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Give To Your Community Chest Give To Your Community Chest VOL. 17—NO. 29 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1954 + $2.00 PER YEAR Is This Farm Familiar? W&wM i&vmm '?>■ pm?" xm ’Mrnmm r*w Self-Inflicted Pistol Wounds Fatal To Melton Charles Ross Melton, 58, died early Tuesday morning at his home in the New Hope section of Newberry County from pistol wounds which investigating offcers said were apparently self-inflicted. Mr. Melton was born and rear ed in Chesterfield County but had made his home in Newberry Coun ty for the past 12 years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post 24. He was a member of New Hope Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bernice Suber Melton, Pomaria; two sons, -Derwood and Charles R. Melton Jr.; one step-daughter, Mfs. Hazel Wessinger; one sister, Mrs. Troy Weaver, Hartsville; two brothers. Mack, Camden, and R. C. Melton Sr., Baltimore, Md., and two step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at 10 a. m. at McSwain Funeral Home by Benefit Bazaar Slated For Armory Friday Afternoon Epting To Speak At Junior High The November meeting of the Junior High School Parent-Teach er association will be held in the auditorium of the school tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. James Cartwright, the newly - elected president will occupy the chair. Guest speaker for the program will be Hugh Epting, member of the County Board of Education, according to Mrs. E. E. Epting, faculty representative on the pro gram committee. A social period will folow the program. MISS PRUITT SPONSOR AT HOMECOMING Miss jViyce Pruitt attended the the Rev. M. T. Cullum. Burial will v Homecoming game between Union be in National Cemetery at Flor ence at 2 p.m. The body is at the funeral home. —4 and Great Fall High last Saturday. She was sponsored by Donavia Flower of Union. HERE IS OUR “MYSTERY FARM” No. 9. It is a Newberry County farm as seen from the air. The first person in the city who correctly identifies the farm will receive a certificate for one free TV service call from Geo. N. Martin Radio & TV Service. The first person in the county who correctly identifies the photo will receive a one-year subscrip tion to The Sun. In addition 5 tickets each from The Wells, The Ritz and Clover-Leaf Drive-In Theatres will be given to five runners-up in the city, and county. For those wishing to write in their guess, five tickets are being reserved for those guessing the correct farm by letter or card. Please call The Sun office, telephone No. 1. No other calls will count in the game. (Sunphoto by Frank Armfield from Shealy Flying Service plane piloted by Marion Wiggins.) Mayor Wiseman Indicates Gas Rates To Stay Same Barbecue, Auction And Dance Are Highlights Of County-Wide Effort -Tomorrow is the “B” Day. Beginning at 4:30 Friday afternoon, the Newberry County Benefit Bazaar wiH be staged at the National Guard armory. Proceeds from the af fair will be used to retire an indebtedness' of something over $8,500 on the newly-erected football field facilities at New berry College. The civic undertaking is believed to be the first of its kind ever held localy with civic, service, and nearly every other type organization in Newberry County participating. Newberry College 46 Persons Correctly Name Pay singer ‘Mystery’ Farm How it grows. Last week 46 per- I Derrick, 1505 Nance St.; T. S. sons correctly named the “Mystery I Harmon, Rt. 2, Newberry; Herbert >mg To Raise $500,000 C. A. Kaufmann, Acting Presi dent of Newberry College, an nounced today on behalf of the Board of Trustees that the school is in the midst of plans for a campaign to raise a minimum of $500,000. The Lutheran synods of Souths Carolina, Georgia-Alabama, and Florida, which own the col lege, have given their approval to the project. The funds will be used to construct a men’s dormi tory, increase the endowment fund, and improve the physical appear ance of the campus. Mr. H. Odelle Harmon, an out standing layman in the United Lutheran Church, has been named General Chairman of the cam paign. He is a member of St. Stephen Church in Lexington, and is currently Superintendent of Schools in Lexington. He has m&m 11 MR. H. ODELLE HARMAN serred as Superintendent of Edu cation in Lexington County and Instructor at the University of South Carolina, and is now a mem ber of the Board of Education of the State of South Carolina. Mr. Harmon is active in the local, state, and national work of his church. He has been Lay Chairman of the St. Stephen Church Council and President of the Lutheran Brotherhood of South Carolina. He Is now a member of the Executive Board of the South Carolina Synod and Chairman of the Finance Com mittee. Mr. Harmon was recently elected to membership on the Board of Publication of the United Lutheran Church in America. Farm” of the week. In addition there were several who were un able to identify it as the Strother C. Paysinger farm on the New- berry-Saluda highway. The free TV service call given by Geo. N. Martin Radio and TV Service went to George Halfacre, 1125 Douglas St. The subscription to The Sun was won by Nick Nicosia, Rt. 1, Newberry. Theatre tickets given by the Wells, Ritz, and Clover Leaf Drive-lln, are waiting at The Sun office for the following: Preston Kunkle, Rt. 1, Newber ry; Harold Fulk, Rt. 1, Newber ry; James Smith, 1235 Calhoun St.; Mrs. Aubrey Davis, Rt. 4. Newberry; Lorene Fulmer. 721 Cromer St.; Mrs. Gerald Paysing er, 901 Caldwell St.; Mrs. Rayon Mitchell, 1102 College St.; G. V. Clamp, 1008 Boundary St.; Mrs. K. L. Martin. 1523 Caldwell St.; Helen Dominick, 1612 Calhoun St.; A. M. Dominick, Rt. 2, Newberry; C. L. Brooks, Rt. 3, Newberry; Bob Kennerley, Rt. 1, Newberry; C. A. Mills, Jr., Rt. 2, Newberry; R. E. Schumpert, 826 Drayton St. Others naming the fhrm cor rectly, but were a little too late for prizes were: Tom Longshore, 1609 Lindsay St,; Myra Addy, Route 1; Mrs. Bennie Livings ton, 1014 Boundary St.; J. D. Brown, P. O. Box 346; Homer W. Schumpert, College St.; David Neville, 1450 Calhoun St.; Bill Long, Rt. 4, Newberry; Colie Dowd, 814 James St.; John Wal drop, 1226 Walnut St.; Mrr-. Joe Hipp, 3134 Hazel St.; Mrs. M. W. Bedenbaugh Named Action Chairman The Reveren J. Benjamin Bed- enbaugh of the Newberry College faculty has been appointed Chair man of the Social Action Commit tee of the Luther League of America. He will serve until the national convention of the Luther League in 1955. The purpose of the Social Action Committee is to guide young people in expressing their Christian convictions in so cial relationships. Professor Bed- enbaugh will be in Springfield, Ohio, from November 22-26 in the interest of this committee. Mr. Bedenbaugh is Director of Religious Activities and Instructor in Bible at Newberry College and Instructor in Greek at the Luther an Theological Southern Semi nary in Columbia. Lee Gilliam, Cornelia St.; Mrs. Callie Boyd Parr, Rt. 4, Newberry; Mrs. Howard Turner, 1241 Hunt St.; Janelle Crooks, 608 Nance St.; O. M. Cobb, 808 Boundary St.; Mrs. A. H. Counts^ 1704 Evans St.; Miss Rose Hamm, Silverstreet; George Way, 2133 Mower St.; Mrs. Prank Lominack, Sr., 2213 Main St.; Tommy Tindall, 709 Boundary St.; Blanche Davidson, 1610 Harring ton St.; Ray Taylor, 1012 John stone St.; Mrs. J. D. Brown, 2017 College St.; Roy Whitaker, 1704 College St.; John Derrick, Silver- street; Mrs. Ruby Johnson, Rt. 3, Newberry; Bob Molden, Radio Sta tion; and Bill McSwain, 1724 Main St. American Business Depicted In Film Preview On Monday A technicolor movie, “It’s Every body’s Business,” explaining the American business system was previewed by representatives from various civic and service organiza tions Monday night at the offices of the Newberry Chamber of Com merce. The film was produced for the United States Chamber of Com merce in cooperation with the E. I. du Pont de Nemorus & Co., Inc. the movie explains how the Ameri can business system, built on a firm foundation of freedoms, has given America the highest stand ards of living in the world. It dramatizes the dangers to person al, political and economic freedoms and emphasizes the importance of protecting these freedoms. The delegation witnessing the preview were enthusiastic in their comments and all present express ed a desire that the film be shown in all sections of the county. Chamber of Commerce Secre tary Cliff Graham said that plans are being made to bring the pic ture in the county sometime dur ing January, and that committees from various sections of the coun ty would meet to outline a sched ule. It will be shown through the cooperation of county organiza tions and the Chamber of Com merce. HOME TODAY Mrs. J. G. Sease returned to her home on Nance street today (Thursday) from the Newberry Memorial Hospital, where she was a patient several days undergoing treatment. Mrs. Counts, 65, Died Monday At Home In County Mrs. Mamie Alewine Counts, 65, died Monday night at her home on Lee St. She had been in declining health for a number of years and was seriously ill for the past five weeks. Mrs. Counts was born and rear ed at Prosperity, the daughter of the late J. H. and Mary Alice Bal- lentine Alewine. She was a mem ber of Summer Memorial Luth eran Church and was a life mem ber of the Women’s Missionary Society. Surviving are her husband, C. A. Counts, Newberry; two sons, J. C. and David, both of New berry; three daughters, Mrs. Mil dred Goforth, Newberry; Mrs. W. Ray Shealy, Little Mountain; and Mrs. John D. Leitzsey Jr., Po maria; one brother, Ernest Ale wine, Prosperity; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church by Dr. J. B. Harmon and the Rev. Charles E. Edwards. In terment followed in Cannons Creek Mission Church cemetery. According to information from James E. Wiseman, chairman of the Olinto-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, statements have been published indicating there wduld be an increase in natural gas rates in Newberry and Clinton. Mr. Wiseman said the Transcon tinental Pipeline corporation had proposed an increase sometime ago, but that since that time the I proposal had been withdrawn. The Federal Power Commission would , have to grant any increase after hearings, and since Transconti nental withdrew its proposal, a hearing is not set at this time. A representative of the gas line com pany said a public statement was made some weeks ago withdrawing the request for a rate hike. The representative added, how ever, that Union Oil Company of Texas, suppliers of gas to Trans continental, have asked the FPC for an increase of 1.73c per thou sand cubic feet. If this increase is granted, the additional cost of gas would have to be added to con sumers bills, but nothing would he added to transportation charges by Transcontinental. The company spokesman said it was uncertain if £he increase would be granted, and in the event it was it would be approximately six months before it would apply to local consumers. Local gas company officials stated that the increase would be approximately 10c per customer per month in the Newberry-Clinton area. St. John's Lutheran Church Holds 200th Anniyersary Celebration Civil Court To Convene Monday Civil Court for Newberry coun ty will convene Monday at 10 a.m. with Judge J. Frank Eatman of Kingstree presiding. Jurors drawn for this term of court by county jury commission ers,* Charlie Bowers, J. Ray Dawk ins and Ralph Black, are as fol lows: Newberry city—D. W. Jones, H. M. Fulmer, Sanford Robinson, B. A. Fretwell, W. E. Fulmer, F. R. Campbell, John S. Dehart, John A. Senn, M. A- Renwlck, R. Earle Summer, Thomas E. Davis, J. Forest Lominack, Carrol L. Bonk- night, Lewis V. Ringer, David G. Bouknight, E. G. Langford and C. A. Dufford. Newberry RFD—Milton C. Folk, A. E. Hawkins, Robert C. Ruff, Harold Stone, William P. Bowers, C. L. Lester, P. B. Franklin and Felton Snelgrove. Prosperity—Cnrl H. Epting,' Jr. Elmer Boozer. E. Shealy and J. O. Livingston Whitmire—Haskell Green and David L. McCullough. Pomaria—Malcolm O. Mayer. Little Mountain — Claude Frick and Charles E. Shealy. Chappells—R. D. Marett and Felton W. Crapps from Kinards. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Two hundred years of its his tory were reviewed by the congre gation of St. John’s Lutheran Church here Sunday—from humble beginnings in a wilderness log cab in to the handsome brick structure of today. The anniversary celebration was marked by talks by former past ors and a historian who traced the history, of the church. Even a baby had a part in the celebration when its parents brought it forward to be baptised. He was Danny Ray Berley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Ber ley. “This today is no little occasion for St. John’s, the mother of all Dutch Fork churches and even of those in Columbia — it is 20*) years of history,” said the Rev. J. Kenneth Webb, pastor of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Sum merville, and a former pastor of St. John’s, who delivered the morning sermon. Using as his subject “Marching Orders for Twentieth Ceqtury Christians,” Mr. Webb spoke on the great occasion in the history of the children of Israel when Moses led his people from their Egyptian enslavers. During the afternoon, Dr. E. B. Hallman, a former superintendent of the Spartanburg City Schools, gave the history of the church, which he had traced from many documents in this country and from records abroad. Members of the Newberry Col lege music department gave a program of music. ‘ 'The highlight of the afternoon was an address by Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the South Carolina Lutheran Synod. He brought the synod’s greetings and spoke of St. John’s rich heritage. “Anniversaries,” Dr* Kinard said, “become a great blessing when they are used as stepping- stones to greater things, greater goals. You can be confident that God will be with you in the fu ture as in the past; as a congre gation, put your hand in the hand of God.” The all-day meeting ended with (continued on page eight) Closing Schedule Given By C Of C The Merchants .committee of the Chamber of Commerce has rec ommended that local stores and shops observe the Thanksgiving season by closing next Thursday. It was further requested that the usual half-holiday on Wednesday be observed. The committee recommends for ^he month of December that stores remain open on Wednesday after noon December 1, 15, and 22, and to resume Wednesday afternoon closing 09. December 29 and con tinue until December, / 1955. They further recommend ob servance of the usual 6 p.m. clos ing hour through December 18. Al so that on Monday and Tuesday, December 20 and 21, stores remain opeh until 7 p.m. and that on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, December 22, 2a, and 24, stores stay open until 8 p.m. Also that alt places of business close Saturday, December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. Christmas Tea By Civic League Plans for the annual Christmas Decorations Tea, sponsored by The Civic League of Newberry, are practically complete. The tea will be held December 8 and 9, begin ning at three p.m. on Wednesday the 8th, in historic Community Hall. It is expected that, as usual, the tea will be attended by several thousand persons from through out the state, who come to enjoy the tea and receive many new ideas on decorating both the in side and ohtside of the home for the Christmas Season. A new feature this year will be the arrangements done by some of the outstanding flower arrang ers of the state. Mrs. M. H. Maner of Columbia will decorate a Christ mas party table, complete with china, sliver, crystal, and table cloth and napkins especially paint ed for the occasion. . Some of the window ledges will be decorated by Mrs. L. W. Faiis and Mrs. Thomas Edwards of Greenville, Mrs. W. C. Edmunds of Ridgeway, Mrs. R. C. Jeter of Union, Mrs. J. L. Bryson of Winns- boro, and Mrs. W. Jack Bryant of Orangeburg, past president of the Garden Club of South Carolina. One ledge will be decorated by the Junior Garden Club. Mr. Billy Carter will also have one whole window filled with his beautiful orchids—always one of the most (continued on page eight) The x festivities will begin with a pork barbecue at 4:00 p.m. and lasting until 7 o’clock. Following the supper, an auction will be held and many, many items donated by county merchants and individuals will be knocked down to the highest bidder until every item has been disposed of. Howard B. Kirkegard, general chairman for the bazaar, said yes terday that all committees have been hard at work, and plans are reaching the final stages. He said he was gratified with the response so ftfr, and expressed a desire to see thousands of Newberry county folk out attending the barbecue, auction, and the dance that is scheduled to follow. In addition to the barbecue, a concession stand has been set up and will dispense hot dogs, ham burgers, soft drinks and the like to persons who get hungry during the afterpoon ami evening. A portion of the items to be auctioned off are shown elsewhere in this newspaper, and are on dis play at the Kirk Poniac-Cadillac showroom. Many other items have been given, and all will be on dis play at the armory tomorrow. Admission to the bazaar will bd $1^0 per person. The ticket en titles the holder to a barbecue din ner, the auction, and the dance -which will, begin jd$e*v tha anctksn. In adition, some person attending, the bazaar will be given a 21-inch television set completely install ed. Although it has not keen def initely decided, a number of other smaller prizes will probably be given away during the ^course of the auction. As mentioned above, proceeds from ‘ the bazaar will be used in financing the stadium improve ments at Newberry College. This is a civic undertaking, and non profit. It's a good opportunity to prove that Newberry c^^ntians are proud of their community and of Newberry College. . llllll IP** A FEW OF THE ITEMS that will be auctioned off tomorrow v ’«Yening wwf^lww- berry County holds its first county-wide benefit -bazaar. Proceeds from the bazaar will be used to pay for stadium improvements at Newberry College. (Sunphoto by Frank Armfield.) Methodist Youth RaBy Set Today There will be a youth rally spon sored by the Newberry Sub-Dis trict held at Central Methodist Church, Thursday evening, Novem ber 18, at 7:30. The speaker for the evening will be the Rev. Porter Anderson, pastor of Bethaney Methodist Church of Charleston. Both of his parents are mission aries, he was also born in Korea. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 19: R. E. Summer, Dorle Hipp and,Mrs. John McCullough. Nov. 20: Mrs. R. F. (Doris Armfield) Sanders, Mrs. H. O. Newman, Gerry Rutherford, Mrs. Victoria Bradley, G. D. Wike, Clarence C. Hutto , Jr,,. Reed Marette, George L. Johnson, Dorothy Leaphart and Mrs.* Gates (Mary Ann Davis) Beck with. Nov. 21: Gurnie R. Summer, Mrs. Edith Wright Hip* Chapman, Ben R. Wicker, Jose phine Doolittle, Mrs. Robert W. Glymph and Mrs. R. E. Beck. Nov. 22: Mrs. Lamar 'Hazel, Bertha Long, Robert Kelly, Carol Ringer and Mrs. J. H. Cook, Sr. Nov. 23: F. Ridged Bowers, Russell Aubrey Harley, C. L. Dowd, Homer R. Williams, Mrs. H. T. Wike, Dave Waldrop, Mrs. H. T. Carlisle and Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey, Jr. * Nov. 24: Joy Hunter, Margaret Shealy, Mrs. W. W. Walker and J. W. "Bill" Smith. ' Nov. 26: Jimmy Clamp, son of Mr. AM £*raw James Clamp, Mrs.. A. W. Murray, Troxsll# W. Brown, Pope L. Buford/ Jr., Dianne Gilliam and Mrs. B. A. Fretwell.