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PAGE 8—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 4, 1968 Son killed; father dies of coronary Charles A. Porter, 37, died suddenly at his home on Henry Avenue about 10:15 p. m. Fri day of an accidental gunshot wound and his 70-year old fa ther, 0. A. (Jake) Porter suf fered a heart attack while driv ing to his son’s home after hearing of the death. Newberry County Coroner Geo. Summer said the younger Porter, a truck driver, had ap parently reached into the closet to hang up some clothes and bumped the shotgun against the closet wall, causing the weapon to fire accidently. The victim’s father died from a heart attack while at the wheel of his car as he was rushing to his son’s home. The Coroner said Porter’s car roll ed into the front yard of his son’s home and struck a tree following the heart attack. Coroner ' Summer said he ruled the death due to an ac cidental gunshot wound and no inquest would be held. A. 0. Porter was born in Alabama, son of the late Jas. R. and Etta Childress Porter. He w r as a lumberman and had been a groceryman.. He was a member of the First Baptist church. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Elizabeth G. Porter; two sons, AlvinD. Porter of Van Nuys, Calif, and J. Carl Por ter of Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. J. A. Merck of Greenville; four brothers, Doyle Porter, J. H. Porter and Jesse Porter, all of Pickens, and Ernest Porter of Easley. Charles Porter was born in Pickens county, the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett Porter and the late 0. A. Porter. He was a lumber man and was in the trucking business. He served in the U. S. Army, Airborne, from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of The First Baptist church. Besides his mother, he is RITZ THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY Paul Newman, George Ken nedy, Jo Van Fleet Cool Hand Luke MONDAY and TUESDAY Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings, Sarah Miles No children please BLOWUP Clover Leaf FRIDAY & SATURDAY FIRST RUN The Chamber of Horrors Cesare Daneva, Wilfred- Hyde White, Laura Devon SUNDAY FIRST RUN Viva Maria Brigette Bardot, George Hamilton Always a Color Cartoon survived by his wife, Mrs. Miriam Stewart Porter; one son, Gregg Porter of Newber ry; two daughters, Miss Char lene Porter and Miss Glenda Porter, both of Newberry; two brothers, Alvin D. Porter of Van Nuys, Cal., and J. Carl Porter of Newberry, and one sister, Mrs. J. A. Merck of Greenville. Funeral services were held Sunday at First Baptist church by Rev. J. Anderson Bass and Rev. James Bruce. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers for 0. A. Porter were J. G. Purkerson, Guy V. Whitener Jr., James Nichols, Louis G. Floyd, Pinck ney N. Abrams and Joe Boland. Serving as honorary pall bear ers were the members of the Emily West Baraca Bible class, Rev. Charles Atkinson, Dr. B. M. Montgomery, Dr. Ralph P. Baker, Dr. John L. Lyde, Robt. O’Dell, Carl Swindell, Ernest Martin and Clarence Wallace. Active pallbearers for Chas. Porter were John Willingham, Jimmy Roland, Robert Davis, Richard Cook, Milton Shealy, J. W. Henderson, Charles H. Gray and Neil Norris. SHAREHOLDERS MEETING The Annual meeting of the Shareholders of the State Building and Loan Association will be held in the office of the Association, 1117 Boyce Street, Newberry, S. C., on Monday, January 8, 1968 at 12 Noon. P. N. Abrams, Secretary AUDITOR’S 1968 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places on the dates given below for the pur pose of taking tax returns on all personal property, boats, motors, trailers, and mobile homes: also real property, new buildings, and real estate trans fers. Persons owning property in more than one district must make returns for each district. All able-bodied citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax, unless in service or a student. CHAPPELLS Tuesday, January 2, 1968,, from 10 until 12. SILVERSTREET Tuesday, January 2, 1968, from 2 until 4:00. JAMES HOMER CROOKS STORE Wednesday, January 3, 1968, from 10 until 12. J. P. STEVENS & CO. INC. Thursday, January 4, 1968. WHITMIRE CITY HALL Friday, January 5, 1968, from 10 until 3:00 POM ARIA Monday, January 8, 1968, from 10 until 3:00. BANNIE CATHCART’S STORE Tuesday, January 9, from 10 until 12:00. A. E. & R. E. REESE STORE Tuesday, January 9, 1968, from 2 until 4:00. GILDER M. NEEL STORE Wednesday, January 10, 1968, from 10:30 until 12:00. PEAK Thursday, January 11, 1968, from 10 until 12:00. LITTLE MOUNTAIN Friday, January 12, 1968, from 10 until 3:00. ST. LUKES Moore’s Store, Monday, Jan uary 15, 1968, from 10 until 12:00. O’NEAL Sligh’s Grocery, Monday, Jan uary 15, 1968, from 2 until 4:00. MACEDONIA Oxner,s Store, Wednesday, January 17, 1968 ,from 10:30 until 12:00. PROSPERITY Hamm Hardware Co., Thurs day, January 18, 1968. At the Auditor’s Office to March 1st., after which a pen alty of 10 per cent will be added. Jeanette K. Hfemm Auditor Newberry County 1967 YEAR OF (Continued from page 1) Cong. Bryan Dorn has announc ed that a new postoffice will be built at Prosperity. Mrs .Jeanette Hamm of Pros perity was appointed auditor to fill the unexpired term of the late Ralph Black, county audi tor for 14 years. Mrs. Elizabeth D. Epting, was appointed dep uty auditor. Jake Ramage Wise, County Service Officer for the Veter ans Administration for a number of years died in Octo ber. He was succeeded by Lt. Col. Gerald C. O’Quinn. Nineteen sixty-seven was the year for several municipal el ections. Clarence A. Shealy Jr. was elected mayor of the city of Newberry. He had served as alderman and mayor pro-tem for two terms. Ernest H. Lay- ton, who was a member of city council for 10 years and ten years as mayor did not offer for reelection. The six aldermen are Carman Bouknight, L. C. Gardner, Jr., Cecil E. Kinard. and Claude W Partain, Democrats and C. D. Coleman and Preston Mc- Alhany, Republicans. At Prosperity Walter Hamm, a Democrat was reelected may or, and of the four aldermen, Oscar Bowers, a Democrat was reelected. Woodrow Beden- baugh, Dr. W. L. Mills and Earl Bedenbaugh, Republicans, were elected to the remaining council seats. At Pomaria Sam Pat Boland was reelected mayor and C. E. Long, W. C. Fanning and Rob ert L. Hentz and C. Gurnie Stuck were reelected council- men. At Silverstreet M. H. Shep pard was reelected mayor and J. W. Longshore, J. H Bowers, Jr., Olin Berry and Henry Nichols were reelected council- men. William T. Hunter was elect ed president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative As sociation at the convention in San Francisco the past sum mer. Miss Juanita Hitt, Music Di rector for the city schools, was winner of the National United Daughters of The Confederacy Essay contest on her essay “Ancestry of General Robert E. Lee. The StateBuilding and Loan Association was merged with Standard Savings & Loan of Columbia. The South Carolina National Bank opened its second drive- in bank in Newberry during the past year. The State Bank & Trust Co. which has a bank located in Newberry and one in Whitmire opened a drive-in on College Street during the year. Newbery College honored Peter Hackes, NBC Washing ton correspondent with an hon orary degree of Doctor of Letters at the June commence ment exercises. Mr. Hackes delivered the graduating ad dress. He was a former student at Newberry College. The Newberry High School Band, Miss Lorraine Paris dir ector, has been invited to par ticipate in the Mardi-Gras fes tivities in New Orleans in February. NO TRESPASSING! GEORGE P. BOOZER Route 3, Newberry 3t NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT We will make a final stttle- ment of the estate of James Na bors in the Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Monday, the 8th day of Janu ary, 1968, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter ask for our discharge as Executrix and Executor of said estate. Hyacinth J. Nabors, Edward M. Nabors. Executors Dec. 11, 1967. HOSPITAL PATIENTS Amick, Mrs Bertha Prosperity Attaway, George H. City Bouknight, Edward City Burton, Mrs. Hickson City Bell, Mrs. Lillian City Boozer, Mrs. Margaret City Boozer, Wister City Bowers, William P. City Broaddus, Miss Lenora City Burton, Baby ‘Boy City Caldwell, George City Cannon, Mrs. Myra City Davis, Mrs. Mattie City Duckett, Mrs. Lucia City Duffie, Mrs. Sallie Saluda Epps, Willie T. Whitmire Garlington, Albert Jr. City Gilliam, James N. City Griffin, Miss Sara City Hinton, Mrs. Ruth Monetta Hefner, Mrs. Vivian City Henderson, Mrs. Louise City Hunter, Master Billy R. Prosperity Hunter, Bluford City Jenkins, Mrs. Elsie City Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth City Jones ,Jim City Kinard, Mrs. Ada City Lester, Mrs. Rosa Prosperity Livingston, Nellie L. City Longshore, Mrs. Eunice City Lookabill, Mrs. Eunice City Lowman, Mrs. Nellie P’perity Lukens, Robert City McCartha, Mrs. Minnie Prosperity McCarty, Dewitt City Mathis, Jimmy City Metts, Mrs 1 Grace City Miller, Mrs. Ida Mae City Morris, Mrs. Myrtle E. Prosperity Moseley, Maurice City Puckett, Mrs. Florence City Shealy, Mrs. Anna City Satterwhite, Mrs. Estelle City Sumner, Marion Jeff City Swindler, Charles City Turner, .Miss Emmie City Vaughn, Benjamin City WeHunt, Chivolette City Wicker, Mrs. Bessie City Williams, Mrs. Alberta City Willingham, Mrs. Etta City Wise, Allen Pomaria Cornell Wise service Friday L. Cornell Wise, 50, died Wednesday night after a long illness. Born in this county, he was a son of the late John W. and Mattie Fulmer Wise. He was a grocery and service station attendant, a member of Colony Lutheran church and a former member of the church council. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. C. B. Metts of Prosperity; three brothers, Claude K. and George N. Wise, both of West Columbia, and Fred Wise of Spartanburg. Wise of Spartanburg. Funeral services were held Friday from his church with Rev. J. Virgil Long conducting the service. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Ada Kinard dies Monday Mrs. Ada Wilson Kinard, widow of Wilbur W. Kinard of 3259 College Street extension, died early Monday morning at the Newberry County Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born in this county, she was the daughter of the late T. J. and Sally Epps Wilson. She was a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran church and a life member of the LCW. Surviving are three sons, T. J. Kinard, Earl Kinard, and Karl Kinard, all of Prosperity; three daughters, Mrs. D. C. Cook, Mrs. W. E. Stuck, both of Prosperity and Mrs J. S. Nichols of Newberry; two sis ters, Mrs. Essie Halfacre and Mrs. Thelma Long, both of this city; a brother, D. Clyde Wil son of Prosperity. Funeral services were held at her church, conducted by Rev. Wiliam H. Link, Dr. Grady Cooper and Rev. J. L. Drafts. Burial was i n the church cemetery. Caldwell dies at VA hospital James A. Caldwell, 65, died Sunday at the VA hospital in Augusta, Ga. after a long ill ness. Mr. Caldwell was born in this county, the son of the late John Arthur and Tillie Huiet Caldwell. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II and prior to that time he was a salesman for the Peeples Drug Co., in Washing ton, D. C. He is survived by an aunt, Mrs. S. H. McLean of Columbia and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded to the grave by two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Folk and Mrs. J. R. Clary and one brother, Huiet Cald well. Funeral services were held Monday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Dr H. A. McCullough. Burial was in Rosemont ceme tery. County native dies in N. C. A. Alvin Kempson, 75, of Norlina, N. C. died Thursday. He was born in this county, son of the late H. Lee and Minnie O. Kempson. Survivors include his widow, four sons, three daughters; a brother, J. Luther Kempson of Columbia; and three sisters, Mrs. Willie Feagle of Saluda, Mrs. Whit Lee Fowler of Fayetteville, N. C., and Mrs. A. P. Lou of Columbia. AUDITOR’S 1968 TAX ASSESSMENT NOTICE Returns of personal property, real property, new buildings and realestate transfers, and poll tax are to be made at the County Auditor’s office beginning: January 2nd, 1968 THROUGH February 29th, 1968 All able-bodied male ritizens between the ages of twenty-one and sixty are liable to $1.00 poll tax, unless in service, or a student. All returns are to be made by Tax Districts. Your failure to make return calls for 10 per cent penalty as prescribed by law. JEANETTE K. HAMM, Auditor Newberry County 14-4tp