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It yon aren’t registered you can’t rote; hence obey that impulse and help democ racy work. Often time is sared by ffirinf up instead of making up, and no pun is intended here. j •ft! • r' ” * S* v. ''v >*■»¥>•• .« V % ,.,<V ^ an He deoanrea all he gfta to aeldan said af •. man who is making a million dollars. t They aH offer an many flaron and that * what you usually . in short supply* meaning out. . AV n VOLUME 2S—NUMBER 49 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, MARCH 81. 1960 e $2.00 PER YEAR ' ■ By The Way •y Doris A. tenders BK 5 -., ANOTHER DO-GOODER I noticed from newspaper re ports of the S. C. Education Asso ciation meeting in Columbia last •week that the principal speaker— 1 believe he was president of Peabody College — was another ■“do-gooder” who advocates fed eral aid to education; using the National Education Association's ■socialistic theme song “take the money where it is and educate the children where they are.” I also noted with interest that lie said schools should not go back to the old “inelastic standards.” It la true, as everyone knows, that ’school curriculum has undergone dramatic change and is no longer so inelastic—but the most rigid of the standards—which has exist ed at least siuce our generation entered the first grade—is still juet as rigid. I refer to the age limit for enrolling in school. Chances are that when we were coming along, the limit was a :good one; but the lives of our youngsters in little way compare to our firat aix years of life. Chil dren nowadays are carted around all over the country and have op portunity to learn much from travel. They also have television -which, despite its evils, teaches them mack. As a result, there are many children below the six year age limit who are mentally cap able and mature enough to cope with • first grade public school -work. I certainly do not advocate al lowing children under six to ent er school just because the parents think they are bright enough for the work. I think they should be thoroughly tested by persons trained in the field—such as the personnel of the Reading Clinic at the University of South Caro lina’s School of Education. They can ghre tests to determine not only the child's mental capability but his matureness. As an example of a “wasted year”—a child who was less than a month more than five years of age was tested at the Reading Clinic recently. The assistant di rector of the clinic, who administ ered the tests, said the child was “unusually mature” and certain ly capable of doing first grade public school work at the time of the test. But unless there are some changes in the age limit, that child will not be able to enter first grade until September 1961. This is just one example— there are surely many others. It is time for educators to real ize that this is another “inelastic standard” which should be given a little resiliency. Candidates For Senate W. ' %| Ip - EARL H. BERGEN ’SiH j H, - y 1: ' ' . yl -'j ■■j- ZjbM il. - ' & Cancer Crusade Begins Friday For a second successive year, “Guard Your Family” will be the rallying note of the Cancer Cru sade which opens here Friday, Ap ril 1. The family theme will again be linked with the life-saving phrase, “Fight Cancer with a Checkup and a Check”, it was announced today by Miss Theresa Lightsey, President of the Newberry Coun ty Cancer Unit, who discussed plans for the American Cancer Society's 1960 educational and fund-raising drive. “The combined slogan was very effective last year,” she said. *Tt helped us alert th? families of Newberry County to the silent and insidious ways of cancer, and to methods of safeguarding the family against the hazards of this disease. And it helped us raise above $6,000 which was sub stantially more than our minimum local goal.” The national drive was the most successful in the history of the Cancer Society, according to Miss Lightsey. “No ceiling was set on the amount of money need ed,” she said, “and none is set for the 1960 Cancer Crusade. “We believe that you can’t measure human life in dollars and cents. Certainly not the half mil lion lives of the men, women and children who develop cancer every year. Last year the people of America confirmed our belief. We know they will again give us their volutary and generous support to help sustain the momentum of our three programs of research, service ar J education. “The Cancer Society supports more than 1,000 scientists who are trying to defeat cancer for all time. But there is so much we can do about this disease right now. Right now, we can, and must, try to save the lives that are wasted every year. I refer to the 86,000 people who die of can cer simply because they don’t get to the doctor in time. “This ‘now’ aspect of our pro gram is heartening And" unique. It depends on our publ ! c and pro fessional education programs, and our service program. And they depend on you. There are areas in these programs that urgently need expansion. If we can meet these unmet needs, we can save more lives. It is as simple as that.” “The theme of ‘Guard Your Family’ is very apt,” the Ameri can Cancer Society spokesman pointed out. “Two of three fami lies in our community will be con fronted by the tragedy and bur den of cancer—sooner or later. That’s une in every community in the country. It will continue to be true until the disease is conquer ed—as it will be, given time and money. “Meanwhile, it’s up to you to guard your family, to give them the best possible chance in the event that cancer strikes. And better still, to do what you can to prevent cancer. “We don’t know enough about the prevention of this grim di sease, because we still have not solved the mystery of X, the mon ster cell. But we do know that a regular health checkup often un earths a ‘harmless’ condition that might, if neglected, lead to cancer. And a checkup can also find a tu mor while it is still small and hopeful of cure.” Miss Lightsey said that Amer ican Cancer Society volunteers will distribute free literature throughout April, Cancec Control Month. The April Crusade here is being sponsored by the Newberry Busi ness and Professional Women's Club in the city and by the New berry County Home Demonstra tion Clubs in the County. Mrs. Iris Rodelsperger is City Crusade Chairman and Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, County Crusade Chair man. Seek Two House \Seats P. (JABBO) FOLK STEVE C. GRIFFITH, JR if T. WILLIAM HUNTER Varied Services Performed By Red Cross In JESSE FRANK HAWKINS Lenten Services Set At Wightman A series of Lenten revival ser vices will be held at Wightman Methodist church, Prosperity, on April 3, through Friday, April 8, each ’■dght at 7:45 o’clock. The guest preacher for the week will be the Rev. Claude R. Harper, Methodist pastor at Leesville. The music will be in charge of the Wightman pastor, the Rev. Paul C. Scott and the local and visiting choirs will furnish special numbers. The public are cordially invited. Good things are happening Red Cross-wise in South Carolina, thanks to thousands of volunteers whose talents and many hours of free-time services are being given for fellow human beings in need. We proudly present this report of their 1969 accomplislhments, as many of the stat’s 64 local chap ters enter annual campaigns to raise the funds they will need to continue Red Cross services dur ing the coming year. Chapter Home Service workers acted in thousands of personal problems and emergency situations each month involving servicemen, veterans and their dependents. They worked with ARC represen tatives : ^signed to U. S. military installations all over the world. Staff at U. S. bases and hospitals in South Carolina handled 26,300 such cases for servicemen from over the U. S. ARC representa tives at U. S. Veterans Admini-. stration regional offices in the state acted upon 3,600 war veter ans claims cases, giving assist ance in applications for govern ment benefits. Chapter volunteers assigned to military and veterans hospitals in South Carolina gave over 25,000 hours of service last year as Gray Ladies, Motor Service drivers, canteen and staff aides, nurse’s aides and other workers who are specially train ed for their jobs. Volunteers also are, active in some state institu tions and private hospitals. Last year, Red Cross local chapr ter volunteers acted during Hur ricane Gracie relief operations in 13 counties, assisted by disaster staff from the national Red Cross. A total of $408,053 in Red Cross funds was provided for assistance to stricken families for homes re building and repairs^ temporary maintenance, purchase of essen- tion household furnishings des troyed in the disasters, and other ( disaster caused needs. The Red Cross reaches into 33 South Carolina counties with its Blood Program. Bloodmobiles from Columbia, and from Ashe ville and Charlotte, North Caro lina, and Savannah, Ga., regional blood centers visit communities in these counties periodically to col lect blood from volunteer donors who last year gave 45,820 piints of blood. During the same period blood and blood derivatives were distributed in South Carolina through the Red Cross with a commercial value of $1,052,064 without charge for the products. Self-help training in health and safety was especially popular'. Authorized Red Cross instrlctors qualified more than 28,500 swim mers and lifesavers, 4,250 in first aid and several thousand in care of the sick and injured and mother and baby care courses. Several chapters sent students to Nation al Aquatic Schools for training as first aid and water safety instruc tors, and to Junior Red Cross Leadership Training Centers. Members of the Junior Red Cross carried on service programs in the schools and in many instances were active in adult Red Cross programs. JRC membership in South Carolina elementary and secondary schools numbered 175,- 298. For the Red Cross the .year was one of adjustment to changing times, of special programs to fit community needs. “Fitness-after- Forty” courses, more personal and entertainment services in homes for the aging, and training in simple nursing practices for aides employed in these homes, were stressed, as was a new system of parental teaching of youngstres in learn-to-swim courses. Many South Carolinians learned Red Cross lifesaving techniques through the press, TV, and other mass visual media. Funds from South Carolina chapters of the Red Cross also helped operate war refugee programs in Algeria, Tu nisia, and other areas, and helped the victims of floods, earthquakes,* and other . disasters in foreign countries. This report would not be com plete without crediting the very fine support and participation by Civil Defense, state nursing and welfare groups, colleges^and uni- versisties, highway patrol, parks, highway department, etc., in dis aster, safety, nursing and other activities. And some of South Carolina’s top industrial, business, and civic leaders are giving volun teer direction and counsel at state and regional levels, working with local chapters and staff of the national Red Cross to serve the people of South Carolina better. McCaughrin Host Chamber Meet Epting Church evival; Sunday Epting ! Memorial Methoiist Church of the Mollobon Commun ity will engage in a series of evangelistic services beginning. on Sunday night, April 3 and con tinuing through ther following Sat urday night. All night services will begin at 7:30 o’clock. There will be three morning services at 10 o’clock on Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday. The Ret. Dan Montgomery, pas tor of the First Methodist Church of Whitmire, will be the Pastor- Evangelist for the services. Rev. Montgomery is completing his second year as pastor in Whitmire and' has in recent years served pastorates in Greenville and Holly Hill. He is a graduate of Wofford College. In preparation for the services there will be six nights of cottage prayer services in the homes of Epting members. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Reeves, Ebenezer fid.; Tuesday, Mr. and Mr»v O. E. Wood, Washington St.; Wednes day, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gatlin, Milligan St.; Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Fulmer, Washington St.; Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Duckett, IGenn St.; and Satur day, at the parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. B. B. Blakeney. Mrs. J. R. McEntire, organist, will be in charge of the music. Both the adult and junior choirs will offer special selections thru- out the meeting. A warm welcome is extended to all. Three-Day Court Session oses m Bloodmobile To The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Newberry under sponsorship of the Newberry Chapter of the Jaycees, April 5th. Donor hours will be from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Room of Central Methodist church.' \ It was pointed out by a spokes man for the Red Cross here that Newberry County, citizens up to March first had used a total of 420 pints of blood. Cdllections for this same period was . only 183 pints, or a deficit of 237 units for the county. It was indicated that the county wquld not be able to coritinue to draw. blood from the bank unless this situation was al leviated. The Jaycees hope to collect enough blood at the Tuesday visit of the Bloodmobile to make up the county shortage, They are asking donors to remember the date and hours of the Bloodmobile to Newberry and make a special effort to give blood during this visit. and three delegates are expected from each organization. Visitors will be welcomed. Delegates and visitors will be guests of St. John’s ULCW for lunch. The Rev. G. Alvin Fulmer is pastor of the host church. Board Open Next Week , The County Board of Registra tion will be in the courthouse next Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday to issue registration cer tificates. This will be the last time to get a new certificate be fore the proposed school bond elec tion set - for May. Duplicate cer tificates may also be procured during this time. The office will be open from nine to five Monday and Tuesday, and from nine to one o’clock Wednesday. ( The March term of Criminal Court which adjourned Wednes day afternoon dispdsed of 96 cases of 118 appearing on the docket. Four teen-age negroes who had admitted a number of break- ins around Newberry were re sponsible for a large number of the casee that were considered. Two of the youths were recent ly apprehended in the break-in of a business. Not all were involved in the same number of oases. All four pleaded guilty to ho»^»e- breaking and larceny and receiv- Lutheran Women Set Spring: Meet The annual spring meeting of United Lutheran Church * Women of the Newberry conference will be he’d Saturday, April 30 at St. John’s Lutheran church, Pomaria. Local presidents ard urged to make plans now to haVe their members attend. The president Hugh A. Beasley, an attorney of Greenwood, has announced that he has formally filed for election to the office of Solicitor of Eighth Judicial Circuit in the Democratic Prmary. v Mr. Beasley attended Furman University where he received the degrees of AB and WLB (cum ude). Mr. Beetley wm ^orowrlyl lar ^ ^•nVX ing stolen goods. The four werB charged in 46 cfeuhts. Willie Mark ; 'Harmon, T*dd< Jetor, pleaded guilty charges of housebreaking. He sentenced to one year ‘on the lie works of Newberry Count each case, the sentences to run concurrently. On the charge eg grand larceny he was sentenced to serve one year on the publie works of Newberry County to ru% concurrently with all of the other; sentences. ►. i * 4 • • James Sims Jr. wan charged in six counts with housebreaking, larceny and receiving stolen goods. .* In the case of houset and larceny- the defendant sentenced to the Negro Refc tory until he becomes 21 ji of age or is otherwise released by law. James Williams, pleading to housebreaking and grand lar ceny, was sentenced to two years. Robert Sims, eight counts, two years, sentences to run concur rently with others. . Guilty pleas included also: L. T. Davis, non support, on* year or $1,509, suspended witlz probation for three years and to pay for the support of the dren. Harold Wicker, maintaining gambling table; $200, but payment of $100 remainder to b* suspended. Horace Swittenberg, assault aiuT battery with intent to kill; *wo years to run concurrently on with another sentence. I Eugene Downing, non - support; ope year or $500, suspended upon payment of $12.50 weekly, proba tion three years. | Herbert Wilson, bastardy; pay $5 weekly for support child. Yancey Suber, housel and larceny; one year, suspended upon service of six months Dr, Kinard Will Address S. C* Garden Club Meeting Newberry members of the South Carolina State Chamber of Com merce will hold a meeting here Tuesday, April 5th. A. G. McCaughrin, owner and operator of Carolina Metal Works, has announced that the meeting will be held at the Wiseman Hotel, 1:00 p.m. and lunch will be serv ed. He will be the State Chamber’s official host at the gathering, in his role of Newberry County di rector for the organization. Being invited to the meeting by Mrj McCaughrin are executives of all firms which hold member ship in the State Chamber. They will be given a brief report on the state-wide organization’s cur rent activities. Board Of Review Examines Scouts Harry Ragland of Troop 66 was elevated to the rank of Sec ond Class Scout at the March 22 meeting of the Newberry District Board of Review. Merit badges were awarded to Scouts from Troop 66 as follows: Charles Huffstetler, camping, per sonal fitness, safety; Harry Moose, first aid; George Park, citizenship in the home, citizen ship in the nation, and forestry; Jimmy Park, citizenship in the nation, public health; and Stroth er Paysinger, citizenship in the home. Members of the board present at the meeting were W. R. Brooks chairman; P. C. Threatt, Irby Longshore, and R. Wright Can non. The Garden Club of South Carolina will open its 30th an nual convention in Anderson, Ap ril 8th and 9th, with headquarters at Anderson College. Mrs. Richard L. Baker of New berry, President, will preside over all business sessions. Also present from Newberry will be Mrs. C. I. Youmans who is cor responding secretary. , The Anderson Council of Gar den Clubs, Mrs. Francis Kart, President, are hostesses for the convention, and Mis® Adelaide McClelland of Aiken is State Con vention Chairman. Distinguished guests will in clude Mrs. E. N. Merrewether, Regional Director of the South Atlantic Region, Mrs. Bradley Morrah, Past President of the National Council of Garden Clubs, Mrs. Harrell Wilson, National Council Instructor, and Dr. James C. Kinard of Newberry who will be the guest speaker at the ban quet to be held at Clemson House on the night of April 8th. Dr. Kinard will speak on the subject, “The Kingdom of Beau ty.” This widely known public speaker holds three honorary de grees: a Doctor of Laws from the University of South Carolina, a Doctor of Literature from Ersk- ine College,, and a Docjtor of Hu mane Letters from Newberry Col lege. He is past district Governor ,pf Rotary Club, and for nineteen years he has been serving as chairman of the South Carolina Board of Public Welfare. Dr. Kinard has been a member of various national boards of the United Lutheran Church in Am erica. He is the author of “Pray er for Today”, a newspaper fea ture sponsored by The National Council of Church cf Christ in America. He also write? a weekly column for a number of newspap ers. He is a member of the Luth- to the office of this Circuit and began serving in 1937. He continued serving until the latter part of 1942, when al though exempt from service he volunteered in the U. S. Navy and served overseas in the South Pa cific for almost two years with the Third Amphibious Force. He was separated from service after spending over three years in the Navy where he received nine battle stars for combat action and was decorated with thex Bronze Star Medal with the “Combat V”. He served as Solicitor until 1952. Mr. Beasley was appointed to the of fice of Recorder of the City of Greenwood in 1967 and resigned that office before filing as a can didate for election to the office of Solicitor. He has pledged that “if elected, he will provide a sober and honest administration of this office with fairness and courtesy to all.” He is a member of the First Baptist Church in Green wood and Masonic Lodge No. 91. Central Church Sets Services For Holy Week eran Church of the Redeemed in Newberry where he teaches the Men’s Bible Class. Dr. Kinard is a native Newber- rian who graduated from New berry College with first honors. After graduation, he remained at the college for fourteen years dur ing which he served as a teacher and as Dean of th^ College. In 1930 he became President of New berry College and filled that po sition with distinction for 24 years. At present he is secretary of the New South life Insurance Company in Columbia. He and Mrs. Kinard, the former Kather ine Efird of Lexington, have two sons: James Efird Kinard, who is Director of College Admission at the University of Virginia, and Dr. Frank Efird Kinard, who is a re search scientist with Dupont in Aiken. All garden club members of Newberry will find a trip to An derson for the State convention will be certainly a treat. It is hoped that a large number will make plans to‘attend. V *••• Holy Week services will be held at. Central Methodist church April 10 thru April 15. Services will be held each evening at 8. In preparation for these ser vices there will be cottage prayer services in homes throughout the city on Wednesday evening, April 6 and 8 o’clock. Services will be held in the following homes: Mrs. J. R. Boozer and Miss Frances Boozer, 1827 Harrington street. Mrs. R. M. Lominack, 2012 Harper street. Mr. ^and Mrs. John Norris, 1100 C4lhoun v street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lominack, 1115 Hunt street. . Mr. and Mrs. Elton Summer, 1724 Clarkson Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clary,1710 Collegp street. Mrs. M. B. Crooks, Route one, Cut-off road. Mr. and Mrs. James Madison Longshore, 2310 Henry Ave. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Wicker, 827 Drayton street. Mr. and . Mrs. Frank Graham, 1918 Nance street. Mrs. Y. T. Dickert, 2307 Nance street. Visitors, along with members of Central, are cordially invited to attend these sendees. Ira Singleton, housebreaking and larceny; one ye&r, suspended upon service of six months and probation for two years. Gibbs Waddell; grand larceny; three years to run concurrently with another sentence. Jessie Dean, house-breaking and larceny^ and receiving stolen gdode; two years. ^ Charles Slight grand larceny; three years; upon service of eight months senteneb to be suspended and probation for three years. Robert Lewis Johnston, grand larceny; three years, upon service of eight months suspended a probation for three years. Henry Lee Folk, grand larceny; three years, upon service of eight months suspended and pro bation for three years. I Gerald Woodrow Madden, house breaking and larceny; one year in each case, to run concurrently, but to run consecutively with other sentences. James H. Sullivan, housebreak ing and larceny; one year in eadl case, to run concurrently. Willie Williams, . housebreaking and receiving stolen goods; one year, suspended and placed on probation for two years. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Bertha T\ Boy Is ton, Otis L. Whitaker, Mrs. A. EL HaxeL April 2: Fred Hayes, Oliver Cromer, Mrs. Sam J. Shanr.0% and Grace EL Harmon. April 3: Mary Ruth Armfleld, Mr* J. B. Harmon, Meredith Harmon, Marjorie Graham and Nancy Eskridge. April 4: Miss Rebecca Lomi- nick. Bln. Herman Halfacrs^ J. EL Cook, James Edward Plampin, Bln. J. EL Wiseman, Anne Bruner. Miss Myra Hardy, Johnny Myers, J. Howard Clark Sr. April 5: Mn. Arthur Dwy er, A. C. Ward, John Francis Scarry, Jackie Goodman, Mnu L. A. Black. April 6: Phillip Plampin, Mn. * Jasper Amick, Connie Sanders, and Virgin BUis Shealy. April 7: Mrs. John Thomas, Wavs Billingsley, W. F. Smith, Bobby Bruner, Philip Carl Trefsgar, Barbara, Ana Kester, and Elizabeth D. Epting. April 8: Mrs. EUisor Adams, Mrs. Lewis Ammons, Robert D. Coleman HI, Jake Cronsland. April 9: Olin “Scrap” Beny*