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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1954
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Is This Farm Familiar?
HERE IS OUR?“MYSTERY FARM” No 4. It is a Newberry County farm as seen from the air. The first person
who correctly identifies it will receive two tickets to the Wells Theatre. If you are fhe owner, come by The Sun of
fice and identify the farm and receive the original photograph from which the above cut was made. (Sunphoto by
Frank Armfield, made from Shealy Flying Service plane piloted by Marion Wiggins.)
Last Rites For
Mrs.I.M.
Vrs. Florence
•widow of the late I. M. Smith, Sr.,
of Kinards, died Monday morn
ing at 6 o’clock at the home of her
son, I. M. Smith.
Her death came as an unex
pected shock to her relatives and
friends, since she was apparently
enjoying good health. She attend
ed services at Bush River Baptist
Church Sunday, where she was the
oldest living member, having been
a member there for the past sixty-
four years. She was very active in
the Woman’s Missionary Society
and her Sunday School class, and
would have celebrated her 87th
birthday on October 27th.
Mrs. Smith was a daughter of
the late John A. and Sybie G.
Cromer. She is survived by five
sons, I. M.. J. E., and C. T., all of
Kinards, W. B.,of Columbia, and
Harold C., of Greenville; three
daughters, Mrs. Drucie Smith Gary
of Whitmire, Miss Gertrude Smith
of Kinards and Pelzer and Mrs.
Marian Smith Hunter of Gray
Court; ten grandchildren and five
^reat-grandchildren. Also surviv
ing is one brother, Ernest Cromer,
of Carlisle.
Funeral services were held at
3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in
the Bush River Baptist Church,
with the pastor. Rev. T. B. Altman,
assisted by Rev. J. B. McKittrick,
officiating.
Active pallbearers were .Ran
dolph Davis, Ryan Lawson, W. E.
Senn, and five grandsons, Byrd
Martin of Laurens, J. Givens
Young of Florence. Lamar Light-
aey of Rock Hill, J. E. Smith, Jr.,
of Kinards, and Terry Smith of
Greenville.
Granddaughters served as flower
attendants.
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Campbell’s Brother
Died In Florida
* News was received in Newber
ry Sunday afternoon of the death
Robert C. Campbell about <18,
and brother of S. C. Campbell of
Harrington street.
He died at a hospital in Quincy,
-Slorida about two o’clock Sunday
After a week of critical illness.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Queen Owens of
Quincy; two sons; two daughters
i^asd three grandchildren; two
plirotheni, J. B. Campbell of Quincy,
l*|' Florida and S. C. Campbell of this
city; three sisters, Mrs. W. B.
Johnson, Valdisto Ga.; Mrs. N. J.
Trammel of Fitzgerald, Ga.; and
p^Hrs. J. M. Mayer of Atlanta, Ga.
. V >.»A Funeral services and interment
■were held in Quincy, Florida Mon-
| 4flay afternoonat 3 o’clock.
Taylor Services
Be Held Today
Henry Cecil Taylor, 37, resident
of Rt. 1 Newberry died late Tues
day afternoon at the Oliver Gen
eral Hospital in Augusta, Ga. after
an illness of five years.
Mr. Taylor was born in Lexing
ton county a son of the late Hen
ry Edward and Nancy Victoria
Summer Taylor. He was reared in
Newberry County and spent most
of his life here where he was a
member of Summer Memorial
Lutheran Church. He was a Vet
eran of World War II.
He is survived by one brother,
E. T. Taylor, of Newberry, two
sisters Mrs. Tillman Marrier, and
Mrs. Harold Boland, both of New
berry, one sister-in-law, Mrs.
Fearl Taylor, of Ware Shoals, and
a number of neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be- con
ducted at 3:30 today (Thursday)
from the McSwain Funeral Home,
by the Rev. Edward R. Bradham,
Jr., and the Rev. O. E. Taylor. In
terment will be in Baxter Me
morial cemetery in Newberry.
The body is at the funeral home.
Nephews will serve as active
pallbearers.
Neices will assist with the
flowers.
Champion Has New Profit-
Sharing Plan For Worke
Ask Merchants
Cooperation In
Homecoming Event
Merchants of Newberry have
been asfced by the Chamber of
Commerce Merchants’ Committee
to set up window displays featur
ing Homecoming at Newberry Col
lege this Saturday.
Keitt Purcell, chairman of the
committee urges all merchants to
participate in the welcome to
alumni and friends who will be in
town for the homecoming festivit-
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ies.
As in the past, a trophy will be
awarded for the best decorated
window during half-time ceremon
ies at the Newberry-Elon football
game Saturday night. Belk-Beard
company won the trophy last year.
Mr. Purcell said, “Newberry Col
lege is your college and our col
lege. Show your appreciation by
decorating your windows for this
homecoming event.”
A new profit sharing plan for
its employees throughout the coun
try has just been announced by
The Champion Paper and Fibre
Company, one of the country's
leading producers of paper.
The plan for division of profits
was given an overwhelming vote
of approval by the common share
holders on October 1. The plan is
subject to the approval of the U.
S. Treasury Department, as to
whether or not it conforms to the
laws and regulations permitting
such plans.
Fnder the new plan, 15% of
Champion’s profits before taxes
will be allocated to the benefit of
employees, according to Reuben B.
Robertson. Jr., President of
Champion.
This “New Idea” is the result
of two years study with business
consultants and employee com
mittees, Mr. Robertson explained.
It will benefit Champion employ
ees, their families and the share
holders. It is hoped that the new
plan can become effective about
November 1.
There will be no deductions
from employees wages for hos
pitalization, retirement income,
life insurance, health and accident
insurance, medical and surgica
benefits. The cost of these benefits
will be paid from the 15% of pro
fits before taxes. The balance of
the 15% will be put into a trust
fund with an individual account
for each employee.
The amount in the employee’s
account will be paid to an em
ployee’s beneficiary in the event
of his death, and will provide
benefits for an employee at retire
ment or in the event of permanent
and total disability. If an employee
leaves the Company he will receive
10% of the value of his account
for each year of membership in
the plan up to 100% after 10 years..
“The plan has been reviewed
with the thousands of Champion
workers at Hamilton, Ohio; Can
ton, North Carolina; Pasadena,
Texas; Sandersville, Georgia; and
elsewhere throughout the coun
try,” Mr. Robertson continued.
“Over 97% expressed their views,
and of those, over 99% endorsed
it.”
“It should prove to be an im
portant factor in further strength
ening the teamwork among
Champion men and women, which
has been a major contribution to
the success of the Company ”
PUNS MADE
FOR BAZAAR
AT ARMORY
A number of interested citizens
were called to a special meeting at
the Junior High school auditorium
Monday night to lay plans for a
bazaar to raise $8,500 to pay con
struction costs of the new fence
and restroom facilities just com
pleted at Newberry College’s Setz-
ler Field.
T. B. (Dad) Amis introduced
Howard Kirkegard who presided
over the meeting.
^ Mr. Kirkegard said the meeting
bad been called to decide what
kind of entertainment should be
held and to lay plans for the ex
ecution of the fund raising project.
The chairman listed a number of
committees that would be needed
to carry out the program, and
said they would be picked within
the nepct week or ten days. It was
brought out that the cooperation
of all civic and service clubs, farm
groups, churches and other or
ganized groups from every com
munity in the county was needed.
'The bazaar is to be an all-day
affair with a pork barbecue, auc
tion of merchandise, and other
activities and will be climaxed by
* dance in the evening. Plans call
for attractive door prizes to be
awarded during the day or even
ing.
The date set for the affair is
November 19 and the place, the
National Guard armory.
^ Full plans will be developed
when committees have ^been ap
pointed at another meeting.
County Council
Of Farm Women
Meet Tomorrow.
The Fall Meeting of the New
berry County Council of Farm Wo
men will be held Friday, October
15tb at 2:45 p.m. at Bush River
Jfigh school. Mrs. W. C. Koon,
President, will preside.
One of the highlights of the pro
gram for the afternoon will be a
speech “Is Democracy Worth It”
by Miss Sylvia Smith, Senior of
Bush River High School.
Mr. Louis C. Floyd, president.
Newiberry County Community
Chest Fund will also speak on the
coming drive.
The Silverstreet Glee Club will
render special music.
The Jalapa Home Demonstra
tion Club is hostess.
All council members are urged
to attend.
Oct. 15-Nov. 15
Community Chest
Weeks In County
Mayor James E. Wiseman, of
this city proclaimed a four-week
period as Community Chest Weeks
for Newberry. During this period
solicitations will be made for this
worthy cause. The proclamation
follows in its entirety:
Whereas, beginning October 15
and continuing through November
15, 1954 will be observed as, in 'the
City of Newberry, “NEWBERRY
COUNTY COMMUNITY CHEST
WEEKS:” and.
Whereas, several years ago the
solicitations for the funds for the
work of the following organiza
tions, namely, American Cancer
Society, American Heart Associa
tion, American Red Cross. Efc>y
Scouts. Christmas Baskets,
Emergency Fund, Girl Scouts, Sal
vation Army, and U. S. O. were
made by and through seperate
drives which proved to be a bur
den and a hardship onthe solici
tors as well as merchants and
other donators; and
Whereas, all the above named
organizations are deserving and
fill a great need in our commun
ity life and should he helped fi
nancially and otherwise by all of
our citizens; Now,
Therefore, I, James E. Wiseman,
Mayor of the City of Newberry, do
hereby Proclaim from nine o’clock,
A.M. October 15, 1954 to six o’
clock, p.m., November 15, 1954, as
the NEWBERRY COUNTY COM
MUNITY CHEST WEEKS, and do
urge all the people of the City and
County of Newberry'to give whole
heartedly and cheerfully to the
causes sponsored by the County
Community Chest Drive to the end
that the worJi ofthese great brgani-
zations may continue to go for
ward and help promote our com
munity life.
In testimony hereof, I have here
unto signed my name and affixed
the official seal of the City of
Newberry, this 13th day of Octo
ber, 1954.
James- E. Wiseman, - - ;• :
Mayor of City of Newberry.
City Squeezed By
Without Red Ink
Cpuncil members heard a report that the city’s short water
supply had eased over the past few days. City Manager
Blackwell told members at the regular meeting Tuesday
night that the public had cooperated well in the conservation
of water after a plea from Mayor Wiseman. Several days
last week citizens were using more water than was flowing
into the reservoir and the situation looked serious for a time.
Mayor Wiseman publicly thank-
NO. SUNDAY SERVICES
Officials of A. R. P. Mission
church announce that no services
will be held at the church next
Sunday. Dr. J. B. McFerrin, past
or is conducting revival services
at Troy.
ed the public for their cooperation
over the air Tuesday night, and al
so thanked the press and radio
for bringing the shortage to the at
tention of the public.
The council session was open
ed with prayer by City Clerk and
Treasurer W. C. Wallace. All
members were present except
Alderman Ernest Layton, who is
recuperating from a recent opera
tion. Also present were the City
Manager and press and radio rep
resentatives.
Mr. Blackwell. read minutes of
the September regular meeting
and of a special meeting on Sep--
tember 20. They were approved
without alteration or correction.
/ FINANCES GOOD
A review of the Treasurer’s
Monthly report revealed the city
had ended the fiscal year with a
balance of $1,453.24. Originally the
budget was about $58,000 short of
anticipated revenue, but due to
several increases in income and
holding down of expenditures, the
city managed to end the year with
out borrowing money. Several
years ago the city ended its fiscal
year with a $20,000-surplus which
was deposited in the building and
loan. This amount had to be drawn
out in order to meet expenses the
past year.
SEWER PLANT STUDY
The city manager said he had
contacted ft W^tepfion&l engineer
ing firm and efa&ineers from the
State Health department to make
a study of the sanitary sewer
treatment plant on the outskirts
of the city. Engineers have been
here one time and will make fur
thest study before making -their
written regapt and recommenda
tions, Mr. Blackwell said. He add
ed that engineers had been kept
busy in towns where water supplies
have been threatened and their
study here had been held up for
this reason. Mr. Blackwell was
confident that findings would be
on hand when council meets next
Building Permits
Only two building and repair
permits were isued during the past
week and they were to C. R. Hen
drix on October 8, for repairs to
porch on Floyd street for $100;
and on the 12th to Mrs. Jordan
Pool for one four room dwelling
on Benedict street, $1,000.
Homecoming: Game
Tickets On Sale
At Gilder & Weeks
In an advertisement appearing
elsewhere in this issue of The
Sun several places are listed
where advance tickets for the
Newberry College Homecoming
football game are available. The
name of Gilder & Weeks Drug
store was omitted. Tickets are
now available at Gilder & Weeks
and also for the last home game
Saturday, October 23 when New
berry will play Maryville.
Central Women Meet
At Church Parlor
The Woman’s Society of Christ
ian Service of Central Methodist
Church will meet Monday, Octo
ber 18, at 4 p.m. in the church
parlor. All members are urged to
be present.
MRS. HIGGINS CALLED
TO ALABAMA
Mrs. Frank Higgins was called
to Ozark, Ala., last Friday night
on account of the serious illness of
her brother, Vaden Matthews. He
has been ill for some time, but his
condition turned for the worse last
week.
Newberrians Named
To Study Group
Prof. E. G. Douglas of Newberry
College, Miss Sudie Dennis, New
berry High school and Prof. N. K.
Williamson of Newberry College
have been appointed to study the
problem of curricular coordination
between secondary and higher edu
cational leavels in South Carolina,
according to an announcement to
day by top officials of jointly
sponsoring state educational
agencies.
The commission of about 50
members toiroughout the state
were appointed by President-
Joseph C. Robert of the South
Carolina Association of Colleges
and President Harvey I. Rice, Jr.,
of the South Carolina Association
of Secondary School Principals.
Dr. Robert is president of Coker
College and Mr. Rice is principal
of Georgetown’s Winyah High
school.
Aim of the commission is to
determine what measures are
needed to- improve the intergation
and general interrelationship be
tween upper-class high school and
lower-class college curricula.
College teachers on the com
mission w T er£ named by Dr. Robert
and high school teachers by Mr.
Rice.
Mrs. Wells’ Mother
Dies At Great Falls
Mrs. Florrie Goodwin Carter,
widow of W. W. Carter. Sr., and
mother of Mrs. H. B. Wells, Jr.,
died at 9 o’clock Tuesday night at
the home of a daughter, Mrs. John
B. Smith at Great Falls. She had
been in ill health for several years.
Mrs. Carter was a daughter of
the late Barney and Mary Breeland
Goodwin, both of Colleton county.
She was a member of the Bethel
Methodist Church of Walterboro.
Survivors include a son, Barney
W. Carter of Walterboro; six
daughters, Mrs? M. O. Carter, Mrs.
J. R. Adams, Mrs. Carroll Chapman
all of Daytona Beach, Florida, Mrs.
Wells of Newberry, Mrs. John B.
Smith of Great Falls and Mrs.
John W. Easier of Augusta, Ga.;
two brothers. Dr. C. I. Goodwin
and E. W. Goodwin, both of
Orangeburg; a sister, Mrs. B. B.
Benton of Walterboro; 11 'grand
children and four ,great-grand-
children. v
Funeral services were held in
Walterboro at the Fred Parker
Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Numerous Activities Set
For College Homecoming
Brazil Missionary,
Visits Relatives Here
Mrs. W. G. Neville of Brazil and
son, Tennent Neville, a student
at P. C. Clinton, were weekend
visitors in the home of Mrs.
Neville’s brother-in-law, D. W. A.
Neville and Mrs. Neville on Cal
houn street.
Mrs. Neville will return to Brazil
in a couple of weeks. She spent
the summer months at Montreat,
N. C., with her children, who are
now making their home in the
states.
Mrs. Neville has been a mission
ary to Brazil for the past 30 years.
She is due to get a furlough to re
turn to the states in two years.
She came this summer at her own
expense to be with her children
for a few months.
Final plans have been made for
1954 Homecoming at Newberry
College. On Saturday, October 16
many things will be in readiness
for the many alumni and friends
who have placed this date on their
calendar for the year.
Under the joint sponsorship of
the local Chamber of Commerce
and th€^ Alumni Association, th«
merchants in the city will dress
their windows in proper style for
the Homecoming event. A beauti
ful silver trophy is awarded the
best window-display by the Alumni
Association of the College. Last
year Belk-Beard won this trophy
and has retained it for one year.
Window judging will be made on
Friday, October 15 after 4:00 p.m.
The winner will be announced and
awarded the trophy during half
time ceremonies by Alumni Secre
tary Philip Kelly.
On Saturday afternoon,. October
16, over 16 campus organizations
will have on display in the quad
rangle, exhibits for Homecoming.
Cash awards are given to thd top
three displays by the Alumni As
sociation. Much interest and com
petition has been shown each year
by the ctTmpus groups.
On Saturday night, October 16
beginning at 5:00 and continuing
until 7:00, an English Buffet Sup
per will be served the alumni and
friends who plan to attend the-
football game. The supper is being
catered by -Mrs. Sarah Wallace,
well-known cateress whose eat
ing place is recommended by Dun
can Hines. The price of tickets
is $1.25 and may be secured by
writing the Alumni Office, or ob
taining them at the door. The sup
per will be served in the basement
of the new Wessels Library. In
cluded in the menu are the follow
ing: shrimp creole with rice, baked
turkey with dressing and cranber
ry sauce and ham omlets; tossed
salad, congealed strawberry salad,
and potato salad; baked apples;
olives, celery, pickles, carrot curls,
hot rolls and butter; and Lady
Baltimore cake and drinks.
Eight p.m. is kickoff time for
the Homecoming football game be
tween the Newberry Indians and
the Fighting Christians from Ellon
College.
During half-time ceremonies, the
Homecoming Queen of 1954 will be
crowned by Acting President Chris
Kaufmann. This selection is under
the sponsorship of “The Indian,”
the College newspaper, Miss Vir
ginia Kloeppel of Charleston, edi
tor. Thd Sponsors for the senior
members of the football team will
be introduced to the fans.
Awarding of campus displays
will be announced and band music
will be played.
Saturday, October 16 will be a
highlight on the college agenda
for 1964.
Census Leader
Marcus W. (Jim) Todd will
direct the agricultural census
work in Newberry county this
year. He is taking applications
now for snumerators. Full de
tails may be had by calling Mr.
Todd at phone 1072-J.
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month. The treatment plant has
been a problem for a number of
years and at the last meeting of
council it was unanimously agreed
that engineers should be hired to
make recommendation to alleviate
the odor coming from the plant
STREETS TURNED OVER
Council adopted a resolution and
traffic regulation agreement pro
viding for the state highway de
partment to take over South and
Center streets near Drayton Street
school for improvements and
maintenance. Councilman Hollo
way moved adoption and second
came from Alderman J. Eld McCon
nell.
STREET LIGHTING
A petition from residents on
Calhoun street was read asking
that additional lights be installed
on that street to eliminate a num
ber of dark spots. After consider
able discussion, Councilman Hollo
way moved that the engineering
department study the problem and
if advisable to make the necessary
installations. Mr. McConnell made
the second and-* the vote was
unanimous.
ONE-WAY STREETS
Following a discussion of long
range water supply plans for the
city, council heard a proposal by
Mr. Holloway that_ Caldwell street
be made one-way with the traffic
flow going south between Main
and Boundary streets, and that
Nance street traffic between
Boundary and Main be one-way
going north. The proposal drew
eriticism from Mr. McConnell. He
pointed out that the city parking
on the corner o£ Caldwell and
ohnstbuu would not" • be
easily accessible to drivers from
the Mollohon vicinity.
Mr. Holloway pointed put that
his proposal was for a trial period
and if it did not prove satis
factory, the project would be drop
ped. He felt that by making Cald
well and Nance streets one-way
congestion would be alleviated and
traffic could flow more normally
on these narrow streets. It was de
cided to hold off qn the nreject
until the new by-pass v°s in full
operation and it woul 1 be de
termined how much traffic would
be taken off College and Boundary
streets.
NEW EQUIPMENT
City Manager Blackwell report
ed that the city had purchased an
Ingersoll-Rand 125 cu. ft. com
pressor and a Ferguson tractor
with scout back hoe provided for
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BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
October 15: Larry Luther
Chapman, Mrs. John T, Norris,
Mae Lathrop, Mrs. William K.
Lathrop, Tobie Enlow, Mrs. Hen
ry Livingston, Everette Graham,
J. O. Koon and Mrs. R. A. Good
man.
October 16: Pete. Coleman,
Mrs. James 8. Watters, J. Frank
Wilson, James Darby, Betty Per
ry, Guy V. Whitener, Jr., Billy
Dominick, George Ray Richard
son, Jimmie Brown, Pope John
son and J. D. Taylor who is cele
brating his 90th birthday.
October 17: Buford Cromer,
Barbara Helen Youmans, Mrs.
M. 1.3 Youmans, Keith Green,
Dorothy Li Senn, A. C. Domi
nick and Linda Davis.
October 18: Cailio Boyd Parr,
Mrs. H. O. Swittonburg, C. F.
Starling, Danny Loland Hiller,
Harry E. Bedenbaugh, Frank S.
Thomasaon, Shelbfa Jean Rich-
ardson and H. E. Reece.
.October 19: Tom Dorrity, Mrs,
R. G. Carroll, John S. Glymph
and Mrs. J. R. Cromer.
October 2: Kerry Bowers,
James Connelly, Fronie Hendrix,
Mrs. George F. Ruff, Brooks
Mills, Ray Darby, L. H. Sease
and Mrs. A. J. Bowers.
October 21: Floyd Dennis,
Mrs. Clarence Klnard, Charles
Clary, Jessie Stevens. Harper
Wherry, Pope L. Buford, III,
Betsy Bruner, Ann Kelly, G. E.
Hitt, James Robert Neel, Miss
Nannie McKittrick, L. E. Werts
and Mrs. Bergie Swindler.
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