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m NO LET UP NOW Newberry's big bond buying effort just closed will tend to cut down on the regular monthly quota. Eevry dollar, therefore, not needed for nec essities should be put in bonds for the monthly quota. You’ll be glad you saved this money after the war. Times won’t be as good then. IN NEXT WEEK’S PAPER We have for next week a paper by the Rev. Paul Stewart dealing with the home. You should read this ar ticle as the home is now undergoing the most severe trial in the history of that institution. Teen age girls are jazz crazy, which is not far from sex crazy, and at a time when the home is at its lowest spiritual level. VOLUME 6—NUMBER 44 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLI NA, FRIDAY. FEB. 18. 1944 WEEKLY—$ I PER YEAR WITH THE FLAG Cadet Walter Summer, stationed at Creig Field, Ala., is spending a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer at their home on Main street. Lands In States W. E. “Bill” Turner, Jr., M. M- 3-c, landed in the states Monday night after being stationed in the Pacific area since November. He is expect ing to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Turner while in the states. Now Flight Officer Marion E. Reed, 935 Central Ave nue, Whitmire, was graduated and commissioned Flight Officer at Lub bock and Brooks Field, Texas on February 8. After months df in tensive training he has now stepped out of the rank of cadet into the rank of Army Air Flight Officer. Spends Week’s Leave With Mother First Lieut. Albert McCaughrin of Fort McClellan, Ala., Mrs. McCaugh rin and daughter, Margaret, of An derson, spent last week in the home of Lieutenant McCaughrin’s mother, Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin, 1208 Calhoun street. Home On Furlough Pvt. Milton Moore is spending a week’s furlough in the city with his wife, the former Evelyn Cromer and son, William Bill, enroute to Fort Meade, Me., from Camp Fannin, Tex as, where he has completed his basic training in the Infantry. Transferred To Texas Pvt. J. L. Reagin was transferred last week from Brookley Field, Ala., to Kelly Field, Texas. His wife, the former Myrtle Hughes and daughter Dianne, are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Furman Reagin for the duration. Home For Week Furlough Sgt. Cynthia Martin, who has just finished Photographic School at Lowery Field, Denver, Colorado, is spending a week’s furlough with her mother, Mrs. F. N. Martin, 1631 Main street, and other relatives here, en route to Galena Field, Spokane, Washington. Hopes To Be Home In October Pfc Oswald Copeland writes his mother, Mrs. O. O. Copeland, from the Pacific area; “I sure hope to be home by the morning of October 5th., that will make two years since I last saw you, and it has really been too long now. Private Copeland is a member of the Marine Raiders and has been on several raids since arriv ing in the Pacific. Transferred To Mass. Ensign a nd Mrs. Charles Haltiwan- ger and daughter, Susie, of Colum bia, werte weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Haltiwanger’s mother, Mrs. J. N. MkCaughrin on Calhoun street. Ensign Haltiwanger report ed the first of this week to Weslyan college in Mass, for a few months special training. Mrs. Haltiwanger and Susie will make their home here with Mrs. McCaughrin while he is away. LL Dorr it y Receives M. D. Degree First Lieut. Thomas G. Dorrity, M. D., received his M. D. degree from the University of Tennessee at the Medical Field Service School, Car lisle Barracks, Pa., on February 10. He is now qualified for duty with troops in the field after six weeks of intensive training at Carlisle Bar- T&iClC'S* Lieutenant Dorrity is the son of Ben L. Dorrity of Kingstree, for merly of Newberry. Commissioned Lieutenant Friends of Robert Hill Parks will be interested to learn that he has been commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry at Fort Benning, Ga., after completing the Officers Candi date course there. Lieutenant Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Parks, 2021 Nance street, was inducted into the army on Au gust 6, 1943 and served with the In fantry R. O. T. C. before going to Officers Candidate School four months ago. He is a graduate of Newberry High school and Clemson college. Todd Soon To See Combat Second Lieut. Marcus W. Todd, Jr., Bombardier, of Newberry, will soon complete an intensive course in com bat flying at the Alexandria Army Air Base, Alexandria, La., and in the near future he will go overseas to a combat area. He is the member of a Flying Fortress crew trained by the Second Air Force, which has the task of readying all four-engine bomber crews for overseas duty. Lt. Todd, age 24, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd, 1604 Park View Court, Newberry, S. C. His wife, Jean Copeland Todd resides at 2004 Main St., Newberry, S. C. Lt. Todd graduated from Carlisle Mili tary School in 1938 and attended the Citadel for two years. He entered the Armed Forces February 25, 1942. NAVY YARD SEEKS WORKERS HERE Special hiring representatives of the Charleston (S. C.) Navy Yard arrive in Newberry today to secure workers urgently needed to help build a new type Navy landing craft, the LSM. The Navy must have 6,000 workers by March for this vitally im portant war project, and to reach this goal, a minimum of 2,000 work ers must be hired during each of the three months. The LSM is a newly devised land ing craft for getting mechanized equipment ashore for our invading forces in establishing beachheads on enemy shores. These ships must be completed on time or else our sol diers and marines will not be sup plied adequately, it was emphasized. Workers interested can obtain all information at the United States Employment Service office, 1015 Caldwell street, where a U. S. Civil Service representative and a worker from one of the shipbuilding shops of the navy yard will be present 'to answer all questions as to living conditions, housing, wages, advance ment, schools, and transportation. Qualifying workers wil be hired on the spot and transportation will be paid to Charleston. The Commandant of the Charles ton Navy Yard has requested work ers immediately in the following civil service classifications: Helpers for blacksmith, electri cian, general, machinist, pipeftter, sheetmetal worker, shpftter, and boilermakers; auto mechanic classi fied Laborer, electrician, machinist, mechanic learner, pipecoverer and insulator, welder, pipefitter, packer, plumber, sheetmetal worker, ship- fitters, boilermakers, chippers and calkers, drillers and holders on. MERIT EXAMINATIONS Chairman Joe Connelly of the Newberry County Board of Public Welfare yesterday called attention to the fact that there is an acute shortage thruout the state of per sons qualified thru merit exami nations to accept employment with state and county departments . of public welfare. Mr. Connelly said that examina tions are planned next month in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, and Rock Hill. Examina tions wil be arranged at other points if justified by the number of applica tions received. The chairman ex pressed the hope that a considerable number of students finishing high school and college courses this year will take these examinations with a view to qualifying for employment with the welfare o-ganization. He pointed out that although other types of employment may for the time be ing offer higher salaries, the posi tions available in the department of public welfare age permanent and offer opportunity for gaining ex perience in a field that is compara tively new and is sure to be very ac tive after the war. The examina tions wil be for clerical, stenogra phic, accounting, and social work po sitions. Full information as to making ap- pliiation for the examinations can be secured from the director of the New berry County Department of Public Welfare, Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, or from the Department’s Merit System Supervisor, Dr. J. McT. Daniel, 219 Education Building, University of South Carolina, Columbia. BREAKS LEG WHEN ELEVATOR FALLS Rayon Mitchell’s right leg was broken at Mollohon mill about 11:30 Tuesday morning, when the elevator which he was operating in the main part of the plant fell from the sec ond floor to the basement, approxi mately 30 feet. Mr. Mitchell, a spare hand, was carried to the Newberry hospital where he was reported today to be resting comfortably. “Bull” Thomas, assistant manager of the mill said Wednesday morning that experts were working on the elevator, trying to determine what caused the accident. MRS. AGNES EARGLE Mrs. Agnes Viola Eargle, 56, wife of James H. Eargle, died Tuesday at the Providence hospital in Columbia, after a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late James H. and Nancy Hare Eargle, of Saluda county. She was recently awarded a four-star honor emblem pin for sons in the armed services. In addition to her husband she is survived by the following chil dren: Cpl. David Albert Eargle, Sgt. James Kenneth Eargle, Cpl. Earl T. Eargle and Pfc. John C. Eargle, Mrs. J. T. Hamm, Misses Esther ind Thedessa Eargle and Mrs. John C. Long; three brothers, J. L., Oscar and M. L. Eargle, and three grand children. Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Colony Lutheran church, of which she was a faithful member. Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger, assisted by Rev. J. B. Harman, officiated. Inter ment followed in the churchyard. Nephews served a sipallbearers. IS ED. SMITH, JR. DODGING DRAFT? Back at the beginning of the draft newspapers carried the information that Ed. Smith, Junior, claimed his job was necessary to the war effort and did not trip over himself try ing to volunteer. Whether young Ed. actually tried to evade the draft we cannot say at this point. We do know, however, that about a year ago members of the Senate Agricul ture and Forestry committee (of which Ed. Smith, Junior, was sec retary) signed a petition to 'his draft board and as a result he was deferred for a time. Ed. Smith, Jun ior’s FATHER is Chairman of the Agricultural committee. Senator Smith, being a wise old politician (nothing more) no doubt did not sign that petition but it is not reasona ble to suppose he knew nothing about it nor is there any evidence that he tried to stop it. Later young Ed. was classified in 4-F. (Physical un fitness.) Now that a campaign approaches the Smiths are seking to do some thing about the smelly affair and as a result the following was insued from Senator Smith’s office on Jan uary 15. Read it and weep: “The Office of Senator Smith (I>- S.C.) announced today that the Sena tor’s son, E. D. Smith, Jr., has re signed his position as Secretary of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Forestry a nd has ben enrolled as a Lieutenant (jg) in the United States Coast Guard Temporary Re serve. “Lieutenant Smith has been as signed as Executive Officer of the Volunteer Port Security Force in Washington in which position he will serve without pay for the duration of the war. “The Washington Battalion of the Volunteer Port Security Force is a group of 250 volunteers who are be ing trained to do Coast Guard pa trol duty under the command of the DOGC of the Potamac River NaVal Command.” It will be noted from the above that young Smith is fighting for his country in a “volunteer” outfit. This must be hard on the boy—and serv ing without pay, too! Read the last paragraph again. Doe- it not suggest a group of 250 New Deal Pretty Boy Slackers? Why is there, even in Washington, 250 men physically able to do work which the release says leads to Coast Guard duty? If "their physical condition is sudh that they can do coast guard duty Why were they not drafted in the first place? If young Eld Smith was properly classed 4-F he belongs in a hospital and not in the coast guard. But here it is, di rect from Old Eld’s office. He’s pa trolling the Potomac. That’s every bit a.s dangerous as patrolling Scott’s creek for tadpoles. The Smith’s can’t pull this crude ruse over the people of South Caro lina. If young Ed. Smith is able to do coast guard duty he ought to be in some active outfit fighting like millions of other boys instead of hid ing behind some “volunteer” outfit. Anyone with even an ounce of intel ligence knows that these volunteer outfits a re nothing more or less than Home Guards over which the military exercises but little control. Apparently old Ed Smith is will ing for YOUR boy to go out and fight for him and his brave son and then has the unmitigated gall to come to you and ask you to send him back to his soft job in Washingrton. Every father and mother, wife or swetheart with a loved one in the service will remember the Smith’s this summer. They are going to send old Ed back to Lynchburg where he belonged all the while. FURNITURE CONCERN BUYS CALDWELL STREET PROPERTY The Home Furniture Company, “Dee” Summer owner, has purchased the property on Caldwell street for merly occupied by the Newberry Hardware Co. The large building is a two-story structure which has an entrance on FYiend street. It is equipped with elevator and affords much floor space for the display and storage of furniture. Mr. Summer is now busily engaged in putting the building in shaipe to house his concern. New lighting fix tures are being installed and the in terior will be repainted. Mr. Summer opened a furniture store here seven years ago and has enjoyed a wide patronage. He was formerly engaged in the same type of business in Florida, although he is a native of Newberry. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor Bethany—•10:30 a. m., church wor ship with sermon. 11:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. E. B. Hite, supt. Summer Memorial—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. We are always glad to have visi tors worship with us. MANY WILL GO FOR ARMY EXAM Miss Julia Dickert and Miss Lucile Harmon, Chief clerks of selective ser vice boards 58 and 59 announce that they are sending a large number of men to Fort Jackson Sunday, Feb ruary 20th, for their pre-induction examination. The men that are phys ically fit for service will be held in & reserve “pool” to be drawn* from each month as they are needed to fill «■ 11s. This the first call to come under the new regulations. The boards are not allowed to release for publication the number of men they are sending, but the names of these men will be published in this paper as they are called for active duty. The following men from the two boards will report for induction at Fort Jackson on February 24 and 26: White: Charles Edward Fulmer, Carl Wilson Hawkins, William Thomas Werts, Joseph Alvin Jack- son. (Navy) Colored: Navy—James Lindsey, David Coleman, Roger Singley, Wil lie Rutherford, Thomas Jackson, Jr., John Jackson, Rufus Gary, and Man gle Sanders, Jr. The men reporting to the Navy will be forwarded to the U. S. Navy recruiting in Columbia, and the men reporting for the Army will be for warded to the reception center at Fort Bragg, N. C. All men being called for pre-induction examinations are sent to Fort Jackson; however, due to the elimination of the recep tion center at Fort Jackson, men re porting for inductior? are now sent to Fort Bragg, N. C. NEWBERRY TOPS BOND QUOTA Newberry came through in the Fourth War Loan Drive with more than $100,000 to spare, according to Mayor E. B. Purcell, chairman of war bond drives. Newberry’s quota was $825,000. Mayor Purcell has awarded certi ficates of Citation to all the clerks at McCrory’s store, each having merited the awards by selling a mini mum of $200 in E bonds. The certi ficates a r e signed by Secretary Mor- gentljap a nd read; “Awarded by the irnfleii States Treasury Fbr Atdiiev- ing a Minimum of $200 In Retail Sales Series E Bonds.” Mr. Purcell will award these cer tificates to others who have perform ed similar work if it is called to his attention. Every civic club and every com munity in the county raised more than the amounts alloted to them and the ohairman wishes to extend thru the press his thanks to all tak ing part in the drive. FORUM WILL DISCUSS BUS TERMINAL The newly organized forum will hold its monthly meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock at the New berry hotel. Those attending are asked to gather at 8:15 in the lobby to “rub elbows”, with the discussion beginning at 8:30. The topic will be “Does Newberry Need A Bus Term inal?” The public is invited. MRS. GEORGE WISE DIES ,AT SALUDA IN HER 88TH YEAR Mrs. Melverda Ramage Wise, in her 88tih year died early Tuesday morning at her home in Saluda. She was the widow of George H. Wise who preceded her to the grave' 35 years ago, and the daughter of the late James and Lealh Rauch Ramage, and granddaughter of the pioneer Lutheran minister, the Rev. Michael Rauch. She was reared by the late Jacob T. Rauch. Mrs. Wise was a member of the UDC and of the Legion auxiliary, having lost her father in the Con federate war and a son, Allen Wise, in World War 1. She was a life time member of the Saluda Garden club. She was always interested in the town of Saluda, its progress, and especially its beautification. She was instrumental in the organiza'- tion of the first civic league of the town 35 years ago. She was a loyal member of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church of Saluda. Surviving are two sons, Dr. O. P. Wise of Saluda and Jake R. Wise of Newberry; four daughters, Mrs. W. N. Padget, the Misses Martha and Christine Wise of Saluda and Mrs. R. E. Plowden of Columbia; also the folowing grandchildren. Dr. George H. Wise, Clemson college and Dr. Allen Wise of ‘Columbia hospital, Columbia; Mrs. J. H. McDowell of Saluda, Mrs. R. E. Livingston, Jr. of Newberry, Sgt. Summer Wise, Sgt. C. R. Wise, Gapt. William Wise, all of the United States army; Second- class Seaman Joe Wise Padget of Newport, R. I.; Miss Willette Padget of Winthrop "college and Miss Mel verda Padget of Saluda. She also leaves seven great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Mattie Boozer. SALESMAN WANTED — RawleigU route available at once in Newber ry and southeast Newberry county. Good opportunity. Write at once, Rawleigh’s, Dept. SCB-162-105, Richmond, Va. ARMY-NAVY TESTS AT COLLEGE HERE The third qualifying test for the Army Specialized Training program and the Navy (V-I2) college pro gram, which wil be gven throughout the nation March 15, will be adminis tered at 9 a. m. in Holland Hall ac cording to C. A. Kaufman, Registrar. A leaflet of general information which contains an admission-identi fication form may be obtaned at the Registrar’s office in Holland Hall. This form must be filed out by ap plicants prior to taking the test. Persons who intend to take the test should noify Mr. Kaufmunn imme diately so that test supplies may be ordered. In order to take the qualifying test, men must be from 17 to 21 in clusive, and must either be high school graduates or expect to be graduated prior to July 1, 1944. The same examination will be tak en by both army and navy candi dates. Each candidate wil be permit ted to state his preference of ser vices, but will not be obligated to enlist. The qualifying test is design ed to test aptitude and general knowledge required for the program of college training; all qualified men are urged to take it. The Army Specialized Training program is aimed to meet the army’s needs for specialists and technicians in certain fields of study. Academic work is at college level in certain critical fields of study. Academic work is at college level at govern ment expense. The Navy College program (V-12) enables students to continue aca- Idemic training at government ex pense. Successful completion of re quired courses, folowing further training, may lead to a commission in the Naval reserve. MRS. J. H. KOON Mrs. Martha Koon, 85, of lower Newberry county, died at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lowman home infirmary at White Rook, of complications resulting from a broken hip. Mrs. Koon was born and reared in the O’Neal commun ity of Newberry county and m&de her home there all her life until Six weeks ago when she- was—re moved to the infirmary, she never recovered from a broken hip which she sustained slightly more than two years ago. Funeral services were held at Bethel Baptist church near her home in Newberry county Thurs day afternoon at 2 o’clock, con ducted by her pastor, the Rev. Earl Robinett of Newberry. Interment followed in the Mt. Olivet ceme tery, a half mile removed, where she will be laid to rest besides her late husband, John Henry Koon, who died six years ago. •She is survived by a daughter and four sons, Mrs. John F. Free man, J. Irby Koon, widely known newspaper man and Ernest L. Koon of Columbia; Fred Koon of New berry county and Otto Koon of Nor folk, Va. She is survived also by 21 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Miss Nelda Eargle of Saluda, was a weekend guest in the home of Mrs. Dorothy Weir on Mayer Avenue. 1 ABOUT TOWN MR. AND MRS. FRED RODEL- SPERGER mailing a birthday box to their son, S. 2-c DICK RODELSPER- GER in Florida—MRS. MAGGIE HARTLEY carrying a hand full of shoes to the shoe shop—JUDGE NEAL WORKMAN back in his of fice after a recent illness—CLAR ENCE SMITH and son WADE, of Kinards, in the city Wednesday morning—P.M. GEORGE K. DOMI NICK talking across the street to JOHN PETERSON—B. B. LEITZ- SEY in the city Wednesday morning still smoking his cigars, saying that he had not bought any since being sick, that his friends had been so nice to give them to him—Someone kidding H. C. HOLLOWAY about going around in his shirt sleeves one cold day—CADET WALTER SUM MER looking nice in his uniform, but somewhat thinner than before going into the service—KEISTER WILLINGHAM and little daughter, JOAN, getting mail—MRS. A. H. COUNTS wondering who MRS. RUTH MATHIS was buying dog food for—“RED” CLARKSON walk ing up Boyce street wdth a large check book under his aim—MISS ANNIE RUFF out again and attend ing to business after being confined to her home for the past several months — Birthday anniversaries through Friday, February 25: Jim Feagle, W. R. Feagle, Mrs. Emma Longshore and Mrs. L. W. Wilson, Feb. 19; Mrs. J. B. Halfacre, Mrs. Charles S. Suber and Mrs. Henry Cousins, Feb. 21; Miss Tendall (Brooksie Hutchinson) and Mrs. C. A. Calcote, Feb. 22; Claude Sanders, Feb. 23; R. A. Feagle, Mrs. J. R. Green and Dorothy Koon, Feb. 24; John C. Adams, Robert Davenport and Thelma Lester, Feb. 25. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO C. J. McWhirter has bought the stock of goods of T. Eassa and will continue the business at the same stand, next door to Levy’s, which he owns. Mr. Eassa will remain in Newberry in business. “Callie” can’t keep out of the mercantile trade. “Fire Out” Signal A “fire out” signal has been adopt ed by the Newberry fire department. Hereafter at the expiration of a fire in this town the bell will give three strokes, signalling “fire out”, quiet ing nervous and ercitable people and all others interested. This is a good idea. Deput; Sheriff Drayt Taylor and Policeman John Livingston had a lively chase after some negro gamb lers Saturday, but the men had too great a start in the run. The officers were on the scent of whiskey. They found where the stuff had been, but the dealer had disappeared. The Newberry deputy and our policemen are good nosers, and they nose around. Mr. P. E. Scott’s appointment as postmaster at Newberry has been confirmed and* the matter is there fore settled. Mr. Scott will soon take charge of the office. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Clinton, Mrs. A. C. Thomasson and Mrs. Lucy Taylor went to Pomaria Wednesday afternoon to see their brother, Mr. George Wilson who is very sick. AMERICAN LEGION BACKS PRICE PROGRAM The American Legrion National Headquarters has questioned a cross section of its members and forth rightly reports that: (1) “Sixty-five percent (of its members) feel that the public does not realize the dangers of inflation.” (2) “The great majority of the people have ntneonceptfcm of the eco nomic disaster that would follow in the wake of drastic inflation.” The Legion has done something about this. It has published a 19- page bulletin, “Inflation—Price Con trol and Rationing As A Wartime Necessity,” sent copies to all Posts with suggestions for local speeches and discussions. BIRTHS AT LOCAL HOSPITAL To Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Ellisor, of Helena, a son, February 15. To Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coleman, Rt. 1, Saluda, a daughter, February 16. To Mr. and Mrs. William Gibson, a daughter, February 14. Lieut, and Mrs. Edward Gale, of Charleston, twin daughters, Agnes and Sally, Monday February 14. Mrs. Gale is the former Carrie Lee Mc- Swain. To Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Rinehardt, of Newberry, a daughter, Feb. 11. To Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mondy, a son Thursday, February 10. To Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davis, of 1818 James street, a son, Feb. 10. To Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bennett, of North Carolina, a daughter, Feb. 9. Mrs. Bennett is the former Fannie Newberry of this city. The Inquiring Reporter Question: Do You Favor a Fourth Term for Roosevelt? WHITE FANT, Liquor Dealer: Yes, I think so. I don’t believe we ought to change now until the war is over. KIBLER WILUAMSON, Teacher at Newberry College: 1 do not. I think that the fact one man staying in office for a long period of time is setting up a group of men who are too much on the political side in stead of statesman. TAD MC CRAGKIN, Merchant: Well, if the war should end before he goes into office, I say not, but if the war is not over I’d prefer him to remain in office. R. M. LO'MINACK, Hardware: Yes, I’m in favor of it. I’m in favor of him being president as long as the war lasts. GEORGE A. ADDY, Fish Dealer: Well, personally I do with conditions as they are. MRS. E. B. PURCELL, Business Woman: Yes, I don’t think we ought to change horses in the middle of the stream. JOHN SCURRY, Chappells, Cotton Dealer: No. I dont. H. C. HOLLOWAY, Lawyer: No, mam. I’ve never been in favor even of the third one.