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VOLUME 24—NUMBER EIGHT
You tell the captain you want the
best, and the captain tells the wait
er, and the waiter tells the chef and
you get precisely what the other
customer gets.
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that it is unreasonable to expect
that they can achieve it, except
from their grandsops, i fthen.
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Y0LUME 24—NUMBER 8
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960
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By The Way
By Oorts A. Sands***
! A BBC1SI6N 1 '“
The purpose of a newspaper is
to keep its readers informed as
to what is gotng on in the com
munity; there are times, how
ever, when an editor feels the
printing of some types of news
will be detrimental to the com
munity, then he must decide
whether to satisfy the curiosity
of his readers or serve the best
interest of the community.
We knew before dawn last
Wednesday morning that there
was some trouble at 'Newberry
Mills, We knew it in sufficient
time to get the whole story for
publication on Wednesday after
noon* Wc also knew there had
been similar troubles in the past,
and that they had been settled
before a major issue arose.
We knew that for too many
years, too many times, Newberry
has hit the front pages of the
daily newspapers, but with a bad
aort of publicity.
Last Wednesday, it was our
hope that the trouble at New
berry Mills, whatever it was or
whatever its cause, would be
quickly settled before it had a
chance to get in the dailies and
gain state - wide publicity. For
that reason, we suppressed the
natural urge to report the news,
and ignored, at least in print, the
situation.
Unfortunately, things did not
work out as we had hoped. Ra
ther than abating, the trouble and
tensions grew, culminating in a
walk-out of many employees of
the plant.
We were looking forward to a
brighter industrial future for
Newberry County Development
Board has hired an industrial en
gineer, and since things on the
management-labor fr o n t have
.been comparatively quiet re
cently. The walk-out at Newberry
Mills will add another blot to
an already much-stained record,
and hopes of luring industry of
any kind begin to fade as head
lines tell our woes to all the peo
ple of the state.
I am making no attempt to
place blame because we do not
know who is at fault in the pre-
«ent situation. We only hope that
the employees and management
can get together quickly, to iron
out differences that exist, and
that peace will again prevail at
Newberry Mills.
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THANK YOU
As usual on election day. Ra
dio Station WKDK, cooperating
with The Sun, quickly brought
you the results of the Democrat
ic primary Tuesday. Mostly res
ponsible for this quick service
were the managers at the various
precincts who called or brought
in the results of their respective
boxes as they were counted. The
Sun and WKDK wish to thank
the managers for this fine ser
vice.
While the broadcasting of el
ection returns by WKDK is bene
ficial to the great majority and
we wouldn’t want to do without
it, I believe anyone who “grew
up” around politics as I did will
always miss the excitement of
throngs gathered in the streets
to watch as the returns were
posted, and when it was often af
ter midnight before the last pre<
cinct straggled in. The tune,
“Happy Days are Here Again
played over a loudspeaker sys
tem when it was evident that
some candidate had won, never
fails to bring back memories of
those election nights of the past.
For the Armfield kids, that was
the highlight of any year, for we
were allowed to join the crowd
and stay up until it was all over,
while returns were being tabu
lated at the newspaper office.
These days are gone forever,
hut some of the old excitement
time for the polls to close draws
returns each election day as
Mi near.
' We are a little bit sorry to
lose that part of the past, but
even despite the music (?) they
play on the 1240 spot on the radio
dial, we would be lost without
WKDK.
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LAST FOR A WHILE
will be the last column I
writing from Newberry
a while. As most of you know,
band has been attending
ersity of Georgia since
last September, working toward
a Doctor of Science Education de-
He has been attending the
University under the auspices of
the National Science Foundation,
among the 50 who attended
Academic Year Institute, a-
half were chosen for a spe
cial awards institute to be held
summer. Frasier
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Longshore
Trinity
Utopia
Mulberry ....
Central
Maybinton
O'Neal No. 1
Walton ...
Mt. Bethel
Gar many ....
Long Lane
Airport
Pealc
Zion
Wheeland ....
Pomaria
Stoney Hill ....
Silverstreet ....
Hartford
Ward 3 No. 1 ..
Fairview
Whitmire No. 2..
Whitmire No. 1..
Union
Ward 5 .”.
O'Neal No. 2
Jolly Street
St. Phillips
Ward 1
Chappells
Prosperity No. 1
Prosperity No. 2
Dominick
Midway
Lt. Mountain
Ward 2
Ward 3 No. 2 ....
Ward 6
Oakland
TOTALS .. ..
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Mr. Hawkins
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208
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278
207
277
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Crusade Report Shows County
Contributed More Than $4700
Reports are coming in from The Newberry unit of the S C
Division of the American Can
cer Society wishes to thank the
Newberry BandPW and the New
berry County Home Demonstra
tion Council and many other in
terested citizens for the wonder
ful job done throughout the en
tire crusade period. They are to
be commended highly for a job
well done.”
Also the Newberry County U-
nit is grateful to Mrs. Gloria
Scott and Mrs. Lillie Pratt, co-
chairmen, who did a splendid job
in the colored division. The unit
wishes to thank the business area
for donations; the individuals
who gave so willingly; the po
lice, the firemen, and post of
fice personnel, pastors of church
es, P.T.A.’s and clubs; and a very
grateful thanks to The Newber
ry Observer, The Sun, and to Ra
dio Station WKDK for the won
derful support of press and ra
dio for their splendid coverage and
carrying the educational message
to the people of Newberry county.
The Unit would also like to take
this mepns of expressing its ap
preciation to Dr. E. M. Anderson
and Dr. J? C. Atkison for the use
of their office as headquarters for
the crusade, and to Purcell's for
the use of their parking lot on
the night of the drive.
various parts of the nation that
the Cancer Crusade has been a
tremendous success, and the resi
dents of Newberry County can
be very proud of their share in it.
A complete report on the re
sults of the local crusade was is
sued today by Mrs. Myra Addy,
Crusade treasurer. Mrs. Addy an
nounced that Newberry County
has gone over the $4700 mark,
and expressed the Oancer So
ciety’s gratitude “to all of the
wonderful citizens of Newberry
County who gave so generously
of their time and money for such
a wonderful cause.”
Mrs. Iris Rodelsperger, health
and safety for the Newberry Bus
iness and Professional Women’s
Club, and Mrs. Elizabeth Chand
ler, president of the County Home
Demonstration Council, City and
County Crusade chairmen, res
pectively, also wish to express
their appreciation to all who
worked so diligently and gave so
generously in the fight against
ca :cer. They said:
“We feel the drive has been
successful in a monetary manner
and we trust our educational pro
gram has enlightened many to the
danger signals of cancer and has
therefore alerted them to the
necessity of regular cfreck-ups,
which often result in the early
detection of cancer, that other
wise might have been neglected.
was among those who were se
lected for the special summer ses
sion.
He began the summer term on
Monday. Sunday, Connie, Ruthie
and I will go to Athens and
spend the remainder of the time—
five weeks—with him.
While there, I intend to do no
thing except make a sandwich
once in a while, wash dishes oc
casionally, and spend the re
mainder of the time with the
girls in the University swimming
pool—said to be the largest in
door pool in the country. If, how
ever, I happen across anything
of interest while I’m there, I’ll
let you know and will, at any
rate, keep you informed as to
our general welfare.
See you near the end of July.
Swi mLessons
Begin Monday
Swimming lessons will begin
Monday, June 20 at the Margaret
Hunter Park pool at 9 a.m. There
is no age limit, except that a
child must be able to stand in
the large pool without difficulty.
Classes will meet Monday, Wed
nesday, and Friday for beginners,
swimmers and intermediates.
The course will last two weeks
and the only charge will be the
regular admission price for the
pool.
Lifeguards Pope Buford, Bobby
Carlton and Claudia Setzler will
be instructors. Young people of
Newberry are urged to take ad
vantage of these courses.
Dr. Bedenbaugh
Rites Thursday
At Prosperity
Dr. James Ira Bedenbaugh, 86,
retired physician of Prosperity,
died Wednesday afternoon at a
Columbia rest home after a lin
gering illness.
He was bom in Prosperity, the
son of *the late Warren P. and
Jane Rikard Bedenbaugh. Dr.
Bedenbaugh was graduated from
Newberry College in 1895 and re
ceived his M.D. degree from the
University of Georgia in 1903.
He had practiced in the Prosper
ity community for more than 50
years.
He was a member of the
South Carolina Medical Associa
tion, the Newberry County Medi
cal Association, a member of the
Prosperity town council, and a
member of the school board. He
was chairman of the Commission
of Public Works, a Mason and a
Shriner.
He was a member of Grace Luth
eran Church and had served as
vice chairman of the congrega
tion for 25 years. He was x mar
ried to Miss^ Frances Elizabeth
(Bessie) Wheeler on April 26,
1903. She died Feb. 26, 1960.
'Surviving ahe a son, James
Arthur Bedenbaugh of Laurens;
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Weir
Sr., and Mrs. J. W. Earhardt Jr.,
both of Newberry; five grandchil
dren, and six great-grandchild
ren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at 4 p.m. at Grace
Lutheran Church in Prosperity
by the Rev. Ben M. Clark. Burial
was in Newberry Memorial Gar
dens.
Pallbearers were C. K. Wheel
er, Jr., Edward Counts, James
Counts. W. P. Bedenbaugh, Lind
say BeJenbaugh and G. B.
Brooks.
Two veteran politicians found ! both aims. His father, who is
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themselves out of the running
Tuesday night as two political
newcomers took an early lead and i aw
maintained it throughout the’
Democratic primary.
Steve C. Griffith, Jr., with his! eran
hat in the ring for the first time, M r
and D. P. (Jabbo) Folk, who was
unsuccessful in his bid for the
House
unseat
of the
tatives for
of the 8th Judicial
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in the House,
a
C. Supreme Court, is
a political
c, a young man
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who
two years ago,
votes necessary to
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s by
ahead of
3. W. Shealy.
Jesse Frank Hawkins, who left
years i
Mr. Bonknight'
Mt.
unty Girl Scout
t ings, gave his oj
race
* Tuesday, he ^
receiving 3914 votes.
8807. Mfc
to the form er
Mayer. They have
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has taught in
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ponent, NEarl Bergen, also
about 700 votes.
to run
Court Term Begins C ,S£SJ"!K2;
20th With SS Case Docket
Sheppard Rites
To Be Today
Lealon Hunter Shepparc, 61,
died late Tuesday night at t^ie
Newberry County Memorial Hos
pital after a period of declining
health.
Mr. Sheppard w&s born in New
berry County, the son of the late
William Pierce and Matilda Haw
kins Sheppard. He was a carpen
ter. He was a member of Mt.
Pilgrim Lutheran Church. .
He is survived by three sons,
William L. Sheppard, Vernon L.
Sheppard and Robert t. Shep
pard, all of Newberry; two daugh
ters, Mjrs. Frank Jadzinski of
Seattle, Wash, and Mrs. Boinest
Amick of Prosperity; two sisters,
Mrs. Ernest Bell and Mrs. George
Sample, both of Spartanburg;
12 grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 4 o’clock Thursday af
ternoon at Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran
Church by the Rev. J. S. Wessing-
er, and the Rev. D. M. Shull. In
terment will be in the church ce
metery.
The body will remain at the
Whitaker Funeral Home until
the hour of • the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliain Donovon
of Baltimore, Md., who were re
cently married, stopped by New
berry en route to their home af
ter a wedding trip to Myrtle
Beach, to visit Mrs. E. A. Car
penter. Mrs. Donovon is the for
mer Miss Alta Cunningham, a
niece of Mrs. Carpenter.
Walkout At
Newberry Mills
Is Continuing
(From The Greenville News)
A walkout at Newberry Mills,
begun Thursday night by a group
of third-shift spinners, was joined
by additional employees Monday
at the beginning of the first
shift.
Management earlier had noti
fied the head of Local 120, UTWA
(AFL-CIO), that employees who
remained away from work beyond
Monday morning “were in viola
tion of attendance rules and by
their action were automatically
terminating their employment.”
L. E. Gatlin, Jr., general man
ager of the plant, said Monday
night that operations had been
reduced to about 50 percent of
capacity.
The expansion of the work stop-
pageMonday morning followed a
(Continued on page 4)
Roster for the Court .of General
Sessions which convenes here
Monday includes 22 continued
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cases and 33 new ones. Judge
Steve C. Griffith, resident judge
of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, will
be presiding at the June term
of criminal court.
Continued cases include: Jonas
Amick, violation of liquor law;
James Hunnicutt, two counts of
involuntary manslaughter and
reckless homicide; Ashley Able,
leaving the scene of an accident;
Vernon Wise, involuntary man
slaughter and reckless homicide;
Henry Hendrix, housebreaking and
larceny and receiving stolen
goods; Clarence G. Thompson,
drunk driving, second offense;
James E. Childers, drunk driving,
3rd offense; James L. Adams,
drunk driving; William B. Weir,
drunk driving, 3rd offense; 'Wil
liam Dan Epting and Ervin Swit-
tenburg, violation of liquor law;
Elizabeth McNary,- larceny and
receiving stolen goods; John Otis
Matthews, three counts of house
breaking, larceny and receiving
stolen goods; Stanley Earl Harris,
three counts of housebreaking,
larceny and receiving stolen goods;
Jimmie Williams, murder; Otto
Gray, assault and battery with in
tent to kill; Freddie Lee Mathis,
assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
New cases: John Finney, breach
of trust; David Willie Hawkins,
non-support; Eddie Taylor, also
Ralph Yarbrough, each four
counts, stealing from car; James
E. Siebert, assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature; Ro
bert Lee Johnson, reckless homi-
cid*' Mildred Henderson, car
breaking, larceny; James Cook,
James W. Meeks, assault and bat
tery with intent to kill; Willie Al
bert Robinson, bastardy; Eddie
Taylor, Ralph Yarbrough, June
King, grand larceny; Johnnie
Summer, Horace M oates, house
breaking and grand larceny; Vir
gil Carter, two counts of house
breaking and grand larceny, one
of escaping public works; West
Goree, J. T. Brooks, Virgil Pratt,
non-support; Freddie Senn, aiding
and abetting a crime; S. T. Boyd,
murder; Wylie^Sims, rape; Jessie
Adam Mozee, violation of liquor
law; Clarence Hugh Sheely, drunk
driving, and Ethel Wicker, oper
ating a gambling house.
time the
some 2300 votes ahead of Adana eiectod
Tesenar of Whtoire. Ross he wou i d not geek ^ rffke for
•“other tern. The vote i» t*p§
race was Hendrix, 34 ., Shealy,
District No. 2, defeated his oppon
ent, Virgil Williamson, by a small
er majority, 1124 to 939.
In the races for magistrate the
vote was as follows: District 4,
L. H. Kingsmore, 207, T. H. Shea
ly, 456; District 5, J. C. Butler
199, MiRon Pitts, 200; District 6,
C. B. Metts, 235; Andrew F.
Shealy, 287. i
Nominated to office withe at op
position were Sheriff Tom Fellers,
Auditor Ralph Black, Treasurer
Ray Dawkins, Clerk of s Court
Burke M. Wise, Coroner George R.
Summer, and Magistrates in Dist
rict 1, 2 and 3.
Approximately 6,185 voters
went to the polls Tuesday. They
also voted for a Solicitor, and al
though Hugh Beasley carried
Newberry County with a vote of
3440 to 2707 for incumbent Wil
liam T. Jones, Solicitor Jones car
ried the other three counties of
the 8th Judicial Circuit, Laurens,
Greenwood and Abbeville, to easily
be returned to office for another
four-year term. In the four coun
ties, 142 of 154 boxes gave Jones
14,301 votes, Beasley, 8,639.
The county’s 50 precincts/ gave
Mr, Hawkins 3449 votes; Mr. Ber
gen, 2734. Senator-nominee Hawk
ins first ran for public office four
years ago, when he led the tickel
for House of Representatives. He
again led the ticket when he
sought re-election two years ago.
Mr. Bergen served one term in
the House, gave that seat up to
run for Senate four years ago and
was defeated by only about 20
votes by R. Aubrey Harley. Mr.
Bergen conceded the election about
8 o’clock Tuesday night.
Mr. Griffith led the House tick
et with 4539 votes. Although this
was his first political race, he has
had ambitions since childhood to
become a lawyer and a public
servant. He has now accomplished
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2719.
In the Magistrate, Dis
trict 4, the vote for Kingsmore
and T. H. Shealy respectively was* J
as follows: Mt. Pleasant, 18-25; . ^
S. Paul, 15-27; Mulberry, 20-15;
Central, 4-8; Walton, 13-33; Peak
9-51; Zion, 17-80; Pomaria, 81-
132; Jolly Street, 59-18; St. Phil
lips, 80-85. .
Magistrate District 5, Butler
and Pitts respectively: Vaughn-
ville, 2-29; Saluda No. 7, 11-11;
Longshore, 18-34; Trinity, 4-32;
Utopia, 16-19; Silverstreet, 110-
39; Chappells, 38-36.
Magistrate, Dist. 6, Metts
and A. F. Shealy, respectively:
St. Paul, 4-4; Central, 6-18;
Wheeland^ 27-26; Fairview, 14-
46; Midway, 24-42; Little Moun
tain, 101-188.
Tabulation of the vote for tlie
other offices will be seen else
where in this issue.
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GREETINGS
VSss
Mother Of
Mrs. Senn Dies
Mrs. Sallie Maddox McDaniel
of Laurens died early Thursday
morning at her home. She had
been in declining health two
years and ill for six weeks.
Among her survivors is a
daughter, Mrs. McTeer Senn of
Newberry.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday at 3:30 pjn. at Ken
nedy Mortuary Chapel by Dr.
Robert S. Cooper. Burial was in
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
June 19: J. D. Bozard, Betty
Walton, Mrs. ' H. W. Dipner,
Batch *Waldrop, Mrs. J. H. Cook,
Jr., Vernon Bain, Allene Cook,
Charlie M. King, Emerson
Westwood.
June 20: Howard Earl Meetze,
Mrs. Mamie Cromer, J. Black
mon, ' Bill Waldrop, Brenda
Reeves, Mrs. Broad us Lipscomb,
Donna Danielson.
Jane 21: Bill Armfield, Bobby
Busby, O. A. Felker.
June 22: Mrs. Jewel W. Hentz,
William Partridge, Faye Summer,
Roy C. Doolittle, Mrs. Berry Li
vingston, Rion C. Price, Tena
Price Nichols, Terry Donald Do-'
minick, Mrs. W. H. Caldwell,
Patty Regnery.
June 23: Mrs. H. H. Fuff, Mrs.
C. J. Jackson, Mrs. O. O. Ful
mer, Billy Long, Mrs. oohn Earl
Smith, Ralph Waldrop, Mrs. 1
John P. Livingston, Floyd Book-
night, Y-Genia Crossland, H. Al
vin Franklin.
June 24: Susan Lipscomb, Mil-
dred Glymph, Mrs. William R. Bu
ford, Clarence Kinard, Jr^ Skip
per Hunter, Jimmy Touchbemr,
H. Os tell Ballew.
June 25: Oswald Copeland, El
izabeth G. Norris, Jimmy Counts,
Bobby Jollay, W. T. Vanderford,
June Abby, Mrs. Henry L*
Wright, Sara Clark, Elva Lou
Waites.
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