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« VOLUME 5; NO. 52 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16,. 1942 Published Weekly Pvt. Smith Home For Few Days Pvt. Clayton Smith of Stewart Field, West Point, N. Y., spent a few days last week in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smith, Sr., on Main street. Now In Navy Joseph Walter Taylor, Jr., Wil liam Ike Donald and Reginal Ed ward Sanders enlisted in the Navy last Thursday,and accompanied the Navy recruiters back to Columbia for final enlistment. The Navy recruiters who are here every Thursday at the post office, wish to state that they will remain in Newberry every Thursday . night until 9 o’clock. Turner Aviation Cadet Wdliam Edward (Bill) Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Turner, has been selected for training as a Naval aviation cadet and will be ordered to active duty shortly. When ordered to duty, Bill will report to the U. S. Army Pre-Flight School, either at the University of North Carolina, or the University of Georgia, for three months of physi cal conditioning, instruction in Nav al essentials, military drill and ground school subjects. After com pleting this course, he will be sent to one of the Navy’s numerous res erve bases for primary flight train ing. Cpl. Senn Visits Parents McTeer Senn, who was recently promoted to Corporal at Brookley Field, Ala., spent the past weekend at Silverstreet with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Senn. Instructor At Emory Riddle Henry Burton Wells, III, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wells, Jr., of Augusta, Ga., and Newberry, recent ly finished a course in Aviation mechanics at Emory Riddle School of Aviation in Miami, Fla., and is now an instructor there. This school is under the supervision of the U. S. Army. Presented A Watch Clyde Martin, a young colored man of Newberry, reported for duty in the armed forces of the United States at Fort Benning, Ga., on Monday. For nine years Clyde has been the assistant janitor in the Ex change bank building, and has per formed his duties as such in a cheerful and efficient manner. Fri day morning a group of the men and women representing the ocoupants of the building gathered in Blease and Griffith’s office where Judge Blease presented Clyde with a gold Elgin wrist watch and some money, a gift from all of the men and wo men who thru these years have ap preciated the efforts and smile of Clyde. Judge Blease in his few remarks^ told him that each wished him well and knew that he would make one of the best of Uncle Sam’s colored soldiers. Clyde, surprised and al most speechless. expressed his thanks in well chosen words, and said that he thought he could serve each one better as a soldier than as assistant janitor in the building. Cpl. McTeer Seen, 44th A. D. G. Hd<j. and Hdq. Squadron. Brookley Field, Ala. NEW address of— Pfc E. H. Aull, Finance Department Keesler Field, Miss Pvt. Clayton Smith, 653 School Sq., Stewart Feild, West Point, New York. Capt. Arthur Werts, Hdq. and Hdq., Det. 22 Ordnance Bn. (Maint.) Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky. Cpl. W. E. Summer, Aviation Cadet Center, San Antonio, Texas, P. O. Clerk, Pvt. John L. Counts, 573 T. S. Sqdn, 1058 Basic Training Center, Miami, Florida Ensign Wm. E. Buford USNS, .Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida B. O. Q. 803. Pvt. T. E. (Dude) Epting In Fla. The numerous friends of Pvt. T. E. (Dude) Epting will be glad to know that he has finally “lit” for the present at Clearwater, Florida where he will be stationed until the army determines where to place him. It must be difficult for Uncle Sam to decide just what branch of the ser vice they want to place a man of “Dude” calibre in. But it doesn’t matter where he is assigned he will be a credit to the service. Riddle Gets His Wings Staff Sergeant R. L. Riddle, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Riddle of route 3 Newberry, recently received the Sil ver Wings of a pilot in the U. S. Lawyers and Farmers Dominate Legislature Columbia. Oct. 10—Slightly more than a forth of its members will be new to legislative halls when the general assembly convenes here next January, a list compiled by Miss Inez Watson, clerk of the house, showed today. Forty-three men will be taking seats for the first time. The predomifiant occupation of the 170 members is law, followed closely by farming, which many leg islators list as a secondary occupa tion. Sixty-three senators and house members classify themselves as bar risters and fourteen give farming as their principal means of livelihood. Twenty-six lawyers dominate the forty-six-member senate. Other occupations from which the legislature draws its membership are banking, medicine, dentistry, merchandising, planting, cotton mer chandising, business, news publish ing, lumber, real estate, insurance food merchandising, surveying, fer tilizer business, contracting, steam fitting,, railroading, bottling, min istry, engineering, machini .g, phar macy, automobile sales, motion pic ture theatre operator, radio com mentator, dairying, newspaper syn dicate writing, petroleum distribu tion, textiles, barbering, truck farm- ning, hardware merchandising, teaching, painting, water and sewer department supervision. ELECTION MANAGERS 1941 PRI MARY TO BE PAID HALF Columbia, S. C., Oct. 15—Money in the pockets of the approximately 5,000 managers and clerks of the polls in the special United States senatorial primaries of 1941 will be the result of the announcement just made by Chairman Winchester Smith of the State Dtmocratic Executive Committee. This announcement was that the •party had sufficient funds to pay 50 per cent, of the certificates of indebt edness held by these election officials throughout the state for services ren dered during those primaries. All the holders of certificates have to do to collect their share is to mail them to J. M. Smith, Treasurer, Box 333, Columbia, South Carolina, and he will send them their 50 per cent, and return their certiioates so that they can collect the remainder when funds are available. J. WILBUR METTS DIES IN NEWBERY J. Wilbur Metts, 66, died Satur day night at his residence. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Vesta Bobb; two bro thers, Dave Metts of Columbia and Frank Metts of Spartanburg; three sisters, Mrs. Elvia Shealy of Little Mountain, Mrs. Jim Epting of New berry and Mrs. Cliff Mills of Pros perity. Mr. Metts was the son of George Metts and Mrs. Edith Boland Metts. The funeral was conducted Sun day at 4:30 <p. m. at the St. Luke’s church, near Prosperity. The Rev J. V. Long and the Rev. J. B. Har man officiated at the last rites. Burial was held in the church cem etery. ST. JAMES CONGREGATION CANCELS INDEBTEDNESS The St. James’ Lutheran congre gation, Jalapa, was successful on Sunday, October 12 in its effort to cancel its indebtedness. It not only secured sufficient funds to pay off the debt, but had a considerable surplus. However, this and other funds will be needed to properly equip and furnish the church build ing. The members of the congrega tion are rejoicing over their achieve ment and are looking forward to the dedication of the building at an early date. MRS. KIRKGARD WITH PERRY BUSINESS SCHOOL Mrs. H. B. Kirkgard, who recently graduated from the Perry Business school here, has accepted a ‘position as teacher at Mullins, in one of the Perry schools. Mrs. Kirkgard is the former Mis® Edna Johnson, daughter of Mrs. P. D. Johnson. air forces, the public relations office at Napier Field, Alabama, announc ed on October 9. Sgt. Riddle entered the service on February 9, 1941, and was accepted for aviation training o n January 9, 1942. He completed primary train ing at Jackson, Miss., and basic at Greenville, Miss army flying schools Davis Third Highest Pvt. P. C. (Skinner) Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ike S. Davis, 818 James street, has graduated from the army school of pharmacy at Fitzsimmon’s General Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, and is now attach ed to the field hospital at Camju White, Oregon. Pvt. Davis graduat ed third high in his class (and re ceived one of the highest recommen dations given at the school. Before entering the service Pvt. Davis was employed at Gilder and Weeks drug store here. HARE QUITS POST AS MAYBANK AIDE Senator’s Secretary Will Return to Agriculture Department Division. Washington, Oct. 10. — Senator Burnet R. Maybank, Democrat, S. C., announced today the resignation of his secretary, Henry B. Hare, who, he said, will return to his for mer position as senior attorney in the department of agriculture legal division. Hare, a brother of Representa tive Butler B. Hare, Democrat, S. C., was secretary to director of econo- fnic stabilization James F. Byrnes while the latter was a member of the house and senate. Maybank said he “borrowed” Hare from the department of agri culture a year ago when he was elected to fill the vacancy created when Byrnes was named to the supreme court. Regulations of the department limit Hare’s absence on furlough to twelve months, he said. “By reason of Mr. Hare’s long service with former Senator Byrnes, which gave him an intimate knowl edge of the workings of the differ ent departments, he has been a valuable asset to the office,” said Maybank. The senator said that Hare prob ably “will be called upon to han dle some of the work required of the department of agriculture by Director Byrnes in connection with his price stabilization duties”. The senator said he has made ar rangements for Hare’s successor but would make no announcement at this time. MISS DICKERT ACCEPTS POSITION Miss “Cat” Dickert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wyche Dickert has accepted a position with Maxwell Brothers & Quinn furniture com’ pany, as bookkeeper. Miss Dickert who was a member of the 1941 graduating class of Newberry Col lege Commercial school, began her new work Monday of last week. MORE WAACS WANTED Fort Jaskson, S. C.—Women’s army auxiliary corps recruiting of ficers here issued a call today for “an unlimited number of auxiliar ies”, white and negro. Lieutenants Dorothy Cooper and Elizabeth Puhr, recruiting officers said the station had set a daily quota of fifty W. A. A. C. S. Qualifications for white and ne gro applicants are identical, the officers said, and applicants the especially sought for the following service branches: Duty leader, stenographer, swith- board operator, driver, cook, book keeper, typist, dietician, clerk, cam era technician, photo laboratory technician and radio mechanic. All cadidates will be enrolled as auxiliaries, but will be given oppor tunities to apply for officers’ train ing school. SUGAR SLIP READY NOV. 1 Sugar rationing officials announc ed yesterday that the Number 9 coupon of the sugar book will be available for use November 1 through December 15. It entitles the holder to purchase three pounds of sugar for that period. The number 8 coupon can be used until October 31, after which time it becomes void. This ticket entitles the holder to five pounds of sugar, having been rationed at the regular rate of half a pound per week per person. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, Pastor Bethany: Sunday 10 a. m.. Church Worship with Sermon. 11 a. m., Sunday School. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. Summer Memorial: Sunday 10:30 a. m., Sunday School. Mrs. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 11:30 A. M., Church Worship with Sermon. 6 p. m., Luther League. Visitors are invited to attend all services. GINS ARE BUSY The second report of the speciaj ginning agent shows that 7,145 bales of cotton have been ginned to October first of this year. This compared with 1,709 to the same date a year ago. W. THADDEUS HUNTER Funeral services for W. Thaddeus Hunter, 73, were held at his home Saturday afternoon and interment followed in St. Luke’s Lutheran church graveyard. He died Friday after a brief ill ness. He was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran church. Surviving Mr. Hunter are five sons and daughters: Miss Annie Hunter, Mrs. James Lee Counts, both of Prosperity; Mrs. J. Irvin Lea veil of Atlanta, Ga.; J. Raymond Hunter of Prosperity; and Horace Hunter of Atlanta, Ga.; six grand children, three great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. T. A. Zeigler of Orangeburg, and four brothers, J. E. Hunter of Clemson College; R. C. Hunter and A. C. Hunter of Pros perity; and T. M. Hunter of Newark, New Jersey. 5c PATRIOTS A doctor stationed on a lonely is land in the Pacific ocean recently wrote home: “Mail day is the only day that breaks the monotony for men on this island. We have nc holidays out here, no time off, the same grind day in and out, with occasional spurts of excitement. We are prac tically tied to our premises, because the sentries have itchy trigger fin gers. It is our proud privilege to be protecting our friends on the mainland, so keep sending us the materials, including mail. We will do the rest.” This doctor is like millions of other men in our armed forces. They live in the belief that their sacrifices are essential to the protection of our nation. They left behind them a land in which the dignity and free dom of the individual were sacred. And that is the kind of land they have a right to expect when they re. turn. But will they get it? The air is literally blue with pat riotic ballyhoo about Democracy, but beneath the flag-weving the men and women at home ^-e worried. In the confusion of attaining an all- out war economy, anuses are being committed which if continued may easily destroy every vestige of rep resentative government — the last, best hope of the individual. Abuses by labor are rampant. Wildcat strikes continually cut pro duction. Congress endangers the American form of government by making political footballs of such vital problems as taxation, the draft, and inflation control. These abuses of the privileges of freedom threaten this country and what it stands for, not just because they hamper war production. There is a grimmer reason. The doctor in the Pacific epitomizes the latter. The great middle class of Ameri cans who are responsible for our war effort at home may turn in guilty desperation to a dictatorship for the sake of efficiency. If that happens, the doctor in the Pacific and all other men in the ser vice will get materials with which to fight the war, but what will they think of their “friends” at home when they return and find the price that has been paid—when they find that this is no longer a land where the “little guy” can go out and make good on his ow'n initiative? SOME JAP FLYERS WANT TO HELP UNITED NATIONS Sacramento, Oct. 12.—Some Japa- neseflyers, shot down and captured by American forces in the South Pacific,have pleaded for a chance to become American or Australian cit izens so they could join the Allied air force, Brigadier General Edwin Perrin, new commanding officer of the Fourth air service area com mand, said today. General Perrin, who returned from Australia in August, said at his first press conference here that few Japanese flyers wear parachutes and those who do bail out are gener ally attacked by their own forces. He explained families of prisoner prisoner flier s are notified they have died. He mentioned one Japanese about 28 years old who asked permission to take out naturalization papers so he could keep on flying—“the only thing he said he know how to do,” and said even though the request was denied, the prisoner talked free ly abotit the performance and capac ities of Nippon airplanes. Among the youngest high-rank ing officers in the United States army, thirty-seven year old General Perrin, asked about the relative abil ities of Japanese and American fighter .planes in the South Pacific, only said that “most of our planes come back, while most of the Jap planes don’t return.” He praised the morale of American forces and said they had shown great initiative in adjusting them selves to the war conditions. RESOLUTIONS A Christian gentleman, a loyal churchman, a true citizen, and a gen ial friend,Richard C. Neel lives on in the hearts of us who knew him in high esteem. He was a faithful attendant upon the services of Sunday school and church. He was a wise counsellor and an able leader in the deliberations of the church council. He supported liberally the causes of the church. In every way he lived the Christian faith in which he believed. In grateful recognition of his ser vice as a consecrated layman and in gratitude to God for the privilege of having been associated with such an exemplary Christian life, we resolve that a copy of this tribute be record ed in our minutes and that copies be sent his family and the local press. The Council, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. CHICKEN BARBECUE AT SILVERSTREET There will be a chicken barbecue at the Silvenstreet High school for the benefit of the school, Friday, Octo ber 16th, at 7 p. m. The admission price is 75c for adults arid 40c for children. Everyone is invited to at tend. SEVEN NEWBERRY BEER DEAL ERS REFUSED PERMITS Seven Newberry county applica tions for retail beer permits have been reected by the State tax com mission 1 in this fiscal year. The county ranks 28th in the num ber of rejections. Richland is first with 81 and Charleston next with 72. The last legislature directed the tax commission to reject applications from those persons it found to be unsuited to handle the beverage of moderation or if the place of busi ness was not in a proper location. The commission and the beer in dustry are determined that the law be observed. The beer wholesalers association has pledged full cooper ation with the commission and with law enforcement officers. Hundreds of retailers have voluntarily signed pledge that they, too, will support the commission in its program work ing toward maintenance of legal anu wholesome conditions surrounding the sale of beer. Nearly 700 applications have been rejected in the state. In addition, the commission has revoked or sus pended permits in numerous instanc es. The counties, Allendale, Lee and Saluda, have had no rejections and three others, McCormick, Edgefield and Calhoun, only one each. COUNTY SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL DRINK FREE MILK C. E. Hendrix, superintendent of county schools has announced a new undertaking, under a plan set up by the government, for the schools of the county to get milk for pupils practically free of cost. The main points' of the new plan call for the schools to contract wjth producers and dairies to furnish milk in any quantity necessary to supply the needs of the schools for drnking purposes and the government will pay for it at the current market price for raw milk per gallon in Newberry. All bills for the milk will be paid through his office, Mr. Hendrix said. Should any milk dealer refuse to sell milk to schools at the current price, the school may pay the difference in any way seen fit. A charge of one cent per half pint may be made to the children able to pay and the number of half-pints per child is un limited. No child unable to pay will be barred from receiving the milk, Mr. Hendrix said. All must be serv ed alike. The militay men think that Ger man air-raids on England will in crease heavily this winter. Reason: ice and snow will immobilize the op posing forces in Russia, and that will make it possible for Goering to di vert his air force to the West. At the same time, Allied airpower is growing fast, and very ambitious plans have been made for blasting the Reich from the skies. Youngsters May Pick Service Branch Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 15.—America’s young men, 18 and 19 years old have an opportunity right now not open to any other age group*—the right to enlist immediately and select one of 13 different branches of the Army in which to serve. Until now it has been possible for an enlistee to choose one of only eight combat branches of the Army, but the new policy of the War de partment permits men of the 18-19 year group to select any one of five additional branches: the quartermas ter corps, ordnance department, chemical welfare department, medi cal department of the corps of mili tary police. Another advantage offered those who can qualify, is the opportunity, after they have taken their basic training to apply for Officer Train ing school and when having success fully completed the course, to be come commissioned officers'. A statement was quoted from Lt. General Brehon B. Sommervell in which the commanding general of the Services of Supply said: “It is not enough for our army to be as big and as well equipped as the enemy’s —it should also be as well balanced in age groups. The American army invites American youth to meet that challenge.” Major General Ulio, Adjutant Gen eral of the Army, said in a statement released thru the Fourth Service Command: “In raising our army, we’er depending mainly on Select ive Service system which is develop ing a truly democratic army. But those young Americans 18 and 19 years of age who are being ignored represent prime recruits who can re lieve the strain . of inducting men with dependents and skilled workers who are necessary here at home. NO WPA FOR BAMBERG Bamberg. October 10.—Bamberg farmers voted unanimously against having WPA work reopened in this county. It was stopped six months ago as a result of a county-wide meeting. R. H. Jolly, chairman of the war- board, called this week’s meeting to order. He explained that the WPA had been abolished locally ip the Interest of the farmers' arid now, since there was a move to reestab lish it, this meeting was called for expressions of the farmers through out the county. A number of farmers spoke against having a project in the coun ty, several expressing themselves as being willing to pay the necessary extra taxes to eliminate suffering among people who are unable t> work. There is ample work for all to do on the farms, where labor is so short, many of the speakers stated. Several spoke against free com modities being given to persons who are able to work. BUSES MAY BE USED ONLY TO TANSPORT PUPILS C. E. Hendrix, county superinten dent of education, is in receipt of the following communication, from Wil liam B. Love, jr., district manager of ODT arid J. C. Derieux, state director of OPA: “The fact that school buses are eligible for service rations of gaso line and fqr rubber, does not give to their operators any right to use them for non-eslsential purposes such as transporting athletic teams or spectators to athletic fields, trans porting students or others to state or county fairs, or for any excursion of pleasure. The war regluations are specific on this subject. They must be obeyed. Please, therefore, tell all school bus operators under your guidance, whether contract men or drivers of public owned ve hicles, that tire and gasoline privi leges will be taken away from them if violations of our government’s war regulations persist. NEPHEW OF NEWBERRIANS MISSING The family of Fred McDowell, of Saluda has received word from the naval control with headquarters in Jacksonville that he was missing from a recent patrol flight in the Jacksonville area. The family learned from another source that young McDowell, who enlisted as radio technician over a year ago, and his pilot were flying in formation with two other naval planes and ran into a wind storm about 30 miles off shore. The other two planes returned. Fred McDowell was born and rear ed in the Baptist Good Hope section and attended high school in Saluda where he was a member of the foot ball team. After finishing high school he was employed by a local grocery in Saluda. Prior to enlistment Mr. McDowell was a travelling salesman for an Aiken wholesale firm. He was 24 years of age on the day following his disappearance. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDowell of this city are uncle and aunt of the missing flyer. Mrs. P. D. Johnson of the State Training School, Clinton, spent the weekend at her home in Newberry, i . $1.00 PER YEAR DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO The state is encouraging Dr. J. Wm. Folk in the cultivation of ric» at Jalapa. The West End band played the State fair while Leader W. A. Wherry had had charge of that mus ical institution. The East Side band wiil furnish the music for the fair, now that Mr. Wherry is the man with the cornet and “the man behind the horns” at Mollohon. Whereso ever Wherry is there will the music be gathered together. Mrs. Henry Swindler fell Wednes day night and sprained her ankle very badly. She had her baby in her arms but held on to it safely. Miss Minnie Havird, we are pl$a- ed to report, is improving at the sanatorium. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wells, Jr., re turned last week to their new and beautiful home on Harrington street from a pleasant visit to Ruffin, Charleston, and other points. Mr. Beale H. Cromer, who has been in business at Columbus, Ga., has returned home to stay. Beale’a many friends will be glad to know that he has come back “for good”. We have had the pleasure and satisfaction of seeing some beautiful and magnificent speciments of chry santhemums from Mrs. J. A. Cald well, Mrs. J. B. McDowell and Mrsi. Theo Long, who “say it with flowers”. Mr. and Mrs. F. Z. Wright, Miss Lucile Wilson and Miss Mary L. Burton spent Sunday afternoon in Laurens. Mis Mattie Adams visited Mrs. T. A. Berley in Columbia last week. Mr. Harry Vigodsky of New York is on a visit to his relatives here. Vi is looking all right. » * OSCAR H. SMITH Oscar H. Smith, 71, husband of Mattie Bramlett Smith, died at his residence early Monday morning. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock from the Eastside Baptist church by the Rev. L. A. Hunnicutt, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman and the Rev. J. E. Mitchell. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. . Besides his widow are seven sur viving children, Eaton Smith, of Newberry, Mrs. C. B. Proctor of Chester, C. C. Smith of Newberry, Mrs. F. F. Rowe of Chappells, and Mrs. T. C. Burton, Mrs. F. A. Banks, and Mrs. C. J. Suit all of Newberry, two half sisters, Mrs. Mary Grimes, and Mrs. Florence Cook of Rossville Georgia, one half brother, A. L. Smith of Rossville, Ga., 30 grand children and three great-grand children. MEETS FRIDAY The pre-school group of the Mo.th- ers club met Friday, October 16, at four o’clock in the home of Mrs. Be n Abbott with Mrs. Edwin Stokes and Mrs. George Way associate hoa- ;tesses. TROOP 2, GIRL SCOUTS MEET Troop 2 met at the Girl Scout cabin October 9, 1942. FHrst we said OM' laws and promise. Mrs. French talk ed about things we need for our cab in. She told us to help others col lect salvage. The Scouts are try ing to buy a stamp every month. All present talked about how to prevent fires and what to do in case of a fire. Before the meeting was over, Mrs. Erickson taught the members how to do the Virginia Reel. At the close of the meeting the troops sang “The Hymn to Scouting” and “Taps.” Assistant scribe, Delora Fant. MISS WIGHTMAN ACCEPTS CHARLOTTE JOB Miss Mary Wightman, daughter of Mrs. W. Frank Wightman, who has held a position with the Santee Coop er Authority in- Holly Hill for several years, left Wednesday for Charlotte, N. C., where she has accepted work with te U. S. Rubber company in that city. Mrs. T. P. Scott of Whitmire was a businss visitor in Newberry last Thursday. Mrs. Cecil Burley of Pomaria spent Thursday in the city on busi ness. Mrs. Will Hollingsworth of Greenwood was a business visitor here last Thursday. Misses Irene and Elizabeth Keith of Chappells were visitors in New berry one day last week. Mrs F. J. Harman of Charleston spent the past weekend with rela tives in Newberry. 0