NEWS
BRIEFS
ANNUAL BAZAAR
The women of Central church
are making plans for their an
nual bazaar to be held on Nov.
15th in the Community Hall.
They ask their friends to re
member the date.
VFW MEETS MONDAY
Members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Auxiliary are
particularly urged to attend the
regular monthly meeting Mon
day night, October 10, at 8:00
at the VFW Hut.
Final plans for the Harvest
Carnival, to be held October
13th, will be made at the Mon
day night meeting.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that
a second primary will be held
Tuesday, October 18th, 1949 for
the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Alderman from
Ward 1.
HENRY T. CANNON,
Chairman
O. F. Armfield, Secretary.
ROAD SURVEY BE MADE
The State Highway depart
ment survey force is now in
the county making surveys of
the 45 miles of road in the
farm-to-market program. It is
thought that contracts will be
let for the paving of these
roads around the first of the
year.
BUYi i HOME IN CITY
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Sterling
have purchased the J. O. Wil
liams home on Shelly street,
and expect to move there soon
to make their home. They now
reside in the St. Phillips com
munity.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sum
mer (Ruby Sterling) who are
now making their home with
Mrs. Summer's parents, will
also move to the city with
them to make their home.
RAWLS-DOMINICK
A romance which began two
years ago between Mr. Mc-
Swain Dominick and Miss Ha
zel Rawls, culminated in a
quiet marriage in Columbia, S.
C. Saturday, September 3, 1949.
The ceremony was performed
by Dr. Heise of Columbia.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Rawls of
Pomaria, and is a student of
Draughous Business College in
Columbia.
The groom a son of Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Dominick, Route
2, Newberry, is a veteran of
World War II, and is complet
ing his senior year in New
berry College.
—Contributed
County Hospital
Patients Listed
Miss Jewel Wise, Joanna, S.
C.
Julius Wicker, Pomaria, S. C.
Mr A. P. Boozer, 2020 Ade
laide St.
Mrs. Fannie Black, Pros
perity, S. C.
Mary Janis Boozer, 1314
Fourth St.
Mrs. Mary Francis Bostic, 54
McDonnel St., Whitmire, S. C.
Mr. J. Davis Crooks, Rt. 3,
Pomaria.
Mrs. Helen Geraldine Crisp,
215 Duckett St., Whitmire.
Miss May Dold, Newberry.
Mrs. Linda Campbell, Rt. 2,
Whitmire.
Mrs. Ella Mae Berry, Jeffer
son St.
Mrs. Annelle Davis and baby
boy, 818 James St., Newberry.
MiSB Lois Fant, Newberry
Hotel.
Mrs. Margaret Fellers, 1207
Chapman St.
Mr. Jimmie Felker, Mayer
Ave.
Mrs. Hester Henson, Great
Falls.
Miss Mae Hendrix, 415
Wright St.
Mrs. Vera Lester, Prosperity.
Miss Vemelle Metts, Rt. 4,
Newberry.
Mr. Maxwell McKittrick, Kin-
ards, S. C.
Mrs. W. W. Nichols, Rt. 1,
Saluda, S. C.
Mrs. D. H. Phillips and baby
girl, Rt. 3, Newberry.
Mrs. O. O. Richardson and
baby boy, Newberry College.
Mrs. Nell Ruff, Rt. 2, New
berry.
Mrs. Helen Saye, 1518 Boun-
Mr. Robert M. Truett, 2400
McCaughrin Ave.
Permits To Build
Only four building and re
pair permits were issued dur
ing the past week by building
inspector Sam A. Beam as
follows:
Mrs. Ray Feagle, one two-
car wood frame garage on Har
per street, $500.
Rosco Coppock, general re-
parirs to dwelling, Adelaide
street, $150.
B. R. Roton, general repairs
to dewelling on Green street,
$140.
Ernest and Nora Ward, gen
eral repairs to dwelling on
Drayton street, $150,
A lot of men miss tiheir wives’ cooking every chance
they get.
LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW
(Miss Elizabeth Dominick
spent two days this week with
friends in Columbia.
Mrs. J. W. Mims is visiting
her son, Dick Mims and family
in Laurens this week.
Mrs. Hugh Jenkins of Lin-
colnton, N. C., spent from Fri
day of last wek until Wednes
day of this week with Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmie Wiseman.
(Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruff and
daughter, Mrs. Julia R. Smith
spent the wekend in Winnsboro
in the home of Mrs. Ruffs mo
ther, Mrs. Julia Long.
Charles Brown of Daytona
Beach, Florida, spent several
days this week in the home of
his cousin, Mrs. R. D. Wright
on McCaughrim avenue.
Mrs. Hugh Foster is spend
ing a few days this week in
Charleston with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy West.
Mrs. James Clary and daugh
ter, Betsy of Greenville, spent
Sunday in the home of Mrs.
Clary’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Bryson on Harrington St.
Albert Ringer, a student at
Clemson College spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Ringer, Sr. on
Chapman street.
Mrs. C. B. Wiseman of Lin-
colnton, N. C. is spending a
couple of weeks here with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Jimmie Wiseman at
the Hotel Wiseman.
Miss Annelle Ruff, a mem
ber of the Graniteville high
school faculty, spent the past
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. N. Ruff in the Mt.
Bethel Garmany community.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Briggs
and daughter Anita, of Chicago,
111., are leaving today (Friday)
for Tryon, N. C., to visit Mrs.
Briggs’ mother, Mrs. E. E.
Brown, after spending two
weeks here with Mr. Briggs’
mother, Mrs. A. J. Briggs on
Hunt street.
Misses Dessa and Sara Wilson
and mother, Mrs. L. W. Wilson,
spent Sunday in Augusta, Ga.,
with their brother and son,
John Wilson who is a patient in
the Veterans Hospital there.
They report that Mr. Wilson
is improving nicely and expects
to return to his home on Boun
dary street before very long.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mims and
son Neil of Laurens, spent Mon
day in the home of Mr. Mims’
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrsl Gordon Clarkson on
Mayer Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reeder,
Mrs. Henry Cousins, and chil
dren, spent a coupje of days
last week in the home of Mrs.
Cousins’ parents, Rev. and Mrs.
M. L. Kester.
Weekend visitors in the home
of Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Goodman
were Rockwell Culp of Moores-
vills, N. C., and their grand
children, Reuben and Mary
Lois Goodman of Kannapolis,
N. C.
Sunday visitors in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpen
ter were their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A1
Fischer of Columbia and Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Fischer of
Orangeburg.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell
and daughter, Anne, Mrs. W.
H. Shannon and daughter. Miss
Jo Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Shannon and small son, spent
Sunday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Mims and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Humphries
and Mr. and Mrs. George Ro-
delsperger spent the past week
end near Hendersonville, N. C.
where they joined the former’s
daughter, Mrs. W. M. Cox and
Mrs. Cox at a cottage for the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Berry
and family have moved from
826 O’Neal street to Ninety Six,
where Mr. and Mrs. Berry have
accepted work in the weaving
room of the mill there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harvey
are now making their home at
1935 % Harrington street in the
apartment recently vacated by*
the W. E. Summers.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Coleman
moved Wednesday from 1224
Hunt street into the Scott home
on College street, which they
purchased recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Epps
and two daughters, Harriet and
Linda, of Columbia, were guests
over the weekend in the home
of Mr. Epps mother, Mrs. Geo.
L. Epps on Calhoun street.
Claude C. Smith left Wed
nesday to spend the rest of the
’”eek at Beaufort where he is
constructing seven five-room
dwellings for sale there.
Sale of Dominick Lands
Largest Ever In County
At a trustee sale of proper
ties of the late Dr. J. J. Dom
inick here Monday the largest
single tract of land, 842 acres,
known as the Boozer tract, was
sold to Boyd Lumber company
(Hunter & Mills) for the sum
of $79,075.00. This property
is said to be heavily timbered
as it is located in Old Town
township.
The Williams tract of land lo
cated about 3 miles from Chap
pells, comprising 298 acres was
sold to L. E. Watkins for $10,-
050.00.
The Harley tract of 20 acres,
adjoining the Williams proper
ty was sold to C. E. St Amand,
attorney for $650.
The Mayer place in No. 9
township comprising 128 acres
was sold to H. M. Hentz for
$6,400.
The Fair (or Jones) tract of
84 acres in No. 9 township was
sold to David Waldrop for $1,-
510.00.
The William Thomas tract of
50 acres was sold to J. Thad
McCrackin for $75.
The Dr. Jim Smith house at
the corner of Tarrant and
Boundary streets in Newberry
was bid in by T. A. Dominick,
Agent for $6,000.
The Lester R. Dominick home
place of 93 acres in No. 9 town
ship was sold to H. M. Kunkle
for $1,900.
The Louise Stockman Haw
kins tract of 115 acres in No.
9 township was sold to H. M.
Kunkle for $1,350.
The S. P. Hawkins place in
No. 9 township of 33
acres was sold to A. E. Lester
for $535.
The J. O. Moore place of 18
acres in No. 9 township was
sold to J. R. Hunter for $395.
The S. P. Mills place of 27
acres was sold to Mrs. W. J.
McCartha for $625.00.
The Fulmer place of 1.23
acres was sold to J. Dave Cald
well for $3,000.
Remaining lands of the Dom
inick estate to be sold later are
as follows:
The Floyd place in Old Town
of 800 acres.
The Werber place in Old
Town of 915 acres.
J. R. Bedenbaugh place of
35 acres in No. 9 township.
The Moore place of 7 acres in
Union school district.
This was the largest land sale
ever held in the County. The
auction was conducted by Lon
nie M. Graham.
The awards were presented
last week at the annual con
ference held by the Direct Mail
Advertising Association in Chi
cago, September 21-23.
Mrs. Emile Prince attended
the conference as the represen
tative of Spartan Grain & Mill
Company, and received the
award, which reads as follows:
“The Direct Mail Advertising
Campaign of Spartan Grain &
Mill Company has been selec
ted for a 1949 Best of Industry
Award, in recognition of its
excellence and the results
achieved. This outstanding
campaign will be part of an
exhibit to tour the United
States and Canada, to encour
age the increased use of well-
planned, effective direct mail.”
+ VOL. 12—NO. 21 ♦NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1949 ♦ $1.50 PER YEAR
Jimmie Wiseman Elected Mayor;
Welling And McDowell In Run-off
James E. Wiseman, local ho
tel man, was elected mayor
Tuesday over his opponent Le-
land L. Wilson by a two to one
majority, the vote being Wise
man 1544; Wilson 742. Mr.
Wiseman had commanding
leads in seven of the eight
boxes. Mr. Wilson led in his
home box. He is now a mem-
THE VOTE BY WARDS
ber of council. Mr. Wiseman
is a new-comer in local politics.
T. C. (Ted) McDowell and
Dr. A. W. Welling will be in
the run-off Tuesday, October
18th to decide the alderman
contest in Ward 1. Mr. Well
ing led the field of four in this
ward, receiving 920 votes. Mr.
McDowell received 584 votes;
George W. Martin 550 and
Pope L. Wicker 194.
In the Ward 3 contest For
rest W. Dickert defeated J. Ed
McConnell by a vote of 1285
to 958. Mr. McConnell is now
a member of council. Mr. Dic
kert made one race for council
some years back.
Cecil E. Kinard polling the
largest vote of any candidate
in any race easily defeated his
opponent H. W. Clark in Ward
5. The vote was Kinard 1607
Clark 658. Mr. Kinard is now
a member of council and Mr.
Clark served on that body for
a number of years.
J. Lee Boozer, also making
his initial trip in politics de
feated Thos. O. (Ossie) Stew-
srt for a seat in council for
the new ward six. The vote
was Boozer 1319; Stewart 953
Ernest Layton was nominated
without opposition from Ward
four as was Neil Dufford from
Ward 2.
A city-wide election will be
necessary in the second prim
ary as aldermen this year are
elected at large.
MAYOR
WARD 1
WARD 3
WARD 5
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Ward 1
182
144
125
56
111
33
199
120
102
220
143
182
Ward 2
82
244
49
116
129
32
241
77
70
252
158
165
Ward 3-1
7
48
7
17
24
6
34
19
7
46
32
24
Ward 3-2
126
257
. 106
53
178
38
119
262
102
279
293
90
Ward 4-1
31
77
25
35
28
18
72
31
43
65
48
59
Ward 4-2
80
142
44
80
65
20
128
89
80
137
104
114
Ward 5
155
341
142
82
230
32
290
195
132
362
316
175
Ward 6
79
291
86
111
155
15
202
165
122
246
225
144
TOTAL
742
1544
584
550
920
194
1285
958
658
1607
1319
953
Start Street Paving On
Johnstone, Pope, Glenn
Paving on Newberry Streets
id 1 mile at Silverstreet got
ider way Thursday, accord-
g to George Scruggs of the
ighway department which
;ency is doing the work. Mr.
:ruggs said all the work
ould be finished in “three of
ur days.”
The program includes pav
ing Johnstone street from the
vicinity of the Henry Hollo
way home to the Cut-off road;
Pope street from College to
MT. BETHEL H. D. CLUB
TO MEET TUESDAY
The Mt. Bethel Garmany
Home Demonstration Club will
meet at the School House
Tuesday, October 12, 1949 at
3:00 o’clock P. M. Hostesses
for the meeting will be Mrs. W.
T. Vanderford and Mrs. W. E.
Epps.
The October meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church of the Redee
mer will meet Monday after
noon October 10th, at 4.00 pm
at the home of Mrs. Horace
Swittenberg.
Associate hostesses are Mrs.
Geo. C. Hipp, Mrs. H. H. Hed-
gepath, Mrs. A. E. Bedenbaugh.
County Fair
Time is Near
Now it will soon be time for
the Newberry Legion Fair
which will be held this year
October 24 - 29. This great fair
is produced annually by the
Newberry Post, American Le
gion for the people of Newberry
and adjacent counties—the Fair
belongs — it’s yours. It is
streamlined and designed to be
the show window for your cat
tle, pigs, chickens, canned goods
pies, needle craft, pumpkins,
apples and pears. In fact any
thing that is grown on the
farm or made in the home—it
is also intended to create a
breathing spell and a visit with
old friends and neighbors—to
see what your neighbor has
grown and developed on his
farm and hear him tell how
he did it—to let your children
have an outing and a go at all
the attractions on the world’s
eigth largest Carnival Midway,
the largest in the history of
our fair. The Newberry mer
chants this year have the
shelves of their stores stocked
with bright new merchandise
at special fair prices. It may
be just what you want and
have been looking for. So while
at the fair, kill two birds with
one stone and pay the mer
chants a visit too.
Our spacious; exhibit halls
are clean and well lighted. Pre
pare now to enter your live
stock, your agricultural prod
ucts, your canned goods. Teach
ers, enter your schools. It may
be that you have the blue rib
bon winners and you will en
joy every minute of your visit
to the fair. See your County
Agent now or write Mr. Frank
Sutton, Manager of the New
berry Fair, for entry blanks.
Firemen Cut
$12,000.00
In 37 Slices
A melon of 29 years accumu
lation was cut wide open here
the other day when local volun
teer fireman decided to spli.
among themselves more than
$12,000 which had been ac
cumulating since 1910. Those
with 16 years servise got top
money, and the others accord-
ing to their years. This money
did not come from tax payers
but from insurance companies
in the nature of compensation
for low fire losses. Those who
get the money and the amounts
is as follows:
Tom P. Wicker
Jordan Vaughn
George Rodelsperger
Sam A Beam
H. O. Swittenberg
H. L. Dukes
$737.00
737.00
737.00
737.00 •
737.00
737.00
737.00
Miss Betty Jean Lefler, a
freshman at Columbia College,
and her roommate. Miss Carole
Felder, spent last weekend at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hawkins.
ENJOY EVENING
OF FUN AT VFW HUT
Plans are about complete for
the VFW Auxiliary Harvest
Carnival, which will be held
next Thursday night, October
13th at 7 o’clock, at the VFW
Hut, opposite the Newberry
airport.
The merchants of the city
have been cooperating with the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Aux
iliary, by donating various ar
ticles of merchandise to be used
for prizes and gifts, in the
bingo games and other con
tests. The grand prize which
will be given is a beautiful ra
dio, now on display in the
Goodyear Service Store.
Mrs. Ralph Wilbanks, presi
dent of the VFW Auxiliary, and
the Auxiliary invites the entire
family to come out and enjoy
an evening of fun. Plans have
also been made for the enter
tainment of the children.
No admission fee will be
charged, but a small charge for
participating in some of the
games, and refreshment stand
will sell hot chocolate, coffee,
homemade cookies and cake.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Ralph Whitaker
90.00
James G. Sease
90.00
J G. Purkerson
504.00
G. H. Connelly
460.00
J. H. Clark
460.00
Eugene Harmon
368.00
D. L. Driggers
368.00
Ernest E. Ringer
322.00
George Way
322.00
Eugene Derrick
322.00
Cecil E. Kinard
322.00
T. H. Crooks
322.00
D. L. Laird
276.00
Cyril Hutchinson
276.00
S. D. Rowe
230.00
J. E. Hazel
230.00
Irvin Attaway
184.00
Hugh Connelly
138.00
Sims Tompkins
184.00
L. Pope Wicker, Jr
92.00
W. E. Turner, Jr.
92.00
Rev. C. F. DuBose,
Jr. 92.00
Claude Partain
92.00
Paul Whitaker
92.00
H. B. Wells, III
46.00
Martin Mills
46.00
Fred .Rodelsperger
46.00
$12,418.00
Purcells To
New Home
Remodeling is under way for
the new home of Purcells loan
and insurance concern in the
building at the corner of Main
and Holman streets just vacat
ed by the Newberry Beauty
shop. They are moving from
quarters on the first floor of
the Exchange bank building
which they have occupied
since the organization of the
business 20 years ago.
The need for larger quarters
to facilitate expansion since his
two sons have entered the bus
iness, is given by Mr. E. B.
Purcell, president, as the reas
on for making the change..
The front of the new Pur
cells home will be of glass
flush with the sidewalk. The
main business office will oc
cupy about a third of the
front of the building. Private
offices will be in the rear. A
modern cooling and heating
system will be installed as well
as new furniture.
The new quarters are being
designed with an eye to cus
tomer comfort as well as that
of quick dispatch 0 f business.
Purcells has enjoyed a con
stantly growing business since
its organization as the New
berry Insurance & Realty Cb.
and Mr. Purcell anticipates no
let-up in that growth.
Keitt Purcell and E. B. Pur
cell, Jr. are now actively en
gaged in the business, along
with a trained staff of office
workers.
TO SING ON NATIONAL HOOK-UP
Nance and Glenn street from
Adelaide to Mollohon mill.
Third avenue and Fair streets
in Oakland will also be paved.
The program also includes a
mile of paving at Silverstreet.
DR. KINARD TO SPEAK
IN FLORIDA SUNDAY
Dr. James C. Kinard who is
spending this week in Louis
ville, Ky., on business, iwll
address th e congregation of the
Bethlehm Lutheran Church in
Lake City, Florida, Sunday, at
which time the congregation of
the church will celebrate the
nineith anniversary.
Bethleham Lutheran Church
is the oldest Lutheran Church
in Florida.
BIRTHDAYS
Smiley Porter, Frank Wilson,
Jr., L. E. Wood, David Senn
and Mildred Werts, Oct. 9;
Mrs. R. G. Wallace and Mrs.
J. D. Wicker Oct. 10 Mrs. Fred
rick Gardiner, Oct. 11; Mrs. W.
J. Swittenburg. Oct. 12; Steve
Griffith, Oct. 13: David Lee
Carter, Mrs. Franklin Armfield,
Mrs. Arthur Welling and twin
sisters, Mrs. Oscar Riddle,
Oct. 14; C. D. (Pete) Coleman,
Mrs. James S. Watters (Mary
Elizabeth Moore), R. H. Wright
and J. Frank Wilson. Oct. 16.
Once more, the Newberry
College Singers, under the di
rection of Milton Moore, have
received recognition, marking
them as one of the outstanding
college choral organizations in
the United States. The Singers
have been selected by the Mu
tual Broadcasting Company to
present a thirty minute concert
on a National hook-up which
will be heard over more than
five hundred stations. The
Broadcast will be held on Sun
day afternoon, October 23rd,
from 12 noon till 12:30 p.m.,
EST, originating through Radio
Station WKDK, Newberry.
The Singers have established
a reputation in the past through
the many concerts which they
have sung throughout the
Southeast, the Eastern Sea
board states. During the past
two years, the Singers have
traveled more than three thou
sand miles and appeared in
many major cities in the South
east.
In addition to the preparation
for the broadcast on October
23rd, the Singers are also pre
paring for two tours during
this school year; one to be
made just before the Christ
mas holidays agd the other in
April, 1950.
This year, there are 50 mem
bers in the group, representing
the following states; South
Carolina, Georgia, North Caro
lina, Florida, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Delaware.