Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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As iv-'.-'i'-rs untaiurU-'l a in-ra : {}i*• w rt'ckal 1 ’' 1 (if a ja]()]i\'. aaid ; ha 1 out taablvu ■ h *• ! win.' and mumbled, "Thank Ih-avt-n I j iver clean, d’hey'xe given mo a harp. \il <j’ s hear thin .trs t hat sheuhl not • • iv;k‘:ilq.!. ai k : U-w <>:' us ii<». oxeept ];■!! the ta'S' :n U in it wit ii a chance i';i •A tile 1 at Y‘ ;r A-ii! Lt > lost if allowed f J cool. VOLUAIE 26: N I ’M BEK 21 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1962 §2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Sanders On The Mend Annual Santa Parade Slated Next Wednesday Mr>. I )<iris Sati<if i im-nP'Or of the San-taff and author <>f tin.' column, who lias hoon eonlined to the County ho.-pital for a number of days now. is improving. Al- thoup r h she has been tUKen ot { the critical list, she is still uncomfort able, and is not having company as vet. However, it is expected that hy the weekend she will feel up to having her friends call to see her. Criminal Court Convenes Monday Following is a list of cases to come before the Court of General Sessions which will sit here be- beginning Monday morning, Nov ember 26. Judge W. L. Rhodes, Jr. of Hampton will preside: The following cases were con tinued from last court: Earl Baxter, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. James Suber, non-support. James Grayson Elliott, highway robbery, larceny. Patrick Lee Jackson, highway robbery, larceny. Harry W. \\ icker, non-support. Barto Cooper, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and carry ing concealed weapons. Ernest Hiller, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and car rying concealed weapons. Guy Dentt Hipp, drunk driving, second offense. Paul Corley, car breaking. -Bobby Weir, car breaking. James Elkins, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods. Leon Worthy, Carl W T orthy, and Theron Otis Greer, H.B., larceny and receiving stolen goods. New cases to be tried: J. W. Wells, assault and battery with intent to kill. Wade Wilson, assault and batt ery with intent to kill. William Pinckney Wise, viola tion of the liquor law. Jonas Amick, violation of the liquor law. Maceo Cannon, H. B. to commit a crime. Willie Earl DeW T alt, A and B with intent to kill. L. C. Gary, pointing firearms. E. J. Hyler, disposing of prop erty under lien. Edward Chasteen, non-support. George W T yatt, assault with a deadly weapon. Wijliam Henry Goff, non-sup port. Mack H. Wells, non-support. Willie Swindler, non-support. Walter Hill, Jr., non-support. Ernest Tedy Neal, assault and battery with intent to ill. Ola Carter, assault and battery with intent to kill. Henry Higgons, assault and bat tery with intent to kill. Furman Tucker and Mary Tuck er, disposing of property under a lien. Marion Suber, violation of the liquor law. Fred W. Howard, forgery. Fred W. Howard, forgery. Fred W. Howard, forgery. T. F .Enlow, forgery. Tobie Enlow, forgery. Jesse Epps, grand larceny. James E. Osment, assault and battery with intent to ill. James E. Osment, assault and battery with intent to kill.. Malcolm Jeter, assault and bat tery with intent to ikll. James Counts, 3 counts of H. B and grand larceny. James Mayer Counts, escaping public works. Thamus Hawkins, H B and petit larceny. Maceo Cannon, H B and assault and battery. Virgil PTatt, non-support. Thomas Hancock, Breach of trust. Joe Heyward Williams, A & B ■with intent to kill. Ballard Frank Allen, arson. James Rogers, non-support. ma~ parade lay. N'ov- }>e with ten hands and 25 floats expected, according The annual r h will be >taged Wedm ember 2> at o'clock. The parade is expected t< a.n outstanding (die 25 to Bobby Summer, chairman <>. the parade committee. Governor-Elect Donald Russell and Miss Evelyn Ellis (Miss South Carolina I, along with, the beauty queens from the city and county high schools wij] take part. Rep resentative; from the following schools are; Newberry High, Miss Joyce Cook; Mid--Carolina. Miss Linda Jean Brown, and Whitmire Miss Kay Leaman. Miss Barbara Dukes, Beauty Queen of Newberry college, and Beauty Queen Nita Longshore of the Newberry Farm Bureau, will also participate. The parade this year is being sponsored by the Civitan club. Furman Garner, president of the club, and Chairman of the parade Bobby Summer are working hard to make this parade one of out standing beauty. Chairman of Floats will be John Earl Smith; Band Chairman is Steve Floyd; Beauty Queen chair man, Eddie Graham and Finance Chairman is Lewis Shealy. Prof. Scott Elliott will he judge chairman. Marshalls will be Cliff Pack and Ben Bickley. The parade will start .it Walnut and Amelia Streets, and will tra vel the same route as in the past. Chairman Summer asks that al; units gather at 3 o’clock. Recreation Dept. Plans Day Of Games. Eating The \> •wherry Recreation De- ; >T mei;i will conduct a football • nP-st for a!! boys six through yea-' of age Friday. November bo a’ the Speers Street field. The contest will be conducted in c< • i i Mrs. Ruth Koon Rites Saturday Mrs. Ruth (Judy) Minick Koon, 1903 Tanyard street, died at her home Friday morning. Born and reared in the Saint Luke’s section of the county, she was a daughter of Mrs. Mallie Minick Ringer. She was a regis tered nurse, having graduated from Silverstreet high school, the Perry Business college and York County School of Nursing. She was employed at the Newberry County Memorial hospital as sup ervisor for several years and for the past year was a private duty nurse. She was a member of the Silverstreet Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to her mo ther are her husband, Raymond Lee Koon; two sons, Kirksey Dav id Koon and Reuben Ramey Koon of Newberry; and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Goggans of Augusta, Georgia. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Me? wain Funeral Home by Rev, Robert Frazier and Rev. Doyle Jones. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Clyde, John, Gordan and Wayne Minick, Lewis Ringer, J. W .Henderson, Jimmy and Clarence Robert Koon. Honorary escort was members of the Newberry County Medical Association, staff of Newberry County Memorial hospital and the Newberry County Nurses Associa tion. six different age groups. Each boy will rompetr with hoys in his own age group. Each boy will take part in three activities, punting, passing and kicking. Every con testant will be allowed two prac tice tries. They will get two tries, j in each test, for score. The best! effort will be scored, in each case, ; for prizes. Scoring will He on a I point system. The contestant will get one point for every foot he punts and kicks the ball. They will he scored on distance and for accuracy on the passing test. He will be scored foi distance only in the punting and kicking tests. A total of 24 prizes will be awarded, four in each of the six age groups. First prizes will be footballs; second prize, a helmet; third, a jersey, and fourth prize, a kicking tee. Nine, ten and eleven year olds are asked to report to the Speers Street field at 9:00 a.m. Six. sev en and eight year olds are asked * report to the field at 1:00 p.m. Also in conjunction with the contest will be a hot dog supper for all the hoys, and their fathers, at the Speers Street School Cafe teria on Friday night at 7:30. Coach Walt Pinson, of Newberry High School, will show a film of the Bulldogs games this past sea son. In addition, all boys and their fathers, that participated in the Recreation Department Football program this season are invited to attend the supper. Prizes and the supper will be possible through the cooperation and support of local merchants. Hazel Appointed At Fire Dept. I Ed Hazzel has been named to the position of Assistant Director ; of Safety for the Newberry Fire i department, according to K. . Riche, city manager. Mr. Hazezl will fill the job created by city council at last Tuesday’s session, when a department of safety was established. Duties of the new position will be the operation of the fire sta- [ tion so far as maintenance, record | keeping, training of new paid personnel, and inspections are concerned. Al! paid men will be under the assistant. Mr. Hazel will be directly responsible to the Director of Safety, the position now being held by Mr. Riebe. A full-time director will be hired at such time as city council has funds available to pay a salary. Under the new set—up, recently elected Chief David Laird, will be in charge of fire fighting and all personnel, paid and volunteer at such times, and training of volun teer personnel of thedepartment. Mr. Laird, as has been the cus tom in the past, was elected by members of the volunteer depart ment. He will not be a paid em ployee of the city. There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted. Now it happens to everybody. ^peers Street PTA Hears Library Needs Speer Street PTA met on Nov ember 8. Mr. Keitt Purcell led the devotion. The needs of the library were outlined and discussed. A resolu tion was passed requesting $2.00 per family for the treasury. An amount was allocated to each grade mother for the enter tainment of the children during the year. Mr. Judson Brooks, Chief Sup ervisor of Elementary Education, presented an interesting program on methods of evaluating our school system. The nursery was well attended. Mrs. Boulware’s room won the attendance banner. C Of C Group At Prosperity Plan Annual Banquet The Prosperity Comm unit y Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet at Mid-Caroli na High school Cafeteria next Thursday night, November 29 at 7:30 o’clock. Speaker for the occasion will be Mayor Lestei Bates of Columbia. Dr. James C. Kinard of Newberry, will be master of ceremonies. Oth er special guests will he W. G. Edwards of Columbia, vice presi dent of Southern Bell and presid ent of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, representatives of Daniel Construction company, of Greenville, General Electric com pany and Allied Chemical comp any of Irmo, S. C. Gas and Elec tric company, and others. The recently organizzed Mid- Carolina orchestra under the di rection of Walter C. Merritt, will entertain guests during the din ner hour. The Chamber is composed of business and professional men and women of the Prosperity area. Wyman Cook is president of the group which has 48 avtive mem bers. POST OFFICE TO HAVE HOLIDAY The postoffice here will not be open for business on Thanksg'v- ing day, neither will there be any delivery of rural mail. Incoming mail will be worked to postofliee boxes and outoing mail will be dis patched as usual. October Bond Sales Series E and H Savings Bonds sales for October in Newberry County totaled $5,580.00, reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds Chairmam Sales of these bonds in the state for October totaled $2,218,- 571.00, reports Robert G. Clawson, State Chairman. Girls Selected For Winthrop’s Miss Hi Miss Special Edition Dr. Rinehart Attends Economic Meeting Dr. James R. Rinehart, Assist ant Professor of Commerce at Newberry college attended the 32 annual meeting of the Southern Economic Association at the Bilt- more Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Rinehart read a paper enti tled, “Measuring Rates of Return on Municipal Investment in Indus- trializzation” which was part of a program concerned with the Eco nomics of Depressed areas. Mrs. ‘Lulu’ Wicker Of Pomaria Dies Died Saturday Mrs. Louisa (Lulu) Kinard WJcker, 88, widow of the late John P. Wicker, of Pomaria, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hobson Ad ams of Pomaria. Mr. Wicker was born and rear ed in the New Hope section of the county, a daughter of the late W’alter D. and Elizabeth Bishop Kinard. She made her home most of her life in the New Hope sec tion. Survivors include two sons, E. O. Wicker of Kinards, and John B. Wicker of Peak; eight daugh ters, Mrs. W. A. Rawls, Mrs. Carl Stuck, Mrs. Japheus Stuck, Mrs. Edgar Glymph, Mrs. James Ber- ley, Mrs. Hobson Adams, Mrs. John Adam Graham, all of Pom aria, and Mrs. A. J. Amick, of Ballentine. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at the McSwain Funer al home by the Rev. John P. Grif fith and Rev. William C. Wood. Interment was in the St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery in Newberry county. Mr. and Mrs. John Milford have moved to 2022 Evans Circle in the W. S. Walker house they purchas ed. JUDITH HALFACRE Mid-Carolina High MURRIE ALICE SHEALY Newberry High Miss Hi Miss program of Win- throp college. These two outstanding young women will be honored in the Special Miss Hi Miss edition of The Johnsonian, Winthrop student newspaper which will be published February 15th. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown of 1609 Circle Drive, Miss Brown is a senior at New berry high. Miss Brown is secretary and ROCK HILL—Miss Judith Half acre and Miss Barbara Griffin of Mid-Carolina high school, Prosper ity, have been selected to repre sent their high school in the 1963 program of Winthrop college. These two outstanding young women will be honored in the special Miss Hi Miss edition of The Johnsonian. Winthrop student paper, which will be published on February 15th. The honor Junior and Senior girls prom South Carolina and North Carolina high schools will be guests of Winthrop for a week end, April 26-28. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Halfacre of Prosperity, Miss Halfacre is editor of the an nual, secretary of the senior class, president of the Newberry county 4-H Council and a member if Beta Club. She was chosen a represen tative to Girl’s State, first runner- up for May Queen, and is a three time 4-H winner, and won an all expense paid trip to the national 4-H meeting in Chicago. Miss Halfacre plans a career in medicine. Miss Griffin, who is a junior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Griffin of Pomaria. At Mid-Carolina High she is vice president of Student Council and Future Teachers club, assist ant editor of the annual, and a member of Block M-C club and the basketball team. She has also served as an officer of her class. Miss Griffin plans a career in teaching. The Misses Hi Misses are select ed from each high school on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership and person attractive ness. Miss Martha Brown and Miss Murrie Alice Shealy of Newberry High School have been selected to represent their school in the 1963 treasurer of Student Council, pres ident of the senior class, a home room representative, a cheer lead er, and a member of Beta club. She is also a member of the ex ecutive board of Student Council. Miss Brown plans a career as either a physical therapist or a medical technician. Miss Shealy who is a junior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Shealy of Airport Road. BARBARA GRIFFIN Mid-Carolina High MARTHA BROWN Newberry High At Newberry High Miss Shealy is president of Science club and her home room, secretary—treas urer of her class, and a member of Student Council, IRC club, Jun ior Debating club, Beta club, Health Careers, Club and Spanish club. She was also chosen Junior Beauty. Miss Shealy plans a career as either a laboratory technician, or a missionary. SCOUTS CELEBRATE 39TH ANNIVERSARY—These members of Boy Scout Troop 69, sponsored by Newberry Mills, Inc., will celebrate their 39th Anniversary Sunday night with Union Services at the West End Baptist church. Making up the Troop are, from left, seated: Jimmy Cook, Vicky Williams, Steve Bodie, John Fryga, David Humphries, Randy Brown, Henry Hendrix, Donnie Humphries, David Rowe and Thadd Mays; standing, front row, Bill Giles, Ronnie Giles, Bennie Fallaw, Eddie Bannister, Joe Babb, Larry Franklin, Wayne Morris and Tommy Hamrick; back row, Dewey Kinard, veteran Scout Master, Milton Gatlin, Bob Bannister, Rodney Cb’zts, Billy Clark and Jimmy Bannister. Troop 69 Scouts Set Observance Pioneer Boy Scout Troop 69 of Newberry, will observe its 39th anniversary with Union Services Sunday evening at the West End Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m. The troop is sponsored by Newberry Mills, Inc., and Dewey Kinard of the West End Com munity, veteran Scout leader of this area, is Scoutmaster. Appropriate services have been arranged for the observance. Main speaker for the occasion will be Cally Gault, head coach of the North Augusta High School. Troop 69, with 39 years of con secutive registration, is one of the oldest troops in the state in con tinuous operation. Mr. Kinard has served as leader for the large part of this time- Cub Pack 69, an affiliate of the troop, will ob serve the 10th anniversary of its organization at the Sunday serv ices. The program has been arranged so as to be of interest to the pub lic generally, and an invitation has been extended by officials of the organizations to all who wish to attend. Miss Bouknight Named Officer Mi ss Clara Bouknight, President of District Nine Nurses Associa tion, was elected second vice-pres ident of the S. C. S. N. A. at the Convention which was held Nov ember 7, 8 and 9 at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston. Miss Bouknight is a graduate of Newberry college and the Green ville General Hospital School of Nursing. She is on the nursing staff of the Newberry Memorial hospital. Mrs. Eunice Medhurst of Colum bia, President of the S. C. S. N. A. presided at the meetings, with Districts one, two and three as hostesses. On Thursday, Dr. Luther Mar tin, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neuro—surgery of the Medical College hospital was the main speaker for the morning session. His topic: Neuro-Surgical Nurs ing, Care of Head and Back In juries and Clinical Demonstra tions. During the afternoon, Rosemary Bouvette R. N., Head Nurse, Sur gical Unit Medical college, dis cussed Pre and Post Operative Care of the Open Heart Patient with clinical demonstrations. Mrs. Margaret Carroll, Deputy Executive Secretary A. N. A. gave a report of the Study Committee of A. N. A to the members and guests. Friday morning Dr. Chevea Smythe, Dean of the School of Medicine of the Medical School of S. C. discussed Peritoneal Dia- ysis with clinical demonstrations. Following the adjournment of the meeting a guided tour of the Medical college was given. Nurses attending the Convention from Newberry were: Miss Clara Bouknight, Miss Code Marie Nel son, Miss Lilyan Jones, Mrs. Jewel Kinard ,Mrs. Sarah Jackson, Mrs. Anabel Denning, Mrs. Frances Berley and Miss Elizzabeth Coates. Hentz Chairman Forestrv Advisors H. M. He , owner of the H. M. Hentz pulpwood company has been named chairman of the State Advisory Committee of Forestry Boards. Mr. Hentz’ appointment came last Wednesday during the meet ing of the State Advisory Comm ittee of County Forestry Boards, held at the Jefferson Hotel in Col umbia. He succeeds M. H. Whit- sell of Orangeburg. Mr. Hentz has been a member of the State Advisory Committ ee ever since it was organized 11 years ago. He served the past year as vice chairman. Mr. Hentz, who has been in the pulpwod business for 33 years, was appointed vice president of the S. C. Pulpwood Association at a meeting held last wek at Col umbia hotel in Columbia. Loyalty Sunday At Mayer Church “Loyalty Sunday” will be ob served in Mayer Memorial Luth eran churcL, Drayton and Cromer streets, on Sunday, November 25th. At the 11 A. M. service the guest preacher will be the Rev. John C. Cooper, Profesor of Bible at New berry college. Professor Copoer is an outstanding theologian and teacher, and is a gifted speaker. The public is cordially invited to worship at Mayer Memorial Sun day and hear him. Every member of the congrega tion is asked to be present and to bring in his or her pledge for 1963 on this Sunday. The pledges will be received along wit the offerings for the day, and will be presented at the altar as a token of faith and trust in God and a redidica- tion of self to His kingdom. Dairy Field Days Held During Month A comparison of dairying in South Carolina and the Northeast and a discussion of possible future uses for surplus milk will high light three dairy field days this month. The meetings are to be held at Chester Health Center Auditor ium, November 27; at the County Agricultural building in Waiter- boro, November 28; and at the Saluda Recreation Center, Nov ember 29. All meetings will begin at 9:30 A.M. The Clemson Extension dairy staff and members of the Clemson Dairy Science Department will discuss a variety of subjects of current concern to milk producers and processors. Among these are mating systems, the reproduction picture in a normal herd, forage and grain evaluation nad produc ing quality silage. Columbia Man Fatally Hurt In Wreck Here J. C. Newton, 27, of Columbia, died early Sunday morning at a local hospital from injuries re ceived in an automobile accident near Newberry Saturday after noon. State Highway Patrolman Bobby Gene Chrisley said Mr. Newton was driving a 1958 Renault which went out of control on a curve and overturned several times. A pas senger, Hollis Harmon of Pros perity, apparently escaped with only bruises. Mr. Newton first was taken to Newberry County Memorial hos pital, then was transferred to the Columbia hospital. Mr. Newton was born in Shelby, N. C. He had lived in Newberry before moving to Columbia where he was employed by Flemming Trucking lines. ’Tis the day before payday. And all thru my jeans I’ve hunted in vain For the ways and the means. Contract Awarded Whitmire Bridge A contract has been awarded to construct a 240-foot reinforced concrete bridge and 2.10 miles of approaches at Duncan Creek on S. C. 66 south of Whitmire, the State Highway Department reports. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 25: Jimmy Clamp, Mrs. A. W. Murray, Troxelle Brown, Pope L. Buford, Jr., Dianne Gil liam, Alan Senn, J. L. Koon and W. D. Kinney. Nov. 26: Robert Smith, James R. Williams, R. D. Coleman, Jr. Scrappy Wherry, Henry Stev ens, Jimmie Harmon, Richard Harmon and Mrs. Selma Price. Nov. 27: Franklin Aratfield, Mrs. R. L. Lewis, Robert Pike Glymph, Caroline Shtgley, G. S. Parnell, Jeanette Waldrop, Mrs. Ralph Setzler, Fred V. Lester, John D. Haltiwanger and Cheryl Anne Hentz. Nov. 28: Mrs. Minnie L. Clary, Mrs. Berley S. Werts, Mrs. M. W. (Anna Hart) Cheatham, J. W. Longshore, Cecil Ringer, Jane Paysinger, Joe H. Wel- born, and Robert T. Stutts. Nov. 29: Mrs. William R. Brooks, Donald Rawls, Molly Partridge. Mary Riley, Earl Bergen, J. L. Counts, Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh, W. H. Cannon, Wilmer M. Hite, Mrs. Homer W. Schumpert, Mrs. Irene Ber ry and Billy Davis. Nov. 30: Patsy Ruth Morris, Mrs. Marion Wiggins, S. C. Campbell, El]a Rae Kyzer, Al ice Melba Shealy, L. B. Davis, Virginia Dufford, Kenny Davis, David Park, Noble K. Terrell, C. Eugene Harmon, Mrs. Hurry Hedgepath, and twins Victoria Lee and Victor Lloyd Crews. Dec. 1:H. J. Looney, Jr., Mrs, Joe Koon and daughter, Mary Finer Koon, Frank Stewart, Tommy Tolbert, grandson of Mrs. T. S. Harmon, Mrs. Lind sey Koon, Mrs. Gerald O’Quhm, Mrs. J. C. Pitts, Mrs. Mary Nell Boozer, Trudy Todd, Mrs. Bill Boozer, Billy Caldwell, Dawn Dickert and Mrs. Ralph Whita ker.