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time. Monday. March l.» at noon
will he the hi'-t (htince tor (and!
dates to file for county offices.
This vear is called an off-('lec
tion year in Newberry eonnty.
with only one or two major coun
ty jobs to he filled. To be named
duriny the June primaries (the
first is June Si will be a probate
judye. two representatives to the
legislature, two county commis
sioners. magistrates at Newberry.
Prosperity, Pomaria, Chappells,
little Mountain, and Whitmire.
To date Maxcy Stone has an
nounced for reelection as probate
judge; John S. Huggins will not
offer for reelection to the house
of representatives, and it is not
known whether Earl Bergen will
be a candidate. Several others
have been prominently mentioned,
among them is Hffice Metis '"r a
house seat.
Both T O. (Ted) McDowell and
G. Tab Werts are seeking reelec
tion as commissioners. Joe N. Wil
son has announced that he will
seek election as Commissioner of
District 2.
Ben Dawkins is offering for
another term at Magistrate at
New'berry; Claude Wilson. Pros
perity Magistrate is offering
again; and there are two contend
ers for the magisterial position at
Chappells. They are incumbent W.
E. Spearman and John H. Boozer.
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Little Mountain. Pomaria, and
Whitmire, will stand for reelec
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Fred T. Moon died suddenly
Sunday night at the age of 56 He
lived at 2121 Charles street.
Mr. Moon was an employee of
the city for several years and
did work in trimming and remov
ing trees about the city as a
side line. He was held in high
esteem by other city employees.
Mr. Moon was a native of Geor
gia. Of his immediate family there
survive his wife, one son. Kibler.
and a daughter. Mrs. M. P. Kee
gan. They all live here.
The funeral was held Tuesday,
Methodist ministers officiating.
Budget Group Urges Tight
Rein On City’s Spending
Chairman Holloway Declares City
Must Save to Avoid Hike In Taxes
C Of C Officers
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NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICIALS—Newly-elected directors of the Newberry Chamber
of Commerce met last week to elect officers. Seated, left to right, are Richard L. Baker, president:
William H. Tedford, vice president; George K. Dominick, treasurer; L. C. Graham, secretary, and Mar
ion Workman, director. Standing, left to right, are directors John R. Frazier, James E. Britt, Waldo C.
Huffman. E. O. Cannon, R. D. Coleman, and David L. Hayes. Directors Louis C. Floyd and P. N. Abrams
were absent when the picture was made. Officers will be installed immediately following the annual
Chamber of Commerce banquet April 2.
Red Cross Solicitation Begins Monday;
County Is Asked To Raise $9,600
! state Highway Patrolman \V. .1.
j Martin brought rharge.s against
I the driver for breaking the state’s
; seal on the control device.
I Law enforcement officials dc-
j dared that these devices were in
stalled for the protection of chil
dren who ride buses to and from
school and strict adherance to the
law is required of all drivers.
Miss McCaughrin
Died Sunday Of
Long Illness
Miss Fannie B. McGaughrin,
better known to her friends as
“Miss Fannie,” died Sunday
morning at the Newberry County
Memorial Hospital after a long
period of declining health and six
months of critical illness.
She was horn on September 20.
1S75, the daughter of the late Rob
ert Lusk and Laura Nance Mc
Caughrin of Newberry. She at
tended the City schools and the
Presbyterian College for Women
in Columbia. Through her keen
I interest in all church affairs and
ja desire to he of service, she was
elected the first president of the
I auxiliary of Aveleigh Presbyterian
j Church. She was a former treasur
| er of the Ladies Bmovelent So-
! eiety and treasurer of the auxili
ary of her church for a number of
' Years. She served as treasurer of
the Presbyterial for five years and
secretary of the Young Peoples
work in the early days of the
synodical. She also served as past
ors’ aids for a number of years.
In December. 1950. she was award
ed an honorary life membership
in her church.
Survivors include a sister. Miss
Lucy McCaughrin. and a number
of nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from Aveleigh Pres
byterian Church, conducted by the
Rev. Neil Truesdale and the Rev.
C. A. Calcote.
Ar: angements for the annual
Newberry County Red Cross fund
drive were nearly complete Wed
nesday morning, according to a
joint announcement from Co-
Chairmen Waldo C. Huffman and
James W. Henderson, who head
the county-wide campaign this
yea r.
All workers have been selected
except those for the residential
section of the city and the colored
division. Mr. Henderson said these
would he named in the near fu
ture.
The special gifts committee, un
der director of Co-Chairmen H. A.
Kemper and Wayne Martin, got
underway this week, and is sched
uled to he concluded this week-
end. The county-wide drive be
gins Monday.
Quotas for each division were
released vesterday as follows:
Frazier Hvans. Mrs.
Sr., and Mrs. Cole
Advance Gifts
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 2
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Oakland
Newberry College
Colored Division
Newberry City Schools
Bus. Disc Employees
$2000
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250
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150
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150
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$9600
Wm. Daniel Leitner, left, and Miss Mary Leslie MacNeal, right,
were elected president and vice-president, respectively, of the New
berry College student body for 1954-55 recently at college elections.
Leitner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lietner of Winnsboro, has
been a member of student council for the past three years. Miss
MacNeal, daughter of Mrs. Mari Turner of Mt. Pleasant, was Home-
coming Queen in 1953.
County-Wide
James C. Abrams has been nam
ed to handle the drive at Newber
ry College; R. E. Beck and Hubert
Long. Newberry city schools; and
Lewis Davis and James Henry Da
vis. business district.
Community chairmen. workers
and quotas were announced as fol
lows:
Chappells ( $ 1 On ) dim. Mrs. Lil
lian E. Werts. Mrs. J. B. McAd
ams. and Mrs. G. S. Parnell.
Mayhinton ($25)—dim. Mrs. Lu
la Bess Wilson. Bannie Cathcart,
and Mrs. A. H. Maybin.
New Hope-Zion ($50) — dim.
Mrs. Alton Berley, Mrs. Tommie
Crooks, Mrs. J. C. Suber. and Jake
Bund rick.
Mt. Bethel-Garmany ($75) —
dim. Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Mrs. Ray
mond B. Nichols. Chalmers Brown,
Waldo Halfacre; Mrs. Vinnie Kate
Price.
Prosperity ($350) - dim. Mrs.
Hunter Fellers, Mrs. C. E. Hendrix,
Miss Ethel Counts. Mrs. Walter
Hamm. Mrs. H. B. Hendrix. Mrs.
Leon Shealy. Mrs. Doris Hawkins,
Miss Minnie Kinard, Mrs. James
Lee Counts.
Pomaria ($150)—Chm. Mrs. Al
vin Kinard. Mrs. Ruby Lominick,
Prof. Ralph Setzler, Rev. M. T.
Cullum, and Mrs. Z. T. Pinner.
St. Philip’s ($75)—-Chm. William
Robert Lominick. Mrs. J. "W. Lom
inick. Jr.. Mrs. Carroll Counts,
Miss Fannie Mae Sense, Mrs. Luth-
Sease. and David Luther Ruff.
Little Mountain ($225) — Chm.
Elbert a Sense. Mrs. Robert
le, Prof. J. H. Bedenbaugh,
Ca:l She ly. and Murray
Counts.
Smyrna i$60>—Chm. Rev. S. T.
Lipsey. Mrs. G. P. Boozer, Mrs. O.
W. Pitts, and Harry W. Shealy.
Long Lane-Beth-Eden ($50) —
Chm. Mrs. Edward Chandler. Mrs.
. D. Courts. Mrs. William D.
er
Mis;
Fea;
Mrs
Cromer. Mrs.
J. H. Piiibbs.
man Carlisle.
Peak ($25) Chm. H. L. Suber.
Mrs. R. S. Sigman. Mrs. J. K.
Shell, and Dr. Hanyuie Joe Smith.
Rush River ($150)—Chm. C. T.
Smith. Mrs. Munson Buford, Mrs.
Oscar Jolly. Mrs. Kenneth Long,
Mrs. Hugh Epting, and Mrs. Claude
M. Satterwhite.
Kinards ($50)—Chm. Mrs. Van
Oxner, Mrs. Jesse Johnston, and
Mrs. D. M. Vaughn.
Mt. Pleasant ($50)—Ohm. A. E.
Reese, Mrs. Fred S. Pope. Mrs.
Ernest Ringer, Mrs. Henry J. Su
ber, and Mrs. T. W. Henderson.
Johnstone (50)—^Chm. Mrs. E.
R. Fellers, Mrs. Larry J. Bouk-
night. Mrs. Ralph Young. Mrs. Sa
rah Mae Day. and Mrs. M. E. Wil
son.
Helena ($25)—Chm. Mrs. Jerry
Baker, Mrs. Ralph Zobel, and Mrs.
J. C. Abrams.
O’Neall ($100) —Chm. Mrs. Ira
H. Kinard. Mrs. Oscar W. Bowers,
Miss Doris Moore. Mrs. J. D.
Hamm, and Miss Mabel Hipp.
Hartford ($150)—-Ohm. Jesse F.
Hawkins. Mrs. W. O. Hughes. W.
O. Oarter. Mrs. Far] McCullough,
and Miss Louise Buzhardt.
Jala pa ($60)—Chm. Mrs. C. C.
Wallace, Mrs. Ben Wessinger, T.
B. Amis, and Mrs. Harold Long.
Jolly Street ($30) -Chm. Mrs.
W. B- Binest. Jr.. R. J. Metts. Mrs.
Fddie D. Richardson, and Otis Ki
nard.
Stoney Hill ($75) -Chm. Rev.
W. H. Suber. Mrs. Mary Nell
Boozer, Mrs. R. C. Hunter. Charles
E. Wise, and Mrs. Eugene Lester.
Silverstreet ( $200)-—Chm. David
C. Waldrop, Mrs. Richard C. Neel.
Mrs. Jerome Havird, Mrs. Frank
Senn, Prof. John Grady Long. Rev.
E. K. Counts. Mrs. B. O. Long,
Mrs. Ralph Waldrop, and Mrs. S.
E. Cannon.
Cut-Off and College St. Ext.
($250)—Chm. Mrs. Fuller Spotts,
Mrs. Henry Hentz, Miss Bertha
Gray Gallman, Mrs. Joe Mayer, co-
Motorists Must Make
Prompt Settlement
Of Traffic Tickets
Prsons who hav« in the past
ignored tickets for traffic viola
tions, are going to have to give
up this practice in Newberry,
according to Police Chief Colie
Dowd.
He said the “crack down”
was being made primarily for
persons violating the meter
ordinance, and that failure to
take care of tickets issued for
violations would result in ad
ditional penalties.
The chief declared that tick
ets for meter violations must be
presented at the police station
the day they are received. Those
waiting until the next day will
be penalized.
Traffic tickets, other than
for meter violation, may be turn
ed in within 24 hours without
additional penalties.
The chief indicated warrants
would be issued to those disre
garding notices of traffic viola
tions.
chm., M rs. George E. Stone. Mrs.
P. C. Plampin. Mrs. A. G. Dwyer,
and Mrs. Carl Setzler.
Whitmire ($1.5()u) Co.-Ghm. A
D. Alexander and Rev. R. N. Du-
Bose.
TROOP 18 GIRLS
TO SELL BAKED
GOODS SATURDAY
Newberrians will have an op
portunity to make purchases of
cakes, pies and cookies, baked
by some of the city’s finest
cooks Saturday. Girl Scout
Troop 18 are sponsoring the sale
at the Community halfc. The
sale begins at 10 a.m.
Those wishing to place orders
for special kinds of cakes are
asked to contact either Mrs. M.
L. Youmans or Mrs. John Norris
to have orders filled.
The troops sponsors urge
“Come by and take a cake home
for Sundav dinner thereby help
ing support the fine program of
Girl Scouting in Newberry.’’
holdover diroet<
and named offi
chamber for tlu
Richard L 1
esident : W.
president ; George
treasurer, and 1..
releeted secretary.
New directors are P. N. Abrams,
George K. Dominick. R. D. (’ole-
man. Jr.. John R Frazier. Louis
(’. Floyd, and W. 11. Tedford.
The six holdover directors who
will serve another year are Rich
ard L. Baker. James E. Britt. E.
<). (’annon. David L. Hayes. W. C.
Huffman, and Marion W. Work
man.
officers completing a two year
j term and w ill step out of office
Jon April 2. are President James F.
Coggins. Treasurer G. C. Paysing-
er. A \Y Murray. J. T. Norris, R.
R. Bruner. Jr., and A. E. More-
head.
'I'he installation of new officers
will take [dace immediately fol
lowing the annual chamber of
commerce banquet at the New-
I berry College (lining hall. Friday
night. April 2.
Speaker for the annual affair
will he Edgar J. Forio. vice presi
dent in charge of public relations
for the Coca-Cola company.
Committees named to make ar
rangements for the banquet are:
Ticket—David L. Hayes, ehr.,
Richard L. Raker, G. C. Paysinger,
and R. R. Bruner, Jr.
Program Janies E. Britt, ehr.,
J. T. Norris, and A. W. Murray.
Banquet A. E. Morehead, ehr..
Marion Workman. W. C. Huffman,
and E. O. Cannon.
3 Selectees
To Be Inducted
Three men have been ordered
for Induction into Armed Forces
on March 24th. They are:
Raymond Hugh Nobles, 321
Player St.
Furman Franklin Fulmer. Little
Mountain.
Jack Edwards Jr. (Col.). 916
Wise St. Newberry.
There will he no Pre-Induction
call for March from Newberry
Countv Board.
Panel Discussion
At Speers P.T.A.
Meeting Tonight
The hours of the Speers Street
Parent-Teacher meeting for to
night (Thursday) has been chang
ed to 7:30 p.m., according to Mrs.
Lewis Lipscomb, association pres
ident. The change in hour has
been made in order that members
may attend the ballet presented
by the Newberry Concert associa
tion at 8:30 the same evening.
The meeting will he in the form
of a panel discussion on the topic,
i “Better Homes. Better Schools,
j and a Better Community through
i Being Informed.’’ Prof. T. E. Ept
ing of the Newberry Colege facul
ty will lead the discussion.
Others taking part on the pro
gram wil he Price K. Harmon.
Joe Keitt. and County Representa
tive Fail H. Bergen.
Arrangements Under Way
For Annual Easter Service
At Margaret Hunter Park
Comlmittees for Newberry’s an-
nual Faster sunrise service have
been announced by Mrs. Tom
Long, publicity chairman.
The observance this year will
again he under sponsorship of the
Civic League. Mrs. T. P. Crooks
has been named general chairman
with Mrs. Howard Clark. co-«hair-
man.
Services will be at sunrise. Sun
day morning, April 18, at Margaret
Hunter Park.
Those appointed to arrange
ments for the observance are:
Publicity—Mrs. Tom Long, Bill
Whelan and Frank Armfield.
Tomb—Rev. Paul L. Walker. Ed
Cannon. Walter Wallace, A.
Murray, Finest Brooks, Cyril Hut
chinson, and Mrs. Eva Bullock.
Tomb Scene—Mrs. W. Roy
Anderson. Airs. W. A. Mason, Mis.
Ed Cannon and Mrs. Tom Long
shore.
Organ —Chris Kaufniann. Wright
Cannon, and C. M. Smith.
Music—Chm. Mrs. Edith Sterlin.
Co-Chm. Miss Margie Davis, Mil-
; i n Moore, R. E. Peck. Miss Jua-
A report from the Budget and Planning Commission for
the City of Newberry of which Alderman P. 1). Holloway is
chairman, was the main item of business taken up at the
regular meeting of city council Tuesday night at council
six new directors wore recently l chambers. The committee had been requested to review the
elected by the Newberry chamber | city’s finances and report to council their findings on the
of Commerce. These with the | financial condition of the city.
The committee met on March 8 and Chairman Holloway
made the following report Tuesday night:
tion to determine if the volume of
traffic justified the proposed work.
Council voted to correct a drain
age problem in the Mollohon Mill
area between Milligan and Player
streets. Council was given an esti
mate of the cost, part of which the
mill company would pay.
Mr. Blackwell read a letter from
P. K. Harmon, director of New
berry County schools asking relief
from, meter service charges it
Newberry High school and West
End school. Mr. Harmon declared
in his letter that the high school
used only about $5.00 worth of
water per month, hut a flat charge
of $40.()() was made to the school
for the 4“ meter installed there.
He stated further that Mr. W’ise,
(former Superintendent, Commis
sion of Public Works) had promis
ed the school relief from this as
sessment. He stated that at West
End school a 2” meter was in
stalled with a minimum charge
of $10.00 per month. There only
about $4.00 worth of water is used.
Mr. Blackwell pointed out that
the minimum charge was made
based on the size meter install
ed. He said a four inch meter cost
between $600 and $700 dollars and
a higher charge was necessary
where this type meter was in
stalled. He declared that this size
meter was necessary to take care
of the fire fighting equipment in
side the school building. He said,
however, if Mr. Harmon requested
it, the meter could be taken out
and a one-inch meter installed.
The minimum charge on a meter
of this type is only $2.00 per
month.
Mr. Blackwell said he believed
the two-inch meter was put in
at West End school to provide
sufficent pressure for the school’s
plumbing.
Mayor Wiseman thanked mem
bers of council for the 1 • oopera-
tion in preparing the agenda for
the meeting. He said he thought
it was working out fine and would
at any time welcome suggestions
to improve the handling of busi
ness coming before council.
Mr. McConnell said that he ha/1
objected to the agenda because
he felt that some members of
council could g°t together and
have it “cut and dried" when the
meeting was (‘ailed. Mayor Wise
man said emphatically that this
was not the intent of the agenda,
and didn’t believe any member
could be influenced by him or any
other member of council.
Since all business to be consid
ered by council must he placed on
the agenda 12 hours before council
meets. Alderman Armfield asked
how emergency items would be
handled. Mr. Wiseman said any
emergency matters would be tak-
(continued on page eight)
BIRTHDAYS
March 12: Lt. Col. Harry Buz
hardt, Sam Johnson, J, M. Hove,
Mrs. Clyde Tindall, Ruth Hey
ward Hodges, Mrs. Ralph E.
Epting, Donnie Stewart, Donnie
Vanderford, Mrs. J. E. Ringer,
Katherine Lominick, Edwin O.
Lake and Dr. Louis Brossy.
March 13: Joseph L. Keitt,
Jr., Marsha Lominack and Lena
Senn Webb.
March 14: T. M. Padgett and
Parker Martin.
March 15: Patricia Jones, Mrs.
George W. Heller, Jr., and Wof
ford Cooper.
March 16: Mrs. Barbara
Abrams Counts, Donna Pugh
Connelly, Karen Stone, Mrs.
Buck Wicker, P. N. Boozer, Kay
Stockman and Mrs. P. C. Work
man;
March 17: Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Robert W. Houseal, Jr., Mrs.
Sallie Pope Williams and H. J.
T ouchberry.
March 18: Mrs. McBeth
Sprouse, Mrs. Reyburn Lomi
nack, Elgin Gene Sheppard,
Judy King, Betty Maude Setz
ler and Clifford Shealy.
Wright, and
President of
Miss Lorraine Paris.
Cross- PA PA Westwood. J. V.
Kneece. Mrs. Louis Phoyd and Mrs.
George Stone.
Program—Dr. Paul L. Grier.
Rev. H. J. C. Lindler, Rev. Herbert
Spell, Rev. Paul L. Walker, Mrs.
J. PA Wiseman, Mrs. F. Scott El
liott. Mrs. Herman
Dr. Mantle Summer,
the Civic League.
Grounds—Chm. Dr. Mamie Sum
mer. J. PA Wiseman. S. W. Shealy.
Pld L. McConnell. Ernest Layton,
c. A. Dufford. and P7d L. Black-
well.
Lighting—•Chm. P. D. Holloway
and Mrs. Gladys Carlton.
Broadcasting—-Ray Gilliam and
James Black.
Bells— Chm. Cecil Kinard, Ro
land P’elker and R. R. Roton.
Surplice Chm. Mrs. James Cart
wright. Mrs. E. A. Truett. Airs.
PA M. Anderson. Mrs. Albert Mc
Caughrin. Mrs. Frank Lominack.
Jr.. .Miss Sara Caldwell. Mrs. Er
nest Layton. Miss Martha Bouk-
n is lit and Mrs. Mary Frances Mc
Cullough.
Fshers - Men’s Bible Class mem-
The Budget and Planning Com
mittee at a meeting on March S.
1954. made a careful and detailed
study of the present financial con
dition of the City of Newberry.
“The receipts and disburse
ments for the first five months
and the estimated receipts and
disbursements for the remaining
seven months of the fiscal year
were considered in detail.
“Some items of revenue have
failed to equal estimates made in
the budget while some have ex
ceeded the estimates.
“The budget as adopted lacked
$40,(inn.on of being balanced and
the Budget and Planning com
mittee are very desirous of finish
ing the fiscal year without a de
ficit. The committee recommends
to council that the most rigid
economy he practiced for the re
maining seven months of the fiscal
year as that is the only way in
which a deficit can be avoided.
“In the opinion of the committee
any sizeable deficit at the end of
the fiscal year will have to he
defrayed by an increase in the
tax levy, and this can be avoided
only in the utmost economical op
erations.
“City Council, City Manager,
Clerk and Treasurer, and the
heads of all departments are re
quested to use the utmost care
in only approving expenditures
necessary to the City in efficient
operation.
“The committee will continue to
give careful study to the receipts
and disbursements for the balance
of the year.”
The council meeting was opened
with prayer by Councilman Ernest
Layton. All members were pre
sent. also City Manager Black-
well, City Clerk and Treasurer
Wallace and press and radio rep
resentatives.
No delegation or persons ap
peared before council, although
there were several visitors at the
meeting.
City Manager Blackwell noti
fied council that the storm drain
age between Harrington street
hack of Kemper Chevrolet com
pany had been completed.
Mr. Blackwell informed council
that the city attorney was pro-
ceeding with the codification of
the city ordinances and preparing
them to he put in hook form.
A report was heard from Mr.
Layton, chairman of a committee
to study an insurance plan for city
i employees. No action was taken
! and Mr. Layton said a further
meeting would he held in the near
1 future.
Alderman Cecil Kinard ques
tioned the legality of the city
paying all or part of insurance
premiums for city employees. Mr.
Layton said this would be taken
up with the city attorney to de
termine if tax money could be
used for this purpose.
Mr. Holloway suggested that the
committee give the plan further
study and report at a later time to
council.
NEW BUSINESS
A drainage problem on Mower
street between Evans street and
the city limits was caled to coun
cil’s attention. A number of homes
are contemplated at this location
and owners have approached
several councilmen asking relief.
Mayor Wiseman said he didn’t be
lieve that this was primarily a
problem for the city, but declared
the city would certainly work
with the owners in correcting the
situation. City Manager Blackwell
was requested to work with the
property owners and do all he
could to alleviate the situation
Widening of Friend street be
tween MoKibben and Caldwell
streets was discussed. Mr. Black-
well stated that several factors
would be involved in widening the
street. He said that a section of
the city’s primary electrical sys
tem would have to be moved or
altered if the street was widened.
Mr. Holloway suggested that a
study be made of the traffic situa-