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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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