Thursday morning: Desr BrO, Armfield: I heard over WUS this 7:30 A?M? that survivors of the Blizaard of March 12, 1888 were to celebrate its 53 anniversary todsy. So my articke is qqite u-to- dste in allrespects . . . some accoSnt if celebrstion may be in The paoers of Thursday ... So in usung in it Iwant ti send cooie s to N?Y? Times and Stevenson . . . Some of these might subs ribe if sebt copies of The Suj of last Fridsy. . . With Jonrs zrtele* I will ssk fir sn extra copy fir myself alom with yje Blizzar article.” The weather prophets mind (a re markable one) works faster than his fingers. What he needs is a pretty “typewriter” to sit on his knee—a “fast” typewriter. HARTFORD NEWS The Hartford Grange held its re gular monthly meeting Thursday night, March 6 at the school house. After the opening of the grange, the program was omitted in order to hear the “1941 Agricultural Conservation Program” which was discussed first by Mr. P. B. Ezell, and other points brought out by Messrs. Covington and J- L. King. We were very glad to have these men discuss this po- gram as none of the men from this district were present at a recent meeting at the court house. The many friends of Harold Ful mer are glad to know that he is im proving after an operation at the Co. lumbia hospital last week. We wish a speedy recovery for the following who are confined to their beds at this writing: Mrs. C. L. Les ter, Mrs. J. S. Hutchinson, E. Lee Hayes and W. P. Paysinger. Miss Marie Moore of Conway, S. C., visited her sister, Mrs. W. B. Gog- gans Sunday afternoon. Ernest Knight has returned home from the Veteran’s hospital, where he has been a patient for about three months. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Eskridge of Sa luda visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Goggans Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fincher Hipp and family spent Sunday in Columbia with friends and while there, visited Fort Jackson. O’Neall Church School Observe School Day O’Neal Street Methodist r hurch will observe Church School Day with a special piogram Sunday morning, March 16 at the 11 o’clock hem. The piogram has been arranged by mem bers of the choir and the Young People’s division. The program is as follows: Prelude: “Findandia”, by Marv Layton. Hymn by the choir. J. T. Bauk- night, leader. Poem: “The Bridge Builder”, - by John Layton. Prayer: Mr. A. E. Bauknight. Scripture readers: No. 1 Frank Jones; No. 2 Nathan Kinard; No. 3 Winfred Ammons. A dramatic episode: “Watchman, Tell us of the night”. The Church, Elbert Dickert; hidden voice, P. W. Turner; singer, Ruth Bauknight. Hidden singers: Mary Frances Kinard, Nina Wood, Dorothy Thorn ton. Reports of Divisions: adults, Mr J. W. Wood; young people, Mrs. Louise Taylor; children. Miss Doris Sleigh. Hymn: “We Would Be Building”, by the choir. Talk by the pastor. Rev. M. M. 3rooks. Poem: “Build Me a Church, Said Cod”, by J. W. Padgett. Statement. The offering. Hvmn: “0 Master Workman of the Race.” Benediction. Court Starts Monday Judge Dennis Presides The court of common pleas will convene Monday morning, March 17 at Newberry County court house with Judge E. C. Dennis of Spartanburg, presiding. The court roster is as follows: John Reeder, assault and battery with in tent to kill; Owen C. Duncan, assault and battery with intent to kill; Hu bert Brown, assault and battery with ntent to kill; S. A. Mills, operating :ar drunk; Colie Buzhardt operating car drunk; John Dandy, violation li quor law; Dudley Nobles, violation liquor law; Ora George Martin, non- ’upport; J. Quillen Duncan, non sup port; Alice Furgerson, injuring pro perty; Claud Ruff, housebreaking and larceny; Nellie Jeter, grand larceny; Clarence Jones, grand larceny; John Walker alias John Dandy Gilliam, grand larceny; Jackson Epps, arson; L. J. Graham, violation liquor law; Waltham Reeder, assault and battery with intent to kill; Randolph Bates, Holdovers from last term of court are the following: John Byrd alias Son - Byrd, murder; Thomas A. Ste wart, maliciously shooting dog; Eu gene Boyd, assault and battery with intent to kill; Fred Rutherford, vio lation of liquor law; John David Tobe, violation of liquor law; John O. Daniels, four charges of burgarly and larceny. Body Found Hanging From Tree Hardeeville, March 10.—The Body of a man identified as Laurita Lar sen, fifty-one years old, was found hanging from a pine tree three miles south of here near Highway 17 late this afternoon. The body apparent ly had been there for about three days. Johnny Waiters, who discovered the body notified the authorities in Hardeeville who in turn called Sheriff J. E. McTeer, of Beaufort. Upon the arrival of the sheriff the body was removed and brought to Hardeeville. Sheriff McTeer said from the ap pearances at the scene of the trag edy the man had made an effort to hang himself with his necktie. Fail ing, he then used his belt. A note found in his suitcase addressed to Mrs. L. Lersen, 237 San Mateo drive, San Mateo, Cal., indated that this was his home. The note is being held by authorities. His suitcase contained pictures of his family drawn in erayon, social | secuiity card and work clothes. His social security card showed that he had lately been residing at 113 East Oglethorpe avenue. Savannah, Ga. Clothing found in the suitcase indicat ed he had worked as a painter. Azalea Festival Comes Next Month The eighth annual Azalea Festival will be held in Charleston this year on April 23, 24, and 25. Some young lady from Newberry county will have the privilege of representing the county at this festival. The queen from Newberry last year was Miss Elizabeth Harrison, who now lives in Greenwood. The young lady who represents Newberry will be entertained in Charleston during the three days of the festival with all expenses except transportation to and from Charles ton paid. She will participate in the contest for the selection of the Queen of the Festival to whom is given an all expense trip to Washing ton, D. C. for a week with accommo dations at the famous Willard Hotel. METHODIST AUXILIARY The Auxiliary of the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service of Central Methodist church, will meet Monday March 17, at 4:00 p. m. at the church. W. W. LOMINICK Willy Walker Lominick, 85, passed away Sunday about noon at his resi dence near Newberry. He was first married to Martha Melisse Reese and to this union four children were born. Later he was married to Sara Effie Griffin who survives him. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock from St. Phillips Lutheran church with the Rev. S. P. Koon in charge assisted bv the Rev. J. E. Roof and the Rev. Q. E. Gunter. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Besides his widow, he is survived bv the following children: George W. Lominick ard John W. Lominick; one sister, Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Wicker, all of Newberry county. Also 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grand children. Series of Services At OLD SHOW HOUSE Helena Starting 16th TO NEW LOCATION Baseball Schedule For Newberry Nine Special services will begin at Leonhirth Memorial Chapel in Hel ena next Sunday night at 7:30, con tinuing through the week; night ser vices only. The pastor, Rev. C. A. Calcote, will do the preaching, assist ed by Theron B. Bunting of Way- cross, Ga. Mr. Bunting will be re membered as the “Basso Soloist” who an able song leader, assisted by his accordian. Specially arranged music and singing will be a feature of all the services. The song service, directed by Mr. Bunting, will begin at 7:15 each evening. Miss Constance Armfield, pianist and choir directcr, has an unusually well trained chorus of young people which will work'with Mr. Bunting and his accordian. It is believed that Helena will want to cooperate with the city-wide move ment in church-going and will avail itself of this wonderful opportunity to share in a helpful religious enter prise. The public is invited to attend tbe«e services. Young people, ‘ and children are.e»«n"<"«]lv invited. Work was started this week on the old Mimnaugh building, which is to be converted into a modern theatre by the owners of the Opera House. The building was purchased some time ago with this: in view. Manager Fulmer Wells states tljat the new show house will be thor oughly modern, ind new equipment and furniture installed throughout. The present Ot)era House building will be vacated as a show house for the first time in many years. Stage stars of the old days appeared there in many well-known plays of the day. With the advent of the moving pic ture and the decline of the legitimate stage; the Opera House became one of the first movie houses in this section It was first to install ‘talkies” a few years back when the sound was pro duced from records synchronized with the film. Later when the sound tract was made into the film the Opera House installed machines for hand ling it. Although much of the present equipment of the f)pera House is up- to-date, Mr. Wells said that none of it would be used in the new house. Mr. Wells would not say when the new show house Vould be ready for patrons, but several weeks will be re quired to make the proper altera tions. Recruiting Unit The mobile unit of the United States Army Recruiting Service will be in Newberry Thursday, March 27, 1941. Sergeant Samuel W. D. Ben nett, now in charge of the Army Re cruiting station at Greenwood, will be accompanied by Sergeant Wil fred J. Cartwright when the mobile unit reaches Newberry. Football Schedule Newberry college has completed its footbaH schedule Tor-tiext season, and announces it as follows: The following is the schedule for the 1941 baseball season of Newberry college, which begins March 25 with a home game against Lenoir-Rhyne at the municipal stadium. March 25, Lenoir Rhyne; March 26, Lenoir Rhyne, March 28, Clemson, there; March 31, Guilford; April 1, Guilford; April 3, Binghampton (pro); April 5, Carolina; April 7, Presbyter ian; April 11, Rollins, there; April 12, Rollins, there; April 16, Erskine, there; April 19, Furman, there; April 24, Wofford, there; April 25, Ogle thorpe; April 26, Oglethorpe; April 30, Furman; May 1, Carolina, there; May 5, Erskine; May 7, Presbyterian, there; May 9, Wofford; May 10, Clem son. All games not otherwise noted are to be played in Newberry. Inquest Into Death Of Gang Negro An inquest into the death of Char lie Nelson, who was shot and fatally wounded at the county home last week will be held Thursday night at 7:00 at the county courthouse. Nel son died in a Columbia hospital Mon day night, and Sheriff Tom Feders together with the jury went to Co lumbia to view the body. Charged' with robbing a store in Prosperity belonging to A. N. <uros- son, and stealing an automobile from T. A. Dominick to make his es cape, he was caught by the Colum bia police and returned to Newberry where he was placed in jail July 14, 1939. In the October term of court. 19‘ > 9, he was sentenced to serve on the gang. It is reported that Nelson was shot when he attacked a guard at the county home. Ford Experiments With Light Plane Craft to Sell for Price of Light Car Announced as Company’s Goal NICK MERCHANT DIES Ira N. (Nick) Merchant, found dead near his home Tuesday night, was buried< in Rosemont cemetery Thursday, the Reverend Bryan Keis- ler, conducting the funeral rites. Nick Merchant was well known in this city where he had many friends. He held a responsible position for a number of years with a Northern concern, but in the past two or three years has been in the county. He was employed for a short while by the J. J. Langford furniture store. Mr. Merchant is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mer chant of the county; a son, Frank Nicholos. Three sisters, Miss Lois Merchant of Newberry, Miss Ruby Merchant of Sumter, and Mrs. J. V. Lomax of Abbeville, also survive. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The Hospital Auxiliary wi'.l meet Thursday, March 20, it the home of Mrs. W. H. Hunt. The tin.e of the meeting is four o’clock. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastoi COLONY: 10:00 a. m.—Sunday school. Mr. H. B. Cousins, Supt. 11:00 a. m.—The Service. Luther League will meet at the close of service. ST. JAMES’: 10:00 a. m.—Sunday school. Mr. Harold Long, Supt. 7:30 p. m.—The Luther League will meet with Miss Christine Long. All members are urged to attend. BETH-EDEN: 10:00 a. m.—Sunday School. Mr. Hamilton Folk, Supt. LENTEN SERVICES Lenten services each week as fol lows: Colony: Wednesday evening, 7:30. St. James’, Thursday evening, 7:30. Beth-Eden, Friday evening, 7:30. The public is cordially invited. CHARLIE S. RUFF Charlie Sigmond Ruff, 59, a well- known and prominent farmer of the Walton section of- Newberry county, died Sunday morning at the Columbia hospital after a short illness. Surviving are four brothers and three sisters. Raymond I. Ruff. Willie J. Ruff, J. J. Ruff, L. M. Ruff, Mrs. Thomas W. Pcwell, M'ss Minnie Ruff and Miss Bessie Ruff, all of near Po- maWa. The funeral services were held at 3 o’clock at St. Matthew’ Lutheran church with the Rev. Ernest K. Counts in charge with interment in the church cemetery. Sept. 19, Appalachian State here; Sept. 26, Rollins College here; Oct. 3, Catawba at Salisbury; October 10, open; October 17, Presbyterian college at Clinton; October 25, N. C. State at Raleigh; October 31, Oglethorpe here; November 7, Lenoir-Rhyne at Hick ory; November 14, Mercer here; Nov ember 20, Wofford, here; November 28, Erskine, here. ST. PHILIPS On Sunday morning, after a long suffering, Mr. W. W. Lominick pass ed away. He was married twice. Of his first union he leaves two sons, J. W. Lominick and George Lominick, and to his second, he left only his wife, Mrs. Effie Griffin Lominick. His body was laid to rest in St. Philips cemetery, the service conduct ed by his pastor Rev. Emmett Roof. A large crowd gathered to pay last respects. May God bless the griev ed family. I regretted very much to learn that one of my good friends Mr. R. L. Lominick is very sick. There is some fear it may develop into pneu monia. What are the readers of The Sun thinking about? Are they thinRing of the coming of spring? Friday com ing a week will be the first day of spring which will be March 21. In the year 1914, March 20, snow fell about three inches deep. It lay on the ground until the 22, so spring came with a white blanket, and the trees were full of pretty pink blos soms It was a beautiful sight to see the ground white and pink blos soms above, on the trees. On June 9, 1913, the Greenville passenger train came down with its top covered with snow. This spell lasted' for about ten days. Heavy clouds hung over, but it did not rain. The people that attended the com mencement at Newberry College put on their winter clothes. In 1940, Julv 27 was our warmest weather. Before that date it would turn cool after a rain and looks as if is going KAPPA PHI HAS NEW MEMBERS Bob King of Indianapolis, Ind., H N. Hutchinson, Summerville, and K°nnebh Stone of Saluda were initiat ed into the Kappa Phi Fraternity at Newberry college Tuesday night. Kappa Phi is one of the college’s =oeial fraternities. The other is Phi Tau. CAKE AND CANDY SALE The Calendar Society of Central Methodist church will hold a cake and candy sale on Thursday, April 10. the place the be announced later. This will provide an opportunity for you to buy your Easter cakes. Ways, Ga., March 9.—A “flivver” plane that will bake off from a small plot and sell for the price of a light car is the goal of the Ford Motor company, its founder, Henry Ford announced today. “We’ve been experimenting with a two-seater that we expect to put on the market ultimately,” Ford said. “It will probably combine features of the ordinary airplane and the ‘gyro* type ship, permitting it to land or take off in a small area. “The ship will be powered with a motor of 300-horsepower, built Hori zontally into the wing. “The body will be made of plastics.” Intended for Private Use Ford said, in response to a ques- tkm, that the plane was intended for private use and would be scaled for massed production. He did not es timate the probable pi eduction date. The Ford Motor company at one time made all-metal tri-motor planes. 1 ' Ford believes there is a great fu ture in aviation and that defense plans will give impetus to the in dustry. The pioneer automobile manufacturer, a leader in develop ment of the present-day assembly line, believes the same technique can be applied to airplane production. Associates of Ford ventured the assertion that he would not put a plane on the market for the American public until it was as safe to fly as it is possible to make it. Airport Has Dirigible Towers The manufacturer has always tak en a keen interest in aviation. The Ford airport at Dearborn, Mich., has one of the few dirigible mooring towers in the nation. He is person ally acquainted with many leaders in aviation. “Now we can look forward to a light airplane that will take off from or land, on a small area ana that will be as easy to manipulate as the family car,” he said. Ford added that he did not believe a combination of automobile and airplane was practical, “at least for ‘he oresent.” “The weight of the automobile,” he declared, “is the biggest draw back to such a combination, but we •'re iust beginning to go places in aviation.” Miss Lucille Tolbert of Charleston spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. John K. Wicker on Boundary street. Miss Tolbert, who is connect ed with the Western Union Tele graph company has been transferred f-om Charleston to Spi tanburg. She left Monday morning to take up her duties there. Mrs. J. M. Tolbert, mother of Mrs. John K. Wicker, is improving at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wicker after several weeks illness. A Million Men Now In United States Army Total is Highest Attained Since World War Troops were Demobilized Washington, March 10.—The army passed the million mark today in its rapid expansion, attaining the high est total since demobilization of the 3,673,888-man World war army more than two decades ago. The war department reported 68,- 500 regular, national guard and re serve officers were on duty, and 935,- 000 enlisted men. The navy’s latest count showed 229,936 officers and men on March 1, when the marine corps reported 48,- 517. The army is scheduled to reach 1,- 418,000 by mid June, with the induc tion of additional selective service trainees, mobilization of remaining guardsmen and acquisition of more volunteers by the regulars. As a part of its program of supply ing the expanded army, the war de partment awarded contracts today ag gregating more than $35,000,000 for construction of a powder bagloading plant at Childersburg, Ala., and for artillery and other ordnance material At the same time revision of training procedure was announced to speed the undertaking of training 12,000 or more pilots a year. A $5,120,229 order for artillery ma terial went to the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing company, LaPort, Ind., whose Milwaukee plant has been tied up for seven weeks by a strike which halted deliveries of defense equip ment. Under the training plan revision, flying cadets and ground crew tech nicians will be given basic military training of several weeks at four new replacement centeis, at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Maxwell Field, Ala.; Kelley Field, Texas; and Moffett Field, Calif. Fledgling flyers now receive basic military training during their initial period of elementary flying instruc tion but the air corps decided that time could be saved if the training preceded the flying course. The Jef ferson Barracks center, to accommo date 42,000 officers and men, will be for technicians, and the others for pi lots. Longer Terms Sought Senator Brown Shows Value of Experience , Columbia, March 9.—Senator Ed gar A. Brown, of Barnwell, said today he “heartily” favored the house-ap proved bills proposing constitutional referenda on questions of increasing senate terms from four to six year and house terms from two to four years. Serving his twentieth year in the general assembly, the former speak er of the house said, “If the counties would keep their legislators in office for ten years, the men would then be so experienced that we could come here, attend to the affairs of the state, adjourn in the forty-day period for which the constitution provides pay for lawmakers and save the state $1,- 000,000 a year.” He praised the present members of the senate and house highly. Brown said that many voters did not realize the increased value of a law maker to his county after he had ser ved several terms “and learned the ropes” by having acquainted himself with legislative procedure and needs of the state agencies. The four-year, six-year terms pro posals are now before the senate ju diciary committee. Many Pines Planted In Chesterfield Oheraw, March 9.—The South Car olina forestry department is planting several million pine trees in Chester field county in the 95,000 acre govern ment owned land devoted to reforesta- ‘ion, and the 5,000 acre adjoining Cheraw state park recreational area. At the time of the Confederate war this area was covered by a heavy growth of long leaf pine, but seventy vears ago the turpentine workers came in and boxed the pines in the old time methods and thousands of them died. Each year fires would pass through destroying a great part of the timber. Finally the saw mills cut what remaining timber was there ard the territory was covered with small black jack oaks. A few years ago the government bought the land and started the plant ing of pines and provided fire breaks and the trees planted a few yeara ago are new showing up well and in a flourishing condition, so planting trees on a much larger scale is in progress. DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Mrs. W. H. Hunt Tuesday morning in her delightful way, entertained both the Fortnightly and Emery clubs. Conversation and music made the morning pass pleasantly. Each guest was requested to sing some song Which was handed her upon a slip of paper. A most appetizing course lun cheon was served at noon. At Mrs. Jno. M. Kinard’s Tuesday afternoon the Drayton Rutherford chapter held its usual monthly meet ing. Although the weather was very inclement, quite a large number were present. Important business was transacted, after which the historian announced that she had decided to have read at each meeting pei-vonal reminiscences of veterans. A most interesting letter writted by Mr. Welch duiing the war was then read. After that refreshments were served. The old courthouse has at last been turned into something—a moving pic ture house. The governor has named Mr. Fred H. Dominick as one of the delegated to the American Academy of Political and Social Science to be held in Phil adelphia April 7 and 8. In the latest edition of “Who’s Who In America” there are 75 names from South Carolina. Those listed from Newberry are G-. B. Cromer, lawyer, and Y. J. Pope, ex-chief justice. In accordance with the call issued by the Newberry chamber of com merce to consider the advisability of forming an organization composed of representatives of the commercial bodies of the cities and towns between Greenville and Columbia, including these two places, and from the rural communities, to build a road from Greenville to Columbia by the volun tary cooperation of the people along the route and the cooperation of the supervisors of the counties, amr en thusiastic meeting of representatives was held in the rooms of the chamber of commerce at Newberry on Friday afternoon. The plan proposed is to employ a civil engineer and road builder to go over the road and sug gest relocations where necessary, and to indicate What is necessary to oe done, and then to call out and ask the people who live along the road to as sist in putting the road in good con dition. The meeting was presided over by Mr. I. H. Hunt, president o'f the chamber of commerce, and at his request Mr. E. H. Aull outlined the purpose for which the meeting was called. When the meeting was ad journed, everybody went away feel ing that it had been a success, and that if properly followed up not only the road from Greenville to Colum bia would be but in good condition, but the movement would stimulate the building of other roads. Get Liquor Still Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel, together with federal and state officers, seized a liquor still in the possession of Ce cil Wicker Monday afternoon. Wicker was charged with having six barrels of mash and an illegal still. He was released on bond before Unit ed States Commissioner William Hun ter, and is to be tried in criminal court in this district. SEEN ABOUT TOWN BOOTS, the hotel pup, following a resident of the hotel up College street . . MRS. JAMES SMITH in Sun of fice. ..FAY'E HARMON goin<» to den tist...MRS. CLAUDE SLATON car rying fern... MILLER SMITH, ex plaining something to friend, using gnstu>-es. . . RUTH MIMS going to h'.nch. .MARTHA BUCHANAN won dering if there was any truth in- some news she had heard. . .RUTH MATH IS and MRS. GUY McCULLOUGH crossing College street . . . ANSEL DOMINICK offering three young lad ies a ride to town one cold morn... ROBERT O’DONNELL home for the weekend from Fort Jackson saying he was having a grand time ... Your scribe didn’t find out whether he meant in Newberry or in the army, but supposed he meant both.. .Birth days to be observed during the coming week: J. H. Summer, March 16; Miss i.ula Bess Whitney, March 17; Mrs. Sophie Dennis, March 18; Jim Pur cell, March 19; Raymond E. Blair, March 19; Harry Dominick, March 2(1; D. W. A. Neville, March 20; William Harris of Pomaria, March 20. Happy Birthday!