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PAGE FOUR t THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1956 LITTLE ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING FOLKS YOU KNOW MR. AND MRS. JOHN ROSS and dttujrhtar. Marcia of Charlotte, N. C. atfent the weekend and New Year's day with Mr. Roea' mother, lire. Maude O. Rom on Drayton •treat. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Hannon while here. MRS. J. H. RUFF and daughter, Mrs. Julia R. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. George Stephens aiwl Mrs. Charlie Ruff visited Mrs. Ruffs sister. Mrs. Kstelle Dill, who Is a patient In the Hayes hospital In Clinton on Sunday. Mrs. Dill has been critically 111 but Is reported now Co be better. MR. AND MRS. CLAUDU WAT* LKY, T. C. Watley. of Dralrie Grove. Ark., Mrs. J. R. Stark, Col- Iverville, Tenn and Mrs. C. C. fMass of Clevelamd, (la. spent last Wednesday and Thursday In the Home of Mrs. L. W. Wilson, ami other relatives In Newberry. MRS. M. L. DUOKIOTT and Mrs. t* W. Bedenbauffh spent the holi days In Savannah, Georgia in the home of Mrs. Duckett's daughter, Mrs. M. J. Metsger and son, Wil liam. MRS. J. F. RISBR and daugh* ter. Miss Kthel Riser of Saiiford. Florida, spent a few days last week in the home of Mrs. Riser's •leters, Mrs. M. L. Duckett end Mrs. U W. Redenbaugh on Fair •treat. AFTER SPENDING the holidays with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman, Lt. Bob Huffman has returned to Fort Lee, Va, and John Huffmsn. Jr. to Bryson City, N. C., where he la a member of the high school faculty. IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES . . . (Continued from page 1) •hie to reduce Its rates by ten per cent beginning January first. The co-operative has 3800 consum* ore and some seven hundred miles of lines, covering every section of the county. The Newberry Chamber of Com merce had three distinguished guests at its annual meeting the pest April. Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens was guest speak er and the other guests were Sen. Strom Thurmond and Congress man J. Bryan Dorn. The county hdd several murders daring the year. One of the moat atrocious and brutal was the hammer slaying of Helen Turner, IB year-old mother of three •mall children, by her husband, Billy Turner, at their home near Kln&rde the past May. Also tried for the shooting of her husband, Ford D. Springfield. Mrs. Lillie Mho Hand Springfield. Turner re cetved a life sentence while Mrs Springfield was tried and found not guilty. Among some of the bad wrecks fen the county was one In which Cline E. Harris, 57. of Spartan burg was killed Instantly near Pomarta when the car In which he was a passenger was involved in a wreck. H. W. Swindler, local Insurance agent, was killed when bis car struck s cow on the Newberry- C.resniwood highway near Chap pells. During the year, the only negro high school building In the county the Oalltmtn high school- was dedicated. A large new cafeteria ami additional class rooms were built at the Newberry high school. There were two other schools un der construction In the county and t«n addition to the white Whitmire school system. The other, a large rural elementary negro school, near Sllverstreet, which will be ready for occupancy in the next few weeks. The soil conservationists have had a busy year with an unusually large number of dams and fish ponds having been eatbllahed ns well as promoting other conserva tion practices. Also of special note Is the fact that Newberry county Is one of the leading counties in the State In the planting of trees. At a meeting during the year at which time certificates were pre sented tree farmers it was re vealed that Newberry county was first in the number of tree farm ers In the state. Newberry has always extended a warm Invitation to friends and organisations visiting the city but the invitation was never expected to be a hot one, however such was the case when the State Football association met in Newberry on Saturday morning, August 13. The day was rather hot and as T. B. ((Dad) Amis was on the rostrum of the high school speaking, the meeting was suddenly Interrupted when smoke began billowing up from under the platform giving the visitors the hottest meeting In the history of the association. Firemen soon arrived and extin guished the blaze. The meeting was continued at Newberry col lege. The Town of Prosperity has Just drilled It third well which is 300 feet deep and supplies 150 gallons of water per minute. It is expected that the new well will be suffi cient and will prevent a water shortage such as was the case in 1954. Miss Hamm Resigns Insurance Job Miss Pearl Hamm, who has been with the Rowers Insurance Agen cies for the past 30 years as gen eral office worker and fire and auto insurance underwriter, re signed her position there on Jan uary first. Miss Hamm received her training at gilverstreet high school. West Philadelphia, Pa., high school and Strayer's Business oollege in Pennsylvania. She Is now at her home in 811- vnratreet, and will be available to accept another position, in the near future. O W rprj JXM JL £j Theatre Miss Bickley Is Newberry Hi Miss * ' 4 " ' '■ ' . ■ Miss Graham Is Miss Hi Miss THURSDAY Howard Kssl, Ann Blyth, Dolorss Gray, Vio Damons KISMET (In ClnsmaSoope and Color) ALSO SHORT—Job for a Gob FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Robert Taylor, Brian Donlavy, Gena Lockhart. Mary Howard Billy The Kid (IN TECHNICOLOR) Also CARTOON: The First Bad Man. MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Dsan Martin, Jarry Lawla, Shirley MacLalns, Dorothy Malone Artists and Models (In VlataVlalon and Color) ALSO SHORT. Rock Hill—Mlaa Peggy Blokley of Newherry high school haa baen selected aa the 19*6 Mlaa HI Mias by the faculty and senior class of her school Mr. and Mrs. W. EL Schroder of 916 Drayton street are the guard ians of Miss Bickley, who will be honored In the special Miss Hi Miss edition of The Johnsonian. Winthrop college weekly newspa per in February. The honor senior girls from South Carolina and North Caroli na high schools will be the guests of Winthrop for a week end on March 16-18. Miss Bickley was an attendant for the Homecoming football game —4s a library assistant, and Is second vice president of the stud ent council. Miss Bickley plans to do eteno- graphic work. The Miss Hi Misses are selected from each high school on the bas is of scholarship, character, lead ership and person attractiveness. * « BALLROOM Dancing Class » » for Pre-Teen Ages Beginning Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 to 12 A. M. ROSSANE BUI.TMAN, Instructor FOSTER SCHOOL OF DANCE TO ENROLL—Call Mrs. Elizabeth M. Shealy, Busi ness Manager at 582, or you may register oh February 4 at the Newfoerry Hotel between 10 and 12 noon. ROLL TOWELS — Tissues, Roll paper, paper hags, twine, dust- down, 100 lb sack salt. Poultry feeds, Pigeon feeds, candles, gum, cigars and cigarettes. R. DERR- ILL SMITH & SON, Wholesale Grocers, Newberry. 36-4to DEEP FREEZE Supplies, plastic Bags, roll paper, also Picnic sup plies. Plates, Spoons, Forks, nap kins, drinking cups. R. DERRILL SMITH & SON. Wholesale Groc ers, Newberry. 364tc AUDITOR’S 1956 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the purpose of taking tax returns on all personal prop erty, new buildings and real estate transfers. Persons owning property in more than one district must make returns for each district. ^ __ All able-bodied male 4ti- A Tliisif zens between the ages of 21 1 U ValCu rl 1 mei and 60 are liable to a $1 poll tax. Rook Hill—Miss Evelyn Gra ham of Pomarla high school has besn selected as the 1966 Miss HI Miss by the faculty of her school. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Graham, route 1. Miss Graham wiUT be honored in the special Miss Hi Miss edition of The Johnsonian. Winthrop college weekly newspaper in February. The honor Senior girls .from South Carolina and North Caroli na high schools will be the guests of Winthrop for a week end on March 16-16. Miss Graham is presktsut of the 4-H Club, secretary of the JHA., captain of the basketball team, secretary of the senior class, vies president of the Beta club, assist ant editor of the Ht-Llfe staff and a member of the Glee dub and an nual staff. Miss Graham plans to major In commerce in college. The Mini HI Misses are select ed from each high school on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership and personal attrac tiveness. CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The Far Horizons (IN TECHNICOLOR) Charlton Heston, Fred MacMur- rsy, Donna Reed, Added Cplor Cartoon: TOUCHE PUSSY CAT. SUNDAY CALENDAR SOCIETY MEETING MONDAY The Calendar Society of Central Methodist church will meet Mon day. January 9 at 4 p. m. in the Sodal hall of the church. MRS. EVA BULLOCK spent the Christmas holidays in Memphis, Tenn. with her sons, Earl and Paul Bullock and families. Services Tuesday • For Mrs. Stockman Mrs. Maude Mills Stockman, 69, died early Sunday - night at the Newberry Memorial, hospital. She had bean In declining health for three years and was critically 111 for the past week. Mrs. Stockman was born and reared In this county, the daughter of the late James Burr and Mary Elizabeth Taylor Mills. She had mnd<vJher home on Wright street for a number of years. She was the widow of the late Bachman W. Stockman who died 15 years ago. Mrs. Stockman was a mem ber of Mayer Memorial Lutheran church and was active In church work. She Is survived by three sons: James W. Stockman. U8N., of Great Lakes, ill., and J. Eugene and M. Harold Stockman, both of Newberry; three daughters, Mrs. Rickard (Helen) Davis, Mrs. Irv ing (Myrtle) Attaway, and Mrs. Joe (Ruth) Grant, all of Newber ry; two sisters, Mrs. Ola Fulmer of Prosperity and Mrs. Bertha Cason of Columbia; three brot! ers, W. L. Mills of Prosperity, N. Mills of Laurens, and O. B. Mills of Bono, Ark., and 6 grand children. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Mayer Memorial church with Rev. D. M. Shull, Rev. J. Ed. Taylor and Rev. J. W. Davenport, conducting the services. Inter ment was In Zion Methodist ceme tery near Prosperity. Gosnell Succumbs At Whitmire Home M. J. (Jack) Gosnell, 82. died at the home of his son, Woodrow Gosnell, on Cole avenue In Whit mire, late Wednesday afternoon following several years of de clining health. Mr. Gosnell was born and rear ed In Pickens county and had lived in Whitmire for the past 80 years. He was a retired textile worker. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Mabel Garrett of Ninety Six, Mrs. Clara Edwards and Mrs. Marie Bennett of Spartanburg, Mrs. Vera Waddell of New leans, La., and Mrs. Margaret Robertson of Whitmire; four soi Frank of Blacksburg, Ray of derson and Woodrow of Whi Twonty-three grandchildren and 28 great-grandohildren also bur vlve. Tax Return Help Want help on your Federal in come tax for 1956? The publication “Your Federal Income Tax" which is issued each year by the Internal Revenue service, "is designed especially to assist American taxpayers in fil ing their Individual income tax returns. The 1956% edition of thin useful booklet will be published about January 1 in a new and larger format and will contain several diagrammatic charts for the as sistance of the taxpayers. Another *ne^v feature of this year's edition Is the illustrated entries of completed tax return forms, filled in by a fictitious tax payer, with accompanying expla nations of the information given on the return by this taxpayer. In addition, the booklet covers, In a series of short articles. Internal Revenue Service rulings, repre sentative court cases, and numer ous questions which often arise when completing tax returns. Among the variety • of subject overed are—who must file a re* when and where, non-tax- able Income; collections and re funds; deductions; family exemp tions; what type of return to file; and the substance of many of the recent determinations and rulings made under the new tax laws. In addition to the!956 edition of “Your Federal Income Tax'* which will sell for 25c, other side re lating to Income tax available from the U. 6. Department of Commerce located in the Sergeant Jasper building, Charleston, S. 0. are: "Bulletin F—Tables for Use ful Lives of Depreciable property," priced at 20c, and "The Small Businessman and the Declaration of Estimated Tex" which sells for 10 cents. CLASSIFIED* ADS. ( S.. DOGS AND CATS boarded, wash ing, de-fleaing and de-wormlng. delma Kennerley, Pinehaven Kennels. Newberry. Phono 12S5-W or 1149. 23-tfo ELECTRIC MOTORS New-Used-Rebuilt ' Bought-Sold-Exchanged Ws repair all types Satisfaction Guaranteed Mann Electric Repair Co. 2329 Main St.. Columbia. S. C. WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME i AMBULANCE ! PHONE 270 FOR Expert Repair Bring Your Radio or Tolovlslon —To— GEO. N. MARTIN Radio and Television BALKS anJ BERVICK 1309 MAIN STRRRT Newberry, S. C. 24 HOUR SKRVIOK Telephone 311 Day Service ON LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANING BY REQUEST 'v -0, r Newbe iciry Steam Laundry and /Dry Cleaning Co. \ • The State Building & Loan Association Statement of Condition as of DECEMBER 31, 1955 ASSETS LIABILITIES (IN TECHNICOLOR) Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis Added Color Cartoon: Trial of MR. WOLFE. WELLS Theatre THURSDAY « > • « >V i t • v # v*- e,, s.a • * » * • , / * A.«• * * •‘I • x* ••». * —__ m —x s HAPPthEu On, NAKED STREET thrt# United ArtUt* with FARLEY GRANGER and ANTHONY QUINN Added — Color Cartoon \ * FRIDAY & SATURDAY Seminole Uprising ^ > A — JgnKt MumnhMi hMkfte ^TECHNICOLOR la —» UMINTl Also CAPTAIN AFRICA and ’ COLOR CARTOON LATE SHOW SATURDAY NITE "Isn’t it about time you went to Purcells for an auto loan to buy some new screens!” v Honestly, there's no cense in putting off needed repairs when you can just pick up your phone, and then stop In for the cash. r c e i L A “Your Private Bankers" 1418 Main St. Newberry MDLGRE60H MlTCHUM.fr Winters «i Night of the Hunter yUJM6lSH-*^UU6HT0Hi4^^ Also MONDAY A TUESDAY CHAPPELLS Thursday, January 5, 1956, from 10 until 12:80. SILVERSTREET Thursday, January 6, 1956 from 2 until 4:00. BANNIB OATHCART’S STORE Friday, January 6, 1956, from 10 until 12:30. A. E. and R. E. REESE STORE Friday, January 6, 1956, from 2 until 4:80. WHITMIRE * City Hall, Monday, January 9, 1956, from 10 until 3. JAMES HOMER CROOKS STORE Tuesday, January 10, 1958 from 10 until 12:30. KINARDS Johnston’s Stor e, Wednesday, January 11. 1966, from 10 until 12:30. ARAGON-BALDWIN MILL Thursday and Friday, January 12 and 13, 1956. POMARIA Monday, January 16, 1956 from 10. until 3. PEAK Tuesday, January 17, 1956 from 10 until 3. G. M. and R. E. NEEL’S STORE Wednesday, January 18, 1956 from 10 until 12:30. LITTLE MOUNTAIN Thursday, January 19, 1956 from 10 until 3. MACEDONIA Rich's Store, Friday, January 20, 1956, from 10 until 12:30. OUN FULMERS STORE Friday, January 20, 1956 from 2 until 4:30. ST. LUKES Moore’s Store, Monday, Janu ary 23, 1956, from 10 until 12:30. O’ NEAL Boozer’s Store, Monday, Janu ary 23, 1956, from 2 until 4:30. PROSPERITY Black’s Store, Tuesday, Janu ary 24, 1956. Ait Auditor’s office to first of March, after which a pen alty of 10 per cent will be added. RAUPH. B. BLACK, Auditor Newberry County FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS 497 well Secured Newberry Loans being retired in Monthly Payments. First Mortgage loans only, the un paid balances of which now average $3430 per loan. LOANS ON PASSBOOKS These Loans are Secured by Sav ing and Investment Share Accounts of the Association. MISCELLANEOUS ASSETS This item consists of Stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank, Furni ture and Fixtures Owned by the As sociation, and certain expenses pre paid. OFFICE BUILDING Less Depreciation CAjSH ON HAND AND IN BANKS This is the Association’s Working Funds. $1,706,137.07 28,939.97 41,936.54 40,528.75 219,253.73 SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT SHARE ACCOUNTS Funds paid into the Association for Savings and Investment. ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK Funds made available to the As sociation through Membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys tem. LOANS-IN-PROCESS Undrawn Balances on New Build ing Loans, and deposits for purch ase of homes. RESERVES AND UNDIVIDED PROFiTS This amount has been set aside for Contingencies after payment of Dividends. $1,895,305.08 50,000.00 28,680.75 v: •• ■' .v- 62,810.23 $2,036,796.06 $2,036,796.06 HOME LOANS INSURED SAVINGS Each Saving and Investment Share Account Insured up to $10,000.00 by the Fed eral Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, Washington, D. C. Three per cent Annual Dividends Paid on Member Share Accounts Since Organi- zation in 1947. Funds received here for savings and investment on or before the 10th of each month will receive earnings from the first of that month. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS / 11 fnuno'jm % R. B. BAKER, President J. DAVE CALDWELL, Vice-president PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Secretary-Treasurer THOMAS H. POPE LOUIS C. FLOYD R. AUBREY HARLEY