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VOLUME 6—NUMBER 12 The Ruing Sun—1856-1860 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1943 Published Weekly $1.00 PER YEAR 'Keturns to Norfolk Seaman Third Class George E. Halfacre has returned to Norfolk, Virginia where he is stationed in the Navy postal service, after spending a week's furlough with his wife, and other relatives in the city and county. .Would You Believe It In our “Flag” column this week you will see the names and addresses of two Summer boys. They are the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Summer, formerly of Newberry, and grandsons of J. H. Summer. When their names were handed in it was hard to realize that they were the same two little boys who used to play in the neighborhood. The only re gret the twins have is that they were forced to be separated in the two branches of the service. Private John Summer failed to pass the eye_ test, so he is in the parachute in fantry, stationed at Fort Benning and Lieut Hugh Summer is a pilot in the Air corps, and at this minute may be giving the enemy plenty of trouble. Visits Parents Third Class Seaman G. W. (Bill) Neel left today (Thursday) for Fort Story, Virginia, after spending a 10 day furlough with his parents. Dep uty and Mrs. P. C. Neel. Capt. Black Visits Father Captain Ralph B. Black, spent a few hours last Thursday with his father, L. A. Black in Prosperity, jnroute to Atlanta, Georgia, from Columbia. On Furlough Carroll Hamm of the U. S- Navy is spending a week’s furlough with Ids parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hamm of Prosperity. Transferred To Virginia Lieut. Kirby Lominack, spent a few days in the city the first of the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lominack, enroute to Langley Field, Virginia, where he has been transferred from Charleston. Lieut. Lominack was accompanied by hi* wife and she will remain here for the present with Mr. Lominack’s parents. Will Receive Medal Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stephens of near Silvcrstreet will be awarded a medal by the Emblem of Honor Asso ciation of New York in recognition of thei rfou rson isn the armed ser vices. The presentation is to be made by Senator M. E. Abrams at a meet ing of the Home Demonstration club of that community January 26 at 3:30 in the Silvcrstreet school audi torium. Volunteer For WAACS Olen T. Sanders and Janet S. Gar land of this city who volunteered for the Woman’s Army Auxiliary corps at Fort Jackson recently, have been called to report for their basic tann ing. Miss Sanders reported to Fort Des Moines on January 3, and Miss Garland, the former Janet Schenck, will report to Daytona Beach, Florida on January 12. On Furlough Pvt. James Sanders, stationed at Hajttisburg, Miss, arrived last Fri day to spend a 14-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Sanders at Silvcrstreet, and other relatives in the county. Returns to Fort Pvt. William Brab Goggins return ed to Fort Moultrie last Friday after attending the funeral of his grand father, M. C. Moore. On Furlough Pvt. Heyward (Happy) Moore sta tioned at Fort Mamouth, N. J., re turned to his post yestedray after spending a 10 day furlough in New berry and attending the funeral of his father, M. C. Moore. In Hospital The many friends of Aviation Ca det W. M. (Bill) Blalock will regret to learn that he is confined in the Fort Dix hospital in Trenton, N. J., suffering from a case of mumps. Bill is stationed in Wayne, Pa. Transferred to Charlotte Pvt. Waldo M. Halfacre reported to Morris Field, Charlotte, N. C. last week after spending the Christmas holidav with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Halfacre, in the county. Pvt. Halfacre was formerly stationed at Deridder Field in Louisiana. “Dude” Epting In Colorado Pvt. Thomas E. (Dude) Epting, son of Mrs. T. E. Epting of Boundary street, this city, has been transferred to Denver. Colorado from Clearwater, Florida where he had been since his induction in the summer. Change of address of— Pvt. Waldo M. Halfacre Co. “C” 928 Sig. Bn. Morris Field, Charlotte, N. C. Pvt. John L. Counts U.S.A. 19th Tech. School Sqdn. A.A.F. Lincoln Air Base BKS 601, Lincoln, Nebraska. Information Given For U. S. Maritime School 1. The War Shipping Adminis tration has made available a course of instruction for qualified seafaring men to prepare them for licenses as Third Mates or Third Assistant En gineers of oceangoing vessels. The next class for qualified men will commence on or about January 16, 1943, and subsequent classes will be formed at one month intervals. 2. Officer training is open to American citizens who have reached their 19th birthday, who a»b of good character and possess sufficient dis- Oharges from documented vessels and-or naval service to qualify them for admission. 3. The War Shipping Administra tion provides a clothing bounty of $75.00 to original enrollees in the Maritime Service and $25.00 to those officer candidates who have previous ly been enrolled in the Maritime Service. These respective bounties are used to help cover the cost of uniforms which are issued to all of ficer candidates. Clothing drawn by an officer candidate in excess of his bounty must be paid for in cash. Each candidate selected for training should provide himself with personal nec essities prior to reporting to the Of ficers School. 4. The rate of pay for officer candidates is $126.00 per month, plus subsistence and quarters. Text books are loaned without charge but books that are not returned upon completion of the course must be paid for by the officer candidate. 6. Officer candidate- who satis factorily complete the prescribed course and obtain their licenses will be enrolled in the Maritime Service wth the rank of Ensign. Thereafter they will be eligible for one month’s retainer pay and one month’s active training duty each year provided they have served a total of ei^ht months on board American merchant ships. For further information apply to U. S. Maritime Enrolling Office, Rooms 7 and 8, Paragon Bldg., 55 Patton Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina. HOSPITAL STAFF ENTER TAINED BY MRS. HARLEY Mrs. F. G. Hartley entertained the Newberry county Hospital staff Fri day evening complimenting Miss Mary Hanna, hospital technician. Miss Hanna is leaving the hospital January 10 to take up government work at Staton hospital, Camp Toc- cos, Ga. During her short stay in Newberry she has made many friends who regret to see her leave. HONORED ON BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wilson honor ed their daughter, Mrs. Joe McCloud, of Spartanburg, on her birthday Jan uary 3rd, with a birthday dinner. About 40 friends of the honor guest enjoyed the gala occasion. PRAISE THE LORD . . . Praise the Lord, And get your scrap a-scrappin’; Praise the Lord, For anything can happen; Praise the Lord, And get your scrap a-scrappin’ And we’ll all be free. Praise the Lord, the iron and steel is needed; Praise the Lord and let the call be heeded; Praise the Lord, the iron and steel is needed From you and me. So go through the basement And go through the attic Get every piece of scrap you can see. Oh—oh Praise the Lord, And get your scrap a-scrappin’; Praise the Lord; don’t let them catch you nappm’; Praise the Lord and get your scrap a-scrappin’ For Vic-to-ry! Visits Mother Captain Harry Buzhardt of the U. S. Marine Corps, stationed at Great Lake, Illinois, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt on Boundary street. Captain Buzhardt will report back to Illinois the 10th. of January for further orders. , Change of address of— Cpl. Lewis I. Blalock 873rd T.E.F.T.S.—B.A.F.S. Waco, Texas. Change of address of— Cpl. E. H. Aull, A.S.N. 34121594 ’ Finance Department, Keesler Field, Miss. Pvt. John H. Schumpert 34614514 887 Ordnance, H. M. Company Q Camp Shelby, Miss Pvt. William H. Shannon Co. “C" 376 Inf. A.P.O. 94 Camp Phillips, Kansas. First Lieut. Hugh H. Summer A.P.O. 3338 Postmaster, San Francisco, Cal. Pvt. John H. Summer Hq. and Hqs. Co. 607th Parachute Infantry Fort Benning, Ga. Head of Liberty Life Was Native of County Greenville, Jan. 3—W. Frank Hipp, 53, president of the Liberty Life In surance company of Greenville, died at a hospital here today after a brief illness. Hipp, after engaging in business in his native town of Newberry and briefly in Spartanburg, came here in 1917 and two years later organ ized the .life insurance company of which he was the first and only president. A few years ago he be came president also of the South eastern Life Insurance company here. This company was later merg ed with Liberty Life. , Mr. Hipp was active in the affairs of the Lutheran church and was a member of the board of trustees of Newberry college, his alma mater. Surviving ar e three sons and a daughter, by his first wife, Francis M., Herman N., B. Calhoun and Mrs. Guy Gunter, Jr., all of Green ville. His widow, Mrs. Frances Mc- Hayden Hipp and a small child, Joann Gayle Hipp also survive. Other survivors include five bro thers, George C., of Newberry; J. C. of Spartanburg; Grady H., of Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; C. Everett of Toronto, Ont., and Carroll D., of New York; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Fulmer of Columbia, and Mrs. Lois H. Kennedy of Bessemer City, N. C., and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 5 p. m., Monday at Mackey mortuary here. The services will be conducted by Dr. J. C. Kinard, president of Newberry college, and Dr. Edgar Z. Pence, pastor of the Lutheran church here. Interment will be in Springwood cemetery. MRS. CATHERINE A. PORTER Mrs. Catherine Alice Livingstone Porter, 80, widow of the Rev. James Smiley Porter of the South Carolina Methodist conference, died suddenly at her home Monday night. She was the daughter of the late John M. and Catherine Wertz Liv ingstone of Edgefield county. Surving are the following children, Robert D. Porter, Greensboro, N. C.; Smiley L. Porter, Miss Katie Porter and Miss Georgie Porter, all of New berry, and Mrs. J. W. Perrin, Flor ence, also a sister, Mrs. L. Q. Fel lers Monticello; a brother, Preston S. Livingstone Newberry; five grand children and a great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning at the residence by the Rev. H. O. Cham bers of Greenville & the Rev. H. C. Ritter. Interment followed in Rose- mont cemetery. JOSEPH H. WICKER The funeral of Joseph Henry Wick er who died Monday at his home on the Whitmire highway was held last Tuesday morning nt Beth Eden church with Rev. C. A. Calcote and the Rev. M. L. Kester in charge. Mr. Wicker was a retired merchant and he leaves his widow, Mrs. Hettie Enlow Wicker; two adopted children, Major Allen Owens and Mrs. Preston L. Hiott, both of Whitmire, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Louise Baker, of Newberry. A SON Mr. and Mrs. Carl Manning Mc Hugh, of Clemson, announce the birth of a son, Tuesday, December 22nd at St. Francis hospital in Greenville. Mrs. McHugh was formerly Miss Sybil Pruitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Pruitt of this city. BIRTH ANNOUNCED Pvt. and Mrs. Phillips M. Brooks, announce the birth of a son, Phillips M. Brooks, jr., born at the county hospital Thursday, December 31st, Mrs. Brooks was the former Miss Evelyn McCrackin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thad McCrackin. Private Brooks is stationed at Camp Berke ley, Texas. CAN ACQUIRE NEW TASTES More than two hundred kinds of foods, ranging from applesauce to soup, will be strictly rationed under plans announced by the government Sunday night. The rationing is scheduled to start in February. With a few exceptions all canned, frozen and dried fruits and vegetables and soups will require ration cards. The increased rationing of food may hit those people who are “finn- icky” about what they eat rather hard. As the war goes on, it may be that they will have to take what they can get and it is entirely possi ble that they may find they will like some of the dishes which, in the past, they have looked upon with disdain. You know there is no ac counting for tastes, as the old lady said when she kissed the cow. Just the other day we read where an In dian in New Mexico returned to a vil lage for the third time to buy a half dozen bottles of cough syrup. “Some one sick at your home” the druggist asked. “No sick’’ replied the Indian. “Then what on earth is all this cough syrup for?” he asked. “Mm-me like um on pancakes," replied the Indian.—Lancaster News. Warehouse Crews Of Women frove 0. K. Jonesboro, Ark.—Women hav e step ped into another production line which is senidng a steady stream of war weapons to America’s battle fronts. But this time, they’ve taken on back-breaking work whicn once was reserved for men only. Facing a shortage of the manpow er needed to keep cotton moving from the fields to the factories, at least one local warehouse and compress op erator has employed women to weigh and truck cotton to waiting friegnt cars. That the women are doing a good job is evidenced by the fact that they’re still on the. payroll after sev eral months of experiments. One woman warehouse worker is weighing cotton wjfch the ease and accuracy of a veteran, according to experienced cotton men. Others have learned quickly the trick of the trade that enables them to balance a 500 pound bale of cotton on a tricky two- wheel truck. But they’ve found that it requires a keen sense of timing and balance as well as a wealth of brawn. Similar experiments are being con ducted by warehouse and sompress men in other parts of the belt in an effort t° keep America’s vital cotton crop flowing smoothly to the many fighting fronts. NEWBERRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS False Alarms We have one of the best volunteer fire departments to be found any where. They have studied and train ed themselves in order that they may be able to protect our property, to serve us in time of distress. At the sound of the gong they drop every thing and come running. They do not hesitate. Often they leave their busi ness, their homes, services at the church, and even crawl out of bed in the dark and cold of night. In rush ing to a fire they are endangering themselves, burning precious gas, wearing out priceless tires, and a car that cannot be replaced. When you send in a fire alarm you are calling into instant action fire trucks, cost ing thousands of that cannot be replaced. Yeu are'asking 33 pub lic spirited volunteers to stop what they are doing, however important it may be, to jump in their cars and en danger their lives by rushing to yocr aid. In the face of all this we have false alarms. A false alarm is an unpatirotic, inconsiderate, and a dangerous act, doubly so when you stop to consider what would happen if a real alarm would come in while they are out on a false alarm. STOP —THINK— CONSIDER be fore turning in a false alarm. Last Monday the phone rang and I answered it. A voice at the other end said. “How do you go about getting to be a member of the Cham ber of Commerce? You have been so good to us that we do not feel like we ought to continue to accept these services unless we are a member.” Net result of this call—2 new members. It really helps to receive a phone call like this. Thanks Mr. Martin of the Farmers Ice and ruel, and Mr. Briggs of the Spartan Grain and Mill Company. For the benefit of others who would like to follow suit, our phone No. is 355. COTTON CODUROYS, VELVE TEEN ATTRACT INTEREST New York.—Style centers are con centrating on two cotton fabrics— corduroy and velveteen—as the ans wer to milady’s question of what to wear in wintertime. Corduroy, the fashion experts say, is really an all-purpose fabric. It is equally smart, they point out, for sports or street wear. And with the new patterns available, it can be used in a wide variety of garments. One of the smartest creations being shown here is a double-breasted coat of ex ceptionally heavy corduroy in medium wide wale. With bright buttons and a collar of contrasting velveteen, the coat is just the thing for casual wear on warmer winter days. Velveteen, say the experts, is th e answe r to the housewife who wants a costume "not too elegant, but dres sy.” A plain skirt and jacket of vel veteen can have as many personali ties as -the cat has lives with skillful selection of blouses and accessories. Velveteen suits also take scarfs to keep out cold winds—another factor in their favor. MRS. MARY E. EVANS Mrs. Mary Ella Evans. 71, died late Thursday afternoon, December 24 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wesley White, on Floyd street. Fun eral services were held Friday af ternoon at 4 o’clock from the Pente costal Holiness church with Rev. J. W. Spain conducting the service. In terment was in Baxter Memorial cemetery. Surviving are the following chil dren: Rev. T. 0. Evans of Lake City, John E. Evans of Newberry, James E. Evans of Goldville, Mrs. J. H. Berry of Newberry, Mrs. Wesley White of Newberry, Mrs. Leroy Bis hop of Geenville. Forty grandchil dren and nine great-grandchildren also survive. Sees Complete Victory For Allies This Y ear With The United States Fleet In The South Pacific, Jan. 2—Victory for the United Nations this year is the prediction of Admiral William Halsey, commander of the South Pa cific force of the Pacific fleet. The admial made this statement in an interview during which I learned that you don’t beat about the bush when talking to him. Direct approach brings direct an swers. I wanted him to gaze into the cry .tal ball to see what the year 1943 would bring forth so I put the direct question: “Can you give us an idea what the nev- year holds in store?” This was his answer: “Victory for the United Nations. Complete, absolute defeat for the Axis powers. But let’s not be stop ped this time until we fix things up so they will never be able to rise agan.’’ “This year?” “Yes.” “Do you include Japan?’’ “Yes, sir, and here’s a few mes sages I wish you would send to Ja pan for me. “To Hirothito: "As emperor and leader of trai torous and brutal Japanese during the years of her foul attacks on peaceful peoples, your time is short. “To Tojo: “When you unleashed your cow ardly attack on December 7 you started something you can’t finish. Beneath your thin veneer of civili zation lies the dominant instinct to kill. Because of this you have re leased the greatest instinct to fight in the American people ever in his tory. ,' “We have good evidence of your atrocities and know where tshqy were perpetrated. They’ll be prop erly repaid. “To Yamaimoto: “You will be present at the peace if you are still alive. That peace will be in the White House but the White House will not be as you en visaged. “To the American people: “Under my command the United Nations in the South Pacific have the finest fighting men our country ever produced. They are imbued with a fighter instinct and it is con ceded we will not stop until there s a complete victory. “To the Japanese people: “That heavy rumbling you hear now will gradually grow into a shock of bursting bombs, the shriek ing of shells and the clashing of swords on your own soil. You had better stop now before it is too late.” “What do you think is the signifi cance of Tojo’s recent remarks?” I asked Admiral Halsey. “He sees the handwriting on the wall,” he replied, adding: “It was only a month ago that he annihilated the United States fleet for the fourth time.” “Do you foresee a United Nations offensive in all parts of the world in a Short space of time?” “I definitely hope so,” the admiral said as his eyes twinkled. “And I hope Hitler, Musaolini and Hirohito will see the same thing.” Admiral Halsey swung around in his swivel chair, purse dhis lips, a- gain let a twinkle come into his eyes and with all seriousness replied: “Liberty for the boys, yes. We will by-pass all smaller towns and let them loose in Tokio. That will be a liberty town they’ll really enjoy.” And if the dreamy look on his face meant what I took it to mean, Hal sey will not be loath to take liberty in Tokio himself. F. B. DAWKINS APPOINTED CLERK F. B. Dawkins has been appointed bv Tax Collector Claude Sanders as clerk in his office to fill the vacancy made when W. S. Alewine resigned to accept a position at the post office recently. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, pastor. Colony—11:00 a. m., Sunday school, Grady Bedenbaugh, supt. 12:00 m., tht Service. 1:00 p. m., the. Luther League will meet. St. James—10:00 a. m., Sunday school, Harold Long, supt. NOTICE TO SCHOOL BUS PATRONS Superintendent of Education C.- E- Hendrix calls attention to the follow ing provision from an order of the Office of Defense Transportation: “No bus will be allowed to leave the main trunk line route unless pupils live MORE than ONE and one half miles from main road. No pupils who live within two miles of school will be furnished transportation unless the bus must pass their homes on its way to school and can take them on Neither will two buses be allow ed to travel the same road where it can possibly be avoided.” Mr. Hendrix also points out that where students live near each other they must gather at a central point to be picked up by the bus. Pupils from homes in close proximity should gather at the home most central to the majority of them. County’s OldestCitizen Passes Ninetieth Year Wednesday, December 23, James Reuben Davidson, the oldest citizen of Newberry, celebrated his 90th birthday anniversary at his home, 1112 Calhoun street, when some mem bers of his family had dinner with him at his home, and many friends called to greet him during the dajr. His 90th birthday found him in ex cellent health, with mind and mem ory keenly alert. He retains a keen sense of humor and his happy faculty as a reconteur of good jokes. Mr. Davidsop was born in the Mt. Pleasant community of Newberry county, December 23, 1852, the son of Reuben Selden and Jane Crosson Davidson of Newberry and Fairfield counties, and a grandson of Alexan der Davidson from County Antrim, Ireland, and Ballentrae, Scotland, and Hugh Crosson of Fairfield. He comes from a long line of teachers and the family keeps up the tradition with all his daughters and grandchildren following in the profession. His grandfather, Alexander Dav idson, hewed a path through the wilderness in the northern part of the county, built a log cabin, then built k small log cabin school house and taught the children of his friends who came over to America at the same time he did. Mr. Davidson regrets that he has always been too young or too old td fight for his country, but as a youth, with his mother and two sisters, carried the work on their farm while his father, Capt. Reuben S. Davidson, fought in the War Be tween the States. He was old enough to do his part during recon- struction days following the war, and did much to bring order during those chaotic days, as a leader in the Khi Klux Klan. He was the youngest of the 60 members—the only survivor now. ' - He came to Newberry as a youth of 20 and clerked for some years before his marriage to Miss Emma Elizabeth Langford, November 2, 1876. Then he returned to the coun ty and to his farming activities and attained a marked degree of success at it. In 1890 he moved to Newberry and since then has lived here. He was postmaster of Newberry during the administration of Cleveland, and as sistant for some years during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and of Harding. He also served as depu ty U. S. marshal for 20 years. He is well read and informed, reading three or four newspapers daily—although he says he “never attended school longer than three months at a time, and . probably got as far as the modern fifth grade, but by reading and observation I have been greatly benefitted.” Mr. Davidson is a lover of thor oughbred horses and formerly raised many blue-ribbon winners at various fairs over the area. He was a mem ber of historic Enoree Baptist church, where he was a deacon during his young manhood, and is now a mem ber of the First Baptist church of Newberry, but on account of deaf ness does not attend his church. Mr. Davidson has three daugh ters, Miss Blanche Davidson, with whom he makes his home; Mrs. James L. (Anita) Aull, of Columbia and Mrs. Bertha D. Boyleston of Newberry, and five grandchildren, James D. Boyleston and Miss Eliza beth Reed Boyleston of Marion and Pvt. Reuben A. Boyleston of Chanuto Field, 111., none of whom could be with him on his birthday; Mre. Creighton Edwards, Jr. (Emily D Aull) of Woodruff, and Miss Anita Davidson Aull of Columbia, who teaches in Edgefield High school. Although fourscore and ten years old, and having lived through many adverse years, Mr. Davidson re tains the happy faculty of smiling, and his interest in his home and friends has been a benediction to him and to these he attributes his long life and often counsels his as sociates to “Keep Smiling”—and there is a merry twinkle in his Irish bhie eyes when he says it! DONATIONS TO THE HOSPITAL The county hospital acknowledges with thanks receipt of the following donations: Christmas Trees.—Homer Schum pert. Decorations for trees.—Hospital Auxiliary. Favorajfor Patients’ Trays Christ mas Day—made by children of third grade Boundary street school. Christmas tree for Hospital Ward. —Children’s atory hour of the First Baptist church. Two pairs pillow cases and two wash cloths<—Circle No. 3 of First Baptist church. Fruit cake.—E. A. Carpenter. Fruit Cake.—Dr. C. D. Weeks. Basket of Fruit.—Young’s Fruit Store. Twenty-seven babies were born in the month of December and 232 in the year 1942. This is an increase of 100 over 1941. YEAR OLD CHILD DIES Christine, the year c!d daughter of Mr. and Mrs: E. H. Livingston, died Sunday night at the Livingston home near Little Mountain. DOWN MEMORY LANE Halfacre-Tay lor On last Saturday evening at the St. Paul’s parsonage by the Rev. 3. P. Koon, Miss Lenora Halfacre, dau ghter of Mr. D. E. Halfacre, and Mr. George Taylor were united in mar riage. Lominick-Stone On December 28 by the Rev. S. T. McKeown of Prosperity, Mr. David Stone was married to Miss Brunelle Lominick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lominick of the St. Phillips community. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bedenbaugh returned Sunday from Holly Hill where they spent part of the holi days.—Pomaria News. Dr. Clyde Epting of McCormick . spent part of the holidays with ^his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Epting of the Pomarij section. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Epting, and daughter, Gladys, spent th» weekend, in Columbia to meet the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Epting who arrived a few days ago—Mr and Mrs. T. A. Bpting’s first grand- da uh ter. Congressman Fred H. Dominick re turns to Washington Tuesday *and will be there continuously until the fourth of March when the present congress dies. It is not thought that an extra session will be necessary & if so that will be the first reeeas to amount to anything since before the war. It ha* been a continuous grind. Mr. T. L. Hicks has leased Mrs. C. J. McWhirter’s dwelling in College street. He is moving today and Mr. McWMrter is moving to his farm. Speed Cop Quattlebanm lodged one John Galhnan in jail Thursday on a charge of violating the prohibition law, having arrested him at Pros perity. Mrs. F. D. Mower and children spent part of the holidays w^t^ljer sister, Mrs. H. G. Bates m Eastover, young George Mower remained for all the vacation, returning home on Sunday; and H. G. Bates, jr., return ed with Mrs. Mower Thursday af ternoon, spending several days in Newberry and Prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Olin H. Lane have moved from Johnstone street back to their home in the Bethel-Garmany community. Mr. Lane has sold the cottage in Johnstone street to Dr. E. E Stuck. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cromer went to Columbia to see “Lightning. 1 'T' Misses Margurite Burns, Edith Wilson, Mabel Jones, Edna Sanders, Margaret and Elizabeth Kinard and Mildred Perry, returned to their studies at GWC today. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lovett and two children, Janabeth and Charles, of Lovett, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. David Williams and son Jimmy, of Colum- bic and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson, of Camp Croft, Spartanburg, spent part of the holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams. SEEN ABOUT TOWN GEORGE BROWN of Greenville in the city Wednesday speaking to friends—FIRE CHIEF AND MRS. BURTON WELLS, Camp Gordon, stopping in Newberry for a few min utes Tuesday — Lawyer STEVE GRIFFITH trying to chase a dbg back home Wednesday when return ing to his office after lunch—MRS. MAE AULL receiving a picture of Pvt. Francis Aull, one of her three sons in the service, all diked out in his uniform which is very becomng to him—Your scribe still trying to figure out how ETHEL HARDEN keeps those white mittens of hers so nice and clean—T. ROY SUMMER crossing College street with both bands rammed in his trousers pock ets—A certain lady, we will not de- vulge her name, was talking about gasoline rationing, and remarking that she didn’t mind doing without gasolne if it helped the war effort, but she didn’t understand how some of her neighbors could get as much as they wanted to go wherever they wanted to any time they decided to go, that she didn’t think it right for some folks to get all they wanted and others had to do without. “I be lieve in treating all alike in this ra tioning busness”, she said. I feel sure there are many that will agree with her — Birthday anniversaries through Thursday, Jar.uarv 14. L. F. Paysinger, Jan. 1; Lieut. Kiiby Lomi nack and Pvt. Carter Abrams, Jan. 3; Miss Juanita Hitt, Jan. 5; Mrs. Frank MeConneH, Jan. 6; J. D. French, Jan. 7; Pvt. Emory H. Bow man and Mrs. George F. Hunter, Jan. 8; Mrs. .1. D. Kinard. Jan. 9; Miss Grace Wilbur, Jan 10; Mrs. Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringe r and Mrs. Tom Suber (Helen Mower) Jan. 11, an<} Paul B. Ezell. Jan. 14.—We hope that each and every one of you had a very merry Christmas and will have a most prosperous and happy New Year,