Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Monday’s papers ? “Shut - off of College Funds Sought for Discrimination.” This hasn’t yet been done, of course, but chances are good that it will be, and this will be the beginning of fund withholding by commis sions and bureaus of the govern ment if the schools are not run to suit their every whim. They will have a powerful weapon; once funds are supplied and relied up on, their withdrawal would cause bedlam. One member of the Civil Rights recommend a solution to this si tuation. Can'f Agree A letter to the editor in this week’s issue deplores the fact that residents of the west side of town must travel over cobblestone streets to get home via the west end of Main street I travel this direction several times a week, and when I read that, I couldn’t remember that I had to travel a rough, cobblestone street. I de cided I had better check, so Tues day afternoon I paid particular attention when I rode out Main street on the way home. Up to the railroad tracks, the street has been surfaced. From the tracks to Drayton street, the road is ■Commission,'’~ which ~‘recommended , brick, not cobblestones and is that federal funds be withdrawn not especially rough Personally from colleges practicing segre- I would hate to see that portion gallon, dissented. Doyle E. Carl- of Mam Street surfaced. It ,s ton a former governor of Flor- the only remnant of days gone Ida, gave as his reason for not agreeing with the majority: “I cannot approve the with holding of money, coming as it does to the federal government from the taxpayers of the several states, as a club to force any fixed pattern set by a federal agency. ' Such action would im pede rather than advance public higher education.” The trouble is, Carlton’s is a lone voice in the wilderness and the situation will be the same when a vast bureau is set up to administer funds to public schools. I fear, however, that those of us who oppose federal aid to educa tion are fighting a losing battle. by, and, since it is not uncom fortable, certainly not for so short a distance, I think it should be left as is. Close Home Although it was a South Caro lina law suit that brought about the Supreme Court’s 1954 dese- _gregation decision, this state has remained relatively calm on the education front since that time.' It would be too much to hope it will stay that way, especially with the present battle only 125 miles from our doorsteps. Only when one has lived in the South for some time is he able to understand why Southerners ‘ feel as they do. You will almost in variably find that Yankees who have lived in the South for sever al years will support the South ern, segregated way of life. It is easy to understand why those in other parts of the coun try wonder about, and criticize our views on segregation. They get their information from bias ed radio, press and TV reporters. •They see two clean, intelligent, almost white Negroes enter a University of over 7000 white .students. They wonder why any one should object. Worse still, they base their opinion of South erners on the sort of rabble that leads demonstrations of the kind witnessed at the University of Ueorgia last week. The porthem news media made much ef the fact tha* the govern or of North Carolina has enroll- «d his children at an integrated school.- Somehow they failed to mention just how integrated the • school is. I don’t recall that there is more than token integration in any North Carolina school, so chances are the integration con sists of six or eight Negroes to 400 or so white students. Few, if any white parents would object to a situation of that kind, but Southerners know that is only! the beginning. And if th? sit uation were the other way around as it would just about be in our neighborhood in the event of to tal integration, you can be sure the N. C. governor would be the first to refuse to send his child ren to such a school. What I started out to say is that when integration is forced in South Carolina, as it surely -will be in the not too distant fu L ture, I trust that South Carolin ians who wish to object will do it in a passive manner, and not provide more grist to be ground in the mills of the biased, yankee news commentators. What Will They Do? The Southern Railway proposes to take off the only two passen ger trains which now run through Newberry. This is the train on which kindergarten and school children receive their education, or a portion of it, in the methods of transportation. What will they do now ? I must admit that I am being a little sarcastic, because I just do not believe in all these so-called “field trips” the students take. I suppose it is all right for kin dergarteners, but in this modern day when children are dragged all over the country, from the time of infancy, via auto, _ train, or plane, it seems rather a waste of time from school work. v.vy.v.v.' -.-.y-■.v.'jWCv.vX; ' *4 «. F J Bonds totaling $848,000, for the construction of two new schools [ and renovation of other schools in tile county were sold Wednesday, along with $350,000 of county road bonds. i AJester G. Furman Co. of Qree&ville bid in the school bonds at an interest rate of 3.5617 per cent, The bonds will be of 20 year duration, but vnay be recall ed at any time during the period. Vo other bids were submitted. IcCarley and Co. of Columbia entered a bid with interest 3.6 and R. S. Dickson and isociates entered a bid with int- || erest 3.57 per cent. The county loard of Education will have 45 lays in which to have the bonds irinted and delivered to the Fur- . Slr'' <?0 “ ,p “ ,r - .■■(III New officers of the Exchange Club were installed at the regular } The county road bonds were bid meeting held Tuesday night at the Wiseman Hotel. Speaker for the occasion was Ben Robinson, executive secretary of the Newberry County Development Board. In the picture, left to right, are Irvin Leslie, a past president, who installed the new officers; Gordon Les- I * lit u - mm - ’ lie, treasurer; Dick Shealy, vice-president; Howard Cook, president; H |^ Way Department. The bonds Mr. Robinson; Harry Moose, corresponding secretary and past dist rict governor. .Frank Gilfillan, secretary, was unable to be pres ent. (Sunphoto) Response Good To Coffees “The women of Newberry are responding beautifully to this in teresting coffee-party way of raising money so as to continue the fight against polio, birth de fects and arthritis,” reports Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, Newberry Coun ty Coffee Party Chairman. Among those who had coffees the first week were Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. J. D. Rook, Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Mrs. Clem Youmans, Mrs. O. M. Cobb, Mrs. J. L. Feagle, Miss Theresa Lightsey, Staff of Welfare Department, Mrs. Ralph B. Baker, Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, Mrs. Walter Summer, Mrs. Allen Murray, Mrs. Charles H. Gray, Mrs. Cyril Hutchinson, Mrs. Ro bert D. Schumpert, Hartford Community Club. Donors Contribute 203 Pints During Visit Of Bloodmobile Newberrians responded to 1 the appeal for blood when the Red j OHOWS Cross Bloodmobile visited New berry Tuesday, with the result that the current quota of 100 pints was met, an 83-pint deficit was made up, and 20 extra pints were thrown in for good measure. Doc tors, Red Cross workers and vol unteers worked unceasingly dur ing the afternoon in collecting 203 pints of blood. When 7 p.m. came, the donations were stopped even though others were ' still waiting to give blood. Red Cross workers appealed to, those whose blood could not be taken to don ate when the Bloodmobile makes its next visit to Newberry. This trip of the Bloodmobile was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, with Rev. Kenneth B. Wil son serving as chairman of a spe cial committee to secure donors. Rev. Wilson, who spearheaded the drive, gave credit for the suc cess of the undertaking to other members of the committee and volunteers who assisted him. “I wish to express my sincere gratitude for the wonderful co operation of those who worked with me, and for those who res ponded to the call for blood don- ci Rev. Wilson said. “It was 1400 Farms In County The 1969 Census of Agriculture counted 1,400 farms in Newberry County, according to a prelimi nary report just issued by the Bu reau of the Census, U. S. Depart ment of Commerce. Total land in farms was 193,406 acres. The av erage 3ize of farms wae *• acres. The average value of farms (land and buildings) in the coun ty was $17,473. Of the county’s farm operators, 938 owned their farms, 209 own ed part of the land and rented additional acreage, and 249 were tenant farmers. The average age of farm opera tors in the county was 63.3 years. There were 318 farm operators 65 or more years of age. Of the 1400 farms in the coun ty, 534 were commercial farms. Detailed statistics on crops, livestock, equipment, etc. are pre sented in the preliminary report, with comparable statistics for 1954. Copies pf the county report may be obtained for 10 cents each in; by McCarley and Co. with an interest rate of 2.97 percent. The bonds were sold for a ten-year period and will be repaid by funds alloted to the county by the State were sold so that all work need ed to be done pn roads in the county could get underway with out waiting each year for the al lotment from the Highway De partment. . a wonderful example of common- from the Bureau of th(j Ce ity effort. With such response, Washin(fton 25 D . c there is no reason for Newberry not meeting its quota of 600 pints a year without any person hav- There are a number of parties scheduled for this week and next ing to donate more than once.” week and the names of the host esses will be published as soon as they are turned in, said Mrs. Griffith, who requests that funds collected at the coffee parties be brought to her at 1734 Johnstone Street. Mrs. Holland Wilson spent the past weekend in Batesburg with her sister, Mrs. M. Z. Watkins. While there she also visited James R. Leavell, who is a patient in a rest home there. Is Cancelled Court of Common Pleas, sche duled to begin Monday, Jan. 23, has been cancelled, according to Burke M. Wise, Clerk of Court. Those drawn for jury duty for this term of civil court will nwft be required to report. Needs Something I mentioned last week the traf fic situation at the intersection of Johnstone and Glenn streets. Now there is another intersection I would call to the attention of the City Fathers; that is at Nance and Harrington streets. Someone mentioned that a traffic light on that corner might interfere with the operation of the fire trucks— I don’t know. It doesn’t seem it would be any worse than it is at present, with cars often at all corners waiting to turn. I’m no traffic expert, but I wish that someone who is would ; . > ' / (ope Is Named C&S Director The election of five directors for the Citizens and Southern I^afional Bank of South Carolina was announced Friday by Hugh C. Lane, Chairman, of the Board, following the annual meeting of the bank’s stockholders heL in Charleston. Named to the bank’s General Board of Directors were Walter G, Edwards, Columbia, vice-presi dent and general manager; Thos. H. Pope, Newberry attorney and Y)avid W. Robinson, Columbia at torney. “Each of these men is an out standing South Caxolinisu and leader in the community and state affairs and the bank is most for tunate to have them in these posi tions of responsibility with our State-wide banking institution,” Mr. Lane said in making the an nouncement, “We are sure they will contribute greatly to the forward progress of South Caro lina and C and S as members of our Board of Directors,” he add ed. Pope, member of the South Car olina Ports Authority, immediate past chairman of the South Car olina Democratic party and for mer speaker o^ the South Caro lina House of Representatives, has held- many state-wide posi tions of leadership. Past Grand Master of Masons in South Caro lina, he has served as President Association of Citadel Men, pres ident South Carolina National Guard Association; Chairman of the Executive committee, South Carolina Bar Association; Presi dent Newberry County Bar As sociation, Newberry County Ses- qui-Centennial Celebration. He is a member of the 'Board of Direc tors, Business Development Cor poration of South Carolina, New berry county Development’ Board, Standard Building & Loan Asso ciation and Investment Life and Trust company. A Brigadier Gen eral, retired, South Carolina Nat ional Guard, he holds several af filiations with state and national professional legal groups. He is a member of St. Luke’s Episco pal church in Newberry. Among those who attended the coffee-break program held Tuesday morning at were, left to right. Bill Gatlin Jr„ manager of Newberry Milk, Inc.; William Beirut of New Y . executive vice president of Newberry MiUa, Inc.; James McAden of Columbia, speaker; Dr. George Heaton of Charlotte, N. C, industrial relations counsellor, and L. Hart Jordan, manager of the Oah- 1 ] Tit A. - £ - V-k—J-ll A r* ... _ ..*2^^!/ land Plant of the Kendall Company. (Sunphoto) f / im -H m -jF Results of a survey of business climate in South Carolina were give a by James McAden, director of public relations fox; the S. C. is- THREE MEMBERS OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 66 received the God and Country Award during special services at Central Methodist Church Sunday night. They are shown above with their parents and Rev. Thurman Vickery, pastor of the church. On the back row, from the left, are John L. Epps, Leon Graves and Grady Lee Halfacre. On the front row, from the left. Rev. Vickery, Mrs. Epps, Charlie Epps, Mrs. Graves, Leon Graves, Mrs. Half acre, Leonard Half acre, and Wright Cannon, Scoutmaster of Troop 66. (Sunphoto.) State Chamber of Commerce, at the coffee break program Tues day morhing at the Community Hall, sponsored by the industrial Relations Committee of the New berry County Development Board. The survey discussed by Mr. McAden wae conducted by tie State Chamber, and consisted <>f opinions given by 286 managers m of ^ Pi**** to whom the | m ^ pres ; nt> « tliat y OU something of the influence that you can Manp people are beginning size that the sixties are that will determine s questionnaires were sent. Proof of South Carolina’^ gc«>d business clinmte, the speaker said, was indicated by the factl* that during the past five years, 43 tt/ one in which any successfully competitive, is created by an entire _ ity,” he continued. ”1116 South Carolina gro^rs wl places become deprt accident, and not due to resources so much as it to human beings.” *T hope,” he told the peresai-oX Jimmy Park of Troop 66, New berry, son of Dr. and Mrs. Conrad B. Park, received his Eagle badge Tuesday night, January 17, at the regular meeting of the Newberry Lions Club. Lion John F. Clarkson, Chair man of the Troop Committee, spoke of Jimmy’s accomplishments and presented the Eagle badge to Dr. and Mrs. Park. The badge was pinned upon Jimmy by his moth er. Eagle Scout Park then pre sented miniature Eagle pins to his parents. Jimmy became a Scout on April 29, 1955 in Troop 8 of Hickory, N. C. after being a Cub ^ Scout for three years in Pack II. After moving to Newberry he transfer red to Troop 66 on August 27, 1956. He has been Assistant Patrol Leader of the Tiger Patrol and is now serving as Senior Patrol Leader. Troop 66 is sponsored by Newberry Lions Club. the Scout Council Meeting Set 4I.V* • = •’’ The regular January meeting of the Newberry County Girl Scout Cour ■’ will be held Thursday, Jan. at 7:30. The meeting has been postponed until this time so that Miss Barbara Moore from Scout headquarters in Atlanta may meet with the Council. She will also be in Newberry on Fri day morning and afternoon for consultations with smaller groups. All Council members, troop lead ers and assistants, and all friends of Girl Scouting are urged to at tend the meeting next Thursday night. COLUMBIA. — Robert Glymph of Pomaria has been re-elected station manager of WUSC-AM, student-operated* radio station at the University of South Carolina. Lee-Jackson Observance The Driyton Rutherford and Calvin Crozier Chapters, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will observe the birthdays of Gen erals Lee and Jackson at the New berry High School auditorium tomorrow (Friday) at 9:15 A.M. The program will be presented by the Eloise Welch Wright, Sen ior Chapter, Children of the Con federacy, under tbo direction of its president, Miss Donna Rook. Members of the ^ two chapters are urged to attend, and an invi tation is extended to the public. MOTHERS CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The Pre-School Mothers Club No. 1 will meet Friday afternoon, Jan. 20 at 3:30 with Mrs. Cannon McCreary at 1112 Calhoun St. Associate hostesses are Mrs. Preston McAlhaney and Mrs. Ray Nobles. All members are urged to be present as this is to be a very important meeting. the questionnaire had substant ially expanded! their South' Caro lina manufacturing operations* 35 percent had expanded slightly, and 22 percent say their firms will expand substantially in ^ South Carohna during the next five years. Only one percent expected their operations to decline to some- extent. " The survey, while indicating that £odth Carolina has a good economic climate in which to do business, also indicates there are certain weak spots which warrant correction, Mr. McAden said, not only from the standpoint of ate tracting new enterprises, but of making more comfortable the bus inesses already established. From the viewpoint o^ one lo cating a new factory 'in their communities more thnn 50 per cent of tbe managers gave ade quate rathgs to availability of sewers, water, electricity, gas, railroads, trucking and roads. Se wers only rated 53 percent, how ever, and air service fell to 47 percent. More than 60 percent listed as adequate , hospitals, medical, chur ches, schools, recreation, shopping and banking, with recreation only piarking up 52 percent. Only 22 percent rated their communities as excellent in long- range industrial, development planning, 15 percept in long-range overall community planning and 21 percent excellent in general appearance. Seventy-eight per cent of the managers thought that acceptance of a new plant by the citizens in their communities would bo good; 72 per cent indicated that coopera tion by local government officials with a new plant would be good. The state government was giv en a high racing except as to the Workmen’s Compensation Law. Twenty-three percent felt admin istration ; 7af the law was fairly unfavorable, 15 percent felt it was very unfavorable. “The weaknesses indicated by the survey need attention at two levels/’ 'said the speaker, “the state and the local level. Indus trialists expect certain things of a community.' The economic health of Newberry depends on the main tenance of conditions under which an industry can operate.” The program was opened by John Clarkson, oo-chairman of the industrial relations commit tee. Mr. Clarkson recognized Wil liam Beirut, of New York, execu tive vice-president of Newberry Mills, Inc., and Dr. George Heat on, industrial relations counselor of Charlotte, N. C. Dr. Heaton spoke briefly, des cribing a favorable climate as replying to so much from bombs* but by cess in competitiveness. It to take a hard look at really required of a cc competing with other con and to see that there is a of that wlticii makes one lees | cessful, and a maximum of‘ J which makes one more ful.” Pr. Heaton said that the mark of civilization ia the , w to remexnber, and profit by, nefer takes of the past. Ben Robinson, executive direct-' or of the Newberry County " elopnfent Board, called to the many services the county board by the State Chamber of Commerce and urged more Newberrians to that or ganization which is > ected by John Floyd, a native Newherriaxt. r Ji Mr. Clarkson also urged member- »••• m --v ship in the state group. w. Wk Jam 22: P. D. Dawkins, Mrsu Frances Clary, Miss Dorie Schumpert, Marie Hollingsworth Gilliam, Eddie D. Richardson, Mrs. R. H. Buford, Michael Grif fin, Stewart Leslie, Gary Lee Harmon, J. Burr Nichols. Jan. 23: Sally Lewis, Palmer Shealy, Ollie Nichols, Mrs. Caroline Mayer, Mrs. Willis Ringer Sr., Betsy Wertfc, Donnie Atkinson, H. W. Schumpert. Doris S. Setzler. Jan. 24: Mrs. J. C. Price, Eu gene Shealy, Jeanne Dawkins. Buddie Spearman, Mrs. Myra Trefagar, Jo AUne Ennis, Mrs. Joyce Attaway. Jan. 25: Mrs. James R. Clary, Bobbie Lou Addy, Mrs. W. W. Cromer, Mrs. Myra B. Cromer, Betty Wayne Hendrix, J. B. Kinard, George E. Stone, Wil liam Boyd Cohen, Mrs. James W. Holland, Pat Werts. Jan. 26: Mrs. Banks JSnlow, Beamon Summer, Clifton Hatta- way Jr., Annie Bushardt, Mrs* Fannie Ringer, Mrs. EUis Dav enport, ^George Park, Dean Dick- ert. * Jan. 27: J. B. Coward, Ann Campbell, Joyce Lominick, Mrs. Katie Cousins, J. Nelson Cous ins. Jan. 28: Judge Eugene S. Blease, Mrs. J. B. Coward, David Boyd Parr, Kenneth BlackweO, Jake Boozer, Rev. E. K. Courts, Sandra Poland, Rev. J. Ed. Tay lor, Mrs. J. V. Kneece, Kay Da vis, Sara M. For bis, Rose H. Wallace. i r '4i S T.itfl •£x3 -■ X,