Chamberofcommercestarts 1959 Membership Campaign
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a 1797 South Carolina's Oldest Newspaper 1959 •• &t&x$ti®tem QSimt* IN STATE $2.50 Vol. No. 163 No. 6 \ SUBSCRIPTIONS: OUT OF STATE $3.00 Georgetown, S. C, Thursday, May 7, 1959 5c Per Copy Politics In The Air ChamberOfCommerceStarts •• At Winyah Students at Winyah High 1959 Membership Campaign School are brushing up on the art of politics as campaigning for The Chamber of Commerce will student body offices is now under launch its 1959 membership drive way. with a kick-off breakfast at the Prince George Hotel at 7:30 A. M. The youngsters have two simu next Tuesday. lated political parties, the Inde The 1OT9 campaign is being pendents and the Gatorcrats, directed hy Meyer Rosen as chair which hold conventions, nominate man and Al Schooler as co-chair a slate of candidates and work for man. election victory. Eight teams of solicitors have Nominated by the Independents been formed for the mass cam are Seottie Hutto for president; paign, which the chamber hopes Lynn Scanlan for vice president* lb complete in one day. Ellen Nelson for secretary and Teams captains are Dan Can Robbie Thompson for treasurer. non, M. P. Ferris, Irving Schwartz, Bill Lightsey, R. J. Ferdon, SAFETY AWARD — Present for awarding the Georgetown Plant of American Cyanamid The Gatorcrats have their hopes Jr., Fred Martin, Billy Thomas Company the company's highest safety award were (left to right) Stanley Spence, Safety on a slate of candidates composed and L. H. Siau, Jr. Director; Thomas Pacey, local plant manager; K. H. Klipstein, executive vice president; W. of Billy Robinson for president: D. Sullivan, local production superintendent; J. Ray Coulter, manufacturing manager, in Teddy Guerard for vice president; Servinr on Mr. Cannon's team dustrial chemical division; T. Turchin, assistant industrial chemical division manager, and Vivian Bullock for secretary and are Harold Richburg. Lewis Pol- N. L. Winn, division production manager. — Photo By Burney Mary Jane Harrelson for treas 'ock and A. t. Fogel. On Mr. Fer urer. n's' team are Sam -Rion, George Hunter and Marvin Thomas; Mr. Cyanamid Plant Here Receives Safety Award Candidates were nominated in Schwartz, team, Ed Clews, Shelly mock conventions held Monday. Johnson and S. M. Stevens; Mr. K Employees of the Georgetown The election itself is scheduled Lightsey's team. E. T. Porter, Jr., nlant of the American Cyanamid next week. * Will Vause, Ralph Pender and Company were honored Thursday Boys State Each candidate for office must Joe Isaac. n recognition of having worked meet certain scholastic and con- 'or,an accumulated,612,759 man- Serving on Mr. Ferdon's team tuct standards. Candidates must are Zeb Andrews, John McCor About lours — over six and a half years Delegates have a scholastic average of four mac and Joe Westbrook; Mr. without a disabling-injury ac- and a two for conduct for the pre lident, Thomas' team, Herman Blake, Are Named ceding semester. Presidential Larry Holliday and Ray Palmer; Town The Cyanamid plant here makes candidates must also meet other Mr. Siau's team, James Doyle, nrious grades of aluminum sul- Students to .represent Winyah qualifications, John Heinemann and James Car 'ate used by the paper industry High School and Pleasant Hill Puc Barr, present president of ter, Jr., and on Mr. Martin's team ,* MIPS GOLD INITIATED md in water treatment. High School at the annual Boys Miss Kitty Gold, daughter of the student body, is in the election is Ernest Coon. - The outstanding record — not State program, sponsored an campaign. Mrs. Ruth Gold, has recently been nually by the American Legion, BIG GATHERING—Weekend visitors at Litchfield Plantation included: (seated, left to initiated into the Upsilon Bet; i single lost-time accident for fourteen years earned for em have been nominated by their right) Joe Ros, IPCo. mill agent: Governor Hollings; Senator Brown. R. A. Palmer; (standing, Chapter of Chi Omega sorority at Highway Department- first row) Stone Miller. Don Richardson. Woodrow Carter, James B. Moore, Judge Martin, Tax Reassessment ployees the company's highest schools. Roll.ns College. Mayor Rosen, Senator Goldberg, Judge Powell, chief mill engineer; (second row) J. Frank Mix- safety honor — the President's Named, from Winyah High Plans Road Work son, IPCo. Mill Manager; Robert C. McC. Figg, law school dean; Gedney Howe, attorney: Safety Award. School were Bobby Mayer, Clebe Arthur Flowers; H. H. Flickinger, IPCo. regional woodlands manager; James Cothran, U.S.C Need Discussed At V. f). C. To OBSERVE In North Santee The Cyanamid plant in George McClary, Billy Robinson and Bill trustee; Senator James B. Morrison. —Photo By Burney The Arthur Manigault Chapter Clapp. The State Highway Department of the IT. D; C. Will observe town marked its 20th anniversary is planning to construct 10 miles Lions Meeting Representing Pleasant Hill High here Friday. of Road S-24 in the North State Memorial Day on Friday after- School will be Boyd Edward Top State Officials Visit Here The need for i. systematic reas In ceremonies at a plant as section. (_noon at 4:00 at the home of Mrs Jacobs and Andy Allen Douglas. sessment of property in George sembly marking the event, the It seemed almost as though the F. Rhem, Sr. at Morrisville The youngsters appearance at town County and throughout much I Plantation. Al members are urged principal speaker, K. H. Klipstein. The proposed construction from Dress Plant Hikes state government had moved to of the state was outlined at a vocutive vice president nf the the Boys State event which will be IJ. S. 17 to the beginning of bit Georgetown County last weekend to attend. held at the University of South Number Of Employees Winyah High meeting of^the Georgetown Lions diversified chemical firm, said. uminous surfacing on Road S-24 when a number of top state offici Club Monday. "It is a great pleasure for me to Carolina Tune 7-14 is being spon will closely follow the centerline Over 150 persons are being als gathered at Litchfield Planta AZALEA GASMEN CLUB employed now by the George O. M. Higgins noted that the tie in Georgetown today to share sored by the Georgetown Ameri of the existing road. tion for a weekend of golf and Achievement List The Azalea Garden Club will can Legion Post. town Dress Cornnration in its new Constitution of South Carolina the honor which comes with a rec plant here, the Chamber of Com fishing. meet at Screven IViptist Church ord for safety performance which Each year, outstanding high A highway department spokes calls for assessing the value of en Wednesday, May li, at 9:30 merce was told at a general meet Scholars Named property on 'he basis of a reason- earned the President's Award. school students from throughout man said that any interested ing last Thursday. Heading the list of officials who A. M, lot their field trip. Each This is our company's highest the state meet at Boys State to citizen of the community may re enjoyed recreation attractions in Fifty-two Winyah High School nble resale value. Actually, the The number of employees is ex youngsters made the high achieve member is to brine a lunch. honor and yours is a remarkable further their knowledge of Amer quest a public hearing with re pected to increase further as an the county was Governor Fritz assessment placed on property of "iiid"1 enviable recorc', one from ican and State government by spect to the proposed location and other section begins operations Hollings, who came to Litchfield ment list for outstanding academic °qual value often fluctuates wide- I work during the fifth six weeks CAKE SALE which each of you may take organizing a mock government. economic effect of the road. in the new local industry. from an industrial trip in the 'y. grading period at the school, The Azalea Garden Club wil' ;reat personal satisfaction. Students run for various posts North. Owners of new homes usually Principal Harvey I. Rice, Jr., an have a cake sale in front ol Belk'i Among those present at the cere in the administrative and execu find their homes being assessed Others present included State nounced yesterday. Department Store on Saturday monies were Tom Pacey, mana tive branches of government, ii close to a fair market value Senator Edgar Brown, chairman morning, May 9. at 10:00 A. M. ger of the plant; T. P. Turcban. establish a general assembly, local Joe Westbrook Elected Paul Skoko led the list of local while often existing homes of of the Senate Finance Committee; assistant general manager of the county governments and a gover scholars with a 99.25 average. much greater value pay much less Robert McC. Figg, counsel for the company's Industrial Chemicals nor's office. Second place honors went to in taxes. MOOSE LODGE Lions Club President State Torts Authority and the new Division; ,1 Ray Coulter, mana Laurice Altman with 97.80 and If property is reassessed, it will Membera of ttie Georgetown dean of the University of South ger of the division's manufactur Joe Westbrook, manager of West third to Robert Hendrix with a bring in untold revenue from prop M"o-5p I edge will meet at 8 I*. M Carolina Law School; W. L. ing department; N. L. Winn, de Chevrolet Company, was elected 97.75 average. erty that is now underassessed, tonieht. The Ladies Auxiliary will Rhodes, chairman of the Bouse partment production manager; City Banks president of the Georgetown Lions All students on the high achieve Mr. Higgins, a former city coun /neet May 18. Ways and Means Committee S.