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COLUMBIA. S. C. 1017 HIGHLAND Si' P. B. BANKS 1 5-JLY-4S KEEP FAITH \withu$~\ \by buying- War bonds VOLUME 8; NUMBER 31 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1945 $1.00 PER ANNUM CAPT. HAMILTON H. FOLK, i? now at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Folk in the county on terminal leave for three months. He has been in the service four and one- half years, three of which he spent in the south-west Pacific. Captain Folk received his officer’s training at Camp Davis. SGT. HAROLD E. RICHARD has returned from overseas and has been adm ; tted to Oliver General Hospital in Augusta, Ga., for further treat ment. He has been in the army six years, and served wih the Ordnance Corps. His wife, Mrs. Lucille Rich ards, resides in Chapin. j I ! Pvt. Floyd A. Fulir«er Reported Dead MR. AND MRS. FLOYD C. FUL MER. 1310 Washington street, re ceived a letter from the War Depart ment Monday, saying that their son, Private Floyd A. Fulmer, who was missing in action on November 14. 1944, is now reported officially dead Private Fulmer was a member of the 110th Infantry and was located about nine miles south southeast of Duren, Germany when reported mis sing. He went into the service 13. April 1943, and had served four months overseas. He was wounded on September 25. 1944, but had been returned to duty. He graduated from Newberr" U'c school with the class of 42, and prior to going into the army was employed at .Mollohon mill. Jeweler Robbed Thieves broke into the W. E. Tur. ner Jewelry store on Caldwell street sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning and stole goods valued at between $600 and S700. The stolen goods which were cov ered by insurance, included several birthstone ' ngs, watches, pen and pencil sets and other jewels. This was the biggest robbery here in sev oral years. Entrance was made by shattering the plate glass in the front door. Chief of Police Dowd stated that no arrest has been made but he and his force are working on the case. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST Mrs. C. H. Lovett, of Lovett, Ga., spent last week with her son, Wartev Lovett and family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J- Williams on May er Avenue. Mr. Lovet’s two sisters, Mrs. Jack Moyer and Mrs. Dixie Thompson and daughter, Deanna of Lovett came over for the weekend and accompanied Mrs. C. H. Lovett home. Signal Corps Photo WAC SERGEANT HONORED. The Victory Bonds you buy show apprecia tion for the work of service women such as Sgt. Sophia G. Boron, Elyria, O., shown receiving a Bronze Star Medal from Maj. Gen. J. L. Frink at Manila EDWIN L. BOOZER, electrician’s mate 3|c, Prosperity, is getting readv to rejoin the ranks of civilians, to gether with thousands of others co- ing through demobilization at the Naval staging center in Pearl Har bor heading for the states. At this staging center, he prosper ive discharges are grouped accord ing to what separation center they will report to for their final papers They are placed aboard ships headed for the States as soon as shipping space is available. WILLIAM H. ANDERSON, motor machinist’s mate 3!c, USNR, 1305 Pelham Avenue, helped participate, while esrving on the oiler USS Cowanesque, in maintaining the 900- mile supply line to Task Force 38 and other Fleet units when they were striking at the hear of he Jap home islands and Okinawa, he Navy’s rec ords on the oiler have revealed. The Okinawa campaign was among the operations in which the ship took part. In addition to her standard cat- go load of black oil, diesel oil and aviaion gasoline in her tanks, the Cowanesque often stood ready to sup ply Fleet units with a variety of material. Her supercargoes included such items as belly tanks for carrier fight ers, depth charges for small ships, mail, bottled oxygen acetylene, car bon dioxide, and drums of various „ypes of lubricated oil. CAPT. STEPHEN R. DUBOSE, whose wife, Mrs. Dorothy V. DuBoso resides in Whitmire, has been award ed the Bronze Star Medal for merit orious achievement in connection with military operations gainst the enemy in New Guinea and the Philip pines. Captain DuBose served as supply officer of Eighth Army Headquarters under the command of Lt. Gen Robert L. Eichelberger. He is now stationed in Yokohama, Japan. JAMES BURNS, chief carpenter’s mate, who received his discharge from the Navy at the Naval separa tion center in Charleston Monday, ar rived in Newberry Tuesday to visit his mother, Mrs. J. L. Burns on Boundary street after over two years in the service, 10 months of which he spent in the Pacific area. PVT. FIRST CLASS BRANNAN YARBOROUGH, son of Mrs. Nannie Yarborough, of 1010 Main street, while waiting redeployment to the United States, is studying science at the University of Biarritz in France. A student before entering the Army, Pfc. Yarborough served overseas «is a member of he 74th General Hospi tal. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR JAMES MARION SHEALY, son. of Mr. and Mrs. J. Willie Shealy and the late Mrs. Beatrice Dennis Shealv who lost his life when the U. S. Franklin was torpedoed in the Paci fic, is to be held at Summer Memor ial Lutheran church Sunday after noon at three o’clock. The services will be conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. B. Harman and addresses will be made by the Revs. J. S. Wessin- ger of Salisbury, N. C., a former pas tor and V. L. Fulmer of Mayer Me morial Lutheran church. CALVIN CROZIER CHAPTER TO MEET MONDAY The Calvin Crozier Chapter U. D. C. will meet Monday night, Dec. 3rd at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Douglas Hornsby with Mrs. D. L. Nance as associate hostess. Please note change of meeting to Monday night instead of Tuesday night. REV. AND MRS. J. B. HARMAN REMEMBERED Pastor and Mrs. J. B. Harman were pleasontly and profitably re membered on the evening before Thanksgiving when the Women’s Missionary Society of Bethany Luth eran church gave them a box of fruit and canned goods, and the mem bers of Summer Memorial Lutheran church gave them a generous pound ing of groceries of almost every kind. For these and all other kindnesses they 7 are truly thankful. BEN. P. STEWART, shipfitter, 2|c, of Chappells, while serving aboard the troop transport USS Anne Arun del, helped write the pages of that ship’s history—a hist'-y which car ries her with north Atlantic convoy runs, four invasions in the European and Mediterranean theaters, and troop-carrying trips to various for ward area ports in the Pacific. Commissioned in September 1941, the Anne Arundel took part in amphi bious landings at North Africa. Sici ly, and southern and northern Fran''" Between amphibious operations, she carried troops from the States to European and Mediterranean ports. Returning to the states in Novem ber 1944, for repairs and overhaul, he later proceeded to the Pacific where she twice served as an evac uation ship for wounded fighting men, and where she was under Jap air attack last May. PINER-TURNER Accompanied by relatives and friends of the young coulpe, Mr. Curtis Paul Turner and Miss Martha Frances Finer were united in holy matrimony by* Dr. R. A. Goodman at the residence of Dr. Goodman on the college campus, Tuesday evening, November 20, 1945. The ring cere mony was used. Mrs. Turner is the daughter of Mrs. Viola Finer and the late Mr. Joseph Finer, who resides on Nance street in Newberry. She attended the city schools and has a pleasing personality. Mr. Turner is the son of Mrs. Florence Turner of Newberry and has received his discharge on Nov ember 7, 1945, after serving 32 months with the Fifth Army in Italy, 34th iftfantry Division, Battrey A, 125th Field Artillery. Mr. Turner took part in five major battles dur ing his term of service. After a short wedding trip, the young people will make their home in Newberry. Their many friends will wish them a long happy life. Mrs. Joe Henry McCullough and two sons, Joe and Jordan were week end visitors in Snartanburg in the home of Mrs. McCullough’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jordan. Jobs Are Open To Others Than Vets Dr. H. B. McCullough spent Thanksgiving with his father, Dr. J. H. McCullough oh Nance street. Misses Stella .Senn, Tommie John son and Eltas McGraw. members of the Great Falls school faculty, spent the Thanksgiving holidays at thejr respective homes in the city. Mrs. J. H. Ruff spent Sunday in Winnsboro with her mother, Mrs Julia Long. Miss Frances Wallace of Green ville, spent Thanksgiving day with her mother, Mrs. Sara D. Wallace at their home on Caldwell street. CAPT. JAMES B. MITCHELL, 3rd Bn., 60th (Go Devil) Infantry, is at tending the University of Glasgow. Scotland. While there he will take a course in Divinity. Captain Mitchell joined the Army in March 1944, and was sent to the 1126th Engineer Group. He joined the Division in June 1945. j Thursday, December 6, 10-11 A. M. After graduating from Anderson High school, he attended Newberry ! On the lot back of Court House college, and was ordained a minister j in 1941. His wife, Mrs. Hillard j AH Hens 25c GREENVILLE SHIPMENT GREENVILLE POULTRY CO. Will Load At NEWBERRY L. G. Eskridge, Sr., who has been employed in Savannah, Ga. for the nast three years, has returned t» his home on Boundary street to stay. The following were business visi tors in Newberry over the weekend: Miss Bessie Campbell, Travelers Rest; Mrs. Marjorie Smith. Kianrds: Mrs. J. N. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; Miss Grace Sease. a teacher in Co lumbia and sister, Mrs. Hermna Rich ards and her daughter, Betty, Colum bia: Mrs. Odis Suber and daughter, Mrs. Robert Lemon and Mrs. Henry ) Suber, Whitmire; Mrs. Guv Webb, Columbia; Mrs. E. J. Willingham ant daughters. Goldville; Miss Geraldine Hardin and mother, Whitmire. Miss Hazel Beachimi, with the Red Cross at Camp GoMon, Ga., s^ent the weekend with her mother in the city. For the first; time since the cessa tion of hostilities Civil Service steno graphic and typist positions in Wash ington, D. C. are being thrown open to the general public. Women or men, both vetearns and non-veterans, may apply. In making this announcement the United States Civil Service Commis sion said these workers are needed to speed reconversion and demob’li- zation activities and in connection with veteran rehabilitation. Throughout the war large number of clerical workers for Washington were recruited in the southeast. It is hoped to attract many others at this time to meet pressing needs of the Navy and War Departments and the! Veterans Administration. Salaries for these positions are $1704 a year with some vacancies at $1902 for applicants with a year oi more experience. Salaries are based on a 40-hour week, generally without work on Saturday permitting a long weekend for viewing the sights of the city. Stenographers and typists who wish to work for the Veterans Ad ministration will have their choice of reporting directly to Washington or entering on duty with the nearest Veterans Administration facility. These facilities are located at Atlan ta, Ga., Augusta, Ga., Lake City and St. Petersburg, Fla., Columbia, S. C., Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, Ala.. Murfreesboro, Mountain Home and Memphis, Tenn. After a few weeks training they will be transferred to Washington at government expense. Full informaion and application blanks may be obtained from Miss Sadie Bowers, Secretary of the U. S. Civil Service Commission at New berry. CARL O. HOLM Miss Jeanette olbert, a teacher in the Whitmire school, spent Thanks giving and he weekend at her home in the county. Miss Mary Jane Horner of San Diago, Calif, has returned to her home after a ten day visit in _ the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wicker and their son. Bill Blalock, on Cline street. Misses Julia Nichols, Mary Ford Mary Ann Davis, students at Win- thron college, spent the Thanksgiving holidays at their homes in the city. All Roosters 16c Cured Country Hams 40c This will be a weekly schedule until further notice. GREENVILLE POULTRY CO. Mitchell, resides at 2012 Piedmont street. His father, Clinton Mitchell, resieds at Homeland Park, Ander- ! Ducks and Geese . 15c son. I All Turkeys 28e CPL. JUSTICE C. PRICE, USMC, roue 2, Newberry, served aboard the trop transport USS General John Pope a ship which the Navy now has revealed saw every continent but Antartica during her two years of wartime travels. The vessel almost got to Antarti ca, too, when she was forced to leave her- course to evade a Jap wolf pack of submarines while on a voyage from the states to Bombay. This ship transported more than 100,000 military personnel displaced persons and repartiated Americans over 200,000 miles of three oceans and seven seas to and from- almost all the ports of the world. FIRST LIEUT. W. ROY ANDER SON, JR., who landed in the states in Boston last Friday, and received his honorable discharge at Fort Bragg. N. C. Saturday, after over five years in the service, is now at the home: of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson on Harper street. Lieutenant Anderson left Newber ry with the National Guards and was stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga. sev eral months before he volunteered for the Air Borne Division in July 1943, after being a member of the Anti-Aircraft unit three and one- half years. After receiving his train ing in the Air Borne Division, he sailed for the European theater in August 1944, and served in that theater 15 months as a member of the 17th Air Borne Division. He took part in the “Bulge’, and holds the ETO ribbon with three battle stars, the Purple Heart and the pre-Peari Harbor ribbon. HAL’S ADLETS: FOSTORIA CRYSTAL, shipment containing nice amount of that beau tiful Navaree etching, small amount of American and Colony patterns will be placed on sale beginning tomor row (Friday) at 5 p. m. Quantities limited. BULBS FROM HOLLAND, white, blue, pink hyacinths; red pink, yel low tulips. Crocus and King Alfred daffodils. ROSE BUSHES, top giade, 2 year old Texas grown. 7 of the best varieties in bush roses and 4 varie ties in running. 85c, 6 for $5. Limit | of 6 to a customer. Good roses are ‘ very scarce. BURPEES SWEETPEA AND LARKSPUR seed, to plant now. HOUSE PLANTS, vines and up right, 25c, 35c. They will brighten your home. Small palms 50c. OVERSEAS MAILING BOXES. 35c, 3 for $1. CHRISMAS CARDS, we would like to have you browse around. OLD COURT HOUSE PLACQUES $3. Fine for gifts. DRIPLESS CANDLES, red. blue, I white, light green, yellow. I VERNA & HAL KOHN WELLS THEATRE THURSDAY THE GREAT MIKE Stuart Ei-win and Robert Henry Added—SELECTED SHORTS Miss Grace Reagin, a teacher in the Charlotte, N. C. schools, was a week end visitor in her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Davis and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Davies will return to their home in Long Island, N. Y. to day, after a week’s visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis on Cald well street. Miss Mildred Werts returned to Lancaser Sunday where she is a mem ber of the school faculty, after spend ing the Thanksgiving holidays with her mother, Mrs. Viola Werts, on Hunt street. Mrs. O. O. Copeland and son, Os wald, spent the past weekend in New Zion with Mrs. Copeland’s sister, Mrs. B. W. Gibson and family. FRIDAY and SATURDAY Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion Chester Morris and Lynn Merrick Added—-Purple Monster Strikes and Fox and Crom Comedy MONDAY and TUESDAY ON THE STAGE: Cecil Campbell and His TENNESSEE RAMBLERS Stars of Radio, Stage and Screen with Rox Lear, Dewey Price Pat Patterson and Mickey Newell and her accordion Stage Shows at 4:15, 7:30 and 9:U On the Screen: ADVENTURES OF KITTY O’DAY Jean Parker and Peter Cookson WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY CRIME DOCTOR'S COURAGE Warner Baxter and Hillary Brooke Added—THIS IS AMERICA Admission 9c-30c every day OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY in “Ghost Town Law’’ Added—JUNGLE RAIDERS and LEON ERROL Comedy Admission 9c—25c ALL DAY Late Show 10:15 Saturday Night THE JADE MASK I Sidney Toler and Matan Moreland Mr. and Mrs. Nat Gist, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer, Lieut, and Mrs. L. A. Spearman and son, Ashley, of Columbia, were Thanksgiving day guests in the home of Mrs. R. L. Tarrant and Mrs. Mae Stuck on Johnstone street. Mrs. John Mayes of Winthrop col lege, spent the) weekend at her home here on Main street. Miss Mattie Bryan, a member of the High school faculty, spent the weekend at her home in Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith spent a few days last, week in Detroit, Mich, on business. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Rivers of Gaff ney, Frances Rivers of Columbia, Mrs. W. E. Dening of Benson, N. C. and Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Clark, spent Thanksgiving with their mother, Mrs. J. D. Wheeler on Harper street. Mrs. W. E. Denning, Mrs. D. C. Clark and Miss Mary Wheeler spent Friday in Columbia. Mrs. Metts Fant spent Monday in Charlotte, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Kerr of De- cauter, Ga., spent the Thanksgiving holidays in the home of Mrs. Kerr’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Z. Wil son on Main street. Carl Oscar Holm, 54, died at the Newberry County hospital Saturday after a short illness. A native of Sweden he came to the States 36 years ago, and for the past 21 years has been a resident of Newberry, where he was associated with his- brother in the stone quarry busi ness. He was the son of Joel Holm of Sweden and the late Mrs. Hildo Mattson Holm. He was a member of the Episcopal church and during his stay in Newberry made numer ous friends who regret to learn of his passing. Besides his father, he is survived by four brothers: John and Harold Holm of Sweden, Gus Holm of New berry and Jahan Holm of Boston; two sisters ,Miss Julia IJolm of Sweden, and Mrs. Marie Rutherford of Chicago, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 3 o’clock at Lea- veil Funeral Home with Rev. 7 A. Williams, rector of St. Luke’s Epis copal church, officiating. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Jfjalmar Pearson, John Carlson, Elof fear- son, Gunner Abramson, Matt Berg, Frank Freestrom, E. T. Carlson, i- gat Carlson. BYRON PARKER AND HIS HIRED HANDS AT LONG LANE Solicitor Coming For Monday Meet A mass meeting will be held at the Court House Monday night, Dec ember 3, at 7:30 o’clock on Safety Driving. Meetings of this nature are being held all over the circuit ^ at county seats, ^sponsored by Solicitor Hugh Beasley. All law enforcement officers of the county and members of the delega tion are urged to be present. Solicitor Beasley will be in charge of the program ,and several interest ing speakers in th ecounty and state will make talks. The public is invited and urged to attend this meeting. W. P. SMITH DIES IN COLUMBIA News was received here Monday morning of he death Sunday night of W. P. (Pink) Smith in Colum bia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 12 o clock. Mr. Smith is survived by a half- brother, J. W. Smith, a nd two half- sisters, Mrs. Ellen Swittenberg and Mrs. Carrie Senn of Newberry, and also other relatives here. COLIE BOBB Colie Bbbb, 42, died early Wednes day morning at Hayes hospital in ClinWton He had been ill since Sun day. Mr. Bobb was the son of the late Thompson Bobb and Mrs. Ida Bobb. He is survived by Jii swife Mrs. Leila Owens Bobb a nd the following sisters and brothers: Astor Bobb, Johnnie Bobb Mrs. Lula Mab.ry, Mrs. Beula Long and Mrs. Maggie Johnson. ELLEN O. KINNEY, daughter of Mrs. Oeie Lee Kinney, 2709 Fair avenue, was recently promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in Bremen, Ger many. graduate of Newbery college and of the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Lieutenant Kinney vas a nursing arts instructor before jittering the service in May of 1944. She is in charge of the Dietics de partment of the Patients’ Detach ment of Evacuation Hospital in Ger many, which is now operaing as a station hospital in 'Bremen under American administration. Lieuten ant Kinney is serving Navy and Ai led as well as Army personnel. She went overseas with the 115th Evacuation Hospital in December i944 and took part in the 1 campaigns of the Rhineland and of Central Eu rope for which she was awarded two battle participation stars. TRIBUTE TO SERVICE WOMEN Byron Parker, “the old hired hand,” and his WIS Hillbillies will appear at the Long Lane school on the Newberry-Whitmire road on Tuesday, December 4th, sponsored by the Beth-Eden Luther League. Johnny 'Bishop will be featured in “Johnnie Takes a Screen Test”, and there will also be Curly, Pap py, Snuffy, the Kid from the Oz- arks, etc. The show will start at 8 p. m., and the admission price will be adults 50c, children 25c, tax in cluded. .ftc A DAUGHTER Lt. Com. and Mrs. Paul Smith of Annapolis, Md., announce the birth of a daughter, born on Wednesday, November 14th at the Naval Hospi tal in Annapolis. Mrs. Smith is the former Ann Crooks, daughter of Commander and Mrs. W. E. Crooks also of Annapolis. Lt. Com. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, is a member of the battleship Iowa with the Third Fleet in the Pacific. KENDALL MILLS LUTHERAN PARISH J. B. Harman, pastor. Bethany—10 a. m., church worship with sermon. 11 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. E. B. Hite, supt. 12 m, Luther League. Summer Memorial—Friday, 4:30. p. m., Children of the Church. Sunday, 10 a. m., Sunday school, Mr. M. E. Shealy, supt. 11 a. m. church worship with ser mon. 3 p. m., Memorial services for James Shealy. t 7 p. m., Luther League, Women s M. Society and Brotherhood. Official Army Photo WAC MEDAL WINNER. In buying Victory Bonds you are a fellow share holder In the Nation with T/3 Elolse Robertson, Oak Park, 111., who waa given a Bronze Star by Maj. Gen. J. L. Prink for her work In Manila. "57 tz Treat r e THURSDAY and FRIDAY Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan, June Vin- cen, Arthur Treacher IN “That’s The Spirit” NEWS COMEDY SATURDAY Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Mar jorie Riordan IN “PURSUIT TO ALGIERS" NEWS • COMEDY MONDAY and TUESDAY Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, June Allyson, Carl Esmond IN “Her Highness And The Bellboy” NEWS COMEDY" Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bryson, Miss Dorothy Bryson and Miss Goode Bur ton left Wednesday/for Charlotte, N. C. to spend Thanksgiving day with their sister, Mrs. J. W. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Holmes of Greensboro, N. C., and Owens Holmes of Florida, are spending sometime with Mrs. Owen Holmes in Walnut street. G. L. Summer, with Internal Rev enue Bureau, came down from Spartanburg and spent the weekend with his family. Mr. T. E. Keitt of Newberry, was a visitor last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wannamakei;.— Calhoun Times. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baker of Greenwod spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker. Miss Mary Ellen Lake, teacher in Moncks Corner, was with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Lake for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown of Co lumbia, Miss Sadie Goggans of Greenville, Mrs. George Balle of Laurens, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C. Goggans in Main street, for Thanksgiving. Miss Margaret Scurry, accompani ed by her schoolmate, Miss Dorothea Sheppard, of Chappells, spent the Thanksgiving holidays with her grandmother, Mrs. Wallace M. Scur ry in Mayer avenue. Bob Kirk, former league player for Newberry, spent the weekend here with friends. The stork waited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. MR Denning on Thursday and left as a Thanksgiving gift an eight and a half pound boy. COTTON GINNING REPORT Census report shows that 12,438 bales of cotton were ginned in. New berry county from the crop of 1945 prior to Nov. 14th as compared with 14,072 bales for the crop of 1944. MILLS-PAPPAS Mrs. Annie Mae Mills and John Pappas were married Wednesday af ternoon, November 28, at 5 o’clock at the home of Miss Annie Ruff on Boundary street. Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pasor of the First Baptist church officiated in the presence of a few close friends. The couple left immediately after the ceremony for a week’s trip to Washingon, D. C. NOTICE PURCHASE OF FIRE TRUCK Sealed bids will be received by the Town Council of the Town of New berry, South Carolina, until 3:00 p. m., December 15th, 1945, for the pur chase of one seven hundred fifty (750) gallon Motor Pumping Engine. Specifications may be secured at the office of the Chief of the Eire Department. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to award the contract in any manner it might deem advisable. E. B. Purcell, Mayor. Sam D. Beam, Chief of Fire Dept. FOR SALE—Fine young mule, can be seen at Bud Moore’s place about 1 mile from Charlie Subet’s store. E. T. WERTS & SONS. WEDNESDAY Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, Kurt Kreuger, John Harvey IN “THE SPIDER” Chapter 9 Mystery Of The River Boat PATIENTSJN HOSPITAL L. D. Smith, Kinards; Mrs. Lillie Duckett, Glenn street; Mrs. Minnie Rickard, Newberry; Mrs. R. J. Stoudemire, Chapin; Mrs. Hester Weaver, Newberry; R. A. Murphey, Newberry; Mrs. Anna Hamilton, Newbery; Mrs. Ruth Strauch and baby son, route 3, Newberry; Mrs. James Lester and baby daughter, route 5, Saluda; Mrs. W. C. Metts and baby son, Newberry; Mrs. Sam uel Amick and baby son, Prosperity, and Mrs. William Wallenzire and twin daughters, route 3, Newberry. ABOUT TOWN SUPERVISOR GENE SPEARMAN out again after a siege of flu—HAR RY DOMINICK saying that his preacher asked him why the law yers always sat on the back pew in church, and Harry remarking “be cause there was no ‘backer’ one.”— L. G. ESKRIDGE back home again after three years in Savanah, Ga.— Ovrheard two negroes talking. On" asked the other how long his wife had been dead, and the second one replying “if she lived until next Wednesday she will be dead two weeks”—Newberrians sure are tak ing the advantage of doing their Christmas shopping early this year— TOM POPE able to be out after be ing confined to his home three weeks with flu—The stores in the city are taking on the atmosphere of Christ mas.—DR. D. A. CONNELLY and DR. MILLER WESSINGER trying to make up their minds how to decorate their show windows—Birthday anni versaries through Friday, December 7th: James Evans and Fred Rodel- sperger, Dec. 2; Olivia Ruth Ad.dy, Dec. 3; Tom M. Fellers, Dec. 4; W. R. Reid, Jr., Mary Ann Todd, L. D. Nichols and Florence Davenport, Dec. 5; Mrs. E. H. Moore,-wee. 6.