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NEARLY EVERYBODY
IN NEWBERRY
SEES
• THE SUM
VOL. 10; NO. 46
What People You
Know Are Doing
Mrs. Sara Wallace of Whit
mire was a visitor in New
berry Saturday morning.
Cadet Howard N. Parks, U.
S. Military Academy at West
Point, arrived by plane at Char
lotte Thursday night to spend
the spring holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. N.
Parks. He will return to West
Point by plane Sunday.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. F.
Armfield at Gildercrest this
week are their daughter, Mrs.
D. H. McHargue and son, Danny.
Miss Sallie Cromer, a mem
ber of the school faculty of
Walterboro, spent the weekend
with relatves here.
Mrs. Harry Tolbert returned
to her home in Danville, Va.,
last Thursday after a two weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs.
Lois J. Cromer.
Mrs. Pat B. Mitchell has re
turned to Newberry after a two
weeks visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Hart Jordan, at Edgefield.
Miss Susan Nichols of Orange
burg was a weekend visitor of
Lennis Hove.
Misses Betty and Bobbe Hove
of Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, Va., will arrive
in Newberry this weekend to
spend the Easter holidays.
Miss Dot Floyd, a student at
Queens College, Charlotte, arriv
ed yesterday to spend the spring
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Floyd.
Misses Delora Fant and Mary
David Ritter will be home from
Columbia College this weekend
to spend the Easter holidays
with their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Rook re
turned to Newberry this week
after a 10 day tour of Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes left
Sunday for a trip to Florida.
Misses Marguerite and Evelyn
Burns of Columbia were visi
tors last weekend in the home
of their mother, Mrs. J. L.
Burns, on Boundary street.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ander
son visited Mrs. Anderson’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar in
Union Sunday. Returning with
them was their son, Eddie, who
has. been visiting his grand
parents.
Miss Mary Baker of Columbia
spent the past weekend with
Miss Faye Murray on Johnstone
street.
Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Woodle of
McCrae, Ga., are visiting in the
home of their daughter, Mrs. A.
W. Murray and family. Rev.
Woodle is recuperating after a
serious illness and operation
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French
visited their daughter, Dot, at
Brenau College, Gainsville, Ga.,
Wednesday. Dot returned to
Newberry with them to spend
the spring holidays. Also ac
companying the French’s to
Newberry was Miss Elizabeth
Pendergrass, a senior at Brenau,
who will be with her aunt, Mrs.
J. H. West, during the holidays.
Dr. L. H. Larimer, dean em
eritus of the Hama Divinity
school of Wittenburg College,
Springfield, Ohio, was a visitor
last week of Dr. and Mrs. Paul
H. Heisey at their apartment in
the home of Mrs. J. H. West.
Miss Mary Hester of Walter
boro spent several days last
weekend in Newberry with her
sister, Mts. Henry Cousins and
family on Mayer avenue, and
with Miss Doris Armfield at
Gildercrest.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Armfield
spent last weekend in States
ville, N. C. with Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. McHargue and son Danny,
who observed his first birthday
anniversary Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse
and son, Kerry, of Knoxville,
Tenn.. are spending this week
end with Mrs. Sprouse’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer on
Mayer avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid, Jr.
and Mrs. Sloan Chapman are
leaving Thursday for Tallahassee
Fla., where they will visit Mrs.
W. R. Reid, Sr., and Miss Josie
Reid.
Mrs. Arthur McCarrel and
daughter, Margaret of Lancaster,
will be in Newberry to spend
the Easter holidays with Mrs.
McCarrel’s mother, Mrs. J. M.
Kinard.
Forrest Lominack returned to
his home from Greenville Gen
eral Hospital, where he under
went an operation three weeks
ago. His condition is satisfac
tory, but he will be confined
to his home for several weeks.
Dr. H. K. Boyd, who under
went an operation at Greenville
General Hospital two weeks ago,
expects to return to his home
this week end. He is in a very
satisfactory condition.
Bob Todd left Monday for
Knoxville, where he is a student
at the University of Tennessee,
after spending the spring holi
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilton Todd.
G. A. Todd, of Charlotte, N.
C., is visiting his son, Wilton
Todd, and family on Drayton
Street.
By The Way - - -
Since one of our local citi
zens has become a movie actor,
the space of this column is
given up this week to his
story, released by the South
Carolina commission of forestry
and the U. S. Forest Service.
Mr. Wiseman’s picture in the
costume described below ap
peared in Sunday’s issue of
the Greenville News.
Last week Jimmy Wiseman
owner of the Wiseman Hotel
and Newberry Bus Lines, learn
ed that a “handle-bar” mus
tache, a beard, a pair of old
overalls and a worn out straw
hat had turned him into a
complete stranger to Newberry
folks he has known for many
years. He discovered this after
film director Richard H. Ly-
ford went to work with theatri
cal make-up to prepare him for
a leading role in the cooperative
Southern State Foresters’—U. S.
Forest Service color motion pic
ture on woods fires which is
being filmed near Newberry.
Mr. Wiseman laid the founda
tion for this transformation by
allowing his beard to grow
for one week. Folks were baf
fled by his disregard for the
razor since there was definitely
no shortage of razor blades in
town. He was forced to ex
change his traditional cigar for
a corn cob pipe. In a five-
minute gluing operation, Mr.
Lyford adorned Mr. Wiseman’s
upper lip with a “Wild Bill”
type mustache which would
have taken five years to grow.
A little jumping on his straw
sun hat added a few appropri
ate holes and made it look three
years old. A fancy job of
crawling on the ground quickly
aged his overalls.
As the camera crew was load
ing equipment, Wiseman wan
dered out on the street amid the
curious stares of passing people.
He walked up to a police
officer who was standing on
Main Street and barked,
“Where’s the city jail?” The
officer gave him a double
glance, pointed to the jail, and
turned to direct traffic. Then
Mr. Wiseman asked if the jail-
house cots were equipped with
Beautyrest mattresses. Just as
the officer was on the verge
of personally escorting this
fresh character to the jail, Mr.
Wiseman made himself known.
J. H. Clary’s clothing store
was Wiseman’s next “target”.
Here he asked for “a pair of
black high ankle button shoes
and spats.” When the puzzled
clerk, Sidney Hare, explained
that they didn’t carry them in
stock, Mr. Wiseman demanded
to see the manager. Mr. Clary
walked up to learn what the
trouble was when he discovered
the identity of the “handle-
barred" character and broke
into laughter. Mr. Hare, who
had known Mr. Wiseman ever
since he came to Newberry,
couldn’t believe his eyes.
At Clarence T. Summer’s
Hardware store, he asked for
“mule’s shoe nails.” But no
one made a move to serve the
hotel operator because there
was something “strange” about
this character. It was a couple
of minutes before the group of
men in the store discovered who
the “stranger” was. He was
then closely inspected. A tug
on his false mustache, accom
panied by a yowl from the real
Wiseman voice convinced the
group that it was he.
At the bus stand, he asked
Frank Miller, driver for the
Newberry City Bus Line, when
the next bus was leaving for
Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Miller
explained that the Newberry
City Bus Line doesn’t extend
to Atlanta. When Mr. Wise
man insisted on going to At
lanta via the Newberry City
Bus Line, Mr. Miller commenced
to eye him suspiciously. Mr.
Wiseman quickly made him
self known before Mr. Miller
called the police. Mr. Miller
was dumfounded ... he had
failed to recognize his own
boss!
On the movie set located on
the property of Frank Senn,
George Senn and Richard Neel,
Mr. Wiseman played the part
of an easy-going man who con
tinues to put off the job of
burning his brush until spring
plowing time. As a result,
high winds and dry weather
get hold of his brush fire and
not only bum his own woods
but those of his neighbor as
well.
At lunchtime, the crew went
to the nearby Neel Bros. Gro
cery on Belfast road. While they
were in the process of buying
some sardines, cheese and
crackers, Mr. Wiseman rum
maged through the store, prob
ing into potato sacks, feeling
the oranges, looking into the
apple box and sampling the
raisins. Suspicious eyes follow
ed every move of this mus-
tached “stranger”. Finally he
walked up to Richard Neel, co
owner of the store, and asked,
“Do you know me?” When Mr.
Neel sliowed no sign of recog-
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1948
ELMER ROGERS OLIVER
Rotarians Discuss
European Program
i
The Newberry Rotary Club
met in regular session Friday,
March 19th, with only two
members absent. They were out
of town.
The program for the day was
a broad discussion of the vi
tally important European Re
covery Program. Hal Kohn was
moderator, and Rotarians Fred
Dominick, French, Britt and
Setzler spoke interestingly on
four major phases of this aid
program.
“Happy Birthday” was sung in
honor of three members—
Zack Wright, Harry Dominick
and Isadore Kaplan.
Miss Anna Metchicus, a stu
dent at Newberry High School,
and recently elected to a high
post in the S. C. Beta Club
organization, was an honor
guest of the club. Miss Metchi
cus explained the Beta Club to
the members—why it was or
ganized, how it functions, how
one becomes a member, etc.
The club presented Miss Metchi
cus with a bouquet of Morning-
side flowers.
The Rotary Club was honored
by having present the following
Bdtary-Anns: Clara Wright,
Louise Cobb, Elizabeth Setzler,
and Sara Tyler Britt.
Hal Kohn Jr. Club Service
Chairman announces the pro
gram committee for the quar
ter beginning April 2nd: Frank
Sutton chairman Johnnie Jones
and Cecil Lynch.
Coats Receives
Army Promotion
Fifth Air Force, Itami, Japan
—Announcement of the promo
tion to Sergeant of Carl Coats,
18, son of Mrs. Mildred Coats,
route 1, Newberry, was made
here recently by Colonel Donald
D. FitzGerald, Commanding Of
ficer of Itami Air Base, Itami,
Japan, where Sergeant Coats is
currently assigned for duty
with the Far Eastern Air Force.
A student of Newberry high
school, Sergeant Coats entered
the military service at Fort
Bragg on July 8, 1946, and fol
lowing completion of basic train
ing he remained on duty in the
United States until alerted for
movement to the Pacific Thea
ter of operations in May 1947.
Arriving in Japan at the Sec
ond Major Port, Yokohama, on
June 1, 1947, Sergeant Coats
was assigned to the Fifth Air
Force, the Occupational Air
Force for Japan and southern
Korea, and subsequently reas
signed tq Itami Air Base on
the main Japanese home island
of Honshu. Sergeant Coats is
currently assigned as Airplane
and Engine Mechanic for a
Light Bombardment Squadron
at Itami Air Base.
FATHER OF FORMER
NEWBERRIAN DIES
R. C. Little, of Statesville N.
C., died early Thursday morn
ing at a Statesville hospital of
injuries received Wednesday in
an automobile accident. Mr.
Little was the father of Mrs.
M. L. Kester, formerly of New
berry.
Funeral services will be held
in Statesville today.
nition, Mr. Wiseman said, “I’m
Jimmy.” And when Mr. Neel
still failed to recognize him,
Mr. Wiseman added, “I’m Jim
my Wiseman.” Mr. Neel led
him out into the sunlight for
a good look and then broke out
laughing. They had known
each other for 16 years.
If the cooperative Southern
State Foresters’-U. S. Forest
Service movie is as successful
in preventing wild woods fires
as Mr. Wiseman was with his
acting, there should be a
marked decrease in woods fires
in South Carolina after folks
see the film
My little nephew, Danny, cele
brated his first birthday this
week by tearing into his birth
day cake with both hands and
licking off the icing; trying to
stand on a six weeks old rat
terrier which was a birthday
gift; eating a large bowl of
ice cream and wanting more;
and turning up his nose at
everybody as though he knew
it were his special day. He also
came through with a jaw tooth,
making the total count to date
nine teeth. At the age of one,
he has had his second haircut,
is outgrowing all his size two
clothes and size four shoes, and
is spoiled as most “first babies”
are. He has taken to climbing
stairs, and can walk up to the
second floor of Gildercrest with
out any trouble, but seems to
tlfink he can walk on air
coming downstairs, and as a
result, has had a few falls. He
is spending this week with
his grandparents at Gildercrest,
and you can certainly hear the
“patter of little feet” for he
doesn’t stay still more than a
minute at a time.
PROSPERITY
Mrs. Von A. Long was hostess
to the quarterly meeting of the
Newberry County Medical Aux
iliary on Thursday afternoon.
Yellow and white flowers were
uesd effectively in the living
room and dining room.
The president, Mrs. E. G Able
presided over the meeting. Mrs.
A. T. Neely and Mrs. Rinehart
presented a timely and interest
ing program. Little Miss Bobby
Jean Hawkins delighted ' the
members with a reading.
During the social hour the
hostess served a salad course
with hot tea.
Mrs. W. G. Bedenbaugh enter
tained Saturday afternoon in
honor of the twelfth birthday
of her daughter Juanita. The
guests were classmates and rela
tives of Juanita.
Miss Adella Bedenbaugh direc
ted a group of outdoor games.
Punch, sandwiches-, cookies
and candy eggs were served.
Juanita received many lovely
and useful gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Caldwell
of the Mt. Tabor community
gave a surprise birthday dinner
Friday evening for Mr. Cald
well’s mother, Mrs. Hunter Cald
well. The guests were members
of Mrs. Caldwells family and
her pastor. Rev and Mrs.
McFerrin of Prosperity.
Mrs. Oscar Wessinger gave an
enjoyable birthday dinner Sun
day for her daughter, Miss Mary
Wessinger. Enjoying this de
lightful occasion were Mr. and
Mrs. Elisha Abrams of Beaufort,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pinson of
Cross Hill, and Mr. and Mrs.
Rudolph Oswald and two child
ren of Columbia.
Miss Frances McCrackin of
Newberry and George William
(Billy) Dawkins of Prosperity
were married Saturday evening
at 7o’clock at Grace Lutheran
parsonage. The Rev. W. D. Halti-
w anger, pastor of the bride
groom performed the double
ring ceremony.
Mrs. Dawkins wore a gray suit
and a corsage of white carna
tions. She is the daughter of
Mrs. David McCrackin and the
late Mr. McCrackin of Newberry.
She was making her home with
her grandfather, Thomas P.
Adams in the country near
Newberry. She is a graduate of
the Newberry High School and
had been working with the
Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company in New
berry.
Mr. Dawkins is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Dawkins. He
attended the Prosperity High
School and is now associated
in the grocery business with his
father. After a wedding trip to
Florida the couple will be with
the bridegrooms parents.
A pageant “The Risen Lord”
will be given Sunday evening
at Grace Lutheran church at
7:30. The public is cordially in
vited to the services.
The Carl Caughman Circle of
the Missionary Society of Grace
church will meet with Mrs.
Sheely Setzler Friday afternoon
at 3:30. ■
Mrs. Jacob Wheeler, Sr., Mrs.
Jake Wheeler and Miss Ellen
Wheeler attended a tea in Clin
ton Saturday afternoon in honor
of Miss Jane Little who will be
married April 8. Miss Little is
the niece of Mrs. Jacob Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shealy
and two sons spent Sunday in
Blacksburg with Mrs. Shealy’s
parents.
400 Expected At
Annual Banquet
Four hundred guests are ex
pected to be present at the an
nual chamber of commerce ban
quet next Friday night, accord
ing to a statement made ■ today
by L. C. Graham, secretary of
the chamber of commerce.
The banquet will be held at
the armory, and Elmer Rogers
Oliver, vice president of the
Southern Railway system, will
be principal speaker on the oc
casion.
Music for the affair will be
•furnished by Rufus Suit and his
Vet Quintet. Dr. J. C. Kinard
will be toastmaster, and Rev.
Neil E. Truesdale, president of
the county ministerial associa
tion, will pronounce the invoca
tion.
Out of town guests will be in
troduced by Mayor A. P. Salley,
and introduction of incoming
and retiring officers of the
chamber will be made by the
toastmaster.
The retiring president, G. K.
Dominick, will give a brief
speech and report on chamber
activities during the past year,-
and his successor. John F. Clark
son, will greet chamber mem
bers and guests.
Judge Eugene S. Blease will
introduce Mr. Oliver, whose
speech will be the main event of
the evening, and the climax of
the meeting.
The dinner will be served by
members of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
MRS ABLE HOSTESS
The Civic League will hold its
regular monthly meeting Tues
day, March 30, at 4:00 p. m., at
the home of Mtrs. E. G. Able.
Mrs. Leland Summer, Jr., Mrs.
Don Rook, Mrs. Lola Buzhardt,
and Mrs. Albert McCaughrin
will be associate hostesses.
GREER IS ENGINEER
AT NEWBERRY MILL
L. P. Greer, Jr., has been ap
pointed plant engineer of the
Newberry Textile Mills. He
was formerly plant engineer of
the Pelzer Mill, a Kendall plant.
Mr. Greer is a World War II
veteran, having served in the
U. S. Navy. His wife was a
Navy nurse. They have two
children, Billy and Peggy.
The Greers plan to move to
Newberry Monday, and will oc
cupy the residence on Drayton
street adjacent to the boarding
house.
BIRTH OF SON
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Altham,
of Temple, Texas, announce the
arrival of a son, John Patrick,
on February 29.
Mrs. Altham is the former
Miss Leila Elizabeth McCul
lough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D. L. McCullough of Whitmire.
Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and
Anne Carpenter spent Tuesday
in Atlanta on business.
Weekend visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Ruff,
on East Main street, were Mr,
and Mrs. Dayton Hardwick of
Raleigh, N. C., Miss Frances Ruff
of Columbia, and George Ruff,
Jr., of Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitener,
Misses Kathryn and Marilyn
Whitener, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Whitener, Jr., were dinner
guests last Thursday night of
Sammy Kaye at the Bon Air
hotel in Augusta, Ga. Mr. Kaye
and his orchestra were playing
for a dance Thursday night at
the Augusta Township audi
torium.
Kendall Releases
Annual Report
BOSTON - President Henry
P. Kendall of The Kendall Com
pany has released his annual
report to stockholders, covering
the Company’s 1947 operations
at its eighteen domestic and
foreign plants, two of which are
its Mollohon and Oakland Mills
at Newberry.
Consolidated net sales for 1947
were $76,536,382, 33 per cent
higher than in 1946. While there
was an increase in unit sales
volume in some fields, the most
important factor in producing
the higher 1947 total, President
Kendall stated, was increased
unit prices which reflected the
continuing advances in wage,
mate dal and supply costs.
Consoldated net profit was
$7,012,841, after all expenses and
after income taxes of $5,041,045.
The Company’s cotton mills and
finishing plants made an im
portant contribution to the good
results of 1947 through high
volume aided by good teamwork
new machinery and improved
manufacturing efficiency.
While earnings were best in
the Company’s history, current
uncertainties in the national and
international general economic
situation, and particularly the
Company’s own requirements for
additional capital, limited the
proportion of earnings which the
directors believed could wisely
be paid out currently in divi
dends. Total 1947 dividends were
$1,377,009, or about one-fifth of
net earnings.
The remainder of the 1947
profit, amounting to $5,635,832,
was retained in the business to
provide for present and future
needs, which included an ex
tensive program of machinery
replacements and more working
capital to meet the requirements
of enlarged volume. During 1947
$2,513,141 went into inventory
increases, and over $1,900,000
was spent for plant and equip
ment. Present plans call for'even
higher capital expenditures for
1948. This plant improvement
program is designed to keep
Kendall plants modem and ef
ficient, while the strengthening
of tne Company’s financial and
competitive position as a result
of good earnings will help safe
guard the jobs and opportuni
ties of all Kendall employees
against the hazards of the future
President Kendall noted that
production and sales have been
at higher levels during the first
two months of 1948, but buyers
are now showing more conserva
tism in forward purchasing and
the confused economic and po
litical situation at home and
abroad makes it impractical to
try to forecast the full year at
this time.
DR. DeCORDOVA
PASSES IN TEXAS
Dr. E. C. deCordova, husband
of the former Lucile Crump of
Newberry, died at Corpus Chris-
ti, Texas, last Wednesday of
injuries received when his home
was burned.
He is survived by his widow
and three small children.
Dr. de Cordova was a brother-
in-law of Mrs. A. H. Wicker and
a son-in-law of Mrs. Florence
Crump of Newberry.
With Red Cross
In Manila
Miss Martha Vance Ellesor,
who has been with the Red
Cross in Tokyo, Japan since
leaving Washington on • Janu
ary 29, has recently been trans-
fered to Manila where she will
continue her Red Cross work.
Miss Ellesor, who is the dau
ghter of Mrs. P. G. Ellesor of
Newberry, returned to the
United States last year after
serving two years in the Euro
pean theater.
Sunrise Service
Easter Morning-
The Easter Sunrise service
will be held in Margaret Hunter
Park on Sunday morning at 6:19
A. M. All bells in the city will
begin ringing at 5:30 a. m. to
give a call to worship to every
man, woman and child in the
city and county. Promptly at
six o’clock the chimes from the
Methodist church will ring.
When the chimes cease playing,
the service will begin.
More than 5,000 people are
expected to be present for this
service. In the event of rain, the
program will be held in the
high school auditorium, Parking
of cars will be handled by Chief
Colie Dowd, Wright Cannon and
Boy Scouts.
The lights will be turned on
in the park at 5:30 a. m., so
that those who wish to come
early and enjoy the solemnity
of the occasion may do so.
Many spring flowers are al
ready in full bloom at the park,
and all who come are request
ed to bring an offering of flow
ers for the cross.
#
Cancer Drive To
Begin Next Week
The Newberry county com
mittee of the American Cancer
Society announced today that its
campaign for funds during the
month of April will be’ con
ducted under the slogan, “Every
Three Minutes Someone Dies of
Cancer.”
“This is a reminder that the
cancer death rate still is on the
increase,” explained Mrs. B. O.
Long, committee chairman. “It
has more than doubled since
1900 and is rising faster each
year. Less than 13 years ago it
cost us one life every four
minutes.”
The canvassing this year will
be combined with education, ac
cording to Mrs. Long, who states
that there are a few simple facts
about cancer which, if known,
will save many lives.
“Many cancers can be cured if
detected early enough. The cure
rate for some kinds of cancer is
rising in areas where vigorous
educational campaigns have
been aarried on. But we have a
long way to go to halt the re
lentless rise in cancer mortali
ties - to say nothing of eradicat
ing the disease altogether,” Mrs.
Long said.
Jordan Is Manager
Edgefield Plant
Hart Jordan, formerly with
the Mollohon plant of Kendall
Mills, has been made manager
of the Addison Mill, also a Ken
dall plant, in Edgefield. He has
been at Addison Mill for several
years.
Mr. ordan is married to the
former Miss Mary Alice Mitchell
of Newberry.
LANDRUM PLEDGED
The name of Charles L, Lan
drum, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Landrum of 2023 Main street,
was included in a list of ten
pledges announced by Alpha
Tau Opnega fraternity at South
western University, Memphis,
Tv.nn., after mid-semester rush
ing last month.
EZRA WESSINGER, JR.
Ezra Clyde Wessinger, Jr.,
infant son of Ezra Clyde and
Hazel Suber Wessinger, died
late Thursday night at Newberry
County Hospital.
Funeral Services were held
Saturday morning at the grave
side in Bethlehem Lutheran
church cemetery, with the Rev.
M. M. Cullum officiating. Be
sides his parents, he is survived
by his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. C. R. Melton, Dallas, N. C.;
his paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Wessenger, New
berry; his great grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Livingston,
Pomaria and great grandfather,
L. L. Suber, Pomaria.
HENRY S. CHAPMAN
Henry Summer Chapman, 65,
son of the late Dr. James K.
Chapman, died at the Newberry
County Hospital Friday after an
extended illness.
He is Survived by his wife,
Hanie Meetze Chapman; one son
Benedict S. Chapman; one bro
ther, Ben M. Chapman, Wash
ington, D. C.; and one niece,
Helen Swygert Tiencken, Wash
ington.
Funeral services were con
ducted at St. Johns Lutheran
church Sunday at 4:30 p. m. by
his pastor, Rev. Kenneth Webb,
assisted by the Rev. M. M.
Cullum. Interment followed in
the church cemetry.
Dicker! Purchases
Stokes’ Drug Store
Being announced in this issue
of The Sun is the purchase of
Stokes’ Drug Store by Jesse L.
Dickert, who will assume active
management of the business to
day.
Mr. Dickert announces that
the store will be known in the
future as Newberry Drug Com
pany.
CITATION NOTICE
State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
By E. Maxcy Stone, Prabate
Judge;
WHEREAS, R. H. Hale hath
made suit to me to grant him
Letters of Administration of the
Estate and Effects of Mrs. Em
ma ale, deceased,
THESE ARE, THEREFORE, to
cite and admonish all and sin
gular the Kindred and Creditors
of the said Mrs. Emma Hale, de
ceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Court of Pro
bate, to be held at Newberry,
S. C., on April 10th next, af
ter publication hereof, at 10
o’clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should
not be granted.
GIVEN under my hand this
25th day of March, Anno Domini
1948. 2tp.
E. MAXCY STONE.
Probate Judge, Newberry County
$1:50 PER ANNUM
American Legion
Spring Rally
The annual spring rally of the
American Legion Auxiliary will
be held in Columbia on March
29 and 30, with headquarters at
the Jefferson hotel.
On Monday, March 29, at the
Wade Hampton Hotel Lane
Bonner, child welfare chairman
of the legion, is calling a meet
ing of all auxiliary child welfare
chairman and interested mem
bers. The public is invited to at
tend this meeting in the interest
of children in South Carolina.
The department president,
Mrs. C. A. Dufford, is calling a
meeting of the executive board
at 3:30 p. m. Monday in the
board room of the chamber of
commerce.
A “drop in” for the Southern
vice president, Mrs. J. B. Kirk
patrick of Eustis, Fla., is being
given at Laurel Hill from 7:00
until 9:00 p. m. Monday night.
All members of the Legion and
Auxiliary are invited.
The ball will be held in the
ballroom of the Jefferson hotel
on Monday night. On Tuesday,
at ten o’clock, the annual spring
rally business meeting of the
auxiliary is to be held in the
U.S.O. library. The department
president, Mrs. C. A. Dufford,
will preside, and the national
vice president, Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
will address the auxiliary dur
ing the business session.
There will be a joint luncheon
with the legion on Tuesday at
the Jefferson Hotel, highlights
of which will be talks by na
tional Commander James F.
O’Neill and Mrs. Kirkpatrick.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Agnes S. Mayes, Agnes M.
Lippitt and Nancy L. Mayes to
Malcolm O. Mayer, two lots,
68 by 163 feet, Glenn street,
$900.
E. Hampton Cousins, indivi
dually and as executor, to Wil
liam A. Smiljh, eight acres,
$1600.-
Horace C. Richardson to John
T. Long, 9-10 acre, one build
ing, $5.00 and other considera
tions.
Horace C. Richardson to
James L. Long, 45.2 acres $2000.
J. Dan Crooks to Herman L.
Crooks, Spartanburg, 225 acres,
$3250.
Harvey Tucker to Torrence
Lee Fowler, 3.73 acres, one
building. Country Club road,
$5252.
J. T. Long to Horace C.
Richardson, 39 4-5 acres, $5.00
and other considerations.
Annie Lee to Willie Mae In
man and Joseph J. Inman, 22
acres, $1.00, love and affection.
DAVIS - MATTOLA
RITES IN NEW YORK
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mattola
of Port Washington, Long Is
land, New York, announce the
marriage of their only daughter,
Mary Louise, to Chester Davis,
son of "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis
of Prosperity.
The ceremony took place on
Sunday, March 14, at the Rec
tory of St. Peter’s church in
Port Washington.
Miss Helen Cervis and
George McKee, both of. Port
Washington, attended the couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis will make
their home in Newberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitener,
Sr. and Miss Marilyn Whitener
returned to Newberry last week
after a three weeks tour to
California. They went to Cali
fornia by the southern route
and visited Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Mexico, Yosemite
Park and other points of in
terest during the trip.
Miss Muriel Harmon will ar
rive in Newberry Saturday to
spend the spring holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.
K. Harmon. Miss Harmon is a
student at Mary Washington
College, Fredericksburg, Va. She
remained at the college this
week to attend the National
Forensic Tournament, of which
she was national president last
year.
JONES - EARGLE
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Jones
of Newberry announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Doris Maude Jones, to Mr. J.
Kenneth Eargle, of Newberry
and Clemson.
The wedding will take place
on Sunday, April the twenty
fifth, at the West End Baptist
Church.
Happy Birthday!
H. O. Newman, March 28;
Mrs. Forster Smith, March 29;
Norma Wessinger, March 29.
William Milam Walter Lovett*
James Smith, Sr. March 30;
Mrs. James Smith, March 31;
Jake Wise, Mrs. Bertha D.
Boyleston, April I; Fred
Hayes, Oliver Cromer, April