Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The church building, completed two years a*ro. was completely rearranged, new pews and furniture and a new or gan installed. The older part of the Educational building built a few years ago has also been re decorated. The addition just completed in cludes a social hall and kitchen and the entire building has HO class and assembly rooms. The church is air conditioned and the* social hall in the new addition can be so treated when desired from the same conditioning plant. The committee handling the new addition were: George K. Domi nick. John F. Clarkson, R. R Bruner. P. X. Abrams. Forest Romi■ nack. A. W. Murray, W. 11. Ted ford. Mrs. R. D. Wright. Mrs. C. C. Blease. David Hayes, and R. R. Raker. Members of a committee hand ling the remodeling of the church were: C. I. Youmans. M. O. Sum mer, R. R. Bruner, John F. Clark son, P. X. Abrams. Henry Romi- nack. A. W. Murray, George Mar tin. The program of religious educa tion is under the direction of the commission on Education which includes: F. S. Elliott, P. K. Har mon, Claude R. Weeks, S. C. Camp bell, J. M. Hove, T. H. Crooks, Mrs. Claude Slayton. Mrs. R. G. Mc Cullough, Mrs. Holland Sligh. The remodeling of the church was done during the pastorate of Rev. George H. Hodges and the work on the new educational build ing during the pastorate of the present minister. Rev. Herbert R. Spell. Boozer Commissioner To General Assembly Meeting' In Montreal ATRAXTA. G.V. T. R Roo/.m of Xowberry. S. C.. was oertiti*"! today as an official commissioner to the General As-embly of the Presbyterian Church, C. S. Announcement that Boozer will take part in the May L’T-.ltine 1 meeting of the highest court of his by of me ( Dr. Hugh Boyd, Former County Official, Dies hr. Hugh K. Boyd. 7f>. formei Xewnenw * '011 nty clerk of court died Sunday morning at the Xew- hert \ Fount v Memorial Hospital after a serious illness of four days. He bad retired as clerk of court, January 1. RC>.‘! because of deedin ing health. Doctor Boyd woes born and rear ed in Xi w berry County, a son of the late Calhoun Fair and Eliza Wilson Boyd. After tittending the public schools of Xewberry County be was graduated from Xewberry (Ydlege. He was an honor graduate of the Tulane School of Medicine. After completing his education he ; practiced medicine in Whitmire land vicinity. In Rt24 lu was elected Xewberry County clerk of court and took of fice January R 1925. where he re mained until he retired. In March. 1949. the Xewberry County grand jury in the present ment to the court took notice that Br Boyd was absent because of ill- ! ness and expressed sympathy and hopes of a speedy recovery. Judge Marvin M. Mann made the : following remarks: "I concur with genuine satisfac tion in the splendid tribute you j have paid to Doctor Boyd, the (By Chamber of Commerce) j clerk of this court. One of the The Chamber of Commerce is I especial pleasures to which I look distributing n e w membership 1 "d forward on my trips to Xewber- plaques to its members. Thesr - i do in nminal tion wa s madt • here 1 >r. F. (’. Scott. Stated ( Jerk tin Gone ra 1 As sembly. The ting will be in Mont re at . X. ()(.Zf r, win * is an elder in the H>ytt •Da n Church, will re lire- sent South Carolina Presbytery, and as a commissioner will con sider. among other things, the pro posed union of the Cnited, C.S. (Southern R and C.S.A. (Xorth- ern > Breshvterian Churches. Chamber Plaques Mark Of Worth Says Secretary VISIT WASHINGTON, WILLIAMSBURG Mrs. O. O. Copeland, Sr., and some friends of Clinton, visited Washington and other points of beauty and historical interest the past wteek. They were able to see the famous cherry trees in full bloom in Washington. plaques are a mark of distinction and should he displayed promi nently and proudly. This C h a m h e r membership plaque publicly proclaims you as a businessman who acepts his community obligations. It identi fies you as a civic minded citizen associated with hundreds of other progressive citizens who are in terested in the growth and develop ment of the community, not only with your money, but with your time and effort. It is your sign of community cooperation. It pro tects you from solicitors and pro moters of doubtful advertising schemes. It identifies you as a community builder, for through your Chamber you participate in the continous process of improving and maintaining the economic life of Xewberry and the surrounding territory. It identifies you to the shoppers who want to support those businesses that support the community. Its an invitation to the community minded public to shop with community builders. It helps to arouse community interest. There were 5O.000 more persons injured in U. S. motor vehicle ac cidents last year than in 1952. WINTHROP MAY QUEEN—Miss Barbara Bender of Rock Hill will reign as Queen of the May at May Day festivities at Winthrop Col lege Saturday, May 1, in the College Amphitheatre. Miss Bender, a senior public school music major at Winthrop, won second place In the Miss South Carolina contest at Myrtle Beach last summer. The May Day event, the 25th such celebration at Winthrop, will feature a court of 16 beauties, four representatives from each class. Win throp News Service photo). Erskine Summer Term Begins June 8 Dr. E. A. Sloan, dean at Erskine College, has announced plans for the 1954 summer session. The first term begins on June 8, ending on July 16, and the second term is from July 19 to August 21. Stu dents may earn as much as twelve semester hours by attending both terms. Courses in biology, chemis try, mathematics, English, history and Bible are available to high school graduates who wish to com mence college work in June. Special attractions during the coming summer session are the Workshop in Elementary Educa tion. and the Historical and In dustrial Travel Workshop of the State of South Carolina. On the Erskine campus, a total of twenty-four courses are being offered durinsr the summer ses sion. 50-STAR FLAG . . . Rep. Craig Hosmer (R), Calif., points to stars for Alaska and Hawaii, in expectation they will be admitted to union soon. ry was the inspiration which I al ways drew from the personal and official contacts with him. As an officer lie had no superior in the state and one had to excel to be classed as his equal. His marked excellence as a clerk has been a matter of frequent and unanimous comment by all visiting judges. “His personal charm and exemp lary character as a man have com mended him to all who have met him. Judges, lawyers, jurors and people in every walk of life, whether of the most advanced or of the lowest and most humble en vironment. He is the type of of ficer who may be pointed out as an ideal and of which the state can justly claim pride. He is the type of man which society may look upon with unalloyed pride and as surance as exemplary in all the attributes of true manhood and good citizenship.” Dr. Boyd was a devoted member of the Associate Reform Presbyter ian Church of Xewberry and was an elder of the church for many years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Child Boyd; one son. Major Hugh King Boyd, Jr., with the United States Army in Tokyo. Japan; one sister. Mrs. Mary Boyd Parr of Xewberry; one brother, (’alhoun I). Boyd of Baton Rouge, Ra.; two grandsons and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 4 o’clock. Monday afternoon by liis pastor the Rev. P. R. Grier. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery in Xewberry. Active pallbearers were Dr. Ralph P. Baker. C. Walter Sum mer. Henry Rakin Parr. James Xance Parr. William W. Parr, R. R. Baker. Gallic Parr and David Parr. The honorary escort consisted of elders of the Xewiberry A. R. P. Church, officers of the Newberry County Court House, Judge E. S. Blease and Judge S. C. Griffith. Radies answering the door in cluded Miss Bertha Gallman, Mrs. S. C. Griffith, Mrs. Clifton Graham, Mrs. Margaret Fellers. Mrs. Wil son Brown. Mrs. J. D. Taylor, Mrs. Butler Holmes and Mrs. Olin Shealv. Clark Goodman Dies Tuesday; Services Today Clark Goodman, 65, died late Tuesday night at the Xewberry County Memorial hospital after an illness of four weeks. Mr. Goodman was born and rear ed in Xewberry County and was the son of the late Wallace and Emma Schumpert Goodman. He had made his home in Newberry and Saluda counties and at the time of his death he made his home at Silverstreet and was em ployed by H. O. Eong and Sons. He is survived by lys wife, Mrs. Essie Perry Goodman. Silverstreet; two sons; Clarence Goodman; Andrew Goodman both of Saluda; five daughters; Mrs. Sam Gentry, Saluda; Mrs. James Evans, New berry; Miss Eleanor Goodman, Mrs. Albert Metts, Mrs. Eston Senn all of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Eva Bradley, Saluda; two brothers; Olin Goodman. Eugene Goodman Saluda; and 23 grand children survive. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o’clock from Bethany Metho dist church with Rev. H. F. Bouk- night and Rev. E. K. Counts con ducting the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery Active pallbearers will be: Vir gil Bradley, J. W. Bradley, Eld- ridge Hendrix, Daniel Rathrop, Claude Griffin, Franklin Bradley and Grady Price. Honorary escort wil be J. G. Rong, B. O. Rong, J. V. Havird, Charles Sheppard. William Rong, M. R. Rong. S. 1'. Sheppard, Ray Schumpert, and Pat Rivingston. Presbyterian Men To Attend Meet May 1-2 The 1954 Annual Synod Con ference for Presbyterian Men will be at First Presbyterian Church and Hotel Columbia in Columbia May 1-2, 1954. At least five hun dred men and one hundred lad ies are expected to attend. Outstanding speakers for this meeting are: Dr. W. Taliaferro Thompson, of Richmond. Ya.; Gen eral Joseph B. Fraser, of Hines- ville, Ga.; Dr. R. C. Grier, of Due West, S. C.; Dr. R. Frank Hall of Wilmington, N. C.; Rev. Rawrance W. Bottoms, of Atlanta, Ga.; and Dr. S. J. Patterson, of Richmond. Va. Registration will begin at 11 a. m at First Presbyterian church and will continue throughout the day. Banquet tickets are to be purchas ed at the same time. The program begins at 1:30, at the church, and continues until noon Sunday, May •2. ' ' Three attendance cups and a “Man-of-the-Year” cup will be awarded. Attendance cups will go i to the presbytery and the church registering the most men rmriti- plied by the miles travelled, and to the church registering the largest percentage of its men members, multiplied by miles travelled. \ Special Services Begin Monday At i Central Church A special series of services will ' begin at Central Monday evening with the Reverend Francis T. Cun ningham. Minister of Trinity Methodist Church, Sumter, deliver ing the messages. These services will he held each evening at eight o’clock. The public is cordially in vited to attend. The Reverend Mr. Cunningham is pastor of one of the strongest Methodist churches in the state and is a recognized pulpiteer. He is a graduate of Furman Univers ity and the school of Theology at Emory University. He is President of the South Carolina Conference Board of Christian Education and has held other offices of responsi bility in the Methodist Church. He was one of several outstanding ministers of the nation last sum mer to exchange pulpits with ministers of England. Again, Cen tral extends an invitation to the community to enjoy these evenings of worship with us. The services will continue each evening through Sunday evening. May 2nd. New Manse, Addition To Plant Voted At Aveleigh Foresters Meet To Plan Year’s Work Columbia, April 12—Improving State Park facilities to more nearly meet the needs of more than 3 million annual visitors and intensifying two-way radio com munications for more efficient forest fire control highlighted the regular meeting of the S. C. State Commission of Forestry last week. The purpose of the meeting was to give preliminary study to the shaping of the forestry and state park program for .the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1954. The five-man policy-making body reaffirmed the allocation of State Park funds available from a $300,000 loan for permanent im provements authorized by the 1954 legislature. It is to be repaid in not more than five years from receipts from the use of certain State Park facilities. The forma tion of a small committee with statewide representation was en dorsed as a step forward in pro viding advice to the Commission in the overall State Park program. To Expand Vacation Facilities In Parks Mr. James D. Nicholson, Area Forester of Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association will meet with the Forestry Committee at the Chamber of Commerce Thurs day. April 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Forestry Committee is composed of John R. Frazier, Chairman; James Fulp. Cyril Hutchinson, D. C. Sharp, Joseph Youorski and H. M. Hentz. This committee meeting will be devoted to discussing and planning a program of work for the coming year. In 1953, 2.140.000 Americans were injured in traffic accidents. Notify Warden In Burning Brush Fire damaged 153 acres of tim ber in this county during the period July 1. 1953 to March 31, 1954. Tliis was considerably less than many counties. Only four fires were reported in March of this year. The county fire warden asks that you inform him or get clearance when you want to set fire to brush heaps. He will assists you in all possible ways. U. S. Navy For Oakland Boy ASTORIA, Oreg.,—Randolph V. Turner, son of Mrs. Juanita G. Turner of 1411 First street, New berry. has reported here for duty at the F. S. Naval Station, Tongue Point. Turner, entered the Navy in November of 1953 and received his recruit training at the U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego. Calif. Before entering the service Turner attended Newberry High School and was employed by the \V. O. Stone Chicken Hatchery. Rast year’s traffic toll of deaths and injuries was the heaviest in history. Government And Segregation Main Issues Of Bates And Timmerman COEUMRIA, April 20 — Rines in the race for governor were drawn this week over the questions of “Business in Government” and what to do in case the U. S. Su preme Court says racially segre gated public schools must end. These seemed to be the main issues between Rt. Gov. George Bell Timmerman, Jr. and Colum bia insurance executive Eester R. Bates, battling for the office in the first two-man race since 1942. They have been speaking from the same platform and to the same audience on the eounty-to-county campaign unique to South Caro lina politics. Campaign meeting crowds have heen meager, ranging from the opening day 400 at Eexington to less than 30 at St. Matthews. The campaign’s first week brought out only a total of about 1,250 people for nine meetings an average of less than 150. Two candidates each for three other state offices in the June 8 Democratic primary have not fared as well because the crowd invar iably thins out after the guberna torial candidates are heard. For tunately for the others, the speak ing order rotates, both by Jhe con tests and by the individual candi dates. Bates stuck to the same memo rized speech all week. He varied it only slightly. Timmerman, too, said much the same things in much the same words although he added more as the week progressed than did Bates, who he charged with spending big sums of his (Capital Rife and Health) insurance com pany’s money for campaign pur poses. Bates, who admitted to having “achieved some success” in the in surance field, ignored Timmerman barbed inferences that he is a mil lionaire and is out “to buy” the governor’s office. Instead. Bates noted each day that nothing he said “reflects in any manner on the gentleman who is opposing me” and that “noth ing 1 could say about my opponent . . . would better qualify me to be governor.” He called for "more business in government and less government in business.”’ Timmerman answered that “in stead of less government in busi ness there should be a little more government in the insurance busi ness" to prevent any company “from spending vast sums of mon ey collected from its policy hold ers to elect its president to pub lic office, especially when no in come tnx is paid on such expendi tures.” He added that he does not want to see the time when the state government will be “controlled by and for big business.” Both candidates agreed that con tinued maintenance of separate schools for the races is imperative for the state’s welfare. That was as far as agreement went, how ever. Bates advocated appointing a committee to make studies and recommendations prior to any leg islative action in case of an ad verse Supreme Court ruling on segregation. The problem would be too big, he said, to be solved by any one man’s mind and the solu tion would call for “wisdom, and not demagoguery, for understand ing of common aims and desire, for courage and straight thinking.” Timmerman said there was a clear-cut issue between the “Bates Plan” and the “Timmerman Plan” which proposes in event of an ad verse decision to provide a three way system of mixed schools and the present separate ^schools for each race. Parents would have the option of which schools to send :hei” children. Only 4 Confederate Widows Remain On State Pension Roll 'Only four widows of Confeder ate veterans remain on the pen sion rolls of Newberry County, ac cording to Probate .Ridge E. Maxcy Stone. The number was sixteen in 1946 when Judge Stone took office and has decreased to the present four through deaths. Only one of the surviving widows of Confeder ate veterans is more than 90 years of age. The State of South Carolina an nually appropriates a sum of mon ey with which to pay pensions to Confederate veterans and the widows of veterans of the War Between the States. The pensions are paid in July of each year to those veterans and widows who are certified to the Comptroller Geneial by the Probate Judges of the State. Newberry County has had no surviving veteran of the war of 1860-65 for a number of years. Newberry Rates Cut 10 Percent The new federal excise bill will provide savings to all Newberry telephone subscribers in bills dat ed on or after April 1. The new law reduces excise tax rates on telephone service to ten percent. The old rates, set by Congress during World War II, were 25 percent on long distance calls of 25 cents or more and 15 percent on local telephone service and long distance calls of less than 25 cents. The reduction means a 60 percent decrease in the tax rate on most long distance calls and a 33 1-3 percent cut in the tax rate on local service and on long distance calls of less than 25 cents. For example, a residence sub scriber paying $4 a month for local service and $2 for long dis tance calls has been paying under the old rates $1.10 extra in federal excise taxes. Under the new tax rates, he will save 50 cents a month or $6 a year. May Queen Robe, Crown Be Presented At Chapel Hour President James C. Kinard of Newberry College announced that the presentation to the college of a robe and crown for the May Queen will be made today (Thurs day). The robe and crown are gifts to the college from the following families and individuals: Mr. and Mrs. Ames Haltiwanger and fam ily; Mr. and Mrs. Deems Halti wanger and family; Misses Erin and Nell Kohn; Mr. and Mrs. Hart Kohn and family, all of Columbia; and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn and families of Columbia and Newber ry. The May Queen robe is of scar let velvet, lined with grey satin and is made along the lines of a regal coronation robe. The erbwn is of scarlet velvet lined with sil ver and the crest is outlined and studded with brilliants. The public is cordially invited to the presentation. The congregation of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church has given its approval to an expansion program which will relieve the crowded conditions in the eduentioq*] de partment. Due to the increase in Sunday School attendance. the present educational building is in adequate. To solve this need the present manse will he moved to the hack of the church property and converted into a Sunday School annex. This additional space for class rooms will care for the needs for the immediate future. A new manse will be erected on the lot where the pre sent manse now stands. The new manse will be a two story, eight room building. The Building Committee consists of Mesdames A. J. Briggs, F. R. Higgins. H. G. Scarborough, and E. M. Atchison. C. D. Coleman. T. W. Hunter, J. D. PTench, D. W. A. Neville, and R. D. Nichols. The Fi nance Committee consists of John Frazier, T. W. Hunter, and E. B. Purcell. The Finance Committee gave a Kick Off supper for the men at the church Monday night. At that time $10,860 was given or pledged, making a total of $17,360 in cash or pledges on hand. The Finance Committee will next receive con tributions and pledges from the congregation. Due to the pressing need and the promising response, work is expected to staid immediately on the moving of the old manse and the erection of a new one. Dukes Is With Famous Division First Rt. Harry L. Dukes Jr., 25, whose parents live at 1502 Caldwell St., Newberry, S. C. re cently arrived in Korea for duty with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 3rd Quartermaster Company. The “Rock of the Marne” divis ion, which saw bitter fighting in the Iron Triangle and at Outpost Harry, is now training as part of the U.S. security force on the peninsula. Rieutenant Dukes, last assigned to the 18th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in Detriot, has been in the Army since March 1952. He is a graduate of Clemson Ag ricultural College. Mullinax Named New Governor Of Newberry Moose Wayne F. Mullinax, of 1421 Mill igan street, has been unanimously elpcted Governor of Newberry Lodge 1718, Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. Mullinax is employed by the Mollohon plant of Kendall Mills. He is a member of the Glenn Street Baptist Church and the Newberry Exchange Club. The new Governor succeeds George W. Martin, who served since chartering of the organiza tion last year. Installation of new officers is scheduled for the fourth Monday night of this month. April 26th. Others who have been < hosen for the year 1954-55 are as follows: Junior Governor, Roger Simmons: Prelate, William R. Brooks; Trea surer, Charles Bowers; and Trus tee, Jack Hove. Mr. Martin automatically be comes Past Governor of the Ix)dge. Hold-over officers are Secretary Frank Armfield and Trustees Hugh Croks and Ray Nobles. Appointive officers will be announced later by the Governor. In addition to electing new of ficers. the Lodge also heard re marks from two visiting Moose of ficials. They were Fiank Ray, of Ashhoro, North Carolina, who is Regional Director; and C. N. Brice, of Wallace, North Carolina, whose position is District Membership Director. The Lodge accepted with thanks a United States flag presented by the Woodmen of the World through the District Manager, H. W. Swindler. Army Offers Training In 87 Technical Jobs Young Men. As high school graduates, you can get a free edu cation in an exciting technical career of your choice. Today’s Army is offering you your choice of 87 topnotch courses and a re served seat in school before you enlist. Miss Dickert Named To Music Sorority FREDERICKSBURG. Va.-sMiss Harriett C. Dickert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Y. T. Dickert of Newberry, a freshman at Mary Washington College of the Univer sity of Virginia, is one of the sev en new members of Mu Psi Epsi lon, a national professional music sorority. BIRTHDAYS April 23: Margaret Elizabeth Leaved. April 24: Gloria Cleo Hawkins, J. Ray Dawkins, Frank Cul- clasure. April 25: Mrs. Wilton Todd, Fred Gilbert. April 26: Mrs. William Milam April 27: Gregory Pearce Dodkin, LeRoy Shealy Adams. April 28: “Butch” Culclasure, Jessie Harold Hendrix, Jr., J. Harold Hendrix. April 29: Ann Bowers, Mrs. Ruby Evelyn Reaves, C. E. Hand- cock, Mrs. J. C. Nichols, Mrs. T. H. Reeves.