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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
UDC Chapter
Discusses
Opera House
Drayton Rutherford Chapter met
-in the home of Mrs. Gordon Clark
son on Tuesday afternoon, with
Mesdames J. J. Chappell and J.
W. Mims as associate hostesses.
In the absence of Mrs. H. L.
Parr, the chaplain, due to illness,
Mrs. Chappell conducted the rit
ual.
After the reading of the min
utes, the historical program pre
ceded the business session. Janu
ary being the anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Lee, Mrs. Chappell
gave a very interesting paper on
“Lee the Educator.” She told of
his acceptance of the presidency
of small Washington College at a
promised salary of $1500 a year
after turning down monetary of
fers fabulous for that time, es
pecially one for even the use of
his name; these refusals due to
his desire to devote the remainder
of his life to the education of
Southern youth.
At that time the buildings had
suffered the ravages of war; the
library was gone; the laboratories
were destroyed; there were only
four on the faculty, and fewer
than fifty boys in the student
body. Gen. Lee made plans for
securing possible funds. The legis
lature of Virginia voted $88,000
in bonds to the college; contribu
tions came from outsiders, even
such men as Cyrus McCormick, so
that within two years, the build
ings had been restored, there were
seventeen on the faculty, and four
hundred students.
In Gen. Lee’s student days,
Greek, Latin, History, and Music
were the main studies but now he
wanted his students to take prac
tical courses along with Greek,
Latin, and Literature. To this end
he introduced an elective system
with nine separate schools includ
ing Pnilosophy, Chemistry, Prac
tical Chemistry, Modern Lan
guages, Enginering, Journalism,
Commerce. The School of Law was
under Gen. Lee. Today Washing
ton and Lee University ranks in
the forefront of the leading uni
versities of the nation.
During the business session,
Mrs. T. E. Davis reported the fol
lowing burial grounds cleared:
Camp cemetery, one mile below
Keitt's Cross Roads; Shell Ceme
tery, Old Whitmire road; Mt. Ta
bor, on Old Whitmire Road; Can
non’s Creek and Newberry Village
cemetery.
Mrs y . Elmer Shealy reported for
the Children’s Chapter and the
Christmas program given by Miss
Sailie Lee Cromer’s group.
Mrs. T. B. Lester had sent cards
.o out of town members, the sick
and shutins. Items from the News
Sheet were read; also a letter of
appreciation from Mrs. Wooten
for the box of Chri-stmas remem
brances from the chapter, and a
very interesting letter from Mrs.
Heddie Wright who is temporar
ily in Caribou, Maine.
A report was read from a joint
meeting of the Executive and
Finance committee recommending
an increase in chapter dues that
would cover all obligations of the
chapter thereby relieving- -.local
members of having to r^ise funds
| otherwise. They also recommended
that the chapter meetings alter
nate—one month at JO a.m. and
the next month at 4 p.m.; also
that the social hour precede the
historical and business. The vote
was unanimous for the recommen
dations.
Mrs. Clarkson reported for the
Days of Observance comittee that
the Lee Birthday program would
be given at the High School on
the morning of January 20 at 9:15
o’clock All members of both U. D.
C. cha pters will have seats on the
rostrum.
The members of Drayton Ruth
erford chapter are thoroughly in
terested in anything tending to
the improvement of Newberry
and the preservation of what the
town has of historic value, espec
ially one that can be turned into
a utilitarian asset. This time the
situation as to the Opera House
came up for a full discussion. The
members expressed disappoint
ment that, after all the petitions
for its rehabilitation had been sent
to the City Council, nothing has
been done towards preserving
such an architecturally beautiful
ly and useful building. Many in
stances were cited where other
towns in the state have taken
great pride in preserving such
landmarks.
The hostesses served an appetiz
ing plate with coffee.
Hostesses for the March after- j
noon meeting are Mesdames You-
mans, Pope and Kneece.
J. N. Beard, Billy Beard, Mrs.
J. C. Nichols and Miss Ruth Can
non spent Monday and Tuesday in
Charlotte buying merchandise.
NitroglycerirL has an‘explosive
force 13 times greater than that
of ordinary commercial gunpow
der.
Mrs. Coxe To Be
Club Speaker
Next Wednesday
Mrs. Emily Badham Coxe, of
Darlington, author of the recently
published book, “Mother of the
Maid,” will be the guest speaker
at the annual Reciprocity meet
ing of the Literary Study Club
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. in
the Community Hall.
Members and their guests will
enjoy hearing Mrs. Coxe tell of
her experiences in writing the
book. “Mother of the Maid” is a
witty, often hilarious account of
a determined mother’s efforts to
have her daughter win the covet
ed Maid of Cotton crown. Written
in collaboration with Frances
Warfield, the book is based on
Mrs. Coxe’s actual experiences
when her daughter, Emily, was a
Maid of Cotton finalist in 1953.
Mrs. Coxe’s book has been des
cribed as a “delightful comedy of
manners, both humorous and ten
der, a revelation of the behind-
the-scenes encounters with well-
organized ranks of charm school
graduates, professional press a-
gents, and hard-souled business
managers.”
Emily Badham Coxe is listed
in Who’s Who of American Wo
men as a civic leader in Darling
ton, where she is a volunteer
worker in the Darlington County
mobile unit of "he American Red
Cross blood program, the Darling
ton County representative on the
South Carolina Council for the
Common Good, vice president of
Darlington County chapter of the
American Cancer Society, and a
trustee of St. Mary’s Junior Col
lege.
A graduate of St. Mary’s, Mrs.
Coxe is a native of Edenton, N. C.
and since her marriage to Tho
mas Chatterton Coxe, Jr., has
lived with her lumber-manufac
turer husband at Skuffel Farm in
Darlington County. Here she raises
prize blooms, five children, and
five grandchildren.
At the age of 17, Mrs. Coxe
herself was a potential “Miss
America” contestant until elimi
nated by parental disapproval.
This disappointment spurred her
to groom totally indifferent Em
ily for the Maid of Cotton title.
In her book, Mrs. Coxe is refer-
rey to by her nickname, “Pank”
while her daughter is called “Em
my.” Various South Carolina per
sonalities emerge to add to the
story, which, though based on
facts, had to have certain dates,
Merchant Rites
Held Friday
In Columbia
Funeral services for G. C. Mer
chant, retired meteorologist, who
died last week in Columbia were
held Friday afternoon from the
Dunbar Funeral Home, conducted
by Rev. Dr. R. Archie Ellis and
Rev. Joe Burnette. Interment was
in Xlreenlawp Memorial Park, e
Mr. Merchant was Columbia’s
weatherman for, nearly 20 years
before his retirement.
Mr. Merchant died Wednesday
night at the Baptist Hospital. He
was 76 years of age, and lived at
2612 Lee Street.
He was born in Newberry
County November 18, 1884, a son
of the late W. Ernest and Alma
Clark Merchant. He had made
his home in Columbia since 1934.
Mr. Merchant was a member
of the Methodist Church. Prior
to his retirement he was meteor
ologist in charge of the United
States Weather Bureau in Co
lumbia at the Columbia Airport
for 19 years. He began his work
with the weather Bureau 44 years
before he retired and was chief
meteorologist at the Weather Bu
reau in Greenville for 17 years
prior to coming to Columbia., Be
fore that he was assistant meteor
ologist at Weather Bureau in
Washington, D. C., Meridian,
Miss., Augusta, Ga., and Grand
Junction, Colo.
He was a member of the Na
tional Federation of Federal Em
ployees.
Survivors include his widow,
the former Miss Mary Eden of
Winder, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs.
Philip E. Watson of Columbia;
three sons, Gerald C. Merchant
Jr., and John W. Merchant of Co
lumbia, and Lt. Col: Clark Eden
Merchant of Santa Ana, -Calif.;
one sister, Mrs. George D. Knight
Frick Service
Held Friday
Samuel Joseph Frick, 82, of Rt.
2, Little Mountain, died early
Thursday morning at the New
berry County Memorial Hospital.
He had been ill for the past
week.
Mr. Frick was born and rear
ed near Little Mountain, a son
of the late William and Nancy
Boland Frick. He was a mem
ber of St. Petsr’s XPineywoods)
Lutheran Church and a farmer
all of his life. He was married
to the former Mrs. Betty Lake
Frick, who died in 1955.
He is survived by two sons,
Claude and Forrest Frick, both of
Little Mountain; four daughters,
Mrs. Milton Riddle, Mrs. Irby
Riddle, and Mrs. Furman Kin-
ard, all of Little Mountain, and
Mrs. Frank Lindler of Colum
bia; one sister, Mrs. Isiah (Mary)
Shealy, of Little Mountain; 19
grandchildren and 22 great-grand
children.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at 11 a.m. from St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church with Rev. John
Zeigler and Rev. J. S. Wessinger
conducting the service. Interment
followed in the church cemetery.
sequences and settings changed
in order to telescope the events
into a year’s action.
Mrs. Coxe began the book about
three years ago, working during
the past year with Miss Warfield.
“Mother of the Maid” is published
by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
with illustrations by Roy Doty.
Chairman of the Literary Study
Clubs Reciprocity committee, who
have charge of arrangements for
the meeting, is Miss Margaret
Paysinger. Assisting her are Mrs.
Burly Fretwell, Mrs. B. A. Hud-
din, Mrs. Gerald Paysinger, and
Mrs. Robert Li^er.
CIVIL COURT
JURORS NAMED
The Court of Common Pleas will
convene in Newberry on January
23 with Judge James H. McFad-
din presiding.
Jurors for this term of civil
court, who will report at 9:30 on
Jan. 23, are:
Newberry and Routes: T. S. Ri
ley Sr., Harold Lee Dominick,
Johnnie H. Shealy, Albert L. Rin
ger, J. Earl Hayes, T. Lambert
Riser, Monroe Boland, Malcolm E.
Shealy, John B. Shealy, Perry E.
West, Sam P. Shannon, James S.
Goethe, William I. Click, Cyril S.
Halfacre, George W. Heller,
Pierce C. Davis, Ruben Ruff, Mar
ion E. Pitts, O, H. Shealy, Glenn
L. Stewart, Ira F. Bouknight,
John S. Nichols, Ezbon L. Wick
er and J. Thompson Dennis.
Pomaria and Routes: Ray E.
Ruff, John David Leitzsey Jr.
of Selma, Ala.; his stepmother,
Mrs. Frank J. Reddick of New
berry; a half-brother, W. Ernest
Merchant of Sumter; 10 grand
children; and several nieces and
nephews.
Active pallbearers were Wil-
liapi G* Swittenberg, John Swit-
tenberg, Richard C. Floyd, Louis
C. Floyd, John C. Floyd and
^ v M<*»d^nt,.Jr.
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Newberry Fedferal’s Best Year (1960)...
I960 was a banner year for Newberry Federal, being its 25th Anniversary and its best year since or
ganization.
We are happy to report the following growth to our members, and to everyone interestd in a safe place
to invest his money.
Assets
Mortgage Loans
Savings
Reserves
Dec. 31, 1959
$11,949,401.06
_ 10,051,695.24
_ 10,409,590.85
. 1,031,636.31
Dec. 31,1960
$14815,027.81
13,135,502.01
12,746,014.19
1,136,537.61
Increase
$2,865,626.75
3,083,806.77
2,336,423.34
104,901.30
CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE
: A% PER
ANNUM
(Compounded Semi-Annually)
Each Account Insured up to $10,000.00 by
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., Washington, D. C.
MEMBER
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Federal- Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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U. S. Savings and Loan League
vfSB. C. Savings and Loan League
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DIRECT REDUCTION
HOME LOANS
INSURED
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Brown Speaker
For Newberry
Garden Club
Gordon Brown, head of the Edu
cation Division of the Wildlife
Association of South Carolina, and
director of the State Conservation
Camp, was guest speaker when
the Newberry Garden Club met
Tuesday morning at the Wiseman
Hotel. <
Mr. Brown gave an illustrated
lecture on wildlife in relation to
conservation, using as his theme
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Little Mountain: A. B. Stoude-
mire, Ira Lee Frick, Walter 13.
Wicker. . * . \ri
Whitmire: R. O. Johnson, FatQ
McCarley, Frank Price, Roy Yar
borough.
Silverstreet: James O. Halti-
wanger.
Kinards: J. H. McGuirt.
Prosperity: Herbert S. Fulmer
RITZ
Theatre
THURSDAY
Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert
Ryan, Cameron Mitchell
The Tall Men
FRI., SAT., MON. & TUBS.
Flaming Star
Elvis Pressley, Barbara Eden,
Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Rio
Children 25c; Adults 60c
WEDNESDAY ONLY
Sex Kittens
Go To College
Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld,
Mijanou Bardot
Color Cartoon
CLOVER LEAF
DRIVE-IN'
Theatre
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
13 Ghosts
Jo Morrow, Rosemary DeCamp^
Donald Wood
Aded Color Cartoon—Out Of This
Whirl
SUNDAY
“WjKat .^■''Conservation and why
is it/necessary ?”
He stressed the importance of
wildlife in the natural scheme of
life, stating that all species most
be kept in balance so that no one
will-grow‘ioo great.
He showed slides of South Caro
lina native wildlife, of recreation
spots and wildlife preserves. He
shbwed pictures of abandoned rice
fields which have been taken over
by the “dldlife service. He said
that in thf summer, the fields are
drained ahd planted in oats and
otherLioOds. They * are flooded
again-4fU4:he^winter and used as a
preserve for wild ducks and
geese. He stressed the importance
of farmers planting lespedeza for
cover and protection, and urged
that :*we protect what we have
so that it won’t become extinct.”
iouW^Carblina, he said, was
pari,icularly:blessed in its abund
ance of unpolluted water. A native
of New Hampshire and graduate
of thS* tTniversity of New Hamp-
3hireT~Mr.~ Brown received applause
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1961
when he told the group he was
glad to now be a South Carolinian.
He announced the 1961 conserva
tion camp would begin on June
4th.
Mr. Brown was introduced by
Mrs. J. D. Rook, conservation
chairman. At the conclusion of his
talk, he was presented a gift as a
token of appreciation from the
club.
Prior to the program, rof -nbers
were served coffee and light re
freshments in the main dining
room of; the hotel: by the hostesses,
tf#s. J^^E. W^^etnan Sk andf mrs.
Wiseman Jr. -Coffee was
poured by Mrs-v R. L. Baker, presi
dent of the Garden Club of -South
Carolina. The table was centered
with a lovely arrangement of yel
low gladioli flanked with burning
tapers in triple branched candel
abra.
During the business session over
which the president, Mrs. Louis
C. Floyd presided, reports of offi-
cers and chairmen were heard.
Called to members* attention was
the symposium to be held on Feb
ruary 3 and 4 at the University
of South Carolina; also an invita
tion to attend the Men's Garden
Club camellia show on February
18 and 19.
Mrs. C. I. Youmans reported on
the dewberry Garden Club Coun
cil meeting, and stated that the
district meeting would be held in
Newberry on March 16 with lunch
at the Community Hall and the
meeting at the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Price J. Padgett reported
that she and Mrs. Steve C. Grif
fith had presented the program for
January to the ■ Junior Garden
Club, the subject being Birds.
Mrs. Wiseman Sr., chairman of
the nominating committee, report
ed the following slate of officers,
which was unanimously adopted:
President, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd;
vice-president,; Mrs. James F.
Coggins; recording secretary,
Mrs. C. I. Youmans; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Joe Feagle; treas
urer, Mrs. Joe Roberts; publicity
chairman, Mrs. Charles E. Gray;
historian, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman Jr.
They will take office in April.
Mrs. Youmans won the door
prize.
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