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**■*♦•*** ***** * KEEP FAITH : with US—; \by buying! WAR BONDS ********* *_* * * Those Boys Need V VOLUME 8: NO. 22 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1945 $1.00 PBB ANNLfM R. T. ALBRECHT, B. M. 2|c, who received his discharge from the Navy in Charleston Thursday with 49 1.2 points, arrived at his home in the city Thursday night. Mr. Albreicht was a member. of the Navy two years and three months. He was, assigned to the crew of the USS Neunzer Destroyer Escort when it was first launched, and remained a member during his period of service. He wears the ETO ribbon and one battle star After a vacation with Mrs. Albreicht, he will take up his position with the Ritz Theater, where h^ left off before going into the ser- PVT. ROLAND W. WILLIAMS, stationed on Manila, writes his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Wil liams, that his brother-in-law, SER GEANT THOMAS H. REEVES, who is based on Luzon, had been to Ma nila to visit him. CPL. DICK MIMS received his discharge from the Army in Texas last Saturday, after two years and three months in the service. He and Mrs. Mims are now visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Erikson, in San Antonio, Texas, after which they will return to Newberry to make their home. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL NTEREST Misses Mary Johnson and Nancy Robertson, of Columbia, spent the weekend at their homes nere. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ruff, of Co lumbia, were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff in the Mt. Bethel community. Ansel Wood, a student at Clem- son College, spent a few days here the first of the week with his mother, Mrs Flossie Wood on Main street. Mrs. A. H. McCarrel, Sr., of Co lumbia, is visiting her daughter-in- law, Mrs. A. H. McCarrell. Jr., (Rook Kinard) on Calhoun street. Mr. and Mrs. Kenner Brown are visiting Mrs. Brown’s sister, Mrs. T. F. Cooley and Mr. Cooley at Klon dike Farm, Elkin, N. C. Nathan Morris of Hendersonville, N. C., recently spent a few days here in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris and family on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lominack and two sons, Jerry and Billy, of Greer, were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. Lominack’s mother, Mrs. W. P. Lominack in the Mt. Bethel community. CPL. E. A. DOMINICK returned to Charleston Monday, where he is stationed, after spending a 15 day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Fred erick Gardiner and Mr. Gardiner at 707 Caldwell street. PFC. WILLIAM B. GOGGLNS, based at Indiantown Gap, Pa., spent the weekenu here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Goggins in the Hartford community. PVT. RICHARD STEPHENS, Route 1, Prosperity, was among the South Carolinians who landed in the states this week on the Eufaula Vic tory from Europe. PVT RICHARD R. McWHIRTER arrived in Miami, Florida Monday night by plane from the European treatre area and was sent to Fort Bragg, N. C., where he was dis charged with 111 points. He is now visiting his mother, Mrs. C. J. Mc- Whirter, 1004 Main street. Private McWhirter spent 39 months overseas in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Southern France and Germany with the 5th and 7th Arihy. He entered the service on April 8, 1942. He wears the ETO ribbon. Good Conduct ribbon a nd seven bat tle stars besides other ribbons. LIEUT. M. W. (JIM) TODD, Mrs. Todd ad their daughter, Marcia, have returned to Medland, Uexas, where Lieutenant Todd is an instructor at the Army Air Base there, after spending a 20-day leave here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd and Mrs. O. O. Copeland. CPL. OSWALD COPELAND re ported to Parris Island Sunday for further orders, after a furlough of 30 days here with his mother, Mrs. O. O. Copeland. Corporal Copeland was recently returned to the states after being on duty in the Pacific Area 32 months with the 4th Regi ment, 6th Marine Division. LIEUT. JACK WORKMAN and Mrs. Workman left Saturday for Fort Sam Houston, Texas, where Lieutenant Workman, will receive further orders after a three months furlough with relatives in Newberry. MAJOR HARRY BUZHARDT and Mrs. Euzhardt, who have been spend ing a while here with Major Buz- hardt’s mother, have gone to Whit mire to visit with Mrs. Buzhardt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Young. TOMMIE OUSLEY, Mrs. Ousley and son, Mike, arrived in the city last Friday to make their home with Mrs. Ousley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy V. Whitener for the present. Mr. Ousley, who rose to the rank of sergeant, was in the service ive years over two of which he spent in the Pacific Area with the Army Air Corps. He received an honorable dis charge from the Army about two weeks ago. LIEUT. ARTHUR H. McCAR- RELL, U. S. Marine Corps, stationed in the Alieutian Islands, called his wife the former Rook Kinard, last Monday evening and told her that he had been discharged and would be home in about three weeks. CARROLL C. HAMM, S. l|c, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hamm of Prosperity, is serving aboard the USS South Dakota battle ship off Japan which was one of the first to enter Tokyo Bay for the formal capitulation of Japan and which was used by Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific, as his flagship for the oc casion. The South Dakota fired the first salvo of the first bombardment of the Japanese homeland when it blasted the steel center of Kamaishi on July 14. Then she struck Hon shu, Hokkaide, northern Honshu, the Kobe-Kure area, Hamamatsu and made a return visit to Kamaishi. The battleship fought at Save, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. LIEUT. CHESTER HAWKINS and Mrs Hawkins, the former Ann Wolff of Laurens, arrived in the city Sunday where they will make their home with Lieutenant Hawkins’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hawkins, 1804 Main street for the present. Lieutenant Hawkins received an honorable discharge from the Army on September 23rd at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., after being in the ser vice 49 months, 38 of which he spent in the Southwest Pacific area as a member of the 41st and 6th Infantry Division. He wears the Asiatic-Pa cific ribbon two battle stars w' ; ,h arrowhead and the Philippine I j. eration ribbon. MAJOR JAMES L. GLYMPH, son of Mr and Mrs. John Glymph of this city was recently promoted to that rank from captain in Italy where he is stationed. Major Glymph, who entered the service six years ago as a private, is a member of the Infantry. Major Glymph is a graduate of Carlisle school, Bamburg. He is married and has one son. CREDIT CONTROLS LIFTED BY U. S. Washington, Sept. 25—The gov ernment cleared away today its fi nancial hurdles for obtaining new coats of paint, furnace repairs, in sulation and general house renova tion. It lifted, as of October 15, all fed eral credit controls for such home repair and improvements. It took another step in the same director by extending from 12 to 18 months the time in which borrowers must repay “non-purpose” loans— those for services or for general pur chases not on the government’s re stricted list of 40 items. This was viewed in some credit circles as an opening move toward complete elimination of regulation W—the consumer credit restriction which was part of President Roose velt’s hold-the-line program. Remaining unchanged under 12- month credit control are items such as washing machines, vacuum clean ers, bed linen, mattresses, boats; watches, cameras, automobiles, pi anos and furniture. The relaxation was not brought about without some opposition fiom OPA which has consistently oppos ed letting up on the credit reins. Nor did it receive the full approval of some interested organiajtions which have advocated the opposite extreme—complete removal of the bans. BUILDING LIMITS OFF OCTOBER 15 Washington, Sept. 18—The gov ernment today ordered all limits off new construction, including house building, on October 15. Overriding objections from OPA, which fears skyrocketing home priges, Reconversion Director John W. Snyder threw out the price ceil ing on new dwellings along with the other wartime curbs on civilian con struction. Snyder said swift expansion of building activity offered “the great est single additional source of "jobs in. our entire economy.” He an nounced a six-point program to spur the expansion. These prompt follow-up actions also were taken: 1. The War Production board re voked its hotly disputed order “L-41” effective October 15, including ’its $8,000 price limit on permitted houses. That action will -permit unham pered construction of stores, the atres, dwellings, office and hotel buildings It also will uncork a big works program which has been t>pt- tled up for throe years. Curbs on factory and road building are al ready off. 2. The OPA prepared to issue, probably tomorrow, strict dollars- and-cents price ceilings on nearly all building supplies. These will cover plumbing, hard ware and materials as well as roof- laying and other contractors’ serv ices—in fact, almost everything out the price of the lot and finished house. But OPA Administrator Chester Bowles—just before Snyder acted— urged Congress to authorize price limits on completed homes, too. Otherwise the county faces the “biggest price boom ever,” he told a Senate small business subcommittee. Snyder put his main reliance 'on a rapid increase in the supply of housing to offset soaring prices on the 10 to 15 million new homes which is the country’s estimated need. This has been the argument of builders’ and real estate associa tions, which have bombarded the White House and Congress with an estimated 40,000 letters and tele grams asking removal of all con struction curbs. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Aull, of Co lumbia, Miss Anita D. Aull of Patux ent River, Navy Air Base, Md. and Mrs. James Edwards of North Caro lina, were guests this week of James R. Davidson. Mrs W. F. Partridge and children, Mollie and Frank, of Savannah, Ga.. arrive next week to spend some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Eskridge. Her mother, Mrs. Eskridge went down to return with them after a short visit. Mrs. C. L. Landrum left Saturday for Great Le -s to visit her hus band, First L ; eutenant Landrum, a member of the Navy. Mrs. Landrum and three children are making their home here with her mpther, Mrs. H. M. Boozer; Mr. and Mrs. Kenner Brown (Rook Purcell) left Wednesday for Alaba ma to make their home in Abbe ville. hey spent several days with her sister, Mrs. T. F. Cooley and Mr. Cooley in Elkin, N. C. before leav ing for Alabama. S. W. “Brother” Brown, Jr. has purchased the old Buzhardt home in the Mt. Bethel-Garmany section of the coutny where Mr and Mrs. Charlie Ruff now are making their home. Mr. Brown plans to remo.del the home and move there soon. James Dunston, who has been with the government as a chemist in Si. Louis, Mo. during the war, spent a few days here recently with his mother, Mrs. J. O. Dunston, in Cal houn street. He was enroute to Los Angeles, Calif., where he has ac cepted a position as chemist with a large bottling company. This was his first visit home in four years. Weekend visitors in Newberry were: Mrs. Claude Wise, West Co lumbia; Mrs. J. S. Wheeler, Pros perity; Mrs. A C. Timms and daugh ter, Mrs. F. H. Dove, Jr., and her daughter, Andrea, of Winnsboro; Mrs. Boyd Bedenbaugh and Mrs. Ed die Pugh, Prosperity; Mrs. Martha Bradley and Mrs. George Harmon, Prosperity; Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bo- lick and two daughte* 1 :. Margaret Ann and Julie, Clinton. LIEUT. CLNTON B. FORD NEW COMMANDING OFFICER OF NAVY V-12 UNIT Lieut. Clinton B. Ford will relieve Lieut. Theodore T. Abel as com manding officer of the Navy V-12 Unit at Newberry College ’n brief change-of-command ceremonies to be held Monday morning. In compliance with Navy IJepart- ment orders received this week, Lieut. Abel will be detached from the local Unit to report to Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., for duty as commanding officer of the Navy Academic Refresher Unit there. Lieut. Abel was executive officer of the Newberry Unit from June, 1944, until last month when he re lieved Lieut. Arden O. French and assumed command. During this per iod, the Unit reached a high mark in morale and military accomplishment, which prompted the Director of Training, Sixth Naval District, to describe it as one; of the finest V-12 Units he had ever seen, after his periodic inspection in August. It was during this period also that the unit, under the direct leadership of Lieut. Abel and with the whole hearted cooperation of Newberry citizens, made its fine warbond sales record. Lieut. Abel expects to leave for Pennsylvania early in the week with his wife and small son. Lieut. Ford has been executive of ficer of the Unit since August 12. He came to Newberry from the NROTC Unit at Rensseliar Poly technic Institute, Troy, N. Y. “MY DOG” When times were hard and I was broke, And old chums passed me by, You just gazed up with sympathy A-shinin’ in your eye. You never seemed to blame me, pal, Because I had no dough, Instead you kissed my empty hands, You somehow seemed to know. When the icy winds of winter sent Their shivers down my spine, You stood by me and shivered too, Ypu dear old pal of mine. You shared with me my every woe. Your love was put t° test, No heart beat half so true as yours Within the human breast. The sands of time have sifted down, Dame fortune smiles once more, The beaten track of old-time friends. Again leads to my door. From all the crowd I chose but one, A loyal friend and true, Who stood by me in calm and storm, Old Pal, that friend is you. •—By Mrs K. P .Jones Former Auditor Dies Funeral services for William Wal lace Cromer, 64, who died suddenly last Thursday afternoon in Green ville were held at 11 o’clock Sat urday morning at the home of 'his sister-in-law, Mrs. W. O. Miller on Friend street in Newberry. The Rev. A. E. Holler, Batesburg, a for mer pastor, conducted the services, and intermnet was in Rosemont cemetery. Mr. Cromer had been administra. live officer of the Agricultural Ad justment administration ' in Green ville county for the past nine years. Born and reared in Newberry county the son of the late W. C. and fjallie Riser Cromer, Mr. Cromer began his business career at the age of 2L when he was appointed county auditor to fill out the unexpired term of bis father. He was then elected auditor for three successive terms. Following this he was con nected with the National Bank of Newberry for 15 years, 10 years of which he was cashier. He was mayor of Newben-y for one term, 1924-25. He was director of relief for the county from its beginning in 1933 and served . in this capacity for three years. He also worked for a short time in the office of internal revenue in Co lumbia, after which he went to Greeville to assume his duties as AAAofficer of the county. Mr. Cromer was a member of Central Methodist church of New berry and served as a member of the board of stewards for a long period. He married Miss Mary Buford* daughter of the late Sheriff M.. M. and Sallie Belle Buford of New berry. He is survived by her; one son, Buford B. Cromer; a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Tedford, both of Char lotte, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Lilia Eddy of Newberry and Mrs. W. G. Thrift of Columbia; one brother, Carlton T. Cromer of the county and four grandchildren. Active pallbearers were W. R. Gray, L. S. Moseley, both of Green ville; R. M. Lominack, E. B. Pur cell, T. E. Davis, Leo Adams, J. L. Dickert and Duncan Johnson. NEW SERVICE TO BE INSTALL ED BY COUNTY TREASURER Beginning this year, County Treas urer Ray Dawkins announces that a tax notice will be mailed to each taxpayer. This service has hereto fore been used in other counties in South Carolina and proved helpful to the taxpayer The notice will in clude only the taxes to be due for the year 1945. Mr. Dawkins states that there will be several instances in wihch he will not have the correct mailing ad dress of the taxpayer and the public is asked to cooperate in making 4ny corrections in order that he might have a correct mailing list. STATEMENT OF THE OWNER SHIP, management, circulation, etc, of the Newberry Sun, published weekly at State of South Carolina, State o fSouth Carolina, County of Newberry Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared O. F. Armfield, who, having been duly sworn, de poses and says that he is the owner of The Newberry Sun, and that the following is a true statement of the ownership and management. That the name of the publisher, editor and business manager is O. F. Armfield, Newberry, S. C. That the owner is O. F. Armfield, Newberry, S. C. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, etc. are: None. G. F. Armfield, Owner. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of September, 1945. J. RAY DAWKINS, Notary Public. PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Sam Koon, Little Mountain; Ernest Howard, 1418 Silas street; William Cecil Bagnal, Chappell^ Leo Hendrix, 414 O’Neal street; Les ter Cody, Whitmire; Mrs. Sallie Suber, 920 Cline street; Mrs. Leland Hiller and baby son, 1301 Poplar street; Mrs. P. B. Dawkins and baby son, 2004 Main street; Mrs. E. W. Fanning, 1323 Pearl street; Miss Thelma Connelly, Nance street; W. O. Hawkins, 1202 Second street; R. A. Murphy, Pomaria; Mrs. L. G. Sligh, Whitmire; E. J. Shealy, Pros perity; Miss Carolyn Harmon, 1606 Harrington street; Mrs. Ross Wilson, route 1, Newberry; Miss Narvice Wise, route 2, Newberry; Mrs. Olon Price 1303 First street; Miss Ruby Crayne, 1203 Third street; Mrs. E. A. Tinsley, Goldville. 1 ENTERS CLEMSON COLLEGE James Ray Dawkins, Jr., W. H. Leaphart, Jr., and Fred Lovelace, all of Prosperity, entered Clemson Col lege Monday as freshmen. They were accompanied to Clemson for the day by Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins. NEGRO STEALS RADIO The city policemen arrested Will Chandler, colored, last week for stealing a radio from Daisy Graham, colored, and selling it to Peak’s Ra dio shop for $7.00. He was placed in the county jail and will be tried at the next term of court. RETURNS TO WASHINGTON- MARY Miss Muriel Harmon left last week for Washington-Mary College, University of Virginia, where she entered the Sophomore class. Miss Harmon was a member of the Dean’s list there last year. HENDRIX-MERRITT _Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hendrix an nounce the engagement and ap proaching marriage of their daught er, Nancy Corinne, to Kenneth E. Merritt of Clinton and Iowa. The bride-elect is a graduate of. Silver- street High school tml of the New berry County Hospital. Thg wedding is to take place October 14th at 12:00 Noon in the Trinity Methodist church. NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We the undersigned jury commis sioners of Newberry county, shall on the fourth day of October, 1945, at 9 o’clock a. m., in the Clerk of Court’s office, openly and publicly, draw thirty-six names to serve as petit jurors, for the court of gen eral sessions, which will convene in Newberry county court house on the 15th day of October 1945, at ten o’clock am. H. K. Boyd, Clerk of Court P. N. Abrams, Auditor J. R. Dawkins, Treasurer. September 22, 1945. JOLLY SHEET BARBECUE. There will be a pork barbecue, at Jolly Street school house Saturday, October 6, at six o’clock in the after noon. Plates 60c and $1.00. Meat and hash will be sold. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CLUB MEETS The regular monthly meeting of the Newberry Business & Profes sional Women’s club was held Tues day night at the Newberry Hotel. After a delicious dinner, Mrs Ruby Abrams read a timey larticle on the unfairness of teachers’ salaries and Mrs. Emily Moon gave a short sketch about the Business & Professional Women’s emblem. An informal dis cussion was then held as to whether or not to have an open meeting with other service clubs and inviting a speaker on International Relations. Several committees were appointed by the presidet to make arrange ments for a meeting with the other service clubs. Miss Mary Wheeler gave a short review of the proceedings at the State Board meeting in Columbia. After birthday gifts were present ed the meeting adjourned. PARTY GIVEN FOR EDDIE LOMINj-CK, TWO Little Eddie Lominack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Lominack, celebrated his second birthday with an enjoy able party at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lomi nack on Mayer Avenue on Tuesday aftemoon, September 25th. The children arrived early and en joyed many amusing games during the afternoon. Later on they were invited into the dining room, where a birthday cake bearing two candles formed the central decoration of the birfh- day table, from which delicious ice cream and cookies were served by Mrs. Lominack, assisted by Mrs. .M. O. Summer. Those enjoying the occasion were: Betty Clarkson, Joan Willingham, Pope Buford, Jr., Bill Lominack, Lin da Cousins, David Schumpert, Lisa Lominack, Evangeline Lide, Martha Lominack, Bobby Bruner, Anne Byu- ner. j DISCHARGED G Is The following men have received ischarges from service in Newberry county during the month of Septem ber, according to the records of the loeal Selective Service boards: WHITE: John M. Slice Yancey E. Cannon Carrol B. Mayer Charles Jackson O’Shields Herman O. Eleazer Callie W. Wilbanks Thomas A. Baton • John B. Gilliam George E. Stephens James D. Brown Thomas Pearson Duckett James E. Wilbanks Ray E. Foy George William Miller Juian Lanier Counts George Oliver Hiller Charles Theron Darby Marion E. Wicker Forrest W. Longshore Laurence Judson Brehmer Joseph Christian Seymore Williams H. Carter Robert Walter Cromer Joseph Leroy Baker Henry Preston Rivers James Edward Harrison Charles Childers Clyde Charles Rollins Cecil M. Caldwell Loyd W. Puckett Fred Jennings, Jr. Clarence Calhoun Duncan, Jr. Woodrow Berley Hentz Henry C. Monts Kenneth R. Griffin Olin E. Nichols Ralph O. Bannister Terrell L. Sease Eddie L. Rivers Early Worthy - Caroll M. Hall William Thomas Dickert Rook M. Brown (WAC) George Ray Lathrop George Wayne Martin William Holland Epting John W. Minor Gurna G. Dominick Leslie R. Brazell Hubert L. Vaughn Lewis J. Welch Henry Avis Cothran Paul L. Shealy Russell O. Culbertson Carroll F. Lake John W. Hiller John W Lewis Harry E. Bedenbaugh Albert David Farah George Hagood Cromer George Norris Henry E. Harmon Elliott V. Dawkins James Eugene Cole Paul F. Merrill Ernest L. Wehunt Arthur Howard Jones Sherman Grant Sessoms Miles Chester Hawkins John P. Griffin Lewis Frank Waddell James Jacob Sligh John Allen Wicker, Jr. Frank Francis King Raymond William Fowler James Nathaniel Wells . John Willie Padgett James Roy Ballard Earl P. Wicker George Guy Floyd William M. King, Jr. Claude E. Dominick William C. Ammons, Sr. Marion Cromer Martin Adam Dewitt Mills Billie Wayne Sheppard Ernest Harrison Blair Welson Adolph Shipley Clifford Anderson Turner COLORED: James E. Lindler Marshall Epps Johnnie Hair Anderson Stewart Ira M. Singleton Bennie H. Brown Jimmie Dewalt Otto Floyd Willie L. Mayer THANKS NEWBERRIANS FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY Due to the sudden arrival of my orders, it is impossible for me to say goodbye to my friends here in Newberry. I certainly want te thank you all for the fine way in which you have received my wife, my youngster, a nd myself in your community. I certainly hope that all of your loved ones in the Service have received as fine a treatment, as you have accorded us. The sincerity of your welcome, your friendliness, and your hospitality will always be remembered by Mary, Tommy, and me. The relationships between the Navy V-12 Unit and the people of the city of Newberry have always been on a very high plane, and dun to these relations we have achieved a very high standard for our Unit, which is recognized all over pur country. Lt. T. T. Abel. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor. The Sunday schools of Summer Memorial a nd Bethany Lutheran churches will be held at the usual time next Sunday. There will be no preaching services. Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Mrs. P K. Harmon, and son, Mere- difeh, of Newberry visited relatives here during the past week.—Pros perity News. Miss Virginia Black of Summer- land college came over for the week end with home folk.—Prosperity News. J. A. Price and Mrs. S. A. Price motored to Leesville Sunday to see Mrs. Price’s sister, a patient in the hospital.—Prosperity News. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Eskridge and children, Ladison, Jr. and Clara, spent the weekend in Shelby, N. C. with relatives. Dr. Robert Houseel left Saturday for New York to do post graduate work, Mrs. Houseal and Robert, Jr., accompanied him to Baltimore, where they will spend some time. E. B. Purcell left Sunday morning for Sarasota, where he will engage in real estate business for the present. Misses Elizabeth Kinard, Ella Bowman and Dell McFall spent the weekend in Greenville, the guests of Miss Margaret Kinard at Greenville Woman’s college. Miss Elizabeth White and Miss Margaret Moore took a trip to Lake Lanier last week. NAVY WANTS HALF MILLION PEACETUVfE SAILORS, NO DRAFT Wasi:iicrt>-n. Sept. 25—The Nayy hopes to riwe 500,000 peacetime sail ors—without resorting to a draft. Moreover it has decided to .re lease any unlisted man now in serv ice, who has three or more children under 18 und who wants to get out. Theee were the two major de velopments in Navy news today. Vice-Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, chief of personnel, gave the House Naval committee the Navy’s plan for peace; ...... Later, however he told reporters that while the Navy hopes to man its ships with 500,000 volunteers, it still favors universal military train ing. The Navy did not say how many fathers would benefit by its new policy. When the point system first went into effect, it said in a news re lease, there were 97,000 fathers with three or more children in the Navy. But a “sieable percentage’ of these has been released already. The new plan does not affect of ficers or the point system, which gives 10 points for dependents re gardless of their number. DISTRICT BROTHERHOOD OF NEWBERRY CONFERENCE" TO MEET SUNDAY The District Brotherhod of the Newberry Conference will be held” at Summer Memorial Lutheran church on Sunday, September 30th, at 4 o’clock p. m., EST. Mr. H. C. Schatz, resident of the Lutheran Brotlier- ood of South Carolina will be the principal speaker. His subject will be "The Organiation of the Brother hood”. The devotional services will be conducted by Mr. M. Eugene Shealy. The president ef the New berry District Brotherhood is • Mr. Carl Epting. ABOUT TOWN R. M. LOMINACK and son, KIR BY, spending their Wednesday af ternoon building a chicken coop.— MISS FANNIE MAE CARWILE struggling up Calhoun street with arms full of groceries—The GLENN home on Main street undergoing a new coat of white paint—DOUGLAS HORNSBY making cardboard blades to put on an electric fan when the rubber one wore out. Yes, it really stirs the breeze for him these hot days—Someone seeing REV J. B. HARMAN down last iTiureday morning to see the inductees off for Fort Jackson, remarking that he, Mr. Harman, was the only preacher in the city that had continued to see the boys “off” during the war whether they were members of his church or not—MRS. J. G. SEASE suffering with a badly burned hand from result of steam when canning pears—JOHN LINDSAY home from Bainbridge, Md. over the weekend and stopping by Sun office to say hello—EDDIE LOMINACK, son of MR. and MRS. KIRBY LOMINACK, celebrating his second birthday Tues day. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES through Friday, October 5th: Julian A. Price, Sept. 29; Miss Fannie Mc- Caughrin, Sept. 30; Dr. James C. Kinard, Mrs. Chevis I. Boozer and FjO Walter Summer, October " 1; Ralph B. Baker, Miss Gertrude Smith, Miss Derrell Smith and Eu gene Stockman, October 2; S. . A. Williams, J. C. Harmon and Sgt. James Clamp, October 3; Mrs. R. H. Wright, Miss Josie Reid and Eva Jane Price, daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. James Price (Ruth Clary), Oc tober 4.