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ht- Fcminine Intuition—Only a woman could ask. “Don’t turn around l>ut . . . who is that couple that just came in?” VOLUME 29—NUMBER 30. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1965 $2.00 Per Year Criminal court session slated for November 22 The N ovember term of General Sessions (Criminal) Court will convene Monday, November 22 at tho court house with Judge Bruce Littlejohn of Spartanburg, on the bench. Petit Jurors were drawn Wed nesday morning by the Jur y C om- mission and will report 1 uesday, November 23 at 9:30 a.m. Jurors to serve this term in clude: Elgin V. Sheppherd, Silver St. James M Berley, Pomaria. James Lee Dawkins, Prosperity. Gordon Curtis King, Whitmire. T. McFall Bedenbaugh, Pros perity. J. Allen Dominick, Silver-street. Edgar R. Cannon, Newberry. Ray P. Coleman, Newberry. Haskell E. Wilbanks, Whitmire. Louise C. Derrick, Little Mtn. Jerry Laine Richardson, Po maria. Fred Weathers, Whitmire. J. C. Nichols, Newberry. J. Hugh Leightsey, Pomaria. A. M. Johnston, Pomaria. Charlie Clifton Shoaly, New berry. W. B. Kitchen, Newberry. William E. Long, Newberry. W. S. Gordon, Newberry. T. M. Biekley, Newberry. James R. Hamm, Prosperity. William A. Smith Jr. Newberry. R. L. Mills, Newberry. Gilder M. Neel, Newberry. Curtis Cline Shealv, Prosperity. W. J. Crouch, Kinards. Fred Hentz, Silver-street. Joe N. Wilson, Prosjrerity. J. L. Sloan, Chappells. William C. Ammons, Jr., New berry. William M. Maybin, Whitmire. J. H. Seibert, Prosperity. Hilliard C. Werts, Newber-ry. J. C. Counts, Newberry. Cecil A. Bundrick, Pomaria. Samuel Paul Taylor, Newberry. Ira Moses, Newberry. Donald M. Hite, Prosperity. W. Ray Graham, Pomaria. P. M. Brooks. Newberry. Municipal folk in Rec. program The Newberry Recreation De partment will be represented at the South Carolina Recreation Society’s State conference to be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston November 14-17th. City Manager K. W. Riebe will be on a panel with three other municipal officials discussing “Rec reation in City Government.” “Bo” Sanders will be on a panel of “Swap Shop Ideas” and also will have part on a second panel “Fund Raising Programs.” Mrs. Henly L. Davenport will have a session on “How to Start a Ceramics Program.” “We feel that having this many people on the state conference program is a very nice compli ment to our department,” Paul K. Fuller, Newberry director said. SPINS NO MORE—Mrs. Lucille K. Cochcroft, 918 Fair Street, re ceives her “Certificate of Participation” from spinning room over- 1 seer Woodrow Edvards upon her retirement. The certificate indi cates that she is eligible for retirement benefits from the Oak land plant of the Kendall ( ompany. Mrs. Cochcroft retired Octo ber 1 at age 62. She worked in the spinning department at the local manufacturing establishment for 37 years. (Sunphoto) NHS observing DEC A Week These are two of the 13 mem bers of the Distributive Educa tion Club at Newberry High School. At left is Judy Bain and at right Patricia McCutcheon. They are employed at McCror- ry's Store. Newberry High School is ob- | serving this week, November 7-14 as National DECA Week. Distributive Education is a pro gram of instruction in marketing, merchandising, and management of goods and services in retail wholesale, and service establish ments. There are three phases of the DECA program at Newberry High School: (1) In School; (2) Past High School; and (3) Adult. At Newberry High School students participate in the “In School Co operative Program.” Members are the DECA chap ter are: Edith Morris, Carol Eargle, Susan Addison, Voneille Goodman, Judy Bain, Patricia Mc Cutcheon, Debra Bowers, Shirley Warren, Brenda Reeves, Darlene Amick, Lynn Brooks, Gail Hiller, and Kathy Holsenback. George Kinard is instructor for the group. Hamm reelected at Prosperity Two hundred and three voters went to the polls in Prosperity on Tuesday to nominate a Mayor and four eouncilmen to run in the Gen era! election on December 14. J. Walter Hamm was unopposed as a candidate for mayor. He re ceived 192 votes. Nominated were incumbents B. D. Epting with 170 votes and Jas. C. Mills with 142 votes. Bruce A. Connelly, a newcomer in the race was elected with 130 votes. A tie resulted between in cumbent H. L. Fellers and new comer Paul Dixon for the fourth seat. A run off will probably be necessary to determine the win ner. Former mayor J. A. Williams received 114 votes in his bid for one of the council seats. Opposition from the Republi can party will be seen for three council seats in the December General election. The candidates of the Republicans are Earl J. Bedenbaugh, Leroy C. Pugh, and Woodrow Bedenbaugh. Sam P. Boland wins at Pomaria In an election held on Tuesday in Pomaria, 28 voters went to the polls and returned Mayor Sam Pat Boland, Councilmen, C. E. Long, C. G. Stuck, R. L. Hentz, and W. C. Fanning, to office. Two write-in votes were east for Mayor and one for council. The light vote was due to the fact that none of the candidates had opposition. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Chandler have moved to 1721 Johnstone St. in Apartment No. 1. Miss Jean Decarlo is making her home at 1721 Johnstone street in Apartment No. 2. PLANNING FOR FARM-CITY WEEK—Keitt Purcell, seated center, has been named chairman of the Newberry County “Farm-City W T eek” to be observed November 19-25. At left is Tom Bryson, and at right E. E. Epting, co-chairmen. Standing is Tom Abrams, member of the committee. Chairman Pur cell said this was the 11th consecutive year of observance in South Carolina. It includes a week-long series of events aimed at bringing about better understanding between rural and urba- dwellers, with the theme “Agribusiness is Your Business.” The local observance is under the auspices of business and farm organizations. (Sunphoto) Baptist convene at Greenville COLUMBIA — As many as 3,000 Baptists from across the state are expected to converge on Greenville next Tuesday, Novem ber 16 for the opening session of the 145th annual South Carolina Baptist Convention. The denomi nation’s major meeting of the year is scheduled for Pendleton Street Baptist Church, except for the Tuesday night session which will be held in Furman Univer sity’s McAlister Auditorium. Rev. Robert W. Major, Presi dent of the half-million member state organization, will preside over the three-day meeting. Pas tor of Ashley River Bapt’st church in Charleston, Major has been ac- REV. ROBERT MAJOR tive in local, state and Southern Baptist Convention activities. He has held pastorates in Indiana, Florida, Georgia and South Caro lina. Rev. Julian A. Cave Jr., pastor of First Baptist church of Ches ter, will deliver the annual con vention sermon. Cave will speak on “The Church in The World.” A graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Cave did graduate work at New College, Edinburg, Scotland. He is on the Convention’s General Board and last year the State Junior Cham ber of Commerce named him one of three outstanding young men in South Carolina. During the Convention, the state’s Baptists will hear a pro posed record $4 million budget. The General Board will also make its recommendation regarding federal aid to Baptist supported institutions. According to Rev. William Pal mer, Chairman of the Convention Program Committee, key speak ers for the meeting include Dr. REV. JULIAN CAVE Wayne Dehoney, President of the -ten million member Southern Bap tist Convention; Dr. Herschel Hobbs, world renowned Baptist leader and preacher; Dr. W. C. Fields, public relations secretary of the Southern Baptist Conven tion; Dr. Gordon Blackwell, Pres ident of Furman University; Dr. Winston Crawley, secretary to the Orient, Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention; Dr. William J. Fallis, book editor for Broadman Press and Dr. Mal colm Tolbert, professor of New Testament and Greek at New Or leans Baptist Theological Semi nary. Pre-session meetings of the South Carolina Pastors’ Confer ence and the Religious Education Association will be held on Nov ember 15. Fellowship Mrs. L. Hart Jordan will be hostess to the Golden Age Fel lowship on Wednesday, November 17th at 3:30 p.m. at her home, 1526 Boundary Street. Mrs. P. E. Way and Mrs. L. G. McCullough will be in charge of the program. Council rezones several sections; request survey City Council here Tuesday night approved on second reading sev eral revisions in the city zoning map. Three lots on Drayton street were rezoned from residential to a neighborhood - shopping dis trict zone as requested by J. H. Cook Sr., property owner, and recommended by the City Plan ning Commission. An area in the vicinity of the railroad on Main street was re zoned from a general business district to a central business district. Council also approved the rezoning of an area in the ; vicinity of Newberry Junior High i School from residential to cen tral business. A request for rezoning of an area near Newberry County Me morial hospital from residential to an office and institutional dis trict was referred back to the planning commission for further study. City Manager Kenneth Riebe received council’s approval to in vestigate further the cost of pro posed construction of water and sewer lines in the Wise and Oak land streets area. GUESTS AT LUNCHEON—Mrs. L. Hayne Taylor of Greenville, president of the South Carolina Aux iliary to the South Carolina Medical Society, (center of couch) chats with other doctors wives before a luncheon honoring her at the Dr. R. P. Baker home Monday. At left is Mrs. Baker, hostess, Mrs. McMurry Wilkins of Greenville, a past president, Mrs. Taylor, and Mrs. Leslie Mills, president of the Newberry auxiliary. (Sunphoto) Weather, victory make pleasant homecoming The weather man, the return of several hundred alumni and the scoreboard in Setzler Field com bined to make Saturday a pleas ant Homecoming at Newberry College. Approximately 500 persons were served at the barbecue held on the quadrangle from 12 until 1 p.m. The group heard greetings from Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college. Winning first place in the ex hibit displays on the quadrangle was Alpha Omega, national hon orary dramatics fraternity. Cash prizes were awarded to the win ners by the Newberry College al umni Association. Thirteen ex hibits were j- tered in the compe tition. The Newberry College Singers sang selections from “The Sound of Music” and “The West Side Story” at a gathering of former Singers in Holland Hall auditor ium at 11 a.m. It was decided that the Singers will hold an an nual reunion at each Homecoming. A large number of alumni and friends of the college attended a drop-in in Kaufmann Hall im mediately following the football game between Newberry and Elon. The class of 1940 held a supper at Central Methodist church; and the class of 1955 was entertained at a drop-in at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Monroe. The change in game time from night to afternoon appeared to be well received. Some 75 to 80 alumni joined the College students at a dance held in MacLean Gym nasium Saturday night. Episcopal bazaar next Wednesday A number of special features will highlight the annual bazaar of the women of Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia November 17. In addition to the usual booths of handmade clothing and home- cooked delicacies there are other attractions which are expected to make the bazaar a family affair. Of special interest this year is the men’s booth to which the men of the parish have contributed hand-made furniture, camping equipment, fishing and golf sup plies, hunting shirts, and an art section which will include an ex tensive art exhibit and the sale of painting equipment. ^ Also along the line of creative art will be the work of Mrs. Ed mund Yaghjain, Columbia artist, who will be on hand to sketch pro files. A snack bar will be operated during the day beginning at 10:00 A. M. and the day’s program will end with a turkey dinner in the Parish house in the evening. MRS. WRIGHT ENTERS SANITORIUM Mrs. R. D. Wright has entered Mountain Sanatorium and Hospi tal in Fletcher, N C., where she is receiving treatment. She ex pects to be a tiatient there for several weeks. W. M. Garlington rites yesterday William Meredith Garlington, 77, died early Monday morning at the Newberry County Memorial hospital after a short illness. Mr. Garlington was born in Newberry, the son of the late Meredith William and Asenatb Moon Garlington. Before his re tirement in October 1953, he was head of the tax department of Swift and Co., by whom he had been employed for 47 years. Prior to moving to Newberry, he was president of the Illinois Rifle Association for three years and a member of the Palos Park Gun Club, the Lincoln Park Gun Club and the Duck’s Unlimited. He was a writer for sports maga zines. He is survived by bis wife, Mrs. Allie Tunnal Garlington; two daughters, Miss Helen Garling ton of Ecorse, Mich., and Mrs. Sena Garlington Krieg of Lom bardo, 111.; one brother, A. C. Garlington of Newberry and one sister, Mrs. E. H. Smith of Johns ton. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by John A. Long. Inter ment was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Wright Cannon, Fulmer Wells, T. Roy Summer Jr., Frank Lominack Jr., Robert Sehumpert, and James Clamp. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Pettus Dawkins, Furman Fulmer, Milan Bryson, W. Frank Lominack Sr., A. J. Bowers, For rest Miller, Virgil L. Huffstetler, Wilson Brown and Dr. Irvin Sat- terwhite. Direct dialing set for Prosperity In six weeks, telephone users in the Prosperity Exchange will be able to dial their own station-to- station long distance calls, ac cording to Scott H. Johnson, man ager of Southern Bell in this area. Southern Bell is spending $28,- 000 to bring direct dialing to its Prosperity customers. Johnson said the switchover will be December 19 at 2:01 a.m., thereby connecting Prosperity subscribers directly with tele phones throughout the U. S. and parts of Canada. Billy Odell leads clinic discussion • Billy O’Dell will lead a discus sion group at the Speers Street Youtli Center on Monday, Novem ber 15 at 7:30 p.m. on formulat ing plans to conduct a series of baseball clinics for all boys from the first grade through senior high school. All parents, coaches and inter ested persons are asked to attend this important meeting. Possibili ties are that several other major league baseball players will assist with this program. City Recreation Director P. K. Fuller said, “We need everyone’s help and support. Please make your plans to attend this meet ing.” State President medical auxiliary guest on Monday The November meeting of the Auxiliary to the Newberry Coun ty Medical Society was held on Monday, November 8 at 11:30 at the home of Mrs. Ralph P. Baker with 12 members and two guests present. The meeting was called to order with the Auxiliary pledge led by Mrs. Leslie Mills, Presid ent. Mrs. E. G. Able presented a lovely corsage to the honor guest, Mrs. L. Hayne Taylor of Green ville who is president of the S. C. Medical Auxiliary This corsage was made by Mrs. Abel and con tained a check to be contributed to AMA-ERF, one of the Auxil iary projects. Minutes of the October meeting were read and approved. Mrs. Sydney Carter, program chairman introduced Mrs. Taylor to the group and she gave a most inter esting and informative talk. The theme of her speech was HELP, bringing out some special points of interest to us with each letter in the word. H—stands for Health. We should be interested and informed about our own health, the health of those around us and promote the idea of “Better Health—Bet ter World.” E—stands for Education, energy and enthusiasm. We should edu cate ourselves, our community and our world to better health stand ards and ways of improving al ways. This of course takes a lot of energy and enthusiasm or the education process will bog down along the way. L—stands for Liason. We should act as laison, for our husbands and the medical profession to the community, the state organiza tion and the national organiza tion. P—stands for Projects and Par ticipation. The speaker noted that Newberry was the first county in our state to have the polio campaign and that thanks to the efforts of the medical soc iety, Auxiliary and many, many others. Polio has been virtually wiped out. We can help by par ticipating in other health projects the county may choose to carry out. Mrs. Taylor was presented a lovely gift by the Auxiliary. Mrs. McMurray Wilkins, who accom panied Mrs. Taylor, was also re membered with a gift. Following Mrs. Taylor’s speech the Auxiliary and guests were entertained at a delicious lunch eon by Mrs. Baker. They were joined for lunch by Mrs. Ralph *B. Baker and Mrs. Walter Summer. Ebenezer church stew Wednesday Ebenezer Methodist church will have a Turkey Stew Wednesday, November 10th, for the benefit of the Building Fund. Tickets can be obtained at Nichols 66 Service Station at 2341 College Street, Phone 276-4185, or at Barbara’s Beauty Shop on Caldwell Street, Phone 276-5198. The stew will be ready at <4:00 P. M. $1.25 per quart. Cobb, Park get Blue Key tap Mac Cobb and George Park, Newberry, were initiated into the Newberry College chapter of Blue Key, national honorary fraternity, Friday night. Cobb is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Cobb Sr., 808 Boundary street and Park is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Conrad B. Park, 2016 Forrest Street. Blue Key members are selected on the basis of scholarship, char acter, leadership and service. Chapters are located in colleges and universities throughout the United States. Dorn now in state Conr. Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn has opened his South Caro lina office at 124 Federal Building in Greenwood. Dorn said it was good to be back home and that he would make every effort to visit all sec tions of the Third district this fall. The Third district includes the counties of Newberry, Edgefield, Saluda, McCormick, Greenwood, Abbeville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. Gh ui i es Beden baugh have moved to 111 1-2 Fair street to rn^ke their home. BiFTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 12: Linda Shipman, Joe Lovelace, Mrs. T. W. Hender son, Mrs. James N. Parr, Rusty Newton, Sudie Rot on. Nov. 13: Dr. Robert Houseal, J. M. Wilson, Mrs. John Charlie Davis, Mrs. Paul H. Shull, Mrs. Mazie Neel Boozer, Sylvia Dowd, Brenda Bowers, Mrs. Lucy M. Moore, Wayne Rister, W. E. Turner, III. Nov. 14: George Stephens, Brenda Truett Derrick, Tommy Crooks Jr., Mrs. Harold Bowers, Mrs. Joe Dominick, F. C. Mer chant, Lynn Buford, Bonnette Otkinson, Mrs. D. J. Icard, Sr., George P. Hawkins, Mrs. O. H. Ogle. Nov. 15: Mrs. Dot Abrams Martin, Larry Shealy, Mary Boyd Oxner, Donald Long, Jim my Wicker, Mrs. T. D. Pitts, Mrs. W. C. Koon, Kay Bozard, Ned Lovell, James DeHart. Nov. 16: Mrs. D. J. Williams, Mrs. Irma H. Perry, Mrs. Pope L. Buford, Sr., Donald Young, Tina Rae Darby, Mrs. T. M. Sanders, Leila Norris, Bobby Dominick, Mrs. W. M. Fennell, Lillie Goree, Hattie Hogge, Nel lie Wei bom, O. L. Cook Sr. Nov. 17: Mrs. P. E. Way, Mrs. Mary Livingston, Bobby Mor ris, Jackson W. Taylor, Paul H. Shull, Stanley Shealy, Jim mie Zobel, Maxcy Stone, Dianne Davis, Marise DeVore. Nov. 18: W. Henry Lominack, Russell Culbertson, Melvin Han cock, Dianne Reeves, Mrs. J. J. Ennis, Laurence D. Chapman, Frances Davenport, Mrs. Ran dolph Crowder, Mrs. Edward Lominack.