The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, March 16, 1961, Image 1
VOLUME 24—NUMBER 47
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1961
$2.00 PER YEAR
By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERSi School Board Adopts Budget;
Work On New School Begins
TREE TALK
ONLY A BEGINNING
The subject of conversation Writing in National Review,
around town these days seems to Russell Kirk, one of the country s j
, i .<? ' u r most distinguished and forth- 1
be the removal of a- number of . , ^ & ,
I right spokesman on educational
trees from Main Street. The C1 ty q Ues tions. has something of great
officials have been criticized for importance to say about federal
this action although, as far as I aid to our schools
can determine, no protest was I pj e q U0 tes an exhaustive two-
volume study, published by The
Institute for Social Science Re
search, as proving “that suffi
cient money for good schools—
even the $23 or 24 billion annual
ly which may be required by 1970
—can be raised from local and
state property taxes and sales
taxes.’’ He adds: “There is no fi-
Re-elects Eight Superintendents
IPi
was
made when the announcement ap
peared in newspapers after the
last council meeting that this
would have to be done.
First, let me state that the
mayor and all councilmen have
lived in Newi erry long enough to
know that they could not get away
with the wanton destruction ox, nancial necessitJ , for federal 3ul>
trees. Newberrians are t ree -‘ ov_ ! SK ji es ”
teachers’ salaries are intended
merely as entering wedges: the
first steps toward establishing a
wholly centralized system of pub
lic instruction, directed by an im
portant Washington bureaucracy.”
These are blurt words, but his
tory supports them. Once govern
ment enters into any sphere, no
matter how modest the scale at
the beginning, it demands and
gets more and more power. And
never forget—he who pays the
piper calls the tune.
ing people and only to protect its
citizens are the city fathers cut
ting the trees. You might also be
interested to know that before the
cutting began, plans were care
fully made as to the ’"imber and
location of the trees that had to
be removed ,and these plans
were submitted to the chairman of
the city Tree Commission. No pro
test was heard from the Tree
Commission, according to city of
ficials.
Next, I think you should know
that a number of the trees are
being taken down because of re
quests of home-owners that it
be done. The recent high winds
have caused a number of citizens
to become aware that the trees
could blow over, causing heavy
damage. A good example of this
is the large pecan tree which was
blown over on Mr. Tom Wicker’s
property on Langford street dur
ing the high winds a few weeks
ago. Fortunately, it did not fall
on a home or cause extensive dam
age. But it could happen, and citi
zens, worried about the possibili
ty, have pleaded that certain trees
be removed from near their homes.
The city is trying to accomplish
this, for trees located on city
property; it has cooperated to
help in removal of trees from pri
vate property, with the owners
paying the cost. So you can see
that the tree-cutting going on is
not just for the fun of cutting
trees.
-As to those on the left side of
Main Street, going east, a num
ber of the trees were dead because
the roots had been damaged when
sewer drains and water lines were
put in to accomodate the grocery
store and service station in that
area. Other trees along the way
were diseased and decayed, and of
course it was necessary to cut a
few healthy trees.
The reason for this is not be
cause of the whiteway system, as
so many seem to think. I am told
that the lighting could be put in
with no more than some trimming
because the present poles will be
used. The reason is to get a suffi- dream come true he said,
cient water supply to the Subur- “ We feel that we ha ve a won-
bia area to protect the citizens derful bargain in our fire depart-
there from fire. ment. It is just like S,anta Claus
brought it to us,” he remarked.
Recent tests of the water flow Also it has been a wonderful thing
pressure in Suburbia show that to help build community interest,
the hydrants in that area do not he said, and added, “there is no
Why ,then, has proposed fed
eral aid to education become one
of the prime political issues of the
day? Professor Kirk’s answer:
“. . . what the zealots for federal
aid really desire is not simply more
money, but more power—great JIMMY CROOKS OF NEWBERRY, shown at the right, defeated
power. The present pretexts of Butch Deas of Aiken in the Table Tennis tournament held March 11
school construction and bonuses to a t Newberry High Gym. Crooks was later defeated for the champion
ship. All participants and visiting directors in the district were treat
ed to a hamburger dinner followung the tournament. According to the
recreation directors having teams participating, this was the best
district tournament they had ever taken part in, said Paul K. Fuller,
district chairman. (Photo by Briggs.)
Fire Department
In Rural Areas
Is Discussed
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Robert Bryant, Rock Hill busi
ness man, and chairman of the ru
ral fire Commission of York
County, was guest speaker at a
coffee break in the Community
Hall Tuesday morning. About 125
farmers and business men were on
hand to hear him.
Mr. Bryant gave the history of
the York Rural Fire Department
and told what it has meant to
the individual communities and
to the county.
The fire department has proved
itself worthy in many ways he
said. He attributed thi saving of
a child’s life, homes and other
property, among the many bene
fits derived during the organiza
tion some seven years ago.
The cooperation from every
source has turned out to be a
Indians Win
First Game In
Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The New
berry College Indians managed
to shake off a last-minut^ scare
by Simpson College of Indianola,
Iowa, and win a 64-58 opening
game of the National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics tourna
ment here Monday.
Carl Short fired 38 points — 27
in the second half — to lead the
South Carolinians to victory.
The lowans put on a final
charge late in the game and mov
ed to within two points, 58-56,
with one minute left. Short made
it 60-56 with a couple of charity
tosses, but Simpson again cut the
margin to two with 28 seconds to
play.
Another brace of free throws
Miss West Died
Wednesday At
Local Hospital
Miss Mary Pearle West, a re
tired school teacher who was ar-
uontly devoted to her profession,
passed away at Newberry County
Memorial Hospital Wednesday af
ternoon.
Her original home was in New
berry, but for several years she
had made her home in Columbia.
She was teaching at Columbia
High school when her house burn
ed, and because of her love for
Columbia and her many friends
there she rebuilt her home and
remained in that city.
She was the daughter of Mary
Elizabeth Head West and James
Appleton West, both of whom are
deceased.
In 1929 she received her B. S.
and a driving lay-up by Short pro- degree from the George Peabody
furnish enough water for one fire
truck to put out a fire. W’ater
pressure is below par on some
parts of Main street inside the old
city limits as well. A ten inch
water line will be run from the
elevated tank off Main Street to
Glenn, from Glenn out Main to
Keroes Avenue, then to DeLoache
Avenue, where an eight inch
water line will be installed to ex
tend on to the 76 by-pass. This
will not only give adequate pres
sure for residents all along Main
Street and in the Suburbian area,
but will be sufficient to serve
further housing developments now
in the planning stage near Subur
bia and other residential and in
dustrial expansion in that area.
My attention was called to the County Fire
fact that in the area concerned m ^ ee '
there are three bulk gasoline
plants and nearly 70 residences all
depending on the city for fire pro
tection. The water pressure is
woefully small even to protect a
•shack and firemen would be com
pletely helpless should fire occur
at the gasoline storage plants.
jealousy and no rivalry among ;he
workers, all of whom are volun
teers, working together for the
safety of their homes and com
munities.”
There are nine community de
partments, one for each commun
ity in the county. The men in each
community man the local equip
ment and during the past year
answered 500 calls throughout the
county.
The program Tuesday morning
was sponsoied by the Newberry
Rural Fire Department Commit
tee, county home demonstration
club, and Newberry County De
velopment Board. Mr. Bryant
was introduced by T. B. (Dad)
Amis, chairman of the local
Department Com-
vided the final margin.
Newberry had a cold bunch of
Indians who could not find the
basket in Kansas City’s spacious
Municipal Auditorium in the first
half. They connected on only sev
en of 36 shots from the field, but
still managed to leave the court at
halftime with a 22-20 lead.
Simpson cut the margin to a
point to start + he second half.
Grady Jackson hit on a driving
layup and Short converted four
straight free throws, added a
field goal, to open a 32-23 gap.
Leading 54-50 with 3:17 remain
ing, Newberry attempted to freeze
the ball in the face of an Iowa
rally. The Indians managed to
kill almost a full minute of play
ing time. Then came the last min
ute action.
Simpson had a 19-18 basket
edge but Newberry’s 28 foul shots
in 37 tries was the difference.
Short made 18 of 25 free throws.
Johnny Bouknight led the re
bounding with 18.
Newberry was scheduled to
meet top-seeded Westminster of
Pennsylvania in the second round
Wednesday night.
League Deplores
Tree Cutting
Music Groups
Are Rated
In district music festivals held
recently, groups from the New
berry City Schools, directed by
Miss Juanita Hitt, w T ere rated as
follows:
High School Girls Choir, Jun
ior High Mixed Chorus, Boundary
Girls Choir, Speers Girls Choir,
Newberry Boys Choir, all rated 1
The Executive Committee of the; (highest rating), as did Carl Setz
Civic League at a call meeting’ ler, boy soprano solo.
Monday morning deplored the High School Girls Small Chor-
I hate as much as anyone to see ruthless slaughter of the beauti- a l Group, Junior High Girls
a tree cut down but if we are ever | ful trees on Main Street and re-j Choir rated 2, as did Charles Setz-
to grow and protect our citizens quested that only decayed trees be; ler and Stewart Leslie, boy sopra-
who have elected to place them
selves under our protection, certain
sacrifices must be made. If some
of the trees could be replaced by
something like the beautiful red
buds trees, which make our city
so pretty in the Spring, that would
be fine; but I do ask that you con
sider the reasons for removal of
the trees and the benefits to be
derived before you are too hard
on the city fathers.
removed.
It was suggested that each
home owner confer with the ov
erseer of the tree cutting crew
when they come to cut in front of
their homes and jointly decide
what trees are to be removed.
The Civic League also suggests
that the city officials begin im
mediately a program for replacing
all removed trees with a suitable
variety.
no soloists.
All groups and individuals re
ceiving a 1 or 2 rating will be eli
gible to participate in the State
Music Festival to be held at Win-
throp College later in the Spring.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Aldon Bedenbaugh
and Amelia Ann of Columbia
spent the weekend with their par
ents here.
College for Teachers at Nash
ville, Tenn., and in 1930 she re
ceived her Master of Arts degree
from the same institution.
She taught in several schools
in her home state. She was prin
cipal fo Cross Hill School and
principal of Florida Street school
in Clinton, taught in the New
berry schools, in Dillon high
school and was teaching at Col
umbia High school when she de
cided to retire from the profess
ion.
She was a member of several
organizations in the city of Co
lumbia. She was a member of
Washington Street Methodist
Church and was active in the
program of the church until her
recent illness.
She is survived by the follow
ing sisters: Mrs. Eugene Yates,
Mrs. Clem I. Youmans, Mrs.
Chris A. Kaufmann, all of New'-
berry; one brother, Robert H.
West, chairman of the board,
Kentucky Central Life and Ac
cident Insurance Co., Louisville,
Ky.; also several nieces and nep
hews.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 p.m. Friday at McSwain Fu
neral Home with Rev. T. H. Vick
ery and Dr. Wallace B. Friday
officiating. Interment was in the
Rosemone Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Dr. Louis
DeBruhl, Samuel Taylor, Joe
Crumpton, Marion Singletary, E.
Wilson Yates and Dr. Rivers
Chalmers.
At a special meeting Monday
night, the County Board of Educa
tion adopted a budget for the
1961-62 school year and elected
superintendents for the next
school session. All superintend- j
ents were re-elected except Eu
gene Stockman, who has resigned 1
as superintendent of the Little
Mountain area. Re-elected were
J. V. Kneece, Ed Beck and S. S.
Wigfall, Newberry; J. G. Long,
Silverstreet; Charles Wise, Bush
River; N. P. Robinson, Whitmire;
W. R. Lominick, Pomaria, and H.
M. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity.
The budget adopted by the
Board totaled $1,310,815, approxi
mately the same as the budget
for the current year. Salaries for
teachers and supervising princi
pals constituted the largest items,
teachers’ salaries being $947,557
and salaries of supervising prin
cipals (superintendents included)
$65,545. The amount of $18,275!
was set aside as “other expenses
for supervising principals.”
Salaries for lunch room workers
total $48,646, with other expenses
for these workers amounting to
$36,094. Salaries for bus drivers
amounts to $27,090, janitorial ser
vices, $29,868. Cost of fuel for all
schools was set at $26,805; lights
and water, $17,610; insurance,
$14,286; extra curricula expenses,
$19,162.
Other items included in the bud
get are shop expense, libraries,
special education, visual aids,
teaching supplies, band, other in
structional expense, first aid, tele
phone, custodial supplies, care of
grounds, teacherage, contracted
services, replacement of equip
ment, other expense replacement
and materials, rent, athletic ex
penses, adult education, Korean
veterans and new equipment.
It was noted that the county is
currently paying the full salary
for 49 of its 270 teachers. This is
due to small enrollment in some
schools with insufficient number
pf students to qualify for state
aid for the number of teachers
needed; also for additional teach
ers in high schools to offer cur
riculum required by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools. The current en
rollment in the schools of the city
and county is 7096.
It was also announced that the
committee to select a sucessor to
Director of Schools P. K. Harmon,
who retires in June, will begin
interviewing applicants this week.
The committee is composed of
Dan Hamm, Jr. of Prosperity,
Gilder Neel of Bush River and Dr.
John Roche of Whitmire.
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ED. BECK, left, superintendent of city elemertary schools, looks over the plans for the new
dary Street school building with Hobart F. Smith, ^ .umg superintendent for Yeargin Conatraetfo**^* 351 '-
Company. Grading began at the Boundary site Monday and a work crew arrived the same day. A crew
was due to arrive at. Speers Street to begin construction Wednesday. 'Sunphoto.) ^
Future City Development Is
Exchangeites To
Celebrate Their
50th
Take Caution
When Burning,
Says Ranger
Recent rains will soon be forgot
ten as the warm, windy days of
March make forest fires easy to
start and spread, according to
County Ranger Marvin Wilson.
During February, 8.96 inches of
rain was reported at Prosperity
tower. However, warm windy
weather soon dries the moisture
out of straw, grass and other ma
terial that will burn in fields and
woods.
March is noted to be a windy
month. Landowners who have not
already burned fields and brush
for spring planting may be plan
ning this now. Such persons are
cautioned to be extra careful, and
not burn if the wind is up or the
weather is hot and dry.
If burning is necessary, plow a
STUDENTS TO wide strip around the material to
VISIT NEW YORK ^ b urne( ^» at least 20 feet wide.
| Wait until late afternoon when
Richard Lominick of Newberry wind dies down and start burning
The 50th Anniversary of the
founding of the Nation’s- first Ex
change Club will be celebrated on
Tuesday, March 21 by the Ex
change Club of Newberry at the
Willowbrook Clubhouse.
L. B. “Dick’' Shealy, chairman
of the local Exchange committee
on program and fellowship,' has
been named by President J. How
ard Cook Jr. to be chairman of
the event.
President Cook announced the
50th birthday observance as a
time of rededication by Club mem
bers to the ideals of service that
have made The National Exchange
1 Club the Nation’s largest, strict-
( ly American service club organi
zation. He said “The members of
the Exchange Club the nation over
are tremendously proud of the
Exchange Clubs’ half century of
outstanding service to their com
munities, their states and Na
tion.”
A traditional feature of the An
niversary meeting will be the cut
ting of a beautiful birthday cake
baked and decorated by Mrs. Eli
zabeth Shealy. The state Ex
change Club will be represented
by one of it’s officers and ar
rangements have been made for
an entertaining speaker. Local Ex-
changites, their ladies and their
invited guests are looking forward
to a pleasant evening of fellow
ship on this occasion.
Charles E. Davis Jr., represen- bonds. This money will be used ill
tative of Traffic & Planning As- large part to finance extension of
sociates of Hickory, N. C., outlin
ed services offered by his com
pany at the regular meeting of
City council Tuesday night. Mr.
Davis’ company, which has made
long-range plans for zoning and
residential and industrial develop
ment in a number of cities, has
recently completed surveys and
plans for Union and Laurens.
Among the North Carolina cities
which was served by his I com
pany with long range plans for
industrial growth is Statesville,
which has rapidly expanded its
development with a variety of in
dustrial plants.
Mr. Davis will meet this (Thurs
day) afternoon at 3 p.m. with the
City Planning Commission to
further outline services of Traf
fic & Planning Associates.
A special meeting of Council
was scheduled for noon today
(Thursday) to receive bids on
$300,000 combined utility revenue
O’Dell Doesn’t
and James Seymour of Whitmire
are among the third and fourth
year pharmacy students at the
University of South Carolina who
will go to New York City March
25 for a four-day visit to Lederle
Laboratories and Squibb Labora
tories.
Each year a student trip is
made to the laboratories of two of
the nation’s large pharmaceutical
companies. Participation is not
compulsory, but is recommended
to eligible students. With Prof. D.
A. Galgano in charge of the
group, the students will leave Co
lumbia Saturday, March 25 and
return Thursday, March 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris
are living at 941 Cornelia Street.
on side opposite from where the
wind is coming.
Burn small areas or small brush
piles and ha\3 plenty of help,
tools and water handy. “Let your
neighbor and the Forest Fire
Lookout Tower know you are go
ing to burn. Call the tower, at
telephone number 999-J to see if
it is safe to burn,” said Ranger
Wilson.
The Forest Industry in South
Carolina is worth nearly $400,000,-
000. Citizens are urged to be care
ful and protect this valuable nat
ural resource so it will not go up
in smoke.
Mr. and Mrs. David Laird have
moved to 2130 Osborne Avenue.
New Officers
To Take Over
The Executive Committee of the
Civic League has asked the offi
cers who were recently elected to
take office in May, to begin their
terni of office at this time, on ac
count of the resignation of Mrs.
T. P. Crooks, President.
The new officers who will now
be in charge of the Civic League
consists of Hal Kohn,. president;
Mrs. Richard L. Baker, first vice
president; Mrs. Price Padgett,
second vice president; Mrs. C. M.
Smith, third vice president; Mrs.
A. J. Bowers Jr., recording secre
tary; Mrs. Irvin Satterwhite Jr.,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Tom
Long, treasurer; Mrs. R. D.
Wright, chaplain; Miss Sudie Den
nis, historian; Club Committee
Women, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott,
Mrs. C. I. Youmans, Mrs. J. E.
Wiseman Sr., and Mrs. T. ; P.
Crooks.
These officers met Monday to
consider several projects that the
Civic League wishes to accomplish
this spring and to formulate
plans for the summer activities.
PHEONIX, Ariz.—They tabbed
left-hander Billy O’Dell, from
Newberry, S. C., the tough luck
pitcher of the San Francisco
Giants last season, but he doesn’t
think that means a thing.
He did lose five games by a sin
gle run and two jthers in which
the Giants didn’t score and even
with a creditable 3.19 earned-run-
average he posted only an 8-13
record.
“I never feel like that tough
luck business,” he declares. “I
just give it 100 per cent and that’s
all you can give. I don’t worry
about games that are over.”
The 28-year-old southpaw found
it especially hard to win in the
Giants’ Candlestick Park.
“I didn’t try to pitch any differ
ent there, but I just couldn’t win,”
he recalls. “I won just two there,
but maybe I’ll win ’em all this
year.”
Billy broke even on the road
with a 6-6 record but was only 2-7
at home in his first season with
San Francisco. He joined the club
the previous winter in the Jackie
Brandt trade with Baltimore,
where O’Dell had played five sea
sons without ever having been in
the minors.'
water, electric and sewer faeitt- ?v”
ties to areas annexed to the city
in recent years.
Council was advised that Pope
Terrace and Kibler Streets have
been made ohe-way as recom
mended by the Speers Street PTA ;
and the arrangement appears ter
be working nicely. Council wfca
also advised that -parking has
been removed from Caldwell street
between Main and Friend as auth
orized at the last regular council
meeting.
The city attorney and city
manager appeared before this
South Carolina Public Service
Commission with representatives
of Duke Power Company request
ing authority for the city to pur
chase the electrical distribution
system serving the Hartford
Heights area from Duke Power.
No objections were made to the
request. The transfer of title from
Duke Power to the city is being
prepared by attorneys.
Council approved an appropria
tion of $300 to carry out the city**
part for the completed improve
ments at the Newberry Airports
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
PTA Meeting
The Silverstreet P.T.A. will
meet Tuesday night, March 21 at
8 o’clock in the school cafeteria.
Mrs. Philip Kelly will be the
speaker. Supt. Kneece will conduct
the devotions.
The members of the Newberry
High School faculty are to be
special guests.
The officers hope the parents
will take advantage of this op
portunity to meet the teachers
of their children.
March 18: David T. Werta.
March 19: Raymond Blair,
Jim Purcell, Earl Hayes, Tony
Bowers, Pressley N. Boozer Jr.,
Eugene Brossy, Mrs. James A.
Underwood Jr.
March 20:' Harry Dominick,
William Harris, C. W.
Mrs. E. B. Setzler, J. C.
Mr*. Pope L. Buford Jr., Wen-
nor Ridgeway, Mrs. W. W. Wmb-
kins, Mrs. Marvin ’ W. Long;
Janice Whitaker, Mrs. P. K.
Harmon.
March 21: Dan Bradley, Har
vey Richardson, Wade Pitta,
Barbara Davis, Mrs. William H.
Hawkins, Mary Sue Clary, -8. A.
Baggett Jr., Abbie Abrams
Martin.
March 22: Mrs. Willard Byrd,-
Daniel Hugh McHargue Jr,
Mrs. Hal Kohn Sr., Mrs. J. (CL
Atkison, Mrs. Betty Baker Car
ter, Norma Ruff, Mrs. John
Lindler, Jr., A. A. Cleland, Mrs.
Ellen Maddox, Tommy Spotts.
March 23: Mrs. Frank Mow
er, Mrs. L. D. Nichols, Joyce
Chapman, Larry Danielson,
Linda Waldrop, Mrs. J. W.
Smith, Luther B. Bedenbaugh*
Miss Jo Shannon.
March 24: Mrs. Fred Richard
son, Mrs. Jeff Waldrop, Rich
ard Perkins, Hayne Shealy.
March 25: Nancy Stone Mc
Donald, Lt. Howard N. Parka,
David H. Long, Mrs. Helen B.
Folk, Mrs. Boyd v Livingston,
Jeanette Rinehart; Marcus Hen
drix, Janice Ringer, Myrle Han
na.
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