Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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c 1 % Scientists are now able u> trans plant some types of human cance: into small lal>oratury animals, mice or guinea pigs. In the past ten years, engineers ^at one U. S. aircraft plant have spent more than seven million hours in development of military planes. VOI^ 17—NO. i: NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1954 $2.00 PER YEAR Gas Authority Ready To Process Work Applications Operation of Newberry's natural yas system is still draw ing considerable attention trom the Newberry ( itv ( ouncil even though the system was taken oxer sexeial weeks ago by the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas tiuthority. In what was termed was tenm-ci an move, operation of tl)* J s > taken from the cities of and Clinton on July 1 economy lein was New berry and since that time the authority has set up offices in the two cities to operate the distribution system. The authority, proposing to in-' fvtall natural gas at cost to eon- stumers ran into trouble when a man with 22 years experience in the gas business failed an ex amination given by the gas fitters examing board of the city Mon day of this week the examination was given another applicant who also failed. This left the authority vithout a certified uas fitter to in stall the 12 to 1". jobs the author ity now hits pending. In an effort to get work started "Mayor Wiseman called members of city council together Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to tind a solution in order that the authority could go ahead with installations Councilman Krnest II. Layton, a member of the authority, said something would have to he done io get tilings moving He said if the operation did not get under wav he was afraid the system would be put into receivership, and lie taken completely out of Un hands of the authority. Alderman Holloway proposed that the whole operation of the gas system he turned over to Hie authority including licensing gas fitters, installation, and making necessary inspections of tin' finished jobs. He pointed out that in a number of cities this pro cedure was followed. He added that since the city did not derive -any revenue from the system at present. Unit it would be added expense on the city to make ex- amiifations of the work done by the authority or private contract ors. He said also that the author ity is’ bonded and would be held responsible for all work dom the city. City Manager K. 1.. Blaekwell said that it has been the policy of the gas examing board to give written examination to all appli cants for gas certificates. He said a number had failed to pass the examination. He pointed out that the hoard was created by council and to the best of his knowledge equal treatment hud been given till who took the examination. Alderman Cecil Kinard said that lie believed that every member of city council voted in favor of the ordinance regulating installation of gras in the city and creating the examining board and saw no rea- Griffin Death Inquest Held News Of Birth In Japan Heard Via Ham Radio It required only a few hours for Martin Larks to announce his birth m Japan to his great aunt and A coroners jury night that Honald .! 1‘axville. came to ; Ja pa n j berry, j The m* ruled Friday j radio wa (Jriffin. -FI. ot I operator lis death in grandmoth er Martin Hill and Mrs former here was Robert H. resident - in New born to Parks in in New - Newberry County Monday after noon while engaged in driving a road patrol machine near Prosper ity. The machine l.-ft the highway and the driver was found dead |Julv. ! undermath. Hriffin was employ- j ed by a road construction company | of Columbia which was building a ] t a r m -1 o - m a i k e; road near Pros j perity. A similar aeciib in was fatal to ‘Robert Hawkins of Prosperity re- eently when his turn pull traetor overturned near Pomaria. NATIONAL GUARD NEWS (’a m | 1 uly South ("a rolir raft Artilierv • Stew art. < e-org ia 27. PC,4 a's 22M h Ant i - A ir- Hroup opened its consecutive two session here at since the end of week S (’amp Korean com- -o-eond t raininv Stew a rt duty in Pia2. Now undei maud of Colonel Fhoinas H. Ihifie of Newberry the men of the 22Mh left their resjiective homes early Sunday morning traveling by truck convoy arriving in the after noon. Ly Tuesday Hring on Stewarts vast range full progress. Lieutenant Colonel W'ingard. Execut ive ports that the Croup per cent of the enrolled present for duty. The d will he in Barringer 1-’. Officer, re bus over 9S . st rength hSth Bat- con why it Alderman J. dared that h solution coni; out resorting law. He giant a diould he changed. Ed. MeConm-ll de did not see win- a not he found with to a change in the proposed that the city leave of absence to Thomas \\h Ward in order that he might work with the authority un til a qualitied man could lie ob tained by the authority. It was de cided by members of the authority to offer the job to Ward on a permanent basis. He accepte-d the job and wend to work with the authority ypstord- 1 ” morning. The council sipent almost one and one-half hours thrashing out the problem. in | talion leads w ith lop percent authorized strength and only 1 man absent. Him due to an emergency operat ion. 'Hie (ITSth Battalion is command ed by Major Julian B. Crayton Jr. of Anderson, the lo7th Bat talion is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evander R. Mclver, Jr., of Conway, and the 712th Battalion is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William B. Bollard, Jr. of Creen ville. Batteries in these units are from valions towns. In the (>7Mh Head- quafTers and Headquarters Bat tery is from Audemon. Battery A from Sen cm, Battery B from Eas- 1 e \-. Batterv (’ from Crt-en ville. iP.atterv Hand Medimil Ih-tachnumt •om Williamsfon. ami H eadqua rt ers 71 2th Bat t a lion is Battery A from B from Camden. Che raw. Battery |) Hetach ment from I leadquarters Battery ot the f’-om Lancimtei X'ork. Battery Battery C from ilid ' Medi* al Florence. Other units include the L21st Ami-Aircraft Art illery Operations detachment from Dillion com manded by major William C. Fore ssaae sent by short wave received here by ham Donald Lee Harmon of New berry Sat u r day afternoon about p.m. 'Flic message received read. "Miss Mamie Parks. Cald well Strdef. Newberry, S. (’. Dear Xunr Mamie and Dannie. I ar rived in Osaka. Japan, at 0223:22 weighed in six pounds, one ounce Mon and Bad are fine.” ("apt. Larks is the son of the late Robert C. and Lucy Hill Larks of Newberry. Mrs. Parks is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin (luardian of Fairfax, \’a. The operator in Japan, failing to i reacli Newberry at first, relayed j t he message to an operator in Deny jmark. who later in tin- afternoon was able to reach Mr. Harmon in Newberry. Mr. Harmon had been busy preparing to take off early Sunday morning as a member of 'the National Cuard encampment [at < ’amp St e wa rt. Cla. R. OERRILL SMITH (UNDERGOES SURGERY R. Derrill Smith underwent a j minor operation in the local hos- ; j pital Tuesday morning. He was j 'reported to he resting very com fortably Wednesday morning, and experts to return to his home on F. Main street today (Thursday), j MRS. HAYES RETURNS HOME FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. Fred Hayes who uijder- ; went surgery in the Newberry Memorial Hospital last Wednesday morning, is doing fine. She re turned to her home on Friend street Wednesday of this w r eek where she is reported to be re cuperating nicely. Forestry Program Be Aired Today The Forestry Conservation pro gram. which was scheduled to be broadcast on Tuesday, was chang ed to he broadcast today (Thurs day) at 12:4a o'clock over the local radion station WKDK. CHARLES FELLERS SENN Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. (Joye Lovelace Eellers) Senn, 704 O’Neal Mreet. are receiving congratula tions upon the arrival of a seven pound two ounce son. Charles Fel lers. who arrived at the local hos pital on Wednesday. July 21st. Mrs. Seim and infant son are now at the home of her parents. Sheriff and Mrs. Tom M. Fellers. Six Newberry County 4-H club members attended the Piedmont District 4-H Club Round-Up at Camp Long July 21 and 22. Those at- tenaing and their projects are, I. to r., George Kinard, Prosperity, plant identification; Hunter Teague, Si I verstreet, dairy; Sarah Frick, Little Mountain, clothing achievement; Peggy Berley. Pomaria, dress revue; Vernon Jenkins, Whitmire, forestry; and Charles Teague, Si I verstreet, dairy. George Kinard placed in the Blue Ribbon group and his records will be considered in state wide competition. The others placed in the red ribbon group and may improve and re-enter their records next year. The group was accompanied to Camp by Mrs. Barbara G. Brown. Assistant Home Agent and W. A. Ridgeway. Assistant County Agent. Luther League Convention Is Set At College August 9-12 27th cHimml Georgia-Ala- Luther League Convention on ttie campus of and the Anti-Aircraft Radio Con trolled Airplane Target from Lan Headquarters and caste r. Battery of the loTth Battalion i.s from Newberry. Battery A is from Greenwood, Battery B from Clin ton. Battery C from Newberry and Battery B from Hampton. ! Ilf ba ma will be held on the Newberry College. A u g u s t 9 through 12. This is tne first time the Georgia - Alabama Luther 1 eague has held its convention at Newberry College. The theme of the convention will he: Seeing- Searching-Serving. Some 2(H) young people and adult advisors will be in atten dance during Hie four day conven tion. Workshops. Bible study, music, and business sessions wilt make up the convention program. The workshops and instructors are: The Luther League Year. In termediates, Mrs. C. W. Carpen ter: Senior and Young People, Th<^ Rev. W. Dexter Moser. Jr.; Luther liturgy. The Rev. T. H. Weeks of Newberry. S. C.; What Lutherans Believe. The Rev. C. W. Carpenter. The Bible Study Groups will have as a theme. “The Life of Christ" and will he taught by: The Rev. Paul Renz, The Rev. Hugh Baumgartner, The Rev. Joseph Griffin, The Rev. Dermon Sox. The Rev. Frank Jones, Jr., and The Rev. Harry Ran, Jr. The Rev. Vance Daniel of De catur. Ga. will he the principal speaker during the convention and will speak on the theme of the convention. ‘‘Seeing - Searching- Serving." His address will he at the Vesper Service. August 9 in Holland Hall. JAMES LYNN BLAIR BORN IN KANSAS Cud. and Mrs. Robert (’. Blair Manhattan. Kansas, announce “ birth of a son, James Lynn, The convention chaplain will lie the Rev. Raul Counts of Mariet ta, Ga. Mr. Billy Martin of Savan nah. Ga. is president of the Headquarter | Georgia-Alabama Luther League | and will preside over the business sessions. Other officers are: Robert Freyermuth of Savannah, Ga., vice-president; Janie Marbut of Augusta, Ga.. Recording Secre tary; Alice Stevens of Savannah, Building Permits The following three building and repair permits were issued dur ing the past week by building in epector Sam A. Beam; July 26-—Lewis Davis, one six room brick veneer dwelling on Glenn street, $9000. July 26—Vera Downing, general repairs to dwelling, 1414 Evans street, $50.00. July 34—Willie R. Graham add one room to dwelling, 1412 Evans street, $262. FORMER PASTOR OF CENTRAL CHURCH DIES THURSDAY . Retired Methodist Minister Clar ence Edward Peele, 76, died at his home in Columbia last Thursday. He ’ served as pastor of Central Methodist Church in Newberry in 1919. A graduate of Wofford, he was a Phi Beta Kappa. He received an lionorary doctor of divinity degree In 1947 from Erskine College. A native of Gibson. N. C., Peele retired in 1950 but served as sup ply pastor for the Gordon Me morial Church in Winnsboro un til 1951. Among the survivors are the widow, a son. a sister and three brothers. RURAL CHURCH OF THE SOUTH—The title “Rural Church of the South,” sought after this year by some 846 Southeastern churches, has been awarded to Prospect Presbyterian Church, Mooresville, N. C., shown above. South Carolina’s Rural Church of the Year award went to St. Matthew’s Parish Episco pal. Fort Motte. Silverstreet Evangelical Lutheran and Zion Methodist at Prosperity, were third place winners in the state competition. corresponding sin-rotary; Eari Heidt of Marlow. Ga., treasurer. The Luther L eague of America representative will he Miss Hebm Haberrnann. The Rev. Charles E. Fritz, D.D.. president of the Georgia-A la ba ma. Synod will ad dress the convention during’ - the installation service. Thursday morning. August 12. Aveleigh Seniors At Montreal Meet The nineteen members of the senior group of Aveleigh Presby terian Chinch who left Monday by bus for a five-day Spiritual Re treat in the mountains at Mon JIUrL N. C.. were Rev. and Mrs. N. E. Truesdalo, Miss Marshall Howard. DRE of AvobMgh. Vernon Workman. Elmer Mayer. Randolph Wilson, Eugenia Martin, Kathleen Martin. Barbara Wilson. Also Miriam Longshore, Sarah Truesdalo. Kathryn R e b e e e a. Truesdalo. Janice Timmons, Mar cello Boozer, Alary Land and Anna Coe Keitt, Mary Stanley Salley and Claudette Kneeee. The group made the trip Scout bus with "Cncle" Schumpert as driver. in the Homer h born July (5 at Fort Riley station ’'osnital. Capt. Blair is a native of Flairs. Mrs. Blair is the former Miss Alice Wicker of Newberry. T’o y have two other children, Bol-hy and Johnny. Capt. Blair is an ROTC in ^tractor at Kansas State College. H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Demonstra tion Agents. Mrs. Margie D. Free man and Mrs. Barbara % G. Brown announces the following schedule for the week of August 2nd through the 7th. Monday, August 2nd. Home visits. Tuesday, August 3rd. Office. Family Life and Cloth ing Home Demonstration Project Leaders meeting at Agricultural Building in Newberry at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 4th. Aluminum Tray School for Beth Eden, ML Pleasant and Mt. Bethel Garmany Home Demonstra tion Club members at Mt. Bethel Garmany School at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 5th. Aluminum Tray School for Tranwood, Jalapa and Bush River Club members at Bush River School at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 6th. Home visits. Saturday, August 7th. Office. County 4-H Council Officers are attending State 4-H Council Camp at Camp Bob Cooper near Manning. S. C.. Monday, August 2nd through Friday, August 6th. All Home Demonstration Family Life and Clothing Leaders are urged to attend the meeting Tues day. August 3rd at 3:30 p.m. at the Agricultural Building in New berry. Plans will he made for club ! achievement da vs in October. S. J. Klettner, Newberry Native, Djes In Tenn. Silas Johnstone Klettner died Monday at the Thayer Hospital in Nashville. Tenn.. after a lingering illness. Mi-. Klettner was born at New berry. a son of the late Otto and Mary Zobel Klettner. He was in the brokerage business in Harts- ville and previously was connect ed with Proctor and Gamble Com pany in Florence and Charlotte for many years. His wife. Etta Byrd Klettner of Hartsville, died March 15. 1943. He is survived by one son, S. J. Klettner. Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter. Mrs. Bob Stanton of Asheville. N. C.; two brothers. Otto Klettner of Columbia and August Klettner of Orlando. Fla.; two sisters. Mrs. Mary Gardenhire »f Newberry and Mrs. Randolph Patterson of Fnion, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct- ‘m! from the Brown-Pennington Funeral Home in Hartsville at 4 •’clock Wednesdav afternoon by Dr. Davis M. Sanders and Dr. H. M. Morgan. Interment followed in Magnolia cemetery. County Tax Levy Is Upped One Mill The Newberry County Delegation met Monday night at the court house to set the tax levy for 1954. The levy was hiked to 43 mills, an increase of 1 mill over that of last year. | In explaining the increase Audi- Bloodmobile Here Today Two blood collecting units are in operation here today by the Red Cross bloodmobile. A unit for white donors is set up at Central Method ist church and one for colored at the Negro Recreation Center on Vincent street. Donor hours are between 2 and 7 p.m. The blood program is sponsored by the Newberry County Medical Society Auxiliary. Feeder Cattle Sale Scheduled September 30 If you are going to have any beef type feeder cattle for sale this fall, listen closely to the fol lowing announcement. A series of feeder cattle sales '' ill he held in South Carolina dur ing the period between September 31 and October 1. One of these -ales is scheduled to he held in Co lumbia on September 30. This series of sales wlil attract large feeder cattle buyers from other states as was the case in a series of J similar sales held in the state last fall. j j All cattle must he of good beef ! type and must grade not lower i than medium. No hulls or stags j will lie accepted. • Any farmer with 1 or more j calves, who would like to consider I selling in this special sale, must ! contact P. B. Ezell or W. A. Pylgeway at the County Agents’ office or» T. B. Amis at the Soil Conservation Service Office not later than August 15. Circles To Meet Central Methodist Church WS CS Circles will meet as follows: No. 1—-Monday, August 2nd at 4 p.m. with Mrs. Marvin Rucker, Mrs. White Pant associate hostess. No. 2 Monday. August 2nd at 4 p.m. with Mrs. Willie Hawkins. No. 3—Tuesday, August 3rd at 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. Hunter Brown. Julia White—Wednesday, Aug. 11th. Joint meeting with The Guild at the church—picnic supper. No. 5—Monday, August 2nd at 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. Joe Roberts. I ouise Best—Monday, August 2nd at 4 p.m. with Mrs. Clyde Tin dall. NOTICE Electric service in the City of Newberry wili be interrupted Sunday, August 1 from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. in order that necessary maintenance work may be done by Duke Power Company. adv. Deed Transfers Newberry No. 1 Belle Geiger Banks to J. E. Gei ger. one lot and one building, 1312 Silas street. $5.00 love and affec tion. C. Hayne Shealy to Robert B. Scott, et al One lot 75'xl85’ on Crenshaw street, $8500. Thomas C. Gilliam to Ralbert Murrell. Jr., and Kathryn S. Mur rell. one lot .60 of an acre and one building, $500 and assump tion of Mortgage. $2867.12, on Brantley and Douglas streets. Clarence B. DeHart to Reha Mangum, one lot 56’xl96’ on Me- Swain street, $300. This deed was made on April 30, 1953 and re corded on July 26, 1954. Newberry No. 1 Outside Nelle Long Clary to George W. Medlock and Mildred Davis Med- lock one lot and one building, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. David F. Dominick to J. Eth- redge Geiger, one lot and one building, 2037 Piedmont street, $3900. Hal Kohn to Sidney Eugene Gook and Pauline P. Oook, one lot 71.5’xl62.29’ and one building. $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. Pomaria No. 5 M. O. Mayer to L. R. Wicker and Nora M. Wicker, one lot 86’x 461’xo3.2’x481’ and one building in town of Peak, on church street, $1880. Mrs. C. B. Swygert to George H. Swygert, 136 acres, $1000. This deed was made February 30, 1953 and recorded July 20, 1954. Bryd A. Graham, et al to Miss Lois Hentz. two lots, $1000. Joseph W. Morse and Beulah L. Morse to D. Leo VVessinger and Ethel M. Wessinger, two lots, $5.00 love and affection. Little Mountain No. 6 Mrs. Maye Belle F. Hartley to John C. Hardin and Judith Ann Hardin. 37.25 acres, $1100. Prosperity No. 7 Joe N. Wilson to Evelyn Wilson Amick and Elred Amick, one lot 180’xl80’ and one building on Bachman Chapel paved road, $5.00 love and affection. Bernice M. Werts, et al to Getson Duane Werts, 22.36 acres, $5.00. Julia K. Werts, et al to Getson Werts, 56.28 acres, $5.00 love and affection. S. R. Metts to M. M. Werts, 5.90 acres, 233.05. J. R. Blackwell to R C. Lake one acre and one building, $1800. tor Ralph Black pointeff out. that last year county officials felt that they could operate with less funds and tjass the saving of a 1 mill tax cut to taxpayers. The auditor said that the county ex perienced a decline in revenue of some $13,000 from the antici pated revenue. He said revenue from liquor tax was off $6,000; in come tax $5,000: beer tax $1,500; fines $1,500, and national forests $1,000. Mr. Black said another reason for the 1 mill increase was ad ditional funds - provided by the delegation for the County Board of Education. A' breakdown of the millage i.s as follows: County ordinary, 10 mills, county bonds, 5 mills; coun ty hospital, 1 mill; ordinary schools, 26 mills; and County Board of Education, 1 mill. Attending the meeting Monday night were Senator Marvin E. Abrams, Representatives Earl H. Bergen and John S. Huggins; County Treasurer J. Ray Dawkins, Auditor Black, Supt. of Education. Janies D. Brown and members of the County Board of Education. Annual Coop Meet Be Held Saturday Members of the Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. will meet at the Newberry High School auditorium Saturday afternoon at 2:30 for their 14tK annual meeting. Member ship in the coop at present is 3,750 rural and farm families. At the business part of the meet Hospital Patients Mrs. Ixmise Arthur, 1412 Silas St. Joby Betchman, 1314 Pearl St. Mrs. J. W. Bishop and Baby Girl, Route 4, Newberry. Mrs. George Black and Baby Boy, Route 4, Newberry. Mrs. C. P. Cannon, Route 1, Chapin. Mrs. Pope Connelly, 1515 Cald well St. Mrs. W. E. Eomore, 1325 Pelham St. Bob Fair. 1220 Chapman St. Mrs. G. G. Felker and Baby Boy, 1724 Harper St. Mrs. J. P. Livingston and Baby Girl, 1912 Harper St. Mrs. Sam Marlowe, 1519 Har rington Sit. Mrs. Minnie Metts, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Heyward Mills, 1133 Hunt St. Mrs. J. T. Moore and Baby Girl, Rout# 3, Newberry. Mrs. G. A. Slice and Baby Girl, 1328 Poarl St. Mrs. Grover Shealy, 700 Pope St. Mrs. Ruth Shealy, Route 1, Newberry. t Miss Lucy Spears. 1711 Nance St. Mrs. Jobe Smith, Route 1, New berry. R. Derrill Smith. 1902 Main St. L. A. Wilson. 2123 Brown St. George Wicker. Route 1, Po maria. Colored Patients Tom Perry, 806 Crosson St. Grac^ Whitten, Route 2, Whit mire. ing members will hear reports from officers and employees on activities of the coop over the past year. Election of directors from zones one, two and three will he held. A nominating committee headed by C. T. Smith of Kinards has proposed the following: Zone 1, Carl B. Setzler and George E. Stone; zone 11, T. B. Amis and Harold F. Long; and zone III, Ber ley Bedenbaugh and D. L. Weda- man. Sr. George Stone, secretary to the board of directors said that members could also be nomi nated from the floor before, the election and that any member of *’ e coop is eligible for office. A number of valuable prizes will be given -to members attending the meeting. Tickets have been mail ed to members and they should be brought to the meeting. Only those attending the annual meeting will be eligible for the awards. Entertainment at the session will be furnished by Jarvis, na tionally famous magician. An ad dress will be brought 'by Judge R. D. Tysinger of Carrollton, Ga., at torney for the national associa tion. He will speak on problems facing rural electrification from a national viewpoint. An invitation has been extended the public to attend the meeting. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS • July 30: Harriett© Morehead, Bill Hawkins, Maybelle Yates, Mrs. J'. C. Counts, NA*s. Ben M. Caldwell, Mrs. G. S. Hazel, Mrs. Lillian N. Werts, Mrs. Hugh Bat- lentine and Lillian Vanderford. July 31: Mrs. Daryiy Paysing- er (Mary Louise Lominack, and Mrs. Robert Lee Ruff. August 1: Mrs. W. H. Spivey (Rachel Mower), Tommie Len Henderson, F. A. Longshore, Ann Stewart and Mary D. Booz er. August 2: Mrs. M. W. Clary, Rev. Louis Patrick, Debra Jane Bowers, Mildred Chapman, Ann Bowers, W. P. Lathrop, B. B. Leitzsey, Jr., Willie Graham, and Deane Rodelsperger (daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rodelsperger). August 3: Mrs. W. C. Schenck, Hugh Turner, Mrs. A. D. Halti- wanger, Mrs. T. H. Neel and Furman Wright. August 4: James S. Price, Susan Senn, Mrs. John F. Clark son, Sadie Mae Graham, Gary Lee Ringer, Frances B. Boozer, Buddy Parnell, Thomas Cromer, Bennie Burns and Mrs. B. G. Langford. August 5: Mrs. C. T. Summer and Mrs. Pearl Smallwood. §F V.