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THE NEWBERRY SUN “MAKE IT DO” FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943 WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE DADS SAYS GENERAL SPRINGS Columbia, Dec. 13-—Brig. General Holmes B. Springs, eStatderooti last Holmes B. Springs, State director of selective service, said today that un til regulations were changed it would be necessary to continue in duction of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers in South Carolina. Springs said national legislation enacted last week did not bar induc tion of fathers and that they would continue to be called where sufficient single men or post-Pearl Harbor fathers were not available. Local boards were asked to post pone induction of registrants who had been on call solely because they had been engaged in what formerly were non-deferrable activities. These in cluded registrants placed in class 1-A 1-A-O or IV-E. State headquarters said that while the act to delay drafting fathers would not likely affect the induction of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, it was hoped that inductions might be post poned to some extent by elimination of some occupational deferments heretofore granted single men, and men without children. FORMER SENATOR WARD DEAD Columbia, Dec. 13.—Samuel Morti mer Ward, 87, Georgetown county’s senator from 1924 through 1940 and one of South Carolina’s most domin ant political figures died here today. Ward was chairman of the senate finance committee for a number of years and in this capacity was a member of the state budget commiss ion, state finance committee and civ il contingent fund commission during a period when the state embarked upon its major highways, health, ed ucation and welfare programs. A planter and merchant, Ward served for many years as George town postmaster and county sheriff before going to the state senate in a 1924 special election. He had been a lieutenant, captain, major, lieu- a lieutenant, captain, major, lieu tenant colonel and brigidaire general of the Third Infantry of the South Carolina malitia, retiring in 1909. He retired, to private life after his defeat by Dr. Olin Sawyer in the 1940 senatorial race when Ward was 84 years old. Since that time he has lived with his daughter in Columbia. Col. Tarrant Visits Mother Col. L. K. Tarrant, stationed at Mitchell Field, Long Island, spent last Friday and Saturday with his mother, Mrs. R. L. Tarrant, enroute to Camp Davis, N. C., where he will be for a week taking a special train ing course. Miss Frances Ruff, a teacher in the Greenwood high school, spent the past weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff in the county. UNIQUE CHRISTMAS CARD Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt has received a very unique Christmas card from her son, -Captain Harry Buzhardt, who is stationed in one of the Paci fic islands. The card is a drawing of the island where he is stationed. It shows the trees torn and shredded by shell fire and in the background are three Marines marching, and high above them in the sky is the Cross. Beneath the picture are the words “Silent Night, Holy Night, All is Calm, All is Bright” which makes the scene a very touching one. A verse on the card reads: “We of the First Marine Amphibious corps wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. AUDITOR’S TAX NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the punpose of tak ing tax returns of all personal prop erty, new buildings and real estate transfers. Persons owning property in more than one district will make returns for each district. All able bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1 poll tax. All persons between the ages of twenty- one and fifty outside of incorporated towns and cities are liable to pay commutation tax of $1. Alld ogs are to be assessed at $1 each. Whitmire, City Hall—Monday, Jan uary 3rd, 1944. Whitmire, Aragon Baldwin Mills— Tuesday, January 4th, 1944. Longshore®— Wednesday, January 5th, 1944, from 9 until 12. Silverstreet— Wednesday, January 5th, from 2 until 5. Chappells—Thursday, Jan. 6, 1944. Hcllngsworth’s Store—'Friday, Jan uary 7th, 1944, from 9 until 12. Kinards—Friday, January 7th, 2 until 5. Prosperity—Monday, Jan. 10, 1944. Little Mountain—Tuesday, January 11th, 1944. Glymph’s Store—Wednesday, Jan uary 12th, 1944, from 9 until 12. F. L. Ruff & Bros. Store—Wednes day, January 12th, 1944, from 2 to 5. Peak—Thursday, Jan. 13, 1944. Pomaria—Friday, Jan. 14, 1944. St. Lukes’—Mondav, January 17th, 1944. from 9 until 12. O’Neal, L. C. Fellers’ Store—Mon day, January 17, 1944. from 2 to 5. Maybinton, F. B. Hardy’s Home— Tuesday, January 18th, 1944, from 9 until 12. Reese Bros. Store—Tuesday, January 18th, 1944, from 2 until 5. At Auditor’s Office to March 1st, after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Auditor Newberry County Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reeder, of Laurens visited Mrs. Reeder’s sister Mrs. Mae A. Aull, ‘Sunday. Down Memory Lone 20 YEARS AGO Alderman Whitaker’s Narrow Escape Alderman H. D. Whitaker went to Columbia Saturday for his daughter, Miss Azilee, and Miss Ethel Blair, re turning late that afternoon the party narrowly averted serious inury, or possible death. The Whitaker car and a railroad train met “so near the same time there was no fun in it” at the crossing about two miles below Prosperity. It was too early for the locomotive engine’s headlight to be seen, and the position of Mr Whita- aker was such at the time that he could, not see the approaching engine, with the result that there would have been collision but for the presence of mind of Mr. Whitaker in wheeling his car into a ditch. Fortunately, jbhere were no casualties, the only damage being to the auto which had one wheel bent and a fender mashed, owing to the narrowness of the ditch. The alderman from ward one is an experienced driver with a clear rec ord as to accidents, but the accident Saturday was entirely unavoidable. For the best developed baby up to the age of three years, Charles Page Fischer won first prize at the Barton Heights baby show in Richmond, Va. last week. The baby’s mother is a daughter of Mrs. Annie Greneker Wright, formerly of Newberry, and is the grand nephew of the circula tion manager of The Herald & News. Loving cups had their inning in Newberry last week. We heard of some at* the UDC convention, which followed by one won by Mr. A. J. Bowers, Jr. for having secured the largest number of members bo the local post of the American Legion. 15,000 LBS. PECANS BOUGHT, $3,000 PAID FOR THEM Hal Kohn says that his pecan buy ing station bought 15,000 pounds, of pecans Saturday, and paid $3,000 for them, an average of $24 to the 140 sellers from the city and county. The largest amount received by one person was $400 and the second was about $300. The smallest sale was for 60c. “This firm has paid the highest prices in the two Saturdays that they have been operating the market that has been paid here” Mr. Kohn said. Many people who have never sold a nut before, sold from $20 to $50 worth. One man who had a- seedling tree which was planted by his grand father, received $33 from this tree. Mr. Kohn urges you to bring in all your pecans as early as possible, be cause Saturday, December 18 will be the last day they will buy this year.