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Next to being able to do it your self, the great talent is to hail and appreciate those who can do it; such as writing a poem, a play, hitting home runs, or making a million dol lars. Few men are really disap pointed in marriage; most of them realize they could have done worse. VOLUME 25; NUMBER 5. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way ~ By DORIS A. SANDERS Attention, Council Pat Mitchell TOLD YOU SO I don’t much like to say told you so,” but I knew that soon er or later something was going to happen with dogs running loose all over Newberry. It happenec last Friday afternoon, when little Mike Taylor had one side of his face torn open by a dog. The dog, incidentally, was a “pet”. This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that not only must pets be kept fenced or chained in order to con trol stray dogs, but they must be kept up because they are equally as dangerous as the strays. Luckily, Mike’s playmates were Able to chase off the dog and keep the attack from being worse. Am thankful it was no worse, and Mike’s mother said “I hate it happened, but if it will stir city •council to do something about this terrible dog situation, it will have been worthwhile.” Now, gentlemen of council, this could have been your child, your grandchild. Are you going to con tinue to sit there and do nothing to protect the citizens of Newber ry and wait until my child or yours is torn to pieces before you can be stirred from your complacency to take action? OPEN HOUSE A number of people enjoyed Open House at the National Guard .Armory Sunday afternoon, and the concert that followed in front of the Community Hall by the 246 Army Band, directed by CWO Charlie Pruitt. In case you didn’t see the particular guardsman you were looking for, chances are he was out at the rifle range, for these men have to qualify with their shooting (I don’t know what the technical term is) every year. This reminds me that several of the guardsmen who were in charge of various phases of the rifle range expressed their grateful ap preciation to Wertz Music and Appliance Co. for the use of the sound truck to give instructions, may recall that some weeks ago, publicity was spread to the effect that George Baldanzi who I be lieve is now national director of UTWA, or of some such title, was to be in Newberry to make a speech on a certain Sunday. I haven’t been able to find out yet whether the Union VIP ever ar rived on the scene here, but that is beside the point. Well ,this Baldanzi, some sev eral years ago, wrote to the secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce at Augusta, Georgia, notifying him that the CIO was conducting an organizing campaign in Augusta, and expressed the thought that “It is our firm and considered con vie tion that our endeavors will prove a blessing to your community.” The reply made by L. S. Moody, the Chamber secretary, speaks for itself: “Dear Br. Baldanzi: x “This will acknowledge your let ter of Oct. 17th in which you state that your CIO organizing committee is conducting an organ izing campaign in Augusta. “While normally this sort of matter is not directed to me, your letter solicits my suggestions, help and criticisms. It ends with the statement that it is your con viction that your endeavors will prove a ‘blessing’ to our commun ity. “As secretary of the Augusta Chamber of Commerce, it is not only my endeavor but it is part of my duty to be as fully convers ant as possible with the problems which affect the citizens of Au gust! and the Augusta area. These include problems in the field of in dustrial relations. It is part of my job in that field to know what is going on in the South, and in the Nation. “Over the past several years I have had occasion to observe the ‘blessings’ bestowed by your or ganization on other communities both in New England and in the South. My observation has been Six-year-old Mike Taylor,, son of Mrs. Mary Taylor, was the un fortunate victim pounced upon by a dog as he played last Friday afternoon at Willowbrook Park. Mike was playing ball with sev eral of his friends. He ran to catch a ball, and as he did, the dog jumped on him, tearing open the side of his face, inflicting bites and scratches on his arms and head. Five stitches were required to close the wound in Mike’s cheek. He may yet have to take pain ful rabies shots. In the picture, Mike, on the right, shpws a school mate, Tommy Stone, the size of the dog by which he was at tacked. (Sunphoto) Patrick ’.X‘Tat”) Bowers Mit chell, 67, died , suddenly ' at his home Monday afternoon after sev eral years, of declining health. ^ Born in Batesburg, he was the anh of the late Thomas Edwin and Alice Bowers Mitchell. lie was an automobile dealer in Whit mire and Newberry, a member of itral Methodist Church and a mber of the Lions Club. He was awarded the 20-year Chev- ro)a on April 4, 1961. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Frances Suber Mitchell; ope son, Charles E. Mitchell of Florence; two daughters, Mrs. L.fa H. Jordan and Mrs. ' Dick Slgealy of Newberry; two half- brothers, H. G. Dominick of Greenville and Webster Dominick of Upper Darby, Penn.; two half- sisters, Mrs. Bernice White of Wilmington, N. C., and Mrs. Tom Vaughn of Kingsport, Tenn., and six grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p. m. Tuesday from the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Thurman Vickery and the Rev. Tracy Barnett, interment was in Rosemont cemetery. sit m i m etc. They tell me it was a grert ^ help, so I’d like to pass their that man5 : of tho f “nmiumties thanks along to Clara Wertz. ^ JOn ^ y “ U J ha ?, ^ estowed these blessings do not fully agree with your designation of them. I have in the past ten or fifteen years seen virtually the whole cot ton textile industry move out of New England, leaving behind va cant buildings, empty factories and deserted towns, largely as the result of the ‘blessings’ of your organization. I have also observ ed a few Southern cities where you have engaged in ‘organizing cam paigns’. Many of those communi ties have seen severe dislocations, loss of pay, loss of business enter prise, disruption and dissention, heartaches and suffering to its citizens brought about by the ac tivities of your organization in those communities. MISCELLANEOUS Fulmer Wells tells me that the Japanese^ Iris in Wells Japanese Garden on Lindsay street will be in full bloom this weekend. This is a beautiful sight to see and I Jcnow you will enjoy riding by to look at the lovely flowers . . . Jim Counts, assistant postmas ter, informs me that the postal employees will take a holiday next Tuesday, May 30th—National Me morial Day. Something new has Been added at the P. O., however, for the convenience of those who need 3 or 4 cent stamps: vending machines in the P. O. lobby which operate 24 hours a day. There will be no city or rural deliveries next Tuesday; mail will be worked to boxes and outgoing mail dispatch ed as usual, says Jim . . . Tne County ‘Board of Education met Tuesday night, but reports are that it was a quiet meeting. No Area superintendent has yet been found for Little Mountain because of the requirement that said Supt. must live in the area and it seems that housing is not available to match the salary paid for the job. W erk is reportedly progressing nicely on the two new school build ings, but no one will yet hazard a .guess as to whether they will be ready for school opening which, in cidentally, will be September, 5 . . . May I remind you tha. Poppy Day is Saturday. Proceeds from poppy sales are used to help vet erans and families of veterans, by the American Legion Auxiliary to Post 24. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Poppy Day Chairman, urges you to buy a poppy—help a veteran. Mill Refuses To Talk Contract With Union BUT WHO LOSES? Local 120, UTWA, AFL-CIO re cently distributed among workers at Newberry Mills a circular head ed “UTWA WINS AGAIN!” It referred to the fact that the union was successful in its attempts to influence the National Labor Re lations Board to deny an election at Newberry Mills. L. E. Gatlin Jr., general mana ger of the plant, expressed the sit uation very aptlj in a letter to all employees: “This pamphlet stat ed that the Union had been suc cessful in denying you the right to vote. The Union might have won, but you certainly lost. This is a free country and the democratic processes still exist, and the Com pany intends to give you the right to exercise this traditional Ameri can custom.” A little of the nature of some of the people connected with the Union might be of interest. You We in Augusta have enjoyed for many years peaceful industrial re lations. Isay with pardonable pride that the employers in this com munity are enlightened, are con cerned with the welfare of their employes, and do not and have not needed outside pressure to inter est them in the welfare of their people. Our industry and our citi zens have prospered as the result of this program. We get along well with each other, and we are not prone to take too kindly to anyone who seeks to destroy the harmon ious relations that have marked Augusta for the last several dec ades. “While I am on the subject of ‘blessings,’ it occurs to me that it might be appropriate to ask if you are the same Mr. George Bal danzi who was quoted in the Au gusta papers approximately a year ago as having said at your union convention in Atlantic City: ‘We are faced with violence and reli gious bigotry in the South. Preach ers preach against the union . . . I do not want you to get the idea that the CIO drive is a honeymoon . . . I am telling you that before we get through with the South ern drive, based on what we are now facing, there is going to be bloodshed, there will be people killed in the South.’ “I assume you are the same per son. I assume that speech dealt with the same type of ‘blessings’ you are now proposing for Au gusta “You have my advice and sug gestions. I give them to you free ly. I do not think the people of Augusta will take kindly to that type of ‘blessings.’ My best sug gestion to you would be that un der all the circumstances, in the interest of Augusta, its employ ers, its future, you take your ‘blessings' elsewhere.” /s/ L. S. Moody, Secretary. L. E. Gatlin, Jr., manager of Newberry MiTs, Inc., has notified Radford C p i, international rep resentative of United Textile Workers of Am' ica, AFL-CIO, that the comr ui will refuse to enter contract n gotiations with Local Union ItO until the union has established a majority status at the plant. This notice to Cope was in reply to a letter sent by Cope to the company, serving notice that it desired to re-open the present col lective bargaining contract for modifications. Mr. Gatlin also notified the un ion that in order to expedite the determination of union status, the company has petitioned the Nat ional Labor Relations Board Reg ional Office in Winston-Salem, N. C. to hold an election at the plant to see whether a majority of the employees wish to retain the un ion, or throw it out. In a letter addressed to all em ployees of Newberry Mills, Mr. Gatlin assured them that he will make every effort to preserve their right to vote in a democratic fashion and express their wishes as to union representation. Gatlin pointed out that the efforts of the employees to determine their own status had been vigorously oppos ed by Union agents and officials all the way from Newberry Coun ty court house to the Nation’s capital in Washington. “The Un ion hierarchy have thus far been successful in depriving employees of Newberry Mills the right to vote and to manage their own af fairs,” he said. “As you all know,” Gatlin wrote to the employees, “there was pn attempt on the part of employees of Newberry. Mills, Inc., to test the continuing maj Local Union No. 120. on the part of the employees was vigorously fought by Local No. 120. The Union was successful in this fight to deny you the oppor tunity to express yourself as to whether you wanted the Union to represent you. The obvious reas on for the Union’s action in this connection was to prevent you from voting. The Company feels that you do have a right and should be allowed to express your self in this connection, and, there fore, it is filing a Petition which will give you this right to vote.” Presented In Piano Recital Private piano students of Prof. Darr Wise were presented in re cital at Holland Hall, Newberry College, Saturday night. Taking part were Don Fulmer, Carolyn Shealy, David Sease, An gela Fulmer, Mac Cobb, Billy Stewart, Bobby Anderson, Carol Armfield, Barbara Youmans, Sue Ellen Hipp, Julia Richardson, Bill Robinson and Bill Moore. Foster Follies On May 30th The annual dance recital of the Foster School of Dance will be held Tuesday night, May 30th at 8:16 p.m. at the Newberry High School. A most outstanding pro gram will be presented by the fol lowing students: Debbie Hentz, Kathy Denning, Sheree Bobb, Pam Boozer, Robin Goldsmith, Leisa Goldsmith, Jim my Phibbs, Bob Brooks, Sandy Fretwell, Tim Longshore, Brend ers Shealy, Kathy Roberts, Alice Ydurhans, Ann Hentz, Frances Jordan, Maiy Hart Jordan, Rosa- lyn Fretwell, June Pay singer, Lynn Longshore, Elleanor Mc- Lominack; [imter, Ann Phil lips, Betty Jane Maxwell, Caro line Smith, Leona Davis, Marcia Evans, Gayle Setzler, Jean Suber, Billy Williamson, Bobby Arrn- field, Lea Suber, Ida Aughtry, Susan Bradley, Betty Williamson, Christie Armfield, Carol Armitage, Susan Suber, Pat Shealy, Mildred Suber and Jerry Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cannon enjoy a chat with Bishop Paul J. Hallinah, standing beside Mrs. and Father Gerald Ernst, on the grounds of St. Mark’s Catholic Church, following the dedication of the church Sunday afternoon. Mr. Cannon, contractor who built the church, was praised by Bishop Hallinan for “carefully following every detail of the plans for the building.” (Sunphoto) His Excellency Most Rev. Paul J. Hallinan, Bishop of Charleston, officiated at the dedication of St. Mark’s Catholic church, on Bound ary street Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. The Bishop conducted the High mass, which was sung by the St. Mary’s Senior choir of Greenville, under the direction of Sam Francis. Assisting in the dedication service were Father E. Gerald Ernst, pastor of the con gregation, and the Chancellor of the diocese, Very Rev. Msgr. Jos eph L. Bernardin. The service tok place on Pen tecost Sunday, which Bishop Hal linan described as the “birth of the public church.” He said it was appropriate that St. Mark's should also begin its public life on Pentecost Sudduy;^ Reviewing the religious servi ces of Catholics of Newberry in years past, the Bishop stated that “while Newberry developed, Cath olics held fast to their faith;” but that it was only after World War II that Catholics were found here in sizable numbers. In 1964 a parish priest was, for the first time, assigned to this area. Later, he. said ,Father Ernst was assign* ed as parish priest for Catholics in Joanna and Newberry. The Bishop paid especial trib ute to Mrs, £. GL Paysinger for her help in maintaining the old Griffin home, formerly used as a church, and for helping in • land scaping the grounds of the new building. He also paid tribute to the Walter Regnery family, the quette Foundation of Chicago for' financial support which in large || measure made possible' St. Boni face church in Joanna as well as St. Mark’s. Bishop Hallinan welcomed the large number of visitors of other faiths to the dedication. He men tioned that this was the third . dedication in which he had par ticipated in nine days: the other two were a hospital and a high school. “All of this is for one \ reason,” said Bishop Hallinan, “that we may serve God in this world and be happy with Him in the next.” . . Following the Mass, the mem bers and visitors enjoyed a re- i ||| ception on the church lawn, dur ing which ■ refreshments were • : ■ JHH vV -Ww v- Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Carpenter have spent several days recently in Greenville, visiting D. O. Car penter Jr., who is still confined to Greenville General Hospital re ceiving treatment for injuries re ceived in an automobile accident. He is reported to be improving. These young dancers are rehearsing for the part they will play in the Harmon-Culbertson School of Dance Recital, to be next Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. They are, from left, Julie Purcell. Mary K. Mills, Robin Kennerley, Mar tha Renwick, Susan Lake and Timmie Moye. (Sunphoto) Spray Program To Begin On June Seventh During June, July and August, a spraying program will be car ried on in the towns of Prosperity, Pomaria, Whitmire and Little Mountain and the city of Newber ry by the County Health Denart- ment. This spraying program has proven effective in the elimination of flies, mosquitos and other in sects ,according to the health de partment, which points out that spraying alone cannot accomplish a 100 percent goal. “It is up to ihe individuals to help obtain such a goal, because sanitation begins in the home, and the full cooperation of each individual is requested in carrying out this program,” offi cials of the , Health Department said. They suggest: Have a sanitary garbage can with tight fitting cover, one that is ample for needs, but not exceeding a 30-gallon ca pacity; eliminate stagnant water which will cause most breedShg places for. insects, flies and mos quitos, get rid of old tires, bottles, cans, etc.; clean up debris which causes fly breeding-places such as cow yards, dog pens, chicken yards and rabbit pens, etc.; have all vacant lots cut since they har bor mosquitos and have adequate drainage for such lots. More information about the spraying schedule, which begins June 7th, and ways to cooperate in the drive to eliminate pests, will be published in next week’s Sun- paper. Tom Brown's Father Dies Thomas Brown, father of Tom Brown of Newberry, passed away Sunday, May 21 in Avon Park, Fla. Funeral services were to be held in Genesco, New York. Mrs. Bill Armfield, who has been a patient at the Newberry Hospital for the past ten days, is expected to return to her home in Whitmire today. She has been un dergoing treatment. College, High Plans Graduation exercises at New berry and Mid-Carolina High Schools will be held Sunday and Monday nights, May 28 and 29. The sermon to the graduating class at Newberry High will be de livered by the Rev. T. H. Vickery, pastor of Central Methodist Church. The program will begin at 8 p.m. with the processional, followed by the invocation by the Rev. Henry McCullough, pastpr of the Lutheran Church of Th e Redeemer. The Newberry High school Girls Sextette will sing “Ave Maria,” accompanied by Miss Eva Jane Price. An alto solo, “Sheep and Lambs” will be rendered by Marcia Kirkland, accompanied by William Moore. Following the scripture by Rev. McCullough, an offering will be taken. Sue Ellen Hipp, pianist, will play “Largo” (Handel). “How Great Thou Art” will be sung by Douglas Arthur, accomp anied by the sextette, and Chas. Huffstetler at the piano. Marshalls will be Linda Can non, Gayle Davis, Sue Floyd, Ar- ianne Graddick, Mary Letitia Har ris, v Brenda Kay Lester, Sally Lister, Margaret Mason, Kay Nichols, Pam Phillips, Donna Porter and Nancy Senn. Graduates will receive their diplomas Monday night, the pro* gram beginning at 8:15 with in vocation by the Rev. Arden J. Stewart, pastor of Bush River Baptist church. Senior speakers, and their subjects are, Brenda Crapps, “Faith and World Peace”; Elmer Long, president of the stu dent council, “In Defense of Am erican Education”; Eddie Sheely, “Youth In The New Frontier.” The Baccalaureate Sermon for Mid-Carolina will be held Sunday night, May 28, with Rev. Garth Lee Hill bringing the address. Commencement exercises will be Monday night, May 29. Names of candidates for dip lomas at both schools will be found elsewhere in this issue. Final Exercises Commencement exercises at Newberry College will be held on Sunday, June 4th, with a special program to be held Saturday, June 3rd at 5 p.m. to name the new dormitory for men and the new dormitory for women in honor of Dr. George B. Cromer and of Dr. — James C. Kinard, both of whomNew Hampshire, attended DePauw served as presidents- of Newber ry College. Alumni class reunions will be held on Saturday night be tween the hours of six and nine o’clock. The Rev. Raymond D. Wood, D. D., president of the Georgia-Ala- bama Synod will preach the bacca laureate sermon on Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Redeem er. The Rev. Robert S. Hall, D.D., Hist.D.,- Chaplain’s Corps, United States Army (Retired) of Char leston will give the commence ment address at Setzler Field at 5 p.m. From 12:30 until 2 p.m., Sunday, the annual college luncheon will be held in the dining room of Kaufmann Hall. President .and Mrs. A. G. D. Wiles will be at home from 2:30 until 4 pun. to greet members of the graduating class and their families. Dr. Wood was born in Columbia, attended Columbia’s public schools, and in 1928 graduated from New berry College with an A.B. degree and from the Lutheran Theologi cal Southern Seminary with a B. D. degree three years later. In 1950 Newberry College conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He is a past district governor of Lions International and a past president of the ministerial asso ciations in several of the communi ties where he has lived. Through out his ministry he has been ac tive in the work of various boards and committees of church and com munity religious, health, welfare, and educational institutions and agencies. Ordained by the, South Carolina Synod of The United Lutheran Church on June 28, 1931, in the South Carolina Synod of The Un ited Lutheran* Church on June 28, 1931, in Ebenezer Church, Colum bia, he has been pastor of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Fipr- ence, of Christ Church, Staunton, Virginia; Zion Church, Sunbury, Pennsylvania; and St. Andrew’s Church, Charleston. He entered the Synod presidency on Janu&ry 27, 1968, from the pastorate of the Lutheran Church of the Ascen sion, Savannah, Ga., and was in stalled in his new office by the Reverend Dr. Franklin Clark Fry,; President of the United Lutheran Church in America. Dr. Hall, a native of Hinsdale, University, Boston University, University of New Mexico, and the University of Maryland, re ceiving degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachel6r of Sacred Theology, and Master of Arts. He hold the honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity, and Doctor of History. Reverend Hall has served Metho dist congregations at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts 1930-35; Liberty Methodist Church, Springfield, Massachusetts 1935-39; and St. James Methodist Church, Stone- (Con tinned on Page 8) * GREETINGS BIRTHDAY May 28: Buzz Purcell, Mrs. T. H. Longshore, Carol Kphn, Mrs. J. W. Hicks, Martin Mills* Homer Crooks, Jo Ann Kunkle, Csrl and Charles Setzler, Wil liam Franklin, Doris B. W* t- wood, Henry A. Keeler, D v in Franklin, Rev. Kenneth B. Wil- May 29: Sarah Boozer, Jane Cullum, Mrs. Allen Dominkkr Wilbur Koon, Mrs. Guy Counts, Susan Kelly, Bobby Spraul HI, Sue Harmon. . May 39: Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. F. B. Dawkins, Linda Cole, Mrs. Ray Nobles, Jack Lominick, Mike Wiggers, Danny Wiggers. May 31: John G. Coggins Jr., Susan Nichols, Dr. J. C. Atki- son, Mae Cobb, Harriett Schum- pert. Rev. James M. Aiken. June 1: Mrs. C. J. McWhirter, Drayton Wicker, Mrs. J. E. Crooks, Faye Hughes, Anne Wal ton, Mrs. J. C. Counts, Ann Beck, Marie L. Merchant, Lu ther D. Long, Mittie Y. Sum mer, Helen K. Werts. June -2: Neel Long, Dolly Senn, Mrs. Daisy Lee Graham, . E. R. Fellers, W. F. MuUinax, Julie Underwood, June 3: Mrs. Mae A. Aull, Miss Lois Merchant, F. M. Bax ter, Mrs. Melvin Hancock, Mary B. Burns, Jerry Havird, Frank Stevens Jr., Mrs. Jason Ringer, Mrs. T. Roy Summer Jr., Prof. W. E. Monts, Margaret McAI- haney, A. P. Coleman, Strother and Alan Paysinger.