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KEEP FAITH With us ~\ \by buying'', WAR BONDS VOLUME 8; NUMBER 38 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1946 $1.00 PER ANNUM With THE BOYS In Service LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST What To Say? MAJOR JIMMY MARTIN arrived at the home of his mother, Mrs. F. N. Martin, on Main street January first and is now on terminal leave until some time in April when he will receive his honorable discharge. Major Martin has been in the ser vice three and one-half years, two years of which he spent in the Euro pean theater as Comanding Officer of a Medical Collection Company. He is entitled to wear the ETO ribbon with four battle stars, and the Bronze Arrowhead for the inva sion of France, the combat Medical Man’s Badge, the American theater ribbon, the Victory Medal and the Meritorious Service Award besides the French Croix-de-Guerre. WILLIAM F. DUFFORD, radar- man 3'c, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dufford, 1900 College street, is serving on the USS Los Angeles, a heavy cruiser, which has arrived at Shanghai, China, from Pearl Har bor, T. H., to become flagship of Task Force 73, the Yangtze River Patrol Force. W. E. LONG, JR., Secretary-Treas urer of the ommissioners of Public Works, left Newbery for induction into the Armed Services on Saturday, May 8, 1942. He was sworn into the Army a tFort Jackson on May 11, 1942, and placed in the classifi cation section of the Reception Cen ter. Later he was sent to Keesler Field, Mississippi. After completing five weeks of basic training, he was sent to Airplane Mechanic's School, spe cializing in the maintenance and re pair of Army Air Force planes and equipment. Upon completion of this course, he was sent to the Douglas Aircraft Factory School at Santa Monica, Cal ifornia, where he became crew chief on an A-20 airplane. He was assigned to the San An tonio Air Service Command at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. When the 49th Air Depot Group was or ganized he was made Chief Clerk of the Supply Squadron with the rank of Master Sergeant. This squadron sailed from the New Orleans Port of Embarkation for overseas on February 9, 1944, arriv ing at Brisbane, Australia, on March 9, 1944. From there the outfit went to Townsville and on to Darwin, Aus tralia, where they built and operated Far East Air Service Command De pot No. 4. As the war moved northward, FEASC Depot No. 4 was closed, and the 49th Air Depot Group together with other units were moved to Ma nila where they set up Far East Air Service Command Depot No. 7. This Depot supplied all Air Force units in the Far East with Air Corps supplies. He returned to the States on .the U. S. S. General Brewster, arriving at San Francisco, Calif., on Decem ber 23, 1945. From Camp Stoneman he was sent to Camp Gordon, Au gusta, Ga., where he was discharged on January 8, 1946. He is entitled to wear the follow ing decorations: the Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with two campaign stars (one for New Guinea and one for Luzon), the World War II Victory Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Cpl. Ernest J. Ezell, son of Mr. P. B. Ezell, of 2109 Brown street, has been admitted to Moore General Hospital in Swannanoa, N. C., for treatment. He entered the service November 20, 1942, at Fort Jackson, and served in the Southwest Pacific. He parti cipated in the battles of Hollandia in New Guinea, and Luzon in the Phil ippines. He wears the Pacific The ater Ribbon with two battle stars, the American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Ribbon. Cpl. Ezell is a graduate of Newber ry College. TISGT. ROY DEVORE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Devore of the Wiseman hotel, landed in New York on January 3rd and after receiving his honorable discharge at Camp Gordon,‘Ga., on the 9th came to his home here to be with his parents un til the first of February when he will leave for New York to enter the Columbia University to work towards his master’s degree in Education. Sergeant Devore was a member of the armed forces 42 months, 18 of which he spent in the Pacific Area as a member of the 33rd Division. Prior to returning to the States he was stationed in Japan three months. He is entitled to wear the Asiatic- Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbon, the Good Conduct and Vic tory medals besides the Purple Heart. SGT. LEWIS SHEALY returned to his base at Fort Ord, California, Wednesday after spending a 13eday furlough with his wife, and their daughter, Mable, at 1720 College street. ENOCH BRADLEY, SM 2|c, of Newberry, is one of several hundred high-point Army and Navy veterans whom the Navy is returning to the Statecs for discharge aboard the U. S. S. Kalinin Bay, a carrier of the “M„gic Carpet" fleet. This ship was scheduled to leave Yokosuka, Japan, on lanuary ; 3, and was due to arrive in San Pedro about January 17. SGT. FRANKLIN ARMFIELD landed in the States on January 9th in San Francisco, Calif., and reach ed his home here Friday afternoon after receiving his honorable dis charge at Camp Gordon, Ga., after nearly four years of service, 13 months of which he spent in the Eu ropean theater and the Pacific area as a member of the 1267th Combat Engineers. Sergeant Armfield is entitled to wear the Victory medal, Philippine Liberation medal, American theater ribbon, EAMEA Service medal, APT Service medal and the Good Conduct medal. He was joined here by his wife, the former Agnes Templeton of Laurens, where they will make their home with Sergeant Armfield’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield at Gildercrest, and he will resume his duties at The Newberry Sun where he was employed prior to going into the service. CAPT. J. R. NORTH, JR., who landed in the States at Tacoma, Washington, on December 21. arrived in Newberry Mondaj to join his wife, the former Dot Ruff, and their small son, Rex III, who have been making their home here with Mrs. North’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char lie Ruff since Captain North has been overseas. He is now on terminal leave until March 24, after being a member of the Armed Forces nearly, four years, 21 months of which he spent over seas as a pilot on a B-25. Captain Notrh and family left Wednesday night for New Orleans, La., to visit his relatives .after which they will return to Newberry. PFC. CARL DALFON, husband of Mrs. Dorothy C. Dalfon, of Little Mountain, is one of 1,847 high-point Army veterans whom the Navy is re turning to the States for discharge aboard the USS Lavaca, an attack transport of the “Magic Carpet” fleet. This ship left Okinawa Decem ber 29, and was- scheduled to arrive in Seattle about January 15th FIRST LIEUT. FRED HAWKINS, who is now on terminal leave until February 22nd has joined his wife, the former Margaret Davis at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Davis, 1412 Drayton street, where she has made her home while her husband was in the service. Lieutenant Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hawkins, Main street, was a member of the Navy nearly four years. Prior to his leave he was stationed at the Naval Proving grounds at Dahlgren, Va. He plans to continue his studies at the University of North Carolina to complete his master’s degree. GEORGE R. EPTING, son of George R. Epting, Newberry, is one of several thousand high-point vet erans whom the Navy is returning to the States for discharge aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga, a large carrier of the “Magic Carpet” fleet. This ship left Okinawa, January 6, and was scheduled to arrive in San Francisco about January 21. T-4 JAMES (Bud) SUMMER, who received his discharge from the Army at ort Bragg, N. C., on Decem ber 15th, 1945, after 33 months in the service, 28 of which he spent in the European theater as a member of the 811 Ordnance Company, and his wife are spending a while in Newberry with Mr. Summer’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Summer, at 1707 Lindsey street. WALTER R. PHILLIPS, ACMM, USNR, son of Mrs. Dora Phillips of 2601 Fair Avenue, is one of 1,035 high-point Navy veterans whom the Navy is returning to the states for discharge aboard the USS Bunker Hill, which left the Marianas in De cember and was scheduled to arrive in San Pedro on January 14th. The USS Bunker Hill is one of the Navy’s largest carriers, which pro vided fighter and bomber support in the invasion of enemy island bases and was a part of the air, surface, and undersea blockade of Japan be fore the end of the war. JAMES PHIBBS, S. l|c, stationed at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Va., spent last weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phibbs at their home near the city. ARMY RECRUITER IN SELEC TIVE SERVICE OFFICE An Army Recruiter from Columbia will be in the Selective Service Of fice in the Exchange Bank Building on Monday afternoons and Wednes day and Friday mornings to receive enlistments and re-enlistments in the Army. OPENS NEW FINANCE COMPANY HERE J. F. Gilfillan has opened a per sonal loan office in the recently re modeled W. E. Turner building on Caldwell street, upstairs. Mr. Gil fillan is an ex-GI, having had more than three years in the service. He served in France with a Newberry boy, Heyward Pelham. He and Mrs. Gilfillan have an apartment with Mrs. Percy Stokes and Mrs. Gilfillan will work .in the loan office. Mr. and Mrs. David Aiken, of Winnsboro, spent the weekend with Mr. Aiken’s aunt, Mrs. Mae A. Aull and family on College stret. Mrs. Jack Workman, who under went a major operation in the Char lotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, N. C. about three weeks ago, return ed to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCr ckin on College street, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs D. H. McHargue, of Statesville, N. C., spent the weekend in the home of Mrs. McHargue’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield at Gildercrest. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter returned to Newberry Monday after spending a week in New York buying spring and summer merchandise for Carpenter’s store here. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Epps and two daughters Linda and Harriett, of Columbia, were weekend visitors in the home of Mr. Epps mother, Mrs. George L. Epps, Sr., and sister, Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb and family on Col lege street. Mrs. John Payne left Tuesday for an extended trip to Florida. Weekend and first of the week business visitors in Newberry were: Mrs. J. W. Hipp, Jr., Whitmire; Mrs. Clarence Lominick, Greenwood; Mrs. J. F. Scurry, Chappells; Miss Frances Fenney, a teacher in the Whitmire schools; Mrs. Christine Dominick Webster, Columbia; Mrs. Sheeley Setzler, Columbia; Mrs. Robert Lem on, Mrs. Zach Suber and Mrs. Henry Suber, Whitmire; Mrs. J. D. Luther, Mrs. P. C. Singley a nd Mrs. George Harmon, Prosperity: Mrs. Clifford Smith and Mrs, C. M. Smith, Kinards. Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Thompson Mayer have issued invitations to a reception at their home, 800 Pope street on Saturday, January 26, from three to six o’clock in the afternoon, in celebration of their fiftieth wed ding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ford announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Alfred Callas Greenwold of Chicago, Illinois. The wedding will take place next month. Misses Margery Paysinger and roommates. Jewel Drummond of Am. herst, Va., and Elaine Pallion of A.sh- ley Park, N. J., all students at Ran dolph - Macon Woman’s college in Lynchburg-, Va., are spending this week in the home of Miss Paysinger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Pay- singer. Misses Marguerite and Evelyn Bums of Columbia were weekend visitors at their home here on Boun dary street. Miss Theressa McCullough, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. McCul lough, Whitmire, route 2, underwent an appendix operation in the New berry Hospital Wednesday afternoon. HALLMARK COMPANY BUYS OLD KNITTING MILL BUILDING The Hallmark Manufacturing Com. pany has recently purchased the two buildings on Caldwell street exten sion from H. O. Long. One of the buildings, formerly known as the old Knitting Mill, is now occupied by the Hallmark Company, and the adjoin ing building is occupied by A. F. Bush, plumber. The Corporation expects to enlarge their manufacturing plant and remo del the buildings as soon as machines and materials are available, accord ing to information from the Secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce. PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Floyd Kyzer and baby daugh. ter, Eleanor Anne, 2705 Fair Ave. Mrs. Robert Briggs and baby son, Robert, Fair Grounds. Mrs. Richard Enlow and baby son, Route 3. Mrs. Ralph Mitchell and baby son, Wayne Lester, 1324 Milligan street. Mrs. T. W. Wilson and baby son, Clvde Edward, Prosperity RFD. Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh and baby- daughter. Prosperity. Mrs. James E. Boozer and baby son. Prosperity. O'lin Richardson, Route 3, Pros perity. Mrs. Estes Avery, 903 Milne Ave. Mrs. Eugene Nichols, Route 1. Mrs. Von A. Long, Prosperity. Mrs. G. S. Dellinger, Pomaria,. Mrs. Floyd Mills, Evans street. Mrs. J. A. Amick, Rt. 4 James King, Chapin, Rt. 2. Mrs. Bascom Maness, Whitmire. Mrs. O. H. Johnson, Whitmire. Mrs. J. J. Kibler, 1326 Pearl st.. William J. Leitzey, Pomaria, Rt. 3. Mrs. J. C. Boland, Batesburg, Rt. 3. Mrs. J. K. Lindler, Chapin. T. B. Culclasure, 1412 Poplar st. Mrs. Ada Counts, Prosperity'. Miss Theressa McCullough, Route 1, Whitmire. Lawrence C. Lively, 109 Player st Mrs. Ira Bedenbaugh, Route 2, Prosperity. Jon Dickert, Route 3. Mrs. Marie Jones, Prosperity. The following from the Johnston Herald is sentiment we believe our readers will enjoy and agree with: “What in the world is there to say when you first meet a return ed veteran? There is so much in your heart that you want to say—yet how do you put it into words? Somehow the usual greetings sounds so banal, so flat. What I really feel like say ing is Welcome home hero. Sit down and enjoy the freedom you have won. And I want to say over and over again I thank you for the protection you have given me all through the long years of this war. I thank you for the nights I could lie down in comfort and not be afraid. One by one they a re coming home and our little town is beginning to lose its air of emptiness. I have thought of them so often during the years that they have been away and have lived over the times when so many of them used to gather in the front yard to go hunting in the pasture below Slide Hill. I have lived again the times I stood at th e window and watched them go thru the fields. I walked thru the pasture last spring where the lillies were begin ning to bloom and I could almost hear the echo of their laughter. Un der a tree I saw an old pair of shoes, probably left there by one of them when he decided to catch minnows. Further along was a ring of black ened rocks that had formed the boundary line of a little camp fire. So many, many boys have hunted in that pasture and quite a num ber are still far away. How wonderful it will be when they all get home and everybody can sit back and relax; A Whopper! WHY THE SALUDA REMAINED CALM The Anderson Independent has learned thru one of its correspondents why Saluda river remained calm during the recent heavy rains while other streams went on a rampage. According to the Independent’s Ware Shoals correspondent it hap pened this way: “During Christmas, while the big freeze was on, a flock of ducks lit on Saluda river. The water froze to their feet and the ducks flew off with the river. “This must be the truth,” contin ues the Anderson paper, because: “Earl Wharton, the postmaster at Ware Shoals, and several friends started on a seining expedition. When they got to the river they found sev eral hundred big catfish out on the banks trying to build a fire.” ACCEPTS POSITION WITH DR. Z. CECIL LYNCH Mrs. Floyd Bradley has accepted a position with Dr. Z. Cecil Lynch as office assistant, fhe began her new duties Monday morning of this week. THE INQUIRING REPORTER QUESTION: “What Do You Think About the Strike Situation?” JIM JOHNSON, Capitalist “Let every damn one of them strike and stay struck until they get good and hungry.” LEON NICHOLS, Photographer: “I think it is unfortunate they are striking at this time when the coun try is suffering from lack of merch andise.” W. B. BOINEST Farmer, Jolly Street: “Looks to me this way. If they want to strike let them strike, but let everybody else who is willing to work, work and leave them alone.” J. M. HILLER, Farmer, St. Phillips: “I don’t think it ought to be be cause it does more harm than good. Plenty of folks today would be glad to work for what they are getting.” KEISTER WILLINGHAM, Sec. & Treas., Nby. Fed. Savings & Loan Assn: “I believe those that want to work should be allowed to work, at the present wage scale. I think these/ strikes are most unfair to the re turning veterans, who have been risk ing their lives for us for practically nothing.” ROY ANDERSON, Merchant: “I think there are two sides to any controversary, but I certainly hope they will soon settle it and get back to work.” DR. BOYD JACOBS, Veterinarian: “For a long range, they had better be catious, because the reaction is going to be greater than the action.” Progress Made In Drive For Memorial Progress continues to be made in the drive to raise $50,000 for a World War II Memorial, according to George K. Dominick, chairman of the drive There is on hand approxi mately $40,000, he says, but the com mittee thinks an additional $50,000 should be raised to bring the total to $90,000, and feels that this can be done. Committees have been organized 1 and set to work in every community in the county. Each have been as signed quotas, and they have made much progress toward meeting these quotas. “However, a lot of work remains to be done in the city and county,” says Mr. Dominick, and he urges those who have not been call ed upon to get in touch with one of the committees and make a contri bution. It is hoped that every per son in the county will have a share in providing a memorial to the boys of this war. An addition to the Newberry coun ty hospital has been decided upon as the most suitable form of memorial, and the name of the hospital is to be changed to the “Newberry County Memorial Hospital.” ROTARIANS ENDORSE JUNIOR BASEBALL AND HOSPITAL Two subjects of great interest to all Newberrians were discussed at the last meeting of the Newberry Rotary Club and both received hearty endorsement from the members. Mr. Harry Hedgepath made an interest ing and instructive talk on the aims and benefits of American Legion baseball and Mr. A. W. Murray made an able presentation of the need for additional hospital facilities, and the plans for the expansion of the pre sent hospital. The consensus of pp- i inion was that both matters are very much worthwhile and deserve the en dorsement and support of everyone interested in the present and future welfare of Newberry County. Recent Discharges Recent discharges from service from records of the Selective Ser vice office: White William Preston McAlhany Fred Brown Mead Hughes 4 Jacob Paul Kibler John Simpson Harmon Aaron Israel Fulmer William O'. Graham Robert W. Houseal Roy M. Rodgers, Sr. Anderson A. Morris Winford H. Frick Gordon Neiville Clarkson Thomas Julian Counts Wilson L. Moore Alva Frank Moss Frank K. Jones Jr. Lonnie M. Sanford Francis Gerald Howard Lawrence Julian Howard, Jr. John L. Fulmer Charles F. Summer, Jr. James Pruitt Abrams William Preston Crawford „ William David Hatton, Jr. Robert Holland John Christopher Brown Woodrow Robertson Jacob John Waites Andrew Luther Chapman Leo S. Jennings John F Banks, Jr. - John F. Devine Virgil Carl Kester Rion Carson Price Harold Davis Riser Fred Jacob Bouknight John Thomas Malone Robert Lindsay Bowers Charles E. Glymph Ralph D. Harrison William Roy DeVore Joseph R. Cross Dock Leonard Boyter William Boyd Campbell William Roy DeVore Paul Nichols Brown Herbert Donald O’Neal Ernest Cecil Gambrell Howard Doyle Phillips Eddie Reeves John William Felker Royce K. Perry Lewis Edward Davis Chester A. Tankersley Everett L. Lake Massie R. Holland Jack S. Pruitt, Jr. Robert Clayton Smith Thomas Winfield Wier Jay D. Culbertson Wanamaker M. Miller James J. Pitts Otto Franklin Armfield, Jr. Marion Rembert Geddings Roy Allen Gaddis Ellis Cornell Huffstetler Eugene Mower Cook Jesse Brawley Williams, Jr. Titus Woodrow Derrick John William Jennings Oscar Doyle Long Keith L. Pruitt Edward H. Shanklin Ambrose H. Skardon Jasper Derrick Cromer Earl Wingard Dickert John Virgil Long Albert Baker Bodie Charlton Lawrence Kirby Jack H. Lebowitz CHAMBER WANTS SPARE ROOMS The need for rooms and apartments for our returning service men and for those people who are coming to Newberry to work has become so acute that we are asking anyone who has one or more rooms, furnished or unfurnished, to please list these rooms at the Chamber of Commerce, phone 355. Almost daily we are besieged by numbers of people trying to find some place to live. This service is rendered free by the Chamber of Commerce in a spirit of trying to help people to locate a place to stay, also to help those who have rooms to rent to find a renter. If you have a room that you are not using and can spare, please list it at the Chamber of Commerce. NEWBERRIANS HEAR STRIKE DISCUSSION The UAW-CIO strike now in prog ress against the General Motors Corporation was the subject for dis- | cussion at the meeting of the Gen eral Motors club in Columbia last Thursday night. Salesmen and rep resentatives from Newberry attended with guests. The meeting was in the form of a dinner at the Columbia Hotel with the case for General Mo tors presented by a slide lecture. Labor’s demand for “a look at the books” was described by the speaker as “a clever catch-phrase intended as an opening wedge whereby unions hope to pry their way into the whole field of management.” Characteriz ing the power of the unions today as “authority without responsibility,” he continued, “The issues are far broad er than those concerning General Mo tors alone. These issues might well be the signal for the beginning of the end of the management of private business by its owners and the pass ing of such responsibility to a politi cal bureaucracy.” Among the Newberrians prtsent at the meeting were T. E. Davis, Dave Hayes, James Davis, Heyward Davis, Wilton Todd,. Fitzgerald Rutherford, Luther Aull, John F. Clarkson, Dave Caldwell, J. W. Earhardt, Jr.. G. K. Dominick and E. B. Purcell. MRS. LILLA F. CROMER Mrs. Lilia Florence Cromer, 76, wife of George Andrew Cromer, died suddenly late Tuesday night at her residence near Newbery. Mrs. Cromer was born and reared in the Mt. Pleasant section of the county and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist church in her early life. For the past 60 years she was a devoted and faithful member of Lebanon Methodist church and made her home in the Mt. Bethel- Garmany section of Newbery county. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the residence with Rev. C. W. Brock- well a nd Rev. W. M. Owings con ducting the service. Interment fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery. She is survived by her husband, three children, Mrs. Willie S. Lomi- nack, Mrs. Lelands Boozer and Mrs. Van E. Price; one brother, George E. Cromer; one sister, Mrs. James G. Glenn; three grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. LEE’S BIRTHDAY OBSERVED AT HIGH SCHOOL A splendid program honoring the birthday of Robert Edward Lee and the birthday of Thomas Johnathan Jackson was held in the High school auditorium Monday, January 21st. Dr. Keisler inspired the students and visitors with his fine address. The songs by the Glee Club were well rendered a nd enjoyed. The members of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy wish to thank Dr. Cannon for the privilege of hold ing this meeting a t the High School. W. F. COATES DISTRICT MANAGER OF INSURANCE CO. W. F. Coates of Spartanburg is now District Manager of the Indus trial Life and Health Insurance Com pany here He a nd Mrs. Coates came to Newberry last Fridav and are staying with Mrs. C. J. Purcell on Main street until they can find a house or apartment. CORRECTION Today (Thursday) marks the last trip of the truck of the Greenville Poultry Company to Newberry. The advertisement of the company ap pearing elsewhere in this issue was printed before notification of its can cellation was received. No more poultry will be purchased by this company in Newberry for the pre sent. A DAUGHTER Dr. and Mrs. Robert Crooks, of Clinton, announce the birth of a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, who will be called Betty, at the Hayes Hospital in Clinton on Saturday, January 19th. Mrs. Crooks is the former Katherine Fischer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Fischer of College street, Newberry. Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO The election of Hon. Eugene S. Blease of Newberry as Associate jus tice of the supreme court to succeed Associate Justice Marion, resigned, has given . general satisfaction throughout the state. Mr. Blease is recognized as a lawyer of ability, of wide experience, and of judicial tem perament. He has held a number of terms of court as special judge. Still a young man, it is prophesied that he has a brilliant and distin guished career before him on the state’s highest tribunal. Congressman Hare has introduced a bill to require the federal govern ment to buy one million to three million bales of cotton each year for munition purposes. If that will help to stabilize the price we would like to see the bill pass. But what will the com and wheat farmers have to say about the government buying cotton unless it also should buy some wheat and corn a nd other farm products. Somehow we feel that the government has already gone too far into business in an effort to regu late things. Senator Alan Johnstone is some what of a bull fighter. Saturday as he was walking through the pasture near his home, he was attacked by a Jersey bull and knocked down. Regaining his feet he grasped the animal by the nose and trammed him into submission with his walking stick. Fortunately the beast was dehorned or it had not been quite so easy a matter to subdue him. Mr. Johnstone sold the animal to a butcher after his encounter. CELEBRATES FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Haltiwanger of near Little Mountain observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on January first, 1946, when their chil dren, grandchildren, and great grandchildren gathered at the old family home and brought a bounti ful picnic diner which was served' in the large dining room at noon after an impressive prayer service con ducted by their pastor, the Rev. Al bert Stimmerman. Mrs. Haltiwanger was formerly Miss Corrie Eleazer of Chapin and Mr. Haltiwanger is a native of near Little Mountain where they have liv ed since their marriage. FREE THEATER PASS FOR BUNDLE OF OLD CLOTHING In cooperation with the Viitory Clothing Collection which begins in the city on Monday, the Ritz Theater and the Opera House are each spon soring a free show Saturday morn ing, January 26, at 10 o’clock. The show is for the benefit of the school children. The price of admission to each child is a bundle of clothing. The Opera House is showing Smil ey Burnett in “Redmen of Sunset Pass,” another chapter of the serial “Jungle Raiders,” and a comedy. On the program at the Ritz will be “House of Dracula.”- A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Nevit Y. Johnson of Greenwood are receiving congratula tions upon the arrival of a daugh ter, Lillian Virginia, born at Gen eral Hospital in Greenville January 13. Mrs Johnson is the former Miss Virginia Penn of Greenwood. ABOUT TOWN GEORGE, ADDY moving a large fish box on a wheel-barrow—MRS. JOE SPOTTS' telling about talking over telephone with her husband from England a nd remarking how plain she could hear him—OSCAR GRAHAM from Pomaria getting his name on the “Sun Paper” list—W. B. BOIN EST of the county in the city on business Saturday—THE RITZ and OPERA HOUSE sponsoring a free show at 10 o’clock Saturday morn ing for the school kids who bring a bundle of old clothing to get in— MRS. E. A. CARPENTER back from a buying trip to New York and tell ing about spending the weekend with her son, FORREST CARPENTER, who is stationed near there—MRS. “STRAW” PAYSINGER shopping— PRESTON McALHANEY recently discharged from the Army back with the City Filling Station where he was employed prior to going into the service—MRS. MAE STUCK getting many laughs Tuesday afternoon when she appeared on the streets wearing a pair of Eighteenth Century shoes with large buckles and very pointed toes—McTEER SENN and pint size wife walking up College street Wed nesday afternon—JIMMY WISEMAN having the dining room in his hotel remodeled and painted—BUD SUM 1 MER lending his brother, DEE SUM MER a helping hand in his business while visiting in the city—Birthday anniversaries through Friday, Feb ruary 1st: J. B. Coward, Jan. 27; Judge Eugene S. Blease and Mrs. J. B. Coward, Jan. 28; Mrs. B. R. Pickens (Laura Nance McCaughrjn) and Mrs. R. C. Williams, Jan. 29; Mrs. B. E. Stockman, Jan. 30; John T. Norris, Houseal Norris a nd John Jordan McCullough, Jan. 31; Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd, Feb. 1st.