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» A Ez Tike’s wife has taken to hid ing the liquor on him . . .he seems to find it though . . . must be his fifth sense. By the time a man can pay a fancy figure for his wife’s clothes, she usually doesn’t have one. The best way to make ends meet is to get off your own. VOLUME 21; NUMBER 24. By The Way By Doris A. Sanders NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1958 + $2.00 PER YEAR FOOTBALL TALK It was good to see the Newber ry High School football team take its first victory last Friday night by defeating Laurens. They will be on the road again this week, meeting Dent ville tonight (Thurs day), and the Bulldogs will be looking for their second win of the season. Anyone who had little enough sense to get out in the weather Saturday night to see the New- berry-Lenoir Rhyne game deserv ed at least a case of sniffles, but there were some 1400 of us who braved the inclement weather. I was very surprised to see such a crowd on such a terrible night. It turned out to be not so terrible af ter all; a few sprinkles now and then but most of the crowd had come prepared and didn’t seem to mind too much. It was a good game despite the loss the Indians suffered; but then I don’t think anyone really expected them to win, with half of the first team out suffering in juries of various sorts. What was a wonder to me was that Lenoir Rhyne was held to only four touchdowns. There was some fine playing on the part of freshmen who had seen little or no action before and the fans seemed to be of the opinion that Coach Harvey Kirkland will come up with an out standing team next year or so. No need to remind you of the Saturday night game. You’ve heard much about it already and chances are you already have your tickets for the homecoming game when Carson-Newman will face the Indian squad. There are other homecoming activities on schedule, and you will see a full account of them elsewhere in the paper. The Merchants Association has asked that we remind Newberry merchants to decorate their win dows for the homecoming Satur day. See you at the game. George K. Dominick presents a | speaker at the Tuesday night “Certificate of Appreciation” to I meeting of the Lions Club. In Senator Strom Thurmond, guest this Sunphoto, left to right, are John F. Clarkson, Dave Hayes, Sen. Thurmond, Mr. Dominick, and P. N. Abrams, Lions presi dent. Homecoming Day Is Saturday; Steve Peterson Arrives Today MANY AGREE James P.. Sloan, whose views on the current education system and recommendations for improve ments were printed in this column on several occasions, will be glad to learn that he and I are not the only ones interested in getting the schools back to a teaching of the fundamentals, rather than being a social organization designed to “keep children happy.” Many persons have told me, since the publication of Mr. Sloan’s comments, that they agree with every word he had to say about the schools. You might be interested in these thoughts expressed by Mr. Sloan in a letter dated September 16: “It is encouraging to know that others are concerned about the so cialistic trends in our public schools. “Social education, with its ‘life adjustment,’ ‘togetherness,’ and ‘group spirit mania’, has produced a culture that is, at best, on the primer level—and, at worst, on the comic book level. Students who might have been interested in philosophy, literature, mathemat ics, or the sciences, are fed courses on ‘How To Be Happy on Dates,’ or ‘How To Blow Your Nose in Public.’ And we wonder why we cannot produce scientists who can compete with the Rus sians. We could equal or surpass Russian attainments in no time if we would return to integrity and intellect, to the development of trained and disciplined minds. “It was good to learn that en thusiasm for the N.E.A. (Nation al Education Association) is on the decline . . . let’s continue to work for more fundamental edu cation in our public schools.” Photo Finisher At Convention James Price, owner of Jim Dan dy Film Service in Newberry, left today for Chattanooga, Tenn. to attend the annual convention of the Dixie Division of Master Pho to Dealers and Finishers Associa tion. Mr. Price is President of the Dixie Division of this national Association. The convention will be held at the Read House in Chattanooga. Mr. Price will return to New berry Sunday. Big plans are being made for Homecoming at Newberry College on Saturday, October 11. The big attraction will be the football game between the Col lege Indians and Carson Newman at 8 P. M. The “Flying Eagles” from Jefferson, Tenn. were down ed at the hands of the Indians last season by a score of 19—14. Homecoming activities will be gin with registration at the A- lumni office located in the Wright Hall, next to MacLean Gymna sium. Tickets for the turkey bar becue will be available at the A- lumni office and tickets for the game at the Public Relations of fice, also located in Wright Hall. The local merchants will de corate their windows in compe tition for the silver loving cup given by the Alumni Association. These window's will be judged at 11 A. M. Many of the student organi zations will have individual dis plays in the quadrangle on the campus. v These exhibits will be judged at 2 P. M. The students will stage a parade in the city at 2:45 P. M. The Alumni Council will meet in the Alumni office, with its president, William Dreher, pre siding, at 3 P. M. A turkey barbecue will be ser ved in the new Student Union building from 4 P. M. unril game time. The Homecoming Queen and her attendants will make their appearance on Setzler Field at 7:15 p. m. The halftime ceremon ies will include the crowning of the Queen, the presentation of baseball players from 1900— 1920, guests of Frank O. Black. The Newberry College Band, un der the leadership of Prof. Char lie Pruitt, will also perform dur ing this time. Another half-time special will be the introduction of Steve Pet erson and his family, who by the efforts of the football team and cooperation of the general pub lic, will be guests on this oc casion. After the game, an informal dance will be held in MacLean Gymnasium. Lenoir-Rhyne invaded Indian i Steve Peterson will' aririve at land before some 1450 rain soak- the Columbia Airport today ed fans'and put on a passing ex- (Thursday) October 9, at 12:12 p. hibition to defeat the Newberry m. and will be met by Windy Indians 28—6. Wingback Bill Ackard scored two TDs and fullback Lee Farmer scored two to lead the Bears, while the lone Newberry score came with 1:47 seconds left in the game on a five yard pass from freshman quarterback Ver non Prather to freshman half back Carl Harris. Since the Citadel game, New berry has had to start all over, but they are making progress. Without Horace Turbeville, Con ley Jumper, Mickey Stevens, Lee Leary, John Temples and Gordon Darby, Newberry represents on ly a token of what they could have been. The Indians must now get another freshman ready for quarterback to go along with Prather. One freshman fullback has been converted to guard, Bill Hurdon. It is exppected that he wiN do a good job with more ex perience. Newberry played well and fought hard to the end against Lenoir-Rhyne. Kirkland said “our defense was adequate; we did not have the ball enough on offense. We were only able to run 46 plays and 60 is average. Mrs. Jake Wise, who underwent knee surgery at the Newberry Memorial Hospital recently, is re cuperating nicely. Bobby Davenport Elected Head Of Freshmen In a recent meeting of the freshman class at Newberry Col lege, the following officers were elected: President, Bobby Daven port; Vice-president, Porter Ki- nard; Secretary, Joanne Graham; Treasurer, Tim NiemeyBr; and Sponsor, Prof. T. E. Epting. Bobby Davenport is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Davenpport of the Silverstreet section. He was an honor student at Silver- street school, and was top honor graduate of his class at Newberry high school; a member of the Student Council, the Beta Club, and received the Citizenship a- ward. IS IMPROVING AT DUKE HOSPITAL A. W. Murray, who is a patient at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N. C., is reported to be improving and expects to return to his home next week. J. B. Wessinger Dies Suddenly John Bennett (“Ben”) Wessing er, 67, died early Friday mprning at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was suddenly strick en at his home late Thursday morning. Mr. Wessinger was born and reared near Peak, son of the late James and Mrs. Lizzie Miller Wes singer. For a number of years he made his home at Jalapa near Newberry, where he was engaged in the cattle and pulpwood busi ness. He also operated his farm in that section. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and was a former officer of the church. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. lone Clark of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. S. J. Mayer of Greenville, Mrs. W. E. Bickley of Pendleton and Mrs. Ethel Hol lingsworth of Newberry; two brothers, J. Olin Wessinger and J. Miller Wessinger of Newber ry. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Saturday from McSwain Funeral Home by Rev. Thomas F. Weeks and Rev. A. W. Ballen- tine. Burial was in Newberry Me morial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Carroll Clark, Linward Stuck, Elmer Studemayer, J. Philip Mayer, Rob ert Wessinger, and Hugh Wessing er. Nieces served as flower at tendants. Honorary escort was composed of members of St. James Luther an Church Council, Henry Hentz, Olin Counsins, T. Roy Summer, Dr. J. A. Underwood, Dr. B. M. Montgomery, B. P. Ringer, C M. Smith, Lawrence Derrick, J. B. Coward, Haynard Satterwhite, Windham, President of the Student Body, Marja Paulson, Head Cheerleader, and other represen tatives from the college. Steve a star quarterback in 1956 at Newberry College will be honored at the Newberry Home coming game with Carson-New man College of Jefferson City, Tenn. Peterson was a member of “The fighting Redskins” from 1955- Jurors Named For Civil Court The Jury Commissioners of Newberry County drew the names of the follow ng citizens to serve on the petit jury for the Court of Common Pleas which convenes in Newberry on October 20 with Judge Thomas P. Bussey of Char leston presiding. Newberry and routes: E. A. Howard, W. E. Turner, James H. Davis, W. C. Pack, Marvin E. Wilson, Sr., Quinby Sease, J. W. Dickert, Jr., J. Olin Adams, Guy McCullough, Marvin Bouknight, James C. Baxter, James H. Den nis, Tommie P. Setzler, Earl H. Waites, D. C. Arthur, Charles E. Senn, B. C. Chapman, W. L. Sing- l^y, F. V. Lester, B. T. Mills, C. I; Boozer, C. B. Suber. Whitmire: B. F. Adams, Thomp son F. Reeder, M. L. Baker, Jr., Marion Peay. Prosperity: C. B. Counts, T. J. Kinard, Everette W. Boozer, Lyn- ell Bowers. Pomaria: Olin Everette Graham. Silverstreet: G. O. Dorroh, R. C. Neel, Jr. Little Mountain: Claude Cumalander. Chappells: R. D. Marrett. Peak: J. Neal Stuck. S. Final Rites For Mrs. Bryson Are Held At Home Mrs. H. M. Bryson, 71, passed away last Friday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital after a very brief illness. She was the former Miss Eliza beth Barton, a daughter of the late James Albert and Goode Grif fin Burton. She was born in New berry and lived all of her full and fruitful life here. She was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church. Hers was the fourth family generation 1956. He was injured in the Stet* jl* belong to this church. She gave son contest on November 10, 1956, and since that time he has been paralyzed. After playing only seven games during the 1956 season he completed 9 touchdown passes and all 28 completions totaled 498 yards freely and joyfully of her time and talent to its work. As a young woman she was a member of the church choir and her mother was organist. For 33 years she taught the beginners’ class in the Sunday School and later the. young wom en’s Bible Class. She served on the Thurmond Tells Lions Club High Court Must Be Curbed The greatest enemy of the peo ple of the. United States today is the Supreme Court of the United States, Sen. J. Strom Thurmond said here Tuesday night. “It is imperative that we crys- talize public opinion so that the next Congress* will take the much needed steps to curb this court,” he declared. In a talk reviewing what he considered some of the good and some of the bad legislation of the last Congress, Senator Thurmond spoke before over *200 Newberry Lions and guests. Sen. Strom Thurmond addres- ffues< ^ Tuesday night. At right are P. N. Abrams and G. K. ses Lions Clubbers and their Domiitick. Fire Prevention Week Is Proclaimed By President Steve would be a senior at finance committee of the church Newberry if it were not for this unfortunate accident. In the Trophy tase in Holland Hall, Building of Adminstration at Newberry College, there is found Jersey number 28 which was worn by Peterson. It has been permanently retired from the Newberry College Roster, and be side the framed jersey is a nota tion stating that upon the recom- endation of the Athletic Commit tee and by unanimous action of the faculty on October 9, 1957, this jersey, number 28, is, there fore, a token and tribute to Steve Peterson, a loyal Newberrian, a Christian gentleman. Inquest Friday In Death Of Lee Kibler A 76-year-old Prosperity Negro died Sunday night of injuries he received when he was hit by an automobile Thursday night. Lee Kibler, of Route 3, Prosper ity, died at Newberry County Me morial Hospital where he was tak en following the accident. According to an investigation made by Coroner George Summer, Kibler was struck by a 1956 Ford headed toward Columbia on High way 76 about two miles below Prosperity at 9:30 p. m. Horace Paul Addy, a 20-year-old white man of Route 2, Chapin, was listed as driver of the car. Mr. Addy told investigating offi cers that just as he got even with Kibler, the Negro jumped into the side of the car. The point of impact was the left front door. Kibler’s head struck the top of the car. An inquest has been scheduled Friday night at the Newberry County Court House. 15 years. She was a leader in the women’s missionary society. She lived the life of an active Christ ian, practicing what sfoe professed. Her ministry as a public school teacher lives today in the hearts of those whom her service of un selfish love has enriched. She was interested in all worthy commun ity projects, her counsel and lead ership always sought and highly valued. Her activities in cultural and civic organizations were out standing. Her influence for good among the many who were fortu nate enough to be associated with her will continue to bear rich re sults. Survivors include her husband, Henry Milam Bryson; a daughter, Mrs. James M. Clary of Greenville; a brother, James Albert Burton, Jr., of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. C. A. Renneker of Orange burg, Mrs. R. Brice Waters and Mrs. J. W. Thomson of Newber ry; and a granddaughter, Eliza beth Burton Clary. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Saturday at' 3:30 p. m. by the Rev. Kenneth Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Newberry, and Dr. Dotson M. Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Greenville, with inter ment in Rosemont. Pallbearers were J. Hagood Clary, T. E. Epting, Louis C. Floyd, Richard C. Floyd, John T. Norris, E. B. Purcell, Keitt Pur cell and T. Roy Summer Jr. Adult Classes To Begin On October 20 Supt. J. V. Kneece announced today that evening classes for adults will be held again this year at Newberry High School. Classes will begin Monday, Oc tober 20, at 7:30 p. m. There will be two hours’ instruction twice weekly for a period of ten or more weeks. Subjects to be offered are typ ing for adults (beginners and ad vanced), business English, spell ing, punctuation, letter writing, and current events. Typing classes will be taught by Miss Ha Mae Suber, commercial teacher at Newberry High School, and business English will be taught by Miss Clifford Coleman of Silverstreet. Tuition is free. However, a reg istration fee of $1 will be charged to cover use of the high school typewriters during the course. Coures are sponsored by the State Department of Education. Those planning to enroll are urged to report to class Monday evening, October 20 at 7:30. Regular attendance is necessary if one is to receive full benefit of the course. Prosperity Lad Wins TV Prize Morgan Williams of Prosperity, a ten-year-old cub scout, was win ner of the portable television set given away at Calhoun Life In surance Company at the formal opening of the Regional Office in Newberry last Friday. Morgan was attending the open ing with a group of Cub Scouts. This week has been proclaimed Fire Prevention Week. President Eisenhower, in a pro clamation defignating the week begihning October 5 as Fire pre vention Week, called upon the people of the nation to promote programs to prevent and control fires, and urged state and local governments, the American Red Cross, chambers of commerce, and business, labor, and farm organ izations as well as schools, civic groups, and public information agencies to share activity in ob serving the week. The theme Tor this year’s ob servance is “Don’t give Fire a Place To Start.” During the week families are being urged to locate and remove fire hazards to pro tect their families and farms from fires. This will be the 36th year the week has been observed. The U. S. Department of Agri culture, through its Office of In formation, Federal Extension Ser vice, and state agricultural exten sion services will cooperate with the National Fire Protection As sociation, and other agencies, groups, and organizations in pro moting observance of the week. The importance of preventing fire losses on the farm is shown by the fact that farm losses in the nation in 1957 amounted to about 152 million - or one-sixth of the total fire losses in the nation. This amount includes losses cov ered by insurance, losses to farm ers not fully covered by insurance and loses on uninsured farm pro perties. Many South Carolina farmers shared in these losses. Much of the loss resulted from fires which could have been pre vented if proper fire prevention practices had been observed. VISITING SON IN VIRGINIA Mr. and Mrs. D. W. A. Neville left Wednesday morning for a few weeks visit with their son, Rev. Lamar Neville, who is pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Martins- burg, Ky. Jr., Forrest Miller, Oscar Mayer, Harry Mayer, Paul Harris, C. C. Wallace, Vance Miller, W. B. Gog- Ambrose Mayer, J. T. McCracbin, * gins, Jr., and W. R. Reid. Boundary PTA To Hear Talk On Accreditation The Boundary Street Parent- Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 p. m. at the school. All citizens who are int erested in the schools of the city are cordially invited to attend this meeting. The program will feature Wil liam B. Royster, Chief Supervisor of Elementary Education of the S. C. Department of Education, who will speak on “The Southern Association Cooperative Program in Elementary Education.” It is expected that Mr. Royster will fully explain the accreditation pro gram for elementary schools. Employ The Handicapped “If you have an antique chair which needs a cane bottom or back put in it, please take it to 402 Wright St. to Milo Umphries, who has been trained to do this work. Mr. Umphries suffers a se vere handicap. He will be happy to do this work for you. He cannot walk and must just slide around in his shop to do this work. Please lend a helping hand to this handi capped man and reap joy for yourself.” The above message is from the Newberry County Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. IS PATIENT AT HOSPITAL James E. Wiseman Sr. was ad mitted Tuesday to the local hos pital where he is undergoing treatment. Michael Davis Graveside Rites Michael Earl Davis, 2-year-old son of M-Sgt. and Mrs. Earl B. Davis, died Monday night at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital. He had been ill since birth. M-Sgt. Davis is a member of the 101st Airborne stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., and Mrs. Davis is the former Marguerite Hamilton of Newberry. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by his sister, Linda Jean Davis; his grandfather, Bazzie Davis of Saluda; his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Padgett of Newberry; his step grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Davis of Saluda, and his step- grandfather, Bazzie Padgett of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 5 p. m. Wednesday at the graveside in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Enos Rikard. ROBERTS SAID TO BE BETTER Joe Roberts, who has been con fined to the Newberry Hospital for treatment, is reported to be recovering nicely. Attendance at the affair, a re gular monthly dinner meeting, filled the Newberry Community Hall. Senator Thurmond concentrated his remarks on the usurpation by the Supreme Court of state sov ereignty, but dealt also with meas ures passed by last Congress. Among the bills he considered worth while, that were passed, are: (1) A bill to streamline the de fense department, whereby the joint chiefs of staff can issue or ders directly to commanders in the field. (2) Repeal of the transportation tax. (3) An emergency housing act whereby a home buyer needs on ly 3 per cent downpayment on the first $13,500 rather than on the first $10,000 as previously re quired on FHA housing. (4) A labeling act requiring au to manufacturers to place upon each car the retail price and the name of the first dealer to whom it is consigned. (5) General increases in Social Security benefits. Sen. Thurmond decried the ad mission of Alaska to statehood, charging that “it is nob financial ly able to support itself at the present time” and further that it is not contiguous to the United States.” He said it would have been bet ter to have made it a common wealth. He also blasted measures of fed eral aid to education, the high rate of foreign aid spending and the weakness of the reciprocal aid program, which fails to protect the South’s textile industry. Thurmond added that since World War II 3,700 South Caro linians have lost their jobs as a result of the closing of 16 textile plants. For this, he blamed the failure of federal government to protect the textile industry with adequate tariff measures. He emphasized the importance of the textile industry to the state’s economy by pointing out that South Carolina gets 78 per cent of industrial income from the textile industry. Chairman of Tuesday night’s dinner meeting was Pinckney N. Abrams. The October program committee, which arranged the meeting, included George K. Dom inick, who introduced Sen. Thur mond; John F. Clarkson, Dave L. Hayes and Michael I. You- mans. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 12: Mrs. W. J. Switten- burg, Mrs. James R. Andrews, Elbert C. Long, J. EL Wiseman Sr., Anita Faye Killian, Mrs. Carl Shealy, Marguerite Webb, Paul H. Long, Martha Moore Summer, David Schumpert, Rob ert Shealy Sr., Patsy Jones. Oct. 13: Steve Griffith/Dor othy Kyzer, Mrs. K. L. Martin,. Marion Spearman, Mrs. Lila Dickert, Virgil W. Rinehart, Judy Rinehart, Karen Stewart, W. H. Ashbaugh, Mack Mont gomery, Eistelle Martin, Fran ces Miller. Oct. 14: David Lee Cartner, Mrs. O. F. Armfield Jr., Henry Livingston Jr., Mrs. O. Hentz, Miss Bessie Thrift, Mrs. W. K. Swygert, Mrs. Wofford Cooper. Oct. 15: Larry Luther Chap man, Mrs. John T. Norris, Mae Lathrop, Mrs. William K. Lath- rop, Tobie Enlow, Mrs. Henry Livingston, Everette Graham, J. O. Koon, Mrs. R. A. Good man, Laddie Hamm, D. J. Tay lor, Michael Thurow. Oct. 16: Pete Coleman, Mrs. James S. Watters, J. Frank Wilson, James Darby, Betty Ruth Perry, Guy V. Whitener Jr., Billy Dominick, George Ray Richardson, Jimmie Brown, Pope Johnson, Shirley Dilla- shaw, Clyde Wilson, Amy Atki- son, Fred Schumpert, Mrs. Car- roll Frick, Mrs. Dow Beden- baugh. « Oct. 17: Buford Cromer, Mrs. M. I. Youmans, Keith Green, Dorothy L. Senn, A. C. Domin ick, Linda Davis, Samuel H. Crim. Oct. 18: Callie Boyd Parr, Mrs. H. O. Swittenburg, C. F. Sterling, Danny Leland Hiller,. Harry E. Bedenbaugh, Frank S. Thom ass on, Shelbie Jean Rich- ardson, R. EL Reece.