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PAGE TWO 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner 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: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR A somewhat vitriolic attack on me has been published by some of my R. E. A. friends because of a few remarks by me in Spectator concerning a bill in the Legislature un der which bretheren of the Coops wish to serve areas which have been taken into a town and even to sell power to in dustrial establishments. I somewhat mildly and modestly suggested that this service was intended for farmers living on farms and not farmers (like myself) who live in towns. I have not seen the paper, though I think it usually comes to me as an exchange. However, many of my farmer breth ren have expressed some indignation over this attack on me though I hope I may recover from it and be able to shake hands with those young men again. It would be just as easy for me to write a lot of abuse and make foolish accusations of bad motives as it is for my friends, who must have forgotten that among gentlemen a certain chivalry in public discursion is much more be coming than a blast of invective. Public questions should be discussed on the merits of the questions. For example, the question of right or wrong cannot be decided on the basis of one man being bald-head ed and the other having snaggle-teeth. So the issue between the R.E.A. and the municipalities can’t be decided by slaps at me; I am a very small fry and growing smaller all the time. mmEr systemic insecticide Lzft — cotton crown from seed treated with THIMET. Right — cotton grown rrom untreated seed is stunted. Seed treated with THIMET grows insect-killing Cotton! 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TELEPHONE: MOuntviUe 528 OF AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY DIVISION • NEW YORK 20, N. Y. THE NEWBERRY SUN T Hospital Patients Mrs. Ruby C. Berley, Rt. 2, Po- maria. Harvey Richard Bladon, Rt. 5, Saluda. Mrs. Nellie Bennett, 1302 Wash ington St. Claude Bouknight, 346 Crosson St. Mrs. Reba E. Chapman, Little Mountain. Mrs. Lois Covan and baby boy, 1328 Summer St. Forrest Cannon, Little Mountain. Mrs. Janie Dodgen, 616 Wright St. Master Neal Dickert, 909 Col lege St. Mrs. Mary Nell Eargle, 1232 Summer St. Miss Patsy Frick, Rt. 1. Dwight Fulmer, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Adele B. Floyd, Rt. 3. Miss Annie Enloe Griffin, Rt. 1, Box 177. Rev. Edgar L. Halfacre, Rt. 2. Ernest W. Holloway, Box 124, Chappells. Edward C. Herndon, Wiseman Hotel. Miss Minnie Havird, 516 Bound ary St. Mrs. Sue Hutchinson, 801 Col lege St. Marvin Harmon, 118 Glenn St. Mrs. Lillian B. Hendrix, Rt. 4. Mrs. Mary K. James, 2006 Riv er St. C. W. Kirby, 1919 Nance St. Miss Ethel Koon, 817 Boundary St. Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity. Mary Lou Lommick, Rt. 1. George R. Lominick, Rt. 1. Mrs. Azilee Mitchell, Batesburg. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Har rington St. Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1. Mrs. Dot Newbold, 109 Cald well. William C. Norris, Rt. 2. Mrs. Dora Nelson, Rt. 1, Whit mire. Mrs* Sadie P. Padgett, 89 Glenn St. Mrs. Ethel Richardson, Rt. 3, Prosperity. Mrs. Lillian Rinehart, 2053 Piedmont St. Mrs. Helen Reid, 1806 College St. Eugene Shealy, 2003 Drayton St. Mrs. Carrie Lee Slice, 1602 First St. Mrs. Margaret' Smith, Rt. 2, Box 46. James Torrence, Little Moun tain. David Clyde Wilson, Rt. 3, Pros perity. Mrs. Sara L. Summer and baby boy, Rt. 1, Box 36C, Johnston. Alma Elizabeth Brewington and baby boy, 45L Spring Hill Apts. Mrs. Mary B. Burnette, 2804 Hunt Ave. Mrs. Onie C. Goldsmith, Rt. 1. Arthur Long, Rt. 4. Master Larry Gallman, Rt. 2. Will Coleman, Rt. 4. Jeff Gladney, Rt. 3, Prosperity. Johnny Ruff, Rt. 1. Mildred Simpkins, 1603 Vincent St. Inez Young. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Emory Hipp, Prosperity. Mrs. Francis Epting, Newberry. Mrs. Minnie Frick, Chapin. Mrs. Lula Derrick, Leesville. Mrs. Willie Mae Sites, Little Mountain. Miss Florence Miller, Pomaria. Paul Moates, Joanna. Carl Epting, Prosperity. C. A. Walling, Columbia. Mrs. Georgia Mae Haltiwanger, Chapin. Mrs. Carrie Hiller, Newberry. Mrs. Minnie Reagin, Newberry. Maxey Bedenbaugh, Prosperity. Walter S. Cameron, 67, died Thursday afternoon in a Colum bia hospital after several days serious illness. / He had been in declining health for several years. He was born and reared in Edgefield County, but had spent the greater part of his life in Neberry. For the past seven years he had made his home in Spartanburg. He was formerly employed by Duke Power Co. for 18 years and was a for mer member of the Newberry Fire Department. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. James A. Suber of Spartan burg; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at Me Swain Fun eral Homd by Rev. N. E. Truesdell and Rev. C. W. Brockwell. Burial was in Springdale Cemetery. Shealy Rites Were Saturday Thomas Benson (Pad) Shealy, 83, died Friday afternoon at his residence, Rt. 3, Newberry. He had been in declining health for the past seven months and ill for the past week. Mr. Shealy was born and rear ed in St. Phillips section of New berry County, a son of the late Will and Anna Leitzsey Shealy. He had made his home in the Bush River section of the county for the past 24 years where he operated a farm. He was a member of St. Phillips Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Epting Shealy; two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Mur rell and Mrs. Bobby Williams, both of Newberry; two brothers, Luther P. and David L. Shealy, both of Newberry and three grandchildren. _-Funeral services were held Sat urday fftemppn from St. Phillips Lutheran Church by Rev. C. L. Richardson and Rev. C. H. Stucke. Burial was-in the church cemetery* General Lester Arlington Rites Maj. ,Gen. James Allen Lester, U. S. Army, retired, 66, died at Letterman General Hospital at San Francisco Monday night. A native of Prosperity, General Lester was a son of the late Allen and Rosa Lester. He graduated from The Citadel in 1911 and from the U. S. Mili tary Academy in 1915—the same class as President Dwight D. Eis- When aman descends to attacks on a person he not only exaggerates that person’s importance but he proves that he cannot argue the question itself on its merits. Throwing mud on the other man is an old trick. An oldlawyer once told me: ‘Tf you have any law, talk to the Judge; if you have any facts present them quietly to the jury; but if you have neither law nor facts rave and rant, bellow and snort; kick up a terrific dust.” Are my es teemed friends so lacking in facts that they shoot at me? Who am I and what have I to do with the question? I mere ly discussed a public question. I hold in respect and esteem all my friends of the R.E.A. Differences in opinion don’t turn me personally against them; nor do these matters of opinion cause me to feel antagonistic; very likely either these gentlemen or their fathers were actively associated with me in the Farmers and Taxpayers’ League. We are wholly together on most questions of the day. Why, then, should I besmirch my fel low-farmers and accuse them of trying to aggrandize them selves, or all such flubdub? Incidentally I recently spent most of a morning and part of an afternoon in connection with the Soil Bank; I have repeatedly said that I have given rights-of-way to a Coop (both telephone and electric). Shakespeare said—as I recall—“The gentlemen doth pro test too much.” Why do they protest? I renew the assurances of my regard for the gentlemen whose writer descends to the level of billings-gate instead of his maintaining a calm and dignifed attitude of meritor ious discussion. The South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. is not under the same management that incurred my friends’ displeasure; Mr. S. C. McMeekin, President of the South Carolina Elec tric & Gas Company is a native son, born and reared in old Fairfield County, on the farm; he is a Clemson man and fully identified with the farmers of our State. I say again: it does not matter if the manager of the R.E.A. is a Methodist, or Lutheran, and I happen to be a Baptist; the issue is something which all of us as Ameri can citizens and South Carolinians should be able to discuss but not cuss. Dis-cuss the problem but don’t “cuss” one another, unless we are making an uproar instead of sub mitting facts. PROSPERITY Mrs. Paul Scott was hostess to the Prosperity Garden Club last Monday afternoon. Mrs. George W. Harmon pre sided in the absence of the presi dent and vice-president. Mrs. W. H. Leaphart gave a timely discussion on garden pests. Mrs. Leaphart stated that the pests are here to stay and the only thing to do is to store shelves with material that will control pests. Officers for next year elected are: President, Mrs. H. L. Fel lers; vice president, Mrs. L. J. Fellers; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. George Harmon. The hostess served a salad plate with spiced tea. She also gave each member a brush for cleaning flower leaves and a pas try brush. —-*■■■■ •- The March meeting of the Iris Garden Club was held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. B. D. Haw kins. Mrs. Tommie Harmon, president, presided. Mrs. Leroy Pugh, program lead er, first ’ discussed the control of weeds. She then gave an infor mative talk on chrysanthemums, planting and cultural care and most suitable varieties. Mrs. Wofford Cooper had gleanings. Mrs. Otis Shealy was winner in bingo. The St. Patrick idea was em phasized in the salad plate and cake served with coffee. The fa vors were miniature wheelbar rows filled with mints. The fa vors also emphasized the St. Pat rick idea. Mrs. Ben M. Clark was hostess to the Literary Sorosis Friday af ternoon with fifteen members present. Mrs. Walter Hamm presided. Resolutions for Mrs. C. T. Wyche and Mrs. G. Y. Hunter, charter members of the club, who passed away in the past month, were read and accepted. The club voted to offer again a citizenship medal to the out standing member of the Senior class of the Prosperity school. Mrs. J. F. Browne gave an in teresting discussion of deserts— their formation and characteris tics and the flowers and animals of the desert. Her talk was il lustrated with colored slides. During the social hour the hos tess served a delectable salad plate, coffee and ice cream pat ties. Jean Barnes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Barnes, cele brated her first birthday Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes invited the immed iate families to help Jean cele brate. They served ice cream and the birthday cake decorated in pink, mints and nuts. Mrs. D. H. Hamm Sr., Miss Myrtle Ruff, Mrs. J. E. Wessing- er, and Mrs. D. H. Hamm Jr„ at tended a WSCS meeting in Orangeburg last Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Riley of Union spent from Monday till Wednesday last week with Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spotts. Mrs. Frank McMillan Jr., of Latta spent the weekend here with her mother, Mrs. Lillian W. Har mon. Also spending the weekend with Mrs. Harmon was her grand son, Frank McMillan III, student at University of Georgia. Frank will leave this weekend for Savan nah, Ga., where he will teach as part of his work in studying for his Ph. D. degree. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pitts of Fort Iowa, arrived Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wil liams. Mr. and Mrs. W, T. Givens and their son, Warren Jr., of Sumter were weekend guests of Mrs. Giv ens’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ro land Merchant. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beam of Newberry spent Sunday with Mrs. Beam’s mother, Mrs. O. W. Am- ick. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Scott of Ware Shoals spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. P. E. Wise. Mrs. R. T. Pugh returned home Monday from a three month’s visit enhower. General Lester served in World War I and World War II. In World War II, he was on General Douglas MacArthur’s staff in the Pacific. Later, he was provost marshal of the Philippines. For two years, General Lester served with the military occupa tion forces in Japan. Since retiring several years ago, he has lived in San Francis co. He is survived by his widow, the former Mildred White; three sis ters, Mrs. James F. Davis, Mrs. G. G. Caughman and Mrs. J. D. Quattlebaum, all of Columbia; a half-sister, Miss Blanche Kibler, and a half-brother. Dr. E. N. Kib ler, both of Prosperity; and four nieces. 1 Funeral services were held at 2 Dpdge, to visit THURSDAY, MARCH 20. p. m. Wednesday, March 19, at Ar lington National Cemetery with full military rites. with her children, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Pugh in Decatur, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schultz in At lanta, Ga. Mrs. Schultz brought her mother home and Remained for several days. Miss Nannie Pugh of Newberry spent the weekend with her niece, Mrs. W. E. Hancock. Mrs. P. E. Wise and her sis ter, Mrs. S. S. Bieriey of Ports mouth, Ohio, who has been visit ing in Athens, Ga., and Atlanta, Ga., from where Mrs. Bieriey will return home. Mrs. Cora Stockman returned home Monday from a three weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Russell Caughman in At lanta, Ga. Mrs. H. W. Smith of Cayce spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Cole Wessinger and Mr. Wes- singer. Mrs. Ernest Kinard and her two children, Kay and Jimmy, of Co lumbia, visited her mother, Mrs. Asa Bowers and other relatives during the weekend. Weekend guests* of Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Gibson were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster and their daughter, Lois of Florence.^ Mrs. J. H. Morris, Mrs. Marvin Mayer and her two children, Stan ley and Nancy, of Columbia were Sunday guests of Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spotts. ——————— ■ SCOUTERS . . . (Continued from page 1) elevated to Scoutmaster in Janu ary 1926 and has been registered in Scouting ever since. During his 34 years he has, in addition to serving , in Newberry, served for two years as Assistant Scoutmas ter of Troop 40, Atlanta, Ga. and one year as Scoutmaster of Troop 16, Enoree. He returned $o New berry in June 1931 to become Scoutmaster of Troop 66 here and has held that position until the present time. In addition to the Silver Beaver Award, Mr. Cannon has received the Scoutihaster’s Key, holds the rank of Eagle Scout with Silver Palm, is a member of the Execu tive Board of the Blue Ridge Coun cil and is a member of the Order of the Arrow, a National Scout Camping fraternity. During his tenure as Scoutmaster of Troop 66, 300 boys have passed through Scouting in the troop, 50 of them earned Eagle Rank while in the troop a number of others later re ceived the rank of Eagle after moving to other towns. Among the boys under Mr. Cannon in Scout ing, many have distinguished themselves in later life. They have become ministers, missionaries, lawyers, managers of textile plants, high ranking officers in the Army, Navy and Marines, doc tors and teachers. One former Troop 66 Scout is a former mem ber of the State Legislature and former Speaker of the House. Many are now active in business. Mr. Cannon received many hon ors while acquiring his education. In the Newberry city schools he received the seventh grade medal and went or. to take second place in scholarship at Newberry High School. At Newberry College be fore graduating with first honors in 1926, he had won the Freshman medal, the History medal, the phil osophy medal, was business mana ger of the college annual, treasur er of his class and president of the student body. At the Georgia In stitute of Technology, where he completed a special two-year tex tile course, he was awarded the proficiency medal given by the Operating Executives Association of Georgia and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Y As a member of Central Meth odist Church, Mr. Cannon hap taught in the Sunday School for many years, served on the Soard of Stewards and also the ushering committee. He is a former mem ber of the Board of ftrapetee* of Newberry City Schools, a meihber of the Board of Directors of New berry County Bank, a member of the Lions Club and a past dent and past secretary organization. Mr. Cannon at present ^ position of executive the Newberry College nial Building and Fund, having been on the strative staff of the college 1949. Prior to 1949 he wee sistant superintendent and tary of the Newberry Cotton Special guests of the Club for the presentation Mrs. Dewey Kinard, Dr. f Kaufmann, President of N< College, James E. Britt, vtoe-pa dent and general manager, berry Mills, Inc., and Shealy, chairman Newberry I Scout District. PURCELLS for an auto, loan to buy a ne# «carpel P “See, dear? 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