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Prosperity is just around the corner if you can just get up enough speed to latch onto it. Zeke the Beak found that the surest way to get a rush job done to put it on the desk of a busy man. (He’ll have his girl Friday to do it.) VOLUME 22; NUMBER 2. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way Council Finally Decides To By Dorla A. Bandera HAPPY BIRTHDAY We wish to express an especial ly happy birthday today to Mrs. Leila Williams, who is celebrating: her 97th birth anniversary on May 13. Mrs. Williams has been confin ed to her bed for the past several years, after having suffered a broken hip in a fall. She was ser iously ill for some time, but other than having to remain in bed, she is physically and mentally in good condition. W r e wish for her much happiness on her birthday and in the days and years to come. Purchase A New Fire Truck ALL DRESSED UP The juniors and seniors of New berry High School put on their prettiest formal^ and nicest suits and had a wonderful time at the Junior-Senior last Friday night. W T e appreciate the invitation to be on hand to enjoy this affair. A de lightful buffet supper was served, after which dancing was enjoyed by the young ladies and gentlemen. The hall and cafeteria of the high school was beautifully decorated, the theme being “Song In My Heart.” Thank you, Juniors, for your hospitality. DON’T LIKE US Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pope return ed over the weekend from a week’s cruise, during which they visited Cuba and Nassau. Tom’s remarks about Cuba: “I don’t want to have anything to do with that place. They don’t like Americans a bit. I didn’t see a smile the whole time we were there.” More and more information is coming to light that Castro and his henchmen are Communists and those who have visited Cuba recently have reason to believe this is true. At Nassau and for the remainder of the trip, the Popes had a fine time. The tour w T as sponsored by the S. C. Bar Association. MEMBBERS OF THE 5TH GRADE at Silverstreet School who visited the Sunoffice last week were, left to right, front row, Rog er Longshore, Wayne Nichols, Steve Bowers, Lin Longshore; sec ond row, Mrs. Wilbur Longshore, Margaret Longshore, Debra Bowers, Neel Long, Tommy Martin, Jimmy Moore; third row, Carolyn Monts, Buddy Waldrop, Johnny Longshore and Nina Sharpe. (Sunphoto.) Is Guardsman Of The Month Master Sergeant James L. Mil ler, member Battery C 5th AW Battalion (SP), 118th Combat Arms Regiment, Newberry, has been selected by Adjutant Gener al Frank D. Pinckney as the South Carolina “National Guardsman of the Month.” Sgt. Miller was born in Newber ry November 20, 1928. He is a graduate of Newberry High School and in 195G was graduated from the Army’s Artillery Maintenance School at Fort Bliss, Texas. He has completed over 12 years military service, including active duty as a member of the U. S. Ma rine Corps. He served as an avia tion mechanic while it) the .Ma rines. His present assignment is Battery C’s first sergeant, and has held this position since 1953. Sgt. Miller is very active in community and church affairs in Newberry , area. He is a former Boy Seoul Committeeman of the Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council, a member of Amity Masonic Lodge of Newberry, Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, Treasurer of the Brotherhood and Council Member (Deacon) of the Bethany Lutheran Church. For the past three years Miller has been employed by the South Carolina National Guard as an ar tillery mechanic. Sgt. Miller is married to the former Helen Schumpert of New berry and they have two daughters Cynthia Gayle, 10 and Susan Faye 4. They live at 2514 Fair St., New berry. Armed Forces Day Be Observed On May 16,17 Armed Forces Day will be ob served in Newberry on May 16 and 17, according to Major Gerald C. O’Quinn, Armed Forces Day Pro ject officer. The public is invited to visit Battery C, 5th Automatic Weap ons Battalion at the Newberry Armory on Sunday, May 17. Also on Sunday from 3 until 4 p.m., there will be a concert on the Community Hall square by the 246th Army Band, commanded by Chief Warrant Officer Charles P. Pruitt. Major O’Quinn stated that the Air Force will have planes flying- over Newberry on May 16th, with time of the flights depending on weather conditions. He has re quested that all business estab lishments display the National Flag on that date. Newberry County Guard units, with officer and enlisted person nel strength, are as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 228th Combat Arms I Signal Group. Group Commander,; Col. Barringer F. Wingard; De tachment Commander, Maj. O' Quinn, 46; Hq. and Hq. Battery, 5th Auto matic Weapons Battalion (SP). Battalion Commander, Ft. Col.j James W. Henderson; Headquart-j ers Battery Commander, 1st Lt. i William H. Leaphart, .Jr., 96; A Battery, 5th AW Bn., Bat- j tery Commander, 1st Lt. Robert C. Underwood, 56; C Battery, 5th AW Bn., Bat-| tery Commander, 1st Lt. William M. Minick, 126; 246th Army Band, CWO Charles : P. Pruitt, commander, 29; Company C, 2 Memorial Day Observance At Rosemont Sunday A concert by the Newberry high school band, directed by Miss Lorraine Paris, and special choral music directed by Miss Juanita Hitt will be featured at the Con federate Memorial Day Obser vance to be held Sunday, May 10 at 5 p.m. at Rosemont Cemetery. The observance is being spon sored by Drayton Rutherford Chapter, UDC, Mrs. R. D. Wright, president; and Calvin Crozier Chapter, UDC, Mrs. A. T. Neely, president. Mrs. Steve C. Griffith is chairman of Days of Observance for Drayton Rutherford Chapter. The program will begin with a band concert, followed by an invo cation by Rev. Melvin E. Derrick and a hymn, “JIow T Firm a Foun dation” by the audience. A Tribute will be spoken by Steve C. Griffith, Jr., followed by music directed by Miss Hitt. The band will play “Dixie” after which the benediction will be said by Mr. Derrick, followed by Taps. The public is urged to attend. Mrs. Griffith also stated that the Confederate monument on the square will be appropriately de corated for Memorial Day. After much debate, discussion and finally expert appraisal, city council has authorized the purch ase of a new fire truck for New berry. This action came at a meet ing of council held Tuesday night, after hearing the report of W. E. Elsberry, representative of the Southeastern Underwriters Asso ciation, Atlanta. Mr. Elsberry rec ommended the purchase of a 750 gallon per minute pumper truck. Council then authorized the city manager to take proposals for (1) custom built trucks and (2) as sembled units and to report back to council. B. P. Barber and Associates, en gineers who investigated the sanitary sewer outfall at Willow- brook Park, reported that the 12 inch sewer line is adequate for the purpose intended, but that some surface water had been infiltrating the line. Recommendations were made for correcting the condi tion, and City Manager Ed Black- well advised council that action- would be taken on the recommen dations. The cost of replacing paving on city streets, when cut by a con tractor for installation of water, sewer and gas lines, was raised from $10 to $20. Council authorized the installa tion of a water cooler in the po lice station at a cost not to exceed $250. The city manager was authoriz ed to begin work an a new map of the city and adjacent vicinities. College Singers At Holy Trinity 118th Combat j ('apt. Stephen I mander, 100; The total | strength in the i first five unit i under the 228th | Signal Group and 2.1 Ha tth • Group, Arms R egiment, R. Dt iBo se coni- Xatim: lal (! uard •ou nly is 452. The listed al iovc are The Newberry College Singers 1 under the direction of Dr. Milton Moore will give a concert in the Holy Trinity Church at Little Mountain, on Sunday, May 10 at | 8:00 p. m. This concert is sponsor- | ed by the Brotherhood of the Church. The Rev. Garth Hill pastor. The singers will be eomnanied hv Prof. Darr Wise. Brooks Leave For Tour; Will Visit Russia Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Brooks will leave Tuesday, May 12 for an interesting tour of Russia and other European countries. The couple will sail from New York on the Stavenger Jford, Norwe- gian-American line, and will dock at Oslo. Their tour will take them 200 miles north of the Artie circle in Norway. They will visit all Scandinavian countries and Lon don, England before going behind the “Iron Curtain” on June 11. The 18 days in Russia will con sist of tours conducted by the Russian government. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks will visit Moscow and the Kremlin, Leningrad, Minsk, Ka- linia, Smolensk and Novograd dur ing this tour. After leaving Russia, they will go on to Warsaw, Prague, Vienna and other countries and will sail from Lisbon, Portugal on July 28. Their ocean voyage home will take them by the Carribean and South America. They will land at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., about the middle of August, completing the three months tour. College And School Bands And Choral Groups Give Concerts Mayor Proclaims Music Week Mayor Ernest Layton has pt o- claimed this week, May 3-10, as National Music Week. The theme for this 36th annual observance will be “There’s Magic in Music”. Through the cooperative efforts of music groups, clubs, and the schools, a number of programs and concerts will be presented. The objectives of these presen tations will be to demonstrate the pleasure and value of music, to inspire amateur participation in music, to increase musical know ledge through study and to devel op more extensive understanding and appreciation of music. On Wednesday night, May 6, in Holland Hall, Newberry College, Miss Sheila Patterson, soprano, and Miss Ava Gnann, pianist, were presented in a joint recital. On Thursday night Miss Lor raine Paris will direct the public school bands in a concert in the high school auditorium. The pro gram, which will begin at eight o’clock, will include the Junior High School Band, the High School Intermediate Band, and the High School Senior Band. The High. School Glee Clubs, under the direction of Miss Juanita Hitt, will give a concert on Fri day night in the high school audi torium at eight o’clock. At the regular May meeting of the Newberry Music Club, the members and their invited guests will be privileged to hear a con cert presented by two members of the Music Department of the fac r ulty of Converse College. They will be Professor John Erickson, formerly of Newberry College and well known to Newberry audiences, and Prof. Marvin Mutchnik, viol inist. is ac- Combat Arms arc located in TWvLS POSITION IN CHARLOTTE Mis- Moilv Feinted Wins Awards At Carolina John Wainwright Chappell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chappell of Newberry, received two awards at the University of South Carolina Awards Day Tuesday. He was re cipient of the Euphradian Award for Declamation and the Tau Kap- pa Alpha Award for Declamation. 1. who receiv BUILDING PERMITS April 28: Mrs. Ruth Wicker, re pairs to dwelling on Cline St., $10.00; James Brown, add two rooms to dwelling, wood frame, oq, McSwain St., $1800. April 29: James H. Davis, re pairs to dwelling, 2217 Henry Ave., $750. Newberry: the sixth is a segment ed a B. S. degree in nursing from of the 51st Division and is locat- Duke University last year, has ed in Whitmire. - — — Hospital in Charlotte, N. C. She Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shealy will make her home there with have moved to 1417 Jefferson St., her brother, Mack Fennell and to make their home. Mrs. Fennell. ELECTED TO PHI KAPPA PHI Frank Martin, son of Dr. and accepted a position at Presbyterian j Mrs. F. N. Martin Jr. of Newber ry, was recently elected to Phi Kappa Phi, honor society for jun iors and seniors at Clemson Col lege. County Native Dies In York Maxcy Pierce Harmon, 59, of RFD 4, Rock Hill, died early Tues day morning at a York County hospital after a short illness. A son of Mrs. Mamie Morris Harmon and the late Irby Har mon, he was born and reared in Prosperity. He had lived in Rock Hill since 1943 and was employ ed by Royal Crown Bottling Co. Prior to moving to Rock Hill he had lived in Ware Shoals and was employed by Shiver Springs Inc. for 25 years. He was a member of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church and an associate member of Wood men of the World. He was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Marie Wessinger Har mon, died in 1932. His second wdfe, Mrs. Perrine Parkman Harmon,, survives. Also surviving besides his mother are one son, James Irby Harmon; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Rig gers and Misses Mary Claire and Martha Jo Harmon, all of Rock Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Prosperity, Mi’s. Al ton Quattlebaum of Newberry and Mrs. Clyde Nelson of Lau rens; and three brothers, Law- son and Thomas Harmon, both of Newberry and Allen Harmon of Prosperity. Funeral services were conduct ed at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. W. Everett. Burial was at 2:30 p.m. in Rosemont Ceme tery in Newberry. THE NEWBERRY COLLEGE BAND (above) directed by Prof. Charles P. Pruitt will present a con cert Tuesday, May 12 at McLean Gymnasium. At the bottom of the page is the Newberry High School Band, which will present its concert at the school auditorium tonight. Directly below is William Beale (Bill) Moore, outstanding young pianist, who will be featured in the Spring Concert of the Girls Glee Club at Newberry High School. In addition to these concerts, CWO Charles P. Pruitt will con- ^duct the 246th Army Band in concert Sunday afternoon at the Community Hall square in observance of Armed Forces Day. These fine programs of music are during or in conjunction with National Music Week, being observed locally. (Photos of Newberry High Band and Bill Cromer by Nichols.) The Newberry City Schools Band Department will present its annual Spring Concert tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in the High School auditorium. Included on the program will be Iowa March, Coronation (1959 Contest Number), Deep River Suite, Lilt of the Latin, Gypsy Baron, And Suddenly, by the Sen ior Band. Choral, The U. S. Air Force March, Over The Rainbow, Cricket and the Bullfrog, Van guard March, Trombone Tobog gan, by the Intermediate Band. March of the Marines, Old Mac Donald Had a Band, Lisa Jane, It’s My Turn, Over the Waves and Ties Jolie by the Junior Band. Gilette March, South Pacific medley, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Russian Sailor’s Dance, and Emblem of Unity March by the Senior Band. Letters and Stars will be award ed during the program. The bands are conducted by Miss Lorraine Paris. Band officers are LeRoy Adams, Captain; Van Anderson, 1st Lt.; Ted McMeekin, and Joey Pack, 2nd Lts.; Maeber- ta Bobb, 1st Sgt.; Billy Vaughn, Staff Sg’t.; Sue Rayfield, Pope Buford and Hugh Turner, Ser geants; Fuller Campbell, Johnny Halfacre, Clifton Hattaway, John ny Higgins, Bennie Phillips, Helen Robertson, Bobby Summer and Robert Yon, Corporals. 1959 Senior all-state band mem bers are Sue Corley, LeRoy Adams and Van Anderson; 1959 Junior all-state band members, Bonnie Vaughn, Mac Cobb; 1959 Clinic Band Members, Helen Robertson, Joey Pack, Billy Vaughn. There will be a reception in the high school cafeteria following the concert. The Newberry College Concert Band under the direction of Prof. Charles P. Pruitt, will present a Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 12 at 8 p.m. in the McLean Gym nasium on the campus of Newber ry College. The Concert Band is made up of 38 members and will present an enjoyable program of music of a wide variety. The public is cor dially .invited. Admission will be 50c for adults and 25c for stu dents. The money made from the sale of tickets will be used to pur chase traveling jackets to be used by the Newberry College March ing- Band in their football trips next fall. William Beale Moore will be featured on the program of the Newberry High School Girls Choir, Friday evening, May 8 at 8 o’clock, in the high school auditorium. William Moore is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Moore and is proving to be an outstanding young pianist. j\t the recent State Festival at Winthrop College he received a one-plus rating in the advanced piano classification. The Girls Choir will sing two groups of songs. The first group will be sacred numbers and the choir will be vested. The second group of numbers will be hit songs from popular Broadway musicals, and the choir will be formally at tired. Andrew Price and Eva Jane Price will also appear on the pro gram as piano soloists. Vocal soloists will be Jon Dick- ert, tenor; Douglas Arthur, barj- tone; Donna Rook, Charlene Gold en, Barbara Youmans, sopranos, and Mary Linda Mills, contralto. The public is cordially invited to attend this delightful concert. There will be no admission charge. The program will include the fol lowing numbers: “Now- The Day Is Over,” Char lene Golden, soloist; “Beautiful Saviour,” Donna Rook, soloist; “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked,” “The Holy City,” and “Allelujah,” by the Girls Choir. “Ariosa” (Bach), “Impromptu,” (Schubert) and “The Harmonica Player” (Guion) by Andy Price, pianist. “Go Lovely Rose,” (Tuilter) 'and “If With All Your Hearts” from “Elijah” (Mendelssohn) Jon Dickert, tenor. “Rondo in D. Major” (Mozart) “Arabesque” (Schumann) and “Romance” (Sibelius) William Moore, pianist. “Sheep and Lambs,” Mary Lin da Mills, soloist, “Fantasie in D Minor” (Mozart), “La Plus Que Lente” (DeBussy), “Etude in E Minor, No. 3” (Chopin), Eva Jane Price, pianist. “Song of Love,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” Douglas Arthur, so loist; “O What A Beautiful Morn ing,” Barbara Youmans, soloist; “If You’re In Love,” “You’ll Waltz,” Jon Dickert, tenor; “Some where Over the Rainbow,” Jon Dickert, soloist; “May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You.” GREETINGS BIRTHDAY May 10: Mrs. Bill Armfield, Oscar Summer, Ferd Summer Jr., Johnnie Jones, Alace Jane MacBeth, Sue Ellen Hipp, Mary Rebecca Anderson. May 11: H. T. Wike, Carol Ann Baxter, Eleanor Amick, Mack Amick, Wallace Moore, N. B. Warren Jr., Mrs. Ruth Culclasure, Mrs. Ruth S. Dick ert, Irvin Attaway, Julia Re becca McSwain, Alice Price. May 12: Lottie Boland, Mitzie Ann Stoudemire, Janet Senn, George D. Hentz, Miss Theresa Lightsey, Thomas O. Stewart, Clarence Duncan Sr. May 13: Mrs. Leila B. Wil liams, D. J. Williams, Mrs. Lois W. Huckaby, Mrs. Pressley N. Boozer, Eleanor Kirkegard, Kib- ler Williamson, Derryll Satter- white, Rhoda R. Boozer. May 14: Mrs. Floy Hancock, Alfreda Hipp, E. C. Rinehart, Connie King, Harry Hughes, Phyllis Boozer, Carol Ann Wat ers, Patricia Shealy, Kirk Beck with, Clifford T. Smith, Deedle Wilson. May 15: Mrs. Frank Lomin- ack Jr., Joe Wilson, Toby Willis, Doris St. John, Charles Senn, Sarah Scarborough, Elmer W. Mayer. May 16: M iss Pearl Amick, Mrs. J. W\ Warner, Martha Dip- ner, J. Fred Epting Jr., Mrs. H. L. Boulware, Jocelyn Darlene Attaway.