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Diplomacy is the art of saying “nice doggie” until you can find a rock. “Our days are like identi cal suitcases; all the same size, but some people can pack more in them than others.” VOL. 17—NO. 41 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1955 4 $2.00 PER YEAR Legion Post And Auxiliary To Celebrate Charter Day American Legion Post No. 24 And its Auxiliary will celebrate a Charter Night on Tuesday, Feb ruary 22 at 7:30 p. m. at the Le sion Hut, according to Post Com mander Louis Floyd. Members of the- Legion and their wives, and members of the Auxiliary and ♦heir husbands are invited to at tend. Among the special guests invit ed are Mrs. T. Roy Jones of Co lumbia, state president of the Aux- jliary; Rev. Felton James of Gaff ney, Department Commander of the Legion; Joe Sibert, district commander of McCormick; Jess Bullard, department adjutant of Columbia and Miss Sadie Goggans, first vice president of the state auxiliary, of Rock Hill. ' Miss Goggans will talk about the organization days of the Aux iliary and some members of the Legion post will tell about the or ganization of the post. After the program, the Auxiliary Will he rve refreshments. Special music for the occasion will be ar ranged by Mrs. P. K. Harmon. Of the 15 charter members of Post 24, five are deceased, five live out of town and the remaining fire are members in good stand ing of the post. The ten survivors are: A. J. Bowers, Jr., Benedict Z. Burns, Kuitt Caldwell, Dr. Carroll M. Dennis, Carl E. Ept- ing, Duane A. Livingston, Holland L. Sligh, Marvin O. Summer, T. v Roy Summer, Charlie C. West. First officers of the post were Hal Kohn, commander; John B. Setz- ler (deceased) vice commander; J. Have Caldwell, adjutant; Joe L. Keitt, historian, and B. M. Scurry, finance officer. j|mong the charter members of the Auxiliary are: Mrs. W. T. Brown, Columbia; Mrs. W. W. Bul loch, Miss Sarah Caldwell, Miss Carolyn Cromer, Miss Sudie Den nis, Mrs. C. B. Bickerstaff, Miss Sadie Goggans, Mrs. W. W. Her- Ifetrt, Mrs. iWfan' Hart, Mrs. Hal Kohn, Sr., Mrs. D. A. Livingeton, ^mnCarley, Mbs. EL B. R. Reid, Sr., Mrs. <3£ R. Summer and Dr. Mamie S. Summer. There were 28 charter members of the Auxiliary, which was or ganised on February 23, 1921. It waa the first auxiliary organiza- ised in the state, and a charter •wee applied for on April 20, 1922. officers of the Auxiliary Mrs. Ola Clak Floyd, pesi- t; Mies Sadie Goggans, vice- president; Mrs. John M. Kinard, ^MpMAry iand Miss Sudie Dennis, Services Today For Miss Koon Miss Margie Koon, 25, died early Wednesday morning at the Newberry County hospital. She had been in ill health for several years and was seriously ill for the past few days. Miss Koon was born and reared in Newberry and w*as the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Koon of 409 Wright Street. She was a graduate of Newberry High School and a member of O’Neal Street Methodist Church. She is survived by her parents, James W. and Mrs. Pearlie Mal- lenow Koon; two brothers. Rev. James L. Koon of Newberry, and Vernon Koon, Joanna; one sister, Donna Koon, Newberry; also one nephew, Vernon Koon. Jr., sur vives. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 4 p. m. from O’Neal Street Methodist Church with Rev. J. W. Davenport, Rev. J. W. Tomlinson and the Rev. J. L. Hall conducting the sorvice. Interment will follow in Spring- dale Cemetery. m The Ofearter for Legion Post 24 •was issued on September 25, 1919. Ip nr RECREATION CALENDAR Handicraft Class Meetings Scheduled The next meeting of the Handi crafts class of Aveleigh Presby terian Church will be held at the church on Wednesday. February 16, at 10:00 a, m. The classes will be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. —■■■■■ Thursday, Feb. 10—Thursday udgM is set aside for Dance Class, *:30. HI; Friday—Teen-age night. Hr Saturday —• Saturday morning, ’•;30-12:00 noon, square dancing classes for youngsters, under lead ership of Mrs. Albert McCaughrin. Saturday night, teen-age night. ? Monday, Feb. 14—Recreational meeting at city hall beginning at 7:30 i>. m. No activity at the can teen. Tuesday, Feb. 15 — afternoon, Girl Scouts; evening, Boy Scouts. Wednesday—open night. Any individual or group inter in using the canteen or Center is asked to see rec- mal Director Mike Maksim at the Tenth Center, telephone 687-J. The following announcement has m made by Mr. Maksim: "Attention all boys and girls Newberry: new windows been put in the Youth Cen- t, and new windows will be put buildings that are located in various parks. In previous these windows have been cen quite frequently, and it be stopped. Anyone caught reported breaking these win- tplll be immediately turned ife -over to the police department for prosecuction.” Pickett Appointed Basketball Coach C. A. Kaufmann, acting presi dent of Newberry College, official ly announced Saturday that George E. Pickett, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C. N has been appointed to the ath letic staff of the college. The new man will coach basketball and assist Athletic Director ' Harvey Kirkland and Coach Red Burnette in football. Pickett is a graduate of North Carolina State College with the B. S. degree. He is now studying at Teachers College. Columbia University, and will receive his M. A. degree in Physical Education from that institution in August of this year. At North Carolina State, Pick ett played basketball and football, and was a member of the track team. He entered the army as a Second Lieutenant and served six months of combat duty in Korea. While in the Far East, he w r as Sports Officer of Tokyo and was responsible for the sports program of all army units in the Tokyo area. He later served as Officer- m-Charge of the Fort Jackson football team until he was dis charged on October 15, 1954. Coancilmen Take Action On Variety Of City Business Professors Hubert Setzler and Kibler Williamson of Newberry College are shown ac cepting the registration of Mrs. Jessie Stone (left) and Mrs. Ii* L. Henderson at the Citi zens Education Center which began at Newberry College Monday night. They are among the 285 persons to register for the eleven courses offered at the center. Registra tions will still be accepted for the courses at the next meeting of the classes on Monday night, February 14, according to James C. Abrams, dean of the school. (Sunphoto.) Committee Makes Plans For Bloodmobile Visit Fifteen persons met at the Ma- I to give blood, sonic Hall in Prosperity on Thurs-1 Murray Counts, Little Mountain, day afternoon, February 3rd, in was elected to serve as chairman Day Of Prayer Be At Aveleigh The World Day of Prayer pro gram will be held at the Aveleigh Presbyterian church on Friday, February 25, at 4 p. m. The wo man’s Society of Christian Serv ice of Central Methodist Church will have charge of the program. Miss Mazie Dominick will direct the music. The theme for this year’s pro gram is “Abide In Me’’. It was written by Miss Jorgelina Lozada, of Buenos Aires. Argentina. kvo tOP-IN HELD FOR »ECTIVE NURSES In celebration of Nurse recruit- week, Hie Woman’s Auxiliary the Newberry County Medical Society held a drop-in for all 11th 12th grade high school girls lted in nursing as a career, Newberry County Memorial Ital Wednesday, February 9, 3:20 until 5:00 p. m. Ping Pong Tourney Begins February 23 Announcement has been made by the recreation director of a ping-pong tourney to begin Wed nesday, February 23rd. White and colored contestants are invited to enter. The white games will be played at the Youth Center and the colored at the Colored Recrea tion Center. Anyone interested in entering the matches is asked to fill out an application form which may be secured at The Sun office. The deadline for filing applications will be Saturday noon, February 19th. Local winners will be eligible to participate in the 8th annual state table tennis tournament which will be held in Columbia on March 12, 1955. The age groups are as follows: Mites, 12 years and under; Mid gets, 13 and 14 years; juniors, 15, 16 and 17 years; seniors, 18 years and over. response to a call from Claude L. Weeks, Newberry County Blood Program Chairman, and Mrs. J. M. Poole, executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter, to plan a bloodmobile operation fo? the Little Mountain, Peak, JProe- perity, Pomaria, St. Phillips, Fair- view, New Hope Zion, Stoney Hill and O’Neall communities. The operation is scheduled for Thursday, February 24 and will be held at the Little Mountain school. Donor hours are from 2:00 until 8:00 p. m. and all persons between the ages of 18 and 59 are urged to give blood on this date. Per sons between the ages of 18 and 21 must have a “release” signed by one of their parents in order for this operation and will head a group of volunteer workers repre senting all communities in the area. Persons present at the planning meeting were as follows; Mountain, Murray Counts; perity, Mrs. H. L. ' FilraNp'wRC Walter Hamm, Mrs. J. I. Ruff, Mrs. Ralph Shealy, Mrs. Cole S. Wessinger and C. E. Hendrix; Po maria, Mrs. H. W. Lominick; Peak, Mrs. Ray Stoudemayer and Mrs. M. p. Ferguson; Fairview Community, Mrs. Vanessa Rich ardson; Stoney Hill Community, Mrs. C. E. Lester and Charles E. Wise; ©’Neall Community, Mrs. L. C. Fellers; and New Hope Zion Community, Mrs. Alton Berley. Youth Rally Be Held On Sunday The young people of the New- berry County Presbyterian churches will conduct a meeting on Sunday evening, February 13, at 7:30 o’clock at the Aveleigh Presbyterian Church of Newberry. W. Ted Jones, regional director of Christian Education for the Sy nod of South Carolina, will deliver the Inspirational Address. A per iod of informal fellowship with light refreshments will be held immediately following the program in the Assembly Room of the church. The six churches in New berry County which should be rep resented at this meeting a* Ave leigh, Little River-Dominick, Mc Cullough, Queen’s Memorial, Smyrna and Whitmire. Medical Auxiliary Hears Mrs. Moore The Woman’s Auxiliary to the Newberry County Medical Society met at the Wallace Home Tues day morning, February first, with Mrs. Kemper Lake and Mrs. Elbert Dickert serving as hostesses. The president, Mrs. R. E. Liv ingston, presided over the meet ing. Honor guest was Mrs. A. T. Moore, president of the South Carolina Auxiliary. Other guests attending were Mrs. Sarah D. De- Loach, Mrs. S. G. Reeves of Lau rens and Mrs. G. B. Wise of Sa luda. Nurse recruitment chairman, Mrs. Leslie Mills reported that there are five active Future Nurses Clubs in Newberry County. The Auxiliary voted to sponsor a drorp-in at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. for eleventh and twelfth grade students who are interested in nursing as a ca reer. After luncheon, Mrs. E. G. Able introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. A. T. Moore, who gave a moat in teresting and informative talk on auxiliary work. Chamber Leaders Workshop Plans Twenty-five members of the lo cal Chamber of Commerce are ex pected to attend the local Cham ber Leaders’ Workshop to be held at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia on Wednesday, Febru ary 16th. The meeting is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in connection with local chambers, and the purpose is to help local Chambers through their leaders to build better com munities. This is the second year that the National Chamber has spon sored these workshop meetings, this being the first to be held in South Carolina. Discussion leaders at the Work shop, all of whom are officials of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, will be Harry J. Krusz, manager of internal af fairs; Dwight B, Havens, manager of the service department; Walter B. Petravage, assistant manager, education department; Ed H. Cherry, manager, southeastern di vision and Ron H. Bailey, district manager. Graveside Services For George Mills George A. Mills, 82, died sud denly Friday of a heart attack at his home in the Bethel section of Newberry County. Mr. Mills was born and reared in Newberry County, son of the late Neuton and Mary Dominick Mills. He had farmed all his life and was a member of Zion Meth odist Church. He is survived by one brother, S. P. Mills, Prosperity. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 p. m. Saturday at the graveside in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Ray P. Hook. Speers Street PTA Celebrates Tonight A splendid program centered around Founder’s Day is in store for all those who attend the regu lar monthly meeting of the Speers Street Parent-Teacher Association on Thursday, February 10 at 8 p. m. A huge birthday cake celebrat ing the 58th year of P. T. A. will hi on display. After the meeting, along with other refresh- iil he served those who hiedting: Mrs; Gladys Carlton, hospitality chairman and her committee have planned a very special affair. Mrs. Lewis Lipscomb, past president * and program chairman, is in charge of the program for the evening. Several honored guests will be in attendance at the meeting. Mrs. Ed Cannon, Character and Spiritual Education chairman will be in charge of the devotions for the evening . An executive committee meet ing is called for 7:30 o’clock pre ceding the regular meeting. President PM1 Kelly says that one of the matters to be taken up during the business session will be the hearing of the report of the nominating committee com prised of Charles Bowers, Mrs. Duncan Johnson, Mrs. James Langford and Mrs. Mildred Har mon. The business session and pro gram will not consume over an hour, as has been the custom of Fatally Injured In Auto Wreck Col. Claude C. Smith, U. S. Army, retired, was killed Monday night when his car collided head- on with another near Beaufort. Mr. Smith had left his Beaufort home about 6:00 o’clock Monday night and was en route to New berry for a business appointment on Tuesday. He suffered a broken neck and died instantly. The occu pants of the other car involved in the wreck were not seriously in jured. Col. Smith was a native of New berry, the son of Dr. Van Smith, who practiced medicine here sev eral years, and Mrs. Smith. He attended Newberry College and was graduated from the University of South Carolina. He received a disability retire ment from the army after World War IT and moved to Beaufort. He later moved to Nfewberry, where he lived fof three years and was engaged in the electrical appliance business on Boyce street. While here, he married Miss Mary Ward of Asheville, N. C. and they made their home near the city on the Mt. Bethel-Garmany road for about two years, after which they moved to Beaufort where Mr. Smith was engaged in the real es tate and insurance business. Besides his widow, he is surviv ed by one sister, Mrs. Helen Sligh of Birmingham, Ala., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday (today) at the Carteret Street Methodist Church in Beaufort. The body will be brought to Newberry Thursday af ternoon and graveside services will be held at Rosemont 'Cemetery at about four o’clock with-Whit aker Funeral Home in charge of arrangements in Newberry. Couples Class To Have Party Friday The newly organized couples' class of Central Methodist church will have a Valentine dinner-party Friday night, February 11th at the social hall of the church. There are 28 members of the class, of which Mrs. Erline Lomi- nack is president. the meetings. This feature has found much favor with the mem bers of the association. Another large group of parents, teachers and friends are anticipated for the meeting. The Project committee, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Lister, co-chairmen, is expected to make its report at the meeting. Mrs. William Parks, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armfield, Jr., comprise this committee. Report Of Fire Dept. Committee Not Accepted By Municipal Body Much of city council’s time at its regular meeting Tuesday night was taken lip discussing whether or not a year's salary should be paid to Policeman Hiram Franklin, who is leaving the police force be cause of a physical disability. Af ter a number \ of arguments pro and con, council finally voted to pay Mr. Franklin a year’s salary, at his regular rate of pay. He had been on the police force for twen ty years. P. D. Holloway, chairman of a committee to make recommenda tions as to a policy for the local fire department in answering calls from outside the city limits, re ported that his committee, consist ing of Councilman McConnell and Dufford, met with Chief Sam Beam and' recommended the fol lowing policy: That the fire de partment would answer calls in Oakland, on the cut-off and the part of Mollohon outside the city limits. Whether or not the depart ment would attend fires at other places outside the city limits would be left to the discretion of the fire chief. Council did not seem to be in clined to accept the recommenda tions of the committee, and Mayor Wiseman appointed another com mittee composed of Councilman Frank Armfield, chairman; and Councilman Kinard and Layton. A delegation appeared before Council requesting that some ac tion be -taken to have the South Carolina Highway Department pave the sidewalks on Adelaide street. The city manager was in structed to contact the highway department officiate and find what steps were necessary to hare this work depe. ; t , Mayor Wiseman repealed that Barber-Keels and Associates, en gineers of Columbia, are in the process of making preliminary surveys in accordance with agree ment approved by Council in con nection with additional water fa cilities. . Mayor Wiseman also reported that the storm drainage has been installed on Harrington street. Hunt street, at the Newberry County Hospital; and on Evans street at Newberry College; that State Highway Commissioner R. Aubrey Harley was successful in having appropriate signs installed designating the newly constructed by-pass as a truck route; that the city attorney is preparing a suit able ordinance adopting the National Plumbing Code, which will be submitted to Council for consideration, at a later date; that the Mayor has written a letter to Senator Abrams requesting that one third of the gasoline' tax al lotted to New* berry County be Members of the staff of the Citizens Education Centfer, now^S»prway at Newberry College are shown above. They are, left to right seated: Mrs. L. E. Cogburn, Mrs. Walter E. Pond, Mrs. Sarah Wallace, Miss Marguerite Tolbert who is supervisor of the division of Adult Education, State Department of Education; Miss Mary McDill; standing, C. A. Kaufmann, acting president of Newberry College; Thomas H. Pope, Prof. T. E. Epting, Rev. Herbert Spell, Dr. T. J. Eskridge, James Carey, Jim Walker, Dr. Robert P. Roth and James C. Abrams, dean of the school. (Sunphoto.) divided to cities and towns of Newberry, based on the population of each city and town; that a study of the area near the Youth Center revealed that no space was available for the Boy Scouts to build a cabin. In the way of new business be fore Council, City Manager Black- well read a letter from Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr., chairman of the Newberry Recreation Committee, regarding Mr. Charles A. Kohl- becker’s resignation as director of the City of Newberry’s Recre ation department;rt|t&teo a letter from Chairman Monrqe regarding the temporary appointment of Mike Maksim as temporary recre ation director for the city until a permanent, qualified director might be secured. Council took favorable action in approving the action of the recreation com mission in both instances, accept-' ing the resignation of Kohlbecker and the appointment of Maksim, who began his duties on February 1st. v The following resolution was unanimously adopted by council: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA:\ COUNTY OF NEWBERRY: CITY OF NEWBERRY: WHEREAS, the Hon. R. Aubrey Harley was elected Highway Com missioner for the 8th Highway District, AND WHEREAS, the Hon R. Aubrey Harley’s term as High way Commissioner expires April 15, 1955, AND WHEREAS, the Hon. R. Aubrey Harley is now serving as Vice Chairman of the Highway Commission for the State of South Carolina, •. • . -Can'd whereas, the city coun cil of Newberry, South Carolina feels that R. Aubrey Harley has performed his duties in a highly commendable manner and render ed untold valuable services to the State of South Carolina, to the people of the 8th Highway Dis trict, and to the City of Newberry, NOW THEREFORE B® IT RE SOLVED THAT, we, the members of the City Council of Newberry, South Carolina wish to express by this resolution our heartfelt grati tude and appreciation for a job well done. BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that this resolution be printed in the Newberry Observer, The Sun and a copy be sent to the Hon. R. Aubrey Harley. CITY COUNCIL OF NEWBERRY James E. Wiseman, Mayor W. C. Wallace, Clerk Passed in Council Chambers this 8th day of February, 1955. JALAPA HD CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The Jalapa Home Demonstra tion Club will meet in the home of Mrs. Guy McCullough on Fri day, February 11th, at 3:00 p. m. Mrs. C. C. Spoon will be associate hostess. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Feb. 11—Vernon Boozer, Mrs. Ruth K. Coleman, Wade Nich-^ ols, Judy Halfacre, Irvine B. Leslie. Feb. 12—John James Chappell, W. M. Fennell, Mrs. Lonnie Gil liam, Euston Richardson, Wayne Ringer, Miss Ethel Counts, Bar- Bara Jean Wilson, Ken Brown. Feb. 13—Roy H. Clary, Mrs. James A. Brown, Mrs. NJinnie Leitzsey. Feb. 14—Agnes and Sally Pritchard, Mable Shealy, Mary Moffatt Patrick, Julia Williams, Theresa Waldrop, Oscar Jollay, Mrs. Henry Wasson, Tommy Setzler. Feb. 15—Dr. F. O. Lamoreux, Ralph Black, Miss Lucy Mc Caughrin, Mrs. Warren Abrams, F. W. Pitts, Miss Kate Porter, Helen Singley, Bill Boozer. Feb. 16—-C. A. Kaufmann, James L. Lipscomb, Mrs. Cecil E. Kinard, Bessie Kelly, Bob Brooks. Feb. 17—Mrs. Walter Lovett, Mrs. Marvin O. Summer, Mrsu J. N. Ruff, Mildred Senn, Mrs. Clarence Waldrop, Ralph Wick er, Dawn Frick, Mrs. Henry Nichols, Miss Ruby Dominick, Mrs. R» L. Longshore.