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REGISTER NOW! It’s Not Too Early Avoid The Rush Register Now! VOLUME 20; NUMBER 2:i NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1057 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - by ^borid under 3 BETTER NOW To the many of you who w.re nice enough to inquire, I am glad to report that I am feeling mu-b better than I did last week at this time. The doctor found "the —turned out to be some soit of pneumonia, and no doubt he would have me thoroughly cured now, except that Saturday was evidently the "turning point” and I couldn’t make it to his office for another shot and it has been so rainy since I haven’t dared ven ture out except for a few minutes Monday, then I got caught in a downpour. To top it off, we were scheduled to move into our new home Saturday and the moving went forward as I watched from a window in the "big house ac ross the street. There have been the usual after-moving complic ations, but we are beginning grad ually to settle down to normaJ, When the weather decides to do the same, I think everyone will be happy. NEA PUSHES The National Education Assoc iation seems worried that the iaise in teacher-member dues from $5.00 to $10.00 is going to cause it to lose memberships, because it is out "beating the bushes” aided by local members, trying to ex plain that big increase in dues. A number of teachers have told me that for the first time, they did not join the NEA this year. NEA advocates, most stren uously, federal aid to education. For a look into this situation, I am going to reprint here a colum by Raymond Moley which appear ed in the daily newspapers several weeks ago. While this has to do with the American Federation of Teachers, and not the NEA, re member as you read it that the NEA has set aside more than $500,000 to lobby for federal aid to schools, so the Ultimate goal is the same: Speaking at a convention of the American Federation of Teach ers, the president of that organ ization, Carl J. Megel, let a large wooly cat out of the bag. He said, among other things: "Federal aid to education re presents a transition from pro perty tax to a corporate and per sonal income tax.” There, in a sentence, is the ex planation of the passionate drive for starting the Federalization of schools. These teachers, who are far from a representative group of the vast army of men and wo men who are educating the child ren 7 of America, are necessarily irked at local control of schools. For under the conditions that have traditionally prevailed, and thanks to the common sense of Congress that still prevails, the parents of children are actually able to have some authority in the determining of how their schools shall be operated and what their children shall be taught. The lever by which this auth ority is maintained is the solid economic fact that those parents are taxpayers and, as such, have the incentive to take some inter est in how their money is being spent. Their school boards, elect ed by them, are their means of maintaining watchfulness over their schools. Moreover there is a sound justification for the property tax since it is, in part at least, a land tax which is not a penalty’ on incentive and individual enter prise. The proceedings of the A.b.T. convention, reported in detail in the AFL-CIO News for August 24, indicate the happy vision enter tained by these teachers. With ample funds for all the trimmings now so generally considered to be a part of school, with safaries starting at $(>,000 and progressing to $12,000, with absolute security of tenure, with educational ma terial coming from a bureaucracy in Washington which would be dominated by the national power of the teachers’ union (A.F.T.), with no bothersome local board to bother with,' and no parents able to say things about how it is their money, etc. — this is the heaven of a collectivist. What does it matter that in the process the teacher loses his liberty to experiment under the permissive authority of a school board which can be seen and talk ed with? In short, what is liberty, anyhow, when such sugar-coated security is assured ? The A.F.T. convention was as sured by its president and other speakers, including AFL-CIO peo ple, by a demonstration of slick economics that if the cost of running the schools were all un loaded on the Federal income tax, the money would come from what was called "the enormous earn ings” of corporations and rich in dividuals. Presumably, these teachers are propagating that sort of rot in their classes, not mentioning that a Federal corporation income tax is in reality an excise to be passed on to the very people who believe they are getting a free ride. 1 found nothing in the account of the convention to indicate that these world savers are concerned about the uneconomical school year, which uses the school plants only nine or ten months, or the injustice to teachers who must live twelve months on the pay they receive for the part-time that they teach. A bit of ingenuity by school administrators might well relieve the alleged shortage of teachers and schoolrooms and also provide more pay for teachers. That sort of re-adjustment of a school year devised for the days when children had to go to work in the fields during the summer is not a part of the collectivist plan. It smacks of effciiency, a nasty word in the lexicon of pro gressive education. Redskins Have Troubles; Bears And Weather By BOBBIE BAKER Harvey Kirkland is whipping his Indians into condition for the coming battle wit"h Lenoir Rhyne s big single wing North State Championship team. The weather man is not helping much either. The game with Catawba schedul ed last week was called because of rain, and the stuff has been coming down ever since to hamper preparations for the big bad Bears. Lenoir Rhyne was riding on a list of nineteen victories in their last twenty outings, before Wof ford put an end to the streak two weeks ago. The Bears were tied 0-0 by Presbyterian last week. Kirkland was concerned about his team missing the Catawba contest because he felt that that game would give the unseasoned back- field a chance to gain some needed experience before tangling with Lenoir Rhyne’s single wing. How ever with the ,bad weather condi tions and the unplayed game for experience the Indians are in for a hard night in Hickory Saturday. The Indians are going all out to avenge the .’15-25 setback handed them last season by the Bears. To do this the Fighting Redskins must have provisions to stop full back Harold Bullard and tailback Bill Ackard. Big Bullard, a 210 pound senior, has developed into one of the greatest running backs in North State Conference his tory. He was named to All-Am erican honors last season and was the most valuable player in the conference for the past two sea sons. Ackard is not the powerful runner as is Bullard, but he is just as dangerous. He is rated by his team as the best all-around back. Ackard is very deceptive and a good defensive player. To stop this powerful backfield Newberry will put up one of the strongest 190 pound lines anchor ed by Little All-American candi date, Marion “Bull” Lee. Provid ing the scoring punch for the In dians will be the combination of four halfbacks alternating liehind the ‘Redskins' two line units. These horsemen are sophomores Bob Yarnall and Homer Monts and starters Bobby Rowe and Horace Turheville. Quarterbacking against the Bears will be Terry Dukes, a 135 senior signal called from Or angeburg. The starting fullback is sophomore Ray Waters from Westminster. Waters is the larg est man in the backfield. He stands 6-0 and weighs 190 pounds. Despite the lack of time to pre pare for the contest and the bad weather conditions, the Indians will still give Lenoir Rhyne a game to remember. Dodge Dealers To See New Models Representatives of Smith Mo tor Company, local Dodge dealer ship. will attend a special preview showing of the 1958 line of Dodge passenger cars and trucks in Charlotte, N. C., Saturday. Public announcement of the 1958 Dodge is scheduled Novem ber 6. , Christmas Parade Will Be On Wednesday, December 4 Prosperity Sets Election Date Ralph B. Black was elected chairman of the Prosperity Demo cratic executive committee at a meeting of Prosperity citizens held Monday night at City Hall. Miss Annie Hunter was elected secretary, and W. E. Barnes, exe cutive committeeman. The organization was effected to make plans for a city election, which will be held on November 12, to name a mayor and four al dermen to serve Prosperity for a one year term. Candidates have un til November 9th to qualify, ac cording to Mr. Black, and in the event there is no opposition, the election will not be held. The present town council is composed of I). H. Hamm, Sr., mayor; A. R. Chappell, B. D. Ep- ting, Everett Kibler and J. A. Williams, aldermen. NEPH Committee Spi Essay ionsors Contest The local Employ the Physi cally Handicapped committee is again sponsoring an essay con test as part of the observance of National Employ the Handicapped Week which will be observed Oct ober 6th through 12th. All high school students of the county are eligible co enter the contest. Essays on the subject "How Hiring the Handicapped Helps You and Me” must be sub mitted to Dr. Mamie S. Summer, S. C. Employment Security Com mission, Caldwell Street, by Nov ember 1st. Full details may be secured from teacher-sponsors. Members of the local NEPH committee are Jimmy Coggins, chairman; Cecil PL Kinard, Pearce C. Davis, Jake R. Wise, James II. Abrams, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Mrs. Mildred Harmon, Bill Whelan, Frank Armfield, W. H. Turnley, Maxcy Stone and Dr. Mamie Summer. Sanders Dies While At Work A. V. Sanders, 63, of 280 Hunt Avenue, died suddenly Tuesday while at. work in the Oakland .Mills. Mr. Sanders was born and rear ed in Cherokee County, a son of ■tlte late H. S. and Amanda Crock- ki Sanders. He lived a number of years in North Carolina and had made his home in the Oakland community for the past 46 years. He was employed by the Oakland Plant of Kendall Mills and was a member of Hunt Memorial Baptist Church, a member of the Baptist Brotherhood and a director of the Brotherhood. Surviving are his wife, Mrs! Lottie Mae Bedenbaugh Sanders; 3 sons, Lt. Jack Sanders of Bry an, Tex., Ray Sanders of Colum bia and Dr. Walter Sanders of Marietta, Ga.; 4 daughters, Mrs. J. C. Cody of Sea Side, Calif., Mrs. Clifford Bozard of Columbia, Mrs. J. M. Parlor of Holly Hill and Mrs. J. A. Underwood of Green wood; two sisters, Mrs. H. M. Playsr of Columbia, and Mrs. Flossie Sligh of Newberry; two brothers, George Sanders of Mt. Pleasant and R. J. Sander’s of Newberry; 16 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Presented Pin By Boosters Club In recognition of his service as president for the past session, the Boosters Club of Newberry Col lege presented William West with a beautiful watch chain and pend ant. On one side of the pendant was engraved the initials W. M. W., and on tire other side, Booster 56-57. The presentation was made by the president, Miss Emma Minick, at a recent meeting of the Boost ers Club in the assembly room of Wessels Library. The annual Newberry Christmas Parade will be held this year on Wednesday afternoon, December 4 at 3:30 p. m., according to Billy Beard, chairman of the Christmas parade committee which, in coop eration with the Merchant’s com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce, is making plans for the parade. Others serving on the pa rade committee are _ Herschel Kemper and B. A.’Buddin. Plans are being formulated early in order to make the 1957 parade the largest and best,in the city’s history. “More specific information about the parade will be given lat er,” stated Mr. Beard. "We would like for the schools and other clubs and organizations to begin thinking now of the entries they will make in order not to be caught in a last-minute rush to prepare a float or other entries,” he continued. A number of bands will be in vited to participate and it is ex pected that there will be the usual units, such as the children’s pet unit, boy and girl scouts, school clubs and a host of others. Last but not least, Santa Claus will ap pear to delight the children. Prizes will be given for the best entries in several divisions, as in the past. Instructions for parade entries will be mailed to schools and other organizations at an early date, Mr. Beard said. Forest Fire Law Enforcement School Be Here COLUMBIA.—A series of sev en 2-day Forest Fire Law Enforce ment Training Schools will be held in South Carolina during October, according to a joint announcement by Chief J. P. Strom of the State the S. C. State Commission of Forestry. The training schools will deal with arson, unlawful burning, and forest fire laws. Demonstrations and instructions will cover crime scene search, including photo graphy, collecting, identifying, and presenting evidence. Interro gation of witnesses and suspects, confessions and taking of state ments, and court procedures will be discussed. The training schools will be held primarily for foresters, rang ers, wardens, and other personnel of the S. C. State Commission of Forestry. Foresters of the U. S. Forest Service, pulp and paper companies, and others will also attend. One of the schools will be held Newberry on ^October 28 and in 29. PTA Council Urges Voters To Register The Newberry County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations urges all PTAs throughout the county to adopt as one of their projects for 1957-58 a plan to en courage all eligible voters to ob tain as soon as possible the new 10-year registration certificate. The current certificate becomes void on May 1, 1958, The new 10- year certificate must be secured by this date in order for voters to cast a ballot in the next Demo cratic primary next June. The Newberry County Board of Registration is now issuing the new certificates in the Grand Jury room on the second floor of New berry County Court House. Until further notice, this office will be open daily except Sunday and holidays, and will be closed Wed- nesdaya and Saturdays at 1 p.m. In the near future, Board officials will visit each precinct in the county, giving notice of each visit well in advance. Local Girl Ach ieves.Success In New Broadway Production Passion Play To Be Presented In Anderson People of this section will have a second opportunity in October to view the spectacular Black Hills Passion Play given by the famous South Dakota Black Hills ca-^l headed by talented Josef Meier, the world famous Christus portrayer. The Passion Play which was brought to Anderson in 1953, by The Independent and The Daily Mail, will be brought to Anderson again by the Anderson papers October 27 for a Sunday matinee performance, with evening-perfor mances on October 28, 29 and 30, and two other Student matinee performapges Oct. 28 and 29. The Law Enforcement Division and , State Forester Chas. H. Fiery „f Tiresentat.on of the Pass.on Play will be at the Recreation Center on North Main Street. Proceeds from the performances will be for the benefit of the Sal vation Army Christmas Tree Fund for underprivileged children. This great dramatic event, por traying several days in the life of Christ, is given during the sum mer months in a great amphithe atre in the Black Hills of South Dakota where the American Pas sion Play originated, and during several months of each winter when the cast moves to Lake Wales, Fla. Thousands of persons travel long distances each year to see the phfy in Dakota and Florida. Even when the Passion Play is given in Anderson, hun dreds of persons come from many nearby counties and from even greater distances to view the dra matic spectacle. Charles F. Sterling, left, retired rural mail carrier, receives an honorary certificate of recognition from District Manager Robert Overing, right, at a dinner held Friday night in honor of Mr. Sterling. Story elsewhere in this issue. (Photo for The Sun by A. M. Dominick.) ■ ■■—■ — 1 ■ ■ ■ 1 f-"— —— Local Woman Writes Of Old Roses In State Paper (The following article by Mrs. Emerson E, Westwood of New berry w’as published in the Sun day, September 30th issue of The State.) State Fair Week, rapidly ap proaching, means many things to South Carolinians. The midway attracts many, especially the younger set. Others are interested in livestock exhibits, and to thousands of others, State Fair’s principal attraction is "Big Thurs day.” To me, however, State Fair time is "Rose Time,” with parti cular emphasis on old roses. I was fortunate enough to have won the William Elliott Trophy, a silver pitcher, in 1955. This hand some trophy is given by The State newspaper for the best col lection of old roses in the exhibit at the State Fair, which is put on by the Palmetto Garden Club of South Carolina. I also participat ed in the winning of the same award in 1952, captured by the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs. In my search for specimens for these exhibits, I found old roses in interesting places throughout Newberry County, as well as in Saluda County. I came upon a white Maman Cochet planted long ago by a garden gate; and discovered the much-sought after Mmc. Joseph Schwartz (White Duchess) which was originally in (he garden of the late Alan John stone, Sr., prominent resident of Newberry in years past. I chanc ed upon a green Rose seven feet high, with myriad blooms. This old China rose has leaves and per fume of the rose, but the flowers do not resemble the rose. It is known as the freak of the rose family. AN OLD SAFRANO Qn the driveway of the New berry Junior High School grows a Safrano rose, moved there from the old Pearson home-site nearby. It has withstood the abuae of many children at play, as well as lack of proper care. In my own garden, there are several roses that were originally in my grandmother’s garden. One, a white Musk rose, was planted by my great-grandmother, for her daughter when she was a bride 93 years ago. After my grandmoth er’s death, it was cared for by my mother, and following her death, I moved the plarit to my own rose garden at Timberhouse. I might point out that many people think old roses are really older than they are. One day re cently, I was shown a rose bush and told that it was over 100 years of age. I later checked the variety, to see when the particu lar, rose was "sent-out” and found the date was 1874, which meant, of course, that the bush fell far (Continued on page 3) (By Mrs. A. H. Counts) Miss Dorothy Aull, native of Newberry, now living in New York, will soon appear in her sec ond Bfoadway Show, “Copper and Brass.” Miss Aull, a talented young dancer, singer and actress, has been engaged in television and summer theatre work for the past several years. She appeared last spring in her first Broadway show, "Shinbone Alley”, a musical which starred Eddie Bracken and Ear- tha Kitt. In the forthcoming show, "Cop per and Braf.s,” a musical which opens at the Martin Beca theatre in New York City around October 17, Miss Aull will be the under study to Nancy Walker, star of tne show. Mies Aull’s interest in dancing was begun during her elementary schooling under local dance in structors. Upon graduation from the. Newberry High School she enrolled at the University of South Carolina where she studied for a year. She also studied danc ing at the Foster School of Dance in Columbia. She went to New York ten years ago to further her dancing career. She studied at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio and soon became an instructor there. In the meantime, she continued her education and received a degree in dramatics from Columbia University. Today she is still studying dancing, voice and dramatics. The road to a Broadway show is filled with lots of hard work and study, according to Miss Aull, who says the competition is keen. There are many discouragements, too. Her advice to young aspirants is to begin now to study the right technique, work hard and get a good foundation. Miss Aull was chosen for her part in "Shinbone Alley” from among 300 contest ants. . She spent part of her recent summer vacation here. She is the daughter of Mrs. A. H. Aull; a dormitory supervisor at Newber ry College, and the late Mr. Aull. Her mother is the former Miss Cora Wingard of Lexington. Communion At Mayer Memorial Pastor D. M. Shull Sr. an nounces that the Lord’s Suppe will be administered at the rogu lur eleven o’clock worship on Oc tober 6. All members of the churc are urged to participate. Sunda School will precede the service u 10:00 a. m. The Luther Leaguers will hav their programs at 0:30 p. m. Visitors are most cordially ir: vited. Colleges Must Educate v Minds And Hearts, Faculty Members Are Told Mrs. Johnny Stevenson of Harts- villo, arrived in Newberry Satur day for several days visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Charlie Ruff on Mower street. (By Mrs. A. H. Counts) Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina, speak ing on "Life’s Sure Foundation,” deliverered the sermon at instal lation services Sunday night in the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer for three members of the Newberry College faculty in the^ Department of Bible and Relig ious Education. They were the Rev. Luther Grady Cooper, the Rev. Francis Irving Fesperman and the Rev. Ralph William Hoff- meyer. "This college as other Christian Colleges, has proven itself worthy of its name. It is going forward under capable and competent lead ership to fulfill its high mission of existence. We do not need to debate the worth of the Christian College today. We do need to count our values and see the rich dividends the Christian College Airings to our community and state and nation. Its values were never more needed than today,” Dr. Kinard stated. "Today is a day of education” Dr. Kinard said. "May of our schools colleges and universities are filled to overflowing. Millions of dollars are spent annually for education. This is indeed an age which is educationconscious. His sermon continued: "With all of our education of the mind, what of it? What are we doing with it? There are those who make no use of it. There is a failure on the part of many to make use of the knowledge which they have. Some seek know ledge with the idea of just poss essing it. It does not help in mak ing life vital or in preparing them for life’s duties. There are not only those who never make any use of Jhoir knowledge, but even worse, are some who make a positive misuse of the know ledge they have. "The development of the mind without the development of the soul will bring destruction. Ed ucate the mind and not the heart and soul, and you unleash an endless amount of wickedness in the world. The warning that should be kept before the eyes of every generation is this: a gene ration with trained minds but feeble characters and undiciolin- ed wills is a menance. Havoc, ruin and chaos will be ours if we rear a godless generation. "What is it then that the church asks today? Not that the train ing of the mind shall be dispara ged in the least. Rather she asks that not only the mind be train ed, but also the heart. With mental training, there shall be moral and spiritual training. These must be coupled together; we must educate the whole man. "The church-owned institutions of learning, then, first of all lure Christian in principles and in practice. In these institutions training of the heart and soul is considered equally as important as training the mind and hand. Char acter building is emphasized. "Not only must men and women he trained to think, not only must their outlook upon life be Christ ian, but to carry out the spirit of Christ, they must be able to trans late their learning into terms of useful service to their fellowmen and to God. “Newberry College through the president and faculty is giving to her students, to church and state, this kind of consecrated and useful training. High demands are made of those who teach. The church college seeks men and wo men with balances interest, sch olarship and teaching—and with something more. They must be Christian. This college has a her itage of noble teachers whose memories are still honored by their students as well as by thou sands of others, not only for their formal teaching, hut for their character. "You who are installed tonight will follow in their train and I am sure will measure up to this day. “You and your fellow teachers who arc charged with the respon sibility of moulding the mental and spiritual development of these young people at Newberry College are entrusted with a wonderful and sacred privilege. May God grant you the wisdom and grace to lead them to build the only firm and sure foundation for life, Christ the Rock of Ages.” Dr. Royall A. Yo’»ng, president of the Florida Synod, was litur- gist at the vespers. Dr. Charles E. Fritz, president of the Georgia- Alabama Lutheran Synod, read the order for the installation ser vice. Dr. C. A. Kaufmann, pres ident of Newberry College, pres ented the certificates of their call to Dr. Fritz. Special music was rendered by the Newberry College Singers. Rev. Cooper, associate prof essor of Bible and Religious Ed ucation, is a native of China Grove, N. C. He is a former mis sionary to China and has served pastorates at Little Mountain and Elloree. Rev. Fesperman, assistant prof essor of Bible and Religious Ed ucation, is a native of Draper, N. C. He has served as pastor of Lutheran congregations in Lake City, Gainesville and St. Peters burg, Fla. and for several years was secretary to the Florida Synod. Rev. Hoffmeyer, assistant prof essor of Bible and Religious Ed ucation, is a native of Port Huron, Michigan. He has served as pastor of Lutheran congregations in Laurens and Walhalla. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 5: Dr. Wayne C. Brady Elizabeth Gibson Summer, Her bert Lee Gilliam, Mrs. Kos# Johnson, Mrs. Ed Thomas Becky Burns, Robert Sease Carolyn Crowell, John J. Me Swain Jr., Bob Hawkins Jr. Bobby Lipscomb, Maxie Gra ham, Daniel Hutchinson. Oct. 6: Alice Williams, Guj Long, Mrs. A. N. Crosson Sr. Mrs. J. P. Boozer, S. M. Price James Wicker Oct. 7; Mrs. Frank Culclasure Nellie Ruff Hipp, S. L. Shealj Jr., Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. T Biair Boozer, Miss Wilma Booz er, Ann Abrams, H. E. Gause. Oct. 8: Mrs. W. S. Henry Barbara Sflsan Sheeley, Collici Neel Jr., Hoyt Boland, Coin Hogge, Ralph Griffith. Oct. 9; Smiley Porter, Frani Wilson Jr., L. E. Wood, Shirlej Koon, David Senn, Guy V. Whit ener Sr., G. B. Sessions, Mrs George P. Boozer, Alliene Dick ert, Gene Epting, Vera C. Creek more, A1 Cannon. Oct. 10: Mrs. Sara Wallace Cleave Stoudemire, Mrs. J. D Wicker, Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt George Moore, Mrs. Ralph C Johnson, Mrs. Nellie Coates Da vis, Mrs. Sims W. Brown, Frani R. Ruff, Miss Ethel Jones Bruce Graham. Oct. 11: I). D. Darby, Nancj Green, Mrs. Kate Miller, Forresi Boozer, Mrs. A. H. Dicker!. Bil Attaway, William E. Dufford Robert Wayne Turner, Mrs Trudie Epting.