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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, JULY 2%, 1966
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Look At The Record!
Listed below are some of the improvements that have
been accomplished during my five and one-half years as your
mayor. They could not have been done, had it not been for
the full cooperation of all six councilmen, the city manager,
the heads of each of the city departments, and all city em
ployees. No one person is responsible for these improve
ments; they were accomplished by getting the city officials
and employees together in an effort to determine what was
best for the city and for the people who live in Newberry..
Improvements
Electrical extensions and improvements
to adequately service our commercial,
industrial and residential areas.
Corrections and improvements to
storm drainage in the business and
residential areas.
Purchasing and paving of off-street
parking lots for the convenience of
the public. . ,
The purchase of adequate trucks for
street repairs and garbage removal
from residential and business districts.
This has made it possible to collect
garbage and trash from residential
areas twice each week and from busi
ness areas once each day.
The establishment of a city-wide
recreation program, including the pur
chase of playground equipment, and
'repairs and improvements to the city
swimming pool and the city parks.
The installation and operation of a
natural gas system.
Installation of new traffic controls.
Water and sanitary sewer exten
sions to serve all new buildings within
the city limits. # •
Regulation of parking and traffic in
the business district relieving much of
the former traffic congestion.
Paving of many dirt streets and re
surfacing of many of the old paved
streets.
The building and operation of a sani
tary 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.
The operation of a rest room for
colored women.
The erection of a new garage and
storage facilities for city equipment.
The erection of a new white-way
system for our business district.
Installation of radio equipment for
the Police Department.
How Department Heads See Affairs Of City Run:
W. C. Wallace, Clerk and Treasurer:
“In my opinion, the City of Newber
ry is operated in an efficient and eco
nomical manner. And this opinion is
substantiated by the comment on Ac
countant’s Report of March 31, 1955,
which is as follows: ‘The financial
position of the City of Newberry is
very satisfactory. The City officials
and employees are performing an out
standing service in the handling of the
City’s affairs. The financial records
are very adequate and are very accur
ately maintained.’ Signed E. L. McGow
an, CPA.
“The tax levy o*f the City of Newber
ry is to the best of my knowledge the
lowest of any City of comparable size
in South Carolina. I believe that the
City of Newberry gives more and bet
ter service per tax dollar .than any
other city in the State.”
Sam Beam, Fire Chief:
“I feel that the equipment of New
berry’s Fire Department is in line with
that of towns of similar size. I also
feel that the present equipment is ade
quate to protect property in the city
limits of Newberry. The Fire Depart
ment has always had the cooperation
of other agencies of the city when
needed. As a whole, I think the New
berry Fire Department is better equip
ped and can handle fires and emergen
cies better than it could five years
ago.”
Gordon Goodman, Recreation Director:
“It is my firm and honest opinion that
the recreation set-up in the City of
Newberry is off to a good start and
that it is doing the job that it was
created to do, and will do a still better
job when the people of Newberry see
how fortunate they are to have the
facilities they have and begin to use
them to their fullest extent. The pro
gram in Newberry is new and many
things can be added that will make it
still a bigger and better program, but
this will take time. In my few years
in the field of recreation, I think that
Newberry can hold its own in compari
son to the program in the other cities
of its size or larger, in the amount of
time Newberry has had to develop its
program. I believe that in the years to
come Newberry will have one of the
finest recreation programs in the south
and one of which the citizens of New
berry will be proud.”
Bryan Livingston, Supt. Street Dept.:
“In my opinion the people of the City
of Newberry are receiving from the
street and garbage department the
best service they have had during ipy
30-odd years with the city. The mayor
and city council and Other officials of
the city have furnished the necessary
funds to carry otit the policies set by
the Council to serve the people. The
equipment is in the best condition that
it has been in during my employment.
In years prior to 1949 each department
more or less operated separately from
other city organizations; for the past
five years, the policy has been that
when one department needs equipment
or help from other departments, we
have complete cooperation. It is a
pleasure for me to give this informa
tion.”
Colie L. Dowd, Chief.of Police:
“As head of the Newberry law en
forcement-forces, I feel that the New
berry Police Department is doing as
good a job for the citizens of Newberry
now as it did five years ago. We have
ample law enforcement equipment. The
rate of crime has been reduced during
the time I have been in this office.”
G. H. Connelly, Supt. Joint Utilities:
....“In my opinion, the equipment and
lines of the electrical system in New
berry are resonably adequate. Electri
cal service has been greatly expanded
during the past five years.”
Gerald O. Shealy, Filter Plant Mgr.:
“I feel that the water filter plant
renders necessary services to the citi
zens of Newberry. We have not cur
tailed services. We feel that we have
above the average in towns about the
same size. Every three months. I send
a bottle of water from the distribution
system to the Parker Laboratories in
Charleston. The latest report received
is indicative of reports of the past five
years: ‘Analysis indicates water to be
of good quality and free from contami
nation.”
Government Policy
Seen Disrupting
Cotton Economy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Special)—A
number of top people in the raw
cotton producing business are be
ginning to express concern about
what will happen to American
farmers when two different gov
ernment policies collide.
For many years, as a result of
established law. United States
cotton farmers have been helped
by government price supports.
Along with the price supports,
the law also bars foreign-grown
cotton from being brought into
the country, except for a very
small amount of specialty growths.
This means the farmers have a
protected market and a protected
price in the United States for their
cotton.
Under this program, more than
98 per cent of all cotton goods
manufactured and used in the
United States is made from Am
erican cotton. *
What bothers the farm leaders
is that another big government
program is moVing in an opposite
direction and threatens to wreck
the price support system.
They refer to the State De
partment’s trade program, partic
ularly the severe tariff cuts made
recently at Qeneva on cotton tex
tile goods, for the special benefit
of Japan.
The slashes, due to go into ef
fect in September, are so drastic
that in cents per yard of goods
they run considerably more, on
the average, than full profits now
being earned in the manufacture
of the goodsi
In effect, these tariff cuts
amount to an import subsidy on
foreign cotton. In the case of
common^ unbleached cloth, for
example, the tariff cut is said to
be . comparable to an import sub
sidy of three and three-tenths
cents a pound of cotton.
Farm leaders argue that it does
n’t matter whether foreign cotton
is allowed to enter this country in
raw state or manufactured form—
the result will be the same: to
nullify or offset much of what
they have gained through the cot
ton agricultural act.
Increasing fears are being ex
pressed that * when these two
policies run head on after Sep
tember 10, many textile mills and
countless farmers will be hurt. ^
Deed Transfers
Newberry - No. 1
J. Dave Caldwell to Viola Shel
ton, one lot on Benedict street,
$5 and other considerations.
Newberry No. 1 (Outside)
Willie E. Fulmer, et al to R. E.
Amick, two acres and one build
ing $4000.
Bush River No. 3
Beulah S. Buford to Newberry
Electric Cooperative, Inc., one ]
aero $200.
W. P. Johnston, A. M. Johnston,
Jr., Essie Mae Johnston, Fannie
J. Evans, Lala J. Dorroh and Mrs.
Alan T. Johnston to David M.
Johnston, 82 acres and one build
ing $3000.
Whitmire No. 4 Outside
T. J. Gribble to E. Gertdure Bell
one lot and one building $335.93.
Pomaria No. 5
W. Henry Suber to Henry M. ,|
Hentz and Wilham $. Hentz, 420
acres, $51,500.
W. D. Suber to W. H. Suber,
16.49 acres $329,80.
Mira E Easgle to W. H. Suber
67.77 acres. This deed was made
in 1906 and recorded on July 11,
1955.
E. Maxcy Stone, Probate Judge
to Murray Lumber company 1.7
acres and one building $4493.80.
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAX
SALES ON PERSONAL
PROPERTY
State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
MAY CONCERN: .
By authority of the tax laws of
South Carolina and the various
tax executions issued to me by
the Treasurer of Newberry coun
ty, the following personal proper
ties, listed below, have been seiz
ed and taken, possession of and
are hereby advertised to be sold
for delinquent taxes on August 1,
1955 CMonday) before the New
berry county court house door,
within the usual hours of public
sales. Terms: Cash.
All properties advertised are
the properties levied upon in the
name of defaulting taxpayers
hereinafter listed:
Personal property consisting of
1948 convertible Studebaker, lic
ense number D328-104, in Tax dis
trict number one, outside, county
Farmers therefore fear the e#4and state aforesaid levied upon
entual loss of their biggest markWin the name of Johnnie R. Daven-
-the consumption of AmeficuHporf.
THE SECOND GRADE AT B6UNDARY STREET SCHOOL Is taught by Mrs. Frances J. B<
students of the class during the 1954-56 school session were, left to right, first row: Clara
Steven Metts, Jo Ellsn Worthy, Karon Kirkogard, Kathryns Truoadale, Dovlo Suber, Danny
Eunice Medlock, Harry Moose; 2nd row,. Kenneth Harmon, Judy Fulmer, Elisabeth Blair, Larry
ham, Gayle Wicker, Linda Driggers, Janlee Stone, Jewel Strlbble, David Harmon, Barry
3rd row, Melinda Sue Siigh, Foggy Andrews, Emily Grier, Jimmy Clamp, David Floyd, Stave
lin; 4th row, Miaa Rosemary Shlnnera, practice teacher; Henry Summer, Gall Phillips, Marly 4
Jimmy Bannister, Jerald Wiggers, Nick Davenport and Mrs. Book. (Photo by Nichole.)
cotton by American mills—either
because it will be takeir over*'by
Japan 6r because U. S. mills may
be forced to shift to rayon and
other synthetics, which were not
touched by the Geneva tariff cuts.
Right now, it has been learn
there is a lot of high-level di
cussion going on in cotton trad$
circles and state farm' organiza
tions of the Cotton Belt as to how
to remedy the situation before the
policy conflict causes hehvy dam
age.
Personal property, cohsisting of
I^Sbd oar, license number D227-
309 In Tax district number five,
county and state aforesaid, levied
upon' In the name of Heyward El
kins.
T. L. HILL,
Tax Collector
These are some of the improvements which have been gradually brought
about since January 1, 1950, but are not all. Other things which will benefit
Newberry have been planned. For instance, work has already been started to
increase our water supply to three mill ion gallons a day which will serve new
industries and thereby bring about an in crease in population and more payrolls
for Newberry and vicinity^ .
CAST YOUR BALLOT ON AUGUST 2nd FOR
James L WISEMAN
for Mayor
JESSE FRANK HAWKINS . . .
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ed by practically every livestock
farmer in South Carolina.
Mr. Hawkins is president of the
Newberry County Cooperative
Breeder’s Association and is the
county representative of the state
association. He has bred more of
his own cows through/this source
than any other dairyman.
Records show that Mr. Hawkins
assisted in starting new dairy
cattle breeders and 4-H club mem
bers with sound advice and qual
ity breeding stock at a most
reasonable price. He has taken a
leading part in the development
of the dairy industry in the state.
He is responsible for bringing the
state dairy cattle sale to New
berry county in 1955 and previous
years.
Mr. Hawkins has made his farm
available for 4-H club and FFA
members field days and for for
age and field crop meetings. He
has taken the lead in soil and
forage crop insect control. He is
now carrying out planned con
trol of ’Mocorty Rose (Cherokee
Rose) that has infected thousands
of acres of Newberry land.
Mr. Hawkins is well known in
dairy circles out of the state. His
animals have won ribbons and
awards galore throughout the
years.
He has taken part and helped
in promoting many projects of
the Clemson college extension ser
vice.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins were
awarded the Balanced Farm aw
ard in 1952, also the Green Pas
ture placque award in 1952. He
was winner of an alfalfa contest
in 1947 an<i received other awards
over the years.
Mr. Hawkins operates a ’ 600-
acre farm of cropland as pastures.
While he does general farming—
cdtton, cows and grain, his chief
source of income is from his
registered herd of dairy cattle.
The Hawkins’ live in a nice
modern brick home and on the
surrounding acres are the tenant
homes of five white families and
two colored families. All are neat,
attractive homes with bath rooms,
electricity and other modem fa
cilities.
Mr. Hawkins has been a member
and officer for many years in
the Clinton Production associa
tion, an organization of farmers
in several surrounding counties.
He Served as vice president in
1948. He has served on the ad
visory committee of the State
Production association for several
years. He is a charter member
and director of the Newberry
County Bank. He is a member of
the Newberry Park commission,
life member of the Newberry
county Fair association, director
of the state Guernsey association,
member of the farm bureau, mem
ber of cattle breeder’s association
charter member of the Hartford
grange, member of the agricul
ture committee of the Newberry
chamber of commerce, vice pres
ident of the Dutch Fork baseball
league, member of the Newberry
College Indian club, president of
the Newberry Milling and Distri-^
buting company, and is the found
er of one of the first Grade A
dairies in South Carolina.
Mr. Hawkins, a man of keen wit
and friendly nature, is easily the
center of any group gathering at
a meeting. He i£ sought out for
his sound advice. For recreation
he enjoys family gatherings, pic
nics, baseball and delights in his
contacts with friends.
As he looks back over 67 years
Mr. Hawkins finds (hat his life
has been awarded with much hap
piness for helping, others. He
accepted with much humbleness
the Citizen of the Year award.
Grady Mathis, governor of the
local Moose lodge and Roger Sim
mons, chairman of the Citizen of
the year committee and junior
governor, participated in making
the award. The meeting was also
significant of the fact that the
occasion marked the second an
niversary of the local lodge and
was the initial event in the first
annual Citizen of the Year con
test. Mr. Mathis, who is leaving
Newberry to make his home in
Lancaster, was given a merit of
appreciation award for leading his
club during the year.
The judges for the contest all
reside outside of Newberry county.
They made their selection from
letters received from recommen
dation for the various contestants
submitted by individuals and or
ganizations.
MAGISTRATE DAWKINS ...
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fine and send this to the highway
department. These and other crim
inal cases are then posted on a
criminal docket and a magistrates
report made on the first of each
month to the treasurer and the
auditor, reporting the number oi
cases and the amount of ‘fines
During June 1955, the magistrate
heard 56 cases and fines turned
in to the county treasurer totaled
$908.00.
Ten days before ejrch session
of criminal court, the magistrate
turns over all warrants for per
sons to be tried in circuit court
to Clerk of Court Charlie Bowers,
who sends them to the solicitor
for preparation of Bills of Indict
ment. . The magistrate keeps a
record of all warrants sent to the
clerk and the date sent.
The magistrate issues search
warrants for liquor or stolen
goods; issues summons and com
plaints for ; .civil suits; prepares
papers for - attachments in the
event of automobile wrecks or for
payment of rent Mr. Dawkins
stated thaL since the passage of
the liability insurance law, he
^eldom handles wreck cases,
which once comprised a large
part of his job. He stated that
either the parties have insurance
and the adjusters settle the case,
or if they don’t have insurance
the parties involved are usually
anxious to settle out of court to
avoid losing their drivers licenses.
The magistrate will make out
claim and delivery papers, on
mortgage foreclosure and disc will
prepare chattel martgages, and
“purchase money” papers where
there is no mortgage. This, ex
plains Mr. Dawkins, is a method
for obtaining payment for goods
where no mortgage was signed by
the purchaser.
When summons and complaint
papers are served and there is no
answer in 21 days, the magistrate
gives judgment against the de
fendant and the county attorney
prepares necessary papers to sell
enough property of the defendant
to pay whatever debt he owes. A
transcript of all judgments is sent
to the Clerk of Court and a dock
et kept by the magistrate, showing
the case, attorneys, the amount
of the judgment and costs.
Assisting Magistrate Dawkins
with his work is Constable John
C. Wilson. Among Mr. Wilson’s
duties are the service of all of
the magistrate’s warrants and
civil papers. After such papers
are served, the constable then
prepares an “affidavit of personal
service,” which is attached to the
paper being served, thus eliminat
ing any future controversy as to
wihether the x paper was actually
served.
“One of the most disagreeable
things we are called on to do,”
stated Mr. Dawkins, “is to evict
a person or family for not paying
rent’ Cases such as this come
up at times, however, and' the
magistrate prepares a “Notice to
Show Cause” why the renter
should not be evicted. If there is
no answer to the Notice in ten
days and if the party does not ap
pear for a hearing as instructed
in the Notice to Show Cause, the
magistrate then prepares & “War
rant to Remove—Non-Payment of
Rent,” and he or his deputy go to
the house and remove the furni
ture and lock the door.
Other jobs done by Mr. Dawkins
include writing releases where a
defendant posts bond or pays a
fine; writing subpenas for wit
nesses or jurors; sending commit
ment papers with prisoners to
jail if fines are not paid; giving
advice, when eought, on various
domestic problems.
In the case of guilty pleas,
trials are heard In the magis
trate’s office. When a jury is. re
quired, the cases are heard In
the hearing room in the office of
the probate judge.
Office hours for the magistrate
and his deputy are 9-5 each week
day except Wednesday afternoon.
However,” said Mr. Dawkins, “I
am also available Wednesday af
ternoon, Sundays and nights
whenever I am needed.”
' Mr. Dawkins has served the
county 13 years as magistrate and
four years as sheriff. Mr. Wilson
served four years as deputy sher
iff, eight years as magistrate’s
constable and an additional 8
years as police officer at Chap
pells.
H. D. AGENT
SCHEDULE
The coupty home agents an
nounce the following schedule for
the week of Monday, July 25th
through Saturday, July 30th:
Monday: office; home visits.
Tuesday: office, radio at 11:10;
home visits.
Wednesday: Farm Women’s lOx*
ecutive Board Meeting, Wednes
day, July 27 at 10 &.m.; home
visits.
Thursday: office; Little Moun
tain HDC at 3 at Fellowship hall
with Mrs. Ol Fricl^ and ‘Mrs. J. C.
Lindler as hostesses.
Friday: office; home visits.
Saturday: office.
COUNCIL DISCUSSES . . .
(Continued from pege
sion and the Newbferry
company. Mr. Paysinger revie
the circumstances of the ei
of the abattoir at the site
proved by the city council
Newberry county health d
ment The waste water, said
Paysinger, was turned loose
the South Fork of Scott's c
but became unsatisfactory p
residents in the vicinity and to
health department. Mr. Fa;
ger asked the cooperation of
council in extending sewer
and allowing disposal got w
water through sewer lines
the Newberry Packing co:
After some discussion,
approved a plan to extend
sewer line at a cost not to exceed
$4100, of which Mr. Paysinggr
would be required to pay half and
to charge the Newberry Packing;
company $25 a year for disposal
of waste water in the city eewer
system. The new sewer line will
also serve residents of Adelaide
Kinard-Derrick
A recent marriage of much in
terest is that of Miss Ernestine
Kinard and Bennie Derrick, both
of Prosperity.
The ceremony was performed
on July 2nd at 6 p. m. at the St.
Paul’s parsonage near Pomaria,
with Rev. J. L, Drafts officiating.
A few friends were witnesses.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kilnard of
the Bachman Chapel community.
She is a graduate of the recent
class of Prosperity high school.
The bridegroom, also a recent
graduate of Prosperity high school
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Derrick of Prosperity. -
street extension.
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The city manager advised that
plans are being formulated to
alleviate the drainage condition
on Nance street and Johnston
street, also between College and
Caldwell streets. r ^
Mayor • Wiseman ' advised that |
engineers are progressing satis
factorily on the water works im
provement plans.
City council accepted a South
Carolina highway department
proposal for sidewalk paving of
the 2300 block of Main street; and
requested that city manager again
contact the highway department
as to the status of sidewalk pay
ing on Adelaide street
After authorizing payment of
$786.05 to the State Highway de
partment for resurfacing Jones
street between Main and Harper
streets, council adjourned at 9
p. m.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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All persons having claims &-
gainst the estate of Fred J. Rice,
deceased, are hereby notified to
file the same, duly verified, with
the undersigned, and those in
debted to said estate will please
make payment likewise.
MRS. GIRTHA RICE
Administratrix
July 16, 1955 ll-3tp
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