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PAGE TWO THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959 1218 College Street NEWBERRY. S. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. E. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry, South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year in ad vance; six months, $1.25. COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By SPECTATOR In commending public service I would add my word of commendation to our Governor and all those who partici pated in the so-called “Rights” hearing in Washington. Sena tor Brown took occasion to lecture and admonish the Demo crats for their attitude toward the South. This was especially timely because the whole question is political, pure and sim ple. I may be in error there, for there was nothing pure about it and the whole matter is so entangled that its mystification refutes all ideas of simplicity. Since the Democrats are in full charge of both the Senate and the House Senator Brown stood squarely on the ground and talked frankly to the Democrats. Let us see what’s what and why. As I see it, our National leadership, beginning with Mr. Roosevelt, has acted toward the South with notable stupidity. England tried for years to impose customs and laws on Ire land and failed utterly and miserably. I am tempted to quote Patrick Henry: “Caesar and his Brutus: Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third may profit by their example”. If Pat rick Henry didn’t say that Til say it for him. We try, we Americans, to correct conditions all over the world, but we precipitate turmoil among ourselves. Until Mr. Roosevelt used Mr. Farley to make an issue of race among us we lived tranquilly in the South. And even today, our spor adic outbursts merely are like specks on the horizon; the re- The President adds the obvious truth that this would ‘re lations among White and Colored people are not unhappy; the ambitious Colored man was always at liberty to move to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and Detroit. Far from being victimized by the White people, it is’cur rently reported that Colored men and women do not pay a fair share of taxes; and that no one tries to correct this. If the White people were so bitter against the Colored people, as the professional disturbers declare, why don’t the White people scrutinize the tax-rolls and investigate the reports and payments of all Colored teachers, and all Colored wage- earners. On the contrary, the White people make no issue of this, nor do they even suggest an investigation. Raymond Moley, one of the first of the Roosevelt Brain Trust, has this to say of T. V. A.: (The State) “In his budget message the President has again recom mended that the interest rates charged by the Treasury to a number of government agencies be made ‘more adequate’. This means that the subsidies involved in this process of borrowing at low interest be reduced. Among the agencies thus enjoying government bounty is the Rural Electrifica tion Administration, which in turn lends the money to co-op eratives. duce government expenditures significantly’. This is not the first time that the President has urged this step. Up to now, the people benefited by these bounties have prevented action by Congress. The Rural Electrification Administration was established to enable farmers in thinly populated areas to have the ad vantage of electricity—an advantage which private com panies could not afford to supply. The working out of the plan involved the creation of far mers’ co-operatives, who built the transmission lines, obtain ed the power—for the most part from private companies— and sold it to their farmer members. In the course of years, the need of such remote farmers has very largely been sup plied. And meanwhile many of these cooperatives have waxed larger and larger. They have become sizable business capable of giving private companies stiff competition because of the advantage they have of getting money cheaper than can pri vate companies. More recently, with their market diminishing among far mers, they have already moved into more densely populated areatj where service is already being provided by private com panies. When it is considered that the census shows the greatest growth in population is in non-farming but nonur- ban areas, this is rich market indeed. This group of co-operatives—loosely joined, so far as lob bying and propaganda are concerned, in the National Rural Electric Co-operative Association—has become a great force for public, subsidized power. It moves into battles over public power projects such as that which centered upon Hells Can yon. Thus, there has been created with government subsidies! an agency which presses, far beyond the interests ot the re-| mote farmers whose needs originated it, toward more and more government in business. C. B. Shuman, Pres. American Farm Bureau, asked re cently, ‘whether the first concern of many of the rabid pro ponents of Federal power is in the interests of the coopera tives or are they more interested in promoting a socialistic Federal power program? ‘This would be a grave threat to the co-operatives themselves’.” Mr. Moley is an outstanding authority on public affairs. THE NEWBERRY SUN Hospital Patients Winthrop Candidates For Degrees Mrs. Ida Baker, 619 Main St.; Miss Martha Boozer, Rt. 3, Bates- i/uru; Mrs. Minnie Clary, 1710 College St.; Miss Christina Craig, Box 653, Saluda; Mrs. Annie Courtney, 1409 First St.; Mst. Lambert K. Chandler Jr., Rt. 1; Dan Chandler, 2703 DeLoaeh Ave.; William S. Golden, Player St. Kxtn.; Mis. Azilee Henderson, 1220 Kinard St.; Thomas Julian Sr., 2004 Glenn St.; Miss Annie Knotts, Prosperity; Mrs. Jeanette Leave!! and Baby Bey, Rt. 1, Box 239; Also. William Lester, Box 123, Prosperity; Mrs. Lula Langford, 603 Boundary St.; Julipan C. McLeod, Rt. 2, Prosperity; Mrs. Xora Mills, 1121 Summer St.; Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Miller, Rt. 2, Kinards; Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1; Mrs. Esteb. Marlowe, 1519 Har rington St.; Mrs. Marie Pope (Mrs. Thomas, Sr.), 1603 John stone St.; Mrs. Judy Rankin and Baby Girl, Rt. 5, Saluda; Mrs. Margaret Roland, Springhili Apts.; John B. Shealy, 2121 Drayton St.; Mrs. Maggie Shealy, Pomaria; Mrs. Viola Stroud, Central Ave., Whitmire; Mrs. Annie Laurie Sutherland, 2006 Luther St.; Hen ry Stockman, Rt. 1, Box 208, Prosperity; Mrs. Loraine Trotter and-Baby Girl, Rt. 1, Ward; John W. Wicker, Rt. 1, Pomaria; Mrs. Ruby Lee Wise, 2506 Johnstone St.; Mrs. Elizabeth Wicker, 2011 River St.; Mrs. Clara Wright, 808 College St.; Mrs. Willie ' Mae Young, Rt. 1, Prosperity. Mary Louise Adams, 604 Snow den St.; Beamon Carter, Rt. 2, Pomaria; Willie Dawkins, 2343 Holoway St.; Ilia Griffin, Rt. 1; Janie Jones, 1718 Vincent St.; Bennie Frank Minick, Rt. 1, Sa luda; Normal Jean Mayer, Po maria; Mary Elizabeth Miller, Newberry; Otha Patterson, Rt. 1, Saluda; Randolph Ruff, 2327 Em ory St.; George Summer, Box 155, Chappells; Georgia Mae Werts, Rt. 1, Prosperity. MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Baby Boozer, Prosperity. Mrs. Laura Eargle, Chapin. Mrs. Ella Harmon, Rt. 3, Pros perity. P>. R. Mectze, Little Mountain. Mrs. Geneva Street, Pauline St., Newberry. Mrs. Nettie Mills, Prosperity. Robert Ryan Jones, 1322 Jeffer son St., Newberry. E. H. Busby, Newberry. Auditorium Is Dedicated To Miss Counts By MRS. A. H. COUNTS The auditorium in the Newber ry County Agricultural Building was dedicated Friday afternoon in memory of Miss Ethel Counts, Newberry County home demon stration agent from 1926 until her retirement in 1951. She died May 5, 1957. A plaque dedicating the audi torium was presented by Mrs. Edward L. Chandler, president of the Newberry County Home De monstration Council to Mrs. Mar gie D. Freeman, county home de monstration agent. The plaque will be placed on the auditorium door. Miss Counts was a native of Prosperity. She was graduated from Winthrop College and also studied at Columbia University, New York, and Peabody. She entered home demonstra tion work in 1917, serving first in Newberry County and then Oconee. She returned to New berry in 1926 and remained un til her retirement. During the years she was an active leader in the improvement of rural living conditions, train ing of the rural youth, and in the civic and religious life of the community and county. She was honored by election to various of fices in the State Home Demon stration Agents Association. MOLLIE LANGFORD PART RIDGE B. A. in Biology ELEANOR HENTZ RISER B. S. in Business For her out stand big services as a county home demonstration agent, Miss Counts was awarded a certificate of recognition by the National Home Demonstration Agents Association in 1949 at Chi cago. Mrs. John Earl Smith, family and religious life chairman of Newberry County Home Demon stration Council, said “Miss Counts was concerned about the welfare of others and ready to help them. Her influence in the lives of other people will live on.” Miss Gertrude Lanham, asso ciate district agent of the Pied mont District had this to say, “She lived in the home agent’s creed daily and her influence continues to be felt not only in Newberry County but through out the state.” Paul B. Ezell, retired Newberry County farm agent, spoke of her cooperative attitude and leader ship.” Mrs. Sallie Pearce Musser, state home demonstration agent, of Clemson College, spoke of Miss Counts’ “inspiring and wholesome attitude.” The Rev. Ben M. Clark, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Prosperity and former pastor of the Lutheran Church in Walhalla, said Miss Counts was also re membered and loved for her work in Oconee County. Place Second In Judging Meet The Newberry county livestock judging team placed second in the annual state 4-H contest at Clem son April 25. The team, coached by Assistant County Agent J. O. Donkle, is composed of Johnny DeHart, Larry DeHart, Jerry Sat- terwhite and David Sease, First place went to a Spartan burg county team composed of four girls. NIOR last Friday night, are, left to right. Miss Maeberta Bobb with LeRoy Adams (partially hidden from view) president of the Senior class, Miss Carrie Lee Longshore with Lloyd Brigman, president of the Junior Class, and Supt. J. V. Kneece. Others en joying the occasion are seen in the background. (Sunphoto.) BARBARA JEAN AMICK B. S. in Business PEGGY NELL BERLY B. S. in Home Economics PATSY ANNE BREHMER B. S. in Elem. Educ. JOYCE DIEDRICH OUZTS B. A. in Dramatic Art MARY KATHERYN SHEALY B. S. in Music NOTICE There will be a citizens meeting Friday, May 8th at 7 o’clock p. m. at the City Hall for the purpose of reorganizing for the City Demo cratic primary, establishing fees, fixing dates for election and oth er matters within the province of the meeting and the Executive committee to be elected by the meeting. Sam Cook, Chairman, O. F. Armfield, Secy. « DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Julia W. Stokes, Nancy P. Weeks and Caroline W. Padgett to Doris K. Hipp, one lot fronting on Harrington St., $5 and other val uable considerations. C. A. Dufford Sr. to C. A. Duf- ford Jr., five lots (formerly Zach F. Wright estate) fronting on Vincent St., $5 love and affection. C. A. Dufford Sr. and Frances S. Dufford to C. A. Dufford Jr., one lot and one building (all grantors interest, each having 1-2 interest, Evans property) $5 and other valuable considerations. J. E. Moore to Valerie P. Rush ing, one lot and one building, 826 O’Neal St., $5 and other valuable considerations. Fannie H. Cromer to Bonnelle E. Cromer, one lot and one build ing on Kinard St., $5 love and af fection. Newberry No. 1 Outside H. W. Lominick to Robert E. Livingston et al, three lots corner of Harrington and Kinard St., $5 and other valuable considerations. Whitmire No. 4 Louise B. Welch to William C. Armfield, one lot on Tidmarsh Drive, $400. Mrs. Minnie F. Tidmarsh to William C. Armfield and Doris Jean Armfield, one 1 ot, $5 and other valuable considerations. W iiliam M. Crocker and Mary S. Crocker to John W. Lackey and Edna M. Lackey, one lot and one building, No. 506 Sims St., $5 and other valuable considerations. Allen Nance Jr. to Mrs. Jessie B. King, one lot and one building, $783.19 and assumption of mort gage. Pomaria No. 5 W. D. Summer to James W. Summer, one acre, $5 love and affection. E. F. Graham Heirs-at-Law, to J. H. Wicker, one lot, $5. Little Mountain No. 6 Cora H. Amick to Robert C. Underwood, .5 acre, $5 and other valuable considerations. Prosperity No. 7 C. S. Holland to Derrill Whit mire, Joanna, one acre, $5 and other valuable considerations. Allen F. Allen to Samuel David Harmon, one lot, $5 and other valuable considerations. ATTEND SHOW IN ATLANTA Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Anderson attended the Southeastern Shoe Show held in Atlanta, Ga., Sunday through Wednesday of this week. Is Honored On 84th Birthday Mrs. Mittie Gilliam, who cele brated her 84th birthday on Sun day, May 3, was honored by mem bers of her family with a reunion and picnic dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam Sun day. Among those who were present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam and Herbert Lee Gil liam; Mrs. Ruby Gilliam Barnett and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Brown and children Jo Ann, Fred Allen and Michael Joe of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Kathleen Gilliam Plampin and son Philip of New berry; Mr. and Mrs. James (Son ny Boy) Gilliam and family of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Billy Harmon and family of Piedmont; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Clamp and family. Miss Faye Morris of New berry; Also Mr. and Mrs. Bill Arm- field and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gilliam and daughter of Whit mire and Mrs. Ethel Hollings worth of Newberry. Scout News Troop 66: Rusty Culbertson, Raymond Ruff and Phi) Trefsgar from second class to first class; Mac Cobb, Troop 1, from Life to Eagle. Merit Badges Troop 66: Henry Brooks, Citi zenship in the Community; Mach inery; Personal Fitness; Plumb ing. Ronald Cromer: Cooking; Rab bit Raising. Jack Culler: Soil and W T ater Conservation. Chapman - Hawkins HARDWARE 1319 Main St. Phone 35-J Where You Save Is Important... 1. It is important that your Savings are Safe, and every Dollar you place in Newberry Federal is Insured Against Every Possible Loss to $10,000.00. * 2. It is important that your Savings be available to you when you need them. You may secure your funds at any time without notice. 3. It is important that your Savings earn good dividends; our current rate is now 3V2 % • All new Savings accounts or additions to present accounts received by May 10th, will earn dividends from May 1st. 1223 COLLEGE STHEET, NEWBERRY, ®. C. “Use our Modern Night Depository for after office hours business.” “NEWBERRY’S LARGEST SAYINGS INSTITUTION” “SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU—BIG ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU”