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A wise man will make more oppor tunities than he finds. Frauds Bacon VOLUME 24; NUMBER 17. By The Way NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960 'oni New Manager Is Welcomea CAN THEY MIX? Much has been said, and much more will be said before Novem ber 8th about politics and reli gion. For the first time in more than 30 years, voters are faced with the question of choosing be tween a Protestant and a Catho lic for president. Church groups have taken stands on the issue; many ministers as individuals have expressed opinions. Sunday a week ago, Rev. Ken neth B. Wilson, pastor of First Baptist Church, delivered a ser mon entitled “Can Religion and Politics Mix?” The sermon was broadcast over WKDK and there have been many requests for copies. Copies may be obtained by calling or stopping by the office of the First Baptist Church after today. BEAUTIFICATION The Civic League and various garden clubs have undertaken the beautification of many unattrac tive spots about the city. If one of these clubs is looking for some thing to beautify, I have a sug gestion—the Education Building on Martin Street. There is a very small lawn at the front and .sides of the building. A few pieces of shrubbery placed here and there would make it look so much better, and it would not be a large undertaking. I believe the Civic League takes a hand in maintaining the grounds at other county b uildings. Perhaps i t would undertake this one too. I .know those who work at the building, as well as those who vi sit it or just pas by, would appre ciate having this work done. A DOGGY PROBLEM I hear more and more com plaints, from all over town, a- bout the stray dog situation. This is already a menace, and ra ther than abating, it is growing worse all the time. Section 4—15 of the Code of Newberry, 1960, states “. . .it shall be unlawful for any person, cither as custodian or owner of any dog, negligently to permit or allow it to invade or trespass upon the premises of any person other than such owner or custo dian, unless it be with the permis sion of the person having con trol of such premises.” The police department tries to round up these stray dogs but it is hard to catch them and they hesitate to shoot for fear of caus ing harm to some person or pro perty. With the situation the way it is, this is not a job for the po lice department anyway. They would be spending all of their time dog-chasing to get rid of the nuisance. The only solution I see is for the City Council to pass an ordi nance requiring that all dogs be fenced or chained; then hire a dog catcher who knows how to catch stray dogs, and get rid of them as required by law. The city manager can do no more than try to enforce the laws presently on the books. Only council can pass an ordinance and create a new job. I would suggest that if you are being hounded by the dogs, that you “hoilnd” your mayor and city councilman until something is done. There have been a number of reports of dogs going into yards and even under houses and killing cats. I wonder when it -will be a small child instead of a cat? Why must we wait for a tragedy before we do something about it? I manships in Congress free to continue to fight and block rad ical legislation in these fields. It also leaves the liberal, left- wing Democrats to fight for such legislation. I might also point out that while some legis lation is suppressed in committee, the really obnoxious (to us) leg islation usually gets to the floor and there it is through the ef forts of such senators as Strom Thurmond that it is either block ed or watered down. Senator Johnson mentions in his newsletter this week “the Lit tle Rock fiasco.” We all deplore what happened at Little Rock and wouldn’t want it to happen here, but what would a Democrat ic president have done? The same no doubt, if not worse. There are obnoxious planks in the Republican platform, too. But it is my belief that the Republi cans hold out more hope for the South and for the Nation than do the Democrats. You might be interested, if you have forgotten, to know that in 1956, three of the county’s 49 (now 50) precincts voted the Re publican ticket. They were Fair- view, Ward 4 No. 1, and W r ard 6. At Bush River, the Democrats and Republicans tied for the lead with the independents trailing. In that year’s presidential elect ion, 1061 Newberry County voters cast Republican ballots and 1399 more voted against the Democrats by voting the independent ticket. The Democrats, however, led the county with 2633 votes. It would be my bet that the situation will be reversed come November 8th, 1960. RECEIVES DEGREE Emory A. Magbee Jr. of New berry was among those who re ceived degrees at the summer commencement exercises of the University of South Carolina last Saturday. Mr. Magbee was awarded the Master of Education degree. D. O. Carpenter, left, who will retire as manager of the Oak land Plant of the Kendall Company the first of the year, welcomes to Newberry and to Oakland the man who will succeed him, L. Hart Jordan. Mr. Jordan and his family have already moved x to Newberry and are presently residing at Park View Court. They moved here from Alabama, where he was manager of Kendall’s Albertville plant. Mr. Jordan began his career with Kendall at its Thrift plant in Paw Creek, N. C. He later was connected with the Mollohon plant, and left Newberry when he was promoted to the managership of the Addison plant at Edgefield. From Edgefield he went to Albert ville. He is married to the former Miss Mary Alice Mitchell of New berry. Prior to returning to Newberry, Mr. Jordan welcomed, as new manager of the Albertville plant, E. T. McClure, who for the past several years had served as superintendent at Oakland. (Sunphoto) iportant Meet !t>r Parents Is [ext Wednesday . E. Beck, superintendent tf ewberry Elementary Schools, s attention to a meeting of ents of first graders which be held at Junior High School uditorium Wednesday, August at 10 a.m. Mr. Beck urges that mothers d fathers attend tfte meeting, possible, in order that they ht become acquainted with dcedures to be followed with t graders, and to have answer- kny questions they might wish *ak. % also reminded parents that W students who will enter the ty elementary schools, grades 1 rough 7 for the first time will ,ve to enroll at Junior High een now and Augst 25 from ibm. until noon and from 2 til 4 p.m. Rental books are hiUble at Junior High the dates and times; at Bound- ■yUtoday, and tomorrow, August and 19 from 9 until 4; at &peers, August 22 and 23 from 9 until 4. New students entering high school, except those from Junior High, Bush River, and Silver- street, must register at the high school August 22 through 25 be tween the hours of 9-12; 2-5. Ren tal books will be issued at the high school, August 17-25 at the same times. School will open Friday, August 26 at 8:30 and dismiss at 12:30. Regular schedule will begin Mon day, August 29. rom mes ■ ■ -n " : c- T J < v\ vfs:; . - ' • \ , gj • ''' '/ v-fj ... " ‘"•'I i f spy UF r HSIPl *' " v - i®! k I i|is| in * mm mm mmM 9 mM Ife: .%■ -v. • $30 , M pit pi m illi LA*?; ill v : - •; ms m ... MMM ^ Francis Keyes, 12-year-old native of the Philippines, is shown above with her grandfather, W. A. Attavay, and Prof. R. H. Setzler, as she registers to enter the sixth grade at Junior High School next week. “ u ' Francis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Attaway, and was born in Ihilo, P. I. Although she just came to America this summer, she speaks English fluently. (Sunphoto) LEWIS CHURCH The Rev. A. H. Bouknight will preach at both services at Lewis Methodist Church Sunday, Aug ust 21st, while the pastor. Rev. J. A. Grigsby, is on vacation. Is Honored By Convention . * - DO SOME DIGGING Politicians are having to do some digging to come up with a reason for sunporting the Nat ional Democratic ticket this year. Senator Strom Thurmond has not vet said what he will do—and it will be interesting to see what he b^vs when the time comes— hut he has made the statement, ir> effect, that the Democratic •nlatform paves the road to a wel fare state. The governor of South Carolina has said that Lyndon Johnson is “our onlv hoo£ against socialism”—and he is referring to none other than the Lvndon Johnson who has whole-heartedly embra^od the socialistic, welfare state Democratic platform. And then there are those who sav “we can vote for the candi dates without voting for the nlat- form.” Since when have there been two senarate ballots to allow this kind of ' oting? Senator Olin Johnson gives as bis excuse for supporting the Democratic ticket that “This leaves the Democratic members •who hold key committee chair- Former Resident Dies Of Polio Grady Carson Broome, 36, died at the Spantanburg General Hos pital at 10:15 p.m. Sunday after ■several days illness due to polio. He was admitted to the Hope Clinic at Lockhart Friday and was transferred to Spartanburg General the following day. Mr. Broome is a former resi dent of Newberry, having been associated for about two years with Whitaker Funeral Home. At the time of his death he was em ployed by the Calhoun Life Insur ance Co. He was a navy veteran of World War II, a member of the Lockhart Church of God, a mem ber of the Lockhart Masonic Lodge 244. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Laura Jean Broome; two daugh ters, Misses Sybil and Darlene Broome; three sons, Glandon, Terry and Jerome Broome; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Broome, all of Lockhart; and a brother, Olin Broome of Newber ry. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Lockhart Church of God by the Rev. W. M. Granger, the Rev. Cliton Trammell, the Rev. Jessie Griffin and the Rev. Paul Mc- Carnes. Burial was in Union Me morial Gardens with Masonic Rites. At the sixth annual convention of The Children of the Confeder acy held in Houston, Texas, Aug ust 9, 10, 11, Barbara Youmans was unanimously elected Record ing Secretary-General. Barbara has been active in the Eloise Welch Wright Chapter Children of the Confederacy since its organization Nov. 3, 1953. She has served in several offices and is now vice-president of the chapter. Barbara has also been active in the South Carolina Division and served as Recording Secre tary at Convention in Abbeville in June. She performed her du ties so well she was asked by several leaders from the Gen eral Organization to run for Recording Secretary - General and was endorsed for this of fice by South Carolina Division. She has attended five out of six of the National Conventions. She served as Page to South Caro lina Division President, Betty Clarkson at the National Conven tion in Memphis, Tenn. in 1956. Barbara had the privilege of be ing Aide to President-General, John Chappell, at the Presenta tion of the Bronze Doors to the Memorial Building in Richmond in Nov., 1957. She was Co-Chair man of Pages in Houston and Chairman of the Courtesy Com mittee. Barbara gave the Salute j to the Christian Flag on opening j evening. Prior to the National Conven tion Barbara was invited to the N. C. State Convention, and the Texas State Convention at Austin, Texas. Barbara is well known throughout the organization and has won many friends. She is a rising senior at New berry High School. Mother Of Local Resident Dies McBee—Mrs. William E. Sow ell, 76, died early Monday morn ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Burch King, in the Union Community. Funeral services were held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Un ion Methodist Church by M. L. Medors, assisted by the Rev. R. L. Deaton and the Rev. Carl Zeig- ler. Interment was in the Kershaw City Cemetery. Before her marriage, she was Annie Cole, daughter of the late Andrew H. and Hattie Horton Cole of Kershaw County. She was a member of Hanging Rock Methodist Church. Survivors include four daugh ters, Mrs. Thomas E. (Willie Faye) Lewis of Newberry, Mrs. Hersle (Lunelle) Plyler of Mc Bee, Mrs. Edward G. (Emma Grace) Sullivan of McBee and Mrs. Burch King (Mary Ellen), McBee; one son, Charlie G< Sow ell of McBee; seven grandchild ren; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar Thom as of Canton, Ohio, and Mrs. Del la Small of Kershaw; three broth ers, W. C. Cole of Kershaw, Dan Cole of High Point, N. C. and Coyt Cole of Lancaster. Newberry Boy Is Winner Of Scholarship George Lawrence Jones of New berry and James Edward Farr Jr.'of Greenville were announced Monday night as the newest win ners of the Greenville News-Pied mont Carrier Scholarships. Each scholarship is worth $1600 toward attending a four-year South Carolina college. The scholarships were present ed as highlights of the annual Master Carriers picnic held at Paris Mt. State Park. The picnic honored carriers for their contri bution to the success of The Greenville News and the Green ville Piedmont during the year. The scholarship winners were the seventh and eight ones named since the company began the pro gram of recognizing its outstand ing carriers in this way. Besides having served as a carrier for 18 continuous months and having at tained Master Carrier rank, car riers, to be eligible, must have at tained satisfactory high school grades and must have shown qualities of good citizenship. Lights Be Out Sunday Morn City Manager Ed Blackwell advises that electric service in the city will be interrupted between five and six o’clock Sunday morning, August 21st. This short interruption of service is necessary for con struction and maintenance of the electrical system. George, a carrier since Septem ber 1956, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Jones of 900 Glenn street. He had an A aver age throughout high school; was class president in the 8th, 9th, and 10th grades and class vice president in the 12th grade; took part in a variety of other activi ties including the student council, glee club and athletic program (as football manager one year) and served on the yearbook staff. He was a delegate to Boys’ State in 1959, was commencement speaker in June and was voted “most courteous” in the senior class. He will enter the University of South Carolina this fall. Smiley Porter of Florence was a visitor in Newberry the first of the week. A2c Collier Neel Jr., who is stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Bolixi, Miss., is spending two weeks here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Collier Neel. Recreation Day Youngsters of all ages let off steam during City Recreation Day held Saturday, August 13, and in the process, consumed over 600 free “snowballs”, according to Recreation Director Paul K. Ful ler. The list of winners in the va rious events are given as follows: Sack Race: Eddie Garris, Polk Charles, Ronnie Mills, Gay Stew art, Rita Porter. Horseshoes: Mary Lane Chap man. Three-legged race: Polk Charles, David Lewis; Mary Turner, Kay Foy; Leslie Brasilngton, Kathie Lester. Wheelbarrow race: Eddie Gar ris, Brad Wesson, Stanley Lewis, Carl Charles, Leslie Brasington, Kathie Lester, Mary Turner, Kay Foy. Tug-o-W T ar: Richard Miller, Willard Brown, David Rowe, Tom my Moose, Derrill Force, Kirby Lester, Aian lee, Herbie Stutts, Carl Charles, Mike Brantley, Quinn Davis, Robert Morris, Ed die Banister, Ronnie Morris, Boyce Lively, Brad Wesson, Ronnie Jack- son, Roger Fallaw, Larry Go forth ; Also, Angela Kibler, Mary Turner, Leslie Brasington, Linda Hart, Jan Ruff, Julia Ann Hem bree, Bonnie Lou Foy, Marchia Snipes, Jam Garrett, Linda Da vis, Barbara Brown, Paula Har mon, Debbie Hamby, Susan Addi son, Carol Amick, Micky Barnette, Carol Minick, Mary Lane Chap man, Rita Porter, Martha Jean Smith. Baseball throwing: Alan Lee, Brad Wesson. Softball throwing: Dale Mills, Linda Sue Rister. Piggy-back race: Warren Cook, Eddie Garris, David Lewis, Joel King, Ronnie Mills, Roy Stribble; also Leslie Brasington, Mary Turner, Kathie Lester, Kay Foy. Greasy pole: Tommy Moose. Winners of swimming events: Free Style: Eddie Garris, Ken ny Nelson, Elmer Long, Ann Phillips, Susan Cousins. Breast Stroke: Eddie Garris, Bruce Robey, John Bodie, Ann Phillips, Susan Cousins. Cracker Race: Mike Sterling, Kenny Nelson, Ann Phillips, Su san Cousins. Balloon Race: Eddie Garris, Ed Catlin, Ann Phillips. Innertube Race: Bobby Lip scomb, Billy Clark, Charles Rags dale, Nancy Harmon, Carol Min ick. Watermelon Race: Mike Sterl ing, David Charles, Elmer Long. Underwater Distance: Doc White. Buck Wicker Died Wednesday At Hospital Marion Koon (Buck) Wicker, 61, died late Wednesday after noon at a local hospital after several years of declining health and a short illness. Mr. Wicker, a farmer and cat tleman, was born and reared in Newberry Qounty and was a son si of the liife^oi^^enry and Mazy Pay singer Wicker. He was an active member of Central Meth odist Church as long as his health permitted. For many years Mr. Wicker was manager of the flour mill and the Farm ers Oil Mill and for 10 years was a city alderman. At the time of his death he was a mem ber of Rosemont Cemetery Board. Surviving are his wife, Mra. Louise Lovelace Wicker; three sisters^ Mrs. R. B. Hall of Harta- viile and Mrs. Joe Feagle and Mrs. O. M. Cobb, both of New^ < \ berry; and three brothers, Thom* ! as P. Wicker of Newberry, Dr. John Keiffer Wicker of Augusta, Ga., and William H. Wicker of Knoxville, Tenn. Funeral services were conduct ed at 11 a.m. Friday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. T. HL Vickery. Pallbearers were Strother Pay- Yft EaYCs,. Louis C. allace, Ray Schurapert, W. EL Sterling, JUu Cousins, William Goggans, Fred Weir Sr., and J. C. Neel. Tj Kindergarten To Open August 29 Aveleigh Presbyterian Kinder garten, an interdenominational organization for pre-school chil dren, will open Monday morning, August 29 at 9 a.m. at the annex of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. Registration will be held at the kindergarten Thursday, • August 25 between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. The school this year is under the direction of Mrs. J.-L. Huff man, with Mrs. P. E. Way serving as associate director. Parents who wish to enter chil dren in the kindergarten are urg ed to contact either Mrs. Way or Mrs. Huffman immediately, as en rollment will be limited. RETURNS FROM COLUMBIA U. Prof. Charles P. Pruitt has just returned from New York, where he spent the past six weeks doing graduate work at Columbia University. Prof. Pruitt is director of Bands at Newberry College and teaches instrumental classes in the Newberry College Music De partment. Prof. Pruitt will also accept a limited number of private stu dents. RETURNS FROM TEXAS MEETING The following returned Monday night from Houston, Texas, where they attended the sixth annual convention of tne Children of the Confederacy: Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Youmans, Barbara and Alice You mans; Mrs. C. I. Youmans, Mrs. Elmer Shealy, Mrs. Dee Summer and Lila Summer. Diving: Bobby Lipscomb, Ken ny Nelson, Liz Aultman, Susan Cousins; . Over 400 entered the swimming pool free Saturday, and more than 200 enjoyed the Recreation Day dance at the Youth Canteen Saturday night. The following young people had projects . selected for display in the Arts and Crafts Display: Marion Davis Playground: Ter- (Continued on page 3) FAMILY REUNION TO BE SUNDAY rP’a The annual Sheaiy-Sheeley- Shealeys family reunion will be held Sunday, August 21 at the old Daniel Shealy home stead, five miles west of Chapin on Beautiful Lake Murray. A varied program of entertainment has been plan ned and all Shealys are urged to attend and bring well-filled picnic baskets. Visitors are welcome. O. L. Shealy, President BIRTHDAY GREETINGS August 21: Mrs. Perry O. Wicker, Martha Bouknight, Jim Shealy, Mrs. George Ra; Rich ardson, Mary Robins Stone, John N. Livingston, Claudia Setzler, Forrest Summer, Sr., Susan Sligh. 5 Aug. 22: Mrs. W. R. Reid Jr* Mrs. Keith Wilson, Kent Cope land, Robert Bouknight, Mra. W. L. Singley, Mrs. Oscar Jol- lay, Jane K. Copeland, James B. Frankland. Aug. 23: Sam Beam, George Way, Mary Sease Ruff, Linda Ray Ruff, Barbara Faye Thom as, Faye Davis, Carolina Wick er, Mrs. Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Charlie S. Cron er, Mrs. Pete Parott, Jonathan Beck Monroe, Mrs. Mary Sease Riser, John B. Lindsay, Nat Gist Jr. Aug. 24: Rodney Bedenbaugh, Eugene Koon, Mrs. T. S. Humphries, Faye Eargle, Tom * Gilliam, Leslie Carol Hipp, James W. Holland, Clarence Bundrick, T. E. Setzler, Janice Allene Rister- Aug. 25: J. W. Earhart Jr* J. Boyd Robertson, Wayne Martin, J. W. Warner, Ha Mae Suber, Homer O. Epting Sr* Mrs. Herbert Bedenbaugh, Miss Aminee Dominick, Jean B. Brown, Donna Shealy, O. L. Cook Jr., Mrs. Sarah Graham, Mrs. F. C. Merchant. Aug. 26: Bobby Summer Jr* Faye Langford, Mrs. P. G. Blount, Mrs. I. Q. Watkins, Mrs. Effie Hendrix, Charles Cromer, Linda Cousins, Delora Patricia Leslie, J. O. Jenkins, Winnie Davenport Senn, Mrs. T. A. Scarborough, Rev. E. B. Young. Aug. 27: Jeanette Bergen, M. L. Youmans, Sue Ward, Mrs. J. Frank Lo mi nick, Mrs. W. H. Ashbaugh, Mra. Horace Cromer, Andrew David Eargle.