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VOLUME 5; NO. 23
The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1942
PUBLISHED WEEKLY $1.00 PER YEAR
WPA Workers Say They Will
“Botch Around” Until Projects
Reopened; Plenty of Farm Jobs
We are producing below two let
ters, one from Toy C. Lancaster head
of the U. S. Employment service
here, the other a reply by Lawrence
M. Pinckney, head of WPA in the
State. The letters are self-explana
tory with one exception.
In Mr. Lancaster’s letter is the
following: “We have on file orders
for fifty farm hands, share croppers
and day laborers. Five of the orders
are from the Prosperity neighbor
hood.”
Mr. Lancaster undobtedly had ref
erence here to the fact that the
town council of Prosperity and other
citizens there sent very tearful let
ters and telegrams to WPA head
quarters to re-open the work so that
their street work could be finished
Newberry, S. C.
March 21, 1942
Mr. Chris P. Embleton, State Dir.
Div. of Training and Reemployment
Columbia, South Carolina
Dear Mr. Embleton:
We have your letter of the 29th in
regard to WPA projects in Newberry
County and especially the Street Pro
ject at Prosperity.
The farm labor situation in New
berry County is still very serious and
the acute shortage still exists. We
have on file orders for fifty farm
hands, share croppers and day lab
orers. Five of these orders are from
the Prosperity neighborhood. Ap
proximately twenty-five WPA work
ers came in the office in response to
our call-in cards. Of this number
only three accepted referral cards.
One of these has been verified as ac
cepting the work. We have not as
yet had ar opportunity of checking
on the others. All of the rest have
refused, stating mainly that their
wives are sickly and that they are
not able to farm because they do
not have any help. The prevalent
idea seems to be that the WPA pro
jects will start up again very soon
and, as some of them said, they will
“botch around” until they get back
on WPA. As long as this idea is in
their minds they are not going to ac
cept referrals to farmers or accept
farm work. These farmers who
have given us the orders for these
laborers come in the office about once
a week wanting to know if we are
going to be able to help them. So far
we have not been able to do them
very much good. We are r.ot going
to be able to do them much good as
long as these people believe these
projects will be started up in the im
mediate future.
We trust that this letter satisfac
torily answers your questions and we
assure you of our hearty cooperation
in any movement that will place the
men back in private employment,
either on the farm or elsewhere.
Yours very truly,
Toy C. Lancaster,
Manager.
Columbia, S. C.
March 23, 1942
Mr. Toy C. Lancaster, Manager
United Suites Employment Service
Newberry, South Carolina
Dear Mr. Lancaster:
Mr. O. P. Embleton, State Director
of the Training and Reemployment
Division has referred to me your let
ter of March 21 addressed to him. I
sincerely appreciate your having
written frankly on the situation in
Newberry County. I was very glad
to have your advice that the preva
lent idea seems to be that WPA pro
jects will start up again very soon
and that some people said to you
that they would “botch around’’ until
they can get on WPA.
For your information, I am quot
ing in full Section 11, (a) and (b),
of the Act of Congress under which
the WPA operates and which covers
the conditions existing in Newberry
County in accordance with your let
ter:
“Sec. 11. ,(a) No person in need
who refuses a bona fide offer of pri
vate or other public employment un
der reasonable working conditions
which pays the prevailing wage for
such Iwork in the community where
he resides and who is capable of per
forming such work shall be employ
ed or retained in employment cm work
projects under the funds appropriat
ed in this joint resolution for the
period such private or other public
employment would be available.
“(b) Any person who takes such
employment shall at the expiratiom
thereof be entitled to immediate re
employment with the (Work Projects
Administration if he is still in need
and if 'he has lost such employment
through no fault of his ow.o, and if
he has first drawn all the benefits of
unemployment compensation that
shall have accrued to him during his
term in private / employment and
which are available to him.”
With the facts in your letter be
fore me, therefore, I would appre
ciate your definitely stating to any
inquiries you may have from the
people who were employed on our
projects before they were suspended
that the projects will not be reopened
so long as the private employment is
available to these people; and that if
they do not accept work offered them
on farms, they will be removed from
the active files of the WPA rolls.
In order to be of as much assist
ance to you as possible, I am send
ing a copy of this letter to Mr. O. F.
Armfield, Editor of The Newberry
Sun, and Mr. John W. Earhardt, Edi
tor of the Newberry Observer, re
questing that they publish the facts
in full.
Please permit me to exipress our
sincere appreciation for the coopera
tion which you are giving us in our
joint effort to furnish the fanners
with the necessary labor they need.
Yours sincerely,
Lawrence M. Pinckney,
State Administrator.
First Egg Sale Held
Here Last Tuesday
The first sale of eggs under the
Agricultural Marketing administra
tion buying plan was held here Tues
day when 64 cases were bought. U. S.
Extras No. 1’s brought 30c per doz
en, and other lots brought up to 29c
It is emphasized that the govern
ment is interested only in fresh,
clean eggs. The largest Check was
for $303.75, paid to an Orangeburg
producer for 34 cases of top quality
egYS.
Eggs will be bought here two days
each week for the AMA account, on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
As eggs sold to the government
must first be inspected and crated
the County Council of farm women
have set up in the Farmers Hatchery
building for this purpose and eggs
should be brought to them.
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REV. J. B. HARMAN ILL
The friends of Rev. J. B. Harman
will regret to learn that he was tak
en ill at his home on Pearl street
Tuesday, where he will be confined
for several days.
C. F. LATHAN ILL
Claude F. Lathan, who has been ill
at his home on Main street for a
week is still confined to his home,
but is improving at this time.
KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
PARISH
Bethany.—10 A.M., Sunday school,
Mr. E. B. Hite, superintendent.
11 A.M. church worship with serm
on followed by Luther league.
Summer Memorial. — 10:30 A.M.
Sunday school Mr. E. E. Shealy sup
erintendent.
7 P. M. church worship with serm
on and Confirmation service.
Visitors are invited to attend all
of these services.
College To Share In
Estate of Dr. Dreher
Under terms of the will of tiie late
Dr. Thomas H. Dreher of St. Mat
thews, Newberry college will receive
his library and $100 with which to
place it in “an alcove or separate sec
tion” according to the wording of the
will.
The college will also come in for a
$5,000 bequest after the death of
Mrs. Dr Cher. Dr. Dreher, widely
read editor of the St. Matthews
newspaper, also left $5,000 to the
Low-man Home at White Rock and a
like amount to Epw'orth orphanage
at Columbia. The orphanage will
also receive $20,000 from the estate
after the death of a niece to whom
the amount was left for her lifetime,
she to enjoy the income of same. It
is stipulated in the will that only the
income shall be used by the orphan
age from this fund and that to be
used for caring of children outside
incorporated municipalities.
Dr. Dreher’s estate is valued at
more than $100,000.00.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
William Wade Pitts
Mr. and Mrs. William Oscar Pitts
of Kinards announce the birth of a
son, William Wade at the Newberry
hospital Saturday, March 21.
Linda Lee Puckett
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Puckett of
Whitmire are receiving congratula
tions upon the arrival of a daughter,
Linda Lee, bom Monday, March 23
at the local hospital.
John Baily Humphries
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Humphries of
Newberry are the parents of a son,
John Baily, bom Tuesday, March 24
at the Newberry hospital.
A Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Roddy of Whit,
mire announce the birth of a daugh
ter at the Newberry county hospital
Wednesday, March 25.
Age Requirements For
NYA Lowered To 17
*
The age requirement for entrance
into NYA Resident Defense Centers
is now seventeen years instead of 18
years of age. Ths action has been
taken on account of the need for
more workers in defense industry.
This ruling which will affect appli
cants wishing training at the Defense
Resident Centers at Charleston,
West Columbia, Florence and Green
wood, will be of interest to many
seventeen year old youth who have
not been able to receive admission
to the above named centers on ac
count of the fact that they had not
yet reached their eighteenth birth
day.
All youth who are interested in this
announcement may file an appliction
for NYA Defense training at bheNY
A office located on Boyce street any
day through the week. Mrs. Mamie
S. Summer Personnel Officer for this
area will be in the NYA office to con
fer with interested out-of-school, un
employed youth.
Misses Lorene Bowers, Cleo G.
Smith, Catherine Wilson, and Ruth
H. Wicker of Newberry county, are
now working at the Nantex Manu
facturing company, Saluda. Miss
Pauline Goodman has received em
ployment at the Ninety Six Manufac
turing company, Ninety Six. Misses
Dorothy L. Dailey and George Mae
Chapman have received employment
at the Matthews Manufacturing
company, Greenwood. These youth
received their training in power sew
ing and textile at the Greenwood
NYa Resident Center.
MORE GIFTS BY STATE
DISCUSSED
(By HENRY CAUTHEN In News
(and Courier.)
Will the day come when the giv
ing away of state-owned furniture
to members of the general assembly,
by the members, will reach the point
where each member will be permit
ted to take his chair home with him
at the end of each session, for keeps?
There is a post-session story going
the rounds that a member of the
house of representatives had pre
pared a resolution which would, had
it been passed, have had the state
make a present of his chair to each
member of the house.
It is said that this resolution was
squelched before it could be read,
its author having been dissuaded by
men who could imagine the public
reaction at the sight of each member
lugging home his chair.
Perhaps it could be argued that
since both houses usually present
their presiding officers not only
with chairs but desks, and that
chairmen of some of the more im
portant committees also are given
the furniture they use here, ordin
arily members should be cut in on
this practice, too.
And apparently at least one mem
ber had such a notion. The fact that
others intervened may be an indi
cation that the donating of furniture
may come to an end.
Doubtless it could be submitted
that such honoring of the “high-
rankers” in the legislature, and of
governors—they also receive their
desks and chairs at the end of their
terms—is pretty and proper, and
that the cost to the state is nothing
in relation to the huge sums now
being spent by this government, but
the day may not be far distant when
there will be a public outcry against
it. It is something everybody can
see and can understand.
Working out of Columbia is
many a “field aent” or “field repre
sentative”, of both the state and fed
eral governments.
Some of these men are rather good
observers and are able to come home
with accurate composites of public
opinion. Since all of them have
bosses, some of whom are very much
in politics, these government travel
ing men speak carefully and pri
vately about what they find over the
state in the way of public opinion.
To name the man to be quoted
here would be to get him in trouble
with his bosses, and he therefore
will remain anonymous.
He got back last week from a visit
to twenty-three counties, and this is
what he said:
“This uprising against strikes and
favors to labor unions is gaining like
wildfire. I ran into it in every
county. The farmers are saying
they are exipected to feed the nation
with hard work and ceilings on the
prices of their products while la
bor unions are getting everything
they ask for—including the federal
government’s help on every hand.
The farmers are good and .upset
about it.”
He went on to express the belief
that a man otherwise even fairly
suitable or attractive, who comes
out unqualifedly for an end to gov-
ernmental favoritism to labor, and
for a more thorough buckling dowm
to the war effort, would trim the
opponent who pussyfoots on this
subject. And it cannot be denied
that 99 per cent of the office holders,
big and little, are doing nothing but
pussyfooting on it.
Newberry School Head
Honored By Teachers
An honor which came entirely un
sought was given Prof. O. B. Cannon
during the Teachers’ convention when
he was elected vice president of that
body. The vice president usually
succeeds to the presidency after ten
ure of a year.
The demand for Mr. Cannon in an
official place in the teachers’ asso
ciation came about as a result of his
outstanding reputation as a school
man. He consented to have his name
placed before the body only after
long and persistent persuasion.
PITTMAN WILL SPEAK AT
WEST END CHURCH SUNDAY
Ernest Pittman, assistant Boy
Scout executive of the Blue Ridge
area will be present at the West End
Baptist church Sunday night, March
29 at 7:30. At this time the congre
gation of the O’Neal Street Metho
dist church and the West End Bap
tist church will have a joint service
at which time Rev. N. K. Polk will
preach. The Boy Scouts of West End
will attend in a body. Mr. Pittman
who perhaps is better known to the
scouts as “Pitt” is quiet a favorite
with the scouts, he has directed the
camp up at Old Indian for the past
few years. A special invitation is
given to the scouts of Newberry and
all former scouts to come and hear
Mr. Pittman. The public is cordially
invited.
MAGISTRATE GETS $90.00 FINES
FOR MARCH
Nine cases were tried in Magis
trates’ Court before Magistrate Ben
Dawkins during the month of March
so far. Of the nine cases, two were
for not having drivers licenses and
were fined $10.00 each. One for op
erating a car under the influence of
liquor. He was fined $52.00 or 30
days. He paid th* fine. Six paid
fines of $3.00 each for entering high
ways without stopping. Total fines
for this month so far amounts to
$90.00.
TWO WHITMIRE YOUTHS ARE
MISSING IN NAVAL ACTION
Whitmire, March 25.—Telegrams
from the Chief of Bureau of Naviga
tion at Washington were received
here today by the parents of Billy
McMurnay and Harold Senn, appren
tice seamen of the IT. S. naval res
erve, saying that the ship upon which
the youths were serving was long ov
erdue. The two Whitmire youths
were reported therefore as missing
while in the service of their country
and in the performance of their
duty.
Both young men were under 20
years of age and had enlisted since
Pearl Harbor.
The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee
McMurray and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Senn. Both of Whittnire. Mr. and Mrs.
McMurray have two other sons, Ed
ward and Robert, also in service.
Young MacMurray was a 1941 grad
uate of the Whitmire high school
where he was a star athelete.
NOTICE
Will the members of the Chamber
of Commerce please return their bal
lots immediately if they have not al
ready sent them in.
Cliff Graham,
Secretary C. of C.
FIRST CALL IS FOR LIVESTOCK
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Dairy and livestock products are
receiving first call from American
farmers under the food-for-freedom
program, J. H. Talbert of the Soil
Conservation Service said this week,
and he pointed out that for cows to
reach maximum production they
must have the best possible forage.
Good pasture is the cheapest feed
a farmer can produce, the conserva
tionist said. A good pasture can fre
quently be made to produce more
feed per acre, at less cost, than many
of the Other feed crops. Also, a good
pasture sod protects the land against
erosion.
However, on many farms, pastures
are subjected to greater use and
more abuse than any other portion
of the farm, Mr. Talbert adds. This
accounts for the failure of many
pastures to provide adequate grazing
at a time when it is needed.
The conservationist warns against
too early grazing of pastures in the
spring. Too early grazing and con
tinuous close grazing always results
in plants of low vitality. When
grasses go into the hot, dry summer
months in a weakened condition, they
frequently die.
Other practices which Mr. Talbert
recommends include the application
of lime and fertilizer, spreading of
barnyard manure, clipping as often
as necessary to prevent weed seeds
from maturing, and the provision of
supplemental pasture suoh as pearl
millett, Sudan grass, or kudzu for
se during the summer months when
the regular pasture is usually short.
By doing these things, Mr. Talbert
points out, farmers will be able to
carry moer livestock on fewer acres
and be able to produce more milk and
meat at a lower cost of production.
Army Day Plans Are Being
Pushed For Big Rally On 6th
Committees have been named and
n uch of the detail work nas been
completed looking to a huge patriot
ic rally here Army Day, Monday,
April 6th.
Flans for the big day are ambitions
ones but those in charge are confident
they can make an outstanding event
in Newberry’s history.
Many prominent people in State
political life will be here as well as
army officials; soldiers, bands and
festivities of a nature to stir the
people to a fun realization that the
country is at war.
Following is a list of the commit
tees upon whose shoulders rests the
responsibility of the success of the
occasion:
Executive: Ned Purcell, Mrs. R. H.
Wright, Co-Chairmen, Mrs. H. M.
Bryson, Mrs. E. G. Able,, Hal Kohn r
George Dominick, O. M. Cobb.
Erecting and Decorating Reviewing
Stand: Z. F. Wright, chairman, Dick
Mims, Benetta Rook, Louise Cobb,
M. K. Wicker, Ed Feagle.
School Children: C. E. Hendrix, H.
C. Lake, O. B. Cannon.
Reception: Senator Abrams, chair
man, Z. F Wright, J. Kess Derrick,
Aubrey Harley, Julian Price, Her
man Langford, Eugene Shealy, C. A.
Shealy, M. K. Wicker, Raymon
Blair, H. D. Whitaker. C. C. Hutto,
J. K. Willingham, Willie Reid, Jas.
C. Kinard.
Marshalls of Parade: George Dom
inick, chairman, Homer Scbumpert,
T. E. Davis, Herman Wright, C. D.
Coleman, Boyd Jacobs, Colie Dowd,
Kibler Williamson.
Program: Rev. Calcote, T. E. Ept-
ing, Don Rook.
Dinner Committee for Soldiers: J.
W. Smith, chairman, Brother Brown,
L. F. Fischer, W. C. Brown.
Floats: C. C. Hutto, chairman, Ha!
Kohn, O. M. Cobb, J. E. Wiseman,
Clem Youmans, Mrs. Bess Bryson,
Mrs. E. G. Able, Mrs. E. B. Purcell,
Johnson H. Clary, Mrs. R. H. Wright.
Tickets: Mrs. Dave Hu yes, chair
man, Carobel Youmans, Grace Sum
mer, Mrs. C. A. Dufford, Colie Ba
ker, Caroline Padgett, Mildred Setz-
ler, Mrs. George K. Dominic Mrs.
J. E. M iseman, Mrs. Sara Hutto,
Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb, Mrs. Ellisor
Adams.
DOWN MEMORY
LANE
On Thursday night the home of
Mr. Jimmie Sease out in the Mt.
Bethel-Garmany section was des
troyed by fire. The house belonged
to Prof. O. B. Cannon but Mr. Sease
was living in it. The fire started
about nine o’clock qnd when discov
ered the entire top was in flames.
The family had not retired and the
first notice of the fire was when they
heard the roaring of the flames. Mrs.
Sease was in bed sick and she was
removed to a neighbors and then all
went to work to save the furniture
and it was about all saved. The
house was entirely destroyed.
Two school teachers of York
county have been arrested because
of their failure to comply with the
requirements of the law as regards
the vaccination of schol pupils ac
cording to an announcement given
out yesterday by Dr. Jas. A. Haynes,
state health officer.
These Enter The Armed Services Soon
One of the largest contingents to
enter the armed forces from Newber
ry will leave here April 7, 3, and 9.
This is also the first contingent to
enter under a new ruling whereby
physical examinations are held after
the draftees report rather than be
fore. Following is a list of draftees
and the dates on which they report
for induction:
April 7th
Henry Harold Crow, Joe Oscar
Rowe, Wilton Otto Chasteen, Otis
Lane Whitaker, Gerald Chapman
Paysinger, Fred James Harmon,
Marvin Leo White, Ira Minter
Broom, John Herman Addy, Luther
Manuel Deas, Ishmoul Eugene Chap
man, Robert Green Crooks, George
Norris, Pearce Cratch Davis, J. B.
Connie Gowan, Heyward Gibbes Pel
ham, Geo. Ernest Martin, Robert
HasseL Mims, Gardner Harris, Mar
vin Chisolm Bowers, Robt. Clayton
Smith, Malcolm Harrison Chapman
Paul Walker Whitaker.
April 8th
I/ake Walter Wicker (volunteer),
William Marvin Langston, Albert
Edward Felder, Lewis Jones Vaughn,
Jr., Eugene Folk Crapps, Fred An
sel Prather, Edward Arthur Thomas-
son, Willie Ervin Lloyd, Charles
Luther Huneycutt, Jr., William Ded-
ric Fallen, Elbert Herman Aull,
Earl Tompson Eargle, Otto Franklin
Armfield, Jr., Otis Banks, Ocie Hol
loway Dominick, Joel Bolin Williams,
Richard Irvin McWhirter, James
Powers Hickson, Theodore Daisy
Barton, William DeWitt Yarborough,
Lewis Ira Blalock, Robert Bennie
Culberson, George Aiken Duncan.
April 9th
Stephens Ouzts, Colie Buzhardt,
John Sarle Ruff, Joe Virgil Graham,
Ernest Calvin Cromer, Tommie Earl
Harmon, Samuel Guy McCullough,
Ray Langdon Ruff. Clyde Cooper
Putnam, Johhny Calvin Metze, Char
lie Eugene Stephens, Carl Edgar
Lindler, Ezbon Livingston Wicker,
Clarence Eldred Connelly, Hayne
Vaughn, Charlie Ray Boland, Hugh
Benson Marrett, Henry Hampton
Nichols, Lloyd Henry Adams, Jamea
Sheely Setzler, Janies ElmerBoozcr,
Edgar Lee Dawkins, Glin Cyril Rich
ardson, Samuel Luther Senn, James
Guy Corley, George William Miller,
Henry David Senn, Andrew Berley
Koon, Ray Alvin Martin, Carroll
! Eargle.
Miss Grace Summer gave a de
lightful bridge party Tuesday after
noon of last week in honor of Miss
Rosalee Summer. The handsome
Summer home was prettily decorated
for the occasion with fresh peach
blossoms and the entire scene was
one of rare beauty.
CAPTURE MEN IN SILVER MOON
SLAYING
Deputy Sheriff Quattlehaum ar
rested Matthew Reeder, young negro,
in Greenwood, who was suspected on
having fatally cut Jake Eleazer Sat
urday night in the Blue Moon cafe on
Friend street- Reeder readily ad
mitted knifing Eleazer when, he said,
the latter cursed him.
Eleazer was arrested at the home
of a cousin in Greenwood and had
planned to leave the next day.
The Eleazer negro had his throat
slashed in such manner that he left
a trail of blood on the sidewalks as
he made his way to the office of Dr.
Grant where he lived only a short
time.
Willie Coleman, arrested by city
police Saturday night shortly after
the killing was released after Reed
er’s confession, it having developed
that he had no connection with the
affair.
SUGAR SALES HALT APRIL 27
Forms for War Crosses
Available For Eligibles
The necessary blanks for the be
stowal of War Crosses by the two
chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy are now at the chamber
of commerce, and those entitled to
any one or more of the three crosses
is asked to fill out the blanks as
soon as possible. It is planned to
have the bestowal on May 10th.. and
in order to have the Crosses here by
that time the application papers must
be in Mr. Graham’s hands at the
chamber of commerce by April 10th.
Applicants will bear this date in
mind. The chapters are hoping for
a number of applicants among veter
ans of the World war, the Spanish-
American war, and the Philippine in
surrection.
Mrs. Herman Wright, Prest.
Calvin Crozier chapter."
Mrs. J. Y. McFall, Prest.
Drayton Rutherford chapter.
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
NEW ORDINANCE
The City Council passed a new ord.
inance at their regular meeting Tues
day evening, requested by Defense
director Keister Willingham as to re
stricting lighting, parking of cars
and general civilian protection during
black-out emergencies.
BARBARA ETHEL DAVIS
Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Davis
of Blacksburg, Va., announce the
birth of a daughter, at the Roanoke
hospital in Roanoke, Va., Saturttay,
March 21. The little girl will be
called Barbara Ethel Davis.
“S. W.’’ MAY RUN
Foimer County CommAssio-ner S.
W. (Pender) Shealy dropped in on
us a few days back to chew over the
political outlook for the summer.
Mr. Shealy said a lot of people had
been urging him to offer for Com
missioner from his district this sum
mer and that he was seriously con
sidering doing so. “S. W.” said he
had been sticking close to home get
ting his business affairs in shape to
make the race if ne decided to do so.
Mr. Slhealy, as our readers know,
served two years as Commissioner
from the “lower” district.
This is the “light” year in county
politics but the “heavy” year in
State politics. The only four-year
term to be filled this year is that of
Probate Judge. House members,
magistrates, commissioners are to be
elected. A senator, a congressman,
a goversor, and most if not all state
officials will face the people this
summer.
Money Is In Hand For
County Defense Work
The members of the county legisla
tive delegation will meet Thursday
March 26 at II o’clock for the pur
pose of allocating $3,000 for civilian
defense in the county. A thousand
dollars was appropriated by the state
with an additional five hundred dol
lars for each representative, making
a total of three thousand dollars to
be used for equipment, first-aid and
other defense work in the county.
County treasurer Ray Dawkins has
already received the money allocated
to this county. ,
ATTENDS GREENVILLE MEET
Mrs. L. G. McCullough attended
the meeting of ■ the Woman’s society
of Christian service of the Methodist
church which was held in Greenville
at the Buncombe street church Wed
nesday and Thursday of this week.
Mrs. McCullough is secretary of the
Greenwood district. Others who at
tended the annual meeting on Thurs.
day were Mrs. J. W. White, Mrs.
Dave Hayes and Mrs. William Bu
ford.
ACCEPTS POSITION WITH DRUG
CONCERN
Joe Henry McCullough, son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. McCullough, who has
accepted a position as travelling
salesman with the Parke Davis com
pany is attending a three-weeks’
salesmanship training school in Bal
timore. After finishing the course
his headquarters will be in Rome, G a -
Mr. McCullough was formerly em
ployed with the Smith drug company
in Spartanburg.
WILL SHOW DEFENSE PICTURE
AT HIGH SCHOOL, APRIL 10
A moving picture on incendiary
bombs will be shown at the New
berry high school Friday, April 10th,
at eight o’clock under the supervision
of Keister Willingham, Defense coun
cil director in the county. Mr. Will
ingham received a letter from O. F.
Davenport, manager of Associated
Mutual Fire Insurance company, of
Charlotte, stating that the film would
be shipped to Newberry April 6th.
This film was made by the Mutual
Fire Insurance company and contains
actual bombing raid scenes over Lon
don during 1941. It shows every
tyipe of incendiary bomb used and
instructs bow they may be put out.
EMPLOYEES BONUS
A $15,000 bonus to be distributed
among some 800 employes has been
announced by Z. F. Wright, president
of the Newberry cotton mills.
Chicago, March 21. — All sugar
sales in the United States will be
halted at midnight April 27 for ap
proximately one week, government
officials announced today after they
had set six days in April and May
for the nation-wide sugar rationing
registration.
John E. Hamm, acting chief of the
office of price administration, re
ported that sugar would be off the
market on April 28 and would not
be available to buyers again until
about May 5.
Hamm explained that the ban was
ordered as a step preparatory to
sales under rationing, which will go
into effect as soon as the morator
ium on sales ends.
Earlier, dates were fixed for the
national registration—biggest in the
history of the United States and in
volving even man, woman and child
in the country.
Frank Bane, field chief of the OPA,
announced that individual or family
consumers would register May 4, 5,
6 and 7 at public elementary schools,
and that wholesalers, retailers, ba
kers, confectioners and other indus
trial users would register April 28
and 29 at high schools.
SEEN ABOUT TOWN
.. If you want a candid camera picture
of yourself get in touch with MISS
HELEN RAY KOON, she was seen
taking a picture of MRS. MINNIE
H. BLEASE while she was sitting
under a dryer at a beauty shop get
ting a manicure. Helen not being
satisfied with results took another
one of her after she was “beautified”
Negro man in a hardware
store pricing a part for a plow (I
suppose the parts are sold by the
pound) when told l /w much R would
cost he replied, “Boss, dat costs about
as much as fatback” BILLY
CLARY, small son of Mr. and Mrs.
ROY CLARY, proudly showing a pair
of new tan and white sport shoes —
Mrs. M. 0. SUMMER who
looked very nice in a brown checked
gingham dress, up street the other
day wtas telling your scribe what
a hard time she was having finding a
green straw hat, and remarking
that she “didn’t see any sense in
wearing hats or shoes anyway” .. ..
— NED PURCELL singing “Deep In
the Heart of Texas” to JAKE WISE,
WHITE FANT, and BILL REID on
Main street early Thursday morning
Birthday anniversaries thru
April 2: Mrs. Danny Lambeth (Lucy
Smith), Georgetown, March 27; H. O.
Newman, March 28; Mrs. Foster
Smith, March 29; Mrs. James Smith,
March 81; Jake Wise and Mrs. Ber
tha D. Boylston, April 1; Fred Hayes
and Oliver Cromer (now in the mar
ine corps), April 2. ,