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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.
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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
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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.