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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 VOL. 9; NO. 21 NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1946 $1 PER ANNUM Instead of tryin’ to find so many new things maybe we’d all be bet ter off if we tried to understand some of the old ones. cal in the capacity of drummer. He has played at the John Marshall Hotel, Jefferson and Richmond ho tel ball rooms, and opened Saturday September 7 at the YMCA with his own Combo, “Freddie Covington And The Clubsmen.” I really don’t expect him to surpass Gene Krupa, but I do know he will succeed in keeping the wolf from the door. Mr. Armfield, I started this solely to send the recipe but being a par ent, I am sure you will forgive my doting on my child. Keep up the good work and I shall look forward to reading your paper each week, since Julia and Jake were so kind in sending it to us. Freddie and I literally “eat” it up. We don’t miss a word and I have saved each issue. Seems quite difficult for me to write “finis” to this, but since you are a busy man, I’d better say, bye now, and enjoy the “Acres”. Lillian V. Covington, Rchmond, Va., Box 88. A lot more people would try to do right if they thought it was wrong. Patience is a great thing, but it never helped a rooster lay an egg. W. H. CHAPMAN has come up with a novel way of fooling rats in to entering a trap. “Chap” set his trap faithfully for six nights with exactly no results at all. In des peration he took a large sheet of tissue paper, crumpled it and laid it over the trap, leaving “doors” for the rat to enter. Yes, it worked. Next morning there was a big rat cold stone dead in the trap! THE GOVERNMENT at Wash ington has encouraged everybody in recent years to run crying to it with every little trouble . They have come awfully close to turning us into a whole nation of mamma-babies, sissies and softies. This country was built by men with guts enough to strike out on their own, men who didn’t ask Uncle Sam to protect them from every bruise and bump. Today it seems as if nobody wants to work or fight or live or breathe without a “guarantee” and a feather cushion from Uncle Sam. If we don’t watch out. the poli ticians will get us right where they want us—dependent on them for everything in life, God forbid! —Don Herold. STRANGER ON THE SILL Between broad fields of wheat and corn, Is the lovely home where I was born: The peach tree leans against the wall, And the woodbine wanders over THE RECIPE I should like to have a recipe for persimmon beer to send to a South Carolina editor who has bragged about his persimmons and asked for a recipe. Have you a recipe I could send him?—Mrs. L. C., Richmond. The following is a recipe origi nally contributed to the Rambler’s column by Ernest L. Bolling, of Richmond: “Have a clean cask or barrel; bore a hole near the bottom and make a plug to fit the hole so that when the beer is ready to use you can take out the plug and draw the beer. At bottom of cask lay a few clean sticks crossed. On top of the sticks place straw or hay (this to filter the beer, else the liquid would not be clear). On top of straw or hay put some apple peel ings or some sliced apples, then a layer of baken pones. To make these pones, mash persimmons up —no need to take out seeds—mix wheat bran with the pulp and form into pones or cakes; bake like com pones, but very slowly, so that they will not bum. Fill the cask or barrel to desired height with al ternate layers of apples and pones, with a little brown sugar between each layer. Then add a cake of yeast and cover with water. Cover the cask with a piece of cloth, as soon as the beer commences to ferment. (It does not ferment much.) After the first drawing off, more water may be added. Honey- shucks are often put in as one of the ingredients.” Plenty Or ‘Democracy’ —But Few Takers By Robert C. Ruark all; There is the shaded doorway sill— But the Stranger’s foot has crossed the sill. There is the barn, and, as of yore, I can smell the hay from the open door. And see the busy swallows throng; And hear the pee wee’s mournful song; But the stranger comes—oh! what painful proof— His sheaves are piled to the heat ed roof. There is the orchard—the very trees. That knew my childhood so well to please— Where I watched the shadowy moments run, Till my life imbibed more of shade than sun; The swing from the bough still swept the air, But the stranger’s children are swinging there. It bubbles—the shady spring below, With its bulrush brood where haz els grow; ’Twas there I found the calamus root, And watched the minnows poise and shoot, And heard the robin lave his wing But the stranger’s bucket is at the spring. O ye who daily cross the sill, Step lightly, for I love it still; And when you crowd the old barn eaves, Then think what countless harvest sheaves Have passed within the scented door. To gladden eyes that are no more. I HAVE THE following from Mrs. Lillian Covington, who will be pelastantly remembered by many Newberrians, and do I detect a hint of nostalgia in the closing paragraph?: Sept. 11, 1946 Dear Mr. Armfield: Don’t think me too presumptious in this feeble attempt of mine to pen a few lines to you. Having been one of your most sin cere admirers for quite some time, I naturally saw your SOS for a recipe that might enable you to en joy your persimmons this winter. I immediately contacted the Rich mond News-Leader and they in turn got busy on the double. I surely hope this reaches you in time and that it will prove worthwhile. You might possibly be interested to know that my young son is a clerk in the Federal Reserve Bank here, thanks to the kindness of your friend and mine, Jake Wise. He is also a member of the Musician’s Lo- The gall of these foreigners, the unmitigated impudence of them, for not rushing madly to America. Reports from abroad show that immigration quotas aren’t nearly filled, and aren’t likely to be, in vew of a curious apathy toward the United States as a land of gold and glamour. This surprises me, because I al ways thought that everybody in the outside world was born with an itch to live in this country of movie stars and orange juice. And with several million self-appointed press agents overseas to pass the word on, you’d have thought that the poten tial taxpayers would be kicking the doors down. What’s the matter with those people, anyhow? Where else can they buy fountain pens that will write under water? Do they, ton, have faucets with electric eyes which automatically spurt a palm ful of soap itno any hand that breaks the beam? Surely they can’t be thinking that we ar e a nation of strikes and dis cord, of inflation and black markets, with inadequate housing and educa tional facilities. We can give them two-bit milkshakes and two-dollar movi’s. They can get all the good simple food they want in restau rants for 20 or 30 bucks. There’s virtually no apartment problem. For as little as $20,000, plus maintenance charges, you can buy a co-operative apartment, or by paying $5,000 for the furniture and a paltry $4,500 a year, a guy can get a dream of a little one-bedroom job. Why, over here we have every thing—cakes that play “happy birthday” and gowns especially de vised for ladies who are planning divorce and want to make a hit with the judge. Even in crime we are out in front, keeping step with progress. While Montmarte thugs garrote old ladies in alleys, for a few sous, our bright young men conduct a series of profitable heist jobs with two- way radios—walkie-talkies. Do the citizens of France have quiz programs that pay off in ice boxes, nylons, butlers, maids and gems? How are they fixed in Czechoslovakia for homes with clos ets devoted exclusively to light bulbs? If democracy is what they are looking for, we still have it. Re cently one man kicked the country into a state of crippled helplessness, and nobody shot him. The idea that we already have in flation is ridiculous. I know where you can get neckties for as little as $25 apiece, and a steak rarely costs more than $3. In some bars a gent can get fried for $25, and anybody can cuy a second-hand car for a Miss Epps Enjoys First Plane Ride When this reporter asked Miss Eugenia Epps how she liked her first airplane ride, she replied: “Now who told you that I took a plane ride?” Smiling, she contin ued, ‘Yes I went up and liked it just fine. It was the most enjoyable ride I ever had. I guess some people think I’m crazy, but I have been wanting to go for a ride for a long time.” When asked what was the most impressive thing about the ride. Miss Epps thought for a minute and said: “The most impressive thing about the ride? Well, it was all so impressive I just can’t single out one thing unless it was the scenery I saw when looking down from above. It looked like a picture of the side of a mountain, (although I’ve never seen a mountain) with green trees and houses dotted over it. I also saw the school building and the churches, but don’t know whether I saw my own church or not. The people and cars on the streets”, continued Miss Epps, “looked just like small toys running about.” “Mr. Shealy was very nice and polite, and pointed out different objects for me to see,” she said. Whten'asked if she wanted to take another ride, Miss Epps said, “Sure I am going up again, even if .people around here do think I ought to go to Columbia and see Dr. Williams.” Sun Printers Devil Enlist In Army Sergeant Millard E. Futch, Re cruiting Sergeant who covers the Newberry territory for tffe United States Army Recruiting Service of South Carolina has announced that five ycung men from Newberry and vicinity have applied for enlist ment in the Regular Army during the past week. Sgt. Futch urges all young men interested in informa tion about the' Regular Army to contact him at Local Draft Board on Mondays of any week. The young men applying for en listment in the Regular Army this week were Phoebe Rikard, Boyd Sanford, Philip S. Aull, Willie Rob ert Gilliam, and Vernon Force cf Newberry. High Graduates Attending College Following is a list of girls and boys who graduated from the New berry high school in the class of 1946, and the colleges they will at tend this session; Dot Aull, Uuniversity of S. C. Vivian Beaty, Newberry. Martha Caldwell, Winthrop. Anne Carpenter, Ward - Belmont Barbara Carter, Newberry. Betty Jean Cox, Newberry. Velma Cromer, Newberry. Cynthia Dominick, Anderson. Barbara Fe'ker. Winthrop. Lorene Fulniei, Newberry. Lula Mae Gu.ee, Newberry. Dorothy Hemker, Newberry. Elizabeth Hoffman, Anderson. Bette Hove, Mary Washingon College, University of Virginia. Bobbe Hove, Mary Washington College, University of Virginia. Iris Jennings, Newberry. Martha Jennings, Newberry. Katherine Kirkland, Anderson. Evelyn Leavell, Agnes Scott Ann Pitts, Newberry. Jean Roland, Newberry. Doris Schumpert, University S. C. Clara Singley, Newberry. Beverly Willingham, Newberry. Dorothy Wise, Newberry. Peggy Wood, Newberry. Peggy Bodie, College in Calif James Beard, Erskine. Emory Bedenbaugh, Newberry. Harry Bouknight, Newberry. James Clamp, Newberry. Warren Cousins, Clemson. Bobby Cromer, Clemson. Robert Davenport, Newberry. Billy Davis, Amry Jack Davis, Newberry. Billy Dehins, Newberry. Harry Dukes, U. S. Marines. Fred Gilbert, Clemson. Willie Robert Gilliam, Army. John Huffman, Clemson. Enos Jumper, U. S. Marines. James Keisler, Carthage College, Carthage, 111. Cephus Long, Clemson. James Miller, U. S. Marines. Billie Parr, Clemson. Raymond Suit, Newberry. N. B. Warren, Newberry. David Wicker, Newberry. Forest Connelly, in service. Attend Lutheran Convention in Ohio Dr. James C. Kinard and A. J. Bowers, Jfr., win attend the 15th biennial convention of the United Lutheran Church in America, to be held October 5-12 in the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. couple of thousand. All these things the people of Europe could have jf they just turn ed up at the consulates, because there are plenty of vacancies in the quotas. Do you suppose that they think we have, too long, confused progress with gadgetry, and actual ly aren’t much better off than they are? Sometimes I get an uneasy feeling that we aren’t as smart as we al ways thought, and the world is be ginning to catch on. Vanstory Named Head Exchange Club At Initial Meet Friday The first meeting of the newly- formed Exchange Club of Newbeny, operating under the authority of The National Exchange Club, was held Friday night, September 13, at the Newberry Hotel. Officers elected are: Lee P. Vanstory, president; El bert H. Aull, vice-president; Chas. E. Bowers, secretary; Albert S. Pruitt, Treasurer. Members of the Board of Control are, Dr. Myron J. Rones, Olin Chandler and Dr. Z. Cecil Lynch, all elected for one year; Maxcy Stone, Marion Workman, and Frank Armfield, to serve for six months. President Vanstory appointed the following standing commitee chair men: James B. Price, Finance; Ray B. Foster, Audit; James C. Abrams, Education; Lewis A. Lipscomb, Fel lowship; Jacob A. Bowers, Public Affairs; Roy Mills, American Citi zenship; L. Wayne Davis, Youth; J. Warren Robertson, Club Aims; Dr. R. A. Goodman, Club Aims. The formal presentation of the charter will be made at a banquet to be held in the American Legion hut on Thursday evening, October 31. The Charter Program Commit tee is composed of the following members: Dr. Myron J. Rones, chairman; Walter Dorrity, reserva tions chairman; Elbert Aull publi city, and the following members, Marion Workman, A. S. Pruitt, and T. Roy Summer, Jr. The Exchange Club, by birth, in its philosophy, and in it sobjec- tives is an American institution. The firts local Exchange Club was formed in Detroit, Michigan, on March 27, 1911, by Charles A. Ber- key and a number of his . friends and business associates. Prior to that date, some of these men had been meeting regularly and inform ally during the luncheon-hour for exchange of ideas. These meetings dated as far back as 1896. From the day of formation of the first club, 35 years ago, Ex change has i expanded steadily in the national field, electing to mem bership in the many cities, towns and communities in which it is es tablished the leaders in business and professional fields. Exchange is non-po’itioal, non-sec tarian, non-commercial, and non. legilative. The National Exchange Club, which is organized and operated exclusively for an educational pur pose, is the fountain-head of func tional source material for local Exhange Clubs. To assure the perpetuation of Amesican ideals and traditions, and the privilege of citizenship. Ex change Clubs everywhere in Ameri- ica participate in all forms of pa triotic endeavor. During wartime, as well as in peacetime, they were especially active. They took the initiative in the accompuishment of many diversified war efforts, all of whidh contributed in a large way to success of the national war effort in general. For more than a quarter of a century The National Exchange Club has vigorously pressed for na tional preparedness against aggers- sion. It early recognized the im portance of Aviation to every citi zen, and before the Federal Gov ernment had set up an agency to regulate and encourage Aviation, Exchange Clubs were providing ac tive support to man’s conquest of the air. Model Aviation, wherein youths study, design, construct and fly miniature aircraft, early became an Exchange Club project. This Ex change-sponsored project served to spark the first interest in flying of thousands of the young Americans who served in the Army Air Forces with distinction during World War II. Much emphasis is placed by Ex change upon crime restraint and prevention and control of juvenile delinquency. In this it cooperates closely with the Depatment of Jus tice and with local authorities. The detailed mechanics for four dis tinctive approaches to this problem have been worked cut by The National Exchange Cluo and made available to all local Clubs for ap plication jn their own communities. Every local Exchange Club has a wide-awake and active Youth Com mittee which cooperates with exist ing schools and agencies concerned with the training of boys and girls. The educational program of Ex change includes in its broad scope such projects as promotion of traf fic safety; advancement of free en terprise; educational assistance for less fortunate boys and girls; ad vancement of the well being— health, protection, living conditions, recreational opportunities and re ligious activities—of citizens. Ex chance fosters and supports com munity building, industrial develbp- ment and good will promotion, as well as agricultural projects in the communities in which it is repre sented. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Billert A. Williams, Rector Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 22nd, 1946. 4 p. m., Evening Prayer with ser mon. Visitors are welcomed to worship with us. Faculty Members For 1946-47 Session Members of the Newberry City Schools faculty for the 1946-47 ses sion. O. B. Cannon, superintendent. HIGH SCHOOL: P. K. Harmon, principal. Miss Elizabeth Dominick, Miss JuUa (Kibler, Miss Claire Henry, Mrs. J. V. Kneeee, Miss Su- die Dennis, Miss Mittie Bryan, Mrs. Elsie P. Nichols, Mrs. Vanessa ,W. Holt, Miss Louise Buzhardt, Miss Margaret Paysinger, Miss Mary Maner, Miss Emma Julia Ballentine, Miss Myra Boozer, J. V. Kneeee, George P. Boozer, Charles E. Bow ers, Emerson E. Westwood, Benja min H. Philips, Mrs. Clara D. Wertz, Harry H. Hedgepath, Ken neth B. Pruitt.' JUNIOR HIGH: Mrs. E. B. Setz- ler, principal, Mrs. T. P. Johnson, Mrs. Georgia Welbom, Mrs. Elise P. Bowler, Mrs. Clifton Graham, Miss Georgia Porter, Mrs. G. L. Summer, Mrs. W. C. Brown, Jr., Miss Bertha Gray Gallman, Librarian. BOUNDARY STREET: Miss Ger trude Reeder, principal, Mrs. W. E. Pelham, Mrs. P. N. Abrams, Miss Ruth Feagle, Miss Annie Bynum, Miss Sarah Boozer, Mrs. Earl Bul lock, Librarian. SPEERS STREET: Miss Ethel Jones, principal, Mrs. E. E. Epting, Miss Annie Abrams, Miss Rosabel Thompson, Mrs. William Parks, Miss Jaunita Hitt. MOLLOHON: Miss Sarah Cald well, principal. Miss Lucille Fleaz- er. Miss Carolyn Lane, Mrs. J. Frank Browne. WEST END: Mrs. F. R. Fellers, principal, Mrs. C. W. Sanders, Mrs. Maude Matthews, Mrs. Josie P. McAlhaney. OAKLAND: Mrs. Bertha Boyl- ston, principal, Miss Helen Nichols, Mrs. Corrie Fridy. Quartet Entertains Local Rotary Club With Vice-president Frank Sut ton presidng, local Rotarians held their regular scheduled luncheon meeting in the Civic Room of the Newberry Hotel last Friday. Guest of Rotarian Tom Hicks was Mr. Kellams, Comptroller of Newberry Textile mills. Feature of the meeting’s program, under the direction of Rotarian Hal Kohn, Jr., was the performance of the Morning Star Quartet. The quar tet, composed of local talent, enter tained members of the Rotary Club with their renditions of well-known Negro spirtuals. Special Services At Bachman Chapel On Sunday, September 22 at four p. m. a special service will be con ducted at Bachman Chapel conse crating several lovely and useful gifts. The Altar will have in ad dition to the Cross which was pre sented by the Women’s Missionary Society, a few years ago, brass candelabra and vases. Also will be presented a pulpit Bible and other useful gifts. For these, and the electric fan recently given, by members and friends of the congre gation we are grateful. The sermon for this occasion will be delivered by the Rev. Karl W. Kinard, D.D., president of the Sy nod. You are invited to worship with us. Re-dedication Service At St. Phillip’s Church In grateful appreciation to God for the beautiful and timely work completed on St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, Pomaria, a re-dedication service will be held Sunday, Sep tember 22 at 11:15 a. m. The urgent need for Sunday school rooms prompted a complete renovation of the church at a cost of more than $5,000. Six large Sun day school rooms were added, a choir loft and robing roomf, a ves tibule and many other minor addi tions. These improvements have aided greatly to the usefulness of the church and we are indebted to God for His goodness in making this a reality. The sermon will be delivered by The Rev. Karl W. Kinard, D.D., president of the synod. You are invited to worship with us. People Book Store Moves To Caldwell The People’s Book Store on Main Street, owned by Fred Thomas, will move to their new location on Cald. well street in the building formerly occupied by the City Sales Furniture company. The building is now being remod eled and painted, and Mr. Thomas expects to move his stock of mer chandise there in about two weeks. Here Tuesdays Sergeant Wadsworth, Marine Re cruiter ,who is here every Tuesday with headquarters in the post of fice, announces that after October 31, no more enlistments will be ac cepted in the Marine Corps for 2 year periods, and no new enlist ments after this date will be eli gible for the benefits under the G. I. Bill of Rights. Enlistments after October 31 will be taken only for periods of three and four years. New Bank To Locate In Exchange Building A committee composed of J. T. McCrackin, A. W. Murray and J. M. Roberts, who were appointed by the board of directors of the Newberry County bank to secure a location for the new bank, met last Satur day morning in the offices of At torney Thomas H. Pope and report ed their decision to locate in the Exchange building on the comer of Main and College streets, in the of fices now occupied by the Selective service boards, Meek-Hutto Lumber company, apd Dr. E. H. Moore. The committee’s decision was ap proved by the board and the offices were leased for a period of five years. The bank which was granted its charter last Friday, expects to be in operation by the middle of Novem ber, according to an announcement by President A. J. Bowers, Jr. J. M. Roberts, cashier, has for the past ten years been examiner of the Federal Deposit Insurance cor poration, and prior to that time, was employed by the Citizens and Southern Bank in Atlanta, Ga. The Selective Service Boards and Dr. Moore will move as soon as available quarters can be found. The Meek-Hutto Lumber company has already moved to another office in the same building. N Christmas Packages For Overseas G. I.’s Christmas packages for Army personnel overseas may be mailed without request slips between Oc tober 15 and November 15, Major George F. Heinz, postal officer for the Seventh Army announced today. That gives relatives and friends of the GIs a month longer to mail packages to isure their arrival over seas by Christmas Day than was the case during the war. Major Heinz stated, due to the great reduction of soldiers in foreign fields since the shooting stopped. Only one package may be mailed by any one person to any individual overseas in any one week during the mailing period specified. The weight limit per package is 70 pounds and may measure not to ex ceed 100 inches in length and girth combined. For Army personnel sent over seas shortly before or subsequent to November 15, packages will be accepted up to December 10, but the sender must present a change of address card from the addressee, received subsequent to October 30 and these packages must be marked “Christmas Parcel”. Only one such parcel will be accepted from any one individual. A change from the 'war years is noted in the fact that parcels may be insured or registered, but they must be securely packed or wrap ped to be acceptable. No liquor, matches, combustibles, ammunition, revolvers or other fire arms may be mailed and no perish ables. Newberry Wants New Power Dam Newberrians were interested to learn of renewed interest aroused in the building of the Tri-County Lyles Ford Power authority comprising the counties of Newberry, Fairfield and Union for it has been learned that application has been made to the federal power commission in Washirfgton for authority to con struct the dam at Blairs in Newber ry county at a cost of $21,585,000. The dam would be 100 feet high and would generate 108,000 kilo watts. The original prime mover in the building of a dam at Blairs was begun a number of years ago by B. V. Chapman, a well-known attor ney of Newberry, while serving as a senator from Newberry county. At that time an authority was set up composed of three members, one from Newberry, one from Fairfield and one from Union counties. A. E. Reese was the Newberry county member of the board and he was highly elated over the prospects of the dam now being built. Mr. Reese lives not very far from the propos ed dam site and he is of the opinion that it will be a big boost for New berry county. Should this dam project go through Newberry county will be surrounded by '•four huge power dams, namely as follows: Pan- Shoals dam, built near Peak in 1913 which backs water to the vicinity of Blairs; the Lake Munay dam which was built around 1927, and backs water at high level to near Silverstreet; the Buzzard Roost dam which was built several years ago and which backs water up to the far ends of the county. With the building of the last dam the county should be one of the best fishing paradises in this part of the state. Mr. Chapman, the prime /never of the Lyles Ford authority, was pleased to learn of the renewed in terest in the building of the dam at Blairs which, however, was not exactly like the first proposal. In this dam the three counties were to share equally in the sale of cur rent generated. However the build ing of the dam will help the coun ty, even though no revenue is from the sale of the current. With THE BOYS In Service 1ST. LIEUT. JOHN B. FELLERS, 1614 First street, is now on termi nal leave until October 8, when he wil receive his official discharge from the Fort Bragg, N. C., separa tion center. Lieutenant Fellers went into the service on January 20, 1945, and served ten months, five days in the Pacific area. He was awarded the Asatic-Pacific cam. paign medal, the Army Occupation medal of Japan. 1ST LIEUT. EDWARD RAGS DALE, 1225 Nance street, is now on terminal leave until October 23, when he will be officially dis charged from the army at the Fort Bragg, N. C., separation center. Lieutenant Ragsdale entered the armed forces on January 27, 1945, and served one year and six montns in the Pacific area, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Bronze arrowhead, the occupation medal for Korea, the Asiatic-Paci fic campaign medal. CAPT. VAN CORTEZ SANDERS, 1900 Nance street is on terminal leave until November 10, when he will be officially discharged from ‘be service at the Fort Lewis, Wash. Separation center. He went into the service on March 17, 1943, and was awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon, American Theater Service ribbon, World War II Victory medal. OLLIE THOMAS BEDEN BAUGH, Machir^st’s Mate 1-c, of Prosperity, was honorably discharg ed from the service in San Fran cisco, Calif., on August 29 after being a member of the Navy since August 29, 1940. He was awarded the American Defense ribbon with one star, the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two stars, the American Area medal, the European-African and Middle Eastern Theater ribbon’ with two stars, the Good Conduct and the World War II Victory medals. PFC. THURMON H. SMITH, 616 Glenn street was honorably dis charged from the army at the Fort Bragg, N. C., separation center on August 20, atefr being a member of the service since January 21, 1945, eleven months and 21 days of which was spent in the Pacific Theater where he was awarded the Pacific Service medal, the Good Conduct and World War II Victory medals. Mrs. Carrie Lee Gayle, who has accepted a position as assistant clerk in the Selective Service Office will assume her duties on. Monday, September 23. ABOUT TOWN DR. R. A. GOODMAN saying that it cost him a dollar to get his name in The Sun once a year . . . DR. ARTHUR WELLING and FRED ROD,E L S P E R G E R, JR. have been issued license to “spread their wings” alone . . . R. E .SUMMER in argument with friend how high Newberry is above sea level, after* * which he makes a special trip to the court house to look on the Geological Survey indicator to see who was right. By the way, do YOU know * how high above sea level Newber ry is? Well, after looking at it myself I can tell you it’s 493 feet . . . MRS. T. O. STEWART and buddy, MRS. NELLIE COATES DAVIS shopping early Monday morning “before the rain caught them” . . . CHALMERS BROWN and FRANK SUTTON discussing and making plans for the County Fair in October . . . MRS. W. H. SPIVEY (Rachel Mower) and 18 month, old son, W. H., Ill, visiting The Sun office Tuesday . . . T. ROY SUMMER having the inter ior of his place of business paint ed .. . DR. F. A. TRUETT trying on new top coat after lunch Tues day, but deciding he had better come back another time before eating . . . MRS. M. I. YOU- MANS and JANE WILSON win dow shopping in the rain Tuesday afternoon . . . FURMAN DICK- ERT taking time out from “cut ting meat” to eat a pint of ice cream . . . Received note from “LIBBY” HARMON, who is vaca tioning in Tennessee, saying that she was “enjoying the Sunpaper and was reading it more closely than ever before . . . CARROL DEVORE remarking since he couldn’t get meat to put in his meat refrigerator he was using it to display apples and such . . JOE W. WERTZ thinks the county fair will be incomplete without the “Black Cat” . . . MRS. RUTH DICKERT now member of the sales force of The Fashion . . . Birthday anniversaries thru Fri day, Sept. 27th: Walter Hiller, Sept. 20; H, H. Ruff, Mrs. Eugene S. Blease and Margaret Harmon, Sept. 21; Fay Harmon, Sept. 22; White Fant and Mrs. W. O. Miller, Sept. 23; George Rodelsperger and Mrs. Edgar L. Hiller, Sept. 24; Strother Paysinger, Pinckney N. Abrams, Mrs. W. B. Goggans, and Julian H. Aull, Sept. 25; J. Ervin Wilson, Sept. 26; and Miss Farnces Jones, Sept. 27th.