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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.
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Theatre
Miss Bickley Is
Newberry Hi Miss
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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.
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BALLROOM
Dancing Class
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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.
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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
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HAPPthEu On,
NAKED
STREET
thrt# United ArtUt*
with FARLEY GRANGER and
ANTHONY QUINN
Added — Color Cartoon
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Seminole
Uprising
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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
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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
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R. B. BAKER, President J. DAVE CALDWELL, Vice-president
PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Secretary-Treasurer
THOMAS H. POPE LOUIS C. FLOYD R. AUBREY HARLEY