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3 SKri • Q* wmwuse | fo/n The MARCH OF DIMES January 2 to 31 W '■ ij till HELP NOW! Jan 2-31 VOL. 16—NO. 39 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954 + $2.00 PER YEAR Mothers’ March On Polio Tomorrow Night; Hours 7-8 Pledged to the goal of preventing polio, the 1954 March of Dimes campaign comes to a dramatic close this week with the Mothers’ March on Polio. The march in Newberry is un der sponsorship of the Business and Professional Women’s club. Assisting club members in the fund march will be units of the Senior Girl Scouts and members of the local Jaycees. Newberry with thousands of other communities throughout the state and nation are taking part in this “clean-up” drive to get last-minute contributions to the March of Dimes. The Mothers’ March is conducted in every community by volunteer workers. These volunteers will stop at each house where a porch light is burning. The Mothers’ March in Newberry wil be held on Friday, January 29 between the “hours of 7 and 8 p.m. Funds collected during the Mothers’ March and during the en tire March of Dimes are used ex clusively in the treatment and pre vention of poliomyelitis. This year more than $26 mil- ion will be used on polio preven tion alone. Seven and a half mil lion dollars will be used in na tion-wide field trials which will test a promising new vaccine. Nineteen millions more will be used for gamma globulin, a tempo rary preventive. The vaccine trials will start in the South on February 8. Many of the state’s leading wo men’s organizations will be tak ing part in the Mothers’ March. Volunteers from social clubs, busi ness organizations and church groups have pledged their all-out support to the polio fight. All of the money collected will be turned in to a central collec tion point at the close of the night’s work. Courses Announced For Citizens Education Center County Named Disaster Area Congressman Dorn was inform ed by the Department of Agricul ture that Newberry County is one of the counties ‘designated as a disaster county due to serious drought damage. Newberry County farmers are therefore eligible for a disaster loan to continue their farm opera tion. Farmers desiring informa tion about their eligibility for this loan should immediately contact the New-berry County Farmers Home Administration office. Congressman Dorn was pleased with this step by the Department of Agriculture. The Congressman added that the drought last sum mer and fall caused very serious damage and many losses to the farmers. Mr. Chris Kaufmann, Dean of the Citizen’s Education Center, announces that the courses and faculty have been selected for the school which wil! open on Febru ary 1st at 7:30 p.m. in Holland Hall on the College Campus. Mrs. Birdie Corbett of Corbett House and Gardening in Columbia, assisted by Miss Yonce, will teach Interior Decorating. This course will have four divisions: Color Planning, Floor Covering, Draper ies and Furniture Arrangement. The Bible as Literature will be taught by Dr. R. M. DuBose, Pas tor of the Methodist Church in Whitmire, S. C. Dr. DuBose is a •very popular speaker and world- traveler. He is a member of the Bates Names Griffith State Campaign Mgr. Lester L. Bates announced to day that Jeff D. Griffith of Saluda former solicitor of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, will serve as state campaign manager in Mr. Bates’ race for governor in the Demo cratic Primary this summer. “I am naturally gratified to have the assistance of a man of Mr. Griffith’s integrity, wide ac quaintance with people of all parts of the state, and record of fine public service dating back to 1916,” Mr. Bates said. > i' ll ! § “I know of no man who holds a higher respect of the people ■who have known him than Mr. Criffith.” • A native of Edgefield County, Mr. Griffith has lived most of his life in SahKla. His first public ser vice began at the age of twenty- seven when he was elected sena tor. from Saluda County. 1 In 1937 he began a 10-year unbroken ten ure as solicitor of the Eleventh Circuit which is composed of Lex ington, Saluda, Edgefield, and Mc Cormick Counties. In 1953 Mr. Griffith voluntarily retired as solicitor to return to the practice of law in the firm of Griffith, Cole man and Griffith at Saluda. A graduate of Wofford College and the Law School of the Univer sity of South Carolina, Mr. Grif fith married Miss Bettie Grigsby of Saluda. They have a son, Jeff D.' Griffith, Jr., an attorney with his father, and a daughter, Miss Lindjr 'Griffith,' a teacher at Lex ington High school. Board of Trustees of Wofford College. Every-Day Law for the Every- Day Man and Making A Will will be taught by Tom Pope of New berry. Mr. Pope is a graduate of The Citadel and the University of South Carolina Law School. Mr. Pope is a former legislator and speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives^ One evening of this course will be devoted to Parliamentary Law. Dr. James C. Kinard, President of Newberry College, will teach Effective Public Speaking. The School is fortunate to be able to secure the services of Dr. Kin ard who is one of our most out standing speakers in the State. Current Events and Keeping Up With The Times will be taught by Manuel Rogers, Staff Writer of the Greenville News. Mr. James Walker will assist Mr. Rogers one night of the school when they make a report on the South Caro lina Legislature. Dr. Raymond Uhl of the History Department of the University of South Carolina, will teach the course. The Constitution of South Carolina. Dr. Uhl has made a special study of the Constitution and is a recognized authority on this subject. Music Appreciation will be taught by George Neilson, Di rector of Public School Music of Abbeville County. Mr. Neilson is the former Supervisor of Music in Atlanta, Georgia. Home Gardening will be taught by Steven Stephenson of Stephen son’s Nursery in Columbia. Everyday English will be taught by Dr. John W. Hanis, head of the English department at Presbyter ian College. Stoudemayer Rites Today Joseph P. Stoudemayer, 70, died early Wednesday morning at his home in Peak. He had been in de clining health for the past five years. Mr. Stoudemayer was a retired Southern Railroad employee and was born and reared near Peak and was the son of the late C. B. and Emma Summer Stoudemayer. He was a former member of St. John Lutheran Church but later transfered his membership to Mt. Herman Lutheran Church in Peak where he was an active member as long as his health permitted. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Livingston Stoudemayer; one son, Ray Stoudemayer; one daughter, Mrs. A. B. Koon, all of Peak; two brothers, J. C. and G. Z. Stoudemayer both of Little Mountain. Four grandchildren sur vive. Funeral services will be conduct ed this afternoon (Thursday) at 3 o'clock from Mt. Herman Luth eran Church with Rev. J. S. Wes- singer and Rev. C. L. Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in the Church cemetery. The body will remain at the Mc- Swain Funeral Home until time of the service. Sears Catalog Store To Get Main Location The local Sears Catalog Sales store which has operated here for the past 14 years under the man agement of Mrs. Mary Gardenhire, will soon move to new larger quarters at a Main street location. The store building now occupied by Sanders Dry Goods store, will be remodeled and a new modern front installed for the Sears store. The firm will occupy both floors of the building. The Sears order office located at the corner of Boyce and Cald well streets was opened in New berry in 1940 and has shown steady growth every year since that time. When the store opened here there was one employee and a janitor in addition to Mrs. Gard enhire. Today the store personnel has grown to nine employees. The store, now called Sears Catalog Sales Store, is one of two Sears outlets in this section with direct teletype order service with the Atlanta warehouse. mm m m Resident’s Brother Dies At Ware Shoals J. J. Abbott, of Ware Shoals, seriously ill for the past week, died early Monday morning, of a heart condition, in a Greenwood hospital. He had been in declining health for about a year, but his death came unexpectedly. He was a brother to Mrs. H. B. MTells, III, of Newberry, and al so Benn Abbott, who was formerly with the Newberry office of the Soil Conservation Service. Survivors include his wife and mother. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday, afternoon at 3:30 o’ clock from the Baptist Church at are Shoals. Buchanan Rites Held Tuesday Enley E. Buchanan. 62, farmer and cattle raiser of Chappells, died suddenly last Sunday at his home. He was born in Jackson County, North Carolina, son of the late Benjamin E. and Lucille Elmore Buchanan. Before moving to Chap pells 18 years ago he was engaged in construction work. He was a member of Green Creek Methodist Church in Jackson County. Survivors include his stepmoth er, Mrs. B. E. Buchanan of Macon County, North Carolina; one daughter, Mrs. Isadore Sutton of Mt. Crawford, Va., six sisters, Mrs. Bedford Ensley, Mrs. Glenn Ward, Mrs. Arthur Allen, Mrs. Bell En sley and Mrs. Victoria Sutton, all of Sylva, N. C., and Mrs. Maude Baumgardner of Chappells; four half-sisters, Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Fred Jones, Mrs. Martha Brabson and Miss Mattie Buchan an; four half-brothers, Wade, No lan, Molton and Bill Buchanan of Macon County; one grandson, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. Calvin Crozier Meets Tuesday The Calvin Crozier Chapter, U. D.C., will meet Tuesday, February 2, at 8 p.m., at the home of Miss Jaunita Hitt, 1809 Nance St. Mrs. Raymond Fellers and Mrs- Vanes sa Holt will be associate hostess es. MRS. DEVORE PATIENT Mrs. Frank DeVore who was ad mitted to the Newberry Memorial Hospital last W’ednesday for treat ment, was reported Wednesday morning to be doing nicely. Name 5-Acre Lint Winners Columbia, Jan. 21. With an of ficial yield of 5,945 pounds of lint cotton produced on five acres, C. V. Leslie, Easley, Pickens county, has been named 1953 state winner in the South Carolina Five-Acre Cotton Contest. Second-place win ner is Glenn Towery, Sumter coun ty. His official yield was 5,585 pounds of lint. “Winner of the State 4-H Club Agricultural Scholarship is O. Le’Von Dyches, Blackville, Barnwell county. His yield was 4,020 pounds of lint. Announcement of the winners in the state, district, and county contests was made at a luncheon held at the Jefferson Hotel today, at which time prizes were awarded in all of the contests. The winner of the first state prize received a check for $750, and the second- place winner in the state received a check for $275. The 4-H club scholarship is worth $500. The first and second-place winners in the three Extension Service dis tricts each received $200 pnd $125 respectively. The state and district prizes were made available by the South Carolina Textile Manufact urers’ Association. The 4-H club agricultural scholarship was do nated by the Atlanta Cotton As sociation. The contest was con ducted by the Clemson Extension Service. First and second-place winners in the three districts and their respective yields are: Upper dis trict, Virtis Cauthen, Lancaster, 4,530 pounds of lint and Albert Robinson, Ninety Six, 4,500 pounds lint; middle district, F. M. Wan- namaker, St. Matthews, 5,235 pounds lint, and C. W. Josey, Bishopville, 4,960 pounds of lint; and lower district, S. E. Herndon, Ruffin, 4,490 pounds of lint, and G. S. Cain, Blackville, 4,460 pounds lint. First and second county prizes of $50 and $25 respectively were awarded contest winners in 43 of the 46 counties of the state. In each of these counties 10 or more contestants completed demonstra tions to make them eligible for county prizes. The county prizes were donated by the South Caro lina Cotton Seed Crushers’ As sociation. In Newberry county the winners of first and second places respec tively are Mlayer Reeder, with a yield of 3180 pounds of lint on his five acres, and D. A. Bedenbaugh, whose yield was 2715 pounds of lint. Winners in nearby counties are Perry R. Bledsoe and J. N. Wat kins of Saluda county, whose yields were 2995 and 2790 pounds respectively; and C. R. Workman and J. T. Patterson of Laurens county with yields of 3045 and 2360 pounds respectively. The past year was the first year in which an agricultural scholarship was offered to be awarded the 4-H club boy who produced the highest official yield on his five-acre-contest field. To be eligible for the scholarship, the 4-H club boy must have, pass ed his fifteenth birthday on Janu ary 1. The scholarship must be used in an approved state agri cultural college and for an agri cultural course. There were 62 4-H club boys who completed dem onstrations last year, and six of them, including Le’Von Dyches, the scholarship winner, won coun ty .first prizes. The other five county first prize winners are: Joe Bob Blanton, Cherokee; John Kinard, Jasper; Bobby Gerald, Marion; Bobby Bowen, Oconee; and Wayne Brown, Pickens. Two other 4-H club boys, Joe Dean Blanton, Cherokee, and Wayne Lewis, Fairfield, won second coun ty prizes. D. W. Watkins, director, Clem son Extension Service, presided at the luncheon and introduced a number of former state prize win ners and guests. The county prizes were delivered by Augustus J. Sit- ton, Pendleton, president, the S. C. Cotton Seed Crushers’ Associa tion; the state and county prizes by E. S. McKissick, Easley, presi dent, S. C. Textile Manufacturers’ Association; and the 4-H club scholarship by D. E. McCuen, Jr., Greenville, representing the Atlan tic Cotton Association. S. A. Wil- (continued on page eight) Timmerman Is Candidate For Governorship COLUMBIA, Jan. 27—Lieut. Gov. George Bell Timmerman, Jr., an nounced today that he will seek promotion to the office of govern or in the South Carolina Demo cratic primary this summer. His announcement made him the fifth candidate to enter the race but he long has been regarded as likely to run. The other announc ed candidates are Aiken County Treasurer Thomas H. Williamson; Dillon County farmer. J. Calhoun Hayes; Swansea textile worker, Henry Edward Neese: and Colum bia insurance executive Lester L. Bates. Bates, a former Columbia city councilman, was in the race for governor four years ago, run ning second to Governor Byrnes. Timmerman, 41-year-old lawyer at Lexington, is the son of U. S. District Judge George Bell Tim merman and the late Mrs. Mary Vandiver Sullivan Timmerman of Efatesburg. He was born in Ander son and grew up in Batesburg, at tending the public schools in both traces. jiHe attended The Citadel three ^S»rs and then transferred to the University of South Carolina, ob taining his law degree there in 1937. He was commissioned in the Navy soon after World War II began. He came out a lieuten ant after combat service in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Timmerman offered for lieuten ant governor in 1946 and won nomination over four opponents. He was renominated in 1950 over a single opponent. His eight years in the office will be the longest of any incumbent in modern times. In 1948, he was elected presi dent of the South Carolina Demo cratic convention. He was also a delegate to the Democratic nation al convention that year. Now, he is a member of the state Demo cratic executive committee from Lexington county. He belongs to the American Le gion, the 40 and 8, Lions club, South Carolina and American Bar Associations, and other organiza tions. He is a Baptist. Mrs. Timmerman, to whom he was married in 1935, is the former Miss Helen M. DuPre of Colum bia. KIRKLAND RETURNS HOME Randolph Kirkland returned to his home on Johnstone street Wednesday morning from the Newberry Memorial H o s p ital, where he was admitted last Sat urday for treatment. Garment Plant Remains Idle As CIO Workers Picket Plant Manager Declares Plant Will Be Opened For Those Wishing Work Play Bingo For March Of Dimes A bingo party for the benefit of the March of Dimes will be held at the Newberry Youth Center on Thursday night, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. The party is ; being sponsored by the Jaycees. Prizes will be do nated by the Merchants of New berry. All proceeds will go to the March of Dimes. The public is cordially invited to attend and have an evening of fun and at the same time help a very worthy cause. Last Rites For Mrs. Nichols Held Tuesday Mrs. Mary Bedenbaugh Nichols, 46, died Sunday night at her home on College street after an illness of several months. Mrs. Nichols was born and reared in Prosperity and was the daughter of Mrs. Gus- sie Bedenbaugh Black and the late Gerhard Day Bedenbaugh. She had made her home in Columbia for several years but moved to New berry fifteen years ago. She was a devoted and faithful member of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer; the Women’s Missionary Society. The Ladies’ Aid Society; and a member of the Palmetto Garden Club. Mrs. Nichols was ac tive in all church and civic work as long as her health permitted. She is survived by her husband, Julian Emmett Nichols; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Higgins, Jr., both of Newberry; her mother, Mrs. L. A. Black of Prosperity; four sisters, Mrs. Fred A. Hayes, Mrs. H. Roy Mills, both of Newber ry; Mrs. Earle P. Adams, Union; Mrs. James William Nance, Colum bia; two brothers, James Wright Bedenbaugh, Holly Hill; Gerald W. Bedenbaugh, Orangeburg. A num ber of nieces and nephews survive. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. from the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer with Rev. P. E. Monroe and Dr. R. A. Goodman officiating. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Sidney Waldhour, A. Birge Wise, Wil bur Nichols, McSwain Dominick, Cecil Nichols, Waido Huffman, Ed Cannon. The honorary escort included Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. Ralph P. Baker, Dr. Jesse Dickert, Dr. C. K. Wheeler, Dr. I. M. Satterwhite, Dr. J. T. Bedenbaugh, Dr. V. W. Rine- hardt, Dr. Richard Lominick, Dr. J. N. Burgess, Dr-James C. Kin ard, Fred Thomas, Ray Dawkins, Ralph Black, W. P. Leaphardt, Pope Buford, Frank Higgins, Miller Wessinger, John Nance, Drayton Nance, A. E. Bedenbaugh, Sr., Mower Singley, C. E. Hendrix, Harry Frick. Flower attendants were mem bers of Palmetto Garden Club. A strike at the Newberry Gar ment Company was well into the third day yesterday afternoon as CIO workers continued a round the clock picketing the shirt manu facturing plant. No violence was reported during the day. The walkout came Monday after noon about 2:15 p.m. when work- Mayor J. E. Wiseman called a special meeting of city council Tuesday morning when he heard that several city policeipen were neglecting their duty in prevent ing violence at the garment plant. Only four of the six aldermen showed up for the meeting. Mr. Dufford and Mr. Holloway could Tip to motorists: The seconds you save by speeding—may be the first you spend—in eternity. kmim® km am Le’Von Dyches, Barnwell county, winner of the state agricultural scholarship awarded in connection with the 1953 5-acre cotton contest, is shown in the field he planted. During his seven years in 4-H work he has completed 41 projects and won numerous state and county honors. outside the plant. During the morhing J. B. Henderson had ad dressed the workers clarifying the company’s position with regard to negotiations with the union’s rep resentatives. Following is Mr. Henderson’s statement: “A large percentage of the em ployees of this company have ask ed me or the other supervisors about their rights as employees under the present conditions. All of them say they do not under stand the status of the CIO Union here and they do not understand what the “strike talk” means. We understand your uncertainty. We believe that you have not been kept advised of all that has taken place. You are entitled to know where you stand. My purpose here is to try to keep you informed in so far as I am able. “As everyone knows the Amal gamated Clothing Workers of America, CIO, was certified by the National Labor Relations Board as the bargaining agent for our maintenance and production em ployees. This certification result ed from an election held on Sept ember 2, 1953. “Aftert the CIO was certified. Dr. Gladys Dickason, vice-president of the CIO Union, arranged a meeting with management of this company. The meeting was held October 12 and 13, 1953. The union presented its proposals and both parties thoroughly discussed them. As this meeting finished, it was agreed that management would present a written counter-proposal, and Dr. Dickason suggested a further meeting X on October 27, 1953. “The management met with the local committee on October 27, 1953. Dr. Dickason for some rea son was absent but the CIO was represented by Mr. Irving Reier, a Mr, Dorfman and Mr. Biggs. At this meeting management offered p counter proposal. Among other things management at this meet ing offered to increase its labor costs in the form of a wage in crease and an equivalent amount to be paid as vacations, holidays or 'an insurance program. Since Dr. Dickason was not present the meeting was adjourned when the CIO representatives stated they would “take it back to the people.” Whether or not they told any of our employees what happened, we do ont know. No other meeting has been requested and we„ have heard nothing from the CIO since October 27, 1953. Nothing, that is, except constant rumors that there will be a strike. We do not know who started these rumors, or who keeps them going. “We are interested solely in manufacturing garments in New^ berry and in providing to our em ployees as fair working conditions as we can afford. The “rumor factory” now going on is hurting production and hurting our em ployees 'earnings as well as our own. We want to tell you at this time that we intend to keep the plant operating, corns what may, so that we can furnish work for our employees who want to work. We respect your right to work and will do everything we can to pro tect It. We likewise recognize the CIO as the bargaining agent for our employees and expect to carry out our legal obligations to them. We hope these matters will settle down so we can get back to manu facturing garments.” On Tuesday morning at seven o’clock when the plant was scheduled to open, a large crowd had already assembled in front of the building and at the door. Ob servers said that a number of persons attempted to enter the plant, but were prevented from entering by the w strikers. There was considerable confusion, and some violence as tempers flared. Although city and county peace officers were called on, they were unable to control the crowd ac cording to Police Chief Colie Dowd. , •• . . ' • ers left their jobs and assembled not _ reached. Mayor Wiseman postponed the meeting until 7.30 Tuesday evening. A fairly large group of . specta tors were on hand for the evening session, among them Newberry Garment Plant Manager J. B. Hen derson, and Police Chief Colie Dowd. Mr. Henderson stated that he had trflked to Mayor Wiseman last Thursday when it looked as if there might be trouble at the plant. He said he had been as sured of police protection in case of trouble, and that the doors would be kept open for those who wished to work. He stated that in his opinion, the police had not done their best in controlling the crowd. Chief Colie Dowd testi fied that the city police did every thing they covld, but there. were just not enough of them to do the job. Mayor Wiseman put in a call Tuesday morning to Governor Byrnes asking aid from the state. A number of men from the State Law Enforcement division were sent to Newberry as were several highway patrolmen. After the ar rival of the state officers, two ar rests were made. Both persons arrested were later released on bond. >. > % . < . Mayor Wiseman said that he called the special meeting of coun cil to try and reach some decision on the charge made ■ against several city * policemen. Mayor Wiseman said “this thing is a slap in the face- to the city of New berry.” He wanted the council to give permission to suspend any city policeman accused of neglect ing his duty until he could be heard before city council. It was decided that the city manager had authority to take the necessary action in cases of this type, so council took no action on the mat ter. / Mayor Wiseman gave Mr. Hen derson telephone numbers of city and county police officials to call when he felt he needed protection. Mr. Henderson stated yesterday afternoon, that he had no protec tion last night in spite of requests. He said that someone drove by during the night and tossed a block through one of the windows. Police officials said that the plant was patrolled every half hour dur ing the night. Mr. Henderson said yesterday afternoon that he had been prom- (cowtlnued on page eight) BIRTHDAYS Jan. 29: Mrs. ,B. R. Pickens, Mrs. R. C. Williams, Mrs. J. T. Bouknlght, Don Chappells, Char lie Wallace Epps, Mrs. John W. Waldrop, Mrs. Belle Bouknlght, Linda Smith, William G. Coates, George Earl Cromer, S. L. “Sid” Waldhour, III and Claude Counts. •Jan. 30: Mrs. B. E. Stockman, Mary Frances Bedenbaugh, Viv ian Lynn Wise and Mrs. Duncan Johnson. Jan. 31: John T. Norris, Hou- seal Norris, Robert Ezell Dawk ins, John Jordan McCullough, Kenneth Shealy, Mrs. A. C. Ward, Jesse Lewis, Mary Lane Williams, Kaye Rinehart, Mrs. B. V. Chapman and Mrs. H. J. Looney. Feb. 1: Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd, Eugene Griffith, Mary Sidetle Cropka, Diane Wright* Peggy Ann Pitts, Ralph Bedenbaugh and Mary Ann Moore. Feb. 2: R. C. Williams, Peggy Sue Price, Seth Meek, R. C. Neel, Jr., and Carolyn Eleazer. Feb. 3: Bernard Hawkins, Mrs. T. J. Harmon, Mrs. Frank Sligh, Mary Etta Coppock, Clem I. Youmana and W. Ellerbe Pel ham. Feb. 4: A. H. Counts, Mrs. Henry T. Fellers, Miss Anna Hiller, Sherlll Jean Humphries, Mrs. Horace T. Boozer, John L. Lindler, Jr., and Kay Nichole..