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OAKLAND IS READY FOR VOL. 14—NO. 22 1 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, BOYS ARE THAT WAY By J. M. ELEAZER m. Slates were all we had to write on at the old one-teacher school in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork when I came along. We had no grades. Our position in school was determined by the reader we were in. About the time we got to the “third reader,” which was after we had worn out the first two books in reading and were about nine years old, we got a “copy book.” It had a sentence written across the top of each page in a beautiful flowing hand. Under that we copied it clear to the bot tom of the page. That was in pencil. About the time we put on long pants they put us on ink. My that stuff was messy to write with at first. We had to cary an ink bottle. If we left it at school it would freeze at night and ruin it. So we usually carried it home in our pockets. And those bottles would often leak. I can well remember the first indellible pencil I ever saw. Ben got it somewhere. No trinket ever fascinated me more. I wanted It so bad thati I pestered him all day about a trade. And I would ask to speak to him as often as the teacher would let me during time of “books." It was that pencil that I wanted to talk about every time. I offered him different assort ments of the varied trivia a boy always carries in his pockets, treasured to him. But he was adamant. So I would borrow it, wet places in my book, and make those pretty purple marks. Wo had never seen coloring crayons or anything that would make a colored mark other than black. When my treasured big fish hook, white Indian arrow head, piece of blue glass, and a small coil of copper wire wouldn’t move him, I added the pocket pencil trimmer Cousin Rod had brought me from Washington. Well, now, that was too much for him. For the pencil trimmer had been the envy of every kid in school. Ben had borrowed it often, played with it and fondled it, but was never so sanguine as to hope to own it some day. Now, there it was. He had to make a decision. It was it or the pencil. He labored over it, and it bothered him. I gave him until school turned out at four. Hq made the swap. „ Running home in a shower that afternoon, I lost the thing from my pocket. That was a night of gloom for me. Next morn ing down the path across the hills I found it easily by the purple splotch there on the pine straw where it lay. The glue had melted, it had come apart, and the inside had all dissolved and spattered about there. That was a tragedy of the first order in my young life. Chairmen, Committees Named To Conduct Community Chest Drive Newberry Alumni Homecoming Day Plans Complete Newberry College alumni will soon be treking back to the ole camping grounds. Saturday, Octo ber 6th is their 1961 Home-Com ing Day. Many elaborate plans have been made for the wel coming back to the College the many alumni and friends. Highlight of the celebration will the football clash between the Flying Fleet of Erskine Col lege and the Indians of Newber ry College on Setzler field at 8:15 p.m., Saturday night. During the halftime, besides other activi ties, Dr. Jas. C. Kinard, president of the college will crown the 1961 Homecoming Queen. Three young ladies have been the final selection of the student body and the Queen will not be announced until halftime ceremonies. Miss Betty Adams, of Saluda; Miss Joan Boozer of Batesburg and Miss Joyce Coleman, of Laurens, are the three finalists, all beauti ful young ladies. The Alumni Association is sponsoring the campus displays for the Homecoming Day, prizes are being offered for the best dis plays by the various college or ganizations. Newberry College has had a reputation of having one of the best displays for Home coming from among the smaller colleges in the United States. A chicken barbeque supper will be served to all alumni and friends of Newberry at 6:45 p.m. Saturday night, carnations with college colors will be given free to all ladies in attendance. Res ervations must be made at the Alumni Office, P. O. Box 371, Newberry, S. C. Price for tickets being $1.25 each. The traditional bonfire and gathering of the “tribes” will take place on Friday evening, October 5th. All in all, a big time is planned for those who attend the 1951 Newberry Col lege Homecoming Day. Budding Inspector Issues Permits For Building, Repairing Sept. 26, To Coca-Cola Bottling company for repairs to Coca- Cola Bottling plant on College street, $900. Sept. 27, C. L. Davis, general repairs to dwelling, 707 Crosson street, $150. Sept. 28, M. L. Youmans, gen eral repairs and add one room to dwelling, 1241 Crenshaw street, $800. Oct. 2, R. C. Williams, general j repairs to dwelling, 702 Green I street, $200. Canvassers Begin Work Monday With Oct. 20 Deadline . Mayor James E. Wiseman has proclaimed the period from Octo ber eighth to October 20th for the Community Chest Campaign. The Community Chest, or Red Feather drive, created several years ago in Newberry, combines the efforts of a number of serv ice and charitable institutions, making one concentrated drive for funds to operate these agencies. Funds raised from the drive will be apportioned to the following: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, The Salvation Army, Christmas Baskets, Infantile Paralysis, Youth Center, USO, the Heart and Can cer Fund. This year’s Red Feather cam paign will be under the joint chairmanship of R. R. Bruner, Jr., and J. R. Blackwell. The Advance Gifts committee, under the direction of H. A. Kemper will begin solicitations Monday and this phase of the drive is slated to end on next Saturday. Workers named to the Advance Gift committee are A. E. Moorhead, Jimmie Lipscomb, Guy Whitener, Jr., John Frazier, J. Dave Caldwell, John Switten- berg, J. W. Earhardt, W. H. Ted- ford, D. O. Carpenter, Jeter Young, Troy Clary, Frank Lominack, Jr., Henry Lominack, G. S. Dominick, R. E. Summer; Also, J. N. Burgess, Frank Rus sell, J. L. Keitt, G. V. Clamp, G. K. Dominick, Dr A. W. Welling, Dr. E. M. Anderson, Mike You mans, CL A. Dufford, Sr., George Way, Cecil Kinard, George W. Martin, Rayon Mitchell, A. W. Murray, Bill Turner, D- O. Nichols, Seth Meek, R. D. Cole man, Jr., Dr. F. A. Truett, Billy Armfield, Raymond Blair, J. E. Britt, Jimmy Coggins, Wright Cannon; Also on the advance gift com mittee are, G. M. Cobb, J. N. Beard, T. Roy Summer, Jr., John son Hagood Clary, Dave Hayes, Roy Whitaker, Hal Kohn, Jr., C. C. Hutto, Keister Willingham, Keitt Purcell, M. P. McMeekin, S. C. Paysinger, Marvin Summer, Dr. I. M. Satterwhite, John Clark son, Burly Fretwell, Dr. S. L. Hunter, Don Rook, and Clarence Wallace. Division chairman and lieuten ants, who will begin canvassing Monday, October 15, are as fol lows: Automobile Division—James H. Davis, captain; Heyward Davis, R. L. Lister, and Marion Work man, lieutenants; Financial Division—Wayne Mar tin, captain; W. M. Fennell, W. C. Mcgahee, and L. C. Floyd, lieutenants; Merchantile Division—I. Kaplan, captain; Bill Turner, Jr., Albert Rabin, John Lindsay, and J. B. Berley, lieutenants; Auto Collision Injuries Fatal To T. J. Wicker Thomas Jefferson Wicker, 71, died late Saturday afternoon at the Newberry County hospital from injuries he received in an automobile accident several hours earlier at the Intersection of Highways 22 and 76, near here. “Mr. Tommie,” as he was known to his many friends, was born and reared in the St. Phillip’s section of the coun ty and was the son of the late Newton Calvin and Mrs. Sara Setzler Wicker. For the past 40 years- he made his home in the St. Paul’s section of New berry county where he was an active and devoted member of St. Paul’s Lutheran church. He was former member of the curch council. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2:30 Monday afternoon from St. Paul’s Lutheran church by the Rev. J. L. Drafts and the Rev. C. H. Stucke. Interment fol lowed in' St. Phillip% Lutheran church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Aull Wicker; five brothers and sisters, J. Herbert and W. Ernest Wicker of New berry, J. Albert Wicker of Po- maria, Mrs. Lillie Cromer and Miss Della Wicker, both of New berry, and a number of nieces and nephews. Public Employees—J. E. Wise man, captain; Ernest Layton, Mrs. Ray Feagle, and W. A. Ma son, Jr., lieutenants; Construction Division —i Cyril Hutchinson, captain; Irvine Les lie and James Fulp, lieutenants; Educational Division — P. K. Harmon, captain; J. V. Kneece and P. T. Kelly, Jr., lieutenants; Professional Division — J. W. Henderson, captain; Joe Roberts, Dr. J. C. Atkinson, and Hack Wallace, lieutenants; Public Service Division—Fulmer Wells, captain; Bill Whelan, Roy Felker, and J. L. Huffman, lieu tenants ; Foods and Specialty Division— Jack Hove, captain; Joe W. Swindler, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam, Parker Martin, and P. M. Den nis; and All other manufacturers—Boyce Covington, captain. The goal set for this year’s drive is $10,175.00 ROLL Paper—Paper Bags—Twine —Toilet Tissue—Paper Towels —Paper Section Plates—Forks and Spoons — Paper Cups — DUST DOWN FOR FLOORS — Head quarters for Candy—cigars—Cig arettes—R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc., Wholesale Grocers—Newber ry, S. C. 22-2te. AY, OCTOBER 5, 1951 11.50 PER YE Drawn ommon Session -six furors were drawn Thursday morning in the office of Dr. H. K. Boyd clerk of court, to serve during the October term of Court of Common Pleas. Judge J, B. Pruitt of Anderson will preside over the term which will cohvene Monday, October 15. Those selected for duty are: Walter Regnery, R. D. Freeman, Keitt Purcell, W. P. Phillips, F. E. Bundrick, M. L. Youmans, J. Cj| Richardson, Frank D. Gra ham, Murray H. Sheppard, H. M. . J: W. Young, and Carl E. Long; Also G. P. Lester, Jr., N. B. Warren, Jr., Charlie Bradley, W. At- Rawls, Sam Marlow, Ernest E. Ringer, Colie W. Jones, Sr., Thomas W. R. Rampley, W. E. Taylor, Jr., A. W. Murray, Ralph G. Boozer, and Billy W. Shep pard; Also, M. E. Harmon, Paul H. Boling,, N. L. Stockman, LeRoy C. Pugh, H. O. Ballew, Curtis O. Chapman, Boyd Epting, Charles H. Boyd, R. F. Spratt, Robert E. Amick, Allen Oxner, and Ezra C. Wessinger. Enlarged, Modernized Kendall Plant Host At Two-Day Celebration Gas Line Permit For City Denied; Renewal Urged The Petroleum administration of the Department of Interior has refused Newberry’s application for a construction permit for the transmission and distribution lines of its proposed natural gas sys tem, City Manager Ed. L. Black- well has announced. The letter revealing the re fusal said that a critical short age of steel during the war effort necessitated the rejection and urged the city to renew its appli cation at an early date. Richardson Infant Services Tuesday Judy Agnes Richardson, five- day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richardson of West Columbia, formerly of Newberry County, died early Monday morn ing at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’ clock from the graveside in St. T^uf^ Lutheran Church Cemetery near Pomaria by the Rev. J. L. Drafts. Besides her parents, Harold and Margaret Jackson Richard son, she is survived by her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jack- son of Elloree, and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Richardson of Prosperity and her great-grandmother, Mrs. M. O. Livingston of Newberry. . PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Fellers and son, Berkley, Mr. and Mrs. John Robelot, of Charlotte, N. C., ^ere weekend visitors in the home of their mother, Mrs. H. C. Fellers on College street. Jim Gilmer, Airman Apprentice, stationed at Jacksonville, Florida, spent the past weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gil mer on Jones street. Miss Anne Matthews, a student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, spent the past weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mat thews on O’Neal street. Mrs. Charlie Ruff spent Tues day in Winnsboro where she at tended the Cooper-Beckham wed ding. Mr. Beckham is a nephew of Mrs. Ruff. MERCHANTS ASKED TO DISPLAY COLORS The Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce asks all merchants to cooperate with Newberry College’s Home Coming Day, Saturday, October 6th by dis playing the College colors in front of stores and in windows. W. E. Turner, Chairman FREEZER LOCKER SUPPLIES— Roll paper—Oaken Buckets— Quarts and Pints Bags and boxes —Tape—Plastic Bags—R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc., Wholesale Grocers—Newberry, S. C. 22-2tc RABBITS and RABBIT SUP PLIES—Rabbit Feed — Crocks for feed and water—Salt Spools— Raise rabbits for your meat sup ply—R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc., Wholesale Grocers—Newber ry, S. C. 22-2tc. County Service Office Located In Court House Jake Wise, Newberry County Service Officer, moved his office last Saturday to the second floor of the Court House, from the Ex change Bank Building, where he occuppled the same office for the past 31 years. Mr. Wise’s office is located in the room formerly occupied by the County Registration Board. He asks all veterans as well as other interested persons to con tact him in his new location. His telephone number is the same, 297. The Registration office is now located on the third floor of the Court House in the room next to the Red Cross Headquarters. Miss O. A. Vaughn Rites In Prosperity Miss Ophelia Alice Vaughn, 71, died early Thursday morning at the Newberry County Memorial hObpltal. She was a retired textile em ployee, and daughter of the late Pinckney Arthur and Louise Har mon Vaughn of Newberry. Miss Vaughn is survived by one brother, Gurdon P. Vaughn of Newberry; one sister, Miss Mattie Vaughn Alewine of New berry, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be con ducted at the graveside in Pros perity cemetery. The body will remain at the Whitaker Funeral home until final arrangements are complet ed. i# BIRTHDAYS Mrs. Frank Culclasure, Oct. 7; Smiley Porter, Frank Wilson, Jr., L. E. Wood, David Senn and Mil dred Werts, Oct. 9; Mrs. Sarah D. Wallace, Mrs. J. D. Wicker, George Moore, (son of Prof, and Mrs. Milton Moore) Oct. 10; Mrs. Fredrick Gardiner, Oct. 11; and Mrs. W. J. Swlttenburg, Oct. 12th, • V mm mmiMm EM - W| ■Mmm An aerial view of the newly-enlarged and modernized Oakland plant of The Kendall Mills. The production capac ity of this mill has been doubled in the expansion program. The plant is air-conditioned and equipped with the most modern and up-to-date machinery. Visitors will be shown the complete manufacturing process at the two-day open house Tuesday and Wednesday. They Live Here Now Mr. and Mrs. Willard Brosh have moved to 1715 Harper street. Mrs. Ruth Brewington is now making her home at 1224 Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ford are residing in Apartment E, at 1603 Johnstone street. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Boland have moved to Apartment 19-E on Vin cent street. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Keegan are residing in apartment D-3, Carol Courts on College street. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Posey are now occupying the apart ment 1720% College street in the home of Mrs. Julia Wicker. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Mills are residing at 1500 Nance street. Mr. and Mrs. H. G Scarborough have moved to 1500 Glenn street into one of the houses recently built by John Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Cul- breth are residing in Apartment 23-G on Vincent street. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Longshore have moved to 1613 Nance street into the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Price. The Prices are making their home at 1808 Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Metts are living dt 508 Davis street in the home they purchased from W. F. Turner. Officials And Dignitaries To Be Honored By City, Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday Night An open house at Oakland Mill here for two days, Ti day and Wednesday, will reveal to the public not only a modern cotton mill looks inside but the many and coi cated processes a bale of raw cotton goes through before it becomes a finished product. The occasion for the open house at Oakland is the com pletion of an enlargement and modernization program at the mill at an outlay In excess of $4,000,- 000. Tours through the plant which contains six and one-third acres of floor space will be con ducted by over 75 guides, all em ployees of the mill. The process es will be explained to the visi tors in simple, everyday language. In addition, large placards post ed in the different departments will explain the processes. Visitors will be shown the com plete process at Oakland, going first, to the opener room where the cotton is cleaned and blend ed. All processes including card ing, spinning, weaving, up to the final inspection and shipping pro cedure will be witnessed during the tour. In connection with the open house celebration, the City of Newberry and the Chamber of Commerce have arranged a ban quet Tuesday evening at the com munity hall for visiting dignitar^ ies. Dr. James C. Kinard, of New berry College will be principal speaker on this occasion. Tom Pope, local attorney and former speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives will act as master of ceremonies. A special tour has been arranged for Tuesday afternon for dig nitaries attending the celebra tion and dinner. On Wednesday morning there will be a special tour for school groups. Robert Ray, overseer of Spin ning at the local plant, has been in charge of arrangements for the open house. Employees who will act as guides' and the depart ments in which they work are as follows: Chief Guide — Doug Hornsby; assistant chief guides, A. B. Strib- ble and C. A. (Cat) Shealy. Guides from Spinning Dept.— Kathryn White, Edith Mlnick, Luther Morris, Barbara Hughey, Carol Smith, Mildred Kyzer, Reva Lester, Irby L. Longshore, James E. Medlock, Henry Sims, Carolyn Oswald, Jackie Attaway, Emmie Beard, Dorothy Rikard, Marjorie Stone, W. B. Merritt, W. R. El rod, Sr., W. R. Elrod, Jr., Sue Fulmer, Octavia Kinney, Marvin Bouknight, Grady L. Hughey, Henry Martin, and R. M. Bolton. Carding Dept.—W. C. Wofford, W. E. Taylor, H. G. Freeman, F. H. McConnell, Albert Shaw, J. T. Long, Sarah Miller, F. W. Long shore, Ralph Kirby, Woodrow Kinney, and W. P. Phillips, Sr. Cloth Room—E. H. Schumpert. Weaving Dept. — Clint White, George Force, W. J. Franklin, W. D. Kinney, H. L. Goff, Hugh Bouknight, Berley Werts, Helen Harmon, Ruth Calloway, Mary Boozer, Christine Fulmer, Ruth SwygerL Marie Dominick, Vivian Holsonback, Essie Ammons, E. M. Wood, Guy Danielson, J. W. Corley, G. C. Satterfield, H., Wherry, Will Bodie, Olin Daven port, Lamar Hazel, Lillie Thomas, Ruth Dickerson, Joe Miller, Frances Hazel, W. C. Cook, J. L. Johnson, Suzie Medlock, Dorothea Davis, Quay Fellers, and C. T. Darby. Acting as official hostesses^ for the open house will be: Miss Car rie B. Strayhorn, Mrs. Mary Carpenter, Mrs. Annette Ray, Mrs! Grace Cassey, Mrs. Billy *E. Foley, Mrs. Carlene Spratt, Miss Becky Spratt, Mrs. Della Long, and Mrs. Ethel Parks. Among the prominent figures expected for the open house oc casion next week are Sen. Burnet R. Maybank. Others will in clude Federal and State officials, leading educators, prominent fig ures in the textile industry in South Carolina, and labor lead ers, as well as various officials of the Kendall company, which operates five other textile plants in South Caridina. The Kendall officials will in clude H. P. Kendall, chairman of the board of the Kendall Compa ny; R. R. Higgins, president; J. A. Lunn, vice-president and di rector of manufacturing; H. K. Hallett of Charlotte, vice-president and general manager of the grey cloth division of Kendall mills and a director of the Kendall company; and other Kendall of ficials and managers of Kendall mills plants. The expansion of the Oakland plant here has doubled its capac ity. It is now a plant of 61,000 spindles and 1,440 looms. It em ploys a total ol 660 men women compared to about 200 ployees in 1925 when Kendall Mills acquired the planL Mollo- hon Mill here is also a Kendall unit and the total annual pay roll at the two plants runs about $3,300,000 a year, all but a small part of which is spent in New berry county. The guided tours for the visi tors through the plants will be held during the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The tours will end in the cloth room where there will be music, refreshments and small gifts and souvenirs for the pub lic. Also at the end of the tour the visitors will see an exhibit of the products into which the cloth made at Kendall mills go. The Cotton Mill Division of Kendall Mills processes about 100,000 bales of cotton yearly into grey cloth. Most of this is shipped to the Finishing and the Bauer & Black Divisions for fur ther processing. The - cotton buy ing office for the mills, Palmetto Cotton Company, is situated in Newberry. The other Kendall cotton mills in this state are at Pelzer, Camden and Edgefield. The 18 manufacturing plants of The Kendall Company include 12 Plants in its cotton mill and finishing plant group. Except at Pelzer, where heavier and fine cloths are made, the mills special ize in the weaving of “tobacco cloth,” the textile trade designa tion for the low-count fabric which is the base material for surgical gauze, sanitary napkin gauze, tobacco seed bed covers, and many clothing, trade and in dustrial products. The employees at the mills re ceive two weeks vacation after five years * of service and one week after six months of em ployment. They also receive a free insurance policy covering life insurance, hospitalization, surgical benefits, and weekly sick and accident benefits. D. O. Carpenter is manager of the Oak land plant. The Oakland Mill was founded in 1912 by the late Col. Walter H. Hunt of Newberry, a lawyer and civic leader. The KendaH Company, now among the larg est textile operations in the United States, acquired the mill in May of 1925 and since then the plant has turned out cloth on predetermined specifications to meet the demands of a specific market. The Kendall Company’s policy has been, so far as possible, to find markets and uses for its own goods. One of the main (Continued on Page 24)