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€ PAGE THREE THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1957 Re-Elect CECIL E. KINARD Your MAYOR For Another Term AN OPEN LETTER TO THE VOTERS OF NEWBERRY: . In announcing my candidacy for re-election as your Mayor to serve you for two more years, I am fully aware of the great responsibilities that go with that important office. In offering for the office of Mayor of our city, I would be in deed ungrateful if I did not first express to each and every one that resides in our city my sincere appreciation for your having given me the opportunity of serving you as Mayor during my first term. Year after year, you have expressed your confidence in my abilities by electing and re-electing me to office, and to you I wish to extend my most heartfelt thanks. I have worked hard to make you a good Mayor and believe that I have made a record of which I can be justly proud. That record is open and speaks for itself. During my first term as Mayor, I have gained much valuable experience in municipal | government operation, and feel certain that I am in better position to render even greater service to the people for a sec ond term. There is no need to trade horses if you already have one who is working hard to do everything he can to make | things better for the good people of Newberry. I want it understood that I am running my own race. I an nounced myself. In doing so, I am bound to no political ring whatsoever. I promise to wtigh every issue coming before me and to judge each and every problem to the best of my ability with the sole thought in mind of contributing toward and promoting a constructive, progressive, and economical program for our city. I am not and never have been a member of any ring, and if re-elected your Mayor, I can assure each and every one of you that I will be free to make my own decisions without fear or pressure from interested parties. I will have the best interests of our good people at heart at all times. Those things which will contribute to the advancement of our city will have my complete attention, and I will never be con trolled by any political machine. I know as well as you that I have had some set-backs which were no fault of mine. No one can go through life and have everything running smoothly all the time. I want to say to you that all of the heads of the city depart ments tell me that they think the past two years have been the best in the history of Newberry. To continue our record of progress, let me list my platform for your consideration: 1. To serve as Mayor for all the people and a mouthpiece for no one. 2. To work continuously for the progress of our city. 3. To purchase all city equipment by the sealed bid system, buying as much as we possibly can from our local merchants and businessmen of our own city. 4 To hold executive sessions, or closed meetings, only when absolutely necessary when the subject under discussion is too personal in nature and is of private rather than public interest. 5. To have periodic public statements made on the state of the city’s finances. 6. To cooperate with all civic and service organizations work ing toward the spiritual and moral development of our youth. 7. To appoint a committee from Council to work with a com mittee from the Chamber of Commerce to go to Columbia be fore the Development and Planning Board on gaining more industries and business enterprises for our city. 8. To help all local organizations with worthy community projects. 9. To be available day or night to the people of Newberry as far as their civic problems are concerned, and to welcome all constructive suggestions and criticisms. 10. To follow policies liberal enough in nature to be progres sive, yet conservative enough to be sound. 11. To cooperate with Council at all times and to operate the city within the financial budget at all times. 12. To do nothing in Council Chambers which I would be un willing for the people of our city to know, 13 .To not raise the city tax millage. The city taxes are now 39 mills and have been since 1940. I am not one to try to fool anybody. As you know we have heard quite a bit about taxes. Everything is on the rise. Our city employees are still below some cities in the wages paid them. We have established a big recreation program. We pay more or our equipment, and we have done much improvement. AND YET, WE HAVE THE LOWEST MILLAGE OF ANY OTHER TOWN OR CITY IN OUR STATE. Upon these thirteen goals, I base my plea for re-election as Mayor of Newberry. Anyone who tries to do anything worth while makes mistakes and I am no exception. I have made them, too, but I have profited from them and they have given me the experience to cope with the problems to be encountered in municipal administration. In closing, I promise to discharge my duties, if elected your Mayor, to the best of my ability and to be impartial in making decisions. I assure everyone that there ■will be the same warm hospitality and the same friendly cooperation from the entire personnel and employees of the City and myself. My constant aim will be to serve the best interests of all the people at all times. I pledge a continuance, and where possible an improvement, of the high standard of excellence in the city’s operation, as has been achieved in the past two years. On August 6, I am asking all who are eligible to come out and vote. It is one of the few privileges we have left. I have done my best as Mayor for two years and will continue to do my best, if re-elected. I want everyone to know that I have put God in my work. I have put Him first. He has helped me make you a good, con scientious and honest Mayor. I have never had anything to boast about except my friends. There is nothing I value more than the close friendships I enjoy. They mean more than any thing in the whole wide world to me and I am asking all of them to vote. The good people of Newberry have given me everything I have ever asked for and I now ask you for a sec ond term as Mayor. If you leave my name on your ballot, you will never vote for anyone who would appreciate it more than I would. Thank you all. A FRIEND ALWAYS, Cecil E. Kinard MAYOR OF NEWBERRY. (This political ad written and paid for by Cecil E. Kinard) Recent Births ARMFIELD Mr. and Mrs. William C. Arm- iield of Tidmarsh Drive, Wnitnure, ootn formerly of Newberry, are receiving congratulations on the oirtn of a seven pound, 13 ounce son, A1 Craig, born July la at cne Newberry Hospital. Mrs. Arm- xieul is me former Doris Jean william, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Connie Ciiliam. The Akmfieius nave lour other children, Dill, Jr., Jeannie, Christy and Bobby. UNDERWOOD Mr. ana Mrs. Kobert Chesley unuerwood of yu4 Caldwell street are me proud parents of a five ^uuno, 14 ounce daughter, Marie, uorn July 16 at me Newberry nospitai. The underwoods have one son, Miae, wno is six years ox age. Mrs. Underwood is me xormer Ida Elizabeth Davenport oi jsuverstreet. BOOZER Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oliver Booz er of ixil Marion screec announce one oirtn of a five pound, lour ounce daughter, Damira Jean, on o uiy 9 at tne local hospital. The mother is the former Naomi Louise omitn. RODGERS Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton xiodgers of Ridge Spring announce cne birth of an eight pound, eight ounce daughter, Susan Ann, on July 10 at Newberry hospital. AYERS Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Wayne Ayers of Route 1, Box 219 are parents of a seven pound, 11 ounce daughter born at the local hospi tal July 11. The baby has been named Jeanie Maxine. Mrs. Ayers is the former Pauline Rosamond Rlanchflower. BOWERS Mr. and Mrs. Walter Herman Bowers |of Route 2, Prosperity an nounce the birth of a seven pound, 14 ounce daughter, Sonja on July 12 at Newberry hospital. Before marriage, the mother was Una Summers. CLELAND Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meredith Clel^nd of Prosperity, Route 3 are parents of a six pound, three ounce son, Meredith Fellers, born July 14 at the local hospital. Mrs. Cleland is the former Doris Mar jorie Fellers. RUFF Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henry Ruff of Route 2, announce the birth of a seven pound, 11 ounce daughter, Nancy Jane on July 14 at Newberry hospital. The mother is the former Patty Jane Hite. GEIGER Mr. and Mrs. Robert Etheredge Geiger of 209 Glenn street are parents of a seven pound, 13 ounce daughter, Valerie Jean, born July 16 at Newberry hospital. Mrs. Geiger before marriage was Peggy Jean Bowers. ADAMS Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Leo Adams of Route 1, Prosperity an nounce the birth of a seven pound, 13 ounce daughter, Vickie Joy dn July 17 at the local hospital. The mother is the former Elizabeth Gladden COOK Mr. and Mrs. David Wyman Cook of Route 3, Prosperity an nounce the birth of a five pound, three ounce son, David Wyman II on July 18 at Newberry hospital. Mrs. Cook is the former Doris Mae Wilson. CUMBEE Rev. and Mrs. Luria E. Cumbee Jr. of Route 1, Lexington, are re ceiving congratulations on the birth of a six pound, 13 ounce son, Michael Paul, on July 18 at Newberry hospital. Mrs. Cumbee is the former Sylvia Faye Pitts. BY THE WAY . . . (Continued from page 1) week’s speech by Thurmond against civil rights as “great” and said it was “in the finest tra dition of the Senate.” He contin ued that he was glad to be as sociated with Thurmond “in this great fight for justice for our people.” CIVIL RIGHTS (Continued from page 1) lean people should be allowed to vote on a Civil Rights Amend ment to the Constitution. No court can successfully ban and bury the historic customs and beliefs of a sovereign people. A law cannot be effectively enforc ed when it does not have the ap proval and support of a majority of the people. The Civil Rights Bill denies fundamental rights guaranteed everyone by the Constitution: the right to own, manage, and enjoy property; the right of trial by jury; the right to bo presumed innocent until proven guilty; the right of appeal; and the rights guaranteed to the people and the states in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, limiting the federal government to the* specific pow ers, except only those which the Constitution forbade the states to exercise. Forced Equality Is Civil Wrong We are chasing illusion of equality under Socialism instead of the reality of freedom under States Rights and local self-gov ernment. Many have been delud ed into a fuzzy morality which holds that equality and equal rights are the same thing. Forc ed equality contradicts the dream to excel; smothers individuality; restricts .rights; removes free doms; legislates mediocrity; wat ers down courage, thrift, self-re liance and initiative; and nur tures tyranny. Civil Rights, like Socialism, doesn’t level up it lev els down. An all-powerful feder al government is a mass'denial of freedom. This land of the free was con ceived by our founding fathers to preserve the inequalities of its people by a minimum restriction of their liberties. But this land where anybody could be an eagle is being forced to become a land where everybody must become an oyster. SCHUMPERT Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDuffie Schumpert of 1212 Keroes Ave. announce the birth of a seven pound, 13 ounce son, Ralph Metts, at the local hospital on July 18. Mrs. Schumpert is the former Pat ricia Metts. GRADDICK Mr. and Mrs. Claude Otto Grad- dick of 1403 Trent street are parents of a six pound, two ounce daughter, Cathy Lucille, born July 20 at Newberry Memorial hospital. Before marriage, the mother was Ida Lucille Goree. DAY Mr. and Mrs. Henry Calvin Day of Route 2 announce the birth of a seven pound, 15 ounce daughter, Leah Karen on July 21 at New berry hospital. Mrs. Day is the former Sara Mae Kinard. Isn’t it about time you went to PURCELLS for an auto loan to buy some new screens? Honestly, there’s no sense in putting off needed repairs when you can just pick up your phone, then stop for the cash. /f' u r c e 11 3 "Your Private Bankers" 1418 Main St. Newberry THE NEWBERRY SUN NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAX SALES STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY CONCERN: By authority of the tax laws of South Carolina and the various tax executions issued to me by the Treasurer of Newberry Coun ty, the following properties, list ed below, have been seized and taken possession of and are here by advertised to be sold for de linquent taxes plus charges there for, on August 5th. 1957, (Mon day), before the Newberry Court House Door, within the usual hours of public sales. Terms, Cash. All properties advertised will be sold as the property assessed to and levied upon in the names of persons hereinafter listed. After sales, a receipt will be given the purchaser but no title will be issued until after twelve months, if property is not re deemed. 1 Jot, in tax district No. 1, County and State aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Rosa Lee Griffin. 1 lot, 1 building in tax district No. 1, county and state afore said, assessed in the name of Helen Sims. I lot in tax district No. 1, coun ty and state aforesaid, assessed in the name of Willie and Addie- lee Suber. 1 lot in tax district No. 1, coun ty and state aforesaid, assessed in the name of Lillie Mae Wilson Estate. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Mary H. Cannon. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state, aforesaid, as sessed in the name of William and Rosabell Collins. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Ellen Cole man. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Irene Green. 1 lot, 1 building in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state afore said, assessed in the name of For est P. Long. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and’ state aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Estelle Parker. 1 lot in tax district No. 1 OS, county and state aforesaid, as sessed in the name of Nancy Rook Estate. 1 lot in tax district No. 4, coun ty and state aforesaid, assessed in the name of Vera Agnew. 2 lots, 1 building in tax district No. 4, county and state afore said, assessed in the name of Sal- lie Finney. 1 lot in tax district No. 7, coun ty and state aforesaid, assessed in the name of William Buck. T. L. HILL, 12-3tc Tax Collector. ' NOTICE OF CITY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Notice is hereby given that a Municipal Primary will be held on TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1957, for the purpose of nominating the following officers to serve the city of Newberry two years respective ly: Mayor; Alderman Ward No. 4; Alderman Ward No. 5. The polls will open at 8 a. m« and remain open until 4 p. m. A County Registration Certificate is a requirement for voting but if you have misplaced your Certifi cate you jnay present yourself at your polling place, and cast a bal lot if the managers are satisfied as to your identity. The following have been select ed to act as managers of election for the various wards: Ward 1—Marion Baxter, Dolph W. Whitaker, Mrs. James Ab rams, Clerk. Voting at City Hall. Ward 2—Coke S. Dickert, Mrs. Butler Holmes, Miss Ruth Feagle, Clerk. Voting at Smith Motor Conipany. Ward 3, No. 1—Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson, Clerk; Mrs. .Tom Summer, V. H. Wheeler. Voting at Boundary Street School. Ward 3, No. 2—C. A. Shealy, Clerk; Junior Shealy, Hammett Martin. Voting at Mollohon School House. Ward 4, No. 1—Miss Clara Bowers, Miss Corrie Lei Havird, John C. Wilson, Clerk. Voting at Old Court House. Ward 4, No. 2—Miss Minnie Havird, Mrs. J. L. Burns, Mrs. Bettie Jo Bozard, Clerk. Voting behind Layton's Store. Ward 5—Edgar Hiller, Clerk. Mrs. O. S. Goree, Mrs. Fred Jones. Voting near Corley’s Bar ber Shop. Ward 6—Mrs Gordon Clarkson, Clerk; Mrs. E. D. Hart, Mrs. Ben Stewart. Voting at McEl- veen Motor Company. Voting is city-wide for all can didates. SAM A. COOK, Chairman O. F. ARMFIELD, 12-2tc Secretary Prosperity News MR8b B. T. YOUNQ, CorrMprtMtent The July Meeting of the Iris Garden Club was held last Wed nesday afternoon in the gymnas ium of the high school. A group of ladies interested in organizing another garden club had been in vited to this meeting. Mrs. Tommie Harmon president, welcomed the guests. Mrs. B. D. Hawkins, program leader, discussed the purposes and organization of garden clubs and the work of the garden club coun cil. Mrs. J. C. Metts led the group in recreation. Bingo was played with Mrs. Wofford Cooper win ning the prize. During the social hour punch and cookies were served from a prettily appointed table. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Wessinger will move to Prosperity this week. They will live in the Gurdon Counts house. Dr. Wessinger graduated from the Medical Col lege of Virginia in dentistry. Dr. Wessinger is originally from Leesville, and a nephew of Cole, Wilbur, and Oscar Wessinger. He will have offices in Mills Clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Cook are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son at the Newberry hospital on July 18. The little fel low has been named David Wy* man II. Mrs. Cook is the former Doris Wilson. News has been received in Prosperity of the death of Mrs. P. L. Rikard at her home in At lanta, Ga., on July 15. Burial took place in Atlanta on July 17. Mrs. Rikard is the former Miss Bessie Counts, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Counts of Prosperity. Mrs. A. J. Richards of Heath Springs spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young.- Mrs L. J. Fellers spent last week at Myrtle Beach with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wise and children of West Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams and Mrs. H. P Wicker spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Homer Long in Saluda County. Mr and Mrs. Oscar Wessinger spent Sunday in Columbia with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Oswald and family. Miss Luanne Harmon is on a three weeks’ visit with her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Lowe in Allendale. Mr. and Mrs Clyde Bedenbaugh of Easley spent the weekend with relatives Mr and Mrs Carroll Mills spent the latter part of last week at their mountain cabin in Pickens county. Mrs. A. B. Hunt, Mrs/ Joe Spotts and her two children, Lar ry and Frances Ann, left Sunday for a weeks’ visit with relatives in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. James Hunt and their two daughters, Janet and Joan, of Spartanburg, .who were visiting Mrs. Hunt, also took the, trip to Washington. Mrs. Franklin C. Cannon of North Augusta spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Young. O. K. Zeagler Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shirer, Margaret, Linda and Mike Shirer of Lone Star visited Miss Marguerite Wise Thursday in the home of her brother, P. E. Wise. Rev. and Mrs. Ben Clark visited friends in Walhalla last week/ Misses Susie and Mary Langford spent Saturday in Camden with their brother, J. R. Langford, who had been visiting his aunts, re turned home. Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell has returned home from a visit with friends in Columbia. Misses Katherine Counts and Grace Sease visited Mrs. John Schrum in Lincolnton, N. C. the first of this week. Mrs. L. E. Ross, who has been spending the summer at her home here, has returned to Atlanta. i Attic Damaged Several hundred dollars damage resulted from a fire at the home of Jerry O’Quinn on Highway 76 cut-off Monday afternoon. The blaze was thought to have been started by faulty operation of an attic fan. Call for help came to the Newberry Fire Department abont 5:40 p. m. There was dam age to the inside attic and roof and some smoke and water dam age in the house. PERSONAL MENTION Lt. E. B. (Buzz) Purcell, sta tioned at Pensacola, Fla, is spend ing two weeks leave here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Pur cell. Mrs. Jack Strudel of Greenville, the former Sara Simmons of Newberry ,spent the past week end with Mrs. A. T. Neely on Cal houn street.. Miss Theresa Lightsey left Wednesday for her home in Brun son for about three-weeks visjt with relatives. Lt. Janet Garland of Fort Bragg, N. C. spent the past week end with her mother, Mrs. W. C. Schenck on Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Summer spent their vacation last week at the beach. They were joined for a week by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. McBeth Sprouse and sons, Randy and Kerry. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Teague and son, W. A. Teague Jr., of Oviedo, Fla. are visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. league Sr. in the Smyrna community. Mrs. H. M. Halfacre and daugh ter, Miss Sue Halfacre, and Mrs.' 1 Judson Bishop and two children , of the Hartford community are spending their vacation this week at Myrtle B'each. ! Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Abrams and daughter, Ann are spending this ! week at Charleston and Myrtle Beach. They will be joined there Thursday for the remainder of the week by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arm- field and family. iuiss Ann K^yes of Anderson is spending a few days this week with her cousin. Miss Barbara Taylor in the St. Phillips com- i munity. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McHargue and son, Danny of Statesville, N. C. were weekend visitors in the home of the Armfields at Gil- dercrest Danny remained for several weeks visit with his grand parents. Also spending this week with them is another grandson, Billy Armfield of Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Welborn are now living in the home on Ker oes Ave. which they recently put- chased. Mrs. Sam Beam who underwent surgery in the Columbia Hospital last Wednesday, is getting along nicely and expects to return to her home in Newberry soon. High Mortgage Can blow your BUDGET ... to BUS! Refinance that burdensome Home Loan with us. Lower monthly payments, scaled to suit your income, put you back on safe ground. See our Loan Counselor soon mid let him explain to you how our plan can definitely save you money over a period of years. Loans on Homes for all purposes—Con struction, Refinancing existing mortgages, Re pairs, Improvements or any purpose. ^Newberry, federal Saving.3 and cQoan c433ociation