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m Never hit a man when he’s down —he might get up again. Willy Bills found out old sol diers don’t just fade away when he tried on his army uniform for the parade. Read where some fella figured out that the average woman has a vocabulary of only 750 words. Seems like its kind of small stock, but then there is a big turnover. Stockings that run are on their last legs. VOLUME 18—NUMBER 25 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By DOBIS A. SANDERS CH11-LY CHEERING In an effort to cheer on the New berry High School Bulldogs, we went out to Setzler Field Friday night to see the Newberry boys tackle the Whitmire Wolverines. The cheerless result was that we all ended up with colds, as I un derstand a number of people did ■who went to that game, not anti cipating the sudden change to what seemed freezing weather at the football field. The crowd was small, I’m. sorry to say; or per haps It was a good thing, or there would be more sneezing and sniff ing around. The Bulldogs tried hard and played a good game, go ing over for one score, but the "Wolverines were a little too hung ry for the game and went back to Whitmire victorious. Next time there is a home game, and that will be on October 29th with Aik en at night, how about going out to see our boys play. Just be sure to go prepared for the weather. SENSIBLE SOLUTION | have been reading about all the new 1956 cars that have been shown and are being shown this week and seems that what the manufacturers like to boast about most is the increased power. I read in some paper not long ago that a judge from Baltimore, speaking at a meeting in Norfolk, Va., said that all the precautions and ““traffic safety” education lec tures were going to do no good as long as cars were made with so much power. He advocated limit ing the speed of cars to 70 miles an hour. I think it is a good idea, but I really don’t see why it should be that high. A lot of dam age can be done by two cars hit ting head-on at 70 miles an hour, and chances are excellent that no one in the cars w T ould live to re gret driving that speed. I agree with the judge that the only solu tion is to put a speed limit on the car itself, not on the driver. BIT PAINT JOB I thought moving furniture around to paint a room in a house was bad enough, but the people up at the Newberry-Saluda Regional library are really having a time. Imagine having to move thous ands and thousands of books to have a room painted, then to have the job of replacing them all again once the paint is dry. But that’s what’s going on, and even thought the library is closed, the most efficient librarian, Mrs. Jo- ella Neel, took time out to help me look up something in the midst of all of that confusion. The lib rary will look so much better with the new coat of green on the walls and white ceiling. It needed the paint job. WE JUST DON’T KNOW Several people, talking about the new Mystery Farm series, have said to me “I keep looking, thinking our farm might be in the paper, but I guess we have just too small a farm to be published.” The size of the farm has nothing to do with it, ahd we have nothing to do with the selection of the farms we print. As mentioned when the series first started, we don’t know whose farms are be ing published. The photographers who took the pictures are from low’a, and they didn’t even lano at the Newberry airport, so they don’t know whose farms they photographed. The only way w r e know is by having our Sunpaper readers identify the farm after it is published. As to the size, I w T ould imagine the main object sought by the photographers w r as a farm that would make a good picture from the air, one that would not be too difficult to iden tify. So keep looking. Yours might be next. Mystery Farm No 7 Whose Is It ? Buddin Now With Baker Finance Benjamin A. Buddin has accapt- ed a position with the Baker Fin ance and Insurance company, ac cording to Ralph B. Baker, presi dent of the firm. A native of New r Zion, Mr. Bud din attended Wofford college where he received a BA degree. He also did graduate work at the University of South Carolina. Af ter graduation from Wofford, he served as a teacher in the public schools of South Carolina for four years, three of which were spent In Newberry county. He was called to active duty with the armed forces in August of 1941 and was an instructor at the West Point Preparatory school at Fort McPherson, Ga. He was mm Wmm MYSTERY FARM NO. 7—Can you identify It. If so, call or write to The Newberry Sun, telephone No. 1. You may be the winner of a free television service call by George N. Martin Radio and TV, or a tickot to the Ritz or Wells theatres. The owner of’ the farm may receive the photograph of his farm in an attractive easel by calling at The Sun office. Calls and letters will be accepted until noon, October 24. The names of those who correctly identify the farm will be placed in a hat and 11 names drawn for winners. Names of all who correctly identify Mystery Farm No. 7 will be listed in next week’s issue of The Sun. For the identity of Mystery Farm No. 6, see ad sponsored by New berry Federal Savings and Loan Association. (Zekrn-Robbins photo.) Civic League To Celebrate 50th Birthday Next Week Dr. James C. Kinard To Be Speaker; Thurmonds, Past Presidents, Guests Centennial Year At St. Luke’s Church Carolina Life To Have New Office The Carolina Life Insurance Co. will occupy the first floor of the new office building now under construction on McKibben street, being built by R. B. Baker. The first floor is expected to be ready for occupancy in the near future. Carolina Life offices are nowlocat- ed on College street. The second floor of the building will house the offices of Walter Summer, accountant, and Attor ney James N. Parr. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS St. Lukes Episcopal church of Newtterry, the handsome little Gothic edifice with self-supporting roof, stained glass windows and beautiful interior, oh the corner of Main and Calhoun streets, began a three-day observance of its hund redth anniversary Sunday. Library Closed The Newberry-Saluda Regional Library will be closed for paint ing until further notice. All pat rons having books out are asked to please hold them until the li brary opens. Members and former members from far and near as well as many loyal friends attended the services that began with Holy Communion at eight o’clock Sun day morning. This was followed by services again at eleven o clock with Holy Communion and a ser mon by the Right Rev. C. Alfred Cole, the Bishop of Upper South Carolina. Then came a coffee hour at the rectory. The night worship was a serv ice of music by the Newberry College choir, directed by Prof. Jordan Bowers. The Rev. Gordon H. Mann is rector of St. Lukes. St. Lukes was consecrated by Bishop T. F. Davis August 26, 1855; however, services had been held prior to that in the court house and at the Female Acad emy. For many years there was no resident minister and the serv ices were carried on by mission aries, visiting ministers or lay readers of the church. In the one hundred years of its existence the church has had a most interesting history. Until recent years the membership had been small and there were occa sions when the church almost ceased to exist but those few courageous members somehow 7 managed to keep it alive. The organ which, with the church silver, was buried during the War Between the States when it was learned that federal troops were in this section, was unearth ed and placed back in the church and remains in use today. On one occasion in 1866 it was said that the members decided to sell the organ to the Vestry of the church in Spartanburg for the sum of two hundred dollars. This sale was never completed and the organ was tuned and re paired. It was restored to such fine condition that the Right Rev. W. B. W. Howe, Bishop of Upper South*. Carolina, later stated that the church music at St. Lukes was as good as anywhere in the up-country. No one seems to know the exact age of the organ, but while it was in the process of being repaired and tuned an old newspaper dated 1803 was found in the base of the organ. The present organist is Carol Setzler, 14-year-old daughter of Professor Hubert Setzler of New berry College and Mrs. Setzler. “It is wonderful how Carol plays the organ. She can get more out of it than anyone,” a member of the church remarked. Dr. James president of who with his family worshipped at St. Lukes during his youth and early manhood has many cherish ed memories of the church. He pumped the old organ as a boy, then when it was out of order for sometime, a Reed organ was used and Dr. Kinard was the organist, playing until his graduation from Newberry College. The old organ was repaired and an electric mo tor added and the instrument re mains in use at the present time. Perhaps the oldest person at tending services Sunday was Miss Alice Mazyck, 79, of Charleston, w-ho during early childhood lived in Newberry with her family who were devoted members of St. Lukes. Her father, Capt. N. B. (Continued on page 5) B. A. BUDDIN later transferred to the Air Force and served 37 months overseas with the 8th Air Force in the Eu- Community Chest Drive Underway After a kick-off breakfast Tues day morning, Community Chest workers began soliciting contribu tions for the Chest fund for New berry county, a goal of $2€,052.40. The various teams will seek dona-,, tions in the city from advance gifts, Newberry college, pigbliqj^Reserve, he holds the rank of school teachers, each of the city’s six wards, Newberry, Mollohon & Oakland mills and employees, col ored division, and business divis ion employees. Each section of the county will be covered during the canvass, with home demonstration clubs sponsoring the drive in most of the county communities. Mystery Farm Winners Winners in the identification of last week’s Mystery Farm were: TV Service call, given by George N. Martin Radio and TV, to J. B. Morris; one ticket to Ritz Theatre to Beth Boulware, Mrs. Ashby Long, Louis Brossy, Jr., Adam Crosson, Mrs. Della Summer; one ticket to Wells Theatre to Mrs. Gallic Pugh, Lorene Fulmer, Ace Watkins, Mrs. Harold Pitts, Mrs Allen Dominick. Others who correctly identified Mystery Farm No. 6 were Mra. Ruby Summer, Mrs. E. C. Rine hart, Ray Schumpert, Mrs. C. L. Lester, William Heller, Mrs. Edna Feagle, Miss Ruth Cannon, Mrs. Jerome Havid, Jerry Havird, Mrs. Ray Dawkins, Miss Elizabeth Sease, Ellerbe Sease. Tickets for the TV Service call and for the Theatres must be call ed for at the Sun office by 12 noon October 24. Theatre tickets will be good for one show during tl^e week of October 24. The TV service call, which includes the cost of labor only, is good for 90 days from October 24. Miss Kohn Studies At Florida State Miss Verna Kohn is working to wards her degree in Library Sci ence at the Florida State Univer sity in Tallahassee. Miss Kohn, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn. Sr., has been teaching En glish for the past two years in the rp, . ., . senior high school at Hartsville. ropean Theatre of operations. As ° . She resigned her position there in order to continue her studies at “Fifty Golden years of service to Newberry” will be cele brated when the Civic League of Newberry holds its Golden Anniversary with a banquet at the Community Hall on Thursday night, October 27th. The league was chartered in February 1905 and Mrs. R. D. Wright is now the only mem ber of the Civic League who was a charter member. She will — preside at the banquet. Principal speaker for the occa sion will be Dr. James C. Kinard. Honor guests will be St&n. Strom Thurmond, who will bring greet ings, and Mrs. Thurmond. Seated at the head table, in addition 1 to Mrs. Wright, Dr. and Mrs. Kinard, Senator and Mrs. Thurmond, will he Mayor and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman; past presidents of the Civic League, Mrs. Milton Hendrix of Greenville, Mrs. Everett Evans of i Carlisle, Mrs. Herman Wright,' Miss Blanche Davidson, Mrs. But- Lucky Winners Take Prizes At County Fair Lucky Winner of the 1955 Mot- oramic Chevrolet, given at the Newberry county fair Saturday night was Jack Goree of 619 Wright street. Mrs. J. P. Boland, who lives no the Cut off road won a 21 inch table model Philso television set given at the fair by Wertz Music and Appliance company. Other lucky fair attenders, win ning prizes offered by George N. Martin were Daisy Boland, 1213 Langford street, a man’s wrist watch and tie clasp link set; Mrs. Bobby Nichols, route three, New berry, • a ladies’ wallet and pen and pencil set. Mrs. R. 7j. Hunnicutt of Whit mire went home from the fair with $125 worth of frozen food, given by the Saluda Frozen Foods Co. The “Newberry High” doll, for which chances were sold by the sepior class of the school, was won by Mary Baker. an active member of the Air Force Heading the colored division for the city is Fred Pratt, Jr., Rev. J. C. Collier, president of the negro ministerial association, will be the ohajrman for the county drive in the colored division. Home Demonstration club pres idents who are leading the drives in their various communities in clude Mrs. Rayford Kingsmore, fJoily Street; Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt, Hartford; Mrs. A. P. Ramage, Bush River; Mrs. Everett Graham, ML Pleasant; Mrs. H. L. Parr, Jalapa; Mrs. Ross Wilson, Friend ly; Mrs. W. W. Watkins, Vaughn- ville; Mrs. Cyril Halfacre, Tran- wood; Mrs. W. E. Wicker, Pom- aria; Mrs. Lambert Riser, Beth- Eden; Mrs. Govan Sease, St. Phil ips; Mrs. H. C. Martin Jr., Mace donia; Mrs. W. E. Senn, Smyrna; Mrs Hubert Bedenbaugh, O’Neal; Mrs. J. H. Long, Silverstreet; Mrs. Geo. H. Caldwell, Little Mountain; Mrs. Clarence Miller, New Hope Zion, Mrs. E. W. Sheely, Mount Bethel-Garmany. The quota for the town of Pros perity is $2,077.40. The quota for other sections of the county to tals $4,87i5.00 with the remainder of the 1956 goal to be collected from the city of Newberry. Gordon N. Clarkson is Newberry chairman of the Community Chest campaign, with C. M. Smith and Frank Smith as field chairmen; James N. Parr publicity chairman; Mrs. W. C. Koon, county chair man; George W. Martin, special gift chairman; Mrs. Ruby Trice, residential chairman; and R. E. Beck, schools and college chair man. About 200 other volunteei C. Kinard, former j workers will help with the drive. Newberry College, — Newberry Sells $900,000 In Bonds The City of Newberry recently sold $900,000 worth of combination refunding and utility revenue bonds on the proposed Saluda riv er water project. Three bids were received. The bonds were sold to the R. S. Dickson Company, bond brok ers, low bidders at an average in terest rate of 2.968 per cent. The bonds are to be retired over a period of 30 years, starting on October 1, 1956, when $21,000.00 will be due. Payments increase then $2000 each three years, un til 1983 when $39,000 will be due each year for the final 3 years. Lieutenant Colonel After his release from active service in 1945, Mr. Buddki ac cepted a position with the Vet erans Administration in Columbia, which position he held until re cently. He was also associated with the Fire and Casualty Insur ailce company as a partner in the B&G Insurance Agency in Colum- Florida State. bia, which he helped to organize in 1952. Mr. Buddin is married to the former Clara Layton of Newberry. They have two daughters, Barba ra 12 and Nan 7. They presently reside at 1806 Harper street and are members of the church. Dr. Lominack Is Seriously 111 The many friends .of Dr. Rey- bum Lominack will regret to learn that he is gravely ill at his home on Johnstone street. He has been ill for some months and was ta ken to a hospital in Winston-Sal- last Thursday for Methodist | em, N. C., treatment. Tobacco Farming On Increase Here Five years ago, Negro County The largest grower in the Coun Agent B. J. Gill convinced a New- ty this year is Eugene Graham of berry county farmer that he could j Route one, Silverstreet, who grew grow tobacco in this county. t | 62 bales on two and one-half acres. On Monday morning of this I The total acreage in the county at week, 25 tobacco farmers sold | present is 11.7. There is no limit 350 bales, or about 6000 pounds. on the acreage for this tobacco, of aromatic tobacco, raised in I which is comparable to Turkish Newberry county, to the South eastern Aromatic Tobacco com pany of Anderson with prices ranging from 20c a pound on the lower leaves of the plant, to $1.37 Seed for the tobacco beds are planted about the 15th of March, and plants are put in the rows when they grow to about four or five inches. The plants are placed from four to five itiches apart in rows that are 20 inches apart. Gathering and curing begins about tobaccos used in some cigarettes, the middle of June. The plants Working with the tobacco grow ers in the county through Agent Gill is D. P. Mathison, tobacco specialist of the Clemson college a pound on the top leaves. Thus I extension service, interest in tobacco farming has Most of the tobacco is sun cur- progressed rapidly during the ed in this county. Some of the past five years, with growers in farmers, among them Graham, creasing from 13 last year to 25 this year. Twenty-four of these have curing barns to use if nec- cessary. In a good year, says are negro farmers whose interest | County Agent Gill, one acre of in ' the crop was spurred on by • aromatic tobacco will bring a rev- County Agent Gill. _ j enue of $950 to $1000. / are picked six times during the growing season. According to Mr. Mathison, who first introduced ^romatic tobacco into South Carolina, the crop is growp on an ever increasing scale not only in South Carolina, but in Virginia,- North Carolina. Georgia. Florida and Kentucky. It is a higher-priced tobacco than that grown in the eastern part of the state. ler Holmes, and the current presi dent, Dr. Mamie Summer, who has been elected to that office each year for the past 20 years. The Community Hall will be beautifully decorated in gold for the occasion by Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. Joe Feagle, Mrs. J. N. Bur gess and Mrs. Don Rook. The cen ter of the anniversary arrange ments will be a 50th anniversary cake, topped with candles which will glow during the dinner and will be cut and served to the guests present. A turkey dinner will be served. Since its, organization in 1905, the Civic League has led in many activities designed tor community service and the betterment of liv ing standards in Newberry. The League was responsible for the passing of a standard milk ordin ance in Newberry many years ago, and back in horse and buggy days, it took over what is now the World War Memorial and made it a place of beauty in the center of the city. “The main project of the league, one which touches thousands each year,” said Dr. Summer, “is the Margaret Hunter Park and Pool.” Much work and money have gone to make this one of the most beautiful spots in this section of the state. Members of the league have contributed freely of t v eir time to plant shrubbery, and trees in the park to make it a place of unsurpassed beauty ’ - the spring, with dogwood, redbu. Tees, flow ering shrubs of many kinds and wisteria in profusion to create a natural beauty. The park is ; the focal point of two other p jects sponsored' by the Cr League and enjoyed by many er°h year: the Manger Scene at Christ mas, and the Easter Sunrise Serv ice. Next on the list of projects of the league, stated pr. Summer, is the Community Hall, on-' which the League has spent close to $10,- 000. There was no place available for public or private gatherings prior to the time the league took over the upstairs of the Old Court House and made it into a gather ing place which may be used by anyone for a nominal fee. (Continued on page 5) TOBACCO FARMER EUGENE GRAHAM, Clemson Extension tobacco specialist D. P. Mathison and Negro County Agent B. J. Gill are shown looking over some of the 62 bales of tobacco grown by Graham this year and sold Monday morning. (Sunphoto by Doric Sanders,) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 21—'Floyd Dennis, Mrs. Clarence Kinard, Charles Clary, Jessie Stevens, Harper Wherry, Pope L. Buford III; Betsy, Bru ner, A_nn Kelly, G. E. Hitt, James Robert Neel, 'Miss Nannie Mc- Kittrick, L. E. Werts, Mrs. Bergie Swindler. Oct. 22—T. Roy Summer, Jr., Bonnie Cromer, John Billingsley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. C. D. Weeks, Tucky Neel, Mrs. Philip Brooks, Aubrey Davis. Oct. 23—d. L. Boinest, Mrs, T. S. Riley, Barbara Frankie Joye, Mrs. Bill Hughes, Charles Epting, Jes sica Senn, Mrs. C. A. Reeder. Oct. 2*—Ida Webb West, H. O. Counts, Dupree Harmon, Major James Glymph, Mrs. A. E. More- head, Ola Norris. Oct .25: Shelba Kinard, William Cromer, George William Coates, Jr., Buddy Clark Watkins,* Fred Richardson, Ted McDowell. Oct. 26—C. E. Hendrix, Dr. Rey- burn Lominack, Curtis O. Chap man, David Orin Shealy, J. N. Ruff, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, j Oct. 27—Billy McSwain, Miss Grace Summer) Mrs. Tommy Setz- imy j«a Tifc "8® fWb Hi ■im -' Wk v L-'i •A$l m ler, Benjamin Lamont Dawkins, Mrs. Wilbur Koon, Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr. * . ^'