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ires?-: Most of us are well aware of our faults, and would prefer not to be reminded of them. • a A determination to succeed is all you need if you also have brains and reasonable luck. VOLUME 25; NUMBER 32. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS AN APOLOGY We wish to thank the good peo ple' of Prosperity for inviting us to their annual Community Cham ber of Commerce banquet Wednes day night, and express our regrets that we were unable to attend. and on the Senate floor.” What we need in Wa. lington h more Strom Thurmonds. Scene Of Christmas Tea -A#**' KEEP WATCHING Please keep watching during the The folks in Prosperity always next six weeks for information do things in a big way. We thor oughly enjoyed the banquet last year and were looking forward to the one this week, but “circum stances beyond our control” pre vented our being there. The Boss had other commitments, and Fras ier and I had planned to attend, but I haven’t been able to get rid of a cold and cough I’ve had since the weekend and the cold night air certainly won’t help. So—our thanks for the invita tion; our apologies that we were unable to attend. Please invite us again next year. P. S. I did not catch a cold sit ting in the rain watching the Tur key Day game. I’m getting too old for that! WITH REGRET It was with regret that we learned of the resignation of Preacher Ken Wilson as pastor of First Baptist Church. From the day he arrived in Newberry, Rev. Wilson interested himself not only in the work of his church, but in the civic life of the Community. His leaving will leave a void, both at First Baptist and in the com munity, which will be hard to fill. concerning the “Education for Na tional Survival”, tentatively sche duled for about January lb. Some plans may be seen elsewhere in this issue, but you’ll be hearing much more about it in weeks to come. Pastor Of First Baptist Has Resigned The Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church for the past 39 months, tendered his resignation Sunday during the i morning hour of worship. The resignation, which is to become ef fective January 15, was accepted by the congregation, which ex pressed deep regret at his leaving and gratitude for his services. Mr. Wilson has accepted a call to the First Baptist Church at Mt. Airy, N. C. Mr. Wilson came to the Newber ry church in 1958 upon his grad uation from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louis ville, Ky. He has been active in civic af fairs, being a member of the Ki- wani-s Club and the Newberry County Developmr.it Board. He has been much in demand as a speaker during his stay in New berry, and became known as a man who would not shy away from con troversial subjects when he be lieved the best interests of the community could be served by his speaking out on a subject. Rev. Wilson is Moderator of iTftKWim MOTTO Reedy River Ba P tist Association j • . , . and is a member of the General "" i^ a o de ^’ m »P ne i°^ ^ 1S I Board of the South Carolina Bap- recent ‘ Small Business columns, t j s ^ s During his years at First GOOD NEWS It was good news to hear Sec retary of State O. Frank Thorn ton, guest speaker at the Ex change Club Ladies night last week, devote hi ■ talk to the dan gers of Communism. I hope all of our state officials are t ing ad vantage of similar oppm tu aities. It is good to know that our State officials are not being muzzled and that they are aware, and are making known, the dangers of Communism. comes up with an “unseen motto which is more truth than fiction. After relating the manner in which the government health program in Britian rose from a small be ginning to a scheme which takes more taxes to support than the national defense program of that country, he concludes with this paragraph: “For ‘ never in the history of mankind has any bureaucracy, once started, stayed static, let alone shrunk, for the unseen motto on every bureaucrat’s desk is ‘Ev ery day and in every way, this bureau must get bigger and big ger’.” A good thought for the propon ents of Federal Aid to Education, as well as other welfare schemes, to consider. FIERY CAROLINIAN Holmes Alexander had a good column in The Greenville News the other day concerning the post ponement of Senate hearings into the General Walker case and the muzzling of the miltary in general. He gave several reasons for the postponement, the first being that “Only one Senator, Strom Thur mond, was unqualifiedly ready and willing to drop everything to be in attendance. For good, bad and indifferent reasons, the other sev en Senators couldn’t make it.” “The endemic of ‘other engage ments’ coincided in some instances with the President’s attacks on radical rightists. It also reflected a standing unwillingness of sev eral Senators to get mixed up in ' an anti-administration investiga tion,” continued Mr. Alexander. The second reason Mr. Alexan der gives for the postponement is the lack of funds with which the subcommittee has to work, and the third: “3. General, are you ready? Ad ministration Senators on the sub committee want to ask Major Gen eral Edwin Walker why he spoke disrespectfully of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and other Democratic peers. But Senator Thurmond has told Chairman Stennis that the questions of Walker must not be hit and run. When the General does appear, he is going to be talking about: his successful slan der suit against the, Overseas Weekly reporter who criminally maligned him; about his removal from his Army command without a trial; about the censoring, educat ing and the politicating which goes on in the armed service. “Chairman Stennis know r s that he cannot call Walker and prevent Baptist, the congregation has in creased by 281 members and the budget of the church almost doub led. Mission work is one of the prime interests of Mr. Wilson and during his stay in Newberry, the church has started a mission at the County Stockade and another at Springhill Apartments. The community as a whole wall join First Baptists in expressing regret at the departure of Rev. Wilson, his wife, the former Miss Catherine Edgerton and two daughters, Beth and Cathy. The Civic League of Newberry wall again this year, celebrate its annual and traditional Christmas Tea at the Community Hall, on the public square, Wednesday af ternoon, December 6, beginning at three o’clock and continuing until nine. This year something new has been added in that the Counc’l of Garden Clubs of Newberry is dec orating the exterior and the in terior, first floor of the beautiful, old-timey country home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Westwood. This will be the first year that a Holi day House has been part of the program, with the hours the same as that set for the tea. Visitors are asked to come to the public square for directions to reach the Westwood’s and they may visit the Christmas Tea eith er before or after enjoying the Holiday House. This year, for a change, there will be no formal receiving line, nor will there be any speeches. The committee felt that doing aw 7 ay with these two features of former teas would give the visi tors more time to “socialize.” Out-of-towm visitors are cordi ally invited. Not only does this invitation extend to the Garden Clubs, but to all organizations, and individuals, who would enjoy this dual event. Those working on the various committees for the Holiday House and the Tea are composed of Mrs. Clem Youmans who with Mrs. Louis Floyd are co-chairmen rep resenting the Council of Garden Clubs, wTiile Mrs. Richard Baker, immediate past president of the Garden Clubs of South Carolina, is coordinating the activities of the Civic League and the Garden Clubs in this event. Hal Kohn, president of the Civic League, is are: Mrs. John Frazier, Mrs. Jack Jenkins, Mrs. E. E. Westwood, Mrs. T. N. Parks, Mrs. John Lind say, Mrs. Hart Jordan, Miss Hat tie Belle Lester, Fulmer Wells, Mrs. James C. Kinard, Mrs. C. M. Smith Jr., Mrs. J. E. Nichols, who is president of the Newberry Council of Garden Clubs, and Mrs. Sadie Crooks. Newberry Mills Announces Plans For Modernization Of Its Plant A PRAYER FOR TODAY We thank Thee, our Father, for the exceeding great and precious promises which we find in Thy holy Word: for the promise of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ; for the promise of Thy provi dential care over thine own, that no evil shall befall them; for the promise of forgiveness to those who come to Thee with penitent hearts. May our faith be so steadfast and our penitence so genuine that all Thy promises may find fulfill ment in our lives. We pray in Jesus Name. Amen. A program of modernization and modification will begin immediate-1 ly at Newberry Mills, Inc. This information was given to I all employees of the plant by L. j E. Gatlin, Jr., General Manager, in a letter dated November 25. Mr. Gatlin advised that the letter was being sent “in order that you might me appraised of develop ments in our plant.” *Mr. Gatlin’s letter concerning the updating of the plant continues as follows: “Because of the company’s de- e to keep you abreast of any nge in its operation or any move that will affect you directly at any time, it is advising you through this letter jf plans of vital importance to you and to your families and to the commun ity in which you live. We want our employees to have this vital message before anyone else. “There has been in the recent past a very fine cooperative spirit existing between you and the company. This spirit of coopera tiveness has been beneficial to all of us, and we feel sure that it will continue. With this as a back ground and looking toward the best interest of the employees of Newberry Mills, the company has decided to launch upon a moderni zation program. This program; we know, will prove beneficial to each and everyone of us. It will stabi lize conditions in the mill and will insure jobs and security for each and everyone. This program will embrace modernization and modification of equipment and processes in carding, spinning, weaving and cloth rooms and is to be started immediately. “This program is designed to put Newberry Mills into a position where it should be; that is, com- ” “petifive with mills making similar Thornton Warns Of Danger To America Prom Russia To Summer James Summer, 56-year-old Little Mountain Negro burned to death Friday night when his clothing caught fire, according to Newberry County officers. The victim was at home alone and apparently was seated by a stove w’hen his clothing caught fire, the officers said. He ran out of the house and was found dead beside a nearby road. The death is being investigated chairman for this occasion. Other I by Coroner George R. Summer and members of the joint committees sheriff’s deputies. Lt. Gov. Maybank Be Speaker Scout Troop 69 Anniversary Thurmond from raising unwelcome^troops of the state. Scouting first subjects. Should anybody attempt to throttle Thurmond, the fiery The three church congregations of West End Community will gather at O’Neal Street Methodist Church Sunday night, December 3 at 7:30 for a union service, at w T hich time Boy Scout Troop 69 will observe its 38th anniversary, and Cub Pack 69, it 9th anniver sary. Lt. Gov. Burnet R. Mavbank will this time to note that the late much-beloved Sam Rayburn was a member of Congress when the charter was issued to the Boy Scouts of America. Troop 69 has been registered continuously since an early date after World War I. Many Scouts have gone through the various ranks of scouting. Many have ad- be principal speaker, and Prof. 1 vanced to a high rank and gone T. E. Epting w T ill have an import- i out into outstanding service. ant part on the program. Troop 69 is one of the pioneer began in the West End commun ity in 1913, three years before m tyics, tnree year Carolinian will ask and answer his Scouting was chartered by Con- own questions in public speeches gress in 1916. It is of interest at Guiding the troop as Scoutmas ter for over 35 years has been Dewey KinardT Many members of the Troop Committee have also served many years. The troop is sponsored by Newberry Mills, Inc. Scouts, Scouters and friends of Scouting and the general public are cordially invited to this serv ice. Members of Troop 69 are shown above, reading from left: Scout master Kinard, Bobby Rowe, Mike Brantley, Steve Rowe, David Humphries, James Holmes, Randy Brown, David Rowe, Tommy Ham rick, Arnold Hiller, Jimmy Ban nister, Jerry Hamrick. Back row, from left, Rodney Outz, Milton Gatlin, Bob Bannister, Jo& Bobb, Keith Derrick, Donnie Beck, Jim my Cook, Larry Kyzer, Billy Clark and Butch Culclasure. Absent when the picture w r as made were Ronnie Tiller, Tipton Jones, Eddie Bannister, John Millford and Lor ry Franklin. (Photo by Nichols.) products. With your cooperation, this program will succeed and we can look forward to stability and harmonious relationships in the future. “We are happy to be in a posi tion to make this announcement, and we know you will be delighted to learn what the company has in mind. “This program of modification and modernization, as we all know, will take some time, approximate ly a year; and in that period of time there will be certain disrup tion. We know that you will un derstand that this is unavoidable. “The faith of the employees in their company as it undertakes this modernization and modifica tion program is essential to its success. The company expects and believes that you will cooperate fully so as to speed the transition to a modern and up-to-date opera tion. From time to time you will be given more information; and during this time, we would wel come any help and suggestions that will aid the company in car rying out thi-s program.” SECRETARY OF STATE O. FRANK THORNTON was guest speaker at the Exchange Club Ladles Night banquet last Tuesday. He was introduced by Howard Cook, Exchange president. Exchangite Frank Armfield welcomed the ladies and introduced gueata. In the Sunphoto above, the couples, wftk *«*ted -at the head table, are from left, Mr. and Bln. Armfield, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton and Mr. 'Wlfn/tfeofc: ■ . Inquest In Booby-Trap Slaying Set An inquest will be held tonight (Thursday) to investigate the “booby-trap” shooting of Billy Counts, 19-year-old Negro, accord ing to Coroner George R. Summer. Coroner Summer said that Counts was shot in the right groin when he apparently tamper ed with a door lock at the home of Frank Sease. Officers said the gun apparently had been rigged to fire when the lock was tamper ed with. County officers reported that the Sease home had been entered several times before the gun had been set up. A sign reading “Keep Out, Live Longer, Danger” had been placed on the door, officers said. According to investigating offi cers the Negro youth’s companions carried him to a nearby home af ter he was shot. He was later tak en to Newberry County Memorial Hospital where he w r as dead on arrival. ! Sease has been released on 1000 bond in connection with the shooting, according to Sheriff Tom M. Fellers. The home-made gun was made of iron pipe about 18 inches long and one inch in diameter. It was rigged to a plank with pieces of wood and two springs for dis charging. Investigating, with Coroner Summer, were Sheriff Tom Fel lers and Deputies Tom Henderson, J. C. Neel and Hugh Shannon. Conference On Communism Is Planned A committee called together by Ralph Watkins, Director of Coun ty Schorls, gave the go-ahead to an “Education for National Survi val” conference to be held in Newberry in January. The committee meeting was the outgrowth of a meeting held two weeks ago at NeWberry High School, at which interest in such a program was expressed by most of those in attendance. Since the first meeting, Mr. Watkins has been in contact with the American Economic Founda tion, which will help sponsor the conference, and made tentative ar rangements to secure two of the Foundation’s speakers on Tuesday, January 16. The committee meet ing was called Tuesday afternoon to determine whether interest was sufficient to go ahead with the conference, and if so, to approve tentative plans lor the program. In attendance at the meeting were Superintendent of Education James D. Brown; Bill Tedford and Bill Gatlin representing indus try; J. V. Kneece representing schools; Gerald Paysinger repre senting business and the County Board of Education; Hugh Wes- singer representing P.T.A.; Rev H.A. Dunlap representing the Ministerial Association; and Doris A. Sanders representing the news media. Those in attendance felt the need of such a conference, express ed the belief that it would have the backing of local civic and serv ice clubs and other organizations, and approved a tentative program as outlined by Mr. Watkins. The session, as tentatively scheduled, would be held at the Newberry High School auditorium with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m. on January 16. The general session would begin at 2:00 p.m. with welcome and introductory re marks, to be followed at 2:15 by v.ue showing and discussing of two films. A coffee break at 3:15 p.m. would precede a talk “This War We Can Lcrse” by Louis G. Milione of the American Economic Foan- dation. A panel discussion would follow, the panel composed of rep resentatives of various groups in Newhorry w jth Dr. Ellison M. ismitn, administrative superintend ent of Abbeville County Schools, serving as moderator. Another cofee break would be held^ after the panel discussion, and at 5:00 p.m., those in attendance would be divided into two groups, one for school teachers'and ad- “We might as well face the fact that we are in » deadly struggle with an evil monster called Com munism,” Secretary at State O. Frank Thornton told his audience last Tuesday night when he was guest speaker -for the. Exchange Club’s Annual Ladies Night. “It seems that in every genera tion there has to be a war to pro tect freedom,” Mr. Thornton con tinued. He said the Communist Manifesto states bluntly that the Communist aim is to “abolish all eternal truth and all morality." He quoted Lenin as saying “Promises are like pie crust—made to be broken.” “For Communists,” the Secre tary stated, “there is no God, no truth, no honor. The end justifies the means. They are dedicated to a cause. The Communists,” , ’ he said, “have sworn to absorb the world. They are attempting to d de- stroy our faith in our government, to break down the military, execu tive and judicial branches of gov ernment.” “We believe in America,” Mr. Thornton said, “but we take things for granted. Right now we are in a fight to the death with Com munism. We’ve got to know more about our government, state and nation. There may be things wrong ministrators; the other for busi ness executives and others in at tendance. The meeting, as now planned would recess at 6:00 p.m. and re convene at 6:30 for a banquet, at which Morgan S. A. Reichner, an other official of the American Economic Foundation, would speak on the subject, “The REAL Threat of Communism.” More definite plans concerning the conference will be published as they are formulated, according to Mr, Watkins. - Called Off The Court of Common Pleas, scheduled to have begun in New^ berry on December 4, has been called off, according to Clerk of Court Burke M. Wise, who advises that jurors called for duty dur ing that term will not be required to report. Mrs. George L.. Epps Sr. has returned to her apartment on Cal houn St. after an extended visit with her $bh; Dr. George Epps and family in Columbus, Ga. Mrs. Mary B. Parks is resting comfoitably at Newberry County Memorial Hospital after having undergone surgery last Friday. with our government, and there are things wrong, but it is the best government in the vtorld.” “The life of America,” conclud ed the speaker, “is in the* hands of the people of this country.” Howard Cook, Exchange presi dent, presided at the banquet held in the rvun dining room of the Wisemr.n Hotel, and introduced the speaker. Frank Armfield Jr., welcomed the wives and introduced special guests which included Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Kaufmann, Kiwanis Club; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Epting, B. & P. W. Club; Mr. and Mrs. Phil Kelly, Rotary? Mr. and Mrs. Hart Jordan, Lions; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Pack, Civitan; Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Moye, Observer; Mr. and •Mrs. Frasier Sanders, The Sun. Each lady was presented a beautiful corsage upon arrival. At the conclusion of the evening, the gift committee, composed of Olin Layton, Garvice Taylor and Ed Beck, distributed gifts of creme sachet to the ladies. BIRTHDAY - GREETINGS Dec. 3: Mrs. Bob Molden, Lewis Shealy, Gerald Richard son F. M. Schumpert, Mrs. J. W. Lomiiuck, Broadus Lipscomb, Denny Eargle, Lunell Ruff, Dus ty Westwood, Buddy Kinard. Dec. 4: Tom M. Fellers, Mrs. Guy Bowers, Faye McCullough, Patricia Kelly, Andy Price, Mrs. A. D. Martin, Mrs. J. E. Kin ard, Sandra Amick, J. Ed Mc Connell, Mrs. B. W. Bedenbaugh. Dec. 5: Will R. Reid Jr., L. D. Nichols, Mary Jean Boinest, Mrs. Lnla T. Boinest, Anne Rin ger, Mrs. W. D. Shealy, Terry Shaver, Blanche Glymph, Lucile Glymph, Kibler Bowers, Mrs. Kibler Bowers, O. S. Goree, Stu art Whitener. Dec. 6: Earl Bigby, Mrs. Chas. Ragland, Rickie O. Chapman, Emily Newberry, Prof. Scott Elliott, Mrs. Charles Cromer, Bill Scurry, Betty May Eargle, Mrs. R. T. Feagle, Mary W. Pope, Manning Dukes, Robert Shealy Jr., R. Bride Waters. Dec. 7: Loxie Lee Bowers, Leon Taylor, Jr., Mrs. Nellie Browning, Geneva Halfacre, Mrs. Jessie B. Boozer, Angus Setut, Mrs. Wm. E. Senn, Mrs. Ervin Merchant, George Luther Long. Dec. 8: June Hawkins, Mrs. H. L. Pitts, Laval H. Johnson, Gordon Leslie, Carolyn Hawkins. Dec. 9: L. E. Wood Jr., Dor othy Livingston, Sylvia Smith, C. H. Eargle, P. H. Moore, Bar- ajRl m ■rim :.sM 'jm ■ Ssi Mrs. Pajks will be 94 years of j ry Stutts, Anne C. Hunter, Mrs. age in January. • Lucille B. Livingston ■ * viT' VE t" - i ' ' V - '.v