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REGISTER NOW! It’s Not Too Early Avoid The Rush Register Now! VOLUME 20; NUMBER 27 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1957 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Bandoro MICE TRICK The Intermediate Fellowship of Central Methodist Church will “Trick or Treat” for UNICEF. Trick or Treat for UNICEF is a program which belongs to the youth of America. It was started by them. They make Hallowe’en a day of “sharing” instead of “scaring.” The only TRICK is to TREAT the hungry and sick children of the world. UNICEF spooks and goblins are really angels in disguise. The “treats” they collect while ringing doorbell* are pennies which, through UNICEF, become life saving penicillin, protective vac cine and health-giving milk and vitamins for children who are ill or malnourished. UNICEF good will ambassadors “share” because they “care.” Hallowe’en is tonight, and the ghosts and goblins of Newberry will be knocking on your doors. Watch for their organge contain ers, and have your pockets and purses filled with pennies for UN ICEF. WOODS OPEN The Newberry County Girl Scout Council announces that Lynch’s Woods will be open from 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. the re mainder of this week in order that Newberrians may ride through and enjoy the beauty of the scen ery as the leaves of the trees turn to their fall col*srs. The road has recently been scraped and is in good condition. You are warned that the gates will be locked promptly at 5:00 p. m. each day, so give yourself plenty of time to drive through and be out by that time. Also on the subject of Scouts, they are planning a bazaar to be held on December 6th. The pur pose will be to raise money to equip the basement of the Girl Scout building fo* additional troop meeting rooms. More about this later. ’ . mm V;. V* MISS ANN BOWERS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowers of Silverstreet, was chosen Farm Bureau Queen at a contest held Sat- urda> night. Jane Bedenbaugh of Prosperity, right, was runner-up. In the talent contest, Claudia Setzler of Newberry, vocalist, took top honors, and Carol Ann Waldrop of Silverstreet placed second. First prize winners were awarded $10 each, second prizes were $5.00 each. Miss Bowers will represent the Newberry Farm Bureau at the state convention contest to be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, November 17-19. T. B. Boozer, Farm Bureau president, crowned the queen and awarded the prizes. (Photo by Nichols.) Joyce Pruitt Is Queen of May Miss Joyce Pruitt of Newberry was elected the Newberry College May Queen in a recent student body election. Miss Nancy Steph ens of Orlando, Florida, was elect ed as her Maid of Honor. The annual May Day festivities w* be held during the first week of May, 1958. Joyce is the daughter of Mrs. Jimmie Pruitt of Newberry. Dur ing the past four years she has been active in the Newberry Col lege Singers and is now the fe male vocalist for the College “N” Orchestra. For the past two years she has marched as a majorette with the Newberry College Band. She was a Garland Girl in May Day ceremonies for two years and is a member of S. C. A., B. S. U., Day Students Club, Players, and is one of the women day students’ representatives to the Student Council. Joyce is majoring in sec ondary education and specializing in the ffeld of commerce. Election Date November 12 A General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 1957 for the purpose of electing a may or and six aldermen to serve the City of Newberry for a period of two years. Nominated for the of fices in the summer Democratic primary, were E. H. Layton, may or; O. F.‘ Armfield Jr., alderman, Ward 1; C. A. Dufford Sr., aider- man, Ward 2; S. D. Pay singer, alderman, Ward 3; Clarence De Hart, alderman, ward 4; Cecil E. Merchant, alderman, Ward 5; and Dwight W. Jones, alderman, Ward 6. Voting precincts will be as fol lows: Ward 1, City Hall; Ward 2. Smith Motor Company; Ward 3, No. 1, Boundary Street school; Ward 3, No. 2, Mollohon School; Ward 4, No. 1, Old Court House; Ward 4, No. 2, back of Layton Bros, store; Ward 5, near Corley’s barber shop; Ward 6, Ed Young iuiclo Company. Polls will open at 8:00 a. m. and remain open until 4:00 p. m. A County Registration Certifi cate must be presented in order to vote in this election. Attention of voters is called to the fact that the old registration certificate is alid for this election. College Womens League To Meet The annual meeting of the New berry College Women’s League will be held at the college Satur day, November 2, at 3:30 p. m. in Holland Hall. All interested per sons are invited to attend. The South Carolina chapter will meet at 2:30 p. m., according to Mrs. I. V. Long, president. The purpose of the league is to create an interest in the College, to promote its welfare, and to raise funds for its physical equip ment. All persons who are interested in the college and in the purpose of the League shall be eligible for membership. The project for the past year has been to replace mattresses and springs for the beds in Smelt- zer Hall. All who can are invited to come to the meeting on Satur day, November 2nd and help de cide on a project for next year. Mrs. Duncan Johnson Sr., Mrs. Sallie Belle Miller, Mrs. Margaret Fouche and Mrs. George Ellis of Newberry and Mrs. W. A. More- head of Clinton spent Sunday on a tour of the mountains of North Carolina. Officers and Warrant Officers of the 228th AAA Group, S. C. National Guard of Newberry, en joyed a “promotion party” in the form of a steak su|*per last Saturday night. Those who have re cently been promoted or have recently joined the group were hosts. They were Chief Warrant Officers James G. Clamp. R. F. Sanders, Richard Earl Addison and Drayton Minick; Lt. Joe F. Hipp. Jr., Capt. Lawrence B. Chapman and Lt. Dick M. Vaughn, Jr. In the picture, left to right, seated, Maj. Wm. K. Lowry, Columbia; Col. B. F. Wingard, executive officer, Clinton; Col. Wm. P. Wright, army advisor. Standing, CWO R. F. Sanders, CWO Floyd Den nis, CWO James G. Clamp, Capt. Larry Graves, Columbia; Major Wm. J. McLeod, Dillon; Maj. Le- land Welling, Jr., Whitmire; Capt. James K. Blackman, Greenville; CWO Lee Smallwood; Capt. Fred Weir; Lt. J. F. Hipp Jr., CWO Drayton Minick; CWO Richard Earl Addison; CWO Thomas W. Wal lace of Dillon. Absent when the picture was made were Col. Thomas H. Pope, Maj. Earl C. Hipp, Whitmire; Capt. Lawrence B. Chapman, Lt. Dick M. Vaughn Jr., Col. Pollard, Lancaster, acting group commander. Mrs. Buzhardt Pies Suddenly Mrs. Rachel Keller Young Buz hardt, wife of Lt. Col. Harry O. Buzhardt, died suddenly at an Alexandria, Va. hospital early Tuesday night. Mrs. Buzhardt had received a back injury a number of years ago, and bad undergone surgery a number of times to relieve the con dition. The most recent operation was last year. She had been get ting along nicely, but had develop ed a cold during the weekend and was taken to the hospital fer a check-up Monday. She had evi dently been improving during the day Tuesday but suffered an at tack of pneumonia and died early Tuesday night. Surviving besides her husband are one daughter, Miss Ruth Buz hardt and one son, Harry Buz hardt Jr., both of the home in Alexandria, and her parents, Mr, and Mrs. George E. Young of Whitmire. Col. Buzhardt is the eon of Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt of Bound ary Street The body will be returned to Whitmire to the home of her par ents. Funeral arrangements were not complete at presstime. County Development Board Is One Step Nearer To Reality The formation of a Newberry County Development Board came a step nearer to reality at a meet ing Monday night attended by members of a special committee of the Chamber of Commerce, mayors of different communities in the County, representatives of tha Junior Chamber of Commerce, members of the Newberry County Legislative Delegation and other interested citizens from through out the county. The proposed Board is an out- Decorate For Homecoming The Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce urges all merchants of Newberry to dec orate their windows and stores this weekend in the scarlet and gray of Newberry College, to help celebrate the Homecoming festivi ties. A trophy for the best decorated window will be awarded during half-time at the Newberry Guil ford Football game Saturday night. Mrs. Koon Rites Held Wednesday Mrs. Eoline Wheeler Koon, 66, a registered nurse, died Tuesday afternoon at a Columbia hospital. She was suddenly stricken Mon day. Mrs. Koon was bom and rear ed near Prosperity, and was the daughter of Mrs. Anna Wheeler of Prosperity and the late John F. Wheeler. Her husband, the late Dr. S. P. Koon, a well known Lutheran minister, died several years ago. Mrs. Koon was a graduate of the Columbia Hospital School of Nursing, and had followed her profession in Greenville and Co lumbia. She was a member of the South Carolina Registered Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association. For a number of years she bad made her home at 1415 Muller Street in Colum bia. Surviving besides her mother are two sisters, Miss Rosalie Wheeler of Prosperity and Mrs. Hubert Jenkins of Columbia; three brothers, E. V., John F. and J. C. Wheeler, all of Prosperity; one step-son, the Rev. Lewis Koon of Virginia; three step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Nell Culbertson of ^Virginia, Miss Tattie Koon of Virginia and Mrs. Sara Alice Beigler of Columbia, one niece and three nephews. Funeral services were .conduct ed at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Prosperity by the Rev. J. L. Drafts, and the Rev. ,T. A. Keis- ler Jr. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were O. W. Lor- rick, Heyward and Mower Sing- ley, Hoyt Boland, Vernon Epting, and Arthur G. Wheeler. Honorary escort were members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Council. UDC CHAPTER MEETS TUESDAY Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U. D. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph Baker on Tuesday af ternoon, November 5 at 3:30 p. m. with Mrs. H. L. Parr as asso ciate hostess. Members are asked to note the change in the hour of meeting. Mrs. Richard L. Baker and Mrs. Ralph Baker will be in charge of the historical program. POWER SERVICE BE SHUT OFF The City of Newberry announces that all electric service will be off between 7:00 and 7:30 a. m. Sun day, November 3rd. This is nec essary, according to City Manager Blackwell, to maintain the elect ric distribution service. JACK FROST CAME—-and the TV warning that he was on the way kept Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shealy at Hillcrest Florists up all night cutting hundreds of chrysanthemums. The rooms of the florist shop and the Shealy home were filled with containers of the large, beautiful flowers, white, yellow and bronze. This picture shbwa a small portion of them. (Sunphoto.) College Plans Homecoming Festivities Saturday; bald In Ltood Shape The first Homecoming of • the ( second century of Newberry Col lege will be on Saturday, Novem ber 2. Many attractive events have been planned by the college officials, the Alumni office, and student organizations. The big attraction will be the football game between the New berry Indians and the Guilford Quakers at 8:00 p. m. After a scoreless tie with the Citadel, a rained out game with Catawba, a defeat by Lenoir Rhyne, and three victories, Coach Harvey Kirkland’s team is now rolling. The local merchants are putting their windows in a homecoming atmosphere and will compete for a silver loving-cup to be given by the Alumni Association. Over 20 college organizations will have in dividual homecoming displays on the campus, judging of which will take place at 3:00 p. m. The Newberry College Alumni Association Council will meet in the assembly room of Wessels Lib rary at 3:30 p. m. In the absence of President Harry Moose, who is attending a postmasters conven tion in California, vice president William T. Lreher, of Columbia will preside. From 5:30 p. m. until near game time, a buffet supper will be serv ed by Mrs. Sara Wallace, under the sponsorship of the Alumni As sociation, to alumni and friends visiting the campus. The half-time ceremonies will include the crowning of the 1957 Queen by Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, president of Newberry College. The Homecoming Queen, her es corts, senior sponsors will make their appearance on the field prior to the ball game. Another special attraction will be a half-time demonstration by the Newberry College marching band, under the capable direction of Prof. Charles Pruitt. This band has brought much high commenda tion and credit to Newberry Col lege. After the game an informal dance will be held in the base ment of Wessel’s Library in honor of the old grads and friends. The Indians of Newberry will return to Betzler Field after a pair of victories on the road to celebrate the 1958 Homecoming game against the Quakers of Guil ford College. The Indians have been busy lately in racking up three straight victories and hope to stretch it to four before a hometown crowd. Harvey Kirkland, whose Indians have not been in top strength since the Lenoir Rhyne contest and have played the last two games without the' service of -his senior linemen, Jerry Weed, James Fleming and Little All-American candidate Marion Lee, hopes the team will be back to normal shape. The men ill with the flu have re turned to drills and most of the injured are back at work. Nine seniors will play in their last Homecoming game this week. They include tackles Lee, Huston Biggerstaff, and Jim Fraser and Bill Hilliard, guard Weed and Fleming, backs Richard Phillips, Terry Dukes and Danny Doar. The Quakers of Guilford bring a young inexperienced squad down for the contest. Scouting re ports indicate that the Quakers are stronger than they were in ’56. Last year the Quakers held a 0-0 halftime lead in their Home coming game, but the Indians came back strong on a muddy field for 28 points in the second stanza for a 28-6 victory. The coming game puts Newber ry above the half way mark. The Indians currently hold a 3-1-1 record with five games remain ing to be played. / Miss Carolyn Cromer, a mem ber of the Opportunity School fac ulty in Columbia, spent the week end here with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Beale Cromer on Henry Street. growth of the first meeting of the current Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, held on April 25 of thie year. At that time, a proposal was made to prepare a brecure to inform itfduatry of the advantages of locating in New berry. A special meeting to dss- cuss the matter further, wae called for August 8th, and at that time, mayors of all municipalities in the county and other -interested citi zens met and decided to propose the formation of a Newberry bounty Development Board which in turn would prepare the bro chure and take care of similar matters. At the August 8th meet ing, a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution and, by laws for the proposed Board. Serv ing on the committee were Dennis Newton, Walter Hamm, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Prosperity; Mayor Tom Suber of Whitmire; John F. Clarkson, Representative T. William Hunter, and Attorney Thomas H. Pope. The Constitution and By-Laws, as finally presented by the com mittee, were adopted Monday night. Attending the Monday meeting were.Representative Jesse Frank Hawkins; S. C. Altman, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce; Clifford T. Smith, representing the Bush River area; Dave Waldrop representing the Silverstreet area; Jimmie Wil liams and Dan Hamm, Jr., repre senting the mayor and the Cham ber of Commerce of Prosperity; T. Roy Summer Jr., president of the Chamber, and the following mem bers of a special committee: L. F. Fischer, Frank Smith, A. E. Morehead, Hugh Weasinger, S. C. Paysinger, John T. Nonds and J. N. Beard. Mrs. Celia Dadgen, chamber secretary, was also pres ent. Mr. Summer, presiding, told the committee that the purpose of the meeting was to decide whether a Development Board should be formed, and if so, to adopt the Constitution and By-Laws. He stated that the proposed Board committee recommended that the Board replace the New berry and Prosperity Chambers of Commerce and that the members of these organizations would change their memberships into the Newberry County Development Board, and replace the chambers with a Merchants Association. He explained that the Board would be devoted to the promotion and encouragement of the indus trial and general welfare of New berry County and that the Board of Directors would be composed of one director from each tax district, regardless of population or income. Mr. Summer told the group that there are industrial committees in Newberry, Whitmire and Prosper ity, each working for their own communities, none with enough money to carry on a worthwhile project. “If we could form a coun ty-wide Board and pool our ef forts and money,” he said, “we will get better results.” - Referring to development board in other counties, he stated that several are now in operation, and that the board in Chester, about a year old, secured one new in dustry and is confident of several others within the next two years. Several of those present express ed the opinion that a County Dev elopment Board could secure mors members than the Chamber of Commerce because many County residents believe the Chamber only serves the City of Newberry. Mr. Fischer commented that the Cham ber is too small and has too little money and too few members. Mr. Waldrop stated that he believed more members from the County would join a Development Board. He said he had been a member of the Chamber of Commerce for a number of years and had asked others to join, but that they had a tendency to feel that the Cham ber is an organisation for the city only. A similar opinion was ex pressed by C. T. Smith. “We have been drawn into Newberry in our schools and we will be closer to gether,” he said. “We vM under stand the problems of each other, and the Newberry County De velopment Board sounds so much better if you are going to ask the people in the county to partici- pate.” Tentative plans were suggested, should the Board become a re ality, to hire an industrial engin eer, to begin an extensive member- . ship drive and to make an effort to secure the head of the State Development Board as speaker at the annual banquet, which will, be open to the public and serve as a kick-off for the Development Board. Dan Hamm, Jr., stated that he felt the Prosperity Chamber of Commerce would go along with the Board wholeheartedly. “We are on a county-wide basis with- ** our schools,” he commented, “and I don’t see why we couldn’t be on a county-wide basis in securing new industry.” Mr. Williams stat ed that he was representing Dan Hamfn, Sr., Mayor of Prosperity. He stated that he was in favor of forming the Board but would like to discuss it with members of Prosperity jCouncil. It was proposed that offices of the Board be located in the County Court House. The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night to give authority to put the question of the change before the Chamber members. If this approval is obtained, the Board will be officially organized by an act of the General Assembly during its next session beginning in January. THIS IS THE BIRD EXHIBIT prepared by the Hoe and Rake Garden Club at the Newberry County Fair. This club serves as chairman of the Bird Committee of the Newberry Council of Garden Clubs. Mrs. Ann Hatfield was chairman of the exhibit committee. Serving with her were Mrs. Bessie Sanders, Mrs. Lottie Mae San ders and Mrs. Flossie Sligh. Much of the exhibit was handmade. It depicts a home surrounded by woods, with birds and nests in the trees and a bird bath, a typical home with a bird sanctuary. (Sun- photo.) BIRTHDAY H GREETINGS November 2; Mrs. L. G. Esk ridge, Mrs. Julia R. Smith, Lennis Hove, Mrs. I. H. Wilson, John W. Waldrop, Lula Mae Martin, Loretta Derrick, Har ry Stone, Sr., Theodore Neely, F. A. Boland, Mrs. A. M. Dom inick, Mack Dominick, Sgt. Ed ward Myers. Nov. 3; Bobby Ruff, Bruce Hawkins, Jack S. Crim. Nov. 4: Mrs. J. C. Harmon, June Roberts, J. C. Doolittle, Candace Graham Ruff, Jimmy Longshore, Mrs. Lula E. Hitt, Mrs. Gus Franklin, Henry Franklin, Mrs. George B. Brooks. Nov. 5: T. S. Riley, Judy Shealy, Vonnie G. Chapman, W. B. Boinest Jr., Ryan Graham, Mrs. Alice Shealy, Mrs. Carl Setzler, Floyd Amick, Martha A. Young, Buddy Wilson, Jane Bedenbaugh. Nov. 6: Mrs. J. C. Kinard, Dr. J. K. Wicker, Miss Mary Wheel er, James Mills, Mrs. Wilbur Boozer, Jimmie Glymph, Larry Cromer, J. Foster Senn, Charlie I. Amick, Sammy Price, Vinnie L. Hinnant, Tyler Britt, Mrs. Tommy Mims. Nov. 7; Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr., Mildred Ruff, J. T. Bouk- night, David Ringer, Mrs. M. P. Connelly, Jon Dickert, David Edward Berley, Jean Altman, Frank Sutton. Nov. 8: Mrs. Jack Chappell, Mrs. McHardy Mower, Tommy Chappells, Barbara Gilstrap, Carrie Norris, Mary Eva Doo little, Hugh Ballentine, Mrs. George W. Summer, Mrs. Fran ces Cromer Touchberry, Berley A. Fretwell, Nancy Paysinger, Carol Setzler.