The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 23, 1942, Image 1

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VOLUME 5; NO. 14 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 I . NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1942 PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE AGAIN TRYING TO KN’FE THE FARMER This newspaper has pointed out time and again that Mr. Roosevelt does not play fair with the farmer. For some accountable reason he seems to be “agin” the man who tills the soil and feeds the world. A late instance is his opposition to the efforts of the farm bloc to fix a ceil ing so that the farmer may at last be in position to pull himself out of the dumps he has been in so long— in fact since the last war. The only other class we have ever known him to appose is the veterans and congress ignored him in that case and gave the boys the bonus they deserved. We hope congress will have the backbone to ignore him again and give the farmers what they deserve. Mr. Roosevelt’s “for gotten man” is really the farmer, but to him: that individual seems to be the one who wasted his substance in high living and didn’t have guts enough to recover from his own folly. Mr. Roosevelt wants to penalize the fanner who has remained on the land and tried to feed himself. Instead of placing a premium of thrift and fiard work, the New Deal has caused those two virtues to become a stench in the nostrils of thousands. “Hold him ;n the road,” congress men! The world has got to have what the farmer raises and there is no reason why the world should not pay for it, just as it is paying high prices for everything else. Any Southern congressman or Senator who does not hang with the farm bloc in this fight should be “strung up” politically this summer. Miss Viola Dominick of Spartan burg was a weekend visitor in th-- home of her mother, Mrs. Verona Dominick and brother Pinckney and Mrs. Abrams. Mrs. E. O. Wessinger of Prosperi ty spent last Thursday in Newberry. Mrs. Linnie Lipford and daughter, Miss Billie Lipford of Whitmire were business visitors in the city Friday. Mrs. Fred Inman and Mrs. Dosia Baker, of Whitmire were Friday visi tors in Newberry. Mrs. John Mille, of Whitmore was a visitor in Newberry last Friday. Mrs. R. M. Monts of Prosperity spent last Friday in Newberry. Mrs. Sarah Suber of Whitmire was a visitor in the city last Saturday. Miss Bess Caldwell, a teacher in the Whitmire city school was a visi tor in Newberry Saturday. The little friends of Adrin Medley, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Medley will be sorry to learn that he is confined to his home on Main street suffering with measles. Mrs. J. H. Davenport of Goldville was a business visitor in Newberry last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bynum, of Georgetown visited their daughter, Mrs. Roy Clary over the weekend. J. C. Harman of Columbia spent the weekend with his family on Har per street. ■Mrs. Mattie Smith and Miss Mary Wheeler carried six negro boys and one white boy to Ninety-Six to the Veteran’s camp last Friday to enroll them for the CC Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Paysinger and two daughters, Mary and Edna Hite were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. Paysir , *''''’ , s mother. Mrs. E. J. Hite in Batesburg. Mrs. John Billingsley, who makes her home with Mrs. L. G. Eskridge in Newberry spent the past weekend with her husband, Capt. Billingsley at Camp Stewart, Ga. Mrs. R. F. Nichbls was a weekend gueat in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gene Hiers and Mr. Hiers in Charleston. Sergeant Manning Earl Hutchinson of Camp Stewart. Gn., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson and family on Boundary street. The friends of Dr. J. E. Stokes will be glad to learn that he is improving nicely after being confined to his home on Fair street for the past three waeks suffering with pleurisy. He •xpacti to b« out again soon. Many Go To Jackson For Physical Exams Newberry county’s two Slodive Service boards have been requisition ed for 195 white and colored regis trants to be physically examined at Fort Jackson next week. With the new medical set-up recently going in to effect in this state, registrants have their complete and final phy sical examination at an army post. Cursory examinations are given by Local Board physicans and the men are classified before they are seait off for their pre-induction physicals. Af ter a man has passed his examination by army doctors he is returned to his home for a period of 30 to 60 days to terminate his personal matters be fore reporting for his induction. Board 58 was requisitioned for 33 whites on Monday, January 26, and for 66 whites on Tuesday, the 27th. Board 59 is to send 30 whites on the 28th. Coloreds from 58 go on Jan uary 29, 33 having been called, while Board 59 is to send 33 on. January 30. All men leave the city at nine o’clock in the mornings on a special bus and in most ceses will return home the same date. All registrants from here report to Fort Jackson for examination. Local Board No. 59 fills its second call for men for the Army this month on Wednesday, the 28th. Eight white inductees will be forwarded to the induction center. These men have already undergone their pre-in duction examinations. SILVERSTREET HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB The Silverstreet Home Demonstra tion club will meet on Tuesday, Janu ary 27, at 3 o’clock, in the home eco nomics classroom. All members are urged to be present if possible, as a cooking demonstration will be given by the leaders. Mrs. H. O. Long, Vice-Pres. TIRE RATIONING BOARD ON SCHEDULE , Starting next week the County Tire Rationing Board will meet to review applications for purchase of new tires on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. Except in cases of emergency, applications will be reviewed on those days only and certificates issued the following morning. The Board will meet at 4 p. m. on each of the days mentioned. Applicants must have their tires in spected by authorized' inspectors and application forms completely filled out before presenting them to the Board. JACK SHEALY RETURNS Jack Shealy, an employe of the Newberry water works, returned to his home Tuesday of this week, and is improving nicely after undergoing an appendectomy in the Newberry hospital about two weeks ago. MISS NELL DAVIS IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Miss Nell Davis, bookkeeper for the Security Loan and Investment com pany, who has been a patient in the Columbia hospital for the past two weeks, is doing nicely and is expect ed to return to her home the last of this week. Mrs. Lois Johnson Cromer attended the “In Service Training” for W.P.A. Education which was held in Green ville last Friday. Mrs. J. S. Eason and daughter, Miss Betty of Whitmire spent Satur day in the city. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER Sunday school begins at 10:30 Har ry H. Hedgeafh is the superintend ent and C. E. Hendrix the assistant. There are classes for all ages and competent teachers for all classes. There is room and a welcome for you and every member of your family. The Service begins at 11:30. The sermon on next Sunday morning will be preached by the Rev. Louis T. Bowers, missionary an furlough from Africa. The choir will render special and appropriate music. The Luther Leagues will meet at 6:45. The evening service will be conduct, ed by ministerial students at New berry College. The speaker will be Mr. Osborne Stelling and the litur- gist, Mr. Clarence Stucke. The catechetical classes meet each Saturday morning at 9:00 and con tinue until 10:00. All children who have not been confirmed and who are ten years old and above should at tend. Miss Wingard teaches the younger group and the pastor those who wish to be confirmed on Palm Sunday. Public Is Invited To War Aims Discussion Newberry College begins ‘.his week a course in War Aims. Presi. dent James C. Kinard in making the announcement said: “Our faculty feel that such a course is in direct line with the national defense pro gram and that our students should understand fully the reasons why the United States of America has enter ed this -war and is determined to win at whatever cost may be necessary.” The lectures will be given on Mon day, Wednesday and Friday mornings of each week in the college auditor ium at ten o’clock. The period will last twenty-five minutes. The citizens of the community are cordially invited to attend these lec tures, the first of which, a preimin- ary one, was given Wednesray morn ing. Dr. S. J. Derrick will direct the course. A keen student of History and of modem affairs, he is well qualified to lead the discussion. OTHO WILLIAMS TRANSFERRED TO ADVANCED NAVAL BASE Otho Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Williams, 1321 Caldwell street, who has been in training at the Naval Aviation Base in Atlanta, Ga., completed the course including his “solo flight” in seven weeks, and is now waiting orders to report to the Cadet Advanced Base, where he is to be transferred. RECEIVES LETTER FROM SON Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh recently re ceived a long letter from her son, Allie Thomas Bedenbaugh, in the navy. It was written on the 29th of December, and he said they had a big Christmas dinner aboard ship. He has been transferred from the U. S. S. California to the U. S. S. Portland In his letter he said, “Don’t worry about me. The old U. S. A. la al ways on top. They have the best of everything.” nya pupils get work Misses Helen E. Clamp, Ruth Amiok, Gladys L. Amick and Annie Ruth Werts of Newberry county are now working at the Nantex Manu facturing company in Saluda. Miss Emma Stewart is now working at the Eastwill Sportswear corperation in Greenwood. These youth receiv ed their training in Power Sewing at the Greenwood NYA Defense Resi dent Center. Earl Bozard and Mas- sie Holland of Newberry who were trained at the West Columbia NYA Center are now working at Ford In strument company, New York. DR. J. (S. LIDE ERECTS COLONIAL HOME The construction on the colonial home of Dr. J. S. Lide was begun about two weeks ago. The site of the building is an the cut-off road near his veterinary es tablishment. L. A- Wilson and Son are the con tractors. JACK WORKMAN VISITS JUDGE AND MRS. BLEASE Jack Workman, who is stationed at Dorr Aviation Field in Arcadia, Fla., arrived in Newberry Wednesday morning to visit his grandparents, Judge and Mrs. E. S. Blease and to attend the funeral services of his uncle Cole Blease, which were held Wednesday afternoon. B. (R. {MATTHEWS, JR. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Matthews, of Saluda announce the birth of a son, B. R., Jr., bom at the Newberry hospital Sunday, January 18. BETTY RUTH ASHLEY Mr. and Mrs. FleCher Ashley are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a daughter Betty Ruth, bom at the local hospital Sunday, January 18. ELVIE CHRISTINE BEDENBAUGH Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bedenbaugh are the parents of a daughter, Elvie Christine, bom at the Newberry county hospital Wednesday, January 21. JOHNNY KINARD 'PATIENT IN VETERAN’S HOSPITAL The many friends of Johnny Kin ard, cashier for the South Carolina National Bank, will be sorry to learn that he entered the Veteran’® Hospi tal last Sunday where he will be a patient for several weeks for treat ment. Maybank Continues To Press Drought Money Washington, Jan. 21.—President Roosevelt favors legislation to pro vide relief to farmers of South Caro lina and other areas which suffered crop failures during the past season, Senator Burnet TL. Maybank reveal ed today following a conference with the chief executive* The president hits also agreed to sulvmit to the wav department, with appropriate recommendations, his suggesticn that mdntal and physical qualifications for ^ntry into certain classifications of army service be re. vised as to permit induction of more negroes, the geratfir declared after returning to his (Mice at the close of a brief parley j at the White House. Mr. Roosevelt is In sympathy with the efforts of members of congress representing crop failure sections to bring relief to *^idken farmers,” Senator Maybank ;said, “and I am hopeful that, his jgublicly expressed support of our eworts will enable enactment of a measure of assist ance.” Fash Grants Sought The junior senator referred to pending legislation designed to pro vide outrigbf cash toant* to stricken farmer®, the amount of each grant bo be governed by ,the extent of each crop failure. Sucfia biH has passed the senate and haaiheep eported fav ored with minor are visions, by the house agficulture|pommittee, headed by RepresentaUve&Hsmpton P. Ful mer, of Orangdboiik- But the house rule® committee Ms, so far declin ed to permit deration of the measure. MISS HOLLINGSWORTH WINS SERVEt MEDAL Mias Mary Frteces Hollingsworth of Chappells hw^ just been notified by County ttotml Agent Ethel L. Count* jthat a^p spill receive an em bossed gold medif us "county winner in the national food preparation con test. Presentation will be made at the next club meeting on January 28. Miss Hollingsworth competed with many club members in this county for the award provided by the Servel home service department, which gave trips to the 20th N. '.ional 4-H Club Congress in Chici go last November to state winners, and scholarships to recipients of national honors, Miss Hollingsworth has success fully completed five years in 4-H Club work. Her local leader is Miss Lillie Mae Workman. Supervised by the extension ser vice, the food preparation activity encourages girls to prepare and serve nourishing, well planned family meals, and to demonstrate modern cooking methods to others. MAKING ARRESTS FOR NON STOPPING Highway patrolmen are making arrests in the city and county for violation of intersection rules. Several have been brought before Magistrate Dawkins already. If you want to save a fine be sure and STOP where a sign says stop. The highway de partment reports so many wrecks at intersections that a campaign is be ing waged to cut them down. Save a fine by observing the stop signs, and all other traffic signs. G. H. CONNELLY ILL AT HIS [HOME G. H. Connelly, an employe of the Municipal water works is improving at his home after being ill with in fluenza for the past ten days. W. H. MILLER NOW MEMBER OF COUNTY WELFARE BOARD W. H. Miller of Whitmire has ac cepted the appointment as a mem ber of the County Board of Public Welfare of Newberry. He succeeds R. H. Hatton who died several weeks ago. MARINE RECRUITER HERE FRIDAY Sergeant C. L. Buckner, of the Marine corps will be at the postoffice building here Friday, January 23 from 9 until 5 for the purpose of enlisting young men for the Marines. The marines are seeking young men be tween the ages of 17 and 30 who are unmarried. No married men will be taken, according to Sergeant Buckner. Several young men from this city and the county are now serving in this famous unit of Uncle Sam’s army and Sergeant Buckner will be glad to give further information about life in the Marines to anyone inter ested who will see him next Friday (today) at th* local postoffice. Cole L. Blease, 73, Dies Monday Night Following Operation Coleman Livingston Blease, former governor and U. S. Senator who was a leading figure in South Carolina politics for 50 years, died Monday night in a Columbia hospital. He was 73. Mr. Blease, member of the state.un employment compensation commis sion, was suddenly taken ill Satur day at the Jer >me hotel, where he made his home. He underwent an intestinal operation at the Provid ence hospital Sunday. The Newberry county native had been active in politics since 1890, when he was elected to the state house of representatives, where he served until 1898. He was speaker pro tern in 1891-92. Governor and Senator He served successively as state senator (1904-08), governor for two terms (1911-13 and 1913-15) and U. S. senator (1926-31). He was active in the state Democratic party, being a member of the executive commit tee for 18 years and president of the 1926 convention- He was several times an unsuc cessful candidate for U. S. Senator- ships and governorships. His last state-wide race was for governor in 1938. He was mayor of Newberry from 1910 until his first term as governor. Mr. Blease was elected by general assembly to the unemployment com pensation commission, beginning his four-year term last July 1. He had been practicing law in Columbia since 1915. Mr. Blease married twice, in 1890 to Miss Lillie B. Summers of Ander son county, who died in 1934, and in 1939 to Mrs. Caroline Floyd of New berry county. He was bom October 8, 1868, the son of Henry Horatio Blease and Mary A. Livingston Blease. He was educated in the Newberry schools (Continued on page eight) DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME TO BE IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 9TH Washington, Jan. 20.—America will go on Daylight-Saving Time Febru ary 9 to conserve electricity for the titanic war effort. President Roosevelt signed a Day light-Saving bill today, and at 2 a. m., (local time) on February 9 the clocks will be turned ahead one hour for the duration of the war. Although the bill applies only to interstate com merce activities and the federal gov ernment, it is expected to be obsrv- ed by ipost of the nation. GUY WHITENER, JR., GETS MERIT RIBBON Hollywood, Fla., Jan. 14 Special orders published at Riverside Mili tary Academy’s winter quarters list Cadet Guy V. Whitener, Jr., of New berry, S. C., for a Merit ribbon. This means that Cadet Whitener has received special citation for hav ing accumulated one hundred merits. FOUR FROM NEWBERRY WILL ATTEND NAVAL RADIO SCHOOL Four of the twenty South Caro linians, who have completed their six weeks preliminary training period at the Naval Training station in Norfolk, Virginia, the South Caro- j lina recruiting office in Columbia re- . ports were, James G. Johnson and J. I. Long, Jr., of Newberry, William F. Bain and Thomas E. Eskew of Whitmire. They were selected to at tend the Naval Radio School. GRADING BEGINS ON BORDEN MILK PLANT SITE On Thursday morning, January 15 under the supervision of J. B. Arch er, of the McDewitt & Street Con struction company, of Charlotte, grading was begun on the 300x300 lot for the Borden Milk company. The lot is on Nance street extension or the Country Club road. The erection of a 50x75 feet brick building, valued at $15,000, will begin Monday, January 26, and is expected to be completed within 90 days. The Borden plant here will be a re- cteiving station for milk gathered up over the county. The milk will be treated in the local plant and then trucked in glass lined tank trucks to Chester, to be made into powdered form, cheese, and other Borden products. Supervisor of the construction, J. B. Archer and Mrs. Archer of Char lotte, will make their home in one of the Frank Mower apartments on Johnstone street while in the city. Red Cross Cash Flows In to Far Exceed Quota The Emergency War Relief cam paign for Red Cross funds was fin ished at a meeting of the special committee Tuesday afternoon. Un der the able leadership of Chairman Z. F- Wright, assisted by Messrs. C. C. Hutto and T. E. Epting as co-chair, men, and a corps of loyal workers, the campaign was successfully con cluded, raising in a comparatively short time $7,700, 4 sum much larg er than the amount of the quota of $4,500 asked. Newberry county and its citizens may well be pround of her response to this emergency appeal of the American Red Cross. The suc cess of the campaign was due in great part to the fact that it was county-wide in the fullest sense; each section of the county having a chairman and active workers. It was beause the leaders and workers of the various districts really worked, that the drive met with such success; that amounts were raised in some districts far in excess of what might have been reasonably expected. Too much credit cannot be given to the great number of loyal citizens who served as workers, and to all who re sponded in every way when called upon. The following approximate figures give some adea of the generous re sponses met throughout the county: Whitmire $1,688 Prosperity 453 Oakland 203 St. Philips 49 Silverstreet 133 Kinards , 51 Peak '81 New Hope-Zion 34 Negro Citizens 95 , Newberry Mills 860 Pomaria 177 Mollohon 293 Hartford 55 Long Lane 28 Chappells 152 Bush River 150 Little Mountain (to fvco) . „ 100 Newberry 3,098 A few communities have not been able to complete their returns at this date. JUDGE BLEASE CONFINED TO HIS HOME The condition of Judge Eugene S. Blease, who has been very ill at his home on Boundary street for the past several days, remains about the same. PERRY HALFACRE ASSIGNED TO QUARTERMASTER TRAINING DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Mr. Foster Martin and Mr. H. L. Parr attended the meeting of the stockholders of the Lime Cola com pany held in Orangeburg Tuesday. Faster krork and more definite aim than have characterized a n y legisla ture for a number of years feature the present session, after two weeks of work, and with five new revenue producing bills going through the mil! and with little else on surface of state-wide importance, the South Carolina legislature seems on the high road’ to adjournment with the 40 days allowed for the regulation session. Both houses begin their week with Monday night sessions. There is one central theme running through legislation at this session, and aside from that there is little else of importance—taxation, with a special eye to tax reduction. There seems to be a pretty general under standing among the leading members that the total of appropriations can hardly be reduced, but that new reve nue must be produced, and before the second week ended Friday after noon, five revenue producing meas ures had been introdued by the ways and means committee of the house. Thanking in the name of the House Reps. J. T. Bramlett and John G. Greer, both of Greenville, who had served under Gen. Robt. E. Lee in the Sixties and had addressed the South Carolina House of Represen tatives in honor of Gen.‘ Lee’s birth day, Representative Eugene S. Blease of Newberry reminded the members that not very much longer would they have the veterans of the Con federate armies with them, and called upon them to see that in the short time that remains every honor should be accorded them in. memory of their valor and sacrifices. “They fought,” Mr. Blease said, “in behalf of what has oftentimes been called the ‘Lost Cause’, but it is not lost. Those principles for whidh the men of the Confederacy dared death and some gave up their lives will never die, but living, will lead the country on to higher and greater achieve ments. The wearers of the grey came back to their homes with their flag furled, but there was no stain of dishonor on it. They were de feated, but they 1 were defeated in glory and with honor.” Perry E. Halfacre, who has been stationed at Fort Jackson, has been assigned to the Quartermaster Re placement Training center at Camp Lee, Virginia. U. S. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS The United States Civil Service Commission announces open compe titive examinations for the positions of Junior Stenographer, $1440 a year and Junior Typist, $1260 a year, for filling vacancies in the Fifth U. S. Civil Service District, which com prises the states of Alabama, Flor ida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Applications may be filed with Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil service district. New post- office building, Atlanta, Ga., sntil further notice. Stenographers are urgently needed for the National Defense Program, and the dictation for the Junior Stenographer examin- at’on will be given at the rate of 80 words a minute instead of ■ 96 words a minute as previously announced. Several other changes have been made and qualified and interested persons are urged to file their applications to take this examination. Full further information and ap plication forms may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. civil service examiners, at any first or second-class post office in the Fiftl U. S. civil service district f or from the Manager, Fifth U. S. Civil Service District, New Postoffice Building, Atlanta, Georgia. HOSPITAL AUX. TO » MEET THURSDAY The Newberry County Hospital Auxiliary will meet today (Thursftey) afternoon, January 22, at four o’clock at the nurses home. RECENT MOVINGS Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dowd have moved into the John Henry Baxter residence at 916 Cline street. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Martin are now making their home at 916 Cline street where they recently moved. SEEN ABOUT TOWN T. ROY SUMMER washing side walk in front of his place of business . . . MRS. HENDRIX MONTS and little son crossirrg College street . . . A lady calling on a friend one day last week, was met at the door by the servant who replied, “Jest come on in and have a setten the lady of the house will be here in a minute” . . . C. T. SUMMER carrying his business papers and books in a market basket, • being too bray to bother with a zip per brief case. .BEN ABBOTT, small son of MR. and MRS. BEN ABBOTT, ran out of church Sunday when the choir began to sing the Doxology thinking it was the closing song, and his daddy taking out after him . . . ELEANOR BOOZER, daughter of MR. and MRS. C. I. BOOZER spying a piece of new costume jewelry her aunt, MAUDE WATERS was wear ing on the lapel of her coat remark ing that she was “decked out in plenty of gold today” . . . MRS. R. M. LOMINACK waiting on MRS. M. O. SUMMER while she mailed some let ters in the postoffice . . . “BUD” MOORE carrying a new auto tire across the street and telling a friend that it took him all day to get it . . . Supt. of W.W.C. H. W. SCHUMPERT telling your scribe they had been so busy at the plant since two of their employes have been on the sick list that he didn’t have time to go to bed, just changed suits and WILBUR LONG remarking H. W. S. was lucky to have another suit to change into, because he didn't have but one him self. Wilbur also says that since there are so many slogans going around these' days they have adopted one for the plant, “Keep ’Em Work ing” ... DR. R. A. GOODMAN doing a bit of banking . . . The interior of the S. C. N. Bank looks so much lighter and fresh since getting a new coat of paint . . . Birthdays through Thursday, January 29: P. D. Dawkins, Jan. 22; Mrs. James R. Clary and Bobby la>u Addy, Jan. 25; Judge Eu gene S. Blease, Jan. 28; Mrs. B. R., Pidkens, formerly Miss Laura Nance McCaughrin, and Mrs. R. C. Williams, Jan. 29.