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Supervisor’s Report
Fourth Quarter 1953*54
SALARIES:
Charles E. Bowers, Clerk of Court $ 950.91
Mildred R. Harmon, Clerk 480.81
B. M. Wise, Clerk 746.94
*T. M. Fellers, Sheriff 1,024.71
796.27
781.67
751.67
692.69
783.90
200.00
404.94
432.00
482.00
460.71
432.00
080.91
470.81
470.10
207.90
250.71
851.35
844.71
123.00
268.71
247.74
176.99
216.00
348.04
115.20
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J. C. Neel, Deputy Sheriff
H. K. Shannon, Deputy Sheriff 1
X». L. Henderson, Deputy Sheriff ;
A. T. Henderson, Deputy Sheriff
T. L. Hill, Tax Collector
T. C. Chalmers, Asst. Tax Collector
J. Ray Dawkins, Treasurer ;
Margaret L. Neel, Clerk t
Jeanette K. Hamm, Clerk
Ralph B. Black, Auditor
Rohjr & gammer. Clerk i
E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge —
Mary F. 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
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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
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THE NEWBERRY SUN
PAGE FIVE
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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. \
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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
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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.
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“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.
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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
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■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
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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
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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,
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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.
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