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REGISTER NOW! It’s Not Too Early Avoid The Rush Register Now! VOLUME 20; NUMBER 26 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, (JCTOBER 24, 1957 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way • btf jborid Sanderd PERSONAL ITEM Mr. and Mrs. William Miller of Charleston spent the weekend in Newberry, visiting “their girls. Now this item ordinarily would go in the personal item column, ex cept this is an unusual sort of thing and I thought it worthy of special mention. Back in August 1941, I went to Charleston to work at Stark Gen eral Hospital. I had no idea where I would be living, until one of the ladies at the personnel of fice in Stark suggested that 1 go to 96 Church Street and ask if the Millers happened to have an ex tra room. I went and they didn’t have any space, but they made room for me anyway. I stayed there for a year, and as a result of my being there, others from Newberry who ventured down to Charleston to labor during the war also found their way to 96 Church Street. As u result, Mr. and Mrs. Miller had eleven girls from New berry at their home during var ious phases of the war, and we became sort of a family to them. Now, every two or three years, they make a trip to Newberry and spend the weekend, visiting each of their girls. On the recent trip, they visited with Mrs. Marie Fellers Nicosia, Mrs. Mary McEntire Barnett, Mrs. Grace Attaway Ruff, Mrs. Mild red Reeves Harmon and at our home. Those they didn’t get to see were the ones who are no longer in Newberry: Miss Flor ence Wicker of Greenville, Mrs. Margie McEntire Glaser of Read ing, Pa., Mrs. Sara Reeves Spears of Wauchula, Fla., Mrs. Carrie Lee McSwain Pritchard of Sum ter and the former Frances Mc Cullough of near Whitmire. DO THE OPPOSITE In its October 1957 issue, Par ent’s Magazine published an edi torial, “These Congressmen Vot ed to Kill School Aid—You Can Help Get the Bill Passed in 1958.” The editors take the stand “Parents Magazine believes that a Federal Aid for school con struction bill should be passed.” They list every member of the House of Representatives who voted against the bill and urge that “if your Congressman’s name appears below, write him that you are disappointed in his vote . . . and tell him you believe that Fed eral Aid is needed to help build schools at least as badly as it is needed to build roads and hospit als.” It would be my suggestion that you do just the opposite. I was happy to see listed among those who killed the 1957 bill the name of our Congressman, Bryan Dorn, and of every other congressman from South Carolina. I believe that Parents Magazine probably has the interest of the children at heart, but that its edi tors do not look far enough in the future to see the long arm of fed eral government reaching out to every school in the country, say ing hovfr that school shall be run. School construction is just the tool to crack the door. The next step would be for the federal govern ment to take over completely. This would mean a cessation of property takes for school purpos es, perhaps, but it would also mean a cessation of local control of; schools and a raise in income or other federal government taxes so the bureaucrats could get their hands on a portion of it before it ever sifted back down to the schools, and of course a federal agency would be set up to run the schools with administrators sent here—from where? From where- ever the government desired. If the taxpayers of South Caro lina can build their own schools, the rest of the nation should be able to do likewise. Please write your congressman and congratulate him for voting to kill the school construction bill, •wH urge that he, to use the fav orite congressional term, “exert every: effort” to see that any at tempt at any sort of federal aid to schools is forever voted down. ed by those who knew him well. Not only did he always have a friendly greeting for his friends, but usually- took time out to tease a little or tell of some amusing incident. Having been so active for the 83 years of his fine life, it would have been almost unbear able to Mr. Henry, I believe, to have becopie incapacitated and confined to hie bed for any length of time. He was the sort who would want to “die with his shoes on. >> His loss will be felt by the many he has befriended and loved. BIRTHDAYS You will read in this issue the story of Dr. E. H. Moore’s sur prise birthday celebration on his 77th birthday—a fine tribute paid by his many friends. To celebrate birthdays next week are two more of Newberry’s outstanding citi zens. One is Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr., who will be 90 years young on Oc tober 27. Mrs. Reid is visiting in Newberry now with her daugh ter, Mrs. Sloan Chapman and there will be a family birthday dinner in her honor Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Reid spends much of her time now in Florida with another daughter, Miss Josie Reid, but visits here often. She is still ac tive, .mentally and physically. Celebrating her 87th, birthday anniversary on October 31 will be a fine lady who has never missed voting in an election since she be came of voting age—Mrs. W. Mar cus Lester. Mrs. Lester, too, is still active in every way and en joys many interests, among them, of course, politics. My best wishes for many more anniversaries for these three who have seen the world completely changed during their lifetimes— from the horse and buggy to the present day of man-made moons. Meet Monday Oil Development nation 'f<r\ ,. - % Wilson Moore, left, of Spartanburg and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moore Wattters of Atlanta, Ga., were on hand last Friday night to help celebrate the 77th birthday anniversary of their father. Dr. E. H. Moore. (Photo by Nichols.) Surprise Birthday Party Mass Chest X-Ray Survey Starts Soon Plans are well underway for the mass chest x-ray survey that begins in Newberry County No vember 4th. Miss Mary Schiffley, field representative, Tuberculosis Section of the State Board of Health, has been in the county planning with the County Health Department and County TB Asso ciation for this survey, which will last through December 4th. The x-ray unit will be located in Little Mountain, Pomaria, Pros perity, Whitmire, Bush River, Chappells, Silverstreet and New berry. Every adult in the county will have an opportunity to have a free chest x-ray, to help in the early detection of tuberculosis, lung tumor and certain heart di seases. It takes only a minute to have an x-ray, according to those in charge of the clinic. There is no undressing, th« procedure is pain less and the reports confidential. This service is available to white persons 17 years of age and over and to Negroes 15 and over. With the unit being located in eight sections of the county, every adult will have a chance to get a free chest x-ray. The unit will begin at Little Mountain on November '4th and move from one community to the next ending in the city of Newber ry on December 4th. It will be bp- erated by trained technicians em ployed by the State Board of Health. Schedules for the unit will be published a week in advance, be ginning next week in this news paper. [R. HENRY The death of Mr. Henry Hollo- ay was a tragedy to hear or read bout, but to those who knew him »t, the concensus of opinion is if Mr. Henry could speak, he -ould say that he would have it sat way.” He had been ill re- sntly, and obviously in pain, but e would not give up. He contin- ed coming to his office every day, ain or shine, although in the past »w months he was willing to ad- lit that he didn’t feel as well as e could wish. Mr. Henry will be greatly miss- WEEK OF PRAYER AT CENTRAL The program of the “Week of Prayer and Self Denial” of Cen tral Methodist Church will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the McCullough Bible Classroom. CHICKEN BARBECUE OCTOBER 26 O’Neal Street Methodist Church is sponsoring a chicken barbecue supper Saturday, October 26 at the Willowbrook Club House be ginning at 5 p. m. Supper may be either eaten at the club house cr taken out. Proceeds from the supper will go to the building fund of the church. Chickens will be prepared un der the supervision of Mr. John nie Wood who has had vast exper ience in this connection. All are invited to come and en joy a delicious meal and fellow ship. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Several hundred people gather ed Friday night at the Mt. Bethel- Garmany Community Center for a surprise birthday picnic to pay homage to Dr. E. H. Moore, be loved Newberry County physician, who celebrated his 77th birthday on that date. The occasion was sponsored by the members of Lebanon Methodist Church of which Dr. Moore is a member. The pastor of the church, the Rev. C. B. Word, gave the invocation. Plans were first made to honor Dr. Moore during May of this year when he observed his 50th anniversary of the practice of medicine, but had to be postponed due to his illness at that time. Among those present were Dr. Moore’s two children, Wilson L. Moore, his wife and their daugh ter of Spartanburg; and Mrs. J. S. Watters, the former Mary Eliz abeth Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., and her children. Also, present were the Connor triplets whom Dr. Moore delivered. The arrival of the three little girls who made history for the Newberry Hospital, are now married and have fami lies of their own. They are Mrs. C. G. Brewington of Gaffney, Mrs. James Long and Mrs. P. E. Moates, both of Joanna. The ages of those in attendance ranged from three weeks to 85 years, some of whom had been patients of Dr. Moore for 40 years or longer. A note was read from the first baby Dr. Moore delivered who was unable to attend, but the youngest of his deliveries, three weeks old Kenneth .Wilson, was present with his parents. Dr. E. G. Able, Newberry sur geon and close personal friend of Dr. Moore, remarked that he had never witnessed such a manifes tation of love as that shown Dr Moore during the celebration cere mony. Immediately after the lunch, “This is Your Life, Dr. Ernest Harrison Moore” was narrated by Mrs. Parnelle F. Ringer. Dr. Moore was born in the Wal nut section of Spartanburg Coun ty and was the oldest child of Levi G. and Mary Ellen Harrison Moore. Of this family of 10 sons . and four daughters, 10 of them ' are still living. One of the daugh ters, Mrs. Louise M. Smith, has made her home with Dr. Moore since the death of his wife, the former Miss Novice Brown, in 1953. As a boy, Dr. Moore attended an “old field” school near his home, known as Hillside School. One of the teachers of these early school days was his grandfather, Billy Moore, who strongly believ ed in “spare the rod and spoil the chilS” and who not only believed in it, but strongly lived up to his convictions. He later attended high school in Wodruff. Another early teacher was Dr. D. E. Ca- S A meeting has been called by S Roy Summer, Jr., president of • Newberry Chamber of Com merce, for Monday night, October 28 at the Chamber office to dis cuss the formation of a Newber ry County Development Board. Invitations to the meeting have bfcen sent to all mayors in the county, members of „ the County Legislative Delegation, and mem- stry committee of Commerce, is the result of a meeeting held on August 8th to djscuas a proposed brochure for Newberry County. A committee was appointed to formulate plans for a development board. According to Mr. Summer, the committee has now completed the contritetion and by-laws for a proposed development board. The purpose of the BoaYd, states Mr. Summer, is to work for the better ment of Newberry County as a whole. “Its main concern,” he continued, “will be the promotion and encouragement of the indus trial, agricultural and general wel fare of Newberry County." Membership on the Board would be open to “any reputable person, association, corporation, partnership or estate,” according to the proposed Constitution. The members of the Board of Direc tors would be elected from among the members of the. organization residing in seven Tax Districts of Newberry County, one member of the Board from each of the seven districts. Henry C. Holloway, Wreck Victim, Rites Wednesday Griffin Said Not Insane By State Hospital Staff - Herman Griffin, age 40, was returned to the Newberry County jail Tuesday morning after a 80 days’ observation period at the South Carolina State Hospital, where he was declared sane by hospital officials. He faces a murder charge in the deatho f his wife, Mrs. Onevia Montjoy' Grif fin, age 29, w}u> was killed in stantly when shot five times by a .22 calibre semi-automatic rifle at their home on Lee street on Sun day afternoon, September 1st. 'Ac cording to investigating officials at the Coroner’s inquest, Griffin admitted that he shot his wife. The case was brought before the Grand Jury at the September term of General Stations Court and a true bill for murder was r^urned. At the request of attornlys, the presiding judge ordered Griffin committed to the State Hospital for a 80-day observati?.'*. In a report sent to the Clerk of Court by William S. Hall, super intendent of the Btate Hospital, it was stated “the medical staff, after a period of observation and study, did not find evidence of mental illness (insanity) and the staff diagnosed Mr. Griffin as not insane.” The trial is slated for the next term of general sessions court. mak, who is still living* and now lives in Greer. Dr. Moore then entered Wof ford College. The family income was small' and had to be- used widely in order to take care of the other children, too. However, this did not darken the dream of Dr. Moore’s mother whose ambition was to see her children educated. She arranged to help with Dr. Moore’s tuition and board by mortgaging property left to her by her father. The same piece of property was sub sequently mortgaged, paid off and remortgaged to help send each successive son to Wofford College, and today, Dr. Moore owns the property, which to him is the re minder of the sweet memories of his mother. Following graduation from Wof ford College in 1903, he entered the Medical College of Charleston. Shortly after his graduation from the Medical College in 1907, he began the practice of medicine in Newberry. His practice began to increase and soon his territory had enlarged to include not only Newberry County, but extended into Fairfield, Union, Laurens and Saluda Counties. Although the depression years were rough for the doctors, as they were for everyone, no bills were sent, none asked to be paid. Though many calls were made back then by a generous-hearted little doctor who never received compensation, for them, he re ceived his own compensation by knowing that he never turned down an opportunity to help any one, rich or poor. Even now, from time to time, Dr. Moore is thrilled by the honesty of some of these long-ago patients. Just recently a Negro man who had moved away from Newberry Coun ty years ago, walked into his of fice and paid his bill of more than 20 years. Although Dr. Moore still does country practice the majority of his patients now come to his of fice here on Boyce Street. During these later years, as always, Dr. Moore has kept himself alert to all the new medicines and treat ments. He has also kept active and refreshed with golf. And after 50 years of practice Dr. Moore is as much in love with medicine as in those early years His garden is his only hobby now —sweet potatoes are his particu lar pride and joy, and his sister, Mrs. Smith, knows just how his mother used to fix them. Dr. Moore was recently award ed a 50-year pin by the State Med ical Society. He is a past presi dent of the Newberry Kiwanis Club in which he tabes an active part. Following the narration of his life Dr. Moore was presented three-tiered birthday cake and “Happy Birthday” was sung af ter which good wishes were ex pressed by his host of friends. County Wide Lutheran Rally Ministers from four states will preach in 27 Lutheran Churches in the Newberry Area Sunday morn ing, opening the six day Lutheran Evangelism Mission. The 27 missioners will also preach at nightly services, Sun day through Thursday, in the churches they are serving. A Mass Rally will be held on Sun day, Nov. 3, at Newberry College Setzler Field, concluding the area Mission. The Rev. Robert Stakel of New York City will speak at the Mass Rally. Music will be provided by a choir of 200 or more The Rev. Thomas H. Weeks of Newberry, chairman of the Area Mission, has issued an invitation for public attendance at the serv ices in the 27 churches and at the Rally on Nov. 3. The Lutheran Evangelism Mis sion in the Newberry Area is a part of a program of Evangelism being participated in by every United Lutheran Congregation in the United States, Canada, Haw aii and Alaska. On Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27, a Leadership Rally will be held in McLean Gym on the Newberry College Campus. This Rally will be attended by Congregational leaders and is to help prepare the congregation to carry out the mis sion. The Leadership Rally begins at :00 p. m. and an inspirational worship and Commissioning Serv ice will be held at 4:00, at which time the Rev. E. Dale Click of New York will be the speaker. Cases Are Tried At Civil Court Three cases were tried and a fourth begun during Monday and Tuesday in the Court of Common Pleas presided over by Judge T. B. Greneker of Edge- field. The fourth case, started Tuesday afternoon, was recessed until 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. The Court did not open Wednesday morning because of the funeral of Henry C. Holloway, oldest mem ber of the Newberry County Bar Association who was fatally injur ed Monday night. In the trial of Universal Feat ures Advertising Company versus William T. Prince, doing business as Prince Radio and Electric Company, the jury returned a ver dict for the defendant and award ed him $35 on a counterclaim. A verdict for the defendant was returned in the case of Credit Industrial Company versus Senn- Bozard Concrete Works. The jury was unable to agree in the case of Rubye V. Ratchford versus W. R. Suber and J. P. Reeder, and the presiding judge ordered a mistrial. The case which resumed Wed nesday afternoon was Willie Mae Griffin versus J. B. West. Three cases were continued un til next term of civil court. They are Colonial Felt Mills versus W. T. Owens, dba Owens Home and Auto Supply; Sanders Truck Transportation Company, Inc, versus State Highway Depart ment; H. Z. Duffie versus J. L Mills and Lillie Mae Mills. Cases settled included S. A. Bedenbaugh versus J. W. Griffith and Security Corporation; J. B Lindley versus Sheppard Broth ers and Mrs. J. B. Lindley versus Sheppard Brothers. Newberry Coop Annual Meet Is Saturday David Millar, field representa tive of the Rural Electrification Administration, will be guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Newberry Electric Coopera tive, which will be held at the Newberry High School auditorium Saturday at 2:30 p. m. The main item of business will be the election of three directors. Those who have been nominated are Carl B. Setzler and George E Stone, Zone One; Harold Bowers and Harold F. Long, Zone Two; and L. Berley Bedenbaugh and H. A. Boland, Zone Three. The floor will be open for further nomina tions during the meeting. Mem bers of the nominating committee were George P. Boozer, chairman, Claude E. Shealy, A. F. Blair, S. D. Price, G. H. Wise, T. Blair Boozer, R. C. Hunter, D L. Weda- man, Sr. and Govan Sease. Many attractive prizes will be given. Catawba Game Rescheduled Coach Harvey Kirkland of Newberry College officially an nounced yesterday that the con test originally scheduled with Catawba on September 28 and was postponed due to ball play ing conditions has been resched uled for November 21. Negotiations with athletic of ficials at Catawba and Newber ry have been in progress for several weeks before a final de cision was reached. An open date on the Indian schedule for that week was filled and the following Thursday Newberry will meet P. C. in the annual Bronze Derby clash. The Indians will go to Green ville, North Carolina to meet East Carolina this. Saturday. Most of the men who missed practice last week because of the recent flu epidemic have returned. Halfback Bob Yarnell holds the current offensive record. He carried thirty-two times good for one hundred forty-sev en yards, giving him an average of 4.6 yards per carry. Yarnall received four passes good for forty-five yards. Bobby Rowe is second with an average of 4.2 yards per carry. Quarterback Scotty Spears has completed four pases good for fifty-eight yards. Vi ' 5 ■M ; v Little Business On Agenda For Education Board School buses and fire escapes constituted the main items of discussion at the regular meeting of . the County Board of Educa tion Tuesday night. Supt. of Education James D. Brown stated that R. L. Harles- ton of the State Finance Com mittee was to the county to check on school buses to see that they are being operated according to regulations. Supt. Brown stated that the'check revealed some ir regularities and a full report wotld be made by Harleston at the conclusion of the survey. Gilder Neel, new member of the Board from the Bush River area, brought up the matter of a fire escape for the Bush River school. W. H. Caldwell, chairman, from the Little Mountain area, Stated that the same situation existed at Little Mountain. A check will be made by the' superintendent and P. K. Harmon, school director to decide whether the escapes are needed. They pointed out that the schools are inspected annually for fire hazards by the insurance com panies and no recommendation had ever been made for fire escapes in addition to the present stairways inside the two buildings. Mr. Harmon reported that the education office is cooperating with the County Health depart ment in checking on the number of illnesses in county schools dur ing the ’flu epidemic. Dan Hamm, member from Pros perity, told the Board that the state meeting of the South Caro lina School Board Association would be held in Columbia on No vember 13, and that a regional meeting for five counties would be held at Newberry High school with a fried chicken supper ,on November 4. He urged all board members to attend the meetings. Mr. Hamm also reported that several names had been suggest ed for the consolidated high school in the lower part of the county, and the one which seemed to meet with most approval was “Sum mit.” Mr. Hamm, with Mr. Cald well and J. Alvin Kinard of Po maria, will meet soon to finally decide upon the name of the school. Gilder Neel was welcomed by the chairman as a new member. FuneraL services for Henry' Counts Holloway, 88, were con ducted at 11 a. m. Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr. Burial was in Bethlehem Lutheran Church cemetery near PomarUu Serving as pallbearers were John Norris, Ben Chapman, B. ..V* Chapman, Dr. Erwin Satterwhite, Sr., Dr. Ralph Baker and J. Bay.'.f^ Dawkins. Jfc Mr. Holloway was fatally : in- / jured about 6:85 Monday night aft ^ he was walking on Gleanr Streefevv^' end collided with a car driven Mrs. B. Y. Chapman. route to the hospital. The accident' w occurred between Johnstone end Main Streets, 46 feet front - ' sidewalk on Johnstone Street the intersection of Johnstone and Glenn. Coroner George R. Sum mer said that an inquest would be ; held in the near future. ' ^ Mr. Holloway was the okteit f living member of the * NewbeMy':>, County Bar Association. He born at Pomana, the son of.Co|6- ^ nel Thomas W. and Angela Counts Holloway. His early schooling waa received at Bethel Academy, thap once flourishing school of David Busby. Entering Newberry Col lege in the fall of 1890, he was graduated in June 1895. After graduation, he taught school and: farmed until the latter part ot the 1 ' summer of 1897, when he came to M Newbery and clerked the remain- if|i m der of the year. The following January he began reading law in the office of Messrs. Johnstone and Welch, and became a member of the Senior Law Class of the South Carolina College at the opening session of 1898-99, graduating from that in stitution in June 1899. In October, of the tsame year, he formed a law partnership with Colonel 0. L. Schumpert, Seq., and remained, in that partnership until the, death of Col. Schumpert. From that time until his death, he practiced alone ■- in Newberry. He served many years as Clerk of the Newberry County Board. Mr. Holloway was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer, and had served as secre tary of the church council. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Lindsay Dominick Hollo-, way; one sister, Mrs. J. E. Thorpe of Aiken; two step-d&ughters, Mrs. Frances D. Clark of New berry and Mrs. Robert F. Bum- gartner of Winter Park, Fla., sev eral step-grandchildren and «a number of nieces and nephews. 4 V'j ivt; •<: ■«& m zwk ■m : ■ V . - j: iw . ■ • V Harry Dean Epting of Bartles ville, Okla. will arrive in the city today for a visit with his sister, Miss Verna Lane. Colie Pitts was admitted to the Providence Hospital in Columbia last Tuesday where he underwent surgery Wednesday morning. He is recovering nicely and expects to return to his home on James street soon. Mrs. James Smith Sr. is spend ing this week in Greenville with relatives^ A. T. Neely, Jr. Awarded Cross Augustas Theodore Neely, Jr., was among those awarded Crosses of Military Service at the Histori cal Evening of the 61st convention of the South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confed eracy on October 18 at Rock Hill. This bestowal was made by Mrs. T. W. Huey, Division President and Mrs. F. Scott Elliott of New berry, Division Recorder of Crosses. The award was made through the Calvin Crozier Chap ter No. 1191 of Newberry. Mr. Neely is the son of Mrs. A. T. Neely and the late Dr. Neely of Newberry. A posthumous award was made to Victor Kennedy Plaxico, Jr. of Blacksburg, sergeant, World War II, who lost his life at Anzio Beachhead February 16, 1944. This award was made through the Drayton Rutherford Chapter of Newberry in behalf of the sister of the deceased, Mrs. W. E. Shealy, and in her absence, was received by Mrs. R. D. Wright. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 26: C. E. Hendrix, Curtis O. Chapman, David Orin Shealy, J. N. Ruff, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Jimmie Motes, Wade Shealy, Lorne MacBeth, Mrs. George Davenport. Oct. 27: Billy McSwain, Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. Tommy Setzler, Benjamin Lamont Daw kins, Mrs. Wilbur Koon, Joyce L. Setzler, Mrs. Tom Johnson, Mrs. Gordon Brown and Mrs. W. R. Reid, Sr., who will be cele brating her 96th birthday anni versary. Oct. 28: Mrs. Maude Sandera, M. P. Davis, Rev. J. B. Harman, Bobby Schumpert, Betty Joyce Turner, Bonnie Long, Martha Sue Fant, Mrs. Myra Cannon. Oct. 29: Mrs. Welch Wilbur, Ricky Perry, Charles H. Boyd III, Wayne Sheppard, George Heller, Harold O. Cook, Peggy Schumpert, Robert Merrill Sim mons, Harmon Bedenbaugh. Oct. 30: Miss Dollie Mae Senn, C. Hugh Shelly, Carol Hipp, Edmonds Young. Oct. 31: Mrs. D. V. Knight, Mrs. M. I. You mans, Mrs. C. W. Bedenbaugh, Nancy Lon Long, Ida Satterwhite, Hugh Sheely, J. L. Eargle, Agnes Eargle, and Mrs. W. Marcus Lester, who will be celebrating her 87th birthday anniversary. November 1: Mrs. Louise Cobb, Jerald Smith, Mrs. Myrl Glymph, Mrs. Dorothy Son Pyle.