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A conservative is one who be lieves in everything that will preserve his present advantage#. VOL. 15—NO. 12 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1952 Good luck to them as wish to leave their footprints on the sands of time—the rest of us are satisfied if we can just cover up our tracks. + |1.60 PER YEAR Wildlife Club To Elect Officers At Tuesday Meet Officers for the ensuing year •will be elected at a special meetihg of the Newberry County Wildlife Club to be held Tuesday night, July 2Cth. at 7:20 p.m. This meeting, to which the pub lic is invited as well,as the club members, will feature a turkey dinner. The charge will be $1.25 per plate and tickets may be pur chased at all drug and hardware stores in Newberry. It was announced that mem bers who had paid dues prior to July 1st would be given a free dinner. An interesting program has been arranged, with a speak er from Columbia and a movie of interest to wildlife fans. C. C. Graham, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, advised that tickets must be picked up not later than Saturday, July 26, and stated that if anyone wishing to get a ticket was unable to do so by July 26, to call the Chamber of Commerce, 355, or P. M. Den nis at Royal Cleaners, 12, and ar rangements would be made. The dinner will be held at the Community Hall. Henry R. Brooks Rites Conducted Here Monday Henry Reeder Brooks, 76. died suddenly Saturday night at his home near Newberry following several years of declining health. He is the son of the late Elihu and Rebecca Reeder Brooks of the Bush River section of Newber ry county. He spent his entire life in the county and was en gaged in farming for a number of years. He was the last sur viving member of his immediate family. is survived by his wife, Mrs. Linna Glenn Brooks; one son, wftliam R. Brooks, and two grandsons, Reginald and Harry; and a number of cousins. Funeral services were held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Whitaker Funeral Home, conducted by the Hev. C. O. Lamoreux and the Rev. Neil E. Truesdale. Inter ment followed in Rosemont ceme tery. Active pallbearers were Wal do Boland, J. L. Boland, H. L. Hedgepath, James I. Ringer, E. Guy Longshore, and Clarence Wal lace. Assisting with the flowers will be Mrs. James M. Smith, Mrs. A. T. Neely, Mrs. James I. Ringer, Mrs. Grady Ringer, Mrs. Robert Glymph and Mrs. Raymond Rin ger. Ralph Blackwell To Appear Friday On C of C Program Ralph Blackwell has been scheduled to appear on ‘-Business Viewpoints.” over WKDK Friday night at 7:15 p.m., according to Secretary of the Chamber of Com merce. Cliff Graham. Joe Morris, program director of WKDK. advises that the airing of the program depends upon the schedule of the National Demo cratic Convention. If the conven tion is not in session at 7:15, Business Viewpoints will he heard; otherwise. Mr. Blackwell will ap pear on the program on the fol lowing week, August 1st. Starkey Speaker Livestock Meet Professor L. V. Starkey, head of the Animal Husbandry depart ment of Clemson college, will be the speaker for the vuarterly meeting of the Newberry County Livestock association, according to T. B. Amis, president. This meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Newber- rv County Agricultural building, Monday, July 28 at 8 p.m. All members of the association, and others interested In the produc tion of livestock are . invited to attend. Deed Transfers Newberry No. 1 Robert E. Taylor to Cora F. Taylor, one lot and one building, 1218 Langford street, $5.00, love and affection. Sarah D. Wallace to Mary Myers Coleman, one lot 50’xl63.5 on Davis Alley, $300. Newberry No. 1 Outside Priscilla T. Oliver to E. B. Purcell and J. D. Caldwell, five lots (quie Claimed Deed), $5.00 and premises. J. D. Caldwell and . B. Purcell to Priscilla T. Oliver, four lots, (quit Claimed deed), $5.00 and the premises. Pomarla No. 5 Bessie B. Free, et al to John Vernon Free, 63.57 acres, $300. (Charles M. Free Estate). The Newberry County Board of Education to Mt. Pleasant Metho dist Church four acres, $1000. Little Mountain No. 6 Waldo C. Huffman to Narvice L. Stockman, three acres and one building, $400. Prosperity No. 7 N. Arthur Nichols to Andrew P Cook, 1.19 acres, $89.25. President Kinard Will Confer Degrees On 13 Sununer Students Dr. Taylor, Brother Of Newberrians, Is Buried in Texas City A telegram was received by relatives in Newberry Monday in forming them of the death of Dr. Thaddeus A. Taylor of Lufkin, Texas. Dr. Taylor died on July 17. He was born and reared In the St. Luke’s section of the coun ty, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor. Dr. Taylor went to Texas many Tears ago where he had engaged in the practice of medicine for almost a half century. He was twice married. Surviv ing are three sons from his first marriage and his second wife. In addition he is survived by the fol lowing sisters and brothers: Mrs. T. Gary Hawkins and J. M. Tay lor, Newberry; G. Rufus Taylor, Leesville; J. Wylie Taylor, Pros perity; and Mrs. Arthur Long of !Newberry county. Funeral services were conduct ed for Dr. Taylor in Lufkin. JIM PITTS RAY Jim Pitts Ray, 46, died sud denly Thursday morning in Clin ton. He was a brother of Mrs. J. JJ. Thompson of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday afternoon at the home of his brother in Clinton by the Rev. J. H. Darr and the Rev. E. K. Garrison. Interment followed In Rosemont cemetery. Summer commencement exer cises will be held at Newberry college, Friday evening, August 1st at 8:30 p.m. in Holland Hall. Thirteen students are candidates for degrees. Presidesnt James C. Kinard, will address the gradu ates using as his subject “Green house Education.’’ Miss Mazie Dominick, organist and Miss Joan Dominick, pianist will play for the prelude “Fanfare” by Lemmens and for the postlude, “Coronation March” by Meyerbeer. A quartet under the direction of Milton Moore will sing “Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing.” President Kinard will confer the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science on the thirteen gradu ates. The Rev. R. A. Goodman, seccretary of the faculty, will of fer the invocation and pronounce the benediction. The public is cordially invited to the exercises. Candidates for degrees are as follows: Bachelor of Arts—Mary Helen Derrick, Saluda. Bachelor of Science—Kathleen Bushardt Cannon, Chapin; Sadie Matthews Cumalander, Little Mountain; John Holloway Fellers, Jr., Columbia; Richard P. Foster, Kings Mountain, N. C.; Paul Kemper Fuller, Newberry; Egbert Charles Griggs, Jr., Norfolk, Va.; Henry Davis Ott, Jr., St. Mat thews; Geneva Derrick Oxner, Leesville; Mary Paysinger Ring er, Newberry; Fred Whiteford Robinson, Lancaster; Loretta Ann Whatley, Au#ista, Ga.; and, John Anthony Williams, Jr., Newberry. Solicitor William T. Jones Mitchell Dairy Starts Service In Newberry Announcement has been made by Warren B. Mitchell of Ben son. N. C. of a new wholesale and retail milk business in Newber ry to be known as the Mitchell Dairy. The firm will make morning de liveries throughout the city every day except Sunday, and promises that deliveries will be made be fore seven a.m. They will handle a complete line of Grade A. dairy products. A spokesman for Mr. Mitchell said that milk is being purchased from Newberry county dairy farm ers and is processed by the com pany for distribution in the area. Temporary headquarters for th§ business are at 1518 Boundary street. Several local men have been employed to serve customers of the new firm, in addition to others who moved here from North Carolina. The main offices of the dairy are at Benson, and Newberry hag been used for sometime as a mid point for delivers oft milk from Charlotte, to Camp Gordon, Ga. Representative RIDE NO. 5 Go out College Street to tKe cut off, turn left at Pete Plampin’s on highway 76 to Jalapa; turn right at Jalapa and you will notice the farm of Pete Harris withe timber, general farming and home orchard. A little further along you will notice the farm of Guy McCullough, dairy and general farming. A little further on you will come to the beef cattle ranch of T, £. Amis. Next, notice the beef cattle farm of Robert Sitfrer. Then on to Ross Bur ton farm of hatchery, chickens and turkeys. Then to George Young’s farm, beef CRttle and fish pond. Then turn left at the first paved road on which you will notice Ellis Glenn’s farm?: with fish pond and general farm crops. Turn left at thi next paved road on which you will see Norris Johnson’s^farm, dairy cattle and hogs; also James Nabor’s beef cattle; Guy Miller, dairy cattle; W. W. Riser, dairy cattle theii back to Newberry. UTILE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cham-' ^tnd sisters and their families, Mr. hers and three children, Susan, ^nd Mrs. Ray Feagle, Mr. and Jane and “BIng M , of Columbia were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mederith Harmon on Cornelia street. Mr. and Mrs. Mederith Harmon and two children, Kenneth and Nancy, were dinner guest Satur day evening in the home of Mr< and Mrs. Herbert Chambers and family in Columbia. Mrs. D. L. Hamm and daugh ter, Miss Rose Hamm have return ed to their home at Silverstreet, after several weeks visit with Dr. and Mrs. J. Boyd Hamm and family in Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. W. R. McElroy and Mr. and Mrs. William Glover of Ox ford, Fla., are visiting in the home of Mrs. McElroy’s mother, Mrs. D. L. Hamm and family at Silverstreet. Rev. and Mrs. John Sanders and three children, Felix, James and Tim, of Lexington, Va., iB spending this week in Newber ry, where they are visiting Mrs. Sanders’ brothers and sisters.- Rev. and Mrs. John Sandiff and three children, Felix, and Tim, of Lexington, Va. a#* spending this week in Newber ry with Mrs. Sanders brothers The Vote By Precincts SOLICITOR HOUSE CCMM. Jones T> C m E < ■ . _c (0 CO Huggins Lake CM 3 m X) c « -o B m McDowell Ward 1 62 182 179 66 83 162 Ward 2 68 393 351 110 136 321 Ward 3 No. 1 8 55 39 23 11 50 Ward 3 No. 2 116 235 237 113 97 253 Ward 4 No. 1 17 68 68 16 25 59 Ward 4 No. 2 22 137 102 57 62 96 Ward 5 95 176 231 40 168 101 Ward 6 52 364 310 105 114 297 Beth Eden 26 34 44 16 18 41 Bush River 2 30 24 9 17 15 Central 10 28 38 .. Chappells 36 37 41 29 64 7 Dominick 25 15 10 16 9 Fairview 5 23 20 8 -W.ypfp Garmany 11 32 29 14 is 25 Hartford... 41 39 65 13 40 19 Helena 17 36 38 13 10 42 Jalapa 20 106 67 • 59 63 63 Johnstone 16 33 45 4 22 23 Jolly Street 8 107 115 . Kinards 9 20 17 12 10 19 Little Mountain 37 133 141 29 .... Longshore 25 103 92 36 113 15 Maybinton 5 11 3 13 8 8 Midway 6 59 57 8 Mt. Bethel 9 37 30 16 21 24 Mt. Pleasant 8 38 33 13 7 39 Mulberry 6 31 36 1 24 11 Oakland 95 153 192 56 56 191 O’Neal No. 1 17 5 12 O’Neal No. 2 28 42 35 35 Peak 7 66 65 8 .... Pomaria 46 150 195 2 •• •» • Prosperity No. 1 32 89 91 30 Prosneritv No 2 40 103 107 36 Saluda No. 7 10 22 25 5 27 5 Silverstreet 31 90 93 29 87 12 Stoney Hill 13 44 46 11 3t. Paul 12 44 52 4 St. Phillips 44 108 149 2 i 3 Trinity 2 34 19 17 36 .... Union 8 26 26 8 Utopia 14 20 29 5 .... Vaughnville 5 47 19 32 48 3 Walton 21 22 40 3 3 2 Wheeland... 17 16 30 3 Whitmire No. 1 178 258 48 388 198 229 Whitmire No. 2 173 111 69 216 130 148 Zion 25 53 78 TOTALS 1538 4087 3880 1735 1733 2292 Mrs. Ernest Derrick, James Half acre, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Half acre and Mr. and Mrs. George Halfacre. After their visit here the Sanders will spend a week at Cherryville Beach, near Myrtle {Beach before returning to their hbme in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Anderson ad son, Eddie, and Mr. and Mrs. John Billingsley are spending this week at Windy Hill Beach, near Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Addy are spending this week on their vaca tion in Norfolk, Va., in the home of Mrs. Addys’ brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fellers. Sandra and Dianne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fellers, who has been on a five-week visit here with their grandmoth er, Mrs. Cecil Fellers, and uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. David Ringer, returned to their home in Norfolk with the Addys. Miss Dorothy Dawkins, student qnjrse at the General Hospital in nville, spent the weekend her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Dawkins on Nance street. Mrs. W. B. Johnson of Valdosta, Ga., is visiting in the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Har rington street. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bennett and four children, Jimmy, David, Tom my and Linda Sue ,and Mrs. F. M. Schumpert, spent Sunday in Columbia at the Sesqui-Ceneten- nial State Park. They were joined for the day by Mrs. Schumpert’s daughter, Miss Doris Schumpert and her room-mate at the University of South Carolina, Miss Nancy Moore of Kingstree, for the day. Lt. (jg) and Mrs. H. E. Fellers of Jacksonville, Fla., spent several days last week in the home of Lieutenant Fellers’ mother, Mrs. H. C. Fellers on College street. M/Sgt. and Mrs. H. R. Fellers and small daughter, Rachel, of Fort Benning, Ga., arrived in the city Wednesday to spend a week in the homes of their parents, Mrs. H. C. Fellers on College street, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shealy near the city. Mrs. J. D. Wicker of Aiken, spent the weekend at her home on Caldwell street. Mrs. H. H. McLaughlin, who has been on a six week’s visit with her sisters, Mrs. Henry Lominick and family; and other relatives in South Carolina, re turned to her home in Roanoke, Va., last Wednesday. She was accompained home for a few days visit by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lominack and daughter, Miss Mary Louise Lominack. John W. Waldrop left last Friday night for a two week's va cation trip to New York City and Baltimore, Md. He will spend the first week of his vacation with his daughter. Miss Nina Waldrop in New York, and the second in Baltimore with his other daughter. Miss Teresa Waldrop. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turner, Jr., and small , son, Bill, III, are spending their vacation this week in Baltimore, Md., where they will visit Mr. Turner’s aunt, Mrs. E. C. Buck. r George P. Boozer is now out and about his business again after being ill at his home in the Smyrna section about three weeks ago. Miss Bessie Coppock of Spar tanburg, who has been on a visit here since Monday with Miss Fan nie Mae Carwile, will leave to day (Friday) for Charlotte, N. C. to spend a while with friends John S. Huggins Mrs. J. C. Brown Died Monday At County Hospital Mrs. Janie Cannon Brown, 71, wife of the late Sims G. Brown, died Monday night at the New berry County Memorial Hospital after a lingering illness. She was born in Newberry County, the daughter of the late Alonzo and Fannie Chalmers Can non of the Mt. Bethel-Garmany section. She had lived In New berry for a number of years, where she was a member of the ARP Church. She was in the missionary society. Mrs. Brown was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Funeral services were conduct ed / at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Whi taker Funeral Home bj T Dr. Paul Grier. Burial followed in Rose mont Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jim Wheeler, Dr. R. M. Kennedy, Alan Caldwell, Wilson Brown, Ollie Brown and Joe Waters. Assisting with the flowers were .Mrs. Tabor . HiU. Mrs. . Byrd, Mrs. W. E. Monts, Mrs. 0111^ Lane, Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, Miss Caroline Gallman, Miss Carolyn Lane, Mrs. Will Matthews, and Miss Marie Schumpert. Huggins Elected To House; McDowell Commissioner. Jones Is New Solicifor ‘Art Of Living’ Sermon Subject At Clayton Service “The Fine Art of Living” will be the subject of Rev. William R. Bennett’s sermon at the Clay ton Memorial Church on Sunday, July 27th, at 3:00 p.m. This will be the last meeting until Sept ember, and the public is invited. Rev. Bennett announces that the Georgia State Universalist Convention will meet August 9th and 19th at Bowers Chapel near Elberton, Georgia. Dinner will be served on the grounds Saturday and Sunday at noon, and a ban quet will be held Saturday even ing at 7:00. Plates will cost one dollar and entertainment will be furnished, with Glen Canfield of Atlanta as the main speaker. the the TAKE VACATION The three members of police force from each of three shifts who are scheduled to take their two week’s vaca tion beginning next Friday. Aug ust 1st are; John Mack, Frank Culclasure and T. L. Sease. Jess Hitt, Ben Cockrell and John Wood, who are now on their vacation will return to duty Friday, August 1st. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Doolittle are now making their home at 1926 Main street. 4-H Clubbers Taking Part In Camp Program Leaving Monday at noon for Camp Long in Aiken were 146 members of 4-H clubs in Newber ry County. While at camp, they will participate In such activities as swimming, lamp making, plaster crafts, weaving, and many other camp activities. Also attending are Aqpt. County Agent W. A. Ridgeway, Home Demonstration Agent Miss Margie Davis and Asst Home Demonstra tion Agent Miss Barbara Gray; local leaders, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre, Miss Bonnelle Graham, Miss Imogene Counts, Mm. M. B. Crooks, ^Irs. A. W. Watkins, W. A. pert, A. W. Watkins, Grady Halfacre, Paul Stoudemire Hayne Stuck. John S. Hoggins, T. C. Mc Dowell and William T. Jones emerged the victors when final returns of Tuesday’s second Demo cratic primary were tabulated. Mr. Huggins will join Earl H. Bergen as a member of the Gen eral Assembly from South Caro lina, having defeated R. C. “Bob” Lake of Whitmire by a vote of 3880 to 1735. In the race for Commissioner of District No. 1, Ted McDowell received 2292 votes, Luther B. Bedenbaugh, 1733. Of the 5626 votes cast in the primary in Newberry County, C. E. Saint-Amand, running for the office of Solicitor for the Eighth Judicial Circuit received 4087 votes. William T. Jones of Greenwood was given 1538 votes in Newberry. The complete unofficial returns from the four counties of the. Eighth Circuit gave Jones 10,882 votes, Saint-Amand, 7,910. The vote by counties was Newberry, Saint-Amand, 4087, Jones 1538; Greenwood, Saint-Amand, 1099, Jones 3664; Abbeville, Saint- Amand, 970, Jones, 2862; Laurens, Saint-Amand 1754, Jones 2918. Returns by precincts for th® Newberry County election will be found below. Wm. J. Warren Died Tuesday; Rites Thursday William Jesse Warren, 68, Rt. 2. Prosperity died late Tuesday night at Columbia after an illness of several weeks. He was born and reared in Ittda County, the son of the 1 Francis - Marion ' and and JOINS HUSBAND IN OKINAWA Lt. Col. Gus Schattenberg has been joined at White Beach, Okinawa by his wife and son, who recently left Newberry to be with him. Colonel Schattenberg is as signed to the supply and logistics* section at Headquarters, Ryukyus Command. He has been on duty in Okinawa since last Decemben Mrs. R. L. Huslebus and two sons, Bobby and Timothy of Co lumbia are spending this week with Mrs. Huslebus’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clary on Boundary street. Mrs. Rossiter Is Successor To Miss Lightsey, Retired Nurse made his home in Newberry ty where he was a fanner. For many years he had maUe his home with his brother, Tom A. Warren of Prosperity. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Long, Prosperity and Mrs. Virgil Huffstetler, New berry; six brothers, Georgs, Abe, Nathan B. Sr., all of Newberry; Sam, Laurens; Tom A. and F. M. both of Prosperity and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were con- Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Alvin F. Boone. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Mary Rossiter, R.N., has been appointed as public health nurse for Newberry County, ac cording to an announcement made today by Dr. J. C. Sease, county health physician. She replaces Miss Theresa Lightsey, who re tired on July 1st after 32 years as Newberry County public health nurse. Mrs. Rossiter, who has been public health nurse with the Laurens County Health Depart ment for the past several years, will be transferred August 1st to the Newberry County Department. She has a degree in public health nursing and comes well qaulified for the position. FORMER NEWBERRY RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Comer, daughter of the late Rev. George A. Wright and Mrs. Beta Leavell Wright, died at her home in Jacksonville, Fla. on Sunday, July 20th. Mrs. Comer’s father was for many years pastor of the First Baptist Church in Newberry. POMARIA OFFICER GIVEN COMMAND Capt. William B. Koon of Po- maria has been made commander of the 67th Military Police Com pany at Linz, Austria, according to a recent announcement. He has been in Austria since 1949. Capt. Koon, who has served 23 years in the army, is holder of a number of medals, including the Bronze Star Medal for heroism. Country Club Dance And Supper Slated For Saturday Night The regular monthly dance for members of the Country Club of Newberry will be held Saturda night, from 9 until 12, it was an nounced Thursday morning by Jimmy Coggins. Mr. Coggins said that an orchestra from Columbia would be on hand for the occasion. He added that supper would be served the members and asked that those intending to come to call him at 143 or 1358 for reser vations. WEEKS ATTENDS HOSPITAL SCHOOL Among those attending the 17th institute for hospital administra tors at Duke University from July 14th through 18th was Claude L. Weeks of the Newberry Coun ty Memorial Hospital. The pro gram is designed as a refresher course in hospital administraton. BUILDING PERMITS Three building permits were issued during the past week to: W. C. Pack for one five-room dwelling, wood frame, on the cor ner of Hunt and Amelia Streets at the cost of $5300; Ruby C. Reeves, repairs to dwelling, 720 Green St., $100; C. D. Turner, addition of one room to dwelling, 520 O’Neal SL, $250. MR. CROMER RETURNS HOME FROM HOSPITAL John T. Cromer, who under went a major operation in the Regional Hospital in Orangeburg a couple of weeks ago, returned to his home on Kinard street Tuesday, and Is now recuperat ing nicely. Although he is able to be up most of the time, he will have to stay indoors for. a couple of weeks. DR. VON LONG MOVES TO CITY Dr. and Mrs. Von Long have moved to Neyberry from Pros perity, and are now making their home at 1315 Glenn.street in the house recently vacated \>y the Randy Kirklands. TO ATTEND WEDDING Dr. and Mrs. James - C. Kinard left Wednesday for Fayette, Ala bama to attend the wedding of their son, Frank, to Miss* Mary Angelyn McNease. The ceremony will take place Friday evening. Nathan Morris of Crab Orchard, Ky., is spending this week with his father, Louis Morris and fam- ly on E. Main street BIRTHDAYS July 26—Olin Lomlniek. July 27—James Halfacre. July 28—Neal Dickert, eon of Dr. and Mra. Elbert Dickert# Thomas H. Pope-, Foster Smith, D. L. Nance, C. B. Parr, Jr* Janabeth Lovett, Joseph L. Tol bert, Jr., Mrs. E. E. Epting, Robert Hipp Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Copdlaml* July 29—D. L. Wedeman and Welch Wilbur. July 30—Bill Hawkins. Aug. 1—Mrs. W. H. Spivey (Rachel Mower).