The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 29, 1959, Image 1
If you want life to be a bed of
roses you have to put in a lot of
spade work.
Youngsters certainly do brigh
ten a home.—you've never seen
one turn off an electric light.
VOLUME 21; NUMBER 40
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1959
+ $2.00 PER YEAR
By The Way ~ by, ^boriA Sanders
“Uncle Homer” Schumpert was pleasantly su prised last Friday night when “his girls,” the Girl
Scouts of Newberry, had a birthday party for hi-n at the Girl Scout cabin. Mr. Schumpert has al
ways taken an interest in the welfare of the younger generation of Newberry, and since the forma
tion of Girl Scout troops in Newberry, has rende-ed many assistances.
He is shown here on the left receiving his birthday cake from Emily Grier, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. P. L. Grier. Looking on are Mrs. Blanche Felker, past president of the Girl Scout Coun
cil and program leader for the occasion; and Gerald Paysinger, Council president. (Sunphoto.)
“Dr. Mamie” Resigns After
Long Service With State ES
County Board Adopts Policy,
Elects ’59-60 Superintendents
NOT CONFINED
Seems that the business of chil
dren going from door to door col
lecting money, supposedly for va
rious charitable organizations, is
not confined to our part of town.
Since the article which appeared
in last week’s column, several per
sons in various part of town have
told me they have the same trou
ble, and they don’t like it either.
May I urge that in the event
youngsters come to your door
trying to collect money for March
of Dimes, Cancer, Crippled Chil
dren, or whatever the current
drive may b§, you do not encour
age them by giving them money?
I also would respectfully suggest
that the practice of giving cards
out to school children by these or
ganizations be discontinued; or,
if they think that is not feasible,
that someone representing these
organizations personally be on
hand at the schools to explain
that the cards are just for per
sonal donations of the pupils if
they desire to donate; and that if
they do not or cannot give to a
driVe, there will be no cause for
embarrassment. This could easily
be done at a chapel exercise and
I am sure the superintendents and
principals of the various schools
would cooperate.
GOOD NEWS
Chances are that nothing will
come of it, but it was good news
to read that a bill had been intro
duced in the General Assembly by
Rep. Don Richardson of George
town, which would strengthen the
curriculum of high schools and
junior high schools in the state.
The representative says “We need
to get some work out of high
school students.”
“The amount of money we are
spending on education and what
we are getting for it is ridiculous-,”
he continued. To get more work
out of high school students, Rich
ardson’s bill would require four
years of math, as well as English,
of all graduates, plus two years
of science. Not only that, but he
would toughen the path to high
school by requiring examinations
of those seeking to enter junior
high, and those seeking to enter
senior high schools.
I don’t know into how much de
tail the Richardson bill goes, but
it is certainly a step in the right
direction. If it goes no farther
than was quoted in the daily press,
however, it certainly is not suffi
cient, for the reason that some stu
dents simply do not have the
mentality to meet the require
ments. As to entrance exams for
Junior and Senior high schools,
these would not be necessary if
the system of “social promotion”
were abolished.
There seems to be only one real
solution to the problem and it
would no doubt be an expensive
one in the smaller schools, but
there should be two separate pro
grams of study: one with a tough
er curriculum to prepare those
who are capable for a college edu
cation; the other to provide 12
years of schooling for those who
are found to be unable to keep up
with the regular scholastic pro
gram. A diploma should be offer
ed for successful completion to
the first group, a certificate of
some sort to the second.
This should not be very expen
sive for the larger schools where
several teachers per class are re
quired anyway.
This sort of program, however,
evidently would not saisfy the
schools. Teaching the three R’s
in the elementary schools, Latin,
Algebra, English, Math in high
schools seems to be almost sec
ondary. This is what the New
berry County School System is or
ganized for, according to “poli
cies” adopted by the County Board
of Education Tuesday night: “The
Newberry County School System
is organized and operated with the
understanding that the activities
of the school must be. selected and
directed to give each pupil a max
imum share consistent with his
capacity in the enterprise of liv
ing and improving the conditions
of his or her physical life, family
life, command of the fundamental
skills, industrial and economic
life, civic life, recreational life,
and moral and religious life.”
Since the schools have taken
over the duties of doctor, parent,
community, recreation director
and church, it is little wonder that
they don’t have time to stress a
program of learning such things
as spelling, grammer, math and
science.
GOOD POLICY
While I have not had time to
thoroughly study the policy
adopted by the County Board
Tuesday night, I did come across
one thing of interest. The policy
quotes a statement of Dr. G.
Heyward Gibbs, long time trustee
and board chairman of the Colum
bia city schools. The local county
board says “The statement is one
of good common sense and sound
educational practice that any
school board would do well to fol
low.”
Now, to quote the last line of
Dr. Gibbs’ statement:
“. . . I feel safe in saying that
no member of our present Board
is apt to do other than consider
schools problems in open meetings
and come to decisions only after
thorough discussion of any mat
ters that come before this Board.”
Since the local Board has rec
ommended that Dr. Gibbs state
ment be followed, I hope they will
pay particular attention, in the fu
ture, to the two words, “open
meetings,”iso that those of us who
represent the press fnay be able
to give you an intelligent report
on what is being done by your
County Board.
ROADSIDE PARK
The Roadside Park on the Co-
lumbia-Greenville highway is a
fine advertisement for Newberry.
Travelers in this vicinity appre
ciate a nice spot to stop for a
rest or to eat a lunch, and many
Newberrians have enjoyed the fa
cilities offered by the Park. The
Newberry Garden Club, which
sponsors the project, has received
many letters from persons in far
away states, expressing apprecia
tion to the club Tor furnishing such
a park for weary travelers.
Projects such as this require
much work and the public should
appreciate the fact that the Naw-
berry Garden Club members have
worked so hard to keep up the
Park since it was completed in
May 1951; citizens should also do
their part to discourage vandal
ism. I regret to say there has been
destruction to the property several
times in the past. The Sheriff’s
office does what it can to keep an
eye on the place, but it is impos
sible to always see what is going
on. If you see anyone trying to
destroy this property, please noti
fy the sheriff.
State Jersey
Cattle Club
Meeting Here
Several staff members of the
Clemson College Dairy Depart
ment will appear on the program
at the annual meeting of the
South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club
at Newberry Thursday, January
29.
The meeting, which will be held
in the Community House on the
square in Newberry, will get un
derway at 10 a.m. with Furman
Epps, president of the association,
presiding. During the business
session several reports will be
presented.
Among the reports to be pre
sented will be the report of the
secretary-treasurer by G. E. Haw
kins, of the auditing committee
by R. D. Steer, of the nominating
committee by E. P. Gulledge, of
the resolutions committee by C. G.
Cushmap, and of parish activities
by parish presidents.
Other features of the morning
session will be a discussion of
South Carolina Dairy Commission
activities by Charles A. Shaw; a
talk “Pungent Pointers” by Mr.
Cushman; and a report on the
American Jersey Cattle Club .acti
vities by John Jacobs, fieldman
for the association.
Ben Goodale, head, Clemson
Dairy Department, will be toast
master at a 1 o’clock lunch. Dur
ing the lunch program, awards
will be presented by Frank Bar
ton to FFA members who have
the best records with Jerseys and
to the 4-H club boys who excel
with their Jerseys by C. H. Lomas.
The production award will be de
livered by Glen D. Odell.
A meeting of the' directors of
the association will be held at the
Wiseman Hotel in Newberry on
Wednesday afternoon, January
28.
The staff members of the Clem
son Dairy Department who are
on the program are Mr. Goodale,
Mr. Odell, Mr. Steer, Mr. Cush
man, and Mr. Lomas.
POULTRY MEETING
Dave Waldrop, Ralph Lancast
er and Herman Pitts left Monday
for Atlanta, Ga. where they will
attend the Southeastern Poultry
Convention. They will return to
Newberry Thursday.
Dr. Mamie Summer since 1944
a “Mainstay” in the local Em
ployment Service office, has an
nounced her resignation from that
service effective January 27.
In reluctantly accepting the re
signation, the Executive Director
of the South Carolina Employ
ment Security Commission wrote
to “Miss Mamie” as follows:
I would like you to know that
the Commission and I are deeply
appreciative of your years of loy
al and faithful service to this
agency. We hope that many more
of our employees will render to
the agency the high quality and
effective performance which has
characterized your employment.
If this hope is realized the success
of our operation is assured.”
Dr. Summer graduated from
Newberry College June, 1907 with
first honor after which she taught
in the public school of Newberry
County for 13 years,
as superintendent of Little Moun
tain High School, being the first
woman superintendent in South
Carolina. The following two years
were spent as superintendent of
Prosperity High School.
On May 27, 1920 Dr. Summer
was married to the late J. H.
Summer, a prominent merchant of
Newberry. To them one child was
born, Jane Summer Ragland.
After Dr. Summer’s marriage
she became very active in the
work of her church and directed
the work of the Children of The
Church in the South Carolina
Synod for seventeen years. Also
during that period of time she ser
ved on the executive committee of
the Women’s Society of the Luth
eran Church of South Carolina
Synod for twelve years and also
on the executive board of the Mis
sionary Society of the United Lu
theran Church in America for six
years.
Other offices held by Dr. Sum
mer have been local president of
the American Legion Auxiliary
for two terms, Chaplain of State
American Legion Auxiliary, mem
ber of U. D. C., State Recorder of
Crosses for U. D. C., and District
Director of National Youth Ad
ministration from 1936 until 1942.
She was chairman of Newberry
County Red Cross Roll Call and
many other County activities. She
has been president of the Newber
ry Civic League twenty-five years.
Under her leadership the member
ship has grown from a very small
number to two hundred members
who sponsor City Beautification
Committee Service, City Play
grounds before the Recreation De
partment took these over, also the
Manger Scene, and Easter Sun
rise Service.
Dr. Summer was awarded the
Doctor’s Degree of Humanities by
Newberry College in 1948. The be
stowal also read “for your high
scholastic distinction; for your
successful administration of pub
lic schools; for your valued con
tribution to the larger work of the
church; for your unselfish and
wise leadership in large civic en
terprises.
Dr. Summer was named Club
Woman of the year by the South
Carolina Federation of Woman’s
Clubs a few years ago; also Club
Queen for a Day in Newberry
County; B. & P. W. Cluo Woman
of the Year in 1955. On May 10,
1958 the President’s Committee
on Employment of the Physically
Handicapped awarded Dr. Sum
mer the Citation for Meritorious
Service, the first ever to be awar
ded in the State of South Caroli
na. The Civic League feted Dr.
Summer with a big banquet on
that night in the Community Hall.
Lieutenant Governor Fritz Holl-
ings made the address of the oc
casion, Mayor Ernest F. Layton,
on behalf of the City Council pre
sented to Mrs. Summer a beauti
ful silver service in appreciation
for her services to her community.
At present Dr. Summer is
chairman of Margaret Hunter
Park’s Beautification Program, of
which she wa** the instigator, also
the pool; Community Hall Com
mission; Newberry Court House
Grounds; Memorial Park Grounds
and member of City Tree Commis
sion and Newberry County Com
mittee on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped.
Miss Ellesor
Now In France
Miss Martha Vance Ellesor,
representative of the American
Red Cross, has arrived in France
and is stationed at an air force
base in Laon, near Paris.
Miss Ellesor left New York on
January 8 aboard the Randall, a
steamer operated by the Nevy and
Military Sea Transport. En route
to New York she stopped in Wash
ington to visit friends. She arriv
ed in Europe on January 19th, ac
cording to a cable received by her
mother, Mrs. P. G. Ellesor.
In a letter to her mother, writ
ten aboard ship, she stated that on
the same ship were Degree Tar
rant, a retired Army officer and
his wife. Mr. Tarrant is also a
native Newberrian. The Tarrants
were on their way to Europe for
several months’ tour.
Lay Evangelism
School Be Held
The 1959 Lay Evangelism School
for the Lutherans or the New
berry Area is to be held at New
berry College, Sufiday afternoon,
February 1. The SchoM will be in
session from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The
pastor and nine or more, lay men
or women from each congregation
are expected to attend. The Evan
gelism Objectives as they are to
be put into practice Juring this
year, will be explained and dis
cussed. Evangelism Guides for
congregations also Bible Study
Books for 1959 may be obtained
at this time.
Members of the faculty are: Dr.
L. Grady Cooper, Rev. G. Alvin
Fulmer, Rev. N. D. Yount, Ernest
A. Brooks, Professor J. H. Beden-
baugh, Professor W. E. Monts,
Rev. H. A. Dunlap, Rev. Ben Clark
and Rev. G. L. Hill. Rev. Daniel
M. Shull, Sr. is director of the
school.
Upon arrival, the group will as
semble in the auditorium in Hol
land Hall for devotions, introduc
tions and announcements. It will
then divide and go to class rooms
for instruction and conference.
This program is also designed to
give extra impetus to the year a
round evangelism program within
the churches.
Football Coach Arthur Baker
plays a good game, the local Jay-
cees said Thursday night.
And they awarded the 29-year-
old coach the award as Nev\ N -
berry’s “Young Man of the Year.”
Mr. Baker was cited for his
Christian leadership both in the
community and with the high
school students.
The coach, his wife and two
Mothers March
Final Phase
Of MOD Drive
The final “big drive” of the
March of Dimes will be held this
Friday night, when the Mother’s
March will begin at 7 p.m. All
homes in town, and as many as
possible in the county will be
visited by Mothers who have vol
unteered to collect contributions
for the March of Dimes campaign.
Dave Morison, general chair
man of the Mother’s March, stat
ed that in the city, members of the
Mothers’ Clubs would participate
in the March; in the county, it
would be conducted by the County
Home Demonstration Council.
Mr. Morison requested that the
porch lights be turned • on at all
homes to offer protection for the
Mothers who will be marching
Friday night from 7 until 8 p. m.
and urged that all Newberrians
contribute to this cause as gen
erously as possible.
Lutherans Meet
At Silverstreet
The Spring meeting of the New
berry Conference of the Evange
lical Lutheran Synod of South
Carolina will be held at Silver-
street Lutheran Church on Tues
day, February 10.
The program will begin at 10
a.m., followed by a discussion on
“Lenten Preaching,” by Rev. A.
W. Ballentine.
The service with Holy Commun
ion will be held at 11:15 with Rev.
Garth Lee Hill and Rev. G. B.
Corley, Liturgists. The sermon
will be by the Rev. C. L. Richard
son. - '
At 2 p.m., after lunch, the devo
tions will be conducted by The
Rev. Miles T. Cullum. The pro
gram with the general theme,
“Lenten Meditations” will include
talks on “Repentance and Confes
sions” by the Rev. John A. Sand
ers, and “Forgiveness and Peace”
by the Rev. Paul E. Heisey, Ph.D.,
Conference officers include Rev.
Richardson, president; Rev. Hill,
vice-president; Rev. Corley, se
cretary, and C. C. Dominick,
treasurer.
UDC Chapter
Meets Tuesday
Drayton Rutherford Chapter,
Chapter, UDC will meet Tuesday
afternoon, February 3 at 3:30 in
the home of Mrs. Frank Lominack,
Sr., with Mrs. Hunter Brown and
Mrs. Holland Sligh as associate
hostesses.
Mi's. E. E. Westwood will have
charge of the historical program,
the subject of which will be “Con
federate Cavalrymen.”
children are active members of
Central Methodist Church where
Mr. Baker is also a member of
the board of stewards.
Before every Newberry High
football game, the coach and his
players attend a special service
at church and every encounter
is preceded by a dressing room
prayer.
Mr. Baker known as “Art”, has
been here only two years, but the
Electing superintendents for the
1959-60 year, and adoption of a
“policy” to govern Newberry
County Public Schools were the
main actions taken Tuesday night
by the Newberry County Boar^ of
Education at its regular January
meeting.
All superintendents elected
were the same as the current
year: J. V. Kneece, Newberry
High; R. E. Beck, Newberry Ele
mentary; S. S. Wigfall, Gallman
High; E. S. Schumpert, Drayton
Street, all in the Newberry area;
also, J. G. Long, Silverstreet;
Charles Wise, Bush River; N. P.
Robinson, Whitmire; W. R. Domi
nick, Pomaria; B. Eugene Stock-
A. J. Wilson, 64,
Died Wednesday
Albert James (Sap) Wilson, 64,
merchant of Pomaria, died early
Wednesday morning at the New
berry County Memorial Hospital.
He had been in ill health for the
past two years and critical for
the past three weeks.
Mr. Wilson was born and rear
ed in Newberry County a son of
the late George J. and Mrs. Ma
mie Graham Wilson. He had spent
most of his life in Pomaria where
he was a merchant and mayor for
a number of years. Before enter
ing business for himself he was in
business with his father. He was
a member of Pomaria Lutheran
Church and a member of the Wood
men of the World. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Istalena Summer
Wilson; one son, Albert James
Wilson Jr. of Pomaria; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Margaret W. Fulmer of
Pomaria; one sister, Mrs.Virgie
W. Sease of Prosperity; oqje
granddaughter, Frances Marilyn
Wilson of Pomaria. One daughter,
Marilyn Jewel Wilson, died in
1937.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 3:30 today (Thursday)
from Pomaria Lutheran Church
by the Rev. Miles T. Cullum. In
terment will be in Bethlehem
Lutheran Church cemetery near
Pomaria.
Active pallbearers will be W. D.
Summer Jr., W. L. Mathis, Arthur
Johnston, Palmer Eargle, John
Shealy, George Lindler, Cary Fan
ning and Jim Norman.
•" Flower attendants will be the
nieces.
Honorary escort will be the
members of Pomaria Lutheran
Church Council, Tom M. Fellers
and members of the Sheriff’s
force.
Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt returned
to her position at Carpenter’s
Monday after being ill at her
home on Boundary street for the
past several weeks.
Mrs. J. D. Williams and Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Williams spent Sunday
at State Park with Mr. Williams.
His friends will be glad to hear
that he is improving.
Jaycees pointed out that his
teams have already shown vast
improvement, and promise in
creasing success.
Prior to coming here, Mr.
Baker was a physical training
instructor for the armed forces.
A large number of Jaycees and
guests attended the award cere
monies in Community Hall. Ferd
Summer, presided, and Gerald
Paysinger, first president of" the
Jaycees, was the dinner speaker.
man, Little Mountain; C. S. Wil
liams, Mid-Carolina, and H. M.
Bedenbaugh, Prosperity.
Dan Hamm, acting as chairman
until the arrival of W. H. Caldwell,
welcomed Gerald Paysinger as the
new member of the county board
replacing the late Joseph L. Keitt,
who had served from the time the
Board was organized until his
death last year.
Supt. of Education James D.
Brown advised the group that the
Stoney Hill school property had
been sold to Charles Dake for $9,-
125; that all schools except two
had fire alarms, and alarms had
been ordered for those two, Dray
ton Street and Pomaria; that all
fire escapes had been installed as
instructed by the Board.
The Board adopted a recommen
dation of the auditor, CPA Walter
Summer, ‘to have superintendents
order supplies twice a year. Supt.
Brown stated, in reply to a ques
tion, that these requisitions from
the superintendents would not be
“automatically cut.” He stated
that he would have so much work
to do he would not have time to go
through and check them; further
more, he felt the superintendents
should be better aware of what
they needed than he would be.
The Board also authorized Mr.
Brown to consult with Walter
Summer as to the feasibility and
cost of installing a uniform sys
tem of bookkeeping in each school
in the* county.
Mr. Paysinger announced that
the Newberry Advisory Board
would recommend a replacement
on that body for Chalmers Brown,
who retired and would recommend
re-election or re-placement for
Bob Bruner, whose term on the
Advisory Board expired last June.
No action had previously been
taken on these matters since the
Newberry Area had not been rep
resented on the County Board, for
the past several months.
Francis P. Setzler, member from
Whitmire, announced that Whit
mire High was beginning to take
steps to attain membership in the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools.
The “Policy regarding the ad
ministration and operation of the
Newberry County Public Schools,”
adopted by the Board, consists of
37 typewritten pages, a number of
which are given over to objectives,
philosophies, history of the coun
ty board, and operation of school
buses. Also included are duties
and powers of the Board; specific
responsibilities of the director of
county schools and of the county
superintendent of education; also
area superintendents, advisory
board of trustees, attendance
teacher, lunch room supervisor;
general policies affecting teacher
personnel, and policies affecting
pupils.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Feb. l:_Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd,
Eugene Griffith, Mary Sidelle
Crooks, Diane Wright, Peggy
Ann Pitts, Ralph Bedenbaugh,
Mary Ann Moore, Margaret S.
Koon.
Feb. 2: Peggy Sue Price,
Seth Meek, R. C. Neel, Jr., Car
olyn Eleazer, Larry A. Mil-
stead.
Feb. 3Bernard Hawkins,
Mrs. T. J. Harmon, Mrs. Frank
Sligh, Mary Etta Cdppock,
Clem I. Youmans, Mrs. Claudia
Suber, Arthur Pitts, Mrs. Mil
dred S. Harmon.
Feb. 4:.A. H. Counts, Mrs.
Henry T. Fellers, Miss Anna
Hiller, Sherill Jean Humphries,
Mrs. Horace T. Boozer, John
L. Lindler, Jr., Kay Nichols, Di
anne Shealy.
Feb. 5:.Howard Bickley, An
ne Enlow, Mrs. Harold Aull, A.
T. Livingston, Tommy Long
shore, W. B. Timmerman, Lor
etta Werts, Mrs. Frank Gra
ham, Jacqueline Counts, Marg
aret Hawkins, Mrs. Duffie
Freeman, Mrs. W. A. Webb,
Jeff Waldrop, Mrs. Fred Hay
es, Johnnie Touchberry, Mrs. R.
B. Shealy, Waties Pope, Tom H.
Westwood, Tommy Mims. •
Feb. 6: Gene Hendrix, Mrs*
C. W. Bowers, Bessie Bradley,
Pat Thompson
Feb. 7_ Henry Baker Summer,
Edward Kent Duckworth, Mrs.
A. B. Nugent, Mrs. Ernest
Long, William Thomas Werts,
Mrs. A. A. Cleland," Mrs. J. Har
old Hendrix, Lola Davenport,
Dale Cannon.
Ferd Summer, president of Newberry Jaycees, congratulates Cdach Art Baker who was named
“Young Man of the Year” last Thursday night at the Jaycee’s Bosses night banquet. Looking on are •
past presidents of the Jaycees, left to right, Kibler Williamson, Tommy Setzler, Charlie Altman,
Mr. Summer, Jimmy Lipscomb, Coach Baker, Bobby Schumpert, Heyward Davis, Gerald Paysinger,
Meredith Harmon, Bob Bruner, Wayne Martin and Bobby Underwood. (Sunphoto.)
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS