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i Attend The Christmas Decorations Tea Attend The Christmas Decorations Tea VOL. 17—NO. 32 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1954 + $2.00 PER YEAR Is This Farm Familiar? THIS IS OUR “MYSTERY FARM” No. 12. 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 Wei Is, 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.) ^ m Court Ends Tuesday; No Trials During Session The Court of General Sessions which convened Monday morning at the Newberry County Court House was ad journed early Tuesday afternoon by Judge J. Frank Eat- mon of Kingstree. No jury trials were heard during the ses sion. A number of cases were disposed of by guilty pleas; others were continued until the March term or placed on the contingent docket. The Grand Jury returned a true bill against George W. Fields, charging him with involuntary manslaughter and reckless homi cide in the death of his wife. Mrs. fields died after suffering injuries in an automobile accident near Whitmire on Friday, November 26th. Her husband was driving the automobile, and had been held for grand jury investigation by a coroner’s jury. Mr. Fields has been released on $1000 bond. The following cases were con tinued until the March term of court: John Edgar Skipper, Housebreak ing and larceny; Ernest Bishop, murder; George F. Tresfgar, drunk driving, second offense; Thomas Milton Nichols, drunk driving, third offense; James Allen Alston, murder; Marshall Berry, taking goods by false pretense; Carl Owens Smith, drunk driving, 2nd offense; Carlton Ruff, drunk driv ing, second offense; George W. Fields, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide. The following cases were placed on the contingent docket upon motion of the solicitor: Raymond Laveran and Jimmie McKellar, arson; Alford Griffin, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed wea pon; Earl Sims, non-support; James W. Spears, non-support, Andy B. Thomas and E. K. Smith, larceny; W. E. Tessenair, assault and battery with intent to kill. The case of Dennis Jeter, Jr., dh&rged with non-support, was nolle pressed by the solicitor. Fleas of nolo contendre were entered by Billy Flaw, Jimmy IQstes, Fred Carver, Billy Crouch, Wayne Ginn and Jack Wooten on a charge of breaking a vessel con taining gas with intent to steal. They were sentenced to eight months, suspended and placed on probation two years. Entering guilty pleas and re ceiving sentences from Judge Eat- mon were the following. Preston L. Hiott, drunk driving, 2nd offense; Harold Easen, drunk driving, second offense; Curtis Ray 4Jregory, drunk driving, 2nd of fense; J o,h n n y Frank Wheeler, drunk driving, 2nd offense; Johnny Frank Wheeler, drunk driving, 3rd offense; George Lipford, Havert Young, Claude Kinard, Frank Nel son, Olive Ruff, Van Johnson, David W. Hawkins, non-support; Also, Pink Williams, assault and' battery with intent to kill and car ring concealed weapons. Plea of guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; Wade Jeter, two counts of assault and battery with intent to kill; Henry Lee Austin. Sammie Nathaniel Smith and Malcolm Gallman. as sault and battery with intent to kill; Ray Fagan, violation of liquor law; Georgia Mac Gilliam, viola tion of liquor law; John C. Bragg, three counts of forgery; William Self, forgery; Also, Henry Davis and Margaret Davis, operating a public nuisance; Richard Crump and Marion Wil liams, stealing cotton; James Wil lie Caldwell, Johnson Coleman and Janie Mae Coleman, stealing corn; Junior Cook, pointing firearms; Sherman Jeter, Jr., larceny. Greetings Sent To Five Men Reporting for induction into the Army on Monday, December 13th. will be the following: David Reuben (col.), Newark, N. J. John Franklin Wood, 824 Pauline St., Newberry, S. C. Foid Bly Springfield, Rt. 1, Whitmire, S. C. Thomas Edward Peay, Whitmire, S. C. Also Gerald Paysinger Culcla- sure, a transfer from Huntsville, Ala. Attends Conference On School Problems Dr. T. J. Eskridge, Professor of Education and Psychology at New berry College, atended a Con ference on the Relationship be tween the Profession of Psychology and the South Carolina School System in Columbia on December 2. Purpose of the meeting was to consider several questions raised by recent legislation providing for the establishment of special clas ses for mentally retarded children. The next meeting of the conference will be held during the early spring in Clinton. High School To Get New Wing Continuing the school construc tion program in Newberry County will be the erection of an ad ditional wing to the Newberry High School. The Spong Con struction Company of Columbia has been awarded the contract, having submitted the low bid of $172,897. New elementary schools have been completed at Whitmire and Pomaria, and a new colored ele mentary school is expected to be ready for use in Prosperity by the first of the year. Also completed under the construction program is Gallman High School in Newberry. The new addition to Newberry High School will be located on the north end of the present school building and will contain 19,000 square feet of floor space and will be two stories in height in front with one story in the rear. The style of architecture will conform to that of the present building. The wing will house a homemak ing department with cooking and sewing facilities Jive additional classrooms, cafeteria, kitchen, food storage room, boiler room and a band practice room. Construction is expected to get underway January 1st and be com pleted in time for the 1956-56 school year. Grand Jury Finds County Generally In Good Shape Wants Election Laws Clarified To Guarantee Right Of Primary Christmas Program By College Singers The annual Christmas program by the Newberry College Singers will be presented in the College Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, December 12 at 5:00. The group will sing selections from Handel’s “Messiah” under the direction of Prof. Jordan V. Bowers, head of the Music department. Piano-organ accompaniment will be provided by Professor Jack Peterson and Miss Doris Brubaker of the Music Department. Portions of the Christmas con cert will be rendered by the Sing ers on WIS-TV. Channel 10 in Columbia at 1:30 p.m. on Decem ber 12. MOLLOHON LOCAL TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS Mollohon TWUA Local Union No. 324 will meet in the school building Sunday afternoon, Decem ber 12 at 3:00 p. m. At this time, an election of all officers for 1955 will be held and other union busi ness will be discussed. In its report to Honorable J. Frank Eatmon, presiding over the Court of General Sessions of Newberry County, be ginning December 6th, the Grand Jury, of which J. W. Riser was foreman, found the county in good shape and made only minor recommendations for improving conditions. The Jury made several recommendations to the county legislative dele gation, among them a request that “they use their power and influence to see that the election laws are clarified as to guarantee to the people of our State the right of the Pri- t ;—— ;— mary Election.’ Bowers Again Heads Easter Seal Drive The regular quarterly meeting of the Crippled Children’s Society of Newberry County was held on the afternoon of December 1st at the home of Mrs. T. N. Phrks. Mrs. R. W. Ivester was the associate host ess. City’s Largest Parade Opens Holiday Season Throngs lined Newberry’s Main Street and Court House square last Friday afternoon to see Santa Claus and witness the parade which escorted him into the city. Ten bands furnished marching tempo for the eighty units which took part in the parade. Outstand ing among the bands was the 85- piece Sumter High School Band, lead by Drum Major Don Sanders, capably “assisted” by three-year old Jimmy Pritchard, son of band director James Pritchard and Mrs. Pritchard, the former Miss Carrie Lee McSwain. Young Jimmy al most stole the show from Santa with his precise timing and march ing in front of the band. The out-of-county judges found themselves with a difficult task, trying to pick winners from among the lovely floats entered in the parade. They finally came up with the following awards: City school floats, first prize, $50, Boundary street school; sec ond prize, $30, Junior High school; and third prize, $20, Speers Street school. County school floats, first prize. Little Mountain, $50; second prize, Bush River, $30; third prize. Pros perity, $20. All other schools entering floats received $10.00 each. In the children’s pet unit, first prize went to Polly Livingston, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Livingston; second prize to Mary Beth Regnery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Regnery, and third prize to Evangeline Lide, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John S. Lide. The Newberry College religious float won first prize in the club and organization group. At the conclusion of the parade and 15-minute band concert, Santa greeted the children on the Court House square. RECREATION CALENDAR THURS., DEC. 9—High School dance class at Youth Canteen, 8:30 - 10:00. FRI., DEC. 10—Teen-age can teen, 8:00 - 11:00. SAT., DEC. 11—Square dance class for young group, 9:30-12. Adult Education Committees Named Plans JSr®' beln K for the Leaded tonight. Citizens Education CefltefT" 'tb ' he held at Newberry College in Feb ruary, 1955, according to C. A. Kaufmann, acting president of the College. A meeting of the committees on the Education Center has been called for Monday night, December 13, at 7:30 p. m. Committee mem bers will be guests of the College at a supper in the dining hall. There were 475 enrolled in the Education Center last year. Mr. Kaufmann announced that the Jo anna Community will join in the Center this year. Committee members have been announced as follows: Program Committee: P. K. Har mon, chairman; James C. Abrams, Mrs. Dan Hamm, Jr., Paul Ezell, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Jr., Dr. E. M. Anderson, Dr. C. O. Lamoreux, Dr. Mamie Summer, Mrs. Walter Su- ber, Whitmire and Mrs. Helen Hawke, Joanna. Arrangements Committee: P. T. Kelly and W. E. Monts, co-chair men; A. E. Beck, Miss Hattie Belle Lester, Hendrix Monts, Miss Mary Sue Lemmons. Publicity Committee: L. C. Gra ham, chairman; Frank Armfiety, Mrs. A. H. Counts, James F. Cog gins, Roger Simmons. Assembly Committee: T. E. Ept- ing, chairman; J. V. Kneece, J. D. Rook, H. A. Kemper, Mirs. Mamie Hawkins, C. E. Hendrix, Mrs. Har old Bowers, T. J. Eskridge, R. C. Lake, Whitmire. Survey on Courses to be Offered Committee: James D. Brown, chairman; Mrs. Miles T. Cullum, Miss Lillie Mae Workman, Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Mrs. Margie D. Free man, Buren Lown, Joanna and Miss Pearle Stockman, Whitmire. Amity Lodge No. 87 Elects New Officers At the regular monthly com munication held Monday evening, December 6th, Amity Lodge No. 87 AFM elected the following of ficers: F*red V. Lester, Worshipful Mas ter; H. Lee Smallwood, Senior warden; George W. Heller, Sr., junior warden; Joseph M. Hove, treasurer and Prof. F. Scott Elliott, secretary. Other officers who were ap pointed at this meeting include Heyward S. Davis, senior deacon; B. Meredith Harmon, junior dea con; John M. Davis and Clyde Tin dall, stewards, and James E. Nichols, tiler. Following the election and ap pointment of officers, Past Master Sam Beam and Past Master Pinck ney N. Abrams led in an installa tion service. Christmas Tea Underway; Large Crowds Attend In a setting of almost indescribable beauty, the annual Christmas Decorations Tea was formally opened yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at the Community Hall. Hundreds of Newberrians and out of town visitors gathered to see and enjoy the beautiful pageant which was sponsored by the Civic League with the •cooperation of the following garden dubs: Newberry, Palmetto, Rose, Green Thumb, Garden jStudy, Nosegay, Floral, Town and Country; also the Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club, County Council of Farm Women, and Biographical Club of Whitmire. More than 2000 visitors were ex- The chairman, Mrs. I. M. Satter- white, Jr. presided over the meet ing. Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, publicity chairman, also served, as the sec retary in the absence of / Mrs. Gurdon Counts. Mrs. Satterwhite and Mrs. P. K. Harmon gave interesting high- pected to attend before the tea Greeting visitors at the Com munity hall doors were Mrs. Her man Wright and Mrs. Gordon Able. Composing the receiving line were Dr. Mamie S. Summer, presi dent of the Civic League; Mrs. George Bell Timmerman, wife of the Governor-elect, of Batesburg; Mrs. Richard L. Baker, general chairman of the tea; Mrs. Strom Thurmond of Aiken, wife of the Senator-elect; Mrs. Leonard Page, Columbia, president of the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs; Mrs. P. D. Meadors of Greenville, president of the Gar den Clubs of South Carolina; Miss Erin Kohn, Columbia; Mrs. Louis Floyd, co-chairman of the tea; Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, state mother of the year; Mrs. Russell Addy, presi dent of the Newberry Business and Professional Women’s Club; Miss Jennie McMaster, president of the South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Wo men’s Clubs; Mrs. W. C. Koon, president of the County Council of Farm Women, and Mrs. B. O. Long. The secondary receiving line was composed of Mrs. Price Pad gett, publicity chairman. Civic League; Mrs. W. Jack Bryant, Or angeburg, immediate past presi dent of the Garden Clubs of South Carolina; Mrs. R. C. Jeter, Union; Mrs. L. W. Faris and Mrs. Thomas Edwards, Greenville; Mrs. W. C. Edmunds, Ridgeway, and Mrs. J. D. Bryson and Mrs. M. A. Kirk land, Winnsboro, all of whom dec orated window ledges for the tea. Mrs. Tom Pope, Mrs. George Sessions and Mrs. Clem Youmans an outstanding success. were in charge of pouring tea. As sisting with this yrere Mrs. Roy Anderson, Mrs. Elmer Bake*, Mrs. Russell Addy, Mrs. R. D. Wright, Mrs. Cannon G. Blease, Mrs. W. C. Koon; Mrs. E. E. West- wood, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. Olin Layton, Mrs. Ed Duckworth, Mrs. Tom Long, Mrs. Ralph Baker, Mrs. Clem Youmans, and Mrs. T. P. Crooks. Music for the occasion was un der the direction of Mrs. P. K. Harmon, with the band under the leadership of Miss Lorraine Parris. Asisting in receiving the Silver Offering and bidding the guests farewell were Mrs. Frank Sligh, Mrs. Vernon Carlton, Mrs. P. K.. Harmon, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Mrs. Charlie Ruff and Miss Joyce Pruitt. The beautifully appointed tea table was at the back center of the hall. On either side of the spa cious room were tables with a va riety of Christmas arrangements artistically prepared by members of the various cooperating clubs. The wide window ledges each con tained a new and different idea in Christmas decorations. On either side of the hall in the front were entirely with soft, blue lights, the other traditionally decorated with white being used predominately. Festive holiday decorations were at every point inside and outside the building. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, general chairman of the tea for the Civic League, and her co-chairmen, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd and Mrs. James E. Wisemen, are due a great deal of credit for making this year’s Tea *8 * CHARLES E. BOWER lights of the state meeting of the crippled children’s Society which was held in Columbia on Septem ber 28. The poster which was made for the local chapter by Miss Le- nore Broadus was well received. The ■ treasurer, Mrs. Charlie Bowers, had a splendid report. Mrs. P. K. Harmon was named chairman of the lily sale for the Easter Seals Drive. Charlie Bow ers, who served ably last year, will head the drive again this year. The chairman recognized Supt. P. K. Harmon as a special guest. Then she introduced John Zuid- ema, supervisor of Special Educa tion in the State Department of Education. Mr. Zuidema em phasized the problems involved in setting up the special classes for handicapped children as provided for in a bill passed by the General Assembly in April of this year. This provides instruction for the educable mentally retarded as well as for the physically handicapped children. Mr. Zuidema stated that there are already 35 teachers en gaged throughout the state in teaching special classes for the handicapped. The chairman thanked the speaker for his opportune and well-informed remarks. The next meeting of the chap ter will be held the first Wednes day in March at the home of Mrs. J. D. French with Mrs. Charlie Bowers as the associate hostess. . v The Grand Jury acted on all bills of indictment and made these further recommendations to the legislative delegation in its pre sentment: That the delegation con sider, the feasibility of mandatory liability insurance for every vehicle licensed by the State Highway De partment, and that the delegation proceed to fill vacancies on the Newberry County Forestry Board. The following reports were made in the presentment: County Home and Chain Gang We report as visiting the County Home. We found the inmates to he well housed and fed and to all ap pearances well cared for. We inspected the stockade and chain gang and find both to be in good condition. > We found some walls and most ceilings in the old people’s quarters very black and dirty. We recom mend that they be renovated or re painted at once. Some electrical repairs are needed in the reception room. C. C. WALLACE Chairman Court Heun*'’ The Court House building ap pears to be in good physical con dition, and is well kept. We wish to commend the per sonnel of all the County offices for courtesies shown us. * . T. BICKE&T Chairman Jail House We found the Jail House to be in a good state of repair, and it is being well and cleanly kept. H. M. EPTI'NG Chairman Road and Bridges All roads and bridges inspected were in moderately good condition. We found some bridges needing some repairs. J. W. RISER i Chairman MRS. SUMMER ILL AT NEWBERRY HOSPIAL Mrs. W. E. Summer of 1710 Kib- ler street was admitted to the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital Tuesday for treatment. She is reported to be in a critical con dition. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS ■ X:- Largely responsible for the success of the Christmas Decorations Tea are, left to right, Dr. Mamie S. Summer, president of the Civic League; Mrs. Richard L. Baker, general chairman of the Tea; Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, president of the Council of New berry Garden Clubs; and Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, co-chairman of the Tea with Mrs. James E. Wiseman, who was absent when this picture was made. (Sunphoto by Frank Arm- field.) ’ -Mx- Dec. 10—J. C. Neel, Mr». B. O. Long, Mr*. Pope Wicker, Sr., Adrian M. Summer, Mr*. J. A. Bundrick, Virginia H. Ander son. Dec. 11—Mr*. Josie McAI- haney, Caroline Cook, Joe Sum mer, ton of Mr. and Mr*. W. E. Summer, Valeria Stuck, . Billy Altman, Mrs. Mary Eula Hollo way. Dec. 12—Forrest Lominack, Mrs. Nelson Connelly, Dr. J. E. Stokes, Mrs. Fred T. Moon, John Koon, Mrs. Mary Jane Hanna Sproul. Dee. 13—R. E. Green, M. O. Summer, Alice Jean Riley, Jamea E. Wiseman, Jr., Susan Ward, Mrs. Eva S. Cromer, Har old Epps, Claude E. Dominick. Dec. 14—Mrs. J. R. Wood, C. J* Alexander, Raymond Salter, W. 8. Hentz. Dec. IS—R. Derrill Smith, Thomas E. Wicker, Mrs. G. W. Shealy, Bobby Wicker, Joan Se- gar Dominick, Mrs. C. J. Alex ander, Mrs. J. E. Senn, Mrs. R. E. Johnson, Katherine Sease, Frances Bedenbaugh. Dec. 16—iMrs. R. Aubre/ Har ley, Mrs. D. L. Nance, Mrs. Al bert Ringer, Will Waters, Mrs. L. E. Wood, Marion Wiggins, Rosemary Dowd, Moriett Nich ols, Clyde Richardson, Jenny Ryan Graham, Bobby Green, Mrs. F. R. Higgins. Dec. 17—Jack Workman, Billy Clary, Betty Clarkson, Mrs. Maggie Hartley, Betty Page, Pete Parrott, A. F. Bush, Rich ard Cooper. V v A Wamste • -' - ✓ •r.'