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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. 22 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1946 $1 PER ANNUM Martha Vance Ellisor Awarded Citation Miss Martha Vance Ellisor was recently awarded the following “Citation For the Medal of Free- doom’’, in Germany where she is now stationed. The citation: War Department The Adjutant Gen. Off. Washington, 25, D. C. CITATION FOR THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM Miss Martha Vance Ellis or, American Red Cross, performed meritorious service in overseas areas under operation conditions in connection with American Red Cross Civilian War Relief, from January 1945 to September 1945. Miss Ellisor in three round-trips on the M. S. Gripsholm, as Special Representative of the American Red Cross in reparation responsi bilities, showed superior abilities in maintaining a high standard of administration under trying, crowd ed and difficult conditions. She also rendered valuable service in the January 1945 of exchange of seriously sick and wounded prison ers of war on the Swiss border. Miss Ellisor, daughter of Mrs. P. G. Ellisor, Johnstone street, is a member of the Red Cross staff, and has been stationed in the European area since August of 1945. She is now located in Germany with head quarters in Berlin. At present she is traveling over the American oc cupation zone, and organizing the American women, who have joined their husbands overseas, into Red Cross units. Set October 6 To 12 Week To Employ Those Handicapped The President and the Congress have set aside the first full week in October each year as National Employ the Handicap Week. This year the week will be observed from October 6 through 12th. All local employers are requested to surviey their establishments and check to see if they have any avail able job which a handicapped per son can perform. In addition to the regular normal number of handi capped persons, we have our young men who are disabled from the War. The Newberry office of Em ployment Service has registered approximately 20 disabled veterans in Newberry who have not yet ob tained suitable jobs. Newberrians Attend UiSO Meet In Capital Leaders in the approaching USO campaign in Newberry county have been called to Columbia for a con ference at 11 o’clock October first at Hotel Columbia when they and others active in USO work in South Carolina will make final plans for this state’s campaign. Among those expected to attend the Columbia conference are Thos. H. Pope, J. W. Earhardt, A. P. Sal ley of Newberry. SALE OF VALUABLE NEWBERRY REAL ESTATE Newberry Fraternity Hall Build ing — Caldwell Street — opposite Newberr*.' Hotel. Pursuant to resolutions unani mously adopted by the directors and also adopted by the stockholders, owning more than two thirds of the capital stock of the Newberry Frat ernity Hall Company, a corporation chartered under the laws of the State of South Carolina, that the said corporation shall go into liquid ation, wind up its affairs and dis solve, as provided by the statutes of the State of South Carolina, and that the officers and directors, act ing as trustees of the said corpora tion, shall sell and convey the real estate hereinafter described. Public notice is hereby given that the Newberry Fraternity Hall Company, corporation in liquida tion and the officers and directors thereof, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, before the courthouse door, at Newberry Courthouse, Newberry, S. C., on Monday, the 7th day of October, 1946, within the legal hours of sale, and at or about the hour of 11:00 o’clock in the forenoon, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: All that piece, parcel and lot of land, situate in the City of New berry, County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, measuring ap proximately fifty-five and one-half (55 1-2’) feet on Caldwell Street, on which the said lot fronts, and by which it is bounded on the east, and running back from the said Caldwell Street all the way, with an approximate width of fifty-five and one-half (55 1-2’) feet, to an alley, sometime called Smith Alley, by which alldy the lot is bounded on the west, and being bounded on the north by lot of land now own ed, or formerly owned,, by Mrs. lone McCaughrin, and on the south by a lot now owned by William E. Turner, formerly known as the Pool property. The said lot of land has erected thereon a three story build ing, with a basement thereunder, and includes a private alleway on the south side thereof with stairs (Continued on back page) Little News Items Of Personal Interest Miss Marie Moore ,head of the Conway hospital in Conway, is spending two week’s vacaton in the city with realTTVes. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hicks, Jr., left last Tuesday for Chicago, 111., where they caught a plane to Berk ley, California, where Mr. Hicks has enrolled at the University of California and will work towards his Ph. degree. His wife, the for mer Mary Birge Kohn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn, expects to enter the art class there at an early date. Mrs. Hal Kohn, Jr., and small daughter, Carol, have returned to their home on Johnstone street af ter two week’s visit in Charleston, in the home of Mrs. Kohn’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schroeder. Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeVore of Jacksonville, Fla., spent from Wed nesday until Monday here with Mr. Devore’s parenlts, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devore at the Wiseman hotel. Mrs. F. D. McLean of York, spent several days this week in the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Bowman* Fred Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Gilbert, E. Main street, left Monday for Clemson college where he will be a member of the fresh man class. Mrs. Steve Wright, who has been a patient at the Mountain Sanator ium in Fletcher, N. C., for the past three months, has returned to her home on Caldwell street. Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Martin moved last Saturday from the A. H. Dick er! home on Boundary street, where they had an apartment, into the home they purchased some Itime ago on Caldwell street. Mrs. W. L. Norville and Miss Mattie Duncan of Whitmire were business visitors in Newberry Wed nesday. Mrs. Charles Wallace of Jalapa, spent last Thursday in the city on business. Mrs. Mable Mcllwain of Colum bia, visited this week in the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Forest Lominack on Glenn street. 'Mrs. John Hentz and two daugh ters, Miss Frances Hentz and Mrs. Mary Briton, of Pomaria, spent last Thursday in Newberry on business. Mrs. G. P. Saye of Fountain Inn, spent last Thursday in Newberry. Mrs. Van Oxner of Kinards was a business visitor here last Friday. Mrs. B. O. Lovelace and daughter- in-law, Mrs. Durey Lovelace of Prosperity spent Friday in the city on business. Mrs. Claud Wise an dmother, Mrs. M. A. Harvey of West Columbia, spent last Friday in the city on business. Mrs. Horace Shealy of Prosperi ty spent Saturday in Newberry on business. Misses Mary Lou and Ermie Wicker of Columbia spent Saturday in the city on ,business. Miss Ellen Wilkes of Spartanburg, was a business visitor in Newberry Saturday. Miss Carolyn Young of Whit mire, was a business visitor in the city Monday. Mrs. T. P. McCullough of Whit mire was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Cecil Berley of Pomaria was a business visitor here on Wednes day. The many friends of L. G. Esk ridge will be sorry to learn that he is a patient in the Jefferson hospi tal in Philadelphia, where he was admitted about three weeks ago to undergo treatments. Mr. Eskridge expects to remain in Philadelphia for another ten days. Miss Mollie Kirkland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kirkland, 1315 Glenn street, left Wednesday for Atlanta, Ga., where she has ac cepted a position as secretary with the John McGuire company. Rev. and Mrs. Aubrey Estes, Mrs. T. O. Stewart, Mrs. J. L Dickert, Mrs. T. N. Parks, Mrs. J. C. Abrams, Mrs. R. H. Wright, Mrs A. W. Mur ray, Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Mrs. Adrian Summer, Mrs. John Peter son and I. T. Timmerman and T. E. Epting, attended the Reedy River Association which was held at the Bush River Baptist church Tues day. Oliver Cromer and Richard An derson, who left Newberry in March for Susanville, Calif., re turned to their homes in the city Tuesday. Keitt Purcell, a student at The Citadel, Charleston, is spending a week’s vacation in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Pur cell on E. Main street. Miss Elizabeth Harmon returned to her home on Harriniton street Monday, after three week’s vaca tion with her aunt, Mrs. Walter Akin in Nashville ,Tenp. Mr. and Mrs. Marvii. O. Summer returned to their home on Mayer avenue, Wednesday after several days> visit with their daughter, Mrs. McBeth Sprouse and Mr. Sprouse in Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Lominack and two children, Eddie and Mar sha, are spending this week in Sparta, Ga., with Mrs. Lominack’s mother, Mrs. Wheeler, and in Tif- ton, with her sister, Mrs. Cecil Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Dawkins and daughter. Miss Dorothy Dawkins, spent Sunday in Augusta, Ga. Membership Drive Now Under Way. A drive which began Wednesday is now continuing under the direc tion of George K. Dominick to se cure a large number of new mem bers for the chamber of commerce. The chamber has cin ularized the business community with a new pamphlet which gives many reas ons for asking support. In a circular titled “The Part That Doesn’t Show” the chamber calls attention to the numerous small services it renders to the pub lic generally, services which would not be obtainable were it not for the eixstence of the chamber of commerce. But these small serv ices is only a detail in the operation of the commerce body. Every day it gives information and help to someone seeking to establish store or plant or other type of industry. “New industries, new businesses, new customers, new public improve ments, new sources of agricltural income, new processing plants, new jobs, new civic improvements, new heights of living standards for all.” There are some of the things sought by the chamber of commerce in its 1946 work program. The chamber asks that you at least give a bit of your time to the solicitor who will call upon you, so that he may present the accom- plishmetns of the body and what it hopes to do for Newberry in the future just ahead. C. B. Wise Manager B. C. Moore Store C. B. Wise, Jr., of Lancaster, took over the management of the B. C. Moore and Sons store on Main street last Wednesday when the former manager, E. M. Anderson resigned to enroll at the Emory, University School of Dentistry in Atlanta. Mr. Wise has been employed in the local store since about the mid dle of July, coming here from Lan caster where he was employed in the B. C. Moore and Sons store. Mr. Wise has been with the firm since his discharge in January, after hav ing served five years in the army as a member of the Quartermaster Corps with the rank of first lieu tenant. Mr. Wise and wife are making their home in an apartment in the ‘home of Mrs. W. T. Daniel at 1518 Boundary 'street. MISSION STUDY CLASS AT CENTRAL CHURCH The W. S. C. S. of Central church will begin their study of India on Wednesday afternoon, October 2nd, at 3;30 o’clock. Members will please note the day and hour. The class will meet again on Friday, October 4th at the same hour. * Misses Lillie Matthews and Mir iam Taylor of Columbia, were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Matthews over the weekend. Miss Elizabeth Turner of Helena, Ark., is spending a while in the home of her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Cro mer and cousin, Oliver at 302 Play er street. C. E. Hutchinson, who was a pa tient in the Newberry hospital and the Columbia hospital for two wfceks, returned to his home on Boundary street last Wednesday, and is reported to be doing nicely and is able to be up and about his home. Miss Violet Browning, secretary to the principal of the Easley city schools, spent the past weekend in the home of her mother, Mrs. Nell Browning on Wilson street. William Green of Wilmington, N. C., is spending this week in the home of his mother, Mrs. J. R. Green on Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. Gene 'Hiers and daughter, Rebecca, of Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday in Newberry en- route to Orangeburg, where Mrs. Hiers and Rebecca will spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Hack Mims, little Brenda Mills, and Miss Rosemary Albrecht of Orangeburg, spent the weekend jn Newberry. Miss Susan Nichols of Orange burg, spent the weekend at New berry College with her sister, Miss Barbara Nichols, who is a student there. Mrs. Mary F. Finney, who has been staying here with her mother, Mrs. C. H. Cannon on Caldwell street .since her discharge from the Woman’s Auxiliary Corps, left Tuesday for Baltimore, Md., where she will study at Johns-Hopkins hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kadel re turned to their home in Atlanta, Ga., over the weekend, after spend ing several days with Mr. KadeTs sister, Mrs. Ernest A. Brooks and Mr. Brooks on Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Kilgore re turned to Athens, Ga., Wednesday, after spending several days in the home of Mr. Kilgore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kilgore near the city. Mr. Kilgore is a student at the University of Georgia in Athens. Mrs. D. L^ Andrews and small daughter, Linda, of Atlanta, are spending a while in the home of Mrs. Andrew’s parents, M r . and Mrs. John C. Wilson on Boundary street. Kinard Tells Striking Students He’s No Miracle Worker When Pre; ident James C. Kinard of Newberry College returned tt> tne campus Tuesday afternoon from a busines strip out of the state he found what he termed the most un usual situation he had faced in his sixteen years as president. Said he, “One may well imagine my sur prise when upon my return I learn ed that the boarding students of ihe college had called a strike, re fusing either to go to the boarding hall or to meet classes, that the news had been sent out by the lo cal correspondent of one of the press services who admitted to me upon investigation that the information had come from an anonymous source. More startling than the news itself was my discovery that a reporter would risk a thing like that. The Associated Press repre sentative, by the way, verified the story with me before releasing it.” Dr. Kinard went on to say that the College had been in operation for two weeks and not a single stu dent had brought to him a com plaint about the boarding hall. To a reporter for The Sun he stated, “The strike itself, called during my absence, was the first intimation 1 had of dissatisfaction with the boarindg hall.” Wednesday morning at the regu lar chapel hour President Kinard read a statement to the students, in his remarks he stated that although no rtudent was under any compul- sir to attend Newberry College as long as he did so he would be re quired to meet the conditions neces sary to warrant his enrolrrtent. He went on to say that the College would continue its normal opera tions for the benefit of those who desired to continue their college education. , After his conference with the boarding students, following the chapel hour, the students appointed a committee to confer with the presi dent on their grievances and voted to return to classes and to the board ing hall. So the College is operat ing normally, all casses are meet ing regularly and die College acti vities continue. Asked for a statement about the grievances of the students, Dr. Ki nard said: “In the mass meeting the discussion seemed to center around compaint about the management of the boarding hall and the shortage of sugar and meat on the menusi 1 told the students that I had no Ala- din’s lamp with which to promiste to perform magic but that I would place at their disposal every facil ity of the College to remove as quickly and so far as humanly pos sible any cause of justifiable com plaint.” He said further that it seemed to him that the cause of the disturbance were so comparatively simple it would not be a difficult matter to adjust the differences quickly and satisfactorily. MRS. ELLEN K. HALFACRE Mrs. Ellen Kate Samples Halfacre, 23, wife of Coleman S. Halfacre passed away Monday afternoon at Newberry county hospital. She had been jll for a hsort time. Mrs. Halfacre was a daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. E. M. Samples of Commings, Ga., and had made her home near Newberry for the past seven months. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 4:30 o’clock from Clayton Memorial church with Rev. J. A. Estes and Rev. Ed L. Halfacre conducting the service. Interment followed in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, her parents, one isster, Mrs. A. C. Avery and one brother, Andrew Samples. S.T LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. B. A. Williams, Rector loth Sunday after Trinity. September 29th, 1946. 4 p. m., The Rt. Rev. J. J. Grav- att, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, will visit this Church for the rite of confir mation and will preach the sermon. Visitors are cordially invited. NOTICE FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By GENEVA T. D. WORKMAN, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Gladys Conrad Nickles hath made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Leila Kidd Conrad, deceased. THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said Leila Kidd Conrad, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on October 3, (1946) next, after publication hereof, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they ha$e, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my hand this 14th day of September, Anno Domini, 1946. GENEVA T. D. WORKMAN, Probate Judge, Newberry County Local Drafts Boards Move To Court House Chairman of the local Selective Service Boards, 58 and 59, Jake R. Wise, announce^ that the local of fice expects to move from the Ex change building on or about the 15 of October, to the office oppo site the Supervisor’s office on the ground floor of the court house. The quarters now occupied by the draft boards have been leasW. by the newly-organized New berry County Bank. Newberry County Did Request Road Aid Press dispatches some days ago stated that Newberry county had not requested aid for state-main tained roads. This was untrue as shown by the following letter writ ten to the Highway department on July 24 by Representative Aubrey Harley, clerk of the county legisla tive delegation; Hon. J. S. Williamson, Chief Highway Comm. Calhoun Office Building Columbia, South Carolina Dear Mr. Williamson: At a meeting of the Newberry county legislative delegation held on July 23, 1946, it was unani mously agreed to request the highway department to hard sur face the Bethel-Garmany road and also what we call the St. Paul’s church road, which is a road from U. S. Route 76 near overhead bridge east of Prosperity to Po maria. According to your letter of July 2, 1946, it was estimated that the first road, the Bethel-Garmany road, would cofet approximately $70,000 and that the St. Paul’s church road would cost approxi mately $55,000. As you know, we had hoped to be able to hard sur face the Jolly Street road, and since the money allotted Newber ry county is more than the approxi mate cost of the two above men tioned roads, we request that what ever balance is left be held for the purpose of hard surfacing the Jolly Street road. Very truly yours, (Signed) R. Aubrey Harley. The selection of the two roads to be paved was made by the dele gation after studying the situation over the entire county, checking the travel on the roads, and also taking into consideration the ex penditure to be made. It is esti mated that it will take about $10,- 000 to pave one mile, and where bridges are to be constructed, the cost would jump tremendously. The two roads to be paved nave no bridges, and would give the county maximum paving. The Mt. Bethel-Garmany road is approximately 7 1-2 miles in length while the St. Paul road is approxi mately 5 1-2 miles. Dr. Myron J. Rones Succeeds Dr. Bigby Dr. Myron J. Rones of Whitmire, who succeeded Dr. H. M. Bigby, optometrist here on August 23, re ceived his honorable discharge from the armed forces on February 11, after serving three years as a member of the Medical Corps, with two years in the Pacific area. Dr. Rones is making his home in Whitmire with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rones, and commutes each day. Mrs. Strother D. Paysinger, the former Miss Martha Johnstone, is receptionist for Dr. Rones. FIRST FALL MEETING DRAYTON RUTHERFORD CHAPTER OF U. D. C. Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. D. C., will hold its first fall meeting on Tuesday afternoon, October 1st, at the home of Mrs. J. M. Kinard, with Mrs. J. Y. McFall as associate hostess. There is quite a good deal of business to be transacted, so that a full attendance is urged. A pleas ant surprise is in store for each member. The hour is 4 o’clock. Mrs. Hunter Brown, Corresponding Secty. Ritz THURSDAY, FRIDAY Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin Lizabeth Scott "THE STRANGE CASE OF MARTHA IVERS" NEWS SATURDAY Johnny Weismuller, Virginia Grey, Buster Crabbe In "SWAMP FIRE" NEWS Added: Doctor of Paintings MONDAY. TUESDAY Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young Mary Astor John Sutton, Gail Patrick In "CLAUDIA & DAVID" NEWS Added: Spade Colley and Orch. WEDNESDAY Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Jack Holt In "FLIGHT TO NOWHERE" Added: Traffic With The Devil These Are Patients At County Hospital T. A. Adams, Newberry College. Mrs. Jeanne Workman and baby boy, 1514 Branwell street, Colum bia. Mrs. Mary Epting and baby boy, Little Mountain. Miss Lois Fant, Newberry Hotel. Mrs. Mary Folk, route 1, Newber ry. Mrs. Fannie Frier and baby boy, 505 Sims street, Whitmire. Mrs. Rebecca Hunt, 1218 Jones street, city. i James Ted Hall, Ware Shoals. J. W. Kinard, 1312 Foruth Street, city. Mrs. Ruth H. Lominick and baby boy, route one, Newberry. Mrs. Mary Martha Lominick, 507 Glenn street, city. Alec McCarley, Box 304, Whit mire. Mrs. Mildred Miller and baby girl, Blairs. Mrs. Mary Merchant, Prosperity. Mrs. James T. Quinn, Central avenue, Whitmire. Mrs. Beulah Roberts, route one, Silvers treet, Sam Slice, route one, Newberry. Mrs. Earl Silvers and baby boy, route two, Whitmire. Mrs. Pauline Sease and baby girl, 1926 Main street, city. Mrs. Elizabeth Senn, route one, Silverstreet. Miss Lila Turner, route two, Cha pin. Mrs. Ruby Lee Turner, 1241 Hunt street, city. Mrs. Myrtle Teasley and baby girl, Whitmire. Miss Edith Bouknight, 2707 Fair avenue, city. FAIR CATALOG READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Plans are well underway for the Newberry County Fair which is be be held the week of October 28th. The Catalog and Premium List is now ready for distribution. Interested parties may secure a catalog from the following places: Paul Ezell, county agent’s office; Frank Sutton’s office on friend street; chamber of commerce office; Dave Caldwell’s office; and Johnson- McCrackin company. This year’s fair will be under the management of the American Le gion, Post 24. JACOB F. BOLAND Jacob F. Boland, 70, died early Monday night at the Providence 'hospital after an illness of several months. Mr. Boland was born, reared, and spent all of his life near Little Mountain. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran church. His wife, Mrs. Ella Boland preceded him to the grave four years ago. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Holy Trinity Lutheran church in Little Mountain with Rev. Albert S. Timmerman and Rev. E. B. Hunt, conducting the service. Interment followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Leroy Singley, Mrs. J. R. Pitts, George E. Boland, Dewey F. Boland, Leon C. Boland; the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Jo seph Boland, Bates Boland, Willie Boland, Mrs. George F. Shealy, Mrs. V. L. Bowers and 11 grandchildren. BACHMAN CHAPEL CHURCH Sunday being the fifth Sunday, regualr sevrices will be held at Bachman Chapel Sunday night at eight o’clock. Services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Roof. All members are urged to attend and visitors are most welcomed. FOR QUICK SALE—One nice lot facing Harrington street, adjoin ing my home at 1610. D. E. Schum- pe r t. Clary Clothing Co. 8-27tnc Wells THURSDAY GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST Dorinda Clifton & James Bell Added: THIS IS AMERICA and CARTOON COMEDY FRIDAY 8c SATURDAY CHARLES STARRETT in "Blazing the Western Trail" Added: DAUGHGTER OF DON Q and COMEDY MONDAY 8c TUESDAY ROY ROGERS in "Song of Arizona" with Dale Evans & “Gabby” Hayes Added: NEWS & SHORT WEDNESDAY 8c THURSDAY MEXICANA Tito Guizar & Constance Moore Added: SELECTED SHORTS Admission—9c-30c every day Opera House SATURDAY BUSTER CRABBE in "Shadow of Death" and GIRLS OF THE BIG HOUSE Lynne Robert & Virginia Christine Added: CHICK CARTER DETEC- TWE Morning Show 10:00 Saturday Late Show 10:15 Saturday Nile SONG OF ARIZONA Judge Griffith Metes Out Stiff Term Anderson Independent. “I’m not a fanatic on the liquor question,” Judge Steve Griffith commented in Criminal Court here in passing sentence on Arthur (Smoky) Hutchinson, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill. “My own father always kept liquor in the house, and I never knew a finer, more honorable man than he,” the jurist continued. “But I’m thoroughly disgusted with this thing of people drinking liquor and going to a ball game and raising cain. “I carry my Ittle boy to ball games, and I’m ashamed of the sights he sometimes sees there. Many people who take a drink or two get loud and unruly and make things mighty unpleasant for other spectators. I’d like to see this sort of thing stopped, and feeling as I do, I’m going to have to sentence Mr. Hutchinson to eighteen months at hard labor on the chaingang or in the state penitentiary.” Hutchinson went on trial Thurs day charged with assault and bat tery with intent to kill in connec tion with a fight at Nardin Field on the night of July 20. R. L. Weathers was badly cut, and J. B McClure and Sam Harbin slightly injured. Hutchinson claimed Weathers started the fight and that he slashed out with his knife in self- defense. Weathers, on the other hand, testified the first he knew about impending trouble was when Hutchinson came up behind him and hit him on the head. After the verdict was returned by the jury, R. L. Ballentine served notice of an appeal for a new trial. He later abandoned the ap peal and requested Hutchinson be placed on probation. Judge Griffith shook his head. “I may be wrong,” he said, “but I have a feeling in my heart about this case. I’m certanly not gong to do anything to encourage such conduct at a baseball park or any place else.” FATHER OF NEWBERRIAN PASSES IN LEXINGTON D. P. Adams, 76, father of Mrs. C. B. Bradley of Newberry, died early Wednesday morning at his home in Lexington, after several week’s illness. Funeral services will be held to day (Thursday) in Lexington. ABOUT TOWN WHITE FANT remarking that Monday was his birthday and .even after teljlsng everybody at home and down town, he didn’t get a present . . . T. E. KEITT of route 1, Newberry in the city Saturday and telling us how much he enjoys the Sunpaper, re marking “It is just radical enough to be interesting” . . . MRS. SPARTA H. BEDENBAUGH and MRS. RALPH GRANT, Prosper ity, in the city on business Sat urday . . . HERMAN WRIGHT telling us the very first suit he ever wore was put on him in the store building where the Peoples Book Store is going to move to . . .At that time, Mr. Wrght’s father operated a mens clothing store there. Mr. Wright said he came to town in his dress (he was still very small, of course) and went to his father’s store and one of the clerks took him in the rear and put a boy’s suit on him, and sent him home . . . Someone in quiring of LIBBY HARMON if she found a husband while visit ing jn Knoxville, Tenn., and Libby coming back with, “Heck no, dog gone it!” . . Little FRANK PART RIDGE, son of MR. and MRS. W. F. PARTRIDGE, with both hands bundled up looking like boxing gloves, from result of bums he received when falling against oil heater . . . MISS VIRGINIA AN DERSON, the very first Newber ry girl to receive private flying license at the local port. She was issued her license on September 23 . . . MRS. FRED DOMINICK hurrying across Main street against the stop light and re marking she bet she would be caught for jay-walking ... If you would like to drop a “Swell guy” a card, and I feel sure you will, here’s his address: L. G. ESKRIDGE, Care Jefferson Hos pital, room 919, Philadelphia Pa. . . . MR. LAIRD of Laird’s Radia tor Works, telling us that he moved into his new building and was in operation within two weeks and two days from the time he started construction on it . . . E. E. WESTWOOD about again after recent seige of flu . . . Birthday anniversaries through October 4th: Henry C. Holloway, Sept. 28; Julian A. Price, Char lotte, N. C., Sept. 29; Miss Fannie McCaughrin and Patricia Welling, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Welling, Dr. James C. Kinard, Mrs. Chevis I. Boozer, Walter Summer and H. Reeder Brooks. Oct. 1; Ralph B. Baker, Miss Gertrude Smith, Mrs. W. L. Beat (Derrill Smith), Eugene Stock- man, Oct. 2; S. A. Williams, J. C. Harman and James Clamp, Octo ber 3; Mrs. R. H. Wright, Miss Josie Reid, Eva Jane Price, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Price (Ruth Clary), October 4th.