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HAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA O. F. ARMFiELD Editor and Publisher One Year One Dollar Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the postoffice at Newberry. South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CHEERY LETTERS TO SERVICE MEN URGED BY BISHOP LEONARD Lancaster people in geJier;;! and Methodists in particular were shock ed by the news of the death of Bishop Leonard of the Methodist church in the same airplane crash in which General Frank Andrews, command er of the American air forcis was killed. Bishop Leonard, it developed, had been asked by the President to visit American soldiers in foreign lands seeking ways of further helping them through religious influences. In a letter written just before his death he touched upon the importance of the .people back home writing cheery letters to the men in the service. ‘You have beard that the hap piest dav at an army post or naval has e is the day the mail arrives,” he wrote on the basis of his latest ex periences with ;he troops. ‘‘But I have found hat there are times when it is the unhappies day. ‘Too many mothers, sisters, and j sweethearts sob out their fears and their loneliness in letters. This is still true even after many appeals have been made to show more bra very. “Here in England many cfUcers and chaplains, and not a few en listed men, have told of the depress ing effect that word from home often has. One Red Cross worker said to me: ‘I sometimes dread to see the mail come, because so many of the letters discourage our men. Please tell the people in America to write cheerful letters ,noi doleful ones.’ “Concerning the second point, chaplains tell me they are being asked constantly by enlisted men about what is going to happen when they return after the wai The men often worry about whether they will be able to obtain jobs. One Virginia lad said to me that he knew the men would give a better account of them selves if they could be assured that after their job overseas is done, they will find Other work waiting for them art; home. “One magnificent thing to se e is the attitude of the soldiers and sail ors over aere. I have talked now with scores who have returned re cent from some combat zone. There is no whining, no complaining. They, of course, want the war to be over as soon as possible, and the injured are eager to return to battle to get on with the job. “In one of he base hospitals I vis ited there were a number of British and American soldiers who had been wounded in Tunisia. I talked for some time with a lad from Illinois, who was recovering from wounds in the arm and leg. When I asked how he felt about being away from home and in a hospital, he replied: ‘Well, I should like to see my folks ,but you know we must finish up the job, and I hope to be in Tunisia when the Allies take over.’ “The importance of music — fam- Our First Acid Test—War Bonds and War Taxes You've Done Your Bit—Now Do Your Best U. & Treasury Department These Women “I’m sorry, dear. He insisted on bringing me home to dinner!” FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1943 HAVIRD RECRUITS WAACS Silverstreet, May 15.—Sgt. Berley M. Havird, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Mayer Havird of Silverstreet, has been transferred from the Armed Forces Induction Station at Camp Croft, to the United State® Army Recruiting Station, Miami, Florida. In a recent letter to his parents he stated that his duties were very pleasant in that he is assigned to recruiting WAACS. Berley had been in the recruiting service ever since having been inducted into the army. He was principal of the Taylor’s high school. w Mrs. Thompson Dennis arid son, Calvin, left Saturday f .- a two week’s visit with Mrs. Lem:s’ nep hew, Dr. Louis Boosy, and family in Union City, N. J. iliar American music — to these men was illustrated on oma of my jaunts to visit a number of units. The trip was rather long and wearisome. Presently, a soldier was heard to hum a part of a well-known opera. He was asked to sing, and rendered parts of three operas. We learned later that he was Master Sergeant Emil P. Jalouk of New York City, borni in Palestine, a naturalized American citizen, a graduate of Err- ory university. Soon he had the en tire car singing. They sang ‘Old Man River’ and ‘Silver Threads Among the Gold’; then ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘The Man on the Flying Tra peze.’ After a moment's pause, our Sergeant led the group in singing ‘Rock of Ages, Cleft For Me.’ Verse after verse of that hymn was sung with an intensity of feeling I have seldbm if ever heard equaled. “To be associated with our chap lains and our servicemen for days at a time is a rare privilege. Never have I been more proud of being an American.” COAL USERS URGED MAKE PURCHASES NOW Bituminous coal users in South Carolina are being urged both by government and industry to place orders now for the coal they will need next winter and to store it as the mines and dealers can make it available this spring and summer, the Office of War Information says. Prevention of the bituminous coal emergency next winter is the objec tive of this coal buying campaign, and the campaign’s benefits are ex pected to be two fold. First, by making possible the mining and dis tribution of sufficient coal this spring and summer so that production and transportation facilities will not be overburdened when tht next heating season opens; and second, by prov iding users with adequate stocks in hand to protect themselves against delayed Shipments or other- wartime disruptions in the coal supply next winter. ‘The adequacy of next winter’s bituminous coal supply will depend to a great extent upon the success of the program now opening.” Solid Fuels Administrator Harold L. Ickes said in announcing the launching of the program. “Since coal generally cannot be mined and delivered until it has been ordered, the consumer holds the key to the sufficiency of next winter’s coal supply. HOME DEHYDRATORS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY GOVERN MENT SOON Washington, May 15.—The gov ernment soon will distribute 39,009 newly developed home size food :1c- hjdrators tc housewives in south eastern states in a campaign to pre serve food that otherwise would be wasted beeiosj of the latk of pro cessing machinery. The plan vas reveal'd to the senate agricultural sub-committee during hearings cm food pro duct ion. It is being delayed until priorities can be secured on the re.-onu coda- ticn of the agriculture department to the war proci'.ction board Senator George A. Aiken, Republi can, Vermont, chairman of the sub committee, has appointed Senator Tom Stewait, Democrat, Tennessee, to confer with agriculture depart ment officials in an effort to speou a favorable report on the project so that the units may be put ro use m treating early summer crops. The deh/orator exhiuice 1 before the senate group was. developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority in cooperation with the Rural Electri fication administration and Southern Land Grant colleges. The wood aid insulation board cabinet stands three feet high and contains five 2v)U-watt electric light bulbs to provide heat and a fan to circulate air over eight glass trays containing the fruits or vegetables to be treated. Less than two pounds of critical metals is necessary for construction. Operation is comparatively simple and will be taught to housewives by trained operators. This instruction is essential since without the proper handling of sulphur dioxide gas to stabilize color and kill enzymes, re sults will be inferior and waste will occur. The TVA dehydrator has a capac ity of about on© bushel and if used for the 77 days of crop harvesting is expected to preserve more than 1,500 pounds of produce. On this basis every 1,000 units would con serve 1,530,000 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables and would re lease about 765,000 containers for other uses. With materials priorities secured', manufacturers have promised to build the cabinets to sell at retail for $25 with the fans, and ?20 with out. REPLY A tourist strolling about a bus station in Florida was watching a negro porter as he swept the floor. Deftly But slowly the man made lit tle piles of the scattered cigjre.te ends, half burnt matches, and litter which had accumulated. The morn ing was rather warm and clouds were gathering in the sky. “Sambo,” said the tourist, “don’t you think there is an excessive amount of humidity in the atmos phere today?” “Wha’s dat?” exclaimed the ne gro, wiping perspiration from his face. “I was merely extending an inter rogation to learn if you thought it wta 8 going to rain,” answered the tourist. “Well, I nevah!” said the porter. “Doe you reckon I would be wastin’ my time pushing dis broom if I had enough sense to prognosticate de percipitation?” IN THE ARMY “So your husband’s in the Army now, Mrs. Worritt?’ “Yes, they’ve made him u gunner, an’ that’s what he’s 'been ever since I married him!” “Always been a gunner?” “Yes, ever since I knew him he’s been ‘gunner do this’ and ‘gunner do that,’ hut he never did anything," MARK OF A LIAR “My friends,” said the preacher, “you will remember that I promised to speak to you tonight on “The | World’s Greatest Liars,’ and that I i asked you to prepare your minds by reading the 17th chapter of Mark. Kindly raise your hands if you have done so.” All hands went up. “Thank you,’ continued the preach er. “As there are only 16 chapters in Mark, my subject will not be en tirely inappropriate.” » Fm tired tonight -and Ym proud of it!” 1 Yes, Tom is going home tired tonight... just like last night . . . and the night before. Tired and proud! You see, Tom is a typical member of the Southern Railway Family. And, when America was plunged into war, something happened to him . . . and to the forty-two thousand men and women who make up this Family. Overnight, every Southern railroader be came a soldier . . . every Southern car and locomotive became a weapon of war . . . every transportation job, a chance to hasten America’s day of final Victory. Since Pearl Harbor, this mighty army has struck many powerful blows for free dom ... by keeping the wheels rolling under the biggest transportation load in all the long history of the Southern Railway System. Rain and shine, day and night, troop trains and war freight . . . tank cars and passenger trains... are rolling continuously and swiftly on the Southern. It’s a big job... a tough job... a vital job. But it’s being done ... and done right! That’s why Tom and the other men and women of the Southern are tired when they go home from the job these days . . . and “proud of it.” They’re proud, too, because they know that the work they are doing so well today is paving the way for the new and greater Southland that lies beyond the Victory they’re helping to win. Prraidant SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM