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VOLUME 8; NUMBER 27
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1944
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CRIMIHAL COURT TRIES
MANY ASSAULT CASES
SiSGT. JAMES HENTZ, stationed
at Camp Rucker, Ala., is spending a
14 day furlough with his father, W.
S. Hentz and other relatives in the
county.
FIRST LIEUT. HUGH K. BOYD
cables his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. K.
Boyd from France saying “all well
and safe.’’ Lieutenant Boyd, a mem
ber of the Infantry, recently landed
in France.
CLAUDE T. BUZHARDT, S 3iC,
and Mrs. Bnzhardt returned to Nor
folk, Va., Sunday, where Seamen
Buzhardt is stationed, after spend
ing a week here with Mrs. Epsie
Buzhardt on Boundary street.
PRIVATE PRESSLEY BOOZER
and bride, the former Rebecca Sher-
ard of Ninety-Six, are visiting in
the home of Private Boozer’s parents,
Criminal court which convened here
Monday with Judge John E. Stanfield
1 of Aiken presiding in the absence of
Judge Strom Thurmond, who is now
serving in the Army, ended Thurs
day after disposing of the following
cases:
G. J. Chalmers, charged with as
sault and battery, with intent to
kill, was sentenced to six months or
$100.00 fine, which he paid.
Howard Hawkms, charged with
assault and intent jto ravish, found
not guilty.
James Chalmers charged with
murder, continued.
Henry B. Kidd, non-support was
transferred to contingent docket.
Archie Hill, murder, not guilty.
Gus Williams, murder, plead guil
ty to man slaughter and was sen
tenced to 3 1-2 years.
Ezra Rinehart, assault and bat
tery with intent to kill, continued on
main defense docket.
Luther Wright, housebreaking and
larceny, plead guilty and was sen
tenced to 4 years.
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF
PERSONAL INTEREST
TAR AND FEATHERS ON
CLEMSON STATUE
Miss Lucy Senn returned to her Anderson, Oct. 16.—“Last week
home at 1311 Glenn street last supplied Clemson college, with an ex
week after spending the summer ■ ample of the most unmitigated, das-
months at her home in Montreat, | tardly and uncalled for vandalism in
North Carolina. I the annals of that worthy institu-
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. B. Hamm and ] lion’s history,” said a visitor from
two children, Drayton and Barbara that community in Anderson today,
of Cape May Court House, N. J., ar- “The statue of Thomas G, Clem-
rived Monday for a visit with his son standing in front of th^ main
mother, Mrs. D. L. Hamm of Silver-, building was given a coat of tar and
street. i feathers, and not satisfied with that
Sgt. Wm. Alman Reames has re-1 |- he vandals turned an empty tar
turned to Fort Banning, Georgia, af- | bucket over the head of Mr. Clem-
ter spending 14 days with his wife. son > an d indications are that the
and parents at 808 James street: | statue may be permanently discolor-
Mrs T Rernsen of New York ‘‘Some of the signs’ left around
whTs spending "the 11 winter in Rock 1 TiT
Hill, spent a few days this week in l!*f r «", d Yunnan with the word
the home of her sister-in-law. Mrs. | F “ rt “ an al « n S * sidewalk.’
C. D. Weeks on Harrington street. I . Inquiry discloses that probably two
j,™,, d. Boys r .w£i»ss.*rdr“,r sle-ss*
an operation in the Charlotte Mem- j , , * .
MC. on ment, ?. ned » and that further visits
Mr’.VS'i'r.Vj.h. Bo».r „t Chw- Jj fc'* *•
P®!' 8 - T. J. Sanders, assault and battery j satisfactorily.
October 9th, is reported to be doing
I satisfactonlv. When his condition I ’ _ ...
with intent to kill, sentenced to 18
months or $200.00 fine. The fjne
was paid.
Timmerman Ruff, assault and bat-
LIEUT. COL. W. C. SUMMER
writes bis sister. Miss Grace Sum
mer that he is now stationed in
Frar. -. Colonel 8 jtery with intent to kill, fined $50.00,
her of the medi- al detachment. J™ 8 1 which wfls pajd
been overseas since Marc 'I Two non-support cases were tried
France. is: aftt ' r * oin K P ress Thursday.
His address i«:
Lt. Col. W. C. Summer, 0-251775,
Med. Det. H. Q. C. Z. N. A. T. O. U.
S. A., Care Postmaster, New York,
N. Y.
NOVEMBER CALL SMALL
permits, he will return to the home
of his mother. Mrs. R. C. Boylston,
on Calhoun street.
Miss Anna Hart and Betty Baker,
students at Converse, Spartanburg,
spent the weekend at their respec
tive homes here.
Greenville, however, was declared
“off limits” for Clemson cadets over
the week-end.
REV. WALTER S. HENRY
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GRAND JURY CHARGES
NON FEASANCE FOR TWO
A Newberry county Grand Jury, J.
B. Connelly, foreman, Tuesday rec-
orhmended that indictments be
brought against Claude Sanders,
former delinquent tax collecter for
alleged embezelment of $26,895.40,
and against Frank Sanders, former
Cleik to the County Board of Com
missioners for alleged embezelment
of $5,776.54. The money alleged to
have been taken by Frank Sanders
was from rents of the Exchange
Bank building owned until recently
by the county.
Members of the county delegation
believe that the county will recov
er the shortage of Claude Sanders, as
he was under a yearly bonds of $10,-
000 and the money was said to have
been taken over a period of years.
Frank Sanders was not bonded as
Agent for the Bank building and the
LOCKING DOWN
MEMORY LAN
20 YEARS AGO
D
Mrs. Seth A. Meek of Spartanburg,
is here visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary P. Fant.
Dr. and Mrs. Pope and their young
son were in town Sunday spending
the day with Chief Justice and Mrs
Eugene B. Gary.—Abbeville Press and
Banner.
Prof. 0. B. Cannon a nd Col. E. H.
Aull went to Columbia Monday on
business.
Misses Annie and Gloria Abrams
the weekend at Pomaria
with Miss Essie Livingston.
Miss Mattie Adams has accepted
"osition with Ma ’ '
specialty shop.
county will suffer a loss here un-ja position with Madame” Heffrioh “in
from Mr. Saniers. her specialty shon
HOSPITAL DONATIONS
.Funeral services for Rev. Walter
S. Henry, 70, were held from Central
| Methodist church, Wednesday after-
TI5 JOE SPOTTS, stationed at
Fort Jackson is spewing a ten-day ^ boardg
furlough with his wife, , ■ A very small number of Negroes
Frances Hunt of Prosperity where
she is making her home with her
Barents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hunt.
CALVIN DENNIS, S 2|c, sta
tioned at Camp Peary. Va.. is spend
ing a 10 day leave with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Dennis at
their home near the city.
FRANK THOMASSON, S 2:c bas
ed at Camp Peary, V*., arrived m
the city last Wednesday night to
spend a ten day leave with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomasson.
RICHARDSON MATTHEWS, son _
of Mr and Mrs. A. C. Matthews of; October 17th.
Columbia spent a few days this | Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore
week in the homy of his grand-1 of 1314 Pelham street, a son, Allan
mother Mrs. B. C. Matthews and'Paul Moore on Sunday, October l5th.
uncle and aiint. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. | Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Frick
Matthews on Main street extension, j of Chapin, a daughter on Friday,
Seaman Matthews is a member of October 13th
The Newberry County Hospital ; " oan at ^ r « ^lock hy his partor,
A small number of white men jacknowledges with thanks receipt of p ' L ’ S?*’ ' a f ? sls ?. ed
will report to Fort Jackson for in-,the following donations: 1 ^ M D
duction and pre-induction on Novem-' Flowers, Mrs. Ralph Whitaker ; f n ii OW pj' in ‘ ' "terment
her 24th from the two local Selec- First Baptist Church. .followed m Rosemont cemetery.
Fifteen bath cloths, choir of First- Rev. Henry was born and reared
-Baptist church. . Newberry county, having spent
will be sent on November 30th for Six dresses scarfs and six bed- his entire life .here with the ex
induction and pre-induction. I side table covers, Nell Davis Circle, ception of 17 years which were
of First Baptist church. i spent in Louisiana.
Pink Net for Nursery, R. A.’s boys j He was a most sincere and de-
of First Baptist church. - - - | vout mioioter, having to--retire-from
Flowers. Sunbeams of First Bap- ■ the ministry six years ago due to
list church. | *11 health. Since his retirement he
Three pair of bath towels and j has devoted much of his time to
PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hil
ler of 508 Green street, a son, Dan
ny Leland, on Wednesday, October
18th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Mc
Daniel of Newberry, a daughter, on
Tuesday, October 17th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Har
mon of 2017 Piedmont street, a
daughter, Linda Sharon, on Tuesday,
the crew of the U. S. S. Asheville
with headquarters in New York.
Other patients: Mrs. Madeline Wil
banks, Whitmire; Miss Annie By-
-— >num, Johnstone street, Newberry,
S^SGT. GRADY M. DERRICK, 24. |r. A. Murphy, Columbia; Victor
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Derrick of I Simmons, Whitmire; Mrs. Duffie
Newberry, has been reported miss- Schumpert, route 4, Newberry; Mrs.
ing in action in France since Sept
ember 22.
Sergeant Derrick entered the ser
vice September 15, 1941, and . had
been overseas since November 1943.
His wife, the former Mary Bund-
rick, is making her home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bundrick
of Pomaria.
J. W. Garnett, route 4, Newberry;
Sherley Bowers, five years old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bow
ers, Prosperity; Mrs. Maggie Setz-
89 v^ars of age, rente one, Pom
aria; Mrs. James Attaway, 325
Crosson street, INewberry; Mrs.
Luther Johnson and baby, 2801
•Clyde avenue; Miss Margaret
Starnes, Whitmire; Mrs. Dorothy
A. T. NEELY, JR., son of Dr. and| Scotti Whitmire; Mrs. Gilbert Cro
Mrs. A. T. Neely, has been transfer-. meri r0 ute 3, Pomaria; and John
red from Pensacola, Florida to Ana
Costia, D. C., and has received the
rating of Photograiphy Mate Third
Class. His present address is: A. T.
Neely, Jr., Pho. M. 3lc, Photo. Litho-
PFC. JIM PURCELL, an aerial
gunnery instructor on the P-47,
;• Thunderbolt fighter, stationed at
graphy S?hool. Photo Science Lab., N. Harding Field, Baton Rouge; La.,
Pappas, Newberry.
Open Windows for atients, Y. W. A.’s
of First Baptist church.
Scripture Verses for Trays„ Wo
mans Missionary- Society of West
End.
Eleven towels. Long Lane school.
Thirteen pairs of bath towels,
Circle No. 2 of Central Methodist
church.
his favorite hobby as a bee keeper.
Monday, while caring for his “bees”
he was stricken with a heart attack
and .pasaed away very suddenly. Hia
passing came as a shock to a host
of friends throughout the state.
Jail and found both buildings in
fine shape, the prisoners, quarters
clean and in nice shape.
less it can recover
He is said to be living in Washing- |
ton state at the present time. , it Kr „__. , ,
_ ,, . , , . I . Eugene Norris has purchased the
Following is the complete present-1 Luther Oxner house on Summer
ation of the grand jury: i street and will move there at an
“The Committee of the Chain Gang early date.
and County Home made their insisgc-
tions and found all in good shape. | A very interesting visitor in New-
“The Committee on Public Build- , berry was Mrs. Engelbert Roentgen
ings inspected the Court House and who visited her sister, Mrs. R B g'
Par ks on Monday. Mrs. Roentgen
in s . T enro “ te from her summer ho’me
i ‘i? hlinneapolis, Minn.,
“The Roads and Bridges Com- P’ I 01 " her husband, who is a mem-
mittee find the roads and bridges in | °t the Minneapolis Symphony
fair shape under present wartime ] orc he»tra.
conditions. |
“The Auditing Committee have! Miss Pearl Hamm spent the week-
checked with the County Auditor j en, I with relatives in the St. Lukes
and have examined a copy of the | ennimunity.
audit prepared by the auditor em- j
ployed by Newberry County for the Mrs. W. O. Wilson and Miss Edith
fiscal year ended June 30, 1943 which (Wilson spent Saturday in Columbia
copy has been filed with the Clerk '
of Court. All accounts of the f Miss Elizabeth Kinard who teaches
Treasurer’s Office were shown to be ’ jn Camden, srpent the weekend at
in order and settlement sheets al- home.
ready completed with the Comptrol- |
ler General. The report showed the I Ruby, one of the little Clarv twin«
office of the County Commissioners | is getting along nicely after an on ’
and Superior to be in order al- eration for tonsils and adenoids last
though difficulties were encountered | week. us la3t
in making the audit because of the !
condition of some records kept by | Mrs. H. C. Cannon arrived Fridav
the former clerk. The report show- f mght from Gaffney where she
ed the office of the County Super-: ed her daughter, Mrs Rov
intendent of Education, the Clerk of ; after undergoing an operatfon a*
Surviving are his widow, Mr§.' Court, the Probate Judge and the, Gaffney hospital. Mrs. Cann ‘ »
Mamie McGraw Henry, three daugh-j Sheriff in proper shape. The audit many friends wifi be triad tn k° nS
f M J c- a 'Mali XT a r\ ATT i a r, frwtnrla virv i-OT'irxT’b f\r\ VVl P’ - 1 1 . Know
| ters, Miss Nell Henry, Miss Clarie
Bible Verses for Trays, Mrs. Ralph Henry and Miss Mary Henry.
Whitaker of First Baptist church.
Sixty-one bath cloths, 2 bath :
towels, Womens Missionary Society
of First Baptist church.
MRS. L. S. DAVIS
BUSH HOME BURNS
Mis. Leab Smith Davis, 52, wife
of James A. Davis, died Tuesday
afternoon at Providence hospital in
, Columbia. She had been in declin-
The A. L. Bush home on College ^ j n g health for several years but was
street was badly damaged by fire critically ill since Sunday,
last Saturday morning about 12.40. j Funeral services were held Thurs-
. M r - B , us f y ‘ wa ? eat ‘ n ? L the day afternoon at four o’clock from
he heard the fire roaring m t^e , Epting . Memorial chureh with Rev .
roof, thinking > was a plane. 'W hen ;o H Hatchett and Rey w H Hat _
the noise continued he went out in chet jn charg . e assisted bv Rev . B
the yard to see what he thought B B , ark Rev A H Bright and
was a formation of planes passing Rey w _ H Lfewis Intern ,* nt fol _
over, to discover /lames pouring , owed jn Baxter Memorial cemetery,
from under the roof. This delay she js survivM br b £ r busba nd,
caused the fire to get a headway , Jan]es A Dayi and two dauf?hters
before the fire department arrived j Mrs Thomas j Counts and Mis ^
The entire roof was destroyed and , Erula Dayis . the fo ii owing brotbers
the interior badly damaged. i and s j s t Q rs, James E. Smith. Gus-JU.
By the fast work of the firemen, Smith w L Smith Joe Smith
most of the furniture was saved, i Cbar i e s W. Smith and Mrs. M. H.
It is understood the house was in
sured.
DR. RINEHART’S FATHER DIES
A. S., Ana Costia, D. C.
CALLIE B. PARR, JR., son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Parr, was commission
ed second lieutenant in the Army of
the United States cn October 10, up
on successful completion of the Offi
cer Candidate Course at The Infantry
School at Fort Benning, Ga.
Lieutenant Ptirr enlisted into the
Army on September 20, 1942 and
served with the Infantry at Camp
Croft, before going to Officer Candi
date School four months ago He
held the rank of corporal before be
ing commissioned.
He is a graduate of Newberry High
school and attended Clemson College
three years.
PVT. RICHARD McWHIRTER
writes his mother, Mrs. C. J. Mc-
Whirter form France where he has
been stationed for the past two
months: “The 'weather ii) this section,
is very cool, cloudy and rain lots. We
are living in a building now, hope we
can continue to live on the inside for
the winter. The scenery through this
section is beautiful and reminds me
of Scotland some. France is more
like the States than any place I’ve
been, also the people. I guess well
make the complete trip before we get
home, cause ( it Ip.oks that way now.
Things are very high here. Some
thing worth a dollar back home co.sts
ten and twenty dollars over here,
France also Has lots of beautiful and
well dressed girls.” •
Private MteWhirter has been in the
service since April 8, 1942, and over
seas 28 months. He has been in
England, Scotland, North Africa.
Sicily, and was stationed in Italy a
year prior to going to France. He is
a member of the 343rd Engineer
Corps.
returned to his base Friday after
spending several days this week
with his mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell
on Main street.
CPL. FRANKLIN ARMFIELD.
Manley.
MRS. T. S. DAVENPORT
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie C.
J. R. Rinehart, 57, of the Pleas- ^ „„ a . ^
ant Grove section of Saluda county,; Davenport, ^83, who* died earTy Mon-
father of Dr. V. W. Rinehart of this , day at the home of her daughter
city, died Monday m a Columbia | Mrs j 0 Barre) of Kinards, were
hospital. i held at four o’clock Tuesday after-
tationed at Camp Maxey, Texas and d Fun ^ 1 the"’Nazlreth MeSdist! ^ 7^ ■ M ff odi lk 8t > urch -
.:j,- * * 'r Q ™«w„r, any at tne Nazaretn - vle t n « a ' s '- l n t ernlen £ wa? m { be cburcb cem-
church where he was a member.
wife, the former Agnes Templeton
• of Laurens, are spending a 15-day
furlough in the home of Corporal
Armfield’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
F. Armfield at Gildercrest.
MAJ. J. S. PINKSTON spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Clem I.
|etery.
Mrs. Davenport was the widow of
I T. S. Davenport. She was a native of
j Newberry county, but had lived in
i Laurens county for 18 years.
I She is survived by two daughters,
Dr. Olin B. Cannon, head of the \i rs . J. O. Barre, and Miss >allie
DR. 0. B. CANNON NAMED
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Youmans in the home of Mrs. Mary, Newberry school system was last Davenport, both of Kinards; one sis-
West on Main street, enroute to At-.week named district governor of ter, Mrs. L. A. Davenport of New-
lanta, Ga., from Washington, D. C., (the Carolinas District of Kiwanis be rry, and two grandchildren, Kath-
where he recently completed a ape
cial course in Procurment.
Major Pinkston returned to the
states about three months ago. Dur
ing the two years overseas he was
stationed in North Africa, Sicily and
Italy.
Before volunteering for the ser
vice, Major Pinkston was Command
ing Officer of the CC Camp between
Newberry and Whitmire.
. »tti .. . . • i i l v\ eniuviiimi cn, xv ct o
International. The division mcludqs erine and j ame s Barre of Kinards.
the clubs at Newberry. Clinton, j
Laurens, Greenwood, Anderson! Mrs. Ellisor Adams spent the
Greenville, Greer, Spartanburg and wee k e nd in Clinton with her mother,
Rock Hill. The last Newberry man | jyjrs. W. J. Duncan,
to hold this position was the late
T|5 JACK SENN, stationed at
Camp Chaffee. Ark., is spending^ a
15-day furlough with his wife, the
former Louise Danielson, at their
home, 626 O’Neal street.
T|SGT. COLLIE E. HENLY, bas
ed at Camp Stewart, Ga.. is spending
a 12 day furlough with his wife, the
former Sarah Bedenbaugh at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Omile Bedenbaugh in Prosperity
where she is making her home while
Sergeant Henly is in the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Wood of At
lanta spent the part weekend with
relatives in Newberry.
Marion Davis.
Dr. Cannon is a charter member
of the Newberry club which was or
ganized in 1920. He has served as
president of the local club and was
particularly active in boys’ and
girls’ work sponsored by the organi
zation. V
Delegates from here to the annual
convention at which Dr. Cannon was
named District Governor were Hous-
eal Norris, Seth Meek and Leon
Nichols
Miss Marguerite Burns returned
to Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday after
spending a week here with her
mother. Mrs. J. L. Burns and sister.
Miss Evelyn Burns at the home on
Boundary street. »
Mrs. J. H. Ruff was a weekenl
visitor in the home of her mother,
Mrs. Julia Long in Winnsboro.
Mrs. E. V. Ragsdale (Antoinette
Sease) joined her husband, S-Sgt
Ragsdale in Atlanta, Ga., for the
weekend. Sergeant Ragsdale is sta
tioned at Fort Benning, Ga. Mrs.
Ragsdale remained in Atlanta this
week with her aunt, Mrs. J. W.
Smith.
Miss Pauline Clary, who has been
a patient nurse in the Augusta
Hospital, Augusta, Ga., for the past
several months is now recuperating
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Clary on Boundary sti'eet.
Mrs. Henry Lonainack and daugh
ter, Mary Louise, spent the week
end in Laurens with Mrs. Lominack’s
sister, Mrs. H. H. McLaughlin.
Mrs. R. G. Wallace of Columbia
spent Monday in the city enroute to
Swannanoa, N. C., to visit her_ =on,
Lieut. Cam Wallace who is a patient
in the Moore General Hospital
there.
made no report on the office of the
Delinquent Tax Collector.
“The Grand Jury has considered
the list of taxes marked Nulla Bona
which have been sent back to the
County Treasurer by the former
Delinquent Tax Collector and rec
ommend that they be sent back to
the Treasurer for transmittal to
the present Delinquent Tax Collec
tor for collection and it is further
recommended that he be given any
help necessary to make proper ef
forts to collect these taxes.
“The County Delegation met with
the Grand Jury and presented a re
port of the auditors on the affairs
of the former Delinquent Tax Col
lector, Claude W. Sanders, which
audit shows an amount of $26,896.40
unaccounted for. The events lea3-
ing up to the audit were told to the
Grand Jury.
“The County Delegation also pre
sented to the Grand Jury a report
of an audit of the affah’s of Frank
Sanders, former Agent, The Ex
change Bank Building, Newberry, S.
C., which shows an amount of $5,-
776.54 unaccounted for.
“The County Delegation has in
formed the Grand Jury that they are
taking steps to collect the amount,
which the audit of the former Delin
quent Tax Collector shows, to be un
accounted for, from the . bonding
company. The grand jury recom
mends that the proper authorities
bring and indictment against Claude
W. Sanders, former Delinquent Tax
Collector for non-feasance in office.
“The County Deleegation also in
formed the Grand Jury that they
would make efforts to collect the
amount which the audit shows to be
unaccounted for* in the affairs of
the former Agent, The Exchange
Bank Building, Newberry, S. C.,
from Frank Sanders, there being no
bond. The Grand Jury recommends
that the proper authorities bring an
indictment against Frank Sanders,
former Agent, The Exchange Bank
Building, Newberry, S. C., for non-
feasnace in office.
We wish to commend His Hon
or, Judge John E. Stansfield, the
Sheriff and the Court Officials for
the business-like way in which this
term of Court is being conducted.”
“BEAST” HIMMLER CONFIDENT
GOD ON SIDE OF FUEHRER
New York, Oct. 18. — Henrich
Himmler, torturer, murderer and
chief inquisitor of Nazi-held Europe
who has sent millions to their death
without the tremor of an eyelash,
concluded his harangue to the des
perate Reich today with this pious
thought:
“In deepest faith, we are convinc
ed that the Almighty will give, af
ter all efforts, all sacrifices, all
suffering and fighting, the hard-
earned victory to the Fuehrer and
his people.”
CBS heard his talk.
that she is greatly improved.
ci*;.
daS^te^M* 1 ** Hornsby and little
rwi £ ’ w ancy ’ are visiting in
^ Hornsby accompany-
mg them a s far as Columbia on Fri-
li+fia** n" d A Mrs Dray ton Nance and
httle Drayton, Jr„ and Mrs. ' Vat
k.nTbia ’ WPre reCent Visit0rs in C 0 -
thferef’ 3 "'? t ? uff ’ a rnenl ber of
<anon? r fk nW00d school faculty
sfcent the weekend in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Ruff m the Mt. Bethel Gamrany
community. ,Hmy
The two local Selective Service,
boards celebatinrg their fourth
birthday on October 17 . We
learn that DR. Y. M. BROWN rore
to the rank of Lt. Colonel in the
first World War and if he had
passed his physical examination
he would have gone in the present
one as a full colonel . . . “BUZZ”
PURCELL “buzzing’’ about the
street looking very happy and
contented to be home . . . MRS.
ROBERT HOUSEAL wondering if
she should go to New York to be
with her husband, MAJOR HOUS
EAL while he is taking a special
course at Mason General Hospital,
or have her home painted while
she can get painters . . . Very few
spectators attending court this
week . . . MRS. F. G. HARTLEY
saying they had a breathing spell
at the hospital for a short period,
but was “filling up” again now
. . . MRS. WILLIAM HUNTER
shopping Wednesday morning . . .
BEBE TINSLEY looking very at
tractive in an orchid sweater . . .
HENRY FELLERS saying h e
really had a tin getting cigars
these days, and was getting used
to smoking anything that he
could get his hands on . . . LIEUT,
and MRS. PETE COLEMAN ex
pected in the city this weekend
for a short visit . . . RICHARD
SANDERS and M R S. HENRY
FELLERS stopping to chat on Col
lege street . . . Birthday anniver
saries through October 27th: Floyd
Dennis and Charles Clary, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Haygood
Clary, Oct. 21; Lt. T. Roy Sum
mer, Jr., and Miss Ethel Der
rick. Oct. 22; Shelba Jane Kinard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H,
Kinard, Oct. 25; C. E. Hendrix
and Lt. Reyburn Lominack. Oct.
26; Billy McSwain and Miss
Grace Summer, Oct. 27.