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To be mocked by a precious grand child of nine is as much as 1 can take, but I have survived and hope to get even with her some day. To get the daughters married and the sons to delay marriage is the pripcipal concern of moth ers. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 3. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1958 O $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way Soil Stewardship Week Being By Dorla A. Sandora FLOWERS I thought I had seen every sort of flower that grows in this part of the country, but to the best of my recollection, last week was the first time I had seen a clematis in bloom. I was so impressed by the beautiful blue flowers on the climbing plant at the home of Mrs. Tom Graham on Martin St. that I carried several persons by to see it. When I found out what it was, I promptly bought one to plant at our home. I don t know much about them, but I don t un derstand why there aren’t more around here because they are beautiful. On the subject of beauty, I don’t know of any year when the roses have been as prolific or as pretty as they are all around town this year. Our residents seem to be becoming Iris-conscious also, and a spot of beauty last week was the Iris garden of Miss Josephine Shannon on Fair St. Many of the flowers have faded now, but the garden was a mass of color last week. Next year I’ll try to tell you about them a week in advance so you will be able to ride by and enjoy their beauty and fragrance while they are at their best. IT’S COMING The new interstate controlled access super highway, Route 26, is coming through Newberry, wheth er some property owners like it or not. Chances are, if it were go ing through property I owned, I wouldn’t like it either. I hadn’t felt too strongly about it one way or the other until a couple of weeks ago when I went to Sumter for the weekend. From Colum bia to Sumter, with the exception of some 10 or 15 miles, there is a four lane divided highway. This is not the interstate, and it is not controlled access, but if is such a vast improvement over the two- lane highway which formerly Ex isted that it makes the traveler wish that all highways were four- lane divided. On the way back home I was perfectly at ease while traveling on the divided highway, but from Columbia to Newberry I sat miserably on the edge of the seat most of the time worrying about that heavy Sunday after noon traffic. I could not help but wish that the interstate high way were completed so I could sit back and relax and enjoy the trip. I believe the scheduled completion date is August of next year on that portion of the highway be tween Newberry and Columbia. That won’t be a bit too soon for me. HONOR DESERVED Retiring teachers who have spent most of their lives educat ing our children (at too-low sal aries) certainy deserve some rec ognition. To them I pay my res pects, even though I don’t seem to be able to do it ‘‘in person.” I was out of town when the seven retiring teachers were feted in Newberry two weeks ago. Last week, my husband and I were happy to receive an invitation to the program which was held Mon day night of this week at Silver- street honoring Miss Ruth Martin, retired elementary teacher. Again we have to express our regrets that we were unable to be pres ent for the occasion, for we both love Miss Ruth and know of no one more deserving of the honor. Miss. Ruth has been, and will continue to be missed at Silver- street. She is an excellent teach er and a dear friend to the many, many students who learned under her capable guidance. We wish for her many years of happiness in her retirement. »OPPY DAY Memorial poppies which will be vorn here on Poppy Day, May 24 lave been received by Newberry Jnit of the American Legion Aux- liary from the veterans hospital it Columbia, where they were nade by disabled veterans. “Making the flowers provides nteresting and beneficial employ- nent for thousands of veterans n hospitals and convalescent vorkrooms throughout the coun- xy, according to Miss Grace Sum ner, president of the local aux- liary.” Newberrians are urged to buy ind wear the little red flowers on Poppy Day. Observed; Supervisors Report SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK MAY 11-18, 1958 Newberry High Finals Are Set; Speakers Are Named Sis&itlii&jjyii mm i^jiS ' V m wmi Rev. J. Frank Beard, pastor of Gilead Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church, Huntersville, N. C., 'will deliver the commencement sermon to graduates of Newberry High School on Sunday evening, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. The 136 candidates for diplomas will hold graduating exercises on the following evening, June 2 at 8:15 p. m. Senior speakers will be David ParT, whose topic is “Who Among Us Is Free?”; John Chappell, “The South of Tomor row” and Donnie Sheeley, Local Girls To Girls State The 12th Palmetto Girls State sponsored by the American Le gion Auxiliary will be held June 2 through 8 in Columbia with headquarters in Sims College on the University of South Carolina campus. Among the Auxiliary members who will serve as senior couselors is Mrs. Roy Anderson of Newberry. Several former Girls’ Staters have been invited to return as junior counselors. Among these is Ann Cannon of Newberry. Among those from Newberry expected to attend are Mable Shealy and Linda Smith from Newberry High; Elizabeth Cullen from Pomaria; Carol Donnan and Mary Nance Huff of Whitmire High. BR 8,000 7. C. Scott, chairman of the nty registration Board, and I e estimating last Tuesday how ly voters would apply for new istration certificates by* May 10.. the deadline for receiving cer tificates to vote in the June 10 primary. Mr. Scott thought it would reach 7500—it was a little over 7000 at the time. My predic tion was that there would be a flood of registrants the last few days and that the figure would go as high as 8000. It did, I’m happy to say. There are still a couple of thousand persons who would be eligible to vote June 10 had they secured their certifi cates by last Saturday; but my guess is that only about one- third of those who did receive them will vote on June 10. “Science in a Changing World.” On Friday evening, May 31 at 8:00 o’clock, the senior class will present its play, “Home Sweet Homicide.” Candidates for degrees are Myra Evon Adams, Frances Ma rie Amis, Bobbie Jean Beckham, Libby Marlene Boland, Lou Fran ces Boozer, Phyllis L. Boozer, Ca milla Anne Bowers, Freda Mae Bowers, Harriet Anne Bruner, Ann Cannon, Nancy Elizabeth Clarkson, Linda Faye Cook, Sha ron Marie Crapps, Nancy Louise DeHart, Polly Ann Dominick, Tommie Sue Duckett, Elaine Blan ton Farmer, Allene Stribble Franklin, Patsy Ruth Frick, La- vone Malcolm Garnett, Libby Glymph, Doris Mae Goree, Patri cia Levada Greene, Louella Hamm, Martha Dahl Harley, Ella Sue Harmon, Linda Hunter, Barbara Ann Johnson, Beverly Anne Johnson; Also, Sinclair Kemper, Joyce Lester, Reba Lively, Annie Rae Livingston, Elizabeth Lominack, Elizabeth Long, Janice Long shore, Emily Martin, Nancy Jean Minick, Dotty Mills, Harriette Morehead, Martha Morris, Caro line Tucker Neel, Ann Phillips, Peggy Reese, Anita Louise Rice, Frankie Ruth Rice, Judy Lee Rinehart, Grace Lee Ringer, June Ringer, Catherine Sease, Jo Ann Sease, Claudia Setzler, Brenda Shealy, Edith Irene Shinn, Leila Kay Singley, Clairis Julia Sum mer. Jacqueline Tarlton, Brenda Rae Wallace, Barbara Ann War ren, Betty Jean Warren, Mary Ann Watkins, Janice Watts, Mar garet Rosalyn West, Joan Wil lingham, Glenda Roberta Wise; Also, William Abrams, Glenn Arthur, Robert Baker, Sims Bal- lew, Edward Blackwell, Roger Bouknight, Duane Brannon, Rich ard Briggs, Jerry Burch, Freddie Cain, Jack Carter, John Chappell, Frar^ Courtney, Thomas Cromer, Ernest Crumpton, William Darby, Bobby Davenport, Terry Paul Davis, Jacob Dewey Epting, John Epting, Franklin Faircloth, Sig- bee A1 Franklin, Jimmy Hawkins, Robert Derrill Humphries, John Jacobs, Billy Johnston, Olin Johnson, Gordon Jones, Robert Jones, Joseph Kesler, Arthur Kib- ler, Kenneth Knight; Also, Ray Koon, David Laird, Walter Lee, George Lominick, Luther Long, Robert Lunsford, Jon McConnell, Larry Earl Mc Cullough, Ted McDowell, James Masters, Harry Mayer, George Franklin Metts, Billy Carroll Moore, William Richard Moore, Raymond Morris, James Motes, Herman Nally, Ronald Nelson, Edward Oswald, David Parr, Ger ald Perry, Jimmy Pruitt, Jack Quattlebaum, James Quattle- baum, Edwin Reams, Virgil Rine hart, Donald Robert Sheeley, Ev erett Shealy, Clyde Suber, Tommy C. Shealy, Thomas Summer, Leon ard Thompson, Yancy Threatt, Tommy Turner, Frank Waters, John Earl Waters, William Werts, Clarence Williams, James Earl Wise. Soil Conservation Week is be ing observed in Newberry this week, with special services to be conducted in many churches on Soil Stewardship Sunday, May 18. The accomplishments of the lo cal Soil Conservation District are listed in the 1957 report of the Supervisors of the Newberry dist rict, just released for publication. The report is as follows: The Supervisors of Newberry Soil Conservation District wish to report to the district our aims and accomplishments for the year 1957. Our major objective was, as it has always been, to help farmers treat their lands in such a way as to assure a maximum of soil and water conservation while in creasing efficiency of agricultural production. We set out to encourage more conservation training in the schools and to sponsor a strong youth program in conservation. Our goal, too,, included getting more practices applied to the land by contacting and reviewing cooperators of long standing. Four hundred farm plans were reviewed and discussed with the farmer. Seventy-three farmers were assisted in getting new plans. Contractors built thirty-fivd miles of terraces and 88 farm ponds. These jobs required the moving of one-quarter million cubic yards of earth. Our program is by no means limited to engineering practices. More pastures were seeded anc fertilized, more woodlots anc farm ponds managed properly, anc more cropland protected by veg etation than in any previous year. The latter was undoubtedly af fected by the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve program. We are not pleased with the progress on the Bush River Wat ershed project. It has been at somewhat of a stand-still during 1957. We have not been success ful in securing easements on a unanimous basis. Our experiences strongly indi cate that small dams on individual farms would be acceptable to land- owners. We feel that farm ponds constructed to temporarily im pound flood waters, in addition to the present storage capacity, would be efefctive. The original cost of construction for a perma nent pool could well be a farmer- cost; the additional required for the flood stage, a Federal share. Soil Survey Completed Practically everything we can do is affected by the conditions and productive capacity of the land. The district is fortunate in that the soil survey data was compiled during the year. A com plete report of this survey has been prepared and is now being edited for publication. Such infor mation will be valuable not only to farmers and government, but to industry, business, and education as well. The pubic generally may now become better informed about our soil resources. Agricultural agen cies may use the report as basis for recommending land treatment for a safe, permanent production. Experiment stations will have the survey available to use as a basis for research and investigations. Engineers, too, can benefit from the data in locating and construc- ing their various installations. Land appraisers have shown considerable interest in basing their appraisals and in tax assess ment on soil survey data. Banks and other credit institutions fre quently turn to this information as a guide in lending money and in working for general economic improvement. The District Soil Survey Repdrt is written in such a manner that it should be useful to technicians and to laymen. We recommend it for your use. Woodland As A Farm Crop We are glad to report that in terest in our woodland is high and that proper management practices are being applied. This conserva tion practice is now coming into • its own. Throughout all areas of the district, one may see wood land plots properly marked and thinned, and areas where undes irable hardwoods have been re moved. Additional acres are being planted to trees with cost sharing through AGP and Conservation Reserve Programs. It is the op inion of this Board that land classes I, II and III should re* (Continued on page 4) John Harmon Dies Suddenly John Burr Harmon, 61, auto mobile salesman, died early Wed nesday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was stricken a few hours earlier at his home at 2106 Brown St. Mr. Harmon was born in New berry County, son of the late J. Pierce and Mrs. Nancy Hendrix Harmon. He had snent most of his life in Newberry and was em ployed by the Kemper Chevrolet Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and of the Baraca Class. He was married on August 30, 1917 to the former Miss Gussie j Rodelsperger, who survives, to gether with one son, Robert L. (Bobby) Harmon of Newberry; three daughters, Mrs. Arden Hall man of Summit, Mrs. Thomas E. Longshore of Newberry, and Mrs. Walter C. Tarrer of Rock Hill; two sisters. Miss Mattie Harmon and Mrs. J. P. Fellers of Pros perity; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at 4 p. m. from McSwain Funeral Home by the Rev. C. O. Lamor- eux. Interment will be in Rose- mont Cemetery. The family will be at the res idence on Brown St. Bill Hatton Died Monday . William David (Bill) Hatton, 68, magistrate of Pomaria for more than 35 years, died early Monday morning at his residence in Pomaria. He had been ill for a number of years and seriously ill for the past week. Mr. Hatton was born and rear ed at Pomaria, a son of the late William Thomas and Mrs. Anna E. Hipp Hatton. He had lived all Of his life in Pomaria, where he Operated a general store. He was a charter member of 1$pinari& Lutheran Church, former member of the church council, and had served as treasurer of the Sunday school for many years. He had served as trustee for the Pomaria schools for more than 30 years and was magistrate un til his health kept him from en tering the race two years ago. He was active in the Demo cratic party and had served on both local and county committees. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 281 AFM, Little Moun tain, and a member of the Wood men of the World. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Lee Roberts Hatton; a son, W. D. (Billy) Hatton, Jr., of Pomaria; three daughters, Mrs. George S. Dominick of Gafney; Mrs. Joe Wavering of Clearwater, Fla., and Mrs. John Starkey of Fals Church, Va.; a sister, Mrs. R. J. Johnson of Asheville, N. C.; Six grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. D. A. Plemmons of Ashe ville, N. C. . Funeral services were held on Tuesday at 3 p. m. from Pomaria Lutheran Church by his pastor, Rev. M. T. Cullum and Rev. E. K. Counts. Burial was in the Pomar ia cemetery. Active pallbearers were W. J. Martin, Gene Abrams, D. A. Reighley, Hugh Shannon, L. L. Henderson, Tom Henderson, Tom Fellers, and J. C. Neel. Honorary escort was composed of H. W. Lominick, Alvin Kinard, M. E. K. Glymph, Albert Wilson, James Brown, Lolan Koon, L. D. Aull, Sr., Henry Counts, J. E. Counts, L. B. Boland, Eric Long, Cecil Berley, Bill Boland, Charlie Lominick, Olin Lominick, Beaman Pinner, Edward Stuck, Dr. Har riett Pinner, Dr. C. A. Pinner, Clyde Hentz, Woodrow Koon, Jack Koon and Chris Koon. Flower attendants were Mrs. H. W. Lominick, Mrs. Gurnie Stuck, Mrs. E. R. Fellers, Mrs. Harry Baxter, Mrs. John E. Koon, Mrs. Charlie Lominick, Mrs. Luth er Sease, Mrs. Whit Giliam, Mrs. Roy Hughey, Mrs. Von Long, and Mrs. Malcolm Mayer. Citation To Be Presented To Dr. Mamie Summer At Banquet A Citation, by President Eisen hower’s committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, will be awarded to Dr. Mamie S. Summer of Newberry for meritor ious service in the physically han dicapped employment program, at a banquet to be held Tuesday night, May 20 at 7:30 in the Com munity Hall. This is the first such citation to be awarded in South Carolina. Dr. Summer, a counselor at the local office of the U. S. Employment Service, has actively promoted the NEPH pro gram in Newberry and in Saluda, a program which has resulted in the employment of many handi capped person^ by businesses in these localities. Dr. Summer begfen her work in the rehabilitation and employ ment of the handicapped in 1936, when she worked with young peo ple in the National Youth Admini stration. She began her work with the local employment service in 1944, and has had charge of Finals June 3 At Silverstreet Promotion exercises for the 8th grade of Silverstreet Elementary School will be held on Tuesday night, June 3, at 8:15 in the school auditorium, according to J. G. Long, area superintendent. Rev. Phil Jones, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, will make the principal address. Brenda Lester is the valedictor ian of the class. Mary Letitia Harris is class salutatorian. placing handicapped persons in gainful employment since that time. For the past several years, Dr. Summer's has been the guiding hand behind the promotion of the Physically Handicapped essay contests each year in Saluda and Newberry, contests which have brought several state prizes- to contestants in both cities. Through the promotion of “kick-off lunch^ eons” for the contests, with the help of civic and service organic rations, much publicity has been obtained, calling attention to the walue of hiring handicapped per sons. f Newberry was the first county in which a local NEPH committee was formed and many counties have since formed such commit tees, some of. them fashioned af ter the one in Newberry. The lo cal committee j^ives year-round publicity to the importance of' hiring the handicapped. The Citation will be presented to Dr. Summer by Dill Beckman, chairman of the Governor's Com mittee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. • Principal speaker for the occa sion will be Lt. Governor Frit* Rollings. Jimmy Coggins, chairman of the , local NEPH committee, will be toastmaster at the banquet, which will be attended by persons close ly identified with the state and local NEPH programs; heads of various service clubs; members of Dr. Summer’s family; members of the executive committee of the Civic League and NEPH commit tee * are sponsoring the event. Members of the Saluda NEPH committee will be guests, and oth er out of town guests will be' “from Greenville, Columbia, Green wood, Denmark, Conway, Due West and other parts of the state. f Entertainment will be furnished during the evening under ..ii «.»>. —— Newberry Garden Club Takes Prize For Roadside Project The Newberry Garden Club met on Tuesday morning, May 13 at the club’s Roadside Park on the Cut-Off. Members arrived, bringing spades, trowels and plants suit able for the park, such as day lilies, wild daisies, iris, voilets, snowdrops, etc. These were all planted with the expectation that the blooms will add to the attrac tiveness of the park during the ensuing year. After the planting period, the meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. H. B. Senn. All business was attended to, with of ficers and committees making their reports. Outstanding among the reports was that of the Roadside Park project committee, that at the re cent annual convention of the Garden Club »of South Carolina, the Newberry Garden Club had been awarded the $50 prize given by the Motor Transportation As sociation of South Carolina, Inc., to the federated club or group of clubs reporting in scrapbook form Band Concert At High School The Newberry High School Senior and Intermediate Bandz, and the Newberry Junior High School Band will present a con cert Friday at 8 p. m. in the high school auditorium. The bands are under the direction of Miss Lorraine Paris. Those who will receive promo tion certificates are Barbara Boozer, Edwin Epting, Sue Floyd, Donna Garnett, Thomas Guy, Wayne Guy, Mary Letitia Harris, Dollie M. Hendrix, Brenda Lester, Eddy Long, Marion Long, Bar bara Longshore, Harry Longshore, June Longshore, Kay Nichols, Jo Ann Pitts, Patsy L. Pitts, Juliane Robinson, Jeannette Salter, Ann Senn and Judy Williams. Mrs. Ira T. Cousins will pre sent her pupils in a music recital in the school auditorium on Fri day night, May 23 at 8 o’clock, f The public is invited to both of the most outstanding work in Roadside development. The scrap book sent in was compiled by Mrs. Seth A. Meek and Mrs. James A. Burton, the project committee. The club’s reasons for applying were: 1. Maintenance of park, whichi was formerly established (having won the $50 award for the best newly established park in 1952; when Mrs. Meek was president^ and which has been well kept and has shown continuous improve ment. * 2. Jhe efforts that have been made, principally in the control of litter at this park and other es pecial emphasis, through the media of radio and newspapers, that has been given to the litter- bug campaign. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, presi dent during the 1957-58 year, re ceived the award at Myrtle Beach, where she was delegate from the club, as well as state chairman for Garden Pilgrimages. The project committee members, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Meek and Mrs. Baker, were given a rising vote of thanks for their work in keep ing the park neat, clean and free from litter and for their untiring efforts toward making the park more beautiful. Two Lady Bank- sia roses were planted by them in early spring and ten Judas trees last fall. A granite bird bath has also been placed in the park. It was voted that the prize money be ear-marked for maintenance and further development of the park. Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Louis C. Floyd reported that in April, they helped organize a Junior Garden Club for the Special Edu cation Class at West End School, to be sponsored by the Newberry Garden Club. Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Floyd and several other members met with the children and furnish ed seed, plants, fertilizer and gar den tools. Officers for the New berry Junior Garden Club have •been elected, and plans made for the coming year. A short round table discussion of plant problems was held, after which a delicious picnic lunch was served from one of the park's pic nic tables. direction of Dr. Milton Moore, head of the B^usic Department of Newberry College. Making plans for the outstand ing .affair are the following com mittee members: Dinner: Mrs. Mary Ruff, Mrs. Frank Sutton, Mrs. Mary Frances McCullough, Mrs. Tom Fellers, Mrs. Albert Ringer, Mrs. Gurnie Summer and Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam. Publicity. Frank Armfield, Ol- lie Moye, Mrs. A. H. Counts. Steering: Mrs. Richard L. Bak er, Mrs. Howard Clark, Mrs. Ed Blackwell, Mrs. George Hawkins, Mrs. George Stone, Miss Margar et Paysinger, Mrs. Myra Addy and Miss Grace Summer. Decorations: Mrs. Richard L. Baker, chairman; Mrs. Don Rook, Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. E. E. West- wood and presidents of local gar den clubs. Hospitality: Members of the lo cal NEPH Committee, as follpws: Jimmy Coggins, chairman; May^ or Ernest H. Layton, Frank Arm- field, Bill Whelan, Maxcy Stone, Mrs. F. J. Harmon, James Ab rams of Whitmire^ Pearce Davis, Dr. Mamie Summer, Jake Wise and Miss Grace Summer. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS May 17: Bonnie Boland, Lin da Allen Martin, Jerry Ale^ne, Gertrude B. Force, Mrs. Forrtat Boozer, Jewel Connelly, R. E. “Bobby” Hanna, Jr., Eleanor Amick, Mrs. Hack Wallace, Bobby Armfield, Karen Atki- son, Aldon E Bedenbaugh, Jr. May 18: Mrs. Olgie Shealy, Mrs. Jackson W. Taylor, David L. West, Mrs. George Spotts, E F. Lovell, Jr., Bruce Lipscomb. May 19: Steve Price, Ralph E Rowe, ,Jr.„ Mrs. Olin Berry, Mrs. Lesie Wood, Lee Mayer, Mrs. Dorothy Schumpert, Mar garet Lipscomb, Durrett Lip scomb, Michael Keith Nichols. May 20: James I. Bedenbaugh, Mrs. George T. Davenport, Mrs. Forrest Lominack, J. Walker Schumpert, Jr., Mr*. Andrew Shealy, Joe Davenport, Stuart MacBeth. May 21: Frances Swittenbnrg, Sadie Crooks, Mrs. Harvey M. Jordan. May 22: Mrs. R. W. Culbert son, Mrs. C. B. Bedenbaugh, Mrs. W. H. Shannon, Sr., Mark Hifghes, Mrs. Betty Sharp, Da vid Young, Randy Robert Koon. May 23: James Smith, Jr., Mrs. Johnson Hagoo^ Clary, Gerry Dominick, Bobby Hanna III, Mrs. J. T. Amick.