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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1948
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BY THE
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By DORIS ARMFIELD
Washington, Sept. 10.—I no
ticed in the Sunpaper last week
that Newberry Fire Depart
ment boasted a “no-fire” re
cord for the month of August.
I think what Arlington fire de
partment needs is Fire Chief
Sam Beam. I have never heard
i so many sirens in my life as
out here in Virginia. I’m sure
they must average at least
three trips a day. usually about
6:30 in the morning, just be
fore time for me to wake up,
or else just after I go to sleep.
The fire sirens are almost as
bad as the airplanes. I won
dered why I was having so
much trouble going to sleep at
night, and finally concluded
that after a year of “country
life” at Gildercrest, 1 just can’t
get used to the noise of the
city. If it isn’t airplanes or
sirens, it’s someone blowing a
car horn at midnight or before
dawn, or the six or eight little
boys across the street who must
get up before breakfast and
play baseball across from rr^j;
bedroom window, or the radio
that someone next door plays
loud enough for the whole
neighborhood to hear. Oh, how
I miss the country!
Each morning when I start
out for school, I feel that I am
going to work, for right across
the street from the bus stop is
The Sun—which happens to be
the name of the Arlington
weekly. So far, I have resisted
the temptation to go over there
and look around, but one of
these days I probably will. Un
der the masthead of The Sun
are the words, “Accuracy, Re
liability, Service” and just be
low that, the quotation, “I do
not agree with a word you say,
but I will defend to the death
your right to say it.” The state
ment is attributed to Voltaire,
and someday I’m going there
and pick a bone with the editor
about the accuracy of his
source. A few months ago, I
recall seeing in the Publisher’s
Auxiliary. (the newspapers'
newspaper) that Voltaire didn’t
use those words—that someone
else summarized one of Vol
taire’s lengthy statements as
meaning, in substance, the
above quotation. I wish I had
kept the clipping giving the
origin of the statement, because
since that time. I have been in
several arguments about who
actually said it, and I haven’t
the proof to back it up.
Speaking of the Arlington
Sun, I noticed in this week’s
issue that the editor is urging
care and caution on the part
of motorists now that school
is going back into session. He,
writes: “Through the vigorous
campaign carried on by the
safety division of the Arlington
Police Department, no effort is
spared to teach each child the
necessity of careful traffic ha
bits, and the proper way to
cross a street. But children are
still children, and the motorist
who depends on them to stay
out of his way is courting dis
aster. The only safe attitude
for the driver is to expect 5
child to do the unexpected—
and to be ready and able to
control his car when it hap
pens.” It occurred to me that
such a reminder would be
timely anywhere, and • pass
it on for your consideration. I
hope the school safety patrol,
which was organized in New
berry last year, will be carried
on again this year.
Real Estate
Transferred
DEEDS RECORDED
'Mims A Jones, Sr. to Ben
F. Dawkins. Sr., 1 triangular
shape lot on Nance street just
beyond the railroad, $650.
John S. Lide to W. A. Moats,
1 lot and 1 building on cut-off,
$9000.
Belle B. Felker et al to Fair-
field Forest Products Co., 48%
acres, $1400.
Mary Alice Turner to Eliza
Turner, 28.8 acres, $1:00 and
divisions.
Eliza Turner to Mary Abie
Turner, 2.8 acres, $1.00 and di
visions.
T. F. Kirkpatrick and Mar
jorie H. Kirkpatrick to Miss
Agnes A. Corley, 4 acres, $400.
Mrs. Essie Cook to Eva Cook
Shealy and Hoover Cook, 66.125
acres. $5 love an<j affection.
Eva Cook Shealy to Hoover
Cook. 33.1 acres,, $5 love and
affection.
Mrs. Essie Cook to J. C. Cook
60 acres. $5 love and affection.
J. C. Cook to Fred Cook, 48
acres, $5 love and affection.
Mrs. Essie M. Cook to Ever-
ton Cook. 92 acres, $5 love and
affection.
Jacob Mayer to Lezzie Den
nis. 1 lot $160.
James Edward Brown to
Thomas Lake Wicker. 57 acres
known as the Martha Brown
property. $1000.
H. W. Lominick to Fairfield
Forest Products Co., 216 acres,
$7500.
Mary Floyd to Fletcher Floyd
and Lilia Floyd, one lot, $5
love and affection.
J. C. Sease to W. B. Shealy,
1 lot, $50.
James Willingham Chapman
and Birdie Davis Chapman, 2
lots, one building to William
C. Derrick. 2 lots, 1 building,
$1000.
J. B. Scurry to Fairfield For
est Products Co., 538 acres,
$1.00 and other considerations.
Fairfield Forest Product Co.
to J. B. and J. F. Scurry, 304.4
acres. $1.00 and other consid
erations.
Colie Blease Whitmire to W.
W. Gilliam, 8 acres, $1200.
W. W. Gilliam to Furman
and Annie Dicker!, I lot, 1
building. $4750.
Expect 2200 Men
To Register
The peace-time registration
of young men in Newberry
county reached 1079 wh: 3s,
and 649 negroes, through Tues
day, September 14, making a
total of 1728.
Mrs. Julia Dicker! Ezell,
clerk of local board 36, says
that according to the daily
registration, that by the end
of the period Saturday, approx
imately 2200 men,in the coun
ty will have registered.
Young men 18 years of • age
will register during the last
two days, Friday and Satur
day, September 17 and 18.
The clerk has already start
ed mailing out questionnaires
to single non-veterans between
the ages of 19 through 25 years.
No questionnaires will be mail
ed the 18 year old group until
they have reached the age of
19 years.
Newberry
Volunteers
The Newberry Recruiting
Station of the US Army and
Air Force Service, announces
the following enlistments dur
ing the past week: John Law-
son Hughes, 308 Player street;
Hughie Alvo White, 515 Floyd
street: James Carroll Gillion,
529 Crosson street; Frank Ber
nard Leopard, 716 Wright St.;
and Richard Earl Millstead of
Whitmire: and Robert Dennis,
colored, of Prosperity.
Hughes, White, Leopard, and
Gillion will receive their ba
sic training at Fort Jackson
prior to being assigned to a
unit of the Regular Army.
Millstead, a Regular Army Vet
eran. will take refresher train
ing at Fort Jackson, after which
he will be assigned to the Eu
ropean Command. Dennis, a
Navy Veteran of World War II
will take refresher training at
Fort Dix, N. J., before being
assigned to a unit of the Reg
ular Army.
Bulldogs Open Grid
Season Friday
The Newberry High School
Bulldogs will open their 1948
season here at Hedgepath Sta
dium, Friday night at 8:00 with
the Ninety Six High School
team.
Forty-six boys have been
practicing daily for the past
three weeks in preparation for
the opening game. The squad
has been bolstered by the re
turn of 15 letter men from ihe
1947 team, and the spirit of tne
squad to date has been very
pleasing to Coach Harry Hedge-
path. Several rough scrimmage
sessions plus one with a near
by school have gradually work
ed the Bulldogs to the point
where they show decided im
provement over last year’s
team.
Tickets are on sale at Gilder
& Weeks Drug Store and fans
are urged to get their tickets
and turn out to see the first
game of the season and give
the boys a boost.
Last Concert
At Park Sunday
The Newberry Concert Band
will render its last concert of
the summer, Sunday Sept. 19th
at Willowbrook Park at 4:00
p. m. The Concert is free and
the public is invited to attend.
The Newberry Concert Band
is sponsored by the Newberry
Textile Mills. J. Boyd Robert
son is the Director.
EBB AND FLOW4)F
FOLKS YOU KNOW
Yesterday was hot and sticky
in Washington, then last night
the forecast thundershowers ar
rived, the temperatures drop
ped, and just as I was recover
ing from a cold I took when
the weather changed suddenly
last week, I awoke again this
morning with the sniffles. I
have a cough which won’t go
away, in spite of all the su-
crets. medicated throat discs,
and creosote and terpinhydrate
I’ve been consuming. Some
one hearing my hacking cough
the other day remarked, “It
isn’t the cough that carries you
off. it’s the cough-in they car
ry you off-in,”
The Weather Bureau here
furnishes a convenient service.
When you don’t have a news
paper or radio handy to get
the weather forecast, you just
pick up your phone, dial WE
and any four numbers on the
dial, and you are connected
with a continuous and up to
the hour forecast. So as not
to be caught in another sud
den change in temperature, I
just dialed the weatherman and
found that the temperature here
is to drop to 55 tonight . so
I will go in search of an' extra
blanket and see if J can dig
out my flannel pajamas. It
looks as though we are finally
in for some fall weather, but
Newberry Cows Rate
High In Butterfat
The production testing de
partment of Clemson College
has just released a report for
all breeds of cattle on butter-
fat test in South Carolina dur
ing July, and the three top
cows were all Newberry owned
and all Jerseys.
Standard Volunteer Princess
owned by Parr Brothers, was
first with 94 pounds of butter-
fat, and Dreaming Pricilla, al-
50 owned by the Parr Brothers,
was second with 87 pounds of
butterfat. Roseboy Violet own
ed by William Senn, was third
with 84 pounds of butterfat.
All of these cows gave four
times as much milk and but
terfat as the average dairy cow.
I am always pessimistic until
it gets cold enough to wear a
fur coat—then I will believe
the cold days are here to stay.
No matter how cold the wea
ther gets, I can still depend on
politics being hot up here. I
wish you could hear some of
the political discussions we
have each night at dinner—
what with republicans, demo
crats. new deal democrats, and
one South Carolinian who will
not commit herself . . . well,
you can imagine what goes on.
As soon as we elect a presi
dent. I’ll let you know. Right
now, at the boardinghouse,
Dewey seems to have^ a slight
lead . . . and no matter how
much we all argue to the con
trary, we are all of the opinion
that Dewey is the man who
will be the next occupant at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Mr. Vaughn With
Newberry Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Mlajor Vaughn
and family have moved from
Charlotte, N. C. to Newberry,
where Mr. Vaughn is cloth
room overseer at the Newberry
Textile Mills. They are mak
ing their home at 718 O'Neal
street, in the house formerly
occupied by the Creekmores.
Before coming to Newberry,
Mr. Vaughn was connected
with the Texton Southern Mill
in Charlotte.
McCaskell Sworn In
By Supreme Court
Mrs. Eugene McCaskell and
daughter, Beth, who have been
making their home here with
Mrs. McCaskell’s parents, Prof,
and Mrs. Bothwell Graham on
Calhoun street, while Mr. Mc
Caskell attended the Universi
ty of South Carolina Lav*
school, will go to Columbia Fri
day to witness the swearing in
of Mr. McCaskell by a Justice
of the Supreme Court to prac
tice law.
They are planning to maka
their home in Conway, where
Mr. McCaskell will practice
law.
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Truett
and family are expected to
move at an early date from
Calhoun street, to the corner
of Johnstone and Glenn street
into the apartment which will
be vacated by Mrs. Elenore
Driscoll.
Mrs. Nell Browning and
daughter, Violet Browning, who
are now making thejr home on
the second floor of the Margaret
apartments will move to an
apartment on th e first floor in
the same building.
Miss Dorothy French will
leave Thursday for Brenau
College in Gainsville, Ga.,
where she will be a member
of the sophomore class, after
spending the summer months
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. French on Walnut stret.
Mrs. A. T. Neely and Miss
Fannie Mae Carwile spent
last Thursday and Friday in
Rock Hill. Mrs.. Neely visited
her daughter, Mrs. Clarnce
Senn and family, and Miss
Carwile was a guest in thd
home of Mrs. Brice Waters.
Misses Leila Norris and Cor
nelia Mayer returned to Colum
bia. Monday after their summer
vacation, to resume their school
work in the city schools.
Miss Grace French, daughter
of Mr. and J. D. French
will leave Saturday for Boston,
Miass., where she has accepted
a position.
Miss Tommie Johnson left
this week for Great Falls
where sh e will again be a mem
ber of the Great Falls school
faculty, after spending the sum
mer months here with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. John
son on Calhoun street.
Prof, and Mrs. Taylor Martin
and daughter, have moved
from Clinton to the Derrick
house on the College Campus.
Prof. Martin is a member of
the Newberry College faculty.
Miss Theresa ,Lightsey, spent
the past weekend at her home
in Bruinswick.
Misses
Truesdale,
home on
day, after an extended visited
in Bethune with their grand
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Truesdale.
Miss Mary Jane Thompson,
Bible teacher in the schools,
has returned to Newberry after
spending her vacation at her
home in Philidelphia. She is
residing in an apartment with
Miss Rosabelle Thompson at
1710 Kibler street.
Dr. Lillian Kibler left Tues
day for Converse College,
Spartanburg, where she is a
member of the Converse Col
lege faculty.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Denton
and daughter, Dorothy, moved
the first of the week to Col
umbia, where they are now
making their home,at 820 Hen-
dehson Street.
Miss Rebecca Lominack and
Nelson B. Connelly left Tuesday
for Lockhardt, where they are
member of the Lockhardt High
school faculty.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill and
family have moved from the
Margaret Apartments on John
stone street. to 1109 Glenn
street, in the house formerly
occupied by the Dentons.
Mrs. J. D. Wicker, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Cole and daughter, Lin
da Cole, and Miss Marie Moore
of Conway spent last week in
Toledo. Ohio with their sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Moore. Mrs. Moore
and friend, Mrs. Theresa Poland
returned home with them for
a week’s visit.
Miss Peggy J. Bodie, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bo
die. II, has returned to Los
Angeles, Calif., where she is
a student at the University of
California.
Mks. John Wlerts is spending
this week in Black Mountain,
N. C.. with her sister and bro
ther-in-law. Dr. and Mrs. L. C.
Jumper. Mr. Werts will join
her Friday to spend the week
end.
Misses Patricia Padgett and
Vicki Shealy spent the past
weekend in Columbia visiting
Mrs. Elizabeth ‘ Muhphy and
baby daughter, Cinday, at the
Pro vide rice Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Brehmer
have returned to their home in
Louisville, Ky., after spending
ten days in the home of Mr.
Brehmer’s mother. Mrs. Janie
Brehmer. Mr. Brehmer is tak
ing a course in television en
gineering in Kentucky.
Mrs. L. D. Coleman is visit
ing her son and daughter-in-
law. Mr. and Mrs. Todd Cole
man in. Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Verona Dominick re
turned to her home on Walnut
street Wednesday, after spend
ing the past two months in
Spartanburg with her daugh
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. James L. DeHart.
Miss Emma Hiser Nance left
Wednesday for Winthrop Col
lege where she will be a mem
ber of the senior class this ses
sion. Miss Nance will receive
her six weeks of teacher’s
training at Landrum the first
of the school term.
Mr. and Mrs. Drayton L.
Nance and daughter. Miss Em-
Big Court
On Monday
Following is the court ros
ter for the September term of
criminal court which will con
vene here Monday morning,
September 20, at 10:00 o’clock,
a. m. with Judge E. H. Hen
derson of Bamberg on the
bench.
Gene Row.'white, charged with
receiving stolen goods.
Clarence W. Meade, negro,
on two accounts. One for bur
glary and one for housebreak
ing and petty larceny.
Nepolian Sligh, negro, also
on two harges. One for non
support and one for disposing
of property ■ under mortgage.
James Counts, negro, for non
support.
Willie Langley, Jr., negro,
with housebreaking and grand
larceny.
Willie B. Simes, negro, bas
tardy.
Alonzo Mayhen, negro, bas
tardy.
Adam Glymph and Lee Hen 1,
derson, negroes, burglary.
Lee Henderson, negro, assault
with deadly weapon.
James Gary, negro, non-sup
port.
Sims Caldwell. Jr., negro, as
sault and battery with intent
to kill.
Luther ajy. Jr., negro, for
using motor vehicle without
owner’s consent.
Thomas P. Dickett, white, on
two charges; one for disposing
of property under mortgage,
and one for obtaining money
under false pretense.
George Johnson, negro, also
Vote In November On
City Manager Plan
Deadlock Exists Between Council And
Commission Over Bond Issue
spectfully remind city council
members and members of the
Commission of Public WVjrks
that the money they are taking
Sarah and A!t$ea ma Riser. Nance spent Satur-
returned to thkir 'day afternoon in Columbia
Calhoun street Mom with Dr. and Mrs. Drayton
Mrs. Irons Named
Atendance Teacher
‘James D. Brown, Supt. of Ed
ucation. announces that the re
signation of Mrs. Sudie C. Wic
ker, attendance teacher, was ac
cepted with regrets by the
Newberry County Board mem
bers at a recent meeting, and
Mrs. Virgil E. Irons was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Irons, the former Emma
Julia Ballentine, has taught in
the science department of the
Newberry High School since
her graduation from Newberry
folleee with the class of 1943.
She is well qualified to handle
the duties of the attendance
work in the county.
LAWRENCE POPE WICKER III
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pope
Wicker, Jr., announce the ar
rival of a son, Lawrence Pops
WScker HI, born at the New
berry Hospital on Sunday, Sep
tember 5th. Mrs. Wicker is
the former Miss Jeanette Eve
Perkins of this city.
ayton
Nance and son. James Drayton.
Mrs. Ansel Bobo has return
ed to McColl/ to resume her
school duties, where she is a
member of the McColl school
faculty, after spending the sum
mer months here in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Chalmers on Caldwell St
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cox of
Greenville spent a few days
this week in the home of Mrs.
Cox’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
S. Humphries on Cline street.
Miss Gertrude Smith left the
first of the week for Pelzer;
City Council Tuesday night
ordered a referendum on Nov
ember 2 in order to determine
sentiment on the City-Mana
ger form of Government. Box
es will be placed at General
Election precincts and special
ballots will be furnished for
the sampling of opinion. A lo
cal civic organization held such
a test some months ago and
found sentiment overwhelming
ly in favor of a change to the
more modem form of govern
ment.
Mayor Salley in making the
announcement expressed the j ureas
hope that the press and civic llle '
clubs and associations take an
interest in the matter and help
to acquaint votes with the na
ture of the proposed plan. Mr.
Salley said that due to the ra
dical difference in the two
forms of government council
felt that the proposal for a
change should be left up to the
voters.
The matter of bringing the
light and water plant under
council Control will be voted
on the same day, according to
Mayor Salley. In case citizens
favor both of these proposals,
management of the affairs of
both' would be placed under
the city manager.
Under the City-Manager form
of government council becomes
a policy making body. The ci
ty manager selects his own per-
from the people for something
they are noi patting is SWEAT
money. You gentlemen may
not have to toil for your dol
lars but you should not be un
mindful of the fact that the
dollar, or two dollars addition
al to the light bill of a poor
family is no joking matter. To
this dollar or two, you should
be reminded, irfust be added
rent, and bread, and the hun-
of other necessities of
These officials cannot say
they have not had time to act.
They have had MONTHS and
they have not even BEGUN to
act. Light and water bills have ,
increased (including commode
charge) as much as 25 to 40
per cent. Power h&s increased
to where many talk of taking
out electric stoves.
Since it seems the two bodies
are hopelessly deadlocked this
newspaper suggests that service
users be refunds^ all that ex
tra they have paid in and that
rates be restored to their for
mer level. We can then at
least enjoy the odors from open
toilets without having to P&yfff
a tax to do it!
“RAZZ” ISON KILLS WIFE
_ ■ IV . J. B. “Razz” Ison shot and
on two charges, assault and! sonnel and is given broad pow-1 killed his wife in Columbia.
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battery with intent to kill*
Clayton Wright, white, with
assault and batter with high
and aggrevated nature.
. The case of Alton Shealy
who is retained in connection
with the death of Evelyn Rauch
was ordered held by the coro
ner’s jury for further investi
gation, will go before the grand
3U Five cases which were carried
over from the last term of
court will also c o me UP at. thi»
time.
Haile to Parris Island
1
Paul H. Haile has accepted
a position with the Fire De
partment at the Marine Train
ing Base at Parris Island. He
wUl report for duty Monday,
September 20th. His wife will
join him later to make their
home there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Lominack
and son. Jackie; Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Long and small son, Neel
, . , . , reizer,- an( j Dick Neel of Spartan-
where she is a member of the were Sunday visitors in
Pelzer school faculty, after
spending the summer vacation
.with relatives in Kinards.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith
and Mrs. J. W. Swittenburg
left last Thursday for a week’s
visit in Richmond, Ga., with
friends.
Mrs. Ray Cooper and son;
Tommie. Mr, and Mrs. Charles
Gordon and two children, Char
lotte and Pamela, of Columbia
spent Sunday in the home of
Mir. and Mrs. T. S. Humphries
, on Cline street. Mrs. Gordon
j and children remained in New-
Mrs. D. B. Chandler of Col-. berry for a few days’ visit.
umbia has moved to 608 O’Neal
street into the Kibler home
which she recently purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jacobs
and baby moved Monday from
the College campus to 925 Jes
sica Avenue. Mr. Jacobs is
employed at the Newberry
County Bank. -
Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Tolbert
and two children, Joe and
Tommie, and Mrs. Joe W. Tol
bert of Ninety Six, were Sun
day visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Harmon on
Glenn street.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Padgett
of Edgefield were Sunday
guests in the home of Mr. Pad
gett’s sister, Mrs. G. C. Am
mons and family on O’Neal St.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Yates
will move about the first of
the month from Main street
to the M argaret Apartments,
where they will occupy an
apartment on the second floor.
Mr. Yates is connected with
Lawyer Aubrey Harley here.
Mrs. Eleanor Driscoll will
move about the first of Octo
ber to the Margaret Apart
ments, and will occupy one of
the apartments on the first
floor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Forest Lom
inack are spending this week in
the mountains of North Caro
lina.
Mrs. Guy V. Whitener and
two daughters, Mrs. Katherine
Ousley and Miss Marylin
Whitener. and Mrs. Gurnie
Summer, spent last Tuesday
and Wednesday in Atlanta, Ga.
on business.
Mrs. W. T. Mayer and mother
Mrs. Melts* of Greenwood, are
visiting Dr. and Mrs. Clayton
Metts in Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. N. P. Moody of Colum
bia was a weekend visitor in
the home of her sister and bro
ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Feagle on Harper street.
Mrs. May Stuck attended the
Teague-Davis wedding which
took place a t the Wtesley Meth
odist church in Shandon, Col
umbia, the first of the week.
Mrs. Stuck was pianist at the
wedding.
Mir. and Mrs. T. S. Hum
phries, Jr., of Kensington, Pa.,
are spending this week on
Cline street in the home of
Mr. Humphries parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Humphries.
(Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fel
lers and two children. Sandra
and Dianne, of Charleston, were
weekend visitors in the home
of Mr. Fellers’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Fellers on the cut
off.
Mr. a nd Mlrs. D. C. Spearman
and Mrs. J. R. Lake of the
county, were Sunday dinner
guests of their sister, Mrs. Ep-
sie Buzhardt on Boundary St.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hill, Jr.,
of Charlotte, N. C. spent Sun
day in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Tommy Setzler on College
street. Mrs. O. L. Hill, Sr.,
who spent last week with the
Setzlers, returned home with
them.
Gene George of Statesville,
N. C., returned home Sunday,
after spending a few days last
week with Buddy Lipscomb.
Mrs. C. J. Purcell left Sun
day for Elkin, N. C., for a
week’s visit with her daugh
ter, Mrs. T. F. Cooley and Mr
Cooley.
Mrs. Lily Mae Buzhardt of
Columbia spent last Wednesday
and Thursday in Newberry,
the home of Mrs. J. F. Lomi
nack on Boundary street.
Business visitors in Hhe city
last week include Mrs. I. M.
Smith, Jr. and daughter, Miss
Marjorie Smith of Kinards;
Misses Mary and Susie Lang-
for. Prosperity; Mrs. H. L.
Shealy, Prosperity; Mrs. Hugh
Workman. Clinton; (Mrs. C. M.
Smith. Kinards; Miss Claire
MlcCarley. Greenville.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Eric Black
and daughter. Miss Lena Maq
Black, Prosperity; Mrs. E. J.
Willingham and daughter, Mrs.
Carson Nabors, of Joanna; Miss
Mary Lou Wicker, Columbia;
and Misses Elizabeth and Bar-
bar a Dickey of Joanna.
Mr. and Mrs. Chatty Garden-
hire of Olando Florida, were
visitors last Thursday in the
home of Mr. Gardenhire’s bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Gardenhire on College
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Emanuel
of Spartanburg a re visiting in
the home of Mrs. Emanuel’s
sister, Mrs. L. G. MlcCullough
and Mr. McCullough on Har
rington street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thad McCrack-
in spent the weekend and Mon
day ih Jacksonville, Fla., with
their son. Tommie McCrackin.
Mrs. Robert Moore, Mrs. Es-
tell Summer, and Mrs. There
sa Poland of Toledo. Ohio,
joined Miss Marie Moore in
Conway and spent the week
end at Myrtle Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roblet
and Charles Fellers of Char
lotte, N. C. spent the weekend
with their mother, Mrs. H. C.
Fellers on College street.
Miss Sallie Lee Cromer re-
turnd to Walterboro Thursday
of last week to resume her du
ties at the grammar school
there.
Mrs. Kitty Pugh Usher and
two children Bobby and Iris,
of Bennettsville. N. C., spent
a few days the first of the
week in the home of Mrs. Ush
er’s mother. Mrs. Pearl Pugh
on Brown street.
Emmett H. Goodrich of Hen
dersonville. N. C. spent the
weekend here with his wife
and children. Bud and Linda,
at the home of Mrs. Goodrich’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Letter, -
ers in the execution of council’s
plans.
Many people think this pro
gressive move by council is
long overdue. Sentiment is
strongly for a change.
City council is £lso agreed
on electing aldermen at large.
Aldermen will continue to re
present a district, or ward, as
at present but will be voted up
on by all voters oi the city.
Mayor Salley said that re
cent changes had been made
by council in the method of
handling and safeguarding
funds of the city, following re
commendations made by Cer
tified Accountants. In a recent
audit the accountants criticised
certain practices which have
been a custom in the City
Treasurer’s office for many
years. A more up-to-date sys
tem of keeping records was re
commended and Mayor Salley
reports that recommendations
of the accountants have been
and are being carried out.
A deadlock still exists be
tween city council and the com
mission of public works in the
matter of the issuance of bonds
for the extension of water and
sewer mains and electric ser
vice. In the meantime in many
parts of the city a puny stream
in all that th e household wa
ter-tap will produce. In soma
instances half-dozen homes are
being supplied by a half-inch
pipe. New-home builders are
having to install septic tanks
in sight of sewer mains onto
which they ought to be able
to connect. Because someone
has not done what he was elect
ed to do these home-builders
are forced to spend $100 or
more than should be necessary
in order to have sewage dis
posal.
The gentle fall breezes drift
ing up from Cannon Town or
Starvation Mill, or Graveltown,
after picking up an assortment
of odors from open toilets, is
such as to gag a dog.
Citizens have been required
to pay and are paying- a big
increase for service on a pro
mise that these services would
be extended. The Commission
is now taking in thousands of
dollars of NEW money but not
a single additional new sewer
ditch has been dug, not a
stinking toilet has been done
away with, not an inch of de
cent-size water main has been
laid.
In certain parts of the city
sewer mains are so heavily
loaded that sewerage actually
backs up into bathrooms, pro
viding a delectable scent for
the breakfast eggs.
This newspaper is not putting
the finger on anyone. We do
not know who is to blame. We
get one story from one side
and the other side says it’s a
liar, and vice versa.
Although we cannot accur
ately place the blame, we do
know this. There is some small
—disgustingly small—business
going on. And we would re
mind whoever the shoe fits
that the people of this city
did not elect men to these two
branches of government to vent
their spleen on each other and
indulge in pet hates. The peo
ple THOUGHT they were elect
ing men BIG enough to act in
accord and in the public in
terest. *
This newspaper would re-
early Wednesday morning at
the breakfast table. The cou
ple lived here for a number of
years. Ison is a nephew of
Judge Blease and is w>*li known
throughout the. city. Ison
drove to this city after the
killing and was returned' to
Columbia by Sheriff Dawkins.
Mrs. Ison was the former
Claudia Miller of Helena.
s
Mr. and Mrs. Elbe
and small son, Neal, _
to their home in Columbia,
Tuesday after a few days visit
in Newberry. They were ac
companied home for a couple
of days by Mrs. C. F. Laytcn
and Mrs. Olin Layton.
Mrs. J. W. Mims spent Wed
nesday and Thursday in Lau
rens with her daughter, Mrs.
J. K. Derrick and family, and
with her son, Dick Mims and
family.
Mrs. J. T. Pitts, Mrs. W. Ej
Summer and small son, Joe,
Tommie Pitts and Mrs Mazie
Abrams were Sunday guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Longshore in Clinton.
Home Coming: At
Macedonia Church
Home Coming Day will be
observed at Macedonia Luther
an church September 26, at
which time the Holy Commun
ion will also be administered.
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.;
the service and Holy CommunA
ion at 11:30 a, m. by the paster,
the Rev. Luther H. Jeffcoat.
A picnic dinner will the
served on the church grounds
at 1:30.
In the afternoon the guest
speaker will be the Rev. J.
Virgil Long of West Columbia.
All former members, mem
bers. and friends of the congre
gation are invited to worship
with us.
G ARRINGTONS EXPECTED
IN NEWBERRY BY WEEKEND
Misses Alice and Octavia
Garlington and brother, Albert'
Garlington, children of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Garlington of Pan
ama, are expected to reaph
Newberry by this weekend.
Octavia and Albert are sailing,
and Alice will come by plane.
Upon arriving in South Car
olina. Octavia will report im
mediately to Converse College,
Spartanburg, where she will be
a member of the senior class.
Albert will enter the Citadel
in Charleston on Monday, Sep
tember 27, where he will be
a member of the sophomore
class. Alice, who is a Con
verse graduate, will spend a
while in Newberry with her
grandmother, Mrs. R. D. WrigTfT.
Happy Birthday!
Blanch Salter, Sept. 18; Miae
Georgia Porter. Sept. 19 • Mrn
D. M. Lambeth (Lucy Smith)
Kerry BuAon Wells, Mrs. John
T. Cromer, Walter Hiller and
Charlie Bradley, Sept. 20; H.
H. Ruff, Mrs. Eugene S. Blease,
Margaret Harmon and Tommy
Riley, Sept 21; Mrs. Ben
Stewart (Fay Harmon), Sept,
22; While Fanl and Mrs. W. O.
Miller, Sept. 23; George Rodel-
sperger, Mrs. Edgar L. Hiller.
Robert E_ Wike and Barbara
War. Sept. 24. _ A ,