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VOLUME 7; NUMBER 47
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1945
$1.00 PER ANNUM
WITH THE
BOYS IH SERVICE
SGT. JAMES FOLK, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Folk of the Mt.
Bethel Garmany community, arrived
at bis home Tuesday for a 30 day
furlough after being on duty in Italy
for the past three years.
PVT. JAMES C. ABRAMS will
return to his base at Fort Bragg,
N. C. today (Friday) after spending
a ten day furlough with his wife and
daughter, Verna Ann on Pope St.
CPU. LAWRENCE CHAPMAN,
stationed at Avon Park, Fla., is
spending a 15 day furlough in the
home of his parents. Solicitor and
Mrs. B. V. Chapman.
WALTER
Summer of
FLIGHT OFFICER
SUMMER and Mrs.
Craig Field, Selma, Ala., are spend
ing a 15 day leave in the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
'Baker and Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy
Summer., Sr. on Main Street.
CPU. GENE KING returned to
his base at Camp LeJeune, N. C.
Wednesday after spendin an eight
day furlough in the home of his
mother, Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire on
College street.
CPU. HARRY E. BEDENBAUGH,
stationed at Camp Maxy, Texas, is
spending a ten-day furlough in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes
on Main street.
Corporal Bedenbaugh returned to
the States about eight months ago,
after serving overseas nearly three
years.
NAVY V-12 UNIT AWARDED
WAR BOND PENNANT
At a special ceremony held on the
campus of Newberry College Wed
nesday, March 14 Commander An
drew C. Flinn. Director of Training
for the Sixth Naval District, present
ed to the Navy V-12 Unit a special
commendation pennant for the high
record attained by this Unit in war
bond allotments.
1 he certificates of commendation
presented by Lieutenant Kenneth
Brooks, District War Bond Officer,
read as follows:
“This is to certify that a t least
90 per cent (in the case of the New
berry Unit, 98.6 per cent) of the
military personnel of the U. S. 1'avy
V-12 Unit, Newberry College, South
Carolina, is enrolled in the allotment
plan for the purchase of war sav
ings bonds.’’
The above certificate was signed
February 1945 by Jules James, Rear
Admiral, USN, Commandant Sixth
Naval District, Charleston, South
Carolina.
It is significant to note in this
award that the trainees, while apply
ing themselves diligently to a rigid
training for service in the Navy, are
likewise making definite contribu
tions to the war effort by monthly
allotments of their pay to the war
bond program.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST
The annual Expression and Decla
mation contest of Junior High school
will be held Friday afternoon at one
o clock. The public is invited to at
tend.
MRS. LILLIE GRAHAM
LIEUT. RAY BOUKNIGHT
writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Bouknight that he has re
turned to his unit, 501st Parachute
Infantry.
■Lieutenant BoMkrrvght, who was
wounded in the Western front on
December 19th, was hospitalized in
England until he rejoined his unit
recently.
LIEUT. D. O. CARPENTER, JR.
recently spent a 14 day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O.
Canpenter at their home, 2804 Fair
Avenue.
For the past several months Lieu
tenant Carpenter has been serving
as an instructor in the parachute
school at Fort Benning, Ga.
PFC. EARL BOZEMAN wrote
his parents, Mr and Mrs. Joe Boze
man of Chappells, last week that
he had been wounded in the right
side and arm after being in battle
on Iwo Jima for 16 days. Private
Bozeman is now hospitalized on an
island in the Pacific, having, been
flown there immediately after re-
his wounds.
Mrs. Lillie Price Graham, 68. died
eaily Sunday morning at her home
near Whitmire.
She was a native of Madison
county, N. C., but had made her
home in Whitmire for the past 12
years.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from
the Baptist church in Whitmire
with Rev. F. M. Lindler in charge
assisted by Rev. J. R. McKittriek
and Rev. Obcar Crisp. Interment
followed in the Whitmire cemetery.
She is survived by her husband.
Rev. Thomas J. Graham, and four
children: Miss Maggie Graham, Miss
Allie Graham; Dewey and Gpl. Wal
ter Graham; also the following bro
thers and sisters: Joe, Garfield 3 nd
Willard Price; Mrs. Mollie Roberts,
Mrs. Deffey Rector, Mrs. , Tinny
Gentry; and Mrs. Allie Groooms.
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF
PERSONAL INTEREST
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Corley and two j
daughters, Elizabeth and Agnes,
left Tuesday for Whichita Falls,
SALLY HEADS OLD
CLOTHES DRIVE
A meeting was held at the offices
of the chamber of comnieree last
Texas, to attend the wedding of | Friday to make plans for the gath-
their son, Captain Charles B. Cor- I cring of old clothes for the devasta-
ley, Jr., and Miss Barbara Murph ted countries overseas
which will take place Sunday, March
25th in the Methodist church in
Whichita Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Mana L. Connelly
and daughter, Mrs. J. B. McAdams
(Louise Connelly) of Chappells were
business visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs. J. C. Counts of Columbia was
a businss visitor in Newberry Mon
day.
Misses Margaret Clamp and Mary
Riser, teachers in the Shallotte, N.
C. schools spent the past weekend: in
the home of Miss Clamp’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clamp on Calhoun
street.
Mrs. Kenneth Mims and son, Da-
yid of Sumter are visiting in the
home of Mrs. Mims’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Harring
ton street.
Mrs. J. H. Halfacre is back on the
job at The Fashion after having been
ill| at her home on Harrington street
for the past six weeks.
Mrs. John Saber a nd daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Elmore Suber of Whitmire
were visitors in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Oscar Wessinger and Mrs.
Wilbur Wessinger of Prosperity
spent Tuesday in Newberry on busi
ness.
Mrs. W. L. Norvell and Mrs. D.
E. Collins of Whitmire were busi
ness visitors in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas O’Connor of Augus
ta, Ga., is spending a while in the
home of her sister, Mrs. Forest
Summer and family near the city.
Mrs. W. S. Summeral of Clinton
was a business visitor in Newberry
Monday.
Mrs. John Robert Suber of Whit
mire spent Monday in the city on
business.
A. P. Salley was named chairman
of the drive for this county, which
will be conducted during the month
of April, sponsored by the Rotary,
Lions and Riwanis clubs.
The United Clothing Collection
drive is nation wide, and is for the
purpose of collecting usable apparel
for the people of the devastated
areas of Europe and Asia. Mr.
Salley said the need was urgent and
that the undertaking was a big one.
He asked that everyone take part
to make the drive a success. The
goal of the drive in this county is
150,000 pounds of clothing. Any
kind of wearing apparel is wanted,
except evening gowns, dress suits,
and open-toed shoes.
Those attending the meeting were:
J. N. Beard, Hugh Foster, O. M.
Cobb, J. Y. Jones, L. C. Graham, C.
C. Hutto, Ernest Brooks, Dr. O. B.
Cannon, J. G. Long, Frank Sutton,
A. P. Salley, J. W. Earhardt, Jr.,
Mrs. Francis Scurry, Mrs, Carrol
Derrick, and Mrs. O. F. Armfield.
Others, unable to attend the meet
ing had assured Chairman Salley
that they would cooperate with him
in every way.
It is requested that clothing be
laundered but not necessarily ironed
before bringing them to the building
next to Sears, Roebuck company
whei-e they will be stored until they
are ready for packing and shipping.
The following committee cair-
men were appointed: Mrs. Carrol
Derrick, Little Mountain; Mrs. Fran
cis Scurry. Chappells; Dr. O. B.
Cannon, city schools; Supt J. G.
Long, Silversti-eet; J. Y. Jones, New
berry Mills; D. O. Canpenter, Oak
land; Wilton Todd, Mollohon; J. W.
Earhardt, Jr., and Mrs. O. F. Arm-
field, publicity; O. M. Cobb, J. N.
Beard, storing, packing and ship
ping; E. A. Brooks and Hugh Foster,
reporting.
CRIMINAL COURT
OF SHORT SHIFT
Criminal court which convened
here Monday, with Judge Green, of
Anderson, presiding, disposed of the
following cases Monay and Tuesday.
Ezra Rinehart, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill was
found guilty of simple assault and
battery and was sentenced to thirty
days or a fine of $100. He paid the
fine. Lee Boy Whitener, negro was
charged on two cases of assault and
battery with intent to kill plead his
guilt and was sentenced to 18 months
in one case and 9 months in the
other. John W. Hardy, negro, up
for making liquor plead guilty and
was given a sentence of one year
and $50 fine with probation of days
upon payment of fine. Vivian Tho
mas, negro, charged with house
breaking and larceny, plead guilty
and received a sentence of 9 months,
but was put on probation for two
years. James H. Phibbs, charged
with murder was found not guilty
by direction of the court. Deade
Clopton, charged with house-break
ing and larceny plead guilty and
was sentenced to 6 months, but was
placed on probation for two years.
The following cases were carried
over to the next term of criminal
court which sits here in June: C. W.
Sanders, embezzlement and malfea
sance in office; Frank Sanders for
embezzlement and malfeasance in
office; E. L. Nally for assault and
battery with intent to kill; Robert
Free, negro, murder; R. B. Elliott,
Jr., for non-support; Geo. Abrams,
negro, unlawful discharge of fire
arms; Dock Collins, negro, violation
of liquor law.
JAMES H. PHIBBS KILLS
RUFUS ELLISON
L00KIHG D0WH
MEMORY LAKE
TWENTY YEARS AGO
MRS. MARY PAYSINGER
WICKER
MRS. T. ~F3 TIHBNER
Mrs. James Bearden (Corlelia
Hipp) of Whitmire was a visitor in
Newberry Tuesday.
PFC. HERMAN ’ G. DAWKINS
writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Dawkins, Pomaria, Route 3,
that he was in a hospital some
where in England recuperating from
wounds he received in action in Ger
many on March 1. Private Dawkins
was previously reported missing in
January, but his parents were noti
fied a few days later that he was
hospitalized in England instead of
being missing.
GPL. PAUL DUNCAN will leave
Saturday for Millville Army Air
Base, N. J., after spending a 13
day furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Duncan at their
home on Cline street. Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan have two other sons, Sgt.
■Bobbie Duncan and Sgt. Clarence
Duncan now on duty in the Euro
pean theater of operations.
FIRST LIEUT. T. ROY SUM
MER, JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Roy Summer, has been transfered
from Lockbourne Army Air Base in
Ohio, where he recently completed
a Four Engine Special B-17 course
and received his commercial pilot
rating, to Maxwell Field, Ala., where
he will be stationed for the present.
His address: 1st Lieut Thomas R.
Summer, Jr. 0-800423, Sq, A-l,
2132nd AAFBU, O. G. T. P., Max
well Field, Ala.
CPL HENRY B. COUSINS, is a
member of the U. S. Supply Forces
in France, providing the fighting
men with supplies and equipment of
vital importance in this war and a
large group of Southern soldiers are
making that their business.
Following the breakthrough at St.
Lo and the swing around the Brit
tany peninsula by General Patton’s
oimor and infantry, there was the
task of cleaning out the German
pocket at Brest. To do this, Gen.
Patton needed supplies of all kinds—
food, amunition, clothing and gaso
line. The men of the Port Unit went
to work with a ne w skill and speed.
Maintaining tljis supply line to
Gen. Patton's troops required back
breaking work round the clock, but
the Port delivered the goods. After
the fall of Brest, the Porters got no
rest. The material they unloaded in
increasing volume was shipped east
to other fighting fronts.
CAPT H. B. KIRKEGARD who
landed in the State of Washington
on March 3rd after being on duty
in the Pacific with the 24th Infan
try for the past three years, arrived
at his ^lome in Julian last week to
spend a .30 day furlough with his
wife, the former Edna Johnson. Af
ter his leave he will return to the
Pacific with his unit.
Captain and Mrs. Kirkegard spent
the weekend in the home of Mrs.
Kdrkegtard’s mother, Mrs. P. Dun
can Johnson on Boundary street.
MARINE ROBERT E. GRAY 24,
a veteran of 6 years in the Corps,
has accepted appointment as war
rant officer, becoming one of the
youngest of that rank a t the Marine
Base, San Diego, Calif.
Enlisting in the Corps in April of
39, the Leatherneck wears the
American Defense Ribbon, Asiatic
Pacific with one star and the Presi
dential LTnit Citation with one star,
for participating in the bloody bat
tle of Tarawa with the Second Ma
rine Division. He is the son of Mrs.
Dolly M. Gray of Whitmire.
Mrs. Earl Bergen is visiting in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Clary on Boundary street
while her husband, Ensign Bergen
is a patient in the Naval Hospital a t
Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams of
Savannah, Ga. announce the birth
of a son, Stephens Arthur on March
14th.
Sunday guests in the home of
Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire were her
daughter, Miss Rosemary King of
the Finance office. Fort Jackson,
and her sister, Mrs. Randolph Pat
terson and Mr. Patterson of Union.
Miss Elizabeth Renwick spent the
weekend in Greenwood .with Miss
Frances Ruff.
SGT. CARRGLL F. LAKE, 29, of
Little Mountain, is rapidly recuperat
ing at an army hospital in England,
after having suffered concussion and
fractured wrist as a result of an
enemy bomb blast in Belgium. He
has been awarded the Purple Heart.
An infantryman .Sergeant Lake
has been in the army since August,
1941, and has been overseas for the
past 24 months.
His mother, Mrs. Colie Lake, lives
in Little Mountain. Before entering
the service, Sergeant Lake was a
carpenter in Columbia.
PFC. JULIAN E. MILLS, son of
Mrs. Nora E. Mills, 1122 Summer
street, a cannoneer, is a member of
the 151st Field Artillery Battalion,
which recently marked its 500th day
in combat by shelling German posi
tions in Italy from emplacements
over looking the Fo Valley.
Engaged now on the Fifth Army
front, the 151st has fired more than
275,000 rounds from its 105-milli
meter howitzers in the Tunisian and
Italian campaigns.
After serving in Northern Ireland
and England, the battalion was put
ashore at Oran a nd committed to
combat in Tunisia February 17, 1943.
This unit landed on the Paestum
beach on Italian D Day, September
9, 1943, among early waves of in
fantry assault troops ,and imme
diately brought fire on German tanks
only 200 yards away.
On the beachhead around Anzio,
the 151st remained in hiding through
the ominously quiet days and came
out at night to harrass the enemy.
Mrs. Rudolph Zoble of Charleston
spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. C. H. Alewine in the Mt. Beth
el community.
Mrs. Emma Ramey Turner, 58,
widow of the late Thomas F. Tur
ner, long an employee of Newberry
mills, died Saturday night at the
county hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Saluda county, Mrs. Tur
ner was a daughter of Jim and
Mary Adams Ramey. She had been
a resident of Newberry for many
years.
Mrs. Turner is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Henry Miller and
Miss Pauline Turner of Newberry;
two sisters, Mrs. P. F. Turner, of
Newberry and Mrs. R. J. Brown of
Columbia, and one grandson, John
Hopkins, Jr., Newberry.
Burial was in Rosemont cemetery.
SCOTT NEW MANAGER OF
FURNITURE STORE
Mrs. D. J. Williams was a busi
ness visitor in Columbia Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Lovette is spending
this week in Savannah, Ga. with her
husband.
WANTED—Good second-hand baby
stroller. Moderately priced. Mrs.
Guy Chambless, Jr. 1314 Pelham St.,
Telephone 452-M.
Johnny Sanders returned to his
home in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday
after spending two week^ in the
home of his mother, Mrs. J. W.
Sanders at Silverstreet.
Mrs. J. M. Keller left Wednesday
for her home in Brooklyn N. Y.
after spending a week in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F.
Hendrix at Lexington and her broth
er, C. E. Hendrix on Hunt street.
READY TO PAY OFF
The South Carolina Democratic
Executive committee is paying off
the notes given to managers for
holding the special Senatorial pri
mary in 1941. If you will bring
your note by my office I shall be
glad to send it in for coUection. If
you prefer, mail the note direct to:
Mr. J. M. Smith, Treasurer,
P. O. Box 333,
Columbia, S. C.
Please attend to this at once as
the treasurer is anxious to get all
the notes paid at the earliest pos
sible date.
YOUNG M. BROWN.
South Carolina Democratic
Executive Committeeman,
Newberry county.
Leonard Scott of Augusta, Geor
gia, has been made manager of the
Maxwell Bros and Quinn furniture
store here. Mr. Scott takes the place
of John Lindsey, who reported to
Fort Jackson today (Friday) for in
duction into the army. Mr. Lindsey
has been connected with the local
store for the past eight years, and
manager for the past four years.
Mr. Scott ws employed by the
Maxwell organization in Augusta be-
for coming here. He and Mrs.
Scott are making their home at che
Newberry hotel for the present.
SERGEANT ROBERT H. FEL
LERS recently entered the aerial of
fensive against QdrmAiy ,on an
Eighth Air Force heavy bomber at
tack against the marshalling yards
at Ansbach, vital front line supply
point.
Sgt. Fellers, 20, chin turret gun
ner on an Eighth Air Force B-17
Flying Fortress, is a member of the
385th Bombardment Group com
manded by Colonel George Y. Jump
er of Natoma, California. His group
is part of the famous Third Air Di
vision, the division which has been
cited by the President for its now
historic England-African shuttle
bombing of the Messerschmitt air
plane factories at Regensburg, Ger
many, in August, 1943.
He is the son of Mrs. D. O. Car
penter, 2804 Fair Avenue. A for
mer student of Clemson College
where he studied textile engineering.
He entered the Army Air forces in
September, 1943. He received his
aerial gunnery wings at Las Vegas,
Nevada, in August, 1944.
MRS. SALLIE STILLWELL
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie
Boozer Stillwell, 79, who died Mon
day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. O. Pitts in the county was
held a t 4 o’clock Wednesday after
noon at the graveside in St. Luke’s
cemetery near Prosperity.
Surviving in addition to Mrs. Pitts
are the following children. Mrs. J.
C. Longshore, Mrs. Ruth Longshore,
Mrs. M. W. Epting, Mrs. Nancy
Jones, Mrs. H. W. Crisp, Mrs. J. H.
Boozer, Miss Vera Stillwell and T.
D. Stillwell.
Mrs. Mary Paysinger Wicker, 79
widow of John H. Wicker, died sud
denly some time last Saturay night
March 10th at her home on Boun
dary street. She was apparently as
well as usual when she went to bed
at 10 o’clock when her daughter,
Mrs. O. M. Cobb, who lived in the
home with her, went into tell her
“goodnight”. When members of
the family went to call her for
breakfast Sunday morning she was
dead, having peacefully slept away
during the night.
Mrs. Wicker, the daughter of the
late Thomas M. Wicker and Rebec
ca Buzhardt Wicker, pioneer fami
lies of this section, was well-known
and loved throughout the county.
She was a loyal member of Cen
tral Methodist church and took an
active interest in its affairs up un
til her death and was active in
civic league work or anything per
taining ’bo civic bettenplent. She
had large farming interests in the
bounty and took active interest in
the supervision of them a nd her
other business affairs.
She had many friends who will
be sadened on account of her death.
Surviving a re four sons and three
daughters: Thomas P. Wicker, Dr.
J. Keiffer Wicker and Marion K.
Wicker, dean of University of Ten-
nesse Law School, Knoxville, Tenn.;
Mrs. R. B. Hall of Hartsville; Mrs.
Joe L. Feagle and Mrs. O. M. Cobb
of Newberry; and seven grand
children also survive.
Her husband died some years ago
and shortly before his death they
celebrated their 50th wedding anni
versary.
Funeral services, conducted by
her pastor, Rev. H. C. Ritter, and
a former pastor, Dr. J. F. Lupo,
were held the following Monday af-
terryjon at five o’clock from the resi
dence on Boundary. Interment fol
lowed in Rosemont cemetery, with
Aiken Feagle, W. H. Sterling, Wil
son Brown, Ralph Whitaker, Creigh
ton Wicker and Robert Marshall
acting as pall bearers.
James H. Phibbs, production man- j
ager of Vance and Dwiggins com- j
pany box factory, was arrested
Sunday night at his home on the
Whitmire highway near town on a Mr. a nd Mrs. William E. Turner
charge of having shot and killed ; were guests of Mrs. W. H. Turner
Rufus Ellison with a pistol about 7 Sunday at her home in Grace street,
o’clock Sunday evening at the —Index Journal.
Phibbs home.
Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel stated
that Mr. Phibbs was out on bond
and the inquest had been waived, the
case probably would come up at
court now in session here.
Ellison was also an employee of
the box factory, having come here
with the company when the factory
was built a number of years ago.
The Sheriff’s office had another
call to investigate the death of a
14-year old negro girl on the Kip-
ards highway near Kinards, caused
when hit by an automobile about 5
o’clock Sunday afternoon. The car
was driven by Mrs. Maydee M. Na
bors, who lives in Laurens county.
It was stated by officers that
Mrs. Nabors was arrested and was
granted bail. The date of the in
quest had not been set.
It is understood that four small
negroes were seated on a fence close
to the highway and Mrs. Nabors in
attempting to catch her small child
who was falling from the seat be
side his mother, when the car ran
into the fence on which the negro
children were sitting, killing Mag
gie Bell Davis, 14. Three of the
children fell backward off the fence
and were uninjured.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Paysinger had
as their guests for the past week
end the following: Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Bailey of Greenville, Mr-
and Mi's. John Paysinger and family
of Columbia and H. C. Strother of
Johnston.
Mrs. R. D. Smith, Sr., Mrs. Fos
ter Smith and little son, Mrs. James
Smith and children and Mrs. J. L.
Bowles motored to Clinton Monday
to attend the formal opening of the
Louise Mayes baby cottage.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mrs. J. B. Lathan of Little Moun
tain is here visiting her son, C. F.
Lathan, in Nance street.
Mrs. James Browning returned on
Saturday from Columbia with her
son, George, who has been at the
hospital for treatment. Their many
friends will be glad to know that the
little boy is much better now.
Miss Florence Kibler a student at
Summerland college, spent the past
weekend with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Kibler.
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lominick
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Genevieve, to Mr. S.
Jenkins McWaters of Fort Lawn,
S. C., and Durham, N. C. The wed
ding will take place early in April.
BROTHER OF LOCAL MAN DIES
George Herman Fischer, 51, for
the past 25 years chief of the fire
department in Orangeburg, and bro
ther of L. F. Fischer of this city,
died shortly ofter 11 o’clock Sunday
morning at the Tri-County hospital
in Orangeburg after ah illness of a
few hours. He suffered a heart at
tack Friday afteroonn.
Mrs. Mary E. L. Boozer spent
several days the first of the week
in Columbia visiting her sons, Messrs
Carl and Ira Boozer, and the little
grandson who arrived in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Carol Boozer Friday,
March 13.>
William Langford, young son of
Mrs. Stanmore Langford, returned
the early part of this week from
Iowa Park, Texas, where he spent
several months with Mrs. Harry
Danna.
J. W. Tidal and family of Tidal,
were guests the past weekend of Mr.
and Mrs! T. N. Parks.
NEWBERRY OFFICER SUPER
VISES FOOD SUPPLIES FOR
COLOGNE
ERNEST LEE BANKS
Ernest Lee Banks, 62, died at his
home near Newberry late Saturday
night. He had been ill for several
weeks.
Mr. Banks was bom and reared
in Newberry county and had spent
most of his life in the Johnstone
community.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 4 o’clock from
Summer Memorial Lutheran church
with Rev. J. B. Harmon and Rev.
Furman Rivers conducting. Inter
ment followed in the Cannon’s
Creek Mission church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Clara Wicker Banks; five children,
Mrs. Mary Sulton, Mrs. Zeda Bick-
ley, Mrs. Lillian Johnson, Mrs. E.
L. Waddell, and Mrs. Irene Bennett;
also the following brothers and sis
ters. P. B., John F., a nd Tom C.
Banks; Mrs. Minnie Long, and Mrs,
Lizzie Gamer, and a number of
grandchildren.
WITH MAXWELL BROS.
Miss Doris Halfacre, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Halfacre, has
accepteed a position with Maxwell
Bros and Quinn furniture store as
bookkeeper, taking the place of Miss
“Kat” Dickert who resigned to move
to Columbia to be with her parents,
j Mr. and Mrs. Wyche Dickert.
Cologne, March 12— Forty-two
American officers and 26 enlisted
men, all trained in city administra
tion, are embarked upon the big
gest job yet tackled by the Allied
military government in Germany—
that of bringing order out of the
chaos in Cologne, once a city of
725,000 persons and now inhabited
by probably 100,000 virtual cave
dwellers.
The job is being supervised by
Lt. Col. John K. Patterson, military
governor: Lt. Col. Raymond L.
Hiles, Rosebud, Texas, deputy gov
ernor: and Maj. Everett M. Ross,
North Carolina ave., Phoenix, Ariz.,
executive officer.
For two days, while the Cologne
AMG detachment was awaiting
orders from higher up to start fun
ctioning, there were no police or
city officials functioning in the
terribly battered town. As a result
many German civilians looted aban
doned homes and warehouses for
food and clothing.
As soon as the AMG took over,
they clamped down on the looting.
Cologne must stand on its own legs
without material American. help
and therefoie its resources must be
guarded carefully, inventoried and
then rationed.
Another immediate problem was
the removing of the dead bodies
scattered about the rubbe-strewn
city. Crews of civilians were press
ed into service.
Capt. Channing M. Bolton, Falls
Church, Va., assistant executive of
ficer, reported that the Nazis took
with them any movable vehicle
after the saturation bombing just
before the Allies moved in.
The Gestapo’s horrible prison pre
sented another major problem. De
spite medical attention three-
fourths of the prisoners died from
starvation. Before the remaining
tortured inmates numbering about
80 can be turned loose they must
undergo a thorough medical check
up because there is evidence of
typhus in the city.
As a step to prevent the spread
of typhus, guards stopped all per
sons attempting to leave Cologne.
The food situation is not hopeless
provided sufficient transportation
and enough guards are available.
Capt. Elisha C. Abrams 1810 Har
per street, Newberry, S. C., the de
tachment’s food expert, has frozen
prices as of March 5 and he plans
an immediate inventory of all "food
stocks in private homes, stores and
warehouses. The people will be fed
from the community pool.
Congressman Fred H. DominWk
rbturned from his duties in Wash
ington the first of the week.
UNCLE SAM NEEDS ALL IDLE
GI DUDS
St. Luke’s church, corner of Main
and Calhoun streets is being painted
and redecorated on the interior.
Dr. J. W. Carson and Mrs. Car-
son are spending some time in Flori
da.
Uncle Sam needs every article of
soldiers’ discarded clothing—trous
ers, shirts coats, overcoats, field
jackets—and an appeal was issued
today to civilians and military peo
ple by Mjor General Frederick E.
Uhl, commanding general, Fourth
Service command, for such clothing
to be returned to service.
^ae return is simple, he says:
oust wrap or box the clothing in
container not to exceed 30 pounds
in total weight, and address it:
“Attention: Quartermaster, Clothing
an Equippage Classification Officer”
at the nearest army post or camp.
General Uhl points out that idle
army clothing can be found in many
unexpected places. #Some garments
are left in hotels by guest GIs;
others are in homes where the sol
dier has visited while on furlough or
pass; enlisted men have become of
ficers and have shipped 1 their GI
clothing home; graduates of officer
candidate schools have been per
mitted to retain certain articles of
apparel which can be turned in be
cause they are hseless to their for
mer wearers, but are now hanging
in some closet instead of being put
to good use.
Discharged soldiers are asked to
return their army clothing to the
service they have just left.
ABOUT TOWN
LAMAR DOMINICK saying that
the spring-like weather makes one
want to plow and smell the clean,
fresh earth.—MRS. W. B. GOG-
GANS walking up Friend street
with a pint bottle of milk in each
hand—MANA L. CONNELLY in the
city Tuesday saying that he had to
be on his Ps and Qs because his fam
ily was in town with him.—DEPUTY
RUFUS LIVINGSTON standing on
corner talking with a pretty girl
and his buddies kidding him about
it.—RAY DAWKINS teasing PINK
ABRAMS about the fish he almost
caught.—If you haven’t taken time
to rive around the city and see the
beautiful blooming flowers you have
really missed a treat.—Mrs. FOR
EST SUMMER and MRS. J. H.
SUMMER are to be commended for
the planting and care of various
beauty spots.—JOHN WILSON dof
fing his top shirt to pus ha plow in
his gaden on Boundary street.—Ann
COOK getting herself all dolled up
with a new Easter outfit.—EMORY
MAGBEE leading a monkey.—Metts
FANT. jr. catching a ride back to
town Wednesday afternoon.
Birthday anniversaries through
Friday, March 30: Mana L. Connelly
March 24; Rev. M. L. Kester and
Nancy Stone, March 25; Mrs. Danny
Lambeth. March 27; H. O. Newman,
I March 28; Foster Smith, March 29.