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r *• VOL. 14—NO. 49 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1952 + $1.60 PER YEAR Convention Resolution Raps Party Leadership; Endorses Sen. Russell Earl Bergen Installed VFW Post Commander Edmund B. Sligh Died Wednesday At Vets Hospital Edmond Boyd (Ed) Sligh died early Wednesday morning at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia. He suffered a fall in December and had been seriously ill since that time. Earl Bergen, Newberry mer chant and Navy veteran, was in stalled as the seventh Commander of Livingston-Wise Post 5968, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, in eere- monnies last Thursday night in the VFW Home. George E. Ward, a past post commander, was installing officer. Commander Bergen succeeds Ralph Connelly who headed the post for the past year. He has been an active member of the local organization for some years and was senior-vice commander last year. Other officers installed Thurs day were: H. Lee Smallwood, Sr. Vice Commander; Robert C. Underwood. Jr.. Vice Commander; Joseph Youorski, Quartermaster; William C. Armfield, Adjutant; James N. Parr, Judge Advocate; Arthur W. Weling. Surgeon; A. Bryant Stribble, Chaplain; George E. Ward and Ralph Connelly, Trustees. Plans for continued improve ment of the VFW property and community services are being made by the Commander and new officers. The post was or ganized in February, 1946 and now numbeis more than two hun dred members. LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Weekend visitors in the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Harman on Nance street, were Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Matthews, J. B. Har man. Jr., Mrs. C. W. Bow r ers and two children, Kerry and Brenda, all of Columbia Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Davis re turned to their home on Cald well street last Friday night, after a visit in New York with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr .and Mrs. Gates Beckwith and son, Thomas. The Davises also visited the Frank G. Davises in Hollis Long Island, w'hile in New York. Business visitors in the city over the weekend and the first of this week included Mrs. S. C. Armistage, Clinton; Mrs. Della Wicker, Pomaria; Mrs. Frank Fowler and daughter, Mrs. Len- air, Clinton; Mrs. E. O. Hentz, Anderson; Mrs. Mattie Cooley, Winnsboro; Miss Ruth Crouch, Saluda. Also, Mrs. J. J. Cornwell, Clin ton, Mrs. Elmo Suber and Mrs. John Riser, Whitmire; Mrs. Jim Stephens, Silverstreet; Mrs. John Stoudemire, Little Mountain; Mrs. Sarah Suber, Whitmire; Mrs. Blair Rankin and Mrs. John Gray, Whitmire; Mrs. Von Long, Pros perity; Mrs. Alvin Kinard and Miss Nora Kathryn Kinard, Po maria; Mrs. Betty Gallman, Clin ton and Mrs. Julius Cromer, Po maria, Mrs. A. H. Counts and Mrs. D. J. Williams spent from Tuesday until Thursday in Augusta, Ga. Mrs. Counts visited her daughter, fMiss Betty Jo Counts who is a member of the Augusta City school faculty and Mrs. Williams visited her son. Horace Williams and family. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ruff were joined here Sunday morning by Mrs. Ruffs’ sisters, Mrs. Ray Hall, Mrs. A. C. Tims of Winns boro and they spent the day in Clinton with another sister, Mrs. Estill Dill. Mrs. Drayton Hardwick of New York is spending this w r eek in the home of her aunt, Mrs. George Ruff and Mr. Ruff on Main street. Weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff on E. Main street were their daugh ter, Miss Frances Ruff of Colum bia and son George Ruff. Jr., and Mrs. Ruff of Union. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith and two children, Sally and Paul, Jr., of Montgomery, Ala. spent from Wednesday until Sunday of last week in the home of Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. R. C. Floyd and Mr. Floyd on Mayer Avenue. (continued on page eight) Seal Sale Campaign Lagging In City To date less than one-half of the Easter Seal Sale quota has been reached* in Newberry Coun ty, according to Jim Connelly, seal sale chairman. The quota is $1,650. Officers of the Newberry County Democratic Convention who elected Monday morning at the court house. Top row: Thos. H. Pope, president, Mrs. A. H. Counts, secretary-treasurer and Dr. Young M. 3rown, state executive committeeman. Bottom row: B. V. Cnapman, convention chairman, and Mrs. Robert Downs Wright, convention vice-chairman. (Photo by Sims Tompkins, courtesy of The Greenville News.) The Newberry County Democratic Convention meet ing here Monday elected con vention officers, state exec utive committeeman, named six delegates to the state convention and endorsed the candidacy of Senator Richard B. Russel of Georgia, in the only resolution offered. Thomas H. Pope, Newberry at torney. was elected temporary president of the convention and later permanent president with Mrs. A. H. Counts as secretary- treasurer. B. V. Chapman, also attorney, and f or many years chairman of the convention and of the ex ecutive committee, was reelected. Mrs. Robert Downs Wright was reelected vice-chairman and Dr. Y. M. Brown was reelected state executive committeeman. The six delegates elected to the state con vention were: Senator Marvin E. Abrams, Representatives Walter T. Lake, and Robert D. Coleman, Jr., R. C. Lake, Jr., Herman S. Langford and Mrs. Walter Suber. Senator Alarvin E. Abrams was named a member of the creden tials committee and Herman S. Langford of platform and resolu tion committee. Mr. Pope in accepting the presi dency of the convention stated that he bad not expected to be elected to the office and therefore had not prepared a speech, but in a few brief remarks stated “I believe that we face a crisis this summer that we should clean liouse and see that we elect good people to office and get the kind of government that our forefath ers fought to defend. The good of our country should come first. We need a spiritual regeneration in America. I hope that the vot ers of the United States will take an interest in the election this year and see that statesmanship is returned to Washington.” The convention was opened with prayer by the Rer. G. R. Pettjgrew of Chappells. The only resolution presented and read by Herman S. Langford is as follows: Be it resolved: 1—That we do hereby go on record as vigorously opposing the present leadership of the National Democratic Party and the efforts of such present national leadership to have en acted into law what is commonly known as the civil rights pro gram, including the FEPC law, the Anti-Lynching law, the Anti- Poll tax law and the Anti-segrega tion law which if such were en acted into law would result In the unconstitutional assumption of authority to seize and suppress the sovereign powers expressly re served to the states. 2— That we do hereby instruct the delegates representing this county in the 1952 state conven tion of. the Democratic party of South Carolina that they stand firm and oppose any efforts to have the Democratic Party of South Carolina sacrifice its tradi tional principles or reverse and repudiate the state party’s op- (continued on page eight) position to the so-called civil rights program and those who advocate such program. 3— That we abhor the extravan- gance and waste of the present administration, together with the dishonesty and graft that is pre valent in governmental affairs, and plead for a sincere effort on the part of our national demo cratic party to rechart our na tion’s course and bring about peace and an end to war. 4— That we of the Newberry County Democratic Convention go on record as endorsing the candi dacy of a man who has ex perience and has proven himself to be an upstanding man of un questionable character, moral fiber and political integrity, a true Southerner of our great neighboring state of Georgia, the honorable Richard B. Russell.” The assesment committee for the setting of fees for candidates met during the meeting and rendered the following report for entrance fees for candidates: Sen ator, $100; House of Represen tatives, $75; clerk of court, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of education and supervisor each $100; coroner, $30; commissioner, $25; for magistrate’s office at Newberry, $50; Whitmire, $40; Prosperity, $30; Pomaria, $25; Chappells, $25 and Little Moun tain, $20. All fees are doubled where there is no opposition. SHINING THROUGH THE CLOUDS 13 Communities ‘Over Top’ In R. C. Champaign Jan les N. Parr Tosses Hat In Assembly Race James N. Parr, of Newberry, announced today that he is a candidate for election to the House of Representatives from Newberry County. Mr. Parr was horn in Newberry and reared in the Jalapa commun ity of the county. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Callie Boyd Parr, Sr. He was recently mar ried to the former Miss Betty Jo Poston of Johnsonville, who is presently engaged in teaching the second grade at Bush River High School. Mr. Parr attended the Newber ry City schools. After gradua tion he served for two years in the Navy in this country and overseas. He received his pre law education at the University of South Carolina where he was graduated from the Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in June 1950. Mr. Parr now lives in Newberry where he has been engaged in the practice of law and the manage ment of Newberry Farm Equip ment Company for the past two years. 88 Reported m Rural Work Committees Thirteen communities of the count# have reported reaching or excee4ing their quota in the 1952 Red Cross fund drive, according to J.,;J. Chappell, co-chairman in charge of the rural effort. MrJ Chappell said that although he does not have a complete re port 'from .the county, $3,191 of a $3,800 quota has already been turned in to him. He added that the Colored Division had report ed collecting $103.65 and said that this report is still incomplete. Communities “over the top” in thq^drive and the order in whieli^motas were met are John- stojiqi JpNeal, Smyrna, Mt. Plea- satft, Twt Betfiel-Garmany, Peak, Pomaria, Hartford, Stoney Hill, College Street extension, New Hope Zion, Maybinton, and Bush River. Co-Chairman Chappell stated that he hoped the drive could ba wound up in the next week or ten days. At that time the com munity winning the $25 prize being donated by Purcells, will be announced. Mr. Chappell urged anyone who has not made a contribution to the drive to do so as soon as pos sible in order that the goal set for the county can be achieved. Public Meet On Memorial Issue Asked By UDC At a meeting of the Calvin Crozier Chapter, United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, on April 4th., it was the unanimous senti ment of the members that the World War II monument should be placed on Memorial Square since this plot has been designat ed as the place for our public memorials such as this monu ment. It was moved and carried that the committee in charge of this memorial be requested to call an open meeting, at which time the public be given an opportunity to express their individual wishes in the matter of the location of the monument, since the monu ment is to be paid for from con tributions from the public. Drayton Rutherford chapter U. D.C., thru its Executive Commit tee, joins most sincerely with the Calvin Crozier Chapter in its action. Yours truly, Mrs. A. T. Neely, President, Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C. Mrs. Robert D. Wright, Pres., Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U. D.C. April 7, 1952 Motorcade To Visit Farms Practicing Modern Methods A motorcade will leave the Agri cultural building at 2:30 p.m., April 16 for a tour of a number of farms which have employed modern conservation practices for a number of years. Dad Amis, who heads up the tour, says everybody is welcome to join the tour and he is especially anxioufe that business folks of the town go along to see what is being ac complished in the rural sections. He promises it will be an eye opening experience. Th first (arm visited -will be that of Clyde Merrick, and then these farms in order: A. W. Mur ray, G. Epting, Claude Satter- white, I. IM. Smith beef cattle farm, C. T. Smith dairy, I. M. Smith dairy, C. T. Smith beef cattle farm. Thence the motor cade will cut across to Kinards, and home. Wednesday being a half-holiday for the merchants, Mr. Amis thinks they should avail them selves of the opportunity to see what their country neighbors are doing and enjoy a pleasant out ing in the meantime. Call Given For Sunrise Worshippers The Rev. Clarence O. Lamoreux will bring the message at the Easter sunrise service Sunday morning at Margaret Hunter park. The service will begin with the summoning of worship pers by city church bells and by the Newberry Armory Band promptly at 5:30 a.m. The pro gram is scheduled to begin at 5:56. The story of the Resurrection will be enacted at which time the Rev. J. W. Tomlinson will read the scripture passage of the Resurrection. The Rev. E. B. Clippard, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal church will offer prayer during the service and the Rev. J. W. Moore will pronounce bene diction. Music for the morning service will be furnished by a large vested choir under the direction of Prof. Milton W. Moore, of the Newberry College Music depart ment. The choir will be made up of all adult and junior choirs of the city, and the Newberry High School Glee Club, under Three Inductions Slated April 17 Induction call No. 25 for Local Board No. 36 on April 17th. Three men have been ordered to report for induction on April 17th. These men are all over 21 years of age. Willie Fant (Col.), RFD. 1, Newberry; Johnnie (Mack (Col.), RFD. 2, Kinards; Otis Sims, Jr., (Col.), RFD. 1, Newberry. Induction call for May will be for only three men all over 21 years of age. All registrants who have already been examined and accepted are warned that they will not be allowed to enlist in another branch of the Armed Forces after they have received their Order to report for Induc tion. They can enlist now, and up to the time they receive an order for induction. Few Tickets Left Two hundred and twenty of the 270 tickets for the annual Cham ber of Commerce banquet to be held Friday, April the 24th have been sold. There are still a limit ed number available to the mem bers if they would like to pur- Aveleigh Members Hear Dr. Neville, Dr. W. G. Neville, missionary to Brazil, spoke at the Aveleigh Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, April 6, during the reg ular morning service. Dr. Neville is now on Sabbatical leave from the Brazil mission. He told of the progress which has been made on the mission field and of the opportunities which the Christian church is challenged to meet. He quickened the con science of each listener as he de clared, “You must go, send, or disobey.” He is the brother of one of Aveleigh’s elders, Mr. D. W. A. Neville. chase another one. Tickets can be bought at the Chamber of Commerce office. Dr. James C. Kinard will be toastmaster at the banquet. For the first time at this affair,, a plaque will be presented to the retiring president, J. D. Cald well, and certificates will be awarded the five retiring direct ors, W. E. Turner, James N. Beard, James H. Davis, W. C. Huffman and Cyril Hutchinson. the direction of Miss Betty Baker. The city and county school youth participating in the event have been trained by Prof. Bill Jordan of the city schools and Mrs. Wil lard Brask. county music school supervisor. Dr. Mamie S. Summer is chair man of the committee in charge of the annual service. She is being assisted by members of the Newberry Ministerial association, school and civic leaders and other interested citizens throughout the county. Childrens Clinic The County Health Department announces that arrangements have been made for the pre-school clinics in the city schools. All children entering the first grade for the next school term are urged to attend these clinics ac companied by at least one of their parents. ; Schools will hold clinics as follows: West End School, Thursday, April 17, 9:30 a.m. Speers St. School, Friday, April 18, 2:30 p.m. Boundary St. School, Monday, April 21, 2:30 p.m. Mollohon School, Tuesday, April 22, 9:30 a.m. Oakland School, Thursday, April 24, 9:30 a.m. Drayton St. School, Monday, April 28, 2:30 p.m. V.F.W. AUXILIARY MEET The local V.F.W. Auxiliary will have its regular monthly meeting Monday night, April 14th. at 8 o’ clock at the V.F.W. Home. All members are urged to be present, as the new officers for the com ing year will be installed. Need 50 Names To Order Election Intercollegiate Sports Program To Be Continued At a special meeting here last week the Board of Trustees of Newbery Colege voted to continue intercollegiate athlet ics.. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina in its recent annual convention had referred the matter to the Board of Trustees with power to act. Plans are being made to go forward with intercollegiate football, basketball and base ball. Renewed interest is being shown by The Indian Club, alumni and other friends of the College. Law Officers Cut 100 Gallon Still Sunday County and State law enforce ment officers cut a 100-gallon copper still near Whitmire early Sunday morning. Sheriff Tom iM. Fellers, Col. Roy L. Cecil of Greenwood, mem ber of the Alcoholic Tax depart ment of the state, and sheriff's deputies made the raid. The still was located In the vicinity of Cromer's Cross Roads. There was no one at the outfit when officers arrived on the scene, and no arrests have been made. Sheriff Fellers said that in addition to the still, officers' des troyed 500 gallons of mash. The sheriff reported three ar rests made over the weekend, re sulting in as many men being confined to th© oounty jail. On» •as© wag |W«le tor diving nfc the oPfe^SSStf^itt© for drunkeness and disorderly conduct, ond another for passing bad checks. City Council met in regular session Tuesday night in City Hall. All members of counci' except Mr. Martin, who was absent due to illness, were in at tendance. Meeting with council were City Manager Blackwell. City Attorney Saint-Amand, and Clerk and Treasurer Wallace. Councilman Boozer opened the meeting with prayer. City Manager Blackwell report ed that he, along with Councilman Dufford and Supervisor Shealy, have scheduled a meeting to con sider drainage problem near the Agricultural Building. The Treasurer’s report cover ing the first six months of the current fiscal year was presented and copies of the report were given to the Mayor and each Councilman. A detailed report was given by Mayor Wiseman of actions of the Newberry-Clinton Natural Gas Authority and was received with a great deal of interest. A report on the progress of the petitions to call an election to issue bonds for permanent im provements showed that approxi mately fifty more signatures were needed to be secured before an election could be ordered. Upon suggestion of Health Of ficer R. A. Kay, Councilman Duf ford made a motion, seconed by Councilman Boozer that the City Attorney draw up an ordinance covering regulation of dogs in the City of Newberry to control rabies and protect citizens and dogs alike from stray dogs. Mr. Kay reported that an ordinance to outline specifications for garbage containers was need ed and the City Attorney was in structed to draw up a suitable ordinance in cooperation with the Health Department and present to City Council for consideration’. The Health Officer also report? «d that centaja notices to Aveleigh Circles Circle I—with Mrs. A. T. Neely, 4 o’clock, (Monday afternoonr Circle II—with Mrs. J. D. French, 4 o’clock, Monday after noon. Circle III—with Mrs. Leon Nichols, 8 o’clock, Monday night. Circle IV—Mrs. Wm. Linder man, 8 o’clock, Monday night. Circle V—Mrs. Frank Higgins, 7:30 o’clock, Tuesday night. Huggins In Race For House Seat John .Summer Huggins, 25, of Pomaria, announced Monday that he is a candidate for election to the House of Representatives from Newberry County. Mr. Huggins was born in New berry County, the son of Mrs. Marie Summer Huggins and the late Dr. Herman H. Huggins. He has ore brother, Herman H. Hug gins, Jr., of Columbia. He has lived at Pomaria for the last eighteen years. -Mr. Huggins attended the Po maria schools, received his B.S. degree from Newberry College in 1946, and was graduated from the Law School of the University of South Carolina and admitted to the Bar in June of 1950. He operates a cattle farm at Pomaria and has been practicing law in Newberry for the past year. been ignored. This report was discussed and * Council went on record that prosecution of viola tions should be made if the opinions of the City Manager, Health Officer, and Chief of Police deemed it necessary. A letter to iMayor Wiseman from Mrs. Waldrop of the Nose gay Club, asking that City Coun cil provide adequate markers sig nifying Newberry as a Bird Sanctuary was read. Mayor Wise man was instructed to reply to this letter and state that City Council, has no funds provided for such markings. Councilman Boozer said he had heard rumors that the City of Newberry was extending water and sewer lines outside of city limits and asked if this was so. City Manager Blackwell said that no sewer or water lines were being extended beyond the City limits by the City of Newberry. He stated that certain water and sewev lines were installed by the owners of a development out side the city limits and that the entire cost was paid by the own ers of the development. The only thing the city of Newberry pro vided was an inspection of the water and sewer lines to see that they met sanitary -conditions. MISS ELLESOR ARRIVES IN CITY FOR LEAVE Miss Martha Vance Ellesor, re cently returned to the states after 45 months of Red Cross ser vice in Japan, arrived in the city Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. P. G. Ellesor, 1737 Johnstone street, until the middle of June before going to her new assign ment. While In Japan Miss Ellesor was assigned to Camp Schimmel- pfenning, which is part of the Japan Logistical Command’s Northern Command. BIRTHDAYS Ralph Halle and Fred David Riley r April 12; Miss Evelyn Burns, George Hiller and Mrs. W. E. Summer, April 13; Keitt Pur cell April 14;. Mrs. Bill Hawkins, April 15; Mrs. Willie Mae Long and John Henry Baxter, April 16; Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. Cannon Blease, Gordon H. Stockman, Dorothy Weir Ruff and Mrs. Fun- man Reagin, April 18th. Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Harmon will celebrate their 54th wedding an niversary on Monday, April 14th.