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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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*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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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