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TELEPHONE ONE IF tfOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM THANK YOU ALL KINDS OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND ENGRAVING PHONE NO. ONE VOL. 9; NO. 2 7 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1946 $1 PER ANNUM CONNIE WAS MY first baby and I hope her baby wn! 'be a girl also. I like little girls. Tis a pleasure to wash their little fannies, dress them in cute frocks with the lace of their drawers showing below the hemline. That’s something which makes my sinful old heart stop and take a second thought. I can remember as if yesterday the kiss of Connie’s soft little mouth on my cheek so long ago. Now she is out of the old nest and per forming the task performed by noble women since the morning of the world. Connie has become by dream baby. Dream babies! For several months now I have been turning over in my mind a piece I want to do on that subject. There is a dream baby in every life. The gentle Charles Lamb had his dream babies. Unable to mar ry the woman he loved because of a duty imposed by a sister, in later year s he brooded over what “might have been’’; called around his kneo the children of his fancy and be stowed upon them the caresses which actual children never came to enjoy. The great war just closed left its toll of dream babies. To mother and dad the young man who didn’t come back i s just a dream baby. Yes, the children which should have come and '.id not, are dream babies, but so, also, are those which should have stayed with us after they came—and did not. To grief-racked parents a child never dies. In that dreamland which is as much a part of us as the visible world itself, the child lives; it comes back to us, now and then; reminds us of every little word and caress; and wrings our hearts once more with infinite pain. And, there are dream babies, too, for those unfortunates who, for one reason or another, have no real babies of their own. Margaret Bon- ney must have been such a one, as indicated by this poem: And listened to their prattlings feet And listended to their prattlings sweet? There cuddled close the little head, While feeding it to love’s own bread? Ah! deem it not that God hath giv’n, To but a few this taste of heaven, For hungry souls do oft give birth, To babies bom not of this earth. Our children grow up and pass cut of the home, but as dream babies they never leave us. In the quiet of melancholy afternoons, or in the midnight hour, they come back to us, ever and always. I AM RIGHT PROUD of Newber ry’s new radio station. I woke up Sunday morning in time to hear it take to the air with the rousing tune “Dixie”. Followed a few ‘■(weKl chosen” words (he had six months to choose them) from Man ager Chris Kaufmann who turned the works over to Wayne Davis, program director of the station. From then until 9 o’clock Monday morning when I arose from my couch to be about my work, I list- led faithfully. Without a doubt the new station ill get some advertising dollars [rich might have otherwise come me but I don’t mind. I like to e poor boys like Chris and Jonn ake their way in the world. If ings get too tough I can always back to farming. Opening day I hear was a great ccess. They had $100 worth of ■ople and 1000 flowers. Or maybe was the other way round. Sev- al of the big shots slated for Iks failed to show up, sent regrets, rom Thurmond sent along a copy ' his address to the general as- mbly in January, but he mention ed the station. Without discounting; what any one said, I liked the short and simple message of Mayor Luther or Prosperity best. He said exactly what I would have said had I been smart enough to say it. But best of all there was a ring of sincerity about his words which was unmis takable. I must meet this man some time. I have heard him com plimented highly on several occa sions. I was surprsed at the pleasant radio voices of Announces Wayne Davis and “Jinx” Cooper. I had not expected them be any better than Grady Cole. To say they are bet ter than Cole wouldn’t be much of a compliment, so I will say they are MUCH better. The newscasts from Wires of the Associated Press were good and well delivered. I was better posted on the time Sunday than ever before in my life, thanks to Charlie Bow ers. I set my watch 18 times. Must have that thing fixed. I was awakened Monday morning to the pleas of Wayne Davis to “Wake Up and Sing”. What does that boy think I am. What with a mouth tasting like a skunk had just pulled his foot out of it (and his hind foot at that) I must get up in the middle of the floor and give out with “Pistol Packing Mama”. I won’t do it. Preacher Calcote put a better taste in my mouth with a nice little inspirational talk but I was a little surprised to hear him quote my old pagan friend Omar Khayyam,* As I write this I am enjoying a nice hill-billy piece over the new station being rendered by “Miss Ollie” in person. “If It’s Wrong to Love You” is the name of the piece, and I must say “Miss Ollie” wraps it up in pretty good shape. ‘ I feel terribly soft and sentimental. Think I’ll go out and kill my wife and throw her in the river so I can have a good cry. The station announces that “Miss Ollie” will be on every day at 4;30 o’clock. Life is certainly worth liv ing these days. Jokes aside, “Miss Ollie” and her “Carolina Ramblers” is a better hill billy outfit than many I have heard on larger stations. She has made records and I suppose they can be bought locally. The radio also says she books engagements at schools, etc. Yes, Newberry’s new radio sta tion is a bit of all right. It will for a time give more than it will get, but we hope in the long run the owners will be amply rewarded. ‘The moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on; nor all thy Piety nor wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. —Fitzgerald First Version. THE CAT AND I had a visitor last week. You will recall a letter here a few weeks a£k> from Dallas Worth in reply lo a statement I had made to the effect that I knew all here is to know about women. In a part of the letter I didn’t print Dallas Worth asked (writing from San Jose, California) how far Newberry wa s from Columbia, stating that he (or she) would be coming into these parts and might drop in. Well, Dallas came last week, and glory be, Dallas is a woman! Said she had been to Florida and was on her way to Asheville. Apparently she is a gal with lots of time ana money, to be gadding about the nation like that. I didn’t get to see her as it was my week to do the cashing, but maybe it’s just as weL. She’s happy I suppose, and if she had seen me she might not have continued so. And you can take that any way you want to! YOU POOR PEOPLE want to re member that this sheet goes up tc $1.50 a year on November 15. If your neighbor docs not take the Sun, which is extremely unlikely, drop what you are doing right now and run over there and explain that they can save 50c by subscribing before November 15th. You can finish the dishes when you come back and both your neighbors, this paper and our creditors will appre ciate your kindness. If Junior tears his britches while you are gone we’ll sew them up. Just re turn the britches, six spools of black thread No. 50 and 10c for postage. AS I NOW HAVE the washing on the line, I wish all of you poor people would come out and see my chrysanthemjumls. I sent $2 to a lady in the lower part of the state last spring for the plants and I do have some pretty blossoms. I have a pink one, large wih ragged peta 11, which I believe is new to this sec tion. Maybe not, but it is a beauty. I also have another pink which I suppose would be called a daisy mum. It is two to three inches across and a most delirate pink. I can see from a bed of the same variety on the lot of Mrs. Henry Chappell that I failed to pinch mine back sufficiently to make them bushy. There’s no prettier flower in all the world than the mum and if any of my readers have unusual varie ties I would like to buy a start of them. I wish I could get away from this blamed newspapetr business and raise chrysanthemums and roses. And I suppose this is as good place as any to thank Bill Wise and Ho mer Schumpert for some pretty dahlias given my battling better half some days ago. I WANT TO bring you poor people up to date on a literary matter. For long years I took it for granted that old Patrick Henry ori ginated the phrase “ . . . peace, peace, when there is no peace!” A while back I was reading Martin Luther’s Letter to the German No bility and found the self-same phrase. Martin ante-dated Patrick by some three or four hundred years and so I concluded those stir ring words came originally from his fertile mind. Net so. In the book of my favorite reading matter the other day I found this; “They Joe Purcell Will Pilot Largest Plane In World Word has reached here that Joe Purcell, son of Mrs. C. J. Purcell, Main street, will be a test pilot on the H-4, largest plane in the world, when ;t takes to the air around the first of the year. The big seaplane has been in the process of assembly for many months near the water’s edge in California. Hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of earth has been moved to make a channel thru which the big ship will move to open water. The tail assembly of the H-4 is as big as an eight story building and weighs 400,000 pounds. It is capable of carrying 750 fully equipped troops. The H-4, an eight engine sea plane is being built by Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire movie producer and airplane builder. Joe Purcell joined the Howard Hughes organization the first of this month as a test piot. He attended The Citadel in Charleston but left there in 1939 to take up flying. He made many hazardous flights dur ing the war and is rated as one of the world’s most daring as well as skillful pilots. Test pilots are thd most highly paid in the business, being paid by the minute while testing new planes. It is said their pay amounts to as much as $1000 per minute. Newberrians will be proud to read the following article which was taken from the October 11 copy of “Hughnews”, a newspaper published by the Hughes company; “C. J. ‘Joe’ Purcell hails origin ally from Newberry, South Caro lina. His father was the late Col. Chas. J. Purcell and his mother, Levinia McFall Purcell. “He entered the service in 1939 at Pensacola. In 1940 he became Regimental Commander in charge of Cadets and instructed in primary and basic flight at Jacksonville, Florida. “Next he attended the Pan- American 4-engine seaplane school at Miami. “Soon he was in Naval Air Transport Service, at Norfolk. First he was in the VR-1 Squadron, then transferred to VR-6 at Miami, Fla. For 15 months he flew the Carib bean Sea and to South America, with the four-engine seaplanes. “From that assignment ‘Joe’ Pur cell moved to the West Coast with VR-2 to fly between Alameda .and the Philippines. On this route he flew Coronados and Mars. He was Operations Officer for the Squad ron. He personally flew Admiral J. Q. Reeves, Jr., on a tour through out the Pacific while the Admiral extolled the advantages of transfer from the Reserves to the Regular Navy. “While in the Pacific area, fly ing without armament, he had some thrilling experiences. One night he was jumped by a Jap Zero when fying at 9,000 feet, rn a 15-minute long slow dive ‘Joe’ dropped to 1500 feet finally suceeding in shaking off his Jap enemy. “Weather affords as many haz ards as did the elements of war. In one trip he experienced three ty phoons. But his squadron never cancelled a flight due to weather and averaged miles enough per month to reach eleven and a half times around the world. “Joe Purcell is a married man. He met his wife, formerly Elsie S. Shope, when she was employed by Pan-American Airways. “The Purcells have two daugh ters, Shanda Lou and Janice Dana, 20 months and one months old, re spectively. “And like all others newly out of service, Joe is looking for a place to live. “He will be busy with our newly acquired Coronado and the flight training for the cargo plane crew. He can be contacted through Serv ice & Flight.” JUDY GAY ANDREWS Judy Gay Andrews, four-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Andrews of Atlanta, Ga., died Tues- aay, October 29 at the Newberry hospital. Funeral services were held at the graveside in Rosemont cemetery Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, officiating. Besides her parents, she is sur vived by one sister, Linda An drews, her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilson, and great grandmother, Mrs. L. W. Wil son of Newberry, and her grand mother, Mrs. Bessie Andrews of Me- Bee. BANK NOT TO OPEN MONDAY Joe M. Roberts, manager of the newly organized Newberry County bank, announced that they will be unable to open on Monday, Novem ber fourth, as planned on account of certain supplies, which have been promised them, failed to arrive. Mr. Roberts said that they hope to open sometime during the week of Nov ember fourth if possible. have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, say ing, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.” Yes, Jeremiah said that many hundreds of years before Mar tin Luther was born. Truly there is nothing new under the sun—not even a phrase! ! POMARIA GETS FIRST COMMUNITY BOOTH Crowds of record-breaking pro portions pammed the midway at the Newberry county fair this week to witness aW take part in the first post-war agricultural exhibit. Exhibits, while few in number and variety, were nevertheless of fine quality. Uncertainty last spring as to whether there would be a fair is said to account for the scarcity of exhibits. The Pomaria community took first prize with a Community Booth ex hibit, and second prize was award ed Silverstreet for a like exhibit. Four-H clubster Angus Dickert, was awarded first prize for the best display in the entire poultry show. A full list of prize winners .pre pared by County Agent Ezell’s of fice, will be printed next week. Guernsey Cow Sets Champion Record O. P. Suber and R. H. Lemon, Jr., Whitmire, have made a state champion record on their registered Guernsey cow, Sonnylaine Maxim Mary. Her production of 10045.1 pounds of milk and 489.4 pounds of butterfat is the highest record in the state made in class EEE, which means this cow was three years of age and that she was milked twice daily for ten months. The sire of this cow, Quail Roost Merger, have five daughters in the Performance Register of The Ameri can Guernsey Cattle Club. NEWBERRIANS ON DEER DRIVE Thomas H. Pope, Jerry O’Quinn, John Billingsley and Ed MCrackin, spent last week in Jasper county on a deer drive. They report a most successful drive. MR. DEVORE ILL AY HOTEL The many friends of Frank P. DeVore, will regret to learn that he was taken suddenly ill in the lobby of the Wiseman Hotel early Monday morning. His condition is reported to be serious but not cri tical. THE NEW DAY A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal contains the state ment . . . “the wonderful South does not feed jtself,” which calls to mind the gem of Henry W. Grady, which we think well worth reprint ing at intervals: , “When every farmer in the South shall eat bread from his own fields and meat from his own pastures, and disturbed by no creditors and enslaved by no debt, shall sit among his teem ing gardens, and orchards, and vineyards, and dairies, and barn yards, pitching his crops in his own wisdc m and growing them in independence, making cotton his clean surplus, and selling it in his own time and in his chos en market, and not at a master’s bidding—getting his pay in cash and not in a receipted mortgage that discharges the debt but does not restore his freedom—then shall be breaking the fullness of our day,”—Henry Grady. Hog Tied! James Edwin Yarborough and Cora Lee Boyce, Clinton. Thomas William Ward and Ran- nah Frances Livingston, Newberry. Ryan C. Baker, -and Mary Ger trude Thrift, Whitmire. Elzie Lee Turner, Newberry and Bessie Christine Kinard, Prosperity. William Preston Binkley, and Marjcrie Lerenn Buice, Newberry. William Fred Ellison, Columbia, and Geraldine Louise Bickley, New berry. Joseph Vernon Taylor, route two, Prosperity, and Mary Florine Wil son, route three, Newberry. Harold E. Rippy, Columbia, and Dorothy N. Street, Newberry. Edward P. Livramento, Sacramen to, Calif., and Dezzaree Davis, New berry. Harry R. Swank, Johnstown, Pa., and Ruth Henderson Parks, Kansas City, Mo. Thomas Virgil Cromer, route one, Pomaria, and Freddie Hazel, route one, Newberry. Carl O. Taylor, and Clarice Wil hite, Newberry. Howard G. Roach, and Frances Fuller, Clinton. Thomas William Westmoreland and Barbara Norwood, Charlotte, N. C. Gilbert F. Broom and Ethel Mae Bostic, Whitmire. William Miles O’Dell and Vivian Grey Farmer, Whitmire. Harold Lee Taylor and Sara Mag- delene Seymour, Newberry. Harry Raymond Harris, Newberry and Almena Davis Wise, Augusta, Ga. George Wayne Martin and Doro thy Pitts Abrams, Newberry. Lueian Lee Whitmire, and Blanche B. Platt, Columbia. Thomas H. Pope, commander of the Newberry Legion Post 24, and the adjutant, Jake Wise, attended the Legion Convention which was held in Columbia this week. 4-H Members Win Honors At State Fair Sweepstakes for the entire corn show at the State Fair went to Edith Williamson, 4-H club mem ber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Williamson of near Pomaria. In he 4-H Jersey calf show Wil liam Parr’s senior calf and Virginia Piester’s junior yearling placed well. Don Cousins took honors in showmanship. With plenty of competition in the 4-H Guernsey show, Margaret Gary, Frances Jenkins, Robert Gary and Joe Lovelace placed well. Other winners in the 4-H corn show were: blue group, Derieux Long, William Long, Carroll Moore, Robert Garrett, Vernon Garrett, George Garrett and Dennis Beden- baugh; Red ribbon group, Alvin Long, Jimmie Bedenbaugh, Richard Koon and Vernon Jenkins. White Ribbon group, Charles Moore. Com petition in the corn show was very keen, having 153 single and 10 ear entries. Grand champicn honors went to Mr. W. E. Senn’s bull in the open class Jersey show. All of these exhibits are entered in the New berry county fair this week. “Lawd, I’m Coming Home!” Preparations for the annual Homecoming for many Newberry Alumni have been completed as announced by Prof. Philip T. Kelly alumni secretary of Newberry Col lege. The big event of the day will be the clash between the Indians of Newberry and the Terriers of Wof ford College. The game will be played on Setzler field at 8:15 o’clock. Prior to the football game many alumni will assemble in the college boarding hall for an “out standing supper” for which tickets may be secured at one dollar. In dividuals desiring to attend the supper must make reservations thru the Alumni office. A short informal program will be held after the supper at which time various prizes will be given to “lucky” alumni. Many attractive exhibits will be on display on the car tups in regards to Homecoming. These displays are being put on by individual students and student organizations. As Secretary Kelly said, “we are ex pecting a large number of alumni to return to the ole hunting grounds and we hope to make their return a pleasant one.” These Are Patients At County Hospital Miss Mattie Adams, 909 Wilson street; Master Weldon Chevis Baker, Whitmire; Mrs. Lillian Bouknight and baby girl, 1893 Nance street; Mrs. R. R. Bruner and baby girl, Johnstone street; Ester Gertrude Bouknight and baby son, 2034 Piedmont street; Miss Sarah Banks, route three. Prosperity; Mrs. Ruby Ann Chapman, route 4, Newberry; Mrs. Roy Clary, 901 McKibben street; Mrs. Myrtle Cromer, route one, Newberry; Monroe Dominick, route two, Prosperity; Mrs. Carrie Epting, route 3, Newberry; Mr. Jud Evans, 823 Drayton street; Willie Mae Frick, 502 Floyd street. / Also, Mrs. Pearl Henderson, 408 O’Neil street; Mrs. Mable Hiller, 415 Rodelsperger street; Mrs. Leoni P. Harmon, route 1, Kinards; Miss Nora Long, Caldwell street; Doris Hyffstelle Long and baby girl, route 3, Newberry; Mr. Alec McCarley, Whitmire; Mrs. Reba Mae Martin, 1809 Milligan street; Master George Mayer, Jr., 1218 Summer street; Mrs. H. C. Martin, Prosperity; Mr. Albert Padgett, 2038 Montgomery street; Mrs. Marion Price and baby girl, 108 Wood street, Whitmire; Mrs. L. C. Pitts, 2122 Brown street; Mrs. Sue Radford, 1220 Kinard street; P. M. Rogers, 1308 Second street. Also, Mrs. Alice Smith, Newber ry; Mrs. Elizabeth Senn, route one, Silverstreet; Mrs. Claudia Sheppard and baby boy, Silverstreet; Mrs. Earl Surpmer and baby girl, 902 Caldwell street; Mr. John Thomas, Whitmire; Mrs. Stevie Wright, 1003 Caldwell street; Mrs. Arlie Lee Wil son and baby boy, route 2, Prosper ity; Mrs. Doris Wicker, Pomaria. ALTON B. BERLEY, U. S. Army received his discharge from the service on October 8, at Fort Bragg, N. C., after being a member of the service since April 12, 1945. He was awarded the APT service med al, the Occupation medal (Japan), and the World War II Victory medal. OLIVER H. DAVIS, U. S. Navy, received his discharge at the Nor folk, Va., separation center on Oc tober 17th after being a member of the Naval service since March 24, 1945. He was awarded the World War II Victory medal. CHARLES LINDBERGH WICK ER, S 1-c, U. S. Navy, who has been a member of the service since Au gust 17, 1945, was honorably dis charged from the Navy at the U. S. | Naval station in San Diego, Calif., on October 16. He is entitled to wear the APT campaign medal, the World War II Victory medal and the American Area campaign medal. Retires After 60 Years With Newberry Mills J. Y. Jones, superintendent of Newberry Cotton Mills will retire from his work today, November 1st, after a period of uninterrupted serv ice of 60 years. Mr. Jones started as a sweeper in old Newberry mills when a mere lad and has worked in almost every depart ment. He became superintendent in 1933 upon the death of J. Marion Davis. For 27 years prior to be coming superintendent Mr. Jones was overseer of the spinning room. Sweeper, -carder, doffer, drawing-in hand, section hand, second hand. Mr. Jones filled all these places and more. He is truly an all-round mill man and conceded to be one of the best in the industry. Mr. Jones is a native of Laurens county, having moved to Newberry mills with his parents in 1885 and began his mill career a year later. J. Y. Jones has always been ac tive in all phases of community life, being particularly interested in church and lodge work. He is a Rotarian and was club president in 1937 and 1938. He represented the local club at the International meet in San Francisco in 1938. His inter est in fraternal organizations has brought him many honors. He is a member of Amity Lodge No. 83, Royal Arch Chapter No. 18, Oriental Council No. 17, Hajez Temple and Potentate of that organization in 1938. He attended the Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting in Los An geles in 1938. Mr. Jones is also a member of Odd Fellows and served that organization as Grand Master in 1926. He represented the Odd Fellows at meetings in Philadelphia and Annapolis. Mr. Jones is active in the Baptist denomination. He has been a mem ber of the West End Baptist church for 47 years. He became a deacon in this church in 1904 and has served in that capacity since. He has been chairman of the board of deacons of his church, superin- tendant and teacher of the Sunday school and church treasurer. In 1916 Mr. Jones was elected clerk of the Reedy River Baptist association and served the associa tion for 15 years. He was elected moderator of this group i n 1931. He has also served as a member of the Board of the Baptist State Conven tion. In 1940 he was elected a member of the Baptist Brotherhood. In the civic life of the city, Mr. Jones is perhaps best known in school circles. For 32 years he has been a member of the Boarfl of Trustees of city schools, most of the time serving as chairman of the group. He was president of the Chamber of Commerce for two years and chairman of the Boy Scout Council for five years. Mr. Jones’ long and helpful serv ice to the people of West End and Newberry has endeared him to hundreds who wish for him much happiness in his remaining years. Albert Williams, a student at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and wife, the former Stella Senn, a member of the Camden school fac ulty, were weekend guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Senn on College street. and two children, Jackie and Jerry, of Raleigh, N. C., and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gains of Elberton, Ga., spent the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sligh and other relatives on College street. Major and Mrs. Harry Buzhardt and small son, Harry, Jr., are visiting in the home of Major Buz- hardt’s mother, Mrs. Epsie Buz hardt on Boundary street, and in the home of Mrs. Buzhardt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Young of Whitmire. Major Buzhardt, who has been stationed at Camp Lejeune, N. C., for the past year, will leave on No vember first for duty i n Alaska. Mrs. Buzhardt and Harry, Jr., will make their home in Whitmire with her parents during Major Buzhardt’s absence. First Graders At ' County Schools JOHNSTONE SCHOOL: Nancy Minick, Lou Frances Holsenback, Joe Harman. K-iNARD SCHOOL; Geraldine Beamon, Thomas Beamon, Walter Gruber, Francene Johnson, Pauline Morgan, Peggie Morgan, Marie Riddle, Syble King. HARTFORD SCHOOL: Joel Long, Luella Hamm, John Earl Waters, Margaret West, Janies Thomas Cro mer. ST. PHILIPS SCHOOL: Willie Ray Wicker, Wilma Shealy, Annette Wicker, John Robert Ruff, Mavis Wicker, Jimmie Frarik Lominick, Jenny Wicker, William Werts, Mary Catherine Stone, Gerald Perry, Bil ly Bouknight, Jimmie Alewine, Pat Werts. BUSH RIVER SCHOOL: Paul Berry, Phyllis Boozer, Anna Bragg, Nellie Ruth ^ Bundrick, Sharon Crapps, Ann Garner, Norma Gib son, John Guyton, Eugene Hox- worth, Dale Hunnicutt, Barbara Ann Johnson, Richard Johnson, Billy Johnson, Luther Elliott Long, Elliott Mayer, Jimmy Motes, Zan der Motes, Anita Rice, Leila Kay Singley, Carroll Tinsley, David Tinsley, Glenda Wise. Death Claims Oldest Citizen Newton T. Hogge, 93, familiarly known as “Uncle Newt” one of Newberry county’s most prominent and beloved citizens, died Tuesday night at his home on Nance street after a short illness. Born March 15, 1853, in Newber ry county, the son of James Lewis Hogge of Scotland and Catherine Heffner Hogge of Dublin, Ireland, he lived an active and colorful life. He was an interesting conversation alist and often recounted many of the events in the history of New berry county in which he played an important part in bringing about law and order. Though too young to be a soldier in the Confederate Army, Uncle Newt distinguished himself by tak ing an active part in the trying days of reconstruction and was a mem ber of Col Gus Dickert’s famous Red Shirts, and was one of the last surviving members in the county. The others are Dr. W. C. Brown and Dan Crooks, both living in Newber ry County. Mr. Hogge often stated that the Red Shirts company organized by Colonel Dickert down on Broad River played an important part in placing general Wade Hampton in the governor’s chair. Uncle Newt loved to work. He was never idle and believed that it was best for a person to be up and doing. He was carrying on two jobs wheft he became ill and on Oc tober 1 rounded out 39 years as a night watchman for the Standard Warehouse. Despite his 93 years he made daily trips out to his farm near the city to oversee the work. Uncle Newt found nightwatching rather drab with the exception of one night several years ago when he frustrated five yeggmen who held sawed off shot guns in their attempt to rob the Thomas and Howdrd wholesale company near the Stand ard warehouse. Upon approaching the buPding he was accosted by the yeggmen who had blown the safe but did not have time to break the second lock. They threatened Mr. Hogge, but spared his life thinking him a tramp and unarmed, having failed to discover the gun in the holster under his arm. When a car approached the yeggmen fled and Uncle Newt opened up fire. Survivors niclude four daughters, Mrs. N. D. Gruber, Neptune Beach, Fla., Miss Edith Hogge, Mrs. J. J. Hitt and Mrs. Fred Mayfield, three grandchildren and one great grand child, Susan Ann Cogbume. Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon (Thursday) at 3:30 with Rev. J. Aubrey Estes in charge assisted by Dr. F. O. Lamoreux. Interment will be in Rosemont cemetery. ALLEN GLASGOW, motor mach inist’s mate, 2-c, son of A. Glasgow, Sr., 204 Boundary street, has been discharged from treatment at the Naval hospital in Seattle, Wash. Glasgow, who enered the Naval service November 7, 1942, served aboard the YTB 508 before his hos pitalization. PFC. JOHN C. FULMER, JR„ Ki nards, who entered the United States armed forces on October 27, is now on terminal leave and will receive his official discharge on No vember 18. ABOUT TOWN MANA L. CONNELLY from up Chappells way in the city Tuesday carrying a huge bouquet of fall flowers, and remarking that he was taking them to HAL KOHN . . . By the way, our friend -Hal Kohn sent this writer a very nice little folder of lipstick tis sues, and now we are wondering if Mr. Kohn wants us to ‘blot’ our lips or just wipe it all off . . . J. Y. JONES, superintendent of Newberry Textile Mills “packing up his personal things” at mill of fice in preparation of retiring Fri day, after 60 years of contnuous service with the firm . . . MRS. SARA SUBER, Whitmire, in the city Tuesday and comng by to put her name on the fast-growing Sun list . . . JERRY O’QUINN telling this scribe that he wished she could have seen TOM POPE lugging a big deer out of the swamps in the lower part of the state, which he killed on a huntng trip over the weekend . .. Congressman BUTLER B. HARE in the city Wednesday and stop ping by to say “hello” . . We hear that the County Fair is going over big . . . Sorry but we haven't had time to get out to see it yet . . . CHRIS KAUFMANN about as proud as a peacock over the nice compliments he is getting about his radio station, WKDK . . . Birthday anniversaries thru Friday, November 8: Wyche Dick ert, Nov. 1; Mrs. L. G. Eskridge, Mrs. Bill Smith (Julia Kathryn Ruff), Orangeburg, Theo Neely, Lennis Hove and Mrs. I. H. Wil son, Nov. 2.; Mrs. J. C. Harmon, Nov. 4; Mrs. J. C. Kinard, Dr. J. K. Wicker, Miss Mary Wheeler, Nov. 6; Mrs. Jack Chappell, Mrs. McHardy Mower and Luther Hamm, Nov. 8; Brannon Yarbor ough and Dot Son, Nov. 1; John W. Waldrop, Nov. 2.