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THERE’S NO SATISFACTION IN DOING LESS THAN ONE’S BEST. We all like to do “important” work if it’s not too tiring and the responsibility is not too great. VOLUME 25; NUMBER 33. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961 + $2.00 PER YEAR By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Please*Be Careful! TAKING CREDIT? I know that labor unions as a rule have the intestinal lortitude to do almost anything when they are ] reasons: first, to show that we are finally getting something done about controlling the traffic around school areas; (2) to plead desperate, but 1 really didn’t ' with you motorists to observe think the near-defunct union at Newberry Mills, Inc. would have the gall to insinuate that it had something to do with the recently- announced modernization program at the plant. That seems to be the new meth od of attack. Everything is sweet these signs and slow your speed when driving near the schools at take-in and let-out school hours. I might warn you also, in case you haven’t noticed, that the new electric traffic controls are now in operation, since signs have been obtained and posted at all en- ness and light; a spirit of “togeth- I trances to the city. If you haven’t been observing the speed limits before, you’d better start now. erness” prevails and “Your union Committee” would lead employ ees of Newberry Mills and the public in general to believe it had a part in making this so. The latest throw-away put out by the union is all sugary. ‘’This is Wonderful News” it says, refer ring to the modernization pro gram, then goes on to say “YOUR UNION is happy to take part in this program of PROGRESS AND COOPERATION.” No doubt they will be happy to take part in enjoying the advan tages of the modernization pro gram, but you can bet your bot tom dollar the union had no part in formulating these plans. Quite the contrary. It became general knowledge over a year ago, even to union of ficials, that a plan for moderniz- | ing the mill had been tentativelj Xewberry County Unit of approved by the owner, and that | state Employees’ Association PLEASE READ IT On Page 2 of this week’s issue, below the masthead, is an article that I would urge you to read. It contains excerpts from an address by Jenkins Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa Tribune and a former president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Mr. Jones puts, in comparatively few words, the evils besetting our country today. The article should make you think—and perhaps act—be fore it is too late. County Unit To Have Banquet Thiee Hour Program On Communism An unprecedented three-hour program “Hollywood’s Answer to Communism”, wdll be telecast on Monday night, December 11, from 7 until 10 p.m. Presenting the program which will be aired with no commercial interruptions will be Deering Milliken, Incorporat- which sponsors the largest texCle research organization in the world. This special program which gives startling and detailed infor mation on the world-wide menace of communism will be shown on fifteen stations in Sooth Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Ro ger Milliken, President of Deering Milliken, Inc., will introduce the program. Due to the wide cover age of the stations being used, residents of portions of Tennes see, Alabama, Virginia and Flor- { ida will also be able to see this program. In this area, the program may be seen over WSPA-TV, Channel 7, Spartanburg. Scoutmaster Is Honored At Dinner; Maybank Is Speaker s V V;* ' J over a million dollars had been set aside for that purpose. The mill’s owner went on to say, however, “I am inclined to await further developments in our labor relations . . . before commit ting this large sum of money.” Then was the time for the un ion to stop agitating and be reas onable; then it might have had some merit in claiming credit. But instead of cooperating, there were wildcat strike^, bad gering of companay officials and of those who spoke a word against 1 the union; fighting to the last ditch to postpone Labor Board hearings; circulation of derogatory material. Now they talk cooperation. This is the sort of cooperation they have shown in the past:‘ a com mittee of interested citizens W’ork- will have its first annual banquet December 8, according to Unit President, John E. Gi aham. Guest speaker at the banquet will be Furman McEachern, Presi dent of the State Employees’ As sociation. He is an employee of the State Highw'ay Department of Columbia. Other guests will in clude members of the Newberry County Legislative Delegation. This is the first year of the Newberry unit, having been organ ized in February 1961. The unit is organized to provide fellowship among local employees and to pro mote programs that are beneficial to them. All State Employees of Newber ry County have been encouraged to attend this banquet sponsored by the local association. The af- Police Chief Colie Dowd, right, Sgt. Ray Schumpert and the Sun- photographer brave the traffic on College Street to emphasize the importance of the new “school crossing” signs which are be ing placed in school areas, to call the attention of motorists to the fact that schools are nearby and they should drive carefully. Chief says every effort will be made to enforce safe driving in school areas. (Sunphoto.) Lutheran Mission To Become Permanent Church Organization ed night and day during a wildcat ' will be held at the Central Methodist Church. strike to bring together the com pany and the union. The company finally consented to take all strik ing workers back, not to disci pline them or take away seniority if they returned to work the fol lowing morning. The committee reported this to a union official with a request that he try to get the workers back on the job. The union official said, in effect, ‘T’ve worked with people like this en ough to know that when they get it in their heads that they want to strike and are out on strike, there’s nothing to do but. let them | get a ‘bellyful’ then they’ll go j back to work.” j This is the sort of cooperation one gets from the Union. In its latest propaganda the un ion says “Hats Off to Newberry Mills. Thank you, Mr. Employer.” This is strange sounding, when compared with its utterances of a few months back, such as “This you could expect from on again, off again Gatlin”; “Mr. Gatlin will write more ‘Dear John Let ters’ along with some ‘Love Let ters’ ”; “Without them (union and union contract) you have nothing but company promises. You know what they are worth.” My, how things have changed in this union! One other item about this pro paganda attempt of the union. The committee says “The Com pany states progress is being made toward a more workable con tract.” Of course I have no evidence that the company didn’t say this, but I would challenge the union committee to name the time and place the statement was made as well as the company official who made the statement and exactly and was a life member of WSCS what was said. Shouldn’t the com- and the Lydia Bibie Class. Her A PRAYER FOR TODAY Hear us, gracious Father as we offer our petitions to day: lor all who are working on behalf of better understanding and goodwill among the na tions of the earth; For the President of the United States and all who hold positions of authority and trust in our government; For those who are the vic tims of aggression and viol ence and man’s inhumanity to man. for those who teach and those who learn in our schools, colleges and Universities: that all may be taught of Thee; For our churches and church schools where the everlasting gospel is pro claimed and taught; For all who seek to fashion their lives according to the example of Christ. In His name we pra^. Amen. On Wednesday, December 13, the new Lutheran Mission, locat ed at Harrington Extension and Highway 176, will be formally or ganized as a congregation at a dinner meeting to be held in the cafeteria of Newberry High School at 7:00 p.m. A Constitu tion will be adopted; a name for the new church chosen, and church councilmen will be elected at this meeting. On Sunday, December 17, at 3:30 p.m., a Special Service of Organization will be held in the Church, with the Rev. Dr. Karl W. Kinard, President of the Lu theran Synod of South Carolina in charge. The public is cordially invited to attend this service. The first service was held at A Coroner’s Jury last Thursday night returned a verdict that Bil- the new mission on July 16, 1961,. p Coun ‘ s ’ 18-year-old Negro of with the Rev. J. Shelton Moose “eame to h.s death Mrs. Counts Dies At Columbia Mrs. Pearl Bedenbaugh Counts, 76, widow of Peter W. Counts of Rt. 1, Prosperity, died Monday morning at a Columbia hospital after several years of declining health. She was born and reared in Newberry County, a daughter of the late D. M. and Ellen W’arner Bedenbaugh. She was a life-long member of Zion Methodist Church mittee tell its union members what that progress is, and how close the parties are to signing a con tract ? Newberry Mills officials have always said they had faith in the vast majority of employees at the plant. They believe the time has come when they can, with some measure of safety, go ahead with their plans for modernization. NOT REALLY! I called Chief Dowd the other day and told him I was ready to ! ed ' at 11 a.m. Wednesday at husband died 14 years ago. Surviving are two sons, E. Guy Counts of Prosperity and G. Cur tis Counts of Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Werts and Mrs. Ruby Stockman, both of Prosperity; three sisters, Mrs. Ola Bowers, Mrs. Eula Bowers and Mrs. Arthur Boozer, all of Pros perity; three brothers, D. L., D. A. and C. W. Bedenbaugh, all of Prosperity; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct- shoot him in about 20 minutes. Little Ruthie overheard the con versation, and was quite concern ed until I finally told her I was going to “shoot” him with the camera, not with a gun. The re sult will be seen elsewhere in this issue and the picture is for two Zion Methodist Church by Rev. George Straitt. Burial the church cemeterv. was m Mr. and Mrs. Carter Abrams and family have moved from Har per street to their new home on Amelia street. Moose, D. D., in charge. Since that time, Dr. Moose has continued to serve as pastor. Dr. Moose is in charge of Home Missions for the Synod. In addi tion, the following have been elect ed or appointed to serve this con gregation: Miss Marilyn Kirshner, Newberry College, Parish Work er; Mrs. Joe Welborn, Organist and Choir Director; Mrs. B. V. Chapman, Church Secretary; John F. Derrick, Superintendent of the Sunday School; Marion Eargle, President of the Luther League; and Mrs. Mildred L. Sheely, Presi dent of the United Lutheran Church Women. Sunday School is held at 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. Church Service at 11:00 a.m. The Luther League meets each Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. The LbL.C. Women meet the first Tuesday in each month at the church at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. John C. Cooper, Pro fessor of Bible and Philosophy, Newberry College, will preach for the Preaching Mission to be held on December 10, 11 and 12, and he will continue to supply the church as pastor until a regular pastor is called to the field. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the meetings of the church. A special invitation is extended to all who do not have a church home to consider this new Mission as a spiritual home for them. A preaching mission will be held at the new Lutheran Mission located at Harrington Extension and Highway 176, December 10, 11 and 12, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Evangelism will be the theme, with the object of acquainting all members of the community with the new mission. The Rev. John C. Cooper, S.T.M., Professor of Bib.e and Philosophy, Newberry College, will be the preacher. The overall topic will be: “Go, McA-e Disciples, Baptize, Teach” (Mitthew 28:19-20). On Sunday evening, December 10 > the sermon will be “Fulfill ^ our Ministry”; the Scripture will be II Timothy 4:1-5. On Monday eveing, December 11, the sermon will be “Our Life Chorus To Have Annual Concert Next Thursday . The Newberry High School Chorus under the direction of Miss Juanita Hitt will present its annual Christmas concert on Thursday evening, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The Christmas Queen, Miss San dra Petty, will be honored with appropriate festivities. The Girls Choir will sing a group of numbers, including “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”, “The Little Road to Bethlehem”, “The Carol of the Sheep Bells”, and “The Little Drummer Boy.” Soloists will include Elizabeth Setzler, Donna Rook, Sandra Pet- The public is cordially invited ty, Marcia Mills, James Sanders, to these services and all personsL Rusty Newton and Freeman Lee. A spectacular tableaux illus trating “Joy to the World” will be a special feature of the Program. Dances by the Tommy Lyrand School of Danace will illustrate the folk dances from around the world. Of special interest is the por tion of the program given by the Newberry High School Swing Choir. This is a new social club recently organized by a dozen boys and girls of the high school. They wrill sing and dance the festive Mexican “Break the Pinata.” This is a Christmas custom in Mexico. The beautiful program will be climaxed with a group of sacred numbers referring to “Jesus, the Shepherd.” The public is cordially invited to attend this outstanding pro gram of the Christmas season. No admission Will be charged, but a free will offering will be taken. Newberry Mills, Inc., presented a trophy to Scoutmaster Dewey E. Kinard in recognition of his 43 years of scouting. The presen tation was made Sunday night at a banquet at which Lt. Gov. Bur net Maybank was speaker. Standing at right is Mr. Kinard, re ceiving the trophy from A1 Whitehead, personnel manager of New berry Mills. Seated, from left are Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins, who introduced the speaker; Lt. Gov. Maybank; L. E. Gatlin Jr M general manager of Newberry Mills, Inc., and Mayor Ernest Laay- ton. (Sunphoto.) after Baptism”; the Scripture will be Mark 1:1-11. On Tuesday evening, December 12, the sermon will be “Be Ready to Give a Reason”; the Scripture wilT be I Peter 3:8-17. without a church home are asked to consider this new Lutheran Mission as a possible spiritual home for them. Counts Inquest Held Thursday from the results of a wound in flicted by an improvised weapon set by Frank Sease at his home.” The Jury did not recommend Grand Jury Investigation; a mur der warrant against Sease had al ready been sworn out the previous Monday by the Sheriff’s office, and Sease had been released on $1,000 bond. The Sheriff’s depart ment picked up Sease Sunday night, following investigation of the trap-gun shooting, and took him to the County Jail. Two witnesses testified at the Coroner’s inquest. They were Freddy Lee Brown, colored youth who was with Counts at the time of the shooting; and Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel. Brown testified that four boys went to the Sease home to buy home brew; that Counts knocked on the door and when no one answered, he pushed the door “a little bit” and the gun went off, Deputy Neel stated that Sease admitted setting the gun; that he was away from home at the time of the shooting; that when he re turned, he saw the gun had been shot, but did not know who had been there. Brown had testified that the other boys carried Counts away from the Sease house after the shooting. Coroner George R. Summer, Sheriff Tom Fellers and several of his deputies investigated the in cident. The Annual Anniversary pro gram of Boy Scout Troop 69 was held at the O’Neal Street Meth odist Church Sunday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker was Lieutenant Governor Burnet R. Maybank who was introduced by State Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins of Newberry. Prior to the anniversary pro gram in the sanctuary of the church, a buffet supper was serv ed in the Fellowship Hall by the ladies of the church under the di rection of Mrs. Louise Taylor and Mrs. Dessa Layton. The occasion was to honor Dewey Kinard, scoutmaster of Troop 69. Mr. Ki nard was also honored as “Mr. Scouting of South Carolina.” He was presented a trophy by New berry Mills, Inc., sponsor of Troop 69 for his 43 years in scouting. In presenting the trophy. A! Whitehead, personnel manager of Newberry Mills, praised Mr. Kin ard for his fine work and his de dication to the ideals of scouting. Mr. Bill Brackett, Newberry District scout executive, in citing the fine record of Troop 69, illus trated by pointing out that at least 12 ministers, many teachers and other outstanding men have come fjorn this troop under' the leadership of “Mr. Dew^y” ,Mr. Brackett stated that v. Blue. Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of Am erica, is hopeful that Mr. Kinard will move into a larger capacity in scouting so as to assist the scouting program on a' larger scale. (Concert To Be tomtit The annual Christmas Choral Concert of Clinton Junior High School will be presented on Thurs- (tonight) at 8 p.m. in the school’s' auditorium. The chorus^* annual appearances has be come one of the highlights of the ^Christmas season for Clhftfc and the adjoining areas, is made up of pproximately 75 voices. I Mrs. Frank Gilfillan of New berry, instructor of music at Clinton Junior High, directs the chorus. - Miss Sue Ellen Hipp of New berry will be guest soloist. The public is cordially invited. RETURN FROM OVERSEAS DUTY M/Sgt. and Mrs. M. H. Hart, who have been in Germany for the past three years, have return ed to the States and are living at Ft. McPherson, Ga., where Sgt. Hart has been re-assigned. Mrs. Hart is the former Miss Marshall Howard, who at the time of her marriage was Director of Religious Education at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. Sgt. Hart with with the National Guard Ad visory Group in Newberry before being transferred overseas. LOCAL UNION MEETS SUNDAY Local Union 324 UTWA will meet Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. at the Mollohon School. New Master Amity Lodge William E. LeValley was elect ed Worshipful Master of Amity Lodge No. 87 A.F.M. for the com ing year at the regular communi cation Monday evening, December 4th. Other officers elected include Jeter W. Young, Senior Warden; G. William Heller, Jr., Junior Warden; Joseph M. Hove, Treas urer; and Prof. F. Scott Elliott, Secretary. The following adidtional offi cers were appointed to serve the lodge during 1962: James D. Per ry, Senior Deacon; R. Melvin At- taway, Junior Deacon; the Rev. James R. McKittrick, Chaplain; Clarence A. Shealy Jr., Steward; Johnnie Stribble, Steward; and James E. Nichols, Tiler. Following their election, all of these officers were installed by Past Masters James R. McKittrick, Ewell G. Cotney and B. Meredith Harmon. The officers assume the duties of their new offices on St. John’s Day, December 27. Two Scouts of Troop 69, of which Dewey Kinard Is Scoutmaster, recently were awarded God and Country Awards. They are shown here with their Scoutmaster: left is Mike Brantley, and Keith Der rick is at right. The pictures of three scouts of Troop 69 who received Eagle Awards will be published next week. (Sunphoto.) Christmas Tea And Holiday House Outstanding Events CLUB TO GIVE YULE PARTY The Newberry Garden Club’s annual Christmas party for its Junior Garden Club, one of the Special Education Classes at West End School, will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the school room. Mrs. Ruth Pugh is teacher. Hostesses will be Mrs. Wm. W. King Jr., Mrs. Von A. Long and Mrs. J. E. Wiseman Jr. Mr .and Mrs. Roy Busby have moved to 2701 Fair Ave. Rain failed to dampen the en thusiasm of the hundreds of local and out-of-town visitors to the Civic League Christmas Tea and the Council of Newberry Garden Clubs Holiday House Wednesday ' Many visitors admired the beau tiful Yuletide arrangements, made by . various Council members, at Holiday House, the Emerson E. Westwood home on Ebenezer Road, while hundreds of others viewed the lovely decoration and enjoyed the music at the Community Hall, where the Christmas Tea was be ing held. The Newberry College band, di rected by Charles Pruitt, present ed a program at 3:00 p.m., fol lowed an hour later by the Sen ior High School band lead by Miss Lorraine Paris. At 7:00 p.m., the Newberry Concert Band presented a program. Christmas songs were sung by the Newberry High School chorus under the leadership of Miss Jua nita Hitt at 8 p.m. This talented group has won many state honors and is thoroughly enjoyed and ap preciated in Newberry. Refresh ments were served during an in termission, then the Newberry College Singers, directed by Dr. Milton Moore, presented another musical program. Those who served as hostesses at the Christmas Tea included Mrs. P. M. Dennis, Mrs. I. M. Sat- terwhite Jr., Mrs. O. F. Armfield Jr., Mrs. Joe Roberts, Mrs. T. P. Crooks, Mrs. George Hawkins, Mrs. Ben Chreitzberg, Miss Mar garet Paysinger, Mrs. * Frank Smith, Miss Jo Shannon, Mrs. E. M. Anderson, Mrs. Rosine Long shore, Mrs. Elbert Dickert, Mrs. Charles H. Gray, Mrs. W. Rae Feagle. Mrs. James B. Hender son; Also, Mrs. Guy V. Whitener Jr., Mrs. Hugh M. Foster, Mrs. Tom Fellers, Mrs. Hugh B. Senn, Mrs. Pinckney Abrams, Mrs. Berley Werts, Mrs. Oscar Summer, and Mrs. O. M. Cobb. Assisting with pouring tea were Mrs. J. E. Nichols, Mrs. J. E. Wiseman, Mrs. Jane Ragland, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Mrs. C. M. Smith Jr., Mrs. Clem Youmans, Mrs. Louis C. Floyd, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Mrs. Jack Jenkins, Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Miss Sudie Den nis, Mrs, James C. Kinard, Mrs. Esther Chapman, Mrs. Sally French, Mrs. Ralph Baker Sr., Miss Julia Kibler, Mrs. Ernest Layton, Mrs. Louise Hayes, Mrs. Walter Summer, Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. Price Padgett, Mrs. Thompson Price, Mrs. A. T. Neely, and Mrs. Tom Long. Three tables were set up in the Community Hall, in addition to the tea table. One represented a Christmas Breakfast, another was a table with luncheon suggestions^ while a third represented a Christ mas dinner. Mrs. Cannon G. Blease and Mrs. Robert Wright served as chair men of the refreshment table serv ing, while Mrs. Louis C. Floyd was chairman of hostesses. The Christmas tree was decorated by Miss Hattie Belle Lester, Fulmer Wells, and others. Richard L. Ba ker and a committee had charge of decorating bannisters and stair way; Mrs. Tom Long and her committee decorated the front of the portico; Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Cobb and Mrs. Joe Feagle beau tified the chandelier and wall lights, while the Council of Farm Women did the inside rear doors. Ben Robinson’s Father Dies Word was received in Newberry Wednesday morning of the death of C. M. Robinson, father of Ben Robinson, at Wilmington, N. C. Tuesday night. The body is at Ward’s Funeral Home in Wilming ton, and services were to have been held this (Thursday) morn ing. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Dec. 10: J. C. Neel, Mrs. B. O. Long, Mrs. Pope Wicker Sr., Adrian M. Summer, Mrs. J. A. Bundrick, Virginia A. Fulp, At- lee Lindsay, Jack Goree. Dec. 11: Carolina Cook, Joe Summer, Valeria Stuck, Billy Altman, Mrs. Mary Eula Hollo way. Dec. 12: Forrest Lominack, Mrs. Nelson Connelly, Mrs. Fred T. Moon, John Koon, Mrs. Mary Jane Sproul, Mrs. Sam Beam, Janet E. Crim, Gene Counts. Dec. 13: R. E. Green, M. O. Summer, Alice Gean Riley, James E. Wiseman Jr., Susan Ward, Mrs. Eva S. Cromer, Har old Epps, Claude E. Dominick, Roy Ci^ekmore. Dec. '4: Mrs. J. R. Wood, C. J. Alexander, Raymond Salter, W. S. Hentz, C. B. Matthews. Dec. 15: Thomas EL Wicker, Mrs. G. W. Shealy, Bobby Wick er, Joan Dominick Bartlett, Mrs. C. J. Alexander, Mrs. J. EL Senn, Mrs. R. E. Johnson, Katherine Sease, Frances Bedenbaugh, Amelia Ann Martin, Janie Buz- hardt, Leslie Brooks. Dec. 16: Mrs. R. Aubrey Har ley, Mrs. D. L. Nance, Mrs. Al bert Ringer, Mrs. L. EL Wood, Marion Wiggins, Rosemary Dowd, Moriet Nichols, Clyde Richardson, Jenny Ryan Graham, Bobby Green, Mrs. F. R. Hig gins, Davey Icard Jr., Kate H. Forbis.