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Everybody is living longer these days. For one thing, the office boy's 1 grandmother doesn’t have nearly as many funerals, now that most baseball games are played at night. If you live long enough you realize that most problems even- tually solve themselves. J ust about a year ago, for example. the Davy Crockett plague seem- e<l incurable. VOLUME 19—NUMBER 13 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1956 +1 $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Sanders SO LITTLE TIME By-The-Way will be short this week. Being a National Ouard widow, and taking care of the two young ones full time a job their daddy does most of the time "when he is home, leaves little time for other things. Seems we are always in a rush, anyway, just like everyone else, I suppose. And this busi- ~ ness of rushing around to do things must be contagious) t l o the younger gen- Mystery Farm No 46 Whose Is It? eration, o r a t least they are aware of it. The other day m y three - year - old ■wanted me to do something, and Mrs. Sanders said “Mommy, will you please do this sooner or later when you have time?” RCB DAY WEDNESDAY RGB being an abbreviation, of course, for Red Cross Bloodmo- bile. This time I am not going to write at length—but I do wish you would look at the pictures and messages brought to you by others in this issue and donate a pint of blood next Wednesday, from 2:00 until 8:00 p. m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er. SLIPPED UP I am sorry I did not ha' 1 e my camera along at the meeting of the County Board ox Education Tuesday night. I did well to get there myself with just apencil and scrap of paper to write notes. The architects for the new school in the lower county were at the meeting with a beautiful picture of the new school, an artist’s con ception. They had to take the pic ture back to Columbia so I didn’t have a chance to make a photo Wednesday morning, but it will be printed in The State newspa per within a few days, I under stand, so perhaps you will see it there. r ? ■ %, mb * • • £r ,■, ^ . ■ r : asjj&gXt. ^ ^ V wmm A , '-niiw >Mm I • ' h -Wm "'■■■■ 4 "'if’ ^ Board Decides Bond Election Necessary For Building Plans . <*>• mm V: : -fv# ™ :y> ' ■ W •• c-? .: . ^ v MYSTERY FARM No. 46. 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 Rltz 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.) Revival Services Nazarene Church Revival services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene on Highway 19 By-pass beginning Monday, July 30 and lasting thru August 5. Services will be con ducted each night at 7:|5 with Rev. T. W. Mitchell, Jr., of Bish- opville bringing the messages. Rev. and Mrs. Howard Clark of Anderson will be in charge of the music. Rev. Bob Mitchell, pastor of the church, .extends an invita tion to the public to attend the services. Cancer Society Membership Drive Brings Fund Nearer To Set Quota O’Neal HD Club To Meet On Friday The O’Neal Home Demonstra tion club will meet Friday, July 27 at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Joe Con nelly as hostess. The Newberry county Cancer Society, since its recent withdraw al from the Community chest, has been conducting an independent membership drive in an effort to bring contributions up to a quota of $3500. The goal of the society for this year have been set at $4,- 000 because of the quota not hav ing been met for the past 2 years; however, the actual quota was $3500. The Community chest col lected $2600 for cancer, and since that time, the Whitmire United Fund has given $500 for the so ciety. Individual donations and or ganizational efforts by home dem onstration clubs have brought the total to $3,452.20. Mrs. Parnelle Ringer, county commander, said that she is highly pleased with the results of the membership drive thus far, and urges those who have not yet joined the so ciety to do so by making a con tribution of $1 or more either to her at Carpenter’s store or to Mrs. H. W. Lominack, treasurer, at Pomaria. The following Home Demon stration clubs have turned in do nations: Vaughnville, Smyrna, Mt. Beth el-Garmany, St. Phillips, Bush River, Silverstreet, Friendly and Jalapa; other contributions have been received from the Smyrna community, the Leisure Time club of Silyerstreet and from Prosper ity. Miss Eleanor Shearouse of Pros perity collected $125.30 in that community. In speaking of the drive, Mrs. Ringer stated that she does not have a complete list of all who contributed. “However,” she con tinued, “I am most grateful t o everyone who made any contribu tion. To those who gave of their time to this most worthy effort, may I say ‘thank you' from me as County Commander and from the Cancer Society. Your efforts and your contributions will be of great service in the fight against cancer.” Mrs. Ringer praised the work done by the Home Demonstration clubs, and in particular to Miss Eleanor Shearouse, who steered the drive in Prosperity. “The American Cancer Society” she said, “depends entirely on vol untary public support. Your sup port will enable us to be sure that needy cancer patients in Newber ry county will not suffer for want of drugs, dressings and oth er services.” Among those who have contri buted individually are: Louis Morris, Miss Minnie Mor ris, Mr. and Mrs. I. Schissell, Mrs. Margie Freeman, Mrs L E Gat lin, Mrs C G Blease, Mrs Mabel Davenport, Mrs. Bloomer Haw kins, Miss Pawnee Jones, Mrs H. M. Bryson, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Mrs. Al ma Edinger of Lowman Home, Mrs. Ruby Summer, Mr. and Mrs. David Ringer, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Sanders. Also, from Smyrna HD club: Mrs. Henley Davenport, Mrs. Car- roll Eargle, Mrs. Roy B alien tine, Mrs. Paul Long, Mrs. Henry Mills Mrs. Burton Sease, Mrs. Warren Abrams, Mrs. Robert Long, Mrs. Hugh Epting, Mrs. Cyril Half acre, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Mrs. G. W. Jacobs, Miss Anna Long, Mrs. Robert Long, Mrs. Hugh Ep ting, Mrs. Cyril Halfacre, Mrs. Sallie Werts, Mrs. Junius Long, Miss Inez Abrams, Miss Sarah Long; (Continued on Page 8) To Be Host To State Meeting The annual State Convention of Georgia and South Carolina Uni- versalists will be held at Clayton Memorial Universalist church of Newberry on August 4 and 5th. Delegates from all churches in the two states will be present to transact church business and to make plans for next year. A number of interesting speak ers will be present .Members and friends will enjoy the following highlights of the program: Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Memorial Service, Mrs. Eva Rasnake, of Atlanta, Georgia; Saturday, 8:00 p.m., Worship Service, Rev Knut Halle of New York; Saturday, 9 p.m., social hour; Sunday, 11:00 a.m., worship service, Dr. Arthur McDavitt of Muncie, Ind. Dr. McDavitt, retired minister of a large Universalist church of Munice, is an excellent speaker. Tax Collections Reach 94.44% County tax collections for the past year reached 94.44 percent, according to figures given this week by J. Ray Dawkins, county treasurer. The amount of taxes charged by the auditor totaled $451,754.09. The amount paid be fore closing of the treasurer’s books on Jun^ 30 was $426,634.65. The difference of $25,119.44, to gether with penalties totaling $1,- 758.37 was turned over to the tax collector, T. L. Hill, on the first of July. Treasurer Dawkins said that fees and fines during the past year hit a high mark, and gave his opinion that one of the rea sons was the large number o f drunken driving fines imposed by the magistrates and the courts, Fines and fees were turned in by the following officials: Charles E. Bowers, Clerk of The public is cordially invited to Court, for fines $5996.00; Clerk hear him and to attend all other services which will include a s speakers John Seholfield of Wal- halla and Rev. Joseph Rabun of Atlanta, Georgia. Shoe Shop Theft Solved Monday Willie Connor is in the New berry county jail awaiting trial after a confession to Police Chief Dowd -and Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel that he entered the Dennis Shoe Shop on the weekend o f Jldy 15 and took some reels and pocketbooks. A portion of the stolen goods wks recovered, ac cording to Mr. Dowd. Connor told the law officials he entered the shop thru a window at the rear of the building and said that he was alone when the theft occurred. Connor was ar rested Saturday night and ad mitted the theft on Monday. He will be charged with housebreak ing and grand larceny. Bowers for fees $7,684.05; E. Maxcy Stone, probate Judge, $2,- 104.79; Sheriff Tom Fellers, $304,70. Magistrates: John P. Foster, District 1, $3180; Ben F. Dawkins District 2, $9492.06; Claude Wil son, District 3, $3203; W. D. Hat ton, District 4, $525; W. E. Spear man, District 5, $682; J. Harold Wise, District 6, $1706.70. Total fees and fines $34,878.29. A per centage of fines goes into the Po lice Insurance Fund, the amount for the past year being $3,590.47, leaving a balance of $31,287.82 which goes into the general fund for operating expenses of the county. Bloodmobile To Be Here Aug. 1 The next visit of *the Bloodmo bile here is scheduled for August first. It will be located at The Church of The Redeemer between the hours of 2 and 8 p.m. The Exchange club is sponsoring this visit. All who can donate are urged to attend on the visit. GOC Post Plans 24-Hour Duty; Needs 200 Volunteers For Job A PATIENT AT NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL had an emergency operation Tuesday morning. There was no advance notice that she would need blood, but she did, and it was there for her. Dr. Elbert Dickert begins the transfusion as Mrs. Vera Rivers, supervisor of the first floor, assists. If your blood is Type B, RH positive, you may have donated this pint. Your blood type may be needed tomorrow, or next week. You might be the one who heeds the emergency op- tration, or a member of your family. The Bloodmobile will be at the Lutheran Church of the Re- dsrmrr Wednesday, August 1 from 2:00 until 8:00 P. M. Will you be there? (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders, with appreciation to the patient man management of the hospital for making the photo \ Plans are being made for build ing a Ground Observer Corps ob servation tower at the local air port, according to Sgt. Don Theo, representative of the U. S. Air Force who is working in Newber ry and four other counties as GOC instructor- The Newberry GOC unit, of which John Billingsley is super visor, has been holding drills for over a year and the local unit re cently went on 24-hour observa tion duty. “There are not enough volunteers to man the post for around-the-clock duty at the pres ent time,” said Sgt. Theo, so we are doing the best we can with the 21 active volunteers we have.” About 200 volunteers are needed so that two may work on each shift for two hours a week. Those who are actively serving now in addition to Mr. Billings ley are Velma Tolbert, chief ob server; Mrs. Frances Finney, as sistant chief observer; Wava Bil lingsley, Johnny Billingsley, R. Wright Cannon, George Owens, Russell Addy, Randy Wright, Priscilla Hair, James D. Brown, Lin Slaton,/ Jimmy Carter, W. R. Wright, Willene Shealy, Murrie Alice Shealy, Virginia Dozier, Seth Williams, Virgil Bouknight, Alex Theriot, Johnny Epps, Har ry Summer and Russell Wright. The purpose of the Ground Ob server Corps is to spot enemy aircraft which might be able to get into the country under the radar network. Unidentified air craft are reported by local posts in the state to the filtration cen ter in Columbia and within three minutes of a report, fighter-in terceptors are in the air, probab ly from Shaw Field, to check on the aircraft. In addition to watching for air craft, the local posts give infor mation on weather conditions, tor nadoes and planes in distress. The observation post at the air port will be approximately twenty feet high, the room to be about eight by eight feet in size. Some two hours each week at the post, materials for the tower have al- to help in the defense of the ready been donated by interested county and the country. Anyone parties. who is interested in joining the Sgt. Theo made an urgent ap- Ground Observer Corps is asked peal for more volunteers to serve to call 1660 for further informa- MRS. MARY FRANCES FINNEY, assistant chief observer of the local Ground Observer Corps, telephones an “aircraft flash” to the GOC filter center in Columbia over the special telephone in stalled by the government at the local airport. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders*) $775,000 Bond Issue, If Approved, Would Add Six Mills To Present Levy A decision to call a $775,000 school bond election was the major transaction by members of the Newberry county Board of Education at a meeting held Tuesday night. The three-quarter million issue would be used to supplement funds provided by the State Finance Commission to com plete the building or renovation of all schools in the county. It was estimated that a six mill levy would be required to retire the bonds over a 20-year period. A possible bond sale has been discussed by the Board for a number of months, after it became evident that the en titlement for school building purposes still due from the State Finance commission during the next four years would be inadequate for building needs in the county. The major undertaking would be a $550,000 consolidated high school for the Prosperity-Pomaria-Little Mountain areas; two other new buildings are scheduled, Boundary and Speers street ele mentary in the City of Newberry at an approximate cost of $463,000 for the two. If it is determined that the Board can legally call an elec tion, and it can do so according to an opinion by the assist ant attorney general of South Carolina, it will be held at the earliest possible date, possibly in September. ' The amount still due from the State Finance commission is $746,980.12. The bond issue would bring this to $1,521,- 980.12. The three new buildings would consume $1,013,000 of this amount and the balance, $508,980.12 would be used in the following manner: auditorium, band and music room and four additional classrooms for Gallman high, $140,000; six additional rooms, equipment, cafeteria and general re pairs at Drayton street elementary School, $140,000; rewir ing and general repairs, Newberry high, $20,677; cafeteria and additional classrooms at Junior high, $120,000; heat ing ajrstea?i and jenovatipn of Silverstreet auditorium. $12,- OOOr of old bniktiitg and Bush^R^ef, $16,000 ;add new class rooms and general repairs, Park St. school, Whitmire, $20,000.; remodel old building, Pomaria, $37,000; cafeteria, remodel old building, Prosperity $46,000. The amount spent on all school buildings in the county since 1951 is $1,965,303.85. Heyward S. Singley and Roy Parrott, architects of Col umbia were on hand to show board members the blue prints and artist conception of the proposed consolidated high school in the lower part of the county. The sprawling one-story brick veneer building, located a few miles below Prosperity on the Columbia highway at an intersection of the highway and a county road to the St. Lukes community, contains an auditorium with 500 seating capacity; a gym capable of accommodating the same num ber; an administrative suite; eight regular class rooms, two home economics rooms, two rooms for shop and vocational agriculture; visual aid room, library and music rooms. The plans also show an indicated area for six additional class rooms should they be needed in the future. There is a covered area at the front entrance for unload ing buses and a parking area for automobiles and buses. Tke driveways are designed so that no traffic will go across the playground area. The plans also include a proposed area for a football field and a baseball diamond. There were only two criticisms of the plans made by mem bers of the Board, most of whom believed that 500 seating capacity for spectators in the gym was insufficient and some who thought the basketball court should be £ardwood rather than of concrete covered with J^sphalt tile. In speak ing of the latter, Mr. Singley told the Board that hardwood was his preference, because of its resiliency, but that con crete and tile had been used in a number of new schools and was found *to be satisfactory. It was much less expensive, he said, explaining that architects all over the state work with the State Finance commission to keep costs of new buildings at a minimum by using the cheapest possible materials. The cost of the new building is estimated on the basis of $9.25 per square foot The building construction will cost an esti mated $435,000; equipment^ landscaping and architect's fee will each run approximately $30,000, bringing the total cost to $550,000. The present enrollment of the three high schools . which will comprise the student body of the consolidated school is 325 in grades nine through twelve. If the plans are approved by the Board, the architect es timated that it would take three months to complete the working blueprints and stated that a contractor should be able to complete the structure in ten months. Approval of the plans was withheld pending the outcome of the bond election. The Board voted to turn the Chappells school building over to the residents of the section for a community center for $100, complying with an agreement made by the trustees of that area in 1951, with the provision that the building be kept in good condition, that adequate insurance be carried, and that the building would revert back to the school sys tem if its use as a community center is discontinued. (Continued on Pago 8) ^