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Even worse than getting your friends to arrive on time is getting them to leave when they should. — —— How to refuse gracefully an un wanted invitation is an art which few know. VOLUME 24; NUMBER 5. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1960 * $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way * by, Jl)ori3 Sa nderd NEWS ITEM | the outline of his talk: The following, news item comes J P LUORIDATION: from Joe Pool, director of person nel for the Kendall Company’s textile division, Charlotte: “Workers at The Kendall Com pany’s Griswoldville, Massachus etts plant last week voted decis ively that they do not wish to be represented by a Union. In an ^election supervised by the Nation al Labor Relations Board, almost i^vo-thirds of the Kendall workers voted ‘no’ to the proposal that they be represented by the Textile Workers Union of America. This election followed a two month’s campaign on the part of the TWU Ji. to enlist the more than 300 •workers in the plant.” The item is self explanatory, but in connection with the sub ject I would like to quote a few things said yesterday at the La bor Law Workshop and luncheon held at the Poinsett Hotel • in Greenville. Arthur Erwin, executive secre tary of the Spartanburg Associa tion and a former staff member of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, said “Unions want to control not only labor, but everything.” He said the present legislative atti tude of labor is: “if it moves—con trol it; if you can’t control it— EXPENSIVE, in addition to the terrific cost of installing the equipment to dispense “THIS MASS MEDICATION”. Can you imagine any automatic machine you’d like to give you a dose of medicine ? INDUSTRIES prevented by “Pure Food & Drug Laws” from shipping their products if they contain fluorine are just not go ing to locate in cities which allow such drugs in their H20. EXAMPLE: Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pa. Beech Nut Packing Co., Roch ester, N. Y. These companies are forced to spend terrific amounts of money each year to defluoridate the water they use. Commonwealth Brewing Com pany recently fined $5,000.00 for having 1-2 part per million as pre servative. (The president got 3 years, suspended). FOR EVERY $10,000.00 spent for fluorine — COMMERCIAL— not the pure drug, $9,975.00 worth goes for flushing toilets, washing clothes, watering lawns, and washing cars. What do you get for the 25 bucks that’s left? Alcipitated one war became the a ratio ns At High Newberry High School and College seniors, their families and friends will be looking forward to a busy weekend , as commence ment exercises climax, the 1959-60 school year. Activities for the high school will begin with the Senior Class play on Friday night. On Sunday, the commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. Kenneth B. Wil son, pastor of First Baptist Church, at the high school, audi torium at 8 p.m. The invocation will be by the Rev. T. H. Vick ery, pastor of Central Methodist Church. Music % will be furnished by the Newberry High School frirls Choir, accompanied by Wil liam Moore, pianist. Serving as marshalls will be Margaret Abrams, Brenda Cous ins, Frances vBedenbaugh, Floy Ann Dennis, Mazy Helen Felker, Helen Frick, Nancy Hazel, Mar garet Kelly, Suzanne Long and Nancy Mayer. Commencement exercises will be held Monday night at 8:15 at the school. Senior speakers will be Kay Davis, George Jones and Jerry Satterwhite. A list of grad uates will be seen elsewhere in this issue. At the College, closing activities will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. with a meeting of the Alumni Council at the Alumni Office. At 4 p.m., a reception for seniors and $heir families will be given at Smelt- zer Hall. On Saturday and Sun day a number of classes will hold ••xv- “In Flanders Fields the poppies blow”—and so the flower that pre- very questionable chance, with low odds, that maybe 5 percent of the tax it; if you can’t tax it—subsi- population will benefit and 95 dize it. Big labor proposes that P«“"‘ of u the population will get government move into every nook 8 ciru S they don t need, don and cranny of our lives.” He stat- want, and may be harmed. «d “When government moves in with a helping hand, it moves in with a controlling hand.” William C. Treanor, attorney for Union Carbide Corp. of New York said that labor unions are dedicated to the goal of obtaining as much as possible, regardless of whether their demands are justi fied. Seems as though some em ployees about the country are be ginning to realize this. DOC SPEAKS OUT Many of you remember Tom Dorrity and the others of the Dor- rity family who lived here for many years. Tom is now a sur geon, a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, and practices in Memphis, Tenn. Tom is the only physician I know personally who has spoken out against fluoridation. Quoted below is a letter which he wrote to Miss Julia Kibler, one of his former teachers at Newberry High: Dear “Miss Julia”, Enjoyed your letter so much And most of the people you men tioned, I remember well, even though it has been years since I’ve seen them. The A.M.A. did not approve this measure, as so often quoted. How- over, at a rush session in Califor nia with little time to catch a train for Chicago, it was brought up, and without careful study and thought, was approved in principle •only. Fluoridation has been discussed many times by those in Memphis government, but has not been thrown out to the people for vote. If it ever comes to that, I’ll fight it. Your father was exactly right thirty years ago. There’s too much government in everything today. Just hope we haven’t gone too far toward the welfare state to turn back. You know dental caries can not be transmitted from one individual to another, and should not be compared with small pox, typhoid, etc. which are communicable di seases. I’ve never heard this question of fluoridation mentioned at the American College of Surgeons. However, several of us hired stu dents ' to abstract all literature in the University of Tennesse Medi cal Library, in all languages, and found that the percentages were about 98 percent against and a- bout 1 percent for and the other 1 percent non-committal. It’s just too easy to jump on the bandwagon and agree with anyone or anything other than think on your own and dig out a few facts on your own. I firmly believe this is the reason so many people with good minds will half-heartedly en dorse these things. Others just hate to admit they don’t know, so they go along with the crowd. Miss Julia, you may use my ktier, or remarks any way you see fit. If we can stir up enough people to dp a little more think ing and to take an active part in our government and the elec tion of those who represent us we may regain some of that which has been lost from this old world. Sincerely, Tom. Dr. Dorrity made a talk on this subject at the Council of Civic Clubs in Memphis. Following is SIMPLE ARITHMETIC — Fig ure it out, what sort of an invest ment is that? IT’S EXPENSIVE IN OTHER WAYS and to me more important ones. WHAT does this drug do to diabetes and to people with liver disease, kidney disease, and thy roid disease? All these questions must be answered. Consider the entire body when such drastic MASS MEDICATION is being kicked around. IF ONE CHILD, ONE LIFE, IS LOST — THE PRICE IS TOO GREAT. WE’VE GOT TO BE RIGHT! We’re betting our very lives on it. This could be the biggest TRO JAN HORSE IN HISTOR?: Further information compiled by Dr. Dorrity in support of his position will be published at a lat er date. symbol of another, and with Mem orial Day, of all those who have died an war. The poppy was first associated with war in 1840—in the form of opium. Fireworks started when the Chinese clamped down on Great Britian’s smuggling of opium to China. Britian took the opium issue as an excuse for declaring war. But when the Opium War ended in 1842, the issue was left unsettled while Britian concentrated on ex acting trading privileges—and ec onomic power--from the Chinese. Three-quarters of a century la ter, the poppy became a Symbol of World War I. In 1917, when a YMCA staff worker named Moina Michael read the poem about Flanders Field, a U. S. military cemetery in Eu rope, she conceived the idea of those soldiers who died in World War I. Miss Michael persuaded the Am erican Legion to adopt the poppy as its Memorial Flower, and the national convention approved the resolution in 1920. Memorial poppies which will be worn in Newberry on Poppy Day, Saturday, May 28th, have been made by disabled American war veterans at the Veterans Admin istration hospital in Columbia. The red crepe paper flowers, which are worn as a tribute to the nation’s war dead each year,_ are distributed by volunter workers under the direction of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Poppy Day Chair man, has announced that more than 6000 poppies have been re ceived here this year. “Making poppies provides gain ful employment and needed work therapy for thousands of our ser vice men still hospitalized with, war-time injuries. The tiny repli- Mrs. Crooks Is Named President Of Civic League Mrs. T. P. Crooks was unani mously elected president of the Civic League at its Tuesday meet ing at the Community Hall. She succeeds Mrs. James E. Wiseman, Sr., who resigned from that posi tion last month. Mrs. Wiseman was given a rising vote of thanks by the members present, who also pledged their support to Mrs. Crooks. Reports were given by all offi cers and chairmen, this being the last meeting of the club year. Mrs. Joe Roberts, membership chair man, reported there were 184 paid members. Mrs. Price J. Padgett, publicity chairman, expressed her appreciation to the newspapers and radio station for their splen did cooperation in publicizing the league’s programs. Mrs. Tom Long, treasurer, announced a bal ance on hand of $403.39. Mrs. E. D. Blackwell, chairman of .he Beauty Queen contest, re ported all bills paid and a balance of $470.17. The club voted to put $400 in a savings account, to be used for worthy causes when needed, and to place the remainder in the club treasury. It was re ported also by Mrs. Blackwell that shrubbery and ground work had been done at Margaret Hun ter Park and at Ihe Court House grounds, and that Paul Scarlett roses had been planted around the Confederate Monument. Following the business session, those present enjoyed a punch, pound cake and cheese straws, served from a beautifully appoint ed tea table, decorated with shades of pink and red roses. An arrangement of yellow roses was used on the president’s table. Co-chairmen of hostesses were Mrs. John R. Frazier and Mrs. E, M. Anderson. wearing a poppy in memory of | cas of the wild poppies which lin- e4 the battle fields of Europe in 1918 have become the emblem for personal remembrance of our ser vicemen’s sacrifices,” Mrs. And erson said. This year more tjian two mil lion of the colorful paper flowers have been made for the American Legion Auxiliary by hospitalized veterans of both World Wars and the Korean war. Mrs. Anderson explained that making the pop pies has provided beneficial em- nibyment for these veterans dur ing the winter and spring. The work has been directed by the state organizations of the Auxiliary, with the S. C. Depart ment in charge of the work at the Veteran’s hospital in Colum bia Funds from the poppy sales in] Newberry are used to help widows and children of veterans. In the Sunphoto above, Mayor Ernest Layton buys the first 1960 py and 1 has it pinned on by Anderson, as Miss . Grace miner, district president of the Auxiliary, looks on. Interesting Sights Observed On First Agri-Business Tour 4 Carpenter^ Retirement From I Oakland Plant Is Announced 8 ■ wm wm' M- hm D. O. Carpenter, who has been manager of the Oakland Plant of the Kendall Company since 1935, will retire at the end of I960, ac cording to an announcement made recently by officials of the Kendall Company. He will be succeeded by L. Hart Jordan, now manager of the Albertville, Ala. Kendall plant. Mr. Carpenter, a native of North Carolina, began his work with the Kendall Company at the Thrift Plant in Paw Creek in 1924. He served there as an over seer and was transferred to New berry and promoted to the poeK tion of assistant manager of Oak land on April 1, 1930. In 1935 he was made manager, a position he ation, and John F.. Clarkson, pres- has occupied since. Mr. Carpenter ha, tbre. chil- Abrams Elected President Of S&L League Pinckney N. Abrams was named president of the S. C. Savings and Loan League at its 51st ann ual convention held in Charleston May 22-24. He was vice presi-* dent of the organization last year and also served as chairman of the Resolutions Committee. Mr. Abrams, secretary of the State Building and Loan Associ- By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Newberry County’s first annual Farm Agri-Business tour Wed nesday afternoon showed that agriculture is one of the coun ty’s big businesses, and that farming 1960 style requires top level management and business ability. The tour sponsored by the New berry Kiwanis Club in cooperation with the Agricultural Agencies in the county was made in busses furnished by the local S. C. Na tional Guard Unit. The tour start ed from the athletic field at New berry College. There were five stops made at which time the passengers left the busses to observe first hand va rious types of farming. There were also a number of stops where brief pauses were made for ob servation. A narrator on each bus gave information at this time and also pointed out places of interest as the bus traveled. The travelers learned that the income from farming operation in 1959 amounted to approximately seven million dollars from forestry products, poultry, general farming and dairying. The • break-down shows the receipts as follows: Forestry, $l,i50,000; Poultry, in cluding chickens and turkeys, $1,- 845,000; General farming, $1,- 907,000, and from dairy $1,699,- 961.87. This was an increase of over $300,000 in income over the previous year. Some interesting facts learned were that two-thirds of farm products are sent to markets out side of Newberry County, namely to Greenville, Spartanburg, Colum bia, Charlotte and elsewhere. Sta tistics worked out by the Newber ry County Extension services show that the average value of family-size farm in 1946 was $8,- 000; in 1953 it was valued at $22,- 000 and in 1959 it had risen to an amazing, $40,000, also that funds spent in the county for forestry management and fire protection and to personnel amounted to $350,000, which offered employ ment to one hundred people. The dairy industry had its in- cipiency many years ago when C. G. Cushman of the Extension De partment <)f Clemson College, pre vailed upon the local delegation POSTOFFICE BE CLOSED MONDAY In observance of National Mem orial day, the Newberry post of fice will be closed Monday, May 30, according to Postmaster Har ry Moose. There will be no city or rural deliveries. Mail will be worked to post office boxes and outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Crosland are now residing at 1415 Dave Dr. The young ladies pictured above will represent Newberry County at Girls State to be held in Columbia. They are, left to right seated, Kay Dawkins of Mid-Carolina, Marcia Kirkland of Newberry, and Margaret Kelly of Newberry; standing, Linda Schriver of Whit mire, Brenda Graham of Mid-Carolina and Amy Collins of Whit mire. (Photo by Nichols). to employ a full-time dairy expert. T. F. Cooley was employed and •worked for several years in that work. When this was done New berry County immediately began to forge to the front and the foundation was theq laid for what has made thia county the third largest in the state. Newberry County has been for tunate in having live-awake Ex tension Service representatives since that time and at the pres ent time has three young energet ic Agricultural agents who are on the go day and night assisting and advising in ail the several farm projects being carried on in the county. They are A1 Busby, Ollie Donkle, and Walter Walker. In the same Agricultural build ing is T. B. ,(Dad) Amis and El mer Epting, busy mapping out the conservation program for the county. The first of five stops was at Dickert Lumber Company, Inc. where a new, modern saw mill was in operation. Here logs are first peeled, then sawed, slabs are re duced to postage stamp size chips and loaded 'into special cars for transportation to a pulp mill. This mill is said to provide a market for any amount of timber, large or small. There are now four si milar mills in operation in the county. The mills hi^re an aver age investment of $2u0,000 each. The narrator pointed out that the forest survey indicated that woodlands in Newberry and sur rounding counties can keep pres ent saw mill and pulp wood opera tors in business indefinitely with proper woodland management. The next stop was at Waldrop Brothsrs, who are at present re- volQtionizing the egg and poultry industry in Newberry County. The feed mill which opened in 1956 and the processing station which opened in 1958 provide a market for 40 Newberry County produc ers with 120,000 layers. They pro cess 1600 cases, 30 dozen per case, weekly, in which, they pay out $80,000 monthly to producers for eggs. They employ 20 persons with an annual payroll of over $40,000. The total investment amounts to over $50,000. The third stop was to the T. B. (Dad) Amis Hereford Cattle Farm where a young man quit football for cattle. His brick home (Continued on Page 8) and Loan, were official delegates to the convention, which was held at the Fort Sumter Hotel.' Mr. Abrams was .accompanied to the convention by J. Dave Cald well, vice-president arid Louie C. Floyd, a director of his associa tion. Mr. Clarkson was accomp anied by J. K. Willingham, se cretary-treasurer, and the foll owing directors of nis associa tion: George K. Dominick, W. C. Huffman, E. B. Purcell and M. O. {Summer. ' More than 160 persons repre senting the state’s $580 million savings and loan business attended the three day meeting. Band Concert At Willowbrook The Newberry Concert Band, under the direction of Boyd Rob?, ertson, will present a band con cert in Willowbrook park Sunday afternoon, May 29 at 4 p.tn. The concert will consist of military marches, overtures and sacred numbers. The public is cordially invited, and there will be no ad mission charge. The Newberry Concert Band ie sponsored by Newberry Mills, Inc. It participates in many pub lic service functions of the city, and recently performed a concert in observance of National Music Week. A pleasant afternoon of enter tainment is promised those who attend the concert. dren, Dalton Jr., who is a major with the U. S. Army, .stationed at Governor’s Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Hendrix of Spartanburg; and Mrs. Luke (Mary Helen) Brannon of Colum bia. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter will continue to live in Newberry at their home on ’Boundary street. Mr. Jordan also began his ca reer with Keridall at the Thrift Plant at Paw Creek. He has work ed in several of the company’s plants, including the Mollohon plant in Newberry. He left Mol- iohon to become manager of the Addison plant at Edgefield and was transferred as manager of the Albertville plant when it was acquired by Kendall. Mr. Jordan is married to the former Miss Mary Alice Mitchell of Newberry.* They are expected to arrive in Newberry about the middle of August, and Mr. Jordan will as sume managership in January 1961. Succeeding Mr. Jordan as manager of the Albertville Plant will be E. T. (Mac) McClure, who is presentily superintendent of the Oakland plant. Mr. McClure became connected with Kendall about eight years ago at the Addi son plant. He also was connected with the Albertville plant before coming to Newberry two years ago. The McClures have two chil dren, Roger and Charles. They will leave for Alabama on Aug ust 1st. Body Is Found On Highway Robert McMarris, a 57-year-old Negro, was found dead by the side of the highway on the Mt. Bethel Garmany road Monday afternoon according to Coroner George R. Summer, who stated that the man died from natural causes. He had been engaged in raking hay uad had fallen from his wagon, the coroner said. Sheriff Tom M. Fellers, Deputy Tom Henderson, Highway Patrol man D. A. Reighley and Coroner Summer investigated. MISS WEST IS CRITICALLY ILL The friends of Miss Pear^ West will regret to learn 4hat she is critically ill in the Providence hos pital, Columbia, where she has been a patient for the past week. Miss West became ill on a recent trip to New York and was re turned to Columbia for hospital ization. UDC CHAPTER MEETS TUESDAY ' ■* . f Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U DC will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday* May 31 with Mrs. E. E. Westwood Sr. Mrs. Richard L. Baker and Mrs. C. E. Thomas will be asso ciate hostesses. Mrs. M. F. Bbwler will have charge of the historical period. Members from her group of the Children of the Confederacy will give a program commemorating the birth anniversary of Presi dent Davis. This will be an important meet ing, as it is the last until Octo ber. Members are asked to .note the change in date. ; reunions. They are as folic The class of 1910 will ] the home of Mrs. Gurnie 1329 Summer St. on S 1:00 p.m. with Jaimes S. B Jr., in charge. The class of 1915 will meet the Wiseman Hotel, Sunday 1:00 p.m. with the Rev. “ F. Suber in charge. The class of 1925 will meet Werts’ Cafe (formerly N< Hotel), 1106 Caldwell St. on S urday at 8 /p.m. with Prof. J Grady Long, Silverstreet, charge. The class of 1930 will meet at Kaufmann Hall, College Ct Saturday at 8.*00 p.m. with Hutchinson in charge. The class of 1936 will meet the Community Hall on Satu at 8:00 p.m. with Gerald C. singer in charge. The class of 1940 will m< the Fellowship Room, G Methodist Church, on Sa 3:00 p.m. with Hon. E. Stone, Mrs. Helen P. and Mrs. Clara' L. Buddin charge. The class of 1945 will meet Werts’ Cafe ori Saturday at 8 p.m. with Hon. Walter T. Lake charge. The class of 1960 will mi Silverstreet School on Sat 7:30 p.m. They will gather at sel’fc Library, College Cam 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Everett L. in charge. The class of 1956 will meet at the Wiseman Hotel Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with Mrs. William E. Monroe (Betty Maude Setzler), in charge. The Alumni Council will be jgi guests of the Alumni Association fg at a supper at the Wiseman tel at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The ’Baccalaureate Service be held in the Lutheran the Redeemer Sunday at with the Rev. Royall A. Yo D. D., president of the Florida Sy nod delivering the sermon. Fol lowing this service, the anrii * college luncheon will be held in the cafeteria in Kaufmann Hall from 12:30 until 2 p.m. The graduating exercises will be held in the MacLean Gymnas ium at 3:30 with the Rev. Robert E. Lee, pastor of the Lutheran * Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta, Ga., delivering the address. The honorary degree of Doctor of Di vinity will be conferred uj-jn the Rev f Daniel Murray Shull, pastor . of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church; and the Doctor of Com mercial Science degree upon John Milford Caughman of Spar tanburg. Distinguished Service Awards will be presented Rev. W. Baxter Weant, director of Home Missions for the Florida Synod; William Thurmond Dreher of Co lumbia; and Donald Ashley Spann of Savannah. At 5 pan., services officially naming the Student Union Build ing “Kaufmann Hall,” in honor of former president C. A. Kaufmann, will be held, followed by a recep tion. M fm BIRTHDAY n j Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Werts have moved to 917 Glecn St. to live. Mr. and Mrs. Don Wells are now residing at 79 Glenn St. Fuller Rites Ewell W. Fuller, 78, of Clinton, died Friday afternoon at the Newberry county Memorial hos pital after several months of de clining health and an illness of three weeks. He wae the father of Harold Fuller of Newberry. Mr. Fuller was a. native of Laurens county where he spent most of his life. He was a son of the late John and Margaret Ful ler. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at Clinton, with bur ial in Lebanon Methodist ceme tery in Greenwood. May 29: Sarah Boozer, Jans Cullum, Mrs. Allen Dominick, Wilbur Koon, Mrs. Guy Counts, Susan Kelly, Bobby Spraul III, Sue Harmon. May 30: J. T. Dennis, Mrs. Jas. Smith, Mrs. F. B. Dawkins, Linda Cole, Mrs. Ray Nobles, Jack Loni- inick, Mike Wiggers, Danny Wig- gers. May 31: John G. Goggins, Jr., Susan Nichols, Mrs. J. C. Atki- son, Mac Cobb, Harriett Schum- pert, Rev. James M. Aiken. June 1: Mrs. C. J. McWhirter, Drayton Wicker, Mrs. J. E. Crooks, Faye Hughes, Ann Wal ton, Mrs. J. C. Counts, Ann Beck, Marie L. Merchant, Luther D. Long, Mittie Y. Summer, Helen. K. Werts. June 2: Neel Long, Dolly Sdnn, Ann Seim, Mrs. Daisy Lee Gra ham, E. R. Fellers, W. F. Mulli nax, Julie Underwood. June 3: Mrs. Mae A Aull, Miss Lois Merchant, Edwin Stokes, Jr., F. M. Baxter, Melvin Hancock, Mary B. Burns, Jerry Havird* Frank Stevens, Jr., Mrs. Jason Ringer, Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Jr., Prof. W. E. Monts, Margaret Mc- Alhaney, A. P. Coleman, Strother and Alan Paysinger. June 4: Shirley Lathrop, Bar nette Boland, Mrs. Jessie Ouzts, Gayle Davis, Wayne Folk, Richie Dennis. %m - liil