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1mm ALWAYS EXPECT the worst to happen is what is called sound pro fessional counsel, approved by banks, accountants, and lawyers. MOST PARENTS prefer that their kids star in football or in the band than lead the class in scholarship or English composition. VOLUME 24; NUMBER 23. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1960 # $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way ~ by Jborij SanderJ Epting Memorial Church Paid Debt; Will Dedicate Building BETTER WATCH IT A course in “Contemporary Mathematics” is being given over WFBC-TV each morning at 6:30. In a short paragraph a few days ago, a Greenville News editorial writer observed that Contempo rary Math is probably not differ ent to the Math we learned in the old days. This writer, as well as others of you who might have the same idea had better watch this pro gram and find out how out of date you are. “Modern Algebra” is the course for this semester. You will find little to remind you of the alge bra you took in high school. I know whereof I speak: 1 watched my husband, who made honor grades in math at Clemson and Newberry, struggle with three of these “modern math” courses while he was attending the Uni versity of Georgia last year. This course should be of espec ial interest to math teachers, who -will be hearing more and more of this new-type math in the not too distant future. There’s something new in math, all right, and if you can get your «yes open at 6:30 a.m., tune in Channel 4 and you’ll find out. (After the above was written, I w r atched the program Wednes day morning. It seemed to be elementary—definition of terms and such—but my husband as sures me the professor is grad ually working up to his subject so that it won’t be too much of a shock to those who are neophy tes in modern math.) to be the undertaking now in the South. That isn’t going to hurt my conscience when I fail to check the slate of Democratic el ectors come November 8. Wheth er he is a Catholic, Protestant or Atheist, I wouldn’t vote for him as the representative of the Dem ocratic Party. That reminds me of a tape re cording I heard over WKDK the other day. a statement by Tom Pope. If I heai-l correctly, Tom said something to the effect that Kennedy isn’t “the socialistic tramp the newspapers are trying to make him out to be.” I have frequently heard the Democratic platform called socialistic; I have called it that myself. But I don’t recall any newspaper 1 have read having referred to Kennedy as a socialistic tramp. Kennedy re minds me of an overgrown and not too eloquent member of a col lege debating team, but thus for, he hasn’t reminded me of a tramp. THE GREAT DEBATES Why should it have been called a “great debate?” It was nothing more than a quiz show and show ed us nothing we hadn’t seen and heard over and over. I feel about like little Connie! who says “Mommy, I’ll be glad when the election is over. I’m tired of looking at Nixon and Kennedy all the time.” I was looking forward to some of the firey oratory which char-^ acterized politicians and debat ers of old. This thing Monday night sounded cut and dried, if not carefully rehearsed. If I may use a “contemporary” expression, it left me cold. If that is going .? be the for mat of future debaies, I u r ould suggest that the networks are wasting time and money. As to which of the candidates “came out on top” I find that depends on which candidate a person fav ors. Otherwise, the only remark I have is “I don’t know why I wasted my time watching it.” NOT SO NAIVE Bill Workman rather surprised me by assuming, as he seemed to in his Wednesday column, that the people of South Carolina are -so naive as to believe that the South can expect more tolerance in the field of civil right from Republicans than from Demo crats. As has been said many times, there is little difference in the platforms on that issue, except that the Republicans do NOT propose to do away completely with literacy tests to determine voting qualifications, as do the Democrats. The people with whom I have talked feel first that the Repub licans are at least going glower toward a welfare state than the Democrats; they feel that they don’t care especially to vote for cither party but they have learn ed that the politicians, who are in a position in the South to lead the way in an independent strug gle, are not going to do it for fear of losing political prestige, power and patronage; they feel that only by showing the National Democrat party that the South ■will no longer support a party which ignores them completely, will the voice of the South ever be heard in the policy halls of the party. Moreover, the people with whom I have talked are not con cerned with the religious issue. It is true that there will be some people in the South, as well as in the rest of the nation, w r ho will not vote for a Catholic for pres ident. But this is not a major concern, as propagandists from the North would have you believe. Personally, I think someone is doing a good brain-washing. I recall that one of the columnists, prior to the presidential primary in West Virginia, remarked that the Mountaineers were being put in a position where they would HAVE to vote for Kennedy or be called religious bigots. That seems DANGER SIGN Federal aid to education is ad vocated by both parties, although not to such an overall extent by the Republicans as by the Demo crats. This is an issue that the South must continue to fight al most alone, with the aid of a few- conservative Republicans, such as Barry Goldwater. The danger in Federal aid to education is pointed out in the same column by Bill Workman which I mentioned above. He was quoting from a Republican pub lication, citing what the Republi cans have done in the field of civil rights. I mention a few- to show the Federal control over Federal funds: “No longer can airports, con structed with FEDERAL funds, follow discriminatory practices.” “Litigation commenced by At torney General to eliminate segre gation on public beaches in Bi loxi, Miss., w-here FEDERAL contract existed;” “Implemented administration’s desegregation policy in FEDER ALLY-ASSISTED housing.” As I have said so many times— w-ith Federal aid goes Federal control, and in the schools, it won’t only be the segregation is sue, but it will ge a matter of the Federal bureaucrats saying HOW your schools will be run, WHO your teachers will be, WHAT your children will studv. Sunday, October 2, has been set to dedicate the Church School Building at Epting Memorial Methodist Church, according to an announcement by the pastor, the Rev. Brice B. Blakeney. The ser vice of dedication itself will be held on the grounds outside the building at 2 p. m. with Dr. R. Bryce Herbert, Supt .of the Greenw’ood District of the Meth odist Church officiating. Assist ing him w T ill be the Rev. E. R. Bradham, Jr., pastor of the Den mark Methodist Church and for mer pastor at Epting; also the jresent pastor of the church. Epting Methodists have felt the need for such a building for many years, but it w-as early in February of 1956 w-hen the need became critical, that Church of ficials moved into action and had the Quarterly Conference elect a building committee comprised of O. H. Davis, P. E. Rinehart, J. F. Jenkins, Margaret Boozer, F. O. Fulmer, Earl Bouknight, and Larry Boozer. These studied the needs of the Church school mem bership and the financial stabil ity of the congregation and pre sented plans for the structure which were adopted later in the Spring of 1956. The building was erected at a cost of nearly $30,000 of which some $20,000 was borrowed at that time. Early in the next year the building was completed and formally opened for Sunday school use. The congregation of the church faithfully supported the Building fund for the debt re tirement so that in three years and eight months the debt with its interest w-as eliminated. Special services on the Dedica tion day will begin with the 11:00 a.m. worship service at which the Rev. E. R. Bradham, Jr., will de liver the sermon, the senior choir under the direction of Mrs. J. R. McEntire, will render an anthem, “The Lord is My Shepherd” and the Male quartet will sing “Seek ing The Lost”. A picnic luncheon dinner will be served in the Soc ial hall for the membership, and friends and guests. The public is cordially invited to the Service of Dedication which will begin promptly at 2 o’clock. Rep. May To Be Guest Speaker At UDC Meeting Troy Lee Rogers Last Chance To Get Certificate The County Board of Registra tion w-ill be open at the court house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 3rd, 4th and 5th. This w-ill be the last chance for citizens, who do not have current registration certificates, to get them in time to vote in the November 8th pre sidential election. Certificates may alsD be transferred during this time, or lost certificates re-issued. All w-ho w-ish to vote in the pre sidential election are urged to see that they have current certificates, and if not, to secure them next week. Shealy Named To French Course Thomas A. Shealy, Rt. 2, New berry, is one of eighteen teachers or future teachers selected from throughout the country to attend Emory’s new- French Institute. Most of the group are housed in a language house on Emory’s Fraternity Row and French is al- w r ays the language of the day, ev en at mealtime w-hen they dine to gether. The Institute is one of several over the country financed by the Language Development Section of the U. S. Department of Educa tion. The program will include language analysis, structural lin guistics, oral methods, and courses in French culture, literature and civilization. Rep. John A. May of Aiken will be the guest speaker for a joint meeting of Calvin Crozier chap ter and Drayton Rutherford chap ter, United Daughters of the Con federacy, on Tuesday evening, October fourth at 8 p.m. in Smeltzer hall, Newberry college. Mr. May is an outstanding speaker and authority on South ern history. He has authored sev eral books, including “Andrew Jackson—South Carolinian,” and “The Creed of a South Carolin ian.” He is chairman of the S. C. Confederate Centennial Commiss- sion. Mr. May is active in many State-wide organizations, and the UDC chapters feel fortunate in having secured him to sjigak at the first fall meeting of the two groups. The two chapters will share in the ritual and the Newberry high school Girl’s Sextette will ren der a short musical program. The program is under the direc tion of Miss Juanita Hitt, Mrs. Ralph B. Baker and Mrs. A. T. Neely. ornmg Troy Lee Rogers, 53, died Tuesday morning at his place of business. He was born in Newberry, the son of Mrs. Lucy Pollard Rogers and the late T. M. Rogers. Mr. Rogers operated T. M. Rogers Jewelry business on Main street. He was a member of the First ! Baptist church of Newberry and Was a veteran of World War II. i Besides his mother, surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Sanders Rogers and one sister, Mrs. Lou ise R. Cox of Clinton. Funeral services w'ere conduct ed at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitaker Funeral home by Rev. T. H. Vickery and Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson. Burial was in Rose- mont cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Earl Bigby, Norman (Skeet) Martin, Roy J. Felker, Frank Hol- senback, Johnny Jones and A. C. Oxner. The honorary escort was com posed of W. M. Fennell, W. E. Turner, Sr., T. W. Hunter, John F. Clarkson, J. L. Huffman, E. B. Purcell, Strother Pay singer, Max- cy Stone, Keitt Purcell, Gordon Clarkson, Smiley Porter, Richard L. Baker, J. Richard Lominick, W. Frank Lominack, Sr., Henry W. Lominack, Dave Hayes, Keis ter Willingham and Dempsey Nichols. m. ' V-- k ti lip 885 yX:;X;:£.yx:vS A:,.;.: : ^ m m m IpM ax ••• Wmm iHl Mr TAKING PART IN THE DEDICATION of the ne v education building of the Associate Presbyterian Church Sunday were, left to right, R v. P. L. Grier, pastor; Dr. J. W. Ca son, former pastor; J. W. Ringer, Jr., superintendent of the Ch irch School; Dode Pbilliiws, oon of a formed pastor; *.nd T. Roy Summer, Jr., chairman of the building c jmmittee. (Sunphoto.) ' i960 Will Be Higher Limits Glenn Street Church Revival Revival services will begin at Glenn Street Baptist church Sun day morning, October 2 and will continue through Sunday night, October ninth. Services will be gin each night at 7:30. Morning services will be on Tuesday, Wed nesday, and Thursday and they will begin at 10 o’clock. The Rev. J. W. King, Jr., pas tor, will do the preaching. The public is extended a very cordial invitation to worship at the Glenn Street church during the days of this revival. County Native Died Tuesday Levi P. Hendrix, 71, retired fur niture dealer of 806 Poinsettia, died yesterday morning at his residence. He was a native of Newberry County and had lived in Colum- bi%vfor 25 years. He was a mem- f>e<* of Main Street Methodist Church. J&tTjv Hendrix was a vet- eran "of World War I. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marie Livingston Hendrix; a daughter, Mrs. R. E. Allen, Gree ley ville; three sons, A. Everett Hendrix, West Columbia, James O. and Albert I. Hendrix, both of Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. D. J. Williams, Newberry, and Mrs. Ed Meng, West Columbia; a brother, J. Monroe Hendrix, Newberry; ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 o’clock Wednesday from Dunbar Funeral Home by the Rev. Feltham S. James. Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. FAIR Special Meeting Members of city council were called into special session Monday night to consider a subject which has often been before council dur ing the past few years: fire trucks. The question, however, was not a new fire truck, since the recent ly acquired, shiny fire engine seems to be functioning nicely. Number 2 firetruck is giving the current trouble, and, accordng to a report given council by Fire Chief Beam, the cure recommend ed by a factory mechanic was the installation of a new engine. After hearing the Chief’s re port, council voted to have in stalled a factory rebuilt motor the Seagrave Corporation at an estimated „ cost not to exceed $2165. ft# Mayor L&ytdn reported on the recent trip of the delegation in the interest of, obtaining new in dustry for Newberry. Those who made the trip felt that something worthwhile was accomplished, “even though we didn’t come back with an industry in our pockets.” THE KINDERGARTEN GROUP OF THE ARP church school sang several selections at Rally Day and Dedication Day exercises Sunday afternoon in the new Education building. They are, lieft to right, seated: Neal Beard, Martha Renwick, Ann Summer, Pamela Boozer, Evelyn Parr, Mary Margaret Parr, Bobby Ringer and Gene Wicker. Standing, left to right, George Renwick, Chris Carlisle, Donna Wicker, Martha Beard, Teresa Werts, Erwin Baker. Sdward Beard and Boyd Parr. Present, but not in the picture because of an incorrect sighting by the photographer, were Beth Dixon and Ralph Baker. (Sunptoto.) To Barbecue The Belfast Community Club, of which R. Eugene Johnson is presi dent, was organized a few weeks ago in the midst of this historic Belfast district, and the club is preparing a delicious barbecue. The barbecue will be on Wednes day, October 5, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., and will be sold from the facilities at the Little River-Dom- inick Presbyterian Church. Tickets may be purchased from any Club " member. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ray War ren of 1606 Drayton St. are par ents of a seven pound, four ounce son, Robert Craig, born Sept. 26 at the local hospital. Mrs. Warren is the former Miss Martha Eliza beth Cockrell. Monday, October U^.will be the opening day for the 1960 New- berry-Saluda County Fair, accord ing to Frank Sutton, Manager. Gates will open for placing of ex hibits at 7:30 a.m./^pd the offi cial opening of the fair is sched uled for 6 p.m., at time the Ross Manning shows will be open on the midway. Prise draw ing- for $100 cash, slid ten valuable merchandise prizes, will be held each evening through Saturday at !0 p.m. —A Exhibitors are being offered more than $5000, and it, is expect ed that the attractive prizes should encourage keen compe^ion in all departments. ‘ Judging and awarding of prizes begins on Tuesday # \ Wednesday will be Newberry County School Day and all school chU4 ren w i9 be admitted free. The midway will open at 1 p.m. Wednesday, as well as Thursday, which will be Saluda County School Day, and Friday, Colored School Day for Newberry and Saluda Counties. The Fall Flower Show, spon sored by the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs, will be held on Oc tober 11, beginning at 2 p.m. Reasons For College Choice Are Listed Why do students choose a small Liberal Arts church-supported college as their Alma Mater? In an effort to get an answer to the above question the Public Relations office at Newberry col lege has conducted a survey of the Freshman class to find outf • - Local what factors entered into their thinking in choosing Newberry. The religious emphasis on the campus was one df. , the most prominent factors. A total of 92 per cent of the students checked “A Christian college” and ”A Lutheran College” as reasons for their coming to Newberry. The survey shows that 77 per cent were influenced by the fact that Newberry is a small college and 60 per cent were attracted here because of its friendliness. Fifty four per cent said they came to Newberry because it offered the courses they desired. The near ness of the college to their homes influenced the decision of forty- three per cent of the students in their selection. Thirty-two per ct. of the Freshmen said that the in fluence of Newberry college stu dents was one of the factors in their coming to Newberry. The influence of the parents account ed for twenty four per cent; alum nus for seventeen per cent; pas tors fourteen per cent; athletics, sixteen per cent, student activi ties ten per cent. Ttie reputation of the Singers, the band and or chestra, high school week-end and college day at high school accounted for 22 per cent. Newberry College will hold its aecomi^orftMta. Day Saturday, Oct ober 1, 1969. Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, President, has extended a cordial invitation to the parents of the students to visit the campus and to meet the officials of the college. The program will open with re gistration in the Wright Building from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. This will be followed by a meeting in the conference room of Wessels Lib rary at which time the parents will be welcomed by President Wiles and the college officials will be introduced. Next on the program will be guided tours of the campus which in turn will be followed by supper inthe cafeteria from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The parents of the students will be guests of the Alumni Association. The football game between New berry College and Lenoir Rhyne will be played on Setzler Field at 8:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from the Public Relations Office in the Wright Building. There are also some plans being made for a special program during the half time of the game. The parents of the students at the college are invited and urged to attend this second Newberry College Parents Day. During the next three months, sad news given out by W. C. Wal- Newberry county citizens will lace, city clerk and treasurer and nave to shell put $715,155.32 to Ralph *B. Black, county auditor, keep the city and County running j City Manager Ed Blackwell bold fo rthe next year. This is the members of city council at a spec ial meeting Monday |Sght, that 4200 tax notices would be placed in the mails Wednesday. The bill owed by property owners the city amounts to $172,383. This is considerably higher last year’s tax total of $138,471.45 the difference being caused by the addition of Hartford Heights ttr* the city limits ou January of this year, and the increase of city taxes from 39 to 47 mills. N Mr. Black said that the county will put its tax notices in the mail on the night of September 30. There will be approximately 15,500 notices from the county* totaling $542, 772.01. County rate is also 47 mills. In both cases, discounts of one per cent will be given on taxes paid during October. Dur ing November and December, the amount shown on the tax notice will be due. On January first, pen alties will be added by the city and county for delinquent tax payers. J] Performers For Concerts Named of the Clinton Community ; €oncert Association will be interested in the list of artists who^will perform in Clin ton during the 1960-61 season. This list was announced by Mrs. James E. Wolfe, president of the Association. The New York Concert Trio, which is the only trio on the con cert agenda traveling with a Harpist, will appear on Wednes day, October 12. In addition to the harp, the trio consists of a flute and cello. On Tuesday, November 29 Bev erly Wolff, mezzo soprano, will appear in concert. Miss Wolff is from Atlanta, Ga. Paul Draper and Company in a Dance Recital will appear on Friday, February 3, 1961. Dra per is known as the world’s fore most tap dancer. Perhaps the most popular fea ture of the series ■will be on Fri day, March 17, when Alec Tem pleton, pianist-composer, will be the guest. The concerts will be held in the William Henry Belk auditorium on the Presbyterian college cam pus. Concerts will begin promptly at 8:15 p.m. All guests and mem bers ars asked to be seated by 8 p.m. m BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 2: Ralph B. Baker, Mrs. Derrill Smith Beat, Eugene Stockman, Leonard Halfacre, Mrs. Ida Clamp, Betty Boozer, Ralph C. Johnson, Elizabeth H. Shannon, Mrs. Henry Lominack, Mrs. F. A. Boland, Nancy Har mon, Paul Harmon, Sallie L. Brandon, R. M. Blake, Ann Lipscomb, Bill Franklin* Nancy Underwood. - « Oct. 3: James Clamp, Margar et Ann Spotts, Sally Leonard Hodges, Guy Bowers. Mrs. Jo v n Miller, George Ward, Kay Beam, Mrs. Aubrey DaVij, Charlie Harley, Charlotte Mfers, Tom my Weir, Bobby Weir, Bobby DeHart. Opt. 4: Miss Josie Reid, Eva Jane Price, C. C. Fulmer, Mra. J. G. Sease, Claude J. Price, Jimmie Ingram, Diana Hunter, Mrs. J. E. Neel, Bill Graham, Mike Sharp, Maude H. Matt hews, Johnnie Cousins. Oct. 5: Dr. Wayne C. Brady, Elizabeth Gibson Summer, Her bert Lee Gilliam, Mrs. Ed Thomas, Becky Burns, Mrs. Rob ert Sease, Carolyn Crowell, John J. McSwain, Jr., Bob Haw kins, Jr., Bobby Lipscomb, Maxie Graham, Daniel Hutchinson. Oct. 6: Alice Williams, Guy Long, Mrs. A. N. Crosson, Sr., Mrs. J. P. Boozer, S. M. Price, James Wicker. Oct. 7: Mrs. Frank Culclasure, Nellie Ruff Hipp, S. L. Shealy, Jr., Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. T. Blair Boozer, Miss Wilma Booz er, Ann Abrams, H. E. (Buck) Gause. Oct. 8: Mrs. W. S. Henry, Barbara Susan Sheeley, Collier Neel, Jr., Hoyt Boland, Colie Hogge, Ralph Griffith, Mrs. Carolyn Price. '^4 wm.