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Experts guess that over fifty million cottontails are shot each season; no one knows how many are taken ainnually by predators and disease—the figure is stag gering.—Sports Afield. Success usually conies t<; those who are too busy to look for it.— Thoreau. Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle de liberation on how it shall be spent.—Dr. Samuel Johnson. VOLUME 18—NUMBER 33 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1955 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way] Mystery Farm No 15 Whose Is It ? By DORIS A, SANDERS DRIVE IS A Fl-OP l \ ' v , “Flop*’ according to Webster, means to fall flatly. That is ex actly what happened with the CoazflKunlty Chest campaign here this year. But a flop is what is to he expected when little or no effort is put forth to make a drive successful. On what wns supposed to he a renewed effort to bring the Chest fund up to the goal of $26,000, Ore amount collected was a Utile over $350, still leaving the fuija some $850V short. Credit for the $350 can go mainly to Jim my Coggins at Radio Station WK DK, tor he, along with some Home Demonstration club members in the county, made the only efforts that were made to bring in more money. Lack of organization was one reason for the failure, but I thing probably even more than that, people object to giving to something in which they have no interest. One person may be will ing to give to the Cancer drive, for instance, but would object to any share of their money going for Carolinas United, whatever that may be. All I could learn is that the money goes to pay the salary of a man who goes around and conducts United Fund drives. True’ the man was here “help ing” but his help didn’t seem to be of much worth in the local (drive. Then too, it can't be claim ed that this is a “once-a-year” drive because it isn’t. Every month it seems, there is something else, some of them worthwhile, eprhaps most of them. But if the people of the city and county are to be constantly approached despite the Community Chest, -there may as well be six or eight other drives and let the Community Chest be forgotten. This action might as well be taken at the next meeting of the directors of the Chamber of commerce or the community chest or whatever group is responsible so that the agencies may be pre pared to carry on their own drives next year. SOME ON, SOME OUT I noticed over the weekend that most of the strings of Christmas lights on the streets down town are burning, but so many of the bulbs are evidently burned out. It would make a much prettiei showing if they were replaced. GEORGIA GUES6ER One of the Mystery Farm guess es this week came all the way from Georgia from Jack B. Work man. Jack, who is the grandson of Judge amd Mrs. Eugene Blease, his wife, the former Caroline Mc- Crackin and their eight-year-old daughter, Carol, are at Warner Robins, where Jack is a major in the U. S. Air Force, stationed at Robins Air Force Base. Nice to have a note from Jack, and I’m glad to hear the Workman’s enjoy their Sunpaper each week. Council Votes Tax Exemption For Newberry Mill Expansion Babson Business Forecast Be Published In The Sun Mystery Farm No. 15: 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 ticket 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, De cember 19. 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 idenity Mystery Farm No. 15 will be listed in next week’s issue of The Sun. (Zekan Robbins photo.) College Head Pleased With $71,600 Foundation Grant Newberry college was among the institutions which received a faculty endowment grant from the Ford Foundation as announc ed Monday night by trustees of the Foundation. The grant to the local college will be approximately $71,600, to raise the level of fac ulty salaries. The income from the grant must be used to raise faculty sal aries" for at‘least ten years.‘After 10 years, there will be no restric tion on the use of either the prin cipal or income. “We were very much pleased,” said C. A. Kaufmann, president of Newberry college, in speaking of the grant. President Kaufmann stated that the college had made application for the grant last sum mer, but that the amount received ■was mnch more than was expect ed. The president also stated that at a meeting of the Board of Trus tees of the college last Friday, salaries of all members of the faculty and staff were raised to bring them within the minimum requirements of the Southern As sociation of colleges and second ary schools. “It is my understanding that the income from the grant must be used for ten years to supple ment faculty salaries,” said Mr. Kaufmann, but, he advised, he has received no specific instruc tions from the Ford Foundation as yet. The Board of Trustees took other action at their IFriday meet ing, as follows: Approved an appropriation for band equipment and an instructor to begin working with the band at the next college session. There are presently 16 members of the Band, now under the part-time leadership of Chariie Pruitt. “This is the nucleus for a real marchtAg band at Newberry,” stated the president. Adopted a retirement plan for members of the faculty and staff. The retirement plan is under the Teachers’ Insurance and Annunty Association, and funds contributed by the personnel will be matched ■by the college. This will be in ad dition to social security. Adopted a group insurance plan for members of the faculty and the staff. The Newberry Sun w T ill publish Babson’s Business and Financial Forecast for 1956 on December 29. A careful checking of the Bab son predictioms made in the Bu siness and Financial Forecast for 1955 upholds the remarkable av erage of the past years by being 84 per cent correct. American business has no more Inspiring personality than Roger W. Babson, internationally-known business commentator and invest ment adviser. An outstanding fea ture of his philosophy has been his lifelong insistence on the import ance of both religion and adver tising in business. Born and reared in an old-fash ioned atmosphere of hard work and hustle on a farm in Glouces ter, Mr. Babson went to the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technolo gy. Upon graduating, he turned instinctively to financial and busi ness activities n which his father was engaged. His exertions, however, under mined his health; he contracted tuberculosis and he was sent to the west “as good as dead”! It was while he was convalescing from this dread malady that he worked out some of the possibili ties and problems of business forecasting. His weekly releasee are used byover 400 newspapers and his financial reports by 20,- 000 corporations and estates. His research work is carried on by a large staff of experts. Mr. Babson founded Babson In stitute for Men; and, in oo-opera- tioti with* Mrs. Babson, developed jyekbqr college for women—both College Trustees Vote To Award Honorary Degrees College Players Perform Tonight The Newberry college players will present their' annual Christ mas play this Thursday at 8 p. m. in the auditorium of Holland hall. The play “The Sign of Jonah,” was written by Guenter Ruten- born, a German pastor of East Berlin. The cast of the play is compos ed of seven male and three fem inine roles. Friends, alumni, and supporters Of Newberry college are invited to attend. There will be no admission charge. At the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Newberry College on December 9, three honorary de- ? grees and three Distinguished I Service Awards were voted. For the degree of Doctor of Divinity, the beard cited The Rev. Leroy E. Blackwelder, Supt. of the Low- man Home, for the Aged and Helpless at White Rock, and The Rev. Alton C. Clark, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Anderson. For the degree of Doc tor of Laws, the Board cited Er win G. Baumer, industrialist of Atlanta, Ga. Pastor Blackwelder received the A.B. degree with first honor from Newberry College in 1922. The R.D. was conferred upon him by the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia. He hats served as teacher in Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute in North Carolina and as pastor of St. Mark, Mooresville, N. C. Pastor Clark received his A.B. from Newberry College in 1932 and the B.D. from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. He has served on many synodical committees. Mr. Baumer, Lutheran church man and philanthropist, is a mem ber of the executive committee of the Georgia-Alabama Synod and has been identified with the ULCA as official delegate to national conventions. For the Distinguished Service Award the board cited Mrs. John B. Moose of Leesville, president of United Lutheran Church Wo men; John F. Clarkson, distin guished and loyal alumnus of Newberry College and Chairman of the Citizens Advisory Commit tee for the college; and Ansel Caughman of Leesville, a devoted member of Cedar Grove Lutheran Church and author of a history of the Cedar Grove community. Other actions by the board in clude increases in faculty and administrative staff salaries ef fective January 1, 1956; a retire- Plans Adopted For New Church At a recent congregational meet ing of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, a floor plan for their new building was adopted. Plans call for two floors with a T across the back. The ground floor and the T will afford space for edu cational and fellowship purposes, pastors study, etc. The nave will be located on the main (top) floor with entrance on Cromer street. Earlier in the year,, the con gregation purchased an adjoining lot, and home. The home was raz ed and the parsonage moved to that lot. The new church building and educational section will be built on the present church and old parsonage lots. The congregation plans to have construction work begin in the spring of 1956. Members of the Building Committee are B. B. Liv ingston, Chairman, Harold Hend rix, A. Q. Livingston, Jr., C. E. Merchant, G. E. Stone, C. L. Amick, and George Ward, with H. O. Cook and Cephas W. Long advisory members. Members of the Building Fund Committee are, C. E. Dorn, chair man, Mrs. Harold Hendrix, Mrs. Robert Creekmore, J. H. Cook, Jr., and Gerald B. Taylor. Irvine B. Leslie is the archi tect. Daniel M. Sihull is pastor of the congregation. IREN OF SPEERS STREET SCHOOL Presented a Christmas program at the December meet ing of the Parent-Teacher Association held at the High School Auditorium. Members of the Boundary. Street PTA were guests at the meeting. Mothers Club To Be Monday Night The . Christmas party for the Marion Davis Mothers club will be held Monday night, December 19 at 8 at the home of Mrs. Oscar Stone, 2612 Fair avenue with Mrs. Olin Inabiret as associate hos tess. Mrs. Oscar Stone and Mrs. Orin Amick will have charge of the program. Members are asked to note the change of place of meeting. ment plan effective September, 1956; and a group insurance plan to go into effect immediately. Tenative plans were also made for additional buildings including a Student Union Building’ and a new dormitory for women. nationally known educational in stitutions. Here young men and women may concentrate on the fundamentals of honest and effi- cent business administration. La ter he founded a Midwest Insti tute of Business Administration, located in Eureka, Kansas, the center of the United States. He has been active also in the establishment of other mediums of service to the public, such as the Gravity Research Foundation, located at New Boston. New Ham pshire. Mr. Babson has probably done more than any other man to create among his millions of news paper readers an interest in sim ple business problems, and to in still a broader vision in business men, enabling them to meet the ups and downs of the business cy- ole. Community Hall Is Open Again The Community Hal! has undergone repairs and is now ready for use again, accord ing to an announcement made today by Dr. Mamie S. Sum mer, president of the Civic League. The only limitation to use of the Hall is that danc ing will not be permitted at this time. Luncheons, recep tions and other affairs may now be held in the Hall as in the past. Roger W. Babson Home Awards To Be Given Prizes wilT again be award ed for the most attractively decorated home in each ward during the Christmas season, according to Cliff Graham, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. A $5.00 prize will be given in each of the six wards. Judging will take place on December 21, weather per mitting,or December 22. Those with decorations are asked to turn on their lights by 6:00 P. M. VFW Auxiliary Christmas Party The Auxiliary to Livingston- Wise Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will have its annual Christ mas party on the regular meeting night, Monday, December 19, at 8 p. m. according to Mrs. Ora Lee Gilliam, president. There will be a gift exchange and a covered dish supper. The party will be at the VFW hut. Wound Fatal To Ralston S. Wier CLINTON, Dec. 8—Ralston S. Wier, 60, died Thursday morning at the home of his brother, Sam L. Weir, near Newberry from a self-inflicted pistol wound, ac cording to the Newberry county sheriff’s office. No inquest has been set. Mr. Weir had been in declining health for several years. Christmas Program At Mayer Memorial The Pre-Christmas program of worship will be held in Mayer Memorial Lutherafi Church, Sun day evening beginning at seven o’clock. Pastor D. M. Shull will conduct the opening devotions. Members of the Week Day Church School will them present a brief program of songs and recitations. A program “What Do the Carols Say,” will be presented by a se lected cast from the congregation. The entire congregation will unite in singing Christmas carols. The public is cordially invited. Annual Audit Report Shows City To Be In Sound Financial Condition • • City Council Tuesday night acted favorably on the request fr6m Newberry Mills, Inc. to exempt a proposed new addition to the mill from property taxes for five years, beginning January 1, 1957 through Decemtier 31, 1961. A letter from Janies E. Britt, vice-president and general mana ger of the mill, to City Manager Ed Blackwell was read to coun cil. The letter stated: “We are contemplating a new addition to this mill of which the building will cost approximately $185,000. The estimated cost of machinery we will purchase, if new, will be approximately $900,- OOO. To maintain and operate the machinery’ in this new addition it will take approximately 110 to 120 additional personnel. Naturally, to increase our plant and expendi tures this mnch, we must do all that we possibly can to save on costs. It is our desire that the town" exempt us from property taxes on this new addition for at least the next five years, longer if possible. “As we see it, the above new addition would have the same ef fect an business in the town of Newberry as a new organization coming in and spending approxi mately $1,000,000 and hiring ap- t proximately 110 to 120 operators. Please let me hear the decision of your council or board as soon os possible.” Newberry Mills, Inc. now hires , 628 employees who, for the past several weeks, have been working three 46 hour shifts to keep up with prolduotioii requirements. * AUDIT SUBMITTED The audit of the city as of Sep tember 30, 1965 by E. L. McGow-. an, certified public accountant of Columbia, was submitted to coun- cil.The city ended its fiscal year with $2,790112 in the bank, and the auditors paid tribute to those in charge of the city’s business as follows: “The city officials and em ployees are performing an out standing service in the handling of the city’s affairs. The financial records are adequately and accu rately maintained. We would like to express our thanks to the city officials and employe for their cooperation during tue course of this examination.” The report pointed out that ex pected receipts for the past fisc.! year were $588,853.66 and that, n order to have sufficient funds f r the proposed budget for the year, it was contemplated that $68,000 would be borrowed. The actual re ceipts during the period, however, were higher than anticipated, tot aling $609,058.39, exceeding the estimate by $20,204.73. Most- of the additional revenue came from electric and water services, some due to an iincreased number of business licenses and other misc- (Continued on page 4) Interest Shown In Carol Sing Newberrians of the city and county are showing keen interest in the Community Carol Sing which is being sponsored by the Newberry Music Club. The Sing will be held on the Square in front of the Community Hall on Friday afternoon, December 23, at five o’clock. Miss Rose Hamm, New berry County Supervisor of Music, frill direct the singing of familiar Uhristmas carols and hymns, and the following members of the Newberry Concert Band and the High School Band will accom pany: Melvin Price, Charles Leo pard, Helen Robertson, Walter Counts, Ted McMeekin, Billy Vaughan, Mary Robertson, Bobby Summer, Barbara Frick, Tommy Summer and H. M. Meeks. Mem bers of church choirs are invited to stand on or near the steps to help lead the singing. Printed copies of the words will be fur nished by the club. In the event of rain, the Sing will not be held. College Holiday Schedule Given Christmas holidays at Newberry college will begin on Saturday, December 17. On that day classes will run on 46 minute periods, be ginning at 8, 8:'45, 9:30 and 10:15 a. m. The holidays officially be gin at 8:00 a. m. Classes will be resumed on reg ular schedule at 8 a. m.. Wed nee day, Janizary 4, 1966. The dining hall and all dormi torias will be (dosed for the holidays. The last meal will be lunch on Saturday, the 17th, and the first meal served after the holidays will be supper at 6: p.m. on January 3. Retiring Mayor Receives Gift At the meeting of City Council Tuesday night, outgoing Mayor James E. Wiseman was presented a watch by members of Council in appreciation of his services as Mayor of Newberry for the past six years. Councilman Ernest Layton made the presentation. Members of Council shown above are, standing, left to right Councilmen Layton, Armfield, Dufford and McConnell; seated, Mayor Wiseman, Mayor-Elect Cecil E. Kinard and Councilman Percy D. Holloway. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Dec. 16: Mrs. R. Aubrey Har ley, Mrs. D. L. Nance, Mrs. Al bert Ringer, Will Waters, Mrs L. E. Wood, Marion Wiggins, Rosemary Dowd, Moriett Nich ols, Clyde Richardson, Henry Ryan Graham, Bobby Green, Mr F. R. Higgins, Davey (card 1 , Jr. Dec. 17: Jack Workman, Billy Clary, Betty Clarkson, Mrs. Maggie Hartley, Betty Page, Pete Parrott, A. F. Bush, Rich ard Cooper, Mrs. D. B. Sease. Dec. 18: Miss Lucy Epps, Corrie Crumpton, Joan Louise Dominick, Walter James Joye, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, Marion Eargle, Lorena Lancaster, George Heller, Jr., J. N. Nicosia. Dec. 19: Betty Jo Livingston, Mrs. R. C. Neel, Sr., Mrs. A. N. Crosson, Jr., Judith Mills, Mrs. Claufde Stoudemire, A. D. Mar tin. Dec. 20: Mrs. John Glymph, Mrs. Effie Wightman, Mrs. Paul H. Long, Wallace Ruff, “Sandy" Fretwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Fretwell, R. C. Carlisle. Dec. 21: Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Thomas James Crooks, Derrill Darby, W. E. Spearman, R. E. Hanna. Dec. 22: Herbert Griffin, Jas. R. Leaved, Prof. Ralph H. Setz- ler, Janet Murphy, Mrs. O. C. Phillips.