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Some friends are like shadow--. They are only with you when you're in your spot in the sun. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 48. By The Way By Doris A. Sanders NO SUCH WORD In the event you read the out line under the picture of the O - Neal Street Methodist Manse in last week’s issue of The Sun, you probably wondered about one word contained therein. The word was “destructed.” 1 can assure you there is no such word, just something I seem to have made up, though not intentionally. I wrote it—the typesetter set it the proofreader read r it—but no one caught the error until it was too late. May I correct it by stat ing that the old parsonage is be ing demolished, which I am suie would be synonymous with de structed if there were such a word. UNITED FUND There has oeen much favorable comment recently about a U nited Fund drive for Newberry in 1960 to replace the many, many indi vidual drives to which Newber- rians have been, and will continue to be subjected during 1959. The [nterservice Council will meet on April 6th. I understand that a lumber of local organizations have already discussed the mattei and lave agreed to have a representa- ;ive at this meeting to formulate ilans for one big drive next year. Give your support to a United Fund. NEW COACH Newberry High has a new coach to replace Art Baker, who will be leaving at the end of the school year to go to Uau Claire. W alt Pinson, football coach at Union High was elected by the Newberry County Board of Education at its meeting Tuesday night. Othei teachers in the county system were re-elected, although it is under stood that some vacancies are still to be filled before the next school year. HIGH RATINGS An article elsewhere in this is sue reports that the 246th Army Band, National Guard was award ed a superior rating on its last Federal inspection, making two years in a row that the band, cap ably directed by Charlie Pruitt, has attained this high rating. The other National Guard units in Newberry also received, high rat ings. Battery C and Headquarters Eatery, 107th Battalion; also Headquarters Battery, 228th Group all were given Excellent ratings by the Federal inspectors. VFWOfficers Are Elected Livingston-Wise Post 5968, Vet erans of Foreign Wat's, elected officers for the ensuing year at its ‘meeting last week. Taking over as commander will be Guy V. Whitener, Jr., who suc ceeds Lewis Lipscomb in that pos ition. Elected vice-commander was John C. Billingsley; Junior vice commander, R. C. Rikard; Quar termaster, Curt Gregory; Chap lain, Bobby Underwood; Surgeon, Dr. Ralph P. Baker; Judge Advo cate, E. Maxcy Stone; and trus tee, Lewis Lipscomb. Coffee Day Is Expected To Be Success The 21 business establishments in Newberry County cooperating with the Crippled Children’s So ciety and the Restaurant Associa tion in promoting of “Coffee Day,” are making preparations for serving many cups of coffee on Good Friday, thanks to the efforts of local law enforcement officers. In Newberry, city and county law officials have been busy for the past two weeks selling “B. A. C.” pins. The pins cost $1.00 and entitle the wearer to drink as much coffee as he wishes at any of the participating business firms on “Coffee Day,” Good Friday. The initials, BAC, mean “Buck-A-Cup” or, more to the reason for the drive, “Brace-A-Child.” Coffee Day is another means of rai.mg funds to be used by the Newberry County Chapter of the Crippled Children’s Society for the cure, care and re habilitation of crippled children and adults in the county. BAC pins may be secured from any law enforcement officer, and coffee may be secured on Coffee Day from the following establish ments: Main Street Pharmacy, both Main and Hunt Street branches; Lominick’s Drug Store, Central An executive would have to be either juvenile or senile who didn’t know more than his secretary, but what can you do to concime her of that? NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR SELLING EASTER LILIES for the Newberry Co mty Chapter of the Crippled Children’s Society last Friday were the following members of the Junior Sunday School class. Central Methodist Church: Eleanor Burnett, Carolyn Hawkins, Jimm- Clamp, Joe Summer, Cathy Bledsoe, Mike Clamp, Bruce Clamp, Peggy Lominack, and Mary Helen Whitaker, all shown above, as well as a number of others not in the picture. Total sales of Lilies by these boys and girls amounted to $180.30. (Sun- photo.) Local Guard Strength To Be Increased; Unit Added ... . Steve C. Griffith Jr., son of Cir cuit Judge and Mrs. Steve C. Grif fith of Newberry, has successfully passed his South Carolina Bar As sociation examination and was sworn in as a member of the South Carolina Bar at ceremonies in Co lumbia Wednesday. He will enter Exchange Club Barbecue Set The Exchange Club of New berry will have a sale of barbecue chicken on Saturday, April 18 for the benefit of the club’s youth program. Chickens will be cooked by Eugene Shealy and “Red” Franklin. They will be wrapped in aluminum foil for immediate use or for refrigeration or freezing for later use. Only whole chickens will be sold and home delivery may be obtained. Exchange Club President Irvin B. Leslie, stated that he hoped that the people of Newberry and Prosperity would support this sale again this year as they have the other projects of the past spon sored by the club for support of its youth program. Many young boys have had an opportunity to engage in the Little Boy’s Base ball League, Explorer Scouts, and other activities sponsored by the youth activities committee of the club and Mr. Leslie said that the cost of the barbecued chickens will, in addition to being a good food item, be giving support to a very worthy cause. Drug Store, Gildc- & Weeks, Newberry Drug Store, Worts Cafe, Hotel Wiseman, Wallace Home, Prosperity Drug Store, Dixie Cafe (Lydia Chapman, man ager); Plampin’s Eats, Gilliam’s Drive-In, 76 Truck Stop, Haile’s Truck Stop, Whit’s Grill, Zesto, Oakland Commissary, Mollohon Commissary, Newberry Mills Com- missarv and Kinard’s Lunch Room. the practice of law in Newberry in partnership with Hon. Eugene S. Blease. Mr. Griffith attended Newberry schools and entered Clemson Col lege in 1950. He was vice-presi dent of his sophomore class and president of his Junior class. In 1952, he won the “Trustee Medal,” which is a best spe-aker award. During his senior year at Clem son, Mr. Griffith was speaker of the student assembly and a mem ber of the famous Senior Drill platoon, which performed at the Mardi Gras parade in New Or leans. He was listed in “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.” In 1954, he received a B. S. degree in History and Gov ernment. He was a member of the ROTC and received a 2nd lieuten ant’s commission on graduation. After attending the University of S. C. Law School for one year, Mr. Griffith w-as called to active duty in June 1955. He served 18 months in Bamberg, Germany with the 85th Infantry Regiment, 10th Infantry Division, and was releas ed in June 1957 with the rank of first lieutenant. He re-entered law school where he became a member of Wig and Robe, a local honor organization, and r. member of the National Moot Court Team. He served as general committee clerk in the House of Representatives for two years. He received his law degree in January of this year and was sworn in to practice law in all state courts and in S. C. fed eral courts. In announcing the forming of a partnership with Judge Blease, Mr. Griffith stated: “Upon deciding at an early age to become a lawyer, I have looked forward to the day when I could return to my home town and be associated in the prac tice of law with the Honorable Eugene S. Blease. I am delight ed that he has invited me to form the partnership of Blease and Griffith and to engage in the gen eral practice of law with him.” Amity Lodge Ladies Night Plans Made Plans have been completed for the Amity Lodge No. 87 AFM La dies Night, at which Hon. William Jennings Bryan Dorn, congress man from the Third Congressional district, will be guest Speaker. Ferd J. Summer, general chairman for the occasion, announced that the banquet will be held on Thurs day, April 2 at 8 p.m. at the New berry High School Cafeteria. Eastern Star will serve the din ner. Assisting Mr. Summer with plans for the affair are B. Mere dith Harmon, William E. LeVal- ley and Heyward S. Davis. Congressman Dorn, who is a na tive of Greenwood, has the dis tinction of having been the young est member of the S. C. House of Representatives in 1939 and 1940 and the youngest member of the State Senate in 1941 and 1942. At age 24 he was seated in South Carolina Senate by a sr f, Mal vote. In 1942 he volunteered for service in the Army Air Force and resign ed from the Senate. He spent three and one half years in serv ice, 18 months of which was in Newberry will gain one Nation al Guard unit and an increase of 21 men under the new pentomic type structure to be made effect ive on April 1st. Adjutant Gener al Frank D. Pinckney said that instructions for the reorganiza tion ofthe South Carolina Army-, National Guard have been issued by the Chief, National Guard Bu reau. All units of the state will be affected. The major organizations of the state will be the 51st Infantry Division and the 228th Anti- Aircraft Artillery Group. The de-. signation of the latter will be changed to the 228th Combat Area Signal Group and will remain in Newberry under the command of Col. B. F. Wingard. The 228th will be in charge of approximately one-third of the state’s National Guard strength. The strength of the Group headquarters in New berry will be cut to 44, of which 17 will be officers, tw r o warrant of ficers and 25 enlisted men. The 107th Battalion, formerly under the 51st Division, will be under the 228th Group and will continue being commanded by Lt. Col. James W. Henderson of New berry. In addition to Headquarters Battery and C Battery of the 107, a new battery, A, will be located in Newberry. Personnel who will be cut from the 228th and Head quarters 107th will be transferred to A Battery, and 21 additional va cancies will be filled. The 228th Group will control all non-divisional units in the state. These are, in addition to the 107th, the 163rd Transporta tion Tactical Carrier Battalion with headquarters at Hampton; the 108th Signal Support Batta lion with headquarters at Green wood; the 678th AAA Battalion with headquarters at Anderson; the 713th AAA Battalion with headquarters at Lancaster, and the 246th Army Band at Newber ry. Attached to the Group for ad ministrative purposes will be the 3649th Ordnance Company of Col umbia and the State Detachment, SCNG, Columbia. Three of the five battle groups in the 51st Division will be loca ted in South Carolina with head quarters in Charleston, Union, and Florence. The Union battle group will be commanded by Col. John C. Billingsley of Newberry. Included in this group will be the Whitmire National Guard unit, formerly known as Co. K, 218th Infantry. 246th Army Band Rates Superior The 246th Army Band, S. C. National Guard, Newberry, has been notified from 3rd Army Headquarters that a rating of Superior, which is the highest pos sible rating, was awarded the Band on its recent Federal inspec tion held in March. This is two years in succession that the Band has been awarded a superior rat ing. In addition to being responsible for a high degree of musical pro ficiency, members of the band must also be well trained in the basic military fundamentals as are all other units. The 246th band is unique in that man^ of the personnel are spec ialized musicians, either in the field of teaching as band directors at high schools throughout the state, or are at present studying in college to enter this field. Those members already in the teaching field are: CWO Pruitt, direatqr of the 246th, who is professor of instrumental work and director of bands at Newberry College; M-Sgt. Oneal Clamp, band director at Allendaie-Fairfax High School; SP-3 Toni McCul lough and Herbert Gilliam, band directors at Whitmire High School and Johnston - Edgefield High Schools respectively; and SP-3 Bobby Gilliam, former band direc tor of York High School. Other members of the unit who are studying now to enter the field of teaching band are: SP-3 James Leopard, Walter Leopard, Ralph Gilliam, Mickey Ward, Har-j ry Kirkland, Robert Bouknight, Walter Counts, and Pfc. William Thayer. The 246th Army Band’s duties are to bolster the morale of the troops and to serve as a public re lations outlet between the Military and civilian interest. The Band will furnish music for the annual Easter Sunrise Services to be held Sunday. The band has participated in this annual event the past five years. Europe with the 9th Air Force. He was elected to Congress in 1946 and became one of the young est members of the 80th Congress. In 1950 he was elected to the 82nd Congress and to succeeding Con gresses without opposition. He is married to the former Miss Mildred Johnson, who was as sociated with U. S. News and World Report magazine. They have three daughters and one son. Officers of Amity Lodge 87 for 1959 are B. Meredith Harmon, Worshipful Master; Ewell G. Cot- ney, Senior Warden; Ferd J. Sum mer, Junior Warden; Joseph M. Hove, Treasurer; F. Scott Elliott, Secretary; J. R. McKittrick, Chap lain; William E. LeValley, Senior Deacon; Jeter Young, Junior Dea con; G. William Heller Jr., Stew ard; James D. Perry, Steward and James E. Nichols, Tiler. Members of the ticket commit tee for the Ladies Night are Mel vin Attaway, Jimmy Davenport, Heyward Davis, F. Scott Elliott, B. Meredith Harmon, P. K. Har mon, Alvin Hipp, Cecil Kinard, William LeValley, James Perry, Steve Reeves, E. C. Rinehart, Wil son Rowe, Ferd Summer and Jeter Young. Roberts joins Citizens Home It w’as announced yesterday by G. Wayne Martin, Executive Vice President of the Citizens Home In surance Company, Newberry, that Raymond L. Roberts of George town has recently joined the staff of the Loss Department of the \ Citizens Home Insurance Com- | pany. Mr. Roberts graduated from The Citadel in Charleston in 1952 and from the University of South Carolina Law School where he was! a member of Phi Delta Phi legal j fraternity. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association. Mr. Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Roberts of Georgetown. He is married to the former Matilda Jane Robertson of Augusta, Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will make their home in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. George Young and grandchildren, Harry and Ruth Buzhardt of Whitmire spent Sun day in the home of the Buzhardt children’s other grandmother, Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt on Boundary St. Plans have been completed for the Easter Sunrise Service, which will be held Sunday morning at 6:30 at Margaret Hunter Park. The inspiring occasion has been spon sored for the past eleven years by the Civic League. The Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will deliver the Easter message. The Rev. Paul E. Grier will read the Scripture. The Rev. Francis I. Fesperman will lead the prayer, and the Rev. Brice Blakeney will give the benediction. Beginning'af 6 fr.m., appropriate music will be played by the 246th Army Band under the direction of Chief Warrant Officer Charles Pruitt. Included on the program will be a vocal solo by Dr. Milton Moore. Those in charge of making plans for the Sunrise Service include Prof, and Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, co- chairmen, who also served on the program committee with Mrs. J. E. Wiseman and Steve Reeves. Park Committee: Mayor Ernest Layton and City Manager E. L. Blackwell, co-chairmen; Mrs. B. V. Chapman, J. W. Counts and S. W. Shealy Music: Dr. Milton Moore, chair man; Prof. Charlie Pruitt, Miss Juanita Hitt. Radio: Dean P. T. Kelly, chair man; Mrs. P. T. Kelly, Jimmy Cog gins. Publicity: Mrs. Elliott, Ollie Moye, and Frank Armfield. Mrs. E. A. Lominick of Pomaria was a weekend visitor in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eargle nedr the city. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell spent Sunday in Sumter with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mims and family. Courtesy: Proi. i. £<. r-pung, chairman; Supt. P. K. Harmon. Bells: Sam D. Beam. Cross: E. E. Westwood. Ushers: Prof. Elliott, chairman; Hugh Crooks, Jack Hove, James E. Nichols, F. Scott Elliott, Jr., Kiblex' Moon, Billy Dehihns, and Ezra C. Rinehart. Parking: Chief of Police Colie Dowd, assisted by Scout Troop No. 69, Dewey Kinard, leader. For several years the three Lu theran Churches in the vicinity of Little Mountain gather atop one of the peaks there and hold Eas ter sunrise services. Pr. Jame«L C. Kinard, one of the top speakers in this section, will deliver the address. The music will be under the direction of Mrs. L. C. Der rick. The churches sponsoring the services are Holy Trinity, Mount Tabor and Mount Pilgrim Luther an Churches. Then down on Lake Murray at the Macedonia Lutheran Church similar services will be held. The morning speaker will be the Rev. John D. Zeigler, pastor of St. Pet er’s Lutheran Church. The services will be in charge of the Rev. John H. Koch Jr., pastor of Macedonia Church. Music will be furnished by the Chapin High School Band under the direction of E. L. Baze- more. Also assisting will be the various choirs of Macedonia and St. Peter’s Lutheran Churches. The waters from Lake Murray come to within 100 yards of the little frame church. . At Whitmire the Ministerial As sociation will sponsor a sunrise Easter Service at the Whitmire Golf Course. The speaker will be the Rev. Dan H. Montgomery, pastor of Whitmire Methodist Church. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Baseball The Newberry High School baseball team will open its 1959 home season this (Thursday) af ternoon against Brookland-Cayce. Other home games scheduled are April 3, Union, day; April 17, Clinton; April 24, Lancaster and April 30, Chester. The latter three are night games. BLUE RIBBON WINNERS of the Palmetto Card n Club’s Spring Flower show are shown above with their arrangements. They are, left to right, Mrs. Atlee Lindsay, Mrs. Sara Nichols, Mrs. Ruth McCrackin and Mrs. Nita Frazier. The show was held Tuesday in the Assembly Room of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. The theme was “One More Spring.” Mrs. Albert Jones was flower show- chairman. In the Artistic Division, Class 1, First Sign of Spring. All green line-mass arrangement, Mrs. Frazier. Class 2, Budding Life, arrangements featuring budding branches, Mrs. Nichols. Class 3, Ap ril Showers. Spring flowers, shrubs in a pitcher. Mrs. McCrackin. Class 4, Rainbow Itself, Horizontal arrangement of mixed flowers, Mrs. Lindsay. Class 5, Spring Garden, arrangement of fruit and or vegetables, Mrs. Frazier. Blue ribbon winners in the Horticulture Division were Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. Jim Callicutt, Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Frank Armfield; Educational Exhibit, Mrs. Wilbur Boozer; Bird Exhibit, Mary Edna Winn. (Sunphoto.) March 29: Mrs. Norma Wes- singer Glymph, Miss Pauline Williams, James D. Perry, Tom mie Long, Robert Clayton Smith Jr., Harvey Drawdy, E. S. South erland, George N. Martin, Nan cy Elizabeth Timmerman, Col. L. G. Eskridge. March 30: William Milam, Mrs. Hedy P. Clark, Eddie Long, Deleal Boinest, Neel Boozer, Gettis L. Coates, Henry Dodgen, Tommy Pope, Charles Park, Mrs. R. Brice Waters. March 31: Mrs. James Smith, Sr., Johnny Billingsley, Rupert Edward Hodges Jr., Mary Susan Long, Mrs. Anna Counts, George Ray Lathrop, Larry Beam, Bill Carter. April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Ber tha D. Boylston, Otis L. Whi sker, Mrs. A. E. Hazel. April 2: Fred Hayes, Oliver Cromer, Mrs. Sam J. Shannon, Grace E. Harmon. April 3: Mary Ruth Armfield, Mrs. J. B. Harmon, Meredith Harmon, Marjorie Graham, Nan cy Eskridge. April 4: Miss Rebecca Lomin ick, Mrs. Herman Halfacre, J. H. Cook, James Edward Plam- pin, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Anne Bruner, Miss Myra Hardy, John ny Myers, J. Howard Clark Sr.