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BACK UP YOUR BOY facrecue your payroll savings la yoor family limit VOLUME 6—NUMBER 40 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1944. BACK UP YOUR BOY latnaso yoor payroll savings la yoor family limit WEEKLY—$1 PER YEAR WITH THE FLAG Returns To Camp Livingston First Lt. Hack Mims returned to Camp Livingston, La. Thursday, af ter spending a week’s leave with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Mims and other relatives in the city. Lands In Northern Ireland Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Duncan, have received a cablegram from their el dest son, Sgt. Clarence D. Duncan, stating that he has landed safely in Northern Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have another son, Pfc. Rob ert H. Duncan in Northern Ireland. He has been there since the first of October. Returns to Fort Jackson Opl. Olin Layton has returned to Fort Jackson where he is stationed, after spending a week’s furlough with his mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton at her home on O’Neal street. Returns 1o Sedalia Air Field Pfc. Max King returned to Sedalia Air Field, Mo., Thursday after a week’s furlough spent here with rel atives and friends. Visits Relatives Lieut and Mrs. Gerald Paysinger ■of Fort Bragg, North Carolina spent a three-day leave the first of the week with relatives in the city. Reports To Lawson Field Pfc. Wayne Martin reported to Lawson Field, Fort Benning, Geor gia Wednesday after spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Martin. Pfc. Martin was formerly stationed at Scott Field, Illinois. Visiting Parents Opl. John Neal is spending a week’s furlough with his parents, Deputy and Mrs. J. C. Neel, enroute to Plant Park, Tampa, Florida, from Fort Myers, Florida where he rec ently finished aerial mechanic gun nery school. ’ * Home Over Christmas.. First Lt. King Boyd, stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, spent Christ mas with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd at their home in the county. Returns To Fort Bragg Pfc. Billy Chapman has returned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, af ter spending a week’s furlough with his parents. Solicitor and Mrs. B. V. Chapman. Visiting Mother Pfc. Oliver Cromer of the Marine corps, stationed at the Navy Yard, Charleston, is spending a 14 day fur lough with his mother, Mrs. W. L. Cromer at her home on Montgomery street. Spends Few Days Here Sgt. Fred Lester, stationed at Fort Jackson, has returned to his post after spending a five day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lester. Returns To Boca Raton Field Lieut William M. (Bill) Blalock, returned to Boca Raton Field, Flor ida Thursday, after spending a 10 day leave with his mother, Mrs. J. D. Wicker, who with her grand daughter, Linda Cole, accompanied ! him back to Florida, where they will visit Mrs. Gene Cole. Has Been Around The Globe Carl Thomasson, Seaman Second class returned to his headquarters in New York Wednesday after spend ing three days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomasson. Carl volunteered for the Navy in Decem ber 1941 and since that time has been around the world on a merchant ship, and has stopped in the most important ports in the world. He came directly from England to the States on his last trip. INFLUENZA SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED Although there has been an un usually large number of cases of in fluenza in the city and county this week. Dr. Claude Sease, public health officer, said today that it was not of epidemic proportions, and as a whole the cases are much less than the first of the week. Dr. Sease thinks that the situa tion will be so much improved by next week that the schools that were forced to close on account of influ enza among the children, will be able to reopen Monday morning as usual. YOURS FOR THE ASKING If the parents of T-Sgt. Charles L. Merrill of Newberry will come by the Sun office we will be glad to give them a picture of their son which came to our desk a few days ago. Sgt. Merrill along with several other members of an Ordnance crew, are being pointed out the various ma- ehinical features of a 75mm Japa nese anti-aircraft gun that was cap tured in New Guinea and transported to Australia for instructional pur poses. Mayor Pledges Best To Town Office The following communication is from Mayor E. B. Purcell, setting forth his intentions and bespeaking the cooperation of all citizens: As I assume the duties of Mayor of Newberry I . earnestly seek the unselfish, sympathetic and whole hearted support of every one of you. In offering for this position of honor, trust, responsibility and op portunity, I have had no other pur pose than to serve as best I can the community where I was born and have lived all my life. I go into office under no obliga tion or commitments to any individ ual or group except my promise to give Newberry the best service of which I am capable. I appreciate the compliment and confidenct im plied in my election without opposi tion and I am resolved to make ev ery effort to prove worthy. With your help I feel that much can be done for our city; without it, nothing. To win the war must always be our first aim. To that everything else must be second. But as we fight on the home front to support our men on the firing line let us also plan for peace. I believe that the South faces a greater opportunity for develop ment than any other section of the country. If we people of Newberry keep on the alert and work together we shall share in that coming ex pansion. I call upon individuals, the churches, the service clubs, the civic, patriotic a n d social organizations to join hands with me in sponsoring every project which promises to pro mote the welfare of our city. We desire to give you an administration of which you will have every reason to be proud. With your cooperation we believe we can do it. Sincerely ycurs, E. B. Purcell, Mayor TEXTILE PLANTS OVERTAXED Despite Huge Orders Demand For New Crop Of Staple Is Slow By Jesse Cottrell Washington, Jan. 3—Cotton textile mills in South Carolina are taxed to their utmost in production with the demand exceeding supplies of cloth and yam, the War Food administra tion said today in a special report for the past week on the cotton mill industry. The result is that the mills are reluctant to accept new business of any character and take the position that war orders are far more im portant than those for civilians. The new order of the War Pro duction board amending its prefer ence ratings or priorities for cotton yam and cloth so as to get a more equitable distribution of goods un der priorities has had a good effect, it was stated, and mills are now trying in every way possible to ’in crease output. It is now expected that more than two-thirds of the total textile output will be sold un der priorities to protect government orders. On the other hand, spot cotton prices advanced during the past week with indications that they will also increase this week. Demand for cotton appears to have increased somewhat but offerings continue small. A tight spot situation is be lieved by the trade to be developed as a result of the movement of a considerable part of the 1943 crop into government loans and the con tinuation of a comparatively high rate of domestic mill activity. This mill activity is in reality lower this year than last due to a shortage of labor experienced. Senators from the cotton states are now at home for the holidays and will not return until next week, and they are expected to bring back interesting information as to the re action back home to the slow de mand for cotton, now selling almost at 20 cents,’ the general prices last week being 19.89 cents a pound as against 19.77 a week earlier. Very little cotton is being offered by South Carolina cotton farmers at prevailing prices, and it may be said that the market in the state is now seasonally slow. The supply of upland cotton, gen erally speaking, for the current sea son, with carry-over August 1, 1943, plus 1943 production, is estimated at about 21,657,000 bales as against 22,838,000 in the previous season The total supply of cotton now’ in his country is about 5 per cent or nearly 1,200,000 bales smaller than last season’s supply but total disap pearance, including domestic con sumption, exports and destroyed probably will be in the last analysis 750,000 bales under last season. Operators of cotton mills are fol lowing the situation in this respect closely, realizing that they must do their utmost to increase production, and at the same time have an abundant supply of cotton on hand if they do so. Mr. and Mrs. John Cordel have moved to 606 Glenn street. They formerly lived on Adelaide street. Federal Encroachment Grows Steadily (By The Spectator) The Federal Government is en croaching more and more on the states. Not only the Federal Exe cutive Departments, but Congress and the courts. Some of this is due o the present disposition to act without regard to the Constitution. As we’ve seen, that is frequently lone by State Legislatures. Our peo ple, apparently, pay tribute to the Constitution, in the abstract, but they don’t care to respect it if it stands in the way of something. The Great Teacher spoke the deep est truth when He said that he who violated one Commandment, violated all. He meant that the Command ments had a unity, a spirit of unself ishness running through them; and he who violated any Commandment, violated the spirit which was com mon bond or thread holding all Com mandments together. If we may be superficially philo sophic for a moment, the same rea son applies to a breach in the Cons titution : He who breaks one, breaks all. Certainly we cannot disregard con- stitutio'P-l provisions today and rely on them, or others, tomorrow. Strange things are happening. Northern Democrats want to do a- way with our poll-tax as a qualifi cation for voting. To me it seems both foolish and illogical. Every man, with exception to age, is liable for poll-tax. It is one dollar a year and goes to the schools. Every man pays it, so why protest about it in voting? It isn’t the only tax, you know. A citizen is suppose to have paid all his taxes; and to have his registration certificate in order to vote. Furthermore, the constitution of the United States plainly leaves the eligibility to vote, or the conditions, to the States. A more recent case of Federal act ivity was the arrest of a South Car olina sheriff by orders of Washing ton superiors “On Information” and the tridl of this County Sheriff in the Federal Court. We have State Courts, County Grand Juries, State Prosecuting Attorneys—all that. Just why the State didn’t act is one ques tion; and why the Federal Govern ment assumed jurisdiction is anoth er. May the Federal Government in tervene at its pleasure, if the State seems negligent ? Is the State being supervised by the Federal Govern ment and merely allowed to act, sub ject to the superior Federal juris diction ? This is no small matter, unless we are disposed to acquiesce in Federal control throughout the State. In former times our public leaders would have had a convention of pro test; and from Charleston to Pickens the members of the bar would have declaimed against the _ Federal inva sion of our rights. Those were the days when lawyers led the public on public questions; when men were easily aroused to assert their rights easily aroused to assert their rights how we acquired rights. Our friends of the Santee-Cooper are distributing a very interesting map of the areas open for hunting and fishing on the vast lakes of that great project. It shows the principal highway routes and access roads to the Santee-Cooper area as well as to the wild-life area. I note that over 86,000 acres are open for duck hunting and 160,000 acres are open to fishing. Mr. Richard I. Lane gave me a co py and nothing would make our gen ial friend happier than to find a de mand for the maps. Incidentally this hunter’s and fish erman’s map is one of the clearest portrayals of the Santee I’ve seen. Soon we shall have with us the General Assembly of South Carolina. There is no state levy on property, thanks to this Legislature, but there are other matters of importance. It may be a short session, though slections to the Supreme Court may stir up very warm competion. The other elections may be quietly held. A matter of considerable interest is that of the so-called Secret Ballot. It hasn’t an attractive name. A Sec ret Ballot. Theoretically we have a secret ballot now, though everyone knows whether you vote Democrat or Republican, Socialist, or what-not. What is needed is a State Ballot, prepared by the Secretary of State, and containing all the recognized political parties, leaving a blank space for other names. That could be speedily enacted; nor is that a controversial topic. Many citizens are desirous of one ballot for all, but I’ve heard nobody argue against it. It means only that those citizens entitled to vote would have all par ties on one ballot. And wasn’t something said about stabilizing wages? As to subsidies: One man has fig ured thus: you appear to save twen ty cents on a twenty cent reduction, but you really lose eleven cents! Do you see through that? I don’t, Municipal Officers Assume Duties A number of representative citi zens attended the installation meet ing of the new mayor and councilmen Tuesday night, December 28th. E. B. Purcell was sworn in as mayor and Leland Wilson, Metts Fant, C. A. Shealy, M. K. Wicker, and Eugene Shealy, as councilmen. Willingham Commissioner Upon the resignation of Mayor Purcell as a member of the Commis sion of Public works council unani mously elected J. Keister Willing ham to fill the unexpired term. R. M. Lominack also assumed a place on the Board of Water and Light commissioners to serve anoth er six years. He was nominated and elected without opposition. JAPS DESTROY 350 OF 526 ARMY PLANES Washington, Jan. 3—Here is the previously undisclosed magnitude of he disaster that all but wiped out our air forie in the Pacifir when the Japanese struck: We had a total of 526 planes of all types deployed on the morning of December 7, 1941, to meet pos sible attacks on the Hawaiian and Philippine isalnds. “Within a few hours that number was reduced to 176.” The quotes are those of Gen. ,H. H. Arnold, reporting on the Pacific war in a summary of the operation of his Army air force command. The work of the Japanese at the Army’s Hickam and Wheeler fields in Hawaii was “fully as thorough as at Pearl Harbor,” Arnold commented bitterly, referring to the destruction the enemy wrought on our Pacific fleet in the big Hawaiian naval base. “They smashed our airdromes, caught most of our planes on the ground, and left us without any hope of ,continuing our reinforce ment of- the Philippine air arm Via Hawaii,’* he said. “On the island of Luzon they disposed of two-thirds of out: Strength before we could re- cover--frVm th» surprise attack, and rebuild our air defenses.” * But here Arnold disclosed another and associated factor in the attack. He reported: “On Luzon, it must be said, we had maintained an air alert since November 15.” OLIN B. GRAHAM OKn Badhman Graham, 58, died at the Newberry County hospital early Sunday morning after an ill ness of several months. He was bom and reared in the Mt. Pleasant section of Newberry county and spent his entire life there. He was a faith ful member of the church and an officer of Mt. Pleasant church. Mr. Graham was well known throughout the county. He was a prosperous farmer and had been connected with Ringer brothers in the lumber business for 21 years. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 3 o’clock from the McSwain Funeral Home with ^the Rev. Q. E. Gunter in charge, assist ed by the Rev. James O. Gilliam, and the Rev. C. W. Carpenter. Interment was in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Maude Ringer Graham, and the fol lowing children: Mrs. Sumter Stoude- mire, Riohtex, Olin Everett and Mrs. Robert Glymph, Jr., both of Pomaria; also his step-motehr, Mrs. Annie Cromer Graham, and the following brothers and sisters: E. O., H. S., Mrs. J. D. Crooks and Mrs. C. E. Berley; four half-brothers, Johnny H., Joe V., J. Morris and Sgt. George W. Graham, all of Pomaria; two grandchildren, Mitzi Ann Stoudemire and Brenda Bess Graham. Active pallbearers were Robert Crooks, Raymond Ringer, Woodrow Ringer, James Ringer, Lawrence Graham a nd Cpl. Grady Ringer. Honorary pallbearers were the council members of the Mt. Pleasant church, together with Dr. E. H. Moore, T. P. Adams, Fred Pope and Guthrie Icard. BETH EDEN LUTHERAN CHURCH J. B. Harman, supply pastor. 3 p. m., Sunday school, Mr. Ed ward Chandler, supt. 4 p. m., church worsihip with ser mon and Holy Communion. All members are urged to be pre sent and visitors are invited. Didn’t someone tell us that there would be no more strikes during the war? either. Obviously, though, the Gov ernment can’t take $500,000,000, af ter paying ten thousand bureaucrats to administer it. Just off-hand, I wonder if a $500,000,000 subsidy wouldn’t cost *he Government at least $600,000,0t \ The great throng of payroll-special-specialists and pay-triots would have to be kept in comfort for the time before, and months after. Note: “Pay-triots” I am borrowing from a speech of Cotton-Ed Smith. Waves Recruiter Is Here Today Dec. 6—The opportunities for ser vice in the Women’s Reserve of the Navy will be brought to the atten tion of young women of Newberry, S. C. on January 7. Specialist Re cruiter Ruth E. Loven, USNR, of the Office of Naval Officer Pro curement in Columbia, S. C. will be in Newberry on that date to con duct interviews with women inter ested in enlisting in the WAVES, according to Rear Admirable W. H. Allen, USN, director of Naval Offi cer Procurement in the Sixth and Seventh Naval Districts. Because of the rapid expansion of the Navy, there is a need for 91,000 women in the service by the end of 1944. Any young woman with the desire to serve her country who has two years of high school or business school training and average good health can find a job in the Navy. WAVES are doing over 200 differ ent types of work for the Navy that include such fields as aerography, radio, secretarial, storekeeper, con trol tower operation, and general housekeeping. Wives of midshipmen, warrant of ficers and enlisted men of the Navy may now enlist in the WAVES, ac cording to a recent announceent from the Navy Department. WAVES have the same pay scales as the men in the Navy and they are now eligible for family allow ances fol* dependents. Specialist Loven will be in the Post Office building in Newberry and will give inforniarion on the WAVES to any young woman oe- tween the ages of 20 and 36 years of age who has the requirements of education and physical qualifications. THE GOP TIDE IS RUNNING There were serious doubts in cer tain quarters before the recent con gressional election hi Kentucky as to whether President Roosevelt would be a candidate for a fourth term! in 1944, and. the . latest Kentucky hat* loting has intensified th° se doubts. There can be little question that the tide is still running strongly toward the Republicans. Consider the fact that Kentucky not only elected a Republican gover nor a month ago, for the first time in 16 years, but that in addition a Republican has just carried the nor mally Democratic Fourth Congres sional District by the extraordinary majority of 12,600 votes. Moreover, this feat was performed against Democratic Candidate J. Dan Tal bott, Democratic boss of the dis trict. Reading such signs and portents, President Roosevelt must inevitably be wondering whether he could be eltcted next yeai, if he ran. If the servicemen in all parts of the world vote as they doubtless will be given an opportunity to do in the president ial contest of 1944, they could swing the election to Roosevelt, if they wanted to. But there is no assur ance that enough of them will par ticipate, even assuming, as appears to be the case, that they would back Roosevelt strongly, if they did. One consideration affecting the President’s decision as to running must be the undeniable fact that no other Democrat would have any chance at all of election. It is Roose velt or nothing for the party in 1944. Consequently, the President will be under heavy pressure from Demo cratic officeholders everywhere to offer for another term. If, however, he should conclude that he probably would be beaten, he doubtless would resist the pressure. The congression al election in Kentucky may be a meaningful milestone on the way to his ultimate decision. — Richmond Times Dispatch. D. W. A. NEVILLE LOSES MOTHER Mrs. Virginia Aiken Neville, wid ow of the late Dr. William G. Neville and mother of D. W. A Neville of this city, died Monday, December 27 at her home in Greenville to which city she had moved with her daugh ter some five years ago from Clin- ton. . _ . Mrs. Neville was a native of Fair- field county having been born at Winnsboro, May 18, 1861, a daugh- er of the late Colonel D. Wyatt and Virginia Smith Aiken, prominent residents of the state in the 60s. She made her home in Clinton for many years where her late husband served as head of Presbyterian col- lege. Mrs. Neville was deeply interested in religious work thruout her long life and gave two sons to the minis try, one of whom is now serving with the armed forces overseas; the other a missionary in South America where he has been for many years. Children surviving are, D. W. A. Neville of Newberry; William G. Neville, Jr., Brazil; Maj. John C. Neville; Mrs. John Spratt, Clinton, Miss Virginia Neville, Greenville; Mrs. W. H. James, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. George A. Nickles, Charleston; Mrs. Lewis H. Lancaster, Sumter. Down Memory Lane 20 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Coats, of Richmond, Virgrinia, came to spend the holidays with Mr. Coats mother and sister at Helena. He is one of the leading young men of Richmond in newspaper, church, Bible class and Sunday School circles. We like bo chronicle such a record in the life of a former Helena boy who is held in high esteem by all who know him. We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. H. D. Niles during the Christ mas week, who was accompanied by Mr. C. M. Coleman of Camden, on a visit to relatives. Mr. Niles is a newspaper man, the Camden Chroni cle being the fortunate publication, which makes him near to us; but he is nearer because of his marriage to a former popular young Newberry girl, Miss Banna Green, and her Christmas visit here is responsible for his presence in the community again. Miss Marguerite Burns, voice pu pil of the G. W. C., sang very effec tively, “Glory to God” in the morn ing service at the First Baptist church last Sunday. Her singing showed the excellent training receiv ed at the fine college for young wo men in Greenville. Newberry’s splen did “quota of home talent” is in creasing. Capt. John W. McCain, instructor in the Alabama Military Institute at Anniston, came over to spend the holiday season at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. P. Johnson. Young McCain, who is a last year’s gradu ate of Newberry college, was quick to make his mark. Count on New berry college graduates as well as Newberry boys not college bred, ris ing in the scale; but having the right kind of sisters and other rela tives has something t° do with it. Carroll Summer, medical student at Tulane university. New Orleans, spent the Christmas holidays here with hiat-warents, Mr. -and Mrs Ge<V W. Summer. Miss Troxelle Wright favored the eongrregation at Central Methodist church Sunday night with a sweetly rendered solo of those beautiful and touching lines beginning “There’s a song in the air.” It made us feel that indeed there was a song in the air at the ushering in of the good will season. Fulmer Wells, Harry Epting, and Earle Chandler, Newberry’s repre sentatives at the Georgia Tech, spent at home the vacation from their studies . PATIENTS AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis, 705 Wardlaw street, Newberry, a son, Wednesday, December 22. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eston Smith, 108 Player street, Newberry, a son, Wednesday, December 22. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Snipes, 88 Green street, Newberry, a son, Thursday, December 23. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shealy of Rivers street, Newberry, a daughter, Thursday, December 23. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Counts of Prosperity, a son, Thursday, Dec ember 23. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore, Route 3, Newberry, a daugh ter. Friday, December 24. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hen drix, 1504 Nance street, a son, Fri- d^, December 24. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cum- alander of Little Mountain, a daugh ter, Sunday, December 26. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nesbit of Whitmire, a daughter, Sunday December 26. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mil- stead of Whitmire, a daughter, Fri day, December 31. Born to Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Linn, 733 Caldwell street, Newberry, a daughter, Sunday, January 2. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Van Walton, 1919 Nance street, Newberry, a daughter, Monday, January 3. Other patients include: Mrs. C. M. Satterwhite, route 3, Newberry; Mrs. J. O. Dunston, 1303 Calhoun street, Newberry; Leo Amick, Prosperity; Mrs. John Lake, Prosperity; Mrs. David Hill, Whitmire; Mrs. Abner Mannes, Whitmire; Mrs. Margaret Shealy, 1225 Jones street, Newberry; Mrs. O. W. Carman, Whitmire; Mrs. J. J. Gunter, Saluda; Billy Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Freeman, route 1, Newberry; George Van John son, Whitmire; John W. Taylor, 1114 Caldwell street, Newberry; Mrs. Eu- nis Hamby, 2016 McCary street, New berry, and Mrs. T. B. Glymph, 2534 Fair street, Newberry. CALENDAR SOCIETY MEETS MONDAY The Calendar Society of Central Methodist church will meet in the home of Mrs. H. D. Whitaker, Mon day afternoon at four o’clock, with Mrs. T. M. Sanders and Mrs. Jerome Harmon as associate hostesses.