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The tropical passionflower was named by early Spanish priests in Central and South. America. They thought the center of the blos soms suggested 'die Crucifixion scene on Mount Calvary. r u a. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 23. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1958 m. By The Way By Doris A. Banders ALL THE TIME The other day, little Connie was sitting in the kitchen with a thoughtful expression on her face. The radio wasn’t on and every thing was relatively quiet for our household. All of a sudden she said “Mommy, I think Jimmy Coggins talks all the time!” Wondering what brought on this observation I asked “why do you think that?” “Well,” she replied, 'Tie talks morning noon and night, so he must talk all the time!” I expect Jimmy feels about the same way now that football sea son is here. I imagine nothing would give him more pleasure than to be able to go for about a week without saying a word. One more reference to Connie, if you don’t mind. Although it has been almost six months since she underwent surgery on her leg, many of you still ask about her and are kind enough to be con cerned. Two weeks ago we took her back to the doctor for a check. You will perhaps be as pleased as we were to learn that the shorter leg has “caught up” about one half inch and now there is only 1/2 inch difference in the lengths of her legs, instead of the almost one inch in April. The doctor has allowed to take the lift from her shoe and he is quite pleased with her progress and feels that “slowly but surely,” the shorter leg will catch up with that addi tional 1/2 inch and be the same length as the other. BRING STEVE HOME You have heard quite a bit since last Thursday morning about the project of the Newberry Indian football team to “Bring Steve Home.” This, of course, is a fund-raising campaign to get suf ficient money to bring Steve Pet erson and his family to Newber ry next weekend j^r Homecoming at Newberry College. You know that Steve had his neck broken while playing foot ball for Newberry College. There is no nded to describe to you what a disaster this was for a healthy young man, to face the remaind er of life in a wheelchair or bed. I feel very strongly that anyone . who has ever watched a Newberry College football game is, in a way, responsible for what happened po Steve. I realize that the decision to play football is left to the in dividual who knows there is a chance of injury, and also that by playing football, the player is re ceiving aid in getting a college education. But I also know that if it weren’t for us—the fans who watch the games and insist on good teams—there wouldn’t be a football team and the resuming injuries, sometimes even death for the players. I know of no better way to show Steve, and all members of the Newberry football team, that we appreciate good football and the hard work they put into it, than by making a contribution to “bring Steve home.” I do hope that you will contri bute as generously as possible when you are contacted. If you aren’t contacted by a member of the football team, tune in Thurs day night when / WKDK will have a special “Steve Peterson” pro- gram. I am told that from 5 until 6 p. m. on Thursday, the “guest star’' of the program will be re cording star Ronnie Brent and his “Rock ’n Roll” band. Ronnie is appearing this week at the New berry County Fair with the Marks-Manning shows. Although he does not know Steve, he indi cated that he wished to do some thing to help the cause. Begin ning again at 7:00, the Steve pro gram will resume. At any time from 5:00 p. m. until six, and from seven o’clock until calls atop, you may make a contribu tion by calling 143. I understand your special request for music will also be honored if you make a donation. One of the football players will come to wherever you are and pick up your money. Suddenly realizing that $400 they were saving from a cotton crop was going up in flames, Naomi Jackson, occupant of the house shown here in flames, rushes back to try to get the money. She was too late. The fire started while Naomi and her husband, Fritz, were at church. They discovered it as they came home about 12:15 p. m. Sunday. They lived in the old Kempson Home, five miles below Pros perity on the Columbia Highway. The house was owned by Lester Bowers, who said that it was partially insured. Only a few personal belongings of the couple were saved. Cattle Show At County Fair Is Largest, Best, Says Busby Judges were hard at work Mon day at the Newberry County Fail', deciding which of many fine ex hibits deserved blue ribbons. A- mong the top winners was the Hickory Grove Home Demonstra tion Club of Saluda County, win ner of first place in the commun ity booth division, and a prize of $125. Chappells Community Club received second place, $100; Wheeland Grange, third, $85; Higgins Grange, fourth, $50 and Higgins H o me Demonstration Club, fifth, $25. In the flower show sponsored by the Council of Newberry Gar den Clubs, Mi's. J. D. Rook of the Newberry Garden Club was sweepstakes winner in the artistic division, and Mrs. Ira Cousins of Town and Country Garden Club was sweepstakes winner in the horticulture division. Marmac Farms, I. M. Smith, Jr. of Kinards was winner of the junior, senior and grand champ ion of the 77 Guernseys shown here Tuesday at the fair. The Grand winner, Noble Kathryn, was also exhibited by Marmac Farms. In the open show, Marmac also won the first, second and third with five places in each of the classes. Thad Coleman of Sa luda was fourth with Thomas Rankin of Saluda fifth. Thomas H. Rankin’s animal was senior champion of the junior show. The best fitted animal in the junior show went to Robert De hart, first; Laurens 4-H Calf Clubs, second; Eugene Boland, third; J. L. Koon, fourth, and Larry Boland, fifth. In the best showmanship class: Thomas A. Rankip, Saluda, first; Laurens 4-H Calf Clubs, second; also third; Larry Boland, fourth; and Donald Boland, fifth. In the junior calf division: Thomas Rankin, Bennett Hamm, and Thad Coleman in order na med. Senior calf winners: Laurens Newberrian Performs For Sigmund Rhee Mrs. A. H. Aull, the Rev. and Mrs. G. B. Corley and Mrs. A. H. Counts attended the 1959 Ford Introduction Show r in Atlanta last Thursday, and were guests at the banquet following the show. The show was presented by top stage talent in a live professional production and also by screen col or motion pictures. Mrs. Aull’s daughter, Miss Dor othy Aull, was a member of the cast. Her versatility as an actress was demonstrated by the various parts she performed in the show of dancing, singing, acting and comedy. The show was presented in Det roit, Mich., Indianapolis, Jnda., New Orleans, La., Atlanta and Miami, Fla. Several hundred Ford dealers were present for the show in Atlanta. During the summer. Miss Aull was a member of the Hit Parade cast which entertained for the Armed forces in Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Formosa, the Philip pines, Guam and Hawaii. One of the highlights of the trip was a command performance by the c^st for Sigmund Rhee, president of South Korea. Miss Aull was given the honor of touching off a 48-gun salute on July 4th in Chung Kung, Ko rea, honoriAg American heroes who died in Korea. Calhoun Regional Office Will Have Formal Opening On Friday Baltimore Orioles’ Billy O’Dell Will Autograph Balls; Prizes To Be Given Season’s First Home Game Is Saturday Night The Newberry Indians Will p^ay host to North State Conference Champs, Lenior-Rhyne at Setzler - [field on Otober 4. Each team suf- 4-H Calf Clubs, first and second; f ered a j n t h e j r last weeks J. L. Koon third and Gene Bo land, fourth and fifth. Two-year-old cow, Larry Bo land, Gene Boland, Laurens 4-H Clubs, Donald Boland and William Satterwhite. Cow three years and older: Thomas A. Rankin and Laurens 4-H Clubs. Cow four years and older: Thomas Rankin, Ralph Bras- well, Laurens 4-H Clubs and Ben- nett Hamm. Senior Champion bull, Marmac Farms and Larry E. Boland. Junior Champion bull, Miss Evangeline Lide, Thomas A. Ran kin and John Everette Shealy; grand champion bull, Miss Evan geline Lide. A. F. Busby, county agent, stated that the guernsey show was the largest and best ever ex hibited at the Newberry County Fair. performances and both Lutheran institutions carry a 1 win, 1 loss record. The Bears defeatd Wof ford 20-0 in the opener and lost to Presbyterian, 8-6. The Indians The Republic of India embraces one fifteenth of the earth’s surface, covering an area of 1,269,640 square miles. The country ex tends 2,000 miles from north to south and has a coastline 3,535 miles long. + $2.00 PER YEAR The formal opening of Calhoun Life Insurance Company’s regiolal home office in Newberry'will be held Friday, Qgto~ her 3rd, from 3 until 6 p. m. J. L. Feagle, 76, Dies Following Short Illness Buie To Speak To Kiwanians The Chappells Community Club exhibit at the county fair took second place and a prize of $100. The industriousness of Chappells citizens is portrayed in the above Sunphoto. FOOTBALL TALK It must be discouraging to play such fine football and always come out on the losing, scoreless end. But that has been the fate of the Newberry High School footballers this year. They play a fine de fensive game but their offense just can’t seem to keep moving more than in spurts. Young Benji Kirkland has been doing a fine job quarterbacking the Bulldogs, and while there are other good players on the team, we naturally notice the excellent work done by Melvin Bouknight and Ronnie Bowers, both “con- ,for the three Catawba scores and solidated” Silverstreeters. This Friday night, the Bulldogs travel to Laurens. That game just might be the turning point to vic tory for the Newberry team, so be on hand to let them know you’re behind them. As for the Indian game at Salis bury last Saturday night, that was a heart-breaker, at" least for the good number of Newberry fans who were on hand to witness what first promised to be a sound de feat of the Catawba Indians but turned out to be the opposite. Having misjudged both dist ance and amount of traffic, we were a little late getting to the game, but a couple of injuries had occurred to our Indians before we atnrived. W T e did get there in time to see the excellent plays that brought the two Newberry touchdowns. We were also on hand the injury of Horace Turbeville. One never enjoys seeing such injuries or such defeats but the game was a good one and the old folks there (like us) shouted our selves hoarse trying to help out the college kids on their cheers. I doubt that anyone would pre dict an Indian win this Saturday night when the Redskins meet Le noir Rhyne at Setzler Field, but I will predict a good game, and trust that you will be there to see it. Chapter Meets At Wallace Home The first post-vacation meeting of Drayton Rutherford Chapter will be held on Tuesday afternoon, October 7th., at 4o’clock at the Wallace House with Mesdames T. E. Davis, C. H. Cannon, and Miss Rosabel Thompson as hostesses. It is hoped that there will be a full attendance. Mrs. M. F. Bowler will have the historical program. Joel Lawrence Feagle, 76, died early Sunday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hos- ^“the Communft'y* Hal! pital after a long period of de Dr. T. S. Buie, State Conserva tionist, Soil Conservation Service, will be guest speaker at the meet ing the Kiwanis Club to be held today (Thursday) at 1:00 p. m. sunphoto shows the new Regional Home Office of Calhoun Life Insurance Company on College Street. In the lower photo, left to right, are Robert H. Lovvorn, president of Calhoun Life; Edwin H. Cooper, chairman of the Board, and A. P. Farist, stunned the Citadel with a 16-01 vice-president in charge of the Regional Office, victory and lost to Catawba 24-14. Coach Clarence Stasavich will cope his single wing offense against Kirkland’s split “T”. A triple threat star, tailback Bill Ackard has stepped into the shoes of All-American Harold Bullard and has proved himself capable of taking over. A look at the ten year series record of the sister in stitutions shows thaht Lenoir- Rhyne is on top with 7 wins, 1 loss and two ties. The Bears whipped the Indians in 1957 by a wide margin of 43-0, and they will pre sent just as good opposition this season as they are after their fourth straight conference Cham pionship. However, the Indians will be without the capable services of quarterback Horace Turbeville who will probably be out for the year, and five other first string ers. Centers Conley Jumper, Har old Douglas, and Bill Corley, tack les Lee Leary, John Temples, Gor don Darby, guard Mickey Stevens, and back Bob Yarnall will be out indefinitely. BOOK WANTED Mrs. E. B. Lancaster, whose ad dress is Box 10, Auburn, Alabama, is seeking a copy of the “Genea logical Survey of Newberry Coun ty” written by the lat*> G. L. Summer. If you have a copy of this book which you are willing to lend or sell to Mrs. Lancaster, please contact her at the above ad dress. Begins Work At Aveleigh Church Miss Sydnor Patrick, of Bel mont, N. C. began work Tuesday of this week as Director of Christ ian Education at Aveleigh Presby terian Church. She succeeds Mrs. George Fitzgerald, the former Miss Stella Biddle, who resigned that position in the spring to move to Birmingham, Ala. Miss Patrick is a graduate of Queens College and of the Presby terian Assembly Training School in Richmond. Following her grad uation from the latter, she spent the summer on a tour of Europe. Miss Patrick will reside in the home of Mrs. J. L. Keitt Boundary street. dining health and a short illness. Born in Little Mountain, he was the son of the late John N. and Frances Sease Feagle. He was a salesman for furniture corpora tions for 50 years, having retired in 1953. He was also vice presi dent and sales manager of the Fibre Furniture Corporation. Mr. Feagle was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer. He w’as a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Newberry. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ernestine Wicker Feagle; three brothers, George H. Feagle of Valdosta, Ga., John A. and Rob ert Feagle, both of Little Moun tain; three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Fellers and Mrs. E. E. Fellers, both of Columbia, and Mrs. R. L. Miller of Walterboro. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p. m. Monday at the resi dence, 800 Boundary St. by Rev. Grady L. Cooper. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were William F. Luce, Gallic Boyd Parr, James Fulp, Tom Fellers, Louis C. Floyd, Dr. Claude Sease, Don Rook and George Brehmer. Election of officers for the coming year will be held. Chester Hawkins is now president of the club. Visitor Dies In Prosperity Henry Gilbert Swayne, 72, of Elizabeth City, N. C., died sud denly Monday night while visit ing in Prosperity. Mr. Swayne was a contractor in Elizabeth City. He was mar ried to the former Miss Annie Fellers, a native of Prosperity. The body was carried to the Twiford Funeral Home in Eliz abeth City Tuesday morning, where funeral arrangements will be announced. John Earl Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith of Ki nards, who has been serving in the Army’s intelligene depart ment for the past two years, re turned to his duty as teller at the South Carolina National ' Bank Tuesday morning. on A. W. Murray was transferred from Newberry Memorial Hospi tal to Duke University Hospital at Durham, N. C. last Saturday. These were among the arrangements in the “Colorful Carolina” flower show at the Newberry County Fair. The show was spon sored by the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs. (Sunphoto) An outstanding feature of the event will be the appear ance of Newberry’s Billy O’Dell, famous in the sports world ax> a star pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Billy will present auto graphed baseballs to the first 50 men attending the formal opening. The first fifty married ladies to arrive at the regional office build ing after three o’clock will be re cipients of a famous Wear-Ever “Juice Saver” pie pan. In addi tion, there will be favors for adults and children, and the grand prize, a portable GE TV set, will be given away at 6 p. m. Registra tion for thfe TV set is already in progress and persons may regist er until 6 p. m. on October 3rd, the time of the drawing. The Calhoun Life Insurance Company was organized in Colum bia in January 1954. In July of the same year, it. purchased the Newberry Life and Health Insur ance Cpmpany and this operation was moved to Columbia. Last year, the Company decided to establish a regional home of fice in the upper part of South Carolina. Three cities were con sidered for location of this office, and A. P. Faris, Vice-President in charge of the Combination Divis ion, and of the Regional office chose Newberry “because I hac lived here before and desired to return; it is a friendly town with friendly people, good schools anc churches, and a fine Christian College. It is also centrally locat ed for the region we serve.” A report to the people issued by directors of Calhoun Life in 1957 shows that insurance in force in creased from $27,000,000 to over $50,000,000; that premium income increased from $1,000,000 to over $1,800,000. The report also show ed that assets increased to over $1,232,000 and that the 1967 pay roll for the company was over $1, 000,000. “This,” said the direc tors, “added to the more than $335,000 that we paid to the pol icyholders and their beneficiaries, boosted the economy of South Carolina considerably. Our invest ments in South Carolina business es, mortgages and banks also are helping South Carolina in its in dustrial growth. We have truly earned the right to use our popu lar slogan, ‘Insure With Us—We Invest With You’.” Regional Home Office person nel, in addition to Mr. Faris, in clude A. F. Ellis and H. L. Fow ler, agency managers, and G. D. Evatt, sales manager, monthly premium and ordinary. Mrs. Betty Shealy serves as office manager and Miss Miriam Hite and Miss Alice Faye Koon are cashiers. District managers, in the New berry District, are C. H. Shealy and Ralph Mitchell. Agents are E. R. Shuler, S. B. Hazel, Frazier Lominack, George R. Lominick, John McCullough, James Dawkins, Joe Koon, A. J. McKittrick and C. B. Bedenbaugh. Among the directors of Cal houn Life, who reside in Newber ry, are Thomas H. Pope and A. P. Faris. The Regional Home Office will do all underwriting and pay claims for the Newberry region, which includes Aiken, Greenwood, And erson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Clinton, Laurens, Joanna, Union, Gaffney, Chester and Rock Hill. About 60 employees serve this area and five families connected with the company have, or soon will move to Newberry to make their homes. Mr. Faris, who will be in charge of the new regional office, began his experience in the insurance business in Newberry in April 1937 with Pilot Life Insurance Company. He was promoted in 1939 and transferred to Columbia as assistant manager. In 1942, he received another promotion, to unit manager in Sumter and in 1944 was returned to Columbia as district manager. Mr. Faris returned to Newber ry in 1945 to organize the life in surance department for Newberry Life and Health Insurance Com pany, and remained with the Com- Calhoun Life in 1954, at which time he went to Columbia. He was late»* made vice-president in charge of the Combination divis ion and when the decision was made to locate the regional home office in Newberry, he was trans ferred here to take charge of the office. Edwin H. Cooper is chairman of the Board of Directors of Cal houn Life. Robert H. Lovvorn is president of the Company. T. Roy Summer, Jr., chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newberry County Development Board, stated today: “The Board is pleased that the Calhoun Life Insurance Company has located its regional home office in New berry County. This new firm of fers job oportunities, and in- * creased payrolls which will be of benefit to the county. The re gional home office now has a weekly payroll of $5000 and that is expected to increase. “We welcome to Newberry the Regional Home Office of the Calhoun Life Insurance Com pany.” Presbyterian Men To Meet At Thomwell The Men of the Church of South Carolina Presbytery will meet tonight (Thursday) at the Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton for their fall rally. Principal speaker will be Dr. Joe Gettys, a member of the faculty of Pres byterian College. South Carolina Presbytery is composed of Presbyterian chur ches in Newberry, Laurens, Abbe ville, Greenwwod and a portion of McCormick County. Hvgh Connelly of Newberry is Presi dent. Officers for the ensuing year will be ^elected at tonight’s meet ing. About, 2D men from Aveleigh Presbyterian Church are expected to attend. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and chiidtcn, Kathy, Cindy, Chuck and Greg, of Marietta, Ga., spent the weekend with Mrs. Smith’s grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. D« J. Wil liams on Harper street. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 5: Dr. Wayne C. Brady, Elizabeth Gibson Summer, Her bert Lee Gilliam, Mrs. Rosa Johnson, Mrs. Ed Thomas, Becky Burns, Mrs. Robert Sease, Carolyn Crowell, John J. Mc- Swain Jr., Bobby Lipscomb, Maxie Graham, Daniel Hutchin son. Oct. 6: Alice Williams, Guy Long, Mrs. A. N. Cross on Sr., Mrs. J. P. Boozer, S. M. Price, James Wicker. Oct. 7: Mrs. Frank Culcla- sure, Nellie Ruff HiHpp, S. L. Shealy Jr., Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. T. Blair Boozer, Miss Wil ma Boozer, Ann Abrams, H. E. Gause. Oct. 8: Mrs. W. S. Henry, Barbara Susan Sheeley, Collier Neel Jr., Hoyt Boland, Colie Hogge, Ralph Griffith. Oct. 9: Smiley Porter, Frank Wilson Jr, L. E. Wood, Shirley Koon, David Seim, Guy V. Whit- ener Sr., Mrs. George P. Booz er, Alliene Dickert, Gene Ept- ing, Vera C. Creekmore, A1 Can non. Oct. 10: Mrs. R. G. Wallace, Cleave Stoudemire, Mrs. J. D. Wicker, Mrs. W. L. Buzhaxdt, George Moore, Mrs. Ralph C. Johnson, Mrs. Nellie Coates Da vis, Mrs. Sims W. Brown, Frank R. Ruff, Miss Ethel Jones, Bruce Graham, Linda Kay Andrews. Oct. 11: D. D. Darby, Nancy Green, Mrs. Kate Miller, For rest Boozer, Mrs. A. H. Dickert, Bill Attaway, William E. Duf- ford, Robert Wayne Turner, .’^1 :.. ? 3 Mrs. Trudie Epting, W. C. Dor- pany until it was purchased by roh.