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The strongest bone in the body is the shin bone, which theoretical ly could support between three and four thousand pounds. The 33 million dollar Greater Pittsburg Airport, opened about two years ago, is the world’s sec ond largest. VOL. 17—NO. 21 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1954 « J2.00 PER YEAR Is This Farm Familiar? Sun.To Feature Series Of / Mystery Farm Photographs 7,300 Pupils In County Schools This is the first in a series of mystery farms and homes in Newberry county that will appear each week in The Newberry Sun % This photograph and all others in the series are made from the air. The person who correctly identifies it by calling The Sun will re ceive two free tickets to the Wells Theatre. If you are the owner, come by and identify the farm and receive the original photograph from which the above cut was made. (Sunphcto by Frank Armfield made from Shealy Flying Service plane piloted by Mar ion Wiggins.) ’ City Council Adopts $646,853.66 Budget Newberry city council met Mon day night in a special session to adopt a budget for the city’s op eration for the fiscal year 1954- 1955. Present for the meeting were all members of council, City Mana ger E. L. Blackwell, City Clerk and Treasurer W. C. Wallace and press representatives. Mayor Wiseman called the meeting to order at 7:30.. After prayer by Mr. Wallace, Council man Holloway, chairman of the Budget and Planning committee w*as called on for his committee’s report. Holloway stated the pur pose of the meeting was to con sider an operating budget for the fiscal year beginning October first. He said estimated income for the year was not sufficient to meet the $646,853.66 estimated ex penditures as outlined in the bud-stated he would do all he could A new feature, in the form of a mystery farm or farm home in Newberry county, begins this week in The Sun. The series is made up of aerial photographs taken by The Sun and includes farms and homes in the area served by the newspaper. This is sort of a gpessing game for our readers as well as our selves for many of the shots mad* are unknown to the photographer who made them. All parts of New berry county and surrounding areas will be covered before the end of the series, and it is left up to the readers to identify the pic ture published each wjeek. Free tickets to the Wells The atre wMll be offered to the first person correctly naming the scene each week. In adition, if the own er can recognize the picture of his home or farm, the original photograph from which the news paper cut was made will be pre sented to him by calling at The Sun office. If you think you can identify the picture, call The Sun office and tell us whose place is pictured and your name and address. Re member, the first person who iden tifies the picture correctly gets the movie tickets. However, names of all persons wdiose guess was correct will be published each week. In publishing the series of photos, this newspaper is recogniz ing farming as the big business that it is today . . . big in invest ment in land, machinery, live stock, and buildings. The pictures are a tribute to agriculture in this community.* get. A difference of $58,000 between estimated receipts and expendi tures drew considerable discus sion from members of council. As a result a motion was offered by Councilman Holloway, seconded by Alderman Cecil E. Kinard^-tfcat in the future that budget be prepared before setting a tax levy. In the past it has been a policy for the tax levy to be set earlier by coun cil in order that ample time be al lowed for making up and distribut ing tax notices. Mr. Holloway’s motion was unanimously adopted. City Manager Blackwell stated that it was possible that expendi tures could be held down, and that income would exceed the amount set up in the budget. Al though he made no promises, he to hold down expenses to the bare minimum and barring unforseen emergencies, thought the city would not be in too bad a condi tion financially at the end of next year. Motion was aftojr|d by Coaucil- man I^yton, .«iliMJMM>> Coupcil- mari Holloway that the budget be adopted as submitted. It was pass ed unanimously. During the course of the meet ing a sum of $200 was set aside for the chamber of commerce to ward preparing and printing a descriptive folder on Newberry. It was brought out that the chamber of commerce has hundreds of calls each year for information on New berry. and at present the chamber had no prepared literature for this purpose. Speers St. PTA Has Good Start The 1954 Membership Enroll ment at Speers Street school has gotten off to a very fine start. It is expected that they enrollment this year in the P. T. A. will sur pass the 300 mark. On Monday morning, Mrs. E. L. Oxner and her committee, com posed of Mrs. Leanide Reagin and Mrs. F. J. Harmon, gave letters to the students to take home to their parents and friends, requesting • them to join the P. T. A. before the 30th of October. The class enroll ing the«most members will re ceive a beautiful pennant with the inscription "Membership Leaders 1054’’ on it. The fee for the Speer Street P. T. A. has been set for the year at seventy-five cents per member. Of this amount, twenty cents goes to the State organization, five cents to the National Organization and the other fifty cents sends a year’s eubscription of the South Carolina Parent-Teacher Magazine into each members home. Membership in the local P. T. A. is important because it is con cerned with the child as a child, not because he is of a certain faith iff race. It gives both parents and teachers the point of view about vrbat schools must do if children are to be trained the American wray of life. The first official meeting of the Speers Street P. T. A. will be lield on Thursday, October 14th, at Which time a big Hallowe’en Carnival is being planned for SaL nrday, October 30th. Officers this year include Dean Phillip Kelly, of Newberry College, president; Bob Lister, Vice-Presi dent; Mrs. Leonard Moore, Secre tary; Mrs. S. M. Price. Treasurer and Mrs. Lewis Lipscomb, pro gram chairman. 5 Half the meat produced in the world is beef and veal, four tenths jUP-pork, less than a tenth is mut ton, and the rest is gpat and horse -jneat. Mayor Wiseman Chairman Natural Gas Authority Mayor James E. Wiseman was in council chambers at Newber- named chairman of the Clinton- ; ry. He replaces Mayor Joe P. Newberry Natural Gas Authority j Terry of Clinton who had served at a meeting held Tuesday night J as chairman since organization of the authority. Mr. Wiseman was Den 4 Cub Scouts Meet On Tuesday The Cub Scouts of Den 4 met Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at the home of Den mother, Mrs. San ford Robinson. Mrs. W. I. Click, den mother of Den 2. conducted the meeting. She gave the boys many good sugges tions on cub scouting and how to be good cub scouts. After the meeting the boys cele brated Mickey Robinson’s 8th birthday. Games of animal rummy and cluckers were enjoyed. The guests assembled in the dining room where delicious birthday cake, ice cream and punch was served. The cub scouts enjoying this first meeting we^e Larry Dozier, Bobby Oxner, Mike Craven, Bruce Clamp. Ronnie Staub, and Mickey Robinson. Phillip Marshall was un able to attend because of illness. Lewis Lipscomb Jr. is Den Chief for Den 4. Organizational Meeting Called For Jr. Hi PTA In response to many inquiries regarding a parent-teacher organi zation at the Junior High school, a meeting of all interested parents and friends is being called for this Thursday evening at 7:3o in the Junior High school auditorium. After a brief business session, a film directly related to the adoles cent child. “Children of the City,” will be shown. nominated for the post by Council man James P. Sloan of Clinton, seconded by C. A. Dufford, New berry councilman. Walter Regnery was re-elected vice-chairman, and Harry C. Layton, Clinton council man, was named secretary-trea surer. the position formerly held by Mayor Wiseman. All members of the authority from Clinton are new. Mayor Eichelberger replaced Joe P. Ter ry; Harry C. Layton replaced W. M. McMillan; and James P. Sloan has the seat formerly occupied by H. C. Ray. j The Tuesday night meeting was devoted mainly to the progress being made with gas installation by the authority in Newberry and Clinton. It was reported up to now 489 connections have been made in Clinton and 510 in Newberry. The authority has applications in the two cities totaling approximately J50 for installations. These jobs are being put in as rapidly as pos sible. Mr. Crockett, representative of Shields and company, agents for the bond buyers said that progress was good on the system, but urged that additional crews be put on if necessary to catch up, or else put present installers on an overtime basis. He pointed out that the busiest season was now at hand that the installations would have to be made in the next two months if they were to be made this beat ing season. S. B. Perry, representative of Goodwin Engineering company, agreed with remarks by Mr. Crock ett. He too expressed a desire to see the authority catch up as soon as possible on pending jobs. Mayor Wiseman said Wednes day morning that crews had been authorized to put in overtime in order to speed up installations. Emergency Dimes Fund At $1,187 According to Preston McAl- haney, chairman of the Emergency March of Dimes in Newberry County, a tote! of I1.187.1S |Jas been contributed during the of-* fort. Of this amount, Whitmire raised $307.61. Enrollment statistics released here yesterday by County School Director P. K. Harmon show a to tal of 7,300 pupils in county schools this year. This figure is approximately the same as a year ago. County Superintendent of Edu- tion James D. Brown, said the nrollment figure would be slight- higher since full registration as not been made in a few coun ty schools. This is attributed large ly to country schools where chil dren help with the harvest of the cotton crop. Figures for the various schools Of the county are as follows: Newberry high, 553; Boundary St., 301; Speers St., 327; Oakland, 77; Mollohon, 95; West End 42; Junior high, 292. Silverstreet high, 68; elementary 124. Bush River high 110; elementary 18*. Whitmire high 304; elementary 616 Fomaria high 161; elementary 153. Lt. Mountain high 108; elemen tary 77. Prosperity high 232; elementary 200. Stoney Hill 103. Chappells 22. Drayton St. 804. Galhnan High 518. Smith Hill 16. Elisha 156. Dan Watkins 93. Burton 42. (Bush River (Negro) 74. Jalapa 83. . Carver 250. j Garmany 349. Olive 43. , Mountain (Negro) 63. 180. Ca ugh man 39. Mt. Moriah 40. One Case .Goes To Jury In 3-Day Criminal Session Farmers Of County To Hold A.S. C. Election Saturday A three man farmer committee I community committees will be from each of eight communities | delegates to a convention in the in Newberry county will be elected at meetings scheduled for Satur day morning of this week. These -September 30, at 3:00 p.m. At this areas designated as Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Communities will meet and the committees named will represent the communities in recommending and administering national farm programs, according to J. W. Abrams, chairman of the current A.S.C. county committee. Elected chairmen of the eight Registration At Newberry Tops Previous Years Newberry College has opened its ninety-eighth session with a larger enrollment than in previous years according to Registrar James C. Abrams. Mr. Abrams re leased registration figures this week on the enrollment as of Sep tember 22. In the Senior class, 62 students have registered, 46 young men and 16 young women; the Junior class totals 56 students, 37 young men and 19 young women; the Sophomore class enrollment is 96, 72 young men and 24 young women; freshmen and business students total 188. The total enroll ment is 407, with 271 young men and 136 young women. This total enrollment shows a 14.3% increase with a 9.3% increase in young men and a 25.9% increase in young wo men. Students registering for the first time total 173. Boarding stu dents make up 60.7% of the stu dent body. Registration will con tinue through Saturday, Septem ber 25. Lutherans top the list of de nominations with 155; the Baptists have 104; the Methodists, 88; the Presbyterians, 12; Catholics, 7; the Associate Reformed Presby terians, 5; the Episcopalians, 5; all others, 11. assembly room of the county agri cultural building on Thursday, Cam Wallace Is New Missionary To Belgian Congo News was received in Newber ry this week of the appointment of Cam D. Wallace, Newberry na tive, as missionary to the Belgian Congo. The announcement was made by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian church at Nashville, Tennessee, where Mr. Wallace and his wife have undergone examinations for the past week prior to their ap pointment. Reverend Wallace, son of Mrs. Sara D. W r allace of Newberry and the late Robert G. Wallace, gradu ated from Union Theological Semi- . nary, Richmond, Virginia, in 1952' and the following August was or dained to Presbyterian ministry in services at Blackey, Kentucky. He was installed by his father-in- law, Dean Bear of Union Seminary. Since his ordination he has done mission work at Blackey. Mr. Wallace is married to the former Miss Eleanor Bear of Rich- (continued on page eight) Wheeler Draws Year On Directed Verdict In Reckless Homicide Case FMre-blackened forests do not attract tourists or support pros perous forest industries ... re member, most forest fires can be prevented . . . for about 95 per cent of all forest fires are caused by man . . . Help your state and help yourselves by always being careful with fire in the woods. meeting three ASC county com mitteemen and their alternates will be elected. Both county and community committeemen will take office on October first. Community number's, township, place of meeting, and community election boards are as follows: No. 1—No. 1: Assembly room, agricultural ’ building. Newberry; Jesse F. Hawkins, dim., Marvin Wilson, S. J. Hughes. No. 2—No. 2 & 3: Reese Mer cantile Co.. Rt. 1, Newberry; Wal do M. Halfacre, chm., A. E. Reese, Bannie Cathcart. No. 3—No. 4 & 5: C. C. Wallace & Son, Rt. 3, Newberry; S. P. Harris, chm., S. C. McCarley, Wm. Ballentine. No. 4—No. 6 & 7: Neal Brothers Store, Rt. 3, Newberry; Robert L. Dorroh, chm., Wm. E. Senn, J. P. Boozer.* No. 5—No. 8 and part No. 9 (south of double bridge road and west of Black’s bridge road): J. C. Nichols store, Rt. 4, Newberry; James R. Lester, chm., Allen N. Crosson, Bobby Long. No. 6—Part of No. 9 (north of double bridge road and east of Black’s bridge road): Olin Ful mer’s store, Rt. 1, Prosperity; Hu bert Bedenbaugh, chm., R. M. Monts, Drury O. Lovelace. No. 7—No. lo & 12: Shealy Bros, store, Rt. 2, Pomaria; Grady Lee Halfacre, chm., W. H. Caldwell, Jr., Ernest S. Shealy. No. 8—No. 11: D. L. Ruff’s store, Rt. 2, Newberry, Newberry; W. R. Lominick, chm., Roy Shealy, Howard H. Boland. "With the acreage allotments in effect on cotton, wheat, tobacco and peanuts, the. importance of the agricultural conservation program, price support programs, and other programs administered by the farmer committees, the election of community and county committee- . men is an extremely important matter to every farmer in the county, ’ Mr. Abrams said. In urging every eligible farmer to vote, Mr. Abrams said, “Wheth er you are satisfied with the ad ministration of the committee men now in office or not, you should vote anyway. The right to vote means nothing if it is not used,” the chairman concluded. College Faculty Members Be In Recital Oct. 1 On Friday evening, October 1, at eight o’clock in Holland Hall, Newfoerry College will present Professors Jordan Bowers (Bass- baritone) and Jack Peterson (pian ist) in recital. The program vritj feature a Bach fantasy, two Schu bert impromptus, a Beethoven sonata, and works by Mozart, Ra vel, Debussy and Dougherty. Both the artists are new mem bers of the Newberry faculty. Pro-- fessor Bowers came to Newberry as Head of the Music Department irom the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where he w<as a member of the voice faculty. An experi enced teacher of voice, he has sung in some outstanding public performances including the "Mar riage of Figaro,” “The Tales of Hoffman,” “The Magic Flute,” "Cosi fan tutti,” “Don Giovanni,” and “Rigeletto.’ JACK PETERSON JORDAN BOWERS Professor Peterson has had wide experience as a concert pianist. He received the B.Mus. degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, cum laude, in June 1953. The Cincinnati Conservatory con ferred the M.Mus. degree upon him last June. He has served as an assistant in theory at his Alma Mater. The public is invited to attend the program. Only one case out of approxi mately 60 slated for grand jury actipn and trial at the Septem ber term of court came before a jury this week. Claudia Cannon, charged with the murder of her husband was brought to trial and was found not guilty by direct verdict of the court. James S. Wheeler, charged with reckless homicide in the high way death of John Williams who died as a result of injuries re ceived in a three-car collision on the Newberry-Columbia highway July 30, plead guilty. He drew a three year sentence, but upon ser vice of one year, balance suspend ed on good behavior. General Sessions court was ad journed early Wednesday after noon after numerous guilty pleas and sentences were passed by Judge J. Frank Eatmon of Kfngs- tree. In the presentment of the Grand Jury to the court, the foreman in dicated that all bills of indictment handed the jury were examined and findings recorded. The court was also thanked for courtesies shown the Grand Jury. Cases, and their disposition, are: A. J. Calder, violation bad check law. Nojle pressed. ' Horace (Tip) Cromer, plead guilty to manslaughter. Sentenced to flv* years. Raymoh^ Lowntan and Jimmie MdKeUgr, 'Mmt Cm# continued. Wilton McCoy, drunk driving, 3rd offtaM. JPtaMK guilty, given 3 years and $2,000 fine, upon ser- balance suspended tion five years. 4**4, murder. Con tinued. Garfield H a r m o n, obtaining goods under false pretense. Placed on contingent docket. Jack Lee, obtaining goods under false pretense, nolle pressed. J ; Charles Hazel, forgery four counts, plead guilty to all counts, sentenced to 2 years on dach, all to run concurrently, suspended and placed on probation 5 years. George Means, plead guilty to pointing firearms. Given - sentence of one year. tJpon service of four raoathk, balance suspended and* placed on'' probation three years. This sentence to run concurrently with another charge he pleiad guilty to' for assault and buttery with intent to kill and carry cbn- qealfed weapon, upon which he was sentenced to 18 months and su spended », upon service of four months pnd placed on probation three years. 1 0~ David Shelton, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carry ing concealed weapon, ^lead^ guilty and sentenced to oie yeaf. Upon service of four months balance suspended. Lester P. Jeter plead guilty to violation, of liquor law and sent enced to one year and $100 fine; Upon payment of fine, balance su spended and placed on probation for three years. He paid the fine. Ernest Hiller who plead guilty to pointing firearms, drew a sentence of one year. . Pink Williams, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carry ing concealed weapon, case con tinued. Earl Sims plead guilty to forgery and drew sentence of eight months. - Ed Stroud plead guilty to bur glary 'and sentenced to one year.. Colie Dean plead guilty to ob- a $1,000 fine. Upon payment of $350 or service of four months, su spended and placed on probation five years. Hilliard Mize plead guilty to forgery and drew a two year sen tence which was suspended. He was placed pa' probation fbr five years. Essie Dennis who plead guilty to ( violation of liquor law, drew a sentqnce of eight months, suspend ed and put on probation three. years. Edgar Robinson plead guilty to drunken driving, second offense; Sentenced to one year and a fine of $1,000, but upon payment of $300 balance suspended, and placed on probation for 5 years. J. G. Mitchell plead guilty to forgery and was sentenced to 18 months. Credit given for 30 days already spent in confinement. James W. Wilson plead guilty to second offense • drunken driving. He was sentenced to one year and fined $1,000. Upon service of six months, balance suspended and placed oh probation for 5 years. Curtis Gregory, charged with second offense drunken driving; case continued. . Heyward C. Kinard plead guilty to second offense drunken driv ing. Sentenced to one year »;id $1,000 fine. Upon payment of $300, sentence suspended and placed on probation Jive years. He paid the fine. * George C. Trefsgar. drunken driving, second offense, case con tinued. . plead gaBty to of $i.50a. Suspended pro vided he pay , each week toward support of family to 1 * clerk of court's office. > • • •,. ' Frank Eleazer and Olin Eleazer both plead guilty to violation of liquor law and sentenced to 30 months. Suspended and placed on . probation three years. Amos Burton, Willie Pearl Coital* and James Williams plead tb operating a nusiance. Each was given sentence of * two years, suspended and placed on probation five years. A Lucille Farrow plead guilty to operating a nusiance. F^ntenced to two years, suspended and placed on probation five years. John Edward Skipper, charged with housebreaking. Case was con tinued to be tried on December 7, 1954. MIS^S LUCY SENN returned to hbr home on Glenn street the first bf the week after spending the ter at her home in Montreat, . c: - % Phillips. taining goods under false pretense!. Sept. 27: Miss Frances Jones, Sept Mrs. Ei WI&, * George Rodelsperger, L. HIMer, Robert E. ira Way, Ton Stuck, and Joytee Ann Swygert. . Sept,r25: Strother Paysinger, Pinckney Abrams, Mrs. W. B. Gogglns, Julian H. Aull, Kay Dawkins,. Tommy Lewis, Eddie Lominack, Mrs. Clem I. You- mans, William R. Buford, Mrs. Grace Graham Pence and Patsy Walton. Sept. 26: J. Ervin Wilson, Peggy Lominack, Harold Bow ers, Pinkeye Abrams and Gail and was -sentenced to one year. David Martin plead guilty to housebreaking and larceny and re ceiving atolen goods. He was given 30 months. Upon service of six months, balance suspended and. ; placed on probation five years: Lionell Starks plead guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed wea pon, drew a sentence of five years. B. T. Kennedy plead guilty to peeping tom and was sentenced to three years. Sentence susjfended and placed on probation three years: Newman Hughes, Leroy S. Bur ton, Rachil Harrison and Woodrow Osborne plead guilty to car break ing. . Each was sentenced to 18 iqonths v anspended and placed on probation three years. | .Woodrow/Osborne plead guilty to second offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to one year and Rev. Neil E. Truesdale, Ruth Roberta, Billie Lathrop, Mrs. Carroll Earglet Newton Dick- ert and Malcom Amick, Sr. T f 8ept. 28: Henry C. Holloway, Bobby Gilliam, Mrs. W. H. New berry, Joe Dominick', Harold * Wicker, Mrs. Ray Doolittle, W. A. Webb and Mrs. Gary Lee Ringer. Sept. 29: Julian A. Price, Mrs. Clarence B. Sligh, Mrs. Claud C. Smith, Virginia Glymph, Laura N. Bowers, Mrs. Olin Graham, Harold Brown Folk, Mrs. Rich ard Caldwell and Drayton Min- ick. Sept. 30: Patricia Welling, R. M. Lominack, Barbara Moote, Judith Amy Wise, Otto Nichols, Doris Ringer, Johnny Bowers, Jr., Mrs. Ethel Wicker, Miles Cheatham, son of Dr. anfl $|fa, (Anna Hart) Cheftham, Colum bia, and Mrs. F. J. Harmon.