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Jly ■ c'; • - 4 -fim T Th«» highpr wp are placed, the more we should be humble. —Cicero. Never be haughty to the hum- ble; never be humble to the haughty.—Jefferson Davis. VOL. 17—NO. 38 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR Is This Farm Familiar? 'M P«v ^ »' ' Award Be Given MoOohon Plant , The Mollohon Plant of the Ken dall Company will be one of three plants in the Kendall Chain to be honored for operating during the year 1954 without a lost time ac cident. The other two plants to receive this recognition are the Addison Mill at Edgefield and Thrift Mill at Paw Creek, N. C. Awards will be presented to the iftfety committees of these , plants by representatives of the Mutual Insurance Com at a dinner to be held Friday ht, January 21 at 6:00 p. m. the Newberry Community Hall. Among those expected to be pres- 'wnt are L. A. Savage, works man ager of the Kendall Mills and L. B. Schildien, personnel director pt Kendall Mills, both of Char- latte; managers of all mills in the Kendall chain, and safety com- ffcittees, consisting of about 18 members each, from the three mills receiving the safety awards. HERE IS OUR “MYSTERY FARM” No. 17. 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 co rrectly 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 lood Donors ort Of Quota Blood donations fell far short of the quota set when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited New berry Tuesday afternoon. Only 82 pints of the 150 pint quota were received. Thirteen persons offering blood were rejected. iMames of those who contributed Will be published in next week’s issue of The Sun. Another visit of the Bloodmo- blle is scheduled for February. Recreation Director’s Post / Be Temporarlily Filled SiA The Newberry Recreation Com mission at a meeting held Monday night at Council Chambers, ac cepted the resignation of C. A. Kohlbecker, who has been recrea tion director for the city since June 1, 1953. M r. Kohlbecker’s resignation will be effective on February 1, 1955, according to Rev. Paul E. Monroe, chairman of the commis sion. After that time, Mr. Kohl becker will become coach for all sports at Catholic High School in Springfield, Illinois. Springfield is Mr. Kohlbecker’s home and he at tended Catholic High there. He, with his wife and four children, will make their home with his father. A procurement committee to se lect a new recreation director has been named by Chairman Monroe. The committee consists of A1 Miss Altman Weigle, chairman, W. I. Click and Wirt Jennings. All applications for appointment to this position should be submitted to this com mittee. Chairman Monroe stated that a temporary or part-time em ployee would be hired as director to handle the recreation program until a permanent director is named. Members of the recreation com mission present at the Monday night meeting were Rev. Monroe, Mrs. A. G. McCaughrin, Gerald Paysinger, R o b,e r t Schumpert Wirt Jennings, Dr. C. A. Dufford, Jr., A1 Weigle, Harry Hedgepath and O. M. Cobb. Unable to attend were Mrs. A. J. Bowers and W. I. Click. k .. ? m Its® pe Miss Carole Altman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Altman of Route. 3, Newberry, and a junior -•i the Woman’s College of the niversity of North Carolina, has «aen awarded. a Mexican govern ment scholarship for one year at National University of Mexico, City. Mias Altman is a senior' student Spanish and literature. She to begin her studies in Mex ico in March. She received one of .the six scholarships for under in .this country offered year by the Institute of In- Education. While in ^ she.plans to make a cul- study -of the country. • Altman graduated from River High School in 1961, attended Mars Hill Junior Col- £ in North Carolina for two before entering the Univer- of North Carolina. sc®®?; iclfaiyk/ Sister-In-Law Of Newberrians Dies Graveside services for Mrs. Thelma Ruby Summer, who died Sunday in Tampa, Florida, will be conducted at 11 o’clock Friday morning in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Herbert Spell. Mrs. Summer was born in Frenchlick, Indiana, and was the widow of Eugene Foster Summer, formerly of Newberry The late Mr. Summer was the brother of Marvin Summer, Adrian Summer, Gurnie Summer, Mrs. R. M. L«omi- nack, and Mrs. Arthur Eargle, all of Newberry. Mrs. Summer is survied by her mother, Mrs. Crandall of Tampa, Florida, and two sioters, Mrs. Cas- sie Moore of Tampa, Florida, and Mrs. Edna Hunter of California. • The body will arrive in Newber ry this morning and will remain at the Whitaker Funeral Home un til the hour of the service. The family will be at the home of Mrs. Gurnie Summer, 1329 Sum mer street. Active pallbearers will be E. Kirby Eominaek, Houseal Jay, Frank Sutton, Owen Holmes, Bill Carter, and T. Roy Summer, Jr. Municipal Meeting To Be In Charleston Mayor J. E. Wiseman, City Man ager Ed Blackwell and several members of City Council are mak ing plans to attend the meeting of the Municipal Association of South Carolina which will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, February 20-22. Among the main items of dis cussion at the meeting will be the including of municipal employees under the federal social security program. At the present time, some employees are under the State Retirement system, while others are not covered by any re tirement plan. Another subject under discus sion will be concerened with dis tribution of taxes from sales of alcoholic beverages. A proposed bill in the General Assembly of South Carolina would raise the share of such tax money received by municipalities from fifteen per cent to forty percent. Another bill introduced in the General Assembly would increase the city’s revenue from taxes and license fees on beer and wine from eight percent to forty per cent. A number of outstanding speak ers will also be heard during the three day meeting. Attack Fatal To Nathan Warren Nathan Burton Warren, Sr., 60, WATERS IN HOSPITAL Will S. W’aters is critically ill at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital where he was admitted list Friday night after suffering heart attack. r; gyfr "»•- ■ TWr. Tommy' T. S. Harmon, affectionately known by most Newberrians as “Mr. Tommy”, retired on Friday, January 7, 1955, after 31 years as an employee of the City of New berry. Mr. Tommy went to work with the Commission of Public Works on January 1. 1924 when Homer W. Schumpert was superintend ent of the Water and Light De partment. During his years with the city, Mr. Tommy worked in the electric department, the water department, in the office for 11 years and has been in the service department for the past five years. Mr. Tommy says he plans to spend his future days loafing, fish ing and gardening. He and Mrs. Harmon live on Adelaide street. Their daughter, Mrs. Joe L. (Louise) Talbert and family live in Ninety-Six. LOCAL 324 MEETS AT MOLLOHON SCHOOL Mollohon T. W. U. A. Local Un ion 324 will hold its next regular meeting on Sunday afternoon, January 23 at 3 p. m. in the school auditorium. All members are es pecially urged to attend. Grady Price, Sec. Guard Units Prepare For Summer Camp At Stewart The local units of the South I v Carolina National Guard have ment, Williamston. The 678th is started making plans for their an- short a total of one officer, four nttal summer encampment which warrant officers and five enlisted will be heU! at Camp Stewart, Ga. men. ‘ ‘ ~ ‘ ~ - -- Also under the 228th Group.is the 713th Battalion with head quarters at Lancaster; Btry A at York, B at Gamden, C at Cheraw, p at Florence and the 713* Medical Detachment at Florence. This battalion is short seven officers, eight warrant officers, and 182 en listed men. Other units under the 228th are the, 131st Operations Detachment at Dillon, abort five enlisted men; 218th AAA R-CAT DatAimeht at Lancaster, short three enlieted,‘ ; men; 383rd Signal * Detachment* Lancaster one enlisted mjkn;^v 411th Ordnance Detachment Anderson, . ejhon^ three enlisted during G^ period July 3-July 17. Tbe/#umtner camp dates have just been hnnounced by State Adjutant General James C. Dozier, who stated that ’ “Operation.* Full Strength” is now in full swing throughout South Carolina to get units of the Guard as near full strength as possible by summer camp time. The local units will have little trouble attaining this goal. Of the four Newberry units, three are full strength and one is short only three enlisted men. Battery C of the 107th Battalion is short three enlisted men; Headquarters Bat tery, 107th Battalion, Hq. Battery 228th Group and the 246th Army Band attached to the 228th Group are all full strength at the pres ent time. Three other units of the 107th Battalion, Batteries A, B, and D, in Greenwood, Clinton and Hamp ton, respectively, show shortages of four officers and 27 enlisted men. Other batteries and units under the 228th Group, commanded by Col. Thomas H. Pope of Newberry, show less strength than the New berry units. They are the 678th Battalion, consisting of Btry A, Seneca, Btry B, Easley, Btry C, Greenville, Btry D, Williamston and the 678th Medical Detach- CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR \ Children’s Story Hour will be held each Monday afternoon from 4 to 5 o’clock at the Newberry- men; and 9tMMf&&riny Band, Clfg^ ton, short five enlisted men. While plans for sunamer camp are already underway, other spe cial training is being planned for the Newberry units. The 228th Group is planning two Saturday and Sunday drills prior to camp- time. Although plans are not def- ( inite, the drills will be held in the spring, and wil probably be in An- . derson and Lancaster. The entire 107th Battalion will go to Fort Jackson on Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24 for weapon-firing practice. The New berry units of the 107111 also pla& ; all day drills on April 17th, May | 1st and May 22nd. " | The 51st “Rattlesnake” Division,. || to which the 107th is attached, W will train this year at Fort - Clellan, Ala. However, the lOTtti |j- will go to Camp Stewart where | anti-aircraft firing ranges are available and will be attached to '.s' r- Saluda Regional Library with Miss, Mary Timberlake, Newberry Col- 228th group for summer en- lege librarian, in charge. Mothers’ March Set For Jtmuary 31st wWIs "hunt!” 1 /in'balnda OomCf?^ Janus*, 31st, the Bualneea but we still have a long war to Mothers Clubs To Hold Joint Meet There w ill be a - joint meeting of school groups one and two and the pre-school group of the Mo thers Club at Junior High School Friday afternoon, January 21st at 4:00 p.m. The film, “Everybody’s Business” will be shown. Serving as hostesses will be Mrs. Burley Fretwell, Mrs. Claude Weeks, Mrs. E. M. Anderson, Mrs. •Russell Culbertson, Mrs. W. J. Martin and Mrs. W. M. Workman. County Boy Helped By March Of Dimes Little Bill Suber, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Suber of Whitmire, is one of the many youngsters who have been bene- fitted by funds donated to the March of Dimes. Bill w T as stricken with polio when he was only 13 months old and has been receiving treatment since that time. On December 1st, Bill under went surgery on his foot at the Warm Springs Foundation, Warm Springs, Ga., and again on January 12th. Doctors reported that both- operations were successful. Mrs. Suber has just returned to her home in Whitmire Monday of this week after spending the period since Thanksgiving with Bill at Warm Springs. Bill’s grandmother, Mrs. W. T. Mayer of Newberry, and his pa rents expressed their gratefulness to the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and to the local chapter of the foundation for the wonder ful help Bill has received through the work of the Foundation. • Bill is one of many children who have been benefitted by the foun dation’s funds. IMPROVES AFTER OPERATION TUESDAY Mrs. Ira Dunn Wilson, of 1917 Harper street, is convalescing at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital whfi^e she underwent surgery Tuesday morning. Mr. Warren was born in Saluda County, the son of the late Francis Marion and Laura Elizabeth Dick- ert Warren. He had made his home in Newberry for the past 40 years and served as a City Police man for thirteen years, retiring seven years ago due to declining health. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a Veteran of World War 1. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Henrietta Gibson Warren; one son, N. B. Warren, Jr. of Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Holsen- back of Newberry; five brothers, George Warren and Abe Warren, both of Newberry; Tom Warren and Francis Marion Warren, both of Prosperity, and Sam Warren of Laurens; two sisters, Mrs. Jack Long of Prosperity and Mrs. Virgil Huffstetler of Newberry; three grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be con ducted at 3 o’clock today (Thurs day) afternoon at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. C. O. Lamoreux. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The body will remain at the Funeral Home until the hour of service. and Professional Women’s Club is again sponsoring a Mother’s March in the fight against polio. This year, the B&PW has asked the Home Demonstration Clubs and other interested people throughout the county to work for the Mother’s March in the county and every person who feels that he >' nation to our go. Last year research came up with our greatest hope to this time when they gave us the Salk vaccine which was tried on thou sands of children last year. These children have been under periodic check and tests during the entire year and laboratories in various universities throughout the coun or she wants to make a contri- t r y are working hard on these bution is asked to turn on porch lights between the hours of seven and eight o’clock on Monday night, January 31st. During the same period of time, a Talk-a-thon will be held over radio station WKDK, at which time the public is invited to call the station to make contributions. A car will be ready to pick up all contributions called in to the station. Mrs. Myra Addy, president of the B&PW, who is in charge of the Mother’s March, stresses the fol lowing facts about the work of the Foundation for Infantile Pa ralysis: “Great progress has been made in this fight in the last few years. tests to try to determine whether this vaccine is a definate pro tection.” “The 1954 statistics show that year to have the third largest polio record in history. There are 70,000 old cases as we go into 1955, so you see the need for more funds this year than ever before. We in Newberry County have been fortunate in not having been hit as hard as other areas by polio, but nevertheless, we do have several cases and these cases have been helpd by the foundation.” “Let’s all have as our motto from now through the 31st, ‘let your light so shine,’ as this is the invitation that someone in your home wants to make a do- The B&PW opened by an invocation, by Rev. D. M. Shull. Rev. Neil Truesdale, Rev. C. O. Lamoreux, Messrs. Charlie Bowers, Charlie Altman and Ned Purcell will make brief talks in support of the March of Dimes. Names of some of those who will offer entertainment during the program are: Whitmire, Miss Johnnie John son; Newberry, Sarah Alice Long, Newberry College Orchestra, Miss Joyce Pruitt, Misrf Nancy Stevens, Miss Barbara Aull, Miss Alice Car ter, Miss Ann Mills; St. Phillips: Elizabeth Ann Ruff and Little Alice Counts; Mollohon, Douglas Arthur; Prosperity, Roy Chappell and Randall Epting; Silverstreet, Little Debra Bowers; Oakland, Sammy Johnson, June Ringer; West End, David McCollum; Little Mountain, Joanne Shealy and Car- lene Shealy; Bush River, Sylvia Smith. Linda Inabinet, Mike Darby, Clara Elwell Stokes and M&ckie Haltiwanger of Newberry will also perform. campment purposes. Gen. Dozier stated that a non veteran will not be affected by Se- ; lective Service if he enlists in ' Guard between age 17 to l\ to 36. Eligible and int for enlistment by going to tii cal National Guard Armqry on ti drill night or by calling the near est Guard headquarters. Dr. Broyles Speaks On Local Station Rev. Vernon S.'Broyles, Jr., D. D., of Atlanta, Ga., will be heard in the radio series “Find Life With God” over Radio ' Station WKDK on Sunday, January 23 at 8:15 a.m. His topic will be "Obe-. dience to. Christ’s Commands.” Dr. Broyles is a native of Ten nessee, but spent his boyhood in Alabama. He was educated at Davidson College and at Union Seminary of Virginia. He did post graduate work at the University of Tubingen, Germany. He became pastor of the North Avenue Pres byterian Church in Atlanta in 1941 where he served until 1950 when he became Executive Secretary of the newly-formed Board of Church Extension. After four and a half years he was called back to the North Avenue Church where he is now pastor. He took the lead in organising and promoting the Overseas Relief Committee of the U. S. Presbyterian Church. a® Billy Graham Film At Aveleigh Church The motion picture, "Billy Graham and the London Crusade**, will be shown Sunday night at the Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. There will be two showings, one at 7:00 and the other at 9:00. This picture is a complete, gripping portrayal of one of England’s most historic evangelistic events. The entire picture was filmed in Eng land and contains many never-to- be-forgotten scenes. On the screen you will see Cliff Barrows and the 3000 voice choir. You will see also the Wembley Stadium jammed by 120,000 people. This film is a production of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Films, Inc. The public is cordially invited to attend . I Mystery Farm 16 Not Identified All guesses as to the identity of last week’s Mystery Farm No. 16 were different and as of the time The Sun goes to press, the farm has not been positively iden tified. The name of the farm will be given as soon as positive iden tification can be made. ■' Members of the planning committee for the Mother'a'March of at IHpiO . Station WKDK are, left to right, Mrs. Pat Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Parnelle Ringer, Mrs. My-., ra Addy, Mrs. Ruby Abrams and Mrs. Marcia Coggins. Mrs. Mamie Hawkins, a nother member of the committee, was absent when the picture was made.? (Sunphoto.) January 21—Warren Abrama, Mra. Eva James D. Wherry, La mar Neville, P. C. Plampin, Mrs. Annie Lee Whitaker, Miss Anna Long. Jauary 22—P. D. Dawkins, Mrs. Frances Clary, Mies Doris Schumpert, Myra Davis, Marie Hollingsworth, Eddie D. Richard son, Mrs. R; H. Buford, Michael Griffin, Stewart Leslie. January 23—Sally Lewis, Pal mer Shealy, Oliie Nichols, Mrs. Caroline Mayer, Mrs. Willis Ringer, Sr., Betsy Werts, Don nie Atkinson, H. W. Schumpert. January 24—Mrs. J. C. Price, Eugene Shealy, Jeanne Dawkins, • ^ Buddie Spearman, Mrs. Myra Trefagar, Jo Anne Ennis. January 25—Mra. James R. : Clary, Bobbie Lou Addy, Mrs. W.;. W. Cromer, Mrs. Myra B. Crom- . er, Betty Wayne Hendrix, J. B. ^ Kinard, George E. Stone. ; January 26—Mrs. Banka En- '* low, Beamon Summer, Clifton Hattaway, Jr., Mrs. Cart B. Wise, , Jit* Annie ? Buzhardt, Mrs. Fan- nie Ringer. January 27—J. B. Coward, Ann ; Campbell, Joyce Lomlnlek, By- ' >•» NiclwAb-JH**- Katie Canine. | •yV*-' ft * »<•*;.*.**if.i-.-#.- U' mg t^fit ,/v WC)