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By The Way ■ ■
By DORIS ARMFIELD
Candidates for public office
might find “not talking” a
good idea in the future. You
remember several weeks ago I
wrote about a candidate in a
county race, who said he had
always before been defeated be
cause he talked too much, and
that in this campaign he was go
ing to keep quiet? I promised
that if he were elected, I’d tell
you his name. He told me, af
ter that issue of the paper came
out “I sure hope to see my
name in your column after the
election.” So here it is—Mir.
S. W. Shealy, who was nomi
nated Tuesday for the office of
Supervisor of Newberry coun
ty. Congratulations to Mr.
Shealy, and to all the others
who merged victorious on Au
gust 10th and 24th. I followed
the campaign very closely this
year—all the way from pre
cinct meetings through the se
cond primary Tuesday. I at
tended nine of the 12 county
campaign meetings, and as far
ar I could see, this was one of
the cleanest campaigns evefl
held in the c ounty ... at least
on the surface. Despite warn
ings by the candidates against
11th hour attacks, they didn’t
materialize. The defeated were
gracious in conceding the elec
tion to the victors . . and we
are through with local politics
for at least another year.
Deeds Recorded Register Aug. 30
I have always heard of “sur
reys with a fringe on top” but
had never had a ride in one un
til Wednesday morning. For
several weeks, Jimmy Lipscomb
and Buddy Morehead have
been the proud possessors of a
1907 Buick, owned by a friend
of Buddy’s in Columbia. Before
returning it to Columbia Wed
nesday, they came by to take
me for a ride around the block.
In case you didn’t get to see
that automobile, unique in
Newberry today, it is an open
air vehicle, painted a sky blue,
with a blue canvas top and real
fringe. The steering gear is
on the right hand side which
■ would be confusing to me. I
asked Jimmy if it confused
him, and he said, “The whole
car is confusing, not just thq
steering gear.” Nope, the sur
rey is not for sale.
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I asked the linotype opera
tor this morning how much
more copy we needed for this
week’s Sunpaper. He said,
“Well, your column is always
so long, when you get that in
you won’t have room for any
thing else.” I promised I
would cut the column short
this week, especially since I
have nothing much to write
about. Keeping up with the
political situation has occupied
most of my time, so I haven’t
had a chance to check on that
sign on the highway, or the
community chest, or other pro
jects in which I am interested.
Maybe I can tell you about
these next week.
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Cope
land, Jr., announce the birth
of a daughter, Jane Kent, at
Laurens on August 22nd.
The Copelands have one oth
er child, a son, Robert Hipp.
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IS TRANSFERRED
TO COLUMBIA
S. E. Denton, representative
in South Carolina of the First
Texas Chemical company, has
been transferred from New
berry to Columbia.
' Mr. and Mrs. Denton and
their daughter, Dorothy, will
move to Columbia during Sept
ember, and will reside at the
Naida apartments, 820 Hend
erson street.
GRADUATED FROM
CLEMSON COLLEGE
John Ross of Newberry re
ceived a degree from the
school of electrical engineering,
Clemson College, at summer
commencement held Friday
night at Clemson. His mother
and sister, Mrs. Maude Ross
and Mrs. Meredith Harmon, and
Miss Betty Baker attended the
exercises.
WILLIAM P. HAIR
Furieral services for William
P. Hair, 91, life long resident
of Newberry County, were held
Thursday afternoon at Leavell
funeral home. The Rev. C.
Frank DuBose and the Rev. V.
L. Fulmer officiated. Interment
followed in the Zion Methodist
church cemetery.
He is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. C. F. Layton,
Mrs. M. A. Jones, and Mrs. F.
K. Jones, all of Newberry, and
one son, Thomas A Hair of
Asheville.
Pallbearers were grandsons,
and granddaughters served as
flower attendants.
Charles Edward Senn to Jo
seph Youorski, one lot, Mower
street, $750.
G. Leland Summer, Sr. to R.
E. Summer, one lot, $1500, Har
per street.
J. Luther Boozer to Frank M.
Schumpert, 4% acres, $1325.
B. T. Young and Nannie Lee
Richards to D. M. Shealy, 3.77
acres, $471.25.
E. N. Kibler to H. B. Rikard,
one lot, one building, $600.
Forrest E. Metts et al to
Henry Elmer Metts, 8-10 acre,
$25.
Forrest E. Metts to Henry
Elmer Metts, 2.15 acres, $125.
Luther L. Suber to Nannie
Suber Leitzsey and John David
Leitzsey, 120.59 acres, $1688.26.
Luther L. Suber to J. C. Su
ber and Frances P. Suber, 28
acres, $392.
Clarence Duane Wicker to
Ben J. Johnson, one lot. one
building, $3000.
J. S. Sanders to Johnnie
Rooks, 1V* acres, $275.
C. B. Metts to C. Voight
Metts, 8 acres $400.
Mrs. Ruth Fulmer et al to
John D. Farr, 5.4 acres, $5.00,
love and affection.
J. W. Callahan and Frances
O’Shield Callahan to Security
Loan and Investment company,
115% acres, one building,
$1700.
Security Loan and Investment
company to Claude M. Satter-
white, 115% acres, one build
ing, $2100.
AUNT OF NEWBERRIAN
DIES AT AUGUSTA M
Funeral services for Mrs.
Frank B. Gary, Sr., of 1710
College street, Columbia, were
conducted Monday at the Trin
ity Episcopal church by the Rt.
Rev. Dr. Robert E. Briggen.
Burial was in the Lone Cane
cemetery at Abbeville.
Mrs. Gary was the aunt of
Mrs. T. H. Pope of Newberry.
She was the widow of the for
mer United States senator and
speaker of the state house of
representatives, Judge Frank
B. Gary.
Mrs. Gary died at 11:25 a. m.
Saturday at the University hos
pital in Augusta, Ga.
The former Miss Mlaria Lee
Evans, Mrs. Gary was born in
Marion c ounty, the daughter of
Dr. James Evans and Maria
Antoinette Powell Evans. She
had been a resident of Colum
bia since 1926, and was reared
in Florence.
A lifetime member of the
Episcopal church, and a mem
ber of Trinity at the time of
her death, Mrs. Gary also be
longed to the Colonial Dames
of America, the Daughters of
the American Revolution. At
one time she was treasurer of
the South Carolina Federation
of Women’s clubs.
She was graduated from
Powell’s School at Richmond,
Virginia.
Survivors include one son,
Frank B. Gary, Jr. of Colum
bia; one grandson, Frank B.
Gary III; three sisters. Miss
Jane B. Evans of Florence, Mrs.
Henry Riley of Richmond, Va.,
and Mrs. C. B. K. Weed of
New Orleans, La.; three broth
ers Powell Evans, James D.
Evans, and Thomas Evans, all
of Philadelphia, Penna.
MRS. MARTHA HILL
Mrs. Martha Gwin Hill, 85,
died early Tuesday afternoon
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Hamby on McCra-
vey street. She had been ill
for several years.
She was a native of Laurens
county and was the wife of the
late Thomas Lee Hill. She had
made her home in Newberry
for the past seven or eight
years.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the
East Side Baptist church with
the Rev. Marvin Hembree con
ducting the service. Interment
followed in the Laurens Mill
cemetery in Laurens.
She is survived by the fol
lowing children: F. H. of Ware
Shoals, W. C. of Crescent and
R. R. Hill of Raleigh, N. C.;
Mrs. E. R. Sumney of Rich
mond. Va., Mrs. W. A. Namby
of Newberry, Mks. Grady Long
of Gastonia and Mrs. L. D.
Keller of Shelby; two sisters,
Mrs. Lidia Owings and Mrs.
Mib Owings, both of Owings;
30 grandchildren and 33 great
grandchildren.
IS APPOINTED TO
CAMP COMMITTEE
Officials of the Atlanta re
ional headquarters, Girl Scouts
of America, have appointed
Mrs. S. E. Denton of this city
as a member of the regional
camp committee. It is the pur.
pose of this committee to in
spect girl scout camps in
Georgia, Florida, North Car
olina and South Carolina.
Registration for peacetime se
lective service will begin in
Newberry Monday morning,
August 30th, when 25 year olds
will troop to the courthouse to
sign up.
According to J. Dave Cald
well, chairman of the selective
service board, the registration
office will be open from 8:00
a. m. until 5:00 p. m., Monday
through Saturday of each week.
Mrs. Julia Dickert Ezell will be
clerk in the office, and will be
assisted by volunteer workers
of the American Legion Auxi
liary.
There will also be a board in
W'hitmire, stated Mr. Caldwell,
for the convenience of Whit
mire men who are required the
register. The office will be in
the city hall, with hours the
same as in Newberry.
Other members of the regis
tration board, appointed Satur
day by Goifih-ncr Strom Thur
mond, are Otis Whitaker of
Newberry and Tom Suber of
Wlhitmire.
The registration of men 18
to 26 will be completed on
September 18th. Subsequent to
that time, men must register
within five days of becoming
18 years of age.
The registration schedule is
as follows;
August 30: Men born in 1922.
after August 30, 1922.
August 31 and September 1:
Men born in 1923.
September 2nd a nd 3rd; Men
born in 1924.
September 4th and 7th: Men
born in 1925.
September 8th and 9th: Men
born in 1926.
September 10th and 11th
Men bor n in 1927.
September 13th and
Men born in 1928.
September 15 th and 16 th
Men born in 1929.
September 17th and 18th
Men born in 1930, before Sep
tember 19, 1930.
The selective service act re
quires that, “except as other
wise provided ... it shall be
the duty of every male citizen
of the United States, and every
other male person residing in
the United States, who, on the
day or days fixed for the first
or any subsequent registration,
is between the ages of eight
een and twenty-six, to present
himself for and submit to re
gistration ...”
Exceptions to the above in
clude commissioned officers,
pay clerks, enlisted men and
aviation cadets of the regular
army, navy, air force, marine
corps, coast guard, coast and
geodic survey, public health
service:
Cadets of the U. S. Military
academy and U. S. Coast
Guard academy;
Midshipmen of the U. S.
Navy;
While on extended active du
ty, members of the reserve
components of armed force;.
Certain foreign diplomats, at
taches and consuls who are
not citizens of the Urilted
States.
14th
Fellers, Shealy,
Stutts, Lominick,
Schumpert Winners
With a final vote of 4403, Tom
M. Fellers v/as nominated for
the office of sheriff of New
berry county in the second
democratic primary held Tues
day, August 24th. His oppon
ent, Ben Dawkins, now sheriff,
received 3495 votes.
S. W. Shealy won the nomi-
C. B. Schumpert was re-elect
ed commissioner of district No.
2 with 1319 votes; G. T. (Tab)
Wterts received 1170 votes. This
was the closest of the six run
off races.
For magistrate at Newberry,
Lonnie M. Graham, incumbent,
was defeated by Roy D. Stutts.
The vote was 2725 for Stutts,
nation for supervisor over : 1789 for Graham.
Paul H. Haile, with a vote of Candidates for all other coun-
4700 to 3ft>3. . ' ty positions open for election
James B. Hare, who carried this year were nominated in the
every county in the third con- first primary on August 10th.
gressional distnct over John C. They included House of Repre-, o ,
Taylor, and received a final sentatives, Thomas H. Pope and | Mts ^ E. O. °Kinard "and Baby
vote of almost two to one, poll- Walter T. Lake; superintendent Boy! Pomaria
111 At Hospital
Mr. Asa Bowers, Prosperity
Mrs. Joe Boland, 2113 Brown
Street.
Miss May P. Dold.
Mrs. Margaret Fellers
James E. Frye, 1522 Church
street, Wlhitmire
Miss Gladys Gooden, 1902
Main Street.
Mrs. Rosa B. Galtin, 2539
Chesterfield Ave, Charlotee, N.
C.
Mr. John C. Goggans, 722
Caldwell street.
Mrs. Goldia Glover, Pope
Circle
Mrs. Arden Hallman and ba
by boy, Summit
Mrs. Joe Jackson and Baby
Girl, Sullivan’s Street Exten
sion. Laurens.
Mr. Enos Jumper, Leesville
Mrs. Georgia Jones, Kinards
ed 5481 votes in Newberry of education, James D. Brown;
county as against 2293 for Mr. coroner, George D. Summer;
Taylor. W. E. Spearman, Sr., magistratq
J. Frank Lominick was elect- at Chappells; Burk e M. Wise,
ed commissioner of district No. magistrate at Little Mountain,
1 with 3226 votes. D. Ed and R. A. Nelson, magistrate
Schumpert received 1944 votes, at Whitmire.
FARMS and FOLKS
WOMEN’S WORK
Sometime ago I tarried a few
minutes on a corner in the bus
iness section of Edgefield. In
a show window there was a
very attractive display of wo
men’s cotton dresses. There
were 15 of ’em. Each had been
worn by a farm woman in
their home demohs tration dress
review. None cost over $5. One
of the winners was made from
feed sacks. Mrs. Della Harl-
ing is president of the Farm
Women’s Council that sponsor
ed this contest.
Back during 4-iH club week
buying things. This cousin al
ways gave me half of every
thing he bought up there, and
I naturally thought he was OK.
Our nearest store was al-
Mrs. Herman Monts, route 2,
Chapin.
Mrs. Claudine Morgan, Kin
ards
Mrs. John Nance Suber, 2806
Clyde Ave.
Mrs. Frank Rinehart and Ba
by Boy, 2033 Montgomery St.
Mrs. H. A. Traver and Baby
Boy, W’hitmire
Mrs. Hubert Werts, route 1,
Pomaria.
Mrs. Eula Wertz, Speers St.
SWIFT REPRESENTATIVE
IS TRANSFERRED HERE
James D. Bozard, field repre-
most three miles by road, or! sentative for the Plant Food
perhaps two by footpath through , Division of Swift & Company,
Cousin Paul’s pasture. At least 1 has been assigned a central
once a day, when h e was therq South C4rolin a territory, with
Army Enlistees
The Columbia US Army and
US Air Force Recruiting Sta
tion has announced the recent
enlistment of three young men
from Newberry in the Regular
Army and U. S. Air Force.
Ellis B. Evans, son of Mrs.
Bertha Evans of Joanna, who
has made his home at 2310 Mc
Carthy street, Newberry, for
some time, enlisted in the Reg
ular Army for a 21 month per
iod.
John H. Miller, son of Mrs.
Thelma Miller of Newberry en
listed in the Regular Army for
a three year period. He has a
brother, Pfc. Robert E. Miller,
now serving with the Field Ar
tillery i n Fort Benning, Ga.
Joseph S. Stillwell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Stillwell
of Newberry enlisted in the
U. S. Air Force for a thred
year period. Pvt Stillwell
graduated from Silverstreet high
School and later attended Spar
tanburg Junior College, and
Newberry College. He will be
trained at Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
we would steal off to the lures
of the store at White Rock.
There were Vienna sausage,
large sweet crakcers, and Coca-
Newberry as headquarters.
Mr. Bozard graduated from
Clemson College February 1 in
Agricultural Economics and be
came connected with Swift im-
Cola. That combination was a
dream to us, and I still like it. | mediately following his gradu
And it was real luxury to have ation.
all of that at once. He was £t Mr. and Mrs. Bozard have re
last spring I saw this same i bit finicky and gave me most, cently moved to Newberry and
window filled with very at-1 of it. I never faltered,
tractive dresses that the 4-H I We played along the path-
club girls of_ Edgefield County I way home. Through Cousin
had made. Thus the home a-
gents, Misses Harriet Gandy and
Elizabeth Woodward, are teach
ing a basic need to farm girls
and women.
The ability to sew nicely is
just about a must at this time
of high labor costs, as reflect
ed in ready-made clothes. And
it has become almost a lost art
i n many households. It’s good
to see it going strong in Edge-
field. Those who have to pay
the bills will be glad . And
folks will have more clothes
for far less money.
BEAUTIFUL SETTING
One of the most beautiful
Paul’s pasture our heartbeat
always quickened . A bull was
are occupying an apartment at
2127 Nance street.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Carlton
and children, Bennie Lou, Re
thought to roam there, and we sann and Bobby, and Charles
had been warned to stay out. Clary, returned last weekend
Soon we passed from the pas-1 after a week’s tour through the
tuie and across a field into a! southern states. They visited
wooded gorge where the cool | points of interest in Boloxi,
spring beckoned. In the lan- New Orleans, Mobile, Birming-
guid days of summer, this was ham, Chattanooga and Gulf-
a beauty spot. The damp path port,
there was fringed with tender :
grass and wild flowers, and ti- MRS. LEILA RIDDLE
ny yellow butterflies flitted j Mrs. Leila Agnes Long Rid-
over the sand. Back a little | die, 78, died early Wednesday
piece great ferns shot from the | morning at her home near Lit-
verdure, and frogs jumped in tie Mountain. She had been in
the drain as we approached., ill health for a number of years
v,* me meoi. ueeuLixm. sun * n ^b e re, for the | and had been seriously ill for
settings I have seen is the old' trees closed in overhead, the past month,
church at the end of the street -rms was a tropical paradise on Mrs. Riddle was a daughter
a hot summer day, and the of the late Drayton and Cath
erine Shealy Long and was
born and reared in the Little
Mountain section.
in Abbeville. . , .
Artists, you don’t have to go c ° o1 , earth , ^ g° od to
abroad to get scenes of ancient 0 , ur bare feet. We lay on our
grandeur. You will find a stomachs an d drank from the
wonderful subject there at Ab- ?P nn g> or used the gourd that
MRS. BESSIE CRISP
Mrs. Bessie Keller Crooks
Crisp, 74, died Tuesday morn
ing, August 17, at the home of
her sister on Main street, after
a year of declining health.
A well known and beloved
citizen of the county, Mrs.
Crisp was born in the Walton
section on October 8, 1874, the
daughter of the late John B.
and Amand a G. Crooks.
She was graduated with high
honors from Amoena College,
Mt. Pleasant, N. C., and follow
ing graduation taught school
several years in Newberry
county and for seven years in
Oates, Darlington county.
At the time of her marriage
she was an instructor at Amoe
na college. She was married
on December 29, 1908 to A P.
Crisp of Walhalla, and lived in
Walhalla until 1921 when she
returned to Newberry where
she had resided since. Her
husband preceded her to the
grave 26 years ago.
Mrs. Crisp again taught
school in the county for several
years after the death of her
husband. She resided with her
sisters, Misses Mamie and Hat
tie Belle Crooks.
She was a member and regu
lar attendant of Lutheran
church of the Redeemer until
her health failed.
Mrs. Crisp is survived by two
sisters. Miss Hattie Belle
Crooks and Miss Mamie Crooks,
both of Newberry; two step
daughters and eight step grand
daughters.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning a t the res
idence with Rev. Paul E. Mon
roe, Jr. officiating. Interment
was in Rosemont cemetery.
beville.
4-H TRACTOR CLUBS
A year or so ago one of the
4-H clubs in Aiken asked As
sistant County Agent Thomp
son for a special tractor course:
in their club. Most of their
dads had tractors, and the boys
wanted to know more about
’em. It was organized and a
systematic study of the care
and operation of the tractor)
was carried out at their month
ly meetings during the year.
Now they have three 4-H
Funeral services were held
Thursday at Mt. Tabor Luth-
, eran church, with the Rev. E.
poked at the spring lizzards l B. Heidt in charge, assisted by
hung on a cedar stob.
We always tarried there and | eran church, with the Rev.
and crayfish that abounded m
the drain. This day we took
the gourd and tried to catch
minnows that played in the
clear branch that the spring
drained into. Soon we had the
water muddy and the minnows
would come to the top for air.
Thus we caught several.
the Rev. G. H. Park, Dr. J. B.
Harman and the Rev. John D.
Ziegler. Interment followed in
th e church cemetery.
She is survived by her hus
band, John A. Riddle; the fol
lowing children: Mlrs. Wilbur
Frick, Mrs. Abner Frick and
Mrs. Fannie Rish, all of Little
Right then, as our business ( Mountain; Mrs. Berley Frick of
was looking good, wa heard Chapin, Mrs. Clarence Counts
Cousin Paul corning down the! of Prosperity, Jimmie Lee Rid
die of Newberry, Milton Rid
dle, G. Irby Riddle and J. C.
Riddle, all of Little Mountain,
_ . , , a *i path. Wp well knew the un-
Tractor clubs in Aiken with j written law that “younguns”
7, 9, and 15 members respec-, were not to pi a y around the
tively. The ag. teachers co- spring. So we dropped the and Alvin Riddle of Leesville’
meetings thes^clubs i^Teet^an' g0 ^ d and fish a nd ^ , out Thei , th e following brothers and sisl
meetings, these clubs meet an. pg^ soon curved and he never ters: J. W. Long, Little Moun-
hour a day for eight days | ? gw us. A nd ours was the j tain, J. A. Long, Prosperity,
BIRTH OF SON
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D.
Crum announce the birth of a
son, George Scruggs, on Wed
nesday, August 18, at Newberry
county hospital. The Crums
have one other son.
OCONEE TOBACCO
D. P. Matheson out of Coun
ty agent Griffin’s office in Wal-
straight. The first period or, thrill of a narrow escape.
two is taken up in the class-
room learning about the fun
damentals of the tractor. Then _ „
the others are spent out on the jjjalla has been busy with their
farms studying the different, 43 Turkish tobacco demonstra-
makes that members happen to tions.
have. The last day is taken j This new crop shows more
w - j ®hdes and pictures to • promise each year a s a cash
w ‘"d the course up. , cr0 p f or the small farms of thd
Thompson likes the inten- | ne ar- mountain area. Bob Mat-
sive 8-lesson arrangement bet-' tison, who is in charge of this
ter than stringing it out at development for Clemson, has a
the regular monthly meetings.
Aiken boys have wo n the
state trip on tractor mainten
ance for the past two years.
They were Ruben Thomas in
group of such demonstrations in
6 of the upper Piedmont coun
ties. Duke University and the
large tobacco companies are
aiding quite materially ip this
1946 and Jesse McElmurray j cooperative work. And a mar-
ofiTT^A RW-rmn ket for this new tobacco has
yuiit, A RECORD I been established at Anderson.
He farmed for 61 years at |
the same place, never bought NEWBERRY STUDENT
any corn or grain, and never GETS HIGHEST GRADE
lost a crop!
That’s the record of the ven
erable old gentleman, J. P.
Stribling, that I used to see
around Clemson a lot at far
mer’s gatherings and the like.
He still lives on his farm at
Rjchland, near Westminster in
Oconee county, after having re
tired from active farming sev
eral years ago.
BOYS ARE THAT WAY
A cousin my age from Colum
Henry T. Cannon, Jr. of New
berry topped the senior class
list of 17 Clemson College stu
dents who attained a straight
“A” average through the past
spring term. Others who were
honor students were James Cal
vin McLane, Jr., of Newberry,
also a senior, and Thomas A.
Warren, Jr. of Prosperity, a
member of the sophomore class.
bia visited us in the summer. 1 BIRTH OF DAUGHTER »
He always had money, and that | Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Anderson
looked big to me. He would are receiving congratulations
have a quarter or more at a ' on the birth of a daughter,
time. To us a penny was tha Gretchen Kay, on August 16th
usual amount, and a nickle oc- j at Newberry county hospital,
casionally was big money. We 1 Dr. and Mrs. Anderson also
would split it several ways have two sons, Van and Bobby, tery.
Mrs. S. Y. Fulmer, Columbia,
and Mrs. G. T. Epting, New
berry; 46 grandchildren and
28 great-grandchildren.
W. A. DAVENPORT
Walter A. Davenport, 62, died
Friday night at his home near
Newberry after a long period
of declining health, and three
months’ critical illness.
The son of the late John C.
and Mrs. Hattie Senn Daven
port, he was a lifelong resi
dent of Newberry County, and
was a member of Trinity Meth
odist church. A man of high
character, he served as rural
letter carrier, cotton statistician,
and was night watchman at
Newberry college until his
health failed.
Survivors include his widow,
the former Miss Labertha Long,
of Newberry; two sons, Henry
L. Davenport of Newberry and
John H. Davenport of Charles
ton; one daughter, Mrs. Mil
dred D. Turner of Anderson,
Ind.; one brother, John J.
(Jack) Davenport of North Au
gusta; three sisters, Mrs. Made
line D. Boulware and Mrs. V.
S. Elliott, Sr., both of Charles
ton and Mrs. D. C. Teague of
Columbia; two grandsons, Jer
ry and Nick Davenport and a
number of nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held
Sunday a fternoon from Leavell
funeral home by the Rev. R.
L. Hall, Rev. Paul Sherrill and
Rev. R. A. Goodman, D. D. In
terment was in Rosemont ceme-
M SYSTEM GROCERY
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Tom Henderson and Leo
Hendrix recently purchased the
M System Grocery Store on
Main street, from J.- R. Ford.
They assumed ownership Sat
urday, under the management
of Mr. Hendrix. Assisting Mr.
Hendrix will be Mrs. Ruth Wic
ker and Perry West, meat cut
ter.
Mk. Hendrix has been con
nected with the Newberry Tex
tile Mills and Newberry Cotton
Mills for the past 30 years. For
16 years, he has worked on
weekends with various grocery
concerns, and is familiar with
the operation of a grocery store.
The new owners invite the
public to visit the M System
store.
SCHOOLS STAY CLOSED
TILL SEPTEMBER 12TH
Because of the polio epi
demic in South Carolina, the
county health department has
deemed it advisable to keep
the county and city schools
closed until at least September
12th. No definite date has
been set for the opening of
the schools, but unless the
number of polio cases increase
it is expected that most of
them will be opened about Sep
tember 13th, Definite dates
will be announced in The Sun
as soon as they are given.
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
The Civil Service Commission
today announced examinations
for Engineer, Printer’s Assis
tant, and Elevator Operator.
The Engineer examination is
for filling positions in all
branches of engineering at the
P-1 grade ($2,974 a year) lo
cated in various Federal agen
cies in Washington, D. C., and
vicinity. To qualify, applicants
must have had either 4 years
of college study in professional
engineering leading to a bache
lor’s degree, or 4 years of pro
gressive experience in techni
cal engineering, or any time
equivalent combination of such
education and experience. No
written test is required. Appli
cations will be accepted from
students who expect to com
plete their college course with
in 6 months of the date of
filing applications. The age
limits (18 to 35 years) are
waived for persons entitled to
veteran preference.
The positions to be filled
from the Printer’s Assistant ex
amination are in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing in
Washington, D. C., and pay
$1.10 an hour. To qualify, ap
plicants must pass a written
test. Age limits are 18 to 45
years (waived for persons en
titled to veteran preference).
The Bureau desires women for
these positions.
The Elevator Operator exam
ination is open only to persons
entitled to veteran preference.
Wtomen are particularly desired.
Some of the jobs pay $1.10 an
hour, and others $2,020 and
$2,152 a year. Applicants must
have had at least 3 or 6
months of experience (depend
ing on the grade of position)
in the operation of electric or
hydraulic passenger or freight
elevators. No written test is
required, and there are no age
limits.
Further information and ap
plication forms may be obtain
ed from the Commission’s Lo
cal Secretary, Miss Sadie Bow
ers, Post Office, Newberry, S.
C.
What People You
Know Are Doing
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Baker
of Washington, D. C. spent
last week in Newberry with
relatives.
Buford Cromer and two
children, Bill and Mary Ann,
of Monroe, spent last weekend
with Mr. Cromer’s mother, Mrs.
William Cromer, and sister,
Mrs. W. O. Miller on Johnstone
street. Bill and Mary Ann re
mained in Newberry for a
week’s visit.
Mrs. William Tedford spent
Thursday in Edgefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jones, Miss
Kathryn Duncan and Jack Senn
returned home Thursday after!
several days vacation at Day
tona Beach, Florida.
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Stribbld
of Henderson, Texas, and Cecil
Stribble of Norfolk, Va., were
visitors of Mirs. Oliver Pruitt
Monday.
Rev. Stribble and Mr. Strib
ble are the sons of H. Wl Strib
ble of Woodruff.
A. M. Smith, Jr. of Honea
Path was a visitor in Newbtrry
several days last week.
Mrs. J. Y. McFall left today
for Greenville to spend a week,
with her daughter, Mrs. E. S.
Toohey and family.
Miss Carolyn Lane and Mrs.
W. E. Monts attended the state
florist convention held in
Greenville last week.
Robert E. Wike of 1218 Jones
street, has recently been dis
charged from the U. S. Marine
Corps after serving two years.
Ansel Wood and Mlarion Wig
gins visited friends and rela
tives in Columbia Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Kennedy
have returned to the city after
a ten day visit to New York
City and Rochester, N. Y., visit
ing their daughter, Mrs. E. D.
Lowthian, at Rochester. They
also visited Niagara Falls dur
ing their trip.
Miss Blanche Stewart of
Greenwood spent last week in
th e home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
P. Stewart.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie DeHart
of Spartanburg were visitors in
Newberry Tuesday. Mrs. De
Hart’s mother, Mrs. Verona
Dominick, returned with them
for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse
and son, Kerry, of Knoxville,
Tenn., are spending a two
weeks’ vacation in Newberry
with Mrs. Sprouse’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer,
and with Mr. Sprouse’s family
in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Graham
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gra
ham will leave Sunday for a
week’s vacation in Florida.
The September meeting of
the American Legion Auxiliary
•will be held Thursday, Septem
ber 2nd, at 4:00 p. m. in the
dining room of the Hotel Wise
man. Hostesses will be Mrs.
J. N. Burgess, Mrs. Jake R.
Wise, Miss Lila Summer, Mrs.
C. G. Blease, Mrs. John Bill
ingsley and Mrs. Ml L. You-
mans. The program will con
cern the National Convention.
Mr. J. H. Summer is report
ed to be improving after being
seriously ill at his home on
Main street earlier this week.
Little Jimmy Hendrix, son of
Mr. and Mks. Harold Hendrix
is a patient in a Spartanburg
hospital, where he is suffering
a bronchial infection. Mr. and
Mrs. Hendrix, who have been
spending the summer here,
have returned to Lockhart
where Mr. Hendrix is superin
tendent of the school.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep
est thanks to th e many kind
friends for their expressions of
sympathy and floral offerings
during the recent rites of
Charles Douglass Crump.
•Th e expressions of sympathy
will ever remain within our
hearts.
The Family of
Charles D. Crump
LITTLE MOUNTAIN
SCHOOL OPENING
The Little Mountain public
school will begin the 1948-49
session Monday morning, Sep
tember 13th, at 9:00 o’clock.
Appropriate opening exercises
will be held i n the high school
auditorium.
Patrons and friends of the
school are invited to attend.
Happy Birthday!
George Way, August 23
Lewis Ammons. August 28
Mrs. George Way, August 29
George L. McCullough, Maud<
Spoils. Aug. 30; B. F. Dawkins
T. E. Epting, Collier Neel. Har
ry Stone. Jr., Mrs. John C
Wilson, Aug. 31; Powell W%y
Sept 1; Mrs. Sloan Chapman
Mrs. Sam A. Cook, Mrs. H. O
1 Counts. Wyman Williams, Mrs
J. S. Taylor, Sept. 3,