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PAGE FOUR THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, MAY 19. 1966 Miss Griffith Is Essay Contest Prize Winner m '' Miss Mary Jo Griffith, daughter of Mrs. G. D. Blackwell and a stu dent at Newberry high school was third place winner in the state National Employ .the Physically Handicapped essay contest. More than 100 entries were judged by the governor's committee on Em ploy the Physically Handicapped in selecting the first three win ners. A Certificate of Merit, signed by General Melvin Mars, chair man of the President’s committee on Employ the Physically Handi capped, and a check for $15 were awarded to Mary Jo at a special auditorium Monday morning. Mak ing the presentation was Keith Aull, vice -Chairman of the Gover nor’s committee. ' The subject of Mary Jo’s essay was “A Convinc ing Visit.” Present for the occasion were Dr. Mamie S. Summer, of the local employment office, who introduc ed the other guests: A. B. Fenn ell, of the Veterans Employment program of the Department of Labor; Pearce Davis, manager of the local employment service of fice; Ben Marrett of the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Program; Miss Katherine Lewis chapel program in the high school of Columbia, training supervisoi and instructor with the employ ment Security Commission; Dick Lane, publicity representative ot the Employment Security Comm ission, and Mr. Aull. In making the presentation Mr. Aull outlined the purposes and aims of the Employ the Physically Handicapped program. He stated that he was especially proud ot the work done by Newberry coun ty in this program, and that he used this area as an example ot what can be done in a recent reg ional meeting in Biloxi, Miss. He praised the work of Mr. Davis and Dr. Summer of the local employ ment office. [*You probably have an old fountain pen that hasn’t seen service for years. 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And — Smith-Corona is the portable that gives big, office- machine performance: full-size keyboard, amazing Page Gage, Quickset Margins and many, mdhy other features. Lucky grad who gets a Smith-Corona portable typewriter. THE NEWBERRY SUN PHONE 1 1218 College Street "A Convincing Visit" an Essay “A Convincing Visit,” by Mary Jo Griffith, a senior at Newberry High (School, won third place in the state essay contest on “Na tional Employ the’Physically Han dicapped.” service NEPH "r A few weeks ago I went to visit a young friend of (mine who had recently lost both of his legs as a result of an automobile accident which had occurred while he was on the job as a test driver for one of our large automotive plants. ' 1 found him in a despondent, bitter mood. He was convinoed that his life would never be worth living again because of his /haa- dicap. Actually, what he wanted at the time was sympathy for his pftiable condition. That, however, was anything but what he would get from me. He started off by telling me how dreadful his In jury had been and that he was sure he wouldn't ever bo of use to anybody again. “But, Jim,” I said, ‘it is true that you have lost two limbs, but you are not dead or helpless; in fact yon are still a very healthy person who can overcome the handicap with courage.” “No,” he stated emphatically, “regardless of how well I’m ever able to conquer myself, the out side world will never accept me nor will employers ever believe { can work as a normal, able-bodied man. I remember well how my fa ther went about for years seeking a job of interest to him and how time after time he would be turn ed away for no plausible reason or offered a dead-end job. Of all things, I never wanted to follow in those footsteps.” “Jim, do you realize that that was more than a decade ago. Since then times have changed. There have been ten year’s of progress in employing the physically hand icapped and during that time America has been sold on the thesis that it's good business to hire / the handicapped. Millions have been proving that on the job they are not handicapped at all. It was exactly tea years ago that the United States embarked upoa a new program of selective place ment as an employment servi function by Inaugurating week or National Employ Physical Handicapped week. Presidential proclamation SHat aside the fiiet week in October to focus national attention on a pro gram needful of the cooperation of everybody.” “So they set up a new system. Who has paid any attention to itt Did that make businesses and corporations start hiring the dis abled r “No, not employing the disabled but persons who make themselves ablet again through vocational re habilitation. Jim, this rehabilita tion program is, no small thing; it affords the training, counseling, and selective placement by em ployment experts for handicaps in addition to helping them both physically and mentally and espec ially preparing, them to become safe, sturdy and productive work ers on a job within their own capacity. Because of it many peo ple who were classified as non- skilledj laborers have returned to their jobs after an accident as skilled workmen. Millions every day are turning their hindrances into advantages.” “Bill, you are talking a lot about what can be done but actually how much use ^as this tine service been put to?” “Oh, so it’s real proof you want. Well, I’ve got it. In the past ten years, the public employment service has made 2,255,000 place ments of people with disabilities. The Veteran's Administration has reported that some- six'' hundred thousand disabled veterans have completed variou^ r rehabilitation and training program^. There are an estimated seven million so-call ed handicapped in the labor force today who have coupled courage and initiative to Inake for them selves a bright future when given the all important opportunity. to maintain their self-respect, and, above all, to play a productive role in society.” “All right, you say this program is truly working, but where does all the money come from to op erate such a system? It must be where half of my taxes are going.” ‘No, you are wrong again. Few things that the government has undertaken has proved so sound an investment as vocational re habilitation. For every one dollar that the government spends, the average disabled man or woman pays back ten dollars in Federal income taxes. The cost to the nation of de pendency is much more than that of rehabilitation; therefore, it would be poor economy to deny a person necessary services to help him become a tax producer rather than a tax consumer, especially when America needs all the utili zation of man-power possible.’ “Well, Bill, with all the great work that you say is being done. bow much has public opinion been changed?” “Public opinion has become ex tremely favorable. In the words oi one employment service worker, ‘resistance to hiring the handi capped has been pretty well dis sipated’. The Gallup Poll has discovered that 88 per cent of peo ple think that so-called handicap ped workers equals or excels the able-bodied man. I could give you example after example where this has been true. Dozens of para plegics have gone back to work; there is the Wilkes-Barre story of how the rejects of a community turned out parachute packs in record time; the blind and deaf are operating production mach ines successfully; there is a well- known chemical manufacturer who has only one leg. From flight in structors to noted artists and craftsmen everywhere . you find the same story. Even Hollywood has helped by putting before the public such great unforgettable pictures as The Best Years of’Our Lives, Follow The Stm, and The Stratton story. In addition to these America has produced some dramatic examples of the ability of handicapped persons in the past decade. Among them are West Virginia’s Okey Patterson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.” “Yes, Jim progress almost un believable has been made in the past ten years, but unfortunately these ten years have taken a heavy toll of disabilities. World s^Var II, Korea, and the accidents of our modern, fast civilization have added greatly to the number of handicapped. Specifically there are some two million waiting now to be rehabilitated. I hope by now that you are convinced.” “Yes, but what could I do? Whom ahoul I see?’ “All you have to do, my boy Is to go to the vocational rehab ilitation office, and they 4 !! find out what you are interested in, what you can do, train you in that field, and then find out where you can best use what you have learned. “Yes, Bill, 1 think now I am convinced and I hope that I too will ( be able to make some contri bution to this worthy project of rebuilding lives.” “I’m sure you will, for it is on ly £rue ability that counts in the race of life, and nothing is impos sible with patienpe, courage and determination. What has been done in the past decade is a great step. A step onward toward the realization of a tremendously im portant project for America. What progress the close of the next dec ade will bring rests in the hands and hearts of the employers of America.” Miss Rose Hamm Is New Director School Music Miss Rose Hamm, music direc tor of Charleston Elementary Schools for the past five years, will return to the Newberry school system in 1955 as supervisor of music in the Newberry County Schools. After graduating from Newberry College, Miss Hamm was music instructor in the Newberry schools for 15 years. She then taught mu sic in the schools of Albion, Mich igan, for six years and received a Master of Music degree from Al bion College, beforegoing to Charleston. Miss Hamm is the daughter of Mrs. D. L. Hamm of Silverstreet. School Closing And Other News From Prosperity Section mm W '.^1 i-4^ >«tl Plans for the closing exercises of the Prosperity High School have been completed. On Friday night, May 27, at 8 p.m. the class exercises will be presented in the form of a play, “Footprints And Time.” On Sunday evening at 8 oclock Rev. Earl Barron, Jr. pastor of Sherwood Forest ARf church, in Columbia will preach the com mencement sermon. The graduating exercises will be held Monday evening at 8:15. Dr. James C. Kinard, former presid ent of Newberry college, wilt talk to the graduates. The members of the graduating class are: Jimmy Bedenbaugh, Boyd Boo zer, Kenneth Bowers, Billy Der rick, James Lee Dominick, Marv in Fulmer, Bobby Gene Lester, Charles Moore, L. C.. Pugh, Jr.,‘ Malcolm Turner. Lester Vaughn, OUn D. White, June Bedenbaugh Minick, Peggy Jean Boozer, Edna Counts and Mrs. Mary Long, of Zion. Revival Services at Wightman Rev. Ol&ud Evans, editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, of Columbia, is conducting services at Wightman Methodist church every evening this week ’at 8 p.m. Quarterly Conference » < Rev. Medlock, Superintendent of the Columbia district of the Methodist church, held quarterly Conference at Wightman church Sunday. The Rev. Medlock, Mrs. Medlock and -their eon were din ner guests of Mr. and Mm D. H. Hamm, Sr. Literary Soroaia Meeting Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, Sr. waa hostess to the Literary Sorosie Friday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, Jr., Mrs. Ray P. Hook Bowers, Sadie Bundrick Patsy J an4 Ml88 Blanche Kibler, were rVmn«Mv AHatia Gnnk RrahnAl *F 0!rt8 - Mrs. Hunter L. Fellers gave on interesting paper on the Contri bution of Art on American Heri tage. Mrs. Fellers gave a brief history of Art, the classes and char&rteristica of the class BUI Would Require Peddlers License require licensing of peiddlers in rural areas of Newberry county was introduced in the house today by Newberry Rep. Earl Bergen. The license would be sold for $25 by the clerk of county court. Farmers selling farm produce raised in the county by the farm- er* or on lands owned by him would be exempted from the act. The bill would also not apply to any peddler within the corporate limits of, a city or town in the county. Violation of the bill’s provisions would be subject to a fine of up to $10 l O or imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each of fense. 228th Guard Group On Weekend Trip Headquarters Battery of the 228th Group, South Carolina Na tional Guard, commanded by Capt. Kirby Lominack, will leave early Saturday afternoon for an over night field trip with the 678th AAA Gun Battalion in Anderson. The local guardsmen will return at noon Sunday. The 228th Group is under the command of Col. Thomas H. Pope. Connelly, Allene Cook, Rachael Counts, Betty Fulmer, Jewel Ful mer, Ola Mae Fulmer, Berrie Mae Harmon, Margaret Harmon, Ann Hawkins, Yvonne Hlers, Shirley Hipp, Judith Hunter, jEHla Mae Kelly, Dorothy Neil Kinard, Er nestine KJnard, Alice Faye Koon, Carolyn Mhrtin, Faye Metis, Joyce Moore’ Epting, Shirley Jane Mor ris, Alice Rose Hawkins, Sandra Smith, Margaret Snellgrove, and Allene Wise. ■ •• • §§ Junior-Senior Banquet The annual junior-senior ban quet of the Proeperity high school was held Friday evening. May 13 in the Community Hall at New berry. The pne hundred and thir ty guests included juniors and seniors and their guests and the members of the high school fac ulty. “Moonlight And Roses” was the theme used iby the juniors. Red roses,*red candles, *red paper and greenery were used for the table and window decorations. The place cards and program booklets also emphasized the red rose motif. The soft glow from the candles gave a lovely moonlight effect in the hall. The following program wag giv en. Invocation. — Mr. Grady Lee Halfacre. Come Into The CkLrden.—Wel come extended by Pawnee Counts of the junior class. ’ Advice From The Old Gardener. —Supt. C. E. Hendrix. Bed of Roses.—Toast to seniors by Rodney Bedenbaugh, vice-pres ident of the junior class. Rock Garden.—Response to the toast by Charles Moore, vice-pres ident of the senior class. The program was interspersed by songs and musical skits by a quintet from Lexington. The Alma Mater concluded the program. A three course menu was served u>y the ladies of Zion Missionary society. Iris Garden Club Meeting The May meeting of the Iris Garden clnb was held with Mrs. W. E. Martin Wednesday after noon, May 11. Mrs. Frank Sheely was a guest. Mrs. W. L. Mathis, Jr. f program leader, discussed ways of keeping cut flowers fresh. Mrs. , Hubert Stockmlan gave gleanings. Mrs. L. C. Pugh and Mrs. Wof ford Cooper were prize winners in the recreation contests. Mrs. J. C. Metts, the new pres ident, presided. During the soc ial period the hostess served a salad plate, an iced beverage and Cake. Rose - Hawkins Miss Sarah Alice Rose and Pvt. James L. Hawkins were mar ried Tuesday, May 10 at noon at the Chapel at Font Jackson. Chap lain Benjamin Lock lair of the US army, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Grady Rose, Grady Rose, Jr., and (Mrs. W. L. Hawkins, of Prosperity, were present for the ceremony. Mrs. Hawkins is the only dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Rose of the Mt. Pilgrim community. She wore a dark blue Princess- style dress with blue accessories and a white corsage. She is a member of the senior class of the 'Prosperity high school. Mr. Hawkins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hawkins of the Mt. Pilgrim community. He at tended Little Mountain high school. Prior to his enlistment he was employed at the Oakland plant of the Kendall company. He is taking his basic training at Fort Jackson. Attending Conference Attending the Annual Conferen ce of the WSCS of the Methodist church in Greenwood last Thurs day were Mesdames W. C. Barnes D. H. Hamm, Sr., D. H. Hamm, Jr. Ray P. Hook, and G. F. Clarkson of Wightman, and Mrs. Curtis add Art, and mentioned some of the artists of all periods. She then discussed the outstanding Ameri can artist* and their characteris tics. She showed pictures to illus trate . the work of American art ists. The chib voted again to give a medal to the member of the graduating class of the Pros perity high school who is most outstanding as a school citizen. Committees for the 1955-1956 year were announced by the pres ident, Mrs. George W. . Harmon. The program committee: Mrs. Walter' Hamm, Mrs. Robt Pugh, and Miss Ethel Counts; civic com mittee: Mrs. B. T. Young, Mrs. W. H. Leaphart, Sr., and Mrs. C. E. Hendrix; publicity, Mrs. H. L. Fellers, Mrs. P. E. Wise, During the social period, the hostess served' a detectable salad plate, punch and! block cream. Bride Complimented Mrs. John Seibert, the former Miss Shelby Riley, a recent bride was complimented when Mrs. Harold Seibert and Mrs. Johnnie Seibert ' gave' a miscellaneous shower Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Johnnie Seibert. Mrs. Junius B. Killain, Skater of Mrs. Harold Seibert conducted a number of appropriate garni contests. The hostess served a sweet course and an iced drink. ‘ * Newberry Women District Officers Of VFW Auxiliary Mrs. Ora Lee Gilliam was re* elected president of the Auxiliary to Livingston-Wise Post 5968 Vet erans of Foreign Wars and waa installed in that office at the ular meeting on Monday May 9.' Other officers were Mrs. Mildred Harmon, ior vice president; Mrs. Smallwood, junior vice Mrs. Virginia Medlock, Mrs. Robbie Stone, secretary; Lera Duncan, chaplain, and Ines McOarey, guard and Deasa Burns, conductress. Mrs. Ruby Trice waa delegate to the VFW to be held in Charleston 28 and 29, with Mrs. Mildred men aa alternate. After •the business program, hostess, Mrs. Gilliam and Hannon, served delicious fresbments. Selective Service Registrants Soi The local Selective Set has been unable to send to some of its m sent to them has been and the local board d< anyone knowing the whi of any of the following the board located in the Hourt House or telei Nathaniel Caldwell^ Edd Jaimes Rutherford, John Willie Chandler, Jr., Moses Edwards, Herbert Hoover all, Horace Junior Williams, Jones,- James Ellie Si Barker, all colored; Osborne and Eugene Wallin, BOUNDARY STftKCT PTA . . (Continued from page 1) Miss Ruff Heetose Miss Myrtle Ruff was hostess to the May meeting of the Crepe Myrtle Garden clnb Tuesday af ternoon. Mrs. Cole Wessinger op ened the meeting with scripture; Mrs. Wilbur Wessinger, substitu ting for Mrs. Oscar Wessinger; read an article “Color In My Perennial Garden." Miss Bertha Ruff, gleaner, read the poem, “The Person I Want To Be." Mrs. Cole Wessinger, Mrs. W. B. Ackerman and Miss Bertha Ruff tied tn a flower contest con ducted by Mrs. Hoyt Boland. All were given prizes. Daring the social hour the hostess served a salad plate and an iced drink. Mrs. Julian Ruff was a guest. 1 Circles of Grace To Meet The Circle of The Women Of The Church of Gface church will have their regular quarterly meet ing together Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the parish building. The May Thanksoffering will be taken at this meeting. PERSONALS Miss Linda Hancock of Erskine college spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Han cock. Charles P, Bar re of New York city is spending a two weeks va cation with his sisters, Mrs. E. W. Werts and Miss Kate Barre. Miss Marguerite Wise of Col umbia has returned toCotumbia after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young. Mrs. Mlarvin Wilson and her two daughters, Marianne and Beth, of Knoxville, Tenn. are vis iting Mrs. Wilson’s another, Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh. Keith Shealy, FISN of the US Navy at San Diego, Cal. is spend ing a thirty day furlough with his , parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otway Shealy. Mrs. Walter Hamm spent last Thursday and Friday nights with her parents, Mr. and /Mrs. D. O. Rudisill, in Cherryvllle, N. C. Sunday guests of Mrs. A. B. Hunt and Mrs. Frances Spoils were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Riley and their son Gene, of Union. quality of the programs that aid P^ysinger and his committee offered to the Dr. James C. Kinard, Dr: L. Hollis, Miss Mipnie Lee Rev. H. L. Spell, and J. Holler, all great speakc on subjects related to the theme of “Better Schools, Homes, and Better UMer the direction of Los Cromer and Mrs. Lou Ltt* the fifth grades of and <9treet school gave a wonderful Christmas play, and Worship.” Mis* Juanita let us hear her Boundary Street mixed chorus March. At the joint meeting of i local PTAs, her boys choir several songs. Boundary Street PTA permission from the Board of Edu cation to use the 11 acres behind the school as a playground and recreation center. As soon’as the grain now growing on those 11 acres is harvested, Mr. O. M. Cobb and the members of the school recreation committee are going to see about leveling and cleaning the land and laying out a baseball field. His group will be sure to leave room enough for the fine new echoed building that may some day be erected there. Mr. Cobb has received notice from the High way •Commission that money has been allocated for hard - surfacing dusty, muddy Coatee Street which | runs alongside the school property. Perhaps the backbone of the PTA effort in any school I* the Room Representatives, the moth ers who help the teachers and children in all the classrooms and willingly add their efforts to every activity of PTA. To Mrs. W. L Click, general chairman, and all the '•70 mothers who were room representatives, we are deeply grateful. To these committee chairman, Mrs. C. Walter Summer, Mr. G. L. Summer, Jr., Rev. P. E. Monroe, Mrs. R E Livingston, Mrs R. E Summer, Mrs. Eugene Shealy, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kirkegard, Mrs. Helen Harley, Mrs. Albert McCaughrin, Mrs. L. L. Brice, Mr. J. W. Henderson, Mrs. Elmer Shealy, Mrs. P. L. Grier, and to all the parents and teachers who worked with them we offer our heartfelt appreciation for their fine cooperation and splendid contribution to our suc cessful year. We thank Mr. R. E. Beck, Mrs. Ruby Abrams and all the teachers of Boundary Street school for their active support of PTA 'and for the most efficient job they accomplished in training the minds of our young children. . We are certain that all members of Boundary Street PTA wttl offer their services to the incoming offi cers, Howard Kirkegard, Presi dent, R. R. Bruner, vice-president; • Mrs. Eugene Shealy, secretary, and Mrs. G. L. Summer, Jr.,- treasurer. When Mr. Kirkegard returns from the National PTA convention in Chicago he will be ready to or ganize Boundary Street PTA for There’s really only one thing wrong with the younger generat-| next school year. Let us all give ion—a lot of us don’t belong to it him our enthusiastic and active anymore. support