The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 11, 1972, Image 1
Vol. 35-No. 55
Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, May 11, 1972
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An agreement for Newberry to supply water to the Town of Saluda was signed Tuesday night by
Mayor Clarence Shealy (seated left) and Mayor James Corley of Saluda. Watching the conclusion of the
transaction are standing, from left, B. P. Barber and Associates engineer Harold Wrenn, Lockwood
Greene Engineer, Raymond Morris; Saluda Town Attorney, Billy Coleman and Newberry City Attor
ney, James Vemer. Members of Saluda Council and Saluda Water Commission were also present for the
signing, (sunphoto)
City-Saluda sign water agreement
BY THE
WAY
BY DORIS A. SANDERS
MUSICIANS
Newberry has produced many
fine musicians in the past few
decades, dating from the days
of the old Newberry Concert
Band, through the music pro
grams in the public schools and
the fine music department of
Newberry College.
James B. Senn can surely
trace his love of music to the
Newberry Concert Band and
his continuing interest through
the Newberry High School Band
and it is fitting that James,
who is now president of the
South Carolina Band Directors
Association, should be guest
conductor during the Newberry
High School Band concert Fri
day night. Also to be recog
nized on this occasion are New
berry High graduates who con
tinued their music education
and taught in the field; and
Newberry College band majors
who have had their experience
practice teaching at Newberry
High School.
We in Newberry are fortunate
to have available such excellent
training for our young people.
It is a shame that more of us
don’t take advantage of the op
portunity we have of listening-
if not learning—to programs
which are offered. For instance,
some eight or ten students at
Newberry College were present
ed in recital Sunday afternoon,
and only a handful of persons
were on hand.
Of course these are busy
days for all of us and we can’t
do everything—but we can be
thankful for the opportunities
available to our children.
IN THE NEWS
I note that the restoration
of the Opera House is in the
news again and perhaps this
time an active, interested group
will get the ball rolling and
really get something done.
It really is too bad to have
an old historic building, made
for the purpose of presenting
plays and opera productions,
remain in such a state of dis
repair.
The Newberry Community
Players are now interested in
doing something about it, and
they have the backing of the
Newberry County Historical So
ciety.
The Players group is an as
set to the Community; a decent
theatrical setting would make
it more so. I urge your sup
port in any way possible to
ward helping the Players rea
lize their objective in restoring
the theater in the Opera House
to usable condition.
DRAFTED
If you’re wondering why a
column suddenly this week, it’s
just because I was drafted to
help out at the office on press
day morning, and once I get
in this atmosphere it seems the
thing to do is try to write a
column. One of my politician
friends was trying to urge me
back into action the other day.
I really haven’t taken too
much interest in politics except
that I get a keen satisfaction
from watching the reluctance
with which the liberal news
commentators announce that
George Wallace is giving a
trouncing to the liberal demo
crat presidential candidates.
The Alabama governor is really
shaking them up (both the
commentators and the candi
dates) and I hope he continues
to do so. Perhaps we’ll be sav-
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Officials of the cities of New
berry and Saluda here Tues
day signed a unique coopera
tive agreement by which New
berry will sell water to Saluda.
The agreement was signed
during a meeting of the New
berry City Council after Coun
cil voted in favor of the agree
ment.
Water will be purchased by
Saluda at the new wa f er treat
ment facility being constructed
by Newberry on the Saluda
River. Finished water from the
plant will be transmitted to
Saluda via pipe, which Saluda
will install, along Highway 121.
The agreement extends for a
term of 40 years and Saluda
will pay the following rates for
the finished water:
$1,875 for the first 7,500,000
gallons, which amount shall al
so be the minimum rate per
month.
Twenty-five cents per 1000
gallons for water in excess of
7,500,000 gallons but less than
30,000,000 gallons.
The project is unique in that
it includes not only two towns
in two counties but also
involves two separate planning
districts: Central Midlands and
Upper Savannah. There are
ten such districts within the
state.
The purchase of water by Sa
luda will represent conserva
tion of natural resources and
capital by utilizing a common
treatment facility. The alterna
tive to Saluda purchasing water
from Newberry was to develop
a separate raw water source
on the Saluda River and con
struct a new filter plant, a
costly venture which Saluda
could ill afford.
The combined development
results in saving of effort and
money for all parties. Saluda’s
interest enabled Newberry to
get additional grant funds.
In addition to the two plan
ning districts, assistance in the
project is being furnished by
the Farmers Home Administra
tion, Housing and Urban De
velopment, Economic Develop
ment Administration,, and the
Environmental Protection
Agency.
Engineers for the Town of
Saluda are Lockwood Greene
Engineers, Inc. Engineers for
Newberry are B. P. Barber &
Associates.
Jr. and Saluda Mayor James
S. Corley.
In other business coming be
fore the Newberry Council
Tuesday, a group of interested
citizens discussed with council
their readiness to work for the
restoration of the Opera House.
Steve McCutcheon of the New
berry Community Players was
spokesman for the group.
McCutcheon noted that the
two-year-old Community Play
ers organization has been us
ing the Drayton Street Com
munity Center, and that they
are anxious to work for the
Senn director
for Newberry
High concert
James B. Senn, president of
the South Carolina Band Direc
tors Association, will be guest
conductor when the Newberry
High School Band presents its
annual concert Friday night at
the High School Auditorium.
The Newberry High School
band was formed during the
school year of 1940-41 by P.
Y. Cuthbertson. Other directors
have been Mr. Boyd Robertson,
Mr. Brown, the late Kenneth
Pruitt, and the present direc
tor, Miss Lorraine Paris.
Graduates of Newberry High
who are active or have been
active in teaching instrumen
tal music in this state and
other states will be honored
during the concert. They in
clude Robert Anderson, Fred
Bouknight, Harry Bouknight,
Robert Bouknight, Vernon Bouk
night, Mike Brantley, Walter
Counts, Bob Gilliam, Herbert
Lee Gilliam, Ralph Gilliam,
Cathy B. Holley, Toni McCul
lough, Bette H. Moseley, James
Leopard, Walter Leopard,
James Pritchard, Charles Pruitt
(Continued on page 10)
Signing the agreements were
Newberry Mayor C. A. Shealy (Continued on page 10)
Boy Scout Troop 579, in cooperation with the Newberry Soil and Water Conservation District has
erected signs at the Saluda River Bridge on Highway 121 and also near Whitmire on Highway 121, de
signating the District for travelers entering and leaving. From left are Rev. Charles Gahagan, Chaplain of
the Soil and Water Conservation District; Scouts Charles Gahagan, Eddie Chalmers, Donnie Nichols,
James Hendrix, Drew Gahagan, Gregg Stoudemire, Kim Moore, Bill Caldwell, District Conservationist
and Mike Hughes, assistant Scoutmaster. Scoutmaster of the troop, Joel McGee, was not present when
the picture was made. (Sunphoto)