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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1644
.HE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
SINGS HERE THURSDAY
^WILD LIFE
SOUTH CAROLINA
WITH PROP FRANKLIN 5HERMAN
MMD-CL»MSOM COtXtCt-MrT OP ZOOLOCV
Pfc. Joe Whelan of Baltimore,
Md., singer of popular music,
who was formerly with Paul
Whiteman’s band, and who will
appear here Thursday in the
Army-Textile Rally, 8 o’clock.
NASSAU FISH MEAL for feeding
Hogs and Poultry. Best Prices.
R. DERRILL SMITH, Wholesale
Grocer, Newberry. 4t
ft© CHECK
Liquid for Malarial Symptom*
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT
The undersigned, executor of the
Last Will and Testament of J. Kess
Derrick, deceased, will make final
settlement of said estate n the Pro
bate Court for Newberry County, S.
C., on Monday, October 6th, 1943, at
10:00 otelock in the forenoon, and
will immediately thereafter ask for
my discharge as executor of said
estate.
All persons having claims against
the estate of J. Kess Derrick, de
ceased, are hereby notified to file
the same, duly verified, with the un
dersigned, or with my attorneys,
Blease & Griffith, Newberry, S. C.,
and those indebted to said estate will
please make payment likewise.
L. C. DERRICK,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of J. Kess Derrick,
deceased.
Little Mountain, S. C.,
September 1st, 1944.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BUS CON
TRACT LETTING
The Newberry County Board of
Education hereby asks for bids to be
filed with the Board to transport
pupils in the following districts to
wit:
1. To transport children in Silver-
street Consolidated District over
route now operated by J. C. Butler.
2. To transport children in Sil-
verstreet Consolidated District over
route now operated by R. S. Sand
ers.
3. To transport children in Mid
way School District to Little Moun
tain School over route now operated
by Hunter Caldwell.
4. To transport children in St.
Johns School District to Pomaria
over route now operated by J. Cecil
Berley.
5. To transport children in Ruth'
erfolrd School District to Pomaria
over route now operated by Marvin
Graham.
Successful bidders shall furnish
safe comfortable transportation. 'AH
bidders shall be required to place
each bid in a separate envelope on
the outside of which shall be plainly
marked the School district and the
route for the bid inclosed.
The contracts will be awarded for
a term of theree years unless sooner
cancelled for cause, and for the re
spective school terms to the lowest
responsible bidder. The bidders shall
furnish the buses and the drivers of
same and shall comply with all laws
and regulations relative to the fur
nishing, driving and equiping of
same.
Bids will be received through Fri
day, Sept. 15. 1944 and will be open
ed Saturday, Sept. 16, 1944 and
awards made as soon thereafter as
possible.
The Board hereby reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Newberry County Board of
Edulciation. 1-8-15
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Petitions having been filed w.ith
the County Board of Education as
required by a recent act of the Leg
islature, asking for an election in the
Silverstreet Consolidated School Dis
trict for the purpose of voting a
special levy for general school pur
poses, said election is hereby grant
ed and called in the above named
school district, on Saturday, Septem
ber 16, 1944, between the hours of
8:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. Trustees
of the said district shall act as man
agers of the election. Only persons
returning real or personal property
for taxation shall be eligible to vote
and shall present a registration cer
tificate and tax receipt for the pro
ceeding year as required in general
elections.
For the convenience of the voters
four boxes will be set up as follows:
A—Ernest Derrick home for
Utopia.
B—Trinity church.
C—New High School Building
at Silverstreet.
D—Dominick’s store.
NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Sept. 8-15.
KATYDID
Katydids are what we call “musi
cal” insects, by which we mean that
they deliberately and purposely pro
duce controlled sounds which are
evidently made for a purpose, not
mere accidental sounds not ones
which are incidental to flying. Sounds
thus produced by animals we may j
properly consider to be their “songs” j
or calls whether it be the prolonged I
howling of the wolf the yeowling of
wildcat, the shrill croaking of tree- 1
toad, or the chirping of cricket—or
of Katydid.
For Katydid is quite close kin to
the Crickets, they have many similar
ities in life-habits, make their “mu- |
sic” in similar manner, and have
many similarities of structure.
They are in the same great group
with the grasshoppers, and they are 1
jumpers, having the upper portion'
(femur) of the hind leg enlarged for 1
this purpose.
The Katydids have the antennae,
(“feelers”) longer than the body
(whereas our usual grasshoppers
have them shorter than the body) in
which they agree with the crickets,
but the ovipositor (egg-placing or
gan) of the female of Katydid is flat
and blade-like often curved sword
like, while with the crickets it is
nearly straight and spear-like.
The singing or chirping is done by
rasping the front wings together, the
veins ot the wings "oeing so formed
and arranged that when chafed to
gether it sets up a vibration which is
amplified by the wings themselves
like a sounding board. Only the
males “sing” only the males have the
base of front legs so modified, and,
naturally it is only the females which
have ovipositor. By these characters
you can with a bit of careful prac
tice learn to tell male from female
of Katydid at a glance.
The production of controlled sounds
(“singing” or “calling”) is closely
associated with the ability to hear.
Many insects do not sing so far as
we know and seem to have no special
organs of hearing, but Katydid which
is noted for its song, has very evi
dent organs of hearing. These “ears’
are located on the “forearm” of the
front legs close to the “elbow,” small
openings or slits into the leg the op
ening closed by a membrane, like the
“head” of a drum. By means of this
the “song' or chirp of male Katydids
is heard by other Katydids perhaps
more especial by the females.
Space does not allow further elab
oration.
MANNER OF DISCHARGING GI JOES
Washington, Sept. 14—Men with
overseas services and fathers will
have first claim to release from the
army after the defeat of Germany,
according to information received by
Congressman Butler B. Hare from
the War Department relative to its
plans for partial demobilization be-
l fore the end of the war with Japan.
1 Because of the continuing war in the
j Pacific, release of troops from ser-
i vice will be slow and small in num
ber at first, the department empha
sized.
Men will be selected for release on
an individual basis rather than by
units. A system of scoring with
points for length of service, over
seas service, combat awards and
parenthood will be employed.
How Men Will Be Affected
Here is how the plan will affect
men in the various theaters of op
eration:
European theater—Soldiers either
will be transferred to the Pacific,
kept in Europe as occupation troops
or declared surplus under the priori
ty credit system and sent back to
this cuntry “as quickly as possible.”
Pacific theater—Commanders in
the Pacific area will be told the num
ber and types of men who can be
replaced. These men will be selected
under the priority credit system and
letumed to this country “as rapidly
as replacements of the same type be-.
| come available and as military situa-l
tion permits,” /
Continental United States—Troops
in this country will be the main res
ervoir of replacements for the over
seas theaters, “for in general, their
priority scores will be lower than
the scores of men who have served
overseas and have seen combat duty.”
Might Take “Many Months”
The department warns that it
might take “many months’ to return
all the surplus men from Europe.
Most of. the ships and planes used
to supply the European theater will
be used to supply the Pacific thea
ter, it was explained. The majority
of the ships proceeding to Europe
will continue on to the Pacific with
troops and supplies. Very few will
turn around and come back to the
United States, and the army, there
fore, will not he able to return all
surplus men to this country imme
diately.
Return to this country will not
mean an automatic release to civilian
life it was added. The same formula
for determining which men were sur
plus overseas will be used in deciding
which are nonessential to the mili
tary needs of the army and entitled
to a release.
In outlining its plan for partial
demobilization, the War Department
warned that the demands of military
necessity come first and that “re
gardless of a man’s priority stand
ing certain types of personnel can
never become surplus as long as the
war with Japan continues.”
Soldiers Decided Plan-
An especially interesting feature
of the report is the statement that
the War Department went to the
soldiers themselves- to decide on the
standards for demobilization, and
that opinions of thousands of sol
diers interviewed here and overseas
are the accepted principles of the
plan.
“As finally worked out,” the an
nouncement said, “the plan as ac
cepted by the War Department as
best meeting the tests of justice and
impartiality will allow men who have
been overseas and men with depend
ent children to have priority of sep
aration Ninety per cent of the sol
diers interviewed said that is the way
it should be.”
Points For Fathers
Fathers will be given points for
each dependent child up to a limit of
three children. The value of the
point credits, the dependent said,
will be announced after the cessa
tion of hostilities. How much weight
is given to each factor will determine
each soldier’s “score”.
As an example of how the partial
demobilization system will work, the
department cited . ur divisions in
Europe, one of which might become
surplus. The top fourth of the men
—based on their “scores” and mili
tary necessity—would be put in the
surplus division, while those in that
Contnued on page Four
IS
only one excuse for telling
Helen Conner’s story
/
*‘‘|k 4"Y FATHER was born in Russia but he came
IVJL to America years ago. With my brothers Al
and Mike, I was brought up as a good American.
“When I was in my teens I met a handsome
young Navy man at a Shriners' convention in San
Francisco. His name was Bryan Conner. It was love
•t first sight—and you know the reputation of the
Navy for action. Bryan proposed that night. He
didn’t know when we could marry because he had
to get right back to his destroyer. But we weren’t
going to wait.
“I rented a motor boat, went out to the destroyer
and talked to the captain. In five minutes Bryan was
•a hi* way back to shore and we were married.
“A* time passed we had a fine baby boy. We
named him William. By the time Bill was growing
Into young manhood my husband was assigned to
recruiting service in Atlanta. He and Bill had great
times hunting and fishing together. We were a
happy family. My two brothers visited us often and
wa’d have the jolliest parties and picnics.
"Then the war started in Europe. Our son came
to us one night and explained how he felt about it.
He wanted to be prepared so he enlisted.
“Like any mother I hated him to leave home—
but I couldn't stand in his way. Bill joined up.
“Pearl Harbor was more than my husband could
take. He had lots of friends on the Ar.zona, the
Utah, and other ships. He was 48 years old but he
asked for active duty and he got it—on a PT boat
in the South Pacific.
“My brothers got in too—Al in the Army, Mike
in the Sea bees. There they were—all four of them
in it, my husband and brother Mike in the Pacific;
my son and brother Al in Africa.
“I had to do something. So I went to welding
school. After I finished school I taught welding.
My thoughts were always with my husband, my
son, and my brothers. I was working for them. I
was living for their return. On June 30th of last
year I opened this telegram:
.The Secretary of War desires that I tender his
deepest sympathy to you ia the loss of your son.
Report received states that he was killed in ac
tion oa Jane 28th in the North African Theatre
of War.
“Four days latpr, on the 4th of July, I got an
other message:. " ' “—"■
Deeply regret to inform you that your brother,
Michael Zadorkin, was killed in action in per
formance of his duty and in the service of Ms
country in the South Pacific on July 2, 1943.
“On July 8th I read:
The Secretary of War desires that I tender Ms
deepest sympathy to you in the loss of your
brother, Allan Zadorkin. Report received states
be was killed in action on July 6th, 1943.
“Some time later 1 saw my husband. He was as
shocked as I was about the death of our only son
and my two brothers. But he was al! the more de
termined to fight on.
“I remember seeing him off. It was at a subma
rine base in Florida. At two in the morning. There
was a light mist over the harbor. I kissed my hus
band and he went aboard his PT boat. I watched
him as long as I could see him waving good-bye.
“It wasn’t many weeks later that I opened a final
message:
Deeply regret to inform you your husband,
William Jennings Bryan Conner was killed in
action in performance of his duty and in the
service of Ms country.
“I am not asking for pity. Not even sympathy.
My men died the way they would have liked to die
—lighting. We must carry on their fight.
“I won’t be meeting my boy or my husband or
my brothers again, but I want to see to it that other
women get their men back.
“The last thing my husband wrote me was:
‘Keep up the good work at the bomber plant.’
That’s what I am doing . . . welding and riveting.
And I’m going to keep on doing it as long as I can
stand on my two feet. I am going to stay at my job.
I am going to buy War Bonds. I’m not licked and
I never will be. I’m going to live to see that day—
that great day—when our enemies are made to pay
in full for the lives they have taken away from all
of us.”
That is Helm Conner’s story. Her tragedy is
made public here only because it makes this fact
ciystal-clear: a war can be won only by sacrifice.
Buying War Bonds may call for sacrifice on our
part. But when our sacrifice is compared to that o.
Helen Conner or her men, doesn’t it make you feel
that putting every last cent into War Bonds is really
little enough to do? See if you can’t buy another
Bond—today. " —
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