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NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES THE SUN TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM THANK YOU VOL. 9; NO. 47 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MARCH 28, 1947 $1:50 PER ANNUM Purely PC R S 0 N A L Pvt. John F. Boozer, Jr., son of Mrs. Cora Lee Boozer, recent, ly completed his basic training at Fort Jackson. Mrs. E. E. Sheldon of Bir mingham, Alabama, .spent a few days last week in the home of her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Fellers on Chapman street.' Miss Elizabeth White of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Johnson of Clinton, were weekend guests in the home of Mrs. J. W. White on Caldwell street. J. H. Clary who has been con fined to his home on Boundary street for the past two weeks suffering with an attack of in fluenza, is able to be out and back at his place of business for a short while each day. E. D. Schumpert has been con ed to his home on Harrington street this week with influenza. Mrs. Theo Albrecht, who has been on a three month’s visit with her mother in New Bruns wick, N. J., is expected to return to her home in the city this weekend. The many friends in Newber ry of Mrs. R. C. Cothran, Belton, mother of Mrs. Ralph Whitaker, will be glad to learn that her condition is improving, after be ing seriously ill for tne past two weeks. Miss Gloria Summer, a student at Converse College, spent the past weekend in tne home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Summer on Summer street. Miss Alice Garlington, a mem ber of the senior class at Con verse College, Spartanburg, spent the past weekend in the home of her grandmother, Mrs. R. D. Wright on McCaughrin avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Addy spent Sunday in Augusta, Geor gia, in the home of Mr. Addy’s brother, Legon Addy and family. Mr. and Mrs. David Williams and two sons, Jimmy and Paul, of Florence, were weekend visi tors in the home of Mr. Williams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Wil liams on Mayer avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Atlanta, Ga., spent the past weekend in the home of Mrs. Williams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn on College str*et. Mrs. J. H. Ruff is spending this week in Winnsboro with her mother, Mrs. Julia Long who is ill at her home there. Mrs. F. D. McLean of York, spent Tuesday in the home of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Bowman on College street. Visitors in the city during the past week were: Miss Gertrude Smith, a member of the Pelzer school faculty; Miss Betty Wick er, a student nurse at York county hospital, Rock Hill; Mrs. M. A. Hamm, Columbia; Miss Barbara Willingham, Goldville; Mrs. D. E. Abrams, Prosperity; Mrs. Cecil Berley, Pomaria; Mrs. Herbert Lominick, Pomaria, and daughter, Miss Margaret Lomi nick of Columbia. Also, Mrs. Hazel Suber, Whit mire; Mr. and Mrs. Butler B. Hare, Saluda; Miss Julia Cole man, a member of the Ninety- Six school faculty; Mrs. Hal J. Sloan, Ninety-Six; Miss Caroline Keith, a student at Furman Uni versity, Greenville, and her mother. Mrs. James Keith of Chappells; Miss Katherine Ram sey and Miss Elizabeth Clayton, Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. P. B. McConville, Columbia, and Mrs. J. T. Lyles of Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reeder of Laurens were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. Reeder’s sis ter, Mrs. George Senn on College street. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Berry of Camden, spent the weekend in the home of Mr. Berry’s sister, Mrs. K. L. Martin and family on Caldwell street. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. L. E. Duncan, Mack Hendrix, Mr. and Mrs. Fulmer, Mrs. Kellet and Mrs. Lila Hendrix of Gjeenville, attended the funeral services of their aunt, Mrs. Lucretia J. Daw kins, which was held in Newber ry Sunday. The friends of Mrs. W. H. Eddy will be glad to learn that her condition is somewhat better af ter being seriously ill at her home on Purcell street for the past several days. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French, Mrs. W. A. Ridgeway, Mrs. John F. Clarkson, Mrs. R. Aubrey Har ley, Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs Robert H. Driscoll, Mrs. James Abrams, Mrs. S. E. Denton, Mrs. C. Mower Singley. and H. W Schumpert attended a coopera tive training course for Girl Scout workers, which was held in Greenville recently. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hamm and son, Jimmy, of Charlotte, N. £., and Miss Rose Hamm of Charleston were recent visitors in the home of their mother, Mrs. D. L. Hamm and family in Silverstreet. Mrs. S. H. McLean is visiting Repairs Underway Old Court House Work was begun on the re pairing of the old court house on the square last week. The county commissioners, headed by Supervisor Eugene Spearman, with the money furn ished by the Newberry county delegation, is having the work done, assisted by the Civic League at Mr. Spearman’s re quest. Plans call for painting and re novating of this historic building both inside and out. No architec tural changes are planned in the remodeling. The upstairs, formerly used by the American Legion, will be completely renovated, repainted and furnished with new attrac. tive equipment for use' by all organizations and clubs in the city and county. Contractor Fincher- Hipp has been named contractor for the project. Five Hurt Tuesday In Auto Accident Five persons were painfully, but not seriously injured when a 1946 Buick car and a 1946 Ford met in a head-on collision di rectly in front of the home of Dr. I. M. Satterwhite on College street, about 10:30 Tuesday night. The accident occured when the buick automobile, driven by, Ed ward Lane, Newberry, was mak ing a left turn into Evans street, and the ford car in which Rich ard Long, Tillman Mills, Ralph Baker, route 3, Newberry, and Legrande Bouknight, Kinards, were riding, traveling out Col lege street toward the cut-off, met in a head-on collision. The five were admitted to the local hospital where they are being treated for lacerations and bruises. Both cars were badly damaged according to local officers. her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hines in Pitts burg, Pa. Miss Cornelia Clary returned to New York Wednesday after noon, where she is a teacher in the Payne Whitney Nursing school, after spending ten days here in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary on Boundary street. Mrs. J. V. Clary has returned to her home at 2214 Main street after a visit in Pensacola, Flori da. with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. McCord and family. Mrs. W. O. Wilson and daugh ter, Mrs. Furman Sterling, re cently spent a weekend in Nat chez, Miss., where they attended the “Pilgrimage” to five of Miss issippi’s most beautiful ante bel- lum home plantations, which is an annual event sponsored by the city of Natchez. Mrs. J. L. Burns spent Tues day in Columbia with her daughters, Misses ” Marguerite and Evelyn Burns. Mrs. P. M. Fant was admitted to the Mountain Sanatorium in Fletcher, N. C., last Sunday where she will be a patient a couple of weeks for a rest period. Mrs. McDaniel of Tennessee was a recent visitor in the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Neely on Calhoun street. Mrs. Fronde Kenny, a member of the Sparanburg school faculty was a recent weekend visitor in the home of Prof, and Mrs. Bothwell Graham on Calhoun street. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur P. Booz er have moved from 1934 Harper street, the Wheeler apartment, to 1314 Pelham street. Mrs. N. P. Moody of Columbia was a weekend visitor in the home of her sister, Mrs. Edna H. Feagle and family on Har per street. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Culbert son and baby of Charleston, spent the past weekend in the home of Mrs. Culbertson’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Tom Hayes on Crenshaw street. Col. and Mrs. Tom W. Suber and two children, Nina and Frank, of Whitmire, spent Sun day in the home of Mrs. Su- ber’s mother, Mrs. Frank Mower on Johnstone street in celebra tion of Mrs. Mower’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley and son, Tommy, of Elkin, N. C., spent the weekend in the home of Mrs. Cooley’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell, who has been ill at her home on E. Main street with influenza for the past couple of weeks. Pfc. Paul S. Derrick, USMC, of 2207 Rivers street, Newbeny is serving aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Leyte, which is a part of the Second Task Fleet, now on Atlantic maneuvers. These maneuvers took place en- route to and in the Caribbean sea aeras. On February 28 the Leyte an chored at the Naval operating base, Trinidad, B. W. I., for eight days, and during their stay the crew visited the island’s an cient capital. Port of Spain. She is expected to return to Quonset Point, R. I., during March. Legion Commander Will Address Vets And Auxiliary Here According to announcement of Thomas H. Pope, Commander of the local post of The American Legion, and Jake Wise, Adju tant, Department Commander Audley H. Ward will visit New berry County Post No. 24, The American Legion on the night of April 8th. Plans are under way for a joint meeting of the Legion and its auxiliary. Commander Ward is well known in Newberry. It will be remembered that last September he made a most inspiring address at a District Meeting. Legion naires and members of the aux iliary are looking forward to the return of Mr. Ward. It is fitting that Mr. Ward visit Newberry at this particu lar time, as the week of April 6th is known as Army Week, and has the full and complete en dorsement of The American Le gion. It is though that by April 8th renovations will have been made on the World War Memorial building due to recent fire dam ages. $2,108.21 Raised For Paralysis Work R. R. Bruner, Jr., president of the Newberry Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Felix B. Greene, Jr., treasurer, today an nounced the results of the Infan tile Paralysis Campaign for the year 1947. After deducting all expenses, a total of $2108.21 was raised. Mr. Bruner wishes to express his appreciation to all members of the Jaycees who helped in the campaign, to all community chairman and workers and to all those contributing to this worthy cause. We are especially proud this year of the amount of money which was raised by the school children of the city schools and the others towns in the county. The amounts raised by the school children in the other towns are included in the figures shown for their communities. The amounts raised by the various communities, schools and through other means are shown below: Communiiie* Comma- Ami. nilies Raised Peak $ 9.00 Prosperity 70.00 Pomaria 53.04 Whitmire 355.12 Silverstreet 35.12 West End 116.95 Little Mountain j 57.26 Newberry College 40.55 Oakland 78.45 Mollohon 194.32 Chappells 23.31 Vaughnville H.D. Club 5.00 Bush River 6 & 7 grds. 6.80 TOTAL $1044.92 City Amt. Schools Raised Newberry Hi School $ 84.55 Junior High 81.55 Boundary Street 64.85 Speers Street 52.00 West End 38.30 Mollohon 40.90 Oakland 20.00 TOTAL $382.li Coin Boxes $ 82.83 Contributions thru letter $717.58 TOTAL RECEIPTS __$2,227.48 Supplies, etc. $119.27 Net Proceeds $2,108.21 Of the net proceeds, $1,054.11 was turned over to Miss Theresa Lightsey for work in Newberry county. The remaining $1,054.10 was turned over to the National Foundation by Felix B. Greene, Jr., treasurer of the drive. Mrs. Mary Mayer Mrs. Mary Ella Sease Mayer, 86, died about noon Monday at her home near Little Mountain. She had been ill for the past eight weeks. She was born and rearer near Little Mountain and was the daughter of the late John Lenord and Martha Ann Fickes Sease. Her husband, J. W. Mayer, pre ceded her to the grave a number of years ago. She was a member of St. Peters’ Piney Woods Luth eran church. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at St. Peters’ Piney Woods church by the pastor, Rev. G. H. C. Park. Interment was in the church cemetery. She is survived by the follow ing children: F. T. Mayer, Her man Mayer, Mrs. W. W. Chap man, Mrs. E. C. Amick, all of Little Mountain; Mrs. L. C. Ful mer, Newberry; Mrs. A .L. Huff- stettler and Mrs. A. M. Huff- stettler, both of Chapin; one brother, Judge Thomas S. Sease, Spartanburg; two sisters, Mrs. C. T. Wyche, Prosperity and Mrs. J. A. Dominick, Kinards; 31 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren also survive. Grandsons served as pallbear ers and granddaughters as flow er attendants. QUOTA EXCEEDED RED CROSS DRIVE The 1947 Red Cross Campaign for Newberry County has gone “over the top” according to in formation released by the co- chairmen, C. A. Kaufmann and Kibler Williamson. The co- chairmen stated that the quota for Newberry County had been exceeded and that a number of committees had reports yet to be turned in to the treasurer, Keitt Purcell. When all committees have reported, the total sum raised will be released to the public. The chairmen said that all committees and committee chair men have done an excellent job. All who helped with the 1947 drive for the county are to be congratulated for their sound planning, good organization and enthusiastic campaigning. If you have not made a re port to Keitt Purcell, treasurer, please so at once. Holy Week Services For St. Paul’s Parish St. Philip’s, March 30, “The Purging Power of Jesus”. St. Philip’s, March 31, “Jesus’ Hour of Glorification”. Bachman Chapel, April 1, “Who Follows Jesus?” Bachman Chapel, April 2, “Do We Remember?” St. Paul’s, April 3, “The Ever Present Lord in His Supper”. St. Paul’s, April 4, “Our Ans wer to the Cross”. These services will begin each evening at 7:30. The public is invited to worship with us. Mrs. L. J. Dawkins Mrs. Lucretia J. Dawkins, 79, died Friday night at the Colum bia Hospital after an illness of about one month. She was born in the Trinity section of Newberry county and had lived most of her life near Silverstreet. She was twice married, first to W. H. Werts and second to O. R. Dawkins. Both died a number of years ago. She made her home with her son, E. L. Werts, of Silver- street. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Mc- Swain funeral home, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Williams and the Rev. D. P. Risinger. Inter ment was in Silverstreet Luth eran church cemetery. She. is survived by two child ren, E. L. Werts of Silverstreet and Mrs. D. J. Dehart of Colum bia; one brother, H. B. Hendrix, Newberry; 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Grandsons served as pall bearers. Granddaughters served as flower attendants. NEWS FROM MOLLOHON Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jacobs and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson and Faye of Rock Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Bick- ley over the past weekend. Shirley and Buddy Lee spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodward. Mrs. Cleve Stoudemire and Mrs. Omerle Graham of Pomaria visited Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Boland Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Perry and Brenda visited Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Perry of Saluda Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Parrott vis ited Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Parrott, Sr., in Prosperity Sunday. Miss Faye Bickley of Wash ington, D. C., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Bickley. Mrs. Larry Smith and daugh ter, Martha, of Washington, D. C., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burton and Mrs. Millard Smith. Pfc. Ray Layton of the U. S. Marine Corps has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Gladys Layton. Ray has been stationed at Cher ry Point, N. C., but is being transferred to Santa Anna, Calif. The many friends of Mr. Ben McCarty will regret to learn that he is ill at his home on Piedmont street. Miss Peggy Stutts has been dismissed from the local hospi tal where she underwent an ap pendectomy. Her friends wish for her a speedy recovery. Little Mitchell Ruff has been ill with flue for several days. BANNISTER-JACKSON Miss Katherine Margaret Jack- son and Mr. Harry E. Bannister were married at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. Marion Hembree, on March 15. Mrs. Bannister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jackson of Newberry, chose for her wedding attire a two-piece grey dress with which she wore black ac cessories and a shoulder corsage of white carnations. Mrs. Bannister attended the Newberry city schools. Mr. Bannister, son of Mrs. James W. Bannister and the late Mr. Bannister also attended the schools of Newberry, Easter Seal Quota For County $700 The quota set for Newberry County in the fourteenth an nual Easter seal sale, sponsored by th e Crippled Children Society of South Carolina, is $700, it was announced by officials. The lo cal committee has mailed letters containing the seals to potential buyers in the city and the cam paign is expected to come to a close shortly. “Your dollars will help this crippled child and thousands of others like him on his way to a healthy, happy life,” said Mr. W. M. Perry, president, Crippled children Society of South Caro lina, today explaining the mes sage of the 1947 Easter Seal. “Help Crippled Children” is the plea of the tiny boy pictured on the 1947 Easter Seal. With a crutch under his arm he walks up a path to a distant star. Frank Gross, Janesville High school student, Janesville, Wisconsin, designed this seal in full colors. Frank received the Michael J. Bowling Memorial Award pre sented annually by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults for the best Easter Seal design. The National Society, serving the crippled for the last twenty- six years, distributed 22 million seals during the first Easter time campaign i n 1934. “Now distribu tion exceeds the billion mark an nually ... a symbol of the pub lic’s confidence in the work of the Society for the crippled”, ac cording to Mr. Perry. “The Crippled Children So ciety of South Carolina is proud tc join 2000 state and local so cieties in the natioi-wide Easter Seal distribution. The South Carolina Society has Chapters in all counties of the state. Local officers work diligently the year round in the interest of crippled children. The program for the crippled is growing in direct proportion to the public’s support of it. Funds raised in 1947 will mean that more of the needs of the six thousand crippled children in South Caroline will be filled,” President Perry concluded. Eas- u/t Sekls may be secured locally from Mrs. F. G. Hartley, chair man of the Newberry County chapter to whom contributions may be mailed. 11 County Student Make Honor List Of the nineteen students at Newberry College who made the last semester honor list, eleven were from Newberry and Pros perity. To attain the honor list, a student must maintain an aver age ratio of 2.7 or more honor points to semester hours credit. Honor students were; Fresh men, John B. Bedenbaugh, Pros perity; Lula Mae Goree, Newber ry. Sophomore, Huel Frick, New berry. Juniors, Leonard Auton, Newberry; Keith Robert, New- bery; Joseph Bedenbaugh, Pros perity; Haskell Corley, Newber ry; Harold Hendrix, Newberry; Frank Kinard, Newberry; Ray Sanford, Newberry and Florence Wicker, Newberry. NEWS FROM WESXEND MRS. WINIFRED CULCLASURE Church Services Mayer Memorial Lutheran: Sunday School, 10 a. m. ’ Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7 p. m. O’Neal Street Methodist: Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7 p. m. West End Baptist: Sunday School, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7 p. m. Scout meeting for troop 69 will be held Tuesday night at the Scout Hall at 7:00 p. m. Mrs. Birdie Martin spent the weekend in Columbia with her niece. John Layton of the University of South Carolina spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. C. F. Layton. Mr. Charlie Thrift of Colum bia spent the weekend with his sister Mrs. Lizzie Shealy. Mrs. Ernest Kinard is spend ing a few days in Gaffney with her parents. Little Betty Joyce Turner is ill at her home on O’Neal street. Mr. August Danielsen is re covering at his home on Hiller street after being treated at the hospital. Mrs. Hattie Harris is recover ing from her illness at her home. Mr. Vines of Augusta, Ga., spent Thursday with his sister Mrs. Rufus Minor. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Layton car ried their daughter, Sue, to Spartanburg where she will un dergo treatment. Mrs. B. A. Buddin and Bar bara, Mrs. Elbert Dickert and Neal spent Friday wllh their nother, Mrs. C. F. Layton, Mission School For Baptist Churches A school of Missions will be held in five Baptist churches in the Reedy River association be- gnning Sunday, March 30 and ending Wednesday evening, Ap ril second. The churches coop erating are, East Side, Goldville, Hunt Memorial, Newberry First, and West End. Five missionaries from the Home Mission board wilWbe present for this school, and” ach church will bear the five missionaries. Each of these churches will have k missionary to fill the pulpit at morning and evening services on Sunday, March 30. At the First Baptist church the first class will be held on Sun day evening at 7 o’clock. The week-day classes will be held at 7:30. The following is the schedule of speakers for Sunday: First Baptist, morning, Rev. G. G. Lanter; evening, Dr. J. W. Gardner. East Side: morning, Mrs. L. F. Maynard; evening, Rev. W. W. Simpson. Goldville: morning, Rev. W. W. Simpson; evening, Rev. J. J. Johnson. Hunt Memorial: morning. Rev. J. J. Johnson; evening Mrs. L. F. Maynard. West End: morning, Dr. J. W. Gardner; evening, Rev. G. G. Lanter. The public is cordially wel comed to these services. Major Rountree Now At Citadel Major Denton Rountree, son of Mrs. J. Aubrey Estes and Reverend Estes, has been trans- fered from Fort Jackson to The Citadel in Charleston where he is teaching Military Tactics. Major Rountree was returned to the states last September af ter a tour of duty in Korea, and prior to his transfer to The Cita del, he was stationed at Fort Jackson. Cotton Ginning Less Census report shows that 12,- 323 bales of cotton were ginned in Newberry county from the crop of 1946 as compared with 15,882 bales for the crop of 1945. Bryan-Anderson Miss Margaret Anderson and Harry Bryan of Edgefield and Spartanburg were married Sun day, March 23, at 12:30 noon at the Fist Baptist church of New berry following the morning service. The Rev. J. Aubrey Estes, pastor of the bride and of the church performed the double ring ceremony. Pedestal baskets of white glad ioli, carnations and fern were used at the altar and formed the background for the saying of the vows. Miss Vivian Ellis, organist, played, “Love’s Greetings”, by Elgar, and “Claire de lune” by Debussy. The traditional wed ding marches were used. The ushers were George Hol- ston of Edgfield and Frank Sal ters of Johnston. The bride and groom were un attended and entered the church together. The bride wore a two- piece tailored suit of pussy-wil low gabardine with brown ac cessories and a corsage of yellow rosebuds. Mrs. R. H. Anderson, mother of the bride wore a black dress with red and black accessories and a corsage of rad carnations. Mrs. P. B. Bryan, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black suit, black accessories, and a corsage of pink carnations. The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harold Anderson. She is a graduate of the Newberry High school, attended Coker College for two years after which she entered Furman University, graduating there the past June. She also completed a business course at Newberry College and at the time of her marriage she was employed in the local office of the Newberry Life and Health Insurance company. Mr. Bryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Bryan of Edge- field. He graduated from the Edgefield High school following which he entered the Air Corps, where he served four year, a year and a half which was over seas. He attended Furman Uni versity, but is now a student at Wofford College. Following a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Spartanburg. Out-of-town guests included: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bradford of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Bryan of Edgefield; Misses Mary and Martha Bryan, student at Ladner College, of Edgefield and Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Bryan, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Price Bryan of Greenwood; Miss Nell Bryan of Augusta, Ga.; Miss Sarah Frances Sanders of Greer; Miss'Ann Moore of Rutherford- ton, N. C., and Miss Marguerite Moseley of Spartanburg. These Are Patients At County Hospital Mrs. Houseal Auton and twin baby boys, route 1; Miss Mattie Adams, 909 Wilson street; Miss Azilie Baker, Nurses Home; Ed ward Bruce, Macon, N. C.; Mrs. Viola Boozer, route 2, Prosperity. Mrs. Harold Cumalander and baby boy, route 1, Chapin; Mrs. Ida H. Capps, route 2, Chandler; Miss Mae P. Dold, Boundary street; Charles B. Eargle, route I, Pomaria; Nelda Summer Ear gle, 1320 Summer street. Mrs. Mettie C. Gilliam, 1608 First street; Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, 1323 Milligan street; Mrs. Francis George, route 4, Prosperity; Mr. J. F. Hawkins, route 4; Mr. Hen ry Hendrix, Harrington street; Mrs. A. R. Kyzer, route 4. Mrs. Martha Miller, Chapin; J. C. Metts, 1903 Montgomery street; Mrs. Heyward Mills, 127 Caldwell street; Miss Emily Newberry, 1211 McMorris street; Peter C. Plampin, route 3. Mrs. Jonelle Rinehart, 2002 Lee street; Harold Stone, route 2; Mrs. Faye Seibert, route 2; Martha Suber, route 2; Grover L. Todd, 1309 Johnso n street. Mrs. L. M. Wood, 1413 Jeffer son street; Mrs. M. L. Whitener, 13 College street extension; Mrs. Carrie E. West, 734 Boundary street; Juanita Wilbanks, Whit mire. 8 Veterans Enlist In Naval Reserve Local Navy Recruiter Chief Harris and Nettles, announced that eight veterans of World War II enlisted in the Naval Reserve in Whitmire today. Those enlisted were, Pascal R. Smith, Horace C. O’Shields, Henry M. Miller, T. Cecil Frier, Richard B. Stewart, William B Tesenier, William B. Yarborough and Calvin A Rose. These vet erans are from all branches of the services. Card of Thanks March 8, 1947. I, Bertha Long, wish to thank the people far and near who were so kind and good to me while I was recovering from the Silverstreet school bus and train wreck and I also wish to thank the doctors and nurses of New berry County Hospital for their generous care they gave me while I was in the hospital. I pray that God’s richest blessings will be with each and everyone in their time of need. Bertha Long. Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Berry Living ston marked their golden wed ding anniversary at a luncheon, March 23, at their home in Prosperity. Centering the lovely lace cov ered table was a beautiful em bossed three tiered wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom and wedding bell. Crystal candelabra with gold candles were arranged at either end of the table. On the buffet was a crystal bowl of yellow jonquils. Enjoying the occasion with the honored couple were their six children and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W, Kibler and J. W., Jr., of Spartanburg; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr. and Mary T p an, Mr and Mrs. Jacob Suber, Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Ruff, of Prosperity; Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Ruff of Newberry; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Counts of Columbia; and Mr. and Mrs. B. Earl Living ston and children, Sylvia, Linda, and Danny of Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston re ceived many nice and useful gifts. John M. Chappell John Maxwell Chappell, 50, died Thursday at the Veterans hospital in Columbia after an ill ness of several months. He was a veteran of World War I, serving as Sgt. of Co. K, 118th Infantry, 30th Division, which was one of the first divis ions to break the Hindenberg line. He was a son of the late J. H. and Mary Prince Chappell. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Annie Lou Spotts; five sons, John Maxwell, Tommie Charles, Joe and Donald Chappell, and one daughter. Miss Mary Ann Chappell, all of Newberry; two brothers, T. Hen ry Chappell of Newberry, and Prince Chappell of Columbia; two sisters. Mrs. Annie Mae Dor- roh, and Mrs. Claude Ruff, of Columbia. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at four o’clock from Leavell funeral home, con ducted by the Rev. J. A. Estes, assisted by the Rev. H. W. Long, Interment was in Baxter Me morial cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Fos ter Spotts, Fuller Spotts, Joe Spotts, Ben Spotts, George Spotts and Boyd Clamp. Chappells Negro Murdered In Bed Fannie Mae Wallace, negro woman between 35 and 40 years of age, was found dead in bed at her home on the J. F. Sharpe place near Chappells early Mon day morning. Deputy Rufus Livingston and Constable John C. Wilson and Ralph Lancaster, who made the investigation, said that the wo mans death was caused by being critically beaten by her hus band, Willie Wallace, Saturday afternoon. It is thought by the officers that Wallace placed his wife in bed after she died from the beat ing Saturday, after which he left home. To date Wallace has not been apprehended, but officers are still working on the case. Miss Copeland Queen At College May Day Miss Miriam Copeland, senior at Newberry College, has been elected May Queen to reign over the eleventh annual May Day Festivities at the college on Fri day, May second. Miss Copeland in the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Copeland of Erhardt, and is a popular member of the sen ior class. Miss Polly Gnan was named maid-of-honor. She is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bowers Gnan of Clio, Georgia. Other attendants of the May Queen are, from the Junior class, Frances Boliek, Columbia; Mary Kather ine Blaik, Moncks Comer; Eliza, beth Hayes, Newberry; Frances Hawn, Augusta, Ga. Sophomore class: Elizabeth Yost, Columbia; Aline Martens, Charleston; Lois Kiser, Lexington; Elise Ubele, Decatur, Ga. From the freshman class: Ju- nell Bennett, Lexington; Grace Crosby, Walterboro; Frances Ma rie Johnson, Durham, N. C., and Ann Pitts, Newberry. » BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spotts of Prosperity, announce the birth el a son, Larry Miller Spotts, born at the Newberry county hospital on Sunday, March 16th. Mrs. Spotts, the former Frances Hunt and son ar^reported to be doing fine. Seen ... About Town MRS. J. L BEDENBAUGH boarding bus for her home in Prosperity Wednesday morning ... A pedestrian barely missing a direct hit on the head by a window pane which was blown, from an upstairs window in a building on Boyce street Tues day afternoon . . . MRS. MAUDE G. ROSS able to be back at her desk part of the day since a ma jor operation and remarking that she was still "a little weak in the knees" . . . Work has begun on the remodeling and painting of the old court house building on the square to the delight of many Newberrians . . . Windy, weather Tuesday and WednesJ day sure did a good job of keep ing shoppers off the streets . . . MRS. H. L. PARR walking up Main street in the wind Wed nesday afternoon and remark ing that "everybody must be asleep", the streets being desert ed ... A five year old girl tell ing her mother that she heard the Governor on the radio, and when the little tyke was asked what the Governor's name was, she replied, "Storm Thunder" . . . MARY K. GARDENHIRE re ceiving a letter from her daugh ter. ROSEMARY KING SUN DAY from China, ' saying that her Chinese house servant didn't want her to do anything at all because he was afraid she would "loose face", and Mrs. Garden- hire remarking that she didn't have to "worry about Rosemary losing face when it came to work" . . . Yellow bells, japoni- cas and many other early spring flowers blooming about the city certainly look beautiful despite the windy weather . . . Birth day anniversaries through Friday April 1st. Some of these birth days are a little belated, but we are going to publish them any way: Mrs. Joe Tolbert (Louise Harmon), Ninety-Six, Furman Reagin and Betty Ann Clary, March 22: Mrs. Frank Mower and Mrs. L. D. Nichols, March 23: Mana L. Connelly, Chappells, March 24: Rev. M. L. Kester, Walterboro, and Nancy Stone, March 25: Mrs. Danny Lambeth (Lucy Smith) Georgetown, March 27; H. O. Newman. March 28; Mrs. Foster Smith, March 29: William Milam, March 30: Mrs. James Smith, March 31; Jake Wise and Mrs. Bertha D. Boyl- ston, April 1; Fred Hayes and Oliver Cromer, April 2; C, T. Summer and W. H. Dicker!, Ap ril 4th.