Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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To Be Transferred Pfc. E. L. Youohem, who has been stationed at Fort Jackson for several months will soon be transferred to Arkansas for a six week’s period in mechanical training 1 . He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yochem. Rises In Ranks Fred J. Harmon, stationed with the armed forces in Panama Canal department, was recently promoted from private first class to the rank of technicial fifth grade. Technician Harmon entered the army in April, 1942. After serving a tour of duty at Fort Eustis, Vir ginia, he was assigned to this de partment, arriving on the Isthmus last September. He is the son of Mrs. J. B. Harmon of 1816 Nance street, this city. Navy Promotes Younk Cook Harold B. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook of Prosperity, sta tioned at South Brooklyn, N. Y. has been promoted to the rank of Sea man First Class in the navy. Private Bouknight Missing Mrs. J. Ben Bouknight of Kinards received a telegram last Saturday night from the War department in forming her that her son, Private Clarence O. Bouknight was missing in action, in the South Pacific war zone. The telegram read: "The Secretary of War desired to express his deep regret that the commanding general United States Army Forces in the South Pacific, has reported your son, Private Clarence O. Bouknight, is missing in action since January 11. Additional information will be sent you when received.” Dismissed From Hospital Lieut. Edward McCrackin was dis missed from Moore’s General Hos pital, Asheville, N. C., last Thursday, and is now stationed at Camp Bel- voir, Va. Lieut McCrackin was a patient in the hospital for seven weeks, recrup- erating from wounds he received in North Africa last November. Returns To Wisconsin Tech. Sgt. Clarence Duncan re turned to Wisconsin Tuesday, where he is statioed, after spending a week’s furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Duncan. Home On Leave Lieut and Mrs. Jack Workman, of Pubelo, Colorado, arrived in the city Monday night to spend a 10 day leave with their parents, Mr. and Mrs Thad McCrackin and Judge and Mrs. Eugene Blease. Promoted To Sargeant Private Eugene Hires was promot ed to the rank of sargeant at Fort Jackson, where he is stationed, on January 26. Before entering the ser vice last December 2, Sargeant Hires was clerk a t the Wiseman hotel here. Promoted to PFC Waldo M. Halfacre, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Halfacre, was pro moted to the rank of Private First Class last week at Morris Field, Charlotte, N. C. Miss Leightsey’s Kinsman Killed First Lieutenant Ralph D. Leight- sey of Fairfax was killed at Waco, Texas in the crash of a training plane on February 2. Mr. Leightsey was an instructor at Blackland army flying school. Miss Tertssa Leight sey of this city was his aunt. New address of:— Sgt. Louie F. Spearman 366 T.S.S. Lowery Field No. 2 Denver, Colorado. New address of:— Cpl. W. E. Summer Preflight Group 16 San Antonio Aviation Cadet Ctr. San Antonio, Texas New address of:— Major W. C. Summer, M. C. Station Hospital Camp Livingston, La. Lieut. A. H. Maybin, Jr. Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 411th Inf. Camp Claiborne, La. New address of:— Pfc. Oswald O. Copeland U.S.M.C. No. 1195 Care Postmaster, San Francisco, Cal. Lieut. T. J. West 211th C. A. (AA) Valle Jo, California. WANT GARDEN IN EVERY VACANT LOT We cannot make guns, airplanes and battleships, but we can raise food and food is ammunition . If every vacant lot in Newberry was turned into a garden we could raise enough vegetables to supply our local needs and have enough to send thousands of cans to our boys in the service. A word to lot owners. If you have a vacant lot and do not care to work it yourself and are willing for some one else to work it, report this to the Chamber of Commerce immediately, giving its location, size and condition. This will save lots of time and you will be doing a patriotic service. Those who wish to secure a lot for the purpose of planting a garden please leave his name and address with the Chamber of Commerce and he will be allocated a lot most con venient to him. The Business and Professional Wo men’s club will make a canvass or the town for the purpose of listing all the vacant lots and securing from the owners permission to use these lots for gardening purposes. This is a patriotic undertaking in which everybody can help. Killed In Action Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Roten, 520 Green street, received a telegram last Friday night about 6:30 from the War Department informing them of the death of their son Private Bennie T. Roton. The message read: “Deeply regret to inform you that your son, Private Bennie T. Roton U. S. Marine Corps Reserve was killed in action in per formance of his duty and in the ser vice of his country. Please accept my heartfelt sympathy.” They also received the following letter from the War Department Wednesday morning. “My dear Mr. and Mrs. Roton. It is a source of profound regret to me and to his comrades in the Marine Corps that your son. Private Bennie T. Roton, U. S. Marine Corps Re serve, lost his life in action against the enemies of this country & I wish to express my deepest sympathy to you and members of your family in your great loss. “There is little I can say to lessen your grief but it is my earnest hope that the knowledge of your son’s splendid record in the service and, the thought that he nobly gave his life in the performance of his duty may in some measure comfort you in this sad hour.” Sincerely yours, T. Halcomb, General U. S. M. C. The Commandant, U. S. Marine Corps. Private Roton, who volunteered for the Marine Corps, January 14, 1942 was 24 years of age, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Roton. He was af fectionately called ‘Buddy’ by friends and relatives. The last letter, received by his parents from him stated that he was in Guadalcanal. He was employed by the West End Cotton Mill before volunteering for the service. Private Roton’s death was report ed to have bccured on December 31. He was buried in the Marine Divi sion cemetery in locality where death occured. Mr. and Mrs. Roton have another son, Raymond H. Roton, Seaman 2-c in the service. He volunteered for the Navy last October, and is 20 years of age- He is now stationed at Oakland, California. Returns To Texas Aviation Cadet Henry Baker re turned to Perin Field, Sherman, Tex as, Wednesday, where he is stationed, after spending a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Baker and grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Parr on Main street. Completes Course Lieut. Olin Cannon, son of Supt. and Mrs. O. B. Cannon, will leave Saturday for Camp Wolters, Texas, after enjoying a week’s leave with his parents here. .Lieut. Cannon completed a 13 weeks training course in rifle and heavy weapons at Fort Benning, Ga., last week. New address of:— Cpl. P. M. Brooks Co. C., Barracks 19 S.M.D.T., W.B.G.H. El Passo, Texas. Pvt. William Caldwell Sims, Co. A. 46th A.R. A.P.O. No. 263, U. S. Army Camp Beal, Cal. New address of:— Lieut N. Y. Johnson, 302 Ordnance Reg. Camp Pickett, Va. LIEUT. JOHN MAYES WAS BRAVE PILOT Lieutenant John B. Mayes, 24, co pilot of a B-17E Flying Fortress, who, according to an announcement from the war department was killed in action in Northern Africa during a raid over Tunis, or Bizerte was the son of Mrs. Agnes S. Mayes and the late John B. Mayes of this city. Following graduation from New berry high school he attended the Citadel and later graduated from Emory university in June 1941. He was a member of Signu Nu fraternity Kappa Phi Kappa. While at college he completed his CAA training and joined the air corps in 1941. He trained at Cuero, Randolph Field and Foster Field, Texas, and received his wings and commission in 1942. He was then assigned to the Flying Fortress division at McDill Field, Florida. In May he was sent to New Hamp shire with plane and crew prepara tory to leaving for overseas service the latter part of June. His squad ron was the first of the B-17Es to arrive in England and the first to be sent to Africa in November. Lieuten ant Mayes was commissioned First Lieutenant in 1942. While in Eng land he participated in a large num ber of raids over enemy occupied territory, receiving a citation after one of the biggest raids over France. He was in action over North Africa during the latter part of November and until December 18 when he was ki’iled by a cannon shell bih«t of an enemy anti-aircraft fire during the raid over Tunis or Bizerte. A friend who was with him on his last flight wrote his mother, “John did plenty for hi s country before he made the supreme sacrifice” while another friend wrote, “John died a hero’s death, fighting for a better world in which to live. God will re ward John and all others who have died to make this a Christian world. The boys of the squadron feel his death deeply. His memory will live on with the squadron he fought with and with me.” He was buried near old Tunis with full military honors conducted by Major H. P. Abbott, army chaplain, with a military escort of two British regiments. MARINE IS FLOODED WITH PENNIES New York, Jan. 30.—Private Har old Mullane, a seventeen-year-old marine figured he might make $10 from the radio program which a week ago asked listeners to send his mother pennies to be used to buy him a war bond. But tonight on the “Truth or Con sequences” show over NBC network the youth accepted more than $3,000 in coppers sent in by listeners thru- out the nation. It was reported that more than 204,000 letters were mail ed to his mother, Mrs. Dennis Mull ane of Staten Island, whose failure to answer a question correctly on the quiz program started the penny par ade. Ralph Edwards, master of cere monies, asked listeners to send a pen ny each to Mrs. Mullane as a “con sequence.” They did. They sent single pennies, batches of coppers and penny banks. Young Mullane was told about it by a friend at Camp LeJeun, New River, N. C.. where he is stationed. “I was shining my shoes when a buddy rushed in and told me my mo ther was on the air,” said Mullanb. “I ran over and listened. I didn’t know what to make of it, but I fig ured I’d get $10 out of it.” “Then I thought to myself,” the youth related, “All I need now is a furlough—and bingo here I am.” He announced that he would use every fifth penny to buy sports equipment for his camp and that the rest would*go into war savings. A sidelight of the program was the reading of a telegram from Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. Director of the Mint lauding the “outpouring of pen nies . . . because it promotes the ef fort to keep penrties in circluation.” CLAMP OPENS GROCERY G. V. Clamp has opened a retail grocery store at the comer of Main and Nance street in the room form erly occupied by the A&P store be fore that outfit found it unprofitable to operate two stores here. Mr. Clamp should know the groc ery business as he has been identi fied with it for many years, the past decade with Clarence Summer. Mr. Clamp invites you to come see him at his new store and we invite you to read his ad on the back page. Miss Ella Mae Milam returned to Baltimore Md., Friday night after spending three weeks with her mo ther, Mrs. M. L. Milam on Glenn street. SHARING THE PULP The government has ordered all daily newspapers to cut their newsprint consumption 10 per cent; likewise it has requested weekly newspapers to effect a saving. In order to comply with the government’s request (and at the same time save ourselves some work) we are this week cutting a column off each page. Ail the features you have enjoyed are present and accounted for and we will try to make up in quali ty what we have take from you in quantity. Publishing newspapers in war times is a very vexing occupa tion and if you owe us for sub scription we tell you very blunt ly you should come on in and pay us. We know of no other such bargain for one of your inflated dollars. However, we are not going to cry on your neck for the dollar. If you think Uncle Sam needs it worse than we go buy yourself a war stamp—we can starve, but the nation must live. —AH of which reminds us that a certain city official with mon ey hasn’t bought a single war bond or stamp—and as the damn rascal reads these lines we hope he chokes. RATIONING NEWS Tires released as of February 1. New grade 3 tires: Lawrence M. Gannon, Little Mountain, X tire; T. Roy Summer, Newberry, 1 tire. Grade 2 tires: Mrs. D. L. Wede- gmn, Jr., Pomaria, 4 tires. ’’Passenger recaps: Lawrence M. Cannon, Little Mountain, 1 tire. New truck tires: R. E. Livingston, Kinards, 2 tires; N. E. Cromer, New berry, 2 tires; Wessinger Brothers, Prosperity, 3 tires; George Richard- sop, Pomaria, X tire; Governor Floyd, Tfewberry, 4 tires; Sam Hunter, Pros-' perity, 1 tire; Frank Schumpert, Newberry, 2 tires; Richard Neel, Newbery, 2 tires; Little Mountain School, 1 tire; John Kinard, Little Mountain, 2 tires; J. H. Wilson, Whitmire, 3 tires; Sam Pat Bolad, Pomaria, 1 tire; John W. Dickert, Pomaria, 4 tires; E. B. Farrah, Wlut- mire, 1 tire; M. R. Ruff, Newberry, 2 tires; J. C. Shealy Prosperity, 1 tire; A. E. & R. E. Reece, Newberry, 1 tire; Geo. W. Summer, Newberry, 3 tires; J. E. Seibert, Prosperity, S tires and W. L. Harmon, Saluda, 2 tires. Truck recaps: R. E. Livingston, Kinards, 1 tire; W. L. Harmon, Sa luda, 1 tire; C. T. Summer, Newberry, 3 tires; Newberry Steam Laundry, 1 tire; George W. Summer, Newberry, 2 tires; A. E. & R. E. Reece, New berry, 2 tires; J. C. Shealy, Pros perity, 1 tire; M. M. Ruff, Newber ry, 2 tires; A. B. Farrah, Whitmire, 2 tires; Sam Pat Boland, Pomaria, 2 tires; J. H. Wilson Whitmire, 1 tire; John Kinard, Little Mountain. 2 tires Little Mountain School, 2 tires; Frank Schumpert, Newberry, 4 tires; Dr. J. J. Dominick, Prosperity, 2 tires; J. B. McDowell, Newberry, 5 tires; Aubrey Davis, Newberry, 4 tires; Newberry Steam Laundry, 4 riires and T. B. and J. H. Stockman, Prosperity, 3 tires. , Must Be in Ink Or Typewritten The local Rationing Board wish to notify all merchants when submitting Ceiling Price list of cost-of-living commodities, to present it written in ink or typewritten. The Board will ot accept a list unless it is written as stated above. Notice Merchants All new maximum Ceiling Price on dried fruit, dried eatable beans and canned vegetables must be in the lo cal Rationing Board office by Febru ary 1. Must Have Records Institutional users of food must have records of food used in December, to be able to register on processed foods which are to be rationed at an early date. g. l. Clamp dies George L. Clamp, 82, died at his home in the Smyrna section of the county Monday afternoon. He was a son of the late Calvin and May Senn Clamp and a lifelong resident of this county. Mr. Clamp was always active in the affairs of Smyrna Presbyterian church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Longshore Clamp; a stepson, R. C: Longshore and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Smyrna Presbyterian church, conducted by bis pastor the Rev. C. J. Matthews. , Burial was in the church cemetery. LEGISLATURE GOES INTO FOURTH WEEK Columbia, Feb. 2.—More than 900 printed pages of penal investigation testimony and a bill to place at least $6,800,000 of state surplus at the dis posal of bonded debt retirement were matters of principal interest to the 85th General Assembly today as it went into the 13th day of its fourth week. Resolutions adopted by the house last week, following printing in its journal of disagreeing majority and minority reports on an investigation into the state’s penal institutions, ordered printing of the testimony and prosecution of persons accused in the reports of malfeasance. Reps. Bruce Littlejohn of Spartan burg, Lionel K. Legge of Charleston, and Charles L. Cuttino of Sumter were appointed to confer with Attor ney General John Daniel on prosecu- tioh measupres based on the testi mony that the minority report said showed “flagrant dishonesty” and “astonishing evidece of immorality” in the system. A senate bill that would set aside surplus funds up to $6,800,000 for general state bonded debt retiremem and additional surplus funds as they become available for retirement ot rev nue bonds issued by Winthrop, Clemson, University of South Caro lina, the Citadel and the State hos pital, made its first appearance m the house. A similar house measure has been in the ways and means committee since the session opened. YOUNG PARR TO TAKE PART IN AIR SCHOOL C. B. Parr, Jr., a Clemson College Dairying student will take part in the Dairy School of the Air program on next Monday, February 8, at 1:30 p. m. This psogram is being heard over station W. S. P. A., Spartan burg each Monday for a period of six weeks. Next Monday will be the third of this series of programs. Callie and Mr. Vance Henry, Ex tension Dairy Specialist, will discuss “War Time Calf Raising.” This dis cussion should prove very interesting and helpful to all dairymen and oth ers interested in raising calves. Callie, beside being a Junior in Dairying at Clemson has had several years of practical experience in rais ing dairy calves. S. A. Williams, assistant county agent, said the fact that he was a consistent winner in 4H club dairy shows of the state for th e past several years is proof of his ability in properly growing out his calves. Don’t forget the time and place of this broadcast. W. S. P. A. Spartan burg, Monday, February 8 at 1:30 p m. WITH DR. LOMINACK Mrs. Eugene Heirs has accepted a position in the office of Dr. Reyburn Lominack on College street. 48-YEAR-OLD MULE On December 21, 1942 the writer was at the home of Ed Davis, Negrt farmer near here, and made a hqto- grah of Davis and his mule. The mule was 48 years old on November 15, 1942, and still going. The age of this mule can be substantiated by competent proof. Davis, in his younger days, drove this mule whilu courting the girl he married. After he married he reared a family of six children, plowing the same mule and other livestock acquired by him. He now has several other mules and other livestock, all of which are well fed and kept. When Davis was married he had no property but now he owns a nice farm of 150 acres and a comfortable home; he also has purchased a mod em tractor, cultivators, and an up-to- date grain harvester, all of which is paid for with the exception of a small amount owed on a small tract of land. How much this old mule has con tributed in labor to the purchase of the farm a nd the support of the fam ily would be difficult to estimate. We think that the mule and his mas ter deserves some attention, so long have they lived on the farm together and so many thousands of miles of furrows they have plowed. Ed Davis is a native of Orange burg county, and we commend him as a worthy citizen who has, along with his aged mule, contributed to agricultural interests in this section. I do not know how long a mule will live, but am informed by veterinar ians that the life of a mule is ap proximately 33 years. Davis stated to me today, January 23, 1943, that he had been offered a fancy price for his mule but would not sell it, and that it would remain on his farm as long as it lives. North, S. C. E. B. Friday DOWN MEMORY LANE Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis, Cald well street, are receiving congratu lations of their friends over the ar rival of their first child, a fine boy, who arrived Saturday. Mr. Charles Purcell is stepping livelier than ever since he is “Grandpa Purcell.” “Kiss” Boinest had his college friend, A. J. Rutland, home with him for the weekend.—Pomaria News. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hayes of New berry spent the weekend with rela tives.—Pomaria news. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and Miss Eloise Earhardt have returned from the Northern markets. Owing to the critical illnqss of her mother, Mrs. J. R. Davidson, our local reporter has not been able to be on the job for several days. We regret to state that Mrs. David son was still very ill on Thursday afternoon. The five brick stores in E. Main street are going right along to com pletion. ' And they are rented and will be occupied as soon as ready. The wide one nearest west will be .used by Purcell and Lominack, the next George C. Hipp, the next the Bake-Rite, the next by R. G. Wal lace and son and the other by Rich ard Clary. Then Mr. Joe Coward has bought a lot next to the Cannon garage and will build a place there for his fish business. Eastward the course of building goes in New berry. Two Faithful Officials The senate and the house of repre sentatives may be able to get along with services of sergeant-at-arms, other than Cap t J. Fred Schumpert and J. S. Wilson, respectively, but they would “hardly look the same.” In fact it would appear much like the play “Hamlet” without the title role. These two officials are veter ans in thq service. Their work is not confined to the time that the bouses are in session. Both could talk for hours no doubt of various reminiscenses which would be filled with interest.—Columbia Record. GET WAR JOB OR TOTE A GUN Washington, Feb. 2.—The govern ment today warned hundreds of thousands of American workers to expect no further draft deferments, regardless of their number of de pendents—unless they find more es sential jobs. It told men in 29 occupations that, even though they have five or six children, they must find war-impor tant jobs by spring or face induc tion. The “non-essential’’ occupa tions affected range from bartenders to gardeners and waiters. And Uncle Sam informed 36 kinds of businesses—from curtain makers to tobacco vendors—that their phy sically fit male workers from 18 to 38 will soon be doing more vital work—or shouldering arms. This is just a beginning, Manpower Commissioner Paul McNutt declared. The list will be expanded iater. Mc Nutt indicated all dependency defer ments would eventually be elimiated. “By the end of the year 10 out of every 14 of the able-bodied men be tween 18 and 38 will be in the armed services," McNutt said. (There are about 22,154,000 men in this age group; many of these, of course, not able-bodied). McNutt served notice too that the present 37-year age top on induction may be increased at any timfe by ex ecutive order. Selective service boards were in structed to start April 1 reconsider ing the status of the newly desig nated “non-deferables”. However, any of these workers who havd reg istered with the U. S. Employment service in an effort to get more war- important jobs will have until May 1 to find their new places. ACCEPTS NEW POSITION Tom Hayes, who was employed by the Mower Motor Company for the past 30 years, has accepted a posi tion as manager of the hardware de partment at C. T. Summer, Inc. Mr. Hayes began his— new duties last week. SEEN ABOUT TOWN Birthday anniversaries through February 11: Gene Hendrix, small son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix, ad Mrs. C. W. Bowers, Feb. 6; Mac Calcote, Feb. 7; T. S. Harmon and Dorothy French, Feb. 8; Misg Mattie Adams and Mrs. J. W. Smith, Feb. 10, and Vernon Boozer, Feb. 11.