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o Wmm;: WmmM ^ "v The first grade teacher in Trinidad, Colo., asked one of the little girl pupils why she had been late for school. After due deliberation the child responded: “1 was walking behind a slow dog.” gplil v -*• ♦' ’*' %'■ . Vr-<‘ . •r -• *;-<«* f ; v'?:/ '>*)<*<&&■ < •*> Vrf#* ■ ■• i*•'r ‘-5^ r -; ’*,• ■?'■'■• ‘"r-r - ..<*-• '.‘S' ••• • ?-;< ■■ .: . ''*W .k ;t 'f W • ♦* — 3 - he — v ‘' ',; f ^ . jnirt. a . 7Tf. Representation witheout taxation would appear to be heading us toward just as dangerous consequences as could ever hare resulted from taxation without reprsenta- tion. A 0 -‘ii0k — ■ VOLUME 23; NUMBER 43. NEWBERRY,-SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1960 Tit i* 1 " - $2.00 PER YEAR I h ■ ’ By The Way * ^ ~borid Sanders BETTER HURRY If you intend to go to a college or university in Georgia in the fu ture, I would advise that you not waste any time. Seems to me that opr neighboring state passed a law last year which is about illog ical as a law can be. The purpose of the bill had about as little rea son as the bill itself. Seems that it was noted by ad ministration leaders in Georgia that most Negroes testing segre gation bars at Georgia colleges were older than average students. The law which was pushed through the legislature puts a 21- year-old limit on applicants for undergraduate work and a 25- year-old limit for graduate de- grees. Seems that the law didn’t work very well. Enrollment at Georgia State this year is about 1,000 be low that of a year ago and sev- oral junior colleges have reported -drops. Although Georgia’s gover nor defended the law, the Univer sity System Committee of the House was expected to report that Hie bill had substantially cut adult education programs; re- aulted in a “terrific” loss of stu dents above the prescribed limits; jmd hurt the state’s economy as a whole. As a result, repeal of the act is being sought. Perhaps our neighboring state will soon realize that it is merely cutting off its nose to spite its face. NOTHING NEW The longer we live, the more we realize there is little, if anything new under the sun. I have been astonished at how “up to date” South Carolina was 150 years ago. Again I am referring to the old history of the state I mentioned last week. I find the most inter esting things in that book. It would seem to us in this gen eration, for instance, that we are the only ones who have been plagued with such a vast number uf fund-raising campaigns for help to the needy and a multitude of other purposes. But just hear what was going on in Charleston in the year 1808: “Charity is carried rather to excess in Charlestown; for the bounty of the public is so freely bestowed and so easily obtained as to weaken the incitements to in dustry and sometimes to furnish facilities for indulging habits of vice. On this subject a reform is needed, and will probably take place soon. The public charitable institutions of Charlestown cost its inhabitants annually more than 30,000 dollars; the payment of which is enforced by law in the form of a city tax. The calls on them for their private contribu tions to relieve indigence, to pro mote literary, religious, charit able, and benevolent institututions, both in and out of the state, are frequently repeated and seldom or never without success. Two or three thousand dollars are often collected in a few weeks by court ly solicitors and carried off by them for purposes in the advance ment of, which the people of Charlestown have no direct nor immediate interest.” WIVES WANT VOTE I think you might find the fol lowing letter of interest. It was printed by Dr. George W. Crane in his “Worry Clinic” column and was written by the wife of a striker: “I wish the wives ’ of strikers were all given a chance to vote “For we are the ones who are hurt most whenever a strike is called. During our early marri age, I saved $965 out of my hus band’s pay checks to protect us against a rainy day and help send our first son to college later on. “Then a strike was called by the labor leaders, though my hus band and most of his co-workers grumbled against having to quit work. * “He was being paid a good wage. Besides, if the leaders win, they just jump the union dues and prices also go up, so we are no better off than before. “But my real pet peeve is the fact I lost that $965 savings. It was a bitter pill to swallow, for we had to use all our savings to pay our bills— And then we also borrowed $400 more from my dad to tide us along. “Well, when the strike was set tled, I slowly paid baok my dad and finally had another ^723 in my savings when this last striire was abruptly called. Soon that was spent for groceries, and we are broke again. “These strikes just rOi> us fru gal wives of all further incentive to save money: Labor problems should always be submitted to ar bitration. “Then a SECRET ballot should be taken, and the wives of strik ers deserve to have a vote, too, for they are partners with their husbands m the financial future of every family. “Labor leaders draw huge sal aries, so I suppose they must call a strike every few years just to make the union members, feel the leaders are justifying their high union dues. “But most of the people in our neighborhood had no wish to strike. And the work hours were short enough. Our husbands don’t know what to do with all their idle hours even when they gain shorter hours. “We wives feel about the short er hours much as we do about longer vacations for our children —it just gives us more headaches to try to keep both husband and children occupied around the house. “My husband tells me that at the mill in Gary, the fellows sim- ly squander any extra money they get by betting on the horses or playing the policy games. “So gambling increases with the extra money. If any is left over after we pay the higher un ion dues and the rising' costs for groceries which inflation brings. “If men are underpaid they de serve more money, but that fact should not be determined by brute force or the greater number of votes which labor can wield in contrast to management. “My sister in California is mar ried to a newspaper guild jpember. They struck recently for over 1 iP- i .■ -1 iipii# V ■ v 4 a :■ I V, V ■ ■ . . ' IfftiOlhV *5 & t a •. :■ v- x :<•>. • >> .W*- :• . :• • . illllilil l tm. < wm §§ «3S8asggfe> MISS NANCY EDWARDS, 1959 Queen of Hearts, places on the head of her successor, Miss Joyce Swygert, who was c! for the honor at the Civic League-sponsored Valentine Queen con tests Saturday night. On the left is Miss Faye McCullough, first runner-up and on the right. Miss Brenda Graham, second runner-dp. (Sunphoto.) N v ,4 Local Guard Units Plan For Master Day Observance Muster Day 1960,” observed jin case of inclement weather, the 14 j 5 A program of more farm incoim through increased Soil Fertilit. vilLbe outlined at a series o ! nestings scheduled to be he> eek, according to Court. A1 Busby. ough these meetings we are launching the second phase of . the Newberry County Soil Fertility Program,” said Busby. The program began last sum mer when an intensive soil test ing program was conducted. Near ly 8,500 soil samples were taken from over 1,000 farms during the program. Frrmers who participat ed in the program have been mail ed fertilizer and lime recommen dations for the crops to be plant ed this year. Topics to be discussed at the meeting, according to the county agent, will aid farmers to make Dull use of their soil test reports for most profitable farming this year. These topics include “How to' Use Your Soil Test Report for Greater Profits”. “How to In- -t.' ■ ■// - ■ . ♦ crease Crop Yields by Proper Use of Lime and Fertilizer”, “Soybean Production for Added Farm In come”, and “Grass—The Key to More Farm Income in Newberry County.” — Ht >. t* by National Guardsmen through out the nation during the week of the birth anniversary of George Washington, will be observed lo cally by national guard units. Dur ing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the public is invited to join the guardsmen during their drill ses sions in order to become more fa miliar with the work and training carried on by national guard units.- will be servbd ljy the Bfcttety. The Headquarters and Head quarters Detachment of the 228th Group, and A Battery of the 1st AW Battalion, will hold Open House from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday, February 21. The 228th will carry on its regular lecture and study sessions, but will have signal equipment on hand for view by the public. A Battery will also have equipment on display. From 3 until 4 p.m. Sunday, the 246th Army Band under the di rection of CWO Charlie Pruitt will play a concert on the square in Newberry, weather permitting, concert will be held in the Com munity Hall. < On Monday night from 7 to 9 p.m., Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, will hold open house. There will be a one-hour film aftcj lecture on atomic fallout. The program will be in charge of S. C. Altman, Newberry County di rector of Civil Defence. Jeoffee four months. Even before the strike, he made $137 for a 37 and a half hour week, which is excellent pay anywhere. After 4 months, he got a $5.50 weekly in crease. “But it will take over 8 full years at that higher rate before they will break even on what they lost, for he was on strike 17 weeks and thus missed $137 every week. “Even if we finally do break even, it robs us wives of incen tive to be frugal and save mon ey, so tell your readers to agi tate for a secret strike ballot and equal suffrage for the wives of all strikers!” mm??**®* mmwmm I The “Muster Day” observance will be concluded when Battery C of the 1st Battalion holds open house from 7 until 9 p.m. Tues day night. During these hours, members of Battery C will estab lish road blocks within the city to simulate an atomic blast. Motor ists will be furnished information as to the reason for the road blocks. All of the national guard units invite and urge the public to at tend any or all of the programs scheduled during “Muster Day, 1960.” xm 8tB ■ • t . *>-- FORMER REGENTS OF JASPER CHAPTER, DAR, are shown daring the 50th Anniversary celebra tion of the chapter Uust Friday afternoon. They are, seated, left to right. Miss Grace Sammer, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Mrs. G. L. Summer Sr., and Miss Margaret Paysinger; standing, Mrs. James C. Kinard Miss Jnlia Kibler. Absent when the picture was made was former regent Mrs. Ralph B. Baker. (Photo by Nichols.) Scout Funds Used Locally For Good Work Members of the Newberry Coun ty Girl Scout Council, troop lead ers and troop committee mothers are contacting’ Newberrians' this week in an effort to raise funds to carry on Girl Scout activities in the county during this year, ac cording to .£>. P. Folk, % Council president. Ed Beck and A1 Weigle are co-chairmen of the drive. Mr. Folk stated that $6 per scout would be needed for the approximately 250 girls register ed in Newberry to carry on troop work during this year. The larg est portion of the money collected during the fund drive is used for the summer day camp. Although the girls are charged a nominal fee to attend camp, this amount is only a small portion of the expense involved in operating the camp. ; Funds are also used for upkeep Of the Scout bus, which may be, used by any troop to take trips. Upkeep of the Scout cabin is an other item for which finances are used, and materials for the scout programs are purchased from funds raised. Mr. Folk urges that Newber rians contribute generously when contacted to contribute to this worthy cause. “Specialists from Clemson Col lege will assist us in bringing to Newberry County farmers the lat est information available on these subjects,” continued Busby. “We are holding four meet ings at different time and ’places over the county so that I every farmer will have an op- \ portunity to attend one of these Soil Fertility Meetings,” said Busby. The meeting schedule Is as follows: ’ Monday, Feb. 23, 3*2® p.ra.-^ Auditorium, Agricultural Build ing in Newberry. Monday, Fet 22, 7:30 p.m.— Pom aria School. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 3:00 p.m.— Mid-Carolina School. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.— Silverstreet School. “We may as well face the facts in this business of farming,” con cluded Agent Busby. “And that is we must increase our present crop yields and lower our unit costs of production. An increased prog-am of Soil Fertility offers the key to both more farm income and great er farm profits. A conservative es timate indicates we can double cur present farm income through such an intensive Soil Fertility Pro gram.” 1 t: . New Orleans Trip ms The Newberry School Band will leave Saturday morning at 4 a.m. by two chartered buses for New Orleans to pittieipaite in parades of the I960 Mardi Gras. The bandsmen ahd ac<$bmpanying party expect to arrive xfi New Or leans Saturday night between 8 Baud members making the trip wiJI be Miss Lorraine Paris, are Hugh Turner, Drum Major; Ann Abrams, Lisa Lominack, Eli zabeth Norris, Faye McCullough, Christie Livingston, Susie Pack; Turner. Jimmy Bennett, Freeman Lee, Kenneth Martin, David. Shealy, and 9 o'clock. During their stay, Ruck I e „ r ' CoIor ?“ ard ' k | i “- the members will be hotised at Ff“ oa ’„“ are ” et Camp LcRoy Johnson * Lake Pontchartrain. The band will thke payt^|fi two gymWt the pafrde ef the.greweWle Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Livingston will drive to New Orleans and join the group there. ly Lister, Ellen Derrick, ' Willie Johnson, Helen Frick, Margaret Kelly, Marney Bouknight, Christ ine Rister, Dale Kinard, Joanie of Gemini on Tuesnsgy. night at 6:30 and the parade^of ,the Krewp of Babylon on Wedneldnrpight. The group will hiave IromiT^noon on Thursday and return to New berry sometime eatly^Mj'Friday morning. . Among other activities planned during the trip are church services at a New Orleans , chtrrch, , boat ride around the harbor and on the Mississippi River, tour pf r the French Quarter,. viewing of one of the other parades, and visits to places of interest in and ajround New Orleans. . , ^ .v Funds for the trip have been raised through the Fail?/; Booth and the Chicken barbecue both sponsored by the band parents or Ittiff, Nlfla Sue Price, Margaret McCarrell, Bobby Anderson, Mar garet McCaughrin, Pegge Grad- dick, Sonia Kolodij, Sue Corley, Dohqa Porter, Gayle Davis, Mary Robertson, Nancy Hazel, Evange line Lide, Bonnie Vaughn, .Johnny Halfacre, Tommie Lewis, Rhett Frazier, Charles McClure, Alex Theriot, Wyman Bundrick, David Schumpert, Barry Hamby, Mac Dawkins, Edward Mills, Beth Atchison, Katherine Kelly, Henry Wilson, Elmer Long, Wayne Dowd, Johnny Dickert, Jimmy Felker, Tommy Lewis, Marion Crooks, Von Sinclair, Bennie Phil lips, Mac Cobb, John. Robert Kit chen, Terry Shaver, Pope Buford, James Henderson, Gene Phillips, ganization and $25 paid uby each Linda Cousins, student. '■/*’ I Also making the trip by bus T tv Chief Warns Violators Chief Colie Dowd stated today that the local police department has received license listings from the State Highway Department and that beginning immediately, violators of parking ordinances who do not pay their fines will be issued a summons by the depart ment. tor, Mrs. James G. Abrams, Mrs. Clara D. Wertz, Mr. and Mrs. Pope Buford, Mrs. W. C. Pi Marvin J.' Rucker and Hi Lx i" ,J m tit.; -mi There will be a meeting on Feb ruary 24 at 7 p.m. at the Com munity Hall to outline plans for the 1960 Cancer Ousade, accord ing to Miss Theresa Lightsey, president of the Newberry County Cancer Unit. State Crusade Director, Charles B. Culbertson will be on hand to outline in detail just what each committee and volunteer is expect ed to do in order for the 1960 cru sade to be a successful one. Key workers from Newberry, Laurens and Saluda counties are expected to attend the meeting. H m m POST OFFICE CLOSES MONDAY The Iocs’ post office will be closed Monday in observance, of Washington’s birthday, according to Postmaster Harry Moose. Th^ra will be no city or rural delivery. Mail will be placed in post office boxes and outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. t AjCtsfT BIRTHDAY GREETINGS A two car collision which occur- ed about 8 a.m. Monday resulted in the hospitalization of John C. Lee of Newberry, a representative of the United Life Insurance Company. The 1958 Ford driven by Lee was in collision with a 1950 Ford driven by J. T. Ratchford of 530 Oakland St., Gaffney. The ; if-'' wreck occ urred one and one-half miles south of Whitmire oil the Newberry highway near .Block’s Truck Stop. Lee was treated at Newberry County Memorial Hos pital for abrasions to the knee and lacerations over the eye, Ratchford, who was'lodged in the Newberry County jail pending further investigation, was releas- Feb. 21: Mrs. Ruth Dr.vis, Wilson Leitzsey, Ralph Sum mer, Jesse Outz. ' J Feb. 21: Mary Ruth Walton, Susann* McElveen, Mrs. J. V. Lomax, Cathy Bennett. ^ Feb. 23: Mrs. Ralph W. Con nelly, Lawrence E. Connelly, Mrs. Luther Hamm, Sanford V. Epps, Ann Wheeler, Mrs. Harry Kyzer, Jehu* Miller. Feb. £4: R. A. Fe&gle, Doro thy Kpou, Mrs. W. L. Shipman, ~ >y Lominack, Essie Cook, Mrs. bntpeie Summers, Mrs. Kirksey Kqon, W. R. Lominick, William Grady Bedenbaugh, Larry Swy- gert, Natalie Setzler, A. L. Goff, Julia Mae F.oon, Ida Hutchin son, Margaret H. Lovell, .Jim my Underwood. “ Fep. 25: John C. Adams,'Rob ert Davenport, Mrs. Roth Wood, Willie Ann Berley, CaroTE. Ept- ing, Peggy Berley, Marion L4ng, Mrs. S. L. Wsldhoor, S. L. Wild- par, J. J. Hughes, WiUie Lee Ringer, Sandra Petty. Feb. 26: Mrs. G. W. Sew, Peggie Andrews; Mrs. Mildfrsd Harper, Mrs. Hal Kofcfk Carol Seim, Charles Sean; Le- well Boozer, Elizabeth Langw ford, Ed Cannon. ./Feb. 27:. H. D. Whitaker, Frances Hayes, Anne Wheeler, m m ed on bond Tuesday morning. Pa trol mah D. F. Smith was investi gating officer. According to an eye witness to the accident, the Ratchford car " left’its side of the road, and grad- ; Mrs- Clam Ward, Elizabeth ually entered the opposite, lane, forcing one car from the road be^ fore coming into contact with the Lee vehicle. Set*w; Mrs. Jesse W. Jnlia Faye MeSwain, Willie Jones, Ranee Miller, Sarah Franklin. . ' / dki&y