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Inconsiderate is a long and ugly word, usually shouted by those who never did give others consideration. VOLUME 24; NUMBER 52. By The Way Pass If On On Saturday, a number of resi dents of this city received the lit tle book I mentioned in this col umn last week, “The Kohler Strike—Union Violence and Ad ministrative Law.” It doesn’t take long to read this little book and Again I urge those of you who re ceived it to read it, then pass it along to a friend. This sort of union violence is not confined to Kohler, Wisconsin. We had a closer sample of it not long Ago during the strike at Hender son, N. C. And it could happen here. Newberrians must be in formed of tactics to which a un ion will resort, and must be pre pared to deal with the same. We continue to hope there will never be any such violence to further blacken an already soiled record of labor relations in New berry. It is my belief that in some instances, management-labor re lations are improving. If the out siders would stay their distance And not attempt to stir up our (for the most part) intelligent, decent textile employeer with their false, malicious charges, one could look with some confidence to future in dustrial expansion in our county. The trouble is, I fear, that the outsiders won’t stay out—not that they are so interested in the wel fare of the workers, but they are interested in the thousands of dol lars w T hich go out of Newberry each year in the form of union dues. - By DORIS A. SANDERS * The Weather The weather of recent weeks has j been a source of irritation to build-, ers and a source of worry to gard eners who have already put out their tomato plants. It made the cnildren fretful l>ecause they have to stay indoors, and held up the farmers with their spring work. There is one good thing about it, however. The cool night and not so hot days, along with the rains, have made the flowers in New berry stay beautiful for a longer period of time than I ever remem ber. One or two hot days and they will be gone, but they have been a source of enjoyment and a source of pride that so many Newberrians work to display the beauties of na ture in the Spring. Mrs. Wilson Rites Are Today Mrs. Louise Cromer Wilson, 57, wife of R. C. Wilson of .Route 3, College Street Ext., died late Tuesday afternoon at the Newber ry hospital after several years of declining health. Mrs. Wilson was born and rear ed in Newberry, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ada Suber Cro- mer. She was a member of Lewis Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband; a son, Keith Wilson of Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters, Mrs. Edward Bed- enbaugh and Miss Rita Wilson of Newberry; a brother, J. H. Cro mer of Lockhart, and seven grand children. Smear Tactics One of the current subjects giv ing reporters and commentators a field day is the John Birch So ciety. I know nothing about this group other than what I read in the papers, but based on what I have read so far, I am all for it. I have seen no proof that the lead er of this society ever called Presi dent Eisenhower a communist, des pite what David Brinkley would have you believe. I have listened to his commentary long enough to know that he slants his reports in whatever -way suits his pur poses—and evidently it suits him to smear the John Birch Society. As for the general in Europe who attempted to indoctrinate his troops with some good old Amer icanism, for w r hich he is now being vilified, he probably didn’t go nearly far enough with his list of "pinks” if, indeed, he listed any at All. A newspaper in Washington even fights the showing of “Op eration Abolition,” a film many of you have seen, depicting commun ist tactics. There are commentators, report ers, congressmen, liberals, do- gooders who sit in silence as long as organizations and individuals do only lip service to opposing com munism, but just let an individ ual or group actively start fight ing this menace, and the fireworks begin. Other than the reports that the leader of the John Birch Society allegedly accused Mr. Eisenhow er of being a communist tool, and has stated that a number of mem bers of the clergy are commun ists (and I have heard ministers say the same) the only other real criticism I have found of the group is that they actively seek the impeachment of Chief Justice Earl Warren. As I recall, a na tionwide group of judges and the American Bar Association have denounced the United States Su preme Court for making law in stead of interpreting it. That should be as outstanding a group as you could hope to find to pass on the ability of the Supreme Court, so it would seem the John Birch Society is not far out of line with its request that some thing be done to return America to constitutional government. Until someone comes up with more proof that the John Birch Society is dangerous to anyone ex cept the Communists and Earl Warren, I’ll go along with it. Good Listening If you haven’t done so, I would suggest you tune in your radio to WKDK at 1:15 and 7 p.m. each ■day to hear Wayne Poucher’s "“Lifeline” program. This is spon sored by Joanna Cotton Mills Co., and his reports on conditions in America are enlightening. Joanna is to be thanked for making this program available to the citizens of this county. Funeral services will be held •.ILs (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 from McSwain Funeral home with Rev. J. A. Grigsby and Rev. R. A. Hughes conducting. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. The body will remain at the fun eral home. The family will be at the residence on College Street Extension. Installation To Be On Sunday The Rev. Clarence K. Derrick Sr., D.D., will be installed as pas tor of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church at the 1 o’clock service on April 23. The sermon will be de livered by Dr. Karl W. Kinard, President of the S. C. Synod. Pastor and Mrs. Derrick came to Mayer Memorial on February first from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Atlanta, Ga. Already the church has begun to grow and much activity is evident under his leadership. On Palm Sunday, 12 adults and 12 children were added to the church membership. Prior to the morning worship, Sunday school will be held at the usual hour, 10 a.m. Later in the day, at 6:30 p.m., the Luther League will meet. Friends of the church are in vited to these and all services at Mayer Memorial church. Will Attend AAUP Convention George L. Olsen, librarian at Newberry College has been elect ed by the Newberry College Chap ter of the American Association of University Professors, as a dele gate to the annual conention of i AAUP. The convention will be held in Boston on April 21 and 22. The president of the South Caro line Conference of AAUP has re quested Mr. Olsen to also act as a delegate from this conference, to the meeting of the council of State and Regional Conferences which will be held in Boston prior to the regular session of AAUP. j tttt Possibly a third of what is testified to under oath in court are plain tarradiddles. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1961 w ^.00 PER YEAR Luncheon And Reception Tp Follow Wiles Inauguration P. K. FULLER, city recreation director, proudly displays the Blue Ribbon received by the Newberry Recreation Department for Excel lence in Public Relations and Publicity Display at the convention of the Southeastern Recreation Association held recently in Jackson ville, Fla. This is the first year this award has been presented. Copies of the materials in the display are shown on the bulletin board by Mr. Fuller. Full information about the award may be seen .in the direc tor’s quarterly report elsewhere in this issue. (Sunphoto) Recreation Director Gives Report Of SR A. Convention Student Body; Speaks Here John Chappell, who was elected Monday to serve as president of the student body at the University of South Carolina next year, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Exchange Club held Tuesday night at the Hotel Wiseman. As a member of the Student Speakers Bureau at Carolina, John told of activities at the University, and of future plans for expansion of the institution. John, who has been an award- winner since his high school days, j was elected to represent his class on the student council during his first year at Carolina, and hasi served on the council each year) since. He has been a member of the debating team during his t three years there, and has won a number of individual top ratings as well as team-debating top rat ings in this phase of his extra curricular activity. He is present ly serving as president of the junior class, and has been on the honor list of the University during his entire college career. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chap pell of Newberry. His father and a classmate, Charles McCallum, were also guests of the Exchange Club Tuesday night. Exchange Club President How ard Cook presided at the meeting. He announced that tickets were ready for the club’s chicken bar becue slated for May 12. Civil Court Is Canceled The April term of Common Pleas (Civil) Court, scheduled to begin here Monday, has been can celed according to Burke M. Wise, Clerk of Court. Jurors drawn for this term will not be required to report. Followii. is the quarterly re port of the Recreation Commis sion made b> P. K. Fuller, direc tor: The Recreation Department’s basketball program this year con sisted of a weekly clinic and scrimmage held each Saturday morning at the Newbei’ry High School gym. Instruction was given in three different groups. 1. Boys 8, 9, and ID years of age. There were 25 in this group. 2. Boys 11 and 12 years of age. There were 21 in this group. 3. Boys 13, 14, 15 and 16 years of age. There were 28 in this group. Each group worked for one hour. Even though these boys re ceived only one hour of instruction each week, a great deal of inter est was shown by the fact that they attended the practices ex ceptionally well. I hope we will be able to expand our program next year. I met with the Civic League Board of Directors of Margaret Hunter Park. Plans are being for mulated to construct a picnic pav ilion and Barbecue pit at a suit able location in Margaret Hunter park. The Lit-J, second and third grades are using the park for a playground while the new school building is under construction. A small slide has been placed there for them to play with and use. All necessary repair vcork and painting has been completed on all playground equipment. Most of the equipment has already been placed in the respective areas. A new merry-go-round has been placed at Marion Davis play ground. New Donald Duck swings that have been purchased will not be placed in the areas until the supervisors report for duty. Also at Marion Davis, six new’ swings have been designed and built to take advantage of an old frame work that has not heretofore been of use. Each playground w:.l have in stalled new drinking fountains. The fountains will be of masonary foundation. They wall be so con structed as soon as the plumbing fixtures arrive. At present, new backstops are being erected at the Speers Street tennis court. Other backstops at the various ball fields wall be re placed or repaired as soon as pos sible. Organizational work is being done to set up three new softball programs for the summer. They will, be a program for Jr. High school age girls, one for Sr. High school and one for adult women. I hope w’e will have a lot of interest in these programs, because they are for age groups that have not been reached before. The Newberry Little Boys Base ball League has had two meetings to set up the Little Boys program for the 1961 season. The entire slate of officers for 1960 were re elected for the 1961 season. They are: Kenneth Cook, President; Jim Perry, vice president; Bill De- hihns, treasurer, and myself as secretary, player agent, etc. April 3-6,1 attended the South eastern District Recreation Exe cutives and Florida Recreation As sociation combined conference at Jacksonville, Fla. The conference was very informative. I took an extensive tour of the Recreation Department and facilities at Jack sonville Beach. Jacksonville Beach has a permanent population of about 12,000 persons. It was the city with a population nearest that of Newberry in the area. I felt that I would be able to make a better comparison of my pro* gram with this size city. They have a beautiful roomy community center that was formerly a U.S.O. building. I attended the dedication of their Little Major League Base ball Field (the same as our Little Boys Baseball). It had lights and was a very nice facility. They have been w’orking on this project for six years. At this convention, for the first time, a Publicity Materials Con test w r as held. Every recreation department in the Southeastern District w r as asked to submit any material they might have. The categories were as follows: 1. Sta tionary (letterhead and envelope); 2. Scrapbook (clippings); 3. Scrap book (photo); 4. Certificates (of various types); 5. Ribbon awards; 6. Trophies—hand made; 7. Busi ness cards; 8. Bulletins (mimeo graphed); 9. Bulletins (printed); 10. Program or Guide; 11. Post ers (hand made); 12. Bumper strips. The Newberry Recreation Department entered three pieces of material in this contest. A sheet of stationery, a certificate of award (used for winners of events on Recreation Day), and a pro gram of our Little Boys Baseball Banquet. I am very proud and happy to say we won a first place ribbon for this material. Material was submitted from the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Miss issippi, and South Carolina. The ribbon is inscribed with a large E for “Excellence^—Department Pub lic Relations.” County Native Died Tuesday Miss Viola Estelle Wilson died at a Greenville nursing home at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after an extend ed illness. She was born in Newberry Sept. 23, 1874, a daughter of the late John Calhoun and Emma Maffett Wilson. Miss W’ilson w’as the oldest member of Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She formerly taught in the Sun day School. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephew’s, including Mrs. John M. Sterling of Green ville. Funeral services were conduct ed at Associate Reformed Presby terian Church at 10:30 a.m. Wed nesday by Dr. C. Newman Faul- coner. Committal services w r ere con ducted by Dr. Paul L. Grier in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Cancer Crusade Events Listed Prayers for the success of the 1961 Cancer Crusade will be of fered by worshippers of all faiths during April, designated by Presi dential Proclamation as Cancer Control Month. In Newberry County, Cancer Control Sunday will be observed April 23, it was announced today by Mrs. Iris Rodelsperger, Health Chairman of the local Business and Professional Womens Club, and by Mrs. Satira Lake, presi dent of the Newberry Home Dem onstration Council, co-chairmen of the American Cancer Society’s an nual Crusade. Rev. T. H. Vickery, president of the Newberry County Minister ial Association, has been advised concerning this date. The local chairmen, also, would appreciate the kindness of the ministers in giving space in the church bulle tins to announce Conquer Cancer Day in Newberry County as April 28 w’hen hundreds of volunteers will call on each home to give life saving facts and to ask a contri bution. “Everyone, regardless of color or ci’eed, hopes for the day when cancer will be eliminated as a threat to human life,” Cancer chapter officials said. “We live in the faith that we may see in our lifetime a w’orld free of a cruel disease w’hich indiscriminately at tacks men, women and children. Prayer gives the courage and the determination to persist in this faith. Let each of us, in his own 1 way, add the strength of his pray ers to the great Crusade of saving lives.” Miss Theresa Lightsey, presi dent of the Newberry Cancer Unit, has announced that Mrs. Gloria Scott will serve as chair man, and Mrs. Lillie Pratt as co- chairman of the Negro Division in the annual crusade. In making the announcement, Miss Lightsey said “We are very fortunate in securing the services of these two capable persons. Both of them worked last year and I feel wdth their past experience and the help of Dr. J. E. Grant, we can expect a good report from the Negro Division when the Crusade is over.” Students Get High Ratings At Music Festival Students of Newberry schools again displayed their outstanding musical talents at the State Music Festival held at Winthrop College Wednesday through Friday of last week. The highest rating went to Bill Moore, who received a 1-plus for his advanced piano solo. Bill had received a 1 rating for the past four years at the State Music Fes tival. Others receiving superior (1) ratings and their categories, were: Marcia Todd, advanced alto solo; Douglas Arthur, baritone solo; Marcia Mills, soprano solo; Sandra Petty, advanced soprano solo; Marcia Kirkland, alto solo; Girls Vocal Sextette. Receiving excellent (2) plus rat ings were: Newberry High School j Girls Chorus, Newberry High small choral ensemble; James San ders, baritone solo; Donna Rook, advanced alto solo; Barbara You- mans, soprano solo. Excellent (2) ratings went to Newberry High School Band, Con cert and Sight reading; Katherine Rebecca Truesdell, soprano solo; Charles Harley, baritone solo; Jean Jones, soprano solo; Nina Sue Price, alto solo; Leonide Rea- gin, alto solo; EflOntbeth Setzler, soprano solo; Murrie Alice Shealy, soprano solo; and Emily Blair, so prano solo. The band is directed by Miss Lorraine Paris, the choral groups by Miss Juanita Hitt. On W««tfiiicfaiy, April 26, Dr. A. George David Wiles will be in augurated as the 11th president of Newberry college. Inaugura tion plans call for the registra tion of delegates and guests at 10:00 a.m. in Wessels Library. Th& Academic Procession will form'•at the Library at 10:45 a.m. The inauguration will take place in McLean gymnasium at 11 a.m. Dr. Wiles swill deliver the Inaugu- raP^address/ At 1 p.m. the dele gates and special guests will have a luncheon in Kaufmann hall, and at 3:30 p.m:* the president’s recep tion will take place at the presT dent’s home. Rabies Clinic Aiken Contract e Edward O. Cannon, president of Cannon Construction and Sup ply company, Inc., of Newberry, reports that on April 3, his com pany was awarded contract am ounting to $153,775 for classroom building and renovations to the Parish house of St. Thaddeus Epicopal church in Aiken. Work began immediately on the foundation, and with 20 to 40 men at work, the job should be com pleted by October first. Marvin A. Pugh, of Prosperity, is the project superintendent. Marvin Saline, of Charlotte, is the architect. Large Group At Poultry Show A Rhode Island Red Cock own ed by A. R. Rivers of Chesterfield was the champion bird of the Tenth Annual ~ Palmetto Lawn Show here Sunday. The award for the best opposite sex to the champion was a white Cornish hen owned by H. M. Del- lenger of Mount Holly and J. C. Sutherland of Charlotte, N. C. The champion bantam was a white Japanese owned by W. E. Moore of Dandridge, Tenn. The best opposite to the Japanese Cor nish was a black Old English owned by Glen and Joe McNabb of Lenoir City, Tenn. Elmore I. Wix of Atlanta, Ga. won seven trophies in the Se bright Breed. Ed Tally of Clinton, Tenn. won the association trophy i for the best display of Dark Cor nish Bantams. Mr. Tally had 279 points. Ralph Sheriff Sr. of Greenville came second with 278 points. J. C. Sutherland of Charlotte was presented r*. plaque in appre ciation of his outstanding contri butions to the Palmetto Poultry Association. The two trophies award for best sportsmanship went to J. D. Car ter of Charleston and Charles Coly of Greenville. T. H. Baker of Mableton, Ga., wts winner of the trophy offered by the Greater Greenville Poultry Breeders Association to a mem ber who showed the best display. There were 63 exhibitors and 824 birds exhibited from six states. Officers for the coming year in clude James D. Carter of Char leston, president; Bill Hahn of Greenwood, vice president; A. P. Parrott of Newberry, Secretary- treasurer. The show closed with a family style picnic dinner. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bowers spent last week in Pulaski, Va. with their son-in-law and daugh ter, Rev. and Mrs. Paul Cobb and family. They are spending this week in Baltimore, Md. with their other son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dodd. The 1961 Newberry County Ra bies Clinic, conducted by the New berry County Health Department, will begin Monday, April 24th. Drs. Lowman and Lide, veterinar ians, will conduct the clinics. . .The Schelude for next week is as follow?; Dr, Lowman: Monday, April 24: Peak, Chap man’s Store, 2-2:45 p.m.; L. M. Shealy’s Home, Little Mountain, 3-4 p.m.; Shealy Service Station, Little Mountain, 4:15-5:15 p.m.; Horace Richardson’s Esso Station, Slighs, 5:30-6 p.m.; Wednesday, April 26th: Neel Bros. Store, Belfast Road, 2-3 p. m.; Kind’s Store, Bush River sec tion, 3:15-4:15 p.m.; ^ Friday, April 28: Wheeland School, Little Mountain section, 2-2:45 p.m.; Matthew Fulmer’s Home, Macedonia section, 3-3:30 p.m.; Fellers Grocery, Highway 391, 3:45-4 p.m.; Sligh’s Grocery, Highway 391, 4:15-4:45 p.m.; Prosperity Elementary School, 5- 6 p.m. Dr. Lide: Tuesday, April 25: McAdams Service Station, Chappells, 2-2:45 p.m.; Murray Sheppard’s Store, Silverstreet, 3-4 p.m.; M. S. Les ter Esso Station, Silverstreet Highway, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 27: City Hall, Whitmire, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Delegates and guests who have been invited to Dr. Wiles’ inaugu ration are: the presidents of aU four-year colleges of the Southern association of colleges; the presi dents of all colleges of South Car olina; the presidents of prominent educational associations and foun- uut.ons-of the United States; the officers and all Lutheran pastors of the supporting synods; the of ficers of the United Lutheran ; Church in America; the presidents of an-Lutheran colleges and SeBH inaries in America. The public is cordially invited to a.tend the inauguration and the eee >-ion. Dr. William Gumming, profess ' zo of English at Davidson college, will be the speaker at the inaugu- i'wJon luncheon for Dr. Wiles in Kr.ufmann hall at 1 p.m. April 26. Dr. Gumming is a graduate Davidson college, A.B. degree the class of 1921. He received M.A. from Davidson in 1922 his Ph.D. from Princeton in He studied at Oxford, 1 and was English instructor at liams college, 1926-27.. < He has served.as attache to S. Department of- State as IN of & team investigating capt™ documents in Germany. He f also the first State Departnw official to examine recently open ed German universities. He also has served as president of the South Atlantic Modern Languag# ; association and of the Histories! Society of North Carolina, and l a member of the executive of the Modern Language tion of America, He has been the recipient of grants from the Spec ial Science Council, the Carnegie Foundation, the Southern Unfaer* 1 sities Fund, and Duke Univerritp. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1958-9 to search in Europe for documents co: the discovery of the east coast North America. £ome of Dr. Cumming’s chief works are Revelations of St. itta (Editor) for Early Ex Text Society); Discoveries of Lederer (Editor); The Southeast in Early Maps, listed by the brary of Congress as one of the sixty-seven fundamental works on historical cartography. SlttS, Jr-* NEPH Contest Winners Named Jimmy Coggins, chairman of the Newberry County Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, has announced that Glenn Huff of Whitmire was first place winner of the 1961 NEPH Essay Contest. Glenn is a student at Whitmire High School. He re ceived a county prize of $15.00, and $10 as first place winner in Whit mire. Glenn also placed second in the State Contest, winning $35 and a Certificate. Second county prize of $10 went to Elizabeth S. Setzler of Newber ry High. She also received $10 for first place winner at the local high school. Winner of the contest and $10 at Mid-Carolina High was Brenda B. Graham, who received $5 as third place award in the county. Prize money was donated by Newberry Federal Savings & Loan Asm, R. E. Summer Insurance Agency, J. P. Stevens & Co., and Prosperity Furniture Co. Judges for the contest were from the English Department of Newberry College, Dr. Frank L. Hoskins, department head. Robert E. Long Dies Suddenly Robert Edward Long, 25, died suddenly at his home in the Mt. Pilgrim section of the county early Wednesday morning. Mr. Long was bora and reared in Newberry County, the eon of Mr. and Mrs. Willie T. Long. He was a member of Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Shirley L. Long and one daughter, Naney Gayle Long, both of Prosperity; two brothers, Thomas W. Long of Columbia and William C. Long of Gaston; three sisters, Mrs. Mal colm Mayer of Pomaria, Mrs. Sherwood Barefoot of Greensboro, N. C. and Mrs. John W. Rawl of Prosperity ;also a number of nieces, uncles and aunts survive. Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) morning at 11 a« m. at Mt. Pilgrim Lutheran Church with Rev. J. S. Wessinger and Rev. J. D. Zeigler conducting. Interment will be in the chnrelt cemetery. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 23: Mrs. Betty LeaveH Gibson, Kenny Cook. April 24: Gloria Cleo Hawk ins, J. Ray Dawkins, Frank Culclasure, Hendrix Monts, Er nest O. Wicker, Mac Bartley. April 25: Fred Gilbert, Emily Grier, John Paul Whitaker. April 26: Mrs. William Milam, Preston McAlhaney, Bill Folk. April 27: Gregory Pearce Dod- kin, Leroy Shealy Adams, Mrs. Naomi Bauknight, Christine Ria- ter, Margaret Elizabeth War ren. *■ April 28: Butch Culclaanrt^ Jessie Harold Hendrix Jr., T. K. Shell, Bobby Dennis. April 29: Ann Bowers Noel, Mrs. Ruby Evelyn Reaves, C. EL Hancock, Mrs. T. H. Reeves, Trannie Leitzsey, Dorothy W. Bedenbaugh, Susan Mario Bra dy, Dr. J. S. Lide.