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C Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 4; NO. 40 OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE JAKE WISE. ET AL, TAKE .NOTICE! From the Spectator of this week we lift the following: “The Yorkville Enquirer, of York, now sparkling with the humor and wit of James D. Grist (our Jim) car ried a letter last week to prove by the Scripture that a newly-married man should not be drafted. It seems that one man bet another that the Bible would sustain the claim for exemption and the two made a wager on it. Then one sought to borrow a Bible from our friend Grist, who pulled down the cherished office copy which had been carefully preserved since it was put on the shelf in 1855, when the sprightly Enquirer was founded. Editor Grist found the following in Deuteronomy 24:5 “When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business; but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.” Can it be that this explains why some young fellows continue to live on “dad” after marrying? For, as we see, “Neither shall he be charged with any business”. Nowadays he is more likely to be “charged” at the filling stations, pressing clubs, clothing stores—and the like. And the “new” wife: What sort of wife is a new wife ? ” (A “new” wife, my erudite friend, is a wife who has not been previously used.) GOLD STAR MOTHER They took her bright-eyed boy away To die on fields afar, And so they took her sky away And left her with a star. 1 The patter of his baby feet With daylight used to start, His baby shoes are empty now^ As empty as her heart. And there’s his helmet, worn while he Was fighting for the cause; Fighting out on foreign soil A war to end all wars. Her boy who loved the goldenrod That flamed on hills of home, Was killed on some unfriendly shore Across the bitter foam. i One day a year her grateful land Zedizens her with praise; One day a year she tries to smile, But oh—the other days—. Nick Kenny. I HAVE SACRIFICED I have done my bit toward helping win the war. An old aluminum sauce pan and an old kettle is now resting in the bin on Mollohon row as a re sult of my intense patriotism. It was a great sacrifice to have to dig them up and bring them all the way to town, but I managed and feel better and more secure as a result. So much facetiously. The drive for old aluminum should be taken serious ly by every man and woman, boy and girl in this fair city. The govern ment can make good use of it, other wise the drive would not have had government sanction. The need is certainly great and all should respond. You will feel better about it not to wait until someone calls upon you. Get your old aluminum together now, bring it to town yourself and toss it into the bin in front of the county agent’s office on Mollohon Row. The government prefers that you bring it yourself as a manifestation of your patriotism and loyalty to the cause of freedom. Do it today, won’t you? And to those who are able financially, it should be remembered that all your aluminum can be replaced with tin and enamelware. This drive is not being made because Uncle Sam can’t afford to buy aluminum, but because there is not enough in the country, and existing plants can’t turn out enough to make the bombers to keep the skies free of the hellish Hun. HOLDING OUT ON US?' The president, in an argument to keep the boys in service longer than the one year period, told the country this week that our danger was “in finitely” greater than it was when the legislation was passed, several months ago. I cannot believe that the presi dent knew the full meaning of the word he used to picture the gravity of the situation. It means, according to the dictionary, “beyond any con ceivable degree.” In short, then, the human mind cannot conceive of the The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S.C FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY Baruch Ready To Help Native State With Cash Clinton, July 23.—Governor Burnet R. Maybank, on return from a trip to Washington, where he urged various Washington agencies to consider the industrial possibilities in the State, announced that former South Caro linian, Honorable Bernard M. Baruch, has agreed to contribute to the In dustrial Development Program of the State sufficient funds to employ an outstanding engineer and promoter to carry on the work. Mr. Baruch assured the Governor of his deep interest in the Industial Development program, and, upon hearing the details of the comprehen sive plan under way, enthusiastically offered his support for the benefit of his native state. Negotiations are un der way now for the seeming of the services of such men as offered by Mr. Baruch, and the stop should fore tell a new industrial day for the State. Mr. Baruch was born in Camden and maintains a residence at Wacca- maw Nook. enormity or the gravity of our dan ger. Frankly, I did not know that things were that bad. I don’t believe that they ARE that bad. The one thing that has stuck in the craw of the New Deal more than any other one thing is the fact that the country refuses to be whipped in to a frenzy over the war situation, and this statement of the president, along with many others he has made, seems to me to be for the one purpose of making the public will amenable to the wishes of the New Dealers. Unless somebody has done some tall lying, our danger is much less grave than at any time in the past. The English have thousands more planes and tanks than they had when our draft law was passed. We have Mr. Churchill’s word of only two weeks ago that England now equalled Hitler in the air and in a very short time would surpass him. English shipping losses are down and our great ship yards are turning our mercantile and fighting ships almost daily. The pro duction of airplanes in this country since the day of the draft has in creased enormously; new factories have been built, plants have been tool ed and tanks and guns are coming off assembly lines at a steady clip; our army is stronger, our air force and our navy is stronger. In fact we are stronger on every hand, while Hitler and his yes -men buddies are of course weaker. This newspaper agrees with the New Deal that there is no place in the world for Hitler and his brutal cohorts. He should be defeated—he MUST be defeated, and I don’t believe I would miss a lick on my chewing gum to stand and see him torn apart limb by limb, but this country MUST NOT assume that its destiny is to insure the four freedoms for all peo ple. No one need think for a moment that we would have any trouble_tak- ing the lead so far as the English is concerned. They would gladly step aside and let us do the fighting and dying. This is first England’s war, then ours, and not the reverse of that order. Our navy can be the deciding factor in this war and it should be. It can be the deciding factor without too much shooting. Hitler can never succeed in his undertaking as long as this country and England rule the waves. No matter what sort of “New Order” he sets up on the continent, to make it click he must trade with peo ple who have something and those people live in this part of the world. We can whip Hitler by the very en ormity of the production of our plants without sending a single boy to for eign battle fields. Wild tales and innuendos will not frighten the American people who still reserve the right to do some thinking for themselves, and America will NEVER allow her sor\s to again rot on foreign battlefields. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor Bethany: Supday 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11a. m., Church worship with ser mon, with Luther League following. Summer Memorial: Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 6:30 p. m., Luther Leagues. Church Workers Conference. 7:30 p. m., Church Worship with sermon. Miss Ellen Aull spent last weekend in Saluda with Mrs. Ted Steele. Mrs. Clebron Shealy and Mrs. Fred Rodelsperger of Union will leave Sunday for Myrtle Beach where they will stay a week. Whitmire Sends Truck Load Of Aluminum Whitmire’s first contribution to the aluminum campaign consisted of an entire truck load of pots and pans, and was brought to Newberry and dumped into the receiving bin Wed nesday morning. Mayor Francis Douglas and Prof. R. C. Lake are in charge of the campaign in Whitmire, and the first truck load from that Newberry county town was collected in co-operation with their local pic ture house. DR. CHAPPELL SUCCEEDS AMAN AT COLLEGE Special to The Sun. Dr. Gordon T. Chappell, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, will take over the work of Dr. John A. Aman in the Department of Social Sciences of Newberry College next session, it was announced today by President James C. Kinard. i Dr. Chappell received his A. B. from Birmingham-Southern College, his master’s and doctor’s degrees from Vanderbilt. For several years he taught at Winthrop College. Mr. C. M. Smith, Jr., of Kinards, who served as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences last year, has been promoted to an assist ant professorship in that department. TWO BILLION LOANED The two billionth dollar to be loan ed by Production Credit Associations will be included in the loan of Martin Paulson approved this week by the Loan Committee of the Newton (Io wa) Production Credit Association, according to word received today by J. T. McCrackin, vice-president of the Clinton Production Credit Associa tion. It is understood that the New ton Production Credit Association is planning a special observance of this occasion. Mr. Paulson intends to use part of his loan to purchase two bred sows to help increase pork production in coop eration with the Department of Agri culture’s Food for Defense Program, which is endeavoring to get farmers to produce more pork, dairy products, eggs and some vegetables, to meet the needs of the British and our own defense program. Mr. McCrackin staled that the Clinton Production Credit Association which serves farmers in Newberry County as well as those in Laurens County has made loans amounting to $2,202,000.00 since its organiaation back in 1934. This is part of the two billion dollars loaned by the 525 As sociations. He explained that all of this money loaned by these coopera tive credit Associations has been on the approval of the farmer-members of their Boards of Directors andl the way that the farmers have repaid these loans has shown that the Direc tors have a sympathetic understand- in of farmers’ credit problems which enables them to make loans suited to their individual needs. MERCHANTS MEET THURSDAY Following the Proclamation of Gov. Burnet R. Maybank that the state of South Carolina will begin to observe Daylight Saving Time on August 1, and pursuant to an announcement to day by Mayor J. W. Earhardt, a meeting of the local merchants has been called at 10:30 a. m., Tuesday July 29, 1941. The meeting is being called' by the Merchants Committee of the New berry Chamber of Commerce. It is of vital importance that every merchant in this town attend the meeting in order that working ho«rs may be co- cordinated locally. Every merchant is, therefore, ured to be present on time, or to send a responsible repre sentative. O. M. Cobb, chm., of the Merchants Committee, states that the meeting will not be long and that it is designed as a service of the local Chamber of Commerce to the business men of the community. R. P. FRANKLIN Roman Perry Franklin, 76, died Wednesday at the local hospital af ter a lingering illness. He was a retired police officer and was for sofie years caretaker at the Willowbrook park. He was popular and has a host of friends who are grieved at his passing. Surviving are five sons, Lonnie W. Franklin, O. K. Franklin, H. P. Franklin and M. D. Franklin, all of Newberry and H. C. Franklin of Chester, and one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Templeton of Newberry, and five grandchildren. His wife, Mrs. Ida Darby Franklin, died about a year ago. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the Leave!] Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. B. F. Rogers. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Value of Cotton Crop Increases By Millions New Orleans, July 21.—The South ern cotton farmer, long suffering un der the handicap of an overproduced market and low prices, today count ed millions of dollars added to the value of his crop by the day-to-day rise in prices with hardly a reaction. Now Up $10 a Bale Futures on the New Orleans cot ton exchange again set new season high records which raised the value of the staple since July 1 for new crop positions, October and Decem ber an aggregate of 2 cents a pound, or $10 a bale representing approxi mately $120,000,000 increase in the crop based on a 12,000,000 bale fore cast. Day after day new season high levels have been set although some days the market fell back under reac tions. The largest advance during this nearly three-week period was Saturday, July 19, when gains of nearly $3 a bale were realized on ex tremely heavy tradebuying, sending prices to the highest mark In 11 years. Among factors credited with in fluencing the steady advance were defense needs, farm bloc influences in congress, inflation talk and ex pected heavy domestic consumption in all lines in addition to hikes in prices to meet the loan. Futures today advanced $1.35 to $1.75 a bale in active trading. Al though there were mild reactions during the session, they were neither wide nor well maintained. The close was at or near the lop with October at 16.60-61 cents a pound, December 16.75-78, March 16.89-92 and May 16.92-94, or 26 to 33 points net high er. Spot cotton closed 27 points high er with middling at 16.26 cents a pound. Mills More Active Some of today's ’demand was the result of price fixing by mills, more extensive than usual, while some consisted of second-day buying on the announcement of a probably 4- cent increase in the price ceiling on print cloths. Estimates from Worth Street pre dicting huge sales of textiles as re sult of the increase in price ceiling and unfavorable crop reports from the Eastern belt helped the rise. Speaking Dates Set Columbia, July 23.—The campaign for the U. S. Senate seat vacated when James F. Byrnes went to the supreme court will officially open on August 2 at Orangeburg, where the candidates will speak together in the first of 14 meetings. A sub-committee of the state Dem ocratic executive committee arranged the campaign itinerary today, sche duling one meeting in each judicial circuit in accordance with a previous decision of the parent committee. The last meeting will be held in Columbia August 29, four days before the first primary election September 2. The itinerary in part: Aug. 9, Greenwood; Aug. 16, Sa luda. With the exception of the Saluda, Charleston and Columbia meetings, the starting time for each was fixed at 10 a. m., Eastern Standard Time, or 11 a. m., Eastern Daylight Time. The Saluda meeting was scheduled for 2 p. m., Standard Time; the Charleston meeting for 3:30 p. m., Standard Time; and the Columbia meeting for 7:30 p. m., Standard Time. CANVASS WILL WIND UP ALUMINUM DRIVE On Tuesday, July 29th, a final house to house canvass to collect scrap aluminum will be made by the Boy Scouts of the city. This will wind up the city’s aluminum drive, with the exception of the show Wed nesday morning at the Opera House, when all children under 16 years of age will be admitted to “The Real Glory” for the price of one or more pieces of scrap auminum. The house to house canvass on Tuesday aftemon will begin at 6:30 and last until about 8:30. All per sons who have aluminum to contri bute at that time are asked to have it on the front porch, so the Scouts can get it without much trouble. If for any reason you are missed in the canvass, or can’t bring it by the bin in front of the County Agen’t office, telephone No. 6 or 59 and it will be picked up. Miss Elizabeth Dominick will leave Friday for Batie Creek, Michi gan where she will visit for two weeks. Car-Racing Negro Dies In Main Street Crash A. speeding automobile plus an elec tric light pole brought a just end to the life and somewhat checkered ca reer of Jim Wilson, negro, sometime about the middle of the night of last Friday. Jim came out with a whole hide in several other escapades but Fate was holding the Ace this time and Jim has gone to his long home, sans mourners so far as the white folks and a lot of negroes are con cerned. Jim’s ma had “5c inshour- ance” on him as likewise did his grandma but this won’t pay the un dertaker for Jim’s ornate funeral which is said to have cost $250, unless they get the “double-emity” which the policies call for in case of acci dental death. This however is doubt ful for Jim is known to have had a lot of rotten wine under his shirt, in deed he had a great weakness for the stuff. But say what you may about Jim the abrupt end of his sorry life brought some happiness. Every ne gro who could get off went to his fun eral. Negroes enjoy any sort of fun eral but when one of their number is jerked into eternity sudden-like it is so much more fun; why, is conjectur al. In all possibility it dates back to the jungle when much hocus pocus was made over one suddenly jerked from a tribe by a lion. O. H. RUFF O. H. Ruff, 64, died early Monday morning at the residence of his broth er, L. A. Ruff, in the St. Phillips sec tion of Newberry county. He was born and reared’ there and had a store in that section. Later he came to Newberry and has run a store near the city for the last 30 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock from St. Philips church with the Rev. J. E. Roof officiating. Interment followed in the church ce metery. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Walter Long, Saluda; Mrs. L. H. Sease, Mrs. F. A. Gallman, Newberry; four brothers, A. P. Ruff, Newberry; Caldwell Ruff, Pomaria; L. A. Ruff, Prosperity; and D. B. Ruff, Newberry. ENTERED STORE OF DYING MAN Deputy Hub Quattlebaum Saturday arrested B. C. Cooper and Joe Heller, who confessed to him that they enter ed the store of O. H. (Cap) Ruff on Thursday night, taking a quantity of cigars, and tobacco most of which was recovered. Mr. Ruff, owner of the store was at the time of the entry ill at the home of his brother in the St. Philips section, and succumbed to his malady Monday. The store build ing was locked and the negroes broke in through the back door. Mr. Quattlebaum also obtained a confession Tuesday from Ben Wa^d- law that he entered the Enlow store on the Pomaria highway. The confes sion was obtained from Wardlaw in the Richland county jail where he is awaiting sentence for stealing a bi cycle, having been arrested in New berry whence he fled from Richland. A PRETTY ORCHARD One of the prettiest small peach orchards in this section is that of Ta bor Hill a few miles out from the city on the Belfast road. Mr. Hill has about 500 trees on five acres of land. They were put out as “spring buds” in the fall of 1937, and are conse quently 4 years old. The yield from this orchard for the present year will be some 250 bushels of fine fruit of the Hale and Elberta varieties. Mr. Hill is selling these fine peaches at 75c per bushel at the orchard. Drive out and get some today and see a pretty sight at the same time. The orchard is on the right of the road, near the railroad which crosses the highway just this side of Bush Rive bridge. REVIVAL SERVICES AT HISTORIC PINE PLEASANT Revival services begin Sunday ev ening July 27th, at 8:00 o’clock in the Pine pleasant Baptist Church where Luther Rice was buried. There will be one service each day throughout the week, this service being held * 1 in the evening at 8 o’clock. The Rev. Truman Brown of Saluda will be the guest preacher. Mr. Brown is well known through this section and thru- out the state. The church extends a cordialy welcome to everyone to at tend these services. The congrega tional singing will be directed by the pastor, Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, and special music has been planned for the services. This is a special fnvi- tation to each and everyone to attend this special meeting. Maybank In Race For United States Senate Governor Emphasizes Close Associa tion, Friendship with Roosevelt Columbia, July 23.—Governor Bur net R. Maybank announced tonight he would be a candidate in the Demo cratic senatorial primary September 2 to select the party’s nominee to fill the senate seat recently vacated by Associate Justice James F. Byrnes. In a formal announcement of his candidacy, Governor Maybank said he had decided to “ask the people of South Carolina to send me to the senate because I feel I can be of greater service to them and to the state in Washington. . . . Cites Close Association “Because of my close association and friendship with President Roose velt and the members of his admini stration, I will have a wider oppor tunity to serve the state as senator than I would by continuing as gov ernor during the remaining months of my term.” Goveror Maybank is the fourth to announce his candidacy for the sen ate vacancy. Congressmen Joseph Bryson of Greenville and Butler B. Hare of Saluda and former Governor Alin D. Johnston of Spartanburg al ready have announced. Governor Maybank recalled that when he made his inaugural address he said he planned to return to pri vate life at the eno of his term as governor, but “since then,” he said, “there have been many changes. War has come to Europe and an unlimited national emergency has been pro claimed in this country by the Presi dent. There has been such a change in conditions both at home and abroad that I am confident the people of South Carolina will understand and approve the reasons which now prompt me to ask their support if> order that I may serve them in an other capacity. . . :” BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor St. James’: (Bush River schoolhouse), • 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. Har old Long, Supt. 11 a. m. The Service. The public is most cordially invited to worship with us. Beth-Eden: 3 p. m., Sunday school. Mr. Herndon Hentz, Supt. 4 p. m„ The Service. The public is most cordially invited to attend these worship services. Colony: 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. H. B. Cousins, Supt. The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Beth-Eden Lutheran Parish being conducted at the Speers Street school building is proceeding successfully and encouragingly. The enrollment to date (Wednesday) is 155 which will Hkely increase as the school con tinues. The teachers are interested and are doing good work. The school will continue through next week, closing on Friday, Aug. 1st. Any others who care to come are invited. BOYD BEDENBAUGH DIES NEAR PROSPERITY C. Boyd Bedenbaugh, well-known citizen of the O’Neall section of the county died at his home Saturday af ternoon, following a long season of poor health. Mr. Bedenbaugh was a very substantial citizen, being suc cessful in his several business under takings. He farmed extensively, dealt in livestock and had other finan cial interests in and about Prosperity. He is known to the people of the county as a whole best as having made a race for sheriff several years ago. Mr. Bedenbaugh was active in all phases of life in his community. He was for many years a trusteee of the O’Neall school and was active in the promotion of that section’s line con solidated school. He was a loyal member of the Zion Methodist church. Last rites for Mr. Bedenbaugh were held Sunday afternoon from the church and he was buried in the church burial grounds. Mr. Bedenbaugh is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Eula Joiner; two young sons, David and Earl, and the following brothers and sisters: M. C. Bedenbaugh, Dudley Beden baugh, W. Ches Bedenbaugh, ©ent Bedenbaugh, Mrs. J. A. Bowers, Mrs. P. W. Counts, Mrs. P. B. Bower*, and Mrs. Arthur P. Boozer, all of the county. Mhs. Mary Nance Richardson of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting Mrs. W. H. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Dennis of Spartanburg spent Sunday with Mr, Dennis’ parents. $1.00 PER YEAR . I DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Messrs. Jno. B. Setzler of Newber ry and C. S. Simpson of Prosperity, were among the 95 out of 124 appli cants that passed examination before the State board of medical examiners in Columbia this week. Dr. P. G. Ellesor is a member of the board. Mr. D. R. Lavender, who has the picture show at the old court house, will put on Friday afternoon and ev ening the coronation of King George. There will be good pictures every day during the week. Happy in a boundless love, and rich in an unfaltering and unwaver ing loyalty and devotion to friends, to home and to her God, Mrs. Alice Ki nard Aull, wife of Elbert Herman Aull, quietly and peacefully, on Fri day morning at 9:30 o’clock, fell on the dreamless sleep eternal. She pass ed as she must have wished' rer pass ing should be. There was not the slightest trace of a struggle in the flight of the pure soul from ihe mor tal temple. Even as a chid might fall into an untroubled sleep after a day with its toys, so did she, with a smile upon the lips from ich in life none but the utterance „f love ever passed, gently pass into the last long slumber.—John K. Aull. MISS CHAMBERS HONORED WITH LOVELY LUNCHEON Lovely in every detail was the luncheon at which Miss Leila Norris and Mrs. Houseal Norris entertained Wednesday at one o’clock at the Wal lace Home for Miss Evelyn Chambers and her wedding attendants. Covers were laid for twelve at a beautifully appointed table. Centering the table was an exquisite crystal and silver bowl of roses and fern. The honor guest’s place was marked with a lovely tulle bow showered with wed ding bells and fern. The bridal mo tif was further carried out by the attractive place cards of lilies-of-the- valley tied with tiny green bows of ribbon. A delectable three-course dinner was served. Attractive favors for the bridesmaids were in the form of miniature dolls dressed as brides maids. For the bride was also one dressed as a bride. Miss Chambers was presented a lovely trousseau gift by the hostesses. Miss Leila Nprris leaves today for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Lee Mor gan in Conway. MANNING TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR Columbia, July 22.—Wyndham M. Manning of Sumter, former member of the house of representatives, an nounced tonight he would be a candi date in South Carolina’s 1942 guber natorial campaign. Manning, frequently mentioned as a possible candidate in the Demo cratic senatorial primary September 2 said: “My political interest is un changed. I will offer for the gover norship in 1942. “I have been asked repeatedly if I would be in the race for the senate.” Manning said, “and there has been considerable newspaper speculation on my attitude toward that office. “I have not been nor am I now in terested ii) the senatorship as a can didate.” SEEN ABOUT TOWN REV. C. J. MATTHEWS introduc ing your scribe to REV. M. A. (DU RANT of Abbeville, who is preaching this week at Smyrna church . .. DOROTHY DERRICK looking for friepids who were supposed to meet her but didn’t ... Familiar “figure” rounding the comer — EUGENE STOCKMAN ... P. B. EZELL in SUN office talking with ye ed ... MRS. R. F. NICHOLS and daughter, SUSAN, going into local store ... MISS MARY BURTON admiring pe tunias in Sun office boxes—and Sun office force proud of them .. . MAR THA NOBLES going into Western Union office ... B. B. Leitzsey say ing that for once he hoped to find MRS. MAE AULL, attendance teach er, in her office ... REV. J. B. HAR MAN and MRS. HARMAN in car in front of post office . .. JACK DAVIS looking very sleepy ... Birthday an niversaries: |Mrs. Dick Mims, July 25; Olin Lominick, July 26; Thomas H. Pope, July 28; Foster Smith, July 28; D. L. Wedaman, July 29; Welch Wil bur, July 29; Mrs. Allan Johnstone, July 29; David Neville, July 31.