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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;