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VOLUME 21; NUMBER 6.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1958
+ $2.00 PER YEAR
By The Way
By Doris A. 8*nd*r»
“RETIRING”
Although she isn’t really “re
tiring,” Mrs. J. L. Huffman has
decided that she will no longer
continue her playschool, which
she has conducted for the past
number of years. From a purely
selfish standpoint, I’m sorry
about this because Ruthie was
looking forward to a couple more
years “at Mrs. Huffman’s.” From
a broader viewpoint, I also am
sorry that Mrs. Huffman will no
longer ' be conducting playschool,
for she has done a marvelous job.
I know from personal experience
how much she has taught our
daughters. There could be no
doubt but that she needs a rest,
after managing so many active
little youngsters. At least I am
thankful that our little ones had
the opportunity of being taught
by her for a couple of years, and
I hope she will, in the future, de
cide to participate in or conduct
a playschool again for the bene
fit of pre-schoolers of the fu
ture.
EXPENSIVE TOYS
A person connected with the
schools here told me the other
day about an “instructional”
game which had been bought for
school children of Newberry. I
asked Supt. Ed Beck about it arid
he told me they were for the
’third and fourth grade classes, a
“five-pin” game, I believe he call
ed it. Its purpose, he said, was to
teach the children to think. An
other interested party went with
me to investigate these thought-
provoking toys. It is a little gad
get that I hardly know how to des
cribe, bur in some way is sup
posed to resemble a bowling
game. We judged the thing cost
$2.00 or $3.00 but could see noth
ing very thought - provoking
about it. Further inquiry proved
that the sets cost $10.25 each, and
11 of them were purchased. “The
children enjoy them,” said Mr.
Beck. “They are nice for rainy*
day indoor recesses.” A teacher
tcld us they were purchased “as
a treat for the 3rd and 4th
grades.”
Now perhaps this would be fine
IF the school system had plenty
of money to throw away. I’m
sure, though, that problems just
as complicated could be obtained
from an arithmetic book and could
make the children think just as
much.
I don’t blame Ed Beck for want
ing to buy play-pretties for the
3rd and 4th graders. A certain
amount of money is set up in the
school’s budget for “instructional
supplies.” If this is the way the
money is to be spent, however,
those in charge of the purse
strings should cut the appropria
tion for such supplies and put it
to use other places where it is
so badly needed. I can’t under
stand someone purchasing such
gadgets as these little games,
and paying $10.25 for them. No
sensible parent would think of
throwing away money like that
and our school officials should
think twice before throwing away
the taxpayers money. True this is
a relatively small item—but how
many more such items have there
been?
College Graduates Ninety
At 101st Commencement
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THEY PROVED IT
Two students from the Silver-
street area proved this year that
being taken from a small school,
where they received almost indi
vidual instruction, and being plac
ed in a large school had little ef
fect on their learning ability.
Since my husband taught at Sil-
verstreet for three years, begin
ning in the eighth grade with
those who graduated from New
berry high this year, we sort of
feel a special partiality toward
them. We were especially proud
when we learned that Bobby Dav
enport had tied with Patsy Ruth
Frick for the highest scholarship
average during four years of
high school. We were also proud
of Ronnie Bowers, another Sil-
verstreet area 10th grade student,
who was awarded the history
medal for making the highest
grade on American History. Ron
nie was “valedictorian” of his
class when he finished the 8th
grade at Silverstreet.
Bobby is one of a large family
of children, all of whom are ex
ceptionally smart. He is a friend
ly, personable young man, and a
hard worker. He plans to con
tinue his education at Newberry
College, and we wish for him ev
ery success. Four years from
now, we’ll be looking to see Bob
by walk off with medals at New
berry College, for we know he has
the ability to do it.
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Dr. R. A. Goodman of Troutman, N. C., baccalaureate speaker
Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, president of Newberry College, and Congress
man W. J. Bryan Dorn, commencement speaker, are shown in front
of Wessels library just prior to the final exercises at the college
Sunday afternoon. (Sunphoto)
Largest Class Graduates
From Newberry High
Commencement exercises for
Newberry High School’s largest
graduating class were held Mon
day night, as Supt. J. V. Kneece
presented diplomas to 134 sen
ior students.
Senior speakers were David
Parr, “Who Among Us Is Free”;
Donnie Sheeley, “Science In A
Changing World”; and John
Chappell, “The South of Tomor
row.” Music was furnished by
the high school band, the Senior
Sextette, and a solo, “The End
of a Perfect fcay” by Claudia
Setzler, accompanied by June
Ringer.
Awards were presented by
Supt. Kneece, Harry Hedgepath
and Supt Ed Beck as follows:
Science Medal, Donnie Sheeley
with honorable mention to John
Chappell.
Newbery Observer sports and
scholarship medal, Frank Court
ney.
DAR Good Citizenship Certi-
ricate, Anne Johnson.
Margaret Farrow Music Award
Medal, June Ringer and Claudia
Setzler.
American Association of Tea
chers of French Certificate, Har-
riette Morehead, who was state
winner in the French vocabulary
contest.
A gold pin to the girl who has
shown outstanding work in three
years of home economics, Ruth
Rollins.
Athletic award given by Mr.
Hedgepath to the best lineman,
Renwick Lominick.
EARLY VISIT
We got up before dawn last
Thursday morning to make a trip
to Statesville, N. C. to visit my
sister, Connie McHargue, and her
family. At 7:30 a, m., we were
in Troutman, which is only seven
miles from Statesville. Remem
bering a promise I made when Dr.
and Mrs. R. A. Goodman left
Newberry to live in Troutman,
that we would stop by and see
them the first time we came
through, we located their home.
Their next-door neighbor was out
doors and informed us that the
Goodmans were already up at
that early hour, so we knocked
on their door.
Dr. and Mrs. Goodman didn’t
appear to mind such early visi
tors—they semed happy to see
someone from Newberry. We
thoroughly enjoyed a two-hour
visit with them at their lovely
home. I know their many friends
in Newberry were happy to see
them here for a visit this week.
They are two wonderful people
and have been greatly missed
since their departure from our
city.
Student Council medal to the
president of the Student Coun
cil, Donnie Sheeley.
Elizabeth Dominick Scholar
ship Medal given by Harry W.
Dominick in memory of his sister
to that member of the graduating
class who has made the highest
record during the high school
course: a tie between Bobby Da
venport and Patsy Friok.
American Legion Post 24 me
dal for citizenship, Ann Cannon.
Jasper Chapter DAR American
History medal, Ronnie Bowers.
SAR Medal for winning Essay
contest, Johnny Halfacre.
Key Club Scholarship award of
$50, Larry McCullough.
Exchange Club athletic awards,
to Frank Courtney and Vivian
Knight.
Junior High School citizenship
Medal, Elizabeth Setzler and Mac
Cobb. „
Scholarship medals, for the
boy and the girl who make the
highest average scholarship dur
ing the 6th and 7th grades, Mac
Cobb and Dale Kinard.
Jury Duty
The following names have been
drawn to serve as petit jurors for
the June term of criminal court
which convenes in Newberry Jun§
16 with resident Judge Steve C.
Griffith presiding.
Virgil S. Counts, George D.
Brock, Allen Graham, James E.
Britt, J. Elonzo Shealy, Woodrow
W. Koon, R. R. Sease, William C.
Armfield, Arthur H. Wicker, A.
E. Morehead, J. Cecil Berley,
Charlie M. Senn, W. D. Hornsby,
A. C. Stoudemire, Virgil Fulmer;
Also, C. E. Shealy, Paul H.
Long, Rudolph Martin, C. F. Kin
ard, George I. Epting Jr., E. B.
Hawkins, Jr., John David Lomi
nick, Edgar Ridlehoover, W. D.
Beard, G. O. Shealy, Henry W.
Werts,, Pearce C. Davis, Richard
A. Wicker, J. Y. Floyd, Herman
Pitts, E. S. Shealy, Paul Stample-
ton, William T. Prince, G. H.
Bowers, James L. Blair and Jos
eph B. Brock.
Bible School
At Beth-Eden
Vacation Bible School for Beth-
Eden Lutheran Church will begin
at the church Monday, June 9th
at 9:00 a. m. and amn through
Friday, each morning from 9 un
til 11 a. m. There will be classes
for kindergarten through inter
mediate ages. All children of the
church are urged to attend, and
visitors are welcome. Perfect At
tendance Certificates will be
awarded.
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Youth today is on the thresh
old of an awesome, yet wonderful
world, but the evils of mankind
must be subdued before it can
be realized, Newberry College
graduates were told here Sun
day.
The picture of the approaching
space age and its marvels was
sketched by U. S. Rep. W. J.
Bryan Dorn of Greenwood, speak
er at the 101st commencement
exercises at the Lutheran college.
Directing his remarks to the
90-member graduating class. Rep.
Dorn told the seniors that science
can accomplish many things, but
it will be up to humanity to use
“advancements for peace, love
and as a bridge to understand
ing.”
He predicted wondrous world
to-come trips to nearby planets,
as well as nuclear power trans
mitted as radio and TV signals.
“It will be possible for a city,”
he said, “to have a satellite in
space supplying its power with no
wires and no generator. It is not
beyond the realm of possibility for
ten satellites to furnish light and
heating for the whole world,” he
said.
“All of this and more is pos
sible for youth of today if only
you can eradicate vindictiveness,
fear, hatred, suspicion, and war,”
he admonished. He warned that
there is an ever widening chasm
between scientific advancement
and moral, spiritual and cultured
achievement, and that this chasm
must be bridged.
Graduates heard Dx. Rueben A.
Goodman of Troutman, N. C. in
the baccalaureate address Sunday
morning in the Lutheran Church
of the Redeemer. He told them,
“There is need of knowledge in
the quest of philosophy, arts, lit
erature, politics, ethics and sci
ences and especially in mathe
matics. This is the day of ideas,
ideaologies and the struggle for
men’s souls,” he said, “We will
need most of all this spiritual
equipment if we have any hope of
life’s true issue and victory.”
Newberry Dean Conrad B.
Park announced winners of
awards and medals. They were:
Newberry Post 24, American
Legion Auxiliary medal, Miss
Donna C. Heine of Kutzton, Pa.;
State American Legion Award,
Hugh W. Preacher of Brunson and
Ann Houck of Cameron; W. L.
Laval Trophy, Marion Lee of
Florence; Gaver Scholarship in
Mathematics, in memory of Prof.
W. H. Gaver, James P. Drafts,
III of Batesburg.
Dr. P. E. Monroe Citizenship
and Scholarship Award, Carol A.
Setzler of Newberry; Peter B.
Wright Memorial Award for lea
dership, Ina Sox of West Colum
bia; Lutheran Brotherhood So
ciety Scholarship, Frederick C.
Ohsiek of Savannah, Ga.; Dr. J.
C. Kinard Endowment Scholar
ship, given for the first time this
year by Dr. and Mrs. Virgil B.
Sease, Miriam Eleazer of Orange
burg; Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Kauf
mann Senior Music Award, Nancy
Stephens of Orlando, Fla. Eliza
beth Ann Ruff of Newberry won
honorable mention.
Harry Edwin Moose and Allen
Watts Murray of Newberry were
among those who received Dis
tinguished Service Awards, pre
sented by Dr. H. Odelle Harmon,
chairman of the Board of Trus
tees.
Degrees were conferred upon
the following county students by
Dr. C. A. Kaufmann:
Bachelor of Arts: Emma Joyce
Minick, cum laude; Ruben H. 01-
awsky, Elizabeth Ann Ruff.
Bachelor of Science: Paul Nich
ols Bedenbaugh, Ralph Emerson
Bozard, Charles Herbert Brown,
Willard Byrd, Clarence Waldrop
Dickert, Johnny David Dowd,
Robert C. Fulmer, Herbert Lee
Gilliam, Fred Grist Jollay, Da
vid Lonnie King, cum laude;
George Edgar Kunkle, Toni Nor
ton McCullough, Shirley Cromer
Maybin, cum laude; Sarah Ann
Nichols, Doris Ann Parks, Joyce
Yvonne Pruitt, Irby Raines, Jr.,
John Linwoocj Richardson, Mary
Pat Taylor Richardson, magna
cum laude; Jimmy Ray Rinehart,
cum laude; Elizabeth Ann Ringer,
Colie Edward Ruff, Sara Norma
Ruff, cum laude, Heyward D.
Shealy, Wayne C. Spearman, Al
thea Lee Truesdell, Donald W.
Woolsey, Patricia Ann Worthy,
cum laude.
Two-year Secretarial Certifi
cate: Jacqueline Counts, Pomaria.
exaco Oil Co.
Purchased
torn Doi
lllil
T. William Hunter, consignee,
W. C. Pack and T. P. Mills have
purchased the Texaco Oil Com
pany of Newberry, according to
aft announcement made today by
Mr. Hunter. Harry Dominick, who
hks been with the Texaco Com
pany as consignee since June of
1029 will still be connected with
the firm, which will be known as
Midway Oil Company, Mr. Hun
ter said.
The purchase includes the fill
ing station, located on the Colum
bia highway three miles south of
Newberry; the bulk plant adja
cent to the station, and all trucks
and equipment. Ralph Young,
who has been managing the sta
tion for many years, will be in
charge of the h u lk plant. W. E.
Dehihns and Eddie Graham will
remain as truck operators.
The owners plan to begin soon
the job of remodeling the station
and building an office at the bulk
plant. Midway Oil Company will
serve as distributors in Newberry
County and parts of Lexington
and Richland counties for all
Texaco products, including gaso
line, tires, heating oil and auto
mobile accessories.
Rev. Neville Is
Ordaip^d In
West Virginia
(Portions of the following
article appeared in the Mar-
tinsburg, W. Va., Journal:)'
The Reverend Lamar Fleming
Neville, native of Newberry, was
ordained Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.
m. at historic Tuscarora Presby
terian Church. An installation
service was held the same day at
7 p. m. at Tabler Church. He
has moved into the newly-com
pleted manse adjoining the Tus
carora Church.
Elders on the commission at
the ordinatidn service included
his father, D. W. A. Neville.
The new pastor is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. A. Neville of
1450 Calhoun Street. He was
graduated from Newberry High
School and Clemson College and
holds a B. S. degree in the
School of Arts and Sciences with
a major in English.
He was graduated May 20 with
a B. D. degree from Union Theo
logical Seminary in Richmond.
Activities in college in which he
participated include: President of
the Presbyterian Student Asso
ciation, Y.M.C.A. and Tiger Bro
therhood; secretary of student
government; member of Blue Key,
Alpha Phi Omega, Senior Council
and other groups; was listed in
“Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col
leges.”
His field work and clinical
training at the seminary include:
Assistant pastor, First Presby
terian Church, York, S. C. one
summer; assistant pastor, Hemi-
tage and Tinkling Spring Presby
terian Churches at Fishersville,
Va., one year; chaplain, Woodrow
Wilson Rehabilitation Center at
Fishersville for one year.
He has also been active in Boy
Scout work as Eagle Scout, as
sistant scoutmaster, and attended
the World Jamboree at Paris,
France in 1947.
He spent the summer of 1957
traveling extensively in Europe.
The ceremony at Tuscarora was
the first of its kind held there in
many years. The new pastor fills
a vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of the Rev. John L. Rogers
last August.
Mr. and Mrs. Neville attended
their son’s graduation from the
Seminary, in Richmond, Va., and
his ordination and installation at
Martinsburg.
Are Graduated
From Furman
Among those who received de
grees at the 132nd annual com
mencement exercises of Furman
University were Kay Dominick,
B.A. degree; Ernest Guy Long
shore Jr., B.A. degree, both of
Newberry; Wayne Counts (cum
laude), B.S. degree, Prosperity.
State, County Officers
To Be Named Tuesday
Dawkins Home From Field
Among those on hand to >gr«tet Rev. and Mrs.
Dawkins and children, David 2/z and Debra, one year old, at Colum
bia airport upon their return from Japan, were Rev. Dawkins'
mother, Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins, shown on the left, with the couple
and their two children.
Tuesday is the day for the
Democratic primary in South
Carolina. To be nominated for
state offices are a governor, lieu
tenant governor, attorney general,
superintendent of education, ad
jutant general arid Commissioner
of Agriculture.
County officers up for nomina
tion are state representatives.
Commissioner District No. 2, and
magistrates District No. 5 and
No. 6. *
The polls will open at 8:00 a.m.
and close at 6 p. m. with the ex
ception of the following, which
j will close at 4 p. m,: all city prs-r
cincts, except Ward 6, which will
remain open until 6:00 p. m.; Cen
tral, Dominick, Mt. Bethel, Mt,
Pleasant, Oakland, O'Neal 1, Sa
luda No. 7, Silverstreet, John
stone, Peak, Union, Walton, May-
binton, Wheeland, Vaughnville
and Helena. Chappells precinct
will close at 5 p. m. •,
In the race for governor are
Ernest F. Hollings, William C.
^Johnston and Donald Russell; for
'HeUtehant governor, Burnet R..
Maybank, Hugo S. Sims and Al- ,
bert W. Watson; for attorney
gen&al, John A. Mason, Daniel
R.!‘|^cL«|^ririr state superintend^
ent of education, Jessie T. Ander
son and H. Odelle Harman; fo£
adjutant gerieral, Charles B. Cul
bertson, Frarik D.> Pinckkney, Wil
liam A. Reel, Jr., Ted P. Watson; ’
for Commissioner of Agriculture,
A. W r ,; “Rqd” Bethea and William
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The. Rev. and Mrs. Charles B.
Dawkins and children, David and
Debra, arrived by plane in Colum
bia Monday, June 2 at 2:33 p. m.
from Kumamota, Japan. They
will spend a year’s furlough at
home after having served a four-
aries Tn 'Japan,
On hand to greet 1 them were
Rev. Dawkins' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Dawkins of Newberry;
his sister, Mrs. Ralph Epting and
family of Prosperity; an uncle,
Bob Dawkins and daughter,, Bar
bara of Prosperity; Miss Louise
Senn of Newberry; Rev. D. M.
Swicegood of Mt. Tabor Lutheran
Church (which helps to support the
Dawkins), West. Columbia; ' alsot
Mrs. Dawkins' father, John S.
Frierson, and her brother, AJdon
Frierson of Greelyville; and Rev.
Waype Howell, a- classmate of
Mrs. Dawkins is the former
Betty Frierson of Greelyville.
They will have a three months'
vacation, after which Rev. Dawk
ins will study at., the. Luthexmn
Theological Seminary in Columbia
until they again leave for a for
eign field.
Public Sales
Bring $25,975
It seemed like the old days here
Monday at the regular monthly
sales at the courthouse. The
crowd, so much larger than us
ual, saw three sales bring a total
of $25,975.
The largest was the Copeland
property, which was eventually
bid in by Eugene S. Blease for
$21,325.00. The property con
sisted of four vacant lots, four-
room house and the other a lot
with a three bedroom brick
house, filling station and a three-
bedroom apartment upstairs.
Auctioned separately, the proper
ty brought, $21,310.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Fowler
and Miss Eleanor Bluemberg of
Newberry bought 62 acres of farm
land a few miles from Pomaria
for $3,150.
H. L. Brock paid $1,500 for 45
acres located near Prosperity.
Mrs. Joe Lovelace left Sunday
for Clemson, where she has ac
cepted secretarial work.
ACCEPTS POSITION
.Herbert Lee Gilliam, a 1958
graduate of Newberry College, has
accepted a position as band di
rector at the Johnston-Edgefield
schools. He will begin his du
ties there this September.
Mr. Gilliam is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie B. Gilliam.
Miss Carol Setzler, daughter
of Prof, and Mrs. Hubert Setz
ler, was recipient of the Dr. P.
E. Monroe scholarship award at
the Sunday commencement ex
ercises of Newberry College.
(Sunphoto)
Avekigh Church
This September
Announcement has been made
of the opening of a week-day
Church Kindergarten by the Ave-
leigh Presbyterian Church. The
school will open September 1 and
will operate on the schedule of
the city schools, insofar as holi
days are concerned.
In making the announcement in
behalf of the Christian Education
Committee of Aveleigh, Dr. N. E.
Truesdell stated that the church
had long recognized the need for
such an opportunity for the early
development oi Christian person
alities as the kindergarten will
provide. The purpose is to apply
the very best techniques in the
development of the personality of
each child. It is designed to give
the child two years of group and
individual training at the most
formative stage of development.
It is felt that this kindergarten
will meet a very important need
in the city, Dr. Truesdell said.
The school will meet the stand
ards of the South Carolina Kin
dergarten Association. Mrs. Ar
thur Baker will be the director
and she will be ably assisted by
experienced personnel. Mrs. Bak
er is well qualiifed for this work.
She is a graduate in education and
has taught children for two years
in the public schools. As the
mother of two children, she has a
vital interest in the physical, men
tal and spiritual development of
children. Mrs. Baker will take
special work this summer in the
kindergarten area in order to
bring to the Aveleigh School the
finest available program.
The school will be non-denomi-
national. A limited number of pu
pils will be received from the city
at large, although priority will
be given to the members of Ave
leigh for the enrollment of their
children. Four and five year old
children will be accepted. Those
wishing additional information
about the school may call the
church office. Applications are
now being received for the fall
term.
Seeking Newberry County's
two seats in the House of Re
presentatives are incumbent Jesse
Frank Hawkins, and T. William
Hunter, and newcomer to polities,
D. P, (Jabbo) Folk.
Seeking to serve as Commis
sioner District No. 2 are W. M.
(Bob) Dawkins, Ross George
and L. H. (Little Man) Kings-
more. The winner will replace G.
T. (Tab) Werts, who is not seek
ing re-election.
In the race* for Magistrate Dist
rict No. 5 are James C. Butler
and J. Milton Pitts. Mr. Butler
is magistrate for that district,
composed of the Chappells-Silver-
street area, at the present time.
At Little Mountain, Magistrate
District No. 6, the incumbent, An
drew F. Shealy has opposition
from Callie B. Metts and J. Har
old Wise.
Election returns will be .tabu
lated at The Sun office and broad
cast over Radio Station WKDK.
Wayne Counts Is
Award Winner
Wayne Counts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Counts of Route 1,
Prosperity, was recipient of the
Sledd prize in organic chemistry
and. the American Chemical So
ciety award at Furman University
last Saturday. The presentations
were made at the University's
annual class day and alumni day
programs. Mr. Counts served as
Vice president of American Chem
ical Society, Furman Student
Chapter.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
June 7: Agnes Carol Arm-
field. Ida S. Summer.
June 8: Joe Roberts Jr., Paul
Ballentine Long, Mrs. L. H.
Beam, Mrs. Claude Price, L. H.
Beam, Charlie Altman, Mrs.
Agnes H. Koon.
June 9: EL B. Purcell,. Sr.,
Miss Fannie Mae Carwile, Mrs.
J. L. Burns, H. W. Dipner Sr.,
I. Q. Watkins, H. G. Pelham,
James B. Price, Owen Holmes.
June 10: Dr. Arthur Welling,
Cecil Williams, Johnnie Long,
James Henry Davis, Warren
Pence, Connie Clark, Violet
Browning, Brenda K. Merchant,
W. L. Vassey.
June 11: Mrs. W. C. Tarrer,
R. J. Metts, D. O. Carpenter,
Mrs. David Senn, Carol Deanne
Clary, Guy Graham, Gilder
Neel Jr., EJvelyn Huffman, Mrs.
E. C. Pay singer, Mrs. Cornelia
Clary Burr, J. C. Price, Lavenia
Fuller, Zula Fuller, Marilyn
McEllveen.
June 12: Charlie Senn, Frank
Stevens III, Eleanor Potts, Sue
Rayfield, .Jeanne Underwood.
June 13: Robert Derrill Beat,
Mrs. G. S. Parnell, Philip Bak
er.
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