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*********** ********* KEEP FAITH \mfhus—\ \by buying, “...WAR B0HQS VOLUME 7—NUMBER 21 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1944. WEEKLY—$1 PER YEAR WITH THE BOYS IH SERVICE Home On F,urlouKh Pfc. William J. (Billy) Chapman, stationed at Camp Maekall, N. C-. is spending a ten day furlough with his iparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Chapman on Main street. Pvt. Aaron Dies In France Mrs. Violet Bedenbaugh Aaron of Prosperity has been notified by the War Department that her husband. Pvt. Carl Aaron, who was reported wounded in France June 6, died two days later. He is survived by his wife and a I4-months-old son. Killed In May Mr. and Mrs. Luther Folk of the Mt. Bethel Garmany community were notified by the War Depart ment last Friday that their son, Sgt. Thomas Folk, 22 years of age, was killed in action over Germany on May 11. He was previously reported missing on this date. Sergeant Folk, middle gunner on a B-17 Bomber has been in the Air Corps ever a year and in England since last spring. Mr. and Mrs. Folk have another son, Sgt. James Folk, in Italy, a member of the Quartermaster Corps, who has been overseas two years. Besides his parents, Sergeant Folk is survived by four sisters, Marion, Betty, Peggy and Martha Jane Folk all of Newberry county. w Home For Week Pvt. Gordon (Red) Clarkson is spending a week with his wife, the former Ennis Mims and daughter, Betty, at their home on Mayer ave nue enroute to Siefridge Field from Chanute Field, 111. PATIENTS IN NEWBERRY HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wessinger of Chapin announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday, September 5. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Malone of Whitmire are the parents of a daughter, born Monday, September 4. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nichols, 916 Glenn street, announce the arrival of a daughter Sunday, September 3. Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Fulmer of Prosperity are the parents of a daughter bom Sunday, September 3. Mr and Mrs. C. R. Amick of Cha pin announce the arrival of a daugh ter on Saturday, September 2. Capt. and Mrs. Leland Welling, Fair street, are receiving congradu- lations upon the arrival of a son, Charles Hardin, born Saturday, Sep tember 2. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clary of New berry announce the arrival of a son on Wednesday, August 30. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Senn R. F. D., Newberry, a daughter, Wednesday, August 30. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Guest of Charleston, a son, Friday, September 1. Other patients-; Mrs. Martha No bles, 321 Clair street; Young Prince, Whitmire; George Koon, Columbia; Mrs. Annie Franklin, rt. 1, New berry; Mrs. Duffie Schumpert, rt. 4, Newberry; Harold Cromer, rt. 1, Newberry; W.R. Eddy, 1903 Vin cent street; Mrs. Fannie FMlmer, Strother; Mrs. William A. Eargle, rt. 2, Newberry; Miss Annie Bynum, 2103 Johnstone street; R. A. Mur- phey, Newiberry route; Miss Laura Kunkle, rt. 2, Prosperity; and dan der Felker, Pomaria. Julian Counts Promoted Julian L. Counts, 24, husband of )rs. Branier Counts, 1308 3rd St., ewberry, has been promoted to the rade of technical sergeant, it was inounced by 16th Army Air Force eadquarters. A fanner, the t sergeant is now irving as an aerial engineer and inner with a liberator bombard- ent group of the 15th Army Air orce which has been bombing Ger- an held targets in Europe. Sgt. Counts was inducted into the ■my January 30, 1943. Wants Friends To Write Capt. Harry Buzhardt, who is sta- oned in the Pacific theatre of war rites his mother, Mrs. Epsie Buz- trdt that he would be glad to hear om his friends in Newberry. His Idress is, Capt. Harry O. Buzhardt, and S Bn. Third Phib. Corps, care PO, San Francisco, Cal. Spends Few Days At Home Capt. Leland Welling spent a few lys this week with his wife and dldren, Leland, III and Charles ardin, enroute from Camp Stewart Camp Ritchie, Md. where he will tend an intelligence School for five Assigned To Parachute Infantry dr. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson ently received a letter from their i, Lieut. W. Roy Anderson, Jr., ring he had arrived safely in Liv- »ol, England, on August tenth and > been assigned to the famous re Hundred Seventh Parachute antry. This is the outfit which k part in the invasion of France D-Day, June sixth. Awarded Sharpshooter’s Medal Aviation Cadet, Chprles E. Cousins Newberry route three, was recent- awarded a Sharpshooters Medal proficiency in firing Forty-five ibre Automatic Pistol, at Max- (I Field, Alabama, an installation the AAF Trainipg Command, ere he is completing nine weeks of ansive military, physical and aca- nic training. Earns His Wings And Boots Jeut. Robert H. Parks, son of Mr. I Mrs. R. G. Parks, has won the ht to wear Wings and Boots of United States Army Paratroops, er completing four weeks of jump ining at Fort Benning, Ga,. dur- which time he made five jumps, last a tactical jump at night in- ving a combat problem on landing addition to jumping, Lieut. Parks s given special training in com- nications, demolition, riggets and •achute maintenance, vital skills airborne troops. Floyd Wears Wings of Cold > aul Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Floyd, graduated oh August mty-third at Corpus Chr^sti, Tex. m the Naval training center and j commissioned an Ensign in the S. Naval Reserve. He has earned right to wear “Wings of Gold”, insign Floyd is a graduate of the wherry High School. He also ended, the Citadel in Charleston. !ach Naval Aviator is an expert er, navigator, aerologist, gunner I radio operator. Naval aviators carrier-based or land-based planes combat zones, or at Naval air tiom at home and abroad. RETURNS FROM PEABODY George D. Brown, member of the State Department of Education, re turned to his home last weekend from Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., where he received a six weeks course in “In Service Training of Teachers”, and “Post War Schools Problems.” Mr. Brown was one of several re presentatives from South Carolina to attend this six week’s course. little News items of PERSONAL INTEREST Mr. and Mrs. Olin Lominick and daughter, Linda Jane spent Sunday in Laurens with Mrs. Lominick’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr^ and Mrs. Haskell Brown and family> Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reagin re cently returned from a two week’s visit in Estill with Mrs. Reagin’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Voight Epting and family. Olander Felker of the St. Philips section entered the county hospital last Wednesday where he will under go treatments. Miss Frances Jones will leave Mon day for Columbia college where she is a member of the faculty and head of the Junior Music department. Misses Coleen Neel and Sara Stutts will leave Monday for Winthrop col lege where they will enter the fresh man class. Mrs. W. W. Daniel, the former Row- ena A 'll, of Columbia, is seriously ill in the Providence hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith of Orange burg were weekend visitors ini the home of Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruff in the Mount Bethel section of the county Mrs. C. J. Purcell returned to her home on Main street Sunday after spending five weeks in Elkin, N. C. with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley. Mrs. Richard Vance of Columbia is visiting in the home of .her mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell. Mrs. J. D. Kinard of Hillcrest Flor ists attended the Florist School held in Columbia last Wednesday and Thursday. Spends Weekend Here Staff Sgt. Gene Heirs, stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. spent the past weekend with his wife, the former Gladys McAlpine and daughter, Re becca, at their home on Main street. Receives Purple Heart First Sgt. Cole L. Miller was awarded the Purple Heart by Major Gen. Norman T. Kirk, army surgeon general at the Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pa., in a special retreat ceremony on the plaza fronting the administration building last week. The Purple Heart was awarded Sgt Miller for wounds re ceived in action at Anzio Beach, Italy, on February 2nd, 1944. Sergeant Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Miller, 746 Pope St. Receives Commission As Lieutenant Enoch B. Brooks of Ninety-Six— who entered the army two and a half years ago as a private has received a direct commission as a second lieu tenant at the Ninth Air Force Bomb er Base where Colonel Joe W. Kelly’s Crusader Croup is stationed in the European Theatre. Lientenant Brooks, son of the Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Brooks of Ninety- Six, entered the army May 7, 1942, at Atlanta, Georgia, where he was employed by the Graybar Electric Company. He attended the arma ment school at Lowery Field, Colora do, and then the gunnery school of the Army Air Corps at Tendall Field, Fla., graduating as a staff sergeant. When the Crusader group was acti vated at MacDill Field, Fla., in Dec ember, 1942, Sergeant Brooks was a member of the original cadre. A few months later, he became first ser geant of one of the squadrons, a po sition he held during the time the squadron came overseas more than fourteen months ago. Last July, Brooks become master sergeant, and was named head of the armament section of his squadron, being responsible for the mainten ance of all turrets, guns, bomb-racks, bomb-sights on nearly twenty Marau der B-26 bombers in the squadron. On being commissioned, he was named Assistant Armament Officer for the squadron. He is the first en listed man at this Ninth Air Force Bomber Base to receive a direct com mission. Lieutenant Brooks attended New berry High school when his father was the minister at O’Neal Street Methodist church. He was active in R.O.T.C. at Wofford College, Spar tanburg, which he attended for three years before joining the army. Mrs. Henry Raker of Greenwood spent several days last week in the home of her parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker, on Main street. Mrs. J. W. Mims is spending this week in Laurens with her daughter, Mrs. Billy Beard. Mrs. E. M. Lane is visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jim Ruff in Rock Hill. 16 MEN REPORT TO FORT JACKSON The following white registrants from Local Board 69 will be for warded to Fort Jackson for prein duction examination on Friday, Sep tember 22nd. Duncan demon Crolley John David Leightzsey, Jr. Joe Bates Ruff Bennie Lee Sease Jacob Wyman Cook Charles Heyward Stoudemire The following white registrants will be forwarded for Induction on September 22, 1944. Joseph Walter Cousins John William Dickert, Jr. Thomas Otto Suber Virgil Boykin Graham Vernon Eddie Graham William Roy Cromer John Cecil Berley, Jr. Leland Junior Kinard Henry Edward Gentry James Patrick Livingston, Jr. COTTON REPORT MADE BY BANK Inter-Nat***, National, State Action Needed To Solve Post-War Problem R. N. CLUB MEETS The R. N. Club of Newberry Coun ty held its monthly meeting Monday, September 4th at 8 p. m. at the Nurses’ Home on Hunt street. Ten members were present. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Dell Wilson. The scripture was read by Mrs. Wil son. No minutes were read due to the absence of the secretary, Mrs. Bill Abrams. Articles on poliomyelitis were read and discussed by Mrs. Dell Wilson, Miss Corine Hendrix and Miss Lil- yan Jones. The buying of dishes for the Nurses’ Home was discussed and decided upon. Delicious refreshments of orange ade, sandwiches and cookies were servecKby the hostesses, Mrs. Dell Wilson^and Mrs. Floyd Dennis. Publicity Chairman Atlanta, Sept. 1—Internation, na tional and state action is needed to solve postwar problems of cotton growing states, the Federal Reserve bank of Atlanta., said today. Since 1941, a number of countries have shifted purchases from Amer ican to Brazilian cotton which has ranged from 6 to 11 cents per pound under staple raised in this country, the bank’s monthly report said. “With the present large world carry-over, it appears inevitable that at the end of the war the guaranteed domestic price of cotton will be much higher than the world prica.’’ The report, prepared by Arthur C. Bunce, economist for the board of governors of the Washington Federal Reserve bank ,said past attempts to solve the cotton prob lem have merely acted as a “buffer” to prevent an almost complete col lapse of the Southern cotton eco- onmy. “Loans above the world price have Ibeen made and cotton acre age has been restricted with the result that the world price has been raised slightly, exports have been curtailed and production abroad has been stimulated. Many LOOKING DOWN MEMORY LANE 20 YEARS AGO Miss Vivian Ellis of Saluda and Miss Mildred Jones of Newberry returned to their home after a visit to Misses Annie Laurie and Helen Mayes.—Index Journal. Mrs. W. W. Daniels and Mr. N. E. Aull were in Newberry Friday e»- route from Dyson to Wilmington, N. C. little Miss Huldah Summer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Summer, underwent an operation Friday for the removals of tonsils and she is getting along splendidly. The operation was performed by Dr. R. L. Mayes. Miss Grace Wilbur left on Satur day for Easley where she will teaoh again this year. Mrs. R. C. Maybin and Miss Te- ressa Maybin spent the week-end with relatives at Ware Shoals. Miss Sarah Caldwell returned Sun day from a trip to Hendersonville and other points in North Carolina. Miss earl Hamm is spending her vacation with her sister. Miss Ruth claim that the basic problem of^ ad-1 Hamm, in Asheville, N C. MOVES TO MAIN STREET Miss Ruby Kinard returned to her home m Newberry last weekend af ter spending two weeks’ vacation in Sumter, Columbia and Batesburg with relatives and friends. Mrs. V. P. Cook returned to her home in Newberry last week after visiting a week in the home of her daughter and . son-in-law, Mr and Mrs. Kenneth DeViese and family in Birmingham, Alabama. Jack Taylor of Asheville, N. C. is visiting his cousin, Miss Dorothy Abrams, and Mrs. Floyd Bradley. m i i I wtt;> “ The condition of James Boylston,.| <m c hurch. son of Mrs. Bertha D. Boylston, who entered the Charlotte Memorial Hos pital, Charlotte, N. C., last week, is reported to be more favorable. Miss Margaret Harmon spent a few days last week in Charlotte, N. C. with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hannon. Misses Carolyn Harmon, Evelyn Stone, Jane Goodman and Edna Thompson left last Saturday for Clinton where they will teach school this term. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McLane, Sr. of Atlanta, Ga. and Miss Ali'ce McLane a Cadet Nurse at Tourney hospital, Sumter, will spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lathan. / Lieut, and Mrs. James C. McLane, Jr., of Dale Mabry Field. Tallahassee Florida, are spending this week with Lieut. McLane’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lathan. Jim Feagle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Feagle is confined to his home on Harper street with a case of mumps. Mrs. Ralph Epting left last week for Amarillo, Texas to be with her husband, Ralph Epting while he is stationed there. Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer and Mrs. R. M. Lominack spent Tuesday in Greenville on business. Mrs. L. G. Eskridge will leave Monday' for Savannah, Ga., where she will spend two weeks with her husband, Mr. Eskridge at 701 E. 67th Street. Mrs. James N. Burgess who was called to Mullins last Tthursday on account of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Stalvey, returned to her home here Wednesday evening. Little Rebecca Heirs, daughter of Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Gene Heirs, is spending ten days in Spartanburg with her great-aunt, Mrs. J. L. Gent ry. Mrs. Ellisor Adams returned to her home on Harper street last week after spending several weeks with her husband, Ellisor Adams in De- Catur, Ala. Mrs. Gene Heirs left Thursday for Fayettesville, N. C., to spend a while with her husband, Staff Sgt. Gene Heirs, who is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. Dr^jnd Mrs. R. E. Livingston and two children have moved to the Fid- mer home, 2330 Main street which they bougbtt some time ago from Dr. Fulmer 1 of Fountain Inn. They movedc./rom Mrs. Eugenia Wise’s hortfrey.on Johnstone street where they.*have made their home since coming to Newberry several months ago-'. DIES WHILE ON VISIT Mrs. Lillie Crom^jr Hentz, 68, died early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter in Charleston. She was on a visit at the time of her death. She was born and rearetL in the Mount Pleasant section of Newberry county but had lived in the Beth Eden and Long Lane sections of the county for the past 28 years. She was a member of Beth Eden Luther- justment „ has consequently been made more serioua. "In the v future, therefore, the solving of an international prob lem by international co-operation might well 'be tried. Such co-oper ation would entail an attempt to affect the world price and produc tion thHough an international wit- ton agreement; the foundations of such an agreement should be laid now, “Associated with this internation al action should be national and state action designed to assist the high cost cotton areas in adjusting their agriculture to achieve conser vation, to reduce permanently the acreage of cotton and to raise the income of the farm family.” The economist suggested moves—shifting some of the pop ulation to other resources or mov ing resources, in the form of cap ital to labor, “Probably both of these adjust ments are needed. In either case however, a widespread educational program must be developed; the people that move out of agriculture Ray Dawkins of Prosperity has ac cepted a position with the Globe, and will be glad to have his friends call on him at this popular store. Messrs. Caldwell Sims and Emory 'Bowman accompanied Mr. Charley Sorts to Columbia Wednesday, the latter going on to Florence where he will be principal and coach in Olanto high school. Mr. Sorts is from Youngstown, Ohio, and had been on a visit to friends in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson and little son, Harry, ratumed Friday night from a (rip to Atlanta. Mrs. Vanessa Holt left on Satur- twoKigy fdr Hampton. Va., where she will' hold the position of supervisor of schools this year. BIG STATE SURPLUS Columbia, Sept. 5.—Senator Edgar A. Brown, senate finance chairman, : - said today the state would be free must be trained to now jobs just j ^ v.«. x.i as the farmers that remain must be trained to a new agriculture. GATHER AT OLD HOME She is survived by her husband, W. S. Hentz, and the following children, Mrs. W. T. Vanderford, Miss Caro lyn Hentz, Newberry; Mrs. George E. Cromer, Pomaria; Miss Evelyn _ Hentz, Summerville; Mrs. M. B. Hoi- j loway, Navy Yard; Gpl. Herndon" Hentz, U. S. Army in France; Henry Hentz, Lexington; S-Sgt. James Hentz, Camp Rucker, Ala.; also two brothers, John H. Cromer and W. R. Cromer, both of Pomaria, and nine grandchildren. A son, Olin Hentz was killed in action only a few weeks ago. Funeral services were held Tues day from the McSwain Funeral •home with the Rev. C. J. Price in charge, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Harman and the Rev. W. D. Halti- wanger. Interment followed in Rose- mont cemetery. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Epting of Mc Cormick and Mrs. L. C. Jumper and Andy of Black Mountain visited Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Werts here this week enroute to the old family home near Pomaria where Mr. and Mrs. Carl Epting live. They were joined there by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Epting of Columbia and all spent a pleanant day. All the Epting family connect ion were present except Dr. Jumper and the eldest nephew, the latter now serving in France. MANY BIG BOMBERS FORMER RESIDENT DIES The following dispatch wil be of interest to many people here. Mr. Fuller lived here for a number of years and was identified with many phases of community life: Greenwood, Sept 3—Hugh H. Ful ler, 57, assistant manager in charge of the Greenwood office of the Metro politan Life Insurance company, and prominent resident of Greenwood, died suddenly at his home, 128 Elm court, Saturday night. He was a son of the late William Benton Fuller and Mrs. Emma Fin ley Fuller, lifelong residents of Lau rens county. Mr. Fuller had been with the Metropolitan Insurance company since March, 1929. He came to Greenwood from Newberry in 1933 to take charge of the office here. Surviving are bis widow, who was Miss Blanche Pinson of Cross Hill; two daughters, Ensign Elizabeth Fuller and Cpl. Rebecca Fuller, both of Miami, Fla.; and one son, Avn. Cadet Hugh H. Fuller, Jr., Hamilton, N. Y.; four sisteK, Mrs. Lillie H. Austin, Mrs. Conway Dial, Mrs. Blanche Rasor, Cross Hill; Mrs. Mattie Young, Clinton. Washington, Sept. 5 —The War Production Board disclosed today that the aircraft industry since June has been turning out 1,500 four-mot ored bombers a month—with in creased emphasis on B-29 Super fortress and B-32 Dcminator. Letting down the bars on heavy bomber figures for the first time, the board said that a 1,000-a-month mark was reached last fall—nine months ahead of schedule—and that the production rate has climbed steadily since. ACCEPTS WINTHROP POSITION of debt and would have more than ten million dollars in surplus funds to “cushion” a return of state reve nue to normalcy—which he said would be in 1945-46. Brown told the" Columbia Lion’s club that he expected another five million would be added to the treas ury surplus at the end of the cur rent fiscal year. He added that the legislature had attempted to keep expenditures on a “normal basis” desp.4£*4he sharp increase in state revenue during the war years. Miss Anne D. Jones left Wednes day for Winthrop college where she has accepted a position, after spend ing a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jones on Main St. Miss Jones formerly held a position at Cornell University, N. Y., which she resigned to accept work at Winthrop. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson, Jr., spent several days last week in,-:the home of Mr. and Mrs. Collier 'Neel near the city, enroute to their, horns in galm Beach, Fla., from Atlanta, Ga., where Mr. Anderson received his medical discharge from the Army. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan, Jr., of DeCatur, Ala., Lieut, and Mrs. W. J. Duncan, III of Fort Jackson, Mrs. Kathleen Lee and Mrs. Joe Fox of Columbia, were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Ellisor Adams. > MRS. ANDERSON ILL Mrs. Paul E. Anderson, Sr., is a patient in the Columbia hospital which she entered Wednesday for observation. R. G. Wallace spent Monday with his son, Lieut. Cam Wallace who is a patient at Moore General hospital at Swananoa, near Asheville. R. P. FAIR back in the city after several week’s vacation at Flat Rock. BETTY LEAVELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Leavell looking cute wearing a red hair ribbon in her black hair. Newberry Drug Store getting a new interior coat of .paint. MRS. CLARA WRIGHT walking up street in the hot sun holding a pack age of steel wool over head head to ward off the sun’s,4-ays. MRS. L. G. ESKRIDGE on her way home with a quart of vinegar for making pear pickles. FOSTER SPOTTS always looking neat even when working. BILLY DfcILWAIN, naval student, parked on railing in front of court house waiting for a “lift” to the college. Everybody complaining about the hot weather this week. JOHNSON HAGOOD CLARY on Jiis regular first of the month rounds and stopping in for a chat. AIKEN FEAGLE saying if you expect to get anything done these Says you have to depend on the women to do it. Sailors carrying extra pairs of shoes in their hands headed.for the shoe shops. P. C. FLOYD rushing into his office wiping persperation from his brow. JAKE WISE pinch- hitting for a bell boy to accomodate a woman guest taking the elevator and taking JAKE for a bell boy in quired why he was not on the job at the elevator and Jake replying that he was shining shoes and did not see her. She also wanted to know why he wasn’t in'the army re minding him that she had a son “making a supreme sacrifice” as a naval student at the college. Jake ""rlrinxl Nl appearance in civilian y telling her his draft board considered him a little off in the head. The lady, none the wiser tipped him a quarter which Jake turned over to a bell boy.. Birthday Anniversaries through Friday, September 15, T. Roy Summer and Mrs. Gladys Chappell Kurtz, Sept. 10; J. D. Kinard, Sept. 11; Keister Willingham, Mrs. M. S. Fellers, Sept. 12; Grady Boozer and Mrs. D. A. Livingston, Sept. 14.