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•tilt VOLUME 20; NUMBER 52. By The Way By Dortt A. Sandora YOU OUGHT TO I’m not very enthusiastic about puns, but I’ll go along with the “YOU AUTO BUY NOW” busi ness since it was begun as an au tomobile selling promotion, al though in some communities it has spread out to cover practical ly every phase of merchandising. In Newberry, YABN week—I assume by now you are aware of what YABN means—will be con fined to promotion, at least, by auto dealers, but I wouldn’t doubt but that it will be conta gious and that other business firms will be offering attractive prices on merchandise in an ef fort to help combat recession and promote a healthy economy. I was trying to put in black and white the idea behind this sort of promotion, when I ran across an editorial in The Cleve land Press of February 6, 1958. Cleveland is the city claiming birth of the YABN idea—and this is what the Cleveland Press had to say about it: “The all-out selling campaign Cleveland auto dealers are plan ning for later this month isn’t just to sell cars, but to sell confi dence. “The dealers have wisely sized up the current economic down- slide as partly psychological. “People have money. “But with layoffs mounting, they’re afraid they may be next. So instead of spending, they are laying their cash away. “So there’s less buying. Which means less production. WTiich, in turn, means less employment. “This is the downside of the classic economic cycle which spins the country into recession. “By urging people who have the money for cars to spend it now, instead of waiting till lat er, the Cleveland auto dealers hope to turn this cycle around. “In other words, they want to generate MORE buying. Which will mean MORE production, and MORE jobs. “The approach is immensely sensible, both for the dealers and for the public. “Gloom spreads fast. But so does confidence. “It wouldn’t take much of an upturn to generate a real flood of new confidence. “That’s what the auto dealers hope to promote. “Good luck to them!” And this is the idea behind the Newberry campaign. I would urge you to do your part to “gen erate a real flood of new confi dence.” NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1958 + $2.00 PER YEAR Automobile Start Looking over possible industrial sites in Newberry County are, left to right, T. Roy Summer, Jr., chairman of the Newberry County Development Board; Edward C. Taylor, and Wyndham M. Manning, Jr., general sales manager and S. C. Divisions sales manager respectively of the Daniels Construction Company, Greenville. (Sunphoto.) Daniel Personnel In Newberry To Assist Development Board SOMETHING NEW Something new in the maga zine field came out this week, with the publication of the intro ductory edition of “The South Carolinian.” The magazine, to be published twice a month, is edited and published by Brent Breedin. Among its contributing editors are W. D. Workman, Jr., Frank van der Linden, Robert W. Paterson, Chapman J. Milling, M. B. Camak, Eddie Finlay, Antion- ette Barron, and Lloyd C. Trim- mier, Jr. It’s pages are devoted entirely to features about South Carolina and her natives and to events of interest and importance in the State. I would suggest you look it over—I think you’ll like it. PLACE OF BEAUTY Charleston may have its gard ens, Sumter its Swan Lake, Or angeburg its Edisto azalea gard ens, but to me there is nothing more beautiful than Newberry at this time of the year, and most especially this year. The early freezes, while hurting the earHer camellias and bulb blooms, seem to have held back the remainder of the myriad of flowers, flower ing shrubs and trees, for the first warm days of spring to bring forth into full bloom and the re sult is nature at its best. While tjie high winds and rain of Tues- day shattered the blossoms to some extent, it did not destroy the loveliness of the city, and if you have not taken a ride over our fair town to see how nature has transformed drab, grey winter in to beautiful, colorful spring, please do so right away. You will be glad you-did. The wheels of the Newberry County Development Board are beginning to turn—slowly, but surely and on the right track. On Wednesday of last week, a com mittee from the Board made a trip to Greenville to have a con ference with former Senator Charles E. Daniel, and on Thurs day, ,three other members met with R. M. Cooper, director of the State Development Board. The purpose of these conferences, ac cording to T. Roy Summer, chair man of the board, is to get infor mation that will get the County Development Board started on the right track. Mr. Summer, along with Clif ford T. Smith of Bush River and Earl Gilliam of Whitmire, met for an hour with Senator Daniel. Mr. Summer reported that the widely- known industrial builder gave them much information, advice and encouragement, and offered the facilities of his staff for any help possible in getting the local Board started on an operating basis, and in preparing a brochure for Newberry County. He stated that he would send personnel from the Daniel Construction Company to Newberry to further discuss this type of work. Board members Cecil Berley of Pomaria, Jake Bowers of Prosper ity and Dave Waldrop of Silver- street met with Mr. Cooper on Thursday. They also reported receiving valuable information and advice, and reported that Mr. Cooper, had offered the facilities of the State Development Board to the county. On Monday afternoon, Chaun- cey L^ver, vice-president in charge of public relations for the South Carolina National Bank and Wyndham M. Manning, Jr., sales manager, S. C. Division of the Daniel Construction Company, met briefly with Mr. Summer to arrange a visit on Tuesday of Mr. Manning and Edward C. Tay lor, general sales manager of the Daniels Company. These gentlemen arrived in Newberry Tuesday morning and PROGRESS REPORT Thank you again for your many inquiries about Connie. She would have me report to you that she is getting along fine and has return ed to playschool. She still doesn't have full use of her leg, but she can walk and proudly announced to me Tuesday morning that she could now run a little bit. In about two more weeks, she should have full use of her leg. She also wishes me to thank the many of you who have been so kind as to send her gifts, cards, and those who have called and who have been by to see her. The many nice gifts she received from her playschool friends for her birthday the day before she went to the hospital, as well as those she has received subse quently, helped immensely to pass her stay-at-home days, and her parents are as appreciative as she is. spent most of the day with mem bers of the New r berry County De velopment Board, showing them how to pick sites for industrial use, how to make sketches of such sites and how to present them to industry indicating an interest to locate in this area. They pointed out such assets in the county as water and electric power, rail roads, natural gas, a local airport and the nearness of the larger commercial airport at Columbia. Attending a luncheon Tuesday for Messrs. Manning and Taylor were Mr. Summer, Rev. Garth Hill of Little Mountain, Jake Bowers, C. T. Smith, board mem bers, and R. Brice Waters, who was campaign manager of the board’s membership drive. The Board will meet on Tues day night, April 29 to discuss these conferences and decide on future action. Attends Meeting Mrs. Ray Feagle, Director of Newberry county Department of Public Welfare and Mrs. Ruth Mathis, Child Welfare Worker for the county, left early Mon day morning for Miami, Florida to attend the Child Welfare League of America, being held all this weekend. They were ac companied by Mrs. May Elam, County Director of Fairfield and Mrs. Bob Parr of Columbia, Child Welfare Consultant of the State. L. A. Richardson, superintend ent of Newberry County Memorial Hospital, left Wednesday morning for Roanoke, Va. to attend the Carolinas-Virginia annual hospi tal meeting this week. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 26: Mrs. William Milam, Preston McAlhaney. , April 27: Gregory Pearce Dod- kin, Leroy Shealy Adams, Mrs. Naomi Bouknight, Christine Ris- ter, Margaret Elizabeth Warren. April 28: Butch Culclasure, Jessie Harold Hendrix, Jr., T. K. Shell, Buddy Dennis. April 29: Ann Bowers, Mrs. Ruby Evelyn Reaves, C. E. Han cock, Trannie Lietzsey, Dorothy W. Bedenbaugh, Susan Marie Brady. April 30: Mrs. Beale H. Cro mer, Frederick Gardiner, Mrs. Richard L. McWhirter, Ray No bles, F. L. Miller. May 1: William Neville, Susan Blalock, Jaunita Lathrop, Jean Walker, Albert Covington, Mrs. Clarence B. Word, W. H. Cald well, Mrs. A. C. Dyskin, Mrs. Charles E. Thomas, John Hug gins. May 2: Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, Billy Martin, S. Downs Wright, Robert Wayne Lathrop, John S. Hazel, J. Alvin Kinard, Ida Farr, Michael L. Bedenbaugh. Teachers Who Retiring To Be Honored The Newberry County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations and the Newberry Civic League are giving a tea in honor of the teachers of Newberry County who are retiring at the end of this school year. The tea will be in the Community Hall Sunday af ternoon, May 4 from 4:30 until 5:30 o’clock. Feeling that the opportunity to pay their respects to these teach ers should be extended to all citi zens of the county, committees from the Civic League and the County Council of PTA met re cently at the home of Mrs. J. H. Summer to discuss the matter. Members of the committee from the Civic League are Mrs. Gurnie Summer, chairman; Mrs. J. H. Summer, Miss Grace Summer and Mrs. Charles Ruff. Members of the committee from the County Council of PTA are Mrs. Donald Rook, chairman; Mrs. Ben Bud- din, Mrs. Vernon Carlton, Philip Kelly and Mrs. Kirby Lominack. The teachers who will be honor guests are Miss Eula Epting, Lit tle Mountain; Miss Sudie Dennis and Miss Julia Kibler, Newberry High; Mrs. Thomas P. Johnson, Newberry Junior High; Miss Hel en Nichols, Oakland; Mrs. Marie Huggins, Pomaria, and Miss Eth el Jones, Speers Street. Since both the Civic League and the County Council of PTA wish this occasion to be county wide, they extend a cordial invi tation to everyone in the county who is interested in adding to the happiness of these teachers. A very special invitation, however, is directed to all former students of these teachers. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, there has been a decline in business ac tivity in the City and County of Newberry, as well as throughout the State of South Carolina and the Na tion; and WHEREAS, statistics show that the automobile in dustry is perhaps the most vital in all of South Caro lina, its agricultural and manufacturing resources not withstanding; and WHEREAS, approximately 25 percent of the state’s retail sales are composed of the sales of new and used cars; and WHEREAS, an estimated one out of every seven persons employed derives his livelihood from activi ties pertaining to the automobile; and -WHEREAS, the purchase of a car will keep thous ands of men working in hundreds of plants, manufac turing steel, aluminum, glass, rubber, paint,, uphols tery, plastic and hundreds of other items to build a car;i and WHEREAS, Newberry County residents have greater savings deposits in the savings institutions of the County than ever before; and WHEREAS, more sales mean more production and more jobs, and greater confidence in the business of Newberry; and WHEREAS, certain Newberry County business firms are working together to stimulate sales to keep the economy of Newberry County healthy through the promotion of “You Auto Buy Now” sales program: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ernest H. Lay top, Mayor of the City of Newberry, do hereby proclaim the week of April 25-May 3, 1958 as “YOU AUTO BUY NOW WEEK.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City to be affixed. ERNEST H. LAYTON, Mayor, City of Newberry Kiwanians To Have District Meet May 1st Newberry Kiwanians have been urged to participate fully in the annual Division Nine meeting of the Carolinas District at the Poin sett Hotel in Greenville Thurs day, May 1, at 7:00 p. m., in an invitation extended by Kiwamis Lt. Governor Allen Murray, of Newberry. \ Featured speaker at the Divis ion dinner will be District Govern or Guy Rawls, of Raleigh, N. C., who will be introduced by District Secretary Herb Hennig, of Dar lington. The four Kiwanis Clubs in Greenville will be hosts to the other 11 Clubs in the Division. Lieutenant Governor Murray addressed his invitation to Presi dent Chester Hawkins of the New berry Club. Union To Talk Contract At Sunday Meeting Members of Mollohon Local Union 324 (CIO-AFL) have been urged to attend a meeting to be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p. m. in the school building. Although this is the regularly scheduled meeting time, the meeting is most important, according to pub licity secretary Grady Price, be cause discussion of the union’s contract with the Mollohon Plant of the Kendall Company will be discussed. The company has an nounced termination of the con tract, which has been in effect since 1946, according to Mr. Price. Unanimous opposition to termination was voted by the un ion at two recent meetings. “We want to discuss this mat ter thoroughly and take action to see that working conditions of 1933 will not return,” said union officials. W. H. Tedford, manager of the Mollohon Plant, stated today that the company had not terminated the contract, but had asked that it be opened for “some modifica tions and changes.” The present contract expires on June 12. A meeting will be held today (Thursday), Mr. Tedford said, be tween management and union of ficials, to discuss the contract. Music Students Wicker Is Out Of Race; Books Not Reopened M. K. (Buck) Wicker has with drawn as a candidate for the po sition of Commissioner District No. 1, according to an announce ment made today by B. V. Chap man, chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee, who also stated that the books would not be open for othef can didates to qualify for that race in the June primary. The only other candidate is the incumbent, Carman Bouknight, who is completing his first two year term in the position. State Festival (By Miss Lorraine Paris) The Newberry High School band took top honors among all the state’s Class B Bands last Friday at the State Music Contest held at Winthrop College. Class B schools are those with enrollments of 400 to 750. The local band won 14 out of a possible 15 points. Twelve Class B bands came through the district contest and were eligible for participation in the State Festival. Among these were Clover with seven points, Blacksburg, seven points; Cow- pens, six; Dillon, 12; Kingstree, 6; Fairforest, 9; Graniteville, 13; North Augusta 13; Union and Eau Claire. The Newberry Junior High School, composed of eighth grad ers and some ninth graders, re ceived a II rating. This was a new experience for this young band, being the first time its mem bers had been to State Festival. Only three South Carolina cities were represented by Junior High bands. They were Spartanburg, Sumter and Newberry. Jenkins Junior High and Cleveland Jun ior High from Spartanburg re ceived I and II ratings respective ly. Alice Drive and McLaurin, from Sumter, received II and I, respectively. The students were all congratu lated for the excellent showing they made. May 10 Deadline “You Auto Buy Now Week”—a sales campaign being pro moted by participating new and used car dealers in New berry to stimulate sales in Newberry County in an effort to combat recession and instill greater confidence in the busi ness of this community, will begin Friday, April 25th and end Saturday, May 3rd. During this week, participating merchants will offer unusually attractive prices on new and used cars. The “Kick-Off” will be held Friday morning, April 26, when participating car dealers and salesmen attend a breakfast at thj> Wiseman Hotel. During the breakfast, the group will hear a closed circuit speech by John B. Naughton, vice president of sales for - Dodge Motor Division of Chrysler Corporation. The speech will emanate from the Jefferson Hotel in Columbia, where the cen tral breakfast will launch the nine-day drive sponsored by the South Carolina Automobile Deal ers Association. From 2 p. m. until 5 p. m. Fri day, the square in front of the old Court House will |be roped off, and dealers will show their new and used car models. The Newberry High School Band will give a concert from 3:30 until 4:30. A |100 prize will be .given to some lucky person on the last day of the drive. Registration for the prize may be made at any of the participating dealers during YABN Week. Tke winner's name will be drawn in front of the Community Hall at 6 p. m. Saturday, May 3rd. V Mayor Ernest H. Layton has issued a proclamation, designating^ April 26-May fcrd as “You Auto Buy Now Week” in Newberry. Dealers who are promoting the campaign are W. H. Davis and Staa, P. D. Johnaen Co.; Kemper Chevrolet Co., Kirk Pontiac-Cad- illac Co., Lipscomb Motor Co., Matthews New and Used Cara, Shealy Motor Co., Smith Motor Co., Ed Young Buiek Co., New berry County Bank, Purcells; South Carolina National Bank, June Primary May 10 is the deadline for prospective voters to obtain new registration certificates in order to -vote in the June 10th Democratic primary, W. C. Scott, chairman of the county Board of Registration, warned today. Old certificates will not be valid after April 30th of this year. Over 6,000 voters have al ready obtained their new certi ficates since the Board began the current 10-year registration several months ago, but Mr. Scott estimates that there are still between three and four thousand persons in the county * eligible to vote, who have not renewed their certificates. The registration board will be at the court house from now through May 10 every week day from 9:00 a. m. until 5:00 p. nu, with the exception of Wednes days and Saturdays, when the office will be closed for the af ternoon. After May It, the Board will cease registration un til the first Monday in July. Incomplete returns from the Cancer Crusade, being held during the month of' April, show collec- state Bank” and Trust Co. of (By Miss Juanita Hitt) The Elementary Girls Chorus of the sixth and seventh grades was awarded the highest rating given to an unchanged voice chor us at the South Carolina Music Festival held at Winthrop College on April 18. The rating received was I-plus. On the comment sheet, the judge, Dr. James Allen Dash of Baltimore, Md., wrote the following: “By far and away the best elementary chorus I have heard.’ The Newberry Boys Choir was awarded a superior rating, I. Dr. Dash had the following to say about this group: “A fine group of professional calibre, ex cellently trained and directed.” Other first ratings were award- tions of $1744.08, according to Mrs. Myra Addy, Crusade treas urer. The major portion of this sum is from special! gifts and from the house-to-house canvass on April 18, “Conquer Cancer Day.” j Despite the seemingly low fig ure, members of the local chap ter of the American Cancer So ciety are optimistic that when all returns are in, the drive will have reached, if not exceeded, the $4,- 500 donated for Cancer Crusade in 1957 in the County. Indian Cagers Preview Friday The Newberry Indians, Little Four Basketball Champions, will preview next seasons’ team on Fri day, April .26, at 8 p. m. in Mc Lean Gymnasium. The Intra-squad basketball game will be sponsored by the Block “N” Club of Newberry Col lege. Admission will be students 25c and adults 50c. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Phillips have moved .to 1415 Dave Drive to make their home. ed the 90-voice girls glee club of Newberry High School; Claudia Setzler for low. voice solo; Jon Dickert for high voice solo; Bobby Lominick for boy soprano solo. Bobby is a member of the third grade of Boundary Street school and was the youngest soloist at the entire festival. Bill Moore rat ed I for senior piano solo. Receiv ing seednd rating (excellent) were the Newberry High School sex tette, Newberry High quartet; Tucky Neel for high voice solo and Billy Spivey for unchanged voice solo. Wilma Boozer of Prosperity received a II-plus for high voice solo. Whitmire girls glee club received a III and Cynthia Lake of Silverstreet received a I .rating for her violin solo. Whitmire, Duncan Motor Co., Whitmire and Young Chevrolet Co., Whitmire. . Forty communities throughout South Carolina are participating in the nine-day YABN campaign to instill confidence in present business conditions in South Caro lina. The theory behind the campaign is that if more cars are' sold and such a tremendous seg ment of the economy enjoys a sales boost, the remainder of tjie state’s economy is bound to bene fit accordingly. •The idea of the YABN cam paign was spawned in Cleveland, Ohio, early in February of this year. 4ts success was so fantastic in Cleveland that the idea boon began to spread throughout the country. It is estimated that approximately 80 major cities in the United States have had, or are planning similar campaigns., South Carolina is the first state in the nation to stage a statewide promotion on this theme. Local dealers participating in the campaign will be easily iden tifiable by “YOU AUTO BUY NOW” banners and placards in their places of business. Aged Saluda Citizen Dies Joe W. Black, age 98, of Saluda County, died at the Newberry Me morial Hospital Tuesday night after an illness of 20 days. At Synod Meet President C. A. Kaufmann at tended the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Evangelical Luth eran Synod April 14 through 16 and made a report to the Synod on Newberry College. The meet ing was held at St. John’s Luth eran Church in Charleston. Dr. Kaufmann is representing Newberry College at the Annual Meeting of the Georgia-Alabama Synod this week, in Macon, Ga. Y. A. B. N. - ‘You Auto Buy Now”