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% Women want to be swept off their feet by a man they can dominate. If you live it up . . . chances are you’ll have to live it down. VOLUME 23; NUMBER 31. By The Way By Doris A. Sanders THANKSGIVING Each year about this time we think of the many things for which we can be thankful. This year perhaps more than ever we have reason to Vie thankful. First, we have had a nice year since last Turkey Day. We> have had no ma jor illnesses and the income tax bureau is still allowing us to keep enough money for food and cloth ing and perhaps a little left over to buy some Santa Claus for two little girls. We are particularly thankful this year, however, for kind, ob servant neighbors and an efficient fire department. Last Wednesday afternoon while we were in the process of printing The Sunpaper, the phone rang. It was Ernest Layton calling, and his message was brief: there is something burning in your house and we can’t get in. I’ve called the fire department. You’d better come home.” The fire trucks and I arrived on the scene about the same time. Turns out that a fire had evidently been smoldering most of the day in one of the bed rooms but went unnoticed because no one was home. Mr. and'Mrs. S. W. Shealy, our “backyard neigh bors” had noticed smoke coming from the windows but didn’t think too much of it until it became more dense and they realized no one was home. About the same time, Ernest had smelled something burning and was trying to find the source. So thanks to these nice people, the house wasn’t burn ed to the ground before the trouble was discovered. Soon after I opened the door, the house was swarming with fire men led by their Chief, Sam Beam. I really don’t know much of what happened then, because I knew the firemen had their job to do and I would just be in the way. But quickly and, as I said, effi ciently, they had a smoldering mattress and blanket doused and out of the window and while some of the men were outside putting out the smoldering remains, others were inside demanding mops and rags so they could mop up the small amount of water which had spilled on the floor. Soon it was all over and I suddenly realized what had happened and for a while, I had a good case of “the shakes.” All of our neighbors kindly of fered assistance, however, and our “side-yard” neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Carpenter, took the girls and me to their house, for a delightful supper and insisted that we spend the night which we did, beoause our entire home was rather smoke-filled at the time. The cause of the blaze is still not quite certain. It occurred in the room occupied by our nephew, Dick, and we are thankful again that Dick was not on that bed asleep for the smoke would cer tainly have choked him. The loss consisted of one spread, one blank et, two sheets, mattress, springs, mattress and spring covers. The only damage to the house was smoke damage to the one room and here again we can be thankful for those insurance policies and for kind adjusters who pay the losses without quibbling. We are about straightened out again, now. The room has been painted “candy pink” because it is to be the girls’ room and that is the color they chose. Fortunately they were not nearly so disturbed about the mishap as I had thought they might be; now they are look ing forward to having a real room of their own, painted and furnish ed (within reason, of course) to suit them. I want to repeat my praise for the Newberry Volunteer Fire De partment and the fine way in which they performed their task. Now you can understand why I have especial reason to be thank ful this Thanksgiving 1959. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR It’s Thanksgiving Time A1 Thanksgiving season, those of us at The Sun would like to express our appreciation for your many kindnesses of the past. We wish for you a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Christmas Season Opens Week With Decorations Tea, Parade STILL NEAR TOP The latest report from the Busi ness Development Corporation of South Carolina shows that New berry still remains in the “Top Ten” in subscribing its quota of stock in the Corporation. Barnwell County topped heretofore unsur passed Richland by subscribing 135% of its quota. Richland drop ped to second with 122%, McCor mick moved up to 119%, Aiken to 114% and Newberry remained at 110%. Others reaching or sur passing 100% were Allendale County, 107% and Edgefield Coun ty, 100%. Christmas season will get under way in Newberry next week with the opening of the Annual Deco rations Tea on Wednesday and the Christmas parade on Friday. The Decorations Tea will be held in the Community Hall beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, at which time a reception will be held, ac cording to Miss Hattie Belle Les ter, chairman of the Civic League’s Christmas Tea Committee. The League is being assisted in prep arations for the Tea by the New berry Garden Club Council, Coun ty Home Demonstration Council, The Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Whitmire Bio graphical Club and the Prosper ity Garden Clubs. A number of distinguished out-of-town guests have already accepted invitations and will be present for the Wednesday after noon reception, Miss Lester said. She pointed out that the installa tion of the elevator in the Com munity Hall has been completed and that a number of persons, not able to attend Teas in the past be cause of the steep steps, would be able to attend this year. Miss Lester and members of her committee, Mrs. John R. Fra zier, Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Mrs. P. K. Harmon, Mrs. L. C. Floyd and Mrs. A. W. Murray, expect this Tea to surpass all others in art and beauty. The Community Hall will re main open on Wednesday night and all day Thursday so that those who are unable to attend on Wed nesday afternoon will have a chance to see the beautiful Christ mas decorations. The Christmas parade is being sponsored by the Civitan Club of Newberry and will begin on Fri day, December 4 at 3:30 p.m. It is expected that a large number of floats, bands and other units will take part to make this one of the most outstanding Santa Pa rades ever seen in Newberry. To Serve Again On State Board Albert G. McCaughrin of New berry recently was reelected to a two-year term on the board of Directors of the South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce, ac cording to an announcement from the organization’s headquarters in Columbia. Mr. McCaughrin, who will re present Newberry County, was named along with 25 other lead ing South Carolina business men for terms expiring in 1961. Twen ty-three county directors and three directors at large were elec ted this month by mail ballot among the membership. An ad ditional 26 directors have one more year to serve. State Chamber directors are scheduled to meet Dec. 3 in Col umbia to review 1959 activities, establish policies for the forth coming year and elect officers to serve during 1960. Mr. McCaugh rin is scheduled to attend. Last Rites For Mrs. Mayer Mrs. Fannie Metts Mayer, 58, widow of W. T. Mayer, died Fri day night at a Greenwood hos pital following a three-month ill ness. Mrs. Mayer was born in Green wood County, a daughter of the late Joseph R. and Nettie P. Metts. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er of Newberry. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Shannon Suber of Whitmire; two grandsons; three sisters: Mrs. Cecil O. Browning and Mrs. R. Frank Mundy Jr., both of Greenwood and Mrs. C. L. Hollo way of Miami, Fla. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer by Rev. H. A. Mc Cullough. Burial was in Rosmont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Harry E. Mayer, Ned Purcell, Charlie Lominick, T. E. Davis, Claude Metts, Billy Metts, J. V. Kneece and Albert Jones. Flower attendants included Mrs. Kemper Lake, Mrs. George Farah, Mrs. Robert Leaman, Mrs. James Leaman, Mrs. Albert Jones, Mrs. Dillard Alexander and Miss Kathy Cooper. Ellis Leaves Calhoun Life A. F. (Gus) Ellis resigned his position as regional manager in charge of Calhoun Life Insurance Company’s office in Newberry last Saturday. Mr. Ellis was appointed acting regional manager of Cal houn Life after the resignation of A. P. Faris October, 1958. Ellis is a native of Barnwell with 26 years of insurance exper ience. Although Mr. Ellis has not yet accepted another position, he states that he expects to remain in Newberry. Active in the Newberry First Baptist Church, Masons, Elks and Kiwanis Club, Ellis is married to the former Miss Mary England of Bamberg. Mr. McCaughrin is president, treasurer and principal owner of Carolina Metal Works on College Street Extension. He is a civil engineering graduate of The Cit adel, and studied architecture at Georgia School of Technology. GET HOLIDAY The Post Office will be closed on Thursday, November 26 in ob servance of Thanksgiving Day ac cording to Harry E. Moose, post master. There will be no window service, no city or rural deliveries. Mail will be distributed to post office boxes, and outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual, the postmaster said. Mrs. Frank P. Litschart of In diana and Arlington, Va., spent Monday, Nov. 16 in Newberry in the home of Miss Blanche David son on Main St. Mrs. Litschart was visiting in Newberry looking up her ancestors. Holidays Set At Prosperity At a meeting of the Prosperity merchants the following schedule of holidays and Wednesday clos ing were approved: Holidays: Thanksgiving, No vember 26; Christmas, December 25 and 26; New Year’s, January 1; Independence Day, July 4, 1960; Labor Day, September 5, 1960. Wednesday closings as follows: To remain open all day Wednes day from November 25 through January 1, 1960. After January 1, Wednesday closing will be at 12 o’cIock until Thanksgiving, I960.. Exchange Club Elects Officers J. B. Henderson was elected president of the Exchange Club at a recent meeting, replacing Ir vin Leslie who has served for the past year in that capacity. Other officers named by the club include: J. Howard Cook, Jr., vice-president; J. Frank Gilfillan, secretary; Gordon Leslie, treasur er; members of the Board of Con trol are Garvice Taylor, Dick Shealy, Asa Hatfield, Carol Hipp ond Carl Amick. Harry E. Moose was reelected corresponding secretary Grand Jury Has Praise For County Teachers The Newberry County Grand Jury, J. W. Hipp, Jr., foreman, made its report to Judge George T. Gregory, presiding over Gen eral Sessions Court Monday. The various committees found: Jobs of County officials are op erating efficiently and compara tively smooth and no recommen dations appear necessary at this time. Various roads and bridges are in satisfactory condition, but rights-of-way need cutting back. The committee noted that with the help of a new road patrol, the road maintenance superinten dent expects to scrape all county roads every three or four weeks rather than every eight weeks as in the past. All county buildings were found in good condition with recom mendations made for slight changes at the county stockade. School buildings were found in good condition except: (1) Gym floor at Whitmire is still not repaired. (2) Oakland—poorly maintain ed. (3) Speers Street—Good con dition for its age. (4) Junior High—entire build ing old and inadequate, needs to be replaced as soon as possible. (5) Boundary Street—building old and inadequate, needs to be replaced as soon as funds are available. ine Committee on schools, J. B. Lindsay, chairman, concluded its report: “The County School teachers should be highly commended for work they are doing with limit ed equipment available and pre vailing conditions of most of our classrooms in which they work. School committee of the Grand Jury wishes to thank the super- mtendents, principals and teach ers for the courtesies shown us this year.” The Grand Jury returned 25 true bills Monday and seven of the cases on the 32-case docket were continued from the last term of court. Cases disposed of in the first day of court by guilty pleas, and sentences handed down included: William Young Moris, use of car without owner’s consent, one year or $500, provided that on service of three months’ sentence suspended and probation for two years. George Willie Perry, larceny, and receiving stolen goods, one year suspended and three years probation on each charge, sen tences to run concurrently. Joe J. Earwood, three counts of forgery, 18 months on each charge, to run concurrently. Horace W. Wittenberg, non support, one year or $1000, sus pended, with three years proba tion, to pay $10 a week. Thomas Hawkins, shoplifting, four months or $200. Joseph Cohen, non-support, one year or $1000 suspended, with probation for three years, to pay $10 a week. Robert Leake, Jr., housebreak ing with intent to commit assault and battery, nine months sus pended with probation of three years. Ernest Crooks, bastardy, to pay $5 a week for support of child. The case of Willie Jenkins, Jr., charged with involuntary man slaughter and reckless homicide, was continued on motion of the defendant. The second grade of Miss Sarah Folk at Silverstreet Elementary School prepared this scene depict ing “The First Thanksgiving.” Members of the class are shown here, left to right, front row, Danny Moore, Carroll Summer, Joey Gray, Trudy Force, Diane Bowers, Bobby Longshore, Marie Bundfiek and Anne Long; back row, Donald Lee Koon, Donna Lester and Susan Epting. Absent when the picture was made was Bleeka Wright. These yougsters have learned the story of the first Thanksgiving, but their minds today are mart on the present Thanksgiving, and two extra days school vacation. (Sun- photo.) . ' . Newberrians Look Forward To Church, Turkey, Football 91 VOTERS IN GENERAL ELECTION Ninety-one Newberrians voted in the General Election Tuesday to elect Mayor Ernest H. Layton and Councilmen C. A. Dufford, Frank Armfield, Clarence A. Shealy Jr., Clarence DeHart, Ce cil Merchant and Dwight W. Jones to serve for two years. The vote by wards was as fol lows: Ward 1, 10; Ward 2, 13; Ward 3, No. 1, 4; Ward 3, No. 2, 26; Ward 4, No. 1, 4; Ward 4, No. 2, 18; Ward 5, 3; Ward 6, 13. Many Newberrians will be at tending Thanksgiving Church ser vices on Thursday morning and after a sumptuous repast, will find their way to Setzler Field to see the Newberry College Indians try to re-capture the biggest “turkey” of all, the Bronze Derby, from Presbyterian College. Seats in the stadium on each side of the football field have long since been sold and bleachers have been installed in the end zones to take care of the demand of fans who wish to see the Turkey Day classic, according to L. C. Gra ham, director of public relations at the college. Kick-off time will be 2 p.m. The largest crowd in the history of Newberry College is expected to attend this game. Thursday will mark the 12th anniversary of the Bronze Derby Rivalry, and decide the Little Three Conference Championship. It was during the basketball sea son of 1957 that the Bronze Der by was set up as the symbol of athletic rivalry between the two schools, but in recent years the trophy has only been interchang ed at the football contest between the two rivals. The Indians took possession of the Derby by upset ting a favored Blue Hose team 6-0 on Thanksgiving Day of 1947. Dur ing the early phfise of the rivalry, it exchanged hands frequently. Presbyterian regained possession last year with a 22-0 victory apd Kirkland’s Tribe will be out to re venge the licking in this year’s classic. Both teams carry excellent records, for this year. Presbyter ian is eight wins, one loss; New berry, seven wins, two losses. Both teams were shut out by The Citadel, and both have high offensive scoring backfields. New berry’s other loss was to Lenoir- Rhyne. Newberry will be challeng ing the current Little Three Champs who are bound for the Tangerine Bowl on New Year’s Day. Since 1945 the series record stands Presbyterian seven wins, Newberry six, and one tie. Newberry College Head Coach Harvey Kirkland feefls that his team played a perfect game against Wofford, and sums up his outlook toward the Derby Classic with three little words, “We’ll be ready.” City-wide Thanksgiving services will be held Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Bringing the ser mon will be the Rev. Thurman H. Vickery, pastor of Central MethN&^Cburjph. Churches participating in this service, in addition to Redeemer, are First Baptist, Central Metho dist, Aveleigh Presbyterian, Asso- ciateR eformed Presbyterian, and St. Luke’s Episcopal. There will also be a united serv- Savers Receive Christmas Club Checks Soon Banks in Newberry and Pros perity are making plans for their 1960 Christmas Clubs, and all re port that interest in the clubs in creases each year. “Newberrians have learned the value of saving in small amounts, and having cash at Christmastime,” bank officials report. Tonight (Wednesday) Newberry County Bank will put checks amounting to a quarter of a mil lion dollars in the post office. The checks will be delivered on Friday by postmen, who will be taking a holiday Thursday. The 1960 Christmas Club will begin Friday, November 27, according to Joe Roberts, manager. South Carolina National Bank, Christmas Clubs may be opened at any time. Those who had clubs at SCNB during 1959 will receive their checks about next Tuesday. They will be put in the post office the night of November 30. John Norris, manager, reports that next year’s checks will be mailed about Nov. 15. The Bank of Commerce at Pros perity reports that its 1960 Christmas Club began Monday. Checks for 1959 Clubbers were put in the mail Monday and Jake Bowers reports that although the 1959 club was the largest ever, he expects even more persons to take advantage* of Christmas Clubs during the ensuing year. The Banks offer clubs varying from 50c to $10.00 a week, Turkeys Given To Employees In keeping with the Thanksgiv ing season, Newberry Mills is making the turkeys available as a means of expressing apprecia tion for the loyal and faithful service of its employees. Addi tional awards will be made avail able to employees in the future. Here Friday Plants ordered by Newberrians in the Civic League Beautification program will be at Hal Kohn’s nursery Friday. Members of t*he Civic League will be on hand to help distribute the plants from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Nearly 500 plants were ordered and there will be extra plants available so per sons who did not ordfer, and wish to buy one of the plants are asked to come to Kohn’s nursery Friday. The Civic League requests that purchasers bring the correct change for the plants if possible. Mr. Kohn advised those who are to get the plants Friday to have e hole already prepared. He stated that the proper size would be a hole large enough to accommodate a five gallon can. , FLYING TRIP Mrs. Gladys Caflton made a fly ing trip to Chicago last Thursday, and was to have flown back to At lanta via Delta Jetliner but be cause of weather conditions was unable to land. She left Atlanta with her daughter. Miss Benny Lou Carlton, who holds a position with Delta Airlines there. Miss Carlton was en route to San Fran cisco where she spent ten days. Their plane circled Chicago for two hours then was re-routed to In dianapolis to land. Miss Carlton left for the West Coast and Mrs. Carlton boarded a Delta plane back to Atlanta. The stewardess on the plane out of Indianapolis was Miss Ricky Hart, daughter of Mrs. Edgar Hart of Newberry. Mrs. Carlton reported a wonderful trip, although disappointed that she was unable to ride the Jet liner back to Atlanta. ice on Wednesday evening at O’Neal Street Methodist Churcb. Rev. Ralph Rhyne, pastor of West End Baptist Church, will conduct the service, assisted by Rev. D. IVL Shull, pastor of Mayer Memorial / Lutheran Church and Rev. Paul Petty, pastor of O’Neal Street Methodist Church. Among other churches planning special Thanksgiving services are: _ Bush River Baptist, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., with the message by Rev- Otis C. Brown, pastor of Smyrna Presbyterian Church. Holy Trinity, Little Mountain, Wednesday at 7:30 with the ser-- mon being brought by the pastor. St. James' Lutheran Church, Wednesday night, Rev. Alvin Haigler, pastor. The United Luth eran Church Women will have a Thank-offering service at this time. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS >• • Nov. 29: Mrs. William R- Brooks Donald Rawls, Molly Partridge, Mary Riley, Earl Bergen, J. L. Counts, Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh, W. H. Shan non, Wilmer M. Hite, Mrs. Ho mer W. Schumpert, Mrs. Irene Berry, Billy Davis. Nov. 30: Patsy Ruth Morris, Mrs. Marion Wiggins, S. C. Campbell, Ella Rae Kyzer, Alice Melva Shealy, L. B. Davis, Vir ginia Dufford, Kenny Davis, David Park, Noble Terrell, C. Eugene Harmon. Dec. 1: H. J. Looney, Jr., Mrs. Joe Koon and daughter, Mary Pinner Koon, Frank Stewart, Tommy Tolbert, Mrs. Lindsay Koon, Mrs. Gerald C. O’Quinn, Mrs. J. C. Pitts, Mrs. Mary Nell Boozer, Trudy Todd, Mrs. Bill Boozer, Billy Caldwell, Dawn Dickert, Mrs. Ralph Whit aker. Dec. 2: James Evans, Fred Rodelsperger, Clarence S. Hazel fc Dave Hayes, Aubrey Harley, Rhonda Mills, Rosa Kilgore Tarrant, Frank Wilson, James M. Longshore, Walter ' Pitts, Herman Glymph, Becky Lynn Andrews. Dec. 3: Mrs. Bob Molden, Lewis Shealy, Gerald Richard son, F. M. Schumpert, Mrs. J. WL Lominick, Broad us Lip scomb, Denny Eargle, Lunell ^Ruff, E. Dusty Westwood, Bud dy Kinard. Dec. 4: Tom M. Fellers, Mrs. Guy Bowers, Faye McCullough, Patricia Kelly, Andy Price, Mrs. A. D. Martin, Mrs. J. E. Kinard, Sandra Amick, J. Ed McConnell, Mrs. B. W. Beden baugh. Dec. 5: Will R. Reid, Jr., Mary Ann Todd, L. D. Nichols, Mary Jean Boinest, Mrs. Lula T. Boinest, Anne Ringer, Mrs. W. D. Shealy, Terry Shaver, Blanche Glymph, Lucile Glymph, Kibler Bowers, Mrs. Kibler Bowers, O. S. Goree, Stuart Whitener. -tvs 1 -.41