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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1956 • '-V r+, JM -? ■ s % ■ aa? »y- M * m #i- v^- DR. HARRY ROBERT WILSON Is shown at the High School Music Festival Friday night just after conducting the Mixed Chorus It? a song of his own composition, “Peace Must Come Like A Troubadour." Pianist for this selection was Miss Carol Setzler. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders,) COUNTY SCHOOLS . . . (Continued from page 1) superintendent John Grady Long. Mr. Waldrop and each of the lad ies urged continuation of the high school at Silverstreet. Mrs. Cannon made the statement ‘I think we should have some long range program and not have this demoralizing problem coming up year after year." Supt . Long read a four page paper, outlining the feelings o t the school’s patrons; the facilities and curriculum offered at Silver- street, and the student potential for future years. He said that on Thursday night, March 1, about would not be able to participate In sports and other extra curricu la activities because of the trans portation involved. In speaking of the PTA’s sup port of the school he said “A real live PTA is helping to prevent the withdrawal of the high school because they know if the high school is discontiuued, Silver- street would disintegrate as a wide-awake community center.” Portions of the remainder of the statement follow: “There are very few discipline problems in our school because there is apparently a common un- derstanding between participating of the household. The students, teachers and parents cooperate 100%. Better than 95% of the student body rents textbooks." The service to the community in maintaining the agriculture de partment was also pointed up, as well as the problem involved in transportating children to gram mar and high schools in the event of consolidation. J. S. Ritchie, chairman of the Board, thanked the lelegation. The second group to appear be fore the Board w'ere the area superintendents, coaches and rep- and supplies had been purchased in the two years he had been there and an inventory of the sup plies should amount to about $5,. 000 or mbre. Supt. Robinson said that at the beginning of this school year, the deficit was $2062.23; that the amount taken in during the year was about $3800 and that the debt had been reduced to $1500, but that a deficit was anticipated dur ing the baseball season. It was Coach Roberts’ opinion that it would take at least $1500 a year to field a football team. “If all debts were paid, with $1500 a . parties. Smaller groups get better 250 patrons of the area met and , , , x . .. supervision, more personal atten- voted unanimously to keep the high school accredited at Silver- street if possible and pledge wholehearted support to the Ad- tion and a more thorough job of instruction ... “No doubt we are receiving our visory board and the county board P ro - rata share of instructional ma- member, Richard C. Neel, Jr. trom terlal8 - However, it is Ineuffl- the Silverstreet area. In the clcnt ' Uke other Newberry County achievement of that goal. He continued that on the pres ent plan, with a five-grade high school, there, are now 71 students; that next year there would be 77 and the following year 91; and that on a six-year high school plan, the number would reach 110 for the 1967-58 session. There are six full time teachers in the high school, he said, four of whom are men, and 27 unit credits available each year with as many as 30 un its available by alternating sub jects every other year. Only 16 units are required for graduation, he pointed out, and only two sub jects are being taught by teach ers not certified in those particu lar subjects. Mr. Long also told the Board, as did the Bush River group, that the students from the rural area Public Schools, to maintain rat ings comparable to schools in some counties possessing greater local financial support . . . “Our facilities, in buildings and grounds, are exceptionally ample to maintain a high school . . . some renovations, alterations and modernization should be made . . . we believe the citizens of the Sil verstreet area would support a bond issue in order to secure the necessary funds to complete al) essential projects within the en tire county . . . “Our music department com pares favorably with the average in the county . . . practically ev ery child participates in the pro gram, talented or untalented . . . “We encourage the students to rent their textbooks because it is a great savings to the head Whitmire areas, the high schools year we should be able to have a of which had gone into debt on program,” their athletic programs. From Chairman Ritchie told the group Prosperity were Supt. C. E. Hend- tlmt “We hope to get more money rix. Coach John R. Sykes and ad-; for extra-curricula activities next visory board members Ira Kinard year for all the schools on equit- and Jake Bowers; Supt. N. P. Rob- able basis. We’ve got to work out inson, Coach Jerry Roberts and! some program to eliminate unex- Principal Milton Hite represented pected bills.' - NEW. 5 , GOOD-op OttRSi "Foot-loose" and free from foot trouble! That's the youngster who wears Self-Starters from “start" to six! For they're scientifically designed to achieve the complete flexibility necessary for - nstursl bone and muscle development ... even in the heavier-soled larger sizes. They provide plenty of toe room up and down... protect, yet do not bind. Your boy or girl will Uke Self-Starters’ barefoot freedom. You'U like their smartness, quality and value. Choose from high shoes and oxfords, in the wanted styles and leathers. Sizes 4 to 8 Widths B, C, D $5.08 > White Calf Black Patent Anderson’s Shoe Store Whitmire. Mr. Hendrix explained to the board that prior to consolidation of school districts into the one unit system, citizens of Prosper ity agreed to sponsor a football program at Prosperity high school. Land was bought and graded, con crete bleachers with wooden run ners were installed, a fence erect ed, and lights installed. The town’s citizens pledged $6600 with little assurance of being repaid, contin ued the speaker, and the school added $1400 to pay for these it ems. The $6600 debt was to be re paid with 20 per cent of the gate receipts from ball games each year, and $400 i 0 has already been repaid, he said. When the county unit system went into effect, Mr. Hendrix stated, the county took over the deed to the property but left the athletic associaion with the debt to pay, and money in the school’s operating fund was turned into the county. “We didn’t object to turn ing the money over,” said the superintendent, “because we w r ere confident that provisions would be made to carry on the extra-curri cula activity of the schools.” He said that at the end of the first year of operation under the coun ty unit system. Prosperity owed $900 on its athletic program; that the PTA had donated $500 to help pay off the debt; and that the only help they had received from the County Board w.as $200 one year, and $800 for the past tw r o- years. Mr. Ritchie rerpinded the group that the County Board had paid the indebtedness which had been incurred through the 1952-53 school year. By that time, Mr. Hendrix re plied, supplies had already been -ordered for the 1953-54 school year and the debt of over $2300 had been cumulative since that time. He explained that the school had bought a scoreboard for $250; that in order to eliminate a $150 yearly laundry bill, they had pur chased a washing machine at cost from Prosperity Furniture Com pany; they built a dressing room; improved the wiring in the gym; built a batters cage and bought 60 loads of topsoil for the baseball diamonds and assumed obligation of buying playground equipment for the smaller children in all four schools in the area. “We have met with the county delegation to try to get more money.” Supt. Hendrix said. “In January, before they went to the legislature, we met with them one and one-half hours and pointed up these things, the critical need. 1 don’t know whether we made an impression on the delegation or not, but w r e tried.” Coach Jerry Roberts of Whit mire stated that when he came to Whitmire two years ago, he found the athletic program approximate ly $1000 in debt, that equipment He further stated “We want to do all we can to encourage extra curricula activities. We are trying to reach a solution to continue the program. There is a possibility of being able to include more money next year. We’ll expect, when the solution is reached, for the school to operate within that amount and we’ll expect any unusual expenses to be brought before the Board.” AJter the Whitmire and Prosper- oty' delegations left, James D, Brown, county superintendent of education and secretary of the Board, read a letter from Gallman high school showing an athletic about $1600 was incurred by Gall- man High and between $350 and $400 was indebtedness left from the operation of the athletic pro gram of Drayton High school. Be fore the meeting ended, the Board voted to ‘freeze the bills” as they now stand, pay the indebtedness when the budget for the next op erating year is made up and begin anew with separate budgets for each school for athletic programs and for extra-curricula activities. The two actions of the board which'required only a few minutes of the three and one-half hour ses sion were to vote to. apply to the State Finance Commission for ad ditional funds witty which to com plete the elementary school build ing at Silverstreet, and to re-elect all area superintendents and Sup erintendents Wigfall and Schum- pert at Gallman and Drayton Street schools respectively. The motion provided that the salaries of the area superintendents would remain the same regardless of the disposition of the consolidation problem. ‘We cannot afford to keep those men dangling,” said one board member, “and I think they should be paid their present salary.” Other members of the board agreed with a unanimous vote on the motion. County Board members are J. S. Ritchie, Joe L. Keitt, Richard C. Neel, Jr„ W. H. Caldwell, J. Alvin Kinard, Dan Hamm, Jr.; James D. Brown, ex officio mem ber. Others present at the meeting included P. K. Harmon, director oi schools, and representatives ot press and radio. Calendar Society The Calendar Society of Central Methodist Church met on Monday. March 12 at 4:00 p. m. in the so cial hall of the church. Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, president, opened the meeting and presented Mrs. William Buford, who con ducted the devotions. * Mrs. Buford used as her subject. “Cast thy burden upon the Lord,” a topic suggested by a newspaper column conducted by Dr. Charles Allen, a Methodist minister of At lanta. The thought of the devotion was that “by precent and example this minister strives to teach his flock the blessing of ‘being calm inside’. Telephone calls asking for help come to him constantly. Frequently the three telephones in his home ring at the same time, all bringing calls for help from hearts heavy with burdens, tragedy, sorVow, broken homes, frustration. We think of our calls that ascend to our Father God. Sometimes through lack of faith w T e cary out ‘Does God hear our calls? Has He forgotten us? Does He care? At such times if we ‘cast our burdens upon the Lord’ by faith, we receive the blessing ’of being calm inside’ whether our answer comes at once or is delayed in the wisdom of God.” After the devotions, the minutes were read and approved and re ports of officers and committees were given and discussed. Mrs. Dave Hayes, chairman of the flower committee, reported that flowers had been secured for Palm Sunday, for Thursday and Good Friday of Holy Week and for Raster Sunday. Mrs. Hentz, chairman of vest ments committee, reported that six additional surplices were need ed for the choir. It was decided to buy the surplices at once. The business session was closed with the benediction, led by the presi dent. Delightful refreshments were served the 22 members by the hos tesses, Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. Marvin Summer, Mrs. Emma Longshore, Mrs. D. J. Williams, Mrs. Frank Lominack, Sr., Mrs. T. S. Humphries, Mrs. P. B. Ezell and Mrs. George Sessions. H.D. AGENT ! PERSONAL NEWS Truesdell Speaker The Parent-Teacher Association of Junior High school urges all interested persons to attend its regular meeting on Thursday ev ening (tonight) at 8 o’clock in the auditorium of the school. The theme cf the program will be, "Our PTA Can Do Big Things Thfough Legislation,” afid the committee feels fortunate in se curing as the speaker the Rev. Neil E. Truesdell, whose broad experience make him an excellent choice for this subject. Having been a legislator, Mr. Truesdell can speak as parent, minister, and friend of children. The Legislative committee of the indebtedness oT $1,975.83, of whidh PTA is composed of James C. Ab rams, William Hunter, and Aubrey Harley. Mrs. Aubrey Harley, chairman of the Music Committee, has ar ranged some special music for the occasion. Eva Jane Price will give a piano solo, and a mixed quartet will sing. LOCAL 324 MEETS Mollohon TWUA Local Union .No. 324 will meet as usual Sunday afternoon, March 18 at 3 p. m. Regular business will be attended to and matters of importance will be discussed. All members are es pecially urged to attend. Visitors are welcome. Recent Movings Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Moye have moved to 1528 Caldwell street to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Miller have moved to 1226 Glenn street. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Byars are now residing in partment D-4 in Carol Courts. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lake have moved to 2626 DeLoach avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Warren h*ve moved to 1311 Pearl street in the house they recently pur- dhased from Harry Mills. The Mills have moved to their new home on Hill avenue. WARRANTS GIVEN ... (Continued from page 1) on Thomas Reeder, obtaining mo ney by false pretense; John Doug las,‘grand larceny ; John Douglas, three counts of stealing gasoline; Iva Duckett and Bennie Edwards, breaking and entering in night time, stealing; Eugene Harmon and Hugh Lawson, non-support; Eugene Reed, highway robbery; Robert Lewis Johnson, Eugene (Pete) Jackson, James Willie Jackson, housebreaking and lar ceny; Beauford Robinson, James Billy Weaver, Fred Mayer, steal ing gasoline; Etholia Graham, vio lation liquor law; Theresia Gar- many, abandonment of child; Da vid Heller, non-support; Herman Glenn, housebreaking with intent to commit a felony; Herman Glenn, pointing firearms; 'George Williams, breaking. and grand lar- cetny; Duane Dean, non-support; H. N. Ruff, presenting, pointing and threatening to kill his wife; Also, Lee Roy Madden, grand larceny; James Burd, housebreak ing and grand larceny; Frank Nel son and Wade H. Stack, non-sup port; Hunter Brown Williams, burglary; Johnie Lee Hunter, grand larceny; Dan Cook, four charges of peeping tom; Henry Hall, five cases of housebreaking and petit larceny; Henry Hall, housebreaking with intent to com mit felony or lessor crime; Ansel Dominick, assault and battery with intent to kill; Haskill Floyd, murder; Robert Vance, stealing from auto; Hilliard Mize alias John Mize, escaping from chain gang; John Ervin Wilson, 7 assault and battery with intent to ravish. CALENDAR The County Home Demonstra tion Agents, Mrs. Margie D. Free man, Mrs. Margaret R. Coleman and Miss Phyllis H. Herring an. nounce the followMng^chedule for the week of March 20-24: Monday: office; home visits. Tuesday: office; County Council chorus at 330 at the Agriculture building in Newberry. Beth Eden HDC at 8 p. m. \With Mrs. Ed ward Chandler as hostess. Wednesday Newberry Junior Hi 7th 4-H at 8:30 a.m. Mt. Bethel Garmany HDC at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Richard Caldwell and Mrs. J. N. Ruff as hostesses; St. Philips HD C at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Horace Werts and. I. C. Livingston as hostesses. Thursday: Home Management project Leaders Training Meet ing for Leaders from the follow ing clubs: Jalapa, Jolly Street, Hartford, Vaughnville, Smyrna, & Pomaria. Little Mountain HDC at 3 p. m. at the Fellowship Hall with Mrs. David Matthews and Miss Lucille Counts as hostesses. Friday, March 3: office; O’ Neal HDC at 3 p. m. with Mrs. Ira Kinard as hostess. Smyrna HDC at 3 p. m. with Mrs. H. L. Boo zer, Jr. as hostess. Saturday: office. Building Permits March 8: A. C. Ward, repairs to roof on dwelling 2017 Drayton street $300. March 10: Claude Summer gen eral repairs to dwelling at 401 O’Neal street $500. March 13: D. W. Jones, general repairs to dwelling on Glenn St. $200. Hospital Births BOBB Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edward Bobb of 408 Rodelsperger street an nounce the birth of a daughter, Sheree Denise, weighing s i x pounds, 14 ounces on March 9, at the Newberry Memorial hospital. Mrs. Bobb is the" former Mary Ruth Longshore. WSCS TO MEET TODAY The Women’s Society of The Christian Endeavor, of Central Methodist church will meet on Monday, March 19 at 4 p. m. in the McCullough Bible class room. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Long, of Topeka, Kansas visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs,. Willie Hawkins on Deloach Ave. and Mi*s. Earl Taylor on the Cut-off road over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mayer, of Atlanta, Georgia visited Mrs. Mayer’s relatives over the week end; Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Camp bell on Harrington street, Miss Aurelia Mayer on Brown street and Mrs. Lula Monts at Silver street, and other relatives in the county. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Shealy and two Children, Herman Lee anl Eddie, of Union, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hayes and daughter, Anne, of An derson, were weekend visitors in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Halfacre in the Saint Phillips community. Miss Anne Campbell, a student nurse at the Columbia hospital, spent from Friday of last week until Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell on Harrington street. Miss Margaret I^and Keitt freshman at Maryville College, Maryville. Tenn., spent from Fri day until Sunday with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Keitt on Boundary street. The Keitts took her to Greenville Sunday af ternoon where she caught a plane to return to college. Miss Theresa Lightsey and niece, Miss Susanne Starling of Spartanburg spent the weekend in Rock Hill where they attended the Junior Follies at Winthrop College. Mrs. Bothwell Graham, who has been on an extended ’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Me- Caskill and family in Conway, and her son, Dr. Bothwell Gra ham, Jr. and family in Columbia, will return to her home on Cal houn street this week. Cox On Visit From South America F. L. Cox, an engineer with the Standard Dredging Copor&tion of New York, now on a project at Maraciabo, Venezuela, South Am erica. was at home the past week. Mrs. Cox accompanied him on a visit with his brother, Edward C. Cox and family of Myrtle beach and his sister, Mrs. M. J. Palutta and family of Charleston. Hospital Patients rm Vi Elton M. Amick, Chapin. Miss Ora Bundrick, route one, Pomaria Mrs. Lucy Bouknight. 612 Wright street. . m : James Connelly, route 3, Pros perity. Mrs. Katie Dominick, 912 Cline street. Mrs. Anna Pominick, Prosper- ity.. Mrs. Lucy Elmore, 1602 Cal houn street. f ■rV - • . Mrs. Aileen Floyd, route thi Newberry. Mrs. Ada Folk, route 3, New berry. Miss Maude Lee Franklin, 1812 Milligan streeL> Mrs. Katie Frye, route 1, New berry. ' W. A. Graddick, 1504 Kate St Robert Holsonback, 1401 First street. Mrs. Mattie Hartman, route 3, Prosperity. Mrs. Nannie Jennings, 13 0 8 Brown street, Whitmire. Mrs.Ozie Krell, route 2, Pros perity.# Fred McJunkins, route 3, New berry. Mrs. Myrtle McGill, 210 Cald well. Street, .Newberry. Mrs. Quid a Lominack, 2012 Har per streeL Edmond McMurray, 103 Wood street. Whitmire. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Harrington street. Mrs. Euna Mize, route one, Newberry. Mjrs. Minnie Perry, route five, Saluda. Mrs. Alice Price, 44L Vincent street. Mrs. Annie Roddy, 313, Duckett sreet, Whitmire. Donald Seymour, 1401 Third street. Mrs. Gloria Stuck, Pomaria. Baby Boy Senn, 1909 Tanyard street. • ' David Tinsley, route 1, New berry. ^ Colie H. Vaughn, 603 Fair Ave. Mrs. Evelyn Zeigler, Chapin. Colored Patients Allen Burton, route 2, New berry. Mary Alice Harmon, 403 Cald well street. Robert Lark, 1810 Lindsay street. Ed Toland, Route 4, Leesville. Spencer Wilson, 2400 Johnstone street During Newberry Forestry Week, March 19-24, . always—Help Keep Newberry County Green! FARMERS ARE LOGGERS TOO -v • A # Farmers are America’s largest group of wood land owners. They own almost one-third of the Nation’s commercial forestland. Alert farmers are fast becoming Tree Farmers by managing and protecting their woodlands. If properly managed, trees are a cash crop. We can all help these Tree Farmers grow America’s wood requirements by being careful with fire in our woods. We Are Happy to Join the Newberry Chamber of Con imerce in Promoting Newberry Forestry week City Filling Station “Next to the Post Office and Just As Reliable”