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BY THE WAY... By DORIS ARMFIELD I don’t know of anything that pleases me more than to be at Newberry, writing the column for this week’s Sun- paper. People who have spent their entire life in a city may scoff at small towns, but those who were reared in one know its value. They know its good features and its bad; its crooks and its Christians; but most of all they know that nothing could ever replace the warmth and friendliness of a town where everyone knows every one else. It’s good to be back home again. It seemed for awhile as though I would be spending Christmas in Washington. When I left here on August 28, and entered th e Stenotype Institute on August 30, I was determin ed to stay there until I had successfully passed the “150”— which means that I had passed ted at 150 worde a minute for a test on the Stenograph dicta- five minutes. As the weeks wore on, it looked as though I would be spending at least another year before I would get anywhere near the 150 goal I wished to attain; I have writ ten before how discouraged one can get with th e “little mach ine.” According to both teach ers and students there ss always one point at which a student gets hung; it may be 75 speed, the 100, 125, or 15a It seemed that my Waterloo was the 100, for I thought I would never get over that hurdle. Once I did, however, things came much easier and I did finally pass the 150 test two and a half weeks before the school closed for the holidays. And so I didn’t have to spend Christmas in Washington, slav ing over the Stenograph. I can’t imagine being away from home at Christmas any way, for I never have been. Always before—whether I was in New York, Washington or Atlanta, Charleston or Colum bia, I managed to get back to Newberry, even if just for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Being home for Christ mas has been tradition in our family, for as long as I can remember. It always seems a pity that one must grow out of the childhood stage at Christmastime, and grow to the realization that the Holy Day has been turned into a day of crass commercialism. Children may not’ be able to fully understand the meaning of Christmas, but they are taught that it is a time of love and happiness, a time to^cele- brate the birth of the SRvior. They learned that it is a time for the expression of “peace on earth, goodwill to men,” and it isn’t until they are years old er that they realize there is no such thing as peace, and all too little goodwill. I remember with vividness many holiday seasons of the past. Since the time I first recall knowing there was a Santa Claus, I remember there was no peace for Mother and Dad from about 4 a.m. on Christmas morning until they consented to “get up and see what Santa brought me!” It has always been an unwritten law that no gifts are opened until the family is all together on Christmas morning. As each of us grew past the “Santa Claus” stage, we enjoyed the delight of the younger ones, until finally we were all old enough to realize that Santa Clause “lives in the hearts qf good men everywhere.” I used to enjoy singing Christmas carols with the groups who went on Christmas eve to the homes of the bed ridden to bring cheer. And one of the fullest Christmas days I can remember is one more than ten years ago, when all of us shared our gifts with a family we had just heard about, where there was no Santa Claus. Many of you shared that feeling with me last year, for many of you so willingly donated to the Com munity Christmas fund, also to supply a Christmas spirit where there would otherwise have been none. As we grow older, -we wish we could find some way to re capture the ‘spirit of Christ mas we knew when we were children. I believe we will be able to, for the grandchildren will soon be old enough that Christmas will hold some meaning, and as I have dis covered in the past two years, a baby can melt a heart of stone. It will be good to see them get the thrill of Christ mas that we enjoyed years ago. Although it took a trip to Newberry to make me fully realize that Christmas is here, I was reminded of it the week before I left Washington. The staff and faculty of the Steno type Institute gave a party for the day school students—it was held at the Congressional Room of the Willard Hotel and was complete with Santa Claus and everything. The party lasted from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., and the students and their guests enjoy ed dancing, eating and talk- ■ "Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age— they do not believe except what they see—they think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. "All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. "In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. there—nobody can conceive or imagine all the won ders that are unseen and unseeable in the world. "You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, or even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside the cumin and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. "Is it all real?—ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. "He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas', how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. "Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! "You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus —the most real things in the world are those neither children nor men can see. "Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not "No Santa Claus! Thank God!—he lives, and he lives forever—a thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the bean of childhood." County Farmers Name Delegates Community farmers of 'the county went to their respec tive communities during the first week in December for the purpose of electing a commit tee to represent them in re commending and administering 1949 National Farm programs. Delegates elected to attend the county convention, held December 17, elected the fol lowing 1949 AAA County Com mittee: James W. Abrams, route 3, chairman; Richard C. Floyd, vice chairman; Paul H. Long, route 3, regular member; Chalmers Brown, route 1, first alternate; Heber J. Leaphart, route 2, Prosperity, second al ternate; and Ashby E. Long, secretary-treasurer. NEWBERRIANS FATHER DIES William Simpson Bailey, 73 : father of Mrs. O. J. Wilson of this city, died suddenly at his home in Union Tuesday morn ing. He is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Evie Bailey; three daughters, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Aileen Bailey of Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. Guy Grady of Sedelia; one son, Wendell P. Bailey of Union and six grand children. ing. There was entertainment too, furnished by th e staff and students. Mr. Jackson, one of my teachers, played thq. role of Santa Claus, presenting gifts to all the staff as well as to students. Being a versatile person, he quickly changed his costumes and became a hill billy, and assisted by two of the students, also looking “straight from the sticks” did a pantomine act to the strains of the “corny” version of “Temptation.” The typing teacher forgot her role as a teacher long enough to perform a jitterbug dance with one of the- students, and the final act was a Viennese Waltz by. two of the students. It sometimes amazes me how much a steno- typist can do besides steno type! I looked over some of the display windows in Washington and certainly some of them had gone to expense to decorate for Christmas. Nowhere, though, have I seen anything so novel as the display in Whitfield’s window, right here in New berry. A little Santa Claus, dressed up in a bright red vel vet suit with snowy white trim ming and with white hair and whiskers, is sitting at the con sole of a pipe organ. The -or gan has two keyboards and about 11 golden pipes. As the music plays, his hands go over the keyboard, and his body sways just as though he were actually playing. Standing be side him are the figures of two men and a woman, dressed in old-fashioned clothes, singing the carols and Christmas songs Auxiliary Gives List of Winners Minister Injured In Car Wreck Winners of $5.00 prizes in the annual Christmas decora tion contest of homes sponsor ed by the American. Legion Post 24 Auxiliary, were as fol lows: The Arthur Welling home in Ward one. The H. M. Bryson home in Wlard two. The R. R. Bruner home in Ward three. The Joe Feagle home in Ward four. The George C. Hartman home in Whrd five. Mrs. Robert E. Hanna was chairman of the decorations committee of the Auxiliary. SERVICES AT CLAYTON MEMORIAL CHURCH Rev. William R. Bennett will conduct preaching services at Clayton Memorial Universalis! Church near Newberry Sunday December 26, at 11 o’clock. He will take up the second affirm ation of the Universalist Faith which is: "We believe in the Spiritual Authority and Leader ship of His Son, Jesus Christ.” Sunday School will begin at 10:15. The public is cordially in vited. as he plays them. 1 was watching this little gadget, completely fascinated, when Mr. Gilmer, manager of Whitfields told me—“You think you’re fascinated with it—let me tell you what happened the other day. I noticed a man and little girl—she was about four years old, standing out there looking at Santa playing the organ. They came there early in the afternoon, and the little girl stood there with her nose pressed against the win dow, never taking her eyes off of it. They left about five o’clock. That night, about sev en, I was in the store and someone tapped on the door. It was the man and little girl. He asked me wouldn’t I please sell the Santa and organ to him. After he had taken his daughter home, it seems he couldn’t do a thing with her— she just had to have it.” Mr. Gilmer told the gentleman that he couldn’t possibly sell it un til after Christmas and the man said he would just have to buy it. He had never seen his daughter so completely fas cinated by anything. “They stayed until about nine,” Mr. Gilmer said, “and all the time the little tot didn’t move—just stood there with her nose against the glass, watching Santa Claus play the organ.” May I take these last few lines to wish, for myself and for the staff of the Sun, that each of you will have the nicest holiday season you have ever known, and that 1949 will see the fulfillment of your hope. The Rev. P. D. Risinger, re tired Lutheran minister of Leesville, who was critically injured in an automobile a^cU- dent Saturday, is still a pa tient in the local hospital and his condition is reported to be “fair.” Mrs. Risinger, who was ac companying her husband, was also admitted to the hospital, but she was not seriously in jured. Her condition is report ed to be “good.” The Risingers were traveling between Leesville and Pros perity when their car ran off the highway and turned over, according to State Highway Pa trolman Mlartin. It was rain ing at the time of the acci dent and the pavement was wet. Mrs. Mary Counts Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mlonts Counts, wife of William Arthur Counts of Little Mountain, who died at her home there early Saturday morning, were held Monday afternoon at Holy Trinity Luth eran Church at Little Moun tain, R1TZ THEATRE THURSDAY & FRIDAY George Montgomery, Rod Cam eron, Ruth Roman BELLE STARR'S DAUGHTER Screen Song—Camptown Races Midnight Show Xmas Eve ON STAGE STORK CLUB SCANDALS Featuring Irene Vermillion with Kernit Dart and his Four Trumpeteers, Turk McBee as Master of Ceremonies, and other fine acts ON THE SCREEN Jean Porter, Jimmy Lloyd, June Preisser, Judy Clark, Tony Pastor and His Orch. "Two Blondes And A Redhead" Admission 60c Buy your tickets in advance at Box Office. SATURDAY Lois Butler, Bill Goodwin. Irene Hervey, John Sutton, Hattie McDaniels MICKEY (In Color) Cartoon—Nutty Pine Cabin We will open at 2 p.m. Christ mas Day. MONDAY b TUESDAY Joan Leslie, James Craig, Jack Oakie, Chill Wills NORTHWEST STAMPEDE (In Color) Also Short—Football Magic M.G.M. NEWE WEDNESDAY George Brent, Joan Blondell, Adele Jergens THE CORPSE CAME C.O.D. Cartoon—The Hard Boiled Egg VOL. 11—NO. 32 4 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948 + $1.50 PER YEAR Real Estate Transfers Louise W. Suit and Frances W. Black to Mr^. Connie B. Wood, one lot, one building 1302 Jefferson street, $5.00 love and affection. Walton B. Halfacre to WL W. Bennett one lot on Lindsay street, $550. Minnie D. Havird, et al, to Willie Simpson, one lot on Howard street, $225. iMrs. Ella G. Martin et al to Mrs. Mary A. Gardenhire, two, lots, one building, College St., $5.00 love and affection. Security Loan and invest ment Co., Inc., 1 to Thomas L. Hicks et al, two lots, two buildings; Main street proper ty and Boyce and College St. property, $28,350.00. No 1 Outside Strother C. Paysinger, Jr., to M. O. Mayer, one lot, $2000. R. Derrill Smith to Alfred T. Tudor, Jr., one lot leading from College street extension to Glenn street extension, $600. Johnstone Mts. Kate N. Wilson to George S. Minick, 10V4 acres, $1669.25.1 ' E. Maxcy Stone, probate judge, to Kate N. Wilson, 54 acres and one building, $7250. New Hope Zion Thomas H. Murphy to Ethel R. Murphy, 37.77 acres, $1.00 love and affection. ML Pleasant George Caldwell to James Elkins, route 3, box 10, Pom- aria, 10 acres, $350. Reederville P. S. Bailey aflH J. W. Car- son to J. E. Craven, 22.5 acres, $562.50. Jalapa Eunice L. Kidd et al to Mrs. Ida I. Little, 191 acres, $5.00 love find affection. Cecil Tillman to Ada I. Little 191 acres, $5.00 love and affec tion. Frances B. Little Jackson to Ada I. Little, 191 acres, $5.00 love and affection. Adatl. Little to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 150 acres, $3300. Whitmire Jack O’SWaM* .ia_Earl O’ Shields, one lot, $5.00 love and affection. Mrs. Frances Nelson to James P. Nelson, Jr., Box 11, Whit mire, one lot, $5.00 love and affection. J. T. Nelson to James T. Nelson, Jr., one lot, $5.00 love and affection. Mrs. M. W. Sheely Mrs. Margaret Wedaman Sheely, 68 widow of Arthur I. Sheely, died Thursday morning at Memorial hospital in Dan ville, Va. She was stricken while visit ing her son, Henry D. Sheely. She had been ill for the past thirteen weeks. i She is survived by one son, Henry D. Sheely of Danville, Va.; four sisters, Mrs. James G. Brown of Greenville, Mrs. D. A. Livingston of Newberry and Mrs. J. E. Counts and Miss Eloise Wedaman, both of Pom- aria and nine nieces and neph ews. The following Winthrop Col lege students arrived at then- respective homes Saturday, to spend the Christmas Holidays: Emma Riser Nance, Angeline Plampin, Martha Caldwell, AliceDanielson, Mary Nell Half acre and Carolyn Chapman and Belvin Sease of Little Moun tain, also Sylvia Oxner, Bush River and Patsy Dominick, Po- maria. Miss Cynthia Dominick, a student at Furman University, Greenville, arrived Friday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George K. Dominick and sister, Kay Dominick on Johnstone St. James Efird and Frank Efird Kinard are spending the holi days with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard on College street. James, a post-graduate stu dent in History at the Universi ty of Virginia, has been elected to membership in ,the Omicron Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fraternity. He is secretary of the History Club and represents the graduate students on the student council. Frank is working on his mas ter’s degree in Physics at the University of North Carolina. He is a recent pledge to Chi Phi, a national fraternity. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. H. L. Fellers of Pros perity is a patient in the New berry hospital where she is undergoing treatment. FOR SALE—1931 Model A, 2- Door, New tires. Good condi tion; see Colie Turner, 1501 Vincent street. White Fant Dies Of Heart Attack C.^ White Fant, -one of the counly’s best known citizens, died of a heart seizure here Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Fant was 63 years of age. He was born in Newberry at the place now known as Gildercrest and there spent his boyhood. Mr. Fant was a son of the late Frank Fant and Elizabeth Wihite F4nt. His mother was a native of Kentucky. Suffering a heart attack last summer, Mr. Fant had been about his business the past sev eral weeks. He became i(l suddenly Wednesday afternoon, but drove home, there to pass shortly afterward. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Mary Langford; one daughter, Mrs. Griffin Coleman of Laurens, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Leavell Fun eral Home Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock by the Rev. G. H. Hodges and th e Rev. H. C. Ritter. Interment will be in Rosemont cemetery. Work Soon On Sewer Extension Bonds have been sold for the improvement and extension of water and light facilities of the city. Proceeds from the sale is up from $400,000. A part of the work will be done by the commission but* the building of the two plants (filter and sewage disposal) will be done by contract, according to Wm. Wise, superintendent of the plant. About 150 days will be required to complete the im provements, Mk. WSse said. The commissioners have al ready done-considerable vyork, some $30,000 out of funds they managed to squeeze out of op erating revenue. Mr. Wise said he hoped that there would be some little sur plus revenue above sinking re quirements to, little by little, extend water and sewage ser vice ',to even the most remote setions of the city. Mr. Wise said that where possible sewers would be laid in those sections where most needed and where most c6n- gested conditions prevail, re gardless of who was served or affected. “However,” he said, “no section need feel slighted if work is not started in their section first. In the mdtter of a very few months all will have it.” / Personal Items (Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Long spent last week in Atlantic City, N. J., attending the Con vention of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. and Mrs. Gene King and two children, Susan and Gene, Jr., of Columbia and Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Patterson of Union will spend Christmas weekend with Mrs. Mary Gar denhire. Mr. and Mrs. Robert O’Don nell of Thomasville, Ga., will spend the Christmas holidays here in the home of Mr. O’Don nell’s mother, Mrs. Harriette L. O’Donnell on Boundary St. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Fischer will spend the-Christmas week end in Anderson with their daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Crooks and children, Mae Susan and Betty. Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Baxter of Columbia spent Sun day in the home of Mr. Bax ter’s mother, Mrs. Ella Baxter on Harris Street. Mrs. Mary Mims Mrs. Mary Mims, 90, grand mother of Tommie Mims, died Thursday morning in Laurens. She was a native of Orange burg, but had made her home in Newberry for a number of years. For the past several years she had lived in Laurens county. She is survived by two sons, J. E. Mims of Woodruff and John W. Mims of St. Peters burg, Fla., and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were con ducted Friday afternoon from McSwain funeral home with the Rev. F. Boone officiating assisted by the Rev. Mr. Har vey. Interment was in Baxter Memorial cemetery. C. K. Wheeler was elected mayor of rosperity to succeed J. J. Dominick, at a municipal election held in Prosperity last Tuesday. Councilman named to serve with Mayor Wheeler for 1949 are D. H. Hamm, Sr., H. E. Counts, Sr., W. C. Barnes and Brooks Epting. What People You Inspection Held Know Are Doing Battery C, 107th Mrs. George L. Epps, Sr., left Tuesday for Columbia to spend the Christmas holidays in the home of her son, Sanford Epps and family. After the holidays she will go to Char lottesville, Va., to spend a while in the home of another son, Dr. George L. Epps, Jr., and family. i Mr. and Mts. O. R. Summer of Richmond, Va;' are expected to arrive Friday, to spend the holidays in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Summer and Mks. H. O. Stone, on Caldwell street. Mr. and (Mrs. H. W. Laws and son, Doug Laws, of Lau rens, were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Os wald Copeland on E. Main St. Mrs. Edna Feagle and Miss Rujh Feagle spent Monday in Greenville on business. Mir. and Mrs. W. Clyde Ro berts of St. Louis, Mo., are spending the Christmas holi days with their son, Joe M. Roberts and family on Nance street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Dom inick and two daughters, Joan and Doris, are spending the holidays in Hainesville, New. Jersey, with Mrs. Dominick’s brothers, George and Reg. Segar. Mrs. J. N. Burgess left Tues day for Latta to spend a few days with her mother, Mrs. Henry Stalvey, before going to Sumter to spend Christmas in the home of Dr. Burgess’ sister, Mrs. E. C. Dunn. Mrs. Burgess will be accompanied to Sumter by her mother, and Dr. Burgess will join her there Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Hack Mims and 'two children, Brenda (Mills and Robbie Mims of Orangeburjg, spent last Wednesday here with Mr. Mims’ mother, Mbs. J. W. Mims. Miss Leah June Vigodsky, a student of the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Fla., ar rived in the city Saturday night Jo spend the Christinas season with her parents,' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vigodsky. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams of Knoxville, Tenn., are visit ing in the home of Mrs. Wil liams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn on College street. < Mr. and Mrs. James Senn aqd daughter, Susan of Tuscumbia, Ala., arrived in Newberry Sat urday and spent a few days the first of the -week in the home of Mr. Senn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Senn on College street, before going to Seneca spend the Christ mas holidays in the home of Mrs. Senn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Skelton. IMrs. J. H. Ruff and Mrs. Charlie Ruff, Sr., attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs,. J. H. Ruff’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Timms in Winnsboro Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Lominick and son, Jackie of Spartanburg were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. Lominick’s parents Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Lominick on Boundary street. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lominick and daughter, Miss Rebecca Lominick, left today (Friday) to spend the Christmas holidays in Spartanbukg in the home Of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Lom inick. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McWatters of Burlington, N. C. will also spend Christmas with the Lominicks in Spartanburg. Mr. and Mbs. Lewis Shealy and daughter, Mable, and Mrs. C. L. Lester spent Sunday in Charleston in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McGilvary and family. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fellers and two children, Sandra and Dianne, of Charleston are ex pected to arrive today (Fri day) to spend the Christmas holidays in the home of Mr. Fellers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fellers on the cut-off. Buzz Purcell, a student at the Citadel, Charleston, is spending the Christmas season here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Purcell on E. Main street. Mr. and Mrs. R. Derrill Smith are spending the Christ mas holidays in Kingstree with their daughter and #on-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Randel and son, Randy. Mr. and Mrs. T. L/ Davis left Thursday night for New York to spend the holidays with their daughter, Mary Ann Davis, and Mr. Davis’ brother, Frank G. Davis. Mrs. Janet Garland of Col umbia. will spend the holidays here in the home of her mother Mrs. W. C. Schenck on Harper street. Battery C, 107th AAA AW Bn. (SP), SCNG, Newberry, S. C., commanded by Captain James W. Henderson, held its annual Federal Inspection Dec. 7, 1948. Th e Battery was inspected by Lt. Col. A. B. Barrett and Sgt. 1-cl Nobles of Inspector Gen eral’s Department, 3rd Army. The inspecting party inspec ted Administrative and Supply Records, Equipment, and all fa cilities of the Armory in the initial phase of the inspection. In the final phase of inspection Lt. Col Barrett inspected the , Battery in ranks and immedi ately following this, Lt. CoL Barrett supervised the instruc tor’s procedure in the Battery training program. Instructions during this in spection were carried out by 1st . Lt. James W. Counts, 1st Lt. Raymond A. Bland, and Sgt. George R. Owens. Lt. Col. Barrett commended the Commanding Officer and the Battery upon th e fine ap pearance made during the in- spectwm. Visiting officers were Lt. Col. Thomas H. Pope, Com mander of tho 107th AAA AW Bn (SP), and Major Barringer F. Wingard, 228th AAA Group. Recent enlistments in. Bat ter C were; Cpl. James O. Ruff, Pfc. Robert E. Wike, Ret. Wil liam C. Ammons, Jr., Ret. Harry E. Bannister, Ret. John nie R. Davenport Ret. George W. Finkenstadt, Jr., Ret. Ber- non O. Bundrick, Ret. George C. Force, Jr., Ret. Bobby A. Gilliam, Ret. Earl R. Goff, Ret. Charles N. Martin, Ret. Willie R. Martin, Ret. Richard G. Miller, Ret. Boyd D. Mills, Ret. Bill R. Perkins, Ret. Jimmie D. Taylor, Ret. Joe A; Tim merman, Ret. John A Willing ham. Battery C announces the fol lowing promotions effective 1 Jan. 1949. To be Sergeant—Grade in: Cpl. Ralph W. Connelly. To be Corporal—Grad# IV: Pfc. Howard Gray, _Pfc. Ed win D. Reames, Pfc. H. Smith. To be Private first cl Grade V: Pvt Charles L. Ha by, Pvt. John R. Sligh, Johnnie G. Summers, Pvt. rence D- Wicker, Ryt. Rot E. Wike. To be Private—Gbade VI: Ret. Harry E. Bannister, Carroll L. Bouknight, Ret. Dan E. Hembree, Ret. Doyle Hembree, Ret. Delmas C. Rine hart. Ret. John B. Smith. Batter C, 107th AAA AW Bn. (SP), meets at the local armory every Tuesday night • between the hours of 7 o’clock and 9 o’clock. Any eligible man who is interested in join ing Battery C is invited to meet with them any scheduled drill night. Vincents Visit Major and Mrs. Dale L. Vin cent and their two sons, Dale, Jr. and Bruce, are spending the Christmas holidays, with Mr. B. M. Havird and family at Silverstreet. Mrs. Vincent 1 is the former Mildred Havird. For the past two years Ma jor and Mrs. Vincent have been living at Laramie, Wyoming, where Major Vincent has been taking a special course at the University of Wyoming. After the holidays. Major Vincent * reports to the Army Chemical Center, near Balti more, Maryland. Mrs. Vincent and children wil remain with Mrs. Havird for a short while longer. Mrs. Havird is also expecting' Mr. ancJMrs. E. L. Fly and their two sons, Eddie ai__ Johnnie, to 'spend Christmas with her. The Fly’s live at Spartanburg. DANCE OF THE SEASON 4t f ' The-e will be a round and square dance at the Legion Hut Wednesday evening, De cember 29 th from 8:30 until .42 o’clock. Music for the occasion will be furnished by the City Play : Joys. The dance is being sponsored oy the B. & P. W. Club, and everyone is invited to atten ‘ Happy Birthday! P. D. Johnson. Jr., Mra. T. E. Jacobs, December 25; Mrs. Griffin Coleman and Miss Ann ' Brock Culbertson, December 26; J. H. Bedenbaugh, Linda . Lominick, daughter of Mr. Mrst OUn Lomiitick, Cl.arle Lovett and Parnell Fellem, cember 27; Mrs. James Sr Jr., December 28: Grace Frenc December 29; Mrs. Nat Jr.. Mrs G. V. Clamp, ber 31.