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*********** ************** KEEP FAITH \0(>Uf—\ \by buying'- WAR BONDS VOLUME 7; NUMBER 45 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1945 $1.00 PER ANNUM WITH THE BOYS IH SERVICE SiSGT. FURMAN E. EPPS, a pa tient in a General Hospital in Atlan ta, Ga., will return there Saturday after spending three weeks in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Epps in the Mt. Bethel-Gar- many community. JOHN ALFRED PHIBBS, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phibbs, volun teered for the Navy and was sworn in at the Navy Recruiting Station in Columbia Tuesday of this week. John is now at his home awaiting or ders to report for duty. JAMES SMITH, THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER, left Sunday for San Francisco, Calif., after spending a 30-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith. He was ac companied to Columbia by his par ents where he boarded a train for California. FLIGHT OFFICER WALTER SUMMER is now stationed at Creig Field, Selma, Ala., after completing a period of training at Elgin Field, Fla. His wife, the former Mary Baker, has joined her husband at Creig Field. FIRST SGT. JAMES L. DEHART a patient at Welch- Convalescent Hospital, Daytona Beach, Fla., spent last week with his wife, the former Viola Dominick in Spartanburg, and other relatives in Newberry. GRIFFIN LANGFORD, M. a. M„ returned to New York Sunday where he is stationed in the Fleet Post- office, after spending a 10 day leave here with his wife and son, David, at their home on Boundary street. Cpl. Bedenbaugh Drowned In The Pacific Cpl. Lorenza D. Bedenbaugh, Jr., 121, of the Bush River community, was drowned in the performance of duty, on January 23rd, in the South west Pacific area, accordin, to a telegram received by his wife, the former Carolyn Hutchinson, last Thursday) from the War Department. Corporal Bedenbaugh entered the service on January 18th, 1943, and received his training in amphibious tractor battalion at Fort Lewis, Ta coma, Wash. He then transferred to the paratroopers in October, 1943, receiving bis training at Fort Ben- ning, Ga., and was then transferred back to his old battalion at Fort Lewis. He has been in the Southwest Pacific for the past six months. Besides his widow and little son, L. Dow, III, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dow Bed enbaugh; two brothers-, Joe Beden baugh and Harmon Bedenbaugh; one sister, Mrs. Carroll DeVore of Flori da; and his grandfather, J. F. Bed enbaugh. CRIMINAL COURT CASES THOMAS EDWARD VINES, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Vines, has re ported to Bainbridge, Md., where he will receive his boot training in the Navy. His address is: Co. 4948, Bar racks 129-U. IT. S. N. T. C., Bajn- bridge, Md. PVT. JAKE SLJGH, is spending a 30-day furlough with his wife, and mother, Mrs. J. C. Sligh in the John stone community. Private Sligh re cently returned to the states after being on duty in France, where he was wounded in the left leg and arm in action. PFC. BILLY CHAPMAN has writ ten his parents Solicitor and Mrs. B. V. Chapman that he landed safely somewhere in France. Private Chap man is a member of the 13th Air borne Division. He received his training at Fort McClellan, Ala. and Camp Mokall, N. C., and his para- troop training at Fort Benning, Ga. BUNYAN A. CUMALANDER, son of Ernest E. Cumalander of Little Mountain, has been promoted from private first class to the rank of sergeant, in the European Theatre, of operations. Sergeant Cumalander, a squad leader, participted iin th|e campaigns of Normandy and Ger many. W. B. (SOUPIE) CAMPBELL, S. 2 c, a member of the crew of the U. S. S. Lander, writes, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell that he has landed safely somewhere in the Pa cific area. His wtife, the fortper Sarah Frances White, and son. Billy, are making their home in Whitmire with Mrs. Campbell’s aunt Miss Wil lie Duckett. PVT. ARTHUR H. KRELL, sta tioned at Camp Patrick Henry, Va., is spending an 18 day furlough with his mother, Mrs. G. F. Krell and other relatives. Private Krell, a member of the Processing Depart ment at Camp Patrick Henry, has been in the service one year and stationed in Virginia for the past four months. He was accompanied to Newberry by his wife and two children. PFC. COLIE S. COOK, who ar rived in the states about three weeks ago at Charleston and was a patient two weeks in the Stark General Hos pital, suffering with trench-feet, prior to being transferred to Camp Butner, N. C., arrived in the city Wednesday to spend a 30 day fur lough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cook at 916 Glenn street. Pri vate Cook was overeas over a year in the European theater of opera tions. HAROLD B. COOK, COX. recently wrote his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cook, from England, where he is now stationed, saying that Virgil Cook, (Prosperity) spent the week end with him. “The last time I saw him was almost three years ago. He is looking fine. Virgil liked my ship so much that he said he wished he had joined the Navy.” Harold says he would like to hear from his friends. His address: U. S. S. Tydon, c|o' Fleet Ptsstoffice, New York City. QBL. OSCAR FLOYD MARTIN has sent his mother, Mrs. Oscar Mar tin of Prosperity, the Purple Heart, which was awarded him for wounds he suffered in action in Germany on December 15th. Corporal Martin is in a hospital in France, but is now doing fine and expects to join his unit soon. He entered the service in Septem ber, 1942, and left for overseas du ty in February, 1944. PVT. MARY E. FARR of Pros perity, who was recruited in the Ar my as a member of the medical corps, is receiving the first steps of her army career at the Third WAC Training Center at Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga. She will attend special ist school following the six weeks basic course. Private Farr is a graduate of Pros perity-High School and is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pugh, of Prosperity. CPL. SAM GLENN arrived in the states and reported to Camp Patrick Henry, Va., Sunday, but is now on his way to a general hospital in Cali fornia. Corporal Glenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Glenn, has been over seas nearly three years, with the Field Artillery, in the European theater of war. He wired his par ents that he expects to get a fur lough soon and will be home. LT. JAMES RAY BOUKNIGHT has sent to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Bouknight, the Purple Heart which was awarded him for wounds received in Belgium on Dec ember 19th, 1944. The medal has three stars which represent the num ber of campaigns he took part in. Lieutenant Bouknight was shot in the left hand byl a machine gun dur ing action. He has been overseas since October 1, 19144 with the para troopers. He is now a patient in a hospital in -England, having been transferred there recently from a hospital in Paris, France. Lieuten ant Bouknight writes his parents, that he is “doing fine and not to worry about him.’ PVT. EDWARD F. McCONNELL is a member of the 178th Field Ar tillery Battalion which recently pnssed its 530th combat day in the line before Italy’s P. Valley. It was here that, in all its battle experience, the 178th, or “Southern ers” Battalion was subjected to its most severe countenbatteuy action. German shells hit .powder houses and a store of TNT and wounded 30 men in a column of infantrymen march ing past the gun position. The “Southerners” brought in the wound ed, treated the injured doughboys and had them evacuated by ambu lance to the rear. The 178th landed in Scotland in August, 1942, participated in the Tunisian campaign in action at Gafsa, El Guettar, Fondouk, Hill 609, Mateur and Bizsete and landed in- Sicily July 17, 1943. iPfior to enlistment in the Wo man’s Army Corps, she was em ployed as clerk by a drug firm in Union. PFC. JOHN D. CRUMPTON, route 3, Newben-y, is a member of the 6th Army Group, which is little heard of in today’s mechanized war of jeeps, trucks and tanks, one of the oldest systems of army trans port—the pack-mule. Picking their way trhoogh winding, treacherous mountain trails and snow-swept passes along the Franco-Italina border in the French Alps, they are bringing up material of war to front line units that can’t be reached by mechanical means. To the men of a veteran Field Artillery Battalion of Lt. Gen. Ja cob L. Dever’s 6th Army Group, the pack-mules are indispensable. Using the mule pack trains to transport artillery pieces, ammunition and sup plies over the most impassable ter rain of the French Alps, the battal ion is able to support the infantry by accurately blasting Germans from well-entrenched positions. Arriving in Italy in March, 1944, the battalion received mules and re formed into a pack unit. Advancing into rugged Italian mountains, where the infantry was fighting tenacious ly for each peak and hill, the bat talion became the doughboys’ life line for supplies and equipment. The following six cases which were carried over from the October term of criminal court are scheduled to be tried when criminal court convenes here on Monday, March 19, with Judge G. B. Green of Anderson pre siding) Claude Sanders for embezzle ment; Frank Sanders for embezzle ment; Henry Kidd of Whitmire for non-support of wife and child; Ezra Rinehart for assault and battery with intent to kill; E. L. Nally for assault and batery with intent to kill and James Chalmers for murder. Milking Time In South Africa THREE BURNED WHEN OIL TANK EXPLODES Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hughes and small daughter, were painfully, but not seriously burned about the face and arms at their home in the Hart ford community, about three miles from Newberry, Wednesday morning about 7 o’clock when the tank on their oil stove exploded, spreading gasoline and flames about the room. The Hughes were in the kitchen, and Mrs. Hughes started to light one of the burners to prepare breakfast when the explosion occurred. After their wounds were dressed they were carried to the Newberry hospital and are reported today to be resting com fortably. TiSGT. PAUL L. SHEALY, Route 3, Newberry, recently completed 32 months overseas with a veteran aviation engineer battalion in the Meditterranean theater of opera tions. Among the first to land in North Africa, these aviation enginers built airfields clear across the war-torn continent. Many of these fields wiere cortsijmftted in the rrtidst of dive-bomber attacks of the dreaded Stukas. Again in Sicily they were among the first to hit the beaches. Heroism marked their exploits as they clear ed thousands of mines and time bombs from recently captured enemy airfields. The members of this bat talion later built and maintained air fields from which bombers and fighters attacked northern Sicily and Italy. Then came the biggest job of all— the invasion of Southern France, where they built the first Allied landing strip overcoming the obsta cle of particularly thick minefields. SOUTH AFRICA —A far-away photographer took: the rather dif ferent photo shown above. In this part of the world, many herds are milked outdoors, which perhaps ac counts for the somewhat unusual costume of the dairy farmer all set to start the milking. We will accept the explanation with the suggestion that no doubt the milk ing was done next- to one of the buildings in order for him to use the modern equipment he is car rying. CAPT. OLIVER B. WILLIAMS, recently reported for duty at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, installation of the Army Transporta tion Corps. He has been assigned to Camp Knight. Capt. Williams, son of J. B. Wil liams of 1500 Vincent street, and husband fo Ethel T. Williams of 2025 Lake, street, Omaha, Nebr., is a former student of Fisk University. Prior to entering military service he was a practicing physician and sur geon. TOM W. SUBER, stationed in the Philippines with the 24th Infantry Division, 6th Army, writes his wife, the former Helen Mower, that he was recently promoted from captain to the rank of major. He is the son of Mrs. Zach Saber of Whitmire. Major Suber’s wife and two-year- old daughter, Nina, which he has never seen are making their home here on Johnstone street with Mrs. Suber’s mother, Mrs. Frank Mower. Major Suber has been on duty in the Pacific theater of operations for the past 34 months. SISGT. FLOYD B. ELSMORE of Whitmire, has arrived at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station in Miami Beach, Fla., for reassignment processing after completing a tour of duty outside the continental Unit ed States. As a B-17 Flying FtoHress ar- moreer-gunner. Staff Sergeant Els- more flew 35 missions while in the European theater of operations, and was awarded the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. He entered the Army in May of 1942. His sister, Mrs. H. W. Campbell, lives at 308 Park street, Whitmire. PVT. FIRST CLASS EMORY L. CULCLASURE of Route 2, New berry, has been awarded the Silver Star for gallentry in action against the enemy. The citation accompanying the award stated in part: “Private First Class Emory L. Culclasure, while moving with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself by he roic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States. On 17 Dec ember 1944, Company “E” 329th In fantry, launched an attack east from Gurzenich Germany, to seize the ap proaches to and the western end of a bridge crossing the River Roer into Duren. At about 1100, the advance of the company was impeded by in tense mortar fire and small arms fire from its left flank. Pfc. Cul clasure volunteered immediately for the job of leading tanks up to lay fire on the oppositon. He moved back under terrific fire and pointed out targets both quickly and very ef fectively, for the tanks which quickly neutralized the/ enemy guns, allowing the company to continue the advance and gain its objective.” Pfc Culclasure is with the 83rd Infantry Division in Belgium. PATIENTS AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL The following have recently en tered the county hospital for treat ment: Walter Leroy Smith, 346 Crosson St. Mrs. Bertha Fulmer, ^Kinards; Hor ace Oxner, Kin&rds, route one; J. L. Eargle, 602 Green St.,; Mrs. Leila Reese,-seate-ode; Milton .Abbott,-Sa luda; Mrs. J. L. Hilley, Newberry; G. A. Arrowwood, Whitmire; Jos eph Vernon Taylor, Prosperity; J. E. Monts, Prosperity; Mrs. C. R. Crow der, Kinards; Mrs. Elbert Long, 807 Boundary St., Mrs. John D. Smith, Whitmire; Miss .Mary Ellen Kibler, Prosperity; -Mrs. Margaret Hughes, route four; W. C. Hughes, route four; Baby Faye Hughes, route four; Mrs. C. H. Alewine, route one; Mrs. Heyward Krell, route three; Mrs. Carl Setzler and baby daugh ter, Elizabeth Suber, route three; Mrs. T. L. Dorrity and baby son, Thomas Gadson, Jr., 2010 Wells St. RED CROSS IS MAIN LINK BETWEEN POWs AND HOME Chairman Eugene S. Blease of the Red Cross Prisoners of War Com mittee, through Congressman Hare, has received the definite information from the War Department that American prisoners of war, interned at Stalag Luft 3, near Sagan, Ger many, were removed by the German Government when the Russian army was making its big rive, to a plpce thirty mi Ids south of Berlin, and from that point the prisoners were disbursed to two different camps, some of them being sent to Nuren- burg and others to Moosburg. The War Department has not been able to get the names of the prisoners sent to the two camps. It is understood that most of the American prisoners in Oflag 64 in Boland were released by the Rus sians in their advance, and that many of these were sent to Russia and from there they will probably be allowed to return to their homes in America before long. No definite news has been receiv ed from other camps in Germany wh»re American boys are imprison ed, but Judge Blease says he hopes to get some information as to these boys before long. Judge Blease states that he knows our War Department and Red Cross are doing all they can for our boys in the German prison camps, and that the main link between those boys and the people back home at this time is the Red Cross . From all accounts the food situation in Germany is getting worse every day, and our prisoners of war will have to depend very much upon the Red Cross for food. The work of that organization for our war pris oners is more important now than ever, and for that reason he is sin cerely hoping that our people will support the present campaign in the interest of the Red Cross. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST Mr.-and Mrs. W. E. Epps and two sons, S|Sgt. Furman Epps and Charles, were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. Epps’s sister, Mrs. J. M. Morris. Mrs. Nat Gist, Mrs. L. A. Spear man and son, Ashley of Columbia, spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. Gist’s mother, Mrs. R. L. Tarrant and sister, Mrs. May Stuck. Mrs. W. R. Bouknight and two children, Carolyn and Regenald, Jr., of Pensacola, Fla., are spending sev eral weeks in the home of Mrs. Bouknight’s father and mother-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bouknight on Drayton street. Mrs. Charlie Bowers and daughter, Ann, and Mrs., Wyche Dickert rtf Co lumbia, spent last week in Charlotte, N. C. in the home of Mrs.Dickert’s sister, Mrs. Lefler. Mrs. T. H. Pope, Sr. was a busi ness visitor in Columbia Monday. ADDITIONAL NEEDY GET WELFARE AID During 1944 the county depart ment of public welfare added 95 names to the list of persons receiv ing old age assistance in Newberry county, it is reported by the chair man of the county board, Joe Con nelly. Assistance was dicontinued to 92 persons, 55 of whom died during the year. The other 37 cases were clos ed because income from employment or other resources became available to the recipients, making them in eligible for public assistance. In the state at large 3,269 r-ajes were closed during the year, 2,169 being discontinued because of depth of the recipient.. New eases in the state totaled 3,524. 140 EMPLOYEES OF NEWBERJIY MANUFACTURING WILL WORK HALF DAY FOR RED CROSS DRIVE REVIVAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH A revival meeting will be con ducted in Central Methodist church March 7-16 with Rev. W. B. Gar rett of Lancaster as guest preacher. Group prayer meterings wivre held this week in peperation for the series of services. Rev. Garrett has preached here on other occasions while he was superintendent of the Greenwod dis trict. The 140 employees of the New berry Manufacturing Company have agreed to work one Saturday after noon during the .present Red Cross Drive and donate their wages to the Red Cross. The Company will pay time and a half over time for this period of work. JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS Joseph- B. Williams, 65, well known colored undertaker of Newberry for 40 years died suddenly Tuesday at his home following a long period of de clining health. He was well regarded by both white and colored. He took a lead ing part in affairs of his race, serv ing as a eacon for many years in his church and was often one of the chairmen in the Red Cross and other War Drives among the color ed people. Surviving are his widow and two sons, Capt. Ralph Williams, injur ed in Belgium in January, and Capt. Oliver Williams, with the Medical corps at Camp Knight, Calif. BROWN WILL SUCCEED JACOBS AS PRESBYERIAN PRESIDENT Holman Appointed By Trustees To Succeed Brown As Dean Dr. Marshall W. Brown, for 18 years dean of Presbyterian college, was elected president of the college yesterday to succeed Dr. William P. Jacobs, whose resignation was ac cepted at a meeting of the board of trustees at Clinton. Dr. Jacobs, who recently was elected executive director of the American Cotton Manufacturing As sociation with headquarters in Charlotte, will continue to live at Clinton. The announcement of the resig nation of Dr. Jacobs and the elec tion of Dr. Brown was made by Albert C Todd of Greenwood, chair man of the college board of trus tees. Todd also announced the appoint ment of Hugh Holman, director of public relations for die last nine years, as the new dean of the col lege. Holman was graduated from Presbyterian college in 1936 and ia 31a years old. Both appointments will become effective March 1. Dr. Brown holds an A. B. degree from Center college, an M. A. from the University of Wisconsin and was awarded a doctor's degree by Davidson college in 1937. He has also studied at the Uni versity of Chicago and the Univer sity of Vienna. He is a member of the American Historical associa tion, past president of the South Carolina Historical association and a member of the Historical associa tion of England. Dr. Jacobs had been president of Presbyterian for 10 years. Div ing that time the college has elimi nated debts of more than $400,000 and is now completely free of debt. The endowment has increased to a quarter of a million dollars. Dr. Jacobs formerly was secre tary of the Cotton Manufacturers association of South Carolina. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS GIVE TALENT SHOW The Junior class of Newberry high school, in order to raise money for the annual Junior-Senior banquet is presenting a “Talent Night”. Stu dents from every class in the high school will be on the program. There will be music, dancing, sing ing, comedy skits and fun for every one. One of the highlights of the evening’s fun will be a Hill Billy band. There will also be an orches tra composed of the high school boys and girls and appearing for the first time. Another high light is a tumbling exhibition put on by the girl’s PT> classes. Talent Night begins at 8:00 p. ro. on Friday, March 2 in tbe high school auditorium. Admission is only 26c. Tickets are now on sale and will also be sold at the door on Friday night. The Junior class hopes to see a 61arge crowd enjoy “Talent Night”. 18-YEAR-OLD TRAINING SHORT Washington, Feb. 27—A War de partment official said today that most 18-year-ulds are sent overseas for combat duty much less than a year after they are inducted. He said that under normal cir cumstances the minimum time be tween induction and assignment to combat duty is about 26 weeks, in cluding 15 weeks at a replacement training center. Previously, Senator Robert A. Taft (R., O.), announced he would Call on the War department to ex plain why Ift-year-olde were being sent into combat with relatively brief training. He cited the ease of Pfc. Robert R. Pogue, of Cincinnati, who was reported killed in action on the western front about seven months after his induction. He said Pogue received only 17 weeks of training before being sent overseas. SAYS SOUTH MAY LOSE SOME MILLS Jacobs Sounds Saaabar Nat* In Char lotte Atddrens Qn Industry Charlotte, Feb. 2-7—Dr. William P. Jacobs, newly olneaki executive di rector of the American Cotton Manu facturers’’ association, said here to night the south might have paused the peak of textile and industrial growth. “Unless we can find Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth,” he tjrid the Charlotte Chamber of Com merce in a prepared address, “it may well be that we have permanently passed the peak of textile and in dustrial growth in the south.” “I state these bare facts,” he con tinued, ‘'because it is my hope that such an eventuality can be averted by frank facing «rf the situation, and the exercising of faith in our selves, in our future in our indus tries, in their employees and em ployers, -in our southland, and in our God. Faith and vision go hand in hand, and behind all collective progress stands enlightened indivi dual leadership.’ Dr. Jacobs, who is also executive secretary of the print cloth troop of cotton mills and until recently was executive vice president of the South Carolina Cotton Manufac turers’ association, said the textile industry faced continued liquidation of spindles. “It is clear that we have not yet stopped the liquidation of textile spindles in America,” he said. “The war has retarded the liquidation and we are just now beginning to see the slowing down of the pro cess of retardation of the liquidation of the textile industry. “In simpler words, more mills are closing or are being removed. Many agencies in America are working feverishly today to buy cotton miU properties at a sacrifice dismantle them, and ship the machinery and equipment to South America. “It is probable that as soon as the w*r is over there will be a great plea from Europe and Asia as well for more textile machinery when the going gets tough and the mar gins are non-evistent. Some of our own southern mills'may tire of the unequal struggle to produce bow- priced goods with obsolete, worn out machinery and with abnormally high costs.” MILLIONS TO GET INCREASES Washington, Feb. 27—The War Labor board tonight opened the <yay for gen mu! wage increases for 4>- 000,000 workers who exm less than 55 cents an hour. WLB Chairman William H. Davis announced that the agency has au thorized its regional boards to ap prove increases in minimum rates up to 55 cents an hour when re quested by an employer or by an employer and union to correct spb- standards of living. The only con dition is that such raises must not cause price increases unless ap proved by Stabilisation Director Fred M. Vinson. Davis said tbe public and labor members voted for the resolution. Industry members withheld their vote. The latter dissented from es tablishment of a 55-ceht minimum wage in the textile industry last week. LOOKING DOWN MEMORY LANE TWENTY YEARS AGO Misses Erin and Nell Kohn of Columbia spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hal. Kohn. Carrol M. Dennis, who is taking a course in pharmacy at the Medi cal college in Charleston, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Dennis. Misses Helen Kennedy of Kings- tree and Eliza Walker of Chester were guests for the weekend of Miss Grace Summer. Misses Ethel Counts, Willie Mae Wise, Marguerite Wise, and Mrs. E. O. Counts spent Saturday in Colum bia.—Prosperity News. Miss Nannie Lee Young of Den mark has been home on a short visit.—Prosperity News. The painting of the store and warehouse of Summer Bros. Com pany, corner Main and Caldwell streets, is a great improvement to the main section of town. The front shed will be removed and will be re placed by an attractive and service able awning. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Fisher and little Katherine motored to Colum bia Tuesday, accompanying Mrs. Fisher’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Han dy, who were leaving for Westover, Md., after a visit here. Louis Cunningham of the Uni versity of South Carolina spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. E. A. Carpenter. Mrs. Carpenter and Mr. Cunningham motored to Greer Sun day, being accompanied by Miss Eioise Earhardt. Quite a number of NeWberrians were in Greenville Monday, includ ing Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cromer, Mies Sara Cromer, and Miss Kath erine Pant; Mrs. J. L. Burns, Miss Evelyn Bums and Pauline Nesley and James Burns, who accompanied Miss Marguerite Burns on her re- tim» to G. W. C. ; Mrs. Cannon G. Blease, Mrs. Eugene S. Blease and Mre. McHardy Mower, who accom panied Miss Colie Blease to Green ville to join Hon. and Mrs. Cole L. Biease en route to Washington. MISS JESSICA COPPOCK Mjss Jessica Coppock, a native of Newberry, died Wednesday at hef home in Greensboro, N. C. after a short, illness. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at 3 o’clock from the graveside in Rosemont cemetery here with the Rev. C. A. Calcote of ficiating. Miss Coppock, a daughter of the late Mr. a nd Mrs. Moses Coppock of Newberry, lived here until seversl years ago when she removed with her sisters to Greensboro. Surviving are: one sister, Mrs. Oscar Leroy (Fannie Coppock) and a number of nieces and nephews. 4■0UT TOWN TINCY DAVIS kidding W. B. AC- KERMAN about buying a motorcycle one morning and his wife, MRS. AC KERMAN buying a cemetery lot the same afternoon—ROY CLARY and family cleaning leaves of the yard at their home on McKibbin street— MRS. T. ROY SUMMER and MRS. DRAYTON NANCE shopping — BUDDY UPSCOMB’S new place of business looking nice all painted white—MRS. G. V. CLAMP saying that her son, T-SGT JAMES CLAMP writes that he is now stationed in France—DR. S. J. DERRICK going into grocery store with market bas ket for groceries saying “Here comes the Navy”—W. W. LEWIS in the city Saturday and gathering dry cleaning for his wife—IRA CLAMP saying that he certainly is glad he has a “good stomach” and could eat anything he wants to—MRS. D. O. CARPENTER driving down College street all alone—MRS. FRAZIER LOMINACK lending a helping hand at her husband’s place of business while his “help” are having a siege of mumps—H. C. HOLLOWAY walk ing around with his “specks” in his hand—Someone telling FULMER WELLS that he gets better looking every day—’NELL HARMON looking vary charming in a yellow sweater —KATHERINE KIRKLAND dolling herself up in an attractive Easter outfit—KAT CONNELLY and MRS. RUTH LONGSHORE hurrying down Main street not speaking to anyone —L. F. FISHER and BOB BRUNER busy working on their books—MRS. ANNIE ABRAMS making an ap pointment to have her income tax made out—GUERNIE NICHOLS standing on court house steps “en joying the green grass and early spring* flowers.” Birthday Anniversaries through March 9th: Ralph Connelly, March 4; Miss Ruby Kinard, Mrs. Charles E. Bowers and Phil Aull, March 5; Mrs. Margaret Neel Dean and Hugh Connelly, March 6; Mrs. J. M. Hove, March 7; Joe Spotts, J. P. Moon and T. S. Harmon, March 8;