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PAGE EIGHT THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1956 COUNTY BOARD Continued from pago 1 ance was $147,000. At the end of this year we expect it to be about $75,000. Our budget for this year is set up for $25,000 more than our expected revenue, and that is cutting everything to the bare minimum. At that rate, it won’t be long until there are insufficient funds to open the schools in Sep- tember.*' \ After the delegation represent ing the band paremts had left the meeting, the Board discussed pos sible means of transferring funds within the Newberry area schools or funds allocated to the high school, to buy the uniforms. Jas. D. Brown, superintendent of ed ucation and secretary of the Board, advised that the high school I’ad already spent over half of its allocation for the half year already past and no such funds were available. After considerable discussion, and explanation that If the Board should purchase uni forms for the Newberry band, it must also comply with the request of the Whitmire school band and other bands for new uniforms and that the item would cost the sys tem between $10,000 and $15,000 for which there was no money available, the Board decided it could not grant the request. On the recommendation of Mr. Ritchie, the Board passed a mo tion to discontinue the Teacher- age at Whitmire after summer school this year. There are only nine teachers living at the Teacherage, said Mr. Ritchie, who felt that the expense to the coun ty to maintain the Teacherage for that number was too great, and that teachers could secure living quarters in Whitmire. Board member Dan Hamm, Jr., of Prosperity area submitted a request for payment of approxi mately $2049 33 for athletic equip ment purchased by the Prosperity school. The chairman explained that what little money was avail-. able for supplies of this nature had been apportioned among all schools and that the schools were advised to “live within the bud get.” He asked Mr. Hamm t o bring an itemized statement of the debt to the next meeting of the Board for further action. Mr. Harmon stated that Reuben elementary school in the Silver- street area would be ready for operation on Monday, January 30. This school will take care of neg ro elementary students now at tending five separate schools in the Silverstreet and Bush River er areas. It was also stated by Mr. Har mon that plans drawn by Irvine Leslie, architect for Silverstreet elementary school had been ap proved and bids would be re ceived on February 15. He advised the Board that the Drayton street school was in great need of re- t»air at the present time. The Board gave the go-ahead for re pairs at Drayton to the extent that funds are available from the State Finance Commission. « Concludkng the meeting, Mem ber Hugh Epting of the Bush River area advised that delega tions from the Kiwanis club and other unofficial delegations had asked permission to meet with the Board. In view of much pub lic interest in the school system, it was decided that a public meeting of the Board would be held at the County Court House on Friday night, February 8, at 7:30 p, m, it is expected that the Newberry County Legislative delegation will also be on hand to participate in the discussions. The public is in vited to attend and ask any ques tions of the Board and Delegation. The meeting is designed to bring forth a better understanding about the operation of the school sys tem and to explain to the public the limited financial status in op* eratkng the schools, At shortly after 11 p. m. the meeting adjourned. Mrs. Abrams Given Party On Birthday Mrs. H. H. Abrams, who cele brated her 84th birthday anniver sary on Thursday, January 19 was givem a birthday dinner and drop- in by her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Bradley and Mrs. Claude Monroe. Guests for the dinner were Mrs. Rosalie Barnette of Columbia, Mrs. Henry Niles of Camden, Mrs. Annie Kinard of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Sallie Belle Miller and Mrs. Daisy B. Denning of Newberry. About 50 of Mrs. Abram’s friends dropped in during the afternoon to extend greetings and to bring gifts. They were served pound cake, which Mrs. Abrams baked, with Russian tea. The home was beautifully .dec orated with white carnations, nar cissus and potplants sent to Mrs. Abrams by her friends. Army Medics Need Men For Training Sgt. Tom Moore, local Army Re cruiter, announced today that the Army Medical Service needs young men to train for special I courses in the medical field. Men who can qualify for general en listment and who are interested in applying for this training will be assured an enlistment in the Army Medical Service. Sergeant Moore states that the Army Medical Service offers fine training in a great variety of medi cal specialties. At the school, stu dents are enrolled in courses in x-ray work, medical and dental laboratory techniques, physical re conditioning activity, neuropsy chiatric procedures, physical ther apy, occupational therapy, ortho pedic procedures, and many other of the modern healing techniques and methods. For more informa tion on the Army Medical Service or any of the many other services contact Seregant Moore, any Mon day, Wednesday or Friday from 9:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. at the Court House, 2nd floor, Room 4. CLASSIFIED! ADS * ^ PLUMBING AND DOORS (used) Built-in and Leg Tubs. Sinks 24”. 30”, 42”, 62”, 60” long. Hanging and Pedestal Lavoratories. Really tine plumbing and doors. NOAH’S A1RK, Abbeville, S. C. 39-8tc SPRINGDALE CEMETERY Coop, offers some desirable burial lots for sale. Easy payments, no int erest charge. See us at once for appointment. R. Derrill Smith. Phone 88 or 338, Newberry, S. C. 37-4tc I AM READY TO ASSIST YOU with the filing of your Federal and State Income Tax returns. Am in the same office which is located upstairs at 1101 Mi Cald well Street. Entrance is be tween Turner’s Jewelry Store and Dr. Long’s office. MRS. A. H. COUNTS. Office phone 934. home, 1709-J. 37-tfc DOGS AND CATS boarded, wash ing, de-fleaing and de-wormlng. delma Kennerley, Pinehaven Kennels. Newberry. Phone 1835-W or 1149. 23-tfc ROLL TOWELS — Tissues, Roll paper, paper bags, twine, dust- down, 100 lb sack salt, Poultry feeds, Pigeon feeds, candies, gum, cigars and cigarettes. R. DERR- ILL SMITH & SON, Wholesale Grocers, Now berry. 86-4tc Mrs. Lewis Rites At Columbia Mrs. W. Ralph Lewis of Colum bia, died Friday afternoon at the Columbia hospital after an illness of several months. Mr. Lewis is executive secret ary of the Alumni association of the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Lewis, the former Estelle Whitaker, was a native of New berry. the daughter of H. Doggett Whitaker and the late M a r y Lane Whitaker. She received her education in Newberry and was graduated at Newberry college in 1928, follow ed by a year’s graduate work in the University of South Carolina. She had been a resident of Col umbia for the past 16 years and was a member of Washington St. Methodist church where she took an active part in church and cir cle activities. Prior to her illness, Mrs. Lewis was teaching the second grade at the Heathwood Hall school. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, was a devoted wife and mother, and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. Survivors, besides her husband, include one son, Wm. Ralph Lewis of Columbia and the Duke Univer sity School of Medicine; one dau ghter, Miss Suzanne Lewis, o t Columbia; her father H. Doggett Whitaker of Newberry; three sis ters, Mrs. William Jordan, of Derita, N. C., Mrs. John J. Mc- Comish of Struthers, Ohio, Mrs. Ralph Williams of Newberry; four brothers, Otis, Ralph H, Roy D. and Paul, all of Newberry, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken from the Whitaker Funeral Home late Sat urday to the Dunbar Funeral home in Columbia. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the Washington Street Meth odist church in Columbia by her pastor, Rev. Wallace FYidy and Rev. Herbert Spell of Newberry. Interment followed in Elmwood cemetery. Workers May Get Social Security Persons past age 65 who have sufficient coverage to be eligible for old-age insurance benefits but who have not filed application for benefits because they are still j working, were reminded today by the manager of the Social Secur- j ity office in Greenwood that if their cannings in 1955 are suffi ciently low they may receive full or partial benefits for the year. “We are inclined to believe,” the office said “that there are ■ people who could receive benefits | for 1955 who have so far not tak- jen advantage of their rights, be- 1 cause of misunderstanding or con fusion as to the new retirement test in the law.” “In brief, an individual who was past 65 years of age the entire year of 1955, and who has had , sufficient covered employment or ' self-employment to be eligible for 1 benefits can receive benefits for the entire year 1955 if his total earnings for the year do not ex ceed $1200. He can receive partial benefits if his total earnings do not exceed $2080, even though he works throughout the entire year. In the case of a self-employed person, the net profit from the trade or business is what is con sidered “earnings.” “Regardles of the amount of his earnings in certain months of the year, a beneficiary can get pay ments for those months in which he neither eans more than $80 in wages nor renders substantial services in self-employment. January 1956 is the latest time at which a person can file an ap plication which could make him entitled to benefits for the full year of 1955. Persons who do not earn over $2080 in 1955, and who met the other conditions for eligibility may secure further information and assistance in filing application for benefits by contacting the Social Security Administration office at Greenwood, S. C. PRINTING: The Sun Is well equip ped to handle all your printing orders. We specialize In letter* beads, envelopes, billheads and statements, invoices. We print any kind of receipt book, numb- bered or plain. Ruled forms, vou chers, and many, many other Items. Try us for quality print ing with prompt service. Phone No. 1. We’ll be glad to call. 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 The Maytag Appliance Company of Jacksonville, Florida has an op ening for a sales representative In the Newberry area. The position to be filled offers opportunities with u good future and advance ment. Accepted applicants will be trained by experienced Maytag personnel. Applicants desiring an interview contact Mr. Mitchell at Whits Motor Court evenings after 7 o’clock or call for an appoint ment during week of January 16 through 20. Caldwell Bros., Inc Little Mountain, S. C. CONTACT US FOR: Limestone Spreader Service Pond Building W. H. Caldwell Little Mountain Land Clearing G. H. Caldwell Prosperity State Vacation Cabins Available COLUMBIA, Jan. 23. — Applica tions for reservations for family vacation cabins for the 1966 sum mer season are now being receiv ed by the S. C. State Commission of Forestry, Division of State | Parks, in Columbia. Because of the heavy demand for these vaca tion facilities, and to give every family an equal opportunity to ob tain a cabin, assignments are made by means of a public draw ing held shortly after March 1 each year. “Letters should be addressed so as to reach us prior to March 1, and should give park, date prefer ence and as many alternate choices as possible,” stated C. West Jacocks, state park direc tor. There are 70 cottages In ten of the State parks located from the mountains to the seashore and designed for both white families and for negro families, according to the announcement. Rentals are by the week only and rates are from $24 to $42, depending upon location and cabin capacity. Cabins for white families are located at: Oheraw, Hunting Is land, Edisto Beach. Givhans Fer ry, Myrtle Beach, Oconee, Poin sett. Santee and Table Rock, and for negro families at Pleasant Ridge in the mountains of Green ville county, and Hunting Island State Park near Beaufort. If direct application is made by letter, writer should give park and date preference and state whether for white or negro fam ily, or application blanks and cab in folders are available from the S. C.' State Commission of For estry, P. O. Box 357, Columbia, 8. C. Attend Symposium At University Among those attending the Gar den Symposium last Saturday at the University of South Carolina were Mesdames W. W. Walker, C. B. Purr, Sr.. Clifford T. Smith, Duncan Johnson and Sam Price; also Misses Edna Paysluger, Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Donna Drig gers and Alice Price. After the Symposium, they at tended the tea at the Governor’s inansioen given by the Junior Gar den club members of Columbia. Mrs. Timmerman and the club of ficers composed the receiving line. Other Junior members graciously received through the beautifully decorated reception rooms of the mansion. Mrs. Paul Helsey and Mrs. Ver non Carlton attended the Garden Symposium banquet and flower show at the Columbia hotel on Friday night. Mrs. Bradley Mor* rah of the National Council of Garden clubs, was guest speaker. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, state chairman of the Garden Club roadside development program, introduced one of the speakers at the Symposium, Architect Alden Hopkins, during the program Fii- Father Of Newberry Residents Succumbs William Berryman Taylor died Wednesday at the Baptist hospi tal in Columbia after a long ill ness. He was 78. Mr. Taylor was born in Laurens county, a son of the late Lee and Mary Wedlock Taylor. He lived in Greenwood for 40 years and for the past three years had made his hime in Columbia with his daughter, Mrs. D. L. Coward.’ Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Daisy Taylor; two daugh ters, Mrs. A. G. Saxon of Green wood and Mrs. Coward; four sons, Clyde of Columbia, Joseph and Edgar of Newberry and Harold of Greenwood; 22 grandchildren; and a brother. His first wife, Mrs Myrtle Kir by Taylor, died in 1927. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday and burial followed In Edgewood cemetery. Farm Operators I To Report Wages (By Julius E. Gunter) Field Representative of Green wood Social Security District of fice. Many operators of farms and ranches have a social security responsibility to meet for the first time in January. These are employers of farm or ranch labor who heretofore have not been re quired to report wages paid to hired help or pay social securtiy taxes on those wages because their employees did not meet the regularity-of-work test which ap plied to farm labor before 1955. The 1954 changes in the social security law did away with. that test and substituted another one whereby the work of most farm and ranch employees started to count toward old-age and surviv or insurance protection beginning with January 1, 1955. Any farm or ranch operator who paid $100 or more cash wages to an agricul tural worker in 1955 is required to report all cash wages paid the employee up to $4200 in the year and pay social security tax on or before January 31, 1956. The social security tax on ag ricultural employees’ wages is 4 per cent. If a self-employed farmer or rancher had more than one agri cultural employee in 1955, the $100 cash wages test applies separate ly to each of them. The law pro vides for the employers sharing of the social security tax with his employee. He may have taken the employ ee’s share (2 per cent) out of his wages each time he paid him during 1955. Or he may have wait ed until the cash wages paid to the employee totaled $100. Or he may have failed to deduct any amount at all from his ca s h wages. In any event, the social security tax must be paid. This is the farm or ranch operator’s responsibility and he must meet it on or before the last day in this month. For reporting wages paid to farm or ranch employees and pay ing the social security tax, farm and ranch operators should use form 943 “Employer’s Tax And Infomation Return for Agricultur al Employees’’. If you are such an operator, and a copy of this form has not been mailed to you, or you have lost it, you can obtaih a form from any Internal Revenue Service district office. In my next article I shall des cribe Form 943 and explain . the entries that mu&t be made on this form by every farm or ranch operator who paid wages taxable for social security purposes 1 n 1955. GI Insurance Pays Dividend Only eligible GI insurance pol icyholders who wish to change t’/e method of payment for the regular annual 1956 dividend are required to notify Veterans administration of the payment method desire, J. Ed. Smith, Contact Officer at Uie Columbia Veterans Administration region office said. Those who wish to receive their 1956 dividend in the same manner as in the past are NOT required to notify Veterans Administration of that fact because their prev ious payment method will be ap plied automatically. Various dividend payment meth ods are available to eligible policy holders, Mr. Smith said. For those who fail to stipulate in writing how they wish their regular dividends to be handled. Veterans Administration is requir ed by law to set up a dividend credit to their insurance account and to use this credit to pay prem iums as they become due and are not otherwise timely paid. Unused divideoid credits will draw interest compounded ann ually until they are withdrawn by the policyholders or are paid out at the maturity of the policies-in conformance with the policyhold ers wishes. All eligible policyholders also may request Veterans Administra tion in writing to pay their regu lar dividends to them in cash or to apply the dividends in payment of future premiums. Permanent plan policyholders have one more choice. They may request Veterans Administration in writing to place their regular dividends on deposit drawing in terest compounded annually and subject to their control. Payment to eligible policyhol ders w r ill be made shortly after the anniversary date of each policy, beginning in January and ending in December, 1956. The 1956 regular Annual NSL1 dividend will amount to approx imately $195,000,000 and will be payable to holders of approxim ately 5,000,000 participating term and permanent plan policies. For USGLI, the 1956 regular dividend will amount to approx imately $24,000,000 and will he payable to holders of approxim ately 370,000 permanent plan pol icies. Beginning in 1956, NSLI policies with the total income disability income provision, for which a n added premium is required, will receive a slightly larger dividend than similar policies without that provision. Mr. Smith said this Is made possible because of favor able claim experience under this benefit. Mrs. Ruff Rites Held Wednesday Mrs. Nora McCarty Ruff, 77, died Monday night at her home on Adelaide street after a ling ering illness. Mrs. Raff was bom in Saluda county, the daughter of the late James Madison and Laura Thrail- kill MdCarty. 8he had made her home In Newberry since 1925. She was* a member of Salem Bap tist church of Saluda. Besides her hOsband, she is sur vived by four sons, J. H. Ruff, A. W. Ruff and A. L. Ruff, all of Newberly, and J. M. Ruff of Sa luda; three daughters, Mrs. W. 1). Burton and Mrs. Hubert Graham, both of Newberry, and Mrs. I*. F. Swygert of Joanna; four brothers A. P. McCarty of Ward, A. L. Mc Carty of Saluda; J. P. McCarty of Ninety Six and H. B. McCarty of Newberry; three sisters. Mrs. C. Y. Yarborough, and Mrs. R. W. Coleman, both of Saluda, and Mrs. F. B. Miller of Newberry. WELLS Theatre THURSDAY Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker & Peggie Castle February 10 -12 High School Week End At College February 10, 11, and 12 has been set as the dates for the annual High School \yeekend spodisored by the Boosters Club and held each year on the Newberry col lege campus. From 600 invitations issued, ap proximately 200 high school sen iors will attend to see for them selves the campus, visit classes, and gain an acquaintance of col lege life. The expenses are shar ed by the Boosters club and the college. Registration from 3 until 6 on Friday afternoon will open the weekend program. That night an informal reception will be held In the basement of the library. Saturday morning, students will have an opportunity to attend the classes of their choice. In the af ternoon a variety show will be staged in the auditorium, with both high school and college stu dents participating. Following this a picture of the visiting students will be made In front of Holland hall. Saturday night an Informal ball will be held in the gym to the music of Paul LaRosa’s orchestra. Sunday morning everyone will be expected to attend the church of their choice. Committees have been set up and work begun on the various phases of the weekend. / Finger Man v rn\r\tr Also Ten Pin Champions FRIDAY A SATURDAY William Elliott in HELLFIRE with Forrest Tucker and Marie Windeor Added: COLOR CARTOON late show Saturday" nite Aleo MONDAY A TUES. A Prize Of Gold with Mai Zetterling, George Cole, Nigel Patrick, Donald Wolfit Color by Technicolor GUARD YOUR LIFE AGAINST CANCER—KNOW THE FACTS. Quoation: How doee our state figure In the number of cancer deaths recorded? Answer: Cancer will at some time strike one in every four South Carolinians, according to present estimates. Question: How does the number of children in South Carolina killed by cancer compare with the number killed by other diseases? Answer: More children in South Carolina between the ages of 3 and 15 years died of cancer in 1953 than from any other disease REMEMBER, MOST CANCER CAN BE CURED IF DISCOVER* ED EARLY ENOUGH. RITZ Theatre THURSDAY John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carol, “Tarantula” Also Cartoon: Swing Hi, Swing Lo. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, “Honky Tonk” Also Cartoon—Duet Eaters. MONDAY A TUESDAY” Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun “The SPOILERS” Also Short CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY A SATURDAY “Abbott and Cos tello Meet The Keystone Kops” Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lynn Bari Added Color Cartoon—Nurse To Meet You. SUNDAY Female On The Beach Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, Jan Sterling Added Color Cartoon — Never Duckler. Trace Elements boost cotton yields MANGANESE AND BORON IN NEW SLOWLY SOLUBLE FORM INCREASE FARMERS’ PROFITS $10.00 AN ACRE Thin past growing season 62 cotton fanners in 37 South Carolina counties experimented with mineral trace dements in a new slowly soluble form. The prod uct used was "FTE” (Fritted Trace Elements) and a single application increased cotton yields on an average of $12.00 an acre—or more than $10.00 over the extra cost involved. FTE STAYS IN THE SOIL | | % | FTE, unlike other trace element materials, does not leach away with spring cloudbursts, but stays in the root zone the full growing season. The minerals are fused at high temperature within a new slowly dissolv ing "carrier.” And the rate of solubility is scientifically controlled—to eliminate usual toxicity hazards, and to assure that the plants get these essential nutrients when and as needed. COSTS YOU BUT LITTLE Only 15 lbs. of FTE is needed per acre of cotton. For this reason, it is not applied by itself, but is added to and mixed into general fertilizers. A fertilizer fortified with FTE costs you little more than non-fortrfied fertilizer. And the extra cost is returned to you many times in increased yield. HOW TO GET FTE Check with jour dealer. Get his rec ommendation on fertilizers fortified with FTE. And look for the FTE label on the bag. Apply FTE-fortified ferti lizer this spring- pick and sell more cotton this fall. .lUrtatmd Trad* Murk of Parra Corporation FTK IS A PRODUCT OF FERRO CORPORATION • CLEVELAND t, OHIO At TOTS To TEENS YOU WILL FIND 100 per cent Washable Nylon Toppers . Sizes 3 to 6X at $9.95 Sizes 7 to 14 at $10.95 Boys Linen Eton Spring Suits Sizes 1 to 6 at $3.98 Boys Linen Spring Suits with Long Pants Sizes 3 to 7 at $7.95 GIRLS SPRING DRESSES 9, 12, and 18 months Toddlers size 1 to 3 years Also size 3 to 6X and 7 to 14 TOTS TO TEENS Main Street Newberry Washable Silk Crepe 39 Inches Wide . Green, Brown, Grey, Light Blue and Beige Regular 98c yd.—Special this weekend 39c yard An Excellent Buy One Lot of 45” Miscellaneous Dress Materials, sold for $1.00 and up—Also a good buy. Special for this weekend— 59c yard Newberry Fabric Shop Located Between Town Clock and Fire Department