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It takes a lot of vigor to write a sentence as short as this. What do earrings do for most women, if anything? Difficulties are compounded by worry and lethargy. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 19. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 1958 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Sanders HELP WANTED The Brownies and Girl Scouts of Newberry are in need of help. Leaders, assistant leaders, aides— anyone who is interested in the scouting program, or who has children interested in the program, can be of help to the ^ various troops in some capacity. Not many of us have time to do any more than we are doing right now—but those of you who have special talents along these lines, espec ially those capable of working -with children in any capacity, sort of owe it to the youth of our city to do your part. If you can help in any way, please contact Mrs. Edna Kirke- gard at telephone 1850. FAVORITE SEASON The favorite season of the year is close at hand and no doubt you will be reading much in this cor ner for the next several months about football. Right now, my motive is to urge you to be out Friday night for the season’s opener in New berry—the Newberry High School Bulldogs, coached by Art Baker against the eleven from Lancas ter. The time will be 8:00 p. m., the place, Setzler Field. Many people we know are look ing forward to this game—includ ing two little girls named Connie and Ruthie who are ardent foot ball fans. I think their main inter est lies in hearing the bands play, but nevertheless the older one, especially, is learning a little about football as she enjoys the music. We’ll be looking to see both sides of the stadium filled Friday night. Jurors Named For September Term of Court The first fall term of the Court of General Sessions will convene in Newberry on September 15 with Judge Thomas P. Bussey of Charleston presiding. Grand Jurors will report for duty on September 15, petit jurors on September 16. The following county citizens were selected at a public drawing by the Jury Commissioners Wed nesday morning to serve on the petit jury for this term of crimin al court: Newberry and Routes: O. A. Porter, W. E. Shealy, Kenneth Tompkins, Lewis Kunkle, R. E. Reese, Walter B. Wallace, L. E. Rikard, D. L. Nichols, George A. Abrams, John C. Culler Jr., Jim mie B. Davenport, J. Virgil Kin- ard, Jesse B. Martin, Jasper Bobo, Moultrie Q. Roberts, C. B. Parr, Edward T. Senn, Jack H. Senn, O. M. Cobb, C. J. Zobel, Alan J. Cald well. Whitmire: James W. Campbell, John C. Walker, Earl H. Gilliam, F. M. Setzler. Pomaria: L. H. Sease Jr., Roy Shealy, Callie B. Stuck, Jr. and Sam J. Aull. Prosperity: James H. Counts, B. D. Hawkins, Hunter L. Fellers, Paul Shealy. Peak: Heyw'ard L. Suber. Chappells: Raymond B. Salter. Little Mountain: Ralph E. Ept- ing. THANK YOU I was a litle dubious last week about writing of our experiences on our trip to Savannah Beach and I do want to thank the many of you who have said you enjoy- •ed reading the account. One read er says ‘every time I have a flat tire I’ll think of you.” The girls are still talking about it—I heard them telling one of their little kin dergarten friends all about it to day. It is a trip they are not like ly to forget anytime soon. Turkeymen Meet Here Friday A record crowd is expected for the fall meeting of the South Carolina Turkey Federation at the Hartford Community Center near Newberry Friday. The meeting which will begin with a noontime turkey barbecue ■will feature Peter Crafts of Gras mere, N. H., president of The Na tional Turkey Federation, as speaker. President J. Harold Mayer of Walterboro, urges everyone in terested in the turkey industry in apy way to attend this most im portant meeting in which several topics vital to the welfare of the industry in the state will be dis cussed. Meet At Colony The congregation of Colony Lutheran Church will meet at the church immediately after the service Sunday, September 7, 1958, to consider important mat ters having a bearing on the fut ure of the church. All members are urgently re quested to attend the meeting. Second Polio Clinic Is Successful District Health Officer, Dr. Von A. Long and his assistants admin istered 1098 polio vaccine shots at the free, Jaycees ponsored polio clinic held at the Community Hall last Thursday afternoon. Seven hundx-ed 15 persons received sec ond shots; ten persons third shots, and 373 received their first Salk Shot. At the previous clinic held August 1, 837 persons received shots. Persons who have received their first, but not second shot, are urged to go to the County Health Department this w r eek for the free vaccine. Another clinic will be held September 25 at the Community Hall to administer the second dose of Salk vaccine to those persons who received their first shots August 28. A small portion of the new college dining hall in the Stu dent Union Building, and the lobby are shown in this pho tograph as visitors gathered to inspect the new building any enjoy refreshments. Behind the photographer are the remaining tables and a modern kitchen, with steam tables for two serving lines. The dining hall, as is, will accommo date 400 persons. Use of the lobby will enable the build ing to seat as many as 600 persons for a gathering. (Sun- photo) Bridge Contracts Awarded Bids Called For On Others Garden Club Council To Meet Members of the Newberry County Garden Club Council and pa'St presidents are reminded of a meeting at 10:00 a. m. on Sep tember 10 at the Community Hall preceding the appearance of the guest speaker, Mrs. W. J. Bryant. All council members are urged to be present on time so that busi ness may be completed before the scheduled speech by Mrs. Bryant at 10:30 a. m. A dutch luncheon will be held in honor of Mrs. Bryant at the Wal lace Home at 1:00 p. m. Wednes day after her program. Council members and past presidents are urged to make their reservations by noon Monday, September 8, with either Mrs. E. E. Westwood, phone 1478, or Mrs. Gordon Blackwell, phone 1110. County Cattle Bring High Prices In Sale By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Twenty-eight purebred Jersey cows consigned from registered herdmen in North and South Caro lina were sold Tuesday at the North and South Carolina Jer sey cattle sale at the Newberry County Fairgrounds by auction eer Tom McCord of Montgomery, Ala., for a total of $8,510, an av erage of $303.92. The three top animals in the sale came from Newberry County Jersey farms. The highest-priced animal, consigned by Headspring Farm, was purchased by Dairy- land Farms, Opelika Farms, Ala., for $600; second, consigned by Clifford T. Smith of Kinards, was purchased by Caldwell Henderson of Clinton for $470 and the third animal, also consigned by Head- springs Farms, was bought by Dorothy P. Murray of Summer ville, for $460. ie regional office of the Calhoun Life Insurance Com pany has moved into its new, modern, air - conditioned building on College St. Ext. According to A. P. Paris, vice- president in charge of the Newberry regional office, a for mal opening will be held early in October. (Sunphoto) Newberrians To Take Part In Safety Program A group of Newberrians will at tend, and take part in, the /1958 annual South Carolina Citizen’s Highway Safety Conference, which will be held from 10 until 3 o’clock Friday, September 12, at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Colum bia, according to J. Willis Cantey, Chairman of the Statewide High way Safety Committee. This annual conference is de signed to build public support for official improvement efforts in the field of highway safety. Many public officials, legislators, may ors, city managers, sheriffs, po lice chiefs and others are being- invited. The Highway Safety Commit tee, made up of more than 100 leaders of statewide civic and service organizations and other outstanding citizens interested in traffic safety, will hold a prelim inary meeting at 7 o’clock Thurs day evening at the Wade Hampton Hotel to summarize activities of the past year and to discuss the objectives of the conference. At tending this meeting will be Mrs. Richard L. Baker, member at large of the Highway Safety Committee. Although invitations have been mailed ,all citizens interested in traffic safety on highways are in vited to attend the Conference, Mr. Cantey concluded. Registra tions will begin at 9o’clock Fri day morning at the hotei. Among those from Newberry who plan to attend are Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Jimmy Coggins, James Nance Parr, James A. Burton Jr., Mrs. R. F. Sanders, Mrs. Howard Kirke- gard, Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, and Mrs. P. D. Johnson, Jr. Contracts for the construction of three bridge projects on Inter state Route 26 in Newberry Coun ty have been awarded by the State Highway Department to Dickerson, Inc., of Monroe, N. C. The contracts were announced in letters of award from Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan, August 27. They were based on low bids submitted when bids Tor the projects were publicly opened in Columbia August 19. Largest of the projects is* the construction of twin bridges total ing 420 feet, over Indian Creek on Route 26 northwest of Newberry. The low bid for this work was $83,624.30. The second project, awarded on a low bid of $51,303.74, is for con struction of a 234-foot prestress ed concrete underpass under S. C. Route 19 on Route 26 north of Newberry. Also to be constructed is a 202- foot reinforced concrete under pass under Secondary Road 44 on Route 26 northeast of Newberry. Low bid for the project was $37,- 819.52. Sealed bids on road and bridge projects totalling an estimated $4,500,000 will be publicly opendl by the State Highway Department at 9:00 a. m. Tuesday, September 16, at the Hotel Wade Hampton in Columbia, Chief Highway Commis- sionner Claude R. McMillan has announced. Included' among the work to be done are 13 bridge projects and 140 miles of road construction or improvement. A large percentage of the bridge projects and some of the roadwork will be on the In terstate System. Five Interstate Route 26 bridge projects are open to bidders for Newberry County. Included are construction of an underpass un der Secondary Road 82, northeast of Prosperity, an underpass under Secondary Road 38, northeast of Newberry, an underpass under S. C. Route 219 northeast of Newber ry, and an underpass under Sec ondary Road 81 northwest of New berry. Hipp, Cannon Get Contracts For School Work Two construction contracts were awarded by the C.ounty Board of Education at a short, special meet ing held last week. Cannon Construction Company was low bidder for the project to renovate the old grammar school building at Prosperity and to put a cafeteria in that building. Can non’s bid was for $49,597. Carol Hipp received the contract to construct a new cafeteria build ing at the Pomaria elementary school. His bid for the project was $32,190. Construction on both projAts is expected to begin immediately. City School Enrollment Figures Given Figures released today by Ed Beck, superintendent of city ele mentary schools, and J. V. Kneece, superintendent of Newberry High School, show an enrollment of 1878 students in the seven white city schools. Of this figure, 735 students from the Newberry, Silverstreet and Bush River areas were registered at Newberry High School. The remaining 1143 are scattered out in the city’s elementary schools. As of press time Wednesday en rollment figures from other schools in the county were not available. The enrollment for city schools by grades is as follows: Elementary: Boundary, Speers, Mollohon, West End and Oakland, First grade, 153; second grade, 155; third grade, 156; fourth grade, 153; fifth grade, 177. Junior High: Sixth grade, 195; seventh grade, 154. Newberry High: Eighth grade, 144; ninth grade, 177; tenth grade, 166; eleventh grade, 147; twelfth grade, 101. Inquest Set For Tonight An inquest will be held Thurs day (tonight) at 8:00 p. m. at the court house, according to Coroner George R. Summer, to investigate the cause of death of Willie Lee Rutherford. Rutherford was shot to death with a .22 calibre rifle at about eight o’clock on Saturday, August 23rd, at the home of Roberta Stockman on Crosson Street. The latter is being held in connection with the killing. Inter-Service Council To Meet Monday The Inter-Service Council will meet Monday night, September 8 at 7:30 at the Wiseman Hotel, ac cording to J. P. Folk, chairman. All club presidents and represen tatives are urged to attend. PTA Council Invites Units To Workshop The Newberry County Council of Parent-Teacher Association is composed of the following PTAs: Bounbry Street, Little Mountain, Newberry Junior High, Pomaria, Prosperity, Silverstreet, Speers Street, and Whitmire. The Council serves as a medium through which these units of Newberry County can together attack problems beyond the scope of a single PTA unit working alone. The work that the Newberry Cqunty Council does falls into the following main fields: stren gthening of local units, develop ing leaders, undertaking comunity service projects, helping to im prove the school system, and or ganizing new congress units. In an effort to help strengthen all PTA units in the county, the executive committee of the coun cil in session recently decided to offer a workshop that would help all new officers and leaders in PTA to obtain much needed infor mation abput the aims of PTA and the many ways to work to achieve these aims. Mrs. Kirby Lominack, president of the council, has lined up the following staff of experienced PTA workers to direct the work shop: Mesdames B. A .Buddin, Mildred Hentz, H. B. Kirkegard., Kirby Lominack, S. M. Price, A. K. Roberts, John Wardlaw; also Rev. N. E. Truesdell, J. D. Rook, and E. Maxcy Stone. The workshop will be held to night (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Luth eran Church of the Redeemer. A cordial invitation to attend is here by extended to all the Congress PTA units, as well as all other units in the county. It is hoped that representatives from the new Mid-Carolina High School will at tend the workshop. Many Newberrians were on hand ito inspect the new building’s on the Newberry Col lege Campus Sunday. This picture was taken in the reception room of the new girls, dormitory. Left to right are Rev. Francis I. Fesperman and Mrs. Fesperman who enter tained in this room, Mrs. Cora Aull, supervisor of the new dormitory; and visitors, L. F. Fischer, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. J. W. (Bill) Smith and Mr. Smith. (Sunphoto) Open House Signals Start Of New Session Activities National Guard Band To Give Concert Sunday The 246th Army Band, under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer Charles P. Pruitt, will pre sent a concert Sunday afternoon, September 7th at Margaret Hun ter Park beginning at 4:30 p. m. The 246th Army Band, consist ing of 27 members, has just re turned from a two weeks summer encampment at Fort Stewart, Ga., where they received superior rat ings in all phases of their grain ing program. Some of the numbers to be play ed are: Selections from “My Fair Lady”; March, “Amporita Roca” and the “Seventy Six Trombones March” from the popular Broad way Show, ‘The Music Man.” The public is cordially invited. Accepts Position In Georgetown Mrs. Marie Huggins of Pomaria, who was retired at the end of the 1957-58 school session as first grade teacher in the Pomaria Elementary school, has accepted a position as teacher of the first grade at the William C. Bynum Elementary school in Georgetown. Indians Are Working For Citadel Game Coach Harvey Kirkland, begin ning his seventh season at the coaching reins of the Newberry Indians greeted approximately 46 candidates as the tribe took to the practice field Monday at 6 a. m. The 17 lettermen among the veteran group of twenty-six will compose the backbone of the ’58 squad. The freshman gropp, num bering 20, is one of the largest first-year groups assembled for the Indian squad. Of the 20 frosh, 17 are from South Carolina, two from Florida, and one from Geor gia. The men lost by graduation such as Marion Lee, Jerry Weed, James Fleming, Huston Biggers- taff, Bill Hilliard, James Fraser, Bobby Stokes, Danny Doar, Rich ard Phillips, and Terry Dukes will not be easy to replace. In 1957 the Tribe totaled 1,610 yards rushing and 587 yards pass ing as compared to the opponents 1,711 yards rushing and 580 yards passing. Halfbacks Bobby Rowe and Bob Yarnall were the leading contend ers last season in the Indian’s camp. Rowe compiled 311 yards on 75 carries plus 60 yards in pass receiving totaling 371 yards. Yarnall totaled 404 -yards 226 rushing and 138 yards in pass re ceiving. Here is how things are to stack up positionwise for the Redskins: Ends: Sam Faulk, John Hud gens, George Bruce, Jake Hallum, Robert Crumley, David McLean, Renwick Lominick, Johnny Wat- so i. Backs: Joe Coviello, Richard Seastrunk, Bob Yarnall, Horace Turbeville, Wyman Taylor, Tony Fortune, Jimmy Lowder, Guy Williamson, Johnny Calais, Henry Team, Porter Kinard, David Wil- Open House at the -two new buildings on the Newberry College campus Sunday afternoon signall ed the beginning of a busy sched ule for faculty and students of the college." * Visits Daughter In Germany Mrs. J. T. McCrackin left Col umbia Monday night for New- York City. From there, she will sfcil to Europe where she will spend several weeks with her son-inlaw and daughter, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jack Workman, and her granddaughter, Carol. Col. Work man is on duty with the Air Force in Germany. . VISITORS FROM IDAHO, FLORIDA Mrs. Harry S. Kessler, Boise, Idaho, was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Paul H. Heisey. She was accompanied by her daugh ter-in-law, Mrs. J. Ray Kessler, Riviera Beach, Florida. Mrs. Hei sey and Mrs. Kessler met for the first time in twelve years, ^he visitors were en route from Flori da to Maine, where they will visit Mrs. Harry Kessler’s daughter, Mrs. S. R. Ussher and her hus band in South Casco, Maine, where they operate a girl’s camp. Is Teaching In Pickens Miss Sara Ann Nichols has ac cepted a position as third grade teacher in the elementary schools of Pickens, and began her work there last Monday. She spent the weekend here with Jier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon D. Nichols. Miss Nichols, a 1958 graduate of Newberry College, is sharing an apartment with another teach er on Ann Street in Pickens. Hams, Vernon Prather, Carl Har ris, Douglas Rollins, Richard Walsh, Heyward Rawl, Bill Bethea. Center: Conley Jumper, Dave Sokevitz, Harold Douglas, Bill Corley. Guards: Roland Rosier, Mickey Stephens, Stanley Ross, Harmon Merritt. Tackles: Gordon Darby, John Temples, Earl Catoe, Pete Buckles, Gene Hendrix, Bobby Bolen, David Cobb. Two additions have been made to the coaching staff. As in years past Kirkland will be assisted by Hubert Setzler and line coach E. W. Burnette. Backfield coach Bill Dufford and end coach Tom Quinn will lighten the load of the three regulars. Dufford, a native of Newberry, was Junior High School principal at Beaufort. Quinn, for merly of Beckley, West Virginia, will replace the vacancy of George Pickett, who was basketball coach and football scout at Newberry. Kirkland and his assistants have many problems to solve, mainly that of filling the quarterback position, but between now and September 20 they will be working to meet The Citadel in the opener on that date. The new girl’s dormitory, which fronts on College St.; also the Student Union building on Bach man St., were open for public in spection between the nours of 4 and 7 p. m. Refreshments were served in the dining Hall lobby of the Student Union building to the guests, estimated at over 1000. College will officially open its ,102nd session on Thursday, Sep tember 11 with an increased en rollment expected. Over 200 new students are expected -to be on hand for the Orientation program which begins Monday, September 8th at 9:00 a. m. ^This will be a four-day program, according to Prof. T. E. Epting, chairman of the Orientation Committee. Included in the activities will be discussion of courses and credits, picnic sup pers, swimming and recreation at Newberry Country Club Monday; testing program Tuesday; regis tration Wednesday morning, in formal dance and recreation Wed nesday night. The formal opening will be in the chapel in Holland Hall Thursday at 10 a. m with President C. A. Kaufmann pre siding. There will be representa tives from the city, county and church present for the opening. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Sept. 7: Mrs. Stanley F. Ba ker, Wallace Michael Dawkins, Charlie Edward Cromer,, Mrs. Howard K. Bedenbaugh, Dick Shealy. Sept. 8: Rev. Cam Wallace, J. D. Wicker, Frank H. Ward, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Margaret Faye Coats, Mrs. Tom Gilliam, John Marlow, Mrs. Ace Watkins, ■ Mike Harmon, Mrs. Wilmer M. Hite, Curtis J. Taylor. Sept. 9: Tommy Longshore, Buford S. Adams, Lee Small wood, Mrs. E. C. Rinehart, O. C. Phillips, Margaret Wherry, Jes sie Dawkins, Billie Dove K. Bradley, E. L. Blackwell, Alan Brooks, Aliene Reeves. Sept. 10: Ralph Quinn, Wil liam Cecil Ammons, Charles H. Boyd Jr., Vickie Wheeler, Mrs. C. B. Halfacre, Mrs. Clara Ber ry, Mrs. J. B. Scurry, Mrs. James Phibbs, Mrs. Alan Senn, Randy Crowder, Mrs. J. H. Clary Sr. Sept. 11: Sedley Senn, Tyrus Senn, Mrs. Jim Wheeler, Ed Gilliam, Mrs. Roy Jollay, Mrs. Sam P. Boland, Mrs. L. A. Sease, Miss Mary Wicker. Sept. 12: Keister Willingham, Mrs. O. O. Copeland, Margie Davis Freeman, Mrs. Cleo Mor ris, Mrs. Leone Thrift, Thomas Bradley, Audrey S. Senn, Jason Ringer, Mrs. R. Derrill Smith, David Wayne Brady, S. D. Stephens, J. A. Chasteen, Anne Newton, Mildred Baker. Sept. 13: Mrs. J. T. Dennis, Elsie Dickert, Mrs. R. J. Metts, Danny Livingston, Judith Ann Griffith, Deree Abrams, Mrs. Margaret Cousins. ■tiara ■ ('■ "-sif. J