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I * JOB PRINTING We are well equipped to handle all your printing needs. Phone No. 1. tttl NEWS ITEMS The Sun welcomes news items concerning you and your friends. Send them in to us. VOL. 15—NO. 38 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1953 $150 PER YEAR Kemper, Truesdale Direct County Red Cross Drive Rev. Neil Truesdale, pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, and, Her -chel A. Kemper have been appointed co- chairmen of the 1953 Red Cross Fund Campaign for New berry County. County Treasurer Ray Dawkins was named as campaign treasurer. These selections were made at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Newberry County Red Cross Chapter held Thursday morning, January ?'l at the office of the local Red Cross chapter in the court house. Rev. Truesdale will head the , ~ WORK BEGUN AT OAKLAND ON GAS LINE The first of a network of pipes which will reach into every sec tion of the city for the distribu- drive in the city; Mr. Kemper in ; the county. The quota set for Nt-JTucrry this year is Of this amount, $4.97.') is allocated to the local chapter, $4,944 to the j National Red Cross. The National quota is $93,000.00(1 the funds to bej used for services to armed j forces and veterans, disaster pre parednes and relief, Red Cross blood program; health, nursing and safety services; Junior Keel Cross; service and financial as- | sistance to chapters; internation al relations, general management i and other miscellaneous items. The campaign will begin with a kickoff address by President Dwight, D. Eisenhower on Febru- 1 ary 28th and will continue through i the month of March on both me , tionul and local levels. Chris Kaufman, chairman of I the Board of Directors of the coun ty chapter, presided at the Thurs day morning meeting. Other | LIGHT BULB IS USED 46 YEARS Mention in the daily press of a light bulb in use for 31 years served to remind Mrs. Sue Abrams that she has a bulb which topped that figure by many years. Mrs. Abrams moved into the house she now occupies in January of 1907. The former occupants left a small bulb in a closet and that same bulb is there giving service today, after 46 years. Incidentally, Mrs. Abrams has spent the greater part of her life in the Calhoun street house. She moved there as a matron of 35, and Monday celebrated her 81st birthday. Many more years of life to her— and the bulb! Robt G. Parks, t in n of n; itural p T as was put in tin ■ groniK 1 Monel ay morning on t In ■ stri-t‘t i n front of Oakland Mi 11. Thr Pi] aes at re two inches in dia meter am 1 art - buried about till ' e e feet in the gr mind. Three- qu; irter in< •h leatU >ff pipes will be tai ipe<l int i > t his m ain and run to the hot ise s W 11 irh have signed up for tin ■ S erv iri \ The contract- oi> - estima te that it will take be- t Wi een eigl it and nine months to Newberrians Respond To Urgent Call For Blood; Quota Exceeded Newberrians responded to the urgent requests for donations of blood when the Red Cross blood- mobile was here last Friday, and 182 pints of blood were obtained during the Bloodmobile visit. The quota was originally set at 100. to participate in the valuable ser vice of the Red Cross Blood Bank The next visit of the Bloodmo bile will be on Thursday, Febru ary 12th, from 2:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the educational building of the Central Methodist Church. This will be followed by a visit It was raised to 125 pints to make | again in March and the Bloodmo- up for previous deficits from New- bile will go to Whitmire on April berry, and on the morning of the Bloodmobile visit, Mrs. Hannah Poole, secretary of the local Red 6th. Three needs are served by do nations to the Bloodmobile: for members of the board present I # _ _ _ were Wayne Martin, treasurer; ( ' j |\ pf’lt’Arj T il- K. Dominick; Rev. Paul Monroe, chairman of the blood program; l Mrs. Hannah Poole, secretary of I the local chapter; Mrs. Albert Mc- Caughrin, Mis. R. D. Wright, Mrs. j Angus Senn and Mrs. Alvin Kin- ard. Algo present were Rev Truesdale and Mr. Kemper. Mr. Kaufmann praised highly the work of Rev. Monroe, Mrs. Von Long, Mrs. Ned Purcell and other volunteer workers for the success of the January visit of the Bloodmobile to Newberry. It was reported tiiat 222 persons appear ed to giv4 blood and 1S2 pints were donated. Rev. Monroe an nounced thia* the Bloodmobile would be at the Methodist Church had spent the greater portion of on February 12th and efforts are his lite in New ben >. having mov- being made tio have the March Employee, Dies Robert Gilbert Parks, of verstreet. died early Wednesday I morning at the New berry County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Parks had served around ! 40 years in the Newberry Post ! Office, a number of years as as- sistant postmaster and several | years before his retirement as a 1 rural letter carrier. He was born at Waterloo, the ! son of the late Thomas Nixon and Mary Emma Quarrels Parks, and j com plete t he job. In addition to the city distribu Ition system a six inch line will be i installed from Newberry to Clin- 1 ton to bring the gas in. This work ; will be carried along with the ! work in the city, and the whole | completed about the same time. Although the gas brought to ! Newberry will be pitted through hundreds of miles of pipelines from the fields in Texas and Okla- | homa. City authorities say that it will ho cheaper for heating and cooking than any other fuel by 25 to 30 per cent. Mission Month Observed At Aveleigh World Mission Month is being Cross Chapter, received word that i defense to be used by the armed services; in the treatment of polio, and for participation in the blood bank with blood available for transfusions at the local hos pita!. Rev. Paul Monroe is county chairman of the blood program of the Newberry Red Cross chap ter. an extra 25 pints was being re quired to supply gamma globulin which is used in the treatment of polio. M rs. Poole stated that the quota would be 15C pints for each i of the ten yearly visits to New berry in the future. Going over the quota means that Newberrv will still be able Being College To Feat High Seniors; Booster Flap Newberry College will be host to a large number of high school seniors of the state of South Caro lina and adjoining states for a weekend on the college campus. The Boosters’ Club, a group of students interested in recruiting students and promoting the best interests of the college, will have charge of ali plans for the three day program beginning on Janu- observed this weekend at Aveleigh j ar . v <’>bth and closing on Sunday visib of the Bloodmobile at New- beriV College. Ohevis Boozer, Jr. ^Stationed In Calif. Chevis I. Boozer, Jr., son of Mr and Mrs. Chevis Boozer, who vol unteered for the Navy about three weeks ago, is now stationed at San Diego, California, where he is receiving his boot training. Chevis would like to hear from his ed to Silverstreet about four years ago. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Newberry i and was a Shriner. He is survived by his widow, I Mrs. Bennie Garner Parks; one son, Capt. Robert 11. Parks, U.S. Army, a step mother, Mrs. Mary Parks, of Newberry; one brother, Thomas N. Parks, Jr. of New berry; two sisters, Miss Mamie Parks of Newberry and Mrs. Effie Wheeler of Hartsville; and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements are in complete, pending the arrival of friends. His address is Chevis I. Boozer, Jr., S. R. 4406237, Co.0002- ! his son. and will be announced 63, IL. S. N. California. T. C., San Diego 33, later. The body is at the Whita ker Funeral Home. LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW Presbyterian Church with several special mission programs. On Saturday evening, at 7:30, color slides of Presbyterian mis sion vvoik m Brazil will be shown by J. Hogo Smith. Jr., missionary to Brazil. The me-eting will be held in the assembly room of the c hurch. ■ 51 r. Smith, who preached at J Aveleigh last November, will also I have charge of Sunday morning services at 11:5m. He will speak as a representative of the Board of World Missions. On Sunday afternoon, Sidney Maxwell and three other students from Columbia Theological Semi nary, Decatur, Georgia, will pre sent a program on mission work to the young people of Aveleigh. All of the young men are sons of former missionaries or are in terested in mission work and have dedicated their lives to that work. Upon completion of their studies, they expect to return to the mis sion field. The students will con duct services at Queens Chapel on Sunday evening at 7:30. Students Maxw-ell and Stegall will present a program at the meeting of the Women of the Church Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. Mr. Stegall is from Africa, the son of missionaries, and is well known for his interesting talks and dramatizations. MR. AND MRS. J. M. ROLAND have moved to the Kohn house on East Main street Extension. MRS. POWELL WAY and three children, Powell, Jr., MoHardy and Betty Ann, have moved from Fort Benning, Ga., to one of the Margaret Apartments on John stone street, where they will make their home while Lieutenant Way is on duty in the Far East. They were accompained to Newberry by Lieutenant Way, who will be with his family here until the first of February, when he leaves for over seas duty. MRS. H. P. WICKER, Prosper ity, Mrs. L. D. Gardner, Green wood, Miss Laura Blackburn; Mrs. W. L. Gresham, and Miss Eliza beth Dickie, Joanna, were business visitors in Newberry last w-eek. MR. AND MRS. BRYAN SUM- MI®. of Aiken, spent the past weekend with Mr. Summer’s moth er, Mrs. Estell Summer on Lindsay street. MRS. J. D. WICKER of Aiken spent last Wednesday at her home on Caldwell street. MR. AND MRS. GEORGE SCRUGGS and Miss Ludie Tay lor, spent the weekend in Char lotte, N. C., with the Scruggs’ son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Crum and two sons, Dixon and George. MRS. GEORGE HELLER, Mr. and Mrs. Berley Wicker of Pros perity, visited Mrs. Heller’s broth er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Berry in Union Sunday. MRS. ESTELLE SUMMER, who has been at her home on Lind say Street for a couple of weeks, will return to Aiken this wee where She is employed. OSWALD COPELAND returned to his home on Main street, Mon day, where he is recuperating after undergoing surgery in the Veteran's Hospital in Columbia, recently. MR. AND MRS. MELVIN T BUFF are making their home at 1912 Harrington street in the D J. Taylor apartment. LITTLE MISS WAITES, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Pope, spent the weekend in Co lumbia with her grandmother, Mrs. Alva Lumpkin. STEVIE AND GENE GRIFFITH, son of Judge and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith attended the Inaugeration in Washington, D. C.. Tuesday. MR. AND MRS. OSCAR SUM MER and two children, Julianne and Mark, returned to their home in North Augusta, Sunday, after spending several weeks here with their parents, Mrs. H. O. Stone and Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Summer. MRS. R. G. CARROLL and sis ter, Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, spent Sunday in 'Whitmire with Mrs. Carroll’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Roberts and family'. HENRY LOMINACK has been confined to his home on Hunt street since last Thursday with the flu. MRS. BOBBIE UNDERWOOD, is out again after being confined to her home on Caldwell street with the flu fl^j^^veek. MRS. A. and_ son, Dick Brig^ and Mrs. past wet Mrs. Bj Ij MISS MERCHANT PAT I ENT IN COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Miss Lois Merchant, who under went a major operation in the Co lumbia Hospital last Monday; is reported to be doing nicely and expects to return to her home in the Hartford Community soon. afternoon, February 1st. During the weekend to be known as “High Schools Days," the guests will live in the dormitories, eat in the college cafeteria, see a basketball game between Newberry and The Citadel, enjoy a “Get-together” after the game, visit the class rooms on Saturday morning and hold conferences with department al heads of the faculty, hear a program of music by the New berry College Singers, visit the city and the theatres, enjoy an old fashioned square dance in the Gym on Saturday evening, and on Sunday attend church services and Sunday School in the local churches of Newberry. It will be a full three day program with registration of all guests Friday afternoon in Smeltzer Hall begin ning at 2'30 p.m. All guests must register and receive indentifica- tion badges. Newberry 'College is looking forward to having many high school seniors on the campus the weekend of January 30, 31 and February 1. The Boosters are making extensive plans to enter tain, house and be hosts to the high school seniors. Reservations have been coming in daily from high school seniors who plan to be in attendance during the week end of January 30-February 1. Eleazer Guest For Redeemer Annual Supper Mr. J. M. Eleazer, Information Specialist of Clemson College, wi" speak at the Annual Congregation al Fellowship supper meeting at the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer. on Tuesday night. Janu ary 27th at 7:30 p.m. This year the Brotherhood and the Ladies Aid of the church will jointly co operate in the sponsorship of the Congregational Fellowship. Thirty- eight new members who joined the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer in 1952 will he honored guests. Major Manning Earl Hutchinson, | r - Eleazer is a popular speak- is now enrolled in the Antiaircraft er and is known throughout South Guided Missiles Branch of the Artillery School at Fort Bliss, Texas. Major Hutchinson, who is tak ing an advanced course in Artil lery at Fort Bliss, will be station ed there several weeks for school ing. His wife, Mrs. Marjorie Hutchin son, lives in Winder, Ga., and his mother, Mrs. C. E. Hutchinson re sides on Boundary street, Newber ry. Achievement Awards Made In Balanced Farm Program Certificates Presented To 4 Tree Farmers; 1268 Acres In Woodland Major Hutchinson At Artillery School Clayton Memorial Services Sunday Preaching services will he held by Rev. Mr. Bennett o, Sunday, | January 25th at 3:00 p.m. at the Clayton Memorial Church. The public is invited to hear Rev. Ben nett speak on the subject, “God Is Love.” BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. James Folk of Po- maria announce the birth of a daughter, Frances Marie, born in the Newberry Memorial Hospital Saturday, January 17th. The Folks have two other chil dren, Jimmy five and Gene 3 years old. BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Harmon are the proud parents of a baby girl, Jean Muriel, born early Wed nesday morning, January 21, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Harmon is the former Miss Dorothy Ross. The Harmons have two other children, Kenneth Ross, age five and a half, and Nancy Elizabeth, age two. H. D. AGENTS SCHEDULE The following schedule has been released by the Home Demonstra tion Agents, Misses Margie Davis and Barbara Gray, for the week of January 26-31. The agents are away at Winthrop College for Agents Conference, but work is being carried on by Local Leaders from the various clubs. January 26, Monday—Office will be open. January 27, Tuesday—Silver- street schoolhouse. January 28, Wednesday—Trin ity HDC, 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Jeff Waldrop. January 29, Thursday — Office will be open. January 30, Friday—Office will be open. January 31, Saturday — Office will be open until 12 o’clock. Carolina and the southern states for his newspaper columns on farming, agriculture, conservation, etc. He is a native of the Dutch Fork section and was born at Spring Hill, some twenty-five miles below Newberry toward Co lumbia. He is a graduate of Clemson College. For 28 years he served as County Agent in Jasper, Saluda and Sumter counties. He is now information specialist with the Clemson College Extension Service. Mr. Eleazer is an official in the Lutheran Church at Clem- sou College. His recent publica tion. “A Dutch Farm Boy” has received wide acclaim. His latest book. “Conservation” will be re leased soon. He is now writing a book on the subject “This Chang ing Agriculture.” The Brotherhood is under the leadership of Lewis Shealy, Presi dent; Hayr.e Shealy, Membership, Chairman; and A. P. Faris, Pro gram Chairman. Membership has rapidly increased within the past few months and now has reached a total membership of over 75. Credit for the growth of the Brotherhood in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is due to the able leadership of the men of the church who have worked hard to give the church this fine men’s organization. BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leslie an nounce the bitrh of a son on Thursday, January 22, at the New berry County Memorial Hospital. The Leslie’s have one other child, Patricia, 17 months of age. Mrs. Leslie is the former Miss Miriam Kirby of Spartanpurg. MRS. WERTS RETURNS TO NEWBERRY Mrs. Bernice Werts, who was taken ill while visiting her sis ter, Mrs. J. D. Wicker in Aiken, and was a patient in the Aiken Hospital for ten day' , has return ed to Newberry and is now at the home of her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Werts on McSwain street. Her condition is reported to be some better. EXAM TIME AT "WINTHROP—In a scene enacted dal ly at Winthrop College, students relax with a cup of coffee between study sessions for first semester examinations. Exams end Saturday, Jan. 24, and the new semester opens Monday, Jan. 26. With books still open for an extra bit of craming, girls enjoying the Johnson Hall coffee hour held every afternoon throughout the exam period are, left to right: Virginia Btinn of Georgetown, Sarah Frances Casey of Newberry, Cora Eugenia Burnett of Saluda, and Mary Faith McMillan of Bamberg. (Winthrop News Service Photo) Awards for outstanding achieve ment in tree farming and balanc ed farming were made last Friday night at a special recognition ban quet at the Newberry Community hall. Three county farmers were presented Tree Farmer’s Awards and three farm families were rec ognized for work in the Balanced Farming program. County Agent Paul B. Ezell call ed the meeting to order. Invoca tion was pronounced by S. C. Stribling, agricultural editor of the S. C. Extension service. Following a turkey supper, Miss Margie Davis, county home dem onstration agent introduced the following special guests: Mr. H. O. Long, chairman of the Newberry County Agricultural Committee, and Mrs. Long; Sen. Marvin E Abrams, chairman of the state ag ricultural committee of the senate, and Mrs. Abrams. In his remarks. Senator Abrams said that he felt at home with the farmers present, for he was a farmer himself. He declared that agriculture had come a long way in his day and paid tribute to the soil conservation service and farm agencies for the splendid work done in sound farm management. The senator con tinuing, said that even though great strides had been made in methods, more must be done and that irrigation would play a large part in the South Carolina farm picture in the near future. Mr. Abrams touched briefly on pend ing legislation for control of insec ticides sold in the state. Others introduced were Repre sentatives .Tilarl Bergen and John S. Huggins, and Mrs. MariQ Hufr mer pasture contest Srko-wlng. Mrs. Massey, wife of Dist- gins; riet Farm Agent L. B. Massey; Chamber of Commerce Secretary L. C. Graham and Mrs. Graham; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bryson; Mrs. Middleswart, wife of District For ester E. L. Middleswart; Mrs. W. A. Ridgeway; Miss Ethel Counts, former home demonstration agent for Newberby county; H. B. Hend rix; M. P. McMeekin; J. F. Haw kins, president of the Newberry County Artificial Breeding asso ciation, and C. E. Freeman, asso ciation technician. Mr. Freeman was recognized as the outstanding artificial breeding technician of South Carolna. Also introduced was Miss Caro lyn Crooks of Pomaria, who has an outstanding record in girl’s 4-H club work; Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Long; J. W. Abrams, P.M.A. com mitteeman. Representatives of the press, Mrs. A. H. Counts, Miss Blanche Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Jr., and Roger Simmons, were included in the in troductions. E. L. Middleswart, district for ester, reported on the progress made in the tree farming program over the past few years, and ex plained that vast woodland hold ings were not necessary to be eli gible for tree farm awards. He said that the purpose of tree farm ing was the dedication of land to tree farming as a crop, to be car ed for and harvested for a profit able return. The first award for tree farming in Newberry county w r as made to W. D. Summer in 1942. In 1950, two more tree farms were certi fied. These were to A. W. Murray, 616 acres, and Fairfield Forest Products Co., 2,100 acres. In 1951 Guy V. Whitener with 623 acres devoted to pines, and the Gene- Woodling Pulpwood Co. with 675 acres, were recognized as meeting standards for accredited tree farms. Last year the International Paper company’s 1,391 acres were incorporated in the program. I). \V. Watkins, Director, S. C. Extension Service expressed his high esteem for Senator Abrams and for the fine w r ork he has done as chairman of the senate agricul tural committee. Mr. Watkins said that no county is represented by a “more sincere and able senator.” In speaking of the tree farm program, Mr. Watkins declared that it was not a local undertak ing, but on a nation-wide scale and that it w-as as important tot small farmers as well as large landholders to practice tree farm ing. Recipients of the certificates for Tree Farmer’s awards at the Friday night meeting were Wil liam Wicker, Knoxville, Tenn., 586 acres; A. N. Crosson, Newberry, 250 acres; P. T. Harris, Silver- street, 200 acres; and W. E. Senn, Newberry, 135 acres. Included in the 1953 awards was Dr. J. E. Grant with 197 acres devoted to pines. Appropriately inscribed cer* tificates were given for this work. Assistant County Agent W. A. Ridgeway spoke briefly on the work being done in other phases of farm activity. He said that even though cotton may no longer be King in Newberry county, it must be considered to some ex tent. He recognized Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Roop, county winners in the 5-acre cotton contest. In his re marks, Mr. Ridgeway included the winter pastures program and laud* ed H. O. Long and Guy N. Boozer for their efforts in winter grazing. Mack and Harold Cook of Proa* perity were cited for their sum- REA Officials At Convention In California T. B. (Dad) Amis, Hugh Ept- ing and William Hunter left Tues day afternoon from Clinton to at tend the National REA Conven tion in San Francisco, California. The convention will be in session from the 24th to 30th of this month. Mr. Amis is a director from South Carolina on the Na tional Board of REA and also a member of the Executive Commit tee from Region Two which com prises the States of South Caro lina, Georgia and Florida. Mr. Hunter is a member of the Nation al Legislative Board and Mr. Ept- ing is Manager of the Newberry co-operative. BIRTHDAYS Jan. 24: Mrs. J. C. Price, Eu gene Shealy, Jeanne Dawkins, Buddie Spearman and Mrs. Myra T refsgar. Jan. 25: Mrs. James R. Clary, Bobby Lou Addy Mrs. W. W. Cromer, Mrs. Myra B. Cromer, Betty Wayne Hendrix and J. B. Kinard. Jan. 26: Mrs. Banks Enlow, Beamon Summer, Clifton Hatta- way, Jr., Mrs. Carl B. Wise, Jr., Annie Buzhardt and Mrs. Fannie Ringer. Jan. 27: J. B. toward, Ann Campbell, Joyce Lominick, Byron Nichols and Mrs. Kate Cousins. Jan. 28: Judge Eugene Blease, Mrs. J. B. Coward, David Boyd Parr, Kenneth Blackwell, Jake Boozer, Rev. E. K. Counts and Sandra Boland. Jan. 29: Mrs. B. R. Pickens, (Laura Nance McCaughrin), Mrs. R. C. Williams, Mrs. J. T. Bouk- night, Don Chappells, Charlie Wallace Epps, Mrs. John W. Waldrop, Mrs. Belle Bouknight, Linda Smith, William G. Coates and George Earl Cromer. Jan. 30: Mrs. B. E. Stockman, Mary Frances Bedenbsugh and Vivian Lynn tyise. v-*S Miss Gertrud© Lanham, Pied mont district home agent, spoke on the “Home in the Balanced Farming Program.” She said the standards set by the committee on balanced farming were to make best use of resources, to improve farm income and to improve farm homes. She explained that the program was built around the farm family as a unit, with each member contributing. Miss Lan* ham pointed out that a well- rounded farm program will set aa example for others in years to come. District Farm Agent L. B. Mas sey discussed Newberry County farms in the Balanced Farming program. Mr. Watkins, in awarding the plaques to winners in the Balanc ed Farming competition, outlined five points considered in making selections. They are: 1. Good land use. 2. Good farm organization. 3. Balance between farm crops and livestock. 4. Efficiency of produc tion and marketing. 5. The farm home. Presentation of these awards were to J. W. Cromer and Son, partners, Newberry; William Bal- lentine and Mother, Newberry,* and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hawkins, Newberry. Mrs. B. O. Long and Miss Caro lyn Crooks furnished entertain ment and led in singing during the evening.