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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1958 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE State DB Helps Kendall Locate Plant In Seneca Richard R. Higgins, president of the Kendall Company, has an nounced the completion of nego tiations for the purchase of a manufacturing plant in Seneca. This will make the seventeenth domestic plant, for Kendall and will be used for textile operations. A very active role, as counse lor to The Kendall Company in the investigation of various South Carolina locations, was assumed by the State Development Board -of South Cardlina. The Develop ment Board of Oconee County, Senator Parker from that county and other public officials assisted the company in its final selection of the Seneca plant. Miss Dreher Rites Were Wednesday Miss Susie Dreher, 75, died Tuesday afternoon at a Prosper ity clinic after a ten-week illness. Miss Dreher was born and rear ed in Lexington County and was the daughter of the late George L. and Lujean Mayer Dreher. For the past 25 years she had made her home in Prosperity. Miss Dre her was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church. Surviving are one sister, Miss Rosa B. Dreher of Prosperity; four nephews, G. W. Johnston of Lexington, Mayer Johnson of Co lumbia, C. A. Johnson and Ansel Johnson, both of Joanna, and four nieces, Mrs. Louise Lathrop and Mrs. Mary Cromer, both of Kinards, Mrs. Vernon Livingston, of Gaffney and Mrs. Ruby Sharpe of Columbia. Funeral services were conduct ed at 5 p. m. Wednesday at the graveside in Prosperity Cemetery by the Rev. John Koch. Native Newberrian Dies In Virginia Ruben T. Long, 93, since 1927 a resident of Luray, Va., died at a Woodstock, Va., hospital at 6:30 a. m. Tuesday after several months of illness. Mr. Long was the retired man ager of North Virginia Power Co. and was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Luray. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late George and Sarah Fellows Long, both natives of South Carolina. Surviving are his wife, Nettie Harris Long; two sons, Ruben Visit the Remodelled CAROLINA REMNANT SHOP REGISTER FOR PORTABLE ELEC TRIC SEWING MACHINE. (NOTHING TO BUY) New Arrivals Daily in All Kinds of Materials Really The House of Piece Goods One-Stop Shopping For All Home Sewing! SAVE—It’s ‘Sew’ Smart to Sew. CAROLINA Remnant Shop Main Street Newberry, S. C. T. Long Jr. of Macon, Ga., and Capt. Benjamin H. Long of Scott AFB, 111.; one daughter, Miss Le- noa Long of Luray, Va.; and one grandchild. Graveside services will be con ducted Thursday at 4:30 p. m. at Silver Brook Cemetery in Ander son. JOSEPH B. JOHNS DIES IN GREENVILLE Joseph Benjamin Johns, 83, died at his Greenville home Wednesday following several years of declin ing health. He was a son of the late William W. and Eliott Ellie Busby Johns and was born in Newberry County. He was a grad uate of Furman University and for 54 years devoted his life to the public schools of South Caro lina. Funeral services were held in Greenville Thursday. Burial was in Graceland cemetery. Leitzsey Dies At Pomaria Home William Jacob Leitzsey, 61, died suddenly Wednesday morning at his home near Pomaria after two years of declining health. Leitzsey was born and reared in Newberry County and was the son of the late Jacob Calhoun and Minnie Bhidehiber Leitzsey. He had operated his lumber mills for a number of years and was an active member of Bethlehem Luth eran Church and a member of Po maria Masonic Lodge. He was chairman of the cemtery board and a former member of the church council. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lee Kinard Leitzsey of Pomaria; two sons, James Ray Leitzsey and James Hugh Leitzsey, both of Pomaria; four daughters, Mrs. Cecil Wicker, Mrs. Virgil Gra ham and Miss Carolyn Leitzsey, all of Pomaria, and Mrs. B. A. Cumalander of Little Mountain; two sisters, Mrs. Elberta Suber and Miss Eunice Leitzsey, both of Pomaria; four brothers, John B. Leitzsey and G. Herbert Leitz sey, both of Pomaria, Thomas H. Leitzsey of North Augusta and Ernest Otto Leitzsey of Greer, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church by Rev. M. T. Cullum, Rev. J. L. Drafts and Rev. G. L. Hill. Burial was in the church ce metery. Resolution By Civitan Club The following resolution was adopted by the Newberry Civitah Club and furnished to Newberry County Development Board mem bers, and to the press and radio of the county. Emory Bedenbaugh, field rep resentative of the Board, stated Tuesday that the board had ex pressed no desire to make a com ment about the resolution. Ad dressed to the Members of the Board of Directors of the New berry County Development Board, from the Newberry Civitan Club, the resolution is as follows: Whereas, The membership of the Newberry Civitan Club is vit ally interested and concerned in the economic^ and industrial growth of Newberry County, and Whereas, The Newberry Civitan Club holds a membership in the Newberry County Development Board, and Whereas, a member of the Speakers’ Bureau of the Steering Committee of the said board, dur ing a question and answer period, while speaking on February 18, 1958 to a meeting of the Newberry Civitan Club did state that the Board would hire a full time quali fied industrial engineer, and Whereas, membership solicita tions for the development board were based on the hiring of a qualified industrial engineer, and Whereas, on June 16, 1958 it was announced by the Board of Directors of the Newberry County Development Board that it was not necessary to employ the serv ices of such a qualified person, and Whereas, the Newberry Civitan Club as a member of the Newber ry County Development Board believes that this decision will hamper the operation and impede the progress and success of the Board; Therefore, The Newberry Civi tan Club earnestly requests that this decision be reconsidered be fore the 1959-60 membership drive. Unanimously adopted by the Newberry Civitan Club at its July 1, 1958 meeting. Mrs. J. W. Hicks and sons, Neil, John and Davis, of Fiskdale, Mass, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kohn. Mr. Hicks will join his family here soon. Staff Member To Study In Mexico Professor Albert Mature of Newberry College and Professor J. Frank Toms of Purdue Uni versity, Lafayette, In<L, will spend a month this summer in Saltillo, Mexico, studying linguistics. Prof. Mature is in the Depart- ment of Foreign Languages atP Newberry College and is teaching? Spanish in the summer schooL 4 " BEGINS TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA DuRant Reames, H.S.H-A. has flown to San Diego, California, to begin his naval training at the V. S. Naval Center with Companjr 350. ' Champion President Looks For Good Business Future^ The Champion Paper and Fibre Company today released a re port indicating the firm purchas ed over five hundred and seventy- five thousand cords of wood from wood suppliers in this area of the country during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1958 to supply the pulping operation at its Can ton, North Carolina plant. Cost of this wood totaled $9,- 953,965.00. Champion officials said of this total nearly $1,500,000 was in freight charges. This in formation was released along with the publication of the'firm’s annual report for the year. The annual report showed that Champion’s three divisions in Hamilton, Ohio, Canton, North Carolina, and Pasadena, Texas made and sold more than eia£ hundred thousand tons of paper and five hundred fifty thousand' tons of pulp. Reuben B. Robertson Jr., presi dent of Champion, noted that 1 while increased cost reduced earn-' ings and made it less than a rec ord year, “it was still a good year.” He expressed confidence In the future of the Pulp and Paper industry as well as the general business prospects of the country' as a whole, f WE Depend On You! Yes, we owe what we are to you, our customers. Your confidence in us to han dle your financial needs is of prime im portance. Without you we would not ex ist. Bearing* this in mind . . . you will al ways be welcomed at this bank, whether your account be large or small. Come in to see us soon. “We Depend On You!” Bank Of Commerce Prosperity, S. C. & concrete^ FLOOR PAINT Dries in 40 minutes. Tough, dura ble finish. No special washes needed: Apply with brush, ^ roI!et, f!oor brush. FREE * ' 6-chip color chart! ^ Guaranteed by^ Good Housekeeping 'ij** ADVtimSED VfSSZ*' LOW PRICES on Shingles, Window Y Units, Doors, Screens and All Build- fil ing Supplies. No order too small. ^We Deliver. FULMER BUILDING SUPPUES Caldwell Street Extension Phone 1628 Beyond Mollohon At Champion we often count our blessings silently, but about once a year we count out loud so that our neighbors can hear. Champion In this last year, we made and sold more than 600,0t)0 tons of paper and 550,000 tons of pulp. Champions, working together, accomplished this. Increased costs reduced earnings, so it wasn't a record year. But it was still a good year. And here are the figures for the year. CHAMPION RECBIVKD PROM ALL SOURCES . . . $170,061,000 CHAMPION PAID OUT For goods and services $ 71,584,000 For payrolls and personal security 64,920,000 For payment of taxes 13,916,000 For all other costs 7,739,000 For interest and dividends 7,008,000 CHAMPION RETAINED *5** For production tools, growth and improvement 5,794,000 TOTAL $170,961,000 The People Who Did Thte At the end of the year, 9,800 Champions were working together, continuing to set the pace in papermaking. Of these, more than 20% could point with pride to over 20 years of service. Our people earned more than ever before, working together in an atmosphere of confidence. Two major steps taken during the year were a wage increase in keeping with our gains in productivity and the adoption of the Champion Employment Security Plan which guarantees at least 48 full weeks of work in 1958 for Champions with two or more years of service. Our Profit Sharing Plan contribution was nearly $4,000,000. It paid disability, health care, retirement and death benefits^ of $2,396,000 and deposited $1,582,000 in the profit-sharing accounts of participants. Our Neighbors Any counting of our blessings would be incomplete without a special mention of our neighbors. We are grateful for their friendship, understanding and support. And we will go on trying to live up to the best of neighborly traditions, making our contribution to the progress of the community. For all Champions, UjuUA. Q PRESIDENT Champion issues a formal financial report each year to shareholders. If you would like to have a copy you are invited to write The Public Relations Department, Dept. C., The Champion Paper and Fibre Co., Hamilton, Ohio. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company HAMILTON, OHIO • CANTON, N. C. • PASADENA, TEXAS • SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA