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•■*♦*#******■*■** KEEP FAITH \mihus—\ \by buying'- WAR BONDS Those Boys Need^$£ VOLUME 8; NUMBER 36 NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1946 • $1.00 PER AN??UM With THE BOYS In Service I Newberry’s Oldest Citizen Dies at 93 LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST OPL. J. W. LONGSHORE received his honorable discharge on December 21 at O’mp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., after b_ .ig a member of the Armed Forces about two years, 12 months of which he spent in the European and Asiatic-Pacific theaters as a member of an Engineer Heavy Shop Company. Cpl. Longshore, who is now with his wife and their twin sons, Harry and Larry, at Silversitreet, has re sumed his duties at the R. M. Lom- inack Hardware, where he was em ployed prior to going into the ser vice. He holds the ETO and Asiatic-Pa cific theater ribbons, the Victory and Good Conduct Medals. J LT. COL. BEN R. PICKENS, who landed in the States at Hampton Roads, Va., on December 22nd and arrived in Newberry on the 28th, to be with his wife, the former Laura Nance MeCaughrin, a»d their two children, Laura Nance and Ben, Jr., at the home of Mrs. Pickens’ mo ther, Mrs. J. N. MeCaughrin, on Cal houn street, is on terminal leave un til March 26. Colonel Pickens was a member of the Armed Forces nearly four years, 15 months of which he spent in the European theater with the 7th Army, 100th Division. He wears the ETO Ribbon with two Battle Stars, one Bronze Star, the American theater and Victory Medals besides the Presidential Unit Citation. Colonel and Mrs. Pickens with their children will leave this week end for Spartanburg where they will make their home. He will be con nected with the Heating Contracting business, in which he was employed prior to going into the service. T-5 ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, hus band of Mrs. Ruby Williams, is one of the 1,000 high-point Army vet erans whom the “Magic Carpet” is bringing back to the States aboard the U. S. S. Merriweather. He will go directly to the Separa tion Center nearest his home *o com plete the formalities of obtaining his discharge before returning to his home. T-3 ROBERT T. FOY, 109 Caldwell street, is one of the 1,743 high-pqint veterans -whom the “Magic Carpet*’ is bringing back to the States aboard the U. S. S. President Adams. He left Yokohama, Japan, on De cember 21, and was scheduled to ar rive in Seattle about January 4. He will receive his honorable dis charge upon his arrival at the Sep aration Center nearest his home. SGT. WILLIAM E. (BUDDY) SPEARMAN, who was discharged from the Army at Camp Gordon, Au gusta, Ga., last Friday, is now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Spearman, in Chappells. Sergeant Spearman was in the service 42 months and served 23 months in the Pacific theater as a -uember of the Engineer Amphibious Corps. SGT. JOHN LAYTON arrived at the home of his mother Mrs. C. F. Layton on O’Neal street Sunday af ter receiving his honorable discharge from the Army at Fort Bragg, N. C., Saturday. Seargeant Layton was a member of the Armed FForces 33 months, 25 of which he spent in the European theater as a member of the Chemi cal Warfare Service. He holds the ETO Ribbon with two Battle Stars, the Good Conduct Me dal, the Victory and American the ater ribbons. He plans to resume his college studies after a visit with relatives here. MAJOR GEORGE WAY and Mrs. Way are spending the month of Jan uary with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Way, on Johnstone street, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Suber at Strothers. Major Way is on terminal leave until May when he will receive his final discharge from the army after having been in he service three and one-half years, two and one-half of which were spent in the European theater. He wears the ETO ribbon with three Bronze Stars besides other decorations. After their visit here they will re turn to Atlanta, Ga., where they made their home before the war. (BILLY DENNING, a member of the Mercahnt Marine, will leave Sunday for Charleston to report to his ship, after spending the month of December here with his mother, Mrs. Daisy B. Denning. FRANCIS G. HOWARD, Cox., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Horward, New berry, is one of 249 high-point Navy veterans whom the “Magic Carpet” is bringing back to the States aboard the U. S. S. Landers. Cox. Howard was scheduled to ar rive in San Pedro on December 31. He will receive his discharge upon reaching the Separation Center near est his home. SGT. JAMES ABRAMS, stationed in the Separation Center at Fort Bragg, N. C., is spending this week with his wife, and* their daughter, Verna Ann, at heir home 811 Pope ■treet. SISGT. PRESTON McALHANEY, son of Mrs. Josie McAlhaney, arrived at his home on Boundary street Wed nesday night after receiving his dis charge at Camp Gordon, Augusta. SGT. JAMES D. HALL telephoned his wife, Mrs. Williemaye Hall, Fri day night that he had arrived back in the U. S. A. Sgt. Hall is with the 82nd Airborne Division and ex pects to leave New York for Fort Bragg, N. C. within 48 hours after the parade of that division on Janu ary 12 in which he will take part, and expects to be in Newberry next week. SGT. KENNETH PRUITT arrived at the home of his mtoher, Mrs. J. S. Pruitt near the city on January 5th from the Pacific. wh°re wa' •*•)- tioned on Tinian, a n island of the Mariana groups, several months as a member of the 20th Air Force. Sergeant Pruitt, who has been a member of the Air Forces three years is 1 entitled to wear the Combat Crew Member Wings, the Good Con duct Medal, the American theater ribbon and the Victory Medal. He will report to Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., the last of this month to receive his honorable discharge from the Army. S|SGT. JACK PRUITT landed in the states on January 4th and ar rived at his home here near the c'itv early Wednesday morning to spend a seven day furlough with his moth er, Mrs. J. S. Pruitt, before reporting to Fort Bragg, N.C. where he will re ceive an honorable discharge from the Army. Sergeant Pruitt has been in the service three years and five months, 16 of which he spent in the European theater as a member of the 78th Pi- vision Band. He wears the American theater ribbon, the ETO ribbon with thye'- battle stars, the Good Conduct and Victory medals besides the Presi- dental Unit Citation. CAPT. and MRS. EARL HUTCH INSON and son, have returned " to Chattanooga, Tenn., where Captain Hutchinson is stationed after spend ing a leave here with Capt. Hutchin son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson on Boundary street. GORDON L. LESLIE, S. 3|c, 1410 Friend street received his discharge from the Sixth Naval District ‘ in Washington, D. C. on January 3rd. VIRGINIA ANDERSON, Y. 2|c, sationed in Washingon, D. O., is ex pected to arrive in the city Saturday to spend an eight day leave with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Roy An derson on Harpor street. Delora Fant, have returned to their home in the city after spending a week in Fairfax Va., with friends. Metts Fant and R. W. Kirkland have returned to Decatur, Ga., where they have been buying cotton this fall for the Palmetto Cotton Com pany, after a visit in their homes here. BRIDE BUYING IS NOT NECESSARY Tokyo, Jan. 7.—Reports that “tem porary wives’’ are for sale for 1,000 yen ($67) to American G.I.’s in Ja pan shocked upper class Japanese to day but they admitted the rumors were probably true. G. I..s showed little interest in the reports, saying it was no trouble at all getting an overnight wife for a chocolate bar. In addition, they said, it is still possible to buy a geisha girl’s con tract and have her exclusive favors, though the price is now slightly higher than pre-war days—about 10,000 yen ($670). Technically the geisha girl is merely security for loans made to poor parents and the girl is free to leave her “employer” when the debt has been paid. On the other hand, Japanese sources reported, at least two Amer ican soldiers have publicly announc ed their intention to wed Japanese girls, but there have been no wed dings yet. A Sendai dispatch recently said Sgt. Lewis M. Celano, New York, would marry miss Yayko Nogata next September after a romance which started in a G. I. laundry. A dispatch from Niigata said a “Cpl. Nobolga” from Honolulu would wed Miss Toshikowada, but would re turn to Honolulu first to get his parents’ approval. Cpl. Henry J. Vandervelt, of Hall, Iowa, said: “I never heard of any G. I. getting married here. He wouldn’t have to. There are plenty of pickups in the streets—in droves, as a matter of fact.” An Allied national who has been in Japan many years and who has a Japanese wife said it would “prob ably be impossible” for an Ameri can soldier to marry a Japanese girl in true Japanese style. He said much misinformation was coming from Allied troops who are stationed in Japan because they meet the wrong class of girls and do not have the opportunity to go to the beter homes. James Reuben Davidson, 93, oldest citizen of Newberry, died last Fri day afternoon at his home on Cal houn street after a short critical ill ness. One of Newberry’s most be loved citizens, Mr. Davidson was born December 23, 1852, the son of Reuben S. and Jane Crosson Davidson of Newberry and Fairfield counties. He was a Mason for 72 years and a member of the First Baptist church of Newberry for many years. Coming to Newberry in 1872 from the farm, he took his first job which was as clerk for Thomas F. Harmon, who operated the largest general merchandise store in town, employ ing 13 clerks. Newberry at that time was a large territory. There was no railroad near, but a wagon train operated between Newberry a nd Laurens. Mr. Davidson saw the town grow from a hamlet to its present size and was active in its growth. He served ass "postmaster iflnder Presidents McKinley, Cleveland, and Theodore Roosevelt. Also, he was U. S. deputy marshal for 20 years. He played a prominent part in this section during the days of Recon struction. He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan which came into being after the Confederate war, being the youngest member of the Klan. He was also a member of the Red Shirts. Even in his advneed age he re mained keenly interested in all world happenings and enjoyed reading the daily newspapers. He was well read On all current events and kept up with world happenings until his last illness. He had a keen sense of humor and was a raconteur of good jokes. In 1876 he married Miss Emma Langford, who died a number of years ago. He is survived by three daughters, Miss Blanche C. Davidson, and Mrs. Bertha D. Boylston of Newberry, and Mrs. James L. Aull of Columbia; four grandchildren, and one great-grand child. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternon at the residence on Calhoun street by the Rev. J. Au brey Estes and Dr. F. O. Lamoreux. Burial followed in Rosemont ceme tery. Rev. J. B. Harman Honored at Supper In recognition of the highly exem plary character a nd outstanding ser vices of the Rev. J. B. Harman, who has recently retired from the active ministry, the Newberry County Lu theran Pastors’ Association gave, a supper on Wednesday evening of this week at the Newberry College board ing hall. The president of the association, the Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger, presided. The Rev. V. L. Fulmer invoked divine blesings upon the gathering. After a bountiful and toothsome turkey had •been enjoyed, Mr. Haltiwanger pre sented the Rev. E. B. Keisler for a brief tribute to Pastor Harman as a preacher and a pastor. Mr. Keisler stated that Pastor Harman’s px-each- ing was true to the Bible and to the Confessions of the Church which he loved and served. He referred to Mr. Harman's ability to call hundreds and hundreds of people by name and said that such was the case not only be cause of a retentive memoir but also because of'a pastoi’al heart. In clos ing his remarks Mr. Keisler said, “Pastor Harman, personally and in behalf of those gathered here, I greet you as a good preacher and as a suc cessful pastor, highly esteemed and affectionately regarded by. all who know you.” The Rev. J. E. Roof, President of the Newberry Conference, spoke of the work of Mr. Harman in the Synod and in the Conference. He told of some of the vaxious responsible posi tions in both which Mr. Harman has held, and referred appreciatively to the fine spirit of willingness, faith fulness, promptness and cooperation which characterized him in the larger spheres of the work of the Church, Dr. James C. Kinard, President of Newberry College, bore testimony to Mr. Harman’s influence for good in the community generally and of his work as a member of the Board of Trustees of Newberry College. Dr. Kinard reminded his audience of Mr. Harman’s interest in all things cal culated to make a better community and especially of his unfailing pres ence at the bus station when draftees wex-e leaving for military duty. He declared that Mr. Hannan’s influence on the Board was quiet and unob trusive and at times even pronounced, always in favor of progressiveness.. In behalf of the Association Mr. Haltiwanger presented to Pastor Har man a handsome Parker pen and to Mrs. Harman, of whom many words of appreciation were spoken, a beau tiful potted plant. Perceptibly deeply touched and in his unfailing spiirt of humility and sincerity Pastor Harman expressed his appreciation of the gift, the oc casion and the tributes, declaring that whatever had been accomplished by him was because of the grace of God and the kindness of the people with whom he had been privileged to labor. The Rev. G. H. C. Park led the closing prayer and pronounced the benediction, after which the doxology was heax-tily sung. J. B. (Bud) Moore and family have moved to the John R. Spearman farm a few miles from the city, which Mr. Moore recently purchased. Frank Sutton and M. O'. Summer left Saturday for Chicago, 111., where they are spending this week attend ing the showing of the first post war furniture which is being held at the Chicago Furniture market. They are also purchasing furniture for 'their local stores. Miss Mary Wicker returned to her work at Carpenter’s Monday after an absence of three weeks suffering with a broken arm. Miss Wicker had the misfortune to fall on the street in Greenvile about three weeks ago causing the accident. Miss Sallie Cromer spent the holi days here with her sister, Mrs. How ell Fellers on College street. Weekend visitors in Newbery we_re: Mrs. I. M. Smith, Jr., Kinards; Mrs. Mayer Havird, Chappels; Mrs. F.'S. Scurry, Chappells; Mrs. Leroy Wede- man, Pomaria; Mrs. J. D. Luther, Prosperity; Mi-s. Jeff Hamm, Pros perity; Mrs. Dot Wheeler Stone, Prosperity; Mrs. Wilson Moore and Mrs. E. H. Moore, Newberry county; Mrs. H. G. Callison, Columbia; Mrs, W. O. Callahan and mother, Mrs. P. C. Singley, Prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Dawkins left Thursday morning for Atlanta, Ga., to spend the weekend with Mrs. Dawkins’ sister, Mrs. N. C. Timmer man and Mr. Timmerman. Mrs. Viola Werts had as guests for the weekend Mr. and Mrs. Scurry Riley, Tommy, Fred, David, Alice Gean, Doris, and Lamis Riley of Ladson, S. C., and Miss Mildred Werts of Lancaster. Mrs. Ford Kurtz and son Peter returned to their home in New York last week end after spending a while here with Mrs. Kurtz’s mother, Mrs. J. W. Chappell and brother, Jack Chappell and family on Main street. Miss Ella Mae Milam has return ed to her duties at Baltimore, Md., after s,pending the holidays here with her mothfir, Mrs. M. L. Milam on Glenn street. David Dening has returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N. C., where he is a stu dent, after spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Daisy B. Den ning at her home near the city. Visitors during the holidays in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bouk- night were: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lake and daughter Dorothy, of Chester field; Miss Eulalia Lake, a member of the high school faculty in Paw Creek, N. C.; Mr. Fred Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fulmer, of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Walter Powell of Green ville; Prof, and Mrs. Vascoe Bouk- night of Chester; and Mrs. W. C. Bouknight of Newberry. John D. Kennedy, recently dis charged from the. Army, left Satur day for Springfield, Ohio, where he has accepted a position with the Springfield Metalic Casket Company, Dr. and Mi-s. A. T. Neely and s"" Theo Neely, Pho. M. 2-c, spent a few days the first of the week in Rock Hill with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Senn and family. THE INQUIRING REPORTER Question: What do you think should be done about the traffic sit uation in Newberry? George Half acre P. O'. Clei’k: I don’t think there should be any parking on. Main street at all except in cases of emergency. Howard Turner, Jeweler: Make a one-way street out of Main street and use Friend street as alter nate; come down Main street and go up Friend street. Mrs. J. D. Wicker, Manager of Rem nant stox-e: I think the situation should be changed and just what would be bet ter I couldn’t say, but something should be done. T. Roy Summer, Merchant: If we had several parking Tots close in it would relieve the situa tion to a certain extent. Ir a Clamp, Salesman: I don’t see that much could be done with the streets the way they ax-e. Ifurman Reagin, Shoei Repairer: ' The streets are so narrow I think parking on one side of Main street would help solve the situation a great deal. W. O. Wilson, Merchant: I don’t see anything to do about it unless they cut out parking on Main street entirely, and then I am afraid that wouldn’t help very much. Veterans Enroll at Newberry College Dr. James C. Kinard announced to day that at the beginning of the next semester at Newberry College on Tuesday, January 29, a number of veterans will be enrolled. Thirty-two veterans have already enrolled and many more are expected to register next semester. The College is offering special considerations to these men so that they may go on with their college work. Dr. Kinard says that any veteran who lacked onlv a few credits ‘o graduate from a high school before going into the service, and who h^s an otherwise good record, will be able to get a refresher course at New berry College, which will equip him to continue college work without hav ing to go back to high school first. Dr. Kinard further states that he finds “that a good many veterans do not understand the provisions of the G. I. Bill of rights, and he would "be glad to explain it to any interested veteran.” If you desire, Dr. Kinard will be glad to call at your home and explain the provisions of the bill to you, or see him at the college. GASOLINE TRUCK OVERTURNS ON BRIDGE AT WHITMIRE A large gasoline truck belonging to Beax-d-Laney of Camden was wi-ecked early Saturday morning when it overturned on the Duncan creek bridge near Whitmire. The driver of the truck, Roy Grif fin, of Spartanburg, was blinded by the fog as he met a car on the bridge. The truck was forced over the side of the bridge into the creek, and burned up, destroying 4200 gallons of gasoline. Mr. Griffin escaped from the cab of the truck with slight burns and bruises. The accident was investigated by Patrolman G. L. Reed and Chief of Police Lockwood Henderson of Whit mire. Timber Thinning Contest For 4-H’ers By W. A. RIDGEWAY Assistant County Agent A 4-H Timber Thining Contest is being sponsored again this year by the Periodical Publishers Committee of Washington, D. C. The winners last year wei'e: county first place, Horace Longshore, Silver- street Club; second place, James Wicker, Jr., St. Phillips Club. Club winners were: Bush River, tie first place Levi Longshore and Roy Rid dle; Silverstreet, first Horace Long shore and second Odel Ruff; O’Neal, first Bobby Koon and second Billy Rawl; Prosperity, Monroe Werts; Hartford, Carroll Wessinger; St. Phillips, James Wicker, Jr. Rules of Contest: 1. 4-H club member agrees to manage one acre of woods as a fores try demonstration. 2. Cut out the crowded, defective, and otherwise undesirable trees and keep a record of the number of trees cut, and the amount in cords. 3. A sample marking will be made for any contestant so desiring, but on actual acres, the 4-H member Is to do all the marking and selecting of trees. 4. The contestant is not required to do the actaul cutting, but is re quired to do the supervising. 5. At the completion of the demon stration, or not later than AnFI 1 r >. a simple but complete record is to be sent to W. A. Ridgeway, Assistant County Agent at Newbery. A story of the demonstration, containing not more than 300 words is also required. 6. A club member will be deter mined by W. A. Ridgeway (Assistant County Agent, F. M. Renfroe (Dis trict Forester), and J. R. Orr (Assis tant Extension Forester of Clemson College). If as many as three con testants enter from any club, and the quality of the work warrants it, a second prize will also be awarded. The club first prize will be $7.00 and the second prize $4.00. No prizes are to be given unless the project meets acceptance standards. Wood may be used on the farm, or sold for firewood or .pulpwood. 7. A county winner will be deter mined from the Club Winnex-s. The prize will be $15.00. Winner will be determined by the folowing: P. B. Ezell, County Agent, and W. J. Bar ker, Extension Forester of Clemson College. 8. Demonstrations will be judged on the basis: Story 10 Record of Work 1° Actual work on demonstrations: Low stump 15 Utilization of top ... 15 Selection of trees ... 20 Pruning, if needed .. 10 Penning of wood ... 10 Total 80 Grand Total 100 9. Demonstrations will be judged on or shortly before April 15, 19’46. 10. This contest is open to all Newberry county white boys between 10 and 20 years old. If not already a member of an organized 4-H club, write or call on W. A. Ridgeway, As sistant County Agent, and sign up in the county club. Qualified Veterans Look for Jobs The Newberry Office of the United States Employment Service has re leased the following qualifications of five veterans who are desirous of lo cating a job here. Applicant No. 1 received his degree from Furman in 1940 .majoring in litei'ature. He also attended Combat Intelligence School in the U. S. Army (Infantry). While in service led an intelligence and reconnaissance pla toon to secure information on enemy positions, strength, plans, etc.; made duty assignments, kept records and made reports. He was wounded from shrapnel in his right leg. Before en tering the service he taught and coached one session in high school. During one summer he was time keeper for a large construction com pany. He prefers a job as a sales man or a n office job. Applicant No. 2 is a high school graduate and attended a five months course in an Army Radio School. Served approximately four years in Army as a radio operator. Before going into the service worked as a service station attendant and solicit ed dry cleaning. Is interested in a job as a salesman. Applicant No. 3 has a B.S. degree and majored in chemistry and educa tion, was a battery commander and performed administrative duties ' in the service. Before going into the Army he taught high school math one session. Prefers a job as a sales man with an old reliable concern. Applicant No. 4 is a high school graduate with approximately 7 years experience in carpentry and cabinet work. He can operate all wood work ing machines such as lathes joiners, planers, cutoff saws, rip saws, etc. He can also read blueprints. While in the Navy he supervised six men in the maintenance and repair on life boats, tug boats and motor launches. Before going into the service he worked as a carpenter and form builder. Prefers cabinet work. Applicant No. 5 is a high school graduate a nd entered the Army im mediately after graduation. Was trained in Army on maintenance' of B-25*s and served as an engine me chanic forty months, a s a Mainten ance Technician 13 months, and as an aerial engineer 8 months. Prefers mechanical woi-k. Any interested employers who could use one of the above veterans are requested to call at the Employ ment Office or phone 122. UNDERGOES OPERATION IN CHARLOTTE HOSPITAL . Mrs. Jack B Workman (Caroline McCrackin), who underwent a major operation in the Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, N. C., on Tues day of this week, was reported today to be doing nicely. Her husband, Captain Workman, and mother, Mrs. J. T. McCrackin, are at her bedside. L. C. PUGH NAMED MAGISTRATE AT PROSPERITY L. C. Pugh was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Magistrate, in District No. 3 Prosperity, on De cember 21, 1945, when the death of Magistrate Haskell Dominick created a vacancy in that office. Mr. Pugh assumed the duties of the office on January 3, 1946. MRS. MILLIE |IUMSEY Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Rumsey, 67, mother of Mrs. Mason Evans, Boundary street, who died on Tuesday, January 1, in the Anderson hospital, were held last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Evans moved to New berry a short while ago to make their home. He is employed as Engineer ait the Farmers Ice & Fuel Co. MRS. RUDY SCHELLING Funeral services for Mrs. Rudy Schelling (Fanie Tarrant), who died last Friday afternoon at her home in Charleston, were held Saturday af ternoon. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by two cousins, Mrs. Harriette O’Donnell and James Leavell of New berry. BENNETT GOODMAN CASSELL Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Cassell announce the birth of a son, Bennett Goodman, bom at the Newberry Hos pital, Thursday, January 3rd. Mrs. Cassell is he former Mary Helen Goodman, daughter of Rev- and Mrs. R. A. Goodman. TEACHERS TESTS MAY BE TAKEN IN FEBRUARY National Teacher examinations for South Carolina teacher condidates will be held February ‘12-23. Centers will be set up at Newberry College for whites and Drayton High school for colored provided there a re a suf ficient number of applicants to justi fy setting up these centers. Application blanks can be secured at the Superintendent of Education’s office. Closing date for applications has been set for January 26, but later ap plications will be accepted until Jan uary 31 if accompanied by a $1 late- handling fee, the board said. Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Winter has certainly arrived and the mercury seemed to be trying to reach the lowest point Sunday. The unofficial reading was 18 degrees— which means that the official wea therman will report the reading some degrees lower, or about 9 degrees. Robert Quillen, the noted paragra- phist and humorist, has erected a monument in the front yard of his Fountain Inn home to Eve, the first woman. Kis neighbors are horrified. The monument, which Mr. Quillen says is the first that mankind has erected to its first woman after an estimated 6,000 years of history, was carved by a local marble cutter and placed on the Quillen lawn only a few days ago. It bears the inscrip tion: “In Memory of Eve, The First Woman.” To make the shaft har monious in every respect, Mr. Quillen had a “nicely carved apple, with a twig and a leaf” placed below the in scription. But the neighbors “stared at the monument with incredulous horror,’’ says Mr. Quillen in the cur rent issue of the Fountain Tribune, his paper. I’m sorry,” he adds. “I never hurt anybody’s feelings or of fended against anybody’s pet super stition. This is purely a family af- fair. Eve was a fair and charming lady and deserved a finer monument than I have provided for her. It is almost incredible that after over 6,000 years of history none of her kinsmen have erected a stone in her memory.” The author further ex plains that “Eve was a distant rela tive of mine, on my mother’s side,” that she was “the first lady of the land,” a “reigning belle of her day,” and that the monument is an effort to atone for the unpardonable neg lect of her by her posterity. The concrete bridge over the rail roads in Boundary street is finished. The cement for the balustrades on the west end was poured Saturday morning which finishes the bridge except for a top coat of cement which will be applied when the street, is paved. The bridge is a handsome structure and adds much to Boundary street. CORRECTION On the poultry prices given else where in this paper the following correction should be noted: Price, of Colofed 1 hens 24c and Leghorn hens 22c. The poultry truck is here each Thursday between the hours of 10 and 11 a. m. ENROLLS AT V. P. I. George Scruggs, so n of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Scruggs, who receiv ed his honorable discharge from the Army on November 28, after being in the service 33 months, 19 of which he spent in the European theater with the rank of staff sergeant, enrolled at the Virginia Polytechnical Institute in Blacksburg, Va., last week and began his college work on Monday of this week. He is specializing in Chemical Engineering and working toward his master’s degree. ABOUT TOWN Congressman BUTLER B. HARE in the city Tuesday greeting friends— Lt, Com. and Mrs. M. D. LAMBETH (Lucy Smith) write us from Wash ington State saying “We surely have been enjoying the ‘Sun.’ It has help ed us keep up with friends and home news”—Lieuts. RAY BOUKNIGHT and ROBERT PARKS will be amqnq the 8,800 smartly uniformed members of the renowned 82nd Airborne Divi sion who will parade up Fifth Aye., New York, January 12th—GEORGE HALFACRE back at the window sell ing stamps in the local post office after a stretch in he Navy—E. H. LIVINGSTON out again after recent illness—C. E. SAINTAMAND rush- ingabout with hand full of papers, but taking time to speak with friends —MAXCY STONE and WARREN ROBERTSON purchasing Hughey’s Beauty Shop on upper Main street— MRS. C. A. DUFFORD coming in Sun office to claim her car keys— MRS. ARLIE JOHNSON riding about the city—MISS MARY WICKER with arm in a sling—MISS ELIZAflBETH MITCHELL doing a bit of trousseau shopping—GEORBE BROWN, Green ville, in the city Tuesday—A New- berrian remarking the other day: “The only people lower down than Japs are the swindlers that cheat soldiers out of the money they bor row to make a new start in life”— PARNELLE FELLERS about as busy as a bee getting her books in shape for the new year—The building re cently vacated by the Southern Shoe Store on Main street being remodeled by E. H. Livingston and when finish ed will be occupied by Whitfields— Birthday, anniversaries through Fri day, January 18th: Edgar L. Hiller, Jan. 12; Mabel Hiller, Jan. 14; Mrs. Edna H. Feagle and Edna Hite Pay- singer, Jan. 15; Miss Mary Burton, Miss Jeanne Johnstone, and J. C. Price, Jan. 16; Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wil bur Long, and Mary Eloise Paysinger, Jan. 17; Mrs. Steve C. Griffith and Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Jan. 18.