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The fellov.* who rocks the boat is usually not the one at the oars. Some people don’t have much to say but vou have to listen so long to find it out. VOL. 17; NO. 40 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955 ^ $2.00 PER YEAR Shown above, directing the operation of the Mothers’ March Monday night from head- qnarters at the Chamber of Commerce, are seated, Miss Anna Hawkins, Mrs. Louis Floyd, Mrs. Myra Addy, president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club; Mrs. Ruby Trice and Mrs. Parnelle Ringer. Standing are S. Cha'lie Altman, chairman of the March of Dimes for the Jaycees and Wayne Martin, a member of the Jaycees Mothers’ March committee. (Sunphoto by Frank Armfield.) Mothers Collect $2000 In Polio March Monday Night Contributions to the Mothers’ March on Polio, held Monday night, January 31st, were expected to exceed $2,000 when all areas •were reported, according to Mrs. Myra Addy, president of the Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club, which sponsored the Moth ers' March. With three areas still unreported, the total donated to the Mothers’ March was $1997.20. Of this amount, $57.27 was con tributed by the Stokes School of EhtpreMfdn from proceeds receiv ed from the School’s recital. S. C. Altman, chairman of the March of Dimes for the Jaycees, reported today that contributions from sources other than the Mo thers’ March to date total $823.07. This figure includes $32.03 from .Bush River School; $50.00 from the Oakland Mill union; $125.00 •from the Mollohon Mill union; $297.57 from the Road Block held Sunday; $192.32 from the wheel barrow contest; $72.25 from Sil- verstreet School; $5.50 from park ing meters and $53.40 from mis cellaneous sources. Still to be re ported are the Colored Division, the remainder of the schools, "Whitmire and the coin collectors. The Mothers’ March in Prosper ity was sponsored by the Iris Garden Club. Areas 25 through 41 were worked by the various Home Demonstration Clubs. They include Mt. Bethel Garmany Road; Winns- boro highway; Silverstreet, St. Phillips, Smyrna, Bush River, Tranwood, New Hope Zion, Jolly Street, Trinity, O’Neal, Friendly Home, Little Mountain, Jalapa, Hartford, Beth Eden and Pomaria. The reports from the individual areas will be given in a future .issue of The Sun, together with complete reports from other phases of the March of Dimes. In expressing her appreciation for the success of the Mothers’ March, Mrs. Addy made the fol lowing statement: “As president of the Business & Professional Women’s Club of Newberry, I want to take this op portunity to express my sincere ap preciation to everyone who helped • in any way with the Mothers’ March. It will be impossible for me to thank each pf you personal ly, so may I take this means, to nay ‘thank you’ from the bottom of my heart to each lieutenant and to each worker throughout the city and the county. You have done a wonderful job. The service ■you have rendered in the fight against polio has truly manifested the wonderful spirit of giving for the help of others. “It has indeed been a pleasure working with Mr. Charlie Bow ers, chairman of the Newberry County chapter, and Mr. Charlie Altman, chairman of the March of Dimes, the Jaycees, Home Dem onstration Clubs and all other participating organizations and individuals. “We are indebted to Rev. D. M. Shull,< president of the Newberry County Ministerial Association, nad to tiie ministerial association for its whole hearted cooperation in this endeavor. ’. *T want to say thank you for the use of the Agricultural Build ing for our kick-off meeting and also the use of the Chamber of Commerce for our headquarters, and to the City Police for watch ing over us during the drive and to the operators in our local tele phone office for handling the calls with utmost efficiency. “This march would not have been the success it was had it not been for the medium of pu blicity through our local news papers, The Sun and The Newber ry Observer and radio station WKDK for which we are most grateful. This publicity paved the way for this successful march. “Our hearts go out in gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. James Coggins for relinquishing their regular radio time for the Talk-athon. We are indebted to the station person nel for their tireless efforts in making the program possible. To you who gave of your talents during the talk-a-thon, may I say you’re wonderful people, and to you who have felt the effects of polio in your homes, your kind words encouraged us no end. “Last but not least, a big thank you to all who made any contri bution to our Mothers’ March against polio. These contributions are an evidence of love justified through faith in a cause to help those already suffering from polio and to bring about a preventive in time to come. “Thank you.” Mrs. Hicks Rites Held Last Friday Mrs. Annie Louise Slack Hicks, wife of T. L. Hicks, died at her home on Crenshaw street early Thursday morning. She had been in declining health for more than three years and seriously ill for the past week. Mrs. Hicks was a member of Central Methodist Church and has been a resident of Newberry for the past 34 years, her former resi dence being Greensboro, North Carolina. She is survived by her husband, T. L. Hicks, and three sisters, Mrs. C. K Anders of Wilmington, N. C.; Mrs. Steven E. Burton of Thomasville, North Carolina; and Miss Hilda Slack of Greensboro, North Carolina. Funeral services were conduc ted by the Rev. Herbert Spell assisted by the Rev. J. Foster Lu- po of Greenwood at 4 o’clock Fri day afternoon at the residence, 1219 Crenshaw street. Interment followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were C. D, Coleman, Clem I. Youmans, Dr. I. M. Satterwhite, Sr., Don Rook, O. M. Cobb, W. H. Tedford, Hunter H. Brown and Walter Wallace. Serving as honorary pallbearers were John Clarkson, T. William Hunter, Dr, E. J. Dickert, Dr. B. M. Montgomery, J. L. Welling, Sr., Clarence T. Summer, Jimmy Lips comb, Charles Dhkes, J. W. Grif fith, Johnson Hagood Clary, the members of the Local Board of In surance Agents, the members of Rites Yesterday For William S. Franklin William S. Franklin, 70, died Tuesday at Newberry County Me morial Hospital after a critical illness. He was born in Newberry County, son of the late John and Nancy Caldwell Franklin. He was employed by Newberry Mills un til his retirement six years ago due to ill health. He was a mem ber of ONeal Street Methodist Church. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lula Belle Kibler Franklin; two step-daughters, Mrs. Roland Bobb and Mrs. H. Y. Hamm* Newber ry; two sisters, Mrs.' John Wood and Mrs. Claude W. Bouk- night, Newberry; and two step- grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. J. W. Davenport, the Rev. J. Ed Taylor and the Rev. D. M. Shull. Burial followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Alvin Franklin, Sam Morris, Joe Boland, (Continued on page 4) the Rotary Club, and James A. Burton, Jr. Assisting with the flowers were Miss June Hawkins, Mrs. Emma- line Mitchell and Miss Dorothy Grant. Queen Of Hearts Contest Saturday The fifth annual Queen of Hearts Contest, sponsored’ by the New berry Civic League, will be held on Saturday night, February 5th at the Newberry High School auditorium beginning at 7:30 p. m. There wilt be a fifty cents admis sion charge for all, and tickets will go on sale at the auditorium at 7:00 p. m. There will be no ad vance ticket sales. Eighty-four contestants will take part in the contest, from whom the Queen and two maids of honor will be chosen. Queens chosen in previous years, since the beginning of the contest five years ago, are Faye Murray, Nancy Stone, Harriett Dickert and Joyce Pruitt. The new queen will be crowned Saturday night by the re tiring queen. Miss Pruitt. Contestants are notified that a complete practice will be held Friday afternoon, February 4th at 3:30 at the auditorium and are urged to be there promptly at 3:30, as this will be the only practice. Jimmy Coggins of Radio Station WKDK will be master of cere monies, and music for the occasion will be furnished by Ralph Higgins and the Merry Music Makers. The judges will be from out of town. Following the crowning of the Queen, a coronation ball will be held at the Community Hall for the contestants, their escorts and the sponsors of the contest. Dr. Mamie Summer is president of the Civic League. Mrs. P. K. Harmon is chairman of the Queen of Hearts contest, with Mrs. Tom Long serving as co-chairman. A list of the contestants and their sponsors follows: Whitaker Funeral Home, Mary Frances Waters; Tom Long Sea Food,, Sarah Alice Long; Cecil Kinard Sandwich Shop, Barbara Way; Prosperity Furniture Co., Shirley Ann Hipp; McSwain Fun eral Home, Evelyn Huffman; New berry Steam Laundry, May Porter Hart; Friendly Beauty Shop, Betty Mmode Ueuieij. Fr»nk fromlggky Service Station, Winnie Daven^ port; Novelty Shop, Dannette Wise; Clark Wrecking Service, Margaret Land Keitt; Nehi Bott ling Co., Peggy Brehmer; S. C. National Bank, Glenda Jones; Also, McCrory’s Five and Ten, Faye Blair; Royal Cleaners, Alice Faye Koon; Crook’s Gas and Gro ceries, Jackie Crooks; Mollohon Mill, Jean Walker; Smith Motor Co., Connie Sheely; G. B. Sum mer Furniture, Mary Louise Dick ert; Federal Savings & Loan As sociation, Mavis Berley; Gilder and Weeks, Mildred Long; Pur- qell’s, Peggy Bickley; Mr. and Mrs. I. Kaplan, Starling Minick; B. C. Moore & Sons, Claire Per- (Continued on Page 5) ‘Farm, Home Development* Theme Of 10-Point Program County Agricultural Conunittee And )thers Cooperating In State Effort j MRS. WALTER E. POND of Columbia, who will teach the course in flower arranging at the Citizens Education Center, has been an Accredited Flower Show judge since 1948, and is a member of the Judges Club of South Carolina. She is chair man of the Garden Center in Co lumbia and has had an interest in that project since it was started in 1949 when she was president of the G arden Club Council of Columbia. Mrs. Pond has given lectures on flower arrangement and has judged flower shows in North and South Carolina; she has also given many radio and tele vision programs. Mrs. Pond states that she plans to give five illustrated lectures as follows: Feb. 7, Mechanics of flower arrangement, conditioning plant material; Feb. 14, containers; Feb. 21, design in flower ar rangement; Feb. 28, Color in flower arrangement and March 7, Composition or picture ar rangements. WSCS Circles To Meet On Monday 5«Pfcg^4?ontrai.-Jiotliodlat Church WSCS Circles will meet as fol lows: No. 1—Monday, February 7th at 4 p. m, with Mrs. Ed Duckworth. No. 21—'Monday, February 7th at 4 p. m. with Mrs. D. O. Carpen ter. Julia White—'Monday, February 7th at 7:30 p. m. at Social Hall of the church with Mrs. Jerome Har mon and Mrs. J. W. White, hos tesses. No. 5—Monday, February 7th at 10:30 a. m. with Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. R. L. Baker, associate hos tesses. Louise Best—Monday, February 7th at 4 p. m. with Mrs. Harvey Kirkland. Mrs. P. K. Harmon, as sociate hostess. Classes Start Monday At Education Center Registration for the Citizens Education Center will begin at 6:30 p. m. Monday, February 7th, in the lobby of Holland Hall at Newberry College. Classes will be held from 7:30 until 9:40 p. m. each Monday night from February 7th through March 7th. The first period will begin at 7:30 and run until 8:30. From 8:35 unt^ 8:45 there will be a recreational period and the second period will begin at 8:50 and run until 9:40 p. m. There have already been 258 pre-session registrations and due to the anticipated large enroll ment, it is requested that all pos sible come and register early to try and avoid a last minute rush. Enrollment forms may be secured from the Chamber of Commerce, or by phoning 355. A nursery will be operated for children during the school. Eleven courses will be offered. The only cost for the entire ses sion is a $2.00 registration fee which is to be paid the first night during registration. The educaton center is spon sored by the Newberry Chamber of Commerce, Newberry College, Newberry Schools, the Adult Ed ucation Division of the State De partment of Education. James Abrams is dean of the school. The courses to be offered and instructors are: Home Gardening and Land scaping, James Carey of Clemson College; Dress Making, Miss Mary McDill of the home economics de partment, Erskine College; flow er arranging, Mrs. Walter E. Pond, Columbia; rug hooking, Mrs. L. E. Cogburn, Columbia; plan ning Meals with a Flair, and Par ty Foods, Mrs. Sarah Wallace, Newberry; Working with Youth aa* Teenage, Psychology, Dr. T. J. Eskridge, Newberry College; Fishing, Fly Tying and Caating, Rev. H. L. Spell, Newberry; Pub lic Speaking and Parliamentary Law, Prof. T. E. Epting, Newber ry College; Everyday Law, Mort gages, Deeds and Wills, Tom Pope, Jr., Newberry; Keeping Up with the World—Current Events, Jim Walker, Greenville; Basic Teach ings of Jesus, Dr. Robert D. Roth, Southern Seminary, Columbia. IWgppi Coroner Sets Three Inquests Three inquests have been sched uled by Coroner George R. Sum mer to be held at the Newberry County Court House Friday night, February 4 beginning at 8:00 p. m. The inquests will be into the cause of the death of Kline E. Harris, 57, of Spartanburg who was fatally injured in an automo bile accident on Sunday, January 23; Mrs. Fannie Stockdale of Spartanburg who died Thursday, January 27 from injuries receiv ed in an automobile wreck in Newberry County; and Geo. Cro mer,Newberry negro, who died from drowning when his car left the highway and plunged into wa ter Saturday night, January 291 near Pomaria. The Newberry County agricul tural Committee is in full accord with the suggestions contained in a 10-point 1955 Agricultural Pro gram for South Carolina announc ed jointly this week by the South Carolina State Agricultural Com mittee and the Clemson College Extension Service. W. E. Senn, chairman, sayi members of the Newberry cottfity agricultural committee will co operate with County Agent P. B. Ezell and Mrs. Margie D. Freeman, county home demonstration agent, and their assistatlta, and workers of other agitowpiaL agencies in their efforts to acquaint people of the , county with the details of the program and to help carry out the suggestions it contains. The theme of the state program is “Farm and Home Development.” It was unanimously adopted at a meeting of the State Committee in Columbia January 3. The Newber ry county agricultural committee was represented at this meeting by W. E. Senn and Mrs. W. C. Koon. F. E. DuBose, Gable, is chairman of the state committee, and D. W. Watkins, director, Clem son Extension Service, is secre tary. In announcing the state pro gram its sponsors point out that the 1954 drought left South Caro lina farmers critically short on finances and feeds. They state that while prices of farm products will likely be as good in 1955 as in' 1954 the costs of things farmers buy will likely continue relatively high. They caution that careful farm and home planning and ef- ficent production and marketing will be .necessary for farmers to regain^ losses a&d realize profits 5 • V" . ■ V -y .'Y V ..... v, "" * • The state program is presented in brief form and establishes over all agricultural objectives for the state as a suggested guide for county agricultural committees, agricultural agencies, farm organi zations and other groups, and for Individual farmers in planning and conducting their activities for the year. The brief suggestions in the pro gram are grouped under 10 points or headings as follows: 1. FARM AND HOME DEVEL- OPMENT: Make the farm an ef ficient operating unit by careful farm and home planning for the best use of land, water, labor, ma chinery, cash and credit, and the wise use of income for good family living. 2. CROPS: Grow those field and truck crops best suited to the land and to~ meet indicated market de mands. Wise use of fertilizer and lime, good planting seed, better cultural practices and marketing methods are necessary to obtain greatest farm income in 1955. Help insure crops from drought by sub soiling and other methods to con serve soil and rainfall. Plant full acreage of crops under acreage al lotments. 3~ GRASSLAND FARMING: Con tinue the wise expansion and sound management of the “Blank et of Green” program to more fully support our livestock, dairy nd poultry industry, and to aid In the conservation and improve ment of our soil and water re sources. Coastal Bermuda ancf se- ricea are good drought resistant crops. 5. LIVESTOCK* DAIRYING & POULTRY: Produce the high qual ity meat, milk, eggs, and other livestock products needed to meet home and market demands. Prac tice closer culling, improved breeding,^ better feeding, and effi cient management to improve quality, and increase income per animal and per man. Produce and store reserve feeds for emergency. , 5. FORESTRY: Give farm wqga- lands better managemenL po| * better job of marketing the timber crop. Reforest lands best suited to trees. Provide protection from fire, insects and diseases. 6. PEST AND DISEASES: Use approved methods, equipment and materials in the control of crop and livestock insects, diseases and parasites, household insects, stor ed grain insects, rats, weeds, oth er pests, and in soil fumigation. 7. MARKETING: Consider mar ket outlets and consumer needs and preferences in planning faTm production. Provide and use nec essary processing and storage fa cilities for farm products. Take advantage of programs for stor age and price supports. Use rec ommended practices in prepara-. tion of farm products for market*. •. Mptwv UVM«a; wholesome family living by pro viding convenient, well equipped," attractive homes, and opportuni ties for health, education, religious training, recreation, and social life. Produce and conserve a home food supply in 1955, including a home garden. 9. RURAL YOUTH: Train rural boys and girls in improved meth ods of farming, homemaking, health, safety, citizenship and provide vocational guidance. 10. COMMUNITY DEVELOP MENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Keep informed on public affairs and agricultural programs, ac tively support local farmer’s or ganizations, and organize and work together to build better com munities. In urging full support of the program, Mr. Senn says, “The outcome of farming in this county in 1955 will vitally affect the over all economy of the county. We be lieve the suggestions given in the (Continued on Page 5) The cornestone laying service at the new West End Baptist Church was held Sunday afternoon, January 30 at 3:00 p. m. Pic tured above, during the ceremony, are, left to right, Roland Bobb, Colie Hogge, Ernest Ward, M r s. Alvin Hipp, Millard Wallace, Mrs. L. B. Davis, all members of the build ing committee; Henderson Burgess, chair man of the building committee; Rev. J. Ed. Taylor, pastor; J. D. McMeekin, chairman of the Board of Deacons, Mrs. Ada Werts, members of the building committee; Mrs. Jack Senn, church clerk and at the extreme right, W. E. Baker, contractor, of Whitmire. Rev. Clarence O. Lamoreux, moderator of the Reedy River Association and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newberry, made the address during the service. Bringing greetings from the city were Mayo r James E. Wiseman and Councilmeh Ernest Layton, Cecil Kinard and Frank Armfield. G. B. Ses sions represented the Newberry Mills, Inc. The church building was dedicated during the morning worship service, and many at tended the open house following the corner- stpne services in the afternoon. (Sunphoto.) Father Of Local Man Buried Tuesday Theadore Watson Dickerson, 62, of Brushy Creek section of Ander son County, died suddenly at 5 p. m.Tuesday while trying to save a house that was burning near his home. He had been suffering with a heart condition for some time, but had been about his regular du ties. Mr. Dickerson was a son of the late Willie and Amanda Watson Dickerson, a native of the White Plains section of Anderson County, where he spent his early life. He had made his home in the Mt. Pis- gah community for 39 years, was a farmer, a member of Fairview Methodist Church and of the Men’s Bible Class. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Tinsley Dickerson; three sons, Randolph, Easley; the Rev. J. T. Dickerson, missionary of Fairbanks, Alaska; and James Dickerson, Newberry; one daugh ter, Mrs. R. V. Hamlin, Greenville; five brothers, Jones, Martin, Ga.; C. L., Pelzer; Lee, Anderson County; J. T., Anderson County; and Luther Dickerson, Greenville; one sister, Mrs. Clarence Stoner, Greenville; and 10 grandchildren. JAMES C. CAREY was grad uated from Clemson College in 1935 with a B. S. degree in Hor ticulture. was greenskeeper at the Charlotte Country Club for seven years. In 1942, he ac cepted a position with the Post Engineers at the Army Air Base in Florence, where he worked for three years. Since November 1, 1945, he has been employed by Clemson College as Land scape Architect. Mr. Carey will teach Home Gardening and Landscaping at the Citizens Education Center to be held at Newberry College February 7th through March 7. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Feb. 4—A. H. Counts, Mrs. Henry T. Fellers, Miss Anna Hiller, Sherill Jean Humphries, Mrs. Horace T. Boozer, John L. Lindler, Jr., Kay Nichols. Feb. 5—Anne Enlow, Mrs. Harold Aull, A. T. Livingston, Tommy Longshore, W. B. Tim merman, Loretta Werts, Mrs. Frank G r a h a m, Jacqueline Counts, Margaret Hawkins, Mrs. Duffie Freeman, Mrs. W. A. Webb, Jeff Waldrop, Mrs. Fred Hayes, Johnnie Touchberry grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cromer. Feb. 6—Gene Hendrix, \ Mrs. C. W. Bowers, Bessie Bradley, Pat Thompson. Feb. 7—Henry Baker Summer, Edward Kent Duckworth, Mrs. A. B. Nugent, Sarah Alice Long, Mrs. Ernest Long, James Ab rams, William Thomas Werts, Mrs. A. A. Cleland, Henry Sum mer, Mrs. J. Harold Hendrix. Feb. 8—-Mrs. Dorothy F. Wes- singer, Mrs. G. S. Dominick, Cynthia Lake, Joe E. Yarbor ough, J. A. Bundrick, Lillie Mad Workman, Larue Jones. Feb. 9 — Timothy Tedford, Marshall Kolb, Mrs. Frank Sat terwhite. Feb. 10—Mrs. J. W. Smith, Billy Odell, Mrs. A. B. Lake, Jackie S. Merchant, Mrs. Fran- ^ ces Danielson, J. E. Ringer/ ' Julia Ann Perkins.