The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 27, 1972, Image 1
Vol. 36-No. 8
Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, July 27, 1972
Ground broken for new
Damon Creations plant
GROUNDBREAKING AT DAMON INDUSTRIES: Shown participating in last Tuesday’s groundbreak
ing ceremonies of the new Damon industry in Newberry are, left to right-W. J. Raffield, president of
the Newberry County Development Board; Bonner Manley, executive director of the South Carolina
State Development Board; David Rappaport, chairman of the board and president of Damon Creations
Inc. of New York, the parent company; South Carolina Governor John West; and Michael Rappaport,
executive vice president of Damon Creations. (Sunphoto by David Reames)
ARCHITECT’S RENDITION OF DAMON CREATIONS NEW PLANT
Gov. John C. West participat
ed in groundbreaking ceremo
nies for a $2 million plant by
Damon Creations Inc. with com
pletion of the facility expected
early next year.
The 100,000 square-foot Da
mon International Ltd. plant
will produce shirts and the fa
cility will replace an existing
plant that will be closed. Da
mon International is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Damon
Creations.
Production capacity will in
crease to 3,500 dozen shirts per
week at the new plant from the
present capacity of 1,500 dozen.
Employment at the existing
Black Rock factory now is in
excess of 300 and will be in
creased to more than 500 at full
capacity, making Damon one
of the largest employers in
Newberry County.
Participating in the ceremony
was David Rappaport, president
of Damon. Gov. John C. West
and other company and govern
mental dignitaries.
“I am happy to join the peo
ple of Newberry and the State
of South Carolina in expressing
our congratulations to Damon
International and Damon Crea
tions on this most important
step,*’ Gov. West.
J. Bonner Manly, director of
the S. C. State Development
Board, said he was delighted
with the company’s decision to
expand its Newberry operation.
“It is gratifying when an
existing company expands its
operation,” Manly said. “It is
good news for the company, the
people of the area and for all
of South Carolina. It reflects
favorably on the assets South
Carolina has to offer business
and this announcement is a tri
bute to the joint efforts of the
Newberry County Development
Board and the local comma
nity.”
Upon completion of the new
plant, the Black Rock plant will
be closed and all of the assets
will be merged into the new
facility, operated by Damon’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, Damon
International Ltd., a South Car
olina corporation.
Damon Creations had record
sales of $18,782,100 in the nine
months ended January 31 and
net income of $856,200.
Upon completion of the new
plant, the Black Rock plant will
be closed and all of the assets
will be merged into the new
cility, operated by Damon’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, Da
mon International Ltd., a South
Caroina coporation.
Damon Creations had record
sales of $18,782,100 in the nine
months ended January 31 and
net income of $856,200.
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$3.00 PER YEAR
Wyman M. Shealy
retires as gas
■ i ■ '
Wyman M. Shealy, Sr. of 103
E. Walnut Street, Clinton, is
retiring as General Manager of
the Clinton-Newberry Natural
Gas Authrority on July 31, af
ter many years of faithful
service to both the City of Clin
ton and the Ciiy of Newberry.
Mr. Shealy came from New
berry to Clinton in 1922 to work
for M. W. Adams Plumbing and
Roofing. In 1925 he married
Lena Bobo of Clinton. In 1929
he went with Texas Oil Co.,
and later in 1940, he became
the Head Utility Man at Whit
ten Village. In 1941 he volun
teered for service in the Unit
ed States Navy, serving four
years with duty in the South
Pacific.
Upon his discharge from the
Navy, he returned to Clinton
where he had his own heating
and plumbing business until he
joined the City of Clinton, Gas
Department, in 1953. The City
offered natural gas service in
1953, starting off in July with
fourteen customers. In June of
this year, 1972, Clinton billed
3,485 customers, Newberry bill
ed 3,028 customers, and 146,-
239,000 cu. ft. of valley gas (ex
cess gas during the summer)
was sold to Carolina Pipeline
Co. and Laurens Commission
of Public Works. In 1953 and
1954 the Authority had to bor
row $50,000.00, above the re
gular bond indebtedness, to ope
rate on. The Gas Authority’s
operating budget for Fiscal
Year 1972-73, including debt ser
vice and cost of gas, runs close
to $2,000,000,.00.
Mr. Shealy is a member and
Past Chairman of Official Board
of St. John’s Lutheran Church
and a member and Past Pres-
sident of Clinton Exchange
Club. He is a member of Ame
rican Legion Post 56. having
served previously as Post Com-
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Whitesides new
academic dean;
Park to study
Dr. Glenn E. Whitesides, a
native of Chester, has been ap
pointed academic Dean and
Vice President for Academic
Matters at Newberry College,
effective September 1, accord
ing to Dr. Fredric B. Irvin,
Newberry president. Dr. White-
sides will succeed Dean Con
rad B. Paris, who has request
ed a leave of absence to do
post-doctoral research and study
in chemistry.
DR. WHITESIDES
At his own request Dr. Park
will relinquish the position of
Dean and Vice-President at
Newberry in order to devote
himself to full-time teaching as
a Professor of Chemistry at
Newberry, his alma mater, be-
DR. PARK
ginning with the 1973-1974 aca
demic year. During his leave
Dr. Park will also explore new
methods of preparing under
graduates for health and scien-
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It was “B. O. Long Night” at Newberry College on July 19 for the
veteran college administrator who will retire in August as Newberry’s
Vice President for Financial Affairs. A Newberry graduate, Long
joined the College staff in 1940. Following the dinner, A. Hart
Kohn, Jr., of Columbia and president of the College’s Board of Trus
tees, presented Long with a check in gratitude for Long’s long ser
vice to Newberry. After the dinner their friends Filed through a re
ceiving line to “Wish them the best of everything” as Long steps
down as the College’s Vice President for Financial Affairs.