The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

i i mvi 7, Al If3 If" il J' 1Lj A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES, DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTER ES fS OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. Established February 16, 1S94 Price 5c Per Copy Saturday, December 14, VXn Elites era i I I fc. I if I VI I I A I Slf- JA I i (rhViU i itin- in iif im fci ii in Mirnnn -f fimin-urr li-m" i -nr rm i ir "ofctyiiijAi Three Gaffney Students For Merit Scholarships Three seniors at Cuffney High examination, to bo given in testing School have been named semi- I centers throughout the counti on finalists in the National Merit January 11th. Students whose high Scholarship competition, according scores substantiate their earlier to Principal V. H.

Hale, Jr. The test performance will become final-local students are listed among the ists in the competition. 7,500 high scorers on the scholar-. At least 7,0110 of the semifinil- i.A 1. W.

I). OOKSEY 100 KIDS LIKE THESE put away 3.10 hot Ws at the Guffm-y Boys Club's annual Christmas party Wednesday ninht. Top ilo( in the rutin was credited with nine weiners. Pictured from left to riitht nee Jimmy Mooney, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Stewart Mooney, of Anthony street; Burl Turner, sor of Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Turner, of Oakland avenue; ChrU Kennedy, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Kennedy, of Peean street; and Jimmy McCraw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irv MeCraw, of Magnolia street. Otlirers of the Buys Club expressed appreciation to public for its suppoit to the oitfanizatioii.

(latf ney Ledger pholo by Curry's Studio. Gaffr.ey, South Carolina, Officers Probe Break-Ins At Grocery Stores C. 11. Harvey's Grocery Store on Beech street extension was broken into Thursday night and enough food stolen to feed a small army. Officers were also investigating Friday a theft at another grocery store on 13th street.

Sheriff Julian B. Wright's office said Harvey's Grocery was entered through a side window and the following items stolen: 10 pounds of hot dogs, five pounds of stew beef, five pounds of pork chop, six dozen eggs, 12 pounds of coffee, 20 cartons of cigarettes, several pairs of sock and a doll, Frank Bratton's store at Globe Mills also was entered Thursday night. Two cartons of cigarettes mid five boxes of mixed candy were stolen. John Moss Is Taken by Death; Funeral Is Held Oi John Landrum Moss, 71, Limestone Courts, died about 11 o'clock Wednesday night at the Cherokee County Memorial Hos- vn.n.rvc Hum? iinoi i imv pital following declining health of 1 several years. A native of Shelby, N.

Moss was a retired textile worker. He had lived here the greater part tt hia lifn Ho u-uq a mi)nhr of 1 "'7 7 I t7 I Firemen Credited With Saving Building Friday City firemen were commended Sherman estimated smoke damage Friday for saving a store to his stock at but he said building from going up into smoke the loss would have been much about 1 a. m. greater if the firemen had not S. R.

Sherman, owner of the "been on their toes and done a very Kuriosity Shop on highway 29-A commendable job in putting out said the quick action of firemen the blaze." if II. P. Queen's Grocery on Lo-I i 'i- I C. C. MERKDITH (Piclur on pe 2) ship qualifying test, a nationwide college aptitude examination given in 14.000 high schools October 22.

The semifinalists named outscor-ed 300,000 fellow seniors, and thus moved a step closer to the $4 mjl-1 lion in merit scholarships to be awarded in the 10.18 program. The Gaffney High School semi- finalists are Wannie Hardin, son; of the Rev. and Mrs. E. Wanna-j maker Hardin, of Buford street; Mary Wheeler, daughter of Dr.

and Mrs. Harold Wheeler, of route I and Carol Stone, granddaughter' of Mrs. Eula H. Vassy, of Rut-ledge avenue. Merit scholarships are sponsored by over sixty business and industrial firms, as well as by professional societies, foundations, and even individuals.

The sponsors' list includes such nationally known names as International Business Mai hines, Sears-Roebuck, National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, F. W. Wool-worth Pittsburgh Plate Glass, McGraw-Hill, K. F. Goodrich, Time Incorporated, Gulf Oil, and many I others.

The semifinalists now face a rigorous, three-hour College Board Wm. M. Webster Taken by Death; Funeral Is Held William Mendenhal Webster, 83 of i itu I Spartanburg, died Thursday at Lm 7i I- OB. the home of nin Im Hill f.Ur. dens at Spar'tanburg.

He was a son of the late Fran- ces Littlejohn and John Robert Webster, of Gaffney. His wife, who died about two years ago, was Annie Sams, daughter of the late Professor and Mrs. R. O. Sams, of Gaffney, Mr.

Webster was connected with the Gaffney Manufacturing Coin pany for a number of years. He I niso s'i veil an oiiiciui ui i.ne old Globe Mills here. He was sales manager for tiie Cutter Manufac- turiiig Conioanv at RiM'k Hill for a of' rs He formerly lived at Greenville where he was an elder of the Fourth Proshvlei-iiin bomb Ho hud been a member of the First ft t. i iu viur un I itr i ville; one sister, Mrs. Sam Henry, of Spartanburg; two brothers, Fred Webster, of Travelers Rest, and Joseph Webster, of Charlotte, N.

six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Fririay at 2:30 p. m. at the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church by Dr. Marc C.

Weersing and the Rev. Capers Satterlee. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery in Gaffney. Pallbearers were Francis S. Webster, William M.

Webster, III, Smith Webster. Terrell Web- ster, John Henry, Miles Sams, (Curtis Price, III, Kyle Alverson and C. M. Howell. The J.

Y. Floyd Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. I ists are expected to survive this second hurdle, according to John M. Stalnaker, president of the Na tional Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the unnual competition. "The finalists' group will be l.l- youtigsters that America has ever niaiie Di some 01 me mosi uoie produced.

We expect to have over 800 scholarships available for them about one for every nine of these superb young people. Our Heed to identify, and help, as neces- sury, the scientists, engineers, (Continued on page 2) Pageant Will Be Presented At Baptist Church "Why the Chimes Rang," a Christmas pageant, will he presented at the First Baptist Church at the Sunday evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Almost 100 children will take part. Dr. Denver Jackson Davis is pastor of the church.

The story is built around a village Christmas eve custom of placing gifts for the Christ-Child on the church altar. The best offering was supposed to make the chimes ring but for many years the chimes had remained silent. This particular Christmas eve something did make the chimes sound. Much work has gone into prep- arat ons for th pageant, church authorities reported. The play is minil loe Mlgoilgrus of the hristmas season The rast inrludes: Carlisle Ham-, k.

Oauthier, Buddy Mor- Kan, Frank McLane, Bobby Lips-1 Scarboro, Parker Mulll- nax- J- Stacy, Bryan Pat-: K- Crocker, Carol, (Padgett, Patsy Lee, Gene Vance Wilder, Jimmy Blanton, J. i'hillipH. Miriam McCormick, blly alrtwell. Sherry rawrord, Tummv Mnrtin. Jodv Hn- Rl IiTy, Steedly Bogan, Lee Wood, Donnie Gaffney, Stephanie 'Sonner, Claudia Monner, Kay Wright, Tcenie Clary, Wanda Lee, Ann Wright, Kathy Petty, Rusty Hummon, Norman Littlejohn, George Avakian, rip Gault, inn- rs Reaves, Barry Barnhill, Mike Slw.if furA k'uu I 'ViiMm'd Mutir inn iwiu, Green, Fuller McLane, III, Elaine Wholehel, Steve Cloninger, Jimmy Sanders, Danny Abernathy, Rodney Camp, Pat Turner, Jimmy Mooney, Karen Hale, Beverly Blanton, Jimmy Degner, Sand Chalk, Richard Woodruff, Celia Pettit, Tommy Hatcher, Edie Marie Grtibb, Gus Austell, Robert Blalock, Raymond Green, Jimmy Lancaster, Lyman Hamrick, Bobby Cooksey, Claire Brown, Cynthia Clary, Sheila Clary, Dee Smith, ike Vanghan, Florence Hamrick, Judy LeMaster.

Becky Jo Clarv. Sara Haas, Nancy Clarkson, Jerry Kennedy, Patty Higgins, Marv Russell, Ann Pegram, Martha i Dobson, Vicki Harrill, Mary Ann i Daggerhart, Lee Esselmeyer. 7 2 Candidates Enter Races For Council Mayor William D. Cooksey announced Friday he is candidate for re-election in the forthcoming Demociatic primary. Two other candidates entered races for seats on the city council.

Clinton C. Meredith, insurance salesman, announced his candidacy for alderman of ward 5, and Jack Wyatt, state highway department employe, entered the race for the ward 2 seat. These brought the number of candidates already announced to nine. Homer C. Brown, Neal Cash and Edward W.

Long have announced in the ward 4 race; Robert A. Jones, for re-election in ward Incumbent Howard C. Scruggs and Clint S. Hill, ward ti. Mr.

Wyatt's statement follows: "I heieby announce myself a candidate for alderman to represent the people of ward 2. "I havt. lived and owned my home in ward 2 for the past seven years. I am a World War 2 vet-nan. I have been employed with the S.

C. State Highway Department as a mechanic for the past nine years, I am married and have two sons. We are members of the Nmthside Baptist Church. 1 hope to meet each and every one in ward 2 before this primary. "I want the people to know that I am running to help the progress and improvement of our ward and city.

"1 will appreciate the support of the voters in ward 2 in this Democratic primary election. "If elected I will cooperate and seive my ward and the city of Guff ney to the best of my ubili-ty." Mr. Meredith's statement follows: "I wish to hereby announce myself as a candidate for Alderman from ward 6. I am the son of Mrs. I.illie K.

Meredith na.t the lute Cnv C. I hnv ed in Gaffney practically all my life and live now at 102 College drive. "I received by education in the Gaffney Schools, attended A College at Clurksville, V. I. at Lexington, and studied music at Limestone Col- It'ir' am district manager for Francis Marion Life Insurance Company of South Carolina.

I am a member of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church and have served through the years as Sunday School Class President, sec-letary or treasurer. i no) inciiuii-i in wiuiiaiu Andnt Frpe Ma I am a member of Granard Gaffney Chapter 6o, Royal Arch Select Mast fr man(i TJmpler A Arabic Order of the Mysl Masons, Potter Council 42 Royal tic Shrine, Heja Temple, Cherokee Shrine Club, secretary of Guff ney Ma ionic Yoik rite bodies. "I believe in a clean, progressive and economical city government and in giving the tax payers the most lor their tax dollar. 1 would like to state that 1 am not being sponsored or influenced by any person or persons. If you can see lit to elect me as your alderman, I will owe you my deepest gratitude and 1 promise my full cooperation at all times to the citi.ens of Ward 5, the city officials, and the city as a whole to make Gaffney the finest aity in South Carolina." Mayor Cooksey 'a statement fol lows: "1 have decided to offer Tor reelection to tb.e office of Mayor in the January primary.

In doing so, I want to express my sincere appreciation to the citizens of Gaffney who elected nie Mayor two years ago and whose support and good will have meant much wo me in trying to do a good job while in office. I honestly teel that it is impossible in one. two year term to organize and complete a progressive program in municipal government. I feel, therefore, that I should offer for reelection in order to carry to a finish the work that has been started. I take pride in the things we have achieved for Gaffney in the past two years, but we still have work to complete.

During the past two years we have improved many streets in the City; we have placed many new street markers, and this was a needed niprovemeiit; also we carried through to completion the swimming pools and began a recreation program for Gaffney which we nope will grow more meaningful in the years to come. "It has been and will be my policy to cooperate with all the departments of our municipal gov ernment and to do ail in my pow- in sub-freezing weather put out Diaze started by a tauity Hue in the north side of the building. A i passing motorist detected the fire and awakened Mr. Sherman who was asleep in the building. Mr, Robert Bright Taken by Death At Spokane, Vn.

News has been received by relatives here of the death in Spokane, of Robert Bright, 5(5, former Gaffney textile worker, who left here about three years ago. The funeral and interment took place at Spokane. Mr. Bright is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Boheler, of Spartanburg; a son, Tom Bright; five sisters, Mrs.

Claude Patterson. Mrs. Fred Patterson, Mrs. Mary Ruppe, Mrs. Ade Gordon and Mrs.

James Atkins, of Gaffney: and two brothers, Jay Brght. of Gas-tonia. N. and Ed Blight, of Gaffney. DIRECTOR: John R.

Middle-btoks, retail merihant (family Rhoe store since U)47) and prominent in local as well ns state civic affairs, was one of 2(1 businessmen recently elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of the South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce at the organization's annual meeting in Columbia. -1 I 't the Kirby Memorial Baptist burg since coming here Di years Spearman, Martha Randolph, Jane Church. Childers, Debby Turner, Sherrie Funeral services were held Fri- In addition to Mrs. Weedon, Mr. i Burgess, Robin Caldwell, day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Webster is survived by two sons, Also, Billy Sumner, Allan Car-Shuford-Hatcher chapel on East William M.

Webster, and roll, Mary L. Walker, Sherry Frederick street. The Rev. C. E.

i Francis S. Webster, both of Green- Smith, Patricia Brumbach, Linda HEIP BUY CHRISTMAS SFALS Bank of Gaffney Will Pay First Dividend Dec. 27 Directors of the Bank of Gaff-j ney have voted a 3 per cent divi-1 dend payable to stockholders Dp- cember 27, according to an an- nouneement made by A. L. id-1 yette, vice president and cashier, This will be the first dividend paid since the bank opened in Jan-' uary of 19.15.

The Bank of Gaffney's capital! and surplus amount to $22.1,000. Assets total The de-i posits amount to Waite C. Hamrick, who hast diversified business interests, is 1 president of the bank. Members of the board of direc- i tors are Mr. Hamrick, Mr.

id- yette, Paul E. Morgan, A. Ray Godshall, Dr. .1. H.

Cathcart. Dr. H. L. Frieze.

W. A. Cettys, i Hinton and E. IL Jones. S.

Ed Sarratt Taken by Death; Rites Set Today S. Ed Sarratt. 73-year-old retired farmer of the Grassy Pond area on route 1, died about 12:15 o'clock Friday morning following four years of declining health. He was a member of the Grassy Pond Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at that church Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the Rev.

Warren Fowler, the pastor, the Rev. E. Gray Jones, of Anderson, a former pastor, and Dr. R. A.

MacFarland, of Gaffney, former supply pastor. Interment will be in the Grassy Pond cemetery with the Shuford-Hatcher Company, morticians, in charge. The pallbearers will be Sam and Albert Sarratt, Louis, William and Joe Huskey, Glenn Bemisderfer, Baxter Morgan and Jerry Collins. An honorary escort will include H. C.

Cook, W. C. McArthur, Steedly Pettit, G. G. Watts, Dr.

G. P. Edwards. Dr. J.

H. Cathcart, L. V. Vinesett and members of the Grassy Pond Men's Sunday school class. The body, which will be at the home, will lie in state in the church for one hour before the funeral.

Mr. Sarratt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sara Huskey Sarratt; five daughters, Mrs. Earl Humphries and Mrs. Roy Davis, of Gaffney, Mrs.

Ralph Shigley, of Winter Park, Mrs. Jack Hendrick, of Chesterfield, and Mrs. Edward Pendry, of North Wilks-boro, N. four sons, Garland Sarratt, of route 1. Edwin Sarratt, of route 2, and Ibra and Frank Sarratt, of Gaffney; a sister, Mrs.

Albeit McKown, of Spartanburg; grandchildren and four grandchildren. gan street was the scene of a 11 :30 a. m. fire Friday which was ex- tinguished quickly with slight damage. Lawrence Brown's home on the Draytonville road was heavily damaged by a blaze about 10:30 Thutsday night.

The cause was believed to be an overheated stove. A pump house next to Jodean Turner's home on the Chesnee highway was destroyed about 11 a. m. Thursday. Firemen prevented the blaze from spreading to the dwelling.

Phone Company Pays Cherokee $22,518 Taxes One of the largest tax-payment checks received by Cherokee county in payment of ad valorem taxes was delivered to the county by the Southern Lell Telephone Company. The payment totaled $22,518.05 and was delivered Friday by Southern Bell Manager John C. Kernhard to J. I. McCulloch, county treasurer.

"We are one of Cherokee county's largest taxpayers, having previously paid to the city of Gaffney," Mr. Kernhard said. "This is another way that we, as a locally operated business, are contributing to the welfare and progress of Gaffney and Cherokee county." These tax payments are part of about to be paid the state of South Carolina, its counties and municipalities. SPOT AVERACES New Orleans, pec. 12.

The average pi ire of one inch spot cotton at 14 designated Southern spot maikets today was 5 cents a bale lower at 34. cents a pound; previous day week ago 34.79; month ago 34.30; year ago 33.15. Avciage fol the past 30 market days 34.37; middling 15-lt) inch average 33.71. Sales Cottly Meat Chestertown, Md, Chester Moon found it costly to have illegal deer meat in his possession on November 1 1 at his home. He failed to appear for trial and for beited $102.9,1 collateral.

1 Plans indicate that the under-be of pie-stressed rein pass forced concrete construction. It will be 312 feet long, and will be located on the interstate route northwest of Gaffney. More than 30 underpasses, overpasses and stream crossings are to be built on the route between Fairforest and the North Carolina state line in conjunction with the widening of the highway to four lanes and converting it into a pontrolb'd-af- cess highway. Osment, Kirby Memorial pastor, and Lieutenant Leon Sal vation Army commander, officiated. Interment was in Oakland cemetery with the Shuford-Hatcher Company, morticians, in charge.

The pallbearers were C. J. Jackson, R. Scruggs, W. J.

Gordon, J. F. Lester, John Branch and Bill Holmes. Mr. Moss is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Sara Eldridge Moss; a son, (ieorge Moss, of Loekhart; a stepdaughter, Miss Mary Kathleen Eldridge; three sisters, Mrs. Car- rie Knight, of Greer, Mrs. Maggie Henderson, of Union, and Mrs. Calhoun, of Buffalo; and two biot hers, Tom Moss, of Union, and Elijah Moss, of Buffalo. Cherokee Native Dies In Indiana; Relatives Here Mrs.

Ethel Allen Hammett. died about 5:50 o'clock Thursday I afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Parris, in Jef-1 fcronville, Ind. Mrs. Hammett, who was a mem- ber of the First Southern Baptist Church at Clarksville, was a daughter of Mrs.

Mary Jane i Burgess Allen and the late Lee AI-. len, of Gaffney. The body will be returned here Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Shuford-Hatchef Company, morticians, in charge. Mrs. Hammett is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Parris; three sons, Gene Hammett, of Louisville, it. ti i ayne Hammett. who is Japan. and Jerrv Hammett. nf Jefferson.

ville, her mother, Mrs. Allen, of Gaffney; four sisters, Miss ffney; four sisters. Miss Ila Mrs. L. Allison Sr and, Lucuin Turner Gaf ney.

Allen, Mrs and Mrs. J. I). Campbell, of Charlotte; three brothers, Lee, Herbert and James T. Allen, of Gaffney; and two grandchildren.

Major Needham Will Conduct SA Services Major John Needham, assistant divisional commander for the North and South Carolina Division, will conduct th? morning and evening services Sunday at The Salvation Army here. Mrs. Needham will accompany him. Major Needham is a native of England, having been born in Ilkeston (Derbyshire). In June ly.lp, he and Mrs.

Needham were commissioned as officers in The Salvation Army and have served in various field and administrative positions throughout the South. The morning service will begin at 11 o'clock and the evening service at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to attend. HD Club Sets Santa Parties For Next Week Miss Jessie Ann Wingo, home demonstration agent has announced the club Christmas parties for next week as follows: Tuesday, Pine Crest will meet with Mis. Grady Benton at 7 p.

m. Thursday, Timber Ridge will meet with Mrs. Elbert Kirby at 2 p. m. rnday, Grove will meet with Mi s.

oodrow Mai tin at 7 p. m. i i Era i Contract Let for Underpass At Chesnee Rd. and US 29 1 i i i i V- -7 A contract for an underpass un der h. Koute 11 on interstate Route 8,1 (formerly U.

S. 20) in Cherokee county has been awarded by the State Highway Department to George A. Creed Son, of Columbia. The contract was announced in a letter of award from Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan.

It was based on a low bid of submitted when bids for the project were publicly opened in Columbia November 20. i iimnmi.nj WIN FOOTBALL TROPHIES: Winners of trophies presented st the annual Gaffney High School football banquet Thursday night are shown above. Fmm 1-ft to ricM: Ilalft.ack Jerry WalVe, VFW Earl Clary trophy; Tackle Eddie Harrington and Guard Don Hunt, blocking trophies; Tackle Cecil Drake, most valuable player; and End Tommy Brown, best scholar-athlete trophy. Clyde Ehardt, line coach at l'iebytei ian College, was the speaker for the event. Photo by Smith Studio.

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