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Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 4; NO. 38 U. S. To Enforce Rationing Orders Government Ready to Crack Down o*\ Business Firms Ignoring Decree Washington, July (5.—The admini stration tonight set up machinery to crack down on “recalcitrants . . . wiho will continue to display willful neg ligence in their efforts to carry on business as usual” in violation of or ders rationing critical defense mat erials. Disclosing the move 0. P. M. Priori ties Director Edward R. Stetinius, Jr., asserted that “the problem of puni tive action must be considered” in the case of such recalcitrants. He did not elaborate but his statement carried the tacit admission that there have been some violations of his decrees. He said a new compliance section has been established' in his division, under L. J. Martin, now in charge of the inventory control section. The compliance or violation of priorities orders.” he said. “Efforts will be made to obtain voluntary compliance in all cases,” he said, “but punitive action can and will be taken if necessary, so that the great majority of producers, who cooperate freely and willingly, will not be penalized by the unfair ac tivities of a few who refuse to co operate.” Outlines Three Steps He outlined three steps which will follow if “efforts to obtain voluntary cooperation fail”: 1. “Public statements as to viola tions or evasions which have taken place”. 2. “The restriction of supplies of critical materials until compliance is assured.” 3. “Court action to require com pliance”. “It is believed that the great ma jority of cases of non-compliance with priorities divisions orders is due to misunderstanding,” he said. “It will, therefore, be the policy of this (compliance) section, with the aid of the priorities field 1 service, to edu cate and instruct industry by suggest ing uniform standards of compliance. “It is believed that a careful ex planation of the purposes and re quirements of the provisions to be complied with will settle the aver age case. There will be, however, some recalcitrants and others who will continue to display willful negli gence in their efforts to carry on business as usual. The problem of punitive action, must, therefore, be considered in such cases.” Stettinius acted to enforce his priorities orders as other administra tion leaders prepared to submit to congress recommendations for <t-g- islation to give statutory power to Leon Henderson’s price control set up, the corollary to priorities control. New Professors On Faculty At Erskine President Grier has announced sev eral additions to the Erskine College faculty for the year 1941-42. Dr. Ernst Kanitz comes to the college in the Department of Music. He has been a teacher of music in the Conserva- tory of Vienna for sixteen years and has established an enviable reputa tion throughout Europe as a great musician. Mrs. Kanitz and their three children will be with Dr. Kanitz. The new Department of Business and Secretarial Science will be in charge of Professor William A. Rich ards who has done his' graduate work in this field at the University of Ken tucky. Accounting, Finance, Business Law, Typing, Shorthand, and related subjects will be offered in this new department. A professional tennis coach for Erskine College is finally a reality. President Grier has secured the ser vices of James G. Pressly, now pro fessional at the club Ardsley-on-the- Hudson in New York. Mr. Pressley has been recognized by the American Lawn Tennis Association in electing him as president of that body and he combines in a splendid way the ele ment of academic scholarship with expert ability in tennis. He is a graduate of Erskine, having received his Master’s Degree at Columbia University and having done consider able work toward his Doctor’s Degree there. Mr., Pressly will devote part of his time to teaching at Erskine and part of his time to tennis. The Department of Home Econom ics will be under the direction of Myrtle Richards whose graduate training was taken at the University of North Carolina. Her training and experience as a supervisor of Home Economics in the city schools of Greensboro fit her admirably for work in this department at Erskine College. The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY U. S. Material Is Reaching British Want Applications For UCC Positions U. S. Needs Help In Many Fields rganize Airplane Spotters Here USO Drive Meets Further Success Washington, July 6.—The flow of lend-lease munitions to Egypt to re inforce Britain’s defense of the Mid dle East was reported authoritatively today to have reached almost a ship a day. tration of the $7,000,00.000 lend-lease fund said that between twenty and twenty-five ships a month were be ing dispatched by way of either the Atlantic or Pacific routes to the Red sea. The manner m which ship ments have been accelerated after a slow start tended to relieve the pessi mism of some American Military Experts over British chances of hold ing on in the Mediterranean. Top defense officials were Said re liably to be hopeful now that the div ersion of Nazi forces to the invasion of Russia would provide sufficient time for the British to secuie need ed arms. Cargoes of early arrivals in Egypt included fast new type thirteen-ton army tanks, which the British need particularly to replace their heavy losses of mechanized equipment this spring in Greece and North Africa. Some of the tanks already have seen action^ Officials were silent on the results, hut the '•eparwnent was reported to have been informed that they “did a very good job” in their initial baptism of fire in the British foray last month against German forces west of Egypt's Lib yan border. Armed with a 37 millimeter can non and several machine guns, the light tanks are being turned out at th erate of more than ten a day at a Pennsylvania plant. Aside from tanks, shipments have included bombers and pursuit planes Which already have seen action in Syria as well as Africa, and guns and ammunition. Crews of American ■mechanics have arrived in Egypt' to direct assembling of warplanes. Newberrians Move Two newcomers to Newberry are H. E. Roberts, who has moved to 1229 Jones street, and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Kneece, to 1325 Hunt street. Mrs. Kneece is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mims Jones. Others in Newberry who have mov ed to new homes are Mr. and Mrs. H T. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Beard, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Boozer to the Buzhardb Apartments on Main street; Mr. ana Mrs. R. P. Medley, to the Fant Home Main street; Rev. L. A. Hunnicutt to 604 Glenn street; and Whitney L. Young to 1935 Nance street. President Should Decide War Step, Says Bishop Washington, July (j.—A high rank ing Catholic prelate expressed the view today that President Roosevelt as commander-in-chief of the army, rather than congress should decide Whether and when the United' States should enter the war against Ger many. Bishop Joseph P. Hurley, of the diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., said in an address prepared for broad cast over CBS that this country’s re lation to the European conflict was no longer diplomatic or political, but had entered the “zone of strategy”. Therefore, he reasoned, the problem of strategy should be left to the eom- mander-in-chief “who alone, in con stant, loyal communication with con gress and in consultation with his military and naval advisers, is cap able of bringing us safely through the dangers which encompass us.” “In the present circumstances.” he continued, “we must not lose sight of the fact that the declaration of war, the constitutional prerogative of congress, is no longer in style; the Nazi has seen to that. . . . since the Nazi has from the first marked 1 us as his enemy, it is well that we accept that fact, even though it has not yet pleased him to make war upon us, his policy of limited objectives, that policy by which he betrayed' and en slaved a continent, is fast approach ing the point of a showdown with us. . . . pre-war strategy is so all-import ant today that wars are won or lost before they enter the shooting phase. “My great fear is that we will not be permitted to have the choice between war and peace; that the Nazi will not let us have peace as he did not let the nations of Eu«ope have peace. Most qualified observers think that our only choice is when we shall enter the war”. The people. Bishop Hurley «aid, have neither the experience nor ac cess to the facts to decide whether we should go to war. Application for examination for the eleven career positions, as announced in June, are coming in daily from all sections of the state; and official ap plication forms and information cir culars are leaving the Due West of fice on every mail, according to an nouncement made by E. H. Bradley, merit system supervisor, for South Carolina unemployment compensation commission. Positions and their salary ranges for which applications to examinations are now being received are Junior In terviewer, $120-140; Senior Inter viewer, $140-170; employment service manager, Grade II, $160-190; employ ment service manager, grade I, $190- 220; field supervisor, $220-260; direc tor of employment service, $275-350; bookkeeping machine operator, $100- 120; appeals reporter, $140-165; busi ness manager, $210-240; training sup ervisor, $220-260; and executive dir ector, $350-416.67. Tentative arrangements for exam ination centers have 'been made throughout the state, and these cen ters will he established in places most convenient for the greatest number of applicants. Applicants for examina tion will be notified at which center and at what time to report for exami nation after their application forms have been accepted. ' Since it requires some time and thought to fill in one of the oftlcial application forms, persons interested in taking one or more of these exa minations should not delay too long .n writing for the form. “Get the form early and return it early,” ad vises Mr. Bradley, “for there is al ways the chance that the form mfght have to be returned for correction, and this delay might endanger your admission to the examination. The closing date for receiving applications is July 21st.” Consider Appointment Textile Advisory Board Roosevelt’s Final Action on Group Expected by Last of Week Washington, July 8.—Special: Crea tion of a textile advisory board of the national defense commission, to coun sel with Price Control Administrator Leon Henderson concerning produc tion costs in fixing pices on cotton products, is under consideration by President Roosevelt, it was learned here tonight. Coincidental with the revelation that such a committee is under con sideration, Governor Burnet R. May- bank and Dr. W. P. Jacobs, of Clin ton, executive vice president of the South Carolina manufacturers asso ciations, announced' their conviction that “Mr. Henderson had no inten tion of inflicting unnecessary hard ships upon the textile manufacturers and cotton farmers.” The announcement came follow ing a confeemce between Mr. Hend erson, Governor Maybank, Dr. Jacobs and Oscar Johnston, Mississippi plan ter and president of the national cot ton council. Mr. Henderson’s revelation that an advisory committee is being consider ed to confer on problems pertaining to prices of cotton products was re ceived with whole-hearted approval by Dr. Jacobs, spokesman for the manu facturers; Mr. Johnaton, representing the cotton farmer, and Governor Maybank, who was requested by both to accompany them on their mission. “We were told that as costs go up,” the governor said, “the prob lem will be met with consideration of higher ceilings.” Mr. Henderson is considering as South Carolina’s representative on the advisory group two Greenville textile manufacturers, J. E. Slrrine and Earl Stall. A formal request of Mr. Henderson for suspension of a recent order dir- eoting price ceilings on cotton print cloth wps not made today pending fin al action by President Roosevelt, on the advisory board proposal, expected before the end of the week.—H. S. THE RAINFALL Almost 10 inches of rain fell in June, and almost half that much Saturday and Sunday, To be exact June had 9.77, and Saturday and Sun day 4.19. Crops are grassy and puny and the farmers are wearing long faces. Lt. Earl Hipp and Staff Sergeant Roy Anderson, of Fortress Monroe, Virginia, vsiited realtives and friends in Newberry last weekend. Sgt. And erson will receive his diploma in Anti- Aircraft Firing from Fortress Monroe next weekend, and will then return to Camp Stewart, Georgia. The United States, Civil Service Commission announce* an open com petitive examination |or the position Blacksmith, other flies—$6.64, $7.12 and $7.50 a day, for .filling vacancies in the United Stated Navy Yard, Charleston, South Cafnliha. Applications may till filed with the Recorder, Labor Board, U. S. Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, un til further notice. Applicants ipust have completed a ri apprenticeship as Bli Fires, or have had practical experience .that they ar four-year mith, Other tour years of is Blacksmiths, Otner Fires, the substantial equiva lent of such completed apprentice ship. Ftor all work in exdess of 40 hours per week, employees Will be paid the overtime rate of time'.,and a half. Full further information and ap plication fbrms may be obtained from the Recorder, Labor Board, U. S. Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina; the Secretary, Board/ of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post office, at any first or second class post office; or the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service District, New Post office building, Atlanta. The Commission also announced an examination to secure Farmer-FieH- men to interpret and present the pro gram of the Agricultural adjustment Administration to officers and mem bers of Agricultural Conservation As sociations. The positions pay $2,600 a year. Applicants must have had 6 years of experience in certain posi tions in connection with Agricultural Adjustment Administration work and in practical farming. For the farming experience college study in agricul ture may be substituted. The closing date for filing appifr^tione is August 7, 1941. Another ex^minatim:- announced by the Commission is for Junior Public Health Nurse, $1,800 a year, employ ment being in the U. S. Public health Service, Federal Security Agency and in the Indian Field Service, Depart ment of the Interior. Certain nurs ing experience and education are re quired. Applications will be rated as received until further notice. For positions in Washington, D. C., only, the Commission has announced an examination for Assistant Mes senger, $4,080 a year, applications for which must be filed not later than July 21, 1941. For this position ap plicants must have reached their eighteenth but must not have passed their twenty-fifth birthday. These age limits will not be waived in any case. Newberry Scouts At Camp Old Indian Twelve Scouts from two troops in Newberry are at Camp Old Indian this week. The camp is operated dur ing the summer by the Blue Ridge Council for the Scouts of that area under the supervision of Executive O. •B. Gorman, with Assistant Executive Ernest Pittman as Camp Director. Ac cording to Mr. Gorman, this year pomises to be one of the most suc cessful seasons in the camp’s history, with the average for the three weeks that the camp has been open this summer going well over the hundred mark. This week’s registration of 124 sets a new record for camp attend ance, and Mr. Gorman says that ad vance registration has filled the camp for the first four periods. The out look is bright that the Council’s goal of a thousand boys in camp this sum mer will be reached before the end of the season on August 20. Scouts attending from Newberry include Robert Davenport, FYed Gil bert, Jr., Gary Haile, and John Huff man from Troop One; and Hairy Dukes, Meredith Harmon, Billy Mcll- wain, Howard Parks, Bobby Sohum- pert, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Stewart, and Fred Weir from Troop Two. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor Beth-Flden: 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. Ham ilton FV>lk, Supt. 11 a. m., Holy Communion. St. James’: 3 p. m., Sunday School, Mr. Harold Long, Supt. 4 p. m., Holy Communion. 5 p. m., Women’s Missionary Socie ty will meet. Through the kindness of Pastor J. B. Harman and his congregation in offering us the use of their church these services will be held in the Bethany chureh at Oakland. Colony: 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. H. B. Cousins, Supt. Sixteen observation posts for the U. S. Army’s new Aireraft Warning Service are now being set up through out Newberry County. A number of these posts are already complete and ready to function, and it is expected that this week will see the final com pletion of the entire organization. This report comes from the New berry County Council for National Defense, with headquarters at New berry Chamber of Commerce. Officials state that the work is progressing, rapidly and that when finally organiz ed, the county will be fully equipped to protect itself against aerial bom bardment or invasion. This will be done by observers notifying Army Aviation authorities as to the pres ence of any enemy airplanes so that American fighting planes may take to the air to engage the enemy. County citizens are to be highly praised for the patriotic interest and loyalty that they are showing in this endeavor. So far, not a man has shirked the duties which have been re quested of him, and many sacrifices are being made in order that the posts be established without any de lay. When the job is fully dbne, there will be approximately 400 New berry County citizens who will have accepted jobs voluntarily to assist the Army aviation and at the same time to protect local lives and property. Twenty-five men will man each of the 16 posts and, if any planes should fly over America, these men will be on the job in two-hour shifts, each post being manned day and night for 24 hours. Approximate locations of these posts are as follows: Two in the extreme southwestern joints of the county, ohe at Vaughnville and the cither near Chappells. Three in the central, southern extremity of the county, one being directly south of Silverstrect dear the Saluda River, another be ing directly south of Newberry, about one mile from Lake Murray, and an other being south of Prosperity, about two miles from Lake Murray. Just North of these posts are four others: One is located about two miles north of Little Mountain; another located) about 1-2 mile east of Prosperity; the third is located about two miles due south of Newberry; the fourth being two miles west of Newberry, just north of Silverstreet. In the cen tral-western part of the county are two posts: one located about four miles due south of Kinards, the other being 1 mile west of Jalapa. In the central part of the county, two posts are located north of Newfoerry» one on the Whitmire road about two miles north of Newberry and the other near ithe Whitmire road about five miles farther on, just west of Long Lane Branch School (The posts near the town of Whitmire are across the county line in Union and Laurens counties). Three other posts are lo cated to the north and east of New berry: one is placed at Strother, an other at the Reese Mercantile Com pany about five miles west of Stroth er, and the third about 1-2 way be tween Newberry and Pomaria just south of the Pomaria road. At the present time, a number of the posts have been fully completed and' are ready to function. All others, with the exception of one, are near completion and final reports will be turned in this week. The one post which has so far received no atten tion is the one located' about five miles south of Prosperity, immediate ly east of O’Neal High school and Zion Church. This post will begin or ganization as s'. >n as the assigned or ganizers can bo contacted. The NeWbeny County Council for National Defense, through their chairman, Ted W. Bremer, wishes to extend thanks to the hundreds of county citizens who have so willingly accepted the serious responsibilities connected with the organizing of var ious posts. The entire county must be completed this week, and *t is therefore hoped that any one ap proached with the request to parti cipate in this work will accept his part of the job without hesitation in order that Newberry county may not be responsible for delaying the pro gram for the state of South Carolina. Negro Denied Entrance To University Jefferson City. Mo., July 8.—The Missouri supreme court today affirm ed a lower court decision denying Lucie Bluford, Kansas City negro newspaper editor, entrance to the University of Missouri school of journalism. * The court said that the state, by law, had ordered equal facilities for negroes at Lincoln university and that the Bluford woman would be en- The dollars are still pouring in as Newberry’s U. S. O. Drive for Army recreation camps continues. A report comes today from the Steering Committee 40f the U. S. O. Drive here that contributions from local citizens are still pouring in. The drive is not yet quite completed but is expected to be finished by the end of this week. Many of the canvassers have already turned |n substantial sums, in spite of the fact that a great amount of contacts have not yet been made. Special credit should 1 be given to the workers of the Mollohon Mill un der the fine supervision of A. J. Beckham. The quota assigned to the Mollohon village was $125.00. The ar dent work of the committee resulted in collections totaling $172.42. This makes the second team that has gone over /the top with a bang. The Steering Committee assumes that every able citizen in and around Newberry will want to have a part in this worthwhile effort to provide wholesome recreation facilities for our young men in sevdee with the U. S. Army. Other sections of the coun try report that wholehearted coop eration is being given to the cause by citizens wherever they are contacted. It appears as though Newberry Is go ing to be well in line, and indications are that our quota of $900.00 will be reached by the end! of the week. This depends entrely on the genero sity and cooperation of all our citizens, however, and the final sum mary of the report will tell the tale next week. Any person wishing to take part in this effort should con tact Chairman T. L. Hicks, Co-Chair man C. C. Hutto, or the Clamber of Commerce office in case they have not been called upon by one of the can vassing teams. Have you done-your part? If so, you can be proud of the fact that you helped place another feather in the cap of the “City of Friendly Polks.” If you have not, the opportunity to serve Uncle Sam and his fighting men in defense of our homes and lives Is now at hand. Watch this paper for further announcements. First Meeting New Commerce Directors The first meeting of the newly el ected Board of Directors of the New berry Chamber of Commerce was call ed last week by President C. C. Hut to. At the meeting, all preliminary fiscal steps were taken, and the or ganization primed for action during the coming year. President Hutto was on the job in the appointment of standing commit tees, and presented each director with a full list of same. A complete his tory and summary of action with re gard to the possible establishment of an airport for this county was given, and immediately plans were made for further action in this important matter. New plans were also dis cussed in reference to the possibility of obtaining defense industries for this section. The president called on director E. B. Purcell to report regarding the delegation winch attended a meeting in Winnsboro last Friday night in be half of the Lyles Ford Power Project. Mr. Purcell stated 1 that Newerry had 1 ' the largest delegation present; the president, secretary and a number of members and directors were part of the delegation. The local Chamber of Commerce has already made ad ditional efforts to have consideration of the project placed directly in the hands of the U. S. Congress for ac tion. A number of important organization matters were taken up, and the new Board of Directors left the meeting with much enthusiasm over the pros pects of greater activity for the local Chamber of Commerce during the coming year. According to Presi dent Hutto, meetings of the directors will be held at regular intervals in the future and the public will be in formed about current activities as they develop. titled to enter the school at Columbia only if Lincoln was unable to provide the course she sought. “It is the duty of this court to maintain Missouri’s policy of segre gation so long as it does not «*>me in conflict with the federal constitu tion,” the court said in a unanimous opinion by Judge Albert H. Clark. The Bluford woman, thirty, man aging editor of the Kansas City Call, a negro newspaper, tried to enter the university graduate school of journa lism in January and September of 1939. ‘ Tho Sun Strires To Sorre The Whole People $1.00 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Washington, July 3.—Official esti mates of the cotton crop report of 1911 indicates that it will be the largest in the history of the coun try, approximately, according to the present figures, 14,425,000 bales of 500 pounds each, exceeding by almost 1,000,000 bales the record crop of 1904. The crops of Newberry county are very good. In nearly the entire coun ty there have been good rains. A trip across the county this week from Kinards to Little Mountain reveals good rains all the way. Result: Fine corn and cotton in good condition. The Fourth passed off quietly in Newberry. A gentleman who travels remarked that Newberry was about the only town of its size that did not observe the day. In other ' towns stores were closed and business sus pended and the people celebrating. We really have not the time to lose in Newberry. ' There is no money in closing stores and celebrating and be ing patriotic, and yet our people will respond when duty calls in defense of the flag as quick as any other, and render as faithful service. Orangeburg, July 7.—Before an audience of possibly more than 3,500 people at Riokenbacker’s grove, near Four Holes church, in ithis county, today, speaking at the annual picnic of the Tillman Volunteers, Governor Cole L. Blease declared that he would again offer for the governorship and that Senator Tillman should be con tinued in office so long as that dis tinguished statesman Should live. There has been more or less specula tion as to the intentions of Governor Blease in reference to again offering for the office he now holds; his decla ration today appeared to indicate his purposes, dependent, of course, upon circumstances that now may not be foreseen. The automobiles of Dr. F. D. Mow er and Mr. Fred H. Dominick run the number up to 74 in Newberry county. Last Christmas there were only 30. LOVE INSURANCE BASIS OF MOVIE Capitalizing on the trend in which Insurance companies will insure "any thing”, Universal’s fast moving ro mantic comedy, “One Night In the Tropics”, unfolds for audiences at the Ritz Theater, FYiday July 11, one of the most novel stories of recent years. Allan Jones appears as a young in surance man who sells a million dol lar “love” policy' to his best friend, port-ayed by Robert Cummings. Their escapades resulting from the sale of the policy involve Nancy Kelly and Peggy Moran in a four-way romantic problem. Bud Abbot and Lou Costello, famed radio and stage comedy team, are seen in their screen debut. Supporting roles are enacted by Mary Boland, Leo Carrillo, William FYawley, Nina Orla and Vivi n Fay. SEEN ABOUT TOWN Several persons passing “HUB” QUATTLEBAUM and turning around to look again before they recognized him Monday. “Hub” was dressed in overalls and hardly recognizable ... OLLIE CROMER, telegraph messen ger, giving a.u encore of a singing tel egram he had just delivered—the re ceiver of the telegram not really be lieving there was such a thing until she actually received one ... FLOR ENCE WICKER back from the beach with a beautiful suntan ... MRS. J. E. WISEMAN land son, JIM, back af ter visit to North Carolina ... DOT JONES and LOUISE EZELL riding on College street ... MISS MAE DOLD talking with REV. C. A. CAL- COTE ... Corporal JIMMY COUNTS of Camp Stewart among those home over the Fourth—visiting his sister. MRS GRIFFIN LANGFORD ... WILBUR EPPS and small lad cross ing College street ... D. V. KNIGHT in Sun office telling some more of those “tales” for which he is famous ... Birthday anniversaries this com ing week: Allan Johnstone. July II; Tabor Hill. July J2; G. W. Summer. July 12; Elbert LAull, July 13; Ed Carlson, July 13; Holland Sligh, Tom Summer. Juanita Swindler, Norman Martin and Juanita Felker, July 14; R. C. Floyd, July 15; George W. Summer. July 15; Jim Todd, July 15; Jean Copeland, July 16; Sarah Ann Nichols, July 10.