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THE NEWBERRY SUN
THURSDAY, MAY 19. 1966
Miss Griffith Is Essay Contest Prize Winner
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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.
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"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.”
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 . .
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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