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THE NEWBERRY SUN
FRIDAY, MAY 28. 1943
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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.
SOUTH CAROLINA AIRMAN
INSISTS ON SERVING
Coffoyvillc, Kans., May 26.—Al
though wounded three times in the
great battle of Midway last June
and offered an honorable discharge
from the army, Sgt Earl D. Ashley
has reported for duty at the Coffey-
ville Army Air field and will con
tinue in service.
“I just don’t want to get out of
the army until this thing’s over,”
explained Ashley in his South Caro
lina drawl. ”1 can’t get around so
well, but I figure I can be of some
help.”
The 22-year-old sergeant, who
comes from Williamston, S. C., at
present is assigned tio duty in the
photographic section at the Coffey-
ville field, since he was a rtained
aerial photographer and gunner be
fore he stopped three Jap machine |
slugs at Midway.
As the,tail gunner in a B-26 he
downed three Zeros in that epic en
gagement and as a result was award
ed the Distinguished Service Cross.
The citation relates that he contin
ued to pour a stream of lead at tihe
attacking Zeros even after he had
suffered three wounds. He also
wears the Order of the Purple Heart.
Ashley was a clerk in his uncle’s
dry goods store in Daytona Beach,
Florida when he entered service in
October, 1940. He was trained in
aerial photography and gunnery at
Langley Field, Va., Ellington Field,
Texas, Savannah, Ga., and March
Field, California, before going to
Honolulu as a member of the 18th
reconnaisance squadron of the 22nd
bomiber group on February 8, 1942.
The battle of Midway was Sgt.
Ashley’s first encounter with the
Japs.
“Our squadron had been at Mid
way since May 20,” he recalled “and
on the night of June 3 we got word
that a Jap fleet had been spotted
about 350 miles away, coming toward
the island. We got our orders and
took off at diawn on June 4 four
B-26s. Each bomber carried a tor
pedo.
We flew about an hour and then
ran into a flotilla of 60 to 80 Jap
ships,” Ashley continued. “We
spotted a carrier surrounded by de
stroyers and cruisers and made s
Ashley spent five months in an
army hospital in Honolulu and then
wias sent to Fitzsimons general hos
pital in Denver, 43010., where he stay
ed from October until recently, when
he was discharged and assigned bo
the Coffcyville Army Air Field. It
was while he was in Fitzsimons hos
pital that 'he was offered an honora
ble diseahrge because of his wounds,
but declined it in order to remain in
service.
Speaking of the Japs as fighters,
Sgt. Ashley warned that they are
tough and have plenty of nerve, al
though the American planes are bet
ter.
Not only he, but also all the' other
members of the B-26 crew he was
with received the D. S. C. for their
part in the victory.
Battle of the Atlantic
A sinking smokestack, a great air
bubble, an empty lifeboat, all that
is visible of a torpedoed tanker, all
that is evident of the hard work, the
savings we put into War Bonds to
build this tanker, to load it with
50,000 gallons of high octane gas
tanker is lost forever. Another and
another and another must be built
to take its place.
The men who sail the seas are
giving their lives to win the Battle
of the Atlantic. We are asked only
to lend our money.
U. S. Treasury Department
ROOM FURNISHINGS NEEDED
AT FORT JACKSON
Alexandria, Va., May 26—The
Central South Carolina Camp and
Hospital Service Council is well on
he way toward successful comple
tion of one of the greatest tasks yet
met by the American Red Cross in
conection with new wartime program,
Chauncey Brown revealed here to
day.
Mr. Brownv Eastern Area Direc-
dive for if. I got into a racket withf ^ of Camp and Hospital Service
a gunboat first and then the whole
Jap fleet opened up on us with ack-
ack, and the Zeros started coming
up from other carriers—by that
time we saw four of the flat tops.
“Well, we launched our torpedo
and w e got the carrier we were aim
ing for, but by that time the Zeros
were swarming around us like flies—
25 or 30 of them. • We were so low
the Jap ships were firing their big
guns at us, as well as anti-aircraft.
Two of the four bombers went down.
They say one of them hit the deck
of a Jap ship but I didn’t see that.
“I was too busy shooting at the
Zeros, and they gave me credit for
getting three. Right after we pass
ed the carrier we torpedoed I stop
ped my first bullet, a 30-calibre. It
hit me in the right hip and I felt a
burning sensation. A few minutes
later I got another in the right leg
that broke the bone and then I was
nicked 1 in the left foot. I kept on
firing until our co-pilot, Lt. Pren
Moore of El Centro, California came
back and took over the gun. Then
while he shot I fed him ammunition.
I never did lose consciousness.”
Two other members of the crew.
Tech Sgt. John J Gogoj of Long
Island, New York, engineer and gun
ner, and Sgt. Frank L. Melo of As
toria, N. Y., radio operator and gun
ner, also were wounded.
The other crew members, Lieut.
James P. Muri of Montana, pilot;
Lieut. Pren Moore, co-pilot; Lieut.
Russell Johnson of Chicago, bomba-
dier, and Lieut W. W. Moore, of
Chester, S. C., navigator, were unin
jured although the plane had more
than 500 bullet holes in it when it
finally landed again at Midway
about 8 p. m.—some three hours af
ter taking off.
“That little speck, Midway, sure
looked good to me,” Sgt. Ashley said.
“The medical corps met the plane
when we landed and took me to an
underground first aid station. The
Japs bad just bombed Midway and
the dugout was crowded with th<
wounded. There were only six bede
and two doctors.”
At 5 o’clock that afternoon they
loaded Ashley in a B-17 and flew
him back to Honolulu. Before leav
ing Midway he learned that the
Japs were soundly defeated in the
great sea and air battle in which he
(participated.
Councils, had reference to the need
at Fort Jackson, one of the Army’s
biggest centers, for about 500 day
rooms. Now, only about (sixty of
hese remain to be furnished.
The council has taken a leading
pant in bringing the critical need for
day room equipment at camps ta
the attention of the entire communi
ties. At Fort Jackson, for example,
eighty-two day rooms were furnished
by various groups, after they learn
ed of the need through the Red
Cross. As day rooms have been a
factor in reducing delinquency, they
are important to both military au
thorities crrrq the general public, Mr.
Brown said.
The need for furniture in the Fort
Jackson day room was so great that
the supply could not begin to meet
it. So, 13,000 ipdeces of furniture
were made, soldiers providing the
labor under Red Cross Field Direc
tor supervision. Cotton growers of
the area furnished cotton for thou
sands of cushions, and the Red Cross
made available $2,000 needed in cash.
The Fort Jackson development is
typical of those—except that it is
far larger than most—for military
and naval establishments throughout
the nation. The seventeen Red Cross
chapters participating in the Cen
tral South Carolina program and
their chairman for the Camp and
Hospital Council include:
Abbeville Chapter, Mrs. E. W. Coile
of Abbeville; Bamberg Chapter, the
Rev. j P. Wesberry, Bamberg: Cal
houn, Mrs. Fred Wienges, St. Mat
thews; Chester, Mrs. L. B. Heath,
Chester; Clarendon; Flairfield, Mrs. J.
L. Bryson, Winnsboro; Florence, J.
M. McIntosh, Florence; Kershaw,
Col. E. C. Von Treschow, Camden,
Lancaster, W. Tom Myers, Lancas
ter; Lee, Mrs. LeRoy Reams, Bishop-
vdlle; Lexington, H. O. Harmon,
Lexington; Newberry, D. W. A. Ne
ville, Newberry; Orangeburg, H. C.
Harley, Orangeburg; Richland (in
which Fort Jackson is located), Mrs.
Warren Irwins Columbia, Ridge
Spring, Mrs. D. 0. Bomar, Ridge
Spring; Saluda; Sumter, J. S. Rider,
Sumter, and York, Mrs. W. W. Har
risons York.
The Camp and Hospital Council is
doing similar services for other posts
in its area, such as Shaw Field, the
Florence Air Bas e and th Columbia
Air Base.
WILKIE’S BOOK MAKES PUB
LISHING HISTORY
New York, May 27.—With print
ings totalling 1, 110,000 copies dur
ing its first month -of publication, a
new record has been established by
Wendell WilJkie’s book “One World.’’
“One World” was published by Si
mon and Schuster on April 8th in
two editions, paper and cloth bound.
Printings of the paper bound edition
Which sells for SI were 900,000 cop
ies during the first month. Print-'
ings of the cloth bound 1 edition,
priced at $2, were 200,000 during
the same period. Daily sales have
been averaging between 25,000 and
50,000 copies.
Frederick G. Melcher, Editor of
Publishers’ Weekly, claims that One
World “has established at least two
new records in publishing history;
(1) for lightning quick acceptance by
the public; (2) as a record-beaking
non-fiction best-seller with a total
sale in prospect unequalled since
the days of the old blue-backed
‘speller’.” George Heeht, general
manager of the Doubleday Doran
Bookshops, said that One World is
“the fastest selling book in the his
tory of the Doubleday shops.”
ANNUAL LUNCHEON IS
STREAMLINED
SOLDIER, SALIOR, MARINE WED
PHILADELPHIA SISTERS
Parris Island, May 22.—“There
were three little sisters,’’ says the
song.
The “one who loved the soldier”
married him last January. The sec
ond one married her sailor just two
weeks ago. And the story will be
complete on May 29 when the third
sister weds her marine, who, quite
untraditionally, was the last to land.
The three sisters are Katherine,
Rita and Anna Mae Noonan, of Phil
adelphia, and the other principals in
the story are, respectively, Lieuten
ant John Roberts, of Philadelphia,
army air corps; Ensign Thomas Bar-
aldi; navy air corps, and Lieutenant
Harry P. Anderson, of Philadelphia,
of the marines.
Plans ar e rapidly shaping up fer
the annual alumni luncheon for the
Newberry college alumni and friends
for this year, says a college pews
bulletin. This annual affair will be
held in the old Legion hall here at
1 p. m. Tuesday of Commencement
week.
Gary Paschal, of Columbia is pres
ident of the association and under his
leadership the association has stead
ily grown and accomplished several
outstanding .projects.
This year, due to rationing and
other conditions, the luncheon will be
somewhat streamlined in that only
a limited number of tickets will be
sold. Those desiring these tickets
are asked to apply to Philip Kelly,
alumni secretary, a‘t the college.
Tickets are being offered at 85c.
There will be no class reunions
this year, in cooperation with the
request of the government. How
ever, the usual alumni business af
fairs will be taken care of at the
alumni luncheon.
COLLEGE GRADS WILL
DR. PETREA
HEAR
'U/lvai you Huy With
WAR BONDS
Wags!
No quadruped of the K9 contin
gent used by the Marines, the Army
or the Coast Guard is purchased.
They’re strictly volunteers for the
duration, loaned by their masters
and mistresses. These dogs are
taught to hear and smell and see
enemies where humans cannot.
They are invaluable at night.
M.
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Several K9 training stations are
maintained by various branches of
our fighting services.
You may not have a dog to send to
war but you can send your money.
Buy War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
The 1943 commencement program
will open with the baccalaureate ser
vice in the Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer Sunday morning, May 30,
at eleven-thirty. The sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. Henry Smith
Petrea, D. D., pastor of Grace Luth
eran church in. Rock Hill, S. C. The
lituogist will be Captain E. B. Keis-
ler, chaplain in the United States
Army. The Rev. Dr. Keisler is pas
tor of the Church of the Redemer
and is on leave for military duty.
At 8:30 p. m. a program will be
given in Holland Hall by the Depart
ment of Music.
The Sophomore Declamation con
test will be held at 10:30 a k m. -Mon
day, followed by the Senior class-day
exercises at 5:00 p. m. and the Ken
dall Public Speaking <3ontest at 8:30.
The graduating exercises are
scheduled for the gymnasium at 10:30
a. m., Tuesday. The address to the
class wil be delivered by Henry Nel
son Snyder, Honorary President of
Wofford college. Twenty-nine men
and thirty-six women are candidates
for degrees. Eight seniors who were
called to military duty during the last
quarter of the year are among those
who will receive their diplomas.
The annual college luncheon will
(be in the Old Courthouse at 1:00 p.
m. Tuesday. Owing to the rationing
program the number of tickets will
have to be limited. They may be
secured or reserwed by mail to Pro
fessor Philip T. Kelly, Jr., alumni
secretary.
RED J RATION STAMP IS GOOD
THROUGH JUNE
Washington, May 22.—Red stamp,
J, worth sixteen points of rationed
meats and fats, will be good through
out June instead of expiring May 31.
In announcing this, the office of
price administration said it took
that action to avoid a rush on re
tailers on the Saturday preceeding
Memorial day.
BACK UP
YOUR BOY
Buy an Additional
Bond Today
COTTON
Piece Goods
VALUES
We invite you to visit us at our .new location at the
corner of FRIEND and CALDWELL STREETS, and
see the many piece goods values we have for you. We
have full stocks of COTTON PIECE GOODS of all
kinds and we urge you to buy at the big savings to be
had at this store—you will enjoy shopping here.
PRICES/RANGE! FROM— ] J ’ ' \ rt
15c yd. to 59c yd.
Carolina Remnant
Store
CORNER FRIEND AND CALDWELL NEWBERRY, S. C.
“Will this license give his permission to hunt, too?”
NOTICE
BEGINNING
SUNDAY MAY 30
my store will be closed every Sunday, all day
in order that my employees and I may attend
church services. In cases of emergency or for
any medical needs I shall be glad to come to
my store, day or night. Please call me at my
home.
Lominick’s Drug Store
J. RICHARD LOMINICK, Proprietor
Time’s
THE JUDGE
PRICE IS BUT ONE CONSIDERATION,
WHEN DECIDING ON A MONUMENT
—HOW WILL THE STONE—THE EM-
BELISHMENTS—ENDURE TIME’S PRO
CESSES OF WEAR? LET US SHOW
YOU THE ENDURINGLY GRAINED
MONUMENTAL STONES WE USE FOR
MEMORIALS. THEN YOU WILL KNOW
WHY TIME JUDGES OUR MONU
MENTS AS SUPERIOR VALUES.
Newberry Monument Co.
J. B. COWARD, Proprietor
NOTICE
ALL PUPILS WHO EXPECT TO ENTER THE FIRST
GRADE OF CITY SCHOOLS FOR THE SESSION
1943-1944 ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT FOR
MEDICAL EXAMINATION ACCORDING TO THE
FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:—
\
BOUNDARY STREET SCHOOL—Tuesday,May 24, 3 p. m.
SPEERS STREET SCHOOL—Friday, May 28, 3 .p. m.
MOLLOHON SCHOOL—Friday, June 4, 10 a- nt.
WEST END SCHOOL—Monday, June 7, 10 a. m. ^
OAKLAND SCHOOL—Friday, June 11, 10 a. m.
O. B. CANNON, Supt. .