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BY THE WAY
By DORIS A. SANDERS
DR. GOODMAN
It was with deep sorrow that
we learned of the death of Dr.
R. A. Goodman last weekend.
I’m sure our sorrow is shared
with hundreds of others in our
city and county, for although
he had been gone from our
midst for a number of years,
he was the kind of person one
just doesn’t forget.
Dr. Goodman was happy in
his "retirement" which I use
in quotes, because he never did
actually retire. P'rom the time
he left Newberry to settle in
Troutman, N. C., near to his
birthplace, he was constantly
in demand both as regular and
supply pastors for nearby
churches.
He and Mrs. Goodman had
a lovely little home in Trout
man with a large green lawn
and numerous flowers which
they both loved and enjoyed.
We had an occasional break
fast with them on our way up
the road It didn't matter that
we dropped in at seven or
eight o'clock in the morning—
we were just as welcome as if
we had had a long standing
engagement Much to our re
gret. our visits up there have
decreased and several years
have passed since we enjoyed
their company.
Dr Goodman never forgot his
friends in Newberry. On occas
ions of joy or sadness, those
whom he knew well c o u 1 d
expect to find in their mail a
note from him, and 1 know of
no one who could more per
fectly express his sentiments.
He was a real Christian gentle
man. an interesting conversa
tionalist. a person with concern
for his fellow man.
Our deepest sympathy goes
to Mrs. Goodman and to Gil
bert, Jane and Mary Helen.
AND OTHERS
Our neighborhood has lost
some of its finest long-time res
idents in recent months. The
latest of these is S W Shealy,
Sr . who died Sunday at New
berry Hospital.
Mr Shealy was our back
yard neighbor" for the past
few years Most people will re
member him for his number of
years service as County Super
visor
In addition to his family. Mr
Shealy had two loves politics
and his gardens Almost every
yea'’ he kept up with three
gardens, working from break of
day til nightfall Only a month
or two ago. we could see him
out early m the morning plow
ing. weeding or picking vege
tables One of his last wishes
was that la would get well
enough to plant Ins greens tins
pm
Mr Shealy never lost ins m
terest in polities, and his m
terest went far beyond the loc
al political scene lake so many
of us. he was deeply concerned
about the national trend as well
as happenings on the state and
local scene.
A finer neighbor would be
hard to find We share with
Mrs. Shealy and their children
m their loss. We certainly will
miss him
SCHOOL DAYS ARE
HERE AGAIN
Students of the city schools
will report this i Thursday i at
regular school opening time for
the first day of the 1969-70 ses
sion. School will dismiss at
12 30. Friday will be a regular
school day, according to the
county education office.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Shore are
now residing at 1101 1-2 Fair St
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Final rites for
Dr. Goodman
were Sunday
Rev. Reuben A. Goodman,
D. D.. 88, Troutman, N. C. died
at 3:45 last Friday morning at
Iredell Memorial Hospital after
suffering a heart attack.
Dr. Goodman was born at
Amity in Iredell County, son of
the late J. A. B. and Margaret
O. Lipe Goodman. He attended
Professor Peter Wright’s Aca
demy of China Grove, was grad
uated from Roanoke College,
Salem, Va., and the Southern
Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Mt. Pleasant, S. C The Doctor
of Divinity degree was confer
red upon him by Roanoke Col
lege.
He was ordained into Christ's
Lutheran ministry by the North
Carolina Lutheran Synod in
1909. Dr. Goodman served the
Christ's Church. East Spencer,
N C and Calvarv Lutheran
Church, Spencer. N C. from
1909 to 1911: from 1911 to 1921
he was pastor of Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church. Mt Pheasant,
\ C and during this time, he
taught at Mt Pleasant Colleg
iate Institute for two years and
was principal of Mont Amoena
Seminary. Mt Pleasant, eight
>oar- In 1921 he received and
accee'ed a call to Newberry Col
lege. Newberry, as Professor of
Religion and Christian Ethics,
holding this chair and being
head nf this department for 36
yearn During his teaching mm
istrv at Newberry he served
many supply pulpits and was
pastor of Redeemst Lutheran
Church m Newberry for three
and one-half years during World
War 11 He is presently pastor
emeritus of the Redeemer
i 'hurch
Following his retirement m
1957. he moved to Troutman and
served Lebanon Lutheran and
St. Paul's Lutheran Churches
on two different occasions, and
filled many other pulpits also.
He was presently teacher of
Sunday School at Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church. Troutman,
He was a member of the South
Carolina S y n o d, Lutheran
Church in America
On December 28, 1910, Dr.
Goodman was married to the
former Nona Troutman, who
survives. Also surviving are one
son. Rev. Gilbert B. Goodman,
Pastor, Bethany Lutheran
Chur c h, Boone, N. C.; two
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Total valuation of taxable
City property shows increase
AGN approves
Stage II city plan
Members of the Association
for a Greater Newberry have
adopted Stage II of the Down
town Development and im
provement Plan as outlined by
Adley & Associates, city plan
ners of Atlanta, Ga
Some 25 merchants were pre
sent for the Tuesday morning
meeting when the adoption was
discussed.
Several of those present wish
ed to adopt "most of the plan"
but to exclude approval of the
portions having to do with the
Nance Street Project. The plan
was designed with the im
provement of Nance Street as
an integral part.
J. K. Willingham, AGN pres
ident, presided. Bobby Sum
mer, chairman of the Down
town Development committee,
made the motion to adopt the
plan as prepared by the Adley
firm After considerable discus
sion. and unsuccessful efforts
to amend the motion to exclude
the Nance Street portion, the
merchants voted 14 to 3 in fav
or of adopting the plan as an
"operating guide” for the fu
ture development of the City.
Mr. Summer pointed out that
most phases of the plan would
have to first meet with the
approval of city council, the
city planning commission or
the city beautification commit
toe before they could be im
plemented
The remainder of the meet
ing was taken up with a dis
cussion of closing hours The
merchants finally decided on a
six o clock closing beginning on
October 1st except for Wednes
day when the one o'clock clos
ing would remain as is. 1 he
ame Christmas shopping sea
son hours were adopted as. were
observed last year.
Suggestions b\ a committee
to remain open on Wednesday
afternoons and one night each
week did not meet with the ap
proval of local merchants As
one said "We have the public
educated not to shop on Wed
nesday afternoons and at
night" Although reminded that
there would soon be a shopping
center which would remain op
en at those times, most of the
merchants still didn't take to
the idea. U was noted, however
that several businesses which
are beginning to feel the effect
of outlying businesses getting
trade on Wednesday afternoons,
are planning to remain open
all day on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Kennedy
have moved to 2300 Nance St.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Davis
are living on Henry Avenue.
Four cases for
civil court
Four cases have been sched
uled by the county bar asso
ciation for trial at the special
term of Court of Common Pleas
here next week.
Honorable Francis B. Nichol
son. resident judge of the 8th
Judicial Circuit, called the spec
ial term to relieve the crowded
docket, and will be on the bench.
In three of the cases, Duke
Power Company is the Plain
tiff. Defendants in the respect
ive cases are Ruth Wilson Dav
is, William D. Wilson and J. L.
Blair.
In the fourth case, Finance,
Inc. is Plaintiff, and M. L. and
G. E. Haltiwanger are Defen
dants.
College opening
this weekend
Faculty meetings, placement
tests for new students, and an
orientation program for them
and their parents open the 1969-
7n school year at Newberry Col
lege this weekend.
Between 800 and 850 students
are expected to enroll for the
new term, according to Presi
dent A G. I) Wiles.
Conferences for new faculty
members Friday with President
Wiles and Dean Conrad Park
is the iirst of the new year’s
a< tivities for the campus follow
ed by a general meeting of all
facultv members on Saturday
Placement tests for the new
freshmen and transfer students
are scheduled for Saturday af
ternoon
College dormitories open on
Sunday afternoon: while the
newcomers are moving into the
rooms, their parents will meet
for an orientation session de
signed to explain the college
program to the parents.
Sunday’s activities will close
with Vesper Services led by
Chaplain Harry Weber at 7:30
p ni. in Wiles Chapel.
A formal orientation program
for the new students will oc
cupy most of their time Mon
day and Tuesday with Wednes
day set aside for registration
for the fall term. Upperclass
men will return and enroll in
their classes Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
The year’s first social event
will take place Wednesday ev
ening in the gymnasium with
an all student-faculty mixer.
The assessed valuation of real
and personal property in the
City has increased rather than
decreased for the current tax
year, according to figures com
piled in the office of County
Auditor Jeanette K. Hamm.
Mrs. Hamm today released
figures to show that although
real estate valuation was some
what lowered as a result of
the re-evaluation of property,
personal property valuation has
increased to the extent that
the total valuation for the city
for 1969 is $37,540 more than
in 1968.
The tax bill sent out by the
City last year, at 47 mills, was
$190,554.92. This year, with the
s»me 47 mills levy, there would
have been an increase of $1,-
764.80 rather than a decrease
in taxes. At the current val
uation, 47 mills would have
brought the City $192,319.30.
Council recently upped taxes
by 13 mills, partly to offset the
amount the city would "lose”
as a result of the re-evalua
tion. There was a loss of $61,-
470 in real estate valuation, but
a gain of $99,010 in personal
property valuation, making a
net gain of $37,540 in taxable
property within the City. At the
current 60-mill levy, the City
will gain $54,959.08 in revenue
for a total of $245,514 for 1969.
The City based its tax hike on
estimates provided by the tax
assessors.
The re-evaluation shows 548
acres located within the city as
contracted to 553 in 1968; there
were 3.866 lots in 1968, 3,707 in
1969. Total value of land was
$395,970 for 1969, $447,110 for
1968.
Buildings increased in num
ber from 3,229 to 4,377 in 1969
but value of buildings decreas
ed slightly, from $1,692,940 in
1968 to $i,682,610 in 1969.
Total real property for the
city m 1968 was $2,140,050; in
1969, $2,078,580. Value of per
sonal property was $1,914,310
m 1968, $2,013,320 in 1969
The amount which will be
collected for county taxes in
District No 1, which is the
city, at 69 mills, will be $243,-
261,60.
Mrs. Hamm said that tax re
cords for the other districts of
the county have not been work
ed up completely so it is im
possible to say at this point
whether the county will increase
or decrease over-all under the
re-evaluation. It had been es
timated that values would re
main roughly the same county
wide; However Mrs. Hamm
said it would be necessary to
compile all figures on personal
property before the final fig
ures would be known.
Classes begin 8 a.m. Thurs
day morning with the tradition
al opening convocation of the
new academic year scheduled
for 9:25 a.m. in Wiles Chapel.