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TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM THANK YOU ALL KINDS OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND ENGRAVING PHONE NO. ONE VOLUME 8; NUMBER 48 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1946 $1.00 PER ANNUM With THE BOYS In Service OPL. GEO. H. RICHARDSON, route 3, Prosperity, who went into the service on August 4, 1942, was honorably discharged from the Army at the Camp Gordon Separa tion Center, Ga., Tuesday, March 19. He was overseas several months where he participated in the battles of Central Burma. He is entitled to wear the American Theater ribbon, the APT Service Medal, the Good Conduct and World War LI Victory medals. WILLIE ERWARD STUCK, Sl-c, route 2, Pomaria, was separated from the Navy at the Naval Sep aration Station Monday, March 25, after being a member of the service since April 3, 1943. He holds the American Area medal, the European Theater ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon and the Victory medal. S-SGT. LAURENCE P. WICKER, 1831 Nance street was discharged from the Army at Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., March 18th. He went into the service in August of 1943 and served overseas one year and two months. He holds the Ameri can Theater ribbon, APT ribbon, Good Conduct and World War II Victory medals. BEAMON L. MILLS, Fireman, 1-c 1328 Glenn Street, has arrived at his home in Newberry after receiving his honorable discharge from the Navy at the Separation Center in Charleston on March 27. He went into the Navy on March 24, 1945. He wears the American Area Medal, the European-African-Middle East the Asiatic-Pacific and World War II Victory Medals. 1ST SGT. ALONZO P. BOON, JR., 2028 Adelaid street, received his hon orable discharge from the service at the Fort Bragg, N. C. Separation Station on March 27. He was in the service since February 17, 1942, and is entitled to wea>- the American Theater Service Medal, the EAMET Service, the Good Conduct and Vic tor Medals. SGT. GEORGE STRIBBLE, 61 Glenn Street, who went in the Ser vice on October 26, 1943, received his honorable discharge .from the Fort Bragg, N. C. Separation Cen ter on March 26. He saw active duty overseas, where he participated in the battles of Ardennes, Rhine land and Central Europe. He holds the EAMET Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, the Good Conduct and Victory Medals. Sharp Change Made In Parking Rules City council has met a public de mand for improved parking condi tions in the city in an ordinance just passed, a copy of which will be found in this newspaper. Trucks will be allowed to stop in the restricted zones for the purpose of loading and unloading merchan dise to the stores, but no passenger vehicle will be allowed to park in specified zones for more than 30 minutes. Council named the restric ted streets as follows: Main Street Parking will be allowed only 30 minutes on North Main street from the Little Star grocery to Hal Kohn’s. No parking or stopping will be allowed on the south side of Main from the Smith Motor com pany to J. H. Summer’s store. Caldwell Street No parking or stopping will be al lowed on the west side of Caldwell street from the employment office to the residence of Mrs. J. W. White, nor on the east side from Gilder and Weeks store to the Caro lina Remnant store. The east side of Caldwell from Se-rs, Roebuck Sompany to Hal Kohn » store is also restricted to passenger cars. Boyce Street Thirty minute parking will be al lowed on the North side of Boyce street from G. B. Summer’s fumi-. ture store to the Security Loan and Investwjnt company, but no park ing or stopping will be allowed in the south side of this street between Sears, Roebuck company and Coon- ers store. College Street College street is completely re stricted from the Central Methodist church to Coleman’s filling station, except for regular passenger buses which will be allowed to stop in front of the Wiseman hotel. The new regulations take effect the first day of May, and a $100 fine is provided for violation. English War Bride On Way To Her Home In Newberry The English war bride of Winifred Huiel Frick was scheduled to arrive in New York tcday (Thursday) aboard the Queen Mary from Eng land. Mrs. Frick will arrive in Newberry in a few days to be with her hus band at their home 608 Glenn street. Mrs. R. C. Boulware SGT. WILLIAM T. PRICE, JR., Whitmire, was sparated from the Army at the Fort Bragg, N. C. Sep aration Center on March 18 after two years of active service. He served overseas and participated in the battles of Ardennes and Nor mandy. He holds the EAMET Ser vice medal with two bronze stars, one bronze arrowhead the Good Conduct and Victory medals. VIRGIL O’NEAL RICHARDSON, S2-c, 509 Davis street, was honor ably discharged from the Navy on March 24 at the Naval Separation Station in Charleston. He volun teered for the Navy on October 5, 1943. He is entitled to wear the American Area Medal with four stars, the Philippine Liberation rib bon with one star and the World War II Victory medal. CAPT. HARRY D. EPTING, re cently discharged from the army af ter several years in the CBI theater in the Signal Corps, spent some time here with his sister, Miss Ver na Lane on Boundary street. He left Wednesday for Dallas, Texas, where he will supervise and plan a large theater for the National Theatrical Supply company with which he was associated prior to en tering te service. 2ND LT. CLARENCE M. SMITH, JR., Kinards, received his honorable discharge at the Fort Geo. G. Meade, Md., separation center on March 21. He is entitled to wear the American service medal and the World War II Victory medal. ENOCH DANIEL BRADLEY, Sig nalman 2-c, 603 Floyd street, was separated from the Navy at the Naval Separation station in Char leston, March 29 after being in the service since August 16, 1943. He holds the American Area Campaign medal, the EAMET campaign ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, the Phil ippine Liberation and Victory medals. IRBY LEE LONGSHORE, S2-c, 1404 4th street, who volunteered for the Navy on March 26, 1945, receiv ed his honorable discharge at the Charleston Separation Center, March 29th. He wears the American Area Medal a nd the World War II Victory Medal. Mrs. R. C. Boulware of Newberry, widow of the Rev. R. C. Boulware, died Friday at the home of her son. Rev. C. H. Boulware, at Cades. , Mb's. Boulware was the former Miss Sue Watson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson of Hartsville. Her husband was a Methodist minister of the upper sec tion of South Carolina. She is survived by four sons, R. C. Boulware, Jr., of Waynesville, Va„ Richard P. and W. Staicy Boulware of Newberry, and the Rev. R. C. Boulware of Cades; six sisters, Mrs. W. M. Holman of Hartsville, Mrs. Hamlin Etheridge of Johnston, Miss Cora Watson, Mrs. Ernest Gibbs and Mrs. Eugen Summers of Harts ville, and Mrs. Clyde DeWitt of Dar lington. Funeral services were held at 3:30 Saturday afternoon from New Chap el Methodist church near Newberry, conducted by the Rev. H. C. Ritter and the Rev. W. M. Owings of New berry. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Leavell Funeral Home in charge. LITTLE NEWS ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST Mrs. E. M. Lane, wo has been liv ing in Rock Hill with her daughter, Mrs. James Roof, an Mr. Roof for the duration, is here getting ready to move into the home they recently bought from Mrs. Thomas H. Pope, Sr., on Calhoun street, into which she and her sons, E. M. and Floyd will move about the first of May. Miss Harriet Reid spent the past weekend in Pelzer with Miss Mary Ann Todd. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Lipscomb and daughter, of Newberry, visited the famous Endless Governs at New Market, Va., while on a motor trip through the Shenandoah Valley Mrs. W. Clark Floyd and daugh ter, Miss Camilla Floyd of Pelham, N. Y., were recent guests of Mr. Floyd’s brother, Richard C. Floyd and Mrs. Floyd. Wilson-Sterling Miss Edith Wdson of Saluda and Newberry and Furman Sterling of Newberry were married in a simple but impressive ceremony at Saluda Sunday after the morning service in the Red Bank Baptist church with the pastor, Rev. Earl Robinett offi ciating. The music used for the occasion was played by Miss Muriel White Miss Jean Feagle of Saluda and Columbia and Ryan Hill of Newber ry were the only attendants. Miss Feagle was attractively attired in a black taffeta suit with white acces sories. Her corsage was of pink carnations. * The bride wore a black net cos tume embroidered in a blue and rose design. Her halo hat with its rose feather blended with her outfit and other accessories of rose and black. Her corsage was of pink carnations. Te bride’s mother was attired in a black dress with white and black accessories. Mrs. Sterling is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wilson of Newberry. She is a graduate of the Womans College of Furman Univer sity, where she (s at present a mem ber of the alumnae council. She has successfully taught in Newberry county a nd Saluda High school, where she is senior English teacher and dean of girls. She is president of the Saluda County Teachers As sociation and has for the past year been doing graduate work at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Sterling is the youngest son of the laje Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ster ling, life-long residents of Newber ry county. He has been widely connected with farming, lumbering and the hardware business and at present holds a position with Frank Lominack hard ware in Newberry. After a brief wedding trip, the bride and groom will make their home in Newberry. Gruber-Gattis Miss Carrie Gruber and Eddie Lee Gattis were married Saturday, March 23 by the Rev. C. F. Dubose at his home in the O’Neall Street Methodist .parsonage who performed the ring ceremony in the presence of relatives and friends. Mrs. Gattis is the daughter of Mr. and Mi's. Ernest Gruber of Newber ry . Mr. Gattis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gattis of Littlefield, Texas. After a short wedding trip, the couple will make their home in Little field, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Humbert M. Aull of Spencer, were guests Sunday and Monday, of relatives and friends in the city. Demand Continues Heavy For Licenses To Wed Figures For Past Month Show RICHARD LEE FLOYD, S 1-c, route 4, Newberry, was separated from the Nav£ at Jacksonville, Fla., on March 30, after being a mem ber of the service since Feb. 26, 1945. The following white couples ap plied for marriage licenses during the month of March from Probate Judge, Mrs. Neal W. Workman. Carrol M. Lowe and Mattie Lee Liptford, Whitmire; Joe Walter Waites, Newberry, route 1, and Mary Frances Mittwood, Whitmire; Hey ward C. Kinard, route 3, Prosperity, and Rugh Bates, route 1, Prosperity; Joseph Mighton, New York, N. Y., and Sue Ella Peterson, Newberry; Derrill Clifton Driggers, Newberry, and Dorothy Evelyn Corbit, Lau rens; Claude B. Suber, Pomaria, and Ethel Eargle, Newberry; William E. Nunn, Rock Hiill, and Dorothy M. Thompson, Newberry; Thomas Luth er Crumpton, Newberry, and Mari lyn Elizabeth Attaway, Newberry, William F. Bain and Frances Louise Garmon, Whitmire. Also, Drayton Luther Nance, Jr., Newberry, and Effie Catherine Dick- ert, Columbia; James Melvin Bannis ter and Mary Francis Kinard, New berry; Perry Coleman Halfacre, route 2, Newberry & Kate Samples, Atlanta, Ga.; J. A. Crosby, Jr. and Margaret MoManus, Whitmire; Wil liam Edgar Taylor, Jr., Newberry and Eula Mae Holloway, Metts, Ga.; Gilder Martin Neel and Mary Louise Dorroh, route 3, Newberry; Charlie Longshore and Doris Attaway, New berry; Eddie L. Gattusm, Littlefield, lexa s and Carrie E. Gruber, New berry; Norwood Paul Marlow New Bedford, Mass, and Miss Doris Mae Smith, Newberry. Also, John Bruinridge Livingston, Jr., Newoerry and Vada Lee Dicky, Goldville: James Ernest Floyd, route 3, Newberry and Rita Agnes Tar- diff, Manchester, N. H.; George Maf- fett Wicker, route 2, Newberry and Dorothy Virginia Wilson, route 2 Prosperity; Sidney Allen Hipip and Edythe Wright, Newberry; Robert Edgar Amick, Newberry and Mild red Louise Long, Little Mountain; Jesse Claude Amick, route 1, Pros perity and Jimmie Vernell Cannon, route 1, Little Mountain; Hubert B. Bowers, Little Mountain and Nevolyn Collum, route 1, Leesville; George William Wicker, Newberry and Evelyn King, Goldville; Samuel Lea- nord Pons and Delene Burns, Vald- ese, N. C.; Charles E. Fulmer, route 4, Newberry and Helen Davis Cor ley, Newberry; Furman Sterling, route 3, Newberry and Edith Wilson, Newberry. Talk Extension-Of Water & Sewers The meeting called jointly by the Chamber of Commerce and the City Council Monday night for the pur pose of discussing; plans and taking necessary action in getting' water and sewer service extended In New berry, not only for the present, but for the next twenty-five years, was presided over by John F. Clarkson. Judge Eugene S. Blease made a talk and explained how best to go about raising the money for this undertaking, and H. W, Schumpert gave the outline plans that have been made which would be necessary to secure industries. A committee was appointed com posed of S. C. Paysinger, H. W. Schumpert, Dave Hayes and R. M. Lominack, to make an investigation as to what the cost would be to ex tend the water and sewer service to take care of the needs of Newberry for the next several years. This committee is to report their findings to a public meeting to be called by the Chamber of Commerce when it is ready to make the report. The meeting was well attended by interested citizens of' the city. Magistrate** Taka In March Heavy And Handsome/ $787! L. M. Graham, magistrate from District No. 2, Newberry reports that his office received $787.00 in fees during the month of March. He stated that they handled more violations of the law in March than has been handled by the office in any single month over an eight year period. Magistrate Graham said most of the violations were from the use of liquor, and the majority of the ar rests were men for drunken driving. Dillaway-Sease Miss Jean Hall Dillaway of Boston, Mass., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur W. Dillaway became the bride of Mr. James Smith Sease of New berry, S. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sease in a ceremony taking place at four o’clock on the after noon of March 23rd in the Church of the Good Shepherd of Reading, Mass. The Rev. C. A. Lancaster of ficiating using the single ring sere- mony. The church was decorated with floor baskets of white snap-dragons and lighter candles. The traditional wedding marches were played by Mr. Marrison, organists. Mrs. Norma Grof, cousin of the bride, was matron of honor and her only attendant. She wore a pale peach dress and carried a mixed bou quet of snap-dragons. Mr. Andrew Dillaway, brother of the bride, was best man. Mr. Don ald Grof and Mr. Harry Merchant, Jr., were ushers. Miss Dillaway entered the church with her father by whom she was given in marriage. The bride wore a- pale blue crepe dress with navy blue accessories. She carried a bou quet of white roses and sweet peas. After a reception at the home of Mrs, Harry A. Merchant, Jr., of Reading, Mass., the young couple left for a wedding trip to New York. Mrs. Sease graduated from Med ford High School and attended the School of Practical Art in Boston, Mass. Mr. Sease graduated from New berry High School and attended Newberry College. He was recently discharged from the U. S. Coast Guards, after 314! years service. The couple will make their home in Columbia whfere the groom will continue his education at the Uni versity of S. C. For the present they are visiting in the home of Mr. Sease’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sease on Nance Street. These Are Patients At County Hospital Mi's. Elsie (E. C.) Long and baby boy, 807 Boundary. Mrs. Myrtle (John Henry) Ruff, and baby boy, route 2. Mrs. Toy Nelson (Olin) Cousins and baby girl, route 4. Mrs. Irene (F. H.) Jones and baby son, 621 Cromer. Mrs. Mildred (L. A.) Fermenter and baby girl, Prosperity. Mrs. Martha Boozer, 1001 Wilson. Mrs. Laverne Austin, 1724 Harper. Fred Hoxworth, route 3. Fuller Reid Campbell, Jr., 2544 Fair avenue. Miss Pauline Clary, Newberry. Mrs. Eva Dowd, route 3, Pros perity. Mrs. Carolyn Eargle, route 3. Mrs. Jessie Florence Boozer, route 3. Mrs. Agnes Evans, 614 Lyles. D. L. Laird, 2010 Adelaide. Mrs. Cunnings Graham, 530 Davis. Mrs. Myrtle Felker, 2201 Mayer avenue. Tommy Smith, Fort Mills. E. L. Smith, Fort Mills. Baby Found In Field Cord About Throat The body of a new-born white baby girl was found late Monday afternoon in a wooded area off McCaughrin avenue'next to the home of Dr. E. G. Able by some colored children who were playing nearby. They told a white man who was passing and he in turn notified the city and county officers. The body which was wrapped in gauze and a newspaper dated March 30, was plac ed near the street. A piece of cloth about eight inches wide and two and *one-half feet long, apparently tom from the end of a towel, was tied in a double knot around the child’s neck, evidently strangling the infant to death. An examination showed the body was born alive, fully developed, and weighed between eight and ten pounds. It appeared to have been dead about 24 hours and was prob ably placed there sometime Sunday night. The body was interred by the McSwain Funeral home. Officers are still working on the case and expect to have some infor- ,mation soon. RED CROSS QUOTA $2,000 SHORT GOAL Newberry county is short around $2,000 in reaching its goal of $10,- 225.17 in the Red Cross drive ac cording to a report read by Miss Nelle Harmon, treasurer, at a meet ing of workers, and others called by Rev. E. Bryan Keisler, chairman of the drive, Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. The deficit was discussed, but no definite plans were reached regard ing the solution, however a committee of five is to be appointed to look in to the matter. All in attendance expressed regret that the goal has not been met, and are hopeful that contributions will continue to come in to make up the amount yet needed. Newberry has never failed in a Red Cross drive. Let’s put it over this time. If any one who was over looked in the drive or if anyone would like to increase his contribu tion please notify Miss Nelle Har mon, Rev. Keisler, Rev. C. A. Cal- cote or any member of the drive who will be glad to receive it. Mr. Keisler expressed his appre ciation to all those who helped with the drive. Mrs. Cleveland, a Red Cross field representative, was present and made a short talk. Following is a tabulation of dis trict contributions. Heavy type in dicates those districts which exceed ed their quota: Committee Amt. — Raised Special Gifts $1822.76 Business Section Committee ..729.60 Ward 1 104.25 Ward 2 344.25 Newberry Bulldogs Meet Greenwood Hi Here On Friday, 5th The Newberry Hi Bulldogs open ed their 1946 baseball season last Tuesday at Whitmire with a 11 to 2 win. Raymond Suits pitching featured for the Bulldogs, allowing Whitmire only one hit while fanning fourteen. Newberry played Batesburg-Lees- ville at Batesburg Tuesday, and will meet Greenwood Hi Emeralds in the city tomorrow, Friday, April 5th. Ward 3, No. 1 153.75 Ward 3, No. 2 1.00 Ward 4 91.16 Ward 5 369.50 Silverstreet 205.00 Peak 55.09 Helena 10.90 Chappells 170.00 Jalapa 61.00 Mount Pleasant 42.50 Pomaria 150.00 Cut-Off Section 19.00 Little Mountain 288.75 St. Phillips 78.75 Bush River 245.08 City Schools 394.13 College Committee 96.44 Colored Committee 237.98 Hartford 102.60 Johnstone 25.00 Jolly Street No Report Kinards No Report Long Lane-Beth Eden 33.05 Maybinton 15.00 Mt. Bethel Garmany 58.00 New Hope Zion & Pressley .. 31.10 Oakland 182.82 Prosperity No Report Whitmire 1168.84 Total Received to date $7387.21 Cabins In South Carolina’s State Parks May Now Be Rented For Limited Time Charles H. Flory, State Forester, announces that summer-time reser vations for vacation cabins at the various state parks will be accepted on and after April 1. Vacation cabins are available at the following state parks: Oconee, in Oconee county; Table Rock, in Pickens county; Cheraw, in Ches terfield county; Poinsett, in Sumter county; Myrtle Beach, in Horry county; Edisto Beach, in Charleston county; and Givhans Ferry, in Dor chester county. Each cabin is equipped with stove, ice-box, run ning water, lights, beds, mattresses, china, and cooking utensils. The majority of the cabins can house up to six persons. Rates vary from $10.00 to $30.00 per week, depend ing on size and location. Applications should be made to the Director of State Parks, S. C. State Commission of Forestry, 506 Calhoun State Office building, Co lumbia, except at Oconee State Park, Walhalla, where the Superin tendent is handling reservations directly at his park. A deposit of $5.00 is required, and an alternate period should be mentioned in case there are no vacancies for the first choice. Cabins will be reserved for a period of one week only. Two Men Injured In Gunplay Tues. At Cook’s Place Three Smith brothers, Alfred, Tom mie and Larry of Fort Mill, recently discharged from the service were causing a disturbance while under the influence of liquor Tuesday night about 10:30 o’clock at Cook’s Filling station at the intersection of Columbia and Whitmire highways near here. Mr. Cook reported the distrubance to State Highway Patrolman G. L. Reed, Jr., of Whitmire, who came along shortly afterwards, and when he attempted to arrest them, they resisted and attacked the officers. Reed, shooting in self-defense, hit Alfred Smith in the Stomach, and the bullet passing through his body, lodged in the leg of Tommie Smith, who was standing by Alfred. Both are in Newberry County hospital, where Alfred’s condition is said to be critical. The third brother in the affair Larry Smith, was arrested by Reed, and is in Newberry County jail, charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer, according to in formation from Sheriff Ben F. Daw kins* office. WIND-PROOF COTTON When windows of the casement type fail to keep out drafts during cold weather, try sealing them for the season with marine caulking cotton. The same treatment can be applied around the edges of doors. KAYE REED RILEY Mr. and Mrs. K. Reed Riley an nounce the arrival of a daughter, Kaye Reed Riley, born at the New berry Hospital, Monday, March 25. Mrs. Riley was the former Miss Violet Tompkins of Newberry. Employment Office Will Close Saturdays Beginning with April first, the U. S. Employment Service office will not be open on Saturdays . All per sons who have been coming to this office on Saturdays are requested to report the following Monday. All claimants for self-employment allowances under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 are re quired by federal regulations to maintain permanent records of all expense and income items incurred in connection with the operation of their farm or business or other self- employment venture, Mrs. Wicker, manager of the Newberny office of the United States Employment serv ice said today. The manager announced that ef fective immediately no claim will be received from any self-employed veteran unless he bring!; with him to the local office his record book each time he comes there to file a claim. Claimants are also requested to bring with them receipts for money paid for merchandise and labor in the operation of their enterprises, she added. Lack of records slows down in terviewing and makes it practically impossible to take accurate claims, the manager said. In addition to his records of expenses and income, the veteran is required to carry with him to the local office the first time he goes there to begin filing claims his Social Security account number and his discharge or separation papers. All veterans filing self employ ed claims must be fully engaged in the business for profit during the whole calendar month for which he files a claim. The claims are forwarded to the South Carolina Unemployment Com pensation Commission in Columbia for processing. Looking Down MEMORY Lane TWENTY YEARS AGO Miss Louise Rogers, attractive young daughter of T. M. Rogers was quite seriously cut in an auto acci dent Sunday night about 11 o’clock when the light coupe in which she and Miss Helen Purcell, Edwin Lipscomb and John Satterfield, a traveling salesman of Winston- Salem, were driving, was crashed into by a touring car driven by young George Tobias. 18 years old son of Policeman P. T. Tobias of Prosperity. Mrs. Charles M. West has return ed to Newberry to make her home after living in Charleston for some time. She has an apartment at Dr. T. W. Smith’s on Boundary str^t. Announcement Gordon S. Leslie is hereby an nounced as a candidate for alderman from Ward 3 to fill the unexpired term of E. J. Dickert, resigned, and is pledged to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Mrs. J. W. Thompson of Charlotte is the guest of her sisters, Mrs. H. M. Bryson and Miss Goode Burton on Boundary street. Mrs. M. V. Dodgen spent the weekend with Mrs. J. B. Harman. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dickert will build a modem six-room bungalow on Glenn street adjoining the lot of Mrs. W. G. Peterson. Work will be commenced this week. TO RAISE MONEY FOR INDUSTRIES A committee recently appointed by the board of directors of the Cham ber of Commerce to make and ex tend plans to raise money to assist in securing new manufacturing in dustries, buildings and picking sights etc., for Newberry, are as follows: A. P. Salley, Dave Hayes, Clem Youmans, J. N. Beard, J. F. Clarkson, E. M. Lipscomb, Frank Sutton, Waldo Huffman, Earl Summer and Ellerbe Sease. The duties of this committee is to raise a minimum of twentyfive thousand dollars as soon as possible to use a s a back log, but their goal is to be one hundred thousand dollars. Plans are now in the making and the committee will start their campaign at an early date. Mrs. Ellen H. Kunkle Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Hawkins Kunkle, 47, who died Thurs day night at the Newberry Hospital, were held Saturday morning from Sit. Luke’s Lutheran church. The Rev. C. E. Seastrunk and the Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger conducted the services. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kunkle, native of the St. Luke’s section of dewberry county, was stricken while spending the af ternoon at the home of relatives. She is survived by her husband, Q. E. Kunkle; three sons, Elmer, Voight and Louis Kunkle of Pros perity; three daughters, Miss Ruby Kunkle and Mrs. Carroll Hipp of Prosperity, and Mrs. Charles J. Lake of Newberry; six brothers, Wilbur, Allen, Bates, Carl, Laurens and Maxy Hawkins of Prosperity; two sisters, Mrs. R. S. Nobles of Pros perity, and Mrs. H. O. Counts of Newberry, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were Rufus Chapman, Malcolm Chapman, Ellis Kunkle, Henry Kunkle, John Kunkle, Themas Hawkins. SGT. MARION W. GRAHAM landed in San Francisco, Calif. Sun day, March 30th from the South west Pacific and telephoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Gra ham saying that he was leaving Monday for Fort McPhearson, Ga., for his discharge. Sgt. Graham has been in the serv ice over three years, and for the past 15 months has been stationed in New Guinea as a member of the J. C. Price, who suffered a stroke while at work Friday, March 15th, is doing nicely and is now able to be up and about his home at 911 Glenn street, his many friends will be glad to learn. ABOUT TOWN THE AMERICAN LEGION asks all business firms in the city to display their flags in front of their place of business on Army Day, which is Satur day, April 6th . . . MRS. E. A. CARPENTER taking a nap in her hammock on her lawn Wed nesday afternoon . . . MAXCY STONE in the city over the weekend . » ► Birthday anniver saries through Friday, April 12: MRS. E. O. HENTZ, April 6; MRS. E. E. STUCK, EMMA RISER NANCE, April 7; MRS. ELLISOR ADAMS, April 8; MISS MAE DOLD, April 9; DOROTHY ROSS, April 10; O. F. ARMFIELD and JOHNNY KINARD, April 11; RALPH HAILE, April 12. _ ,