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KEEP FAITH With us—\ \by buying'* WAR BONDS Those Boys Need VOLUME 8; NUMBER 33 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1945 $1.00 PER ANNUM LIEUT. W. ROY ANDERSON, JR. is visiting this week in Atlanta and Columbus, Ga., with friends. CPL. GENE (BUCK) KING re turned to his base at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Wednesday after spending a 15 day furlough with his mother, Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire on College street. T!4 JAMES W. LONGSHORE, husband of Mrs. Annie L. Longshore of Newberry, is on his way home from the Pacific. Sargeant Longshore is one of over 2,000 b'ghjpoint Army veterans whom tk: “Magic Carpet” is bring ing back to the States aboard the U. S. S. Crockett. FIRST LIEUT. McBETH N. SPROUSE, Signal Corps, was honor ably discharged from the army at the 1260th Separation Center, Fort Mon mouth, N. J. on December 5th. He is the husband of the former Pauline Summer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer, Mayer Avenue. CHARLES F. MORSE, S. lie of 401 0'’Neal street, is serving aboard the destroyer, USS Perkins in Tokyo Bay. A member of the occupation fleet, the Perkins arrived in the Tokyo area early in September and was in-the harbor at the signing of the surrender. She is one of the newest additions to the fleet. MAJOR JULIA ELIZABETH WHITE, who has been in the city on leave visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W. White on Caldwell street, since Sep tember 28th, will receive her final discharge this week. Major White has been in the ser vice 41 months, 32 of which she spent in England as Officer in charge of the 65th General Hospital Nurses’ Corps. After her discharge on December 31, she will leave for the University of Chicago, 111., where she will re ceive her master degree in Nursing Education, after which she will re turn to Duke Hospital, Durham, N. C. as assistant supervisor of the nurses, where she was a member of the hospital staff prior to volunteer ing her services to the Army Nurses’ Corps. F|0 CHARLES COUSINS arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther E. Cousins, Monday, and is on terminal leave for 30 days prior to receiving-his final discharge at the Goldsboro, N. C., Army Air Base, af ter beig a member of the Armed Forces 27 months. Flight. Officer Cousins plans to re sume his studies at Clemson where he was a sophomore when called to service. PATIENTS JN HOSPITAL Miss Elizabeth Brehmer 1010 1-2 Main street. Bruce Garnett, Rt. 4, Newberry. R. A. Murphy, Pomaria, S. C. Furman Goree, 532 Boundary St. Mrs. J. F. Jenkins, 304 Gleen street. Mrs. J. H. Chappell, Drayton St. Mrs. W. A. Bedenbaugh, 411 Glenn street. Ralph Puckett, Whitmire. Miss Mae Hendrix, 625 Wright St. Mrs. Cecil. Kleckley, Rt. 3, New berry. Mrs. E, H. Koon, Pomaria. Mrs. T. C. Dawkins, Prosperity. Mrs. J. H. Bowles, Silverstreef. Mrs. J. W. Senn, Rt. 3. Newberry. Mrs. Daisy Harris, Whitmire. Mrs. J. C. Floyd and baby son, James Coleman, Silverstreet. Mrs. Roy Sexton and baby daugh ter, Jane Dianne, Rt. 3, Newberry, Mrs. George Lominack and baby daughters, RFD Newberry. Mrs. L. R. Timmerman, 2802 Clyde Avenue. SGT. JAMES B. PRATT, 821 Cros- son street, received his honorable dis charge from the Army at Fort Leon ard Wood, Mo., on December 8th. JOHN LINDSAT, S l|c, stationed at Bainbridge, Md., is spending a \ week’s leave with his wife and daughter, Mollie, on Chapman street. F1RST LT. JANET SOHENCK GARLAND, who is on terminal leave until January 12, 1946, when she will receive her final discharge at Fort Bragg N. C., arrived in Newber ry about ten days ago to spend the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. W. C. Schenck on Harper street. Lieut. Garland Was been in the WACs three years, a member of the Air Corps. Prior to her leave she ! was stationed at Miami Beach, Flori da. _ CPL. HENRY COUSINS, who was discharged from the Army at Fort Bragg N. C. on November 6. has re sumed his position with the Fire De partment at Fort Jackson, where he was employe^ before going into the service. JAMES WERTS, Cox. USNR, is on his way home. Werts is one of 1,107 high-point Navy veterans whom the “Majgic Carpet” is bringing back to the states aboard the USS Belieau Woods. He will go directly to the Separ ation Center nearest his home to complete the farmalities of obtaining his discharge before returning to civilian life. FIRST SGT. THOMAS E. LONG SHORE, who received an honorable discharge from the Army at Fort Bragg, N. C. on November 15th, is now at home with his wife, the former Louise Harmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Harmon at 1606 Harrington street. Sergeant Longshore was in the service three years, 19 months of which he spent in the European theater with the 83rd Infantry Divi sion. He holds the ETO ribbon with five battle stars, one Brone Star Medal, the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantrymen Badge and the Victory Medal. SGT. JAMES GOETHE, husband of the former Frances Martin, ar rived in Newberry early Sunday morning after receiving his honora ble discharge at Fort Bragg, N. C. Saturday. Sergeant Goethe was in the ser vice five years and served in the Eu ropean theater one year as a mem ber of the Field Artillery. He holds the ETO ribbon with one battle star, the American theater and pre-Pearl Harbor ribbons, the Vic tory and Good Conduct meadls. Mrs. Goethe has made her home here with her mother, Mrs. F. N. Martin on Main street while her hus band was in the service. CAPT. MARVIN D. BEACHAM, son of Mrs. D. L. Beacham, 811 Pope street, was honorably discharged from the Army Air Forces at the Seymour Johnson'Field, N. C. base on December 6th. Captain Beacham entered the ser vice August 12,, 1942 and served as a Communications and Supply Offic er in the European theater of opera tions. He holds the European theater rib bon with four battle stars and the American theater ribbon. His wife, Mrs. Sara Mae Beacham, resides at 715 Washington Ave., Sa vannah, Georgia. CLAUDE BUZHARDT, storekeep er lie, and shipmate, Donald Melli- son, both stationed in Charleston,' spent the past weekend in the home of Buzhardt’s mother, Mrs. O. L. Buzhardt on Boundary street. LT. VIRGIL C. KESTER, son of Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Kester of Lees- ville, is now on terminal leave until December 22, when he will receive his final discharge at Washington, D. C. Lieutenant Kester was in the ser- vice three and one-half years and spent 22 months overseas. After his final discharge he wil return to the United Lutheran Publi. cation House in Columbia where he was employed prior to going into the serivee. He and his wife, the former Fran ces Henderson of Columbia and Washington, will make their home at 2200 Lincoln street, Columbia. VIRGINIA ANDERSON, Y. 2lc, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, stationed at Arlington, Ya., spent the past weekend with her par ents, and brother, Lieut. Roy Ander son, Jr. on Harper street. LIEUT. POWELL WAY telephoned his wift, the former Elizabeth Mow er, from New York Tuesday night saying that he had just landed in the States and hoped to be home soon. Lieut. Way, son of Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Way, has been in France qnd Germany for the past 15 months.. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST Miss Marie Moore, supt. of the Morehead City Hospital, N. C., spent Monday in the city with relatives. Mrs. O. O. Copeland and son, Os wald, were business visitors in Co lumbia last Friday. Mrs. *J. H. Ruff was called to Orangeburg last week to be with her daug-hter, Mrs. Bill Smith who under went an operation in the Orangeburg hospital on Monday. Mrs. D. J. Williams and daughter, Mrs, Walter Lovette, spent Tuesday in olumbia on business. Herman Dickert and daughter, Sallie Lou, of Atlanta, spent the pest weekend in the home of Mr. Dickeri’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. H. Dickert on Boundary street. Miss Ruth Doris Armfield arrived Thursday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield at Gildercrest. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy DeHart of Spartanburg, spent the weekend in Newberry with relatives. Dr. E. H. Kibler has returned to his home on College street after spending a month in Washington, D. C. with his son, Lieut. Col. E. H. Kibler, Jr, and family. T SGT. TOM W. ABRAMS, son of Senator and Mrs. Marvin Abrams of Whitmire, received his honorable dis charge from the Army at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., Tuesday and arrived at his home in Whitmire Tuesday night. Sergeant Abrams was in the ser vice 30 months, 24 of which he spent in the Pacific crea as a member of the Signal Corps. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Riddle and family of Charlotte, spent the past weekend with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Harman, on Boundary street. CARL F. THOMASSON, S. lie, who received his honorable discharge from the Navy at the Naval Separa tion Center, Charleston, last Friday, arrived a the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thomasson on Fair Street Sunday. Carl volunteered for the Navy in December 1941, and after receiving his basic training was assigned to a ship and was on sea duty until his discharge last week. SGTS. OLIN C. and THOMAS HAROLD LAYTON, sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Layton, are now at the home of their mother at 612 O’Neal street after being discharged from the Armed Forces. Olin received his discharge about two months ago after being a mem ber of the service three years. He was stationed during this period at Fort Jackson, Fort Bragg, N. C., and Camp Sibert, Ala., a member of a special education unit. 'He has re sumed his position in Layton Bro thers store on O’Neal street where he was employed before going into the service. Harold received his discharge on November 4th at Camp Gordon, Au gusta, Ga., after having been in the service three years and four months, eight months of which he was on duty in the European Theater as a member of the Medical Corps. He holds the ETO ribbon with two battle stars, the Good Conduct Medal, and the American Theater ribbon. Before going into the service Har old was a member of the Estill school faculty. ROBERT C. HAMBY, gunner’s mate 2lc, _ whose wife, Dorothy L. Hamby lives' at 2019 McCrary street, is being discharged from the Navy and expects to spend his first Christ mas at home since 1942_ Hamby was an instructor at Bain bridge, Md., before he reported aboard the light cruiser USS Mo bile in June, 1945. He p.'ao spent two months in the Nagasaki are* of Japan before the Mobile returned to the states. He was employed by the Kendall Mfg. Co., before he entered the Navy in August, 1943. His paretns, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hamby, live at the McCrary street address. PVT. FIRST CLASS GEORGE YARBROUGH, son of Mrs. Louise Yarbrough, 412 Glenn street, a m^m. ber of the 35 th General Hospital, Base M Luzon, has been authorized a 90-day furlough home as a result of his recent one-year enlistment in the Regular Army. In the army since February 1943, P'fc. Yarbrough has been overseas 21 months. Miss Florence Wicker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom P. Wicker, Lang ford street, will return to her home here Saturday after making her home in Charleston for the past several years where she was assistant chief telephone operator at Stark General Hospital. Florence plans to continue her studies at Newbery College. ARMY SPECIALIST WILL MOVE HERE Dr. Z. Cecil Lynch will open an office of optometry here early in the new year in rooms over Baker’s Shoe store. Dr. Lynch has just been released from the army after serving four years as an optometrist in various eye clinics of the army. He is a graduate of the Northern Illinois College of Optometry and practiced his profession in Greenville and Greer for two years prior to entering the service. He holds the degree of Doc tor of Optometry from the Illinois institution. Dr. Lynch is married and has two children, Thomas, six and Pamela, two, and hopes to move his family here as soon as residential accomoda tions' can be had. SANTA DRAWS THRONG ^.Several thousand people were pre sent to greet Santa Claus Friday af ternoon when he’appeared here in one of the most elaborate Christmas programs and parades ever staged in Newberry. The long parade was headed by Mrs. Mary Baker Summer, who rode a white horse and carried a large United States Flag, after which came the Newberry High school and the Newberry Concert bands, hundreds of school children, many of whom were in costume also several large floats. A prize of $25 was presented the Speer Street school for the best school float, and a $5 prize was also awarded the Speer Street school for the unit, “The Spirit of Christmas.” Mayor E. B. Purcell welcomed Santa on behalf of the city and Prof, T. E. Epting was master of cere monies, A number of the small folks placed letters to Santa in a large decorated box on the public square where the program was held. ALLEN HAS EVEN CHANCE TO LIVE AFTER BEING SHOT Mrs. Edward Lowthian and little son, Eddie, Jr. of Baltimore, Md., are visiting in the home of Mrs. Lqw- thian’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy on Harper street. Misses Joye Fellers and Elizabeth Dickert were weekend gijeats of Miss Marie Fellers in Charleston. Misses Gloria Summer, Alice Gar- lington, Anna Hart and Betty Blease Baker, students at Converse College, Spartanburg, have arrived in- thp city to spend the Christmas holidays at their homes. STONE-JOHNSON Mrs. Harry O 1 . Stone announces the engagement of her daughter, Clara Evelyn, to William White Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson of Clinton. The wedding will take place on December 27th at 8 p. m. in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. CPL. EVANS F. SON, whose par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Son reside at 2013 Nance street, is now serving overseas with the 3767th Quarter master Truck Company on Luzon. He servs as a Radio Patrol Car Opra- tor. Prior t° his entry in the Army on July 27, 1942, Corporal Son served for three years with the South Caro ]ina National Guard. He arrived overseas in Manila on September 21, 1945. He is authorized to wear the Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon, the Good Conduct medal and the Victory medal. FIRST LIEUT. OLIN B. CANNON, JR., and Mrs. Cannon, the former Sarah Mays of Louisville, Ga., are visiting in the home of Lieutenant Cannon’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. O'. B. Cannon on Johnstoe street. Lieutenant Cannon is now on ter minal leave until January 22, when he will receive his final discharge at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga. He has been a member of the Armed Forces three and one-half years and spent six months in the European theater. He was wounded in the right hip and arm November 23, 1944 and was returned to the states the following March and has been hospitalized in different hospitals. Prior to his leave he was a patient in the Regional Hospital at Camp Blanding, Fla. Lieutenant Cannon wears the ETO ribbon with one battle star, the American theater and Victory rib bons besides the Purple Heart. PFC. NEAL DAVIS, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Davis, reached his home in Newberry on November 28 after receiving his honorable dis charge from the Marine Corps at New River, N. C. Marine separation center on November 27th, after being in the service 41 months, 30 of which he 1 was on duty in the Pacific. Pfc. Davis volunteered for the Marine Corps in June 1942, and re ceived his training at Parris Island and Camp Lejuene, N. C_ While at Camp Lejeune he joined the Parama- rines and was transferred to Califor nia and later overseas where t he served a year in combat and was in three major campaigns: Guadalcanal, Vella-Lavella and Bougainville. Af ter the Bougainville .campaign Pfc. Davis was returned to the states for disbandment of the Paramarines and the organization of the new 5th Ma rine Division. He left California for his second trip overseas in July 1S44, and was stationed in Hawaiian Is lands for several months before go ing into combat on Iwo Jima. Prior to returning tp the states he was with the occupational troops in Japan. SAYS VETS ‘MUST BOW’ TO OPA TO GET TIRES Washington, Dec. 12—The House heard a complaint today that the na tion’s men “must bow to the Al mighty OPA and humbly beg for tires before the ink on their discharge certificates becomes dry.” Citing figures from the Barksdale Field, La., separation center, Rep. Brooks, Democrat- of Louisiana, ,de- ciared veterans at the North Lou isiana discharge point are being “short-changed” 660 tires a month. Although Barksdale asked for 1,- Ovu tires for soldiers, Brooks said the field's original quota for De cember was 39. After his appeal to OPA, the Louisianan said, the quota was raised by 200 tires. FOR SALE—Fine young mule, can be seen at Bud Moore’s place about 1 mile from Charlie Suber’s store. E. T. WERTS & SONS. LIEUT. COL. JOHN C. GILLINGS- LEY returned to Newberry on Octo ber 29th and is now on terminal leave until February 13, when he will re ceive his final discharge from the Armed Forces at Camp Shelby, Miss. He landed in New York, by plane, on October 5th, 1945. Colonel Billingslej' was a member of the Newberry National Guard unit, and left Newbery for Camp Srewa-t, Ga , on February 10. 1941 witt. the unit as lieutenant. He was station ed at Camp Stewart 18 months be fore leaving for New York where he sailed for England on August 6, 1942 In May of 1942, while at Camp Stew art he was promoted to the rank of captain. He was stationed in Eng land three months, after which he went fhrough the North Africian and Sicilian campaigns; then went in training to take part ip the invasion of Southern France. On Dcember 1, 1944, the 10’7th AAA Batallion was inactivated near Naples, Italy. Colonel (Billingsley ac tivated and commanded the 117th Re placement Training Batallion, which was composed of key men selected from the 107th AAA Batallion. In May of 1945 he received another raise in rank to lieutenant colonel. Colonel Billingsley returned to his job with the U. S. Forestry Service in Newbery Monday of this week, where he was employed prior to vol unteering his services to his country. Karl Stoller, who has been with the U. S. Forestry Service here, will be offered his job back in Virginia where he was employed before coming to Newberry. Colonel and Mrs Billingsley and small son, John C., Jr., are now mak ing their home at 924 Fair street in the Swindler home which they recent ly purchased from Waldon Half acre. Dave Allen, age 27, of Chappells who was shot Sunday night about 10:30 o’clock by his wife. Ester Al len, in the home of W. W. Domi nick, Chappells, was admitted to the Greenwood hospital, later being car ried to the Veteran’s Hospital, Co lumbia, was reported today to have a “fifty-fifty” chance. Mrs. Allen, who admitted to offi cers that she did the shooting, is in the Newberry county jail awaiting the outcome of her husband’s condi tion. The pistol shot entered the stom ach, lodging near the spine. Mr. Allen received his discharge from the U. S. Navy Seabees last October. RUSSELL-FRICK A marriage of cordial interest here is that of Miss Valerie EMahpth Russell of Permlergaer, Swansea, South Wales, Great Britain, and Cpl. W. H. Frick of Newberry, which was solemnized on March 29th, 1945, in SI. David church, Permlergaer, Swan sea, South Wales. Corporal Frick is the first Ameri can soldier ever married in this church. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Frick of Newberry. Prior to entering the service, he was em ployed in Greensboro, N. C. He is hoping that his bride can come to the States in the spring. PEEPLES-SUMMER Of cordial interest in Newberry and elsewhere in the state is the an nouncement of the engagement of Miss Mahala Olive Peeples of Estill and Charles Forest Summer, Jr., first lieutenant,- U. S. Army, of Newberry, the wedding to take place the latter part of December in Estill. Miss Peeples is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Johnson Peeples of Es till and is a graduate of Coker Col lege, Hartsville. Since then she held a position with the Liberty Life Insurance company in Greenville, and for the past year has worked for Dr. Harrison Peeples in Scotia. Lieutenant Summer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forest Sum mer of Newberry. He attended New berry college prior to entering the army. He has recently returned to the states after serving wo yqars in he European Theater. AUDITOR TO BEGIN HIS ANNUAL TRIPS Auditor Pinckney N. A.brams will begin his annual trip over the county on January 2nd for the purpose, of taking returns on real estate and personal property. His first stop will be at the City Hall at Whitmire on January 2nd and the following day also at Whitmire at the Ar&gon- Baldwin mills. , Friday the 4th wil find the auditor at Longshore’s store from 9 until 12 and at Silverstreet from 2 until 5. All day Monday, January 7th will be given to the Chappells community. The full itinerary will be found elsewhere in this issue. LUTHER RETURNED TO PROSPERITY JOB UNOPPOSED Robert P. Luther was elected mayor of Prosperity at the general munici pal election held there Wednesday, December 4, at which time the fol lowing councilmen were also elected: P. C. Singley, D. H. Hamm, Sr., H. E. Counts, and A. C. Barnes. Dr. J. I. Bedenbaugh was elected com missioner of public works. Mr. Luther has been mayor of the town for some years and was un opposed for this term. CONTRACT LET FOR NEWBERRY ELECTRIC LINES The contract for building 44 more miles of rural electric lines in New berry county has just been let to Roy Richards of Carrollton, Ga, This new contract will supply more members, and when completed will makes a total of approximately 420 miles in the county and serving 1,600 members. It was stated that another project will be begun In the county within a very short time, under which more mileage of REA lines will. be constructed, MANY RETURNED TO CIVILIAN LIFE Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Smith Motor Company To Handle Star Cars Mr. J. W. Smith of the Smith Motor Company has made arrange ment for his company to handle the Star car. Mr. Smith has been in- the automobile business for twelve years and knows the business and also is ‘familiar with the various makes of cars and he says for a low price car there is none better than the Star. In fact for the value in the car there is none to ekeel the Star. Mr. Smith has recently made. a visit to the factory and he says the company making the Star has the most modern manufacturing plant for the making of cars he has ever visit ed. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. F. Epting ' of Spartanburg, were weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Smith. Miss Adelaide Fulmer of Chapin, spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. P. K. Harmon on Hunt street. Miss Estell Summer has accepted work as teacher at Hyman school in Florence.—iittle Mountain News. Mrs. Geo. C. Hipp and daughter, Mary Alice, and, Mrs. H. O. Switten- burg of Newberry, visited Misses Laura and Nora Swittenburg last Saturday.—Little Mountain News.. JOBLESS LESS THAN EXPECTED CORRECTION FLYER’S KILLER TO BE HANGED Dachau, Germany, Dec, 12—Rich ard Drauz, a minor Nazi party lead er, was sentenced by a military gov ernment court today to be hanged for the slaying of a handcuffed captive American flyer. The unidentified victim was one of six captive flyers murdered March 24, 1945. The chief witness against Drauz was Heins Endres, previously sentenced to death for killing four of the aviators. On the poultry prices given else where in this paper the following change should be noted: Price of hens is 24c, instead of 25e. Truck will not be here Thursday the 27th, but will be on schedule as usual the follow ing Thursday. COLLEGE NAVAL COURSES SAVED Washington, Dec. 12—Nearly L wo thousand Navy V-12 students at three universities in the Carolinas will continue their deck officer training until March 1, under terms of the rescission bill which Con gress sent to President Truman .to. day, reducing numerous appropria. tions for wartime activities. Eight hundred V-12 trainees are at Duke; 488 at the University, of North Carolina; and 683 at the Uni versity of South Carolina. Recent discharges from service from records of Selective Service of fice: White Herman W. Dennis Frank Forrest Senn Oscar Floyd Martin Henry Earl Shealy Joe Oscar Rowe James Derrel Perry Jacob Asbury Bedenbaugh John L. Campbell Ben F. Dawkins, Jr. Bonnie Barley Roy C. Bishop Ralph L. Mitchell Harold B. Cook William f. Werts James Luther Boland John Caldwell Ruff Ernest Robert Wicker Ansel William Prince Colie Herman Vaughn Wilbur Ambrose Ruff Ortier Miller Bolt Joseph Ulysses Sandel Ernest Tee Maness Jason Melvin Jackson Jerry Daniel Sessoms Cyril E. Abrams Jack Thomas Adams James R. Bedenbaugh James M. Gilliam Furman Kinard Olin C. Richardson George S. Middleton Carl Floyd Thomasson Louis Frank Mazza Thomas W. Gibbs Lynwood C. Stuck T. D. Young Martin Van B.uren Mars Jackson Bernard Davis Rollie Marsh el Avery Jacob Luther Monts Edison W. Ashley Ralph Eugene Minick Nathan A. Minor Herbert L. Swygert Earl H. Waites Andrew R. Willis James S. Goethe Wyman S. Frick Allen Mars Charles Shealy Roy P. Finney, Jr. William Stacy Boulware Thomas Worth Abrams Curtis T. Hallman Colored Johnie B. Reuben Oneal Goree Isaac Gladney Willie T. Epps J. C. Lake Voyd Tribble Fred Shepard John J. Clark James L. Gary Luther E. Watkins Willie J. Burton George Eddie Bates Thomas Coleman Samuel Theodore Fant James Lindsay Robert Dominick Leroy Coleman George Goree Colie Route Earnest Brooks Acy Suber James Boozer Pratt Robert L. Brown Leroy Houseal Joe Mangum Joseph Mathis Robert Aughtry Wade Dawkins | Charles Harris Washington, Dec. 12—The national job outlook brightened today with indications there may be 3,000,000 fewer unemployed by spring than the: government had' figured. Government experts, acknowledg ing that they ' over-estimated .the bearish impact of reconversion on em. pioyment now believe that nor more than 5,000,000 will be seek’ng work by March, instead of the 8,000,000 officially forecast in October. I The 5,000,000 level may be sus tained until mid-1946; then jobless ness may decline as civiliai pro duction hits full stride—but offi cials now are wary of forecasting beyond the middle of next year. One official described current un employment as “amazingly small," probably ranging between 2,500,000 and 3,500,000. The War Man Power commission had estimated that~6,- 000,000 would be unemployed by the year’s end. The new estimates include dis charged veterans and others who are “resting” now, and thus not technically unemployed, but who will be in the labor market later. ABOUT TOWN MRS. EPSIE BUZHARDT proud of a double-boiler she was lucky enough to purchase—L. G. ESKRIDGE, SR. leaving for San Francisco, Calif, to spend the Christmas holidays with his son, Colonel L. G. Eskridge and family, also his wife, who is visiting in California—MRS. M_ O. SUMMER and daughter, MRS. McBETH SPROUSE, out shopping and about to freeze to death—Local stores very busy these days selling Christmas merchandise, but the trouble is they can’t get much to sell—OSWALD COPELAND and bride riding about the city—MRS. ANNIE B. SLIGH delivering eggs for her sister—LT. OLIN CANNON in the city and look, ing fine after being a patient in hos pital for several months—Mrs. PETE COLEMAN bouncing*her small son, PETE, up and down to keep him from crying—JOHN B. SCURRY, Chap pells, paying the Sm. office a visit— Birthday anniversaries through Dec. 21; R. Derrill Smith and Thomas E. Wicker, Dec. 15; Mrs. Aubrey Har ley, Mrs. D_ L. Nance, Mrs. Albert Ringer, Will Waters and Mrs. L. E. Wood, Dee. 16; Capt. Jack Work man, Dec. 17; Miss Lucy Epps, Dec. 18, and Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Dec. 21. 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 16th, 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 Fire 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. SHOPPING WEEK S&&C i3vuf CHRISTMAS SEALS