Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I toll 1 u- I Arrest Is Made For Violating Fire Ordinance Police Chief Cohr Dowd ir minded motorists toda\ that city ordinance rrc|iOirs all traffic hr halted tor se v e t minutes null 4 , tu he haltet i tv >r s e v e n minutes f u 11 o w i n y a t 11 r alarm m the c 11 \ tilt 1 In ■ ot Newberry ,il 1 ' The chief h ^id Jo« - Wicker. I'll- l coloi ed, wah A l 1 ested 1 a s t S a t u i ! U' ! i ’ d a y for vio 1 at i on ot the o r di hei f nance. The t h i e f s a i d W l c k e r ■ ! i n- was driving out Bound ary street and m front of t hr fire trucks when the arrest was made. He failed 'll St s to pul! over to t tie s de of the I’ll St road and a low the trucks to ! id pass. .■Is. 4 Wicker told police that he City Returning Gas System To Authority By Request RIBBON COUNTY COUNCILS—Four county council* of farm women were awarded purple nl*Pont, at the recent annual convention of the South Carolina Council of Farm Women at Winthrop College These county council* were previous winner* of the highest award in the state and were not eleylhle again. Representatives of the countie* with this outstanding record last year are. left to right, Mrs. M C. McDowell of Lee County. Mr*. Ney B. Steele of Chesterfield County. Mrs. W. C. Koon of Newberry County, and Mrs. D. M. Jameson of Darlington County. (Winthrop News Service photol Gemson Farm Week Vacation Auugst 16-20 Clemson—Farm families of the utate should begin plans now to make August 16-20 a vacation week to he spent at Clemson for the annual Farm and Home Week program. Dr. M. D Farrar. Clem- son's dean of agriculture, says the event provides an opportunity for farm people to not only relax and enjoy a rest hut at the same time to see ami hear the very latest in agriculture. He says various Farm and Home AVeek committees are now com pleting plans for a program which ■will bring to Clemson outstanding speakers on subjects of interest to all members of the family, and which will also bring together one of the largest exhibits ever assembled here of the very latest types and models of farm machin ery and f&rm equipment. The pro gram will contain special enter tainment features, and in addition those who attend will have op portunity to form many new and lasting friendships. “In addition to attending the lectures, demonstrations, and en- tertainmet features. Farm and Home Week visitors will have op portunity to visit the Clemson farm and experiment station,’’ Dr. ■Farrar states. “On these visits they will see the college herds of dairy cattle, beef cattle, and bogs; flocks of turkeys and chick ens; farm crops, pastures, and orchards; and will have a change to see and study the experimental work being done in these and other phases of agriculture. They will get to meet and talk with re- eearch workers and see how new «*Ticultural information is de- reloped. “They will also have an oppor tunity to see the new agricultural buildings and dormitories now in the process of construction here and which when convpleted will be used to enlarge the research, teaching, and Extension Service programs of the college and to bouse the students wiio come to Clemson. “We call attention to the fact that all of these attractive features of a summer vacation period are available at a very small expense. In fact there will he no expense for those who live sufficiently near to drive in each day. and only a very small room rental and the actual cost of meals for those who live too far wanted to stop but others in the car urged him to go on. He add ed he \Mas afraid his house might be the one on fire. Mr. Livingston Died Tuesday At New Hope # Hilliard F. Livingston, 72, died lute Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bernire Melton in the New Hope section of the county. He had been in ill h'ealth for the past five years and was seriously ill for the past three weeks. Mr. Livingston was horn and reared near Bomaria and was the son of the late Hamilton and Har riet Koon Livingston. He was a member of Morris Chapel Metho dist church. His wife. Mrs. Flor ence Clraham Livingston died three years ago. He is survived by five sons; Henry Livingston; Horace Liv inustnn: Ferry Livingston; Boyd Livingston; Thomas Livingston; three daughters; Mrs. Bernice Melton; Mrs. Joe Morse; Mrs An nie Mae Waites all of I’oniaria. One brother (Jeorge Livingston. Newberry; 4! grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren survive. Funeral services Mill he con ducted today (Thursday) at 4 p.m. from the MeSwain Funeral Home with Rev. I). C. Gregory and Rev. David Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Springdale cemetery. The tjody will remain at the Me Swain Funeral Home until the hour of the service. Textile Employees Draw $146,000 Vacation Pay Newberry Textile employees will draw vacation pay of ap proximately $146,000 this week prior to the closing of Mollo- hon, Oakland and West End Mills for summer vacation. All three plants will close at 6 a.m. Saturday morning and will resume operations Monday morning, July 12 at 6 a.m. According to VV. H. Tedford. Mrs. Parr Feted On 84 Birthday On Monday afternoon. June 28, 19, r »4. members of the Women’s ('lass and Carson Circle of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. the Tuesday morning Bible Class, and neighbors dropped by to wish Mrs. H. L Parr much happiness on th*- occasion of her eighty-fourth birthday. Roses, gladioli, and other sum mer flowers were used effectively throughout the Baker home. Mrs. Ralph Baker greeted the guests at the door and invited them into the drawing room where Mrs. Parr received birthday ureetings from her friends. Mrs. Callie Boyd Parr asked the •nests into the dining room where delicious homemade ice cream and cake Mas served. * MISS CLARKSON GRADUATES FROM STRATFORD COLLEGE .Miss Jacquelyn Clarkson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Clark son graduated from Stratford Col lege in Danville, Va., this month. Miss Clarkson, the eldest daughter of the Clarksons, was president of her class, secretary of the Hunt Clubs. laboratory assistant. a member of the Blazer Club, the In ternational Relations Club and the student council. manager at Mollohon, vacation pay there will come to almost IM.OOO. The pay is based on 4 per cent of salaries for employees who have worked with the company for over five years. Those with Veit than five years service will draw 2 per cent, of their annual wages. At Oakland, also a division of the Kendall company, the pay policy is the same. D. O. Carpen ter. mill manager, said payment there would be about $48,000. He said the vacation pay at Oakland was less than at Mollohon due to the fact that there were fewer employees with over five years service. Vacation pay at the Ken dall plants will be made today. Manager J. E. Britt at West End said vacation pay there would amount to about $45,000 for em ployees. More glasses; women than men wear 56% wearers are women. Don f t Be A Heel; Perhaps You’ll Be Mirrored Here Are you a heel at the wheel? The National Safety Council, which is coordination a nationwide Fourth of July safety campaign, holds up six mirrors, if you can see yourself in any of them, then be prepared to become a holiday statistic. The Me-Firster—this is the self ish competitive character who must be first away from the traf fic light, can’t stand to have any one pass him, and risks the life of anyone who gets in his way. The Big I—this is the fellow who is too big for the rules. Others can obey the law' and a code of decent and courteous behavior, but not this self-inflated big shot. He’s above all that. The Kupw-It-All—this driver is good, in his own estimation. He knows just what the other driver is going to do. just how fast he can stop, just how much room he needs to cut in on another oar. But the only way this over-confi dent jerk escapes painful disillus ionment is that the really good drivers give him a wide berth. The Swashbuckler—this fellow' thinks he expresses his masculin ity or something by living danger ously behind the wheel. He be lieves that he who hesitates is lost, and that his luck will hold forever. The Sorehead—this fellow is just plain hostile. He drives with a chip on his shoulder and is ready to lock fenders for any real or imagined wrong. He’s sore at everyone, and very brave when surrounded by a steel automobile with the windows rolled up. The Show-Off—this is fhe ex hibitionist. He’s graduated from no hands on a bike to no sense at the wheel. He just wants people to admire his-flashly performance, hut most other drivers are- too busy getting out of his w r ay. Take a good, long look at your self in one of these mirrors. See anything? A heel at the w'heel gets by be cause the good drivers give him the margin of safety he fails to vive himself. Rut the heavy Fourth of July traffic w’ill reduce that margin. Watch it! Navy Mans Wife Beneficiary Of Social Security Act Mrs. Rubje ,1. Hanland, Alameda, Galif., widowed when her husband, CDR Manford B. Harland, of the FSS Yorktown, was killed in a plane crash March 10. has received the first of a long series of month ly checks payable under the old- age and survivor’s insurance pro gram of social security. Though her husband never had a job that was covered by social security'she is eligible for pay ments in excess of $24,000. His family is eligible for pay ments, however, under the amend ed social security law, which al lows a credit of $160 wages for each month of military service be tween September, 1950, and July, 1955. These credits are the same for all military personnel, regard less of military rank and pay. Mrs. Harland, who voluntarily wished to release the information about her benefits so that other Navy and service wives could know aibout their rights under the Federal Social Security Act, said she w'ould receive monthly pay ments avenrging about $129.86. By the time hei* youngest son, BTian, is 18, when the payments will stop, the family will have re ceived payments totaling $24,297. There are two other sons, Gregory, 8, and Brent, 4. Mrs. Harland advised Navy wives to get together in groups and arrange for speakers from the Social Security Administration in order to learn about their rights and benefits. T. J. Davenport Rites Tomorrow From Trinity Thomas Jefferson IJavenpivrt, 56, resident of the Trinity Commun ity of Newberry County died late Tuesday night at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after an illness of two days Mr. Davenport was horn and reared in Newberry County and had spent most of his life In the Trinity Community. He was a son qf/the late Jobe and Annie 1 long shore Davenport, and for a num ber of years worked in the lumber industry. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife; Mrs. Annie Pittsf Davenport; three sons; ('apt. James Thomas Pwven- port, of the U.S. Air Force, Hugh Boyd, and Reeder Pitts Davenport, both of Newberry; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Young. Mrs. Eliza beth Greene, and Mrs. Faye Frank lin all of Joanna, and Mrs. Dorothy Soulliere. of Ypsilonti. Mich.; two sisters; Mrs. C.nston Boozer, and Miss Essie Davenport, both of vNew berry; tjwo brothers; John Henry and Jobie Madison Daven port. both of Joanna, and five grandchildren and a number of neices rml nephews. Funeral services will lie con ducted at J p.m. Friday from Trin ity .Methodist Church by IBs pastor the Rev. R. M. Dubose, and the Rev. S. T. Lipsey. Interment will he in the church cemetery. The body will he at the Me Swain Funeral Home until late Thursday afternoon when it w'ill be taken to the residence. Radar Is Tried On Speeders Th* city polio# department In cooperation with the state high way patrol tested a radar speed timing device In Newberry Wed nesday morning for the first time. The device was set up on North College street near the city limits. Police Chief Colie Dowd said that during the one hour and 45 minutes that the test was made 12 persons were stopped for speeding. He said only one person who was stopped admitted that he was traveling as fast as the ra dar timer indicated. No cases were made since this was only a test. Walter Summer Is Appointed To College Dept Cla ridge Walter Summer of Newberry has been appointed to the position of Associate Professor of Commerce at Newberry College according to an announcement by President James C. Kinard. Mr. Summer graduated from Newberry College in 1M1 with the B.S. degree in Comrner^w. He Is uow completing all requirements for the Master of Science degree in Business Administration at the University of South Cart>lina and will receive his degree during the session of 1954-55. He is a native of Newberry and t was in the automobile business for several years prior to entering the graduate school of the Uni- ifi! 1 ii. Four Countians On Dean’s List The following four Newberry County girls who made the Dean’s List at Columbia College for the second semester of the 1953-54 session were Drucie Connelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Connelly, Dorothy Nell George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross George and Joy Thomason, daugh ter of Mrs. J. S. Thomason all of Prosperity, and Nancy Evans, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White of Whitmire. C. WALTER SUMMER versity of South Carolina. During World War II Mr. Sum mer was a pilot in the United States Air Corps. He is married to the former Mary Baker of New berry and they have three chil dren. He fills the position formerly held by Mr. Lawrence B. Graves who resigned to accept the po sition of Executive Secretary of the South Carolina High School League. Office And Showroom For Authority Be Set Up; To Hanctye Installations A apodal mooting of city council was called yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) at three o’clock in order that the city mijrht receive as information a request of the Ulinton- Newberry Natural Gas Authority. Bondsmen for the author ity have advised and recommended that the cities of New berry and Clinton return to the authority all operations in volving the jras systems in the two towns. James K. Wiseman, sec Mayor retary to the authority said the bonding agency repreaentatlveii felt that the system could tie op erated more efficiently under one head, the authority, than under three as now constituted At pre sent the ‘owns of Newberry and Clinton are Inaklng inspections, reading meters and hilling, and keeping no with all maintenance work In their respective areas. The authority lias overall juris diction for the system. It was brought out in the meet ing of council that this was the only solution other than placing the system in the hands of re* reivt rs for the bonding agency. This would mean the receivers would hold absolute control over the system until such •time as the bonds were retired. At that time the system would he turned back to the tw*o cities. It has been reported that suf ficient installations have not been made and not enough customers have been added to make the sys tem a paying proposition. There have been charges from time to time that neither city has co operated fUUy with the gas author ity, although a spokesman for the authority declared this has no bearing whatever on the merger of the systems. In the past Newtoerry has been receiving trom the Clinton-New- berry authority fl.ioO per month tor maintaining the system in Newberry. This amount was 4 to take care of maintenance, extend ing services, meter reading, and billing. E. L. Blackwell, city mana ger said Wednesday morning that the city had turned back a por tion of this money to the author ity, approximately $3,(KM) since the system has been in operation. Tentative plans of the authority call for an office and showroom to be located in Newberry. No gas appliances will be sold by the authority, Mr. Wiseman said, but present plans of the authority call for an installation service to be inaugurated in both cities. The in stallations made by the authority would Ibe on a cost basis. This plan is being put into operation since the authority feels that gas would he made available to customers at Miss Connelly Is Awarded Scholarship Miss Drucie Connelly, a rising senior at Columbia College, has been awarded an honorary scholar ship of $125 for next year it was announced here today by the of fice of Thomas G. Shuler, As sistant to the President, Columbia College. The scholarship is in recognition of her high scholastic average for the year 1953-54, Miss Connelly having the highest in her class. The scholarship is one of three such awardp. Drucie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Connelly of Pros perity and is a member of Alpha Kappa Gamma, honorary leader ship fraternity, is on the Dean’s List, and is the newly elected president of the Student Christian Association. a much lower cost, and as a result, many additional residents would convert to natural &shs for cook - iug, and heating. The contracts between the cities of Newberry and Clinton with the authority are cancellable by either party on 20 days notice. City Manager Blackwell said that on July 15 the city would be re lieved qf its obligation to gas customers, and any further busi ness transactions relative to gas service would be handled by the local office of the authority. Mr. Wiseman pointed out that as far as he knew, no change in rates would he involved hi the transfer. He declared that it mis his purpose as a member of the authority to keep the price of gas the consumer at the present level, and believed that it could he barring an increase that may tie granted to the Transcontinen tal Gas Corporation. Such an in crease would necessarily come from the Federal Power Commis sion and at present there is no indication that it will. Methodist Circles I Meet July 12 Circle meetings of the WSCS of Central Methodist Church are as follows: 1—Monday. July 12 at 4 p. m. with Mhu? Jt . Forrest .Lwiihack hostess and Miss Lucy JSpps^ as sisting. . , , ■ * - , - No. 2—Monday, July 12 at 4 p.m. with Miss Claire Henry, hostess. No. 3—Tuesday, July 6 at 10:36 a.m. with Mrs. Pope Buford, Sr. and Mrs. Pope Buford. Jr„ host esses. Julia White—Tuesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. In the Recreation Hall of the church with, Mrs. Daisy Den ning and Mrs. Y. T. Dickert. host esses. No. 5—Tuesday, JuB 6 at 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. A. E. Moorehead. Louise Best—'Monday, July 12 at 4 p.m. with Mrs. Marvin Sum mer. Tomatoes, Potatoes ... Oh, Well OFF TO THE BEACH Mr. and Mrs. C. 1. Youmans, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Youmans and two children. Barbara and Alice, will leave Sunday for a week’s vaca tion at Ocean Drive. They wMll ‘Ray at the Tilgham Cottage w r hile ♦ here. v This year there have been an unusually large number of seed pods formed on Irish potatoes. This has caused quite a bit of discussion, most of which has been of a rather controversial nature. In answer to a number of re quests for an explanation for seed pod formation on potatoes county agent P. B. Ezell gives the following information. The fruit formation seen on the Irish potato this year is def initely not tomato or part to mato. It is no more than an lri$h potato seed pod. It is true that the Irish potato and tomato are quite similar fcctanicaiiy, both being what are classified as ber ries. Therefore, the seed bearing portions would show some simi larity, however, there is no crossing. Certain strains of po tatoes and certain sets of weath er conditions will cause a more prevalent formation of seed pods some years than in others. It seems that this year this set of weather conditions have been more favorable than for many years. Therefore, the unusually largo number of Irish potato seed pods formed. Many years ago the late Pro fessor C. C. Newman, of the Horticultural Department at Clemson College, started collect- inn I rich notate seed from these seed pods and after two or three years a small quantity had been collected and plants grown from them. He made available to the public some of these seed, how ever, since it was found that Irish potatoes produced from these seed were inferior to those produced from - tubers in both size and quantity, this project was discontinued. “Because ef the fact that we have produced Irish potatoes from tubers or parts of tubers for many, many years the tend ency to grow seed ha« just about disappeared,” the agent said. “However, it is at intervals un der certain conditions that we see this tendency reappear.” LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED MONDAY, JULY 5TH The library will ibe closed Mon day, July 5th., in observance of the Fourth of July, which this year falls on Sunday. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS July 2: John A. Peterson, Thomas Morris, Sam P. Shan non, Mrs. Walter Davis, Allan Dominick and Wilbur J. Ringer. July 3: Frank E. Jordan, Jr., Billie T. Parr, Walter Baker Summer, Mrs. Jake Boozer, A. B. Lake and Curtis Doolittle. July 4: Mrs. F. J. Weir, Joe Chappells, Susan Boland, James Oscar Quattlebaum, J. H. Long, Elliott Mayer, Mrs. J. H. Boozer and Sallie Abrams. July 5: Mrs. Lewis Shealy, Mrs. W. W. Hornsby, Ralph Gilliam, Mrs. B. B. Livingston, Prof. Milton W. Moore, Mrs. Mary Alice Wherry, Mrs. Billy Wilton, Wilbur E. Epps and Mike Livingston. July 6: Miss Sara Wilson, J. J. Hipp, Billy Armfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Armfield, Mrs. J. S< Thompson, Karen Lominack, Sandra Gail Dawkins, Pam Phillips, Rogers Lewis Ringer, C. K. Brown, Beth Boul- ware, Walter Lake and Mary Ann Watkins. July 7: Miss Rose Hamm, Dr. Claude Sease, Allen Calcote, Mrs. David Long, Carolyn An drews, Dr. V. W. Rinehart, Jack ie Martin, Lula May Hawkins, Randy Senn and John P. Liv ingston. July 8: Mrs. D. H. (Constance Armfield) McHargue, E. L. Lom- inick, John McCullough, Mrs. Foster B. Spotts, Betty Stone and Olin Lominick, Jr.