The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, August 10, 1961, Image 3
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1961
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
WILSON SPEECH . .
(Continued from page 1)
of a million dollars worth of rev
enue into the coffers of our com
munity corporation annually. In
addition to this we operate a po
lice system offering not only
crime protection, but crime pre
vention for all citizens of our
community. We have a fire de
partment working to salvage and
preserve for us values you c? nnot
determine by the dollar mark. We
have, in addition, a utility comp
any providing water, electricity
and a sewage system to us at a
very nominal and amazingly low-
rates; we have a sanitation sys
tem working day and night t o
keep our city not only clean, but
beautiful; w-e have a recreation
department providing wholesome
and healthful outlets for our
young and for our aging.
“It Is not practical for me to
believe that we can expect to ach
ieve efficient government on the
part of our elected officials. Not
only are they not trained for the
job, but they simply cannot, as
elected men, have the time it would
consume to serve our better inter
ests.
“If my wife were taken in a
critical illness, I would not allow
a quack doctor to minister to her
needs; if it were within my choice
I would not subject the minds of
my children to the training of a
school teacher who w-as ill pre
pared or unconcerned. I simply
would not advocate seeking the
counsel of a minister who claimed
to deal with soul motivating mat
ters, yet cut short his own per
sonal preparation. Neither do I
think we should expect to gain
from a form of government w r hich
does not demand the highest eth
ics and the best trained of admin
istrators to serve the best inter
ests of its citizenry.
“Our form of government has
proved this form of business ad
ministration is profitable. In 1949
we had a surplus, but here 12
has been working diligently to at-|
tract new industry to our fairj
city. They have traveled exten
sively, met laboriously for many
hours, trying to promote the de
sirable aspects of our community.
I think they are motivated b y
good premises. They know that
unless a city progresses, expands,
years later, we have built our
city surplus under this form of
government to the point of §1,568,
493.27, a 59.5 percent increase ov
er that which it was just twelve
years ago.
“I know, even in spite of these
figures and showing from the ac
tual records we are operating at
a profit with our abominable lit
tle creatures out here called park
ing meters, utilities operations
and even the nominal millage that
had to be increased, still leaving
us the lowest in South Carolina, | fail and we will fall,
in spite of all this and knowing j
we are getting the most for dol
lar value, there are some in New
berry willing to criticize in a J
skeptical manner, saying ‘you
have a profit, but it is because |
you have not progressed.’
“ I think we have made prog-1
not as much as I w-ant to
TRANSFERS
OF REALTY
Newberry No. 1
C. A. Kaufmann to Raymond H.
Roton, one lot, $75.
J. B. Mayer, et al to Carrie W
Federal Route
May Come To
Newberry
, , , , - ' . Long-pending plans on the part
grows forward, unless we prog-; Mayer> one lot and one building, of otticials in S ^ states o{ v ir _
ress unless we are willing to do, 800 Pope St „ ?5 . 0 o love and af- siniaj North Carolina, South Caro-
what is necessary to grow, we fection . Iina Georgia and Florida to es-
will not stand still. We will inevn-1 Newberry No. 1 Outside tablish a federal highway from
tably slip backwards. We will : G . T. Epting to Katherine E.l Richmond> Vir g inia t o TaHahassee,
Hawkins and Kenny Hawkins, one F i or jda, have been speeded up, ac- ;
“W hat I am trying to say is lot, $5.00 love and affection. cording to w-ord received by the
this: when these ambassadors of Whitmire No. 4 Newberry County
the city of friendly folk go out to
represent us in the years to come,
ress-
see, but I look around the city at
night and see a beautiful lighting
system, paid out of profit; I see
firefighting equipment, extension
of utility services, physical prop
erty of our government increased,
a new pumping station on Saluda
river, parking meters installed, a
new- garage for city equipment,
and almost double the number of
vehicles in our service.
“I certainly would not be mis
understood as implying that we
should fold our hands and passive
ly believe w-e have done all that
w-e should. I am not going to take
the opportunity- to make it look
as though w-e have not progressed,
because w r e have, and under this
form of government we are pos
itive in our approach. W 7 e are in a
very- w-ise w-ay moving forward to
accomplish even greater things.
“There is one final thing I must
say—maybe you will call it van
ity. It is important to me and I
think it is important to our en
tire community; that is, the coun
cil-manager form of government
lends PRESTIGE to a municipal
ity.
“We have a development Board
w-hich, along with city officials,
^ Development
Herman A. Burgess to Robeit goai-d. r pi ie proposed new federal
Lee Burgess, one lot and one rou t e would come through New-
I hope they w-ill be able to repre- building on Spring St., $5.00 love b erry County, using the present i
sent our best interests. I hope we and affection. South Carolina Highway 19.
will send them forth with a pres-1 Whitmire No. 4 Outside R E Summer j r>> represented!
tige brochure that will tell in-; Mary R. Chapman to Walter the N ewberry County group at a!
\\ allace, 40.4 acres, $5.00 love pi ann i n g meeting held in Char-
and affection. i i 0 tte, N. C. last week. All four
Martin Is Hired
By Hentz Co.
W. B. Martin has been hired as
forester by H. M. Hentz & Son,
pulpwood dealers of New-berry,
why buy pulpw-ood over an area
of three or four counties. H. M.
Hentz, in making the announce
ment, said that Mr. Martin’s serv
ices will largely be helping farm
ers to manage their timber lands.
He is a graduate of Clemson Col
lege School of Forestiy and has
had three years experience in the
timber business.
Mr. Martin is the son of the late
M. B. Martin of the Salem Cross
Roads section of Fairfield County.
He plans to move to Newberry in
the near -future.
dustry that New-berry has a form
of government that is popular,
.practical, profitable, progressive,
and positive.
“I believe with all my heart on
August 22 y-ou w-ill join me as we
go to the polls. We will seek out
men who will serve the !>est in
terests of our city-. In electing
them as councilmen, we will hon-
Little Mountain No. 6
J. N. Hamm to J. Edward Bed-
I states were represented at this
meeting, and he reported that the
prospect has a very good chance
of becoming a reality in the very
near future.
enbaugh and Julian Bedenbaugh,
one lot, $5.00 and other valuable
considerations.
J. W. TayfoTt^C^L. lister Th0, ? as Watkins of the|
, T>1 U rr j , Charlotte Chamber of Commerce,
and Blanche T. Lester, one lot, j j ^ ..
aa i j who presided at the meeting, said
estly weigh their merits, not their j ?o-00 love and aiiection. | netition would be nresented soon
promises; w-e will honestly evalu- ^ C. Electric S^Otfand ! to the American Association of
ate their character, not their con-, to Robert Barns ’ lot ’ ^ d Highway Officials in Washington,
duct; w-e will seek to find what other valuable considerations. i The followinK cities in South
makes them w-hat they are. We i
will vote for them on the basis of
Club Will Fete
Baseball Team
what they- can help us to become.
“When we choose our may-or and
give him a council of consecrated
men, we will again maintain this
form of government—one that is
positive, one that is progressive,! The Newberry Exchange Club
one that is profitable, one thatj plans to have its annual Fathers-
will also give something of pres- Boys Baseball banquet at the
tige to our community—a city I Lake Clubhouse on Tuesday, Sep-
love with all my heart, and I In- tember 19. The Exchange Club
tend to see it become all it can be- Little Boys team finished second
in regular season standing and
also second in play-offs this sea
son.
come.
To The Voters
Of Newberry:
I know it is impossi b le for me to
see each of you personally, but I wish
to let you know I am vitally inter
ested in the August 22 Primary.
I have served you faithfully, hon
estly and conscientiously for the
past 14 years and assure you I will
continue to do so after the election.
I am wholeheartedly in favor of
council-manager government, be
lieving it efficient, economical and
in the best interest of our city.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
C. A. Dufford, Sr.
Candidate, Alderman Ward 1
Recreation
Throughout City
To Be Saturday
Saturday, August 12 will mark
the close of supervised play at
the various playgrounds through
out the city. It will also be des
ignated as City-w-ide Recreation
Day. !
Events for the day w-ill begin f
at Mollohon Park at 9 a.m. All
these events will be conducted in
three age groups, for both boys
and girls, as follows: 10 years and
under; 11-15 years; 16 years and
older.
All persons w-ill be given free
snowballs during the events from
9 a.m. until 12 noon. The events
will include sack race, three-leg
ged race, horseshoes, wheel bar
rel race, piggy back race, barrel
walking, tug-o-war, baseball con-j
test, softball throwing contest,
greasy pole climbing, etc.
From noon until 1 p.m. families i
are asked to have picnic lunches
in the various parks and play
grounds. The first annual city-
wide swim meet w-ill be held at
Margaret Hunter park pool from
1 until 4 p.m.
From 4 unt,’ 6 p.m., there will
be a Little Bo> Training league
“Half Star“ ba. ball game at
the Little Boys fie. behind Boun
dary street school building. The
Junior high school girls Softball
teams will play at Speers street
field from 6 until 7:30 p.m. fol
lowing by adult women’s softball
game and adult men’s all-star soft
ball game.
From 8:30 until 11:30 there
will be a dance at Speers street
Youth Center, with music by
Tommy Wilson and the “Cor
vettes.”
Everyone will be admitted to
the pool free all day.
A similar program will be con
ducted for the colored youth and
adults at the Vincent street Cen
ter and playground by Rev. Wil
liam Brow-n and Willie Scott, ac
cording to P. K. Fuller, Recrea
tion director.
Permits To Build
Aug. 2: Miss Clara Sligh, re
roof dwelling, 1814 College St.,
$650; Mary Baker, repairs to j ^ lon cent or
porch and roof, 1823 Vincent St.,
$500.
Aug. 3: Curtis M. Dase, repairs
to dwelling, 1412 Gallman Alley,
$200.
Carolina would be affected: Rock
Hill, Chester, Whitmire, Newber
ry, Saluda, Johnston, and North
Augusta.
Summer reports that efforts to
; promote the federal designation of
this highw-ay would by no means
hinder the efforts of the Wood
pecker Route Association which is
promoting travel on this same
route from Richmond to the St.
Petersburg-Tampa area. In fact,.
he stated that Newberry County
w-as in the fortunate position of
having both groups promoting
traffic through the area. The des
ignation of S. C. Highway 19 as a
major artery into the Florida Gulf
Coast and the Florida West Coast
will make Newberry County even
more attractive as a transporta-
Julius Smith
Rites Thursday
Julius Clinton Smith, 69, ofi
Chappells, died last Wednesday
morning at a Columbia hospital.
Mr. Smith was a native of Elber- j
ton ,Ga. He was the son of the
late Dewitt Clinton Smith and the
late Tommie Ann Bullard Smith
of Elberton. ^ :
He is survived by his wife,
Beatrice M. Smith; one brother,
Tabor Smith of Elberton, Ga.;
and two sisters, Mrs. Henry
Caldwell and Mrs. Ward Dixon,
both of Elberton, Ga.
Council Says
False Rumors
Being Spread !
Incensed at the insinuation that
things were not exactly as they
shouid be in the City’s business
affairs, city council at its meet
ing Tuesday night put the follow
ing in the official minutes of the
meeting:
“Council w-as informed that a
'-ciidate for Mayor in the pri
mary of August 22, 1961 has Ac-;
countant’s Report of March 31,
1961 and does not seem to be able
to understand. This report w-as not
given him by the City Offices. In
stead of asking to be informed by I
either the Accountant who prepar
ed the report, or the city offices,
he has placed his ow-n interpreta
tion and is spreading false infor
mation. Members of Council agreed
to correct this information when
encountered." (For explanation,
see By The W'ay.)
Council heard from Robert R.
Martin, vice-president of National
Pool Engineers, Inc., Florence
Alabama, give his views on the
proposed recreation improvements
to city property near Gallman
High School and Drayton Street
School. Mr. Martin was authorized
by council to make a preliminary
survey and report to council.
A request from Dr. A. G. D
Wiles, president of Newberry
PAGE THREE
College, for investigation of street
lighting on Bachman. Luther aiul
Evans streets w-ith viow to provid
ing more modern light, was grant
ed.
Council agreed to take over »
water line owned by C. D. Cole*
man Oil Company on Main Street
Extension from Kinard Street to
the company plant, at the request
of the company.
A report from B. P. Barber am*
Associates with reference to wa
ter pumps and distribution lines
near city water plant was
curneu over to the budget and
planning committee.
Council passed an ordinance pro
viding tax levy of 41 mills for op
erating expenses, six mills for
bond retirement, a total of 47
mills for 1961 city taxes.
Council was notified that work
on installing w-ater and sewer
lines in Hartford Heights is pro
gressing, and that tne elevated
vvaier tank w-ill be ready to fill at
'■j
u .ite.
A committee composed of Cor.u-
cilmeft Armfield, DeHart and
Dufford was appointed to visit
cities that have adopted zoning
jrainan^es recently and report
'uneil. This action was
taken after council heard reports
from City Planning and Architec
tural Associates of Chapel HilL
N. C. and from Traffic and Platt-
;in i* As oc-P.:es of Hickory, N. C.
Council received as information
a letter from Western Water
proofing Co. regarding cleaning
waterproofing the city halL
Miss Linda Cousins of Columbia
spent Tuesday night with Mrs. C.
A. Reeder on Jessica Ave.
For Alderman
Ward 4
-Vote For-
Jimmie B. Davenport
A CANDIDATE WHO
ENDORSES
COUNCIL-MANAGER
GOVERNMENT
Your Vote Will Be Appreciated
Mrs. Harry Epting and Mrs. W.
D. Hornsby spent several days
last week in Durham, N. C. in the
home of Mrs. Epting’s sister, Mrs.
L. A. Spearman and family.
Final Clean-u
279 pr. UDIES DRESS SHOES $5.00
(Reg. $12.99 - $18.99)
140 pr. FLATS, SANDALS $3.99
(Reg. $699 - $10.99)
57 pr. WASHABLE CASUALS $1.99
(Reg.'$3.98 - $5.50)
1 Group BAGS (Reg. $2.98) $1.00
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