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am X ■mm Private inaustry, trerr.endoasly strengthened by /the post-'war building boom, says it is prepared to build an average of !.4(‘G.0(Hi housing units per year for the next 10 years. i ftr w* * wit The annual death rate from can cer in tire U. S. since 1900 has in creased from 64 to 145 per hundred thousand population. VOL. 17—NO. 15 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1954 |2.00 PER YEAR itgt w College Buildings Get ‘Face Lifting’ Before New Session By MRS. A. H. COUNTS I installed. New flourescent lights When the students return to were put in and floors were cover- Newberry college following the ed with rubbei matting given b\ ttummer vacation they will find that many improvements have been made on the campus. All homes of the professors have out side paint jobs which included the roofs and also other needed re pairs. Smeltzer Hall, the girls dormitory has had all outside ■woodwork repainted and all ot the rooms have been tinted a soft green. The walls of the reception rooms and large lounge on the first floor were done in delft gray the past year. Although Herrick Hall. was completely renovated and refur- friends of the college, directed by the Rev. J. A. Shealy of Leesviile. Several pianos for this department were also given by friends. The administrative offices in Holland Hall have received new floor covering and the walls have been refreshed with paint. All class rooms in this building have also been refreshed with coats of paint. Dr. Arthur W. Fischer of Kan napolis, N. C.. a graduate of the college has recently given a $5,000 organ as a memorial to his par ents. which has been placed in the nlehed two years ago it was given auditorium. The college confened an inside paint job this summer. This is one of the latest buildings erected on the campus for living quarters for men and was dedi cated in memory of Dr. S. J. Der rick who was fo»- many years president of the college. Present plans call for a modern new dormitory for men to be built in the near future. A sketch shows that the large building will be erected on the corner of Evans and Luther streets. The proposed dor mitory will accomodate one hun dred and fifty men. Acting president C. A. Kauf- mann stated that Carnegie Hall which houses the dining hall and kitchen on first floor and men students on second and third floors will probably be abandoned for* living quarters as soon as the new dormitory is completed. A new ice maker was added to the kitchen equipment this sum mer. Th^ walls have been freshly painted and the floors will either be covered with trie or painted. The cooking is done with natural gas and steam. Unit E which is one of the six married veteran apartments on the campus will be used this winter for men students. Three of the units will be removed to make iway for the new mens dormitory. 1 Thhe remaining two units will con tinue to be the homes of married ▼eterans. All of the three remain ing units have been painted both on the inside and outside. Plana call for considerable work- on the college grounds in the near future. The grounds committee is -scheduled to meet August 26. The music building was re novated the past year at which 'time gas heating equipment was an honorary degree upon Dr. Fish er several years ago. A $182,500 library wias dedi cated early this spring and was named in memory of Fred Wes- sels, Sr., of Savannah. Ga., whose wife and son gave $50,000 for the completion of the building. The popular shack which houses the college post office and recep tion center underwent needed re pairs the past year. Students are planning for a large TV room there in the near future. Mr. Xaufmann stated that some improvements are also slated for the gymnasium prior to the open ing of school in September. New Co-op Officers, Directors IffeL I- m a m :wH' m City Coffers Near Empty As Fiscal Year Draws To Close Pictured are the new officers and directors of Newberry Electric Cooperative when they held a special meeting at the coop offices last Thursday evening. Seated, I. to r. are, Manager Hugh M. Ept- ing, C. E. Lester, John Earl Smith, L. Berley Bedenbaugh, Ray Blair, and Coop Attorney T. Wm. Hunt er. Standing, I. to r., David Luther Ruff, Chalmers Brown, Dave Waldrop and George Stone. Harold F. Long who was injured in an accident Thursday afternoon, was unable to attend the meeting. George Stone was elected president at the special meeting. Other officers named by the board are David L. Ruff, vice president, Dave Waldrop, treasurer and Chalmers Brown, secretary. The first regu lar meeting for the new board of offices will be held next Monday evening at the coop offices on the cut-off road. (Sunphoto by Frank Armfield) O. E. S. District School Of Instruction Set Here Friday Tim .Newperry Chapter, No. 226, pose from the 6 chapters in this 4-H Junior Leadership Club Meets Tonight The Newberry County 4-H Junior Readership £lub will hold their second meeting Thursday, August 12th at 8:00 p.m. at the Agricultural Building in Newberry according to Andy Price, Publicity chairman. The purpose of the Junior Lead ership Club is to provide activity, adventure, attd a field for achi evements for boys and girls. Plans have been made to hold meetings each month on the second Thurs day. In July at the organizational meeting temporary officers were elected. They were as follows: chairman. Eleanor Potts of Po maria; secretary, Ray McCarley of Newberry High; publicity chair (continued on page eight) of the Order of the Eastern Star will be hostess to the other 5 chapters of the sixth district and other visitors at a school of in struction in the Community Hall Friday evening at 7 p.m. Sam D. Beam of Newberry has been appointed district deputy grand patron of the sixth district by Mrs. Alif Shaw, Worthy grand Matron of S. C. Mr. Beam is a member of the Newberry Chapter and is thus placing the school in his home chapter. The appointment of Mr. Beam is a distinct honor since he rep resents the worthy grand matron, in this district. As Newberry is the youngest chapter in the dis trict. being only 3 years old, the appointment shows Mr. Beam’s ability and detailed knowledge of the working of the order. He is worthy patron of the local chap ter, serving with his wife, Mrs. Sara Beam, who is worthy matron. The district is composed of Laur ens, Clinton, Joanna, Whitmire, Prosperity and Newberry. The school of instruction will carry out the work of the Order of the Eastern Star, using officers appointed for this particular pur- district. ~ Mrs. Alif Shaw ot Florence and other distinguished guests will be present. Supper will be served at 7 p.m. The school begins at 8 p.m. Mrs. Meetze Dies Of Long Illness Mrs. Minnie Amick Meetze, 79. died Friday afternoon at Newber ry County Memorial Hospital after a serious illness of one year and declining health of several years. Mrs. Meetze was born and rear ed near Peak, the daughter of the late William and Martha A. Amick. She was a member of St. Jacobs Lutheran Church near Chapin. Her husband, George Meetze, died six years ago. She ia survived by two sons.^i Earl, Strother and Sgt. George Meetze. Ft. Eustis, Va.; one daughter. Miss Katie Meetze, Lit tle Mountain; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at 4 p.m. at St. Jacobs Lutheran Church by the Rev. George H. Kahl. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Outstanding Speakers Are On Tap For Annual Farm Week Daily Assembly Programs At Clemson 'College Hartford Host Conservation Dist. Meeting The Hartford Community Cen ter will be host at the August meeting of the Newberry Soil Conservation District Supervisors Tuesday, August 24 at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Mr. C. P. Guess, Executive Sec retary of the State Soil Conserva tion Committee will talk on South r Carolina’s present position on water rigihts and th^ need for a water law In 1837 the South Carolina Su preme Court adopted the ripaviar doctrine of water courses, which in effect, says that water ir, streams must pass on undiminish ed in quantity and undamaged in quality. Actually the Legislature has netfer given a clear, clean cut statute on water rights. ‘ Senator M. E. Abrams, chm. of tattState.. Water. Policy Committee be invited to attend as will )r. Bowman Dies Tuesday After "ritical Illness Dr. Emory Henderson Bowman, 85, Newberry businessman, died Tuesday afternoon at his home on College street following several weeks of critical illness and a long period of declining health. Born in Whitfield, Ga., he was the son of the late Michael Henry Bowman of Virginia fcnd Pamelia Elizabeth Collins Bowman, a na tive of Laurens County. Dv. Bowman spent his early vouth at Cave Springs and Cedar- *own. Ga. He was a licensed Pharmacist and owned' and operat 'd a drug store in Newnan, Ga., 'or many years. Later he was a Raveling salesman for William S. Merrell Chemical Co. of Cin cinnati, Ohio for 28 years when he ’-otired because of ill health. He ’id his family moved to New berry in 1911. During his later Mfe he was connected witl) Bow- ers-Floyd Insurance and Real Estate Agency in Newberry. He was a Woodmen of the World and was awarded a 50-year Masonic wil Mr. Seth Meek, also a member of the committee. “What are the rights of a farm er; what are the rights of any citizen; what are the rights of cities and towns? “Our water laws should be brought into line with modern needs of today,” a Conservation spokesman said. “Come' out and take a look at the practical effect of our present water law,” he concluded. m ' ' '"'' llllf iSf; "-i. ili iMtOY GRIFFITH i, Aug. 10—Speakers well to speak in their respec- Will appear on the as- ; programs here • during and Home Week, August 16- MISS FRANCES SCUDDER DR. F. L. TUSTON O • SGf. R. E. PRITCHETT mC' *re Miss Frances Scudder, r, Division of Home Eco- i Programs, Extension Ser- Washington. who will at noon; Rev* G. director, Town and Church Program, Emory Georgia, - who will at noon; Andy and entertainer, N. C., who will pre- tm Wednesday even- Dr. F. L. Tueton, Agri- ;h Service, USDA, who will speak at noon. IBOOdder's subject on Tues- be ’“As Others See Us.” motive of New York, a Cornell University, an luate of the Univer- California, and has had race in both rujcM and tiee of home demointra- tion work. Her carder includes service in the State of New York as a county horn# demonstration agent. She has served on several important Land-Grant College As sociation committees and has done a great deal of work in consumer education, both rural and urban. The subject of Mr. Freeman’s talk Wednesday at noon will be “They Hold the World Together.” His talk will likely emphasize “The Mission of the Rural Church,” theme of the Rural Church Conference, which he will lead during the week. Mr. Free man, who was named “Rural Min ister of the Year” at Emory Uni versity. is a native of Georgia and an A. B. graduate of Oglethorpd University. He has done graduate work at Northwestern University and is now working towards his M. A. degree at Emory. He is a member of the South Georgia Con ference of the Methodist Church, president of the Methodist Rural Fellowship, and a member of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Town i::d Country Commission. Andy Griffith, speaker and en tertainer from Chapel Hill, N. C., is described by the press depart ment, William Morris Agency, Inc., as “a shock-haired, blue-eyed six-footer named Andy Griffith, who hails from Mount Airy, North Carolina, and who is well on his way toward becoming the comedy sensation of the year.” His Capi tol records, “What It Was—Was Football” and “Romeo and Juliet,” have been widely sold throughout the nation. Dr. Tueton, in his talk and dem onstration on Thursday at noon, will give a report on “Better Things for More 30-minute talk, h use of visual aid search in the U. SC Department of Agriculture is things for more People.” In his e will with the s show how re creating better people. He was horn and reared On a well-diversi fied Tennessee farm; is a gradu ate of Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.; has had wide experience in the field of agricultural teach ing and newspaper work; and si?ice 1953 lias been in charge of 20. Cornerstone Be Laid At St. Paul Home Coming St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Pomaria will be the center of activity Sunday, August 15, when the annual Homecoming will be observed and Corner-stone laid to the new Parish Building. Sunday School will be held at 10 a.m. Mr. L. B. Bedenbaugh, sup erintendent. The Rev. J. A. Keis- ler, D.D., pastor when the present church was erected, will preach the sermon at the 11:15 Service.. At noon a picnic dinner will be served on the church lawn. The service for the c9rner-stone laying will be held at 2 o’clock. The address will be delivered by the Rev. Paul Monroe, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church New berry. All former pastors, former mem bers. members and friends are in vited tg join the members of this historical congregation in the days activities. The Rev. J. L. Drafts is the pre sent pastor of St. Paul’s church, ’in. Npr of Amity Masonic Lodge 87 of Newberry and was also a Shrin- p’\ Hp served as worshipful master of Coweta County Lodge in New nan, Ga. He was a member of Cen tral Methodist Church where he was a life steward. He was also a member of Chesley Cannon Bible Hass of the church. He married the former Miss Evie Mae Wood of Cedartown, Ga. They celebrated their 60th wed ding anniversary June 6. Surviving besides his wife are a pon, Emory Jr., Newberry; two laughters, Mrs. F. D. Maclean. York; Mrs. James R. jjsaareil, Newberry; two" brothers, Everett, Lansing, Mich.; Felix Gadsden, Ala.; three sisters. Mrs. Sue Paille, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Annie Wheat; 3 nd Mrs. Bertie Maddox, both of Daytona Beach, Fla.; three ^grand children and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at^4 p.m. at? Whita ker Funeral Home by the Rev. Herbert Spell. Burial followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Cyril Hutchinson, Thomas H. Pope, Lewis Floyd, Pinkney Abrams, Tobn T. Norris, Jr., and Miller Wessinger. Mayor Names Groups to Plan Budget And Investigate License Ordinance Newberry's city council grave the go-ahead for several street improvement and drainage control projects at the regular session held Tuesday night in council chambers. Only members of council, the city manager, city clerk and press and radio representatives attended the session. After minutes of the regular j July meeting and of a special meeting on July 27 were read, councilmen reviewed the trea surer’s report covering ten months operation of the city. It was noted that in several instances income had exceeded the estimated bud get allowance. However, this in crease was offset by spending that in a number of cases was more than allowed in the budget. The largest overage in expenditures was for the purchase of new ma chinery. This came to some $6,- 000 over the amount budgeted. City Manager Blackwell explained that was due to the purchase of a new tractor used at the city garbage fill. • City Clerk W. C. Wallace said it was doubtful if the city would be able to. operate for the next two months without borrowing oh next year’s^ budget He conceded that if the city got by without borrow- He was an honorary mem- 1 ing it would be a close squeeze. Drainage Problem Mayor Wiseman ' reported that the drainage problem oir Evans and Luther streets was again re ported to the Highway Depart ment and said, officials planned to correct the condition early d*W,>; t . f ;/Jr- Mfya*’ Wiseman also reported that repairs ^bad been completed on concr«tk 'IM||^.;area a* ' hon park. Mr. mack well and the street de partment for the excellent job. 4 A committee composed of P. D. Holloway and City Manager, and appropriate resolution from the State Highway Department re questing that the city turn over Langford, Brantley and McSwain streets to the department for up keep and improvements. These streets will carry the bulk of traf fic to and from the new Gallm&n High School which is in final stages of completion at this time. Council voted unanimously for the proposal. Water Problems The recent heavy rains in New berry brought on a rash of new and old drainage problems for councils consideration. In addition to those mentioned above, drain age problems also exist on Cald well street at the Southern and C.N.&L. railroad tracks, the in tersection of Harrington and Crenshaw streets, and on Hunt street in front of the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Blackwell said that he had given all’ these problems study but was not able Tuesday night to give an estimate on the cost of alleviating the problem. Council authorised him, however, to proceed with cor recting thp condition and report the progress at the next meeting of council. Budget Committee Another Indication that the city is about to embark op a new fiscal / Newberry College repo cost at aphroximi$^^ There was some discussion wheth er this could be done with funds from the bond issue, ft, wa* de cided to postpone action on the proposal until the city attorney could rule on the legality of the expenditure. Street Paving Mr. Blackwell submitted plans Moore To Study At Columbia'U. Frof. and Mrs. Milton Moore will leave Newberry next Wednes day for New York to spend a week, where Professor Moore will According to an announcement from R, R. Bruner, the committee on the development of Lynch's Woods Park met at the offices of writer Columbia University this the local Chamber of Commerce the exhibit work of the Agricul tural Research Service of the US DA. Other features erf the assembly programs will be a t-H Club Tal ent Show on Tuesday night and a Maid of Cotton Style Show on Thursday night. Beginning Tues day evening, the assembly pro grams will be opened with band concerts by the Parris Island-Ma-’ rine Band under the direction of Master Sergeant Robert E. Prit chett, USMC. Group singing led by O. Romaine Smith, young folks editor. Progressive Farmer, Birm ingham, Ala., with Mrs. Smith as pianist, and vocal selections by invited musicians will also be part of all assembly programs. The assembly programs will be a daily noon and evening feature of the week’s overall program, which will include lectures, dem onstrations, and field meetings on a wide variety of subjects. The council for a number of years. He program for the week will begin J was active in civic affairs of the on Tuesday morning. August 17, J community. pT’d close at coon Friday, August I Sarvivinc are his wife. Mrs. An- fall to work towards his doctors degree in music. The Moores are making the trip at this time to look for living quarters. They plan to move to New York with their two sons. Bill and George about the first of September to make their home. Professor Moore, who has been ’ead of the Music Department at Newberry College for the past six teen years, resigned his position 'here a few months ago in order to continue his education in music. Jl J. Hentz, 82, Died Saturday Pomaria Home John Julius Hentz, 82, died early Saturday morning at his home in Pomaria following one week criti cal illness and a long period of declining health. Mr. Hentz was born and reared in Pomaria, a son of the late David Julius and Mary Houseal Hentz. He was a farmer and was a mem ber of Pomaria Lutheran Church where he served on the church At Camp Fellowship The folowing Juniors of Ave- leigh Presbyterian Church left this morning (Thursday) for a three-day camp at Camp Fellow ship on Lake Greenwood; Bobby Anderson, Hariette Biber, Beth Atchson, Floy Ann Dennis, Ann Lipscomb, Jim McCaughrin, Mar garet McCaughrin, Agnes and Sal ly Pritchard, Pamela Senn, Von Sinclair, Bonnie Wade, Ann Tim mons, and Margaret Ann . Keitt, who will serve as a life guard. The group was also accompained by Miss Marshall Howard, Di rector of Religious Education at Aveleigh Church. (continued on page eight) SCHOOLS OPEN AUGUST 27 P. K. Harmon, Director of New berry County Public Schools, has announced that the following white schools will open August 30th: Newberry, Silverstreet, Bush River, and Whitmire. The other white schools, Pomaria, Little Mountain, and Prosperity, will open August 27th. All Negrb schools will open August 30th. The opening hour for the first day at E schocls will be 9 o'clock. last Fridayidud began laying plans for the' improvement of the local park area. J. Dare Caldwell was elected chairman of the committee, and Mrs. Louis Floyd was elected sec retary. One of the first actions of the committee was the naming ( of a sub-committee to meet with representatives of the South Caro lina State Commission of Forestry, who would be, asked for technical advice bn planning for tbe park development. Named to this sub-committee were John Billingsley, -Mrs. Rich- ai-d -' BakW>»hm® ' O. M. .Cobh. Ex- officio members are J. Dave Cald well, •T. E. Davis, and Homer W. RcSrampert In the opinion of tbe members, no attempt will be made to get the local park into the State Park system. £11 improvements and development will be done on a local leveh ' / year was tbe appointment of a budget and planning committee. P. D. Holloway was named commit tee chairman. Others serving with en Armfield and, will hold a out a bad^ ’ get in the near future. • Business licensee came in for discussion Tuesday .night. Both city clerk and city manager point ed out cases where the license ordinance needed revision.^ Mr. BlackwteU said it was pot bis in tent that licenses necessarily be increased, but clarification was needed in a number of them,. others are obsolete, and there are duplications. Mayor Wiseman named Councilman Layton, chm., Dufford, City Manager Blackwell and City Attorney Harley to make a study and report their finding to council- . A request wtas read from Rev. Taylor of the West End Baptist church asking that the city pro- ’vide a sidewalk at the side of the new church building on Cromer street Mayor .Wiseman pointed ont that it, was not ai policy of the _ city to make such improvements unless the property owners re-, quested them and paid one-half the cost. He asked the city mana ger to prepare a petition and turn I it over to Rev. Taylor to secure the necessary signatures in order that tiie sidewalk may be paved* It was announced that begin- ing immediately, police protection will be made available for users of the park area, ft is hoped that city and county lev enforcement officers will cooperate by patrol ling tbe area daring both daylight and’ after-dark hours. The park arep is owned jointly by the city and county ot Newberry. yng...*."-— 7 " er mortal Elliott of New berry ^college will again deliver tbe sermon at Epting Memorial Methodist church at the morning hour on Sunday, August 16. His subject will be “Man’s Personal Relationship to God.” v Prof. EMtoft supplying tor the pastor, the Rev. E. R. Bradham, who is away on ^is vacation. 4 i Aug. 13: Micky Jenkins, Rosa lind Worts, Tom P* ; Wicker, i David Waldrop, R. G. Hunter,*- * Atfrudtft Uvfngeton/ Mre. F- Hentz; end Barbara; Alice Amick. Aug» 14: •‘Tip 11 ’ Hargrove, Mrs. P. C. Plampin, Mra. Clay Ballon- tine, Garroir Looney, Lorta Bo land: and Deborah feredy. S IS: Mrs. Janies 1 Aug. IS: Mrs. Janies Mills, Miss Sadi# Bowers, Mrs, Wil liam Partridge, Mary Lane SImnmwmv Mrs. Suth Walton, Amt • Leopard, ' Mrs. Arthur ’ Eargte and Charlotte Pelham. . Aug. IS: Prtoe kL Harmon, Dr. H. M. Bigby, Mrs. Holland SliSh, Barney Yates, BMUe Dicker!, Gynthla . Sue Merchant, Martha Falk, Mary Katherine BtOfie «Ml Mary Bedenbaugh. Aug. 17: Mrs. ! M. P. Davis, Mm Beth A. Meek, Leila Kay Singley, John H. Boozer, Frank Gilbert, A|ra, / Garonne Hawk ins, ftodney Outz and Jeaimte Armfield. ' Aug. 18: B. V. Chapman, Grif fin Coleman, Mrs* B. F. Dawk ins, Sinclair Kemper, Billy Vanderford, Michael Cameron Johnson, Clarence B. Hazel and Mrs. Ruby Trice. Aug. If: Mrs. Charlie Ruff, Jimmie Ringer, Jimmy Timmer man and Mrs. Irvine B. Leslie. - 4 -V* ... •r ■■.Mi m IPR ■Mm EmS am