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THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1957 Deed Transfers Newberry No. 1 Frank D. Koon to Marie K. Brown, .91 of an acre fronting on College Street, $5.00 love and af fection. 1 Robert M. Glymph to James M. Roland Jr., and Ruby M. Roland, one lot and one building on Kate Street, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Anna E. Graddick to David A. Graddick, one lot on Fair Ave., $5.00, love and affection. J. B. West to John G. Haile, 2.3 acres, near Clover Leaf Drive- In Theatre, $500. Walter E. Ringer to Thomas Turner, 1.5 acres, $1,000, exten sion of Kinard St. Mamie B. (Mrs. Geo. P.) Hawk ins to Henry Leroy Brock and Thelma D. Brock, 118.45 acres, $5.00 and other valuable consid erations. Willie Hailstock and Robert Lee Hailstock to Elizabeth Wyatt Hailstock, one-half acre and one building, $5.00 and love we bear for our grandmother. A. M. McCaughrin to Richard A. Clopton and Betty Clopton, o ne lot on Digby Ave., $750. Bush River No. 3 The Newberry County Board of Education to M. O. Mayer, 4 acres and one building, $875. Prosperity No. 7 Joe W. Boland to Thomas S, Boland, one lot, $5.00 love and affection. J. Effice Metts to Ruth Hentz Metts, 9.9 acres and one building, $5.00 love and affection. J. Alvin Kinard to John D. Crumpton and Kathleen K. Crumpton, 13.1 acres, $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Recent Marriages Jerry Lee Hinson of Woodruff and Frances Giles of Joanna, were married on February 14th at Clinton by Rev. C. E. Landreth. George Smith and Bobbie Jewel Moates of Newberry were married on February 23 by Probate Judge Maxcy Stone at Newberry. Charles K. Boozer of Prosperity and Shirley Ann Stribble of New berry were married by Rev. Ed ward R. Bradham at Newberry on January 25th. James Painter and Helen Thrift of Whitmire were married on Feb ruary 23 at Whitmire by Rev. R. H. Cogdell. BOOKMOBILE Thursday, Feb. 28 Mt. Bethel Garmany, Mrs. Minnie Leitzsey Mrs. Raymond Nichols Keitts Crossroads, Leo Van Cleave Maybinton Community, Mrs. Ar thur Maybin Strothers Community, Mrs. Jeff Saber Crooks Store, Homer Crooks New Hope Zion Community, Miss Olive Eargle Peak Pomaria Community, Mrs. Ben Johnson Friday, March 1 St. Phillips Community, Mrs. John Stone St. Phillips School Pomaria School RED SWITCH . . . Stalinist Andrei Gromyko replaced Dmitri Shepilov as Russia’s foreign min ister, indicating tougher policy. V - PAGE FIVE Baseball Team For Newberry County Discussed At Monday Night Meeting would be folded if the Newberry team came into being. During the course of the meeting considerable discussion was heard as to whether a team would have the support of the community need ed to make the venture success. A number of those present express ed the thought that since it had been sometime since Newberry had ; equipment necessary to get the team underway. He indicated that a minimum of $600 would be needed for the equipment. Walter Regnery of Joanna, and D. O. Carpenter, both experienced in baseball team financing agreed that the $2,000 was the minimum needed. Mr. Hawkins was named tem- j-klt o Vl £1 TYT Ll n POPE SPEAKS . . . (Continued from page 1) lynching law since 1895. He voiced regret that Massachusetts law had not prevented a &roup of White men from “lynching” a Negro in Boston last weekend. “I don’t believe in either the NAACP or the Ku Klux Klan,” Pope said. “I speak as a moderate South Carolinian who respects the individual dignity of the individual man.” Both Pope and Rep. Robert Mc Nair of Allendale, another witness from this state, opposed the plan for using “volunteers” like the NAACP to “aid” the civil rights commission; and Rep. William Miller, one of the sub-committee members, agreed. Pope said it. would be' “outrag eous” to let the “latter-day abol itionist societies of the North” meddle in these affairs. “It would be a great day for the ADA,” Miller declared. Other witnesses from South Car olina were Senator Strom Thur mond, Rep. W. J. Bryan Dorn, Rep. James A . Spruilfof Cheraw. Messrs. Pope, McNair and Spruill represented Governor George 'Bell Timmerman, Jr. LUTHERAN GROUP (Continued from page 1) The schedule for Tuesday will be the same with a few changes. The Rev. Davis will speak in chap el on “Have you considered a Church Vocation?” The confer ence will close with his chapel ad dress on Wednesday, “Living Christ In My Vocation.” Mrs. Morgan Rites Held Wednesday Mrs. Bessie Werts Grady Mor gan died suddenly early Monday morning at the Hawkins boarding house on Main Street. She was born and reared at Silverstreet and was the daughter of the late John A. and Nora Kinard Werts. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church. Mrs. Morgan was twice mar ried, first to William Grady and then to William Morgan. Both died a number of years ago. Surviving are one son, William T. Grady of Atlanta; one sister, Mrs. Sallie W. Werts of Newberry and one granddaughter. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday morning at 11 a. m. from the McSwain Funeral Home by the Rev. Phil Jones. Bur ial was in Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery. W. T. Dickert Rites Tuesday William Thomas (Shorty) Dick ert ,50, died suddenly at 1 p. m. Sunday at the residence of his sister, Mrs. A .€. Eison, Route 1, Whitmire. Mr. Dickert was born and rear ed in Newberry County, a son of the late J. W. and Mrs. Carrie Lee Livingston. He had spent most of his life in -Whitmire, where he was employed by the Aragon Baldwin Mills in the slashing department. He had made his home with his sister for the past two years and was a member of St. Timothy Luth eran Church. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. A. B. Griffin, Mrs. J. W. Hiller, Mrs. T. F. Reeder, and Mrs A C Eison, all of Whitmire; five brothers, W. E. and Curtis Dickert, both of Whitmire; Earl and Elbert Dickert, both of New berry, and Johnny Dickert of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews. His son, James Vernon Dickert, died in 1956. Funeral services were conduct ed at 11 a. m. Tuesday from the St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Whitmire by the Rev: N. D. Yount and the Rev. C. O. Bell. Interment, was in Rosemont Cem etery, Newberry. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUN CITY COUNCIL . . . (Continued from page 1) ness, she having made herself ob noxious therein, and that defend ant did not curse or threaten in any way the said prosecutrix. 4. That the sentence was harsh and excessive as to the usual sen tences and fines imposed in si milar cases. The acting city attorney, advis ed council that the defendant waived his rights to jury trial and to having the testimony taken when he did not specifically re quest those things at the time of the trial. Council had no author ity to pass on matters of fact, ac cording to the attorney, but only errors in law, and it was his op inion that no* error of law was committed. Council followed the recom- aqd upheld the Recorder’s decision, mendation of the city attorney The case may be appealed by Timmerman in the Circuit Court, if he desires. Glynn Service At Rosemont John Joseph Glynn, 78, man ager of Solomon’s Pharmacy in Savannah for 25 years, died at his home in Savannah Saturday after a long illness. Glynn was the president of the Savannah Pharmaceutical As sociation for 10 years and was an active worker in the State As sociation for the Advancement of Ethical Pharmacy. He was made an honorary member of the state and local associations when he retired upon becoming an in valid in 1949. For 10 years Glynn devoted two afternoons a week to teaching mathematics and phar macology to student nurses at Warren A. Chandler. Survivors include his widow Mrs. Estelle Bowers Glynn; two daughters, Mrs. C. W. Brown and Miss Jeannette Glynn of Atlanta; one grandson; a brother, Vincent A. Glynn of Stratford, Con., and four sisters, Mrs. W. H. Rich ards of Springfield, Mass., Mrs. John R. Johnson of South Wind ham, Maine, Miss Madeline T. Glynn and Miss Eseldra M. Glynn of East Longmeadow, Mass. He was a brother-in-law of Jack- son Bowers of Newberry. Graveside services were held at 4 p. M. Monday, at Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry, by the Rev. Paul B. Cobb assisted by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe Jr. Active pallbearers were Ray mond E. Blair, Homer W. Schum- pert, Wright Cannon, Herman S. Langford, Dr. J. N. Burgess, Strother C. Paysinger Sr., H. H. i Setzler and Ted Richards. Bloodmobile Be At Whitmire The next visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to Newberry £©unty is scheduled for Monday, March 11 and will be held at the Methodist Church in Whitmire. Hours of this visit will be from 1:00 p. m. until 7:00 p. m. The Whitmire Lions Club will again sponsor this visit. Flay Alexander has been appointed chairman. E. R. Baker is Lion club president. Dr. Roy B. Suber and Dr. J. C. Sease will serve as physicians-in-charge. The quota is 100 pints. SAR Members See Heisey Film Dr. Paul Heisey was speaker at the regular quarterly meeting of the Philemon Waters chapter of the Sons of the American Revolu tion. This meeting was held at the office of Compatriot E. B. Pur cell on Main Street Friday even ing, February 22. Prof. F. Scott Elliott, presi dent, called the meeting to order. Compatriot John J. Chappell gave the invocation. Since February 22 was the 225th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, Dr. Heisey spoke of the life, principles and character of the first president of the country and gave estimates of the man by some of his contenv- About thirty interested citizens of Newberry and vicinity met in the court room of the Newberrry County Court House Monday night to explore the possibility of form ing a baseball team for Newberry. Should the team become a reality, it will be a part of the Central Carolina League. Other teams in the group are Joanna, Whitmire and Matthews Mill at Greenwood. Jessse Frank Hawkins said that he had calledthe meeting at the request of “interested parties”, and stated the purpose of the meeting He made it clear that his interest in the Hartford team had nothing to do with the new organization and stated that the Hartford team College Student Chosen For Study Project In June Ronald Fisher, a senior at New berry College, is one of twenty Lutheran stddents chosen from colleges and seminaries through out the United States to partici pate in a European Study Project. The study project is sponsored by The National Lutheran Coun cil, Division of Universities and Colleges, for the purpose of study ing social and political conditions in Germany and Finland. The pro ject will last for ten weeks, be ginning about the middle of June and running through August. The students chosen to parti cipate in this project received $300 scholarships because of their scholastic standing, and also be cause of their past interest and work in the Luther League and Lutheran Student Association. Ronald is a pre-ministerial stu dent at Newberry College and ex pects to graduate in June. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Fisher of R. F. D. 3, Box 1, Petersburg, Va. poraries. Following this address, Dr. Hei sey showed motion pictures which he had taken of Revolutionary landmarks in Pennsylvania and other items of interest. The president thanked Dr. Hei sey for his timely remarks and pictures. In the course of business, dele gates to the forthcoming meetings of the South Carolina Society of the Sons of the Revolution were appointed. These are A. J. Bow ers, F. Scott Elliott Sr., and F. Scott Elliott Jr. The next meeting will com memorate Flag Day which is June 14. a ball team, it would be support ed. Financing the team was also discussed, and it was generally agreed that it would be impossible to field a team with less than $2,000 for the first year. Billy Nobles, who was manager of t *■ Hartford team last year, addressed the gi'bup briefly on the expenses involved in uniforms and other Calvin Crozier The Calvin Crozier Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con federacy will meet Tuesday, March 5 at the home of Mrs. Thompson Price at 4:00 p. m. .Education in the South before and after the War Between the States is the topic for this meeting. The hostesses are Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Mrs. J. F. Hawkins, Mrs. J. T. McCrackin, Mrs. W. S. Su ber, Mrs. M. E. Abrams and Miss Dorothy Buzhardt. U. D. C. Chapter Will Meet Tuesday Drayton Rutherford Chapter will hold its March meeting on the afternoon of March 5th, at 4 o’clock in the home of Mrs. Tom Fellers with Mrs. Lois McCul lough as associate hostess. Mem bers will note the change in the hour. The historical program will feature a sketch of Samuel Far row Vance, Co. A., 3rd. Regiment, father of Mrs. P. G. Ellesor; ateo a sketch of Spencer G. Welch, Co. D. 13th, Regiment, father of Mrs. Robert D. Wright. A few members have not paid their dues. These will please do so as the first week in March is the deadline for the chapter. PRINTING: The Sun is well equip- ped to handle all your printing orders. We specialize in letter heads, envelopes, billheads and statements, also invoices. We print any kind of receipt book, numbered or plain. Ruled forms, vouchers, and many other items. Try us for quality printing with prompt service. Phone No. 1. We’ll be glad to calL and four members, D. O. Carpen ter, Hammett Martin, J. E. Britt, and Mr. Clarkson, were named members of a steering committee along with Mr. Hawkins to make plans for financing the team, and to procure a manager and other officials necessary to the operation of the team. Mrs. J. T. Pitts Died Thursday; Rites Saturday Mrs. Lula Reeder Pitts, 80, wi dow of John Thompson Pitts, died Thursday afternoon at Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a linger.ng illness. Mrs. Pitts was born in New berry County, the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Luemma Hen drix Reeder. She was a member of Central Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Colie B. Pitts of Newberry and Madi son Thompson Pitts of Douglas, Ga.; two daughters, fljtrs. Eunice P. Longshore and Mrs. Mazie P. Abrams, both of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. George W. Senn and Mrs. Bessie Floyd, * of Newberry; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4:30 p. m, Saturday at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. M. W. Derrick. Burial was in Trinity Methodist Church Ce metery. Active pallbearers were Burton Reeder, T. Floyd Reeder, Tyrus Senn, Lynn Slaton, Tommie Reed er, L. C. Pitts Sr., and Webber Pitts. Flower attendants were Mrs. Tyrus Senn, Mrs. Burton Reeder, Mrs. Floyd Reeder, Mrs. Bill Darby, Mrs. Earl Bigby, Miss Miriam Hendrix, Mrs. Oolie Dowd, Mrs. Ma^ Stuck, Mrs. Lula Lang ford, Mrs. H. Y. Hamm, Mrs. K. L. Martin, Mrs. Elsie Nichols, Mrs. Eddie Cromer, Mrs. Mary Ruff and Mrs. Ethel Tompkins. Among those gathered at the court house Monday night to discuss the possibility of forming a baseball team for Newberry were Jesse F. Hawkins, center, who was elected chairman of the group; Joe F. Roberts, right, front row, Waldo Huffman, James E. Wiseman, Clifton Hattaway and others. Addressing the group is Billy Nobles, who managed the Hartford baseball team last year. (Sunphoto) THE NEWBERRY SUN V . ✓ • . .. . . * ’•?- * ■'v Phone No. 1 College St Newberry, S. C.