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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1952
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE
Today’s Home Builds Tomorrow’s
World’ Is Theme For H. D. Week
Mrs. Raymond Nichols, Presi
dent of the Newberry County
Council of Farm Women an
nounces that this week, April
27th-May 3rd is National Home
Demonstration Week. The Theme
—"Todays Home Builds Tomor
rows World.” -The 450 women
enrolled in the 17 Home Demon
stration clubs in the county join
hands with the many thousands
in the nation in this celebration.
Mrs. Nichols, in stating the
ideals and purposes of the organi
zation says not only do we learn
to use our time, talents and solve
homemaking problems, but we al
so learn how to play and work
together as a community, keep
ing in mind the raising of the
standards of living, not only in
Newberry County, but over the
entire world. Any rural home
maker can become a club mem
ber and take advantage of the
many opportunities of traihing
offered through the Home Dem
onstration Program.
Today in many communities
where home demonstration work
has been organized for several
years, many families are living
in modern homes with conven
iences and comforts in the home,
which make life easier and more
pleasant.
If you are not in reach of one
of these, ask our home agents to
help you organize one in your
community.
Sgt. Gerald Taylor
Returns To States
S/Sgt. Gerald Taylor arrived in
the city last Friday to spend a
30-day leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Taylor on
Crosson street. Sergeant Taylor
recently returned to the states
from Korea, where he was on
duty over nine months, as a mem
ber of the 807 Ordance Company,
7th Division.
After his leave Sergeant Taylor
will report to Fort Jackson for
reassignment.
Rubber Stamps Made-to-Order
THE SUN OFFICE
HYPNOTIC GAZE . . . American
hypnotist Ralph Slater was sued
in Lewes, Eng., for hypnotizing
girl in theater performance and
then being unable to bring her
out of the spell. His gaze had
little effect on jury as it awarded
$6,000.
Miss Cornelia Riser
Newberry Contestant
In Spelling Contest
The State Spelling Bee, to
pick the champion speller of the
“younger set,” will be held in
Columbia Saturday, beginning at
10:30, in the auditorium of Co
lumbia College.
At present 40 counties have in
dicated that they are sending rep
resentatives to the contest, and
other counties are expected to
send students to take part in the
bee. Each participant in the
state contest is the winner of his
county contest. Contestants must
not have passed beyond the
eighth grade in school and must
be less than 16 years old.
iMiss Cornelia Riser of the
Whitmire High School will rep
resent Newberry County in the
contest.
A luncheon will be served the
contestants and officials of the
bee at the conclusion of the con
test.
| MAYOR McGUP By John JarvU
THE DOCTOR ADVISED ME
TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT.
OUR STEAM BATHS WILL
DO THE TRICK, MAYOR.
Newberrian.
Dedicated To
Dr. Paul Heisey
The 1952 copy of the Newberry
College Annual, “The Newber
rian” was dedicated to Doctor
Paul H. Heisey. Mr. Freddie
Johnson, Editor-in-chief of the
annual, made the presentation to
Doctor Heisey at the chapel as
sembly, Monday.
The dedication page as it ap
pears in the publication says of
Doctor Heisey, “For his ready
wit and ever-present sense of
humor; for his constant loyalty to
church and school and his unre
strained service to both; for his
willingness to share with us his
eminent wisdom—because he is a
judicious philosopher, a stead
fast friend, and a Christian teach
er, we humbly dedicate this 1952
Newberrian to Dr. Paul H.
Heisey.”
Doctor Heisey is Associate Pro
fessor of Bible at Newberry Col
lege and joined the faculty in
1946.
Eye-Witness Account ‘Big Shot’ A Blast
Deed Transfers
Newberry No. 1
Lila D. Hurt to Bessie B.
Bowers, one lot and one building,
208 Player street, $4500.
William Lindsay to Fannie
Lindsay and William Junior Lind
say, one lot - contains 4,420
square feet, $5.00 and other con
siderations.
Viola G. Leavell, et al to Ray
mond Davis, one lot and one
building, Massie Gary property,
$1400.
Raymond Davis to Roland Gary,
one lot and one building, Masie
Gary property, $1300.
R. Derrill Smith and Son Inc.,
to Amber A. Atkinson, one lot
100’x320’ on Mower street, $500.
William C. Ruff, Jr. to Nina G.
Ruff, one lot 90’xl69’ and one
building on Mower Avenue, $6.00,
love and affection.
'R. E. Summer to Charles Turn
er and Charlotte Turner, one lot
66 , xl40’ on Hunt street, $350.
Major General Jas. C. Dozier,
State Adjutant General and Civil
Defense Director, for South Caro
lina, attended Operation “Big
Shot” at Yucca Flat, Nevada. It
was the explosion of an A-Bomb
April 22nd as another drop in the
series of tests conducted by the
Atomic Engery Commission.
The giant nuclear detonation
was described by the General up
on his return home in the ac
count that follows:
“I have been connected with
the National Guard of South Caro
lina since 1915, serving on the
Mexican Border in World War I,
and have been Adjutant General
since 22 January 1926.
“I have had many war experi
ences, however, my greatest ex
perience happened at exactly 9:30
a.m. 22 April 1952 when I wit
nessed my first A-Bomb blast
known as Operation “Big Shot,”
which was held at Yucca Flat,
Nevada.
“A brilliant ball of fire lighted
out special goggles and a flash of
heat hit us in the face. Then a
terrific crack and a pressure
on our ear drums—blast wave ef
fects. And then, three seconds
later the most beautiful man
made phenomenon I have ever
seen; the fire ball of an atomic
bomb. A boiling, turbulent ball
of fire that ascended into the
sky, growing larger as it gained
altitude, boiling all the time.
“The explosion occurred at an
elevation of 3,600 feet over the
target. It required 42 seconds for
Newberry No 1 Outside
IMrs. Lillie Price McCravy to
Robert C. Price, 86 acres, $6.00.
(His interest.)
Bush River No. 3
Sheppard Gordon Sutton to
Marion E. Pitts, 53.78 acres,
$4000.
Prosperity No. 7
H. Roy Mills and Katie Mills
Hawkins to Clifton A. Mills, 124
acres $5.00 ove and affection.
Bessie B. Bowers to W. L.
Mills, one lot and one building,
containing 1.17 acres, $6000.
C. Eugene Lester to Thomas F.
Suber, 4.30 acres, $86.00.
THE BAFFLES
By Mahoney
THAT WAS MARION SIMMS-
OUR NEW NEIGHBORS WHO
JUST MOVED IN TDOAY^
THEY WANT TO
BORROW A
CUP OF SUGAR.
the bomb to dive from an unseen
airplane marked only by a vapor
trail across the clear desert sky.
“The cloud formed by the great
explosion was orchid and pink in
color. The entire desert floor
seemed to rise up behind the
atomic cloud in a curtain of grey
dust. The atomic cloud turned
to pure white three minutes after
the blast and rose rapidly to 35,-
000 feet and an ice cap was form
ing at the top.
“I learned later that the flash
from the blast was seen by ob
servers in planes 430 miles from
the proving grounds.
“At exactly 9:40, ten minutes
after the blast, three groups of
army trucks sped across the dry
lake bed toward the fox holes
where 1,500 troops had undergone
the blast. The trucks halted just
short of the fox hole area to
await word from the radiological
safety experts that the area was
safe to enter. They also evacu
ated the paratroopers who jumped
later.
“At 10:87 a.m., Lt. General
Joseph M. Swing, Sixth Army
Commander, flew back to News
Nob, where we were located,
from the fox hole line to tell
over 2,000 viewers that none of
the troops involved in the maneu
vers suffered ill effects from the
explosion.
“General Swing was located
within three miles of the target,
being concealed in an under
ground building which was lead
proofed.
“Let me digress for a moment.
The Atomic Energy Commission,
in a telegram to Governor. James
F. Byrnes, invited a representa
tive from South Carolina, one
who was connected with Civil De
fense, to witness the atomic test
explosion. Since the Governor
was unable to make the trip, he
agreed that I should go. I left
Columbia from Congaree Air Base
Friday morning, April 18, arriving
at Las Vagas, Nevada, during the
same day, making one stop at
Oklahoma Oity, Oklahoma, for
gas.
“On Saturday, those who were
to see the test assembled at the
City Hall and were briefed by
officers who were to be in charge
of the test
"On Sunday, we left Las Vegas
for a tour of the military bases
which were to put on “Big Shot”
Our first stop was an Air Force
Base at Indian Springs and we
saw planes of every description.
"While at this particular base
I met Colonel Perry B. Griffith,
Commanding Officer, 4901 Sup
port Wing (Atomic), who has
relatives in Summerville.
“Our next stop was Camp
Desert Rock, commanded by
Brigadier General Harry P.
Storke, who briefed us on his
duties and the part his troops
were to play. From there we
went to Mercury Camp where
we had army chow. We left Camp
Mercury for the Central Point
passing Frenchman Flat, and
from the Central Point we could
see Yucca Flat which was the
actual bombing site. The round
trip was approximafely 200 miles
from Las Vagas.
“All one could see of the coun
try side was desert The moun
tains were bare of any vegeta
tion, however, snow covered, the
highest ones.
"On Monday, April 21, we had
an all day briefing and I met
again an old friend, Colonel Ken
ner F. Hertford, Test Operation
Director. Colonel Hertford came
to South Carolina as a Second
Lieutenant, Engineer Instructor.
SCNG, in 1926 when I became
Adjutant General.
"Tuesday, we left our hotel
at .3:00 a.m. for City Hall, leaving
Las Vegas by buses, arriving in
the vicinity of Yucca Flat, and as
stated in the first paragraph of
my experience the "Big Shot” Op
eration was timed to the exact
second. All in all, this experience
comes once in a life time and 1
enjoyed every minute. The spec
tacle was wonderful to see, how
ever, it is terrible in that the
bomb dropped on Yucca Flat was
big enough to destroy a city of
one-half million people.
"As director of Civil Defense
for the State of South Carolina.
I say that "ft could happen here.”
Let us not fool ohrselves, Russia
has the bombs. Through Civil
Defense we are attempting to edu
cate the people in what to do in
case of natural disaster as well
as an atomic stuck. The local
Civil Defense Directors In the
counties are endeavoring to the
best of their ability to organise
the counties so that in case of
an attack the people will know
what to do. After witnessing
the explosion I am more con
vinced than ever before that we
in South Carolina should awake
to the realisation that it could
happen here.
AT TRADE SHOWING
Mr. and iMrs. W. K. Swygert
visited the William A Shelton dis
play of the most modern refrig
erators and home freezers, and
the Arvin Radio and TV line at
the Wade Hampton Hotel in Co
lumbia on Friday evening.
GOTTA BE NEIGHBORLY
AND LOOK MY BEST—
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NAME IS MARION AND
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