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Monty Frizzel says that going to a party with his wife is like going fish ing with the game warden—what ever he catches he’s got to throw back. Ez Tike doesn’t know much about mathematics but he’s sure that 38- 23-38 adds up to a nice figure. VOLUME 23; NUMBER 23. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1959 4 $2.00 PER. YEAR By The Way " by. Jborij Sander3 REACTION Last week’s column brought calls, visits and a “reply” from various union members objecting to same. I still haven’t been able to determine exactly what the ob jections are. I printed facts, but made no comment other than to ask whether you were surprised to learn those facts. The facts evidently hit sore spots some where. I have about come to the conclu sion, from my talks with some of these people, that individual mem bers aren’t supposed to have minds of their own; that if some dissent, they aren’t just “individ ualists,” they are “undesirables.” An editorial in The Greenville News of Tuesday points out what I mean. It concerns the efforts of labor bosses to pu: ge all members of Congress who voted for the la bor reform bill. The editor states: “The union hierarchy is determin ed to paint the new labor act in the darkest hues, and to incite those people who are sympathetic with the union movement to a feeling of revenge-seeking. They cannot afford to admit there is any justice on the other side, if they did, their entire argdment would collapse ... It is, of course, an old political trick to accure the op position of the direst crimes and never admit error on one’s own part.” We received a “reply” to last week’s column and since it was signed by the writer in my pres ence, I publish it herewith, exact ly as it was written. The original is on file at The Sun office for anyone who may wish to see it. The reply is entitled “Two Sides to Everything” and is signed by R. E. Kyzer and group of Local 2014. “There are two sides to the Sat urday night agreement on a con tract between the Oakland Plant and Local 2014, and lots of people outside haven’t heard it all yet. The union got in their ways, the proposals they wanted. “Let’s face it. Some people try to tell others what goes on in a company and union negotiation, when they haven’t even been al lowed to sit in on the negotiation. What they find out is mostly what some pimp might say. “A pimp is someone who rides the fence with the company and the union. They are too weak to be one way or the other. When the boss comes around he would •eat him up, then when he is with genuine union members, he tries to act like he might be a union member. How much is a person like that worth to the company or union? “The truth is, the union took what they thought was right, and justyfiable, to the people, and gave what they had to have, and 1 think everyone was aware of that. Certain proposals the company offered, absolutely could not be accepted by the union and the -company Knew it. Sure they, (the union or the people) would have pulled a strike because they could not work under those certain con ditions. The people was glad to see all the cloth moved out, be cause we needed room to put the cloth that was coming off. So far as the cotton that was moved, we know about that. “The union (the people) did not want a strike, but the time had been set by the company for an other contract, and naturally the people got together and stood up for what they feit like they could work with, and face the coming year. “In the column -written last week they spoke of the strike vote. There were a 247-23 vote, and there were and still is people to back it up. “Someone don’t even know what they are talking about, when they talk about replacing the ne gotiating committee if they didn t get together with the company on a contract. Those on committee were elected for a year, and that’s it, sister. ‘You mention two proposals that the company gave up on, concern ing union membership and check off. The union members them selves did not want the ‘get on and off” proposal. Talking about people not knowing the company acted as collecting agency, its their own fault, because it has been done so for years, why quit now? , “The Newberry locals aren t the only Locals that has the Com pany serve as Collecting agency. Now is that a crime ? “You say Local 2014 claims to have over 400 members, well, check with us next year, and we will beat that number with fly ing colors. So far as Mollohon and Newberry Mills Locals, I don’t think they appreciate being drug into something they had no part of. If the figures of $420,000 over a period of ten years sur prizes you now, don’t look at it later, it will floor you. Signed: R. E. Kyzer & Group of Local 2014. Mayer Memorial Observes Anniversary On October 11 Just a couple of comments: First, my informants probably wouldn’t care to be called ‘pimps” since they don’t fit into that cat egory as defined by the w r riter, but I don’t believe we’ll be sued for libel. Second: I intensely dis like being called “sister” by any one except my brothers, but we won’t belabor that point. Third: Perhaps the negotiation commit tee couldn’t be replaced, but that doesn’t eliminate the fact that thert was such talk. If it were a “crime” in a legal sense for the company to collect union dues, I assume they ymuld- not break the law by doing so; however, the union officials know, and a union member who talked to me last week told me this—that if it weren’t for the “check-off,” there wouldn’t be a union because the members wouldn’t pay their dues individually. Now is is possible that Oakland as well as other companies with a check-off clause in contracts, is committing a moral crime. A por tion of the union dues money goes to the international union, which of course is an affiliate of AFL- CIO. If union members become in censed about the next few para- grahps, they may vent their wrath not on me, but on William F. Schnitzler, Secretary - Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, for he is the one who made the following state ments when he addressed the Third National Trade Union Con gress on Civil Rights of the Jew ish Labor Committee last May at Unity House in Forest Park, Pennsylvania. And if you are int erested in the source of this in formation, it came from head quarters of AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington 6, D. C. and a copy may be obtained by writing to that address and ask ing for Publication No. 60. The union official, in his speech, said: “We of the AFL-CIO trade unionist movement insist that there can be no real liberty, no real democracy, nor can all men be made equal until we drive the segregationists, the white supre macists of the Ku Klux Klan and the wh'te citizens’ councils from _ our borders. Until we achieve this —full civil rights for our Negro citizens cannot be fully attained. In this, it seems almost an Act of Divine Providence that the AFL- CIO trade union movement should play a major part and an active and untiring role in this battle.” He further states “We of the AFL-CIO are pictured in the South as an organization that uses workers’ dues money to end segregation in the schools. This is based on a grain of truth. The AFL-CIO does use its re sources for, and will continue to use its resources in its fight to achieve an end to segregation. “We of the AFL-CIO believe that the most effective method of overcoming this most desperate opposition is the sure and certain road of education. The education of the younger people and the edu cation of our law enforcement is the most effective method. But it is obvious that this process of education would be futile for so long as the wellspring of educa tion in the schools and to the law enforcement itself is poisoned by the hate of the racists and segre gationists. “The Supreme Court called for enforcement with ‘deliberate speed’. It is not the purpose of the AFL-CIO to argue with the Supreme Court in its choice of adjectives. But we of the AFL- CIO can assure that there will be more speed and, henceforth, much less, or very little, deliberate stall ing.” These are just a few of the statements by the secretary-treas- uher of the AFL-CIO, but I be lieve they are sufficient to show that the dues which you, the work ers of Newberry, send to the in ternational union, are being used to force upon you and your chil dren integration not only in schools but, as he says, “in the homes, in churches, hotels, thea tres, restaurants; in jobs, in class rooms at school, and everywhere.’ Your parent organization is using your money in an effort to oust teachers of high principle so that they may substitute those of the (Continued on page 8) MR. BOUKNIGHT Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church will observe its 60th an niversary with special services on Sunday, October 11th. The regu lar Sunday school will begin at 10 o’clock, followed by the Service at 11:15. The first ministerial son of the congregation, the Rev. Lewis E. Bouknight of Mooresville, N. C. will deliver the morning sermon. During this service a brief his tory of the church will be given by Geol'ge Willis, a seminary stu dent from the congregation. Following the morning service, a picnic lunch will be served at Willowbrook Park. The afternoon service will begin at 2:30 in the church. After a hymn and the invocation, the choir, under the direction of Dr. Milton W. Moore, will present a short program of special music. Greetings will be brought by Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the S. C. Synod; Rev. C. L. Richard son, president of the Newberry Conference; and Rev. J. S. Wes- singer, the only living former pastor. The main message of the after noon will be brought by the Rev. D. Murray Shull, Jr., missionary to Liberia and also a son of the congregation. The present pastor of the church is the Rev. Daniel M. Shull, Sr. All former members, friends and the public are invited to at tend these services. Hurricane Threatens Newberry But Does Little Damage In City Billy Denning Rites Yesterday William Landis (Billy) Denning, 32, son of Mrs. Daisy Berry Den ning and the late John Walter Dinning, died at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon after a short illness. He came back to Newberry in May from New Orleans, La., to make his home here. He had been employed by Swift & Com pany in New Orleans. He attended the Newberry schools and was a member of Central Methodist Church. In addition to his mother, sur vivors include his widow, the for mer Annabell Rogers; one son, William L. Denning Jr., a daugh ter, Cathy Ann Denning of New berry; three brothers, David B. Denning of Morristown, Tenn., and Paul M. and John Walter Denning of Chattanooga, Tenn. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday from the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Thurman Vickery. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery in Newber- ry. Active pallbearers were William Parr, Eugene Wicker, Charles Dukes, David C. Waldrop, F. O. Amick and William E. Long. 246th Army Band To Have Concert The 246th Army Band, SCNG of Newberry, will present a Con cert on the square in downtown Newberry at 4 p. m. Sunday, Octo ber 3rd. The 246th Army Band is under the direction of CWO Charles P. Pruitt and is made up of 28 mem bers. The band received a rating of Superior in their field training at summer encampment at Fort Stewart, Ga. The 246th Army Band is the only National Guard Band in the state at this time. For an afternoon of good band music, plan to attend the concert this Sunday afternoon at 4 p. m. on the square in downtown New berry. Pastor Speaks At Banquet Region II of the National Rur al Electric Cooperative Associa tion held its 1959 annual meeting in Columbia at the Wade Hampton Hotel Monday and Tuesday of this week. This region is composed of the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. At a banquet on Monday night, T. William Hunter, executive com mitteeman of Region II, presided. Dr. N. E. Truesdell, pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, was banquet speaker. The Calvin Crozier Chapter of U.D.C. will met Tuesday evening, Oct. 6 at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Strother Paysinger on Clark son Ave. Chief of Police Colie Dowd, J. L. Savitz, Mayor Ernest Layton and City Manager Ed Blackwell were on hand at the city offices Tuesday when Mr. Savitz, who is Mayor of Ab beville and representative of the Carolina Motor Club, pre sented the Safety Citation to Mayor Layton. (Sunphoto.) Newberry has been awarded a Special Citation by the American Automobile Association in recog nition of its efforts to save pedes trian lives in traffic. The award, based on improve ment in pedestrian program acti vities among cities under 10,000 population, was made by J. L. Sa vitz of the Carolina Motor Club, AAA affiliate, to American Auto Association in a brief ceremony at the City Hall. In making the award, Mr. Sa vitz pointed out that Newberry had no pedestrian deaths or in juries in 1958 as compared to 1 death and three injuries the prev ious year. Its pedestrian death rate was zero, compared to 3,0 per 100,000 in this population group. Mr. Savitz commended Newber ry City officials and Police De partment for their efforts in con nection with the program. The AAA appraisal of the New berry pedestrian safety activities was as follows: records and uses, 100 per cent; legislation and en forcement, 13 per cent; engineer ing, 93 per cent; organization, 73 per cent, school traffic safety, 79 per cent; public information 52 per cent. Previous awards were Special Citations in 1959 and 1950. No pedestrian Death Certificates in 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956; Special Citation in 1954. Paris Elected President Of Dixie Life A. P. Faris, Sr., of Columbia Was elected president of Dixie Life Insurance Company at its or ganizational meeting held in Spartanburg Friday, September 25, 1959. Fails is a native of York County and has been in the life insurance business for the past 21 years. He began his career as a debit agent in Newberry in 1937. In 1939 he was promoted to as sistant manager and moved to Co lumbia. He advanced through the ranks to become vice-president and has served as vice-president until his election to president of the newly organized Dixie Life. Mr. Faris, along with his fam ily, will move to Spartanburg in the near future. W. L. Moore, a native of New berry and a resident of Spartan burg for the past 10 years, was elected executive vice president of the company. Mr. Moore has been in the insurance business for 21 years, beginning as debit agent. He advanced to assistant vice- president, a position he held up until his election to executive vice- president of Dixie Life. Other officers elected were Lt. A. P. Faris Jr., vie president and W. P. Robertson, secretary. A. P. Faris was the initial or ganizer of Dixie Life. He spent years of research and study, coupled with experience in month ly premium. Spartanburg was chosen as the site of the company being the center of a rapidly growing Piedmont area. The cpm- pany was chartered by the Secre tary of State on September 29, 1959, with an authorized capital of $250,000.00. Lt. Col. Leland Welling, CWO Floyd Dennis and Major Jerry O'Quinn, seen here left to right, all members of Headquarters, 228th Combat Area Signal Group, S. C. National Guard, were on alert Tuesday to help Newberrians should the need arise when Hurricane Gracie threatened the county. Fifty guardsmen were called to duty late Tuesday after noon. The three officers above kept in constant contact by radio with other guard units throughout the state and passed information along to Radio Station WKDK so that local residents could be informed. (Sunphoto) City Is Busy Cleaning Up City Manager Ed Blackwell re ported Wednesday morning that damage from the high winds was general'throughout the city. How ever, he said, there was no ma jor damage to city property. Most power failures were caused by falling limbs hitting power lines He said that all services were re stored last night, and city crews got busy early Wednesday morn ing cleaning up debris caused by the storm. Mr. Blackwell advised property owners that as soon as streets and line right of ways were cleared, street department crews would be available to make pick ups from residences. He urged that all broken limbs be placed in conven ient locations in order that they might be carried away. The manager praised all em ployees of the city for the fine jobs they did during the emer gency. Miss Brehmer Rites Monday Miss Angie Kathryn Brehmer, 76, of the Dominick section of Newberry County, died Saturday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. Hugh Chappell of Route 1, Kinards, after an illness of sev eral months. She was born in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Harmon Ernest and Bussie May Brehmer, and had lived in the Dominick section for the past 58 years. She was a member of Trin ity Methodist Church. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Chappell and Mrs. Edward Johnson, both, of Route 1, Kin ards, and Mi^ Elizabeth Brehm er of Newberry; two brothers, Joe W. Brehmer and George B. Brehm er, both of Route 1, Kinards. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 3:30 p.m. at Trin ity Methodist Church by Rev. James Aiken and Rev. Phil Jones. ^ : '#■ V Hurricane Gracie, who spent a week qir so in the Atlantic trying to , make up her mind what to do, threw a scare into several inland counties of the state Tuesday af ternoon. Predicted to hit Newber ry late Tuesday, Gracie decreased in strength and headed in another direction, the result of which was to make her bark worse than her bite in Newberry. With early warnings that the tropical storm was headed inland with not much decrease in inten sity, various state emergency agencies began to spring into ac tion, followed by local agencies where Gracie was expected. Early in the day the State Highway Department warned mo torists to stay off highways; local police departments urged’ people to stay at home; schools turned out early. In Columbia, Adjutant General Frank D. Pinckney began calling out National Guard units in strick en, or expected-to-be - stricken areas. In Newberry, local National Guard units kept constant contact throughout the day by radio to other parts of the state which had been hit by the storm. Radio Sta tion WKDK went on “Hurricane Watch” status and all WKDK per sonnel stayed on duty to gather and broadcast information about Gracie, and to broadcast public service announcements as plans were made to protect local and county citizens. The local Civil Defense organi zation, with Charlie Altman as chairman, made arrangements for residents throughout the county to receive emergency help and shelter. The National Guard arm ory was turned into a shelter and 50 guardsmen were called out to assist in emergencies and to get persons to the armory if such action became necessary. Bethle hem Baptist Church was also opened as a shelter. As the evening wore on, winds became gusty, but soon died down as Gracie moved on north. In Newberry, the winds cleared many trees of dead limbs. Some of these fell on power lines caus ing a power blackout in various portions of the city at various times throughout the afternoon and night. City employees and of ficials were constantly on the job, repairing lines quickly under dif ficult circumstances. Law enforcement officials stay ed on duty throughout the emer gency period to assist county and city residents when necessary. Gracies left behind her in New berry, six and one-half inches of rain. "birthday GREETINGS Jack Culler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Culler Jr., of Saluda, recently of Newberry, was pre sented his Eagle Badge at the An nual Parents Picnic of Troop 66 at Margaret Hunter Park on Mon day, September 21. The Eagle Badge, the highest rank in Scout ing, was presented by Scoutmaster Wright Cannon. Scout Culler then presented miniature Eagle pins to his parents. Mr. Culler was form erly an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 66. Jack became a Scout on May 16, 1955 and because of his fine work has served as Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. Troop 66 is sponsored by the Newberry Lions Club. Mrs. F. L. Schwartz and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Henry of Lan caster, also Mrs. Peggy Cherry of New Orleans were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Felker. Letter Writing The 22nd Annual Letter Writ ing Week will be celebrated in Newberry during the week of Oc tober 4 to 10, it was announced this week by Postmaster Harry E. Moose. “I am sure we are all aware that a personal letter is, next to an actual visit, the most intimate and economical means each of us has to communicate with our fel low human beings. Accordingly, I urge everyone to ‘write to those away’.” Posters depicting a mailman in a new postal vehicle called the mailster, will be displayed in post offices throughout the country. Colorful streamers proclaiming that “Letters are fun to send and exciting to receive,” will be dis played on postal vehicles. Postmaster Moose stated that the special week should serve as a reminder to write long overdue letters to servicemen, hospitalized patints, foreign acquaintances, faraway friends and relatives, and others who will welcome a per sonal letter. Oct. 4: Mrs. R. H. Wright, Miss Josie Reid, Eva Jane Price, C. C. Fulmer, Mrs. J. G. Sease, Claude J. Price, Jimmie Ingram, Diana Hunter, Mrs. J. E. Neel, Bill Graham, A. C. Dys- kin, Mike Sharp, Maude CL Matthews, Johnnie Cousins, Mrs. R. D .Wright. Oct. 5: Elizabeth Gibson Summer, Herbert Lee Gilliam, Mrs. Rosa Johnson, Mrs. Ed Thomas, Becky Burns, Mrs. Ro bert Sease, Carolyn Crowell, John J. McSwain, Jr., Bob Hawkins Jr., Bobby Lipscomb, Maxie Graham, Daniel Hutchin son. Oct. 6: Alice Williams, Guy Long, Mrs. A. N. Crosson, Mrs. J. P. Boozer, S. M. Price, James Wicker. Oct. 7: Mrs. Frank Culclasure, Nellie Ruff Hipp, S. L. Shealy, Jr., Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. T. Blair Boozer, Miss Wilma Booz er, Ann Abrams* H. E. (Buck) Gause. Oct. 8: Mrs. W. S. Henry, Barbara Susan Sheeley, Collier Neel Jr., Hoyt Boland, Colie Hogge, Ralph Griffith, Mrs. Carolyn Price. Oct. 9: Smiley Porter, Frank Wilson Jr., L. E. Wood, Shirley Koon, David Senn, Guy V. Whit- ener Sr., Mrs. George P. Boozer, Alliene Dickert, Gene Epting, Yera C. Creekmore, A1 Cannon. Oct. 10: Mrs. R. G. Wallace, Cleave Stoudemire, Mrs. J. D. Wicker, Mrs. W. L. Buzhardt, George Moore, Mrs. Ralph C. Johnson, Mrs. Nellie Coates Da vis, Mrs. Sims W. Brown, Frank R. Ruff, Miss Ethel Jones, Bruce Graham, Linda Kay Andrews. im ■t AM