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SEC. A—PAGE EIGHT
County Boys
Are Stars In
Major Leagues
By MR. & MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Newberry County will be repre
sented in major league baseball
this season by two fine young men,
one in the American League and
the other in the National.
Along with approximately 160
pitchers in the majors will be Billy
O’Dell of the Baltimore Orioles
and John Buzhardt of the Chicago
Cubs.
The citizens of the county are
proud of having there two hurlers
in the majors, and daily news
papers coming to this section will
be scanned for the very latest
news of their progress. Also a
close guard on radio and TV will
be kept.
Billy’s record with the Orioles
is well-known by a large majority,
and this year is expected to be
best.
John was recalled from Port
land, Ore., of the Pacific Coast
League prior to the end of the
*58 season. He joined the Cubs,
having won his last five games at
Portland, and increased his total
to eight straight by winning his
first three games with Chicago.
Both O’Dell and Buzhardt are
former members of the Newberry
American Legion Junior baseball
team. They were born and reared
within six miles each other.
Billy starred with Newberry
High School’s' Bulldogs and also
the Legionaires. He played with
textile teams and others in this
section. Upon graduation from
Newberry High, he went on to
Clemson where his record was so
outstanding it will likely remain
In the minds of Newberrians for
years to come.
John was a valuable member of
the Prosperity High School ‘Fi
xates. At the age of 15 he was
pitching for Prosperity in the
Dutch Fork League. He also play
ed brilliantly in textile games in
this section. So impressive was
his speed and curve that Rube
Wilson of the Chicago Cubs is
said to have followed the youth in
all his games through this sec
tion, and when John had his Pros
perity High diploma in hand, he
was immediately signed to a
Cub contract.
Billy’s fine work while pitching
with the Orioles made a niche in
the hall of baseball fame when
he entered the All-Star classic in
Baltimore during the summer by
mowing down the opposition in
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order over the last three innings
of the game. Business was at a
standstill here while the game
was in progress.
O’Dell’s fine potential pitching
qualities were first noted by Har
ry Hedgepath, coach of the New
berry High Bulldogs. Passing by
a sandlot near the school one day,
he noticed Billy tossing baseballs.
He was so impressed with w r hat
he saw, he extended the youth in
knee-length pants an invitation to
“come out and join the Bulldogs.”
He did and look where he is today.
Harry knew the minute the boy
began practice that he had found
a pitcher who w^ould draw the
crowds and make the headlines,
and he was not disappointed in
his choice. In an address recently,
Hedgepath, in speaking of Billy,
said, “He can’t lose—he has got
to remain up in the high brackets.
He is too nice a boy. I have known
him since a small kid and I have
found him tops.”
Buzhardt learned, like many
other hopefuls, the climb from a
country boy pitching for Prosper
ity was a long and tedious trip to
the majors. In ’54 he was sent to
Hickory, N. C., and after a brief
period, moved to Gainesville, Tex.,
in the Sooner League.
The following two years found
John Pitching with Paris, 111., in
a Class D loop and Twin Falls,
Idaho, in the Pioneer League. In
’57 he began with Memphis, Tenn.,
in the Southern Association, and
near the end of the season drop
ped to Des Moirhes, Iowa, of the
Class A Western League. John
began with Portland, in ’58 and
continued to the end of the PCC
season before being brought up to
the Cubs.
After working out with the Cubs
in spring training, John was sent
to Portland. He worried quite a
lot during the early part of this
season with Portland. John and
his wife had a child born prema
turely in July. This was the second
time in two years.
Sometime after this trying or
deal John began to show real
Stuff and was the idol of every
one attending the games. With a
few consecutive wins behind him,
the Cubs ordered him to report to
Wrigley Field.
The Portland club, which is
said to have a working agree
ment with the Cubs, insisted John
be permitted to finish the season.
The Cubs eventually adhered to
their demands. So Buzhardt didn’t
get to fulfill his life-long boyhood
dream of a big league career un
til Sept. 5. His first win came in
relief, causing his Prosperity-
Newberry fans to believe he would
stick and be a success like O’Dell.
Buzhardt married Miss Jane
Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Hawkins, who live
near St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
near Lake Murray. They were
classmates at Prosperity High.
They have one child, Randy, four
years old.
John is the son of Mrs. Eula
Buzhardt and the late Mr. Buz
hardt. John is 22, weighs 200
pounds and stands 6-3^. He
throws right-handed.
A Portland sportswriter had
this to say before John left the
coast: “Big John Buzhardt, the
Cubowned right-hander who has
been the big stopper for the Be-
vos and a surprise one, at that,
has a promising major league fu
ture and the guess is that the big
man from Prosperity, S. C., will
get a real shot with the Cubs
next year.”
Not only did John star in base
ball while attending Prosperity
High, but also in football and
basketball. He received the most
valuable player awards in all
three sports. He was captain of
the All-State Class B football
team and played three years as a
member of the Newberry Ameri
can Legion Junior baseball team,
and was team captain in ’53.
John is in Cuba playing winter
baseball with the Havana club and
is not expected home until around
Jan. 10. Then for a few weeks he
will recuperate while visiting his
mother and his wife’s parents be
fore heading for Arizona spring
training with the Cubs.
The two Newberry players are
true southerners in that they are
polite and nice to everyone. This
has been shown by numerous
articles in which both participat
ed.
O’DELL KIND TOA LL
A number of people from this
section have been to Baltimore to
see Billy pitch and came back
with statements that he remained
behind most of the others to sign
autographs. He never overlooks
scores of kids, known as knot-
holers, and autographs seekers.
Most Newberrians know Billy
grew up with a baseball in his
hand. It clung to him and playing
baseball is what he wants to do.
The baseball and Billy go to
gether. So, by being nice and po
lite Billy is one of the best liked
players on the Baltimore team.
Looking back to ’50, Hedge-
path had the best high school
baseball team in the state with
pitchers Leroy Vaughn and O’Dell
and Bobby Morris behind the
plate. At the end of the season,
Vaughn had won 10 games with
out a loss and had 132 strikeouts
in 66 innings, while O’Dell posted
LAFF OF THE WEEK
"I’ll bet on a clear day you could almost see the diamond
with the naked eye.”
a 6—0 mark and struck out 101.
Both had a no—hit, no—run game
to their credit. The Bulldogs took
the last 17 games in a row.
In ’54 while pitching for Clem
son, Billy was named to a sec
ond team All—America berth.
The announcement came after
Billy had joined the Orioles.
FIFTH IN LOOP
O’Dell who is a most enthusias
tic bird hunter, took time out
this week to receive congratula
tions from friends on coming in
fifth in earned run averages in
the American League this season.
He was also commended for win
ning the trophy for the most val
uable player in the all—star clas
sic this summer in Baltimore.
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To our Faithful old Friends,
To our new Friends and
To those whose friendships
We hope to earn,
We extend Greetings of the Season
And our wishes for a New Year of
Good Health and Success.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
& FRIDAY
Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter,
Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lang,
Sheree North, France Nuyen
In Love and War
(In Cinemascope & Color)
Also Cartoon—Good Will To Men
SATURDAY
Rory Calhoun, Beverly Garland,
John Larch
The Saga Of
Hemp Brown
Also Cartoon—Truant Student
LATE SHOW SAT. NIGHT 10:30
Also MONDAY & TUESDAY
Jill Corey, Paul Hampton, Jimmie
Komack, Barbara Bostock, Mitch
Miller, Connie Boswell, Bob
Crosby, Toni Arden, Freddy Mar
tin and his Orchestra
Senior Prom
Also Cartoon
CLOVER LEAF
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Carpenters
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Rock-A-Bye-
Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell
Added Color ^Cartoon—Smitten
Kitten
SUNDAY
The Reluctant
Debutante
Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, John
Saxon, Sandra Dee
Added Color Cartoon—Guns
PERSONAL
Mrs. T. A. Scarborough and
Miss Ethel Jones left Tuesday for
Brogdons where they will spend
the holidays with their sister, Mrs.
J. C. Brogdon.
and daughter, Kathy of Mobile,
Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Randal
and sons, Randy and Derrill of
Beaufort; and Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Beat and sons, Bill, Larry and
Doug, of Toledo, Ohio, are spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Derrill Smith on Main St.
Holidays May
Not Be Happy
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus, but the Christmas holidays
will not be happy ones for all
families in South Carolina.
For, you see, Virginia, many of
our people will be killed or pain
fully injured in hundreds of sense
less traffic accidents that will oc
cur during the next few days.
But, Virginia, the Christmas
holiday season can be happy for
all South Carolinians, as not a
single death need octur on our
streets and highways, if all motor
ists and pedestrians will put forth
their best effort towards highway
safety.
However, Virginia, experience
and records at the State Highway
Department prove that all drivers
don’t be careful. During the five
day holiday .period last year, 11
deaths and 204 injuries occurred
in 590 traffic accidents in South
Carolina.
The State Highway Department
annually does everything possible
to make holiday travel as safe as
possible. The Highway Patrol will
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Truesdell and
family will spend the holidays at
Dr. Truesdell’s home in Bethune.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lambeth
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brooks left
Tuesday for Moultrie, Ga. to
spend the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Brooks’ brother, Hubert
Kandel and Mrs. Kandel.
be on the highways in full force railroad crossings,
all through the holiday period in
sisting on strict 4 obedience of traf
fic laws and offering courteous
assistance to motorists.
Being sufficiently alert while
driving is difficult at all times,
Virginia, but it is even more so
during the festive year-end season
when more parties, late hours, ex
tra shopping and home-for-the-
holidays travel are added to the
usual problems of traffic and win
ter driving.
The Highway Department offers
the following rules for safe holi
day v driving: Obey all traffic
regulations and signs, comply with
posted speed limits, and never
drive faster,than safe for exist
ing conditions. Slow down and
live. Don’t drive when drowsy and
don’t exhaust yourself by driving
too far at one time. On long trips,
stop every two hours for a coffee
break or other rest. Driving and
drinking is an open invitation to
disaster. Don’t risk it. Be extra
alert, constantly watch side roads
for entering traffic and check
your rear view mirror. Always
grant the pedestrian the right of
way. Stop, look, and listen at
Allow at least one car lengt!*
for each 10 miles of speed when,
following other cars, and always^
dim your headlights when meeting"
cars. And, finally, be sure your
vehicle is in top mechanical shape*
by having it safety checked be
fore starting your holiday tripr.
Remerqber that smooth tires, bad
brakes and lights, and defective
steering are invitations for disas
ter.
Virginia, we hope that we are
wrong, and that the Christmas
holidays will be happy for all
families.
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Recent Marriages
Calvin E. Morris and Patricia
Ann Summer of Newberry were
married on December 14 at New
berry by Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne.
Willie R. Martin of Newberry
and Elizabeth L. Osborne of Jo
anna were married at Newberry
on December 19 by Probate Judge
E. Maxcy Stone.
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Theatre
“Man of the Year
Dr. T. S. Buie, state conser
vationist of the Soil Conserva
tion Service for South Carolina,
has been named “Man of the
Year” in South Carolina Agri
culture by The Progessive Farm
er, according to announcement in
the January issue of the maga
zine.
Dr. Buie is well known in
Newberry, having spoken here
on numerous occasions before
civic and service clubs.
Year End Clearance
Begins
FRIDAY, DEC. 26th
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CHRISTMAS especially reminds us that
we should thank God for His greatest gift to us:
“For unto you is born this day a Savior which
is Christ, the Lord.” Let us also remember how
Christ ministered to others, especially to those
who are among the* less fortunate. Let us ever
preserve a social conscience as Christ com
manded us: "What ye do unto the least of these,
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manaea us: wnat ye do unto the least ot
ye do unto Me.” To you and your loved
we fxtend our most sincere wishes.
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