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VOLUME 25; NUMBER 10.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1961
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By The Way
- By DORIS A. SANDERS
CONCERN ALL OVER I He then cites points on which j
My husband was telling me federal aid advocates base their
about a talk he had recently with claim that the bill is necessary, !
a man from New York. He was and tells how these needs are be-i
a little surprised that this Yan- i n g met:
kee was so concerned about the Charge: Need 6i0 ,000 class-
Two More To File
For City Offices
Two more candidates have made
known their intention to seek of-
efforts of the Federal government rooms in the next teti years a ns- fice in the cit S' Democratic pri-
to take control of almost every- wer . classroom building over the - - -
thing. The Yankee said he had
traveled over the country, and
found that people everywhere he
had been were concerned about
the rapid rate at which this coun
try is becoming a welfare state.
I cannot help but agree v ith
the New Yorker, but the trouble
is that those of us who are con-
•cerned don’t take time to write to
our Congressmen and Senators to
let them know how we feel. They
hear only the loud and persistent
voice of the powerful lobbies; they
hear little from their constituents
on matters of real importance.
The sad part is this: you may
say “I will not accept federal aid
and federal control.” But what
happens when your taxes get so
high that you have no other
choice ? That is what is grad
ually coming, despite the predic
tion of an administration official
the other day that business would
past five years has averaged 69,-
000 units per year. At this rate,
690,000 classrooms will be built
in the next ten years — 80,000
mary to be held August 22. Both
are incumbents: Clarence B. De
Hart in Ward 4 and Dwight W.
Jones in Ward 6.
Last week Jimmie B. Daven-
more than Federal Aid propon- P ort announced that he would
ents say we will need. ' seek the office now held by Mr.
DeHart. This is Mr. Davenport’s
first venture into the political ar
ena and to date, the Ward 4 of-
Charge: School expenditures
must double in the next ten years.
Answer: School expenditures have
increased 2% times since 1960.
Since 1955- school expenditures
have increased two-thirds. The in
crease since 1955 is a 32 percent
faster rate than Federal Aid pro
ponents claim is needed.
Charge: Need for teacher sal
ary increase. Answer: Teachers’
sairries have increased 72% since
fice is the only one in which
there is opposition. Other prospec
tive candidates have plenty of
time, however. The deadline for
filing is July 15.
Others who have announced for
re-election are Frank Armfield in
Ward 1 and Clarence Shealy, Jr.,
in Ward 3. Incumbents who have
not made their intentions known
1950. Average yearly pay is now, Tv IavOT . Frnest Lavton and
$5,389 compared with $3,126 in , x y r a r> a q
1oKa Councilmen C. A. Dufford, Sr., in
Ward 2 and Cecil Merchant in
1950.
Charge: Pupil teacher ratio
must be reduced so as to better
serve the individual. Answer: Pu
pil teacher ratio has dropped
Ward 5.
Harmon Dies
At Hospital
Canvell H. Harmon, 51, died
Wednesday morning at Newber
ry County Memorial Hospital af
ter an illness of four weeks.
be so good next year a tax cut
„av be possible. I don’t want to from 27.1 in 1938 to 22.1 in 1960
see’ taxes cut now. 1 want to see ln secondary schools, even though
spending, foolish spending by the enrollment jumped 15 million
government cut. the National debt Charge: 156,840 school ch.dren
paid, then a return to sane, sound fan only go to school half days
. I because of a lack of facilities.
g °You n are asking for higher and Answer: 38 percent of these are
higher taxes, at the federal gov- " New Wk and Connecticut. Un-
ernment level where it costs vou ( i er program, estimates show ]y/[ r Harmon was born and rear-
much more. I am still disgusted that these two states stand to | pd in Lexington County, the son
■with the city council for asking a 1o s e million dollars in tax reve-1 0 f the late Reuben and Sara Os-
federal handout on this sewer pro- riues which will be spent in other | wa i d Harmon. For over ten years,
iect when we could certainly have states. This tends to aggravate he i ived in West Columbia and
raised that $5000 locally. The at- rather than correct the situation,
titude is “well, somebody’s going The Congressman ends his let-
to get it” And somebody’s going ter, “You can count on me to con-
to nav for it, too, unless there is tinue, as always, my untiring ef-
^ ^ . ..rntpet ' torts to defeat this bid of the Fed-
someone to protest. . , ,
Why can’t we have the same! oral Government to manipulate the
pride in our ability as did the peo- nunds of J )Ur yo i utl1 -”
was employed by the Jeff Hunt
Machinery Co. He moved to New
berry 13 years ago and made his
home at 1904 Evans Street. He
Ceremonies Open
Whitmire Armory;
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
WHITMIRE—An Army general
told a Whitmire audience Sunday
that the western world's struggle
with communism is the third
world war.
State Adj. Gen. Frank D. Pinck
ney termed what he called World
War III “the protracted war, a
mortal conflict in which we are
engaged with international com
munism.”
The major general addressed an
audience of 700 civilians and Na
tional Guardsmen at the dedication
of this town’s handsome new
$150,000 armory.
He warned that the conflict
with communism “endangers ev
ery segment of our society and
threatens the complete annihil^*
tion of all Christian foundation!
upon which this nation was found
ed.
“To lose this war in which we
are engaged would result in the
loss of our freedom, our liberties
and all that democracy represents
with the only alternative a slavery
dominated by communism.”
Guardsmen are charged, he
said,. to carry on “a heritage of
shining examples of sacrifice and
courage established by other pa
triotic sons of South Carolina in]
the cause of liberty, freedom and
, justice.”
He said guardsmen are dedi
cated young Americans who give
generously of their time and skill
to freedom’s cause. They set an
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was a member of Glenn Street example, he said, for all Ameri-
Baptist Church and of the Wood
men of the World.
government ’ aid even though a at the figures given for salaries
tornado did severe damage to their, and teacher-pupil ratio. You must
town?
MAJORITY RULES
The only consolation I can find
in the results of the union e 1 ^
tion at Newberry Mills, Inc., last
Thursday is that at least in this
country the majority still rules. I
do not say that the majority ai-
wavs wins. While it won this par
ticular war, it remains to be seen
whether it has also won the peace.
My interest in the outcome of
the election was an interest in the
future of Newberry, not the fu
ture of Newberry Mills alone, al
though that plant will continue to
plav a vital part in the commun*
ity’s future, whether for better or
for worse. To my knowledge, no
body has ever threatened to close
down that plant, but it has been
known for some years that the
-owners were perturbed about the
unrest which seems to have pre
vailed there.
The chances of getting new in
dustry in Newberry now look ex
ceedingly dim. Time after time
those who have gone to seek new
payrolls for Newberry have been
told “we like your town, we -would
like to locate there, but do not
care to locate in a community al
ready overrun with unions.”
No one has worked harder than
Ben Robinson, John Clarkson, Er
nest Layton and others to help
the economy of Newberry. The
Kendall Company, Newberry Mills
and others have donated thous
ands of dollars, not to help them
selves, but to help the people of
this community seek new industry.
It has all ended in frustration, dis
appointment and despair.
The future of Newberry may
not be so black as I have paint
ed it; I certainly hope not. I am
the last person to whom Local Un
ion 120 would go for advice, but
I'll give it anyway: You have won
the war, now be reasonable so you
can keep the peace.
remember that these are aver
ages, ami that even in Newberry
County, there are a number of
teachers who have from 10 to 20
first to the late Mrs. Annie Poole
Harmon, who preceded him to the
grave 25 years ago. His second
wife was Mrs. Ruby Brown Har
mon who survives, along with one
son, Hollis Harmon of Pomariar;
cans.
“We must develop the individu-
ual will to fight, to win and to
survive in this struggle if we ex
pect to preserve and protect our
freedom and assure the safety of
our children.”
Sen Strom Thurmond briefly
warned that “we must pot
the goal of the communists, that
it’s only enemy is the free world
today and we must remain strong.
We must not take freedom for
■ n no " nes Smith of Columbia and Mrs. g ran ted.”
he did ten years ago when he F j orence Ripley of Batesburg; and; During the ceremonies, Corn-
started teaching, so that doesn t two grandchildren. pany C of the 118th Infantry Reg-
sound much as though v,e are Funeral arrangements were in- iment of Whitmire was presented
standing still, even though it must complete at presstime and were the Eisenhower trophy for ex-
be admitted the salary was Hide- to be announced from McSwain cellence and an awa rd for main-
eent to start %\ ith. Funeral Home.
We can do it, better and cheap-
er, without federal aid and fed
eral control.
students. And while I am not sat- j ^ dree half-brothers, Frazier Os-
isfied that all teachers receive; wald} Lexington; K. R. Oswald,
enough money many of them de- R a t es ^ )U rg ) and R. D. Oswald,
serve much more my husband G U am; t wo half-sisters, Mrs. Ag-
makes over twice as much now as
The 228th Signal Group is back from National Guard
camp, but these photos show some of the men who helped
make the camp a success. In the top photo, Majpr Gerald
O’Quinn, detachment commander, Soc. H. E. Brefcmer and
Warrant Officer James Clamp were snapped viewing the'
228th Group manning board. LTndearneath, looking over
menus and making plans to feed the troops are left, War
rant Officer Floyd Dennis, Food Advisor, and SFC Paul
Werts, Food Supervisor for the group.
In Army At
Fort Jackson
taining the greatest proficiency in
rifle practice. Unit Commander,
Capt. Stephen R. DuBose, accept-
i ed both awards for the company.
Whitmire Mayor Tom Suber
extended thanks to several groups
which had helped the new armory,
Mrs. Nannie Smith Peele, 72, one of the state’s most modern, a
Local Woman’s
Sister Passes
New Director
At School
Board Meeting
Plans Progress
For Negro
Park and Pool
widow of John C. Peele, died at, reality. ; Director of Schools, was on hand
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Others present were Maj. Gen. when the County Board of Educa-
Marvin Tabor of Route one, Iva, Ansel Godfrey of Clinton, com-: tion held its June meeting Tues-
FORT JACKSON—Private Ben- Tuesday after five years of de- mander of the 51st Infantry Di-, day night. Also present was the
Mayor Ernest Layton announced
Ralph E. Watkins, now County today that the first step has been
jamin P. Robinson Jr., son of Mr. dining health and an illness of
and Mrs. Benjamin P. Robinson,
1502 Glenn St., has been assigned
to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 1st
Training Regiment at Fort Jack-
son, for eight weeks of basic com
bat training. He enlisted in the | tist church with burial in
Regular Army at Newberry. Siher Brook cemetery.
three weeks.
Among her survivors is a sister,
Mrs. Otis Mayes of Newberry.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at Flat Rock Bap-
vision; Maj. George S. Cothran,
Second Battle Group chaplain;
Col. Robert D. Page Jr., division
Army advisor; Lt. Col. Albert
M. Withers, special assistant to
the adjutant general, and Lt. Col.
Old Norris R. Fowler, Second Battle
Group commander.
NOT ALONE
I find that I am not alone in
opposing federal aid to education.
Congressman Bryan Dorn ,who is
vitally interested in defeating this
measure, recently polled all news
papers, radio and television sta
tions in the state to get their
feeling about the matter. Of the
180 ballots sent out, 135 were re
turned, the result showing that
113 were against federal aid, 18
jfor and four undecided.
In a letter to educators in his
district, Cong. Dorn says: You
are making fantastic progress in
education at the local level. Fed
eral Aid to Education is an at
tempt of the pseudo-liberals to get
credit for what you are doing. It
is a bill to brainwash and educate
the people to depend on Wash
ington—the welfare state.”
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A portion of the enlisted men of the 228th Signal Group were caught by the pho
tographer during National Guard Camp at Fort Gordon, Ga. The men returned to New
berry on June 18 after two weeks encampment. They are, from left, front row: M/Sgt.
T. J. Longshore; SFC James E. Stone; SWF Frasier Sanders, Sp4 John E. Marlowe,
SFC Bobby L. Sanders; second row, Sp4 Wm. M. Maybin, Sp4 Jimmy W. Bowers, Sp4
Harmon E. Brehmer, Pfc Harrison S. Summer; Sgt. Mat A. Coleman, Pfc. George B.
Slice Jr.; third row, SFC Paul M. Werts, S/Sgt. Harold R. Coates, Sp4 Bernard F. Haw
kins, S/Sgt. Bobby H. Shealy, Sp4 Tommy M. Folk and Pfc Ronald J. McGuirt. (Photo
by Dowd.)
retiring director, P. K. Harmon
who stated that sinC^he was retir
ing, he would now recommend that
an air conditioning system be in
stalled in the Education building.
Members of the Board, especially
those who have sat through long
meetings on hot summer nights,
were inclined to agree, although
no action was taken on the recom
mendation.
Mr. Watkins officially assumes
his new position on July 1, but
will not be in the office until July
15. He will spend two weeks in
summer training with a National
Guard unit.
A report was made to the Board
that no superintendent had been
obtained to fill that position in
the Little Mountain area. The
Board had previously decided that
the superintendent must live in
the area, but the shortage of ade
quate housing seems to be a draw
back.
James D. Brown, superintendent
of education, described the meet
ing as a short one with consider
able discussion but little action.
It was announced that a sum
mer school at Gallman High had
been considered, but there were
not enough students who would
take advantage of the school to
operate it.
Disposal of the school buildings
at Mollohon and Oakland was dis
cussed, but no decision was reach
ed.
The Board decided to appoint
two committees: one to study the
need for a maintenance engineer,
j the other to look into requests of
1 teachers for substitutes while
they are attending various meet
ings.
taken in what will ultimately re
sult in a recreation area, complete
with rwimming pobl, for the color
ed residents of Newberry County.
“The title to the Griffith prop
erty adjacent to , Drayton Street
school has been transferred to the
City,” Mayor Layton said. “We
will begin immediately to clear
the area, then qualified engineers
will be brought in to determine
the size and style pool which will
be needed to accommodate the
population, the proper location of
the pool and bath houses, and the
approximate cost of the project.”
As soon as this information is
obtained, according to the Mayor,
plans for financing the project
will be made.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Turbe-
ville, have moved to 2139 Glenn
St.
Plants To Close
For Vacations
Thousands of Newberry County
workers look forward to next
week, when many will begin their
annual summer vacations.
At the Oakland andf! Mollohon
plants of the Kendall Company,
the vacation will begin at the end
of the third shift, 6 a.m. on July
1st, and workers will return to
their jobs at 6 a.m. on July 10th.
Employees who have been with
the company from six months to
five years will receive vacation
pay on the basis of two percent of
their gross salary for the past 12
months; those with more than five
years service will be paid four per
cent of their gross for the past
12 months.
At Newberry Mills, Inc., July
4th will be a holiday, but the an
nual vacation will begin on Aug
ust 7th and end August 19th.
Qualified workers will receive va
cation pay.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Humphries
are now making their home at
2903 Fair Ave.
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Price K. Harmon, Director of
Newberry County Public Schools,,
and for the past 40 yean a teach- j
2r and administrator, will retire!
Friday. i
Born near Prosperity, he is a
graduate of Prosperity High!
School. His education at New
berry College was interrupted
when he volunteered for service
in. the Army, during World War I.
After the war he returned to col
lege and/graduated in 1921 with
an A.B. degree. He received his
, M.A. degree in education from
! the University of South Carolina
1 in 1939, and attended Peabody
College.
Mr. Harmon has been outstand
ing in educational circles through
out the state. He served on the
state committee which formu
lated the program of studies for
public schools of the state from
the first through the twelfth
grades.
CAREER BEGINS
Mr. Harmon's teaching and ad
ministrative career began at
Little Mountain. While there he
married the former Miss Birdie
Pulpier of Chapin. He was super
intendent of the Prosperity
schools for one year. "While at
Prosperity he was urged by the
late Dr. Olin B. Cannon to be
come Principal of the Newberry
High School. He was principal
for 21 years. . *
At the death of Dr. Cannon In
1946, Mr. Harmon was elected
superintendent of the city schools.
Whc. the public schools of the
county were reorganized in 1951
into one district, Mr. Harmon was
elected
\ IMPROVEMENTS MADE *
During Hs~feiiihre*$ vast build
ing and improvement program
has been made. Four modern ele
mentary schools and one high
school have been “built for Ne
groes, an addition added to New
berry High School and a cafe
teria built at Pomaria and Silver-
street schools. Improvements have
been made in other schools in the
county- system.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Mr. Harmon has been active
in church, scouting and commu
nity work. He is a Sunday School
teacher of Central Methodist
Church and has been in scout
work since 1928. He is a past pres
ident of the Lion's Club, and! is
a past Post Commander of Amer
ican Legion Post 24. He also is
a Mason and a Shriner.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have two
children, Bennet Meredith Har
mon and Mrs. Kemper Lake, wife
of Dr. Lake of Whitmire. They
have seven grandchildren.
As a token of appreciation the
teachers and school administra
tors recently presented him with
a set of sterling silver goblets.
The County Board of Education
presented him with a transistor
radio, the county Negro teachers
gave a set of candle holders and
electric clock, and Drayton Street
Elementary school presented him
with a set of luggage.
By a vote of 311 to 267, Local j
Union 120, United Textile workers
of America, AFL-GIO, ,
its right to serve as bargain
agent for employees of Newberry
Mills, Inc. in an election ondu.*-
ed at the mill last Thursday by the
National Labor Relations Board.
The election climaxed months of
legal proceedings and campaigning!
by the L^cal for-new members. At]
one tims, membership in the union
had dro ned f n* below the neces
sary majority needed for the uniow:
min t" as bargaining agent.
The election resulted from a p**v
tition filed by the company with!
the Labor Board, after alt earlier
petition for an election, filed h#)
home employees of the mill,'had
b "n dent «i.
The present contract between
the union and the company expires v
on August 8. Immediately after >
notification r that the first pe^-.
tion for election had been deniid^
the Local notified the company' %
that it was opening the contract v
for modification and asked that
the mniiagemerit meet with dnieat
officials to negotiate ^hew
tract. ' j - ^
,L. !E. Gatlin, Jr:.. the
general manager, advised the un
ion that management would not
discuss a contract until the ma
jority status of the onion had
been decided. The company then
filed the petition for election, and!
the Labor Bo^rd set last Thurs-'
day as the election date.
It is understood that negotia- v
tions on a new contract have not
yet begun.
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morial Lutheran church, which)
recently burned the mortgage on
its cfclpeh. building, 'voted, unani-
Utst Sunday to mstoH ^ahr *
Work is to begin in the very--
near future by Metal Fabrieatore
of Newberry. * •
>> July 2 services at the church,)
of which Dr. C. K. Derrick it -
pastor:
Sunday school, 10 a.m., Harold.'
O. Cook, General Superintendent.
Morning worship, 11 a.m., ser- ♦.
mon “Is It Morning or Evening, ;
America?”
Monthly church council meet- i
ing at 2 p.m.
Luther League at 7 pun. •
Circle No. 3, ULC Women at
7:30 p.m.
Two circles will meet on
Monday ,June 3: Ethel Koon cir- s
cle, 4 p.m.; Edith Fulmer circle at
7:30 p.m.
GREETINGS
BIRTHDAY
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Robert Long Is
Ordained Deacon
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At a very impressive -service
held in Trinity Episcopal church,
Columbia on Monday, June 26th,
four young men were ordained
as Deacons in the Episcopal faith.
Among them was Robert E. Long,
present Deacon in charge of St.
Luke’s, Newberry.
Bishop C. Alfred Cole officiat
ed, and the four theological grad
uates were presented “by Bishop
Gray Temple of the Diocese of S.
C. The Very Rev. George M. Alex
ander, Dean of the School o f
Theology at Sewanee, preached
the sermon. t
A luncheon in the dining hall
of the parish followed the cerem-
ory. Several members of Saint
Luke’s parish attended.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jack Work
man and daughter, Carol, of Fair
born, Ohio ,arrived in Newberry
Thursday for a visit with their
parents, Judge and Mrs. Eugene
S. Blease and Mrs. H. M. Bryson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Lowe have
moved to 1397 Glenn St.
July 2: Thomas Morris, Sam
P. Shannon, Mrs. Walter Davis,
Allan Dominick, Wilbur J. Rin
ger, Marie K. Farr. > '
July 3: Billie T. Parr, Walter
Baker Summer, Mrs. Jake
Boozer, A. B. Lake, Curtis Doe* l
little, Lewis Lipscomb, Bettie
Summer, Rebecca G. Turner. - f
July 4: Mrs. F. J. Weir, Je*
Chappells, Susan Boland, Janice
Oscar Quattlebanm, J. H. Long, ,
Elliott Mauer, Mrs. J. H. Booz
er, Sallie Abrams, Robert Creek-
more, Terry Kay Newton, Nanejr
Hornsby, John A. Senn. .. ,
July 5: Mrs. Lewis Shealy*
Mrs. W. W. Hornsby, Ralph
Gilliam, Mrs. B. B. Livingston^ *
Prof. Milton W. Moore, Mm.
Mary Alice Wherry, Mrs. EG
Walton, Wilbur E. Epps, Mike
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er, George C. Trefsgar, H
DeHart, Virgil. DeHart.
July 6: Miss Sara Wilson, J.
J. Hipp, Billy Armfield Jr., Mrs.
J. S. Thompson, Karen Lomfcfrr <!
ack, Sandra Gail Dawkins, Pam
Phillips, Rogers Lewis Ringer* J
C. K. Brown, Beth BOnlwamv Y
Walter Lake, Mary Ann Wat* */
kins, Nancy Jane Mayer, Mnu
Horace DeHart.
July 7: Miss Rose Hamm,
Mrs. David Long, Carolyn, An
drews, Dr. V. W. Rinehart,
Jackie Martin, Lula Mae Haw- >
kins, Randy Senn, John P. Liv
ingston, Earl Bozard, Sadi-
Merchant.
July 8: Mrs. Constance Arm- r
field McHargne, E. L. Lominick,
John McCullough, Mrs. Footer
B. Spotts, Betty Stone, Olin
Lominick Jr„ Tommy BuzhariH. a