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Women can folk themselves out oh most anything except a telephone booth! One of the toughest jobs is to find a wedding present that looks like it costs as much as it does. VOLUME 28 — NUMBER 42. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1965 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By-The-'WCly ... By DO/?/S a. SANDERS OTHER SUBJECTS Since we have, in this issue of The Sun, the Exchange Club and Sen. Strom Thurmond fighting Communism, I will turn my thoughts to other subjects. But I •would like to mention that no ceremony I have seen in recent years was so impressive as the one Friday at the high school when the Exchange Club present ed the Freedom Shrine. 1 hope those who were unable to be there heard the program on the radio. Our young people, I m glad to say, are not ashamed to show their patriotism. I have been at the high school during assembly per iods on a number of occasions. The Pledge to the Flag is always repeated and there is no nonsense among the students while this takes place. Rebel yells could be heard as the band played “Dixie” and the students were attentive and joined in singing the National Anthem. They were also atten tive during the hour-long program and heard with apparent interest the remarks of Exchange ( iub President Gordon Leslie, Supt. J. V. Kneece and Sen. Thurmond. It was a heart-warming per formance and was later summed up by Mrs. A. G. D. \\ iles who was among the invited guests: “Isn’t it wonderful to know there are still places where this kind of ceremony can be held!” LITTLE THEATRE There is announcement else where in this issue that the Greenwood Little Theatre's pro duction of “The Wizard of Oz" will be brought to Newberry on March 13. This announcement has been received with enthusiasm by parents as well as children, who welcome the opportunity for their children to see a “real, live per formance”—an opportunity most of them seldom have. Newberry continues to progress and there are many who would be interested in seeing a Little Theatre started in this city. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the old Opera House could become an “opera house” again? There is surely plenty of local talent, and enough culturally- minded individuals in this city and county who would support such an endeavor. If the Opera House could be restored to its original purpose, this historic building could become a tourist attraction —and what location would be more fitting for the Newberry County Historical Society? We could throw the city offices out; seriously, they are bulging at the seams down there already, and if the city grows much more, there will be necessity for space some place other than the Opera House building. This is all day-dreaming far in to the future, but if there is en ough enthusiasm among Newber- rians for providing culture, at tracting tourists and industry and upgrading the city in general, surely it could be done. But to get back to the Wizard of Oz. There are Newberrians who went to Greenwood last week to see the production and they say it is excellent. The children who saw it thoroughly enjoyed it, and I know you will too. More details about ticket sales will be published in future issues. Mark March 13 on your calendar NOW, and don’t miss this treat. SURPRISE The surprise snow of last week end was perhaps one of the most beautiful seen here in many years. I wish it had been possible to take , and publish pictures of all the 1 beautiful scenes. One of the pret- | tiest sights 1 didn’t take a picture of because it wouldn’t have shown on black and white reproduction. A camellia bush on the Thomas H. Pope lawn was beautiful. In al most full bloom, the large pink blossoms were in view all over the bush underneath a blanket of snow. Only color film could have : captured that beauty. Wizard of Oz be given here The Greenwood Little Theatre production of “The Wizard of Oz" will be presented at Newberry High School auditorium on March 13. This announcement was made today by L. Hart Jordan, president of the Boundary Street School Parent-Teacher Association, which is sponsoring the presentation. There definitely will be a night presentation on that date, Mia Jordan said, and there is evidence that the play will be received with enough enthusiasm to have an af- I ternoon performance. It is possible ! that another organization will join | in joint-sponsorship if two per- 1 formances are scheduled. The special version of “The Wizard of Oz” was dramatized by Adele Thane of Children’s Thea tre Press, Anchorage, Ky. Manag ing director of Greenwood’s Little Theatre, Donald B. McKellar, said the three-act play lias an all-chil dren cast of 17. Among those cast in leading roles is Bill Suber as the “Tin Woodman”. Bill is the ; son of Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Su- | her, formerly of Newberry. | In response to excellent support of the theatre’s first children’s play, “Jack and the Beanstalk” given last season, Mr. McKellar said “The Wizard of Oz'’ is being- offered for showing in surround ing communities during February, ! March and April. Scenery was especially design ed for portability so that children in other communities might have an opportunity to see the per formance. “The Wizard of Oz” was pre senter! eight times in Greenwood during the past week, each time to a packed house, Mr. McKellar said. More information concerning availability of tickets will be pub lished in the near future, Mr. Jor dan said. He urged parents to mark the date, March 13, on their calendars. “It is not often we have the chance to see a production of this nature in Newberry,” Mr. Jordan said. “While this is scheduled in an effort to raise funds for more library books, we feel it would be worthwhile even if we realize no profit. Parents and children alike will enjoy this play and Boundary Street PTA is glad to have a part in making is possible.” Mrs. J. D. FRENCH has accepted the chairmanship of the Easter Seal campaign this year, and is already busy at work checking her file of workers. More details of the campaign will be announced later, Mrs. French said. (Sunphoto). Adequate treatment services for growing numbers of crippled chil dren and adults pose a major challenge to the people of South Carolina and Newberry, according to Mrs. Dudley French, who was named campaign chairman of the 1 h(>5 Easter Seal Campaign for this county. “The campaign begins March and continues through Easter Sun day, April 18. There are more crippled people, but modern sci ence has found new and better ways of rehabilitating them and returning them to normal living’ These new methods, the result of medical and scientific research in the past decade, demand that we j keep abreast of each new devel-’ opment, both with the advanced professional training and skill and with the newest and most effec tive equipment,” Mrs. French said. “I have accepted the chairmanship of the 1965 Easter Seal Campaign recognizing that this will be a great challenge to me, to the mem bers of the committee I will have working with me and to all the people of Newberry, who want to s-e their crippled neighbors as useful, as independent and as much a part of the life of our community as we are.” Mrs. French named a committee of two who will assist her during the appeal. They are Mrs. W. N. Henderson, Chairman for New- _ berry County, and Mrs. James F. Coggins Publicity Chairman. Status of old post office still in doubt Honorary degrees to Clarkson, Clark Postal exam is scheduled The Civil Service Commission will hold an open competitive ex amination to establish an eligible list from which the vacancy in the Postmastership at Kinards will be filled. Those wishing to stand the ex amination will have until Febru ary 23 to file with the Acting Postmistress, Mrs. Marise B. De- Vore. The examination will be held in Greenwood on March 27. During his trip to New'berry last Friday, Senator Strom Thurmond visited the Newberry-Saluda Reg ional Library and the Newberry Post Office, and again assured in terested Newberrians he would do everything possible to see that the post office building, when vacat ed, was made available for library use. The suggestion for using the building for a library came first from Thomas H. Pope wdien rum ors first began to circulate that Newberry would have a new- post office. With plans for the new building definitely underway, one of the first actions of the New berry County Historical Society was to appoint a Library commit tee. Its purpose is to secure, if possible, the old post office build ing to house the Newberry-Saluda library. The present library facili ties on the lower floor of the Com munity Hall are—and have been for years—totally inadequate. The Society’s committee has se cured the endorsement of a num ber of civic organizations and has been in contact with the county’s representatives in Congress in an effort to secure the building. At a recent meeting of the So ciety, Dr. Van Anderson, chairman of the library committee, report ed that “favorable 11 replies had been received from Senators Thur mond and Johnston, and Cong. W. J. Bryan Dorn. Senator Thurmond was recently advised by the General Services Administration in Washington that when the new post office building is occupied, no space will be retained for postal purposes in the old building. The GSA further advised that it is “studying” the federal space situation in the community “to determine whether it will be to the advantage of the government to dispose of the prop erty-is surplus or convert and re novate the building for the use of other federal agencies in the com munity.” Sen. Thurmond w;as advised tnat if the government decides it doesn’t need the building, it will be made available, and the Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare “will notify the Newber ry-Saluda Regional Library if the property becomes available for surplus disposal.” No indication was given as to when the government would make up its mind. To study in France Newberry college has announced a grant of $300 to be awarded to a senior student, Mary Alice Laird of Newberry, for foreign study in French this summer. Miss Laird, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave L. Laird, 2130 Osborne Avenue, is to study in Paris at the Alliance Francaise for an eight-week period, July 1-August 31. She will study French, con centrating primarily on improving her speaking and understanding of the language. This is the first grant of this type to be awarded by Newberry College, and it is hoped that it -will become an annual project. In the selection of future recipients, first consideration will be given to juniors who are majoring in French. A French major at Newberry College, Miss Laird plans to be a high school French teacher next year, and later do graduate work in this field. She maintains an A average in her major subject, and has a high overall scholastic average. Miss Laird is a 1961 graduate of Newberry High school where she was a member of the Beta Club, French Club, FHA, FBLA and IRC. She is a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. A South Carolina College Presi dent and a Newberry business man wdll receive honorary degrees from Newberry college at com mencement exercises May 30, Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college, announced today. Gen. Mark Wayne Clark, who is retired from the U. S. Army and serving as president of The Citadel, is to receive the doctor ate of humane letters (L.H.D.); and John Floyd Clarkson, presi dent of Newberry Federal Savings and Loan Association, will be aw-arded the doctorate of com mercial science (D.C.S.). General Clark is to make the commence ment address. John F. Clarkson Mr. Clarkson, a native of Wal- halla, holds the A.B. degree from Newbery college, 1923 and LL.B degree from Furman University, 1929. He passed the South Caro lina State Bar examination, and was admitted to the practice of law a year before finishing law school. Active in church, community and state activities, Mr. Clarkson is a member of the South Carolina Development Board, organizer and past president of Newberry county Development Board, trustee of South Carolina Foundation of In dependent colleges, organizer and developer of Newberry County United Fund, active participant in Boy Scouts of America for the past 42 years, past president of Newberry Chamber of Commerce, past district governor. District 32 Lions International, Mason and Shriner, past Potentate of Hejaz Temple of the Shrine, district steward and chairman of the Board of District Trustees, Greenwood District, Methodist church, trustee of South Carolina Methodi Advocate and Metho dist Ch i h Center, Columbia. Mr. 'arkson was county at torney in Newberry county for approximately 10 years. He organized Newberry Federal Sav ings and Loan Asociation which has 23 million dollars in assets. He also organized the Prosperity Depository, now ’Bank of Com merce in Prosperity, initiated and developed two insurance compan ies, and organized an developed Radio Station WKDK in Newber ry. He is a director of the State Bank and Trust company, past president of South Carolina Sav ings and Loan League ,a member of the Board of Trustees of Newberry college and chairman of the Finance Committee, and was community chairman for the col lege’s 1962 Building and Endow ment Fund Campaign. Gen. Mark W. Clark A native of New York, General Clark is one of the most world wide decorated men in the his tory of the U. S. Army. He holds honorary degrees from all over the world. Highlights of his professional service include: commander of U. S. Fifth Army and of amphibious landings at Salerno and Anzio, and commander-in-chief of Allied Forces for the liberation of Italy during World War II; commander in chief of U. S. Occupation forces in Austria and U. S. High Com- misioner, 1945; deputy of U. S. Secretary of State, 1947, with Council of Foreign Ministers ne gotiating a treaty for Austria; Chief of U. S. Army Field Forces, 1949-52; commander-in-chief of United Nations Command in Ko rea and commanding general of the U. S. Forces in the Far East. He has been president of The Citadel since 1954, and will re tire this year. He is author of “Calculated Risk” and “From the Danube to the Yalu.” accounts of his war experiences. Bill to provide county planning group introduced Under legislation introduced in the General Assembly by the New berry County delegation Tuesday, a commission to chart the future development of Newberry County would be created. Introduced by Rep. D. P. Folk and Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins, the bill would authorize a nine-member group with authority to map a future course of development, including zoning of property. Under the bill, the planning group would have the authority to make plans for fu ture development county-wide si milar to the Zoning Ordinance adopted by the city two years ago. The commission would be desig nated to: Promote public interest in and understanding of the economic and social necessity for long-term co ordinated planning. Confer and cooperate with fed eral, state and municipal and oth er county and regional authori ties regarding matters pertaining to or affecting, the planning or development of Newberry County. Prepare and keep up-to-date a long-term coordinated program of public works and budgets there of. To that end, various officials, departments and agencies of the county would be required to coop erate with the commission. Among its powers, the commis sion could enter upon any land and make “necessary examina tions and surveys.” “In general, the commission shall have such powers,” the bill states, “as may be appropriate to enable it to fulfill its functions and duties, to promote planning and to carry out the purpose” of the act. The commission would prepare and adopt an official plan for the physical development for all or part of the county. The commission “shall have authority to make studies and pre pare plans covering land use of all lands within the whole or any part of the areas which are sub- (Continued on page 4) Impressive ceremonies highlight Freedom Shrine dedication To the patriotism-rousing strains of “Dixie” and the prolonged ap plause of students and visitors, Sen. Strom Thurmond entered the high school auditorium last Fri day morning to make a dedicatory speech following presentation of the “Freedom Shrine” to Newber ry High School. Showing no ill-effects of his re cent operation, Sen. Thurmond was received with an enthusiasm which indicated that his switch from the Democrat to the Republi can party had the whole-hearted approval of high school students and the many adults present for the occasion. The “Freedom Shrine” was pre sented to the high school by the Exchange Club of Newberry. It is a group of 28 historical American documents reproduced from the originals by experts of the Na tional Archives and the Library of Congress. With the documents was a plaque, showing the presen tation was made by the Exchange Club. The Shrine will be placed in the cafeteria. Gordon Leslie, Exchange presi dent made the presentation. Ex cerpts from his speech follow: “It has been observed that the moral and spiritual fiber of this nation is being tested today as it has never been tested before. It seems that not only are the pres sures greater, but our resistance to these pressures is declining. “Righteous indignation, both in dividual and national, is apparent ly a thing of the past. Today we adjust, compromise and negotiate even our most fundamental prin ciples. “Patriotism and love of coun try seem likewise to be things of the past. We are not so much re luctant to display these virtues as we are forgetful of them. “You, the youth of today are our leaders and our hope of to morrow. We must expose you young people to the flag, to the national anthem and to the tried and true ideals of years past if you are to grow up with any awareness of these things. That’s the purpose for which the free dom shrine was begun. It is the goal of Exchange Clubs to place one of these freedom shrines in every high school in the United States and Puerto Rico. “It is the solemn obligation of all of us adults to pass on to our children and grandchildren the fundamental truths, for without our guidance, few will seek them out for themselves. We must place constantly before the coming gen eration the corner-stones of our be liefs because they are just as con stantly being beseiged by the pro paganda of believers in ideolo gies foreign to our own. This na tion must act the role of a leader. The pressures on the United States have been multiplied over and over in recent years. It has been sug gested that timidity has become a national shame. “Timid, mind you! Isn’t that an incredible and inexcusable posture for a great nation to be in? “Even some of our own words are now turned against us. “Liberty once meant our right to vote, to select our own govern ment, to rule ourselves. Liberty once stood in New York harbor with torch raised on high to sym bolize a land whereby sacrifice, hard study, hard work, loyalty and dedication, one could prosper without limit. Now that torch more resembles a cornucopia — a “horn of plenty” from which our resources flow as a dole to the undeserving as well as to those who merit reward. Today liberty to peoples elsewhere means the questionable privilege of having their thinking done for them by the all-powerful state. “Freedom can mean the ability to get up and walk away from those situations not to our lik ing. The East Germans are said to be “free” but just let one try to get over the Berlin wall. “Republic was once a govern ment of the people by representa tion—this is a far cry indeed from ‘ people’s republic.” “We often think of these docu ments in vague terms or as things of the very remote past. Two of these documents are the German instrument of surrender and the instrument of surrender in the Pa cific, both from World War II. Many Newberry High School stu dents did their part to bring about these two events in history. Their sweat, blood and tears were shed over all parts of this ea- th. Quite a number made the supreme sacri PRINCIPALS in the Freedom Shrine presentation paused for the photographers following the program Friday morning. From left are Sen. Strom Thurmond, Exxchange President Gordon Leslie, Supt J. V. Kneece, and Howard Cook, who served as mas ter of ceremonies. (Sunphoto). HEARTY APPLAUSE greets Sen. Strom Thurmond as he stands to speak at Newberry High School. In the background can be seen some of the platform guests and participants in the Free dom Shrine Program, including J. V. Kneece, Mr. and Mm. How ard Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Campbell, Director of Schools Ralph Watkins, Mayor and Mrs. Ernest Layton, Supt of Education James D. Brown, Steve Price and the Senator’s aide, Warren Abernathy. fice. One of my schoolmates here at Newberry High school was kill ed only a few feet from me when a Japanese “Kamikaze” suicide plane crashed into our destroyer escort at Kerrama Rhetto near Okinawa. “These documents were not brought aoout with ease but were bought at an extremely high price. Today, we must continue to pay a high price to maintain the ideals and principles that are our heri tage as American citizens. “I suggest to you that now is the time to recede from our pos ture of timidity. We must return to our heritage and the firm ground exemplified by these his toric documents—we must embrace the things of the past again. “Let’s get on our individual and national high horse and renew the fight to keep this world safe for democracy—and what’s more let’s strive to make it very unsafe for anything else.” I n accepting the Freedom Shrine, Supt. J. V. Kneece said, “We must instill in the minds of the youth of America the neces sity for living for and, if neces sary, dying for our liberty. If we do not instill into the hearts and minds of our youth the importance of liberty and freedom, one of these days we are going to wake up and find we do not have them any more.” Sen. Thurmond was introduced by Howard Cook Jr., chairman of the Exchange Club’s education committee. Mr. Cook was master of ceremonies and also introduced other platform guests. Mr. Cook said “In thinking of a speaker to make this dedicatory address, we wanted one with the courage of his convictions. The first person we thought of is the man who is on the stage to day.” Sen. Thurmond commended the Exchange Club for presenting the Freedom Shrine, noting that “the most important word in the Eng lish language, next to God, is freedom.” Reviewing slavery of centuries past, as well as present day (Com munist) slavery, Sen. Thurmond said “Freedom is the great : t end of man. That is what the Ex- ( Sunphoto) change Club is trying to promote through the land.” The speaker quoted Karl Marx as saying he had two aspirations in life: one to dethrone God, the ether to destroy capitalism. “Capitalism is nothing but pri vate enterprise,” the Senator said. “It has brought more goods to this country than enjoyed by any country in the world—and yet there are those who would change our form of government; there are efforts in the Congress every day (Continued on page 3) Feb. 7: Henry Baker Summer, Edward Kent Duckworth, Mr®. A. B. Nugent, Mrs. Ernest Long, William Thomas Werta, Mrs. A. A. Cl eland, Mrs. Har old Hendrix, Lola Davenport, Dale Cannon. Feb. 8: Mrs. Dorothy F. Wes- singer, Mrs. G. S. Dominick, Cynthia Lake, Joe Yarbrough, J. A. Bundrick, Lillie Mae Workman Larue Jones, Tommie P. Setzler, Wayne Wicker, Frances Smith, Frank Yochem. Feb. 9: Timothy Tedford, Mrs. Frank Satterwhite, Mrs. Ber tha Farr Lake, Mrs. Henry Dennis, Mrs. M. W. Felker, Mrs. Ada Kinard. Feb. 10: Billy O’Dell, Frances McEntire Bartley, Mrs. A. B. Lake, Jackie S. Merchant, Mrs. Frances Danielson, J. E. Ringer, Julia Ann Perkins, Fred Myers, Feb. 11: Vernon Boozer, Mrs. Ruth K. Coleman, Wade Nich ols, Judy Halfacre, Irvine B. Leslie, Doris Rikard. Feb. 12: John James Chappell, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam, Euston Richardson, Wayne Ringer Barbara Jean Wilson, Ruth Armfield Sanders, Ken Brown, Erwin Renwick Baker. Feb. 13: Roy H. Clary, Mrs. James A .Brown, Miss Minnie Leitzsey, A. M. Dominick, Mrs. H. T. Oxner, Gordon Thurow.