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VOL. 15—XO. 50 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1953 + |2.00 PER YEAR Judge Moss To Preside At Civil Session Here Monday Safety Signs Presented For School Zones Jurors Drawn For April Court Term Tho Court <>t' Common I’leaso will conveno at tho .Wwborry County f'ourt Houst- Monday morning for tho April torm Judsre .Toseph R. Moss of ’i'ork. will pie- side over tlie civil session. Jurors to serve durimr the term were drawn Thursday morning by the Jury Commission. They are: Newberry—J I. I-onv. Jr., llev ward Davis, Colie H \ augbn. Ru- | ,ireas throughout fus H. Roozer. \\'. DeLeal Hoine^t.iing motorist- atipnuu <leorge A. Abrams H. Long, route route 2. Dan F. Cbandler. Lutlier Le< M. Sena, routi Bedenbaugh, 1 Safety Signs Presented To City Monday Newberry had broken out with a rash of new siun- before schools of the city opened Tuesdav morn- imr. Sixteen "Scb.ool Slow" safety Mens had been placed in school the eiiv. warn ing t hese route 1, Paul | /ones. ' * Antiek. j r phe sign-, wliich ( ost about ?2r..(HI each. were preronted to B. Shealy, 11 Lee Small wood. j , V()r wis-man for the city at Tvrus M. Senn. loute [■.mo! > | c t'emonies held Monday after I-isclier. Iia T- | noon at two oh bu k in front of the Cousins. K M. Wood, W A. Smith. James L. Lipsc oml;, John D. Ruff, route 1, John K Folk. S W Brown, route 1. and Raymond 1! Nichols, route 1. Pomaria W. A. Rawls, R.F.D., Woodrow W. Koon. R.F.D Prosperity Wyman Dominick. David E. Bedenbaugh. route 1. G. W. Hawkins, route 2. James I>eo Amick, James A. Singley. Whitmire—Shannon Suber, Har ry Young, Elmer R. Baker. J. L. Sinclair. Paul H. Boling, and O. P. Suber. The roster of cases scheduled for the April term is as follows: Monday — H. C. Timmerman and City Finance Co . versus Ernest Berry; LeRoy Workman versus Ernest Nunnery and one 1941 Ford automobile; Henry Glenn and Willie Mae Mangum versus Life Insurance Co. of Ga. Tuesday—James G. Carter as administrator of the estate of R. M. Carver, deceased, versus J. Reedy Smith and one 1952 Ford three-quarter ton pick-up truck; Henry Wilson versus Walter C. Barre and one 1952 Buiek auto mobile, Mose Wallace, G. W. Moates and one 1946 truck. Wednesday—K. D. Bragg versus J. D. Butler; V. E. Edwards and Brother versus J. D. Butler; and James E. Roton versus Geo. S. Huggins, Sr., and one 1937 Ford coupe. Singers Begin Annual Spring Tour Today The Newberry College Singers, under the direction of Professor Milton W. Moore, will make their annual spring tour beginning to day. Professor Moore announces the following schedule, which in cludes thirteen stops in the states of South Carolina and Georgia: April 17, Wagener High school, Wagener, and Leesville High school, Leesville, under the spon sorship of Wittenberg Lutheran church; April 19, Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church, An derson, and The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Atlanta; April 20, Decatur High school. Decatur. Ga., and Elberton High school. Elberton, Ga., under the sponsor ship of Holy Trinity Lutheran church; Apiil 21, 5oik High | —^ ^^ . school, York, and Clover HighjOy Zo I 6F V 0111 school. Clover; April 22, Dreher High school, Columbia, and Olanta High school. Olanta; April 23, Walterboro High school, Waiter- boro, and Brunson High school, Brunson; and April 24, Allendale High school, Allendale. From Al lendale the Singers will return to the campus. Members of the choir going on the spring tour from Newberry county are as follows: Mamie Bishop, Newberry, Imogene Counts Little Mountain. Eunice Dendy, Whitmire, Patricia Faris. New- school on Martin F Fischer and Bob Coca-Cola Bottlinv Newberry made the in the presence of Junior High street. Mr L Bruner of tin company of presentation school and police officers The signs will be placed in the | middle of the streets near schools each morning and will be removed after school hours in the after noons. During the summer months while school is not in session, the Coca-Cola company will store the warning signs, and prepare them for use next year. Mr. Fischer. in making the presentation, told Mayor Wiseman that it was a pleasure for his company to participate in a pro gram to make it safer for chil dren of the city to go back and forth to school. County School Director P. K. Harmon, in accepting the signs for the schools made the follow ing comments: “As director of the schools of the city and county, it is a privil ege and pleasure to accept the safety signs from Mr. Fischer and Mr. Bruner of the Newberry Coca-Cola Bottling company. They are to be commended in their ef forts to prevent accidents. In a congested traffic area, as it is around the school buildings, there is much need for caution and warning to motorists as they ap proach. school zones. “If only one child is saved from being hit by an automobile or truck, your interest and efforts are well worth while,” Mr. Har mon declared. The school director continued. “1 know Mr. Kneece and Mr. Beck with the faculty members will do all they can to cooperate in any safety program which might tie undertaken.” Addressing his remarks to City Manager Blackwell, Mr. Harmon stated. “We wish to express our thanks to you. the mayor and the city police for the fine service they are rendering in safe-guard ing the lives of the children of Newberry. Again, may 1 thank you. Mr. Fischer and Mr. Bruner for thesc> safety signs and your effort in making Newberry a safe place for children to go to school,” he concluded. Whitmire Exceeds Red Cross Drive City’s Recreation Project Delayed By League Action Mayor Jimmie Wiseman accepting for the city 16 school safety signs from L. F. Fischer, manager of the Newberry Coca-Cola Bottling company. The presentation was made Monday afternoon in front of the Junior High school on Martin street. Pictured is one of the caution signs which will be placed near all schools of the city to warn motorists approaching school zones. Taking part in the ceremony were, left to right, Bob Bruner and Mr. Fischer of the Coca-Cola company, Ed Beck, principal of Junior High school, Mayor Wiseman, P. K. Harmon, director of Newberry County schools, J. V. Kneece, princi pal Newberry High school, City Manager E. L. Blackwell, and Police Chief Colie Dowd. (Photo by Burton Wells III) Cedric Foster } Newsman-Commentator Addresses Annual Chamber Meet Tonight Mr. George Young, co-chairman of the Whitmire Red Cross Fund campaign, announced that Whit mire turned in $1S4S.37 to county headquarters in the recent Red Cross Fund drive, surpassing its quota of $1500 by more than twenty three per cent. berry, Bonnelle Graham. Pomaria, Donald Long, Newberry. Winona Mills, Newberry, and Betty Maude Setzler, Pomaria. Professor Willard Brask will accompany the group on this trip. The 33rd annual meeting and banquet of the Newberry Cham ber of Commerce will lie held to night at eight o'clock at the Na tional Guard armory. Approxi mately 500 persons will be on hand for the event and to hear the guest speaker, Cedric Foster. Mr. Foster is an internationally-fam- ous newsman and radio com mentator, heard daily over the Mutual Broadcasting system. This will be Mr. Foster’s third visit to Newberry. The guest speaker will arrive in Newberry this morning from Co lumbia with Lt. Huss Fennell of the State Highway patrol. He will address the student body at New berry college at the regular chapel exercises at ten o'clock. At one o'clock he will make his regular nation-wide newscast over the Mutual network from Radio Sta tion WKDK at one to 1:15 p.m.. after which he will be guest at a luncheon of old and new directors of the Chamber of Commerce at the Wallace Home. Prof. T. E. Epting of the Newberry college faculty will serve as master of ceremonies at the luncheon. The hour for the chamber meet ing and banquet, is eight o’clock, according to Cliff Graham, secre tary of the chamber, but the armory doors will be opened at 7 : Ju. he said. Mr. Epting will also act as toast master for the evening meeting. Rev. Neil E. Truesdale. pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian church, will give the invocation. During the course of the dinner, music will be furnished by Robert Creek more. Chamber of Commerce Secre tary L. C. Graham will introduce out-of-town guests. Among those invited are Mr. and Mrs. Strom Thurmond of Aiken; Batesburg- LeesviPe Chamber of Commerce President. Herman A. Croat and Mrs. Croat, Miss Dorothy L. Raber, executive secretary of the Bates- burg-Leesville chamber and Mrs. Jessie M. Wylie, consultant of the chamber; Greenwood Chamber of Commerce President W. D. Tins ley and Mrs. Tinsley, and Green wood chamber manager, Chauncey Lever and Mrs. Lever. Other guests will be Newberry County Senator Marvin E. Abrams and Mrs. Abrams from Whitmire, and Representatives Earl Bergen and Mrs. Bergen of Newberry and John S. Huggins and mother Mrs. Huggins of Pomaria. A delegation of school chil dren from Greenwood is expected to hear Mr. Foster. Heading up the hostess com mittee for the meeting are Louis C. Floyd and A. E. Morehead. Serving as hostesses will be Mrs. L. C. Floyd. Mrs. H. A. Kemper, Mrs. R. R. Bruner, Jr., Mrs. J. R. Blackwell, Mrs. J. T. Norris, Mrs. P. K. Harmon. Mrs. Raymond B. Nichols, Mrs. Guy Whitener, Jr., Mrs. G. O. Shealy, Mrs. E. M. Anderson, Mrs. J. E. Britt. Mrs. A. E. Morehead, Mrs. R. L. Baker, Mrs. E. O. Cannon, Mrs. Marion Workman, Mrs. J. F. Clarkson, and Mrs. G. K. Dominick. Other committees responsible for the annual affair include: Speaker Jimmie Coggins, H. A. Kemper and R. R. Bruner. Ticket—'Jimmie Coggins. Ralph Blackwell and John T. Norris. Program— H. A. Kemper, G. C. Paysinger and Dr. E. M. Anderson. Banquet—R. R. Bruner, Jr., L. C. Floyd. J. E. Wiseman and A. E. Morehead. Members of the State Highway Patrol will handle traffic and parking at the armory. Banquet Speaker ■ CEDRIC FOSTER J. Harold Wise Is Magistrate At Lt. Mountain J. Harold Wise has been ap pointed Magistrate at Little Mountain by Governor Byrnes to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Burke R. Wise. Mr. Wise took over on April 1 Burke R. Wise resigned on April first to accept a position as deputy clerk of court. He will.be in charge of all court records, and will as sist the clerk during court ses sions. Swittenberg Is Fatally Stricken On Fishing Trip Horace O. Swittenberg. 61, World War 1 veteran and promi nent merchant in Newberry for 32 years, died late Saturday after noon of a heart attack while fish ing alone in a boat in Lake Mur ray near the Lions clubhouse. Persons around the shore of the lake summoned help when they saw him in his boat. Mr. Swittenberg, the son of the late George W. and Alice Shealy Swittenberg. was born at Little Mountain and attended schools of that section and later at Newber ry college. He owned the Nehi Bottling Company in Newberry for 32 years. During World War I he served overseas. He was active in business. He was a member of the Newberry fire department since 1921 and at the time of his death was assistant fire chief. He was a charter member of the New berry Lions club. Mr. Switten berg was an active member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. He was the last of the five broth ers in his immediate family. Besides his widow, Mrs. Amy Werts Swittenberg, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Walter Clary of Rock Hill, Mrs. Georgia Mae Hunter of Spartanburg, Mrs. Ben T. Buzhardt, Dr. Mamie Summer and Mrs. George C. Hipp, all of Newberry, and a number of nieces and nephew's. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe. Jr., and Dr. R. A. Good man. Burial followed in Rose- mont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Robert Bennett, Larry Bouknight, Curtis Fulmer. J. D. Rook, Harry Hedge- path, Sam Beam, Charles Rag land and Julius Swittenberg. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Ed Beck, members of the fire department and rqembers of the Lions club. MRS. CLICK DOGWOOD CHAIRMAN FOR LEAGUE Mrs. W. I. Click, has been nam ed Chairman of the Dogwood com mittee and she will receive orders at any time now for pink and white dogwoods for October plant ing. The Civic League will take as many orders as you would like to place, so be sure to order at least a couple of companion trees, one white and one pink to plant side by side. Mrs. Click’s phone number is 1167. UNDERGOES SURGERY Miss Jessie Hornsby was admit ted to the Newberry Memorial Hospital Tuesday, where she un derwent surgery Thursday morn ing. County Supply Bill Introduced Women Of South Carolina Presbyterial Officers of the Women of the Church of South Carolina Presbyterial were installed last Friday at a session in Greenwood. Mrs. D. W. A. Neville of this city was installed as chairman of spiritual growth. Others elected, pictured left to right are, Mrs. John B. Cooley, Mountville, district chairman; Mrs. Neville; Mrs. Charles A. Gibson, Abbeville, chairman church extension; Mrs. Pressley N. Boozer, Chappells, chairman annuities and relief; Mrs. Guy B. Emerson, Hodges, chairman district two; Mrs. Scott George, Laurens, president; Mrs. Harry Cochran, Abbeville, historian; Mrs. George W. Park, Greenwood, chairman world missions, and Mrs. Roy Coker, Hickory Tavern, corresponding secretary. (Cut courtesy The Anderson Independent.) The Newberry County supply bill introduced in the General As sembly by the county legislative delegation had its first reading last Thursday. An increase in the 1953-54 measure of about $20,000 over the bill last year was brought about by several increases in sal aries of county employees, in creases in allowances and contri butions to the National Guard units and about $1,300 more for opera tion of the county home. It is expected that the bill will have its final reading the first of next week and will go to the gov ernor for approval. There was one increase in mill- age noted in the new bill, that being from 1/4 mill to 1 mill for the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Provided in the supply bill is salary of $3,600 for a deputy clerk of court. This job has been fill ed by Burke R. Wise, former mag istrate at Little Mountain. Salary increases were to Pro bate Judge, from $3,600 to $4,200 per year; county jailor from $2,- 300 to $2,470; clerical help for Board of County Commissioners from $300 to $60-0, and ladies rest room keeper, white, from $600 to $900 per year. Expense allowance for deputy sheriffs were raised from $10 to $15 per month. Contributions to each of three national guard units was raised from $500 to $600 per year. Only one cut was made in the supply bill with $120 being taken from chaingang maintenaee. This was more than offset by the in crease from $8,700 to $10,000 for maintenance and operation of the county home. George Summer New City Officer George W. Summer has accept ed a position with the city of Newberry as a member of the city police force, filling the vacancy made by the resignation of Frank Culclasure, who resigned on Wed nesday, April 15th to accept a position with the post office as temporary substitute city mail carrier. Mr. Summer, the son of the late George W. and Glie Summer, will begin his new duties tonight, (Thursday), April 16th. Prior to accepting the position with the city, Mr. Summer was employed by the Kendall Mills at the Oakland plant. He went with the Kendall company after receiv ing his discharge from the Army, after serving two years with one year overseas service in Japan. They Live Here Now Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Terrell have moved to Apartment A-2 of the Carol Courts Apartments on Col lege street. Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Harmon moved Monday to their new brick home on Johnstone street which they recently built. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sterl ing and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sum mer, moved Tuesday to the Har mon house on Hunt street which they purchased a couple of months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Swindell, who purchased the Sterling-Sum mer house on Shelly street, have moved there. Mr. and Mrs. Mederith Harmon and family, moved Wednesday to their new home on Clarkson Ave. in “Coateswood” which they have just completed. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Armfield and family will move tomorrow (Friday) in the house on Cornelia street, which was vacated by the Harmons. They will move from Carol Courts apartments on Col lege street. Civic League Sets Conditions For Turning Over Park And Pool Newberry’s city-wide recreation program received a minor set-back Tuesday night, when a letter from Mrs. Mamie S. Summer president of the Civic League, operators of the Margaret Hunter Park, was delivered to Mayor Wiseman shortly before city council met in regular monthly session. Mavor Wiseman said that he The highest general sales tax in the United States is 3 per cent of the retail price—but the state and federal gasoline tax in South Carolina is 44 per cent. had received letters from all other park directors in the city express ing approval of the city-wide rec reation program. The recreation plan calls for a full-time director 4o coordinate all parks and recreation facilities of the city, to be under the sup ervision of a five-member com mittee. DIRECTORS NAMED Appointment of this committee was ratified by council at the Tuesday night meeting. Named were Ed McConnell from the Mol- lohon Park, Frank Jones, West End Park, Harry H. Hedgepath, city schools, Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr., the Ministerial association, and Mrs. Albert McCaughrin, rep resenting the clubs and civic or ganizations of Newberry. The letter from the Civic League, agreed to turn the pool at Margaret Hunter park and the large dining pavilion over to the directors of the city’s new rec reation committee, only after cer tain conditions were met. These stipulations included that the Civic League would still retain control of the upkeep and beauti fication of the park, including planting of trees, flowers, shrubs, etc.; that the manger scene, the cross, benches, and other in stallations now in the park be left as they are at present; and that the city contribute $900.00 per year for upkeep of the park and to help pay for laborers em ployed there. All of the foregoing, according to the league’s letter, is contin gent upon the city putting into effect the city-wide recreation program with a full time paid recreation director. SEEK SOLUTION Mayor Wiseman declared that since he nor members of the council had seen the letter until shortly before the meeting, that there had been no time to study the request of the Civic League. He asked for some expression from members of the council, and the subject was tossed back and forth for some time, and at one time three motions were before the chair as to the disposition of the matter. It was finally de cided and moved by Councilman Dufford and seconded by Council man Holloway, that a letter be written to Mrs. Summer request ing the Civic League to go ahead with plans to open the pool on May 1, operated by the league un til such time as the overall rec- reation program could be work ed out. Mayor Wiseman repeated that it would be impossible -for the recreation program to go over without the full cooperation of all citizens and present park opera tors. He expressed the hope that the program would get started this year. Members of council expressed a desire that the new recreation committee go ahead with plans for the program, and to set up a bud get for the next fiscal year, to council. The council meeting was open ed with invocation by Councilman Ernest Layton. Members attend ing besides Mayor Wiseman and Mr. Layton were Councilmen Mar tin, Dickert, Dufford, Kinard and Percy D. Holloway. Also present were City Manager Blackwell and City Clerk and Treasurer Wal lace. OTHER ACTION Mr. Wiseman welcomed Mr. Hol loway to the council from Ward 6, replacing the late J. Lee Boozer. This was the first regular meeting Mr. Holloway had attended. Minutes of the March 10 meet ing were read and approved, as were minutes of a special meeting March 17 at which time Walton Halfacre tendered his resignation as city engineer. Mr. G. H. Con nelly was appointed in his place at this meeting. City Manager Blackwell stated that the new whiteway system was virtually completed and that many favorable comments had been expressed on the installa tion. A petition by citizens in one section of the city to council, ask ing that something be done to help television reception was taken up. Mr. Blackwell said that he had written to station WBTV in Charlotte, and their suggestion was to have a compe tent television expect look into the trouble. The city manager said that he had also written the Fed eral Communications Commission. A reply from them indicated this type of interference wa^ out of their jurisdiction. It was pointed out that one of the local television experts was having a set mounted in a truck in an effort to locate the cause of the disturbance. Mr. Blackwell stated that a new motor had been ordered for one of the fire trucks, and that it had been delivered and was being in stalled. A motion by Councilman Martin to have the city manager look into the drainage situation at Har rington and Harris streets and to make recommendations and esti mates as to cost to the city, was approved. A letter from Mr. L. F. Fischer of the Newberry Coca-Cola Bot tling company, presenting the city with 16 school safety signs was read. Mr. Dufford, seconded by Mr. Kinard, moved that the signs be accepted by the city, and that a letter expressing thanks be sent to Mr. Fischer in behalf of theCoca-Cola company. The purchase of a garbage truck and body from Hayes Motor com pany for $2,200 was approved. Mr. Blackwell said that the 1953-1954 budget was being pre pared, and asked that members of council and others who have re quests to make of the city, to please let him know before the budget is submitted for council approval. STREET WORK Surfacing of new streets and re surfacing was taken up at Tues day’s session but this work will be held up where possible until contractors with the gas system complete work here. The mayor said however, in cases of surfac ing new streets the city will bear only half the cost, with land- owners on either side of the road to pay one-fourth the cost. Several councilmen declared there had been many complaints on the installation of the gas sys tem.. In many places proper re pairs have not been made where it was necessary to cut into the sidewalks and streets. Mayor Wiseman said that he and the city manager are doing all they can to remedy this situation. Mayor Wiseman reported that the firm of Derrick and Finch are at present making the semi-annual audit of the city’s books. He expressed thanks to Jimmie Coggins of Radio Station WKDK for making the broadcasts pos sible, and said many persons had commented favorably on the first airing of a council meeting. POPE CONNELLY MUCH BETTER Pope Connelly, who was admit ted to the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia last week is reported to be much better. Mr. Connelly was gravely ill for several days after entering the hospital. BIRTHDAYS April 18: Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. Cannon Blease, Gordon H. Stockman, Dorothy Weir Ruff, Mrs. Furman Reagin and Mrs. W. F. Smith. April 19: Mrs. P. M. Nichols, and Mrs. Claude Summer. April 20: Elizabeth Hargrove, Arthur George Dwyer and Linda Driggers. April 21: Perry C. Wicker, Betty Bowers, Mickey Chapman and Fred James Harmon. April 22: Henry T. Fellers, Mrs. George Stephens, Mrs. George S. Minick, Mrs. Joseph I Tolbert (Ninety Six) and Mrs. Frank Mills. April 23: Margaret Elizabeth Leaved. April 24: Gloria Cleo Hawk- Ins, J. Ray Dawkins and Frank Culclasure.