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The Sun can furnish 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. VOLUME 18—NO. 1 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR P. K. Harmon, director of county schools, makes a short talk during the dedication ceremonies and open house of the Gallman High School on Sunday afternoon, May 1st. Gallman High Dedicated; Open House Held Sunday County Collects 95 Percent Taxes Almost 95 per cent of the county’s tax bill had been paid on May 1, according to Treasurer J. Ray Dawkins. The exact percent age, 94 1-2 4per cent brought the year’s collections to $422 449.69 of the $447,0108.06 charged. A pen alty of $1,719.10 was added to the amount uncollected, making a to tal of $26,277.47 turned over to Tax Collector Hill. Seminary Choir At Mayer Church The Lutheran Theological South ern Seminary Ohoir will present a program of sacred music at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, New berry, Sunday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. This is a voluntary group under the direction of W. Richard Fritz of the seminary staff. The 26 voice choir has recently return ed from its annual tour during which congregations were visited in Tennessee, North and South Carolina. This is the sixth season the choir has represented the Luth eran institution in Southern states with a program of varied forms And types of unacoompanied dhurch music. Robert Lineberger of Wilson, N. C., is president of the choir, James Stirewalt of China Grove, N. C. is vice president and stu dent director, Murray Shull of Newberry, lis business manager. H. G. Fisher of Spartanburg is the choir’s organist. Another na tive of Newberry in the choir is George B. Shealy. The public is invited to hear this program. Mrs. Annie S. Ott Services Tuesday News ha® been received in Newberry of the * death Monday, April 25, in Charleston of Mrs. An*e Salter Ott, a sister of Mrs. Verona Dominick, formerly of Newberry. Funeral services were held in Charleston last Tuesday. Mrs. Ott Is survived by a brother, two sis ters, a number of children, and several other relatives. Graveside Services For Bryan Infant Graveside services for the infant son of Harry O. and Margaret An derson Bryan of Spartanburg were Conducted at 10:30 o’clock last Thursday morning at Spring- dale Cemetery in Newberry. Surviving besides his parents are one brother, Harry Anderson Bryan; paternal grandmother. Mrs. T. Bryan, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Anderson of Newberry. An Open House was held Sun day afternoon. May first at Gall man High School at which time the new school building was dedi cated. Presiding over the program was Switzon S. Wigfall, Sr., prin cipal of Gallman High. The program was opened with the prelude “Largo” (Handel) by Mrs. M. L. Fox, followed by the hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus,” sung by the audience. Scripture and in vocation were by Rev. L. C. But ler, pastor of Miller Chapel A. M. E. Church. A welcome address was given by Betty Joe Davis, “Miss Gall man High,” and James Perry sang the solo, “Bless This House”. Short 'speeches were made by James D. Brown, county superin tendent of Education; Price , K. Harmon, county director of schools and V. L. Cannon, asst, state agent for Negro schools, State Depart ment of Education. After selected music by the Girls Ensemble, re marks were made by U. S. Gall man, for whom the school was named, and Mrs. Ida P. Hare, president of the P. T. A. Among the officials recognized were Messrs. Brown and Harmon; J. S. Ritchie, chairman of the County Board of Education and members of the Board Hugh M. Epting, Dan H. Hamm, Jr., Jos eph L. 'Keitt and Richard (j. Neel, Jr. The program was concluded with singing of the Alma Mater and benediction by Re*. J. R. Ezell, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Local Contestants Bring Home Beefs Two calves were brought back I Guenther to Newberry from the Calf Scram-. Homage to the Queen will be made by June Hannar, solo dancer. College May Day Program Saturday On Saturday, May 7, Newberry College will observe May Day to honor the May Queen and the mothers of Newberry College stu dents. The festivities will begin at 5:00 p. m. on the College cam pus. Mrs. Joan S. Clark of St. Matt^ hews bias been elected by the strK; dent body to reign over the gala occasion as queen. Maid of Ho nor will be Miss Betty Maude Setx- ler of Pomaria. Highlights of program will be the crowning the queen by Acting President C* rl A. Kaufmann. The National Guard' Band furnish music. Participants, in*i eluding the garland girls and at-f tendants, are: Nelle Todd Epting, Mary Anne Seastrunk, Erlene Shealy, Allene Shealy, Myra Da vis, Barbara Harmon, Eugenia Martin, Faye Shealy, Jacqueline Atkinson, Nora Catherine Klnard, Betty Jo Ott, Anne Shealy, Mary Brabham, Amelia Brodie, Dorks Parks, Mary Pat Taylor, Joyce Holmes, Nancy Murray, Gayle Pitts. Joyce Pruftt, Delores Brabr ham, Renee DuRant, Martha Frick, Mildred Goddard, Patricia Harnish, H arriette Harvey, Anne Houck, Margaret Harmon, Joanne Halfacre, Nancie Johnson, Doro thy Leaphart, Sara Bee Lominick, Sylvia Metz, Julia Monts, Joyce Ruus, Nancy Stefphens, Mary S* 1 ’i N ew i,erry bonsky, Sarah Ttruesdale, Jene- fir Wilkinson, Ralph Summer, Eleanor Bui*nette, Mien William son, Anne Abrams .Margaret Kelly, Marcie Kirkland, Carol Sue County Points Of Interest Seen By School Students Richard L. Baker, retiring president of the Chamber of Commerce, receives a plaque in appreciation of his services to the Chamber from James^F. Coggins, a former president the trade body. (Sunphoto.) \ Ted ford Takes Charge Chamber Of Commerce W. H. Tedford took over the ble held in Columbia last Friday, April 20. Of the isix contestants entered in the Scramble from Newberry David Parr and Jim my Wise caught calves. The coun ty had entered three calves in the Scramble, two purchased from the proceeds of the recent local <?alf 3crf«Ws>> %|wl one by the Newberry Beef Breeders Association. David and Jimmy will feed the calves for a year and show and sell them in the State Fat Calf Show next year. Entering and selling calves in the show this year were Charles Wessinger, whose calf won a red ribbon, and Paul Davis, whose calf was in the white ribbon class. May Pole dancers include: Bar bara Allen, Dorothy Amick, Fran- cine Boyd, Helen Crapps, Patsy Whittle, Marcie Gilliam, June Hanna, Judy Jones, Betty Jo Rog ers, Mary Watkins. helm of the Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting and banquet held last Thursday night at the College Dining Hall, when Secretary of the Army Ro bert T. Stevens was guest speaker. Mr. Tedford succeeds Richard L. Baker. Other new officers of the Chamber are A. E. Morehead, first vice president; John T. Norris, S econd vice president, and G. K. taminick, treasurer. The Board of Directors to serve for the ensu ing year is composed of the above four officers and P. N. Abrams, C. Floyd, John R. Frazier, Cy- Hutohinson, C. A. Kaufmann, H. B. Kirkegard, G. C. Paysinger Marshals will be Philip T. Kelly, and Keitt Purcell. Chairman, Dannelly Brabham, Chairman, Stanley Wayne Boose, Harbld die Jones, Johnny Lee, Kenneth W. Morgan, Claude Sullivan, Jr. Faculty committee for May Day comprises: Miss Hattie Belle Les ter, Chair Miss Carolyn Cro mer, Mrs. i Douglas, Miss Mary E. Timotriake, Miss Mazie Dominick,. Mis® Doris Brubaker, and Mrs. Fred Dominick. A capacity crowd of over 300, * number of prominent ,' ^Bttiered for the ber’s annual banquet. In addition to Secretary and Mrs. Stevens, honor guests included Gen. and Mrs. Riley F. Ennis of Font Jack- son, Senator and Mrs. Strom Thur mond, Congressman and Mrs. Bry an Dorn. Dr. James C. Klnard was toastmaster for the occasion. out-going president of the Cham ber Richard L. Baker; James F. Coggins, who awarded a plaque to the retiring president; W. H. Tedford and Senator Thurmond. Congressman Dorn introduced the speaker. Secretary Stevens dwelt ' at length on his pleasure in being in Newberry and of the hospitality of the citizens in the “City of Friendly Folks.” In speaking of the Army which he heads, the Secretary said: “From the business standpoint, this Army of ours is a tremendous enterprise. Consider that during the current year its expenditures will total about nine billion dollars, which is pretty close to 25 million dollars a day, or a million an hour! I A new experiment in the teach ing of history was begun in New berry county yesterday when the fifth and sixth grade students of ^ilverstreet school went on a tour of the county to visit places of historical interest, George D, Brown, of the State Department of Education, who accompanied the group said if the tour, first of its kind ip the state, proved a success it would be used throughout the State in the .teaching of local his tory. v -The purpose of thq new experi raent Is for <the students to learn first hand the historical facts of their own county in order to have a better understanding of the State’s history.. After leaving Silverstreet, the group visited the Calvin Crozier Monument, George’s Iris Garden and Newberry college, where Act ing President, €. A Kaufmann made a short talk. They went then to Junior-high school where they heard brief speeches by Prof. P. K, Harmon, director of county schools; James D. Brown, super intendent of Education, and a his tory of Newberry county by Judge Eugene S. Blease. In his interest- In* fanner. Judge Blease a^etch- T-r 1 ed the history of the county from its beginning to the present, men tioning prominent presons in the growth and developmeent of 'the county and city. After leaving Junior high, the students went to the Old Court House and heard an explanation of the emblem on the front of the building. The next stop was Huff man’s turkey farm, then the Rock house and Stoney pattery, where a small skirmish in the Revolu tionary war took place. The group viewed the strata of rock which crosses Newberry county begin ning at Salluda county and runn ing across to Fairfield county; they then went to the muster grounds near Prosperity where soldiers were trained for fighting in the Revuluti0tt|lft the Civil wars. At Little Mountain the were joined by Miss a former school teacher, who ac companied them to the mountain and told the 4^tory of an eld In dian gravw In Pomari&t Mr. M. B. K, Glymph, merchant and former school trustee, took the group to old St. John’s Lutheran church, one of the oldest churches in the county, where they saw a sounding board and slave balcony. The church 4s near ‘the birthplace of the late' State Superintendent of Education, James H. Hope. The Visit to Pomaria ended the tour. ’ 't^he Chllda^n o^lhe’^s^ederai will «!▼* the Memorial Dty grei^ilim the i CentredMethodist church on the evening of May 8, according Id announcement by the Memorial Day program of the Drayton Author- UDC of .which Mts. fe^chairinan.*' v Tdo mem- the entire textile mill products in dustry in 1954 was twelve and a half billion dollars. The Army has mergrazing.” some 44 billion dollars worth of fixed assets and personal property. It employs — worldwide — more than 2 million persons, in and out August 2nd has been set as the date for the first primary in New berry’s municipal election this year. Deadline for candidatue for the offices of mayor and alderman to fife £lgiir~ nottoes' of candidacy is at noon on Wednesday, June 15. These dates mere set at a meeting of the Newberry Democratic Bx- Brief speeches were made by of uniform. There is nothing to No Blame Placed In Hentz Death No Grand Jury action was rec ommended by a Coroner’s Jury in the death of Julius J. Hentz of Pomaria, who was killed instantly in an automobile collision on Fri day night, April 22 near Keitts Crossroads, eleven miles from Newberry. Testimony concerning the colli sion was heard at an inquest call ed by Coroner George R. Summer last Friday night* Several wit nesses who were nearby when the wreck occurred told their versions of the accident. Patrolmen D. F. Smith and W. J. Martin, who in vestigated the accident, gave the technical details. The 1941 Chev rolet pickup truck driven by Mr. Hentz evidently made a left tufti in the path of a 1951 Pontiac driv en by J. C. Caldwell, according to the investigating officers. Cald well, who was slightly injured in the wreck, took the stand in his own behalf and told the jury that he was driving about 50 miles an hour when /the pickup truck sud denly turned in front of him. He stated that he did not have time to apply brakes. The jury deliberated only a short time before returning a ver dict that Mr. Hentz met his death “as the result of an automobile collision, oars being driven by the deceased and J. C. Caldwell.” m V' T v 1 1 X ‘ •XggSHR- v- vX-: ip pilfer - : SS?:. : :: :-t v ■mmmsmim- 11®sll *1 • fX-.v - ’■< . mwmmm mmlm Jjti ■ X 1111 ■ < REV. FELTHAM JAMES, OF GAFFNEY, STATE COMMANDER of the American Legion, and Jess Bullard of Co., lumbia, state adjutant of the Legion, stopped for a brief visit in Newberry Tuesday afternoon during their statewide automobile “roundup.” Messrs. James and Bullard are visiting each post in South Carolina in an effort to wind up mem bership drives. Fifteen new memberships were received by American Legion Post 24 Tuesday, bringing the total to 362. Post Commander Louis C. Floyd presents the new membership cards to Commander James, while Post Adjutant Eugene Stockman presents the check for dues to Adjutant Bullard. Shown at the Legion Hut during the visit are, left to right: Sheriff Tom Fellers, member of the executive committee of the post; Mrs. C. A. Dufford, Sr., Mr. Stockman, L. C. Graham, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Bullard, Roger Simmons, Mrs. W Roy Anderson, chairman of the Legion Auxiliary Banquet Committee; Frank Sutton, manager of the Legion Fair; Pete Parrott, post sergeant-at- arms; Mr. Floyd, C. A. Dufford, Sr., post finance officer; Mr. James, Jake Wise, post service officer, and Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, president of the Legion Auxiliary. Members of the auxiliary served refreshments during the afternoon. (Sunphoto.) cqmp»re with it to pttvate indus try. ; r; “One of the biggest Jobs that faced me when I became Secre tary of toe Array was bringing about a reorganisation of toe busi ness management of this vast en terprise in ttee wftb * similar re organization of the Department of Defense effected by Secretary Wil son.” “ The secretary of , the army praised Congressman Dorn as a “very staunch supporter of our De fense Department, a member of the Army Air Force during World War 11.” “South Carolina may well be proud of its impressive military record. It can boast of Sumter and Marion, Wade Hampton, John C. Calhoun, who was one of my most celebrated predecessors; and more recently. General Hagood of World War I fame, and General Wi/tsell, formerly The Adjutant General of the Army. Thirteen Medals of Honor have been won by South Carolinians. 1 The most recent was announced only last Sunday. It was awarded to a Soldier from Pickens—Private First Class Charles H. Barker, who enlisted to toe Army at the age of 17. He did not name Red China or the Far Bast in his speech, but gave his opinion and philosophy of foreign war plans, and American defense ideas, when he spoke of U. S. military assistance advisory groups and military missions in 43 countries. “I think k is significant that in no area where American ground troops are deployed has the enemy risked resort to armed attack. “We are keeping abreast of changing conditions — including those of atomic warfare. “Our present program is buil^ on the (philosophy that the best deterrent to aggression is the abil ity to retaliate quickly and over whelmingly. It must be made un mistakably clear to the leaders of the communist world that it would be folly for them to seek their ends by military means. “In line with this policy, our Strategic Air Force and Naval air arm with devastating force on short notice 4n .the event of an at tack. We can all have full confi dence in fchpir ability to carry out their missions. “The Army is playing an equally vital role. The physical presence of our Army units In critical areas throughout the world, standing shoulder to shoulder with the for ces of other free nations, is a pow erful deterrent to overt acts which could lead to all-out war. *. Annfledd Sr., to gecaretary. The fees are $80 for mayor, $40 for alderman, with the fee doubled in case there is no opposition. Fees are to be paid to the secre tary at the time candidates file. * The present city officials are James E. Wiseman, mayor; Frank Armfield, aldermgn Ward 1; C, A. Dufford, alderman Ward 2; J. Ed McConnell, alderman Ward 3; Er nest H. Dayton, alderman Ward 4; Cecil E. Kinard, alderman. Ward 5 and Percy D. Holk>wa> , alderman Ward 6j None of the incumbents has an nounced intentions of seeking re- election to the jobs. Health Department Urges Vaccinations The Health Department wishes to thank the 'people of Newberry County who participated in the recent rabies clinics which were set up throughout different sec tions of toe county. In the course of these clinics 769 dogs were vaccinated against rabies. This was a Mg drop over the' number innoculated last year. During the 1964 clinics 1223 dogs were in noculated. The Health Depart ment requests fchqf those who did m>t take advantage of tho recent clinics •carry their dogs to the lo cal veterinarians to have them vaccinated against rabies. The charge is $1.00 per dog. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS May 6: Mrs. J. M. Randall, Mrs. J. M. Chappell, A. W. Mur ray, Betty Boyd, Mrs, Byron Nichols, Hazel Wright. ( May 7: Henry Brooks, Mrs. Charles H. Boyd, Jr., Randolph Ferguson, Miehael Sheppard, Annette Hawkins, Mike Epps.. May 8: Edith Dlckert, J. Mor- v gan Randall, Mary Boukidght, Lola Ellen Cromer, Helen J. Ezell, Sara Brown, Mary Helen Smith, Mrs. H. C. Timmerman. May 9: Williamson Folk, Mrs. Horace Cromer. May 10: Mrs. Wm. C. Arm- field, Whitmire; Oscar Johnson. May 11: H. T. Wike, Carol Ann Baxter, Eleanor Amick, Mack , Amick, Jean Covington, Wallace Moore, Johnnie Jones. May 12: Lottie Boland, Mftzie Ann Stoudemire, Janet Senn, George D. Hentz, Miss Theresa Lightsey.