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NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1956
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By The Way M V stek V Farm No 29 Whose Is It ?
By Dons A. Sanders
NO MORE ROGER
It mm 1 ms ;i ^-luim*' that attm'
su< h Iouk and (list in^mshod .-*t
vita- dining World War 11, t ho
arjmy hits soon lit to 'roUiaso
HogtM from tho armod foroos. But
tirnos luivo a wa\ of ohanging and
methods along with thorn, so Rog
er is no longer indispensihle. In
its place will he Koinoo, tho new
designation for "K in the army s
phonetic alphabet.
1 think it is still possible that
•‘Roger" will he used in t h e
sense that it is used h> pilots and
others as meaning “1 understand
along with the familiar "Wilico",
meaning “will c (imply." I can’t
visualize a pilot talking to the
tower saying "Romeo Wilico.”
Only four meml>ers of the old
phonetic alphabet used by the
armed services survived. They are
.Charlie, Mike. Victor and X-ray.
In ease you are one of those who
keep up with such things, the new
phonetic alphalvet is as follows:
alfa. bravo, charlie, delta, echo,
foxtrot, golf, hotel, india, juliett.
kilo, lima, mike. November. os< ar,
pai>a, Quebec, rorneo. Sierra, tan
go, uniform, victor, whiskv, xray.
yankee and zulu.
HAVE ANOTHER CU D
••(’offee Day" will he tomorrow,
Friday, in ami around Newberry,
the designation meaning (hal (‘ach
nickle or dime \ou spend tor a
cup of coffee at eating csiahlish
ments in Newle rr.v will be donat
ed by lie* owners of thoso (*stah
lishments to the Crippled child
ren’s campaign in Newberry coun
ty. Those of you who usually have
a cup of coffee, take time, relax
and drink two cups. Those who
don't, make a special effort t o
drink a cup tomorrow at one of
the eating places listed below.
This is the third and last phase
of the campaign to raise money
for the Crippled Children’s Soc
iety. One phaae was the Easter
Seal sale, the second the lily sale
held last Saturday. Mrs. Thomas
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MYSTERY FARM No. 29: Can you identify it? if so, call or write to The Newberry Sun, telephone
No. 1. You may be the winner of a free television service call by George N. Martin Radio and TV
or a ticket to the Ritz or Wells theatres. The owner of the farm may receive the photograph In an
attractive easel by calling at The Sun office. Calls and letters will be accepted until noon on Mon
day following this publication date. The names of those who correctly Identify the farm will be
placed in a hat and 11 names drawn for winners. All who correctly identify the farm will be listed
in next week’s issue. (Zekan Robbins photo.) !
Advantages Of Watershed
Explained To Landowners
In a further effort to explain
advantages offered by a water
shed project, farmers and busi
ness men owning property in the
proposed Rush River watershed,
were shown slide-; and other ma
terials at a (meeting at Rush River
high school last Thursday night
by Brice M. I^athan, area conser
vationist of the Anderson Soil
Parks and Mrs. R. W. Ivester are Conservation district.
co-chairmen of the “Coffee Day”
program.
The participating establishments
are Werts Coffee Shop on College
street. Gilder and Weeks, Smith’s
Rexall Drugs. Central Drugs,
Whit’s Grill. Haile’s Truck Stop.
Gilliam’s Drive-In. Plampins Hats.
Shell Service Station. Summer’s
Drive-In, Kinard’s Lunch Stand.
Zesto, Mac’s Sport Shop. Layton’s
Lunch Stand. Newberry Drug Co.,
Prosperity Drug Co. Wallace home
and the Wiseman hotel.
A GREAT LOSS
I wish here to express my sor
row on the passing lust week of
Mrs. Mary Fulmer Wells. My first
recollection of Mrs. Wells goes
back to the time when we first
came to Newberry and when our
favorite pasttime was going to the
old Opera House. 1 can still see
Mrs. Wells
box at the
sitting in the
top of those
difference after channels were
cleaned, dams constructed. road
hanks treated, gullies stabilized,
reforestation and other conserva
tion practices put into effect.
Pickens watershed is one of 60
pilot projects in the nation, and
the only one in South Carolina.
Mr. La than also showed by use
of two blackboards the problems
which are confronted in water
shed construction, and the solu
tions which have been found to
those problems.
At the conclusion of his talk,
those land-owners present voted
the continuance of the study
which has been underway for the
past month, to draw up plans for
the Rush River watershed.
In an interview with a Sun re
porter. Joe Earle, area conserva
tionist of Chester, said that local
people will he expected to share
in the program on the basis of loss
in proportion to benefit. The gov-
Sho was then, and throughout her ! eminent, he explained, pays the
life, a most friendly and thought- cost of preparation of the plan,
till person. One of her friends said but unless the plan when eomplet-
"it is too bad that Mrs. Wells ed is acceptable to all land-own-
rouldn't have lived a little longer ers in the territory, or can he al
to see all of tie- beautiful flowers tered to suit them, the watershed
in bloom, sle- loved them so." She project will not he undertaken,
had a "green thumb" and was al- Local fanm-rs. lie said, will be
willing to share her plants expected to do a certain amount
The colored slides depicted
work done on a pilot watershed in
Pickens Soil Conservation dis
trict. This is a 12 mile creek
watershed, which, as a "pilot”,
was more substantially financed
by the government than such
watersheds as the Rush River
project would he.
The slides, on two screens sim
ultaneously. showed “before” and
"after" pictures while work on
the Pickens watershed was pro
gressing. They demonstrated the
wa v
t icket i w it h ether-
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My deepest
yvmpatby of t he
stairs, goes to those who survive her.
la r a;
work on their own land, as
consci vat ion measures are
concerned. The government will
pay a certain percent of the pro
gram’s cost, depending on the
total amount of the program and
the benefit which will fee (derived
by landowners in the area, who
will also be required to (maintain
the watershed after the work is
done.
The program, it was explained
would affect Bush River andall
of it’s tributaries.Dams would be
built. channels improved, rpad
banks treated, land stabilization
and reforestation measures under
taken.
E. L. Shull of the Soil Conser
vation Service in Columbia is
leader of the watershed planning
party. The other members of the
party are Messrs. Clay,Hammond,
Rates and Vaughan, geologist,
economist, hydrologist and eng
ineer, respectively.
Mr. Earle advised that meetings
would he held from time to time
to advise interested parties of
progress on the watershed plan.
Newberry County’s Best Spellers
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Goodman Leaves
Recreation Job
Gordon Goodman, who has been
Newberry's recreation director for
the past year, lias submitted his
resignation to City Manager Ed
Rlackwell to he effective April
JOth. Mr. Goodman has accepted
a job as recreation director at
Greenville, N. C., where he will
begin his duties on May 1.
In his letter of resignation, dat
ed March 27, the director express
ed his appreciation to city coun
cil, the city recreation commis
sion and the people of Newberry
for the cooperation given to him
during his time as Newberry's
recreation director.
Mrs. Wells Rites
Last Friday
Mrs. Mary Fulmer Wells, widow
of Henry B. Wells. Sr for many
years Chief of tin- Newberry Fir
department, died early Thursday
morning at her home on Harring
ton street. She was 7‘* years of
age and had been in failing health
for several months.
Mrs. Wells passed her whole
life in this county, being born in
the Pomaria section, the daughter
of the late William W. and Alice
Ann Epting Fulmer. She had lived
most of her life in the city of
Newberry and for many years as
stated her husbnd in the operation
of the Opera House, then later
assisted her son in operating the
Wells theatre as long as health
permitted. Mrs..Wells was a mem
ber of the Lutheran church of the
Redeemer, the Womans Mission
ary Society liadies Aid and other
organizations of the church. She
was a member of the first garden
club organized in Newberry.
She is survived by two sons,
H. B. Wells, Jr., and W. Fulmer
Wells, of Newberry; one sister.
Mrs. R. W. Hutchinson, Laurens;
four brothers. W. A. Fulmer, R. A.
Fulmer. Dr. R. E. Fulmer, all of
Colombia; O. F. Fulmer. Savan
nah, Georgia; two grandchildren,
H. B. Wells III, Newberry; Mrs.
A. H. Mencken. Augusta. Ga. Four
great-grandchildren and a num
her of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on
Friday afternoon at M o’clock from
her late residence with Rev. Paul
E. Monroe and Dr. R. A. Goodman
conducting the rites. Interment
followed in Rosemont cemetery.
Active pallbearers w er e Marion l
Fulmer. Furman Fulmer. Robert
Fulmer. Weight Fulmer. Eugene
Fulmer, Rev. Olin Hutchinson. R.
W. Hutchinson, Jr., Eddie West-
wood, Tom Westwood. Leland
Welling, Emerson Westwood, and
Pickett Fulmer.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill
Tqrner. Harry Dominick. Hal
K<tan, Dr. James Kinard, H. W.
(timpert, Sam Beam, Wright
non, T. E. Epting, Chris Kauf
man, Otis Whitaker, Dutch Al
brecht, Dr. F. N. Martin and Rev.
Neil Truesdale.
Ritchie Says Consolidation
Matter Still Being Discussed
At Margaret Hunter Park
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(Photo by NtcRofft)
Easter Services Planned
For Sunrise On Sunday
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William T. Jones of Greenwood,
who has announced that he will
be a candidate for re-election to
the office of Solicitor of the 8th
Judicial district. Mr. Jones has
held the place for the past four
years.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Miss Clary Named
Student Officer
Miss Susan Clary, rising senior
at Furman university, Greenville,
was recently elected vice-presid
ent of the student body on the
university’s woman’s campus. Miss
Clary is the laughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bennette E. Clary of Came
ron and granddaughter of Mrs. J.
H. Clary of Newberry.
The traditional Easter Sunrise
service at Margaret Hunter park
will begin on Easter morning at
6:12 with Dr. Joseph M. King,
professor of religion at Furman
university delivering the message.
Scripture will be read by tLe Rev.
Thomas H. Weeks, prayer offered
by the Rev. Gordon H. Mann and
the benediction pronounced by
the Rev. C. B. Corley.
The choir assembled by Mrs.
James E. Wiseman will be made
up of singers from the various
churches in the city and directed
by Rev. C. (). i^amoreux. T h e
National Guard band will furnish
the brasses under the direction of
Bob Gilliam.
The Newbery high school band,
directed by Miss Lorraine Paris,
will enter the park at 5:45 and
play appropriate music to sound
the call for worship.
In the event of rain, the ser
vices will he held at the high
school auditorium.
The committee in charge of the
Sunrise service has announced
that there will be sufficient seat
ing capacity for all who attend.
The service will be broadcast
over WKDK.
begin at 6:30 with the Easter
message delivered by Rev. Garth
L. Hill, pastor of Holy Trinity at
Little Mountain. Besides Holy
Trinity, churches taking part in
the program will include Mount
Tabor, Mount Pilgrim, St. Tho
mas and St. Peters. The pastors
of thecongregations, the Rev. J.
S. Wessinger and the Rev. John
D. Zeigler, will take part in the
service. Choirs from the sponsor
ing churches will lead the singing.
Mrs. Louise Derrick, organist, is
directing the choirs. The services
at Prosperity will begin at 6 a.m.
Among the Sunrise services to
be held in the county are those
at Wightman Methodist church in
Prosperity and atop the highest
peak on Litle Mountain.
The Little Mountain service will
There will be Easter sunrise ser
vices at West End Baptist church
conducted by the pastor, Rev. J.
Ed Taylor. The text of the ser
mon will be “The Meaning of the
Resurrection.” Special music will
be rendered by the church choir.
The service will be held at 6:30
a.m. in the church, followed by
Sunday school at 7:30 a.m. The
evening worship period will be
held at the usual hour.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the sunrise service.
Local 324 To
Meet Sunday
There will be a meeting of the
TWUA CIO-AFT Local Union No.
324 at the Mollohon School Sun
day afternoon, April 1 a t 3 p. m.
All members are urged to attend.
Still untangled is the kn Y
problem which lias faced e
Newberry County Bo%rd of : .u-
eation in its past several u et-
ings: to consolidate the agh
schools of the county as planned
three years ago, or not to consoli
date in view r of recent opposition
by rural school patrons.
The matter was not discussed
at the regular meeting of the
Board Tuesday night; however,
representatives of radio and press
were told by the Board's chair
man, J. S. Ritchie, that no decis
ion had been reached. “We can’t
give an answer on consolidation
tonight,” said the chairman. “The
matter is still under advisement
and executive sessions of the
board have been held in an effort
to reach a solution. I can tell you
that when a decision is reached,
it will be after the most serious
consideration by the Board, and
many hours j of lying awake at
night trying to decide what is
best.”
During the short meeting of the
Board, a committee representing
the teachers of the county ap
peared to present three requests
for the welfare of the teachers.
Members of the committee were
0. E. Hendrix, Mrs. Phil Kelly,
and Mrs. Naomi Epting. who hold
positions in the Newberry County
Education Association as legisla
tive chairman, president and
teaciier welfare chairman respect
ively. The requests were (1) to
establish a policy of allowing
teachers to accumulate 40 days
sick leave; (2) to increase county
supplement paid teachers; and
(3) to amend the retirement pol
icy to allow certain teachers to
become eligible for social secur
ity benefits.
The delegates urged the Board
to consider the 40-day sick leavo
program, stating that the request
was being made to county Boards
throughout the state to establish
a state-wide policy. They empha
sized that few teachers use the
maximum of seven days they are
now allowed annually and the op
inion that no teachers would take
advantage of the cumulative leave,
but that it would be a morale fac
tor for the teachers to know they
would have something to fall
back on in the event of a serious
illness. The Board- later decided
to survey other counties in the
State an<i determine the general
policy. Such a survey made a year
ago revealed that or.Iy four coun
ties provided a cumulative sick
leave, those for only 3o days, ac
cording to P. K. Harmon, director
of county schools.
Mr. Hendrix, spokesman for ' e
delegation, asked that the te er
county supplement which now l v-
^rages 13 to 14 per cent of ; ate
aid, be increased to 20 per ent
of the State aid. This would mean
an average increase of $15 a
month to teachers holding A and
B Certificates, he said. Expressing
regret that the General Assembly
did not increase teachers’ State
aid this year, the speaker said,
“there are some teachers who do
not receive the mimimum wage
rate of $1 an hour.” The Board
did not discuss this request, stat
ing that it was futile to do so
when no funds were available at
this time to increase the supple
ment.
The third request asked that
teachers who have, or soon will
reach the retirement age of 65 be
permitted to teach until they have
sufficient “quarters” under soccial
security to • receive benefits when
they retire. Mr. Harmon stated
(Continued on page 5)
William Roblnaon, sixth grade student at Whitmire is presented the first place award of $5 in the New
berry County Spelling Bee held last Saturday at the High School auditorium. Making the presentation
is County Superintendent of Education James D. Brown. William also received the right to represent
tho county in the State contest to be held April 21 at Columbia College. Charlsie Counts, left above,
won second place, $3, and Faith Young, second from right, received the third place award $2. Charlsie
la an 8th grade student at Pomaria, Faith an 8th grade student at Silverstreet. On the extreme right
Is Mias Clifford Coleman, chairman of the county Spelling Bee committee. Other entrants were Sara
Evans, 7th grade, Bush River; Sue Ellen Hipp, 6th grade, Newberry Junior high and Andrea Shealy,
7th grade, Little Mountain. Judges were Rev. Paul Monroe, Jr., Rev. C. O. Lamoreux, and Rev E. L.
Alexander. Callers were Mrs. Josephine Layton, Mrs. Janie Lou Whitaker and Miss Margaret Paysinger.
(Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders.)
ter Lovett, Hedy P. Clark, Eddie
Long, Deleal Boinest, Neel Boo
zer, Gettls L. Coates.
March 31: Mrs. James Smith,
Sr., Johnny Billingsley, Rupert
Edward Hodges, Jr., Mary Susan
Long, Mrs. Anna Counts, George
Ray Lathrop, Larry Boam.
April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Bertha
D. Boylston, Mrs. C. E. Saint-
Amand, Otis L. Whitaker, Mrs. A.
E. ; Hazel.
April 2: Fred Hayes, Oliver
Cromer, Mrs. Sam J. Shannon.
April 3: Mary Ruth Armlield,
Mrs. J. B. Hanmon. —
April 4: C. T. Summer, W. H.
Dickert, Miss Rebecca Lominick,
Mrs. Herman Halfacre, J. H. Cook,
James Edward Plampin, Mrs. J. E.
Wiseman, Anne Bruner, Miss
Myra Hardy.
April 5: Mrs. Arthur Dwyer, A.
C. Ward, John Francis Scurry,
Jackie Goodman, Mrs. L. A. Black.
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Gentlemen Of The Newberry County Grand Jury
MEMBERS OF THE NEWBERRY COUNTY GRAND JURY for thl. year .re shown in the
court convened last Monday morning. They are front row, left to right, W. M. Buford, Kirby Lomln^k, O. C. Dominick, Te^ritl Wes-
smger, Clifton Hattaway, George K. Dominick, foreman; J. H. Cook,_Louie Spearman, F. L. Graham and Clyde McCarlev second row L
E. Chandler, T. P, McCullough, James E. Nichols, J. Dave Caldwell, Ray A. Martin, Robert Byrd, W. B. Hite, Sheely Settler, Curtia Hipp
and Eugene Piester. Absent when the picture was made was Harold Long. Messrs Buford. Lomlnack, and Chandler
transferred to the petit jury and will not serve on the grand jury thia year. Sunphoto by Doris A. Sandora.)
were alternates, later
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