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> V He who laughs last prob ably had intended to tell the story himself. tttt Reputation is character minus . what you’ve been caught doing. VOL. 1?—NO. 39 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR Instructors Chosen For Adult Education Center Classes To Be Held From February 7th Through March 7th At CoUege ‘Aunt Sue’ Ten instructors have been ob tained for the Citizens Education Center which will begin at New berry College on Monday, Febru ary 7th. The instructors, and courses they will teach, are as follows: James Carey, Clemson College, Home Gardening & Landscaping; Mrs. Walter E. Pond, Columbia, flower arranging; Mrs. L. E. Cog- balm, Columbia, rug hooking, Mrs. Sarah Wallace, Newberry. Plan ning meals with a Flair, and Party Foods; Dr. T. J. Eskridge, Working with Youth & Teenage— .psychology; Rev. H. L. Spell, Newberry, Fishing, Fly Tying & Casting; Prof. T. E. Epting. New berry, Public Speaking & Parlia mentary Law; Tom Pope, Jr., Ev eryday Law, Mortgages, Deeds & Wills; Keeping up with the World—Current Events, Jim Wal ker^ Greenville; and Basic Teach ings of Jesus, Dr. Robert D. Roth, Southern Seminary, Colum- courses which may be of fered, depending on the demand, are dress making; How to Fix it. Story Hour for Tots, Everyday English; Income Tax and Insur ance; and Church Music & Chor al Singing. Mrs. L. E. Cogburn is a student of Mrs. Pearl McGowan, one of America’s best known designers for hooked rugs, and like all grow ing teachers, she attends annually the rug hooking workshop held by Mrs. McGown for teachers who use her designs throughout the country. Mrs. . Cogburn is a teacher of my years experience, having Sumter, Jartirtgtbn and Greenwood. Annually many of Mrs. Cogburn’s students exflibit their rugs at a rug exhibit under the sponsorship of the Opportunity School. Those who have seen the exhibit state that it ranks among the best exhibits of hand made rugs they have ever seen. It is fortunate that the w r omen of Newberry will have the privil ege of learning rug-hooking under a skilled teacher. _ Mrs. Sarah D. Wallace was born in Newberry, attended the New berry City Schools and Coker Col lege. in Hartsville, where she ma jored in Home Economics. She began catering about 25 years ago, and since that time she has m dietitian at Columbia Col and manager of the Teacher- joge at Whitmire. At present she is owner and manager of The Wallace Home, a tea room in Newberry. She plans to give both recipes and methods of prepara tion in the course she will teach. Dr. T. J. Eskridge who heads the Department of Education at Newberry College, will instruct in psychology during the Citizens < Education Center courses to be held at the college each Monday evening, starting February 7 and lasting until March 7. Dr. Esk ridge’s! course will be “Working with Teenagers & Youth.” A native of Tennessee, he re ceived his A. B. degree from Em ory and Henry, his M. A. degree from Peabody and his Ph. D. de gree from Duke University. He has taught at Weaver College, Shorter College, Duke University, Lander College. and Columbia College. Since 1952 he has been at Atlantic Christian College, Wil son, N C., serving as professor of psychology. Rev. H. L. Spell, pastor of Cen tral Methodist Church, says of the course he w r ill teach: “Since so many people are turning to Fishing as one of the finest of the sports, this course will deal informally with the merits, the pleasures, and the problems in volved in it. It is hoped that there, wdll be a sharing of experiences and the giving of practical advice from the pole fisherman with worms and live-bait to the fancy I boys with the latest in spinning. No yarns will be censured for truthfulnjss in this course. There wdll be at least one panel discus sion by several ‘fishing widow's’ telling of the woes and tribula tions of those who stay home, keep the children, and do without clothes while the men pursue their favorite sport. There will be one session devoted to the art of casting and this will be presented by a representative of one of the tackle companies which, we hope, can be done in the field house at the college. If we can learn one good sport it may in turn help us to live a much happier and more healthful life. If you like fishing or want to learn something about fishing, join us in the fun.” Prof. Thomas E. Epting, w r ell- known as a toastmaster at many public functions in Newberry, fin ished the public schools in New T - berry, graduated from New'berry College and received his Masters of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. He holds di plomas from the University of Poitiers and the Sorbonne in France. He has been a member of the faculty of Newberry College since 1926, where he is professor of French and public speaking, head of the Department of Lan guages, and secretary of the facul ty. He is a member of the Ameri can Association of Teachers of French, of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association; also Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Delta and Blue Key, national hon orary fraternities. Thomas H. Pope, Jr. needs no introduction to the people of New r - berry. A successful attorney in (Continued on page 8) : :$i: ' ' Ip mi JP m Mi DR. T. J. ESKRIDGE IEV. N. L. SPELL flip Igipp' m T. E. EPTING I 'Omi: ■ THOMAS H. POPE Mrs. H. H. Abrams, affect ionately known to her large circle of friends as “Aunt Sue,” celebrated her 83rd birthday an niversary on Wednesday, Janu ary 19th. “Aunt Sue” received callers during the afternoon, and serv ed her well-wishers birthday cake, which she made herself, and tea. Many of her friends called to extend good 'wishes and many more sent birthday greetings. Mrs. Abrams lives on Calhoun street with her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Bradley. Her friends wish for her many happy returns of the day. Two Cases Heard In Civil Court Only two of thirteen cases went to a jury for trial during the term of Court of Common Pleas which met at the Newberry County Court Jlouse Monday and Tuesday of this week, w r ith Judge E. ,H. Hen derson of Bamberg presiding. Three cases were settled and the remaining were continued until the next term of Civil Court on April 25, 1955. In the case of W. W. Mills ver sus the South Carolina State Highway Department, the jury awarded a verdict for Mills in the amount of $33.95. On Tuesday, In the case o f S. C. Highway Depart ment versus M. D. Rice, an ap peal to a condemnation of the Highway Department regarding property located on the new by pass, the jury awarded a verdict in favor of Mr. Rice in the amount of $655. Cases settled were: S. C. High way Department vs. Harold Lee Pitts; S. C. Highway Department vs. Mrs. Carrie DeWalt Hunter; and Carroll Hipp vs. Tommie M. Harmon et al. Cases continued were: New Advertising Co. vs. J. O. Hawkins; Georgia Coated Fabric Co. vs. Hawkins Body and Trim Shop; Handicrafts Class Is Being Planned There will be a meeting to con sider the formation of a handi crafts class in the Assembly Room at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church Friday morning, January 28, at 10*:00 a.m. , “All who are interested are asked to come and bring some hand work to be exhibited at the meeting; such things as one can make or woflfld like to learn to make. It Will be largely an exchange of talents, ideas, patterns, etc. at present time. The class will n to anyone who may be i ted and enjoy it. ose who desire further in- ’ tion may call Miss Marshall rd at Aveleigh Presbyterian versa! Features Advertising .vs. Prince Radio and Electric Service; S. C. Highway Depart- ment vs. Estate of W. H. Suber et al; Rev. A. Hayne Boozer, Ad ministrator, vs. Southern Rail way;" S. A. Bedenbaugh vs. J. Wilbur Griffith and car; Credit Industrial Co. vs. Senn & Bozard Concrete Works; J. C. Dowd vs. Palmer West and car. The next term of Criminal cotfrt will be held beginning March 21, 1955 with Judge Hen derson presiding. * New Church Building To Be Dedicated Many Volunteers To Help In Mothers* March Monday J. F. Keisler Interment Here Funeral services for James Francis Keisler, 61, building con tractor, of 5311 Colonial Jlrive, Columbia, were held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning from Talbert Funeral Home, in Columbia* con ducted by~the Rev. Refd, and the Rev. Charles E. Edwards. Interment followed in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Mr. Keisler died Monday night at the Baptist Hospital after be ing in declining health for the past several months. He was born in Chappells, the son of the late Ja cob Harry Keisler and Gussie Blanche Dickert Keisler, He was a member of the College Place Methodist Church and had been a well-known building con tractor in and around Columbia for the past 35 years. Survivors include fou’’ sisters, Mrs. W. F. Daughton, Mrs. Karene Stork, Mrs. James T. Flowers and Mrs. J. Alex Motte; one brother, Harry Keisler, all of Columbia, and a number of nieces and nep hews. Lieutonants and workers for the Mothers’ March on Polio have been named by Mrs. Myra Addy, president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club which is sponsoring the March on Mon day night, January 31. The workers, and areas in which they will serve, are as follow*: Area No. 1: U. S. Highway 76 Bypass—Plampinls Service sta tion to Texas Oil Co., all home* in vicinity of Goorge $isi- dence: Mrs. Mystery Farm 17 Named By Many TV Service call, James D. Brown, College street; one year subscription to The Sun, Olin Lominick, Route 1, Pomaria; one theater ticket to either the Wells. Ritz or Clover Leaf Drive-In thea ters to each of the following: Mrs. Ethel Stone, Route 1; Preston Kunkle, Route 1; Harold Folk, Route 1; David Luther Ruff, Route 2; Horace Cromer, Route 1; Mrs. Joe Feagle, 800 Boundary street; Mrs. C. D. Hardin, 2005 McDow ell street; Mrs. Steve Griffith, Johnstone street; Mrs. James M. Smith, Sr., 1233 Calhoun street; David Neville, 1450 Calhoun street and Miss Louise D. Suber, Stroth ers. Others guessing correctly but too late to receive prizes were: Mrs. Earl Bozard, Armfield ave nue: John Waldrop, 1226 Walnut street; Bobby Livingston, 2030 Main street; Mrs. Louis Floyd, 1917 Harper street; George Lom inick, Route 1^ Newberry; Al Weigle, 1608 Park View Court; Mrs. Ruby Johnson, Route 3; Mar tha Bouknight, Nance street; Mrs. E. O. Shealy, Route 1, Newberry; Mrs. W. W. Cromer, Park View Court; Robert Bishop, Route 1; Mrs. Hannah Pool, 1719 Harring ton street; Michael Parkman, Routel, and Bobby Harmon, 821 Pope street. Dawkins Recovering After Operation County Treasurer J. Ray Daw kins is recovering after undergo ing surgery last Friday at the Co lumbia Hospital. He expects to remain in the hospital about 14 days. Mrs. Virginia Counts Area No. 2: Main Street from blinker to Southern Depot: Mrs. Margie Freeman, lieutenant; Mrs. Mary Salley. Area No. 3: Hunt Street from Johnstone to Harrington, Kinard and Murray streets: Mrs. Al Ra bin, Lt.; Mrs. Margaret Lomin- ack, Mrs. Charna Kaplan. Area No. 4: Summer street from Johnstone to Harrington, Douglas, Harper and Jones street: Mrs. Naomi Epting, Lt.; Mrs. Joyce Ringer, Mrs. Mollie Vigod- sky, Mrs. Eleanor Beard, Mrs. Myrtle Felker. Area No. 5—Glenn street from W. A. Ridgeway residence to Mills Esso Station and Adelaide street: Mrs. Virginia Moon, Lt.; Mrs. Katherine Dawkins, Mrs. Tinsie Stone. Area No. 6—Calhoun street from Johnstone to College, Walnut, Crenshaw, Martin and Amelia streets: Mrs. Brittle Holloway, Lt.; Mrs. Edith Beard, Mrs. Fan nie Mayer. Area No. 7—College street from Boundary to Plampin’s Service Station, Wilson, Lindsay, Graham, Kate, Priscilla, Carol Court Apart ments and WKDK area: Mrs. Hel en O’Dell, Lt.; Mrs. Hazel Gilfil- lan, Misses Margaret Paysinger, Mabel Boozer, Frances Boozer, Mrs. Essie Whitaker. Area No. 8—Caldwell street from Hartford School to Speers Street School: Mrs. Anna Hawk ins, Lt.; Mrs. Ruby Trice, Mrs. Margaret Hughes, Mrs. Ida Under wood. Area No. 9—'Nance street from Boundary to Airport Road, Horse shoe Bend, Purcell, Speers, Chap man, Kibler and Pope ’Terrace: Miss Miriam Hendrix, Lt.; Mr. Joe Trefsgar, Mrs. Joe Trefsgar, Miss Martha Bouknight, Mrs. Sue Inabinet, Mrs. Miller Wessinger, Mrs. Sara Beam, Mrs. Alice Nobles, Mr. David Ringer. Area No. 10—Airport and Coun try Club Area: Mrs. Olin Shealy, Lt. Area No. 11—Vincent, Cun'©, Cornelia streets: Mrs. Ora Lee Gil liam, Lt.; Miss Sudie Dennis, Mrs. Jack Shoaly. Area No. 12—Boundary street to residence of Mrs. Edna Paysin ger, left side of Drayton, Lang ford, and James Streets: Mrs. Eva Clamp, Lt.; Mrs. Julia Tindall, Mrs. Dorothy Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Esther Brown. Area No. 13—Johnstone and Friend streets: Mrs. Helen Har ley, Lt.; Martha Dahl Harley, Charlie Harley, Rusty Harley, Mrs. Mary Ellen Dominick. Area No. 14—Harringtqn and M4Murra treets: Mrs. Nellie Mason, Lt. s. Mattie Lominack, Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Jr. Area No. 15—Mower, Mayes, Mc- liardy, Evans, Luther, Bachman, McDowell streets: Mrs. Cricket Jiarrett, Lt.; Mrs. Sara Nichols, Mrs. Annie Spearman, Mrs. Julia Wicker, Mrs. Amber Atkison. Area No. 16—Pope. Fair, Shel ley, Brown, Reid streets, Wells Park and Wells Woods and Crest- vrood: Mrs. Marion Lipscomb, Lt.; i Mrs. R. G. Lister, Mrs. Albert Joneqg Mrs. James Henry Davis, Mre^James Longshore, Mrs. Keitt A. E. PT-Coati Newberry College: Mrs. Charlie Altman, Lt.; Mrs. Carrie Biber, Mrs. Vera Long. Area No. 18—Mollohon and sur rounding area: Miss Wynona Lay- ton, Lt.; Mrs. Sara Nell Jones, Mrs. Evelyn Davis, Mrs. Melzie Martin, Mrs. Charles Sligh, Mrs. Edith Lester, Misses Eleanor Mar tin, Judy Jones, Reba Lively, An nette Cassidy, Ellen Howard, Mary Bartley. ^ Area No. 19 — Boundary to Wright street and all streets t>e- tw'een: Mrs. Winifred Culclasure, Lt.; Mrs. Sunshine Sease. (Continued on page 8) Mrs. Cora Chapman Funeral Yesterday Mrs. Cora Stoudemire Chap man, 57, widow of James Killian Chapman and resident of * near Little Mountain, died Tuesday morning at Baptist Hospital. Co lumbia, after an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Chapman was born and reared in the Capers Chapel sec tion where she spent her entire life. She was a daughter of Mrs. Anna Lidler Stoudemire and the late J. S. Stoudemire. Mrs. Chap man was a member of Capers Chapel Methodist Church and the Womens Society of Christian Ser vice. She is survived by one son. John Henry Chapman, Chapin; three daughters, Mrs. Harold Oliver, Columbia; Mrs. Dargan Kohn, Swansea, and Mrs. James Lee, Newberry: her mother, Mrs. Anna Lindler Stoudemire: five sisters, Miss Eva Stoudemire, Mrs. Alma Eleazer and Mrs. Ros- N coe Sites, Little Mountain; Mrs. A. W. Dailey, Peak; and Mrs. Owens Bundrick, Newberry; one brother, J. Carl Stoudemire, Chap pells: and ten grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Capers Chapel Methodist Church by the Rev. T. E. Derrick, the Rev. A. E. Becknell and the Rev. Q. E. Gunter. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Active ballbearers were Bobby Stoudemire, Baker Chapman, Gra dy Chapman, Everett Chapman Jr., Milton Arnold, and Leland Shealy. Flower attendants were Mrs. Horace Perry, Miss Carolyn Elea zer, Mrs. Leland Shealy, Mrs. Noah Edward Shealy, • Mrs. Milton Ar nold, Miss Joyce Chapman, Miss Argie Chapman, and Miss Ella Mae Sites. Members of the Board of Ste wards of Capers Chapel Metho dist church served as honorary escort. Br* tT Kites lue Mrs. Mildred B. Purkerson, wife of J. Graham Purkerson, died unexpectedly at her home, 1717 College street Monday morning at 11 o'clock. She was born at Barksdale, Laurens County, daughter of Kit- tie Burns Burton and the late Fred Burns Burton. She had made her home in Newberry for 18 years. Mrs. Purkerson was a member of First Baptist Church, the W. M. U. and the Fidelis Sunday School Class. For a number of years, she nursed at Shriners Hospital, Greenville, and was engaged in funeral work in Newberry for some time. Surviving are her husband and her mother; and one brother, A. V. Burton, Lancaster. Funeral services were conduct ed at First Baptist Church, New berry, Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. by the Rev. C. O. Lamoreux and the Rev. Neil E. Truesdale. Burial was in Magnolia Cemetery, Green wood. / Pallbearers were Johnnie Jones, Jack Senn, Ernest Clary, W. J. Smith, Carroll Moon, Eugene i Shealy, Raymond Roton and Dr. John Lide. .The new West End Baptist Church, which has been under construction for the past eight months, will be dedicated by its members on Sunday morning, Jan uary 30th. The services will«begin with Sunday School at 10:00 a. m., and the dedication service will be at 11:00 a. m., with Dr. B. F. Rog ers of Greenville bringing the ded icatory address. The service for laying of the cornerstone will be from 2:00 un til 3:30 p. m. with # the Baptist ministers ot Newberry and the city officials taking part in the service. Mementoes will be placed Mrs. Anna Derrick Services Tuesday Mrs. Anna Lowman Derrick, 73, wife of Ollie J. Derrick of the Dutch Fork community of Rich land County, died last Monday morning at her home following a long illness. A native of White Rock she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Riddle Lowman. She was a member of the Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church at Dutch Fork and a member of the ladies’ auxil iary there. Survivors include her husband; one daughter', Miss Mary Derrick, of Columbia; six sons, Lt. Col. D. Morris Derrick of Fayetteville, N. C.. J. W. Derrick of Ballentine, Prof. F. Ray Derrick of Boone, N. }C., O. B. Derrick and T. W. Der rick, of Columbia and Capt. I. H. Derrick of Dayton, Ohio; four sis ters, Mrs. Sallie Epting of Chapin, Mrs. Bessie Addy of White Rock, Mrs. Mary Riser of Little Moun tain and Mrs. A. W. Stack of Co lumbia; two brothers, G. T. Low- man and J. Lowman, both of White Rock; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Bethel Pentecostal Holi ness Church by the Rev.- George County PTA Council To Hear Poeschl The Newberry County P. T. A. Council will meet on Thursday night, February third at 8 o’clock at the Youth Center on Speers street. The highlight of the program will be a talk by Prof. Poeschl, a visiting teacher from „ Austria. Prof. Poeschl has observed and taught in our city and county schools for several weeks and he will make some comparisons of Austrian and American methods. Another interesting part of the program will be a mental health film, “Meeting Emotional Needs in Childhood.” All delegates are requested to be present and all other interest ed persons are urged to attend this important meeting. UDC Chapter Meets Tuesday Afternoon The February meeting of Dray ton Rutherford chapter, U.D.C. will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 1, at the home of Mrs. Thomas H. Pope at 3:30 with Mrs. J. V. Kneece, associate hostess. Mrs. Houseal Norris will pre sent the subject for the historical period, "The Making of the Poet of the South, Sidney Lanier.” The subject for open discussion will be Nathan Bedford Forrest. Members are reminded to pay their dues at this meeting. in the cornerstone by the church clerk. The address of the after noon will be by Rev. C. O. Lam oreux, pastor ot the First Baptist Church. Open house will be held from 3:30 until 5:30 p. m. The ordinance of Baptism will be observed in the evening service which will begin at 7:00 p. nt West End Baptist church has U 292 members and a yearly budget of $24,000. The *new building, which cost approximately $69,000 with equipment, consists of an auditorium, 21 classrooms, four assembly rooms, pastor’s study, church office, library, complete kitchen, three nurseries, public ad dress system and four rest rooms. The*public is cordially invited to attend all of the services on Jan uary 30. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS H. Hopkins, pastor, and the Rev. Virgil Al Cameron, pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church at White Rock. Burial followed in the church cemetery. DRIVE OAIREJFULLY—Don’t in sist on your rites. Jan. 28—Judge Eugene 8. Blease, Mrs. J. B. Coward, Da vid# Boyd Parr, Kenneth Black- well, Jake Boozer, Rev. E. K. Counts, Sandra Boland, Rev. J. Ed Taylor, Mrs. J. V. Kneece Kay Davis. ~ , _ Jan. 29—Mrs. $. R. Pickens, Mrs. R. C. Williams, Mrs. J. T. Bouknight, Don Chappells, Charlie Wallace Epps, Mrs. John W. Waldrop, Mrs. Belle' Bauk- night, Linda Smith, William G. Coates, George Earl Cromer, S. L. “Sid” Waldhour III, Claude Counts, Mrs. James C. Abrams. Jan. 30—Mrs. B. E. Stockman, Mary Frances Bedenbaugh, Viv ian Lynn Wise, Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Mrs. J. C. Abrams, Sr. Jan. 31—John T. Norris, Hous eal Norris, Robert Ezell Daw kins, John Jordan McCullough, V Kenneth 8hc*ly, Mrs. A. C. Ward, Jesse Lewis, Mary Lane Williams, Kaye Rinehart, Mrs. B. V. Chapman, Mrs. H. J.'' ; , Looney. Feb. 1—Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd, Eugene Griffith, Mary Sidelle Crooks, Diane Wright, Peggy Ann Pitts, Ralph Bedenbaugh, Mary Ann Moore. Feb. 2—R. C. Williams, Pefjgy Sue Price, Seth Meek,' R. C. Neel, Jr., Carolyn Eleazer. Feb. 3—Bernard Hawkins, > Mrs. T. J. Harmon, Mrs. Frank Sligh, Mary Etta Coppock, Clem I. Youmans, W. Ellerbe Pelham, Mrs. Claudia Buber. Mm rip ‘Sfe'-Ci - > §11 Mm m tmwm fv* j : .v. ^