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MANY A TRUE WORD HAS BEEN SPOKEN THRU FALSE TEETH. 'f f ' DOWN TO CASSIDY’S SAL OON THEY’VE PUTUP A SIGN « RECOMMENDED BY DRUN KEN HEINZ.” VOLUME 21; NUMBER 7. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1958 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Porta A. 8«ndf ARE YOU RICH? Someone who evidently has been ‘‘sweating it out” during these past hot days at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital asks that I write and request that “some of these rich people” in Newberry County donate some fans for the lobby and corridors of the hospital. If you are rich, here’s a nice project for you. It not only gets hot at the hospital in the summertime, but on the two occasions when I was there, it was hot on the coldest day of the year. I’m sure it would make Manager Richardson happy if you wish to donate a fan to the hos pital. WHY COMPLAIN? Judging from the comments I have heard from various sources since the publication last week in this column about the “instruc tional toys” paxchased for the 3rd and 4th grade classes in the city schools, many of our citizens are in favor of more stringent control on the purse strings of the Newberry County School District. Were the truth known, I expect the County Board of Education, and especially its budget commit tee, would put the clamps on if they know where to put them. I say this because it is impos sible for the men who serve on the county board to keep track of every item purchased. They nec essarily have to rely on those in charge of administration of the schools to purchase with some amount of common sense. I know that the budget commit tee worked long and hard on the budget for the ensuing year. They allotted a certain amount for “in structional supplies,” but I am quite positive that not a man of them had in mind a $10.25 toy (worth possibly $3.00) when they set the figure for the various schools. Inventories of such supplies in all of the schools are due by the June meeting of the Board, set for the fourth Tuesday. Perhaps the Board will be able to look over these lists, and find out what is on hand at the various schools. My complaint is not so much because the toys were purchased. As I said last week, it would be fine if there were plenty of money in the school’s treasury. One teacher told me that the chil dren enjoyed the toys and that one child benefitted from it. This happened to be a child who had spent two years in each of the grades he has attended thus far. Is this not wasting money on those incapable of learning any thing, throwing away money for toys which it is not the responsi bility of the school system to fur nish children? The idea of the schools, as I have always under stood, was to furnish an educa tion, not recreation. But to get back to the subject, there are so many deserving places, that money could have gone. For instance, I understand that Supt. Ed Beck asked for a very modest raise for principals of some of the elementary schools this past year. The raises were denied. Why? Because the money was not available. Another reason I understand certain persons in certain categories are refused a raise: “because we don’t have to raise your salary—you can be re placed.” This is a sorry excuse if a raise is deserved. I have little doubt but that those principals deserve a raise. As a matter of fact, in the two larger schools of the city, the principal really shouldn’t be teaching because of the myriad duties which must be performed and because of the constant inter ruptions while they are trying to conduct a class. It is easy to see why the Board can’t provide ade quate salaries for five or six ele mentary principals; the only ans wer is to consolidate those schools and have a supervising, not a teaching principal. This would al so pave the way for classifying students according to ability so that all may learn according to their mental capacities. awkins, Hunter, Favored By Balloters In Tuesday -is Richard McWhirter casts his ballot in Tuesday’s primary at Ward 4, Box No. 1, as precinct man agers T. P. Wicker, Mrs. Ethel Fellers and Miss Clara Bowers look on. (Sunphoto.) Heavy Roster Is Set For June Term Criminal Court Swim Classes To gin Monday The swimming pool at Margaret nter Park is open afternoons nights during this week, ac- ording to P. K. Fuller, recrea- Aiori director. Beginning Monday, June 16, classes in swimming will begin. Two classes will be held in the mornings from 9 until 10 and from 10 until 11. It is expected that adult classes will be held at 7:30, also beginning Monday night. The swimming pool hours will be from 9 a. m. until 12 ndon; from 2-6 p.m. and from 7-10 p. m. Monday through Saturday, and from 2-6 p.m. Sunday. Those interested in registering for instruction may call the pool. The only charge for instruction is the entrance’ fee to the pool. A surprising turnout of 6,143 voters went to the 49 voting places in Newberry County Tues day to indicate their preferences in state and county political con tests. There was little doubt, as the results began to come in, that Newberry voters favored Hollinge for Governor, Maybank for lieu tenant governor, McLeod for at torney general, Harman for sup erintendent of education, Pinckney for adjutant general and HarreL son for commissioner of agricul ture. Council Adopts Policies, Pay Schedules For City Workers Id THANKS We wish to thank all the nice people who were so kind as to help us in compiling election re turns Tuesday night. The manag ers and clerks of the various pre cincts were most prompt in call ing in returns as soon as they were tallied; Jimmy Wiseman was kind enough to allow uss of his telephone at Hotel Wiseman to convey returns to Radio Station WKDK in order that they might Members of City Council took time out from listening to elec tion returns Tuesday night to dis cuss city matters and took action on several items. A report was made to council of the visit of the city manager and city attorney to Brunswick and Statesboro, Ga. to investigate the Public Housing Program, by Mr. Harley. After consideration of the report, council decided to re ceive it as information and to de fer any further action on the mat ter until the next meeting. Discussion arose concerning the privately owned water line in re cently-annexed Suburbia. It was decided that the city would ap point an engineer and that Hal Kohn, owner of the line, would appoint an engineer, these two to select a third engineer to appraise the value of the waterline and re port to council. It was decided that the cost of this appraisal would be equally divided between the city and Mr. Kohn. The much discussed personnel policies and pay schedule for the municipal services were finally adopted. The booklet, entitled 'Personnel Policies for the Muni cipal Service, City of Newberry* South Carolina,” was presented to members of council. The policies described in the booklet will go into effect October 1. Council was informed that: Storm drain on Nance Street has been completed; City has started picking up garbage and giving police and fire protection to Suburbia. Instructions of council to the mayor and city manager to pre sent an appropriate gift to Dr. be relayed to you within minutes after they were received; and the help of a few expert “tabulators” in the office was greatly appre ciated. I have heard many nice comments about the good service given by WKDK in broadcasting the returns. We are always hap py to work with Jimmie Coggins in performing this public service for you. I understand that many persons were turned away from the polls because they did not realize that some of the precincts closed at four o’clock instead of six. While I must admit that it is confusing, the fact that those polls would close at four was published in the newspapers two weeks prior to the election, and voters were re minded over WKDK sveral times on election day that certain pre cincts would close at four. It seems to me the logical thing to do would be to close them all at four. 1 don’t believe this would cause anyone who is really inter ested in voting, to lose his oppor tunity to do so. However, under the law, it is left up to the execu tive committeeman of the pre cinct to decide when the voting shall stop in that precinct and that is the reason the times were different in the various precincts. Mamie Summer on May 20, 1958 was complied with. Notified that the summer rec reation program has been organ ized and that supervisors are at playgrounds. The swimming pool is open in the afternoons and nights only until Bible schools are over. After that time, swim ming classes will be organized in the mornings. Council received as informa tion a letter from the Newberry Volunteer Fire Department re questing that council follow the recommendation of Fire Chief Sam Beam to purchase custom fire truck. Council also considered a letter from Dewey Kinard deploring the condition of Willowbrook Park and requesting council to endeav or to improve these conditions. The accountant’s report of the audit of the city records from Oc tober 1, 1957 to March 31, 1958 was received. , A plan by the State Highway Department to grade sidewalks on Glenn street was accepted. Mayor Layton appointed the following to serve on the Budget and Planning Committee to pre pare a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1958: S. D. Paysinger, chairman; C. A. Duf- ford Sr., Cecil Merchant and Clar ence DeHart. Kinard Rites Held Wednesday Ray Ansel Kinard, 36, of Whit mire, died early Tuesday morning at his home after a long illness. Mr. Kinard was born in New berry County, a son of Thomas Drayton Kinard and the late Mrs. Viola Rikard Kinard. He had been employed by the J. P. Stev ens & Company, Inc. He was a member of Bachman Chapel Luth eran Church. Surviving besides his father are his wife, Mrs. Edna * Ella Boy ter Kinard; one son, Bobby Kinard of Whitmire; three broth ers, Asber Leo Kinard and Thomas E. Kinard, both of Whit mire, James Rikard Kinard of Newberry; one sister, Miss Sara E. Kinard of Whitmire; and his step mother, Mrs. Sallie Proctor Kinard of Whitmire. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church by the Rev. E. L. Alexander, the Rev. J. L. Drafts, and the Rev. N. D. Yont. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbears were Ce cil Metts, Robert Gregory, Lewis Medlock, Ollie Bailey, Glenn Ken- sey and Pete Funderburke. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bozard and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bozard left Saturday for a weeks tour of in teresting points in New York and Canada. Sixty-five cases, 22 of them continued from the last term of criminal court, are on the roster for the June term of the Court of General Sessions when it con venes here Monday, June 16. Honorable Steve C„ Griffith, resi dent judge of the Eighth' Judicial Circuit, will be on the bench. Only one of the 43 new cases to go to the Grand Jury involves a drunken driving offense. Six of the carry-over cases charge drunken driving, from 2nd to 5th offense. One murder case is on the dock et. Sammy Johnson, colored, is charged with the murder of Clar ence Willie Aull, who was killed with a shotgun in the early morning of May 10 in Helena. Carry-over cases include the following: Violation of liquor law: Murry Ruff, Pink Williams Jr., George Hunter, L. C. Dunbar, Clarence M. Cromer, J. A. Cromer. Housebreaking, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods: Weston C. Smith. Bastardy: James Vance. Assault and battery with in tent to kill and carrying conceal ed weapons: Olen Moore, Jerry Duckett Jr. Drunken Driving: Charles Dav id Guthrie, 2nd; Genious Arthur Rowe, 4th; Alex Wheeler, 2nd; Hillard H. Johnson; Earl Dewitt Fulmer, 5th;- William Franklin Harmon. Housebreaking with intent to commit larceny: John Willie Rob inson, four counts. Non-support: Claude Kinard. Resisting an officer and assault and battery with intent to kill: Gordon Bostic. New warrants from Magis trate Foster: Wilton Murphy, breaking, entering and larceny. From Magistrate Wilson: Johnnie Lee Pitts, rape. From Magistrate Wicker: Vir gil Blair, drunk driving, 2nd of fense; Mat Cannon, pointing fire arms. From Magistrate Dawkins: Assault and battery with intent to kill: Willie Mack Stoudemire, Broaddus Sims, Nathaniel Pitts, Robert Cook, John Henry Cook, Joe Hiller, James Rutherford, Carl Gilliam, James DeWalt. Violation of liquor law: John Franklin Oglesby, Ervin Switten- berg, two counts, Huston Hender son, Doyle Lee Emory, Jessie Ad ams Mozee. Forgery: George Young, Robert Lee Sims. Assault with intent to ravish: Robert Cook. Painting firearms: Robert Cook, James Willie Glenn. Peeping tom: Willie James Elk ins. Escaping public works: Richard Woodward, Lee Gary. Murder: Sammy Johnson. False Pretense: Voyd Tribble. Breach of Trust: Henry Coth ran. Larceny and Forgery: Willie Wilson. Abandonment of child: Mary Ann Knight McJunkin. Bad check law: Mrs. Harold M. Scnn. Non-support: W. A. Graddick Jr., Curtis W. Fulmer, Moses Ringer Calls Hawaii Direct From Clemson (The following item of inter est is from the June 11 issue of The Greenville News. Mr. Ring er is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Ringer of Glenn St. His wife is the former Mary Paysinger, daughter of Mrs. E. C. Paysinger.) CLEMSON — A Southern Bell engineer dialed directly to Hawaii Tuesday night during a talk to some 40 high school students at tending a special seminar at Clemson College. A. W. Ringer, Southern Bell engineer from Atlanta, dialed a call to David W. Eyre, public re lations director of Dole Pine apple Company in Honolulu, with out the aid of a long distance op erator. This type of long dis tance telephoning is known as direct distance dialing, and is al ready in operation in many areas of the United States. Mr. Ringer also dialed direct ly in a call to Stanley Shirk of Portland, Ore., an oficer of the nationwide organization, “Scien tists of Tomorrow.” The high school students are attending a two-week Junior En gineers’ and Scientists’ Institute at Clemson College. Mr. Ringer also spoke on other developments of the Bell system such as memory devices, undersea cables, transistors, and the data- phone. He is a Clemson graduate of the class of 1952. The summer institute at Clem son is under the direction of Dr. J. N. Thurston of the Clemson Electrical Engineering Depart ment. It is sponsored by sev eral industries and related or ganizations of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and is a two - week education - voca tional guidance session for quali fied high school students of sci ence and engineering. Are Attending B.oys State The following boys left Sunday June 8, for Boys’ State at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. They will return Sun day, June 15: Edward Wheeler Counts, Pros perity, sponsored by The Ameri can Legion, Post 24, Mid-Caro lina. Joseph E. Crooks, Pomaria, sponsored by the American Legion, Post 24, Mid-Carolina. William Shealy, Newberry, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, Newberry High. Robert Edward Livingston, Newberry, sponsored by the Ro tary Club, Newberry High. Jerry W. Bedenbaugh, Kinards, sponsored by the Lions Club, New berry High. Leroy Shealy Adams, Newberry, sponsored by the Exchange Club, Newberry Hirh. ■fi * Leaves Sunday For Israel { I. Kaplan will leave from Col umbia Sunday night by train for New York, and will fly from New York to Israel where he will spend two weeks. While there, he will attend the United Jewish Appeal which will be held June 24-26. He will then go to Paris for a few days and will return to the States on the Queen Eliz abeth. Mr. Kaplan came to America from Poland in 1910 and to New berry in 1914. > Mr. Kaplan stated today that he had already sent to the United Jewish Appeal $347, contributed by citizens of Newberry. He has a receipt for this amount, he said, and has an additional $32 which has been contributed since that time. He also stated that he is not soliciting donations, and that hewould appreciate any do nation by mail, personally, or if donors will call, he will pick up the donation. Since he is leaving Sunday night, he requests that anyone interested in contribut ing to please get in touch with him before that time. Mr. Kaplan also expressed ap preciation on behalf of the Uni ted Jewish Appeal and his per sonal appreciation for the con tributions which have been made. Returns After Duty Overseas Miss Martha Vance Ellesor is visiting her mother, Mrs. P. G. Ellesor at her home on Johnstone St. Miss Ellesor recently return ed from the Far East where she served a tour of duty in Korea and Japan with the American Na tional Red Cross. Attend Methodist Adult Assembly The South Carolina Methodist Older Adult Assembly met at Co lumbia College in Columbia from June 4th through 7th, with Mrs. L.. G. McCullough, president, of Newberry, presiding over the aes- sions. The Assembly is conductea by the Board of Education «f; the South Carolina Methodist Confer ence. i There were eighty in attend ance at the , session, 12 of whom were over 80 years of age. During 4 business session, of- In the House of Representa tives race, Jesse Frank Hawkins was the favorite by more than 1,000 votes over each of his op ponents. J. Milton Pitts defeated James C. Butler for the job. of Magistrate District No. 5 by .a vote of 217 to 206. Ross George, with 932 votes, [and W. M. (Bob) Dawkink, with 677, will be in the second primary for the Commissioner District No. 2 race. L. H. (Little Man) Kings- more received 536 votes. In the Magistrate District No. •6 race, there will be a run-over between Andrew F. Shealy, who received 213 votes and J. Har old Wise, who received 186. CaL lie B. Metts received 57 Votes in [ this race. T When the final county vote was tabulated, Lt, Governor Ernest F. Boilings had received 2954 vot^s, ;• William C. Johhston, 1537 and ^Donald Russell, 1652. For Lt. Governor, Burnet R. Maybank *| polled 3520 votes in the county, against Hugo S. Sims, 1372 and Albert W. Watson, 1240. DWel R. < McLeod, who has been an assistant attorney gen eral, was given 3635 votes in New berry. His opponent, John A. Ma son, received 2493. While losing out in the state 'election,- H. Odelle Harman ran* away with the vote in Newberry County for State Superintendent of Education. He received 4537 votes, incumbent Jessie T. Ahder- Jjon rec^iyed. 1567 Jmt this one sided victory in Newberry County was -by no means statewide andi Anderson was re-elected. Col. Frank D. Pinckney, who” was endorsed in his candidacy by the National Guard Association^ led the ticket for adjutant general in Newberry County with a vote of 3474. H* will be in the sec- 1 A’-* a m MM ***• W- wr a m fill ficere were elected for the enSu- ^ . ing year. They are J. R. Speer, ) ond race With Tad P. Watson, wha North Augusta, president; Mrs. H. D. Williams, Methodist Home, vice-president, and Mrs. L. G. McCullough, secretazy. The theme of the assembly was “Live Limber Longer.” During the four day sessions, those pres ent enjoyed fellowship songs and games; musical entertainments, group discussions, crafts, devo- tionals and other forms of enter tainment, study and fellowship. Holland' Sligh of Newberry is retiring vice president of the group. Those from Newberry at tending the assembly, in addition to Mrs.” McCullough and Mr. Sligh, were Mrs. J. W. White, Mrs. Jerome Harmon, Mrs. Hol land Sligh and Mrs. T. S. Humph ries. received Others HAS SURGERY AT HOSPITAL Mrs. Ralph L. Epting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins, underwent a tonsillectomy at New berry Memorial Hospital Monday morning. She is recovering nicely and has returned to her home in Prosperity. She will return to her position as clerk in the coun ty auditor’s office in about ten days. 1047 ybtes in Newberry, ip rmm were Charles B. Culbertson, 1036 votes apd , William JL RM, Jr.,’ 439. t J A. W. (Red) Bethea received 2852 votes in Newberry in his bid for the Commissioner of Ag riculture job. William L. Harrel- son, incumbent, received 3139. In local races, Jesse Frank Hawkins wae returned to the Houee of Representatives with a 4671 vote. T. William Hunter took an early lead over the other candidate, D. P. (Jabbo) Folk, but was soon overtaken by Folk as more boxes/ reported. The two stayed within a few votes of each other until the final boxes were in and the 49 boxes gave Hunter a vote of 3542 against 3265 for Folk. This was Folk’s first ven ture in politics. The second primary, to choose a governor and adjutant general, in state-wide races, and Commis sioner District No. 2 and Magis trate District No. 6 in the county, will be held Tuesday, June 24. Jackson, William H. Nance. Rape: John Earl Johnson, Hugh Senn Clark, Theodore Duckett, Preston Jeter, Bobby Dawkins (2 counts.) SCN Bank Manager John T. Norris makes a contribution to the Salvation Army fund campaign in Newberry County. Receiving the check is Lewis Shealy, treasurer of the local Salvation Army Serv ice Unit. Persons interested in contributing during the Salvation Army fund drive are asked to send donations to Mr. Shealy in care of the South Carolina National Bank, Newberry. (Sunphoto.) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS June 14: Steve Griffith Jr„ Mrs. Bette Hove Moseley, Mrs. Bobbe Hove Miller, Patsy Ruth Cromer, Mrs. G. W. Subert, Mrs. H. T. Lake, Ellerbe Pel ham, Jr., Malcolm Amick Jr., William Clyde Graham, Nell Brooks, Lula Avney. June 15: Mrs. S. C. Campbell,' Mrs. R. R. Bruner Jr., Mrs. S. Downs Wright, Judith Edwards, Ray N. Jollay, Dabney Bonham Timmerman, Gladys Sheidy, Mary Williams, Frances Wil liamson, Suzanne Danielson. June 16: Ira Morris, Steve Armfield, Mrs. Harold O. Cook, W. Ralph Baker. June 17: David Lathrop, Mrs. D. P. Leopard, David Humph ries, Marcia Kirkland. June 18: Joseph E. Crooks, Martha Jo Riehart, Mary Louise Dickert, D. P. Leopard, R. C. Neel, Joby Ringer, Eula Q. Livingston. June 19: J. D. Bozard, Betty Walton, Mrs. H. W. Dipner, Butch Waldrop, Mrs. J. H_ Cook, Jr., Vernon Bain, Allene M. Cook, Charlie M. King, Em erson EL Westwood. June 20: John C. "Wilson, Howard Earl Meetze, Mrs. Ma mie Cromer, J. Blackmon, Bill Waldrop, Brenda Reeves, Mrs. Brordus Lipscomb, Donna Dan ielson. .. i m v $111