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One of the best ways to climb the ladder of success is to stay on the level. I ' The reason most women pay more attention to beauty than brains is that no matter how stu pid a man may be, he is seldom blind. — VOLUME 20; NUMBER 12 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1957 $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way ~ by, *borid Sander3 LITTLE LEAGUE I have been criticized for things I have written in this column in the past. Nsually the criticism comes in the form of an unsigned letter. It is therefore a welcome sight to have someone take issue with me when they are willing not only to sign the letter but also give permission for the contents of the letter as well as the signa ture to be used. I have sJ^h a letter which 1 will quote. I won’t use the name be cause I do not like to inject per sonalities into this column unless it becomes necessary. This parent expresses views on what I had to say last week about the Little League, and her letter, well writ ten and though-provoking, is as follows: “Believe me, I can understand how a parent feels who has an eight or nine-year-old ‘warming the bench’ for a season or even two because I went through it with one of my own. But after seeing many games and getting to know both ‘first stringers’ and the younger ‘bench warmers’ in Newberry and in another state I’ve found that the boys them selves usually know whether or not they are ready to play on the team. “Most of the younger boys are ‘in training’ and will get to do plenty of playing eventually if they are persistent in their ef forts. It is this very persistence or ‘stickability’ that proves what a boy is made of—not only in baseball but in every phase of life. The younger boys get a lot of good practice and recreation and I believe they are as anxious as the current players to have a good team. Without this compe titive spirit the Great American Pastime would lose its greatness —Little League or Big League. “There are older boys leaving Little League each year and younger ones coming along. So there is at least a partially new ‘best nine’ each year—sometimes almost completely new. The coach of the particular team on which my boy plays has had all of his substitutes play this year in more than one game. There may be some boys who can never be good baseball players—just as there are those who can never be good school teachers, newspaper edi tors or good singers, but I be lieve if you’d ask the coaches they would tell you that almost any boy who sticks with Little League until he is ready for the team will get to play well before he is too old for it.” May I state that if the situa tion that seems to exist on the team this mother refers to exist ed on all teams, I do not believe there could be the slightest crit icism of the Little League. Cer tainly I would not expect the substitutes to play all of the time —else there would be no need for a first and second string. Other sources of information tell me that—at least up until a few weeks ago—the coach of one team had substituted only one player the entire season. Another par ent informed me that her son played Little League ball last year, as a ‘bench warmer’ but was given a chance to play a little in almost all of the gmes. This year, under a new coach, af ter three practices, he and a num ber of other boys were told to go on back home and try for Little League next year. They were not even to come to practices. Anoth er coach stated that a group of boys had been assigned to his “B” team but had not even been noti fied of this fact and had attended no practices. This is the sort of thing that I object to. If these things I hear are not true, I will be glad to withdraw them, but as I have said before, I believe the sources of information are reliable v It would seem that some of the teams are carrying on in the ppirii for which they were form- provide recreation for a of children, while other are concentrating solely cn a pennant, disregarding itional aspect of the except for a few. taken last week at the NEA con vention in Philacelphia. This par ticular report is from the co’- erage of the convention by News week magazine: “Another issue faced by the delegates was Federal aid for school construction. Although Vice President Richard M. Nixon had told the convention that the school-aid bill is almost surely dead for this congressional ses sion, the NEA indicated it had just begun to fight. Delegates w’ere urged to write, wire or phone their congressmen, and dispersed to their communities prepared to buttonhole every voter. Under their new president, Lyman V. Ginger, dean of the College of Education of the University of Kentucky, the delegates upped the NEA budget from $4 million to $7 million (simply by doubling the dues to $10 a year.) Of the extra funds, an immediate emer gency fund of $565,000 was set aside to lobby for Federal aid.’’ I have asked at County Board meetings how the Board felt about belonging to an association which advocated federal aid to education. I was told by Director of Schools P. K. Harmon “We feel it is best to stay in and fight against it rather than withdraw.” Will the Board still feel that way? Will it compel (although nol;, of course, in so many w T ords) the teachers of the county to join, with a 100% increase in dues, a great portion of which is to be used to lobby for federal aid? I cannot believe that our teachers would willingly join such an asso ciation and pay, actually, to have congress pass a bill which wdll mean government control of the schools. I probably won’t be able to find out, but if I can, w r hen the next school session begins, I will let you know just how much pressure is put on the teachers THIS year to join the NEA. In the past, cer tain schools have gone about it in this manner: “Of course you don’t HAVE to join, but the school has always been 100% and it would look bad for you to be the only one who doesn’t belong.” Will the teachers be greeted with that again this fall ? To Begin Migrant Missionary Work Former Smyrna Pastor Injured News has been received in New berry today that Rev. C. J. Matt hews, former pastor of Smyrna Preesbyterian Church near New berry, was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Mississip pi, where he now makes his home. He is hospitalized and is not ex pected to be able to return to his work for two months or longer. Rev. Matthews had been sched uled to conduct a week of evan gelistic services at Smyrna Church beginning Sunday, July 28th. He was pastor for several years at Smyrna about 15 years ago and many Newberrians will remember him and his family. B&PW Area Meet Here Saturday The thirteen clubs in the Cen tral Area of the Business and Professional Women’s Club will meet in Newberry Saturday after noon, July 20. Registration will begin at 3:00 p. m. in the confer ence room of Wessels Library, Newberry College. Mrs. Mamie B. Hawkins of Newberry, area direc tor, w r ill preside over the meeting. The program will consist of a number of workshops and panel discussion groups. Following the business session, the guests will be invited to Smeltzer Hall for a tea. The highlight of the program will be a dutch supper meeting at 6:00 p. m. in the Community Hall. The main address will be given by Miss Anna Collard of Rock Hill, State President of the B & PW. pro: mm PUSHES ive written several times how the National Education iation has worked hand in _ with those who desire to get hands of government on the of the individual states, is nothing secretive about the NEA is doing, or what are faying to do through the i of its teacher-members, you missed it, I will quote following action which was Mrs. Folk Rites Were On Monday Funeral services for Mrs. lone Caldwell Folk, 66, widow of the late Eugene C. Folk Sr., of Route 1, w r ere held Monday afternoon D-om McSwain Funeral Home con ducted by Rev. Thomas H. Weeks and Dr. R. A. Goodman. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Mrs. Folk died Saturday after noon at the Newberry County Me morial Hospital. She had been in declining health for the past sev eral years and was seriously ill for the past two months. She was born and reared in Newberry, daughter of the late John A. and Mrs. Tillie Huiet Caldwell. She received her edu cation from Queens Chicora Col lege in Columbia. She was a mem ber of Beth Eden Lutheran Church and took an active inter est in‘the church as long as her health permitted. Her husband died in 1955. Survivors include four sons, Milton C. Folk and J. Edward Folk, both of Newberry; James H. Folk, Charleston and Eugene C. Folk Jr., Framington, Mass.; two brothers. Dr. Huiet Caldwell, Washington, D. C. and James A. Caldwell, Augusta, Ga.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Loraine Minick Ferguson, whom she rear ed, and Miss Peggy Folk, Charles- Rev. J. Ed. Taylor, pastor of West End Baptist Church, and Mrs. Taylor will be dedicated as missionaries to the migrant work ers in the Southern Baptist Con vention territory at a special service to be held in the church Sunday, July 21st at 3:00 p. m. Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were ap pointed as missionaries June 6 by the Baptist Home Missions Board in Atlanta. Sunday will be their last service here. Their new work, which will begin August 1st will take them in the region of the Mississippi Valley to the Rocky Mountains. Rev. J. R. McKittrick, retired Baptist Minister of Bush River, will serve the church as interim pastor. The message at the Dedicatory Service will be delivered by Dr. Clovis A. Brantley, assistant sec retary of Direct Missions, Home Mission Board, Atlanta. Rev. Lloyd Hellams, pastor of South- side Baptist Church, Columbia, will offer the prayer of Dedica tion. Others taking part on the program will be Rev. C. O. Lam- oreux, pastor of the First Baptist Church; Rev. Fay L. Lanford, pas tor of Glenn Street Baptist Church; Rev. Lamar Gamble, pas tor of Bethel Baptist Church and vice-moderator of the Reedy Riv er Association; and Miss Joan Bobb, soloist. Friends of Rev. and Mrs. Taylor are cordially invited to attend the service, after which the trailer home which the Taylors will use in their new work will be on dis play and open house will be held. Their future mailing address will be Baptist Home Mission Board, 161 Spring Street, N. W., Atlan ta 3, Georgia. Rev. and Mrs. Taylor are both natives of Columbia. They were married in 1929 and have two chil dren, Mrs. Martha Knox and John Edward Taylor Jr., both of Columbia, and six grandchildren. Rev. Taylor was educated at North Greenville Junior College and served pastorates in the North Greenville Association for several years, having served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lock hart for four years prior to com ing to Newberry on December 7, 1952. During his stay in Newberry, the old building of the West End Baptist Church, which had become too small for its membership, was torn down and a new brick church auditorium and education building was constructed and equipped at a cost of $71,000. It was completed on January 30, 1955. In addition to his duties at West End Baptist Church, Rev. Taylor served for 18 months as pastor of the Cross Road Baptist Church at Chappells. He was Moderator of the Reedy River Baptist Asso ciation for two years; president of the Baptist Pastors Conference; and served as chairman of various committees of the Newberry County Ministerial Association. During a ten-day vacation be fore they begin their new work, Rev. Taylor will be guest speaker at churches in Columbia, Charles ton and Lockhart. * Expressing their sentiments foj Rev. and Mrs. Taylor, members of the congregation made the follow ing statement: “We know not whether to re joice or be sad today! Selfishly we grieve that Rev. and Mrs. Tay lor are going from among us; but at the same time we rejoice that the value of their labors here has been recognized elsewhere, and that they have been called into a wider field, where their talents as laborers of the Gospel, and their exemplary Christian life, will bear greater fruit. “But we wish to assure them that in these ‘green fields and pastures new’ to which they are going, their flock will not follow their shepherd with greater devo tion that we of West End Baptist Church have followed them. We hope they will ever remember pleasantly their sojourn among us, and will find occasion to visit us from time to time.” The following resolutions were adopted by the congregation: “Whereas, our beloved pastor. Rev., J. Ed. Taylor, felt led by the Holy Spirit, to resign his pas torate at West End Baptist Church, Newberry, it is with sin cere regret that we accept it, and, “Whereas, during the four and one-half years ministry with us, we have been greatly blessed spir itually and materially. Our church budget almost doubled itself. We have built a complete new audi torium and educational building, which is more than half paid for, and, “Whereas, Mrs. Taylor has been an inspiration, and through her love and work, has been a blessing to us, and, “Whereas, Rev. Taylor, felt led by the Lord to resign his work with us to accept work with the Home Mission Board, “Therefore, Be It Resolved: “First: That we express our deep love and appreciation to Rev. and Mrs. Taylor for the splendid work as pastor, preacher, leaders and workers during the past four and one-half years. “Second: That we shall follow them into their new work with genuine interest, recommending them most cordially to the Home Mission Board, and praying that God’s richest blessings may ac company him and his consecrated wife is they take up their new vfork. “Third: That we send a copy of these resolutions to Rev. and Mrs. Taylor, to tl)e Baptist Cour ier, to the Baptist Home Mission Board, and that a copy be placed in the church minutes.” Rawlinson Dies; Burial Is Here J. W. (Jim) Rawlinson, 75, a former Newberry County resident, died Saturday in Atlanta, Ga., where he had lived for a number of years. Mr. Rawlinson was formerly employed as a railroad express- man in Atlanta. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Irene Rawlinson, and one sister, Mrs. Mary R. Welch of Atlanta, Georgia. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at Patterson Fun eral home in Atlanta. The body arrived in Newberry Monday morning and was taken to Whitaker Funeral Home where it remained until 2 p. m. when bur ial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Masonic Lodge 87 of Newberry had charge of the service. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clark and family spent last week at the beach at the Dave Hayes home. Health Workshop Well Attended At College The Mental Health Workshop at Newberry College summer school is now in full operation with a class of 26 students, composed of 20 school teachers and 6 Public Health nurses. Enrollment in this class is limit ed. The workshop is sponsored jointly by Newberry College, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, and the State De partment of Education. This Men tal Health Workshop is a follow up of the Health shops previously held at the summer sessions. Al though it is the first and only Mental Health Workshop held in the state thus far, it is hoped that this is only the beginning along this line statewide. This workshop consists of lec tures and films by group discus sions of individual classroom prob lems. The first week’s work con centrated on normal growth and development from infancy through adolescence, the second week studying the behavior problem of children and the influence of the teacher on this behavior. The course began on July 8 and will end on July 26. The instructors or staff for the course are Dr. John Zuidema, Mental Health Consultant; Dr. Carl A. Bramlette Jr., co-ordina tor of Mental Health Education; and Miss Elsye McKeown, Mental Health Consultant. The course carries three hours for college credit and for certifi cation. The total enrollment for this session of Newberry College sum mer school is one hundred and eighty-six. Little Political Talk Heard As Primary Date Draws Near Critical Need Exists For Girl Scout Troop Leaders City Manager Is Now At Home Ed L. Blackwell, City Manager returned to his home on Summer street Thursday from the New berry County Memorial Hospital where he had been hospitalized for five weeks following a heart attack. He is able to sit up some and is recovering satisfactorily. Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Keefe and daughters, Claire and Shirley spent the weekend at Myrtle Beach as the guests of Dr. Mal colm MacDonald of Conway. Dr. Keefe is a newcomer to Newber ry and will open his office at 901 Caldwell street next week. Devore Receives Ph. D. in June Roy Devore, son of Mrs. Frank P. Devore and the late Mr. Devore of Newberry, received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education from Columbia University, New York, in June. Dr. Devore had also earned his Master’s Degree from Columbia University after having been graduated from New berry College. The course of study pursued in earning his doctorate was Curriculum and Teaching, with his field of specialization in supervision and curriculum im provements. Dr. Devore is supervisor of ele mentary schools in Dade County, Miami, Florida. He has recently completed, in collaboration with another writer, a TV series entit- j. led “American Heritage.” In six of the schools under his super vision, experimental workshops in television teaching will be held during the coming school year. Bond Sales Are Almost $18,000 Series E and H bond sales for the month of June in Newberry County totaled $17,975.00 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds Chairman. E and H sales for the state for the same period totaled $2,323,- 547.23, according to^ Burnell Sloan, State Chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bonds Division for South Carolina. Twelve 4-H’ers At Camp Long Twelve 4-H club boys' and girls accompanied by Mise Doney Crain, assistant home agent and J. O. Donkle,' assistant county agent, left Tuesday morning for Pied mont District 4-H Club Round Up at Camp Long near Aiken. They will compete with other 4-H club members from the Pied mont District in various projects and activities. The purpose of this meeting also is to receive training to improve their records. The following boys and girls are attending from Newberry Coun ty: Catherine Sease of Newber ry, Food Preparation and Lead ership; Linda Satterwhite, Bush River, Cherry pie; Sarah Brown of Newberry, clothing achieve ment; Reba Adams of Prosperity, dress revue; Ann Boozer and Anita Killian of Prosperity, yeast breads; Rita Wilson of Newberry and Ella Margaret Boland of Po- maria, 4-H talent; Robert Glymph of Pomaria, safety; James Dom inick Jr. of Prosperity, ledership; Fred Fulmer of Little Mountain, poultry; and Ralph Lewis of Pros perity, 4-H talent. The shortage of leaders for Girl Scout and Brownie Troops in New berry is becoming critical, accord ing to R. E. Beck, president of the Newberry Girl Scout Council. For this reason, a leadership training school will be held for five days, beginning July 29, from the hours of 9:00 a. m. until 11:00 a. m. The school will be at the Girl Scout Camp Site in Lynch’s Woods. Mr. Beck said today that there are now seven troops without leaders and unless someone volun teers for these jobs, there will be at least 150 girls who will be de nied scouting privileges during the coming year. “That the citizens of Newberry are interested in the Scout pro gram was evidenced by their gen erous contributions to the Girl Scout Drive,” said Mr. Beck, “but even though we have the neces sary funds to buy materials and equipment, we can do nothing without volunteer leaders.” He urged that church groups and other women’s clubs make an effort to find volunteers to do this work. “So many of the women who would be good scout leaders are afraid they would not be able to do the work,” he said. “It really is not difficult, and that is the principal reason we are hold ing the training school, to famil iarize those interested in scouting with the procedures for leading a troop.” The school is not limited to those who expect to become lead ers, but every person who is int erested in the girl/ scout program is urged to attend and learsuhow the. program is carried out. “We realize that there are many mothers who work and do not have 'time to take over a faoop,* Mr. Beck stated, “but there are many others who have the time ; and want their children to have advantage of the pro gram, but are not willing to help with the work.” Competent instructors will be on hand to assist with the training school. Those who desire more in formation are asked to contact Mrs. Blanche Felker, or Mr. Beck. Livestock Pest Is On Increase All livestock owners are urged to continue to be on the lookout for infestation of screwworm in livestock. County Agent P. B. Ezell says that it appears that the screwworm buildup is greater than it has been since 1935. All cattle should be checked daily and immediate control begun if mag gots are found. Cuts, nail scratches, or sores and navels of new-born animals are especially attractive to screwworm attack. EQ 335 applied at 7-day intervals is the best treatment. Smiley Porter of Florence spent the weekend in Newberry. Social Security Payments In This County More Than $63,000 Monthly More than 1495 beneficiaries in Newberry County were getting monthly social security payments totalling $63,717 at the end of 1956. The number , of beneficiar ies increased by 15% over 1955 and the total of monthly benefits being -paid in the County at the close of the year was 17% above the total being paid a year ago, Miss Martha Pressly, District Manager of the social security of fice in Greenwood announced to day. These increases, she noted, result in part from the protection provided to farm families by the coverage of farm employment and self-employment under social se curity. She pointed out that self-em ployment farmers were first brought under social security in January 1955. Those over retire ment age at that time, or who reached retirement age before the end of 1956, became insured if they rdeported self-employment in come of at least $400 for 1955, and again for 1956. These insured persons were able to qualify for old-age benefit payments during the latter year. Miss Pressly said that ' about 256 self-employed farmers and their dependents fil ed claims for benefits in area serv ed by Greenwood District Office in 1956. The number of fajm claims filed in 1957 will be much greater Miss Pressly said. For example, during the 6 months, January-June 1957, 788 farm claims for benefits had been filed through the Greenwood District office. Noting the impact of farm cov erage in general on essentially agricultural areas like Newberry County, Miss Pressly said that a farm employee, for instance, who was already at retirement age by mid-1956 became insured as of April l of that year if he had tax able wages of $400 or more in 1955 and of at least $200 in 1956. Benefits paid, to farmers and their dependents, moreoyer, figured in the. nationwide totals for 1956. At the close of the year, over 9 million people wore receiving al most one-half billion dollars in monthy payments. In Newberry County for the month of December 1956, 717 re tired workers were getting $39, 308 monthly. Also, 243 wives or dependent aged husbands of retir ed workers were being paid a total of $6627 monthly; in the same county for December, a total of $6047 was being paid to aged wid ows or dependent aged widowers and parents of deceased workers. The lowering of the age at which a woman without an entitled child in her care can start getting bene fits is reflected in these I gures, Miss Pressly pointed out. Effec tive with November 1956 benefits could be paid to women starting at age 62. Monthly payments of $11,735 were being made to 400 widowed mothers with children under 18 in their care and minor children of retired or deceased workers and accounted for 19% of the total old-age and survivors insurance benefits being paid in Newberry County, as of December 1956. Nine out of ten mothers and children in the U. S. now have social sec urity protection. At the end of (Continued on page 3) With only three contested races in the City Democratic Primary to be held on August 6th, politi cal controversy is at an all-time low. The machinery for conduct ing the election has been set into action, however, and managers for the various wards have been nam ed. Polls will open at 8:00 a. m. and remain open until 4:00 p. m. A County Registration Certificate is a requirement for voting, but the City Democratic Executive Com mittee makes the allowance that “if you have misplaced your Cer tificate you may present yourself at your polling place, and cast a ballot if the managers are satis fied as to your identity.” Those who have lost or destroyed their certificates may also receive a duplicate on Monday, August 5th when the County Board of Reg istration will be at the court house. Original certificates issued on that date will not entitle the holder to vote in the August 6th primary. Tlh mayor’s race will be three- way with incuqibent Cecil E. Kin- ard being opposed by Ernest H. Layton, now councilman from Ward 4, and David L. Laird. Seek ing to replace Mr. Layton in ward 4 are A. P. “Pete” Parrott and Clarence L. DeHart. In Ward 5, incumbent Councilman Cecil E. Merchant is being opposed by James Bannister. Councilmen re turned to ofice without opposition are Frank Armfield, Ward 1; C. A. Dufford Sr., Ward 2; S. D. (Bozo) Pay singer. Ward 3, and Dwight W. Jones, Ward 6. Sam A. Cook, county chairman, urges all voters to vote fer one candidate in each contest, regard less of ward. Voting places and managers were announced by O. F. Armfield, secretary of the City Democratic Committee, as follows: Ward 1, City Hall, Marion Bax ter, Dolph W. Whitaker, Mrs. James Abrams. Ward 2, Smith Motor Co., Coke S. Dickert, Mrs. Butler Holmes, Miss Ruth Feagle. Ward 3, No. 1, Boundary Street School, Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson, Mrs. Tom • Summer, Tom Wheel er. Ward 3, No. 2, Mollohon School House, C. A. Shealy, Junior Shealy, Hammett Martin. Ward 4, No. 1, Old Court House, Miss Clara Bowers, Mrs. John A* Senn, John C. Wilson. Ward 4, No. 2, behind Layton’s Store, Miss Minnie Havird, Mrs. J. L. Burns, Mrs. Bettie Jo Bo- zard. Ward 5, near Corley’s Barber Shop, Edgar Hiller, Mrs. O. S. Goree, Mrs. Fred Jones. Ward 6, McElveen Motor Com pany, Mrs. Gordon Clarkson, Mrs. E. D. Hart, Mrs. Ben Stewart. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS July 20: A. J. Bowers, Mrs. A. T. Neely, Chevis I. Boozer, James R. Andrews, Gertice Smith, Mrs. Cyril Halfacre, Os- ' car Graham. July 21: Judy Ann Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sterling, Mrs. Christine H. Burns, Judy Senn, James Scott Boozer, Mrs. Henry Mills, Anna Hawkins, Bobby Duncan, Scott Anthony Epting. July 2f: Willie Robert Gilliam, Sam A. Cook, Mrs. Lily Mae Bushardt, T. H. Reeves, Wil liam E. Burr III, George A. Setzler. July 23: Tommy Tindall, San dra Kay Burns, Mrs. Carrie Ki- nard, Wayne McCullough, Mrs. Homer Long, Marion Walton, Jewel Waldrop, Dr. R. A. Good man, Mrs. Louis Brossy, Rich ard Lo minick. Chuck Sharp, Mrs. Dorothy Price, Carol Min ick, Mrs. Clyde Wilson. July 24: Mrs. W. A. Attaway, Alberta Wicker, Roy Long, Mrs. F. C. Wicker, S. Gordon Brown, Miss Elsie Gilliam, Merle Draw- dy, Tom Lewis, Tommy Beden- baugh, Sloan Wallace, Dr. B. J. Keefe. ■ July 25: David Summer, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Jr., Lncy Bouknight, John R. Davenport, Charlie Dukes. July 26: Olin Lominick, Nan Oxner Wilson, Joyce Merchant, 4 Martha H Brown, Mrs. C. E. Berley, Sylvia Boozer, Paulette * Word. I: