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CHILDREN ARE A (. R EAT COMFORT IN ONE'S OLD A(,E . . . THEY HELL ^Ol <.EI THER E FASTER, TOO: -fScZ, rn TT ,4 ti¥l ONE OF THE TROUBLES WFI H SMALL TALK IS THAT IT US UALLY COMES IN LARUE DOSES. VOLUME 19; NUMBER 48, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1957 + $2.00 PER YEAR By Dorla A. Sandora By The Way Mill Vacations Be In May; Plant To Close Two Weeks TOO LATE Many of you have expressed an interest in the outcome of the trip to New York made by C laude Kyzer of the Oakland community, in the hope of relief from crip pling' Parkinson’s disease with which he has been afflicted for .24 years, being completely dis abled the past twelve years. 1 regret to report that for Mr. Ky zer, the trip was unsuccessful. Dr. Irving Cooper, who has performed brain surgery, successfully relie ving this condition in hundreds of patients, after examing Mr. Kyzer stated that his case was too far advanced for the operation to be of any benefit. I am sorry that I cannot give you any more de tails about the trip. Jimmy Cog gins of Radio Station WKDK and I had planned to tape record an interview with Mrs. Kyzer after their return, and although she graciously agreed to do this at a later date, she was, understand ably, completely exhausted after ^ her trip with Mr. Kyzer and had to be put to bed herself. Perhaps at a later date we will be able to give you the complete story of the trip. PUBLICITY AFAR New be r tv Mills, Inc., announced May. Mr. Carpenter stated that We took our little girl down to Columbia Saturday to see the doctor and I insisted that my husband wear his “Brothers of the Brush” badge in a conspicuous place to explain that atrocious goatee. When I mentioned this to Dr. Cook, he said, “Oh, that isn’t necessary. I think everyone down here knows what the beards are all about.” He mentioned see ing Dr. C. A. Dufford, Jr., with all of his foliage just a few days before, and the patient who left just as we arrived was a Newberry College Student. So it would seem Jhat Columbia is well aware of what is going on-and Newberry College is obtaining publicity not only in Newberrw but in other places as well. Eastern Star ir Has Installation Chaptei Prosperity Chapter No. 77, Ord er of the Eastern Star will have their open installation of officers for the ensuing year Saturday, March 30 at 8:00 p. m. at the Masonic Hall, Prosperity. Install ing Grand Officer will be Mrs. Mary Taylor, Clinton; Installing Marshall, Mrs. Bessie Dawkins, Newberry; Installing Chaplain, Mrs. Janelle Causby, Laurens; In stalling Secretary, Mrs. Agnes Teague, Joanna; Installing Organ ist, Mrs. Dorothy Rankin, Whit mire. The following officers )vill be installed: Worthy Matron, Elizabeth K. Boland: Vforthy Patron, Hoyt A. Bohmd; Associate Matron, Harr iet E. Epting; Associate Patron, Earl Derrick; secretary, J. Ray Dawkins; treasurer, Jennie H. Counts;; conductress, Annie Laura S. Harmon; associate conductress, Martha Counts; chaplain, Ruth S. Pugh; marshall, Nancy Hamm;; organist, Justine S. Epting; Adah - Virginia P. Counts; Ruth, Margar et D. Hannon; Ester, Peggie B. Cook,; Martha, Julia R. Wessing- erj Electa, Geneva H, Half acre; Warder, Dorthy Ann B. Wicker; Sentinel, Essie B. Singley. A social hour will be held im- jftediately following the meeting in the banquet hall. Farm Women 'Hold Spring Meet The Newberry County Council of! Farm Women held its annual Spring Meeting Wednesday, March f - 27; at 3:00 p. m. at the high school in Newberry. The Friendly Home iv* Demonstration chib was hostess. !ighlight of the program was a . Revue featuring costumes and modeled by club mem- Ijurs from 18 clubs and the local aiores in Newberry. Miss Vela .1 Hlnith, extension clothing special- from Winthrop College served narrator. >; Special music for the meeting furnished by the St. Phillips school under the direction of Miss ... » county music teach- . Mrs. John Earle Smith led the after which a group Overstreet sang. II Monday that t.hj- vacation period for its employees had been moved up to May, and that the plant would be closed for two weeks rather than the customary July 4th week when the vacation has heen observed for many years past. “Extremely unsatisfactory market conditions” was the' reas on given for the earlier and long er closing by James E. Britt, vice president and general manager of the plant. Mr. Britt stated that market conditions at this time for print cloths are very unsettled and un satisfactory. “This is the reason,” he continued, “for our planning to shut down for two weeks’ va cation instead of one; also for moving the vacation period from July 4th week to the last two weeks in Mav.” The notice posted by the man agement at the plant Monday is as follows: “Due to extremely unsatisfac- ory market conditions, Newberry Mills, Inc. will close two weeks for vacation this year. “It has been decided to close the last two weeks in May. “The mill will close at b:00 a. m. Saturday, May 18th and re sume operation at (5:00 a. m. Monday, June 3, 1957. “Vacation pay will be paid all eligible on Thursday, May IGth. “Pay for week ending May 18th will be issued Wednesday, May 22 at your overseer’s office be tween the hours of 10:00 a. m. and 12:00 noon. Those w r ho can not get their pay at this time will be paid Monday, June 3rd, as the payroll department wall be closed until then. “Claim wall be filed wdth the South Carolina Employment Com mission for all those not eligible for vacation pay. “Wishing al of you a nice va cation, Newberry Mills, Inc., James E. Britt, vice president and general manager.” D. O. Carpenter, manager of the Oakland Plant, and W. M. Tedford, manager of the Mollohon Plant of the Kendall Company, stated that while their vacation plans had not yet been made, they did not expect to close down in so far as he knew at the present time, tilt' vacation for the Oak land plant would be at the usual time, during the week of July 4th. Builders Spend Over A Million Over $1 million was spent on new buildings and repairs to homes and buildings in the city of Newberry during 1956 accord ing to figures released this week by Fire Chief Sam Beam, who also serves as building inspector for Newberry. Chief Beam stated that during the year, 234 building permits in amounts of over $100 were issued for new buildings and repail's, with approximately 50 issued amounting to less than $100. Thirty-three new homes were built in the city as well as a number of commercial buildings. These figures do not include the many homes which have been built just outside the city limits, said the Chief. Building permits for last week were: March 16, Rufus Kibler, general repairs to dwelling, 1251 Kinard street, $660.64; March 20, W. D. Beard, one five-room brick veneer dwelling on Glenn Street, $11,000. Cancer Film Be Shown Tuesday The Woman’s Auxiliary to the Newberry County Medical Society wall sponsor a Cancer program on Tuesday afternoon, April 2, 1957, at 3:30 o’clock in the Junior High School auditorium. Two films, “The Traitor With in” and “Breast Self-Examina tion,” will be shown, and one of the field nurses will be present to answer questions. The public is invited to attend. Swish Sisters Plan Activities Bobbing bonnets and buzzing of many female voices filled the auditorium at Newberry College Monday night when more than 400 Newberry women, some in complete costumes of a century ago, came to discuss plans for their part in the coming centen nial celebration. “Whatever plans the Brothers of the Brush make we’ll go along with and enter in to,” Miss Margaret Paysinger, women’s chairman of the Promo tional Division for the centennial told members of the “Sisters of the Swish” at this first mass meeting.' Following greetings from Mrs. E. E. Epting, chairman of the Sis ters of the Swish committee, L. C. Graham, executive chairman for the centennial, expressed his ap preciation to the large gathering for their support of the college and its centennial observance. He outlined some plans for activities during the coming weeks includ ing a festive dance for Brothers of the Brush and Sisters of the Swish, to be held on the public square immediately after Easter. He also explained duties of the Keystone Kops and Kangaroo Court who will apprehend those ladies not displaying Sisters of the Swish badges but continuing to wear make-up. “Though a total count of mem bers is not yet available, 1,600 Sisters of the Swish badges have been issued to group leaders,” Mr. Graham said, “and if the number of memberships continues to in crease they might top the Broth ers of the Brush.” Auto caravans research, education and service of costumed Newberry ladies will programs. § Bolen Is Named Football Coach At High School Jerry F. Bolen, presently serv ing as head coach at Laurens High School, has accepted the position as football coach at Newberry High School for the 1957-58 school session, according to an announce ment made today by J. V. Kneece, superintendent. Mr. Bolen will replace Mooney Player, who came to Newberry High at the beginning of this school year and resigned from the faculty several weeks ago. The new coach is a native of Lancaster and graduated from Lancaster high school. He served three years with the Navy in the Pacific, then entered Erskine Col lege, from -which he was graduat ed in 1951. He is married to the former Miss Sadie Coleman of Mountville and is a member of the Baptist Church. The new coach served two years as Assistant coach at Laurens, and the piast three years as head coach. Replacing him at Laurens will be Jerry Roberts, who recent ly resigned a similar position at the Whitmire High School. Consolidation Planned For Silverstreet, Bush River Cancer Month Is Proclaimed By Mayor Kinard Mayor Cecil E. Kinard pro claimed April as Cancer Control Month today and urged support for the American Cancer Society’s Crusade in Newberry. The 1957 ACS fund-raising and educational campaign will be launched Monday, April 1. The nation-wide goal is $30,000,000 which will be used in support of Mrs. J. J. Glynn of Savannah, Ga., is spending a few days this week with her sister, Miss Sadie Bowers on Harrington street. Nurses Form New District soon be visiting neighboring Aiken which is celebrating ninety tion, Mr. Graham said, and an in- uiojj ouiod Xptiaaju sm{ uopu^iA election of officers and delegates advertise the centenial celebra After group meetings for the towns and colleges to promote and years of polo, to the Keystone Kops, Kangaroo Court, and caravans, Sunbonnet Committee Chairman Mrs. Louis Floyd displayed the official cen tennial bonnet and announced that Saturday, March 30, has been designated “Bonnet Day.” On that day, as well as on other special occasions, all members will be required to wear official bonnets, Mrs. Floyd said. The meeting was climaxed when the colorful official centennial bonnet was put on sale for the first time. With all the excite ment of a bargain basement on “dollar day” hundreds of ladies rumaged through the large assort ments of bonnets for desirdd prints and colors. The proclamation declares: “Because cancer is one of the most critical health problems our community, state and nation has ever faced, and because important progress in the battle to control cancer has been made through the efforts of voluntary agencies such as the American Cancer So ciety and its programs of re search, cancer education and service, I hereby proclaim April 1957, as Cancer Control Month, and earnestly invite the fullest and most generous support for the annual Cancer Crusade that its life-saving work may continue. I also urge the medical profession, the press, radio and television and all agencies concerned to join actively in observance of Cancer Control Month.” CECIL E. KINARD, Mayor, City of Newberry. Music Festival Is Next Week The second annual Spring Music Festival of the Newbeny City Schools will be held next Wednes day , Thursday and Friday at the high school auditorium. The sessions will be conducted by Dr. Harry Robert Wilson, professor of music at Teachers College, Col umbia University, New York City. This year, the festival will feat ure a workshop for teachers to be held on Wednesday afternoon, April 3 at 3:30 p. m.. The work shop will be open for all teachers of the county and teachers from other counties are invited to at tend and participate. Miss Juanita Hitt, city school music director, will present her fourth grade class at this time for demonstration pur poses. On Thursday, Dr. Wilson will instruct the musical groups of all grades in the city schools. The combined elementary and high school festival will be presented Friday night, April 5th at 8:00 p. m. On Sunday, Dr. Wilson will par ticipate in the Newberry College Centennial Musical Festival, pres ented by Newberry College Singers under the direction of Dr. Milton Moore. Laurens Welcomes Local Boys Choir The Newberry Boys Choir under the direction of Miss Juanita Hitt presented a program at the new Laurens High School Monday night. The performance, which was opened to the public, was sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. The City of Laurens furnished a police escort for the group as they entered the city limits, to the high school and the large group on hand at the school gave the Boys Choir a warm reception. Following the program, the Chapter presented the Choir a check for $40.00 to help defray expenses of the trip the Choir will make to Miami late in April. Refreshments were served to the boys and parents who accompan ied the group. Silverstreet and Bush River high schools will be closed after the 1956- 57 session, and h gh school students from those areas will be brought into Newberry. This was the word given at the County Board of Education meeting held Tuesday night. The two schools were scheduled to close Last year but were allowed to remain open after bitter opposition from the patrons was voiced. The State Department of Education allowed the schools to be accredited during this session, on the promise of the County Board that they would be consolidated with Newberry High school at the beginning of the 1957- 58 session. At the Tuesday night meeting a letter was read from S. David Stoney, state high school super visor, as follows: “Based on the official commun ication from the Newberry County School Board of last year stating that they would not request the continued accreditation of the Silverstreet and Bush River High Baptists Join In Revivals There are sixteen churches in the Reedy River Baptist Associa tion with nine of them participat ing in the simultaneous revival. The following churches will be holding services each evening at 7:30 p. m., with some of them having morning services: First Baptist Church, Newberry, Rev. Schools beyond the present school year, the State Board at its last meeting voted that these two high schools be withdrawn from the list of accredited high schools for the year 1957-58. “The Board understands that facilities exist in the Newberry High School for the handling of these students. I hope that the process of consolidation can be happily achieved.” It was emphasized that an ef fort would be made to place all teachers now serving in the two high schools, who wished to con tinue teaching. A delegation from Pomaria, con sisting of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gly- mph, B. M. Stuck, R. L. Ruff. J. R. Shealy, L. L. Koon and T. H. Shealy appeared before the Board to request the following action be taken: 1. Removal of the present ad visory board in the Pomaria area. 2. Election of a new advisory board by the patrons of the area. 3. Extension of the law as it now applies to members of the County Board, relative to hiring relatives, so that it will apply to advisory boards. 4. The retention of R. H. Set- zler as superintendent of the Pom aria area. (Mr. Setzler has not been recommended for re-election by the Pomaria board.) Mr. and Mrs. Glymph and T. H. Shealy spoke for the delegation, and explained in more detail some reasons they felt the requests were justified. Mrs. Glymph stated “We feel all the points are with- Guy H. Lawson, evangelist; Hunt Memorial Baptist Church, Rev. J. in reason. We are asking the L. McCluney, evangelist; Glenn J board to consider the points not Street Baptist Church, Rev. Johnt for the adults, teachers, the pres- Tollison, evangelist; West End * ent or future advisory boards/ but Baptist Church, Rev/ J. Ed Tay-1 f °r the children.” lor, evangelist; Calvary Baptist After lengthy discussion, the Church, Rev. Dan Norris, evemge- hoard asked its Pomaria. member, list; Joanna Baptist Church, Jo- Alvin Kinard, to try to iron anna, Rev. Rheuben L. South, ev- 1 out the difficulties existing m angelist; First •Baptist Church,! that area, Whitmire, Rev. Dwight Bragg, ev-! The Board set the April meet- angelist; Enoree Baptist Church, * n £ as the time to hear further Rev. R. R. Brady, evangelist; discussion of changing the pres- Bethel Baptist Church, Rev. L. A. en t transportation line between Huneycutt, evangelist. t the Newberry and Bush River The pastors of these churches areas - Representing the group of extend to the public a cordial in- parents who wish the line to be vita tion to attend these services, changed will be Henry Parr.C. T. In most of the churches, nur series will be provided for the ba bies, so that the whole family may attend the services. Mrs. Daisy B. Deiming left Mon day for Morristown, Tenn. to spend a month with her son, David B. Denning and Mrs. * Denning. Seal Chairman Gives Report Fred V. Lester, Easter Seal campaign manager for Newberry County has reported that $483 was collected during the first week of the drive which began March 15 and will last through April 21. , Mr. Lester expressed the hope that everyone will support the worthy cause in the same fine (way it was supported last year. P. C. Professor To Speak At City Easter Sunrise Service Jv u Si A Constitution and by-laws were adopted by the newly organized Ninth District of the State Nurses Association which met Tuesday night in the conference room of the nurses home in Newberry. On hand to explain the organizational procedure was Mrs. Carol Cle ments, executive secretary of the State Nurses Association. The new district consists of Newberry County, Joanna, and will possibly embrace Clinton and Saluda. Local Registered Nurses clubs in these areas have previously belonged to the 6th district in Greenville.- There are 20 charter members of the 9th district. Mrs. Sarah Jackson, superintendant of Nurses at Newberry County Memorial Hospital has been elected president of the group. Mrs. Margaret Mer chant and Mrs. Blanche Felker will serve as first and second vice-presidents, respectively and Mrs. Jewel Hentz as secretary- treasurer. Members of the Board of Directors are Mi's. Frances Bickley, Miss Kitty Mae Mosely, Mrs. Genola Wilson, and Mrs. Gladys Young. The charter will be presented at a dinner meeting of the district to be held in April. The purpose of the district is to maintain re lationship between the local nurses clubs and the state and national associations. Charter members, in addition to those named above, are: Mrs. Margaret C. Abrams, Mrs. Onnie Chisholm, Mrs. Anna P. Dennis, Mrs. France Duncan, Mrs. Sarah Hughes, Mrs. Ruth Koon, Mrs. Allie Livingston, Mirs Mil dred Price, Mrs. Mattie Lominack, Mrs. Toye Cousins, Mrs. Mary Rossiter and Mrs. Martha Lawson. In the photo above are, left to- right, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Hentz and Mrs. Clements discussing org anizational plans. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders.) Newberry’s tenth annual Eas ter Sunrise Service will be held at Margaret Hunter Park on Easter Sunday morning at 6 o’clock with a program of worship, music, and prayer. Dr. Joseph M. Gettys, profes sor of Bible at Presbyterian Col lege in Clinton, will be the guest speaker. Dr. Gettys is a promi nent religious writer and teacher who is particularly well-known as the author of numerous religious books, pamphlets, and Sunday School material for young people. A native of York and a graduate of Erskine College, Dr. Gettys re ceived botji his bachelors and masters degrees in systematic theology from the Biblical Semi nary of New York and his Ph. D. from New Y'ork University. -The Newberry High School Band will furnish appropriate music for thirty minutes preced ing the services and ,during the program, the Brass Section of the National Guard Band, direct ed by Charles Pruitt, will furnish music. The service will open with the hymn, “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name” and will continue with the Call to Worship, a Pray er in Unison, and a reading of Scripture by Rev. Dan Shull, of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church. Rev. Paul Grier of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church will offer a Prayer and Dr. Milton Moore, of Newberry College fac ulty, will sing a solo. Following the message by Dr. Gettys and a reading of the Radiant Cross, the hymn “Christ Is Risen” will be sung. Rev. Wade A. Bell, of the Church of God, will pronounce the benediction. Rev. N. E. Tues- dell, of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church will be the presiding min ister during the- service. The Central Committee for the Easter Sunrise Service is headed by Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, chair man and Rev. N. E. Truesdell, co- chairman and include Rev. T. H. Weeks, Rev. E. R. Bradham Jr., and Rev. Wade A. Bell. Serving as committee members are repre sentatives from the following churches: Methodist: Mrs. Scott Elliott, Central; Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Mollo hon; Mrs. Callie Shealy, Oakland; Mrs. Olin Layton, O’Neall. Baptist: Mrs. Roy Anderson, First; Mrs. Jack Senn, West End; Mrs. Andy Bowen, Hunt Memor ial; Mrs. T. C. Burton, Glenn St. Episcopal: Mrs. Houseal Norris. A.R.P.; Mrs. Paul Grier, Dr. Kennedy. Presbyterian: Mrs. Jack Chap pell. Lutheran: Mrs. Philip Kelly, Mrs. Helen Cox, Redeemer; Mrs. Bob Creekmore, Mayer Memorial; Mrs. M. P. Miller, Bethany; Mrs. George Lester Jr., Summer Me morial. Members-at-large: J. W. Counts, E. ’ E. Westwood, Dr. Milton Moore, Ray Gilliam, James Black, Dr, Mamie Summer. The Easter Sunrise Service has been sponsored for the past dec ade by the Newberry Civic Smith will represent the Bush River advisory, Board. Supt. of Education James D. Brown announced that bids for construction of the consolidated high school in the lower part of the county will be opened at 3:00 p. m. on April 16. It was also an nounced that the State Finance Commission has allotted $437,923.- 28 for the construction of the new building. Several members of the board stated the need for a policy to govern the activities of members ,of the board as well as admini strative officials. P. K. Harmon, director of schools, stated that he had been working on such a pol icy for some time but that it had not been completed. C. T. Smith, chairman of the Bush River Advisory Board, serv ed as a temporary member of the County Board in the absence of a representative from Bush River. Rev. Guy H. Lawson Sr., pastor of the Holston Creek Baptist Church, Inman, will be preaching daily at the First Baptist Church, Newberry, during the Baptist Simultaneous Revivals. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 p. m. Morning services will begin Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m., preceded by a qoffee hour, at which time coffee, toast’ and de mits will be served. These morn ing services will conclude.in time for those who attend to be at their places of business by 8:00 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend all these services. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Fellowship Group Is Organized The Golden Age Fellowship of O’Neal Street Methodist Church was recently organized, with the following officers elected: Miss Mae Hendrix, president; Miss An nie Kinard, vice president; and Miss Lula Cromer, secretary and treasurer. The group met recently and was led in a special program by the Youth Fellowship of O'Neal Street. Miss Hendrix presided and presented the members of the youth group. The meeting opened with the singing of a hymn. Following 1 this a solo was sung by Miss Jean mm March 30: William Milam, Hedy P. Clark, Eddie Long, De- leal Boinest, Neel Boozer, Gettis L. Coates, Henry Dodgen, Tom my Pope, Charles Park. March 31: Mrs. James Smith, Sr., Johnny Billingsley, Rupert Edward Hodges Jr., Mary Susan Long, Mrs. Anna Counts, George Ray Lathrop, Larry Beam, Bill Carter. April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Ber tha D. Boy Is ton, Otis Lv Whit aker, Mrs. A. E. Hazel. April 2: Fred Hayes, Oliver Cromer, Mrs. Sam J. Shannon, Grace E. Harmon. April 3: Mary Ruth Armfield, Mrs. J. B. Hannon, Meredith Harmon, Marjorie Graham. Aril 4: C. T. Summer, Rebec ca Lominick, Mrs. Herman Halfacre, J. H. Cook, James Ed ward Plampin, Mrs. J. EL Wise man, Anne Bruner, Miss Myra Hardy, Johnny Myers, J. How ard Clark Sr. April 5: Mrs. Arthur Dwye£ A. C. Ward. John Francis _ ry, Jackie Goodman, Mrs. L. A. •aS im m te£Lt-r .• 4>