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NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES - • THE SUN VOL. 10; NO. 8 TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM THANK YOU NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JUNE 27, 1947 $1:50 PER ANNUM Purely PERSONAL Mrs. W. T. Mayer and daugn- ter, Miss Doris Mayer, returned Thursday from a two week’s visit in northern Indiana, where they were the house guest of Mrs. Velma Moeller and Mrs. D. V. Whiteleather at their summer home on Tri-Lakes. Doris also visited at Purdue University and other places of interest in In diana and Michigan. Mrs. F. N. Martin, Miss Cyn thia Martin and Mr. and Mrs. James Goethe and daughter, Lynette, spent Wednesday in the mountains of North Caro lina. Mrs. B. V. Chapman returned to her home on E. Main street Thursday after being a patient in the Duke hospital, Durham, N. C., for the past week where she went for a “check-up”. The friends of Bub Hutchin son will be sorry to learn that he is a patient in the Veterans hospital, Columbia, where he was admitted last Monday. Mrs. T. N. Foy of Goldville weis a visitor in the city last Friday. Mrs. Hayne Workman and daughter, Miss Carrie Bell Workman spent Monday in the city on business. Rev. C. J. Matthews and Mrs. Matthews of Indiantown, spent Monday in the city on business. Miss Elizabeth Dickey of Goldville, spent Monday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. James Senn and daughter, Susan, of Washington, D. C., are spending a while in the city in the home of Mrs. Senn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn ' on College street. Miss Betty Leavell has re turned to the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Leav ell on College street, after a visit with her aunt and unlce, Mr .and Mrs. F. D. McLean in York. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and daughter Ann, who are giving a hpuseparty this week at Myrtle Beach, have as their guests, Miss Cynthia Dominick, Evelyn Leavell, Catherine Kirkland and Jimmie Parr and David Denning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Gilbert attended the Willis - Dobbins wedding which was held at the First Baptist church in Colum bia, Saturday evening. The bridegroom, Austin C. Dobbins, of Louisville, Ky., is a cousin of Mrs. Gilbert. Miss Emma Riser Nance and Howard Parks are spending this week at Pawley’s Island. They were accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Stokes and two children, Clara Ewlell and Ed win. Mrs. Walter Dorrity and two sons, Lewis and Walter, Jr., are spending this week in Columbia in the home of Mrs. Charles Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wise have moved from an apartment in the home of Mrs. Joise McAl- haney on Boundary street to the Hutto garage apartment on Boundary ^reet, which was re cently comipleted. Charles Ragland, husband of the former Jane Summer, has returned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Summer on E. Main street from the Veterans’ hospital in Columbia, where he was a patient two weeks suffer ing with pneumonia. He is re ported to be doing nicely. Miss Linda Summer, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Summer of Atlanta, Ga., re turned to her home in Atlanta, Wednesday after a few days vis it in the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Sum mer on E. Main street. Mr. Frank Rickard and John David Ruff accompanied Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ruff to Charles ton where they spent the past [weekend. Lamar Neville, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. A. Neville left Tues day for the Young Peoples Con ference which is being held this week at Riverside. Mrs. Cecil Butler and two children of Rockmart, Ga., are visiting in the home of Mrs. Butler’s sister, Mrs. May Stuck on Johnstone street. Miss Caroline Kilgore, who has been in the states on a year’s furlough visiting relatives and friends, leaves today (Fri day) for Pernambuco, Brazil, where she is a missionary teach er in a girls school there. Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Sr., and daughter, Mrs. Robert Sproul, Jr„ leave today (Friday) for New York City to spend ten days in the home of Mrs. Han na’s son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R E. Hanna, Jr. Mrs. Paul Smith and small son, Rud, of California, are ex pected to arrive in the city to day (Friday) for a visit in the home of Mrs. Smith’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Crooks on Calhoun street. West End Troop Boy Scouts On Historical Tour Of Va. The Boy Scouts of West End troop 69 are planning and edu cational and pleasure trip to Washington, D. C., this summer. It has been the custom for many years in the troop to have educational trips regularly. These trips have included trips to Columbia on several occa sions, Myrtle Beach and Wash ington, D. C., in the year of 1936. The trip this year has been planned to visit many of the places of historic interest. In Virginia they plan to visit Norfolk, Portsmouth, Yorktown, Jamestown and colonial national historical park in Williamsburg. They also plan to visit many places of interest in Washington, and plans have been made to include time for a major league baseball game in Griffin Stad ium. On their return trip, the troop plans are to visit Front Royal, the Shenandoah National Park and valley, the Endless Governs at New Market and the Natural Bridge. The troop will leave Newberry Friday afternoon and will go by bus, with A^len Ox- ner as driver. Scoutmaster Dewey Kinard, Assistant Scoutmaster W. H. Mc- Fatter and Mr. R. R. “Bob” Da vis, Troop Committeeman will go with the boys. Troop 69 is sponsored by the Newberry tex tile mills who is helping to fin ance the trip with assistance from several of the leading cit izens of Newberry. Contributed. NEWS FROM OAKLAND Mr. William Grant has re turned to Durham, N. C., to take up his studies there. His wife is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Wilhite and helping to nurse her sister, Mrs. Clarice Taylor and little nephew, Ranny. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Sanders had as their guest over the weekend Mrs. Sanders’ mother, and father, Mr. and Mrs. John Bedenbaugh of Milligan street; also a daughter and sin-in-law, Terry McGovern of Spartan burg and Mr. Jean Marion Pac- ler of Holly Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Daven port of Fort Mill visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davenport of Digby avenue on Sunday. We are very sorry to report that since our last writing Mr. Claud “Buddy” Mize is seriously ill in the veterans hospital in Columbia. Mr. Mize was car ried to the hospital three weeks ago, and at one time several days ago, it was thought that he had begun to improve, but was taken worse suddenly. We do Jiope he will soon respond to the treatment and begin to im prove and can be at home with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins of Greenville were visiting in Newberry Sunday. June 24. Friends of Mrs. Harold Matt hews will be glad to know that she is home again from the hospital and doing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bozard spent Sunday with Mrs. Bozard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Sanders. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Dora Phillips of Fair ave nue is ill. We hope she can soon be well and able to go about again. It seemed that folks were go ing to drag out their winter clothes Sunday (the coldest day we ever saw in June). We didn’t call it a cool spell, we simply said a cold day in June. A fire felt good. We are sorry that Mr. H. L. Goff is not doing well at this time. We understand that Mr. Goff must go back to the vet erans hospital. Mr. George Attaway’s mother Mrs. Euna Mize and daughter, Miss Alda Rae Boland, Mrs. George Attaway and Mrs. Roy Lopez, visited Mrs. Mize’s brother, Mr. Joseph Morris and family late Sunday afternoon for a short while, is very sick in the Columbia hospital. Mrs. Roy Lopeze and children little Ann and Sammie Earl are spending some time with Mrs. Lopez’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Attaway. Mrs. Lopez is employed with the Wallace finance company. _ Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Goff have moved back to their home in Lexington county. Mr. Goff has recently remodeled his home in Lexington having installed electricity, running water and other modern conveniences. Mrs. William Grant left Sun day to return to her home in Durham, N. C., after visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Wilhite of Hunt avenue for the past three weeks. Mrs. H. B. Senn and Mrs. A. T. Neely left Saturday for Mon treat, N. C., to attend the Wo man’s Auxiliary training school. They represent Aveleigh Pres byterian church auxiliary. Mrs. D. W. A. Neville, Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs. Marion Workman and Miss Annie Ab rams plan to leave Tuesday to attend the Women’s Auxiliary training school at Montreat, N. C., represnting Aveleigh Presby terian church. Mrs, Mashburn cf Georgia is on an extended visit in the home of her sister and brother- in-law, Rev. and Mrs. J. Aubrey Estes on Caldwell street. NEWS FROM MOLLOHON One of the city buses is going to Folly Beach July third and coming back the fourth. Anyone wanting to go, please notify Mr. Harry Thomas. Mrs. U. C. Nicholson and family of Saluda visited Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Martin Wednesday. Mr. Manley Runyan of Shelby, N. C., spent Wednesday witn Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Huffstetler. Miss Joan Franklin of Green wood is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Eargle an nounce the arrival of a baby daughter, Joyce Derrick. Miss Patsy Jean Taylor has re turned home from Newberry county hospital and is doing nicely. Mr. Emerson and Doyle Jones are suffering with pneumonia. We wish for them a very speedy recovery. Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Hembree are giving a miscellaneous show er for Miss Nellie Ruff bride- elect, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Duncan, Jr., Mrs. B. F. McCarty and Mrs. Gertrude Whitmire visited in Columbia, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dicker! visited their daughter, Evelyn in Columbia Sunday. Miss Marvoureen Farmer is a patient in the Newberry hos pital. Mrs. J. R. Rollins is a patient in the Newberry county hospi tal. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cook in Columbia Sun day. v A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McLane, Jr., of Clemson, are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a daughter, born on Friday, June 20th at the Sumter hos pital. Mrs. McLane, the former Dor othy Dean of Sumter, and daughter are reporttd to be do ing nicely. SECRETARY GRAHAM ATTENDIN GN. C. MEET L. C. Graham, secretary of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce, is attending the Southeastern Institute for Cham ber of Commerce executives at the University of North Caro lina this week, which is being held from June 22 through the 28. JUNE 30 IS DEADLINE FOR AMPUTEE BENEFITS The deadline for Amputee veterans to make application for automobile or other conveyance is June 30, according to A. M. McWhirter, local contact repre sentative. He urges all veterans who are of the opinion they art entitled to automobiles or other convey ance under the law to contact their nearest VA office or, their nearest county service officer. Information as to eligibility will be glady furnished by eith er office. PAYSINGER-WILLIAMSO.N Mr. and Mrs. Strother Cul- breath Paysinger of Newberry announce the engagement of their daughter, Margery Yvonne Paysinger and N. Kibler Wil liamson of Newberry and Charleston. The wedding is to take place August 12 in Central Methodist church, Newberry. Miss Paysinger is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Strother C. Paysinger (Marion Daniel). She was graduated from the local schools and is a member of the rising senior class at Randolph- Macon college, Lynchburg, Vir ginia. Mr. Williamson is the son of the late S. W. and Sallie Kibler Williamson of Helena. He grad uated from Newberry College and The Citadel, Charleston and was formerly a faculty member of Newberry College. In Sep tember he will join the faculty of The Citadel. Bus Terminal In Operation County High On Honor List Free Swim Lessons Offered At Margaret Hunter Pool Bush Cannery Soon To Open The newly constructed bus station at the comer of Martin and Thompson streets will open Saturday next at 2 o’clock, with a program which includes radio talks by local and out of town personages. Buses will start operating from the station Sun day, although the building is not complete in all details. The new station, constructed at a cost of some $30,000, is one of the handsomest in this section of the state. Local agent of the station will be Frank B. Vincent, Jr., of Spartanburg and Mr. Vincent will also be manager of a mod ern grill to be opened in the station within the next few days. A broadcast from the local radio station will go on the air at 2 o’clock Saturday and con tinue for half an hour. Local men to be heard include Judge Eugene S. Blease, Mayor Hayes, George K. 'Dominick, Dr. James C. Kinard, Senator Marvin Ab rams, Thomas H. Pope and R. Aubrey Harley. Out-of-town men who will be heard include Hamish Turner, general manager of Carolina Coaches, L. C. Meyers, division manager Greyhound lines, Hen ry Theodore, owner Eagle Bus lines, J. H. Quattlebaum, assist ant manager City Coach lines, Charlotte, and perhaps others. The general public is invited to call Saturday and inspect the new building with its many con veniences for the traveling pub lic. IRWIN NEW MANAGER DAIRY CO-OP PLANT William F. Irwin, a graduate of Clemson college of the class of 1947, has accepted the posi tion as manager of the Newber ry Dairy Co-op plant, filling the vacancy made when J. M. Hove resigned to return to the Newberry Creamery. Mr. Irwin who assumed his new duties around the first of June, comes highly recommend ed for the position from Glem son college. He is a veteran of World War II, being a membex of th§ service three years, two years of which he served over seas with the rank of captain. He and his wife are making their home for the present with Mrs. C. J. Purcell on E. Main street. Hospitol Patients Mr. George Brock, route 3, Newberry; Mrs. Eugene S. Blease, 509 Boundary street; Mrs. Minnie Lee Blue, route 1, Whitmire; Mrs. V. S. Counts, Radio Drive, Newberry; Mrs. W. J. Counts, Chapin. Mr. Ernest Cromer, route 1, Newberry; Donald Lee Davis, 2034 Montgomery street, New berry; Mrs. E. S. Dominick, Greensboro, N. C.; Miss May P. Dold, Boundary street, Newber ry; Mrs. Alvin Franklin, 414 Floyd street, Newberry. Mrs. Lula Mae Hawkins, route 1, Prosperity; Mrs. E. K. Holson- back and baby girl, Helena; Mr. Jimmie Johnson, Wiseman hotel, Newberry; Mrs. J. B. Livingston and baby girl, 337 Crosson street, Newberry; Mrs. James Lipscomb and baby girl, John stone street, Newberry. Mrs. Joe McLeod, route 1, Newberry; Allan Oxner. route 1, Newberry; Mrs. Edna Phillips, 1617 First street, Newberry; Miss Agnes Richardson, Pros perity; Mrs. J. R. Rollins, 2026 Piedmont street. Mrs. Ray L. Ruff, route 2, Newberry; Mr. Edgar Robertson, Whitmire; Mr. R. H. Switten- burg, 909 Caldwell street, New berry; Mrs. Mamie Summer, Newberry; Mrs. R. D. Shealy an dbaby boy, Little Mountain; Mrs. Ralph Shealy, 2042 Mont gomery street. Mrs. Mary Ann Tatem and baby boy, 931 Cornelia street, Newberry; Mrs. Earl Worthy and baby girl, route 1, Newberry; Miss Salley Wicker, route 2, Newberry; Mr. Fred D. Wheeler, Prosperity. Seven of the 23 students who made Newberry College’s second semester Honor List are from the Newberry area, President James C. Kinard said today in announcing the list. Included among the 23 were freshman Lula Mae Goree, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Goree of 609 Wright street; sophomore Harold Edward Swindler, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Swindler of 1306 Third street; junior Leonard Arial Auton, son of Mrs. Henry K. Auton of 1210 Third street; junior Leonard Walters, brother of Miss Christine Walters of Whitmire; senior Joseph M. Bed enbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bedenibaugh of Prosperity; Albert Keith Roberts of Newber ry, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Roberts of Miley, S. C.; and senior Florence Wicker, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Wick er, 820 Langford street. The total list of 23 honor students was composed of 16 men and seven women. The 23 represent only 4.8% of the 476 students eligible to make the list. Newberry’s enrollment for the past semester reached a rec ord-shattering 557. To attain the honor list, a student must maintain an aver age ratio of 2.7 or more honor points to semester hours credit. TRANFERED TO FLORENCE L. E. Wood, who held a posi tion in the Atlanta terminal post office for the past three years, was transferred from At lanta, to Florence on Macrh first and is now postal clerk on the run from Florence to Jack sonville, Florida. His wife and their son, Buddy, have arrived in Newberry from Atlanta, and are visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Wood expects to move his family to Florence to make their home in about a month, after the house which they have pur chased is completed. IN COUNTY HOSPITAL Mrs. Eugene S. Blease'"who was admitted to the Newberry county hospital Sunday, June 22 for treatment, is reported to be doing nicely, her many friends will be pleased to know. MRS. CROOKS HOSTESS MOTHERS CLUB GROUP The. Marion Davis Mothers club will meet Wednesday night, July second at eight o’clock at the home of Mrs. T. N. Crooks. HAS MAJOR OPERATION James W. Johnson, who under went a major operation in the Columbia hospital about three weeks ago, was brought to the Newberry hospital on Tuesday of this week. His condition is reported to be satisfactory. GEORGE J. SPOTTS George J. Spotts, 67, died last Friday afternoon at the Veter an’s hospital after a short ill ness. He was originally from Newberry and made his home in Newberry until he recently moved to Columbia. He was twice married, first to Mrs. Thomas Mabry and from this union are the following children: Mrs. J. M. Chappell, Foster Spotts, Fuller Spotts, Joe M. Spotts, Ben H. Spotts, Aik en Spotts. Mrs. Boyd Clamp, Mrs. Ernest Longshore and George J. Spotts, Jr., all of Newberry; Mrs. Charles Tenny of Washington, D. C., and Miss Mary Spotts of New York City. His second marriage to Miss Maggie Lou Proctor who sur vives and the following child ren, Mrs. J. R. Shealy of Po- maria, James H. Spotts, Miss Patricia Spotts, Robert R. Spotts, Miss Dorothy J. Spotts, Donald E. Spotts, Johnnie Spotts and Jerry Spotts, all of Columbia. Funeral services were con ducted at 11 o’clock Monday morning from the McSwain fun eral home by the Rev. H. C. Rit ter and the Rev. J. A. Estes. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Major Epting Among Guest At White House Lawn Party, 20th Major Elmer E. Epting' was one of the guests attending a garden party given on the lawn of the White House, Friday, June 20. The receiving line was com posed of President and Mrs Truman and their daughter, Miss Margaret Truman; Secretary of War and Mrs. Patterson; Secre tary of State and Mrs. Marshall; Attorney General and Mrs. Tom Clark; Secretary of Navy and Mrs. Forrestal; Secretary of In terior and Mrs. J. P. Krug; Sec retary of Agriculture and Mrs. Anderson; General and Mrs. Eis enhower; Admiral and Mrs. Nimrtz; General and Mrs, Van- dergriff; General and Mrs. Brad- ley. . Acting as hostesses were girls, one from each state with wide ribbons across the shoulder de noting her state. The young lady reprsenting South Carolina was from Union. The Marine Band furnished music for the occasion. Refreshments consisted of punch, cake and ice cream. The Board of Control of Margaret Hunter Park and pool met at the Wiseman hotel last Thursday night with full attend ance. The newly-elected mem bers, Mrs. Gordon Able, Mrs. Albert McCaughrin, and William R. Wise met with the Board. Many important items of business were transacted. Mrs. Albert McCaughrin was appoint ed Board Representative in charge of all water activities at the pool. Beginning Monday, June 23, classes were organized by Mrs. McCaughrin for in struction in swimming. The board unanimously decided to grant free use of the pool to all youth organizations in the county for classes in swim in struction. Information relative to these classes may be obtained at the pool office or by tele phoning Mrs. McCaughrin at 317. All infantile paralysis victims in Newberry county are urged to use the pool free now as they have in the past. All park facilities are free to the public. The picnic pavilion. equipped with dishes and cook ing apparatus, is in use daily Call Miss Folk at 9164 if you wish to engage the pavilion for a party. The board has secured the services of the following person nel for the 1947 season; Ralph Mills, manager; Miss Sara Folk, assistant manager; Mrs. Nettie Quattlebaum, office clerk; Eddie Westwood, life guard; John Peterson, night watchman; Bobbie Clark, jani tor. The commissary is operated by the “Teen-Age Canteen”, with Charles Dukes in charge. The city and county forces have recently put the grounds in readiness for summer recreation. School groups in the county are urged to come to the park in their school bus, bring lunches, spend the day, and learn to swim. Instruction classes will be free but regular swim periods will be observed during the day with the regular swim fee of 15 and 25 cents per person and with the pool open to the public at all hours of the day. STREETERS MAKING PLANS TO CELEBRATE JULY 4TH July 4th is just around the corner. With no barbecue at Jolly Street the declamation celebration would not seern complete. We are now laying plans for a gala affair. We hope to make this year the most suc cessful July 4 th barbecue we have ever had. We say this in all sincerity and with all confi dence for we trust in the good people of our community and know that as in the past the proceeds of the day will go to the Jolly Street baseball club. Jolly Street is fast becoming one of the outstanding sports manship event sof this section of the state. The public is in vited to come out and enjoy the 4th. A baseball game will be staged in the morning. ST. PHILIPS CLUB MEETS The St. Philips club met at the school house Wednesday, June 14 with a good attendance. The club showered Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCarthy and family who recently lost their home by fire. Mrs. Counts talked in menu plans. Mrs. Muscoe Alewine was gleaner. She read some safety ways of using electricity. Mrs. Joe Koon was recreation. Sev eral pieces were rendered by the music pupils. IN LOCAL HOSPITAL The friends of Mrs. J. H. Sum mer will be sorry to learn that she is a patient in the Newber ry county hospital suffering with influenza. She was admit ted to the hospital Tuesday night. INJURED IN FALL The friends of Mrs. Mae A. Aull will be sorry to learn that she had the misfortune of falling in the corridor of the court house Tuesday morning, break ing a small bone in her left foot. She will be confined to her home for six weeks. CLAYTON MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY Rev. William Bennett of Can on, Ga., will conduct services at Clayton Memorial Universalist church Sunday, June 29 at 11 a. m. His subject will be “All Men”. The public is cordially invited. IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL The friends of Mrs. C. B. Halfacre will be sorry to Learn that she is a patient in the Co lumbia. IN LOCAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Ray Ruff is a patient in the Newberry county hospital. Her many friends wish for her a speedy recoery. HUBBARD-FULMER Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hubbard announce the engagement of their daughter, Vivian, to John H. Fulmer, son of the Rev. and Mrs. V. L. Fulmer of Newberry. The Wedding will take place in August. PARR HONOR GRAD AT CLEMSON COLLEGE Henry L. Parr, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parr was graduated with honors from Clemson col lege on June eighth. He was graduated in a class of 254. IT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Metis Fant cele brated their fifth marriage an niversary with a delightful dance at the country club Tues day evening, June 28. The guests included many young married couples of their set and a few young men and young women. Punch was served throughout the evening. NEWS FROM WEST END Church Services West End Baptist: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11:00 Evening worship, 7:30 Mayer Memorial Lutheran: Sunday school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, 11:00 Evening worship, 7:30 O’Neal Street Methodist: Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11:00 Evening worship, 7:30 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bouk- night, Ray, Buddy and Mary and Mr. Hubert Mills spent the past weekend in Norfolk, Va., to attend the wedding of Mr. Bouknight’s nephew, Robert Goodwin. Ray Bouknight and Hubert Mills left Monday 'for Monroe ville, Ala., where they are em ployed by C. M. Guest construc tion company. Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Lever and small son spent the past weekend with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. V. L. Fulmer. Mrs. Esther Corley is recup erating from an operation at the home of her mother on Drayton street. Mr. J. F. Long is undergoing treatment at the Oliver genera: hospital, Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Grace Bouknight, Della Koon, Leary Pritchard and Miss Ethel Koon attended a bridal shower given in honor of Mrs. Forest Fulmer at the home of Mrs. Z. F. Pinner in Pomaria. Mrs. Lizzie Culclasure is un dergoing treatment at the Co lumbia hospital where she had been a patient for over a week. Misses Nedra Bouknight and Lula Mae Goree attended the Youth Assembly at Lander col lege last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kinard attended the Young Adult meet ing at Lander College Sunday. Mrs. Walter Powell of Green ville spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. J. T. Bouknight. Mr. J. T. Danielsen and fam ily of Columbia spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel sen. Little Mike Humphries ot Goldville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Humphries and family. Miss Mary Frances Lee was honored with a tea Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. F. Layton on O’Neal street. The West End Boy Scouts will resume their annual trips to some historical place this week by visiting Norfolk, Portsmouth, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Wil liamsburg in Virginia. Then they will travel on to Washington, D. C. This will be the first trip the boys have made since be fore the war. Mr. and Mrs .Vascoe Bouk night returned to their home in Chester, Sunday. # Mr. Bouk night will accompany his stu dents to Boys Town, Neb. They will attend a marble shooting contest. ALDEN NEAL MIMS, JR. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. “Dick” Mims of Laurens are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a four pound, 15 ounce son, Alden Neal Mims, Jr., born in the Laurens hospital, Sunday, June 22. Mrs. Mims, the former Claire Cottingham of Timmonsville and son are reported to be doing nicely. HAS APPENDECTOMY Miss Harriet Reid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid, who underwent an appendectomy in the Columbia hospital Monday, is reported to be doing nicely, her many friends will be glad to learn. The Bush River community cannery will open July first, ready for full operation. The cannery will be open Tuesday and Thursday of the first week, thereafter Tuesdays and Fridays. Select good qual ity products for canning pur. poses. All products should be in cannery not later than 1 o’clock each canning day. Each patron is asked to furnish sufficent la bor in preparing products for canning. According to the agriculture teacher, S. P. Harris, the price of cans will be six cents for No. 2 cans and seven cents for No. 3 cans. DONALD FLOYD AMICK Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Amick of Prosperity, announce the birth of a son, Donald Floyd, born on Sunday, June 15th at the New-, berry hospital. Both mother and son are doing fine. NANCY H. PHILIPPE Funeral services for Nancy Harriett Philippe, four-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Doyle Philippe, who died Wednesday at the Newberry county hospital were Thursday morning at 11 o’clock at the graveside in Rosemont ceme tery conducted by Rev. B. H. Harvey. Surviving in addition to her parents are her paternal grand mother, Mrs. Lula Philippe and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Davenport. NOTICE OF CLOSING Along with other busi nesses and merchants of the city. The Sun office will be closed all day July 4. Mr. fend Mrs. Edward A. Lane spent the weekend in Roanoke, Virginia, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Poole. While there they also visited the Natural Bridge in Virginia. Dr. Sam B. Moore, 64, of Tuca- pau, brother of Dr. E. H. Moore of the county, died in the gen eral hospital at Spartanburg Monday night after he had been injured in a fall at his home on Sunday. He was educated at Wofford College and the Medical College of South Carolina. He began the practice of medicine at Tucapau in 1911. Dr. Moore was a mem ber of the Spartanburg county and the South Carolina medical societies and also of the Masons. Besides his widow, he is surf vived by six brothers and four sisters. Seen ... About Town BILL TURNER who received his pilots license at the local airport on June 16 after receiv ing flight instruction from E. O. SHEALY, saying that his flying days are practically over now, and his dad W. E. TURNER, re marking that when he started flying he wanted to "use his own wings" . . . METTS FAJ4T passing out potato chips to friends on College street . . • MR. MCWHIRTER of the VA office saying that they will move the local VA office to the new location next to the Wise man hotel on Monday, June 30 . . . MRS. EDNA FEAGLE de bating with herself whether to buy a sun suit or not . . . MISS CAROLINE KILGORE doing a bit of last minute shopping be fore returning to Brazil on Fri day of this week ... LEO ADAMS asks us loo call atten tion to the fact that the Barbe cue mentioned in his ad on the back page of last week's issue, meant barecue meal as well as barbecue hash at his place July 4th .. . DAVID SAINT-AMAND son of Lawyer and MRS. C. E. SAINT-AMAND, leaving doc tor's office and hopping down College street, holding his mother's hand on way home af ter having stitches taken in a gash on his left knee which he received in a fall . . . MR and MRS. METTS FANT will cele brate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary Saturday, June 28. . . . Birthday anniversaries thru Friday, July 4th: Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. Jr., Olin Layton and Mrs. T. Roy Summer, June 28; Miss Annie Abrams, Eve Well ing, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Welling. June 29; Miss Ruby Dennis. Sims Tompkins, Mrs. Milton Moore, Bobby Har mon and James Nance Parr, July 1; John A. Peterson (also his wedding anniversary), and Thomas Morris, July 2; Billie T. Parr, July 3; Mrs. Fred J. Weis and R. G. Wallace, July 4th.