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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1957
M. L. Hawkins
Rites Saturday
Martin Luther Hawkins, 79, of
Route 1,Prosperity , died Thurs
day afternoon at Newberry Coun
ty Memorial Hospital. He had
been seriously ill the past 10 days.
Hawkins was bom and reared
at Prosperity, a son of the late
Thomas Berley and Permelia Mor
ris Hawkins. He had spent all of
his life near Prosperity where he
was a member of St. Luke’s Luth
eran Church, and was a former
‘.member of the church council. He
was a farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Essie Moore Hawkins; four sops,
J. C., Carroll, Pinckney and
Raymond Hawkins, all of Prosper
ity; one daughter, Mrs. James
Flowers of Bishopville; one sis
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Minick of
Prosperity; three brothers, George
L, Thomas and Boyce Hawkins,
all of Prosperity; 10 grandchildren
and a number of nieces and nep
hews.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at St. Luke’s Luth
eran Church by Dr. Thomas F.
Suber. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Robert
Moore, Otto Moore, Shelton Moore,
Mower Dennis, Biddle Hawkins
and Leslie Hawkins.
Flower attendants were Mrs.
Rosalyn 'Frick, Miss Faye Hawk
ins, Miss Hazel Hawkins, Mrs.
Herbert Fulmer, Mrs. Leroy
Pugh, Mrs. Charles Wise, Mrs.
Earl Weisner, Mrs. Voight Fraz
ier, Mrs. Woodrow Bedenbaugh,
Mrs. Beatrice Havird, Mrs. Mabel
Piester and Mrs. Betty Jones.
Mrs. Ammons Rites
Held On Friday
Mrs. Maggie Culbertson Am
mons, 77, widow of the late Solo
mon Iverson Ammons, resident of
621 Drayton Street died Wednes
day night at Newberry County
Memorial' Hospital. She had been
In ill health for several years.
Mrs. Ammons was born and
reared in Greenville County,
daughter of the late Henry
Young and Mrs. Mary Martin Cul
bertson. She lived a number of
years in Williams ton prior to
moving to Newberry more than
47 years ago. She was a member
of West End Baptist Church, and
for many years had operated a
grocery store on McSwain Street.
Her husband died in 1914.
She is survived by a son, Le-
gare Ammons of Newberry; a
sister, Mrs. Mary South of Gray
Court; a brother, Preston Cul
bertson of Rt. 2 Anderson; two
balf brothers,. Arthur Culbert
son of Laurens and Ernest Cul
bertson of Atlanta, Ga., and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon by the Rev. C. O.
Lamoreux. Burial was in West
End Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Ruff,
Clarence Dehart, Arthur Werts,
Merle Bobb, Cecil Merchant,
Frank Culclasure, George Heller,
and Ernest Layton. Flower attend
ants included Mrs. Myrtle Thomp
son, Mrs. Louise Wicker, Mrs. Lila
Mae Werts, Mrs. Clarence Dehart,
Mrs. Jannie Ammons, Mrs. John
Ruff and Mrs. Eula Alewine.
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STRAYED—Tuesday A.M., Male
chow dog, Reddish Brown, white
around his neck and other white
markings. Name “Spottie.” Any
one knowing whereabouts of
such dog notify Olivia Wertman,
1401 Friend St., or Telephone
299-W.
Council Women
Atttend Meeting
At Clinton
The Piedmont District Council
of Home Demonstration Clubs
held its annual meeting Saturday,
September 7th at 10:30 at Pres
byterian College in Clinton. Laur
ens County was hostess. The meet
ing was centered around the
theme “Today’s Home Builds To
morrow’s World.” Around 30
members of the Newberry County
Home Demonstration Club Council
representing 12 clubs attended.
Mrs. Clarkson Stevenson, Dir
ector of Piedmont District of
Chester, presided.
Rev. William McLeod Framp-
ton, Presbyterian Minister of An
derson, delivering the main ad
dress which was centered around
Building Good Home Life for a
strong democracy. He emphasized
the importance of good spiritual
training in the home.
Greetings were brought to the
group by Dr. Marshall W. Brown,
president of Presbyterian College;
T. W. Morgan, Asst. Director of
S. C. Extension Service, and Miss
Sallie A. Pearce, State Home Dem
onstration Agent.
Mrs. W. E. Johnson of York
County led a symposium on the
Program of Work for 1957-58.
Mrs. Henry L. Parr, president of
Newberry County presented New
berry’s one main goal which has
to do with improvements of the
auditorium^ of the Agricultural
Building.
Mrs. B. O. Long of Silverstreet
led the group in singing. Mrs. Eld-
gar Lindler, also of Silverstreet,
accompanied her.
Mrs. W. C. Koon of Pomaria
served on the time and place com
mittee. The meeting will be held
in Chesterfield in 1958.
Union County received the at
tendance award.
Foster Dance
Classes Begin
Mrs. Dick Shealy, business
manager of the Foster School of
Dance, announces that Voight
Kempson, a professional dancer
from Columbia, will open the
Foster School on Thursday, Sep
tember 19 at the Youth Center.
Mr. Kempson is a talented
young man and a senior at the
University of' South Carolina. He
has danced professionally for the
past three years, appearing at the
Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N. J.,
and numerous clubs in New York.
At present he is doing a show in
Asheville, N. C.
Mr. Kempson specializes in tap,
ballet, baton and all modern ball
room dances.
For enrollment and any other
information call 582.
Boundary P-T A.
Honors Teachers
A reception honoring the teach
ers will highlight the first regu
lar meeting of the Boundary
Street P. T. A. to be held Thurs
day at 8:00 p. m. in the school
auditorium. Plans for the recep
tion are being made by the hos
pitality committee, Mrs. Rupert
Maxwell, chairman.
Inspiration and information
from the national P. T. A. conven
tion held in Cincinnati, Ohio, will
be brought by B. A. Buddin dur
ing, a brief business meeting pre
ceding the reception.
The Bouridary School P. T. A.
membership drive has been under
way for several weeks under the
leadership of the membership
committee, Mrs. Paul Whitaker,
chairman. Letters have been sent
to all the children’s parents invit
ing them to become members of
the P. T. A. Any interested
friends or parents who have not
been contacted may secure their
memberships at the meeting
Thursday evening or by contact
ing Mrs. Whitaker.
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PICNIC SUPPER FOR
BIBLE CLASS
There will be a picnic supper
for the members of the Lucy Epps
Bible Class and their families on
Friday night, September 13 at the
Social Hall of Central Methodist
Church. The picnic will be held
at 7 p. m., followed by a business
meeting. All members are urged
to bring their families and well-
filled baskets.
Waites-Long
Miss Margaret Lena Waites and
Albert J. Long were united in
marriage on August 30th at 7 p.
m. at the parsonage of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church near Pomaria.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. J. L.
Drafts.
The bride’s dress was a taffe
ta of slate shade made with fit
ted bodice, small white collar and
full skirt. Her small hat and ac
cessories were white.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar B. Waites of Pomaria.
Since graduating from Pomaria
High School the last term she has
been employed by the Newberry
Garment company.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Long of Rt.
3, Prosperity. He is employed by
the Kinard Company of Pomaria.
Mrs. Kneece, 90,
Dies At Pelion
Mrs. D, R. Kneece, 90, Pelion’s
oldest citizen, died at her home
at noon Friday after a long ill
ness. She was the mother of J.
V. Kneece, superintendent of New
berry area^ high school.
Mrs. Kneece was born in the
Cedar Grove section of Lexington
County, March 2, 1867, daughter
of the late Daniel Drafts and
Henrietta Hayes Drafts. Her old
home is now covered by the wat
ers of Lake Murray.
Her girlhood days were spent
where the county post office was
located. Her early education was
in the country schools of that
day but she determined to get a
higher education.
She attended Vera Cruz Cath
olic Convent in Columbia for
two years and the Gaston Female
College, Dallas, N. C., for a year,
teaching school every other year
in order to go to college.
On April 3, 1889, she was mar
ried to Doctor Kneece at her
mother’s home.
In March, 1901, she and Doc
tor Kneece moved to Pelion,
where she soon proved herself a
capable and efficient assistant,
traveling with her husband over
the dirt roads of the community
by horse and buggy.
After her husband’s death and
until her health failed, many
friends would come to “Grandma”
Kneece for medical advice. When
the Baptist Church of Pelion was
organized in 1904, Mrs. Kneece,
who was reared a Lutheran, be-
'came a charter member and was
very active in all phases of the
church work. She was a faithful
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and beloved Sunday school teacher
until her eyesight failed and at
one time had served as president
of the Lexington County Women’s
Missionary Union.
She was one of South Caro
lina’s most charming gentlewom
en. She was known by most of
the county’s citizenry for a kind
and generous personality and for
her devotion to any task at hand.
Mrs. Kneece was the mother of
nine children, two who died in in
fancy. One son, John D. Kneece,
of Gilbert, died in August, 1948.
Another son, Kenneth B. Kneece,
died at Ruffin in 1953.
Survivors include three daugh
ters, Mrs. W. F. Best of Pelion,
retired director of the Lexington
County Public Welfare Depart
ment; Mrs. James B. Smith of
Cades, and Miss Vera Kneece of
Pelion; two sons, Dr. J. F. Kneece
of Blackville and J. V. Kneece,
Newberry; 12 grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon from Pelion Bap
tist Church by Rev. J. B. Caston,
assisted by Rev. L. S. Shealy and
Rev. W. J. Wilburn.
Two Newberrians are patients
at the Providence Hospital in
Columbia. Harry Vigodsky enter
ed the hospital Monday where he
was to undergo surgery this
morning. H. H. Ruff, also a pa*
tient at Providence, was schedul
ed for surgery Tuesday morning
but the operation was delayed be
cause of his condition.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie,
Debra Padget
“Omar
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Also Cartoon—Mystic
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SATURDAY
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Fay Spain, Steve Tellell, John
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“Dragstrip
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Abby Dalton
“Rock All
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LATE SHOW SAT. NIGHT
MONDAY & TUESDAY
Rita Hayworth, Robert Mitchum,
Jack Lemmon
“Fire
Down Below”
Also Cartoon—Clobbis Cat
CLOVER LEAF
;-in
Theatre
THURSDAY
U
The Tattered
Dress”
Tom Try cm, Jan Merlin
Added Color Cartoon—The Little
Quacker
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
“The Last
Wagon”
Richard Widmark, Felecia Farr
Added Color Cartoon—Spree
SUNDAY, MONDAY & ^
TUESDAY
“Screaming
Eagles”
Jeff Chandler, Jeanne Crain,
Jack Carson
Added Color Cartoon—Mixed
Master
Lonis C. Floyd
R. Aubrey Harley
DIRECTORS _
Thomas H. Pope
Pinckney N. Abrams
J. Dave Caldwell
Ralph B. Baker
J. R. Carlisle,
Newberry Born,
Succumbs Monday
Funeral services for John Ren-
wick Carlisle, 67, of 2804 Wilmot
Ave., assistant manager of Pal
metto Hardware Company, who
died Monday night at Columbia
hospital, were conducted at four
o’clock Wednesday afternoon from
Centennial Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church by Dr.
Charles E. Edwards and the Rev.
George Meetze. Interment was in
Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Carlisle was bom in New
berry, the son of the late Rosa
Renwick Carlisle and Milton A.
Carlisle. He had made his home
in Columbia for 40 years.
He was^ educated in the New
berry schools and was a graduate
of Newberry College. He attend
ed Eastman College in New York.
Mr. Carlisle was a member of
the Centennial Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church where he
served as an elder for 25 years.
He was a veteran of World War
I and a member of The American
Legion. I
Mr. Carlisle had a very wide ac
quaintance in Columbia where he
was held in the highest esteem as
a man of many fine qualities. He
was for many years with Lorick
and Lowranee being with that old
concern when it discontinued busi
ness several years ago. At the
time of his death he was assistant
manager of the Palmetto Hard
ware Company. He had many
friends who will regret his pass
ing.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Fant Carlisle; one
daughter, Mrs. J. C. Hester of
Columbia; a grandson, Renwick
Carlisle Hester; one sister, Mrs.
Nina Kennedy of Columbia; and
several nieces and nephews.
SARs TO HEAR
DR. PAUL HEISEY
The regular quarterly meeting
of the Philemon Waters Chapter
of the Sons of the American Revo
lution will be held at Purcells on
Main Street Friday evening, Sep
tember 13 at 8 p. m.
Dr. Paul H. Heisey will be the
speaker for the occasion. His topic
will be “The Conestoga Wagon
and the American Revolution.”
Former Chief
Police Dies
Sydney Clyde McCarley, 65,
former chief of police and depu
ty sheriff of Newberry, died at
8:30 Saturday morning at his
home, 1525 Caldwell street, New
berry. He was ill two years.
Mr. McCarley was born and
reared in Newberry County near
Whitmire, a son of Mrs. Ada Ris
er McCarley and the late Sydney
Bryce McCarley. He had lived
most of his life in Newberry
County near Whitmire where he
was a member of King’s Creek A.
R. P. Church. He was a retired
captain in the United States Army,
having served his country in
World War I and II. During
World War 1, he served overseas
with the Military Police and dur
ing World War II he was the
commander of a prisoner of war
camp in California. He has serv
ed the City of Newberry as chief
of police and has served Newber
ry County as deputy sheriff un
der Cannon G. Blease. He had also
been a candidate for sheriff, sup
erintendent of the Newberry Coun
ty Home and a rural mail carrier.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Nannie lola Cromer Mc
Carley; one son, William Ray
MfcCarley of Newberry; his moth
er, two sisters, Mrs. Ed Bonds of
Clinton and Miss Rachel McCarley
of Whitmire; six brothers, John
McCarley of Baltimore, Md., Hugh
McCarley of Newnun, Ga., Bill
McCarley of Virginia, Ira McCar
ley of Clinton, Paul and Alec Mc
Carley, both of Whitmire, and a
number of nieces and nephews. '
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon from McSwain Fun
eral Home by Dr. P. L. Grier and
Rev. Paul E. Monroe. Interment
was in Newberry Memorial Gard
ens. 1
Active pallbearers were Der-
wood Cromer,. Allison Cromer, Joe
Bonds, George B. Martin, Claude
Satterwhite, Tom Riser and El
mer Mayer.
Flower attendants were Mrs.
Derwood Cromer, Mrs. Colie
Rikard, Mr^ Alma Price, Miss
Shirley Cromer, Mrs. George Half
acre, Mrs. Ferd Summer, Miss
Sarah Ann Nichols, Miss Betty
Ringer and Miss Jo Ann Bonds.
Honorary escort was composed
of elders and deacons of Kings
Creek Church. Howard Lipscomb
and Dr. Foster N. Martin.
College Offers
Teacher Courses
Newberry College will offer
courses for teachers in the late
afternoons again this year. These
courses will be open to elementary
and secondary school teachers who
may want to take advantage of
the opportunity to renew certifi
cates, to raise certificates, or to
continue work toward a college
degree.
Each course will provide three
semester hours of credit. The
classes will meet once each week
for sixteen weeks and each class
period will be approximately two
and one-half hours in length.
Course offerings will be in the
fields of elementary education
and secondary education. Tenta
tive offerings are: Education 38,
Guidance and Counseling; Educa
tion 42, Evaluation and Curricu
lum of secondary schools; Educa
tion 52, the Teaching of Social
Studies. These courses will be
taught by W. E. Monts, who has
served Associate Professor of
Education and Psychology at
Newberry College.
All who are interested in these
or other courses are asked to
contact Dean Conrad B. Park,
Newberry College, phone 883, as
soon as possible. A meeting will
be held in Room 5 of Holland
Hall at 5 p. m. on Tuesday, Sep
tember 17, to determine the day
and hour for class meetings. All
interested in this work will be
expected to attend this meeting.
Faculty Families
Are Entertained
Newberry College and Presi
dent and Mrs. C. A. Kaufmann
were hosts to the faculty, staff,
and their families at. a delightful
buffet dinner in the Newberry
College dining hall Saturday ev
ening, September 7, at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Irving Feaperman of
fered the invocation. -
Following the dinner President
Kaufmann extended a hearty wel
come to the group. He then in
troduced the members of the fac
ulty and they in turn introduced
the other members of their fami
lies.
Miss Lemmons had prepared a
surprise package for each of the
children.
The meeting was closed with a
prayer offered by Dr. John A.
Aman.
H. D. AGENT
SCHEDULE
The County Home Agents, Mrs-
Margie D. Freeman and Miss Do-
ney Crain announce the following^
schedule for the week of Septem
ber 16 through 21:
Monday, Sept. 16: County Home
Agents Conference, Anderson.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: County Home
Agents Conference, Anderson, S.
C.; *Beth Eden HDO at 8:00 p. m-
with Mrs. Ruth Felker as hostess.
Wednesday, Sept. 18: Office;
St. Phillips HDC at 3:00 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Joe Koon with
Mrs. Ed Thomas as co-hostess;
Mt. Bethel Garmany HDC at 3:0(K
p. m. at the school with Mrs. S. W.
Brown, Mrs. Tommie Folk and
Mrs. Luther Folk, hostesses.
Thursday, Sept 19: Stoney Hill
4-H Club at 10:30 a. m.; Prosper
ity Jr. Sr. 4-H Clubs at 12:30
p. m.
Friday, September 20: Office;
Newberry Junior High School 7tb
4-H Ckib at 12:45 p. m.
Saturday, Sept. 21: Office.
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FROM JAPAN TQ
ATTEND WINTHROP
Miss Nancy Eskridge, daughter
of Col. and Mrs. L. 0. Eskridge,,
Jr., of Itazuke Air Base, Japan,
returned to the States by plane
on August 12. She visited frienda
in Washington, D. C., and arrived
in Newberry two weeks ^go to
visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
L. G. Eskridge. On Saturday, Mis*
Eskridge, and her cousin. Mis*
Moilie Partridge, left for Rock
Hill, where the former will enter
the freshman class and the latter
the junior class. Miss Eskridge
was graduated from high school
in Japan.
AT CARPENTERS
Mrs. L. L. Brice has accepted
a position in the ready-to-wear
department on the second floor
at Carpenters. She began her
new duties Monday morning of
this week and will be glad to- ^
have her friends call on her there.
T. B. Duckett of Laurens was a
visitor in the home of his half- m
sister, Mrs. Duncan Johnson Sr.*
on Boundary street Monday.
Mollohon Local Union 324 (TW
UA) will meet Sunday afternoon,.
September 15, at 3:00 p. m. at
the Mollohon school. Ail members
are urged to attend.
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