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A BACHELOR IS A MAN WHO
CAN TAKE A NAP ON TOP
OP A BEDSPREAD.
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 43.
By-The-Way .. . b y doris a. sanders
NO TIME NOW
It seems to me there was once
upon a time when people had the
time to do things—and even to
NOT do anything—but times have
changed and now no one has any
time. How often have I said—and
I’m sure you have too—“I’d like
vo do so-and-so, but I just don t i j]i nes
Rites Wednesday
for W. E. Moates
William Earl Moates, hi, of Sil-
verstreet, died Monday at a New
berry hospital following a brief
Exchange Club plans activities
for Crime Prevention Week
have the time.” And it usually
ends up that those who REALLY
don’t have the time are the ones
who FIND time to do what others
won’t do.
This is going the long way a-
round to tell you that this week
I haven’t had time to think of
anything to go in this corner.With
a member of the Sun-family sick,
I was recruited to operate the lin
otype machine and the time spent
ordinarily to doing a little re
search for this column was spent
getting together other copy, tak
ing pictures, etc.
On the other hand, you never
know. Sometimes when I sit at
the typewriter with nothing to
write, I end up with a couple ol
galleys of type.
But not today. I just don’t have
the time. And this short item is
just to let you know WHY there
isn’t a column.
Before stopping, I will TAKE
time to offer Congratulations to.
The four young people who won
medals at Newberry High last
week.
The Exchange Club for Us pro
motion of Crime Prevention eek.
The Boy Scouts of America dur
ing Boy Scout Week.
The Jaycee-ettes and the City
of Newberry for winning a dis
tinguished achievement awaid in
the national “clean-up, etc.” con
test.
The City of Newberry for in
stalling warning blinker lights in
the vicinity of the schools.
The 163rd ArtSJlery Group of
the S. C. National Guard for re
ceiving a “Superior” rating from
the Third Army after annual in
spection by the Third Army In
spector General department.
Back next week—with more
time, I hope.
Magbee dies at
Montana base
Word has been received in the
city of the death Saturday of
Staff Sergeant Wilbur E. Magbee,
40, who was stationed at Mal-
strom Air Force Base, Montana.
He had served in the United States
Air Force for 19 years. He was
a Mason, member of Amity No.
87 A. F. M.
He was the son of the late
William Joseph and Susie Mae
Parham Magbee. He is survived
by one brother, Emory A. Magbee
of Newberry.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 11 a. m. Friday at the
Whitaker Funeral Home by the
Rev. James Bruce. Burial will be
in Rosemont Cemetery with mas
onic rites.
Pallbearers will be members of
the United States Air Force.
A native of Newberry County,
he was a son of the late William
Wilford and Minnie Emma Mer
chant Moates. He was engaged in
poultry farming and was a mem
ber of Phillips Baptist Church of
J ohnston.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. El
len Black Moates; five sons, Olin
Moates of Rockingham, N. ('., and
David Russell Moates, William
Earl Moates Jr., Luther Hawkins
Moates and Bobby Eugene Moates
of Siiverstreet; three daughters^
Mrs. Rachel Preston of Newber
ry, and Mis. Earlone Foster and
Mrs. Minnie Terry of Silvers'’'eet;
three brothers, Marshall Moates of
Kinards, J. B. Moates of Macon,
Ga., and Dewey Moates of New
berry; two sisters, Mrs. Rosa El-
lisor and Mrs. Dorothy Slice of
Newberry; and 15 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at 3:30 at Newberry
Pentecostal Holiness Church by
Rev. William Sorrow. Burial was
in Rosemont Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Murray and
Billie Sheppard, J. B. Brock, Slim
Henderson, Ray Schumpert, and
Horace Bowles.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Boozer
have moved to 17 Player St.
Guard changes
are announced
A number of changes in officer
personnel assignment have been
made in Headquarters of the 163d
Group, S. C. National Guard, ac
cording to Col. Lew R. Hoyt,
commander.
Lt. Col. George H. Dunkelberg
of Clemson has retired. His posi
tion as chief of the operations
section is being filled by Major
Marion M. Miller of Anderson,
who is being promoted to Lieut.
Colonel. Col. Dunkelberg was re
cently elected mayor of Clemson.
Major Miller, who has been ser
ving as intelligence officer, is be
ing replaced by Major Harry
Moose, who is transferring from
the 1st AW Battalion. Major
Moose will be replaced by Capt.
Crime Prevention Week is next week, and H. C. Smith, chairman
for the Exchange Club which is sponsoring the promotion, displays
the promotion, displays the posters which will be placed about the
city. Looking on is Councilman Clarence A. Shealy, who will make
a talk on crime prevention at Mid-Carolina High School, and Chief
Colie Dowd. Absent when the picture was made was Gene Mathis,
who will speak at Newberry High on the same subject. Last Fri
day, Mayor Ernest H. Layton signed a Proclamation designating
Crime Prevention Week in Newberry. (Sunphoto)
Boy Scout Week is
observed in county
Over 300 Boy Scouts in 20 local
troops are celebrating Boy Scout
Week February 7-13.
The movement of the 'Boy
Scouts of America was started 55
years ago in 1910. This organi
zation was chartered in 1916 by
Congress to train boys in charac
ter building, physical fitness and
in citizenship.
The Boy Scout movement is
carried on principally by volun-
Hubert Bedenbaugh, who will be ) teer leadership. Cubmasters, Ex-
promoted to the rank of major.
Major James G. Collier, Jr. of
Greenville is being relieved as
operations assistant and assigned
to the job of Adjutant, replacing
Major Andrew Gambrel! of Col
umbia, who is also retiring.
Capt. Earl E. Cashon is being-
promoted to major and will be
operations assistant. He is from
North Augusta
SHOW FRIDAY
AT SILVERSTREET
The eighth grade of Silverstreet
School is sponsoring a show by
“The Country Tones” of Green
wood, radio, TV and stage per
formers, Friday night at 7:30 in
the school auditorium.
The public is invited to attend.'Jr.,
piorer Advisors and Scoutmasters
are giving over 300 boys of this
county a program of training to
prepare them for manhood to
morrow.
There are 20 units, Cub Scout
Packs, Boy Scout Troops and Ex
plorer posts in Newberry. There
must be at least six adults to help
each of these units.
In observance of Boy Scout
Week, those in the various troops
wore their Scout uniforms the
past Sunday to church, and to
school during this week.
Among the troops and leaders
in this community are:
Cub Scout Pack 66, sponsored
by the A.R.P. Church: E. B. Car
lisle, cubmaster; J. W T . Ringer,
Asst, cubmaster; Dorothy
Newly elected officers of the Newberry College FaciCty Wom
en’s Club, left to right, Mrs. Robert C. Farb, president; Mrs. Fred
erick D. Cortner, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. A. G. I). Wiles,
▼ice president l,ook over a record of the club’s activities. They were
elected Thursday night at a meeting in the home of Mrs. R. B.
Baker. (Newberry College Photo)
Senn, Lillian Price and Eleanor B.
Beard, den mothers.
Cub Pack 69, sponsored by the
O’Neal Street Methodist Church,
West End Baptist Church and the
Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church:
Janies Bannister, cubmaster; Bal-
lenger Kyzer, asst. cubmaster;
Mary Bannister and Dora Sue Li
vingston, den mothers.
Cub Scout Pack 222 sponsored
by Aveleigh Presbyterian Church:
James E. Young, cubmaster; Tho
mas J. Bryson, asst, cubmoster;
Ollie Moye. asst, cubmaster; Dot-
tie Anderson, Alicia Moye, Martha
A. Young, den mothers.
Cub Scout Pack 260, sponsored
by the Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer: E. E. Westwood, cub
master; Fred J. Weir, Jr., asst,
cubmaster; Mrs. Phil Brooks, Mrs.
Ken Hewitt and Mrs .Fred J.
Weir, Jr., den mothers.
Boy Scout Troop 1, sponsored
, by the Rotary Club: Harold B.
Folk, scoutmaster; Marion B.
Crooks, Mike Chappell, Eddie Kil
lian, asst, scoutmasters.
Boy Scout Troop 66 sponsored
by the Lions Club: R. Wright Can
non, scoutmaster; Henry Brooks,
James G. Clamp, Tommy Folk,
Grady Lee Halfacre, asst, scout
masters.
Boy Scout Troop 69 sponsored
by New-berry Mills: Dewey Kinard
Scoutmaster; Jack O. Goree, Le
wis E. Bobb, Asst, scoutmasters.
Boy Scout Troop 79, sponsored
by Silverstreet Lutheran Church:
Jimmie W. Bowers, scoutmaster,
Evans Bowers, asst, scoutmaster.
Boy Scout Troop 101 sponsored
by the Oakland Plant of the Ken
dall Company: Thomas C. Shealy,
scoutmaster; Irby L. Longshore,
Jr. asst. Scoutmaster.
Boy Scout Troop 222, sponsored
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce: William C. Ammons, Jr.,
scoutmaster; George R. Summer,
Ronald R. Goodson, James L.
Hockett, asst, scoutmasters.
Boy Scout Troop 233 sponsored
by Men of Smyrna Presbyterian
Church: Charles David Senn,
scoutmaster; William Henry Tray
lor, assistant scoutmaster.
Explorer Post 222 sponsored by
Junior Chamber of Commerce:
W. M. Fennell, post advisor;
Chris Folk, associate advisor.
A. B. McCroskey, Jr. is New
berry District executive for the
Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts
of America.
Eagle Scout
Sunday, February 14, has been
designated “Go-to-Church Sun
day,” beginning a week-long ob
servance of National Crime Pre
vention Week in Newberry.
'In an appeal for record church
attendance Sunday, H. C S.mith,
chairman of the local campaign,
emphasized the importance of
regular church attendance as a de
terrent to crime and juvenile de
linquency. Similar pleas are being
made today by Exchange Clubs
throughout the nation.
'When parents regularly attend
religious services with their chil
dren, they are taking positive steps
to deter delinquency and properly
shape their youngsters’ character,”
Mr. Smith said.
J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director,
says children who attend Sunday
School regularly seldom become
involved in juvenile criminal vio
lations. Of 8,000 children who ap
peared before one juvenile court
judge, none had parents who at
tended church regularly and only
42 of the youths had attended
Sunday School regularly, accord
ing to Mr. Hoover.
On Monday, February 15, ap
propriate literature will be dis
tributed to all Newberry county
school children through the third
grade—literature dealing with the
prevention of crime and what the
child can do. These pamphlets are
being furnished by the Exchange
Club of Newberry in their efforts
to arrest crime.
Wednesday, February 17, has
been designated as “Know your
Policeman Day,” and through the
cooperation of Chief Colie Dowd
of the city police department, the
Newberry Police Station will hold
open house from 3 until 5 p.m.
All residents of the area are cor
dially invited to visit police head
quarters and inspect the facilities
ai&P become acquainted with the
policemen and the work they do.
The Exchange Club of Newber
ry will be addressed by Frank
Faulk of SLED on Tuesday even
ing at their special “Crime Pre
vention” meeting. Several law en
forcement officers will be in at
tendance at the meeting. Mr.
Faulk is the operator of the poly
graph for the State Law Enforce
ment Division.
Chairman Smith issued an invi
tation to all county citizens to par
ticipate in the program of crime
prevention and especially to lend
their assistance to law enforce
ment officials in arresting crime
on every front.
Officers of State Building and Loan Association pose for the photographer in front of
Building after announcing plans for renovation and modernization of the building and adjacent area.
They are, from left, Pinckney N. Abrams, secret ary-treasurer; J. Dave Caldwell, vice-president; and
Ralph B. Baker, president. In the background may be seen rubble from two buildings which were
torn down to make room for a courtyard and entrance to a drive-in window in the State Building.
(Sunphoto)
Local firm will beautify its
building and adjacent area
Gene Brossy, son of Dr. and
Mrs. L. E. Brossy, was presented
the Eagle Scout award by John
F. Clarkson, Troop Committee
Chairman, at the meeting of the
Newberry Lions Club on Febru
ary 2.
Gene became a member of Troop
66, sponsored by the Lions Club,
on April 4, 1960. He has served
as Asst. Patrol Leader and is
now Senior Patrol Leader. In 1962
he was elected to the Order of the
Arrow, national camping frater
nity, and in 1963 he was given the
highest honor award by his troop
and the Pro Deo et Patria award
by the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer.
The Brossys have another son,
Louis, who became an Eagle
Scout in 1962.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Arrington
are now making their home at
2728 Winnsboro Road.
Woman's Club
reciprocity
meeting
The Woman’s Club will hold its
annual Reciprocity meeting on
Thursday, February 11 at the
Community Hall at 4 p. m.
This club was organized Febru
ary 13, 1901 and has two living
charter members, Mrs. R. D.
Wright and Miss Lalla Martin.
Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of
Newberry College, will be the
guest'speaker. His subject will be
Shakespeare.
Dr. Wiles holds an A. B. degree
from Gettysburg College, a Ph D.
degree from Princeton, and two
honorary degrees: Litt. D., the
Citadel, and LL. D., Gettysburg
College, 1964.
As head of the English depart
ment of the Hun School and Hun
College Department at Princeton
for three years and as head of the
English department at The Cita
del for 24 years, Dr. Wiles has
won outstanding success as a
teacher. His major field was and
is the Rennaisance, with especial
emphasis on Shakespeare and Mil-
ton. He has advised with and has
worked for the South Carolina
teachers of English, the South
eastern College English Associa
tion, and the Teachrs of Speech.
He has membership in many
honorary societies, having found
ed the S. C. Chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa. An unusual civic service
was his work as president of the
Board of Directors of the Charles
ton Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Wiles is a man of intellect
and of unusually magnetic per
sonality, a speaker of ability,
and an educator of note.
In 1853 a building was erected
in Newberry to house the first
bank in South Carolina north of
Columbia. Known as the “Bank of
Newberry” building, it was pro
bably the “skyscraper” and beauty
spot of Newberry at that time.
Over 100 years later, plans are
underway to again make this old
building an outstanding attraction
in Newberry, through moderniza
tion in an “old-fashioned” way.
Originally owned by the well-
known Newberrian of A the. _past,
Judge John Belton O’Neall, the
building later changed hands and
was called the “Belfast” building.
It is now known as the “State
Building” and houses offices of
the State Building and Loan Asso
ciation.
Pinckney N. Abrams, secretary-
treasurer of the Association which
had its beginning in 1947, has
announced plans for beautifica
tion of the interior and exterior
of the structure.
The two buildings adjacent to
the State building were purchased
by the Association several years
ago, and have been demolished.
The first of the buildings was
constructed by Lander Jefferson
Jones for law offices in 1865. Un
til recently, it contained the off
ices of J. Dave Caldwell. Mr. Jones
purchased the property for the
building from executors of the
estate of Judge John Belton O’
Neall. From the same source, pro
perty was bought for the second
building by George S. Mower. Al
so constructed in 1865, this build
ing was then known as “law
range”. Before its destruction, the
offices of Baker’s Insurance A-
gency were located there.
With these two buildings down,
the area will be graded and beau
tified and a drive-in window con
structed in the State building for
convenience of its customers. The
area inside the horseshoe driveway
will be planted in grass and shrub
bery and the center of attraction
will be a perpetual fountain to be
lighted in color at night. A wall
will be built around the courtyard
and American Holly will be plant
ed. The driveway will be paved
with brick* and inside the horse
shoe there will be rock walks on
three levels leading from the side
walk to the parking area.
Mr. ' 'Abranjs stated that the
project should be completed in
four months, weather cooperating.
The, inaida of the building will
also undergo a complete renova
tion, Mr. Abrams |tjid, to make
it more convenient and comfort-
“In planning for a drive^n
window,” Mr. Abrams said, “the
directors of State Building and
Loan kept in mind the City Beau
tification program. We wanted to
do our part to increase the es
thetic atmosphere of the city, at
the same time thinking of the
convenience of our customers. Our
architects, before drawing these
plans, had access to plans for the
overall city beautification, and
used this information in plan
ning the courtyard for State
Building and Loan.”
The Association, which was or
ganized on June 30, 1947 with
assets of $80,535.64, has grown
rapidly through the years and it
now boasts assets of $5,907,334.-
76. Mr. Abrams has been secretary
treasurer of the firm since July
15, 1953. Members of the Board
of Directors are Ralph B. Baker,
president; J. Dave Caldwell, vice-
president; Mr. Abrams; Thomas
H. Pope, a great-great-grandson
of the building’s original owner,
Judge O’Neall; R. Aubrey Harley
and Louis C. Floyd.
Employees, in addition to Mr.
Abrams, are Mrs. Doris S. Setz-
ler, assistant secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Aliene A. Reeves and Mrs.
Juanita B. Fulmer, tellers, and
John Sligh, janitor.
State Building and Loan is a
member of Federal Savings and
Loan Insurance Corporation; Fed
eral Home Loan Bank System;
U. S. Savings and Loan League;
and S. C. Savings and Loan Lea
gue.
Guard unit is
rated superior
The 163rd Artillery Group, S. C.
National Guard unit with head
quarters in Newberry, received a
“Superior” rating on its annual
Federal inspection held in Janu
ary. Men of the unit were notified
of this achievement duzssHr drill
t.weekend, by
commanding officer of: the Group*
Col. Hoyt expressed his ^pleas
ure in learning of the top rating
received by his unit from Third
Army, and commended the offi
cers and enlisted personnel under
his command for their outstand
ing performance of their duties.
Three other local Guard units
received “Excellent” ratings on
federal inspection. They were the
Headquarters Battery, Battery A
and Battery C of the 1st AW Bat
talion, commanded by Lt. Col. J.
W. Henderson.
The 246th Army Band inspection
was scheduled for last night. The
Band is commanded by CWO
Charles Pruitt, and usually re
ceives superior ratings on in
spection.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Haron have
moved to 2612 Main St. to make
their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Faile are
residing at 8 7Caldwell st.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kyzer will
return to Newberry about the first
of March. They will reside at 1724
Clarkson Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Rogers are
living at 800 Glenn St.
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Four new members were welcomed into the Exchange Club at
its last meeting. They were welcomed by the State Exchange sec
retary, Bob Smith of North August^ at left. New members are
Boyd Robertson, George Sligh, F. P. Bradfield and Ralph Williams.
(Sunphoto)
Feb. 14: Mable Shealy, Mary
Moffatt Patrick, Julia Williams,
Teresaa Waldrop, Oscar Jollay,
Mrs. Henry Wesson, Tommy
Setzler, Elizabeth Cannon, Wil
liam H. Hawkins, Mrs. H. B.
Rayfield, Mrs. Bob Long.
Feb. 15: Ralph Black, Mrs.
Warren Abrams, Miss Kate Por
ter, Helen Simgley, Bill Boozer,
Milton Bedenbaugh, Sherry Dan
ielson, O. H. Ogle.
Feb. 16: James L. Lipscomb,
Mrs. Cecil E. Kinard, Bessie
Kelly, Bob Brooks, Reginald
Bedenbaugh, John F. Phibbs,
Lillie Mae Kinard.
Feb. 17: Mrs. Walter Lovett,
Mrs. Marvin O. Summer, Mrs.
J. N. Ruff, Mildred Senn, Mrs.
Clarence Waldrop, Ralph Wick
er, Dawn Frick, Mrs. Henry
Nichols, Miss Ruby Dominick,
Mrs. R. L. Longshore, Larry
Monts, Mrs. A. L. Goff, Bin.
Jesse W. Senn, Magistrate Eu
gene Shealy.
Feb. 18: Miss Leona Shealy,
P. G. Blount, Bobby Timmerman,
Lorene Fulmer, Bettie Mims,
Howard B. Kirkegard, Ray Hol
liday.
Feb. 19: Jim Feagle, Mrs.
Emma Longshore, Charles Kin
ard, Mrs ELva McKissick, Mrs.
S. E. Longshore, James D.
Crooks, Kenneth Tompkins, Mrs.
Harry Dukes, Randy C. Crews,
Mrs. L. F. Fischer.
Feb. 20: T. Clyde Tindall, Mrs.
C. F. Thompson, Henry E. Mills,
Larry Summer.
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