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« m* -- It takes two to make a marriage the eligible girl and her anxious mother. tttt Some of our leading families can trace their ancestry back 800 years but can’t toll you where their children were last night. VOLUME 20; NO. 11 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1957 $2.00 PER YEAR BycThe Way By Doris Ac Sanders Plans Underway For Scout Day Camp To Begin July 22 BARBECUES There haven’t been many “fund raising” barbecues in recent weeks, but there are two coming up which are worthy of mention One is next Wednesday, July 1< at Chappells Community Center, the other the following Wednesday at Mollohon Park. As you probably know, Chap pells has always been proud of its community life, and the center of that life was the Chappells echool. This school met a fate similar to many others—its doors were closed at the end of the 1955-56 school session. Chappells residents immediately took steps to secure the building as a com munity center, and the barbecue next Wednesday is for the pur pose of raising funds to do a little work on the building. Serving be gins at 5:30 p. m., I believe and you may eat there or take your food home. We always enjoy visit ing at Chappells and will make an effort to be there even though Wednesday is press day and al ways a rushed one. I hope you’ll be there too. From past exper ience, I can guarantee that the food will be good. The July 24th barbecue is be ing given by the Exchange Club to raise money for its youth act ivities program. This club spon sors a Little League baseball team, also a scout troop. This sort of wholesome recreation is good for our youngsters and I believe you will want to help sup port the program. I understand you may also eat there or take it with you. More about this one next week. LITTLE LEAGUE I haven’t investigated this thoroughly, but reliable sources inform me that some of the Little League team managers have used the same players in every game, leaving the remainder of the boys on the bench—or is it a dug-out in baseball ?—the entire season. This, I assume, is in order to win games. But were the Little League teams set up solely to win games, or was the purpose to pro vide recreation for a number of boys, not just the “best nine?” If there is truth to this report, and I believe there is, then the eity recreation director should see that something is done about it. I can’t believe that the sponsors of the various teams would care about having their teams win if it means depriving other young sters of participating in the games. PUPS FOR FREE Could I interest you in Tinkle- bell, Fuzzy, Pupsie or a number of other assorted puppies ? This home of ours seems to have be- come a refuge for homeless ani-r sho S- mals. We even have a pet spider, named Coco, by Connie. We were getting along fine with our col lection of pups, Tinklebell and Fuzzy, both of parentage un known, when Tuesday one of the neighborhood strays brought the runt of her six-pup litter for us to care for. It is such an ugly little pup that it is downright cute. I believe there are four oth ers not yet distributed, so if you want a pup of undetermined ori gin, about three inches high and six inches long at present in as sorted colors, covered with fleas and almost starved, just come on over and we’ll have the Mother Pup give you one. They aren’t much trouble to de-flea since they are so small and short-haired. EDUCATION It has been too hot to do much research into the field of educa tion this week, but I do want to «ay that I have been rather amaz ed at the interest manifested in the articles in this column on that subject. There have been many comments from people who do not have children in school, but who are vitally concerned about the education of our future citizens. Most of them had no idea that there was such a thing as “Social promotion.” One man, who has i 1 served on a school board for many P told me that even he know such a practice exist- „ «U. I * : The teachers know it, though, Ijjciidr they don’t like it because with incompetent students in their classes, they cannot prop- instruct those who are cap- of learning. One teacher i ld me “if a student doesn’t pass my grade, I retain him unless told to do otherwise.” So see the teachers really don’t much say-so. re on this subject later. The Newberry Girl Scout Day Camp, under the supervision of a trained instructor, will begin at the camp site in Lynch’s Woods on July 22nd, and will run for three weeks, according to an announce ment made today by R. E. Beck, president of the Newberry Girl Scout Council. Miss Marcia Haile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haile of Ki- nard St. will lead the activities of the camp. Miss Haile was grad uated from Winthrop College last month and will teach in the Co lumbia city schools beginning with the fall session. She has done much work in scouting and camp ing activities in the past, and re cently completed a training course for camp instructors at the Edith Macy Training School in Pleas- antville, New York. Miss Haile stated today that all ages of Brownies and Girl Scouts may attend camp either one, two or three weeks. The group will be divided into units each week, with leaders and as sistant leaders for each group, in addition to counselors and instruc tors. A pre-camp training session for the leaders will be held at the camp site next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Camp will be held from 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. each day. Each child will bring a nosebag lunch each day except on the days of “cookouts” There will be a 30- minute swimming period each day at the Margaret Hunter Park pool for those Scouts who have par ents permission to go swimming. Swim instructions will also be giv en. The cost of the camp will be only $2.50 per scout per week. This nominal fee is being charged to help defray expenses of in structional materials to be used. Among the various activities to take place during the camp will be craftwork of all types, nature studies, hikes, cookouts, singing, games and folk dancing. There will be a one-hour rest period each day after lunch. Any .adult who is interested in helping conduct the day camp is urged to get in touch with Miss Haile immediately, and to make plans to attend the pre-camp training period next weekend. A bus will be run to the camp each morning apd back each af ternoon for those children whose parents are unable to take them to camp each day. The bus will leave from the Speers Street school tennis court at a time to be announced in next week’s issue of this paper. , Brownies and Scouts who wish to attend the camp are asked to fill in the application blank which will be found elsewhere in this issue and send it to Miss Haile. Polio Increase Seen In State Although there have been no cases of polio reported in New berry County this year, this is no reason to forget the import ance of the Salk Polio vaccine, according to Dr. J. C. Sease, county health officer. An analy sis of health department polio statistics shows clearly that South Carolina may be facing a summer of heavy polio incidence. A report for the first six mon ths of 1957 shows 51 cases in the state, as compared to 21 cases for the same period of 1956. More than half of the new cases occur red during June, indicating that the season of heaviest incidence is approaching. Greater use of the Salk vac cine is imperative in South Car olina, according to health de partment officials. Free Salk polio shots will be given by the Newberry County Health Department to every per son under 20 and to pregnant women. Those between age 20 and 40 are urged to go to their private physicians for the series of polio Gibson At Benning Gibson, son of James I. Gibson, Rt. 3, Newberry, is receiving six weeks of ROTC summer training at Fort Benning, with members of the Clemson A & M College cadet program. Cadet Gibson, a civil engineer ing major at the college, is scheduled to complete the train ing August 2. Brother Of Pete Coleman Drown Victi llll Funeral services for Howard Coleman of 2902 Rivers Ave., Charleston, owner of Coleman’s Auto-Body Shop, were held Sat urday afternoon at Stuhr’s North Area Funeral Chapel with Rev. A. G. Bedford officiating. Burial was in Carolina Memorial Garden. Mt. Coleman died Thursday. His body was found in a creek at the eastern end of Folly Beach. Coro ner Harry W. Kingdon said the cause of death was accidental drowning. Coleman was working at a home he was building on East Ashley Avenue and appar ently went into the creek to swim on becoming overheated, Coroner Kingdom said. Coleman had operated Cole man’s Body Shop on Rivers Ave nue for 15 years. He was a mem ber of Circular Congregational Church, Hammerton Lodge AFM and Omar Temple. Born June 18, 1901, in Fairfield County, he was the son of Mrs. Lottie Rabb Cole man of Newberry and the late William H. Coleman. Surviving are his mother; his widow, Mrs. Eva Gosnell Cole man; a son, Howard E. Coleman of Charleston; two daughters, Mrs. James A. Hattaway and Miss Kay Coleman, both of Green ville; a step-son, Kenneth D. Brown of Great Falls, Mont.; five brothers, Ansel M. Coleman and William D. Coleman of Cleve land, Ohio; Charles R. Coleman of Greenville; Griffin A. Coleman of Laurens, Clarence D. Coleman of Newberry i George Mower Rites Today George S. Mower, 45, died sud denly Wednesday at his residence in Charleston. Mr. Mower was born and reared in Newberry, the son of Mrs. Nina Seay Mower and the late Dr. Frank D. Mower. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Arnold Lee Mower and one daughter, Sallie, both of Charles ton; his mother, Mrs. Frank D. Mower of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Suber of Whitmire and Mrs. Rachel Spivey of Newberry Funeral services will be held at the residence on Johnstone street Thursday (today) at 5:00 p. m. Interment will be in Rosemont cemetery. Exchangites, Ladies Enjoy Talk By Kingstree Postmaster McFadden Fulmer Service Was Yesterday Mrs. Mary Jane Fulmer, 72, wife of Murray Cscar Fulmer, died late Monday afternoon at the Newberry County Hospital after an illness of six weeks. She had been in declining health for sev eral years. Mrs. Fulmer was born and reared in Lexington County, a daughter of the late David Cal vin and Janie Shealy Fulmer. For a number of years she had lived in the Hartford section near New berry and was a member of Col ony Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, M. O. Fulmer of Newberry,; 6 sons, James W. Fulmer and Lloyd Carlisle , both of Columbia, Har old C., Hayward L. a n d Charles E. Fulmer, all of Newberry. Also M. Leon Fulmer of Charleston; 3 daughters, Mrs. Les ter R. Motely of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mrs. Cecil Mack of Columbia, and Mrs. Haskel Long of Newberry; 4 sisters, Mrs. Min nie Fricks Shealy of White Rock. Mrs. Lizzie Amick of Prosperity and Mrs. Ida* Wise and Mrs. Alice Shealy, both of Newberry; 1 Among those enjoying the Exchange Club Ladies Night Tuesday were the officers of the club and the guest speaker, left to right: Frank Gilfillan, secretary; Olin Layton, vice president; Harry Moose, president, McBride McFadden of Kingstree, speaker; and Irvine Leslie, treasurer. (Sunphoto by Doris A. Sanders.) New Lion Officers Take Over; Committee Members Name Louis C. Floyd took over as head of the Newberry Lions Club when its first meeting of the new fiscal year was held last Tuesday in the Community Hall. The retiring president, Tom Fellers, who was given a rising vote of thanks for his able leadership during the past year, called on former District Governor Lion John Clarkson to install the new officers and directors. Lion Clarkson stated that dur- brother, J. W. Fulmer of New- ^ng the past year, 860 new Lions berry; 27 grandchildren, 9 great- clubs had been chartered, bring- grandchildren and a number of ing the total number of clubs to nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p. m. Wednesday from Colony Lutheran Church by the Rev. Thomas H. Weeks, the Rev. C. J. Rice and the Rev. H. W. Ballen- tine. Burial was in Newberry Me morial Gardens. Pallbearers were Lonnie Amick, J. C. Shealy, Roy Wise, Vernon Swygert, Kerry Frick, Terrell Wessinger. Honorary escort was composed of the Colony Lutheran Church council; J. A. Amick, C. E. Kin- ard, Arthur Long, Charlie Hend rix, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. F. N. Martin, Dr. B. M. Montgomery and Dr. W. L. Mills. Holy Communion At Mayer Memorial Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church will have the Holy Com munion Service at 11 a. m. Sun day. The pastor, Rev. D. M. Shull will deliver a brief message. Sunday School will be held at 10 a. m. All members are urged to attend. Visitors are most cor dially invited. 13,204 in the United States and 79 other countries with a com bined membership, as of May 31 of 566,183. “This,” continued the speaker, “is a direct challenge to the Newberry Club to endeavor to increase its membership and service to the community.” He charged the incoming president with “a great responsibility in the leadership of his club in this community.” Lion Pinckney Abrams will serve as vice-president during the coming year. The new president extended thanks of himself, all officers and directors to the club for their con fidence in electing them to their respective positions, and stated that every member of the club would be called upon for some service; and that he anticipated the full cooperation of all. Troop Committee members and unit leaders of Boy Scout Troop 66, which is sponsored by the Newberry Lions Club, were rec ognized and thanked for their services and work in scouting. Pins and certificates were awarded the following for their Some Dogs Are Postman’s Friends eriy able By Postmaster Harry E. Moose Because so much is said these days about dogs biting mailmen, I think it would be interesting to tell one of the greatest dog stories of all time—involving a dog and mailmen. Perhaps, in telling this, I can get across some of my own feel ings on this matter—that many dogs are good friends of our pos tal employes and many others can be taught to regard mailmen as their friends. But to get back to my story— it is a story about “Owney, the Postal Dog.” I have obtained it from the Post Office Department in Washington. It was originally written by Ruth Thompson for the Modern School Readers Book Four, and was based on informa tion supplied by the Postal Serv ice: A dog, homeless and hungry and shivering from cold, one day in 1888, crept into the Post Office at Albany, New York. The clerks were very busy and did not notice him, so he huddled on a pile of mail bags and fell asleep. The next day the mail clerks found him. They felt sorry for the dog and did not have the heart to drive him out into the cold again, for he had such a wistful look in his eyes and such a pleading wag to his tail. So when lunch time came, the clerks shared their lunches with him, and * it may have been that which started the dog’s love for the men in the Post Office, and in fact, for all men who handled the mail for Uncle Sam. As the weeks passed, the little visitor made the post office his home. As he did not seem to be long to anyone, he was an adopt ed son. The men named him “Owney.” if you ever owned a dog you know how intelligent a dog some times is. Owney was a very in telligent animal. He watched the mail bags come and go and seem ed to regard them as his friends. Perhaps it was his curiosity that led him to make a trip with the mail bags. It is certain that he felt safe any place the bags went and with the men who handled them. He was often gone ob a trip for several weeks and then he would return to the Albany post office. The mail clerks were afraid Ow ney would get lost. They bought him a collar and on it they plac ed his name and address. Then they fastened a card to the collar asking postal clerks to attach the name of any place that Owney visited. Owney very soon started out on visits all over the United States. He carried so many tags that they were too heavy for him. The post master felt sorry to see him with such a load. So he had a harness made and Owney could then take his tags with him very comfort ably. The time came when Owney went around the world. He was in the city of Tacoma, Washington, when mail bags were being loaded for Japan and China. When the post office men eaw that Owney surely meant to go abroad too, they gave him a letter of intro duction to the postal people in many parts of the world. Then Owney was the guest of the cap tain of the ship. He had a glorious trip. With his harness ^carrying his tags and medals, he waa a very important passenger . on board. Owney was well received and properly treated in foreign countries. When he arrived in Japan, the Mikado gave him a passport which bore the seal of the empire, ^n China the emporer made him wel come and Owney saw many of the leading merchants. Every where that Owney went he was an object of great interest. He was such a friendly and intelli gent dog that he made many friends. Owney landed in New York from his trip abroad. From there he crossed the country to Tacoma, his starting point. He had been gone just 132 days on his trip. Owney was the greatest dog traveler in the world. He had no home except the mail sacks on steamers and mail trains. His dearest friends were always the postal clerks. The men with whom Owney chose to ride were always regarded as the lucky ones. It was said that Owney carried good luck with him, for no accident ever happened on a train on which Owney was traveling. It always flatteredand pleased the men when Owney chose to travel with them. When Owney’s journeys were over, it was found that he had about 200 tags, certificates, etc. Incidentally, when you get to the National Capital, look up Ow ney. He is mounted and on dis play in the world-famous Smith sonian Institution. respective number of years of years of service to scouting: John Clarkson, 34 years; Wright Can non, 30 years; Price Harmon, 29 years; Henry Fellers, 25 years; and to others for service ranging from two to 18 years. The president has appointed the following standing committees of the club to serve with him: The first listed ' under each committee will serve as chair man. Attendance: Robert D. Schump- ert, Howard Clark, Jack Jenkins, Dr. I. M. Satterwhite, Earl Sum mer. Audit: John L. Epps, W. W. Bennett, Ray Dawkins. Boys and Girls Work, educa tion: Dr. J. C. Atkison, R. W. Cannon, Harry Hedgepath, H. N. Wallace, Guy Whitener Jr. Citizenship, Patriotism, Civic Improvement, Communtiy Better^ ment, United Nations and Safety: Joe Mayer, Earl H. Bergen, Ed Blackwell, Wirt Jennings, W. F. Lominack. Constitution and By-Laws: John F. Clarkson, Dr. J. N. Bur gess, P. K. Harmon, P. B. Mitch ell, M. O. Summer. Finance: P. N. Abrams, R. E. Blair, Dan Browne, James P. Fulp, George B. Sessions. Lake Supper: W. E. Turner, Douglas Hornsby, George Rodel- sperger, Shealy Setzler, Tom Setzler, Tommie P. Setzler, Billy Sheppard, Herman Wise. Lions Information and Conven tion 1 John R. Frazier, D. L. Nance, George E. Stone, Ralph Williams. * Membership: Dr. F. A. Truett, L. F. Fischer, R. C. Floyd, A. E. Morehead, J. W. Smith. Music: D. O. Carpenter, Henry Fellers, Hope Wilson. Program Committee: Pope Bu ford, J. Thompson Dennis, John Switttenberg, Perry Threatt, Burke Wise. Publicity: L. A. Harrison, P. N. Abrams, Ralph Black, Ed Can non, J. W. Earhardt. Sick and Visitation: Dave Hayes, Dr. L. E. Brossy, Tom Fellers, H. M. Hentz, Waldo Huffman. Sight Conservation, Health and Welfare: Thad McCrackin Jr„ George K. Dominick, Cyril Hutch inson, J. V. Kneece, J. L. Lip scomb. Broom Sale: W. H. Lominack, R. L. Baker, James Clamp. Davis Infant David Christopher^ Davis, two- day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Da vid S. Davis of West Columbia died Monday night at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Davis is the former Gloria Ann Boozer, of Prosperity. Besides his parents he is sur vived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Otis Boozer of West Columbia, and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Davis of Anderson and a num ber of uncles and aunts. Funeral services were conduct ed at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday from the graveside in St. Luke’s Luth eran Church Cemetery in New berry by Dr. Thomas F. Suber. eters Are Ordered City council had little business before it as the regular meeting was held Tuesday night. Acting City Manager W. C. Wallace reported that 24 parking meters, giving up to five hours parking 'time, to be used on the new parking lot at the corner of Harrington and Caldwell streets had been ordered. Plans for the location of meters were shoten to council. Councilman Layton, chairman of the .Budget and Planning commit tee, reported that the committee had met and received some re quests tor items in the budget He stated that he, together with the other members, Councilmen Duf- ford and Paysinger would meet in the near future to prepare the budget, and request a special meeting of council to consider appropriations for next ye,ar. Mr. Wallace delivered a message from City Manager Ed Blackwell, who is still a patient fit the New berry County Memorial Hospital, thanking everyone' for their thoughts and prayers, and antici pating a return to his job in the near future. McBride S. McFadden, postmas ter at Kingstree, entertained mem bers and guests at the Exchange Club Ladies Night with interest ing stories of characters in the “low-country”, and his home * county of Williamsburg. Mr. Mc Fadden, well known speaker and a former clerk of court of Wil liamsburg County, was guest speaker when the club honored the ladies Tuesday night with a dinner in the private dining room of Werts Cafe. Harry E. Moose, Exchange Club president, served as toast master and introduced the follow ing guests: Sheriff Tom Fellers, outgoing president of the Lions Club, and Mrs. Fellers; E. A. Brooks, vice-president of the Ki- wanis Club, and Mrs. Brooks; Bob Bruner, president of the Rotary Club and Mrs. Bruner; Mrs,. Sadie Crooks, president of the Business and Professional Women’s Club; Roy Stutts, manager of the Ex change Club Little League Base ball team and Mrs. Stutts; Miss Joyce Pruitt, vocalist and Miss Elizabeth Ruff, pianist; and news paper representatives. Dr. R. A. Goodman, honorary member of the club, pronounced the invocation. Mrs. Hazel Gilfil lan, wife of one of the club mem bers entertained the group with her special vocalization of “Short- ’nin’ Bread.” ‘ After a chicken, fish, shrimp and steak dinner with all the trimmings. Miss Pruitt, accom panied by Miss Ruff, sang three selections. Following the principal address, Mr. Moose presented, on behalf of the club, a three piece set of lawn furniture to Dr. and Mrs. Good man for their future home in Trontman, N- C. At the conclusion of the pro gram, each of the ladies was pre sented a jewel box containing a comb and brush set. Hurricane Watch- Film Available The Weather Bureau at Col umbia, South Carolina has recently added a new film “Hurricane Watch” to its library. This ie an interesting and informative dis cussion of hurricanes, their for mation and life history, together with a detailed discussion of the Hurricane Warning Service in act ion. Safety procedures during hur ricane emergencies are also des cribed. This film will be available for use by educational, service and other groups, without cost other than mailing expenses. Guernsey Breeders To Have Meeting All dairymen, Guernsey Breeders, and others interested in the dairy industry are invited to attend the Guernsey Twilight Meeting to be held on Tuesday evening, July 30th at 5:00 p. m. o’clock. The meeting will be at I. }£., Smith’s Mar Mac Guernsey Farm located near Bush River High School. - Features of the program be fore supper will include a dairy cow Judging Contest, and a de monstration of desirable character istics of a good dairy cow. Cow families, and daughters of the bulls being used in Mr. Smith’s *herd will be observed. At 6:30 o’clock, a dutch affair barbecue supper will be served. The after supper program will include several talks and a film will be shown. C. G. Cushman, Extension Dairy Leader, will talk on “Efficiency in ]>ai^ . ion.” C. J. Jackobs, rspresejrtal ive of the American Guernsey Cat tle Club will discuss breeding better Guernsey cattle today. The showing of the film “Golden Heritage” will conclude the pro gram. ■ , All who plan to attend the meeting are requested to let Mr. Smith know so that he will know how many to prepare for. a Accepts Job With SLED Bobby Stutts has accepted a position as agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Div ision in Columbia. He began his duties with SLED on July lit He and Mrs. Stutts, the former Fran ces Boozer, will make their home in Columbia. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS July 13 Marcia Todd, Emory Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Bennie Liv ingston, Mrs. C. H. Cannon, Aud rey Wicker, Tabor L. Hill, Ronald Shealy, G. R. Page, For rest Shealy, Sr., Walt Mills, Pauia Cousins, Patsy Oxner, Mable Wicker. July 1 j Holland Sligh, Tom Sum mer, Mrs. Ralph Black, Norman Martin,-Juanita Felker, H. E. Thomas, Martha Lominack, Mrs. C. L. Holloway, Mrs. W. R. Bouk- night. Max B. McKittrick, Dr. S. L. Hunter, Larry Harmon^ . Larry Jame Wicker. K . July 15 R. C. Floyd, Jim Todd, Carolyn Murray, Mrs. John H. Ruff, Jackson W. Taylor, Jr., Wally Lewis, Carrie Wightman, Mm W. H. Tedford, Louise Heyward Dodkin, Sue Senn, Kit ff • M (July 16 Mrs. Pet Dawkins, Mrs. M. W. Mrs. T. S. Harmon, Frank Partridge, J. G. Long, H. C. Timmerman, Gordon John son, G. B. Fuller, Mrs. Nat Gist, Jr„ Dorothy Hutchinson. July 17 Mrs. G. R. Prim Mrs. D. T. Wicker, Bln. A. E. Bed- enbaugh, Mrs. Murray Sheppard, Mrs. Catherine Graham, Lavinia Brown, Mrs. Lefa Duncan, Mrs. Innis M. Clarkson, Marshall L. Motes, I. M. Smith. July 18 Clayton Smith, Mrs. F. M. Schumpert, Mrs. Ruby Betty Shealy, Kenneth Kathy Senn. July 19 Gladys Young, Colie B. Pitts, Judy Boland, Walter Shep pard, Linda Faye Fuller, Bfte- heel Bednfcnnfh, Paul Whitaker. .• b/Wti dm m- mm '■W\ sjbi 'W£i Mils fJJgg