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wm*r- A hobby is something you get goofy about to keep from going nuts about things in general. .-m l! A rich relative is the kin we love to touch. VOLUMBE 21; NUMBER 30. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1958 4 $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - ^ ^ on3 Sander3 THINKING ALOUD Sometimes a repetition of small, irritating things will come close to causing a person to have a slight touch of temporary insan ity, and to do things he might not do otherwise. I was speculating about the mishap at Radio Station WKDK Monday and wondering if, per haps, that truck driver, whose trailer ran into the guy wire causing WKDK’s tower to topple, had cut his radio on a time too many and heard that horrible stuff they play these days in the name of music, particularly on such shows as the “Farmer Jones" show. Perhaps he thought “now if that tower were down, they couldn’t transmit and I would get temporary relief, anyway.” The thought might have preyed on his mind until he finally decid ed to do it. Should this have been the case, the poor fellow went to a lot of trouble for nothing. The station had up a temporary anten na in time to go back on the air for guess what ? The Farmer Jones program. (P.S. All this, of course, is a figment of imagination, and is not intended as an insult to the Sta tion or to Farmer Jones. I under stand the so-called “music” he plays is what appeals to the youn ger generation, those who form his listening audience and it is only natural that he should play what they like so, if you read this Ryan, I’m only teasing!) GATHER THEM UP A couple of weeks ago we told you that the Jaycees were collect ing old toys to be repaired and distributed among children whose houses Santa sometimes misses at Christmas time. You were asked to leave any such toys you might have at the Market Rasket, A&P, Colonial or Winn Dixie store in baskets provided for that purpose, or to call a member of the Jay cees. Collections to date have been elow,' and it is understandable that most people aren’t in much of a Christmas mood yet. The ur gency of this appeal, however, is that the toys must be repaired by E. E. Westwood’s shop class at Newberry High before school sus pends for the Christmas holidays and that isn’t very far off. Would you please make a search, gather up old worn-out toys, or good ones if your child no longer uses them, and share .them with youngsters much less fortunate than yours? If you wish to have your toys picked up at home, call Jimmie Davenport, Ferd Summer, Harold Folk, Charles Clary or Tom West- wood. took over, called an excellent game and led the team to victory. 1 can assure you that the New berry fans didn’t breathe easy un til that final whistle had blown. The game with P.C. will be an exciting one. The first tickets sent to Newberry are all gone; however, Cliff Graham, public re lations director at Newberry Col lege, tells me more are here now and may be secured by calling on him at the college. SPEEDERS I think speeders have no busi ness on highways, but I have of ten wondered about the advisa bility of patrolmen chasing them at speeds up to and probably ex ceeding 100 miles perhour. The tragic accident in North Carolina earlier this week should prove that this is perhaps not the thing to do. Had the patrolmen not been chasing a car, two innocent peo ple might be alive today. This was in North Carolina—although the two unsuspecting victims were from South Carolina—but I have heard of such chases by our S. C. patrolmen. I hope that such a terrible accident as happened in North Carolina doesn’t happen here. PUBLISH EARLY Those of us at The Sun office hope to have a day off next week to enjoy turkey, football, an our many other blessings. In order that your Sunpaper might reach you before Friday, we will pub lish on Tuesday an your paper will be in the mail Wednesday. Those who have items for publi cation are asked to please have them at the Sunoffice by Monday afternoon. SOON BE HERE Chief Colie Dowd stopped by to tell me that the reason there have been no more “turn right on red” signs placed on various traffic ^signals around town is that the jjpugns have been ordered but have "hot yet come in . As soon as they arrive they will be placed at a '^number of intersections, and this should greatly improve the move- * ment of traffic on the town’s busy streets. py - ^FOOTBALL Football for Newberrians is Ljust about over for the season. The Turkey Day Classic with Presbyterian, at Clinton this year, Will end the season for the col 's ■'•lege; the high school finished up \ yjtwo weeks ago. V While I am thinking of it, I would like to thank Tom Brigman for his kind invitation to attend the chicken barbecue supper *%hich he gave for the high school football players last Saturday af ternoon. We regret that previous v «ngagements prevented a repre- 'sentative of The Sun being pre sent for the occasion. If you missed the Wofford game last Saturday night, you inissed as good a football game as yon will see. It looked a little dis couraging for a while, when Wof ford rolled up two touchdowns and a 13-0 score; but as has happened many times with Coach Kirkland’s team, they came back after half time, went to work and scored three touchdowns to defeat the Terriers. Spectators were not par ticularly pleased with the attitude and rough play of the Terriers and were perhaps even more elat ed about the victory than they would have been had some other team been involved. Vernon Pra ther did a fine job of quarter- backing in the first half, and things looked a little gloomy when he was injured just before the half. Wyman Taylor, however, ‘ who had seen very little game time at the quarterback position, CHANGE IN TACTICS? Could it be that the National Education Association, which has been under fire for a number of years because of its socialistic tendencies, has decided to do an about face? Even yet, they won’t come right out and say that bright students should be “taken out of a round mold;” they will only concede that perhaps they should be. Even this is a departure from their thinking of the past that by singling out the brighter students, those of inferior mentality will be psychologically disturbed, etc., etc. I was interested and a little amused especially at the “per haps” portion, of a report submit ted by a “nationwide conference on the academically talented held last February. The c onference was part of an ongoing project on the gifted sponsored by the NEA and financed by the Carnegia Cor poration.” I found this item in the No vember issue of the South Caro lina Education News. The article states: “In a section on identifying the gifted, the report says: ‘One of the current dangers of our entire educational system is the tenden cy to reward conformity and place a high premium on the lad us ually described as the well-round ed American youth . . . For the pupil who has special abilities, special interests, and ample en ergy, there is no reason why he should not be encouraged to be himself, and, if that does not fit the standard ‘round’ mould, per haps we should let him have a few sharp edges and should not at tempt to round him off.” Now isn’t that nice!- If the con ference had wanted to do some thing constructive, they should have left out their “perhaps’’ and urgently recommended that the gifted be sought out and constant ly encouraged, in an effort to provide a few intelligent citizens for the years to come. iff# 15 Shown above, is the reason radios in this area, tuned to Station WKDK Monday morning shortly before 10 a. m., suddenly became silent. At the most interesting portion of the “Radio Bingo” pro gram, Jimmy Coggins, owner and manager of the station, who was announcing the program, heard something that “sounded like thun der” on a bright, sunshiny morning. Realizing the station was no longer “on the air,” he rushed out and found that the 195-foot tower had toppled over, and was damaged beyond repair. The tall structure tilted as a Huckabee Transport truck, passing the front of the sta tion, caught one of the guy wires which held the tower in place. About half an hour later, personnel from the REA were on hand to put up poles for a temporary antenna and, working with radio sta tion personnel, had WKDK back on the air shortly before 3 p. m. Mr. Coggins, who surveys the damage above, stated that good cov erage is being received from the temporary antenna but that the tower will be replaced as rapidly as possible. Only a small portion of the tower is shown here. The remainder wrapped around the back and far side of the building, missing by only inches the automobile belonging to Ray Gilliam, engineer at the station. (Sunphoto.) Large Attendance Expected At State Holiday House Tea Mrs. Buzhardt Dies Few Days After Sister Mrs. Lola Swittenberg Buz hardt, 78, widow • of the late Ben T. Buzhardt, of Newberry, died suddenly Monday night at her residence, 16U4 Main &t., after sui- lenng a heart attack. IShe had just returned from tlie funeral of ner sister, Mrs. A. 3. Clary, at Rock Hill. Mrs. Buzhardt was born and reared in Newberry County, a daughter of the late George W. and Eugenia Shealy Swittenberg. tone had spent most of her life in Newberry where s-ne was a mem ber of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Since the death of her husband she had operated the Ben T. Buzhardt Furniture Co. She was active in all phases of com munity and civic affairs. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. J. Donald Rook of New berry; three sisters. Dr. Mamie S. Summer, and Mrs. George C. Hipp, both of Newberry and Mrs. L. L. Hunter of Spartanburg; two grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p. m. Wednesday at the residence, 1604 Main St., by the Rev. Francis I. Fesperman. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Pallbearers were Robert Swit tenberg, William Clary, George H. Hipp, Harry Hedgepath, Charles Ragland, Thomas Buzhardt, Grady Graham and James Morris. Interservice Council Meets The Newberry County Inter service Council will meet Monday night, November 24 at 7:30 p. m. at the Wiseman Hotel according to D. P. Folk, chairman. The Council constitution will be presented for approval at this meeting. Another discussion will be plans for .the United Fund campaign to be held next year, if enough clubs show interest in the united effort, according to Mr. Folk. All clubs of the county are ask ed to send representatives to the meeting. Swindler Murder Trial On Next Week’s Court Docket The Court of General Sessions will convene at the court house Monday, November 24th, with a murder case and a rape case still heading the criminal docket. Petit jux*ors will report on Tuesday morning, and there is likelihood that court will be adjourned on Wednesday evening for the Thanksgiving holidays, so it is doubtful that both cases will be called for trial this term, even though both are on the continued docket. Charlie G. Swindler, charged with the murder of Donald F. Bowers, was returned from the penitentiary in Columbia on Oct-[ ober 14th after undergoing a 30 day examination by a team from the South Carolina State Hospit al. According to a report from the hospital, Swindler was found to be “not insane.” He has been in New berry County Jail since that time awaiting trial.. During the previous term of court in September, Solicitor Wil liam T, Jones stated that he had been served notice by Swindler’s attorneys that a change of venue would be sought on the basis that the defendant could not receive a fair trial in Newberry County. Concrete Plant Neighbor Says Plant Not Disturbing The motion for such a change was not made at the last court; how ever, it is expected that defense attorneys will make the formal request of presiding Judge Thom as Bussey of Charleston next week, and that the motion will be argued at the time. William Pearson is charged with rape, and other case^ on the continued docket include Alex Wheeler, drunk driving; John Henry Cook, assault and battery, with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; Alma S. Gre gory, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; DaVid Gregory, Jr., a like charge; John < Reid, safe cracking. League To Hear Mrs. Clinkscales Mrs. C. C. Clinkscales of Green ville will be the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Civic League on November 25 at 3:30 p. m. at Smeltzer Hall, Newberry College. Mrs. Clinkscales is chair man of the American Home De partment of the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs, and her talk will be in observance of the American Home Week, No vember 23-28. Members of the Woman’s Club, the Literary Study Club and the Biographical Club are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Miss Hattie Bell Lester and Mrs. T. P. Crooks are serving as co hostesses. Again this year, Newberrians and interested persons from throughout the state will have an opportunity to view a variety of beautiful and artistic Christmas decorations, when the Civic League’s Christmas Decoratiops Tea opens on Wednesday after noon, December 3rd, at 3:00 p. m. The Wednesday afternoon recep tion will be one of the high spots on South Carolina’s Christmas so cial calendar, with many dignitar ies in attendance. The Tea will continue through Friday morning. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, chair man of this year’s Tea, which will carry the theme “State Holi day House,” stated that the Tea will feature lovely arrangements and compositions by some of the outstanding flower arrangers of the state. Miss Erin Kohn of Co lumbia will have an exhibit on display. Some of the window ledges will be decorated by Mrs. J. Allen Lambright, Spartanburg; Mrs. R. M. Riddle, Chester; Mrs. R. C. Jeter, Union; Mrs. Allston Calhoun, Greenwood; Mrs. Furman Fulmer, Columbia, and J. C. Dowl ing, Gaffney. Among those who will be pres ent for the formal opening will be Mrs. John R. Childress, president of the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs, Greenville; Mrs. J. T. Rutdledge, president of the Garden Club of S. C., Con way; Mrs. J. E. Grier, president of S. C. Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Spartanburg; Mrs. Irvin Haw thorne, president of S. C. Council of Farm Women, Donalds. Clubs cooperating with the Civic League in presenting the tea in clude Newberry Garden Club, Pal metto Garden Club, Rose Garden Club, Green Thumb Garden Club, Garden Study Club, Nosegay Gar den Club, Floral Garden Club, Town and Country Garden Club, Hoe and Rake Garden Club, Whit mire Garden Clubs and Biograph ical Club, Business and Profes sional Women’s Club and County Home Demonstration Council. In addition to club members, many other individuals will take part in arrangements for the Tea. Serving with Mrs. Baker on the Tea committee are Mrs. James E. Wiseman, Mrs. John B. Frazier, Mrs. Leon Nichols and Mrs. How ard Clark. Dr. Mamie S. Summer, presi dent of the Civic League, stated that more than 3000 persons at tended the Tea in 1956. “Besides the many beautiful Christmas decorations will be jthe joy of meeting old friends and having a cup of tea while you chat with them,” Dr. Summer said, adding that men, women and youth are urged to attend. No admission will be charged, but a silver offering will be re ceived to help defray expenses of the Tea. Exchange Club Names Officers Irvine Leslie was elected presi dent of the Exchange Club , for 1959 at the regular meeting of the club held Tuesday night. He will take office in January, succeeding Olin Layton. Other officers elected included Robert Odell, vice president; J. Frank Gilfillan, re-elected secre tary; Gordon Leslie, treasurer; Wilbur Nichols, corresponding sec retary. Named to the Board of Control were J. B. Henderson, H. O. (Red) Newman and Howard Cook. Two new members were accept ed to the club, bringing the total number of members to 50, to which the club is limited. The new mem bers are Rev. Paul Petty, pastor of O’Neal Street Methodist Church, and F. J. Harmon of Harmon’s Garage. Plans were discussed for a Christmas party to be held in De cember at Panorama Lodge. Jurors Named For Civil Court December 1st Jurors have been drawn for the December 1st term of the Court of Common Pleas which will convene at the Court House on Monday, December 1st with Judge Thomas Bussey of Charles ton presiding. Jurors for the Civil Court ses sion will be: Newberry: Earl H. Bergen, Hugh F. Pitts, John M. Dominick, Guy Bowers, Thomas E. Sease, Harry W. Dennis, Carl Amick, Ben P. Stewart, John C. Billings ley, Patrick L. Hughes, G. M. Neel, L. B. Davis, Q. L. Shealy, Lewis J. Shealy, E. T. Barnes, J. W. Cook Jr., Pope L. Buford Jr., Fred Schumpert, A. M. Summer, Hugh E. Wessinger, Barry E. Mayer, C. M. Smith, William I. Click. Prosperity: J. Lee Dennis, Ever- ton Cook, Earl Shealy, J. O. ] Moore, B. Cornell Bedenbaugh. Whitmire: Coy Jones, Martin Lackey, Colie B. Glenn, Minor! Cathcart. Little Mountain: C. W. Wheeler, Calvin E. Metts. Pomaria: John W. Dickert. Silverstreet: George F. Senn. A few residents in the vicinity of the Newberry Concrete Com pany are seeking to have the plant removed, according to a let ter read by City Manager Ed Blackwell to members of Council at their meeting last Thursday night. Those who signed a peti tion, addressed to the concrete company, alleged that the plant is noisy, that heavy trucks and trains unload from early in the morning until late at night, that dust and other debris from the operation is settling on their homes, yards and gardens, and that they felt their property was being damaged and their health impaired. They threatened court action if owners of the plant did not take action to remove it from its pres ent location. The concrete company, which had a small beginning but which has expanded into one of New berry’s enterprising young busi nesses, had a mixer plant locat ed on the C. N. & L. Railway right of way. With the growth of the business, and especially to fill contracts to furnish concrete for Interstate Highway 26 being constructed through the county, the company located another mix er, larger and more automatic, on another portion of the railroad right of way near the intersection of Fair and Shelley streets. One resident of the neighbor hood, learning that the letter had Pageant At Colony Church A Thanksgiving pageant “I Am Debtor” will be presented at 7:30 p. m. Sunday at Colony Lutheran Church. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dominick have moved to 1614 Calhoun St. in an apartment in the home of Mrs. J. W. Swindler. been read to council, contacted cpuncilmen later and stated “I live as near to that plant as any one and I do not find it a nuisance at all. The noise of trucks is not nearly as bad as it is on Main or CoHege streets or other main streets in town. As for making noise late at night, on only one occasion that I recall has the plant operated as late as eight o’clock; it usually closes down earlier, around six or seven. The owner of the company has said that he will move the plant rather than go to court about it, and we don’t want this business taken from Newberry.” He urged that council do everything possible to retain the business in Newberry. Council received the letter as information. Other action taken by council included approval of the installa tion of 600 lineal feet of eight inch sanitary sewer on Drayton street from Milligan to the city limits at a cost not to exceed $1,400. Mayor Layton appointed a Busi ness License committee for 1959 composed of C. E. Merchant, chairman; C. A. Dufford Sr., D. W. Jones and S. D. Paysinger. Council was notified that Smith Motor Co. was low bidder for three cars and two trucks. A letter was read from Mrs. G. O. Shealy, expressing apprecia tion for the consideration and kindness shown the late G. O. (Jack) Shealy during his illness. Holidays Begin At College Newberry College’s Thanksgiv ing holidays will begin Thursday, November 27. Classes will be re sumed Monday, December 1 - at 8:00 a.m. Prof, and Mrs. T. J. Eskridge will move soon to 1207 Fair St. in the house they recently bought from A. P. Faris, who moved last week to Columbia. On the contingent docket is on© case: Billy Joe Jones, House breaking, larceny, etc. New cases to be submitted to the Grand Jury, which will con vene on Monday, include the fol lowing: From' Magistrate Foster: Wil liam T. Dallas, drunk driving, sec ond offense; also third offense; Mack Barnes, Jr., assault and bat tery with intent to kill; Doris Epps, same charge; Edward J. Talaro, Mickey E. Toby, Nickey B. Toby, Floyd Howell, breaking, entering and grand larceny; Ed- Talaro, Nickey Toby and Mickey E. Toby, stealing from cars. From Magistrate Shealy: James Mayer Counts, housebreak ing and petit larceny; William Taylor, non-support. Froift Magistrate Butler: L. B.^ Williams, assault and battery with a deadly weapon. From Magistrate Wicker: Jonas Amick, violation of liquor law; Leo Hiller and Willie Stephens, forgery.*' From Magistrate Dawkins: L. C. Gary, Clarence Hodges, Joe Sims, each charged with violation of liquor law; Harry Scott, two counts of grand larceny; Willi© Mae Higgins alias Willie Ms© Simpson, murder; John Boyd, Thomas Gladden, James D. Allen, 1 each charged with drunkeh driv ing, second offense; Colie DeWalt, non-support; Raymond Caldwell, assault and battery with intent to kill; Mrs. Connie B. Miller, big amy; Willie Thomas Gibson, Wil lie Ray Cook and Robert Sims, housebreaking and grand larceny. Willie Mae Higgins is charged with the murder of Narbis Cope land. The Copeland woman died as the result of a fight with the Hig gins woman. An inquest was held in Laurens, but investigating of ficials later determined that the fight preceding the death of the victim occurred in Newberry County and the case was turned over to this county for prosecu tion. Local Continues Officer Election Mollohon Local Union 324 will hold its regularly scheduled meet ing Sunday afternoon, November 23 at 3 p. m. in the school audi torium. The nomination of all officers and committees will be continued and completed at this meeting. Other union business, including the pending arbitration case, will be discussed. All members are es pecially urged to be present. OEHLERS TO VISIT HERE NEXT WEEK Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Oehlers (nee Mary Dixon Welch) of Aga wam, Mass., are expected to ar rive in Newberry Monday for a short visit with Mrs. Oehlers’ aunt, Mrs. R. D. Wright on Har rington St. Recently at a chapel exercise, James Werts, president of Blue Key, presented to Dr. C. A. Kauf- mann, president of Newberry Col lege, a plaque, symbolizing the gift of an aluminum “Indian Head.” Dr. Kaufmann accepted the gift on behalf of the college, and thanked the chapter for their gift. The “Indian Head” is of cast aluminum, and has been placed on the east end of the new btuden Union Building. This symbol of the college, done in colors of red and gray, is a constant reminder of all the things Newberry College stands for. The Newberry College Chapter of Blue Key consists of fifteen members, selected for scholarship, leadership, and service. Prof. T. E. Epting is faculty advisor. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 23: F. Ridgell Bowers, Russell Aubrey Harley, C. L. Dowd, Homer R. Williams, Mrs. H. G. Wike, Dave Waldrop, Mrs. H. T. Carlisle, Mrs. B. B. Leitz- sey Jr., Louise Motes, J. Olin Price. Nov. 24: Joy Hunter, Margar et Shealy, Mrs. W. W. Walker, J. W. (BUI) Smith, Mrs. R. C. Carlisle, W. D. Jones. Nov. 25: Jimmy Clamp, Mrs. A. W. Murray, Mrs. Troxelle W. Brown, Pope L. Buford Jr., Di anne Gilliam, Mrs. B. . A. Fret- well, Alan Senn, J. L. Koon. Nov. 26: Robert Smith, James R. Williams, R. D. Coleman Jr., Scrappy Wherry, Henry Stev ens, Jimmie Harmon, David Denning, Richard Harmon, Mrs. Selma B. Price. Nov. 27: Mrs. Jake Wise, Mrs. R. L. Lewis, Robert Pike GlympJt, Caroline Singley, G. S. Parnell, Jeanette Waldrop, Mrs. Ralph Setzler, Fred V. Lester, John D. Haltiwanger, Cheryl Anne Hentz, Frank Armfield. Nov. 28: Mrs. Minnie L. Clary, Mrs. Berley S. Werts, Mrs. An na Hart Cheatham, J. W. Long shore, Cecil Ringer, Jane Pay- singer, Joe H. Welborn, Rob ert T. Stutts. Nov. 29: Mrs. William R. Brooks, Donald Rawls, MoUy Partridge, Mary Riley, Earl Bergen, J. L. Counts, Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh, W. H. Shan non, Wilmer M. Hite, Mrs. Hom er W. Schumpert, Mrs. Irene Berry. 1 M i