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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1959
1218 College Street
NEWBERRY. S. C.
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Presidential Electoral Reform
Have you ever wondered why
presidential candidates of both
major political parties advocate
what they term “liberal”—but
which are more aptly described as
radical or left-wing proposals ? A
large part of the answer lies in
the method used to elect the
President of the United States.
The present electoral college sys
tem, which disfranchises millions
of voters in each presidential elec
tion and usually permits big city
bosses and minority bloc-voting
elements to determine the winner,
is one of the principal causes of
the trend in this country toward
socialism and away from the prin
ciples of constitutional govern
ment.
In all the wisdom they demon
strated in drafting the Constitu
tion, the Founding Fathers failed
to foresee the rise of political par
ties and their use of the “party
slate” method of choosing presi
dential electors. They did not
envision that this, together with
the concentration of foreign, ra
cial, and other minority blocs in
large metropolitan areas such as
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
etc., would make it possible for a
relatively few voters in those
areas to control the outcome of
presidential elections and conse
quently, national policies. Under
the present setup, it is possible
for one voter in New York City to
hand over New York State’s 45
electoral votes—slightly under 1/5
of the votes needed for election—
to one of the two presidential can
didates. This is * the winner-take-
all feature of the present system
which leaves the other candidate,
who may have received 49.9 per
cent of the State’s popular vote,
with no electoral votes. To carry
this one step further, we find that
this New Yorker’s power to swing
45 electoral votes packs 15 times
the wallop of a Delaware voter,
whose single vote could possibly
throw his State’s three electoral
votes to one candidate. Under this
system the strength of your vote
is determined by the place you
live.
By their balance - of - power
strength, these organized pressure
groups, most of which are steep
ed in socialist traditions rather
than constitutional government
and States Rights, figure promi
nently in the selection of candi
dates and the shaping of party
platforms. In addition, these big-
city pressure groups carry great
HOSPITAL
PATIENTS
Mrs. Tommie Abrams, 1714
Harper St.
Mrs. Mattie Alewine, Boundary
St.
Mrs. Hattie Bouknight, Rt. 3.
Mrs. Frances Bowers, Prosper
ity.
Colie Bedenbaugh, 600 Wright
St.
Baby Ronald Boland, 577 Glenn
St.
Jesse P. Camp, Box 101.
Robert Howard Cole, 1607 Si
las St.
Richard E. Corley, 1401 Bound
ary St.
weight in the election of the most
rabid of the so-called civil right-
ers in the Congress. Whom they
send to the Congress is naturally
of concern to those of us in other
States, but is actually beyond our
control, as it should be. Their
control of presidential elections
and national policy, however, is
not only a matter of concern to
us but is also within our control
if we can muster the strength to
amend the U. S. Constitution. I
must point out here that we must
amend the Constitution by legal
means because we, unlike the
minority pressure groups, do not
have a Supreme Court of our own
to change the Constitution to suit
our whims of the moment.
There has been much debate as
to the best method to follow in
effecting electoral reform. The
idea is to maintain the electoral
college but to provide that the
popular vote in each State shall
be reflected as accurately as pos
sible in the electoral vote of the
State. The electoral college serves
as a buffer against national in
tervention with the rights of the
States to name their electors.
I have co-sponsored with Sena
tors Muncft (R-S.D.), Mansfield
(D-Mont.) and others a plan which
would accomplish the objective of
effective electoral reform. A
compromise plan mustered a ma
jority vote in the Senate in 1955,
but we were shy of the required
two-thirds vote. To amend the
Constitution is no easy task. It
requires a two-thirds vote of both
houses of Congress and ratifica
tion by three-fourths of the State
Legislatures. The salutary results
which this would bring, however,
are well worth our efforts. On
these efforts may hinge the salva
tion of our Federal Republic and
its manifold freedoms.
Fennell’s Jewelry Store
INVITES YOU TO COME IN
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER 28
to register for the
SILVER SERVING TRAY
to be given away at 6:00 P.M., November 28
We cordially invite you to visit our newly remodel
ed Jewelry Store... enlarged and restocked.. to of
fer you the finest in Jewelry and Gift Items.
Below we have listed just a few of the many nationally ad
vertised brands we now carry in stock:
• Royal Jackson China
• Bavaria China
• Glastonbury Crystal
• Columbia Diamond Rings
• Hamilton, Elgin and
Bulova Watches
A Good Selection Of
Glass & Other Gifts!
Be Sure To Register For the Lovely
SILVER SERVING TRAY
To Be Given Away
LA Y-A WA Y
JEWELRY
for Christmas!
Saturday, Nov. 28th
AT 6:00 P. M.
NO OBLIGATION — NOTHING TO BUY . .
JUST COME IN AND REGISTER
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER 2STH
YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID
YOUR SHOPPING EARLY. USE
OUR CONVENIENT LAY-AWAY
PLAN — A SMALL DEPOSIT
HOLDS ANY GIFT FOR
CHRISTMAS.
FENNELL’S JEWELRY STORE
1505 MAIN STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. PHONE 35-W
William David Crouch, 2703
Fair Ave.
Mrs. Lera Dickert, 2541 Nance
St.
John F. Derrick, 1311 Trent St.
Mrs. Elise Heller, 2017 Harper
St.
Mrs. Mabel Gilliam and Baby
Girl, Rt. 1, Ward.
Mrs. Marie Jones, 2121 Ade
laide St.
Thomas D. Jacobs, Rt. 2, Po-
maria.
Mrs. Varie Kibler, 733 Boundary
St.
Mrs. Ruby King, Rt. 1, Whit
mire.
Mrs. June Lake and Baby Boy,
Rt. 1, Saluda.
Mrs. Maude Matthews, 500
O’Neal St.
Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt. 1.
Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, Harring
ton St.
Mrs. Martha Nobles, 321 Player
St.
Mrs. Mae Patterson, Joanna.
Mrs. Lillian Rinehart, 2053
Piedmont St.
Mrs. Mary Rinehart, 68 Glenn
St.
Mrs. Helen Richardson, 1617
First St.
Carlos A. Swindell, 2001 Shelly
St.
Mrs. Burnette Shealy, 1005 Wil
son St.
Moody E. Thomas, 2810 Clyde
Ave.
Mrs. Clara Wright, 808 College
St.
Mrs. Lucille Warren, Clinton.
Winford White, 496 Sims St.,
Julia Mae Bates, Dominick St.,
Prosperity.
Kenneth Boyd, Rt. 3, Prosper
ity.
Baby Girl Barron, Little Moun
tain.
Lucille Butler, Rt. 5, Saluda.
Bobby Jean Deas and Baby Girl,
Rt. 4.
Besie Mae Davis, Rt. 1, Kin-
ards.
Julia Hawkins, Rtl 2.
Baby Girl Robinson, Rt. 1, Po-
maria.
Ella Ruth Setzler and Baby
Girl, Rt. 2, Whitmire.
Irene Young, 517 Wise St.
Baby Arthur Ray Young," 922
Cornelia St.
MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS
Mrs. Essie Farr, Little Mt.
Brooks Haltiwanger, Little Mt.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little Mt.
Mrs. Mattie Schumpert, Rt. 2,
Newberry.
Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry.
Mrs. Mamie Harmon, Prosper
ity.
Mrs. Beulah Jones, Newberry.
Mrs. Maggie Belle Sommers,
Pomaria.
Mrs. W. L. Hawkins, Prosper
ity.
Mrs. Essie Holliday, Newberry.
Betty Harris and baby girl,
Prosperity.
DEED
TRANSFERS
Newberry No. 1
J. B. Livingston Jr., as Trustee
to Wilowbrook Community Club,
one lot and one building (former
ly Mims A. Jones Sr.), $500.
Misses Minnie and Corrie Lei
Havird to L. E. Havird, 6.1 acres,
$1800.
G. W. Jacobs Jr. to John E. Ja
cobs, one lot and one building on
Shelley and Pope Sts., $5 and ex
change of property.
Theodore Perry to Addie T.
Perry, one lot and one building on
Crosson St., $5 love and affec
tion.
John E. Jacobs to G. W. Jacobs
Jr., 112 acres, $5 and exchange of
property.
Newberry No. 1 Outside
W. E. Taylor Jr. and Eula Mae
H. Taylor to Bethany Lutheran
Church, one lot, $800.
Mrs. Dessie K. Kesler, Mrs.
Edith K. Bullock, Mrs. Dorothy H.
Kilgore, J. Clifford Kilgore, Sr.,
and B. Lee Kilgore to Mrs. Ruby
Hendrickson, Jacksonville, Fla.,
$1.00 and exchange of deed.
Mrs. Ruby K. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Edith K. Bullock, Mrs. Dorothy H.
Kilgore, J. Clifford Kilgore Sr.,
and B. Lee Kilgore, to Mrs. Des
sie K. Kesler, $1.00 and exchange
of deed.
Mrs. Ruby K. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Dessie K. Kesler, Mrs. Dorothy H.
Kilgore, J. Clifford Kilgore to
Mrs. Edith K. Bullock, Memphis,
Tenn., $1.00 and exchange of deed.
Mrs. Ruby K. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Dessie K. Kesler, Mrs. Edith K.
Bullock, J. Clifford Kilgore Sr.
and B. Lee Kilgore to Mrs. Doro
thy H. Kilgore, $1.00 and ex
change of deed.
Mrs. Ruby K. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Dessie K. Kesler, Mrs. Edith K.
Bullock, Mrs. Dorothy H. Kilgore,
and B. Lee Kilgore to J. Clifford
Kilgore, Sr., Florence, $1.00 and
exchange of deed.
Mrs. Ruby K. Hendrickson, Mrs.
Dessie K. Kesler, Mrs. Edith K.
Bullock, Mrs. Dorothy H. Kilgore
and J. Clifford Kilgore Sr., to B.
Lee Kilgore, Manville, Fla., $1.00
and exchange of deed.
Newton Hilly to J. B. Lindley,
one acre and one building, $5.00
and other valuable considerations.
Silverstret No. 2
David C. Waldrop to James W.
Kesler, 15 acres, $5.00 love and
affection.
Postmaster Says
as
Postmaster Harry E. Moose an
nounced his annual “Mail Early
for Christmas” campaign today
and outlined his plans for insuring
delivery of all Christmas gifts
and cards by Christmas Eve.
“W r e’ve found from past exper
iences,” the Postmaster said, “that
the two biggest factors in success
fully handling the Christmas mail
rush are first, to get our Post Of
fice facilities into high gear from
every standpoint, and second, and
most important, to have the full
cooperation of the mailing pub
lic.”
He then offered some helpful
suggestions by stating, “It’s not
too soon to start checking your
Christmas gift and card lists
very carefully—making sure that
each address includes full name,
street and number, city, zone and
state.” He also said, “Early
Christmas shoppers should stock
up now on heavy wrapping paper,
sturdy corrugated cartons, strong
cord, and paper adhesive tape, to
insure secure packing and wrap
ping of their Christmas gifts. Buy
stamps for your Christmas cards
now, before the rush, and thus
avoid those last minute Christmas
mailing headaches.”
Predicting that this year’s
Christmas mail will set a new, all
time record, exceeding even the
231,227 pieces that were handled
here in the pre-holiday season of
1958, the Postmaster especially
directed his appeal to the “lady of
the house” for cooperation on his
“Mail Early for Christmas” cam
paign. She’s the one that usually
selects the Christmas cards, buys
most of the gifts, and sees to it
that the Christmas mailing lists
are up-to-date, he said.
The Post Office also provides
free labels which read “All for
Local Delivery” and “All For Out
of Town Delivery” so that Christ
mas cards can be sorted into two
groups before mailing, with the
addresses all facing one way, thus
hastening their handling and de
livery.
Mr. Moose urged the use of only
First Class four cent, or seven
cent Air Mail postage on Christ
mas cards. “This enables you to
include handwritten messages on
the cards and, also, cards sent by
First Class mail are subject to
forwarding or return service, if
necessary, whereas cards that are
mailed at the three cent /Third
Class rate may include only your
signature and will not be forward
ed or returned,” he explained. He
stated further Tt is not only so
cially correct, but extremely help
ful to both the Post Office and
those on your mailing lists, to
include your return name and ad
dress on every Christmas card en
velope.”
The Postmaster emphasized the
importartce of planning your
Christmas mailings so that those
Christmas cards and gifts for
most distant points are mailed
first. Special effort should be
made to get all out-of-town pack
ages and cards into the Post Of
fice before December 10. Those for
nearby points will arrive before
Christmas Eve if they are mailed
by December 15.
Chapter Plans
Christmas Party
The Calvin Crozier Chapter of
U.D.C. held its regular meeting
on November 3 at the home of
Mrs. Thompson Price with Mrs.
S. C. Paysinger, Mrs. Seth Meek,
Mrs. Robert Holmes, Mrs. B. F.
Hawkins and Mrs. G. N. Martin
as hostesses. The opening ritual
and salute to the flags was con
ducted by Mrs. Roy Summer Sr.
In the absence of Miss Hitt, pro
gram leader, Mrs. Neely conduct
ed the historical program, which
consisted of interesting tales and
incidents as told to the members
of the chapter either by Confeder
ate veterans or their families.
Many unusual and exciting exper-
Pomaria No. 5
Harry O. Kibler to Hollis Har
mon and Barbara Harmon, one
lot, $1.00 love and affection.
Tabor L. Hill, Tax Collector to
J. K. Shell, one lot and one
building, $36.00.
Prosperity No! 7
S. C. Electric and Gas Co., to
William C. Carter and Owen M.
Holmes, 1.74 acres, $1.00 and
other valuable considerations.
Marvin G. Ruff to L..W. Ruff,
one lot, $1.00 love and affection.
C. S. Holland, to L. W. Ruff,
one lot, $30.00.
C. S. Holland to Marvin G. Ruff,
one lot, $40.00.
C. S. Holland to S. J. Ruff, one
lot, $30.00.
C. S. Holland to W. D. Kinny
and E. R. Lockaby, one lot, $35.
C. S. Holland to Mrs. J. W.
Stone, one lot $50.00.
C. S. Holland to W. D. Kinny,
one lot, $30.00.
C .S. Holland to Allen F. Har
mon, one lot, $5.00 and other val
uable considerations.
FARMS AND FOLKS
By J. M. ELEAZER
Clemson Extension Information Specialist
Commercial Vegetable Handbook
Clemson has recently gotten out
a much needed “Commercial Vege
table Handbook” in the form of
Circular 454. Up to now vegetable
information has been available
in mimeographed form for the sep
arate crops. But in this publica
tion it is all compiled into a 50
page booklet that interested folks
can get at their local county
agent's office.
Soybeans in Hampton
County Agent Thompson tells
me they had about 45,000 acres of
soybeans in Hampton this year.
They also have vast facilities for
drying and storing them there in
the county. These facilities are
serving them well for corn, grain,
lupine seed, rice, etc. too.
Irrigation in McCormick
“Irrigation showed up well on
old corn and cotton, where tried,
this year,” says County Agent
Bonnette of McCormick.
It did at Clemson too, even on
grain sorghum. I’ll give you those
results as soon as the figures are
all in.
Soil Testing in Newberry
Newberry has a campaign un
derway to get the soil tested for
iences were related.
Mrs. Neely reported on the
State Convention, stating that
Mrs. King of Clemson was elect
ed president for another term.
During the business meeting,
Mrs. Neely stated that the gift
to Mrs. Bearden, the chapter’s
adopted daughter, would be sent
later as she was quite sick at this
time. The crosses to be bought
for Smeltzer Hall will be purchas
ed after the National Convention.
Reports were heard from various
officers and committees. The sec
retary read a letter of apprecia
tion from Oswald Copeland for
the Cross awarded him by the
chapter.
The Christmas party of the
chapter was discussed and plan
ned for December 10 at the home
of Mrs. Gurnie Summer.
Following the business session,
delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses to the
16 members present.
every field in the county. Coun
ty Agent Busby reports. A ^si
milar campaign was completed
some time ago in Edgefield and
is nearing completion now in
Lee county.
Agricultural workers in all
counties can show farmers how
to take soil samples. The county
agents have the necessary packing
cases and send the samples to
Clemson for testing. Clemson re
ports back to them and they then
interpret the reports for the farm
ers, formulating liming and ferti
lizer recommendations fcr each
field.
Turkey Time
We are approaching the tradi
tional turkey season. But it is
only a tradition now. For, in real
ity, turkey has of late become a
sort of everyday meat. Efficient
production of quality birds all
season through, and the very
reasonable prices that have pre
vailed, have served to bring this
about.
Yes, from a holiday treat to an
everyday meat, that’s the change
that has come to turkey in our
time. And, my, the breeders and
producers have improved the
quality of the turkey! The old
grasshopper turkey of years gone
by would look like a crow beside
one of the plump meaty birds of
today.
Turkey growers have been
plagued with low prices for some
time. That means that we can all
afford to eat more of it now. And
that should help the grower too.
BOYS ARE THAT WAY
Earliest recollection carries
me back to the time I must have
been about 5. That would make
it about 1901. My folks carried
me to Columbia with them!
I was ^sure in a strange world
then. From the time the old wood
burner rolled in td White Rock,
our flag-^top, with a shower of
hot cinders, until we got back
late in the afternoon, I was/half
scared all the time. And I know
I was a nuisance, hanging on
to my mother’s skirts all day.
Crossing that trestle into Co
lumbia scared me a lot. There
were no sides to it, and it look
ed like we were just hanging
away up in the air, 20 feet or
more. We got out down there
on Gervais Street and walked up
the hill towards Main. Our first
stop was at the Farmers’ Al
liance store, run by Cousin
Paul Haltiwanger. My Aunt
Mat worked there. I had never
seen anything so big. They
handled just about everything.
Cousin Paul patted me on the
head and gave me a stick of
candy. I always liked him after
that. And Aunt Mat gave me a
dime, the biggest piece of money
I had ever had. I never forgot
her for that and subsequent kind
nesses.
That day we had dinner at
Cousin Dick Keenan’s. That was
the first time I ever saw or
tasted iced tea. I liked it from
the start. Cousin Paul lived just
across the street, Elmwood Ave
nue. We went over there after
dinner to see Cousin Kate, his
kindly wife. It was then I first
met Ames and Deems, how
prominent Columbia business
men. Their sister, Laura was al
ready a favorite of mine. She
had visited my sister. But I
hadn’t met Carry before.
With all of that kinnery meet
ing on a rare visit, there was an
abundance of talk. Apout four
o’clock Cousin Dick sent his bug
gy by to take us t<i the five
o’clock train. It took | us hack
to the Stone Hills, wpere I was
a lot more comfortable. Not too
many years after that, I learn
ed to go to Columbia by myself
and liked it.
Group Studies
Life Of Timrod
The Junior High Group of tke
Children of the Confederacy met
Wednesday, November 11 at 3:30
at the home of Gayle Setzler. Mrs.
M. F. Bowler, leader, presided. A
nominating committee was ap
pointed by Mrs. Bowler to nomi
nate officers.
The following program was giv
en: Life of Henry Timrod: Gayle
Setzler and Gail Phillips.
Timrod’s Ode: Karen Kirkegard.
Timrod’s Carolina: Mrs. Bow
ler.
The History of Armistice Day,
now Veterans’ Day. Henry Sum
mer.
In Flanders Field: Nan Buddin.
After the meeting, Mrs. Setz
ler served delicious refreshments.
There 9 s No Such Thing As
“EASY CREDIT’
But
Many times, borrowing money is a good idea,
sometimes it isn’t.
That’s why—even though lending money is our busi
ness—helping you to borrow wisely is a most important
part of our job.
Credit, we believe, shquld not be used carelessly, be
cause credit—whatever its form—never really pays for
anything. It merely defers payment and usually must
be repaid by work and sacrifice.
Of course, you often can borrow wisely. You may
need credit to repair your home, or to purchase or build
a home. But, in general, don’t borrow money for things
that are not absolutely necessary.
One of the greatest services we provide our custom
ers is careful, conscientious counsel on loans. Helping
customers to borrow wisely is part of this association’s
obligation to you and the community it serves.
So when you borrow money, borrow wisely.
CUT
avijvgs and Loan Association
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Directors
c.
J. F. CLARKSON
M. O. SUMMER
G. K. DOMINICK
J. K. WILLINGHAM
E. B. PURCELL
W. C HUFFMAN
RESERVES OVER $900,000.00
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