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A man who’s wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small parcel. . 7 f m ^ Ez Tike attended the road com pany show of the Ballet Russe when it came to town. He thought It was good but with reference to the toe dancers wondered why they just didn’t get taller girls. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 15. By The Way By Dorl* A. Sander* MISCELLANY Emory Bedenbaugh, field repre sentative of the Newberry County Development Board, asks that I urge those who received the labor survey questionnaires to return them immediately to the Board’s office in Newberry . . . Some mer chants of Newberry have banded together and formed a Merchant s Association, of which Gerald Pay- singer has heen named president. This sort of organization has been much in need since the dissolution of the Chamber of Commerce. Among the first acts of the newly organized group was the pro nouncing of Monday, September 1, Labor Day, a holiday. And while on the subject of these two parti cular organizations, I might sug gest that the Development Board hire Mrs. Ruby Abrams as publi city agent. Her expression stu dents on WIS-TV, both last year and this year, have brought New berry more publicity, free of charge, than any other method of advertising I have heard of re cently. The young students, who have taken expression lessons only six weeks this summer—some of them not even that long—did a wonderful job on the Johnny Ev ans show Wednesday morning and evidently made a good impression on WIS-TV audiences, because ev en before the group left the stu dios, telephone calls were coming in expressing the thought that this was about the best Johnny Evans program yet, and that the children from Newberry had “real talent.” ' Mrs. Abrams is to be compli mented, not only for her fine coaching of her students, but for her aggressiveness in putting them, and Newberry, “on the map. WE NEED IT Most of us breathed a little more easily Tuesday afternoon when William R. Beuret, execu tive vice-president and acting gen eral manager of Newberry Mills, Inc., said “I want to assure the people of Newberry that Newber ry Mills will continue to operate.” There is little doubt, however, that a good community attitude is needed to keep this plant, as well as the two fine plants of the Ken dall Company, in operation. I think the article I ran across re cently points up the importance of this feature, and I quote as fol lows: “How does an industry deter mine a new plant location ? Why are certain communities chosen over others? “This is a brief explanation giv en recently by The Rockwell Manufacturing Company: ‘One of our men is fond of saying, that choosing a plant site is much like choosing a wife: mistakes are not only costly, but extremely hard to live with. Which is why we al ways approach the problem with a great deal of care, and use the counsel of outside plant location specialists. “The initial steps are, of course, almost routine. The product to be made determines the plant’s gen eral specifications, labor force, utility requirements, transporta tion needs, etc. Location of raw materials and major markets will dictate the general area in which the plant should be located—and this area may vary from several states to a few square miles. “It is the next step which is more difficult—the screening of the general area for communities which most nearly meet our re quirements. This is the point at which we .employ outside plant lo cation specialists. Communities are first measured against the tangible requirements mentioned above. Other tangibles are also examined: the physical appear ance of the community, transpor tation and recreation facilities for workers, real estate values, and tax structure. “Normally, several communities in a given area meet all of the above tangible requirements. But in the final selection of one com munity, it is an intangible that weighs heaviest with us: Com munity attitude. “Does the community want in dustry ? “The outside research special ists on plant location make a real effort to take the pulse of the communities under consideration. And that means not the Chamber of Commerce and the real estate interests, but the men and women of the town—many of whom will be our workers if we locate there. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1958 e $2.00 PER YEAR Monroe Submits Resignation As Pastor Of Redeemer Church Rev. Paul E. Monroe, Jr. sub mitted his resignation as pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer to the Church Council Wednesday night of this week. Rev. Monroe has received a call to become pastor of the First Lutheran Church of Nashville, Tenn. He expects to begin his du ties there in the fall, after a vaca tion. He will succeed the Rev. Gernert, who has been pastor of the Nashville church for the past 36 years, and who is retiring from that work. Rev. Monroe notified the Church Council that he would remain as pastor of Redeemer Church through Sunday, August 31st. The pastor, his wife and daughter, Lynn, then five months of age, moved to Newberry on February 7, 1957, after he had accepted a call to Redeemer Church. Since then, their family has been in creased by three, Marcia, Paula and Jonathan having been bom in Newberry. “We sincerely regret leaving this fine church, and our many friends in Newberry,” Rev. Mon roe stated, “but we feel that the call to the First Church in Nash ville presents a challenge we could not turn down.” Inquest To Be Friday Night In Ruff Death Roger Ruff, 12-year-old Negro youth of Newberry, was instantly killed shortly after midday Mon day when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Evelyn Owens, 26, of Jack- son, on Highway 19 about three miles west of Newberry. Mrs. Owens, originally from Whitmire, accompanied by her three-year-old son, David, was en route to Newberry to spend the week with her mother, ac cording to Coroner George R. Summer who. made the investiga tion. Coroner Summer said Mrs. Ow ens told him that the youth rode out from a side road into the high way and on into the path of the 1950 Chevrolet car she was driv ing. She also said she swerved the car to avoid striking the youth. Coroner Summer stated that the car traveled 150 feet from the scene of the accident, skidded part of the way, and came to stop on the shoulder on the opposite side The child was the son of T. J. Ruff, who lived nearby. Coroner Summer stated that an inquest will be held at 8 p. m. Friday in the courthouse. Mrs. Owens was placed under a $1,000 appearance bond. Wilson Clan Meets Sunday of Susan Oxner Wilson and Hugh of Susan Oxner Wilson and Tugh Carter Wilson will be held on August 10th at Mt. Bethel-Gar- many club house. The original ancestor, Hugh Wilson, father of Hugh Carter Wilson and Agnes Spents Wilson, came from Ireland the latter part of the 17th Century. He died June 8, 1856. The Mt. Bethel-Garmany club house now stands on the identical spot, the home of Susan Oxner and Hugh Carter Wilson. To this couple eleven: children .were bom, ten of which lived to have fami lies of their own. One little girl died in infancy. Of this number of children, only one is now living, Mrs. Lucy Wilson Taylor of Co lumbia. This is the eighth annual reun ion of this branch of the Wilson family. The first was held the second Sunday in August 1950 at Layton’s park. All members of the family are urged to come with picnic lunch and tea, according to Mrs. V. F. Cook, secretary. Joseph L. Keitt Succumbs After Recent Ilbess Joseph Lawrence Keitt, Jr., 64, passed away at 5^:45 o’clock Wed nesday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a short critical illness. He was bora in Newberry Coun ty, the son of the late Joseph Law rence and Anna Harrison Coe Keitt. He was graduated from Newberry College in the Class of 1914. He entered the Army and served overseas with the Rainbow Division in World War I. He was principal of Newberry High School for a number of years. From 1933 to 1938 he was Field Supervisor of the Re-employment Service Department of Labor; from 1938 to 1939 was Field sup ervisor of the Employment Serv ice Division of the S. C. Unem ployment Compensation Commis sion and from 1940 to 1942 was Acting Director of the U. S. Em ployment Service. In 1942 he was employed by the S. C. Nation al Bank, where he had worked con tinuously until the time of his death. He was an active member of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Board of the Newberry County Memorial Hospital, a, member of the New berry County Board of Education, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, of the Am erican Legion Post No. 24 and a Shriner. Mr. Keitt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Kinard Keitt; two daughters, Miss Mar garet Land Keitt and Miss Anna Coe Keitt, both ofc Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. E. B. Purcell and Mrs. E. L. Hart, both of Newber ry; three nieces, Mrs. M. W. Cheatham, Jr., of Columbia, Miss May Porter Hart of Atlanta, Geor gia, and Mrs. C. D. Coleman, of Newberry; two nephews, Keitt Purcell of Newberry and E. B. Purcell, Jr., of New York City; six great-nephews and two great- nieces. Funeral service® will be con ducted at 3 o’clock Thursday af ternoon at the residence, 1526 Boundary St., by the Rev. Neil E. Truesdell. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. The family requests that flow ers be omitted. Beuret Assures Newberry That Local Plant Will Remain Open Junius Long Dies Suddenly At Hospital Junius H. Long, 57,- superin-, tendent of building and grounds for Newberry County, died sud denly Tuesday afternoon at the Newberry Hospital. He was stricken earlier while at work. Mr. Long was a lifelong resi dent of Newberry, a son of the late Hilliard and Pauline Summer Long. He was a member of the ARP Church. He had served more than 25 years with the postal ser vice, transportation department, and for the past four years had served as superintendent of build ings and grounds for Newberry County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Janie Dollie Lominick Long; one son, James H. Long of Silver- street; two daughters, Mrs. Edith L. Lester and Mrs. Dorothy New- bold, both of Newberry; two sis ters, Mrs. Laberta Davenport and Mrs. Lera Duncan, both of New berry; two brothers, Everette and Huston Long, both of New berry; two grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 5 p. m. Wednesday at McSwain Funeral Home by Dr. Paul L. Grier. Burial was in the Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. “I want to assure the people of Newberry that Newberry Mills will continue to operate.” These were the words of William R. Beu ret, executive vice-president of Newberry Mills, Inc., when he met with press and radio repre sentatives Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Beuret arrived in Newberry Mon day from New York City, and has assumed acting managership of Newberry Mills. He said in his press conference Tuesday “we are confirming that J&mes E. Britt is no longer connected with Newber ry Mills, Inc. His association with this company ended on Monday of this week.” Mr. Britt had served as vice president and general manager of the mill for the past nine years. Mr. Beuret ga^e no further explanation concerning the severance of Mr. Britt’s con nection with the local plant “I have commitments at our plants in Caracus and Buenos Aires,” Mr. Beuret stated, “and until such time as it is necessary for me to go there, I will continue here as acting manager until this position is filled.” Mr. Beuret is consulting engineer for Newberry Mills, Inc., which has plants enfi- Mrs. Pelham Is Improving The many friends of Mrs. W. E. Pelham will be glad to learn that she is doing nicely in the Columbia Hospital, where she underwent surgery a couple of weeks ago. Leitzsey Reunion The descendents of the late Ja cob Godfrey Leitzsey will hold an annual family reunion Saturday, August 9 at the New Hope Zion Community Center. A picnic lunch will be served at 1 o’clock. Audit Reports ‘ Violation Of Policies’ Of Authority The Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority made a profit of $82,550.17 during the past fiscal year, according to the audit just delivered to members of the auth ority by C. Walter Summer, CPA. The audit shows the income of the authority for the period June 1, 1957 through May 31, 1958 to be $613,790.44, an increase of $138,274.74 oyer the previous year. The auditor found, however, that certain policies of the authority were not adhered to during the past year. It is stated in the audit report “. . . the Authority had initiated certain steps toward an improvement in the financial and accounting system and var ious forms were obtained which, if properly used, would provide for a more effective control over material and labor . . . During this examination, we were inform ed that no work orders were main tained on capital improvements; therefore we could not capitalize any of the internal material and labor used in the construction of additions and improvements to the transmission and distribution sys tem.” The report also showed a vio- About ready for ocupancy is the beautiful new dormitory at Newberry College, an attractive addition to the College Street * view of the college campus. (Sunphoto.) lation of a policy adopted by the Authority on February 28, 1954, that it would not handle any do mestic appliances. “The above pol icy was not followed during the period under audit. In several in stances records indicate that ap pliances wdre bought and sold to other than authority members at cost or slightly above,” .the report stated. It was found by the auditors that the large amount of 573 hour® overtime had been recorded during the year. “Since this represents a sizable expenditure,” the audi tor suggests that the policy of the authority in regard to overtime be reviewed. A number of discrepancies were found in the cut-off and on serv ice, as follows: “It is the policy of the authority to enforce a pen alty of 10% on all bills not paid by the tenth of the month. Unless paid by the fifteenth, service will be discontinued until all arrears are paid with $5.00 additional for cutting on. There were approxi mately $5,600 of accounts paid after the 12th of the month on which no penalties were charged. Also, there were 222 instances in which no cut on fees were charg ed on bills paid after the 17th of the month. In 15 instances cut on fees were charged at amounts varying from $1.00 to $3.00. Since this represents a loss of $1,670 in potential revenue, we recom mend that the aforesaid policy of the authority be strictly adhered to.” The Authority paid a $50,000 bond on June 1st of this year. The balance of Revenue bonds still ow ing, through June 1, 1982, totals $2,750,000. From Unknown To Star: O’Dell The following are excerpts from a column by Brent Breedin, guest columnist for “Red” Ca tnip, sports editor of The An derson Independent. This col umn appeared in the August 3rd issue of the Independent: BALTIMORE, Md.—Find a man who is doing exactly what he likes and you will find a happy, success ful man. This is Billy O’Dell of Newberry, S. G,, a youngish, heal thy 25-year-old in his fifth year as a major league baseball pitch er with the Baltimore Orioles. An old friend, Lou Hatter, base ball writer of the Baltimore Sun, directed me through the Babe Ruth Memorial Stadium entrance leading to the Orioles’ dugout and the playing field. Billy was hit ting fly balls to the outfield and was enjoying even this most rou tine chore, but he stopped on see ing us. “Recognize this fella,” Lou asked him, as my young Clemson College associate of five years back came over to renew an old friendship. After the game that day, I met Billy at the players’ entrance. Several Newberry friends were also waiting to see him, Supt. and Mrs. Kneece of the Newberry schools, their daughter, and her husband, a student at Johns Hop kins; and a couple of semi-pro baseball players who used to know Billy in South Carolina. Pleasantries were exchanged and then there was the battle through the autograph-seekers en route to the car. “Is baseball in the majors all you expected it to be?” I asked Billy. “Yes, I have no complaints. The management has treated me well. I sent back my first contract last winter unsigned. A month later Paul Richards (the mana ger) called me in Havana (where O’Dell played winter ball) and asked me what I expected. I told him, and he said okay.” . . . Billy could have added, “And the Or ioles are getting their money’s worth!” Make no mistake about one thing. Richards and his shrewd pitching coach, Harry (The Cat) Brecheen, rate O’Dell the best on the Oriole staff. When Billy is ready to pitch, he pitches and it doesn’t matter whose turn it might otherwise be. And not only does the young left- handed star rate a priority when it comes to starting games, he also gets the call in relief if he’s had as much as a day’s rest and appears ready for an inning or two under pressure. “You can forget about getting home during the All-Star game,” I told Billy. “You are going to find yourself pitching for Casey (Continued on page 4) ■ r. William R. Beuret of New York City, who has assumed acting managership of Newberry Mills, Inc. here, talks with representa tive® of press and radio at the local plant office Tuesday af ternoon. (Sunphoto.)^ ’ ■ : - -- - - x Local Guardsmen Are Off To Fort Stewart Sunday College Summer Graduation Newberry College Summer School informal graduation exer cises were held in the conference room of the Wessels Library on August 1, at 3:00 p. m., President C. A. Kaufmann, LL.D., presiding. Conrad B. Park, Ph.D., Dean of the college, made the address and assisted Dr. Kaufmann in the pre sentation of the diplomas. The following county seniors received the B.S. degree: Walter Herman Bowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Bowers, Prosperity. Henry Calvin Day, Newberry. Perry B. Griffith, Newberry and Lansdale, Pa. Charles Raymond Harris, New berry. Harrison Smith Summer, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Summer Jr., Newberry. Attend Conference At SCEA Camp John Grady Long, president of the Newberry County Education Association, announced that three representatives from Newberry County will attend the SCEA Leadership Training Conference on August 13-15, 1958. In addition to the president, the following will attend: Mrs. Naomi R. Ept- ing, program chairman, teacher at junior high school; and Mrs. Emma Julia B. Irons, classroom teacher president, teacher at New berry High. This conference will be held at Camp Socareda, Cedar Mountain, N. C. The Camp is owned and op erated by the teachers of South Carolina. The purpose of this conference is to plan the work of the county associations for the year 1958-59. Officers of the local association, in addition to Mr. Long, are Mrs. Naomi Epting, vice-president; Mrs. Deree B. Abrams, secretary; and James D. Brown, treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. B. Eugene Shealy and Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Sease left today for Daytona Beach, Fla., where they will spend their vacation. They will return Thurs day, August 14th. Over 300 Newberry National Guardsmen will be leaving- Sunday morning by convoy for their an nual 15-day field training. All Newberry units this year will train at Fort Stewayt, Ga. An advance detail of 27 offi cers and enlisted men left this morning (Thursday) to make ar rangements for the arrival of the convoy. Attending the camp will be 13 officers, five warrant officers and 57 enlisted men from Headquart ers and Headquarters Battery, 228th AAA Group; six officers, one warrant officer and 120 en listed men from Battery C, 107th Battalion; twelve officers, two warrant officers and 104 enlisted men from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 107th AAA Battalion; and one warrant officer and 27 enlisted men in the 246th army band. Joining these groups at camp will be the 95th Army Band of Clinton; and the following units of the 107th: Battery A, Green wood; Battery B, Clinton, and Battery D, Hampton. Col. James W. Henderson is commanding of ficer of the 107th. The 678th Battalion, Anderson and the 713th Battalion, Lancas ter, as well as several small units of the 228th Group, wil also join the local units for training at Stewart. Col. Barringer F. Win- gard is commander of the 228th Group. The Guardsmen will return to Newberry by convoy on Sunday, August 24th. Campus Be Busy Three conventions will be keep ing the Newberry College campus busy from August 11th until time for the fall semester to begin. The convention of the Georgia- Alabama Luther League will be gin at the college on Monday, Aug ust 11th and run through the 14 th. Beginning on August 17th, South Carolina Luther Leaguers will convene on the campus, and will remain here through August 20. The final convent\>n will be that of the United Lutheran Church Women of the South Caro lina Synod, which begins on Aug ust 24 and lasts through August 26. ploying 45,000 persons in South America. Accompanying the executive vice-president to Newberry was Lou Cohen, sales manager for the firm, from New York. Mr. Cohen expects to return to New York within the next day or so. No other personnel changes are planned at the local plant, accord ing to Mr. Beuret. Asked whether the mill were still losing money, as had previously been reported, he said that the mill is just about breaking even at this time. He added that the market for textiles has increased considerably. When asked whether Newberry Mills had been on the market for sale, Mr. Beuret emphatically de nied this. JEe stated that th# mill is not now, and never has been under its present ownership, up for sale. Mr. Cohen attribute^ the. rumors to this effect to “mis taken identity/* stating that he had been asked the same question in New York, and later was in formed, by the inquirer, that an other mill in South ' Carolina, which was up for sale, had been mistaken for Newberry Mills. The acting manager stated that a survey had been made, on in structions from the New York of fice, to check* the performance of this mill, from the point of view of machinery and procedure, and compare it with other mills of the same type. He said the results of the survey showed that the local plan* is much in line with other mills, although there were certain things that needed to N be done to modernize the plant. So far a® was known by thd general public, Newberry Milki had been running smoothly,, al though it was general kno«fedit% that the textile market ^had rtefc, been good for some months. Oh June 26, however, a N notice watf posted, on the bulletin board of this local plant by Mr.: Britt, stating.- that the plant waa losing between six and seven thousand dollars a week, due to low efficiency and high seconds. He stated that un lees efficiency increased, the plant might be closed down and the machinery moved to South Am erica. On Tuesday of last week, an other notice was posted by Mr. Britt, stating that efficiency and housekeeping in the mill had been improved, and told the employees he hoped “to keep the mill run ning forever.” BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 10: Katherine Rebecca Truesdell, Tommy Chappells, Joe Roberts Sr., Mrs. Dove P. Connelly, Sue Harmon, Mrs. Doris Brooks, N. C. Shaver, Jes sie Dandy, Linda Cook, Mrs. Virginia Berley, Rodney Cook Outz, Larry Creekmore. Aug. 11: Leonide Reagin, Mrs* Jeff Suber, Ned Danielson, Ja- nelle Livingston, Peggy Bow ers, Nina Ann Sheppard, Lu- Ellen Neel, Miriam K. Leslie, Mrs. J. A. Chasteen, Keith* Wicker, Jerry and Terry Koon. Aug. 12: Mrs. Sallie T. West, J. J. Boazman, Clarence Kinard, Mrs.* Gordon Leslie, J. Dave Caldwell, Pat Rayfield, Clyde Livingston, Bill.Stuck. Aug. 13: Micky Jenkins, Rosa lind Werts, Tom P. Wicker, Da vid Waldrop, R. C. Hunter, Al fred! a Livingston, Mrs. F. C. Hentz, Barbara Alice Amick, F. j. Kennerley II, Henry David Warren. Aug. 14: “Tip” Hargrove, Mrs. P. C. Plampin, Mrs. Clay Balien- tine, Carroll Looney, Loris Bo land, Deborah Brady, Dudley Dominick, Sudie Dennis, Patri cia Lake, Ike Dennis Jr., Debbie Lipscomb, P. K. Fuller. Aug. 15: Mrs. James Mills, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. Wil-' liam Partridge, Mary Lane Chapman, Mrs. Ruth Walton, Ann Leopard, Mrs. Arthur Ear- gle, Charlotte Pelham, Gary Pope, Dow Bedenbaugh, Jose phine Anne Tindall, Cecil E. Merchant, Eftla Rae Blake. Aug. 16: Price K. Harmon, Mrs. Holland Sligh, Barney Yates, Billie Dickert, Cynthia Sue Merchant, Martha Folk, Mary Katherine Stone, Mary Bedenbaugh, Cathy Graham, Mary Anna Long, Clyde Living ston Jr., Mary Baker. ■jfm, \ J »■*?■ ifl ( m