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VOLUME 25; NUMBER 48.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MARCH 22, 1962
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By DORIS A. SANDERS
OUR SYMPATHY
The many friends of Julia and
Morgan Randall were shocked and
saddened to learn last week of the
tragic death of their son, Randy.
Randy, who at 15 years of age,
was a strapping young man of six
feet, four inches, and an extreme
ly handsome young man, was fol
lowing in the footsteps of his fa
ther, who was an outstanding ath
lete at Newberry College. Randy
participated in, and loved all
sports and, as his mother later
said, “He died where he was hap
piest.”
Randy was an extremely happy
young man last Wednesday morn
ing. He was to pitch the opening
game of the baseball season
against Wade Hampton High that
afternoon. As he left home, he urg
ed his mother and father to come
to the game. His father was there,
but his mother, delayed by the ac
tivities of her younger children,
was just on her way when the
news of her son’s death reached
her.
With no advance warning of any
kind, Randy collapsed and died,
apparently instantaneously. A
young high school girl, trained in
the method of mouth-to-mouth re
suscitation, worked constantly to
try to bring the young man to
consciousness, but to no avail. He
was rushed to the hospital, but
was pronounced dead on arrival.
In the fall, Randy had had a
physical examination for football.
Only a week before, he had had a
thorough examination for base
ball. The doctors could find only
that he was in perfect physical
condition.
In the hope that some other
young man might be saved from a
similar fate, Randy’s parents al
lowed an autopsy to be performed.
The autopsy report threw no light
on what happened to crush the
spark of life from this young man.
Randy was active not only in
school activities, but in the youih
program of his church and had re
cently had charge of services on
Youth Sunday. At his funeral
When the delegation left, the
discussion that ensued left the im
pression that Board members felt
this was merely a continuation of
personal grudges and a determin
ation to “get Wigfall.” No action
was taken.
On the afternoon of the Febru
ary Board meeting, newspaper
reporters were called and advised
that the Board would be in execu
tive session for about an hour that
night to discuss “budget matters”
and it would be useless for report
ers to show up before 9 p.m. since
they would not be allowed in the
executive meeting.
The following morning, Prof.
Wigfall was summoned to the edu
cation building and was given in
structions to submit his resigna
tion right then—or not be consid
ered for re-election (in other
words, fired).
A man faced with that choice,
with a family to support, with no
time to think it through, natur
ally considers his future lot—so
he submitted his resignation.
On further reflection, realizing
that he had nothing to hide,
knowing his school was outstand
ing among Negro high schools in
the state, and knowing that he had
the support of the large majority
of his faculty, he requested that
his resignation be returned.
His request was denied.
He requested an open hearing
before the Board, and a chance to
face his accusers and defend him
self.
His request w r as denied.
GaUman High School and New
berry County have been fortunate
to have a man of Prof. Wigfall’s
character, intelligence and ability.
If his resignation is accepted by
the Board next Tuesday night ,he
will be a hard man to replace.
However, IF the County Board
has proof of inefficiency, malad
ministration, or misconduct against
the man, then let them say so—
and I will be the first to say “fire
him.”
The only reason the Board gave
for its action was “for the good of
Of Successful College Drive
Philip T. Kelly, chairman qf the 1962 Eaater Seal campaign, looks
on as Mayor Ernest Layton signs a proclamation urging partici
pation in the campaign which gets underway today. (Sunphoto.)
services, held in his church last i the community.
Friday, his pastor held up Randy’s] Is it for the good of the corn-
life as one to be emulated by oth- munity to sacrifice principle for
er young men in the community.
Friends from far and near gath
ered to pay final tribute to Randy.
Their silent presence was a vivid
portrayal of the grief and regret
they felt on this sad occasion.
expediency ?
. Is it for the good of the com
munity to allow a few carping
critics to run the Board of Educa
tion?
Is it for the good of the com-
Realizing there are no words munity to pronounce a man guilty
which can fill an aching void, we
can only say, to Randall, Julia and
other relatives, “our thoughts are
with you.”
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THE STORY
Teachers have a hard time.
Not only do they have to spend
seven hours a day with the equiva
lent of 150 youngsters (some of
them Class A monsters); they
spend many, many hours outside
the classroom preparing lessom,
grading papers, doing the myriad
other things that fall into their
hands because they are teachers.
On top of that, a teacher can’t
even be secure in the knowledge
that if he or she does a good job,
his or her position is assured.
Teachers and administrators in
Newberry County hold a contract
for one year only; when the next
year rolls around, either they are
elected again and given another
year’s contract, or they simply
aren’t re-elected.
Those of us who are parents and
citizens of the community should
give our support and cooperation
to school personnel. Above all, the
“Ruling Elders” — the Advisory
Boards and Board of Education
should support those under their
jurisdiction against carping and
criticism; they should continue that
support until such personnel have
been proven to be inadequate for
the position they h or have
been proven guilty or! misconduct
which would disqualify them to
teach our youngsters.
With that preface, we get to the
meat of this item.
Last year, some colored citizens
of the community appeared before
the County Board of Education
making various charges and re
questing the removal of Switzon
S. Wigfall as superintendent of
Gallman High School. The Board
investigated the charges, found
them either (1) with no basis, or
(2) personal grudges; and re-el
ected Prof. Wigfall.
In January of this year a small
er delegation consisting mostly of
those who appeared the year be
fore, came before the Board with
the same request. There were no
new charges except one of a per
sonal nature concerning a member
of this delegation. Ralph Watkins,
director of schools, said he had al
ready looked into this particular
matter and found no evidence of
wrong-doing.
before he has had his day in
court?
All of the Board members, I be
lieve, are church members and
some hold high offices in their
churches. Does it do nothing to
their supposedly Christian con
sciences that they sacrifice a man
without giving him a chance?
It is interesting to note that one
of the Board members, J. Alvin
Kinard, was just named foreman
of the Newberry County Grand
Jury. When a bill of indictment
is handed to his jury, is he going
to say “this man is guilty” before
hearing testimony from both
sides?
Gentlemen of the County Board,
what happens to Switzon S. Wig
fall is no personal concern of
mine. But what happens to the
morals of the people in the city
and county in which I live and
hope to rear my children is my
concern.
If you go through with this
thing without giving this man
a chance, then I am glad it is you
who has to live with your con
science.
Mayor Ernest Layton today of
ficially opened the 1962 Easter
Seal campaign by signing a proc
lamation urging participation in
the Easter Seal drive, and by pur
chasing the first sheet of Easter
Seals from Philip Kelly Jr., Easter
Seal Campaign Chairman for the
Newberry County Chapter.
In the Proclamation, Mayor Lay-
ton urged citywide support for the
1962 appeal which continues
through Easte Sunday, April 22,
pointing out mat services made
possible from contributions to the
campaign give crippled children
and handicapped adults “an oppor
tunity to lead full and useful
lives.”
He added “By uniting in spirit
and action through the Easter
Seal campaign, we help restore
strength, hope and financial inde
pendence to the handicapped. Cer
tainly no other organization does
more to make the future of crip
pled children and adults shine
brighter than the Crippled Chil
dren Society of South Carolina.
The mayor’s proclamation stat
ed:
WHEREAS a rapidly growing
population and a rising accident
toll are resulting in greater num
ber of crippled children and han
dicapped adults and creating a
need for expanded rehabilitation
services;
WHEREAS Easter Seal socie
ties nation-wide have been provid
ing these services for more than
40 years to & constantly expanding
number of crippled children and
adults, until today nearly a quar
ter-million are receiving care and
treatment nation-wide;
WHEREAS in our own state
and local communities, Easter
Seals fight crippling on three im
portant fronts; treatment, re
search and education;
And WHEREAS through these
valuable services in our city crip
pled children are being given an
opportunity to lead full and neaik Nordsiek), $210,707.50
ly normal lives, and crippled ad
ults are being restored to useful
ness in large numbers,
THEREFORE, I. MAYOR OF
NEWBERRY, proclaim the period
beginning Thursday, March 22,
and continuing through Easter
Sunday, April 22, as the 1962
EASTER SEAL appeal drive and
urge the generous help of all citi
zens in this great humanitarian
cause.
Ernest H. Layton,
Mayor of Newberry
Newberry College smashed over
the top in its $1,000,000 building
d endowment drive Monday
:ht to the accompaniment of
eers from supporters in four
tates.
Three hundred and fifty cam-
ign workers, friends and alumni
the college in Newberry County
d special guests from other
areas heard the good news at a
dinner in Kaufmann Hall.
When’ the reports had been re
ceived from 10 or 11 campaigp
areas in South Carolina, Florida,
George and Alabama, the grand
total stood at $1,031,672.48.
The total was announced by
Dr. Erwin G. Baumer, lay chair
man for the fund drive in the.
Central Conference (Atlanta area)
of the Georgia-Alabama Synod.
The figure will be raised when
the 11th area, Plains, Ga., re
ports and other expected special
donations are received.
Newberry County came through
with flying colors in the support
of its local college, reporting
$274,761.40 at the dinner here
Monday night. That was by far
the greatest amount of any area.
The 10 areas reporting, their
chairmen and the amounts report
ed follow:
Alabama Conference (Rev. W.
H. Gaddis), $7,570.
Atlanta Area (Dr. Robert E.
Lee), $77,229.30.
Batesburg Area (Rev. Otto F.
Reenstjerna), $111,663.
Charleston Area (Dr. Hey good
Epting). $56,098.
Columbia Area (Dr. George
Meetze), $179,248.22.
Greenville Area (Rev. Marion
Rhoden), $24,767.50.
Newberry County (John F.
Clarkson), $274,761.40.
Orangeburg Area (Dr. C. B.
Caughman), $31,946.
Savannah Area (Ben G. Wil
liams), $57,681.
Florida Synod (Dr. Paul N.
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Call To Prayer
Most gracious God, our Fa
ther, who hath created us and
redeemed us that we might be
Thy children, indeed, restore
in us the image of Thyself
and give us clearer under
standing of what that image
is. The good work which Thou
hast begun in us, through
Christ, we pray Thee to bring
to perfection. Teach us to walk
through life with a true dig
nity of sons of God, refusing
to lower ourselves in the
scale of selfishness and sin.
Give us a spirit sensitive to
Thy spirit and a will to fol
low Christ and a true sonship
under Thy fathership. In Je
sus name. Amen.
DATE SET FOR
ANNEXATION
BALLOTING
The Commissioners of Ejec
tion for Newberry County an
nounced today that the An
nexation Election, to deter
mine whether the city limits
of Newberry will be extended
to include a portion adjacent
to Highway 76 by-pass, will
be held on April 10. A major
ity of the citizens in the area
proposed to be annexed, as
well as a majority, of the citi
zens now residing in the city,
must vote in favor of the an
nexation before it becomes a
reality.
Tindal Service
NEESES—William M. Tindal,
79, of Neeses, died suddenly Wed-
fiesday at his home. He was the
father of T. Clyde Tindall of New
berry.
He was born in Orangeburg
County, a son of the late S. C. and
Eliza Pou Tindal.
Survivors, in addition to his son
in Newberry, include his widow,
Mrs. Minnie Fogle Tindal; two
daughters, Mrs. A. S. Hodge of
Columbia and Mrs. D. Glenn Yar
borough of Lancaster; three other
sons, W. B. Tindal of Columbia,
S. J. Tindal of Neeses and J. Earl
Tindal of Lancaster; and one sis
ter, Mrs. J. E. Knotts of Neeses.
Funeral services were held at 3
p.m. Thursday from the Neeses
Methodist Church. Burial was in
Neeses Cemetery.
THE 1962 CANCER CRUSADE got off to a good start
volunteer workers gathering at the High School Cafeteria for a supper and instructions
ing the drive., Speaker for the occasion was Robert W. Bailey, Richland County agent, who is
ing this year as chairman of the Richland County Cancer Crusade. Among those on hand ft
meeting Tuesday night were, from left, Mrs. W. C. Koon, chairman of the Crusade in the county;
Bailey; Mrs. Bill Monroe, special gifts chairman; Mrs. Naomi Epting, president of the Business
Professional Women’s Club which is sponsoring the drive in the city; Mrs. Myra Addy, preeiden
the Newberry County Chapter of the American Cancer Society; and Mrs. Satira Lake, president of
the Home Demonstration Council, sponsoring the drive in the county. (Sunphoto).
Criminal Court Disposes Of
54 Cases, Ends Tuesday Nig!
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RECEIVES AWARD
FOR PAINTING
Miss Mary Wynn of Newberry
was one of the two students from
the University of South Carolina
to receive $25 awards for paint
ings exhibited at the 4th annual
Carolina’s College Art Annual at
the Columbia Museum of Art.
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Happy participants in the Victory Dinit* r at Newberry College
Monday night were, from left. Dr. Paul N. Nordsiek of Jackson
ville, Fla., chairman of the drive in the Florida Synod; Dr. Edwin
G. Baumer of Atlanta, lay chairman for the drive in the Central
Conference of the Georgia-Alabama Synod; John F. Clarkson,
chairman for Newberry County, and Dr. Royall A. Yount, of Tam
pa, Fla., president of the Florida Synod. (Photo by Nichols.)
Dr. Nordsiek of Jacksonville,
attended the victory dinner here
and made the report for the
Florida Synod. He said, “Florida
is much closer to Newberry than
ever before.”
Dr. Royal A. Yount, of Tampa,
president of the Florida Synod,
was also in attendance at the
dinner. In brief remarks he said,
“Newberry College has meant a
great deal to us—and the Florida
Synod is definitely behind New
berry College. We are a part of
this great institution.”
John F. Clarkson of Newberry,
chairman of the local communi
ties support, presided at the New
berry victory dinner. He was pre
sented a plaque by Phil Kelly, exe
cutive secretary of the alumni as
sociation, in appreciation of his
leadership of the fund campaign.
Dr. Baumer, in a brief talk
after his announcement of the
campaign’s success, praised Dr
A. G. D. Wiles, president of the
college, for his “great leadership”
of the Lutheran institution. Dr.
Wiles was attending a similar
victory dinner in Savannah on
Monday night.
The campaign for funds to build
a classroom building, a chapel-
auditorium and for additional en
dowment for faculty purposes was
rounded out in the past few
weeks.
According to Bill McLendon,
member of a professional fund
raising team which assisted in the
drive, more than 5,000 persons
had engaged in the campaign dur
ing recent weeks.
Mr. McLendon paid special tri
bute to Dr. Baumer, Mr. Clark
son and the entire Florida Synod
for their contribution to the suc
cess of the drive. The efforts of
the Florida Synod in the campaign
will mean “a greater day for
Christian education” in that state,
he said.
During the victory dinner, din
ers were entertained by music of
the Newberry College Orchestra
and the stylistic singing of Miss
Linda Googe, a sophomore from
Allendale.
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Court of General Sessions ad
journed Tuesday after disposing
of 54 cases, including two murder
charges, during the two-day ses
sion. Judge James M. Brailsford
of Orangeburg presided, and ap
pointed Alvin Kinard of jPomaria
as foreman of the grand jury.
Clerk of Court Burke M. Wise
said that seven cases were carried
over.
Guilty pleas received, and sen
tences handed down Monday, in
cluded:
Levi Koon, charg-ed with carnal
knowledge of a woman child and
intent to ravish, entered a guilty
plea to assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature and
was sentenced to serve five years
on each charge. Koon, who had
previously been in the State Hos
pital for observation, was repre
sented by four court-appointed
BOY SCOUT TROOP TO
HAVE BARBECUE
Troop 101, Boy Scouts of Am
erica, at Oakland, will have a
chicken barbecue on Saturday, Ap
ril 7 at Mollohc.i Park. Th^ ’cue
will be cooked by Red Franklin.
There will be whole chickens, half
chickens, and hash by the pint
and quart for sale.
These items may be picked up
at the Park between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. on the day of the barbe
cue. Advance tickets may be se
cured from any member of Troop
101.
Large Number
Enter Races In
Light Year
March 19, deadline for candi
dates to file for participation in
the June 12 Democratic Primary,
saw a larger than usual crop of
would-be politicians entering poli
tical races during an “off-year”.
There will be a hotly contested
race for the office of Probate
Judge. The office, now being serv
ed by E. Maxcy Stone who is not
offering for re-election, is being
sought by George R. Summer, R.
Clayton Smith, Frank H. Ward
and J. Thad McCrackin Jr.
Newberry County loses one of
its members of the House of Rep
resentatives this year, and voters
must make the hard choice be
tween their current representa
tives, D.
attorneys.
Sven Alex Johan son, charged
with drunken driving, second . of
fense, was sentenced to one year
or $1,000, suspended upon service
of SO days or payment of $150 and
placed on two years probation.
George R. Lominick, drunken
driving, second offense, and* third
offense, was sentenced to two
years or $2,000, suspended on serv
ice of two months or payment of
$250.
A large part of Tuesday was
consumed in the trial of Frank
Sease, indicted for murder in the
death of a teen-age Negro, Wil
liam Counts, at his home near
Prosperity. He was acquitted.
Sense, 72, testified that he had
been bothered by intruders at his
small house near the railroad
tracks three miles south of Pros
perity and had devised a “booby
trap” shotgun to scare away any
one trying to enter his cabin. He
told the court that he had no in
tention of killing anyone and deep
ly regretted it.
He said that before setting up
the homemade booby trap he
placed a sign nearby which read
“Keep Out, Live, Danger.” The
trap was placed at the door.
Louise Swindler, a young Negro
woman, indicted for murder in
the knife death of her husband,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and was sentenced to 10 years.
Other guilty pleas and senten
ces follow:
Sam Aull, Allen Thompson,
George Caldwell and L. C. Cald
well, each charged with violation
of liquor law; each sentenced to
three months or $300.
Ray Poss, housebreaking and
larceny, and receiving stolen
goods; sentenced to industrial
school, suspended and probation
for three years.
Roger Trammell, housebreaking
and receiving stolen goods; six
P. (Jabbo) Folk and
Steve Griffith Jr. Each of these months > suspended and probation
two legislators is serving his first
term as house member.
Other offices open for election
this year are Commissioners for
District 1 and District 2.
In District 1, the incumbent,
Carman Bouknight, is opposed by
newcomer James L. (Jim) Bras
well, and newcomer to county
(but not city) politics, Cecil E.
Kinard.
Ross George, offering for re-
election for Commissioner, Dist
rict 2, is opposed by S. Virgil
Williamson.
Reverend Hills
Mother Dies
Mrs. Daisy Lee Hill, mother of
Rev. Garth L. Hill of Little Moun
tain, died Tuesday of last week in
a Charlotte Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Good Shep
herd Lutheran Church in Hickory,
N. C.
for three years.
William E. Cannon, housebreak
ing, larceny and receiving stolen
goods; six months at industrial
school, suspended and probation
for three years.
Robert W. Campbell, alias Walt
er Campbell, alies Velma B.
Campbell, housebreaking, larceny
and receiving stolen goods;, six
months.
Johnny T. Smith, housebreaking,
larceny and receiving stolen
goods; three months and $500
suspended on payment of $250.
James McNeur, housebreaking,
larceny and receiving stolen
goods; three months, suspended,
and probation for two years.
Robert Lee Fulmer, drunken
driving, second offense; one year
or $1,000, suspended on service of
two months or payment of $260
and probation for three years.
Matthew Lee Glasgo, drunken
driving, second offense; one year
or $1,000, suspended on service
of 30 days or payment of $160
and probation for two years.
Roy L. Hudson, drunken driving,
second offense; one year or $1,000,
suspended on service of
months or payment of $250.
George Sam Ringer, drunken
driving, second offense; one year
or $1,000, suspended on sei
two months or payment of
probation for three years.
>4 Willie Mabfev-assault
tery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapons; nine
months.
David Riggans, violation of li
quor law; three months or $300. ®
John Wyman Lane, violation ‘
liquor law; three months or
Forest Kibler, houseb
and larceny and receiving sto!
goods; three months, suspe:
with probation of three years.
Toby Martin, housebreaking
larceny, and receiving sto!
goods; three months, suspende
probation for three years.
John W. Askew and Calvin
Wayne Askew, larceny and re
ceiving stolen goods; three f
months, suspended on payment o£
$100.
J. P. Cromer, violation of liquor 1
law; 30 days or $50.
Jack Koon, violation of liquor
law; three months or $300.
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GREETINGS
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March 24: Hobby Busby.
March 25: Nancy Stone Mc
Donald, Lt. Howard N. Parks,
David H. Long, Mrs. Helen B.
Folk, Mrs. Boyd
Jeanette Rindhart, Marcus Hend
rix, Jauice Ringer, Myrle Han
na.
March 26: Mrs. E. L. Black-
well, Marvin Eugene Schumpert,
Sue Hutchinson, Lance Reid.
March 27: Mrs. Lucy Smith
Lambeth, Thomas Hugh Crooks,
Marvin Abrams Jr., Phillip Earl
Cromer, Mrs. George R. Sum
mer.
March 28: H. O. Newman,
Elizabeth Ann Ruff, Sylvia
Shell, H. T. Lake, Johnnie S.
Harmon, Horace Cromer, Ralph
Higgins, Ruth M. Swygert, Da
vid Leonard Turner.
March 29: Mrs. Forster Smith,
Mrs. Norma Wessinger Glymph,
Miss Pauline Williams, James D.
Perry, Tommie Long, Robert
Clayton Smith Jr., Harvey
Drawdy, E. S. Southerland, Geo.
N. Martin, Nancy Elizabeth
Timmejm&n.
March 30: William Milam,
Hedy P. Clark, Eddie Long, De-
leal Boinest, Neel Boozer, Gettis
L. Coates, Henry Dodgen, Tom
my Pope, Charles Park, Mm R.
Brice Waters, Robert Bartley,
Jr.
March 31: Mrs. James Smith
Sr., Johnny Billingsley, Rupert ^
Edward Hodges Jr., Mary Susan
Long, Mrs. Anna Counts, George
Ray Lathrop, Larry Beam, Pill
Carter.
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