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!« wcr.i " f ' THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1956 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE FIVE STAVER INQUEST . . . Continued from page 1) take a drink. In response to a question by the Coroner, he told that he had had one beer about 4 o'clock that afternoon, hud op ened a second and hud taken “two or three drinks’’ when the accident happened and that the beer spilled ull over him. Polio wins the testimony b y Sterling and Reardon. Roosevelt Leake was placed under oath and testified that he and “another boy’ were together in Leake's ear traveling about 36 or 4.0 miles an hour when the 1950 Ford run into the back of his car, a 1948 Ford, and “knocked my car in the ditch.’ He said that he got out and went to the other car, and only saw one person, a lady under the wheel. He said that Leroy Stevens drove up then went to get an ambulance and he, Leake remained at the scene! He stated that his lights were on and his tail lights were working at the time of the collision. Patrolman Reighley testified that when he arrived at the scene of the accident, the lights were burning on the two cars; that the left headlight of the I960 Ford was burning and not damaged, but from there to the other side the vechile was demolished. He said the rear end of the Ford was completely de molished and it was impossible to tell whether the tail lights had been burning but the front lights of the 1948 Ford were burning. He told that the 1948 Ford traveled 42 feet from the point of impact before going into the ditch and hitting the bank, and the 1960 Ford traveled 130 feet straight down the highw-ay -before coming * to rest. There were no skid marks he said, except one of about two feet at the point of impact. Reighley testified he found no evidence of liquor around Leake’s car. and found a beer can and what he presumed to lie beer spilled on the floorboard of the .1950 Ford. “The steering wheel of the ’60 Ford.” he testified, “was folded down over the steering column or post. The steering col umn or post was bent almost against the dash. The windshield was knocked out, not completely out, but there was a hole in it on the driver’s side and it w r us shattered.’’ He said there was no way to determine how fast the 1950 Ford was running. The collision oc curred, he said, on a straight atretch of road, on a-clear night. Patrolman Abrams told of talk ing to Mr. Lomax as soon as he left the emergency room of the Newberry county hospital after being treated for injuries lecelved in the accident. He said “I didn’t bother Mr. Lomax while they were sewing him up but he came out the door and I was talking to Mr. Lomax and asked him w-ho was driving the car. He said Mrs. Lucile Staver. I asked had he been drinking. He said he had had several beers. I asked him if Mrs. Staver had been drinking any. He said no. she didn’t drink while she was driving and he didn’t drive when he wms drinking. He went ahead and made a statement that Mrs. Staver was used to driving an Oldsmobile and she was ‘gutting’ the Ford going back !home. He said he didn't think the Heiseys Lecture To Study Club Dr. and Mrs. Paul Heisey show ed colorful slides and lectures on Wild Flowers, Shrubs and Trees at the February Meeting of The Garden Study Club held at the lovely home of Mrs. Gordon D. Blackwell, with Miss Hattie Belle Lester and Mrs. A. Jackson Bow ers, Jr., associate hostesses. The guests, in addition to the Heiseys were Mrs. T. E. Davis and Mrs. Ford Kurtz, Upon arrival members and the guests were invited into the din ing room and were served deli cious refreshments from a beau tifully appointed table centered with a monochromatic arrange ment ot statice. snapdragons and gladioli in varying shades of pur ple and lavender. After the social hour, Dr. and Mrs. Heisey gave t^eir illustrated lecture. Local pictures of out standing interest were the lovely T. E. Davis lake and grounds, de picting wild flowers; the rose garden of the I. M. Satterwhlte, Sr., home; colorful borders at the J. C. Kinard home; shrubs at the city water plant; trees and shrubs at the college and Margaret Hunt er park. During the business session conducted by the president, Mrs. Vernon Carlton, Mrs. C. T. Smith reported that the Junior Garden Study club presented an accept able Lltterbug playlet at New berry high school. JThe president read a letter from a representative of Sears. Roebuck and company stating that space in the Sears building was available to the Newberry Garden Council for a Garden center. A new member. Mrs. F. L. Coxe was welcomed. Newberry Men In Service At Stations Around The World Nurnberg, Germany. — PFC Al fred I). Spotts. 23. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller D. Spotts. Newberry, is playing basketball in Germany on the 3d Armored Cavalry Regi ment’s team. Spotts. who plays in his off- duty hours, is a member of the bper9*1 services section in the regiment. He entered the army in January 1955 and received basic training at Fort Jackson before arriving overseas last August. Spotts is a 1955 graduate of the University of South Carolina. A member of the 54th Anti-air craft Artillery Missile Battalion’s Battery A in Granite, Md. he re ceived instruction in leadership of units, map reading and other mil itary subjects. Sergeant Goggans entered the army in January 1951 and has since been awarded the Purple Heart. Good Conduct Medal and the UN and Korean Service Rib bons. Fort Lee, Va.—Second Lt. Rob ert L. Huffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Huffman. 2309 Main Street, Newberry, recently was graduated from the officer basic course at the Quartermaster school, Fort Lee, Va. In the 12 week course. Lt. Huff man received essential branch training as a newly commissioned officer. Such subjects as station supply, unit and organization sup ply, company administration, map and aerial photograph reading, ae rial delivery and combat leader ship were included in the course. Lt. Huffman, who entered the army last October, is a 1955 grad uate of Clemson college. 24 th Div., Korea—'Under the Army’s new ‘tbuddy” system. Pvt. James Heller of Pomaria, recent ly arrived in Korea and is now a member of the 24th Infantry div ision. Private Heller, son of Mrs. Jes sie Heller. Pbmcria, is a cannon- eer with the division’s 63d Field Artillery Batalion. The 18-year-old soldier entered the Army in August 1955 and was last stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark. where he received basic training. Werts Services Last Thursday James Samuel Werts, 90. died Wednesday at his home at Old Town in this county after a per iod of ill health lasting several years. Mr. Werts was born and reared at Old Town, son of the late John athan and Nancy Spearman Werts and was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carrie Matthews Werts; one son, James D. Worts; one daughter, ; Mrs. I). F. Senn. all of Silver- street. , He w-as the last surviving mem ber of his immediate family. < Funeral services were conduct- ed Thursday at the graveside in Mt. Zion Baptist church cemetery near Silverstreet. Pirmasens, Germany — Richard H. Ruff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dav id L. Ruff, route two, Newberry, recently was promoted to special ist third class in Pirmasens. Ger many. where he is assigned to the 7773d Army unit. t Specialist Ruff, a ol^rk in the unit, entered the army in Septem ber 1954. He completed his basic training at Camp Gordon. Ga. and arrived overseas last April. The 25-year-old soldier was graduated from Newberry college in 1952 and received a master’s degree in education from the Uni versity of South Carolina in 1964. His wife, Patty, is with him in Germany. Fort Riley, Kan.—Thomas H. Westwood, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Westwood, route two. Newberry, recently was 'promoted to specialist third class while serving with the 1st Infantry div ision at Fort Riley, Kan. The “Big Red One” division re turned to the US in October 1966 after 13 years overseas. Westwood, a military policeman in the division’s 1st Military Pol ice Company, entered the Army in January 1954 and completed his hasnc training at Camp Gordon, Georgia. COUNTY BOARD Continued from page 1) from attending the Board meet ing. Chairman J. S. Ritchie of the Board stated that if there was a possibility of the two Schools get ting together, “that might throw a different light on the situation.’* Mr. Smith reminded the Board that this is the time of the year to select teachers for next year and urged that the decision not be put off any longer than necessary. The chairman told the delega tion “l think moving a school out of a community is one of the most serious steps this Board can take. We have all felt that respon sibility. We are given so many tools 4o work with, and we can’t reach out and get more tools. 1 do think the Board will very wil lingly study the possibility of the two communities organized for one school.” After the delegation retired. Board member Hugh Epting made a motion that the Bush River school be allowed to stay open one more year. After much dis cussion on the point, it was de cided that a committee comprised of Chairman Ritchie, members Epting and Dan Hamm, Jr. would have a conference with the State Superintendent of Education and the director of the State Finance Commission to determine whether a school with less than 250 stu dents would be accredited, and ■ — —— whether it would be possible to secure building funds for such a school. A special meeting of the Board was set for 7:30 on Tuesday, the 13th and a final decision as to the fate of Bush River and Silver- street schools, as well as schools in the lower part of the county. Prosperity, Little Mountain and Pomaria, is expected at that time. James D. Brown, secretary ot the Board, presented a letter from Gallman High School PTA re questing uniforms for the high school band. The Board instructed Mr. Brown to notify the PTA members that they would receive aid on this project next school year, as it was understood from spokesmen for the group that the request was not urgent for this year. i Although area superintendents are usually elected by the Board at the February meeting, this ac tion was also withheld Tuesday night until a decision was made as to the continuance of high schools in the county. Before going ahead with a .pro ject to re-wire Newberry high' school, the Board asked that an electrical engineer appear before the Board to be questioned as to whether all existing wiring would have to be torn out of the build ing. Plans were made to level a playground adjacent to Drayton Street school and to repair yards i 11 -.- ii i and drives of Garmany school at I Pomaria and Rikard school at 1 Prosperity. The last item to come before the Board concerned a $2,367.84 , debt incurred by the athletic de partment of Prosperity high | school. Items on the list included bills for $913.92 to Crutchfield’s 1 Sporting Goods; $982.67 to Tod f ' and Moore, $122.95 to T and T Sporting Goods; $264.59 to Pros perity, Furniture Company, and other smaller items of travel and other expense. The board again emphasized the fact that the schools were given a certain am ount of money for athletic pro grams and told to "live within th* budget.” Before making decision as to the indebtedness, they as!. ed that Area Supt. C. E. Hendrix and Coach Sykes of Prosperity, appear at the special meeting on March 13 to explain the indebted ness. Mention was also made that there was a possibility that th* Whitmire school was in debt. The chairman asked that all area superintendents and coaches o t schools which had incurred ath letic indebtedness appear at the March 13 meeting. Methodist Circles •Meet Next Week The Circles of Central Method ist church will meet Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6 as follows No. 1. Monday 4 p.m. with Mrs. White Fant, Mrs. Emma Long shore associate hostess. No. 2. Monday. 4 p.m. with Mrs. Wayne Martin. No. 3, Tuesday 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. Sallie Belle Miller. No 4, Monday, 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. P. E. Way'with Mrs. L. G. McCullough associate hos- t6SS. No. 5. Tuesday fc<*##a.m. with Mrs. J. E. Wiseman. No. 6. Louise Best, Monday 4 p.m. with Mrs. Wm. Hentz. DISTRICT LUTHER LEAGUE MEETING The Newberry District Luther League will hold its ^pring meet ing on March 4 at 3:30 p. m. at Summ r -.lemoriui Lutheran, in Newberry. RETURNS TO JOB AFTER OPERATION Garvice Taylor, who underwent surgery at the local hospital three weeks ago, returned this week to his work at the Post Office. MUSIC FESTIVAL Continued from page 1) Musical Comedy. “ v ‘i«far'’ of selections by the Mixed Cho rus. j Accompanists for the 'school festival will be Carol Setz Her, Susan Ann Mayfield, Elizabeth , Earhardt, Andy Price and Misa Juanita Hitt. Mrs. Harry Buzhardt is report- ed to be improving nicely in the Naval hospital in Rhode Island, where she underwent surgery sev ere l weeks ago. Ford would do what it was doing, he didn’t think it would stay to gether. that they were really Yly- | ing up the road.” i A doctor’s statement, read by Coroner Summer, revealed t h a t Mrs. Stover died of a broken neck. The jury found that she came to her death “as the result of an automobile accident, the automo bile being operated by the said Lucie Staver.” I Patricia by SMSE SINCE 1871 ir W. E. TURNER Jewelers Caldwell street Newberry San Diego, Calif.—Clyde Arthur. Jr., aerographer’s mate first class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. Arthur of 1412 Silas St., New berry. and husband of the former Miss Shirley M. Chay of Kapoho, Hawaii. T. H. arrived in San Die go recently aboard the support aircraft carrier USS Boxer which completed a seven-month cruiie with the 7th fleet in far Eastern waters. Between task force exercises during which she steamed 60,000 miles, the Boxer visited Pearl Harbor. Guam, Okinawa, Hong Kong. Subic Bay and Manila in the Philippines, and the Japanese ports of Yokosuka and Sasebo. Frankfurt, Germany—Army Pvt. Jacob R. Sheely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sheely, ^ittle Moun tain, recently was assigned to the Northern Area Command in Ger many. Sheely entered the army in June of this year and completed basic training at Fort Jackson. He was graduated from Newber ry college in ’55 and was a teach er of chemistry at the college in civilian life. Fort Meade. Md.—Army Sgt. First Class Melvin Goggans, Jr., 24. whose father lives on route 1, Newberry, recently was graduat ed from the Non-commissioned of ficer Leadership School at Fort George G. Meade, Md. BOOKMOBILE Thursday, March 1st Mt. Bethel - Garmany — Mrs. Minnie Leitzseyt Mrs,. Raymond Nichofe. Maybinton Community — Mrs. Arthur Maybin. Strother Community—Mrs. Jeff Suber. Crook’s Store—Homer Crooks. New Hope Zion Community - Miss Olive Eargle. Peak. Pomaria Community—Mrs. Ben Johnson. Friday, March 2nd: St. Philips Community John* Stone. Mrs. G. Y. Taylor. Pomaria school. Mrs. SEA OF MATRIMONY By Allen Wishert J ERRY PORTER’S married life could hardly be termed happy or joyous. His wife was a fault finder, a nagger, branding him a failure because he couldn’t shower her with gorgeous gifts that only a husband of wealth could afford. Jerry’s parents had been poor; so was he; not desper ately so, for he earned a moder ate wage. His wife, Inez, had known before she accepted him as her mate, they would be com pelled 'to live from hand to mouth until conditions bettered them selves. But she didn’t like wait ing. “Other husband’s rise above ordinary levels,” said she to Jer ry. “Why can’t you?” The everyday grind was begin ning it’s pulverising revolution. “There ships have landed,” re plied Jerry, gulping his coffee, anxious to get away from the lash ing he knew was on the way. “My boat is floundering far from shore, but one of these days it’ll sail in to the harbor.” “When it does, the captain will inform you that it has been 'scut tled.” Jerry grabbed his hat and made for the front door, the sea was getting too rough for navigation. Never had Jerry ever taken a trip aboard a boat any larger than one propelled by oars. He was at a loss to understand where he and his wife had collected all those nautical terms that cropped up in every setto. Perhaps it was pre paring him for the future, and when his ship did come in. he could jolly with the old tar’s in their language while the rich cargo was being unloaded. Arriving home that evening he stepped into the bathroom to rid himself of the daily shadow. His wife loomed in the doorway. Again she took up the argument, but along a different angle; “Did you know that Mrs. Smythe “Seems that I’ve heard the name somewhere,” stretching his neck to scrape under his chin. “No doubt you have. She’s our next door neighbor, and her hus band is giving her a fur coat.’’ “What fur?” he almost cut a chunk from his lip laughing at his wit. Sixteen years ago he heard a comedian pull that one, and this was the first chance he’d had to unload it. “I’ve decided,” she hadn’t got ten the joke. “That my husband will get me one.” “Sure, I will. On my next trip to the North Pole I’ll bring you a live one.” Hilarity turned to hysteria. Mrs. Jerry resorted to the only weap on known to womankind; angry, burning tears. S.,e was going back to mother, and she wouldn’t re turn to his abode until he had stacked up his second million. Strange as it seems, two weeks from date, Jerry received a wire informing him that a rich uncle had passed into the beyond and he, Jerry, was sole heir to seven mil lion dollars. Three days before his wife had applied for a divorce, all neces sary papers had been issued and Jerry had placed his signature thereunto. His wife learned of his in heritance, and immediately her heart revealed that she had a most forgiving nature. She rushed to Jerry to effect reconciliation Entering their home, she ran to Jerry who hadn’t quite regained his balance, and threw her arms around him; “You see, darling, I’ve re turned,” she patted his cheek “We’ll sail the sea of matrimony together in fair weather or foul.” “Sorry, lady,” he removed her clutch. “Your passport is a phoney and you missed the boat, and as we sail through the Golden Gate I can see you on the pier wav ing: “Bon Voyage.” OF MUSIC Presented By The * ■ -ffS 'If * I Music Department Of Newberry Schools MISS JUANITA HITT Director of Music Newberry City Schools MISS LORRAINE PARIS Band Director Newberry City Schools Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Association extends its heartiest congratula- tions to Miss Juanita Hitt, Music Director of the City Schools who has arranged the SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL for Newberry Schools, and to Miss Lorraine Paris, Director of City School Bands, which will participate in the Festival. We believe this is a fine step forward in providing an education in Music for our school stu dents, and we urge the public to attend the Elementary Festival on March 8 a 8 p.m. and the High School Festival on March 9 at 8 p.m. Both in the High School Auditorium. * NEWBERF [Y FEDERAL Savi ngs & ] Loan Ass’n. 1223 College Street * Newberry, S. C. JOHN F. CLARKSON, President DIRECTORS J. K. WILLINGHAM, Sec’y-Treas. M. O. SUMMER J. F. CLARKSON G. K. DOMINICK E. B. PURCELL J. K. WILLINGHAM W. C. HUFFMAN SM