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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN 1818 College Street Newberry, S. C. 0. F. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published every Friday Entered as second-class matter December •, 1137, at the post office at Newberry, South Carolina, under the \ct of March 3, 1879. GETTING THE GUN READY FOR JOHNNY l Signs are not wanting that Wash ington is expanding its defense plans to include eventual participation in the European war. The persistent talk of convoys is one of the outward omens of impending conflict. The seizure of the Geimari and Italian ships is another. Others, more ob scure, may materialize in a few days. There is a growing public opinion in favor of all-out war to aid Britain. This opinion is working furiously with subtle propaganda to influence the mass mind its way. And it is succeeding. The admin istration, whose leader, in the late presidential campaign, made a solmen promise not to send soldiers, abroad, inay have to bow to aroused public will, and or der the guns to start shooting. Cam paign promises will go up in smoke with the exploding powder. Our de sire for peace will perish at the can non’s mouth. We seem to be getting the gun ready for Johnny. THE .SOUTH BEFORE THE MIRROR In recent new dealish years news papers and magazine articles have been telling the South about some of its faults. Its poverty, its neglect of children, its impoverished land, its mossback political conservatism and other evils that hold us back have been held up before the mirror for us ail to see. These articles were not written to disparage this section of the coun try or to reflect upon its people. Rather were they intended to let in the light, so that the people can get a full view of their problems and do something about them. In the course of an article in the February Atlantic Monthly on Chap el Hill and its president, Frank Gra ham, a writer says that the South drinks more corn whiskey than milk, and that, with one-fourth of the country’s population, it has fewer shoes, collectively, than Bulgaria, a country of eight million people. Simi lar statements are made in an article published on our front page today on the economic adjustment now going on in the South. The people of this favored region are, unwittingly, depriving them selves of their rightful place in the sun. Some argue that . . . they lack money with which to better them selves. But that is a superficial view. It is lack of vision rather than lack of cash. “Where no vision is the peo ple perish’’ i? as true today as when this scripture was penned. Every man may guess as he pleases, but it is the writer’s belief that mossback political conservatism, which permits a few shrewd politi cians to exploit the masses in the name of the Democratic Party, is largely to blame for backward condi tions in the South. Political stagna tion may induce stagnation in all other directions for unless our leaders are alert and awake, and forward- looking their constituents are apt to remain content in the doldrums of a conservatism that only gathers more moss as they years pass. Whatever may be at the bottom of unhappy conditions in the South, it is high time that we the people become aroused and do something that will enable this section of the country to have a more abundant life. IMPORTANT! Tax Notice! All persons who have not paid their delinquent taxes will please take notice that an agent of this office is now out in the county levying on property on which taxes are due, preparatory to advertise ing and selling the same to satisfy these executions. I am compelled under the law to take this action, so if you have delinquent taxes, I urge you to come to the of fice at once. In doing so you will save the additional cost of advertising and auction fee. Claude W. Sanders, COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR Society and CLUB NOTES By DORIS ARMFIELD MISSISSIPPI GIRL WEDS JAMES L. GLYMPH OF CITY The following story from the social columns of a Mississippi newspaper will be of interest to many in the city: “Of interest to friends throughout the state is the marriage of Miss Blanche Solomon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Solomon of McComfc, to Sergeant James L. Glymph, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Glymph of New berry, South Carolina. “The beautiful double-ring cere mony took place Friday evening, March 28, at eight o’clock at the J. J. White Memorial Presbyterian church with Dr. C. E. Guice, pastor, officiating. Only immediate members of the families and intimate friends witnessed the rites. A program of nuptial music was furnished by Mrs. J. J. White. The church was prettily decorated with gladioli and fern. “The bride wore a stunning spring suit of navy with three-quarted length cape and a corsage of orchids. Her only attendant was Miss Annie Ab- dalla who wore a becoming pink crepe frock with biege accessories and a corsage of pink rose-buds. “Mr. Sidney Abdalla of McComb served as best man. “Immediate following the ceremony the wedding party went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Solomon on Beech street where a reception was held. “The Solomon home was beautiful ly decorated with a profusion of col orful spring flowers. The dining table was covered with a pretty table cloth and centered with a three-tier white wedding cake, trimmed in green and topped with a miniature bride and groom. On either side of the cake were white candles in silver holders. The cake and ice cream were served the guests. “Sergant and Mrs. Glymph left for a short wedding trip to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after which they will return to McComb before going to Hattiesburg to make their home where Sergeant Glymph has been transferred and promoted. “Mrs. Glymph is a graduate of the Mississippi State College for Women and taught two years in the Gloster school. The past year she has serv ed as dietician at the hospital in Gad sden, Alabama. She is one of Mc- Comb’s favorite young women and both she and Sergeant Glymph have many friends here who wish for them much happiness.” “Sergeant Glymph graduated from the Newberry high school and from the Carlisle Military Academy at Bamberg. He is now connected with the U. S. Army recruiting office in Hattiesburg, Alabama.” MISS ZULA BLACKWELL WEDS LT. GEORGE BAIN The pageantry of a full military' ceremony marked the wedding of Miss Zula Blackwell of Sumter and Lieutenant George Bain of Golds boro, N. C., and Fort Benning, Ga., which took place Wednesday, April 2, at sunset in the chapel at Fort Ben ning. The chapel was tastefully de corated in a background of Easter lilies and the altar aglow with tap ers from candelabras. Chaplain William C. Shure, read the marriage service. The wedding music was presented by Mrs. Ave- ritt, organist and Lieutenant Bray, soloist. Ushers were Lieutenants John Perdue, William Knox, Virgil Milbrath, Betram White, Lawrence Bray and E. W. Beauchamp, all of Fort Benning. Mrs. Dick Mims of Newberry was the matron of honor and only attendant. She was dressed in a heaven blue coat suit with ac cessories to match and a corsage of sweetheart roses. Lieutenant David Blackwell of Puerto Rico, gave his sister in mar riage, and the groom was attended by his father, Colonel Edgar H. Bain, of Goldsboro, N. C., as best man. The bride was lovely in a dress and coat of ashes of roses and trimmed with baby fox fur, and accessories to match. She wore a corsage of or chids. The bride’s mother was be comingly dressed in navy blue with white accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The groom’s mother wore a light blue ensemble and a gardenia corsage. The bride and groom left the church, passing under an arch form ed by the crossed sabers of the groomsmen and then mounted a fully armed reconnaissance car for the drive to the Officer’s Club, where a reception was given by the bride’s mother. Mrs. Bain is the popular and charm ing daughter of Mrs. w . K. Bultman and the late John A. Blackwell of Sumter. She is a graduate of Orange.- burg High school where she parti- pated in all school activities ana was treasurer of thr senior class. She was associated with Moore’s depart ment store in Newberry as buyer for the ready-to-wear department until her mariage. The goom, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, has been at Fort Benning with the 78th Field Artillery since September. Mrs. Henry T. Niles of Camden, spent Easter Sunday with her moth er Mrs. G. R. Green. REID-WRIGHT Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Reid of Fred ericksburg, Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter, Eliza beth Caldwell to 'Manly Wright of Shelby, North Carolina. Miss Reid is a graduate of Ran dolph Macon Woman’s College, Lynch burg, Va., and of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Wright is a grad uate of Clemson college and is em ployed by General Motors Acceptance Corporation in Shelby, N. C. The wedding will take place this summer. Miss Reid has been a frequent visi tor in Newberry in the homes of her aunts, Mrs. I. H. Hunt, Mrs. 0. B. Cannon, Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin, and Mrs Wilson C. Brown. • LANE-BEARD | Mrs. E. M. Lane announces th« en gagement of her daughter, Edith Neal, to William DeWitt Beard, of Newberry. The wedding will take place in June. THOUGH NEWBERRIANS as a rule try to live up" to our slogan, “City of Friendly Folk,” we sometimes wonder whether we do or not. A good way to find out is to talk to an, out-of-towner who has visited Newberry. Last weekend your soc. ed. met someone in Lancas ter who had visited Newberry. This is what they said of it: “Newberry is the friendliest little town I’ve ever been in. If I had my choice of a town of that size to live in, Newberry would be it.” It’s nice to be away and hear such grand things about your hometown. Things like that do make us realize that we are living up to our slogan, to be the city of friendly folk. THE NEWBERRY MUSIC club has postponed it’s pagwant, “Under the Stars and Stripes” un til this fall. I for one was sorry to hear that news, but the club decided that so much else would be doing be tween now and summertime, what with all the excitment of high school and college commencement, the ora torical contests, senior play, the many other activities in town, it would be best to wait and have it in the fall. Though we were sorry to hear the de cision, we suppose it is a wise one, and will be looking forward to seeing the operetta this fall. ANOTHER OF NEWBERRY’S most popular young people will, to quote Windhell, “middle-aisle” it in June. That is Miss Edith Lane, whose engagement to Billy Beard was announced last week by her mother. Edith graduated from Newberry High schopl, and from Newberry col lege in the class of ’39. For the past year she has been teaching in Mid day. Billy is employed with the Belk- Beard company in Newberry. The de finite date for the ceremony has not yet been set. RED CROSS SEWING AT BOUNDARY SCHOOL Anyone wishing to help with red cress sewing is asked to come to Boundary street school between the hours of 9:00 until 12:00, Mondays, through Friday. Those not able to go to the school- house are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Dick Mims, who will be glad to get material to them. IS THIS YOU? Mrs. Argie Shealy was the beauty operator, and Dee Summer the gen tleman described last week in this column. First description this week is the young lady seen going to a church meeting Monday night. She is tall, and thin, has brown wavy hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a brown dress, and lives on East Main street. Second description was the gentle man walking up College street Tues day morning telling your scribe that this weather just suited him, but that it was getting a little too hot to be wearing a coat. He was dressed in a brown suit and hat, is not very large, wears glasses. Could you be either of the above decriptions? If so, come by The Sun office by Tuesday and receive your ticket for a quart of ice cream from Stokes’ Drug store. TOWNFOLK STAGE K)WN CIRCUS Community Organization at Gains- ville, Texas, Now in Twelth Season Gainesville, Texas, April 12. Gainsville’s Community Circus, a semi-pro gift to the amusement world, is preparing for another sea son. Calliope tooting in Fair Park au ditorium indicates practice is under way. In this mill and on the horse track at the fairgrounds, Gaines ville’s professional and laboring peo ple are being turned into circus per formers. Gerry Murrell, department store saleswoman, and' Verne Brewer, truck line operator, walk a tight wire. Bill Wingert, railway switchman, returns to the revolving ladder and horizon tal bars after several years as a clown. Borny Saylors, chief clerk of Gainesville’s Texas Power and Light Co. office, has been clowing for the circus since it started twelve years ago. Now he’s boss of seventeen clowns. These are some of the veterans. The rookies—“First of May” in cir cus parlance—again are numerous. Southwest Tour Mapped This year’s opening is scheduled for April 23, 24 and 26 under the show’s own big top at Gainesville, Joe M. Leonard, newspaper pub lisher who acts as the circus’ general agent, says it hopes to visit Deni son, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Ada, Okla., and possibly Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange. Originally a “holiday” in which the performers had more fun uhan the audience, the circus has grown to business proportions. The heavy work is done by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Con ners. Circus blood runs in their families for several generations. They are the tutors, ringmasters and ar- rangers-in-general. Each is (Specialist Each of the four specializes on cer tain acts. Conners is teaching Jim my Smith,'manager, of the Retail Merchants association, to walk a tight rope from the ground to the top of the tent, then slide backwards down the rope. Mrs. Conners has charge of the aerial ballet of seventeen girls, who perform simultaneously on trapeze, bars and aerial ladders. In the group are housewives, stenographer. REDUCED I prices! on all !i Spring Coats and Suits < I V < Visit Our Second Floor j > , Carpenter’s a sewing machine operator, and sev eral high school girls. Mrs. Henry has Gloria Wanda, Doris Marie Norman and Joan Cow- en learning to do tricks while balanc ing on large spheres. Henry is teach ing a new tight wire routine to Por tia Sims, operator of a dry cleaning plant, and to his daughter, Jane. The first performance of the cir cus took place on May 1, 1930, in the same building where rehearsals now are held. It cost $300 to pro duce and netted $120 profit. Last year, the circus gave thirty perform ances, took in $17,500. It now owns equipment valued at $16,000. MEMBERS URGED TO BRING FLOWERS All members of the County Coun cil of Farm Women are urged to bring flowers to exhibit at the annual Flower Show which will be held at the spring meeting of the County Council, on May 2, at the Bush River High school. Prizes will be given for miniatures and for odd arrangement. RECOVERING AT HOSPITAL. Miss Dorothy Clary, is recovering at the Newberry County hospitll af ter an appendicitis operation last Saturday. Miss Clary is a student at Winthrop college. FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941 COTTON PLASTIC USED IN AUTO CLUB EMBLEMS Portsmouth, Ohio — Here’s a brand new angle on uses for cotton. A Ports, mouth manufacturer advises the Na tional Cotton Council that he has de veloped a new cottonseed plastic which he is molding into the automo bile club emblem which you have on your car. Replacing metals vital to the. na tional defense program, the cotton seed plastic emblem, now being used by eight of the largest American Automobile Associations in the Cot ton Belt, has many qualities not ob tainable in any kind of metal. It will not rust, rattle, corrode, fade or warp. It is light, tough, durable, and is unaffected by extreme hot or cold weather. Though possessing the chemical name cellulose acetate butyrate, the new cottonseed plastic emblems are made up in brilliant colors. They’re also more economical than the metal emblems heretofore used. HARLEY LOSES FRANDFATlfER Word has been received here of the death of J. B. Morris, 69, grandfather of R. Aubrey Harley of this city. Mr. Morris was sheriff of Barnwell coun ty. a position he had held for many years. He died at a hospital in Co lumbia. FOR PERFECT REFRIGERATION arJMf&e&yA'... USE ICE! There are a number of reasons why ICE is the ideal refrigerant, principally among which is the fact that it is NATURE’S way of protecting your food and giving you cooling drinks, and no one has ever im proved upon Nature’s way of doing things. There is a vast difference between the old-fash ioned refrigerator and the modern ice refrigerator. If you have have not seen one of the new models, you should certainly do so before you buy any kind of re frigerator . . . No upkeep expense . . . nothing to get out of fix . . . and a supply of pure, sparkling ICE all the time. You may buy tham on the Budget Plan. Fanners Oil Mill PHONE 155 £theysKRYSTLAC YOU CAN’T HURT AN AT HEY 5URFACEI R. M. Lominack Hdwe.