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NEWBERRY NEWBERRY'S PATRIOTIC FERVOR IN FULL BLOOM Valuable FREE Prizes For All Bond Buyers! VOLUME 6—NUMBER 43 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, FEB. 4, 1944 WEEKLY—$ I PER YEAR WITH THE FLAG Home On Leave Second Lieut. William B. Koon and Mrs. Koon are visiting Lieut. Koon’s father, W. R. Koon at Pomaria. Lieut. Koon is on a 10 day leave en- route to Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga. He was formerly stationed at Camp Butner, N. C. in the 78th Lightning Division. Spends Furlough With Parents Pfc. George (Buddy) Scruggs, sta tioned at Houghton, Michigan, is spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Scruggs at their home on College street extension. Transferred To Texas Naval Aviation Cadet Paul S. Floyd has been transferred to the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, after completing his primary flight training at the Naval Air Sta tion, Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mis souri. . After three months intermediate flight training, he will receive his wings and be commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve or a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Re serve. Cadet Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Floyd, 2003 Mayer Ave nue, graduated from Newberry High school and attended The Citadel at Charleston. :Five Children In The Service Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McCullough of Whitmire route 1, have three sons, one daughter and one son-in-law serving in various branches of the service. Pvt. T. P. McCullough is stationed at Fort McLelland, Ala., Cpl. W. L. McCullough is stationed at Camp Gruber, Okla., and Sgt. D. L. McCul lough, Jr., the youngest is now somewhere in Sicily with Lt. Col. Tom Pope’s unit. Sgt. McCullough was a member of the Newberry Na tional Guard Unit before the war. Lieut. Lelia E. McCullough, a daughter, who volunteered for the Nurse’s Corps at the beginning of the war is now on the “alert’. She took 'her training at the State and Roper Hospitals in this state, and received her diploma at Galveston Hospital, Dallas, Texas, where she served for three years. She was for merly stationed at Brownwood, Tex as. Their son-in-law, Sgt. Floyd G. Beheler, who was in Sicily with the Newberry Unit, returned to the States Christmas and is now station ed at Camp Stewart, Ga. Spends Weekend At Home Drayton Nance, a V-12 student at the South Carolina Medical College, Charleston, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Drayton Nance. Spends Leave With Mother Lieut. Janet Schenck Garland, sta tioned at Springfield, 111., returned to her base Monday after spending a 10 day leave with her mother, Mrs. Caroline Schanck on Harper street. Now Corswain Mr. and Mrs. James Smith receiv ed a letter from their son, James Smith, S 3-c, last week telling them that he had been promoted to Cox swain in the South Pacific Area, where he has been stationed since last November. Visiting Mother Cpl. Jimmy Sanders, based some- Transferred To Mississippi Pfc. George Wayne Martin, son of Policeman and Mrs. K. L. Martin, has ben transfered from Lawson Field, Fort Benning, Ga., to Gernada Air Field, Gernada, Miss. Stationed At Little Creek, Va. Claude K. Buzhardt, S2-c, son of Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, Boundary street, has been transferred from Bainbridge, Md., to Little Creek, Va., near Norfolk. Mrs. Buzhardt is making her home in Newberry with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Epsie Buz hardt. Says Graft Calculated To Hurt Morale CANDID CITY SCENES:— (These candid bits of city life are written for the 'boys in camps in this country and overseas who haven’t seen the old home town in a long time): —Out of the Sun office and atten tion drawn to several people across the street in front of the Newberry Federal B&L office nearly bursting their sides and of course Kjjster Willingham is in the midst of them letting off with one of his famous jokes. About this time Mrs. Cope land and Mrs. Smith come out of the Department of Welfare office look ing as if they wonder what all the (By Ruth D. Armfield) Someone asked why I didn’t write about some of the interesting sights in New York, and it caused me to stop and think that I really hadn’t seen many outstanding things. The Statue of Liberty and the Empire State building, which I wrote about in a previous article, are about the only famous things I’ve seen—and the Brooklyn Bridge, of course, which I don’t think nearly so remarkable as Charleston’s Cooper River Bridge. Among the things I’ve found enter taining (because I like football) were the National Football League games at the Bronx. At the first game of the season—the New York giants versus the Pittsburg-Phila- delphia Steagles. the stadium was packed—about 45,000 people. To see them you would think there was no gasoline shortage, but going on the subway back to town there must have been at least 40,000 of the same people. During the half per iod of that game, Ralph Edwards of “Truth and Consequence” radio fame auctioned off the football used for the game for $30,000 in War bonds. Mr. Edwards is a R good at ad-libbing on personal appearance as on the radio. It is disheartening to read in the newspapers such things as the graft among civilians and officers at Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, New York—it seems to me that such news would be worse for the morale of our sol diers overseas than any other news they might hear—the fact that while they are fighting and risking their lives, some unpatriotic Americans (if you could call them Americans) lire confiscating Government prop erty and funds. One thing they can be sure of, though, is that the FBI is on the job and very little of any transactions go unknown. The civilian personell office of j any army installation seems to con sist mostly of forms—forms to be completed by an applicant before he is given a position. On one of these forms is the question “do you be long to any organization . . . which threatens to overthrow the consti tutional form of government of the United States ? ” At a Southern Army Hospital, a personell clerk asked a “darky” who was applying for a job that question, and after a few moments deliberation, the dus- NEWBERRY BOY GETS HIS MAN With The Fifth Army in Italy.— January 31.—The first indication that things were not going exactly according to plan came just before dawn when Busby heard German voices in a thicket off to his left. There were two German sentries, one asking the other for a cigarette. Busby’s men altered their course and struck off to the right. The lieu tenant estimated they had traveled five miles from the line of departure and, taking account of the meander- ings, were about two miles inside enemy territory. Distant firing in the rear told him that the German lines were unbroken and that his men were alone. He tried to organize a perimeter defense. First Sargeant Cole L. Miller, Newberry, S. C., volunteered as Number One scout. He nearly stepped on a German dozing in a fox hole. The German stirred and muttered “stop.” Miller shot him with his carbine. War Bond Auction! TUESDAY NIGHT Fvn and Free Prizes! At Wells Theatre Sergeant Miller is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Miller, 746 Pope street and has been in the army for about 8 years as a member of the 5th infantry. He has been overseas more than a year. Sergeant Miller is married and his wife lives with his parents here. The < sergeant’s father is a meat cutter for the Ideal Super Market. PATIENTS RECOVERING IN NEWBERRY HOSPITAL fun was about.—Henry Holloway passes in a hurry, as usual, going to | ky boy answered “Yassum, I’se a the court house with hands full of | member of the Baptist Church!” where in California, is now spending j P a P ers > an d passing Steve Griffith j Such things as that and the fol- a week’s furlough with his mother. ; «° min g out—The lawn and shrub- Pwing “true incident” make the life Mrs. J. W. Sanders at Silverstreet bery around the court house pretty of a perscnel clerk interesting, while and other relatives in the county. and green.—The three filling sta- on the job. One of the clerks of the tions on up College street busy wash- 1 personel office, who was completing ing cars, filling them with gas, and forms for a prospective applicant, everybody seems happy.—Now in ' came to me one day and said, “Miss another direction and to Dr. Moore’s | Armfield, I don’t know whether we Home For Weekend Sgt. Huiett Clary, stationed at Cherry Point. N. C., spent the past wekend with his wife at Silverstreet { office which^ you couldn’t get in if should hire this man or not, he was Among patients who are reported to be recovering in the Newberry hos pital ate: Mrs. Eugene Shealy, Prosperity; Howard McCullough, Newberry; Evans Bowers, Silverstreet; Mrs. Al lan Barron and daughter, Goldville; Mrs. Ira Gibson, Newberry 3; Mrs. G. H. Sligh, Prosperity: J. A. Cros by, Whitmire; Mrs. F. P. Devore, Newberry; Jim Ellis, Newberry; Judge Neal R. Workman, Newberry; and Ea&ly Childress, Whitmire. Births Born to Mr. and Mrs. Newton Campbell, 807 Boundary street a son, January 29. 3I»rn tojMr. and Mrs. Andnw Core i1£j' t404 Drayton street, a son, Feb ruary 1. Twenty babies were bom at the 'hospital during the month of Janu ary. Dr. J. E. Renwick is improving at his home in the Mt. Bethel-Garmany community. B. B. Leitzsey is able to be up in a rolling chair and is reported to be doing fine. A Big Bond Auction in which hundreds of dollars worth of valuable prizes will go to the highest bidder in War Bonds Will be held Tuesday night at the Wells Theatre between the first and second shows—at ap proximately 9 o’clock. Such items as shot gun shells, furniture, ny lon hose, and dozens of other wanted articles will be given to the one bidding highest in War Bonds. A good auctioneer will be on hand and this will be a feat of fnn, a patriotic undertaking and one in which a lot of people will get valuable prizes. This Big Bond Auction is be ing sponsored by the American Legion, the Rotary club and the theatre. The picture for this night is “Sahara” starring Humphrey Bogart. Remember the day—Tuesday Night, February 8, at approxi mately 9 o’clock. Hundreds of peopb will be there. Come and join In the fun and hid on the many items to be offered. This is one of the biggest efforts ever made here to sell War Bonds and Newberry needs these bonds to raise its quota. Remember that next Tuesday our boys will be fighting and dying as they are today, so come on out and join with hundreds of other patriotic Newberry pie to Jielp Vawberry put over its quota. For the purchase of a $25 or <50 bond you may get a prize worth many dollars. Again remember the date and hour: Wells Theatre, Tuesday Night (next) at about 9 o’clock. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Mr. J. H. Clary returned home Sunday from Columbia where he was critically ill for a while with pneu monia, a nd his friends are delighted that he is so much better. ' Site For Hospital Not Yet Decided Upon A meeting of the board of direc tors, the advisory board a nd the aux iliary of the Hospital association was held at non on Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce. A report of the site committee was heard, but no definite decision has been reached as to the site for the hospital. Another meeting has been called for next Monday when it is probable that a site will be selected. The plan of beautifying N,wbe by planting crepe myrtle trees was advocated a year or two ago by the Civic league, and we believe definite steps were taken to provid* trees for those who wished to plant them in front of their homes. Nothing has been heard lately about this and we have just been wondering how the trees are progressing—or are they ? We notice that so many cities are planting crepe myrtle trees and it is beautiful plant. Senator Johnstone Leaves For Clemson Columbia, Jan. 23—Senator Alan Johnstone left this afternoon for Clemson college, where in this emer gency his presence is needed. The dath of Dr. Riggs is the first time that a state college head has been taken thus since the Civil war. The Inquiring Reporter QUESTION: “What do you think should be done with the Japs after the war.” Mrs. A. H. COUNTS, Tax assistant: “I think they have been so cruel they should be punished' in some way to make them feel what they have done to our boys and nurses, especially on Bataan.” and other relatives in the city. English Roads Odly Marked Extract from a letter fr m Sgt. Luther Aull, “somewhere in Eng land”: “I am o-iven to day-dreaming once in a while, and at such times I am driving my little Ford from Newber ry to Saluda, or to Columbia, or to Greenville, or along any number of roads that I once knew so well, and in my dreams I am driving along the left-hand side of the road! Which causes me to wonder which side is right in the old argument of heredi ty vs. environment. All traffic of course moves on the left-hand side of the road in this country. But that is not so remarkable to me as the fact that it seems that every thing on the road has a higher priori ty on the right-of-way than does the motor vehicle. Trucks, jeeps, auto mobiles, all have to yield the right of way to the pedestrain, the :questrain, the cyclist (millions of ’em), peram bulators, etc. Not too bad an idea at that, I guess. I never fail to get a kick out of the road signs, though. Directional markers are beginning to appear at the forks and junctions, and that is a decided improvement over conditions we found when we got here a year and a half ago. But it amuses me to see the way some of the precautionary signs are word ed. For instance, there is the one that reads: “Overtaking Prohibited (except cyclists and pedestrains in single file)”. Then a few hundred yards further on will be another an nouncing “End of Prohibition.” There is one just outside of London which instead of simply saying “Junction” reads “Inter-Regional Rendezvous.” There are numerous others that I could mention, but these will give you the general idea.” Arrives In Pacific Word has been received here by parents and friends of Fred K. Moon, H. A. 1-c, U. S. Navy Medical Conis, of his safe arrival somewhere in the South Pacific Islands, where he is stationed with the Marines. you wanted to owing to wet paving, arrested for ‘vacancy’. Around the corner of the bank: “You don’t mean ‘vacancy’, I an- building and into Jake Wise for a S wered, “don't you mean vagrancy?” chat and wanting to know what’s Harry insisted, however, that he new in the draft situation and he re- j mean t vacancy. When I asked him fering me to the clerks in the office. j us t what the darky had done, he The clerks are willing to talk hut ; sa j,j > Well, he was standing on a say regulations may change before corner an d a CO p him to vacate, the paper comes out. To Ned Pur- an< j. wouldn’t do it, so he was ar- cell’s office to find Mrs. Purcell and rested for ‘vacancy’.” What can you Miss Eva James Davis busy as bees do in a cas . e Hke that? doing the office work while Mayor; y , ... , iDer< . onne , clerk Purcell sells War Bonds and doing a I. f 6 . 8 ’ ln .® ?. 0 u ; !>e, : sonnel clerk swell job of it.—To Reagin’s Shoe 18 thou f h h Shop and to be told by Airman and ! ^ " g ^ i ch -’P la "' i' 8 ' Robert that they were too busy to temng to everyone s troubles to the answer questions, so out and being a bit thirsty to stop at Carryteria for a coke only to be told by Ralph Haile that it was not coke day, so agree to substitute a pack of gum and he asking why I never called for | meanest person on the post because you have to follow regulations— you sympathize with the laborer whose wife is in the hospital and he isn’t able to get anyone to do house work, and you reprimand someone The Sun A Good Surprise Lieut. C. D. Coleman (Pete) writes us scon after arriving in the states from a mission overseas that “one of my good surprises when I ar rived back in he U. S. last week was to find that the ‘Sun’ has arisen and a copy waiting for me. I’m fine and dandy and hope to be home sometime son, at which time I’ll see you. something they had—Past the fruit wh< \ ha8 br D ° ke " / regulat.on_you store and in the windows are all 80 ^ th f Post Exchange m the manner of fresh vegetables. The | a , 1 cu i , „. of „! 0 1 ff !!_ ot ; : I° u cukes look so tempting I invest in a couple only to get this from the boss, Don’t you know those things aren’t fit for a dog to eat.’ By the Maxwell and Quinn store to find John Lindsey, manager stand ing near the door daring me to come in and sell him something; apace and a stop at Johnson-McCrackin to find Jim Johnson sitting on a bag of feed with his cat lying near by and Thad McCrackin and several others standing around the red coal stove discussing politics and war news Across John Scurry of Chappells to pass the time of day and further up street and some talk with Bob Lominack about war and politics until a customer comes.—A call for Dr. Lominack and told to just go on back where he was filling prescrip tions with presperation rolling down his face and he to explain that he is so busy he hasn’t time to wipe the sweat from his honest brow.—Now to the Ritz to read the ads and look at the stars’ pictures on the posters but decide no time to go in—Upon Mrs. Davis a the Davis Motor com pany and she so busy washing win dows she didn’t have time to talk.— Enough of this until next time. Parks Farrow S2-«, stationed at Bainbridge, Md. and Mrs. Farrow and daughter, Virginia Margaret, of Florence, also Mrs. E. H. Hires of Odum, Ga., were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. W. W. Farrow. Mrs. Fred Clement, of Inman, was a weekend visitor in the home of her mother, Mrs. W. P. Lominick in the Mt. Bethel-Garmany section. work steady all day and sometimes into the night to get out the payroll or that report that should have sub mitted by a certain date. When everything goes wrong, you sit and wonder what you have ever done that fate should cause you to be a personnel clerk, but when things are going right you know there is nothing else that you would con sider doing other than personnel— the job has its sorrows, and its com pensations, and the main compensa tion is that you feel you are doing your part in helping win this war. MANY OLD PEOPLE AIDED DUR ING THE PAST YEAR COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 14,453 bales of cotton were ginned in New berry county from the crop of 1943,,,.. prior to January 16, 1944 a* compar- I .v°ucould "P 611 a small space in ed with 16 024 bales for the crop of :! le ea ^ b , an ^, et a them fall in. 1942 I wou l < > h p the best way I know of JOHN T. CROMER, Retired Mail Carrier: We will have to police that country after the war and keep .an army there, for they are treacherous”. MRS. J. D. WICKER, Merchant: Fifty-one Newberry county citi zens who were receiving old age as sistance through the County Depart ment of Public Welfare died during the twelve months erded December 31, according to information obtain ed from the county director of Pub lic Welfare, Mrs. Edna H. Feagle. Each year, the county director states, the number of deaths among recipients of old age assistance in creases during the severe weather of winter, and is lower in the months from May to November. A. H. Counts, deputy collector, with the Internal Revenue Depart ment, with headquarters in Green ville, is attending a school for in struction in Columbia this week, studying all phases of the latest in come taxes, which began on Monday morning and will end Saturday af ternoon. IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Mrs. W. O. Ruff of Glenn street, is in the Columbia hospital for treat ment and reported to be improving. A. H. WICKER AT COLUMBIA AIR BASE Mr. A. . Wicker of 1905 Benedict street, Newberry, who at present is employed at the Columbia Army Air Base has been licensed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration as an aircraft engine mechanic. This license is only issued to those who have had at least 960 hours of ex perience on aircraft engines and who have successfully passed a written examination on aeronautical princi ples and a practical test on, aircraft engine repair. Before going to the Columbia Army Airbase Mr. Wicker was employed as a combination automobile body and engine repairman at the Smith Motor Company. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor. Bethany—Sunday, 10:30 a. m., church worship with sermon. 11:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. E. B. Hite, supt. Summer Memorial—^Thursday, 7 p. m. ( Senior Luther League and choir practice. Sunday, 10:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. M. E. Shealy, supt. 11:30 a. m., church worship with sermon. 6 p. m., Intermediate Luther Lea gue. 6:30 p. m.,' Women’s Missionary meeting. Miss Frances Ruff, a member of the Grenwood High school faculty, spent the past weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff in the county. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hollyday of Bedford Hills, N. Y. and New York city announce the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Edith Draper Hollyday to Lt. Joseph Lane Kirkland, U. S. Maritime Service. Lt. Kirkland is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Kirkland of New berry. Miss Hollyday graduated from Westover School, and attended Ben nington College. She is a grand daughter of the late Admr. R. C. Hollyday, U. S. N., and Mrs. Holly day and Mr. Montgomery Blair and the late Mrs. Blair of Washington, D. C. TOM KEITT mailing out tax re ceipts to. employees from the Super visor’s office — PROF. HOLLAND BBDENBAUGH, Bush River, in the city Saturday attending to business —WILSON BROWN waiting in the dentist’s office to have a tooth ex tracted giving his appointment to an other customer and remarking that he wanted a little more time anyway to get up enough nerve to have the dam thing pulled—NEGRO woman stopping in the Sun office wanting to see the Editor to make her house hold goods return, when being told that she wanted to see Auditor Ab rams, she replied “Well, they told me that I had to se the Editor to make it”—“REBEL” in Yankee- land: Several folks telling us that they are looking forward to your in terview with Dorothy Dix.—W. S. ALEWINE says that he was still expecting whoever found his bill fold to return it—Someone wanting to know who the young man is who works in the city and always run ning to the Draft Board wanting to get a deferment on account of being a farmer—E. L. HALFACRE, New berry 2, very busy about the city one day this week attending busi ness—Believe it or not, I really saw HENRY FELLERS one day this week without his cigar—If you are interested in China Relief and want to make a contribution, see MRS. JACKSON BOWERS, JR., she lirill be glad to accept your gift—SUPT. O. B. CANNON leaving the city Thursday night to attend the wed ding of his son, LIEUT. OLIN CAN NON in Fredricksburg, Va., which will take place Saturday. The fol lowing two birthdays were omitted to get rid of them.” JOE KEITT. Bank feelings towards them able.” Clerk: “My are unprint- _Lt. Kirkland attended college in Newbery, a nd graduated in 1942 from ] last week: J. B. Coward, Jan. 27 and the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy , Mrs. J. B. Coward, Jan. 28. Birth- at Kingspoint, Long Island. He is days through Friday, Feb. 11: Gene now at sea. Lt. Kirkland is a grand- j Hendrix and Mrs. C. W. Bowers, son of the late Mr. Thomas J. Kirk- Feb. 6; Mac Calcote, Feb. 7; T. S. land and Mrs. Kirkland of Camden, Harmon and Miss Dorothy French, and the late Mr. Joseph Lane Rich- Feb. 8; Miss Mattie Adams and Mrs. ardson and Mrs. Richardson of At- J J. W. Smith, Feb. 10 & Vernon Booz- lanta, Ga. er, Feb. 11. O. B. CANNON, Supt. of the City Schools: “I think when we get them licked and the allies are ready to send an army of occupation, this army should be from the Chinese na tion, and they should -have full pow er to do with.the Japs as they wish.” A. J. BOWERS, JR., Insurance: “I think they ought to be driven back to the island of Japan; take away from them all the islands that they have taken in the past 40 years, and make them stay on their island where they can’t harm anyone after this war—economically or militarily”. JOHNNIE KINARD, Hotel clerk: “You know what I think ought to be done with them—cut their throats.” TOM M. FELLERS, Sheriff: “Ex terminate the whole nation of them, and the quicker the better.” MRS. RAE A. AULL, Attendance teacher: “They have been so treach erous, no matter what is done to them, it will be too good.” RITZ ~ 'THEATRE THURSDAY and FRIDAY Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ilka Chase —In— “NO TIME FOR LOVE” Comedy—The Lion And The Mouse Fox News SATURDAY Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde —IN— “MANILA CALLING” Also Sports In The Rockies Universal News MONDAY and TUESDAY Roddy McDowal), Donald Crisp i Dame May Whitty —In— “LASSIE COME HOME” . (In Technicolor) Comedy—Greeting Bait M. G. M. News WEDNESDAY The Ritz Brothers, Frances Langford Mary Beth Hughes —In— “NEVER A DULL MOMENT” Latest Issue Of The March Of Time