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NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES THE SUN VOL. 10; NO. 43 What People You Know Are Doing J. Forrest Lominack was ad mitted to the Greenville general hospital Sunday where he un derwent an operation Tuesday. His condition is reported to be satisfactory. Mrs. Edward Louthian and children, Eddie, Jr., and Nancy, of Baltimore, Md., are visiting Mrs. Louthian’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy on Harper street. Mrs. Alva Lumpkin of Colum bia was a weekend visitor in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Pope, Jr., and family. Dr. and Mrs. Woodrow Has sell spent last weekend with Mrs. Hassell’s parents. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn. Mrs. J. R. Green spent sever al days this week in Spartan burg with her daughter, Mrs. Gary Martin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Henry Mc- Collough and children, Joe and Jordan, of Hartsville, and Mrs. L. G. McCullough attended the golden wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jordan in Spartanburg last weekend. Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr., and Miss Doris Armfield spent the weekend in Statesville, N. C., with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mc- Hargue and young son, Danny. Mrs. R. C. Blair (Alice Wick er) and son, Bobby, arrived in Vienna, Austria, on March 1, to be with Lt. Blair, who is stationed there. Mrs. Blair and Bobby left New York on Febru ary 17. MRS. BURGESS DIES AT COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Mrs. G. H. Burgess, mother of Dr. J. N. Burgess of New berry, died Tuesday at a hos pital in Columbia after an ill ness of several months. Mrs. Burgess lived in Sardinia, and was 70 years of age at the time of her death. She was a native of Claren don county, and was Miss Ada Garland Epps before her mar riage to George Herbert Bur gess of Williamsburg county. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters and one grandson. Funeral services were held Thursday at Midway church, with interment in the church cemetery. Mrs. Ruth B. Allen Mrs. Ruth Bundrick Allen, 76, died early Monday at the New berry county hospital after an illness of several weeks. Born and raised in the Dutch Fork section of Newberry county. Mrs. Allen was the wife of the late William H. Allen, who died 30 years ago. Daughter of the late Ivey and Ruth Anna Epting Allen of the county, she was a devoted member of St. John Lutheran church. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at St. John’s Lutheran church with her pastor, the Rev. Kenneth Webb, and the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, conducting. Interment followed in the church ceme tery. She is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. W. E. Ringer of New berry, and one son, Eugene Al len of Pomaria. Seven grand children and four great grand children also survive. One grandson, James Cleland Allen, was killed while serving with the army overseas. Joseph M. Nichols Joseph Mark Nichols, 80, retir ed farmer and merchant, died at his home at Silverstreet Sunday following two years of declining health and a short period of serious illness. Mr. Nichols was born in Newberry county, a son of the late Allen M. and Rosan na Bedenbaugh Nichols. He was a lifetime member of the Luth eran church in which he was active. He served as a council man of the church for a number of years. He was married to Sabella Blair and to this union were born eight children, four of whom preceded him to the grave. Surviving besides his wife, are four children: Miss Helen Blair Nichols and Otto Klett- ner Nichols, both of Silver- street; Patrick Mark Nichols, Newberry; and Mrs. F. W. Pitts, Jr., Denmark; one sister, Mrs. Emily Counts, Prosperity, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the graveside in the Silverstreet Lutheran church cemetery, con ducted by the Rev. D. P. Rising- er, assisted by the Rev. E. K. Counts. Pallbearers were John Nich ols, Benny Nichols, Olin Counts, Pat Livingston, Harrison Blair and Raymond Blair, University Chorus At Holland Hall The Univesity of South Caro lina Chorus, under the direction of Robtrt L. Van Doren of the music department faculty of the university, will be presented I as the fourth number in the cur rent series of artist concert programs at Newberry College on Wednesday, March 10, at 8:30 p. m. The program will be pre sented in Holland Hall. The Chorus consists of 35 members selected from the student body at the university for their vocal and musical abilities. Many of the students have responsible church posi tions as soloists and have ap peared frequently on radio pro grams. Featured as guest soloist will be Miss Hazel Porter, accom plished pianist and student of Prof. Hugh Williamson, director of the department of music. Miss Porter will be heard in the famous Hungarian Rhadsody of Franz Liszt. Mrs. Robert Van Doren, form er member of the university fac ulty, will be accompanist for the group. Tickets of admission may be secured at the door at Holland Hall on the night of the per formance. Adult tickets are $1.00, student tickets, 50c. By The Way - - - There is a Mutual broadcast ing system program over WKDK called ‘Racket Smashers.” It isn’t the ordinary “who-dun-it” type of program, but stories of actual crimes told by a crime reporter and outstanding of ficials of crime protection in New York’s metropolitan area. Occasionally a listener will write in a story along the same line as those told on the program. If the story is read on the air, the writer is usually voted a member of the “Racket Smash ers Club.” I have been thinking, lately, that I might try to break into the eclusive membership with an incident that occured some years ago when I was working at Stark general hospital in Char leston. While I was in the personnel department, we had a new mesenger—a boy about 17 years old who was very am bitious. When he wasn’t run- /iing errands, he would help the personnel clerk fill out the many forms necessary for each new employee in the govern ment fold. One of the most im portant of the seemingly thous ands of questions asked appli cants was “have you ever been arrested?” One day Harry, the messeng er, came into my office and said “Miss Armfield, what is vacan cy?” “What are you talking about, Harry?” I asked. “Well,” he replied, “I’m mak ing out a form on this man, and when I asked him if he’d ever been arrested, he said he was arrested once for 'vacancy’.” “Oh, he means vagrancy, Harry.” “No ma’am—I asked him if he meant that and he said no." “Well, what did he say • he was doing when he was arrest ed?” “He said he was standing on a street corner and a cop told him to vacate and he didn’t, so he was arrested for vacancy.” We have a good fire depart ment . . . good in fire preven tion and good in fire-fighting, under Chief Sam Beam. The volunteer firefighters deserve much credit, too—but today I have a complaint. I believe that everything possible should be done to save a burning-home, or barn, or auto, or whatever it may be—but not the expense of human life. A couple of weeks ago the fire alarm sound ed, and the trucks went out Main street. I happened to be going up College street to Main, and had just crossed the inter section when a car passed—a car I didn’t see coming when I looked up and down the street. I wouldn’t even hazard a guess as to how fast it was going, ex cept to say that it was too fast, although it was a volunteer fireman going to the fire. I hate to think what the consequences would have been if the driver had been forced tp put on the car brakes; if another driver, not hearing the fire alarm, had started out of one of the side streets. I’m afraid what might have been a harmless fire could easily have turned into disaster many blocks from the scene of the blaze. I don’t know who the driver was, but I hope that Chief Beam will see that no repetition of the incident accurs. I don’t believe that a volunteer fireman who starts out five minutes after the trucks have arrived at the fire is needed ur gently enough to endanger his (Continued On Puce Eisht) Newberry, South Carolina, Friday, March 5, 1948 Neel President Farm Bureau R. C. Neel, Jr., of Silver- street, was elected president of the Newberry county farm bu reau at the annual meeting held Saturday at the county court house. Mr. Neel succeeds H. O. Long, who requested that he be relieved of his duties. Mr. Long has been president of the bu reau since its organization. C. T. Smith was named vice- president; Hugh M. Epting, sec retary and treasurer The president announced that a membership drive would start in the near future. The following directors were also elected: Director at large, H. O. Long. Township No. 1, Carl Setzler. Township No. 2, Chalmers Brown. Township No. 3, A. E. Reese. Township No. 4, L. E. Chand ler. Township No. 5, Harold Long. Township No. 6, Jeff C. Wald rop. Township No. 7. P. T. Harris. Township No. 8, A. N. Cros- son. Township No. 9, Lyon Fellers. Township No. 10, Carl Epting. Township No. 11, Willie Pies- ter. \ Township No. 12, J. C. Ept ing, Jr. Oliver To Speak At Annual Meet Elmer Rogers Oliver of Wash ington, D. C., vice president in charge of traffic of the South ern Railway system, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting and banquet of the Newberry chamber of com merce, to be held on Friday night, April second. Other members of the South ern Railway system who will be guests at the banquet are Carl B. Walker, assistant to the vice president, of Washington, D. C. ; M. E. Tatum, superintend ent, Columbia; G. M. Nolan, as sistant to the vice president, Columbia; W. R. Belfield, assist ant general freight agent, Co lumbia; F. C. Toal, general industrial agent, Charlotte, N. C. , and G. D. Taylor, freight traffic representative, Columbia. Mr. Oliver, who is a native of Mississippi, has ben with the Southern railroad since 1898, serving in many capacities rang ing from general clerical posi tions to his present position as vice president in charge of traffic. He is a past president of the American Association of Freight Traffic Officers. He is affiliated with the Na tional Press club, Washington, D. C.; Chevy Chase club, Chevy Chase, Md.; Pendennis dub, Louisville, Ky., and various traffic and transportation clubs throughout the Southern rail road system territory. Leo A. Boozer Leo Augustus Boozer, 53, died suddenly early Tuesday morn ing at his home near Kinards. Born and reared in the John stone community of the county, he was a son of the late Adam L. and Mary Perkins Boozer. He had made his home near Kin ards for the past 33 years. Mr. Boozer was a farmer. He was a member of Hopewell Metho dist church. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at his resi dence, with the Rev. F. H. Bouk- night and the Rev. Mr. Hall conducting the service. Inter ment followed in Spring Dale cemtery in Newberry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora G. Boozer and the following brothers and sisters, Henry R. Boozer, John O. Booz er and J. Luther Boozer, all of Newberry: Ira T. Boozer, Spartanburg, Carl A. Boozer, West Columbia, Joseph S. Booz er, High Point, N. C.; Mrs. W. P. Lathrop, Mrs. Janie Shealy and Mrs. Bessie Driggers, all of Newberry, Miss Alice L. Boozer, Spartanburg and Mrs. Emma Gentry, Kinards. Also a number of nieces and nephews. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. B. Griffin Lang ford of Newberry announce the birth of a daughter, Frances Elizabeth on February 26 at the Newberry county hospital. Pauline Livingston Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Livingston announce the birth of a daugh ter, Pauline, on March 1 at Newberry county hospital. BIRTH OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Stone announce the birth of a son at the Newberry county . hospital on March 2. The baby has been taken to the Columbia hospital to be treated for res piratory illness. Transfers In Real Estate Ryan N. Hill and Tabor L. Hill to Dave L. Hayes, one lot, Friend street, $2000. William A. Clamp to William J. Clamp, one lot, one building, 408 Rodelsperger street, $1800. Harry Kemp to Willie Abrams Kemp, one lot, one building, Caldwell street. $5.00, love and affection. Julia Mae Ingram to Mary Veals, one lot, Bouknight street, $5.00, and other considerations. Mary Veals to Charlie Kin- ard, one lot, $700. Frank J. Reddick to Walter C. Tarrer, one lot, one building, Brown street. $12,000. Eugene S. Sutherland and Mary B. Sutherland to Miriam B. Harden, one lot, McDowell Street, $450. Mrs. Bertha Waites et al to Clestee Moore, two acres, one building, $2000. Thomas B. Stpckman to Fair- field Forest products company, 221.5 acres. $4540.75. Ola C. Wheeler et al to Jas. W. Wheeler, 21.6 acres, $5.00 love and affection. Mildred D. Guin and Lind say L. Guin to Charlie W. Kir by, one lot, one building, Hel ena, $600. C. G. Mears to M. H. Bruner and Ruby S. Nettles, 419 acres, $2600. Vesta Pitts Waldrop to Noah J. Martin, 44 acres, $1500. Hugh M. Epting to G. H. Ept ing, 242 acres, $5.00 and other considerations. Whitmire Drug company to J. W| Gary, one lot, vacant, in town of Whitmire, $1650. B. O. Long to Angus D. Senn, 56-100 acre, $50. MISS CRUMPTON IS 4TH WRECK VICTIM The death toll of a Sunday night highway accident four miles northwest of Columbia on the Greenville highway rose to four Wednesday with the death of Mary Lee Crumpton, 17. _ I Miss Crumpton's mother, 'Mrs'. Jessie Crumpton, 38, of Jalapa, was killed instantly in the head-on collision of a car in which they were riding, with a Columbia taxi. Wilson, 32, of Newberry, in the car with the Crumptons, and a 17-year old negro wo man, Ellen Jeter of Columbia, in the taxi, were the other dead. Joint funeral services for Miss Crumpton and her mother were held Thursday afternoon at four o’clock at St. Philips Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev. C. H. Stucke. Inter ment will follow in the family plot in the church cemetery. Besides her father, Olin Crumpton, Jalapa, Mary Lou is survived by the following sis ters and a brother: Mrs. Virgil Bundrick, Pomaria; Marcelle, Marzelle and Christine Crump ton, and Houseal Crumpton, Jalapa. Mrs. Cora Crumpton Funeral services for Mrs. Coia Rosamva Crumpton, 47, who was killed instantly in an automobile accident Sunday night near Columbia, were held Wednesday morning at St. Phil ips Lutheran church condi(cted by the Rev. C. H. Stucke. In terment was in the church cemetery. She is survived by her hus band, L. Olin Crumpton: the following children: Mrs. Virgil Bundrick, Pomaria; Mary Lou, Marcelle, Christine, and Hous eal Crumpton, all of Jalapa; the following brothers and half sis ters; Tom McCartha and Willie McCartha, Prosperity; Mrs. George Koon, Newberry; Mrs. Minnie Wicker, Pomaria; Mrs. Annie Adams, Lexington, and Mrs. Florence Wicker, New berry. MRS. ELOISE BROWN Funeral services for Mrs. Eloise Brown, 91, former resi dent of Newberry and Green ville, who died Thursday, Feb. 26, in Sanford, Fla., were held Saturday afternoon in St. Lukes Episcopal church in Newberry, conducted by the Rev. Eugene L. Nixon. Inter ment followed in the family plot in Rosemont cemetery. Mrs. Brown was the daugljT ter of the late William T. and Mary Bates Johnson of Edge- field ‘county. Her husiband, the late Jeffer son E. Brown, was for many years a prominent merchant in Newberry of the firm of Brown and Wilson. Mrs. Brown is survived by one son, Charles Brown, Day tona Beach, Fla. During her many years resi dence in Newberry, Mrs. Brown was a communicant of St. Lukes Episcopal church. After the death of her hus band, she lived for several years in Greenville where she had many friends. Not Much Change In ’48 Supply Bill The county supply bill as fin ally agreed upon leaves only about $9,000 to be raised by dir ect taxation. Income from sev eral sources make. up the dif ference in the $200,884.18 ap propriated. A ten per cent “cost of living” increase was granted county officials, and salaries in the different offices now run as follows, subject, of course, to income taxes: Clerk of Court $3339.60 Help for Clerk 1680.00 Sheriff 3478.75 Tax Collector 3036.00 Asst. Tax Collector 2125.20 Jailor 1818.00 Asst. Jailor 230.23 Sr. Deputy Sheriffs 5566.00 Jr. - Deputy Sheriff 2783.00 County Attorney 556.60 County Treasurer 1763.30 Help for Treasurer 1680.00 County Auditor 1763.30 Help for Auditor 1680.00 Probate Judge 3339.60 Help for Prob. Judge. 1335.00 Help for Supt. Ed. 1680.00 County Physician 695.75 Coroner 834.90 County Supervisor 3187.80 2 Commissioners (each) 759.00 Clerk of County Bd. 3036.00 Phy. of Co. Health Unit 2226.40 Co. Health & Serv. Off. 1669.80 County Nurse 1669.80 Asst. County Agent 607.20 Registrar Vital Stat. 300.00 Magistrates Dist. 1, Whitmire $ 792.00 Dist. 1, Newberry 1948.10 Dist. 3, Prosperity 695.75 Dist. 4, Pomaria 417.45 Dist. 5, Chappells 417.45 Dist. 6, Lt. Mountain 347.87 Constables Dist. 1 $1452.00 Dist. 2 1937.98 Dist. 3 556.60 Dist. 4 „ 382.67 Dist. 5 736.00 Dist. 6 T 347.88 Keeper, Ladies Rest Rm. 900.00 Anticipated revenue, outside of direct taxes is as follows: Fines & Licenses $15,000.00 Gasoline Tax 75,000.00 inSnrahce License Fees and Bank Tax 7,500.00 Alcoholic Liquors Tax 55,000.00 Beer & Wine Tax 8,000.00 Income Tax 25,000.00 Miscellaneous 6,000.00 Red Cross Quota For County $8,015 On March 1, the American Red Cross through 2,000,000 volunteer workers, began a drive to ask the American people to subscribe $75,000,000 to carry on its far-reaching pro gram for the fiscal year 1948- 49. Of this amount, the quota for Newberry county is $8,015. Actually, a budget of $97,000,- 000 will be required for the combined service programs of the national organization and its 3,751 chapters during the year. President Basil O’Connor said, but application of approx imately $22,000,000 from un- committeed surplus makes it possible to hold the campaign objective to $75,000,000. An entirely new activity to be financed through the 1948 fund is the ARC’S national blood program. This may take five years to become fully operative throughout the nation. Some 20 or 30 blood centers are schedul ed to open in 1948, he said, and as rapidly as possible other centers will be established. Mo bile units will be used to col lect blood in outlying communi ties. J. R. Styles left Thursday morning for hisi home in Brownsville, Texas, after spend ing a two week vacation with his sister, Mrs. J. H. West. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Meek spent several days last week in Miss issippi visiting relatives of Mr. Meek. Wm. W. Hendrix Funeral services for William Wilson Hendrix, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hassel (Hack) Hendrix of Newberry, who was instantly killed in an autdmo- mile accident near Columbia Sunday night, were held Tues day afternoon at the family residence. The Rev. J. B. Har man officiated. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Mr. Hendrix was a resident of the Mt. Bethel Garmany sec tion of the county and was a veteran of World War II. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by the following sisters and brothers: Misses Billie and Sara Mae Hendrix, both of New berry; and Henry, Hassell, Rob ert and Frank Hendrix, all of Newberry; his maternal grand mother, Mrs. Mary Morris, Charlotte, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Carrie M. Hendrix, Newberry, Plans Completed For A.I. Program Newberry county dairy cattle owners completed preliminary plans for the organization of the N ew berry Cooperative breeding association at a meet ing last Saturday at the New berry County court house. Following a unanimous vote favoring the organization the following board of directors were elected: Gettis L. Coats, Furman E. Epps, Michael Jen kins, Marvin M. Ruff, Claude M. Satterwhite, William E. Senn, Harry W. Shealy, Cliford M. Smith and J. C. Suber. Dairy cattle owners present at the Saturday meeting pledg ed 370 of the 600 cows necessary to justify completion of the cooperative breeding organiza tion. Any owner of one or more cows wishing to take ad vantage of artificial breeding should contact a member ' of the Board of Directors or call at the County Agent’s office. Other members of the association who have necessary blanks for sign ing members are as follows: M. F. Boland, J. P. Boozer, J. W. Cromer, J. Allen Dominick, Carl H. Epting, P. T. Harris, J. F. Hawkins, Heber J. Leaphart, B. O. Lovelace, T. Collier Neal, W. W. Riser, David L. Ruff, W. D. Summer, Ralph Whitaker, P. C. Workman, F. E. Metts, C. B. Parr, Jr., James Scott Boozer, and S. M. Gary. PROSPERITY The Prosperity Garden club met Monday afternoon with Mrs. G. W. Counts. Officers for the new year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Jac ob S. Wheeler, Sr.; Vice Presi dent, Mrs. Gurdon W. Counts; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. T. A. Dominick. The program leader, Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler, gave a timely discussion on pruning, spraying and ‘planting, interesting work of garden clubs in other states, gathered from a Garden Trav elogue, was also given. Mrs. G. W. Harmon read a selection “Peace of Mind”. She also gave a humorous account of a meeting from an article in the recent issue of “The Satur day Evening Post”. Miss Ethel Counts conducted two Saint Patrick contests. Mrs. T. A. Dominick was win ner of the high score prize with Mrs. J. L. Counts winning the consolation. Delicious refreshments were served. The favors were re minders of Saint Patrick’s Day. The members of Wightman M. Y. F. and a number of in vited guests enjoyed a weiner roast Tuesday night. Rev. and Mrs. Martin chaperoned the group. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reagin, Greenwood, spent Sunday with Mrs. A. K. Epting. Caldwell Price of Columbia visited Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cald well last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Fellers have moved from Romney, Va. They will be with relatives un til their residence which they recently purchased from Mrs. G. Y. Hunter and which is be ing renovated is ready for oc cupancy. Mrs. Maggie Hamm and Mrs. Claude Wise of Columbia visit ed relatives and friends in Prosperity Saturday. Joe Spotts of Greenville spent Tuesday with his wife and son at the home of Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Singley were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Callahan in Colum bia. Mrs. J. A. Price of Charlotte, N. C., Visited Mrs. P. C. Singley and Mrs. C. M. Singley in Prosperity, and her mother, Mrs. Black in Saluda county last week. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wes- singer of Springfield spent Sun day with Mrs. Mary Wessinger and Mr. and Mrs. Cole S. Wes singer. Mrs. R. T. Pugh has returned from a visit with her son, Cur tis Pugh and Mrs. Pugh in At lanta, Ga. Mrs. S. C. Spence of Colum bia, was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Hunt. Saturday guests of Mrs. A. B- Hunt and Mrs. Joe Spotts were Mrs. Ben Spotts, Mrs. Boyd Clamp, Mrs. Jack Chappell and Mrs. Ernest Longshore of New berry. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Addy of Batesburg spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. L. S. Long. Mrs. W. D. Stone and her small son, Donald Gregory, have returned from the New berry hospital to the home of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. C. K. Wheeler. Mrs. Stone will be in Prosperity for some time be fore she joins Capt. Stone in Louisville, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sease and $1:50 PER ANNUM Central Church Revival Services Rev. J. O. J. Taylor, formerly a Methodist missionary in Ko rea, Manchuria and Siberia, will begin a series of services at Central Methodist church Sun day, March 7, at 7:30 p. m. The services will be held on week days at 10:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. through March 14. Mr. Taylor is a member of the South Georgia conference. He has served as pastor in Way- cross. Savannah, Fitzgerald, and is now in Waynesboro, Ga. He has also served as superintend ent of the Dublin district, and has wide experience in evan gelistic preaching in Georgia and South Carolina. Last year, in a meeting at Saint Paul church, Greenville, he drew large congregations with his ef fective preaching. The public is invited to hear Rev. Taylor’s services. Exam Announced For Kural Carrier The United States Civil serv ice Commission has announced an examination to fill the posi tion of rural carrier at Prosper ity, South Carolina. The examination will be held at Newberry. Receipt of applications will close on March 18. The date of examination will be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants after the closing date for receipt of ap plication. The salary of a rural carrier on a standard daily route of 30 miles is $2020 a year, with an additional $20 a mile a year for each mile or major fraction thereof in excess of 30 miles. Salaries on routes of shorter length or of less frequent serv ice are proportionately lower. A rural carrier serving one tri weekly route shall be paid a salary on the basis of a route one r half the length of- the route served by him. A rural carrier serving two tri-weekly routes shall be paid a salary on the basis of a route one-half the combined length of the two routes. All rural carriers must furnish and maintain at their own expense all necessary ve hicle equipment for the prompt handling of the mails, but they are allowed an equipment main tenance of 6 cents a mile on the basis of the daily mileage scheduled (this amounts to $549 per year for a 30-mile route). They are permitted to use motor vehicles but are requir ed to furnish sufficient equip ment to handle postal business properly. Form 1977 and application blanks can be obtained from the vacancy office mentioned above or from the United States Civil service commission at Washing ton'25, D. C. Applications must be on file with the Commission at Washington 25, D. C., prior to the close of business on the date specified above. Over 50 Percent Taxes Collected Over 90 percent of the taxes charged in Newberry county for the year 1947 has been paid, ac cording to J. Ray Dawkins, county treasurer. At the end of February, 91.92 percent, amounting to $289,959.89 had been collected, leaving unpaid as of March 1 the sum of $25,- 484.73. All unpaid taxes wil be turn ed over to the tax collector for action on April 15, stated Mr. Dawkins, but it is expected that a large portion of the 25,484.73 will be paid prior to that date. Miss Grace Sease spent Sunday in Clinton with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sease and family. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wessing er and Miss Mary Wessinger attended the wedding of Miss Faye Pinson and Willard Brodie in Cross Hill last Tuesday even ing. Several families are moving from Prosperity. The people of the town regret to lose these citizens, but wish them well in their new homes. Mr. hnd Mrs. C. F. Wilson and family moved to Chick Springs, Monday. Mr. Wilson is employed with the Martin Con struction Company of Easley. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nichols and family expect to move the last of the week into their new home on Collexe extension in Newberry. Another family leaving Pros perity is Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hunt and their children who are moving to Spartanburg, where Mr. Hunt will teach high school and veteran classes in motor mechanics. Homer Hamm of the U. S. Navy spent the weekend at his home here. (Continued On Pnce Eicht) Recruiters Here For Navy-Marine A temporary Navy recruiting office will be open in the post office at Newberry during this month, acording to an announce ment by Chief F. J. Nettles, lo cal navy recruiter. The office hours will be from 8:30 a. m. until 4:30 p. m., Monday thru Friday. A recruiter for the United States Marine Corps will be in Newberry each Tuesday, with headquarters at the post office. The Marine corps is accepting enlistments for three or four years, ages 17 to 29. The Navy announces that many ratings are open to former Navy personnel. High school graduates with no previous mili tary service may choose certain trade schools before enlisting, if they qualify. For full information concern ing the Navy or Marine corps, contact the recruiting officers at the post office. Johnston Stages Peach Festival Two beautiful Johnston girls have been selected to serve as hostess queens for the second annual Ridge Peach Blossom festival to be held here March 17. Miss Tina Waters, a senior at Winthrop college, will be the hostess queen with Miss Fran ces Earle Halford as associate queen. Miss Halford is a mem ber of the junior class at Con verse college. Both have taken outstanding parts in student activities. These two young ladies, to gether with the entire popula tion of Johnston, will serve as hosts to the thousands of visi tors expected for the festival which will include a gala mid day parade, tours o% the blos soming peach orchards and a coronation ball that night when a Festival Queen will be select ed from among the dozens of young ladies representing com munities from throughout South Carolina. The Ridge Peach Blossom Festival is being held to focus attention on the quality peaches grown in this section and tp recall how the South Carolina peach industry, now valued at millions of dollars, got its start in the Ridge section which in cludes parts of Lexington, Edge- field, Saluda and Aiken coun ties. Miss Waters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philomen B. Waters, is majoring in physical educa tion at Winthrop. She is a member of the tennis club, the basketball club, a member of the senate in the student gov ernment association and is a member of the student govern ment dance committee, which she describes as her “favorite office.” The festival is being sponsor ed jointly by the Johnston Lions club and the junior chamber of commerce. Mark T. Boat wright is executive committee chairman, the other members being Ben Boatwright, secre tary; T. F. Reid, V. M. Forrest er, L. D. Holmes, Jr., and Mc Queen Quattlebaum. COUNTY STUDENTS MAKE HONOR LIST Nine Newberry county stud ents were included on the hon or list for the first semester at Newberry College, according to an announcement made by President James C Kinard. In cluded on the list were 25 students, 18 men and 7 women. To attain the honor list, a student must maintain a ratio of 2.7 honor points to semester hour credits. Those from the county mak ing the list are: Freshmen: Charles B. Dawkins, Prosper ity; Kathryn Whitener, New berry. Sophomore: John Benjamin Bedenbaugh, Prosperity; Lula Mae Goree Newberry. Junior; Charlie M. Senn, Sil verstreet; Harold Swindler, New berry. Senior: Leonard A. Auton and Thomas P. Buzhardt, New berry. Special; Robert Gene Farr, Little Mountain. Happy Birthday! Hugh Connelly, Mrs. Charlie Bradley. March 6; Mrs. J. M. Hove, Joseph L. Tolbert, Nine ty Six, March 7; Joe Spotts, J. P. Moon, T. S. Harmon, March 8; A. T. Hayes, March 9; Harry Buzhardt, Sam John son, J. M. Hove, March 12,