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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 25, 1971 ilfp Nwobprnj 1101 Boyce Street, Newberry, South Carolina 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.00 per year in advance; six months, $2.00. pose of the garbage near the Church and that people, who use this road, know you are aware of it and I believe the people of Newberry County will cooperate Sincerely, Thomas W Long City Building There were no building per mits issued by the City of New berry last week. Repair per mits totaling $7,150 were issued to the following: E. L. Shealy, Jr., 425 O’Neal St., repairs; Willie Suber, 212 Boundary St., repairs; Henry Nance, 829 Hunter St., repairs; Carman Bouknight, 111 Marion St., repairs; Ralph Williams, Nance St., repairs; Everett Rowe, 1213 Langford St., re pairs; Phillip Suber, 838 Bess St., repairs; Rainey Young, 919 Charlotte St., repairs; Ray War ren, 822 O’Neal St., repairs; and Cecil Merchant, 415 Crosson St., repairs. Fact and fable dealing with the Dutch Fork section of New berry County were combined in the address made by Lee R Gandee, secretary of the Lex ington County Historical Society to the members of the New LETHAL WEAPONS That golf club and ball can be deadly. Approxi mately 10,000 accidents occur annually on the golf course. It's just good common sense to carry some lia bility insurance. Most golfers do. “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 Dutch Fork is society topic Letter to Editor (Ed Note The Sun has been requested to publish the fol lowing letter to the Newberry County Council) Newberry County Council Newberry, South Carolina 29108 Gentlemen: May I call to your attention a deplorable site which exists on the road beginning at Adam Camp Road, passing Mt. Pil grim Lutheran Church and end ing at Highway 76 near Slighs A garbage dump exists within a few hundred yards of Mt Pilgrim Church on the edge of the road Also the ditches on wooded area is being used as dumps along the road in many places I wonder if these thoughtless people, who carry their garbage to this area, are aware of a State Law prohibiting this Also they haven’t thought since their garbage is most unsightly a- round their home, yet they are willing to dump it on someone else I have been disturbed with this practice for sometime It! really registered with me and I was ashamed for so many people from many parts of South Carolina who attended the recent funeral of my dear friend, the beloved Joe Love lace Just what was their im pression of our Community and County to allow something like this? May I humbly request that some means be made to dis STATE ESSAY WINNER—Miss Carol Thomas, Newberry High School junior, se cond from right, receives a check and con gratulations from Jimmie Coggins, chair man of the Newberry County Committee for Employment of the Handicapped. Her essay entitled “Ability Counts”, won first place in the county contest and was judged best in the state. Her check was for $25.00. Among her state prizes will be a 4-year scholarship to one of the state colleges and a trip to Washington and a certificate signed by President Nixon. Sandra Slice, second from left, placed third in the coun ty and received a check from Pierce Davis, secretary for the committee. Hubert Bed- enbaugh, a member of the committee, looks on. (Sunphoto) berry County Historical Society at their March meeting in the Old Court House hall Monday evening, March 15 Mr Gandee, although a na tive of West Virginia, is now a historical writer, mainly about Lexington County, but his research has overlapped into the adjacent county of New berry The discussion was divided into three phases—the struggles of the early settlement, the pe riod of the Regulators, and the period of the Revolution In the early settlement period Mr Gandee told of the possi ble first settler in what is now Newberry County in 1736, Peter Grim or Crim, Crims Creek probably being named for him as the first settler Mr Gandee mentioned the metal mines, lead at Little Mountain and silver up nearer Ninety Six Peter Crim was la ter hired as overseer of the lead mine There was great traffic in horses and cattle in this section He also mention ed that many settlers of the Dutch Fork section came from Switzerland as well as from Germany and Holland, namely the Seases, the Ruffs, the Boo zers, the Gallmans, and the Be- denbaughs In the settlement period Mr Gandee told of a young Mr Weber and a Mr Schmidt, the latter being a religious fanatic from Pennsylvania He recount ed the voodoo religious orgy held on Little Mountain by a run away slave, Cudjo, and his followers and their making a human sacrifice of a Mr Hentz Mr Gandee said that this was probably the only one in the United States Cudjo was hanged by Weber and Schmidt Then the speaker continued that Schmidt tried to get all the land claims given to him by fooling the people into believ ing that he was Jesus Christ and that the New Jerusalem would fall from heaven In the scheming that followed Weber and a group killed Schimdt and were themselves arrested and convicted In this period Indians harass ed and frightened the settlers around the Rock House but kill ed only one person As an after- math many settlers left and others took over their land The Regulators came in and put a stop to such atrocities During the Revolutionary pe riod there were two fortified patriot stations in Newberry, one at Adam Summer’s Mill, where supplies were obtained for the patriots throughout the Revolution, and the other Col Philemon Waters’ fort on his plantation near Saluda River He also mentioned the murder at Clouds Creek in Saluda Coun ty and stated that the murde rous. Tories were caught and wiped out at Enoree River in Newberry County section Much of Mr Gandee’s ma terial was taken from Draper’s Manuscripts Mr Gandee was introduced to the audience by Keitt Pur cell, who gave the education and training of Mr Gandee that led to his ability as an histo rian During the business period President Foster Farley recog nized as visitors Mr and Mrs Ben Hamilton, who are restor ing the Gibson-Caldwell house, and Mr and Mrs Harlan Drews who have purchased the Hardy home in Maybinton Mr Farley further announced that the SC Landmark Confe rence is to be held at Myrtle Beach from April 21 to May 1. W.. C. Carter announced that a permanent place had been secured for the Gaunt house which had been given to the Historical Society The Rev William H Link gave the invocation College football schedule for 1971 The Newberry College Indians announced their 1971 football schedule this week The sche dule includes the same 11 teams the Indians faced during the 1970 season only the locations have changed The annual “Parents Day” contest will be October 9, when the Indians meet Concord Col lege Homecoming week will be culminated with the game a- gainst the Lions of Mars Hill on October 23 No new teams have been add ed to the schedule This year, however, the Indians will tra vel to Birmingham, Alabama to tackle the Samford Bull dogs and Emory, Virginia will be the site of the opening game for the tribe as they will try to beat Emory and Henry Col lege for the second straight year The annual “Bronze Derby” clash will finish the season on “turkey day” against traditio nal rival Presbyterian College at Newberry The Indians will be out to better their 4-7 re cord of last season With only five gone off last year’s squad, the team has gained some va luable experience especially in the running attack The schedule is as follows Sept 11, Emory & Henry, Emory, Virginia; Sept 28, Gard ner Webb, Boiling Springs, NC; Sept 25, Catawba, Newberry, SC; Oct 2, Lenoir Rhyne, Hickory, N.C.; Oct. 9, Concord, Newberry, SC; Oct 16, Wof ford, Spartanburg, SC; Oct 23, Mars Hill, Newberry, SC; Oct 30, Guilford, Greensboro, NC; Nov 6, Elon, Newberry, SC; Nov 13, Samford, Birming ham, Alabama; Nov 20, open; Nov 25, Presbyterian, New berry, SC Auxiliary hears Director Morison Auxiliary to the Newberry County Medical Society met on Monday, March 15, 1971 at the home of Mrs. James A. Under wood, Jr. Following light refreshments Mrs. R. E. Livingston, program chairman, introduced Mr. Dave Morrison, Executive Director of The Newberry County Develop ment Board, who spoke to the group and showed attractive placards on the Boards activi ties and what can be possible for Newberry in the future. Through the cooperative effort of many people by joining the Development Boards Profit Sharing Plan all in Newberry County can reap the benefits of a Greater Newberry Tomor row. Much has been accom plished in the past but we should look forward to an even greater future. We have the potential—let’s make it a rea lity. Following the talk Mrs. Von A. Long presided over the bu siness meeting and the meet ing was adjourned.