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VOLUME 6—NUMBER 27. Published Weekly NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY APRIL 23, 1943 The Rising Sun—1856-1860 $1.00 PER YEAR WITH The FLAG Receives Commission Mrs. Janet Schenck Garland, daughter of Mrs. Caroline J. Schenck of this city was commissioned to the rank of second lieutenant at Des Moines, Iowa on April 17. She is now stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Patient in Navy Hospital The many friends of Ensign Dan ny Lambeth will be sorry to learn that he is a patient in the Navy Hos pital, at the Navy Yard in Charles ton. Ensign Lambeth recently returned to the States after being in the North Africa war theatre for the past seven months. Sgt Davis at Home First Sgt. Pierce Davis, stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala., is spending a 10-day furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Davis on James street. Stationed in Maryland The friends of Pvt. George E. Scruggs, will be interested to learn that he is now stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Pvt. Scruggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Scruggs, Sr., of this city. Home on Furlough Callie Dnncan, Jr.. l]c seaman, New York and Boyd Johnson, sta tioned at Biloxi, Miss in the Air Corps, are spending a 10-day fur lough with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Duncan. Returns to Kansas Corp. Roy Devore returned to Camp Robinson, Kansas, last week end where he is stationed, after spending a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. De vore on Boundary street. Stationed in Florida Pvt Julian Aull, son of Mrs. Mae A. Aull who was inducted at Fort Jackson last week, is now stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla. At Fort Eustis Tom Summer, who recently volun teered for VOC, and was inducted at Fort Jackson last week, is now sta tioned at Fort Eustis, Va., where he will receive his basic training before going to Officer’s Candidate School. Visits Parents Lieut. Col. E. H. Kibler, Jr., sta tioned at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., spent last Friday in the city with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kibler on College street. Receive Commission E. C. Harman, nephew of Rev. J. B. Harman of this city and son of Mrs. B. S. Harman of Saluda, was recently promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant in New Jersey where he is stationed. Lieut. Harman is a graduate of Newberry college. He taught in the Chappell’s high school for several years. Visiting Parents Corp. Franklin Armfield of Fort Eustis, Virginia, arrived in the city Tuesday to spend a 7-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield. To Attend O. C. S. Master Sgt. Johnny Leitner. who has been stationed at Tampa, Florida, visited friends in the city last week before reporting to Camp Lee, Vir ginia, where he will attend Officer’s Candidate school. Before entering the service, Sgt. Leitner was Health Inspector, and a popular member of the young social group here. Home on Furlough Sgt. Louie Spearman, stationed at Drew' Field, Florida, is spending a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Spearman in Chappells. Expected Home Today Ensign James P. Fulp. of Fort Shuyler, N. Y., is expected to arrive today (Thursday) to visit Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bruner on Johnstone street. 'i Mother and Son Visit Here Mrs. George Wright, of Fayette ville. Tenn., and son, Sgt. George Wright, stationed at McDill Field, Tampa, Florida, ar P visiting rela tives in Newberry this week. Captain Buzhardt in San Diego Following is a news item taken from the “Chevroet”, Marine paper: Capt. H. O. Buzhardt is command ing the 15th Replacement Battalion transiet groun now stationed at the Base in San Diego, California. The group was formed at New Riv er, N. C., with the personnel split between men recently from Parris Island and men with combat exper ience. Their training here will be a re view of basic instruction with addi tional boondock, weapon and special training. Fire At Lumber Plant Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed one of Whitener Lumber company’s planing mills located near Newberry, On Thursday morning, April 15, at about one o’clock. The plant, a total loss, was valued at $9,000, with $1,500 insurance cover age. The fire completely destroyed the plant used for the trimming and dressing of dimension and framing lumber, also for sizing timbers. Th e City Fire Department answered the alarm promptly and the fire was pre vented from spreading to the larger plant used for the dressing of one- inch boards. Several large sheds and buildings close by the burned mill were saved. The Whitener Lumber companv is engaged 100 per cent in War Work for the Army and Navy. The cause of the fire is unknown. At this time no plans have been made for the rebuilding of the plant. PATIENTS IN COUNTY HOSPITAL Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Trumble, Jr., of Whitmire, a son, Robert Jasper, on Tuesday, April 20. ,Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Black, 303 Glenn street. Newberry, a son, on Tuesday. April 20. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Bed- enbaugh of Prosperity, a daughter, Sally Bedenbaugh, on Tuesday, Ap ril 20. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dowd, of Prosperity a daughter, Nancy El len, on Sunday, April 18. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Gentry, of Saluda, a son, Carl Nel son. on Saturday, April 17. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bodie, Newberry, route 3, a daughter, Claudie Faye, on Thursday. April 15. Other patients include: Mrs. E. T. Carson, who has been a patient for several days is reported to be doing very well; Mrs. William Adams, of Goldville: Betty Jane Adams of Prosperity; Mrs. John H. Frick, L't- He Mountain; Mrs. B. O. Jones of Whitmire; Mrs. Eula Stribble of Newberrv; J. W. Swindler, Sr., New berry; Mrs. Hamp Sease, Newberry, route 2: Hack Brown, Laurens, hus band of Mrs. Marie Koon Brown; and Mrs. Mary Wicker of Whitmire. MRS. HUNTER GIVEN MEDAL WON BY MATE Mrs. Mildred Hunter has received the purple heart decoration which was awarded to her husband, Tech nical Sgt. Clarence D. Hunter of the armed forces, who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of his country on February first Sergeant Hunter joined the Army in December 1937. He received his basic training at Fort Moultrie and then served for two years in Pan ama with the 14th infantry. Upon his return to the states in 1940, he reenlisted with the First Armored division stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., which later moved to Fort Knox, Ky. Leaving Fort Knox a short stop was made at Fort Dix, N. J., before sailing for North Ireland, and later to England and on to North Africa. NAMED PRESIDENT OF CLUB Miss Cornelia Clary has been nam ed president of the Junior Home makers association, home economics club for the next session at Winth- rop college. Miss Clary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary of Boundary street. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN Rev. J. B. Harman, pastor Summer Memorial: Sunday 10:30 a. m., Preaching ser vices. 11:30 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 12:30 p. m.. Senior Luther League. 6 p. m.. Intermediate Luther League. 7 p. m., Easter program by Inter mediate League. Bethany: Sunday 10:30 a. m., Sunday school. Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 11:30 a. m., The Service with ser mon. 12:30 p. m., Council Meeting. LAW OFFICES TO CLOSE All law offices in the city will close each Wednesday afternoon dur ing the summer months. ACCEPTS POSITION AT CITY BEAUTY SHOP Mrs. Edgar Marse has accepted a position at th e City Beauty Shop. She began her new duties about two weeks ago. Mrs. Marse is making her home with Mrs. Henry Boozer on Main street. Claude Summer returned to Char leston today (Thursday) after spend ing several days with his mother, Mrs. Claude Summer. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wallace spent last Sunday at Fort Benning, Ga., with their son. Cam Wallace, who is attending Officer’s Candidate School there. Young Man Killed The tragic news of the shooting of Robert Lominack was received hero about four o’clock Tuesday morning, Hie information coming by telephone from his home near Opelika, Ala bama. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lom inack, parents of the joung mail, left at once but their son had expir ed before they reached the Alabama city. From what can be learned as vre write, Mr. Lominack had gone to see a negro about doing some work for him, a youth about 18 years of age, and the shooting took place there. Robert Lominack married an Ala bama girl and they lived in Newber ry where Mr. Lominack was manager of the Goodyear tire store, until he and his wife moved to Alabama, near the home of Mrs. Lominack’s parents. He was extensively engaged in rais ing poultry and had built up a grow ing business. Mi'. Lominack was bom and reared in Newberry. He attended the city schools and Clemson college, and had a host of friends throughout the county as well as a large family connection. He was about 29 years of age. Surviving the young man are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lomin- aok, and one brother, Kirby Lomin ack, now in the air force, and his widow, the former Marjorie Hannas of Opelika, Alabama. Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at the home of his parents on Mayer avenue, con ducted by the Rev. H. C. Ritter, pas tor of Central Methodist church. Burial will follow in Kosemont ceme tery. FROST APRIL 19, 1873 A card from W. P. Houseal of Co lumbia, states that there was a se vere frost on April 19, 1878. The frost killed all the cotton in South Carolina, as predicted by a Maybin- ton woman. Mr. Houseal set the Maybinton woman’s forecast in type in the Herald in February of that year. There was also frost on May 10, 1873, according to the Dutch Weather prophet. Easter comes this year later tftan any time since 1886. REV. K ESTER TO LEESVILLE Rev. M. L. Kester has tendered his resignation to the board of Beth- Eden parish, which includes Colony, Beth-Eden, St. James churches. Mr. Kester has served the congregations of these three churches about eight years. He will become pastor of the Lutheran church at Leesville, the change taking effect in June. LOTS FOR VICTORY GARDENS Anyone desiring lots for a Victory Garden please get in touch with the Chamber of Commerce, phone 365, as we have several lota listed which are available to anyone desiring to plant a Victory Garden. Phone early for these lots will be assigned by the Rotarians in the order in which ap plications are made. FRIEND FARMER Last night a glorious feast was spread. In gaily lighted hall, Magnates and bankers, each well fed, Were rev’ling, one and all. Choicest of food from many iandq, With wines and cordials rare, Thus brought and laid beneath their hands. Presented sumptuous fare. The jester’s jokes were rich with mirth. The songs were gay and bright, As each one strove for fullest worth. Of careless, gay delight The toastmaster praised the banker, Who gaily answered said. That the merchant and the trader Gav e his daily bread. The feasting throng, with one acclaim, Rose to the timely jest, And one and all, with hearts aflame, Owned that his toast was best. But one good man, conscience stricken, , Strove with his heart wound deep, The burning fire made him sicken. With thoughts he could not keep. The master of ceermonies, Seeing his pallid face. In jolliest of brevities, Asked him to take his place. Hushed was the throng expectant, The pale man slowly rose, And looking straight at the merchant, This toast he thus proposed: “Here’s to the man who plows the fields Whence bread of life springs up, Here’s to the man whose labor yield, The viands which we sup. “The farmer is my friend tonight. For if he did not toil, The things in which we now delight, Would still be in the soil.” Legislation In Brief Oysters, tmad foxes, artificial teeth anonymously authored obscene notes, duelling, free hunting for per sons over sixty years of age and chickens, were among legislative matters that gave a life to spirits of general assemblymen during the 1943 session. Heatedly, and in most cases, jok ingly, debated were bills to extend the oyster season by ten days—de feated; declare an open season, without hunting license, on foxes— enacted, with some counties exempt ed; restrict the manufacture of ar tificial teeth to orders accompanied by a dentist’s prescription—pending; make it a misdemeanor to send an obscene note to any woman with out signing it—enacted: do away with the constitutionally required oath for office holders affarming non-narticipation in duels since 1881 —'killed; dispense with licenses for hunters over sixty years of age— pending; penalize poultry owners who let their chickens stray—contin ued. The legislature acquired a new in stitution for the state—the Florence county Orthopedic home, for crippl ed children, valued vt $75,000, and estimated to cost $25,000 a year to operate. The Catawba Indians came in for their usual share of attention when the senate declined to include in the general appropriations bill a $1000 item championed by Senator Funder burk, of Lancaster, to pay a claim made against the state by R. H. Massey, of Lancaster, for goods he has alleged the Indiars bought. The highway department added a road to its system—the Folly Beach toll road, which the legislature auth orized the department to take over and discontinue tolls. A $150,000 bond issue accompanied the road. Among the amazing number of resolutions were ones demanding that men in civilian life “work or fight,” asking congress to initiate and pay -{or military training in all high schools; urging the war department to establish a separate pharmacy corps. A new state post was created— that of physical fitness director, with a $4,500 salary and $1,000 expense account. Coach A. P. (Dizzy) Mc Leod of Funnan university was se lected by the state board of educa tion. Both houses of the assembly ad opted service flags for members and former members now in the militarv service. The house flag carried 17 stars. The senate flag '•emains to be purchased and hung. The assembly saw only one of its 170 members announce for future political office. Senator R. M. Jef feries, of Colleton, former governor, said early in the session that he would "in all probability” be a can didate for the United States senate seat now held by E. D. (Cotton Ed) Smith. Brookgreen creek in Brookgreen gardens in Georgetown county would be made a game sanctuary under leg islation enacted. A bill that would have prevented beer drinking in the home was left in a committee. Speaker of the House Sol Blatt concluded the first half of his fourth consecutive term at that post. En tering the house in 1933, he was named speaker pro tempore in 1935, and speaker in 1937. The 1943 assembly served under “only” two governors—R. M. Jeffer ies and Olin D. Johnston—one short of the number of chief executives under whom the 1941-42 assembly met—Burnet R. Maybank, Emile Harley and Jefferies. PROF. EPTING RETURNS Prof. T. E. (Dude) Epting, popu lar teacher at the college, is again enjoying civilian status. Prof. Epting has resumed his work at the college after serving several months in the army. Mr. Epting did not initiate the request for his discharge and says he enjoyed his short stretch as a fighting man. The college was in sore need of his seiwices and New- berrians generally are glad to have him back. FURMAN AND NEWBERRY PLAY SATURDAY Furman University and Newberry College will meet here Saturday at 4 p. m. Furman was defeated at Green ville last Saturday 8 to 6 by Newber ry, which puts Newberjry in second place in the league at present. This will be next to the last game plaved here. Newberry and P. C. 1 will meet here on Wednesday, April 28. You are urged to attend these games and give the college and.the players the support due them. Free Feed Cut OH Closing of the surplus commodities distribution program, to become ef fective July 1 by order of the United States Department of Agriculture, will materially reduce the subsistence of the needy aged and other persons receiving assistance through the South Carolina Department of Pub lic Welfare, according to information today made public by Arthur B. Riv ers, State Director. The expanding school lunch pro gram during the last two years has consumed an increasing proportion of available food con modities. During the fiscal year enoed June 30, 1942. about one-half of the total commodi ties distributed went into the school lunch program, whereas so far dur ing the .present fiscal year a little more than two-thirds have been used for school lunches. The value of commodities distributed during the first nine months of the current fiscal year averaged slightly more than $208,000.00 monthly, as aginst ap proximately $292,000.00 per month during the previous fiscal year. SERVICES AT PROSPERITY AND CANNON’S CREEK CHURCHES After the eleven o’clock preaching on Sabbath morning the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observ ed at Prosperity church and in the afternoon at three-thirt-- the Sacra ment of the Lord’s Supper will be observed at Cannon’s Creek church. All the members are urged to be present and a cordial welcome is giv en to the public to be present. AGED TO HEAR DR. KINARD Dr. James C. Kinard will address a meeting of the Ole Age Pension Association at. the court house here Saturday morning, April 24, at 10 o’clock. J. R. Wood, of Helena, is county president of the association and Mrs. S. E. Longshore, of Newberry, is Secretary-treasurer. MRS. LILLIAN WERTZ TURhJER News has been received here of Mrs. Lillian (Wertz) Turner, wife of B. C. Turner, after a lingering ill ness at her home in Lexington, N. C. on April 19. She was the eldest daughter of the late Joseph Quincy (Houseal Wertz) Lutz, formerly of Newberry, and sister of Dr. W. P. Houseal of Columbia. Mrs. Turner was a devout Christ ian and a member of the Lutheran church. Funeral services were held in Lexington Wednesday. NAME ON PLAQUE Oswald Owens Copeland, son of Mrs. O. O. Copeland, now serving in the armed forces, was honored re cently when his name was unveiled with 525 others on the Baylor Mili tary Academy Service Plaque as a feature of the Chattanooga, Tenn., school’s fifth anniversary celebration in the Alumni Chapel. ENROLLMENT IN C. C. C. IS DISCONTINUED Discontinuance of enrollments in the Civilian Conservation Corps and of certifications for WPA enrollment permits the county department of public welfare to give more atten tion to its primary duty of handling the problems of needy and handi capped persons, but has caused an increase in applications for assist ance, it is explained by Joe B. Con nelly of Prosperity, chairman of the Newberry county welfare board. While formerly nearly one-half of the time and effort of the depart ment was given to services other than the administration of public as sistance, the proportion has recently been reduced to about 25 percent. On the other hand, the number apply ing for public assistance in January, 1943, was 19 percent above the monthly average for the preceding quarter, apparently due chiefly to the closing of WPA projects. It is pointed out that child welfare services, treatment and training of the blind, investigation of applica- ■d<ms for free treatment of cancer, assistance to selective service boards, and other miscellaneous services will probably continue to consume a con siderable part of the workers’ time, but better care for needy and handi capped persons is possible because bf discontinuance of annlicationo for OCC enrollments and WPA certifica tions. “It should be kept in mind,” says Mr. Connelly, “that the giving of cash assistance is not the whole of public welfare services. When county welfare workers have time they can assist the old people and others in ways that contribute to their comfort and well-being, and can frequently make adjustments that remove the need for cash assistance. This type of work is one of the primary pur poses of the public welfare program, as it helps people to become self-re liant and at the same time conserves the taxpayers’ funds.” Members of the Newberry county board of public welfare are Mr. Con nelly, Mr. W. H. Miller of Whitmire, and J. Lee Boozer of Newberrv. and the county director is Mrs. Edna H. Feagle. , DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Birth of a Son To Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Purcell on Main street, on Saturday, April 14th, was born a son, Joseph Keitt Purcell. Mrs. L. G. Eskridge and Mrs. B. F. Goggans leave Saturday for Atlanta to attend grand opera. They will be the guest of Mrs. E. R. Partridge. Mrs. Roy Summer, Mrs. Douglas Hornsby, Mrs. Nat Gist and Mrs. Ernest Summer motored to Green ville Tuesday and spent the day. Work will begin in the near future on the Lutheran Sunday school apartments and church parlors and dining room and kitchen, with a meeting room for Boy Scouts and a Sunday school library. The building is to be in the rear of the church on the present site of the rooms used for Sunday school, which will be tom away, and the new building will face Johnstone street. Mrs. J. R. Spearman and Miss Fe licia Spearman were visitors in the city Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh King Boyd were weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Parr on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anderson, Misses Kate Bullock and Elizabeth White and Roy Anderson, White Bullock and Jack Bowie motored to Green wood Sunday to visit relatives. MRS. CARRIE KINARD Mrs. Carrie Delle Huffman Kinard, 43, wife of Ernest O. Kinard of Po- marie, died at noon Wednesday at the Newberry county hospital. She was the daughter of Joseph F. Huffman and the late Mrs. Nora Maffett Huffman. Surviving in addition to her hus band and father is a daughter, Nora Ka.thryn; two brothers, J. B. and Dan Huffman; two sisters, Misses Sara and Esther Huffman. Funeral services will be held this Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at St PauHa Lutheran church near Pomaria conducted by Rev. J. E. Ruff, assist ed by Rev. George F. Schott. Inter ment will be in the church cemetery. GARMANY H. D. CLUB MEETS The Mt. Bethel-Garmany H. D. club wil meet at the school bouse Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Remember this is the month to show er the hospital. Hostesses, Mrs. C. S. Ruff and Mrs. Comer Senn. Mrs. Furman Reagin, Pres. Mrs. Claude Price, Sec. BETH-EDEN LUTHERAN PARISH Rev. M. L. Kester, Pastor St. James: 10 a. m., Sunday School. H. F. Long, Supt. 11 a. m., The Service and Holy Communion. There will be a number of young people confirmed at this service. Beth-Eden: 3 p. m., Sunday School, Edward Chandler, Supt. 4 p. m.. The Service and Holy Communion. The Women’s Missionary Society and Luther League will meet at the close of service. Colony: 10 a. m., Sunday School, Grady Bedenbaugh, Supt. SEEN ABOUT TOWN MIgS JULIA DICKERT, clerk of one of the Selective Service Boards says she has a new class for men —2DO, and that if anyone is in terested in this class she will be glad to explain it to them . . . Someone telling J. L. WELLING that he should get a scarf to wear on his head so he wouldn’t have to chase his hat when the wind blew it off . . . MRS. EUGENE BLEASE going to the Red Cross room to lend a hand . . . MRS. JIM TODD going into the Western Union office . . . BOB FAIR teasing NED PUR CELL about making a republican out of him and Ned replying that he was a Roosevelt man ... If you love beautiful flowers, es pecially azaleas, drive out Main street and take a look at the one in MRS. BILL TURNER’S yard .. . mrs. l. g. McCullough able to be out again after a recent illness . . . MR. and MRS. GEORGE SCRUGGS going into grocery stare . . . JUDGE BLEASE telling his neighbors that if they wanted to eat this summer that they would have to plant their own gar dens that he wasn’t going to feed them . . . GEORGE BROWN, Greenville, in the city Wednesday Birthday anniversaries through April 30: Mrs. Wilton Todd, Nor man P. Ensrud and Fred C. Gilbert, April 25;Eddie Tolbert, Dorothy Ross, April 27; Mable Summer, April 28; Mrs. Beale H. Cromer and Prof. C. L. Trabert, April 30.