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..» : THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957 & To Newberry College Vie Send i / Congratulations and best wishes for a Happy Future WICKER MOTOR CO. 1206 VICTORY STREET PHONE 1988-J ***34**1’ 1856 iSM 1956 COLLEGE To Newberry College we send greetings and Best Wishes GILLIAM'S DRIVE-IN CUT-OFF ROAD NEWBERRY, S. C. Greetings To 1856 W Sr>~- 'Y&l > 1956 fSsf® COLLEGE On Celebration of its 100th Birthday BILL'S GLASS SHOP 1311 Caldwell St. Phone 266 Newberry, S. C. THE NEWBERRY SUN SECTION I, PAGE FIVE ^ VI BE fifty 1856 1956 COLLEGE We are pleased to send Greet ings to you on this occasion. SANDERS 1400 MAIN STREET NEWBERRY Cornerstone Laid At Colony Lutheran Church *-'* ■ ^ ■- W •• i v^ t :■ -y j ■ msm&k ■, , a**wga8lfig V ' Wife a 'S&4 The cornerstone laying of the new building for Colony church was held on Sunday afternoon, April 7th. A history of the church, as compiled by its members, follows: One hundred twelve years ago, when this community was more woodland than farms and when roads were much more like trails, the distance between St. Luke’s and St. Paul’s Lutheran churches was a long way. In this commun ity, which Colony church has served during these years, the people who were then guided by the Rev. William Berley decided to organize a congregation and to build a church building for their services. The church was or ganized in 1845 and the building was dedicated on the fifth Sun day in August 1846. In his report to the Synod in the year 1846 the Rev. John C. Hope, president of the Synod, reported the dedi cation and said “They are indeed a Church Colony.” From that statement we have the name that designated this church throughout its history. The land for Colony church was given by a Mr. Cook and a Mr. Fellers. Other lands have been acquired since that date for the cemetery and a strip across the front of the church property was recently deeded to Colony church by Mr. John M. Dominick. Charter members of Colony church were: Elders, John Buz zard and George Boozer; John Cook, secretary; David Cook,John Legrone, Francis Bobb, Michael Fellers, George A. Cook, Eliza- abeth C. Boozer. John McCulough abeth Cook, Rhbdy Legrone, Sar ah Bobb, Sarah Fellers and Eliz abeth C. Boozer. John McColough, father of Rev. H. A. McCullough, D.D., was confirmed a member during the year of organization, 1845. Colony church was received in to the South Carolina Synod on March 2, 1848. The Rev. William Berley was the first pastor. He organized the first Sunday school consisting of three teachers and 15 pupils in June 1848. He resign- e‘d in 1850 to become professor in the Theological Seminary and Classical Institute located at Lex ington. Other pastors, in order of their service to Colony, were: Rev. John C. Hope, Rev. T. S. Boinest during whose pastorate the membership was increased from 33 to 94; Rev. J. P. Mar gate; Rev. J. H. Bailey, who serv ed during the stormy war period from 1859 to 1886. Pastor Bailey was also a match maker, and by that trade supplemented his mea ger salary with enough funds to exist; Rev. J. A. Sligh; Rev. Jacob Hawkins, who later became editor of “The Lutheran Visitor;” Rev. H. S. Wingard; Rev. J. D. Bowles, whose remains rest i n Colony cemetery; Rev.Jacob Haw kins, who returned to serve a second time; The Rev. Dr. George W. Hol land who was known, loved and respected both as an educator and as a pastor served Colony as the 11th pastor from 1883 to 1893. During his pastorate, in the year 1884, a new church edifice was erected and the congregation has continously worshipped in this building until April 1, 1957. Rev. W. K. Sligh; Rev. Charles H. Armstrong; Rev. J. J. Long; Rev. R. E. Livingston; Rev. A. J. Bowers, D-D. On April 1, 1910, the present Beth Eden parish, consisting of Beth Eden, Colony, and Saint James churches was effected and the Rev. J. D. Kinard, D.D. be came the first pastor of this parish. His son, the Rev. Karl W. Kinard, D.D., is now the beloved president of the Evangelical Lu theran Synod of South Carolina. Rev. P. E. Shealy, who now lives in Fincastle, Va.; Rev. L. P. Boland who now lives in Cleve 1 r. AT hardft of the Newberry college faculty supplied the parish from November 1924 until July 1925. Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger became the pastor on September 17, 1925 and served until November 27, 1934. During his pastorate, Col ony church was remodeled by the addition of transepts and Sunday school rooms and a changed ar rangement for the chancel. The present parsonage at 1800 Col lege street'was purchased for the residence of the Parish pastor. Pastor Haltiwanger cfiied March 21, 1957, just prior to this writ ing. The Rev. R. A. Goodman, D.D., served as supply pastor for sev eral months. The Rev. M. L. Kes- ter, D.D., became the pastor on February 1, 1935 and served well until June 15, 1943. Model Cons titutions for both congregations for both congregation a nd Sun day school were adopted during Pastor Kester’s pastorate and a new altar was presented by the children of Mr. John Wise- Pastor Kester is now retired and lives in Walterboro. Rev. C. J. Rice became the pas tor on April 15, 1944 and during his pastorate Colony church was again remodeled by finishing the interior with sheetrock and celo- tex. The Hammond Spinet organ now in use was purchased toward" the end of his pastorate. The Centennial Anniversary of Col ony church- was celebrated with appropriate services in 1945. Pas tor Rice now serves Good Hope and Trinity churches near Saluda. The present pastor is the Rev. Thomas H. Weeks, who began his services on the first. Sunday of November 1953. Perhaps among his most satisfying service has been the arrangement by which each of the three churches has a worship service every Sunday morning on the basis of a rota tion among the churches. The er ection of new Colony church has been done during his pastorate. Colony church proudly claims three ministers of the gospel as her sops. All of them are now living, and all of them have been outstanding in the Ministry. They are Rev. H. A. McCullough, D-D., the son of John and Margaret Mc Neil McCullough. He and his wife now live in Columbia; the Rev. I. Ernest Long, D.D., of Charles ton is a grandson of those same parents. The Rev. J. Benjamin Bedenbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Grady Bedenbaugh, is the youngest of the sons of the con gregation dedicated and ordained to the Ministry of the Gospel. He is at present a professor of Bible as Newberry college. Although we cannot claim them as sons of the congregation, we do claim as grandsons of Colony, three sons of Dr. H. A. McCul lough who are ministers, Rev. Paul G. McCullough, Rev. H. A. McCullough and Rev. John B. Mc Cullough. Rev. A. Hayne Boozer, though never a member of Col ony, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhett Boozer; and Mrs. Boozer was attending Colony church at the time of her tragic death. We claim a part also in the childhood of Rev. Karl W. Kinard, D.D., president of our Synod because he lived and worshipped here while his father was our pastor from 1910 untill912. » t On December 18, 1951 a tragic car-train collision at the Colony church crossing claimed the lives of three of Colony’s members: Mr. S. V. Shevlin; his wife, Mrs. Dora Dominidk Shevlin; and Mrs. Belle Dominick Boozer. The ac cident is still sadly remembered here; but as at the Resurrection time our Lord rose from the d$ad so from the wills of the Shevlins there arose in the hearts and minds of the members of Colony the desire for a new or, at least, an improved church plant. From Mrs. Shevlins will we have the altar, pulpit, lectern, baptismal font and credence bracket in the herited half of Mr. Shevlin’s es tate, Colony cemetery one-fourth and the Lowman home one-fourth. The cash value of Colony’s share was an undoubted incentive to Colony’s members to build a new church that would provide ade quate Parish education" facilities on the first floor and adequate worship facilities on the second. The building committee is com posed of Frank Cook, Edgar R. Fellers, John M. Dominick, Thos. P. Buzhardt, Heyward Fulmer. Robert C. Shealy and Avery W. Ruff. Work was begun very early in October 1954 when the work force of the county did the ex- .cavating and grading. The build ing was begun about the middle of October and completed March of this year. We are proud of our new build ing and the indebtedness should be within easy reach of the mem bers of the congregation. Colony church has today 208 confirmed members and a well- graded Sunday school with an en rollment of 140 pupils and 15 of ficers and teachers. BY THE WAY'. . . (Continued from page 1) first one I had seen, and from the taste of that steak, there couldn’t have been a more effi cient one at any cost. The stands /that are being dis tributed will be available to church and civic organizations for barbecues. The poultry people are hoping that many people will have stands of their own made after seeing these. Plans for mak ing the stands may be obtained by writing the Clemson Extension Poultry Division, or I am sure Earl Boazman will tell you how to make one if you call him. Mrs. Ballentine Rites On Friday Mrs. Anna Derrick Ballentine, 74, wife of the Rev. Arthur W. Bailentine, died early Wednesday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a short critical illness. Mrs. Ballentine was born in Chapin, the daughter of the late John L. and Hattie Fellers Der rick. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er and the United Lutheran Church Women. Besides her husband, she is sur vived by one son, the Rev. J. Luther Ballentine of Kannapolis, N. C. ; three daughters, Mrs. Eve lyn Tate of Greenville, Mrs. Pearl Barrier of Kannapolis, N. C-, and Mrs. Anna Margaret Joubert of Athens, Tenn.; two brothers, Lawrence F. Derrick and Ernest W. Derrick, both of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. Thelma Wessing- er of Columbia; and eight grand children. Funeral services will be con ducted at 11 o’clock Friday morn ing the the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr., Dr. R. A. Good man, and Dr. Karl Kinard. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The family prefers that any memoriam gifts be sent to the Lowman Home, White Rock, s. c. The body will remain at the Whitaker Funeral Horiie until the hour of the service. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER Rev. and Mrs. Charles B. Daw kins, serving as Lutheran Mis sionaries in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, announce the birth of a daughter on Monday, April 21. She has been named Debra Louise and weighed six pounds. They have another child, David Lee, age 18 months. The Dawkins have served two and one-half years of a five year term.> Rev. Dawkins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray^Dawkins of New berry. His wife is the former Betty Louise Frierson of Kings- tree. CENTENNIAL STORY . . . (Continued from page 1) features of “Business and Indus try Day.” Scheduled for Thursday afternoon will be the preliminary beard judging contest, with the finals starting a half hour before the fourth performance of “In dian Trails.” After the spectacle there will be a street dance on the square in Newberry. Friday, May 3 has been desig nated as “Youth Day.” There will be a pet, vehicle and bicycle parade in the afternoon in addi tion to many other contests and games for children. Saturday, the last day of the spectacle, will be “Armed Forces Day.” The 107th AAA Battalion, S. C. National Guard, commanded by Major J. W. Henderson, and the 228th AAA Group, command ed by Col. Thomas H. Pope, will have a display of equipment on the court house square in New berry. The afternoon will feature the annual May Day exercises of Newberry College and a final Beard Shaving contest will be held just prior to the last showing of Indian Trails. The “Finale” dance will be held at MacLean Gymnasium following the fire works display. Among those who will partici pate in the cast of “Indian Trails” are the following: Prologue: Boy Scouts, Billy Martin, Jimmy Parks, Jimmy Car ter, Stuart MacBeth, Bruce Clamp, Cub Scouts, Henry Brooks, James Williams, Phil Kelly, Pope John son; Girl Scouts, Leonide Reagin, Margaret Mason, Helen Brown, Mary Jo Jarrett, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Jane Shannon, Marsha Lominack, Linda Hanna, Lila Summer, Ann Bowers, Mary Kay Shannon, Elizabeth Seztler, Mary- lin McElveen, Susan Lipscomb, Emily Grier, Dona Nichols; Brownies: Judy Henderson, Jean Henderson, Katherine Boozer, Paulette Whitaker, Janice Whit aker, Anne Smith; Trumpeteers, Helen Crapps, Soso Brandt, Joyce F.sdcm, Juanita McCullough, Ann Shealy, Mary Psillos; Sailorettes: MarilynJ, Terrell, Betty Rader, Jeanelle Dasher, Rica Hart, Shelda Whitehall, Jackie Carter, Becky Harmon, Hilma Forrester, Sheila Patter son, Alyce Fulmer, Carol Seeley, Eleanor Wiggins, Dian Schreffler, Mary Lois Hackmann, Emma Min- ick, Miriam Eleazer, Sidelle Crooks; Cadets: Bunny Wilkinson, Jackie Atkison, Betty Long, Ann Bowers,’ Cathy Rhea, Effie Felko- nen, Joyce Reeder, Shirley Mus- grove, Dorothy Amick, Letitia Haltiwanger, Patricia Antley, Mildred Long; States: Taska Rawl, Joyce Mer chant, Shelby Whitman, Miriam Adams, Carolyn Seigler, Barbara Haigler, Amelia Brodie, June Han na, Joyce Pruitt, Frances Nichols, Ann Houck, Nancy Stephens; Early days and the Wdr Be tween the States: Exchange Club: William Brooks, T. H. Crooks, Frank Gilfillan, Ro land Hawkins; Veterans of For eign Wars: R. L. Boozer, Lewis Lipscomb, George Owens, J. M, Oxner, T. Ed Senn, Maxcy Stone; Junior Chamber of Commerce: Elis Davenport, P’aul Folk, Fred Green, Meredith Harmon, Dave Morrison, Tommie Setzler, Bobby Schumpert, Fred Weir, Jr. Lancing Contest: Mothers Club: Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Youmans, Bar bara and Alice Youmans. Newbetry College: Joe Mitchell, Windy Windham, Willard Byrd, Chailes Gibson, Boibby Baker, Jerry Easley, Jerry Weed, Vincent Exley, Gerald Mount, Gordon Amsdorff, Warner Jones; Gay 90’s Picnic Scene: Belles of Frog Level, Dixie Dolls, Silver Swishes, Swish and Stars, Twickenham Sisters: Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bannister, Jimmy anl Bob; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mitchell, Wayne, Jerry and Tom my; Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Hite and Karen; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Culclasure and Butch; Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Minick, Carol and Mar sha; Mr. and Mrs! Rubin Olawski; Mr. and Mrs- R. C. Neel and Lu- Ellen; Mr. and Mrs. John Kunkle and Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bowers and Betty; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Long, Barbara Sue, Larry and Beth; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nichols, Kay, Edwin and Wade; Mr- and Mrs. Guy Bowers, Debra and Diane; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Boozer and Michael. • Newberry College (Can Can): Linda Shull, Sara Neff, Billie Ly- erly, Jane Cromer, Emily Jones, Doris Ann Parks, Ina Sox, Sus- anne Lewis; Bathing Beauties: Kay Riley, Ann Summer, Susan Ann Mayfield, Kathleen Martin, Jettie Rawl, Rebecca Shealy; Early Athletics: Peter Stokes, Marion Lee, Gerald Mount, Dan iel Doar, John Dugan, Bob Yarn- all, Warren Payne, Ed Butler, Tom Corea, Richard Salley, Scott Spears. Roaring 20’s: Marja Paulsen, Alice Faye Koon, Helen Brown, Betty Turner, Jimmie Glenn, Thelma Morris, Alice Drake, Jean Campbell, Dot Sanders. Greetings To * \«/» 1956 COLLEGE t And wishes for a successful future Black's Radio &TV Serv. 942 MAIN STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. 1856 ■ ? COLLEGE As you enter your second century may good fortune be with you. t % % Plampin’s Service Station MRS. P. C. PLAMPIN INTERSECTION 76 - 176 - 19 - CUT OFF -T- — •- *l*U**r 1856(Gil 1956 COLLEGE Congratulations to New berry College on the com pletion of 100 years of service. V •' .• •• < ■ BELK-BEARD COMPANY Department Store MAIN STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. We Wish For 1856(B) 1956 COLLEGE A HAPPY CENTENNIAL YEAR Wilson’s Texaco Station 1301 COLLEGE STREET PHONE 79