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■rjrwwwwwwjr w m w Those Boys Need KEEP FAITH \*n(hui—\ \by buying'-. War bonds VOLUME 7; NUMBER 44. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1945 S1.00 PER ANNUM . WITH THE BOYS IH SERVICE SGT. JAMES CLAMP writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Clamp, from England where he is stationed, a memberl of the Field Artillery, that he was recently promoted to staff sergeant. PV. ARTHUR M. JOHNSON, son of Mrs. A. M. Johnson, has been graduated from the AAF Training Command’s aircraft radio mechanics school at Truax Field, Madison, Wis. where he studied the servicing of tra- RIOHAiRD RODELSPERGER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rodelsperger, has been transfered from the Jack sonville Naval Air Station to the Naval Air Station at Sanford, Fla. CPL. and MRS. DICK MIMS of Fort Bragg, N. C. spent the past weekend^ in Newberry with relatives and friends. CPL. and MRS. D. ALBERT EAR- GLE and baby of Miami, Fla., are spending two weeks in the home of Corporal Eargle’s father, J. H. Ear- gle and other relatives in the Hart- fod community. ERNEST H. GRUBER, JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gruber, 409 dio equipment used on U. S. bomb- Rodelsperger street is now station ers and fighter planes, it was an- ' ed at Bainbridge, Md., where he is nounced recently by posh commander. Depending upon needs of the AAF throughout the world. Private John son may be assigned to an advanced PVT. EUGENE COOK, son of Mr. school or> to another center as an in- and Mrs. Sidney Cook of Prosperity, receiving his boot training. He en tered the service six weeks ago. PATIENTS AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL Among .patients recently admitted to the county hospital are the fol lowing: Mrs. Carrie Basden, Whitmire; Milton Abbott, Saluda; Mrs. J. L. Hilley, Newberry; Baby Linda Rae Abbott, Prosperity; G. A. Arrow- wood, Whitmire; Mrs. Heyward Krell, Newberry route 3; Miss No vice Shealy, Newberry route three; Mrs. R. W. Brown and baby daugh ter, Prosperity; Mis. G. W. Worthy, route one; Mrs. C. H. Alewine, route one; Ansel B. Clarkson, Newberry; Mrs." Bertha Fulmer, Kinards; Mrs. H. B. Huffstetler, Chapin; Mrs. Bart Doolittle, Pomaria; Mrs. J. E. Cohen, Whitmire. Before and- After i- ■v.Jly % structor in radio mechanics. LT. COL. HARTLEY B. DEAN, Headquarters, Fourth Service Com mand Postal Officer, says “Each .per son who uses the facilities of V-mail is making a definite contribution to the war effort.” He further stated, “Because it weighs only l-140th as much as ordinary mail and conserves 98 per cent in cargo space; the use of V-mail releases thousands of cubic feet of space on both aircraft and surface vessels for vitally needed munitions, weapons and other war supplies.” Be sure to write V-mail. They go faster and are sure to reach that GI who lives from day to day to hear from home. j has been missing in action in France since January 9th, according to in- | formation received by Mr. and Mrs. Cook from the War Department. PFC. WALTER CROMER report ed back to his base at Quantico, Va., Thursday after spending a .three day pass with his mother, Mrs. W.' L. Cromer and wife, the former Evelyn Dominick at 2006 Lee street. WHITMIRE MERCHANT TAKES OWN LIFE CPL. OSCAR L. BOOZER, an Eighth Air Force personnel clerk, son of) Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Boozer of Chappells, is checking records at headquarters o~ a B-17 Flying Fqrt- tress unit. Corporal Boozer is a member of the 34th Bomb. Group which is tak ing part in Eighth Air Force aerial assaults on Nazi military and indus trial targets. He is also a member of the Third Air division, the division cited by the President for its now his toric England-Africa shuttle bombing of Nazi Messerschmitt aircraft plants at Regenaburg, Germany. Corporal Boozer graduated from high school at Cross Hill and from Newberry College before entering the Army Air Forces in Februay, 1943, he was employed as a teacher at Ellenton High school. SGT. JIM KINARD, son of Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard, who has been in service nearly three years and stationed at Selective Sgmce Headquarters, Columbia, has been transfered to Camp Lee, Va. Ser geant Kinard spent a ten day fur lough here with his parents prior 1 Columbia schools, and Miss to reporting to Camp Lee on Febru ary 12th. Henry M. Miller, prominent mer chant of Whitmire died in the county hospital here Wednesday afternoon as a result of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. He is said to have shot himself while in the upstairs room of the furniture store opeated by the Millre brothers on Main street in Whitmire. Mr. Miller, was a very prominent citizen of Whitmire and had long been actively identified with many phases of the town’s life. Funeral services were held from his late residence at four o’clock Thursday afternoon and he was bur ied in the Whitmire cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Suber Miller; two daughtes, Miss Martha Miller, teacher in the Nancy JIM WHEELER, who received a medical discharge from the Navy on January 26 a* the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., is spending a while here with his mother, Mrs. J. D. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was in the service two years as a member of the Seabees. He spent 20 months overseas in the Pacific theater of operations. Miller, Whitmire; two sons, Henry Martin Miller, USN, and John Or ville Miller, Whitmire; his mother Mrs. E. E. Miller, Cross Hill; two sisters Mrs. J L. Leman, Cross Hill and Mrs. W. D. Ratchford, Sharon; three brothers, John L., W. H. and Fank E., Whitmire. Official V. S. Marin* Corps Photos GUADALCANAL — (Passed by Censor) — Can you picture a modern laundry in a jungle 7,000 miles from home ? Here it is. Only a few months ago, U. S. fighting men on this South Pacific island had to knuckle-scrub their clothes in open streams, as shown in the large photo. Then Uncle Sam rushed out a small-scale laundry-on-trailers, which provides same sanitary job furnished by laundries at home. Small photo shows marine private putting clothes in stainless washer cylinder used today. The mobile unit supplies 10,000 men weekly with fresh, clean clothes. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FOR REST L. FULMER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto V. Fulmer, route 2, Po- marie, has recently been assigned to the Billeting Office at Cazes Ait- Base, Casablanca, in the North Af rican Division of the Air Transport Command. Cazes Air Base, commanded by Colonel Melvin iB. Asp, is the mid way terminal along the aU year, all weather route to Europe, the Mid dle and Far East. Overseas four months, Pfc. Fulmer is stationed within a five minute drive of Casablanca, scene of the Roosevelt-Churchill conference. “I get into town pretty often,” he said, “to see the sights and let the sights see me.” A graduate of Pomaria High school, Pfc. Fulmer was employed by the Columbia Army Air Base prior to his entering the Armed Forces in January 1944. He makes his home with his parents in Po maria. S;SGT. SAM H. McLEAN, JR., ATC Air Base, Casablanca, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam McClean, 2001 Nance street, calls his job a Flight Radio Operator for North African Division of the Air Transport Com mand the best the army has to offer an enlisted man. Flying more mileage, planes and passengers than all U- S. airlines combined did before the war means that Flight Radio Operators in his division are on .the go night and day, spanning the continent of Africa from Casablanca to Cairo, from Da kar to Algiers, but Sergeant McClean likes it. “I’ve got fifteen hundred hours in the air,’’ he reports. “Multiply it by 150 miles an hour and you can see I’ve been places.” Best of all, he likes Paris, where he flew 'recently. The all-year, all TISGT THOS. E. LONGSHORE stationed in Belgium, recently sent his wife, the former Louise Harmon, a Purple Heart medal which was awarded him for wounds received in action in France last July 11. Sgt. Longshore is a member of the 330th Infantry, 83rd division and has been in service since October 1944, and overseas for 10 months. CPL. E. A. DOMINICK telephoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gardiner, 703 Caldwell street, from San Egancisco, California January 30 that he had just landed and was on his way home for a 30 day fur lough. Cpl. Dominick a member of the 30th Amphibious Marine corps has been! in the service about three years and overseas in the Pacific theatre for the past 28 months. MASTER TISGT. GILDER H. CLARY, who is attached to a n air craft group in the Fourth Marine Air Wing, somewhere in the Pacific, which is under the command of Ma jor General Louie E. Woods, recent ly received promotion. He now holds the highest non-commissioned rating in Marine aviation. He is in charge of transportation in his squadron. Sergeant Claiy is twenty-two years old now, having joined the corps September 16, 1942. His wife, Mrs. Bumelle Long Clary, lives on route 4, Newberry. SGT. AARON R. SHEALY, of Chapin, assistant aircraft crew chief stationed in England, is a member of the 392nd Bombardment Group, a Liberator unit recently cited for distinguished and exceptionally out standing parformance of duty on 200 missions. The Citation read: “Dur ing this period of 200 missions, the 382nd attacked 120 targets in Ger many and 80 targets in enemy occu pied territory despite adverse con ditions and inclement weather at times, overcoming fierce enemy fight er opposition on many occasions in order to reach assigned objectives.” PFC. FOREST L. FULMER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto V. Fulmer, of Pomaria, has recently been assigned to the billeting office at Cazes Air Base, Casablanca, in the North Afri can division of the Air Transport command. Caze^ Air Base, com manded by "Colonel Melvin B. Asp", is the midway terminal along the all-year, all-weather route to Euro pe, the Middle east and the Far east. PVT. IRA ELI BISHOP has been missing in action in Belgium since December 24, according to infoi-ma- tion received by his wife recently. Pvt. Bishop’s mother, Mrs. Lou Bishop lives in the McCullough sec tion, near Whitmire. JANET S. GARLAND, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Schanck, was recently promoted from second to first lieu tenant at Miami Beach, Fla., where _ she is stationed at Miami Beach I Leppard said. SAYS MEDICS DICTATE NUMBER MDS TRAINED Columbia, Feb. 20. — The State senate debated at length today the question of the ownership .of the state medical college at Charleston, then referred to its,judiciary com mittee a concurrent, resolution to permit introduction of a bill extend ing the college charter. Senator Harvey, of Beufort, op ened the question as to who owned the institution daring debate on the resolution, which was introduced by the house medical affairs commit- tee - " ll.. “If we own the college, why intro duce a bill chartering a state insti tution?” Harvey asked. Senator Wallace, of Charleston declared: “I am sure the state owns the medical college.” He explained that the proposed bill would alter the name of the college slightly and would permit expansion. Senator Leppard, of Chesterfield, declared that the medical college “has been a monopoly for a number of years through the medical society and the doctors of the state. “Training of doctors has been held down and there ought to be some thing done by the general assembly to get some doctors in this state.” Service Base. CPL. OLIVER CROMER, son of Mis. W. L. Cromer, 2006 Lee street has been transfered from Charleston, where he was stationed at the Fort Sumter Hotel, to Camp Lejune, New River, N. C. Conporal Cromer re turned to the States about three years ago after being on duty in the Pacific theater of operations fog 20 months. | State Treasurer Bates said rec- ; ords in his office showed that the CPL. JAMES L. DERRICK, mem ber of the famed 11th Heavy Bom- — _ —. —— bardment Group of the 7th AAF, has weather routes of the North African been commended by Major General a. ** ii.- wfjji. __j R 0 j,ert W. Douglas, Jr., commanding the 7th AAF, for his part in the campaigns which have taken a large section of the Pacific from the Japanese. Based where its B.24 Liberators bomb, strafe and harass the enemy at points within 600 ’miles of the Japanese homeland the 11th Group has participated in almost every ma jor move of the great offensive that has rolled the Japanese back more than 3,000 miles to their own front yard. It jirecision-bombed north ward through the Gilberts, the Mar shalls, the Carolines, the Marianas, bringing such targets as! Truk, Tara wa and Guam within its bombsights. Cpl. Derrick’s father, L. F. Der rick, lives on route three, Newberry, and his wife, Mary Dorothy Phillips Deirick,-lives in Royston, Ga. Cpl. Derrick attended Newberry high school and entered the army in July 1942. Division to Europe, the Middle and Far East made his trio possible. A graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Sergeant McClean is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He’ll return after the war to work with Household Finance in Steuben ville, Ohio, where his seniority while on leave is accuring. “The Lost Battalion” in the Ar- gonne forest had been completely cut off from the rest of their forces for six days. A white flag was to be shown if the Americans wished to accept the temrs of the enemy and surrender. The answer was an order from Colonel Whittlesey to take down even the white panels which marked his position for his own airplanes. And history says he told them to “go to hell!’’ Anyway the Americans held on and were rescued. Of the 443 men left only 194 were able to walk when relief came. A Newb -rry boy was one of them. FORREST CARPENTER, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter, vol unteered for the Navy and was sworn in on February 5th. He. is now at his home in Newberry await ing orders to report for duty. For rest was a student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, when he offered his services to his countrv. JACK D. SANDERS, 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Sanders, formerly of Newberry, has been pro moted from Major to the rank of Lieut. Colonel. Colonel Sandes has completed his 148th mission and is credited with eight Nazi and three Jap planes. He served seven months in France and ten months in the Pacific thea ter of operations, where he is now stationed. Colonel Sanders is holder of the Presidential Citation, two Distin guished Flying Crosses with eight Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Silver Star for extraordinary achievement for single handedly en gaging seven Jap fighters, downing two. \ Private Banks Killed In France Mr. and Mrs. John F. Banks have been notified by the War Depart ment that their son, Pfc. Coral Eu gene Banks, age 21, was killed ‘ in action on February 1st in France. Private Banks volunteered for ser vice in July, 1942, and received his training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was transfered overseas in Octo ber, 1942, and was a member of the 142nd Infantry. Besides his ipa/rents, he is sur vived by two sisters. Miss Willie Mae Banks and Mrs. J. E. Willard, one brother, Pfc. John F. Banks, who is on duty in the Pacific theater of war. state had chartered the 1832. college in PATROLMEN INSTRUCTING HOW TO WALK A goal of 15,000 personal contacts with pedestrians in rural areas in South Carolina to remind them of the MOVE NEARER TO DRAFT GRADUATE NURSES Washington, Feb. 20.—Unmarried women nurses between the ages of 20 and 44 inclusive, would be liable to draft for military service under legislation approved today by the House Military committee. But committee members, conclud ing three weeks of consideration of the measure requested by President Roosevelt on January 6 to provide 20,000 nurses for the army and navy, said privately they did not expect the legislation, if enacted, to be en forced,-except possibly among cadet nurses. Even should the existing volunteer system, which the legislation con tinues, fail to produce the necessary number of nurses, the impact of the bill would fall heaviest on the 27,- 000 women trained under the cadet nurs>_ corps program. The bill requires local draft boards to take cadet graduates first and prohibits the induction of non-ca dets so long as the board has cadets available. Provisions giving the war man power commission’s procurement and assignment service authority to de fer nurses essential to civilian health and prohibiting the induction of veterans administration nurses without the administiation’s approv- la were expressly withheld form the cadet nurse corps. The legislation makes it incum bent for every registered or graduate nurse and every nurse eligible for registration, within the age limits, to list herself with her local draft board. While the bill makes no provision for the granting of commissions to inducted nurses, Army spokesmen RED CROSS COMMITTEES MEET HERE TOMORROW heavy pedestrian toll and to give i committee commissions sound rules for walking safely is be- woul<J be issued to those found quail ing set by the state highway patrol for the next few months. Pedestrian deaths and injuries in the state were far too numerous during 1944, said J. S. Williamson, chief highway commissioner. Acci dent records show that 133 pedes trians were killed in South Carolina last year and 123 other walkers struck down and injured. Walkers on rural highways are now being contacted by patrolmen whether they are walking correctly or incorrectly. If the pedestrian is walking in such manner as to bring danger upon himself, the hazardous practice is pointed out to him. Cards are given to each pedestrian stopped. On the card is a statement of the pedestrian death toll in the state, and this is kept up to date with current records. Basic safe walking rules have been determined from South Carolina ac cident rcords. These a re listed on the cards as follows: 1. Walk on< the left shoulder, fac ing oncoming traffic. 2. Before crossing, look both ways and wait until the highway is clear. 3. When leaving a car or bus, get out on the right curb side and wait until the vehicle moves on before attempting to cross. 4. When crossing from behind narked vehicles, stop, look and wait before stepping into the highway. 5. At night, wear something white or carry a light. 6. When two nr more are walk ing. walk single file. Each card is a pledge by the walk er that he will observe the rules of safety on the highways. When the plan for pedestrian protection is ex plained to the nedestrian, he is ask ed by the patrolman to sign the card as a promise of cooperation. Fur ther, he is asked by the patrolman to enlist actively in the drive against pedestrian accidents by urging his family and friends to walk safely. All city committees, except the business section and special gifts committees, and all county commit tees are called to meet at the New court house Saturday at 11:00 A. M. If for any reason the chairman of one of the committees cannot be present, they are requested to ar range for some one on the commit tee to attend this meeting and get the material and quota. It is likely that a Red Cross field worker from overseas will address the meeting. There will also be short talks by local citizens. This is the only general meeting that will be held before the campaign actually begins on March 1 and all committeemen are urged to attend to get instructions for the Red Cross War Fund Campaign which will be gin on March 1 and end March 10. MRS. JOHNSON WITH NEWBERRY COLLEGE Mrs. P. Duncan Johnson has accep ted a position as assistant Dean of Women at Newberry College. She began her new duties the first week in February. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Dickinson are spending several days in Charleston with their daughter and son-in-law, Lieut, and Mrs. W. L. Shipman. Mrs. Dickinson plans to leave Charleston Sunday on the “Champion” for Mia mi, Florida, and spend a month as guest of her sister, Mrs_ E. L. Bar- rick. Mrs. O. O. Copeland, Miss Mary Wheeler, Mrs. P. M. Fant and daugh ter, Delora, were business visitors in Columbia Thursday. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST The Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger, pas tor of Grace Lutheran church, Pros perity, is to preach at Summer Mem orial Lutheran church (Mollohon) next Sunday morning at 10:30 and at Bethany (Oakland) at 11:30 A. M. Rev. Haltiwanger is a popular and forceful speaker and it is hoped that the services at both places will be well attended by the membei-s and friends of both congregations. Mrs. W. O. Miller and Mrs. Dun can Johnson, Sr., left Wednesday for Greenville where they will snend several days in the home of Mrs. Miller’s sister, Mrs. W. W. Cromer. Miss Dorothy Buzhardt of Colum bia spent last week with relatives in Newberry. Mrs. W. W. Lewis and daughter, Ann, of Whitmire, were business vis itors in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter re turned to Newberry last weekend after a ten day trip to eastern mar kets whee they bought merchandise for the spring and summer season. Mrs. E. E. Lewellen of Tryon, N. C., visited her mother, Mrs. W. H. Thomas last Thursday. Mrs. Wade Smith of Kinards was a business visitor in Newberry Sat urday. Miss Lelia Norris, a teacher in the Columbia schools, and Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Callison of Columbia were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. John Norris, Sr. in the county. Miss Medory Powell and sister-in- law. Mrs. Bill Powell and daughter, Betty, of Union were visitors in the city over the weekend. Mrs. W. G. Geter of Ninety-Six was a business visitor in the city last Friday. Miss Elsie Bedenbaugh, a teacher in the Whitmire schools, spent Sat urday in Newberry on business. Mrs. W. E. Baker of Whitmire spent last Friday in Newberry. Miss Annie Hunter and Mrs. Jen nie Counts of Prosperity were week end visitors in the city. Mrs. Rena Kinard of Denmark vis ited in the home of Dr. James C. Kinard last week. Mrs. H. H. Huggins of Pomaria was a business visitor in Newberry last Thursday. Mrs. J. E. Stokes is spending this week at Bainbridge, Md., with her brother, Leonard Waites. Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Jr., of Lau rens spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield at Gil- dercrest. Mrs. L. G. Eskridge is spending three weeks in Savannah, Ga., with her husband and daughter, Mrs. W. F. Partridge. Misses Eulia Buford and Louise Senn of Columbia spent the weekend here with relatives. Mrs. William Lominack returned to her home in Charleston Monday after spending several days with rel atives in Newberry. Mrs. Christine Webster of Pros perity, who works in Columbia was a business visitor here Saturday. Miss Stella Senn of Great Falls, spent the weekend in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. "W. Senn on College Street. Mrs. R. H. Tinsley and daughter, Betty, spent a few days in Green ville the first of the week where Betty underwent treatments for ear trouble. Miss Mildrd Werts, a teacher in the Lancaster schools spent last weekend in the home of her mother, Mrs. W. S. Werts on Hunt street. Mrs. P. G. Ellisor is spending some time in Ridge Wood, N. J. with Mrs. Banks Hayes. While away she will go to New York City and to Wash ington, D. C. where she hopes to see her daughter. Miss Martha Vance Ellisor, who is expected to return from overseas on the Grips- holm, which is bringing a number of American civilians and stervice men who have been prisoners of Germany. Miss Ellisor is with the National Red Cross and goes over to assist these repatriates. Mrs. Ellisor expects to see Earl Hipp and Mrs. Bess Gilder Johnson and her daughter, Jessica, while in Washington. Miss Ruth Blackwilder, a mem ber of the faculty at Newberry Col lege is spending two weeks at her home in Concord, N. C. Mrs. Douglas Crump (Florence McGill) has been transfered from the unemployment office in Colum bia to the local office here on Cald well street. Mrs. May Stuck and Mrs. Edna H. Feagle spent Monday in Colum bia on business. Miss Louise Buzhardt is able to be out after two weeks illness at her home in the Hartford community. Miss Buzhardt will return to her school work at Monticello Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Beamon Mills have moved to 1328 Glenn street in the Will Water’s home in which they recently purchased. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Swygert are^ now living at 2126 Mayer avenue. 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Longshore have moved from Friend street to 1501 Caldwell street. Mrs. Jac. O. Ulhnan and little son, Mark, have returned to their home here on Boundary street after spend ing five weeks in Auburn, Alabama with Mrs. Ullman’s mother-in-law, Mrs. J. O. Ullman. LOOKING DOWN MEMORY LANE TWENTY YEARS AGO Miss Sadie Goggans, of Greenville, is here visiting her paemts, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C. Goggans, Sr., in Main street. Mrs. Roy Summer and two child ren and Mrs. Douglas Hornsby and little Nancy, left on Thursday for Birmingham, Ala., to visit Mrs. Ciar- idge Walters. Miss Claudia Wheeler, a teacher at Chappells, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wheeler. Misses Ruth and Louise Senn spent the weekend at Kinards with Mrs. W. J. Swittenberg. This one is on “Boo” Scurry. He was visiting a t the home of his sis ter, and his nephew wag saying his prayers. After “Now I lay me-” and asking a blessing on all in his im mediate family he arose and started to bed, but seeing his uncle he knelt down again and said, “And bless Uncle Boo, too.” Some statesman once remarked that he had rather be right than president. But what we started to say was that the head of the New berry Cotton Mill is Wright, and president, too. \ Probate Judge Neal W. Workman underwent an operation for removal of tonsils at Dr. A. T. Neely’s office Tuesday. Misses Mabel and Helen Jones, students at G. W. C., spent the past weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. „. Y. Jones. A little son, J. C. Smith Jr., ar rived Wednesday in the home of M r - and Mrs. J. C. Smith in Mayer Ave nue. It will be of interest to many to know r that Prof. James C. Kinard of Newberry college has recently been elected on the county board of ed ucation filling the vacancy caused by resignation of Dr. S. J. Derrick. KEISTER WILLINGHAM able, to be up and about his home since re cent illness—MISS ANNPE BYNVM reporting back to her school room Monday morning after an absence of six months—BANKER C. C. HUTTO going into Western Union office—DR. H. M. BIGBY reporting that the fish are biting fine these days—FRED GARDINER paying the Sun office a visib-BUCK WICK ER catching a ride to town Tues day morning—MRS. L. G. ESK RIDGE given a ride home on Boun- ary street by a friend saying that she was always glad to get a -ride —ELIZABETH HARMON around town on business but still having time to do a bit of personal shopping —GEORGE W. MARTIN able to be back at his place of business af ter recent opertion for appendix— MRS. C. J. McWHIRTER and MISS ETHEL DERRICK sitting by the stove in their place of business “just talking”—MRS. J. E. STOKES get ting the bus for Columbia to catch the Silver Meteor for Maryland. Birthday anniversaries through March 2nd: R. A. Feagle, Mrs. J. R. Green and Dorothy Koon, Feb. 24; Robert Davenport and Thelmh Lester, Feb. 25; H. D. Whitaker, Feb. 27; Mrs. Beoman Mills (Mary Alewine), Hub Quattlebaum, Walter Wallace, Mi’s. W. E. Elmore and Drayton Nance, Jr.. Feb. 28: Miss Eugenia Epps, M. E. Abrams, Charles S. Suber and Mrs. J. R. Swygert, March 1; and Thomas P. Johnson, March 2nd. Mrs. J. R. Green will celebrate her 80th birthday Saturday at her home on Harper street where she will have with her for the occasion her son. Tench P. Green and Mrs. Green and their daughter, Louise, of Rocky Mount, N. C.; her daugh ter, Mrs. Gary Martin and daugh ters, Emily and Banna Piester of Spartanburg; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Niles of Camden. COLORED SERGEANT DIES IN SERVICE AFTER 30 YEARS Sgt. Charlie Simpkins, colored, died in the Vetera n’s hospital in Denver, Colorado after 30 years in the United States Army. The body of Sgt. Simpkins, a son of the late Robert and Norma Simpkins of New- berry .arrived here Sunday night. Sgt. Simpkins, who entered the service in 1914 spent most of his enlistment on the Mexican border in the U. S. Tenth Calvary division. He was in the battle of Carrizal, Mexi co and was at the side of Captain Boyd who was killed at that time. He, together with 18 other members of his unit escaped. Funeral services for the late Sar- geant will be held from the home of his sister, Ethel Gallman, wife of U. S. Gallman, 834 Hunter street, on Tuesday February 20.