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PAGE TWO THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955 mi ■ un 1218 Collef« Street NEWBERRY, S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Entered as second-class matter December 6, 4937 at the Postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad- vance; six months, $1.25. Former Chief Justice Has Strong Family Attachment Strom' lurmond to In order to keep the people of South Carolina informed of my < *ftjy y>q and those of my colleagues in the U. S. Senate, £ will write this news column from time to time while Cooffress is in session. It will present brief news items and comments on major issues of the week that are of particular concern to South Carolinians. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS As a South Carolina Democrat, I voted with the Demo crats in organizing the Senate and was subsequently as signed to three committees: Interstate and Foreign Com- ' merce, Government Operations, and Public Works. • At present, the Public Works Subcommittee on Roads is holding extensive hearings on two bills that would re quire billions of dollars for construction of a network of superhighways across the nation. At a later date the full committee will consider a number of public works pro jects, including several in South Carolina. Another important hearing is being conducted by the Government Operations Subcommittee on Reorganization. This subcommittee is making a check into our internal security program to find means of strengthening security measures against Communist infiltration and subversion. Another major item to be considered by this subcommittee later will be the recomendations on government economy and reorganization made by the Commission on Reorganiza tion of the Executive Branch of the Government. The Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee has a, number of bills under consideration pertaining to the various modes of transportation and federal communicatiohs, such as a radio and television. v. BILLS INTRODUCED Since Congress convened on January 5th, I have intro duced nine bills and co-sponsored eight others of local and national interest. Among these are measures to restore permanently 90 per cent of parity for farm price supports, curb the appellate power of federal courts to hear school segregation and other local cases, place farm veterans seek ing GI home loans on an equal basis with other veterans, increase rice acreage in South Carolina, and a resolution calling for world disarmament. iJTAND ON TWO MAJOR ISSUES Two important bills are currently being considered by Congress that are of much concern to South Carolinians. They are the Reciprocal Trade Agreements (trade-tariff) bill and the tax relief bill for low-income families. * 1 Our textile employees and industry in South Carolina, the nation's leading textile state, must be protected against low tariffs on cheap, imported textile products from foreign nations. I will appear before the Senate Finance Committee this week to urge that the bill be amended to aff^rd the necessary protection. If this cannot be done in fbc com mittee or on the Senate floor, I shall cast my vote against the entire bill. w The compromise tax cut for the low-income families, as proposed by the Senate Democratic leadership, would ac complish two good ends—give tax relief where it is needed most and at the same time provide additional revenue from other sources to help us approach a balanced budget. ,! have given my support to this compromise because our people need every consideration as a result of the drought con ditions and lack of full-time industrial employment that have caused economic hardships in South Carolina during the past fewfyears. The following interesting inter view with one of Newberry’s most prominent citizens, former Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, appeared in the column written by Charlie Garrison in the Anderson Inde pendent: Last member of a family which has made a great contribution to the political life of South Carolina, former Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, of Newberry, modestly prefers to talk of his brothers rather than of himself. Those brothers, if you are not familiar with the history of the Palmetto State, were the meteoric Coleman Livingston Blease and Cannon G. Blease, a law officer with the kindness and tenderness of a child. Cole Blease, great humanitarian that he was, became the central figure in several of the bitterest political campaigns in the state’s history. One of these, the guber natorial campaign of 1912, is still thought of by most political ob servers as the peak in everything —including bitterness. COLE BLEASE ran for governor again, following his duly elected terms, and also for the United States Senate, being elected in 1924 and serving until 1930. One of the planks of his platform, and one on which many persons op posed him, was the liberal use of the pardon record. On that score former Justice Blease had something to say on a recent afternoon as l talked with him in his office a Newberry. ‘‘Colie’s humanitarian program seems to have been vindicated," Justice Blease said. ‘‘Today there is a pardon board which considers the record of every person convict ed of a crime in South Carolina. If there are any favorable circum stances these factors are review ed, and clemecy is extended. In all cases, a certain time-off is al lowed for good behavior "But it was not that way in Colie’s time. A prisoner was com mitted to the state penitentiary or to the various chaingangs and had to remain there until extended cle mency by the governor. Since tho governors were often of opposing factions, it is easy to see how un der this system a man in prison could soon become a forgotten in 15 or 20 years, with little chance of being pardoned or parolled. "All of this is changed today and although Colie had gone to his re ward it is gratifying to his friends to know that virtually the system which he has esppused has come to pass.” SPEAKING OF Cannon G. Blease, who served as sheriff of Newberry County and was widely known in state peace officer cir cles, Justice Blease said: "Cannon made friends easily. He was ever ready to go out of his way to help someone, whether friend or strang er. He seemed to know no politi cal lines in being friendly to peo ple and, consequently, in making his friends. Many of his best friends were men who had never been known as ‘Bleaseites’; yet who knew Cannon Blease as an in dividual and appreciated his friendliness and sincerity." , The Blease family is of Bnglish descent, Justice Blease told me, Thomas Wainwright Blease, grand father of Cole, Eugene and Can non Blease,' was born in England and came to America in search of greater opportunities in life. He came through the port of Bos ton, it is understood, but settled in Edgefield County, South Caro lina. COLE BLEASE, tone of South Carolina’s headliners in the all- time > political array ,was older than his half-brothers, Eugene and Cannon. Yet, even though Colie was only a half brother to the oth ers two mentioned, it is easy to see and understand that they were always loyal to him, and proud of his accomplishments. There were eight children in the Blease family, the three brothers mentioned above and Harry Blease, who was content to prac tice law in Newberry and let the spotlight shine on other members ot the family; and also four sis ters. Cole Blease’s mother, before marriage, was Miss Mary Livings ton. The mother of Eugene and Cannon Blease was, prior to her marriage, Miss Elizabeth Satter- white. Henry Blease, a farmer of Saluda and Newberry counties, was the father of the eight child ren whose names became so well known in South Carolina political circles. Justice Blease laughingly said that he always makes a distinc tion between "former justice and ex-justice." In his opinion, form er justice or former this, that of the other denotes one who was not defeated and who retired. Ex justice, in his opinion, would mean one who was defeated. “I am former Justice Blease," he said with a modest smile. NOW 76, Justice Blease enjoys reasonably good health. Slender and erect, he has some of the fac ial characteristics of the "stor my" brother whose image is on the wall. He does not, however, have the florid complexion nor the coal-black hair which characteriz ed Colie in his political days. Justce Blease served the South Carolina Supreme Court for near ly nine years, from 1926 to 1934. He was chief justice for more thanthree years prior to his retire ment. He is, naturally, vitally in terested in all phases of South Carolina life, even though he now holds no public office. Oddly enough, Justice Blease says he has several times been mistaken for former Governor and Senator Jimmie Burns. On one occasion, when Byrnes was an Aiken Congressman, Jus tice Blease was leaving the State House and a man accosted him, saying: "I think you are doing well in our county and will be elected but your opponent (Mr. Nixon) has been up around home and has been making * some friends. I believe it would help you to come up in our county (Edgefield) more often.” Justice Blease asked: ‘Whom 40 you think you are talking to?* and got the reply: "This is Jimmie Byrnes, our Congressman, isn’t it?” Both men laughed good nat- uredly and introduced themselves, thus clearing up the case of mis taken identity. JUSTICE AND Mrs. Blease had only one child, a daughter Saluda Blease who later became Mrs. Prosperity News MRS. B. T. YOUNG, Correspondent dividual, remaining there for ten,''Workman. She passed away some years ago but left a son, now a major in the Unitfed States forces. The picture of Major man on the wall in the Blease of fice was but one of the things which showed me how Jistice Blease remains young. There Was also the picture of a great-grand child, the little daughter of Major and Mrs. Workman. "Those , are our children and our joy,” Justice Blease said, speaking of both his grandchild and his great grandchild. Mrs. Ross, his secretary, stood nearby, beaming as we looked at the pictures. “And no one ever had a finer, handsome grandson than is Major Workman nor than the little great granddaughter," Mrs. Ross said. Local Women Attend Methodist Meeting. Four members of the executive board of the Greenwood District Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church from Newberry attended an exe cutive board meeting at Green wood on March 10. They were: Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, secretary of Christian Social Relations; Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, secretary of Mis sionary Education; Mrs. T. P. Crooks, secretary of Literature and Publications and Mrs. Horace Cromer, Zone S leader. Greenwood District . Methodist Youth To Gather Here Friday Young people and their leaders ef some 70 Methodist churches in the Greenwood District will gath er at Central Methodist Church Friday afternoon and evening, March 18. The opening worship service be gins at 5 o’clock with the main ad dress delivered by the Rev. T. B. McEarchern, Director of Youth Work of the South Carolina Con ference. His topic will be, “What Shall I Do With My Life?” Supper will be served under the ///■’ direction of the local Woman’s So ciety of Christian Service, with Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, heading the committee. f . The evening session will be de voted to a consideration of the areas of service in the church, with brief addresses on “The Min istry", Rev. F. C. Beach, Abbe ville; “Missions", Mrs. Niles Clark, Laurens, president of the WSCS of the State, and Miss Mary Nichols, director of the Killings- worth Home, Columbia; “The Ministry of Music”, Mrs. John Hills, Columbia; and "Christian Education As A Vocation”, Miss Marshall Howard, director of Re ligious Education, Aveleigh Pres-, byterian Church, Newberry. The conference will close with the Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup per, the Rev. John *M. Shingier, Greenwood district superintendent, officiating. The young people, 15 through 23 years of age, will begin register ing at 4:30 o’clock promptly with the opening service at 5 o’clock. The local WSCS will furnish food for the local young people and the WSCS organizations of the visit ing churches will send food for their young people. These confer ences are being sponsored in each district of the South Carolina Con ference for the purpose of helping young people to make intelligent decisions for work in the Christian church. , • Newberrian Elected District President Mrs. Scott Elliott of New- berfy was elected president of the Greenwood District Women’s So ciety of Christian Service at .its annual sprin meeting which was held at Grate lethodist Church, North Augusta, on March 11th. Others from Newberry who were elected: Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Status of Women; Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Literature and Publicat ions; and Mrs. Horace Cromer, Zone 3 leader. Others attending the meeting from Newberry were: Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Mrs. Herbert L. Spell, Mrs. P. K. Harmon, Mrs. Ed Bradham, Mrs. Jerome Harmon and Mrs. James Perry. The Spring meeting of the dis trict will be held at Harris Metho dist Church in Greenwood next year. MRS. SMITH RETURNS HOME Mrs. Julia R. Smith returned to her home on Glenn street Wed nesday of this week from the Newberry Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since Friday, March 11. Mrs. Smith (Julia Kathryn Ruff) un derwent surgery last weekend. She is now recuperating nicely. Miss Effie Hawkins was hos tess to the Prosperity Garden Club, Monday afternoon, with the president, Mrs. L. J. Fellers, pre siding. The officers for next year are: President, Mrs. Ray P. Hook; Vice President, Mrs. C. E. Hendrix; Sec.-Treas., Miss Blanche Kibler. Mrs. George W. Harmon, pro gram leader, presented the guest speaker, Mrs. Ben M. Clark, a past historian of the State Garden Club, who talked on flower arrange ment^ for the home. In her talk Mrs. Clark suggested many things to be considered, chief among them being type of flowers, suit able containers, color of rooms, and types of arrangements. Mrs. Harmon had asked the members to bring arrangements. After Mrs. Clark’s talk, these arrangements were studied and discussed. Miss Ethel Counts read Words worth’s “Daffodils"’ for gleanings. Mrs. Hunter Fellers conducted St. Patricks contest with Mrs. B. T. Young as prize winner. Mrs. J. D. Luther won the door prize. The hostess served sandwiches, cookies and an iced drink. The April meting of the Iris Garden Club was held Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. Curtis Counts as hostess. Mrs. B. D. Hawkins gave an in formative talk on soils, qualities, and management. Mrs. Leon Shealy, gave glean ings. Mrs. J. C. Metts was winner at bingo and Mrs. Leroy Pugh won the do#r prize. Officers for the ensuing year are: President, Mrs. J. C. Metts; Vice-President, Mrs. Woodrow Bedenbaugh; Secretary, Mrs. Otis Shealy; andTreasurer, Mrs. Curtis Counts. After the business sesion the hostess served a sweet course, cef- fee, and nuts. Miss Eleanor Shearouse was hostess to the Literary Sorosis Friday afternoon. Miss Blanche Kibler was a guest. The subject of study for the afternoon was “The Contribution of American Cqmposers" to oar American Heritage. Mrs. A. R. Chappell, program leader, showed three music films. Two of them pictured the life and music of Stephen Foster, called the Ameri can troubadors. The other film gave the history and development of different types of music in the 2Dth century. Mrs. Chappell gave a general introduction to the sub ject apd prefaced each film with explanatory material. During the social hour, the hos tess served a palatable salad plate with spiced tea. The SL Patrick motif was used in the refresh ments. Mrs. Robert W. Pugh was hos tess to the March meeting of the Crepe Myrtle Garden Club Tues day afternoon, with the president. Miss Bertha Ruff, presiding. Mrs. Fred Gilbert of Newberry was the guest speaker. She spoke on dried arrangements. She had a number of dried arrangements and discussed each. She told how and when to gather material and how to dry it. Miss Myrtle Ruff read a poem, “As You Go Through Life” for gleanings. Mrs. Oscar Wesinger called several games of bingo with Mrs. Ben M. Clark as prize winner. After adjournment the hostess assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Carl R. Caughman, served a salad plate witty coffee. Hal Kohn, Sr., of Newberry was guest speaker at the Dogwood Garden Club, at the home oi* Mrs. W. E. Hancock, last Tuesday after noon. Mrs. H. L. Shealy, program chairman, presented Mr., Kohn who spoke on “Air Layering". Mrs. D. H. Hamm, Sr. gave gleanings, a poem, “A package of Seed”. Mrs. W. C. Barnes conducted recreation, electric jack straws, the prize going to Mrs. B. C. Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Leon Shealy was a guest During the social hour the hos tess served a salad plate, fruit cake, and iced te^. The groups ,of the Missionary Society of Grace Church will meet together Friday afternoon, March 18, at 3:30 in the Parish Building. The Rev. Daniel M. Shull of Newberry will be guest speaker at the Lenten Service of Grace Church Thursday evening at 7:30. v The subject of the sermon will be “Some Requirements for Sal vation.” Misses Barbara Hawkins ,Jane Bedenbaugh, Margaret Harmon, Patsy Connelly, and Barbara Faye Moore and Mrs. Miriam B. Lea- phart, home economic^ teacher, attended an area J.H.A. meeting in Great Falls Saturday. Mr. C. F. Adams is a patient in the Mills Clinic. Mr. asd Mrs. Max Cook are re- ceiveing congratulations on the birth of a daughter, born March 12, at the Mills Clinic. The Cooks have two other daughters. Mrs. John Earle Dawkins is in the Columbia Hospital for obser vation and x-rays. Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Bedenbaugh visited their son, J. A. Bedenbaugh and family, in Laurens Sunday. Mr. and MrS. James B*. Hunt, their two daughters. Misses Janet and Joan, and Miss Jane Young- iner of Spartanburg sp6nt the weekend with Mr. Hunt’s mother, Mrs. A. B. Hunt. The Misses Hunt, Miss Younginer and Miss Anne Hendrix were in Columbia Satur day night for the Spartanburg- Dreher basketball game. Mrs. J. L. May and her son, Francis May of Eau Clair, Wis consin, will arrive today (Thurs day) to visit Mrs. A. B. Hunt. Mrs. Carl Russell Caughman and her small son. Rusty of Orangeburg spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. Robert W. Pugh. Mr. Caughman came up for the Weekend and Mrs. Caughman and son returned home. Mesdames W. H. Leaphart, Sr., Elbert W. Bowers, D. H. Hamm, Sr., W. C. Barnes, Vida C. Thoma son and Miss Susie Langford of Wightman church atended a Dis trict conference of the W.S.C.S. at St. John’s, Batesburg, last Tues day. Attending the funeral of Dr. B. W. Kendall in Columbia, Sunday afternoon, were Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hawkins, Frank S. Harmon, Mr* and Mrs. Tomie Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. MIcFall Bedenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Saxon Dawkins, Jacob Dawkins, Misses Aminee Dominick and Myra Hardy. Mrs. Kendall was the former Helen Dawkins of the O’neal community. Miss Mary Langford of the N. Augusta School faculty spent the weekend at home. \ Mrs. P. E. Wise and her daugh ter, Mrs. Austin Scott, spent Wed nesday in Ware Shoals with Mrs. B. A. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Martin, Sr., Mrs. H. C. Martin, Jr., and Miss Carolyn Martin left Sunday for a week’s visit with relatives in Oklahoma City. They wll do some sightseeing enroute home. Mrs. Cora B. Stockman has re turned from a two week’s visit with her son, J. Walter Stockman and family at Lone Star. Mr. and Mrs. Stockman and their two daughters, Dianne and Susan, brought her home and spent Sun day with Mrs. R. W. Pugh. The Stockman’s son, iimmy Stockman, student at Newberry College, came down to join his parents Sunday. Mr .and Mrs. Herbert Langford of Columbia spent Saturday with, Mises Susie and Mary Langford. Miss Martha Counts, who is working in Savannah, Ga., spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. H. E. Count*, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Taylor and children of Saluda, N.' C^ and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wicker and children of Saluda, S. C. spent the weekend in the home of their parents,. The C. F. Adamses. They also visited Mr. Adams in Mills Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ballentine, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leaphart, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bedenbaugh and their little daughter were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. W, Ballentine in Chapin. Sheet Metal Contractor—Heating—Air Conditioning Licensed Gas Fitters CAROLINA METAL WORKS College Street Extension A. G. McCaughrin, Pres. & Treas. Phone 115 . Flowers and Gifts for All Occasions CARTER’S Day Phones 719 & 76—Night 513-R Staple & Fancy Groceries Flesh Produce—Meats—Fish & Frozen Foods ... t . - Friendly Super Mkt. Phone 517 for Homo Delivery 1100 Main St. * Joe Hipp, Prop. 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