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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1953
THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
Stock Car Racing Season
Opens Here Saturday Night
6 Local Cars
To Compete
The 1953 Amateur Sportsmen
Stoftc Car racing season will
open in Newberry tomorrow night,
March 28, at 8:15 o’clock. The
opening was originally scheduled
for last* Saturday but was rained
out.
Extensive renovation work on
the fairgrounds track has been
underway for several weeks. The
raceway is hard and smooth and
the track will be lightning fast for
tomorrow’s opening attraction.
Promoters Buddy Davenport
and F. J. Bland, Jr. announce that
a lafrge number of drivers, includ
ing six from Newberry, will com
pete in the race Saturday night.
Four races are set, with $1000 in
prizes being offered. The winner
of the main event will receive
$175; second and third prizes are
$100 and $75.00 and seven other
prizes will be awarded.
Screen Starlet
Plays Lead ‘Heart
Of The Rockies’
Penny Edwards, who plays lead
ing lady to Roy Rogers in Repub
lic’s “Heart of the Rockies,” at
the Wells theatre Friday and
Saturday, gave evidence of theat
rical talent from the time she
learned to walk and talk. Born
in New York City on August 24,
1929, she was named Millicent Ed
wards. The “cent” part of Milli
cent led to Penny’s nickname.
When she was 21 she made her
professional debut on Broadway,
as a specialty dancer 4n “The Zieg-
field Follies.”- Parts followed in
other musical shows which in
cluded “Let’s Face It,” “Laffing
Room Only,” “Marinka” and “The
Duchess Misbehaves.” She also
appeared with the Municipal Op
era in St. Louis, Missouri.
A talent scout arranged for
Penny’s first visit to Hollywood
and she was signed to a contract
by Warner Bros. Studios. She
appeared with Dennis Morgan in
“My Wild Irish Rose,” with Shir
ley Temple in “That Hagan Girl”
and opposite Jack Carson in “Two
Guys from Texas.” Away from
Warner Brothers she appeared
with Donald O’Connor in “Feudin,
Fussin’ and A-Fightin” a-’.d was
co-starred with Jimmy Lydon in
■“Tucson.”
About this time a revival of
vaudeville was sweeping the
country, and Penny, longing to re
turn to the stage, decided to
sweep along with it. She embark
ed on a national tour which last
ed a year and wound up where it
had begun, in Los Angeles. She
was playing at the Orpheum thea
tre when Jack Grant, head of Re
public Studios’ talent department,
caught her act.
Republic was seeking a new
leading lady for Roy Rogers since
Roy’s wife and screen partner,
Dale Evans, had announced she
was going into retirement to
await the birth of a baby. Penny
was tested and signed, and her
first film with Roy was k “Sunset
in the West.” Audience reaction
‘Double Dynamite’
At Newberry Drive-
In Sun. & Mon.
Bubbling with an infectious
gaiety that makes it one of the
season’s most entertaining screen
farces, RKO Radio’s “Double
Dynamite” at the Newberry Drive-
In Theatre,. Sunday and Monday
brings Jane Russell, Groucho Marx
and Frank Sinatra in the starring
roles.
Inspired casting has the three
favorites in fun-packed portrayals,
with Sinatra as a serious-minded
young bank clerk, Miss Russell as
his impatient fiancee and Marx as
a carefree waiter in a cheap res
taurant who pretends to be an
authority on crime and the joys
of living dangerously.
An unexpected meeting between
the bank clerk and a bookie re
sults in the former winning a
small fortune—but he can’t con
vince his girl friend or the wait
er that he didn’t steal the money
from the bank, especially when it
is learned that there’s a myster
ious shortage in the bank’s books.
This situation has all sorts of
hilarious possibilities, and the
three stars, under Irving. Cum-
ming’s deft direction, make the
most of them. Catchy song num
bers by Jule Styne and Sammy
Cahn add to the festivities. Don
McGuire, Howard Freeman, Nes
tor Paiva and Harry Hayden turn
in excellent support.
In addition to the $175 prize
money, the winner of the main
event will be presented a trophy
by the promoters, and the me
chanic servicing the winning car
will also receive an appropriate
award.
Many of the drivers who raced
here last year are expected to
participate in tomorrow’s opener,
as well as several new cars own
ed or driven by local people, never
seen before on the Newberry
speedway.
Newberry drivers and car-own
ers expected to be in the race to
morrow night are Jimmy Roland,
driving a car owned by Dave
Laird; Johnny Chappell, driving a
car owned by Claude Callaway,
Pete Hawkins and Cotton Whi
tmire, driving their own cars and
Bill Perry and Billy Franklin from
Columbia driving cars owned by
Claude Partain and Ollie Hawk
ins, respectively.
Admission to the race in
cludes free parking and free
grandstand seats, on a first come,
first served basis. A well-stock
ed concession stand will be ready
to take care of the refreshment
needs of the large turnout expect
ed for the season’s opening race.
Promoters urge the public to come
early.
The local races are sanctioned
by the National Association of
Stock Car Auto racing.
Unless your monthly wages or
self-employment income average
at least $300 after 1950 until
reaching age 65, you will not re
ceive the maximum retirement
benefit payable under the social
security law.
was favorable, and Penny since
has made four others with Roy,
the latest o( these being “Heart
of the Rockies.” *
Penny hopes to be known some
day as a famous writer. She is
writing her first novel, a love
story of the early South. She
thinks she’ll have it finished “in
about a year.”
KNOW SOUTH CAROLINA
By GEORGE MocNABB
CHIEF OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
SOUTH CAROUNA RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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Th« Second Presbyterian and the Third "Dissenter" church to be established in|Williamsburg
County. A splendid example of the strictly plain, dignified architecture of the period of 1830.
INDIANTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Williamsburg County
Drivers Show
Preference For
Metal Licenses
South Carolina drivers in the
Greenwood area show a marked
preference for the metal driver’s
license, with 82 per cent applying
for the tag instead of the paper
permit in the first two weeks of
renewal for the 1953-57 period.
A total of 5,409 licenses were
renewed in the first two weeks, of
which 4,471 were metal and 938
were paper. One difficulty en
countered in the renewal of metal
licenses was that many of them
were hard to read because they
had become worn or greasy and
dirty. The Highway Department
urges that applicants clean up
their metal licenses before bring
ing them in to save time in is
suing the new ones.
The current driver license ex
pires June 30 and anyone failing
to renew his license by that time
must take an examination, includ
ing the road test, Highway De
partment officials have warned.
The trend of total driver license
renewals throughout the state has
borne out the Highway Depart
ment’s belief that the great major
ity would be over the counter in
the central office in Columbia and
in 15 full-time district patrol and
branch offices. Of the 106,066 lic
enses renewed so far only 4 per
cent have been by mail, and the
Highway Department urges those
who have not yet renewed their
licenses to apply in person at the
Greenwood office, 1112 East Cam
bridge street.
Price erf the paper license is 50
cents, and the metal tag 60 cents.
However, an individual may obtain
only one license.
Persons who have to apply to
the central office in Columbia by
mail are asked not to send in the
current license with their applica
tion. However, the application
should state all the data, such as
name, address, date of birth, physi
cal characteristics and serial num
ber that appears on the current
license. Information subject to
change, such as' address and
weight, should be brought up to
date. *
Pvt. Bobb Arrives
At German Post
Pvt. Fred L. Bobb, whose wife,
Jessie, lives at 812 Crosson St.,
Newberry, recently arrived over
seas and is serving with the 28th
Infantry Division.
Now in southern Germany, the
28th is receiving intensive field
training as part of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Army.
Private Bobb, a tank crewman,
entered the Army in August 1952
and after completing basic train
ing at Fort Knox, Ky., was sta
tioned at Camp Kilmer, N. J., un
til his European assignment.
Bobb’s mother, Mrs. Amanda
Bobb, lives in Helena.
tSTARS
Sewing Machine
Clinic Monday At
Mt Bethel School
According to an announcement
from the Home Demonstration
Agents office a Sewing Machine
Clinic will be held on Monday,
March 30th at Mt. Bethel Garmany
School House T>eginning at 10:00
a.m.
Home Demonstration club mem
bers are asked to note change of
date. Those bringing machines
will be shown how to clean, adjust
them and put them in good run
ning order. No sewing machine is
too old for use now.
Besides the head of machine it
is suggested that those attending
bring with them the following: a
large and small screw driver,
pliers, tin can or a small bottle of
kerosene, tail or wing chicken
feathers or an old toothbrush,
rags and old paper.
The heads of macb nes can be
easily lifted from the case by
loosening two small screws be
neath the head. A few drops of
oil placed on all screws the night
before will make them easy to un
screw the next day.
There are no charges for ser
vices given at this clinic. Miss
Portia Seabrook, Clothing Special
ist from Winthrop College will be
in. charge of the clinic.
‘Angel Face’ To
Play The Wells
“Angel Face,” which stars Rob
ert Mitchum and Jean Simmons,
with Mona Freeman and Herbert
Marshall co-starred is geared to
appeal to those movie fans who
prefer tense, suspense-laden dra
ma to any other form.
This new film drama will play,
a late show Saturday night and
Monday and Tuesday at the Wells
Theatre.
Produced and directed by Otto
Preminger, from a screenplay by
Frank Nugent and Oscar Millard,
gdapted from Chester Erskine’s
'original story, the new Howard
Hughes presentation tells the ex
citing story of the events that
lead up to a carefully plann^
dual murder; of the trial 'of two
suspects; and ends up in a shock
ing and surprising climax.
Set against the background of
the luxurious mansion home of a
wealths' Beverly Hills, California,'
family, the RKO Radio drama is
played amid the embellishments
of fiAe and costly decorations and
furnishing and fine wardrobes for
its cast.
By LYN CONNELLY
W ESTERN novels are as popu
lar as birthday cakes . . .
Western movies are consistent box
office leaders . . . And the air
waves, too, are meriting and win
ning adult appreciation with a
western radio series, “Gunsmoke”
. . . The CBS radio program is a
dramatic half-hour of suspense
and excitement, with all the ele
ments that comprise any first rate
show, western or otherwise .
And it’s entertaining listening . . .
“Gunsmoke” is a western in that
its locale is the lawless West, but
the customary sagebrush season
ing has been reduced to an atmos
pheric minimum . . . Personable
Bill Conrad stars as a convincing
U. S. Marshal Mark Dillon, and
author Le* / Crutchfield can take a
literary bow for having appropri
ately endowed his leading charac
ter with more horse sense than
trigger reasoning.
Hie episodes themselves revolve
about the human problems of the
law enforcement officer on whom
the western settlers rely for pro
tection . . . The results are trench
ant, grown-up western drama, with
little relation to the head-’em-off-at-
the-pass gun-gallopers who play
prirparily to kid audiences.
IDOL CHATTER
Paul Weston recently cut his
1,000th record . . . Dean Martin
and Jerry Lewis will trek to Rome
and Israel after their London Pal
ladium engagement on June 15 .y. .
Johnny Ray's gyrations *111 be
toned down for his movie debut
in ‘‘AH of Me” . . . Jack Benny
will undertake the two-a-day thea
ter package that Judy Garland,
Danny Kaye and Betty button
found so successful . . . He will
open at the Curan in San Fran
cisco and go east from there.
Eddie Fisher expects to be mus
tered out of the army in early May
and’New York’s Paramount Thea
tre is planning a date for Eddie to
open there as soon as the big event
takes place . . . Meanwhile, Eddie
is still topping male vocalists in
the hit record department.
* The history of Indiantown Presby
terian Church dates back over 200
years. No accurate records are
available, but it is reported that
the congregation was organized in
1750|and that the church received
a legacy of landfand money from
William Thompson in 1754; and a
house of worshipjwas in use in 1757.
The^charter members were for the
most part sons and daughters of the
Scotch-Irish members of Williams
burg (Kingtree) church, who had
settled in the lower part of what is
now* - Williamsburg County, and
with them were a considerable num
ber of Church of England men.
Indiantown was therefore the Sec
ond Presbyterian and the third
“Dissenter” church to be estab
lished in what is now known as
Williamsburg County/
/The^first edifice of worship is be
lieved to have been constructed of
homemade brick. This church was
destroyed by Tarleton’s Lieutenant
“Bloody” V^emyss in 1780. The
congregation, impoverished by war,
had no funds to build immediately
and worshipped for some 4 to 5
years under a brush arbor erected
near where the first church had
stood. The second church built of
hewn logs sufficed until 1830 when
the present building was erected.
It is of frame construction and its
severly plain rectangular design is
an excellent example of the popular
architecture of that time. A portico
with massive Doric columns was
added in 1907 and a basement for
Sunday School purposes in 1919.
Today it has 356 members and its
pastor is the Rev. E. T JBeckman.
Junior Musicians
Meet At Greenwood
The Junior division of the South
Carolina Federation of Music
Clubs will hold its annual conven
tion on Saturday, March 28, be
ginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Lander
college auditorium, Greenwood. Dr.
B. M. Grier, president of the col
lege will welcome the delegates.
Miss Estill Blocker of Lander is
General Chairman of arrange
ments and Miss Hepsy Greer of
Belton, state junior president, will
preside. Highlights of the program
as announced by Dr. Esther Bald
win of Columbia, state junior
counselor, will include vocal so
los by several members of the
Lander College Ensemble, and two-
piano selections by an advanced
Lander College piano pupil and
the director of music, Mr. W. H.
Thrlich. One junevile and one jun
ior from each of the six districts
of the state, chosen by a commit
tee from among those participat
ing in the competitive festivals,
will be heard. Graeber Jordan, Co
lumbia’s young opera workshop
singer, James Igoe, Charleston
pianist and Miss Mary Frances
Stedman of Laurens, 1952 Transy
lvania Scholarship winner, will
also perform. Three original com
positions by junior students will
be presented. The speaker for the
Glamor Blonde
In Rodeo Film
“What a difference a year can
make,” says Joyce Holden, star
ring with John Lund and Scott
Brady in Universal-Internation
al’s Technicolor “Bronco Buster,”
opening Saturday at the Newberry
Drive-In Theatre.
* It was only a year ago that the
blonde, blue-eyed comedienne was
champing at the bit waiting for a
picture in which she could be fun
ny. She had just been signed by
Universal-Interational and was
going through the established
routine for young contract play
ers—speech and dramatic school,
dancing and riding lessons.
The miracle about Joyce is that
it only took five pictures to make
her a star. The one previous to
her present assignment decided
U-I bosses on co-starring her with
Lund and Brady in “Bronco Bus
ter.” That was “You Never Can
Tell” in which, playing opposite
Dick Powell, Joyce appeared in the
intriguing role of a race horse re
incarnated as the secretary of a
private eye.
Minstrel Show
Joanna 27-28
Fun and laughs galore are in
store for those attending the musi
cal ministrel show “On Stage
America” being held in Joanna Fri
day and Saturday nights March
27 and 28 at the School Auditor
ium. Curtain Time 8:01 p.m. The
eleven prominent men of the town
who make up the minstrel circle
are now working hard on the gags
which will be pulled on the peo
ple around town. There will be a
specialty number in the show fea
turing a number of the smaller
children and choruses will be
made up of 24 teen age girls who
will do some fast stepping num
bers.
Also a feature of the show is
the Tiny Tot Popularity Contest.
This is for children under 6 years
of age. The winners will be
crowned and presented with prizes
Saturday night.
There will also be ten local
amateur talent acts in conjunction
with the show. Any acts wishing
to take part in ^he show, kindly
contact the Joanna club. The show
is under the personal direction of
Miss George Henry. Colorful cos
tumes add much to the gaiety of
the show. The show is sponsored
by the Joanna Foundation to raise
money to send the boy scouts to
the Scout Jamboree in California
and New Mexico.
Clemson Gives
13 Scholarships
Clemson, March 24—Thirteen
scholarships each worth $150.00
-will be awarded to graduating high
school boys who enter the School
of Agriculture at Clemson Col
lege September 7, 1953. D. B.
Rosemkrans, chairman, Seats Roe
buck Scholarship Committee,
Clemson, says that applicants must
be in the upper third of their
class, natives of South Carolina
and must have had farm experi
ence.
The scholarships are to be
awarded on the basis of a com
petitive examination. In order
to save the contestant the ex
pense of a trip to Clemson, an
effort is being made to hold the
examination in each county seat
or a neighboring county seat on
May 2, at 9 a.m. in either the
courthouse or high school. Ap
plicants will be notified about
the time and place later.
“Last year only 56 inquiries
were received from the whole
state, twenty-six of that number
filled out and returned applica
tion blanks’, and only ten took the
competitive examination,” Mr.
Rosenkrans states. “Of this num
ber, one was unable to make ar
rangements to enter college. Don’t
delay; send for application blanks
today. Application blanks must be
filled in and returned before April
15. See your high school superin
tendent, vocational agricultural
education teacher, or county agri-
eultural agent for details." he
adds.
Auction Sale
SCHOOL BUILDING AND LOTS
The Newberry County Board of
Education hereby advertises for
sale, at public auction, before the
Newberry County Court House at
11:00 o’clock a.m. on Monday
morning, April 13, 1953, the fol
lowing described property.
All those tracts of land together
with the building thereon; In the
former Silverstreet School Dist.,
the Trinity Negro School Property
consisting of one building and 4.0
A. of land.
In the former Chappells School
District, the Vaughnville Negro
School property consisting of one
building and 2.0 A. of land.
In the former Pressley School
Dist. the Pressley Negro School
property consisting of one build
ing and % A. of land.
In the former Stoney Hill
School Dist. the Big Creek Negro
School property consisting of one
building and 1.0 A. of land.
And in the former Mt. Bethel-
Garmany School Dist. on the
Negro School lot a building (only)
formerly used as a lunch room.
(Building to be moved within 60
days.)
Terms of sale 10% cash and
balance within ten days. The pur
chaser to pay for preparation of
deeds and stamps. For any parti
culars other than listed above,
contact the County Supt. of Edu
cation.
NEWBERRY COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION.
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Clolhes for Disaster Victims
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Transporting clothing for disaster sufferers is only one of many
Red Cross Motor Service jobs. Here, a driver and a social welfare
aide, both volunteers, check a shipment to be held for emergency use.
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CABBAGE & ONION PUNTS
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ALL PURPOSE SPRAYS
Fruit Trees — Vegetables — Shrubbery
HYBRID TOMATOES
HYP0NEX PLANT FOOD
ZINNIAS - PETUNIAS
Giant Pkg. 15c
Newberry Drug
Company
Phone 158
Lower Main St.
MRS. NORRIS‘IMPROVING
Miss Carrie Norris, who was ad
mitted to the Newberry Memorial
Hospital last Saturday morning
after suffering a heart attack, was
reported this morning (Thurs
day) to be much better, her many
friends will be glad to learn.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to take this means of
expressing my sincere thanks to
my friends, neighbors and relati
ves for their many gifts, cards,
flowers and kindness while I was
a patient in the Veteran’s Hos
pital in Columbia, and since re
turning home.
Earl C. Taylor.
convention is Mrs. Florida S. Cox
of Belton, National student ad
visor.
Have you heard the one
about the traveling
salesman who bought
a Smith-Corona
He was delighted .. . period! It’s
the perfect typewriter for travel
ers. SKYRTTER is baby-weight-
only 9 lbs. Fits in a briefcase—is
only 3 in. high, 11 in. wide, 12 in.
long. Yet it has full-size keyboard
and takes full-size stationery.
Hurry in for a demonstration!
The Son Office
Female
Help Wanted
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50 experienced sewing machine operators.
Must be experienced on commercial type high
speed sewing machines.
All operations on sport shirts.
APPLY
Newberry Garment Co.
Newberry, S. C.
319 Caldwell St