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i t•*♦♦*♦+«** « %***«*#* KEEP FAITH \mihus—\ \by buying'- “...WAR BONDS T. 7 u u • Ltli nti VOLUME «; NUMBER 25. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945 $1.00 PER ANNUM With THE BOYS In Service ||Halsey Demands We "DIRT FARMERS" MUST ORGANIZE UTILE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST CARLTON SEASE,' USNR, U. S. N. R., of Prosperity, stationed in Washington, has recently been pro moted in rank to commander. GPL. TOM HARMON has arrived froir overseas and has received his discharge from the army. Corporal Harman lives at Prosperity. SGT. JAMES E. KINARD, son of Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard, is now i Tokyo with General Headquar ters. For several months he had been stationed in Manila. C. EARL DERRICK, MAM2IC, re. cently spent a furlough with his wife and their two small daughters in Prosperity at the home of, his parents, the M. D Derricks. CAPT. CARROLL D. SHEALY, recently discharged from army ser vice, is now at home with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Shealy, in Prosperity. LIEUT. COL. GEORGE S. WISE, of Prosperity, Quartermaster Corps, has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service at Cebu, P.I., between April 16, 1945 and July 30, 1945. Lt. Frank E. Kinard is spending a few days at home enroute to his new station at Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, N. C. For several months he has been in Boca Raton, Fla. He has specialized in Radar. CPL. EARL T. EARGLE of Route 4, Newberry, was discharged from the Army last week at the Separa tion Point, at Camp Butner, N. C. S-SGT. GEORGE SUMMER WISE heceived an honorable discharge from the service at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., on October 7th afte; being a member of the Army five years, 16 months of which he spent in North African and the Sicilian campaigns. He left Newberry with the National Guard Unit with Col. Tom Pope. Sergeant Wise holds the ETO Ribbon and two battle stars. He is now spending a while in the home of his mother, Mrs. Eugenia Wise on John stone street. CAPT. WILLIAM WISE, Mrs. Wise, the former Dorothy Simpson of Whitmire, and their two children Frances Elizabeth and Clarence Rauch, are visiting in the home of Captain Wise’s mother, Mrs. Eugenia Wise on Johnstone street. Captain Wise received an honor able discharge .from the service on October 7th at Fort Oglethorpe, Qa., after 58 months service. Prior to his discharge, Captain Wise was Post Engineer at Camp McCain, Mississippi. GEORGE HALFACRE. M.A.M.S.P. 2!c has landed in the Philippine Is lands according to a letter received by his mother, Mrs. J. B. Halfacre, this week. His wiife, the forrrler Helen Renwick is making her home in Washington, D. C., where she is manager of an electric store. LIEUT. OLIN B. CANNON, JR. and Mrs. Cannon spent last week here with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. O. B. Cannon on Johnstone street. They will spend a week with Mrs. Cannon’s parents in Georgia, before he returnes to a general army hospi. tal for further treatment. BILLY DENNING, son of Mrs. Daisy B. Denning, fireman on the Beaconoil, a tanker, who recently re turned from a trip to Aruba, N. W. I. is now in New York awaiting anoth er similar trip beginning the 24th. TSie tanker he ships on c-. ries ' two and a half million gallons of oil. FIRST LIEUT. BILL BLALOCK was honorably discharged from the Army Air Corps at Seymour Field, Goldsboro, North Carolina Wednes day and arrived here Sunday to spend a while with his mother, Mrs. J. D. Wicker and Mr. Wicker at their home on Cline street before accepting a position. Lieut. Blalock was a member of the air corps 39 months, 12 of which was served in the China-India-Burma theatre as radar observer on a B29 with the 20th Air Force. He was a member of the B-29 crew which made the first bombing raid over Japan on June 16, 1944. He has 18 bombing mis sions, 20 combat ferrying missions, and 620 hours of flying time in the CBI area to his credit. Lieutenant Blalock holds five bat tle stars representing the air offen sive of Japan, Burma and Central Burma campaigns, besides the Dis Stay On Alert SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.—Ad miral William F. (Bull) Halsey pounded home an old adage—that eternal viligance is the price of lib erty—as cheering thousands today paid tribute to the famed commander and his men of the Third fleet. Full cooperation in perfecting a world peace organization, Halsey said, should be integrated with a firm stand against all aggressors. Handed the symbolic golden key to the city by Mayor D. Lapham at mid-day ceremonies which followed a parade to the city hall, Halsey told a huge throng or service men and civilians: “Moving along Market street few minutes ago was like parading up all the main streets in the coun try. Iti was really coming home!’’ Then, in a more serious vein the admiral asserted that the Navy stands “ready to offer its long, strong arm for the continued safe guarding of the country.” “An America that stanos whole, untouched and ready to take the lead in solving the immense problems con fronting the world is the best monu ment you can erect to the men who fought and died to heep her that way” he said. “Working with you, we are pre pared to see that America’s power and physical wealth, which ha/e been preserved at such cost, are put to good and proper use in planning a better tomorrow.” SAYS DR. POOLE The friends of A. E. Lominick of Pomaria, will be sorry to learn that he is critically ill at his home. Employers Asked To List All Positions CITIZENS GROUP HAS PLAN PEACE DUBLIN, N. H., Oct. 16.—Assert ing that the United Nations charter was “behind the times” as a means to promote peace, a conference of nearly 90 .prominent Americans sug gested today in a majority proposal the creation of a world federal gov ernment with defined and limited power adequate to prevent war. The “Dublin conference,” as the five-day meeting called on the in vitation of retired Supreme Court Robertr is known, Burma campaigns, oesiaes tne bis- ration after considering tinguished Flying Cross, Presidential Unit Citation and the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. S-SGT. CLAUDE P. SUMMER was recently promoted to that rank from corporal in Germany where he is stationed as a member of the 1040th Engineer Squadron. Sergeant Summer, son of Mrs. Es- tell Summer, has been in service two years, 18 months of which he has spent in the European theater. ROOSEVELT SUBER, Steward’s Mate 2lc, Kinards, Route 1, aided in the disembarkation of troops of the 1st Cavalry Division from the USS Cecil attack transport in Tokyo Bay in the initial stages of the occupation. The Cecil participated in operations at Kwajalein, Hollandia, Tarawa, Aitape, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okina wa. TjSGT. LEWIS CHAPMAN arriv ed in Newberry last Thursday night after receiving his discharge from the service at Fort Bragg, N. C. Sergeant Chapman was a member of the Paratroopers ant! spent two years in the European Theatre. He is now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Chapman in the Hartford community. EZELL J. KYZER, 20, seaman, first class, son of Mrs. R. E. Kyzer, 2705 Fair avenue, took part in the occu pation of Northern Honshu and Hok kaido when this destroyer steamed into Ominato Harbor, Honshu, with other units of the North Pacific Fleet. The ship was one of the first to enter this once-powerful Japanese naval base. Large groups of Japan ese civilians observed the vessel as she patrolled just off shore opposite the city of Amori. The MONSEN crew inspected the Naval base and Jap fishing craft in Mutsi Bay. The MONSEN in the closing weeks of the war hit this area as part of Admiral William F. Halsey’s famed task force. These operations includ ed a daylight raid at the steel city of Muroran followed by a bombard ment of the Hitachi Armament works 70 miles North of Tokyo. The destroyer also saw action at Saipan, the Palaus, Tinian, Leyte, Luzon, Eastern Philippines, Surigao Straits, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kyushu, the Kuriles, and strikes at the Jap homeland. 'the question of “how best to reme dy the weaknesses of the United Na tions organization.” “The menace of total war is of world-wide proportions, particularly in view of the present and future in ternational tensions”, the conference reported. “The means of preventing war, of protection against it and of control of the major weapons by which it wil be waged must also be of world wide scope if our God-given freedom ana individual liberties are to be pre served and to be promoted. “The only effective means to create such a world,” the report added, was to establish a world government and to delegate to it limited but definite authority to prevent war and to pre serve peace. “Such a government should be based upon a constitution under which all peoples and nations will partici pate upon a basis of balanced repre sentation which will take account of natural and industrial resources and other factors as well as population. David R. Hopkins, executive sec- retary of the South Carolina Farm bureau, has rceived letters from Dr. R. F. Poole, president of Clemson college, J. Roy Jones, state commis sioner of agriculture, Verd PeterSon, director of vocational agriculture, and D. W. Watkins, director of ex tension work, all of which strongly endorse the principle of farm organ ization in their comments on the Farm Bureau membership drive d.ur- ing this week of October 15-20. Doctor Poole emphasizes the im portance of all “real dirt farmers being affiliated with a good farm organization.” He says further that he is “pleased that the Farm Bureau has shown splendid cooperation with Clemson college is definitely inter ested in all agricultural organizations and wishes the Farm Bureau much success in its campaign to enlarge its membership. Verd Peterson in commenting on Farm Bureau membership week said that “it is the opinion of vocational agriculture teachers of South Caro lina that each farmer in the State should become a member of one or more farm organizations that will make it possible for them to work collectively in their own interests.” Mr. Peterson says significantly that “If farmers do not organize to pro tect their own interests, they can not expect other groups to do it for them. Individual farmers, or small groups of individual farmers cannot expect to compete with other econo mic groups in this country without being organized in their efforts to bring about a solution of state, reg ional and national economic prob lems.” J. Roy Jones in his letter- to the secretary expressing his wish for every success in the Farm Bureau membership drive says that, al- “though your organization has been active in South Carolina a compara tively short time, I can assure you it has made itself felt in iti work for the betterment of agriculture and the farmers of the State.” D. W. Watkins emphasized in his letter that he recognizes the neces sity of farmers organizing for their mutual aid. He pointed out that “no other group of people in the nation even attempts to get along without sufficient organization to bring about a common understand ing of objectives and problems.” He goes on to say that it is his hope that farmers will now organize more strongly than ever before and that they will devote their organi zed energy to the solution of the great problems facing agriculture today. Rev. J. B. Harman, who has been ill at his home on Boundary street, is reported to be improving and is able to be up in the house. Misses Sarah and Dessy Wilson left Wednesday morning for Mem phis, Tennessee, to spend the rest of the week in the home of their sister, Mrs. R. J. Stark. Mr. a nd Mrs. Allen Lester have purchased the Daisy Denning home, 1524 Caldwell street and will move there the first of November. Mrs. J. C. Peery and sons, Rev. William P. Peery and Pfc James B. Peery, U. S. Army Medical student, are visiting in the city this week. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Sligh of Evansville, Indiana are visiting Mr. Sligh’s sister, Mrs. Frank Sutton and brother, Tom P. Sligh, on Col lege street. Mrs. William Tedford and two sons, Billy and Tim, of Paw Creek, N. C. spent the weekend in the home of Mrs. W. O. Miller on Johnstone street. Mr. Employer, have you a job for a World War II Veteran? If you have, the veteran will never know about it unless you - let it be known. The way to let it be known is to list your manpower needs with the U. S. Employment Service. You will make your hiring easier and you will ful fill a notoligation to the men who have served us. Finding jobs for veterans already has become a ser ious problem that will be solved only with the active cooperation of all employers. Most Newberry veterans want to stay in their home town per manently if they can find work or if there is a business opportunity for them. If we are to grow and pro gress, Newberry needs the vision and vitality of her young veterans. When you teli the U. S. E. S. to send you one or more men you do not bind yourself to employ anybody it sends - . The U. S. E. S. will do its best to pick men with the qualifica tions you outline, but if you don’t hire them, no more harm will be done than if they had applied without be ing referred to you through the Em ployment Service. U.505 BE USED IN BOND SALE IN S. C. Colonel and Mrs. I. W. Partin, of Ocala, Florida, were weekend visit ors in the home of Mrs. Partin’s sis ter, Mrs. Daisy B. Denning, on Caldwell street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ringer and son, Carl Douglas, of Columbia, were weekend guests in the home of Mr. Ringer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Ringer on Chapman street. Mrs. Ben T. Anderson has return ed from a week’s stay with her sis ter, Mrs. James Anderson, who has been ill in a Greenville hospital for the past eight weeks. Mrs. L. W. Wilson, mother of Constable John C. Wilson, has moved to her home on Cline street which she recently bought, from the Old Town community near Silverstreet. Charleston, Oct. 16.—The German submarine, U-506, the first prize shop captured on the high seas by the United States since 1815, is tour ing Atlantic coast cities to sell vic tory bonds in the Eighth Victory loan campaign. The U-505 will be displayed in Charleston, Savannah, and Jackson ville. In order for citizens to board the former Nazi undersea raider, a bond must be purhased. The Nazi sub was captured by a boarding party of U. S. Navy then off the coast of Africa in 1944. A- board the U-505, the Americans found official German secret code books and charts that gave the Allies access to enemy plans and messages. The U-505 will "be on display in Charleston on November 2-6, in Sa vannah November 9-12 and in Jack sonville on November 15-25. Mrs. L. G. McCullough spent Sun day in Spartanburg with her bro ther, Dr. H. L. Crooks, who is a patient in the General Hospital there. Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Miss Helen alfacre, who teaches at Iva, spent the past weekend at home 'with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Halfacre. Miss Lucy Epps of Clinton, con nected with the Southern Bell Tele phone Company, arrived in New berry to relive Mr. Fant Gilder, who is taking a vacation of two weeks. Mr. Lawson Goggins of Dallas, Texas, enroute to Boston where he goes on business, stopped over for the weekend with his parents. Mi - , and Mrs. John C. Goggins. Miss Ruth Moore of Sumter visiting Mrs. B. T. Anderson. The following Newberrians return ed Saturday morning from a delight ful tour of a week through Florida: Mrs. P. G. Ellisor, Mrs. Frank Wil son, Mrs. E. D. Kerr, Mrs. Robert Holmes, Mrs. R. H. Wright, Mrs. B. T. Buzhardt, and Miss Mildred Evans. Mrs. Beta Wright of Trenten i» visiting her brother, Mr. R. Y. Lea- vell. Shealy.Shealy Engage ment Announced Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Shealy announce the engagement of their daughter, Ethel, to Mr. L. D. Shealy of Chapin, S. C., the wedding to take place the latter part of October. The foregoing announcement is net altogether a surprise, for their en gagement was an “open secret” al though it was known that the wed ding would take place at such an early date. Miss Shealy is one ef Newberry’s brightest girls, being a student at Newberry College, Mr. Shealy graduated last June from Newberry college where he starred in athletics. Many friends in the town and county will be interested in the approaching marriage. DISCRIMINATION IN COAL TO SOUTHEASTERN STATES Mrs. Joe McCullough and two children, Gordon and Joe, were week end visitors in Spartanburg in the home of Mrs. McCullough’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gordon. LISTING TOURIST ACCOMO DATIONS KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. HARMAN, Pastor The Carolina Motor Club is com piling for publication, a list of all resorts and accomodations in the Carolinas. They have requested from the Chamber of Commerce in Newberry, a list of the hotels, Tou rist Homes, cottages and other ac comodations for the traveling public. Any of the above who would like to be listed in this publication, are requested to contact the Chamber of Commerce, .phone 355, at once. Weekend and Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. H. B. Wells, Sr., on Harrington street were: Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Fulmer of Savannah, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hutchison, Eas ley, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burton Wells, HI, W. A. Fulmer, Mr. and Mrs. D- A. Fulmer and Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Fulmer of Columbia. Charleston, Oct. 16.—Four destroy ers—the MdKee, Grayson, Kendrick, and Mullany—which figured in the Pacific fight and are part of Task Carrier Force 62, arrived in port here today. Plans are being made for the pub lic to visit them as well as three sub marines of the Atlantic fleet, on Navy Day, October 27. The sub marines Spikefish, Hoe and Diablo have been assigned to Charleston for the celebration. The public also will have the opportunity to see war- damaged ships on the ways and tied to the piers when the gate* of the Navy yard are thrown open for the first time in several years. SEPTEMBER GAS TAX TO COUNTIES FUNDS KATHERINE ANNE ADAMS. Specialist 1|C, who was discharged from the U. S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, U. S. Naval Bar racks, Washington, D. C. on October 16th, arrived here Wednesday to visit her aunt, Miss Mattie Adams, and other relatives. Prior to Miss Adams discharge, she was on duty at Communications, Navy Department, in Washington. She volunteered for the WAVES and reported for active service on February 12, 1943. SGT. RALPH ZOBEL, who receiv ed an honorable discharge from the army at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga. last Sunday, is now at -the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Zobel in Helena. Sgt. Zobel was in the service 33 months, 19 of which he spent in the European theatre as a mechanic with the 9th Air Force. He holds the ETO ribbon, Six Battle Stars and the Good Conduct Ribbon. COLUMBIA, Oct. 16.—Checks total ing $206,669, covering counties’ shares of taxes collected in Septem ber on gasoline sold in South Caro lina today were mailed by State Treasurer J. B. Bates. Anderson received $7,380, Florence $7,111, Orangeburg $6,798, Sumter $5,273, Greenwood $5,006, Horry $4,768 and Newberry 4,294. Sunday School will be held at' Summer Memorial and Bethany churches next Sunday morning at ten o’clock. There will be no preach, ing services. COTTON GINNING REPORT MILL CURTAILS Census report shows that 3783 bales of cotton were ginned in New berry County from the crop of 1945 prior to October 1st, a s compared with 6620 bales for the crop of 1944. SOUTHERN FARM VERSE Plainly spoken rural friends Are thinking thus about the trends: Take A Chance THOMAS WE EY BURNETT, S. l|c, son of Mr. and Mis. J. V. Burnett, Hunt street, wil participate in the mammouth Navy Day Victory eeidiration when the destroyer escort of the Atlantic Fleet, USS Bostwick, De 103, on which he is serving, passes in review before President Truman in New York Harbor on Sat urday October 27. Before entering the Navy, Seaman Burnett was employed at the New berry Creamery He werrs the American and European ribbons with three stars. While, the headlines of the press Are placing more a nd greater stress Upon conversion and on jobs Four million of our soldiers—gobs, . Let us make a plea for farming Without intent to be alarming. ✓ Don’t let’s get our thoughts lop-sided, Forgetting that our farms abided Long before the race for earning Reached its present scope of yearning. Let more be said about production Markets, roads & farm construction! Around these things all jobs revolve; Don't sell them short, instead resolve To let your civic pride and aid Reach out to every farm and glade. Take a chance on your home town And place the farms on solid ground. Get the sixty million jobs, we say, But balance them with farms that pay. Wheels of commerce never stop So long as farming is on top. No greater challenge faces you Than just to see this matter through. Newberry Cotton Mill was forced to close part of the plant on account of laci; of sufficient supply of coal, which is a direct effect of the various coal mines’ strikes. President Z. F. Wright said that approximately two thirds of the mill is operated by steam generated by large boilers, with coal as fuel, and on account of lack of a sufficent supply of coal this part of the mill was closed Monday. The other part of the mill is elec trically operated and is in full opera tion, if was stated. Newberry Cotton Mill was organ ized about 62 years ago and began operating two years later—60 years ago—and has grown from a com paratively small plant to the largest and one of the most substantial in this section with approximately 700 employees. JAMES P. JOHNSON, SR. James Pinckney Johnson, Sr., 70, died Saturday night in a Greenville hospital after a three weeks’ illness. He was a native of Laurens county where he spent his entire life. He was a member of Fairview Baptist church where he served as a deacon. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie Workman Johnson; two sons, James P. Johnson, Jr. and Carroll W. Johnson; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Johnson; three grandchildren; One brother, Fred Johnson. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from Fairview Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Milton. Interment was in the church cemetery. Weekend visitors in Newberry were: Mrs. Inel Holloway Schnider, Chappells; Miss Agnes Davis, Clin ton; Mrs. Martha Meddleton, Green ville; Miss Helen Sloan, Little Moun tain; Mrs. R. M. Duckett, Whitmire; Mrs. Otis Suber, Whitmire; Mrs. Jessie Johnson, Kinards; Mrs. Lil lian Leaphart, Prosperity; Mrs. H. H. Boland, Newberry county; Mrs. Guy Webb, Saluda; Miss Margaret Kibler, Columbia; Mrs. William Hawkins, Prosperity; Miss Clara Davis, Charleston; and Major and Mrs. Harry Buzhardt, Whitmire. NEWBERRY SAILOR DIES AT NAVAL HOSPITAL IN CHARLESTON MISS WARREN TO TAKE BEAUTY COURSE PATIENTSJNHOSPITU Boyd W. Sanford, U. S. Navy, 1405 Popular stheet. Mrs. J. F. McCartha, Route One, Newberry. Mrs. Ralph Lancaster, Silverstreet. Miss liva D. Walker, 1315 Har rington street. Mrs. Effie Hendrix, R3, Newberry. George Bodie, Rl, Newberry. Mrs. E. B. Koon, Pomaria. Mrs. D. P. Poag, Glenn Street. Mrs. W. P. Lathrop, R4, Newberry. Mrs. Lester Paysinger, 1514 Har- rington street. Miss Nancy Elizabeth Counts, Prosperity, S. C. Mrs. Annie Cromer, 1804 Milli gan street. Mrs. J. C. Wicker, R2, Newberry. R. A. Alurphy, Pomaria. Mrs. O'. L. Wicker, 2019 Rivers St. Mrs. Sallie Suber, 930 Cline St. E. J. Shealy, Prosperity. B. F. McCarty, 1805 Piedmont. St. Mrs. Walles Graham, Goldville. Miss Bobbie Hove, Chapman St- M. P. Miller, 2807 Milne Ave. Thomas Nichols, R4, Newberry. T. B. Grant, 1319 Milligan St. Mrs. Hugh Shealy, Player street. Mrs. A. L. Bowers and baby son, Prosperity. Mrs. Edgar Rish and baby son, Little Mountain. Mrs. Edward Chandler and baby daughter, Rl, Newberry. Mrs. J. N. Wells and baby son, Goldville. Mrs. Guy Hannah and baby daugh ter, 808 Langford street. Mrs. Pearl Mize, 2809 Milne Aye. Miss Norma Warren, head of the cosmetic department of Smith’s Cut Rate Drug Store, will leave Sunday for the University of North Carolina, where she will take a week’s course at the Richard Hudnut Beauty School. COURT PROCEEDINGS Lawrence H. Davis t S 1|C, of the United States navy died Thursday at the naval hospital, Charleston navy yard. He was ill only a few days, having been admitted to the hospital the preceeding Saturday. His parents, Mr. and Mrc B. M. Davis of this city were with him when he expired. Seaman Davis was a volunteer in the navy, having seen over three years of active service in both the European and Asiatic theatres. Seaman Davis is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Grimes, of Smoak, and one daughter, Allene. Surviving besides his mother and father, wife and child are the fol- of Camp Lejune; William Earl, and Claude T., of Newberry. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. N. K. Polk, his pastor, were held from the late residence at 705 Wardlaw street and burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Criminal court disposed of the following cases Monday. James Chalmers plead guilty to manslaughter and was given two years with all but 3 months suspen ded. Johnnie Sanders plead guilty to housebreaking and larceny and was given four years in penitentiary. Richard Speak plead guilty to housebreaking and received sentence (suspended) of one year. Willie Chandler plead guilty of housebreaking and got 6 months. Henry Cannon (negro) got two years (suspended) for assault. Jim Cromer plead guilty to liquor charge and drew fine of $50. W. C. Carlisle foun dnot guilty, of “attempt to ravish.” Heyward Thrasher, Nesbit Prater and J. H. Spotts plead guilty to the theft of an a uto, got 12 months, of which 9 suspended upon payment to owner of vehicle $111. Lou Caughman plead guilty to a violation of the liquor laws and got 6 months, suspended upon payment of $50. The case of the state against C. W. Sanders concerning an elleged shortage in tax collection accounts D. P. QUEEN Doctor Palber Queen, age 79, died Sunday night at the Columbia hospi tal after a short illness. Mr. Queen was born and reared in North Carolina wher« he lived the early part of his life. For the past fifteen years he had made his hrnr.e in the Queen sectn.i of New- be’.ry county. Mr. Queer, built sev eral churches ia North Carolina, and only recently donated the lot and blilt a church, known as Queen’s Chapel, near Newberry. He operated a service station and grocery store in connection with his carpentry work. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Mlae Bridges Queen, of Newberry, and the following sons: B. M. Queen of Charleston, Cpl. Charles I. Queen of California. Also one sister, Mrs. Phrona England, of Marion N. C., also survives. Two grandchildren and a number of niece sand nephews survive. Funeral arrangements were held from Queen’s Chapel church which he constructed, with Rev. C. A. Cal- cote in charge of the survices. The body was carried to Mooresboro, N. has* occupied the court since Tuesday I C., where services and interment morning. I were held. Chas. M. Farrar, Executive Vise President of the Southeastern Retail Coal Assoeiation, with offices in At lanta, Ga., states “There is a dis crimination in the distribution of domestic coals by the Solid Fuels Administration for War, into the Statjes of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina a nd South Carolina from the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky, Ten nessee and Southwestern Virginia upon whom these States rely for the source of coal supply. Under regulation No. 27 issued by the Solid Fuels Administration for War, all sections of the United States are permitted 80 per cent of the a- mount of coal shipped during the period April 1, 1943 to April 1, 1944 from the Eastern Kentucky, Tennes see and Southwestern Virginia coal fields, which are designated as part of District 8. The Southeastern States are prac tically dependent upon these coal fields of District 8. Corals from other fields are not available to them, however, in many States, the retail coal merchants are permitted 80 per cent of District 8 coals, and may also receive coal from other fields which are available, consequently permit ting 100 per oent of their normal re- uirements, whereas the Southeast, iue to its geographical location and the fact that coals from fields other than District 8 carry exhorbitantly high freight rates and are not avail able, therefore, only receive 80 per cent. At the present time the Solid Fuels Administration for War is is suing orders and directives to coal producers in Eastern Kentucky, Ten nessee and Southwestern Virginia, to show preference to Lake ship ments, over the retail coal merchants. Shipments to the Lakes will not cease until November 15th, therefore, with low production in these fields, and this coal being diverted from the Southeast, therefore, its source of supply is cut off and prevents an inequitable distribution. Coal to the Lakes could be directed from coal fields other than Eastern Kentucky, ABOUT TOWN BETTY LEAVELL, daughter of MR. and MRS. JAMES LEAVELL, looking adorable in a nifty fall out fit.—SAM BURNS home from the ospital and able to be about town.— Big attendance at court this week.— DR. and MRS. F. O. LAMEROUX of Batesburg in the city Wednesday.— MRS. PETE COLEMAN wheeling PETE, JR. up the street—SENATOR MARVIN ABRAMS attending court —-Missed “about town” REV. J. B. HARMAN who has been ill at his home on Boundary street for the past several days—LIEUT. ROY SUMMER discharged from service Tuesday and expects to be home soon. Birthday anniversaries through Friday, October 26: Kerry Bowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bowers, Oct. 20; Floyd Dennis and Charles Clary, Oct. 21; 'laeut. T. Roy Sum mer, Jr., Oct. 22; H. O. Counts, Oct. 24; Shelha Jane Kinard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A- H. Kinard, Oct. 25; C. E. Hendrix and Dr. Reyburn Lom- inack, October 26th.