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Men, like tacks, are useful if they have g-ood heads and are pointed in the right di rection. So far, the use of atomic energy indicates that the road to hell is paved with g’ood inventions. VOLUME 18—NUMBER 16 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 4 $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By DORIS A. SANDERS IN GOOD CONDITION For Sale: One rural mail box in g’ood condition. Used mostly on the first of the month to receive bills. A couple' of weeks ago I mentioned that those of us living out in Crestwood hop ed to soon have mail service. Through the efforts of our good post office personnel, we expect this service to be in effect this week. Our thanks to Postmaster Harry Moose, also to Bob Odell and Bob Boozer for their help in securing the service for us. I must admit, though, I have become right attached to that rural mail box and sort of hate to see it go. By the way, have you been out through Crestwood recently ? Or at all? If not, you’d be surprt.sed what a nice little community we have out there. A year ago there was only one house in the devel opment. Now there are eleven houses located on Rosalyn Drive, Baxter Street and Armfield Avenue. Drive out to see us next time you’re out riding. HOME, SWEET HOME “New York is interesting, but it is good to get back to Newberry.” Similar state ments have been heard many times. This time it was said by Mrs. Milton (Evelyn Cro mer) Moore who, with Prof. Moore and their two sons. Bill and George, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beale Cromer. • Prof. Moore, formerly head of the music department of Newberry College, has been in New York for the past year working on require ments for a doctor of music degree at Columbia Upiver- aaty. fie recently completed residence requirements and lacks only his dissertation on which he is working at pres ent. He expects to have it completed this fall. While in New York, Evelyn was a sec retary at Teachers College of the University and worked at night on requirements for a Masters Degree In element ary education. Evelyn was graduated from Nev/berry College. Milton received his B.A. degree from Kansas State Teachers College, and Master’s Degree in Music from the American Conserva tory of Music in Chicago. I am sorry to report that the Moores will soon be leaving Newberry again, because Mr. Moore has accepted the posi tion as head of the music department a t Morehead State College in Morehead, Ky. They will leave here the last of August. TWO STRIKES OUT That may be changing the baseball rules a little, but two strikes are enough for 'Mr. and Mrs. Joe (Suella Peierson) Mighton of a Wil- mibgton, N. C. beach. Last year, Hurricane Hazel came along and destroyed their )me. The Mightons liked dng on the beach, so they .jcided to rebuild. Their louse was finished in the ipring and by early summer tad been furnished. Last sreek, Hurricane Connie (not o be confused with our laughter, although I some- imes feel the hurricane was ippropriately named) came ifong and. the Mightons just oanaged to get their furni- ure and themselves off the A before water closed in Newberry High Opens On 29th The Newberry School will open for the 1955-56 session, on Monday morning, August 29. The faculty meeting for high school teachers will be held in the high school building from s:lo to 9:30 on the opening day. All high stu dents will report at 9:30 a. m. on August 29. Pupils who are plan ning to enter the Newberry High School for the first time and have not previously attended school in the Newberry attendance area are requested to enroll on either August £5 or 26 at the Newberry High School building between the hours of 9:00 and 12:00. Those students who have exam inations to make up are expected to come prepared to s.tand these examinations on August 29. Books will be available fo» rent under the Sta3e plan if the student desires to rent his books rather than purchase them. Those students who made application last May lo rent books for this session (1955-56) may get their books on August 29 by paying the regular rental Tee. October 10 Announced As County Fair Opening Date 'air Committee Secures Oscar Buck Exposition For Midway Attraction Bus Drivers Safety Meet A safety meeting for *J1 New berry county school bas drivers will be held Monday, Angnst 22nd in the county court house at 10 a. m. according to Sujct of Education James D. Brown. This meeting will be similar to ones held in the past, and it is believed that much good will be accomplished ^ by having the drivers, saperinten-' dents, patrolmen and others come together to discuss problems in volved in school transportation. About 75 driver's are expected to attend. WARDLAW AVEUEK5N SPEAKER ON SUNDAY Rev. Hubert G. Wardlaw, pas tor of the First Presbyterian Church of Orangeburg, will be the guest minister at Aveleigh church Sunday morning, August 21, 1955. Church services will begin at 11. GRADE 4-A OF BOUNDARY STREET SCHOOL, taught by Mrs. Ruby R. Abrams, consisted of the following- pupils last year: .Left to right, front row: Karen Long, Bar bara Clarkson, Dorothy Jackson, Lila Summer, Emily Blair, Mary Helen Brown, Bobby Anderson, John Floyd. Second row: Bruce Lipscomb, Kay Singley, Marilyn McElveen, Billy Brice, Mac Cobh, John Keister Willingham. Third row: Mike Click, Ben Rook, Har riett Biber, Marlene Cockrell, Benji Kirkland, Susanne McCutcheon, Phillip Long and Mrs. Abrams. (Photo by Nichols. ^ Fakwiew Baptist Deacons Ordained James Johnson and Joe Mc- Guirt of the Tabernacle commun ity will be ordained as deacons of Fairview Baptist cturrdh on Sunday, August 21 at 3:30 p.tn. A Baptist leader, Dr. Charles F. Sims, who has recently returned from the World Alliance in Lon don, will preach the ordination sermon. The Rev. Paul Bullington of Whitmire will deliver the charges. Rev. BuUington, who is pastor of the First Baptist chtarch of Whitmire, will assist the pastor, Rev. T. B. Altman, in a series ©t meetings at Fairview August 22- 26. Services wall be held daily at 8 p. m., special morning services will be held at 11 Tuesday thru Friday. The public is invited. St. Paul Church Homecoming Set The annual Homecoming service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Pom aria will be observed Sunday, August 21st. Rev. t). K. Counts, a son of the congregation, now pas tor of the Lutheran Church in Sa- lutta and a former pastor of Sil- verstreet Lutheran Church, will bring the message. Sunday school i§ at 10:15 and the services at Mrs. Estelle Abrnm*. CUnton, Mre. 11:30 - Former members and T. pines Brown, Lnnrem; Mrs. c4 frie! “ , ‘ are ,nvlted to worship will) Mrs. Abrams Dies At Whitmire Mrs. Pauline Raraage Abrams, died at her home on Union street to Whitmire last Saturday night after several month-s of failing, health. Surviving besides her husband, X.. D. Abrams, ore three sisters. Little Leaguers Supper Guests Members of the Little League t baseball team, which was spons- t ored by the Exchange club of Jifewberry this year, ,pere enter- Ttained with a steak supper at the Exchange club lodge on Lake Murray Tuesday night. The fath ers of the players were also guests of the club on occa sion. Pictures of the 1954 World N Ser ies were shown and enjoyed by all. Several of th#, Little Leaguers won prizes in. iA-’ baseball contest Although Him Exchange Club team won only a few games, much improvement was shown in the club play in the second half of the season, and it is believed that next year, with the same youngs ters returning, the team will make a far (better showing. "Buck” and Dewitt Bouknight were coaches of the club. The team was composed of the following boys: Tony Fulmer, Norman Self, Kenny Caldwell, Larry Cromer, Billy Shinn, Ray Gilliam, Larry Gilliam, Steve Long, Phil Trefs gar, Roes Dale McLeod, Alfred EUlisor, Jamie Henderson, Jimmy Brooks, Edward. Cannon, Tommy Mitchell and Olin Smith. Two , new Exchangeites, Kenn eth Tompkins and A1 Livingston, were introduced to the club. A. Peacock of Columbus, Ga.^ tour brothers. Fate and Gus Ramage Clinton; Walter and Pierce Ram age of Laurens. Funeral services were conducted at 4:30 Monday afternoon at the graveside in ML Tabor Methodist church cemetery near Whitmire by the Rev. C. L. Moody, Jr. "ie of ^ e congregation. LOCAL UNION 324 MEETS Mollohon TWUA Local Union No 824 will hold its next regular meeting SundAy afternoon, Aug ust 21st at 3:00 p. m. in the school building. All members are asked to be present. . i-,V Rains Local Minister’s Brother Succumbs Thomas Guinn DuBose, 55, of Route- three, Wlnnsboro, died on Thursday afternoon at his home. Mr. 29, 1900k in Lane, a son of: the late Rev. and Mrs. Robert McKendree DuBose. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leona DuBose; three brothers, Rev. RobeA M. DuBose of Whit mire, Colt DuBose of Sumter, Jas. J. DuBose of Lamar; Much Detail Work In Auditor’s Office Rainfall thfOUQlr August 15, 1955txtttded the total rainfall for the year 1964 In \ Newberry, according to the of ficial weather observer, Ger ald O. Shealy. During the first 15 days of August, 3.89 inches of rain <elf, making a total for the year of 31.05 inches. The 1954 total was 30.76. Heaviest rainfall of Aug ust was Monday, August 15, when 2.84 Inches was dumped on the city. Chest Directors le roads. Their new house badly damaged. “That’s —7h for us, said Mrs. , who is a sister of Fillmore Bowler and Peterson of Newberry. next house we build will out v of the path of future icanes.” She also said many homes that were ^destroyed by Connie badly undermined, and will go if Diane hits forth Carolina coast. WORLD JAMBOREE ohnny Epps, 16 year old of Mr. and Mrs. John has had the honor of [chosen to attend the ' Scout Jamboree being E* Canada. He left Processing 14,500 tax returns annually is no easy task, but it is the jofb that is efficiently hand led by County Auditor Ralph B. Black with the assistance of the Auditor’s clerk, Mrs. Ruby Ster ling Summer, and part time clerk, Mrs. Jeanette Koon Hamm. The Auditor's "working year” begins in December, when he makes up an itinerary of places in the county to visit and take tax returns. Most of the month of January will be used in visiting 19 points in the county for the convenience of residents of the various sec tions in making their returns. While the Auditor is out in the county, his office is kept open and busy by the two clerks who assist those who come to the court house to do their tax busi ness. Prior to the time the auditor begins his itinerary, a Farm Im plement Assessment Board has met to place a valuation on all makes and models' of various types of farm equipment so that when the Auditor takes returns on farm, equipment, he will have that information at hand for as sessment purposes. All owners of personal property are required to make a tax re turn each year; real estate must be returned each four years. The first three months of each year are used by the Auditor’s office in taking the 14,500 tax returns. “This does not mean,” said Mr. Black, “that there are that many taxpayers. Many taxpayers re ceive more than one tax bill, if they own property in more than Saturday for Raleigh for a three day preliminary camp before going to Canada. Johnny is senior patrol lead er of troop 66. He is an Eagle Scout, with Silver Palm and is a member of the Order of the Arrow. Johnny is one of five boys selected for the trip from the Blue Ridge Council and the only scout from the Newberry and Laurens dist rict chosen to make the trip. COUNTY AUDITOR RALPH BLACK works on the “Auditor’s Duplicate,” record ing information from which the county treasurer will prepare tax bills to send owners of real and personal property in the county. (Sunphoto.) one tax district, ,or different prop erties in the same tax district.” During the period November 15 through March 1, the Auditor re ceives information from the S. C. Highway department as to all cars in the county for which lic enses have Ibeen purchased. The Auditor checks this information against his tax returns and re cords any new information re ceived from these highway de partment reports on automobiles wUich have not been returned for taxation. The South Carolina Tax commission sets the valuation on makes and models of cars for four years; they set the assessment rate this year on 1954, 1953, 1952 and 1951 automobiles. For older model oars, the county Board of- Assessors sets the rate for the next three years, 1950. 1949 and 1948. After that time, cars are assessed at the lowest” possible valuation. When all returns are taken the Auditor and his assistants check against returns for the previous year and assemble returns for all taxpayers. These are divided into tax districts, placed in al phabetical order and given to the Board of Assessors for the different districts. The Board goes through the returns and make corrections they feel justi fied; assess any new buildings not returned or raise an assess ment if they feel it is too low. If the Board raises the "assessment more than $100, the taxpayer is notified that he may appear be fore the County BoardofAssessors which is composed of chairmen of the district, boards. The Coun ty Board has final jurisdiction in the matter of tax assessments within the county; however, if taxpayers are not satisfied they may appeal to the South Carolina Tax Commission. Mr. Black said that he didn’t recall that an ap peal had ever been made to the commission. When the Boards of Assessors and the County Board have com pleted action on the returns, the Auditor goes through to adjust assessments thtat may have been reduced by the Boards and to remove from the books the names of any taxpayers who have been listed through error. This hap pens frequently in the case of an automobile owner whose ad dress may be a Newberry county addi ess, for example. Prosperity, Route 2, but who actually lives in Saluda county. Speaking of addresses. Mr. Black stated that one of the big gest headaches in the Auditor’s office is keeping up with current addresses of taxpayers. Last year, more than 400 tax bills were re turned by the Post Office be cause of wrong or insufficient ad dresses. The Auditor stated that his office would appreciate having taxpayers notify them of any change of address. During the auditing year, the personnel of the Auditor’s office will go through all property trans fers during the previous year and make note of any changes in the ownership of property. This in formation is recorded on the deed transfer book and on the returns. Each deed transfer recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court is forwarded to the Auditors of fice so the information may be obtained as to ownership of all property. When all of this information is assembled, Mr. Black and his as sistants will begin recording the names of property owners in a hook which is referred to as the Auditors Duplicate. These books are compiled by districts and in dicate the taxpayers name, kind of property, whether real or per sonal, with breakdowns as to number of lots, buildings, acres, stock, farm implements, etc. The Auditor then adds the val uation at which the property is assessed, the amount of tax at the current 43 millage rate, and secures a total tax for each indi- (Continued on page 5) Plana are now being formulated for the Newberry county coman- unity cheat campaign which will take place in late October or early November. A The Board of Directors of the Cheat met Wed nesday morning at the Chamber of commerce offices to discuss selection of chairmen to handle varioui parts of the drive. Presi dent of the board is Walter Hamm of Prosperity who succeeded Mrs. T. Crooks wia el ected piialdept In January, but subsequently rtfigned . Arrangements wve made tor the frBdgot of : the ; €heat to he 4^y^3^g|her of,Commer ce offices between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. * on Tuesday, August » tor gets of the participating members. Participating in the drive last year, tor which a q&ota of $21,946.- 19 was set, were /the American Red Croes, American Heart As sociation, USO, Boy and Girl Scouts, Cancer, Salvation Army, Christmas baskets and emergency fund. Other fund raising organiza tions were invited! to participate in the community chest during 'the next year. The budget committee is com posed of Gerald Paysinger, chair man; J. N. Beard, Wayne Martin and Ralph Black. The Newberry county fair for 1955 will begin at the fairgrounds on Monday, October 10. and ex tend through the 15th, according to an announcement made today by Frank Sutton, fair manager. Mr. Sutton also announced that the fair committee has secured the Oscar C. Buck shows for the midway. O. C. Buck shows are new to Newberry, according to the fair manager. It is a motorized ex position presenting over 199 ; ©Hr : tertaining attractions with thirty shows and rides. The show has been on tour through New York state and the New England States during the summer months and will be play ing some of the best fairs in the South. Among the feature rides on the midway will be the Scoot er, whip, octopus, fly-o-plane, merry-go-r6und, caterpillars, dip per, and eight rides for toe little folks, including boats, sky fight er, jeeps, autos, pony carts, little train, swings and live ponies. The shows include a Motor drome, thrill riders on motorcy cles who ride the straight up aad down walls of the silodrome. The show equipment is well lighted and presents a beautiful spectacle on the midway, espec ially at night It is rated as one of the best shows in its territory and is modern in every respect Over 60 big tractors and trailers are required to carry the equip ment over the highways and the Show ts ' alvrayii, tir on time tuto ready tor She opening call. About 260 people travel with the outfit m Connie Victim William Harold Stephens, 39 of South Port, N. C. _ formerly of Newberry county drowned during the recent hurricane while taking the fishing boat, Brunswick, into port at Wilmington, N. C. His body was found early Sun day morning. He was the only member of the crew on board when the hurricane struck. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday in South Port Mr. Steven® was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stevens of Silver- street and was born and reared in Newberry county. He was a member of the first Baptist church of Newberry and a veteran of the second world war, haring ser ved in the navy. Surviving besides his parents are his wife, Mrs. Doris Hickman Stevens; one son, Terry; three brothers, George and Johnnie oi Newberry and Charles of Saluda; four sisters, Mrs., E. G. Cope of Newberry^ Mrs. Hoyt T. Ham- bright of Burlington, N. C. and Mrs. Harold Edwards and Mrs. Hardy Croucji of Saluda. Awarded Degrees Three Newberry County stud ents received Master’s degrees at the summer graduation exercises of the University of South Caro lina on Friday, August 12. Receiving the Master of Science degree in Business Administration was C. Walter Summer of New berry. Ray Bouknight of New berry and Madge B. Floyd of SH- verstreet received toe degree of Master of Education. fairgrounds early Sunday morn ing, October 9 and will be ready to open on schedule for the week of the fair. Mr, Sutton said that all members of the fair committee feel they are fortunate in having secured the Oscar Buck shows. *- ^ -u A schedule for the rained-out games in the softball league is given as follows: Thursday, Aug. 18, 7:00, St. Phillips-Beth Eden vs. 1st Baptist- Glenn; , 8:30, Central vs. Hart ford. Friday, Aug. 19, 7:00, Eipting- Summer ys. O'Neal; 8:30, We*t End Baptist vs Silverstreet , Monday, Aug. 22, 7, Central Methodist vs. Oakland!; 8:30, Smyrna vs. O’Neal. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7, Mayer vs. St. Phillips-Beto Eden; 8:30, O'Neal vs. Hartford. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 7:00,' Cen tral vs. O’Neal; 8:30,- Hartford vs. Silverstreet. BIRTHDAY Bush River Speaker Dr. Charles F. Sims, executive secretary of the Baptist Conven tion of South Carolina, will occu py the pulpit of the Bush River Baptist church at 11:20 am. on Sunday the 21st August 19: Mrs. Charlie Ruff, Jimmie Ringer, Jimmy Timmer man, Mrs. Irvine B. Leslie. August 20: Mrs. Clifton Graham, Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Doris and Lau- ris Riley, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Riley, Jeanette H. Crooks, Virginia Ann Blount, Mrs. T. Collier Neel. f August 21: Mrs. Donald F. Schorr, Mrs. Perry O. Wicker, Martha Bouknight, Mrs. R. E. Greene, Jim Shealy, Mrs. George Richardson, Mrs. F. C. Merchant, Mrs. J. R. Bedenfbaugh, Mary Robins Stone, John N. Livingston, Claudia Setz- ler.. August 22: Mrs. W. R. Reid, Jr. Ralph Wilbanks, Mrs. Keith Wil son, Kent Copeland, Robert Bouk night, Mrs. W. L. Singley, Mrs, Oscar Jollay, August 23: Sam Beam, George Way, Mary Sesse Ruff, Linda Ray Ruff, Barbara Faye Thomas, Faye Davis, Caroline Wicker, Mrs. Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Charlie S. Cromer, Mrs. Pete Parrott, Jona than Beck Monroe. ^ August 24: Rodney Bedenbaugh, Eugene Koon, Mrs. T. S. Humph ries, Faye Eargle, Tom Gilliam. August 25: J. Boyd Robertson, Wayne Martin, J. W. Warner, lla Mae Suber, Homer O. Epting, Sr., Mrs. Herbert Bedenbaugh, Miss Aminee Domdnick,