The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 16, 1948, Image 1

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« NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES THE SUM VOL. 10; NO. 36 ^ Newberry, South Carolina, Friday, January 16, 1948 $1:50 PER ANNUM What People You Know Are Doing Mrs. A. T. Neely and Ted Neely spent last weekend in Rock Hill with Mrs. Neely’s daughter, Mrs. Clarence Seim and family. Mrs. O. O. Copeland was a week end visitor in the home of her sister, Mrs. W. C. Shealy, in Clinton. Mrs. H. B. Senn spent several days last week with Dr. and Mrs William Corbett in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boozer were Sunday guests of Miss Jean Dobson in Greer. Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Copeland, Jr. spent last weekend in Laur ens with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lawes. . Jordan Pool of Rock Hill spent the weekend at his home in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. “Pete” Coleman spent several days last week vacationing in Savannah, Ga. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Calcott and two sons, Allen and Mack, of Birmingham, Ala., spent Iasi weekend in Newberry as guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn. Mrs. W. C. Blount, who hai been visiting her son in Macon, Ga., is in Newberry to spend some time with her daughter Mrs. A. J. Briggs, and family. Mr. and Mrs. T Roy Summer, Jr., and Mrs. O. B. Cannon art spending this week in Freder icksburg, Va., with Mrs. Can non’s sister, Mrs. Cecil Reid. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Gambit (Harriet Harden) visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L Weiring during the holidays ana attended the Summer-Piera. wedding. Mrs. C. D. Harden re turned to Turbeville with them and spent the remainder of tht holidays in their home. Mr. and Mrs Forrest Summer had as their houseguests during the Christmas holidays, and for the Summer-Fierce wedding, the following friends and rela tives: Mrs. C. D. Harden, Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. H. O’Connor and son Tommie of Allendale; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Summer, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Y Summer of Columbia, Misse. Nancy and Clara Elliott Sum mer of Honea Path, and John Davis and Ferd Summer c Clemson College. COMMUNION SERVICE AT ST. PAUL’S CHURCH There will be a communion service at St. Paul’s church on Sunday. January 18th. Dr. J. B. Harman of Prosper ity will conduct the service. MARTHA JEAN SMITH Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smijth Jr., cf 1233 Calhoun street, an nounce the birth of a daughter Martha Jean on January 11 ; 1948 - ^ , Tne mother is the former Mrs Harriet Harmon. CIVIC LEAGUE ACTIVITIES . . . At the request of interested citizens, the Civic League will sponsor a countywide Easter sunrise service in Margaret Hun ter park. A steering commit tee of 25 people was called to meet in the chamber of com merce office Thursday night at 8:00 p. m. to plan the service. The January meeting of the civic league will be held Tues day afternoon, (January 27, at Smeltzer Hall, 'Newberry Col lege. The big project for 1948 will be getting the “old legion hall” in readiness for a com munity center. Mrs. John F. Clarkson, who is directing the memberehip drive for the civic league, is most en couraged over the fine response given her call for increased membership. More than one hundred persons sent in their membership dues the past week. The drive will continue until January 31. Please call Mrs. Clarkson and request that your name be added to the member ship list today. On account of the great am ount of community service done by the civic league, all civic minded men and women in Newberry should avail them selves of the opportunity to as sist in this work. One of tha league’s most important pro jects ii the Margaret Hunter park and pool. For 11 years fine recreation has been furnish ed the youth of Newberry at this project. The board of con trol spends much time keeping the pgrk and pool in readiness for recreational activity. Mrs. J. H. Summer, President, Mrs. Vernon Carlton, * - ' Secretary. By The Way - - - DORIS ARMFIELD The Mutual Broadcasting Sys tern has something a little dif ferent in the way of radio pro grams, and it’s broadcast each Sunday night over WKDK at 10:30 p. m. The name of the show is "It’s a Great Town.’ The first of the series wa: broadcast Sunday night past from Kingston, N. Y. The broad cast is what the name implies— each week a couple visits a dif ferent town in some part o: the country, and the program features local talent, local char acters. and local atmosphere On the show Sunday, for in stance. were a “hoedown trio, the mayor of the town, the hig) school choir, a 27 year old priest who sings popular songs, and just some of the ordinal^ citizens who were interviewed I don’t particularly care for the couple who act as master and mistress of ceremonies, bu other than that, I think the pro gram is pretty good and believ you might enjoy it as a change. . , . Mother picked up the Colum bia Record Monday night and turned to the crossword puzzle. Looking at "one-across” she read “U. S. representative, W. J. Bryan .’’ A look a the picture in the puzzle left no doubt but that the gentleman ii question was our own Congress man Dom. After some 10 or 15 minutes of working all the puzzle except the definition of a mree letter word for worm, Bryan had a moustache ant Mother had enough cross words for everybody. . . . Arthur Eargle was in the other day to give us his changt of address. You will see else where in this issue that he L- now with the Academy for Blind at Macon. Ga. "How die you happen to go over there?” we asked. Arthur’s reply was “I read a want ad in The Sun— answered it—and that’s all there was to it.” . . . We hear from Radio Station WIS in Columbia that a ten year old Columbia boy will ap pear on NBC's World News Roundup at eight o’clock Tues day, January 20. The portion of the broadcast heralding the young Columbian will originate at the WIS studios, and Mackie Quave of the WIS news staf; will interview Pat Dilley over 58 NBC stations from Denver, Colo., to Portland, Maine. The reason for all this publi city? Well, it seems that Pp* a top-notch cartoonist-author who each month completely writes and draws a three-story comic book for the local juvenile trade. The publications are known as "Trixie Pixie Com ics” and “Space Comics.” Pat is in the fifth grade. I first showed interest in art when he was four years old Since that time, he has been drawing and writing stories, al ways with the idea in mind that he would one day publish his own comic books. Just two months ago this dream became a reality. And now the enter prising business man on alter nate months publishes his “Trixie Pixie” and "Space” comics. It seems the WIS staff found out about Pat, and went to work on a campaign to tell folks about him. Resulting is a fea ture story, together with pic tures and original cartoons which will appear in the forth coming January issue of South Carolina magazine. The New York Herald Tribune has ex- oressed an interest in Pat’s story, and in addition to his interview on World News Roundup, Pat will be on the “Today’s News” program over WIS Monday. January ID, at 1:30 p. m. . . . ~ Have you been around the cut-off recently? It’s amazing how many houses have sprung up out there, almost overnight. The latest thing out that way is a new modern building which I hear is to be a grocery store. If construction continues out there for another few years at the rate it has been going recently we’ll have practically a city just outside our city limits. . . . Miss Sarah Clark Funeral services for Miss Sa rah Thomas Clark. 2S, who died Wednesday afternoon at State Park after Several months ill ness, were held Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the residence on Davir street with Rev. H. W. Long and Rev. V. L. Fulmer officiating Interment WftS in Rosemonl cemetery. Miss Clark was a daughter r A. H. Clark and the late Mrs. Maggie Jones Clark, She was graduate of Newberry high school and during the war was employed at Fort Jackson. She was a member of We r End Baptist church and was ac tive in the young people’s work City Fathers Are Shown Parking Meters A representative of a parkng meter concern demonstrated his product before the first regular meeting of city council Tues day night but no definite action was taken with reference to them. City council, did, however, bring joy to workers in the different departments of the municipal government by an nouncing a flat 10 per cent wage increase. A number of taxicab opera tors appeared before council and asked for additional park ing space. They were given three spaces on lower Main street and required to park parallel with the curb. An ordinance was passed at the Tuesday meeting requiring taxis to carry $5000 property damage and $10,000 personal liability insurance. Council also voted a general increase in the cost of business licenses, ranging some 20 per cent and above. Truesdale Speaker At U. D. C. Monday Rev. Neil E. Truesdale, pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian church will be guest speaker at a pro gram given by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Monday, January 19, at 10:30 a. m.. in the high school auditor ium. The anniversaries in Jan uary recognized by the UDC arc the birthdays of Gen. Rober: Edward Lee, bom January 19 1807, and Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, bom January 21, 1824. Mrs. R. D. Wright will make presentation of a portrait c General Lee. Special music will be furnished by the high schoA glee club. / All members are urged to at tend, and the public is invited Lon? Infant Funeral services for the in fant son of James H. and Annie Laurie Black Long, who died at Newberry county hospital Wed nesday night, were held Thurs day afternoon with interment in Corinth Lutheran church cemetery. Rev. A, W. Ballen- tine officiated. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Long, Newberry, and three brothers, Ernest H. Long, Jame: O. and George N. Long, all of Saluda County. ST. PHILIPS Mr. and Mrs. William Stabler of Columbia were Sunday guests of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koon and family. Mrs. C. W. Summer and Mrs. R. S. Shealy were visitors Wed nesday of Mrs. L. D. Aull of Pomaria. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Harris of Clinton spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Crumpton. Mrs. Banks Enlow and daugh ters, Anne and Tobie spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Ben C. Wicker. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Livingston and daughter Margie of New berry were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. L. V. Living ston. Mrs. Madison Longshore and children of Newberry spent a few days recently with his sis ter. Mrs. Belton Kinard. Mrs. G. W. Shealy and Mrs. Muscoe Alewine and sons, spent Saturday in Newberry with Mrs. A. P. Parrott and Mrs. Georgia Schumpert. Mrs. Malye Hornsby has re turned to her home in Columbia after visiting her relatives in the community. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dickert were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Boozer of Newber ry and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sum mer of Peak. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Shealy and family and Mr. and Mrs. David Shealy and family of Bush Riv er. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Parrott and Mrs. Georgia Schumpert and Miss Nancy Clara Shealy of Newberry were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shealy and family. Mrs. Cora Sligh had for her dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Koon and child ren of Laurens and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Koon. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Gallman visited Mrs. Gallman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilson of the Bachman Chapel community during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Muscoe Alewine and sons spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. C. H. Alewine and sons of Mt. Bethel Garmany. Mr, and Mrs. Levi Longshore Murray President Newberry Bank A. W. Murray was elected president of the Newberry County bank at a meeting of the bank’s board of directors Monday night, January 12. Other officers elected were S. C. Paysinger, vice president; Joe M. Roberts, cashier, W. M. Blalock, and T. C. Tindall, as sistant cashiers. Officers of the bank during the past year were A. J. Bowers, president, A. W. Murray, vice president, and Joe M. Roberts cashier. Tom Pope was re-elected bank attorney. The board of directors, which remains the same as in the past, is composed of J. N. Beard, A. J. Bowers, Wright Cannon, Jess Frank Hawkins, Waldo Huff man, Dr. Robert Houseal, Albert McCaughrin, J. T. McCrackin, A. W. Murray, S. C. Paysinger, and Joe M. Roberts. Charles Eargle Charles Bundrick Eargle, 84 died Thursday afternoon at hi residence near Pomaria. He had been in ill health for about a year. Mr. Eargle was a son of the late Jake and Anne Bundrick Eargle and was born and reared and spent most of his life in tht New Hope Zion section of this county. He was the last mem ber of his family and was on& of the oldest living residents in the New Hope community. Hi was a member of Bethleheir Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at threi o’clock from Bethlehem Luther an church with Rev. M. M. Cul lum conducting the service. In terment followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Alice Miller Eargle and the following children; Mrs. Joe Ringer, Mrs. E. O. Ringer, Miss Olive Eargle and J. Ben Eargle all of Pomaria; and Arthur M. Eargle, of Newberry and Ma con, Ga.; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers were sons and grandsons-in-law. Members of the church council were honor ary pallbearers. Employment Office Be Closed Monday The South Carolina State Em ployment servicS office at 1015 Caldwell Street will be closed Monday, January 19, 1948, in observance of Robert E. Lee’s birthday. M0LL0H0N Second class petty officer of the U. S. Navy, Bobby Pettit, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Vaughn recently. Bobby has been in the Navy for four years. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dickert and Joan visited Evelyn in Co lumbia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mays vis ited Frank Mays in Columbia Sunday in the Veterans hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Franklin and Sigsbee spent the weekend in Greenwood with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jones and family visited in Saluda Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hurt and family visited relatives in Greenwood Sunday. Mrs. Oscar Wood is better at this writing, also Mrs. F. H. Jones who suffered a bad Jail several weeks ago. Mr, and Mrs. Elmer Bennett and son Bobby of Goldville vis ited relatives over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith and children of Washington. D. C., visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burton and Mrs. Essie Smith. Billy Osborne of Goldville visisted his sister. Mrs. L. M. Wood, recently. of Bush River were weekend guests of Mrs. Longshore’s sis ter, Mrs. Belton Kinard and Mr. Kinard. Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Wicker and children spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shealy. Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Stucke and baby of Newberry were din ner guests Sunday in the home of Mrs. A. P. Ruff and family. Miss Lillian Ruff of Irmo and Mr. Wilbur Ruff of Spar tanburg spent the weekend at home with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Ruff. Mr, and Mrs. Madison Long shore and children of Newberry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Belton Kinard. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kirkegard and daughter, Karen, spent Christmas with her mother, Mrs. P. D. Johnson, Sr, LATE REALTY TRANSFERS B. Osborne Long to Nora Shell, 1 lot, 1 building, 228 Drayton street, $850. C. A. Dufford to Lewis V Ringer, 1 lot, Minnie Gist property, $650. J. E. Nichols to J. Ray Orr and Mrs. Annie Lee Orr, one lot, one building, fronting on west Summer street, $7,500. Mrs. Sally Douglas to John H. Ruff, one lot, one building, 615 Drayton street, $2500. J. Andrew Thornton, ?t al to Mrs. Emmie Pitts Thornton Kyzer, one lot on Pauline stree rear portion lot No. 1, $5.00, love and affection. H. W. Swindler to Home: Wesson Rinehart, one lot, o building, 1405 Jefferson street $3,000. Keitt Purcell to James D Mathis, one lot, one building part of Newberry Textile Mills, $2700. A. D. Martin to Mims A. Jones, Sr., one lot, one building 924 Drayton street, $5,500. Caroline Weeks Padgett t< Ruby Z. Counts, one lot or Evans street, $700. Guy V. Whitener to Cecil G. Williams, one lot facing west on Columbia - Greenville highway, $600. Jacob O. Schumpert to Fred Schumpert, one lot, $5.00, love and affection. B. G. Mays to C. M. H. Ear gle, one lot, two acres, $550. C. M. H. Eargle to Lonnie B. Gilliam, one lot, two acres, $1,- 000. Trent Purcell to Keitt Pur cell, six lots on College street extension, $5.00, love and affec tion. Thomas H. Leitzsey to Alonzo DeWalt, one lot, one building, Holloway property, $3500. Jonas I. Long to Ora Lee Ow en Long, one lot, Carolyn E. Lipscomb property. Commercial Investment com pany to Sarah Hipp Hutto. 178 acres, $1780. Daisy Brooks Prather to Jim mie Thacker, et al, 100 acres, $150. John M. Dominick to Marvin Ruff, 43.25 acres, known as part of the Guignard lands, $432. Federal Farm Mortgage cor poration to Marvin H. Ruff, 157 acres, $4000. William W. Bedenbaugh and James R. Bedenbaugh to Wilbur Hawkins, 26 acres, $850. W. Capers Morris to Lotimes Morris, 38 acres, $5.00, love and affection. Ada Counts et al to C. B. Alewine, 148.32 acres, $5,000. Eunice E. Ringer to Richard S. Long and Pearl A. Long, 22.2 acres. $333. T. W. Hunter to Wash Carwile et al, one lot, $500. G. O. Clark to H. C. Clark, 30 acres, $300. E. L. Cook to Mrs. Diisy V. Martin, one building, one lot, $3,500. Gertrude Reeder et al to Yancy T. Dickert, 40.87 acres and 188.15 acres, $8,200. Ruth J. Amis to Vance and Dwiggins Co., Inc., 44 acres $4,500. / W. W. Gilliam to Carl T. Bas- den. one lot, one building, $4,- 400, Duckett street, Whitmire. R. M. Duckett, Jr., to James Hunter, 1 lot, $50. R. M. Duckett, Jr., to Carean Hunter, one lot, $50. Joe B. Dominick to Silver- street lumber company, $660. Alice Pearsall Floyd to Silv erstreet lumber company, om lot. $125. Patrick W. Shealy Patrick William Shealy, 90, died Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D. M. Bowers, Prosperity. Mr. Shealy had been in ill health for a number of years. Mr. Shealy was a prominent and one of the oldest residents of the Prosperity section of the county. He was iborn and rear ed in Lexington county and was the son of the late Daniel and Sallie Ballentine Shealy. He had made his home in Newberry for a number of years. His wife, Mary J. Shealy, preceded him to the grave a number of years ago. Mr. Shealy was a devoted and faithful member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Thursday morning from Mt. Oli vet Lutheran church with Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger and Dr. J. B. Harman conducting the serv ice. Interment followed in the church cemetery, He is survived by the follow, ing children: Olive Shealy, Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt and Elbert S, Shealy, all of Newberry; Mrs. D. M. Bowers. Prosperity: Mrs. H. H. Baswell, Beckley. W. Va.. and Dr. A L. Shealy. Gaines ville, Fla.; 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Auto-Truck Collision Proves Fatal To One Two wrecks occurred within two hours Saturday night, re sulting in death to one negro and injuries to several persons. Fred Kinard, colored, of route two, Kinards, was killed in stantly when the truck on which he was riding was allegedly struck by an automobile driven by Sidney Rufus Hunter oi Newberry. The accident occured abou. 8:30 p. m. January 10 on Routt 76, approximately 10 miles above Newberry. The truck on which Kinard was riding was driven by James Higgins There were several other occu pants in the truck, none o. whom were injured. The driver was thrown from the truck anc stunned but apparently suffer ed no injury. Hunter was alone in a 1942 Ford sedan when the collision occured. He was taken to the county jail and released on bond Sunday morning, pending resul, of coroner’s inquest which wil be held this week. The truck was not damaegd but the front of the car was demolished. On Saturday night at, ten o’clock, two cars were wrecked in a headon collision on route 176 about one half mile from Whitmire. The cars were driven by Al vin E. Chapman of Whitmire who was accompanied by his wife and seven year old son Richard; and Foster Kreps, Jr., of Ward, who was alone. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman suffer ed cuts on the face. Their son’s tongue was badly cut, and ali were given emergency treat ment at the Whitmire clinic. Kreps was not injured. Both cars involved in the wreck were 1947 Plymouths Damage was estimated at about $500 for each car. Wilson Purchases Epps Gulf Station Announcement was made. last week that Ira Dunn “Rusty” Wilson has purchased the Epps Service Station on College street. The station will be known as “Rusty’s Gulf Serv ice.” Mr. Wilson was connected with Lipscomb’s Gulf Oil dis tributing company from 1943 until 1945,. when he became parts manager of the Lipscomb Motor company. He cordially invites the pub lic to visit him at his new lo cation. OAKLAND Mrs. Frank Sullivan is ill at this writing. We hope she is soon well.again. Mrs. Moody Thomas is ill again, and has not been able to be about for several weeks. She went to Columbia this week for a checkup. The executive committee of the Reedy River association held its regular meeting at the Hunt Memorial Baptist church Mon day. January 12. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Bowen had as their guest Sunday Mrs. Bowen’s sister. Miss Lizzie Mae Morse, and a friend. Miss Ena Mae Shealy of West End. Harris McConnell of Laurens spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Mc Connell. Mrs. Henry Turner spent last weekend in Clinton with her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Timmer man and family of Greenwood visited with Mrs. Ocie Kinney Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Calahan and family have moved to Hol land. N. C. Mrs. Mgry Bodie and son of Goldville spent Sunday with re latives in the community. Claude Kyser has been ill for several days. He is at the county hospital. Jack Sanders has returned to service after a 30-day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bozard of Columbia spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. A. V. San ders. The intermediate GA’s of Hunt Memorial Baptist church held their monthly program meeting with Miss Jewell Bouk- night Monday night. There were 11 present with two new members. Mrs. F. H. McCon nell is leader. MOTHERS CLUB TO MEET TODAY The pre-school Mothers Club will meet this afternoon at four o’clock at the home of Mrs. Reybum Lominack, with Mrs. Bob Livingston and Mrs. John Lindsay as associate hostesses. The topic of the meeting will be Art and the Pre-school Child, discussion to be lead by Miss Juanita Hitt. PROSPERITY Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise and their little daughter, Judy, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs, L. J. Fellers. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Givens of Sumter were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro land Merchant. Mrs. J. C. Taylor and daugh ter, Rebecca have returned to Charleston after a week’s visit with Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. Lillian W. Harmon. Mrs. Taylor spent most of the week in Columbia with her brother, A. B, Wise, who was a patient in the Columbia hospital, Marion P. Connelly, student at the University of Georgia, spent the weekend with Larry Connelly. Mr. and Mrs. Otway Shealy and their four children spent Sunday with Mrs. Shealy’s mother, Mrs. G. L. Wise above Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lang ford of Columbia were Sunday guests of Misses Mary and Susie Langford. Mrs. S. W. Shealy returned Wednesday from the Columbia hospital where she had been taking treatments for a week. Mrs. I. P. Wimberly who has been with Mrs. C. T. Wyche for the past nine months returned to her home in Columbia Mon day. D. H. Hamm, D. H. Hamm, Jr., and Walter S. Hamm of the Prosperity furniture company are attending the furniture mart m Chicago. Mrs. J. E. Freed of Columbia spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. E. W. Werts. Mr, and Mrs. Murray Hughes and son, Murray III, are visit ing Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler. Mr. Hughes has completed his studies at the University of North Carolina and is on his way to accept work in Lancas ter. Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Pinson of Cross Hill and Luke Robert son of Saluda were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wessinger. Guesis of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shealy la§t Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Becker and two children, Peggy, Lida and Richard of Charleston. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Black and daugnter. Moss Amelia, of Bow man, visited relatives here re cently. Mrs. W. Elmer Shealy was hostess to the Literary Sorosis Friday afternoon. Mrs. C. T. Wyche presided over the meet ing. Mrs. Gordon W. Counts, and Miss Eleanor Shearouse con tributed interesting papers on Charleston and Beaufort, as port cities of South Carolina. The club decided to sponsor the con- cer campaign in April. During the social hour the hostess, as sisted by Mrs. H. L. Shealy, served a luncheon plate with coffee and nuts. Mr^. Edward W. Counts en tertained Friday afternoon, Jan uary 2, for the 7th birthday of her son. Buddy. Thirty-five guests were present, including the members of the first grade. Grady Rose, Jr., was winner of the prize in the games. After the games, the children were in vited into the dining room which was decorated in green and pink with the birthday take centering the table. Ice cream, cake, candy and gum were served. Paper cups and whistles were given as favors. Mrs. R. W. Brown and Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, grade mothers, gave the members of the 8th grade of the Prosperity school a party last Friday night at the canteen. The group enjoyed the many games and contests. Cook ies and an iced drink jvere served. At the January meeting of the aid society of Grace Church, the following officers took over their duties for the year; Presi dent, Mrs. J. A. Singley: vice- president, Mrs. C. K. Wheeler; secretary, Mrs. W. E. Wessing er. and treasurer, Mrs. B. C. Bedenbaugh. The Dogwood Garden club met with Mrs. B. C. Beden baugh for its first meeting of the new year. Mrs. H. E. Counts, leader, gave an inter esting and humorous article on “How to Wallpaper a Floor.” Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Jr., glean er, gave a timely poem, “The Bridge of Yesterday.” For re creation, Mrs. W. L. Mills con ducted a new year contest, the prize going to Mrs. J. A. Counts for writing the best new years resolution on “How We Can Beautify Our Town.” During the social hour the hostess, as sisted by Mrs. J. A. Counts, served refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jacobs of Clinton visited Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Summer during the holidays. 40 Acres For Sewage Plant Cost $10,000 The Commissioniers of Public Works purchased last Wednes day from Jackson R. Cousins 40 acres of land at the record price of $250 per acre, or $10,000 for 40 acres. The land was bought for a new sewage treat ment plant and lies in the gen eral vicinity of the present treatment plant, to the left of the Greenwood highway along the north branch of Scotts creek. While the price was high, the Commissioners pointed out that it was the only place they could find after a thorough search of the city’s environs. The Tom- iinson engineering firm of Co lumbia concurred in the pur chase. Upon this site, and this site only of available land, a “grav ity flow” plant can be built which will mean a saving of over $1000 a year should the plant be placed where sewage had to be pumped to the treat ment basins. The Commission was further handicapped in securing a loca tion for a treatment plant due to the fact that many neighbor hoods object to such a plant. The Commission is going ahead with plans for extending its service and will begin con struction as soon as materials are more readily available. Mrs. Jessie Baker Mrs. Jessie Mae Baker, *65 widow of the late Joe Henry Baker, died early Wednesday morning at her home near Whit mire. She had been ill for a short time. She was born and reared in the Mollohon section and spent her entire life there. Her husband, Joe Henry Baker preceded her to the grave three years ago. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 from Beth Eden Lutheran church with Rev. C. J. Rice and Rev. E. S. Jones conducting the serv ice. She is survived by the follow ing children: Samuel Walton Baker, John Henry Baker, Jas. Benjamin Baker, Jacob Leroy Baker, and Broadus Allen Bak er, all of Whitmire; also seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. V. A. Announces CS Examinations An examination for probation- al (permanent) appointment to positions of Registration Officer, at entrance salaries ranging from $3397, to $7102 per year, was announced today by the Veterans Administration. Vacancies to be filled are lo cated at Branch Office No. 5, Atlanta, Georgia, and Regional Offices located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Caro lina. and Tennessee. No written examination is required. Appli cants will be considered on the basis of .their training and ex perience as described in the application form with such ad ditional information as may be developed through inquiry. Pre ference will be given to veter ans in the filling of the posi tions. Further information and ap plication forms may be obtain ed from first and second-class post offices and at field sta tions of the Veterans Admini stration located in the Branch 5 area. Applications must be received in the office of the Executive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Branch of fice No. 5, Atlanta, Georgia, not later than the close of business January 22, 1948. Happy Birthday! Because the birthday dates were omitted from last week’s issue of The Sun, this week’s list includes anniversaries from January 10 through Jan uary 23: Miss Grace Wilbur, Mrs. Lucy McCartha, Mrs. H. R. Brooks, Jan. 10; Mrs Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringer, Mrs.’ Helen Mower Suber (Whit mire), William R. Brooks, January 11; Edgar L. Hiller, Jan. 12; Lambert W. Jones, Jan. 13; Paul B. Ezell, Mabel Hiller, Mrs. O. H. Dickinson, Richard L McWhirter, Jan. 14; Mrs. Edna Feagle, Edna H. Paysinger, Jan 15: Miss Mary Burton, J. C. Price, Jan. 16; Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wilbur Long, Mary Eloise Paysinger, Jan. 17; Mrs. Steve Griffith, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Jan. 18;. Lonnie Clifton Graham, Jan. 19; Charlie Bowers. John Donald Rook, Jan. 20; Warren Abrams, Eva James Davis Wherry, Lamar Neville, Jan. 21; P. D. Dawkins, Jan. 22;