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One it-jm that no doctor ever seems to put on the forbidden diet list of your guests and household help is prime blue-ribbon strip steaks. > -j» L XXI A husband gets no credit for not ‘notic ing’ when his wife is a mess, but is ac cused of cruel indifference if he fails to ‘notice’ new earrings. m VOLUME 23; NUMBER 22. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1959 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way By Doris A. Sanders MORE TO IT There is more to the Saturday night agreement on a contract be tween the Oakland Plant and Lo cal Union 2014 than meets the eye. Some newspaper accounts of "The event lead you to believe the Oakland management gave the union just about what it wanted. The truth is that there was give and take on both sides, as there always is in these bargaining sessions. The Kendall Company was willing, for the sake of agree ment to “give” to a certain point, then it would give no more. From what I hear, Kendall officials were expecting a strike and they prepared for it. Every piece of cloth was moved out of Oakland to other mills where it could be processed. Every bale of cotton that could be used by other plants of the Kendall company was also moved out, leaving the ware houses amost bare. Kendall didn’t want a strike at Oakland, but officials knew that the time had come when changes had to be made in the contract so that the plant could operate more efficiently and competitively. As Oakland prepared for the strike, the attitude of some union mem bers began to change. In thac 247-23 vote to strike, they ap parently thought it would be fun to see the great Kendall Company buckle under to their demands. When’ they found that Kendall was going to do no such thing, some expressed regret that they had voted for a strike, and there was even talk of replacing the union negotiation committee if it didn’t hurry and get together with the company on a contract. The proposals made by the com pany, copies of which were given to all supervisory personnel at the plant and to the union negotiating committee contained t w t o clauses which the company even tually “gave up” for the sake of agreement. I mention these two Oakland And Union Officials | nc j; ans S tage pi rst H ome © ame bign New Contract 1 uesday c « j # i ^ j r i. J iew contract to last for a one able improvements, I am confident i pany to avoid penalty payments CU I G if % I CJ V. A CJ F 3 C - C" 1 ^ C period, was signed Tuesday it will enable management to op- of unemployment compensation to f ▼▼ ficials of the Oakland Plant, proto thp Oakland Plant mr»rp pf- thr>«o whn havp boon in thp nlnnt.’« A new contract to last for a one year period, was signed Tuesday by officials of the Oakland Plant of the Kendal! Company and of ficers of Local Union 2014, UT- WA, AFL-CIO. The contract will expire on September 21, 1960, if not renewed prior to that time. Following agreement by the plant and the union on terms of the new contract, D. 0. Carpenter, manager of Oakland for the past 25 years, stated “Although the new agreement lacks many desir- it will enable management to op erate the Oakland Plant more ef ficiently and harmoniously, and will not deprive employees of any benefits they have enjoyed in the past.” He said that improvements were made in the sections on "tempor ary vacancies and transfers, bids, leaves of absence and termina tion of employees. He also point ed out that the vacation clause was changed in order for the com- Criminal Court Term Ends Tuesday Night At 9:30p,m. because it seems to come as a sur prise to the general public to know that such clauses exist in the contract, not only at Oakland but also at Mollohon and Newberry Mills, Inc. Oakland officials proposed changes in the clauses concerning union membership and “check off.” They asked that employees be given the same privilege of getting out of the union as for getting in. While an employee can join the union at any time and the company must deduct his union due& from his salary each week (this is what is known as the check-off) there are only ten days during the year when an employee can get out of the union, and then only by notice sent by registered mail. This period is ten days fol lowing the signing or renewal of a contract. Three months from now, should a member seek to get out of the union, he is in bad luck because the contract requires that Oakland continue to collect his dues until the anniversary date of the contract, which would be this time next year. As to the check-off, the com pany proposed to collect dues ev ery “period,” or every four weeks, rather than once a week, to cut down on bookkeeping since a new IBM payroll system has been in stalled. The company gave in on this, too, and I mention it because I doubt if you ai*e aware that our three textile plants serve as a collecting agency for the unions. Local 2014 claims to have “over 400 members.” Using the 400 fi gure, the Oakland plant will col lect, in a year’s time, $15,600, in dues and turn it over to the un ion. At Newberry Mills, the amount collected yearly would be about $13,000 and although the figures for Mollohon are not available, I do not believe it would be less than $13,000 a year. The total then, collected by the plants for the unions would amount to al most $42,000 a year, or $420,000 over a ten year period. Does this surprise you? After deliberating for three and one-half hours; a jury returned a verdict at 9:15 Tuesday night which ended the September term of the Court of General Sessions. The case under deliberation was the State against Fred Wyatt and Sammy Tribble, charged with as sault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. They were found guilty and sentenced to three years each by Judge George T. Gregory of Chester, presiding over the coui't term. Following the sentence, the court was adjourn ed for the session. Only one other case was tried by jury in the two day session. Carl Wesley Johnson, charged with non-support, was tried in his absence and a sealed verdict was prepared. Among the cases continued was that of The State versus John G. Coward, charged with assault with intent to ravish. Guilty pleas accepted during the term, and sentences imposed, were as follews: James Willie Wilson, drunken driving, third offense, three years or $2,000; upon service of six months or payment of $500, suspended and placed on proba tion for three years. Robert J. L. Bowers, drunken driving, second offense, one year or $1,000; upon service of three months or payment of $250, sus pended, and probation for three years. Garnett Ginn, drunken driving, third offense, three years or $2,- 000, but upon payment of $500, suspended and probation for three years. Willie Swindler Jr., non-support, one year or fine of $1,500 and probation three years; to pay $12 weekly for family support. Ulysses Wilson, non-support, one year or line of $1,500, sus pended and probation for three years; to pay $10 a week for sup port. Albert Trapp, violation of li quor law, three months or pay a fine of $300. J. Cecil Wicker, violation of li quor law, $50 or 30 days. Lawrence B. Ready, drunken driving second offense, one year or a fine of $1,000; upon service of three months or payment of $250, probation for two years. Luther B. Trammell, second of fense, drunken driving, one year, or a fine of $1,000; upon service of three months or payment of $250, probation two years- Clyde Chaplin, violation of li quor law, 30 days or a fine of $50. George Oscar Rowell, three sep arate counts of false pretense; one year, suspended and placed on probation for three years, sentence on the other counts was the same and are to run concur rently with the first. A. C. Robinson, non-support, one year or fine of $1,500; sus pended and placed on probation for three years; to pay $9 per week for support. Bartow Cooper, assault and bat tery of high and aggravated na ture, sentenced to 18 months, sus pended and placed on probation for three years. Edward Wise, non-support, sen tenced to pay $10 per week for support of family. James Alston, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and car rying concealed weapon, three years, sentence to run consecu tively with sentence now being served. George Williams, car breaking; sentenced to nine months. Willie Eddie Penny, larceny and receiving stolen goods, six months. William L. Watts Jr., using car without owner’s consent, one year, suspended and placed qn two-year probation. James C. Brennon, violation of liquor law, three months or $300. Henry Hall, alias Ralph Hall, housebreaking, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods on four in dictments, two years on each count, to run concurrently. Simon P. Motes,, drunken driv ing, second offense, one year or $1,000, suspended and put on two. of unemployment compensation to those who have been in the plant’s employ for less than six months but who would return to work af ter a vacation period. The com pany proposed, he stated, and the union accepted a strong workloac clause giving the company the right to make workload changes for a trial period of thirty days before a grievance could be filed. Among the original proposals made in the negotiation sessions, the company outlined a new insur ance program which would pro vide increased benefits for em ployees. The union accepted the plan, which provides that the company pay for employee cover age, and the employee pay for coverage of his dependents. Un der the old program, the company paid the entire cost of insurance coverage for both employees and dependents. The Oakland manager also noted that the union accepted the company’s proposal for a one year contract. Mr. Carpenter reiterated in his statement this week that the com pany had notified the union on July 17 of its desire to modify certain provisions of the old con tract. The company wished to start negotiations immediately af ter that time, he said, but union representatives did not meet up- til August 25, “therefore, nego tiations were conducted under great pressure because of the lim ited amount of time remaining be fore contract expiration date.” The expiration came Thursday mid night of last week, but at the ^di gestion of the federal medial^, George Roseberry, the company and union agreed to extend the contract until midnight on Satur day. Agreement was reached just a few hours prior to the Saturday midnight deadline. Members of Local 2014 met Sunday afternoon and unanimous . iyi. uitifijiMti ftiha contract agreed to by its negotiation committee. Radford Cope, International rep resentative for the United Textile Workers of America, stated that the contract was “the beet we have pver had. We were able to retain all advantages of the for mer contract and make some gains.” Union officials claim however, “there are still some things about the contract we don’t like,” and served notice “next year we might open the contract ourselves.” Among the gains cited by the union were in the areas of grievance and arbitration proce dures, seniority and leave of ab sence rules, and insurance bene V.-A Mi m i!r : ' .w.w.-.vXy iii * (M: mm \ Civic League Hears Hal Kohn Discuss Trees year probation, on service of two months or payment of $250. Harvey Smith, car breaking, three indictments, one year on each count, to run concurrently. Robert Fedders, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods, two years. Ollie Cannon, assault of high and aggravated nature, 18 months. Horace Williams Jr., non-sup port, to pay $15 per week for de pendants’ support. fits. Negotiators for the company during the three-week bargaining sessions were D. O. Carpenter, manager of Oakland; E. T. Mc Clure, ■ superintendent; and Joe D Poole, of Charlotte, personnel di rector of the Kendall Cotton Mills division. The union committee con sisted of W. E. Taylor Jr., presi dent of Local 2014; Ezell Kyzer, James Stone, Zeno W. Sherbert, Houseal Auton and Radford Cope. ■ v ¥:; sil ■ \ mm wm ■ EM? Sister Passes In Florida _ Mrs. Mary Rutledge, sister of Clarence Wallace, died Monday night at Sarasota, Florida. In ad dition to her brother, she is sur vived by her husband, Robert Rut ledge. Their only son died in Ja pan three years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, who had been called to Sarasota because of the serious illness of his sister, arrived after she had succumbed. They remained for the funeral services. Mia m mzms mm mm 1! Plans for the Christmas Decora- ;ions Tea, sponsored annually by he Civic League, have been com- leted, according to a report from Miss Hattie Belle Lester, tea chairman, read at the Tuesday night meeting of the Civic _eague held in the Community Jail with Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, president, presiding. The tea will )e held on December 2 and 3rd. Mrs. T. P. Crooks read the report in the absence of Miss Lester. A feature of the Tuesday meet ing was a talk by Hal Kohn Sr., who has agreed to serve as Coord- _r of City Beatification for league. JCrJ to discuss his plans incapa city, and did so in an interesting manner. He noted the tree prob lems of the past, and stated that the Civic League, as well is other groups, must work with the city in a program to save existing trees and a replanting program to re place trees which have been remov ed. He offered to work *with all committees and groups interested in this problem, and further offer ed to furnish at cost any trees which the Civic League might wish to plant in Newberry. He stated that other cities treasured their trees, mentioning specifically Aiken and Summer ville. He mentioned the problem of trees interfering with wiring, but stated “those cities use just as much electricity as we do.” He pointed out that Newberry was be coming ‘ denuded.” and urged re planting with care the kinds of trees suitable for city planting. Mrs. Tom Long, treasurer, re ported that the League had do nated to the installation of an ele vator in the Community Hail; the corresponding secretary read a letter of appreciation from Brenda Truett, the League’s representa tive to Girls State; the yearbook committee repotted that year books would be distributed at the next meeting; the welfare com mittee reported a need for buying unches for two high school girls and the league voted to do so for as long as needed; the project chairman reported the Venetian dinds in the colored rest room needed repairing. The program committee announ- ed that speaker for the October program, to be held at 7:30 at the Community Hall would be Charles Culbertson, South Carolina Direc tor of Civil Defense. Mrs. T. P. Crooks was congrat ulated on being named district di rector of the South Carolina Fed eration of Women’s Clubs. m mm m Major League Ball Be Played In Newberry Major League baseball players will begin a series of exhibition games in this area at Newberry on October 10. The game here will be sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and will be played at night at Newberry High School field. Time for the game will be pub lished in a subsequent issue. Among those who have definite ly promised to be on hand are Newberry’s Billy Odell and Pros perity’s Johnny Buzhardt; also Hal Griggs, Sammy Taylor, Neil Chrisley, Don Buddin, Faye and Marvin Thornberry, Rube Walker, Tom Brewer and Hoyt Wilhelm, sytac major leagucm jge also pected to be on hand. The opposing teams will be known as the Tom Brewer team and the Hoyt Wilhelm team Billy Odell will be starting pitcher for one, Johnny Buzhardt for the others Newberrians are urged to mark this date on the calendar and plan to attend the Major League ex hibition game. Fall Flower Show Plans Progressing ■M mm CONSTITUTION MEEK IN NEM’BERRY ends today (Thursday). Those who assisted in calling the attention of Newberrians to the importance of the week were members of Jasper Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, some of whom were on hand when Mayor Ernest Layton proclaimed “Constitution Week.” In the Sunphoto above. Miss Hattie Belle Lester, Regent of Jasper Chapter, is seated beside Mayor Layton. Standing, left to right, are Miss Margaret Paysinger, chairman of the publicity committee; Mrs. Ralph B. Baker and Miss Julia Kibler, members of the National Defense committee. Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel, who suffered a broken leg in a fall last week, has returned to his home in the Smyrna Community from the Newberry County Me morial Hospital, where he under went treatment. Mrs. Fannie Mayer is a patient at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood, where she underwent surgery last week. Mrs. Elizabeth Wicker of 820 Langford St. was carried to the Newberry Hospital a few days ago following a sudden attack. Her condition is described as “about the same.” Plans for the Fall Flower Show of the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs are progressing nicely, ac cording to Mrs. John R. Frazier, council president. The theme of the show will be “Indian Summer” which is based on a poem of the same name by Ellis Lee and pub lished in Peterson’s Magazine in 1868. The flower show chairman, Mrs. Gus Ellis, and her co-chairman, Mrs. John Lindsay, have announc ed the following committees: Ar tistic Division, 'Schedule Commit tee, Mrs. E. E. Westwood Sr., chairman, Mrs. John Lindsay, Mrs. Clifford Smith, Mrs. t. M. Smith. Entries committee: Mrs. Frank Armfield, chairman; Mrs. H. B. Senn ,Mrs. L. L. Haltiwanger. Classification committee: Mrs. P. M. Dennis, chairman; Mrs. J. D. Rook. Placing committee: Mrs. James C. Kinard, Mrs. G. L. Summer. Horticulture Division, Schedule: Mrs. Price Padgett,, chairman; Mrs. Leon Nichols, Mrs. Ira Cous ins. Entries: Miss Grace Summer, chairman; Mrs. Roy Anderson, Mrs. Jack Jenkins, Mrs. Maxcy Stone, Mrs. Guy Whitener Sr., Mrs. William Hunter. Classification: Mrs. C. B. Parr, chairman; Mrs. Von Long. Placing: Mrs. Leon Nichols, chairman; Mrs. Chester Hawkins, Mrs. Eddie Rodelsperger, Mrs. T. J. Eskridge, Mrs. Jack Chappell. General chairmen are as fol lows: Staging, Mrs. Jack Jenk ins; Publicity, Mrs. Warren Cous ins; Judges, Mrs. John Frazier; Conservation, Mrs. Eugene Stock- man; and Junior Division, Mrs. G. L. Summer. The show will be staged at the Newberry County Fair October 20-24. Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Lind say are looking forward to having a very good show for the public to enjoy viewing. Recuperating from the stings of a 48-0 defeat at the hands of The Citadel last Saturday night, the Newberry College Indians have been paying particular at tention to pass defense and of fense in their practices this week, and Coach Harvey Kirkland prom ises “we will be a different ball club” when the Tribe appears for its first home game of the season Saturday night at Setzler Field against the Indians of Catawba. Coach Kirkland feels that The Citadel game score “is not an in dicator of the closeness of the game, particularly until the half time. Should we have scored with the ball on the ore yard line . . . at the end of the half, we would have either tied with The Citadel or possibly ahead beginning the second half. Had this happened, I feel sure the outcome would have been different.” Encouraging fea tures of the game pointed out by e coach were that there were 'ftb serious injuries, the freshmen and others who have little or no var sity experience looked promising, and the offense moved very well until “we were behind and could not throw.” “Pass defense was poor,” said the coach so he is putting his men through the paces on that angle this week. The Citadel loss was the worst licking Newberry has suffered in the past ten years. Newberry fans are promised a different team when they gather at Setzler Field Saturday night. Catawba, a member of the North State Conference from Salisbury, N. C., always a rough and tough foe, dropped its opener to David son last week, 42-6. Saturday night will be Firm Night at Newberry, sponsored by the Indian Club. Indian Clubbers have canvassed business firms in Newberry to sell tickets for the first home game. Half-time activities will fea ture a show by the Newberry Col lege Marching Band under the di rection of Prof. Charles Pruitt. An evidence of the interest of county merchants in the Newber ry College football program is their support in bringing you be forehand information concerning each home game in a two-page display in The Sun. The Sun, as well as all support ers of Newberry College, urge that you patronize those who sup port Newberry College and its athletic program. The Sun invites (Photo by Winston Jones) your special attention to the foot*- ball pages and the sponsors, who are: Smith Motor Company, College Street Pure Oil Station, Newber ry County Bank, The Market Bas ket, Newberry Lumber Company, Inc., Carter’s Flowers and Gifts, Baker’s Insurance Agency, Ap pliance Sales Co., Prosperity Lum ber Company, C. D. Coleman Oil Company, Summer’s prive - in Service Station, Odorless Clean ers, Whitaker Funeral Home, Mur ray Lumber Company, Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Associa tion, Newberry Concrete Company, Wilson’s Texaco Station, Bill’s Glass Shop, Black’s Radio and Television; Also, City Filling Station, New berry Recapping Company, Hel ler’s Service Station, Ed Young Buick Co., Purcells, Prosperity Furniture Company, Newberry Creamery, Maxwell say, Royal Cl Floor Coverings, Clinton-Newber** ry Natural Gas Authority, Fulmer Building Supplies, J. F. Hipp A Son, The Bank of Commerce at Prosperity; Lominick’s Drug Store, H. M. Hentz & Son, Schum- perts Phillips 66 Service Station, Main Street Pure Oil Station; Also, O. F. Armfield, Sr., Real Estate; Newberry Monument Co., and T. & C. Cleaners. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS 1 4 Mrs. Ida Baker Service Today Mrs. Ida Moore Baker, 80, died Tuesday afternoon at a local hos pital. She had been ill for 10 months* She was born and reared in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Laura Waites Moore. Until she re tired, she was employed by New berry Mills and was a member of West End Baptist Church. She is survived by one son, El bert Baker of Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 4 p.m. from the West End Baptist Church by the Rev. Ralph A. Rhyne and the Rev. B. F. Rogers. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Broadus Davis of 816 Pauline St., is a patient at Newberry County Memorial Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. Sept. 27: Miss Frances Jones, Rev. Neil E. Truesdell, Ruth Roberts, Billie Lathrop, Mrs. Carroll Eargle, Newton Dicker!, Malcolm Amick Sr., Carolyn Lipscomb, Alice Paysinger, Harriett Hagood Clary. Sept. 28: Bobby Gillnam, Joe Dominick, Harold Wicker, Mrs. Ray Doolittle, W. A. Webb, Mrs. Gary Lee Ringer, Rev. George R. Pettigrew, Mrs. A. J. Briggs. Sept. 29: Mrs. Clarence B. Sligh, Virginia Glymph, Laura N. Bowers, Mrs. Olin Graham, Harold Brown Folk, Mrs. Rich ard Caldwell, Drayton Mi nick, E. B. Carlisle, Sue Ellen Wick er, Mary Lou Weir, Mrs. A1 Weigle, Gus Franklin, Celia Brooks. Sept. 30: Barbara Moore, Ju dith Amy W T ise, Otto Nichols, Doris Ringer, Johnny Bowers Jr., Mrs. Ethel Wicker, Miles Cheatham, Chris Word, Mrs. F. J. Harmon, Earl T. Eargle, Na omi June Templeton. Oct. 1: Dr. James C. Kinard, Mrs. Chevis I. Boozer, Walter Summer, Mrs. Maude G. Ross, Dr. Elbert Dickert, T. A. Har grove, Scott Elliott, Barbara Sue Long, Mrs. J. N. Nicosia, R. T. Feagle, D. V. Knight, Mary Jo Devore. Oct. 2: Ralph B. Baker, Mrs. Derrill Smith Beat, Eugene Stockman, Leonard Halfacre, Mrs. Ida Clamp, Betty Boozer, Ralph C. Johnson, Elizabeth H. Shannon, Mrs. Henry Lominack, Mrs. F. A. Boland, Nancy Har mon, Paul Harmon, Sallie L. Brandon, R. M. Blake, Ann Lip scomb, Bill Franklin, Nancy Underwood. Oct. 3: James Clamp, Margar et Ann Spotts, Sally Leonard Hodges, Guy Bowers, Mrs. John Miller, George Ward, Kay Beam, Mrs. Aubrey Davis, Mrs. A. T. Dennis, Charlie Harley, Char lotte Myers, Tommy W'eir, Bob by DeHart. F