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He had been in ill health for the past 12 fears and serious for the past two months. Davenport was born and reared in Newberry, a son of the late George W. and Mrs. Mattie Reid Davenport. He had been employed by the Oakland Plant of Kendall Mills for many years prior to his illness. He was married to the former Mrs. Annie Boozer Haselden Dav enport who died a number of years ago. Since the death of his wife he had made his home with his brother, Lloyd B. Davenport. He was a member of Lewis Meth odist Church. Surviving in addition to his brother, are one sister, Mrs. Fan nie Scarborough of Newberry, several nieces and nephews; two step-brothers, Eugene and Prelo Mize, both of Newberry, and two step-sisters, Mrs. Will Bodie and Mrs. Jim Stewart, both of New berry. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at McSwain Funer al Home by Rev. E. W. Gott. Bur- ial was in Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery near Whitmire. Active pallbearers were Ed Ad ams, Will Bodie, Pearl King, Hen ry Auton, Lon Overstreet, J. T. Drummond, and Ray Longshore. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, JDAY, JANUARY 2, 1968 ••.Q*u r - v ; %'t if mm mu mm hm SM isssa '#.V ; A# ? : Jf > ' • : <S J! City Attorney R. Aubrey Harley, left, administers oath of office to, left to right. Mayor Ernest H. Layton, Councilman Frank Armfield, C. A. Dufford, Sr., Clarence B. DeHart, S. D. Paysinger, Cecil E. Merchant and Dwight W. Jones. (Sunphoto.) New Mayor, Six Aldermen Take Oath Of Office Tuesday Night RSI..., i *, 'VX - elf pM j m mt ■*». * The oath of office was administ ered by City Attorney R. Aubrey Harley to the mayor and six coun- cilmen who will run the city’s affairs for the ensuing two years, at a special meeting held Tuesday night in Council Chambers. Taking the oath as mayor was Ernest H. Layton, who had prev iously served ten years as coun cilman from Ward 4. He succeeds Cecil E. Kinard, who served on council 12 years from Ward 5 and as mayor for the past two years. The only new member to join the group was Clarence B. De Hart, who replaces Mayor Layton as alderman from Ward 4. C. A. Dufford Sr. begins his 11th year as councilman from Ward 2; Frank Armfield, fifth year repre senting Ward 1; S. D. (Bozo) Paysinger, Ward 3, Cecil E. Mer chant, Ward 5, and Dwight W. Jones, Ward 6, each begin their third year. In relinquishing the mayor’s chair, Mr. Kinard expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of council and of the citizens of Newberry during his term of service. Mayor Layton made the follow ing statement: “Gentlemen of the Council and guests, as I enter upon the duties of the office of Mayor of the City of Newberry tonight, I am concious of the serious responsi bilities which go with this position. I appreciate the confidence shown in me by the citizens of this city in electing me, and I want to say now that I will give my best efforts in fulfilling the duties of this office. Together with the other members of the city ad ministration, we shall strive to give a progressive, efficient and effective cooperation in promoting the best interests. of each citizen and of the'community as a whole. We ask the sympathetic under standing and the united cooperat ion of all the citizens in our effort to make Newberry a better and a bigger city. With the administrat ion and all the citizens working earnestly together, we can make this city of which we will be proud and in so doing, we can give fuller meaning to the slogan we have adopted that we are indeed a City of Friendly Folks.’ “Thank you again for your sup port; with the aid of that support we of the City administration will face the task of the new year with confidence and enthusiasm.” A number of guests were present for the installation service. Tragedy, Celebrations, Accidents Become History As 1957 Bows Out (By MRS. A. H. COUNTS) The new year 1967 began in a gloomy way for a number of New- berrians for shortly after the year began two fires in quick succession caused the death of three persons, trapped in two separate buildings: two in a rooming house and one in a residence. Several others receiv- «d burns and injuries. Yet on the brighter side county employes received a ten percent increase while city employes rece ived a five percent increase. Both the city and county ended the year in the black. Newberry College celebrated its 100th centennial, ap proximately $800,000 was spent in new buildings and construction, a high school Tor Pomaria, Little Mountain and Prosperity, costing approximately three quarter of a million dollars is being erected, the city is making plans for a new fire truck; the town of Prosperity purchased a new fire truck, a New berry girl, Miss Jean Spotts re presented the state in the Mies Universe contest, the Newberry Boys Choir represented the high school in Miami, Fla.; two churches held dedication services. Building Program: Newberry College is constructing two build ings^ one of which is to be a $160,- 000 dormitory to house 82 women students. The second is to be the new $226,000 Student Union Build ing. The College also purchased the Carol Courts Apartments, lo cated nearby for $92,600. In ad dition to the building program the college enjoyed a banner year in observance of its Centennial year and began its 101st year with the largest enrollment in its history. At Commencement exercises 85 were graduated. The college rece ived $88,500 from the Ford Foun dation. Commencement speakers Were Dr. Franklin Fry of New York City and Judge Luther Youngdahl, Judge of the U. S. District Court in Washington. Re cognitions and Honors: Thomas H. Pope was one of six from the before the Senate Judiciary ittee in Washington on Civil Its, Col. Pope was appointed by Governor Timmerman a member of the South Carolina Ports Auth ority. Col. Pope, who recently was promoted to the grade of Brigid- ier General has retired from the National Guard, on account of pressing business. Dr. E. H. Moore was given a surprise birthday party upon the 60th year of his practice of med icine in the county and heard the story of his life related by Mrs. Parnell F. Ringer. Lt. Col. John C. Billingsley was named Regi mental Commander of the 218 In fantry of the State National Guard: James W. Henderson com manding officer of the 107th, AAA Battalion, was promoted to the rank of Lt. Col.; John Wainwright Chappell, 17-year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chappell was named President General of the Child ren of the Confederacy. Honor ary degrees were conferred by Presbyterian College on Rev. Neil E. Truesdell, pastor of Ave- leigh Presbyterian Church. Long Services Government Em ployes: Four RFD carriers in Newberry county retired during the year with a total of almost 160 years of service. Charles F. Sterling, Newberry; W. L. Mills, Prosperity and brothers, Wilbur and Tom Ringer of Pomaria. Religious Activities: The South Carolina Lutheran Synod met at Newberry College, also the State Lutheran Mission ary Society, the State Lutheran Brotherhood, the State Luther League. The state annual meeting of the South Carolina Presby tery met with Aveleigh Presby terian church. Large crowds at tended Sunday Easter services at Margaret Hunter Park addressed by Dr. Joseph M. Gettys of Pres byterian College, also around 660 attended services atop one of the peaks at Little Mountain. Colony Lutheran Church and St. Luke’s Lutheran church, each held dedi cation services for their third churches; also dedication services were held for Mayer Memorial Lutheran church. At impressive ceremonies the Rev. and Mrs. D. M. Shull bade farewell to their son, D. M. Shull Jr. and wife who were leaving as commissioned mis sionaries to Africa. Held at Newberry College was the state annual Vocation Confer ence. Also services wore held for the new Harrington Heights Cha pel church. The Rev. J. Edgar Taylor resigned from West End Baptist church to enter work as a migrant missionary in the Southern Baptist territory. Social Highlight of the Year Miss Jean Spotts, who had cap tured several beauty contests in the state, was named Miss S. C. Universe and represented the state in California. She was among the final 16. She is a stu dent at Limestone College and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ful ler Spotts. Odities Two mules were killed simul taneously when struck by two cars on the highway coming in opposite directions. The cars were badly damaged. Four-year-old Kay Bozard’s “Ponytail Hairdo” caught a dog’s eye and in grabbing for it missed out a small chunk. Doctors sewed the skin back. Thirsty burglars satisfied their alcoholic tastes when they broke into a red dot store. Missing was $119.42 saved to pay taxes, one case of Imperial pints and 85 pints of various assortments. son banquet and were recognized for their work by L. L. Stanley, Scout Executive of the Blue Ridge Council. At appropriate exercises mili tary crosses were presented to Capt. D. O. Carpenter, Jr., and Robert Hunter Fellers during the Confederate Memorial Day pro gram here. The crosses were pin ned on the boys by Mrs. Carpen ter on her son, Robert, while D. O. Carpenter presented a cross to his son, D. 0. Carpenter, Jr. The Newberry Boy Scout Troop One, the oldest in the Blue Ridge councif, recently returned from its 100th trip in a trailer that cost them the sum of $54.33. The final trip was to Cumberland Falls State Park, a distance of 765 miles. The trailer to date has made 18,329 miles. Other Happenings: General Mark Clark of The Cit adel made the address at the an nual Chamber of Commerce Ban quet. T. Roy Summer, Jr., is presi dent and Mrs. Celia Dodgen, sec retary. Ernest Layton was named Mayor of the city over Cecil E. Kinard. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson was elected president of the State American Legion Auxiliary. Major and caught her ear instead, taking^ General N. A. Costello was guest speaker at the Business Profess ional Club annual Boses Night banquet. Dr. Harry Wilson, distinguished professor and conductor, of Music Education at Teachers College Columbia University, came to New berry for the second year to as- A big tractor trailer truck left sist Miss Juanita Hitt 4n conduct- the main highway and traveled ing a three-day school festival several hundred yards before prac- and clinic. The Boys Choir com- tically demolishing a dwelling oc- posed of fifty boys from the Junior cupied by a number of people. High school under the direction They left behind a small infant in of Miss Hitt performed at the bed, though covered with debris Music Educators National Con- and building material, was unhurt, ference in Miami, Fla. They also When a substitute was standing sang before the session of the examination for rural letter car-South Carolina Education meeting rier position the mail had to goin Columbia and also over TV on so the Postmistress, Mrs.stations. Long of Pomaria got in her car Home Garden tours were made and rode the route. to a number of famous old land- Nine Scout leaders in Newberry marks, beauty spots and fine with a combined service of 126 building during a state garden years were honored at a father-tour here. By ROGER W. BABSON Next to the Russian situation, President Eisenhower’s condition will be of supreme importance. What its influence upon Russia will be, nobody knows. It probably will not affect general business. I believe that for some time our president has not been making im portant policies and, much to his disappointment, his recommenda tions have been largely ignored. The major effect of" the presi dent’s condition will be political. Those close to the president, for both friendship and political rea sons, are hoping for his recovery both in health and in memory. Others in charge of the Republican Party, anxious about his possible incapacitation or death, would like to see him resign and drop out of the picture in order to give vice-president Nixon a good buildup in the hope of re-electing the Republican Party again in 1960. For evideftt reasons, the demo crats are hoping that Vice-Presi dent Nixon will not have an op portunity to function as president before the coming election. There fore, President Eisenhower’s con dition could greatly influence the political situation during the next few years. This would cause un certainty and retard large cor porate expansion programs as well as consumer buying. I cannot believe that Russia wants World War III; in fact, I am confident that Russia will go to some lengths to avoid World War III. In case of any retalia tion by us, Russia would suffer losses. Moreover, if Russia has any hope of conquering our coun try, she certainly wishes to pre serve our cities, industries, and other valuable assets. Russia has land enough now; it is our indus tries which Russia wants. This also applies to England and Western Europe as well as the United States. Therefore my fore casts for 1968 are as follows: 1. The present cold war will be intensified during 1968. This will increase fear of war, which could greatly affect retail sales. 2. Russian policy will be aim ed at securing control of the Un ited States, the countries of West ern Europe, and the Middle East by infiltration. 3. The cold war costs the Un ited States billions of dollars an nually. This can be paid for only through increased taxes or infla tion, or by the adoption of the Hoover Commission’s recommen dations for radical economy. 4. Profits will be further squeezed during 1958, as a result of higher costs and pressure for lower prices. 5. Competition at all levels will increase during 1958. 6. Only more advertising by both manufacturers and retailers will enable them to keep up their present gross volume during 1968. 7. Failures will increase in SCS Supervisors To Be Elected An election will be held on Jan uary 7 to elect three Supervisors for thje Newberry Soil Conserva tion District, according to L. E. Hendricks, executive secretary of the State Soil Conservation Com mittee. According to Mr. Hendrickc, the law requires that each candidate be nominated by a petition signed by 25 or more qualified electors. All persons qualified to vote in the elections of the State by the people under the Constitution of this State are eligible to vote in this election. Voting place will be open between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. at the Newber ry Agricultural building. Bond Sales For November Series E and H Bond sales for the month of November in Newberry County totaled $8,918.- 75 reports Joe M. Roberts County Savings Bonds Chairman*. E and H sales for the state for the same period totaled $2,582,- 605.25, according to Burnell Sloan, State Chairman for South Carolina. Sales for the period January through November to taled $24,371,406.35. ■to f w-, gradual ' m m mm mSk. num* 1958. These will hpp^y mostly small concent one OJ the big ■ Dow Jones Averages mar. eefrgpr ■ 8. Predicting a lower ume of btudnea* ed with 196& $ ately lower wholesale pect a cost-of-Hving 9. Wise labor tate to fight for but will try 1 for; ,, pensions, and other 10. European have less to goods, and foreign cline in 1958 MO^TEY 11. Money will he “tight” duringytmmm.**' rowers who have not a satisfactory !ia* ' 12. Owing to ^ mands for funds, iat$p$ii''‘.rn$es will decline in 1958. ^ 13. Concerns rnfft bers of emp^yeer ■ first consideration both by and by the gotwrnmtot. 14. For few of Wortd Wap HI, and due to deeiahig bnainesSi many plans for expansion of plants will be postponed. 15. Money rates may be “fix ed” during 1958 by an economic dictator. 16. Lower money rates will make it easier to tell long-term bonds during 196A' 17. The of non-taxable state, munleiplh turnpike, and other “Authority^ bonds will in crease during t958» 18. I forecast blffeor prices for many corpctafttfati wlitdA 19. Investors will ecsttiaue, during 1958, to to attractive bond iaiuea; fear of war will rule all 'wrtpti 20. Banknra^tS^Jwiy^Ittl government—as ji pert of the war—will appoint a dictator to di rect the policiea of alt national banks, the leagtaf IMbk exchanges and investment dealers. LABOR OUTLOOK 21. There will be a general fear that the/ goverameat^Has a part of the cold war—will fix wages in many industries and, pre vent further increases during 1958. 22. ' The revelations brought about by the investigation of the Teamsters Union may lead to im portant new labor legislation. 23. The Taft-Hartley Law will not be repealed in 1958, and may be made more severe. Much, how ever, will depend upon President Eisenhower’s physical and mental condition. 24. Congressional attempt will be made to eliminate the present exemption of labor unions from anti-monopoly laws. 25. 1958 will be a sad year for labor leaders. I forecast that there will be an increase of unemploy ment during 1958. 26. I forecast that with the possible exception of the auto in dustry, there will be no national strikes during 1958. 27. I forecast that automation will slowly increase during 1958. 28. If wages should be fixed as a part of the cold-war pro gram, retail prices will also be fixed. ✓ 29. All workers, especially of fice workers, will be more effi cient in 1958. It will be more dif ficult for the next group of col lege graduates to get good posi tions at high wages. 30. For the paet few years la bor has been sitting in the driver’s seat. Many industrialista an<f political leaders have feared that the country is headed for a so cialist or labor government. A cheerful sign now ie that such fears may, temporarily at least, be forgotten. The American work ing man is himself becoming dis gusted with too powerful labor leaders. This should be good news to all honest employers. OUTLOOK FOR REAL ESTATE 31. Land adjoining cities and; towns will increase In value dur ing 1958. This especially applies to small farms. 32. Largs commercial farms will coatfame. to prosper during 1958, but the small farmer wdR continue to suffer If dependent on farming. 33. Under an economic dicta tor, farmers would receive no in creased pricy jappbrta. If NfiA prices are fixed, they will be at yjjfaf; m lower 84. to lose rsal fear of 85. Tbs wiii ; _ houses now executives market as present 36. many co: Older houses market. 87. In many country there demand for apartments for though old a; sell for less, and old every modem upon locations pendent on 88. WsB will continue to increase in' . This certainly tracts, especially 39. Canadian oil begin to reSeysfel United M ■ 40. : The ^ in connection with ml estate the parking probkA^ wMeh ls •*] curse of almost svsry dty. burban real' astats and farms much to the aatomobile, bat ; automobile industry {a new reach ing a stage where it tionize present real We owe the TW* HAM V. V; - W*- mm ■' could revolu- yrsr«L m ear debt of gratitude for our present prosperity. It is a bellwether w general business for. 1958. It Is, however, like everything else, sub ject to the business cycle and may, be a cause of the next depres sion. Another prob'vMe cause will be the failure of one of the Mg corporations whose stock is among the “80 Blue Chips” of the Dew- Jones Industrials. , ‘ > STOCK MARKET OUTLOOK 41. The “bloom is off ths stock market.” We win have rallies and reactions during 1958, but the broad trend will be downward. This is the first time for many years that I have said this in my annual report There is too much talk about missiles, bombs, and fallout 42. While file stock market kas been going up during the past few years, the bond market haa been going down. The reverse w&l take place during 1958. While the stock market is going down, the bond market will begin to creep upward. This especially applies to tax-free bonds, the purchase of which I strongly recommend. 48. Good cumulative non-call- able preferred stocke will also be In demand during 1958? Owing to the money market they recently suffered in price; but owing to lack of supply, they will be the first stocks to recover. Remember I am now recommending only high-grade cumulative non-call- able preferreds. 44. Ths large fortunes made in the stock market have come from buying non-dividend-paying stocks at $5.00 a share or under. These will be the first to reech a buying levsL If you are to buy these low- priced stocks, you should sssk companies without too much cum ulative preferred stock outstand ing. This is ths opposite of the “preferred” recommendation in paragraph 481 45. Large bank balances win continue to be a good investment in 1988. “ • * now paying 8 to 8 erest /ifhese not be looked tyeh aa pW- with •# oxujfe power, the world be kept in balsu.^ Therefore, my final appeal is for the support of all churches <*f all denominations and * ten, priests, and rabble who are carrying the torch of Hghtoua- mm Wm RrowUF’ Feat 4 . lEr. .fo' - ''-3 •HxvingcTjt rultMTe 5: Miss JnaaSta Hkt. Taka sou Hageod Clary, Cbr|sMas Lit* tagntaa, WRBam K* Lsthvefc Dianne Livingston, Jimmie Dow ers. Horace Lee Booeer. Jr_ Jerome naviru, sua. rani me L. Sheely, J. J. Emda, Mr* R. B. Keanerley, D. L. Ruff. Jan. 0: Henry Edward Cousins, R. T. Feagie, Mrs. Arthur Bal- lentine, Mrs. Grady Ringer, M. a Fulmer, Breeders Shesly, Dssaie K. Keeler, Evelyn Davis. Jan. 7: J. D. French, Jehu Rex North Ul Mr* J. B. North, Jerry- Richardson, Virginia Jons* Mr* James P. Creek* W. L. Shealy, Mr* Devid Luther iran* icooert ©• JrOfouu Jam 8: Emory H. Bowman, Mrs. D. L. Andrew* D. B. Sdumpert, Mrs. D. E. Half acre, John Duvf* Glenn L, Hamm, NelR# Wicker, Mr* Audrey Row* Mrs. IX F. Stun, Wflttam Leitssey, tax J. jaBjiSi Of cash avafiakle •stocks yoU tO a low level. This H. M. Hanaeax-rDtax Ur, Mias Lsulse D. • •' ■ .'dTVMUkuaDui - pm± AKmIv 1 a Jam •: Mr* -K EMUKUmu * ml • v.- m 'Svt' MM. ss. ■m™ ■ '5/J- mmm m nM'l