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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1952
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Program Outlined For
Annual Chamber Affair
Heyward Mahon Of
Greenville Slated
As Main Speaker
G. Heyward Mahon, Jr., promi
nent Greenville merchant, former
congressman and civic leader,
will be the keynote speaker at
the annual Chamber of Commerce
meeting and jbanquet at Newber
ry College next Thursday night.
More than 250 members and
guests will be present at the an
nual affair.
Dr. James C. Kinard, president
of Newberry College will act
as toastmaster for the occasion.
The program is as follows:
Singing of one verse of Amer
ica. Invocation, Rev. Neil Trues-
dale.
Introduction of out - of - town
guests, L. C. Graham.
Awarding of Plaque to retiring
President and Certificates to re
tiring Directors, G. K. Dominick.
Retiring President’s message,
J. D. Caldwell.
1952 President’s message, H. A.
Kemper.
Introduction of guest speaker,
Dr. J. C. Kinard.
Address, Major G. Heyward Ma
hon, Jr., former Congressman,
retail merchant and civic leader.
Response, Dr. J. C. Kinard.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Officers for 1952-63 recently
elected by the chamber are H.
A. Kemper, president; James F.
Coggins, vice president, Gerald
Paysinger, treasurer.
Retiring officers are J. D. Cald
well, president; H. A. Kemper,
vice president; and James H.
Davis, treasurer.
L. Cliff Graham is executive
secretary.
Hostesses for the banquet are:
Mrs. J. D. Rook, Mrs. R. R.
Bruner, Jr., Mrs. James H. Davis,
Mrs. G. K. Dominick, Mrs. J. W.
Earhardt, Jr., Mrs. F. A. Tawett,
Mrs. Guy V. Whitener, Jr., and
Mrs. Elmer Shealy. Mrs. G. R.
Summer is flower committee
chairman.
The banquet will be held in
the college dining hall at 8 o'
clock in the evening.
Plans Complete
For State Meet
Plans are complete for the
State Convention of the Junior
Department of the South Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs to be
hold at Newberry College on
Saturday.
The convention is being spon
sored by the Newberry Senior
Music Club, J. D. French, Presi
dent. Over two hundred junior
musicians are expected to at
tend. Registration will begin at
8:30 a.m. in Holland Hall.
Mr. French has appointed the
following committees; General
chairmen—'Mrs. J. P. Moon, Mrs.
Hope Wilson; Decorations, Mrs.
Fred Gilbert, Mrs. R. L. Baker;
Ushers and pages, (Mrs. J. D.
French, Miss Betty Baker; Regis
tration: Mrs. P. K. Harmon, Miss
Margaret Paysinger; Luncheon:
Mrs. Roy Anderson, Mrs. J. D.
French and Miss Loraine Paris.
Prof. T. E. Epting will welcome
the visitors and the Rev. Neil
E. Truesdale will make the invo
cation.
Luncheon will be served the
delegates at noon in the Newber
ry College dining hall.
Mrs. Walter Swink of Woodruff,
president of the State Federation
of Junior Music clubs will pre
side. The program will be render
ed* by the various clubs. Also to
appear on the program will be
the Newberry College Singers
under the direction of Prof. Mil-
ton Moore and the Newberry
High School Sex let directed by
Miss Betty Baker.
Dr. Kinard Attending
Mission Board Meet
President James C. Kinard of
the College is in Philadelphia
this week attending a meeting
of Ine Board of American Mis
sions of the United Lutheran
Church in America.
Dr. Kinard has been a member
of this Board for ten years and
is now serving his second term.
The Board of American Missions
directs the establishment and
maintenance of mission churches
in the United States and Canada,
Hawaii and the West Indies.
Rev. Paul Monroe
Series Speaker At
Central Service
Continuing a series of services
on the general subject “Toward
A Better Understanding” at Cen
tral Methodist church, the Rev.
Paul E. Monroe, pastor of Luther
an Church of the Redeemer, will
be guest speaker Sunday evening.
Clergymen, representing various
denomination, have been guest
speakers at the Sunday evening
services. This Sunday Rev. Mon
roe will address the congregation
on “The Lutheran Church and
It’s Work.” The service will be
gin at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. George H. Hodges,
pastor of Central Church, has
extended a cordial invitation to
persons of all denominations to
attend the service.
Communicant Class
Held At Aveleigh
A Communicant’s Class has
been conducted at the Aveleigh
Presbyterian Church during the
past six weeks. The pastor, Neil
E. Truesdale, has lead the class
in its weekly sessions. The fol
lowing members of the class have
been received into the member
ship of the church: Virginia
Katherine Spence, John Wilson,
R. Aubrey Harley, Jr., James
Cromer and T. Collier Neel, Jr.
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Aveleigh Youth
Organize Choir
Miss Mazie Dominick, organist
and choir director of the Aveleigh
Presbyterian Church has recent
ly organized the young people of
the church in a choir. The new
choir bears the name of the Chan
cel Choir and is c mposed of
twenty members. Dubonnet robes
have been, purchased for the
members. A choir loft has been
constructed for their use. This
group sang for the first time on
Palm Sunday using the anthem
“Palms” by Faure. On Easter
Sunday they sang “In Joseph’s
Lovely Garden” by Dickinson.
The Chancel Choir will sing each
Sunday in conjuction with the
regular Sanctuary Choir.
Mrs. Carrie Padgett
Dies At Hospital;
Rites In Saluda
Mrs. Carrie Jones Padgett, 81,
died late Saturday at the Newber
ry County Memorial Hospital
after 14 years of declining health.
She was born and reared in
the Sardis section of Saluda Coun
ty, a daughter of the late Billie
and Annie Jones. She had lived
in Newberry for 25 years.
Mrs. Padgett was a member of
the Sardis Baptist Church. Her
husband, Henry L. Padgett, died
six years ago.
Surviving are three sons, Tal-
madge, Osborne and Price Pad
gett, Newberry; three daughters,
Mrs. Luther Boozer, Camden, Mrs.
Bertha Hughes and Mrs. Ervin
Corley, Newberry; one sister, Mrs.
Sally Mack, Greenwood; 23 grand
children and 12 great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at 4 p.m. at Sardis
Baptist Church in Saluda County
by the Rev. H. H. Hoover, the
Rev. H. B. White and the Rev. J.
E. Walker. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Greater City
Population
Set At 12,651
In a survey which has just been
completed for a new city direc
tory by Nelson^ Baldwin Direc
tory Service, a total of 12,651 peo
ple were listed. The survey in
cluded all parts of the city with
in the municipal limits. Also the
Cut-off from Adelaide street ex
tension to College Street Exten
sion, to the Box Shop on the
Greenville highway, the Green
wood road to Scott’s Creek and
Caldwell street to Ebezena Road,
this area is called greater New
berry.
Thomas L. Chase, manager of
the survey, states that the new
directories will probably be ready
for delivery by the middle of
May.
Eight Christened
At Easter Service
The following- eight children
were christened at the special
Easter Christening service at Cen
tral Methodist Church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock by the
pastor, Rev. G. H. Hodges:
George Wayne Martin, Jr., six-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Martin; Clyde Blackman
Roberts, four-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Roberts;
Michael Harmon, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Har
mon; Belinda Jo Bickley, nine-
months-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe E. Bickley; Robert
Ernest Hazel, one-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Hazel; John
Hampton Campbell, one-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Camp
bell, Spartanburg; and Linda Al
len, five-year-old daughter and
Vance A. Martin, Jr., two-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance A.
Martin.
Louis C. Floyd (right) presenting check for $1,500 to Rev. George E. Hodges, County Campaign Chairman for the 1952 Can
cer Crusade. The check represents contributions made in the city during the Community Chest drive of which the cancer crusade
is a part. The county phase of the drive got underway Tuesday of this week and will continue through May 15. The quota for
this year’s drive is $2,500.
Cancer Campaign Opens
With Chest Contribution
Summer Roundup Of
First Graders At
Speers St Today
The annual “Summer Roundup”
for pupils entering the first grade
at Speers Street school next fall
will be held at the school this
(Friday) afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
Parents entering chidren are
urged to have them present at
which time representatives from
the county health department will
be on hand to conduct a health
checkup before school opens next
fall.
Hejaz Shriners Meet
Here Thursday; Plan
Temple’s Activities
Twenty-two Hejaz Shriners
from various sections of the state
met here Thursday with Poten
tate John F. Clarkson, to discuss
plans for the Temple’s work for
this year. The chief objective
adopted was to encourage and to
solicit reinstatement of former
members, and to plan for the
forthcoming North Carolina-South
Carolina Shrine Bowl game in
Charlotte to be played in early
December. The Nobles also dis
cussed th$ possibility of sending
the uniformed units of the Temple
to participate in the Oyster Bowl
game parade to be played in Nor
folk on November 1, by the teams
of the University of South Caro
lina and the University of Vir
ginia.
They also discussed the secur
ing of a special train to carry
the South Carolina Shriners to
the game at Norfolk leaving from
Columbia.
Governor James F. Byrnes has
been invited to attend the game
and to participate in the parade
and other activities.
The 1952 Cancer Crusade cam
paign got off to a good start
Tuesday morning with a check
from the Community chest for
$1,500. The presentation warn
made by Louis C. Floyd, vice
president of the chest to the Rev.
George E. Hodges, pastor of
Central Methodist church and 1952
county campaign chairman.
The quota for the drive is
$2,500. Since the $1,500 raised by
the community chest represents
the city’s share, the balance of
the funds will have to be raised
in the county, where until Tues
day, no effort had been made to
obtain contributions.
Chairmen for the various com
munities in the county drive, all
members of the County Council of
Farm Women, are:
Friendly, Mrs. Homer Epting;
Smyrna, Mrs. W. E. Senn; Mt.
Pleasant, Mrs. Jeff Suber; Hart
ford, Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt; Jolly
Street, Mrs. W. B. Boinest, Jr.;
Trany^ood, Mrs. Clay Balientine;
Jalaj?a, ’J$rs. C. C. Wallace; St.
Phillips, Mrs. Musco Alewine; Mt.
Bethel - Garmany, Mrs. Claude
Price; New Hope-Zion, Mrs. J.
B. Kinard; Silverstreet, Mrs. B.
O. Long; Bush River, Mrs. Oscar
Jolly; Pomaria, Mrs. W. C. Koon;
Vaughnville, Mrs. J. H. Boozer;
Trinity, Mrs. William Pitts;
Oneal, Mrs. C. W. Balientine; and
Willowbrook, Mrs. O. S. Goree.
Mrs. T. P Crooks is county com
mander and Mrs David Ringer,
county treasurer of the cancer
organization.
There are 60 active cases of
cancer in Newberry county, ac
cording to officials.
The drive in the county will
continue through May 15.
Education Group
Has Final Meet
The final meeting for the year
of the Newberry County Educa
tion Association was held Thurs
day afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock in
the Newberry High' School Audi
torium.
The program was highlighted
by several numbers by the Whit
mire High School Band, winner
of Blv ision One in the State
Music? Festival held recently at
Winthrop College, and by stu
dents from the county under the
direction of Mrs. Harriet Boden
Brask, supervisor of music in the
Newberry county schools.
Mrs. Hester Medlin, field secre
tary of the S.C.E.A. and past
president of the association of
class room teachers, was a special
guest.
Fifth District OPS
Has Job Openings
The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission has today announced
April 30, 1952, as the closing
date for receipt of applications to
fill positions of Business Analyst,
Investigator and Inspectors of
Meats, Metals and Hides in
grades ranging from GS-5 at $3410
per year through GS-14 at $9,-
600 per year. The positions are
located in the Fifth Regional Of
fice, Office of Price Stabilization,
Atlanta, Georgia, and its various
district offices in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
Further information concerning
the closing of these examinations
may be obtained from the civil
service local secretary, at the
local post office.
Not To Seek
County Post
Cecil E. Kinard, city council
man and announced candidate for
the office of Commissioner Dis
trict No. 1, said yesterday that
he was withdrawing from the
commissioner’s race.
Mr. Kinard said that after giv
ing considerable thought to the
matter, he decided it his duty
to remain on the city council
since he has another full year
to serve. He said that he felt
that it was his duty to the voters
who elected him to stay on as
their representative. Alderman
Kinard said, however, that he
would probably seek the post at
another time, probably after his
time expires on council.
He expressed his thanks to
those who had encouraged his
entering the commissioners race
and for the fine support given
him.
Bedenbaugh In
Race For County
Conunissioner
Luther B. Bedenbaugh, farmer
and veteran farm training instruc
tor of Silverstreet, annotracat
Thursday morning his candidacy
for the office of county commis
sioner from District No. 1.
Mr. Bedenbaugh attended the
schools of Newberry county and
graduated from Newberry college.
He has been in school work for
the past 15 years. At present he
is instructor in Veteran Farm
Training at Silverstreet High
school. He also runs a farm in
that section.
The candidate is married to the
former Miss Bessie Lee Neal of
Newberry county. They have two
daughters, Mary and Frances.
Mr. Bedenbaugh said that he is
not a politician and that this is
the first time he has offered for
public office. He said that he
was thoroughly familiar with the
roads of the county, and feels
that he is qualified to fill the of
fice.
Newberry Rotarians
Host To Hollywood
Basketball Champs
The Newberry Rotary club was
host to the Hollywood girls Class
“C” State Champion High School
Basketball Team at a recent
luncheon. The team, coached by
Mack Quattlebaum, is five time
championship winner out of the
past six years of competition.
They have won a total of 200
games out of 210 games played
to claim their outstanding record.
Members of the championship
team attending the luncheon
were: Helen Matthews, captain;
Joan W^est, Nell West, Janice
Fulmer, June Aull, Norma Nichol
son, Macie Werts and Peggy Duf
fle.
Memorial Day
Observance Set
Since May 10 is on Saturday
this year, the Daughters of the
Confederacy plan to revert to
the custom of several years ago
by presenting the Memorial Day
program in Margaret Hunter park
to which they cordially invite the
public.
The program will appear in de
tail later, but one feature will
be the address by a distinguished
out-of-town speaker, the grand
son of two Confederate Veterans,
and himself a recent world travel
er. Another enjoyable feature
will be a half hour concert of
Southern airs by the Newberry
Mill band. The band will also
give two numbers in the program,
which will begin at 2 o’clock.
Any organization desiring to
serve a dinner at the park that
day should contact Mrs. Steve
Griffith, phone 478.
Harmon Outlines
Education Setup
Farm Women
Hold Annual
Candidates Must
File By Tuesday
Tuesday, April 22 at the
stroke of noon is the limit
set by the Democrat conven
tion for candidates for the
various offices to pay up and
sign the necessary docu
ments. Bryon Chapman, chair
man, or Mrs. A. H. Counts,
secretary will be pleased to
wait upon any candidate
wishing to get his hat of
ficially into the ring.
Education Plant
To Be Dedicated
At Bush River
The historic Bush River Baptist
Church, established in 1771, will
dedicate its new educational build
ing Sunday, April 20, at 11:20 a.
m.
The Reverend J. E. Rawlinson,
executive secretary of the Bap
tist Foundation, Columbia, will
bring the message of dedication
and Mrs. Lamar Lightsey of
Rock Hill will be the soloist for
the occasion. The Reverend J.
R. McKittrick of Kinards will as
sist the pastor, Rev. T. B. Altman,
in leading the dedication service.
Mrs. John Earle Smith will give
an appreciation of the building
and Mr. Ryan F. Lawson an ex
pression of thanks.
Mrs. C. M. Smith of Kinards
has written an interesting his
toric sketch of the building pro
gram which will be published in
the church bulletin.
program.
invited.
e public is cordially
MARY ELiZABETH SMITH
Lt. and Mr?. W. C. (Bill)
Smith of Norfolk, Va., announce
the arrival of a daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, born in the Naval Hos
pital at Norfolk, on Friday, April
4th.
(Mrs. Smith is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Scott of
Whitmire, and Lieutenant Smith
is the son of C. C. Smith of
Newberry.
The Smith's have two other
children, Jane five and “Scotty”
three. Lieutenant Smith, a mem
ber of the Navy is stationed lor
the present in Norfolk.
Spring Meet
The Newberry County Council
of Farm Women held their an
nual spring meeting Wednesdav
afternoon in Willowbrook club
house with P. K. Harmon, direc
tor of the Newberry County new
school system as guest speaker.
Mr. Harmon explained the pro
posed plans for better educational
advantages and facilities for the
education of the county’s youth
and asked the cooperation of the
council members in helping to
make it a success. ‘‘Our forfe
fathers met and overcame great
problems when they laid the foun
dation for our great country. We
have received great inheritant
value from the past that arms
us with fortitude in meeting our
problems of today for we too are
builders. Education pays large
dividends on its investment. The
future of your schools in this
county depends upon you,” Mr.
Harmon stated.
The council adopted a resolu
tion that a telegram be sent to
president Truman asking that he
veto the Holland Act. The tele
gram stated “We the 450 mem
bers of the Newberry, South Caro
lina County Council of Farm Wo
men respecfully request that you
veto the Holland act, whereby of
fering to the youth of America
better educational advantages.”
Geprge K. Dominick, Red Cross
Blood program chairman for the
county made an appeal for blood
donors to help meet the needs of
those in Korea and for local
need',. “It is our community and
All members and friends are civic responsibility, it is our na-
expec(£d .J<> .participate this [tional responsibilty to see that
we fheet our quota for blood," Mr.
Dominick stated in his appeal.
The Rev. George H. Hodges,
chairman of the County Cancer
campaign also made a talk in
behalf of that cause.
Mrs. Roy Anderson represented
the local American Legion Auxili
ary regarding the poppy sale and
Mrs. Mary Mitchell, librarian for
the regional library also made a
brief talk. Mrs. Gordon Black-
well, state Council president was
also heard in a few remarks.
Reports were made by the var
ious program chairmen. Mrs.
Oscar Jolly reported on the agri
cultural projects of the council:
Mrs. Henry Kibler, beautification;
Mrs. Frank M. Senn, consumer
report; Mrs. Jerome Havird,
education; IMrs. J. W. Abrams,
legislative; Mrs. O. S. Goree,
membership; Mrs. Guy Long,
music and recreation; Mrs. T. P.
Crooks, publicity; Mrs. Paul
Long, religion and welfare; Mrs.
Claude Price, 4-H council. Mrs.
Raymond Nichols, council presi
dent also made her report.
Miss Caroline Crooks, Newber
ry County 4-H Club president, was
presented a check for $396.00 by
the council toward the one thou
sand dollars to be raised by the
4-H clubs of the county for the
project at Camp Long.
A total of 183 members and
guests were present with the at
tendance award for the largest
club membership present going
to the Trinity club.
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The council received an invita
tion from the Friendly Club to
meet with them for the annual
spring meeting.
Mrs. T. P. Crooks was elected
council president for the next
two years. Others elected are:
Mrs. Margaret Hughes, first vicq
president; IMrs. Oscar Jolly, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Homer
Epting, secretary; Mrs. Raymond
Nichols, treasurer; Mrs. Ryan
Graham and Mrs. Allen Crosson,
new directors, and Mrs. B. O.
Long and Mrs. J. E. Smith, old
directors remaining on the board.
Musicians Hold
April Meeting
The Newberry Music Club held
its regular April meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. P. Moon at
8 o’clock on April 15, 1952. The
lovely home was decorated with a
profusion of spring flowers. As
sociate host and hostesses were
Mr. and Mrs. Hope Wilson and
Miss Lorraine Paris.
Mrs. J. D. French, president,
opened the meeting by asking all
members to join in singing one*
verse of “America” and read
ing the Club Collect.
The secretary called the roll
and read the minutes of the last
meeting.
Plans were discussed for the
State Convention of Junior Music
Clubs to be held at Newberry
College on April 19. The various
committees appointed for the
entertaining of the 200 delegates
gave their reports. Luncheon is
to be served in the Dining Hall at
1:00 p.m. Flowers, caps, and
registration cards have been plan
ned.
Prof. Willard Brask was elected
as a delegate to the State Con
vention of the South Carolina
Federation of Music Clubs to be
held in Florence. Mr. • French
announced that Mrs. Brask would
sing at the luncheon.
The nominating committee, Mrs.
Hope Wilson, chairman, gave the
following report for officers for
the club year 1952-19^3: Presi
dent, Mrs. Richard L. Baker;
Vice-President, P r o f. Milton
Moore; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Paul H. Heisey; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. W. Roy Ander
son; Treasurer, Mr. Keitt Purcell,
(continued on page eight)
BIRTHDAYS
Mrs. P. M. Nichols, Martha
Cromer and Mrs. Claude Summer,
April 19; Mrs. E., A. Carpenter,
April 20; Perry O. Wicker, Betty
Bowers and Micky Chapman,
April 21; Henry T. Fellers, Mrs.
George Stephens, Mrs. George S.
Minlck, Mrs. Frank Mills and
Mrs. Joseph L. Tolbert, Ninety
Six, April 22; Margaret Elizabeth
Leavell, April 23; Gloria Clee
Hawkins, J. Ray Dawkins and
Frank Cuiclasure, April 24; Mrs.
Wilton Todd and Fred C. Gilbert,
April 25th.
ACCEPTS POSITION WITH
FENNELL JEWELRY STORE
Miss Barbara Darby, daughter
of Mrs. F. E. Darby, has ac
cepted a part time position with
the Fennell Jewelry Store on EL
Main street.
Miss Darby, who began her
duties on Monday afternoon of
this week, is" a member of the
eleventh grade at Newberry high
school.
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