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T \ YOUR BOYS WILL TELL YOU That the Red Cross means more to him than any other army organisa tion. It is £ contact between him and home in times of emergency; its services are a comfort to him even if he never has cause to use them. NEWBERRY THE RED CROSS DRIVE Will be welcomed by parents in the service as an opportunity to contrib ute DIRECTLY to the comfort and happiness of their boys. The Red Cross helps ALL soldiers—every day. VOLUME 6—NUMBER 46 WITH THE FLAG Spends Weekend At Home Pfc. William B. Coggins, Jr., sta tioned at Fort Moultrie, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Coggins in the Hartford community. Home On 15 Day Furlough Pfc. Boh Todd, stationed in North Carolina, is spending a 15 day fur lough in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd, 1604 Park View Court. Arrives Overseas Mrs. J. W. Mims received a cable gram from her son, Lieut. Hack ■Mims, Saturday morning saying that he had arrived safely somewhere overseas. Spends Weekend Here Apprentice Seaman John Ross, sta tioned at Mercer College, Macon, Ga., spent the past weekend with his mother, Mrs. Maude Ross and other relatives in the city. ( Returns To Creig Field Cadet Walter Summer returned to his station at Creig Field Ala., Tues day after spending a 15 day fur lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer on Main street. Transferred To Utah Lieut. Joe Waters, son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Moore, has been transferred from Gainsville, Fla. to Utah. His wife the former Mary Elizabeth Moore, has joined her hus band in Utah after spending a week with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Moore in the Mt. Bethel-Garmany com munity. Completes Advanced Officers Training Lt. Hugh King Boyd, who success fully completed his advanced Officers Training, at Fort Benning, Ga., has just spent a weeks furlough with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd at their home in the county, left Sunday morning for his new assign ment with the 76th Division at Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wisconsin. Promoted To Rank Of Captain The many friends of Chaplain Charles W. Brockwell will be glad to learn that he was recently promoted to the rank of captain at Truax Field, AAF Training Command, Mad ison, Wis., where he is assigned as chaplin at the station hospital. Before entering the service on Oc tober 28, 1942, Captain Brockwell served as pastor of New Chappell. Ebenezer and Lebeon Methodists churches for four years. Reports To University W. C. “Bill” Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, Newberry route 4, reported to the University of South Carolina Wednesday morning to be gin training as a Naval Officer, af ter spending two weeks furlough with his parents. Bill volunteered for the Navy in May 1940 and since that time he has been in the Pacific, Solomon Islands and New Zealand area. He was in several of the battles of the Pacific in 1942, and was in the European theatre in 1943. He was also in Die invasions of Sicily and Italy. When he fiinshes his Naval Offi cers course he will be commissioned to the rank of ensign. Lt. Col. Blackwell In England Word has been received in New berry by friends of Lt. Col. Dave S. Blackwell that he is now somewhere in England, where he has been sta tioned since January with the 391st Bomb Group. Colonel Blackwell was stationed at Godman Field, Kentucky before go ing overseas. . He volunteered for service September 1941, entering as first lieutenant, and has served at Porto Rioo, Panama, McDill Field, Tampa, Florida and at the Myrtle Beach Bombing Zone before going across. Colonel Blackwell is well known in Newberry where he was Educational Director at the OC Camp near the city for several years. This Ought To Settle The Matter Extract from a letter from Billie Arm field, stationed in South Dakota: “I noticed in the paper the other day that the question of the week was “Should President Roosevelt be Elected Again.” I noted that some of the people said positively “No.” I don’t know how you feel about it (our own son doesn’t even read our stuff.—Ed.) but I think he should stay in at least until after the war is over. All the boys here feel the same way. If they changed presi dent’s in the middle of the war I believe it would make the war last longer, and everybody wants to get home as soon as he can. FDR has bumped heads with Stalin, Church- hill and Changki Check—or however you spell it—and he knows the score. I know you nate the New Deal and so do I but you have to agree that FDR has been a good war president. I don’t get much news here but from what I do get things seem to be do ing right well at present.” PERSONAL ITEMS Mrs. Milton Todd will return to her home in Newberry this week after spending several days in Alexandria, La. with her son, Lieut. M. W. Todd and family. She will be accompanied home by Mrs. W. M. Todd, Jr. and little daughter, Marcia. Mrs. O. O. Copeland spent the weekend in Clinton with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Shealy. Rev. C. J. Matthews of Hemming- way was a visitor in the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Calcote last week. Mrs. K. L. Martin and daughter, Jo Ann, spent the weekend in Colum bia with Mrs. Martin’s sister, and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coleman. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Hinnant of At lanta, Ga., are visiting Mrs. Hinnant’s mother, Mrs. W. P. Lominick, in the county. Mrs. J. L. Tolbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harmon, return ed to her home in Ninety-Six last Thursday after being a patient in the Greenwood hospital, where she underwent an appendix operation about two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harmon spent Sunday in Ninety-Six in the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tolbert. Mr. and Mrs. Cart Nichols of Char leston were weekend visitors in the home of relatives in the Hartford community. Dr. J. W. Carson spent last week in Florida on business. Mrs. J. W. Carson spent last week hv Lancaster with relatives. O. K. Nichols and Miss Helen Nichols were weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitts, Jr., in Denmark. Mrs. D. R. Kneece of Pelion is visiting her son, J. V. Kneece and family on Brown street. Mrs. F. W. Pitts was a weekend visitor in the home of her sons, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitts, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Madison Pitts of Denmark. Mrs. Thad McCrackin, Jr., of Fort Lesis, Washington State, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Thad McCrackin, Sr. at their home on College street. Tommy McCrackin spent last week in Melbome, Fla., with Cadet How ard Berg. Mrs. Gus Hollingsworth, of Clin ton, spent last Friday in the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and 'Mrs. Thad McCrackin. Reports To Salt Lake City Pfc. Billy Beard left Wednesday for Salt Lake City, Utah, where he will be stationed, after spending two weeks furlough with his wife, the former Edith Lane, and other rela tives in the city. Private Beard was stationed at Kingman, Arz. before being transferred to Utah. Reports To Hunter College Miss Anita Davidson Aull daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Aull of Columbia, and granddaughter of Mr. J. R. Davidson, Calhoun street, this city, reported to Hunter College, N. Y., Wednesday, February 23, where she will receive her basic training in th WAVES, after which she will enter Officers Candidate School. Receives Silver Wings Lieut. Edward P. Abrams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Abrams of the Tranwood community, graduated at Selman Field, Monroe, La., on February 26, after an eighteen weeks course, and received his commission as lieutenant and the right to wear silver wings. He will soon join a combat-bound crew at another sta tion and wil shortly be flying in one of the theatres of war. ■Mr. and Mrs. Abrams have three other sons in the service. Wounded In Battle Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Miller, 745 Pope street, received a V-mail letter from their son, First Sgt. Colie L. Miller, Monday saying that he had been wounded in battle on February 2, and that he was “getting the very best of care and was doing as well as could be expected.” Sergeant Miller, a member of Gen eral Clark’s Army in Italy, further said that he “lost his right eye and was wounded in his left chest and left leg.” He is 27 years of age, and has been in the service for eight years. His wife makes her home here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have four oth er sons in the service. S-Sgt. Tal- mage E. Miller is a patient in a hos pital in Italy where he has been since September when he was also wounded in battle. Sgt. Paul C. Mil ler is somewhere in England. Coxwine Furman A. Miller is somewhere overseas and Harold is a member of the Marine Medical Corps stationed at Cherry Point, N. C. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MARCH 3, 1944. WEEKLY—$ I PER YEAR Father Draft Is Not To Be Eased Washington, Feb. 28—A White House commission of military and civilian doctors asserted today that military physical standards %nust not be lowered, that to do so would crip ple the march toward victory. Winding up a study on the ques tion whether class 4-F contains men who actually could serve and there by cut down the father draft, the commission came up with this dual conclusion: 1. The physical requirements can not be reduced without impairing the efficiency of the services. 2. The manpower required for war “can not be obtaned except by in duction of men living with their families and recourse to all other available sources.” But the doctors skimmed over lightly the “other available sources” and hit hard the idea that family men, sound in mind and body, are a prime source from which the Army and Navy must draw to get able-bodied “combat replacements" and to meet what President Roose velt has called a grave manpower shortage. To help meet* that shortage Mr. Roosevelt decreed Saturday an im mediate review of all occupational deferments and draft boards were told to give particular attention to deferred men under 26 in industry and agriculture. From Capitol Hill over the week-end came a report that 900,000 men of such age have been so deferred. And from Capitol Hill today came this dissent to the doctors’ report by Chairman May (D., Ky.): “All wrong. The Army should low er its physical requirements. It should reclassify those who already have been rejected and should quit rejecting men because of illiteracy. Men who are illiterate can still be sharpshooters. All soldiers can’t be Harvard graduates.” The report said as to illiterates that the Army had taken 75,000 since last June but “there are very few jobs in the Navy which can be filled by a complete illiterates. THEY LIVE HERE NOW Mrs. C. H. Francis has moved to 13141-2 Pelham avenue. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. O’Dell have moved to 1321 Pelham street from Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Johnstone mov ed last Friday from 1321 Pelham street to Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Shealy are now living in the home they recently pur chased from R. C. O’Dell, 822 Glenn street. Mrs. Leo Gunter is now living at 1100 1-2 Johnstone street in the Jones apartment. Mr. and Mrs. Wyche Dickert mov ed Monday of this week to Columbia from Harrington street. Mrs. Ellen Swittenburg has .pur chased the Wyche Dickert home on Harrington street and will move in to it after painting and remodeling. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Warren are now living at 1902 Harper street Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Powell re cently moved to 703 Glenn street. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, ARITHMETICAL CLERKS WANTED Occupational therapy aides are be ing sought for government hospitals to assist in the program of treatment for disabled soldiers, the United States Civil Service Commission has announced. No written test is requir ed for this examination and there are no age limits. Salary range is from $1,970 to $2,433 a year, includ ing overtime, and 'positions wil be located in Army hospitals and Vet erans’ Administration Facilities throughout the United States. Re quirements lor these positions are outlined in Announcement No. 321. The Commission has also announc ed an examination for Arithmetical Clerk, for appointment in Washing ton, D. C., only, at $1,970 and $2,190 a year, including overtime. There is no maximum age limit but applicants must be at least 18 years old and must pass a written test, part of which will consist of problems in arithmetic. No experience is re quired from the $1,370 positions. Ap plicants for the $2,190 positions must have had two years of office exper ience, one of which has involved arithmetic computations, unless ap propriate education is substituted for the experience. / There are no cl>smg dates for these examinations. Applications will be accepted by the United States Civil Service Commission, Washing ton 25, D. C., until further notice. Announcements and application forms may be obtained from the Com mission’s Local Secretary, Miss Sadie Bowers at Newberry, S. C., or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C. Persons using their highest skills in war work should not apply. Fed eral appointments are made in ac cordance with War Manpower Com mission policies and employment stabilization programs. No Slackers In This Crowd The following white men forwarded from Local Board 58 on February 25th for examination were accepted for service in the Armed Forces: These men were iiymediately in ducted at their own request and the entire group were volunteers from Whitmire. Navy Marshall Daniel Weaver Edward Luther Roof Frank Labom Layton Hubert Wilson Brown William McKinley Crayne Pascal Roy Smith Clyde Lindsey Brank Edwin Bernard Dublin Burley Albert Atkins James Gilbert Roof Horace Cleveland O’Shields Charles Jackson O’Shields Edward Eugene Ellis Army Everett Phillip Williams. Here is evidence that patriotism still lives in Newberry county. We hope the pole-cat slackers will read this list of men and experience re morse in their own dirty souls. EXTRA PAY’ PROPOSAL DUE THIS WEEK Columbia, Feb. 28—The two big money measures on which legislative adjournment annually hinges and by whose speed of enactment other leg islation is generally paced were ex- the floors of both Red Cross Hope of War Prisoners Because we are a nation at war and have to send relief to our prison ers in the countries that are at war with us, we need a neutral interme diary. It is the International Red Cross, a Swiss organization, which gives us this vitally needed lifeline. It trans mits communications between prison ers of war and their families, visits the prison camps, and sees that all civilized states wblch have signed the Geneva Convention live up to their commitments. Germany is a signatory, as we are, of the Geneva Prisoner of War Con vention, and therefore has agreed to furnish the same food to our Ameri can prisoners as to its own soldiers in a base camp. The Japanese po sition is not as clear. The Japanese Government signed this Convention at Geneva, but never ratified it; however, at the start of the war Ja pan had an extremely active Red Cross, and the government did agree to conform to the Treaty of Geneva. The biggest problem we in Ameri ca have to face is how to get relief to our prisoners of war held in the Far East. Your National Red Cross, in cooperation with the War Depart ment and the State Department, ,is constantly making neiw efforts in this direction, and these difficult and deli cate negotiations are still continuing. For our prisoners and those of al lied nations in Germany, the Ameri can Red Cross sends food packages DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Columbia Record. The house, Thursday passed the bill by Senator Johnstone already favorably acted on by the senate to authorize the town of Newberry to sell the opera house in the town of Newberry, if the sale is deemed ad visable. The cotton mills of Newberry have ordered a shut down during the first four days of the working week. The supply of cloth has exceeded the de mand. pected to hit the floors of , _ _ houses this week, the eighth of the j to supplement the basic minimum of session. Newest of the two bills is a $672,- 830 deficiency appropriations bill, half of whose total is devoted to current teachers’ salaries. It was "'bobtailed” by the senate . last Thursday to reach the house tomor row where “extra pay” expense mon ey for legislators is expected to be an issue. The senate omitted the ex pense. money. The record-breaking $21,000,000 general state appropriations bill for 1944-46 was expected to be reported out that' a free conference committee s had it for three previous _ Byrd’s letter wao interpreted by coocantrate, , packet' of cheeee, a^n j-^ prohibition which had of -toon, P^kages of rig- in the monev measure arettes ' 8 couiile of bars of soap, and •committee, as meaning he would rincipal house-senate differ- committee was called upon been inserted in the money measure by the house, stricken by the finance committee and defeated on the sen ate floor when drys sought to. again attach it to the appropriations bill. During the past two weeks con sideration of a proposal in the house that all teachers in the state be recertified for the purpose of as suring an equitable basis of pay had left the free conferees at a loss as to what appropriation to make for teachers’ salaries. Adoption bv the house of the proposal, while in no way binding on the conferees, gave them the go-ahead for revised ap propriations in view of the possibili ty of some recertification plan. The closeness of time on which the two money bills will be ready for action gave indication that ad journment might come March 18 after 42 legislative days. Precedent would see the deficiency bill go to a free conference and be reported out probably on the final day of the session. GAS AND SUGAR SEIZED COUPONS Columbia, Feb. 28—State OPA Enforcement Attorney Carlisle Rob erts said today one man had been ar rested last Friday in North, Orange burg county, and had posted $4,000 bail bond against a warrant charg ing him with possession of several thousands of gasoline and sugar ra tioning coupons not issued to him and with possession of counterfeit rationng coupons. Roberts said the man was listed as William O. Bowman and had given ■his business as that of a dealer in used cans *at Gaffney. Investiga tions at North were being continued. S. C. Littlejohn, of Gaffney, a member of the Cherokee county war price and rationing board, said the man had obtained “normal” gas and sugar rations through the Cherokee board. Dr. and Mrs. Reybum W. Lomi- nack and little daughter, Lesha, of Charleston, are spending two weeks in the home of Dr. Lominack’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Lomi- nack on Main street. Mrs. William Milam returned to her home in the city last Friday af ter spending a month with her moth er, Mrs. M. L. Price in Stoneville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Clamp. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Tinsley and three daugh ters, Bebe, Betty and Margaret, soent Sunday in Greenville with Mrs. Clamp’s mother, Mrs. H. T. Long. H. H. (Sonny) Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Evans, who has beer in Pear 1 Harbor for the past 18 months working in the Navy ship yards, arrived in San Franc’sco. Feb ruary 24 and is eypected to arrive in Newberry this week to visit his mother. food provided by the enemy. You •have probably seen or read about the elerven-pound package which is pro vided in sufficient quantity to per mit weekly distribution to all Ameri can prisoners in Germany. It is pack ed in large Red Cross packing centers in St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The work is done by thousands of Red Cross Volunteers. As each box comes down a conveyor belt, the workers put in the articles one at a time. First, a pound pack age of fruits or raisina; then a tin of soluble coffee, a can of corned beef, a packet of sugar, a can of dried milk, a can of oleomargarine, a packet of biscuits, s can or orange a couple of bars of chocolate. Fifty thousand packages a day are turned out by these centers. These plants are a beautiful example of efficiency and service. AGITATORS HIT BY S. C. HOUSE Demand That Trouble Makers Leave South Alone In Interracial Relations Columbia, Feb. 29—The South Carolina House of Representatives adopted today a resolution demand ing that “henceforth the damned agi tators of the North leave the South alone” in interracial relations, and reaffirmed “our belief in our alle giance to establish white supremacy.” The resolution, adopted with on ly a few dissenting “noes,” said “we indignantly and vehemently denounce the intentions of all or ganizations seeking the amalgama tion of the white and negro races by co-mingling of the races upon any basis of equality* “Insofar as racial relations are concerned we firmly and unequivo cally demand that henceforth the damned agitators of the North leave the South alone.” Representative John Long, Union lawyer and secretary to the late Senator Cole L. Blease. wrote and introduced the resolution, which now goes to the Senate for consideration. The friends of Mr. Jas. R. David son were distressed over hi* serious condition last week, but he is much better now, to the delight of every body, for Mr. Davidson is a general favorite m the town. Speaking of advertising Newberry, John Baxter says that when Newber ry college defeated Furman Univer sity in the Southern Intercollegiate basketball tournament at Macon, Ga., Tuesday night it did more to adver tise this place than anything that has happened in a good while. Sam Beam says it matters not how much racket the college boys make in ceelbrating their hall victories by the ringing of bells and in other ways it does not awaken him from a sound sleep, and that there is only one sound that he can hear. Just let the fire alarm begin to be sounded and it “reaches the spot” immediately. Beam is a trained fireman. BYRD DECLINES TO ENTER RACE Washington, Feb. 29—A dozen New Orleans businessmen who are urging Senator Harry Byrd for the Democratic presidential nomination received praise from the Virginia senator today for the governmental principles they are preaching al though he told them he is not a can didate. CUTS POINT COSTS OF MEATS Washington, Feb. 29—Tipped that Canada was about to allow more meat to civilians OPA today rushed out announcements that: 1. American housewives would be given a fourth pork ration “bonus” effective this week. 2. The point costs of pork and many beef cuts will b» cut deeply beginning at the end of the week. The announcement of the ration point changes had been scheduled to come out Friday, March 3, but the Office of Price Administration suddenly decided to make it this morning. For several hours, the reason for the early announcement was a mystery, but late in the day it became known that Canada was planning to make a major modifica tion in its meat rationing program. Officials here desired, it was ex plained, to avoid any impression that they were cutting American point values merely as a result of Canada’s change. They said the American changes were decided upon last week. Lamb, veal, and mutton items will continue at present values, pro duction being good enough to fore stall cuts that had been indicated. The current 16-point value on but ter also will be maintained as will the prevailing point rates for lard, cheese, and other dairy products. New ration values of red-stamp foods, effective Sunday, and changes from present values (only foods with new point values are listed): not turn down a draft. Barr an nounced plans to open national of fices and try to expand his group’s efforts into a national rank-and-file draft movement. The Virginia senator wrote Barr expressing his “deepest appreciation” for the esteem evidenced by the com mittee’s efforts, but reiterating a previous statement that “I am not now and do not intend to be a can didate for the presidency.” “I fully understand your concern over the drifts and trends in our government,” Byrd continued. “I have felt the same fears and misgiv ings. I think it perfectly proper for you to assume that your efforts have already done much in strengthening the position of the legislative branch of the government.” ABOUT TOWN 1 KEISTER WILLINGHAM wearing a big carnation and someone wonder ing if he was celebrating his pre induction call to Fort Jackson Wed nesday.—JOHNNIE KINARD, Wise man hotel clerk, carrying a big hand ful of yellbw flowers up Main street. —Someone asking Treasurer Ray Dawkins why he had a horse-shoe hanging in his office and Ray reply ing that Major RALPH BLACK Had put it there and he lust left it hang ing,—Among those leaving for their pre-induction examination Wednes day were “RED” CLARKSON, HACK WALLACE, KEISTER WILLING HAM, “SKIPPER” HARMON, WAL TER DORRtTY, JOHNSON HA- GOOD CLARY, HACK WALLACE, and DAVID DENNING—JUDGE NEAL WORKMAN remarking that it sure was “fine” to be out again after a recent illness—MRS. MAMIE SUMMER in the process of cleaning up the Marion Davis playground on Cbllege street. We are glad to see Mrs. Summer back on the job again —ALL the stores m the city shut up tight on Wednesday afternoon— DICK RODELSPERGER, son of MR. and MRS. FRED RODELSPERGER. stationed in Florida writes his par ents that “getting the Sun each week was just like hearing from every body in Newberry”—HENRY LOM INICK remarking that the age limit for men to be drafted should be raised and that he was ready to go anytime he is called, Brother FOR EST agreeing with him—T. S. HAR MON saying that he sure was going to have a good time resting on Wed nesday afternoons this summer if his wife wife would let him—Lots of cars at the depot Tuesday night to carry the “new sailors” to the College and only eight got off the train—Birthday anniversaries thru Friday, March 10. Ralph Connelly March 4; Mias Ruby Kinard and Phil Aull, March 5; Hugh Connelly and Mrs. Margaret Neel Depn, March 6; Joe Spotts and J. P. Moon, March 8.