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There are momenta when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. The more a man is addicted to * vice, the less he cares for advice. 4 > ' •. J:.'> 'V "v. • '*• ' ' •* , • .f'9 l / VOLUME 25; NUMBER 7. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS CANINE CONTROL Reprinted below is an article by Ernest Rogers which appeared recently in an Atlanta newspaper. It shows that other places have the same problem we have. The <iif£fcr^nce is that other places are doing something about it. The article is entitled “Leash Should Go On Dog Owners—Not Dogs”: It is with more * than ordinary interest that I am observing. the efforts of the DeKalb Comn ission to do something about dogs that run wild in our sister courity. Com missioner Brince Manning is spearheading the effort and has been quoted as saying, “I think we need some sort of law to con trol dog owners.’' This statement, in so far a% this space is concerned, deserves a spirited round of ap plause. In all likelihood the DeKalb Commissioners will effect some restrictive ordinance to punish dog owners who let their pets roam at will and—well, that’s where my interest quickens. I seem to’ recall that Our Town has some kind of ordinance intend ed to keep dogs under control so that they -will not be chewing on children, nipping postmen and oth erwise contributing to the general hazards of. living. But, I must re port as an eyeball witness, our ordinance is no more effective than the ones restricting jaywalk ing or blocking street intersec tions with automobiles that can’t quite make it all the way across before the light changes. It is one thing to enact rules and regulations to insure public safety but it is quite another dish of succotash to enforce them. For example, in the quiet neighborhood where I reside the frisky canines dash hither and thither ^without, «o far as I know, any punitive ges tures from the law. Fortunately, our neighborhood dogs are a good- na&red lot and no' important bit ing has been reported that I know of—but it could happen. £ All—weH, almost all—dog own ers insist that their animals are friendly, even-tempered pets who wouldn’t harm anyone, least of all a child or a public servant. They feel put upon when restrictions are imposed on these gentle crea tures • and, in consequence, pooh- pooh the whole thing. LIKES DOGS Lest some should get the impres- «ion that I am anti-canine in my attdture toward dogs let me hasten to say that I hold them in high esteem and rarely ever fail to pat one on the head when it rubs against my legs unless, of course, it has its teeth bared with foam dripping from its lips. In fact, I have on several occasions been a dog owner myself and felt massive constrictions of the heart when it became necessary to part with the lovable animals because I could not afford them sufficient running room without turning them loose on the community. It may be, of course, that the authorities in DeKalb will have better luck with their dog re strictions than we have had, in Fulton. The enforcement people may be more determined or more attentive to duty or more concern ed with the welfare of the bites than we have been. In any case, Mr. Manning ap pears to have the right idea in in sisting that the dog owner be the one to suffer the consequences W canine misconduct rather than the animal itself. After all, a dog does n't understand anything about laws and restrictions and when allow ed to roam at large merely follows its natural instincts. Its master, of course, ought to know better—and usually does—* but frequently fails to recognize that owning a pet of this sort im poses certain obligations to respect the rights of others. crime they committed. And yet the “do-gooders” shed their croco dile tears at the mention of capi tal punishment. J. Edgar Hoover has an answer for these “maudlin viewers of the death penalty.” It may not be pleasant reading, but it will give you a good idea of the vile, vic ious, inhuman creatures being de fended by these agitators. Mr. Hoover’s tetter to all law enforce ment officers follows: The capital punishment ques tion, in which law enforcement of ficers have a basic interest, has been confused recently by self- ptrled agitators “against the evil of capital punishment.” A broch ure released not long ago, pleading for “rehabilitation” of murderers while passing lightly over the plight of the killers’ innocent vic tims and families, charges that law enforcement officers “become so insensitized by their dealings with vicious criminals that they go to the extreme of feeling that the death penalty is absolutely necessary.” To add to the burden of con science borne by peace officers, prosecutors, and jurists and to brand law enforcement officers as callous, unfeeling men “insensitiz ed” to the sanctity of human life are gross acts of injustice to these servants-of the public. This ridi culous allegation is mutely refut ed by the compassion which wells up in quiet tears flowing down the cheeks of hardened veteran offi cers who too often see the ravag ed bodies of victims of child mo lesters. There can be no doubt of the sincerity of many of those who deplore capital punishment. A realistic approach to the problem, however, demands that ttyey weigh the right of innocent persons to live their lives free from fear of bestial killers against statistical arguments which boast of how few murders kill again after “rehabili tation” and release. No one, un less he can probe the mind of ev ery potential killer, can say with any authority whatsoever that capital punishjnent is not a deter rent. As one police officer has ask-% ed, how can these “authorities” possibly know how many people are not on death row because of the deterrent effect of executions? Maudlin viewers of the death penalty call the most wanton slayer a “child of God” who should (Continued on Page 4) >' < MAYOR ERtNEST H. LAYTON affixes his signature to a docu ment, proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Newberry County,, as A1 Busby, chairman of Newberry County June Dairy Month, looks on. (Sunphoto) 114 Receive Degrees Sunday At Newberry College Finals Despite space age accomplish ments, man still needs God just as much as ever, a college chaplain told Newberry College graduates Sunday afternoon. ‘>Man will have to adjust to cer tain changes out in space,” Dr. Ro bert S. Hall, chaplain of The Cita del, said, “yet essentially he will still be just like what he is Jiere upon earth.” “Man will still be a numan be ing, and will still need God . just as much as ever.” The Lutheran college awarded degrees to 114 students and honor ary degrees to three men in after noon exercises on Setzler Field. Awarded the honorary titles were Rev. Benjamin McLaurin Clark of Prosperity, Rev. John Shelton Moose, synodical field worker for the South Carolina Sy nod, and John Dewey Lane, retir ed professor of English at Clemson College. Dr. Hall warned that space-age man will still have hopes and fears, temptations and trials. His I greatest problem, * he went on, “will still be himself and tiis sec ond greatest problem his rela tion to other people.’’ He said “man’s looking into; space and his projected going in-' to space ought to lead him to re turn to theology. Man in space will still be a human being.” Turning to the. flight of time, he counseled the 99 -seniors and 16 two-year business graduates to “seize time-charged opportunity. If time is changed with opportun ity and not merely a succession of empty moments, it is shameful to waste it and it is sinful to kill it.” Earlier, at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the class had heard Rev. Raymond D. Wood, D.D., of Atlanta, and president of Georgia- Alabama Lutheran Synod, speak in a similar vein for a . renewed trust in God. ^or those who are fearful* Dr. Wood advised placing trust in the Almighty. “Undoubtedly • many will flinch and fail in the face of the future,” were his words. A BAD RISK Too often we pick up the paper and read that some horrible crime has been committed; and far too often the perpetrator of the crime is a criminal on probation or pa role. The Probation and Parole law has its good points^ but it must be very carefully administered. Not too many months ago, a twice-con victed murderer sought parole from the State Penitentiary.* I shuddered to think of this man going free. Fortunately, he was not paroled, but in time he may pe. This man and others like him are a menace to society when they are given their freedom. They should have paid for their crime in as cold-blooded a manner as the Is Proclaimed By Mayor June has been proclaimed by Mayor Ernest H. Layton as Dairy Month in dewberry, and special observances are being planned for the week of June 12th, according to A1 Busby, chairman of. June Dairy Month in the county. An innovation this year will be a “milk break* to be held Friday of next week in front of the Com munity Hall. More information about the event will be published next week. There is also expected to be a window display, depicting the dairy industry of Newberry County. The Mayor’s proclamation is as follows: Whereas, milk is nature’s most nearly perfect food and in its many delicious forms provides mankind with nutrients that help promote better health and greater happi ness in people of all ages from in fancy through the “goWen years,” and. Whereas dairying is the largest single segment of American Agri culture, being responsible for more than oae-fifth of the nation’s fanm income, and, Whereas the dairy industry con tributes in large measure to the economic welfare of large numbers of citizens in our community, sta£e and nation through employment in production, processing and dis tribution of milk and itp products, and to additional thousands em ployed in related industries, and, Whereas every man, woman and child benefits from the health and physical well-being which origin ate from the dairy industry and its products, ] Now, Therefore, I, Ernest H. Layton, Mayor of the City of Newberry, in recognition of the opportunities presented for con structive public service, do here by proclaim the month of June, 1961 DAIRY MONTH in the City of Newberry, and do urge civic and business associations to coop erate in this observance in public and private in order that we may enjoy improved health and in creased prosperity. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of City to be affixed this 6th day of June in the year 1961. Ernest H. Layton, Mayor, City of Newberry. H8j < v>:-,vX<\■ ■ Piii ill tiS m tliii ® ■ THIS GROUP OF NEWBERRIANS rose early Wednesday morning to join Major General Frank D. Pinckney, Adjutant General of South Carolina, on a trip to Fort Gordon, Ga., where units of the National Guard’s 228th Signal Group, from Newberry, Greenwood and Greenville, are spending two weeks in active duty .training. The group left the armory at 7:15 a.m. by Army bus, which stopped in Greenwood to pick up other “civilians” from f that city and Greenville. Shown above are, from left. County Supervisor H. B. Hendrix, Rep. D. P. Folk, Rep. Steve C. Griffith, Gen. Pinckney, and State Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins. Also making the. trip was the Sun-photographer. Doris A. Sanders. For Union Election At -.&1. c’> Unless further delays crop up between now and June 22, a move which began early in the year to hold a union election at Newber ry Mills, Inc. will be culminated. Eariy this year, a group of New berry Mills employees petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to conduct an election at the plant to determine whether Local 120 UTWA AFL-CIO represented a majority of employees there. A hearing on the matter was set for February 17 but at^he request of union attorneys was delayed until February 24, when a hearing officer from the NLRB’s Winston- Salem Regional Office heard argu ments from attorneys on the proa and cons as to whether an election should be held. The ‘ case was referred t# the NLRB in Washington for decision, After several ore postponement at the requt f the union, the date for final argument was set and a decision finally reached. Three weeks ago the petitioners were notified that an election could not be held at the time be- DORMITORIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN were dedicated at Newberry College Saturday, both hon oring former presidents. James C. Kinard Hall, upper photo, is a dormitory for women. On hand for the ceremonies wtre, from left. Rev. J. A. McCullough, Jr., J. W. Earhardt, speaker; Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, Newberry president; Dr. and Mrs. Kinard and their sons, Jim and Frank. A dormitory for men, George B. Cromer Hall, in the* lower photo, was named for a man under whose administration women came to the campus as students. Taking part in the dedication were, from left, the Rev. Mr. McCullough; Thomas H. Pope, the speaker; Dr. Wilea; Miss Carolyn Cromer, daughter of the late president, and Beale H. Cromer, his son; Mrs. Cromer; Mrs. Milton Moore, the president’s granddaughter; Ann Margaret Moore, Great-great-granddaughter; Dr. Milton W. Moore; Evelyn Cromer Moore, great-great-granddaughter, and William and Gteorge Moore, great-great-grand sons. (Photos by Nichols.) Coffee Break To Be Tuesday Citizens throughout the county are reminded of the last of a se ries of Coffee-Breaks, sponsored by the Industrial Relations Com mittee of the Newberry County Development Board, to be held Tuesday, June 13 at 10 a.m. at the Community Hall. Dr. George B. Heaton, widely- known industrial relations counsel; lor, will be speaker. Among the industries presently served by Dr. Heaton is the Kendall Company, at its Oakland Plant. Many local citizens have heard Dr. Heaton speak, both locally dnd on television, and will be look ing forward to his talk next Tues day. The program will last only 46 minutes, “Maybe you are not equal to the demands of these days, but God is.” President of Newberry, Dr. A. G. D. Wiles conferred 36 bachelor of arts degrees, 63 bachelor of science degrees and 16 business certificates. Six seniors gradu ated magna cum laude, four cum laude. Two Newberry County students were among the 13 awafd winners: Bobby Davenport received the tfames C. Kinard scholarship; Sara Ella Yount of Whitmire received the Dr. George Cromer Citizenship Medal. County students receiving de grees were Frances Carolyn Blackwell, Arie Jacqueline Crooks, magna cum laude, Rebecca Ann sDickert, Edna Earle Fant, cum laude, Bernard Frank Hawkins, Nina Rae Young Kunkle, Judith Jackson Patrick, Elma Jean Pies- ter,f Donald D^oy Satterfield, Claudia Coleman Setzler, aum laude, James F. Shealy, Glenda Ro berta Wise, Sara Ell* Yount, mag na cum laude, Jerry Franklin Bo lin, William Taylor Counts, Thom as James Crooks, . Robert Allen Crosby, Elmer Eugene Epting Jr., Jerry Thomas Fulmer, Barbara Jean Hawkins, Billy Hay Hester, Brabham Martin Hester, Claude Gerald Hester, Bobby A. Lindley, Henry Clyde Martin, Edward O. Oswald, B. Delores Shealy, John T. Sterling. Open House Set For Parsonage At Mollohon Epting Memorial Methodists at Mollohon are happy to announce that their new parsonage at 1421 Milligan St. has been completed and is now ready for occupancy by the minister, the Rev. B. B. Blakeney and his family. A building committee was elect ed in January of this year com prised of P. E. Rinehart, Chair man, James F. Jenkins, Treasurer, Ed Rollins, Sec., Mrs. Floyd Mills, Mrs. Lillie Attaway, Mrs. J. R. Kelly, J. R. McEntire, and D. L. Driggers. This committee, along with Trustees C. O. Powell Sr., and Earl Wood, recommertfied the purchase of property adjoining the church from the Kendall Co. Their recommendation was ac cepted «by the Quarterly Confer ence and the congregation of the church and were carried out. “We have a parsonage of which we are justly proud,” Mr. Blake ney said. The house hes been completely remodeled and enlarged, is now brick* veneered, has twq' tiled baths, three large bedrooms, a spacious living room with open fireplace, a combination dining-den area* which is paneled in Samara and an adequate kitchen which is well equipped. In addition there is a 15x26 feet patio-carport at the rear and a 10x30 feet base ment for hobby shop and play room. The property was purchased and work done cost an little more than $12,000, of which $5,100 was off set by the sale of the old parson age, and $2,900 was paid from local fund's. This leaves Epting Metho dists a debt of only $3,000. Open House will be observed Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Th« members of the building commit tee will receive the members and visiters at the house and the mem bers of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service will entertain with light refreshments. The public is cordially invited to participate in the Open House ceremonies. Jurors Drawn For June Term The June term of General Ses- I sions (criminal) court wil convene at the Newberry- County Court House on Monday, June 19. Judge Steve C. Griffith of New berry will be the presiding judge. Petit jurors are to report at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 20. Petit jurors selected for the ses sion, are as follows: Newberry: B. L. Hamm, Paul W. Whitaker, Terrell E. Wessing- er, J. Miller Wessinger, Claude Powell, E, L. Price Sr., Charlie Clifton Shealy, Horace B.* Bouk- night, R. E. Summer, Fred Cure- ton, Price J. Padgett, Eubric El ton Frick, A. M. Summer, Jr., Vilv gil L. Gilliai* John W. Miller, Ed win C. Adams, G. Leland Summer Jr. (holdover), and Claude O. Rin ger. ’ i Newberry Routes: Tommie O. Rawls, E. O. Shtaly, J. M. Hol- sonback, James R. Lester, W. F. Werts, Robert Louis Kunkle. Prosperity:. J. D. Cotney, Rt. 1; Berley E. Boland, Rt. 3; C, Eldred Connelly, Rt. 2; Woodrow W. Bedenbaugh, Prosperity. Pomaria: John D. Lominick, Rt. 1; Jacob G. Ringer, Rt. 2. Kinards: Felton W. Crapps, Rt. 2. Little Mountain: Coly Todd, Rt. 1; W. Floyd Lake, Rt. 1. Whitmire: John S. Crocker, John C. Walker, Wm. Cody OWens, Thomas M. Andrews. Pugh Serving • In Germany WORMS, Germany—(AHTNC) Leroy C. Pugh Jr., whose parents live in »Prosperity, recently was promoted to private first class in Germany, where he is a member of the 48th Infantry. Pugh, a mortar gunner in Head quarters Company of the infantry in Worms, entered the Army in August 1960, completed basic training at Fort Banning, Qa., .and arrived overseas last January. The 23-year-old soldiers is a 1956 graduate of Prosperity High School. cause a contract/ in effect between the union and the company until August 8th, was a bar to an elec tion. The Board had ruled last year in the* Boston Gas case that such a contract was not a bar; however, after the first of the year, after the hearing in llewberry, ^the ton Gas case. On May 15, Local 120 notified Newberry Mills it was opening the contract for modification. The company replied that it would not negotiate a contract until the un ion had established that it repre sented a majority of employees in the plant. To listen the process, the company said, it was filing & petition asking for an election, at the plant. On Friday of last week, the com* pany was notified v by the NLRB that June 22 has been set as the date for the election, which will be conducted in the plant and super vised by the NLRB. * • L. E. Gatlin, Jr., plant manager, notified employees that they -would have sufficient opportunity to vote during their regular work shifts. Voting time for* the third shift will be from 5 a.m. until 6 a.m.; for the first shift from 6:30 until, 7:30 a.m., and for the see-* ond shift, 2:30 until 3:30 p.m. The tally of votes is expected to immediately follow closing of the polls. GREETINGS BIRTHDAY June ll:.Mrs. V. C. Tarrer, R. J. Metts, D. O. Carpenter, Mrs. David Seim, Carol Deanne Clary, Guy Graham, Gilder Neel Jr., Evelyn Huffman, Mrs. E. C. Paysinger, Cornelia Ann Burr, J. C. Price, Mrs. W. W. Bennett, Lavenia Fuller, Zula Fuller, Marilyn McElveen, Jim my Cabbage. June 12: Charlie Senn, Frank Stevens III, Eleanor Potts, Sue Rayfield, Jeanne Underwood. . -June 13: Robert Derril! Beat, Mrs. G. S. Parnell, Philip Bak er. * June 14: Steve Griffith Jr.. Mrs. Bette Hove Moseley, Mrs. Bobbie Hove Miller, Patsy Ruth Crofner, Mrs. G. W. Suber, Mis. H. T. Lake, Malcolm Araick Jr., William Clyde * Graham, Nell Brooks, Lula Abney, Joe Robert Koon. June 15: Mrs. S. C. Campbell, Mrs. R. R. Bruner Jr., Judith Edwards Patrick, Ray N. Jollay, Dabney Bonham Timmerman, Gladys Shealy, Mary Williams, Frances Williamson, Suzanne Danielson. June 16: Ir^t Morris, Steve ArmfieliL Mrs. Harold O. Cook, W. Ralph Baker. , June 17: David Lathrop, Mrs. *D. P. Leopard, David Humph- ries, Marcia* Kirkland.