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VOL. 14—NO. 52. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 2. 1952 + $1.50 PER YEAR Miss Doris Dominick To Reign Over May Festivities At College Saturday Saturday afternoon, at 5:30 p. m. the annual May Day Program will take place on the campus of Newberry College. This year the program will be held in the quadrangle near Derrick Hall. The program will open with the Overture by the National Guard Band under the direction of Charlie Pruitt. The May Day Merry-Makers will entertain the spectators with tumbling acts, dances, etc. Following this will be the Fanfare of Trumpets by the Heralds. Then will follow the traditional iMay Day Proces sional with the garland Girls and the Queen’s Attendants. The Queen and her court will then form in the procession and take their places on the throne. Presi dent James C. Kinard will place the 1952 crown on the reigning Queen, Miss Doris Dominick of Newberry. The Maid of Honor is Miss Paula Layne of Augusta, Ga. During the ceremony the Maypole Dancers will entertain the Queen and her entourage. As a concluding number, Miss Mari anna Hunger will sing, ‘‘All Hall the Queen of May.’' Immediately following the May Day festivities, an informal re ception will be held on the ter race of Smeltzer Hall for alumni, friends, and students of the co- lege. Miss Hattie Belle Lester, Dean of Women, is the General Direc tor of the May Day program this year. Committee Chairmen are as follows: May Court; Misses Hattie Belle Lester and Mazie Dominick; Queen’s Throne, Doctor Estelle Hightower; Garland Girls, Mrs. Fred H. Dominick; Maypole Dancers, Doctor Wilda Lea Mont gomery; Garlands, Mrs. Paul H. Heisey; Music, Prof. Willard J. G. Brask; Publicity, Miss Carolyn Cromer; Maypole Dance Director, John J. Krueger. $3,328 Raised By Rural Sections For Red Cross Thos. Graham Dies At Home Late Tuesday Thomas G. Graham, 59, died late Tuesday afternoon at his home on Martin St. after two and a half years declining health. 'Mr. Graham was born and rear ed in the Pomaria section of New berry County, the son of the late Felix A. and Mrs. Nancy Wilson Graham. He had made his home in Newberry for a number of years and was connected with Ben T. Buzhardt Furniture Com pany for over 30 years. He w'as a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the American Legion Post 24, the Woodmen of the World and the Central Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vera Oxner Graham, Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Webber, Columbia; the following brothers and sisters, Clarence O., Grady, both of Newberry; Ray, Daniel, Earl, all of Pomaria; Mrs. Mack F. Bonds, Seneca; Mrs. Ernest Wicker, Kinards; Mrs. J. B. Wicker, Pomaria; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the McSwain Funeral Home by the Rev. George H. Hodges and Dr. F. William Brandt. Burial followed in Rosemont Summer Term Opens June 9 At Newberry The 1952 Summer School at Newberry College will open on June 9th and close on August 2nd. Newberry College has been holding a summer session for more than thirty years and many teachers and students have at tended the sessions for either credits to improve certification standing or to work toward de grees. The summer session this year will offer a Reading Clinic for Teachers In-Service and will be under the direction of Dr. Wilda Lea Montgomery and Professor W. E. Monts. Teachers interested in this clinic are urged to write and make reservations for fhe course. Opportunity will be offered public school teachers to improve certification ratings by taking courses approved by the State De partment of Education. An ac celerated program for freshmen entering the summer session will again be offered. This plan en ables a freshman to graduate within three calendar years by at tending three regular sessions and three summer sessions. Reservations for the summer session should be made early by both teachers and students w T ho plan to attend. Laminie Holt, 27, Dies Wednesday Lammie Holt, 27, died Wed nesday afternoon In the Union section of Newberry County. He had been ill tw r o weeks. Mr. Holt was born in Saluda County but he had spent most of his life in Newberry County. He was the son of Mrs. Marie Duffie Holt Sanders and the late Butler Holt. Surving are his mother and his step-father, Alvia T. Sanders; and a number of aunts and uncles. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mc Swain Funeral Home by the Rev. J. W. iMoore. Burial was in West End Cemetery Oneal community was awarded the $2-> cash prize this week by J. J. Chappell, rural chairman of the 1952 Red Cross Fund drive. This community with an assigned quota of $75.00 raised $137.00, thereby exceeding its quota by 182 per cent. The $25 prize, made available by Purcells to be presented to tho rural community that ex ceeded its quota by the largest percentage, was returned to the lied Cross by the community with the request that it be used lor Red Cross emergency flood relief. Mrs. Ira Kinard is chairman of this year’s drive at Oneal. As sisting her were Mrs. Guy Counts, Mrs. Lester Werts, Mrs. Oscar Brown, Mrs. Hubert Stockman, Mrs. Jakie Dawkins, Mrs. J. D. Hamm, and Miss Pet Bowers. Fourteen rural communities went over the quota in the drive. Mr. Chappell said that he w r as well pleased with the results, and expressed thanks to the many fine workers for their efforts to make the campaign a success. The final report showed that $3,- 328 wms raised by the rural com mittees. TO SPONSOR BARBECUE The Helen Ezell class of Cen tral Methodist Church will spon sor a chicken barbecue, which is planned to be held at Margaret Hunter Park on Wednesday, May 7, at 6 o’clock. ANGUS STEWART AULL Mr. and Mrs. Elbert H. Aull of Winnsboro announce the birth of a son, Angus Stewart, born in a Columbia hospital, April 15th. The Aulls have another child, Elbert, Jr., who is about three years old Garden Club Council Fetes State President The Newberry Garden club Council will entertain Mrs. Jack Bryant of Orangeburg, state presi dent with a luncheon, Wednesday, May 7, at 12:30 at the Newberry Community Hall. The seven clubs of the city are cooperating with the council in the plans for Mrs. Bryant’s visit. The Department of Music of Newberry College will present a Wind Instrument Recital on Tuesday evening, May 6th at 8 p.m. in Holland Hall. Left to right, Bobby Gilliam, Newberry, tenor saxophone; Prof. Willard J. C. Brask, Newberry, french horn; Charles Pruitt, Newberry, trumpet; and John Moye, Manning, trombone. The program will include ensemble and solo selec tions from compositions by Scarmolin, Walker, Haydn, Uber and others. Professor Brask is director of the ensemble. Jury Finds For Operators On Sunday Movies The fifth case brought against Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Brown op erators of the Newberry Drive-In theatre, for operating movies on Sunday, was brought before Mag istrate Ben Dawkins Tuesday afternoon. As in the previous four decisions, the jury found the defendants not guilty. The case was brought to court for the state by Sheriff Tom M. Fellers at the request of Neil E. Truesdale, pastor of Aveleigb Presbyterian church of this city. Serving on the jury trying the case were G. V. Clamp, foreman, Carter Abrams, Gordon Clarkson, A. P. Faris, Ham H. Folk and John E. Jacobs. Fred H. Dominick of Newber ry, w r as attorney for the state and Mrs. C. K. Brown, spoke in behalf of herself as operator of the drive-in. *• Sam P. Glenn, Native Of Newberry, Passes In Pennsylvania Word was received here Thurs day morning of the death of Sam P. Glenn, son of Mrs. C. O. Glenn and the late Mr. Glenn of Newberry, Wednesday night at 11:00 o’clock at his home in Mc Donald, Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements are in complete and will be announced later. Armfield Named Commander 3rd VFW District William C. Armfield, New'ber- ry, was elected District Com mander at a recent meeting of the 3rd district, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in the post home at Abbeville, S. C. Morris White, McCormick, was named senior vice commander and Howard Whitten, of Abbeville, junior vice. Delegates present for the meet ing represented Newberry, Abbe ville, McCormick, and Calhoun Falls. Commander Armfield has been an active VFW member in his home post in Newberry, Living ston-Wise Post 5968, serving a term as adjutant-quartermaster and is presently serving as ad jutant. The new commander "eplaces James Beaufort of Abbeville and will be sworn into office at the Veterans of Foreign Wars State {.^Convention in Columbia May 23, 24 and 25th. As district commander, Mr. Armfield will be entitled to a seat on the Council of Adminis tration, governing body of the state organization, composed of twenty-two men. REA Gets $115,500 Loan To Construct New Plant Final Rites Thursday For Clarence C. Hutto Delegation Whacks $46,800 Off 1952*53 School Expenditure Bill County Board of Education members met with the county delegation in the court house Tuesday night to submit a pro posed budget for the operation of the county schools for the 1952-53 session. P. K. Harmon, county school supervisor presented the proposed Mrs. Fannie Coppock Dies Tuesday; Was 111 For Many Years Mrs. Fannie Zillia Francis Cop pock, 65, wife of Joe M. Coppock contractor of Newberry, died early Tuesday morning at the cemetery. | Newberry County Memorial Hos- The honorary escort was mem bers of the Chesley Cannon Bible Class. THREE NEWBERRIANS ELECTED AT THIRD DISTRICT AUXILIARY At the Third District meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary held in Anderson Sun day afternoon the following of ficers were elected and installed to serve for the ensuing year; President, Cornelia Sherard of Anderson; Theresa Stone, senior vice-president; Evelyn Burns, junior vice president; Ruby Trice, chaplain, all of Newberry. Theresa Stone is now serving as president of the local auxili ary. Ruby Trice is treasurer and Evelyn Burns was past president of the auxiliary. The three auxiliaries present at the meeting Sunday were An derson, Abbeville and Newber- pital after a declining health of 23 years. Her death was unex pected. She was born and reared, and had spent her entire life in New berry, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Bobb. For many years, she had lived on Adalaide street and was a mem ber of the Ebenezer Methodist church. Surviving besides her husband are one son, Roscoe, Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Mae Shealy and Miss Marie Coppock, both of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. W. L. Mathis, Prosperity; Mrs. R. G. Reagin and Mrs. Wil bur Metts, both of Newberry; six grandchildren; one- great grandchild and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the McSwain Funeral home by the Rev. R. C. Emory and the Rev. C. O. Dorn and Dr. J. B. Harmon. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. $312,627.81 budget to the assem bly. All but $51,072.00 which part is supplied by the state would have to be raised by taxa tion. Several items in the budget were cut by the delegation. The proposed appropriation for Sup ervisory staff was cut from $17,- 400 to $10,800. General Operat ing expenses cut from $125,000 to $100,000; extra teachers and coaches from $61,388 to $57,388; teacher supplement from $66,500 to $63,500 and miscellaneous fund to be used for teachers that serve “beyond the call of regular duty” from $7,595 to $3,595. The delegation approved a county-wide levy of 26 mills for school purposes. Last year the levy was by law held to 15 mills. In making the cuts in the pro posed budget, members of the delegation felt that funds ap proved would be enough for the efficient operation of the school system, yet not too heavy a bur den on the taxpayers. The budget as approved fol lows: Total Salaries of Director and Area Superintendents, $41,636.; Travel Expenses, $2,640.; Clerical Help, $3,900.; Supplement-County Supt. of Education, $600.; Super visory Staff, (Supv. of Instruc tion: Elementary Schools Supv. of Public School Music), $10,800. Area Supts. receive from State Aid. $19,872.; $5.00 per pupil for Supervision, $31,200. Amount needed from County for Expenses in Part 1, $15,104.; General Operating Expenses, $100,- 000; Debt Service (Bonds and notes), $13,799.91; Insurance, $8,- 741.; Miscellaneous and Emer gency Repairs to Buildings, $14,- 500.; Extra Teachers, Coaches, $57,388; Teacher Supplement, $63,500.; Miscellaneous Fund to be used for Teachers that serve beyond the call of regular duty, $3,595. Grand Total, $265,827.91. IMaster Heyward Banks, 1724 Harper street. Little Miss Mary Nell Banks, 1724 Harper street. Mrs. Nellie Betchman, 1314 Pearl street. Donald B. Boling, Box 303, Whitmire. Curtis Bowers, Box 65, Pros perity. Jackson Bowers, McCaughrin Avenue. Mrs. Foster Bowick, 97 Players street. J. E. Craven, Route 1, Kinards. Master John William Davis, Route 1, Whitmire. Ralph Graddick, Route 1, New berry. Mrs. Harold Hendrix and Baby Boy, 2018 Charles street. Mrs. Ernest E. Lindler, Pros perity. Mrs. Elbert Long, Box 69. Mrs. J. P. iMcMillen and Baby Boy, 1916 Harper street. Mrs. Sam Marlowe, 1517 Har rington street. Monroe Mills, Box 94, Prosper ity. Mrs. Marjorie Pitts, Route 1, Silverstreet. E. W. Plampin, 2805 College street. (continued on page eight) 275 Letter Boxes Get Face-Lifting Many rural mail boxes in New berry county have undergone a great improvement during the past several months. The 4-H club members of the county under the supervision of W. A. Ridge way, assistant county agent and Miss Margie Davis, county home demonstration agent, have been selling name plates to box own ers. These name plates which are placed on top of the boxes are neat and attractive and can be read from both sides. A total of 275 have been placed on boxes throughout the county to date and orders are still coming in. The 4-H members in soliciting orders have suggested that the boxes be placed on the right side of the road for the convenience of the mail carrier. Also that the height of the regular box should be 48 inches from the ground level to the bottom of the box and 44 inches for a large box. They suggested too, that owners paint their boxes with aluminum paint. Besides helping the appearance of the rural letter boxes the 4-H club members have made enough money from the sale of the plates (continued on page eight) Clarance Claude Hutto, 49, prominent churchman, banker, businessman and resident of this city, died late Tuesday after noon at Newberry County Me morial hospital of coronary throm bosis. He suffered an attack while at his office and died less than an hour later. He was born at Holly Hill, the son of the late C. C. and Edith Price Hutto. Mr. Hutto was a member of the Central Metho dist Church and was a former chairman of the board of stewards and trustee of the church. He began his business career in Charleston with the South Caro lina National Bank. He was later associated with the bank as mana ger at Dillon, Bamberg, Newber ry and Anderson. At the time of his death, he was president of the Commercial State Bank at Whitmire, secretary-treasurer of the Meek-Hutto Lumber company of New'berry and executive vice I resident of the Whltener Lum ber company of New r berry. He was director of the New berry Federal Savings and Loan Association, a director of the Newberry Life and Health In surance Company, director of the Citizens Home Fire Insurance Company of Newberry, a past president of the Newberry Lions Club, past president of the New berry Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hutto is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Hipp Hutto; one son, Clarence Claude, Jr., one daughter, Mary Lee, all of New berry; three sisters, Mrs. Wilson Salisbury, Charleston; Mrs. Pete Clausen, and Mrs. Joe Luzi, both of Miami, Fla. Funeral servivces were conduct ed at 11 a.m. Thursday from Central Methodist church by the Rev. George H. Hodges and the Rev. H. C. Ritter. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were Guy V. "Whltener, Jr., Frank G. Graham, Walter Dorrity, Lewis Davis, Carl Wise, Ralph Williams, Cease Dowd, and Arthur G, Dwyer. The honorary escort was com posed of George W. Martin, Dewey H. Johnson, of Greenwood, B. M. Edwards of Columbia, Joe H. Simpson, Sr., of Whitmire, Senator Marvin E. Abrams of WTiitmire, Pat B. Mitchell, Guy V. Whltener, Sr.. John F. Clark son, J. Keister Willingham, Wil liam Hunter, John T. Norris, David C. Waldrop, Joe L. Keitt, Gordon N. Clarkson, Seth A. Meek, P. N. Abrams, Fred C. Gilbert, Marvin Summer, Clem I. Youmans, Richard L. Baker, George K. Dominick, Ernest C. Layton, Dr. Ralph P. Baker; Also E. B. Purcell, R. M. Lomi- nack, R. D. Coleman, Jr., Dr. E. G. Able, Dr. Arthur Welling, J. Ray Dawkins, George Rodelsper- ger, W. Henry Lominack, R. R. Bruner, S. C. Paysinger, Judge Steve C. Griffith, J. E. Wise man, W. M. Workman, Hal Kohn, Jr., Roy H. Clary, C. A. Kauf- mann, Cyril Hutchinson, P. K. Harmon, A. W. Murray, Curtis Chapman, Harry H. Hedgepath and J. V. Kneece. Flower attendants were Mes- dames Richard L. Raker, G. K. Dominick, C. I. Youmans, Dave Hayes, A. P. Salley, Joe Keitt, George H. Hodges, John Clark son, S. C. Griffith, R. T. Al- (continued on page eight) Revival Series Begin May 4 At Fairview Church Fairview Baptist church will begin a series of revival services with three special preaching ser vices at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 and 8:00 p.m., this Sunday, May 4. At 12:30 members and friends will spread their lunches on the picnic tables and share food and fellowship. The services will continue through the week at 10:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily through Fri day. Rev. J. K. Lawton, associational missionary, of Clinton will as sist the pastor, Rev. T. B. Alt man, in this series of services. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Mahon Speaker Annual Chamber Dinner Meeting in (By MANUEL J. ROGERS the Greenville News) Membership of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce installed new officers Thursday night of last week and heard Maj. G. Hey ward Mahon, Jr. of Greenville urge that ^America be kept strong and clean. H. A. Kemper became presi dent of the active civic orgaiifl®a- 5 * ? tion at the annual Ladies Night dinner-meeting In the Newberry College Dining Hall. In a brief fnaugural speech, Mr. Kemper asked the co-operation of all of the Chamber of Commerce mem bers and citizens in promoting the general welfare of Newberry. Other officers are James F. Coggins, vice president; Gerald Paysinger, treasurer and L ; C. Graham, executive secretary. Retiring President J. C. Cald well, was awarded a plaque in appreciation for his services to the Chamber of Commerce. TJie presentation was made by G. K. Dominick. About 200 persons were present. Dr. J. C. Kinard, president of Newberry College, was toastmas ter and introduced Maj. Mahon. Maj. Mahon told those present (continued on page eight) 1 The Newberry Electric Co operative with headquarters in Newberry and serving the coun ties of Lexington, Newberry, Laur ens, and Fairfield, received a loan of $115,500 Tuesday from the Rural Electrification admin istration to construct a head- quarters building. The loan w r as announced by Senators Maybank and Johnston and Congressmen Dorn, Riley and Bryson. The structure will be erected on an eight-acre tract on the cutt-off road north of the. New berry Drive-In theatre, which was purchased about a year ago for this purpose. Plans and specifi cations are now being drawn up by Architect J. Whitney Cunning ham of Sumter. Construction is to begin in about two months, and will be completed by fall. The building will probably be of brick, and will house all operktion ot the REA including offices, ware house. and facilities for a sub station to take power from the Central Electric co-op of Co lumbia for distribution to the co-ops customers. Hugh M. Ept- ing, manager of the REA, said Wednesday that 97 percent of the homes in Newberry county are now electrified. “When the New berry Co-op bought the lines from S. C. State authority in May, 1940, there were less than 1,000 electric energy consumers,” Mr. Epting said. “Now we have 3,- 500.” T. B. Amis is president of the Newberry Co-op. Education Board Names 7 School Superintendents S*.. •> , . Vw-I* The Newberry County. Board of Education' has named area super intendents for the seven tax dis tricts in the county, upon the recomendation of the Advisory Board of Trustees, of each of the seven areas, to serve for the 1952- 53 session. J. V. Kneece was elected superintendent of the Newberry high school and R. E. Beck of the elementary schools of the city. R. C. Lake was elected sup erintendent of the Whitmire school. Other superintendents are: Hugh M. Kolb, Bush RiVer; J. G. Long, Silverstreet; J. M. Black, Little Mountain; C. E. Hendrix, Prosperity and R. H. Setzler, Pomaria. Mrs. C. E. L. Counts Dies In Columbia Baer Heard On Cattle Disease The Quarterly meeting of the Newberry County Beef association was held Monday night with a dinner meeting at the Wallace House. Dr. Louis S. Baer, a veternarian with the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry was the guest speaker. He led in a discussion on the com trol of Brucellosis of cattle. L. F. Cato of Spartanburg, Clemson College Extension live stock specialist, gave a picture slide and explanation of the beef cattle demonstration that was conducted at Clemson College. , T. B. Amis, president of the association, presided. Dorn Memorial Speaker Plans lor the observance of Confederate Memorial Day, Sat urday, May 10th., are developing satisfactorily. It is the earnest desire of the Daughters of the Confederacy that young people and adults may feel a reverent spirit in the memories of this anniversary. To this end an in vitation has been sent to all of the high schools in the county; to the Boy Scouts and Cubs to ap pear in a body in their uniforms; to the Girl Scouts and Brownies to do likewise, and to the lead ers of all these groups. As announced previously, the Newberry Band will give a pro gram before hand in addition to playing on the regular program. This will be given in full in next w T eek’s paper. Hon. W. J. Bryan Dorn has ac cepted the invitation to make the address. As the grandson of two Confederate Veterans, Mr. Dorn is well qualified by birth to speak on Memorial Day. Since he has recently returned from a world tour with quite some time spent in Europe, it is hoped that, after paying his tribute to the men of the Sixties, he may give his firsthand impressions of what he saw and heard authoritatively during his travels. For these reasons, the Daughters are most anxious that the young people from the schools and from New berry College hear him. Any club from the city or the county desiring to serve dinner that day may contact Mrs. Steve Griffith, phone 474. The chapters will again have the small Confederate flags for distribution, and it is hoped that everybody will wear one of these. Mrs. C u m m i ng s Elizabeth Shealy Counts, 81, died suddenly late Wednesday night at a Co lumbia Hospital. She was a residence of 1327 Nance street, where she had made her home for a number of years. She was born and reared in Newberry County near Little Mountain, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Shealy. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Her husband, M. A. Counts, died three years ago. Surviving are three sons, George D., Greenville; J. L., New berry and Emmett, Aiken; two brothers, Wesley, Little Mountain and C. D., Camden; nine grand children and five great-grandchil* dren. Funeral services were conducts ed at 4 p.m. Friday at the Mc Swain Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, the Rev. Y. Z. Gordy and the Rev. D. M. Shull. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. BIRTHDAYS Mrs. Elise P. Bowler, Horace Williams, Dewey Kinard, Mrs. Ed ward A. Lane and B. B. Living ston, May 4; T. E. Davis, Francis Aull, John H. Ruff and his twin brother, Walter Ruff, Columbia, May 5; Mrs. J. Morgan Randal and Mrs. J. M. Chappells, May 6; George T. Davenport and Henry Brooks, May 7; .Edith Dickert, J. Morgan Randel and Mary Bouk* night, May 8.