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THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1957 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THRU Newberry Man Is Commander Of Top Nike Unit The following article concern ing an army battery command ed by Capt. Powell E. Way, Jr., eon of Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Way of Newberry, appeared in the January 16th issue of The New-- .ton (Penna.) Enterprise: Battery “C” 606 Anti-Aircraft fissile BatUlion, Richboro Nike Site, commanded by Capt. Powell E. Way Jr. of Edgeboro Drive, Newtown, returned from Red Can yon in December where Nike Ajax Misailee ate fired at White Sands, New Mexico. Capt. Way reports that the mis- ailes are fired at radio-control led planes, as if they were hostile aircraft attempting to penetrate a defense like the Philadelphia de fense of which the local site is a part. During his command at “0” Battery, Capt. Way states that he has fired eleven Nike Ajax Mis siles, hut he has never seen such outstanding performance by the men of the radar fire control and missile launcher areas. His bat tery fired three missiles against three radio-controlled planes and scored three, direct hits. Two of these missiles were fired salvo. The second missile was fired 15 seconds after the first one burst, each destroying its target. All Nike Ajax Missile Batteries are evaluated by a disinterested team. The evaluations are on the point system, the total equaling a maximum of 3,000 points. This system is broken down into phases like missile preparation, training, performance, pre-firing checks, firing and post-firing checks, Capt. Way stated. As a result of their firing, the battery scored 2,958 points out of 8,000. This score topped all the units in the Philadelphia defense. In the 22d Region United Statt^s Army Air Defense Command, Fort Meade, Md. (which include cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Bal timore, Washington and Norfolk, to name a few in the 2d Army area, the Richboro Nike Site a- gain came out with a high score. In the Continental Army, United states, out of all the Nike Missile Batteries, Richboro Nike Site was number five, however, this is not official at this time—and “we may have >yon fourth place.” All the Nike Batteries gave us a “run” for our money, the Captain added. Capt. Wsy feels that these per formances definitely prove that the Nike Ajax Missiles and the personnel are highly capable of performing our assigned mission of defending the cities of the United States. Capt. Powell E. Way Jr., Bat tery Commander of Battery “C” 506 AAA Missile Battalion, Rich boro, will turn over the command to Capt. Everett Whitney Mon day. Capt. Way has commanded Bat tery “C” for approximately three and one-half years. He will, as sume his new duties at Eureka whore the headquarters of the battalion is located, as S-.'l, oper ations, plans and training officer for all the Missile Batteries of the 5(H) Missile Bn. His family will continue to live at their home on Edgeboro Drive in Newtown until June when Capt. Way ex pects orders for an overseas as signment. Unions Seek To Clean House; Meeting Here By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Delegates representing United Textile Workers of America locals from over the South gathered in Newberry Saturday to take the first steps toward what union lo cal leaders hope will dear the in ternational union of alleged cor rupt practices in high places. James Smith of Newberry, president of Newberry Local 120 and president of the South Caro lina Council of I’TWA who called the meeting said the session was the first in a proposed series Iso identified. / “We intend to clean house,” the Newberry labor leader said. Mr Smith said that at the meet ing a request, addressed to Peter McGavin of Washington, appoint ed monitor of UTMWA by George Meany, was drafted requesting that he furnish the locals with a list of those in high places in the union, or those seeking high places, who are suspected of hav ing engaged in corrupt practices. “These men will be defeated for office at the convention,” Mr. Smith predicted. * The meeting, attended by some 35 delegates representing eight locals was held in West End School. Delegates from locals in Virginia and Tennessee were pre vented from attending by the weather, Mr Smith said. The next meeting in the series will be held at Coolemee, N. C., Feb. 22, Mr. Smith said. PROSPERITY NEWS Dr. and Mrs. George W. Harmon left Wednesday by plane for Dallas. Texas, where they will visit their son. Wallace Harmon .md family. Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Rudisill of Cherryville. N. C.. spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamm. They eame for the christ ening of their grandson, James Walter Hamm Jr., which took place Sunday during the morning serviee at Wightman Methodist Chureh. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Riehards Sr. and Tommy Richards of Heath Springs, Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Richards and their small son, Lee, of Columbia. Dan Hamm Jr. and Walter Hamm of the Prosperity Furniture Company left Monday for the fur niture market at High Point, *N. of such meetings to he held throughout the Nopt least and Mis s Janet Hunt of Converse South. t 'o! leg e. Miss Joan Hurt of Co- He said the purpose o the meet- himhi; i t'olleg e and Ronnie Fee of ings is to scroeu tin offieers. the U niversity of S. C. spent the trustees and hoard metn iers of the \\ eeko nd in t he home of Mrs. A. internatioiial union and to identify Ik Hunt. thoso whose tiamos ha\ t been con- Bel) !\iley of Greenville spent iieeted with alleged gia ‘t and cor Frida' r night with the J. D. Luth- !'U j't ion. ei*s. He said delegates wli o will iep- Mrs . D. H. Hamm Jr.. Mr .. W. resent the locals at the March convention of the international union in New York will be in structed to vote against the men 11. Leaphart Sr., and Miss Susie Langford attended a WSCS work shop Saturday at Main Street Methodist Chureh, Columbia. HOME LOANS.. Construction Purchase Improvement Repairs Other Purposes Low Interest Rate - Amortized Monthly No Red Tape-No Delay NEWBERRY Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n « Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.’ “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION’ r»> Mrs. J. D. Luther spent the weekend hi Macon, Ga. Mrs. D. H. Hamm Jr. gave the kick-off coffee party for the polio drive last Thursday morning. Mrs. Hunter Fellers had one Saturday. Others to have parties include Mrs. J. I. Ruff,(Mrs. Harold Ept- ingf Mrs. John Earl Wessinger, Mrs. G. H. Caldwell, Mrs. Walter Hamm, Mrs. John Earl Dawkins, Mrs. Leon Shealy and Mrs. W. E. Hancock, Mrs. W. L. Mathis Jr*, Mrs. Roy Dominick, and the teach ers of the Prosperity school. Federal Jobs Are Available The Fifth U. S. Civil Service Regional office is accepting ap plications for Supply Clerk paying $3416 a year. Applicants will be required to pass a written examination. They must also have appropriate exper ience. Applications must be received or postmarked not later than Feb ruary 19, 1958, Persons interested in these po sitions may get application forms or information as to where such forms are available at the post office in Newberry. know your State r A Aim tower for Peacetime The Southeast’s first atomic re actor for peacetime power gener ation will rise at Parr Shoals near Columbia within yards of exist ing steam and hydroplants. This experimental power plant, being built by private utilities of the Carolinas and Virginia, may lead to large-scale atomic power gen eration in the future. In today’s South Carolina, with its emphasis on progress, the United States Brewers Foun dation works constantly to en courage maintenance of whole some conditions wherever beer and ale are sold. As in other states, the program calls for close cooperation between law- enforcement officials and beer li censees throughout South Caro lina. Bee;* belongs... enjoy it. United States Brewers Foundation South Carolina Div., Columbia, S.C. The beverage ,of moderation [ r L AUDITOR’S 1958 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given be low for the purpose of tak ing tax returns on all per sonal property, new build ings and real estate trans fers. Persons owning proper ty in more than one district must make returns for each district. The Auditor’s office will be closed Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1:00 P. M. All able-bodied male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 are liable to a $1 poll tax. ST. LUKE’S Moore’s Store, Monday, January 20, 1958, from 10 until 12:30. O’NEAL J. P. Feller’s Store, Monday, Jan uary 20, 1958, from 2 until 4:00. MACEDONIA Rich’s Store, Tuesday, January 21, 1958, from 10 until 12:30. OLIN FULMER’S STOI*E Tuesday, January 21, 1958, from 2 until 4:00. KINARDS Oxner’s Store, Wednesday, Janr uary 22, 1968, from 10 until 12:30. PROSPERITY Black’s Store, Thursday, January 23, 1958. At Auditor’s Office to March 1st., after which a penalty of 10 percent will be added. RALPH B. BLACK AUDITOR NEWBERRY COUNTY January 27, 1958. I have been much encouraged by the support I am getting from the people for my proposal to es tablish a Commission on Federal and State Jurisdiction. The purpose of this Commission is to study the boundaries between federal power and state power, and the boundaries between the three branches of the federal gov ernment, as they have been estab lished by the Constitution. Other committees and commis sions have studied this question from the standpoint of administra tive efficiency and economy. I am glad to say that they have found evidence to indicate that some powers now exercised by the fed eral government could be exercis ed more efficiently on the state level. I am interested in efficiency, but I am also interested in free dom. We cannot depart from the Constitution without putting our freedoms in grave jeopardy. Therefore, the Commission I am proposing would use the Consti tution, not short term expedien cy, as its guide. A Contest of Spending An exhibit in the National Mb- seum of Natural History, here in Washington, illustrates a custom once practiced by one of our North American Indian tribes call ed the “potlatch.” This was a kind of party at which the host would give away most of his possessions to his guests. These Indians used such parties as a substitute for war. The chief who outgave his rivals gained great respect, while such rivals became paupers. It was considered much better to have a few bankrupt chiefs than a lot of dead Indians. I wish we could be sure that our efforts to outspend the Russians in foreign aid would result in no more serious consequences than the bankruptcy of a few chiefs. But foreign aid has not eliminated the possibility of war, and the bur den of spending weighs on every citizen of the United States. Agricultural Problems A major agricultural problem, affecting South Carolina farmers, has been raised on Capitol Hill. The' new farm plan embodied in President Eisenhower’s message on agriculture indicates that crop support prices may be reduced to 60 percent of parity. This is not good news to the small farmer; in fact, there is a strong suggestion that the small farmer will be en couraged to put all his land in the conservation reserve and go out of business. Congress is in a mood to develop its own farm program, and this will be, in the long run, the best for the whole country. The small family farm is one of the bulwarks of our Democracy. VA Pleads For Proper Notice When veterans mail their June G. I. life insurance premiums with the notice Veterans Administra tion provides for the January pay ment, things get a little confus ing, says the VA. Every year, near a policy anni- URM0ND versary date, the VA Benda a packet of 12 premium notices to each veteran who pays hie prem iums monthly by direct* remittance to the agency. Printed on each notice is the month’s premium for which it should be used, along with the veteran’s name, policy number, and accounting data. Seems simple, but it isn’t say$ Hugh H. Henderson, Contact Of ficer, VA Regional Office at Co lumbia. Every month, thousands of no tices are received which bear the name of the wrong month for the payment enclosed. Each veteran then must be no tified of the error and provided with a replacement notice. This costs tax dollars which otherwise would be saved, Mr. Hendersor said. Pointing out that the notices are provided both for the vet eran’s convenience and for tax savings through simplified prem ium accounting, the VA urges; all veterans to be sure to upe the right notice for the months prem ium enclosed. Champion Builds Plant In Brazil CANTON, N. C., Jan, 22—The Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany has announced that it has acquired an interest in, a new Brazilian Company that is now erecting the first completely in- tfgrated bleached krait pulping plant in Brazil. The announcement was made lo cally by * Reuben B.. Robertson, Jr.. Champion president, during a series of meetings with all em ployees of Champion’s Carolina Division. He said that Champion will be responsible or the management and operation of the new plant .M. C. Walsh, with. Champion since 1929 and for the past four years Manager of Champion’s Washington, D. C., office has been elected president of the nyew company. The new mill, located in the town of Mogi Guacu in the state of Sao Paulo, will have a com plete chemical recovery unit and its own caustic soda production facilities. It will have an initial capacity of about 150 tons a day of bleached kraft pulp manufac tured from eucalyptus wood. The company will sell its pulp to the Brazilian domestic market. It is expected that the plant will be ready for production early in 1959. ans. Applications for. librarian and realty officer must be received or postmarked by January 80, 1968 and will be graded on, the basis of experience ami education and training. A written test is requir ed for messenger and telephone operator and ap|>iicatioim must be filed by January 20, 19$8k ' Persona interested in these po sitions may get application forms or information as to where such forms are available at the post of fice in Newberry. 'JSLI Policies * He saia policyholders who be* came totally disabled from any cause before age 60 and whtta the clause is in effect, will receiver a* Income of $5 per month for 4acb {$1,000 face amount of the GI pol- fcy. v . Payments under the clause way begin after the total diaabiUty has existed for rix consecutive months, and continues for the duration of the disability, regard^ of its length, Nr. Henderson said. No payment may be made fgr disabilities incurred after no premium charge for thia benefit is made past that date, he fu provision may be added t* •nyurilgible poMcyholderi^N^m- ai Sevtke Life insurance (NSUV that participates in dividend*. ^ - ' V; „ UlLiilij II.. ' ' [kar Veterans in good health and un der 60 who heid World War II GI Life insurance may 7 tM:"* thtal incomef clause to their Gt policies aZ e, small premium cock ^ ? Hugh H. » J stratum Regional bia,' explained ti benefit todays ill ereus queries : - . ; - ‘Y Jto. ** J. B. Smitly W eicW mom brick voumt <» Butto tvoaoo, (12,(00. ■; . ' ; • ^tin. C. T. Swoawr. v to dwoUtnc. 21pl - Federal Jobs Are Available The Fifth U. S. Civil Service Regional office is accepting appli cations for the positions of tele phone operator at $2960 to $3415 a year; librarian $5440 to $6390 and realty officer $5440 to $8990 a year. Applications are also be ing accepted for messenger at $2690 to $2960 from veterans only as competition in this examina tion is restricted by law to veter- Start Planning NOW For The BEST YEARS Of Your Life “The best is yet to come” for those who look ahead, plan ahead, and save ahead for happy retirement years free from financial worries or cares. 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