Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

A fool who has money to burn will quickly meet his match. The reason foreigners find the English language so difficult to learn is that they try to speak it correctly. VOLUME 25: NUMBER 30. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. NOV. 16. 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR T By The Way " By DORIS A. SANDE,\o ALWAYS COURTEOUS One of the faithful leaders of this column told me the other day “I agree with you 99 percent of the time, but I don’t go along with what you say about the city policemen. I have always found them to be very courteous.” I have too—most of the time, but the courtesy to which I referred was driving courtesy. I can’t say that I’ve always found them courteous when they’re behind the wheel of a city vehicle. As I said last week, the policemen aren’t the only driv ers of city vehicles to which I re ferred. Speaking of courtesy, I have no ticed that one or two of the po lice officers have been very un friendly to me since publication of last week’s article. If Chief Dowd has members on his force so sen sitive they can’t take a bit of chid ing about their driving, it’s time for him to see if something can’t be done about it. TOP HYMNS Here’s some information that may be of interest to you. In a recent poll, over 61,000 newspaper readers voted for their favorite hymn. Voting for the top favorite hymn, “The Old Rugged Cross” were 10,482. Coming in a close second was “How Great Thou Art” with 8,- 449 votes. The third most beloved hymn was “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” Taking fourth place was “In the Garden,” follow ed by “Amazing Grace” and “Rock of Ages.” The next four favorites were “Sweet Hour of Prayer”, “Abide With Me”, “Beyond the Sunset” and “Whispering Hope.” promise. On Tuesday I spent most of the day with Mrs. Sara Mc- Whirter’s first grade and had lunch with them. On Friday, I visited Miss Ruth Feagle’s 3rd grade, and again ate with the children in the lunchroom. No visitors were expected eith er day—and both days the food was delicious. Not only were the menus good, the food was well prepared and tasty. So thank you, ladies, for serving our children such good food while they are at school. I must also add that I was im pressed with the classroom in struction I witnessed while I was there. These teachers who have to cope with 30 or more children a day are really doing a wonderful job. NOW IN A STEW Whether the Governor of our state realizes it or not (and I ex pect he does) he is now being burned by the fire he helped to build. During the Republican admini stration, we had a half-way decent National Labor Relations Board. Management could expect to get a half-way fair decision on labor- management problems. Now the picture has changed completely and the Governor is finding the chickens coming home to roost, or some such thing. The most unfair decision thi t could possibly have been made was issued by the NLRB when it ruled that in a union election in volving the tremendous Daniel Construction Company, any per son who had worked for Daniel as much as 45 days in the past two years would be eligible to vote. This type of decision shows the type of left-wing radicals the Kennedy administration has put on the NLRB. The Board even ruled that an “Agency shop” was legal —that is that in states which have Right-to-Work laws, non-un ion workers must still pay tribute to the union in order to hold a job. Surprisingly, a Court of Appeals reversed this one and the Supreme Court refused to review the rever sal so the Governor was saved on this one. He had better hop'-, if the union should win the Daniel election, that some reversals are in prospect. It is interesting to speculate on what Charlie Daniel might do if the union should win. Then there is the Kennedy’s La bor Board decision that a Ware Shoals plant has to offer to hire back all the workers laid off when it moved from Pennsylvania to the South. Tids ruling because the company didn’t ask the Union’s permission to move ! Perhaps it is becoming evident to the Governor now that you can’t back a man and not back his platform. As you have perhaps noted, I don’t agree with the Governor in his political leanings, but I do wholeheartedly agree with him in his proposed education program. If we are to retain local control of our schools, we must give local support. Just as our money is more valuable if we keep it at home, rather than send it to Washington and get it back in the form of “federal aid”, so it is more val uable if we keep it at home rather than having it go through a state agency. I urge the members of our dele gation to support the Governor’s program when it is presented at the next General Assembly. LETTERS I am always pleased to hear from the readers of this column, and am especially proud when someone will take the time to sit down and write a letter to me. One of the letters I received re cently was from a serviceman, stationed some distance away. An other was from a reader on the West Coast. The first one, in part: “I have enjoyed very much your articles in somewhat defense of the Armed Services and agree wholeheartedly with your attacks against Communism. Please keep it up. . . . “. . . As you readily understand, j it is precarious for a member of the armed services to get openly involved in such matters and I would appreciate my comments being held in confidence by you . . Keep up your fine, patriotic ap proach!” I am sure this reader won’t mind having excerpts of his let ter printed, so long as he is not identified. I well understand that it is precarious for a member of the armed forces to speak his thoughts—if they don’t happen to go along with current “policy.” This is the state to which our country has come: there is little freedom of speech left. The other letter is longer and since I wish to print it in its en tirety, it will wait until next week. MRS. JACK WARD, State President of the S. C. Federation of Music Clubs, was speaker when the Newberry Music Chib met Tuesday night. She is shown above with Mrs. Warren Cousins, at left, state chairman of Audio-Visual Music; Mrs. Ward; Mrs. Harold Turner of Greenville, State Corresponding Secretary; and Mrs. P. N. Abrams, president of the Newberry Music Club. (Sun- hoto.) Newberry Band Is Invited To Mardi Gras** Won’t Go BETTER THAN NONE It wasn’t too much, but it was i better than none—that is, the rain i that fell in Newberry Tuesday. It j was enough to settle the dust a . little and this should be good news for sufferers of sinus, sore throats, etc. | Cooper Has Paper Published The Reverend John C. Cooper, Assistant Professor of Bible and Greek at Newberry College recent ly had a Sunday School Commen tary, “Mark, Gospel of Action” ac cepted for publication and use by the Board of Publication, ULCA at Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. McCan- aughy have moved to 2309 Arm- field Ave. to make their home. The Newberry High School Band has received the following in vitation from New Orleans: Greetings to: Newberry High School Band. By Royal Command, you are hereby invited to honor the Royal Pageant of his Majesty Rex by participation therein during our annual festival of Mardi Gras in our Capital City of New Orleans in the 91st year of our glorious reign and anno domini 1962, on the 6th day of March, known in some quarters of the world as Shrove Tuesday. Given this day under the seal of His Royal Majesty Rex. In addition to the invitation to participate in the Rex Parade, largest of the Mardi Gras season, the band also is invited to parti cipate in the parades of The Knights of Momus, Krewe of Proteus, Mystick Krewe of Co- mus, oldest and finest of the en tire Mardi Gras. Due to the fact that the group made the New Orleans trip two years ago, the financial problems involved in taking a trip of this proportion, and the necessary ab sence of the students from classes during this time, the Band will be unable to participate this year. However, the invitation is received with much pride on the part of the local group. The Band has received numerous invitations to Christmas Parades in surrounding communities, in cluding Greenwood, Columbia, Greenville, Laurens, Saluda, Winnsboi o, Whitmire, Lexington, West Co a nbia. Of course it will be impossible to participate in all, but the Band v ! take part in sev eral- of the a c'c parades, said Miss Lorra. ne I aris, band director. A highlight of the Band’s acti vities will be participation in the gigantic parade and half-time fes tivities of the Shrine Bowl Foot ball game between teams from North and South Carolina in Charlotte Saturday, December 2nd. This game, played before thous ands of people is for the benefit of the Greenville Unit Shriner’s Hospital. Exchangites And Ladies To Hear Frank Thornton Members of the Exchange Club of Newberry, their wives and guests, will hear Honorable O. Frank Thornton, Secretary of State of South Carolina, when he speaks at the club’s Annual Ladies Night program which will be held Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30 p. m. at the Wiseman Hotel. Since his graduation from the University of South Carolina with an LL.B. degree, Secretary Thorn ton has served in a wide range of civic positions in addition to his political career. His political ca reer began as an elected member of the House of Representatives in 1935, Reading Clerk of the House from January 15, 1936 until Jan uary 31, 1950; his election as Sec retary of State by the General Assembly in January 1950 and his subsequent nomination for the of fice in the Democratic Primary of 1950 and his election in Novem ber of the same year for a full four year term. He was re-elected in 1954 and 1958 for full terms without opposition. Mrs. Thornton will accompany Mr. Thornton to Newberry. Other | guests of the Exchange Club will be representatives of all the other civic clubs of Newberry- Exchange President, J. Howard Cook, Jr. will preside at the meeting. A move got underway Tuesday night for a possible-conference to be held in Newberry early next year, the purpose of which would be to stress the threat of a step- by-step Communist takeover of America and to highlight the im portance of the American capital istic system. The meeting at the High School was called by Ralph Watkins, county director of schools, and was attended by indkstrialists, educa- tors, businessmen, legislators, ministers, and others. The purpose of the meeting was to see whether there was sufficient interest to proceed making plans for such a conference. Dr. Ellison M. Smith, admini strative superintendent of Abbe ville County Schools, who has de voted much time without pay to promoting programs of this type under the sponsorship of the Am erican Economic Foundation, spoke briefly to the group, then Closings Set At Prosperity The Merchants Association of Prosperity met this week and elected W. E. Martin, president and Ralph B. Black, secretary- treasurer. During the meeting, closing hours for business establishments for the ensuing year were discuss ed. It was decided to observe the following schedule: Stay open all day Wednesday, Nov. 22; close Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23; Close Wednesday after noon, Nov. 29; open Wednesday all day, Dec. 6, 13 and 20. Close all Wednesday afternoons begin ning December 27; close all day Dec. 25; January 1, July 4 and La bor Day, September 2. APPRECIATION [ must publicly say “thank you” Mrs. Parnell Sprawls, Mrs. ra Hendrix, Mrs. Ve a Singley d Mrs. Claudia Martin. If you do t know these people, I want to 1 you that they are mighty fine )ks. They are the caterers at ? Boundary Street School lunch- mi. I had promised both my girls it I would come visit their class- mis and have lunch with them e day, so last week I kept the Williams Mayor Of Prosperity In a primary election held in Prosperity Tuesday, J. A. Wil liams, unopposed for mayor, was re-elected with 201 votes. Wardens elected were Brooks F.pting with 136 votes; James C. Mills, 133 votes; H. L. Fellers, 127 votes and Walter Hamm, 119 votes. Hamm and Epting were already serving on Council. Unsucessful candidates were Everette Kibler, now serving as warden; Earle Bedenbaugh and Leroy Pugh. A. R. Chappell, now a member of Council, did not of fer for re-election. DR. R. N. BuBOSE, superintendent of the Spartanburg district, Methodist Church, was guest speaker at the annual luncheon to begin the “National Employ the Physically Handicapped” essay contest. The luncheon Tuesday at the Community Hall was pre sided over by Jimmy Coggins, chairman of the County NEPH Committee. In attendance were English students and their teach ers and principals from the three county high schools; and a num ber of special guests. In the picture above are seated, at left, Dill Beckman, director of S. C. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, and Dr. DuBose; standing from left, Mr. Coggins, Prof. Hoskins of Newberry College, chairman of essay judges; and Pearce Davis, manager of the local employment service office. (Sunphoto.) Make Plans For Christmas Tea, Holiday House The Civic League and the Council of Garden Clubs of New berry, are now making definite plans for their joint celebration Wednesday afternoon December 6 from 3 until 9. The Civic League will hold its annual Christmas tea in the Com munity Hall, which will be appro priately decorated for the holiday season, while the gai-den clubs will have a “Holiday House” at the Westwood’s country home. Committees from both organi zations are now hard at work per fecting the arrangements. Local residents are invited to attend dur ing any of the six hours during which the Community Halil and the “Holiday House” will be open for visitors. Hal Kohn is serving as chair man for Civic League. Mrs. J. E. Nichols, President of the Council of Newberry Gaiden Clubs, is hon orary chairman of both events. Mrs. Clem I. Youmans and Mrs. Louis Floyd are co-chairmen for the garden clubs. It is expected that a large num ber of out of town people will come for both events. Pearce To Speak At Banquet In Prosperity R. Roy Pearce, vice-president of Pearce-Young-Angel Company, and a member of the South Caro lina State Development Board, will be guwst speaker when the Prosperity Community Chamber of Commerce holds its annual banquet on Wednesday night, No vember 29, at 7:30 at Mid-Caro lina High School. This announce ment was made by H. L. Fellers, president of the Chamber. Mr. Pearce was born and edu cated in Columbia. He finished Co lumbia High School and was an honor military graduate of Clem- son College. Mr. Pearce was called to active duty with the United States Army in June 1941 and served until Sep tember 1945. During this period, he served in the European Thea ter of Operations and participated in three major invasions: Gela, Si cily; Salerno, Italy; and Omaho Beach in Normandy. He was dec orated with a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. At the time of his discharge, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Upon his return to Columbia, he was re-associated with the com pany of which he is now vice- president. He is also vice-presi- < dent of Germany-Roy-Brown; is j past president of the Columbia Ro tary Club; past president of Clemson Alumni Association; for mer chairman of the Board of Deacons of Eastminster Presby terian Church. He is now serving on the Board of Directors of Caro lina Children’s Home; Standard | Building & Loan Association; First National Bank of South Carolina, Claussen’s Bakeries and Calhoun Life Insurance Company. He is married to the former Miss Margery Eliison Walker of Columbia. They have three chil dren, Walker, 14;- Anne, 13 and Jean, age 10. RALPH WATKINS, left, director of county schools, is shown with Dr. Ellison M. Smith, administrative superintendent of Abbeville County Schools, following a meeting at Newberry High School Tuesday night at which Dr. Smith spoke. Details may be seen in the accompanying story. (Sunphoto) Sabin Vaccine Credited With i Lung Case Were Yesterday Oscar H. Peterson, 79, of 489 S. Converse St., Spartanburg, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday after sev eral months of illness. A native of the Longshore sec tion of Newberry County, he was a son of the late Warren G. and Elizabeth Stewart Peterson. Hj moved to Spartanburg in 1924 as a member of the firm of Peterson- Stewart Construction Co. He was a member of Emma Gray Metho dist Church in Woodruff. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lydie W. Peterson; and three sis ters, Mrs. Walter Baldwin of Gray Court, Mrs. Joe Mighton of Wil mington, N. C., and Mrs. Fill more Bowler of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Emma Gray Methodist Church by Rev. James Coggins. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Gash, L. L. McMillan, L. Cromer, C. S. Hilton, J. E. Wrightson, James DeHart, Smith Thomas, and Frank Coleman. Services For Thanksgiving At Baptist Church The annual Newberry United Thanksgiving Service will be held this year at the First Baptist Church. The Protestant denomina tions of Newberry will unite to observe this traditional worship service on Thanksgiving Day. This year, in order to provide the opportunity for all to attend a worship service on Thanksgiving Day, two services will be held. The first service will be at 7:00 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, the second at 10 a.m. Both services will be held at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Wilson of the First Baptist Church will be the host minister. The Rev. Robert E. Long of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will preach at both serv ices. The citizens of Newberry are cordially invited to attend one of these services on Thanksegiving Day. Petit Jurors Are Selected The November term of General Sessions Court will convene on Monday, November 27,with Judge Julian B. Ness of Bamberg pre siding. Petit jurors for this term of criminal court, named below, will report on November 28: Newberry and routes: J. Ray Holliday, Morris Kurlat, Allen Hunter, Jr., Albert Rabin, M. E. Hamm, E. V. Martin, Talmadge G. Timmons, Julian Bedenbaugh, Clarence L. Kinard, Vincent Lee Mills, Claude S. Summer, F. A. Longshore, John W. Felker, Wm. H. Abrams, Larry J. Bouknight, Jesse J. Ballew, J. M. Hove, Por ter C. Jackson, and James D. Wheeler. Pomaria and routes: Joe B. Ruff, J. E. Crooks, F. C, Hentz, James R. Stuck, Perry F. Living ston. Silverstreet: Henry H. Nichols, T. Guy Bowers. Little Mountain: Carroll F. Lake, W. Ray Shealy, John D. Boland, F. C. Koon. Prosperity and routes: Harold Richardson, Sam Amick. Whitmire: Hugh B. McKain, Martin Gary Suber. Chappells: J. L. Sloan. f*. ' w „ No new cases of polio have been reported in Newberry, according to the County Health Department Wednesday. There was, however, a rumor of a case over the week end. The family of the reported polio patient was contacted, and explain ed that while the patient had had very high fever and very slight paralysis, doctors did not diagnose the case as poliomyelitis, and the fact that she had taken the Sabin oral vaccine during the recent immunization was credited with saving her from becoming an iron-lung polio patient. The patient is not in the hospi tal. Her fever is back -to normal, and therapy treatments at home are expected to remove all traces of the paralysis in a short time. The patient stated that she had not planned to take the Sabin vac cine, but did decide to go with a friend who was going to take it. She and her family expressed their gratitude to those who made the Babin oral vaccine possible. D. P. (Jabbo) Folk stated today that the local National Founda tion Chapter now has $5300 in the bank, and urges those who have not turned in money from the em ergency March of Dimes to do so immediately. He stressed the fact that the National Foundation has not re fused to help anyone who has had polio; that all bills will be paid by the local Chapter, assisted by the National Foundation. CAKE SALE AT CENTRAL CHURCH The Calendar Society of Cen tral Methodist Church will hold a cake sale Tuesday, November 21, at 11 a.m. in the Church Social Hall. Orders may be placed in ad vance by telephoning Mrs. Seth Meek or Mrs. Clem Youmans. Mrs. Hart Jordan is serving as chairman of the sale. A PRAYER FOR TODAY O God, who knowest the end from the beginning and art acquainted with all our ways, help us to face the fu ture with untroubled confi dence and steadfast faith. Fin able us with humble and grateful hearts to meet the duties and the necessities of each returning day in the confident assurance that Thou art in control and that Thou wilt perfect that which con- cernest us and enable us to fulfill our high calling in Christ Jesus. In His Name we pray. Amen. showed two films made available by the Foundation. “We are at times very gullible,” Dr. Smith said, “so unsuspecting we have a way of letting wolves in sheep’s clothing slip up on our blind side. More and more we are being led into statism—looking to a central government for our se curity.” Dr. Smith defined the two main brands of socialism in the world today as Fabian and Marxist. “They are both headed toward tile same goal, centralizing everything and doing away with private prop- er < y,” Dr. Smith said. “Their methods differ in that Fabians want to win by means of decep tion, Marxists through Revolu tion.” He stated lite belief that Khruschchev was “more of a Fa- bian . . . he wants to deceive us . . I fool us into it.” Denouncing the theory of peaeefnl co-exist- he said, “peace, to the Ifcus- means absence of classes.” “We are losing something,” the ;er continued. “There were certain things that made our coun great; belief in God and our selves; willingness to work and dare, to work out our own secur ity. This made America the great est nation on earth in the short est time, with no more than oth er nations had. We are losing that.” He said the greatest dan ger is not so much from willful Communists, as from real good Americans “drinking in things.” “We need a Revolution in Amer ica ... an intellectual revolution, in which we go to studying our, way of life,” Dr. Smith stated. “Already we have lost the Ameri can way of life in many ways . . . we are about to lose the Constitu tion. The Supreme Court has be come Judge and lawmaker, too.” Mr. Walitins led the discussion that followed. While there was some comment as tio what type program such a conference should follow, and what materials should be used, most of those present in dicated their wholehearted sup port. Mr. Watkins emphasized that there was no expense involved in this project other than the trayel expense of speakers from the American Economic Foundation, if it was decided to have such speak ers. It was proposed that a con ference, if held, be concluded with a dutch supper. Among those who spoke out in favor of such a program were Dr. A. G. D. Wil-^, president of New berry College; L. E. Gatlin Jr., general manager of Newberry Mills, Inc.; Rev. Thurmond Vick ery, pastor of Central Methodist Church, and others. Mr^ Watkins suggested that a committee be nafned within a few days, composed of representatives of various groups, to decide defi nitely whether to go forward with the conference and, if so, to make plans for the program. Speakers from the American Economic Foundation will be in North Caro lina on January 15, and it was sug gested that they could be obtained at about half the usual travel ex pense if the conference could be held at about the same time. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 19: R. E. Summer, Doris Hipp, Mrs. Johrt McCullough, J. M. Pool, Mildred S. Martin, Mary Frances McCullough. Nov. 20: Mrs. Frasier Sanders, Mrs. H. O. Newman, Gerry Rutherford, Mrs. Victoria Brad ley, G. D. Wike, Clarence C. Hutto Jr., Reed Marrett, George L. Johnson, Dorothy Leaphart, Mrs. Gates Beckwith, Henry Holland Wilson, Robert Wayne Turner. Nov. 21: Argy Chapman, Ben R. Wicker, Josephine Doolittle, Mrs. Robert W. Glymph, Mrs. R. E. Beck, Melvin Price. Nov. 22: Mrs. Lamar Hazel, Bertha Long, Robert Kelly, Car ol Ringer, Mrs. Berley A. Fret- well, Ralph Whitaker, Eva Mae Cook, Mrs. J .H. Cook Sr. Nov. 23: Russell Aubrey Har ley, C. L. Dowd, Homer R. Wil liams, Mrs. H. G. Wike, Dave Waldrop, Mrs. H. T. O * isle, Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey Jr., Ln. jise Motes. Nov. 24: Joy Hunter, Mar garet Shealy, Mrs. W\ W. Wal ker, Mrs. R. C. Carlisle, W. D. Jones. Nov. 25: Jimmy Clamp, Mrs. A. W. Murray, Troxelle W. Brown, Pope L. Buford Jr., Di anne Gilliam, Alan Senn, J. L. Koon, W. D. Kinney.