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The catastrophe, to me, is not so much that the liberals would force unwanted measures on the South, but the fact that they, and their brethren of sincere good intentions, do not seem to realize that these laws they would force upon the South will eventually affect every part of cur country. Take the FEPC for example. Is Jack Kennedy going to be happy to have an employee, whom he doesn’t care for, forc ed upon him? Of course the Attorney General wouldn’t “see” a violation in such an instance, but the day is coming when, if FEPC becomes a reality, these liberals are going to eat crow. Perhaps the most alarming item In the Demojeratic platform which will also apply nationwide is the banning of illiteracy tests for prospective voters, regardless of race. This is another issue which could easily boomerang, since the illiterate can be led to the polls like sheep to the slaugh ter. The writing of that plank in the platform is the most telling point yet as to how far the poli ticians will go in their efforts to lure minority votes. It seems to me it would be an affront not only to white citizens, but to in telligent citizens of any race. The asininity of Jthis plank and those who wrote it and those who voted for it is incredible and almost un believable. The Republicans, no doubt, will come along with something just as strong although if their plat' form framers were politically shrewd, they would shy away from a strong civil rights plank and capture the entire South in No vember. I feel, however, that na tion-wide, there is more conserva tism in the Republican party than in the Democratic and that this ^fcet may slow up the tremen dous amount of welfare give aways. More important than any civil rights, plank—although the delegates to the convention didn’t seem to care about any thing else—is the fact that as never before in history, this Country needs a strong, exper ienced man in the White House. For that reason I could not feel inclined to vote the Democratic ticket. I do not think Kennedy has had the experience to deal with a butcher like Kruschev, or to handle other foreign entan glements. While I have no gveat regard for Nixon, I do feel he has had experience which will more nearly qualify him to handle these prob lems. Unless some other course is of fered between now and November, the only way I see to vote is Re publican. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1960 — * $2.00 PER YEAR —— » 1 1 m- { * --v . uring 4 •32; Spearman, Oxner Are In Crash Of Plane Tuesday MISCELLANEOUS Everyone asks “how did you like Athens?” As I said in a col umn from down there, if I had to live in Georgia, I think Athens would be a pretty good choice— but there’s still no place like home ,and we are all glad to be back in Newberry and to see our friends again. It was nice to see a sort of ■“special” visitor in the office this week—it was the first time Ed McConnell had been in to see us since he underwent surgery sever al months ago. Ed is getting along fine—I can assure you of that, be cause he is well enough to argue w£th me about what goes in this column. Mrs. Furman Sterling called to say that her father, the late W. O. Wilson, was a cousin of “The Circuit Rider,” husband of Cora Harris mentioned in a recent col umn from Georgia, so she was interested in the item about “Farm Hill.” Mrs. Jimmy Davenport and daughter, Kim, left Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Davenport’s sis ter at Sumter. They were accom panied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bowers of Pv .perity. award has been made to his herd Many Enjoy Friday Tour Of Jersey Farms (By Mrs. A. H. Counts) Five of the 89 Jersey herds in Newberry County were visited in a recent Jersey field tour spon sored by the Sout|i Carolina Jer sey Cattle Club and.Clemson Col lege Extension Service. The 100 dairymen and others on tour saw and heard about the var ious types of grasses and cover crops for food produdtion and year-round grazing here in the county; also fertilization and irri gation. C. G. Cushman, leader of Clem- son College Extension Service, in reminiscing on his first trip to Newberry County around 1922, said that dairying was very, very primitive at that time. But af ter the boll weevil hit this section everyone became cow-minded and the county’s progress in dairying began with the building of the Newberry Creamery to which far mers sold cream for butter making Milk production has grown from a supply furnished milk for the city of Newberry to tremen dous amounts being sold in Green ville, Columbia and Charlotte, and now one of the county’s lead ing income-furnishing businesses. The farms visited, Mr. Cushman said, are excellent examples of the terrific progress that has been made during the past year. Other outstanding improvements to be seen are lush pastures and specialized seed crops. The groups stopped at the Bush River School for a chicken stew lunch and heard a talk by Eu gene Carroll, Jr., Field Repre sentative of the American Jersey Cattle Club in which he said: “There are no better quality Jerseys on the entire Atlantic Seaboard than thooe found right here in Newberry County. The first stop was at the W. W. Parr Jersey farm with a milk ing herd of 65 cows; the next stop was at the W. E. Senn farm with a milking herd of 100 cows; third stop was at the Sand Hill Jersey Farm, J. M. Clary owner, with .a milking herd of 90 cows; the fourth stop was at Valley Jersey Farm, Clifford T. Smith, owner, with a herd of 150 cows; and the tour ended with the Head- spring Farm owned by Henry L. Parr with a milking herd of 150. Mr. Parr was named South Car olina Young Farmer of the year in 1959. His herd has been recog nized as one of* the top producing Jersey herds in the U. S. The group saw the new feed ing barn with automatic silage feeding equipment and the re sults of irrigation practices here. The visitors saw a group of 12 top Jerseys on the Parr farm which produced a total of 155,163 pounds of milk in 1959; also pro duced pounds of butterfat. Top cow in milk production is Head- spring Dream Actress who pro duced 15.558 pounds of milk and 733 pounds of butterfat. Parr has recently received a notice from the American Jersey Cattle Club that a fifth Gold Star Urge Citizens To Take Shots Due to active polio cases being reported in Spartanburg, Chero kee and Union Counties, the New berry County Medical Society along with the Health Department is urging everyone who has not had a booster dose of polio vaccine since 'June *.1959 to get one through the local physicians or the Health Department. According to latest informa tion received at the Health De partment, a booster dose of polio vaccine is recommended yearly. Congressman Is At Home Office Congressman W. J. Bryan Dorn has opened his Greenwood office at 124 Federal Building. Dorn will be in Greenwood un til the Congress meets again Au gust 15. He said “I am anxious to dis cuss legislation and problems with my constituents. Repre sentative Dorn said that he was not going on any junkets but would, as usual, devote his time to the needs of his own people. With Congressman Dorn in Greenwood is his Administrative Assistant, Mack Fleming of An derson; Carolyn Bradberry of Abbeville, Joyce Davis of John ston and Jane McGowan of Green wood. A mishap which averted tra gedy occurred Tuesday evening, when a small single-engine air plane crashed on takeoff at the Newberry airport. W. E. (Buddy) Spearman, Jr. of Chappells, who piloted the airplane, and A. C. Oxner of Newberry escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Spearman received a bro ken arm and was taken to the Newberry Hospital and later was transferred to Self Memorial Hos pital in Greenwood. Mr. Oxner remained at the Newberry Hospi tal for observation. v i The craft, an Encoupe, received an estimated $1500 damage. The plane faltered on takeoff and crashed into a nearby farm field. The airport is located about two miles from Newberry just off the Columbia-Greenville High way. The photo above shows spectators examining the plane where it nosed into the ground. Henry Longshore Service Tuesday Funeral services for Henry Wil son Longshore, 44, who died Mon day morning, were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from McSwain Funeral Home by Dr. Neil E. Truesdell. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Mr. Longshore was born and reared in Newberry and was the son of the late Walter and Ruth Stilwell Longshore. He was a member of Aveleigh Presbyter ian Church, a member of the Board of Deacons of the church, and for a number of years was connected with the Newberry Creamery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Shealy Longshore of New berry; one daughter, Mrs. Mir iam L. Baker of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. John McCullough of Newberry; one brother, Ernest Longshore, U. S. Army, Ft. Bragg N. C. and two grandchildren, Mac and Hank Baker of Columbia. T r a g e dy stalked Newberry County during the past week, with three violent deaths occur ring in a four day period. On Friday afternoon, Curtis Duane Wicker, 34, was drowned e fishing at Lake Murray, body of Henry Wilson Long shore was found hanging in the ment of Aveleigh Presbyter- Church Monday morning, pnd n Monday afternoon* Bob Mor- of Norwood, N. C. was fat- y injured ip a train-truck .colli- ion at Pomaria. The body of Mr. Wicker, a ewberry .textile worker, was re covered about 8 a.m. Saturday. The victim’s brother, Homer, and Colie Buzhardt were fishing' the lake Friday when they rd a cry for help. They found an empty boat and an aluminum cigarette case which Homer Wick-/ er recognized as belonging to his brother. The accident occurred near the imint where the Bush River and the Saluda River meet, according to Acting Coroner R. E. Harvey. |§ Homer Wicker and Buzhardt said when they proceeded in the direction of the call for help, t-hey saw a boat “going around in cir cles.” The cause. of the accident has not yet been determined. Harwey said he was told that two life preservers were found in the boat. Dragging operations were be gun immediately after the empty boat was found and continued un til midnight. Efforts were resum ed parly Saturday morning and the body was found about 25 ds from the shore in water 14 fept deep. Harvey empaneled a oner’s jury but did not announce an inquest. The body of Mr. Longshore was found in the basement of the Presbyterian Church about 9 a.m. Monday by Fredrick Gardner,cu- stodian.Mr. Gardner had gone to the basement to get gasoline for a lawn mower when he discover ed the tragedy. The death was believed to have occurred about 7:15 a.m., according to investi gating officials, and was appar ently suicide. Mr. Longshore was reported to have left his home about 6:45 a.m. His car was seen in front of the church about 7:15. Sheriff Tom Fellers, Deputies Hugh Shanpon and Slim Hender son, and Coroner George Summer investigated. The coroner said no inquest date had / been set, A 23-year-old North Carolina man, Bob Morton, died in the 1 flaming cab of his damp truck Monday after it was rammed and crushed by a Greenwood bound Southern Railway freight at a highway crossing. Mr. Morton was driving a truck laden with 15 tons of highway asphalt when it was struck at the Highway 176 crossing 100 yards from the Po mmM // • FIREMEN BATTLE THE BLAZE which flared up wheu|an asphalt-loaded slammed into the engine of a Southern Railway freight locomotive Monday j Pomaria. Bob Morton of Norwood, N. C. was killed in the collision. Cromer Dies In York Tuesday Arthur B. Cromer, 71, died Tuesday at a York hospital after a long illness. He was the son of the late J. Bachman and Mannie Briggs Cro mer and was a member of Beth- Eden Lutheran Church of New berry County. He was a retired farmer and had lived in Blackville for the past 24 years. He was first married to Mrs. Myrtis Cave Cromer who died in 1957. ^ . Surviving this marriage are I maria railroad station at 3:26 four daughters, Mrs. B. E. Cooper of Blackville, Mrs. John M. Pratt of York, Mrs. William B. Bonnef of Laurens and Miss Julie Cromer of Georgetown; and three sons, Allison A. Cromer of Greenville, Durward C. and Fick- ling Cromer, both of Blackville. Also surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Jada Still Cromer of Blackville; three step-sons. Dr. James C. Still of Manning, Sam uel L .Still of Blackville and Hugh R. Still of Barnwell; two sisters, - Mrs. Thomas Chalmers and Mrs. Clyde McCarley of New berry; two brothers, Elmer Crom er of Detroit, Mich, and Carl Cro mer of Newberry; and 10 grand children. Graveside services were con ducted in Blackville Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday by the Bev. Sidney Sample and the Rev. Jer ry Alexander. JUNE SAVINGS BONDS Series E and H Savings Bonds sales for the month of June in Newberry County totaled fll,r 900.00 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds chairman. Combined E and H sales for the month in the state totaled $lr 855,450, according to Robert G. Clawson, State Chairman of the U. S. Savings Bonds Division. Eight Attend Scout Jamboree Newberry Scouts Henry Brooks, Marion Crooks, David Sease, Ben Rook, Frank Pa. bridge, Charles Senn, Charlie Epps and Olin Dor- roh are attending the National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America, being held at Colorado Springs, Colo. Also attending from Newberry County are Tom my Malone, Jimmy Abrams and Willie Teague of Whitmire. The group is scheduled to re turned to Newberry August 1st. p.m. The grinding crash piled up the road switcher locomotive and e-yht of the 24 loaded cars it was pulling. The damp truck was slammed down a small embank ment beside a creek with the nose of the locomotive resting against it. Trainmen told officers that the truck burst in1*> flames imme diately. They battled the blaze with extinguishers carried aboard the locomotive until a fire truck arrived from Prosperity. Be cause of the intense heat, all ef forts to rescue the victim failed. His body was badly charred. Highway Patrolman D. E. Ab rams, who investigated the acci dent, said the train engineer, J. A. Butler of Route 4, Greenwood, told him the truck “just came across the tracks” in front of the locomotive. Officers said that their investigation showed the warning signal and bell were op erating as the train approached. The engineer said he sounded the locomotive bell and horn and applied the brakes but that it was too late to stop the heavy train. He said the truck came into sight when the locomotive was about three car lengths from the crossing. Mr. Morton was an employee of S and S Co., of Norwood, N. C., a subcontractor with Dickerson Construction Co. of Monroe, N. C. Dickerson is resurfacing Highway 176 between Columbia and Spar tanburg. He had just picked up a load of asphalt at the plant in Pomaria and was en route to the paving project in Richland Coun- TWO DERAILED FREIGHT CARS, twisted steel tracks and broken cross-ties the jarring impact of car and truck in the Monday afternoon fatal accident near maria .(Sunphoto.) ' / syg ■ ty when the at ‘dent occurred. The heavily loaded train was en route from Alston junction in Richland County to Greenwood. It consisted of 12 cars of coal, one of salt and 11 of stone. Ail eight nopper cars which derailed were loaded with coal. They, along with the locomotive, were thrown in haphazard dis array, most of them stacked side by side at right angles to the track. Many tons of coal were spilled on the roadbed. Tracks were ripped up over a distance of about 60 yards. All traffic on the railroad and the highway, the principal route between Columbia and Spartan burg, was blocked for many hours. The railway’s Columbia Divi sion superintendent, R. H. Sny der, said the* highway would be cleared Monday night but work on clearing and rebuilding the tracks would begin Tuesday morn ing. * " ; Passenger train No. 17, due to arrive in Greenville Tuesday at 1:35 a.m., would be routed by Spartanburg, Mr. Snyder said. The Columbia-Greenville passen ger train, due out of Greenville at 5:15 a.m. will travel its usual route but will be running late, he said. Sightseers continued to visit the scene of the tragic accident late into the night. AH through highway traffic, however, was being detoured around Pomaria. Fireman L. C. Shaw told a re porter that the train was travel ing; about 28 miles an hour at the time of the crash. Patrolman Abrams had not estimated the speed of the truck. Skid marks extended about six or eight feet beyond the tracks, indicating the truck was struck just, behind its midsection. * In the cab of the locomotive with Mr. Butler aind Mr. Shaw was the conductor, C. L. Mc Queens. All three were “shaken up” but apparently suffered no injuries. The flagman, C. F. Stal- cub, was on top of the caboose and seeing the truck in the path o fthe train, braced himself and was not injured by the impact. Coroner George R. Summer said an inquest would be held on a date to be announced. Ju rors are Kibler Moon, Frank Summer, James Smith, D. R. Rot- ton, J. W. Moates and Cher lie Altman. « -- *■ • m -V«0« Park Instructs At Ft. Benning FORT BENNING, G*. — (AHT NC)—Army Capt. Reward N. Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thom as N. Parks, 2811 Fair Ave., is helping instruct cadets who are undergoing six weeks -of at the Army Reserve Training Corps sumiper camp at Fort Benning, Ga. The training is scheduled to be concluded July 29. Captain Parks is regularly as signed as assistant professor of military science at Savannah (Ga.) High School. The 32-year-old officer entered the Army in 1950 and was last stationed in Italy. . , He was graduated* from New- Lillian N. Werts, Mrs. Hugh Bal- berry High School in 1945 “and lentine, Lillian Vanderford, Cile from the U .S. Military Academy at Weet Point, N. Y., in 1950. ’ July 24; Mrs. W. A. Attaway, Alberta Wicker, Roy Long, Mrs. F. C. Wicker, S. Gordon Brown* Miss Elsie Gilliam, Merle Draw- dy, Tom Lewie, Tommy Beden- baugh, Sloan Wallace. July 25: David Summer, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Jr., Lucy Bouknight, John B. Davenport, Charlie Dukes. July 26: Olin Lominick, ; Nan Oxner Wilson, Joyce Merchant, Martha H. Brown, Mrs. C. E. Bar ley. Sylvia Boozer, Paulette Word. July 27: Mrs. D. D. Darby, An nette Young, Mrs. Ada Livings stoix. Miss Allene Graham, Bobby Hawkins, C. A. Dufford, Sr., Mary Regnery, Alien Graham, Elsie H. 28: Mrs. Bill Stock, Thom- D. L. Nance, C. B. ir Jr., Louis Ray Ringer, Jos eph Lincoln Tolbert, Jr., Mrs. E. E. Epting, Robert Hipp Copeland, Neal Dlckert, Clara Coleman, Jackie Bozard, Mrs. George P. Hawkins, Woodie Livingston, Robbie Acne Creekmore, Miss Bertha Gray Gallman. July 29: D. L. Wedaman, Welch Wilbur, Horace Cromer, Mrs. G. K. Dominick, Tommy Milton Folk Sr., Doris Goree, H. T. Oxner, C larence Dehart, W. Q. Wil liams, Fran Amis. July 30: Harriet Morehead, BiU Hawkins, MaybeUe Yates, J. C. Counts, Mrs. €. S. Hazel, Mrs. ■ '‘ij- i ■■ Purcell, Kenneth Cook, Mrs. Jow ! Bedenbaugh, Beverly Dehart, * mmi mm