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After learning the tricks of the trade, many of us think we know the trade. A w K 7 JO A poor way to try to get ahead is to block the way for the person behind. ..a VOLUME 24; NUMBER 1. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1DAY, APRIL 28, 1960 ♦ 82.00 PER YE- BV The Way ~ by, Jborij SanderJ ion Home TRUE THEN TOO “Though the state and individ uals have done much to encourage «ducation among the youth of Carolina, the proportion of the ris- iag generation which is pressing forward with $uch ardent zeal for knowledge, as bids fair to secure for them high seats in the temple of fame is lamentably small. In genius they are not deficient, but perseverance in a long continued close application to study is too often wanting . . . Very few can bring their knowledge ... to bear on any subject of conversations, or writing, seven years after they Tiave done with school. What is thoroughly learned cannot be so I Lave been hoping for the past .everal years that school admini strators would see the value of re quiring a course of study com mensurate with the ability of stu dents—the brilliant, the average and the beiow-average. That hope is fading gradually because like it or not, federal aid to education is fast on the way and when the schools are in the hands of left- wing government bureaucrats, I have a feeling that development of intellect will be secondary to development of social graces. Flames FRIENDS INVITED I went by Tuesday morning to xnorougmy .ee what has been described as ea^ly forgotten. ^ few w.th little beautiful gard en of Judge •or no classical education, by the * 0 . _ £ iw help of superior natural powers and an industrious course of Eng lish reading, have made a distin guished figure in public life. Their success, like the large prizes in a lottery, inspires false hopes in the breasts of others who have neither the talents nor industry of those whom they affect to re semble. So much of the precious period of youth is frequently spent in doing nothing of any value or In frivolous amusements, that too little is left for completing a sol id education in its proper season. Whether this is attained or not, the pursuit of it oftener termin ates under twenty, then continues beyond that period. Several affect to be men, and some are really fathers when they ought to be at school.” The foregoing sounds as though it might have been writ ten yesterday or last week. It was written, however, mere than 150 years ago about the youth of Charleston. There was concern then, at least among the thinking older generation, about the edu cation, or lack of it, of the “ris ing generation.” I i would expect that the principal difference be tween that time and now is that tlto <¥txi*k of 160 years age found their own pleasures to keep them from their studies of Greek and other hard subjects required of them, while the schools of today furnish amusements for students while requiring no program of study, even for the highly intel lectual, which would challenge the above-average student. By amusements I mean, of course, the sports which may be beneficial to a few but merely pleasure for the many; the organized activity of clubs which hold their meetings during school time even though they have nothing to do with the study of academic subjects; the ■“field trips” which take students out of the classroom and show them things that many have al ready seen; the bands and chor uses which take children out of school for “trips” or to compete with other schools in the hope of bringing home some glory. I do not oppose the bands and choruses in our county schools; I think the training these children receive is fine for them. But since so few have any talent which these programs might develop, they should not take the place of academic subjects, nor the time away from students’ studies. and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, but finding a garden club meeting in progress, I didn’t stop, and haven’’; had a chance to stop since. I am told by those who have seen it, though, that its beauty must be seen to be appreciated, and since it is hidden from public view, Judge and Mrs. Griffith will be pleased to have those who wish to see it come by for a look. >• home of Mr,, and Mrs. Cy- Hutchinson on College St. was damaged by fire in the rly hours of Wednesday morn- and everything inside the completely destroyed. The was discovered by Mr. Hutch* >n at about 3 a.m. Flames hud loped to the point that he was t»le to reach the telephone, had to go outside to an alarm to summon the fire depart- mt. In the home at the time, besides Hutchinson, were Mrs. Hutch- >n and : their granddaughter, flchumpert. Mr. Hutchinson rd the crackling noise, and jht at first that two-year-old was up and trying to open or as she sometimes did. He smdlled Hie smoke and when opened the door, found the >use already in flames. The fire started in the den and thought to have been caused )y faulty Wiring. > None of the occupants of the mse was injured. Jennings Infant Died Monday Robert Holman Jennings, 2- week-old son of Lucille Braswell and Wirt H. Jennings Jr. of 1333 Redwood Dr., Saluda Terrace, W. Columbia, died Monday morning at a Columbia hospital. Mrs. Jennings i? a native of Clinton, and Mr. Jennings is from Newberry. They have made their home in Columbia for the past eight years where Mr. Jennings is employed by Standard Oil Co. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Michael Jennings; a sister, Martha Jennings, both of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wirt-JL Jennings Sr. of New berry and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Braswell of Clinton; and great- grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Braswell Sr. and Mrs. Martha Dover, all of Clinton. Graveside services were con ducted at N 3:30 p.m. at Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Don Gam- brell. The Rev. Robert E. Smith from the First Presbyterian Church, Winnsboro, will be visiting minis ter when Revival Services begin at Avelegh Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at* 8 p.m. Mr. Smith is a native of Due West. He is a graduate of Erskine College, Columbia Theological Seminary, and Princeton Semin ary. While in Seminary, he serv ed as associate professor of Greek and was granted a fellow ship for additional studies at Princeton. He has served pastor ates at Atlanta, Cedartown, Ga. and Winnsboro. Mr. Smith is chairman of Women’s Work in the Synod of South Carolina. Mr. Smith has retained his int erest in the activities in the realm of the physical. He was an out standing pitcher oh the college team and in semi-pro baseball and Celebrate An The home of Miss ju) mm Kibler on GaHtoop Street is' one of ’Mm many in the cijty beauty of nature in Springtime. Of the many beautiful homes and lawns in Newt er chose this because the beauty of the white flowers can be more readily seen white picture than can the lovely colors of other Spring flower*. (Sunphoto.) Armed Forces Day, Saturday, is keenly interested in hunting and May 21, will be observed in New- fishing. A cordial invitation is extended by the pastor, Dr. Neil Truesdell, to the community to attend these services. They will be conducted at 8 p.m. each night through Fri day and will close with the 11 a. m. service on Sunday morning. Cancer Crusaders Will Be BeU Ringing Friday Nighi$%»£ Bowers Infant Service Sunday The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Guy Bowers died early Sunday morning at the Newber ry County Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her parents, T. Guy and Nancy Reese Bowers; two sisters, Debra Jane Bowers and Diann Bowers, of Newberry; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Bowers Sr., Silverstreet; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Reese, Newberry. A number of uncles and aunts al so survive. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon from the grave- s i d e in Silverstreet Lutheran Church Cemetery with Rev. Geo. B. Shealy conducting the service. Friday night, April 29, between the hours of 7 and 9, people from all walks of life will be knocking on doors soliciting funds in the fight against cancet. Fire Chief Sam Beam will sound the siren to get the drive under way. Headquarters for the Cru sade will be the offices of Drs. Anderson and Atkison. Mrs. Myra Addy and Bill De- hihns will be on hand to receive all donations. If there are those who are not contacted at their homes and wish to contribute, a call to telephone 51 will bring a crusade worker to receive dona tions. There will be ample parking facilities in Purcell’s parking lot for all workers. Mrs. Iris Rodel- sperger, health and safety chair man of the Business and Profes sional Women’s Club, is city Cru sade Chairman, and Mrs. Eliza beth Chandler, president of the County Home Demonstration Council, is chairman of the County Crusade. Among the city workers will be: Mrs. Parnelle Ringer. David Rin ger, Mrs. H. S. Dunlap, Mrs. Thelma Brock, Mrs. Walter Lake, berry' by local National Guard units with an Open House on Sunday, May 22, according to Ma jor Gerald C. O’Quinn, Project Of ficer. Lt. Col. B. J. Buddin, Flight C, 9997 Air Reserve, is assistant project officer, and Major James C. Lester project officer for the 1st AW Battalion. “Open House” will be held at the Armory from 2 until 4 p.m. The first Automatic Weapons Battalion, commanded by Lt. OoL Henderson will conduct nd Tost exercise. Head quarters Battery will be located Tn the vicinity of the Armory; Civic League Members On May 18 Mrs. Shealy SetzIer Mrs. France* 3..^ A win ^ Ioc8ted on th ; Bennett, Mrs. Mabel Cain, Mrs. Doratha Schumpert, Mrs. James Miskelly, Mrs. Ralph Boazman, Mrs. Cromer Bouknight, Mrs. Gladys Carlton, Mrs. Florence Summer, Mrs. W. M. Workman, Mrs. Mary Baker, Mrs. Trent Purcell, Mrs. Margureite Park- man, Mrs. Charlie Altman. Mrs. Sylvia Rabin, Mrs. L. L. Henderson, Mrs. Bailey Wilson, Mrs. Howard Turner, Mrs. John Epps, Mrs. Margaret Lominack. Mrs. Naomi Epting, Mrs. Edna Feagle, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bud- din, Mrs. R. C. Mays III, Mrs. Gus Ellis, Mrs. W. E. Davis, Mrs. J. W. Schumpert Sr., Mrs. William Heller, Mrs. M. O. Summer, Mrs. R. M. Lominack, Mrs. W. A. Mason, Mrs. Ben Stewart, Mrs. George Halfacre, Mrs7 Charles Baber. Mesdames Virginia Moon, Edith Beard, Edith Matthews, Ruby Phibbs, Henrietta Shealy, Carolyji Shealy, Margaret Folk. Dr. and Mrs. Paul Grier, Mes dames H. W. Swindler, Dare Dom- (Continued on page 2) T. E. Davis farm; Battery B at the local airport; Battery C on Whitaker’s farm to the rear of Memorial Gardens, and Battery D at the local airport, On display at the armory will be M-42 motor carriages and radar and signal equipment of the 228th Combat Area Signal Group. Guides will be available to visiting personnel. Following the Open House, a concert by the 246th Army Band under direction ot CWO Charles P. Pruitt will be played at the Community Hall. The public is invited to visit the guard units on Sunday, May 22, and to enjoy the concert fol lowing Open House. The first campaign of the cur rent political season will begin with a barbecue supper on May 18, sponsored by Prosperity merch ants for benefit of Boy £>couts and Cub Scouts. ..-«i*. Elementary School. Supper will be served beginning at 6:03 p.m. Speeches by candidates will start at 8 p.m. The public is . urged to make plans to attend the barbecue and the speaking. portion of the bond issue i bo expended within Hie <#y, though there ate plans fur improvements in uR area*. The bond issue, if a y ■ If a bond issue is not voted by the citizens of Newbery to build new schools, “we’ll just have to do with what we have.” That is what Gerald Paysinger, Chairman of m County Board of Bdnca- tion, told members qf tbt League Tuesday xright^ The the con lated to while 44 merly used for education by the ing which time State were diverted to other chan- nation were read from 1 nels. He said, however, that the Wiseman, Sr., state still spends more On educa- B. V. Chapman; i tion than the sales tax revenue tary. Mrs. Wiseman 'M Little Sally Kinard, eight months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinard of Aiken, will spend the weekend in Newberry with her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. James C. Kinard, while her parents visit Dr. Jim Kinard Jr. at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. The 62-piece Junior High School Band and the 32 piece Intermed iate Band of Newberry High School will be featured along with the Newberry High School Senior Band in the Annual Spring Con- cert to be held in the high school auditorium on Thursday, May 6th at 8 o’clock. The admission charge for this concert will be 25c and 80c, the proceeds going toward the purchase of a badly needed set of Tympani for the Baud Depart ment. The 1%-hour program will in clude such marches as Them Basses, Spirit of Minstrelsy and Heat LightniYng; the jazz novel ty Chopsticks Rock; and selections from works of Victor Herbjert such as “I’m Falling in Love with Someone”, “Gypsy Love Song”, and Italian Street Song.” Also included on the program will be a Cornet Trio playing Bug ler’s Holiday. Members of the trio are Hugh Turner and Johnny Halfacre, seniors, and Tommie Lewis, sophomore. Members of the Newberry Jun ior High School Band are: Flutes — Emily Grier, Ruthie Armfield, Gretchen Anderson, Pol ly Anderson. Clarinets—Barry Shealy, Harry Moose, Margaret Wherry, Janet Ruff, Gail Wicker, Bonnie Camp bell, Peggy Coward, Clifton Floyd, Jan Evans, Bertha Phillips, N^n Buddin, Helen Derrick, Rita Por ter, Danny Goings, J)iane Moore, Elizabeth Langford, Mike Hite, Tommy Bennett, Sally Felker, ’Virginia Culbertson, Ben Stewart, Rodney Griffin. Alto Saxophones—Philip Bouk night, Edward Shealy, Rita Har mon, Robert Dowd, Edwin Wick er. Eb Clarinet—Mickey Johnson. Cornets — Philip Kelly, Mike Bostic, Steve Catlin, Charles Milk, Eddie Brice, Kenneth Cook, Steve Mitchell, Quinn Davis, James Hicks, Rudy Tarver, Ronny Jack- son, Tommy Longshore, Robert Mundy, Jimmy Turner, Paul Young, Mike Perkins, Tommy Henderson, Mary Gayle Wikon, Wilbur Floyd. French Horn—Cathy Bennett. Trombones — Johnny Summer, Jimmy Clamp, Nick Davenport, Jim Kinard, Danny Bradley, Mike Brantley. Bass—Pope Johnson. Drums—Lewis Fennell, Hayne Davis, Jimmy Hickson, Mike Clamp. Members of the Intermediate Band are: Flutes—Marion Eargle, Anne Hentz. ~ • Clarinets—Vonnie Knight, Ben nie Sue Turner, June Abney, Kathy Bouknight, Mary Ellen Long, Marla Sanders, Rosemary Ringer, Nancy Paysinger, Connie Knight, Lou Cromer. Alto Saxophonqs-r-Linda Rister, Toni Willingham. Cornets—Joy Robertson, Phyllis Eddy, Tip Jones, Charlie Epps, John Gallagher, Ronnie Staub, David Sease. French Horn—Cookie Jojhnsoti. Baritones — Bruce Clamp, Bill Franklin. Trombones — Ronny Fulmer, Wayne Mitchell, Rey Lominack, Tommy Yon, Danny Chandler. Bass—Henry Brooks. Drums—Louis Brossy. Information Is Sought By Draft Board The Newberry County Selective Service Board is trying to find out the current address of every man born after August 30, 1922 and registered with the board. All persons registered at the Newberry County Board are urg ed to give their latest address by contacting the office at the Coun ty Court House in person or by letter, or call phone 1016. The Board has .begup, sending out occupational questionnaires to over 2000 persons listed as 5-A, the classification for those over the age of draft liability. Already 100 questionnaires have been mailed, 20 of which have been re turned because persons had mov ed without notifying the board. The purpose of the question naire is to obtain information about the person’s present occu pation so that the Selective Serv ice System and Civil Defense of ficials will have a list of persons qualified to perform various du ties, skills and serviytjL in case of a National emergency. The occupational classification undertaking is . statewide and is being carried out under the direc tion of the State Selective Service headquarters in Columbia. Relatives of deceased persons registered with the board are also asked to contact the board so that the late registrant’s name can be removed from the rolls. ‘ ’..W-i Mid-Carolina High School will present its final concert of the year on Friday, May 'etk at 8:00 p.m. in -the school gymtorium. In cluded on the program will be se lections by the Mid - Carolina Band under John Conover, the Mid^Carolina Chorus under Mrs. Richard Foster, and local and guest soloists. Tickets may be purchased at the schools from which member* of the band are drawrtt Mid-Caro lina High School, Prosperity Ele mentary School, Pomaria Ele mentary School and Little Moun tain Elementary School. provides. < Newberrians, through a county school levy, pay $46.09 per pupil per year for educational purposes be reported, noting that this did not fall too far short of the State average of $54.69. He answered another oft-asked question: why build two elem entary schools instead of one ? He said ' that a survey of 44 school administrators was made and that 42 advised two buildings giving as reasons that one large building would be more costly to ] maintain; that teacher-pupil re lationship would be closer in a small school; that in the event of population expansion on either side of town, the schools would be .built in such manner that ‘ addi tional classrooms could be added. Newberry County has received, since the inception of the state building program, about 88 per cent of its allotment of funds from the State Finance Commis sion. By far the largest portion of this has been used for building and i^^rS ’outside the city, mak ing it necessary that the major -— .—.4 Plans Complete For May Day Plans have been completed and everything is ready for one of the most colorful May Days ever held at Newberry College. The exercises will be held on the campus quadrangle at five o’clock Saturday, April 30. Music will be furnished by the Newberry College Band under the direction of Prof. Charles P. Pvuitt, and Miss Carolyn Feis. Miss Sandra Cook, the queen, will be crowned by Dr. Conrad B. Park, Acting President. The Newberry College Women’s League will be host at a reception immediately following the May Day ceremonies, fit Smeltzer Hall. The public m cordially invited. , ^ • i.'L''-- the nominating committee nominees for these two at the May meeting. Mrs. T. p. Crooks and Mn... P. K. Harmon were named to re present the Civic League at annual convention of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs be ing held at Clemson today. Mrs. Roy Anderson and Mrs, P. M. Dennis were co-chairmen of hostesses for the April meetr ing. Serving with them were Mrs. R. E. Beck, Miss Martha Bouk night, Miss Sudie Dennis, Mrs. John Epps, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. Mary Gardenhire, Mrs. John Lindsay, Mrs. Tom Long, Mr?- Ed Young, Mrs. Maxcy Stone and Mrs. J. M. Smith Sr. Spring'Workshop George L. Olsen, Librarian at Newberry College, and Mrs. Jo- ella S. Neel, Associate Librarian will attend the Spring Workshop meeting of College and University Section of South Carolina Library Association. , The meeting will be held at the ■University -of South Carolina, Co lumbia on Friday and Saturday, Mr. Olsen is president of the organization. GREETINGS May 1: William Neville, Su san Blalock, Bill Blalock, Jua nita Lathrop, Jean Walker, Mrs. Clarence B. Word, W. H. Caldwell, Mrs. A. C. v Dyskin, Mrs. Charles E. Thomas, John Huggins. ' May 2: Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, Billy Martin, S. Downs Wright, Robert Wayne Lathrop, John £- Hazel, J. Alvin Kinard, Ida,, Farr, Michael L. Bedenbaugh. May 3: J. Ralph WlHimns, Bobby Long, Berley Bedenbaugh Jr., William H. Ringer, George S. Ruff, Marion Gilliam, Grady Ringer, Carolyn Wood, Jimmy Bedenbaugh. May 4: Mrs. EKse P. Bowler, Horace Williams, Dewey Kinard* Mrs. Edward A. Lane, B. Livingston, Jack Summer, Mrs. Brab Crooks, Mrs. Jade Hughes, .Carl Setzler, Robin Kennerley. May 5: T. E. Davis, Francis Aull, John H. Raff, Walter Ruff, Mrs. Randolph Kirklan#, Mildred P. Martin, Billie Wayne Sheppard, Mrs. William Thomas Werts, Richard B. CaldweH, Mrs. W. EUerbe Pelham Jr* Mrs. W. F. Rutherford, Stanley Drawder, Mary &shn Whitak er, Pamela L* Setzler. ; May 6: Mrs. J. M. Mrs. J. M- Chappdl, A. W. _ ray, Betty Boyd, Byron Nichols, Hazel Wright, McTeer Sena. May 7: Henry Brooks, Mrs. Charles H. Boyd Jr, Randolph Ferguson, Michael Sheppard, Annette Hawkins, Mike Epps, Carroll Devore, Norman Beck, Buddy Morehead.