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■W.An NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES THE SUM VOL. 10; NO. 1 Purely PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Todd and daughter, Mary Ann, of Pelzer, visited last week in the home of their son, Jim Todd and fam- . ily on E. Main street, and at- tnded the Mitchell-Jordan wed ding Thursday evening. Mrs. P. D. Johnson, who has been on an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Kirke- gard and family in Siler City, N. C., returned to her home on Boundary street Wednesday. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. Kirkegard and granddaughter for a visit. Miss Betty Floyd spent the past weekend in Pelzer with Miss Mary Ann Todd. She re turned home Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Floyd who spent the day in Pelzer with the Todds. Mrs. Chalmers Brown, who has been ill at her home in the I Mt. Bethel Garmany community for the past two weeks, is re ported to be much better and is now able to be up and about her home. Mrs. George W. Senn left Sat urday for Washington, D. C., where she is spending this week in the home of her son, James Senn and family. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Lathrop of Kinards, were business visitors in the city Saturday. Mrs. Albert Wicker and daughter, Miss Mary Lou Wick er of Pomaria spent Saturday in Newberry on business. Mrs. Wade Smith of Kinards was a Monday business visitor in the city. Mrs. W. W. Cone and Mrs. Phil Waters of Saluda, were visitors in Newberry Monday. Mrs. Elmer Shealy of Prosper ity spent Saturday in Newber ry on business. t Miss Mattie Adams is spend ing this week on Lake Murray at Adams Camp. Miss Marjorie Young of Clin ton spent Saturday in Newberry on business. Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt is spend ing this week on Lake Murray with Mrs. McHardy Mower at her cabin at Amick’s Camp . Mrs. Marion Hamm of Gold- ville was a business visitor in Newberry Saturday. Mrs. E. J. Wellingham and daughter, Miss Gladys Willing ham of Goldville were business visitors in Newberry Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Fellers and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Addy spent the weekend in Charles ton with the former’s son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fellers and daughter, Sandra. Sandra returned home with her grandparents for a month’s visit with them. Mrs. Horace Counts of Pros perity was a business visitor in Newberry Friday. Mrs. Charlie Ruff and Mrs. Kate Leavell spent the past weekend in Hartsville in the home of Mrs. Ruffs brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Stevenson. They also at tended the May Day exercises at Coker College Saturday. Mrs. Luther Folk of the coun ty was a business visitor in the city Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb and children, Buddy Carolyn and George, and David Neville were guests over the weekend at The Citadel. Mr. and Mrs. Lipscomb, George and Carolyn were guests at the Francis Mar ion Hotel. Guy Whiterner, Jr., flew to Myrtle Beach Wednesday to pick up Dr. Arthur Welling, who has been attending a medical conven tion there. Mrs. J. S. Watters and small daughter, Laurie are on a two weeks’ visit with Mrs. Watters parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Moore in the Mt. Bethel com munity. Mr. Watters joined his family for the weekend. Guests of Mrs. Chalmers Brown over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crosby and daughter Jane, Miss ’Leone Cros by, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gault and little daughter, Harriett, all of Union. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Lipscomb of Columbia are expected to spend Mothers’ Day here in the home of their son, E. M. Lip scomb and family on College street. Dr. and Mrs. Clifford G. Shull and two sons, John and Bob have returned to their home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, after spend ing a week with Mrs. Shull’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Summer. A SON Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Bobb of Helena announce the birth of a son, born on Mqnday, May 5th at Newberry County hospital. A SON Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jennings of Whitmire, are the proud parents of a son, who arrived at New- Jaerry hospital Tuesday, May 6th. TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM . THANK YOU WINNERS GIVEN PRIZES FOR ESSAY CONTEST Winners of local prizes in the recent essay contest on the sub ject “Our Land” are announced by A. P. Salley, key banker for the South Carolina Bankers’ Association and Clifford T. Smith, local Soil Conservation District Supervisor. Prize money for the awards announced was made possible through contribu tions from business men in Newberry, Prosperity, Little Mountain and Pomaria. A twenty-five dollar award for the first place in the coun ty was won by Tommy Metts of Little Mountain, the money be ing offered by the S. C. Bank ers’ association. A twenty dollar award for second place in the county goes to Jewel Louise Bouknight of Newberry high school, the cash being offered by Ruff Brothers Implement company of Newber ry. Fifteen dollars in cash for the third county winner goes to Sara Long of the Bush River school, the money being donat ed by Johnson-McCrackin com pany of the city. A school prize of $25 was of fered to the school in which the highest percentage of high school pupils wrote essays. Little Mountain won this prize with 27.6 per cent of the stud ents writing essays. In each State Accredited high school in the county a first, second and third cash prize of $10, $5 and $3 were offered. Those winning school prizes are: Bush River high school: Sara Long, first; Jack Bedenbaugh, second, and Angus Dickert, third. Little Mountain high school: Tommy Metts, first; Robert Shealy, second, and Billy San- del, third. Newberry high school: Jewel Louise Bouknight, first; Ann Ringer, second, and Harriett Reid, third. Pomaria high school: Bennie Walter Lominick, first; Bobby Hentz, second, and Herman Mayer, third. Prosperity high school: John Bedenbaugh, first; Dennis Bed enbaugh, second; and Hayne Wilson, third. • Ston^y Hill high school: Helen Sanford, first; Julia Faye Booz er, second; and Clyde Beden baugh, third. Silverstreet high school: Odell Ruff, second, and B. W. Domi nick, third. (Insufficient essays to qualify for a first prize.) Whitmire school: a second place prize is awarded to Clara Faye Prince. (Insufficent essays lo qualify for first prize.) “We want to congratulate these prize winners an dexpress our appreciation to all who had a hand in making the contest a great successs” says Mr. Salley in announcing the prize winners. “We know that the contest was a success largely because of the cash contributions which made the prize money possible. To these contributors we again extend our sincere thanks. The judges also rendered valuable assistance in deciding local win ners. We are grateful to C. E. Hendrix, County Superintendent of Education; P. B. Ezell, Coun ty Agent; J. W. Earhardt of the Newberry Observer; Frank Armfield of The Newberry Sun and Messers E. E. Epting, T. B. Amis and G. H. Epting of the Soil Conservation service for assisting Clifford Smith and me in judging the essays” Mr. Sal ley concluded. NEWS FROM MOLLOHON Misses Wynona Layton, Caro lyn Addy and Vivian Beatty visited Miss Evelyn Dickert Columbia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bush and family of Spartanburg spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Bundrick. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Duncan, Jr., visited Mr. D. C. Hurt, who was a patient in the Columbia hospital. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ruff and son, Mitchell visited Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mays in the Mt. Bethel Garmany community Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Smith of Columbia visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin James and family visited relatives in Waterloo over the weekend. Mrs. Harold Cook and son. Tommy of Prosperity visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Burton, Monday. Mrs. Gertrude Whitmire was honored with a surprise birthday dinner Sunday, May fourth by her daughter, Miss Doris Whit mire at her home on Jefferson street. The honoree received many lovely and useful gifts. Out of towns guests were Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Whitmire and family and Miss Martha Reed of Fountain Inn and Mr. and Mrs. Logan Milford and family and Mrs. Anna Smith of Greenwood. Bundrick-Dominick Miss Albert Bundrick and Mr. Floyd Dominick were married May fourth at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. B. Harman, D.D., in the pres ence of a number of relatives and friends. Mrs. Dominick is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bundrick. She was becomingly attired in a white dress with black acces sories and an orchid corsage. Mr. Dominick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Dominick of Prosperity. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He is now a student at the Columbia Barber school in Co lumbia. They will have their residence in Pomaria. The W. M. S. of the Eastside Baptist church held their regu lar monthly meeting on Monday night, May 5, at the home of Mrs. Raymond Willingham. After the business session of the meeting, the hostess served a delicious salad course with coca-cola. AveleigTh Circles Meet Monday The circles of Aveleigh Pres byterian church will meet Mon day afternoon, May 12 at four o’clock as follows: Circle I, Mrs. A. T. Neely. Circle II, Mrs. W. J. Carwile. Circle III, Mrs. Oswald Cope land, Jr. Circle IV will meet at 7:30 with Mrs. J. D. French. LEGION AUXILIARY HOLDS MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MRS. KATE CALDWELL The American Legion Auxil iary met Thursday, May 1 at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. mry Swindler, Mrs. May iuck, Miss Dare Swindler, Mrs. P. K. Harmon and Mr.s W. T. Summer were associate host esses. After the meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. L. G. McCullough conducted a memorial service honoring Mrs. Kate Caldwell who was a belov ed charter member of the orga nization. “Coin’ Home” was sung by Mrs. Bill Terrell. Mrs. McCullough read an “In Me- moriam”, and presented resolu tions expressing appreciation of Mrs. Caldwell’s life and service to the organization and sym pathy to her family. The mem orial was closed by prayer and the sounding of taps. A special program of music rendered by six members of the Newberry Glee Club, accom panied by Danny Newton, was enjoyed. During the business session the president announced the Girl State will be held for the first time in this department June 4th through 7th, at the University of South Carolina. The Newberry unit will send two girls from the Newberry high school chosen by the fac ulty and student body. Mis. Eu genia Summer, rehabilitation chairman, urged all members to make locker covers for use in the Veterans Hospital in Co lumbia. The shipment must be sent before June first and about 150 covers are needed. Mrs. Hope Wilson, chairman of the Poppy sale, announced that May 24 is Poppy Day and urged all auxiliary members to sell poppies on that day. She asked that all members who could assist at Poppy Day head quarters, the Wiseman hotel, on that day, notify her what hours will be convenient for them to be there. The poppies are bought from the hospitalized veterans who made them and all profit from the sale goes into a ^relief fund which is spent entirely for re habilitation of the disabled vet erans and their families. Five Poppy Day posters were presented to the Auxiliary. These posters were done by members of Miss Elizabeth Dominick’s art class at the New berry high school. First place was won by Delora Fant, and second place by Doris Jean Gil liam. During the social half hour a delicious ice cream course was served. J. C. Harmon Head Charlotte Store J. C. Harmon, formerly of Newberry was recently made manager of the Baxter Clothes, Charlotte’s newest clothing store. Mr. Harmon with his family moved to Charlotte several years ago to make their home. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1947 $1:50 PER ANNUM V. F. W. Leader Names Chairmen For Poppy Sale ^ Appointment of A. B. Stribble and James W. Henderson as co- chairmen of the annual Buddy Poppy sale May 30. to be spon sored by Post 5968, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, was announced today by Commander Maxcy Stone. Under the direction of the two chairmen, plans will be carried out for the distribution of 1,000 poppies here in con junction with the 26th annual sale of the flowers under the jurisdiction oft he National VFW organization. The sale of Buddy Poppies is strictly a non-profit venture, de signed to raise funds for the exclusive benefit K of disabled veterans and their orphans. I'unds will also be used in re habilitation service among dis abled veterans in government hospitals. The Buddy Poppy sale is one of several community projects undertaken by the local VFW post. Other projects include a weekly radio program, a public program next month concerning transferral of the war dead, and the forthcoming formal opening of the new VFW hut in New berry. Lebanon Youth In Variety Show The Lebanon Young People are presenting their second Va riety Show Friday evening, May 9, at 8:15 p. m. in the Mt. Beth el Garmany school building. A similar show was given by these youth about this time last year and was received with much enthusiasm by the entire public. This year, with a much larg er cast, the group promises an even better show. This show will feature acrobatics, the four poetic charms, popular songs, and the old songs you love best; good piano playing; various skits; tap-dancing; a comedy wedding, and the best minstrel revue ever staged. Meet these youth there for att evening of good, wholesome en tertainment. Memorial Services Confederate Dead Be Sunday, May 11 Confederate Memorial Day will be observed with appro priate exercises at Rosemont cemtery on Sunday, May 11 at 6 o’clock with the Rev. P. E. Monroe delivering the principal address. Boy Scouts of Newberry will plSce flags on the graves. The program: Star Spangeld Banner, High school band. Invocation, Dr. R. A. Good man. How Firm A Foundation, High School band. Address. Rev. P. E. Monroe, Jr. Southern Airs, High School band. Taps. A SON Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Slice of route 1, Newberry, announce the arrival of a son bom at the New berry County hospital, Thursday, May 8th. Scout Camporee Held At Molly’s Rock Park The first Boy Scout Camporee of Newberry and Laurens coun ties took place last weekend when 169 scouts comprising 15 troops scattered over the two counties gathered at Molly’s Rock, a beautiful lake camp site ten miles from Newberry. Gene Brock, assistant scout executive of the Blue Ridge Council who directed the camp oree was highly pleased with the first mass session of the two counties He stated that the fall camporee would be held in Laurens. ^ During the meeting which began 'at 3 o’clock Friday and closed at one o’clock Saturday, the boys were instructed in tent pitching, peg making, sig nalling, first aid and camp sani tation. Each boy prepared his own meal and all troops took part in the camp fire exercise. Softball featured the recreation period. Troops attending the camp oree were from Clinton, Laur ens, Goldville, Cross Hill, Whit mire, Newberry and Prosperity. A number of these troops are sponsored by organizations in their communities. Troop 65 of Newberry of which Marvin Rucker is leader, is sponsored by the Newberry Rotary club. These scouts have built a trailer which is attached to Mr. Ruck er’s car in which they have tak en a number of interesting trips totaling some 1500 miles. They have been to Folly Beach, a trip through the Great Smokie mountains and other shorter trips. The trailer is well equip ped to carry the boys and their belongings. At the front of the trailer is a keg which holds the drinking water for these trips. The Rotary emblem is painted on the sides of the trailer. Troop 66 of which Wright Cannon is leader is sponsored by the Lions club. Troop 69, Dewey Kinard, leader, is sponsored by the Newberry Textile mills and the troops at Mollohon and Oak land also have sponsors, all of whom are keenly interested in their troops. Mrs. C. D. Dennis Mrs. Clarice Dawkins Dennis, 43, wife of Francis A. Dennis, died Monday night at the New berry county hospital, after a short illness. The daughter of B. E. and Nannie Hardy Dawkins of Pros perity, she was a life-long resi dent of the county and a mem ber of St. Lukes’ Lutheran church. Suriving in addition to her husband and parents are four sons Dawkins, Wilton, Bennett Carl and Robert Elliott Dennis and one daughter. Nan Dennis, all of Prosperity; eight brothers, M. H. Dawkins, Co lumbia; J. H. Dawkins, H. D. Dawkins, and J. H. Dawkins, Prosperity, D. B. Dawkins, Leesville and Sheriff Ben F. Dawkins, F. B. Dawkins, and E. V. Dawkins all of Newberry. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the graveside at St. Lukes’ Lutheran church with Rev. C. E. Seastrunk officiating. A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Merchant of route 1, Kinards, announce the birth of a daughter, bom at Newberry County hospital on Thursday morning, May 8th. TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTS PLAN WATER & SEWER EXTENSION The Town Council and the Commissioners of Public Works anqounce the adoption of a sew er service charge to be levied on all users of the sanitary sewer age system of Newberry. The sewer charge will become effec tive May 18 and the ordinance pertaining to this charge will be found elsewhere in this is sue. The Town Council adopted this charge upon the recom mendation of the Commissioners of Public Works, in an effort to provide necessary revenues in order that certain water and sewer improvements may be made. Last August a refendum was held in which the majority fav ored increasing water and elec tric rates so as to provide nec essary revenues to finance wat er and sewer improvements. In lieu of increasing the electric rates this sewer service charge was adopted. The water ratesi will be increased as outlined in the referendum. With this in crease, Newberry’s rates will still be on par with or lower than other towns of Newberry’s size. The sewer service charge adopted is known as a “fixture charge” and is based on the number of flush toilets or uri nals connected to the town’s dis posal system. It is estimated that this sew er service charge will provide $12,000.00 a year. A study of the finaricial statement of opera tions of the water, light, and se wer department for 1946, and the costs of liquidating a bond issue for needed water and sew er improvements will readily show the need of additional re venues to undertake this con struction program. The proposed amount needed for water and sewerage im provement is estimated at $450,- 000.00. Within the next week the Commissioners of Public Works will mail each user of the sani tary sewerage system a ques- tionaire concerning the number of fixtures located within each building or structure. By using the postal card form of survey this will save the Town of New berry considerable expense i of conducting an actual physical survey. Full information con cerning data needed will be giv en on the cards. After the sewer service charge and the increase of water rates are put into effect, the Town of Newberry will be in poistion to proceed and advertise for bids on the bonds which the Town proposes to sell in order to un dertake the construction pro gram as outlined. JERSEY BREEDERS ARE Down Memory ORGANIZED IN COUNTY .. Lane .. 20 YEARS AGO The Lower Piedmont Jersey Cattle Parish was organized wih headquarters in Newberry, at the 2nd meeting of Jersey Cattle breeders of this section recently. Organization plans were completed with the elec tion of officers and the adoption of constitution and by-laws for the parish of Newberry, Saluda and Laurens counties. Officers elected are Ira B. Duck, Jr., Newberry, president; James J. Wheeler, Jr., Saluda, vice presi dent; Carroll C. Brannon, Clin ton, secretary-treasurer; and H. L. Parr, Newberry, reporter. The purpose of this organiza tion is to improve the breeding of Jersey cattle to increase their popularity, and to improve the marketing of both cattle and their products. Visitors at this meeting in cluded C. H. Lomas and R. D. Steer of Clemson College Exten sion service, Harry Lutz, Jersey fieldman for the Carolinas, and Graham Hawkins, Secretary of the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club who assisted in the meet ing. The constitution and by-laws provide for members to be own ers of Jersey cattle or people who represent owners. Associate members will be agricultural and business people interested in promoting dairying in this section and will be given all privileges of regular members except voting by ballot. In other Jersey clubs associate members have helped build strong organizations and thefr slupport is considered import ant to this parish. Annual dues are $3.00 per year to all mem bers except 4-H club, F. F. A., and J. H. A. chapter members owning Jerseys may become members without paying dues. The parish will assist the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club in carrying out its pro gram. An activity in this re gard is the North and South Carolina donation heifer sale at Spartanburg, on May 13, from which funds will be used to hire a full time fieldman for the Carolinas. Breeders from this parish donating heifers or the equivalent of a heifer are Parr Brothers of Newberry, C. T. Smith of Kinards, Wheeler Brothers of Saluda, Ira B. Duck, Jr., of Newberry, and William Senn of Newberry. The fall Jersey Show of the Newberry County Fair will be promoted by the Jersey show committee of P. B. Ezell, George Wheler, C. B. Parr, Jr. and J. B. Williams. William Senn will be chairman of the committee to promote Jerseys among 4-H club boys and girls and will be assisted by Furman Epps and Carrol Brannon. C. B. Parr, Jr., and C. T. Smith will report and promote Jersey work among FFA members and Vocational Agricultlre teachers. On the Dairy Herd Improve ment association committee is Leon Dennis, chairman, William Ballentine, F. M. Kearse and C. B. Cannon, C. T. Smith, J. J. Wheeler and W. A. Ridgeway will arrange Field Days and Of ficial Community Classification. Parr Brothers, Wheeler Brothers, and C. T. Smith will promote and advise on R of M and H.I.R. official testing. The Lower Piedmont Jersey Parish takes pride in the achievements of older Jersey breeders of this section and it is a challange to the younger breeders .to do as well and then to excel the work of their prede cessors. The young Wheeler Brothers, Jim and George, are successors to the 3 older Wheel er Wheeler Brothers which de veloped a nationally known Jer sey herd containing a number of Excellent cows and several Superior sires. The Parr Broth ers, Callie, Henry, and Billy are continuing the development of the fine herd of Jerseys started by their father, C. B. Parr, who has turned the herd over to them. C. B. Parr, Sr., has achieved state-wide recognition for his success as a Jersey breeder and dairyman by having been a president of The South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club and the South Carolina Dairymen association. This well known Jersey section has the bottom land necessary to develop good summer pasture, the land that is producing alfalfa, grain sor ghums, small grain, and lespe- deza hay. With the good mark et for milk in Newberry and Greenville this section is des tined to become a greater dairy and Jersey center. Miss Nina Cromer, a teacher at Inman, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Cromer. Mrs. John M. Kinard, Mrs. J. Y. McFall, and Miss Elizabeth Kinard spent thi sweek in Au gusta, Ga. Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr., and Miss Mildred Reid returned from an extended stay in Florida on Monday. Mrs. W. H. Carwile went to Columbia Wednesday to visit friends. Mrs. Richard Baker left Wed nesday for a visit in Nashville and Memphis, Term. Zeke Crump of Tampa, Flori da, left today after a visit of a fortnight with his family here. Lominick’s hardware store has completed the rearrange ment of his stock after the fire and is painting the interior of the store, preparatory to arrang ing new stock, which is arriving daily. CPL. FORCE DISCHARGED T-5 Charles Force, Jr., receiv ed his discharge from the Army Tuesday April 6, after being a member of the armed forces for the past 18 month, 12 months of which was spent in the Paci fic area. Cpl. Force returned to the states from the Pacific about the middle of April, and is now at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Force on Har rington street. SUSAN KAY BLALOCK Mr. and Mrs. William M. “Bill” Blalock are receiving con gratulations upon the arrival of a daughter, Susan Kay, bom at the Newberry hospital, Thurs day, May 1. Mrs. Blalock, the former Agnes Fuller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Fuller of Clinton, and daughter are doing nicely. Seen ... About Town i - ED SCHUMPERT wearing a strawberry in his coat lapel for a boutonniere and it looking rather pretty . . . HOLLAND SLIGH stopping at filling sta tion to have his bicycle tire in flated on his mail route Tuesday morning . . . MAYOR and MRS. R. P. LUTHER, .Prosperity, .in the .city .Tuesday .purchasing wedding presents and Mr. Luth er remarking that it was quite a job to keep up with buying wedding presents since so many folks are getting married . . MRS. T. H. POPE. SR., and MISS ANNIE GARY purchasing spring hats . . . MRS. CHRIS KAUFMANN buying kitchen articles in preparation of setting up housekeeping . . . JAKE WISE out again after being con fined to his room in Wiseman hotel for past week suffering with neuritis . . . MRS. C. F. LAYTON buying a garden hoe to dig in her flower beds, and remarking that she was going to "keep this one locked up" so that when wanted one she would know where to find it . . . C. B. PARR, SR., able to be out again after recent illness and thinks that now he'll "make it" . . . COKE DICKERT wheeling a bag of feed up College street on a "turtle" . . . From the looks of buckets on the light posts on College street, strangers passing through the city would think that we are observing "black out" . . . Work on the new bus station progressing nicely now . . . SAM COOK preparing to build a small store in the rear of his home, opposite the bus station on Martin street . . . MRS. MAUDE ROSS and MRS. LOUISE COX discussing rose buds while conversing on Col lege street Tuesday afternoon . . . An eligible young bachelor passing out cigars the first of the week and when this report er asked why, was told that since he had the cigars he thought it a good time to pass them along in case he didn't have them later . . . LEE VAN- STORY walking in the sun and remarking to a friend that he had lo hurry back to his office and get out of the sun before it "ruined his school-girl complex ion"' . . . MRS. CHESTER HAW- KINS and small daughter, out for a ride Tuesday afternoon . . . Birthday anniversaries through Friday, May 16: Mrs. Long (Viv ian Davenport), May 11; Mrs. Lelia B. Williams and D. J. Williams, May 13; Walter Gus tave Houseal. May 14; and Miss Pearl Amick,, May 16. CHILD DROWNS IN POND James N. Wells, 19-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Robert Wells, died Tuesday morning. The child was play ing near Stewarts Pond and was found in the water by his father who rushed him to the Newberry county hospital but he was dead on arrival. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 5 p. m. at Lewis Methodist church with Rev. B. H. Harvey and Rev. Ray Wil liams, conducting the service. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Surviving are his parents, James N. and Dorothy Scar borough Wells, Newberry; Mat ernal grandmother, Mrs. Reba Shealy and paternal grand mother, Mrs. Eva Lee Cook and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Scarborough. World Air Mail 10c Postmaster G. K. Dominick announces that the new air let ter sheet is on sale at the New berry post office. This provides a new low air mail rate to all foreign countries for 10c. The air letter sheet is devised to provide a convenient sheet for correspondence which, when folded and sealed, serves also as an envelope with 10c postage affixed. Stamp collectors as well as the public in general will be interested to know that the lo cal post office now has these new air letter sheets on sale. Woman’s Club Meets With Mrs. Goodman Mrs. R. A. Goodman was host ess to the Woman’s club at her home on the College Campus, Thursday afternoon at four o’clock. The topic of the afternoon was “South Carolina Education”, led by Miss Elizabeth Dominick. Mrs. E. G. Able is president of the club, and Mrs. Pauline B Briggs, secretary. They Win Again Mrs. George L. Epps and Mrs. McHardy Mower, who won the bridge tournament on April 21, were again winners in the tour nament held Monday night, May 5. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hop kins were also winners Monday night. Each winner was pre sented a loving cup. These bridge tournaments are held at the Wiseman hotel and another one is scheduled to be held Monday night, May 19. PROGRAM OUTLINED COMMENCEMENT WEEK There are forty-two candidates for degrees at Newberry College this year. When the graduating exercises are held in the gym nasium Monday morning, June second, the address will be deliv ered by Dr. Robert M. Lester, Secretary of Carnegie Corpora tion of New York. The President of the United Lutheran Church in America, Dr. Franklin Clark Fry of New York City, will preach the baccalaur eate sermon in the Church of the Redeemer Sunday morning, June first. The presidents of the South Carolina, the Georgia- Alabama and the Florida Synods will participate in the service. The College Singers will give their annual commencement pro gram in Holland Hall at 8:30 Sunday evening, June first. The College luncheon will be held in the College dining hall at 1:30 p. m., following the grad uating exercises. The public is cordially invited to join with the Seniors in their various exercises. BUYS REV. HARMAN HOME Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dalton Gray have bought the J. B. Harman home on Boundary street. Mr. Gray, formerly of Ohio, is now employed with the New berry Textile mills. He married the former Elizabeth Willis of Newberry. These Are Patients At County Hospital Mrs. Alvin D. Adams, Adams camp, Prosperity; Mrs. C. M. Caldwell and baby boy, Pomaria; Mrs. I. L. Bobb and baby boy, Helena; Miss May P. Dold, Boundary street; Mrs. A. O. Dan ielson, 347 Crosson street; Mrs. Maggie Fish, Whitmire. Mrs. Ruth Harmon, 1606 Em ory street, Whitmire; Mrs. Otis Jennings and baby boy, Whit mire; Mrs. Idell Livingston, 915 Tarrant street; Mrs. Nora Lollis, route 1, Prosperity; Mrs. Henry Lominack, 1115 Hunt street; Mrs. Minnie E. Lackey, Whitmire. Archie McCormick, Strother; Mrs. Daisy Reese, 820 Boundary street; Mr. Richard H. Switten- burg, 909 Caldwell street; Mrs. Opal Woodward, route 3; Mrs. Claude Wicker and baby girl, 620 O’Neal street. W. P. Wise, Goldville; Leroy Wessinger, Little Mountain; Mrs. Jacob W. Slice and baby boy, route 1; Mrs. Irvin Merchant and baby girl, route 1, Kinards.