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¥t* Inconsiderate is a long and ugly word, usually shouted by those who never did give others con sideration. Possibly a third of what is tes tified to under oath in court are plain tarradiddles. VOLUME 24; NUMBER 51. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1961 ^.<>0 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Word To Preach WmM W THE REASON Some of you may be wondering why you haven’t heard anything recently about the election, re quested by a number of employees at Newberry Mills, to decide whe ther Local Union 120 still repre sents a majority of employees there. The reason is delay by the un ion. As 1 mentioned just after a hearing was held in Newbei'ry by the National Labor Relations Board, the union attorney, Joseph Jacobs, succeeded in getting a delay in. time to file briefs with the Board. I also guessed that he would get an additional delay and he did—first until the 22nd of March, then until April 5th, and latest word is that time to file briefs has been extended (on re quest of the union) to April 17th. In a letter sent to all employees on April 6, L. E. Gatlin, Jr., gen eral manager of Newberry Mills, aptly described the activities of the union and the reason behind the actions: “As you know, the union has been and still is delaying any ac tion on the petition which some of you employees filed seeking to determine whether the UTWA, AFL-CIO, Local Union 12G still represents a majority of employ ees of Newberry Mills. “Again, let me say thar. a un ion which has done so much for you, as they claim they have, should welcome, not delay, but a continuing vote of confidence. “The truth is, and you know it, that they fear giving you the right to vote.” Accompanying the letter which Mr. Gatlin sent the employees were two publications. One was the April 1955 issue of the Koh ler News depicting the infamous activities of the union during that long drawn-out strike. The other was a book, “The Kohler Strike—Union Violence and Ad ministrative Law” by Sylvester Petro, Professor of Law at New York University ' School of Law. I would urge that every employee of Newberry Mills, as well as every citizen interested in justice, read this latter publication. It may be hard for you to believe that an agency of the government operates as unfairly as it set out in this book, but it is nevertheless true. Back on the subject of unions, rumor has it that an outstanding personality in union circles wes supposed to have been in New berry this past Sunday. No one seems to know whether he got here or not, but the rumor was that ■ George Baldanzi, internat ional president of the United Tex tile Workers, was to have at tended union meetings here Sun day. This Baldanzi is quite an inter esting character who has made some very interesting and signif icant statements. In the near fu ture I hope to reprint for you some of the things he has had to say about unionizing the South. A litle history and background on some of the leaders and law yers of unions might be interest ing and enlightening to thuse of you who have never had occasion to deal with an organization of this type before. At Lewis Church Rev. C. B. Word, pastor of the Bath Methodist church, Bath, will preach in levival services at the l ewis Methodist church April 16- 22. Rev. Word is a native of Laur ens ,and a former member of the Saint James Methodist church of that city. He received his A.B. de gree from Presbyterian college, Clinton. He attended the Candler School of Theology, Emory Uni versity, Georgia, and the Lutheran Seminary of Columbia. While a student at P. C. he was pastor of the Lydia and Sandy Springs Methodist churches of Clinton. He served the Ebenezer, Lebanon, and New Chapel churches of Newberry 1954-58. He is married to the former Miss Shirley Bernice Wiley of Tucson, Arizona. They are the parents of five children. The services will be held at 7:30 each evening Sunday-Satur- day and each morning Wednesday through Friday at 10 o’clock. Special music will be rendered each evening by the choir of the church under the direction of Mrs. Irby Lee Longshore, organ ist and Mrs. J. T. Mims, pianist. Lewis church is located at Dig- by and Second streets, Oakland Mill in Newberry. The Rev. Jas. A. Grigsby, pastor, extends a ROBERT J. SANDERS, right, who retired on March 11 after 40 years service at the Oakland Plant of the Kendall Company, receives his first pension check and a Certificate of Participation in the Ken dall’s retirement plan from W. W. Bigham, Weave Room Overseer. Mr. Sanders first went to work at Oakland in 1912 and has been there since, except for four years when he was in the military service during World War I. He said that he was in the first company to camp at Fort Jackson when that base was being opened. Mr. Sanders, who worked in the weave room at Oakland, commented “I haven’t stopped working—I’ve just changed bosses.” His wife is due to re turn home from Newberry Memorial Hospital today after undergoing major surgery, and he has been busy keeping house during her ab sence. The long-time Oakland employee is one of the few at that plant to have attained a 40-year record of service. (Sunphoto.) Highlights Of Industries On Agribusiness Tour Are Given The Agriculture and Conserva tion Committee of the Newberry Kiwanis Club, the Agricultural Agencies of the county, and the Newberry County Development Board are completing plans for the 2nd annual Agribusiness Tour to be held Wednesday, April 19. A brochure is being prepared giv ing highlights of the industries to be visited, as well as mention of other industries in the county. Tickets for the tour, which be- cordial invitation to the public gins at Setzler Field, Newberry to attend these services. College, at 2 p.m., may be obtain ed by calling T. B. (Dad) Amis at the Soil Conservation Service office. Brief description of the indus tries'to be visited are as follows: Kendall Company Cotton Lab- John T. Hayes of Newberry was oratory. Kendall’s Textile Division Wins Trio To Convention Civil Court Jurors Named Common Pleas (Civil) Court will begin in Newberry on April 24 with Judge James Hugh McFad- <iin presiding. The following will serve as ju rors: Newberry and Routes: John R. Sligh, Troy L. Bowers, Robert Kent Bishop, J. E. Geiger, O. M. Johnson, Sidney J. Hughes, James William Summer, Curtis P. Tur ner, James P. Fulp, Perry Edw. Halfacre, Oscar L. Johnson, Clar ence W T . Dickert, Curtis O. Chap man, James Larkin Beard, Esley W. Brown, John E. Graham, Thom as L. Brooks, Johnson Hagood Clary, Jr., Edw. B. Carlisle, Lu ther D. Long, John W. Martin, James M. Smith Jr., S. D. Price, J. Ellerbe Sease, Lin Slaton, H. B. Wilson, Frank Forrest S e n n, James Francis Coggins. Prosperity: Claude Richardson, Fred Richardson, Jacob P. Hawk ins, O. C. Dominick, J. C. Shealy, Jr., J. W. Fulmer. Pomaria: D. S. Kinard, Charles S. Cromer. Whitmire: James C. Smith, Da vid Bobo Miller. Little Mountain: John L. Page, John Thomas Riddle. one of sixteen local field represen tatives of Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society to win an all-expense trip to the South Caro lina Head Camp (state) conven tion, April 16 to 18, in the Wade Hampton Hotel, Columbia. had recently completed the con struction of a cotton fiber chemi cal and physical testing laboratory here at the Oakland plant. The new facility is designed to provide the company with an expanded fi ber testing program as well as re duced sample handling and ship- JAMES E. CAULDER, president of the Student body, presents to President and Mrs. A. G. D. Wiles a sterling silver bowl at the chapel exercises in Holland Hall Friday morning. In the presentation, James said “On behalf of the student body of Newberry College I would like to present this gift for your new home. Remember that this gift represents the affection, admiration, and the loyalty we have for you.” ping costs. The new facility has three basic functions: service-type testing for the cotton buying of fice; special fiber testing for the mills, and fiber research projects. Head of the laboratory is Leon D. Pryor, a graduate of the Univer sity of Tennessee with a Master’s Degree in microbiology and chem istry. Pryor has been with Kendall for ten years and was formerly in charge of the fiber testing labora tory at the Paw Creek location of the company’s research 'aboratory. The Kendall Cotton .buying Of fice, formerly known as Palmetto Cotton Co. was organized in 1928 for the purpose of procuring the raw cotton requirements of the Kendall Company. This depart ment needs to select, classify, buy and ship approximately 107,000 bales of cotton each year to fill the needs of Kendall’s seven tex tile division plants. The two Ken dall plants in Newberry use an nually about 37,000 bales of cotton costing $6 1-4 million. The cotton buying office and laboratory em ploy ten persons located in New berry. This operation is unknown to many here, but since this is a potential customer for a major farm commodity — cotton — the town of Newberry is well known throughout the cotton trade, and wherever cotton is grown in the United States. The Oakland Mill was built in 1911 and commenced operations in the early part of 1912. The ori ginal company was organized by Newberry County people and had as its head Col. Walter H. Hunt, who is recognized as the founder of the Oakland Plant. In 1926 Oakland was purchased by Kendall and has been operated continuously by them since that time. The mill has been expanded several times, the last expansion, nearly doubling the plant, in 1951. The plant now has 1624 looms and 61,032 spinning spindles. It is un der the direction of Hart Jordan, general manager. The annual pay roll is in excess of $1,850,000, the majority of which stays in New T - berry County. Mollohon Mill was built in 1900 by a group of local business men. The first president was George Summer. In 1927 the mill was sold to Kendall and several million dollars has been spent since that time modernizing the building and machinery. At present, the plant has 1164 looms and 51,936 spin dles. W. H. Tedford is general manager. Shawnee Manufacturing Co. was organized and began operations in November 1955. E. A. Baum of New York City is president and J. B. Henderson serves as vice- president and general manager. This company is primarily engag ed in the manufacture of sport (Continued on Page 3) Traffic Light To Be Installed On Glenn Street City council Tuesday night gave its approval to the installation of a traffic light at the intersection of Johnstone and Glenn Streets. Several surveys have been made in the past to determine whether a control should be placed at this in tersection, and a number of citi zens have urged that this safety precaution be taken. I- Council was notified that adver tisements for bids for water and Isewer extensions and erection of jan elevated water tank were being published this week and bids will be received Tuesday, April 25, at which time a special meeting of ^council will be held to consider awarding the contracts. Mayor Layton appointed a com- ^mittee composed of Councilmen Armfield, Dufford and Merchant to • investigate and make recom mendation to council on the pro posed purchase of a tract of land between Drayton Street School and Gallman High School. Summer uniforms for police and firemen will be furnished by Clary’s, the low bidder at $1,- 025.49. Council was notified that the Planning Commission met with Charles E. Davis Jr., on March 15 and Mr. Davis explained to ,therr the nature of his firm’s services to a city in long range planning and zoning. Council agreed to place a $25 ad for the city in the South Carolina Club Woman's magazine, and to write the publishers that it is not the policy of the city to place such ads. A request for funds to complete the printing of “The State History” was received as in formation. Council accepted with regret the resignation of Mrs. Price J. Padgett from the Tree Commis sion. The city clerk and treasurer was authorized to sign checks for the city for improvements to the air port, and the police department was asked to investigate the feas ibility of establishing a loading zone on the east side of Caldwell street just north of Harrington. tm,,. TAKING PART IN A LUNCHEON TUESDAY to acquaint high school senior boys with opportuni ties for careers in the textile industry were, from left, John F. Clarkson, member of Newberry. County Development Board; Mayor Ernest Layton; W. H. Tedford, manager of Kendall's Mollohon Plant; L. S. Pitts of Union, plant manager of Monarch Mills; Hart Jordan, manager of Kendall Oakland Plant; Joe Poole of Charlotte, personnel director for Kendall's Textile Division, and Jim Goldsmith, superin tendent at Oakland. (Sunphoto.) High School Seniors To Consider Pastorate Of St, Luke’s Inauguration Of Dr. Wiles To Be April 26 Dr. A. G. D. Wiles will be in augurated as the eleventh presi dent of Newberry College on Wednesday, April 26, at 11:00 o’clock. The inauguration services will take place in the MacLean Gymnasium. A graduate of Gettysburg Col lege, with a doctorate from Prince ton University, Dr. Wiles has been active in Southern and na tional educational life since he joined the faculty of The Citadel, as head of the English Depart ment, in the fall of 1936. In the early 1940’s he played a significant part in the South wide reevaluation of higher educa tion conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges, correlat ing and editing The Citadel’s co operative study, and in 1942 serv ing at Sewanee as the project’s co-editor of the report for the lib eral arts. He served for three years (1938-41) as executive coun- 1 cilor of the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech and for two years (1955-57) as executive councilor of the Southeastern Col lege English Association. He has several times presented papers at the meeting of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association and of the Southeastern Renaissance Conference. At the national level, Dr. Wiles has participated in programs of the Modern Language Association of America, and of the Board of Higher Education of the United Lutheran Church in America. And for years he served as a member of the Readers’ Council of “The American Scholar,” the quarterly magazine sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa—to act as evaluator and as scout for fitting manuscripts in the Southeastern area of the Un ited States. In the state of South Carolina he has been very active, speaking widely; acting as consultant for the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English; serving as president of the South Carolina Speech Association, then as editor of the speech bulletin; serving for years as a member of the Board of directors of the poetry Society of South Carolina; and founding, at the request of the United Chap- (Continued on Page 3) The Rev. Cannon McCreary has announced his resignation as Vicar of St." ^Like’s Episcopal Church, Newberry, effective the 5th of June. At that date he will bt gin a period of clinical pas toral training at the South Caro lina £t:*te Hospital where he will be a member of the Chaplaincy Department. Mr. McCreary said, ‘Tt is my plan to take training preparatory for a posi tion as chaplain in an institu tion as, for example, a general hospital, a mental hospital or a penal institution. To this end I have made application for an extended period of training at least six mouths of which will be taken at our State Hospital in Columbia.” He added, “Mrs. Mc Creary and I have been in New berry for four years. That time has passed quickly for us but not without the formation of re lationships we sever with regret. We have grown fond of this place, this town and people, and of course, the people of St. Luke’s Church most especially. We are and always shall be grateful for our years here.” Fennell Rites Saturday At Baptist Church William McComiell (Gus) Fen nell, 58, died late Thursday after noon at the Newberry County Me morial Hospital after a short ill ness. Mr. Fennell was born in Ches ter, the son of the late Louis Augustus and Mae Brown Fen nell. He owned and operated Fen nell’s Jewelry Store. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Rotary Club and the Retail Jewelers Association of South Carolina. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Thomas Fennell; two sons, William M. Fennell Jr., of Hick ory, N. C., and Louis A. Fennell of Newberry; a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Molly) Alexander Jr., of Charlotte, N. C.; two brothers, Louis A. Fennell of Columbia and Edgar B. Fennell of Charlotte, About 70 young men, members of the senior'classes of Newberry, Whitmire and Mid-Carolina High Jchools, were guests at a luncheon at the Community Hall Tuesday, fhe luncheon was sponsored by the Kendall Company and by the S. C. Textile Manufacturers Asso- iation to acquaint the young men with opportunities for careers in che textile industry. W. H. Tedford, manager of Ken dall’s Mollohon plant, presided. He stated that the Newberry County Development Board is working to oring more industry to the coun-j ty for young people, and introduc ed the following members of the Board: John Clarkson, Mayor Er nest Layton, A. E. Morehead, J. W. Earhardt, G. C. Paysinger, P. D. Johnson,. H, B. Kirkegard, and Ben Robinson, executive director of the Board, v . - Mr. Tedford urged the seniors to give serious thought to the kind of work they will do, stating that there were “1001 ways to make a living, all of them hard work.” “We are seeking to inter est you in the textile industry,” he said. James Goldsmith, superintend ent of the Oakland plant of the Kendall Company, told the group he felt that he was fortunate to be i’ textiles. Mr. Goldsmith was graduated from Newberry College in 1951 and has been connected J. E. Wiseman’s Mother Dies Mrs. C. B. Wiseman, 90, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Childs, in Lincolnton, N. C. She had been ill for the past six years. Her hus band, Dr. C. B. Wiseman, died 41 years ago. In addition to her daughter^ she is survived by two sons, Dr. P. H. Wiseman of Henrietta, N. C. and James E. Wiseman, Sr. of Newberry. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Henrietta. Mrs. Wiseman had a number of friends in Newberry, having visit ed here many times. Attending funeral services, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Wiseman, were Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Truett. Local Glee Club Is Impressive CHARLESTON (UPI) —Wade Hampton’s Red Shirts lived again Tuesday and scored an impress ive victory at the opening of the Fort Sumter Centennial. The 100 voice all girl Newberry High School Glee Club entertain ed delegates at the opening of the Fort Sumter Centennial with pa triotic songs, including battle songs from both sides of the War Between the States. The singers were dressed in colorful red shirts patterned after the garb of the men who followed Gen. Wade Hampton, white skirts and bow ties. The group is di rected by Miss Juanita Hitt. N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Lorene Bynum of Savannah, Ga., and Mrs. Maurice F. Miller of Colum bia; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Bap tists Church by Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. with Kendall since that time. Hart Jordan, manager of Oakland plant, welcomed the iors. fie told them he had '' _ with KfendslI for 35 years aad l ^wi^r‘ need young men in the t3xtile in-' dustry.” The industry has afford ed a full life in a pleasant irey, he said and “has been good to me.” ‘ He told of trainee program, with 12-18 months training for positions in the industry, hot only in manufac turing, but in personnel and re search, cotton classirig, and others. Joe' Poole of Charlotte, director of personnel for Kendall’s Textile Division, told the young men “the textile industry is not dying. It is progressive. Many changes hare been made, and it is more inter esting and more challenging^” Mr. Poole cited food, clothing and au tomobiles as basic needs. “We must have clothes,” he said, “arid someone must manufacture them.” I. S. Pitts, manager of Monarch Mills at Union, and chairman of the Publicity and Public Relations Committee of the S. C. Textile Manufacturers Association mged the seniors to finish their educa tion, whether it be in textile or in some other field. He noted that Clemson is the only college in South Carolina offering training for a textile career. He repeated the statement that not enough young men were going into the textile industry and urged that they consider management train ing programs offered by the in dustry. The young men were invited to conta^ Mr. Tedford or Mr. Jordan for interviews concerning the pos sibilities of the training program* Following the luncheon, the group was divided. Whitmire sen iors and a portion of those from Newberry High were taken on a tour of the Oakland plant; Mid- Carolina seniors and the remain der from Newberry High toured the Mollohon plant. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 16: Mrs. Willie Mae Long, Mrs. Cornelia Clary Burr, Ithama Brooks. April 17: James A. Brown, Nancy Floyd, Tommy M. Folk, Jr., Mrs. Huston Look* April 18: Mrs. Cannon Bleaset Gordon H. Stockman, Dorothy Weir Ruff, Mrs. Furman Rea- gin, Mrs. W. F. Smith, Mrs. George E. Stone, Mrs. W. C. Huffman, Dorothy Shealy, Eli zabeth McCamie Wilson. April 19: Mrs. P. M. Nichols, Martha Sue Cromer, Mrs. Claude Summer, Frank M. Senn Jr., John C. Davenport, Ellis Dav enport Jr., Karen Hite. April 20: Elizabeth Hargrove, Arthur George Dwyer, Linda Driggers, Jack Timmerman, George Spotts, \nne Cannon, Mrs. Tracy Barnett. April 21: Perry O. Wicker, Betty. Bowers, Mickey Chapman, Fred James Harmon, Betty Folk, Barl>ara Davis, Ferd Summer. April 22: Henry T. Fellers, Mrs. George Stephens, Mrs. George S. Minick, Mrs. Joseph L. Tolbert, Mrs. Frank Mills, A. O. Livingston, Henry L. Parr HI, Paul Duncan, Mrs. W. Ernest Merchant. < js