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VOLUME 2; NO. 27 The Rising Son—1856-1860
NEWBERRY, S. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1939
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Newberry County Hospital Has Grown Steadily Since Its Inception In 1923
For several years prior to 1923,
various public-spirited citizens of
Newberry county talked of the pos
sibility of establishing a County
Hospital. As a result of this agita
tion, a mass meeting was held in
the High School auditorium on De
cember 11, 1923. The late Dr. W.
G. Houseal presided as chairman, and
the Newberry County Hospital As
sociation was formed.
A committee on Constitution and
By-Laws, with Dr. S. J. Derrick as
chairman, and a committee on nomi
nations, headed by Dr. John B. Setz-
ler, were elected. A permanent orga
nization was effected with the elec
tion of a Board of Directors compos
ed oif Geo. B. Cromer, S. J. Derrick,
Walter H. Hunt, John M. Kinard, B.
C. Matthews, Geo. W. Summer, Z. F.
Wright, Mrs. H. L. Parr and Mrs.
R. H. Wright. The Board of Direc-
Crozier Chapter, U. D. €.; Winthrop
Daughters; McCullough Bible Class;
American Legion Auxiliary; Newber
ry College Co-Ed Club; First Baptist
Church; Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer; Central Methodist Church,
and the Newberry Cotton Mills.
The J. F. J. Caldwell Chapter, U.
D. C., furnished the Isolation Room,
and Mollohon and Oakland Mills
furnished the Men’s ward. The Wo
men’s ward was furnished by Cat-
echee Council and Bergell Tribe of
Red Men in memory of Mr. Otto
Klettner.
The Children’s ward was funrinsh-
ed by the Newberry Commandery in
memory at Mr. Geo. S. Mower.
Equipment for the Nursery was giv
en by Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wallace in
memory of May Reid Wallace.
The Hospital Auxiliary gave furni
ture for the reception room. Council
No. 2, J. O. U. A. M., gave furniture
for the Superintendent’s office. The
Loyal Order of Moose contributed
furniture for the Nurses Dining
Room. The Newberry Kiwanis Club
gave furniture for the Sun Parlor.
Six chemical fire extinguishers
were given by the Newberry Fire
Department and T. O. Stewart.
Mrs. Ellerbe Pelham gave an ope
ating table, instument table and ba
sin stande. Mrs. P. G. Ellisor gave an
instrument cabinet. Mrs. Otto Klet
tner, Sr., gave a rolling chair. The
Dickert-Schumpert Chapter, U. D. C.,
gave a rolling chair for children.
Surgical instruments were donated
NEWBERRY COUNTY HOSPITAL
tors then met and elected Dr. Geo.
B. Cromer, President; Z. F. Wright,
Vice-President; B. C. Matthews,
Treasurer; Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin,
Assistant-Treasurer; J. B. Hunter,
Secretary; and Mrs. H. M. Bryson,
Assistant Secretary.
The Board met on Friday, January
II, 1924, and elected a Medical Ad
visory Board, consisting of Dr. W.
G. Houseal, Dr. T. H. Pope, Dr. J.
M. Kibler, Dr. R. L. Mayes and Dr.
F. D. Mower. On January 16, 1924,
Dr. John B. Setzler was elected Sec
retary of the Board upon resignation
of J. B. Hunter.
Having formed an organization
and having selected the necessary
advisory council, the Association next
turned to the task of actually con
structing the hospital. In rapid suc
cession, the various necessary steps
were taken. On February 27, 1924,
Prof. O. B. Cannon conveyed the lot
on Hunt and Kinard streets to the
Association for the purchase price
of $2,000.00. On March 26, 1924, J.
C. Hemphill of Greenwood was chos
en as architect for the hospital. On
June 5, 1924 a contract for the erec
tion of the hospital was awarded W.
F. Livingston, oif Newberry, in the
amount of $29,275.85. The Webb
Electrical Company of Anderson was
given a contract in the amount of
$8114.00 for the installation of elec
trical appliances. On June 11, 1924,
a-committee was appointed to secure
equipment for the hospital. This
committee consisted of Mrs. H. L.
Parr, Mrs. R. H. Wright, Mrs. H.
M. Bryson, Dr. W. G. Houseal, Dr.
T. fl. Pope, Dr. J. B. Setzler, Dr. F.
D. Mower and Dr. W. A. Dunn. On
June 25, 1924, the contract for
heating and plumbing was let to A.
F. Bush for $3,744.47. The entire
cost of the hospital was $61,786.32.
Captain W. Smith Langford gave
the equipment for the operating
and sterilizing rooms as a testimon
ial to the fidelity and valor of the
men who volunteered and served un
der his command in the Spanish-
American War. Capt. Langford’s
gift was the largest made. R. H.
Wright furnished a special room in
memory of Mrs. Mary F. Wright.
Signet Chapter No. 18 furnished a
special room in memory of Burr
Martin.
Eeach of the following organiza
tions furnished a private room: Jas
per Chapter, D. A. R.; Drayton Ruth
erford Chapter, U. D. C.; Calvin
by Drs. Mower and Pope. Gilder
and Weeks company gave a show
case and ice box.
H. P. Kendall, president of Kendall
Mills, Inc., gave a supply of surgical
dressings and bandages. Checks for
$25.00 were given by the Newberry
Music Club, Post No. 24 of the
American Legion, and Rev. E. V.
Babb. The public gave a liberal sup
ply of linen at a “Linen Shower”.
And last, but not least, the Newber
ry Civic League beautified the hospi
tal grounds and has continued to
keep the grounds in excellent condi
tion.
The hospital was formerly opened
on December 22, 1925. On this oc
casion Dr. Robert S. Cathart, Char
leston Surgeon and president of the
South Carolina Medical Association,
made the principal address. He was
introduced by Dr. Pope, president of
the Newberry County Medical As
sociation. At this time Miss Lillie
C. Beam, R. N., was Superintendent,
having assumed charge on December
16, 1925, as first Superintendent.
The personnel consisted of the sup
erintendent, three graduate nurses,
a matron, a colored nurse, an orderly
and a cook.
The Hospital Auiliary was organ
ized on September 29, 1925, and has
functioned very actively and sucess-
fully since that time. Mrs. H. B.
Senn is now president of the Auxil
iary.
The Newberry County Hospital
was incorporated by Act of the Gen
eral Assembly in 1927, and the cor
poration took over all the assets and
liabilities of the old Association. On
November 26, 1927, the following of
ficers were lected: President, Geo. B.
Cromer; Vive-President, Z. F.
Wright; Treasurer, B. C. Matthews;
Secretary, Dr. John B. Setzler. On
February 24,1928, Dr. Setzler resign
ed and was succeeded by Mr. Jake R.
Wise.
In December, 1926, Dr. H. G. Calli-
son succeeded Miss Beam as Superin
tendent. Id May, 932, Dr. Callison
was succeeded by Miss Mildred Elli
son; in January, 1933, Miss Marie
Moore was elected Business Manager,
and Mrs. Lominack became Super
visor of Nurses. In February, 1935,
Mrs. Lominack resigned and was
succeeded by Miss Ella Garvin, who
in turn was succeded by Miss Mc
Lean. Since January 12, 1938, Miss
Constance McIntosh has served as
Supervisor of Nurses, she having
succeeded Miss McLean.
The present Board of Trustees of
the Newberry County hospital con
sists of Mr. Z. F. Wright, President;
Dr. S. J. Derrick, Vice-President; E.
A. Carpenter, Treasurer; Jake R.
Wise, Secretary; and the following
directors: Geo. W. Summer, J. H.
West, B. C. Matthews, Geo. K. Domi
nick, Mrs. J. N. McCaughrin and
Mrs. R. H. Wright.
The Physicians of the Newberry
County Medical Society constitute
the Staff of the Hospital, and the
hospital is open to all physicians who
are members of the South Carolina
Medical Association. The local hos
pital Staff includes the following
physicians: E. G. Able, W. E. Crooks,
Robert W. Houseal, T. H. Pope, E.
H. Moore, H. B. Senn, Arthur W.
Welling, Robert H. Driscol, Von A.
Long, J. I. Bedenbaugh, J. J. Domi
nick, William L. Neville, H. B. Thom
as, Carol' Pinner, Z. T. Pinner, W. T.
Martin, and W. O. Holloway. Dr.
Able and Dr. George Bennett are
surgeons.
The Hospital had a training school
for nurses for ten years which rend
ered splendid service, but for finan
cial and other reasons beyond the
control of the Board, it was discon
tinued. The list of graduates, who
are well known in Newberry and con
sidered excellent nurses, is, as fol
lows:
Miss Nannie Owens, Class of ’27.
Miss Genola Bailey, Class of ’28.
Miss Lois Nichols, Class of ’28.
Miss Mattie Chaney, Class of ’29.
Miss Genevieve Kempson, Class
of ’29.
Miss Marguerite Kempson, Class
of ’29.
Mrs. Grace Koger, Class of ’30.
Miss Loree Gaines, Class of ’30.
Miss Virgin® McCants, Class of ’30.
Miss Blonnie Stewart, Class of ’31.
Miss Myrtle Dawkins, Class of ’31.
Miss Margaret Culley, Class of ’32
Miss Toye Nelson, Class of 33.
Miss Allie Amick, Class of ’33.
Miss Nora Weaver, Class of ’34.
Miss Christine Long, Clas sof '35.
Miss Colie Summer, Class of ’36.
Miss Anna Pearsall, Class of ’SO.
Miss Alma Boozer, Class of ’36.
Miss Addie Crosby, Class of ’36.
Mass Corrine Hendrix, Class of ’37.
Miss Blanche Dennis, Class of ’37.
Miss Frances Hamm, Class of ’37.
The Hospital is one of the most ef
ficiently-conducted and modern in
stitutions of its kind in South Caro
lina. It has a capacity of 25 beds
and all modem equipment. From the
mass meeting held in 1923 down to
the present time there has been con
tinuous progress. It is a local insti
tution which properly reflects the
standards of this enterprising and
progressive community.
3,500 Books For Free
Use of Newberrians
The Newberry County Library,
conceived and organized by the Li
brary Association, a group from
Newberry’s Woman’s club, was open
ed in May 1901. The first home of
the library was upstairs in the old
Mower building, now Carperter’s.
Rent was furnished free by Geo. S.
Mower, and the library continued op
eration there until 1923 when it was
moved to its present home in the old
court house building. The Woman’s
Club owned over 100 books that made
up a travelling library for the coun
ty. These books were called in as a
necleus for the county library. To
these were added generous book do
nations by citizens of the town, prin
cipal among them being Dr. C. D.
Weeks, Dr. George B. Cromer, and E.
S. Blease. Captain Smith Langford
of Texas gave the Association $500
and each year since organization the
Woman’s Club has placed many im
portant books in the library.
Until the WPA took change of the
library two years ago, upkeep ex-
penseo were obtained from a small
subscription fee paid by readers and
from a small sura contributed by the
city council. Since WPA supervision,
no subscription fee is charged, but
there is a rental fee on the newest
books.
When the WPA took over the lib
rary as a project, Miss Lois Fant
was put on" as full-time librarian.
Prior to that time several women of
the city gave their services taking
turns about serving as librarian.
Mrs. Robert D. Wright has always
taken a lead in the work of the
county library, heading up the Li
brary Association for many years.
Today there are 3,423 books in the
Newberry County Library.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DATES FROM 1850
By MRS. H. L. PARR
The Newberry A. R. P. church,
then known as the Thompson Street
A. R. P. Church, was organized in
1850. Services were held in the
Methodist church and the Court
House for three years until a church
building was erected on a lot donat
ed by Dr. Thomas W. Thompson.
When the church was organized, Dr.
William McMorris and Dr. Thomas
W. Thompson were elected and or
dained as ruling elders, and shortly
thereafter Prof. William Hood was
added to this number. Thompson
Street church and King’s Creek
church united in a call to Rev. H. L.
Murphy, who was installed in 1853
and labored earnestly as pastor un
til the close of the war in 1865. At
this time conditions were very dis
couraging; consequently Mr. Murphy
resigned his postorate and moved to
West Tennessee. Dr. McMorris was
now the only ruling elder. J. N.
Martin was soon elected ruling eld
er and was a leader reviving this des
olate place in our beloved Zion.
During the next few years the church
was irregularly supplied. Dr. W. M.
Grier preached one year as stated
supply.
Then, in 1870, Rev. E. P. McClin-
tock began preaching at Thompson
Street church and at King’s Creek
church. In 1871 he accepted a call
to the joint pastorate and was in
stalled in the same year. Twelve
years later, however, Dr. McClintock
moved to Newberry, and relinquish
ing his charge of King’s Creek
church, he devoted his whole time to
the Thompson Street church. The
officers were Rev. E. P. McClintock,
D. D., pastor; M. A. Carlisle, George
S. Mower, LL. D., C. F. Boyd, John
C. Wilson, and James F. Todd, eld
ers; Dr. E. C. Jones, S. B. Jones, F.
N. Martin, and Edwin Carlisle, dea
cons.
The membership at the time of or
ganization was nine. In 1906 it was
120. On March 17, of that year, on
account of failing health, Dr. E. P.
McClintock resigned. The church
was well organized, with active aux
iliary societies.
The Ladies’ Missionarv Society of
Thvmpson Street church was organ
ized November 22, 1886, after church
services. Dr. E. P. M. Clintock pre
sided. Mrs. George S. Mo w acted
a;- secretary. A icr.tor was read
from the Board of Foreign Missions,
stating the design of sending out a
lady at an early date to cooperate
with Rev.Neil E. Pressley as iitis-si,i>-
ary to Mexico. Nine names (all de
ceased at time of writing) were en
rolled, and in three years the mem
bership had increased to twenty-
three. The minutes of August 13,
1891, reveal that contributions wort
made to Home and R’ore'gn Missions
and to a New Church Fund, mule
by little and year by year this New
Church Fund increased to the amount
of $4,000.
In November of the year that Dr.
McClintock resigned as pastor of the
Thompson Street church. Rev. D. G.
Phillips, former pastor of the Atlan
ta church, was installed as pastor.
Rev. 0. Y. Bonner addressed the con
gregation and Rev. H. B. Blakely ad
dressed the minister in the instal
lation services.
The church building was complete
ly destroyed by fire on Friday, Match
28, 1907, The St. Luke Episcopal
church kindly extended the use of
their church for services until defin
ite plans could be formulated for
church worship. In June Mr. E. P.
Scott offered the use of his ball un
til a new church could be built on the
lot already acquired for that pur
pose, which offer was gratefully ac
cepted. One year later the new
building was completed and services
were held in it for the finst time in
June, the Young People’s society
buying and giving to the congrega
tion the lot on which the church now
stands. The name of the church Was
canged from the Thompson Street A.
R. P. Curch to the Newberry A. R. P.
Church.
The able ministry of Dr. D. G.
Phillips expired when he received a
call from the Chester A. R. P. church
and resigned from his Newberry pas
torate on May 3, 1909. For the next
16 months the church was without
a pastor, but regular Prayer Meet
ings were conducted by the Ladies’
Missionary Society. They were ac
tive in carrying on their own meet
ings also. But the need of a oas-
tor was greatly felt.
On October 5, 1910, Rev. J. W. Car-
son became pastor of the Newberry
church. But in 1925 he was appoint
ed chairman of the Forward, Move
ment by the A. R. P. Synod, in which
field he rendered valuable service.
As Dr. A. J. Ramon was not able to
return to India as a missionary be
cause of ill health, he was available
at this time and accepted the call to
the Newberry church. Bryson Col
lege elected Dr. Ramson as president
and for a few months the Newberry
A. R. .P Church was again without
a pastor. But after two years, Dr.
Carson had completed his work as
CLERK OF COURT
DR. HUGH K. BOYD
chairman of the Forward Movement
and he accepted the second call by
the Newberry congregation to serve
as its pastor. He is still rendering
faithful service and is much loved
by the congregation and honored by
the entire community.
The Newberry A. R. P. Church has
been, and is, a liberal supporter to
all causes of the A. R. P. Synod at
home and abroad, and is an influence
for good in the town of Newberry.
What Newberry
Wanted In 1900
On July 24, 1900, the Herald and
News issued a special edition known
as the “Greater Newberry Edition”.
It is interesting to read the fillers
in that edition which tended to pro
mote industries here. Some of them
follow:
“The time is not far distant when
tobacco will be one of the leading
products of Newberry county. Those
who planted it this year had abun
dant and paying crops.”
“Newberry has no cigar factory.
This is a hint to some enterprising
man.’’
“Plenty of material can be found
in Newberry county for the manu
facture of toys. Somebody will make
a lot of money some day in that
business.”
“A first class bakery and confec
tionary would pay in Newberry.”
“An enterprising man would find
a good opening in Newberry for a
book and stationery store.”
“The manufacture of agricultural
implements would pay in Newberry.”
“Newberry would be a good loca
tion for a hat factory.”
“The opportunities offered by
Newberry for the establishment of a
factory for the manufacture of
stockings and underwear are not
excelled in the South,”
“The South buys harness In the
North. Why not establish a factory
for their marufacture in Newberry,
It would pay,**
Congratulations ....
and best wishes
for a great
“Sesqui” Celebration
from ....
H. R BROWN
Strother, S. C.
Manufacturers of Yellow Pine Lumber
and
Breeders of Registered Guernsey Cattle
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