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Study the platforms, Examine the candidates, then . . . VOTE YOUR CONVICTIONS! As a citizen of democracy it is your DUTY and PRIVILEGE To VOTE August 22 VOLUME 25; NUMBER 13. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Has Scholarship WON’T LIKE IT There are some of you who won’t like what I am going to say this week, but the time has come to scotch persistent rumors that if the present mayor and members of council are re-elected, they will ask Ed Blackwell to reconsider his resignation and stay on as city manager. That rumor is absolutely un true. Ed Blackwell has resigned, council has unanimously accepted his resignation, and I believe you will hear or read, before this cam paign is over, a statement by each member of the present council that such a suggestion is impractical, impossible, and will not come about. Os you have been reminded recently, it takes only four mem bers of council to make a deci sion; I am sure there are at least, four of the present members who are trustworthy—and when they say it will not be done^ you can be lieve them. ROCK HILL. — Miss Marcia Copeland Todd of Newberry has I say there are a numbei o selected to receive an honor you who won’t like this flat denun ciation of the rumors. I have in mind those who seek to spread the rumors in the hopes of unseating j ^j umnae Assoc atiun some of our present members of council who have enough sense to know that Ed Blackwell has serv scholarship to Winthrop College. The scholarsh ]>, valued at $200, was furnished >»;/ the Winthrop Miss Todd is one of 48 new stu dents to receive grants to the r .. uf ,, , wo ri South Carolina College for Wom- ed our city faithfully and well. ^ They can be sure, before this cam-. _ paign is over, that the public will Th e daughter of Mr. and Mrs. know that Ed Blackwell’s resigna- ^ ^ odd dr - Main St., tion is permanent and that on De-j Todd is a recent graduate of cember 31, or before if he wishes, | Newberry High School, his connection with the city will At Newberry High she was vice be severed, so far as the present president of the student body, co council is concerned. editor of the New-Bewy Cordial, program committee chairman for The others I have in mind who y eta club, a junior marshal, and won’t like this, and I include my- a me mber of the S. C. All-State self among them, are those who chorus. She was D.A.R. Good know what an excellent service Citizen and second place winner in Ed Blackwell has rendered this ^ ei . ( {i s ^ r i c t D.A.R. Good Citizen- city, and would like to see him re- ^jp Contest. She was also voted main on the job. most talented o-f the senior class. Personally, I think that giving ! At Winthrop Miss Todd plans to in to a handful of people, and sac- ^jor m biology. rificing the man who has, perhaps,' # __ _ _ _ done more than any one person I (Vornprl to improve our city, was a sorry ® ■*®AU&dl business. I believe this commun- ^ | f\C ity having been told the bUdCdSindll Ul would have voted in favor of the Know Your Candidates The Sun wil give a brief biographical sketch of all candidates who furnish the information between now and August 22. The first in the series will include sketches of candidates for mayor, Er nest H. Layton and J. Howard Cook Jr. S. C. Altman, another can didate, was asked to furnish information but did not do so. Ernest H. Layton, age 56, was born in Newberry and has lived here his entire life. He has 35 years business v nerience as a merchant, and with his brother, operates Layton Brothers Grocery on O’Neal Street. He is married to the former Miss Dessie Minor and is the father of two children. Mr. Layton is a member of O’Neal Street Methodist Church and serves on the official board. He is a member of Masonic Lodge 87 and is a Shriner; he is also a member of the S. C. Municipal As sociation and the American Muni cipal Association. Mr. Layton has served ten years as alderman, and is completing his fourth year as Mayor of Newber ry. John Howard Cook Jr., Npwber- ry, is 39 years of age. He was born in Newberry and has lived here his entire life. His wife is the former Allene Merchant of Prosperity. Mr. Cook is manager of the Lo cal Finance Co. of Newberry. He is a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church, which he has served as treasurer for the past 13 years; a member of the Ex change Club, which he is serving as president for 1961 and a mem ber of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cook is a graduate of New berry College with a B.S. Degree in Commerce. Rural Fire Departments Are Discussed At Tuesday Meeting 17 Seek Election To 7 Council Jobs; Mayor Calls Referendum Mayor Calls Referendum On Council- Manager Government For August 22 council-manager form of g° vern " : MC C* ment with Ed Blackwell still on J.H the job. I gp't. Robert Lee Lindler of New- But that is now past history, berry’s Battery C, 1st AW Bn Tears for Ed Blackwell would be (SP) 263rd Artillery ,has been completely out of line because his named South Carolina’s National ability is widely recognized and he Guardsman of the Month, will have no trouble securmg-a a native of Little Mountain, more important and better paying Sgt. Lin’dler enlisted in Newber- position than he now holds. ihe ,.y’ s R a ttery C in 1953. He served tears should be shed f” Newber-| continuously as Battery Clerk Hawkins and Representative D. P.j fol . more than 55 years until his ry—our city hab lost its most \ai , yj^i h 1;5 recent reassignment as j,’ ^ uable employee because of the ma- Buttery Supply Sergeant. A group of some 35 or 40 int erested persons throughout the county met Tuesday night with i members of the Newberry County Board of Rural Fire Control to discuss setting up fire stations in county locations. T. B- (Dad) Amis, chairman of the board presided, and i^t^oduced other members, M. O. Mayer, Claude L. Lester, S. C. Paysinger, and Richard Neel Ji. Also present jj eeves jj e was employed by the were State Senator Jesse Frank M 0 n 0 lion branch of Kendall Mills Reeves Service Was Yesterday Malcolm William (Mac) Reeves, 73, of 316 Berry St., died Tuesday afternoon at a local hospital after an illness of six months. He was a native of Newberry County and was a son of the late Thomas Holly and Laura Wicker - licious pettiness of a few. H( THE CANDIDATES ie has attended every advance SU j, K - es ted areas for county fire detachment ot his unit since be-| s t a tions were Chappells, Silver coming a member. , Prosperity, Little Moun- Sgt. Lindler has acted as photo-1 tain, Pomaria, Peak, Crooks Store The Sun will send ques ion- f or tn S un j t since becom-! community, Whitmire, Jalapa- naires to all candidates asking or a mem t ) er and has maintained Gary’s Lane, Bush River and New- a brief personal histoiy an a S( ^ curren t a Unit Scrap Book which berrv He outlined the require- asking them :o give their stand ! retirement in 1953. He was a Mr. Amis told the group that| member of Summer Memorial on two questions (1) Do you favor the council-manager fo”m of gov ernment? and (2) If u are now, or become a member ol city coun cil, would you ask E. L. Blackwell y. lie o was started when Battery C was ments a community must meet be- reorganized following World War | f ore being eligible to receive fire-ijeen Lutheran Church and was a mem ber of Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lola Rivers Reeves; four sons, Eugene, Eddie, Nature and Thom as Reeves, all of Newberry; a daughter. Miss Rebie Reeves of the home; and four grandchil- II. He lives with his mother, younger brothers and sister -j i ariri Route 1, Little Mountain. In civ- to reconsider his resignation and ... ’ T • n i i ihan life Sgt. Lindler is employed stay on the 30b : ^ ^ I have heard that some of the candidates think they should not be asked to take a public stand on these questions. We think, how ever, the voting public has a right to know, especially since, the council-manager form of govern- as the election. During the weeks ahead, we are going to let you know how the candidates stand on these matters, or whether they refuse to take a stand at all. as bookkeeper and sales clerk for a Newberry hardware firm. In nominating Sgt. Lindler for Guardsmen of the Month, Capt. William M. Minick, commander of Battery C, stated: “Sgt. Lindler’s willingness to mert will be decided the same day give himself and his free time to the National Guard and particul arly to this unit is very notice able and highly commendable. He is a friend of any member of the National Guard and will assist any other member in any way pos sible.” • SAD NEWS Many Newberrians—those who knew him and those who only knew of him—were saddened to learn of the death of Steve Peter son in Tarpon Springs, Fla. last week. During The five years since he suffered a broken neck during a football game at Newberry Col lege, people in Newberry have re membered Steve in many ways. They are not likely to soon forget this brave young man who, in the end, paid with his life for the game of football. If Steve ever felt any bitterness about his injury, he ap parently did not make it known. His death came as the result of pneumonia last Thursday night. Funeral services were held Satur day. Coach Kirkland who, wdth Coach E. W. Burnette attended the fun eral, said that Steve’s family sent! Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Longshore sincere appreciation to the many} and son, Tommy, left Saturday for people in Newberry who had a two weeks vacation with Mrs. shown their interest in Steve dar-j Longshore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ing his five years as an invalid. W. I). Holland in Dallas, Texas. Beck To Speak At Mayer Church Dr. Walter Beck, associate pro fessor of Education at New r berry College, will be the guest speaker at the 11 o’clock service in Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church on Sunday, July 23. Dr. Beck will use as his topic, “Overcoming Our Fears.” Sunday school will precede the morning worship at the usual 10 o’clock hour. Visitors and friends are always j welcome at Mayer Memorial. The | congregation invites those who | have no church home in Newberry j to make Mayer Memorial their j church. fighting equipment: It must pro- two I vide a lot at least 75x100 feet with at 1 access to paved roads and ade quate water supply; construct a fire house on the lot; obtain from at least 15 men residing in the community a written agreement to enroll in the next fire-fighting class conducted by the State De partment of Education and parti cipate in the rural fire depart ment. J. A. Williams, mayor of Pros perity, said his town had already met these requirements and was ready to begin participating in the rural fire program. Others who felt their communities would go along with the program includ ed Pomaria, Silverstreet, Crooks Store community, and possibly Bush River. Sam Beam, chief of the Newberry Fire Department, stated that Newberry would be willing to cooperate in the pro gram. Mr. Amis told the group the Board wished to have Newberry well-organized and wanted the county covered for fire protection. He told those gathered that when the requirements were met, to advise the Board and inspection would be made and further action taken to complete the program. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Sum mer Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. A. Kenneth Hewitt Jr. and Rev. G. Baylis Corley. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gar dens. An unexpected development in city affairs occurred last Friday night when Mayor Ernest H. Lay- ton signed a Proclamation calling 1 for an election on Tuesday, Aug ust 22, to decide the question, “Shall the City of Newberry dis continue the Council-Manager form of government?” The date is Jthe same as for the city Demo cratic primary, when a mayor and Six aldermen will be elected to run ihd city during the next two years. In issuing the Proclamation, Mayor Layton said: “Having been a member of city council for 14 years, ten of which I served as alderman from Ward 4, and four years as Mayor of the City of Newberry, I feel that the council-manager form of govern ment is the most reasonable and the most efficient manner in which to administer the economic, and social affairs of our city, and serves the best interest of all its j citizens. “Having served under both forms of government, I feel that with the experience I have had, I am qualified to heartily approve the council-manager form of gov ernment.” The Proclamation is as follows: PURSUANT to a petition di rected to me whereby approxi mately 200 electors of the City of Newberry requested a referendum on the question “Shall the City of Newberry discontinue the Council- Manager form of government” and, WHEREAS, I am authorized un de^ the law of this State to submit this question to a vote of the qualified registered voters of our city on a date to be selected by the Mayor of the City; and WHEREAS, the Democratic Primary Election for the Mayor and Aldermen is to be held on Tuesday, August 22nd, 1961; and it is my judgment that this would be a proper and an appropriate date to hold the referendum be cause the election can be held this date with minimum expense toj the city, and of the utmost import-! ance, at a time when the greatest! number of our citizens will ex press their wishes on this crucial question: I DO THEREFORE PROCLAIM that on Tuesday, August 22, 1961, the question “Shall the City of Newberry discontinue the Council- Manager form of government” shall be submitted to the quali fied registered electors of the City of Newberry. Appointed To DPW Position Game Wardens At Meeting COLUMBIA.—Officials of sev eral State and Federal agencies were on the program of the annual school for wardens of the Wildlife Resources Department which con cluded its three-day meeting at the University of South Carolina Wednesday. The program included discus sions of law enforcement prob lems; warden participation on all Department activities; boating regulations; first aid and accident prevention; heart disease symp toms and treatment; and relations with the public. Members of the Wildlife Resources Commission at tended the final day of the session. Attending from Newberry coun ty were G. H. Wise, gamq warden, H. I. Attaway, game warden, and Glenmore Shirey. KINGS CREEK CEMETERY TO BE CLEANED All persons interested in King’s Creek Cemetery are urged to meet there at 8 o’clock Saturday morn- Mrs. Ray Feagle, director of the I i nP) j u l y 22 to clean the cemetery. Newberry County Department of Please bring tools to work with. Public Welfare, has announced The Comittee the appointment of Mrs. Meredith | Harmon as case worker with the> Dr. R. C. Minor and family of County Welfare Department. She Owasso, Mich, are visiting Dr. Mi- will assume her duties on Septem- n0 r’s brother-in-law and sister, ber 1st. j Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Layton. McCarley Rites Were Tuesday Paul B. McCarley, 50, died early Monday morning at a 'eter- ans hospital in Columbia aft^r a short illness. He was a native of Newbeny County and was a son of the late S. B. and Ada Riser McCarley. He was a Mason and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Timothy’s Luth eran Church in Whitmire. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Peister McCarley; a son, Terry McCarley; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Bonds of Clinton and Miss Rachel McCarley of Whit mire; and five brothers, John Mc Carley of Baltimore, Md., Hugh McCarley of Newman, Ga., Wil liam McCarley of Washington, D. C., Ira McCarley of Clinton and Alec McCarley of Whitmire. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 5 p.m. at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church by Rev. David F. Bridgman and Rev. N. D. Yount. Burial was in Whitmire Cemetery. Ground Broken For New Church Ground was broken Sunday at St. Phillips Lutheran Church be tween Newberry and Pomaria for the erection of a new sanctuary to replace the present 80-year-old structure. The groundbreaking ceremonies followed the morning worship ser vices at which Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina, delivered the sermon. Dr. Kinard told the congrega tion, “You have come to this good day because of a vision. You have caught the vision of what God would have you do.” The new church will cost $134,- 000 exclusive of furnishings. It will consist of a nave, education rooms and office space. An old school building nearby will be re decorated and used for a social hall und education building. Participating in the ground breaking service, in addition to Dr. Kinard and Rev. L. C. Richardson, pastor, were Jeff Sease, 101, and Mrs. Lizzie Lominick, 90, oldest members of the church; C. C. Lom inick, chairman of the building program; W. R. Lominick, vice president of the congregation; Jerry Alewine, Sunday School suoerintendent; James T. Wicker, Jr., representing the men of the church; Mrs. Luther Sease, repre senting the women of the church, and Jerry Alewine, representing the Luther League. The building will be erected by Cannon Construction Co., and work is to begin immediately and should be completed by March 1, 1962, according to Edward O. Can non. Ten to 25 men will be at work on the masonry and frame struc ture under project superintendent Ralph Cannon of Chapin. The completed building will cover 13,- 000 square feet of floor space and will be of striking contemporary design. Architect is Irvine Leslie, AIA, of Newberry. Three More Enter Races Before Saturday Deadline; Total Now 17 Lightning Fells Man In Boat A boy of 11 Sunday piloted a boat through a violent thunder storm to a landing on Lake Mur ray after his father had been fell ed by lightning. . A. C. Ott Jr., 38, of Warren- ville was listed in fair condition at Newberry Hospital where he was taken unconscious^ after the bolt struck near his boat. The lightning melted coins in Ott’s pocket. The storm rose sud denly near Koon’s Landing at Prosperity at about 5 p.m. All boats in the area headed for the landing. Ott’s boat was also headed for shore when the lightning struck. Savings Bond Sales For June Combined E and H Savings Bonds sales for June in Newberry County totaled $11,850.00 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds Chairman. South Carolina E and H Bond sales during June were $2,177,- 803.60, the highest for any June in three years and 17 per cent ahead of last year, reports Robert G. Clawson, State Savings Bonds Chairman. Poultry Day Be Observed Here Newberry will mark the area’s poultry development here Septem ber fifth with a “Midlands Poultry Progress Day,” L. B. Massey, Clemson Extension ’Service district agent, and A. F. Busby, Newberry county agent, announced today. “Newberry is the center of an area that has made significant I gains in poultry. We want to rec ognize this progress and point outj how the entire community may aid | in further development,” Massey said. The program, starting at 3 p.m. at Newberry College, will cover subjects on egg, broiler, and tur key production. One phase of the program deals with consumer in formation and will include exhi bits of poultry products, dishes, and recipes. Supper will be serv ed at 6:15. PamJ discussions on the area’s poultry problems will continue following the supper. The pro gram will be concluded by an ad dress by Ciemson President R. C. Edwards. Busby and Mrs. Mildred K. Hol liday, Newberry home demonstra tion agent, will handle . local ar rangements. Several counties of the Midlands area are expected to participate. Thurmond Is Given New Car A large group of people from all over South Carolina honored U. S. Senator Strom Thurmond in Co lumbia Friday night with a 1961 Cadillac at a reception given in the Senator’s honor at the Colum bia Hotel. The new automobile replaces one given the Senator when he fin ished his term as Governor in Jan uary, 1951. It was paid for by small donations from friends in every county in the State. The re ception an<4 automobile 4bttaiion were instigated and coordinated, by Dave Hayes of Newberry. In turning over the keys to Senator Thurmond, Mr. • Hayes said the automobile represented “a token of the appreciation of the people of South Carolina for Senator Thurmond’s cotirageous, hone&t, and dedicated record of service in the United States Sen ate, which record has been parti cularly highlighted by firm adher ence to and eloquent advocacy of constitutional principles of gov ernment.” Mr. Hayes also presented to the Senator a check made payable to the Jean Crouch Thurmond Schol arship Fund at Winthrop College in the amount of $1,300 of dona tions received above the cost of the automobile, which was purch ased at dealer cost. Senator Thur mond established the scholarship at Winthrop in 1960 in memory of his late wife who died on January 6, 1960. Heyward Clarkson, Columbia attorney, was master of .ceremon ies for the occasion. Standing in the receiving line with Senator Thurmond were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Clarkson. Mrs. Wheeler's Father Dies David Roper Mahaffey, 82, died at his home in Charlotte, N. C. af ter a short illness. He was a na tive of Greenville County and was a son of the late J. L. and Eliza Roper Mahaffey. Among his survivors is a daugh ter, Mrs. J. S. Wheeler of Newber- ry. Funeral services will be con ducted today, (Thursday) in Charlotte with burial in Sharon Memorial Park. License Drive A drive to rid the highways of unlicensed drivers, in the interest of safety, will begin by the High way Patrol as soon as unfilled ap plications submitted by mail have been processed, the State Highway Department announced. N The current renewal year ended June 30. Licenses were being is sued at Highway Department win dows and by mail. Those who failed to submit their applications before the June 30 deadline must, by law, be re-exam ined. An estimated 20,000 license ap plications received through the mail are now being “processed.” Those who submitted their appli cations before the deadline have nothing to worry about, officials explained. v Meanwhile .routine traffic law enforcement continues. If a driv er is unable to produce reasonable proof that his license has been ordered, a case is made against him. Through July 6, in South Caro lina as a whole, 222 drivers passed the re-examination and 178 failed. Those who failed are eligible to take the test again in a week. Ex aminers request those failing to study the drivers handbook, avail able without cost at any Highway Department office. In the Columbia office, through Saturday, July 8, 34 drivers who were re-examined failed the test Three additional candidates qualified before the Saturday noon deadline to enter the August 22 city Democratic primary, bringing to 17 the number seeking the sev en seats on city council. E. F. (Shotsie) McCutcheon, who announced his intentions of entering the Alderman Ward 6 race last Wednesday, qualified Friday morning. Also entering the picture before the deadline were S. W. (Bo) Miller, Ward 1, and Jim Todd, Ward 6. The lattei: two entries caused a three-way Srace in the two wards. Frank Armfield, Ward 1 incumbent, is opposed by Dave Laird and Bo Miller; Dwight Jones, Ward 6 incumbent, is op posed by Shotsie McCutcheon and Jim Todd. The only other three-way race is for the mayor’s office. Mayor Er nest H. Layton has opposition from S. C. Altman and J. Howard Cook Jr. There are two-way races in the remaining- four wards: Ward 2, C. A. Dufford, Sr., incumbent and George Heller; Ward 3, Clarence A. Shealy, Jr., incumbent, and S. D. (Bozo) Paysinger; Ward 4. Clarence DeHart, incumbent, and Jimmie B. Davenport; and Ward 5, Cecil Merchant, incumbent, and Cecil Kinard. An especially heavy vote is fore cast because of competition for all city offices and because the mayor has called for an election to de termine whether Newberry shall continue, the council-manager form of government* on the same date. DAVISES MOVE TO JACKSONVILLE * Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis and children, Susan and Edward will move Saturday to Jacksonville, Fla., where Mr. Davis has accept ed a position in the credit depart ment of Penney’s Stores. Mr. Da vis has also accepted a position as office worker in Jacksonville Their other daughter, Linda, wil] remain in Columbia with hei grandmother, Mrs. M. L. Kestei and attend the University of S. C this fall. GREETINGS ' i July 23: Tommy Tindall, San dra Kay Burns, Mrs. Carrie Ki nard, Wayne McCullough, Mrs. Homer Long, Marion Walton, Jewel Waldrop, Dr. R. A. Good man, Mrs. Louis Brossy, Richard Lominick, Chuck Sharp, Mrs. Dorothy Price, Carol Minick, Mrs. Clyde Wilson. July 24: Mrs. W. A. Attaway, Alberta Wicker, Roy Long, Mrs. F. C. Wicker, S. Gordon Brown, Miss Elsie Gilliam, Merle Draw- dy, Tom Lewis, Tommy Beden- baugh, Sloan Wallace. Ju’ij 25: Da”id Summer, Mrs. I. M. Smith, Mrs. R. E. Hanna Jr., Lucy Bouknight, John R. Davenport, Charlie Dukes. July 26: Olin Lominick, Nan Oxner Wilson, Joyce Merchant, Martha H. Brown, Mrs. C. E. Berley, Sylvia Boozer, Paulette Word. July 27: Mrs. D. D. Darby, An nette Young, Mrs. Ada Living ston, Miss Allene Graham, Bob by Hawkins, C. A. Dufford Sr., Mary Regnery, Allen Graham, Elsie H. Creekmore, Mike Dar by, Mrs. C. C. Lominick. July 28: Mrs. BUI Stuck, Thomas H. Pope, D. L. Nance, C. B. Parr Jr., Louis Ray Ring er, Joseph Tolbert Jr.+ Mrs. 3. E. Epting, Robert Kipp Cope land, Neal Dickert, Clara Cole man, Jackie Bozard, Mrs. Geo. P. Hawkins, Woodie Livingston, Robbie Anne Creekmore, Hugh E. Merchant, Miss Bertha Gray Gallman. July 29: D. L. Wedaman, Welch Wilbur, Horace Cromer, Mrs. G. K. Dominick, Tommy Milton Folk Sr., Doris Goree, H. T. Oxner, Clarence DeHart, W. Q. Williams.