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21; NUMBER 36.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY 1, 1959
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advertisement from
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cell your attention to a New Year
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of College St-
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idne tomatoes
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to receive
.. more of them as a^pfc^IrnKrv-
| ed on Christmas Day. %ey Were
f delicious, and we appreciate Mr.
-Nance’s thoughtfulness in re-
fresh tomatoes
thbld^r idter Christmas. We went
to Sumter and had dinner with
.Wrimfr'jfr**** **<i another
fine gardener, his father, had de-
licious tomatoes ready for the
table.
OLD SCHOOLS
In sWne^ end-of-the-year
deanfog iip, I *an across the
most recent report of the Grand
Jury which contained recommen-
datiions for replacing the Junior
| and Boundary Street
This brings to
mliMi tfee fast that the County
Bodrd ed lwne stion says that the
nextiBBdi aSRsihdde from the State
f yiiianoir Commission will be used
fori buildings in the Newberry
I mentioned this once before and
no doubt will mention it many
times in the future. The only logi
cal program will be to build one
large elementary school to take
care of all students in the city—
those who would attend Boundary,
Speers, West End, Mollohon and
Oakland. Only in this way can
students be separated into
classes according to achievement
or ability; only in this way can
the too-small for economic opera
tion classes and the too-large for
adequate instruction classes be
eliminated.
Also in this way, there will be
a supervising principal who de
votes all of his or her time to
administrative details, rather than
five teaching principals who can
not do justice to their pupils be
cause of the constant interrup
tions.
There is adequate room, either
at the Boundary or the Speers
street locations, for . one such
school to take care of all elemen
tary pupils, from grades one to
five or six. Then, when more
funds are available, a new junior
high to house the seventh and
eighth grades would be nice. The
present high school is adequate for
the ninth through 12th grades.
If any suggestion to build more
than one elementary school is
made by officials in charge of the
purse-strings, I would suggest
that you raise your voice in pro
test against such extravagant
waste.
Writing about this now may
seem premature, but time has a
habit of passing rapidly and I be
lieve that now is the time to be
giving this serious consideration.
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0ty Street Paving Expected
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A special meeting of City Coun-
cil was called Tuesday night for
the purpose of expediting con
struction and p N aving of certain
streets within the city limits. City
Manager Ed Blackwell described
the meeting as another forward
on the part of Council to
the residents of Newberry
best possible service,
e months ago, Council had
ted the State Highway De-
lent to take over certain
ts in the city for paving and
tenance. These have been ac
ted by the Department, Mr.
11 said, and money has
approved by the delegation
the work. It is expected that
on and paving will begin
in the Spring,
t-of-way agents of the
Highway Department are
in town, and are working
the citfr to secure the neces-
easements to go forward
the work.
wing the approval of
contracts will be award-
for the work.
heduled for paving are: Os-
e Avenue from Pope to Reid;
e Drive from Wheeler to For-
rest; Vincent Street from rail-
; crossing to by>pass; Werts
? * from Pauline to Boundary; Cline
from Vincent to Harris; James
ifcdm McSwain to Brantley; Rosa-
^ j^lyn Drive from Pope to city lim-
■V r.t«* (this paving will also extend
md the city limits); Coates
street from Boundary School to
.Caldwell; McDowell from Bach-
to .Evans; Forrest from
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to Wheeler; Wheeler
from Mower to Lindsay. .
Aim scheduled for paving out
side the city limits are Armfield
Avenue and a section of Baxter
street, -extending from Rosalyn
Drive to Armfield Ave.
ON VISIT HERE
; Miss Ann Kaminer, a teacher at
Martearbo, Venezuela, is spending
; the Christmas holidays with her
mother in Lexington. She was a
guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. A.
; H. Counts and Miss Betty Jo
Counts.
\ Miss Kaminer, who was born in
J the Philippines and who has trav
eled extensively, has been teach-
ing ia South America for two
Calvin Crozier
To Observe Its
50th Birthday
Among the highlights of the
New Year’s season in Newberry
will be the observance of the 50th
anniversary of the Calvin Crozier
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, on Tuesday evening,
January 6 at 8 o’clock in Smeltzer
Hall at Newberry College.
Mrs. Robert Downs Wright, a
past president general of the U.
D. C., who organized Calvin Croz
ier Chapter, will give a short his
tory of the organization.
There are four charter members
who are still active in the chap
ter. They are Mrs. L. G. Eskridge,
Mrs. Raymond Fellers, Mrs. T.
Roy Summer Sr., and Mrs. R.
Herman Wright.
Mrs. W. A. King of Clemson,
president of the South Carolina Di
vision, U.D.Cc, and Mrs. J. Frost
Walker of Union, Recorder Gen
eral of Crosses, will be present and
will make talks.
A special musical program has
been planned for the occasion. All
chapter members are invited to at
tend the anniversary celebration.
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Elects Council
The following were recently
elected and installed as new coun-
cilmen for a three year term at
Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church:
J. H. Cook, Jr., Rev. R. W. Hoff-
meyer, Furman G. Kyzer, B. B.
Livingston, George R. Summef.
D. Leroy Minick will fill an un
expired two year term.
Other congregational officers
appointed were:
Vicer chairman, Fred H. Cook;
secretary, Garvice L. Taylor;
treasurer, J. H. Cook, Jr.; keeper
of parish records, Mrs. Clyde L.
Amick; building fund treasurer,
B. B. Livingston; chief usher, J.
Harold Taylor.
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||f E CELEBRATE the New,Yen. the begin-
ning of another solar qrd* became we have
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again a million dollars worth of days, hours
and minute*. W« have a feeRngof alation that must
be expressed in
What a wonderful feeling this sense of being
reborn gives us. We have, time. Time for doing. Time
for thinking. W< are rich in our possession of it for
a while once more.
The New Year gives us a handful of time with
which we may defeat age; fear; disillusionment and
the decay of too little
With God’s help, 1959 will bring to cur com
munity new strength, that we all may si
making this truly a...
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Many Events Of Importance
And Interest During Year 1958
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Newberry County people have
many things to be thankful for
during the year now drawing to a
close.
The city ended the year in the
A-3c Collier Neel, who is sta
tioned at Keesler Air Force Base,
Biloxi, Miss., spent a few days
during Christmas with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Collier Neel.
Mrs. Johnson
Dies Suddenly
Sunday Morning
Mrs. Arlie McCain Johnson, 66,
widow of Thomas P. Johnson, died
suddenly Sunday morning at her
residence at 1237 Calhoun Street
after declining health for the past
six months.
Mrs. Johnson was born and
reared in Waxhaw, N. C., and
was a daughter of the late John
Z. and Mamie Belk McCain. She
attended Shorter College in Ma
con Ga., and graduated from
Chicora College in Greenville. She
taught in the Newberry City
schools for the past 35 years, re
tiring in June, 1958.
Prior to .eaching in Newberry,
she had taught at Leesville Col
lege and had done graduate work
through Newberry College. She
was a demit member of the
Eastern Star and a member of the
Jasper Chapter of the DAR. She
was a member , of the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer.
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Carter Abrams of Newber
ry; three sisters, Mrs. Edwin
Niven of Monroe, N. C., Mrs. Carl
Bennett of Lancaster and Mrs. T.
G. Anderson of Columbia; one
brother, Dr. John W. McCain of
Lebanon, 111.; and one grandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 3 p. m. Monday at McSwain
Funeral Home by Dr. Neil E.
Truesdell and Dr. Paul H. Heisey.
Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were R. E.
Beck, Ralph Setzler, Harry Hedge-
path, James Smith, Duncan John
son, P. K. Harmon, E. M. Stone,
and Keitt Purcell.
Flower attendants were Mrs.
Georgia Welborn, Mrs. Elizabeth
Graham, Mies Bertha Gallman,
Mrs. Callie Mayre Setzler, Mrs.
Jo Layton, Mrs. Naomi Epting,
Mrs. Nettie Bishop, Mrs. Ada
Werts and Mrs. Elise Bowler.
black; the county reached a mil
lion dollar business in dairying;
the county poultrymen can now
boast of approximately 100,000
laying hens producing eggs com
mercially which are being shipped
to several states; farmers had the
best cotton and corn crop in sev
eral years; the Newberry Electric
Cooperative Inc. is fast approach
ing the time when electricity can
be delivered to i£s customers at
one cent per kilowatt hours, and
the Jersey breeders in Newberry
County are rapidly advancing in
the showmanship of their herds.
The home demonstration clu|>s
of the county composed of 334 wo
men representing 17 clubs, who
play leading roles in their com
munities, have adopted as their
principal &oals, “Raising standards
of home and community life, de
veloping leadership, and coordin
ating work of the community home
demonstration agents.”
The year began with a new
mayor, Ernest H. Layton, who re
placed Cecil Kinard. Tom Suber
was reelected mayor at Whitmire
and J. A. Williams was reelected
mayor at Prosperity. Jesse Frank
Hawkins and T. William Hunter
were reelected to the House of
Representatives. Maxcy Stone was
reelected judge of probate. A wo
man entered the race for alderman
for Whitmire but was defeated.
The Newberry City Council
authorized the annexation of Su
burbia and an election made the
section an added part of the city.
Elections were also held in Whit
mire and Prosperity where addi
tional territory was added to each
of the towns.
County law enforcement offi
cials, though busy at all times
keeping down major crime, direct
ed a good portion of their work to
small petty thievery carried on
to - a large extent by teen-agers.
One Negro teen-ager stole a bi
cycle, then abandoned it for a
motorbike and finally exchanged
it for a motor scooter. He admit
ted to all three thefts. Five New
berry County men were arrested
for stunning fish by using an old-
fashioned crank-type telephone.
Thieves carted off the 350-pound
safe from the Chappells post of
fice and got less than $50; thieves
also carted away a safe from an
establishment in Whitmire and
carried it seven miles to discover
that it contained only $15.
Churches also came in for a
share of the thievery during the
year. Thieves on two occasions
raided the 200-year-old St. John’s
Lutheran Church near Pomaria,
the oldest church in this section,
and stole a movie projector and
screen, two fans and a hot plate.
Church bells were also stolen from
rural churches. A public address
system valued at $300 was remov
ed from Hunt Memorial Baptist
Church.
A number of people in public
life retired. Paul B. Ezell, county
farm agent for 28 years, was hon
ored at a banquet attended by over
200 friends at his retirement. He
was succeeded by his assistant
agent, A. F. Busby. Eight city and
county teachers retired with a to
tal of 286 years of service. Two
policemen of the city force also
retired; they were J. J. Hitt and
John Shealy. Also retiring was
Miss Eugenia Epps, hostess at the
ladies rest room for 28 years. L.
F. Fischer, manager of the local
Coca Cola Bottling company, re
tired with a 41-year record.
Tragedy took the lives of sev
eral people. Miss Verna Mae Ab
rams, a registered nurse, lost her
life when she emptied a waste
basket of paper tissues in a coal
burner stove at her home and her
clothing caught fire. Agnes Wil
son, a 91-year-old Negro woman,
perished in a fire which destroyed
the two-story dwelling in which
she had an apartment. One youth
died from the effects of a batted
ball while playing baseball. An
other youth died from being struck
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Dr. Holler At
Central Church
Sunday morning, January 4th,
Dr. Adlai C. Holler will bring the
message at Central Methodist
Church. Dr. Holler is the son of
Rev. A. C. Holler, once pastor
of Central. He is a graduate of
Wofford College and Duke Uni
versity, and at the present time is
Editor of the South Carolina
Methodist Advocate. The public is
invited to hear Dr. Holler.
FORECAST FOR 1959
1. Not too good and not tod:
bad. Both the boom and the re
cent recession will be awaiting
developments following the re- r
cent November elections.
2. 1959 will be a “do nothing**
year for Congress. Both parties
will hold their cards close to
their chests until 1960—when the
Republicans will want good bus
iness. Most Democrats will vote
for most of the inflationary leg
islation; but only a few of
Congressmen will vote for such*
legislation over the President’s
yeto. The Democrats will be in
dilemma. In their hearts they
not want good business in 19*0;'
but they must be very car
not to do Anything which c
be held against them in I960,
Every act of Rockefeller’s
of other leading Presidential
didates of both parties will
carefully scrutinized to anal;
their vote-getting possibilities
for 1960. We will comment
these possibilities in our Fore
cast for 1960 a year from now.
3. So long as Russia is fearful
of China’s loyalty, she will not
intentionally start a shooting
war. I hope that Chiang Kai-
shek will come to his senses so
that China will become an ally
of the United States. Marshall
surely bet on the “wrong horse”
when he made hi# report to Trtt-
,man.
4. Our national budget will
show a heavy deficit in 1969.
This and other factors should
cause a continued gradual, al
though not dangerous, inflation.
5. Serious competition will suf
fer at all levels in 1959. Manu
facturers, merchants and others
who reduce advertising and other
selling appropriations will surely
suffer.
6. Despite, competition, the
profits squeeze will be eased for
many concerns by strenuous cost
cutting programs and improving
business.
7. More foreign goods will en
ter the United States during 1959.
This especially applies to Ger
man, Italian, Japanese, and Rus
sian goods.
8. New cargo ships, built in
Japan, England, Germany, Nor
way, Sweden ^and Italy, will be
launched in 1959, This should #re-
sult in most American-built and
American-registered ship# oper
ating at a loss. More subsidies
will be demanded.
9. Failures may not increase
during 1959. Some big corpora
tion, now listed m the Dow-Jones
Averages, may get in financial
difficulties.
10. Federal cost-of-living fi
gures will be disputed in 1959.
Labor rates and wages which have
been • tied to the Federal Tables
will be disputed by both Labor
and Management.
, 11. On the basis of the above
statements, I forecast, on the av
erage, no wide change in 1959 for
commodity prices. The recent re
cession is not over. Russia is still
fighting us with an economic
war.
12. There will be more strikes
and labor troubles in 1959 than |n
1958. Due to fear of unfavorable
labor legislation and poor busi
ness conditions, labor leaders
were on their good behavior in
1958.
13. It is now difficult to fore
cast the unemployment situation
for 1959. Owing to the increase
of automation, working forces
will continue to be cut. Looking
ahead to the elections of 1960,
manufacturers, who are mostly
Republican, will want no more
serious unemployment to occur.
14. Many plans for expansion
of plants were postponed during
1958 for fear of a real depres
sion. Some of these plans will be
executed in. 1959, although on a
more moderate scale.
There will be a need for con
tinued economic readjustrhent in
1959; but the playing of politic#
by both parties may temporarily
postpone it.
15. 1959 will not see any mark-
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gram.Will it compete with or
tect toll roads recently built
believe ^kie " will
harm outstandihg^Shri*rilk«
IBonds. • Ir ' '
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thus obtaining higher income and
better security.
20. As inflation becomes more
serious, only short term bond is-
s u e s—other than convertible
bonds—should be held to matur
ity. Bonds should no longer be
considered good “permanent” in
vestments unless they are non-
taxable or convertible on a rea
sonable baais. | , ^
21. The best investment policy
during 1959 will continue to be a
well-diversified portfolio,—stocks,
short-term bonds, and cash. Ev
ery conservative investor will
keep one-third of his portfolio
liquid, to have funds available in
case of a sudden very severe
drop in the stock market. This
will come some day.
22. As the 1958 Congress has
not accomplished more in correct
ing abuses in the Teamster# Un
ion, the 1959 Congress will do lit*
tie to improve the labor situa
tion. Therefore, invest in compan
ies which will not be subject to
labor strikes. Banks and utilities
probably are the most nearly im
mune.
23. The Taft-Hartley Act will
not be amended, nor will labor’s,
exemption from anti-monopoly
laws be removed, until after .the
1960 election. Labor leaders will
get more and more power until—
with Russia’s help—they bring on
a real depression.
24. Due to unemployment and
the difficulty of borrowing funds
for installing automation (auto
matic factories), the machinery
.industry will continue quiet dur
ing 1969.
25. I now see no probability
that either wages or retail prices
will be “fixed” during 1959 un
less Russia threatens World War
Three.
26. Most wageworkers will be
more efficient during 1959, which
should enable some managements
to increase their productivity and
profits. ■
27. Executives will attend more
strictly to business during* 191$,
redodiig :time spqnt on luncheon
dubs, golf, etc.
28.. Good building land on the
proper side of gwming cities will
to iacrease in price not-
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1959; hut
offset by the
aemana.
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19® -torvea plCanada will
many Canadian and
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and businesses in general is
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parking space. This is
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Jan. 4: Howard Clark,
John Pappas, Murray Hai
Claude Sheppard, Elaine B
Paul 'Shealy, Mrs. Wilbur J.
ger, Debra Smith, Steven
Ur. ••
Jan. 5: Miae Juanita. MW
Johnson Hagoed Clary, C
ine Livingston, William K.
L~ Sheely, J. L Eania, STW:.
Ruff.
Jan. «: Henry Edward Cous
ins, R. T, Feagle, Mru. AHkljf
Ballentine, Mrs. Grady Ringer,
M. O. Fulmer, Branders Shealy,
Dessie K. Keeler, Evelyn D. Da
vis, Cally Berry.
Jan. 7: J. D. French, JokuT
Rex North III, Mrs. J. R.
North, Jerry Richardson, Vir
ginia Jones, Ervin D. Richard
son, Mr* James D. Crooks, #.
L. Shealy, Mrs* David Luther
Ruff, Robert S. Forbia.
Jan. 8: Emory IL
Mrs. D. L. Andrews, D. &
Schumpert, Mrs. D. E. Half-
acre, P. D. Holloway, John Da
vis, Glenn L. Hamm, Nellie
Wicker, Mrs. Audrey Rowes,
Rowe, Mrs. D. F. Senn, William
Leitssey, Mrs. BL M. Herman,
Mrs., J. W. Fuller, Miss Louise
D. Suber, Claude Counts, Vickie
Kuan, Pat Shealy, J. Robert
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