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VOLUME 24: NUMBER 2
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NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1960.
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Bly The Way ^ l?tf ~boriA Sander3
A GOOD DEED
It is said that anyone who really
-wants to go to college can do so,
but it doesn’t always just work
out that way. I knew once of a
family with a large number of
children, most of whom were well
above average intelligence; but as
the older ones finished high school
they went to work, not to attend
college, but to help clothe the
.younger ones so they could go to
school. Only one of the younger
•ones was able to go to college—
with the aid of a scholarship, a
small amount of money received
from working, and help from old
er brothers and sisters.
Each of these students could
have qualified for the new Ken
dall Scholarship, which will be
.awarded on the basis of character,
need and personality. While it is
too late for them, I hope the $700
.scholarship will go each year to
^someone just as deserving, and I
am sure that it will.
The Kendall Company, without
which Newberry would be “lost,”
is to be commended for this fine
tribute to Newberry schools and
Newberry College.
GLAD ITS OVER
I’m glad the fate of Caryl
Chessman has finally been sealed.
It was getting a little monotonous
seeing his name in headlines on
the front page almost every day.
He is dead, but the cry of “ter
rible punishment” goes on. There
was nothing more terrible in his
punishment than in that of any
other convicted rapist or murder
er -who is given the supremt pen- Kenneth B. Wilson, ]>astor of the
ing to make a saint put of a no
good bum who got only whab, he
deserved.
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Kendall To, Give
Scholarship
County Senior
The Kendall Company has
created a $700 scholarship to be
awarded annually to a senior
from one of the Newberry Coun
ty high schools, President Richard
R. Higgins announced recently.
The award for the school year
starting in the fall will be made
during the summer. In the fu
ture, it is expected that the a-
wards will be m$de at grad
uation exercises.
The scholarship has been es
tablished, Mr. Higgins said, “in
recognition of the important
role that the Newberry schools
and Newberry College have play
ed in the education of many Ken
dall employees.” The Kendall
Company operates two large
plants, Mollohon and Oakland, in
Newberry.
Applications for the new Ken
dall Scholarship may be made
directly to Acting President C. B.
Park of Newberry College and
must be filed by May 35. Dr.
Park will be able to give infor
mation as to where application
forms may be secured.
President Higgins said that the
three-man selection committee,
all residents of Newberry Coun
ty, would be made up of Rev.
iorial Day
(served
Services
observance of Confederate
emorial day will be held on
Tuesday, May 30 at 5:30 o’clock,
at the Confederate Monument on
the square behind the Commun
ity hall. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
A small parade will march
from McMorris street down Main
to the Confederate square. It will
bo led by Police Chief Dowd. Fol
lowing this, a convertible will
carry Mayor Ernest Layton, Dr.
L. Grier, Mrs. R. D. Wright,
ident of the Drayton Ruther
ford Chapter,’ UDC, and Mrs. A.
T. Neely, President of the Calvin
Crozier chapter. The Boy Scouts
and' Scoutmasters will follow
png the colors. Next will come
Newberry high school band
„ er the direction of Miss Lor-
MAYOR SIGNS PROCLAM ATll)N: Mayor Ernest H; Lay ton haa ^ raine Paris * The last unit ^ be
proclaimed the week of May 1-8, 1960, as “National Music Week in
the city of Newberry”, and he urges Newberrians to join in the ob
servance. Mrs. Kenneth Wilson, chairman of National Music Week,
right, and Mrs. Warren Cousins,. President of the Newberry Music
Club, watch as Mayor Layton signs the proclamation. (Sunphoto.)
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Music Week Brings Programs
Of Interest To Newberrians
alty for his dastardly crime.
All of the blubbering about
Chessman makes me sick — the
type as shown on the Dave Garro-
way show Tuesday morning, for
instance. If Mr. Garroway wishes
to fight for abolishment of capital
punishment, well and good; but
why make a martyr of u uasn who
had lived a life of crime?
- Perhaps Mr. Garroway thought
that, showing a “history” of
Chessman’s imprisonment and va
rious pourt battles would arouse
sympathy. In me it aroused only
a more intense disgust for those
who clamored that Chessman’s
life be saved.
As for the charge that no other
condemned criminal had suffered
torture for so long, that is absurd.
The length of time in Death Row
was of his own choosing, spurred
on, perhaps, by some lawyers int
erested in a big fat fee.
There are cases where innocent
men have been convicted. Would
Mr. Garroway do away with all
appeals to a higher court, so that
a murderer or rapist, whether
guilty or innocent, may be rushed
to the gas chamber or electric
chair with absolutely no chance of
exoneration ?
Fight capital punishment if you
will, Mr. Garroway, but stop try-
First Baptist Church; Dr. C. A.
Kaufmann, former president of
Newberry College; and Prof. Hur
bert Setzler of the Science De
partment, Newberry College.
In order to be eligible for the
scholarship, applicants must be
residents of Newberry County,
attending one of the county high
schools, and must stand scholas
tically in the upper* fourth of the
graduating class.
The awar4 is made annually,
and is not renewable. Payment
will be made directly to the col
lege. It was emphasized that
that there was no obligation of
repayment on the part of the re
cipient, but the recipient must
maintain a satisfactory academic
average for his first semester’s
work to receive the full award
for the year.
Applicants will be judged on
character, need and personality.
Harmon Fanrily
Excels In
Music Talent
NEWBERRY BAND
AT SILVERSTREET
The Newberry high school band
will perform at Silverstreet ele
mentary school on Wednesday,
May 11 at 1:15 p.m. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The band members will be serv
ed dinner with the students at the
Silverstreet Cafeteria.
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Preparations are nearing com-
pletion for the first state-wide
annual Stage Band Clinic to be
conducted at Newberry College
on Saturday, May 7th.
The clink will be conducted by
Trumpet Virtuoso Don Jacoby,
deemed by many music educa
tors the best brass clinician ac
tive today.
The clinic will start at 10 a.
m and there will be a stage
band concert in Setzler Stadium
at 8 p.m.
Advance registrations indicate
a large state-wide attendance.
For further information con
tact Prof. Charles Pruitt, Direc
tor of Bands and Instrumental
Instructor, Newberry College
Music Department.
During National Music Week,
the Newberry Music Club wishes
to recognize a musical family, that
of Mrs. P. K. Harmon, which is an
example of the special objectives
for the 1960 observance of Music
Week and the theme, “Let’s Make
Music—For Harmony in Life.”
The special objectives are: to make
music—for the harmony it creates
in living; to demonstrate the
pleasures and values of music; to
encourage amateur participation
in music; and to increase musical
knowledge through study.
The Newberry Music Club is
very proud that four members of
this family are faithful members
of music club activities. These mu
sical members are Mrs. P. K. Har
man; her daughter, Mrs. Kemper
Lake of Whitmire; her son, Mere
dith Harmon; and her daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Meredith Harmon.
Last fall Mrs. Harmon presented
a program on the subject “Music
in the Home” at a Newberry Music
Club meeting. Her family, includ
ing some of her grandchildren,
performed on the program.
Mrs. Harmon has been singing
in public since she was six yet rs
old. She has been a faithful church
choir member for over twenty-five
years. At present she sings in the
Central Methodist Church choir.
The American Legion has often
called upon her as their accompan
ist since she plays the piano as
well as possessing a rich soprano
voice. Mrs. Harmon has perform
ed at numerous club meetings and
social events. Next Tuesday night
she will sing a solo with the New
berry Concert Band at the Com
munity Concert which is sponsor
ed by the Newberry Music Club.
This will be the first time in its
history that the Newberry Concert
Band has had a soloist perform
with them.
Mrs. Lake is a graduate in piano
from Mary Washington College of
the University of Virginia. She
has taught piano lessons. At pres
ent she sings in the Whitmire
Community Chorus and the Pres
byterian Church choir in Whit
mire. She has performed at many
social affairs also.
Meredith Harmon sings in the
Central Methodist Church choir
and leads the congregational sing
ing every Sunday night during the
church service. He has also per
formed at club affairs and often
has sung duets with his mother as
they did this past Sunday at the
Methodist^ Church.
Mrs. Meredith Harmon is co
partner of the Harmon-Culbertson
School of Dance and teaches bal
let, tap, and ballroom dancing. She
also sings in the Central Metho
dist Church choir.
The grandchildren of Mrs. P. K.
Harmon have also been encourag
ed to study music. Patricia and
Susan Lake, and Nancy, Paul, and
Jean Harmon have studied danc
ing. Nancy and Susan are study
ing piano. Ken Harmon received
a one rating at the Newberry Mus
ic Festival and a two plus rating
at the Winthrop Music Festival
in the class for boys unchanged
National Music Week is being
celebrated May 1-8 locally, begin
ning with the signing of a proc
lamation by Mayor Ernest H.
Layton, calling on “the people of
this city to observe this week, fo
cusing their attention on the musi
cal resources of our community
and encouraging everyone %o ex
perience the dynamic influence of
music in everyday living.” -
The theme of Music Week, ac- 5£“ VBS
cording to Mrs. Warren R. Cous- Tr S op 69 '
ins, president of the Newberry
Music Club, is “Let's Make llftsic
—for Harmony in Life.”
Some of the musical events tak
ing place in Newberry during
week include the following: a pre
sentation over Radio Station WK
DK on Sunday, May 8 at 1:05 p.m.
(a program was also heard on
Sunday, May 1st); a band concert
by the Band Department of the
Newberry City Schools, under the
direction of Miss Lorraine Paris
at 8 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at
the high school auditorium; a
star.e band clinic at Newberry
College on Saturday, to be con
ducted by Don Jacoby of CBS
Studios.
Also during the week, a special
shelf of music books will b* ar
ranged at the Newberry-Saluda
Regional Library.
Although not taking place dur
ing the actual music week, New-
berrianc may look forward to at
tending an old fashioned commun
ity concert to be held at Margaret
Hunter Park on May 10 at 8 p.m.
The Newberry Music Club will be
host for the occasion and invites
everyone to come and enjoy an
evening of band music which will
be presented by the Newberry
Concert Band. Refreshments will
the entire membership of the Elo-
ise Welch Wright chapter, chil
dren of the Confederacy, carrying
red roses and Confederate flags.
The leaders of each group will
march with them. The parade will
be marching to the strains of fa
miliar southern melodies played
by the band. The monument will
be appropriately decorated.
Upon reaching the monument,
Mayor Layton will bring words of
greeting, after which Dr. Grier
will offer the invocation. A hymn,
“How Firm A Foundation” will
be sung by the Red Shirts Choir
under the direction of Miss Jua
nita Hitt. A brief tribute will be
spoken by Dr. Grier, followed by
“Pixie” sung by the choir. The
benediction will be pronounced by
Dr. Grier.
Prior to this observance flags
Will be placed on all veterans
graves by the Boy Scouts of
esse of. rain, the exercises
ybe held in the Newberry high
1 auditorium at 5:30.
be served. In case of rain, the
concert will be held at the New
berry High Auditorium.
Another enjoyable event will be
held at 8 p.m. on May 12 at the
High School. Miss Juanita Hitt
will present a choral program en
titled “An Evening With the
Girls.”
“It is the desire of the Newber
ry Music Club to create ihdre int
erest in the cultural art of musk,
whether it be by participation or
appreciation,” Mrs. Cousins said,
expressing a hope that everyone in
Newberry will be more music con
scious and will attend these musi
cal events.
voice.
* Mrs. Harmon is very happy that
her family finds much enjoyment
in music. She said, “Music has
meant a lot to me and my family.
We have always stressed the im
portance of singing in the home.
I think that music helps to pro
mote a feeling of togetherness and
creates a pleasant atmosphere in
the home.”
The fact that Mrs. Harmon's
children and grandchildren are
musical and appreciate music is
proof that a parent’s attitude may
well be the deciding factor in de
termining the child’s later and
lifelong response to music. The
most important musical training
a child can be given is a plesant
association with music and dance
in many forms.
Year
Taxes charged Newberry county
citizens in 1959 amounted to more
than for the previous year, but
collections were lower, according
to County Treasurer J. Ray Daw
kins.
Total real estate and personal
property taxes amounted to $534,-
902.57, of which $11,489.28 were
“nulla bona” and struck off the
books. By the April first deadline
$488,328.41, about 90 per cent of
the total, had been collected, Mr.
Dawkins said. The amount turn
ed over to the tax collector was
$37, 540.82, including penalties.
Taxes charged in 1958 amount
ed to $513,636, about $20,000 less
than for 1959. Most of the differ
ence, according to Mr. Dawkins,
came from contractors on Inter
state Highway 26, who had to
pay tax on equipment kept in the
.county during the year. “This
amount will drop off again next
year,” the Treasurer said.
The total county tax is 47 mills
30 of which go for school purpos
es, 17 for county operations,
county indebtedness, and hospital
purposes.
In celebration I^PI^tional Mus
ic Week the Newberry. Music
Club invites the whole commun
ity of Newberry to attend an old
fashioned band concert featuring
the Newberry Consort Band on
Tuesday night. May 10, at eight
o’clock at Margaret Hunter Park.
In case of rain, the concert will
be held at the Newberry High
School Auditorium.
The Newberry Convert Band
will perform a most enjoyable
and varied program under the di
rection of J. Boyd Robertson, For
the first time in the history of
the 53 year old band a soloist'
will perform with the band. Mrs.
P. K. Harmon wiU sing “Vienna,
City of My Dreams.”
Newberrians will really enjoy
the following program: “The
Booster” (March); “Flandert”
.(March), “The Elves” «
ture), “Dull Razor Blpes” (
Foxtrot), “The Lost Chord”,
Capitan” (March), “Twilight in
the Mountains” (A Tone Poem),
“Vienna, City of My Dreams”, se
lections from H. M. S. Pinafore,
“The Trombone King” (March),
‘Phantom Trumpeters (Tone
Poem),; “Manhattah Beach
March.”
The Newberry Concert Band is
sponsored by the Newberry Mills,
Inc., L. E. Gatlin Jr., Manager.
Frank K. Jones is the business
manager. Members of the band in
clude the following:
N Carman Bouknight is drum ma-
jbr; Walter Counts, Hugh Tur
ner, “Buddy” Bouknight and
Johnnie Shealy play cornets; Lar-
Cbapmait pfcys the melephone;
are Harold Leopard
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Christine
and Tom
Clarinets
ence Kibler,
vis,
Shealy, Sue Corley
Johnson; then there
Long on baritone,
on bass, Cecil Leo]
Aznick on flute and
nie Vaughn ahd ~
play saxophones; M«
plays oboe, and Wesley
Popp Buford are the
After the program,
the Newberry Music
serveHl
the hostess committee is
Roy Anderson.'
Tho-je jwho w$
joyable evening- are
come to Margaret Hi
next Tuesday^ night.
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T axpayers
George Scruggs
Retires From
Highway Dept.
(Because of the interest in
the school bond election on May
17, the following letters are be
ing published here 'rather than
in a “Letters” column. We In
vite further comments from
our readers for publkation in
next week’s issue*—Ed.)
“To every citizen and voter in
Newberry County in regard to
the school bond election on May
17, 1960:
“Fist I would like to say that
none of my children live in New
berry County or any of my grand
children expect to go to school
in Newberry County. I think for
the schools of Newberry County
the bond kue is one of the most
unselfish issues that I know of.
We cannot live alone mid if we
do not vote for this bond issue
we will be doing our young peo
ple a very unjust act. I hope
every voter will get the true
facts in the case before the el
ection and vote for the bond issue.
Some schools have received fin
ancial aid, others have not re
ceived any. If you would like to
know the facts in the case, see
Mr. R. R. Bruner,Chairman of
the School Bond Information
Committee. Truly yours, W. C.
Barnes.”
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have explained VERY EFFICI- j industry built by northern
ENTLY how the sales tax is used, j When leaders of
We believe that the sales tax is-< panics come to interview
sue was not understood at tb-* about a mte, qne of the
(bond) election a few years ago things they investigatj is
which caused' its defeat. As has
been often stated, a county unit
or school district gets only $20
per pupil based on 35 days enroll
ment. Each school unit receives
expenses of transportation and! system in the Florence area.
“As I see it, improvements in
the school buildings definitely
need to be made. We will have
to pay our share in making these
improvements because we can’t
After 36 years and four months J expect to improve our schools
rvice with the South Carolina with no cost to ua Also it might
cost us more at a later date jf
IN HOSPITAL
FOR SURGERY
Jack Yates is a patient in an
Augusta Hospital, where he was
scheduled to undergo major sur
gery Wednesday morning.
service
State Highway Department,
George F. Scruggs, Superinten
dent, spent his last day at the
Newberry County M aintenance
Shop last Saturday. He is now
resting at his home on College
Street Extension with his wife,
and his future plans include tra
veling about the country visiting,
among others, his children and
grandchildren.
Mr. Scruggs begqn his “road”
career 40 years ago with the
Spartanburg County Highw a y
Department. After about four
years, he went with the State
Highway Department as superin
tendent in Pickens. He spent an
other four years there, then was
sent by the Department to New
berry to set up a local highway
shop. “At that time,” Mr. Scruggs
said, “the county was doing all
the road work with the Sftate
Department helping to foot the
bills.” The Department felt it
could operate more efficiently
with its own shop and Mr.
Scruggs was called to put one
in operation.
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we fail to make needed im
provements now. Si^ce this extra
tax is to be dropped when the
bonds are paid, I think this is the
most economical way for us to
have these much needed improve
ments made in our schools. Sin
cerely, Mrs. Robert L. Dorroh.”
“I heartily endorse the coming
school bond eiection for our
county. The need for more and
better schools is so urgent now.
“I’m sure the cost will be
great, but we must do our utmost
to build the best future possible
for our children. Mrs. Jerry Ri
chardson, Pomaria.”
“Before my retirement almost
two years ago, 1 taught in the
public schools of Newberry county
for 32 years. I received my school
training in one area and worked
as teacher-administrator in three
other areas for 23 years as men
tioned above. I should know some
thing concerning school conditions
in the county.
“Chairman Paysinger and others
also $5 per pupil based on the
same enrollment, for supervision
and. operation. The remainder of
the spies tax revenue goes to the
State general fpnd. Some thought
all sales tax money goes to 'the
public schools, but that is far
from, being true. It is true that
when the sales tax was first put
on at least 90 per cent of the peo
ple were led to believe that would
be the case. - n
'Hie. people of Newberry have
been very.; patient concerning
their school buildings. To express
it in harsh terms the elementary
buildings there are a disgrace .to
any community in this modern
age. How could pqpila acquire the
training they should get in such
dark, dismal buildings ? How can
teachers do their best work t in
building* that have been con
demned long ago?
“It seems that neither the state
nor the county provides any spec
ial funds for the upkeep of school
property. Even the negro elemen
tary schools which were recently
built need about $4000 each for
repairs and renovation. There
should be a special fund set aside
for this work.
“Because of the tremendous
consolidation program proposed
by the Stpte Educational Finance
Commission and approved by our
State legislature, the State Board
of Education, and other educa
tional leaders, a vast amount of
buildings were required too meet
these demands for negroes. I her
lieve all negro buildings are lo
cated on different sites except
one. It seems now when land is
bought for a' school site it be
comes very valuable. ,
“When there were several dis
tricts in the county about all dls-
trwta carried a building tax mil-
lage. Some may argue we did not
have the sales tax then. It takes
more money for business and per
sonal affairs now and it is only
reasonable to believe that school
«*P«n»es have increased ,.in the
last decade. Several legislative
delegations have added miUage for
schools districts in their counties
upon requests of school authori
ties without a referendum. '
“All parts of our state, includ
ing this county are clamoring for
systems. When the Dupont
located a large plant near the
of Florence recently, their
resentatives spent one-half
inquiring about the public
anyone think that the elemen
school buildings in theL’-City
Newberry would impress
trial leaders ?
“This tax WILL NOT BE
MANENT. It will run from 10 far
20 years. .
“Please remember that I
ers will not get one penny
this tax. It will be for ti) a
of your children. R
yours |sj J. H. Bedenbaugh,
Mountain.”
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May 8; J. I
Mary f Bouknight,
orown,
H. C.
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Lindsay, Terry Merchant, Ker
ry Lamor Ed tins.
May 9: Willvamsoa Folk, Mrs.
Horace Cromer, Nat Gist m,
C. JL Sharp.
May 10: Mrs. William a
Armfield, Qscar Johnson, Ferd
Summer Jr, Johnnie Jones, Al-
ace Jane Mac Beth, Sue Ellen
Hipp, Mary Rebecca Andersen,
Rev. David T. Templeton.
May H: H. T. Wike, Carol
Ann Baxter, Eleanor^ Amick,
Mack Amick, Jean
Wallace Moore N. B.
Jr, Mrs. Ruth Cuklaaure, Mrs.
RuthS. Dickert, Irvin Atta*
way, Julia Rebecca McSwain,
Alice Price.
May 12: Lottie Boland, Mitsin
Ann Stondemire, Janet- Sena,
George D. Heats, Miss Theresa
Lightsey, Thomas O. Stewart,
Clarence Duncan Sr.
May 18: Mrs. Leila B. Wil
liams, D. J. Williams, Mrs. Lois
W. Huckaby, Mrs. Pressley N.
Boozer, Eleanor Kirkegard,
Kibler Williamson, Derry 11 Sat-
terwhite, Walter H. Davie, Rho
de R. Booser.
May 14: Mrs. Floy Hancock,
Alfreida Hipp, E. C. Rinehart,
Connie King, Harry Hughes,
Phyllis Booser, Carol Ann Wat
ers Patricia Shealy, Kirk
with, Clifford T. Smith,
Wilaea.
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