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rAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .24, WHAT IS THAT MANDATE? The Charlotte Observer The President has returned to his offfcial duties in Washington to continue for four more years as the official head of the American republic. He was given a royal reception in Wellington as was becoming. It was of a character to assure him that the nation as a whole lifts reinvested its hope and confidence in his leadership for the future. It has become commonplace to re mark that Mr. Roosevelt has again been given another mandate from the American people as their high est and most distinguished public servant. There is a sense, also, in which he may well feel that he holds a man date from the peoples of other allied countries as a world leader of the nation upon which their eyes are focussed, even though their- favor and endorsement of the President was not given voice by the privi- ledge of voting their confidence in him. What, however, is that mandate which has again been delivered over to Mr. Roosevelt ? The question instantly answers itself. It is agreed by common consent that the President has been decisive ly re-elected because the American people believed him to be superior to his opponent for the particular responsibilities which the new t^erm will impose upoi.- the White House. Stated quickly, the mandate, therefore, that he has received is to win the war in Europe and in the Pacific as soon and as completely as destiny demands of all the free peoples of the whole world who are allianced in this global struggle for the plain rights of civilized man. And then to set up a plan of peace that will immunize the human race, insofar as such is humanly possible, against periodic recurren ces of the sort of ghoulish and de structive insanity which modern warfare represents. These are the two great ends I for which Mr. Roosevelt has been 'returned to the White House. But the mandate Mr. Roosevelt has been given includes, at least by ' inference or supposition, th-; popula-. desire that he employ the most suit able and effective means for the at tainment of those ends. The war will not be won as quick ly and with the smallest possible cost of the priceless lives of the mil lions in the nation's armed services without an even much greater uni ty of the minds and hearts of the American people themselves than has so far existed. Without that, the war will be pro longed, and every day it is unneces sarily prolonged, thousands of Am erica’s sons must be exposed to the cruel hazards of the battle lines. Nor without that unity can Amer ica contribute its appropriate and effective leadership to the other al lied powers in the formulation of the peace which the people of this coun try demand, and for which those of other allied lands are hopeful. It is,‘therefore, the responsibility of the President to look diligently to the means by which the dual ends for which he has been re-enthroned in the White House can be accom plished. Mr. Roosevelt is not merely the President of the more than 24,000.- 000 voters who cast their ballots for him. He is he President as well of the more than 21,000,000 of his fellow countrymen who voted against him and who did it for reasons satis factory to themselves, whatever they may have ben. Among these more than 21,000,000 are devoted Americans and loyal pa triots,—equally so in every respect the devotion and patriotism of the majority who supported the Presi dent with their ballots. Americans as a whole, no matter how widely they may have been di vided in their political preferences, are ready now to throw themselves into a common unity of purpose and of will to win both the war and the WITH PATTERNS MAIL EARLY CHOICE FABRIC ASSORTMENT Invest In FREEDOM Buy[a Bond Today 1144 ENJOYED MOTOR TRIP WITH HOUSEALS By Ruth D. Armfield I walked into Mason General Hos pital last Tuesday mornine with no intentions of coming to Newberry, and yet, about an hour later, I found myself on my way home. It was my good fortune to run into Major Rob ert W. Houseal, who was “clearing the post” after completing a course at Mason in the School of Military Neuropsychiatry, and he told me that he and Mrs. Houseal were 'sav ing for the Southland in about an hour, and would be glad to have me come along. I called my “boss”, about ten minutes later had permis sion for a two weeks leave, and an hour later we were on our way. The Major, Mrs. Houseal and my self had a delightful trip home. On my rides back and forth to New York on the trains, I had often wish ed I could make the trip by car, so as to get more than just a glance at the country. After weaving through the New York City traffic, and through the Hudson tunnel, we found ourselves on the New Jersey side of the Hudson river, and still in more traffic, though not quite so bad as in New York City. Trucks were our phobia all the way down—it seems that no matter which road, or which lane we took, we would end up behind a truck of some description. Tuesday we rode as far as Chester, Pennsylvania, having taken the ferry across the Delaware river from Bridgeport, N. J. to Chester. We de cided to spend the night in Chester, so asked several of the town’^tia- tives which was the best hotel—all gave the same answer. We were for tunate enough (we thought) to get rooms there, but being in the rooms for about five minutes, we decided that Wilmington, Delaware might be a better place to spend the night, particularly since it was only about 14 miles distant. After passing one of the famous DuPont plants, we found a very nice place to spend the night, so the first day of our jour- iney ended. Bright and early Wednesday morning ,we started again, and by noon we had reached Baltimore which turned out to be Mrs. Hou- seal’s favorite city, and the home of both Major and Mrs. Houseal’s “Alma Mater”, Johns Hopkins. Af ter having lunch there, we rode on down to Washington, where we spent another pleasant night. Thurs day morning we rode as far as Rich mond, and had lunch at a hotel just outside that city. Major Houseal ob served that they hadn’t learned to cook any better at the hotel in the past ’5 years, the last time he was there. It seems that at that time they had a steak which they were unable to eat, and we couldn’t say much more for the pot roast that day. We arrived in Durham, N. C. abont six o’clock, where the Hou- seals took me by to see Duke Uni versity for the first time. It is a beautiful place, even in the late fall. How much prettier it must be in the spring and summer, with green grass, and flowers blooming all over the campus. Major and Mrs. Hou seal were my gracious host and hostess at their very nice home in Durham Thursday night. Friday, the Major had to report to his sta tion, Camp Butner, so Mrs. Houseal and myself completed the remainder of the journey alone, taking a train from Raleigh to Columbia. Mrs. Houseal is a very pleasant compan ion on a trip, and as a result, we spent most of the journey laughing peace if the President will move on hia own part as the leader of all the people in the achievement of these epic enterprises. This is his Supreme responsibility. How he adjusts and accomodates his official leadership to these gi gantic ends will depend in major measure upon the means he uses, the vision he demonstrates, the fair play he exercises toward all ■classes and groups of our common citizenship, and the courage required tq do what is RIGHT instead of do ing what may appear to be merely expedient. This day ahead for him and us all is a day for patriots, not parti sans. 1145 4777 4777 —STORE HOURS— 9 A. M. TO & P. M. CLOSE SATURDAYS 8 P. M. OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAYS Carpenter’s DIAMOND RINGS Keepsake "ASHLEY” Matched Set 74 75 Engagement Ring 50.00 W. E. TURNER JEWELER at amusing incidents occurring on the train. At Columbia, we ran into Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard, and Frank, who has jftist received his commission in the Army Air Forces, and Miss Bertha Efird. They were kind enough to bring us right to our doorstep in Newberry, completing a very nice four day trip. I’ve come to the conclusion that if you can’t travel by plane, the only other way to really enjoy a trip is in a car, taking your time, stopping where and when you want to. I already have about five trips mapped out when the country is at peace again, the boys and girls are back home, and when gas is plentiful. REV. S. C. BALLENTINE DIES IN VENTON, VIRGINIA FINKENSTADT - HAMMETT Miss Elva Agnes Finkenstadt and Corporal Robert H. Hammett were married on November 16, 1944 in the residence of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman. Mrs. Hammett is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Finkenstadt of RFD 1, Newberry, S. C. She is a graduate of Newberry High School and also completed a commercial course at Newberry College. Corporal Hammett is a son of Mr. Louis H. Hammett of RFD 1, Wal- halla, S. C., and the late Mrs. Leila Hammett. He graduated at the Walhalla High School and was a student of Mars Hill College in North Carolina two years. After his furlough is over, Cor poral Hammett will report at the Columbia Air Base for further ser vice in the armed forces of our coun try. MRS. NANCE AND MRS. HAYES HOSTESS TO MOTHERS CL LB The November meeting of the school group of the Mothers Club was held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Drayton Nance with Mrs. Fred Hayes as associate hos tess. An interesting and appropriate Thanksgiving talk was made by Rev. C. A. Calcote. Plans were discussed for a Silver tea to be given at an early date for the Girl Scout cabin. A committee of three was appointed to meet with other civic organizations on the pro posed community building. A num ber of other small business details were transacted after which a social hour was enjoyed when refreshments were served by the hostesses. By Rev. J. B. Harman The relatives and friends of the Rev. S. C. Ballentine have been noti fied of his death which occurred at his home in Venton, Va., near Roan oke. Rev. Ballentine, a son of the ‘late John William and Mary Derrick Ballentine, was born at the paren tal residence about 6 miles east of Chapin on July 4, 1865. He attended the Pine Ridge school near his home; and after having completed such studies as algebra, arithmetic, geometry and reading Xenophon’s Anabasis, Caesar, Vtrgil in that school, he entered Roanoke College, Virginia, where he won the Greek medal and graduated with first dis tinction in 1890 and taught Greek ; during his Senior year. He taught .the school at Pine Ridge (his home ] school) from July 1891 to September ■ 1892, in the meantime reading theo- i logy under his pastor, the Rev. W. I A. Julian. September 1892, he en tered the Middle Class of Mt. Airy , Seminary at Philadelphia and from this institution he graduated in May, 1894. Following his graduation from the Theological Seminary he was or dained to the holy office of ’'he Gos pel Ministry in St. Johannes Luth eran church, Philadelphia, May #8, 1894. On June 1, 1894 he became pastor of the Bethel Parish, White Rock, and served in this connection until April 1905. He was pastor also of Rural Retreat, Va., Leesville, Po- maria, Damascus, Va., Blacksburg, Va., Bristol, Tenn., and some churches around Roanoke, Va. For fifty years he was a faithful and forceful preacher of the Word of God. At different times he served as Sec retary of Synods, on Executive Com mittees, Boards of colleges, Orphan Home, etc. He was much in demand for special preaching services and was frequently called upon to con duct services over the radio. On October 30, 1894, (just a few weeks more than 50 years ago) he was married to Miss Emma Julian, who taught school in the Beth Eden and Wheeland schools of this county, and was the daughter of the Rev. ■and Mrs. W. A. Julian. To them were born seven children: Mrs. Pearl Parker, William A. Ballentine, Charles S. Ballentine, Horace M. Bal lentine, Mrs. Carolyn Davis, Abner C. Ballentine and Mrs. Lewella Hos- ey. He is survived by his widow, AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL Admitted * Mrs. Johnie Bell Ladd, Dawkins; Mrs. William Sizemore;Newberry,- Rt. 1; Norman Beckf'‘Newbeimy; Mrs. Veta Leavell Wilso'rt,’ Chappells;' Miss Lois Graham, Pomaria; Mrs. Emma Krell, Newberry;'- John' Davis Teague, Newberry Rt. 3"; v Mrs. Banks Enlow, Prosperity; Miss-' ' Emogene Counts, Little Mountain; Mrs. George Turner, Newberry; Mrs. Ro bert Franklin, Whitmire; Mrs. H. C. Fuller, Strother; Mrs. Jack Shirer, Manning; Mrs. Beeman MUls, New berry; Miss Ruby Ellen Summer, Little Mountain; Mrs. Johnnie John son. Births Frances Marion Sizemore, Baby Girl Mills, Robert Wayne Turner. Discharges - Mrs. Johnnie Bell Ladd, Norman Beck, James Feagle, Mrs Johnnie Johnson, and Mrs. Emma -Krell. KENDALL MILLS LUTHEi PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor. Summer Memorial^—10:30 *• church- worship with sermon. • 11 ;30 a. m„ Sunday school, Mr. E. Shealy, s'upt. •• - . '7 p. m.. Thank Offering pageant.| Bethany—10:30 a., m., Sunday] school, Mr. E. B. Hite, s-upt. s 11:30 a. m„ church worship witnj sermon. 12:30 p. m., Luther League. The presence of visitors will be appreciated at all of these services. PERVIS CURRY DIES WELLS THURSDAY HOT RYTHM Robert Lowery and Irene Ryan Added - Selected Shorts FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DON “RED” BARRY ih » “Canyon City” Added HAUNTED HARBOR and Hugh Hubert Comedy MONDAY and TUESDAY ARE THESE OUR PARENTS Helen Vinson and Lyle Talbot Added - News and Film Vodvil WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY THE FALCON OUT WEST Tom Conway and Barbara Hale Added - Community Sing and Short Admission 9c • 30c every day OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY BOB STEELE in “Shadows On the Sage” Added - BLACK ARROW - and COMEDY Admission: 9c-25c' all day Late Show 10:15 Saturday Night ARE THESE OUR PARENTS Helen Vinson and Lyle .Talbot Pervis Curry, about 25. died Wed nesday of rifle wounds he received several days ago in an altercation 1 in thei New Hope Zion section of tb 1 county He was wounded in the ri^j 1 side of the body by shot from a rifle. Robert L. Free. 21, was bv Sheriff Tom Fellers and Dep J. C. Neel and placed in the jail in connection with the -shootjn Coroner Lerov Wilson will " i duct an inouest no the killing day night at 8 o’clock. RITZ THURSDAY and FRIDAY SSH June Haver, Dick Haymes, M Wooley, Anthony Quinn IN- r y. “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (In ■ TechnicofifT - Comedy: Super Mouse FOX NEWS ~~ SATURDAY Stan Laurel, Oliver Doris Merrick —IN— “THE BIG NOISE” Comedy: Wings In Record UNIVERSAL NEWS MONDAY and TUI Ray Milland, Barbara Walter Slezak, Lucile IN “TILL WE MEET AGJ Also: Freddie Fisher A his children, one sister, Mrs. J. J. Long of Leesville and a htfst of other relatives and friends. A faithful servant of God has gone to his eternal reward. xM. G. M. 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