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LARRY BOUKNIGHT has been
liberated from a German prison
camp, and is now hospitalized some
where in the European theater of
war, according to information receiv
ed by his wife, Mrs. Viola Long Souk-
night from the War Department
Sergeant Bouknight was in the 10|6th
Division and was reported missing
on December 16, 1944.
SGT. CHARLES SMITH, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Foster Smith, was
wounded in action in Germany on
April 9th according to information
from the War Department.
Lt. Heyward Fellers Killed In
Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Fellers of Pros
perity have been informed by the
War Department that their son. First
Lieut. Heyward Fellers, 24, was
killed in action in Germany on Ajjril
4th.
Lieutenant Fellers received his
training at Camp Walters, Texas;
Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Meade,
Md. He went overseas in August,
1944, and served as infantryman in
the Eighth Division of the First
Army.
He was an honor graduate of the
O’Neall High school. He graduated
from Clemson College in the class of
1942 having majored in agriculture.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by a brother, Phett Fellers, an his
grandmother, Mrs. Ellie Fellers of
Prosperity and Mrs. J. W. Summers
of Alexandria, La.
LIEUT. KING BOYD arrived . in
Newberry Tuesday to spend a 60-day
leave with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
H. K. Boyd at their home in the
county prior to reporting to Miami,
Florida for a rest period.
Lieutenant Boyd was recently re
leased from a German prison camp
by the Russians.
CAPT. PETER A. WEIHRS, hus
band of Mrs. Mae Dennis Weihrs,
route three, Newberry, has been
awarded the Bronze Star for meritor
ious service in action during the tat
tle of Leyte Island in the Philippines.
Captain Weihrs’ battalion, the
crack 52nd Field Artillery of this
Victory Division was in support of
Infantry troops smashing their way
across the island. As forward liai
son officer ,it was his duty to keep
information flowing from the for
ward observer posts to the gun posi
tions. Time after time he crawled
far out in front of the infantry lines
to adjust fire on well concealed ene
my positions.
“His courage and actions in the
face of enemy fire,’ said his com
manding officer, Major Max L. Pit
ney, “is in keeping with the highest
traditions of the service.
SISGT. RALPH FELLERS arriv
ed in the city Tuesday morning to
spend a month’s furlough with his
mother, Mrs. H. C. Fellers on Col
lege street, before reporting to Mia
mi, Florida for reassignment. Ser
geant Fellers was captured by the
Germans in Holland on September
18th and was a prisoner until liber
ated by the Russians February 1st.
He went overseas last July and was
on active duty until being captured
in September.
POPE CONNELLY, JR., PHM. 3|c,
stationed at OSainbridge, Md., is
spending a 13-day leave here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pope Con
nelly at 1615 Caldwell street.
A. C. (BUZZ) PURCELL, who
finished his primary course in Naval
Aviation Training at Memphis, Tenn.,
last week, is spending a 10-day leave
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Purcell, enroute to Pensacola,
Fla., where he will complete his
training as a pilot in the Naval Air
Corps.
Buzz has volunteered to fly a
fighter plane which will be based on
a carrier.
REGINALD BOUKNIGHT, U. S.
Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Bouknight, Drayton street writes his
parents from the South Pacific where
he has been stationed for the past
18 months as a member of the U. S.
S. Petrof Bay 80 Carrier. “I’m go
ing to tell you a little of where we've
been. We have participated in 'the
following Palau Islands invasions,
Leyte, the Second Battle of the Phil
ippines, Luzon (two landings there.
Lingayen ad Subic Bay) and the in
vasion of Iwo Jima. We have also
been in the Admiralty Islands sev
eral times.” His letter continues: “I
wrote Teresa (his wife) to meet me
in Columbia when I get back, which
L hope will be soon and we would go
on to Newberry. I am going to fly in
order to have a few extra days at
home.”
Mr. Bouknight has been a member
of the Navy for six years.
LIEUT. ROBERT M. KENNEDY,
JR., son of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Ken
nedy, of the United States Naval Re
serve, formerly chemistry instructor
and athletic director of Greenwood
High school, was promoted to that
rank from Lieutenant (j.g.) on April
1, 1945.
Lieutenant Kenney enlisted in the
Naval Reserve on 6th November 1942
as Radio Technician and received his
basic training at the Navy Yard,
Charleston, later he received his pri
mary training at Bliss Electrical
School, Washington, D. C., and grad
uated from the Naval Training Tech
nical Center of Corpus Christi, Texas
as an Aviation Radio Technician 2|c
in radio and special radio equipment.
On the date of graduation from Cor
pus Christi, Lieut. Kennedy was com
missioned as Lieutenant (j.g.) and
then was sent to the Naval Training
School of Communications at Har
vard. He has been serving with the
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit-63 of
the Pacific Fleet Air Force.
His address is: Carrier Aircraft
Service Unit-63, Fleet Post Office,
San Francisco, Calif.
OPL. CLIFFORD W. BRAZEL has
arrived at Army Air Forces Redistri
bution Station No. 2 in Miami Beach,
Fla,, for reassignment processing af
ter completing a tour of duty out
side the continental United States.
Corporal Brazel was overseas 18
months in the Middle East, where he
was a heavy and light duty driver.
He is the son of William M. Brazel,
joute three, Newberry.
SGT. MALCOLM CHAPMAN,
based at Camp Croft spent last week
end with his wife, Mrs. Wilson Chap
man and her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Wilson in the Stoney Hill
community.
FIRST LIEUT. CARROLL F.
BALLENTINE of Prosperity, is now
on Luzon in the Philippines, serving
as commander of a Service company
of the veteran 32nd Infantry Divi
sion.
Lieutenant Ballentine, who holds
the Purple Heart award, Combat In
fantryman Badge and Distinguished
Unit Badge, is a veteran of three
campaigns against the Japs.
Commissioned as second lieutenant
in 1939, Lieutenant Ballentine left
the United States for overseas duty,
with the famed Red Arrow Division
in April 1942. His wife, Mrs. Lucy
Ballentine and daughter, Mariam, and
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballen
tine, all reside in Prosperity:
SECOND LIEUT. CHESTER
HAWKINS, who recently returned' to
the states after being on active duty
in the South Pacific theater of war
oyer three years, has arrived in the
city to spend a 21-day leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Haw
kins on Main street, prior to report
ing to a base in Florida for reassign
ment.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
CLUB ENTERTAINS GUESTS
The Newberry Business and Pro
fessional Womans club at their meet
ing Tuesday night at the Newberry
hotel had as guests, the employers
of the members when more than 50
were present.
Miss Emma Davis, Columbia, presi
dent of the State organization was
guest speaker and discussed Woman’s
Place in the Business World. Other
guest speakers were Lieut. Hugh
King Boyd, recently arrived from
overseas where he had been a Ger
man prisoner of war since December
1944, and Allen W. Murry, president
of Newbery Lumber Co.
Mrs. Mamie B. Hawkins presided
over the business meeting when Miss
Mary Alice Mitchell was installed as
president for the ensuing year. Miss
Mitchell had charge of the program,
and welcomed the guests and Profes
sor T. E. Epting of Newberry colleg'e
responded.
Mrs. D. P. Miller, of Newberry col
lege music department, gave a de
lightful program and solos were
sung by Miss Mitchell and Mr. Al-
bertsen, a Navy V-12 trainee at the
college.
Corsages were presented the wo
men present by Mrs. Wilton Todd
and the Mollohon troop of Girl
Scouts, which is sponsored by the
Business and Professional Women’s
club.
Other out-of-town guests were.
Mrs. Sara McCullough, president of
the Columbia club; Miss Corrie Ply-
ler and Mrs. Etta Watts of Colum
bia.
MRS. LUCY BAXTER HUNT
LOCAL ROTARY 25 YEARS OLD
ACTIVITY PROGRAM AT
HIGH SCHOOL
Ti5 EARL B. DAVIS, grandson of
Mrs. Callie Padgett 2046 Piedmont
street, Newberry, is currently sta
tioned at the Redistribution Station
at Camp Butner, N. C., where he
will spend two weeks before report
ing to his new assignment.
T|5 Davis was returned recently
to the states after having served 37
months in_ the Southwest Pacific
theater of operations, as a power
plant operator and general coast ar
tillery duties. He holds the Good'
Conduct Medal Pre-Pearl Harbor
ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific with three
stars and Distinguished Unit Badge
SISGT. SARA DODGEN writes her
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Dodgen
from France where she is stationed
the following: “I was attending a
soft ball game, and who walked up
but John Layton I was so surprised
and glad to see him. He has grown
so much and put on weight until I
hardly recognized him. Of course we
spent the rest of the day together and
had a wonderful time talking over
old times back in Newberry.”
PVT. LAYTON is the son of Mrs.
C. F. Layton of O’Neal street, this
city.
CAPT. B A. BUDDIN, husband of
the former Clara Layton, has been
promoted to the rank of Major in
England where he is stationed with
the 8th Air Force.
Mrs. Budin and daughter, Barbara
Allen, whom Major Buddin has never
seen, are making their home here
with Mrs. Budin’s mother, Mrs. C. F
Layton on O’Neal street.
Major Buddin has been on overseas
duty for the past twenty-seven
months.
GPL. ERNEST C. CROMER, son
of Mrs. Mary L. Cromer, Route 2,
Newberry, is a member of the 1338th
Engineer Combat Group, which " is
maintaining 67 miles of vital high
way feeding the Fifth Army Front in
Italy. Other current operations of
the group includes working a huge
rock quarry, disipatching men to the
front to mark off limits of minefields
and maintenance of three 400-killo-
watt generators.
Operating under German shellfire,
the group removed 700 pounds of
demolitions from the site where it
built its biggest bridge, spanning the
Garilgliano river. The group built
a span having seven river pier sup
ports, on Highway 1 near Cecina.
The 1338th Engineers built a wa
ter supply tunnel for Fifth Army
headquarters when it was in French
Morocco and did malarial control
work in the Pontine Marshes of Italy.
An activity will be given at the
High School auditorium Friday night,
April 27. There will be a fashion
show by the girls of the eigth grade
home economics class. The girls will
model the latest fashions. Next will
be a tumbling act by the physical
training class. Of course it would not
be complete without the high school
band.
The program will begin a t 8:30 and
there will be no admission.
Miss Janie Davis, cadet nurse at
the Spartanburg General 'Hospital,
Spartanburg, is spending two weeks
vacation in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Davis and sis
ter, Miss Eva James Davis.
SGT. OLIN LAYTON, stationed at
Fort Ja'ckson, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. C F. Layton and
other relatives on O’Neal street.
OPL. BILLY ARMFIELD is spend
ing a sixteen-day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield,
at Gildercrest. Corporal Armfield
has just completed a course in Radar
Machanics at Boca Raton, Florida.
After his furlough he will report’ to
Greensboro Air Base at Greensboro,
N. C., for further orders
Pfc Edward Brock Killed In
Genmany
Mrs. Edward E. Brock has been
notified by the war department that
her husband, Pfc. Edward E. Brock,
was killed in action on March 24
somewhere in Germany.
Pfc. Brock is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Brock of Newberry. He
is survived by his wife, the former
Elizabeth Livingston, and two child
ren, Phyllis Brock and Edna Brock,
who are making their home in New
berry.
PFC. THOMAS V. CROMER, who
was reported missing in action,
since December 17, 1944 is now a
prisoner of war of the German gov
ernment according to information re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Robert
Cromer of Newberry. Pfc. Cromer
was a member of the Infantry. He
entered the Army September 1943,
receiving his training at Camp Mc
Coy, Wis. ,
Pfc. Cromer is the. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Cromer who also have
two other sons in service.
MISS MARTHA VANCE ELLI-
SOR, of Washington, D_ C., arrived
in the city Thursday to spend a
while with her mother, Mrs. P. G.
Ellisor on Johnstone street, prior to
overseas assignment.
PFC. ROBERT L. DERRICK, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Mayer Derrick, Sil-
verstreet, is currently stationed at
the Redistribution Station at Camp
Butner, N. C. where he will spend
two weeks before reporting to his
new assignment in the United States.
Pfc Derrick was returned recent
ly to the United States after having
served eight months in the European
theater of operations where he serv
ed as a rifleman. He holds the Com
bat Infantryman badge, Good Con
duct medal, European Theater rib
bon with eight stars.
MEMORIAL SERVICES for CPL.
DOW BEDENBAUGH, JR., of Kin-
ards, will be held at 4 oclock Sunday
afternoon at Hopewell Methodist
church.
Corporal Bedenbaugh the son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Dow Bedenbaugh,
Sr., of Kinards, was drowned Janu
ary 23 in the Southwest Pacific area.
He was serving with an amphibious
tractor battalion.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy
Baxter Hunt, 80, widow of Walter H.
Hunt, were held Thursday afternoon
at 4 o’clock from her home in Cal
houn street with her pastor, the Rev.
J. Aubrey Estes, assisted by the Rev.
Earl M. Robinnette of Hunt Memor
ial Baptist church, conducting the
final rites. Interment was in Rose-
mont cemetery.
Mrs. Hunt, the daughter of the late
Major James M. Baxter and Mrs.
Frances Nance Baxter, died Wednes
day morning about 3:45 o’clock at
the Baptist hospital in Columbia fol
lowing an operation Tuesday.
She was a loyal, life-long member
of the First Baptist church, taking an
active interest in all its activities,
serving as teacher of the Women’s
class of the Sunday school for more
than forty years and as president of
the Women’s Missionary Society for
a like period, and was made presi
dent for life at the beginning of the
current year. She was also superin
tendent of the Women’s Missionary
Union of the Reedy River Baptist as
sociation for the past 31 years, and
resigned last year on account of fail
ing health.
Mrs. Hunt was actively identified
with every movement for civic better-
ment r serving as president of the
Civic League; as Regent of the lo
cal Daughters of the American Rev
olution; as president of the DrayPn
Rutherford chapter, U.D.C., and pres
ident of the Newberry County hos
pital auxiliary, which she organized,
and was a member of the board "of
directors of the hospital.
On February 23, 1887, she mar
ried Walter H. Hunt, who died April
9, 1927.
Survivors include the following
nieces and nephews: James H. Mc
Intosh, Miss Frances, Dorothy and
Nancy McIntosh, of Columbia; Mrs.
L. H. Spellings, Jr. (Martha McIn
tosh, of Marshall, Texas; Baxter Mc
Intosh of Lynchburg, Va., and Capt.
Walter Hunt McTonish, Army of
United States, overseas. The fol
lowing grandnieces and nephews:
Lucy Hunt McIntosh a nd Larry Mc
Intosh of Chicago, 111.; Lieut. William
B. McIntosh, United States Army,
overseas; James McIntosh Spellings
and L. H. Spellings, 3rd. of Marshall,
Texas; and the following cousins:
Miss Fannie B. McCaughrin, who
lived with her and Miss Lucy 'W.
McCaughrin of Columbia; Mrs. Mary
Nance Richardson, Memphis, Tenn.;
R. P. Fair, Newberry; Wm. Y. Fair,
Greenville, and J. Rutherford Fair of
LittleRock, Arkansas.
MRS. PAUL E. ANDERSON
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul E.
Anderson, 63, who died at her home
in West Palm Beach, Florida, Tues
day night after a long illness, were
held today (Friday) afternoon at 4
oclock from the Leavell Funeral
home with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes
of the First Baptist church officiat
ing. Interment followed in Rosemont
cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson was the former
Sarah Pope, daughter of the late
Dr. Sampson Pope and Helen Har
rington Pope of Newberry, where
she was born and lived most of her
life.
She was a loyal member of the
First Baptist church and retained an
active interest in church work until
her removal from Newberry some
years ago.
She is survived by her husband,
Paul E. Anderson, and a step-son,
Paul E. Anderson, Jr., of West Palm
Beach, Florida, and a nephew, Lt.
Col. Thomas H. Pope, U. S. Army,
stationed in Texas.
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Here’s an all-season stand-by, a
tailored model featuring new fash
ion notes—single button closing,
deep-lapped seam and slim skirt.
Made at home, it saves for War
Bonds. Patterns at local stores.
a U. S. Treasury Dtpartmni
Just a few more than 400 Rotary
Clubs in thd world, out of a total
membership of 5000 clubs, have had
the privilege of celebrating their
25th. Silver Anniversary.
The local club, which received its
charter in April of 1920 will observe
their quarter centry of membership
in the Rotary International on April
27th. when they will observe the
occasion with a Ladies Night affair
at the American Legion hut. A
Turkey supper will be served by the
Legion Auxiliary and more than three
score will participate in this anniver
sary celebration. •
The program will be “Home
Talant” entirely, with Zaek Wright,
a charter member and former district
governor, sketching the 25 years of
the local club. Dr. James Kinard will
give the “In Memoriam” for those
who have passed away.
The musical part of the program
will be under the direction of Tom
Hicks and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, with
solos by Mrs. A. O. French and Mr.
John Bradley.
President Pickens Salley will pre
side at the meeting, assisted by secre
tary Hal Kohn.
TIN CAN AND PAPER MATINEES
AT THE THEATERS
The two local theaters, cooperating
with the Clean-up, Paint-up, Fix-up
Drive have agreed to stage a tin
can and paper matinee in an effort
to increase the collection of tin cans
and paper.
The Opera House will hold a tin
can matinee on Saturday morning,
April 28, at 10:00. Admission for
children to this matinee will be ten
prepared (labels removed, both ends
cut out and flattened) tin cans_
The RRz Theater will stage a ’pa
per matinee on Saturday morning,
May 5, at 10:00. Admission for all
children will be five pounds of pa
per or magazines tied in bundle.
The children of Newberry are urg
ed to collect as many tin cans and
as much paper as possible and to
bring it with them to the matinees
being sponsored by the local thea
ters. By doing this, they will aid
materially in cleaning up our town
and in salvaging this material to aid
in th war effort. , .
J--K. Willingham, chairman.
PATIENTS IN NEWBERRY
HOSPITAL
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF
PERSONAL INTEREST
Mr. and Mrs. George Hipp left
last weekend to spend a month in
Peru Indiana, with their daughter,
Mrs. Harry Hedgepath and Lieut
Hedgepath.
Miss Myrtis Dickert, of Pomaria,
recently accepted a position in the
office of Mollohon Mill.
Mrs. C. D. Weeks visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Owens and Mr.
Owens, in Clinton during the week_
Mr. and Mrs. Ellisor Adams, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Sherard and son,
Gordon, Jr., of Anderson, were week
end guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Hutto on Boundary street.
Miss Mildred Werts of Lancaster,
spent from Thursday until Sunday,
last week, in the home of her mother,
Mrs. Violai Werts on Hunt street.
Miss Elizabeth Reed Boylston, with
Fort Jackson headquarters office,
spent the past weekend here with her
mother, Mrs. R. C. Boylston on Cal
houn street.
Mrs. L. G. Eskridge, Jr., and small
daughter, Nancy have returned to
Newberry after spending several
weeks in Gadsdon Ala., with Mrs.
Eskridge’s sister, Mrs. H. W. Frank.
Mrs. Edward T. Carlson and small
daughter, Linda, of Columbia, were
guests of her father-in-law, E. T.
Carlson on Harrington street over
the weekend.
Mrs Boyd Duckett, Whitmire;
Mrs. Everett Darby ,2807 Fair Ave.;
Mrs. Jimmie Sease, 12251-2 Nance
street; Mrs. C. H. Alewine, Route 1,
Newberry; John H. Whitman, Route
3, Prosperity; Mrs. D. L. Wedaman,
Pomaria; Mrs. P M. Turner, Gold-
ville; Mrs. Bryan livings ton, 1896
Charles street; Mrs. Louise Guinn,
1329 Hunt street; Mrs. Marie L. Mi
lam, 1314 Glenn street; Barbara Ann
Warren, 700 Green street; Milton Ab
bott, Saluda; Mrs. G. N. Timpkins,
502 O’Neal street; R. F. Nichols, 921
Drayton street; Baby Rebecca Fihk-
enstadt, Route 1, Newberry; E. J.
Adams, 1616 Fair street; Mrs. W. R.
Ellison, Whitmire; Mrs. Grant Greg
ory and baby daughter, Andra Ritha,
Prosperity; Mrs. Willie Edw. Graham
and baby daughter, Willie Lee, Po
maria; Mrs. D. A. Connelly and baby
son, Steven Arnold, 2029 Main street;
Mrs. Sewell Householder and baby
son, Robert Sewell, Prosperity; Mrs,
John C. Ruff and baby daughter,
Janice Marie, Pomaria.
LET’S MAKE IT A CAR LOAD
Monday, April 30th will be the of
ficial closing date of the intensive’ 30
day drive of the United National
Clothing Collection for war relief.
Chairman A P. Sally reports we
have almost reached our quota and
have within a few hundred pounds
enough for a car load which will be
shipped directly from Newberry ’ to
Headquarters.
So lets all pull together and have
the distinction of shipping a car load
from Newberry county, by going
through our closets again and see if
we overlooked any wearing apparel
or bedding. Already hundres of in
dividuals have done their full share
in supplying their full share of sur
plus suits, dresses, underwear, shoes
and bedding.
If you are not among the number
who have done so, don’t delay another
moment. Your contribution may save
a life—may save the lives of sev
eral who would join us in fashioning
a better world when victory is com
plete.
DR. LOMINACK OCCUPIES NEW
MAIN STREET OFFICE
Dr. Reybum Lominack opened of
fice the first of this week on Main
street, • moving from Boyce street
where he has practiced since his re
tirement from the Army some
months ago.
The building on upper Main, for
merly occupied by Scott’s Auto Sup
ply, has been remodeled to include a
new and modem front and opening
on Main street. A hallway allows
entrance to the reception room at
the front of the building and the
waiting room for colored at the rear
of the office. Behind the front room
is Dr. Lominack’s office. Further
spaces have been made for the ex
ray room, examination room, labora
tory, and surgical examintion room.
Modern equipment and fixtures are in
use. _ _ . _ _ e
Mrs. E. M. Lane and Mrs. W. M.
Beard (Edith Lane) of Rock Hill and
Floyd Lane of Clinton, were guests
of Mrs. Gordon Clarkson and Mrs.
J. W. Mims, during last weekend.
Mrs. Kenneth Suther, of Beaufort,
spent last week with her mother, Mrs.
Corrie H. Fridy at 1112 Johnstone
street.
Mrs W. Roy Anderson spent s.ev-
eral days over the past weekend in
Washington, D. C. with her daught
er Virginia, a member of the
WAVES.
■ Mrs. Clem I. Youmans is spend
ing a week in New York City.
Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin returned
last week from an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Killingg-
worth and Mr Killingsworth in New
York.
Mrs. L. F. Fischer is visiting in the
home of her mother Mrs. George
Handy in Westover, Md.
Mrs. W. S. Camp is visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Brown
on Calhoun street.
Miss Irene Shealy, of Washington
D. C., is visiting her parents, Mr
and Mrs. C. A. Shealy.
Dr..Ruth Baker,.of Columbia, was
a business visitor in Newberry Mon
day.
Miss Ruth Wilson, of Columbia,
spent the past wleekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilson,
at their home near the city.
Mrs. Sheely Setzier, of Columbia,
was a business visitor in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. John Renwick, of Whitmire,
spent Saturday in Newberry on busi
ness.
Misses Ann Canpenter and Kather
ine Kirkland spent the past weekend
in Winston-Salem, N. C. with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cunningham and
family at 1626 S. Sunset Dirve.
Mrs. Tom Graham returned to her
home here Monday after being a pa
tient in the Providence hospital in
Columbia for a week.
Mrs. Claude Wise, of West Co
lumbia, was a Visitor in the city
Friday.
Mrs. Ira Kinard, of Prosperity,
spent last Friday in the city on busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. A. Neville
had as their guests Monay, Mrs.
Neville’s nephews, Ensign George
Bean of Staten Island, N. Y., Sea
man Joe Bean, Great Lakes, 111., Will
and Whit Kennedy a nd their mother,
Mrs. L. M. Kennedy, sister of Mrs
Neville, Spartanburg.
Mrs. T F. Cooley, of Elkin, N. C.,
spent last week here with her moth
er, Mrs. C. J. Purcell.
KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN
PARISH
J. B. Harman, pastor.
Bethany—10:30 a . m., church wor
ship with sermon
11:30 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. E.
B. Hite, supt.
12:30 p. m., Luther League.
Summer Memorial—10:30 a. m.,
Sunday school, Mr. M. E. Shealy,
supt.
11:30 a. m., church worship with
sermon.
6 p. m., Luther League.
Coma and let us worship together.
LOOKING DOWN
MEMORY LANE
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Aj large number of Rotarians from
Newberry are in Columbia for the
Rotary convention. Hal Kohn, a mem
ber of the Newberry club, is schedul
ed for a speech Thursday afternoon.
B. M. Scurry has won the silver
cup for the year for gaining the
highest points in the membership
contest of the local post of the
American Legion. The cup is given
annually, the name of each winner
being engraved on it. This is the
second year it has been awarded, the
winner the first year being A. J.
Bowers, Jr.
We were under the impression that
some time ago city council passed an
ordinance fixing the speed of autos
at six miles the hour in turning cor
ners in certain sections of the city.
Maybe it was sixty.
Mrs. O. O. Copeland had as her
guests over the weekend her sisters,
Miss Ailene Hipp who teaches at In
man, and Miss Emma Hipp of Clin
ton.
The many friends of Mrs. E. B.
Setzier will be sorry to learn that she
is at the Columbia hospital, where
she went for an operation.
April is over half gone—and where
are the showers? We have had very
little rain so far this month and the
gardens are in need of it. It threat
ened to rain Friday morning, but
changed its mind, just sprinkled a
little
U. S. NAVY CALLS FOR MORE
WORKERS
Because the greatest Navy of all
time is fighting the greatest sea
war of a ll time, skilled and unskilled
workmen are needed to build and
maintain our fighting fleets at sea
and in the sky. Our men in uniform
are depending on the home-front
workers. We can’t let them down by
delaying these ships a single day.
Every civilian from this area who
is not now in essential war work is
needed urgently Jot * Civil Service
job at one of our various naval estab
lishments, from our own South Caro
lina installation, The Charleston
Navy Yard, to the Pacific Island em
pire. Help America build the bridge
to Tokyo, The need is urgent. Sup
ply lines must be maintained thraugh
the fury of the fighting. Trops must
be transported and landed on enemy
beachheads. Ammunition must be
provied in the never-ending chain. To
do this requires ships and more ships.
For information regarding posi
tions in either aircraft or shipbuild
ing and repair, contact your oivil
service recruiting representative at
the United States Employment Ser
vice office, Caldwell street, Newber
ry on Thursday afternoon of each
week, who will give you full particu
lars regarding such positions and fur
nish transportation, with housing up
on arrival guaranteed, to qualified
me nand women who are appointed.
Your opportunity is here to earn,
travel and help win the victory. It’s
patriotic, it’s essential—It Pays!
*B0UT TOWN
HON. FRED DOMINICK catching
a ride home Wednesday afternoon—
EMORY BOWMAN stopping in store
on his mail route for a coke—MISS
RUBY KINARD hurrying to her
place of business—iMcTEER SENN
back on the job after a trip to Wash
ington, d. c.—mrs. w. roy An
derson and MRS T. H. POPE get
ting off bus Wednesday morning-—
JUDGE AND MRS. EUGENE
BLEASE receiving a card from their
son, LIEUT. JACK WORKMAN,
POW in Germany, written 27th of
February—We’ve seen lots of G.I.s
enjoy furloughs but BILLY ARM-
FIELD and “BUZZ” PURCELL are
so excited over theirs they can’t'be
still for a minute—MR and MRS.
“BUCK” WICKER generously giving
this writer some tomato plants—
MR. and MRS. T. ROY SUMMER'S
home on Main street looking nice
with a white coat of paint—The roses
in MRS. C. B. SPINKS back yard have
been beautiful this summer—DR.
REYBURN LOMINACK putting his
office hours sign on his new place of
business—MRS. FLOYD BRADLEY
slowly walking back to her office af
ter lunch Wednesday—Have you
looked through that closet again for
old clothes?—Next week is Clean Up
week so lets all get busy and ntake
Newberry one of the prettiest towns
in the state—Birthday anniversaries
through Friday, May 4th: Mable
Summer, April 28; Mrs. Beale H.
Cromer and Dr. C_ L. Trabert, April
30; Rosemary Bowers and William
Neville, May 1; Miss Elise Peterson,
Horace Williams, Dewey Kinard,
Gladys McDowell a nd B. B. Living
ston, May 4th.
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