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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1953
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Civic League
To Cooperate
In Rec. Move
City council met in a special
session last Thursday evening to
act upon a letter from the New
berry Civic League relative to the
proposed city-wide recreation pro
gram. The meeting was called
after members of city council and
others interested in the recreation
program in the city had received
a mimeographed letter from the
Civic league, stating it had been
agreed by members of the Board
of Control of Margaret Hunter
Park and Pool, that it would not
be possible for the board to oper
ate the pool for the short time
necessary until a full-time recrea
tion program could be put into
operation. City council had asked
at the last regular council meeting
that the Civic League go ahead
with the opening of the pool as
usual.
From information contained in
the letter, the Civic League and
Board of control of Margaret Hunt
er Pool and Park, expressed wil
lingness to cooperate with the
city - wide recreation program.
Mayor Wiseman had previously
stated that the program would not
be effective without the full co
operation of park commissions and
boards of control of the several
parks and playgrounds in the
city.
Originally, the Civic League had
asked that certain conditions be
met before the pool at Margaret
Hunter park be turned over to the
city. In the letter from Mrs.
Mamie S. Summer, president of
the Newberry Civic League, the
league has made several requests
of the city. Mrs. Summer said
that even if those requests were
turned down, it would not hold up
the proposed program.
The requests were:
1. That Margaret Hunter Park,
including all Park area, trees,
shrubs be left under the supervis
ion of the Civic League and its
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Tommy Johnson
With Atlanta Firm
Appointment of Thomas 1'.
Johnson to the Atlanta, Ca., sales
application engineering staff of
the Reliance Klectric <& Engineer
ing Company, Cleveland. Ohio,
manufacturers of motors and
motor-drives, is announced by E
O. Orahood, Southeastern Histriet
Manager for Reliance.
Johnson will make his head
quarters at the company’s Atlanta
office, 427 Candler Bldg. His ad
dition to Reliance';-, southeastern
district sales organization broad
ens the availability of the comp
any's applied engineering and tech
nical service to users of Reliance
motors, motor-drives, gearmotors
and related electrical equipment in
this area.
Born in Newberry, Johnson
graduated in 194S from Clemson
College with a B.S. degree in
Eiettrical Engineering. Previous
ly, from July, to March, 194$,
be had been in military service
with the U. S. Army.
Johnson joined the Reliance or
ganization last October His
other business experience includes
three and a half years as a de
velopment engineer with another
electrical manufacturing concern,
and a year with the Brush De
velopment Company, Cleveland.
Mr. “Tommy” Johnson is a son
of Mrs. P. Duncan Johnson, Bound
ary street, and brother to Duncan
Johnson, Harrington street, New
berry.
SGT. BRIDGES ON DUTY
IN KOREA
Army r Sgt. Robert L. Bridges,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Bridges
of Prosperity, recently arrived in
Korea for duty with the 25th In
fantry Division.
The 25th now the senior Ameri
can division on the peninsula,
landed in July of 1950, shortly
after the Communists attacked the
Republic of South Korea.
MR. AND MRS. CARL TAYLOR,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culclasure
and Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Sease,
spent last Sunday in Atlanta, Ga.,
with friends.
Induction Set
For 30 Men
The following 30 men from Lo
cal Selective Service Board No.
30. will report for Induction into
the Army on Wednesday, May
13th :
Otis Wells Jr. (Col.). Newber
ry; James Robert Longshore, Kin-
lards; Andrew Russel Hamm, Sil-
; vers* reef; Lewis Newton Boozer,
Prosperity; Earnest Gallman Jr.
(Col ). Prosperity; George Herman
Johnson. Silver-street; Willie Lind
say (Col), Prosperity; James The
odore Hoard (Col). Pomaria;
Davis Frank Wise (Col.), Colum
bia; Gary Wilfred Dominick, Pros-
perity; Otis Caldwell (Col.), New
berry; Ray Glasgo (Col.), Pros-
perity; Troy Ray Adams, Pros
perity; Johnnie Thacker (Col.),
Newberry; George Frank Holson-
baek. Newberry;
Also. Willie Boyd Farr. Little
Mountain; Franklin I >amar Ale-
wine. Pomaria; Herbert James
Looney Jr., Newberry; John Hen
ry Johnson (Col.). Trenton, N. J.;
Walter Herman Bowers. Prosper
ity; Robert Wheeler Barnes, Pros
perity; James Harvey Huffstetler,
Joanna; Bennie Williams Jr.
(Col), Norristown, Pa.: Thomas
Jessie Gilliam, Pomaria; Calvin
Lee Johnson, Newberry; William
Melvin Cole. Newberry; Robert
Henry Hunter (Col ), Buffalo, N.
Y.; Willie Chick (Col.), Washing
ton, D. C.; Clyde Tankersley Jr.,
Whitmire; Malcolm Ray Chapman,
Little Mountain.
On May 26. 25 men from New
berry county will be sent to Co
lumbia. for a pre-induction physi
cal examination.
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BUILDING PERMITS
April 30; Gordon Clarkson, re
pairs to dwelling on Harper street,
$1200.
May 5: W. E. Matthews, general
repairs to store building on Main
street, $1000.
Mar Pawnee CrdWier, repaid
to dwelling, 410 Caldwell street,
$15.00.
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May Day Exercises at Newberry College were held Saturday, May
2nd at 5 p.m. The scene above on the portico of Derrick Hall shows
the May Queen, Miss Verna Kohn of Newberry, tne Maid of Honor,
Miss Betty Jean Adams of Saluda, and the May Court attendants.
Bioodmobile To
Be Here Monday
The Bioodmobile will be in
Newberry again on Monday, May
11th. at the Central Methodist
church. The hours will be from
2 until 7 p.m.
The quota is 150 pints. The
first donor will be registered at
2 p.m. and the last at 6:45. Thirty
donors are to appear per hour.
Chairman for the Bioodmobile is
Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr„ Mrs.
Hannah R. Pool, Executive Secre
tary; C. A. Kaufmann, Chapter
Chairman; Bill Whelan and O. F.
Armfield, Jr. publicity chairmen;
Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Ser. Groups
Chairman and Richard Bjurberg is
Field Representative.
If you wish to make a donation
of blood, which is badly needed,
contact Mrs. Purcell or Mrs. Han
nah Pool at the Red Cross office
in the County Court House.
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$ ;
One class of beginners at the Foster School of Dance who will be presented in recital Saturday
evening at the Newberry High school. This group will do a “Sleepy Time Gal” number. They are,
left to right: Mary Fulmer Wells, daughfer of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Weils III; Marsha Abrams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Abrams; Martha Jean Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Smith, Jr.;
Mary Ruth Armfield; Sandra Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burns; Carol Armfield, and Kathryn
Ann Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Johnson, of Chappells. The Armfield children are
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armfield, Jr.
Foster School
Recital Is Set
The Foster School of Dance will
present its annual recital Satur
day evening at eight o’clock in
the Newberry High school audi
torium.
Carl Crosby, of Columbia, has
been instructor for this year, and
according to a spokesman for the
school, the children have done re
markably well.
In addition to the several num
bers presented by the approxi
mately 55 children attending the
school, a special feature of the
recital progjjgm will be numbers
by dancers and instructors from
the Foster school of Columbia.
A small admission will be charg-
recital. The public is invited to at-
ed to help defray expenses of the
tend.
The program is as follows:
Dance Time—Jean Epting, Ann
Epting, Jane Paysinger, Mary
Gayle Wilson, Jerry Davis, Martha
Jo Rinehart. Ada Irons, Nancy Lee
Long, Susan Long, and Linda Dar
by.
“Sleepy Time Gal”—Mary Ful
mer Wells, Marcia Abrams, Mary
Ruth Armfield, Carol Armfield
Sandra Burns, Martha Jean Smith,
and Ann Johnson.
Charleston—Cindy Lominack.
Amaryllis—Helen Brown.
The Shag—Mabel Shealy, Linda
Inabinet, Peggy Dickert, Freddie
Pitts. Carey Washington, and Bil
ly Long.
“Walkin’ My Baby Back Home”
—Botsie Reagin.
Bathing Beauty—Elizabeth Setz-
ler.
“Little Bo Peep”—Nancy Street;
“Little Boy Blue,” Raymond Ruff.
Jr.; Lambs, Cindy Lominack, Phyl
lis Eddy, Dovie Suber, Nancy
Paysinger, Judy Willingham, Pat
Shealy, and Gaye Willingham.
Acrobatic Solo—Linda Faris.
Summertime—Linda Sue Haile
and Nell Cromer.
Pretty Baby—Pherry Hamilton.
Bourree Classic Ballet—Donna
Nichols, Susan Blalock, Cindy
Lominack, Phyllis Eddy, Bootsie
Reagin, Helen Brown, Mary Jo
Garrett. Nancy Paysinger, and
Elizabeth Setzler.
“He Loves Me, He Ix)ves Me
Not”—Carol and Mary Ruth Arm-
field.
Serenade—Jackie Shealy.
Johnson Rag—Nell Cannon, Lin
da Sue Haile, Jean Rossiter, Glen
da Ellisor. Nancy Mayer, Linda
Cole, Lucille Long, Gayle Davis,
Ricky Perry, and Henry Wilson.
“Ballin’ the Jack”—Elizabeth
Setzler, Claudette Hipp, Helen
Brown, Linda Faris, Cherry Ham
ilton, and Bootsie Reagin.
Part II—Dance numbers by Co
lumbia personnel and instructors.
Instructor—Carl Crosby.
Pianists—Mrs. Furman Reagin
and Mrs. Earl Willingham.
Business Manager—Mrs. Hayne
Shealy.
Mrs. Geo. Koon
Dies In Columbia
Mrs. George S. Koon, 43, wife
of Dr. George S. Koon of Colum
bia, and former resident of New
berry. died Sunday afternoon in
the Columbia hospital, after suf
fering a stroke two weeks ago.
Mrs. Koon was a native of New
berry and had made her home in
Columbia for a number of years.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by two daughters, both
of Columbia.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon from the Presbyter
ian church in Hopkins and in
terment followed in the church
cemetery.
Among those attending the fun
eral from Newberry were Mr. and
Mrs. James C. Abrams, Miss
Verna Mae Abrams, Mrs. Pearl
Oxner, and Mrs. George Koon,
Sr.
DR. LIVINGSTON TO
COMPLETE STUDY IN N. Y.
IN JUNE
Dr. R. E. Livingston and family
will return to Newberry about the
middle of June to spend a several
week’s vacation before they move
to Charleston. Dr. Livingston will
serve his internship at Roper Hos
pital there.
Dr. Livingston has been attend
ing medical school in New York
for the past year in preparation
for the practice of eye, ear, nose
and throat medicine.
Cotiiliofl Club
Has Spring Ball
The Newberry Country Club
was the scene of the most out
standing social even of the season
in Newberry, when the Cotillion
club entertained with a supper
and spring ball last Friday even
ing. May 1st. A delightful supper
w r as enjoyed at 10:30 by the
ninety guests and club members.
This was followed by an evening
of card dancing to the music of
Brazell’s Orchestra from Colum
bia.
The vestibule of the club house
was decorated for the occasion
with Southern Smilax and an at
tractive combination of mixed
spring flowers. The companion
mantles of the club room were
banked with an arrangement of
spring flowers and the scene was
completed with streamers of pink,
lavendar and green hung over
head. The supper tables were
decorated with yellow flowers and
lighted with yellow tapers.
Coffee was served throughout
the evening from a beautifully
decorated table, the centerpiece of
which was a silver bowl of yellow
roses and snapdragons. This was
flanked by triple candelabras bold
ing yellow lighted candles.
Serving coffee were Mrs. Rich
ard Baker, Mrs. Aubrey Harley,
Mrs. James Britt. Mrs. W. F. Part
ridge, Mrs. Joe Roberts and Mrs.
E. M. Lipscomb.
The guests were received at the
door by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Baker, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ted-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bruner,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Harley,
Mr. and Mrs. James Britt and
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Welling.
Out-of-town guests who enjoy
ed the supper and ball were Miss
Elizabeth B. Baker of Newberry
and Georgetown, daughter of the
Richard Bakers; Miss Sarah
Rozier, Camden; Miss Jane Dob
son, Greer; Dr. and Mrs. William
Barron, Columbia; Mr. and Mrs.
John Roddy; Charlotte, N. C.; Mr.
and Mrs. William McDaniel,
Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
Holley, Aiken, and Kenneth Hill
of Sumter.
Officers of the Cotillion club
are Richard L. Baker, president;
W. H. Tedford, vice-president; R.
R. Bruner, Jr., secretary-treasurer;
R. Aubrey Harley, James E. Britt
and Arthur W. Welling, gover
nors.
Bramlett Killed
On Gas Project
George Collins Bramlett, 52, w r as
killed early Wednesday morning
when struck by a tractor on the
Newberry-Clinton highway.
He was a native of Georgia and
was the son of the late Robert
and Eula Vandiver Bramlett. At
the time of the accident, he was
making his home in Newberry
County and was employed by
Barry Construction Co.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Alice Harvey Bramlett, one son,
Donald Bramlett; four daughters,
Mrs. Vera Beeks, Miss Florence
Bramlett and Miss Alice Faye
Bramlett, all of Newberry, and
Mrs. Virginia Woods of Honea
Path; two sisters, Mrs. Annie
Gossett of Chicago, 111. and Mrs.
Eloise Daniel of Laurens; three
brothers, Enoch of Laurens, W. G.
of Clinton and Elsie Bramlett of
Greenwood, and seven grandchil
dren.
City Recreation Program
Adopted; Budget Is $11,285
Newberrians Meet
Returned POW
Mrs. P. M. Dennis and Mrs.
Alice Barrow, were joined in Clin
ton last Friday by Mrs. Roy Cas
que and they all went to Charlotte,
N. C. to meet Mrs. Dennis’ nephew,
Cpl. Harry Purvis, a POW, who
arrived by plane on Friday. Cpl.
Purvis was a prisoner of the Reds
for 11 months.
Prior to going in the service.
Corporal Purvis made his home
with his uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs. George Purvis in Wallhalla.
He is also a nephew of Roy Gas-
que, Buick Dealer agency here.
Corporal Purvis with his aunt,
Mrs. Dennis was a guest on the
TV “Welcome Traveler” program
in Chicago, 111., Wednesday.
MRS. MC LEAN MOVING
TO COLUMBIA
Mrs. S. H. McLean will move to
Columbia Saturday to make her
home. She will reside in apart
ment 1226 Hagood street.
Mrs. McLean has a son, Dan
McLean and family who reside in
Columbia.
Joseph F. Coggins
Dies In Tennessee
Joseph Furman Coggins, 65, for
merly in South Carolina news
paper work, died suddenly late
Friday night at the Newells Hos
pital in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr. Coggins was a native of
Spartanburg and was the son of
Mrs. Clara Swain Bennett Cog
gins, who survives.
He had been engaged in news
paper work in South Carolina and
Georgia and at the time of his
death was connected with the
Chattanooga Publishing Co. He
was a Mason and a member of
the International Typographical
Union.
Mr. Coggins is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Epsie Justus Coggins;
two sons, James F. Coggins of
Newberry and Harold M. Coggins
of Atlanta, Ga.; his mother, Mrs.
Clara Bennett Coggins of Spartan
burg; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie
Hardy of Valdese, N. C., and Mrs.
Charles F. Morgan of Clearwater,
Fla., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2
o’clock Thursday afternoon at the
Floyd Mortuary in Spartanburg.
Interment followed in the Me
morial Gardens.
Newberry Music
Club Rated As
Best In State
The Newberry Music club was
awarded one hundred per cent
state rating at the annual conven
tion of the South Carolina Fed
eration which met in Clinton April
24 and 25. To earn from 95 to
100 points is considered very good,
but the Newberry club received
115 points. The club also won
a blue ribbon for its contribution
to the historical scholarship foun
dation and received high praise on
its attractive yearbooks.
Delegates to the convention
from the Newberry club were Mrs.
Richard L. Baker, 1 president, and
Mrs. P. K. Harmon, program chair
man.
Also attending from Newberry
were Mrs. Roy Anderson, Mrs.
J. P. Moon, and Miss Doris Bru
baker. Mrs. Moon is the state
chairman for the Edgar Stillman
Kelly Fund.
Miss Brubaker is faculty adviser
for the Enterpian Music club at
Newberry college. Two from that
club appeared on the program of
the convention, Friday afternoon.
They were Miss Earlyn Frick,
pianist, and Miss Mamie Bishop,
vocalist.
The joint hostesses to the 32nd
convention of the South Carolina
Federation were the Cora Cox
Lucas Music club of Laurens and
the Clinton Music club.
The highlight of the meeting
was the banquet on Friday even
ing honoring the vice president of
the National Federation of Musi
clubs, Mrs. Ronald A. Dougan. The
response to the welcome at the
banquet was given to Mrs. Baker,
president of the Newberry club.
Appearing on the program were
the Capital Life Singers. Bill Jor
dan, who sings with this group,
and Willard Brask, who ac
companies them, are members of
the local club.
The delegates to the convention
had an extra special treat in being
privileged to hear Richard Cass,
pianist, winner of the first place
award in the 20th auditions of the
National Federation of Music
clubs in Town Hall, New York.
Mr. Cass is a senior at Furman
University and one of the young
est ever to w T in the NFMC award;
however, he is the second South
Carolinian, Carroll Glenn having
won several years ago as a violin
ist.
Grain Storage Bins
Not Be Removed
HARTSVILLE, S. C., May 6-
About half of the government-
owned grain storage bins in three
towns will be exempted from an
order requiring that all bins in
Soutli Carolina be moved to
Kansas to meet a critical storage
problem.
This was announced today by
Robert R. Coker, a member of
President Eisenhower’s Agricul
tural Advisory Committee.
He said he has learnd from Ed
ward Chase, assistant to the pres
ident of the Commodity Credit
Corp., that the order has been
changed to leave bins in Darling
ton, St. Matthews and Newberry.
Coker said they will provide
enough space to take care of wheat
and oats that may have to be tak
en over under the CCC’s price
support program.
Mrs. V. F. Epting
Rites Held Tuesday
Mrs. Vivian Floyd Epting, 30,
died late Sunday afternoon at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Y. Floyd in the Trinity section
of Newberry county. She had been
in ill health for almost a year.
Mrs. Epting was born and rear
ed in Newberry county and was
the daughter of J. Y. and Mrs.
Adelle Bedenbaugh Floyd. She at
tended the Silverstreet Schools
and was a member of Silverstreet
Lutheran church.
She is survived by her husband,
George R. Epting; two daugh
ters, Kathy Ann Epting and Deb
bie Rae Epting, both of Newberry;
also her parents; one brother,
Kenneth Floyd; three sisters, Mrs.
Tommie Dominick, Miss Betty
Jean Floyd, and Miss Minnie Sue
Floyd, all of Newberry; her mater
nal grandparents, Mrs. B. W. Bed
enbaugh and Guy Floyd; paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T.
Epting.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at 3 p.m. from Sil
verstreet Lutheran church by her
pastor, the Rev. E. K. Counts. In
terment followed in Silverstreet
church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Horace
Bowles, Jr., Paul Epting, Gene
Floyd, Huiett Clary, Claude Domi
nick, and Yoder Fulmer.
Honorary escort was composed
of members of Silverstreet Luth
eran church council, Dr. B. M.
Montgomery, Dave Waldrop, Mur
ray Sheppard, J. G. Long, Jerome
Havird, Otto Nichols, Angus Senn,
and Mayes Derrick.
Arthur Smtih Co.
Be At College
Over twelve units have signed
up for the “Television Talent
Hunt” to be staged in the New
berry college gymnasium on Fri
day night, May 15th at 8 p.m. The
Boosters club of Newberry col
lege will sponsor “Arthur Smith
and His Crackerjacks” in the
variety show of the year. You
have seen on WBTV the Arthur
Smith show- and you wdll see in
person Arthur, Tommy Fails, Son
ny Smith, Don Reno, and Ralph
Smith in Newberry on May 15th.
Talent groups desiring to ap
pear on the “try-outs” for the big
television talent hunt are asked
to call Joe Morris at Radio Sta
tion WKDK and make applica
tion. Only a few vacancies re
main in the talent hunt.
Tickets are on sale at these
drug stores: Central Drugs, Lomi-
nick’s Drug Store, and Newberry
Drug Co. The money raised from
the show will go toward helping
the Boosters club recruit students
for Newberry college for next ses
sion.
Newberry Musicians
Meet Tuesday Night
The Newberry Music club will
meet on Tuesday night at the
Community Hall at eight o’clock.
This is the last meeting of the
year, and each member may invite
a guest.
The hosts and hostesses will be
Capt. and Mrs. Vernon Wheeler,
Mrs. J. P. Moon, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Fowler and Mr. and Mrs.
Keitt Purcell.
A rehearsal of the choral num
bers to be used on the program
will be held in the Sunday school
building of Central Methodist
church Friday night at nine o’
clock. Every member of the club
is urged to attend this rehearsal.
MISS CLARY RETURNS
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Miss Safie Clary, who under
went an emergency appendecto
my in the Newberry Memorial
Hospital early last Friday morn
ing, returned to her home on
Wheeler street Wednesday, and is
reported to be recuperating nice
ly.
Negro School Contract Let
A contract for the erection of a
new Negro high school in New
berry was let Tuesday afternoon
to Lyles and Lang Construction
company of Columbia. The low bid
was $336,422.
The new school facility will be
used for ^11 Negro high school
students in Newberry county from
the ninth through twelfth grade.
Drayton Street school, which is
presently being used for elemen
tary and high school, will be used
entirely for elementary students.
The modern structure, designed
by Irvin B. Leslie, architect, of
Newberry, will be located at Lang
ford and Brantley streets with Mc-
Swain street on the back side. The
building will be of brick construc
tion, and will include 13 regular
classrooms, and five special rooms
for home economics department,
shop, etc. A caftteria will also be
operated at the school. The audi
torium will seat approximately
500 people and this will be com
bined with a gymnasium.
The contract calls for work to
begin within five days, and James
D. Brown, county superintendent
of education, says that work will
begin immediately. This marks
the first major step in school
building construction in Newber
ry county since the new educa
tion setup was adopted a year or
so ago.
As yet the new school has not
been named. A delegation of
Negro citizens of Newberry coun
ty will be asked to select an ap
propriate name for the consoli
dated Negro high school.
Anderson Group
Outlines Work
Members of the Newberry Rec
reation Commission met with city'
council at a special session Wed
nesday evening at council cham
bers to make plans for the pro
posed citywide recreation program
and to hear from several mem
bers of the board of control of the
Anderson city ^recreational com
mission.
Among thdse from Anderson at
the meeting were Mayor Johnston,
Superintendent of Schools Haw
thorne, Recreational Director Dan
Coleman, Jim Cathcart and Rufus
Morehead.
Mayor Johnstone outlined the
start of a part-time recreation
program in Anderson in 1947. At
present there is a full time pro
gram with a net annual budget of
$30,000. Mayor Johnston said
about $13,000 of the budget was
raised from various facilities op
erated by the commission, and
turned over to the city treasury.
Recreation Director Dan Cole
man, gave an account of the
growth of the program and of pre
sent activities. Other committee
members explained various phas
es and problems encountered in
the work.
After the discussion, the visitors
from Anderson withdrew. Mayor
Wiseman expressed thanks to the
Anderson delegation for attending
and for the information given
council and the recreation com
mittee.
At this time, the Recreation
Commission presented a budget of
$11,285.00 for the period of May l r
1953 to Sept. 30, 1953. The bulk
of this money will be used for
park and playground equipment,
and for necessary repairs. A»
yet no director has been named
by the commission.
A motion was put by Councilman
Kinard that the budget be adopt
ed, was' seconded by Councilman
Holloway. It was unanimously
passed.
Mayor Wiseman appointed Mr.
Holloway to represent the city of
Newberry on the Recreation Com
mission. His term will expire
January 1, 1954.
Members of the committed, in
addition to Mr. Holloway are:
Mrs. Albert McCaughrin, chair
man, Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr.,,
J. E. McConnell, H. H. Hedgepatlt
and Frank Jones.
Barnes Honored At
Barbecue Dinner
Robert Barnes who is to be in
ducted into active service on May
13, was honored by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Barnes of
Prosperity, with a barbecue chick
en dinner on Wednesday, April
29.
Those who enjoyed the occas
ion with Robert were Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Frazier and chil
dren, Rhett and Susan; Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Newman; Misses Jane
Werts and Anne Hendrix; Mr.
and Mrs. James Wicker, and
Nancy, Doris and Jimmy Barnes.
Guin Writes In
Law Quarterly
. The current isue of the South
Carolina Law Quarterly, distribut
ed this week, contains an article
written by Jesse J. Guin, Ji., of
Newberry.
Guin id a senior in the Univer
sity of South Carolina law school.
BIRTHDAYS
May 9: William Folk and Mrs.
Horace Cromer.
May 10: Mrs. William C. Arm-
field and Oscar Johnson.
May 11: H. T. Wike, Carol
Ann Baxter, Eleanor Amfck r
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Amlck and Joan Covington.
May 12: Lottie Boland, Mitzi
Ann Stoudemire, Janet Senn*
George D. Hentz and Miss
Theresa Lightsey.
May 13: Mrs. Lelia B. Wil
liams, D. J. Williams, Miss Annie
Bynum, Mrs. Lois W. Huckaby
and Mrs. Pressley N. Boozer.
May 14: Mrs. Floy Hancock*
Alfreida Hipp, E. C. Rinehart*
Clifford Smith, Connie King*
Harry Hughes, Phyllis Boozer
and Carol Ann Waters.
May 15: Mrs. Frank Lomi
nack, Jr., Jchn Wilson, Tofoby
Willis, Doris St. John, Charles
Stenn and Sara Scarborough.