The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 23, 1941, Image 1

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VOLUME 4; NO. 31 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE , MORE ABOUT WORMS D. V. Knigiht, who is without doubt the biggest liar in town, is reminded by the Johnston cut-worm story of the time when cut worms cut off a fellow’s wooden leg. So impressed was he with this particular species of cut worm that (he says) he got together a couple of them and put them to cutting wood for him in the Piney Woods section, down near the backwater. They work night and day (he says) and bring him in a nice in come. There is no upkeep on the worms and they don’t stop for Sun- day. And since we are on the subject of worms, a friend advised me in all sincerity to stick small sticks down beside my cabbage, close up to the stalk and the worms wouldn’t bother them. It seems that the worm has to completely encircle the stalk to do his work. I don’t know how those worms of Knight’s get themselves around the pine trees; maybe he can tell us. TRUE, HOW TRUE! “The typographical error is a slippery thing and sly. You can hunt till you are dizzy, but it somehow will get by. Till the forms are off the press it is strange how it still keeps. It shrinks down into a comer and it never stirs or peeps, That typographical eiTor, too small for human eyes. Till the ink is on the paper, when it grows to mountain size. The boss he stares with horror, then he grabs his hair and groans; The copy reader drops his head upon his hands and moans— The remainder of the issue may be dean as clean can be, Burt that typographical error is the only thing you see.” —Anon. REFERENDUM ON WHEAT Attention is again called by R. C. Floyd, chairman Newberry county committee AAA, to the Referendum on wheat marketing quotas for the 1941-42 marketing year to be held in Newberry county, May 31, 1941. The place and time for holding the refer endum has been set as “County Agents” office, Newberry, beginning at 8:30 a. m., and closing promptly at 5 p. m. Any farmer engaged in the produc tion of wheat for harvest in 1941 on a fa tan on which the normal produc tion of the acreage planted to wheat of the current crop is 200 buchels or more, who shares in the wheat pro duction or the proceeds thereof as owner, landlord, tenant or sharecrop pers is eligible to vote in the referen dum. Only one vote is permitted for one eligible wheat producer. There shall be no voting by mail, proxy or agent. MEET WITH MRS. WISEMAN The Drayton Rutherford- chapter will meet Tuesday, May 2V, at four o’clock with Mrs. J. E. Wiseman at the Hotel Wiseman. Members will please note change in date. Says Hi School Coach Has Enviable Record By LONNIE FRANKLIN Brooklyn has the Dodgers, Cincin nati has the Reds, and Newberry the Bulldogs. The Reds were world champions last year, the Dodgers hope to be this year, and the Bull Dogs ARE State champions this year. Newberry feels proud of the High School baseball team, one that has shown a batting attack seldom equal led in high school circles, pitching and fieldling on par with the hitting and now these have sent Newberry to the championship. Coach Harry Hedgepath has an en viable record at the high school win ning as many or more honors than any high coach in the state, and here we say “Nice work, Harry.” The members of the team from the bat holder to the stars all worked hard and did their part, proof of which is if they hadn’t, they would not have won, so to them we say, “Great going, boys.” It’s an easy job when a manager of a team has the money to buy players for weak spots, end college coaches usually have a team that has played ball for several years, but a high school coach must make a team and he doesn't know if Joe can pitch, catch I or just sit on the bench, so he must I fit a usual question mark into some semblance of a team and pray that it clicks. If it works he is a hero; if it doesn’t, he is a bum, so there you are. But Harry took a bunch of boys. They played the game and won, and Newberry can feel proud of that team. It isn’t bought and paid for team, nor a bunch of older boys, but it’s a bunch of our own kids that won the flag. So here’s to you, Coach Hedgepath, and the members of the 1941 Bull Dogs. You won because you deserved to win and Newberry is proud of what Newberry boys have accomplished. JAMES DALLAS GLENN Mr. and Mrs. O. Dallas Glenn of Greenwood are receiving congratula tions on the birth of a son, James Dal las, born Friday, May 16, at Green wood hospital. Before her marriage, Mrs. Glenn was Miss Ruby Clary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt W. Clary of Bound ary street. S. C. LIFE TERM IS PREFERRED TO CAMP IN GEORGIA Columbia, May 20.—Francis M. Pickering, 24, told Judge J. Strom Thurmond in genera! sessions court today that he preferred a life sen tence in South Carolina to the prison camp in Georgia. Pleading guilty to two robbery charges, Pickering said “I don’t ever want to be free.” The Orangeburg youth already under sentence on seven years on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, was sentenced to six years on the two robbery counts by Judge Thurmond. He will be turned over to Georgia authorities when he completes his time in South Carolina to face hold up and automobile theft charges. Pickering was arrested recently In Cross City, Fla., after violating a temporary parole granted because of two years of good behavior at the penitentiary here. HOUR OF SERVICE CHANGED In order that the members of St. James’ Lutheran church may have the privilege of hearing the bacca laureate sermon at Bush River high school next Sunday, May 25, the hour of service at St. James’ is changed from 11 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. “ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS” TO SHOW AT OPERA HOUSE Local theater-goers are presented - the opportunity of studying a portrait rdi our most famous “martyred Presi dent,” as he truly may have existed in flesh and blood in the screen ver sion of Robert E. Sherwood’s celebrat ed Pulitizer Prize Play, “Abe Lincoln in Illinois”, which will be shown at the Opera House Monday and Tues- .•day, May 26 and 27. The story covers more than thirty years of Lincoln’s life, from his awk ward adolescence in the Illinois back- woods to the fateful time when, about to be inaugurated as President, he leaves Springfield for the capital. And in that span it crowds a lifetime of gripping, absorbing entertainment that makes it easily one of the finest pictures ever produced anywhere, and a picture every American should see. Featured in the title role is Ray mond Massey, star of the same play on Broadway, and also Gene Lock hart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard, Dorothy Tree, Harry Stephens, Minor Watson and Alan Baxter. CUB SCOUT MEETING For some time Newberry has had a “den” of Cub scouts under the lead ership of Mrs. D. W. A. Neville, the appointed Den-Mother. Last Friday afternoon about 25 boys, largely of the Cub age of 9 to 12 met at Mrs. Neville’s home for a meeting with the district executive, Mr. Pittman. A mo del monthly meeting was held with the group, assisted by the two den chiefs, Branan Yarborough and Gor don Leslie, after which refresrments were served 1 by Mrs. Neville. Also in attendance were the Cub mothers: Mesdames J. N. Beard, Strother Pay- singer, C. A. Calcote, John Davis, Fitz Rutherford, Earl Summer, For rest Summer, and Edna Halfacre Feagle. This den of Cubs is being sponsored by the local Kiwanis club committee consisting of J. N. Beard, chairman, D. W. A. Neville and Hu bert Setzler. B. M. Scurry, assist ed by Rev. C. A. Calcote, is the Cub Master. Other Dens are expected to be organized. ARISTOCRATIC PIGS AT MOLLOHON SCHOOL The Parent Teachers association of Mollohon school are sponsoring a ■program by the Aristocratic Pig's, of Station WIS in Columbia Saturday, May 24 at 8:30 p. m. at the Mollohon school house. Moore To Sing With Metropolitan Stars The Sun has received information that Prof. Milton Moore, teacher of voice at Newberry College, will be one of the soloists in a performance of the Opera, “The Barber of Seville”, by Rossini at Emporia, Kansas in June. We understand that John Brownlee, baritone of the Metropoli tan Opera company of New York, and other Metropolitan stars will be in the cast. Boris Goldovosky, assistant director of the Metropolitan, will dir ect the performance, which is being sponsored by the Emporia State Teachers College. Mr. Goldovosky is also associate director of the famous Berkshire Music Festival in New Eng land with Serge Koussevitzky of the Boston Symphony Orchestra as direc tor. We hope the performance will be broadcast so that we may have an op portunity to hearing Mr. Moore sing. COUNTY LIBRARY HAS SILVER TEA A silver tea was given by the Newberry county library Friday af ternoon at the library in the old courthouse. About 125 persons call ed at four o’clock. A musical pro gram was furnished by the Newberry High School, Band, and a recitation was given by Miss Anna Margaret Lominack of Pomarca. Forty three certificates were aw arded to those who have completed the reading program of the library This is the second year that Newber ry county has given the largest num ber of certificates in the state. The program was presided over by Mrs. William Webb of Chappells, who is Chairman of education in the Newberry county council of Farm Women. Thanksgiving Is Again On Traditional Date Washington, May 20.—The 48 states again will celebrate "Thanksgiv ing on the traditional last Thursday in November because in the words of President Roosevelt, advancing the date failed to accomplish its purpose. The change will not occur until next year, however, so calendar, football schedules and sales campaigns will not be thrown out of kilter. For 1941, as he has done for the last two years. Mr. Roosevelt will proclaim the next to the last Thursday in November to be Thanksgiving day. This will be November 20. When he announced in August 1939, that he was advancing the date, the President said retailers wanted the change because they figured busi ness would be better if there were a longer interval between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Besides, he said, Thanksgiving had not always been celebrated on the final Thursday in November. A check was made on the economic aspects o fthe situation, and Mr. Roosevelt told his press conference today that the commerce department had found that a majority of retail stores agreed that the shift had made little difference in their sales. RED CROSS WORK The churches and some other organ izations in town are co-operating with the Red Cross by working at the Red Cross room on special days of the week which have been assigned to them. For the benefit of those who wish to help with this work through churches or other organizations, the assignment is as follows, the room being open from 9:00 to 12:00 o’clock every day except Saturday. Monday—Any volunteers. Tuesday—Baptists and A. R. P.'s. Wednesday—Calvin Croziers and Presbyterians. Thursday—Amer. Legion Auxiliary and Lutherans. Friday—Methodists and Drayton Rutherford Chapter. Any work done at home or at the Red Cross room on any of these days may be put to the credit of any or ganization you wish. In addition to the above, the fol lowing have taken out a large amount of work: the Home Demon strations clubs of Smyrna, Hartford, Mt. Pleasant, St. Philips and Vaughn- ville. The Mothers’ Clubs of the city are also helping. Special mention should be made of Prosperity, who has taken over fifty garments to make. Response to Red Cross appeal is becoming more and more encouraging, but more and larger assignment* are scheduled to come in. Let us all do our bit in this worth while work. It would be greatly appreciated if you would offer your services to your riiureh leader or the head of the or ganization with which you are identi fied. Reunion of Singers At Tenth Anniversary Notices have gone out to some 300 former members of the Newberry Col lege Singers that the traditional get- together and reunion will be held on Baccalaureate Sunday evening, June first. Every year a large number of former singers return to Newberry to renew acquaintances and to sing some of the compositions and hymns which have became dear to them while they were members of the chorus. Seme times they have joined the Singers in public performance and at other times they have gathered informally at the home of the director to sing again. This being the tenth year or the organization, plans are being made to have past and present singers pres ent a public program as part of the graduation exercises. A rehearsal will be held at three o’clock on Sunday af ternoon. The present chorus recently com pleted a tour of the state, singing at rallies conducted by the South Caro lina synod in the interest of the debt retirement drive. This week they are returning in full, all contributions made for the proposed tour to Cali fornia. $2994 in cash and dependable pledges had been received at the time the trip was cancelled. In addition, numerous friends of the Singers had promised to contribute without pled ges for any definite amount. A large proportion of the contributors had also instructed the Singers to ask for a second contribution, if needed. With all conditions favorable for the Cali fornia trip the Singers elected to serve the Synod in its campaign for funds and to give up the trip. This magnificant spirit ha* been manifest in the Singers during the ten years the chorus has been in existence. JOLLY STREET ITEMS Preaching services will be held at Bachman Chaped Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock conducted by our pastor the Rev. EmmiettRoof. " Sunday school hour at 2:30 o’clock. All mem bers are urged to be on time for a special lesson. The Jolly Street Baseball club will meet the Stony Hill team on the Jolly Street diamond Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. in a Dutch Fork game. The public is invited. Miss Mosby Livingston spent Sat urday visiting in Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cook and fam ily of Leesville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Metts. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Livingston of Prosperity visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richardson and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Richardson of Pomaria. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor Bethany: Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11 a m., Church Worship, followed by Luther League. Summer Memorial: Sunday 11 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 6:30 p. m., Luther Leagues. Church Workers Conference. 7:30 p. m., Church Worship. Visitors are invited to all these services. .. / Visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix for the weekend were Frank Keller, Michael Serlano, and Bernard Miohaelson of Brooklyn, New York, stationed at Fort Jackson. Bad Breaks Cost The Indians Title By LONNIE FRANKLIN Newberry college finished second in ‘the State race and Coach Laval had a bunch of Indians hustling all the way. The breaks were against the In dians because two pitched balls cost them the championship—either could as easily have been an out as what they turned out to be home runs. A game against Carolina saw a homer win while a home run upset an Indian lead at Clemson so two pitch es settled the 1941 State collegiate race. When a team comes within two pit ches of winning a pennant old man hard luck is trailing them, and New berry college had a most successful season any way you look at it. News note: If we can stop the fifth Lolumnist labor racketeers we will have gone a long way toward protect ing America. Also an economic war against Am erica will cost more in years to come than an active war against Hitler and his gangsters will right now. Sabotage Suspected In Big Lumber Blaze Darlington, May 20.—A possibility of sabotage in the burning of the Coxe Brothers lumber plant at Mont- clare, near here, at midnight Sunday was being investigated by Darlington county officers today. In recent months, officers said, the plant has filled extensive army orders from Fort Bragg, Holly Ridge, and Jacksonville, N. C. Curtis Byrd, Jr., youthful night watchman of the plant, said today that prior to the burning of the mills, a strange man forty-five years of age, wearing overalls, and with a slight limp, approached him at the plant and asked numerous questions. The stran ger also asked when he made bis rounds, and queried him extensively on the activities of the plant. Another strange man was reportedly *een lurking on the premises, and a truck was seen near the vicinity late Sun day night. It drove rapidly away when spotted. These and many ether activities around the plant have led officers to conduct a rigid investigation into the fire, which resulted in damages to more than $600,000 with boilers, engines, four box cars, dtv kilns, thousands of gallons of fuel oil, and 200,000 feet of timber being destroy ed. Two hundred and fifty men are out of work because of the fire. Officers said they had few clues on which to work, but that every in dication pointed to sabotage. Favors Whipping Post For Drunks Atlanta, May 20.—A public whip ping post for drunks and especially drunken husbands who beat their wives was advocated today by Gov ernor Eugene Talmadge. His statement was made during a clemency hearing for J. C. McCoy who is under death, sentence for mur der of bis wife. Several church workers appealed to the grovemor for clemency in behalf of McCoy who they said had been converted since conviction. “I wish you Christian people would help me establish whippings posts for drunkards,” Talmadge said. “You take them down to the court house and dress ’em down a couple of times and they’ll quit that drinking.” Testimony at bis trial indicated McCoy had been drinking when he fatally shot his wife. Action on the clemency appeal was postponed until tomorrow. Millions To Be Spent In S. C. War Games Chester, May 20.—Governor May- bank steered clear of politics today and told the Chester Rotary club that army defense maneuvers in the Caro- linas this fall would bring greatly in creased spendings and thousands of tourists. It is possible that 550,000 soldiers and not 400,000 as originally plann ed, will take part in the huge simu lated war games, he said, and the exercises will cost $70,000,000. He praised the manner in which South Carolinians bad entered the armed forces and said that of the 6,- 000 men drafted in the state as of the end of June only ten had appeal ed to the higher board. He said he expected 15,000 to 18,000 men to be drafted in the state next year. The home defense units, the gov ernor said, had been organized well and by the end of the year should have an enlistment of about 6,000. Turning to national defense, he said the Atlantic ocean offered small security against the aggressor na tions of Europe. He commented that planes could fly from London to New York faster today than George Washington could have march ed his army from Washington to Baltimore. ST. PHILIPS There were two deaths in the St. Philips section last week, one on the 13th and one on the 14th. The first was that of Mrs. W. W. Lomiriick. She died just two months and four days after her husband. On the 14th Mrs. J. C. Ruff passed away after jkmg suffering. We trust that they nave reached that happy shore where they will never taste death any more. There will be prayer meeting Sun day night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Enlow at 7:30. Let us all come and worahip the Lord. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd and Chil dren, Bob and Mary Ann, spent Sun day in Columbia at the airshow in which Jim Todd, student at The Cita del, took part. Seeks Less Money For Next Year WPA Work He Lops 109 Million From Earlier Estimate, Wants To Include Aliens Washington, May 20. — Lopping $109,000,000 off preliminary relief es timates, President Roosevelt aaked Congress today for $886,000,000 for the WPA in the year beginning July 1. He attributed the reduction to in creased employment under the lend ing program. Appropriations for the current fis cal year total $1,350,650,000. The president recommended the elimination of a present restriction forbidding WPA payments to aliens. He said it “works a hardship upon a class of persons Whose private em ployment opportunities are becoming increasingly limited.” Mr. Roosevelt said there were limits beyond Which defense produc tion could not ease the domestic un employment situation. Jobs will hardly increase, be declared, in the same proportion as defense expendi tures. For this he gave several rea sons. “The labor fopce will _ increase, partly due to natural growth and partly due to additional employment of workers such as students who dur ing normal times would continue to pursue an education,” he said. “Also many youths and workers on submar ginal farms will obtain jobs during the present emergency. LEGISLATORS ACT TO BRING SESSION TO SPEEDY CLOSE Final Adjournment May Be This Weed-End; Maybank Signs Money Measures Columbia, May 20.—With final ad journment a definite possibility for this week, the senate worked tonight to get action on several statewide measures after receiving three im portant bills affecting the public edu cation system. Introduced at Hie doy 'SessRSn' by the education committee, the bills fol lowed up recent recommendations of a special committee which studied the education statutes. They would give the state board of education more authority, set up a certification system for public school teachers and appropriate $152,720 for teacher sal ary increases. Others To (Be Approved Expected approval by Governor Maybank of the $13,483,937 general appropriation bill and the $600,000 deficiency approjiriation / bill Would just about clear the way for sine die adjournment by the end of the week. The governor signed the bill to re tire the state deficit by pledging mo tor transportation license fees for payment of the deficit notes over a period of years but did not get to act on the money bills before leaving for a luncheon address at Chester. The senate’s night session was set after considerable and inconclusive argumemt over a bill to regulate shad fishing. A pending amendment would permit this fishing only three, instead four days a week, but Senator Sawyer of Georgetown objected vig orously to the three-day limitation for Winyah Bay. In the house a filibuster blocked possible adoption of a resolution which would direct the highway de partment to buy the Cooper river toll bridge for $4,400,000—a figure recom mended by Chief Highway Commis sioner J. S. Williamson after confer ence with the bridge owners. Repre sentative Wallace of York took the floor in opposition to the resolution at 12:23 p. m. and was still talking at 2 o’clock adjournment. Meets Racial Issue The proposal to increase the au thority of the board of education would give that body power to re view the acts of county boards and school district trustees, direct school expenditures, enforce all school ex penditures, enforce all school laws, regulate school tex'ms, “set up a sys tem of certification of teachers and see that there is a fair allocation of all public school funds among the faces, and revoke and terminate any or all certificates which in the discre tion of the board shall be cancelled for the purpose of reclassification.” To set up a teacher certification division in the department of edu cation, $75,000 would be appropriat ed. The $152,720 appropriations pro posed for salary increases would fix a maximum $10 a month raise. (The $152,720 figure coincided with the amount recommended 1 by the special committee to increase salar ies of negro teachers holding college degrees). Says Governor Opposes Wallace told the house he was in formed by “reliable people in my county’ ’that Governor Maybank ex pressed opposition in a gubernatorial $1.00 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 REARS AGO Governor Blease’s position in the hosiery mill 'matter and on the peni tentiary situation generally is being warmly commended throughout this and other States. It is a much more serious crime than some of those in the penitentiary have committed for the State to allow its prison to get in such a miserably unsanitary condi tion that 60 per cent of the prison ers therein oefafined are victims of tuberculosis, and 1 if the hosiery mill breeds Ihe disease it can not be shut down too soon. City council and the street auth orities are to be commended for the permanent work which is being done in putting in concrete curbing along the cement walks in certain sections of the city. This is work which will last, and it not only is a great im provement, so far as looks are con cerned, but it is needed projection for the cement walks. One matter to which council ought to give attention is the improvement of the sidewalk along Friend street from the depot to Caldwell street, at least, leading dir ectly from the depot towards the ho tels and the business center of the city, this is an important thorough fare, and the first that is used by many visitors to the city, and it aids in forming their first impression of Newberry. This sidewalk is now in very bad condition. It will not be an effective advertisement in the right direction for Newberry during Home- Coming and Chatauqua week. Mr. John T. Cromer, city letter car rier No. 1, has purchased a handsome “4-11” Wagner motorcycle. It is one of the latest 4-horsepower models, French gray in color .and a 4 to 60- mile clipper. r.-Jr m*—• ^ _ A well-merited distinction was con ferred upon Mr. Frank L. Bynum, of the Newberry bar, when he was com missioned’ by Goveror Blease yester day to sit upon the supreme bench for the hearing of a case in which Chief Justice Ira B. Jones was disqualified. The court was organized with Acting Justice Bynum as a member and the appeal was heard. Mr. Bynum is a lawyer of fine talents and ability, and would grace the supreme bend, of the State as a regular member. MT. TABOR LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. D. M. Shull, Pastor Mt. Tabor: 10:00 a. m., Sunday school. Prof. J. W. Ballentine, Supt. 11:00 a. m., Divine Worship. 3:00 p. m., Luther League Mt. Pilgrim: 10:00 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. B. O. Lovelace, Supt. The public is most cordially invit ed to trll our services. A. C. Ward of West Columbia spent Wednesday and Thursday in Newber ry- campaign speech to any purchase of the Cooper river bridge by the high way department. Turning to the Charleston delegation, which intro duced the resolution, Wallace said he was “sure” the members would not want to “embarrass” the governor. ^EEN ABOUT TOWN DR. C. D. WEEKS carrying bas ket k>f strawberries. .Two college girls trying to “bum” ride to college on a bus, but the driver informing them he was going the other way ... REV. H. O. CHAMBERS painting his porch furniture ... JESSE DICKERT out again after throat operation ... MARY KESTER waiting for a stream of traffic to go by before she could cross the street ... LEON NICHOLS walking up College street ... DR. J. J. DOMINICK iu office getting {an ex tra copy of The Sun ... DOROTHY MERCHANT of Prosperity boarding the Columbia bus ... ^EISTER WIL LINGHAM entertaining friends with imitations ... GENE SPEARMAN talking with JAKE WISE ... CHAL MERS BROWN telling .your .scribe what a good home defense unit New berry has ... Latest addition to the Hotel Wiseman Menagerie, .“a .wise old owl” ... Everyone in Newberry proud of the High School baseball team ... Birthday anniversaries of the coming (week are the following: James Smith, May 23; Mrs. James Leavell, May 24; Judge Neal Work man, May 24; Mrs. Floyd .Bradley, May 124; David Williams, May .25; Harry H. Hedgepath, May 27; E.L. Rodelsperger, May 27; R. W. Culbert son, May 27; Buzz Purcell, May 28; Mrs. Verona Dominick, May 28. ..