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VOLUME SIX—NUMBER 19 Published Weekly NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1943 The Rising Sun—1856.1860 WITH afff FLAG Walter Monts In Africa . North Africa February 11, 1943 Dear Mr. Armfield: I received today a copy of The Sun, dated September 25th., words can’t express how much lappreciated thi s copy, have read every line of it twice already. This was the first paper that I have seen for over thre e months, have been in foreign country so long till was hungry for any news at all. We were in England for six months then transferred over here. Have been in the Army eleven months and nine of that has been in foreign coun- trys. My A.P.O. has been changed five times, yo ucan readily see why I haven’t been getting any news. We are getting mail now for the first tim? in North Africa. Everyone’s morale is up a hundred per cent, you soon learn overseas that'mail is life itself. I am an Engineer Gunner but a' present I am doing some other work of which I can’t mention in this let ter.* Thanking you many times for the copy of The Sun, hope it wont be too long till all the boys will be home again. Please remember me to the Family and Friends. I am, Sincerely Yours. Walter Monts Mrs. Clyde Armstrong, of Knox ville, Tenn., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Kate Leavell. J. W. WILSON Funeral services for J. W. Wilson, 71, who died Tuesday night at his home in the Smyrna community were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Smyrna Presbyterian church. The services were conducted by Rev. C. J. Matthews, assisted by Rev. A. H. Key. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wid ow, the former Miss Louise Senn; two sons, David Francis and J. W. Wilson, Jr.; ore daughter, Miss Doris Wilson, and one brother, T. N. Wil son. JOHN KIRKLAND THOMAS An announcement by Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Thomas, Jr., of Florence, upon the arrival of a son, John Kirkland, third, bom February 19 at the Mc Leod Infirmary, is of cordial interest here. The young man’s mother is the former Miss Eleanor Ballentine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Ballentine of Newberry. Professional Notice I wish to announce to the public that due to government orders I will close imy office here on March 1st, to take up duties at the Charleston Ship Building and Dry Dock Com pany, in defense work there, as medi cal director of the yard. Immediately after the duration I will again reopen my office in New berry. I wish to express my deep est thanks for the many courtesies shown ime by the people of New berry city and county, and while I regret that I must leave Newberry, the war effort comes first. DR. REYBURN LOMINACK RITZ THURSDAY & FRIDAY Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne In “PITTSBURGH” NEWS COMEDY Adm: Matinee 9-25c Night 9-30c SATUURDAY William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Brad King, Dick Curtis IN “STICK TO YOUR GUNS” Comedy-ANDY PANDAS VICTORY GARDEN Chapter 15 “OVERLAND MAIL" Admission—9c and 25c All Day MONDAY and TUESDAY Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton * In “STAND BY FOR ACTION” NEWS Cartoon—DING DONG DADDY Adm. Mat.: 9c-25c Night: 9c-30c WEDNESDAY Milton Berle, Mary Beth Hughes, Frank Orth In “OVER MY DEAD BODY” Cartoon—SUFFERIN CATS Added—MARCH OF TIME Adm.: Mat. 9c-25c Night 9c-30c Women Fill Breath Moncks Corner, Feb. 21—The suc cess of a Berkeley county woman in managing a sixty-seven acre farm is being told to home demonstration clubs over the county by Mrs. Eliza beth D. Boykin, home agent. The woman is Mrs. W. M. Single tary, of the Sandridge community. In the “days before the war” Mrs. Singletary, like other women, lock ed after her house and' her four children, did the cooking, laundry, sewing and other house work, and found her time well filled, while Mr. Singletary operated the farm. Last summer when the crop was laid by, Mr. Singletary went to work at the Charleston navy yard, leaving the harvesting to Mrs. Sin gletary. The children who were old enough, thirteen-year-old Helen and eleven-year-old Miriam, helped when they were out of school, and five- year-old Mary Catherine played with three-year-old Ellison, the only boy. Mrs. Singletary was lucky in get ting two negro men to help break the corn, while she hauled it in with the mule and wagon. With the help of the children she picked the cotton, and last fall she mounted the tractor, disced the land and planted ten acres of oats. She also harvested the cane, sweet potatoes and field peas. She has worked the garden, looked af ter hogs and chickens, milked four cows, and canned 400 quarts of fruits and vegetables. •Mrs. Singletary says the worst Job she had was killing a hog. At Christmas time the meat supply was low and with the help of the children, she killed the hog. They have killed six this winter, but she had help with the others. “Meat rationing won’t worry us. because we have plenty of cured meat, chickens and eggs,’ she said. “Of course I have had to change the way I do things in the home. Last summer I would cook break fast and arrange everything for dinner and the girls could keep the fire going and finish the cooking. Since school started I cook break fast and supper. The , older chil dren have lunch at school, and Mr. Singletary gets lunch in town. I still do the laundry and house cleaning, but I sometimes let the girls wear overalls to school be cause I don’t have time to starch and iron so many dresses. I have to sew for them too, and once in a while I have to get out the hammer and saw and repair the house or bam. I am glad I finished papering the house before I took charge of the farm.” Berkeley women who are doing a man’s work aren’t limited to the farmers. Moncks Comer has a woman who is doing a man’s job as manager of one of the town’s two drugstores. , Last fall when Homer D. High, the owner, druggist and former manager, left for the army, he put the store in charge of his chief clerk, Mrs. H. A. Willis, wife of a local physician, who has his office in the same building. Mrs. Willis’s first job was to find a druggist. Since that time she has had two or three, who came tem porarily to substitute for a few days or weeks, and at one or two periods she borrowed a druggist from St. Stephen. Recently she lost her chief clerk when D. Woodrow Ayers left for the navy. She was .able to secure W. A. Comar, druggist at the Riley drug store in Florence, who has ac cepted the position here. He will move his wife and twelve-year-old daughter, Patricia, as soon as he can find a suitable home or apartment. ,Mrs. Willis does all the buying, hires sales boys and girls and di rects all the work of the store, in addition to managing her home. NOTICE Officials of the local War Ration ing Board announce that it is manda tory that everybody obtain a War Rationing Book 2. Employers must let their employees off to obtain this book. The employer who fails to let their employees off long enough to register will have the full penalty of the law invoked upon them. FARMERS HATCHERY TO RE CEIVE SURPLUS EGGS The Newberry Farmers Hatchery has arranged through the Clemson College Extension Service, to re ceive surplus market eggs for truck collections to be shipped to a drying plant. A similar system of egg purchas ing was conducted the past spring and summer and thousands of eggs were sold through the source being in considerable cash for farmers and poultry growers. New Signals Given J. Keister Willingham, chairman of the Newberry Defense council an nounces that the signals for the local air craft warning set up have been changed in compliance with the or- dances of General Hugh Drum of the Eastern Command of the Army, ef fective as of February 17. According to Mr. Willingham the first warning will be a steady audi ble blast of steam whistles followed next by a series of even blasts. The all clear will consist of a series of long and short blasts. Under the new signals dwellings that are equipped with blackout il lumination can bum the lights dur ing the blue warning or first signal and motor vehicles may operate with the dimmers on. However, the red or second signal will mean that every thing is a blackout and transporta tion will come to a standstill. This is a new system of warning and shows that enemy air-craft is in the vicinity. Newberry is in the Columbia warn ing district under the supervision of Hugh C. McGowan, chief of the air raid warning service. SOIL CONSERVATION NEWS Lindsey Boozer of the O’Neal sec tion has recently planted 11,000 pine seedlings on approximately 11 acres on his 92 acre farm. E. M. Lipscomb is taking care of fertilizer shortage on his farm tty keping plenty of pine straw in his stables and lot. Terrace lines have recently been surveyed on O B. Dennis, D. B. Ruff, George Suber and J. B. Smith farm*. Harry Shealy states that he would have lost $27 on his soil building pay ment last year if it had not been for his strip crop rotation. Edward Chandler in the Beth Eden section states that crotalaria is prov ing to be an excellent soil building crop on his land. Jesse Frank Hawkins in the Haii- ford section is planning on harvest ing enough kudzu crowns from his old kudzu patch to plant an addition-^ al 12 acres. All of the Commercial dairymen in all sections of the county are now getting excellent results from theii annual patches which were seeded to oats, barley an dcrimson clover. Most of these patches will be followed with millet or sudan grass. This will be for sumcer grazing. T. M. Mills, district supervisor, emphasizes the importance of giving all terraces a god plowing and open ends of same before crops are plant ed this spring. JOLLY STREET NEWS Mrs. Jeff Metts underwent an op eration at the Columbia hospital Tuesday. We are glad to learn that Mrs. Fred. Wicker is somewhat improved at this writing. We hope she will continue to improve j>nd will soon be able to be out again. Mr. Rufus Metts has returned home from the hospital and is able to be up and about. We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Charlie Kinard is quite ill at her home. We wish for her a speedy re covery. Week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Richardson and family were, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rushton of Lau rens, Mrs. Lewis C. Pitts of Newber ry and Mr. and Mrs. 1. P. McCul lough of Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Metts and fam ily spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bobb, Mrs. Janie Kinard and Mrs. Robert Han nah visited Mrs. Charlie Kinard Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Ned Richardson is visiting relatives in Union. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kinard and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. H. Kinard of the Union community. J. A. Kinard had the misfortune of losing his brooder house, about 250 biddies and a quantity of food by fire Wednesday morning. KINARDS IN WASHINGTON President James C. Kinard is in Washington this week conferring with military authorities on a war training program for Newberry col lege. Mrs. Kinard accompanied him on the trip. VISITS RELATIVES Fred J. Harmon, Jr., of the Domi nick section of the county, and room mate, Edward Overcash of Charlotte, N. C-, students of Columbia Semi nary in Decatur, Ga., visited the home folks of Mr. Harmon for the week end and attended the tenth anniver sary sermon of Rev. Matthews at Little River Do-minick church on Sun day afternoon. Burn Mortgage The First Baptist church of New berry will observe Church Day Sun day, March 7, when the mortgage on the church property will be burned. Dr. E. V. Babb of Senaca and Dr. F. O. Lamoreux of Batesburg, both for mer pastors have been invited to be present; and to paX-ticiJjate in the program. Wives of the former pas tors have also been invited to attend the services as have all former mem bers, members, and friends of the church. The morning sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor of the church and the evening sermon will be delivered by the Rev. E. H.. Daniel, B. T. U. sec retary for the state. A mortgage of approximately $25’- 000 was placed on the church when the Sunday school building was erect ed in 1927, and has recently been paid. SOUTHERNERS LIKE ALASKA SAYS ‘GLACIER PRIEST’ New Orleans, Feb. 13.—A drawling lanky soldier from Georgia reached down to the ground, picked up t handful of rick black loam and said: “Now, ain’t that nice? I’m telling you when this thing is all over I’m going back down to Georgia and get Sue and we’re coming back and homestead to a piece of this. “There’s nothing like it in those fed clay hills where I come from.” Thht story came, from—of all places—Alaska, and was brought back to the Southern United States by one of the world’s authorities on the far north, Father Be'rnerd Hub bard, Jesuit priest who has spent 17 years studying and exploring in the north country. Father Hubbard said in an inter view before filling a lecture date here that most of the army iads sta tioned in cold Alaska and the Aleu tians come from the Southern, or Mid-Western states, Louisiana, Tex- as,! Akansas, Missouri, and such. But th*. weather doesnt seem to bother them. “They like the looks of that coun try, and they’re well fed," he said. “The closer they get to battle the better their morale. They’re the swellest bunch 6f American kids you will ever meet. Every sentry seems to have a Southern accent.” Hubbard predicted a great future in agriculture and other fields for Alaska in the post-war era, and said that region had been held back up to now by/lack of transportation — a difficulty which the army is helping surmount by building roads. But he predicted no easy job in cleaning up the Pacific with Japan. “I can’t see an end for the Pacific war for years to come—but I hope I am wrong,’ he said. He said Kiska is a “Jap rat trap" which the Japs hoped first to use for a sub base to raid American ship ping but which prompt action by American troops had turned into a headache for the enemy. "The Japs have it, and they’re stuck with it, Father Hubbard said. Before returning to this country for one of his periodic lecture tours the famous ‘glacier priest’ came ai- rect from the near-Artic sub-zero clime to medium-hot winter weather here—.Father Hubbard tested new lightweight flying suits and general garb for Uncle Sam’s forces in the northern areas. He said he had experimented suc cessfully with a flying suit of quilt ed eiderdown weighing only 7 1-2 pounds compared with the bulky for ty and fifty pound outfits now worn. The new garments will be recom mended to the army. “I used as a pattern the same kind of thing worn by people who live in those cold climates—Eskimos an 1 such,’ he said. Father Hubbard doubted that Al aska can be successfully invaded. “The only real end to the Pacific war,’’ he said, “would be to knock out the Jap fleet and then extermi nate the enemy where you find him. Eventually U. S. production will win out.” MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LT. JOHN MAYES SUNDAY A memorial service will be held at Central Methodist church at 4 p. m. for Lt. John B. Mayes who was killed in combat action in northern Africa on December 18th. He was a co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was the son of Mrs. Agnes S. Mayes and the late John B. Mayes of Newberry. He is survived by his mother and two sisters. Miss Nancy and Miss Agnes Mayes. Lt. Mayes was buried in Tunisia by Major H. P. Abbott, chaplain U. S. Army with full military honors, with a military escort of two British regi ments. C of C War Service War Drives The Chamber of Commerce has as sisted in several War Drives which have taken place in the county. Secretary served on Executive Committee War Relief Drives. Secretary received an award of merit for services rendered in this drive. Chamber of Commerce has served as meeting room for various commit tees in practically all drives. War Stamps and Bonds The Chamber of Commence has co operated with War Bonds and Stamp Drive committees throughout its en tire course. The Chamber of Commerce spon sored a very successful War Stamp and Bond Drive. During this drive, through the cooperation of merchant-? four $25.00 War Bonds were given to salespeople. The Chamber of Commerce assist ed in house to house canvass to se cure pledges to buy War Stamps and Bonds. The Chamber of Commerce assist wholesalers and retailers in their ef forts to increase sale of War Bonds and Stamps. War Information Service Government rulings and regulations effecting business are kept on file at Chamber of Commerce as a service to merchants. Salvage The Chamber of Commerce assisted in organizing Newberry County Sal vage Committee. Secretary is co-chairman of Sal vage Committee. The Chamher of Commerce has ac tively assist-d in every salvage drive, especially instrumental in making ar rangements for hauling salvage. Secretary compiled a report of sal vage collected throughout Newberry county, showing that a total of 3,- 494,219 pounds of salvage had been collected up to December 1, 1942. Secretary has attended salvage meetings in Columbia and Greenwood. The Chamber of Commerce served as meeting place for practically all salvage committee meetings. Boy Scouts The Chamber of Commerce assisted in organizing Boy Scouts for collec tion of paper, in securing trucks for collection of paper, in securing some one to bale paper, also in sale of pa per. The Chamber of Commerce ar ranged for Boy Scouts to bt at Jun ior High school on weekend to remove front license plates from automo biles. On one weekend over 500 plates were collected. The Chamber of Commerce through help of Boy Scouts collected flags from merchants, and through gen erosity and cooperation of Dry Cleaners, they were cleaned. Secretary is chairman of Civic Service Committee for Boy Scouts. The Scouts cooperating with Cham ber of Commerce have rendered a much appreciated, and a valuable ser vice-to the merchants, and to the town on many occasions. They have rendered a service that no other or ganizations were prepared to render. A service for which Chamber of Com merce, and merchants of the city are duly grateful. L. C. Graham, Secretary. MRS. SALLIE J. RICHARDSON Mrs. Sallie J. Richardson, 74, died last Thursday afternoon at her home in Newberry. She was a native of White Rock section of Richland coun ty but made her home in Newberry for 30 years. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. J. E. Betchman, Mrs. W. D. Summers, Miss Bessie Rich ardson, Edward Richardson, Irby Richardson and Homer Richardson, all of Newberry, a nd Seaby Richard son of Prosperity. Two step-children also survive: Ambrose Richardson of Irmo and Mrs. James Doyle of Yem- assee. She al?o leaves nine grand children and four great-grandchil dren. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon from Spring Hill church near White Rock at 4 o’clock by the Rev. J. B. Harman, assisted by the Rev. O. H. Hatchett and the Rev. Shelton Moose. Interment was in the church cemetery. PRESENTED EAGLE BADGES James Corley a nd Edward Vines, members of Scout Troop 69, were presented Eagle badges at a Father and Son banquet at the Willowbrook club house Friday evening. The pre sentation was made by Z. F. Wright and J. Y. Jones, officials of the New berry Cotton Mill. Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Kerr, of Co lumbia Seminary, Decatur, Ga., are spending this week in the home of Mrs. Kerr’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson on Main street. $1.00 PER YEAR ' DOWN MEMORY LANE Mrs. F.Z. Wilson is visiting Mrs. R. E. Sims in Chester. Miss Edith Wilson of Greenville Woman’s college spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wilson. Little Emily Dorrity, who under went an operation at the Baptist hos pital in Columbia Wednesday, is get ting along quite well. Mrs. Beta Leavell Wright and Mrs. Ciy Etheridge of Johnson have moved to Newberry; they have an apartment at Mrs, Sidney Mayers in Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cromer and Mrs. Lilia Eddy spent Sunday in Co lumbia, having gone down to- see their sister, Mrs. A. D. Fleming who is recuperating after an operation at Columbia hospital. Carroll Derrick, Virgil Derrick, Blair Stoudemier and Marion Counts of Newberry college spent the week end at their respective homes.—•Lit- tl Mountain News. Leland and Harry Summer of New berry were business visitors here last Monday.—Little Mountain News. LOST—Gasoline Ration Book for automobile license number D35790, motor No. M35472, book issued July 1942. Any information to J. L. Adams, 1105 Sinclair Street, Whit mire, S. C. I Sgt. James Kinard Visits .Parents Sgt. James E. Kinard, stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., where he is a member of the 117th Infantry band, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Kinard. Also with Sargcant Kinard were two friends, Sgt Jimmie Tarkington, a relative of the novelist Booth Tar kington, and Sgt. j. T. Coxe, also of the Infantry band at Fort Benning. Promoted To Rank Of Corporal Woodrow Merchant, so nof Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Merchant, of Kinards, has been promoted to the rank of corporal in the Army. He is now stationed at the Army Air Depot Training Station in New Orleans. He has returned to his duties after a ten day furlough with his parents and wife, the former Mis® Dorothy Swindler. WANTED—To buy 12 Martin Gourds. Mrs. T. E. Davis. Itc IMPROVEMENTS AT NEWBERRY COLLEGE Decided improvements have been made in the physical plant of New berry college during the past two weeks. The chemistry and physics laboratories have been given a new coating of paint, from top to bottom. The main floor of Smeltzer Hall, girl’s dormitory, has already seen some painting done, and will be com pleted in the very near future. Some time this week the painters are ex pected to come on the outside and start work on repainting the three faculty homes on the campus. This will be the first time that they have had a coa of paint in the past twen ty-five years. Most of the work is being done by funds received from the alumni of Newberry college under the direction of their alumni secretary, Prof. Phil ip Kelly. This year the alumni as sociation begun an Alumni Loyalty Fund, which each year will have as its goal the general improvement of some phase at the college physical plant. ' Newberyr has many alumni throughout the state and in other states of the nation. Contributions are coming in every day from the alumni and friends of the college who are vitally interested in the general progress of the col lege. On Tuesday morning of last week, the students and faculty of the col lege assembled in the chapel in their work clothes (a show in itself), held a short devotion period and took off to their pi-e-assigned places of work. It was general “clean-up day” and every student and faculty member participated. From early morning until late that evening, one saw stu dents and faculty members, washing windows, scrubbing floors, doing car pentry work, painting here and there, cutting shnibery, raking leaves, and a crew busy loading and hauling off the debris. Result, on Wednesday morning, a decided change in the gen eral appearance of the campus and the buildings. This created more “rapport” between the students and faculty members and needless to say, “a good time was had by all.' •o?