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THE NEWBERRY SUN FRIDAY. APRIL 1, 1949 PAGE FOUR 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. O. F. Armfield Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY I : ■ Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In S. C., $1.50 per year in advance outside S. C., $2.00 per year fti advance. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS BY SPECTATOR Approaching San Bemadino, California, the silver-covered ranges, as the sun shines on the snow, set off the rugged valleys. Western North Caro lina, however, is equally im posing. We must not yield to the beguiling advertising of our California friends, beyond admiring the undoubted beauty of the scenery. We, also, have scenery. Distance must not lend too much enchantment to the view. The Calfornians have built fine roads and exploited en ormously all the beauties of na ture; and they have told the world by constant repetition that this is the second Heaven —and improving ambitiously. I take off my hat to these Californians; they are workers, as well as boosters. They have taken the bounty of Nature; and they have converted bald spots into beautiful places. As compared with them we are like the egg-laying duck and the hen. The hen lays an egg and tells the world, with pride and joy, that she has contrib uted to th e betterment of man kind: the duck lays an egg— and waddles off. Just an egg- nothing more. We approach orange trees, while in the dis- Los Angels between rows of tance, on both sides, are the mountains. I saw a monument to the Madonna of the Trail. No one knows how greatly the brave women contributed to redeem this far-away land, travelling many / hundreds of miles in every danger and handicap. Broad avenues from town to town provide easy passage for the very heavy trafficl ti lane highway thru Pasadena. Chastely beautiful Pasadena College is a fine sight. An at tractive Methodist church greets one on the main boulevard. Presbyterians also have a struc ture of quiet dignity. First Methodist church is on .the same principal highway through Pasadena. Pasadena * has streets of great residential beauty, with lovely palm lined sidewalks. Los Angeles has heavy traf fic, more and faster than New York’s. My comrade Brutsch is a great master at the wheel but he had his hands full here. We are losing our peaceable habit and becoming warlike. The little boys have their shoot-em-up guns all the time. All the little fellows decline their breakfasts and annoy afjd baffle their lovely young mo thers; but they are ready for the war path from the moment oP waking. One little Buck Rogers shot me up in the Grand Canyon. His name is “G. I. Joe” and he won’t an swer without the “G. I.!” What great plans for the day occu pied his mind when he left his bed, with both guns at his little hips! Long lines of cars we meet, as they travelled East. Wte wondered if they were fleeing from inflation on the West Coast. If so, they were headed straight for Las Vegas — and twenty five cent shoe shines. We awoke to a glorious sun shine, the famous California sunshine, the kind we have in Manning, Columbia, Charles ton, Sumter, Greenville, Orange burg, Anderson and Green wood—everyday. Santa Claus We ate lunch in Santa Claus, a delightful restaurant in the desert, twelve miles from King- man in Arizona, on the way to Hoover Dam. It was all delicious, but Santa Claus was strictly at the receiving end. President Truman has blind spots, perhaps, and can’t see the leveling off because he is still looking through his tele scope for inflation. However when my shoe-shine cost me twenty-five cents in Las Vegas I suggested to fny comrade Brutsch that w e leave at onse before more overwhelming proof of Mr. Truman’s infla tion should smite us. We left Las Vegas, fleeing from infla tion and ran straight into the arms of a man, man mind you, who asked eight dollars for A tourist room for two sleepy men. Perhaps there is infla tion. I am writing this from a Motel on the outskirts of Jack- son, California. It has rained all day. Yesterday and last night we spent in San Fran cisco, incessantly on the go— and in the rain. Today we spent hours in the Capital, Sacramento—in the rain. Where is the beautiful Cali fornia sun? Man has worked wonders here, even more grandly than in Florida, but California surpasses all the Wtest in its possibilities. These people are the most friendly and warm-hearted folk you ever saw, and deserve all that they have because they have worked like Trojans to do big things—and they have done big things. We had started for Reno, Nevada, today, but the Sierra Nevada was slippery with ice, so we turned back and by merest chance we are here where gold was discovered in 1849. Even wher e we are tonight is part of that great era. The actual spot—Coloma—we passed this afternoon. We spent an hour in Placerville and stopped at one place— Drytown—where in the gold rush 26 saloons prospered. So, by chance, we are in the fabulous region of the gold hunters of just a hupdred years ago. 4-lane, even 6-lane drives over bridges, great, broad high ways make it possible for the heavy traffic to move along at high speed. And the speed is notable, even on principal streets. MJy friend Brutsch is a knightly gentleman, of the pur est ray serene, and cherishes many fine enthusiasms. He drove us sixteen miles across the bay at San Francisco in quest of Muir’s woods, a forest named for John Muir, the great naturalist. Mr. Brutsch was all agog to see the giant red wood trees. Well, we saw them. Wte have spent days and days on deserts, but the desert was better than this gloom and constant rain — especially in Northern California. Although I spent many hours in Hollywood I have not seen Roy Rogers and Trigger, but I’ve seen scores of little boys heavily armed, with big pis tols swinging from sagging belts. I’ve seen palaces and hovels, as one sees everywhere. We went to church last Sun day, in Hollywood, mark you, being in the congregation of Sister Hopkins, in the country of Hollywood. I met Mr. and Mrs. Lucree, formerly of Col umbia. Sometimes in ordering ham we had to explain in detail ,that we wanted ham, ham from a hog, not from a can, or other wise synthetically contrived from the imagination. San Francisco is quite a bit less rushing than Los Angeles. It is quite smaller also. We have driven through hundreds of blocks of the City; and we have walked out at night; and we have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and other bridges, going to John Muir’s Woods sixteen miles away. Some of the streets are almost unbe lievably steep, the street some times being cut through solid rock. The amazing thing is that excellent hotel accommodations can be had below the exorbi tant rates demanded by many tourist courts. San Francisco has the im press of a glamorous history; like all the West, it was a man’s town, built by robust men of stout hearts, strong liquor and vile language; but men in all the sense of mas terful purpose. I failed to mention among the Soutti Carolinians at the Cotton Convention that amiable and versatile friend, J. M. Eleazer who is doing so inform atively and entertainingly the assignment of special reporter of all that affects farmers. It rained during all our stay in San Francisco, the haze and gloom pervading everywhere and everybody. WBiat have these Californians that we have not? If I must speak the truth our failing is not in our stars, but in ourselves, for we have more to work with than they have. • • Could he be a Californian, native son, whose breakfast consisted of 2 stacks of hot cakes, a side order of sausage and fifteen cups of coffee? A pretty waitress told us of that. My comrade Brutsch and I, under great pressure, might eat as that man did—but 15 cups of coffee!! Perhaps the most impressive sight to Mr. Brutsch and me was the lady wno took th e five dollar bill from her purse and paid the bill for herself and hubby. Some woman—out here in the great open - spaces! Still raining as we thread our way through the moun tains, now and then seeing a tablet in memory of some thing or somebody of the gold- rush period. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS An examination is announced by the U. S. Public Health Ser vice, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga. for posi tion of Sound Technician, Script Writer, Film Librarian, Project Supervisor, etc. in the Motion Picture field, paying salaries ranging from $3727 to $6235.20 a year, for duty in Atlanta, Ga. For further information ask for announcement No. 5-82-1 (49) at the local post office, or at any First of Second class post office in the southeastern states. Applications will be ac cepted until further notice. •The Shaw Air Force Base, S. C., has a good many posi tions such as Seanjstress, Shoe Repairman, Painter, Engineer ing Equipment! Repairer, Sr. Auto Equipment Repairer, Gen eral Machinist, etc. Ask for announcement No. 5-48-2(49). j Sadie Bowers EASTER ... in the air! 0 IF YOU’RE a regular Curlee customer, you know there is a treat in store when you come in to see the new Ourlee Suits for Easter. They’re smart—the nat ural result of styling by Curlee’s expert designers. They have that comfortable fit and drape—built in by Curlee’s skilled craftsmen. They’re good-looking— Curlee has chosen the newest patterns from leading woolen mills. Come in and choose your Curlee Easter Suit today. You will find a wide selection from which to choose— styles and models you like, in the size that fits you. And every suit in the Curlee spring line is priced right. Clary Clothing Co. main street ^ntwunciiw. Removal To 1532 E. Main St. in building just vacated by Todd Motor Co. We invite you to call on us here where we have better facilities to serve you. W. H. DAVIS & SON Saks OLDSMOBILEI Service Supervisor’s Report \ Oct., Nov., Dec., 1948 MISCELLANEOUS CONTINGENT The Peoples Hospital, hospitalization, welfare Dept $ 264.50 Security Loan & Investment Co., Ins. perm. 37.50 Sinking Fund Commission, Ins. on County Bldgs. 1599.17 Central Drug Store, supplies 9.69 South Carolina' Sanatorium, patients’ expenses 54.00 Ruth H. Mathis, travel 45.00 P. B. Ezell, misc. expenses 64.19 Shealy Motor Co., new car, also trade in price 2845.00 South Carolina Retirement System, contributions 804.89 T. C. Chalmers, travel 75.00 J. J. Dominick, rent, Co. Agent's office , 70.00 Lillian G. Saunder, salary, expenses 149.94 F. B. Pratt, Agt., Col. Dem. office rent 30.00 Lorraine Counts, salary 135.00 Florence S. Addison, salary 30.00 T. L. Hicks, rent Co. Welfare office 150.00 Commercial Inv. Co., rent Co. Health office 168.75 Ben F. Dawkins, car expense 270.00 Virginia L. Counts, Services Registration Board 55.00 Eugenia K. Nichols, Services Registration Board 50.00 Duke Hospital, Hospitalization Wei. patients 56.00 Newberry County Hospital, hosp. Wei. patients 188.60 Purcells, bond premiums 20.00 J. C. Neel, elevator upkeep 48.00 Jake R. Wise, travel -—-—-7 Ben H. Caldwell, service in preparation of election.., 50.00 John A. Mayer, services in preparation of election.. 50.00 The Newberry Observer, quarterly report 198.00 The Newberry Sun, quarterly report 90-08 S. B. Marshall, 4-H club expenses ^ oo South Carolina^Industrial Commission, Ins. prem. — 1991.0b Derrick and Finch, CPA Audit 1947-1948 County Records — 187 fi an Bowers Insurance Agency, Ins. prem. ROAD MAINTENANCE Hugh F. Pitts, lumber .. Silverstreet Lumber Co., lumber Geo. W. Senn, salary J. C. Baxter, salary „ D. C. Spearman, salary Labor D. E. Abrams, vehicle licenses R. M. Lominack, Hdw., supplies, parts ; N H Summer, Rd. Machinery, parts, labor, equip. __ Frank Lominack, Hdw., supplies, parts Blair Quarries, Inc. crushed stone Newberry Contracting Co., asphalt tar RG-2 Smith Motor Co., parts, new truck, supplies Shealy Motor Co., parts Davis Motor Co., parts, supplies D. L. Laird Rad. Works, repairs Goodyear Service Stores, tires, repairs Thornton Tire Service, repairs —— Main St. Pule Oil Sta., repairs Esso Standard Oil Co., gas, fuel oil, parts The Texas Co., oils, greases C. D. Coleman Co., gas, oil, services Havird Bros., gas, oil Jeff Hunt Machinery Co., parts, labor, supplies Newberry Machine & Welding Co., repairs Kendall Mills, supplies Newberry Auto Supply Co., parts Scott Auto Parts, parts, supplies Columbia Hydraulic, parts Kaufman Bros., parts Sunrise Auto Supply Co., parts, supplies Hayes Motor Co., parts A. T. Henderson, lumber — : South Carolina Retirement Sysfena contributions — Geo. S. Enlow, top-soil South Carolina National Bank, taxes Thomas & Howard Co., nails Lipscomb Motor Co., parts Firestone He me & Auto Supply Co., supplies Aubrey Davis, equipment, parts Tools, Inc., parts, supplies C. E. Evans, top-soil Richard Neel, lumber Dave Waldrop, top-soil Jas. H. Brown, top-soil Jas. E. Shealy & Sons, repairs Johnson-McCrackin Co., parts Tidewater Supply Co., parts, supplies Chapman-Hawkins Co., supplies, equip. , Tom Lewis, gas Elbert Hunter, top-soil Wlallace Concrete Pipe Co., pipe 150.70 311.88 498.00 456.36 387.75 8079.51 36.80 22.61 1425.20 44.39 839.66 40.00 2542.13 59.72 106.03 50.00 550.42 232.97 5.50 1982.63 194.62 60.11 2.92 371.46 394.65 12.00 153.12 29.15 63.85 423.38 59.32 6.42 487.21 174.55 7.90 142.90 129.25 13.30 13.60 62.94 9.88 21.00 108.23 182.50 5.10 8.50 3.80 51.68 13.50 4.22 3.00 13.00 COURT EXPENSES J. 'H. Wilson, travel, delivering prisoners J. Ray Dawkins, Co. Treas., jury pay bills, coroner’s inquest Ben F. Dawkins, travel L. L. Henderson, travel J. C. Neel, travel Tompkins-Wells, photos of wrecks 21.36 j 1160.70 31.32 11.16 212.35 21.00 NATIONAL GUARD FUND Capt. Owens, National guard 500.00 COUNTY HOME Dixie Home Stores, food 1-40 Newberry Milling & Distributing Co., grinding 18.90 C. B. Parr, parts 27.66 Johnson-McCrackin Co., discs for plow, parts 76.30 Market Basket, food 48.58 Thomas & Howard Co., food, supplies, 222.26 Belk-Beard Co., clothing, supplies 55.43 Gilder & Weeks, medicine, supplies 32.10 Lominick Drug Store, medicine, supplies 97.60 ^t. M. Lominack Hdw., supplies, parts 48.43 T. P. Adams, salary, travel, cooking hire - 664.40 W. O. Stones Hatchery, chickens - 18.00 Newberry Electric Coops., Inc., electricity 66.21 McSwain Funeral Home, paupers burial 150.00 Builders Inc., payment new County Home 12637.77 J. Drake Eden, food 20,08 Schumpert Mloving Co., moving old kitchen 175.00 I. T. Cousins, fertilizer 275.60 W. E. Senn, cutting silage 30.00 B. C. Moore & Sons, clothing 4.95 Transportation Service, delivery charges 1.44 E. C. Pay singer, food 7-00 A. E. Wertz, plumbing, parts 20.60 CHAIN GANG Market 'Basket, food 84.52 Thomas & Howard, Co., food, supplies 590.17 Belk-Beard Co., clothing, supplies 312.37 Gilder & Weeks, medicine, supplies 40.70 Lominick Drug Store, medicine, supplies 29.64 R. M. Lominack Hdw., parts, supplies 130.95 L. G. Wright, clothing, supplies 274.90 Reagin Shoe Shop, repairs 4.55 Cromers Shoe Shop, repairs 4.00 Dennis Shoe Shop, repairs 13.00 Dr. E. M. Anderson, dental service 33.00 Newberry Drug Store, medicine, supplies 3.25 N. H. Summer Rd. Machinery Co., clothing 42.91 South Carolina Retirement System, contributions 16.17 M. M. 'Longshore, salary 445.50 L. V. Buzhardt, salary 415.20 J. H. Boozer, salary 429.00 E. K. Horton, salary 429.00 D. C. Wilson, salary 394.05 C. E. Wicker, salary 388.08 J. C. McLeod, salary j. 371.25 J. O. Derrick, salary 429.00 W. H. Moon, salary 263.40 South Carolina National Bank, taxes J. Drake Eden, food M. Citron & Co., Inc., clothing Henry Brown, plumbing service A. T. Neely, M-D., optical services _ Frank Lominack Hdw., supplies 27.40 47.36 290.70 9.00 25.00 16.00 y REPAIR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Farmers Ic e & Fuel Co., coal, ice Grover L. Todd, labor Otis Elevator Co., repairs, parts Price Refrigeration Service, labor & parts. on jail — J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co., supplies Phoenix Oil Co., supplies Frank Lominack Hdw., supplies Lonnie W. Franklin, supplies Comm, of Public Works, water, electricity Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone services Earl C. Taylor, labor j Jas. D. Wheeler, labor on painting jail R. M. Lominack Hdw., painting goods for jail, supp. _ Dixie Home Store, supplies Yates Refrigeration Service, labor, parts Sam D. Beam, servicing • fans < Hill Mfg. Co., supplies Burns-Whitaker, repair work Lorick-Couch, supplies, office equipment Harbins, Inc, lights & fixtures Adams Plumbing Co., plumbing & heating system Old Court House 1214.85 Andrew Wheeler, wood, fuel 12.00 Simon Allen, labor on jail 107.26 The Rembert Co., supplies. 13.80 Phoenix Oil Co., supplies ; 22.00 Thomas & Howard Co., supplies 24.69 Buzhardt Furniture Co., equip, blinds 30.00 G. B. Summer & Sons, supplies, stove parts 32.50 Center Chemical Co., supplies • 42.63 Dewitt Supply Co., supplies 19.86 Newberry Lumber Co., paints, supplies for jail 197.05 Newberry Machine & Welding Shop, repairs 58.50 F. T. Moon, labor on jail yard 60.00 Irvine B. Leslie, architectual service. Old Court House 981.00 999.60 8.05 35.72 34.40 21.20 35.00 43.58 15.50 495.85 468.94 24.00 609.60 195.37 4.09 15.45 10.25 49.50 26.50* 150.40 525.68 BOOKS, STATIONERY, BINDERS. POSTAGE, ETC. Peoples Book Store, office supplies 32.41 The Newberry Sun, printing, adv., supplies 225.70 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., service contract, supplies 90.00 Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., books, binders, supplies 208.71 R. L. Bryan Co., books, binders, supplies 675.81 Geo. K. Dominick, P.M., postage stamps, box rents 39.00 Kenneth N. Baker, repair works, servicing machines. .21.50 Newberry Post Office, printing 6.85 Harbins, Incorporated, supplies 12.10 The Newberry Observer, printing, adv., supplies 234.50 Southern Ribbon & Carbon Co., office supplies 24.00 Copy-Craft, carbon & supplies 3.75 Keys Printing Co., office supplies 18.99 Newberry Typewriter Co., repair work 24.00 Monroe Calculating Machine Co., service contract 56.00 Gilder & Weeks, supplies 16.50 South Carolina National Bank, box rent 6.00 Record Office Supply Co., supplies 7.74 Central Drug Store, equipment 22.25 H. K. Boyd, postage stamps 30.00 Business Supply Co., supplies ; 1.76 POST MORTEM. LUNACY EXAMS fc CORONER'S INQUEST C. K. Lindler, iM.D., lunacy exam 5.00 K. D. Shealy, M. D., lunacy exam 5.00 Maxcy Stone, P.J., committment papers 100.00 A. B. Wteathersbee, M.D., ^lunacy exam 5.00 E. H. Moore, M.D., lunacy exams 20.00 Grady Adams, equip, to locate lost body in Lake 25.00 R. W. Lominack, M.D., lunacy exams, post mortem _ 70.00 R. E. Livingston, M.D., lunacy exams, post mortem exams 200.00 H. B. Senn, M.D., lunacy exams 25.00 V. A. Long, M.D., lunacy exam 5.00 Mamie B. Hawkins, recording information & prepara tion of papers in coroner’s inquest 95.00 Leroy Wilson, travel, expenses in holding inquests *88.65 SALARIES H. K. Boyd, Clerk of Court 769.51 Elizabeth C. Boyd, clerk 403.20 Ben F. Dawkins, Sheriff 813.57 J. C. Neel, Deputy Sheriff 642.33 Rufus Livingston, Deputy Sheriff 663.09 W. S. Alewine, Deputy Sheriff 642.33 T. L. Hill, Tax Coll. 665.64 T. C. Chalmers, Asst. Tax Coll. 531.30 J. Ray Dawkins, Co. Treas. 366.78 Martha S. Cromer, clerk 364.50 P. N. Abrams. Auditor 361.38 Ruby S. Sommer, clerk 364.50 E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge 752.61 Mary F. Kunkle, clerk 320.40 Jas. D. Brown, Supt. of Ed. i 150.00 Edith Preston, clerk 420.00 H. B. Senn, M.D., Co. Physician 173.91 Leroy Wilson, Coroner 208.71 Eugene H. Spearman, Co. Supervisor 719.76 O. H. Lominick, Clerk to Bd. 728.64 W. E. Epps, Commissioner 182.16 C. B. Schumpert, Commissioner 182.16 B. V. Chapman, Co. Atty. 139.14 W. A. Ridgeway, Asst. Co. Agt. 274.02 P. B. Ezell, Co. Agt. 115.20 R. A. Nelson, Magistrate 190.08 Lonnie M. Graham, Magistrate 467.55 Claude Wilson, Magistrate 166.95 W. D. Hatton, Magistrate 100.17 A. L. Dominick, Magistrate 104.34 W. A. Counts, Magistrate Sl 86.94 J. H. Wilson, Constable 389.61 K. L. Martin, Constable 389.61 J. E. Dawkins, Constable 139.14 W. R. Koon, Constable 95.64 Ralph Lancaster, Constable 183.99 E. E. Cumalander, Constable 83.49 Fitz B. Dawkins, Jailor 437.10 Fred H. Bishop, Asst. Jailor 57.46 Jake R. Wise, Service Officer 388.74 J. C. Sease, M.D., Co. Health Physician 525.63 Theresa Lighisey, Co. Nurse 363.84 Eugenia Epps, Rest Room Opr. 216.00 South Carolina National Bank, taxes 409.50 South Carolina Ritirement System, contributions 434.79 SHERIFF'S DIETING Ben F. Dawkins 1127.75 It’s Here! Money on your Automobile, Furniture or Your Signature. $5.00 to $2,000.00 SPECIAL NOTE, AUTO DEALERS We will finance your sales, no strings attached, without recourse, no endorsements or re-purchase agreements necessary—plus attractive reserve paid date acceptance of deal. Phone 736-M. SERVICE FINANCE COMPANY 1506 Main St.