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VOLUME 18—NUMBER 52
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1956
+ $2.00 PER YEA
Mrs. Sanders
By The Way
By Doris A. Sanders
MEMORIES RENEWED
Memories of by-ji'one days came
to mind last Thursday afternoon
as I sat in tin* hijrh school audi-
toriuiji and heard the county
schools chorus, under the direc
tion of Miss Rose Hamm, sine'
“Heieh-ho, (ome to the Fair
and “Carolina.'’ I can rememlxo
so well sinjrine those sonti's, un
der Miss Hamm’s leadership when
I was a student at Boundary St.
School, and I don't believe I have
heard that arrangement of ‘Car
olina since that time. I have heard
the same words sun^ to other
music but to me no tune is better
than the one by Colcoek, which
Miss Hamm teaches her students.
The chorus was performing- at
the meeting of
the Newberry
[county E d u c a-
tion Association
land many favor
able comments
were heard re
garding the abil
ity of the group.
They looked like
a picture there
on the stage —
and I hoped to
have a picture so you could see
for yourself but 1 regret to say
that my photography failed and
the picture turned out to be a
blur. Next time I know they are
going to perform I’ll try again.
In addition to the two songs above
they sang “This Is My Father’s
World,” “Star S: angled Banner.'
“Florian's Song.” ”The Brooklet,”
“The Trout,” “Working On The
Railroad” and “Jimmy Crack
Corn.” If they stage a public per
formance at any time, I hope you
will make an effort to hear them.
I know you will enjoy it.
TOEHOLD SAVED
There is a little portion of land
on Lake Murray named by one of
its former owners “Toehold on the
Lake.” On Toehold, there is one
nice five-room house and two
other two-room cottages where
folks weary of the city noises go
to relax to the chirping of the
birds and frogs, if that could be
called chirping. The people who
own those houses are, naturally,
cautious with the use of fire but
others who barge into the terri
tory uninvited are not so careful
and as a result, a woods fire was
started a couple of weeks ago.
Our ever-alert forestry service
discovered the blaze and immed
iately dispatched firefighters.
Forest Ranger Marvin E. Wilson
and others got to the scene dou
ble time and soon had the blaze
under control. These efficient
fire-fighters, who don’t receive
much praise, have done an excel
lent job in keeping forest fires in
Newberry to a minimum. Their
services are appreciated by all
who own land in the wooded sec-,
tions of the county and should be
appreciated by all citizens who
are directly or indirectly affected
by woods fires. You can help them
if you watch your campfires, cig
arettes and matches while in the
woods.
WHAT NEXT?
There is a song from the fam
ous stage play “Oklahoma,” by
the name of “Kansas City.” The
words of the chorus begin “Every
thing’s up to date in Kansas city,
they’ve gone about as ‘fur’ as
they can gx> . . . ” Well, I think
the people up around Clemson
way have gone about as ‘fur’ as
they can go now because they
have started painting lawns, of
all things. This information is
evidently reliable, because I read
it in the weekly column of J. M.
Eleazer of Clemson. He said some
fellows are developing that idea,
after noticing how brown Bermu
da and Charleston grass lawns
got after frost. They sprayed ^
special sort of green paint on the
lawns, and according to Mr. Elea-
xer, it works remarkably well. He
tells that they tried it up at Clem-
son and the spots sprayed have
been beautiful all along while the
rest of the lawn was a dead brown
all winter and from a distance
you ^couldn’t tell it from a beau
tiful green lawn.
Quote Mir. Eleazer: “New things!
Tes, they are always coming.”
Program Candidate
M. Foster Farley, Associate
of History at Newberry
ss been appointed one of
ro candidates in the business
Bowship program , of The War-
r and Swasey Company, Cleve-
_ 0$io, to be held from July
i|fcgOugh August 3. The aimoun-
‘ came from the Foundation
Economic Education in Irving-
ludson, New York.
Mystery Farm No 33 Whose Is It ?
MYSTERY FARM No. 33. 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.)
Cancer Society To Decide Whether
To Continue In Community Chest
Mrs. Harold Bowel's was named
Newberry County Campaign Di-
reetor for the County Cancer So
ciety at a meeting of the Bviard
of directors held Tuesday in the
conference room of the Health
department. Presiding at the
meeting was the Society Presid
ent, Dr. B. M. Montgomery.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
B. O. Long of Silverstreet, second
vice-president and Dr. J. C. Sease
chairman of the Medical Advis
ory committee.
Mrs. Parnell Ringer, County
Commander, bold the group that
the Cancer Society faces the de
cision as to whether to withdraw
from the Community chest and to
conduct an independent drive,
“The Chest has not met its quota
for the past two years,” she said,
“and this year we are only receiv
ing from the chest 65 per cent of
the quota, or $2600 of the $4000
asked.” She explained that under
the rules of the American Cancer
Society, if a chapter participated
in a community chest, it could not
also make an independent fund
drive, although it could make a
membership drive, charging $1
for each membership. “It may be
necessary to do this,” Mrs. Ring
er added. “Last year, we had to
borrow money from Richland
county to meet expenses in this
county. This year the amount w r e
have is even smaller than last
year.”
The members present authoriz
ed Mrs. Ringer, together with
two other members of the board,
Mrs. Gordon Blackwell and Mrs.
Bowers, to make the decision as
to whether to withdraw from the
Community Chest and whether to
conduct a membership drive.
Dr. Montgomery briefly ad
dressed the group concerning can
cer and the efforts of medical
science to combat the dread dis
ease. “There are two things doc
tors always hear about cancer,”
he said. “Those are “cancer is in
curable” and “don’t cut it.”
“While it js true that most
forms of cancer are incurable,”
he said, “we can keep a person
with cancer comfortable for a
longer period of time than with
many diseases considered less
serious.” He told of the progress
being made in helping victims of
blood cancer, leukemia. “Although
no cure has been found for leuk-
mia, the lives N of those who suf
fer with this type cancer have
been prolonged for a number of
years. Not many years ago acute
leukemia was almost always fat
al within a year’s time.”
Dr. Montgomery cited examples
of research by medical men who
have developed cures for so-called
incurable diseases in time past.,
He told of the work done in the
discovery of insulin for the treat
ment of diabetes and , that after
years of research, it was discov
ered overnight that by removal
of enzymes from the pancreas
and by thus isolating the insulin,
diabetes could be effectively
treated.
“Thousands of people are alive
now because of the work done by
two men on insulin,” he said.
“This sort of thing could happen
at any time in the- research to
combat cancer.”
In commenting on the second
oft-heard expression, “don’t cut
me,” he emphasized that there is
no truth to the fact that remov
ing cancer will hasten its growth.
“It is just a question of whether
you want a surgeon to remove a
part of the body affected by can
cer, or whether you want the can
cer to do it.”
Officers and members of the
Board of Directors of the New
berry Cancer Society in addition
to those mentioned above, are
Dr. Montgomery, president; Miss
Theresa Lightsey, vice president;
Mrs. Gordon D. Blackwell, secre
tary; Mrs. Herbert Lominick,
treasurer; members of the Board,
Mrs. George E. Young, and Mrs.
T. J .Abrams, Whitmire; Mrs. .B.
O. Long and Mrs Harold Bowers,
Silverstreet; Mrs. Robert Pugh,
Prosperity; Mrs. R. T. Feagle,
Little Mountain; Miss Lillie Mae
Workman, Chappells; Mrs. H. W.
Lominick and Mrs. W. C. Koon,
Pomaria; Dr. Montgomery, Mrs.
Odell Wilson, Miss Lightsey, Mrs.
Blackwell, Philip Kelly, Dr. Sease
Mrs. F. L. Cox, Dr. Mamie Sum
mer and Mrs. David Ringer, all
of Newberry.
The County Commander is Mrs.
David Ringer; Philip Kelly is the
chairman of By-laws; members
of the publicity committee are
J. W. Earhardt, Mrs. Doris A.
Sanders and Jimmy Coggins;
members of the education com
mittee are Mrs. Robert Feagle
and Mrs. Ed Freeman; service
chairman is Mrs. Odell Wilson.
Juries Decide
On Trial Cases
In Civil Court
Three cases had been completed
and one was being tried in Com
mon Pleas court at the time The
Sun went to press Wednesday.
One further case was to be tried
Wednesday afternoon, two on the
docket were continued and one
was settled.
Judge Henry Johnson of Allen
dale presided at the civil court
during which the jury trials took
place on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday.
In the case of L. C. Caldwell
plaintiff, versus one 1955 Ford
Sedan, defendant, the jury decid
ed in favor of the plaintiff and
awarded him $800.
The second case heard was that
of W. E. Harrell, plaintiff versus
National Security Corporation
and G. Herman Wise, defendants,
the verdict being in favor of the
defendants.
On Tuesday afternoon a jury
was called to hear the trial of J.
L. Gilstrap and W. T. Senn, plain
tiffs, versus Ruth Erskine and
Annie Belle Whitfield and B. L.
Saxon, defendants. The trial con
tinued until Wednesday morning
at which time the jury found in
favor of the defendants.
Being tried at press time was
the case of John L. Player plain
tiff, versus J. F. Coates, defend
ant.
Settled by consent of attorneys
was the case of I. T. Timmerman,
[plaintiff, versus J. H. Bowers, de
fendant.
Continued until next term of
court are two cases: Universal
Features Advertising Co., plain
tiff, versus William T, Prince, do
ing business as Prince Radio and
Electric company, defendant; and
Credit Industrial Co., plaintiff,
versus Senn-Bozard Concrete Co.,
defendant.
Citizens Urged To Think
Over Withdrawal Petitic n
Past Presidents, Speaker
To Receive State Essay
Contest Award On Monday
Miss Elizabeth Earhardt, a
senior at Newberry high school
and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Earhardt, will be awarded
a $50 prize for winning first place
in the State “National Employ
The Physically Handicapped” es
say contest, at the Newberry high
school auditorium Monday morn
ing, April 30 at 10 o’clock. The
presentation will be made by Dill
Beckman of Columbia, chief o f
vocational rehabilitation Services
in South Carolina, and chairman
of the Governor’s committee on
physically handicapped.
Miss Earhardt’s essay “Inde
pendence For The Handicapped
Through Employment” took first
place among the 47 entires i n
Newberry county. Second prize in
the State went to Julie Ann High
tower of Saluda.
Expected to be present at the
ceremony Monday morning, in
addition to Mr. Beckman are Miss
Katherine Lewis, state director
of special services to the physic
ally handicapped, representing
the South Carolina Employment
Service, and members of the local
committee, James Coggins, chair
man; Jake’Wise, James Abrams,
of Whitmire, Frank Armfield,
Ben R. Marrett, Mrs. Roy Ander
son, Sr., Dr. Mamie Summer and
James E. Wiseman.
The public is invited to be
present at the high school Mon
day morning when the award to
Miss Earhardt is made.
Whitmire Merchant
Passes Suddenly
^ftli B. Farah, Whitmire merch
ant died suddenly Monday night
at his home on N. Main street.
He was born in Beruit, Syria and
had lived in Whitmire for the
past 28 years.
Mr. Farah was a veteran of
World War I and was a charter
member of American Legion post
Number 70 of Whitmire of which
he was a past Commander.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Helen Grant Farah, one
daughter, Miss Kitcy Farah, of
Whitmire, one son Eli G. Farah
of the U. S. Navy and one bro
ther, George B .Farah of Jones-
ville, also three nephews and sev
en nieces.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon, April 25
at 4:30 from the late home by
Father Gerald Ernst. Interment
followed in the Whitmire ceme
tery.
Because of its lighter frame, a
tank truck made of oil - based
plastic % can carry 2500 to 6000
pounds more cargo than a con
ventional truck.
W. H. TEDFORD, left, receives the Past President’s plaque from
Richard L. Baker, whom he succeeded, at the Chamber of Com
merce banquet last Thursday night at the Newberry College din
ing hall. Looking on is B. M. Edwards of Columbia, chairman of
the Board of the South Carolina National Bank, who was speaker
at the annual affair. (Sunphoto.)
Whitmire Youth
Wins 1st Place
Science Award
David Yount who recently was
awarded “Honorable Mention” in
the 15th Annual National Science
Talent Search conducted by
Science Clubs of America for the
Westinghouse Science Scholar
ships, was notified last week that
he was first place winner in the
Science Talent Search for South I
Carolina.
He and his sponsoring teacher,
Jerry Riberts, received invita
tions to attend the 29th Annual
Meeting of the South Carolina
Academy of Science on Saturday,
April 14, to receive his award
and to bring a copy of his win
ning paper to read at the meet
ing.
David entered his paper and
his. exhibits on “Crystals,” which
included microscopic photographs
which he had made of crystals
County Teachers
Elect Officers
N. F. Robinson, superintendent
of Whitmire Area schools, was
elected president of the Newberry
County Education Association at
the meeting held Thursday of last
week at Newberry high school
He succeeds Mrs. Margaret Kelly.
Other officers for the ensuing
year are Mrs. Marie S. Huggins
of Pomaria, vice-president; Miss
Lillie Mae Workman, teacher at
Silverstreet, secretary, and Jas.
D. Brown, county superintendent
of education, treasurer. <
and a device for growing large
crystals, in the Central South
Carolina Science Fair, held at
Columbia College, Columbia, on
Friday and Saturday, April 14
and 15. He has been notified that
he was first place winner of the
boys and has been awarded a
certificate of merit, a medal, and
an all-expense paid trip to the
National Science Fair, to be held
in Oklahoma City, Okla., May 10
through the 12.
Red Cross Worker Will Leave
Today For Far East Service
‘MISS ELIZABETTH EARHARDT, shown above receiving the a-
ward for winning the County essay contest on “Employ the Physi
cally Handicapped,” will receive first award for winning the state
contest at ceremonies to be held at the High School Monday morn
ing. With Miss Earhardt above are Jimmy Coggins, chairman of
the local NEPH committee, and Dr. Mamie Summer, member of
the committee. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders.)
One of Newberry’s most widely
traveled citizens is Miss Martha
Vance Ellesor, daughter of Mrs.
P. G. Ellesor and the late Dr. El
lesor, who is leaving today for
another trip to the Far East, af
ter spending four weeks here
with her mother.
Miss Ellesor has been connect
ed with the American Red Cross
since 1935 apd her new assign
ment will take her on her 3rd trip
to the far East. She will fly today
to San Francisco and from there
to the American Red Cross head
quarters in the Pacific Area f° r
assignment. She will be assistant
field director for the Red Cross
at one of the military installa
tions located either in Japan, Ko
rea, Okinawa or the Philippines.
She has previously served in Ja
pan and the Philippines. Her cur
rent tour of overseas duty will be
for two years.
During her Red Cross career,
Miss Ellesor has served in the
Eastern United states area with
the Norfolk, Va. chapter; at Na
tional Headquarters in Washing
ton, D. C. and in both the Euro
pean and Eastern theaters of
operations.
Since her return from her lat-
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MISS MARTHA VANCE ELLESOR and Her mother, Mrs.
Ellesor, discuss plans for Miss Ellesor*s next trip to the Far East
She leaves by plane today for a two-year tour of doty with £h»
Red Cross at a military station somewhere hi the Far Eaat
I (In an effort to more
i ly familiarize our read ;th
| the school situation t. out
the county, as it is rela the
present withdrawal pro of
the Silverstreet School ea, a
brief history of the con> ..dation
program is given in the follow
ing stoiy which leads up to ac
tion taken at the Newberry coun
ty Board of Education meeting-
last Friday night.—Ed.)
Five/years ago, the newly ap
pointed County Board of Educa-
, tion worked for months to divide
the county into seven school areas
in a manner that would be practi-
j cal for operating grammer and
j high schools for both races. The
areas were Newberry, Silver-
street, Bush River, Whitmire,
Prosperity, Little Mountain, and
Pomaria. '
The following year, the State
Finance commission made a rul
ing that building funds would not
be allocated to build new high
schools unless there was a stud
ent potential of 250. This was
followed by a ruling issued from
the State Department of Educa
tion that no high school would be
accredited unless State require
ments for the number of teachers
were met. Only one of the seven
county districts, Newberry, could
meet all of the accreditation re
quirements for both races, and the
County Board consolidated the
seven districts into one, known as
the Newberry School District. It
was decided to build a negro high
school in Newberry since no other
district could qualify under the
building and accreditation rulings.
At the same time, in order to meet
the same rulings for white schools
plans were fhade by unanimous
approval of the Board to build an
addition to Newberry high school
ta> accommodate high school stu
dents from the Bush River and
rstreet areas; to. make cer-
improvements in Whitmire
high school, which had sufficient
student potential to qualify for
building funds and accreditation,
and to build one high school in
the lower part of the county to
accommodate students fr ~n Pros
perity, Pomaria and Litt Moun
tain.
These are the plans '
the Board has been woi
the past three years. ©
the lower county high school has
been delayed bec-r ' ' of inability
to agree on a • : •
expected* the ne>
ready for use in
school year.
Plans were for Bush R - "• and
Silverstreet high schools * ’ se
at the end of the current , jn
and for students of the t 'our
grades to be brought tc ‘ 7ew-
berry in September.
Several months ago, Bus 1 . River
patrons requested the Board to
continue operation of that high
school. This was followed by a
similar request from Silverstreet.
The plans of the Board were thus
upset and no definite decision has
been announced as to the future
| of the schools.
At a public meeting at Silver-
stree last weqk, patnons were told
they would be <abl6 to form a sep
arate school district provided they
were willing to support the school
white and negro. They were
told this would cost an additional
(Continued on page 5)
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
April 27: Gregory Pearce Dod-
kin, Leroy Shealy Adams.
April 28: Butch Culclasure, Jes
sie Harold Hendrix, Jr., T. K.
Shell.
April 29: Ann Bowers, Mrs. Ru
by Eveyln Reaves, C. E. Han
cock, Mrs. J. C. Nichols.
April 30: Mi's. Beale H. Cro-
Frederick Gardiner, Mrs.
ichard L. McWhirter, > Gerald
[^Taylor, Ray Nobles, F. L. Millar.
” May 1: William NeviUe, Susan
Blalock, Bill Blalock, Juanita La-
throp, Jean Walker, Mrs. Eddie
D. Richardson, Albert Covington,
Hr*.* Clarence B. Wood, W. H.
Caldwell. >
Y May 2: R. P. Fair, Mrs. Epeie
Buzhardt, Emile Saint-Amand,
[Jim Paul Sherrill, Billy Martin,
S—. Downs Wright, Robt. Wayne
Lathrop, John S. Hazel, J.‘ Alvin
Kinard.
May 3: J. Ralph Williams, Bob
by Long, Bevrny Bedenbaugh,
Jr., William H. Rfoger, "
Ruff, Marion Gilliam, and
Ringer.
which
’• for
ig of
owever, it is
hool will be
the 1957-58