Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The first part of this project has been com pleted. The college cooperated in Poultry Progress Day, held Sep tember 25. The afiernoon-long ses sion at the college was climaxed that evening with a banquet in Kaufmann Hall at which Govern or Ernest F. Rollings was speak er. Also at Kaufmann Hall on No vember 6 the Inter-Club Council of Newberry County undertook its first project, a banquet. The hall was completely filled with New- berrians who had come to enjoy a good dinner and hear a good talk by U. S. Senator Strom Thur mond. Ralph B. Baker night was held at the opening home football game of the season at Newberry College. Mr. Baker, an All State Athlete in 3 different sports during his ca reer at Newberry College, was es pecially honored on the occasion. The city was busy during the year, having voted only this month to build a Negro swimming pool and bathhouses; it also completed extensive sewer and water exten sion projects in Hartford Heights and Suburbia; installed whiteway systems on Main and College streets in the residential section; put a traffic light at the corner of Glenn and Johnstone Streets; and, perhaps more appreciated by more people, built a dog pound, hired a dog catcher and began rid ding the city of stray dogs. The Newberry County Develop ment Board continued its “coffee break” series with speakers being James T. Me Aden, Public Relations Director for the State Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. George Heat on, well-known industrial relations counselor. Ben Robinson, executive secre tary of the Development Board, and other businessmen made sev eral trips “north” seeking to locate industry for Newberry County. Other miscellaneous events: The Newberry College Basketball team won a championship and was in vited to a Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. Through the efforts of E. F. McCutcheon and Radio Sta tion WKDK, a considerable sum was raised to help finance the trip. The Indians won the first tournament game, lost the second and won the admiration of all who observed them in play. Train No. 18 the Southern pas senger train which ran through Newberry each morning and each evening, made its last run in Feb ruary when the service wus discon tinued because of loss of revenue in operating the line. An Evaluation Committee spent a week studying conditions at , Newberry High School, and rated the school “above average.” Nineteen units of the C. N. & L. Railroad freight train were derail- ! ed near Newberry, but no one was injured. The 228th Group, S. C. National Guard, left for summer encamp ment at Fort Gordon in June. Other local units had their sum mer training in August at Fort Stewart, Ga. County ministers were guests of the Oakland Plant of the Kendall Company for a tour of the Oak land Plant and a luncheon at the Community Hail, at which Dr. George Heaton was speaker. Newberry County’s second an nual Agri-Business Tour was heid on April 19. The Civic League, which elected Hal Kohn its president during the year, and the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs got together to pre sent a beautiful Christmas Tea at the Community Hall, and Holiday House at the E. E. Westwood home early in December. Among the residents or former residents who passed away during the year were Mrs. Susan Garrett (Aunt Sue) Abrams, at the age of 89; Dr. Paul Heisey, R. Derrill Smith, Mrs. Julia White Dr. Moses Lee Kester, Mrs. Azilee Pool Pelham. Miss Pearle West, W. M. (Gus) Fennell, Rev. Archie Bouknight, Mrs. Ruth Wells Well ing, Drayton J. Taylor at the age of 96, Mrs. Demmie Coleman Summer, Mrs. R. C. Floyd, Mrs. Cora Bigby and Mrs. Rosalyn Hipp Bowers. Si mt-r. I "World** largest termite control organization* 1 $5000 GUARANTEE Against More Termite Damage tapreanted lafionafly by ora 1800 taatxr dateo v for free Inspection caff Newberry Lumber Co., Inc. Authorized Representative For TERMINIX SERVICE 913 CLINE ST. TELEPHONE 56 Bosie 0. Jones Died Friday Bosie O. Jones, 79, died Friday en route to a Newberry hospital following a short illness. Mr. Jones was a native of Greenville County. Since 1921 he had lived near Whitmire and was employed in the Whitmire plant of J. P. Stevens and Company until retiring in 1958. Mr. Jones was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whit mire. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Maggie Bishop Jones; four daugh ters, Mrs. William Richard and Mrs. Derrill Matthews of Newber ry, Mrs. Wililam Hurst of Sum ter and Mrs. Ernest Werts of Whitmire; five sons, O’Dell of Bal timore, Md., W. A. of Whitmire, J. B. of Greenville, C. E. of Chica go, 111., and Earl Jones of Whit mire; one sister, Mrs. Emma Jones of Georgia; one brother, John H. Jones of Travelers Rest, and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday from the First Baptist Church of Whitmire. Burial was in the Whitmire Cemetery. TRANSFERS OF REALTY Newberry No. 1 Anna Gilliam to Ola Holloway, two lots and two buildings, $5.00 love and offection. G. B. Wicker to U. S. Daven port, James C. Moore, John W. Moates, Local Trustees for the Newberry Church God of Pros perity, one lot and one building, $5 and other valuable considera tions. Wilson B. Wearn to Richard B. Wearn. one lot and one building, all grantors 1-2 interest $3500. P. E. Rinehart to Willis L. Rine hart and Janette Rinehart Farm er, one lot on Glenn street, $5.00 love and affection. P. E. Rinehart to Robert D. Humphries and Julia Rinehart Humphries, one lot on Glenn St. $5 love and affection. Newberry No. 1 Outside Jonas Irby Long, Jr. to Arthur W. Livingston, one lot and one building, 1204 Third street, $5 and other valuable considerations. Silverstreet No. 2 John A. Cureton to Future Homeowners, Inc. ,one lot, $10.00 and other valuable considerations. Pomaria No. 5 R. L. Ruff, J. F. Ruff, Norma R. Richardson and Mildred R. Wick er to Sara H. Ruff (Miss Jimmy Ruff) one acre. $5 love and affec tion. T. Roy’s... Wi Pre - Inventory Sale CONTINUES ENDS SATURDAY AT 6 P. M. Many Items Reduced for Greater Savings Shop Early for Better Selections and Savings D. £ ou summer, THE MAN'S SHOP ^3nc. Council Backs Conference On Communism The Newberry County Inter- Club Council and the Newberry County Ministerial Association have both gone on record as whole heartedly endorsing the Education for National Survival conference to be held in Newberry January 16, according to Ralph Watkins, county director of schools, who is in charge of organizing the con ference. Individual leaders of business, industry and professions had giv en approval to the project in the past. Among those who will partici pate in the conference, in addition Dunlap; Dr. Ellison Smith, admini- to Mr. Watkins, are Rev. H. A. strative superintendent of Abbe ville schools; Morgan S. A. Reich- ner and Louis G. Milione, repre sentatives of the American Eco nomic Foundation of New York. The conference will be held at Newberry High School. Wessinger Dies In Charleston Ambrose A. ^essinger 81, Leesville businessman, died in Charleston Thursday. Mr. Wessinger was born in Newberry County, a son of the late Walter and Mary Derrick Wessinger. He was a member of Wittenberg Lutheran Church, and a former member of the church council. He had operated the Leesville Ice Plant since 1930, and had served on the Leesville town council. Survivors include one son, A. Z. Wessinger of Saluda; one daugh ter, Mrs. Fowler W. Cary of Charleston, four brothers, V. E. of Leesville and Wilbur, Colie and Oscar Wessinger of Prosperity; five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Friday from Witten berg Lutheran Church by Dr. Boyd L. Hamm, asisted by Rev. E. K. Counts. Burial was in Leesville Cemetery. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Mrs. Grady Hartley and baby girl, Batesburg. Mrs. Vida Thommason, Pros perity. Mrs. Lalla Martin, Newberry. Mrs. Juanita Harris and baby boy, Newberry. Miss Florence Miller, Pomaria. Rozelle Caldwell and baby boy, Newberrv. Mummer’s Parade Began At Turn Of Century The first formal Mummers’ Pa rade in Philadelphia took place January 1, 1901. Before the Civil War, Philadelphia families gen erally held parties on New Year’s Eve. Sometime in file 60’s, a group of families made the par ties a masquerade and walked through the streets in fantastic costumes, extending the mum mery into the next day. The Silver Crown Club marched Jan. 1. 1877, and two other such clubs were already in existence. One band was led by Eph Horn, a minstrel singer, and part of the routine was “shooting away the old year” at midnight, hence the name “shooters.” Business firms began offering prizes to clubs passing their places and eventually the parade became a city function. Rose Bowl Oldest Holiday Classic Quick now. how many football bowl games will be played during the holiday season? Rose, Sugar, Orange, Cotton . . . can you name all of the post-season contests? Probably not. Chances are someone is starting a new bowl game and Ihe word hasn’t gotten around yet. You should know, however, that the “daddy” of all the bowl games is the fabulous Rose Towl game, which started as a supplement to the Tournament of Roses, way back in 1902. On January 1 of tha.t year, barnstorming Michigan overwhelmed Stanford 4P to 0. This lopsided conquest of the west representative may or may not have had anything to do with it, but the following year chariot races were substituted for foot ball and it was not until 1916 that collegiate football returned to the Tournament of Roses via a con test in which Washington State defeated Brown University. Since that time, the Rose Bowl has gained in prestige and annu ally attracts crowds in excess of 100,000. Whitehead To Leave Mill A1 A. Whitehead, personnel manager at Newberry Mills, Inc., since March 1959, has resigned ef fective January 1, 1962, according to an announcement made today by L. E. Gatlin, Jr., general manager of Newberry Mills. Mr. White- head has accepted the position of executive secretary of the Mer chants Association in his home town of Tabor City, N. C. He plans to leave Newberry early in January at which time he will assume his new duties. No successor to Mr. Whitehead has yet been named. Mr. Gatlin also announced that Charlie R. Hendrix has been pro moted to the position of plant master mechanic. Charlie was em ployed by Newberry Mills, Inc. as an electrician on November 6, 1940 and was later elevated to a ■ supervisory position in the main tenance department, the position he held at the time of his promo tion early in December. Charlie, a native of Newberry, and his wife, Effie, reside at 509 Floyd St. English Have Long Observed New Year Prior to September 14, 1752, England and her colonies re garded January 1 with indif ference. New Year’s Day was ob served on March 25, and, of course. New Year’s Eve was March 24. But, the English have never been indifferent about observance of the New Year holiday, whether before or after adoption of the Gregorian calendar. The Puritan government abol ished Christmas and outlawed any observance of the holiday, so the people vented all their holi day spirit on the New Year. Restoration of the StUrrts brought about a revival of Christ mas customs and traditions, yet the return of this great holiday did not dim the people’s enthusi asm for the New Year observance Adoption of the Gregorian calen dar in 1752 likewise only changed :he time for celebrating from Marcn 24-25 to December 31-Jan- V •. V 1 Booming Welcomo Pre-revolutionary Russia wel comed the New Year with boom ing cannon—a hundred shots fired at midnight The observance of the New Year on January 1. sc- cordmg to the Gregorian calen dar was instituted by Peter tne Great in 1700 The evening of De cember 31. known as St. Sylves ter’s Eve. was the time for gr^at fun and enjoyment. r msG&NS 30? /SVT THAT WONDERFUL/X JUST LEARNED TO DRIVE YESTERDAY Sit m AV.HCNE) 4 - Begins Recent Marriages Edward Richardson of Newber ry and Polly Wicker of Route 2, Newberry were married on Dec ember 20 at Newberry by Rev. Clarence L. Richardson. Anderson’s SI :■ 1 We Are Pleased to Announce Our Semi-Annual Dividend Payable as of December 30,1961 AT OUR Current Rate of Egg Per Annum Each account is insured up to $10,000.00 by the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation Member Federal Home Loan Bank Building and Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, South Carolina Phone 189 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS R. B BAKER, President J. DAVE CALDWELL, Vice-President PINCKNEY N. ABRAMS, Secretary-Treasurer THOMAS H. POPE R. AUBREY HARLEY LOUIS C. FLOYD ■} ' : V -jafr-yav; • ' / j