The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 22, 1941, Image 1

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Every Week More People Read The Sun VOLUME 4; NO. 44 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S.C fRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE “BALLING” THE DOCTOR Doctor William P. Houseal post cards us to the effect that R. H. Gren- eker, Sr., was not the founder of the Newberry News. The founders, says Doctor Houseal were R. H. Greneker, Jr., a nd Mr. Houseal. R. H. Greneker. Sr., was on the staff. John A. Chap man (Annals of Newberry, History of Edgefield, etc.) was editor for one year then the sheet was sold to Bon ham & Simpkins (Bonhams of judi ciary & Edgefield Simpkins) in 1879 and was turned back to R. H. Grene ker in 1880. T. F. and R. H. Greneker, Sr. founded The Herald in 1865 (close of the war year). R. H. Greneker, Sr. kept The Rising Sun rising weekly until T. F. Greneker returned from the war. Mr. Houseal says “I have seen cop ies of The Sun on half sheets,” i. c., two pages. Continuing with the Grenekers, Mr. Houseal reports that T. P. Slider and R. H. Greneker, Sr. founded the Progressive Age February 14, 1873. Mr. Houseal began his printing career in the Herald office Jan. 9, 1873. The Age was short-lived, folding three years after its beginning. This sheet claimed (doubtful) distinction of be ing first to nominate Tilden and Hen dricks -for president and vice-presi dent on Demo ticket. Doctor Houseal says these two gentlemen were cheat ed out of the election in the electoral college 185 to 184. Continuing, Doctor Houseal suys: “R. H. G. did not work at tuntio 1878 on NEWS. Nevea editur on H. &N. R. H. G. JR aoined THE NEWS WITH HERALD SEPT. 1884. H then was compositur on H &.N. R.H.G.SR was compositur on H&N? under Aull &HQJJSEAL in 188 until his illness In 190. So yui bawles up what tVery distinetky wrote. Your cordially W. P. HOUSEAK." If after reading that last para graph, you don’t feel we have rome wee justification for “balling” the doctor up, our neck is ready for the chopping block. 9 Newberry Firemen To Work at Jackson Eight members of the Newberry volunteer fire department will report for duty at Fort Jackson, Columbia, next Monday morning. They become a part of the Fort’s fire fighting force for the duration of the emer gency. The eight men will draw pay of $1680 per year each. The men leaving are Paul Haile, Floyd Connelly, J. T. Danielsen, Clay, ton Smith, Paul Whitaker, J. “Crip” Longshore, Fred Rodelsperger, and John Felker. Mr. Rodelsperger has been living at Union for the past two years but was Ibng a member of the Newberry fire department. POLLS TO OPERATE ON EST Columbia, Aug. 19.—James E. Hun ter, secretary of the state Democratic committee, said today the party’s pri- ary September 2 to nominate a candi date for the unexpired U. S. senate term of James F. Byrnes will be con ducted on Eastern Standard Time. All polls will open at 9 a. m., Day light Time, and most will close at 5 p. m., Daylight Time. HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND CHOIR ORGANIZES FOR 1941-42 SESSION The Newberry High School Band and Choir members will report to the high school Friday morning, August 22 from 9:00 to 12:00 a. m. to ar range schedules for the 1941-42 school year. Unit credit will be given for Band and Choir study this school year as most of the study will be scheduled within school hours. It is essential that all high school students desiring to enroll in Music study for unit credit to report Thurs day morning to begin schedule ar rangements. Only an explanation and discussion of Music'credit avail able will be given at that time in order that schedules may be arrang ed; therefore, band members need not bring instruments. P. Cuthbertson, Director. FOUND CLEAN OLD CEMETERY City and county forces working together have cleaned off the oid city cemetery back of Boundary street school, or more properly, perhaps, ' near the old standpipe. Many of Newberry’s pioneer men and women lie buried there, and until last week their last resting plaies were covered with some 300 loads of bushes, vines and brambles, that being the number of truck loads carted off as a result of the cleaning. Old markers bear such names as Blease, Kinard, White, Ruff, and many others. There is also a marker, erected by the UDC in memory of six unidentified Confeder ate soldiers who sleep there. The lower part of the old burial grohnd was used by the negroes and while many of the stones have long ago been removed for one reason or an other, hundreds of graves may be de tected by single pieces of granite half buried in the ground. The four or five acre grounds, syl van in aspect with great oaks and pines could and should be made a very pretty place. Those who cherish the memory of the early settlers would, I believe, ap prove of the city making an annual expenditure there to keep the old ce metery in good order. Hundreds of liquor bottles were carted off in the cleaning process and it is reported in that section that white couples were often seen coming and going at night into the darkness of the bushes. We have grown pretty indifferent of a past of which we should be proud, when such as this is tolerated. Mrs. J. H. Summer is responsible for this work being done, as it was she who interested the county board and city council. Mrs. Summer, how ever, was not so much interested in the dead as in the living. Driving by there recently she saw two white girls emerge from the bushes on their way home from school. In another section of the grounds she saw two negro youths. There was no connec tion between the two, but Mrs. Sum mer visualized what COULD happen under such conditions and resolved to forestall it. The grounds are now clean and in viting and a visit there will prove stimulating to those not altogether enveloped in the heedless present. Perhaps Doctor (Weather Prophet) Houseal could give us a bit of history on this old burial ground. has For a couple a weeks there been standing in front of our office a small girls’ bicycle. The frame of the bicycle is painted red and it fs of the “Excelsior” make. This bike has not moved out of Hs tracks since it was first noted, and we feel that per haps some little girl has forgotten where she left it. TAZ OPTIMISTIC Despite the poor outlook for both cotton and com in this section, Taz Senn remains optimistic. Taz says he has read the inscriptions on a lot of grave stones but has yet to see where anyone came to his end thru starvation. That’s all right, Taz, but we’re living in an age when peo ple are not satisfied with a hand-to- mouth existence, and had just about as soon starve as to be unable to ride and have a good time. The prime consideration of our fore-parents was indeed to get enough to eat and they ate heartily. Today a peanut butter sandwich and a “dope” often suffices, the difference going into the pleas Saluda Celebration Drew Large Crowds Some three to four thousand peo ple went to Saluda Saturday to be in on events and festivities marking the 45th anniversary of that thriving town. The colorful street parade was headed up by Newberry’s West End band followed by Saluda and Edge- field units of home guard in uniform and carrying their gun.-. Then came several hundred school children all carrying small flags, followed by the American Legion drum and bugle corps from Spartanburg. This outfit was a very striking one and was ap plauded by the crowds. The line of march ended at the Red Bank Baptist church and it was in the groves near there that the speaking was held and the barbecue dinner served. The speaker’s stand was erected on the exact spot where 45 years ago a similar stand was erect ed when Saludans gathered to cele brate the selection of Red Bank as the county seat. B. W. Crouch, Saluda pioneer, pre sided, presenting first four members of the constitutional convention which formed Saluda county, a ll of them making short talks. One of the mem bers of the 1895 convention said that the creating of Saluda county was the only thing the convention did which proved worth-while. He had reference to the several acts of the convention which have been neglected or rendered ineffective by court de cisions. The feature address of the oc««sion was that of Eugene S. Blease who went to Saluda when about 18 years old as a school teacher and was in the county when Red Bank was de cided upon as the county seat. Mr. Blease’s talk was almost entirely of a historical nature but the crowd, both old and young listened intently to every'word he said, applaunding on occasions. it. Candidates for the Senate spoke in the afternoon to what is said to be their largest audience so far. Bedenbaugh Resigns Dawkins Succeeds B. Cornell Bedenbaugh has tender ed his resignation as treasurer of Newberry county to take up work as a railway mail clerk, working be tween Columbia and Charleston. He leaves here Saturday to enter upon his new job. Mr^ Bedenbaugh who weeks, succeeded Ralph B. Black who was called into the military forces of the nation. Although in the office only a short time Mr. Bedenbaugh was proving popular as a public offi cial and had made many friends here. J. Ray Dawkins of Prosperity will become the new county treasurer. Mr. Many Enter Service In Month Of August Twenty-four white men were sent from Newberry county 'to the Army •this week. All reported to Fort Jackson for final physical examina tion. Leaving Monday from Board 59 were Byron Lester Johnston, Jr., ms new jou. mr. oeuemiaugn wnu i Henry Newman Fain, William Frank- has been in the office only t fewjl' n Mayer, Henry David Senn, John . . . . . . . . T A 1 T * x T _ /"I 1 _ _ B. CORNELL BEDENBAUGH ! A SON Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bowers of Sil- veratreet announce the birth of a son Ronald Evans Bowers, Jr. born at the local hospital, Friday, August 15. Dawkins has had much experience Andrew Livingston, LeGrande Os borne Livingston, Carroll Franklin Lake, James Homer Crooks, Andrew Berley Hawkins, Adrian Lester Bowers, Bernard Edward Wiggers, and Robert Walter Cromer. From Board 59 the following me^ were sent Tuesday morning: William Earl Knight, Charles Douglas Crump, Garlie Woodrow Bledsoe, Lloyd Car lisle Fulmer, Janies Wilson Mack, Henry Card ,er Hendrix, Miles Ches ter Hawkins, Elon Woodrow Mills, Perry Coleman Halfacre, Lindsay Parker, Julian Norris McEntire and Lewie William Rinehart. Eight coloreds have been called from Board 58 for Monday, August 25. Of the eight, six will report to Fort Jackson while one will be in ducted by a board in Spartanburg and one by a board in New York City. Leaving from Newberry will be General Pershing Abrams, Malcolm Sanders Hunter, Walter Ruff, Jr., Cleophus Counts, Paul Graham, and Jasper Whitaker. Board 59 sends the following five colored industees on next Tuesday: Willie Bates, Freddie Lee Gorie, Jes se James Gallman, Euland Mitchel Jones, and J. C. Glasgo. j Status of Registrants Now Made Public Local Board Number 59 has re ceived official September calls to supply nineteen men for service and training in the army. Twelve white inductees will be sent to Fort Jack- son on September 15, and seven col ored inductees to the same post on September 19. The majority of men leaving next month will be 21-year- olds who registered July 1 of this year. Local Board Number 58 will not be called on for men during September. Beginning this week the Boards are posting bulletins in the windows of the office in the Exchange bank build ing containing the classification of men whose class has been completed each day. These notices will con tinue to be posted each time regis trants are classified or re-classified. JOLLY STREET IS READY FOR ANNUAL GATHERING The committee in charge of the which fits him to carry on the office Joily Street celebrafon has complet- of county treasure*. He was book, j f^^'ls of the bigcelebrat.on to be keeper for thg National Bank of held there all day Frulay (today). Prosperity, anAacfetf as receiver for u prominent poht.cal figures Itfve been invited and no doufct ,sev- sometime wither of them will be present. ' An excellent barbecue table is al ways set by the Jolly Street people and this' year will be no exception. An exciting baseball game, to be broadcast by an amplifying system | will be a feature of the afternoon. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lester Hun ter of Columbia, are the patents of a girl, Betty Faye Hunter, bom at the Newiberry County hospital Friday, August 15. EGG PRICES GAIN NEW AUGUST HIGH IN LAST 12 YEARS also connected lor the liquidation of the old National bank here. For the past three years he has been manager of the Hamm Furniture store at Prosperity. He has a wife and three children and the family will continue to live in Pros perity for the time being. Chicago, Aug. 19.—Egg prices ad vanced 1 1-2 cents a dozen today to the highest levels for the month of August since 1929. Fresh graded first in Chicago rose from 27 1-2 to 29 cents a dozen, a new season high level, while futures climbed 40 points to 30 cents a dozen. GEORGE F. HUNTER George F. Hunter, 75, died Wed- me uiucicvc gv/uie r , at home after a period of ures we have become so accustomed ! declining, health. He was bom in the to. Eating today is a side-line. It is only when our pleasures are threat ened that we become panicky. THE POT IS LIFELESS The political pot refuses to boil, even to simmer, over the municipal primary soon to be held. Whether it’s war or the hot weather, local poli- ticials are extemely quiet. The city executive committee met the other night and decided to use the old roll books and set the fees as heretofore; fifteen dollars for alderman, thirty- five dollas for Mayor and twenty-five dollars for commissioner of public works, double if no opposition dev elops. Even rumors are scarce. Some talk of Dick Floyd and Jackson Bow ers getting in the race for mayor but no great number seem to want to serve the city as aldermen in spite of the fact that salaries in that office have been increased, as well as in the office of mayor. Ned Purcell’s term as commissioner expires and he will have to run if he wants to succeed himself. Ned seems to have been pretty successful in pleasing every body (an art iu which he excells) and it is doubtful if he has an opponent. Just in passing we might mention that candidates can get their cards in this album of song until the elec tion at the following tariff: mayors, $3, commissioners $4, aldermen $2. Cheap, and we need the money. Let’s go! St. Luke’s community and moved to Newberry in 1922. He married Miss Veda Sheldon, of Oconee county, who survives with two sons, George S. and T. William Hunter; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Derrick and Mrs. Alma Trotter, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at 4 o’clock from the residence, conducted by Dr. E. D. Kerr, assisted by Dr. Wade Boggs. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. MT. TABOR LUTHERAN PARISH Mt. Tabor: 10:30 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. J. W. Ballentine, Supt. 11:30 a. m. The Service. 4:00 p. m. Luther League. Mt Pilgrim: 10:00 a. m. Sunday school. Mr. B. O. Lovelace, Supt. Mt. Olivet: Friday, 9:30 p. m. last service of the Preaching Mission. (All hours of service are Daylight Saving Time.) Elton and Kenneth Epting of Pros perity underwent tonsil operations at the local hospital Thursday morning. Miss Tilla West who has been very ill at her home since last Friday is improving and hopes to be out again soon. Experiments now being conducted may result in the production of col ored cottons. Plants have been grown bearing green and cream col ored cotton lint. About one-half of the 21-year-old registrants of the county have been classified or tentatively classified. A number of these men were called in for physical examinations on Monday and Friday of this week. As exami nations and classfications are com pleted the men are being placed among the registrants of last Octo ber according to their order numbers. Calls -after September will include part new registrants and part regis trants of last fall. ST. PHILIPS ITEMS REV. ESTES HAS T'ONSILECTOMY NYA OFFICE NOW A BUSY PLACE The Newberry NYA Area Office lo_ eated on Friend street is a scene of much activity each day as many youths are making application for NYA training and work experience. The seventeen room office is manned with a skilled personnel made up of five heads of departments, secretar ies, file clerks, and typists. J. N. Moore, Director of Area 2, which consists of Newberry, Laurens, Saluda, Greenwood, Aiken, Abbeville, Edgefield, and McCormick counties, is pleased with the set up and the opportunities presented to youth to day for work experience and train ing for defense jobs. Miss Florence McGill, a Winthrop graduate in the commercial department, is serving as | secretary to Mr. Moore. Mrs. Mamie S. Summer is Area Personnel Officer for the eight coun ties, assisted by Mrs. Gladys H. Carl ton, Local Youth Representative for Newberry, Laurens, Saluda and Aik en counties and Mr. J. Boyce Nickles, Local Youth Representative for Greenwood, Edgefield, Abbeville and McCormick counties; Mrs. Jonelle Perry Rinehart, assignment clerk: Miss Margaret Kibler, secretary; and Miss Macie Outz, typist and assistant assignment clerk. Mr. Whitney L. Young is serving as School Aid Officer for Area 2. Ar thur H. Parsons is serving as Fin ance Officer, assisted by Eugene Hiers of this city. G. Raymond Spell is serving as Work Projects Officer, planning and overseeing the work of around twenty supervisors of NYA Projects. The people of Newberry county will be very interested to know that a Hospital Aide Project was begun in connection with the Newberry Coun ty Hospital on Monday morning, August 11 with Mrs. Gladys Epting Werts as supervisor. This project will train sixty youths in Newberry county as hospital aides. This pro ject is working along defense lines, and the training given these youths will be of great help during an em ergency. > ’ • I Mrs. Vanie L. Wise has recently been appointed supervisor of an area wide Public Service Project on which sixty youths are being trained along the lines of public service in public offices. (Continue on page six) Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, who under went a tonsilectomy at the County hospital Wednesday morning is get ting along nicely. Sunday will be Home Coming Day at St. Philips church. Ladies are ex pected to bring well-filled baskets and dinner will be served under the barbecue shed. In the morning there will be Sunday School at 10 o’clock and Divine Wor ship a t 11 o’clock. In the afternoon there will be talks by some promi nent people. Let us remember Sun day, August'24th that wrhmty-gafJier and see our old friends. Miss Leala Mae Wicker returned to Charleston Monday where she will resume her work as a nurse. She will be graduated in about 10 more months. We regret very much that Hulbert Wick*r had to go to the Veterans hosiptal in Columbia. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO Mr. W. B. Boinest last week spent a short while in Walhalla among friends. Mr. Boinest had been in at tendance upon the farmers’ institute at Clemson and ran over to Walhalla to renew acquaintences and see the town again. He attended Newberry college during the time it was located at Walhalla, but this was his first trip back to the town in thirty years. Mr. Boinest reports a cordial wel come by a number c . old friends and acquaintances. The grass is being mowed off the streets and the ditches made in the sidewalks by the recent rains are be ing filled with sand, and the force, or part at it, has come into view. But what good does it do to put this sand on the sidewalks? It will remain there only until another rain, when it will travel on down to Scott’s creek, and the same old routine will have to be gone over again. Why not take our advice, it’s free, and do something that will last, and that is in keeping with the progress of the times. It will pay, and the present administration has time enough left to do something. SCHOOLS SUCCESS Mr. P. Fant Gilder has resigned his position as bookkeeper in the New berry Savings Bank to accept a posi tion with the Southern Bell Tele phone and Telepgraph company in Charlotte. Mr. Gilder has been a faithful, courteous, and efficient offi cial of the bank, and his many friends here, and the hundreds of friends here of* the bank, regret to see him leave. He felt, however, that the position which was tendered him in Charlotte offered better chances of promotion in the business world, and teatr***"- to*.-QHder Witt be succeeded at the bank by Mr. G. Leland Summer, who for the past several years has held a position with the Moliohon cotton mill. An inquiry over the telephone at the office of tha mill on Monday failed to elicit any informaition as to Mr. Summer’s suc cessor—or any other .information, except that the person answering the phone was at the Moliohon mill and that the Moliohon mill whs located in Newberry. „ Mrs. Cora Bledsoe and four chil dren returned to their home Wednes- j day after visiting her brothers, Her man and Alvin Hipp at Warsaw, N. C. They also visited Carolina Beach while away. Fats And Leans In Fast And Furious Tilt Next Tuesday afternoon, August 26, at 7 o’clock will be a softball game at SetzleV Field between the “Fats” and the “Leans” of the city. The affair is being sponsored by the Newberry Junior Chamber of Com merce for the benefit of the Girl Scout Cabin drive, and for this pur pose an admission fee of 10 and 20 cents will be charged. Two years ago a similar game was held which the leans won. This year the fats^ are out for revenge. Jimmy Wiseman, captain of the fats, prom ises to bring home the bacon for the fats, “even if he has to surround home plate to do so.” Ellisor Adams, captain of the leans, is just as confi dent of another victory this year to make it two straight for the leans. It should be well worth the small price of admission to see these boys in action, and in addition to that the money raised will be used in a worthy cause. Tickets will be on sale by the Girl Scouts of the city, so get a tick et from them and make your plans to see this clash between the thicks and the thins. The lineup of the fats will be sel ected from the following: Jimmy Wiseman, Captain; Colie Dowd, Ralph Baker, Horace Swittenberg, Tom Fel lers, Colie Cook, Harry Culclasure, Walter Joye, Clem Youmans, Dick Baker, Jake Wheeler, Ben Spotts, Dick Mims, “Chubby” Corley, Jeter Young, “Fat” Wood, L. F. FMscher, Charlie Bowers, “Doc” Dominick, “Shelt” Alewine, and Sam Glenn. And the leans will be made up of the following: Ellisor Adams, Cap tain; E. M. Evans, Doug Hornsby, J. W. Earhardt, Jr., Sam Beam, Henry Cousins, Cecil Williams, G. K. Dom inick, Luther Brice, Red Newman, Floyd Dennis, Straw Paysinger, “Jess” Hawkins, “Slim” Henderson, P. K. Harmon, Dave Hayes, Hendrix Monts, “Racket” Partridge, George Halfacre and J. N. Beard. The Bible Schools and Preaching Missions af the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Parish which were conducted recent ly were very encouraging. The at tendance was unusually good ancr the study, class work, and participation in discussions were gratifying. The Mt. Tabor School had 185 enrolled, an av erage attendance of 173 (including visitors), 104 with perfect attendance records and 75 certificates were aw arded. Mt. Pilgrim had an enroll ment of 112, an average attendance of 101 (including visitors), 65 with perfect attendance records and 27 certificates and 9 course cards were awarded. Both schools continued for seven days. For the Preaching Missions the at tendance was even larger. Very force ful gosipel sermons were delivered by the Rev. J. L. Mayer a nd the Rev. C. E. Seastrunk. Mrs. N. P. Moody, of Columbia spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. J. B. Halacre and other rela tives in the city. Mrs. Herman Halfacre and little daughter, Sue will return to their home this weekend after spending 3 weeks wfth her mother, Mrs. Mcll- wain at Due West. These Will Make Short Talks At Jolly Street Former Governor and United States Senator Cole L. Blease, Chair man of the Jolly Street Rally an nounces that the following have ac cepted invitations and will be pres ent to deliver address at the Jolly Street Rally, Friday, August 22: Hon. Eugene g. Blease, Newberry; Hon. Burnet R. Maybank, Columbia; Governor Johnston, Spartanburg; Hon. J. R. Bryson, Greenville; Hon. B. B. Hare, Washington, D. C.; Hon. W. M. Manning, Sumter; Hon. Thos. H. Peeples, Columbia; Hon. J. H. Hope, Columbia; Hon. John C. Tay lor, Anderson; Hon. W. Jennings Bryan Dorn, Greenwood; Hon. S. J. Derrick, Newberry; Hon. J. K. Breed, in, Columbia. Governor Eugene Talmadge wired his regrets that he would be unable to attend the meeting on account of important business in his own State. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER E. Bryan Keisler, Pastor Sunday school begins at 10:30. Harry H. Hedgepath is superintend ent and C. E. Hendrix the assistant. There are classes for all ages and competent teachers for all classes. The hour for the Service is 11:30. The pastor will conduct the service. The Luther League meet at 6:30. The pastor leaves on next Monday for Rincon, Ga., where he will con duct a preaching mission next week. See You in Church Sunday. Mrs. J. B. Halfacre returned to her home Friday after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs. John L. Cook in Trenton. SEEN ABOUT TOWN B. P. RINGER and FRANK MILLS washing show room Windows & PAT MITCHELL and J. O. (WESSINGER looking on ... SENATOR MARVIN ABRAMS, Whitmire, in the city Tuesday ... FRANK SANDERS say ing that he has a special belt that he >wears (when he goes to barbecues because it expands as needed ... B. C. BEDENBAUGH telling friends how he has etnjoyed working in the Treasurer’s office and that he was sorry to have to leave ... BENNETT CLARY keeping store for his Dad who is away on a buying trip ... WALTER SUMMER wondering when he was going to get his brother ROY off on his vacation .. JOHN GRADY LONG, fiilverstreet, getting ready for his school opening ... REV. E. BRYAN KEISLER sitting in Sheriff’s office and someone offering to go “bond” ... MRS. DUNCAN JOHN SON leaving store forgetting a package and having to go back for it ... MRS. RUTH MATHIS riding in new car and remarking that she had intended to buy new tires for her old one but found it cheaper to buy new one instead ... HON. B. CHAPMAN batching while his fam ily is away on vacation ... BAR BARA EPTING, granddaughter MRS. T. E. EPTING, leaving dentist’s office minus two teeth ... Birthday anniversaries: Rodney Bed enbaugh, little son of Mr. and M a. B. C. Bedenbaugh, August 24; J. W. Earhardt Jr., and J. Boyd Robertson, August 25. ' * a V. of the