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V 7 NEARLY EVERYBODY IN NEWBERRY SEES • THE SUM •(printing) KsJS^CrJ/urcirj/< ^ • sog'5; VOLUME 11, NO. 18 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1948 |1:50 PER ANNUM. BY THE WAY ... 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. ♦ /-v Irill. i t-* AVArtll + i sxn rvf n — —1 -- 3 — — — — * 4. 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 ,