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The only trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove that you are. One drawback to the ever improv ing means of transportation is that there is no longer such a thing as a distant relative. VOLUME'23; NUMBER 2(T. By The Way " by, 3)orid Sanders BRIGHT SIDE Last week, if you read this col umn, you found from Tom Ander son’s “Straight Talk” that many states and the federal govern ment, were spending millions a year to support illegitimate chil dren. He cited examples of some mothers receiving aid for a dozen or more “illegitimate” offspring. Shortly after publication of his editorial in Farm and Ranch mag azine, Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia proposed a change in the federal program of aid to de pendent children which, he said, ■will stop encouraging the rising number of illegitimate births. Talmadge cited statistics showing that South Carolina doesn’t en courage them. Of its $5,131,000 payments to dependent children, only 7.9 per cent goes to illegi timates. This is one of the lowest rates of any state. Idaho is low r - est with 6.6 percent. Talmadge cited figures to show that New York spends 38.9 percent of its ADC (aid to dependent children) money on illegitimates, California, 30.8, Illinois, 42.2 percent and Washington, D. C., 34.7 percent. Even brighter is the fact that in Newberry County, only 5.1 per cent of the ADC money goes to illegitimates. A portion of ADC money is appropriated by the state, and this is suupplemented by the government according to the state appropriation. You will be glad to hear that the policy of the South Carolina Department of Public Welfare is to first exhaust every possible means of finding support for an illegimitate child before they will pay the mother any funds; and that when the mother repeats her “error” she is taken off the rolls completely and receives no money thereafter. So while the federal government may be threatening to withhold support if the mother is cut off after having more than one illegimitate child, South Caro lina is still cutting them off, and still receiving federal aid. Of the 235 children being aided financially from ADC funds in Newberry County, only 12 of them are illegitimate. In two cases, pay ments are made for two children, hut in these cases, the circum stances are unusual. In one in stance, the two children were sup ported for a number of years by the father. The father later con tracted TB and is in State Park unable to work. The mother is also sick and unable to work. In the other case, the man accused of be ing the father of the two child ren was tried in court in Newber ry and was freed by a jury. The mother has rheumatic fever and is unable to work. These are the only two cases where more than one illegimitate child per mother is receiving aid. You might be interested to know why payments are being made to the remaining eight chil dren. In one case, the father was ' -tried for bastardy, found guilty, ordered to pay support or serve time. He served time and refuses ‘ to support the child. Case 2— Mother is feeble-minded, father ' cannot be determined. Case No. 3 —Tried in court, found guilty, father left state and cannot be found. No. 4—Mother and child ‘ feeble-minded, father unknown; No. 5—Mother has been taking •care of child but is losing sight and unable to work, father out of state and cannot be found; No. 6 —Mother supported child until she died, grandmother keeps child and is receiving aid; No. 7—Fa ther supported child until he died, mother unable to work; No. 8— Mother feeble minded; father supported child until he died. You can see that your tax mo ney is not thrown away willy-nilly in Newberry County. This county also has an exceptional record for carrying out the “Uniform Support Law.” Mrs. Edna Feagle, director of Newberry DPW, gives credit for Newberry’s good record to Judge Steve C. Griffith and Pro bate Judge E. Maxcy Stone, who work closely with the welfare de partment to enforce this law. Prior to enactment of this law, it was necessary for officers of this county to go to other states and bring back fathers to try them for non-support. Now, a judge can hear the case in chambers, then send necessary legal papers to the state in which the father is living, have him brought to court there and made to pay to support his family. The remainder of the 235 de pendent children receiving aid in Newberry County were put on the rolls when, after thorough inves- figation, no other possible way was found for their support. In some cases the father is confined to prison and the mother, unable to work; in some cases, illness de prives the family of income; in other cases, both parents are dead and there is no other form of sup port for the children. I will admit that I was surpris ed to find how few illegitimate children there are on the public assistance rolls of Newberry County. It is good to know that this county and this state are not encouraging illegitimacy, but are promptly cutting off all aid to a mother who should know better than to make the same mistake more than once. HE TOLD US SO The Clemson Alumni News for September came in the mail Tuesday, and in it was an inter esting article on education. A por tion of it was written in 1954 by Dr. Charles E. Littlejohn, now head of the Clemson Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. At that time, he an alyzed the Russian program of scientific training, and warned America of how it might be out stripped in this area. Dr. Littlejohn wrote at length about the Russian system of edu cation, and blamed four groups of American society for “slowly los ing this battle of technological brains.” He blamed the military for “paying lip service to science and higher education, but ignor ing many trained scientists and engineers who have been drafted into the ranks. Their program to make use of such personnel falls far short of its goal.” He blames “some misguided draft boards who, in trying to be democratic, draft college students and what is worse, graduate students.” The third group to be blamed are primarily and secondary school authorities: “The trend in the public schools toward a more gen eral education and less emphasis oh science and mathematics is, to be kind, very unrealistic. The schools of this country are falling miserably in educating our young people in even the rudiments of general knowledge, let alone the technical subjects.” He fourth places the blame on state legisla tures, saying they “can be justly accused of not providing enough money for educational purposes. Salaries offered to public school teachers insure that we will get the worst teachers and not the best.” Five years later, Dr. Little john says, referring to the post- Sputnik propaganda about schools: “Propaganda has its good points, but I think some concrete results would be much better. Let me assure you that the primary and secondary schools are still in pitiful shape. I think one can judge the quality of a high school, for example, from the perform ance of its graduates, so let us look at some grade summaries for Clemson freshmen in the first se mester 1958-59. Lumping deficient grades, which include D’s, E’s and F’s, the 1958 high school graduates performed as follows: Remedial English (which should have been learned in high school), 63.6 percent deficient; Freshman English, 50.5 percent deficient; remedial math (high school math), 45.2 percent defi cient; Freshman Math, 50.3 per cent deficient; History, 63.7 per cent deficient. “The above figures indicate that over fifty percent of Clemson’s freshmen were incapable of doing- college work, and I assure you Clemson’s example is completely typical. “How the U.S.A. can compete with the, USSR in scientific work if the above is allowed to continue is beyond me. The American peo ple must make up their mind's that educational budgets must be tripled or quadrupled, that poor teachers must be eliminated, that administrators who will do their duty regardless of political pres sure must be placed in charge of educational programs, and that the overall educational program must have support of the public. The choice is yours, the public.” Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hamm and Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hamm at tended the Allison-Erwin hard ware show in Charlotte, N. C. last Wednesday. They represented the Hamm Hardware Co. and the Prosperity Furniture Co. Mrs. Glenn Hamm was the lucky win ner of an all-transistor radio, one of which was given to each 100th person to register. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR Among those who enjoyed the Newberry Garden Club meeting Tuesday at the Com munity Hall were, left to right seated, Mrs. Bradley Morrah, guest speaker, of Green ville ; Mrs. H. B. Senn, president of the club; Mrs. Richard L. Baker, President of the Garden Club of South Carolina. Standing, left to right, Mrs. C. I. Youmans, State Gar den Club corresponding secretary; Mrs. Don Rook, E. Piedmont District Conservation Chairman; Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, E. Piedmont District Roadside Development chair man; and Mrs. George Brockenbrough, program chairman, who introduced Mrs. Morrah. (Sunphoto.) Past National Garden Club Head Speaks To Local Club On Tuesday Council Certifies Petition; Commission To Set Election Coach Trains Frosh; Hopes For The Best If Newberry’s Indians are to be representative this season, it will all depend on how the reserve strength develops from the frosh candidates, says Newberry College Coach Harvey Kirkland, who has only ten days to bring around some good reserve strength. Kirk land has had to teach the new men the fundamentals of football for the past week. Not only have they tried to learn one position, but the coach is striving to teach them two and three positions as well, in order that the reserve strength be as balanced as pos sible. The first unit line is shaping up fine, says Kirkland. Ends Jimmie Graham and John Hudgens, Guards Mickey Stephens and Stanley Ross, Tackles John Temples and Gene Hendrix and pre-season All-Stater center, Con ley Jumper are the mainstays. The backfield also looks good on offense with Jimmy Lowder at right halfback, Richard Seastrunk fullback, and Bob Yarnall, left halfback. The battle for first string berth at quarterback is be tween Wyman Taylor and Bill Bethea. Both men are inexperienc ed at this position. Freshman can didate Phil Orsini of Aiken will be used a good bit this season, ac cording to Kirkland. The Indians have a letterman at each position and will be able to field a compe titive first unit. Newberry Captain Conley Jum per, selected lineman of the year in ’58, All Conference, three-year letterman, will be concluding a dis tinguished four-year career with the Tribe, during which he has securely established himself as one of the most rugged pivot-men in college history. Barring in juries, he will have his usual suc cessful season. The Indians will face their first foe of 1959 on September 19 when they will journey to Char leston to do battle with the form idable Bulldogs of The Citadel. Mrs. Nellie Coates Davis re- urned Wednesday to Richmond, r a. after spending the summer lonths here with Mr. and Mrs. \ O. Stewart on Wilson St. and t her home in Helena. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hove return ed to their home on Chapman St. Tuesday after three week’s visit with Mr. Hove’s brothers and sis ter in Minnesota. This is the first trip Mr. Hove has been to his home state in a number of years. After receiving verification from the Newberry County Aud itor that signatures contained on.a petition represented a majority of the freeholders in the territory seeking annexation to the City of Newberry, City Council Tuesday night certified the petition to the Newberry County Election Com mission. The Commission will go through the necessary steps to prepare for an election, and it is expected that an election date will be set within the next week or so. The area for which annexation is sought begins at the present city limts on Caldwell Street, goes just past Ebenezer Road, to Glenn St. then back to the city limits. Not all residents of the area are happy about the proposed annex ation, however, as was evidenced in a petition, signed by about 80 persons in the area, voicing oppo sition to the annexation.. This pe tition stated that the signers “do not wish to become a part of, or be annexed into the corporate city limits of Newberry.” It further stated that some of the signers were also signers of the original petition which was in direct oppo sition; that is, the petition seek ing annexation, and that those parties wished their names remov ed from the original petition. Council voted to receive t'he latter petition as information. Council voted to nulla bona $714.09 uncollected 1955 personal propertytaxes because the owners of the property could not be lo cated or had disposed of the prop erty. The construction of a sanitary sewer line on Clarkson Ave. and Hillcrest Road was approved at a cost not to exceed $4,000. Council was advised that a re port from the engineers appoint ed to appraise the electrical dis tribution system in Suburbia has been received and that plans for the transfer of the system are being made and expected to be completed in the near future. Over Thirty Caught Drunk Thirty-three persons were ar rested for . intoxication by city police during the month of Aug ust, according to Police Chief Colie Dowd. Other arrests were as follows: Driving intoxicated, 3; creating disturbance, 3; no driv er’s license, 7; driving under sus pension, .1; possession of unlaw ful weapons, 2; possession of il legal liquor, 3; running red light, 2; running stop sign, 1; failing to yield right-of-way, 2; driving.too fast for conditions, 1; reckless driving, 1; assault and battery, 3; disorderly conduct, 2; petty lar ceny, 1. Mrs. Bradley Morrah of Green ville, past-president of the Na tional Council of State Garden Clubs, was guest speaker at the September meeting of the New berry Garden Club held Tuesday at the Newberry Community Hall. Hostesses were members of the program committee, Mrs. George Brockenbrough, chairman, Mrs. C. I. Youmans, Mrs. Seth Meek, and Mrs. Price J. Padgett. Others present, in addition to the club members and honor guest, were Mrs. W. C. Cleveland of Green ville, Mrs. George White of Char lotte, N. C., and presidents of Newberry Garden Clubs, Mrs. John R. Frazier, president of the County Council; Mrs. Chester Hawkins, Mrs. James Kinard, Mrs. Eddie Rodelsperger, Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam and Mrs. P. M. Dennis. Mrs. Gene Stockman was unable to attend. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, president of the Garden Club of South Caro lina, was also an honor guest. Mrs. H. B. Senn, president of Newberry Garden Club presided and welcomed the visitors. She introduced Mrs. Brockenbrough who in turn presented the guest speaker. Mrs. Brockenbrough said of Mrs. Morrah “she is one of the marble columns in the structure of garden club work over the country.” Shte mentioned that Mrs. Morrah had held all offices of her home club, had organized other clubs and has one named in her honor; served as president of the Garden Club of South Caro lina and was elected president of the National Council in 1955. It was while Mrs. Morrah served in the latter capacity that plans were begun for the building of a per manent home for the garden club in St. Louis, Mo. The home was dedicated this past summer. Mrs. Morrah praised Newber ry’s Community Hall in her open ing remarks. She then told of her travels as National Council presi dent, of her visits to colleges and universities, and noted that many colleges are now giving garden ing and landscape courses for credit. She passed on hints re ceived at a seminar she attended in Mississippi, telling particularly of two new and beautiful plants just introduced, a petunia nam ed “Snowstorm” and a crepe mry- tle titled “Near East.” Mrs. Morrah had just returned from Alaska which, she told the club members, was beautiful. She described the scenery and flow ers, and said there were many garden clubs. She urged that Am ericans visit the 49th state in pref erence to a European trip. She ended her talk by stating “The Garden Clubs of America are recognized as one of the greatest forces for peace in the United States.” Mrs. Morrah was presented a gift by the club. Mrs. -Baker was winner of the door prize. Union Schedules Strike Vote; Company Defends Proposals Rites Wednesday At Rosemont For Mrs. McFall Mrs. Elizabeth Land McFall, 85, widow of Jesse Young McFall, died Tuesday at 5 a. m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. S. Tooheyj 113 Woodland Way, Greenville, following a serious ill ness of several weeks. Mrs. McFall was born in Au gusta, Ga., a daughter of the late Dr. Robert H. Land and Elizabeth Griffin Land. She was educated in the schools of Au gusta and pursued special work in music and voice, having had 12 years of training under Mrs. Nathaniel L. Willet of Augusta, a graduate of the Boston Conserva tory of Music. Her husband, a prominent bank er in Newberry for many years, died in March 1937. Mrs. McFall was active in the State Society of the DAR. She had served as second state vice regent, state registrar, a, member of the Tamassee executive board and chairman of state commit tees. She was a charter member of the Jasper Chapter. at New berry, where she served as chap ter regent, in other offices and as chairman of committees. She was an honorary member of the Nathanael Greene Chapter of the DAR in Greenville. She served the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy’s South Carolina division as correspond ing secretary, recording secre tary and as chairman of state committees. As a member of the Drayton Rutherford Chapter at Newberry, she was president, vice president and secretary. She WSas also director of the Children’s Chapter of the Confederacy, spon sored by the Drayton Rutherford Chapter. While living at Newberry, Mrs. McFall was active in civic clubs and was chairman for the pro gram committee of the unveiling of World War I Memorial of Newberry County in 1928. She was active in the work of the First Baptist Church of New berry and was counselor of the YWA for five years. In addition to Mrs. Toohey, with whom she made her home, Mrs. McFall is survived by an other daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ash- baugh of Glendale, Calif.; four grandchildren, 6 great-grandchil dren, and several nieces. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the home of her niece, Mrs. John Norris, Calhoun St. by Dr Dotson M. Nel son Jr. and the Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery at Newberry. Pallbearers were Louis Floyd, Keitt Purcell, Thomas Pope, Pete Coleman, Strother Paysinger Sr., Dr. Jesse Dickert, T. E. Epting and Emory Bowman. Honorary escort was composed of H. M. Bryson, R. B. Waters, J. W. Thomson, Dr. Robert E. Livingston, J. E. Wiseman, Hal Kohn, Sr., Eugene Blease, Dr. J. I. Converse and Dr. J. E. Lip scomb. To Celebrate Anniversary Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church of Newberry is planning to observe its 60th anniversary on Sunday, October 11, 1969 with services being arranged for both the morning and afternoon. Furth er announcements concerning the program and highlights of the celebration will be published at a later date. All members, former members, friends of the church and the pub lic are most cordially invited and welcomed to celebrate this occa sion. The Rev. D. M. Shull is pas tor. TAKES POSITION WITH PURCELLS Miss Lou Ella Hamm has ac cepted a position with Purcells, replacing Miss Anna Keitt, who has returned to the University of South Carolina, where she is a member of the senior class. Miss Hamm began in her new position on September 1st. Local Union 2014, at the Oakland plant of the Kendall Company, has notified its members that a strike vote will be taken at a special meeting being called for Sunday after noon, September 13 at 2 p.m. in the Oakland school house. Local union officials and man agement officials of the Oakland plant have been negotiatihg since August 25. The contract, which is due to expire on September 17, was opened by the company, which sought several changes. Billy Taylor, president of Local Jurors Named For Court Term The September term of the Court of General Sessions will con vene in Newberry on Monday, September 21 with Judge George T. Gregory, Jr. of Chester pre siding over the criminal term. The following names were drawn by the Jury Commission ers Wednesday morning to serve on the petit jury: Newberry: Fred Lee Hayes, P. D. Johnson, Carl L. Amick, Joe S. Boland, Maxcy H. Stockman, Thomas; J. Dominick, Woodrow Merchant, Frank D. Graham, Ew ell G. Cotney, H. B. McCarty, C. A. Shealy Sr., George W. Martin, A. O. Livingston Jr., E. L/Oxner, Albert G. McCaughrin, F. H. Mc Connell, David F. Dominick, Hom er E. Schumpert. / Newberry routes: C. P. Teague, Jr., Charlie C. Lominick, James Henry Phibbs Jr., Cecil G. Wil liams, E. B. Hawkins Sr., J. Ralph McEntire, Malcolm H. Chapman. Prosperity and routes: George Moore, W. E. Koon, E. O. Shealy. Pomaria: J. B. Kinard, Voight E. Kunkle, Luther H. Sease Jr. Silverstreet: George F. Senn, Ray A. Martin. Whitmire: James C. Suber, Charles H. Leaman, W. R. Gil liam. C.C. Society Makes Report The Newberry County Chapter of the Crippled Children’s So ciety met Wednesday, September 2 at the home of Mrs. J. D. French. Mrs. Pope Buford Jr. and Mrs. W. H. Tedford served^ as associate hostesses. The chairman, Mrs. Emmett Nichols, presided. Mrs. Harry Dukes, Mrs. Fitz Cox and Mrs. W. Henry Lominack were welcom ed into the membership of the chapter. Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Buford, was asked to write a note expressing appreciation to Richard L. Baker for serving as 1959 Eas ter Seal chairman. It was voted to give a generous contribution to special education classes for both white and Negro children. It was noted that the past year afforded a gratifying experience for members in helping handicap ped children and adults. Following are a few benefits given: Braces repair for a child; purchase of a padded chair for a boy and a special bed for a patient; paid transportation expenses for a teacher’s summer course at Whit ten Village; provided a teacher for a homebound child; sent a family to Camp Socareda where crippled children all over South Carolina enjoyed a week of out door life, swimming, handicrafts, and many other activities. Mem bers ate anticipating another year of service to • the people of New berry County. The next meeting of the chap ter will be held at the home of Mrs. R. W. Ivester. The Crippled Children Society of South Carolina will hold its 25th annual meeting on Monday, October 5th, in Columbia, accord ing to an announcement sent yes terday by Jeff B. Bates, Columbia, state president, to Mrs. Emmett Nichols, county chairman. “‘We cordially invite all per sons interested in crippled chil dren and adults to be with us on this very special occasion for at this time we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Easter Seal Society in South Carolina,” says President Bates. Mrs. Nichols has been asked to head up the official delegation from this county. Dr. G. L. Cunningham of Balti more, Md. is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. E. A. Car penter on Calhoun St. 2014, UTWA AFL-CIO, made pub lic today a circular which will be distributed to union members. The circular states “The Kendall Mill Co. is out to destroy your union and your union contract at Oakland. Kendall Mill Company has proposed a number of changes in your union contract that would not only destroy your union, but would take away from you many of the privileges and benefits that you now enjoy.” The circular listed the following sections of the contract which, it states, the company has proposed to weaken: hours of work and ov ertime pay, seniority, maternity leaves, sick leave, no strike and lockout, grievance and arbitra tion, workload, check-off and in surance. It states that the union committee has proposed to im prove: wages, maternity leaves, Tliscityline and discharge, lay-off and re-call, hours of work and ov ertime pay, sick leaves, grievance and arbitration, probation period, seniority, insurance, workload, and holidays. When asked for comment on the union charges, D. O. Carpen ter, manager of the Oakland plant, said that he had notified the union on July 7 that the com pany would seek certain modifi cations of the contract. He point ed out that this was ten days prior to the 60-day notification requir ed by the contract, but that the union made no effort to schedule a meeting with the company until over a month later, at which time meetings were set for August 25 and 26. “At the first meeting with the union,” Mr. Carpenter stated, “I advised the committee that-I had been manager of the Oakland plant for 25 years and that we had had an active union for the past 17 years. I told them that I had nev er done anything against the un ion, or proposed anything detri mental to the employees of the Oakland plant, and that the rea son we were opening the contract was to make modifications which would allow us to operate the plant more efficiently, competi tively, and to assure job security for all Oakland employees. Many of the suggested changes are sought for the purpose of clarifi cation of content for botW em ployees and union officials.” “I do not believe,” the Oakland manager concluded, “that anyone who had honestly and thoroughly analyzed proposals made by the company could in any way con strue that the company was at tempting to deprive employees of any rights, privileges and bene fits which they have enjoyed in the past.” BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Sept. 13: Mrs. J. T. Dennis, Elsie Dickert, Mrs. R. J. Metts, Danny Livingston, Judith Ann Griffith, Deree Abrams, MrS. Margaret Cousins. Sept. 14: Grady Boozer, Mrs. D. A. Livingston, Miss Mazie Dominick, Anna Coe Keitt, Mrs. John F. Scurry, Frances Neel, Mrs. Luther B. Bedenbaugh, Ann Dennis, Jut Miller. Sept. 15: T. H. Neel, Mrs. W. E. Spearman, Gene Abrams, G. Howard Moore, Louis C. Floyd, Donna Driggers, G. O. Dorroh, Mrs. Johnnie Jones, Mrs. S. C. Paysinger. Sept- 16: Mrs- E. O. Shealy, Jane Patrick, Buddy Sligh, C. B. Half acre, Mrs. James H. Da vis, W. M. Miller, Myrtle D. Schumpert, O. M. Sexton. Sept. 17: Mrs. George P. Hill, Ernest Clary, R. R. Bruner Jr., Harriett Dickert, Tommy Kin ard, Eddie O. Graham, Jesse W. Senn, Janice Half acre, Mrs. N. C. Shaver, Mrs. Floyd Amick, Jenny Jones, Miss Addie L. Simpson, Annie Jane Clark, Marsha Ann Schumpert. Sept- 18: Blanch Salter, An sel L Wood, Tommie Pitts, Tommy Kinard, Andrea Rue Ringer, Hugh Bedenbaugh, Allie Garlington, Nancy L. Copeland, Carol T. Ballew. Sept. 19: Jeter Young, Berley Werts, Helen Stone, Mrs. Thom as Cromer, Nona Jean Timmer man, Helen Derrick.