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I 1 Give some guys an inch -— and they'll measure it. Your're only young once. Af ter that you need some other excuse. VOLUME 28 — NUMBER 45. By^The-Way .. . By DORIS A. SANDERS NO WONDER! I learned a lot about Jersey cattle during the State ( attle club meeting here last Friday, and was sorry I couldn’t have been there for the entire time, for they talk ed about the milk price war, con trols, legislation, in addition to extolling the qualities of all-Jer sey milk and regretting the fact that while the milk served during the luncheon was excellent, it was not all Jersey! “One of these days it will be” predicted one Jersey enthusiast in the crowd. The man who was buzzing around the most up at the meeting be cause he was in charge of some of the special arrangements, was William E. Senn There was a question I wanted to ask but the only time he would stay still was while he was eating and I didn’t want to disturb his lunch. Maybe Mr. Senn didn’t win any of those production awards, but he couldn’t have been far from it. We have information in the paper elsewhere this week about the production of his Jersey herd be ing far above the “national norm”. But w.iat I w r anted to ask him was, where in the world did he get those names for his cows? No wonder they produce such quantities of milk and butterfat— if you had names like that to live up to, you’d feel like producing too, wouldn’t you? Anyway, our congratulations to the Senns— maybe next year we’ll see him take some of the production awards— and were’ mighty proud that the top award for the younger genera tion went to Miss Mary Parr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parr of Headspring Farms; also that local dairymen won most of the State awards offered. REPLACEMENT I haven’t had much luck over the years in resigning from this job I have because most folks think the work is hard and the salary is light. They’re exactly right. -But I think Pve found the solution. You will notice elsewhere in this issue an item about retail sales in the county in 1963. Well, the full page news release that brought the information to this office was whacked off in exactly two seconds. At that rate, the work I do each week could be completed in less than an hour’s time—that thing could turn out reams of copy while I struggle with a few pages. Maybe the boss- man will consider that as a re placement for me? He might could teach it to do other things, such as run the linotype machine when the operator is out; run the press; do the job printing and the book keeping. Before he knows it, he could just sit down, drink a coke and punch a button or two and all the work would be done. Of course there would be the little matter of having someone to program the machine, but I’m sure he could work that out with out difficulty. The Great Society is going to train folks to do all sorts of things, and if he doesn’t mind paying the prevailing wage rate, surely the Great Society will come up with a Doctor of Mathe matics in no time who’ll be happy to work for the Great Society and the boss for $1.25 per hour. BEAUTIFICATION While many parts of the city seem a shambles these days—the price one pays for progress—other parts are in th process of being beautified. And this is nice. I’m ail for it. I always recall with much pleasure riding through oth er towns and cities which display flowers, trees and shrubs in their business districts. One notable place I remember is Elberton, Ga. where it seemed there were al ways flowers in bloom around the public square, no matter what time of year you drove through. It’s a shame, in a way, that this pretty part of the little city has been sidetracked by a new high way—but that’s more progress, I suppose. To get back to the subject, with all the talk about beautification, why not do something to rid the city of the horrible ugliness that exists in so many spots ? I am told there are at least six families right now looking for nice homes in our city. And I know of a nice home, now vacant be cause its owner was transferred to another city. If one were to take a prosyective purchaser to .look at the house, it would be fine as long as he looked in one direction only. But if he got inside the house and looked out his front window, he would be looking upon a lot of overgrown weeds, piled high with loads of sand, old lumber,, old ladders, sometimes even bathroom fixtures. Can you blame the per son fur not buying? There is supposed to be some law about keeping lots cleaned in this city but efforts to have some thing done about that cne for several years have been completely in vain. And it is by no means the only one. In addition to filthy lots, there are vacant houses which should be promptly condemned and tern down, not only to prevent possible injury to some curious schoolboy, but also to get the eye sores out of decent residential dis tricts. Another thing the town could well do without are the obnoxious open privies about the town. The only reason I have heard why these have not been condemned is that the ordinance governing them is so drawn that the city can do little about them. That is a lame excuse. We have two alert and acapable city attorneys on retainer fees who could certainly come up with some ordinance which would outlaw these disease- bearing outhouses. While it is true that most of them are in the Negro section I am sure the Negro people object to them just as vigorously as any one else. Maybe the City Manager could get his finger (or nose) into this situation and do something about it. As I say, beautifying the busi ness district is fine, and I’m all for it, but let’s not forget that a ride out Boundary street, for instance, could quickly kill the pleasant im age gained by driving down Main street—and all because of one of two eyesores in an otherwise nice neighborhood. NCC COMMENTS The article in last week’s col umn amout the National Council of Churches has brought much comment and to me that is a good sign that people are finally wak ing up to the danger of that or- ganizatioin. Some months ago—back in Oc tober, a friend sent me an article from the Mobile Register, of Mo bile, Ala. Knowing my interest in the NCC, she attached a note “All the Presbyterian churches here support the NCC.” I have held on to the article, intending to use it, because the words come from one much more qualified than I to give a judgment of the NCC. The article, written by John Will, a newspaper reporter, follows: Dr. Poling Is Critical Of Take- Over By NCC Dr. Charles S. Poling of Phoe nix, Ariz., who withdrew from the United Presbyterian church, U. S. A. last February, after 50 years as a minister, told a congregation at the Tabernacle Church on Gov ernment street Sunday morning that he took this step because the denomination had been 4 ' taken over” by the National Council of churches. “The record of the National Council of Churches mastery of the United Presbyterian church is the record of NCC mastery of ev ery church affiliated with it, he said. “The laymen are not responsible for this situation. The laymen feel like I do about the National Coun cil. But a few clergy have made themselves dictators and they have meneuvered this takeover.” Dr. Poling, who was pastor of large Presbyterian churches at Bloomfield, N. J., Long Beach, Calif., and Phoenix during his career stated that “for a number of years I was deeply concerned because I recognized a definite drift toward liberalism.” “More recently,” he continued, “I came alive to the fact that we had placed theological liberals at‘ the head of our theological semi- 1 naries. As chairman of my Presby-; tery’s committee on ministerial lations, I received the applications of ministers who were seeking work within our Presbytery. I was concerned when I discovered so many ordained young men were stating that their chief interest was in the field or counseling and not preaching. “But I could not believe that the trend toward apostasy and socialism was as serious as it appeared. I reasoned that we were going through a phase in a chang ing world and eventually would find our way and return to pro claim His truth and witness to His Gospel.” Dr. Poling said he observed a growing trend to preach the “so cial gospel” rather than “indi vidual salvation” and he related that eventually “pressure was ap plied to silence me.” “After long years of faithful (Continued on page 2) NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1965 ♦ $2.00 Per Year School integration plan being prepared; school budget talked A tea was held Wednesday in Smeltzer Hall at Newberry Col lege for elementary supervising teachers and elementary majors at the college who begin their student teaching this week. Pictur ed, left to right, are Miss Jean Derrick, Columbia, student teach er; Miss Carolyn Lane, teacher at Speers Street Elementary School; Dr. Margaret Buckley, associate professor of elementary education at Newberry College; Miss Linda Kay Dennis, Newberry, student teacher; and Mrs. R. E. Beck, teacher at Boundary Street Elementary School. (Newberry College Photo) Attend Easter seal meeting A number of Newberrians inter ested in the South Carolina So ciety for Crippled Children and Adults are attending a coffee and luncheon in Columbia today (Thursday) to begin the 1965 Eas ter Seal Campaign Among those who are in Colum bia for the coffee at the Govern or’s Mansion, and the luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel, are Mrs. William N. Henderson, chair man of the Newberry County Chapter and a member of the So ciety’s State Board of Trustees; Mrs. J. D. French, chairman and Mrs James F. Coggins, publicity chairman of the 1965 Easter Seal campaign in this county; Sheriff Tom Fellers, City Police Chief Colie Dowd and Prosperity Chief Dallas Willingham, who will again lead the B.A.C. sale—“Buck-a- Cup, Brace-a-Child” which has been so successful in Newberry in past years; Also, J. D. French, Mrs. T. N. Parks, Mrs. C. M. Smith Jr., Mrs Claude Moody, Mrs. John Heyer, Mrs. L. G. McCullough and Mrs R. F. Sanders. Dr. Shane McCarty of Washing ton, D. C., educator and lecturer, will be the guest speaker at the luncheon in the Wade Hampton Hotel. Bloodmobile be here next week The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Newberry next Wednesday and will be located in the Fellow-4 sentation of a Freedom Shrine ex- ship Hall of First Baptist Church. This visit is being sponsored by the Exchange Club, of which Gor don Leslie is president. “It will take 271 pints on this visit for us to be up to date on our blood bank quota,” Mr. Les lie said, “We realize that it will be difficult to get that many donors in one day, but w T e do not believe it is impossible, and we are work ing towards that goal.” He said that announcements about the bloodmobile would be included in all news media and would be made at meetings of all civic and service clubs and in churches. He urged those who were able to donate blood between 2 and 7 p.m. Wed nesday, March 3. Mr. Leslie said that any person wishing to donate who does not have a way to get to the church may call 276-1840 and a member of the Exchange Club will furnish transportation. The Newberry Ministerial Al liance (Negro) has been informed of the county school system’s pol icy on transfer of Negro students to previously all-white high schools in the county, it was reported at a meeting of the County Board of Education here Tuesday night. Ralph Watkins, director of county education, said he and James Brown, superintendent of education for the county, met with nine ministers of the alliance re cently. Watkins said the ministers were told that the school system definitely will present a plan for admittance of Negroes in the near future. The alliance group was told that applications for transfers will be taken at the proper time, it was reported. Watkins said Mid-Carolina and Whitmire High Schools have capa city enrollment at the present. In other business, a report was presented by Mr. Brown on esti mated income of the school system for 1965-66. The 1965-66 income was estimated at $1,647,186, but did not include surplus funds from the state. The report was presented in conjunction with the board’s pre paration of a 1965-56 budget which will be presented to the County Legislative Delegation af ter completion. The board’s fi nance committee will meet soon to discuss the new’ budget, it was reported. Director Watkins urged the board to consider the budget as soon as possible so that it can be presented to the delegation for consideration. Watkins commended the New- berry Exchange Club for its pre of ON DEAN’S LIST AT COKER COLLEGE Miss Margaret McCarrel, Newberry, mid-year graduate of Coker College, was among the 90 students named on the annual midsession Dean’s List. hibit to Newberry High School recently. The shrine is composed of reprints of several historical documents. Watkins added that similar shrines are expected to be ’ given to other county high schools by the club soon. Watkins reported that illness among the students in the past few weeks has caused sharp de creases in school attendance but added that attendance is on the upswing. Superintendent Brown said he sent a letter to the county delega tion requesting assistance in pav ing of an area behind Speers St. School and construction of side walks on Drayton and Center streets near Drayton street Ele mentary school. A letter from City Manager Kenneth Riebe was read at the meeting, saying that the city could not pave the area in the rear of Speers Street School be cause it is not a city street. Riebe said the construction of sidewalks on Drayton and Center streets wil be discussed at a meet ing of the City Planning Commis sion, State Highway Department and city officials Wednesday at city hall. Newly-elected officers of the State Jersey Cattle Club are shown chatting with the luncheon speaker during the state meeting held here last F riday. From left are A1 Busby, re-elected secretary- treasurer; Clifford Smith, re-elected president, W. Stanley Finch of Greenville, public relations dir ector for Texize Chemicals!, Inc., speaker; and Ed Baskin of Sumter, elected vice president. (Photo by Nichols) Local Jersey cattlemen take top state production prizes . . v« . . S: 5 Mm Yilii It looks as though the scarecrow is about to get the axe from the Tin Woodman in this scene from the Greenwood Little Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz”, which will be performed at Newberry High School March 13 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. In the picture, from left are Billy Granger as the scarecrow. Bill Suber as the tin woodman, Robyn Lau is Dorothy, Lee Marley as the lion, and in the foreground, David Sexton, as Dorothy’s dog Toto. More information about the play elsewhere in this issue. (Photo courtesy the Greenwood Index Journal) Newberry was an ideal location for the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club meeting last Friday, since almost every prize offered was captured by Newberry dairy men. Twenty-one of the 25 awards for production went to Headspring Farm cows owned by Henry L. Parr. Headspring entries won all five places for the highest milk production for individual cows; the first four places for butterfat production of individual cows; four places in competition for the high est lifetime milk production; four places in competition for lifetime butterfat production; and four places in the highest “ton of gold” classification. Other winners were Dave Wald rop of Silverstreet, fifth place with entry in individual butterfat production classification; Clifford T. Smith of Kinards, third place with a cow in lifetime milk pro duction; third place fqr lifetime butterfat production and third place in the “ton of gold” classifi cation Top place in the FFA and 4-H awards for production went to Miss Mary Parr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parr. Other FFA and 4-H winners were from coun ties other than Newberry. Among numerous resolutions adopted by the association was a commendation of the S. C. Dairy Commission for “proceeding with plans for a constitutional amend ment to give the General Assemb ly power to regulate the dairy in dustry of South Carolina.” Another resolution requested the State Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture to initiate steps “to discourage milk of lower quality from coming into South Carolina as long as an adequate supply is available in the state.” The association also endorsed proposed legislation to remove limits on loss leader items in stores. Mayor Ernest H. Layton wel comed the stats cattlemen to New berry. Clifford T. Smith, president, presided. Among those who spoke to the group on various phases of the cattle industry were Dr. Carl E. Boyd, W. L. Abernathy Jr., Ed Baskin, Charlie Hunter and Ed Crotty. Awards were pre sented by J. T. Rogers, L. L. Lewis and C. H. Lomas. Following a barbecue luncheon, guests were entertained by “The Ivory Keys”—a piano-organ duo from Saluda. Dr. Willis A. King was toastmaster and introduced W. Stanley Finch, speaker. Mr. Finch is director of public relations and personnel training for Texize, Inc. of Greenville. He is widely sought as an after-dinner speaker. Mr. Finch told his audience that “there are three classifications of people in the dairy industry” just as there are in any other en deavor. He described them as the 62 percent with an ordinary level of effort—“they never really think”; 30 percent average level —“average is the best of the worse and the worst of the best”; and the remaining eight percent as to- ta'ly committed. ’■.as untapped po- v J measure.” Mr. Finch said. To ilhistrate the point, he told of the beginning of the Texize company “with a 50-gallon drum, and some bottles in a back yard.” “If my boss had gone to the experts,” he said, “they would have told him it couldn’t be done; that women just would not buy a liquid soap. But he didn’t know that,” continued the speaker, “so he just went right ahead making liquid soap.” In his amusing man ner, he told of his “boss” first dipping the soap from the drum with a cup and putting it in con tainers as the boss’ wife licked labels to put on the bottles. Since orders were growing, the gentle man decided to put a faucet at the bottom of the drum and it wasn’t long before he doubled production —put two faucets on th< drum and hired another label licker. “The point is,” the speaker said, “he just didn’t know it couldnt’ be done. If he had known that, Texize wouldn’t be the $20,- 000,000 a year business it is to day.” “Where your industry will go,” he told the Jersey producers, “is inalterably tied to your own fu ture—your courage, know-how and dedication. You must have the ab ility to think creatively for yor- selves.” Sometimes, the speaker said, “we don’t want to know our selves for fear of what we’ll find. We may find potentialities, and we just don’t want to bother; we don’t want to shake the boat.” Following the luncheon, produc tion awards were presented and 1965 officers and directors were introduced. Prayer for week Our Father, help us that we, _may demand of ourselves high thinking, clean living, and right attitudes toward persons of every race and condition of life. Suffer us not to be tempted above that which we are able to bear. In the name of Jesus Christ, who is our example, we pray. Amen. Chapter folk INITIATED INTO PHI DELTA KAPPA R. Frasier Sanders, a gradua student in the School of Educati at the University of Georg Athens, was initiated into Garni Mu Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa fi temity during ceremonies in Bal win Hall on the campus Wedn« day night. The initiation was f. lowed by a supper during whi Dr. Aderhold, president of t University, was guest speaker. Phi Delta Kappa is an intern tional honorary scholastic socie for educators. To be eligible f membership in Gamma Mu Cha ter, a person must be a gradua student at the University, a; must have made B-Plus or bett on all graduate and undergradua education courses taken. attend leetmg Newberry County Chapter was represented at the state meeting of the American Cancer Society in Columbia Friday by Mrs. Joyce Ringer, president and Mrs. Caro lyn Eargle, treasurer. Accompanying the two Newber ry county chapter officers were Mrs. Betty Monroe, B&PW Cancer Crusade chairman and Mrs. Elsie Heller, member of the local pub licity committee. The Newberry volunteer work ers joined more than 60 others over the state at a luncheon held at Mammy’s Shanty in Columbia. Following the luncheon, a work shop was held concerning the up coming April crusade. BOUNDARY PTA MEETS TONIGHT Boundary Street Parent-Teach er Association will meet tonight (Thursday) in the cafetorium at 8:00 P. M. Ed. Beck,, superintendent of ele mentary schools, announced that teachers would be in their rooms from 7:30 until time for the meet ing and urged parents who wished to consult with teachers to do so at that time. The executive committee will meet at 7:30 in the library. The program will be Founder’s Day. with Prof. Kibler William- ton, guest speaker. Feb. 28: Walter Wallace, Dr. Drayton Nance Jr., Mrs. Mary Amkk, Tochie Long, Charlie Crowell, Jr„ Ray Doolittle, Har- riette Ann Hendrix, Jack Brock, Mrs. W. D. Long, Mrs. T. B. Hair. Feb. 29: P. Metta Fant Jr. March 1: M. E. Abrams, Mrs. J. R. Swygert, Billy Walton, W. C. Huffman, Mrs. Homer Ept- ing. Cookie Johnson, Charles Phibha, Forrest W. Dickert, Mrs. W. D. Jones. March 2: David Stone, Margie Ingram, Grady Force, Ralph G. Higgins, J. R. Nobles Jr., Jan March 3: James Ralph Wil liams Jr., Wilbur Boozer, Mrs. F. A. Truett, Janice Carolyn Boozer, Evelyn Neel Long, Mar cia Roes, David Graham, Jndy Ann DeHart, Mrs. David T. Tem pleton. March 4: Ralph Connelly, Crosby Lewis, Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Hendrix Monte, Mrs. A. P. Raff, Christie Crowder. March 5: Miss Ruby Kinard, Mrs. Earl Roland, Mary Ann Connelly, Mrs. Everette Gra ham, Mrs. Ethel Murphy, Cor nelia Nalley, Mrs. E. E. Hite, Mrs. W. F. (Bill) Graham, Pat rick Shealy, Mrs. Robert Wick er, March 6: Hugh Connelly, Mrs. Charlie Bradley, David Richard son, E F. Lowell III, Fred J. Weir Jr.