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BACK UP YOUR BOY latresse your payroll savings to yoor family limit Imroaso year payroll saviags to yoor family limit VOLUME 7—NO. 16 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY Vi 1944. WEEKLY—$1 PER YEAR WITH THE FLAG Prosperity Flier Killed Sgt. Richard H. Fellers, engineer and top turrant gunner on a B-24 Liberator, reported missing on April 16th, is now reported dead. The message, signed by the ad jutant general of the War Depart ment sent to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fellers read: “The Secre tary of War asks that I extend to you his deepest regret on the loss of your son. previously reported missing. Reports relceived by the War DDepartment have established the fact that his death occured on April 16th: At the time relatives last heard from Sergeant Fellers, he was in Trinidad. Sergeant/ F|>llers entered service in September of 1942, and received his training at Sheppard Field, Texas, Salt Lake City, Utah, Boise, Idaho and Topika, Kansas. He was a graduate of O’Neal high school and a member of the Zion Methodist church. He is survived by his parents and the following sisters, Mrs. Fred Hiel- kin, Chester; Mrs. Dwight Shealy. Prosperity; Miss Adalia Fellers, a student of Cosmetologistt at Spart anburg, and the following brothers; L. C. . Fellers. Hugh E. Fellers, George P. Fellers, Jr., all of Pros perity. Also surviving him is his grandmother, Mrs. Ellie M. Fellers of Prosperity. Leaves For Redistribution Center Lieut. Gordon G. Blackman, who has been stationed over seas for the past fifteen months, after spending a 21 day leave with his wife and moth er and grandmother, left Sunday, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Black mon for a redistribution center, where he will receive further orders. Lieut. Blalckman is the son of Mrs. Mattie Lou Blackman. PERSONAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Wicker of Spartanburg, spent the weekend with Mr. Wicker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wicker on College street. Mrs. A. C. Ward has returned to her home here after spending two months with her husband and rela tives in Brunswick Ga. Miss Ethel Jones and Mrs. T. A. Scarborough are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. C. Brogdon in Brogdon. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lominiek have returned to Charleston after spend ing several days vacation with Mr. Lominick's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lominick of 1311 Hunt street. Henry W. Swindler has purchased the old Charlie Siutoer home, 1§01 Harper street, which will be remodel ed and rented for the present. Sold through Dr. E. H. Bowman. Mrs. Ben Pickens an dtwo children, Laura Nanlee and Ben, Jr., of Fort Bragg, N. C.. are visiting in the home of Mrs. Pickens’ mother, Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin in Calhoun street. Mrs. Charles Haltiwanger spent the past weekend in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband, Ensign Haltiwanger. Lieut, and Mrs. T. Roy Summer have returned to Stuttgart, Ark. after spending a 15-day leave here with relatives. They were accompan ied home by Mrs. Wilson Brown, Sr., and Mrs. T. Roy Summer for a visit. Returned To Base T|4 Fred V. Lester returned to his base at Fort Jackson last weekend after spending a ten-day furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lester in the Hartford community. John Lee Kester and David Carter of Leesville, are spending a while with Mrs. Henry Cousins while Rev. and Mrs M. L. Kester ate in States ville, N. C., where they were called .on account of the death of Luther i Fischer. 7 year old son of Rev. and Mrs. Roscoe Fischer of Lenoir, N. C. The little boy was a victim of polio.. Mrs. Fischer is a sister of Mrs. Kester. Lands IjLEnglapd _ _ Mrs. W. E. Pelham received a cable from her son, Sgt. Heywrad Pelham, last week saying that he had landed safely somewhere in England. Cotton Ed. Badly Beaten Columbia, July 25—Gov. Olin D. Johnston, a Roosevelt supporter, pil ed up a long lead over Senator E. D. (Cotton Ed) Smith, irreconcilable administration critic and vociferous advocate of white supremaley, in to day’s democratic primary to nomi nate a candidate for the seat Smith has held for nearly 36 years. Returns from 1,293 of the state’s 1,540 precincts gave the 48-year-pld Johnston 97,693 votes against 64,629 for Smith, 79-year-old dean of the Senate. Daniel Is Third Three other candidates were far back. Their votes were: John M. Daniel, attorney general and a mid- dle-of-the-doader in his adminis- jtration views, 9,574; Dr. Carl E. Epps, avowed 100 per cent support er of the New Deal, 4,946, and Au gustus S. Merrimon, all-out critic of the Roosevelt administration, 1,873. Although South Carolina negroes had organized a Democratic party and had sent a delegation to seek the state’s seats in the Chicago convention without avail, they made no concerted effort to vote in .to day’s primary, limited to white vot ers by rules of the party. Negroes Denied Vote A group of five appeared at a Columbia precinct and said they had come to vote. They left, quietly when an election official told them they could not cast their ballots. A spokesman for the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored people said later the effort to vote was made to lay the basis for a federal court action to com pel the white Democratic party to vote in its primaries as was re- quirred of the Texas party in a supreme court decision some months ago. Dawkins Wins Sheriff’s Race Spearman Re-elected Supervisor and Wilson Elected Coroner—Graham and Higgins Run Over For Mag istrate At Newberry—Counts and Metts In Second Race For Magistrate At Little Mountain While Watts Wins Magistracy At Whitmire Butler Hare Easy Winner Defeats Gamble And Rice To Keep Third District Seat With Mobile Repair Unit Pfc. McTeer R. Senn. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Senn of Silverstreet, works with a mobile repair unit in England, a thechanic crew self-named “The Scroungers,” which strips use able parts from crashed aircraft and uses them to recondition other re pairable planes. Private Senn has been over seas since August 1943 and has been en gaged in this vital work most of the time. Lieut and Mrs. Dick Vance, of Columbia, were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Vance’s mother, Mrs.jC. J. Purcell on Main street. Mrs. J. T. Pitts, Colie Pitts and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Floyd spent Sun day in Whitmire with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reeder. Mrs. Barbara Counts, Mrs. Fran ces Hallman and Miss Virginia Duf- ford are spending this week at Myytle Beach. No CIO Victory Arrives In England Mrs. Fraces Shealy Amick has re ceived word from her husband. Pvt. Clyde Amick to the effect that he has arrived safely somewhere in England. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith of Orange burg spent the weekend with Mrs. Smith’s p/amets, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruff, Mrs. Smith remained for a visit. Mrs. R. H. Tinsley and daughter, Margaret, spent the past weekend in Greenville with Mrs. Tinsley’s mother, Mrs. H. T. Long. Mrs. J. R. North, of Greenville, was a weekend visitor in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charile Ruff. The election of Olin D. Johnston to the Senate, or rather the defeat of Ed. Smith, <fiiM*l*be claimed as a victory for CIO. Olin Johnston was elected mainly by good, sodid South Carolinians who are members of no organized group. Neither does Ed. Smith’s defeat mean a victory for New Deal forces, for, though Smith harped continually about the “Deal” the people knew his harping was ineffectual. Ed. Smith cussed the New Deal and the negro to make political capital; if he had been convinced an opposite course would have been more popular he would have taken that. Ed can now take his sons and daughters and son-in-law back to Lynchburg and put them to plowing. God knows, they have been in un productive work long enough. Ben F. Dawkins Tuesday defeated Tom Fellers for Sheriff of Newberry county, the vote being Dawkins 3,305 and Fellers 2,797 Mr. Dawkins has baen Magistrate at Newberry for several years and Sheriff Fellers has held the office of Sheriff two terms, Eugene S. Spearman, incumbent, defeated his opponent S. W. Shealy by about 1,100 votes, the exact vote being Spearman 3,582; Shealy 2,474. Leroy Wilson was elected Coroner with a large majority over Sam Cook. The vote in this race was Wilson 4,544, and Cook 1,507. The Magisterial race in Whitmire between Watts and Holt resulted in the election of Watts. Metts and Counts will enter a second race for Magistrate at Little Mountain. Lonnie Graham and Ralph Higgins will enter a second primary to decide the magistracy at Newberry. Mr. Graham received 1,185 votes and Mr. Higgins 1,176. J. B. Coward stood third in this race with 850 votes and Shelton Alewine fourth with 284 votes. Congressman Hare carried .the county by a large majority, receiving 4,329 votes to a total of 1,800 for both of his opponents. Governor Johnston also carried the county receiving 3,110 votes to 2,434 for Smith; Merrimom received 34 votes in this race, Daniel 306 and Epps 118. English Parson Cast Covetous t£xe at Pretty Ankle. Awarded Purple Heart Caiptain E. E. Epting has been awarded the Purple heart in Eng land where he is now recuperating from leg wounds he received in France on June 25. His wife and son are making their home with Mrs. . .'pting’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ruff. Mrs. W. P. Lominick is spending this week in the home of her son, and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lominick in Greenwood. Returns To Headquarters Jim Kinard, who was recently pro moted to the rank of sergeant, re turned to Columbia Tuesday, where he is stationed in the Selective Ser- ice headquarters, after spending a week’s furlough with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard on College street. Sgt. and Mrs. Everette Lominaek of Camp Pickett, Virginia, spent his eleven day furlough with Mrs. B. P. Hawkins of the Hartford community and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ila Lominaek of Newberry, R. F. D. Mrs. Lominaek is the former Miss Ruth Hawkins. Wounded In Line Of Duty Mrs. R. C. Boylston received a letter from her son, Pfc. Reuben Boylston from India last Friday say- i ing that he had been discharged from the hoslpital and was doing (fine, after having been wounded in 1 his right arm and hand in the line of duty sometime in May. Home Demonstration Column By ETHEL L. COUNTS Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, who has a position at the Navy Yard in Charleston, spent the past week end with her mother, Mrs. B. P. Hawkins, and other relatives in the Hartford community. Promoted To Rank Of Captain W. W. Riser, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Riser of Kinards was re cently promoted to the rank of Cap tain somewhere in England, where he is stationed with the Air Corps. Captain Riser, a pilot, has been over seas about six months. Receiving Boot Training F. S. TTiomasson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomasson, who volun teered for the Navy on June 2, is now stationed at Camp Peary Va., where he will receive his boot train- nig. His address is: F. S. Thomas son A'C. Area B 9 Co. 897, Camp Peary, Va. Tilden Jones Killed In France Mrs. W. H. Jones, Wright street, received a cablegram from the War Department Tuesday morning say ing that her son, Pfo. Tilden Jones was killed in action in France on June 19. Private Jones was a mem ber of the Infantry with the 2nd di vision. Suiviving besides his mother are the following brothers and sisters: Fred Jones, Charlie Jones, New berry; Mrs. Eva Leopard, Mrs. Mau rice Vochen, Mrs. Earl Sanders, New berry and Mrs. Charence Padgett, Charlotte, N. C. At the Bible Sbhool held at Beth any last week 55 were enrolled and 38 were awarded certificates for at tendance and satisfactory work. In the teaching, Pastor J. B. Harmon was assisted by Mrs. Ernest Morris and Mrs. Eugene B. Hite. Mrs. J. N. Burgess was called to Latta last week on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. W. H. Staluey. Mrs. Duncan Johnston is spending this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Summer near the city. Mrs. George C. Bailey and son, George Benjamin of Cincinnati, Ohio is spending a month with Mrs. Bailey’s sister, Mrs. Josie McAlhaney on Boundary street. Miss Kat Connelly of Washington, D. C. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pope Connelly on Caldwell street. Miss Faye Davis and brother John Davis spent last week on their vacation a t Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Verona Dominick is spending this week in Spartanburg with her daughter, Mrs. James DeHart. ’ On Saturday the 4-H club mem bers will assemble at Newberry to hold their 4-H council meeting and have their yearly get together meet- iing. Many farmers and homemakers who have home poultry flocks should collect feathers regularly, and save them for pillows, or sell them. May be you have overlooked this wartime saving. Now waterfowl feathers and down are constantly wanted to make insulated jackets, trousers, and sleeping bags for the armed forces. The home poultry flock can also yield a good many chicken and tur key feathers that wouldn’t be so good for military uses. Clemson poultry and home man agement extension specialists sug- gestthat many people save these feathers and later on use them at home to make warm bedding. Once washed you car store the feathers until fall or until you are not so busy with garden work and other spring jobs. Save all kinds of small feathers up to two and a half inches long—-duck feathers, goose feathers, turkey feathers, and Chicken feathers —and even the feathers and down from wild ducks and other wild fowl. Some of the chicken a n turkey fea thers have big hard center quills, but don’t discard these feathers. Strip them by pulling the soft side parts away from the stiff quills These pieces come off in rolls, and will make good comforters, especial ly if you combine them with about the same quantity of small whole feathers. The stripped rolls art not (Continued on page eight) The following letter is from Sgt. Luther Aull, a former employee: Somewhere in England July 19, 1944 I have been trying to get a letter off to you for several weeks with out much success, and when your let ter of June 25th came the other day, it reminded me that I wasn’t making much progress. I haven’t had the time to spend on my correspondence that I would like, as they manage to keep us pretty busy. I have man- agedto keep all my letters answered, though, but only because for the past two months, at least as far as I am personally concerned, the mail has been only the merest trickle. The Sun has been making better time in getting over this way recent ly, and I have gotten all of the copies up until the issue of June 16th, which is about right—they ‘ are usually a month old, but just as welcome as if fresh off the press. When I re read the letter I had written you about London as it appeared some time ago, I began to wonder how much of the customs and language of this country I had picked up in the past two years. After going to great lengths to explain that the sub way was known as the Underground in this country, I notice that further down I too referred to it as the Un derground. I’ve tried not to pick up too much, but I suppose two yeans Ts bound to leave its impress in various ways. I have been back to London twice since then. One of the times, a friend of mine went with me and we took our bicycles. We loaded them on the train, spent the night with some friend's, and “did the town” on them the next day. It was, I thinlc, perhaps the most enjoyable day I have ever spent in London, in spite of a little difficulty we got into with a traffic cop. We were going into Trafalgar Square and failed to see his signal to stop. At least I did. My friend stopped, and when I went back to see what was the delay, I heard the bobby threating to “do” him. He stuck his finger under my nose and said, “Yes and X ought to do you too. When you see one of our chappies with his hand up like this it means stop.” But with our profoundest apologies and profusest protestations that we would be more careful in the future, he let us go with a lecture. That same day we went up on the roof of the dome of St. Paul’s cathedral to get a view of the City. This was my first trip up there, and I was properly im pressed. Most of my time off since then, however. I have been spending at Cambridge. The first time I was there, I took a tour about the city conducted by the wife of one of the professors a t one of the colleges. There is a wooden bridge across the river which has an interesting story (Continued on page eight) Anderson, July 25—Re/p. Butler B. Hare won renomination to the third district congressional seat in today's primary, incomplete returns showing him with a decided majority over his two opponents. Returns from 281 of the district’s 325 precincts gave Hare 22,338 votes against 11,306 for R. L. Gamble, state labor commissioner, and 4,890 for Leon Rice, Anderson attorney. Hare, who has represented the dis trict since 1939, was the only member of South Carolina’s house delegation of six to have primary opposition. DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Steve Griffith, Esq., is spending his vacation in Washington, D. C. PATIENTS IN NEWBERRY HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Moody Atchison are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a daughter, Beth Cathy Atchison born Sunday. July 23. Mr. Atchison is owner of the Oderless Cleaners here. Mr. a nd Mrs. Neil Goldsmith of Pomaria are the parents of a daugh ter, Linda Ray, bom Friday, July 21. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Longshore, Newberry announce the birth of a son, Friday, July 21. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hawkins, 819 Boundary street are the parents, of a son born Thursday, July 20. other paitents are: Mrs. Johnnie Bowers, Sr., route four Newberry; Mrs. Claude Horton, GoldviMe; Mrs. Rosalie Pridmore, Whitmire; Mrs. W. A. Moates, Silverstreet, route 1, Mrs. Walter Regnery and son, Gold- ville; Mrs. Raymond Steele, Whit mire; Mrs. Alice Thompson, Whit mire; little Virginia Peister, route 2, Newjlierry; Mrs. Eugene Wilbamks, Whitmire; Mrs. B. R. Miller, Route 3, Union; Miss Attice Holland, route 1, Newberry; Mrs. Luther Turner, route 1, Prosperity; Mrs. Cornelia Abrams, Whitmire. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Kibler will spend the weekend in Aiken with their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Holley. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid and Miss Josie Reid left Thursday morning for Saluda, N. C., to spend the rest of the summer. Mrs. William Turner spent Wed nesday in Ninty-Six with her mother, Mrs. Osborne. Mrs. Everett Evans and children returned home Wednesday from a visit to relatives in Carlisle. Miss Daisy Cannon returned home Monday from Williamston and Gaff ney where she underwent treatment at a hospital. The friends of Mrs. C. H. Cannon will be glad to learn that she has re turned from the Columbia hospital and is much improved after a minor operation. Mrs. H. T. Cannon and little son returned Friday from the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Vanessa Wiliams Holt ar rived Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Williams, after taking a course at the University of Virginia summer school. No PAPER NEXT WEEK JOLLY STREET ITEMS (By Clarence Metts) Sunday being the fifth Sunday services will be held at Bachman chapel Sunday evening at nine otlotk. The public is invited to at tend. Kinard-Householder A marriage of much interest to their many friends was that of Miss Florance Mae Kinard and Sgt. Rob ert Sewell Honseholder on July 15th at 8:15 P. M. in the St. Paul’s Luth eran parsonage. Rev. J. E. Roof, ipiastor of the bride officiated, using the ring ceremony. Mis. Householder is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Kinard of the Bachman Chapel community. Sgt. Householder is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Householder of St. Louis, Mo. and is now stationed at Fort Jackson. They will make their home in Columbia at the present. The wedding was atteded by a few close friends and relatives. We wish them much happiness. GRIFFITH, WATT HAVE BIG LEADS There will be no issue of this pa per next week. Printing a ‘paper with limited help we have not blen able to have an hour off for a long time. We do not even enjoy the Wednesday half-holiday which most of the firms in town take owing to its proximinity to press day. We are not apologizing, we are explainirtg. Then along about Indian summer when the crappies start running you are likely to miss this album sofne more . . . we liable to be skipping like a 1914 Ford if they are biting good. So, keep your dust pan up and we will be back to enlighten and in struct you again after next week, ! CIO and the vested interests willing. SUMMERS BUY OLD BLEASE HOME Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Summer have purchased the house on the corner of Caldwell and Boundary streets, where ■ Colie L. Blease made his home for several years, from Mrs. R. Y. Hunt er, and is doing some repair work on | it before moving in about the first of | AfugUst. The Hummers sold thgir home, 1129 Hunt street, to W. Frank Lominaek for his son and wife, Mr. ! and Mrs. W. Frank Lominaek who will move in when it is available. Lexington And Spartanburg Counties Not Yet Reported Columbia, July 25—Eleventh cir cuit Solicitor Jeff Griffith appeared renominated on the basis of unoffi cial complete returns from three of the circuit’s four counties, as did Sam Watt of Spartanburg, seventh circuit solicitor. Griffith had 4,883 votes to 1,177 for MleKendriok Barr bf Leesville in unofficial tabulations from Edge- field, McCormick and Saluda coun ties. Only Lexington county’s re sults in the circuit were unreported. Watt had 6,391 to 3,487 for Allan Lambright of Spartanburg in re turns from Cherokee and Union counties with Spartanburg county’s returns unreported. Mr. nad Mrs 1 . Buahenell Bowers, i Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilson and ] children returned to their home in ! Georgia Tuesday after visiting sev- , eral days in the home of Mr. and i Mrs. Bowers’ daughter and son-in- |law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruner on Johnstone street. KENDAL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harmon, Pastor BETHANY: Sunday 10:30 A. M., Church Worship with Sermon. 11:30 A. M.. Sunday Sch;-ol, Mr. E. B. Hite, Supt. 12:30 P. M., Luther League. SfUMMER MEMORIAL: Sunday 10:30 A. M.. Sunday School, Mr. M. E. Shealy, Supt. 11:30 A. M., Church Worship with Sermon. 7:00 F. M., Luther League. CIO Licked! Butler Hare roundly licked the CIO, or did he? It might not have been so much Mr. Hare’s prowess as a v-te getter as it was the good judgment of the voters of the old Third district. They saw in Mr. Hare the things they stood for—the orincipals of decent conservatism un der which they were reared. FRED GILBERT, JR. ipushing a icart of groceries down College street- ' Flowers near the sidewalk around the home of MR. AND MRS. HEN RY CANNON are beautiful. Mr. Cannon says he grew them and Mrs. Cannon giving him all the credit.— UNCLE JOE WILSON saying that he has not checked up even one pen ny short in the six years he has been at the P. O. stamp window— MISS TOMMIE JOHNSON paitent- ly waiting in line at the bank—SGT. GEORGE OWENS now on a fur lough after two years overseas say ing that it sure was good to be back in the states and Newberry again— MISS MAZIE DOMINICK strolling down College street—MRS. HELEN GHAPPEL WADDELL rounding up a pressure cooker to do bit of can ing—MRS. J. B. COWARD taking care of several children of her neigh bor’s Tuesday afternoon during the returns of the election results— J. DAVE CALDWELL & WALTON HALFACRE sitting on the sidewalk in front of their place of business on Boyce street Tuesday afternoon not seeming to be mindful of the elect- jrnj resul|.s—Birthday anniversaries through August 11. D. L. Weda- man, Welch Wilbur and Mrs. Alan Johnston, July 20; Rachel Mower, 4ug. 1; B. B. Leitzsey, Mrs. M. W. Clary, Aug. 2; Mrs. W. C. Schenck, Aug. 3; Cpl. James S. Price, Aug. 4; Mrs. C. T. Summer, Aug. 5; B. O. Long, Mrs. Wyche Dicker! and Mrs. Hugh Senn, Aug. 6; Mrs. James S. Price (Ruth Clary) and Mrs. 0. D. Glenn. (Ruby Clary) Aug 9.