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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1954
Mayer Services
Held Thursday
At Redeemer
Last Wednesday marked the
passing of a gentlewoman of the
“Old South,” embodying the vir
tues and graoes of an era that is
gone; trained in the accomplish
ments of a lady of that period; a
faithful friend, a gracious hostess,
a loving wife,* a devoted mother,
the center of her household, in
fluencing by precept and example
the lives of those who came within
her home.
Harriet Williams Jones Mayer
‘was born at Cokesbury, S. C., Sep
tember 9, 1871, the daughter of
•William Wightman Jones and Cor
nelia Fleming Jones. As a young
wioman she attended Mary Baldwin
College at Staunton, Virginia. In
1894 she was married to Dr. O. B.
. Mayer, Jr., who died in June, 1918.
To them were born three children.
Miss Cornelia Mayer of Columbia,
Mrs. W. R. Reid, Jr., of Newberry,
and Dr. O. B. Mayer, III, of Colum
bia.
She was active in all the cultur
al, social, civic, and patriotic
groups of her community. She was
organizing regent of Jasper Chap
ter, IXA.R., continuing as leader
for many years. Also she was in
strumental in organizing the Em
ory Circle, a social club which em
braced literary features as well.
Early in her married life she as
sociated herself with her husband
In the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer and remained a faithful
«nd consistent member of that
church and the women’s organiza
tions within the church, attending
regularly until ill health prevent
ed.
For the past several years ill
liealth has kept her confined to
tier home. The patience and cour
age she has shown during this
time have been an inspiration to
all who loved her.
Three sisters, Mrs. O. W. Leon
ard of Spartanburg, Misses Willie
and Cynthia Jones of Laurens,
aurvive, also several nieces and
nephews. Four granddaughters.
Miss Harriet Reid,, Misses Nancy
Cornelia, and Ella Reese Mayer
also survive.
Funeral services were conduct
ed last Thursday afternoon at 5:30
o’clock at the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer by the Rev. Paul
Monroe, assisted by Bishop Henry
T>. Phillips. Interment was in Rose
xnont cemetery.
The following served as active
pallbearers: Albert McCaughrin,
Henry Rikard
Died Wednesday
Henry Eugene (Buck) Rikard,
49, died last Wednesday afternoon
at Newberry County Memorial
Hospital ’Sifter an illness of two
months.
Mr. Rikard was born and reared
in the Jolly Street section of the
county and was the son of the late
Wiley and Elizabeth Troutman
Rikard. He was a member of St.
Paul’s Lutheraft Church. Mr. Rik
ard was an employe of Duke Power
Co.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lula Belle Richardson Rikard.
Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. C. L.
Perkins, Newberry; and Mrs. C. E.
Crosby, Greensboro, N. C.; one
brother. Robert Lee Rikard, New
berry; one half-brother, O. H.
Troutman, Ballentine; and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church by the Rev. J.
L. Drafts and the Rev. Horace J.
C. Lindler. Interment followed in
the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Rich
ard Perkins, Cornelle Richardson,
Harold Richardson, Cleveland,
Richardson, Claude . Richardson,
Thomas Troutman.
Honorary pallbearers were: No-,
land Wicker, Henry Kibler, Oscar
Eargle, Otis Wicker, Hugh Kings-
more, J. W. Cook, Jr., Clarence
Johnson, Lloyd Coltrane, Ethan
Shealy, Thaddeus Boinest, W. B.
Boinest, James Langford, Eddie D.
Richardson, and members of
church council.
MERCHANTS ASKED
TO DISPLAY FLAGS
Keitt Purcell, chairman of the
Merchants Committee, Chamber
of Commerce, asks all merchants
in the city to display their flags
on Flag Day, Monday, June 14.
WEEKEND AT OCEAN DRIVE
Dave Hayes, R. M. Lominack,
Marvin Summer, Keister Willing
ham, George K. Dominick, Pinck
ney N. Abrams, John Norris, T.
Roy Summer, Sr., Buddy More-
head, W. F. Patridge, Dave Wald
rop and Bill Turner, Sr., spent
from Friday of last week until
Sunday at the Hayes’ summer
home at Tilman Beach, near Ocean
Drive.
Joseph L. Keitt, Harry Thomas
Summer, Walter Wallace, D. W. A.
Neville, Richard C. Floyd, Dr. El
bert J. Dickert, H. M. Bryson.
Mrs. A. G. Long
Died Monday;
Rites Wednesday
Mrs. Anna George Long, 65, died
la/te Mtonday afternoon at her
home, 819 Boundary St. She had
been in ill health for the past
year and was seriously ill for
several months.
She was born and reared near
Little Mountain and was s the
daughter of the late Wallan Pres
ton and Mahla Epting George. She
had spent most of her life in New
berry and was a member of Colony
Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband, Mel-
ey E. Long; three sons, Buford, El
bert C. and David H. t all of New
berry; four daughters, Mrs. Marzie
Griffith. Mrs. Gladys Holsonback
and Mrs. Mary Addis Owen, all of
Newberry; Mrs. Mozelle Boland,
Columbia; a brother, J. W. George,
Prosperity; one sister Mrs. J. W.
Kunkle, Newberry; a half-brother,
J. J. Riddle, Little Mountain;
eight grandchildren; threestep*
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were Conduct
ed Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Mc-
Swain Funeral Home by the Rev.
Thomas Weeks, the Rev. J. W.
Tomlinson and Dr. Paul Grier.
Burial was in Rosemont cemetery.
Central Church
Renresented At
Columbia Assembly
Central Methodist Church was
well represented at the South
Carolina Methodist Golden Age As
sembly which was held at Colum
bia College, June 1-4. The assem
bly which is sponsored and pro
moted by the Conference Board of
Education, under the supervision
of the Rev. Hawley Lynn, is for
men and women 60 years old and
older. It’s theme this year was
“Trust God: See All, Nor Be
Afraid.”
Eminent personalities in the
state gave addresses on themes
such as “Guarding Your Health
after Sixty;” “Federal Provisions
for Security of the Aged;” and
“Creative Experiences In Retire
ment.” In addition to these talks,
there were spiritually uplifting de
votions, discussion periods, hand
crafts and special music. There
was also a tour of Columbia which
included the Governor’s mansion,
the art museum and the Epworth
Children’s Home.
AN OPEN LETTER
To The People Of Newberry County
/«
June 10, 1954
My good friends:
Please accept this as my official means of expressing to you, the
voters of Newberry County, my sincere thanks for the faith placed in me
by my re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Two years ago I was filled with gratitude when I “lead the ticket”
in my first political venture. It is difficult for me to tell you the pride
that is mine in once again be chosen for a seat in the House of Rep
resentatives. I am very humble as I acknowledge the confidence you have
put in me, and I can assure you that I will exert my best efforts to serve
all the people of cur county at all times, with distinction and efficiency.
*
In coming weeks I plan to visit as many sections of Newberry Coun
ty as possible, and in the meantime, I hope that you will accept this “open
letter” as my w'ay of thanking you for your vote, your support and your
influence. - •
Respectfully yours,
Carl J4. (Bergen
Geo. C. Hipp
Rites Friday
George Calhoun Hipp, 73, died
early last Thursday morning at the
Newberry County Memorial Hos
pital after a- critical illness of
several days. He had been in de
clining health for the past six
months.
Mr, Hipp was born in the Old
Town section of Newberry County
and was the son of the late John
C. and Alice Wheeler Hipp. rfe
lived in Newberry County all of his
life and had made his home in the
City of Newberry for the past for
ty years. He had been a business
man of this community all of his
working life and for the past sev
eral years owned and operated the
Hipp Esso Service Station On Col
lege Street. He was a member of
the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer. He was a Mason for forty-
one years, had been Treasurer of
the Newberry Commandery No. 6,
Tho Signet Chapter No. 18, and
the Oriental Chapter No. 17, which
office he held for many years, and
was a member of the Hejaz
Temple of the Shrine.
He was married to the former
Miss Belle Swittenberg and last
year they celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by one son, George Harold Hipp,
of Wausau, Wisconsin; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Harry Hedgepath, of
Newberry; four brothers, J. C.
Hipp of Spartanburg, Grady H.
Hipp of Greenville, Carroll D.
Hipp of Teaneck, N. J. and C.
Everett Hipp of Toronto, Canada;
and two granddaughters, Sandra
Hipp of Wausau, Wisconsin, and
Harriette Hedgepath of Newberry.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon
from the Whitaker Funeral Home
by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr.,
and Dr. . R. A. Goodman. Inter
ment followed in Rosemont ceme
tery, with full Masonic rites.
Izaak Walton advised a sweet
bait for carp.—Sports Afield
Those from Central wfho attend
ed were as folows: Mrs. J. W.
White, president of the Golden
Age Fellowship and Mrs. D. J.'Wil
liams, its delegate; Mrs. L. G. Mc
Cullough the church school’s dele
gate; and Mrs. J. E. Floyd, a dele
gate from the McCullough Bible
class which sponsors the Golden
Age Fellowship.
Mrs. Wiseman’s
Father Is Buried
At Kinston, N. C.
Dr. O. L. Wilson, 79, father of
Mrs. James E. Wiseman of New
berry, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday,
June 1, at his home at 1203 North
Queen Street in Kinston, N. C.
Funeral services were conducted
by his pastor. Rev. M. W. Law
rence, from the home Wednesday
afternoon of last week and inter
ment followed in Westview ceme
tery.
Son of th* late Dr. Charles Mel-
ford Wilson, also a dentist, and
Sarah Addie Wilson of Wakefield,
Va., Dr. Wilson was reared in Nor
folk, Va., and educated in dental
schools in Baltimore, Md., and
Richmond, Va. He began the prac
tice of dentiatry in Norfolk and
practiced his*profession for more
than 56 years. For more than 40
years, he had practiced in Kins
ton.
Dr. Wilson was a long-time and
valued member of Queen Street
Methodist Church choir and of the
official board. He took part in the
Mother's Day musical program of
the church and was active in Ijis
office less than a week previous to
his death. He had sung in choirs
of Methodist churches more than
50 years.
Married to the former Almeta
Kennedy^ of LaGrange, the couple
had celebrated their 54th wedding
anniversary on Sunday, May 30. In
1952, Dr. Wilson was honored by
having the 1952 edition of the
State Dental Journal dedicated to
him. He was a member of the Le
noir County and the North Caro
lina State Dental Associations.
In addition, to Mrs. Wiseman, he
is survived by his widow, and the
following children: O. L. Wilson,
Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Miss
Grace K. Wilson and Mrs. E. W*.
Price of Kinston, and Melford A.
Wilson of Columbia. Also one sis
ter survives, Mrs. H. C. Johnson
of Norfolk, Va.
Bloodmobile To
Be At Lt ML
The mobile unit from the Red
Cross Blood Center in Columbia
will be set'up at Little Mountain
next Wednesday afternoon, June
16 at the school house.
Bloodmobile officials said the
first donor would be registered at
2 p.m. and the unit would cease
operations at 7:46 p.m. A quota
of 125 pints has been set for the
operation.
RITZ
Theatre
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, and
Virginia McKenna
The Cruel Sea
Fox News
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Audio Murphy, Lisa Gaye, Lyle
Bettger, and Walter Brennan
Drums Across
The River
(In Technicolor)
Two Cartoons—Coo Coo Birds and
Billy Boy
MONDAY & TUESDAY
Sonja Henie, Glenn Miller and His
Orch., John Payne, Milton Berle
Sun Valley
Serenade
*
M.G.M. News & Cartoon—Fox and
The Hound
CLOVER LEAF
DRIVE-IN
Theatre
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Vice Squad
Edward G. Robinson, Paulette
Goddard \
Added Color Cartoon — Smoked
Hams
SATURDAY”
City Of Bad Men
(In Technicolor)
Gale Robertson. Jeanne Crain,
and Lloyd Bridges
Added Color Cartoon—The Im
possible Possum
SUNDAY & MONDAY
Affairs Of
Dobbie Gillis *
Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, and
Barbara Ruick
Added Color Cartoon — Drinks On
The Mouse
KIRKMAN DAVIS BECKWITH
Mr. and Mrs. Gates (Mary Ann
Davis) Beckwith of Stamford,
Conn., are receiving congratula
tions by their friends upon the ar
rival of a six and one-half pound
son, Kirkman Davis v who arrived
at the Stamford hospital on Fri
day, May 14. The Beckwith’s have
another son, Tom, who is two and
one-half years old.
MRS. SUMMER RETURNS HOME
FROM AUGUSTA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Elton Summer, wfho under
went a major operation in the
University Hospital in Augusta,
Ga., last week, returned to her
home on fcibler street Sunday and
is now recuperating nicely.
WELLS
Theatre
WEDNESDAY
THAT
Picture I
THAT
Dancel
THURSDAY
The Trail Blazers
with Alan Hale Jr.
Also—“Raquet .Wizzards”
FRIDAY A SATURDAY
Wild Bill Elliott
in “Bitter Creek” *
Also — Gunfighters of the North
west and comedy
LATE SHOW SAT.—10:30 Ale©
MONDAY A TUESDAY
Devils Canyon
Howard Hughes’
Virginia Mayo and Dale Robertson
JALAPA H.D. CLUB TO
MEET FRIDAY
The Jalapa Home Demonstra
tion Club will meet Friday after
noon, June 11th at 3:30 p.m., in the
home of Mrs. Harvey Wise.
All members are urged to be
present.
DAVIS-FREEMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. Davis, Sr.
of Neesee announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter Margie Virginia of
Neeses and Newberry and Charles
Edwin Freeman of Liberty and
Newberry, son of Mr. and Mr«.
Homer E. Freeman, Sr. of Liberty.
The wedding will take place
June 27th at 3:30 pjn. at Central
Methodist church in Newberry.
Friends are invited to attend.
WANT ADS
SPINET PIANO! Sacrifice—Young
couple just returned to us
beautiful little Spinet with
matching bench. Rather than
mar their credit standing, will
sacrifice equity in same. Will
send particulars if you write
Time Accounts, P. O. Box 1373,
Charlotte, N. C. Small payment
down few monthly payments re
quired. 4-2tc
LOTS FOR SALE — Reasonably
priced, fully restricted, in Crest-
wood development; some with
water and sewer; entrance on
Pope street. Special price to
anyone wanting to build now.
Apply O. F. Armfield, Sr. Phone
L 49-tfc
FOR RENT—House at 1708 Main
Street. Immediate possession.
Steve C. Griffith. 1 52-tfc.
ELECTRIC MOTORS
New-Used-Rebuilt
Bought-Sold-Exchanged
' We repair all types
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Mann Electric Repair Co.
2329 Main St., Columbia, S. C.
33-tfc
FOR SALE—Steam heating plant
with several radiators, little
used, cheap. Also church wind-
ows* for complete building and
other church fixtures. O. F-
Armfield, Sr.
OUR GREATEST JUNK SALE. —
June 18, 19 only. Our huge stock
of antiques, China glass. Open
- 8 to 9 both days. Noah’s Ark.
Abbeville, S. C. 6-2tc.
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