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/ VOL. 9; NO. 45 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1947 $1.50 PER ANNUM Peach Festival Comes 1 These Are Patients To Johnston March 20 At County Hospital Purely PERSONAL Thomas H. Pope, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Pope, who was a patient in the Colum bia hospital for a week suffer ing with pneumonia, was able to return to his home on College street over the weekend, where he is now recuperating. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Shealy re turned to their home in Newber ry the first of the week after spending a few days in Miami, Florida with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boozer, Jr., who accompanied them back to Newberry to make their home after living in Flor- dia for the past several months. Capt. Hugh King Boyd, Jr., cabled his wife, the former Dor othy Shealy, from Germany, where he is a member of the 10th Constabulary, U. S. Army, that he is fine, but to date had not received any mail from home since going to Southefen. Captain Boyd is taking a spe cial course at Southefen univer sity, Germany, which will fit him for his new work there. Mrs. Boyd is planning on join ing her husband in Germany at an early date. Mrs. J. E. Schroder of Char leston is spending some time in Newberry in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Hal Kohn ,Jr., and family on E. Main street exten sion. Miss Marilyn Whitener, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy V. Whitener of Newberry, and Miss Nancy Johnson of Anderson left Wednesday afternoon for Washington, D. C., where they are spending several days in the home of Senator and Mrs. Olin Johnston and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. Irwin Leavell of Atlanta, Ga., are spending this week in the home of Mr. Leavell’s sister and brother-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dickert, and mother, Mrs. Kate F. Leav ell on Harrington street. The friends of Mrs. Harriette L. O’Donnell will be sorry to learn that she is a patient in the Newberry hospital, suffering from bruises she sustained when she was thrown from a car Mon day morning. The car in which Mrs. O’Donnell was rid ing at the time of the accident, was struck by a truck on Bound ary street extension. No one was seriously injured in the ac cident. Mrs. A. H. Aull who under went a major opeartion in the Providence hospital last Friday, is reported to be doing nicely. Miss Norma Long of York, spent the past weekend in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Long. Mrs. Wyche Dickert of Colum bia, spent a few days last week in the city with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bowers and daughter, Ann, on Johnstone street. Mrs. H. G. Callison of Colum bia was a guest a few days last week in the home of her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Houseal Norris in the county. Miss Jane Goodman, a teacher in one of the Columbia high schools, is spending this week with her father, Dr. R. A. Good man on the College campus, while Mrs. Goodman is spending a few days in Rural Retreat, Va.. with another daughter Mrs. Tom Cassell. Mrs. Estell B. Dill of Clinton spent Sunday in the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ruff in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hitt and little daughter, Gwendolyn of Clinton were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. Hitt’s aunt, Mrs. Mary Epting in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community. Mr. and Mrs. Rex North, Jr., and* two sons, Rex, III and Steve of Columbia spent the past weekend in the home of Mrs. North’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ruff in the county. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Williams and Mrs. Walter Lovette, attend ed the funeral services of Mrs. Horace William’s father, Barney Beach, which was held in Savan nah, Ga., last Wednesday. The condition of Colie Piitts, who has been confined to his home on James street with flu and stomach trouble for the past ten days, remains about the same, his many friends will be sorry to learn. Miss Louise Sertn, a member of the Brooklyn-Casey school fac ulty in West Columbia, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Carrie Senn and aunt, Mrs. W. J. Swittenberg on Harrington street. Business visitors in the city last week were Mrs. P. B. Mc- Cnnville, Columbia; Miss Julia Kate Sease, Pomaria; Mrs. Frank Fowler, Clinton; Mrs. Earl Hoi- senback and daughter, Goldville, and Misses Barbara and Eliza beth Dickie Goldville. Johnston, March 12. — The Ridge section of South Carolina, which cradled the state’s multi million dollar peach crop, is go ing to have an old-fashioned celebration March 20 to welcome the new crop to the thousands of trees in this section. The first annual Ridge Peach Blossom festival is being spon sored here jointly by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Lions club which have arranged a full day’s celebration, includ ing a coronation ball for the festival queens and a tour of the famous orchards along the “Ridge”. Beauty queens from many other South Carolina towns are coming to Johnston and they mill be featured guests at the coronation ball to be held at the Johnston high school. Woody Woodward and orchestra from Columbia will play for the ball. Earlier, there will be a dinner in honor of the governor and members of the state legislature, a parade featuring numerous floats depicting the value of peaches to this section and sev eral out-of-town bands and a tour of the orchards. Visitors will also have the op portunity of seeing many of the handsome homes for which the section is renowned. Commercial peach orchards have flourished in the Ridge area for many years and cur rently production runs more than 1,000 carloads of high qual ity Elberta, Early Rose, May flower, Gold Jubilee and other varieties each season. The “Ridge”—so-called be cause it is a table-like stretch of land much higher than the sur rounding country—is famous for always producing a good crop. In 1943 when many other areas were hard hit by unseasonable weather, the “Ridge” produced one of its bumper yields. Dr. Heisey Speaker Mt. Hermon Sunday There will be worship services at Mt. Hermon, Peak, Sunday, March 16 at 11:00 a. m. Rev. Dr. Paul H. Heisey, department of Religious Education, Newberry College, minister. Sunday school at 10;00 a. m. Lenten services will be held Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. Revival Services Epting Memorial Revival services will begin at Epting Memorial Methodist chuch Sunday night, March 16. The visiting preacher will be Rev. J. M. Copeland, pastor of Whaley Street Methodist church in Columbia. Rev. Copeland is a young man of pleasing person ality and has a real gospel mes sage to bring to you. The public is cordially invited to worship with the members each evenin gat 7:15 o’clock. NEWS FROM WEST END MRS. WINIFRED CULCLASURE Church Services West End Baptist: Sunday school, 10;00 a. m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. Evening worship, 7:00 p. m. Mayer Memorial Lutheran; Sunday school, 10;00 a. m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. Evening worship, 7:00 p. m. O’Neal Street Methodist: Sunday srhool, 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. Evening worship, 7:00 p. m. Scout meeting for troop 69 will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7;30 p. m. Class meeting for The Christ ian Crusaders class will be held Friday night at 7:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Connelly. All members are urged to attend. Frank Jones, Jr., of Clemson spent the weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Jones on O’Neal street. Miss Ruth Caldwell of the Rock Hill school faculty spent the weekend with her brother on Drayton street. John Layton of the University of South Carolina spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cox and son spent the weekend with his parents on O’Neal street. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Dickert and small son, Neal, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton. Mrs. Richard Morris and daughter have returned from the hospital to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Connelly. The community of West End wishes to express its sympathy to the family of Mrs. A. M. Dan- ielsen who passed away Monday evening. Miss Mattie Adams, 909 Wil son street; Mrs. Francis Atkin son, 1623 First street; Mrs. J. L. Blair and baby 1 girl, route 4; Jessie Lee Boozer, 1003 Nance street; Mrs. Viola Boozer, route 2, Prosperity. Also, A. L. Bobb, Helena; Ken neth Baker, Whitmire; Mrs. F. R. Campbell and baby girl, 2544 Fair avenue; Mrs. G. W. Cooper, and baby boy, route 1, Prosper ity; Mrs. James W. Cromer, route 4. Also, Mrs. Pearl Cranford, 1611 Vinvent street; Mrs. Mabel Davenport, 1113 Purcell street; Miss Mae P. Dold, Boundary street; Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, 1323 Milligan street; Mrs. Nancy Hamm, route 1, Silverstreet. Also, E. W. Harrison, route ' 1; Joe Kitchens 615 Evans street, Whitmire; Mrs. Hal Kohn, Jr., and baby boy, Main street; Mrs. A. R. Kyzer, route 4; Mrs. Fran ces Lindler, Little Mountain. Also, Mrs. Rudin Long, route 4; Mrs. Loomis Martin, 817 Boundary street; Mrs. Norwood Marlowe and baby boy, R. F. D., Newberry; Mrs. L. O. Martin and baby girl, route 3; Harriett Odonnell, 513 Boundary street; Mrs. Kathryn Swindler Pender, North Charleston. Also, Mrs. L. F. Price, route 4; Mrs. Lois Ross, 516 Boundary street; Mrs. Annie: Mae Richard son, 1813 Montgomery street; Mrs. Doris Ringer, Saluda; Mrs. Janie Smith, route 2; Mrs. Earl Summer, 902 Caldwell; Mr. E. V. Sheppard, Silverstreet; Henry Keith Tarrer, 2106 Brown street. x College Alumnae Sup In Columbia Tonight Final arrangements have been made for the annual Alumni Supper to be held during the State Teachers Convention in Columbia this coming weekend for alumni and friends of New berry College. Alumni Secretary Phil Kelly states that tickets for the sup per will be on sale at the Col lege Booth in the Convention Hall at one dollar each. The supper is to be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church parish house near the convention hall at 6;00 p. m. Friday, March 14. Mrs. L. B. Danielsen Mrs. Lula Louise Bedenbaugn Danielsen, 72, wife of Augusta M. Danielsen, died Monday night at Newberry County hospi tal after a short illness. She was a adughter of the late William and Martha Vaughn Bedenbaugh and was a life long resident of Newberry county. She was a member of West End Baptist church and prominent in the community. Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, Alvin Dan ielsen; one daughter, Mrs. B. O. Creekmore; one brother, James L. Bedenbaugh, and one sister, Mrs. Sallie Douglass, all of New berry; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Leavell funeral home, con ducted by Rev. H. W. Long, as sisted by Rev. C. F. DuBose and Rev. V. L. Fulmer. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. John Alonzo Kinard John Alonzo (Lonnie) Kinard, 61, died early Friday morning at the Newberry County hospital. He had been in declining health for several months but had been seriously ill for the past few days. He was the son of the late John Phillip and Sara Wilson Kinard and was a native and lifelong resident of the Bachman Chapel section of the county. Mr. Kinard was a member of Colony Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Saturday morning from Bach man Chapel Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger, assisted by the Rev. C. J. Rice and the Rev. J. E. Roof. Interment was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Esther Belle Livingston Ki nard; 8 children, A. J. Kinard of Saluda, Mrs. Grady Bedenbaugh, Hayne Kinard, David Ralph Ki nard and John Alonzo Kinard, Jr., all of Prosperity; Mrs. Geo. Nichols and Mrs. Sease Dowd of Newberry, and Mrs. R. R. Lomi- nick of Columbia; one brother, George I. Kinard; one sister, Mrs. James P. Cook of Prosper ity, and eleven grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Otis Kinard, Ernest Kinard, Grady Halfacre, Virgil Cook, Ira Ki nard and Clarence Kinard. Honorary pallbearers were: B. V. Chapman, Berry Livingston, Dr. E. H. Moore, Clyde Wilson, Sam Cook and members of the church council. Flower attendants were Della Bedenbaugh, Sara Mae Day, Lila Mae Metis, Fay Kinard, Jessie Sligh, Virginia Counts and Hel en Kinard. 175 County Teachers At State-wide Meet Three genei'aj meeting are scheduled to be held during the South Carolina Education asso ciation which will meet in Co lumbia this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The first meeting is to be held Thursday evening at 8 o’clock the second, Friday at 12 o’clock; and the 3rd, Friday evening at 8 o’clock. AH three meetings will be held in the k Township auditorium. \ All day Friday and Saturday morning, departmental meeting are scheduled to be held in var ious places in the city. After the general meeting Fri day night, a social is planned for the teachers, who will also enjoy a dance at this time. Approximately 175 teachers from the county are expected to attend this meeting. Noted Pianist Plays College Monday Agnes Blafka, the pianist ap pearing at Newberry College auditorium on Monday, March 17th, 8 p. m., with the Bach Trio is a Chicagoan of Czech parent age, whose entire musical educa tion has been under the guidance of the outstanding pedagogues of that musical center. At an early age her preco ciousness came to the attention of the minister wife at the Sun day school she attended, from whom she received her first les sons at the piano. Her progress was so rapid that her musical benefactress took her to the leading musical school of the city. Her playing so impressed the audition committee, she was awarded a scholarship subse quently winning a succession of open contests. From then on her future was assured. Concert tours followed, including guest appearances with the symphony orchestras and joint appearances with such prominent artists as Gladys Swarthout and Zinka Milanov. 119 Unemployment Claims For Month The S. C. Employment office has reported a local increase in claims for unemployment com pensation. This resulted in cor responding increase in applica tions for work during the month of February. The increase in claims was due partly to tempo rary curtailment of production by several industrial plants. Self-employed claims under the Servicemen’s Readjustment pro gram also showed an increase due to the resumption of farm ing activities. During the month of February 119 veterans in the county filed self-e m p 1 o y e d claims. NEWS FROM MOLLOHON Miss Jeanette Holsonback and Brent Holsonback spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Duck ett and Phillip. Mrs. Oliver Pruitt and child ren visited relatives in Charlotte over the past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bundrick and family and Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Jones visited relatives in Lexington Sunday. The many friends of Miss Peggy Wood will be glad to learn that she has been dismissed from the local hospital, where she underwent an appendectomy. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Wicker visited Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bund rick in Prosperity Sunday. Mrs. Gertrude Whitmire visit ed in Columbia Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mullinax and Mac, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darby, and children visited in Johnston and Aiken Sunday. Misses Bonnie Burton and Joan Dickert spent Sunday in Prosperity with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cook. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Jr., of Rockingham, N. G., visited Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Sr., over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Black and Mrs. Martha Nobles visited Mr. J. D. Rogers in Augusta Sunday. Mr. Rogers is a patient in the veter ans hospital there. Miss Margaret Harvey was a visitor in Columbia Saturday. Mr. G. E. Boland spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Bo land. Mrs. Cora Hamm has been dis missed from the local hospital where she has been a patient. Her many friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mr. Charlie Summer. Mrs. Harry Mills has returned to her home after being a patient at the local hospital for several days. Her friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Johnny Hendrix and baby boy are visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bland in Ninety Six. Many Over Top Red Cross Drive The month of March is Red Cross Month and we have reach ed the half-way mark in the 1947 Red Cross Drive for Newberry C^ounty. The following committees have already reported “over the top”; Kinards, Wade Smith, Chair man. Long Lane and Beth Eden, Mrs. Edward Chandler, Chair man. Ward 4, Miss Grace Summer. Chairman. St. Phillips, Mrs. Nina C. Price, Chairman. Ward 5, Wright Cannon, Chairman. Jalapa, Mr. Ben Wessinger, Chairman. Mt. Pleasant, Mr. A. E. Reese, Chairman. Ward 2, Mrs. A. J. Bowers, Chairman. Mt. Bethel Garmany, Chalmers Brown, Chairman. Ward 1, Mrs. P. B. Ezell, Chairman. Johnstone, Mrs. Ollie Sligh, Chairman. Ward 3, No. 1, Dave Hayes, Chairman. Some of the committees listed above doubled and tripled their quotas. Please all committee chairmen make either a | partial or complete report on the drive in your community to Mr. Keitt Purcell, treasurer in Newberry Insurance and Realty company office. We have outstanding re ports from some members of the Special Gifts and Business Committees. A large number of communities in Newberry coun ty have yet to report and we know you want to do so just as soon as you can, so with every member of each committee work ing, we oan easily reach our goal in the 1947 Red Cross campaign in Newberry County. Contest ‘Our Land* Closes Saturday Basis of judging essays on the subject, “Our Land,” which will close Saturday, announced by J. B. Douthit, president of the South Caroilna Association ot Soil Conservation District Sup ervisors as follows: Treatment of subject, 60 per cent; Originality, 30 per cent; Grammatical construction, 10 per cent. Mr/ Douthit suggests that where essays are written as an English exercise in connection with the contest on, “Our Land,” that the teacher make her grad ing of the papers before they are delivered to the County Sup erintendent of Education in com petition for county school and state prizes. (Please do not in dicate any grade on the contest papers). Contestants name, address, school and county to be plainly written on a slip of paper and securely fastened to the essays. Essays to be collected in each school and turned in to county Superintendent of Education im mediately after March 15. Mrs. Sara Blackwell Mrs. Sarah Tiller Blackwell, 57, wife of Gordon D. Blackwell, died Sunday at the Newberry County hospital after a short ill ness. Mrs. Blackwell was prom inently identified in church and civic work in Newberry and was an attendant of the First Baptist church. She was the daughter of the late N. J. and Sarah Frances My ers Tiller of Hart county, Ga. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Duncan Johnson of Newberry and Mrs. Dennis W. Newton of Greenville; two brothers, J_ G. Tiller of Lincoln- ton, Ga., and J. P. Tiller of Ev ans, Ga.; one sister. Miss Laura Tiller of Gracewood, Ga., and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday morning, from Leavell’s Funeral Home, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. Aubrey Estes. Interment was in’ Rosemont ce- IctiVe pallbearers were H. H. tzler, Hal Kohn, Sr., Clem umans, A. J. Bowers Gerald ysinger, Hugh Spratt, S. C. ysinger, and G. O. Shealy. lonorary pallbearers were G. Pearce, J. V. Kneece, W. A. son. C. F. Sterling, George ly, T. B. Amis, J. H. Clary, , P. B. Ezell, R. E. Blair, T. E. ting, Preston McAlhaney, J. Purkerson, L. F. Fischer, rry Dominick and J. E. Tim- Newberry Music Club Presents Program The Newberry Music club will present a program of church mu sic at the First Baptist church Sunday evening at 8;15 o’clock. Prof. Milton Moore will be choir director and organists will be Miss Vivian Ellis and . Mrs May Stuck. Mrs. J. P. Moon will be pianist and J. D. French will play the violin. A Silver offering which will be received at this time, will be toward a fund which provides music for veterans who have to remain many months in hospi tals throughout the United States. The Newberry Music Club joins in this worthwhile project sponsored by the Nation al Federation of Music clubs. Your attendance and contribu tion will be appreciated and will help some veteran on the road to recovery from injuries and ill ness suffered in World War II. Pilot Club Group Breakfast Sunday The South Carolina Breakfast club will meet in Newberry Sun day morning, March 16 at 10 o’clock with the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Pilots asso ciation as joint hosts. Approximately 100 planes are expected here for the occasion, weather permitting. The club was scheduled to meet in Newberry several weeks ago, but on account of the bad weather at that time it was post poned. ( NEWS FROM OAKLAND By MRS. E. A. DARBY Recently. Discharged Army and Navy Pvt. Vernon Prince, Whitmire, Pvt. Preston L. Hoitt, Whitmire; T-5 Berlie E. Wicker, Prosperi ty; Pfc. Johnnie R. Berley, Po maria, and Cpl. Johnnie E. Law- son, Whitmire, Personals Mrs. F. S. Philips and child ren from Camden visited her mother, Mrs. R. E. Kyzer to at tend the Metts-Kyzer wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Callie Shealy and two children spent the weekend with Mrs. Shealy’s father in Gastonia, who is all. Mr. E. J. Attaway from New Jersey visited his sister, Mrs. Sallie Bolton last week but has now gone to Florida to visit re latives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ray had as their guest recently, Mr. Ray’s father and brother from Piedmont. Miss Martha Jennings had as her weekend guest Miss Jean Templeton from Goldville and Miss Marie Morris from Nortn Augusta. Mritts-Kyzer Wedding In a ceremony Saturday after noon, March 8 at six o’clock in the Hunt Memorial Baptist church, Miss Milderd Metis be came the bride of Ezell Kyzer, son of Mrs. R. E. Kyzer and the late Mr. Kyzer of Newberry. Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Ray Williams, soloist, and Mrs. Mary Longshore, organist furn ished the wedding music. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Ray Williams, pas tor of the Hunt Memorial church. Marvin Sanders and Raymona Kyzer, brother of the bride groom, served as ushers ana lighted the candles. Miss Norma Long of Newber ry and York was maid-of-honor. and the bride’s only attendant. She wore a suit of light green with black accessories, and car ried a nosegay of white sweet- peas. The bride was given in mar riage by her father, Mr. Metis, while the bridegroom’s best man was Bill Elrod. For her marriage, the bride chose a French blue gabardine suit with white accessories. She carried a white prayer book top ped with white carnations and white ribbon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Metis of Little Mountain. She attended school at Little Mountain. The bridegroom attended the schools of Newberry. He en tered the armed forces in 1943, and served two year in overseas duty, receiving his discharge in 1946 - ^ Mrs. Metis, mother of the bride, was becomingly dressed in Navy blue with matching ac- cessories. Her corsage was of pink carnations. The mother of the groom wor e black with matching accessories. Her corsage was of pink carna tions. After a short wedding trip the couple will make their home at 2705 Fair avenue. Rehearsal Supper Mrs. R. E. Kyzer gave the members of the Metts-Kyzer wedding, a rehearsal chicken supper at her home on Friday evening, March 7. The guests were. Rev. and Mrs. Ray Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Irby Lee Longshore, Mr. and Mrs. Metis, Miss Norma Long, Bill Elrod, Sara Jo Johnson and , Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sanders. The home was beautifully dec- I orated with yellow candles and I yellow jonquils. Officers ‘Cracking* Down On Violators A peed into Magistrate L. M. Graham’s record book reveals that warrants have been sworn out for the following persons for violating the State School Bus law by failing to stop when children are being loaded and unloaded from the buses; John B. Cole, out-of-state; M. C. Greer, Greenville; Ben Nel son, route 4, Newberry; James Brown, Silverstreet; Oscar Sum mer, Newberry and G. L. Half acre, Newberry county. Eight or ten cases are pending and will be dealth with as soon as the guilty parties are appre hended. The officers report that bus drivers in the county are coop erating in every way possible by turning in car license of any motorist who fails to obey the laws. Sunpaper Tours Great Northwest The following letter is' self- explanatory: Annette Island, Alaska March 8, 1947 Editor, The Sun Newberry, S. C. Dear Sir, It is requested that you change the address on my cur rent subscription to that indi cated below. After many years residence ’way up North, I have decided on more southerly climes and have moved to the very South ernmost tip of Alaska! During these many years the “SUN” has followed me pretty much all over Alaska, as my last position required constant travel via Plane, car, boat, dogteam and Jeep—listed in their respec tive orders of comfort. However, I am going to settle down to a peaceful existence that will only involve fishing and hunting, thus after having been thorough ly digested by all members of the family, the “Sun” will see active service as a wrapping pa per for some nice 30 & 40 pound King Salmon—Nothing beats a paper for wrapping fresh fish! Yours* truly, H. B. Bridges c|o CAA Annette Island, Alaska. Ten Whitmire Vets Join Naval Reserve Chief J. F. Harris announced today that ten veterans of Whit mire joined the Navy and Naval Reserve during the recent Nav al Reserve Recruiting drive • in the county. Those enlisted were, J. W. Campbell, J. T. Quinn, J. A. Derman, E. B. McMurry, L. W. Braggs, J. C. Lindler, Sam D. Crosby, William McMillian and J. A. Cook. Chief Harris wishes to extend his congratulations to the veter ans of Whitmire for their splen did response to the Navy’s call for volunteers. There are more than 650 vet erans of World War II in Whit mire, states Chief Harris, and he extends an invitation to them to call on him any Friday at the City Hall in Whitmire and he will be glad to explain anything they wish to know about the Re serve corps. He further stated that no examination will be re quired of any World War II vet eran who wishes to join up. Visits City After 32 Years Absence Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Dona- hoe of Wilmington, 111., enroute to Florida, were recent visitors in Newberry in the home of Mr. Donahoe’s uncle, P. E. Scott, and Mrs. Scott on College street. Mr. Donahoe, who made his home in Newberry when quite a small boy, was much impressed by the progress made in the city since he left Newberry 32 years ago. The Scotts gladly accepted an invitation to accompany the Donahoes on their tour of Flor ida, driving down the West coast to Key West and return ing via the East coast and Char leston. After a short visit in the city, calling on many of his friends, Mr. Donahoe regretted, for busi ness reasons, that their visit here was necessarily a short one. Rev. Joseph Griggs Aveleigh Speaker Rev. Joseph Griggs, pastor of the Thomasboro Presbyterian church in Charlotte, N. C., will preach to the Aveleigh congre gation Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock. The public in invited to join the Aveleigh members to hear Dr. Griggs. Down Memory .. Lane . • 20 YEARS AGO Prof. I. H. Boinest of Barnwe.! was home for the weekend. “Kiss” is always a welcome guest.—Pomaria news. Mrs. R. L. Feagle and little daughter, Juanita, Miss Elberta Sease of Little Mountain, and Mrs. Ralph Sease of Kingstree spent last Thursday with Mrs. P. K. Harmon. The hens must have gone to work as the price of eggs has come down to about 25 cents the dozen. Miss Edna Halfacre, who is teaching at Heath Springs, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Halfacre. She was accompanied by hef friend, Lucile Leslie. The stone industry in the coun ty, is growing. In addition to the work being done by Mr. Sims Brown and Mr. B. B. Leightsey and Mr. W. W. Crom er there are stones on the coun ty farm and they are being min ed now. These stones, it seems to us could be used to advantage in building right here in New berry. Why not use them in stead of brick? Mrs. O. Klettner is repairing her store in lower Main street preparatory to Graham-Suber company, now located in East Main street, moving there as soon as work is completed. Prof. Haymaker of Newberry College taught the Homemakers’ class at West End Baptist church on Sunday morning much to the delight of the members of th^ class. The teacher of the class, Mr. J. Marion Davis was out of the city. Seen ... About Town WAYNE DAVIS, manager of the local sfafion telling this reporter that he was leaving Newberry in about two weeks for Greenville, where he has ac cepted a position with another radio station there J. . DR. Z. CECIL LYNCH riding in a mid get auto and having to duck his head to see where he was going . . . FULMER WELLS paying bills . . . MRS. MIKE YOU- MANS and JANIE WILSON do ing a bit of banking . . . MRS. MAY STUCK wearing a red and black checked coat and carrying a bright green umbrella . . . DR. S. J. DERRICK threatening to "murder" us for putting what he said in this column last week . .. LEWIS SHEALY telling us how much he enjoys reading the Sun- paper, and JAKE BOWERS tell ing him that if he read the Sun, he would know what was going on around town .. . Card in mail from MRS. T. F. COOLEY, El kin, N. C., renewing her sub scription and writing, "I sure en joy the Newberry news" . . HAL KOHN renaming HARRY DOM INICK, "Colonel Lullwaler". de rived from Harry's new lullwater green Chevrolet . . . A. F. BUSH entering T. E. DAVIS' place of business and Tincy calling to hime to come in "Evergreen" . . . RUBY KINARD back on the job after two months "loafing" . . . MRS. FRANK MOWER boarding bus for Columbia to visit her daughter . . . MRS. FLOYD BRADLEY back on the job and able to go to the "dime store" after being confined to her home on Calhoun street with flu . . . REV. J. AUBREY ESTES having his income tax filled out and getting a kick out of a sign in The Sun office which reads: "Be pleasant every morning un til ten o'clock, and the rest oL the day will take care of itself" 1 . . . MRS. J. L. BURNS writing a card in the post office with tone of those "scratchy" pens . . . BETTY JO COUNTS getting a big thrill out of her first airplane ride over the city Tuesday after noon . . . CHIEF E. L. RODEL- SPERGER, JOHN A. PETER SON and JUDGE B. V. CHAP MAN standing on corner of Main and College street, and the Judge telling a joke as usual . . . Someone remarking that MAR TIN MILLS, JR., five months old son of MR. and MRS. MAR TIN MILLS was a "cute baby but certainly didn't take after his father, even if he was a chip off the old block" . . . Birthday anniverasries through Friday, March 21: J. H. Summer, March 16; Miss Lula Bess Whitney and Robert Houseal, Jr., March 17; Mrs. MacBeth Sprouse (Pollv Summer), March 18; Jim Purcell, Raymond E. Blair and Earl Hayes, March 19; Harry Domi nick. D. W. A. Neville. William Harris (Pomaria), C. W. Bowers, Mrs. E. B. Setxler, Miss Sudie Mae Dickert. J. C. "Fox" Booser, March 20; Z. F. Wright and Dan Bradely, March 21.