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Happy New Year! Greetings Of The Season VOL. 17—NO. 35 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1954 ^ $2.00 PER YEAR Is This Farm Familiar? ns&mmtm HERE IS OUR “MYSTERY FARM” No. 14. 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.) March Of Dimes Drive To Begin; Committees Named Tbe 1955 March of Dimes drive will begin in Newberry on Janu ary first under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, it was announced today by Pres ton McAlhaney, president of the Jaycees. Charlie Altman has been named chairman of the drive for the Jay cees. Charlie Bowers is county chairman and Miss Theresa Light- sey is county treasurer. Mr. Altman has announced that plans are being made for the “Mothers’ March” and that banks “Uncle Jake” Dickert. Celebrates Birthday Mr. J. L. Dickert, better known as “Uncle Jake” will be celebrat ing his 90th birthday on Sunday, January 2nd, with a drop-in from 3:00 until 5:00 p. m. at his home on College street. He invites his friends to stop by and visit with him at that time. It is requested that no presents be brought to him. slip Vr' m Hospital Patients Mrs. Louise Arthur, Palmetto House; Jeff B. Aull, 1604 Main St.; Mrs. C. V. Amick, Rt. 1, Prosper ity; W. T. Altman, Rt. 3, New berry; W. E. Baker, Rt. 1, Whit* mire; S. Conner Campbell, 1515 Harrington St.; Mrs. Bobby Lee Charles and Baby Boy, 2037 Montgomery St.; Rev. Ben M. Clark, Prosperity; J. L. Dehart, Rt 4, Newberry; Miss Billie Jean DeLoach, Rt 1, Newberry; Mrs. W. E. Elmore, 1602 Calhoun St; Mrs. Evelyn Puller, 2104 College St; Mrs. J. B. Fellers, 1614 First St, D. E. Halfacre, Rt. 2, New berry; J. S. Hutchinson, Rt. 4, Newberry; Also,Mrs. J. M. Lever, Rt. 3, Newberry; Mrs. Sam Marlowe, 1519 Harrington St; Mrs. W. H. Miller, Jr., Whitmire; Mrs. Sara R, Norris, 415 Green St.; Mrs. Oscar Lee Rauch, Rt. 1, Chapin; Miss June Roberts, 1604 Nance St; Mrs. D. C. Roland, 421 Green St; Mrs. W. E. Summer, 1710 Kibler St; W. D. Stillwell, 112 Glenn St; J. T. Summer, Rt. 4, Newberry; L. A. Wilson, 2123 Brown St; Mrs. Leland Wilson, 903 Reid St Colored Patients Fred Boozer, 919 Sunset Lane; Carrie Graham, Rt 4, Newberry; Jeanette Hare, 1212 Player St.; Joe Jenkins, 521 Powerhouse Ave. m will be distributed throughout the county to collect funds. He stress ed the fact that there would be no direct solicitation from merchants and that the drive will be mostly on a voluntary basis. The following committees from the Jaycees have been named by the chairman to assist in the drive: Schools and Colleges, Fred Les ter and Meredith Harmon; coin collectors and March of Dime Cards, Joe Welborn and Ferd Summer; Mothers’ March, Wayne Martin and Emory Bedenbaugh. The Mothers’ March will be con ducted by the Newberry Business and Professional Women’s Club, Mrs. Russell Addy, president. Also, special events, Roy Mil ler, Bobby Schumpert, Jim Parr, Heyward Davis and Bobby Un derwood; publicity and promotion, Emory Bedenbaugh and Roger Simmons. Chairman of the colored division is Ernest Gibbs. Mr. Altman stated that county committees will be announced later. It is expected that the drive in Whitmire will be conduct ed by the Whitmire Jaycees. Sunday Rites Held For George K. Holt George K. Holt, 69, of near Kin- ards, died at his home last Friday night after several years of declin ing health. He was a native of Rabon Coun ty, North Carolina, and made his home in Laurens County for 15 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Margaret Green Holt of near Kinards; five sons, Frank and Mar vin of Columbia, Ray of the United States Air Force in Greenville, Roy of Kinards and Clyde Holt of Jo anna; two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Collenback of Joanna and Mrs. J. R. Bagwell of Greenville; 30 grand children; one sister, Mrs. Mary Mc Call of Walhalla. Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the Fire Baptized Holiness Church of Joanna by the Rev. Roy Ruff, assisted by the Rev. B. F. Jones. Burial was in Little River- Dominick Presbyterian Church Cemetery. SERVICES BE HELD AT CLAYTON CHURCH Services will be held at Clay ton Memorial Universalist Church on Sundgj-, January 2, 11:00 a. m. John Schofield of Walhalla will be the speaker. The public is cor dially invited. Post Office Extends Service Next Week Beginning January 3, 1955, the local post office has been given permission to extend delivery service to about 40 patrons on the outskirts of the city. The new territory to be taken in for city delivery includes part of Har rington heights and part of Wal lace street, a new colored section near the Columbia highway; also several residents on Glenn street extension. Rural service will be extended to patrons adjacent to the Coun try Club property, who have had to go to the Bush River highway in the past to receive their mail. The new route will extend from the Bush River highway across to Nance street extension, and will serve eleven families. CALVIN CROZIER MEETING TUESDAY The Calvin Crozier Chapter of the U. D. C. will meet Tuesday, January 4th at 4 p. m. at the home of Mrs. C. I. Youmans. The program will be on “Rebel Rose", Isabel Ross, by Mrs. A. J. Bow ers, Jr. Home Decorations Contest Winners Winners in the Christmas home decorations contest have been an nounced by the Chamber of Com merce as follows: Ward T, James Henry Davis, 2217 Henry Ave.; honorable men tion to J. E. Nichols, 2217 College St. extension. Ward 2, Dr. F. A. Truett, 1912 McHardy St.; honorable mention to John F. Clarkson, 2021 Harring ton St. Ward 3, Meredith Harmon, 1523 Clarkson Ave.; honorable mention, Aubrey Harley, 1906 Johnstone St. Ward 4, Joe Feagle, 800 Bound ary St.; Mrs. Sara Wallace, 721 Caldwell St., honorable mention. Ward 5, W. H. Chapman, 613 Main St.; honorable mention, Wirt H. Jennings, 709 O’Neal St. Ward 6, H. A. Kemper, 1224 Hunt St.; Nat Gist, 2230 Johnstone St. The winner in each ward will receive a $5.00 prize. Post Office Be Closed Saturday The post office will be closed at twelve noon Friday, December 31 and all day New Year’s Day, January 1, 1955, in observance of the v holidays, it was announced today by Harry Moose, acting postmaster. Mr. Moose stated that the half holiday on Friday was by executive order of the President. Friday, December 24 was also de clared a holiday by the President, but the local post office remained open to give service through Christmas eve. There will be city delivery and rural mail deliveries on Friday morning, December 31. Services Held Today For John H. Monts John H. Monts, 72, resident of Silverstreet, died early Wednes day morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He had been in ill health ^or the past three years and seriously ill for the past two days. Mr. Monts was born and reared in Lexington County near Chapin a son of the late Noah and Ella Derrick Monts. He had lived in Newberry County for a number of years where he operated V farm near Silverstreet. He was ai mem ber of the Silverstreet Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Mayer Monts; three sons, Henry Calvin Monts of Silver- street, John Mike Monts of Annis ton, Ala., and Jacob L. Monts of Greenville; one daughter, Mrs. F. W. (Bushy) Longshore; one sis ter, Mrs. Carrie Amick of West Columbia; one brother, Luther Monts of Columbia; four half sis ters, Mrs. Hayne Wingard, Mrs. Janie Bickley, both of Lexington, Mrs. Bessie Connally of Chapin and Mrs. Docia Amick, West Co lumbia; two half brothers, George and Sam Monts, both of Chapin; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2:30 p. m. today from the Silverstreet Lutheran Church by the Rev. E. K. Counts and the Rev. R. M. Dubose. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Rich ard Neel, Milton Pitts, Herman Pitts, Hugh Pitts, Allen Dominick, Roy Longshore, and J. W. Long shore. Flower attendants will be Mrs. J. H. Long, Mrs. Guy Long, Mi*s. Richard Neel, Mrs. Ruby Long shore, Mrs. Alfred Bradley, Mrs. Evans Bowers, Mrs. Blair Boozer, and nurses of the Newberry Coun ty Memorial Hospital. The body was carried from the McSwain Funeral Home to the residence Wednesday afteroon. Babson Predicts No Income Tax Relief In Coming Year Sees Possibility Of 3rd World War In Future; Not Expected In 1955 85 Per Cent Of City Taxes Are Collected Almost 85 percent of the City’s taxes had been collected as of December 21, according to City Manager Ed Blackwell and City Clerk and Treasurer C. C. Wal lace. The amount collected through Monday was $106,825.96. Mr. Blackwell stated that total taxes this year were higher than last year and that collections were higher, but the percentage was about the same as this time last year. Mr. Blackwell also warned those who haven’t paid taxes yet that a two percent penalty goes on January 1st., 5 percent on February 1st and 10 percent on March 1st. Jaycees Sell Cakes For Scout Benefit The Junior Chamber of Com merce has completed a fruit cake sale started before Christmas, ac cording to Preston McAlhaney, president. The sale was put on by the Jaycees to raise funds for Scout Troop No. 222 which was chartered in November and which is sponsored by the Jaycees. The money wull be put into a fund *for future use by the troop. Over 300 cakes were sold. JUNE ROBERTS UNDERGOES SURGERY June Roberts, 17 year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Roberts was admitted Sunday to the New berry County Memorial Hospital where she underwent an appendec tomy Monday. She is recuperating nicely and expects to return to her home on Nance street in a few days. Revenue Agent Here For Holiday Visit A. H. Counts,’ a Federal Inter nal Revenue Agent, who has been w T ith the service in Greenville for 14 years, is spending the week with his family in Newberry be fore returning to Greenville Mon day morning where he and about a dozen agents will assist the tax payers with filing 1954 income tax returns. , Heretofore only one or two days were given as a review in the preparation of returns. This year tw r o instructors spent a week in study. Under the new code some tax payers will be benefitted but the job makes it harder for those as sisting the public. The changes re quire a lot of study in order to prepare the returns which will re sult in the most saving to the taxpayers. UDC Chapter Meets With Mrs. Griffith The Drayton Rutherford Chap ter, U. D. C., will meet Tuesday afternoon, January 4 at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. Steve Griffith, with Mrs. J. E. Wiseman and Mrs. Louis Floyd as associate hostesses. Mrs. Thomas H. Pope will have the historical subject. Stonewall Jack- son will be the subject for general discussion. Members are asked to read the article in their November issue of the UDC magazine this subject. on NEW YEAR’S EVE SERVICES AT CENTRAL New Year’s Eve service will be held in the Social Hall of Central Methodist Church between 11:00 p. m. and midnight on Friday night, December 31. The congrega tion and the general public are in vited to attend this service, ac cording to an announcement by Rev. Herbert L. Spell, the pastor. Central Methodist Circles Will Meet The W. S. C. S. circles of Cen tral Methodist church will meet as follows: No. 1—Monday, Jar. 3rd at 4 p. m. with Mrs. F. Scott Elliott. Miss Mary Timberlake, associate hostess. No. 2—Monday, Jan. 3rd at 4 p. m. with Mrs. Seth Meek. No. 3—Tuesday, Jan. 4th at 10:30 a. m. in the social hall of the church. Julia White—Monday, Jan. 3rd, at 7:30 p. ra. in the social hall of the church, Mrs. P. B. Ezell and Mrs. R. W. Ivister, hostesses. No. 5—Monday, Jan. 3rd at 10:30 a. m. with Mrs. W. H. Car ter. Louise Best—Monday, Jan. 3rd at 4 p. m. with Mrs. C. G. Blease, Mrs. S. T. Eskridge and Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, associate hos tesses. Shown above are some of the 23 children who were given a special Christmas treat by the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Thursday afternoon, December 23rd. Each child was given $2.00 by the club to spend as he wished. The children were accompanied on their shopping spree by members of the Jaycees, and each was presented an eight pound bag of oranges, contributed by two members of the club. Members of the Jaycees shown above with the children, left to right, are Wayne Martin, Meredith Harmon, Heyward Davis and Preston McAlhaney. Other Jaycees ac companying the children were Jabo Folk, Doyle Long and Bobby Schumpert. (Sunphoto.) By ROGER W. BABSON 1. GENERAL BUSINESS. De spite wails from some quarters, 1954 saw a drop in the average Physcial Volume of Business of only 5% from the record year 1953. 1955 could see a rise of about the same amount. Certainly, the direction of business until mid- 1955 will be upward. 2. BUSINESSMEN WILL WAKE UP. During 1954 many businessmen rediscovered the meaning of the word “competi tion.” Sales will continue to be made only with real effort in most lines. 3. CONSUMPTION OUTLOOK. Consumption in a number of lines has been proceeding at a more rapid rate than has production. 1 forecast a better record in early 1955 for both steel and automobile^. 4. TEXTILE INDUSTRY. Tex tile industry operated at extremely low levels throughout most of 1954. Coal and railroad equipment also exerted a strong downpull. I fore cast that the textile and‘coal in dustries will be in a recovery phase after their long stay in the doldrums. 5. PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION I forcast that home building and general construction will be some what lower in 1955 than in 1964, but this important industry should still operate at high levels next year. 6., PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION I forecast that public construction will increase during 1955. This, should mean a rise in the output of cement. 7. AGRICULTURAL E Q U I P- MENT. This industry has been suf fering from a decline in demand, but should now improve. Govern ment-sponsored planting curtail ment and crot> loans have reduced free supplies, and may ihake for higher agricultural prices l^er in 1955. 8. ARMAMENT INDUSTRY. The armamet industry will still be one of the main flobrs beneath the economy. The electrical and chemical idustries will move at a rate close to that of 1954. 9. OTHER INDUSTRIES. I am somewhat optimistic on clothing, aircraft manufacturing, air-line transportation, office equipment, electricity output, petroleum pro duction, natural gas, and shoes. I am also fairly bullish on rubber, paper, electrical equipment, certain types of building, and nonferrous metals. 10. * WEATHER CONDITIONSw It is foolish for me to attempt to forecast rains, droughts, frosts, etc., for any special section. How ever, taking the nation as a whole, I look for better weather in 1955. 11. RETAIL SALES. I forecast that the outlook for retail sales is encouraging, at least through the first half of 1955. 12. PROFITS. Stiffening com petition is chipping away at the profit margin. Return on invested capital is in a long-term down trend. The first few years after World War 11 were the golden years for the novice in business and for the inefficient. Those days are gone for awhile. 13. SELECTIVITY. Higher la bor and other costs, plus intensi fied competition, will continue dur ing 1955. I forecast a high degree of selectivity in the effect of this trend on individual activities and companies. Victory will be for the nimble and for the strong! 14. DIVIDENDS. Recent high expenditures for new plant and machinery have left some concerns with very high depreciation char ges. As new capital commitments are cut and depreciation remains high, cash inflow could expand Such companies should be able to pay out in dividends a higher per centage of earnings in 1955 than in- recent years, notwithstanding a moderate profits shrinkage. 15. INVENTORIES. Inventories have been permitted to run down during 1954. As total business ex pands, there will be a tendency to replace reduced stocks, especially during the first half of 1955. Total manufacturers’ inventories, how ever, may build up more rapidly than total business inventories. I forecast that total wholesale and total retail inventories will show little change from 1954 levels. 16. PRICES OF MANUFACT URED GOODS. Even with the ex pected pickup in demand, I see no sharp markup in industrial prices next year. Over-all supplies are generally ample. Hence, I forecast that industrial prices in 1955 will show little change from recent levels. 17. FOOD PRICES. Food prices may firm later in 1955. The strong move into Government crop loans this year has made free supplies of most agricultural items less burdensome. I forecast that new advertising programs by canners and other great food distributors will help farmers, stock raisers, and fruit growers. 18. CONSUMER INCOME. Con sumer income will hold at satisfac tory levels. Most goods should move readily into consuming chan nels. 19. LIVING COSTS. I forecast that during 1955 living costs will show little over-all change from present levels. There may be some firming during the first half, but the late months may again witness a minor softening. 20. RENTS, ETC. I forecast rental expenses may edge some what higher; clothing costs should be steady to moderately higher. There is small chance that feed ex penses can be greatly reduced. 21. MONEY SUPPLIES. I fore cast that money supplies will be ample for all legitimate business needs during 1956. With little like- lehood of business getting out of hand on the upside, credit easing is more likely than credit curtail ment in 1955. ~ 22. INFLATION. Fears, or per haps hopes,* of an inflationary boom should be buried. Barring outbreak of war, our productive capacity is sufficiently large to meet all demands for goods. I fore cast that no runaway inflation is probable, even if the money mana gers increase the supply of money or ease credit. 23. INTEREST RATES. Until the Treasury finds a way to bal ance the budget, hold business at high levels and unemployment at a minimum, I forecast little likeli hood of higher interest rates. 24. BOND PRICES. With the possible exception of tax-free bonds, I see no reason for increas ed bond prices in 1955. ! forecast an increase in the issuance of tax- free revenue bonds. 25. STOCK PRICES. After sg sharp a rise, the market could have a reaction; but I am fore casting no crash in 1955 such as we had in 1929. In fact, the situation changed for the better October 11, 1954. 26. WAGES. I forecast that the wage trend in organized industry will continue to move higher at least in the first half of 1955. During the first haH year, when business will be improving, the labor chieftains will also be quick to resort to the strike wea pon. 27. OTHER LABOR GAINS. I forecast that the heavy guns of the labor bigwigs will be trained on the guaranteed annual wage, shorter work, Week, and more (Continued on page 3) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Jan. 1—John Harrison Rag land, Buddy Lipscomb, Mrs. G. W. Kinard, Larry Young, Grace Reddick Joye, Rachel Werts. j Jan. 2—Mary Fulmer Wells, Ben Pressley Stewart, Jr., Mrs. Mamie Smith, David Stone. Jan. 3—Carter Abrams, E. Kirby Lominack, Dick Neel, Wanette Walton, Sam P. Bo land, Charlie S. Croiper, Mrs. Mary Ringer. Jan. 4—Howard Clark, Mrs. John Pappas, Murray Hawkins, Claude Sheppard, Elaine Brown, Paul Shealy, Mrs. Wilbur J. Rin ger, Debra Smith, Paul S. Goethe. Jan. 5—Miss Juanita Bltt, Johnson Hagood Clary, Christ ine Livingston, William K. Lath- j*op, Diane Livingston, Jimmie Bowers, Horace Lee Boozer, Jr., Jerome Havird, Mrs. Pauline L. Sheely, H. J. Pooney, Sr., J. J. Ennis. Jan. 6—Henry Edward Cous ins, R. T. Feagle, Mrs. Arthur Ballentine, Mrs. Grady Ringer.