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Every Week More People Read The Sun c*u- * , o«- VOLUME 4; NO. 47 OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE FUTURE BLACK SAYS DERRICK An extract from a letter written by Representative J. Kess Derrick bears out what this newspaper has already said. Mr. Derrick said: “I think conditions of the farmers over our county is going to be criti cal; obligations to meet, doctor bills to pay, tax collecting in sight, and necessities of life to provide. It ap pears to me the blackest future the farmers have ever had. I am wond ering how they will go through. I am sure you will agree with me when the farmer suffers everyone suffers.” If Newberry county farmers suffer this winter it will be because influen tial men of the county are indifferent to the situation. The government has helped' everything and everybody and will help our farmers if the mat ter is presented in a vigorous man ner. GOOD WITH RIFLE Ralph Stewart, shooting enthusiast, was displaying a number of medals won by Billy Chapman. Billy took up shooting under Mr. Stewart about a year ago and has won about all the medals in the catalog. Mr. Stewart is glad, to instruct boys who take a real interest in shooting. He has a gallery at his home on Glenn street where he trains the boys and where his friends meet for shooting. One of Billy’s medals was won for hitting the bull’s eye 95 out of a hundred times at a distance of 50 yards. TWO MEN The Sun is not interested in candi dates as such. The Sun is interested in seeing Newberry’s sorely pressed farmers get some Federal help and the candidate who can best advance this end is our man. That man could have been Olin Johnston and The Sun would have supported him with as much will. It is Mr. John ston’s bard luck, not ours, that the president likes Mr. Maybank better. Or maybe the president feels his plug for Mr. Johnston against Ed. Smith is enough for one man. Whatever the case it is plain to all that the president wants Mr. Maybank elected, and it is the presi dent, you know, who holds the strings on the relief millions. It may not be good in general to look upon the election of a Senator from a purely mercenary standpoint but that is just what we should do in this instance. So far as the two men are concerned there is little choice. What matters is what each man can. do for South Carolina, for Newberry county, for Long Lane, and for St. Philips, and Pomaria. We want help and we need help and we shouldn’t be fools enough to send to Washington a man whose standing with the administration is doubtful. In ordinary times that would he all richt; these are extraordinary times fox our farmers, and we want a man who can get his hand deep m the bag and bring us something to chew on. Olin can have something else maybe the people want him for gov ernor again, but just now let’s hank on Maybank to bring our farm fami lies some real relief. NEW CANDIDATES Since our last issue two new can didates have entered the city politi cal arena. R. C. (Dick) Floydl Is out for the office of Mayor, as predicted here last week, Forrest Dickert has announced for Alderman against C. A. (Cat) Shealy in Ward 3, which in cludes Mollohon mill. This is the first time Mr. Shealy has had oppo sition in many years. Mr. Dickert is a brother of Jesse Dickert, Newber ry druggist and an employe of Mol- lohon mill. The deadline for candidates to de clare their intentions before Secre tary Henry Cannon and turn over the required lettuce is Monday coming at noon. The election is October 14th, and the registration, hooks, now open, will close ten days before the pri mary. THEY, TOO, SHOULD VOTE In by-gone times there was much speculation as to what part of the anatomy harbored 1 the soul. With a few people in Newberry it could he located in the region of the pocket- book. To that greedy few we would say the election day is Tuesday and for the sake of their pocketbooks they should vote, what with houses and lands, and money at interest they will reap indirectly a part of any thing which comes to the tenant far mer. They owe it to their covetous souls to get all they can, however dis tasteful their doing so would help someone else. The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ONE OF THE TWO Doctor (Weather Prophet) Houseal postscripts us on a post card; “Can’t support machine gun, ballot box poli tician who doesn’t tell truth invari ably.” IT’S TOO LATE There’s no need of us pee-wees try ing to save the country. We might as well renounce any ideas we have ever held of democracy and get our snouts into the trough. The best man to introduce our unaccustomed pro boscis to the swill is JVlaybank. Poor old South Carolina, No. A-l in the nation’s No. 1 economic problem, has been feeding (aided and abbeted by the News & Courier) on the sorry meat of democratic idealism, but pela- gra has set in and now we want some potent grub. We want some New Deal slops and we want it now. OF ARISTOCRATS Olin Johnston is using poor tactics when he raises the question of May- bank’s aristocratic background. Olin’s object I suppose is to play class against class but it docs not always work out. Most all of us who are light sure who our granddaddies were like to think we belong to the aristo cracy. Our grandlpappies might have been sold out of English prisons to South Carolina planters, but with a little competence and a nod from the mighty, we hire an expert to trace us back to Adam and establish us firmly in the brackets of the high brows. No, Olin, you are not going to get any votes that way. Hope springs eternal in the low breast that seme day he may sport a crest on the doors of his jalopa. Everybody wants to he somebody and the mark of somebody to the average Southerner is to he recognized by the highbrows. That pungent odor of Democracy you smell in occasional elections “pass- eth like the wind” and man returns the highbrows to rule over him. He adores only those he envies. SONS OF HAM RUN AFOUL THE LAW A trio of Newberry’s Afro-Ameri can population hit the crime trail over the weekend and committed crimes ranging from simple razor slashing, favorite Negro pastime, to attempt ed rape. First on the crime calendar was one Ollie Coleman who unsheathed his trusty blade Sunday afternoon and attempted to make hamburger out of the person of Jack Henderson. Jack suffered an ugly slash across the mouth and Ollie is cooling his heels in Tom Fellers’ jail. About three o’clock Monday morn ing, Dave Coleman, casting about for a little coin of the realm entered the office of the Farmers Oil mill and at tempted to pry open a cash till. Un able to get anything of value he called it a day and made his way to ward an exit only to be met by a nightwatchman who whammed’ him across the head with his lantern. Dave hadn’t been running from the law all his life for nothing, however, and his trusty dogs again came to his rescue. The “law” suspected that Dave might have had a hand in the business and looked him out. They found his britches all wet where he had streaked through the weeds, and ask ed him to explain such dampness about his person so early in the morn ing. Result: Dave and Ollie now board at the same place. Sunday morning John Boozer, con stable and political overlord from Vaughnville, where Burnet Maybank got all the votes hut one, caught Henry Simkins about some naughty business, arrested him and placed handcuff’s on his arms, (here the censor steps in and cuts part of the story) and placed him in a car. Up shot is that old Henry has moved his place of abode to Newberry un til big court meets again and a sol emn old Judige tells Henry tha* the person of even a black girl is tnvoil- able in this Democratic county, and issues him a formal writ to make little ones out of big ones under the personal supervision of Pierce Banks. MRS. KIBLER DIES IN FAR STATE Lawson B. Kibler relays informa tion to Dr. W. P. Houseal in Colum bia that the wife of his brother, Robert Lee Kibler, died suddenly at their home in National City, Cali fornia the early part of July as a result of a fall, expiring within half an hour. The Kibler brothers left Newberry more than 30 years ago. They are brothers of the late Dr. J. M. Kibler of this city. Doctor Houseal will find copies of the papers he seeks in the office of Mr. Salley, State historian. The Sun is pleased to record that Dr. Houseal is again on his feet to such an extent that he voted in the last primary and. has attended church. His friends here will be pleased with this information. J. Henry West Died Yesterday J. Henry West died at his home here early Thursday morning follow ing a long illness. Mr. West was president and largely owner of the Security Loan and In vestment company, a concern which grew from a small beginning under his direction to one of commanding proportions in this section. Mr. West entered the furniture business here in a small way many years ago and was successful to a marked degree. His capacity in business was marked and he was suc cessful in all his financial undertak ings. He was deeply devoted to the First Baptist church serving a s deacon over a long stretch of years. He was a liberal contributor to the church, and made many gifts of a substantial nature. Mr. West suffered a stroke several years ago and has been confined to his home most of the time since. Funeral services will be conducted this (Friday) afternoon at 6 o’clock from the late residence. W. H. DAVIS GARAGE GETS FACE LIFTED The building on Lower Main street now housing the W. H. Davis garage is undergoing extensive repairs at the present. Some three weeks ago the front of the building developed a crevasse and was condemned by the city. Plans include a new modern front and the replacement of the en tire east wall. The extent of the re. pairs will aggregate in the neighbor hood of $3,000, according to A. M. Summer, who purchased the bu'lding from Newberry County some time back. PROMINENT ST. PHILIPS CITIZEN DIES A. P. (Jolly) Ruff, died suddenly Thursday night in the St. Philips section of the county. Mr. Ruff was 67 years of age and was a success ful farmer and country merchant. Mr. Ruff is survived by his widow, nee Mis® Leila Sease; two sons, D. L. Ruff and John A. Ruff of the county, and one daughter, Mrs. Leila Half acre of Irmo. Three brothers, Cald well Ruff, L. A. Ruff, and David Ruff also survive him, together with three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Long of Saluda, Mrs. Bittie Sease and Mrs. Chrissie Gilliam, both of the county. Funeral rites were held at five o’clock in the afternoon from the Sc. Philips Lutheran church, conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. Em. mett Roof, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman. Burial was in the church cemtery. Mr. Ruff was well known thruout the county and besides his immediate family leaves a large number of dis tant relatives in the St. Philips sec tion. He was a member of the County Democratic Executive committee, and had been successful in his business pursuits. Future Bright For Newberry College Students started arriving here early in the week for what promises to be one of the best years in the history of Newberry college. The col lege faculty has been strengthened and courses offered are more varied than at any time in the past. The -music department of the col lege, which has expanded to a re markable degree in th past few years, is strong in teaching force and indi cations are that an even larger num ber of students will take music courses this year. The business department, under a new head this year, is attracting more students as the demand is great for trained boys and girls as typists, stenographers and bookkeepers in government as well as private work. Dr. Jas. C. Kinard, president of New|berry said that early applica tions for rooms indicated a larger student body than last year. An in creasingly large number of boys and girls from the schools of the county are selecting Newberry since its recognition a few years ago by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary schools. The faculty of Newberry college has always been recognized thruout the State as a strong one, so much so in fact that many are attracted to the local school from distant points as a result. Athletics, given new impetus in the past two or three years, will equal or better previous standards as the program goes into phases planned by the rejuvenated Athletics Associa tion. THE CAPITAL SCENE BY DAN T. HENDERSON Special to The Sun. Columbia, Sept 11.—(PNS)—South Carolina is now in the midst of an important Democratic primary — a primary to elect an United States senator. However interest in the elec tion is at a low point. As Governor Maybank said in an address this week, “it takes a Sheriff’s or magis trate’s race tej bring out the voters.” What it really' takes to turn a man’s head these days is a football team that’s just a little better, a little smoother, than the one he’s watching. The young blades, in an attempt to appear settled, talk politics but live football. With the oldsters—well they’re trying to keep young so don’t even talk politice. THE BIG MISTAKE In traveling over the state in an attempt to get a lead on the current seems to be the biggest mistake of the summer, speaking, of course, of politics. When you ask a man, "Well, how’s the senatorial, campaign shaping up in this county?” Most of the answers are something like this.” So-and-so will carry the bounty but if Butler B. Hare had been in the race he would have been the man to beat in this county.” Mr. Hare thought of run ning but dropped out before the ac tual campaign. Started. It was defi nitely his year. But such a man has his year practically anytime he wants it. Hare, the (present third district congressman, has represented coun ties fom Beaufort to Oconee in Wash ington. As far as we can find out, former Governor Olin D. Jqhneton lost but 37 votes in the Columbia mill in which he proved his claims to the brotherhood of'textile workers. Go ing to the- milt at eleven o’clock at night when '“'ftie' second shift was leaving for the day and the grave yard shift was coming on, the form er governor entered the mill, filled the storage batteries, and told one of the operators in the weave room to move over. Johnston, with rolled up sleeves, then showed the workers that a loom was nothing new to him. A huge crowd gathered imme diately around him and remarked, “He can do that from raw cotton to finished cloth,” quickly spread thru the crowd. . . . The faces of several Barnwell politicians are still red we hear, following the first primary. The statement was made in that county by one of the big shots that Barnwell would go four-to-one for Johnston. The official tally from Barnwell gave Maybank 1,274 votes out of 1,843 votes cast. That’s the poorest guessing we-ve heard in- a long time. ... If the two remaining senatorial candidates would check up they would find several members of their inner circle also in the inner circle of the opponent. Politics seems to be just one big happy family. . . . CANDIDATES Governor Bumet R. Maybank and former Governor Olin D. Johnston, Who will fight it out for the Demo cratic nomination on September 16 to represent South Carolina in the United States senate, were both work ing hard this week for the 25,257 votes Congressman Joe R. Bryson, the third candidate in the race who was eliminated in the first primary. At Columbia headquarters of both men, workers were busy attempting to hold the votes received anrf to get the necssary numbr of votes for a majority. Johnston has his main headquarters in his home town of Spartanburg but has a branch here. Governor May- hank’s central headquarters are in Columbia. The two candidates , seemed to be concentrating their appeals in the heavy voting Piedmont where Con gressman Bryson received the large part of his vote. PRIMARY The state Democratic executive committee in session here Tuesday de- clard official the vote from the Sep tember 2nd primary as submitted by county clerks that gave Goversor Maybank a lead of 18,721 votes over his nearest opponent. The question of paying the clerks that served during the first primary was deferred until after the second primary. Only other action taken by the committee was the establishment of Eastern Standard Time as the of ficial time for the opening and clos ing of the boxes. This action is to apply to all precincts. Dr. Y oung Brown represented Newberry as executive committee man. According to the official count, 2,- (Continued on hack page) Gravity of Farm Situation Discussed at Mass Meeting A crowd of Newberry county far mers who comfortably filled the court room gathered here Wednesday aftenoon to consider ways of bring ing relief to those in this area suf fering a shortage of all kinds of field crops. Dr. Wiss Brown presided over the meeting, stating its purpose and pointing to the distressing conditions of the farmers. In all his years, Dr. Brown said, be had seen nothing to equal the present crop shortage. Dr. Brown called upon W. H. Cov ington to explain the workings of the crop insurance plan. Mr. Covington briefly related some phases of crop insurance, emphasizing that the in- fomation was such as gained by read, ing and in no way official. The meeting then turned to a dis cussion of crop insurance, and the possibilities of having its provisions made retroactive to embrace the present cotton crop. A resolution memorializing Congress to make the bill retroactive had been prepared in advance with spaces for farmer’s signatures. Ned Purcell spoke of the gravity of the situation and wanted 100 per cent endorsement of the plan by those present. Doctor Dominick while doubting that the bill could be made to cover the present crop, endorsed the idea as a good one. Doctor Sid Derrick with flowery oratory wanted Washington impress ed with the fact that farmers were the sinews of Democracy; the force which held the country together. He received applause. Representative Kess Derrick lam ented the fact that so few business people were present. The problem was one of all the people, he said. Mr. Derrick said the farm situation was indeed more serious than he had ever seen. Many he said, would not even go to gin. He wanted the force of all the people behind a strong movement. He was apprehensive over the appar ent lack of interest, stating that it took much to move people to an ap preciation of real conditions. Representative Julian Price pointed out that other states were suffering South Carolina’s fate and thought some joint action might be of help Senator Marvin Abrams suggested that a delegation be sent to Washing ton to present the plea of the far mers to those in position to 'help. The chair didn’t think this a good idea, stating that representatives in Wash ington were aware of the situation in the state and would act as quickly if the pleas were sent by mail. At this point several rose to endorse the senators suggestion and Dr. Brown called to the Senator that he, the Senator, “had won.” Representative Aubrey Harley took the floor to relate a n experience he had had along this line. Many letters he said prevailed naught in connection with the rural bousing project, but a very short time after he and three others went to Washington and pres ented their arguments in person, the Newberry grant of $50,000 was an nounced. Mr. Harley also thought the President of the United States had the right under the crop insurance bill to bring commodities under if he saw fit.- He therefore thought the President as well as the Governor of the State should know of the condi tions facing and the sentiment of the people thereto. A motion that the committee to go to Washington be made up of the county legislative delegation, the president of the County Council of Farm Women and the head of the county grange, got lost in the discus sions, and a motion by the resolution committee was then introduced which left off the heads of the two farm or ganizations. The mover of the origin al resolution then insisted that his motion be dealt with and the chair asked consent of the meXihrs of the resolutions committee to include the two omitted which was done. TRAINING FOR DEFENSE JOBS The West Columbia NY'A Resident Center and the Charleston NY A Resi dent Center offer a fine opportunity to youth between the ages of 18 and 25 who are interested in being trained for private employment in defense in dustries, according to an announce ment made by J. N. Moore, NY A Director of this area. Just now boys can be placed in the radio depart ment or the wood 1 work shop at West Columbia Center and in the ship fit ting department at Charleston Resi dent Center . The related training in both NYA centers is in ship fitting and welding. Both these centers are run as out lined by the National Defense Pro gram of the United States Govern ment. Both centers train youth for jobs in the Charleston Navy Yard These jobs are private employment and the pay is from $20.00 per week to $45.00 per week, when the NYA Resident Center Supervisor feel? that a youth is ready for private em ployment in the Navy Yard. The NYA office located on Friend street is open at all times to take applications for youth who are in terested in going to the West Colum bia NYA Resident center or the Char leston NYA resident center, or the regular NYA program. FIRST FALL MEETING OF LEGION AUXILIARY At the first fall meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jno. M. Kinard the following officers were installed: President, Miss Grace Summer; I first vice president, Mrs. Jackson 'Bowers; second vice president, Mrs. Holland Sligih; recording secretary, Mrs. Ellisor Adams; corresponding secretary, Miss Sudie Dennis; treas urer, Mrs. J. G. Donaldson; first his torian, Mrs. Henry Fellers; second historian, Mrs. C. H. Albrecht; ohap- jlain, Mrs. Josie McAlhaney; ser geant-at-arms, Mrs. C. A. Dufford. Hal Kobn, Jr. and Fred Hawkins will leave next week for Chapel Hill N. C., where they will be students at the University of North Carolina. Miss Kathleen Youmans and Miss ! Helen James of Swainsboro, Ga., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Youmans. | After their visit here they will re- ! turn to Milledgeville, Ga., where they will attend G. S. C. W. college. Mrs. L. G. Eskridge, Jr., and little .daughter Nancy of Spokane, Wash- I ington are visiting Mr. a nd Mrs. L. |G. Eskridge on Boundary street. They expect to be in Newberry for several weeks. Those from Newberry who attend ed the home coming day at St. Matt hews Lutheran near Strothers Sun day were, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dickert, Rev. Byan Keisler, Mis. E. O. Hentz and Mrs. Claudia Suber. WPA Work for Farmers Governor Burnet R. Maybank was | assured Wednesday that WPA allot- i ments for South Carolina would be ' increased to provide employment for | farmers in areas stricken by crop failures. Howard Hunter, national WPA dir. ector in Washington, wired Governor Maybank that as soon as a survey is completed by state WPA officials he would increase WPA employment within limits of our appropriation.” Mr. Hunter further said in his wire to the governor: “I have also pre sented the South Carolina emergency to the secretary of agriculture.” In commenting on Mr. Hunter's telegram Governor Maybank said he was confident that WPA appropria tion would be sufficient to provide needed employment for farmers in distressed rural areas of South Car olina. "If not, I will ask President Roose velt to make an additional allotment from emergency funds he has under his control,” the governor asserted. Governor Maybank was advised by the state WPA director, Lawrence Pinckney, that the report requested by Mr. Hunter had been completed and had been transmitted last night to Washington. 1 Last Friday Governor Maybank was advised from Washington that the farm credit administration would grant extension on mortgage pay ments and seed loans to farmers in distress in South Carolina as a re sult of serious crop failures in many sections. Governor Maybank is also asking the secretary of agriculture to grant additional aid through the farm se curity administation in the form of rehabilitation loans. “I will continue my efforts to bring the greatest amount of relief possible to our farmers who have suf fered such heavy losses as a result of bad weather a nd heavy insect infes tation,” the governor declared. $1.00 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 30 YEARS AGO The following invitations have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mow er Dennis request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter, Mary Brooks to Dr. Enoch Way on Tuesday, September the nineteenth, .at eight o’clock, seventeen hundred and twenty-one Johnstone street, Newberry, South Carolina. Newberry is to have one of the larg est garages in the State, and also a company handling by wholesale auto mobiles throughout North and South Carolina. Contractor C. C. Davis has begun the work on the garage at the comer of Main and Coates streets. The building will have a floor space of 400 square feet. Capt. W. S. Lang ford has just returned from the fac tories, having made arrangements for the Fant Motor company to have the general agency in North ai d South Carolina for the Bergdale automo bile. This, it is stated, is one of the best machines at popular prices on the market. This company expects to do a large business and is prepar ing to look after the interest of the public in the matter of automobiles. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor Bethany: Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11 a. m., Church Worship with sermon followed by Luther League. Summer Memorial: Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. M. Eugene Shealy, Supt. 6:30 p. m., Luther League. Brother hood. 7:30 p. m., Church Worship with sermon. ((All services are on Daylight Saving Time.) CHANGE OF RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Darby have moved from the Holmes apartment to 1509 College street, the residence formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Longshore. Mr. and Mrs. John Marlow have moved from Cline street to 1403 Nance street, in the house farmerly occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haile. Miss Blanche Davidson has moved from 1130 Douglas street to 1112 Calhoun street. JAMES A. FOY James A. Foy, 73, died at a Co lumbia hospital Tuesday morning af ter an extended illness. He had lived most of his life in the New Chapel and St. Philip’s section of the coun ty. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at 5 o’clock (DST) from New Chapel Methodist church, with the Rev. C. W. Brockwell in charge, assisted by the Rev. R. W. Wilkes. Interment followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by hi', widow, Mrs. Sarah Bickley Foy and two sons, W. A. Foy and Al Foy, all of Newberry. SEEN ABOUT TOWN REV. BRYAN KEISLER remarking that he still 'has ten years to go be fore he will be able to see his .name in the “20” years ago column ... Little EUGENE NORRIS son of MR. & MRS. EUGENE NORRIS saying that when he grew up he wanted to be big like his uncle JOHNNY but wanted to be 'good-looking like his Daddy . . . College students getting off bus which remind us that we will be missing the ENSRUDS around town this year ... MR. & MRS. JAMES BEARD going through the Agriculture train and MRS. MAE AULL walking behind them and won dering bow the eggs stuck on the wall without falling off ... MISS JULIA KATHRYN RUFF getting on bus for L?Tichburg where she will teach . . . JIMMY SEASE washing show windows and doing a good job .. BILL TURNER. SAM WILLIAMS s.nd a crowd of men going fishing at night and casting bv the moon light ... JAMES LEAVELL carrying a «mall wheelbarrow for his little daughter ... W. S. WATERS sweep ing off sidewalk in front of the place of business where he works . .. Birth day anniversaries through September 19th: Mrs. J. T. Dennis, Sept. 13; Grady Boozer, Sept. 14; Willene Wicker, Sept. 16; Wilton Todd, Sept. 17; Blanch Salter, Sept. 18; and Miss Georgia Porter, Sept. 19. Happy birth day to every one.