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Mary Frifsel. our local beauty, is lookimr for a man who is tall, dark, and has some. Jim Rridcer's running for May or. Hc‘s the kind of fella that shakes your hand before elerticn and your confidence after. Rumor has it that when Doc. Parker pets home every night he tells his wife May, he's had a hard day at the "orifice,” Among the footprints in the sands of time some people leave only the marks of a heel. VJLUME 21—NUMBER ( NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR Criminal Court Convenes June 20; Jurors Chosen Jurors have been selected to serve during the term of Court of General Sessions which con venes at the court house Mpnday, June 20 at 10:00 a.m. with Judge SteVe C. Griffith presiding. The Grand Jury will report at 9:30 a. m., June 20. Members of the petit jury are not required to report until 9:30 on June 21. Drawn for petit jury duty are: James F. Jenk^s. 1318 Pearl St.; THESE SMILING BOVS AND GIRLS were the first grade students of Mrs. Sarah H. McWhirter at Boundary Street during the past year. First row, left to right: Polly Livingston, Gretchen An derson, Robert Lee Hyler, Michael Boozer, Tommie Lynn Henderson, Donna Ann Lathrop, Robbie Ann Creekmore; second row, 1. to r.: Joe Tucker, Jr., George leopard, Vicki Shealy, Martha Jean Smith, Martha Jane Hunter, Tommy Bennett, Virginia Culbertson. David Stone. Third row, 1. to r.: Carolyn Hawkins, Bddy Brice, Jamie Biber, Kent Copeland, Philip Singley, Randy Halfacre, George Schumpert, Billy Laird, Bobby Johnson and Mrs. McWhirter. (Photo by Nichols Studio.) Summer Session To Begin At Newberry On June 13 Newberry College will begin its summer session on June 13 and It will continue through August 5. Classes will run for a five-day ■week from Monday through Fri day. Courses will be offered to qual ify teachers for higher certifica tion ratings and also courses lead ing to the B. S. degree In elemen tary education or in secondary jiilllfiattou for teachers interested in earning a degree. In connec tion with the summer session, from June 22 through July 10, the college wilL conduct a Health Education Workshop, which will carry three semester hours of Tour Of Ponds Be On Tuesday A tour and study of farm ponds will be held in New^berry county Tuesday afternoon, with Soil Con servation Service Wildlife Conser vationist W. W. Neely of Waiter- boro, leading the study. The tour will begin at 2 p. m. on June 14 at the Agricultural building. E. E. Epting and T. B. Amis, local soil conservation ser vice technicians, expressed the hope that farmers and others who are interested in pond manage ment, weed control, fertilization, stocking and fishing will attend the tour. v:-7 VV. Neville Honored At P. C. Service Clinton, June 2.William Neville, Presbyterian college senior from Newberry, was selected to re ceive the American Legion’s School Award Medal at Com mencement exercises Monday. He received a medal and cer tificate which cites the individual “in further recognition of the pos session of those high qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, lead ership, and service which are nec essary to the preservation and protection of the fundamental in stitutions of our government and the advancement of society.” Neville, a ministerial candidate, is completing four years of out standing service as a student at Presbyterian college. He recent ly completed his term as vice- president of the student body and chairman of the honor system. He has served on the student council for four years, as secretary of the campus Student Christian As sociation and president of the state Student Christian Associa tion, as vice president of the state Student Government assoc iation and as battalion executive officer in ROTC. Neville also is a Distinguished Military student, a member of Blue Key, national leadership fra ternity, and is listed in Who’s ; Who Among Students in Ameri can Universities and colleges. David is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D„ W. A Neville of this city, and . the honor that has come to him te no surprise to those who know him. elective credit. Students entering college as freshmen by attending three summer sessions and three regu lar college sessions can graduate within three calendar years. Courses will be offered for regu lar college students to take ad ditional work or to earn additional quality points. The courses to be given will represent a wide variety of offer ing from the liberal arts curricu lum. Shorthand and typing will be offered for beginners and advanc ed typing and shorthand will also be given. Registration for the summer session will be Monday, June 13, beginning at 9 a. m. Students are urged to register on the opening day. Sun To Publish Class Pictures Beginning with this issue, The Sun, in cooperation with Nichols’ Studio, will publish a series of pictures of school students of the first through fifth grades at Boundary St. school and Speers St. school. Six From Newberry Go To Boys State The following high school boys who will be seniors in their res pective schools the next school year will attend Palmetto Boys State at the Area Trade School beginning June 12th and closing June 19th: Oku Harmon, Frontis Frick. Hodge Harmon and Pay McCar- ley from Newberry High School; Lionel Long from Rush River High School and Thurmond Adams from Prosperity High School. Boys’ State is sponsored by the American Legion of South Caro lina and each post is assigned a quota to attend. Post No. 24 Newberry will send six boys. The four service clubs. Rotary, Ki- wanis. Exchange, and Lions Club are cooperating with Post 24 in sending these boys as they have done for a number of years. Newberrian Given Honorary Degree Herman A. Dickert, director of the A. French Textile School of the Georgia Institute of Techno logy, Atlanta. Georgia, was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at the commencement exercises of Newberry college on Sunday, June 5. Mr. Dickert is the son of Mrs. A. H. Dickert of East Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dickert and their son-in- law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Conlin of Columbus, Geor gia, spent the week end with Mrs. A. H. Dickert. Other week end visitors in the Dickert home were her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. James Dickert, and their daughter, Marguerite, of Greenville. Mrs. Dickert returned to Atlanta with her son’s family for a visit. Napkin Sale On Next Week The Exchange club napkin sale will begin in Newberry Monday and will last through the week. Each Exchangite will be given a quota of napkins to sell. The price for these paper napkins will be $1 for five packages of eighty napkins each. Each member of the club will display a small card denoting the purpose of the sale. Profits will be used to expand the club’s ac tivities with the youth of the city and county. The club is now sponsoring a Little League base ball team, sends a boy to Boy’s State and provides trophies for high school students. Other ac tivities are anticipated. Local residents will easily iden tify Exchange club members by identification cards and in most areas the members will be solic iting in pairs. Numbers of citiz ens have expressed interest in aiding the furtherance of this youth activities program and all will have that opportunity be ginning June 13. City Parks To Open Monday The New r berry city playgrounds will be opened for the summer season with supervised recrea tion on Monday, June 13th. Hours will be from 9:00 until 12:00 In the morning, 3:00 until 6:00 in the afternoon. Parents are asked to bring their children on the opening day to register, so that information may be obtained as to names and addresses of parents in the event of any emergency oc curring on the playgrounds. The playgrounds to be opened, and the supervisors, are Marion Davis, on College Street, Miss Betty Jo Counts; Main Street, Mrs. P. E. Way; West End, Mrs. Leonide Reagin, and Mollohon, Miss Patsy Harmon. The play ground season will end on August 20th. The Negro playground, at Vin cent and Cline streets, has al ready opened. Robert McFall is the supervisor. Gordon Goodman, city recrea tion director, advised parents that children too small to take care of themselves must be ac companied by an older person, inasmuch as the supervisors will not be able to perform “baby-sit ting” chores in addition to super vising recreation of the other youngsters. The playground supervli met with Mr. Goodman Tuesd afternoon to plan a program of ac tivity for the summer. Various events will be held in the differ- j ent parks, and a city-wide pet show is planned for July 26th at the West End Park. C. B. Matthews, 500 O’Neal St.; C. R. Taylor, 1012 Johnstone St.; William R. Buford, 2306 Main St.; J. Howard Cook, Jr., 1608V 2 Main St.; Charles E. Golden, 915 Mc- Kibben St.; B, W. Miller, 914 Mc- Kibben St.; Ernest H. I>ayton. 568 O’Neal St.; Robert H. Dun can, 1417 Mower St.; Gerald Tay lor, 713 Crosson St.; Abram War ren, 1520 Friend St.; A. E. Werts, Jr., 613 South St.; George Reeder, 107 Boundary St.; Marion E. Wicker, 1517 Kate St.; M. K. Wicker/ 827 Drayton St. Also, I. L. Lominick and M. B: Crooks, Route 1; Robert E. Amick, Route 2; J. W. Abrams and James R. Bishop, Route 3; Horace R. Cromer and Horace Boozer, Route 4; Curtis Counts and Edward W. Counts, Prosperity; Melvin Rich ardson, .Claude Richardson and Birge Bedenbaugh, Prosperity Routes; D. F. Senn, Silverstreet; Larkin V. Yarborough, Furman Dickert and Otis W. Puckett, Whitmire; Wilbur M. Salters, Chappells; Oneal Swygert, Mark Smith and Charlie B. Stuck, Po- maria. Wiseman Will Seek Third Term As Newberry Mayor Five Ask Election To City Council; Merchant Is Candidate In Ward 5 Local Vets May Get Direct Loan The Veteran’s Administration plans to make Newberry county Eligible for direct loans shortly after July 1st, acording to infor mation received by Congressman J, Bryan Dorn. The extension of this loan program will be helpful to veterans of the county, Dorn said, and advised that after the program has been extended, any veteran desiring to apply for a direct loan should write directly to the regional office, • Veterans Administration, 1801 Assembly Street, Columbia. Huffman Awarded Clem son Degree Bob Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Huffman, received a bachelor of science degree in Ag ricultural Economics at the com mencement exercises held at Clemson college Sunday. He was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the ROTC Quarter master corps, and will report for active duty at Fort Lee, Virginia, in October. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman and their son, John, attended the Clemson graduation. From University Receive Degrees Three Newberry county stu dents received degrees at the commencement exercises of the University of South Carolina held Monday morning., June 6. They are Alfred D. Spotts, Newberry, B. S. in Education; Betty S. Senn Silverstreet, B. A. in Education; Robert S. Gary, Whitmire, B. S. in B. A. Betty Caldwell Is Named Good Citizen Pomaria. June 2.—Miss Betty Caldwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caldwell, has been chosen by her class mates and the faculty of Pomaria high school to receive the DAR Good Citizen award. The ward is based on dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. During her senior year Miss Caldwell was a member of the Beta club, Glee club, JHA, and F NC; art editor of the Pomarian, news editor of the Hi-Life. She was named Miss Senior & Home maker of Tomorrow. BUSH RIVER YOUNG FARMERS TO MEET The Bush River Young Farm ers club will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday night, June 10, at 8 p. m. There will be a talk on cotton insects and dis eases. A cooperative cotton dust order will be made up at this meeting. Tuesday Fire Alarm False The Newberry Fire Department was busy the first of this week. Fire Chief Sam Beam said that the alarm in the early hours of Tuesday, which awakened many residents from sound sleep, was a false one, apparently set off by a crank, a practical joker or a drunk. The call came in at 4:30 a. m. Tuesday from an alarm box on East Main street. On Tuesday afternoon about 3:30, the department answered a call to the home of Charle Miller on the highway between Newber ry and Peak, about a mile and a half below W. D. Summer’s store. A barn full of hay was burning but the fire was brought under control before other nearby barns and buildings "caught fire. Wednesday morning the depart ment answered a call to the home of Miss Corrie Lee Havird, where an oil stove haa caught fire. There was no serious damage. Time Changed For r Licensing Beginning June 13, the State Highway Department will conduct driver license examinations each Monday and Saturday in Newber ry, Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan announced. Patrolman J. F. Burton will be at the Highway Department Maintenance shop in Newberry from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. on Mon days and 9 a. m. until 1 p. m. on take it. In the past, these exami nation for anyone who wants to take it In the past, these exami nations have been conducted in Newberry on Tuesdays and Thurs days. Tuesday Rites At Rosemont For Y, T. Dickert Yancey T. Dickert died early Monday at the county hospital. He was 69 years of age and had been in poor health for a num ber of years. Mr. Dickert was born and rear ed in the Broad river section of the county, son of the late Geo. A. x an<i Blanche Cannon Dickert. He had made his home in the Ebenezer section for a number of years before moving to the city where he was a member of Central Methodist church and served on the board of stewards. Mr. Dickert served as a rural mail carrier on route four for more than 40 years and he was a past president of the Rural Mail Carriers association. H e established the Farmers hatchery here and was a pioneer in the shipping of blooded baby chicks. He served as the first president of the South Carolina Poultry Improvement association. Mr. Dickert was always inter ested in community welfare and served on the directorate board of the chamber of commerce. He was active in the county fairs and served his county and city in many ways. Mr. Dickert was married twice. His first marriage w r as to Annie Sligh who died a number of years ago; a second marriage was to Elsie Dominick who sur vives. Other survivors of his immed iate family include four sons, Dan C., of Newberry; Y. Jackson of Midland, Mich.; William G. Chamber Plans Open House Meet The public is invited to an op en house meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, to be held Monday night, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Hall, according to W. H- Tedford, president. The pur pose of the meeting is to give the public a chancfc to participate in and help plan the work of the Chamber. Refreshments will be served during the meeting and all citi zens interested in the operation of the chamber organization are urged to attend. of Washington, D. C. Surviving daughters are: Harriett of New berry; Mary Louise of Newberry and Mrs. P. E. West of New berry. One brother, Walter H. Dickert also survives. Mrs. Ralph Higgins, Sr., of this city is a half-sister. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at McSwain Funeral home by Rev. H. L. Spell and Rev. H. C. Ritter. Burial followed in Rosemont cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were George Huggins, Berley Fretwell, Leland Wilson, L. L. Haltiwanger, R. E. Beck and Ralph Williams. Honorary escort was composed of the board of stewards of Cen tral Methodist church, members of the Chesley Cannon bible class H. D. Whitaker, Tom Chalmers, Jackson Bowers, and D. A. Bal- lentine. Flower attendants were Mrs. L. L. Haltiwanger, Mrs. L. S. Wil son, Mrs. Jack Hove, Mrs. Hugh Crooks, Mrs. Miller Wessinger, Mrs. Orin Amick, Mrs. Harry Dukes, Mrs. William Carter, Mrs. W. F. Smith. Mrs. Berley Werts and Mrs. Olin Inabinet. " CALENDAR SOCIETY The Calendar Society of Cen tral Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon a four o’clock in the Social hall of the church. James E. Wiseman announced today that he would seek reelec tion to the office of Mayor of the city of Newberry. Mr. Wiseman has twice been elected to the post and is serving his fourth year as mayor. Four members of council have also announced their candi dacies for reelection. They are: Frank Armfield, ward one; C. A. Dufford, senior. Ward two; Ed. McConnell, ward three; Ernest Layton, ward four. Councilmen Cecil Kinard and Percy Holloway have not announced their inten tions. Cecil Merchant, runner-up for councilman for Ward 5 in the 1953 election, has stated that he will again seek that office, which is now being held by Cecil E. Ki nard. Mayor Wiseman, in a letter to members of the council, reviewed the work of the city fathers over the past four years. He said: “No doubt each of you is aware of the many improvements which have been brought about in the city since January 1950 up to n^>w, but in any event I should like to mention some of them, and by this letter to express to each of you my sincere appreciation for your whole-hearted support with T County Students The following students from Newberry county received diplo mas or certificates at the com- held te. fee of Bristol, Cohn.; and J. Roland Sunday afternoon: Bachelor of Science: Helen S. P. Bradley, cum laude; Leonard Charles Brank, Whitmire, Gufdon Wright Counts, Jr., Prosperity; John Samuel Derrick, Little Moun tain; Ellis Harvey Dickert; For est Clyde Hentz, Jr., cum laude, Pomaria; Doyle Henderson Jones; Gerald Leon Kibler; Iren Clar ence Livingston, Jr M Prosperity; Sara Bee Lominick, magna cum laude; Peggy Mlnick; Charles Rodney Richardson, Prosperity; Thomas Popf Riser, K i n a r d s; Grady Eugene Sanford; Betty Maude Sdtzler, Pomaria; Jacob Rudolph Sheely, Little Mountain; Mary Frances L. Summers, Pros perity; Sarah Isabelle Truesdale. Two-year general business cer tificate, William Dalton Horton, Prosperity. One Year Secretarial: Shirley Del Aughtry, Margaret Alice Car ter, Mary Ann Connelly, Annette Young Cox, Shirley Ann Cromer, Celia Anne Epting, Martha Jean Folk, Judith Ann Spotts, Margar et Spotts Kinney, Joye Frances Long, Nan I. Padget, Sylvia Faye Pitts, Mary Sue Ruff, all of New berry, and Carolyn Barbara Greg ory, of Whitmire. Forrest Clyde Hentz, Jr.:, of Pomaria won an award offered by the State Organization of the American Legion to a young man of the graduating class who in i the judgment of the faculty is outstanding in the following qual ities: honor, courage, scholar ship, leadership, service, compan ionship, and character. A similar award for the woman graduate was awarded to Miss Mary Ethel Hutto, of Jacksonville, Florida. Vacation in July For Joanna Mills Walter Regnery, vice president of Joanna Cotton Mills Company, announced last week that the an nual Fourth of July vacation per iod this year will begin Sunday, July 3, and will end July 10th. with-pay policy established 18 years ago, this week’s vacation will be with pay for those em ployees who have been continu ously employed from the first scheduled work day after the 1954 vacation period through the last scheduled work day prior to the 1955 vacation period.” mmm Pflfl AMONG THE GIRLS FROM NEWBERRY COUNTY who are attending Girls State at the Uni versity of South Carolina this week are, 1. to r., Patsy Oxner of Bush River, Judy Boland of Pomaria, Pawnee Counts of Prosperity, and Anna Coe Keitt of Newberry. (Sunphoto.) JALAPA HD CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The Jalapa Home Demonstra tion club will meet Friday, June 10 at 3:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. C. B. Parr with Mrs. Henry Parr as associate hostess. me as Mayor.” The Mayor then 1 listed the im provements as follows: 1. Electrical extensions and improvements to adequately ser vice our commercial, industrial and residential areas. 2. Water and sanitary sewer extensions to serve all new build ings within the city limits. 3. Correction and improve ments to storm drainage in the business and residential areas. 4. Regulation of parking and traffic in the business district re lieving much of the former traf fic congestion. 5. Purchasing and paving of off-street parking lots for the convenience of the public. 6. Paving of nfany dirt streets and resurfacing of many of the old paved street^ 7. The purchase of adequate trucks for street repairs and gar bage removal from residential and business districts. This has made it possible to collect garbage and trash from residential areas twice each week and from business areas once each day. 8. The building and operation of a sanitary garbage fill for the purpose of disposing of the city's garbage. This has relieved many citizens of our city and adjoining areas from the odors caused by the burning of trash and garbage which was formerly done. 9. The establishment of a city wide recreation program, includ ing the purchase of playground equipment, and repairs and im provements to the city swimming pool and the city parks. , 10. The operation of & 11. The erection and new gar age and storage facilities for city equipment. 12. The installation and opera tion of a natural gas system. 13. The erection of a new white-way system for our busi ness district. 14. Installation of new traffic controls. 15. The Installation of radio equipment for the police depart ment These are some of the improve ments which have been gradually brought about since - January 1, 1960, but they are not all. Other things which benefit Newberry have been planned. For instance, we believe in the very near fu ture work will begin to increase our water supply to three million gallons a day which will serve new industries and thereby bring about an increase in population and more payrolls for Newberry and vicinity. The things enumerated above have been accomplished. With the continued cooperation of members of council and the people of New berry, many more things can be done for the benefit of our city. Sincerely yours, James E. Wiseman.” BIRTHDAY GREETINGS June 10: 'Dr. Arthur Welling, Cecil Williams, Johnnie Long, James Henry Davfs, Warren Pence, Connie Clark, Violet Brow ning, Brenda K. Merchant. June 11: Mrs. W. C. Tarrer, R. J. Metts, D. O. Carpenter, Mrs David Senn, Carol Deanne Clary, Guy Graham, Gilder Neel, Jr., Evelyn Huffman, Mrs. E. C. Pay- singer, Cornelia Ann Burr (daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. (Cor nelia Clary) Burr, J. R. Wood, Columbia, J. C. Price, Union. June 12: Charlie Senn, Frank Stevens HI, Eleanor Potts, Robert Derrill Beat, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Regnery announced that in keeping with our vacation-iWilliam L. (Derrill Smith) Beat, Mrs. G. S. Parnell. June 14: Steve Griffith. Jr., Mrs. Maurice (Betty Hove) Mose ley, Mrs. DeWitt (Bobbie Hove) Miller, Patsy Ruth Cromer, Mrs. G. W. Suber, Mrs. H. T. Lake, H. D. Hollingsworth, Ellerbe Pel ham, Jr., Malcolm Amick, Jr. June 15: Mrs. S. C. Campbell, Mrs. R. R. Bruner, Jr., Mrs. S. Downs Wright, Judith Eld wards, Ray N. Jollay, Dabney Bonham Timmerman. June 16: Ira Morris, Frank Su ber, Steve Armfield, Boyce Cov ington, Butch Covington, Mrs. Harold O. Cook.