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REGISTER NOW! It’s Not Too Early Avoid Th^Rush Register Now! VOLUME 20; NUMBER 2f>. By The Way * By Doth A. ftandcr* POPULATION HATH) 1 waa asked the other tlay about population figures in New berry County, but 1 couldn’t put my hands on the information right at the moment. So for that read* or, and other* interested, here are the figures 1 obtained from the World Almanac and from the 1962 Newberry City Directory. The I960 census for Newberry County show* a population of 31,- 771. According to the 1962 City Directory, “within the City limits and immediately adjacent there to the population is estimated at 12,000 to 16,000 people of which 66.2 percent are white, 0.1 percent are foreign born, and 33.7 percent are Negro. The 1960 census for the state shows that there are 2,117,027 white population and 882,077 Ne gro population. SHOULD BE REVERSED I noticed the other day that Rep. Brooks Hays of Arkansas, self-atyled mediator in the Little Rock dispute, urged the North to “have patience” with the South. I think Hays should have revers ed his remarks, although under present-day circumstances it is hard for Southerners to have un.\ feelings of patience for a section of the country where newspapers, magazines and other information media continually ridicule a South about which they know nothing. If the President, the Attorney General and the Supreme Court are going to hand down decisions which primarily affect only one section of the country, they should be conversant with every phase of life in that section. One cannot be come familiar with the customs and feelings of any given urea in a visit of a week or two. A resi dence of five or ten years would give a better insight to those who are sitting in judgment; but since this would not be feasible, I agree with the coiumjoiat who wrote that Eisenhower made his mistake in not asking the advice of tin* dis tinguished Southern senators and statesmen before he jumped from the frying pan into the fire at Little Rock. I don’t know what will happen here, but 1 do know one thing. My children will never go to a school surrounded inside and out with federal troops. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1907 + *2.00 f'ER YEAR Newberry County Fair Exhibits Outstanding; Winners Listed One of the hardest judging jobs at the fa r was that of selecting winner* from among to many delicious cakes, but the judges are shown trying to make a decision. I^eft to right they are Mrs. Ed Blackwell, Mrs. Louis (\ Floyd, and Mrs. R. H. Wright, superintendents of the Cooked Foods division; Miss Sarah Caldwell and Mrs. Gurnie Summer. (Sunphoto.) Jury Finds Death Of Steve Sease Was “Unavoidable 99 FOOTBALL NOTES The Newberry College Redskins bounced back from their defeat at Hickory, N. C. week before last and defeated Carson-Newman Saturday night at Jefferson City, Tenn. by a 19-14 score. Cai-son- Newman was a 12-point favorite, go I read. The Indians will be looking for their first home game victory Saturday night at Setzlor Field when they meet Troy of Ala bama. Be on hand to support them. Newberry Band Takes Honors The Newberry High School Band, directed by Miss Lorraine Paris, was selected best among thirteen competing band* in the Piedmont Interstate Fair March ing contest held Tuesday at Spar tanburg. With first place honors went a check for $100 and a cup which is now on exhibit at the Band booth at the County Fair. The Blacksburg band won sec ond place, Spartanburg third and Fnirforestt, fourth. There were also three bands receiving honor able mention. The Senior Band at Newberry High is composed of 60 members. A Coroner's .Jury Ft uiay night absolved George S. Abram.-. el Csht ville, N. C. el n . pe.^tbilily in the death et Steve Sea e, five year eiu -.ett ol Ml. and Mis. Fu liter IF Sease. Steve was lataiiy injured when struek l>.\ (lit 1 aute- mehile tlriva u by Abrams Satur day. Octuber f>, in t'lenl ef ihe boy’s home on Highway I 7b neai Pemaria. The jury empaneled by Coroner George R. Summer ret - uriied a verdiet that the .lau Came to his death as the result of an '‘unavoidable neeident.” Witnesses at the inquest were Mrs. Lora Abrams, wile of tin- driver; Patrolman 1>. F. Smith and \\ . .1. Martin; Sheriff Tom M. Fel lers and Mr. Abrams, Statements were read by tin* Goroner from Ksther Montgomery and Wesley, Montgomery, brother and sister <d Mrs. Abrams, who were passeng ers in the ear at the time of .be k eident. Mrs. Abrams testifud that ste did not see tile hoy until after be had been struek. Her brother .-tatemeut was that “Ail at ome i in- ear swerved ami i not iced a boy ill front of the ear and we had hit him. 1 didn’t see him told brother-in-law ear swerved hut the hoy was hit. Ho ran out in front id' the ear.” Patrolman Smith testified that when he reached the scone, he talked with Mr. Abrams, who told the patrolman that he had run over a little hoy. Smith’s meas urements showed that the car swerved to the left and traveled 131 feet, left the pavement and traveled on the shoulder an addi tional Kb feet before coming to rest. He said there was nothing to indicate the spot at which tin* hoy was hit, on ihe highway, -il though there was a splotch of Mood where the hotly stopped. This spot was L’.'l feet from where the car stopped, according t<> h- patrolman. Mr. Smith testified that the driver told him hi* saw the boy before he got there, “that he ran out to tile road, nesitutei a moment and shot across.” In mswer to questions by the ,coro :u I, he stated that the road was s! might, that there * 1 was nothing to obstruct a driver’s view aiiu that tin- weather was clear. Patrolman Martin emphasized that the first marks evident on the highway were tire marks caused by the ear swerving and were not brake marks. He stated that brakes win* applied heavy about fifty feet before he left the pave ment.” lie added that child’s irack was found in the driveway, hut did not know whether it was Stevt's track or that of someone else. When asked “do you think if the driver had stayed on his side of tin* road he could have missed the child,” Mr. Martin’s reply was "That I don’t know. The child was hit on the right hand coiner headlight. The headlight was knocked out and hanging down on the wire. It is just-my opinion that the child was hit . . . in the center of the right hand « »» »an<* . . . George K. Abrams, driver of the cur, began his testimony by stuf ; I" "The only thing 1 would like (u uv is i am awfully sorry aoout ht on him." Mias what happe nod that day. If I her utatemont. could have avoided it, 1 would with her sister have horn glad to have avoided of a suddoti my t h it : oeidol t.” id T m going to Hi 1 stated that he first saw the hel|> it’, and t lu* child “just darting right aeross the road. 1 didn’t know what he was going to do ... I wanted avoid him. He hesitated a little bit. If he had stayed there, J would have missed him, hut the poor hoy, confused, started and I couldn’t do anything. The jury deliberated only a few minutes before returning its ver diet. Fatally Injured Mrs. Ed Kant of Greenville was fatally injured in an automobile <• Merit at Charlotte, N. C. on Sunday. October 6th. Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 7 in Greenville. Mrs. Fant was the widow of Ed Pant, who was a brother of Mrs. Seth Meek, Mrs. Butler Holmes and Mol ts Fant. Sr. >f Newberry. i $ Jr 1 i ni Gjjv Jr* HMl ,v\ One phase of the flower show sponsored b> the Council of Newberry Garden C lubs was “These Our Many Blessings,” arrangements for church vestibules. Pictured above are some of the arrange ments. (Sunphoto.) Chappells Takes Over Rural Postal Route John J. Chappell, assistant post master since October 15, 1940, will leave that position on October 19, 1957 to become rural carrier on rural route three from the Newberry office, according to an announcement made today ’by Postmaster Harry E. Moose. Mr. Chappell will succeed Charles F. Sterling who retired on September 30 after 37 years of postal serv ice. Postmaster Moose said that the patrons of route three are gain ing a carrier whose postal service dates back to November 1, 1921. He is thoroughly familiar with all pliases of the postal service and his vast knowledge of the service together with his devotion to duty assures the patrons of that route of excellent postal service. Mr. Chappell began his career in the postal service on November I, 1921 as a substitute clerk and was appointed a regular clerk on February 1, 1926. On July 15, 1940 he was elevated to acting assist ant postmaster upon the transfer of the then assistant postmaster, Robert Parks, to rural carrier. His permanent appointment as assist ant postmaster came on October 15, 1940. “His loss within the ad ministration of the local office will be deeply felt,” Postmaster Moose said. Mr. Moose stated that clerk James W. Counts will serve as acting assistant postmaster be ginning October 19 until such time as a permanent assistant is selected. Mr. Counts entered the postal service in May 1948 and is at present assigned in the fanan- cial section of the office. Postmaster Moose further stat- edd that he will be absent from the office from October 20 through November 10th, at which time he will he representing the South Caivlina Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters at the National Convention to be held in Los Angeles, Calif. During his ab sence, Mr. Moose said, the local office will be in charge of Mr. Counts and he will be ably assist ed by Robert Odell, superintendent of mail. The public is asked to contact these men with their pos tal problems during the absence of the postmaster. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Ideal weather prevailed for the •teond day of the Newberry County Fair. In the opinions of judge*, fair officials and vinitora thie is the best fair in many years from the standpoint of quality and in many instances the quantity is greater than in prior yaara. The dairy ^department is one of the big features of the fair. A Jer sey cattle show was held Tuesday. A Guernsey and Beef-type cattle show was held Wedneeday. R. D. Steer of Clemaon College dairy department judged the Jersey w. Mr, Steer, who has observ- and judged for twenty-nine rs stated that this was the best »ey Show he had ever seen here, both in quality and number. In nearly every case the winner was outstanding and had further competition in his class. Mr. Steer also added that he is of the opin ion the fair needs to expand its premium list in order to continue to draw the fine type of animals as shown here. A Jersey bull owned by Furman Epps of Newberry received the senior champion and Grand champ ion awards of the show. The junior champion bull of the show was owned by C. T. Smith of Kin- urd-s. The Grand Champion cow was owned by Paul Smith I-H calf club member of Greenwood whose cow also won the senior cow Civil Court To Open Monday The Court of Common Pleas will convene Monday morning, October 21 with Honorable T. B. Greneker cf Edgefield presiding. There are #ten cases scheduled on the civil court roster. They are: Universal Features Advertising Company versus William T. Prince, dba Prince Radio and Electric Company. Credit Industrial Company ver sus Senn-Bozard Concrete Works. Colonial Felt Mills versus W. T. Owens, dba Owens Home and Au to Supply. Sanders Truck Transportation Company, Inc., versus State High way Department. The four eases listed above are scheduled for Monday. Those for Tuesday are: H. Z. Duffie versus J. L. Mills and Lillie Mae Mills. S. A. Bedenbaugh versus J. Wm. Griffith and Security Corporation. Rubye V. Ratchford versus W. R. Suber and J. I*. Reeder. J. B. Lindley versus Sheppard Brothers. Mrs. J. B. Lindley versus Shep pard Brothei-s. Willie Mae Griffin versus J. B. West. Mrs. W. R. Reid Sr. and Miss Josie Reid of Tallahasbee, Fla. are visiting Mrs. Sloan Chapman and other relatives in Newberry Mrs. Reid will celebrate her 90th birthday anniversary on the 27th of this month. champion award. The Junior champion cow waa owned by Bar bara Anderson. Paul B. E*ell, Newberry County farm agent for many yaara laid “this ia one of the niceat Jersey shows we have had in Yeara.” In speaking of the fair exhibita aa a whole Mr. Exoli aaid they are neater than u«ua) and the quality ia good. The Higgins Grange of Saluda County which recently received a national award, won first place in the community booth division and received a prise of $126. The Pomaria booth came second for an award of $100. In the FFA exhibita Prosperity won first place and Pomaria-Little Mountain second awsrd. In the J. H. A. group Prosperity was first and Newberry second. Prosperity High School won the three high awards in the school awards. All of the exhibits in the farm and homemaking division* are excellent as are the exhibits of the Newberry County Home De monstration Club Council and the 4-H clubs. The Fall Flower show of the Council of Newberry Garden clubs is one of the attractive features of the fair. The theme of the show is “Earth Laughs with Harvest.” The winners in the artistic div ision were: Class One, Mrs. (Jem Stockman, Mrs. Everette Corley and Mrs. P. M. Dennis; Class two, Mrs. Warren Cousins, Mrs. Leon Nichols and Mrs. J£ddie Rodel- sperger;; Class three, Mrs. Ever- ette Corley, Mrs. R. D. Smith and Mrs. C. B. Parr; Class Four, fresh foilage division, Mrs. Leon Nich ols, Mrs. E. E. Westwood and Mrs. R. D. Smith; Dried arrangements, Mrs. J. E. Smith, Mrs. C. R. Work man and Mrs. P. M. "Dennis; Class five, Mi*. Ernest Layton, Mrs. C. B. Parr and Mrs. R. D. Smith. Winners in the Junior Garden club arrangements in vegetable containers, lyila Summer, Kay Singloy, Ann Attaway and Nancy Paysinger; Flowers with foilage, Tueky Neel, Mabel Shealy and Helen Robinson. Hundreds of lovely specimans are to be seen in the horticultural division of the show. The general flower department of the fair which is open to the' county i> iIso outstanding in the large var iety and quality of the flowers on exhibit. Poultry exhibits were judged Wednesday. Other. awards judged Tuesday in the jersey cattle show were, in order of prizes: Cow, four years old and over, Gr'oenwood Calf Club, Laurens' Calf riub, W. E. Senn, Grady Leonard Halfacre, Evangeline Lido. Cow, three years and under four: Greenwood Calf Club, 1st and2nd, Cow, two years old and under three: Ralph Bedenbaugh, Judith Halfacre, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, Pat/y Ruth Senn, J. L. Koon, Jr. Heifer Senior Yearling: Green wood 4-H Cxlf Club C. T. Smith, OHn Dorroh, Lsursns 4-H Cslf Club, Greenwood 4-H Cslf Club. Heifer Junior Yearling; C. T. Smith, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, David Seass, Judith Halfaors. Heifer, Senior Calf: Evangeline Lou Lide, Lauren* 4-H Calf Club, W. E. Senn, Elliott Mayer, Judith Halfacre. Heifer Jilnior Cklf: Barbara Anderson, Laurens.4-H Calf Club, Evangeline Lou Lide, C. T. Smith, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club. Breeders Calf Herd: J. L. Koon, Jr. Get of Sire: C. T. Smith and Furman Epps, Hewberry 4-H Calf Club, W. E. Senn Produce of Cow: C. T. Smith, Judith Halfacrs, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, Robert Steer. Junior Jeraey Cattle Show Junior Calf: Evangeline Lou Lide, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, James Dominick, Jr., Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, George C. Kinard. Senior Calf: Elliott Mayer, Jud ith Halfacre, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, 3rd and 4th, J. L. Koon, Jr. Junior Yearling: David Sease, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, 2nd and 3rd, George C. Kinard, Laurens 4-H Cal* Club. Senior Yearling: Greenwood 4-H Club, 1st and 3rd; Olin Dorroh, James Dominick, Jr. Cow, two years and under three: Ralph Bedenbaugh, Judith Half- acre, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, Laurens 4-H Calf Club, Patsy Ruth Senn. Cow, three years old and over: Greenwood 4-H Calf Club 1st and 2nd and 6th, Laurens 4-H Calf Club, Judith Halfacre. Best Fitted: Greenwood 4-H Calf Club, 1st, 4th ana 6th, Judith Halfacre, 2nd; Laurens 4-H Calf Club, third. Exhibiting Best Showmanship: Gene Marler, Laurens 4-H Calf Club; Sammy Weighington, Green wood 4-H Calf Club; Pat Wood, Greenwood 4-H Calf Club; Evan geline Lou Lide, Newberry 4-H Calf Club; Jo Ann Austin, Green wood 4-H Calf Club. General Farm Crops Honey Booths: T. B. Altman, 1st; M. P. Johnson, 2nd. Wheat, M. E. Wilson; Oats, M. E. Wilson; Lima bfeans, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre and Mrs. W E. Wicker; Peas, Mrs. Tom McCar- tha and Mrs. W. E. Wicker; crim son clover seed, M. E. Wilson; alfalfa hay, W. E. Senn; lespedeza hay, Jimmy Koon and Furman Epps; oat hay, W. E. Senn; sweet potatoes, I. A. Miller; irish pot atoes, George C. Kinard; peanuts, Mrs. Grady Lee Half acre; Stewart pecans, Mrs. T. C. Rankin; pecans, any variety, Mrs. T. C. Rankin, George C. Kinard; sorgum, E. L. Fulmer, grain sorgum, Mrs. W. E. Wicker; delicious apples, E. L. Fulmer, Winesap apples, E. L. Fulmer; apples any variety, Mrs. Cecil Wicker; Pears, Lewis Wicker, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre; plate string beans, Mrs. J. L. Drafts, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre; plate dried beans, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre; pump kins', George C. Kinard; tomatoes, Setzler Heads Freshman Class The Freshman Class of Newber ry College has elected the follow ing officers for the 1967-58 term: President, Hubert Setzler Jr., the son of Professor and Mrs. H. H. Setzler of Newberry; Vice Presi dent, Sara Ela Yount, the daugh ter of Rev. and Mrs. N. D. Yount of Whitmire; Secretary, Charlotte Spross, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Spross of 1703 East Silver St., Tucson, Arizona: Treasurer, Barbara Houck, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Houck of Cameron. Mrs. W. C. Koon, Georg* Enlowj •gg»» Mrs. Grady Lee Haifaere* Gsorge C. Kinard; Okra, Mrs. *• Grady Lee Halfacre, Georgs 0. Kinard; turnips, Elisabeth Gra ham, Dorthy Nsll Wicker; collard, David Kenny; sweet pepper, Mr*. Grady Lc# Halfacrs; hot pappsr, Kenny Wicker, Sonny Galiman; frame honey, T. B. Altman; ex tracted honey, T. B. Altman; hof lard, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacrt; lye soap, Mrs. H. T. Carlisle, Mite Maggie Dominick; , Yellow corn, 10 ears, E. L. Fulmer, Dr. J. 8. Lids; whit# corn, one ear, E. L. Fulmer; yel low com, one ear, J. 8. Lide, E. L. Fulmer, George C. Kinard; yellow seed com, 60 ears E. L. Fulmer. Junior Corn Show White com, 10 ears, Thomas Ashley Rankin; yellow com, 10 ears, Jerry Fulmer, Wayne Ful mer, George C. Kinard; com, one ear, Thoma* A. Rankin; yellow 7 corn, one ear, George C. Kinard, Jerry Fulmer, Wayne Fullmer; Corn sweepstakes, best 10-ear ex- . hibit of both show*, Jerry Fulmer. Winners in the Fancy Work De partment were Mrs. James L. Dom inick, Mrs. Grady Lee Halfacre, Mrs. W. E. Baker, Miss Lucy Shealy, Mrs. Ray Golf, Mrs. H. H. Abrams, Mrs. A. V. Sanders, Mrs. W. B. Goggnns, Mrs. Bill Long, Mrs. W. C. Koon, Mrs. H. T. Car lisle, Mrs. Ira Gibson, Mrs. W. E. Wicker, Mrs. Floyd Blakely, Mrs. Otis Kinard, Mrs. Lewis Boozer, and Mrs. Junius F. Lahg. Mrs. Mary Shealy took top hon ors in the Old Ladies Department. Placing in the children’s depart ment were Carolyn Kinard and Judy Halfacre. In the 4-H Club Exhibit, Junior Division, 9 to 13 years, the follow ing took honors: Lizzie Mae Berry,. Sandra Boland, Emily Boozer, Judith Halfacre, Barbara Apn Minick, Roberta Cooper, Rebecca Minick, Mary Sutherland, Wilma Boozer, Janet Hawkins, Linda Chandler, Diana Hunter, Nancy Senn, Dollie Mae Hendrix, Judy Boland, June Longshore, Rebecca Morris, Miriam Hunter, Elizabeth Long, Rebecca Dorroh, Debra Bow ers, Lorraine Lominick, Sadie Mae Graham, Ann Lipscomb, Linda Thomas, Mary Jane Minick, Gayle 1 Werts, Ella Margaret Boland, Dianne Summer and Bobbie Tho mas. Senior Division Anita Killian, Lindy Stuck, Ann Boozer, Catherine Sease. Jo Ann Hipp, Jo Nell Long, Carolyn De Hart, Joyce Swygert, Bonnie Bo land, Linda Satterwhite, Lorela Nichols, Jo Ann Kunkle, Carolyn Leitzsey, and Sara Brown. “Balanced Farming for Better Living” was the theme of the Pomaria Community Booth which was awarded second place in this division. The H.ggins community of Saluda took first place. (Sun photo.) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 19: Mm. R. G. Carroll, Mrs. J. R. Cromer, Martin Arm- field, Virginia T. Paysinger, Bobbie Long, J. H. Halfacre. Oct. 20: Kerry Bowers, James Connelly, Fronie Hendrix, Mrs. George F. Ruff, Brooks Mills, Ray Darby, L. H. Sease, Mrs. A. J. Bowers Jr., Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Elmore Shealy, Louise Shealy. Oct. 21: Floyd Dennis, Mrs. Clarence Kinard, Charles Clary, Jessie Stevens, Harper Wherry, Pope L. Buford 111, Betsy Bru ner, Ann Kelly, G. E. Hitt, James Robert Neel, Miss Nan nie McKittrick, L. E. Werts, Mrs. Bergie Swindler, Henry Hargrove, Ruby Nell Bowers, Betty K. Shealy. Oct. 22: T. Roy Summer Jr., Bonnie Cromer, John Billings ley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. C. D. Weeks, Tucky Neel, Mrs. Phil Brooks, Aubrey Davis, Johnnie Rucker, George Wayne Martin Jr. Oct. 23: I. L. Boinest. Mrs. T. S. Riley, Barbara Frankie Joye, Mrs. Bill Hughes, Charles Ept- ing, Jessica Senn, Mrs. C. A. Reeder, Eunice A. Stewart, Dot- sy McElveen. Oct. 24: Ida Webb West, H. O. Counts, Dupree Harmon, Lt. Col. James Glymph. Mrs. A. E. Morehead, Ola Norris. David Zobel, J. H. White, Mrs. Ray Dawkins. Oct. 25: Shelba Jane Kinard, William Cromer, George William Coats, Jr., Buddy Clark, Fred Richardson, Ted McDowell.