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He who raises his head vv'hen teeing off will not see any thing worth looking at. Judge a man by his true worth, not his net worth. VOL. 17—NO. 42 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 1955 Clifton A. Anderson, 26, of Greenville, driver of the pic tured car, was fatally injured when his car was in collision with an empty trailer truck last Monday night near Little Mountain. The truck driver, Binium Wall of Bleckley, W. Va., was detained in connection with the accident, but has since been released. The car was reported to have gone over a 30 foot embankment following the collision, and Mr. Anderson was presumed killed instantly. (Sunphoto.) Nominate Parrott Dist. Commander American Legion Legionnaire A. P. (Pete) Par rott has been nominated by Post , 24 as a candidate for Commander of District No. 5, according to Louis C. Floyd, commander of Post 24. Mr. Parrott is a past commander and adjutant of the local post. For a number of years he has been chairman of the Legion Base ball Committee and has been very active in this capacity throughout the state. He is now serving as sergeant-at-arms of Post 24. The election of a new comman der of District 5 will be held at the annual meeting in the late spring. The present district .commander is Joe Sibert of Mc Cormick. Crop Improvement Group Slates Meet In Columbia Wed. The eighth annual meeting of the South Carolina Crop Improve ment Association will be held at the Wade Hampton Hotel, Colum bia, on Wednesday. February 22. Robert H. Harrison, in charge. Seed Certification, and secretary of the association, reports that a program has been arranged for the meeting which should be of interest to members of the associ ation, seedmen, agricultural agen cy workers, and others interested in the production, processing, and distribution of good seed. The association program will get underway promptly at 9:15 a.m. and will adjourn at 12:30. The last in a series of seed short courses will be held at the Wade Hampton Hotel from 2 to 4 p.m. Jr. High P. T. A. Sets Founder's Program Tonight A dramatic skit entitled “Sup pose It Hadn’t Happened” will feature the Founders’ Day program tonight, (Thudsday) February 17, at 7:45 at the regular meeting of the Jr. High P.T.A. Mrs. Frazier Lominack is chairman of the Founders Day Committee. Those taking part in the skit will be Me<ls. E. E. Epting, John Lindsay, Jim Hickson, James Abrams, Her bert Spell, and Messrs. Ed Beck and James Abrams. Special music will be furnished by A1 Brodie and Bunny Wilkerson of Newberry College. Devotions will be given by Rev. Herbert L. Spell. A birth day offering will be taken by pu pils of the Jr. High, and this will be used in leadership training and in expanding the work of the P.T.- A. i A short business session will be conducted by Mr. James Cart wright, president. During the social hour, refreshments will be served by room representatives of Mrs. Johnson’s Home Room, Grade 7-D, including Mrs. S. W. Brown. Mrs. Johnnie Dehart, and Mrs. S. L. Shealy. An attendance award will be given to the grade having the highest per-centage of parents present. + $2.00 PER YEAR le above men have been iieftignated section leader^ in connection with an effort to raise $59,870 in the City of Newberry toward Newberry College’s $500,000 building and endowment funl campaign, J. W. (Bill) Smith, left, and Waldo C. Huffman, center, are acting as section chairmen* and G. K. Dominick, right, is in charge of special gifts. Murray And Clarkson Name Section Men In Newberry Cpllege Fund Campaign 8 Apply For Marriage Licenses In January David Thomas Reed, Whitmire, and Barbara Grace Tankersley, James H. Minick, Prosperity, and June Bedenbaugh, Prosperity. James R. Morris, Newberry, and Yvonne Goings, Newberry. J. Van Bundrick, Silverstreet, and Annie Davenport, Newberry. Nigel Rudolph Miller, Green wood, and Mary Louise Swygert, Columbia. Ronald Perry Gregory, Whit mire, and Patsy Catheryn McCall, Whitmire. Charles F. Shealy, Chapin, and Shelvie Dominick, Prosperity. Wade Harrison McDuffie, Che- raw, and Mattie Mae Bickley, New berry. Second Ballot For Officers In Mails The second ballots for the election of seven directors of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce were mailed to all members of the chamber Tuesday, February 15. The deadline for returning the ballots was today (Thursday). Fourteen names appeared on the second ballott. These are the fourteen receiving the most votes in the first ballot last week. Seven directors will be chosen, one to fill a one-year unexpired term of R. I). Coleman. Jr., and six for two year terms. REGISTRAR ABRAMS TO BE MOTHERS CLUB SPEAKER Mothers’ Club school group No. 1 will meet Friday afternoon, February 18th at 4 o’clock at the ■home of Mrs. John Walter Schum- pert, 1JKJ2 Harper street, with Mrs. W. A. Ridgeway associate hostess. The speaker for the meeting Complete Work Toward Degrees Miss Betty Sue Senn of Silver- street. and Alfred Daniel Spotts of Newberry were among the one hundred and twenty-five students at the University of South Caro lina to complete requirements for degrees at the end of the fall semester, according to an an- noucement made by registrar, H. F. Strohecker. The B. A. Degree wall be awarded to Miss Senn and a B. S. degree will be awarded will be James C. Abrams, registrar Mr. Spotts at the annual com- of Newberry College. 1 mencement exercises in June. Shower Slated For Fire Loss We deeply sympathize with the family of Madison Longshore in the loss of their home and all its contents, clothing, etc., by fire last Saturday night. There will be a miscellaneous shower given for them Friday ev ening. February 18th at 7:30 at the Hartford Community Center. The Longshores have two’ chil dren, a boy 12 years of age and a girl, age 10. Anyone wishing to contribute, may call J. B. Waters, telephone 989-M for information. Anything will be greatly appreciated. A cash contribution will be tak en for the Longshore family at Ebeneezer church at the Sunday morning service on February 20. The shower has been arranged and is being sponsored by mem bers of Ebeneezer Methodist church. Mr. Allen W. Muray and Mr. John F. Clarkson, Chairmen of the City Campaign for the New berry College Pre-Centennial Building and Endowment Fund announce the enlistment of Mr. J. W. Smith and Mr. W. C. Huff man as Section Chairmen of the City Campaign Organization. Mr. Smith has selected Mr. Gerald U. Paysinger and Mr. Charles E. Bowers as his Division Chairman, and Mr. Huffman has secured Mr. Gordon N. Clarkson Mr. Keitt Purcell as his ision Chairmen. Mr. Murray and Mr. Clarkson are also pleased to announce that Mr. George K. Dominick has ac cepted an appointment as Special Gifts Chairman. Other members of the Special Gifts Committee are; Messers: Henry Lominack, A. E. Morehead, Herschel Kemper, I. Kaplin, Don Rook, Louis C. Floyd, R. R. Brunner, Jr., Richard L. Baker, J. N. Beard, W. C. Car- $59,870 Is Goal Set For College Drive In City ter, and J. D. Caldwell. Also: Dave Hayes, T. A. Har grove, P. N. Abrams, J. W. Hen derson, C. D. Coleman, Chris Kaufmann. Richard Lominidk, John Swittenburg, J. W. Earhardt, Jr., Burley Fretwell, Fulmer Wells, 1 wee Theo Albrecht, M. O. Summer, John Norris, Jr., and Ned Purcell. The Special Gifts Committee met at a Supper Metting at the Wiseman Hotel on February 14th and launched their campaign prior to the general citizen’s so- lictation. Mothers’ March Up To $2,059.50 From complete returns announc ed by Mrs. Myra Addy, chairman of the Mothers’ March on Polio for the Business and Professional Women’s Club, a total of $2,059.50 was contributed to the March of Dimes through efforts on the part*] of the BP&W and those working with them. Mrs. Addy expressed delight with the response to the drive, and congratulated the volunteer workers on their wholehearted co operation in the concentrated ef fort. A complete report by areas was made available this week to The Sun, but due to lack of space, will not appear in this issue. However, it will be published in full next Counts On Dean’s List At Furman Wayne Counts, freshman from Newberry county, is one of the Furman University students mak ing a “B” or better scholastic average during the school term just ended. The University Dean’s List, which is released at the end of each semester, included 146 stu dents, or about 10 per cent of the total students enrolled, who achieved high scholastic ratings. Wayne, a chemistry major, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Counts of Route 1, Prosperity. He is a graduate of Prosperity High School where he was an honor student. “Back To God” TV, Radio Program Be Broadcast Sunday The Fourth annual American Legion “Back to God” television and radio program will be on the air Sunday, February 20, 1955 at 8:00 p.m. It will be carried over the TV and radio stations of the America]) Broadcasting Company and will originate at Gr*a& JQen tral Station in New York. Among those who will appear on the pro gram will be President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a legnonnaire. 'fllililw ■ wmmmmmmmmmsA wm ■yyyMmmnw.- . . :• ; v Mrs. Stockman Died Last Saturday At Columbia Hospital Mrs. Beulah E. Stockman, 63, died late Saturday night at the Columbia Hospital after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Stockman was born and reared in the Macedonia section of Newberry County, a daughter of the late William and Sedecia Fulmer. She had made her home near Prosperity for many years and was a member of Grace Luth eran Church. She is survived by her husband, Thomas B. Stockman; three sis ters, Mrs. Nannie Epting of Wage- ner, Mrs. E. T. Long of Newberry and Mrs. S. C. Stockman of Pros perity; one brother, C. C. Fulmer of Little Mountain, and a number of nieces and nephews.. Funeral services were conducted Monday from the graveside in the Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. D. M. Shull and the Rev. J. S. Wessinger. Active pallbearers were Ira Summers, Hubert Stockman, A. Z. Wessinger, Ellis Fulmer, E. T. Long, Tot Derrick, Sebern Stock- man, and Joe Keitt Fulmer. Honorary escort were Ralph Black, Lonnie Black, W. A, Ballen- tine, Colie Wessinger, Dr. C. K. Wheeler. Sr., Dr. C. K. Wheeler, Jr., Maxine C. Hawkins, and T. M. Fellers. Mrs. Albritton, 74, Died Saturday Of Lengthy Illness Mrs. Lula B. Albritton, 74, $lied suddenly early Saturday morning at‘ her home on Harrington Street following 12 years declining health | Mrs. Albritton was a lifelong resident of Newberry, a daughter pf ghe late Arthur and Mary Ann ffinelcert. She was a mem ber of'Centeral Methodist church Surviving are her husband, Kemper W. Albritton; four sons, Malcolm, Columbia; Otto, Auburn, Ga.; Earl, Greer, and A. B. Albrit ton, Vidalia, Ga.; one brother, Ernest . Dickert, Newberry, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Whitaker Fu neral Home by the Rev. Herbert Spell and the Rev. C. O. Lamoreux. Burial followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Seth Meek, James A. Burton, Jr., Dwight Jones, J. L. Long, J. C. Neel and Tom Fellers. Serving as honorary pallbearers were William Johnson, Richard Harden, Dr. J. E. Dickert, Douglas Pitts, Jr., C. C. Foy, DeBruhl Cobb, Roy Eargle, and cousins. : ; ' Mfw?- A few of the past presidents of the Speers Street Parent-Teacher association are shown above with the birthday cake which was later cut in celebratiop of Founder’s Day. Pictured are, left to right, Mrs. Lewis Lipscomb, Mrs. Gladys Carlton, Mrs. R. A. Goodman, Mrs. Philip T. Kelly, and Mrs. James Langford. (Sunphoto.) Mrs. Suber Visits Son At Warm Springs Mrs. Shannon Suber. Mrs. W. T. Mayer, Miss Theresa LighUey and Miss Aurelia Mayer, spent the weekend at Warm Springs, Ga., with Mrs. Suber’s son. Bill Suber who is a patient at the Foundation Hospital in Warm Springs. Bill has been a patient there since last Thanksgiving. He is planning to return to his home in Whitmire about the first of March. George R. Price Last Rites Held Here On Thursday George Rufas (Dock) Price, 87. died Wednesday afternoon at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital. Mr. Price had been in declin ing health for seven years and was seriously ill for th6 last few days. Mr. Price was born and reared in Lexington county and was the son of the late George W. and Florence Harmon Price. He had made his home in Newberry for over forty years and was connected with the Mollohon Plant of Kendall Mills until he was forced to retire due to his health. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church in Lexington County. Mr. Price is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Harmon Price of New berry; two sons, J. C. Price, Un- (Continued on page 4) C Of C Directors Meeting Put Off The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce which was scheduled to be held Monday night, was pos- poned until tonight (Thursday) February 17. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Newberry Hotel on Caldwell, street. All board members are urged to atf tend. — John Chastain Died At Oteen Veterans Hospital Saturday Funeral services for John Chas tain, who died Saturday morning at Oteen Veteran’s Hospital in North Carolina were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday from the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Whitmire by the Rev. B. R. Nich ols and the Rev. L. W. Barbee. Interment followed in the Whit mire cemetery. Mr. Chastain was born anS reared in Burton, Ga., a son of William and Mary Smith Chastain. He had made his home in New berry for the past five years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kansas Chastain; four daughters, Mi's. Walter Hill and Mrs. Alber’ Thompson, both of Newberry, Mrs. William Cromer, West Columbia, and Mrs. D. C. King of Joanna; one son, Johnny H. Thompson, of Fort Brag, N. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Garrett, of Cleveland, Ga., Mrs. V. Garland of Greer, and Mrs. Allie Kelly of North Miami, Oklahoma; three brothers, George Culbertson, N. C.; Robert, Hiwas- see, Ga., and Ned of Blairsville; four half-brothers, Ed, Augusta; Abney, Chattanooga, Tenn.; How ard and Jimmy, Hiwassee, Ga.; one half-sister, Mrs. Evelyn Hoop er, of Hiwassee; and 10 grand children. Active pallbearers were Walter Hill, A. E. Thompson, William E. Cromer, Johnny H. Thompson, D. C. King and Joe Welch. Flower attendants were Mrs. Ruth McKee, Miss Julie Mae Tanksley, Mrs. Barbara Reid, Mrs. Luvenia Bpwles, and Mrs. Ruth Price. Henry DeHardt Died At Vets Hospital Last Wednesday Henry A. Dehardt, 68, died Wed nesday morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Colum bia. He had been ill for several months. i Mr. Dehardt was born and rear ed in Newberry County, and was the son of the late D. J. and Mary Thomas Dehardt. He had made his home in Newberry for a number of years and was formerly em ployed by the Newberry Mills. Mr. Dehardt was a veteran of World War 1; a member of the V. F. W.;. a member of the American Legion, Poet No. 24, and a member At a special Supper Meeting of the City of Newberry Cam paign Committee at the Wiseman Hotel Monday, February 14th, the Evaluations Committee recom mended that a goal of $59,870 be set for the City of Newberry Campaign for the Newberry Col lege Pre-Centennial Building and Endowment Fund Campaign. The City campaign is a part of thj* $500,000 three state-wide cam paign now being conducted among the supporting Synods of the Luth eran Churches of South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The purpose of the campaign is to bilild a new $225,000 dormi tory for 150 men and alsd provide for an increase in the endowment fund as well as for additional, necessary renovations to the cam pus and buildings. Mr. James Wiseman^ the Mayor of the City of Newberry in com menting on the campaign said, “The achievement of this objec tive will mark a turning point in the history of Newberry College. I am confident that the citizens of Newberry want to support their college and that this campaign will succeed notably. I urge every interested and thinking person to participate in this campaign to help build a greater Newberry College. The citizens of Newberry ^ have benefited much by having I a college in its City, and • we all ‘ want to share in the future life and growth of the college, for as the college grows and prospers, so will the City of Newberry grow and prosper. When the time comes we will do our part.” Mr. Allen Murray, the City Campaign Chairman and Mr. Johd F. Clarkson, the Co-Chairman, in Social Security Changes Be Discussed For Farmers Officer Franklin Enters State Park Hiram Franklin, who left the police force because of illness the first, of the month, after being a member of 'he force for the past years. admitted to the 20 State ’ark bin. Mond treatment - T 'ital near Colum f this week for 1 A meeting of Newberry County Farmers will be held at the New berry County Court House at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 19. This meeting is for the purpose of discussing and explaining changes made by Congress last year that extends Social Security (Old-Age Survivors Insurance) to fanners. P. B. Ezell, County Agent has arranged for Mr. Julian E. Gunter, Field Representative, Social Se curity Administration, to explain necessary procedures for farmers > follow to comply with this law > that they will become eligible for all benefits that they are en titled to. P. S. Williams, Farm Management Specialist, Clemson College Extension Service, will explain records that will be bene ficial for farmers to keep in order to obtain maximum benefits under this^ law. B. J. Gill, Negro County Agent, has arranged for a meeting at the Gallman High School beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Febru ary 19th. The same speakers will be pre sent and the same subjects dis cussed at this and the afternoon meeting. Mr. Deh*r«t. liTiiSSi'SI _ wife, 1 Mf*. Azilee Bonknight .D*i hardt of Newberry; one son, Lo well Allen Dehardt, Prosperity; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Godwin, Brunswick, Ga., and Mrs. Bobbie Goings,. Newberry; also five sis ters, Mrs. Emma Shealy, Mrs. Lil lie Philips, Mrs. Mary Williamson, Mrs. Naomi Bouknight, all of Co lumbia, Mrs. Cleo Leapord, Pome* ria; one brother, D. J. Dehardt, Columbia, and six grandchildren survive. Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from the McSwain Funeral Home with Rev. J. W. Davenport, Rev. J. Ed Taylor and Rev. D. M. Shull con ducting the Service. Interment fol lowed in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were T. W. Bouknight, Earl Bouknight, John nie Dehardt, Lewis Dehardt, John Leapord, W. O. Shealy; alternates, William Dehardt, Leland Dehardt, Rollins Dehardt. The honorary escort consisted of Cecil Kinard, Irvin Dodgen, Dewey Kinard, Jesse Smith, Ed Schroder, Ernest Layton, Dunna- way Turner, Johnnie Wood, Alvin. Danielsen, Dr. L. W. Mills, Bobby Underwood, Olin Layton, D. D. Darby, Jim Long, Colie Beden baugh, L. M. Brooks, J. H. Bur gess, Jr., Merle Bobb. The following served as flower attendants: Eloise Dehardt, Sara White, Virginia McMahon, Vera Brunson, Catherine Humphries, Evelyn Lever, Ann Leopard, Faye Leopard, Mary Nell Bowers, Annie Mae Gates. * oo&ege alo$te. # a lot of people giving of their time and raopey to finance a college today. Our campaign for.- * $59,000 in the City of Newberry ' will * succeed because we are thankful for having a college for the youth of our city as well as an outstanding institution of high er education in the Nation and in the South located in our midst. We are developing a fine campaign organization consisting of the leading businessmen and citizens of'’the community. We know we shall succeed in raising our city quota which is for us, a substan tial part of the larger goal of $500,000. We look forward to doing our part for our college!” While the special gifts solici tation is currently in progress, the general campaign among the citi zens of Newberry will he con ducted during the weeks of March 7 through the 21st. Summer Completes CPA Examination C. Walter Summer, Associate Professor of Commerce at New- berry College, has successfully completed the C. P. A. examination requirements. TKiis examination is given by the South Carolina Board of Examiners of Public Account ants in cooperation with the Amer ican institute of Accountants. On Dean’s List Miss Harriett Dickert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yancy T. Dickert of Nance street, a sophomore majoring in music at Mary Wash .. „ ington College of the University I^Sanford V. Epps, Ann Wheeler, •mrx——*— i - 1 . • « — I — of Virginia, Fredericksburg, Va., is one of the 320 students to win scholastic recognition according to the list released by Dean Edward Alvey, Jr. Miss Dickert was among those on the dean's list who has a “B” average with no grade below a “C”. MRS. I. H. WILSON of Clinton, Mrs. Rosine Longshore and Mrs. Ruth Longshore spent Sunday in Kingstree with friends. MR. AND MRS. MARION WIG GINS spent the weekend in Flor ence with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Epting and son, Darryll. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Feb. 18—>MiM Leona 8hea)y, P. G. Blount, Bobby Timmer man, Lorene Fulmer and Settle Mime. Feb. 19—Jim Feagle, W. R. ■ Feagle, Mrs. Emma Longshore, Mrs. L. W. Wilson, Charles Kin ard, Mrs. Eva McKissick, Mrs. 8. E. Longshore, James D. Crooks and Marcia Monroe. Feb. 30—Fred Dominick, jT. Clyde Tindall, Mrs. C. F. Thomp son and Henry E..Millsu Feb. 21—Mrs. Henry Cousins,' Wilson Leitzsey and Ralph Sum mer Feb. 22—Mrs. C. A. Calcote ?, and Mary Ruth Walton. Feb. 23—-Claude Sanders, Mrs. Ralph W. Connelly, Lawrence E. Connelly, Mrs. Luther Hamm* ■ •'*.5 m Mrs. Harry Kyzer, John Miller and Martha Kyzer. Feb. 24—R. A. Feagle, Dorothy Koon, Mrs. W. L. Shipman, “fiey” Lominack, Essie Cook, Mrs. Tompsie Summers, Mrs. Kirksey Koon, W. R. Lominlek, William Grady Bedenbaugh, Lar ry Swygert and Natalie Setzler. mm