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VOLUME 25; NUMBER 29. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DOR'S A. SANDERS THANK YOU Thanks to the many of you who have given your wholehearted support to the idea that City Council should do something to control the Halloween situation. I wi^h each of you who have men tioned this to me would call the Mayor or your councilman and let them know how you feel. Even with laws on the city books pre venting the shooting of firecrack ers of any kind in the city limits, the cooperation of the coun y dele gation and county officials is go ing to be necessary to crack down on illegal sale of fireworks outside the city limits. There is plenty of time to get this worked out, part of it even before the Christ mas firecrackers start blasting away. Popping firecrackers is not much of a way to observe Christ mas anyway, is it? Council meets next week. We’ll see what happens. A SUGGESTION I have a suggestion for the city manager: inaugurate a driver training program for drivers of city vehicles. Driver? of such vehicles — and this includes the police cars as much if not more Oian any others —seem to think other drivers are able tc read their minds. I have had police cars stop righ:- m front of my car with no warning whatsoever (I’ve had S. C. High way patrol cars do the same.) I ve seen police cars in front of me making left turns, without giving any signal. I’ve seen drivers of garbage trucks stop without sig nal, and give no indication of what their intentions are, whether they are going to stay put, turn right or left. . If a policeman saw me doing things like this, I’d be hauled in to court on a traffic charge. Let s see if we can’t get the city driv ers to be a little more courteous and informative about their inten tions. ANOTHER SUGGESTION There has been much written | recently about Negro kneel-ins , at churches with white congrega tions. This reminds me of some thing that happened quite a num ber of years ago. Every Sunday there appeared at the doors of our church an old Negro man. He would enter the church, go to the side aisle and to about the middle of the church, find an empty pew’ and take his seat. There he would remain throughout the service, worship ping with his white friends. No one turned him away and no one whispered “Integrationist.” In fact, he was made welcome and invited to return at his pleasure. Wl y? Because the membe*: j of that church knew the old man wasn't 1 rying t> impose himself upon a white congregation simply because it was white. They knew he was sincere—that he was there f ( .r Christian reasons—tha-. he was there, probably, because the pas tor of that church had shown him »some favor or courtesy, and ne was merely trying to express his appreciation. Today that same old man, or another like him, there for the same sincere purposes, would in all likelihood be turned away. Why the difference? The blame can be placed solely and squarely at the feet of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People, because that out fit has so agitated unnecessary and unwanted measures through out the South that even the most honorable Negroes with the most honorable intentions are looked upon with suspicion; and lurking in the back of every mind is the question “Is the NAACP behind this?” It is true that in the South there are many Negroes who have pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps, who have made good despite odds which might have worked against them; who have established themselves as clean, decent, respected members of the community. These deserve are content to live in a one or two room unpainted shack, so long as they have a television set inside and a shiny car parked at the front door. Instead of praising white tax- paying Southerners for millions i and millions of dollars spent to provide education for Negro chil dren (most of whose parents aren't taxpayers except on those shiny automobiles) NAACP offi cials scream “you aren’t giving us equal oportunities.” I don’t know whether there is an NAACP chapter in Newberry. If so, I don’t know how active it is, but I w T ould pass along this sug gestion: Go out into Cannontown or Graveltown and do your mission ary work instead of agitating. Teach your people self respect, then perhaps respect from their white neighbors will be forth coming. The following tw r o paragraphs are from an editorial sent to me by a reader some time ago. It was published in The Progressive Farmer of August 1961 and pret ty well sums up what I’ve been trying to say: “The Progressive Farmer has a number of Negro subscribers and tries to serve them. While our editorial and business staff is white, this has in no wise affected our respect and affection for the fine Negro citizens we’ve served in 75 years of publishing. “We think it high time to say to our Negro friends: Look care fully into your leadership. Be sure they represent your belief in what is right and what is true.” Thurmond Blasts Politicians * For Putting 'Party Above Country’ ' ^ A-- . DRUM MAJOR JOHN ROBERT KITCHEN, 2nd Lt. Beth Atchison and Miss Lorraine Paris proudly display the trophy won by the Senior High School Marching band at state-wide competition in Camden last Saturday. The local band placed 3rd in Class AA com petition. (Sunphoto.) Trophy-Winning Band And T^ro Others Perform Friday Dies Following Long Illness Mrs. Peggy Harmon Brannon, 31, of Chappells, wife of Forrest Brannon, died Tuesday aftemoon at a local hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Newberry, a daughter of E. Marvin Harmon and the late Mrs. Marjorie Haw kins Harmon. She was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church. Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Forest Paul Brannon Jr., of Chappells; two daughters, Lynn Renee Brannon and Cynthia Kay Brannon, both of Chappells; a brother, Gary Lee Harmon of Newberry; three sis ters, Mrs. Dorothy H. Davis, Mrs. Ernie H. Beard and Mrs. Patsy H. Miller, all of Newberry; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. T. Gary Hawkins of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Sil verstreet Lutheran Church by Rev. G. Bennett Shealy and Rev. A. Kenneth Hewitt Jr., Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Billy Dipner, Bobby Stoudemire, M. E. Spearman Jr., Sam Sharpe, Har vey Leopard, Walter Koon, Melvin Misenhiemer and Milford Smip- i « son. •tunately, when the NAACP pushing, there is no line The respected are consid- > a group with the masses gain, unfortunately, the do not present a very pret- 3P officials scream “you ing us down by not giving it jobs.” Yet I know there roes who make about as erhaps in some cases more ;hat my school teacher , but how few of them ny effort to spend that •esponsibly! r than assume the re- lity of becoming a tax- home-owner, most of them Inquest To Be Held Tonight An inquest will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the court house to investigate the cause of death of James Gilliam, accord ing to Coroner George R. Sum mer. Johnny Dewait Jr., an 18-year- old Negro of Prosperity, is being held in the County jail charged with the fatal shooting of the 15- year-old Saluda County Negro. According to the county Sher iff’s office, Gilliam was dead on arrival at Newberry Hospital, shot in the chest with a .25 auto matic. The investigating officers said the shooting occurred at about 10 p.m. Saturday in front of Mayers Cafe in Prosperity. Investigating the incident were members of the New r berry County Sheriff’s office and the Prosper ity Police Department. College Alumni Meet Tuesday The alumni of Newberry College in Area 10 will meet at Mid-Caro lina High School on Tuesday, No vember 14, 1961 at 7:30 p.m. Area 10 is composed of Pomaria, Peak, Prosperity, Chapin, and Lit tle Mountain. Those planning to attend this meeting are requested to notify the Rev. Wyman Dowd, Rt. 1, Box 40, Pomaria, South Carolina by November 10. One hundred forty bandsmen will take to the field during half time of the New-berry Eau Claire football game Friday in the. an nual Band Night Festivities, ac cording to Miss Lorraine Paris, city schools band director. The Junior High School band of 32 pieces, led by Drum Major Kenny Hewitt, will enter from the south end of the field. The In termediate band with 39 mem bers led bv Drum Major Tommy Bennett wall enter from the north end of the field, and the 69-piece Senior Band with John Robert Kitchen as Drum Major wull ap proach from the opposite side line. Converging at the center of the field, the combined bands will present a half-time show featur ing Dixie Weather Forecasts. The show wil: include such fav orites as “Wait ’Til the Sun Shines, Nellie”, “April Showers”, Over the Rainbow”, “Frosty the Snowman”. Majorettes Donna Porter, Bon nie Vaughn, Linda Rister, Phylis Eddy and Mary Ellen Long will be featured in several twirling ex hibitions. The show will conclude with “Wonderland By Night” with Toomie Lewis, trumpet soloist. Before the game, the Senior Band will present the contest routine which won for them third place honors in Class AA at the State Marching contest held in Camden last Saturday. The local band, one of the 40 that partici pated in Saturday’s activities, had a point total of 266 out of a pos sible 300, to become the 9th rank ed band in the state. For the third year, the Brookland-Cayce Band was judged top band with 292 points, followed by Camden, one point back with 291. Other winners in the various classifications were: Class AAA, Brookland Cayce, 1st; Park >r, 2nd; Sumter, 3rd. Class A \, Camden, 1st; Eau Claire, 2nd; Newberry, 3rd. Class A, \v *e Shoals, 1st; Dil lon, 2nd; Seneca 3rd. Class B, Allendale-Fairfax, 1st; Bamberg, 2nd; Denmark-Olar, 3rd. A PRAYER FOR TODAY O God, the God of all good ness and of all grace. Who art worthier of a greater love than we can either give or un derstand, may our hearts be emptied of all selfrighteous ness to the end that w-e might love Thee more truly, serve Thee more faithfully and trust Thee more completely for such blessings as our needs may require. Deliver us, we beseech Thee, from the bondage of fear and enable us to to live in the light cf Thy love and and the joy of Thy fellowship that we shall find our rest in Thee. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Battery C Gets Top Rating Battery “C” 1st AW Bn (SP) 263rd Arty, South Carolina Army National Guard received a rating of “Superior” on its Annual General Inspection conducted re cently by Headquarters, Third United States Army. Battery C is the largest of the National Guard units located in Newberry and is currently com posed of 5 officers and 116 enlist ed members. It has vacancies for lofficer and 13 enlisted men. The unit is commanded by Cap tain William M. Minick and First Sergeant E-8 James D. Perry is full time Administrative Supply Technician. Merchants Of Prosperity Meet Merchants of Prosperity will have a meeting Monday, Novem ber 13 at 6:45 p.m. to determine hours of closing during the holi day period and for the ensuing year. All merchants are urged to attend. Mrs. Bigby Dies Early Sunday Mrs. Cora Elgin Bigby, 81, wi dow of Dr. Hugh M. Bigby, died early Sunday morning at her home on Glenn Street after a short ill ness. Mrs. Bigby was born in Honea Path, the daughter of the late Matthew Thompson and Mallie Cox Elgin. She was a member of Central Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, Roy E. Bigby of Knoxville, Tenn., and T. Earl Bigby of Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. David J. McDougall of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Eugene Lominick of Poma ria; two brothers, L. S. Elgin and Guy Elgin, both of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Leila Futch of Pensocola, Fla.; and two grand sons. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 p.m. Monday at the Whit aker Funeral Home by Rev. T. H. Vickery. Interment was in Rose- mont Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Claude Partain, Sam Shannon, Paul Whitaker, Norman Martin, Ralph Haile and Lewis Davis. Senator Strom Thurmond drew a round of applause w r hen he told 450 people at a banquet here Monday night “When any man goes along with party instead of country, he is not woi’th repre senting a state.” The occasion was the first pro ject of the Newberry County Service Clubs’ Inter-Club Council. The dinner was held at Kaufmann Hall, Newberry College, with Senator Thurmond as guest | speaker. , William Monroe, president of the Council, presided and introduced _ presidents of member clubs: New- _■* ] 'berry Business and Professional Women’s Club, Mrs. Elmer Ept* ing, who is also secretary of the Council; Newberry Civitan, W. C. Pack; Exchange, Howard Cook; Kiwanis, Dr. C. A. Kaufmann; Lions, R. D. Schumpert; Rotary, FMr. Monroe; Prosperity Civitan, r Cornell Bedenbaugh; and Whit-* > )v| mire Lions, Dr. Kemper Lake. Also recognized were Sen. Mar shall Parker from Oconee County; William Beirut of New York, exe cutive vice-president of Newber ry Mills, Inc.; Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of Newberry College; Dr. Paul Grier, who pronounced the invocation, and Mrs. Grier; Dave Hayes, who was instrumental in securing the speaker for the occasion, and Mrs. Hayes. Senator Thurmond was intro duced by John F. Clarkson. “So many people don’t under-; stand Communism—they think ofi it as another political party,” the speaker said, and continued with Karl Marx’ statement as to the goal of Communism “to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.” He said the liberals have tried to make capitalism appear a dirty word. The approach of Commun ism, he said, is by revolution; the approach of Socialism by evolu tion. The Senator mentioned a num ber of ways in which the United States had aided Communism in the past: by giving them aid and prestige in 1933; by lend-lease programs other than military dur-} ing World War 2; by the confer Education Week Being Observed c This week, November 5-11, is being observed as National Educ ation Week. The basic purpose of jJie -Week is to make every American aware of the important role education plays in a democracy and to help him realize that good schools are his personal responsibility. Specific purposes are to in crease public understanding and appreciation of education; to ex plain the modern school—today’s curriculum, current teaching me thods and materials; to increase pupil appreciation of their school; to reveal school problems and needs; to strengthen the bonds of cooperation between school and community. During the week, the Newberry County Education Association is sponsoring a series of programs over Radio Station WKDK. It may be heard each day through Saturday at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday was set aside as “Parents Day” in the city schools but parents were urged to visit and take an interest in schools not only during Education Week, but at any time during the school year. ences in Yalta, Teheran and Pots dam, the outcomes of which wex’e kept from the American people. “The Communists have broken 50 of 52 major agreements since World War 2,” Thurmond said. “An arrangement with them is not. worth the paper it is written on.” The speaker said the United States should have stood firm in its rights to Berlin access routes in 1948 instead of resorting to the air lift; that America helped the Communists in 1949 hy withdraw ing aid to Nationalist China; and again by refusal to win the Ko rean War. “Why did we discontinue nuc lear testing?” the Senator asked. “It is perfectly disgusting to be sucked in that way.” Continuing the list of ways the United States has aided Commun ism, the speaker said that two ambassadors had warned that Castro had a Communist back ground and that Cuba was going Communist. “Sometimes I wonder if our officials are on our side,” he commented. He charged that Cuba is being i built into a bastion of power which can be used for missile bases, while the United States, through the United Nations is contributing $40 million to build up the economy of Cuba. “It seems we never learn,” the Senator said. “. . . we are not looking for popu larity; we have got to demand respect.” Turning to ways in which the United States is now helping the cause of Communism, he criti cized American officials for not taking a stand when the United Nations voted on admission of Outer Mongolia to the UN. “Now there are some leaders who are advocating two Chinas,” he stated. He said that Congress has amend ed the Battle Act so that aid can now be given, at the discretion of the president, to any Communist countries xecept Russia, Red China, North Korea and North Vietnam. •He denounced aid-giving to Communist countries. “Tito, just several days ago, indicated his support of the Soviets,” he stated. “Does it make sense to furnish jets and atomic reactors to such a country?” He charged that the United States is aiding Commun ism in British Guinea, the Congo and Ghana by supporting leaders who are Communist or Commun ist-inclined. gag,” the Senator said there are three fields in which we are working” — censorship, troop training and civilian seminars. He said that troops must be equipped to cope with brainwash ing. He defended th$ film “Opera tion Abolition” saying that he was present when the riots occurred, and knew the film was accurate. Telling his audience what could te done hbout the Communist tJireat, the Senator said “You can get on the offensive and demand that policies be policies to win . . quit appeasing Communists . . . quit aiding Communists and near- Communists ... tell people about Communism ... be strong mili tarily, economically, spiritually. “One of the finest qualities of any man is a sense of patriotism,” the speaker concluded^ Mr. Clarkson assured Senator Thurmond “We are behind you in the tremendous job you are do ing.” The barbecue dinner was pre pared and served by members of Trinity Church', and Miss Peggy Lemon, dietitian of Newberry Col lege. SENATOR STROM THURMOND makes a point during his speech before some 450 persons gather ed at Kaufmann Hall Monday night for the Inter-Club Council banquet. At the Senator’s right is John F. Clarkson, who introduced the speaker; at his left, Mrs. Dave Hayes and Mr. Hayes, who was in strumental in securing the speaker for the occasion. (Sunphoto.) Sen. Thurmond said “we should not have permitted erection of the wall in Berlin. There is noth ing to negotiate about Berlin. We have rights and they have rights. Whose rights are wq going to ne gotiate? I’ll let you answer that.” Referring to his recent activi ties to investigate the “military M*- City Power Be Cut Sunday City Manager Ed Blackwell has advised that Duke Power Com pany will turn off electric current in the City of Newberry for nec essary maintenance Sunday, No vember 12, at 6:30 a.m. for about two minutes and again at about 10:30 a.m. for about two minutes. Extensive changes are being made in the transformer regula tion banks which should result in more efficient service to the peo ple, Mr. Blackwell said. Since it will take at least four hours to complete the necessary work, a portable tftmpprary fcewer unit is being bro&gWin by Duke Power Company to serve the city during this period, rather than to de prive citizens of electricity for that length of time. The two min ute cut-offs will be used for trans- fering power from the regular unit to the temporary unit at 6:30, then back t<? the regular unit again when work is completed. Mr. Blackwell emphasized that the times have been scheduled so as not to interrupt church serv ices. Should the work not be com pleted by 10:30 a.m., the transfer back to the regular unit will not take place until after church serv ices. P. 0. Closes The local post office will be closed Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11. Outgoing mail will be worked and incoming mail will be worked in boxes. There will be no city or rural delivery, and no window service. D. P. (JabbO) Folk, chairman of the Newberry County Chapter of the National Foundation, re ported -today that the National Foundation will guarantee pay ment of all bills incurred by New berry County patients at the Eu gene Talmadge Memorial Hospi tal Respiratory Center in Augus ta, Ga., a- Foundation officials suggested -t the mongy now in the hands of the County Chapter be used to pay local hospital bills and other bills within the state. The bill for the four, patients who have been admitted to the Respiratory Center ■ totaled $3540 at the end of October. One patient died the day after being admitted to the Center; the other three will require a total of about nine months , additional hospitalization now, plus about ten months in the hospital next year for additional treatment and therapy. Insurance is expected to pay $1000 of this debt. Other charges which will be in curred by J these patients, and which will be paid by the local chapter, will amount to about $1,- 200 for braces, wheelchairs, corset, .ball bearing feeders, and other necessary equipment. The Nation al Foundation will pay for res pirators needed by patients when they return.. , Bills at Newberry County Me morial Hospital have, to date, amounted to $5,387.48. Insurance and cash payments will pay a littlq- over $800 of this expense, leaving a' total to be paid by the local chapter, to date, $4,568.82. The five patients still in the hos pital are expected to be retained a total of four to five months longer. Mr. Folk stated that bills owed by the Chapter at the Columbia Hospital have been paid, but bills are still ydufe Greenville General Hospital io^. a county patient be ing treated there. • He also said that the total amount collected during the Emer- genpy March of Dimes will be ovet $5000, although reports are still not complete. The County Chapter held a meeting last week at which it was decided to pay a little over $900 to the Respiratory Center. After beiqg advised, however, that the Natifthal Foundation will guaran tee this amount it was decided to use money on hand to pay local bills, and other bills within the state, Mr. Folk said. Roscoe Evans Dies In Florida Judge Roscoe C. Evans, a na tive of Newberry, died Oct. 30 at his home in Panama City, Fla., after a year’s illness. He is the brother of Frazier L. Evans of Newberry, Mrs. William Brooker of Columbia, Beverly F. Evans of Lubbock, Texas, and Mrs. Stine Stone of Nashville, Tenn.,... Light Vote Is Cast Tuesday Nominees of the City Democrat ic Primary had no trouble winmng election, as only 269 voters showed up at the polls to vote in the City General Election held Tues day. A few disgruntled voters, who either did not vote in the City Pnmary, or did not uphold their oath to support the nominees of the primary in the General Elec tion, cast votes against some of the nominees. Those receiving votes, other than nominees, were Rev. Kenneth Wilson, two votes for mayor, one from Ward 1, and 1 from Ward 6;' C. A. Dufford, two votes for al derman, from Ward 2 and Ward 5; John Doe and Dwight Jones each received one vote in Ward 2; Charlie Altman, Bo Miller and Dave Laird each received one vote in Ward 3, No. 2. Elected to serve the city for the next two years, beginning Janu ary 1, 1962, were incumbents Mayor Layton, Frank Armfield, Jr., Ward 1; Clarence A. Shealy Jr., Ward 3; Cecil E. Merchant, Ward 5; and newcomers, George W. Heller, Ward 2; Jimmie B. Davenport, Ward 4; and E. F. McCutcheon, Ward 6. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS 4} Nov. 12: Linda Shipman, Joe Lovelace, Mrs. T. W. Hender son, Mrs. James N. Parr, Rusty Newton, Sudie Roton. Nov. 13: Dr. Robert HouseaJ, J. M. Wilson, Mrs. John. Char lie Davis, Mrs. Paul H .Shull, Mrs. Mazie Neel Boozer, Sylvia Dowd, Brenda Bowers, Mrs. Lucy Metts Moore, Wayne Ris- ter, W. E. Turner III. Nov. 14: George Stephens, Brenda Solley Truett, Tommy Crooks, Jr., Mrs. Harold Bow ers, Mrs. Joe Dominick, F. C. Merchant, Lynn Buford, Bon- nette Atkison, Mrs. D. J. Icard, Sr., George P. Hawkins, Mrs. O. H. Ogle. Nov. .15: Mrs. Dot Abrams Martin, Larry Shealy, Mary Boyd Oxner, Donald Long, Jim my Wicker, Mrs. T. D. Pitts, Mrs. W. C. Koon, Kay Bozard, Ned Lovell, Jamc? DeHart. Nov. 16: Mrs. D. J. Williams, Mrs. Irma H. Perry, Mrs. Pope L. Buford Sr., Donald Young, Tina Rae Darby, Mrs. T. M. Sanders, Leila Norris, Bobby Dominick, Mrs. W. M. Fennell, Lillie Goree, Hattie Hogge, Nellie Wtlkorn, O. L. Cook Sr., Mrs. B. J. Keefe. Nov. 17: Mrs. P. K Way, Mrs. Mary Livingston, Bobby Morris, Jackson W. Taylor, Paul H. Shull, Stanley Shealy, Jimmie Zobel, Maxcy Stone, Dianne Da vis, Marise DeVore. Nov. 18: W. Henry Lominack, Russell Culbertson, Melvin Han cock, Dianne Reeves, Mrs. J. J. Ennis, Laurence D. Chapman, Frances Davenport, Mrs. Ran dolph Crowder. ’M "m m