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rnGE EIGHT
THE NEWBERRY SUN
FK1UAY, MAY 18, 1945
Writes From Germany
(The following is from a letter
from Sgt. Franklin Armfield, sta
tioned somewhere in Germany):
“I don’t remember if I mentioned
it, but I saw a part of the Siegfried
line. How the allies ever made it
through the elaborate system of bar
ricades pillboxes, etc., I will never
cease to wonder . Most of them are
blown all to pieces, who or how they
were blown, I don’t know, but u
really must have been a big job. I
was in one of the pillboxes which
wasn’t completely wrecked. They had
them prepared for anything. TTie
one I was in had three or four floors.
Had its own electrical system, water
and everything necessary. All the
guns had been removed, so I couldn’t
tell what size they were. They may
have been 88mm, but I don’t think
they were quite that large. Some
of the pill-boxes were made of steel,
others of what looked to be about
six or seven feet of reinforced con
crete. And it was really reinforced.
Most of them were well camouflaged,
and they were all situated where
there was a large open spaces and
perfect vision for fire. Too, I saw
the tank obstacles, I know you have
seen them in pictures. They are
called, I believe, “Dragon Teeth”,
they stretch as far as you can see.
Nearly everywhere there are mine
filds that haven’t been cleared, and
I guess it will' be a long time before
they are cleared. I imagine there
are plenty of farmers being killed as
they plow. A lot of cattle and horses
are being killed by the mines. Just
the other day near where the outfit
was working, four people were killed
at one time by mines, they were all
German civilians. I don’t think they
found anything of any of them. I
guess this kind of thing will go on
for years in this country.
We are quartered in a building
which was formerly a German Cadet
school. The building is nice, but has
been shelled, machine-gunned. Ap
parently, nothing was too good for
the German army. We have lights,
but no running water. I’m wondering
now, how I will get a bath, the last
place we were at, we had showers and
a bath tub. We heated water over a
wood fire outside, poured it^ in the
bath tub and had a nice hot bath,
but here we have no bath tub.
The country and scenery around
here is pretty if you get out in the
country away from the wrecked
buildings. The hills are almost like
mountains. And down in the valley
is the Mosel river. These people had
a beautiful country. As smart as
they are and with a country like this,
they could make a great contribution
to civilization. But I guess it isn’t
their nature to be peaceful. I think
they will be peaceful for a long time
to come this time though. It will be
a long, long time before they recover
from this war.
Docks as if there is quite a change
in Italy now. We heard yesterday
that Mussolini had been executed in
Milan and that he had been displayed
in public along with his mistress.
Surely the war here will be a mat
ter of weeks now, they are pinned
down everywhere. Of course it is
■possible for it to be dragged along
for some time yet, but I believe the
Huns have had about enough.
All these people around here look
at you as if they would be glad to
stick a knife in your back, and I sup
pose if they had a chance, they would.
Living conditions here must be ter
rible. All the people look so dirty.
And, boy, do these small towns have
a stench. Piled up against nearly
every house is a pile of manure and
straw. I gather that the cattle and
people live in the same house. I sup
pose they are used to the odor, but it
doesn’t seem very sanitary.
I have seen a few old castles, but
HOME
Demonstration
By ETHEL L COUNTS
How many plants? A dozen to 16
tomato plants for each member of
the family should .provide enough to
matoes for eating fresh and also
canning in most parts of the counfry,
say victory garden advisors of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
However, in northernmost states
where the tomato season is short,
gardners may need to put in twice
as many plants and concentrate their
canning in the height of the season.
Why grow tomatoes ? Tomatoes are
Crop Number One in importance for
home gardens because they are easy
to grow on reasonably good soil in
full sun with moderte even soil
moisture; they are the easiest of all
vegetables to can; they are rich in
vitamin C, canned or fresh, and also
good in vitamin A; and they are a
favorite food generally, frerh, canned,
as, juice or in relishes. This year’s
heavy military demand for commer
cially canned supplies makes is more
necessary than ever before for gar
deners to put up their own tomatoes.
Why stake? Training plants to a
single main stem and tying them to
stakes as they grow is advised for
most home gardens because is saves
space, keeps t-.e fruit clean by keep
ing off the ground, and makes it
easy to pick. Have stakes about 7
feet long and 1% inches in diameter.
Drive them into the ground far
enough to stand firmly for the sea
son and hold the heavy plant, l? to
18 inches, depending on the kind of
soil. Keep plants tied to the stake
with strips of cloth that will not cut
into the stem. Remove shoots that
grow out where large leaves join
the main stem.
How much to water? Moderate
haven’t had a chance to get close to
one nor go into one.
but even moisture is what tomato
plants need to thrive. The shift from
moist to dry soil causes blossom to
rot. A layer of dried lawn clippings,
leaves or other mulch put on the
ground under the plants before dry
hot weather arrives is very helpful
in conserving soil moisture.
How to fertilize? Fertilize tomato
plants like other garden crops ex
cept for manure or straight nitrogen
fertilizers. Too much nitrogen may
cause excessive leaf growth and the
dropping of blossoms, so less fruit.
WELLS THEATRE
THURSDAY
“EVER SINCE VENUS”
Ina Ray Hutton, Hugh Herbert and
Ann Savage
Added: “School for Dogs”
FRID A YAND "SATURDAY
CHARLES STARRETT
in “ROUGH RIDING JUSTICE”
Added* “MANHUNT OF MYSTERY
ISLAND.”
and ANDY CLYDE Comedy
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
She Kills Like She Kisses!
“MURDER, MY SWEET”
Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and
Anne Shirley
Added: PATHE NEWS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
“STRANGE AFFAIR”
Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keys
Added: SELECTED SHORTS
Admission 9c - 30c every day
OPERA HOUSE
SATURDAY
DON (RED) BARRY
in “DEATH VALLEY OUTLAWS”
Added—BRENDA STARR RE:
PORTER and COMEDY
Admission: 9c-25c all day
Late Show Saturday Night 10:15
These odd-shaped storage tanks are part of the new plant operated by Sinclair Rubber Inc. for the Government.
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♦ODAY the oil industry is busy making
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meet America’s wartime needs. The mod
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Sinclair Rubber Inc. for the Government
lubricants vitally needed for war-front
and home-front use. All told, 10 great
DOROTHY NELL DAVIS
WEDS THOMAS PRICE
In a lovely setting of palms and
southern smilax with tall baskets of
Madonna lilies and lighted with tall
white candles in branched candelabra
and with lighted candles outlining
the altar rail of the Central Metho
dist church, Miss Dorothy Nell
Davis and Thomas Duane Price, of
Phsadena, California, plighted their
troth on Sunday evening, May 13th
at five-thirty o’clock.
The pastor of the church, Rev. H.
C. Ritter, pronounced the ceremony,
using the double ring ceremony, in
the presence of a large assemblage
of relatives and friends.
Mrs. James E. Wiseman, organist,
rendered a delightful program of
nuptial music prior to the ceremony,
improvising softly during the taking
of the vows, and played the tradi
tional wedding marches for the pro
cessional and the recessional.
Miss Faye Davis, younger sister
of the bride, was the only attendant.
She wore a shell pink floor-length
dress of satin and net with tight
fitted bodice and bouffant skirt, and
carried an arm bouquet of pink car
nations and snapdragons tied with
satin ribbons. She wore a small cor
onet of the same flowers.
The bride, who was very lovely in
her wedding gown of ivory satin,
fashionwi with fitted bodice, with
fluffy ruche of net outlining the
high neckline, long pointed sleeves,
and full skirt ending in a court
train, and a finger-tip veil of bri
dal illusion, which was held to her
head by a floral coronet, entered
with her brother, Heyward Davis,
by whom she was given in marriage.
She carried a bouquet of white car
nations, which was centered with a
purple-throated white orchid.
John A. Norris of Oakridge, Tenn.
was best man, and the ushers w< re
Captain William T. King, of Camp
Blanding, Fla. and William Station,
of Oakridge, Tenn.
Mrs. Price is the attractive daugh
ter of Mrs. Myra Sligh Davis and
the late Walter Hyatt Davis, of
Newberry where she was graduated
from the high school and’ from New
berry college where she pursued a
commercial course. Since her grad
uation, she has held secretarial po
sitions in Greenville, Washington, D.
C. and Clinton, and was holding a
government position at Oakridge,
Tenn. just prior to the time of her
marriage.
Mr. Price is a native of Pasadena,
California and received his education
at the University of California from
which school he received his degree.
He has been in the U. S. government
enploy as a chemist at Oakridge for
some time.
After a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Price will be at home at Oakridge,
Tenn., at Waddell Circle.
After the wedding a reception was
given by the mother of the bride at
her home, 1264 Hunt street. Mrs.
Davis received with the members of
the bridal party. She wore a ceil-
blue crepe dress with a corsage of
red roses. During the reception
many friends^ called and the recep
tion rooms were graced with white
flowers. Madonna lilies and fever
few and fern was used in graceful
arrangement.
From the dining table, centered
with the three-tiered embossed wed
ding cake, cream and cakes and
mints were served by a group of
young friends of the bride. The
bride’s cake was cut by the couple
and the ring and dime fell to Miss
Faye Davis.
Assisting during the reception
were: Agnes and Elizabeth Corley,
Margaret and Susie Sligh, Dorothy
Aull, Mrs. Marvin Summer, Mrs.
McBeth Sprouse, Mrs. William Lomi-
naek, Mrs. J. S. Boswell, Mrs. James
Lindsey, Mrs. C. J. Sperry, and
others.
Among out of town guests at the
wedding and reception were: Mrs. J.
S. Boswell, John and Ann Boswell,
Capt and Mrs. W. T. King, Fort
Blanding, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Sperry and Clarence Speery, of
Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. W r . E.
Nelson, Mrs. Mary Crowe, and Mrs.
Joe McDowell of Greenville; Mrs.
Richard Cothrane of Simpsonville;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans of Lon
don, England and Oakridge, Tenn.
MANY PARTIES HONOR
RECENT BRIDE
Mrs. Smith Boswell and Mrs. Jas.
Lindsey of Manning, here for the
wedding of their neice, Miss Nell
Davis, entertained for her with a
bridge party Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. Walter Davis, on
Hunt street, when three tables were
placed in the living rooms with
roses and sweet peas used in ef
fective decorative scheme, and with
a white corsage designating the
honoree’s place.
High score prize went to Harriett
Burgess and other prizes to Mrs.
Bill Coffee and to Miss Davis, who
was' also given a trousseau garment.
After cards a two course collation
was served and the bride-elect’s mo
ther, Mrs. W. H. Davis, joined the
guests for refreshments.
Included in the series of parties
given for Miss Davis prior to her
wedding were a shower, given by
Mrs< Foster Spotts and Mrs. Holland
Sligh at the Sligh home Tuesday
afternoon when the honoree was
showered with kitchen utensils and
gadgets; and delicious refreshments
were served.
Wednesday evening Mrs. McBeth
Sprouse gave a two-table bridge
party when prizes were won by Mrs.
Phillips Brooks and Faye Davis and
the bride-elect was presented with a
bride’s book.
Saturday evening Mrs. Walter
Davis and Miss Faye Davis enter
tained at dinner for the members of
the Davis-Price wedding party and
for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans,, of
London, England. The dining table
was centered with a crystal bowl
filled with vari-colored sweet peas
and feathery fern, and covers were
arranged for 10 guests. The wed
ding rehersal was held following
the dinner.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
It is hereby announced that Lt.
Colonel Thomas H. Pope, Jr. is a
candidate for the vacancy now ex
isting in the House of Representa
tives f!rom Newberry county. In
the event a primary is held, he will
abide by the rules of the Democrat
ic party.
Miss Mary Wightman returned to
her position in Columbia Tuesday,
after spending several days here
with her mother, Mrs. Frank Wight
man on Mayer Avenue.
Mr .and Mrs. John Henry Baxter
and daughter, Mrs. George Felker
of Laurens were Sunday visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Baxter at 1738 Harris street.
RITZ THEATRE
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolojes
Moran, Allyn Joslyn
IN
“THE HORN BLOWS AT
MIDNIGHT.”
Comedy: POPE YE
FOX NEWS
SATURDAY
Michael O’Shea, Lloyd Nolan,
Trudy Marshall
IN
“CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE”
Comedy: “Pied Piper of Basin St.’
UNIVERSAL NEWS
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Andrew Sisters, Eddie Cantor, Joan
Crawford, Bette Davis, John Gar
field, Alexis Smith, Joe E. Brown
Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra, Gold
en Gate Quartet. Roy Rogers and
Trigger,
IN
“HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN"
M. G M. NEWS
BOND PREMIER
Plans are nearing completion for
a gala “Bond Premier” to be held
at the Wells Theatre at an early
date. The “Premier”, under the
sponsorship of the Rotary Club,
promises to be one of the highlight?
of the “Mighty 7th” War Loan Drive.
A new major picture will be shown
with the bond buying citizens as
“First Nighters”. There will also
be “added attractions” which, along
with the title of the feature and the
date of the “Premier” will be an
nounced soon.
RITTER - RIPPY
Reverend and Mrs. H. C. Ritter
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Daisy Lorena, to
Mark Leo Rippy, junior, pastor of
Algood Methodist church, Algood,
Tenn. The wedding will take place
in June
WEDNESDAY
Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha
Raye, Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra,
Phil Silvers
IN
“FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP"
Chapter 7 “The Great Alaskan
Mystery.”
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storage tanks pictured above butadiene
flows to a compounding plant where,
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In addition to Sinclair’s wartime job of
making components for synthetic rubber,
Sinclair refineries are now
geared for war.
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S. C. Paysinger, Agent
NEWBERRY, S. C.
Motor Vehicle Driver Licenses
Are Now On Sale
South Carolina drivers licenses expire June 30, 1945, except for members of the armed services.
Renewal applications have been mailed to all motor vehicle owners and are available at Patrol
District offices and at Columbia headquarters. '
Renewal form must be typed or printed in ink.
Metal licenses are not available. The fee is fifty ($0.50) cents. Do not send cash.
All applicants, except members of the armed services, who submit applications after June 30th,
must stand required examination.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
P. O. Box 1498 MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION Columbia 1, S. C.