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The boss, from the president down,
is looking for somebody to take over
some of his cares, and you may be
the man, my friend.
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A mother glows when her teen-age
daughter i the pick of the crop
among the boys, but the father is
often disturbed.
VOLUME 24—NUMBER 45
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961
By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS
STILL THE SAME
A couple of weeks ago I men
tioned the delay in a hearing be
fore the National Labor Relations
Board, the first step toward de
termining whether there would be
an election at Newberry Mills, Inc.
as to the status of the labor union
local there. I ended the article
with the question, “Who’s stalling
now?”
Following the hearing, which
was finally held Friday, two wo
men—members of the union, I
gather—came to where I was
standing and sneeringly asked
“Who’s stalling NOW?” The ans
wer, ladies, is still the same, and
al Ithe flowery talk of your un
ion attorney Joseph Jacobs doesn’t
change it one whit. Attorney Jac
obs, incidentally, said his atten
tion had been called to that ar
ticle (The Sun does get around,
doesn’t it?) and he wished to in
form me he was engaged in a
case in Georgia and couldn’t ar
range to be here at the earlier
date set, therefore the delay. I
informed him I would pass the
information along to you, for what
it is worth.
I don’t know what these women
had in mind, but the inference I
gathered was that they thought
the petitioners or the company
were trying to stall. Not so. The
Petitioners are ready to go ahead
with the election, else they would
not have filed the petition. The
attorney for the company, at the
hearing, expressed the thought
that the workers should be given
a chance to express themselves
freely at the ballot box. When he
mentioned that the workers should
have such rights, Attorney Jac
obs quickly interrupted and ac
cused the company attorney of
trying to make a speech, some
thing, incidentally, Mr. Jacobs
had used three-fourth of the hear
ing doing.
There is little doubt that Mr.
Jacobs is an able attorney; one
who is particularly apt when play
ing to a gallery. No doubt his ora
tory made a bright impression up
on his followers in the local un
ion, but if a single one of them
understood what was going on, I
would be surprised. The entire
hearing was consumed by repiti-
tious motions and contentions pe
culiar to such labor, board hear
ings and only those who have been
around these hearings often knew
what was going on.
So the union is still delaying,
first by making al) the motions
which the Board will have to rule
on; second by asking extension
of time in which to file a brief.
One extension was granted by the
hearing officer; chances are an
other will be asked and granted
before the case ever gets to
Washington.
If the union has nothing to fear
and is not “stalling,” then why
not ust say “sure, we’re ready
for an election. Let’s have it now!”
Don’t ask me who’s stalling,
ladies. Ask your union bosses. See
what THEY will tell you.
Kiwanians To
Sell Shrubbery
Next Week
A shrubbery sale to boost home
beautification in Newberry and to
benefit the scholarship fund will
be sponsored by the Newberry Ki-
wanis Club.
The sale will begin at one o’
clock next Wednesday afternoon,
March 8 in the old Efird’s build
ing on Main street and will con
tinue through Saturday, March
11th. Sale hours will be as fol
lows:
Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m.; Thurs
day and Friday, 4 to 8 p.m.; Sat
urday, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m
Approximately 15 different var
ieties of shrubs will be offered for
sale, including the favorite var
ieties of Chinese and Japanese
Hollies, Crepe Myrtle, Magnolias,
and Camellias. Most shrubs will
be small in size, and in gallon
cans for convenience in handling.
Newberry folks have already
proved their interest in Home
Beautification, stated Al Busby,
chairman of the club’s Agricul
ture and Conservation committee.
That is why it is believed, he said,
that they will be interested in
buying shrubs at economical
prices and at the same time sup
porting a worthwhile scholarship
program. The Newberry Kiwanis
Club now sponsors an annual
scholarship at Newberry College.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes try operating the teletype machines
used by the 228th Signal Group during National Guard open house
Sunday at the local armory. Looking on is Lt. Col. Leland Welling,
signal officer for the group. (Sunphoto)
Young Farmers
Are Honored
aycees
The Newberry Junior Chamber
of Commerce announced at a
banquet held Thursday night that
Robert Long of Silverstreet had
been named “Young Farmer of the
Year” and Mrs. Horace L. Booz
er, Jr. of Smyrna, “Young Farm
Woman.” Others recognized as
finalist for the two titles were
Mrs. Harold Pitts, Mrs. Griff
Dorroh, W W. Parr, Harold Pitts,
Bob Dorroh and Richard Neel III.
The presentations were made
by D. P. Folk, at the Community
Hall banquet, at which County
Agent Al Busby was speaker.
Mr. Long will be eligible to
Mayor Begins Easter Seal
Drive With Proclamation
Red Cross To
Have Fun
In March
The Red Cross County Chair
man, Lawrence Richardson, an
nounced today that a drive for
iiunds will be held during the
month of March. The drive last
y«ar was postponed two months
due to the fact that other worth
while campaigns had just been
Completed or were in progress at
that particular time. Richardson
stated that it is regrettable that
people are solicited by so many
fund drives over a short period of
time, but it appears that this is
the way it will be until some
workable arrangement is made
whereby one sizable donation can
be made to take care of all of the
needy organizations.
The County Chapter’s goal this
year will be $7,226. “This is a
great deal of money to be ask
ing for,” said Richardson, “but
it can be raised if we will give
generously and think of the bene
fits that we have received through
our - Red Cross Blood Program
and the benefits that would be
available in case of disaster.
“I repeat, I am sorry that a
fund campaign must be launched
at this time, but our Red Cross I
funds are exhausted, and the only;
way that funds can be made avail
able is through public donations.”
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Students Are
Teaching
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Sixty-five Newberry College
students are practice teaching in
the classrooms of a number of
schools. This period of practice
teaching will run from February
27 to March 17.
Fifty are teaching in the esc-
ondai'y education departments and
the remainder in the elementary
grades. This work is carefully
supervised by Prof. James L. Mc
Cord, supervisor of secondary edu
cation; Dr. James F. Cummings,
Associate Professor of Education
and Psychology; and Mrs. Louise
R. Douglas, supervisor of elemen
tary education at Newberry Col
lege.
Through the cooperation of the
superintendents these college stu-
Mayor Ernest H. Layton Tues
day signed a proclamation desig
nating the period March 2-April 2
as Easter Seal Month in Newber
ry. The proclamation is as fol
lows:
WHEREAS: Easter Seal socie
ties nationwide have, for 40 years,
been providing rehabilitation serv
ices to thousands upon thousahds
of crippled children and adults,
and
WHEREAS: All residents of
Newberry, through their steady
support to the Crippled Children
Society during its annual Easter
Seal Campaign, have given hope,
help and opportunity to hundreds
crippled at birth or by disease or
accident in our community, and
WHEREAS: There are now in
Newberry many crippled children
and adults still in need of rehabi
litation services, and
WHEREAS: The Crippled Chil
dren Society continues to efficient-
compete for the State oung Saluda, Lexington and Laurens
Farmer of the Year” award. His Counties.
predecessor, Henry L. Parr, won | County students pract i ce teach
ing in secondary schools are Re
becca Ann Dickert, Mary Jane
dents are practice teaching in the
schools of Newberry, Fairfield, U and effectively operate out
standing programs to
the state title last year and rep
resented the state in the national
contest.
Fellers, Jerry T. Fulmer, Barbara
This is the first year a “Young Jean Hawkins, Robby A. Lindley,
Farm Woman” has been recog
nized by the local Jaycees.
CONCERNED
A Newberrian recently went to
another city to get a job. When
he told his prospective employer
he was from Newberry, the inev
itable question came: “are you. or
were you, a member of the un
ion?” Not until the prospective
employer made a long distance
call to Newberry and was assured
the applicant was NOT a labor un
ion member, was he given the job.
This is the sort of stigma at
tached to Newberry. And the
stigma comes mainly from wildcat
strikes or threatened strikes
which find their way into the daily
press.
Because of this situation, many
Newberrians are concerned not
only over the fact that we are
getting no new industries, but
whether we can hold on to what
we have. The going seems to be
nip-and-tuck with many textile
manufacturers today and a tip of
the scales could mean disaster.
This is pointed out clearly in an
article in a recent issue of the
Textile Reporter. The writer, dis
cussing labor union leaders, states:
“They (union leaders) built into
the National Labor Relations Act
a provision making it illegal, or
punitively expensive, for an em
ployer to find relief from frus
trating labor disputes by moving
to another state, or going out of
business. But this proved to be of
only limited effect, since trouble
with a union is seldom the only
reason why a firm moves or li
quidates—it is merely the reason
that is likely to make an already
harrassed management throw up
its hands and say, ‘Let’s get out
of this rat race’.”
At Silverstreet
The Eighth grade of Silver-
street school is sponsoring a mus-
Elizabeth B. Long, Henry Clyde
Martin, John M. Oxner, Allen R.
Perry, Elma Jean Piester, Donald
Satterfield, B. Delores Shealy,
Claudia C. Setzler, Hubert H. Setz-
ler, Mary Ann Tisdale.
In elementarv schools: Frances
ical program on March 10 at 8
p.m. The program will feature the C- Blackwell, Edna Earle Fant,
Mitchell and Price instrumental
group. Admission will be 25c for
students and 50c for adults. The
public is invited.
Janice King, Mrs. Nina Y. Kun
kle, Mrs. Frances A. Lowrimore,
Glenda R. Wise and Sara Ella
Yount.
meet the
needs of all physically handicapped
persons, I, Ernest H. Layton,
Mayor,
HEREBY PROCLAIM the per
iod March 2-April 2, 1961, as
Easter Seal Month and urge all
citizens to join the Crippled Chil
dren Society in its fight against
crippling by giving generously to
this great cause.
/s/ Ernest H. Layton
Mayor of Newberry
Noted Pianist
In Concert
Mr. and Mrs. William K. Perry
have moved to Harrington St. to
make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mason are
now residing at 1204 Hillcrest Dr.
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Dr. Thomas Richner, noted con
cert pianist and teacher, will pre
sent a piano recital in Holland
Hall at Newberry College on Mon
day evening, March 6, at 8:00 p.
m.
Dr. Richner, a recognized auth
ority on Mozart, has concertized
extensively in this country and in
Europe, where he is engaged for
annual concert tours in England,
France, Austria, Holland, and the
Scandinavian cdun,tries. His all
Mozart recital in Vienna won for
him the whole-hearted admiration
of critics and public.
Noel Strauss, music critic for
the New York Times, had this to
say about a recent recital by Rich
ner: “Thomas Richner, pianist,
who presented an all-Mozart pro
gram at Town Hall last season,
gave another recital devoted to
keyboard music of that composer
yesterday afternoon in the same
auditorium. His playing was again
serious, sincere, refined with care
ful attention to details, including
ornamentation. Without exception,
the works performed were project
ed with a sensitive, singing tone,
capable of decided finesse in mat
ters of nuances. They were invar
iably transparent, nicely phrased,
clean in pedaling. Lyricism was
the keynote of his readings, a ten
der lyricism, avoiding overstace-
ment of any kind, either emotion
ally or in regajrd to dynamic
frame. The distinction in the char
acter and in the dynamic frame of
the different works was well con
sidered in an afternoon of Mozart
playing that held the attention
of the large audience from the
start to the end of the finely de
vised list covering all three chief
periods of the composer’s output.”
The program at Newberry Col
lege on Monday evening will con
sist of works of Bach, Mozart,
Chopin, Debussy, and Khachatur
ian.
Admission to the concert is free
and the public is cordially invited
'to attend.
Little Jean Harmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Me elith Harmon, sells the first sheet
Seal stamps to Mayor Ernest H. Layton, while her mother and Phillip T. Kelly, chairman of the
ter Seal Drive, look on. Jean suffered measles*ence halitis when she was one ye*r old *»nd for a
was completely disabled, both in her physical movements and in her speech. She began J
treatments, rehabilitation and speech therapy at thj Crippled Children’s Clinic in Cohimbia when
was about three, and still goes for therapy once a week. Jean is now a first grade student a. Bound
ary Street school. Her parents praise the help which she has been given, and is being given by the
Crippled Children’s Society of South Carolina, which is supported by contributions to the Easter Seal
Drive. (Sunphoto) ‘ “ . *1 * ’
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Efforts To Oust Union
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Employes of Newberry Mills,
Inc., who have requested that an
election be held by the National
Labor Relations Board to deter
mine whether Lochl'""Union 120
still represents a majority of em
ployees at the plant, are now
awaiting a decision^ ’by ,tbe Board
in Washington as to whether an
election will be held. The Board
will make its decision based on
testimony and arguments made
during a rep'resehthtion hearing
held at the court hojise last Fri
day, at which Martin Ball of the
NLRB’s Regional Office in Win
ston-Salem, N. C:,' was hearing
officer.
Henry F. Sherril), attorney of
Columbia, represented the three
men who filed the petition asking
for an election. Ellison D. Smith
Jr., attorney, also of Columbia,
represented Newberry Mills, Inc.,
and Joseph Jacobs, attorney of
Atlanta, appeared on behalf of Lo
cal Union 120.
Most of the two hour hearing
was taken up by Mr. Jacobs who
made a number of motions to dis- an election,
miss the petition. Mr. Jacobs first ]yi r Jacobs
“we think counsel is trying to do members of
indirectly what he can’t do di
rectly* .that is explore into and ex
amine and have knowledge of the
names on the signature cards. The
Board has already acted upon and
determined that and 4 think it is
no longer open to argument.”
Jacobs further sought to have
the petition dismissed contending
that Local Union 120 AFL-CIO
was not properly certified as the
bargaining agent, but merely tHe
United Textile Workers of Am
erica. Mr. Smith, attorney for the
company asked “Is it counsel’s
contention that there is n > longer
any certified union at Newberry
Mills? We would be very inter
ested.”
Attorney Jacobs then made a
motion to dismiss the petition,
contending that the contract, which
expires August 8, 1961 is a bar to
any election at this time. This
motion was referred to the Board,
although Mr. Sherill cited a case
where the Board had ruled that a
similar contract was not a bar to
asked that slips signed by a num
ber of employees, requesting that
an election be held in an attempt
to decertify the union, be made a
part of the record. Mr. Sherill, in
response, told the hearing officer,
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Among those inspecting a M42 tank, a self-propelled weapon, at National Guard Open House Sun
day afternoon were Ray Gilliam and his two little daughters. The little girl on the tank at the left
is Maria, at the right, Linda. Mr. Gilliam stands onthe left in front of the tank. The three guardsmen
are SFC Thomas Harmon, M/Sgt. George R. Owens and SFC Carrol Bouknight. All members of Bat
tery C. Sgt. Owens is platoon sergeant, and Sgts. Bouknight and Harmon were instructors during the
Sunday drill of Battery C. (Sunphoto)
Coroner Cases
Number 34
Thirty-four deaths were investi
gated by Coroner George R. Sum
mer during 1960, according to his
annual report. The largest num
ber, twelve, were found to have
occured from natural causes. Sev
en deaths were the result of self-
inflicted wounds; four resulted
from burns, five from automobile
accidents, two from gunshot
wounds, four were accidental, and
one drowning occurred.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Hawkins
have moved to 625 O’Neal street
to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Harmon Jr.
are now residing at 1323 Pearl St. I
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie A. Force
are now making their home at 901
McKibben street.
Garden Club
District Meet
To Be Here
The Council of Newberry- Gar
den Clubs, Mrs. T. P. Crooks,
President, is making plans to en
tertain state and district officers,
ciiairmen and all members of the
East Piedmont District of the Gar
den Club of South Carolina on
March 15.
The morning session will be held
at Central Methodist Church, at
10:30, preceded by a '■of,, -e hour
at 9:30. A luncheon will follow in
Newberry’s historic Community
Hall. At the close of the luncheon
J. C. Dowling of Gaffney, well-
known flower arranger and judge
will give a demonstration on
flower arranging. *
The members of the local com
mittee are Mrs. Clem I. Youmans
and Mrs. John R. Frazier. Every
garden club member in Newberry
is urged to attend. Newberry has
the unusual honor of having of its
members, Mrs. Richard L. Baker,
as president of the Garden Club
of South Carolina.
Reservations for the luncheon
must be made with Mrs. Frazier
not later than the morning of
March 13.
then pointed out
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Floyd are
now making their home at 1514
Harrington St.
that two subpenas had been is
sued, one to Newberry Mills, Inc.
or its general manager, L. E. Gat
lin, Jr., and one to Ben Robinson,
executive director of the Newber
ry County Development Board.
On motion of attorneys for the
plant and the development board,
the subpenas were quashed. The
hearing officer stated it was his
understanding that “the subperms
in both cases are for the purpose
of showing outside participation
in the acquisition of the authori
zation cards and for that reason
they were quashed.”
Mr. Jacobs asked the hearing
officer to strike from the motion
to quash the subpena to Mr. Rob
inson a statement “Neither Mr.
Robinson nor the Newberry Coun
ty Development Board has any
thing to hide. If charges are to be
made against him and the New
berry County Development Board,
the charges will be met and in
my (the attorney’s) opinion com
pletely refuted. Any efforts to
involyp , Mr. Robinson would be
improper and completely unfair.”
The helping officer referred Jac
obs’ request to the Board for rul
ing. ,
Jacob? then stated “We have
reason to believe . . . that some of
the signatures that were submit
ted were not proper signatures.”
He then'called to the stand one of
<j Up' • •
the petitioners, Thomas Hawkins.
The Hearing Officer allowed the
union attorney to ask Hawkins’ as
to his employment, but refused to
allow questions as to the slips.
Jacobs then offered to prove
if allowed to do so, that there was
outside interference (in obtaining
the slips) “particularly by the
Newberry County Development
Board”; that assistance and aid
was given in the undertaking by
supervision, and
agents of the Newberry Mills, and
that there was misrepresentadon
and fraud by statements made at
the time signatures were secured
from the employees who work at
the plant. The witnesses he would
use to prove these charges, he
said, were Claude Wicker, John
Kinard, Carol Crouch, Ruby Jones,
Daniel James, Dessa Rae Wesson,
and Clarence Bundrick , |
The hearing office: would not
allow the testimony, ruling that
the hearing Friday was not’ the
proper place to bring such
charges. > u .
At the conclusion of the hear
ing, Attorney Smith attempted to
say that the workers should have
a right to express themselves
freely by ballot. He was interrupt
ed by Jacobs, who accused Mr.
Smith of “making a speech.”
The hearing adjourned at two -
o’clock.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
March 5: Miss Ruby Kinard,
Mrs. Earl Roland, Mary Ann
Connelly, Mrs. Everette Gra
ham, Mrs. Ethel Murphy, Cor
nelia Nalley, Mrs. E. E. Hite,
Mrs. W. F. (Bill) Graham, Pat
rick Shealy, Mrs. Robert Wick-
\
er.
March 6: Hugh Connelly,
Mrs. Charlie Bradley, David
Richardson, Mrs. P. G. Elleeor,
E. F. Lowell III, Fred J. Weir
Jr.
March 7: Mrs. J. M. Hove, Jos
eph L. Tolbert, Miss Carolyn
Kinard, Linda Ann Lathrop,
Ula Jollay, George P. Boozer,
Mrs. W. D. Montgomery, Mrs.
Ellerbe Miller, Forrest El Shea
ly Jr., Cheryl Folk, Mildred
Sheely, Mrs. Kibler William
son.
March 8: J. P. Moon, Ace W.
Watkins, Mrs. Harry Stone,
Mrs. Glenn L. Hamm, Mrs.
Katherine Neel Long, L. A.
Black, Andrew Shealy, Mrs.
Pearce Davis.
March 9: Cecil LeRoy Bart
ley, A. T. Hayes, Mrs. Pearle
Pugh Shealy, Claude Summer,
Dr. F. A. Truett, Joe S. Boland,
Wofford Cooper Jr.
March 10: Doris Dominick,
Mrs. J. W. Denning and 4ier
grandson, Bruce Denning, J. F.
Lominack, Mrs. Reid Marett,
Mrs. Gracie H. Cromer, Jimmy
Ruff, A. N. Crosson, Prof. R. E.
Beck, E. E. Epting, Frances
Blackwell, Mary Gayle Wilson.
March 11: Mrs. Woodrow Rin
ger, Mrs. Ryan Graham, Eliza
beth Pinner Koon, Harriett Gra
ham, Lorraine Lominick, Bennie
Burn, Elizabeth Timmerman,
Mrs. Hayne Shealy, Albert
Jones, Mrs. Sadie McLeod.
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