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BACK UP YOUR BOY focrMM yomr payroll savings to yam family limit A Rebel Looks At Yankee-town (By Ruth I). Armfield) Prior to 1940, the word “yankee” was, to me, one of the words in live song, “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” and Rebel was connected with a book, “The Littles t Rebel”, written by someone I’ve forgo ten at the ipresent moment. When the days of peace suddenly became awry, the words Yankee and Rebel came to have more meaning. Working at an army installation where one worked in close contact with soldiers from all states of the union (including Brooklyn!) about once a week in variably, The Civil War would start all over again. The yankees liked to claim that we Southerners are always fighting the war over and over, when in reality, the yankees start the “war” everytime, because they know they hold the upper hand with their Sherman. AH this is a prologue, more or less, to what is going to be a South ern girl's impression of New York. The first & most las.ing picture was that of the Pennsylvania railroad station in the city. You hear the song in which there’s a line “You leave the Pennsylvania Station.” and the Penn station is something that you may sing yourself, but never stop to think just what it is. Such was the case with me. But the first time I had to try to find my way around the station was enough to convince me that it was quite real, and not just something in a song. I found that you could go into Penn station, and without ever going out on the street again, live in perfect comfort, for there are stores of every kind, res- turants, entrances into one of New York’s largest hotels, and anything you could ask for right there "within the station. There are the subway stations running in any direction you could possibly want to go; there is the Long Island R. R. station within Penn station to take you to any point on Long Island. So with all that, you can imagine the enormity of the place. What is funny, though, is to see someone who knows nothing of New York trying to find their way around on subways. For instance, the other night I boarded the Local uptown subway to go to 42nd street. The first stop was Times Square, so I told my companion that wasn’t it, but unfortunately the next stop was 50th street. I learned later, much to my regret, for it was quite cold and windy that night to be lost, that 42nd street and Broadway is Times Square, and that we rode eight blocks out of the way because we didn’t know that. Of course my main interest in the north is the U. S. Army Hospi tal at which I am stationed, but there’s nothing I can w'rite abou that. Because of the fact that the hospital isn’t even allowed so mudi publicity as to have the name m print, you can understand that i would be impossible to write any thing about it. . The first week I was in New York it was necessary to go to Halloran General hospital on Staten Island on official business. That day I saw Broadway, Wall Street, New York harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Gov ernor’s Is and, and rode a ferry to Staten Island. I was telling a New Yorker about it later, and she said “Well, in one week you’ve seen more of New York than I have and I’ve lived here all my life. I’ve never even seen the Statue of Liberty. But everyone who ives in New York at least should see it. You see it in the movies and you hear how' good it looks to people returning from overseas these days. You can t pic ture, though, how wonderful u is until you see it yourself. It is a most imposing figure. I was visiting friends in Lim- hurst, which is just across the Eas. river on Long Island, and they de cided to really see the city I should go atop the Empire State building, so one Sunday afternoon, when we thought the sky might be clear, we made the trip all the way to the top even right up to the top of the observation tower. If I am not mis- taken, that is about the hignest point that you can go in any build ing in the world. Anyway, it was high enough for me. From the ob servation tower (which was cons tructed as a mooring tower for Zep pelins but turned out a failure for that purpose) we could see the half- lifted Normandie in. New York har bor. Since that time it has been up- righted and will soon be in opera tion again for the armed forces of the United States. When you hear the expression that New Yorkers are always in a hurry, you can believe it’s true. It’s funny, but whether they are esepc- ially in a hurry to get someplace, or not, they are always hurrying. They run down the subway stations to get a subway, when there are sub ways running practically every five minutes anyway—they’ve got to catch the one there now. For my first trip on the subway, I just held on to someone’s overcoat till we got where we were going. Since that time, however. I’ve had the ex perience of riding the subway dur- (Continued on back page) Flu Not Epidemic In This Counf!*, Dr. Claude Sease, Newberry coun- k y health officer, said this morning that the cases of flu reported in the county this week were only mild and there was nothing to become alarm ed about. He said the cases report ed were the usual bad colds that occur at this time of year, and the ^ases of flu “definitely’ did not rep resent an epidemic. MARRIED MEN ARE TAKEN FOR MILITARY SERVICE Among the following selectees ac cepted for military service are sev eral pre-Pearl Harbor fathers, some of them with several children. A jart have already reported for duty, he rest will leave today. Army— Hubert S. Brown Jesse Calhoun Ginn Columbus Franklin Plyler James David Hall Bruce Robert Campbell Homer Dennis Burkhalter William Glenn Youngblood Colie Livingston Miller John Lawson Reagin Simon Lonnie Shealy, Jr. James Vernon Kidd Ralph Harrison Summer Irvin Woodrow Frye Harold Calvin Bullard Edward Franklin McConnell Lee Roy Pitts, Jr. Williams Handsford Carter Foster Alton Wood Roy' Mason Rodgers John Irving Christensen Everette Beaman Boles Navy— Clauds-Vernon Mills Ligon William Boozes Wilson Lake Johnson Henry Colie Woodward, Jr. Ernest Cecil Gambrell Howard Yon Wilbur Eugene Magbee Newton Campbell William Henry Anderson Marines— Deitry Watkins Benjamin Lee Kilgore James Pete Bishop Jason Oliver Price ON THE SICK LIST The friends of Dr. Boyd Jacobs vill be glad to learn that he is doing alright at his home near the city, vhere he has been ill for the past wo weeks. of Us! Becouse of the uncertainty which m<5st of us have experienced during the past year, we find it difficult indeed to carry on our normal way of life. < Each problem as it presents itself seems more unsolvable than the rest. Each obstacle harder to surmount than the one before. Let's lay aside those things which are unhappy experiences and look toward the brighter things of life. Let's try to be back to normalcy at least for one day—Christmas. It is expected of us! Those of our loved ones who vll not be present would not have it otherwise. Those of us who are at home will gain strength and confidence from the thoughtfulness resulting from observing a normal Christmas season. It will aid greatly in meeting the morrow. We have our freedom, our way of life, our manner of living, and the opportunity tt> do the things that we want to do. It is a blessing to be an American dnd it is a blessing to observe Christmas in o manner suitable to our thinking. Let's make it a mem orable occasion. We promise to do our port! Down Memory Lane *20 YEARS AGO Rev. Goodman At Silverstreet Rev. R. A. Goodman, professor of Christian Ethics and Bible in New berry college, will preach at Sil verstreet Lutheran church Sunday morning, December 16, at 11 o’clock. Mr. Goodman is a brilliant scholar and forceful minister. His coming to Silverstreet is a rare privilege for the congregation. His theme will be, “What Shall I Do With My Life?” PATIENTS IN NEWBERRY HOSPITAL R. C. Lake is out again and back U his place of business after being 11 at his home in Silverstreet for the tast ten days with influenza. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eston Smith, 108 Player street, Newberry, a son, Wednesday. December 22. Born to Mr. and Mrs. David C. Reid, Prosperity, a son, Tuesday, December 21. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walker B. Allen, Clinton, a son, Thursday, Dec ember 16. Other patients include: Mrs. Hazel Black and daughter, Leesville; Mrs. Reginald Price and daughter, 773 Pope street, Newberry; Mrs. Mattie Finney, Route 3, Clinton; Robert T. Hill, Whitmire; Mrs. T. M. Kitchen, Whitmire; John W. Dickert, Pomaria; Mrs. J. H. Eargle, route 4 ,Newber ry; Olin B. Graham, Pomaria and Mrs. Doreen Thrift, Whitmire. The many friends of Hon. Jim lohnson will be sorry to learn that te let a little thing like the flu germ ;atch up with him, and has been con- ‘ined to his room in the Wiseman lotel for a week. Forest Lominack had to “give up” me day this week and go to bed, af- er the flu germ threw him. He is :eported to be doing alright though. RATION GUIDE Stamps will be mailed to those us- ng gasoline for truck between Dec- tmiber 27 and January 1. Those not using gasoline for trucks will need -o come to the Board and bring their certificate of War Necessity with them. The local Rationing Board will ciose at 1 o’clock Friday for the Christmas holidays. BETH EDEN LUTHERAN CHURCH J. B. Harman, supply pastor. Three p. m., Sunday school, Mr. Edward Chandler, supt. Four p. m., church worship with sermon. Following this service the Women’s Missionary society and Luther League will meet. CHRISTMAS DANCE FOR NEWBERRY TRAINEES The Service clubs of the city will sponsor a dance at the Armory Christmas (Saturday) night for the Newberry College trainees. The merchants of Newberry are do nating the prizes which will be drawn for the boys. Music wil be furnished by an am plyfying system with phonograph at tachment. The dance starts at 8 o’clock and lasts until 12:00. The women’s committee will serve sandwiches and punch. No Edition Next Week Following a custom of long standing among newspapers both great and small, we will not print an edition of (he Sunpaper hext week. We will resume pub lication with the first issue in January, 1944, Friday the 7th. Miss Ruth Doris Armfield, chief clerk of civilian personnel at the U. S. Army General Hospital, Brent wood, New York, arrived Monday night to spend Christmas week wi;h her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Arm- field at Gildercrest. Mrs. Jack Workman is visiting Mrs Phil Wilkinson in Lexington, Kentucky. BOOKLET BY COLLEGE MEN A recent publication in the field of mathematics is a booklet of four teen chapters entitled “Formulas for Yhisrand TKht”. It is the joint work of Professors N. E. Dodson and Philip T. Kelly, Jr., of the Depart ment of Mathematics in Newberry College. In addition to mathematical tables and glossary there are formulas per taining to Physics. The pamphlet is designed to serve as a reference for the use of V-12 navy students. Back In The States Staff Sgt. George S. Wise, Sgt. James Shannon of Newberry and Sgt. Floyd Beheler of Whitmire, who have been on duty overseas for the past 16 months have arrived in the states, and are now in the city and county visiting relatives. They were mem bers of the National Guard Unit in Newberry and have been with Lt. Col. Tom Pope until leaving Sicily to return to the states. After spending 20 days furlough with relatives in the city and county they will report to Fort Bragg, N. C., and will then be transfered to an other camp, where they will be put as instructors. SHIPS MILLION POUNDS OF IRON W. H. Sterling, local junk buyer, has shipped over a million .pounds of, iron junk to be made into armaments o be thrown at the axis. The exact poundage is 1,017,532. This iron junk has been accumulated by Mr. Sterling from small lots of little boys with toy wagons to lots of thousands of pounds. He has prepared and shipped it with dispatch in order that the war factories operate without a let up. Mr. Sterling urges anyone with even a small amount of scrap iron to bring it to him for shipment and those with large amounts are especi ally invited to get in touch with him. Millions of pounds are still needed in the war plants and ic can be turned into cash for the owner at once. BLACK BOYS—WHITE CHRISTMAS A Christmas card from W. C. (Bill? Smith, chief on the U. S. S. Barnett now in tropical Africa, pic tures a little negro with a grass skirt standing under a palm tree with the wording “Dreaming of a White Christmas.” Killed In South Pacific Mrs. Agnes E. Shealy, Crenshaw street, Newberry, was notified Sat urday morning that her son Pfc. Noah I. Shealy had been killed in an accidental explosion in the Sou h Pa cific. Private Shealy was 19 years of age. He volunteered for the Marine Corps in October 1942 and has been on duty in the South Pacific since December 1942. Lands In The States Staff Sgt. George S. Wise, who has been on duty overseas for the past 14 months, recently landed in the States for a much deserved furlough. He arrived in the city Sunday to spend a month with Ifis mother, Mrs. Eugenia Wise. Visiting Parents Pvt. Wayne Martin is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Martin, enroute to Fort Benning. Ga., from Scott Field, Illi nois. Sgt. Tarrant Visits Mother First Sgt. Marion Tarrant, station ed at Camp Rucker, Ala., arrived in the cty Tuesday to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. R. L.Tarrant and sister, Mrs. May Stuck on John stone street. Spend Christmas With Wife Pfc. Dick Mims, stationed at Fort Jackson, will spend Christmas with his wife an dother relatives in the city. Home For Christmas Cpl. Jim Kinard, of the Sele£tjve Service headquarters, Columbia,’"and Pt. Frank Kinard, a member of the Air Corps, stationed at Washington University, are spending the Christ mas holidays with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard. -- Commissioned Lieutenant B. Charls Fellers, who was com missioned second lieutenant in the Infantry at Fort Benning, Ga., on December 14, is spending the Christ mas season with his mother, Mrs. H. C. Fellers, before reporting to Camp Swift, Texas, where he will be sta tioned. Pfc. Davis Spending Christmas Here Pfc. Tom Davis, now stationed at Clemson College awaiting to be call ed to attend Officer’s Candidate school, is spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis and ister, Miss Mary Ann Davis on Caldwell street. Captain And Mrs. Wright Here Capt. and Mrs. Downs W’right, of Melbourne Air Base, Florida, arrived in Newberry Tuesday to spend the holidays with Captain Wright’s mother, Mrs. R. D. Wright and sis ter, Mrs. Hunter Brown. Home For Christmas Licit, and Mrs. T. J. West, station ed at Velleo, Cal., will spend Christ as with Mrs. West’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell. To Spend Christmas At Home Keitt Purcell, who is attending Officer’s Candidate school at Camp Davis, N. C., will spend Christas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Pur cell. Sgt- Smith Here Sgt. Clayton Smith, stationed at West Point, N. Y., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smith, Jr. Home For Few Days Pfc. Earl Stevens, tatione dat Fort Dix, N. J., spent a few days at his home on the Grenwood highway last week. Returns To Fort Dix Pvt. Herman Berry, returned to Fort Dix, N. J., Sunday where he is stationed after spending a few day’s furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Berry on Boundary street. Visits Parents Pfc. Floyd Fulmer spent a three day’s furlough last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie F'ul- mer. Private Fulmer is stationed at Fort Dix, N. J. Lt. and Mrs. Purcell Here Lt. and Mrs. Joe Purcell of Miami, Florida, are now visiting Lieutenant Purcell’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell and other relatives in the city. They expect to remain in the city until December 28. Home On Leave Capt. Arthur Welling, stationed at Foster General Hospital, Jackson. Miss., arrived in the city Tuesday t j spend a 15 day leave with his wife and small daughter. Eve. Spent Weekend Here ,Sgt. Phi! Brooks, stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C., spent the past weekend in Newberry with his wife and soft, Mac Home For Christmas Cpl. Heyward Pelham, - of Fort Benning, Ga., will spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. W. E. Pelham. Spends Holidays Here Lieut, (j.g.) and Mrs. Harry Hedge- path, of Austin Peary State College, Clarksville, Tenn., are spending the holidays with Mrs. Hedgepath’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hipp. Lieutenant Hedgepath is athletic and military instructor of the Naval Qa- det V-12 program theer. Everyone in Newberry should be anxious to get in on the ground floor and take some stock in the hospital so that he may be able to say and feel that he had a part in the ilding of this institution of mercy in Newberry, not as an investment, but as a gift to suffering humanity, and to know he had been instru mental in part at least in the relief of suffering. The thing is a sure go now and you better hurry if you want even a smalif part in a good cause. "'ily W. F. Lominack To Bun 'Hardg^re Store Mr. W. Frank LomimiimK been running a business in upper Main street. He has decided to cut out everything except that which per tains to a first class hardware store, and will carry on the business at the same old stand and the store will hereafter be known as Lominack’s Hardware. To that end he has put in one of the most complete lines of hardware and sporting goods carried in Newberry, as he tells you in his ad today, and asks you to see him before you buy. Mrs. J. H. Summer, Misses Lila and Jane Summer, Mrs. Jake Wise and Miss Verna Kohn attended the graduating exercises of Miss Margie Summer, granddaughter of Mr. J. H. Summer, at Winthrop College last week. Miss Summer the daughter of Mi’s. Harry Sumer of Columbia and the late Mr. Summer lived in Newbery Several years ago. She will report to Mercer Hospital in Trenton, N. J. on January 3, where she will be as sistant dietitian. Robert Houseal, a student at the Charleston Medical College, is spend ing the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Robert Houseal. Miss Brantley Pelham, of Colum bia, is spending the Christmas holi days with her mother, Mrs. W. E. Pelham and brother, Cpl. Heyward Pelham. Miss Mary Birge Kohn, a senior at Winthrop is spending the Christ mas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley and son, Tommie, of Elkin, N. C., will spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Cooley’s mother, Mrs. C. J Pursell. ROY AND ROLAND IELKER LOSE MOTHER Mrs. Sallie Heller Felker, 63, wife of J. M. Felker, died at her home in the Pomaria community of Newber ry county early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Felker is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Mrs. Blanch Kitchens of Whitmire, and Mrs. Harold Gilliam of Whit mire; four sons, George Felker of W’hitmire, Roy F. Felker and Roland Felker, both of Newberry, and Hor ace Felker of Pomaria; two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Whittle of Lakeland, Fla. and Mrs. Leland Nance of Whitmire also survive, as does one half-bro ther, J. D. Murphy of Reidsville, North Carolina. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. HARMON, Pastor SUMMER MEMORIAL— Sunday 10:30 A. M. Church Wor ship with Sermon. Sunday 11:30 A. M. Sunday school Mr. M. E. Shealy, superintendent. BETHANY— Sunday 10:30 A. M., Sunday School Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt; Sunday 11:30 A. M., Church Wor ship with Sermon. A service flag will be dedicated in connection with the preaching ser vice. The relatives and friends of of those who are in the service of our country from the Bethany con gregation are requested to be pre sent and take part in this service. Dennis Promoted Robert F. Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dennis, of the county has been promoted to Corporal in the 3rd Ferrying Group, Ferrying Div- iion, at Romulus Field. Corporal Dennis’ wife and child reside at Ware Shoals. He was a salesman for the Germany-Roy-Brown Com pany before entering the service. Home On Furlough Apprentice Seaman John Ross, son of Mrs. Maude G. Ross, stationed at Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, is spending a ten day furlough with his mother, and other relatives.