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Getting old is merely a mat ter of feeling your corns more than your oats. f Even if you are on the right track, if you just sit there, you’ll get run over. VOLUME 25; NUMBER 11. By The Way NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JULY 6, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR - By DORIS A, SANDERS A HOLIDAY Like most of you, those of us at The Sun took a holiday Tues- pictures week’s issue, we trust you will not begrudge our having taken a day off. World War I baby and grew up with Hitler making his terrifying bid. There’s always been a grim shadow hoveling out there some- day; so if you find less news ^ T oday it . s communism, an fewer pictures than usual in thl«1^ form of tyranny> with a de _ P»| -v \ 1 ceitful hew name. The fact is the peoples of the whole world never i had such an opportunity for lib- i f ro * cov i erty and greatness. Mankind is LOTTEK lO A hU.N - , emerging from darkness the plan- '‘Several weeks ago, a reader e t over. It’s a time of adventure, sent me an article which would G f thrill and excitement: The race have been more timely at gradua tion time, which will, I think, still be of interest to you. Jt was written by Herb Lyon in his “Tower Ticker” column in the Chicago Daily Tribune of June 7, and here it is: Open Letter from a Columnist to His Son: for space, the battle for men’s minds and hearts, that must tact fully be won by you and your generation. \ ou k\b are inherit ing the chance to establish the di vine virtues, honesty, integrity, true freedom everywhere; your heritage, your sense of values were never more valuable or vital. It’s Dear Jeff—It doesn’t seem pos-' a time for hope, for prayers to God, for facing up to the future, for self-belief and greatness. We’ll win thru. W T e have time. I have faith. May I impart it to you today. Congratulations, old boy! Love, Dad. sible but today’s the big day. You’re graduating from high school and your sentimental old man’s mind keeps going back ov er the years, thru the tears and the joys and the bitter and the sweet. To the day I was an army private at Fort Knox, fightmg the flu on a hospital bed when your mother long distanced the thrilling news that you were on the way. To the day you clung fearfully to our hands when we first walked you to kindergarten, j ^jQy0|*UQ|“ The nights we sat up nursing your fevers. But you’re too realistic a guy for me to get maudlin with, and today I’m addressing this to you and your classmates, war ba bies all, but men and women now, emerging into a mixed up world with doubts, questions and maybe a little too much cynicism. They say that today there is a wider breach between you teens and your elders than ever before; that we’re all talking different lan guages. Nonsense. You feel yours is the time of greatest stress and confusion in history. Bunk. You have grown up in the shadow of sudden death, push button I. C. B. M.’s with H-bomb warheads. You ask: when, if ever, was mankind more tense and terrified? This, they say, explains the restlessness, the dissatisfactions, the devil-may Newberry’s First City Manager Submits Resignation To Council Layton Announces For Mayor Office Truesdell Named Rotary District As governor of Rotary district 775 in South Carolina, Neil E. Truesdell, pastor of the Aveleigh Presbyterian Church in Newber-j ry, counsels and supervises 28 Rotary clubs comprising the dist rict. One of 269 men now serving as governors of Rotary Interna-j tional, world-wide service organi-; zation, Rev. Truesdell took of-j fice on July 1, after being elected; at Rotary’s recent convention in | Tokyo, Japan. During his year as governor, he will serve as a guide and coun sellor to the officers of the clubs in his area. Right now he is plan ning an itinerary for his official club visits. During each visit throughout the district-he will hold a club assembly, which is a Woody Wodpecker will take on a new meaning in New berry in the future, with the Newberry County Develop ment Board having become a member of The Woodpecker Trail Association. The Association is designed to publi cize and promote traffic on the Woodpecker Trail, which extends from Charlotte, N. C. to St. Petersburg, Fla. Ben Robinson, director of the Development Board, stat ed that in addition to promoting traffic, the organization had a long term objective of having the highways from North Carolina through Tlorida on the Trail uniformly numbered and made a part of the federal interstate high way system. The Trail, which is fed by six federal high ways into Charotte, passes through Fort Mill, Rock Hill, Chester, Whitmire, Newberry, Saluda, Johnston, Augusta, through Georgia and across Florida to the west coast at Gainesville, then to St. Petersburg. Woody Woodpecker signs, like that Ben Robinson holds- in the picture above, will soon adorn the Trail entering New 7 berry. Mr. Robinson stated that as a result of the Trail Association’s publicity, he has had a Florida concern investigating the possibility of locating a plant in New 7 - berry. (Sunphoto) meeting of all club officers, and care attitudes of you and your he will deliver a major Rotary ad Newberrians Observe Quiet July Fourth dress. Also during his year, he will plan and preside at a dist-1 rict conference attended by Ro- tarians of the district and their wives. t Reverend Truesdell is president | of the Governor’s Council on Al-! contemporaries. Well, let me say a few words here, buddy. We’ve striven to maintain order and optimism and the old and proven standards. Ethics and mor ality have be in our watchwords. You live with an ingrained spirit of decency and respect for the I croholic Rehabilitation, the Christ-! rights of all; call the old|ian Action Council of South Caro-1 fashioned American virtues, the Hna and the Fairview Rehabilita-j ideals that made us the proud peo-;tion Center in Ridgeway. He is a; pie we are. You’ve learned to re-j director of Columbia Theological vere the Constitution, God, your; Seminal\. A membei of the Rot-1 family and country, but like all of ary Club of Newberry since 1952, { he is a past president of that your generation you’re still haunted by nagging doubts an | club, wary of tomorrow’s dawn. Uncer tainty, insecurity dog you every where. I’ve had enough bull sessions with you and your pals to know how you question the honesty, the integrity and intent of the vested Since its founding in 1905, Rot- ary has grown rapidly around the world. Today there are more than 510,000 Rotarians in 11,000 clubs in 123 countries and geographical regions. These men, all business! and professional executives, rep- Church Building I The church building on Highway I By-pass 76, formerly the Barring-, ton Heights Chapel, has been pur chased by the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina at a cost of $25,- 000, according to Dr. Shelton Moose, synodical field worker of the Synod. Present plans are to hold serv ices, beginning immediately, each Sunda> with Dr. Moose conduct ing services until a permanent mission is developed. interests and powers. How you resent their vocations in their Ro- guys and gals cut thru the hypo- ! tar y Clubs, crisy and sham in a flash. I’m! aware, too, that you can’t always j v | reconcile this nation’s big talk I llfnPV*5iriC KllV with things like vote frauds, un- lllvl ClilO MJlMJ abated racial hatred, payola, hood lum mobs “secretly” running ci ties, business world cheats, chisel- ers and phonies earning our cur ious “success” accolades because they have the Big Buck and did n’t care who they stepped on a- long the way. Well, son, it’s this way. Nothing is ever perfect in this imperfect world. The big thing is that the vast majority of Americans always manage to do what’s right. The monsters among us are always smoked out and defamed. That’s the reason we’ve survived, why we still have the right to elect our leaders, why we enjoy the No. 1 system of liberty, equality, and humanity anywhere on this earth (defects, dissenters, and all!). You see, the intelligent Am erican majority somehow retains its perspective, its basic human ity, and its hope for an improved wiser tomorrow—where everything we preach will be a reality. It’s this very sense of perspec tive that built this great country; the nuts and extremists have nev er had a chance. You’ll go on to college now, broaden your own in tellectual horizons, study philoso phies, government, science, and the vast knowledge acquired by man thru the ages. Soon you’ll assume your place in society and, believe me, us oldsters are looking to your generation to reut out the deceivers, the frauds and haters, and make the American dream even more real. To .put on the fin ishing touches, so to speak. You fear the H-bomb? You loathe the hypocrites ? Yours is the tensest time of all ? I was a Swim Classes Start July 17 The second group of swimming classes at Margaret Hunter Pool will start on July 17, Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. Those that have not registered, please do so by calling the swimming pool at 1935. All persons who have regist ered, are ureed to be present on the first meeting. Every Wednesday night, starting on July 12, will be designated as family night. Each family, regard less of number, will be admitted for 50c. Children must be accom panied by one or both parents. Senior Life Saving classes will start on Monday, July 17 at 12:00 noon. All persons are asked to register at the ticket office for this class. Beginner classes for adults are held each night, Monday thru Friday, excepting Wednesday night (family night), starting at 7:00 p.m. Plans are underway to have a city-wide swimming meet. The date has been tentatively set for Aug. 11, 1961 which will be on Recreation Day. Persons desiring to take part can get all the infor mation at the pool, and also reg ister for the events that he are she wishes to enter. The city and county of Newber ry passed an unusually quiet 4th of July holiday weekend, accord ing to law enforcement officials. Chief Colie Dowd said that ev eryone in the city seemed to be t having a good time in a well-be haved manner, and that his de partment made no arrests on the Fourth. The weekend was even more quiet than usual, he said, with only three arrests recorded. The county was also quiet dur ing the weekend, but a couple of fights broke out on July 4th re sulting in the hospitalization of three Negroes. One fracas occur red in the Pinder Ridge section of Prosperity, sending Ollie Cannon to the hospital with a wound un der the eye caused by a 22 calibre bullet. Beatrice Benson is being held by police in the shooting. When Cannon is released from the hospital, he will be held by police for the cutting of Willie Benson in the same fight. Johnny Summers, colored, a resident of Bouknight street in Newberry, was treated at the hos pital for cuts received in a fight on the Fourth. Willie Criss is be ing held. The Sheriff’s office also reports that B. C. Griffin was ar rested about 2:30 Wednesday morning for disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. Both city and county law offi cials reported hearing of no auto mobile accidents during the week end and holiday period. Mayor Ernest Layton announced Wednesday afternoon that he will be a candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor of the City of Newberry. Mr. Layton will complete his second term as mayor at the end of this year. The an nouncement came at the conclusion of a specially-called meeting of City Council, at which the resignation of Ed Blackwell as city manager was accepted with regret. Only three candidates have paid their fees to qualify for candidacy in the August 22 city primary, according to A. P. Parrott, secretary of the City Democratic Executive Com mittee. Clarence A. Shealy, Jr., Ward 3; Clarence DeHart, Ward 4, and Dwight W. Jones, Ward 6, have qualified. Others who have announced, in addition to the Mayor, but hav enot paid fees are Frank Armfield, Ward 1; Jimmie B. Davenport, Ward 4; and Cecil Merchant, Ward 5. All are candidates for re-election with the exception of Mr. Davenport, who seeks the position now held by Clar ence DeHart. Dog Owners, lake Notice 0 Pick 0 Up To Begin July 15 Stirred to action by a flood of complaints from citizens of the city, Council has announcea through the Police Department that action will begin on July 15 to rid the city of stray dogs. While a number of complaints had been reported before, they great ly increased following publication of a story that Mike Taylor, a first grader, had one side of his face torn open by a dog while playing at Willow brook Park. - The tuty is giving fair warning to dog owners by an advertisement appearing this week, that pursu ant to action taken by City Coun cil in its regular meeting June 11, 1961, effective July 15, 1961, the city ordinances dealing with dogs will be strictly enforced. The law requires that all dogs running loose without evidence of having been innoculated will be picked up, and kept for four days to give the owner time to obtain the dog and have it inoculated. The full provision of the law ap pears in the advertisement. Facilities for keeping the dogs have been prepared and all other action necessary to begin the pro gram is expected to be complete before July 15th. City Manager Government To Be Put To Vote After August A legal maneuver resulted Mon day in an agreement that an elec tion would be held in a “reason able time” after the August 22nd city primary to determine wheth er Newberry should continue a city manager form of government, or revert to the mayor-council type rule to operate the city. Attorneys for the petitioners, who are asking for the election, and for the city agreed on this procedure, City Attorney Aubrey Harley told Judge Steve C. Grif fith Monday morning. The petitions containing over 200 names were submitted to coun cil earlier this year. Council re ceived them as information and i made no effort to call the election. Because of the failure of coun cil to act, the petitioners, Edward Rollins and Joe Norman Beck, is sued a “Rule to Show Cause”, re quiring that the mayor and coun cil appear before 8th Circuit Judge Griffith on July 3rd to give reason, if any, why an election should not be held. Attorney for the petitioners was not present at the hearing. Mr. Harley reviewed for the Judge the filing of the pe tition and subsequent events. He then stated that there was no question but that the petitions were legal and the mayor had no choice but to call the election. He said that he had advised the mayor that it would be in the best inter est of the city of Newberry to postpone calling the election until after the August 22nd city pri mary. Mr. Harley told Judge Griffith that he had been in touch with at torney for the petitioners, and that an agreement had been reach ed to hold the election within a reasonable time after the city pri mary. Mr. Harley designated 30 to 60 days as a reasonable time. In view of the agreement, Judge Griffith continued the hearing, stating that the matter would be held in abeyance, but could be op ened by either party at any time. Miss McCullough Is Competing For Miss S. C. Title GREENVILLE — Miss Martha Faye McCullough, Miss Newberry will compete for the title of Miss South Carolina, now held by Miss Sandra Browning of Greenwood, at the State Pageant being held in Greenville through July 8. She will also be in competition for $3,- 050.00 in scholarships to be aw arded by the Pepsi Cola Bottlers of South Carolina and the South Carolina Junior Chamber of Com merce, plus the opportunity to represent South Carolina in the Miss America Pageant in Atlan tic City in September. Miss McCullough will be judged in talent and personality, evening gown, and swimsuit competition on the following nights: Wednesday night in Talent, Thursday night in Swim Suit, and Friday night in Evening Gown competition- The field of 57 girls will be narrowed to the top 10 for Saturday night’s finals. Finalist on Saturday night will repeat in all three categories. Producer Doug Smith announced today. Last year’s production of the Miss South Carolina Pageant was judged number one in the nation by officials of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. The host chapter again this year will be the Greenville Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tickets- may be secured by writ ing Miss South Carolina Pageant, P. O. Box 2096, Greenville, S. C. Checks should be made payable to Greenville Junior Chamber of Commerce, and self-addressed, stamped envelopes are required. Prices are $2.00, $1.50 and $1.00 for preliminaries; $3.50, $2.75 and $2.00 for Finals. Book tickets for all performances are $7.50 Boykin Berley Dies Suddenly Boykin Berley, 73, di«d sudden ly Monday afternoon while work ing on his farm in the Mt. Pleas ant section of Newberry County. He was born and reared in New berry County, a son of the late Boykin Berley and Mrs. WilHe Cromer Berley, and had operated a farm on Rt. 2, Pomaria, for many years. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sa rah Cromer Berley; 3 sons, Alton Berley and Drayton Berley of Po maria and Johnny R. Berley of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 3 daughters, Mrs. C. O. Fuller of Monticello, Mrs. Monroe Ruff of White Rock and Mrs. S. J. Aull of Pomaria; a brother, James Berley of Po maria; 3 sisters, Mrs. Elvira Gil liam of Whitmire and Mrs. Mar vin Graham and Mrs. Willie Suber of Pomaria, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral -sei-vices were conduct ed Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church by Rev. John Griffith and Rev. Wil liam Wood. Burial was in the church cemetery. Edward L. Blackwell, who has served as Newberry’s only city manager since that form of government was voted by Newberry citizens 12 years ago, submitted his resigna tion to city council at a special meeting called by Mayor Er nest Layton Wednesday afternoon. On motion of Councilman Clarence A. Shealy, Jr., sec onded by Councilman Clarence B. DeHart, the resignation was unanimously accepted with regret. On Honor List At University The following Newberry Coun ty students at the University of South Carolina were included on the Dean’s List and Honor Rolls for the second semester: John W. Chappell, Newberry; Robert Livingston, Newberry; Carl Smith, Nrwberry; Ion War ren Stuck, Little Mountain; Alice Ann Eargle, Little Mountain; George L. Jones, Newberry; and Mary Edna Wynn, Newberry. Mrs. Mary Wise Rites Tuesday Mrs. Mary Lowman Wise, 71, died Monday afternoon at a New berry hospital after an illness of several months. A native of White Rock, she was a daughter of the late John and Agnes Riddle Lowman. She lived in Little Mountain for a number of years and was a mem ber of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, John B. Wise; two daughters, Mrs. Sara Morris of Newberry and Mrs. Alice Mae Estes of Co lumbia; three sisters, Mrs. Bes sie Addy and Mrs. Sallie Epting, both of White Rock; and Mrs. Irene Stack of Columbia; a broth er, George P. Lowman of White Rock and, three grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Little Mountain by Rev. Garth L. Hill, Rev. J. F. Sanders and Rev. Grady Cooper. Burial was in the church cemetery. Councilman C. A. Dufford ,Sr. observed that a. city the size of Newberry must have a city man ager in order to carry out its many services with efficiency, and Griffith Is Guest Speaker For U.D.C. Meeting For the last meeting of the U. D.C. year, ' Drayton Rutherford chapter met in the home of Mrs. Emerson Westwood, the associate hostesses being Mesdames M. F. 1 Bowler, C. E. Thomas and Miss Sallie Lee Cromer. There was a large attendance of members and a welcome guest, Mrs. Mary Nance Fair Richardson. Also the chap ter gave a hearty welcome to Mrs. George McCall, a member who has returned after two years to make her home in Newberry. Mrs. Ralph Baker, president, led in the salutes to the flags, and the Ritual was led by the Chaplain, Mrs. J. J. Chappell. For the historical program, the ‘Historian, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, had invited Hon. Steve C. Griffith Jr. to have for his subject Gen. Wade Hampton HI, a name held in highest acclaim by every South Carolinian. Mr. Griffith held the undivided attention of his listen ers as he spoke of the ancestry, the military genius, the patriot ism, the integrity, and the sac rifices of this distinguished son of South Carolina. In the course of his address, the epeaker quot ed interesting excerpts from “The Man in Gray.” At the conclusion, Mrs. Wiseman expressed the sin cere appreciation of the members to Mr. Griffith for his kindness in coming to the chapter and for his delightful protrayal of the life of Wade Hampton III. The speaker was excused* to meet a business engagement. The minutes of the May meet ing were read by the secretary, Mrs. A. J. Briggs, and approved. Mrs. Elmer Shealy gave a sum mary of the work of the Eloise Welch Wright Chapter, C. of C., for the year. The members are most appreciative of Mrs. Shea- ly’s work as co-chairman for the Children’s chapter. It was an out standing report. Mrs. L. G. McCullough, treas urer, reported all obligations to the Division and to the General U.D.C. had been met, and a nest egg in the treasury. Mrs. F. G. Ellesor, who has been a member for many years, was elected an ho*xiorary life mem ber. Three Certificates of Mem bership were presented to new members: Clara Layton Buddin (Mrs. B. A.), Mary Parr Baker Summer (Mrs. Walter), Eliza beth Ren wick Baker (Mrs. Raiph P.) An honor coming to the chap ter was the announcement that at the recent meeting of the Ridge District Conference U.D.C., Mrs. Walter Summer was elected Vice-Director of the District. At the beginning of the meet ing which was held on the spac ious porch of the Westwood home overlooking the lovely gardens, the hostesses served a delicious salad plate with a refreshing drink. At the close of the business the members stood with bowed heads while Mrs. Chappell read a beau tiful memorial tribute to Mrs. Mary Boyd Parr, faithful Chap lain, loyal member, and devoted friend to all. Mrs. Chappell clos ed with a prayer that touched the hearts of all. The next meeting of the chapter will be held on the first Tuesday in October. that it would be impossible to find a new manager as efficient as Mr. Blackwell for the amount now being paid the manager. Other members of council expressed their appreciation of Mr. Blackwell’s services throughout the years he has been employed by the city. In his letter of resignation, ad dressed .to Mayor Layton, Mr. Blackwell said: “For some time now, the City Manager form of government has been under attack by some ele ments ^of our citizenry. More re cently, a Petition has been circu lated and submitted asking for a referendum on this matter. These developments have given me con cern and have caused me to direct my thinking to this matter. , After very carefu considera tion, I have reached the decision that I will not offer my services as a candidate for City Manager at the expiration of my present agreement with Mayor and Coun cil which expires December 31, 1961. I make this decision known to you this time for three reas ons: (1) I am a strong believer in the City Manager form of gov ernment as the most efficient and economical way of conducting the public’s business and, if the peo ple of Newberry are required to make a decision on this matter, I would like to see such decision made in an atmosphere free of personalities. (2) It appears to me that there is a real danger that the City Manager form of govern ment in Newberry could become in the highly emotional area of politics and this would not be in the best interest of the people of Newberry. (3) For personal reas- sons, I would like time to consid er some of the opportunities which have conu my way in both private business and public ad ministration. . ■ “I am most sincere when I tell you that my relationship with you and with Council has been most pleasant and productive. I can assure you that this decision has not been made without regret at the thought of loss of contact- with the many friends I have made in Newberry. With every best wish for future growth and development of Newberry and for the prosperity of its people, I am. Sincerely yours, /s/ E. L. Black- well. GREETINGS BIRTHDAY ii . Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ed McCrack- in and daughters, Gwen and Di anne have returned to Atlanta af ter spending ten dayi in Newber ry with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bryson. Col. and Mrs. Jack Workman and daughter Ca rol returned Monday to Fairborn, Ohio after ten days visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bryson and Judge and Mrs. Eugene S. Blease. July 9: Rusty Wilson, L. Pope Wicker Jr.,. R<mnie Bedenbaugh, George W. Martin, Lang H. Am mons, Miriam Jollay, J. H. Cook Jr., Mrs. D. R. Son, James Swygert, John L. Edwards, Troy Matheney, Donnie Devore. July 19: Mrs. Evelyn Leavell Davis, Sara Ana McCarley, George Senn, George W. Sum mer, Louis Brossy, Jr., Paul Hutchinson, Gus Franklin Jr, C. A. Dufford Jr., Mrs. Kenneth B. Wilson. July 11: Beth Long, Mrs. Jes sie Dawkins, Mrs. F. A. Long shore Doris Marie Sheeley, Ralph E. Epting, Frank Smith. July 12: Mrs. E. W. Yates Sr, Buddy Waldrop, Wayne C. Spearman, F. R. Higgins, Be linda Je Bickley. July 13: Marcia Todd, Emery Bedeahangh, Mrs. Bennie Liv ingston, Mrs. C. H. Cannon, Au brey Wicker, Taber L. Hill; Ran ald Shealy, G. R. Page, Forrest Shealy Jr, Walt Mills, Paula Cousins, Patty Oxner, Mable Wicker. July 14: Holland Sligh, Tom Summer, Mrs. Ralph Black, Norman Martin, Juanita Felker, H. E. Thomas, Martha Lontin- ack, Mrs. C. L. Holloway, Mrs. W. R. Bouknight, Max B. Mc- Kittrick, Dr. S. L. Hunter, Lar ry Harmon, Larry James Wick er, Clark Abrams. July 15: R. C. Floyd, Jim Todd, Carolyn Murry, * Mrs. John H. Ruff, Jackson W. Tay lor Jr, Wally Lewis, Carrie Wightman, Mrs. W. H. Tedford, Louise Dodkin, Sue Senn, Kit Regnery, Woodrow D. Smith.