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FRIDAY, APRIL, 28, 198) v-: 178,9-1939 ■y/ie "ff^ufonwe OSwua ''/jottifiemu v*e, eacfe/ncfo cfo wewu wuAe^ £Ofr cl itocceb. &^L(/ S/ebavi = ^emfe/vnia/ ^jeie/matlaTi * %■ \ sm x v ; & v :': ' • • '.% M My. ••.••• ••■•• A- • ; ' m “I ALWAYS USE NEEL’S Pasteurized Milk” F" te *■ The Housewife knows that she can use Neel’s Pastuerized Milk in perfect safety for any purpose. All Health Authorities recommend Pasteurized Milk because its good and good for you. Call us today and let us start service on Milk you KNOW is good. Also Cream, Butter, and Butter Milk. Neel’s Telephone 376-W Newberry, S. C. ■ THE aux PAGE FIVE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT C. E. HENDRIX The Health Unit By JAKE R. WISE The Newberry County Health De partment was organized on July 1, 1920. In the state of South Carolina there were only two other health de partments at the time. The person nel consisted of Dr. Roy P. Finney, director; Miss Theresa Lightsey, county nurse; Jake Wise, sanitarian; and Miss Julia Johnstone, clerk-sec retary. When the health unit first came into existence the principal work was smallpox vaccination and sanitation. Immunization against typhoid fever or prophylactic treat ment was something new In field of public health work except in Army and Navy. Toxin-antitoxin, preven tive for diphtheria, had not been de veloped. Many cases of typhoid fever were reported with numerous deaths. On July 1, 1921 Dr. Finney resigned as county health officer and entered general field of practice of medicine at Gaffney. Due to lack of funds it was necessary that services of clerk-secretary be dispensed. Dr. Finney was succeeded by Dr. Bolde- rige E. Krieece. Dr. Kneece remain ed for one year resigning to accept postition with Public Health Service in the Canal Zone. He was succeed ed by Dr. Paul E. Knotts, former Health Officer in Orangeburg. On April 1, 1924 Dr. Knotts resigned to enter field of private practile at Denton, Maryland. Dr. H. G. Calli- son was appointed director. On Jan uary 1, 1930 funds were made avail able for employment of clerk-secre tary. Miss Bennetta Dorrity (Mrs. Allan Johnstone, 3rd) worked for two years. On June 1, 1932 Dr. Callison resigned to accept a similar position with Richmond County Health De partment and the city of Augusta, Georgia. Dr. H. B. Senn was trans ferred from Beaufort, as director of county Health Department. Dr. Senn resigned on January 1, 1934, to en ter field of private practice if medi cine. On July 1, 1934 Dr. V. C. Sease, the present director, was ap pointed to fill this position. Dr. Sease had previously practiced medi cine for eighteen years at Little Mountain. On August 15, 1934 through funds provided by the Fed eral Government Miss Pauline Will ingham was assigned as nurse to Health Unit. On January 1, 1935 she was designated as clerk-secre tary. In June 1936 Miss Willing ham accepted position with State Board of Health as County Nurse. On August 1, 1936 Miss Andrena Thomasson (Mrs. O. A. Oswald) was employed as clerk-secretary. In June 1938 Miss Kathryn Craig was as signed to department as County Nurse. On October 15, 1938 she was transferred to Lexington County to do similar work. Miss Mildred Wardlaw was assigned in her place. Miss Wardlaw had previously worked in Marion It is interesting to note the pro gress in Public Health Work during the last nineteen years in Newberry County. By process of education year in and year out, the people have been taught and educated to ap preciate good health and means and methods of preventing illness. Ty phoid fever has been reduced to a minimum. Diphtheria by the use of preventive treatment has practically been eliminated. Deaths from tuber culosis are on a decline and ade quate facilities for treatment of tu bercular patients have been provid ed by the State. Fewer contagious and infections diseases have been reported from year to year. With funds available from Federal Gov ernment under the Social Security Act a Maternity Child Health Pro gram has been started in the coun ty. The control of syphilis and its final elimination is not at all im probable. * By act of the legislature the Coun ty Health Depratment and City Health Department were, combined on January 1, 1939. This is regard ed as a forward step in public health work. There are no boundary lines nor restrictions in the field. The organization under this legislation is designated as Newberry County Health Department. On February 1, 1939, R. D. Bradley reported to the County Health Department and was assigned as City Sanitary Inspector. Miss Lightsey, County Nurse, and Mr. Wise, the Sanitarian, have been with the County Health Department since its establishment. In point of service, they are the oldest employees with any county Health Department in South Carolina. Baptist Was First Newberry Church The First Baptist church was the first church in Newberry. Up to 1831 there was no church organiza tion and no house of worship in the city. In the summer of 1831 a group of men gathered at the home of John S. Carwile and discussed plans for holding a meeting here to be conducted by students of the Fur man Theological Seminary. Some time in September of 1831 four young men—N. W. Hodges, J. M. Chiles, Josiah Furman, and John M. Barnes—came to Newberry and held a series of meetings, some outdoors and some in the old court house. As a result of this movement the New berry First Baptist church was or ganized on the 30th day of Septem ber, 1831, with 42 members. At the first meeting of the church the con stitution was adopted and John S. Carwile was named deacon and John M. Barnes, pastor. Barnes served, however, only three months. On October 15, 1831, at the first meeting of the church after its or ganization, Y. J. Harrison, William Wilson, M. T. Mendenhall, and Thom as Pratt were appointed to aid the deacon in his duties. At the next meeting Harrington and Pratt were elected deacons. Rev. N. W. Hodges was called as pastor in December of 1831 and be gan work the first of the next year. The first church building was com pleted in 1832 and was used until 1907 when the building that is now in use was erected. When the first church was torn down it was re erected at the Mollohon Mill village where it stands today. The site of the present church on Caldwell and Boundary streets was given by Y. T. Harrington and John T. Young. While the second pastor, the Rev. Hodges, was in charge, the church grew rapidly and the membership at the end of 1833 numbered 113 mem bers. In 1833 the church was received into the Reedy River Baptist Assoc iation of which it is still a member. Three more deacons, J. B. O’Neall, M. T. Mendenhall, and Drayton Nance, were added in March of 1834. Chief Justice Jioh,n Belton O’Neall continued deacon until his death in 1863. Rev. Daniel Mangum suceeded Rev, Hodges in 1835. He served only a short time, however, as Rev. Hodges returned in 1837 to supply the pulpit once a month during a part of 1837 and 1838. Thomas Frean, an Irishman, be came pastor in 1839 serving until 1842. Next was Rev. Samuel Gibson of Greenville who came to Newberry twice a month to hold services. In 1846 the church secured the service of Rev. J. G. Landrum, pastor of the Spartanburg Baptist church, who like Rev. Gibson rode down once or twice a month to conduct services. Rev. M. C. Barnett, also of Spar tanburg, succeeded Rev. Landrum in 1848 and preached here until the end of 1849. In 1850, the church called Rev. J. J. Brantley as its pastor and he ser ved 16 years proving very popular with members <of all the city churches. Under his ministry the church underwent many changes. Y. T. Harrington, treasurer of the church since its origin, died Novem ber 11, 1850. He was succeeded by Deacon Drayton Nance. In 1852 G. T. Scott was elected deacon and lat er the same year the church suffered another loss when John S. Carwile, first deacon of the church and for years church clerk, died. The va cant deaconate was filled by W. H. Harrington. In September of 1866 Deacon Nance died. He was succeed ed in a few months by John B. Car wile, and at the same time Deacon W. H. Harrington was named treas urer. In 1861 J. D. Nance succeeded Harrington as treasurer. Thq Baptist church struggled through the trying days in the South during the War Between the States under the leadership of Rev. Brant ley who resigned soon after the war, January 6, 1866. Rev. J. T. Zealy succeeded Rev. Brantley in 1867, resigning in 1868. In this year John R. Leavell and W. T. Wright were named deacons. Rev. Richard Furman was called to the pastorate in 1868 and served until 1869, his health failing him. During 1870 the church was supplied by students from the Southern Bap tist Seminary. In 1870 Dr. John Stout took charge of the church, resigning in 1873, and he was followed by Rev. F. W. Eason who served well until 1878. During his term, G. T. Scott died and James McIntosh became deacon. Rev. Luther Broaddus was called in 1878 and served until his death in 1885, being one of the church’s out standing pastors. The present par sonage was built during his time, being completed in 1883. Following the death of Rev. Broad dus, Rev. C. P. Scott of Richmond, Virginia, was called and he served here until 1890. It was during Rev. Scott’s years here that the First Baptist church was called upon and assisted in organizing a Union Church at West End. A committee met with mill officials and organiz ed the Baptist Church at West End in 1887. Rev. George A. Wright succeeded Rev. Scott in 1891 and served the church faithfully for 21 years, the longest term of any pastor in the history of the church. Many chang es were effected during his service here. Among the faithful church members who died were Chief Jus tice Y. J. Pope, J.'R, Leavell, J. K. P. Goggans, and John B. Carwile. Among the deacons ordained during Rev Wright’s ministry were R. Y. Leavell, W. H. Hunt, John M. Kin- ard, E. B. Wilbur, W. H. Shelley, J H. West, W- 0- Wilson, and M. Werts In 1912 Rev. E. Pendleton Jones was called to the pastorate and in 1915, Rev. Earl V. Babb came to serve as pastor until 1926. Newberry College bestowed upon Rev. Babb the degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1919 James McIntosh, a deacon and treasurer in the church for many years, passed away. New deacons in Dr. Babb’s ministry included J. H. Clary, j. A. Burton, B. L. Dorrity, M. W. Clary, and others. Upon Dr. Babb’s resignation the church called Dr. Charles E. Burts. It was during his years here that the church was remodeled and enlarged and the Sunday school rooms added. New deacons at this time, 1926 and 1927, included Floyd Bradley, I. H. Hunt, M. L. Spearman, and T. E. Epting. In 1927 Dr. Burts resigned. In 1927 Dr. F. O. Lamoreux was called and ait the present time he is still serving, being one of the city's outstanding ministers. Members who died in Dr. Lamor- eux’s first years here included Walter H. Hunt, superintendent of the Sun day school for many years, and M. L. Spearman, deacon and treasurer for many years. The Sunday school has long been a valuable factor in the work of the First Baptist church. Among its outstanding workers and superinten dents were John B. Carwile, Walter H. Hunt, John M. Kinard, Jas. P. Kinard, E. B. Wilbur, M. L. Spear man, B. L. Dorrity, C. F. Wertz, and and the present superintendent, W. C. Wallace. Another important organization of the church is the Woman’s Mission ary Society which was formed in May 1871, by Rev. John A. Stout. The first officers were Mrs. John B. Car wile, Mrs. Elizabeth H. McIntosh, Miss Fannie Leavell, and Mrs. Mar garet Leavell Tarrant. Today Mrs. Walter H. Hunt is president of the Society. She has served capably in this office for a number of years. An impressive feature of the Sun day school is the observance of the White Christmas service each year, a custom of over 30 years standing. Miss Mary Burton has been in charge of the decorating of the church and of the program which consists of music, songs, and recitations by the children of the Sunday school since it first started. The present membership of the First Baptist church is 550. The Sun day school enrollment is 285, Betty Jean Toohey, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Toohey of Greenville, recently joined the First Baptist church. She is of the sixth generation of decendants of John S. Carwile, first deacon of the church. Present members of the board in clude two life members, J. H. West, chairman, and Floyd Bradley, vice- chairman. Other members are T. E. Epting, W. C. Wallace, R. E. Blair, R. G. Wallace, M. W. Clary, James R. Leavell, S. C. Paysinger, Neal W. Workman, George Rodelsperger, Frank Sutton, James W. Johnson, and Paul B. Ezell. ■I, m. PASTOR OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NEWBERRY •< • .., , .