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A soft answer turneth away wrath, but there are times when a poke in the nose would be better for the soul of the wrathful one. UTILE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW By The Way By Doris Arm field The need for a traffic light at that College - Harrington street intersection is more evi dent now with the weather we’ve had recently. I went to get the car the other day and the inside temperature must have been 120 degrees since it had been in the sun all day. 1 drove up Harrington Street to College and sat there and wait ed and waited to get across. And I wasn’t the only one. There was one car in front of me and several lined up be hind. Will City Council please do something about a traffic light for that corner? Please? I have been worried for some months now because after one of my trips away from New berry, I came back to find that the “Pink Church” had turned white. I am speaking, of course, of St. Lukes Episcopal Church which has been, and I think should continue to be pink. Today I passed there and the church is getting a new coat of pain' It looked ecru, but I’m hoping it might get back to its original color yet. I don’t often get “commer cial,” and this is entirely vol untary endorsement. I noticed that Smith’s Drug Store is this week advertising Dial Soap. I ran into ' a bar of it a few weeks ago, and have been urg ing it on my friends ever since, the way I always do when I’m enthusiastic about something. You can take my word for it— this is one soap you can use and never have to worry, to quote Gabriel Heatter, about being “half safe.” It’s wonder ful! I’ve heard babies quoted as saying “da!” and that is one of the things I’ve wondered about if they say it as frequently as they are given credit for saying it. I know now they do. and the proof I have is my nephew, Billy. From early mom until he retires. I’m sure he says it at least 369- times daily. The next time when Im re porting a hearing and the Ex aminer says ‘'Miss Rep df ter, will you read back the last question?” I’ll probably an swer, “DA!” For years I have heard of the furniture market at High Point and at last I got in the midst of one. I wasn’t there to buy furniture, but when you go to High Point during furniture market, you are in it whether you want to be or not. I had to take a hearing there Wednesday, and when I ar rived at the Hotel in the hard est part of a cloudburst, I sat down in a comfortable looking chair to rest. From out of no where came a pleasant looking gentleman and introduced him self. I found to my dismay he was a furniture salesman, an! I was sitting on one of his ex hibit chairs, and he thought I was a prospective customer. He wasn’t the only one mistaken, however, because I thought he was one of the lawyers on the case to be heard that day. So, for a while, we chatted unin- telligently until we both dis covered our mistake and .he went to look for greener fields while I gathered my weary self from his shiny leather chair and went to my room for fur ther relaxation and to avoid a chance of leaving High Point with a load of furniture for which I had no use. FOR SALE—One 5 room house and lot. Wired for electric stove. Price $4800. Contact Virgil L. Adams at 1916 Harper street. Phone 409-J after 6 p.m. 3tp Mrs. Elva Bridges and two daughters, Mary Frances and Hazel Ann, of Ellenboro, N. C., are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Allen on Bess street. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Summer and family have returned to their home on McCaughrin ave nue, after a week’s vacation in Florida. Dr. C. A. Dufford Jr. of Co lumbia, spent the past week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dufford gn College street. Mr. and Mrs. Madison Pitts and children, Faye, Madison and Freddy, of Denmark, are spending two weeks here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitts and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitts, Jr., and daughters, Joyce, Gayle and Myrna, of Denmark, were recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pitts on Cline street. While here they also visited Mr. and Mrs. Pat Nichols, and Mrs. Mark Nichols of Silverstreet. The many friends of Mrs. Hugh B. Senn will be glad to learn that she returned to her home on Harper street last Saturday, where she is recup erating nicely, after being a- pa tient in the Newberry Hospital for the past month. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Willie Wtertz are spending a week’s vacation ii- the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Commander and Mrs. Paul Smith and two children, Rud and Greg of Arlington, Va., are expected to arrive in the city on August first to spent two week’s with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith on South Caldwell street and Dr. and Mrs. William Crooks on Cal houn street. Lieut, (jg) and Mrs. Bill Smith ^and daughter, Jane of Charleston will arrive Sunday for a few days’ visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith in Newberry and Mr. and Mrs. William Scott at Wlhitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams and two children, DeAnn and Steve returned to their home in Savannah, Ga., Sunday after spending two weeks vacation here in the home of Mr. Wil liams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Williams on Mayer Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb and son, Ronald and daughter, Charleent of Savannah, Ga., were weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Williams on Mayer avenue. Jimmy, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Williams of Florence, is spending the summer months here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Williams on Mayer avenue. Mrs. J. L. Reagin and daugh ter, Dianne, of Mobile, Ala., are spending several weeks here in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Furman Reagin on Glenn street and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hughes. Mr. Reagin plans to join his family here next week end for two weeks’ visit. Mrs. George P. Boozer, who underwent a major operation in the Newberry Hospital last Wednesday is now at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Livingston on Hunt St. and is recuperating nicely. The friends of E. H. Living ston will be sorry to learn that he has been ill at his tiome on Hunt street for the past three weeks. Miss Mary Wicker spent sev eral days last week in Clinton in the home of her niece, Mrs. Bill Johnson and Mr. Johnson. Miss Alice Halladay of Cleve land and Mr. and Mrs. Todd Walton and two children, Pat- tie and Toddie, of Dayton, Ohio are spending this week with Mrs. Walton’s and Miss Halle- day’s sister, Mrs. Harry O Stone on Caldwell street. Mrs. P. M. Wemberly of Rock Hill, was a Sunday guest of Miss Ethel Cromer in the home of Mrs. H. O. Stone on Caldwell street. Mrs.. John Epps and sons, John, Jr., and Charlie, spent last week at Pawley’s Island. They were joined over the weekend by Mr. Epps. Miss Ruth Carroll spent last week in the home of Mr and Mrs. Milton Moore on Nance street. Rev. and Mrs. John Sanders and three children, Felix, Jas. and Tim, of Elberton, Georgia, spent last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Derrick in the Hartford community. While here they also visited other relatives. Their niece. Miss Sue Halfacre, returned to Elberton with them for a week’s visit. Mrs. N. P. Moody, of Colum bia, spent last Tuesday in the home of her sister, Mrs. Ray Feagle and Mr. Feagle on Har per street. Mr., and Mrs. Fuller Spotts, and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Stone, spent Sunday in the moun tains of North Carolina. Mrs. Wilson Brown returned to her home on Johnstone St. last week after spending a month in Fredricksburg, Va. in the home of her brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs Cecil Reid. Mrs. O. B. Cannon, who has been on a visit with her son, Olin, and family in Louisville, Ky., is expected to return to her home on Johnston street next week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fisch er and son, Al, of Orangeburg, were weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. F Fischer on College street. Mrs. Frank Weeks of Orange burg, spent the weekend with Miss Anne Carpenter in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter, on Calhoun street. Mrs. Sanford Epps and two daughters, Harriett and Linda, of Columbia, spent several days last week in the home of Mrs. E. M. Lipscomb, on College St. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Norris, Jr. and Elizabeth, Mrs. J. Y. McFall, and Bobbie Br’iner, spent Friday in Greenville with Mrs. E. S. Toohey. Mr., and Mrs. W. B. Camp bell and two sons, Billy and Joe of Florence, spent last week and a part of this week in the home of Mr. Campbell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Harrington street. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sikes, of Columbia, spent their vacation last week in the home of Mrs. Sikes’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Goggans in the Hartford sec tion of the county. * Mr., and Mrs. Irvin Shealy, of Little Mountain, and Mr. and Mrs. Evans Shealy of An derson, were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L&wis Shealy and daughter, Mabel, on the Cut-off road. ' Friends of Mrs. J. W.. Mims will be glad to learn that she" is now able to sit up some af ter being ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Clarkson and (Mr. Clarkson, on Mayer avenue, for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. “Pete” Coleman and two sons, Pete and Ned, are spending two week’s vacation at Ocean Drive. The friends of J. W. “Bill” Smith will be sorry to learn that he has been ill at his home on College street this week. He was confined to his bed the first of the week, but is now able to be up. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Clary and three children, Susan, Ben- netta and Sarah Elizabeth, of Cameron, spent Wednesday in the home of Mr. Clary’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary on Boundary street. Misses Mary Louise Lomi- nack, Harriett Reid, Mlary Ann Todd, Sarah Frances Casey and Peggy Stutts, are leaving Sun day for Ocean Drive on a house party, where they will spend a week. The girls will be chap eroned by Mrs. Joe Jenkins and Mrs. Wilton Todd. Mrs. Sylvin Epting (Helen Clary) and three week’s old son, George Hagood Epting, re turned to their home in Colum bia last Friday, after spending several weeks here with Mrs. Epting’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary on Boundary street. Miss Mollie Fennell returned to her home on Harper street Sunday, after spending a week in Charlotte, N. C., with rela tives. She was accompanied home by Miss Lorraine Mdtzel for a week’s visit. (Miss Jackie Parnell is spend ing this week with Miss Betty Leavell at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lea vell on College street. NOTICE!!!!!! Effective August 1, 1949, or as soon thereafter as practicable, all garbage and trash collections in the business district will be collected at night. All business firms will be duly notified the exact date this change will be made, and it is requested that all business firms co-operate with city council in helping make Newberry a Cleaner place in which to live. All citizens in the business and residen tial section who do not have a suitable receptacle or garbage can are request ed to secure one at once, to expdite the collection of trash and garbage. CITY COUNCIL, Newberry. VOL. 12—NO. 11 4 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1949 + $1.50 PER YEAR REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Newberry One Maggie Thomasson Hartley and J. Richard Thomasson to J. Herman Eddy, one lot on Shelley street, $800. Howard Dunston Gray to Velerie Robinson, one lot .and one building on Boundary St., $700 and assumption of mort gage. No. One Outside T. K. Hyler to Woodrow Mer chant and Mrs. Dorothy Mer chant one lot and one building, 2813 Hunt avenue, $2585. The Kendall company con veyed the following property in the Oakland Mill village; Andrew N. Bowers, one lot and one bbuilding, 2815 Clyde street, $2645. W. B. Merriett, one lot and one building, 2701 Digby Ave nue, $1590. T. K. Hyler one, lot and one building, 2813 Hunt Avenue, $2585. James I. Ringer, one lot and one building, 1207 Third street, $2645. W. W. Bledsoe, one lot and one building, 1300 Second St., $1600. Charles H. Andrews, one lot and one building, 1305 First street, $1330. Ollie C. Leber, one lot and one building, 1304 Second St., $1540. Edward V. Miller, one lot and one building, 1201 First street, $1640. Eugene Mize, one lot and one building, 1506 Second St. $1310. Pascal M. Rodgers, one lot and one building, 1308 Second street, $1310. Lee R. Timmerman, one lot and one building, 2802 Clyde Avenue, $3150. Hermie C. Wood, one lot and one building, 1307 Second St., $1490. W. W. Bledsoe to W. P. Phillips, one lot and one build ing, 1300 Second street $1600i Whitmire Sam C. Young to Charles H. Leaman, one lot, West Main street, $1000. Oscar Crisp and Dessie Cleo Crisp to Clarence W'. Evans and Nellie N. Evans, one lot, $350. O. Shannon Suber to Joseph B. Rose, one lot and one build ing, $6000. Whitmire Motor Company to G. A. Douglas and Mirs. Doris Douglas, one lot and one build ing on Calhoun Highway, $3100. R. M. Duckett, Jr., to Edward L. Roof, one lot on Whimire- Clinton Highway, $350. C. B. Jeter to James A. John son, one lot and one building on Whitmire-Clinton Highway, $2200. REV. BENNETT AT MEMORIAL SUNDAY The Rev. William R. Bennett will conduct services at Clay ton Memorial Universalist church Sunday, July 31, at 11:00 o’clock. His subject will be the “Power of Love”. The public is cordially in vited to attend the service. M'rs. Ollie Brown is a patient in the Mayo clinic in Roches ter, Minn for observation. She was accompanied by her sister Mrs. Cleo Miley of Olar. Mrs. Richard Lominick and four children, Martha, Sarah B., Cindy, and Richard, Jr. are spending this week at Ocean Drive Beach. Dr. Lominick spent a couple of days the first of the week with them. Raymond Leslie Keenan is spending a few days vacation this week with relatives in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. H. W. Laws of Laurens spent last Saturday with her daughter, Mrs. Oswald Cope land and family on E. Main street. Mrs. David M. Boozer and son, Mhrion, of Gaffney, were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Boozer’s mother, Mrs. H. M. Boozer on E. Main street. Mrs. T. L. Bridges and two daughters, Jean and Ann, of Rock Hill, are spending this week in the home of Mrs. Bridge’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lathan on East Main St. Mrs. Vanessa Holt and mo ther, Mrs. Lelia B. Williams, returned to their home on Boundary street Monday night after spending seven weeks-'in Detroit, Michigan, with Mrs. Holt’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jac Ullman and two sons, Mark and Jac. Al though Mrs. Williams is 87 years of age, she stood the trip fine and enjoyed her visit with her granddaughter and great grandchildren. Pope To Address S. S. Graduates THOMAS H. POPE The Honorable Thomas Har rington Pope, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Repre sentatives and a candidate for Governor of the State of South Carolina, will address the 1949 graduating class of the New berry College Summer SAool. The exercises will be held on the campus at 6:00 P.M., Fri day, August 5, 1949. Mr. Pope is a native of ‘New berry, a graduate of The Cita del with the A.B. degree. In 1935 he attended the Newberry College Summer Session and in 1938 he earned his LL.B. degree from the University of South Carolina. He is Past Master of Amity Lodge, No. 87, A.F.M. and a Shriner. He is a mem ber of the Newberry Kiwanis Club. In his profession as an attorney, he is a member of the American and State Bar Associations, also the Judicature Society. In World War II he served 28 months overseas with the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is now Lieutenant Colonel in the South Carolina National Guard com manding the 197th, AAA AW Bn. (Sp). Mr. Pope has served as Post Commander of the Am erican Legion, Post 24, and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Won. Tom, as he is known in Newberry, has served as a member of the Newberry Coun ty delegation several terms and was re-elected to another term in 1949. In February, 1949 he was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives by ac clamation. The public is cordially in vited to hear Mr. Pope and Newberry College extends to all a warm welcome. County Hospital Patients Listed Mrs. Roy Cole, Whitmire. Mrs. Eugene Craven, Joanna. Miss May P. Dold, Newberry. Mrs. Mfirgaret Fellers, New berry. Mrs. O. T. Griffin, Pomaria. Mrs. Mary Gardener, 1501 Cald well St. Miss Mae Hendrix, 415 Wright St. Mrs. T. P. Mills, Rt. perity. 2, Pros- S. L. Merchant, route 4, New- berry. Mrs. Lomis Carlton, 817 Boundary street. baby (Mrs. W. E. Long and boy, route 4, Newberry. Jack Lominack, Route 1 New berry. Ernest Long, Rt. 3 Pomaria- Neely Long, Boundary street, Newberry. Mts. Haskell E. Metts, 2005 Charles street, city. J. C. McLeod, Rt. 1, city. Mrs. Leland W. Mills and ba by girl, 127 Caldwell street. (Byron L. Richardson, 1813 Montgomery street. Alfred Reed, Whitmire. Mrs. Ella C. Rikard, Route 2, Newberry. George Summer, 420 Floyd Newberry. Mrs. Ray Stockman, Prosper ity. Mrs. R. M. Truett, 2400 Mc Caughrin avenue. Miss Mae Wherry,, 313 Cald well street. Mrs. Joe Walter Waites and baby boy, route 1, Newberry. Mrs. J. M. Weeks, Pomaria. BACK FROM GEORGIA Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Lominack and children, Eddie and Marsha returned to the city Wednesday night after spending a week in Sparta and Tifton, Ga. with Mrs. Lominack’s relatives and in Atlanta, with friends. Kendall Profits Show Decrease Boston — Reporting on oper- ( ations of The Kendall Company* and its consolidated subsidiaries for the 24 weeks ended June 18, 1949, H. R. Lane, president, said only recently that price de creases and conservative trade buying, particularly in cotton textiles, have reduced sales vol ume and forced lower produc tion schedules in many of the companies diversified activities at its 18 domestic and foreign plants, two of which are the Mollohon and Oakland Mills at Newberry. Sales were $32,553,276 and the net profits, after provision for preferred dividends, were $2,231,362 as compared with sales and profits of $40,202,659 and $4,421,544 for the corres ponding period last year. Mbr. Lane pointed out that the company’s program of plant re habilitation is progressing sat isfactorily. Installation of new machinery at its Pelzer Mills (S.C.), completed early this year, has made possible antici pated cost reductions. Similar machinery replacement is cur rently being made at the com pany’s Oakland Mill in New berry, S. C. The working capital position of the company continues strong and inventories are be ing kept in balance with q;ir rent and prospective demand. The use of the last-in first-out method of costing, Mr. Lane continued, has minimized the. effects of declining prices on' inventory valuations. The Kendall Company’s three operating divisions manufacture and distrubute surgical dress ings, cotton textiles and allied products. Mayor Proclaims Third Army Day Whereas, August 1, 1949 has been designated by the Govern or of the State of South Caro lina as Third Army Day to commemorate the outstanding contributions of the winning of World War II of the famous United States Third Army; and Whereas, the city of New berry, South Carolina is with in the Third Army area; and Whereas, in its brilliant and victorious drive across the con tinent of Europe it materially assisted in the liberation of those people and nations which had been enslaved by the ruth less coalition of Axis aggres sors; and Whereas, the sacrifices of life and limb made by the members of the Third Army in the ac complishment of this mission enabled this nation to remain free and enjoy its priceless and traditional heritage of liberty for all citizens; Therefore, I, A. P. Salley, Mayor of the city of Newberry, do hereby officially declare Au gust 1, 1949 as Third Army Day and call on all our citizens to honor the United States Third Army on this day as foremost defender of those in alienable rights we cherish as American citizens and as a part of the United States Army which is dedicated to the de fenders of our nation and to world peace. PARTIES BEGIN FOR BRIDE-ELECT One of a series of parties scheduled to honor Miss Anne Carpenter, popular bride-elect of August, was held Saturday afternoon by Mrs. L. F. Fischer at her home on College street. Three tables were set for bridge in the rooms of the Fischer home, which were colorfully decorated for the occasion with mixed garden flowers and tint ed Queen Anne’s Lace. Miss Carpenter’s place was marked with a corsage of gladioli. Out of town guests invited for the occasion were Mrs. C. A. Fischer of Orangeburg, mo ther of the groom-elect, and Mrs. Frank Weeks of Lone Star. Miss Katherine Kirkland was high scorer for the after noon, with Mrs. Weeks taking the bingo prize. A salad course and iced tea were served at the conclusion of the game. A tray of kit chen shower gifts were pre sented to the guest of honor. Guests invited after cards were Mrs. E. A Carpenter, mo ther of the bride-elect; Mrs. J. W. Smith, Mrs. J. T. McCrac- kin and Mrs. George Handy. CORONER IN HOSPITAL Coroner George R. Summer was admitted to the county hospital Tuesday afternoon. His condition is not thought to be serious. NEWS BRIEFS Newberry Mills Starts Work 8th An announcement was made Mtonday that the Newiberry Mills, Inc., which have been closed for several months, will resume operation on Monday, August 8. A working agreement was reached between mill officials and local union No. 120. An agreement was signed about 1 o’clock Monday afternoon when the issues between the com pany and union was resolved. James E. Britt, manager of the mill stated that in spite of. adverse economic conditions in the textile industry, the new owners of the mill have agreed to commence operations on the assurance that the utmost co operation on the part of all personnel may be expected, so that the mill may be run in the most efficient and econom ical manner possible. The management will en deavor to give everyone work wherever practical and as long as possible, a full 40 hour week. The mill ownership changed during the time the mill was closed down. 11 To Graduate In Sununer School In the 1949 Newberry Col lege Summer School graduating class eleven young men and women from Newberry County will receive degrees. The fol lowing are scheduled to grad uate cn August 5, 1949. A de gree of Bachelor of Science will be awarded to each: Charlie McMillan Senn Bland Ledare Berry Walter Darold Burton Nelda Summer Eargle Anna Dorcas Hall Rachel Eliza McCrackin William L. McGill Burnest Wilson Neel John W. Padgett Frank Scott Thomasson William Buchanan Wier The graduating exercises will be held on the College Campus at 6:00 P.M., Friday, August 5, 1949. The Honorable Thomas H. Pope will address the Class. The public is cordially invited to hear the program. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Dudley French of Newberry announce the en gagement of their daughter, Grace Pickard (Gay), to Wil liam Joseph Casey of Gardner, Massachusetts. The wedding will take place September 3. CORONER INSTALLS PHONE AT HOME Coroner George Summer ad. vises that his friends can now reach him by telephone at his residence. The number 'being 221J. LIFE SERVICE PROGRAM The Colony Luther League will present a public Life Ser vice Vespers entitled “Building the Cathedral of Life” on Sun day evening, July 31, 1949, at 8:00 o’clock at Colony Lutheran Church, Newberry, S. C. Every member of the congeration is cordially invited to attend and bring your friends. All visitors are welcome. WHITMIRE STREET DANCE Pete Wylie and his seven- piece band will provide music for the street dance to be at the tennis courts at 8 o’clock Friday evening. The dance, open to the pub lic, is being sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. In case of rain it will be post poned until the following Fri day. ■rf. Zobel Named To VFW Convention Livingston-Wise Post 5968, Veterans of Foreign Wlars of the United States held a meet ing las- Thursday night at the VFW hut. An interesting pro gram was carried out which in cluded the showing of films taken of the local national guardsmen at camp this sum mer. J^gies Oscar Zobel, Newberry was selected to attend the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wlars to be held next month in Miami, Fla. Mr. Zobel will be one of several thousand official delegates rep resenting every state in the Union. The Newberry VFW post voted to contribute $100 toward his expenses at the convention. The new fluorescent lights were turned on at the local hut for the first time last Thurs day night. It was voted to screen all windows and doors in the building before the next meeting. A Dutch supper and donkey softball game were agreed upon for the next month by the VFW membership. ) ABOUT SO LONG—AND THIS WIDE! If you see Joe Kedtt walking around with both arms out stretched it doesn’t mean that he is trying to fly. Joe is just demonstrating to all comers the length of the fish he caught Saturday afternoon while he and Lewis Shealy were trolling on Lake Murray. Lewis said it weighed six pounds and was this long but Joe insists that it weighed 10 pounds and was very much longer.. MYSTERY OF THE BIG FISH—.WAS IT RALPH'S OR DICK'S? While fishing at Jones’ Fish- IJf ing camp at Black’s bridge on Lake Murray last Thursday, Ralph Wilbanks, manager_,t the Newberry hotel, and Floyd, manager of the ern Cotton Oil company, an eight pound bass trolling. We were find out who caUj as each gallantly denied it, the glint in Ralph’s eye as he told that it was Dick’s work, may or may not mean that Ralph took it himself. Such urbane fishermen! O my! Lauaj, Vi FLOYD VICE-PRESIDENT USC ALUMNI ASSOC. Louis Floyd was notified this week by Willis Cantey, presi dent of the University of S. C. Alumni association that he had been elected vice-president of the association for the Eighth circuit which includes Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and New berry. Mr. Floyd succeeds R, R. Bruner who did not offer for reelection. OLD NEGRO CITIZEN DIES One of the city’s oldest and most respected negro citizens died Monday afternoon at a Co lumbia Hospital where he had been a patient for a week. He was John Rutherford, known better around Newberry as by his nickname, “Jack.’’ He was 76 years old at the time of his death. Jack was retired from the Southern Cotton Oil Mill five years ago after fifty years of loyal and faithful service there. He has continued to stay around his former place of em ployment being useful where he could. Before going with the Oil Mill, he was a house- boy in the home of Mr. J. H. Summer. His wife, who is past 70 years of age, survives him, along with seven of his four teen children, eight grandchil dren and one great granddaugh ter. Jack took much pride in the home he owned on Hunter Street. He was a member of the board of trustees of Beth lehem Baptist church on Col lege street ACCEPTS POSITION WITH FIRESTONE STORE HERE Livingston Davenport has ac cepted a position with the Fire stone Home and Auto Supplies store on Main street taking the place of Douglas Hornsby, who resigned on July 15th to ac cept a position with Oakland Mill. Mr. Davenport assumsd his new duties Tuesday morning of this week. He was formerly employed in the supply room of the Newberry Textile Mill. Permits To Build Nearly $20,000 in building and repair permits were issued during the past week by build ing inspector Sam Beam to the following: R. B. Baker, repairs to dwell ing on Main street (Parr home) $3000. R. B. Baker, one store build ing on McKibben street, $10,- 000. H. G. and J. W. Dominick and sisters, repairs to dwelling on Coats street, $500. Willie Simpson, one four room dwelling on Havird street, $1500. - Frank Lominack, Jr., add two rooms to dwelling on cor ner of Hunt and Mower streets, $4000. D. Ik Son, repairs to dwell ing on Cline street, $145. Happy Birthday! Joseph L. Tolbert, Jr., grand son of Mr. and llrs. T. S. Har mon. July 28; D. L. Wedaman. Welch Wilbur and Mrs. Allan Johnstone, July 29; Bill Haw kins. July 30; Mrs. W. H. Spi vey (Rachel Mower) August 1; Mrs. Carrie Lee Gayle and Mrs. M. W. Clary. August 2; Mrs. W. C. Schenck. Hugh Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turner. August 3; James S. Price, August 4 and Mrs. C. T* Summer. August 5th.