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Gentle was a lovely word until they began using it on radio to des cribe the action of laxatives. ■; f .My granddaughters just love the very records that make me uneasy and slightly sick at my stomach. -i- VOLUME 23: NUMBER 50 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1960 By The Way ~ by, ~borid Zanders CANT UNDERSTAND IT I can understand that teachers would like to belong to a national ■organization because of the pro fessional prestige supposedly at tached by reason of the affilia tion. I cannot understand, how ever, why teachers would pay $10 a year to support an organisation which is fighting tooth and nail to bring about programs which certainly the majority of the Southern teachers would find ab horrent: integration of schools and federal control of schools, a natural consequence of federal aid to education. Bill Workman makes reference to this attitude of apathy in his book 'The Case for the South/’ Noting that the “pro-integration- ion proclivities” of the NEA •“had long been evident,” he states: ' “The surprising thing to South ern laymen was the failure of Southern school men and women to champion the cause of the |' a third was a retired general and I did not catch the identity of the fourth. It was interesting and gratifying to hear someone from north of the “Solid South” make the frank observation, “it is ridi culous for anyone to assume the same race problem exists in N. Dakota, for instance, as in the •Southern states.” This gentlemen, together with the retired general, fiercely advocated that the gov ernment keep out of affairs which should be of concern only to the states. They felt that instead of increased centralizing of power, there should be a decentralization and that powers usurped from the states by the central government in Washington should be returned to the states. It was their belief that the federal government should stay out of the school business and that the states could finance their own educational pro grams without the expensive pro position of funds goiig to Wash- ngton and depreciating before South at the various NEA-spon- th e monies weri; ^turned to the jsored meetings. Either through timidity and intimidation, on the one hand, or through agreement with the NEA program on the other, many Southern delegates liave remained silent or acquies cent in the face of anti-Southern declarations by the NEA. “For example, at the NEA con- ’venticr in New York City shortly after the Supreme Court’s decis ion had been announced in 1954, only Mississippi and South Caro lina voted against adoption of a resolution which stated: The principle embodied in the recent •decision of the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to racial segregation is reflected in the long-established provisions of the platform of the National Education Association.” Of course it won’t bother those leaders who are pushing for feder al aid to education, because- they are the ones who will be getting —from our pockets, incidentally— huge salaries to administerthe federal control program. But one of these days, Americans are go ing to wake up—not only in the South, but throughout the nation —to find that they have lost all control of their schools. I heard an interesting radio program Sunday night over r the CBS network. I believe it was en titled “The Great Challenge” and was a panel discussion. I regret that I could not catch the names of the panelists, although all were outstanding in various fields of government or education. One was a Senator from the state of Washington, another a historian, states Their attitude was certainly to be admired; however, I fear that the other two gentlemen, the his torian and the Senator, were more accurate in their predictions for the future. It was the feeling of the historian that democracy is on tne way out and that we might as well face it. There was no need to talk of decentralization, said the historian, because it just wasn’t going to happen. His thought was that eventually—and in the not too distant future—all matters (although they now be relatively few) now reserved to the states will be centralized in Washington; that Americans might just as well get accustomed to the fact and prepare themselves to live with it. ade Will Start Development + $2.00 PER YEAR 1 m i The Lily sale for Crippled Children will be Saturday, April .9th. The little white lily made by the handicapped signifies hope, help . and rehabilitation for the ’ andicapped, according to Mrs. Satterwhite, chairman for couhty lily sale. The lilies will sold on the streets all day rday. Mrs. Dan Hamm is in harge at Prosperity and Mrs. Louise Derrick atLittle Moun tain. „ ; The sale will get under way at 9. a.m. with a parade by the New berry College Marching band un der the direction of Prof Charles Pruitt, majorettes from the Har- mon-Culbertson School of Dance ahd young girls from the Junior department of Central Methodist ohurch who will sell lilies. Assist ing will be members of Marion Davis Mothers club. Headquarters for the sale will be at the old Efird store located at the corner of Main and College streets. r • 1 ■ vx-v' v, * gill Mi HP y.vo Patrolman George Summer, left, pins a “Buck A Cup” button on Chief of Police Colie Dowd. The buttons are being sold by police of ficers throughout the county tp *id the Crippled Children’s drive in the county. Coffee Day, sponsored by the South Carolina Law Enforce ment Officers Association and the Quality Restaurant Association of south Carolina. All proceeds from coffee sales on Good Friday, A pm 15th will be contributed to the fund drive. The “B.A.G.V button en titles the wearer to free coffee tft participating establishments on Good Friday. (Sunphoto.) Jones Formally Announces His Candidacy For Solicitor Post PROGRESS REPORT Thank you for your continued interest in our various illnesses. I am feeling better now and so are the girls. After getting over a mean case of measles, Connie promptly broke out with chicken pox. She is still “spotted” but is over the worst of it and feels fine. Ruthie, who had been running a fever off and on since Monday of last week, finally broke out with measles Friday night. She was, of course, miserable for a day or two, but she, too, is feeling better. It is to be expected that about time the measles go away, the chicken pox will appear. When that it over, perhaps we will all be well enough to be out and around again. I hope so! We all appreciate your asking about us. Fluoridation Is Discussed By Proponents, Opponents Dear Editor: Unfortunately, our fluoridation program has become a controver sial issue, not because any detri ment can be proved from its use but because the idea is frighten ing to some individuals. To calm these baseless fears we must turn to authoritative scientific fact and public education. Opposition to public health measures is not new. Late in the 18th century during a smallpox epidemic in Boston, a bomb was thrown into Cotton Mather’s bouse because he had inoculated bis son and advocated that other children receive the some protec tion. It was frightening to par ents to deliberately put deadly cowpox germs into the bodies of their children. In more recent times public health workers were driven out of towns where they recommended chlorination of water supplies as a protection against typhoid fever. It was frightening to think of putting a known poison into their drinkng water. Ignorant opposition to the Salk vaccine on the ground that It originated in a plot deprived some children of protection against polio. , . And today millions of children, including our own here in New berry, are being deprived of' the advantages water fluoridation could give them. This is due in part to the familiar resistance of suspicions people whose coun terparts once opposed vaccination and chlorination. However, we weald be foolish to accept any new idea without first learning all we can about it and then de ciding each for himself. We should have questions to ask and we should think about and discuss all aspects of the issue without prejudice and with an open mind. We must make it our business to (Continued on page 2) Dear Mr. Editor: In the interest of the very many Newberry people, who oppose fluoridation in our water system, will you please publish this let ter from Mayor Hartsfield of At lanta—and some comments of Dr. Oschner, the great surge©’ to whom Mayor Hartsfield refer-. ;n his letter. Thank you. March 30, 1960 Mrs. E. D. Kerr 1921 Main Street Newberry, South Ca. lina Dear Madam: I have your letter of the 28th. You will be interested to know that two states in the Union, Massachusetts and New Hamp shire, require public referendums before fluorine can be added to public water supplies. You will be further interested to know that many big cities have voted down fluoridation after public referen dums. In Texas, where fluoridation was born, the Texas Medical As sociation has consistently declined to endorse it. Likewise, New York City, after being subjected to tremendous pressure on the part of the U. S. Public Health Service and allied dental organizations, has consistently declined to fluori date their water supply. The old est water laboratory in the world is that of New York City, and they have consistently opposed fluoridation. According to national statistics, in the past ten years, only 25% of the American cities have fluori dated water, and of this number, only 5% was voted by the people in public referendums. Only a short while ago, Canton, Ohio, which fluoridated its water for five years, voted it out by public referendum. Detroit, Michigan has declined to fluoridate its wa ter. Also, Seattle, Washington, (Contmued on page 2) Solicitor William T. Jones of Greenwood formally announces his candidacy for re-election. He was first elected to the office of Soli citor of the Eight Judicial Cir cuit in 1952, when he unseated the incumbent, Hugh Beasley of Greenwood. Born and reared at Ware Shoals, Jones is presently living at Greenwood. He is married "*o the former Selma Gilland of Kingstree and they have five small children. Upon graduation from high school at Ware Shoals, he enter ed the University of South Caro lina where he received a number of honors, including election as President of the Student Body and being listed among Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universi ties. During World War II, he volun teered for service in the United States Navy and after three years, he was honorably dis charged from the Amphibious Corps. In 1948, he was elected on the first ballot to the House of Rep resentatives from Greenwood County. Two years later, he was re-elected, again on the first bal lot. Solicitor Jones is a member of the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of South Caro lina. He has been elected a dele gate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1956 and 1960 and at the recent State Convention, he was unanimously elected Tempor ary President of the Convention. Active in civic affairs of his community, he was for two years the President of the Greenwood County Tuberculosis Association. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge No. 306, Hejaz Shrine Temple, Post No. 20 American Legion, 40 and 8, Wood- % C . men of the World and the Green wood Lions Club. Mr. Jones gave the following statement to the citizens of the Eighth Judicial Circuit: “I wish first to thank the good people of Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry Counties for their kind consideration and flattering vote which I received in my last race eight years ago. “My work as Circuit Solicitor during the past seven years has afforded me the greatest oppor tunity for service that I have ever had. To have a part in the effort to maintain and improve the administration of justice in our criminal courts is a real priv ilege. It is also a great responsi bility, one that I have met sin cerely, conscientiously, and with such ability as I possess. “It has been my pleasure to try to conduct the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit with ability and with dignity. At the same time I have alwavs v been Dr. Kingman Is Central Holy Week Speaker Special Holy Week services will be held at Central Methodist church each evening, April 10th through April 15th at 8 o'clock. The ^public is cordially invited to attend these services. Dr. Lester Kingman of Orangeburg will bring the message each evening. Dr. Kingman is a native of Col umbia. He is a graduate of- Wof ford college, Spartanburg, aqd the Candler School of Theology, Em ory university, where he received the B. D. degree in 1927. Wofford college conferred the hpnoraty degree of Doctor of ggyfoity-degree en him" in 1958. Some of the more recent churches served by Dr. Kingman include, Buford Street, Gaffneys Walhalla-Seneca, First Church and Greenbriar: Winnsboro, First Church, Lancaster, Shandon: Col-, umbia, and Trinity: Sumter. At present he is serving as District Superintendent of the Orangeburg J district of South Carolina Con ference of The Methodist church. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Wofford college, the S. C. Conference Board of Ed ucation, Conference Board of Mis sions and Church Extension, and Conference Board of Ministerial Training and Qualifications. Dr. Kngman is married to the former Miss Margaret I^ee El more. Their children are James Elmore, Margaret Lester, and Katherine Frances. Directors, officers and advisory committee members were recently named for the Newberry county Development Board. Earl Gilliam, board member of Whitmire, was re-elected presi de.: i; Jake Bowers of Prosperity was named vice-president; and Cecil Berley of Pomaria, secret ary and treasurer. Other direc tors are Rev. Garth Hill, Littk Mountain; Clifford Smith, Bush River; E. L. Werts, Silverstreet; and Thomas H. Pope, Newberry. Advisory committee members, named to work with the Board in the securing of new, and expan- sion of Current industry, are as | Fitts. Pomarig: !$1. F. Boland, Dr. Car- roll Pinner, T. H. Shealy, A. , E. ReeSh. Whitmire: Thomas W. Suber, Thomas *Malone, R. C. Lake, Jr., Elmer R. Baker and Flay Alex ander. Prosperity: Asbury Bedenbauga Earle J. Bedenbaugh, Dr. W. L. Mills, V. F. Epting, J. A. Wil liams. Little Mountain: J. W. Jeffries, W. H. Ctidwell. Bush River: W. W. Walker, T. B. Amis, Henry Parr, Harold Silverstreet: Jake Arant, Waldrop, A. D. Senn. Newberry: John F. Clarkson, E. H. Layton, Charles Dukes, A. E. Morehead, Herscbel Kemper, Dr. Joseph Hunter, Edward O. Camion. Directors shown in the photo above are, left to seated, Jake R. Bowers, Gilliam, J. B. Berley; standing, E. Werts, Thos. H. Pope, 3*. Garth L. Hill, and Clifford Smith. (Sunphoto) J (Continued on page 3) m •,<# ^ 'V % 11 m lit HHt Elder Citizen Of Newberry Mrs. Sarah Wright Houseal, 92, widow of Dr. W. G. Houseal died early Thursday morning af ter a lingering illness. Born in Newberry, Mrs. Hou seal was the daughter of the late Robert Herman and Mary Frances Bowers Wright. A member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, she was active in church affairs as long as her health permitted. She is survived by two sons. Dr. Robert Wright House&l of Columbia, Walter Gustave Hou seal of Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. John C. Goggans and Mrs. W. F. Rutherford, both of New berry; one brother, R. Herman Wright and one sister, Mrs. C. H. Cannon, both of Newberry; also, five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Friday at 4 p.m. at Whitaker Funeral home by the Rev. Henry A. McCullough. Interment fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Louis C. Floyd, Wright Cannon, Fulmer Wells, Cyril Hutchinson, Emory Bowman and Dr. Elbert Dickert. The honorary escort was com posed of A. J. Bowers, Kibler Williamson Bill Reid, Dr. J. C. Kinard, John T. Norris, Dr. Ed. Crooks, Dave Caldwell, Tince E. Davis, Dr. Ralph Baker and Tom M. Fellers. ED BECK receives coin cards for the elementary schools from Mrs. Pope Buford, Jr., and Mrs. W. H. Tedford looks on. Coin cards and containers for Crippled Children have been distributed to all schools in the county. Mrs. Tedford and Mrs. Buford are co-chairmen of this phase of the drive. (Sunphoto.) Easter Holidays Set At College Acting President, Conrad Park has announced that the Easter holidays at Newberry college will begin after the regular class su*}ipdiiTo nn TbnrsHnv. Anril 14. By DORIS A- SANDERS Although Newberrians will’ talk about the “winter of ’60” for years to come, the warm weather of the past week has all but dissipated the vivid memory of the snows, and talk around town has turned to three other principal subjects: 1. The school bond election on May 17; 2. The June 14 Demo cratic primary; 3. Fluoridation. Interest in the balloting of the next two months has been mani fested by the large number of per sons obtaining registration certi ficates, especially since the an nouncement that a school bond election definitely would be held. The County Board of Registra tion was open Monday, Tuesday and until noon Wednesday of this week to issue certificates. Those who did not already have certifi cates and did not secure them this week will not be able to vote In the bond election; they will, how ever, have a chance in May to ob tain a certificate to vote in the Democratic primary in June. W. C. Scott, chairman of the Registration Board, stated that about 400 persons obtained new certificates in March. He said Wednesday morning the registra tion officials had been so busy is- 193 Units Are Collected By ^mobile Donors to the number of one less than 200 presented themselves at Central Methodist church on Tuesday during the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Of the 399 16 were rejected for various rea sons, and 183 units of blood was collected. The Newberry Jaycees, spons oring organization for the visit, expressed appreciation for the ex cellent turnout. (Although the quota of 237 was not met, Jaycee President D. P. (Jabbo) Folk sta ted that this was the largest num ber of units collected in recent visits of the Bloodmobile. He es pecially thanked doners and vol unteer workers, as well as church organizations responsible for the good collection. It 's not known at this time whether the Jaycees will sponsor the Bloodmobile for the next visit, but if it does, the visit early in May will probably be to Whitmire, and then back to Newberry dur ing June. suihg certificates this week that they had not had time to count the April registration, but indi cations were that it would run at least 400 and perhaps more. The* County Board of Education is seeking a bond issue of $850,- 000, which would provide funds to cure most of the school building ails throughout the county. Cost to taxpayers would be seven mills for the next 17 to 20 years, de pending on the rate of interest at which bonds could be sold. Sixty percent of the money would be for new construction, most of it in the city of Newberry; forty per cent would go for renovation and repairs. Included in new construc tion would be two elementary schools which would house all children in the first through sixth grades from the present five ele mentary schools in the city. Jun ior High would be renovated for use by the 7th and 8th- grades, leaving the high school for 9th through 12th grades. The remain der of the funds would be used' for renovation of Drayton Street Ele mentary school in Newberry and for various renovations and re pairs to schools in all areas of the county. % Politics Although there are few county wide political races in Newberry, there are enough to assure a good turn-out of voters on June 14. In addition to county officers, New berrians will be voting for a U. S. Senator, since Strom % Thurmond has opposition from Beverley Her bert Sr. of Columbia; and for a Solicitor, since 8th Judicial Cir cuit Solicitor Wiliam T. Jones is opposed by Hugh Beasley of Greenwood, who once served in that capacity. The 8th circuit is composed of Newberry, Laurens, Greenwood and Abbeville counties. Locally, the House, Senate and Supervisor races will bring out a large vote. The County will have a new senator, because the incumMnt, R. Aubrey Harley, did not choose to seek re-election. Voters will have the choice of Jesse Frank Hawkins, currently a member of the House, and Earl Bergen, a former member of the House, who was unsuccessful in his quest for the f Senate seat four years ago. House incumbent T. William Hunter will be opposed by two young Newberrians; D. P. (Jabbo) Folk, who made an impressive though unsuccessful run for the same office two years ago, and Steve Griffith Jr., who received his law degree and began h» prac- tice in Newberry last year. HeV is a lifelong resident of Newber ry, and this is his first political venture. Veteran Supervisor S. W. Shealy will have opposition from another political newcomer, Har-f] old Hendrix of Prosperity. Fluoridation Another issue which may be submitted to the voters in the June 14th primary is the question as to whether the water supply of Newberry should be adjusted to contain one part per million sod ium fluoride. Seeking to obtain this messure are Mothers Clubs of Nev/jerry, which have already obtained the backing of a number of civic groups. Opposing it are not “rabble rousers,” but out standing Newberry citizens who sincerely feel that fluoridation a ill be harmful, and who contend that parents who wish ^ their cbDv* dren to have fluoride for the prb-* vention of dental decay may get it in ways other than through the fluoridation of the entire city wa ter supply. At the outset of the current fluoridation campaign, the fluori dation committee of the Mothers Clubs stated it would seek a ref erendum at the next primary el- ' ectipn. Sp far as is known, the referendum has not yet been of ficially requested. BIRTHDAY “ GREETINGS April 10: Mrs. Meredith Har mon, J. Brooks Workman, Marg aret Paysinger and Calvin T. Mil- stead. April 11: O. F Armfield, Sr# and Donald Shealy. April 12: Ralph Haile, Fred David Riley, Mrs. S. L. Shealy, Jr., Richard L. Baker, Emerson E. Westwood, Jr., Gerald Daven port, Ellis Davenport, Mrs. J. Olin Price, and Marsha Lynn Templeton. April 13: Miss Evelyn Burns, George Hiller, Ed Young, Mrs# Ethel Tompkins, A1 Weigie, Miss Leona Cannon and Bennie Bart ley. April 14: Keitt Purcell, Billy Lorainack, Mary Ann Addy, Dav id Dickert, James McCants Ber ley, Robert L. Forbis and Robert Michael Underwood. April 15: Mrs. Bill Hawkins. April 16: Mrs. Willie Mae Long, Mrs. W. W. Burr, Jr., and Ithama Brooks.