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* VOLUME 6—NUMBER 9 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER !8, 1942 Published Weekly $1.00 PER YEAR PURPLE HEART AWARD TO EDWARD McCRACKIN Lieuteant Edward McCrackin w-as last week awarded the Pur^. pie Heart award and medal for his prticipation in the allied landings on the north coast of Africa. The awards were made in Asheville, N. C., where Lieu tenant McCrackin is convalesc ing from wounds received in the north African landing. He was shot twice and is said to now be recovering satisfactorily. The Purple Heart decoration was originated by George Wash ington and is issued to soldiers killed or wounded in the line of duty. Lieutenant McCrackin is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad McCrack in and is a fine soldier of whom his home town is proud. Enjoys Furlough Pvt. Carter Abrams returned to Duke University, Durham, N. C., Tuesday, after enjoying a few days furlough with his wife and other relatives in the city and county. Transferred To Florida Ensign William B. Briggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Briggs, reported to Miami Florida Sub Chaser School, Sunday, after spending a few days here with his parents. Ensign Briggs was formerly with the Coast Guard Patrol stationed jn Kansas. Receives Promotion Second Class Seaman G. W. Neel, eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Neel, re cently received a promotion to the rank of third class signalman at Cape Henry, Virginia, where he has been stationed since volunteering for the Navy several months ago. Joins Husband Mrs. Pat Hallman left here recent ly for Greenville, Miss to join her husband at the Army Air Base there. Mrs. Hallman is the former Miss Mary Frances Sutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton of this city; Home For Few Days .Lieut, and Mrs. Jim Todd of Carls bad, New Mexico, recently spent week in Newberry with their par ents, Mrs. 0. 0. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd. Coach Hedgepath Enters Service Coach Harry Hedgepath of New berry high schools left here Dec ember 1 for Charleston where he re ported to the U. S. Navy as lieuten ant junior grade. From Charleston he expects to report to Chapel Hill, N. C., where he will be stationed for about 30 days. Home On Furlough Private First Class Lewis I. Bla lock of the 873rd School Squadron, stationed in Waco, Texas, has re turned to camp after spending a 15 day furlough with his mother, Mrs. J. D. (Tamt) Wicker, and other rel atives in the city. Home On Visit PFC Olin Layton, of Fort Jackson and Harold Layton, stationed in Ohio, are visiting their mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton, who has been ill at her home on O’Neall street for sev eral days. Earns Silver Bar Pvts. Oswald Copeland, son of Mrs. O. 0. Copeland, and Robert H. An derson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aderson, qualified with the 30 cali bre rifle and earned the right to wear the silver bar of a Marine “marksman,” for a firing record recently completed at the Fleet Ma rine Force Training Center at New River, N. C. Pvts. Copeland and Anderson, who cam e to the 200-square mile New River base for rifle instruction af ter basic training at Paris Island, have now completed their recruit period and will receive advanced combat training with a unit of the fleet Marine force or will be assign ed to one of the many marine corps specialist schools. Receives Wings Kirby Lominack, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lominack of this city, re ceived his wings and was commis sioned lieutenant at Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga., Sunday, after finish-- ing his advanced training in the Aviation Air Corps. Lieut. Lomi nack reported to Charleston Monday of this week where he will receive further orders. He received his pre- flight training at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama, Hawthorne Field, Orangeburg and Shaw Field, Sumter. Receives Commission Friends of W. Roy Anderson will be interested to learn that on Nov ember 22, he received his commission as first lieutenant at Fort Sumter hotel in Charleston where he has been stationed for several months. Lieut. Anderson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Sr. of thi* city. 1 Visits Friends Ensign J. Morgan Randel from Youngstown, Ohio, who has just fin ished a four months course in the U. S. N. R. at Columbia University has been visiting friends in Newber ry. From here Ensign Randel will report to Norfolk, Va. where he will atted an amphibian school. Ensign Randel will be remembered by the fans of Newberry for the splendid record he made in the three sports at Newberry College. Visits Parents Lieut. J. Thad McCrackin, of Camp White, Oregon, is visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thad McCrackin on College street. Change address of— Lieut. Charles F. Summer, Jr. A. T.—AA Coj^-M. T. C. Camp Haile, Colorado Pvt. John M. Kinard 286 Q. M. Refrigeration Co. Camp Barkley, Texas U. S. Army J. D. Wheeler Pt R 2-c Bat. 61, Co. C Plat. 2, Unit B Camp Peary Williamsburg, Va. Pvt William Brab Coggins Battery “F” 263 Coast Artillery Fort Moultrie, S. C- MATT ADAMS Sign Shop has some “No Trespass” and “No Hunt ing” signs, painted on wooden boards 20c each, ?2 dozen. On cardboard 50c dozen. Post your land against hunt ers and trespassers.—Advt. Returns To Fort Pvt. James Kinard will return to Fort Jackson, where he is stationed, today (Thursday) after spending a five day furlough with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard and brother Frank, on College street. Wire coat hangers are needed at Fort Jackson for new soldiers ar riving at the induction center, ac cording to a letter received by D. W. A. Neville from the Fort Jackson Red Cross. If you have any quan tity of these that you can spare leave them at Mr. Neville’s place and he will see that they reach Jackson. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT HARTFORD A Christmas program consisting of two playlets, Red and the Ohrist- mas Whoppers and Santa’s Last Stop, will be presented by the Hart ford Grammar school on Friday night, December 18, at 8 o’clock. The public is invited. SANTA SLIPS UP While old Santa was down this way last year he found himself tired and hungry and stopped in Lomi- nick’s drug store to put something under his belt. He got hold of one of those good ham sandwiches and you could have heard him smacking half-way down town. Santa was so well pleased that he combed the crumbs out of his whiskers and ex claimed “By the great Horn Spoon, I will do somethin* for Richard Lominick for that treat.” And sure enough he did, little boys and girls. As soon as h e got back home he went to his smoke house and picked out the biggest ham he could find and wrapped it nicely in Christmas paper an tied it with rib bons. He then called in his press agents and had a picture made of himself holding that ham. He sent us one of the pictures and asked that we publish it. We knew that Rich ard was not making those good sandwiches anymore but we also knew that Santa would be looking for his picture in Richard’s ad this week so we just had to print that pic ture. Santa will be greatly disappointed when he finds that Richard doesn’t need the Ham, and the old boy will miss those fine sandwiches this Christmas, but such vs life, even with Santa Claus. (NOTE—This is abdut as good explanation as any for the illustra tion of a ham in the ad of Richard Lominick.—Ed.) Automobile Heaters and Radios Give One For Christmas Just a Few Left Davis Motor Co. 1515-17 Main St. Newberry Couple Die In Tragic Accident Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Drayton Edward Smith of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Newberry county and Columbia, who were electrocuted Saturday night at their home in Florida, was held at the James R. Leavell Fueral Home in Newberry with interment in Rosemont ceme tery Wedesday afternoon at 3 p. m. Rev. A. T. Usher officiated, assisted by Rev. C. A. Calcote. The Smiths had left their home in Orlando, it is stated, to inform a neighbor across the street of the impending danger of their home being caught by fire from a nearby burning palm tree when a live wire snapped and electrocuted them be fore they were able to escape. Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith of Kinards, where he was born and reared and lived the larger portion of his life. He attended the schools of that sec tion and later attended Clemson college. Mrs. Smith, the former Miss Lin da Boland was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Boland of 1818 Co lumbia drive, Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are survived by a small daughter, Linda Lou. Mr. Smith’s survivors include: His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Kinards; two brothers, H. G. Smith of Tallahassee, Fla., and L. W. Smith of Fairfax; one sister, Miss Lucile Smith of inards. Mrs. Smith is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boland of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. King of McBee, and one brother, George Bo land of Statesville, N. C. The young couple, both in their early thirties, were very popular not only in Newberry and Columbia but also in their town in Florida. (Contributed) A most happy event in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller, substan tial and popular citizens of the Ja la pa section of Newberry county, was the celebration of their fiftieth wed ding anniversary at their home, on Tuesday evening, December 15. Af ter a bountiful dinner had been serv ed those present gathered in the livingroom where Rev- M. L. Kester, their pastor, on behalf of their child ren, presented Mr. Miller with a gold watch and chain and Mrs. Mai ler with a beautiful cameo pin. Mrs. Miller was the former Mary Jean ette Bundrick, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bundrick whose home was near Peake. Mr. Miller is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bennet H. Miller who lived at Little Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were married in the home of Mrs. Miller’s parents December 15, 1892, the cere mony being performed by the Rev. S. L. Nease, then pastor of Holy Trin ity church, Little Mountain. There were seven children born to the Mil lers, all of whom are living. The following were present: Forrest E. and his wife, Vance with his wife and two children, Elbert and Reba, Lenora, now Mrs. Raymond Tolbert, with Mr. Tolbert and their daughter Jeanette, Mary now Mrs. Lester Cor- lev with Mr. Carley, and their daugh ter Nettie Louise. Those absent were Clarence, Mrs. Miller and their son Otis, George, Mrs. Miller and their son George Richard, Ruby, now Mrs. A. J. McKittrick, M. B. McKit- rick and their two sons, Russell and Hugh. Others present were Mr. and, Mrs. I. A. Miller, Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Kester and their grandson, David Lee Gartner. The best wishes of many friends go with Mr. and Mrs. Miller as they journey on through life—wishes, that they may have more wedding anni versaries to celebrate before they oome to the end of the journey. LOST—<Pocketbook, about 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon between the Busy Bee cafe and police headquar ters. It contained one B. gasoline book about half used and one A book with four No. 3 stamps left. Finder please return to police head quarters and receive reward. Willie H. Werts, Silverstreet. 2tp R. DERRILL SMITH WHOLESALE GROCER 910 Main Street Newberry, S. C. Headquarters For BEST FEEDS AND BEST PRICES Bisihopville Flour & Pee Dee Feeds Ful-O-Pep Poultry Feeds Waynes’ Dog Feed Duplex Rabbit Feed PUREGRAIN Pigeon Feed BEACON Goat Feed for Milk Goats Ful-O-Milk Dairy Feeds PEAGREEN Horse and Mule Feed CANDIES, CIGARETTES, TOBACCOS HAV-A-TAMPA CIGARS St. James* Church Is Formally Dedicated A very beautiful and impressive service was held in St. James Luth eran church, Jalapa, last Sunday when in the presence of almost a capacity congregation the church was dedicated. Tne service Was in charge of the pastor. Rev. M. L. Kester, and the sermon was delivered by the Rev. E. Z. Pence. Among the many visi tors were several of the pastors of the Newberry Lutheran conference. Greetings were read from the three living former pastors of St. James, Rev. P. E. Shealy, Rev. L. P. Boland and Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger. The following gifts were also announced: Altar cross by Mrs. J. B. McDow ell and Mrs. J. O. Dunston. Offering plates by J. B. McDowell. Pulpit bible by Mrs. Minnie Sease and Mrs. Cyril Halfacre. One window in memory of Mr and Mrs. L. C. Singley by their children. One window in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Mayer by their children. One window in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wessinger by their child ren. One window by Mr. B. S. Derrick and family. One window by the family of the late Rufus J. Long. One window by the family of the late J. A. Ballentine. One window in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seaee by children. One window in honor of Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Miller by children. One window in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller by children. Small circle window with Luther league emblem by the league. Circle window over altar in honor of the pastor by the congregation. MR. BOOZER IN HOSPITAL The many friends of Mr. Henry L. Boozer will regret to learn that he is seriously ill in the Newberry hospital, followng a major operation Tuesday, December 16th. "wells theater THURSDAY “JUNIOR ARMY” Freddv Bartholomew Added—Oomedy an Short Matinee 9c-2Bc Night 9c-30c FRIDAY & SATURDAY A Story of 4he Commandos “THEY rSto BY NIGHT" Lyle Talbot & June Dupree Added—Last Chapter of PERILS OF NYOKA and a WALT DISNEY Comedy Admission—9e—25c All day MONDAY & TUESDAY All-Out For Fun! “BLONDIE FOR VICTORY” Penny Singleton & Arthur Lake Added—NEWS and SHORT Matiee 9c-25c Night 9c-30c WEDNESDAY 15c—BARGAIN DAY—15c UNDERGROUND AGENT Leslie Brooks & Bruce Bennett Added—SELECTED SHORTS Admission—9c-20c all day OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY WESTERN MAIL Tom Keene PERILS Of The ROYAL MOUNTED and a LEON ERROL Comedy Admission 9c and 20c—all day RITZ THURSDAY & FRIDAY In Technicolor Gene Tierney, Preston Foster, John Sutton In “THUNDER BIRD” News and Comedy Adm.: Mat. 9c-25c Night 9c-30c SATURDAY Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Leroy Mason In "THE SILVER BULLET" COMEDY Chapter 5 OVERLAND MAIL Adm.: 9c-25c All Day Saturday Night Owl Show 10:45 P.M. Irene Hervey, Bela Lugosi In "THE NIGHT MONSTER” Adm: 9c-25c MONDAY and TUESDAY Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Alan Hale In “GENTLEMAN JIM” NEWS COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 9c-25c Night 9e-30c WEDNESDAY Lloyd Nolan, Heather Angel, Ralph Byrd In ‘TIME TO KILL” COMEDY Adm.: Mat. 9c-25c Night 9c-30c LOST—Red Irish Setter, lost Mon day near my home. Answers to name of Joe. J. Roy Felker at City Bar ber Shop. WANTED—Pecans, no matter how small. Good market for all sizes. Any amount. R. Derrill Smith, Wholesale Grocer, 910 Main street, Newberry, S. . 2t SOLDIERS NEED COAT HANGERS, MILLERS CELEBRATE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Giv« White Christines Service At Bush River On Sunday evening, December 20th at 7 o’clock, the Bush River Baptist church will present a White Christ mas service. “Star Shine” is a rev erent, worshipful service commemor ating the birth of Christ and creat ing the true giving spirit of Christ mas. Amid a picturesque scene of simplicity and beauty of a White Christmas, angels draw the curtans on the tableaux as the story unfolds. Impressive Christmas music render ed by the choir, plays a prominent part in the presentation. This star service of love is a Christmas service that brings a real Christian message with all the real beauty of Christmas, with each character bringing his own special gift to the Christ Child. Peace is particularly emphasized. The public is cordially invited to attend the service. HAL’S ADLETS Peloubets and Tarbell 3 Sunday school lesson notes for 1943, S2 each. God’s Minute, God’s Message, books of short prayers, 76c each, a new one in this series is God’s Pippose, 365 short sermons, 75c. Bible story books for children $1 and ?2. Bibles and Testaments, nice stock to select from. Magazine subscriptions. To every publications. We sent free of charge gift cards. We will meet any print ed offer on clubs or seperate sub scriptions. A guaranteed service.. Luray dinnerware. lots of nice items in this line, for gifts. Service flags, 1, 2 & 3 stars, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1. Candles red, white and other col ors. Freshen up your candle holders with long burning, heat resisting hand dipped candles such as we al ways stock. Blooming plants, cyclamen, ka- lanchoes, begonias and other choice potted plants, $1 and up. Christmas cards, 1c, 3c, 5c. ^ 10c. Many lovely cards displayed for easy selection. Excellent boxes of assort ed cards $2 values for $1. Soldier Christmas cards to mail to the boys. Fostoria crystal makes a wonder ful gift. You will find items here from 35c and on. Roseville pottery is without a doubt the most colorful gift item in our stock. And doesn’t the -public go for it in a big way. Our stock is still complete and we have another large shipment yet to unpack. Christmas wreaths, made of real pine cones and other preserved flowers and foliages. They begin at $2 and you have many to select from. Guitars, half dozen new ones just unpacked. Cut flow.ers, several shipments each week. Roses, carnations and gladiolus. We’d love to have you drop in. Verna & HalKohn. AMAlWill Buy All State's Surplus Eggs Prfcj to Be Paid Not to Be Below 30 Cents a Dozen; To Be Shipped Abroad Columbia, Dec. 15—An egg mar keting program to assure Soatherr. farmers fair prices and a ready mar ket for all eggs they produce became effective today, R. E. Robb, state supervisor of the agricultural mar keting administration said. The program became effective throughout the AMA Southern re gion including South Carolina, Geor gia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Caro lina, Virginia and parts of West Virginia. Louisiana snd Arkansas. The AMA will acquire all eggs for which there is no market in the usual retail or wholesale channels. They will be stored in cold storage plants and later dried for shipment overseas or for distribution to needy families and school children in this country. Robb said although there would be local surpluses in different areas during the flush period of produc tion beginning this mr-'th, there actually would be fewer eggs for home cosumption during the com ing year than rq 1942. Robb said he foresaw a greater demad for eggs because of an in crease of about 60 million pound? in the volume of dried eggs needed increased consumer demand because of greater buying power and the effect of meat rationing. Price ranges will be set later by the government, he said, but in no event would the price fall, below 30 cents a dozen. The AMA will con tinue its purchases through next June 30, if necessary, Robb said. ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL In St. Luke’s Episcopal church, this coming Sunday, December 20th, Vesper Service at 4 p. m. The pub lic is cordially invited to worship with us. This announcemet is made by the rector, the Rev. B. A. Wil liams. ONE DELIVERY DAILY According to Postmastei G. K. Dominick, it is contemplated that it will be possible for city carriers to make only one complete delivery each day from Dec. Zlet through Dec. 24th. If it is possible to make two deliveries, of course it will be done. But it appears now that tha exigencies of the service will neces sitate only one delivery on these days. A SON Major and Mrs. J. O. Ulman an nounce the arrival of a son, bom at Temple, Texas, Saturday, December 12. Mrs. Ulman is the former, Miss Elizabeth Holt, daughter of Mrs. Venessa Holt of this city. DOWN MEMORY LANE BUILD BOX FACTORY (The State) Newberry, Dec. 14.—Rails have been unloaded near the track of the C. N. A L. road, two miles north of Newberry, where eight and a half acres has been bought for a box fac tory by Vance & Dwiggins of Ker- nersville, N. C. The plant will be completed by April. EXCHANGE BANK BUYS CALCIUM ARSENATE The Exchange bank has purchased twenty tons of calcium arsenate which they will place in a ware house for the use of farmers on next year’s cotton crop in fighting the boll weevil. The bank does this not to make money, for it does not ex pect to make- a cent by it; but be lieves the calcium arsenate is going to be scarce and high next year and is getting this much in hand for the use of the farmers. Numbers of farmers in the county have said they would have made much larger crops this year but for the fact that they had run out of calcium arsenate at the last time or two it should have been applied and were not able to get more. Mr. R. H. Greneker, the local re porter for The Herald and News says he will be ready to resume his work, and we hope to fill a couple columns each issue with his newsy and bright paragraphs, and we know the read ers will be glad to have them. He is also the old tiv.ie reporter of the goed old days, and that will be re freshing in this day of new ideas of how to print an edit a real newspa per. We belong to the old school, but try to keep up with the procession as best we can. SUIT TO BE BROUGHT TO PRE VENT USE OF LOT FOR PARK The people of the city have been somewhat stirred up and divided re cently on the question of convert ing the lower public square, bounded by four streets, into a memorial park to the soldiers of the World War. The county commissioners and the city administration have agreed on this, a bill having been passed in the last legislature to this effect. Wdyk will soon begin on _ the square un less it should be enjoined as a lawyer, E. J. Green, has been engaged by the objectors, to bring a suit of injunc tion. The special care for the park would be by the Civic League ef Newberry and the city council. Per sons favoring the park believe it will be made a beauty spot in the city and an attractive place, and will en hance the value of property in that section of the city. LOST—Gasoline Rationing book A, No. 37.972. h. BANKS, Route 3. Prosperity., 2tp KmmoL BARRINGTON MoteWS* 157.30 E»g«9OTM«t Rhie 150.00 KmomU VERNON MtrtcWI S*t 565.00 E ftfloRing 350.00 K««p*ak« CLOISTER Matched S*t 119.75 Engag«rr.*nt Ring 100.00 IRVINE Match_d Set 12.35 Engagement Ring 63-50 Keep.aU ROXANA Matched Set 107.50 Engagement Ring 100.00 KeepraU SERENE Matched Set 63.50 Engagement Ring 50.00 W. E. Turner, Jeweler