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Girls used to wear unmen tionables—now they wear noth ing to speak of. “Strange Case of Aunt Amanda or “The General’s Hoss” 91 For some time now I have been thinking about Newberry’s slogan “City of Friendly Folks.” I don’t like it. It isn’t true. There are as many sour- pusses in Newberry per square foot as there are in Columbia or Clinton. And I am not so sure that friendliness is a virtue. It all depends upon your definition of the word. The fellow who slaps you on the back and flashes a mouth full of teeth in your face isn’t just friendly. He’s moronic. The fellow who rushes up and pumps your hand as though trying to get water out of a pump which has lost its vacuum isn’t necessarily a friendly fellow. Most than likely he’s a cad, a bore. And besides, why friendly? Why go flitting about bright ening corners. Friendliness is usually associated with light heartedness. Know anything these days to be light-hearted about? Biologically speaking a cer tain amount of friendliness seems to be necessary among the unattached but it does not follow that a whole city must go around grinning at each other, pumping hands and slap ping backs. I very much fear that the rest of the state thinks we em ploy our time jucily saluting <»ach other from morning until night.- We have our belly aches jtrst like normal people; we get u> on the wrong side of the bed’ - walking the floor with junior half the night; we fight with our wives just like civilized folks. Oh yes, but when we cross the portals into the great outside world we SMILE! It’s expected of us and we do it. We’ve got a slo gan to live up to! After all these years it would be too much of a shock to aban don our slogan all at once, so I suggest that we replace it with “The City of The Amused Grin.” comes on the local radio at 7:30 A. M. and calls me “Nice People.” He’s taking a privi lege that strictly does not be long to him. Besides it’s fem inine and sissy and my manli ness rebels against it. I had as soon be called “Cuddles” or “•Little Lambie.” How does he know I’m nice people? My wife don’t say so, nor my maid nor my manser- valffT My oldest grandchild thinks I’m an ass. I, myself agree with him. Anything “nice” about that? How can you sit there and call me nice? Do you know whether I have a crime record? Do you know how many wo men I have? Do you know that I eat garlic and dip snuff? Didn’t know, eh? Didn’t think you did. Add. Gripe 3. The fellow who wants to know if I’m “Working Hard.” In the first place I don’t like to work any kind of way, and “hard” only adds insult to injury. He sees that I’m sitting contently doing nothing yet he asks his silly question. If he were to ask 5f I were working hard men tally I could tolerate him. I’d even be 'a bit flattered. But his idea of work is digging ditches. He knows that I’m not digging but if he sees me half dozen times a day he drags out that same old working-hard thing and being a polite cuss 1 feel I should give him some answer. One day I’m going to get a pick and shovel and get into a ditch and invite him around. Know what he’ll say? “Working hard?” TURMAN TO OBSERVE 124th ANNIVERVARY ? The 124th anniversary of the founding of Furman University will be observed this year with a special Founders’ Day pro gram which will' be broadcast over Radio Station WFBC Sat urday, January 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. _ Miss Elizabeth Lake Jones, dean of the Wioman’s College, will introduce those participat ing on the program. Speakers on the hour-long broadcast will be Dr. R. N. Daniel, dean emer itus of the university, who will speak on “Higher Education in Greenville from 1851 to 1861,” and Mrs. Alfred T. Odell of Greenville, the former Miss Kathryn McGlothlin, who will give “Recollections of the Era of President McGlothlin.” Music for the program will be furnished by the Furman University Singers, 100 voice mixed chorus under the direc tion of DuPre Rhame, profes sor of music. Being of Quaker parentage and consequently of a clannish nature, my ears perk up at the sight of the name “Armfield.” We have never quit looking for Amanda, sister of John, beget of Jonas and Lindabell, Salem Court House, North Carolina, 1848. Except for a brief message two weeks after she left home no word of Aunt Amanda has reached any member of our clan, unless a certain piece of mail I received Sunday morn ing throws some light on her whereabouts. Aunt Amanda was a doughty soul and she didn’t like Yan kees. Her grizzled hair stood on end when she saw General Sherman and his blue horde crossing the Savannah into her beloved South Carolina late one spring afternoon. On and on they came. As far as eye could see the single line of men mov ed up to the river, across the improvised bridge and on up the road toward Columbia. Not ing the comfortable home of John Armfield set in a grove of oaks a piece back from the road General Sherman wheeled his horse and raced down the avenue, a dozen or so of his aides in pursuit. He demanded food and feed and shelter for his men and horses. With Quaker passiveness John and Amanda led the horses to the stables, turned out their own stock and install ed the Yankee nags and fed them. Following a supper of P la i n (Suaker viduab .and sev- aun t ie was irom the preacher “Little David.” Little last was word from Aunt Am anda! But what word? What tale did she intend the bridle to tell? Unable to solve the riddle I hung the bridle back on its peg. Tiring of the In dian I pointed down the road and wiggled two fingers to im itate a man walking and said “Go.” To which he replied, “Ugh.” The eternal pointing of the Indian to that bridle got the best of me and one day when I went to the back porch for a drink of water I found him not only pointing and grunting at the bridle but doing • a full blown war dance about it as well. I reached for the thing and brought it down across his head. He whooped and dived and came up with the little metal plate which had become dislodged when I hit him. It was the same plate bearing “U. S. Calvary” on the front but on the back was the secret of the bridle. Aunt Amanda fearing that Sherman might be somewhere around had used this device for communication. Engraved with some sharp in strument the message read: “Send my 44 and Bull Whip by John. Amanda.” Just that. Nothing more. I took the corroded bullets from the 44, ceiled the bull whip into a loop and handed them to the Indian. He loped off down the road and was soon hidden in the woods. Our last worldly contact with Aunt Am anda. Unless The piece of mail I received Sunday morning which might throw some light on my lost was IN GREENWOOD HOSPITAL Mrs. J. J. Boazman, who w admitted to the Green hospital last week, underwi a very serious operation day of this week. Her con tion is said to be very enti BUYS CHAPPELL HOME Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Co have purchased the He Chappell home on Pauline and expect to move there a the first of the month, now live on O’Neal street. Mr. Chappell will make home on Wright street with _ M grandson. Johnny Chappell and family. Intelligence is like a river—the kieeper it is, the less noise it makes LE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Murray and Mrs. Murray’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Ar- BAKER INFANT CHRIST- rfcufton of Ninety Six, spent a Elizabeth Roowick Baker, week during the holidays as guests of Mr. and Mrs. tie the General tried to make conversation with John and Amanda but little came of it. Quaker-like they had nothing to say and they said it. At two o’clock in the morn ing, as Uncle John told it to me years later, Amanda went quietly to the stable and brid led the Generals favorite mount and led him into the woods three miles distant and tether ed him in a cave which only she and John knew about. When the firey general dis covered next morning that his horse was missing he was be side himself with anger. He cursed and raved and threaten- but John and Amanda remain ed silent. Only an occasional or “We “As thou Wiist’ knowest not.” the General hf scheduled -for mat morning he had to hurry on with his matches so he sad dled John’s best mare and tore off up the road hell bent for the capitol. ■ When the Yankees were out of sight John looked at Aman da and said “Tis well with Thee?” “Tis well,” she replied, with a faint smile which Quak ers allow themselves when par ticularly well pleased. Two days later John Arm- field sat on his spacious veran da watching the red waters of the Savannah flow down to the sea when the mail man appear ed with the papers from Co lumbia. John invited him in and they sat in silence while he scanned his paper. His eye fell on an item and he called Amanda. “It says here that the Gen eral is madder’n hell about his hoss.” He looked heaven-ward, whispered a word of contrition for the bad word and continued. “Says he’ll burn every building North Carolina, 1848 in Carolina if he ain’t delivered up.” “Thou damn rascal! damn blue-coated ' David, according to the pam phlet, has been going about preaching and healing. He claims to have spent five hours in heaven and no doubt this is what drew aunty to him—if indeed it were my lost aunty. Anyway, among the many testimonials in the pamphlet testifying to cures ranging from gout to broken hips was the following: “Dear Little David: “I was at your meeting last night (February 8) and was wonderfully healed of blindness and of deafness. “I sincerely hope that you will continue to pray for me that I will be strengthened in the faith and grace of our Lord. f T aimtEiariog that lbyt you keep you in his care, that you will continue to he!p others as you are helping me. “Thanking you for the healing, Amanda Armfield.” The testimonial did not indi cate where Amanda was at the time jf the testifying. This world or the next? We can only guess. I like to think, however, that while Little David was in hea ven that five hours he ran across Aunt Amanda and fixed her up. If he did, and with her good eyes, plus that 44 and the Bull Whip you can just bet she’s riding herd on the angels astride old Sherman’s charger. I can just hear her now: “MULE TRAIN! Hi, Yi! Buck to the traces you Yankee beast! Yipee!” Great gal was Aunt Amanda Armfield, beget of Jonas and Lindabelle, Salem Court House, months old daughter of Dr, and Mrs. Ralph Parr Baker, w baptized Sunday morning, J uary 1 at the Associate Ref 1 ed Presbyterian church by Paul Sherrill. She wore father’s baptismal dress used a cape belonging to paternal grandfather. GEORGE MARTIN GOES UNDER THE KNIFE George W1 Martin, mana| of the Farmers Ice and company underwent a nu operation in St. Francis hospi in Greenville last Friday, condition is reported to satisfactory and he will haps return to his home Nance street Sunday. BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. James CUl sen (Boots) Gregg are celeb! ing the birth of an eight poi son, James Claussen, Jr., in the Newberry County Hoa tal Monday, January 9th. Mrs. Gregg, the former Cl lyn Lipscomb, daughter of . E. M. Lipscomb, and son doing nicely and expect to turn to their home on Col street this weekend. ‘.'Mi MRS. RUFF APPOINTED HOSTESS FOR HALL Mrs. Charlie Ruff has ted a position as hostess i Community Hall. She was pointed by the 12 mem! the Board of Commissione the Hall around the first year. Mrs. Ruff, who ass new duties Monday, J 2nd, is well qualified t position, having been a at the Country Club FEAGLE'S FEED STORE OPENS HERE W. Ray Feagle announces t^ opening of Feagle’s Feed and Seed Store at 1505 E. Main St» next to Sunrise Auto store. The new store, which will haniuj)| feeds, flour and seeds, is own ed by Mr. Feagle and his son, Jim. . . * The well-known Ballards pro ducts will be sold. Feeds for small animals will be handled. Mr. Feagle invites his friends and the general public to call on him at the above address. The store will maintain a de livery service for its wares.: Thou Lord, forgive! Lord you’ll under stand.” John Armfield awoke on the morning of April 17, 1865 to find that his faithful sister had disappeared. He looked every where and finally went to the cave where the General’s horse had been kept. The horse was pone and fresh footprints indi cated that only a few hours had passed since its disappear ance. He went about his busi ness as usual. He cooked his meals and mine and sat on the veranda and watched the river. His Quaker stoicism withheld from me the depths of his suf fering. Two weeks after the dsiap- pearance of Amanda John hitched up a team to a two- horse wagon and headed to ward Augusta with a bale of cotton. Spring rains had caus ed the Savannah to overflow its banks and while he made it across to the Georgia side he was unable to re-cross the fol lowing day and so I was alone when an Indian appeared late one afternoon carrying a bri dle. The red man spoke no English, not even Pidgin Eng lish. I took the bridle from him and hung it on a peg on the back porch, failing to as sociate it with my departed Aunt. The Indian hung around for several days and everytime I came into sight he would point at the bridle and grunt. Fin ally I took it down and on a little metal plate about three inches long I saw engraved “U. S. Calvary!” So, here at CHALLENGES DORN TO PROVE CHARGES Jan. 6.—Rep. James P. Rich ards of Lancaster today urged that former Rep. William J. Bryan Dorn of Greenwood come to Washington and sub stantiate his charges that “many” members of the House of Representatives take salary “kickbacks” from their secre tarial employes. Dorn, who served one term in the House, said last week in South Carolina that former Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, New Jersey Republican now serving a prison sentence for taking kickbacks, was no lone wolf in that respect. In fact( Dorn said, he per sonally knew of a number of members who practiced the sys tem, and, he added, he would be glad to appear before a con gressional committee and so testify. Commenting on Dorn’s charges, Richards declared his former House associate should “come to Washington and name names if he does know the names of any congressmen who are accepting kickbacks.” Richards, while admitting the possibility that there are mem bers of the House who do ex tract payments from the salar ies of their employes, said he had no personal knowledge of the existence of the practice in any office. “But, if Mr. Dorn knows,” said Richards, “it is his duty to come to Washington and re port the details to this Con gress. I am sure he will be given a hearing if he comes.” MRS. SUMMER WITH ODORLESS CLEANERS Mrs. Thomas Summer has ac cepted a position with the Od orless Cleaners as “Checker,” filling the vacancy made by Miss Colleen Neel, who resign ed on Christmas Eve, to go to Greenville to take a beauty course. While in Greenville Miss Neel will make her home with her aunt, Mrs. George Brown. Mrs. Summer, who was for merly employed by Spotts Gro cery on Hunt street, took over her new duties with the Odor less on Monday morning, Janu ary 2nd. LEE AND JACKSON PROGRAM FRIDAY A program commemorating the birthdays of General Lee and General Jackson will be held in the High School. audi- toroium Friday, January 13, at 11:30 a.m. Professor F. Scott Elliott of the Newberry College faculty will deliver the address. The high school Glee Club, Miss Betty Baker, director, will render appropriate . musical numbers. , 1 m. This program is sponsored annually by the Drayton Ruth erford and the Calvin Crozier Chapters, United Daughters of the Confederacy. All members are urged to be present public is cordially invited. uglas Gray of Laurens, at eir winter home in Fort My- . Florida. • Mrs. Claude Goodlet of Trav- rs Rest spent several days week in the home of her other, Mrs. Vernon C. Wilson Harper street, who has been at her home for the past ’two weeks. J. H. Ruff and daughter, Julia R. Smith, spent last esday in Winnsboro in the £ of Mrs. Ruffs mother, Julia Long, who celebrat- her 90th birthday on Thurs- y -January 5th. Agnes Schumpert was suddenly ill at her home Harper street last Saturday. condition is now reported be much improved. Miss Tommie Johnson, a her of the Greenwood faculty, spent the past aid in the home of her arents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. on Calhoun street. Mre. T. P. Johnson, who has Ik, ill at her home on Cal- street for the past several returned to her class m at Junior High the first the year. Ben Stewart returned to his ,<& on Jones street from the ’tfterans’ Hospital in Columbia week, where he was a pa- t. a couple of weeks under- $ treatment. and Mrs. Clarence Heus- and daughter, Martha, of tonia, N. 'C., were weekend itors in the home of Mr. tess’ brother-in-law and Rev. and Mrs. N. E. and family on Cal- R. D; Wright left Tues- to ( her son and daughter- •law, 1 Lt. Commander S. Downs Wright. Mrs. W. O. Wilson and Mrs. Furman Sterling visited the Woman’s College of Furman University in Greenville on business last Saturday. H. H. Kinard who has been ill with pneumonia and other complications, at his home on Friend street * for the past ten days, was reported today to be much improved and is now able to sit up some. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French spent last Sunday in Spartan burg with their daughter, Miss Dorothy French at Converse College where she is a member of the junior class. Mrs. Ella B. Webb and niece Mrs. L. C. Chappell of Wash ington, D. C., are visiting in the home of Mrs. Webb’s sister, Mrs. George L. Epps on Cal houn street. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hanna and daughter, Mrs. Robert Sproule who have been spending a while in Cheraw, arrived in Newberry the first of the week to spend a few days at theii home here on E. Main street. Mrs. George L. Epps, Sr., re turned to her home on Cal houn street, the first of the week,. after spending ten days in Charlottesville, Va., in t^e home of her son, Dr. George L. Epps and family. Lieut. Robert Sproule, sta tioned at Scott Field, Belleville, 111., is expected to send this weekend here with his wife, the former Mary Jane Hanna, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hanna on E. Main street. Mrs. Sproule, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hanna at their home in Cheraw and Newberry, will re turn to Scott Field with her husband Sunday. HOW TRUE! After a long course of treat ments had failed, the mas seuse sighed to her plump patient: “We can’t fight fate. After all, there is a destiny which shapes our ends ” GOOD YEAR The State Building & Loan Association held its annual meeting Monday, January 9 at which time a financial state ment for the past year was revealed to the stockholders. The meeting was presided over by the president, Ralph B. Baker. Two new directors, Louis C. Floyd and Guy V. Whitener, Sr., were elected tci serve with the old directors, Ralph B, Baker, Dr. Hugh B. Senn, R, Aubrey, J. Dave Cald well and Thomas H. Pope. Immediately after the stock holder’s meeting, the Board of Directors elected the following officers to serve during the en suing year: R. B. Baker, presi dent; Dr. H. B. Senn, vice- president; and Louis C. Floyd, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Baker reported that the association had enjoyed a very healthy growth during the year just past, having increased its finances by $100,000 over the previous year. ~ . The institution is a member of Federal Savings and Loan Insurance corporatioi posits, or savings, insurance against k $5000. and de- icre carry up to S. C. Most Backward A non-political commis sion will control game and fish administration ui South Carolina if a bill on the Senate calendar (H 1031) sponsored by the South Carolina Wildlife Federa tion is enacted into law. According to federation of ficials, this law will make possible a new deal in / game and fish and will save the fast-dwindling remnants of wildlife in this state. It is further declared by these officials that in .spite of the fact that hunting and fishing licenses ar e among the highest in the nation, our state is nationally rec- onized as the most back-\ ward in the country; that the commission will rectify the situation and will give the state a chance to save its game and fish if the. re form is not too long delay ed: that South Carolina can be one of the best game states under commission management which will make it possible to substi tute scientific methods for an outmoded system largely dominated by politics; that this reform will not mean a complete change of per sonnel since those who are doing a good job and who have the necessary ability will be more secure under the game commission. Wildlife commissions ex ist in .43 of the 48 states. Governor Thurmond has publicly expressed his ap proval. of >‘the *bill which will provide :?the commis sion. • • ' -v* er St. - ■ ■ ■ REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Security Loan & Investment company to Malcolm L. Kibler, one lot and one building on Mayer avenue, $3500. R. Herman Wright, executor , Estate of Z. F. Wright to Mr.»v u y.v Sarah H. Goggans, two lots on Ola street $1500. Luther Monroe McGahee^to Zeffie J. McGahee, orij one building, 1226 $5 love and affectioi.. Marion Jones Wilson and#| Mary Frances Jones \to Both* well Graham and Katherine? Graham, one lot and one build ing, 1220 Calhoun, $8200. Bessie S. West to Lillian G. Hiesey, one lot on McMorris street, $2500. Clyde M. Livingston to Jas. I. Dominick, one lot and one building on Ola street $2500. Newberry Outside J. Dave Caldwell and E. B. Purcell, one lot, $500. Ml. Bethel-Germany Cora Henderson to Gurnie R. v Summer, 55 acres $700. Johnstone Trustees of School District a to Hal Kohn, Sr. 28 acres one building (Johnstone house) $7280* Stony Hill James Earl Boozer to Berley Hawkins > and Ge Haltiwanger Hawkins, 7 acres $2500. Howard; B. Dominick, beth Dominick and Jo Dominick to James E. 30 3-4 acres $3125. Prosperity;' > Thomas B. Stockman Harry Martin, 21 acres Ponuuria Daisy Margaret Stone, Mae Hall, Lucille Stone Metts, Ruth Boland, Sara Frances Shealy, Helen Byrd and Joel H. Stone to A. R. Boland, two •vr PUP Willie Wm lots $1 and the *0 im AVELEIGH PRESS'! • , , . *4 - -r | crisi hiitory, by the threat which Communism offers to Chris tianity, by the practical godless ness of men, and by Christ, our Lord, who is himself, in man and society, the answer to the desperate needs of our time. They have been challenged to take the lead in the work of the church and to set the example by giving in Christ’s service more of their time, money, and selves. The men of the Ave- leigh Presbyterian Church are sharing in this church-wide movement. On Sunday morn ing, Jan. 15, the Men ©f the Church will be in charge of the 11:30 worship service. Mr. D. W. A. Neville, president of the men of the Presbytery of South Carolina, will preside. Among those taking part in the servits are: Mr. J. D. French, whose topic is “A Man and His Life;” Mrs. T. W. Hunter, “A Man and His Church;” Mr. E. B. Purcell. “A Man and His Mon ey.” A male quartet composed of Messrs. J. D. French, Keitt Purcell, Ralph Higgins, and Ice land Noel will provide special music for the service. —Contributed. ional was held in the coi the AAC meeting, ference and the American CoUeges elude the annual meeting, Jan-: uary 11.' DeaM^K^Bsrjwill re turn to the campu$ of New! College some tij&e Th January 12th. ith con- on of will ‘ con- E, Maxcy to Helen B. Weir, $3050. 180 BUILDING PERMITS L. M. Graham, one out house, concrete block on College street $400. Miss Bessie Campbell, re pairs and reroof barn on Dray ton street, $100. { L. C. Pitts, Jr., and Winifred Pitts, repairs to store building, on Luther street, $200. Lillie Leonhardt, add one room and porch to dwelling on Lee street, $700. (Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Turner, general repairs to dwelling on Davis street, $300. F. G. Kyzer, general repairs to dwelling on O’Neal street, $400. James S. Hutchinson was ad mitted to the Newberry Hospi tal Sunday night, where he un derwent a major operation Monday morning. His condi tion is reported to be fine, and he hopes to be able to return to his home on Boundary street this weekend. A DAUGHTER Prof, and Mrs. Kibler Wil liamson are celebrating the ar rival of a seven pound, four ounce daughter, Sarah Ellen, bom at the Newberry Hospital, Tuesday, January 10th. Professor Williamson, a stu dent at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C., ar rived in the city Tuesday morn ing to be with his wife, the former Margie Paysinger, and their infant daughter for a few days, ... , _ _ BOYCE B. BELL Boyce Burwell Bell, 57, died Sunday night ,at the Columbia Hospital. He had been in de clining health for some time. He was th e son of John F. and Hardenia Rippy Bell. He was born in North Carolina but had made his home in New berry for the past 31 years where he was section foreman for the CN and L Railway. He was a member of the Pen tecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Lillian Warren; his step-mother, Mrs. Bernice M. Bell, of Blacksburg; two sons, J. W. Bell, of Champaign, 111.; Boyce R. Bell, Jr., of Ai ken; a daughter, Mrs. Mable Caldwell of Newberry; six grandchildren and the follow ing brothers and sisters: Lloyd Bell of Monroe, N. C., Zeb Bell of Spencer, N. C., Price Bell of Inman. Francis and Joe Bell of Blacksburg, Bill Bell, of Balti more, Md., Paul Bell of Panama Canal Zone, Mrs. R. A. Hardin of North Augusta, Mrs. Ruth Minges of Gastonia, N. C., Mrs. Iliff Hardin, Smyrna, Mrs. Joe Brown of Spartanburg; Mrs. Pauline Kale and Mrs. Margar et Davis of Shelby, N. C^ Mrs. Mildred Wallace of Decatur, Ala. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the res idence on Brown Street with Rev. Zeb Smith officiating. In terment followed in Baxter Memorial Cemetery. HENRY B. HARE LEAVES OFFICE Saluda, Jan. 9. — Henry B. Hare, senior attorney in the of fice of ‘the solicitor, U. S. De partment of Agriculture, after 32 years of service in the Fed eral Government has filed his resignation effective January 9. Since 1944 he has been sta tioned in Atlanta in the region al office of the solicitor. Ror 12 years . previous to that time he was in the solicitor’s office in Wlashington engaged in title examination and land acquisi tion procedure. Mr. Hare will return to his home in Saluda, where he will engage in th e general practice of law with his brother, former Congressman Butler B. Hare, specializing in real estate law. .Eugene S. Blease to Paul Williams, 63 acres (quit claim deed) $1. Jalapa H. K. Boyd to C. C. Wallace, 15 acres, $5 and other consid erations. Y .J: ; *|g|!g Whitmire Joe L. Atchison to Robert D. Byrd, qpe lot and one building on Railroad avenue $325wp J. P. Adams to Mrs. El S. Hugg, 33 acres and 1 b ing $800. ' ^-.1 DAVID LANGFORD HIT BY CAR MONDAY LELAND S. BOOZER Leland Samuel Boozer, age 52. died Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van Price in the Mount Bethel-Gar- many section of Newberry county. He had been in de clining health for several months. Mr. Boozer was born and reared in Smyrna Section of Newberry County, the son of the late John Samuel and Liza Caldwell Boozer. He was a member of Lebanon Methodist Church, where he served on the board of stewards and as president of his Sunday school class. He was a veteran of the first” World War and former em ployee of the Newberry County Highway Department. He had made his home in the Mount Bethel-Garmany section for the past 30 years. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday from the Mc- Swain Funeral Home at 3 p.m. by Rev. R. L. Hall and Rev. C. W. BrockwelL Interment followed in Rosemant cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Texie Cromer Booze^, and the following brothers and sis ters: Mrs. J. Tax Senn and Mrs. C. F. Sterling, both of Newberry, Mrs. W. W. Watkins of Cross Hill, Wister E. Boozer of Kansas City, Mo., and Guy N. Boozer of Newberry. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. David Langford, nine-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Grif fin Langford was painfully bruised, but not seriously in jured when he was struck by a car driven by Mrs. J. W. Abrams about five o’clock Mon day afternoon. The accident occurred in front of the Langford home on Boundary street, when David started to cross the street. He saw a truck coming which was going towards Greenwood and waited for it to pass. He then ran across the street a»d hit by the car driven by* Abrams, coming ’ towards the city, which he did not see in time to avoid the accident. He was rushed immediately to the Newberry Hospital, where X- rays and examinations showed that he received no broken bones, but was painfully bruis ed on his right arm and right leg. David is a member of the third grade at Boundary Street school, and his little friend^ as well as others will be sorry to hear of his misfortune. He returned to his home on Boundary street late Tuesday afternoon and is now reported to be doing fine. BIRTHDAYS : Paul B. Ezell, Mabel Miller, Mrs. James Brown and Richard L McWhirter. January 14; Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, Edna Hite Pay- singer and Mrs. C. A. F« January 15; Miss Mary and J. C. Price, ' Janui Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wilbur Mary Elaine Paysinger J. F. Lominick, Jam Mrs. Sieve C. Griffith L. G. McCullough, Ji Lonnie SCJUu.