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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, APRIL 16, I959r # F Mir' V. •••>>••« CANCER GIRL VISITS GOVERNOR: Little Leah Katherine Adams, fire-year-old daughter of Mrs. Frances S. Adams, of Newberry, en joyed visiting Governor Ernest F. Rollings at his office. Leah, 1959 poster child for the American Cancer Society’s South Carolina Cru- Mde, met the governor in her official capacity along with her three- year-old sister, Tracy, who helps her get about. Leah lost both her eyes to cancer when she was less than a year old, but the people of Newberry Country contributed funds to buy her two glass eyes. Tracy helps her “see.” Following her visit to the head of South Carolina’s executive branch of government, Leah was introduced to the legislative branch by Senator F. G. Scurry, of Saluda County, a member of the state division’s board of directors, and by Senator Anbrey Harley of Newberry County. Three Are Held In Assault On County Lawmen By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Three young Newberry County Negrr*> es were charged Monday with the assault of the Prosperity Police chief and another officer, attacked Saturday night when they investigated a wild disturb ance, Sheriff Tom Fellers said. Evans Wise and Curtis Glas gow, who gave themselves up Saturday, and Leo Dewalt, who aurrendered Monday, were charg ed with assault and battery with to intent kill. Dewalt, who the sheriff said fled after the Saturday night fray, is also charged with grand larceny in connection with the theft of a police pistol. Two other negro youths, identi fied as Brady Lee Cannon and J. B. Tobe have been released on $750 bond each after being charg ed with affray. The sheriff said their arrest was not in connection with the beating of the officers. Chief Pink W. Bailey, about 69, and Police Officer Crayne were jumped by several youths when they went to investigate a bot tling throwing fist-swinging free- for-all at a cafe. Sheriff Fellers said Wise and Glasgow, both about 20, admit ted holding the chief and strik ing his fellow officer with his own blackjack. Neither of the officers was hurt seriously. During }he melee, one of the officer’s pistols was taken. It had not been located Monday. Sheriff Feller's with highway patrol reinforcements quickly dis- persed t he big crowd at the scene, but not before several win dows had been broken out and the area cluttered with bottles and other missiles. The investigation of the inci dent is continuing, the sheriff said. College Summer Session June 8 The Newberry College summer session will begin on Monday, June 8, and continue through Fri day, July 31. Registration will be gin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday and members of the faculty will be available for consultation during that day. Classes will begin at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 9. classes will meet five days a week, Mon day through Friday, with length ened class periods to permit the completion of a full semester’s work during the eight weeks’ ses sion. Courses will be offered to qual ify . teachers for higher certifica tion ratings, also for teachers in terested in earning the B. S. de gree in elementary or secondary education. By attending three summer sessions and three regular college sessions students may gra duate within three calendar years. College students who desire to supplement the academic work of the regular session may take courses during the summer term. Students of foreign languages may be interested to know that an entire second year’s work in col lege Spanish or French may be completed during this eight weeks’ summer school. Length of class time for these two courses will be doubled in order that students may receive the full year’s credit. Newberry College offers courses in ten major fields leading to the A.B. and B.S. degrees. Instruction will be given by a capable faculty, and for resident students comfor table dormitories and excellent meals will be available. All the advantages of summer school may be found at Newberry College at reasonable expense. Dean Conrad B. Park will serve as director of the Summer Ses sion.- Motor Vehicle License Office Is Reopened Reopening of the Newberry mo tor vehicle licensing office on a three-day per week schedule, ef fective April 13, was announced by Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan. The office will be open on Monday, Wednes day and Saturday of each week. Located at the Highway Depart ment’s maintenance shop, the of fice had been closed since the re cent death of Mrs. Mary C. Crom er, who was clerk in charge. Mrs. Elden Fuller Livingston, of New berry, has been appointed to suc ceed Mrs. Cromer. The office will be operated on a three-day-per-week schedule un til about October 1 when 1960 ve hicle registrations begin, at which time it will revert to a full-time Best Spellers Are Selected By. MRS. A. H. COUNTS Number 13 proved lucky for three contestants in the Newberry County spelling contest Saturday morning. All three winners were girls, each thirteen years of age. The first place winner was Lin da Sutton, a sixth grade student at Newberry Junior High. Her teacher is Mrs. Gallic Marie Setz- ler and she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sutton of Newberry. Miriam Baker, a member of the seventh grade of the Whitmire Schools was second place winner. She is the daughter of Mrs. May- me Baker of Whitmire. Her teach er is Mrs. Walker. Judy Brooks, an eighth grade student of Silverstreet School was third place winner. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Brooks of Silverstreet and her teacher is Prof. J. G. Long. Each of the three winners received cash awards. Other contestants were: Charles Cullum, son of Rev. and Mrs. M. T. Cullum of Pomaria. Donald Brooks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks of Rt. 3. Edna Stoudemire is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoudemire of Little Mountain. Gloria Boozer, 11, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Boozer of Prosperity. Rabies Clinic The Rabies Clinic schedule for next week, and through April *27, which will be the last day of the clinic, is as follows: Monday, April 20: Tom Crom er’s Store, Strother highway, 2- 2:45 p.m.; Homer Crooks Store, Strother highway, 3-3:30 p.m.; M. O. Mayer’s Store, Strother high way, 3:45-4:15 p.m.; Fork Groc ery, Maybinton, 4:30-5 p.m.; Reese Bros. Store, Maybinton, 5:15-5:30 p.m., Dr. Lide. Tuesday, April 21: Matthews Store, Hill Crest Store, Bush Riv er road, 2-2:45 p.m.; Oxner’s Store, Kinards, 3:15-4:15 p.m.; Wallace’s Store, Jalapa, 4:30-5:15 p.m., Dr. Lowman. Wednesday, April 22: Old Post Office, Helena, 2-2:30 p.m.; Oak land Mill, M. A. Jones and Senn Bros. Store, 2:45-3:45 p. m.; West End Park, 4-5 p.m., Dr. Lide. Thursday, April 23: Newberry High School, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Mol- lohon Park, 3:45-4:45 p.m., Dr. Lowman. Monday, April 27, Whitmire City Hall, 2:30-5 p.m., Dr. Lide. State law requires yearly vacci nation of all dogs four months of age and older by a licensed veter inarian. We’ve moved to our new studio 1311 Main Street Pay us a visit—we I shall be glad to you - FINE PHOTOGRAPHS - NICHOLS STUDIO Many Attend State Meeting The following Garden Club members attended the State con vention of the Garden Club of South Carolina in Spartanburg last week; Town and Country: Mrs. Jack Jenkins, Mrs. Eddie Rodelsperger. Green Thumb: Mrs. Chester Hawkins, Mrs. R. M. Lominack, Miss Grace Summer. Garden Study Club: Mrs. S. C. Altman, Mrs. James Kinard. Floral Garden Club: Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam. Nosegay Garden Club: Mrs. T. N. Parks, Mrs. W. Roy Ander son, Mrs. R. B. Baker, Mrs. C. A. Kaufmann, Mrs. P. M, Dennis, Mrs. W. M. Hunter, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Mi's. E. W. Yates, Mrs. El mer McClure. Newberry Garden Club: Mrs. Clem Youmans, Mrs. H. B. Senn, Mrs. Claude Smith, Mrs. Don Rook, Mrs. Price Padgett, Mrs. T. J. Eskridge, Mrs. E. G. Able, Mrs. Robert Livingston, Mrs. Von Long, Mrs. Louis Floyd, Mrs. Jim mie Coggins, Mrs. Richard L. Ba ker; also Mrs. Baker’s daughter, Mrs. Sydney Carter, a member of the Georgetown Garden Club. To Participate In Alert Drill WKDK, Newberry, will parti cipate in the National Civil De fense Air Raid Alert Drill, which will take place Friday, April 17, at 11:30 a. m. At that time WKDK will suspend operations for one- half hour. Listeners are asked to keep their radio dials at 1240 kilo cycles (WKDK) where they will receive complete instructions as to the nature of the alert. This Civil Defense and CONEL- RAD Alert Drill is a means of ad vance warning to all residents of the United States in time of ene my attack; andWKDK asks the full cooperation of all during this important practice. Mrs. Culdasure Service Friday Mrs. Victoria Goings Culclasure, 74, died early Wednesday morning at a hospital in Columbia. She had been ill for several months. Mrs. Culclasure was born and reared in Newberry and was the daughter of the late James R. and Sibbie Fikes Rivers. She was twice married, first to Daniel B. Goings who died a num ber of years ago, and next to F. B. Culclasure. Mrs. Culclasure retir ed from the Oakland plant of Ken dall Mills four years ago. She was a member of the Lewis Methodist Church, a member of the Lydia Hughes Circle and she taught the Ladies Sunday School class and Junior girls Sunday School Class for a number of years. Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, D. B. Go- RITZ Theatre THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY George Montgomery, Taina Elg, David Farrar “WATUSI” Admission: Children, 15c; Adults, 50c MONDAY & TUESDAY Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn The Black Orchid operation. Hours of operation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mon day and Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday. The local office is also the driver examining office for the Newberry area, with a patrolman- examiner giving tests on Monday and Wednesday of each week. CLOVER LEAF DRIVE-IN Theatre FRIDAY & SATURDAY Tank Force Victor Mature, Leo Genn Added Color Cartoon—By Leaps SUNDAY Maracaibo Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace Added Color Cartoon—Triplet Trouble FOR THE SPRING HOLIDAYS or just a weekend at the beach How about a visit to Jekyll Island? The weather’s ideal for most activities, and there’s plenty to keep you busy if you want to be. If you’d rather just relax and enjoy the natural beauty of Georgia’s Golden Isles, you couldn’t pick a nicer spot! . . . And for the finest in modern beach-front accommodations, make your reservation at The Wanderer Georgia’s Largest Resort Motel JEKYLL ISLAND, GA. 96 Family-Unit Apartments • Phone ME 8-2511 Don’t be disappointed . . . Make your vacation reservations now! ings Jr. of Newberry; five daugh ters, Mrs. Juanita Turner and Mrs. Victor R. Smith, both of Newberry, Mrs. Clifford Alexan der of Waterloo, Mrs. Wilson L. Johnson of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Miss Yvonne Goings of West Co lumbia; three step- children, Mrs. Marvin Humphries of Joanna, F. E. Culclasure and James F. Cul clasure, USAF in Morocco; one brother, E. T. Rivers of Red Bank; one sister, Mrs. F. E. Lorrick of Batesburg; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; seven step- grandchildren, and two step-great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Lewis Methodist Church by the Rev. E. W. Gott, the Rev. Paul Petty and the Rev. A. H. Bouknight. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Mrs. Merchant Died Wednesday Mrs. Maude Kelly Merchant, 69, wife of Andrew J. Merchant Sr. of Rt. 1, Kinards, died early Wednesday morning at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia after an ill ness of 14 months. Mrs. Merchant was born in Chappells, a daughter of the late Monroe and Maillie Dickert Kelly. She had made her home in the Hopewell community of Laurens County most of her life and was a member of Bush River Baptist Church and of the Women’s Bible Class. She was a former member of the Home Demonstration Club. Surviving# besides her husband are four sons, A. J. Merchant of Spartanburg, Woodrow Merchant of Newberry, Wilson Merchant of Laurens and Robert Merchant of Kinards; two daughters, Mrs. J. C. McNeill of Greenwood and Mrs. William West of Leesville; 13 grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. H. W. Dipner of Chappells, Miss Annie Kelly of Cross Hill, Mrs. J. S. Angel of Hickory, N. C., and Mrs. E. Y. McDonald of Greenwood; and three brothers, Roy Kelly of Prosperity, Ray Kelly of Ninety Six and Illinois and Es ter Kelly of Cross Hill. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at Bush River Baptist Church by the Rev. T. B. Altman, the Rev. J. R. McKittrick and the Rev. Cyril Hamm. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gar dens. her left. A witness, George F. Scruggs, maintenance superintendent for the State Highway Department here, testified that Mr. Carlow, driving a 1953 Mercury, was not exceeding 40 miles an hour at the time of the crash. Highway Patrolman D. A. Reighley testified that his inves tigation of the accident revealed no brake marks on either side of the highway. He said the accident occurred on a clear day and al most level road. He further testi fied that the Mercury was found part on and part off the pave ment. Mr. Carlow, who was injured in the accident, attended the inquest but did not testify. C of C Installs Two Members The Children of the Confedera cy met February 13 at 3:30 p.m at the home of Mrs. Elise Bow ler. The following officers were elected: President, Gene Morehead; vice president, Laura Summer; secre tary, Betsy Bruner; treasurer, Bubber Coleman; Chaplain, Neal Dickert; and historian, Tommy Pope. Each member took part in the program on Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Two new members, Henry Brooks and Gail Phillips, were welcomed into the group. Betsy Bruner, Secretary Gene Morehead, President. vance gifts. Those helping with this phase of the program are Mrs. .§ylvia Rabin, Mrs. Mary Dawkins, Mrs. Frances Oxner, Miss Mirian* Hendrix, Mrs. I. Schissell, Miss Minnie Morris, Mrs. Evelyn Long, Mrs. Iris Rodelsperger, Mrs. Etta Rae Jordan, Mrs. Eva Clamp# Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs. Mar garet Lipscomb. Hospital Births SENN Mr. and Mrs. Angus Daniel Senn of Silverstreet are receiving congratulations on the birth of an eight pound son, Henry Long, on April 10 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Senn is the former Dorothy Long. HIGHTOWER Mr. and Mrs. William Avery Hightower of Rt. 5, Saluda, an nounce the birth of a seven pound, two ounce son, William Allen, on April 12 at the local hospital. Tha mother is the former Frances Eu genia Livingston. HAWKINS Mr. and Mrs. Colin Ray Hawk ins Jr., of Rt. 1, Kinards are par ents of a seven pound, one ounce son, Michael Ray, bom April 12 at Newberry Hospital. Mrs. Hawk ins before marriage was Patricia Ann Crowder. Coroner's Jury Places No Blame In Accident By MRS. A. H. COUNTS A corner’s jury Friday found that Mrs. Mary Cromer of New berry “came to her death as the result of injuries received in an automobile collision between cars driven by the deceased and Don Carlow” of Anderson. The jury said, “We do not recommend that anyone be held for grand jury in vestigation.” According to medical testimony presented at the inquest, Mrs. Cromer died as a refeult of a “crushing wound of the chest.” Mrs. Cromer, an employe of the State Highway Department office here for several years, was .the wife of J. Horace Cromer. The fatal accident occurred about 1:15 p.m. on Highway 76 By- Pass as Mrs. Cromer apparently was preparing to turn her car from that highway into a road on WHITAKER FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE PHONE 270 i-OOOOOOOO Cancer Day To Be Observed On April 24 Conquer Cancer Day will be ob served in Newberry Friday, April 24, according to Crusade co-chair men Mrs. Margaret Lipscomb, of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler of the County Home Demonstration Council. A house- to-house canvass will begin at 7 p.m. The minimum goal for the Crusade is 15c per capita. New berry County last year raised $4,- 767.63. Local chapter officials express the hope that this year’s campaign will be the most successful ever, because, they state, more funds are needed than ever. “There has been great progress made in research in the fight of this num ber two disease killer, but there is still a long way to go before it is conquered. Our greatest hope is in research tnd education, which will cost lots of money and it is up to us to give of our dimes and dollars to help,” said local offi cers, who express the belief that “cancer can be cured if we get to it in time.” During the next few days, New- berrians will be given an oppor tunity to give to the fight against cancer. In 1958, there were 26 cases in Newberry County receiv ing help from the Newberry County Unit of the American Can cer Society. ■Businesses are being contacted in Newberry this week for ad- IN HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT Mrs. Frank Gilfillan is reported to be improving at Newberry County Memorial Hospital where she has ben hospitalized since last week, undergoing treatment for a throat infection. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Harmon# Kenneth and Nancy Harmon spent the weekend with relatives in At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hawkine and son, Lewis were Sunday visit ors in the home of Mr. and Mrs* Bobby Chandler in Batesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bynum Neel of Savannah, Ga. spent several days last week in Newberry visitinjf Mr. Neel’s aunts, Miss Annie By num on Johnstone street and Mrs* Eugene Blease on Boundary street. p- LASSIFIEOl H D J CV ELECTRIC MOTORS NEW USED—REBUILT Bought, Sold, Exchanged We Repair All Types Satisfaction 0«ar»nt<*ed Mann Electric Repair Co. 2S29 Main St. Colombia, S- C. LOOK MEN—Is your job gone or in doubt? You can have your own permanent business as » Rawleigh Dealer. Write at oricc for particulars. Rawleigh’3# Dept. SCD-162-558-B, Richmond# Va. 49-4tp FOR SALE—1957 Magnolia 52 ft* three bedroom mobile home. Liv ed in one year. Cash, good fur niture, boat and motor for down payment. Parked on Main St* in Prosperity or call 4956. Itc LOOK YOUR FINEST . . . FEEL YOUR BEST FOR SUMMER ... in FL0RSHEIM SHOES • • • N T. ROY SUMMER, INC. “THE MAN’S SHOP” CAROLINA METAL WORKS Sheet Metal - Heating - Air Conditioning COLLEGE ST. EXTN. TEL. 115 A. G. McCAUGHRIN, President & Treasurer. Save Where Your Savings Are Insured HOME MORTGAGE LOANS! WHY PAY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN YOUR OWN HOME? Accounts are insured to $10,000 by Federal Savings and Loan In surance Corporation — an agency of the United States Govern ment. Building & Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, S. C. The State Building Pinckney N. Abrams, Sec.-Treas.