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VETS TO GET FIRST CALL FOR JOBS Washington, April 18. — Henry Ford promised war veterans priori ties on post-war jobs in his vast en terprise today, and the House voted overwhelmingly to give them the ‘first call on all government (payrolls. Ford, whose plants now hire 180,- 000 war workers, said veterans will get the preference when the war ends because “people have made a lot of money out of this war and the servicemen have made nothing.” The Ford companies have 25,000 workers in the armed forces. He made the pledge in a letter to Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of veterans’ retraining and re-em ployment, and said he hoped other companies will do the same thing. Under the present law employers are required to rehire war-absent work ers and give them their old jobs as far as possible. The House voted 312 to 1 to give war veterans, their wives and wid ows, the top priority in filling gov ernment jobs ofter the war. Judge Blease Will Not Be Candidate Visits Parents Sgt. Jack Pruitt, who is stationed at Camp Pickett, Virginia is spend ing his furlough here with his par ents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pruitt, on O’Neal street. He attended the con cert of the Southern Symphony with his parents in Columbia Friday. , Major Cameron Here Chaplain V. A. Cameron was in the county this week visiting rela tives and friends. Rev. Cameron will be remembered as the young minister who served the Lutheran congregation at Silverstreet before entering the service. He is stationed at Armorilla, Texas, and has been commissioned Major. Promoted To ISenior Grade C. Elton Pugh, son of Mrs. J. E. Pugh, of Prosperity, was promoted to Lieutenant Senior grade in the United States Naval Reserves on April first. Lieut. Pugh, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, is a veteran of the North African campaign and is a “Blue Nose”, having sailed north of the Artie circle. He is now on duty with the commissioning detail at Orange, Texas, where his wife is with him. Receibes Army’s Newest Award Sgt. James Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mills, Sr., of Proaperity, has been presented the army’s new est award for infantrymen, the com bat Infantryman Badge, for exem plary conduct in combat. The new medal is a silver rifle on a blue field with silver border, im posed on an eliptical wreath. Sergeant Mills is with the 37th Army division on Bouganville. Since starting his tour of overseas service on May 26, 1942, he has been stat ioned on the Fiji Islands, and is a veteian of the New Georgia cam paign. Begins Pilot Training 2nd Lieut. James J. Pitts, route 3, Newberry, has begun a nine weeks course in training on four-engined Liberators at Maxwell Field, Ala. Lieutenant Pitts was picked by the Army Air Forces experts as having those qualities needed to be come a commander of four-engined battle-craft, and his training will be as complete and thorough as the AAF can make it. On completion of the course he will receive fur ther training within the‘AAF Train ing Command. Graduates At Navy Pier Robert Chesley Underwood, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Underwood, and an Aviation Mach inists Mate, and William Buchanan Wier, 20, son of Sam Wier, also Av iation Machinist’s Mate, of New berry, who recently graduated from the Naval Training school at the Naval Air Technical Training Cen ter, Navy Pier, Chicago, 111., will receive petty officer ratings in avia tion specialties or recognition to qualify them for those ratings. These young men were sent to the specialty school on the the basis of their recruit training test scores which indicated aeronautical ability. WALTER H. DAVIS DIES SATUR DAY FROM HEART ATTACK Walter H. Davis, more familiarly known as “Uncle Walt” Davis died about two a. m. Saturday morning following a heart attack. He lived but a short time after the attack. He was 52 years af age. Mr. Davis onerated a garage and car sales agency here on lower Main street for the past several years and prior to that was head mechanic for the Mower Motor company for near ly 20 years. He was considered one of the best mechanics in this section. “Uncle Walt” was devoted to chil dren, his own as well as those of others; no tot was a stranger long in his presence. His devotion to his family was noticeable and he was considerel by all who knews him as a man of fine character and gentle mein. Mr. Davis is survived by his widow the former Myra -Mae Sligh. and the following children: James Henry, of Radford, Va.; Heyward and John, of this city: Mrs. W. T. King and Miss Nell Davis of Greenville; and Misses F^aye and Myra, also of the city. Surviving also are five brothers and five sisters, all living at distant ■points except W. D. Davis and Mrs. E. H. Cousins who live here. Funeral services were held at five o’clock Sunday afternoon at Central Methodist ciburch, Revs. H. C. Ritter and H. O. Chambers being in charge. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were mem bers of the Board of Stewards of Central Methodist church. Active pallbearers were E. B. Purcell. Eu gene Harmon, T. E. Davi«. P. B. Baker, Dave Hayes and Foster Spotts. MAY FREEZE TEXTILE OUTPUT FOR CIVILIAN USE Makes Them Comfortable New troops arriving at a General Depot in England are assured of regular meals and comfortable quar ters through arrangements made by Sgt. Claude B. Suber, chief clerk in the Troop Commander’s office. Sgt. Suber is responsible for handling the requirements of new units stationed at the depot as well as individual officers and enlisxed men arriving for brief tours of duty. He also handles all correspondence for the Troop Commander. Sergeant Suber is the stepson of Mrs. Elberta Suber of Pomaria. He is a graduate of Pomaria high school and attended Newberry college, where he majored in mathematics. Before entering the army in Decem ber, 1943, he was manager of the B. M. Suber company’s general mer chandise store at Pomaria. Washington, April 18.—An order nroribiting manufacturers of all tvnes of clothing and textiles, in the Carolinas and other sections, for civilian use from exceeding their 19- 43 output or changing from one price range to another is in prepar ation by the War Production Board, it was learned today. The ruling is expected to be ef fective for six-month periods, with the first one beginning .Tulv 1, 1944, and to apply only to those produc ers who are deing an annual busi ness of S100.000 or more. As it has been tentatively drawn urn. the reemlation will reach out to aM $100,000-a-year makers of cot ton, rayon and wool textiles.men’s. women’s and children’s clothing and hats. “One Good Turn—” A. N. (Shine) Gregory relates how he picked up a soldier about three weeks ago in Greenwood and brought him to Laurens. Last Sunday his own son, Lt. Curtis Gregory, was picked up by a soldier who turned out to be the same his father gave a “lift” three weeks ago. The lesson to be learned from this little inci dent Mr. Gregory says is that it pays to be kind to the soldier boys. Often they have only a few hours at home and a timely "lift” means a few additional hours with loved ones. “I’m only a mill worker says “Shine” but I never miss an oppor tunity to do something for the boys when I can. I have boys in the ser vice and I know how they appreciate these little attentions.” The following article bearing up on the possible candidacy of Judge Blease for the United States Sen ate was carried in the daily press Thursday morning: “To the direct question, “Do you intend to be a candidate for the United States Senate in the Demo cratic primary of 1944,” he answed- ed: “It is not my intention to be a candidate, and I do not expect to run. I am intensely interested, as I have always been, in the maintenance of good government in South Carolina, and I know that that kind of gov ernment can come only through our white citizenship.” Judge Blease, in his talk, further said: “I am glad to see that our General Assembly is at last trying to do something to protect the white Democracy of our state. I have urged this for many years. I re quested our State Democratic Ex ecutive committee, through a sub committee, early in 1938, that steps 'be taken, so that the Supreme court of the United States would not have any excuse to upset our primary election laws. From time to time, for 20 years, I have called attention to many of our statutes now being repealed, which I knew would be seized upon as justification for the annulment of the primary statutes. I have known for the past six years that the ‘packed’ Supreme court was looking for an excuse to give the negroes the right to vote in our pri- , mary elections. In 1941, at Saluda, in a speech I made which was heard | by the three candidates at that time for the United States Senate, I warn ed the people that the Supreme court , as then constituted, through the ef- jfors of President Roosevelt, would likely overturn former decisions of a Court composed mainly of Repub licans, relating to matters affecting the relations between the white and colored people in he South, especial ly our election laws. I knew that the so-called Democratic leaders, like Guffey of Pennsylvania, and men of his type, stood ready to sac rifice the white civilization of the South for their own politicau advan tage. In a speech last summer in Saluda county, I again warned the people to whom I talked, and pub licly declared that I was opposed to Mr. Roosevelt’s reelection to a fourth term, and among the reasons I grave was the harmful influence of his wife in her efforts to establish not only political but social equality be tween the white and colored people, and if her purpose should be ac complished, great trouble, and even distress, would come to both races in our state. In the public press of the state last year, I advocated the repeal of a rule of the Democratic Party of this State that might bind the Senators and Congressmen from South Carolina to follow at some times the lead of Mrs. Roosevelt, Guffey, Barkley, and Pepper.” Judge Blease concluded with the expression of the hope that our white Democrats would send to the County and State conventions men and women who would stand true at all times for white primaries, so that our people, regardless of some political differences, may be united for the purpose of electing white persons alone to offices in our state and our representatives in the Con- gress of our United States. Judge Blease further said, “I fear that as long as Mr. Roosevelt and' his poli tical advisers run the politics of America, the South will have trou ble as to the race issue. And I do not see how any of the one hundred per cent Roosevelt men can follow the President and at the same time stand for white supremacy in South Carolina.” Name Guard Unit Saaks Racruits Mayor E. B. Purcell and Governor Olin D. Johnston have issued the following proclamations in an effort to aid in recruiting additional mem bers of the State Guard. As point ed out in the proclamations the ranks of the guard have been de pleted by its members 'having been drawn into the regular army. The heed for a full complement of men at this time is apparent and it is hoped that the additional men needed can be recruited within the week beginning April 24. The proclamations follow: MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, many members of the local State Guard Unit have in re cent months enlisted in the Armed forces; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and de sirable that our State Guard Unit in this City shall have its maximum number of members in order to con tinue its training and to meet any emergency that may arise in these critical times; NOW THEREFORE, I, E. B. Pur cell, Mayor of the City of Newberry do hereby proclaim that the week beginning April 24 shall be State Guard Week for enlisting full quota for members of Newberry State Guard Unit. E. B. PURCELL, Mayor, Newberry, S. Cr HOURS FIXED FOR SATURDAY CLUB MEETINGS Lieutenant Lominick To Report First Lieut. Reyburn Lominick, Medical Director of the Charleston Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company has been ordered to report to Car lisle Barracks, Carlisle, Penn, April 17. Lt. Lominack graduated from the Newberry high school and New berry college. He also graduated from the state medical college at Charleston and took special work at Duke university. His intern work was at the Charlotte Memorial hos pital in Charlotte, N. C. Following his medical studies he was commiss ioned to the army reserves. Dr. Lominack is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Lominick, 2213 Main street. His friends here will follow his army career with interest. The Democratic Executive Commi ttee, at a called meeting Saturday, fixed 'hours for meetings of precinct clubs throughout the county and discussed matters relating to con ducting the primary under new con ditions. The meeting hour for all clubs outside of the city, Mollohon, Oakland, West End and Whitmire, were fixed for three o’clock Satur day, April 22. In the precincts out side of the rural sections the hour is eight o’clock on the same day. It was the opinion of the committee that good attendance be had at these meetings as problems are facing the county Democracy which have not been encountered in many years. The County Convention meets here Monday, May first. a t which time delegates to the State Convention and a State executice committeeman will be named. Governor’s Proclamation The General Assembly of 1941 es tablished a South Carolina Defense Force (State Guard) to replace the National Guard mustered into Fed eral service in the early fall of 1940. The creation of this important mili- ] tary agency on the home front was ! wise and necessary. During the month of April 1941, ' 64 units of the State Guard were set j up, each with an authorized person- I nel of 92 men per unit, all under the direct command of the Adjutant General of the State. The complete organization of the State Guard now consists of a first brigade, four regi- meits of infantry, a first separate .battalion, headquarters State staff aiin two bands. AH units are stra tegically located throughout the State and have been kept in a con stant state of training and readiness for any emergency which may arise. The officer and enlisted personnel are to be commended for their vol unteering and untiring patriotism in keeping on the alert and ready for any call upon short notice. This group of unselfish men whose devo tion to their county, their State, and their community have the satisfac tion of knowing that they have per formed a splendid job, and the citi zens as a whole appreciate this home front duty. Due to the fact that a large num ber of men from the various units have enlisted in the military service during recent months, it has become necessary for the individual units to put on a special recruiting program so as to bring the membership up to the total necessary for efficient work. The week of April 24 has been set aside as a special week for this purpose and all civic and other agen cies of the State are requested to cooperate in this endeavor. NOW, THEREFORE, I, OLIN D. JOHNSTON, Governor of the State of South Carolina, and Commander- in-C lief of the South Carolina De fense Force (State Guard), do here by proclaim the week beginning Mon day, April 24, 1944, as South Caroli na State Guard Week; and I hereby call upon the people of the State to give wholehearted cooperation to wards ithe purposes and objectives of this special week; and I do call upon all civic organizations of the State to feature the work of the State Guard in their programs; and I call upon the mayors of the municipali ties of the State to issue proclama tions setting apart this week for such purposes; and I urge that em ployers of the State give encourage ment to those in their eirmiloy to join these organizations, which are all- important to the preservation of life and property within the State to the end that all units of the State Goard may be recruited to full mem bership. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Executive Seal of South Carolina at the Canitol in Columbia this 10th day of April, Nineteen 'Hundred and Forty-tfour, A. D. OLIN D. JOHNSTON, Governor JUDGE BLEASE APPEALS FOR GOOD ATTENDANCE AT CLUB MEETINGS To The White Democrats of New berry County: I hold no public office. I am not an official of the Democratic party. I write as a private citizen and as a white Democrat of South Carolina, interested in what I believe to be the best for the United States, for that which I know is for the welfare of our State, and the good of New berry county, and for what I am sure is for the best interest of both our white and colored people. I ap- ipeal to you to attend the Democratic Club meetings fixed to be held on Saturday of this week, April 22nd. You will find in our local newspapers notice of the time and place of the meeting of the club, • the meeting of which you should attend. Please believe me when I say that I am not asking you to attend these meetings for any political advan tage to myself. I have, no personal ambition to fill public office. My request is made so that our people may speak, as they should speak at this time, their real, honest sentiments on matters of great con cern to them. “White Supremacy”, in our State, which stands for the best govern ment of all our people, white and colored, may be at stake. EUGENE S. BLEASE DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. _Sam Johnson, and son, Nevitt, were called to Green ville Tuesday morning on account of the death of Mr. Johnson’s nephew, Robert Davis. They were accomp anied by Miss Jimmie Player. J. O. Havird, formerly of New berry, was elected a great prophet at the Red Men’s council a t Pelzer on Wednesday. Mr. W. B. Boinest and son, W. B., Jr., spent Sunday visiting relatives in the Long Lane section of the coun ty. Mrs. J. L. Richardson of the county is visiting her father, Mr. J. ‘A. C. Kibler of Prosperity. H. O. LONG SUFFERS HEAVY WIND DANAGE Dr. J. M. Kibler attended the State Medical association meeting in Orangeburg this week. Messrs Z. F. Wright and R. H. Wright motored to Gaffney Sunday and spent the day with Dr. and Mrs. Roy Finney and * their sister, Mrs. C. H. Cannon who is also vis iting there. KENDALLS MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. HARMON, Pastor Summer Memorial: Friday 5 p. m. Catechetical instruction; Sunday 10:30 a. m., church worship with ^ei-mon; 11:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt; 6 p. m., Luther League.. Bethany: Sundav 10:30 a . m.. Sun day school, Mr. E. B. Hite. Supt.; 11:30 a. m., church worship with sermon. PATIENTS AT COUNTY HOS PITAL Mr. and Mrs. George P. Lester of 1813 River street, announce the birth of a daughter, Wednesday, April 19. Mr. a nd Mrs. Cdcil Little of route three, Newberry, are the parents of a son, born Sunday, April 16. Other patients are: Mrs. Charlie Douglas, Drayton street: William Franklin Hatchell. Whitmire; James Connelly, Hunt street; Mrs. Felton Snelgrove and baby daughter, route three, Newberry, and Miss Pauline Goodman, route one, Newberry. Damage estimated at six to seven thousand dollars was' caused by the wind Sunday morning about one thirty at the farm of H. O. Long, in the Silverstreet section. Two large bams were completely demolished, killing two cows and one mule and pinning down several others. The grain warehouse was blown down and some 300 bushels of threshed barley scattered over the fields. A machinery house was also blown down causing heavy dam age to combines and other machin- ery; fencing was destroyed and much other damage wrought. Mr. Long was not aware of the damage at his farm until he heard the noise of the anmials in the destroyed bams. After discovering that the bams were down he se cured help and rescued the pinned animals from the wreckage. Mr. James S. Connelly spent sev eral days last week and this week in Newberry. He is in business in Anderson for the Real Silk Hosiery company. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Summer and Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer form ed one party who attended the Shriner’s meeting in Columbia. Mrs. J. C. Kinard and the two boys, Jim and Frank, are in Lex ington with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Frank Efird. —IN— Dr. Grady Callison, county health officer, and Miss Theresa Lightsey, county nurse, attended the meeting of the State Health association in Orangeburg Tuesday. SPOGRAM OF SPRING MEETING COUNTY COUNCIL OF FARM WOMEN April 22nd, 10:45 A. M. Hymn—Onward Christian Soldiers. DevotionaJ—Mrs. P. C. Workman. Flag Salute and Council Creed— Led by Mrs. D. E. Halfacre. Song—My Faith Looks Up To Thee. Demonstration by 4-H club mem- bers.—Lorraine Counts and Alice Beth Gunter. Talk on 4-H club work—“Youth on the Home Front”—by Mrs. Harriet F. Johnson. Song.—The Star Spangled Banner. Address—“Making Ready for The New World.—Dr. J. W. Carson. Reports of the County Chairman: Agriculture—Mrs. R. C. Wilson. Beautification—Mrs. Murray Shep pard. Citizenship—Mrs. D. E. Halfacre. Education—'Mrs. J. H. Austin. Finncea—'Mrs. R. H. Amick. Health—Mrs. Luther Cousins. Legislatibe—Mrs. D. S. Halfacre.' Membership—Mrs. Abe Warren. Music and Recreation—Mrs. J. B. Kinard. Publicity—‘Mrs. B. 0. Long. Religion and Welfare—Mrs. R. C. Hunter. 4-H Council—Mrs. Ciaude Price. Lunch—Hostesses, Trinity and Silverstreet clubs. J. DEWEY SHEALY Jacob Dewey Shealy, 41, died at the Newberry county hospital early Tuesday morning after an illness of several weeks. He was better known as “Red” Shealy, was a member of the Dem ocratic Executive Committee, Mt. Tebor church and was also affiliated with Masonry. After his graduation from Newberry college he taught school for a few years and then be came a salesman. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. | Inez Bowers Shealy, and the follow- |ing brothers and sisters: M. Horace Shealy, G. Raymond Shealy, Mrs. Hemas Kibler and Mrs. D. C. Riddle. MOTHERS CLUB WILL MEET The School Group of the Mother! Club will meet Friday afternoon a four o’clock at the home of Mrs Henry Lominack on Summer stree with Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson as asso ciate hostess. Mrs. W. E. Monts wil be the guest speaker for the after noon. All members are urged t< attend. LOOMFIXERS CLASSIFIED AS ~ “CRITICAL” IN DRAFT There is no likelihood of draft ex emption classification being given to mill workers other than loomfix- ers, is the information that has come from a number of executives investigating this subject in Wash ington. These executives report there will be no other mill jobs Ijfted as crit ical, if they can be learned within two years, or if they can be handled by women. The old label of “essentiality” has no meaning any longer, it was insisted. Executives state that WMC now has a listing of critical indus tries, based upon its own idea of im portance; that there are about eight or nine of these, and that textiles is not in his list. LARGEST CALL FOR ONE ' MONTH Miss Julia Diokert and Miss Lu- cile Harman, chief clerks of the local Selective Service Boards an nounce the May calls for men to be sent to Fort Jackson for pre-induc tion, to be the largest that the two boards have been called upon to de liver in one month. Board 58 will send whites on May 18 and 19, and coloreds on May 6th. Board 59 will send whites on May 19 and coloreds on May 3rd. A large number of whites will also be sent from Board 58 on Sat urday, April 29th. TOM CROMER going about brag ging about beating TOM JOHNSOI ixshing last Wednesday afternoor and thnson saying Cromer got s excit. J that he lost his boots.—J. £ COWARD says if the Japs thin they go to heaven when they di he would keep St. Peter busy open ing the door if he were in reach o them.—IRA CLAMP saying he doe much work about the house Wednes day afternoons.—Workers in th Selective Service office complainin: of smarting eyes from the brigh! newly-painted walls after being ac customed to the old soiled walls.- MISS AURELIA MAYER bun-yin, up College street.—DAVE CALL WELL all alone on the corner o College and Main streets.—MRS RUTH MATHIS carrying an arm ful of groceries.—MRS. B. V. CHAP MAN saying if this war lasts muc longer her hair will be white.- MRS. J. L. REAGIN wheeling he baby up the street.—We wonder i everyone who smokes a pipe enjoy it as much as BOB BRUNER seem to.—DEPUTY RUFUS LIVINGS TON doing a bit of grocery shop ping Wednesday morning.—A. 1 ATCHISON always busy as a bee.- A. P. SALLEY inspecting a chicke brooder in a local hardware store.- HENRY CHAPELL with all kinds o goats grazing in a lot beside hi home, including a “Billy” said t cost him a hundred dollars. Birthday Anniversaries throug Friday, April 28: Henry T. Fellers Pauline Duncan and Mrs. George S Minick, April 22; Margaret Eliza beth Leavell, April 23; Mrs. Wilto Todd, Norman P. Ensrud and Fre' Gilbert, April 25; Dot Ross and Ed die Tolbert, April 27, and Mab« Summer, April 28.