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t 1 NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES THE SUN TELEPHONE ONE IF YOU HAVE VISITORS OR ANY OTHER NEWS ITEM ^ THANK YOU VOL. 10; NO. 21 Newberry, South Carolina, Friday, September 26,1947 $1:50 PER ANNUM Spartan Concern Is Of Large Proportions The Spartan Grain and Mill company is one of Newberry’s largest manufacturing concerns, and one of importance to citizens of Newberry County. In addition to the four different kinds of flour milled and shipped an average of six thousand 100 pound bags of livestock and poul try feed is manufactured and dis tributed throughout the state each week. Nine trucks — five trailers with 24,000 pound capacity and four smaller trucks with 12,000 pounds capacity, are constantly on the road, delivering the Spartan products to nearly every county in the state. The Spartan Grain and Mill company, now an established in dustry in Newberry, was organiz ed in February 1942, when the parent organization in Spartan burg purchased the milling divis ion of what for many years was the Farmers Oil Mill. About 50 persons are employed at the local plant, five of whom are admini strative and clerical. Mr. Burly Fretwell is manager of the New berry division of the Spartan plant. The principal function of the plant is making feed for poultry and livestock, but of almost equal importance i s the milling of flour. “For farmers who wish to store wheat, we have here what is a virtual bank,” stated Mr. Fretwell. Customers who bring wheat for storage are given credit for the amount of w.heat in pounds. “They may use this credit in several ways,” explained Mr. Fretwell. “They may sell the wheat when they bring it, or at any time while it is stored; they may exchange the grain for feed or flour, may keep it in storage, or employ a combination of the three.” Farmers from Newberry and surrounding counties, who bring wheat to Spartan for storage, may draw on the stored grain at any time. The plant has facilities for keeping it in milling condition, and for keeping up a fight against in sects, natural enemies of grain. Stored wheat is also fully insured at all times. Since purchased by the Spartan company, the lot in front of the mill has been graded and paved, providing adequate parking space for customers, as well as for the trucks which carry the Spartan products over the state. All out side water lines, compressed air pipes and wiring are underground. To the front of 'the lot on Dray ton street is a small brick build ing. This houses the beam for the highway scale, which is one of the most important and useful pieces of equipment installed at the plant. “We think we have one of the finest highway scales in the state,” declared' Mr. Fretwell. “It will weigh anything on the high way—capacity is 100,000 pounds, and the overall size is 10 feet by 45 feet.” Loaded trucks are weighed when they come to the mill; the grain is unloaded, then empty trucks weighed to determine amount of grain brought to the mill. In addi tion to insuring accuracy, the scale saves much time and labor which would otherwise be consumed in unloading the trucks, weighing some six or eight bags at a time, then reloading for storage else where. A similar scale is used for weighing boxcars bringing grain to the mill, the same principle be ing used as with the trucks. In connection with' the feed and flour business, the plant provides machinery fo r anyone who wishes to prepare seed wheat for sowing, and furnishes at cost necessary material for cleaning and treating. Spartan Grain and Mill Com pany, which offers a year-round market for corn, oats, wheat and barley, make s 20 different kinds of feed for poultry and livestock, in cluding goat feed, calf meal, sow and pig ration, laying, starting and growing mashes, pigeon, rabbit, and dog food. They also mill two grades of both plain and self-ris ing flour. There are 44 storage bins at the plant, the largest of which is 12’ x 12’, 45 to 50 faet in depth, with a capacity of 5,000 bushels. “We feel the capacity we now have is not adequate for our needs,” Mr. Fretwell said. “We can take care of bulk material up to 125,000 bushels, but we hope to increase and make more storage space in the near future. In the part of the building in which the feed is mixed, there are six levels—two below street level, three abov. Bucket-type eleva tors and screw conveyors carry the grain either to storage bins, to hammermills, or to the proper machines for mixing. A “man lift” runs from the bottom to the top level to carry employees to their various tasks. Included in the maze of machinSs are dust col lectors, sifters to separate any particles of trash which might be What People You Know Are Doing Mr. and Mrs. Pat Patterson of Union, Mr. and Mrs. John Clark son, and Mr. and Mrs. Dave L. Hayes were among those attend ing the State Automobile Associa tion ^Convention at Myrtle Beach this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Leavell and daughter, Evelyn; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boszer, Miss Kathryn Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cole man, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reid and daughter, Harriett, Mr. J. E. Wise man and son Jimmy; and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pope were among those attending the Newberry-Carolina game in Columbia Saturday. Mrs. A. M. Wright and children, Bill and Jane, of Anderson, spent last weekend with Mrs. Floyd Bradley on Calhoun street. Mr. Wright is the son of Rev. G. A. Wright, who for 21 years was pas tor of the First Baptist church in Newberry. Misses Bettye and Bobbe Hove, ddbghters of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hove, left last week for Freder icksburg, Va., where they will en ter the sophomore class of Mary Washington college. Mrs. L. W. Wilson returned to her home on Cline stret Wednesday night after spending two weeks in Tennessee with her daughter, Mrs. R. J. {Stark. Mrs. R. C. Floyd, Mrs. Roy An derson, Sr., and Miss Dot Floyd spent Sunday through Tuesday at Myrtle Beach, where they attended the State Automobile Association convention. Miss Floyd partici- pated in the pageant, which was held at the Ocean Forest hotel on Monday night. She was one of 37 girls chosen from 600 photo graphs submitted by automobile dealers throughout the state to compete in the pageant contest. Hospital Patients Mrs. Ruth Burton, 719 Daisy street; Mrs. D. L. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; J. L. Baker, route 1, Prosperity: Betty Crenshaw, 1804 Main street. Mrs. Gilbert Cromer, route 3, Pomaria; Mrs. D. F. Chandler, Newberry College; Mrs. F. S. Daw kins, 1001 Harrington street; Dr. Sidney J. Derrick, 2004 College street; Miss May P. Dold, Bound ary street. Mrs. Ellen Eargle, Little Moun tain; Mr. Simon Ray Grimm, 1934 Nance street; John C. Graham, Newberry College; Mr. Richard H. Herndon, 1503 Evans street; Mr. McK Hutchinson, 800 Caldwell street; Mr. Jimmie Johnson, Wise man hotel. Mrs. P. T. Kelly and baby boy, Newberry College. Etha Keel, Whitmire; Mrs. J. R. Kitchens, route 1, Whitmire; Miss Evelyn Leavell, 1704 College street; James H. Long, route 1, Silverstreet; Mr. W. P. Lathrop, route 4, Newberry. Mrs. Harry Laval and baby girl, 927 1-2 Main street, Columbia : Mrs. E. T. Maness, Whitmire; Mrs. R. E. Moore and baby boy, route 3, Newberry; Mrs. J. L. Metts and baby boy, route 2, Newberry; Mrs. S. O. Nesley, 734 Boundary street; Mrs. Ruth Northern, Whitmire; Mrs. R. L. Sterling, route 2, New berry. Jimmy Sexton, route 3, Newber ry; Mr. Giddeon Steen, Whitmire; Miss Martha Werts, 1229 Jones street; Veta Barr Workman, Chap pells; Mrs. Myrtle Merchant War ren, 1700 Green street. found in the grain; reels for further sifting the broken grain; a mixer to add molasses to dairy feed; hammermills; scales for weighing proper amounts of in gredients to be used in mixing; feed mixers; and packers, which automatically fill 100 pound bags of feed. These bags are then plac ed on a running belt and taken to the machine where the tops are sewed, then on to the storage room for storing, or for loading through chutes direct into the trucks at the loading platform. Printed bags, in addition to plain bags, are used for packing feed. According to the manager, the colorful printed bags are very much in demand. During the war, he said, it was impossible for them to supply as many “dress” bags as were requested by customers. The flour milling machinery of the Spartan Grain and Mill com pany is located on three floors at one end of the building. The out put of the flour mill is 1200 pounds every 40 minutes. County Teachers Met Thursday The first meeting of the New berry County Teachers Asociation was held Thursday afternoon, Sep tember 18, at the Newberry high school auditorium. Mrs. Mary El len K. Griffith, president of the association, presided. Devotionals were conducted by the Rev. J. A. Estes, pastor of the First Baptist church. Two vocal soloes were rendered by Mrs. P. K. Harmon, accompan ied by Miss Juanita Hitt at the piano. The new year books were given to each member. After a short business session, Miss Claudia Pounds explained the “teacher helper project” in this district. Mr. J. C. Hatchett, superintend ent of the Saluda schools, spoke on the subject, “How Can We Improve our schools through public rela tions?” TIMMERMAN & BEELER ENLIST IN AIR FORCE Raymond Leroy Timmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Timmer man of 2802 Clyde avenue, and Paul Edward Beeler, son of Mrs. Zelphia Beeler of 2404 Main street, have both recently enlisted in the Army Air force, according to an announcement made by M-Sgt. Claude Blankenship, of the local recruiting office. Mr. Timmerman and Mr. Beeler will take their air force training at San Antonio, Texas. Hal’s Adlets: Time for cool weather chatter. Come in and enjoy our new fall evergreen plants for the home and office. Everything is planted ready to enjoy. Later we shall of fer small assorted plants for your own containers. We now have some old-fashion ed Westmoreland milk glass — a few punch sets, footed' salvers and bell bowls. Milk glass goblets are just the thing to add sparkle ti your special dinner table. Next time you’re browsing with us, be sure to look at the beauti ful sterling flatware patterns on display, and especially see the newest pattern—Talisman Rose. We have guaranteed tarnish-proof chests for Sale if you need one. Just received a few 8 inch Irish Waterford plates for those of you desiring some. We believe our genuine French etchings to be tops. There is a nice selection of medium to large pictures on display, in gold, ma hogany and blonde frames. Lots of people have compliment ed us on our lovely imported Ital ian Majolica pieces. Really, these objects of art speak for them selves. And we like the new crys tal swans from Czech-Slovakia, in clear and paste! colors. They’re chip and stain resisting, very sturdy, and what lovely de signs and colors they come in! We’re speaking of our very attrac tive and everyday useful Social Supper Trays ... A great gift to give. Flowers are a true expression of love and friendship. They help make birthdays and anniversaries happier, help make the confined less confined. We have your flower requirements on hand fresh at all times. Through our bonded FTD membership, we are in a po sition to telegraph your flowers anywhere in the world, without any hesitation. We are receiving fresh orchids regularly, and would be happy to serve you one. Around October first our reliable Holland and domestic bulbs will be on sale. We shall have tulips, hy acinths, Dutch Iris, crocus, daffo dils, etc. Watch our windows. We’re always happy to have you visit with us. VERNA & HAL KOHN. Ritz THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Syd ney Greenstreet, Ava Gardner Adophe Menjou, Keenan Wynn “THE HUCKSTERS” FOX NEWS MONDAY. TUESDAY In Technicolor Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford “DUEL IN THE SUN” M. G. M. NEWS Please note change in admission price on this picture: Matinee: Children 50c, Adults 74c Night: Children 50c, Adults $1.20 WEDNESDAY Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley “ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND” Cartoon-Mighty Mouse State Takes Over 31 Miles In County On July first of this year, 31 and four tenths additional miles of Newberry county roads were taken over by the State Highway Department. Under a law enact ed by the State legislature in 1945, the highway department as sumed control of approximately 31 miles of Newberry county roads for the past two years and the current year. Recommendations for roads to go under the highway system are made by the county delegation, composed of Senator Marvin Ab rams , and Representatives Tom Pope and Aubrey Harley, to E. I Long of Greenwood, district high way commissioner, who makes fin al recommendation to the high way department. Under other laws enacted by the legislature, sections of five roadt in the county have been designated to be paved, and the town of New berry has been given credit of $86,- 000 for improving state highways within the town of Newberry. The latter fund will be used by the highway department on recom mendation of the city council. County roads transferring to the highway department this year are: A section from Road 45 in the Maybinton section to Gordon’s bridge, four and four tenth miles: section from Route 22 to Road 45, Reese’s store community, four miles; Bush River paved highway, 10 miles; Belfast paved highway, 10 miles; section from end of pavement on Belfast road to coun ty line, three miles. Roads designated to be paved: St. jPaul’s Church road from Co lumbia highway at Singley’s to St. Paul’s; Jolly Street road from Neel’s place to St. Paul Church road; road from Jalapa to Whit mire by Amos’ place; Reese’s store road from Winnaboro highway to Pleasant Hill school; Belfast road from Sand Creek (where paving ends) to Laurens county line at Davenport’^ store, and also the road from Sand Creek to Chap pells. The county delegation has been assured in the past that the con tracts will be let for this paving shortly. At a meeting last Fri day, the delegation checked by' telephone with the State Highway Department to determine present status on the county road pro gram. They were advised that a survey party would be in Newber ry this week, and would remain in the county until the survey was completed, at which time the con tracts would be let. The contract for paving of Route 177, inter-regional highway from Metts Garage to White Rocli (Buncombe Road) will be let about the first of October. Of the roads previously desig nated for paving/ a portion of the Mt. Bethel-Garmany road has al ready been completed. The road from the Laurens county line tr Ninety-Six and Road 202 at Little Mountain are 'being paved at the present time. PROSPERITY NEWS MRS. B. T. YOUNG Correspondent J. A. Bedenbaugh and two child ren of Laurens spent the weekend with bis parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Bedenbaugh. Mrs. M. E. Layfield and Miss Annie Wheeler of Columbia spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Brooks and son, Allen of Columbia, were Sun day guests of her parents, Mr. and Charles F. Barre of New York City is visiting his sisters, Mrs. E. W. Werts and Miss Kate M. Barre. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young were Mr. ancL Mrs. Franklin P. Cannon of North Augusta, W. P. Blanton of Or angeburg-and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Richards and two sons, A. J., Jr., and Tommy of Denmark. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Givens of Sumter were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland S. Merchant. Mrs. Edd Counts. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Abrams of Beaufort were recent guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wessinger. David Minick, chief petty offi cer of the U. S. Navy, has return ed to California after a furlo.ugh spent with his mother. Guests of the R. W. Hipps Sun day were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunter and children of Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Hunter of the'St. Luke’s community. Mrs. Amon Minick is at the Bap tist hospital in Columbia for treatment. Mrs. J. A. Singley and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine are attending the convention of the Women’s Mis sionary Societies of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina in Colum bia. Also attending the Mission ary Rally on Sunday afternoon were Rev. G. C. Clarkson, Mes- dames V. A. Long, B. C. Beden baugh, Cole Wesinger and Elmer Shealy. Mrs. J. J. Chapman of Irmo spent last week with her daugh ter, Mrs. Grady Eargle. Mrs. Myrtle Morris left last Fri day for a six weeks’ visit with re latives in Oklahoma City and in New Mexico. Mrs. George W. Harmon and Mrs. P. W. Smith attended the flower arrangement and judging school in Columbia this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farr and their baby are at home from Fort Knox, Ky. Mr. Farr has received his discharge from the U. S. Army. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Black had with them Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nance and daughter of Co lumbia. Mrs. Henry Wessinger is a pa-, ient at Columbia hospital, where she recently underwent an opera tion. The missionary society of Grace Church will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. J. A. Counts. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mathis, Jr., were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Summer, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Summers, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Eargle, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Miller of Pomaria; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Berley and family of Newberry; and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Johnston, Jr., and children of Columbia. Miss Elizabeth Shealy of Colum bia spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Brissie and two sons, Robert and George, of Woodruff were weekend guests of Mrs. Brissie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mills. Misses Nannie Pugh and Vita Mayer of Newberry spent the weekend with Mrs. J. B. Pugh and Mrs. W. E. Hancock. D. C. Hancock of Trilby, Fla., is visiting irj the home of his broth er, W. E. Hancock and family. Weekend guests of Mrs. L. S. Long were Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Long, Jr., and son, Sidney of Brun son, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Addy of Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mower Singley are spending thi s week in Miami, Fla. They are visiting Mrs. Sing- ley’s sisters, and Mr. Singley is attending a district Shrine meet ing. Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Bradley of Columbia sent the weekend with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bedenbaugh spent Sunday in Chester with their daughter Mrs. Hoyt Hendrix and family. v Mrs. Eddie Pugh has returned from Durham, N. C., where she visited her son, Curtis Pugh, at Duke hospital. She reports that he is improving slowly from in juries received in his recent auto mobile accident. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Rikard and their daughter, Myrtle, of Colum bia were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hendrix. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Leaphart had as their guests Sunday their child ren and families: Mr. and Mrs. Heber Leaphart, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Amick and Mr. and Mrs. Leap hart and two children, Billy and Dorothy. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wicker and children attended the Werts re union at the Margaret Hunter park in Newberry on Sunday. Roger Taylor, seaman first class, of the Navy Base at Jack sonville, Fla., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Watson vis ited the A. R. Chappells last week en route from Jacksonville, Fla., to Highlands, N. C. PTA MEETING THURSDAY The first meeting of the fall of the P.T.A. of Prosperity was held Thursday evening. A large num ber of patrons and friends of the school were present. Mrs. V. A. Long presided over the meeting. Supt. F. P. Hill con ducted the devotions. A musical program was enjoyed. A group of high school girls presented sev eral two part songs under the dir ection of Mrs. C. Mower Singley. Several old songs were also sung by the girls and the members. Projects for the P.T.A. for the year were discussed; a definite decision will be reached at the next meeting. After the meeting, the members were invited to the home economics room, where a social period was were served. enjoyed. London fog and cookies Keisler Is Here To Instruct Guard Unit Dorn Speaks Here On October 2nd Congressman W. J. Bryan Dorn, representative of the third con gressional district, who was label ed by Russian Delegate Vish- insky as a “war-monger”, will be principal speaker at the regular meeting of Livingston-Wise Post 5968, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Thursday, October 2, at 8:00 p.m. Others invited to the meeting are John Q. Williams, state com mander of the VFW, and members of the Whitmire, Goldville, and Greenwood posts of the VFW. The meeting will be held in the VFW hut across from the airport on the Greenville highway. Drs. Lynch, Anderson M New Location Dr. Z. Cecil Lynch, optometrist, and Dr. E. M. Anderson, dentist, announce the opening of their of fice in the new building # at 1109 Wilson street. • Dr. Lynch has been located at 1304 Main street since he opened an office in Newberry last year. Dr. Anderson, a graduate of Wake Forest College, N. C., in 1939, received his degree in den tistry from Emory School of Den tistry, Atlanta, Ga., this year. He served his senior internship with Dr. G. A. Foster of Atlanta. David S. Keisler, a lieutenant colonel in the regular army, has been given a three year assign ment as instructor of the 107th Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft bat talion of the National Guard, with headquarters at the Armory in Newberry. The 107th Battalion is composed of the headquarters company, and Company C in New berry, Company A in Greenwood, Company B in Clinton, and Com pany D in Hampton. Colonel Tom Pope is commanding officer of the battalion. Colonel Keisler, a native of Batesburg, was graduated from Newberry College in 1937. He was a member of the school faculty at Estill when he entered service with the 107th Battalion of the South Carolina National Guard. While in service, he was graduated from Commanding General’s Staff school, and from Coast Artillery school. He was executive officer with the 107th, and later com manded the 432nd AAA battalion in the Italian campaign. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star, and European Theater ribbon with five stars and one arrowhead. Colonel and Mrs. Keisler, the former Miss Ann Miller of Green wood, have purchased the C. E. Hendrix residence on Hunt street, where they will make their home during his assignment here. The first sergeant of the batta lion is Jerome M. Livingston, a na tive of North. Sgt. Livingston has been a member of the regular army for 18 years, and held the rank of captain during the war. As soon as quarters are avail able, Sgt. Livingston’s wife and daughter, who are now residing in Perry, will move to Newberry. Other personnel with the 107th Battalion are: Capt. Jerry O’Quinn, commanding officer of headquart ers company; Capt. James Hend erson, commanding officer of Bat tery C; Janjes Abrams of Whit mire, supply officer; Capt. Earl C. Hipp, plans and training officer; Capt. Leland Welling, intelligence officer, and First Lt. Felix Greene, personnel officer and adjutant. The present strength of the Newberry unit is 75 enlisted per sonnel and 10 officers. Colonel Keisler may be contact ed at his office in the armory to discuss recruiting at any time. SUNDAY PROMOTION DAY AT O’NEAL ST. METHODIST It will be Promotion Day in the O’Neal Street Methodist church school this Sunday. At the 11 A. M. church service, Superintendent of the church school Dewey Kinard will lead the church from the pul pit in this annual service. All pu pils who have come of age during the . year for promotion to another department will be recognized and promoted Sunday morning. This church school is striving to fit in to the church-wide Crusade for Christ to enroll more pupils and increase attendance. Perry W. Turner, Jr., superin tendent of the Youth Division, will preach at 7:30 p. m. This will be Youth Church Hour. Once a month the young people of the church take charge of the church service. The youth are simply in charge of the service when the en tire congregation is invited to at tend. HARVARD STUDENT VISITING MOTHER Mr. Lauchlin H. McLean, a law student of Harvard university, is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. S. H. McLane on Nance street. Mr. McLean received his A. B. degree at De Pauw university, In diana, and Ohio State university, being elected to Phi Beta Kappa national honorary society. NEWBERRY INDIANS MEET APPALACHIAN SATURDAY The Newberry College Indians will meet the Appalachian State Teachers College football team at the Newberry stadium Saturday night at 8:15. This will be the first home game for the Indians. Other home games will be with Erskine on November 15, and Presbyterian College on November 27th, Thanksgiving Day. Wells THURSDAY RENDEZVOUS WITH ANNIE Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick Added—DISNEY Comedy FRIDAY & SATURDAY CHARLES STARRETT in “The Desert Horseman” with SMILEY BURNETTE Added—JESSE JAMES RIDES AGAIN and EDGAR KENNEDY Comedy MONDAY & TUESDAY Share their love, their laughter, their tears and make their mem ories your! IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE James Steyart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore Added—PATHE NEWS Wednesday & Thursday THE FALCON’S ADVENTURE Tom Conway & Madge Meredith Added—SELECTED SHORTS Morning Show, 9:30 Saturday KIDDIE CIRCUS, WESfTERN, SERIAL & COMEDY Admission 12c-35c every day Opera House SATURDAY TARZAN AND THE LEOPARD WOMAN Johnny Weismuller and Brenda Joyce Added—JACK ARMSTRONG, All- American Boy and Comedy Admission 9c-30c all day NOTE: Late show starts at 9:50 Saturday night. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE James Stewart & Donna Reed By The Way... By time Friday of last week roll ed around, the fever got the best of me, and all my resolutions to enjoy the football game in a cool room at Gildercrest via WKDK went with the wind ... so on Sat urday, along with the other foot ball fans, I was on my way to the fairground stadium in Columbia. The sports writers who reported that the game was played before “12,000 perspiring fans” may have exaggerated the number, but the “perspiring” part was an under statement. As I wrote a friend of mine: “Of course Newberry didn’t win, but no one expected Newber ry to defeat the University of South Carolina, anymore than the Carolina fans expected to see Hank Witt take the ball on the goal line and run 100 yards in the broiling sun to score Newberry’s lone touchdown.” It was worth sitting through two hours of blistering heat just to see that one run . . . Postal employees were aware early Monday morning that cour tesy week was in progress. Some one forgot to take their box key on a trip to the P. O., and asked George Halfacre if he would mind getting the mail for them, where upon George replied “Oh, you’re just taking advantage of courtesy week . . .’% Went down to the Opera House Monday to see the courtesy film, “By Jupiter”. Without doubt, the film had it’s points. It was inter esting to note, however, that in every case, it was the customer, and not sales personnel, who was the irritable crank . . . The people at the Newberry Dairy Co-op would like to make a DORIS ARMFIELD parody on the wartime song, “Milkman keep those bottles quiet.” They would change it to, “Customer, keep those bottles out.” It seems that the co-op has 'been receiving about 50 bottle a day— from the garbage collection unit, and urged customers to please re turn the bottles to the Co-op in stead of throwing them in garbage cans . . . In case you missed it in Wednes day’s Greenville News, the follow ing story, dateline West Palm Beach, Fla., is quoted for your amusement: “Willy Gilmore, described by po lice as an excitable negro prank ster, was in jail today after he staged a Paul Revere ride through the West Pglm Beach negro sec tion, routing sleepers from their beds with his ‘hurricane warn ings.’ “Police said Willy, perfectly sob er, tore through the streets in the dawn hours shouting: “ ’Get up, get up.. There’s 145- mile winds , coming this way.’ “Officers said more than 4,000 night-shirted negroes dashed from their homes to find out what all the commotion was about. “Some of them took Willy’s warning to heart and bee-lined for storm shelters. “It took several hours to quell the riot and the police decided to lock Willy up for safekeeping.” Willy must have been reading too many history books . . . Mrs. Frank Lyon -and children, Jan and' Michael, spent a few days last week with Mrs. Lyon’s sister, Mrs. Franklin Armfield and family on Jessica avenue. PROSPERITY GIRL IN WINTHROP TEACH GROUP Miss Miriam Ballentine of Pros perity, a senior at Winthrop Col lege, is among the first group of Winthrop )jome economics seniors who will practice teach in South Carolina schools this year. The group began a six weeks training period in various high schools in the state this week. Miss Ballen tine is at Kershaw high school. As is required of all Winthrop home economics seniors who plan to teach after graduation, approxi mately 88 girls will teach away from the college during this school year. CHICKEN BARBEQUE Chicken Barbeque Supper at Mt. Pleasant school 'house Friday night, Sept. 26 for rebuilding erf Mt. Pleasant church. Start serv ing at 6:30 o’clock. The Dixie Ramblers will give us a show at 8:30 o’clock. Every body come out and have fun and help a good cause. Itp Miss Gloria Summer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian M. Sum mer, is making her home for the school session in Greenwood, where she accepted a position on the faculty of the Greenwood City Schools. Miss Summer graduated from Converse College this year. FAIR TICKETS The Newberry Sun is offer ing free, with each subscrip tion or renewal of subscrip tion for one year, a gate tick et to the Newberry County Fair. This offer begins Saturday, September 27th, and tickets will be available at The Sun office through fair week, Oc tober 13-18. Seen .... About Town Everybody talking about cour tesy week . . . T. ROY SUMMER in Sunoffice Wednesday looking for dry weather . . . College boys standing under awning at WHITE FANT’S waiting for ride Wednes day .. . TOM POPE and JACK- SON BOWERS walking down Boyce street in the rain . . . MRS. DERRILL SMITH shopping . . . Little MARY RUTH ARMFIELD sit.lng in center of sales counter of department store while her mother was shopping . . . DR. H. K. BOYD with his usual friendly smile, even on a rainy day . . . MR. and MRS. VIRGIL KESTER, now of Columbia, renewing acquaint ances at Newberry-Carolina game Saturday . . . Birthday anniver saries through Friday, Oct. 3rd: Miss Frances Jones, Sept. 27; Henry C. Holloway, Sept. 28: J u l. ian A. Price, C. B. Eargle, Po maria, Sept. 29; Miss Fannie Mc- Caughrin, Miss Patricia Welling, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Welling, Sept. 30; Dr. James C. Kinard, Mrs. Chevis I. Boozer, Walter Summer, H. Reeder Brooks, Oct. 1; Ralph B. Baker, Derrill Smith Beat, Miss Gertrude Smith, Eugene Stockman, Oct. 2; S. A. Williams, J, C. Harman, James Clamp, Oct. 3. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. H. D. McAlister, of Timmonsville, announce the birth of a son, Dwight, Jr., on Tuesday, September 23, 1947, at Lake City hospital. Mrs. McAlister is the farmer Miss Caroline Martin, daughter of Mrs. Foster Martin of Newberry. *