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NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES ' • • THE SUN VOL. 9: NO. 50 — j< — - NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18 1947 Purely PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Clamp and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Long and daughter, Sarah Alice, spent Sunday in Charleston, Orange burg and Summerville visiting the gardens. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Clamp were business visitors it Atlan ta, Ga., Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Benett and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cousins and daughter, Linda, visited the gardens in Orangeburg and Summerville Sunday. Mrs. J. E. Sease who has been ill at her home in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community for the past five weeks, remains about the same. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sale and two sons, Fred and Bobby of Winston-Salem, N. C., were re cent weekend visitors in the home of Mr. Sale’s mother, Mrs. G. G. Sale on Nance street. Mrs. Boyd Campbell and son, Billy, of Florence, are spending a few days n the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Har rington street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vigodsky spent Wednesday in Columbia on business. Mrs. W. B. Johnson is spend ing a while in Valdosta, Ga.,. with her son, J. B. Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Taylor were Wednesday afternoon business visitors in Columbia. Mrs. Chalmers Brown is now recuperating at her home in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community after an attack of influenza. Miss Catherine Renwick, R.N., at Duke hospital, Durham, N. C., spent the past weekend in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Knights of Winnsboro, were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Holloway on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson of Clinton spent the weekend in the home of Mrs. Johnson’s mother, Mrs. H. O. Stone on Caldwell street. Mrs. Griffin Coleman and daughter, Kit, and Mrs. Dick Mims of Laurens, spent Tuesday in Newberry. Mrs. Hub Lominick. Mrs. Ce cil Berley and Mrs. Alvin Kinard of Pomaria were business visi tors in the city Tuesday. Miss Ann Carpenter returned to Ward-Belmont college, Nash ville, Tenn., over the weekend to resume her studies after spend ing a week here in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter on Calhoun street. Mr. W. O. Callahan of Colum bia, and mother, Mrs. P. C. Singley of Prosperity, spent Wednesday in the city. Mrs. Ryan Fellers of Prosper ity, was a business visitor in Newberry Wednesday. Mrs. O. H. Swygert of Peak spent Saturday in the city on business. Miss Louise Buford, a teacher in the Clinton schools, was a business visitor in Newberry Saturday. Mrs. Neal W. Workman of Co lumbia spent the past weekend in Newberry with relatives. Mrs. I. T. Feagle and daugh ter, Juanita of Little Mountain, were visitors here Saturday. Miss Dorothy Buzhardt, a member of the Epworth orphan age school, Columbia, spent the weekend here at her home on Friend street. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hilton and daughter, Miss Ruth Hilton of Laurens were business visitors in Newberry Saturday. Mrs. Horace Shealy of Pros perity, spent Saturday in* the city on business. Mrs. E. M. Long and sister Mrs. Berry of Saluda, were visi tors in Newberry Monday. Mrs. P. W. Copeland of Clin ton was a business visitor in Newberry Tuesday. Mrs. L. H. Sease and daugh ter, Miss Fannie Mae Sease of the county, were visitors in the city Tuesday. Mrs. Hazel Suber and Mrs. Frank Andrews of Whitmire spent Tuesday in Newberry on business. Mns. Hoopier Skardon and two children are visiting in the hom e of Mrs. Skardon’s mother, Mrs. S. O. Nesley on Boundary street. Miss Evelyn Burns of Colum bia, spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Burns on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lester and two children, Clyde and Jpanelle Lester, Mrs. Lewis Shealy and daughter, Mabel, and Mrs. James C. Lester and daughter, Claud ette, wer e Sunday guests in the home of the former’s daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McGilbary in Charelston. They also visited the gardens ground Charleston while there. Amis President N. E. Cooperative T. B. (Dad) Amis was elected president of the Newberry Elec tric Cooperative at the sixth an nual meeting held recently in the Newberry county courthouse. Nine trustees were named and other officers also elected. A rate reduction was announc ed which will result in the sav ing of approximately $11,000 an nually to the members. This is the first rate reduction that has been made since the cooperative was organized in 1940. The new rate will be as low as any REA cooperative in the state. Reports were also heard made by the var ious committees. H. O. Long and Clifford T. Smith were the new trustees eelcted with seven holdovers as follows: T. B. Amis, B. O. Love lace, J. Robert Long, D. L. Wed- eman, Sr., David Luther Ruff, Dr. W. C. Brown, and George E. Stone. B. O. Lovelace was named vice president; J. Robert Long, secre tary, and D. L. Wedeman, treas urer. Mrs. Eunice Kettel, Lyons, Ne braska, spent the weekend with her cousin, Mrs. Paul H. Heisey, 1229 Calhoun street. Mrs/P. B. Ezell and mother, Mrs. George Johnson of Spar tanburg, spent several days last week in Charleston visiting the gardens. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harmon and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Ballen- tine motored to Orangeburg and visited Edisto Gardens and Sum merville gardens. They report that the gardens are beautiful. Mrs. W. T. Mayer spent the past weekend in Atlanta, Ga., with her daughter, Miss Doris Mayer and sister, Mrs. G. C. Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Johnstone of Washington, D. C., arrived in the city Sunday to spend a while at their home here on Johnstone street. Mrs. Griffin Coleman and daughter, and Mrs. Dick Mims of Laurens were Sunday after noon visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dickert on Har rington street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Jeter of Greenville, were recent visi tors in the home of Mrs. Jester’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Buchanan on Summer street. Mrs. Clem I. Youmans and Mrs. Chris A. Kaufmann, were recent business visitors in Atlanta. Mrs. J. Y. McFall of Greenville is spending a while here in the home of her sister, Mrs. John M. Kinard on Calhoun street. Miss Dorothy Mason of Rich mond, Va., was a house guest last week in the home of Miss Sophie Way on Johnstone street. The friends of Mrs. C. J. Pur cell will be glad to learn that she returned to her home on E. Main street Monday of this week after being a patient in the New berry hospital for a week. Her condition is reported to be much better. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. West return ed to their home in Tampa, Fla., Saturday after spending ten days in Newberry in the home of Mrs. Wests’ mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell and other relatives. Mrs. T. F. Cooley of Elkin, N. C., spent several days last week in the home of her mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell. Mrs. C. K. Brown and daugh ter Lavania of Gadsden, Ala bama, are visiting in the home of Mrs. Brown’s mother, Mrs. C. J. Purcell on E. Main street. “Buz” Purcell, a student at The Citadel, Charelston, spent the past weekend in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Purcell on E. Main street. J. T. McCrackin and Judge Eugene S. Blease, spent Sunday and Monday in Warner Robbins, Ga., in the home of Capt. and Mrs. Jack Workman and small daughter, Carol Blease Workman. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. Senn’s brother, W.>- T. Reeder and family in Laurens. Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Martin and daughter, Miss Jo Martin, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin, spent Sunday in Spartanburg in the home of the former’s sister, Mrs. J. W. Coleman and family. Jim Wheeler, Mary Wheeler and Mrs. Wilbur Boozer spent Sunday at Summerville and Cy press Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Todd and daughter, Marcie, were Sunday visitors in Pelzer in the home of Mr. Todd’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith of Clinton, were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. O. O. Copeland on E. Main street . Miss Evelyn B. Boozer and son of Gaffney are visiting in the home of Mrs. Boozer’s mother, Mrs. H. M. Boozer on E. Main street. Miss Fannie McCaughrin is spending a while in Spartanburg in the home of her niece, Mrs. B. R. Pickens, Construction Begun V. F. W. Building Work was begun Tuesday of this week on the erection of the Veterans of Foreign War build ing on the Newberry-Clinton highway, opposite the Newberry airport, according to an an nouncement by Commander E. Maxcy Stone. The lot on which the building is going up is about one-half an acre, and was given to the post by A. B. Stribble, a member of the organization, who served in World War I and II. The organization of 130 mem bers, has been meeting in the Newberry county court house since its inception, and a home is badly needed, according to the post commander. The contract calls for a 30’x60’ concrete block building, which has been let to Joe Coppock, lo cal contractor at a cost of approx imately $4,000 and is to be ready for the organization to begin holding their meetings in June. At a later date, rest rooms, storage rooms, and % concession rooms will be added to the build ing. \ MARTIN L. SMITH Martin Luther Smith, 75, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Horace Beden- baugh in the Mt. Pilgrim section of Newberry county. He had spent most of his life near Prosperity and had been married three times, first to Miss Fannie Harrison- second to Miss Nannie Lever and third to Miss Mary Martin, all who preceded him to the grave. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p. m. at Mt. Pil grim Lutheran church with Rev. E. B. Heidt and Rev. J. B. Har man conducting. Interment was in the church cemetery. He is survived by four child ren, Mrs. Aaron Livingston, Mrs. Horace Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Jons Bedenbaugh and Vernon Smith, all of Prosperity; one brother, John Smith, Saluda; 17 grand children and three great-grand children. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. ORDER OFFICE Shop At Sears & Save Ice Refrigerators $56.45 Wood Cook Ranges $67.95 Oil Cook Stoves $5.69 Stainless Steel Tableware -$5.99 Rogers 1881 Silverware — $41.40 Rogers Silverware $29.63 Thermos Jugs, 1 gal size —$3.62 Ice Chest $4.78 Metal Chairs, Red & Green $4.76 Metal Gliders $28.89 Chairs to Match $8.25 10” Electric Fans $13.43 12” Electric Fan $19.20 Window Type Ventilating Fan — $46.15 Metal Bathroom Cabinets __$5.10 Lunch Kits $1.90 2-Bumer Hot Plate $6.11 Battery Radio, Table Model $35.00 Portable Radio $37.53 Electric Phonograph $38.15 50 Ft. Hose with Nozzle, 5 yr. $5.69 50 ft. Hose with Nozzle, 10 yr. $7.89 Lawn Mower $23.97 All Prices Include Postage. Shop At Sears & Save- NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING We, the undersigned Jury Com missioners of Newberry County,, shall on the 17th day of April, at 9 o’clock A. M., in the Clerk of Court’s office, openly and pub licly, draw thirty-six names to serve as Petit Jurors for the Court of Common -Pleas, which convenes i n Newberry County court house on the 28th day of April, 1947. at 10 o’clock A. M. H. K. BOYD, Clerk of Court, P. N. ABRAMS, Auditor, J. R. DAWKINS, Treasurer. April 5th, 1947 Itc Ritz THURSDAY 8c FRIDAY Richard Denning, Catherine Craig, Russell Hayden, Ann Doran, Byron Barr, Richard Loo In "SEVEN WERE SAVED" FOX, latest news events Added - Popular Science SATURDAY Spencer Tracy, Richard Green, Nancy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Charles Coburn, Henry Hull In "STANLEY 8c LIVINGSTONE" FOX NEWS MONDAY. TUESDAY Jeanne Craig, Glenn Langan, Lynn Bari, Alan Young In "MARGIE" (In Technicolor) M. G. M., latest news events Comedy WEDNESDAY Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle Talbert In "MURDER IS MY BUSINESS" Added - Diamond Demon Beekeepers Meet Saturday 3 P. M. Teh regular monthly meeting of the Beekeepers will be held at the county agent’s office Satur day April 19 at three p. m. We feel that it is important for all beekeepers to attend This meeting and bring themselves up to date on the important things to b e done at this time, said a spokesman from ' the agent’s office. County Agent Ezell has ar ranged for Mr. E. S. Provost, extension bee specialist, to be present to assist with this meet ing. Regular beekeepers meetings will be held at the county agent’s office at three p. m. on the third Saturday of each month until further notice. Jolly Street Ball Club Opens Season 19th The Jolly Street baseball club will open the 1947 season Satur day April 19 on the Jolly Street diamond with Saluda in a Dutch Fork League game. Game time: 4:00 p. m. Clarence Metts. THOMP LONGSHORE Thompson H. Longshore, 36, died early Thursday morning at Memorial hospital in Gastonia, N. C. “Thomp” as he was better known to his many friends in Newberry and throughout the state, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near Gas tonia Sunday afternoon. He was the son of the late Walter Longshore and Mrs. Ruth Stillwell Longshore. Mr. Long shore was a member of the New berry fire department, the New berry Motorcycle club and a member of the Woodmen of the World and a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er. He was connected with the Baker-Summer Motor company, but was formerly foreman in spector of the maintenance de partment at Fort Jackson. Funeral services were held Friday at 4 p. m. at McSwain Funeral home with Rev. P. E. Monroe in charge, assisted by Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger and Rev. T. M. Houze. Interment follow ed in Rosemont cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosine Wilson Longshore; one son, Tommy Longshore; his mother, Mrs. Ruth Stillwell Longshore; two brothers, Ernest Calvin Longshore, Henry Wilson Longshore and one sister, Mrs. Mary Frances McCullough. Active pallbearers were: Earl Kibler, J. S. Nichols, Frank Wil son, Malcolm Kibler, Howard Clark and Dave Laird. The honorary escort were members of the Newberry fire department; R. B. Baker, C. Wal ter Summer, Miller Wessinger, Richard Lominick, Herbert Hick son, Dr. R. E. Livingston and members of the Motorcycle club, Jack Lominick, J. H. Crumpton, J. C. Lambert, Dick Bragg, Chas. Boozer, C. W. Bledsoe, Bill Es- kew, Gene Eskew, Bill Haseldon, Grady Adams, George Summer, Ollie Hawkins, Kenneth Buch anan, Evan Son and Oil Frank lin. FAIR TRADE The minister had just finished marrying a plumber and a lovely young thing. When the cere mony was over, the plumber sidled up and whispered in the parson’s ear: “I haven’t any money, but I can fix your gas meter so it won’t register.” Wells THURSDAY GLASS ALIBI Paul Kelly & Anne Gwynne Added - FILM VODVIL FRIDAY 8c SATURDAY TEX RITTER in "Three in A Saddle" Added - JUNGLE GIRL and DONALD DUCK Comedy MONDAY 8c TUESDAY ~ No Risk too Great for Love so Enticing! NOTORIOUS Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains Added - PATHE NEWS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY! DIVORCE Kay Francis & Bruce Cabot Added - SELECTED SHORIS Admission 12c-35c every day Opera House SATURDAY HOOT GIBSON in "Feud of the West" Added - ANDY CLYDE Comedy Admission 9c-30c all day Morning Show 10:00 Saturday Children under 12 years 5c Late Show 10:00 Saturday J4ile NOTORIOUS Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman These Are Patients At County Hospital Baby Girl Abrams, route 3, Newberry. Mrs. Vera Brown, 1903 River street, Newberry. Mrs. Jack Clifford and baby girl, 1519 Boundary street. Mrs. Louise Cook, route 3, Prosperity. Miss May P. Dold, Boundary street. Mrs. Charles Fulmer and baby girl, route 4, Newberry. Mrs. A. R. Kyzer, route 4, Newberry. Mr. Roy Kelly, route 1, Pros perity. Mrs. James McCarty and baby girl, route 1, Saluda. Mrs. Edith Matthews, 314 Play er street, Newberry. Cortez Proctor, route 1, New berry. Mrs. Mary Roberts, Whitmire. Mrs. Eula Wilson, 1310 Second street Elvia Wessinger, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Lillie Wilbank, Evans street, Whitmire. Mrs. Lea Wessinger and baby boy, route 1, Pomaria. Mrs. Myrtle Eddy, 1106 Purcell street Mrs. Lois Tracy,' 2032 Mont gomery street. Mrs. Loomis Perry, route 5, Sa luda. Mrs. Mabel Dukes, 1531 Cald well street. PHONE COMPANY TAKING BUSINESS CALLS NOW According to an announce ment this (Thursday) from the local office of the South ern Bell Telephone 8c Tele graph company, service has been restored in Newberry fo* local and long distance business calls only. No social call will be accepted. BEDENBAUG-OXNER Mr. and Mrs. J. Worth Beden baugh of Prosperity announce the engagement of their daugh ter, Jean Ruth, to Daniel Bruce Oxner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Oxner, Jr., of Leesville. The wedding will take place June 22 at 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon at Zion Methodist church in Prosperity, with Rev. Rex Mar tin, officiating. TO VACATION IN CUBA Julian William White and three friends of Greenwood, all em ployees of the Virginia Life In surance company, spent a short while in Newberry Sunday in the home of Mr. White’s mother, Mrs. J. W. White on Caldwell street. \ They were enroute to Columbia to join other state employees of the Virginia Life insurance com pany to board a special train, which will take them part of the way to Cuba, for a ten days’ va cation trip sponsored by the com pany. The thip is being given the em ployes by the company for their outstanding work for the past year. MISS COUNTS VISITS MEX. Miss Betty Jo Counts, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. “Box” Counts, returned to her home on Nance street over the weekend, after spending two weeks in San Marcas, Texas in the home of Lt. and Mrs. Robert Parks. Mrs. Parks is the former Gussie Wag ner of Newberry, and Lt. Parks is the son of R. G. Parks of this city. While away, Miss Counts spent several days in Mexico. SUNDAY GUESTS Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Graham were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wick er and children, Marion, Rebec ca, Richard, James, Sunnie, Eli zabeth and Mabel Wicker. Also Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wick er, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wick er, Mr. and Mrs. George O. Gra ham, Mr. and Mrs. Syril Richard son, Robert Gardner and Ira Taylor. PREACHES AT LIBERTY Mr. and Mrs. Bill King and two children, Walter and Sally of Decatur, Ga., were recent visitors here in the home of Mrs. King’s mother, Mrs. W. H. Davis and fhmily on Hunt street. While in the city Mr. King, who is a student at the Columbia Theological Seminary in Deca tur, went to Liberty on Sunday and delivered the morning and evening services at the Presby terian church there. TOM SUBER Tom Suber, 63, a respected col ored man of this city, died at his home on Calhoun street last Fri day night after suffering a heart attack. Tom was well* known through out the city, having trimmed shrubbery and worked on most of the yards of his white friends in Newberry during the past 27 years. He was reared on the farm of Robert Caldwell, father of J. Dave Caldwell, in the Mt. Bethel Garmany comjnunity. He is sur vived by his wife and five child ren. . ... „ Foreign Service Vets Meet At Court House The regular meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5968 will meet in the Newberry County court house auditorum tonight (Thursday), April 17 at 8 o’clock. * At this meeting a movie will be shown by the Recruiting Ser geant from the Columbia dist rict recruiting office. . Every member is urged to at tend this meeting, as important plans for the building will be discussed. REV. GRIFFIN PREACHES AT JOINT SERVICES Rev. Josipeh Griffin will preach at Kendall Parish Sun day, April 20. Service at Beth any at 10 o’clock and at Sum mer Memorial at 11:15. There will be a called meeting of the point council after the service at Summer Memorial at that church. All members are urged to be present at both sevrices and vis itors are welcomed. PARR IN DUKE HOSPITAL The many friends of C. B. Parr, Sr., will be sorry to learn that he was admitted to Duke hospital in Durham, N. C., early last Thursday morning, where he will remain this week under going treatment. Mr. Parr was accompanied to Duke by Ralph Baker, who spent the weekend at the hospi tal. HOME FROM HOSPITAL Miss Mattie Adams, who has been a patient in the Newberry hospital for the past several months, returned to her home on Wilson street over the week end. Her condition is reported to be much improved. NEWS FROM MQLLOHON Mrs. R. C. Mays and Joyce and Helen visited the Edisto gar dens in Orangeburg Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Berley Haw kins were visitors in Columbia Saturday. (Misses Doris Whitmire, Doris Livingston, Betty Livingston and Hugh Longshore, Roscoe Padgett and Ralph Padgett visit ed in Spindale, N. C., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ruff and Linda visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. McCarty in Saluda Sunday. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mays on last Friday included Mr. Claude Simpson, Mr. J. H. Simpson, and Mrs. Lonnie Da vis. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Whit mire and children of Fountain Inn visited Mrs. Gertrude Whit mire and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Enlow of Columbia \rfisilted Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller over the past weekend. Miss Sara Reeves of Columbia visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Reeves, over the weekend. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McEntire, Sr., and family dur- ng the past weekend were Miss Mary McEntire and Miss Grace Attaway of Charleston and Miss Frances McEntire of Columbia. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. James over the weekend includ ed Mr. and Mrs. Layton James, Mr. and Mrs. Bouie James and son, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. James and son, and Mr. Plumer James and Berle Griffin. Mrs. Jess Hughes has return ed to Columbia after visiting her son, Mr. H. V. Autrey and fam ily here. Mr. and Mrs. William Lomin- ack of Charleston were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Duncan. \ _ NURSERY NOTES:— VISITORS ARE WELCOME. Drive out anytime. Many come on Sunday afternoons. During April there will be a lot of blooms to see. Why not wear old shoes and get out and walk around the nursery. It would do you good. TULIPS, DAFFODILS, DUTCH IRIS, now in bloom. We sell cut flowers from these. Spanish iris beginning to bloom. SPiREAS, GOLDEN BELLS & many other flowering shrubs now in bloom, and this is a good time to buy and rest them, when you can see exactly what you are get ting. ROSE BUSHES, LAST CALL. We wont advertise them any more and after April we will plant all remaining. What we have now, our 4th shipment, are nice, Texas grown, top grade. Running and bush types. AZALEAS, yes they are here, some in bloom and some in bud. Some we grew and 2 truck loads which we bring in each season from the mountains. LEAF MOLD 50c crocus bagfull. Woods earth $1 crocus bag full. Please bring your bags. Many have already returned this sea son for more of both. HAL KOHN'S NURSERY. TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM THANK YOU Ex-Servicemen Get $292,635 G. I. Loans Seventy loans totaling $292,- 635.56, were made in Newberry county to veterans during the month of March, according to an announcement made yesterday by E. B. Turner, manager of the Veterans Administration region al office in Columbia. Jasper county is the only county in South Carolina in which no veterans have obtained loans for realty or business pur poses. This amount represents loans guaranteed by the Veterans Ad ministration. PROF. EPTING SPEAKS ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Prof. T. E. Epting of the New berry College faculty will con duct the service at Aveleigh church Sunday. He will speak oil Christian Education. All members are urged to be present and the public is cor dially invited to hear Professor Epting. NAVY RECRUITER HERE EACH WEDNESDAY Chief F. J. Netties of Colum bia, Navy Recruiter for this dist rict will spend every Wednesday in Newberry, it was announced yesterday. Chief Nettles can be located at the post office each Wednesday between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. HOME NEAR COMPLETION The five room cement block dwelling which is being built by D. L. Nichols on Harrington street in front of the home of J. L. Boozer, is nearing completion, and Mr. Nichols expects to have it ready for occupancy by the first of May for his mother, Mrs. L. M. Nichols and sister, Miss May Nichols. Mr. Nichols, with his mother and sister, now reside at 1330 College street. MARY ELIZABETH CLIFFORD Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clifford, 1519 Boundary street, announce the arrival of a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, bom at the Newberry hospital on Tuesday, April 15. Mrs. Clifford, the former Mary Elizabeth Byrd, daughter of Mrs. R. D. Byrd, Boundary street, and daughter are doing fine. LARRY DEUMAN WESSINGER Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wessinger, route 1, Pomaria, are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a son, Larry Deuman, bom at the Newberry hospital on Thurs day, April 10. Mrs. Wessinger is the former Irene Morse of Po maria. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. James L. McCar- they of Saluda, route 1, announce the birth of a daughter, born on Monday, April 14th in the New berry County hospital. Mrs. Mc- Carthey is the former Mildred Duffie of Saluda. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fulmer of Newberry, route 4, are the proud parents of a daughter, born at the local hospital on Tuesday, April 15. Mrs. Fulmer, the for mer Helen Doris Corley, and daughter are getting along fine. NEWS FROM WESJTJEND MRS. WINIFRED CULCLASURE Church Services West End Baptist: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Evening worship, 7 p. m. 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. Mr. and Mrs. Colie Hogg and Ygenia spent the weekend in Fountain Inn with Mrs. Hogg’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wertz, Jr., and son of Aiken spent the weekend with his parents on Drayton street. Mrs. D. B. Chandler has re turned to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Collins of Columbia, after spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. John Senn. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jones spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William Ramsey of Colum bia. They visited the azalea gardens of Charleston Sunday. Pfc. Harry Bouknight of Camp Lejeune, N. C., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bouknight. Mrs. Marvin Humphries and children of Goldville spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Culclasure. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Sease have returned from a trip to Florida, and will make their home on Daisy street. Harold Cook is vacationing in Havana, Cuba. _ _ $1:50 PER ANNUM Down Memory .. Lane •. 20 YEARS AGO Miller-Cromer Miss Azile Miller of Newberry and Mr. J. Fred Cromer of Pros perity were married on April 3rd at the Newberry circuit parson age, Rev. L. W. Johnson perform ing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dickert will build a modem six-room bungalow in Glenn street adjoin ing the lot of Mrs. W. G. Peter son. Work will be commenced this week. Honor Roll Chappels School Grade 1: Carolyne Ott, Killian Hill and Elizabeth Keith. Grade 2: Bessie Dipner, Lucia Workman and Blanche Foscher. Grade 3: Catherine Waits, Eleanor Watkins, Elizabeth Dom inick, Hugh Dominick, James Clamp and Mamie Crouch. Grade 4: Ed Cook, Sara Waits, Viola Dominick, Lina Coats, Mary Bullock, and Dorothy Cromley. Grade 5: Ruby Coats and Ama- lyle Scurry. Grade 6: Vivian Arant, Eliba- beth Dipner and Gladys Summer. Grade 7: Frances Martin, Lucy Goggans, Irene Dipner and Louise Connelly. Grade 10: Frances Scurry. Mrs. Louis Morris and Miss Minnie Morris are spending a fortnight in Orangeburg with Mrs. I. Schissel, formerly Miss Jennie Morris. Mr. Morris will spend the weekend with them and they will accompany him home. Mrs. Frank Lominack, who re cently underwent an operation at the Newberry hospital is doing nicely. PECANS — PECANS. If you have a few left we will still buy them. See us at once. R. DERRILL SMITH & SON, INC., Wholesale Grocers, Newberry, S. C. 50-2tc About Town J. T. McCRACKIN telling about JUDGE EUGENE BLEASE getting up all hours during Sun day night while in Warner Rob bins, Ga., to take a peek at hie great .granddaughter, ..CAROL BLEASE WORKMAN . . . BOB BRUNER enjoying a hearty laugh in the bank while talking with friends . . . All these grand mothers, including yours truly, about town bragging about their grandchildren which reminds us of the little girl who went to Sunday school and after return ing home her mother aksed her who was her teacher, and tho little girl remarking, "I don't know but she must have been Jesus' grandmother, because she talked about him all the time" . . . MAG, L. M. GRAHAM sport ing, a new green Chevrolet . . . If you are interested in seeing a collection of ladies shoes, get in touch with MRS. WILLIAM MI LAM. We hear that she will put them on display for you . . . MRS. J. W. WHITE telling about her experiences on a trip to Cuba about 30 years ago . . . MRS. E. H. MOORE driving down College street and stopping to invite a friend to a tea she is gving soon for bride-elect MARY ALICE MITCHELI JOHN EPPS giv ing some parts of his filling sta tion a "facial" with a coat of paint . . . MRS. LELAND SUM MER walking down College street hi the pouring rain Wed nesday afternoon carrying an at tractive umbrella . . MRS. REED, the former Irene Reeder return ing to her desk in the treasurer's office Tuesday morning to find all kinds of advice printed on pieces of paper lying on her desk . . . B. V. CHAPMAN and JACKSON BOWERS, JR., stand ing in front of Sun office talking and kidding us about being a grandmother . . . MRS. FAY RIN GER looking for a place to live . . . Clerks in local store getting excited Wednesday a. m. when the telephone rang . . . Someone remarking that a certain perosn in the city liked to listen to the radio as well as hogs like slop" . . . MRS. MAE A. AULL buying equipment for colored man to cut grass on her yard, and re marking that she didn't want him to have any excuses . . . HAL KOHN on College street talking with friends and wearing a bright yellow ascot, as usual . . . MRS. ALAN JOHNSTON rush ing up Main street . . . Birthday anniversaries through Friday, April 25: Mrs. Furman Reagin, April 18: Mrs. Elsie Pitts Nichols, April 19: Perry O. Wicker, April 21; Henry T. Fellers, Pauline Duncan and Mrs. George S. Min- ick, April 22; Margaret Elisa beth Leavell, April 23; Mrs. Wil ton Todd, Norman P. Ensrur and Fred C. Gilbert, April 25.