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Kunkle, Clerk 41 Mildred S. Bouknight, Clerk — Reyburn W. Lominack, M.D., County Physician George R. Summer, Coroner S. W. Shealy, Supervisor O. H. Dominick, Clerk to Com. — Nina G. Ruff, Clerk T. C. McDowell, Commissioner G. T. Werts, Commissioner B. V. Chapman, County Attorney , Eugenia Epps, Rest Room Opr. W. A. Ridgeway, Asst. Co. Agent P. B. Ezell, County Agent John P. Foster, Magistrate — Ben F. Dawkins, Magistrate 574.44 Claude Wilson, Magistrate — 220.19 W. D. Hatton, Magistrate 148.19 W. E. Spearman, Magistrate — 155.15 J. Harold Wise, Magistrate 153.96 John A. Johnson, Constable 556.71 John C. Wilson, Constable *— 511.74 J. E. Dawkins, Constable 183.21 W. R. Koon, Constable — 146.96 J. C. Smith, Constable 231.94 E. E. Cumalander, Constable — 131.14 Berley C. Shealy, Jailor 677.60 H. W. Langford, Asst. Jailor 72.00 Jake R. Wise, Service Officer I 930.90 A. N. Crosson, Registration Board — 37.50 W. C .Scott, Registration Board 37.60 Virginia L. Counts, Registration Board *—_— 36.00 Luvinia Spearman, Col. Rest Room Opr. 150.00 Mary Ruff, Hostess Comm. Hall — 254.70 S. C. National Bank, w/h taxes 1,373.20 S. C. Retirement System, contribution by county Employees 706.95 Life Insurance Co. of Virginia, prems. by Co. Employees 552.21 MISC. CONTINGENT: Lillian G. Saunders, salary and travel $ 198.60 Lorene Miskelly, salary — 115.80 Florence S. Addison, salary 34.50 Mrs. Onnie B. Chisholm, salary & travel 315.42 Moultrie Q. Roberts, travel — 210.00 Mary Rossiter, travel -I- 210.00 w* - , -. ;V , Deputy Sheriff’s expense acct. — 180.00 I Clerical help j. 21.0t_ National Guard appropriation 300.00 Col. Home Demo. Agent expenses 45.00 Building Col. Rest Rooms — — 634.02 Hospitalization—Welfare Dept. 93.93 New Typewriter — 334.75 Elevator Services 48.00 Bond premiums — 45.00 Nby. Co. Artificial Breeding Assn, appropriation 1,000.00 Supt. of Education % yrs. travel exp. 125.00 Board of Assessors appropriation 1,320.80 Home Demo. Agent's expenses 17.41 Health Dept. exp. — 150.89 Travel—Welfare Dept. ; — 42.49 Welfare Board — — 300.00 Library appropriation ’ 4,700.00 Supplies & maintenance serv.—^Sheriff’s office — . 103.29 Board of Education 700.00 Agent Expenses — 63.69 B. V. Chapman, Attorney Fee 50.00 Expenses of County Election — . 1 150.00 Supervisor’s Quarterly Report 99.00 Medical Fee — 75.00 S. C. National Bank, w/h taxes 46.96 S. C. Retirement System, contribution by County on County Employees : 1,281.64 Life Insurance Co. of Virginia, premiums paid by County on County Employees __— 312.03 S. C. Retirement System, contribution by County Employees 16.32 Co. Co. THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE sr?. These are men who conducted the school bus driver clinic at the Newberry Court House Monday morning. They are, left to right seated, R. A. Harleton, Jr., Greenwood, district supervisor of school bus transportation, County School Supervisor P. K. Harmon, County Superintendent of Education James D. Brown; standing. Patrolmen D. A. Reighley and W. J. (Bill) Martin, Newberry, SgL Fallaw of Columbia, state highway department public relation and safety edu cation representative. (Sunphoto by Frank Armfield.) V.F.W. To Stage Show Wednesday At High School A.Paul Hpward show has been scheduled for a Special Appear ance at Newberry High School auditorium next Wednesday even ing at 8 o’clock, sponsored by the local VFW Post. Howard and his Nationally Known Arkansas Cot ton Pickers, Veteran Radio and Recording Artists, was a regular feature for eight years on WSM Grand Ole Opry and is considered one of the best known entertain ers and master of ceremonies in the business. \ « The Boss Cotton Picker com poses most of the songs he re cords, having composed such tunes as “With Tear* In My Byes,’’ State Easter Seal Cod The State Easter Seal Society has completed plans for its twen tieth annual state convention to be held in Columbia on Tuesday, September 28, 1954. A. L. M. Wiggins, Hartsville, state president of the Crippled Children Society of South Caro lina, ' Inc., announced yesterday that arrangements have been made for the one-day session to be held at the Jefferson Hotel, concluding with Open House at State Head quarters, 1517 Laurel Street, Co lumbia. "Achieving Goals for the Handi capped’’ is the convention theme. Outstanding Easter Seal volun teers will take part on the pro gram. “Achieving Goals for Happiness” will be the theme of the Annual Report of the State Society, given by the executive director, Mrs. T. Jackson Lowfe, with state staff members, parents and cerebral palsied children taking part in the clinical demonstration. Dr, R. Archie Ellis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will give the invocation and the Hon. J. Clarence Dreher, Mayor of Colum bia, will welcome the Easter Seal volunteers to Columbia. Rupert Kuhne, Columbia, will give the financial report of* the Society from the audited report prepared by A. C. Clarkson & Company, Certified Public Ac countants. Carroll J. Collins, Greenville, chairman of the nominating com mittee, will give the report of this committee. Following this will be the election of members of the State Board of Trustees, officers and members of the Executive Committee for 1954-’56. Carrying out ^ the conventioii theme will be a panel discussion led by Harris Marshall, Orange burg, Superintendent, Orangeburg City Schools, and Trustee, Orange burg Chapter of the Crippled Chil dren Society. “Achieving Goals through coope ration with the Medical Profession, state agencies and other profes sional organizations” will be the subject of the discussion. E. Walter Masters, M.D., Co lumbia, mepiber of the State So ciety’s Medical Advisory Board, appointed by the South Carolina Medloal Association; G. S. T. Peeples, M.D., State Health Of ficer; and Guy L. Varn, Superin tendent, Columbia City Schools, past president South Carolina As sociation of School Administra tors and trustee, Richland County Chapter of the Crippled Children Society, will serve as participants. State President Wiggins will close the morning session with an address “Achieving the Goal of the Blaster Seal Society.” Miss Jayne Shover, Associate Director, National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc., will be the luncheon speaker. Dr. William Weston, Jr., vice chair man of the State Society’s Medi cal Advisory Board, will introduce Miss Shover. She will speak on “Achieving Goals for the Cerebral Palsied.” Miss Shover, a pioneer in the professional field of work with and for the cerebral palsied, has visited the Crippled Children Society of South Carolina many times. Mr. Wiggins wifi preside over the Dutch luncheon session and Dr. H. Lester Kingman, pastor, Shandon Methodist Church, will give the invocation^m;:; Charles W. Griffith, Manning, State first vice president, will in troduce special guests who will be South Carolina leaders in health, welfare and education. Exhibits depicting th6 cerebral palsypalsy program of the Crip pled Children. Society will be on display, along with exhibits of county Easter Seal projects. / The cerebral palsy project com mittee of the Woman’s Club of Columbia, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Andrew J. Bethea, and Club president,’ Mrs. Asher P. Brown, will assist the state staff in serving as hostesses for the Open House at State Headquart ers. The Ivy Garden Club will be in charge of decorations for both the m - wimm mm palSltpi*. . 1.».4. mm -*f. '< -fesl it- m $ -h -f-i gfiJSS: wmm H. D. AGENT SCHEDULE The County Home Agents, Mrs. Margie D. Freeman and Mrs. Barbara G. Brown announce the following schedule for the week of September 20th through the 25th. Monday, September 20th. Office; Home visits. Tuesday, September 21st. Home visits; Beth Eden Home Dem. Club at 8:00 p.ra. at the home of Mrs. Lambert Riser, Mrs. Edward Reamer, co-hostess. Wednesday, September 22nd. Home visits; Trinity HDC at 3:00 p.m., Mrs. Ralph Waldrop; hostess. Thursday, September 23rd. District Conference in Ander son (office will be open). Friday, September 24th. District Conference in Ander son (office wil be open). Saturday, September 29th. Office. >5$ m frsSsas mrnim m iil mm 1 “Stay A Little Longer,” “Cotton Picker Special” and “Texas Boog ie.” He also helped write the big Eddy Arnold hit tune, “Mother’s Prayer.” The Howard troup, a three star attraction, moves in ..from an extensive, highly success- tour of the West and South- t. An amateur talent contest will be a feature of the show with a recording company scout on hand to possibly select one or more con testants for audition. As an added attraction, Howard will bring with him a new singing star direct from Hollywood, Pretty Miss Nita Lynn. This young lady has a terrific voice and is bound to hit the top in the music world. Her singing will hold you spell bound. A major recording label recently signed her to a long term contract. Hartsville Businessman. Named Head For 1954 State Seal Sale Campaign Mrs. Alma Taylor, Newberry Native, Died In Pinehurst PINEHURST, N. C., Sept. 14— Mrs. Alma Frances Taylor, 94, died last night in the Pinehurst conval escent home after several years of declining health. Funeral services Were conducted at 16 o’clock Wednesday morning from the Pinehurst Community Church, with intermit In Rose- mont cemetery in Newberry at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Taylor was born in New berry, a daughter of Zeb White and Amelia Paysinger White. She was ? the oldest living member of Central Methodist Chur<jh of New berry. Survivors include four daugh ters, Mrs. H. W. Ehrhardt of Pine hurst, ’ Mrs. Harold Newnham and MTs. Allen Watson, both of Colum bia and .Mrs. Arthur Boring of Plant City, Fla.; • two sons, John F. Taylor of Pinehurst, and Jack- son W. Scott of Columbia; 1®. grandchildren and 20 great-grand children. i V- ■ m t REP. PUB. BLDGS. Water & lights Janitor supplies *lL— Hardware supplies & paint Telephone service — Parts & repairs Covering floor — Fuel Repairs to heating plant Ice Books Lawn Mower 582.47 269.80 158.45 466.73 146.75 80.50 298.37 85.00 53.66 150.00 'm, l/V \" p| > 4 v COUNTY HOME ■C. L. Kfnard, salary — $ Mrs. C. L. Kinard, salary ; Drugs — Electricity ! Groceries * -Clothing : Seed cleaning, grinding & feed 1 Fertilizer — Repairs jl 1 Hardware supplies — Soap _j — Gulf spray Heating fuel : Cooking utensils — Ice book S. C. National Bank, w/h taxes Life Insurance Co. of Virginia, premiums paid by County Employees S. C. Retirement System, contribution by Employees CHAIN GANG: Salaries Drugs Food Clothing — Medical services -T m \ 537.51 262.80 29.21 218.55 467.31 96.71 122.60 124.00 66.49 41.46 34.86 8.76 138.02 48.92 8.24 44.40 19.29 36.00 $4,061.21 45.01 541.73 164.23 15.00 Tobacco i. _* \ 66.34 Shoe repairs 17.15 Cement ^ 3.86 Hardware 3.34 Dental services 14.00 Shoes 129.60 Soap , 32.81 Cooking utensils 43.65 S. C. Retirement System, contribution by Employees - 108.57 S. C. National Bank, w/h taxes t _ 165.30 Life Insurance Co. of Virginia, premiums paid by County Employees 76.44 ROAD MAINTENANCE: Salaries Wages Electricity Hardware supplies Top Soil Lumber Concrete pipe $1,548.12 9,499.41 126.90 185.86 88.56 2,714.64 51.91 Parts & repairs 1,011.04 Machine parts & repairs • 1,848.89 Axe handles , 46.82 Nails & Spikes • J 120.21 Tires & Tubes *■ 1,727.67 Gas, oil & greases 2,296.35 Insurance 1,429.77 S. C. National Bank, w/h taxes 615.40 Life Insurance Co. pf Virginia, premiums paid by Employees 265.17 S. C. Retirement System, contr. by Employees 137.55 BOOKS, STA., PSTG., PRTG.: Printing & advertising ^ $ 334.24 Office supplies ' j. ^ 543.91 Maintenance services 10.35 Postage stamps 86.60 Box rent — 13.50 COURT EXPENSES: Tom M. Fellers 1 $ 123.23 Jurors & witnesses pay bills 477.00 Coroners inquests 12.00 Dep. Sheriffs expenses—.trips for prisoners 345.04 SHERIFFS DIETING: T. M. Fellers, Sheriff $1,308.00 Newberry 4-H Boys And Girls Show Pullets Twelve boys and girls enrolled in a special poultry project ex hibited 120 pullets Saturday, Sept. 4th at the Agricultural Building in Newberry. $100.00 dollars in prize money was donated by Sears Roe buck and Company. Additional prize money was given by the Newberry County 4-H Council. Mr. E. A. Peterking, Extension Poultry Specialist, served as judge and placed the pullets in purple, blue, red and white groups. Bruce Lake's pullets were judg-* ed as the outstanding pen of the show. He received the purple award and $15.72 in prize money. He is from the Little Mountain Jr., 4-H Club. The others were placed as fol low's: Blue Ribbon (receiving $11.79 each) Mary Eva Doolittle of Pomaria Jr. Club; Linda Thomas of St. Phillips Club; Jeaqette Lominack of Newberry Junior High 7th Club, Edna Marie Sineath of Prosperity Jr. Club; Jerry Koon of Pomaria Jr. Club and Jimmy Dominick of Newberry High Club. Red Award (receiving $7.86 each) Frances Holt of Bush River Jr. Golden Age Group Held Meet Sept. 8 The Golden Age Fellowship met Wednesday ahernoon, Sept. 8 in the ItycCullough Bible room ' of Central Methodist church. Twenty members and five visitors were present. Mrs. J. W. White gave a timely and beautiful devotional opening with the song “Love Lifted Me.” The theme 6f her talk was “Royal Wine of the Kingdom.” Mrs. D. J. Williams gave an in teresting account of the assembly held at Columbia College on June 4. Those attending besides Mrs. Williams were Mrs. Ural Floyd, Mrs. White and Mrs. L. G. Mc Cullough. Mrs. McCullough gave excerpts from an article written by the Rev. Hawley Lynn, director of Adult Work, Board of Education, on “The Least Ministry for the Neediest Man, the Story of the Church’s Greatest Sin of Omis sion,” Mrs. McCullbugh charged, “May we recognize our responsi bility of keeping the ministry of the church flowing out to those who need it most, and remember the spirit of the Master expressed in Matthew 25:34-40, to visit with a plan of real service.” Mrs. Camp was in charge of ac tivities at the meeting. Questions were asked and answers given in the contest that followed. Little Mryna Camp gave a recitation “Moo Cow Moo.” During the social half-hour the McCullough Bible class served re freshments and were dismissed by singing “Bless Be the Tie that Binds.” t • The Golden Age Fellowship is composed of women 60 years of age and over. John H. Martin, Hartsville busi nessman and nationally recognized leader in the voluntary fight against tuberculosis, this year will head the annual TB seal sale cam paign in South Carolina, the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association announced today. Wide recognition was attained for Mr. MayMn when he w singled out by the National Tu berculosis Association and the Southern Tuberculosis Conference to speak at the annual meetings of these organizations on the suc cessful accomplishments of the Darlington County Tuberculosis Association during the time he was chairman of its Program Commit tee. tSince his graduation from the University of South Carolina in 1918 and subsequent service as a war-time army officer, Mr. Martin has compiled a notable record of ifablic service, both professional and voluntary. He taught school in Union and .Columbia; served with the State Board of Public Welfare; and for <ix years was superintendent of the S. C. Industrial School for Boys. Mr. Martin is very active in the work of the Boy Scouts. He is a past-chairman of Hartsville Dis trict; former president of the Pee Dee Area Scout Council and ex chairman of the council’s camping and activities committee. Both the Silver Beaver and the Silver Antelope awards for outstanding service tq Scouting have ’been awarded to him. Deeply interested in school af fairs, Mr. MArtin has held huany positions of local responsibility. In addition, he served in 1948 as chairman ef a committee of nine to study the publife'schools N of the state for a report to the S. C. Education Survey Committee. J Hartsville named Mr. Martin its citizen-of-the-year in 1946. In that same year, he spent nearly three months in Europe as. a U.S. Department of Commerce appointee investigating develop ments in . German industries. Mr. Martin has served as presi dent of many local church and wel fare organizations including ' the Darlington Tuberculosis Associa tion and the Hartsville Rotary Club. .~,C. Since 1927 he has been produc tion manager of the Sonoco Pro ducts Company, Hartsville; 1946 a member of Its Directors; and since Ips her a vice president. As chairman of the T in South Carplina, a ducted during the Christmas sea son to support the fight against tuberculosis, Mar. Martin will lead the coordinated efforts of hun dred/ of volunteer workers throughout the state. President John A Campbell, Jr. of the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association said ' today, “We ye delighted that so eminently quali fied a leader as Mr. Martin has ac cepted the chairmanship of the 1954 TB seal sale. Under his able direction I feel sure the people of South Carolina will continue their generous support of the life saving IPS mm JOHN H. MARTIN ssaUiv'.. program which the Christmas seals have made possible for the past forty years.” ..... i'if: is married to the Jormer Elisabeth Pressley of Rock Hill, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Pressley. They have two dren, John Harrison and Elizabeth Pressle, — TOTE .% & \ « A ^ :«>■ CASH Pli. . * * * 91m m i i afifyv.« /a * 0 m v v ■m POST MORT. A LUNACY: Lunacy examinations - Transcribing inquests 123.66 lt$6 luncheon and Open House, under the supervision of Mrs. W. W. Newbrandt, Jr., project chairman. “The Twentieth Annual Conven tion should be the most outstand ing one In the history of the So ciety in South Carolina,” said Mr. Wiggins. “We have served more cerebral palsied and other handicapped per sons during 1953-54 than ever be fore. Our 1954 campaign shows a financial increase of over 18 per cent as compared to 1953, and we continue to supplement apd ex tend needed services for the handicapped in South Carolina and, in particular, for the cerebral palsied,” he concluded. All persons interested in the work of the Society are urged to attend this meeting. State officers include, beside the president: Charles W. Griffith, Manning, first vice-president; Car- roll J. Collins, Greenville, vice- president; Robert S, Davis, Co lumbia, vice-president; Mrs. T. Jackson Lowe, Columbia, execu- MISS REID RETURNS TO CONVERSE COLLEGE Miss Harriett Reid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid, Jr., left today (Thursday) for Converse college where she will be a mem ber of the senior class. LEAVE FOR PHILADELPHIA Miss Esther Eargle has resigned from her position with the West ern Union Tel. Company here and has gone to Philadelphia to study and work, ^he has been relieved temporily by Miss Thelma Coker of Aiken. Club; Catherine Sease of Newber ry High Club; George Clyde Shealy of St. Phillips Club; Madi son Longshore of Newberry Junior High 7th Club. White award (re ceiving $3.93) Bobby Counts of Bush River Club. Immediately following the show the pullets in pens of ten were sold by auction to the highest bidder. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase poults ,for 12 dif ferent boys and girls in ,the spring of 1955. On March 19th 100 baby chicks were given these 12 boys and girls. They were grown under the tive director; and Rupert Kuhne, | supervision of the local County Columbia, treasurer. Farm and Home Agents. Board ■ T: ■ : . •'i The cool HB around the you will w are Fm • • • sale COB* 'eens Shop and pick, out that jacket soon. Fall Jackets in sizes 2 to 3X 4 to 8 TOTS TO TE SHOP 1214 Main St. Newberry, S. C. v iACKEDSYi mm 1 m You owe it to yourself to SEE the SENSATIONALLY BETTER- Neville Bottled Gas Co. — LICENSED GAS FITTERS— 905 Main St. Phone 48 ; Newberry, 8. (Q ' ? (W Lr 'S? "j 1 ^ / s ''t-r ' S- ■ K;-' , . - - . v. . frifklirrrriAi^if - m, mi