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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 'in •i' ' ^ ■■ ■' ■ -.d: ■ ' ^ mmm- Oscar B. Bouknight, 66, of Rt. 3 died Friday morning at O’Neal Street Methodist Church where he had been custodian for the past 34 years. He had been in de clining health for several years. He was born in the Dutch Fork section of Lexington County, a son of the late Jacob and Cum mings Bickley Bouknight. He had spent most of his life in New- ibsrry where he was a member of O'Neal Street Methodist Church. He had been a member of the choir for 30 years and formerly was a steward. He was also a member of the WLW Class and the Men’s Club of the church. He was employed by Newberry Mills, Inc. until his retirement several years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Julia Melton Bouknight; a son Harold J. Bouknight of Newber ry; two daughters, Miss Clara Bouknight and Mrs. Martha Ann Xinard of Prosperity; a brother, Dave Bouknight of Newberry; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 4 p. m. Sunday at O’Neal St. Methodist Church by Rev. Paul Petty and Rev. John W. Daven port. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Dew ey Kinard, Hoyt Turner, Ballen- #er Kyzer, Charles Vernon, Jim my Milstead and F. K. Jones. Honorary escort wai composed of members of the WLW class and the Men’s Bible Class of his church; also Dr. B. M. Montgom ery and Dr. E. J. Dickert. Rites Thursday For Mrs. Shealy Mrs. Mamie Meyer Shealy, 85, widow of Henry W. Shealy, died Tuesday morning at a local hospi tal after several weeks of illness. She was born and reared at Kingstree and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mey er. She was a member of Zion Methodist Church. Surviving are >ne son, Edgar A. Shealy of Prosperity; two daugh ters, Mrs. Mary Ames of Char lotte, N. C. and Mrs. Florie Abbott of Arden, N. C.; one broth er, N. J. Meyer of Citra, Fla.; one sister. Miss Sadie Meyer of New Orleans, La,; six grandchil dren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at Zion Methodist Church Thursday at ID a.m. by Rev. George Strait. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Griffith Miss Davis To Traffic Fine Penalty Rule Speaks To Club Wed Mr. Jones Business Up •». T T TT' ^ 1_ » 1 T „ .... Tlo - a At** Final Rites For Joe 0. Koon Final rites for Joe Oliver Koon, 78, former policeman, who died Thursday at his home on Route 3, were held Saturday at St. Phil ip’s Church, conducted by Rev. C. L. Richardson and Dr. Thomas F. Suber. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were George Hallman Sligh, Joe Robert Koon, Jr., Woodrow Koon, Thomas Koon, Frank Koon and W. C. Koon. Honorary escort was composed of Clyde Wilson, Dr. C. K. Wheel er, Sr., D. H. Hamm, Ed Counts, Jr., E. S. Blease, Dr. E. J, Dick ert, S. C. Griffith, Muscoe Ale- wine, Walter Crumpton, Heyward Davis, Eugene Shealy, Pat Hughes James Price, Alvin Kinard, H. W. Lominick, Fred Gallman, Francis Koon, I C.. Livingston, L. A. Ruff, Homer Bowles, Lott Son, John D. Setzler, Cecil Berley and members of the church council. Flower attendants were Mrs. Becky Layton, Mrs. Muscoe Ale- wine, Mr;,'. Sybil Koon, Mrs. Mae Johnson, Mrs. Evelyn Boland, Mrs. B. W. Glover and Mrs. Al vin Derrick. Tales From\Storyland Monday through Friday from 7:05 - - 7:20 p.m. Bedtime stories for the young and young at heart as told by Marcia Coggins. WKDK 1240 Kc. It happened 100 YEARS ago The oldest incorporated trade association in the country, the United States Brewers Association, was organized in 1862 ... the same year that IN SOUTH CAROLINA, a five-man Council of Safety was established, virtually superseding the regular government of Governor Pickens, the Council revamped the military organiza tion and in fact ruled the state until it was abolished at the end of the year. Then, as now, beer was the traditional beverage of moderation — light, sparkling refreshment that adds a touch of Southern hospitality to any occa sion. South Carolinians have always enjoyed the good fellowship that goes with every glass. TODAY, in its centennial year, the United States Brewers Association stil! works constantly to as sure maintenance of high standards of quality and propriety wherever beer and ale are served. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION . UNIT ED.STAT 8REAVERS ASSOCIATION., INC *. COLUMBIA Mrs. Joe L. Feagle took over the gavel of the Newberry Garden Club at its meeting Tuesday morning, and the members gave a rising vote of thanks to Mrs. Louis C. Floyd for the efficient service she had rendered as president dur ing the past two years. The club met at “Capers Acres”, home of Mrs. George Brocken- brough near Kinards. During the business session, the resignation of Mrs. James A. Bur ton was accepted with regret and the following reports were heard: Treasurer, Mrs. Joe Roberts; Jun ior Garden Club, Mrs. V. A. Long; Garden Club Council call meeting, Mrs. C. I. Youmans. The club decided, for its April meeting, to visit Pearson Falls near Tryon, N. C. Mrs. S .C. Griffith, a member of the club, who has been attend ing landscape design classes at the University of South Carolina and during Farm & Home Week > at Clemson College, spoke on this subject. She stressed that land scape design meant an brgafi&*- tion of space for use and beatity. She talked of the “American Gar den”—built around the family, and referred to as an “outdoor living room.” She distributed booklets on the subject. Mrs. Brockenbrough served de licious refreshments as the mem bers assembled. Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Da vis of 2217 Henry Ave. announce the engagement of their daughter, ( Barbara Ethel, to Ralph Edgar Jones Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Great Falls. The wedding will take place June 17 at Central Methodist Church. j* Miss Davis was graduated from Newberry High * School. Shd com pleted the sophomore year at An derson College. Mr. Jones was graduated from Great Falls HS. He is a senior at Newberry College. E. L. Werts Dies Suddenly Edwin ( Ed) Lewis W’erts, 69, of Rt. 1, Silverstreet, died sudden ly Tuesday morning en route to a Newberry hospital, after several years of declining health. He was born and reared in New berry County near Silverstreet, a son of the late Willie and Lucretia Hendrix Werts. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and was a farmer and carpenter. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Lake Werts of Rt. 3, New berry; 3 daughters, Mrs. Harold Hunter of Silverstreet, Mrs. Hey ward Boozer of Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. Milford Simpson of Honea Path; a sister, Mrs. D. J. DeHart of Columbia; 15 grand children; and a great-grandchild. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Trin ity Methodist Church by Rev. Glenn E. Parrott and Rev. Phil Jones. Burial was in Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemetery at Sil verstreet. Recent Marriages Thomas Long, Rt. 2, Prosperity and Sumpthe Adams of Newber ry, were marr. 1 at Little Moun tain on March ; i by Rev. Garth L. Hill. Wayne C. Hall Jr. of Gerthise, Ky. and Evangeline Lou Lide of Newberry, were married by Rev. Kenneth Wilson on March 3rd at Newberry. Thomas Frank King and Deann Mars of Whitmire, were married on March 6th at Whitmire by Rev. B. R. Nichols. Poultry Show To Be April 6 The big spring event for New- berrians is the annual two-day Palmetto Poultry Association show which takes place this year on April 6-7 at the Newberry County Fairgrounds. Pete Parrott of Newberry, sec retary of the organization, stated Tuesday that he believes this year will be the biggest during the li- year history. A few yearg ago the show drew over 1,000 from 14 states. The show this year will occupy the entire cattle barn at the fairgrounds. The association is featuring old English Game Bantams this year. In addition to the big banquet held on Saturday night preceding the show there will be other meet ings to highlight the occasion. There will be the fourth district meet of the Cochin Bantam, Caro lina Cornish Club, white lace red Cornish, Silkie Bantam Club* Mod ern Game Bantam Club> Interna tional Cornish Bantam Breeders Association State meet, Palmetto Old English State meet, Seabright Club of America, Antwerp Belgian Bantam Club and Rosecomb and Japanese Bantam Jamboree.* Mi. Parrott stated that it will be free to everyone. He stated that it will be one of the largest arrays of fancy rare birds ever exhibited in this section. Judges for the show include Ben Ricketts of Raleigh, N. C., and El mer Wix of Atlanta, Ga. Among those in the immediate section connected with the show are Johnny Batson of Greenville, Miss Nina Carter of Charleston, Ralph Sheriff Jr. of Greenville, and Pete Parrott of Newberry. There are approximately 100 trophies and ribbons offered to the best game birds in the show in addition to numerous other prizes, such as special rosettes. City policemen on the traffic beat have been hard at work dur ing the past month, as evidenced by information given City Coun cil at its meeting Tuesday night. Parking meter receipts showed an increase of 11.48% over the same period in 1961; receipts for viola tions this year were $208, and for the same period in 1961 were $60. In addition, 27 fines for speeding were paid, as a result of the tim ing device recently acquired by the department. Council was notified that re pairs and improvements to the white swimming pool have been started. The old bath house at the pool will be torn down and plans are being prepared for a new one. Bids will be called for as soon as plans are completed. k Council was also told that the) colored swimming pool is nearing) completion, and that a six inchj water line has been installed to serve this facility. Council considered a request for repairs to fair ground buildings in the amount of $2100, the fair association to pay one-third, the county one-third and the city one- third. The tity manager was auth orized to represent the city at a meeting on Friday, March 16, with the Park Committee and Leg- islative, comrajttee,, with^authoiity to agree to the participation of the City to the amount of, one-thkd Tfie city * manager informed council that B. B. Livingston, street superintendent, and H. H. Connelly, utility superintendent and the city manager inspected the Harrington street section that is being damaged by overflow from the sanitary sewer line. Council approved payment of a bill for in stalling new pump and repairing furnace at the home of Seth Meek on Harrington street. Request of $250 additional from the city to the Merchants Associa tion discussed, but action was de ferred until next council meeting. •Bids will be requested for re pairs to be made to the building at the corner of Boyce and McKib- ben streets, which will be used by the Newberry County Rescue Squad and the Newberry Rural Fire Department. Many residents of Prosperity, even some members' of the town council, were surprised to learn recently that the penalty for not paying their water and light bills by the tenth of the month was 100%. At it’s last meeting, the Pros perity council took action to change to a less stringent penalty for failure to pay on time. Th.e new ruling will be that customers have until the 10th of the month to pay their bills. If not 'paid by that time, a 10% penalty will be added, and if the bill is not pa\d by the 15th of the month, the wa ter and lights will be cut off. Cus tomers will then be required to pay the regular cut-on fee, in ad dition to the full bill with a 10% penalty. UDC Meets Wil Mrs. R. D. Wpglitj The March meeting of Drayton Rutherford Chapter, at the home of Mrs. R. D. Wright, was well at tended and being at 10:30 on a cold morning, hot coffee, ham bis cuits, cheesTe straws, cookies, and bennie wafers were served as the members gathered. After the salutes to the flags, Mrs. Bk Jffc Baddin acted as Chap lain in the absence of Mrs. J. J. Chappell. ’ Minutes of the February mee tary e^ng ^-read by the Secre- y# 'Spk* J- Briggs and ap- >ved. ' ‘ .■* ,*• Mrs. J. A. Shealy Miss Josie Reid of Tallahassee, Fla., is spending a while in New berry with her sister, Mrs. Sloan Chapman and other relatives. Mrs. A. T. Neely has returned to her home in Newberry after spending several weeks in Miami Springs, Fla. Mrs. Mary Mayer Shealy, 91, widow of the late John R. Shealy; of Rt. 2, Newberry, died early Monday morning at her home af ter a long illness. Mrs. Shealy was born and reared near Little ■ Mountain in Newberry County, a ■ daughter of the late Henry Michael and Lau ra Dominick Mayer. She had spent most of her life in the St. Phillip's section, where she was a member of St. Phillip’s Lutheran Church. Her husband died in 1953. She is survived by four sons, Henry C. Shealy of Leesville Haskell Shealy of Ridge Spring, Hugh Shealy of Johnston, and •lohnnie Shealy of Newberry; four daughters, Mrs. M. J. Pinson of c.oartanburg, Mrs. Bennie Lomin-i ick of Pomaria, Mrs. Edward Long and Miss Elizabeth Shealy, both of Newberry; three brothers, Oscar Mayer of Newberry, James Mayer of Atlanta, Ga., and Am brose Mayer of Easley; two sis ters, Mrs. Lula Monts of Silver- street and Miss AureKa Mayer of Newberry; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Philin' Lutheran Church by Rev. Clarence L. Richardson. Interment was in the church cemeteiy. Active pallbearers were Marvin Pinson Jr., Bobby Shealy, Bennie Walter Lominick, Harold Domin ick, Heyward Glymph and Harry Mayer. Miss Miriam Hendrix has moved to 1724 Harper street to make her home. pfdvei Mrs During the business Elmer Shealy told of the i some financial help for the C. chapter which was gl granted by the chapter ft part. She made a plea for parefcTs cooperation in seeing that the Children pay the annual dues; end she appealed to members of Drey- ton Rutherford Chapter to help with the , meetings of certain groups. i| Mrs. L. G. McCullough, er, should send all per capita all contributions to which the chapter pledged, etc. to the Treas urer General by March 1st., bif§|P| she has delayed hoping that mem bers who did not pay their dues in January as is the rule, would not- t E-siH $18 J. E. Wiseman, historian, delay len^r. The District Confer- artnountad Mrs. Walter Summer a? ence meets in Abbeville on April 18, and not to have paid , what the urogram leader.' Mrs. Summer had chapter is due will be for her' subject Belle Boyd, the j ing to the representatives who go. Confederate Spy as depicted J Mrs. Wright reported that ail Harnett Kane in his book, “The dates, etc., were ready for the Smiling Rebel.” Mrs. Summer bronze marker for Capt. John P. gave incidents of Belle's clever- K,inard’s grave, and the order has ness and daring even as a child in been sent it. It will require some her teens in securing valuable in- time for the casting and delivery, formation from the Federals for after which a date will be set for the Confederates., Hef personality the unveiling. • u ,{ /j . « - was such that she seemed able to The members regret exceedingiy disarm comptetely high ranking that vMrs. Sieve Griffith, Chair- Federal officers. More than once m un, who has beeiv so effective-an she felMnto, t trouble during the and carrying out the no tour years of , her activities, but p re ^ive programs uor Dmyton W each time She managed to get out Rutherford a commemorative day.** of trouble. Aftet the war she went j s unable to arrange the program to Canada, and married there, f ov c k e above occasion. Stress movih^ later to Wisconsin other duties prevents her in that state. When the Daughters this of the, ^Confederacy placed an a l- M Elmei . sheal -f.-... , propnate 'marker on her grave, fh A' quite a few members made a pil- that o P cwiwniai r mtwif •Triton te- Wisconsin for the In that the, S. C. Centenmal^Commit- veiling and it was on this occasion ^ ‘ f the comm* Vi reumg anu was on xnis occasion y, D „„ 0 hat Kane dedicated “The Smiling 1! V , 7' V P. 1 burg (Antietam) this summer am) where she 1 is kept with meti- th ? [L f ' ,. h „ .“ culous care th. town authori- ‘^orm ct* ues and her grave is never with- M w Blrford The chapter V yery out a Confederate flag. An excur sion boat that plies in the waters around Wisconsin Delles is named the “Belle Boyd” and is said to be the only boat that flies only the Confederate flag. Tradition has it that the last words of this Con federate devotee were “One God, one flag, and one nation forever.” The abstract of the book was de lightfully given by Mrs. Summer and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. proud of this honor to Pope. Mrs. Jordan Pool assisted Mrs. Wright, the other two hostessee being absent, Mrs. Hunter Bro* was opt of town, and the memt regretted that illness prevent Miss Lucy McCaughrin from ing present. The April meeting will be in afternoon on the 3rd day of month, the home to be anne later. - • Given Award W. E. Shealy, president of Shea ly Motor Co., Inc., received Ford Motor Company’s Distinguished Achievement Award today in special ceremonies in Charlotte honoring the local dealership’s outstanding record for 1961. A. Y. Edwards, Charlotte dist- rict sales manager for the Ford Division, made the presentation of a plaque during a luncheon awards program at Ovens Audi torium. Fallout Protection Guide At CD, Post Offices Now A pocket-sized booklet with the most essential, up-to-the-minute information for families and individuals on how to survive a nuclear attack is now available to Americans without charge from any post office or state or local civil defense office. The 48-page, yellow-covered booklet, entitled “Fallout Protec tion—What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack,” includes spe cific instructions on how to survive fallout, build a fallout shelter or improvise a last-minute shelter if necessary, stock and ven tilate the shelter, and take sanitary and first aid measures. Special information for farmers is provided on protecting or decontami nating livestock, food and equipment in a fallout zone. The Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense, produced the booklet to provide up-to-date, easily-readable survival infor mation in one publication. So far, 25 million of the booklets have been printed and placed in distribution. The booklet also points out r ! the De fense Departrisnt’s new civil defense pr^yram will pro vide increasing protection: • The National Shelter Sur vey now under way will identify fallout shelter spaces in existing structures for about 50 million persons. Identification, mark ing and stocking with austerity food and water rations, first aid kits, radiation detection instru ments and other essentials will cost less than $4 per space. • The proposed Federal Shel ter Incentive Program would provide Federal grants of some thing less than the cost of con structing fallout shelters in schools, hospitals and in other non-profit institutions. Many shelters also would serve a dual peace-time function. • The existing National Warn ing System is being extended to provide Americans near-in stant attack warning. CRATER 5 ML 20 Ml 100 Ml. Where to Get Booklet You can obtain your free copy of the Defense De partment’s survival booklet for all Americans, “Fallout Protection,” at your local post office or your commu nity civil defense office. After April l, 1962, it will be available only from civil defense offices. How Fallout Endangers U.S. Fold in What is fallout? This frequently-discussed and even more frequently misunder stood phenomenon of the nuclear age is simply explained in the Department of Defense’s “Fall out Protection” booklet now available to the public through post offices and local civil de fense offices. This drawing from the book let shows how fine dust and debris from a nuclear explosion can be carried downwind from the blast, the amount of fallout gradually diminishing with the distance. Each dust particle is like a tiny X-ray machine whose gamma radiation will penetrate lighter materials but will dis sipate in a relatively short time and do little harm to those pro tected by a sufficient amount of dense materials in shelters. Your Federal Income Tax Q. I received child support payments of $800 from my husband in 1961. Are these payments taxable? ' A. No. Payments which have been specifically designated as support for mipor children are not taxable to the reci pient. Q. Last year a portion of my farm was condemned by the highway department. The land cost me $5,000 and I re ceived a condemnation award of $12,000. Since this was an involuntary sale, must I report the gain on by 1961 return? A. Yes, unless you have already spent an amount equal to or greater than $12,000 to replace the property by pur chasing other similar property or intend to do so before December 31, 1962, which is the end of the replacement period. The replacement period ends one year after the close of the first tax year in which you realize any part of the gain on the involuntary conversion. If you spend the entire amount received for replacement property, you will not report the gain as income in your 1961 return if you make a proper election to have the gain postponed. The election is made by attaching a statement to your return showing your computation of the gain and stating that you have replaced or will replace the involuntary converted property within the required replacement period. Q. During 1961, I paid the entire balance of a mortgage on my home. Payments were due under the mortgage for several more years. For the privilege of prepaying the mortgage indebtedness, I was required to pay a penalty of $200. Is this penalty deductible? A. Yes. Such a penalty is deductible as interest since it is considered to be a payment made for the use of borrowed money. V i i* i Q. A former friend borrowed $2,000 from me several years ago. Although I have repeatedly attempted to col lect, he has made no payments on the loan. He moved to another city in 1961 and I do not expect to recover any of the amount loaned. May I deduct $2,000 as a bad debt on my 1961 return? A. If you have taken reasonable steps to collect the debt, you may take a bad debt deduction in 1961. It is not neces sary to go to cour . can be shown that a judgment^ against your former friend, if obtained, would also be worthless. The debt must not only be uncollectible in 1961, but it must also be determined that collection does not ap pear possible at any time in the future. If you establish that the $2,000 debt was worthless in 1961, you must treat it as a short-term capital loss since it was a non-business bad debt. This means that, unless you had capital gains from the sale of assets, your deductible loss would normally be limited to $1,000 in 1961. The balance of $1,000 would be carried forward as a short-term capita^ loss to your 1962 re turn. Nonbusiness bad debts should be reported on Schedule D and attached to an income tax form, Form 1040. SWgjS Ovists tiM $5000 Newberry Lumber Co., Inc. Authorized Representative For TERMINIX SERVICE 913 CLINE ST. 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