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Everybody likes to be well led; that is, everybody like a good leader. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 17. You want to break a hund red at golf, then you want to break ninety, then your wife wants to break up your home. + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way * by, Jbori3 Sander3 Tommy Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 15. Lewis of Boundary St. Extn., was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a meeting of the Exchange Club held Tuesday night. This club sponsors Troop 1, of which Tommy is a member and an Explorer Scout. His Scoutmaster is Martyn Cavan augh. Tommy began Scouting at the age' of eight years and has worked at it actively since that time. He received the God and Country Award at special services in the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer February of last year. He will be a member of the 10th grade at Newberry High School this fall. Shown in the Sunphoto above are, left to right, Mr. Cavanaugh, Olin Layton, club president; Hamilton Folk, Tommy, his mother, who pinned the badge on her 6©n, and Mr. Lewis. Werts Car Did Not Stop At Intersection, Says Witness A SENATOR SPEAKS We have enough federal control of our lives without having our school systems run by a bunch of bureaucrats. Federal control is, of course, the ultimate result if we allow our schools to be sub sidized in any way, shape or form by the Federal government. It will mean a heavier taxload for us because we must pay the bill And while the time is coming when either the “frills” are cut out of our local school system or taxes will have to be raised, at least we are the ones who run our schools not someone imported from Peoria or Walla W T alla and paid by us the federal pork barrel. Perhaps you get a little tired of reading on this subject, but to me it is one of the most important things to be watched, and guarded against, that has come before the Congress in some time. Al though there is a time limit to the federal aid to education bill, how many Federal Government agencies have you ever seen that once set up, ceased to function ? Practically none, especially if set u p during peacetime. Instead they mushroom and once the hands of the giant that has be come federal government gets on our schools, the grip will be so tight it will never be loosened. I am glad to see Senator Strom Thursmond speak on this subject, in a statement in opposition to Bill S. 3187. He gives the gen eral outline of provisions in the arguments as to the lack of need for such aid. The Senator concedes “There appear to be two major deficien cies in our educational process, neither of which can be readily or directly improved by the mere expenditure of funds.” The remainder of this column contains excerpts from the Sen ator’s statement: “The first deficiency is nebulous one, characterized by an existing state of mind in an overwhelming number, of the parents, teachers and of general public throughout our land. It is the complete men tal inertia which inevitably re sults from the natural rewards of industry and initiative. This coun try was founded upon a system of fre enterprise. So long as free enterprise was nutured and encouraged and not limited by a monstrous federal government our country prospered . This philosophy of free enterprise, which was and is the backbone of this country, is being replaced by an assumption that the Federal Government can be all things to all men, which is another way of expressing the underlying phil osophy of the welfare State. “If we would encourage from our people an upsurge of initative, industry, and intentiveness, we must bring to a halt the welfare legislation and programs which invariably encourage indolence in any people subjected to their in satiable influence. This bill . . .. fairly begs an indolent student attitude. “The second major deficiency of our modern education process lies in the appplication of what is erroneously called ‘progressive’ education. Actually ,this deficiency is inclusive of a number of erron eous concepts which are now be ing applied to the harm of unsus pecting students and general pop ulation of the country. “The most insidous of these concepts is that which assumes that since all men are created equal, they, therefore, have equal and identical ability .... we must return to a recognition of indivi duality in the application of the educational process, rather than attempting to use a common mold for all students. “Another fallacious and de structive practice identified with progressive education is that of stressing methodology at the ex pense of substance. . . I do not believe it is possible for any per son, regardless of how well versed in methods of teaching, to ignite in a student the spark of interest which is vital to true education,* unless that person has an intimate knowledge of, and interest in, the substantive subject matter he seeks to teach. “Progressive education ignores the fact that it is primarily the obligation of the family, the church and the community to teach, by example and advocacy, the art of human relations. It is the duty of the educator to train the minds of the students in or der that they may reason to a sound and logical conclusion by the recognition and assimilation of factual knowledge. “Discipline is the cast off of progressive education. No amount of money can make up for the failure to teach discipline which must be applied from without in formative years in order that it may be applied from within in mature years. “Progressive education cannot be eliminated by federal funds. Its elimination can be accomplish ed only through a re-evalution of our educational purposes and a re turn to sound principles and courses of instruction. J . : “In conclusion, I reiterate that S. 3187 is not designed to over come national defense deficiencies in the field of education, which is the only basis upon which a Fed eral education program could be constitutionally undertaken. There are neither curriculum limitations nor requirements for proper utili zation of training lor national de fense after completion of federal ly financed education. “Let no one deceive himself, this is no defense measure. View it unmasked for what is it—gen eral Federal aid to education. True, the bill has time limits and the money authorizations could be larger, but it is an entering wedge and a more ‘general’ approach is hard to imagine. “Education is one of the few fields in which authority of State and local government have to date remained comparatively potent. There have been minor federal in roads before, but this bill will constitute an irreparable breach in the ramparts. “Before this measure is voted on, the Senate should realize the dangerous and fallacious philoso phy which the bill exemplifies.” A coroner’s jury and a few spec tators heard eye witness Melvin Hancock testify Friday night that the car in which Eugene R. Werts was fatally injured in a collision did not stop at the intersection of the Belfast Road and By-pass 19 before entering the by-pass. Mr. Werts died Friday, June 27 at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood after suffering injur ies in the collision on Wednesday stop sign, he stated that it did not— He was of the opinion that the car driven by Mr. Bunch was not traveling at a rapid rate of Davenport To Leave O'Neal Street Church The only change made by the South Carolina Methodist Confer ence in Newberry was the trans fer of Rev. John Davenport, pas tor of O’Neal Street Methodist Church, to the Brandon Church in Greenville. Mr. Davenport has been pastor at O’Neal for the past four years. He will be succeeded by Rev. Paul Petty, now serving as pastor of Gravely Memorial Church in Spartanburg. August 24 will be Mr. Davenport’s last Sun day at the O’Neal Street Church. Returned to Newberry by the Conference, which met in Char leston during the weekend and announced appointments Sunday, were Rev. Melvin E. Derrick to Central; Rev. B. B. Blakeney to tsi.waq 04 woo -3 -ao^j fSui^dg Rev. C. B. Word to the Newberry Circuit; and Rev. Phil M. Jones to Trinity. speed. Bobby G. Chrisley, S. C. high way patrolman, who investigated the accident, said there were no skid or brake marks left by Mr. Werts’ car, only scuff marks when the car was hit and traveled across the road a distance of 69 feet from the point of impact. He testified that he could not determine the afternoon previous. The 1958 Ford which he was driving was travel ing west on the Belfast Road and was struck by a 1955 Chrysler driven by David Alonzo Bunch of Statesville, N. C. Traveling in the Werts car was Marvin Ernest But ler, who also appeared as a wit ness at the inquest held by Coro ner George R. Summer. Mr. Butler testified that he and Mr. Werts had been to Newberry on business and were going to stop at a pond to do some fishing be fore returning to their home in Ninety Six. He stated they left Newberry on the Belfast Road and stopped at the intersection of that road and by-pass 19. “We stopped and looked and we didn’t see anything and went to pull out,” the witness stated. “When we went to pull out, this fellow hit us. That is the last I remem ber.” He stated that they could see up and down the road clear ly and that they didn’t see any one coming. When asked by a ju ror whether the sun was in the driver’s face, he answered “I tell you the truth, I don’t know.” The second witness called by the coroner was Mr. Hancock who stated that he was working on a building close to the scene of the accident, and that he saw the accident happen. When asked whether the car in which Mr. Werts was riding stopped for the speed Mr. Werts was traveling. “All I know is that his car was moving when it was hit,” he said. The Chrysler left skid marks 32 feet, 11 inches, according to the patrolman, before it smashed into the left front door of the Ford. Mr. Chrisley stated that the stop sign was up on the Belfast Road, and that there was a “stop ahead” sign one tenth of a mile back on the Belfast Road before the intersection is reached. He testified that both drivers had a clear view of the intersection they were approaching and that the weather was clear. In reply to a question by a juror, he gave the opinion that the sun at that time of the afternoon (between 5 and 5:30'p. m.) wouldd not have blind ed a driver on the Belfast road looking to the left or right. Mr. Bunch, told the coroner’s jury: “I was headed north on •By-pass 19. I was within the pre scribed speed limits because I ob serve those things. I travel for a living and have for eight years. I usually travel from three to five thousand miles a month. As I was looking both w r ays. I saw this car to the right just as a blur, and there it was in front of me. I slammed on brakes but it was im possible for me to avoid him.” Mr. Bunch said that he was traveling about 40 miles an hour, that after the collision he ^ot out of his car and stood beside it until a deputy sheriff took him to the hospital. The jury deliberated only a short while before deciding that Mr. Werts came to his death “as the result of an automobile mis hap.” Mr. Bunch was not held for Grand Jury investigation. Inter-Service Council Plans Fund Drive This Year Construction Of Underpass To Begin Aug. 22 COLUUMBIA. — Construction will get under way Aug. 22 on a two-lane prestressed concrete un derpass under Road 99 on Inter state Rt. 26. The announcement came from R. E. Fulmer, president of Gen eral Construction Co., of Colum bia. He said the new $47,620 un derpass will be 226 feet long and will be located northeast of Pros perity in Newberry County. The project will consist of erect ing 60,982 pounds of reinforced steel for the structures and 450 lineal feet of creosote timber pil ing. , A huge crane and conveyors will be used in moving the 190 cubic yards of earth and rock for the bridge. Fulmer said an unusual feature of the project will be the installa tion of eight prestressed concrete beams, each being 60 feet long. The first phase of the work td get under way will be the pouring of footings and erection of the columns. < The project, which is expected to be completed in 250 working days, will provide employment for working approximately seven workmen at the peak of construc tion with jobs open for six carpen ters and concrete finishers, approximately seven workmen at the peak of construction with jobs open for six carpenters and concrete finishers. H. R. Blackmon of Columbia will be the superintendent in charge of construction. General Construction Go. was awarded the contract for the New berry County project by the S. C. State Highway Department. At a meeting of the Newberry County Interservice Council held Monday night, a committee was appointed to organize a United Fund campaign for the .county, ac cording to D. P. (Jabbo) Folk, chairman of the council. If pos sible, the United Fund drive will begin this year, according to Mr. Folk; if not, plans will be made to begin the united effort next year. Appointed to the committee were Gerald Paysinger, chair man' Mrs. Ida Martin, Mrs. Sadie Crooks and Jack Rogers. Those present at the meeting heard a talk by Donald P. Clough, field representative for Carolines United Service. Also present were John T. Norris and T. Roy Sum mer Jr., directors of Carolines United. Organizations taking part in the interservice council ajre Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, Lions, Kiwanis, County Council of Farm Women, Rotary Club, Shriners, Business and Professional Wom en’s Club, American' Legion, Post 24 and its Auxiliary; VFW Post and its Auxiliary, Exchange Club, Boy Scout Council, Girl Scout Uouncil, Civitan Club, Civic League, the unions at Shawnee Manufacturing Company and the Mollohon "Plant of the Kendall Company. Mr. Folk said that the unions at Newberry Mills, Inc. and Oakland had been invited to join the council but had not respond ed. A decision was also made at the Monday night meeting to or ganize the Interservice Council aa a permanent group. C. M. Smith Jr. was named chairman of a committee to be selected by him to- draw up a constitution for the organization. According to Mr. Folk, the group will probably meet quarterly. The United Fjund effort will not include Whitmire, which has com* ducted its own UF drive success* fully for the past several years. United Mrs. Epting, 90, Dies Suddenly Mrs. Martha Ellen (Mattie) Shealy Epting, 90, widow of the late John A. Epting, resident of Prosperity, died suddenly Tuesday night while visiting Mrs.. Floyd Godwin near Prosperity. She had been in ill health for the past 10 years. Mrs. Epting was born and rear ed near Peak in Lexington County, a daughter of the late D. I. and Mrs. Henrietta Epting Shealy. She s spent most of her life near Pros perity where she was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, also a life member of the United Luth eran Church Women, and as long as her health permitted she was active in the Lillie Kyzer Circle. Her husband died in 1941. She had made her home with her daugh ter, Mrs. John Dowd, 1403 Nance St. for the past several years. She is survived by five sons: J. Bennie Epting, Brooks D. Epting and Olin E. Epting, all of Pros perity, Hoyt Epting of Blythe- wood and Homer O. Epting Sr. of Moultrie, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. George I. (Rilla) Hawkins of Prosperity, Mrs. Charlie (Ma mie) Porter of Blaney, Mrs. J. I. (Toye) Bedenbaugh and Mrs. John (Daisey) Dowd of Newber ry; 33 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren and four great- great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted at 5 p. m. today (Thurs day) from Grace Lutheran Church in Prosperity by the Rev. Ben M. Clark and the Rev. Charles Dawk ins. Interment will be in the Prosperity cemetery. The body was carried to the residence of Mrs. John Dowd Wednesday afternoon and will be placed in the church at 4 p. m. Thursday. Fairview Church Begins Revival. With Picnic A fellowship dinner -on -the grounds will feature the begin ning of revival services at Fair- August 24. The Rev. Charles E. Hood, Jr., pastor of Whitmire Baptist Church, and visiting minister for the Fairview revival, will bring the opening message at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school will follow before the dinner is served. • The public is cordially invited to come, bring picnic baskets and join in the fellowship. Revival services will continue each evening at 7:45 p. m. Sunday August 24 through Friday, Aug ust 29. A cordial invitation is given to the public to attend by the pastor. Rev. T. B. Altman. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 24: Rodney Bedenbaugh, Eugene Komi, T. S. Humphries, Faye Eargle, Tom Gilliam, Les lie Carol Hipp, James W. Hol land, Clarence Bundrick, T. E. Setzler, Janice Allene Rister. Aug. 25: J. W. Earhardt Jr., J. Boyd Robertson, Wayne Mar tin, J. W. Warner, Ila Mae Su- ber, Homer O. Epting Sr., Mrs. Herbert Bedenbaugh, Miss Am- inee Dominick, Jean B. Brown, Donna Shealy, O. L. Cook Jr., Mrs. Sarah Graham, Mrs. F. C. Merchant. Aug. 26: Bobby Summer Jr., Faye Langford, Mrs. P. G. Blount, Mrs. I. Q. Watkins, Mrs. Effie Hendrix, Charles Cromer, Linda Cousins, Delora Patricia Leslie, J. O. Jenkins, Winnie Davenport Senh, Mrs. T. A. Mrs. Harry Bryan and son, An dy of Clemson are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. R. H* Anderson. Scarborough, Rev. E. B. Young. Aug. 27: Jeannette Bergen, M. L. You mans. Sue Ward, Mrs. J. Frank Lominack, Mrs. W. H. Ashbaugh, Mrs. Horace Cromer, Andrew David Eargle. Aug. 28: Lewis Ammons, Louise Wicker, Mildred Long, Jane Fellows, Sandra Kinard, Julia Hazel, Lawrence Gra ham, Mrs. Margaret Long, Mrs. Jenny Bruipgton and Mrs. Al- lie Moates, D. P. Folk II, Sue Halfacre, Mary DeHart. Aug. 29: Mrs. George Way* W. C. McGahee, Carrie W. Whitener, Mrs. Bill Long, Mrs. L. B. Davis, Joan Fuller, Mar shall Lipscomb. Aug. 30: Maude Spotts, W. H. Chapman, Mrs. L. C. Graham, David Dominick, Nancy Senn, Harold Bennett, Roslyn Fret- well, Laura Lee WFigle. Photographs sent from the local National Guard units now in summer training at Fort Stewart, Ga. indicate that the main interest is centered around the kitchen—or perhaps the photographer was hungry and found it more convenient to take pictures in the kitchens of the bat teries, rather than roaming the firing range extensively in search of more soldier-like pursuits. Whether the pho tographer was paid with a nice piece of fried chicken for his efforts was not told in the information sent The Sun, but the good photography and quick service in getting the photos to the home town paper indicate that he was amply rewarded. It is assumed that members of Headquarters Battery, 228th Group had more for lunch than tomatoes, but the outline with the photo states that for the dinner meal un der preparation at the time the picture was made, 20 pounds of tomatoes were used. The photo at the left shows SP3 J. E. Campbell, Sfc. Pete Livingstcm Jr., and Pfc. R. D. Griffith in the process of preparing that meal for the 20 officers and 80 enlisted men attached to the 228th Group. Assured of not missing a meal this day were the offi cers and men of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 107th Battalion as the mess personnel, Sfc. R. C. Bishop, SP2 C. B. Shealy and SP3 W. E. Riley inspect a pot of chicken. With enough under his belt to get him to the firing range, the photographer snapped this picture of mfem- bers of Battery C, 107th AAA Bn., who have been assign ed a mission and will fire the 40 millimeter AAA gun at a simulated enemy target. Shown above are, left to right, SP3 B. G. Lester, Sfc. T. B. Harmon, SP3 J. R. Senn, Sgt. B. L. Mills and Pfc. G. E. Jones, sitting. The nearly 350 Newberry men will complete their 15- day training session this weekend and will return to New berry by convoy Sunday. (SCNG Photo by R. Burke.)