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Tne Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 26, 1967—Page 3
Long time Fire
Chief retires
from service
For the past 12 years Chief
H. Burton Wells was employ
ed by the Trade and Indus
trial Section of the State de
partment of Education and
the South Carolina State Fire
mens Association as State In
structor for Firefighting
Training. Mr. Wells retired on
December 29 after a long ac
tive life in the Fire service.
Long before he was old
enough to join the fire depart
ment, he answered fire calls
with his father, the late Hen
ry B. Wells (who was a mem
ber of the Newberry Fire
Department 51 years and Chief
of that department the last 36
years of his life.)
Mr. Wells joined the New
berry Fire department Janu
ary 20, 1920 and served as a
volunteer until going to Fort
Jackson in October 1940 as
First Assistant Chief under
the late Chief Theodore W.
Danielson (also a Newberrian)
to organize and train a fire
department. In August 1940
he transferred to the Augusta
Triangle Division Camp in
Augusta, Ga., (later Camp
Gordon and now Fort Gordon)
to organize a fire department.
He remained at Camp Gordon
as Chief until going with the
DuPont Fire department in
1952 during construction of
the Atomic Energy plant at
Aiken.
In April 1953 Chief Wells
went to Atlanta to reorganize
the Fire department at At
lanta General (Army) Depot
and remained there as Chief
of that department for 13
months. In August 1954 he
was chosen to organize a
training program for the fire
fighters in the State of South
Carolina and remained as
State Director until his retire
ment.
Chief Wells attended Fire
Schools in Columbia; Baton
Rouge, La.; Atlanta, Georgia
and has been a regular attend
ant at the Fire Department
Instructors Conference in
Memphis, Tenn. He has been
a member of the International
and the Southeastern Associa
tions of Fire Chiefs since 1942
and has attended these confer
ences annually. He served as
State Vice President of the
Southeastern Association of
Fire Chiefs for the years 1964-
65 and 1965-66, declining the
appointment for 1966-67 due
to pending retirement.
Chief Wells is a Life mem
ber of the S. C. State Fire
mens Association, a member of
the S. C. State Fire Chiefs
Association and an honorary
member of a number of fire
departments over the state, in
cluding Beaufort, Fairview,
Fairview-Fair forest, Harts-
ville, Lake City, Newberry,
St. Andrews and others.
At the South Carolina State
Firemans Convention, Myrtle
Beach, June 1962, the firemen
of the state presented Chief
Wells an engraved plaque and
a check in appreciation for ser
vices rendered. At the conven
tion in Rock Hill, June 1964
he was given the James B.
Murphy Award (the highest
award given by the Associa
tion) for outstanding service
to the firemen of the state.
Chief Wells has made many
friends in the fire service
from coast to coast and from
Florida into Canada. He is
now at his home on Lake Mur
ray and looking forward to
enjoying his family and his
friends.
Chief and Mrs. Wells (the
former Miss Mary Carter of
St. Augustine Florida) have
two children, Henry Burton of
Pickens and Mrs. Albert
(Louise) Mencken of Augusta,
Georgia and five grand-daugh
ters.
Poem accepted
(or Anthology
Mrs. F. Scott Elliott has re
ceived notification of accept
ance of her poem, “The First
Snow” for publication in the
1967 National Poetry Anthol
ogy, Teachers and Librarian’s
Edition.
The poem is one of a small
number selected from nine
thousand manuscripts, submit
ted in a contest which ended
January 1, to be published in
book form. There is also to be
a biographical sketch of the
author.
This is the ninth consecutive
year that Mi's. Elliott has had
a poem to appear in the an
thology. Her poems have also
appeared in The South Caroli
na Magazine and in The Club
Woman of the South Carolina
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Mrs. Elliott is a member of
the South Carolina Piedmont
Chapter of the National League
of American Penwomen, an
honor which she earned on the
basis of her poetry writing.
Civic League
hears Smith
William Smith, engineer with
the Newberry Fire Depart
ment, presented a civil defepse
film at the monthly meeting of
the Newberry Civic League on
January 24 at the Community
Hall.
Mrs. James E. Wiseman Sr.,
president of the League, pre
sided and Mrs. Steve Griffith,
Sr. led in reading the club
collect.
Mrs. Ralph B. Baker, chair
man of the program on civil
defense, introduced Mr. Smith,
who spoke briefly of the im
portance of being prepared for
major disasters. He then show
ed a film on Hurricane Betsy,
which ravaged the coast areas
of Florida, Louisiana, Arkan
sas and Tennessee in 1965.
The team work in civil defense
and preparedness were empha
sized in the film.
Following the presentation
Prof. F. Scott Elliott, Sr.
thanked Mrs. Baker for ar
ranging the timely program.
Mrs. Wiseman then conduct
ed a business session during
which committee chairmen
made reports.
Hal Kohn, Sr. reported that
the Civic League recently
placed 31 urns containing cor-
nuda hollies on the sidewalks
along Main street from Ba
ker’s Furniture store to the
railroad tracks. This was done
by the League’s expenditure of
approximately $450.
Mrs. Wiseman announced
that Mrs. George P. Hawkins
will again conduct the Valen
tine Queen’s contest.
At the conclusion of the
business session, Prof. Elliott
closed the meeting with pray
er.
Returns from
LA conference
The vice president for aca
demic affairs at Newberry
College, Dr. Conrad B. Park,
has returned from Los Angeles
where he attended several con
ferences Sunday through Wed
nesday.
He was present at the an
nual meeting of American As
sociation of Colleges, National
Lutheran Education Confer
ence, American Conference for
Academic Deans, and the
Council of Protestant Colleges
and Universities. He also at
tended the presidential recep
tion of Independent College
Funds of America, Inc.
Mrs. Park accompanied Mr.
Park on the trip and attended
a meeting of participants’
wives Tuesday and Wednesday.
sponsors crane
prevention
“Community Cooperation
Conquers Crime” is the slogan
for citizens all over the United
States and Puerto Rico who
will participate in the 20th
annual observance of National
Crime Prevention Week Feb
ruary 12-18, acording to Carol
Hipp, president of the New
berry Exchange Club, local
sponsor of the campaign.
Many special programs are
being planned for the week,
including appearance of the
“Get Smart” team from South
Carolina Department of Cor
rections at all county High
schools and Newberry Junior
High.
“One of the aims of the ob
servance, sponsored by the
Exchange Clubs throughout the
nation, is to build a permanent
foundation of faith and trust
between the police and the
public, Mr. Hipp said. “Law
Enforcement needs the unqual
ified support of the citizens
of our community if we are to
effectively wage the fight a-
gainst crime.
The Exchange president
named Andrew Shealy to serve
as chairman of the 1967
Crime Prevention Week activ
ities. Mr. Hipp said National
Crime Prevention Week is
intended as a check-up period
for the nation to review its
struggle against crime and to
enlist cooperation in local cam
paigns. He expressed hope that
citizens of Newberry will give
their enthusiastic support to
this important observance so
the menace of crime may be
reduced to “less frightening
proportions” immediately.
TAX SALE
State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
To Whom These Presents
May Concern:
By authority of the tax laws
of South Carolina and the var
ious executions issued to me by
the Treasurer of Newberrv
County, the following proper
ties, listed below, have been
seized and taken possession of
and are hereby advertised to
be sold for delinquent taxes
phis charges therefor, on Feb
ruary 6, 1967 (Monday), before
the Newberry Court House
door, within the usual hours of
public sales.
Terms: Cash.
The properties advertised
will be sold as the property
assessed to and levied upon in
the names of persons hereinaf
ter listed.
After sales, a receipt will
be given the purchaser but no
title will be issued until after
tewlve months, if property is
not redeemed.
Thirty three acres, one build
ing, Tax District No. 1-OS,
assessed in the name of Hack
Hendrix, et al.
One lot, one building, Tax
District No. 4, assessed in the
name of Alice Byrd Est.
W. B. HALFACRE,
Delinquent Tax Collector
for Newberry County.
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