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UHMJjl ♦ ,v;® r w The Sun can ifurnish printed and engraved invitations for that Spring Bride. Stop by and see samples of our quality work. News you know may be of inter est to others. Send items and no tices to us. We'll be glad to pub lish them. VOL. 17—NO. 50 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1955 4 $2.00 PER YEAR Nine of the 19 members of Girl Scout Troop No. 8 are shown on the steps of the Newberry County Memorial Hospital, where they work for two hours a week as the service part of a five point pro gram in becoming senior scouts. The girls shown above are, front row, left to right: Betty Boyd, Claudia Setzler, Tucky Neel, and Carol Setzler; Second row, left to right, Sue Harmon, Betty Clark son, Martha Dahl Harley, 'Doris Goree and Mary Ann Watkins. The members of Troop 8 have been helping the nurses at the lo cal hospital since last October. They perform such tasks as ar ranging flowers, serving trays, and helping feed patients who are un able to feed themselves. After spending 30 hours in this service, the girls are eligible to wear the hospital aide emblem on their uni form pockets. Other members of the troop who participate in the program, but w^ere absent when the picture was made, are Harriett Morehead, Ann Cannon, Dottle Mills, Linda Cole, Ann Sease, Lin da Cook, Ann Lominack, Sinclair Kemper, Libba Earhardt, Emily Martin and Martha Carter. Mrs. Gordon Clarkswn and Mrs. Aubrey Harley are co-leflders of the troop. (Sunphoto.) Mrs. Crooks Is President County Community Chest Mrs. T. P. 'Crooks was elected president of the Newberry County Community Chest at a recent meeting of the Chest Board of Di rectors at the Chamber of Com merce offices. She replaces Louis C. Floyd, who has served- in that capacity for the past year. Other officers elected were Keitt Pur cell, first vice-president; Walter Hamm, second vice-president; and S. C. Altman, secretary-treasurer. Six new board members were elected from the county, inasmuch as the community chest drive is now county-wide. They are Mrs. W. C. Koon, Pomaria; Mrs. Ray mond Nichols. Newberry route; Mrs. H. L. Fellers, Prosperity; Mrs. R. T. Feagle, Little Moun tain; Rev. Edgar C. Lindler, Sil- verstyeet, and W alter Hamm, Prosperity. New board members elected in the city are S. C. Altman, James Cartwright, Rev. S. T. Lipsey and J. W. Henderson. Holdover directors are Mrs. T. P. Crooks, J. N. Beard, W. E. Tur ner, Jr., Louis C. Floyd, ifeitt Purcell, and G. K. Dominick. Jaycees Sponsor Teen-Age Rodeo The Junior Chamber of Com merce will entertain members of the high school football team and coaches Thursday (tonight) at the Wiseman Hotel. Speaker for the evening will be Ed Groves, District FBI agent of Greenwood. 85 Bus Drivers Being Trained Eighty-five school boys are cur rently being trained by members of the South Carolina Highway Pa trol at Newberry High School and Gallman High School to drive the county’s school buses during the next school year. Altogether, the county operates about 70 school buses. The extra drivers are trained to take over in case of illness or other inability of the regular drivers to operate the buses. sm m" iflfeji **4.' m-. Donations Accepted For Cancer Drive The Cancer Drive began the 1st of April* as Newberry County and city went in as Community Chest, which included Cancer, Heart, Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Christmas Baskets, and USO, we made only one can vas, and plan to do so again this fall. But if anyone would like to contribute to Cancer Drive now, it we be accepted. Please take your donation to Mrs. David Ring er at Carpenter’s Dept Store in Newberry. If you live in Whitmire please give or send it to Mrs. Nat Welch, as she is the chair man for Whitmire. Thank you. MRS. W. C. KOON, County Cancer Chairman The Jaycees are co-sponsors with the Pure Oil Company of a Teen-Age Roadeo. to be held in Newberry next week. The purpose of the Rodeo is to test the driving skill of teenagers in the 14 to 21 age group. The local winner will participate in the state elimina tions to be held at Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville in May. The Pure Oil Company is awarding a $500 scholarship to. the state winner. Bobby Underwood is chairman of the Rodeo for the Jaycees. He stated today that the written part of the driving test will be given at Junior High Monday night, and the driving test is planned on Wednesday afternoon, April 20 at the armory. Many Acres Valuable Timberland Burner There were 63 wild woods fires burning 477 acres of valuable tim berland in the Newberry District during the month of March, ac cording to E. L. Middleswart, Dist rict Forester. These fires, all started by careless people, de stroyed tjhousands of dollars worth of timber which our children would have harvested. This makes a total of 355 woods fires which have burned over 2,- 390 acres of timberland in New berry District since July 1, 1954. The prolonged dry fall and win ter made this one of the most de structive years to woods in sever al years. AH precautions with fire should be taken by everybody un til rains adequately wet the woods and soil. Brush burners and smokers still cause the majority of woods fires in this district. Smokers should use their ash trays while smoking in their cars. They should also make sure their matches and cigarette butts are out before dis posing of them. People burning terraces or fields should make sure the fire will not escape be fore lighting the match. Never leave a fire unattended — make sure it is DEAD OUT before you leave it! RECREATION CALENDAR Thursday—Dance Class tonight. Friday—Teen Age Night. Saturday—Attention Marble win ners; Don’t forget about the state finals today. It will be held in Florence, S. <\ Just wear old clothes. We will leave from the “Youth (’enter” at 8:00 o’clock in the morning, so that we can rest up when we get there. Let’s be on time. Big Dance tonight—Once again the ‘‘Merry Music Makers” will furnish you the music tonight at the Youth Center, beginning at 8 o’clock. The price is just 50 cents, so let’s all come down to the can teen and enjoy a swell evening of dancing. Everyone is welcome. You boys and girls who are home from college, if you don’t have anywhere to go. make plans to at tend the big dance tonight. Monday—Bridge playing at the canteen tonight. Tuesday—Girl Scouts use the canteen in the afternoon from 3 to 4:30. Boy Scouts use the canteen at night. Wednesday—Canteen is not in use all day. The first city-wide track meet, which was held on Friday, April 8th at Clinton, proved quite suc cessful. Eighteen boys participat ed in the meet. Plans are being made now to work up a good team of about 20 boys to participate in the state finals to be held on Ap ril 30 in Florence. The boys who participated in Friday’s meet were Jimmy Crooks, Jimmy Kyzer, Richard Ivester, Ro bert Teseniar, Robert Crouch, Jack McCullough, Larry Monts, Rusty Harley, Hubert Setzler, James Rowe, Charles Hazel, Da vid Lee Shealy, Coy Lee Duckett, Jimmy Bennett,*. James Hender son, Billy Davis, Eddie Stone and Louis Lipscomb. The winners in Friday’s meet were: Junior boys, 100 yard dash, Teseniar; 220 yard dash, Harley; 440 yard dash, Teseniar; 880 yard relay, Harley, Monts, Crouch, Tes eniar; high jump, Monts and Har ley tied; broad jump, Harley. Midget boys: 100 yard dash. Ha zel; high jump, Rowe; broad jump. Hazel; baseball throw for dist ance, Rowe. Mite boys: 60 yard dash, Lip scomb; running high jump, Duck ett and Davis tied; running broad jump, Davis; baseball throw for distance, Lipscomb. Spring training practice for Little League baseball players will begin on Friday, April 15th. Little leaguers are reminded to bring birth certificates and par ents permission slips to this first practice. Practices will be held Council Adopts Plumbing Code City Council disposed of its business in short order last night and adjourned after being in ses sion only an hour. The main item of business was the adoption of a plumbing ordinance and the ap pointing of two members to a Plumbing Examining Board. They are A. F. Bush and M. Q. Roberts. A third member of the board will be appointed by council in the near future. Council heard a report from en gineers on the cost of constructing a dam on Bush River. The discus sion of this report was shortlived when the estimated cost, two and a half million dollars, was read. Mayor Wiseman reported that the engineers were working on plans and specifications for a pumping station on Saluda river to furnish additional water to Newberry and stated that he ex pected the report to be ready for presentaton to council at an early date. He also stated that City Attorney Harley has reported that arrangement will be made for the sale of revenue bonds for con struction of the station when the engineers have progressed to a point where the sale of the bonds will be necessary. Council was notified that side walk repairs have been made on Main street at the 1400 block, and that Floyd street and Crosson street, between Drayton and Vin cent streets, had been paved as petitioned by the property owners. An executive session of Council was held after the conclusion of the open meeting. Calf Scramble To Be April 23 . A Calf Scramble, sponsored by the Newberry County Beef Cattle Breeders Association, the Cham ber of Commerce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and other service clubs, will be held at the Newberry CollegerJ%otball field on Saturday night, April 23, at 8:00 p. m. Plans for the scramble were made at a supper meeting of the planning committee held Thursday night at the Wiseman Hotel with the following members present: T. B. Amis, S. C. Paysin- ger, Dr. E. M. Anderson, L. C. Graham, Ellerbe Sease, W. A. Ridgeway, and County Agriculture teacher E R. Boazman. It is expected that about 20 calves will x be available for the scramble, and according to reports from agriculture teachers through out the county, many boys are in terested in entering the contest, the purpose of which will be to select contestants to go to the calf scramble in Columbia to compete in the state contest. Several thousand persons are expected to attend the event in Newberry. Tickets will be sold by 4-H clubs and FFA clubs in the county. In the 'event of rain, the scramble will be held on Monday night, April 25th. Plans are being made to secure other entertainment in addition to the scramble. LT. PURCELL GOES TO PENSACOLA Lt. E. B. Purcell, Jr. has re ported to the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla. where he will re ceive six weeks training at in structors school. After completion of the course, he will be an in structor at the air base there. Lt. Purcell recently spent two weeks in Newberry writh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Purcell after a sev en months’ tour of duty in the Pac ific area as a night and day jet pi lot. on Monday, Wednesday and Fri day at 3:30 o’clock. You must at tend at least two of these prac tices to be able to play in the Lit tle League. Eight boys participated in the city-wide marble tournament which was held Saturday morning, April 9th at the Speers Street field. They were Marvin Callo way, Phillip Marshall, Bobby Carl ton, Wayne Wofford, Edward Hill, Butch Gaves, Steve Hanvey and Durrett Lipscomb. In the A-Class, Boys 14 years and under, the winner was Mar vin Calloway and the runner-up was Phillip Marshall. In the B-Class, boys nine years of age and under, the winner was Edward Hill and the runner-up was Butch Graves. The winners will go to the state finals which will be held on Sat urday morning, April 16 at Flor ence. Colonel Thomas H. Pope of Newberry, commander of the 228th AAA Group, will swing into action with fifteen batter ies of artillery during the na tionwide National Guard test alert, at some unknown day in April. Appropriately named "Op eration Minuteman,” the Guards men will protect strategic sites and installations throughout the state for a period of a few hours after zero hour. Only the Penta gon itself knows M-Day—but So\ith Carolina Guardsmen state they are ready. Mollohon Local 324 Welcomes, Visitors There will be a regular schedul ed meeting of Mollohon T.W.U.A. (CIO) Local Union No. 324 on Sun day^ afternoon, April 17th, at 3 p. tn. in the school building. All mem bers are urged to be present. Visi tors are welcome. Mental Health To Be Discussed At PTA Dr. R. E. Livingston, chairman of the Health Committee of the Junior High PTA, announces that Dr. George Soloyanis, Director of Community Services of the South Carolina Mental Health Commis sion, will be the speaker of the program on mental health at the regular meeting of the association next Thursday night at 7:45 p. m. An outstanding film, “Working for Better Mental Health through Recognition of Feelings,” will highlight the program. This film is particularly appropriate because it stimulates discussion and par ticipation on the part of the aud ience. It is encouraging to note that the South is tackling one of its most plaguing problems, mental health. For years it has lagged behind the rest of the nation in the hospitalization and treatment of persons with mental disorders. At present sixteen Southern states have joined in an attack aimed at gaining new lives for the mentally ill. The attack is designed to get at the root of the South’s troubles, a tragic lack of training facili ties for mental health workers and a serious deficiency in research. At present the Southern states need five times as many trained workers as they have. Because of the lack of training programs, the South has received only a small portion of the grants awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The mental health of our chil-1 dren is a challenge to every per-; son in the community. The Junior High PTA welcomes this oppor- tunity to do its part in making information available and in stim ulating channels through which constructive work may be done. Health Department Makes Plans For Giving Vaccine Newberry Firm Awarded College Building Contract The Cannon Construction Com- of Newberry has been award- contract for the const rue-” tion of a new men’s dormitory at Newberry College, according to an announcement made by Acting President C. A. Kaufmann. Of the 13 bids submitted, the Cannon bid of $180,359.00 was low. The bids were opened Tuesday at a meeting of the executive committee of the College Board of Trustees, the fi nance committee and the buildings and grounds committee. The modern building, made pos sible by contributions to the re cent Pre-Centennial Building and WmfOWment Campaign, will be at the corner of Luther and Evans streets. It will be a fireproof struc ture with accommodations for 150 male students. Construction of the new dormi tory is expected to begin imme diately. according to Mr. KauD mann. The contract calls for com pletion ‘in 125 working days, and it is expected that the building will be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the fall semester. Plans are being made by the Newberry County Health Depart ment to administer the Salk vac cine to first and second grade children beginning Monday, April 18, provided the vaccine is receiv ed in Newberry by that time, ac cording to Dr. J. C. Sease, county health officer. Hugh B. Riser Dies Suddenly Hugh B. Riser, 45, clerk and treasurer of the town of Whitmire, for the past 23 years, died sud denly Monday night after a heart attack while working in his of fice. Mr. Riser was a son of W. S. Riser and tfie late Mrs. Pearl Goodlette Riser and was born in Laurens County. For the past 32 years he lived at Whitmire. He was a member of the First Baptist Church Whitmire and a mem ber of the board of trustees of the church for a number of years. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his widow, the for mer Miss Cornelia Hentz; two daughters, Miss Cornelia Riser and Miss Eleanor Riser; one son, William Hugh Riser; one sister, Miss Mary ‘Lottye Riser, all of Whitmire, and one brother, Lam bert Riser of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon from First Baptist Church of Whitmire by the Rev. Paul H. Bullington, and the Rev. J. R. Mc- Kittrick and the Rev. J. A. Cave. Burial followed in Whitmire Ceme tery. itmire Girl er -5 - - Disaster Loans May Be Granted All County Supervisors of the Farmers Home Administration in South Carolina have been instruc ted to accept Disaster applications for Production Emergency loans from farmers who suffered sub stantial damage to fruit, vege tables or other growing crops as a result of the recent freeze, ac cording to an announcement by L. M. Belk, Jr., State Director. Mr. Belk explained that in or der to receive Farmers Home Ad ministration assistance the appli cant must be engaged primarily in farming and must have suffered a substantial production loss be cause of the low temperature. The applicant must also be unable to obtain from other lenders the credit required to continue Its farm operations, and there must be a reasonable prospect for suc cess with the assistance of a loan from the Farmers Home Admini stration. A local committee of three persons in each county, us ually farmers, reviews „ applica tions to determine eligibility for further consideration. Authority to make initial loans because of the freeze expires December 31, 1955. For additional information in terested farmers should contact the local County Supervisor in his county. Supervisor for Newberry Coun ty is John C. Culler, Jr., and the office is located in the Agricul tural Building in Newberry. Gives Advice On Pruning Shrubs The recent cold weather has ap parently caused much damage to shrubbery throughout the county. The County Farm and Home Agent’s office says however the damage to most of the shrubs is really not as bad as it seems— much of the damage was to the At Aveleigh Sunday Services To Begin Evangelistic services will begin at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church on Sunday, April 20th, with the Rev. John T. N. Keels of Decatur, Georgia, as speaker. The services will be held each evening, Sunday through Friday, at 7:45 p. m. tender new growth that had been encouraged by the warm days that preceded the cold. Experts advise to completely keep “hands off” damaged shrubs until the new growth begins to come out and you can see just how much of the plant has been killed, then cut out all dead parts. Plants that have been neglected so far as fertilizer is concerned may be fed with 5-10-5 commercial fertilizer at the rate of 2 pounds per 100 square feet. Work this fertilizer in soil around plants. In areas where there has been abnormal dry weather, * shrubs should be kept well watered. Deciduous shrubs that bloomed early (syprea, forsythia. Breath of Spring, etc., not azaleas) should be cut back severely, many of them 4-6 inches from the ground. Nandinas that are leggy and woody should also be cut to the ground. Mary Nance Huff, of WhjJtmire was first plaoe winner in the county spelling contest held at Newberry high school on Satur day, April 10. Mary Nance, an 8th grade pupil, is the daughter of Mrs. Leona Nance Huff, bf Whit mire. Second place was won by Mar ian Surratt of 6ush River, and third place went to Grace Young of Silverstreet. Miss Huff will represent New berry county in the State Spelling Bee in Columbia on April 30. County Supt. James Brown and the spelling contest committee expressed their appreciation to all those who worked to make the contest most successful. Interest was high, as evidenced by the fact that six school areas participated. In addition to those listed above, other participants were Myra Cannon, Little Mountain; Cynthia Lindler, Pomaria; and Charlene Golden, Newberry. The judges, who also selected the spelling words, w r ere Rev. Herbert Spell, chairman; Rev. C. O. Lamoreux, and^Rev. Paul Mon roe. Word callers were Miss Mar garet Paysinger, Mrs. Alvin Hipp and Mrs. R. H. Lemmon. Serving on the contest comm ittee wfere Mrs. Mary D. Dawkins, chairman; Miss Emmie Wight and Miss Clifford Coleman. Dr. Sease stated today that the State Health Department has in structed county health officials to administer the first, two doses a week apart and the Jiird dose four weeks later. The vaccine will be given by personnel of the health depart ment, aided by physicians in the city and county, who are cooper ating wholeheartedly in the pro gram. The children, whose par ents have given permission, will be vaccinated at their schools. The health unit will visit all city schools; however, in the smaller county schools, the Department of Education is cooperating in the program by transporting students from several schools to one cen tral point for vaccination. Dr. Sease said that the vaccine will not be available at the health department foy children other than first and second graders. The vaccine for this particular group is being supplied by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and all vaccine not used must be returned to the Foundation. Eh*. Sease added, however, that six drug houses have been licensed to manufacture the vaccine and that local druggists have ordered sup plies. He suggested that parents who wish -to have their, children vaccinated discuss the matter with their family physician. Speers Street PTA To Meet Tonight Parent Education will be the theme of the regular monthly meeting of the Speers Street P.T. A. when it meets Thursday (to day) at 8:00 p. m., in the school auditorium. Dr. E. J. Eskridge, of the de partment of psychology of New berry College will bring the ad dress of the evening. This will be a continuing of the excellent pro grams that have been arranged by fhe program” committed for the year. Mrs. Ed Cannon, spiritual and educational chairman will be in charge of the devotionals for the evening. Several of the Speers Street members will be in attendance at the various meetings of the State Congress of Parents and Teachers in Greenville this week. Included in the members to attend are Miy«. Philip T. Kelly, Mrs. Margaret Lipscomb, Charles E. P vers, president-elect, and Phliin T. Kel ly, outgoing president. A. L. Jacobs Passes After Short Illness Albert Lee Jacobs, 41, died Sat urday afternoon at the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna Eleazer Jacobs, on Pope street, following a short illness. His father was the late G. Wal ter Jacobs. Mr. Jacobs was em ployed for the past seven years by Krell Radio and Appliance Co., in Columbia. • Surviving besides his mother are three brothers, Dr. J. B. Oneal Ja cobs, St. Petersburg, Fla., and John E. and G. W. Jacobs, both of Newberry; and four sisters, Mrs. Annie Leaman, Columbia, Mrs. W. Frank Shpaly, Raleigh, N. C., Mrs. Charlton Durant, Manning, Mrs. Harry A. Brown, Hamlet, N. C.; an uncle, Miller Eleazer, and an aunt, Mrs. Hattie E. Lever, both of Chapin; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p. m. Sunday at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr. Burial followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Othel Miller, James Edward Hazel, Boyd Mayer, B. J. Kibler, Dr. Loufs E. Brossy, and Dr. J. Richard Lomi- nick. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 15—Mrs. Bill Hawkins. April 16—Mrs. "Willie Mae Long, John Henry Baxter (Co lumbia), and Mrs. W. W. (Cor nelia Clary) Burr, Jr. April 18—Mrs. J. H. Summer, Mrs. Cannon Biease, Gordon H. Stockman, Dorothy Weir Ruft, Mrs. Furman Reagin, Mrs. W. F. Smith, Mrs. George E. Stone* and Mrs. W. C. Huffman. April 19—Mrs. P. M. Nichols and Mrs. Claude Summer. April 20—Elizabeth Hargrove, Arthur George Dwyer, Linda Driggers and Jack Timmerman. April 21—Perry O. Wicker, Betty Bowers, Mickey Chapman, and Fred James Harmon. Kinard, Bates To Form Firm Lester L. Bates, unsuccessful candidate for South Carolina gov ernor in the 1954 Democratic pri mary, served notice today that he will return to the insurance busi ness. A brief legal notice in The State newspaper said that Bates and Dr. James C. Kinard, former Newber ry College president, plan to char- ' ter the New South Life Insurance Company. Bates sold his Capital Life In surance Company for a reported five million dollars last summer shortly after he was defeated by George Bell Timmerman, Jr. for the gubernatorial nomination. * Since then, Bates has been oper ating Laurel Hill, a supper club in Columbia. Dr. Kinard became associated with the Capitol Life Insurance company in an executive capacity after his resignation as president of Newberry College. v