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. ' H ■ Sw, . i Muddled thinking leads to mud dled writing, so if as a reader you don’t understand what some pundits are saying, don’t be alarmed, about your intelligence. L btrri un Geography used to be a simple subject learned from a single big but thin book. Now it’s complicated and contorted into a changing sci ence that puzzles almost everyone. VOLUME 24—NUMBER 44. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Please Attend When the Newberry National Cuard units hold Open House, once or twice a year perhaps, they -aren’t doing it t9 “show' off”— they are just trying to show'YOU, "the public, what is going on and, incidentally, how fortunate you ^are to have such excellent protec tion so close by. Unfortunately, the public does not respond. This is one place where you can see your tax dol lar well spent. Tight strings are iept on the National Guard money bags, and the money that is spent not only keeps your guard in A-l condition in case of national em- •ergency, but keeps five guard units mobilized for help and pro tection in case of local disaster. Considering that Newberry ■Guardsmen receive some $300,000 annually to spend in this com munity, it seems that more busi ness men would look into, support and encourage the local guard. "That amount of money suddenly ■-chopped off and given to another city would hurt. May I urge you to show your interest in something other than the greenbacks that go into your cash registers ? ed a lesser man to give up. But Rev. Kester was not the “giving- up” kind, and though many a frown of disappointment or des pair furrowed his brow, it was j soon replaced by a smile of love and happiness. Until all of his children were growm, Rev. Kester, staunchly backed by a fine, Ch+istian wife, i knew nothing but constant- work for his churches, his congregia- tions and community. When his children were established in homes of their own and able to take care of their mother and father, they pleaded with him to retire. He re fused to do so until a physical handicap made it impossible for him to take care of the needs of his parish. For the last several years, he enjoyed life with his family in Columbia until several months ago when he entered a rest home be cause of his failing condition. The grief brought by his death is alleviated somewhat by the knowledge that his condition pz - e- vented him from enjoying this life to the fullest, and because of his implicit faith in the Al mighty. If there is a special place in Heaven for the saints, I’m con fident that Rev. Moses Lee Kester will be there. MOST OF THE HONORS presented at the State Jersey Cattle Club meeting held Friday at the Newberry American Legion Hut went to Headspring Farm of Newberry, owned and operated by Henry L. Parr, second from left and Mrs. Parr. Mr. Parr’s farm received 20 of the 29 places in the seven group classification. Clarence T. Smith won seven awards for his cattle and G. E. Hawkins of Greenwood received four awards. The awards were presented by C. H. Lomas of the Clemson Extension Dairy Department. Shown with Mr. and Mrs. Parr are, on the left, Dr. George Hopson, sales manager for DeLaval Separator company, guest speaker and on the right, Prof B. E. Goodale of the Dairy Department of Clemson College ,who served as Toastmaster at the luncheon. Exaggerated? The most recent issue of Indus trial News Review contains a paragraph: “Objective surveys tell us that the medical cost problems of people 65 and older have been greatly exaggerated — that no where near as high a proportion is in dire straits as some have imagined.” During the presidential cam paign we were told that 17 million Americans go to bed hungry. That statement was later retracted and modified. There was, during the campaign, .a dreadful “missile gap.” The gap suddenly and quietly seems to liave closed. The idea is that the present ad ministration seems bent on exag geration. Now we are told that millions of children are not being properly oducated so we must spend bil lions on classrooms and teachers. It may be that children are not l>eing properly educated, but a vast outpouring of federal funds is not the answer. Citizens of the state and New berry County have shown that they can and will pay for school buildings when the need is clear ly shown. Whether they know it or not, they will also pay more for teachers salaries when it be comes necessary. It is not neces sary because, except perhaps for .a few isolated instances, there are plenty of teachers in South Caro lina. And as long as there are enough teachers to work for the amount they are offered there will be no substantial increase in teachers’ salaries. A simple law' of supply and demand, unfortun ately for the really outstanding teachers. I haven’t made a nation-wdde survey, but it would be my guess | that this is true in almost every state in the union. The answer to education is a school administration which will see that teachers are qualified for the subjects they teach, and can put the subject across to the stu dents; to see that capable students take college preparatory courses; to see that there is a vocational education for those whose abili ties lean in directions other than professional pursuits. Doubling of the salary of an in competent administrator or teach er via federal aid is not going to strengthen the education of our children, nor matter what the Na tional Education Association says. Dr. Kester Dr. Moses Lee Kester died last Thursday at a rest home in Edge- field. Those w’ords—and others— appear elsewhere in this issue. But no formal de^Ih notice, no matter how elaborate, can des cribe the kind of man who was laid to his final rest last Friday after noon. Those who knew Mr. Kester when he lived in Newberry re member him—and that remem brance is of a thoughtful, patient, understanding, loving Christian gentleman. I was fortunate enough to know' Mr. Kester, perhaps better than did even some of the members of his congregation. I have seen him bear tremendous pressures and hardships which would have caus State Employees Of County Have Organization A County Unit of the South Carolina State Employees Asso ciation w r as organized Friday night, February 17, at the audi torium of the Agricultural Build ing. Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, Director of Newberry County Department of Public Welfare and also mem ber of the Board of Directors of the State organization of State Employees, acted as temporary chairman. There w’ere about fifty people present representing all departments of State Employees in Newberry County. From the state organization present was Mrs. Anne Agnew, Executive Secretary for State Employees Association. Mrs. Ag new stressed the value of the State Organization and also that of a County Unit. She pointed out the many advantages an employee had just through membership. Others present from the state or ganization were Miss Bonnie Lee Boozer of the State Tax Commis- > on, Miss Margaret Watson of the Department of Labor, R. D. Floyd of the State Welfare Department, and R. W. Wilkes of the Tax Commission. Miss Boozer, Chairman of the Extension Committee of the Board of Directors of the State Em ployees Association, spoke to the group telling of the many benefits she personally had derived from this organization. The officers for the Newberry County. State Employees Associa tion were elected as follows: President, John E. Graham, S. C. Forestry Commission; vice- president, J. G. Purkerson, S. C. Tax Commission; secretary-treas urer, Mrs. Guy H. McCullough, County DPW; chairman legisla tive committee, J. Ray Dawkins, Countv Treasurer. Heart Fund Volunteers Will Ring Doorbells Here Sunday Sunday, February 26, is Heart Sunday all over the United States. In Newberry, volunteers will visit their neighbors to call for Heart Fund contributions and to distribute health-saving informa tion Sunday afternoon. Volunteers wdll leave at each home a pamphlet telling how to protect children from rheumatic fever, forerunner of rheumatic heart disease, and providing lat est information about heart at tack, high blood pressure and strokes. “In addition to distributing this important information on new ad vances in the fight against the heart diseases,” Mrs. Geneva Bickerstaff, Heart Sunday chair man said, “the Heart Fund volun teer gives each citizen an oppor tunity to play a personal role in the crusade against South Caro lina’s Number 1 health enemy. “Your gifts, which you can place in the Heart Sunday envelope the volunteer will ha '.d you, will strike a blow at the diseases which took more than 9,800 South Carolina lives last year—over 50 percent of the total number of deaths in this state,” Mrs. Bickerstaff ad vised. “Give generously for every heart in your family,” she urged. When volunteers complete the canvass in their designated areas, they will turn in their funds at the agriculture building, according to T. B. Amis, chairman of the month-long Heart Fund Drive. Heart Sunday volunteers will leave pre-addressed envelopes for families that are not at home so that they may readily mail their contributions to the Heart Fund office. Contributions may also be sent to HEART care of the local postmaster. On Newberry Dean’s List Dean Conrad B. Park stated that the following county students have met the necessary requirements for the Dean’s List, for the first semester at New'berry College* The seniors are: A. Jacqueline Crooks of Newberry; Edna Earle Fant of Silverstreet; Claudia C. Setzler of Newberry; B. Delores Shealy of Newberry; and Sara El la Yount of Whitmii'e. The juniors are: Ann Cannon of Newberry; Patsy R. Frick of New berry; Doris M. Goree of New berry; Elizabeth B. Long of Sil verstreet; J. William Pugh of Prosperity; and Mary Ann Wat kins of Newberry. The sophomores are: Rodney D. Jordan of Whitmire; Jerry W. Koon of Pomaria. The freshmen are: Gloria Ab rams of Newberry, and Charles H. Counts of Pomaria. Mrs. Ladson Eskridge, Jr, who has been visiting Newberry and Mrs. W. F. Partridge left Monday for a business trip to Washington, D. C. Drivers Must Get New License Every motorist applying at a Highway Department office for a new driver license should carry with him his present license so that the window clerk may prop erly “check” the license number and other identifying information, the State Highway Department announced today. New licenses carry the same numbers as the old ones. Because of possible errors on application forms, licenses cannot be immediately issued at license windows unless the applicants have with them their present or current licenses. This is because of the time required to verify the information on an application by reference to the driver’s actual record among the million or so in the central office files. Howev er, if a driver has his license with him, the license clerk is auth orized to use it as authentic in formation for verification pur poses. The fee for a paper license is 50 cents; for a metal licenses, $1.00. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Morris have moved to 409 Green St. Scout Drive Now In Progress The annual Newberry Girl Scout Drive is now in progress, accord ing to Ed Beck, drive chairman. “We ask that everyone support this worthy program,” Mr. Beck said. “There are 243 girls enroll ed in Scouting in Newberry. It costs approximately $6 per girl to maintain the Scouting program successfully. A day camp, in winch every Girl Scout participates in a well-rounded Scouting program, is held at Lynch's Woods each sum mer,” Mr. Beck continued. The Scout leaders and council members are in the process of contacting everyone in Newberry for contributions. Those who are not contacted and would like to contribute, are asked to contact Mr. Beck, Mrs. Charles Price or Charlie Altman, assistant chair man. Money is needed to keep Girl Scouting active in Newberry, the drive leaders stated. {Train No. 18 ;es Last Run {Through City No. 18 made its last run Sun- The Southern Railway’s Green sville to Columbia passenger train, a familiar and welcome sight to ^thousands of residents in the com munities that it had served for inearly 100 years, left Greenville in the pre-dawn Sunday dampness | at 6:15 a.m. on the last trip it Will ever make between that city and Columbia. fj* The familiar train was ordered into retirement by the Southern Railway after it began to show a great loss in passenger business as well as in express and other 'commodities. Some of the more sentimental citizens of Newberry turned out at the station here Sunday morn ing to bid the train a fond fare well as it headed to the round house in Columbia. For many years it had provided transporta tion to and from Newberry. More recently it was mainly a thing of interest to children who ran to their doors to watch it pass and wave to the trainmen. Saturday, a group of Cub Scouts boarded the train here for its next-to-final run. Many of them had never been aboard a train before. - Some old-timers, viewing the train for the last time Sunday, recalled the thumb-nail biogra phy recited by the late State Sup erintendent of Education, James H. Hope, who knew the train’s time-table by heart: “Born in Peak, reared in Hope, lived in Silverstreet, died in Prp’iperity and went to Helena.” Servics For Mrs. Minor At O’Neal Church Mi's. Emma Lou Vines Minor, 81, died Wednesday night at the Newberry County Memorial hos pital after an illness of six weeks. She had been in declining health for several years. Mrs. Minor was born and reared in Saluda county and was the daughter of the late James and Josephine Vines. She had made her home in Newberry for a num ber of years and at the time of her death was making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Layton on O’Neal Street. She was a member of O’Neal Street Meth odist church. Her husband, Rufus J. Minor, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Minor is survived by two sons, Dr. R. C. Minor, Owo- sso, Michigan; M. L. Minor of Commerce, Ga.,; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Layton, Newberry; Mrs. J. L. Kempson, Columbia; one brother, C. A. Vines, Augusta, Georgia ;one sister, Mrs. J. W. Davis, Saluda. Ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren also survive her. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from her church with Rev. Paul Petty conducting the service. In terment followed in Trinity Lu theran church cemetery in Salu da county. TOUR SOUTH AMERICA Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and sis ter, Miss Alta Cunningham, o f Greer, returned to their homes Monday after a month’s tour of South America. They went with a group by plane from Charlotte, N. C. They visited Porto Rico, Bu enos Aires and other countries and cities of interest in Central and South America. National Guard To Observe' * f» E. W. Bowers, 71 Died Teusday Elbert William Bowers, 71, died at his home in Prosperity Tues day after several years of declin ing health and a sudden illness. He was born near Prosperity and was the son of the late Pierce and Amanda Taylor Bowers. He was a member of Wightman Meth odist Church and a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Dominick Bowers of Pros perity; three sons, David W. Bowers, Richard E. Bowers, and Ralph G. Bowers, all o f Pros perity; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Morse- of Pomaria, Mrs. Jimmie Davenport of Newberry; and Mrs. William Long of Sum ter; five brothers, W. H. Bow ers of Saluda; C. W. Bowers of Conway, Lynell Bowers, Arail Bowers, and Lindsey Bowers, all of Prosperity; seven sisters, Mrs. Roland Hawkins, of Newberry, Mrs. Henry Nichols of Saluda, Mrs. Eula Rae George of Colum bia, Mrs. Frank Morris, Mrs. Essie Rinehart, Miss Myrtle Bow ers, and Miss Cardelia Bowers, all of Prosperity; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Wight man Methodist Church by Rev. George Strait. Burial was in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery near Prosperity. en j Local units of the S. C. Army I National Guard will observe “Op- I eration Muster 1961” by having; ■T* j w w rwi r*' « v an open house at the local arm- Back Here; 1 o HeXJn r rictay ° n sunda y’ Februr *y ^ **- ^ ginning at 2:00 p.m. and lasting until 3:30 p.m. Units will display many types of equipment. The public is cordially invited and urged to visit with the guardsmen and view the equipment displays* The five units located in thin city are almost five percent of the total units of the entire S- C. Army National Guard, ac cording to CoL Barringer F. Wingard, assistant . adjutant General of South Carolina, and commander of the 228th Group, with headquarters in Newberry. Newberry has more units Last Rites For Dr. Kester Held According to latest information received here, a hearing will be held at the Newberry County Court house Friday, February 24, beginning at 10:30 a.m., conduct ed by the National Labor Relations Board. The purpose of the hearing is to take testimony relative to a petition filed by a number of em ployees of Newberry Mills, Inc., requesting that an election be held to determine whether or not Local Union 120,.United Textile Workers of America, AFL-CIO, still represents a majority of em ployees at Newberry Mills, Inc. The petitioners claim that since combined national Guard a number of workers dropped out ( strength than any '•own in the Professors At College Organize A group of the Newberry col lege faculty members formed a local chapter of the American As sociation of University Professors. Officers of this group are: President, George L. Olsen, Lib rarian; vice-president, Dr. Frank L. Hoskins, Professor of English; and secretary - treasurer, Prof essor F. Scott Elliot, Associate Professor of English. This organization is limited to those who teach more than one- half of the time. The organization of a local chapter of this Associa tion puts Newberry college in step with the other institutions o f higher learning in the State. On Honor Lists At Carolina Among the members of the Freshman cla.ss at the University of South Carolina listed on the first semester honor roil are Priscilla Crump, George Jones Brenda Truett and Mary Edna Wynn of Newberry. Bobby Living ston was listed on the sophomore honor roll. John W\ Chappell of Newberry was among the juniors and sen iors on the Dean’s list at the University of South Carolina for the fall semester. The Rev. M. L. Kester, D.D., of 1225 Fairview Dr., Columbia, died early Thursday in Reynolds Memorial Home in Edgefield. Dr. Kester was born near Sal isbury, N. C., on March 25, 1885, a son of the late J. A. and Fran ces Swink Kester. Dr. Kester was ordained by the N. C. Synod in 1912. He served churches in North and South Carolina Synods for 42 years un til his retirement from regular parish duties in December, 1953. He came to Newberry in the mid- 1930s, and served pastor of St. James, Beth Eden and Colony Lutheran churches for a number of years. His most recent churches prior to retirement were Good Shepherd at Walterborp and the Lutheran Parish at Earhardt. He is an alumnus of Collegiate Institute, Mount Pleasant, N. C., class of 1907; Newberry College, class of 1909, and the Southern Seminary, class of • 1912. In November, 1956, Newberry College conferred the doctor of divinity degree uponJDr. Kester. Active and- interested in home mission work he spent 21 years as a mission pastor. He also served on the board of trustees of Southern Seminary, adviser to tne Synodical Lutheran League, president of the Newberry con ference, member of the board of social missions, ministerial educa tion, parish education, and num erous other boards and commit tees. He was past president of the Waiterboro Rotary club and since retirement had been an honorary member. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Colum bia. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Annie Little, formerly of States ville, N. C.; and the following children: Mrs. L. A. (Ruth) Da vis of Newberry, Virgil C. Kes ter of Columbia, • Mrs. R. J. (Mary) Downs of Aiken, Carroll L. Kester of Columbia and John L. Kester of Raleigh, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Tally and Mrs. R. S. Thomas of Salisbury, N. C., 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday from St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Columbia, con ducted by his pastor, the Rev. Robert F. Shelby, Jr., and Dr. Karl Kinard, president of the S. C. Synod. Interment was in the Greenlawn Memorial Park. Active pallbearers were Dr. J. C. Kinard, Dr. C. A. Kaufman, Dr. James E. Little, Ray D. Nil- son, Norman Thomas and Wallace C. Kay. of the union during a contract es cape clause period in August, the union members no longer repre sent a majority of the plant’s workers. , The director of the National Labor Relations Board regional office in Winston-Salem, N. C. has indicated that the testimony will be taken by hearing officer Harrison J. Daysch. The testim ony will be forwarded to Wash ington, when the NLRB will make’ a decision as to whether an elec tion is to be held. Should an election be called and a majority of the employes vote against the union, Local 120 ^9 ca ^ emergencies, would no longer be considered theHhsurrection. The bargaining agent for the plant workers. Adah Classes Be Held At State, other than Coinmbia. I* a recent annual inspection by the Army Inspector General, local units captured 15 per cent of the total “superior” ratings giv en in South Carolina. 4 Honorary pallbearers were all men ^ Evening classes for adults will begin at the Newberry High School Monday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. and continue for nine weeks, with two hours instruc tion twice weekly. Subjects to be offered are typ ing, and business English. These classes will be taught by Miss Ha Mae Suber and Mrs. Ruth Hipp, teachers at the Newberry High School. Those planning take this course will be required to take both typing and English. No one will be allowed to enroll unless he or she agrees to stay for then full two hours and promises to attend both classes each evening. Tuition is free; however, a reg istration fee of $1 will be charged and each person will be responsible for his or her own text books, -y Gregg Typing, New Series, Book One will be used for the beginners, and the Advanced for the advanc ed class. These books may be ob tained from the Peoples Book Store. Orders will be taken Mon day evening for the English books, payable in advance. Courses are sponsored - by the State Department of Education, with Mrs. E. C. Anderson as Sup- ervisor of Adult Education in co operation with the Newberry High School. ■ ; These planning to enroll are urged to report to class Monday evening, February 27. Beer Tax Money ne Payments totalling. $100,324.69 have been made to the municipali ties of South Carolina as their portion of the state tax on beer and wine for the Oetober-Decem- ber quarter, according to records of the state tax commission. This distribution was in addition to the $87,799.85 paid to the| counties and to the $1,000,000- plus retained in the state treasury' for support of the state govem- Newberry Guardsmen, Col. gard continued, bring over 000 annually to their coi and maintain and operate over one million dollars wotj property and equipments /. Members of the local spend over 100,000 man liiNM yearly in their training emd stand ready to serve the community h* disasters status of ing of these units places them in » high state of readiness for Nat ional or State emergency. The purpose of “Operation 1 Muster” is to commemorate the days when the Militia was mas tered annually on the . vHlagp * green—that is ,assembled and counted off, to see how many able-bodied men were available to bear arms in the event of an em ergency. Today’s National Guard ha*'" come a long way from the days when it wasr mustered on the vil lage green. Right now, there sfie 5000 Army and Air National Guard units located in the fifty states, the District of Cohnnbie and Puerto Rico. There 470,000 men in the Guard, are equipped with the same sile-age weapons of war that found in the active services. February 22 is the date Muster Day is celebrated in States. This is a particularly propriate date, being Washington^ birthday. George Washington be gan his illustrious career as a cit izen soldier, a member of the militia in his home state of gjnia. The period of 18-26 is fgnated as “Operation Muster 1961.” 7m A BIRTHDAY GREETINGS f Lutheran ministers, W. R. Lomi- nick, Hubert Bedenbaugh and C. S. Williams. Qualify For Degrees The following local students at Newberry college, having com pleted academic requirements in January 1961, are candidates for the respective degrees to be awarded in June 1961: Walter T. Counts, A. Jacque line Crooks, Bernard F. Hawkins, Mrs. Judith Jackson Patrick, and John T. Sterling. In Newberry' County, the follow ing municipalities received pay ments: Chappells $ 14.55 Little Mountain 26.99 Newberry 931.38 Peak 9*73 Pomaria 26.09 Prosperity 85.89 Silverstreet 20.57 Whitmire 302.23 Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ouzts and son, Rodney, have moved to 2018 Glenn street to make their home. Feb. 26: Mrs. G. W. Peggie Andrews, Mrs. Mildred Harper, Mrs. Hal Kohn Jr, Car ol Senn, Charles Senn, Lowell Boozer, Elizabeth Langford, Ed Cannon. Feb. 27: H. D. Whitaker, Frances Hayes, Anne Mrs. Clara Ward, Setzler, Mrs. Jesse W. Julia, Faye McSwain, Willie Jones, Ranee Miller, Sank Franklin. Feb. 28: Walter Wallace; Dr. Drayton Nance Jr., Mrs. Mary Amick, Tochfe Long, CharKe Crowell Jr., Ray Doolittle, Har- rietta Ann Hendrix, Jack Brock, Mrs. D. W. Long. Feb. 29: P. Metts Fant, Jr. March 1: M. E. Abrams, Mrs. J. R. Swygert, Billy Walton, W- C. Huffman, Mrs. Homer Cookie Johnson, Charles Forrest W. Dickc rt, Mrs. W. D. Jones. March 2: David Stone, Margie Ingram, Grady Force, Ralph G. Higgins, J. R. Nobles Jr., Jan Bennett. March 3: James Ralph Wil liams Jr., Wilbur Boozer, Mrs.. F. A. Truett, Janice Carolyn Boozer, Jerome Havird, Evelyn Neel Long, Marcia Rosa, David Graham, Judy Ann DeHart, Mm. David T. Templeton. March 4: Ralph Connelly* Crosby Lewis, Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Hendrix Monts, Mrs. A. P, Ruff, Christie Crowder. <Kf