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VOLUME 23; NUMBER 26.
By The Way
By Doris A. Sandsrs
ENCOURAGING
It was encouraging to hear that
citizens of Newberry, and citizens
to-be, voted by a large majority
to bring the Hartford Heights
area within the city limits. That
will help boost the city population
considerably in the 1960 census
and should be a talking point for ^
those trying to attract new in
dustry. Despite all efforts, howev
er, Newberry has a hard road to
travel. Our city gets its share of
publicity but it is the worst kind.
For instance, “Newberry Textile
Workers Take Strike Vote” and
more recently, “Most of Loomfix-
crs at Newberry Mills Out.” These
things do not go by unnoticed by
those who have great influence in
location of new industrial plants.
They are naturally reluctant to
show sites in a county which has
been plagued with strikes, threat
ened strikes and walkouts. I know
of no way in which this “bad
business climate” can be changed
except by public proclamation of
Newberry merchants that they
support our fine textile plants
and would not support union work
ers on strike unless and until it
was proved conclusively that the
plants were trying to exploit their
workers. I believe that our three
plants expect only a day’s work for
a day’s pay and honest union of
ficials should have no fear of
having their demands, as well as
those of a company, investigated
should such a situation arise.
But to get back to the annexa
tion question, a prominent mer-
If you are to find rewarding sat
isfaction in your work, if your life
is to be rich and purposeful and
crowned with high achievement, it
is important you continue to be a
growing person.—Henry Maschal.
chant told me the other day “we
want the Hartford Height area in
the city, and we would welcome
other areas. Tell those people out
there where you lived (Crestwood)
and those at Oakland that we
would like to have them in too.”
As much as I would like to see
Crestwood and Oakland annexed,
I doubt that that will happen any
time soon. Those people voted—by
a large majority at Oakland and
unanimously at Crestwood, to be
annexed to the city a couple of
years ago. City voters, however,
turned their backs on what would
have been a substantial increase
in population, and it takes a while
for some people to get over that
“not wanted” feeling.
Martha Wise, 22, was killed instantly whan the 1956 Mercury, shown above, was in
collision with a 1960 Ford early Sunday morning below Prosperity. (Sunphoto.)
Separate Highway Mishaps
Cause 2 Deaths This Week
Loomfixers Return To Work;
Troubles To Be Settled Later
FOOTBALL TALK
I haven’t talked much football
this year, mainly because I haven’t
been to any of the games and this
is most unusual for me because I
thoroughly enjoy football, espec
ially the type the Newberry teams
are playing this year. A number
of brave fans sat in the rain to
see a good game last Saturday
night at the college. This week’s
game with East Carolina promises
to be even better, and in addition
you will see a fine performance
by a number of high school bands
from this section of the state.
Most of the bands, incidentally,
are directed by Newberry College
graduates, which will make the
show more interesting. It will also
be nice to have back in Newberry
as guest conductor of the mass
bands a fine musician, Jack Pruitt,
who is director of music for the
Greenville School District.
Plan to attend the game Satur
day night—support the Newberry
College Indians, their fine coach,
Harvey Kirkland and his able
staff. Don’t forget about the high
school Bulldogs, either, for they,
too are doing a fine job this year
under the direction of Coach Walt
Pinson.
Local High
School Band In
State Contest
an
South Carolina will have
Official State Marching Band
following a statewide contest to
be held in Greenville on Saturday,
November 7. Furman University’s
Sirrine Stadium is the locale for
the contest which will have high
schools from throughout the Pal
metto state competing in Classes
TlSiH XiiaqMOM -3 pue ‘g ‘y
School Band, which has won many
honors in past contests, is among
the bands already entered for the
contest.
A champion band will be declar
ed in each classification, with a
Grand Champion band being chos
en from among the top three.
Present figures indicate that
several thousand high school mu
sicians will be marching and play
ing in the statewide contest at
Sirrine Stadium.
Loomfixers at Newberry Mills,
Inc., some of whom walked off
their jobs last Fxiday morning,
w T ent back to work Wednesday
morning, according to L. E. Gat
lin Jr., plant manager.
At the request of the loomfix
ers, Mr. Gatlin met with them on
Tuesday afternoon. “At this meet
ing,” the plant manager said, “I
advised the loomfixers that the en
tire problem would be resolved
after the people were back at
work.”
Nine loomfixers left their jobs
on the first shift last Friday, said
Mr. Gatlin, but the mill continued
to operate at better than b0%
capacity. There was a slight im
pairment in the company’s pro
duction because of employee ab
senteeism, but the mill did not
shut down at any time.
Union president John B. Living
ston Sr., of Local 120 had stated
previously that the loomfixers
suffered a $6 to $10 cut in pay
recently when the company
changed from a base pay to a pro
duction pay basis. Mr. Gatlin
stated Wednesday that there had
been no change in the method of
pay; that the company was paying
according to the language of the
contract which veas recently sign
ed by Local 120 and the company.
“There will be meetings with
the loomfixers later,” Mr. Gatlin
concluded, “and there will be a fair
and justifiable settlement of the
whole problem.”
IMPROVES AFTER
HEART SURGERY
Friends of Hayne Folk will be
glad to know that he is improving
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti
more, after undergoing heart sur
gery Monday. Hayne is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton H. Folk
of 1321 Kate Street in Newberry.
He is a member of the seventh
grade at Junior High School.
Football Game
Feature Will Be
Band Night
Approximately 600 high school
bandsmen will perform before
game time and during half-time
for the Band Day program at the
Newberry College football game
this Saturday, October 24th. New
berry will play East Carolina.
This program is sponsored by
the College and Athletic Associa
tion, and is under the direction of
Prof. Charles P. Pruitt, director
of bands at the college.
Prof. Jack Pruitt will appear as
guest conductor for the mass
band performance at hplf-time.
Mr. Pruitt received his A. B. de
gree from Newberry College, his
Master’s degree in Composition
from the University of North
Carolina. He directed the Parker
High School band in Greenville
for ten years, was supervisor of
instrumental music in the Green
ville county schools for one year
and is presently supervisor of all
music in the GreenviUe county
school system.
Bands participating in the
Band Day program and their di
rectors, are as follows:
Whitmire High, H. Mitchell
Ward; Johnston High, Robert
Bouknight; Piedmont High, Toni
McCullough; Pageland High, Her
bert Lee Gilliam; Allendale High,
L. O’Neal Clamp; Blue Ridge
High, Walter Leopard; Newber
ry High, Miss Lorraine Paris;
Traveler’s Rest High, Ralph Gil
liam; Slater-Marietta High, James
Leopard; Clinton High, Harry
■Bouknight; Parker High, James
Senn.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TtlURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959
(EPH Committee
lakes Plans For
ty Contest
The Newberry County Employ
e Physically Handicapped Com-
ittee held a luncheon meeting
eeday at the Wiseman Hotel to
ake plans for the annual NEPH
essay contest. James F. Coggins (
chairman of the county committee,
resided.
Among those present were
mes Abrams of Whitmire, Mrs.
V. Chapman, Miss Grace Sum-
r, Maxcy Stone, Mayor Ernest
yton, Ollie Moye, and Frank
ield.
At the beginning of the meet-
> the group stood in a moment
silence in memory of Dr. Ma-
e S. Summer who was a mem
ber of the committee.
.Plans were made for the kick
off luncheon for the state and
unty essay contest. A tentative
te of Tuesday, November 17 at
I?v p.m. in the Community Hall
h»« been set for the luncheon.
High school juniors and seniors
who are interested in entering
the contest, along with their in
structors and superintendents will
be guests at the luncheon.
It was decided that a prize of
$10 would be awarded the best
essay in each of the three county
high schools, and an additional
first prize of $15 for the essay
judged best in the county; addi
tional $10 for second best and ad
ditional $5 for third best essay.
Cash awards will be donated by lo
cal business firms.
Deadline for turning in essays
will be February 1, 1960. All es
says will be sent to the State
NEPH committee for judging af
ter county winners are selected,
on February 15.
+ $2.00 PER YEAR
Two automobile collisions within
two days took the lives of two
Newberry County colored men and
injured a number of others. Both
accidents occurred below Prosper
ity, one at about 12:15 a.m. Sun
day morning, the other Monday
about 11:45 a.m.
Two cars slammed head-on ear
ly Sunday morning, killing a
young Negro woman and sending
six other persons to the hospital.
Killed instantly was Martha
Wise, 22, a passenger in a 1956
Mercury with four other Negroes,
all of whom were taken to the
hospital at Newberry.
Not believed seriously hurt, they
are James Walter Wise, 32 of Rt.
2, Prosperity; Cora' Lee Suber,
18 of Pomarih; Irene Young, 28
of Newberry; Lewis Wertz, 22 of
Prosperity;' and Vernon Wise, 25
of Rt. 1, Prosperity, identified as
the driver.
The second car involved was a
1960 Ford driven by Bobby James
Chaney, 19, of Rt. 2, Saluda, a
white textile worker who was
alone traveling south. Highway
Patrolman D. E. Abrams said. He
was not badly hurt.
The cars were traveling in op
posite directions on Highway 76,
the patrolman said, as the accident
occurred near the intersection of
that road with Highway 773. Dam
age to both vehicles was consider
able.
Drayton Caldwell, 76-year-old
Negro of Rt. 1, Newberry, was
killed almost instantly Monday
when the car he was driving was
in- a head-on collision with a
truck near St. Luke’s Church, six
miles from Prosperity.
Hattie Mae Coleman, 43 of Hel
ena, an occupant of the Caldwell
car, received injuries about the
mouth and knee and was admitted
to Newberry County Memorial
Hospital. Another passenger,
Mary Rutherford, was uninjured,
according to Coroner George R.
Summer.
A truck loaded with turkey feed
was driven by Ira H. Kinard of
Prosperity, who was not injured.
Coroner Summer empaneled a
jury to view the body. Inquests in
both deaths will be set at a later
date. Jurors in the latter case are
Bob Bennett, Dawkins Dennis,
Sims Tompkins, Lawrence Gra
ham, Wink Dawkins and Jimmy
Davenport.
Higgins Grange of Saluda County took the Blue Ribbon at the Newberry-Saluda County
Fair with the booth shown in the Sunphoto above. ^
Saluda Communities Capture
Prizes In Booth Competition
Culbertson To
eak Tuesday
o
The Higgins Grange of Saluda
County with the slogan, “-Building
a Better Tomorrow,” was first
place winner in community booth
competition at the Newberry-Sa
luda County Fair which opened
Monday night at the Newberry
fairgrounds. The honor carries a
cash award of $125. Two other
cash awards went to Saluda Coun
ty, one to a Newberry Grange.
The Higgins Home Demonstra
tion Club, with the theme taken
from Exodus “The Feast of the
Harvest, the First Fruits of Thy
Labor,” claimed second prize of
$100. Delmar community in Salu
da took third pme, $85 with the
theme “Open Doors to Our Com
munity.” Wheeland Grange of
Newberry County was fourth with
the theme “Increase Our Fertil
ity.” This prize was $50.
Three • other community booths
won $25 each for creditable show
ing. They were Hickory Grove HD
Club and Hollywood of Saluda, and
Chappells Community Club of
Newberry County.
A Jersey cow, “Glenwood Fav
orite Violet,” owned and shown by
Miss Evangeline Lide, 16-year-old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. S.
Lide of Newberry, was the senior
and grand ehampion cow of the
Jersey Cattle Show, a feature of
the fair Tuesday morning.
The grand champion bull in the
open show was owned by Wil- ^
U«m E. Sen* of N«wb«nrjr. Sktobough, fifth.'
Senn also won first and second * ,
place in the bull calves of the
show.
Miss Lide won the best fitted
jersey animal in the show; David
Sease, second; Jimmy Folk, third;
Prof. J. V. Kneece, Ed Young and Donald Layton were on
hand when the keys to this 1960 LaSabre Buick were pre
sented to Newberry High School. The car will be used in
the driver-training program at Newberry High, a course
taught by Mr. Layton. The car is furnished courtesy Ed
Young Buick Company. (Sunphoto.)
Lominick Estate
Awarded $10,000
By Court Jury
A Common Pleas jury awarded
$16,000 to the estate of John W.
Lominick Sr. during this week’s
term of civil court presided over
by Judge George T. Gregory, Jr.
of Chester. L. T. Inabinet of
Hollywood was defendant in the
case.
The suit grew out of a wreck
in which Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lom
inick Sr. were fatally injured on
June 2nd, when their car was in
collision with a tractor-trailer
driven by Willie Jenkins, Jr. of
Yonges Island and owned by In
abinet. The wreck occurred just
below Mills Clinic in Prosperity
on Highway 76.
Hartford Heights Votes To
Be Annexed; City In Favor
South Carolina Civil Defense
Director Charles B. Culbertson
will be the featured speaker at
the Newberry Civic League meet
ing to be held Tuesday, October
27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Hall
of Central Methodist Church, ac
cording to Mrs. James E. Wise
man, president of the league. Mrs.
Wiseman stated that the meeting
place had been changed from the
community hall because installa
tion of the elevator in the hall
had not yet been completed.
Mr. Culbertson, prior to being
appointed director of Civil De
fense, served as director of the
South Carolina Aeronautics
Commission and as president of
the Griffith National Corporation,
Orangeburg. He is a captain in
the South Carolina National
Guard which he serves as a jet
pilot. He has been a pilot for 20,
years, and holds an Airline Trans
port rating. He is former vice
president of the National Asso
ciation of State Aviation Officials.
The Civil Defense Director will
stress the responsibilities of the
individual family unit under the
Survival Plan as well as the re
sponsibilities of Ideal, state and
national government, whether for
natural disasters or in event of a
national emergency.
Civil Defense Survival Plans for
each county and city must be co
ordinated in advance, Mr. Culbert
son will emphasize, to enable the
various services of the local civil
defense organizations to become
operational in an emergency. The
prime CD services embrace com
munications, welfare, medical,
supply and transportation, police,
rescue and emergency information.
According to Mrs. Wiseman, the
CD Director wil also make an ap-
(Continued on page 4)
An estimated four to five hund
red new citizens will be added to
the population of the city of New
berry as the result of an annexa
tion election held Tuesday. Voters
of Newberry cast 354 ballots in
favor of annexing the Hartford
Heights area to the city, while
21 voters opposed the extension
of city limts. At Hartford
Heights, 88 residents voted to en
ter the city, while 49 voted against
entry.
The vote by wards in the city
was as follows:
Ward 1, 81-1; Ward 2, 66-0;
Ward 3 No. 1, 32-1; Ward 3 No.
2, 80-4; Ward 4 No. 1, 12-3;
Ward 4 No. 2, 31-2; Ward 5, 33-
5; Ward 6, 72-5.
The next step in the annexation
procedure will be for the Com
missioners of Election to certify
the results of the balloting to city
council. The new area will be
formally annexed at that time,
and it is expected that the Novem
ber meeting of council trill have
included on the agenda the mak
ing of plans for extending city
services to the Hartford Heights
area.
City officials and businessmen
of Newberry expressed pleasure
over the results of the annexation
election, and welcomed the new
citizens into the corporate limits
of Newberry.
RETURNS HOME
Ira L. Clamp returned to his
home Saturday after having un
dergone treatment at the New
berry County Memorial Hospital.
He is reported to be improving
nicely.
James Dominick Jr., fourth; Alice
Bedenbaugh, fifth.
Showmanship winners were
Miss Lide, first; David Sease,
second; Judy Hajfacre, third;
Bobby Dominick, fourth, and
Tommy Bowers, fifth.
In the junior calf and open
show Judy Halfacre came first;
Jerry Havird, second; Tommy
Bowers, third; Evangeline Lide,
fourth.
In the senior calf open and jun
ior show: David Sease, first; Judy
Half acre, second; Jimmy Folk,
third; James Dominick Jr., fourth.
Junior yearling open and junior
show: Leonard Half acre, first;
Wingard Price, - second; Randy
Koon, third;
Senior yearling junior show:
Bobby Lominick, first; Ralph
Bedenbaugh, second; and Randy
Senn, third.
Senior yearling-open show:
Ladison Lee Hamm, Tirst; Bobby
Lominick, second; Ralph Beden
baugh, third; Bobby Ellis Shealy,
fourth and Randy Senn, fifth.
Ladison Lee Hamm owned the
junior champion cow of the show.
In the open and junior show,
two-year-old class: David Sease,
first; Alice Bedenbaugh, second;
Wingard Price, third; James Dom
inick, fourth, and Evangeline
Lide, fifth.
Open and junior show, three
year old animals: Tommy Bowers.
Four-ye^r-old: Evangeline Lide,
first; Judy Half acre, second, and
J. L. Koon Jr., third.
Produce of dam: Wingard Price,
first; Evangeline Lide, second; and
Judy Half acre, third.
The Guernsey and beef-type
cattle show were to be judged yes
terday.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Among the winners at the Council of Newberry Garden
Clubs flower show at the Fair were the two shown in the
Sunphoto above. The arrangement at left is “line arrange
ment with yellow predominating. ,, It is by Mrs. Gus Ellis
of the Garden Study Club. At right, the “arrangement suit
able for a church, not necessarily all white’ , is by Mrs. C. C.
Duncan, Mrs. L. E. Gatlin and Mrs. Rayon Mitchell of Floral
Garden Club.
Oct. 25: Shelba Jane Kinard,
William Cromer, George Wil
liam Coats, Jr., Fred Richard
son, Ted McDowell, Patricia L.
Harmon.
Oct. 26: C. E. Hendrix, Curtis
O. Chapman, David Orin Shealy,
J. N. Ruff, Mrs. R. EL Hanna,,
Jimmie Motes, Wade Shealy, 1
Lome MacBeth, Mrs. George
Davenport.
Oct. 27: Billy McSwain, Miss
Grace Summer Mrs., Tommy
Setzler, Benjamin Lamont Daw
kins, Mrs. Wilbur Koon, Joyce
L. Setzler, Mrs. Gordon Brown, 1
Virginia L. Medlock.
Oct. 28: Mrs. Maude Sanders,
M. P. Davis, Bob Schumpert,
Bertty Joyce Turner, Dan Lewis,
Bonnie King, Martha Sue Faxit,
Mrs. Myra Cannon.
Oct. 29: Mrs. Welch Wilbur,
Ricky Perry, Charles H. Boyd
III, Wayne Sheppard, George
Heller, Harold O. Cook, Peggy
Schumpert, Robert Merrill
mons, Harmon Bedenbaugh/
Oct. 30: Miss Dollie Mae S«
C. Hugh Shelley, Carol Hipp,
Edmunds Young.
Oct. 31: Mrs. D. V. Knight,
Mrs. M. I. You mans, Mrs. C. W.
Bedenbaugh, Nancy Lou Long,
Ida Satterwhite, Hugh Sheely,
J. L. Eargle, Agnes Eargle.