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I Mod on footprints rnarh \ a!lr\ I'dipa 1 ( d the snows at pa.led a muffled oa: on tho harpe t hat hridped trie ioy Ihdaware I stood witti Washington on the sun-(irench«*d hoiptit- cd - ^'ol■kto\vn. I saw thi“ sword surrendered . . . I am ttie (j'uard. 1 pulled the trip- p'o: that loosed the lonp rifle's tia\oc at New Orleans These thinprs 1 knew—I was there! 1 saw hoth sides of ttie War between the States 1 was there! The Hill at San .Juan felt the fur> of my charge. The far plains and moun tains of the Philippines echoed to my shout . . . On the Mexican border 1 stood . . 1 am the (luard. The dark forests of the Ar- pronne blazed with my barrage. Chateau Thierry crumbled to my cannonade. Under the arches of victory 1 marched in lepion—1 was there! 1 am the Uuard. 1 flowed briefly on the prim Correpidor, then saw the lipht of liberation shine on the faces of my comrades. Throuph the junple and on the beaches, I fouprht the enemy, lieat, battered and broke him. 1 raised our banner to the serene air on Okinawa—I scrambled over Nor mandy’s beaches—1 was there! . . I am the Guard. Across the 3Kth Parallel 1 made my stand. 1 flew MIG Alley—I was there! I am the Guard. Soldier in war, civilian in peace ... I am the Guard. 1 was at Johnstown, where the rapri*pr waters boomed down the valley. I cradled the cryinpr child in my arms and saw the terror leave her eyes. I moved through smoke and flame at Texas City. The stricken knew the comfort of my skill. I dropped the food that fed the starving- beast on the froz en fields of the west and through the towering drifts I ploughed to rescue the marooned. I have faced forward to the tornado, the ty phoon, and the horror of the hur ricane and flood—these things I know—I was there; ... I am the Guard. I have brought a more abundant, a fuller, a finer life to our youth. Wherever a strong arm and valiant spirit must defend the Nation, in peace or war, wherever a child cries, or a wo man weeps in time of disaster, there I stand ... I am the Guard. For three centuries a soldier in war, a civilian in peace—of securi ty and honor, I am the custodian, now and forever ... I AM THE GUARD. hcrnc And, 1’ k . f i'Mic rale Mama 1 , a - e - !; , ■ i ! i s i t k n i ’ v. 1 \ a W11 l i U • 1 i c 1. t ' W P !! ; , > 1\ : a I \\ ■ < >! II i i >! ; the 'i< able •Uaki! -I a Mil 1 m Me! , a : ,' hr ■ r. a r. alms.: back: up \ . . p t 'Mir... :.p :1a . U hI:. n J r.mi. pi'**, a:.*: par k Coroner Holds Three Inquests IU MKS. H ( Ot NTS ( i*n ra • < .cv'i'pr K Samme! conducted ! air. inqur-i- f riday at s tlir hr t ry i rurtfiniiM' with 'la same jury kranug all trst imeny. : I hr' jury tub'd that Mrs. Utfe. ; Mar Griffin, as, w idow of dohu | Griffin, came to her death “hr-: eause t hr ear she was dn vinp- * as struck by a train.” 'rrstirnony was to tin eft ret that Mrs. Griffin’s car was sti-uck i.y | a Southern Railway train at the} Fair Street crossing in the city! n: a; m o i >or! i: vine of its t o o111• c\ pr*•! s it to tail in !ui parr n; t he fol * sccahlc Hut it isn’t takinp r all the ■ krrp a horde of small micr pilots from stealing its s. I he pages of the phone y reveal how many other i ;■ ports have opened ofti- r to bid foi business, right | under t hr lion’s nose. Amonp the ri\ais. none has j mad. more dramatic rise than thej [no t ot ( liai leston, S. < . It has : o fast on t he nat mnal I t o t } i r o j i i i arc still hup- | a t houpii! that a uiramy. : town could outsmart lar- i hern fiorts. ■ bv till : III Mod an a . U at •:. t Mr! V , rr!( ascit U. s 111 c .1 . irt mi tit *d ( (Milnicrco a t cw , s ape disclose that S(Mithj .mas three ports recorded) o'' the most spectacular ad : m t he rat ion” in volume of u traue handled in Udbl (>ver | [■rr\ions year The other ports j •widvrii air (irotprtown and Port \ o y a i both relatively small—so of the increase is due to (Mi’s upsui-ge. Statistics alone do not toll all of tins story Behind the figures usually art> hidden reasons, per sonalities or convictions. In Uhar- lestori’s mercurial growth is re flected South Carolina's determi nation to get rid of the old mock ingbird and magnolia psychology in favor of an up-to-date, two- I M-p; W eels ( aroi * < • M r \ ar,u( \\ 1 >I a. r the hu! t narle.-- \ {■ ( jd.ant. ( harb'ston would be the obvious port for handling the material Fear of this cargo was a big obstacle So the Ports Authoiity called a citizens meeting with rep resentatives of business, the pro fessions, t he school boards, and public officials of the city, the ciMinty and the state. A rlU offi cials were asked to explain the pi ecaut ions established for hand ling hot cargo. When the meeting ended a reso lution was drawn up favonng the decision to seek tbis business for the port; and, what is even more indicative of the spirit that, is be hind the port’s upsurge, another resolution cited the community’s pride in being the pioneer port handling radioactive material. Since January of this year, such cargo has been coming ami going. Tho amounts have been small, compared with the thousands of tons of wool, long st a file cotton, newsprint and other materials that cross the piers in fabulous amounts. But no one doubts this business will increase. The big point is that it indicates the trend in Charleston ami in South Carolina — the once backward state that has M-u every other state in the union in its increase of trade s.nce trie end of World War 11. New York can call South Caro lina a mouse if it wants to, hut it should keep an eye on its huge block of cheese, or it will be nib bled away by the men from Dixie. a bo ut 2:40 p.m. Julv t . f isteii rom j letitive s|> irit. L ngineer \Y. K. Str ir k ia mi st.at- No one in South Carolina? ■x- rd tm.t as the train apju i»; irhrd [KCtS ('har eston to .v urpass Phi la- t he cro.vvin r, hr saw a car com- drlphi a or Now Yoi k. But it in- ing from ti r lett side Hr -a i(! hr tends t o s teal away every bit of MISS SOUTHLAND Tve heard of a Queen of every thing else, I believe, but 1 don’t recall having heard of a Queen of the Working Girls. I find there is such a contest, however—only the queen is called “Miss Southland.” If you are a female-type, single, between the ages of 17 and 25 and are gainfully employed in any po sition from baby sitter to bank president, you are eligible to make application for the “Miss South land Beauty Contest” to be held at Daytona Beach August 31st. If anyone is interested, I’ll be glad to give you what information I have on the subject. No talent re quired. Contestants are judged on character, natural beauty and poise. (P.S. No padding or hair tintingallowed). called tu the man who was operat ing the engine to apply the emer gency brakes. He testified that the train blew for the (mossing but that tile deceased did not look in the direction of the train. He said the train which was traveling about 2o miles per hour, struck the car near the middle. In the death of A. <’. Hallman, Negro youth, on July 4, the jury ruled that, “He came to his death of his own carelessness from jumping from the back of a moving truck." The testimony was to the effect that the deceased was trying to retrieve his hat which had blown off. He died in a Columbia hospital several hours later from head injuries. The jury ruled that Joe Lewis Singley, young Negro man who died June 22, came to his death as the result of a bullet wound acci dentally inflicted by O’Neal Bick- ley. Bickley was showing Singley a ,22 German pistol offered for sale by a friend, when it discharg ed striking Singley in the chest. The accident occurred at a service station near Little Mountain. business it can lay hands on. This is what must v.orry New York. If enough rival ports feel the same way, and go at their raiding as militant!y, even New York’s pre eminent position will he seriously damaged. The Port of New York Author ity some time ago opened offices out John H. Shirey Dies Monday John Henry Shirey, 76, died Monday night at the home of his niece, Miss Ruby Kinard, Pope Street in Newberry, after several years of declining health. Mr. Shirey was born and rear ed in Lexington County, a son of the late Nordaci and Elizabeth Bickley Shirey. He was a mem ber of Lexington Baptist Church. He was a barber having worked in Columbia before moving to Newberry more than 30 years ago, where he was with the New berry Hotel Barber Shop until his retirement six years ago. Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. He was the last surviving member of his im mediate family. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p.m. "Wednesday at the McSwain Funeral Home in New berry by Rev. Dr. Clarence K. Derrick. Burial was in Old Lex ington Baptist Church Cemetery at 4:45 p.m. Pallbearers were Rufus Boozer, Fred Rodelsperger, B. C. Shealy, Joe Boland, Claude Bouknight, and Ray Timmerman. town to get business for this port. A few years ago the South Carolina State Ports Auth ority opened similar agencies—one right in this city—and has been "stealing” business ever since. In some cases, rates are lower. In others, the advantage lies in a virtually complete absence of pil ferage on the docks, and less labor trouble. This was the real expla nation behind the increase at Charleston which led the federal government to report: "In total volume of ousiness done, one of the most spectacular advances in the nation was in South Carolina, where that dist rict’s $280 million was 14.7 per cent better than in 1960—sixth greatest rate of rise among all districts.” Charleston’s incredible boom has come while New York has been battling to keep on top of the heap. Actually it has come only in the last five years. In 1956 Charleston was 65th place in the national rating. That year the state of South Carolina passed a law allowing the Ports Authority to issue general obliga tion bonds. A year later construc tion started on modernizing the city’s piers. Within a year the port’s business curve started mounting. “If you keep ships waiting— even a day—you can throttle busi ness seriously,” said Capt. C. G. Barr Jr., general manager of the SCSPA. “When you’re fighting to get business from other ports you can’t antagonize either shippers or carriers.” Capt. Barr, just retired from the Navy and hired to spark Char leston’s search for business, said “a new breed of men” in South Carolina is responsible for the up swing. “Eeveryone—pilots, tugboat op erators, steamship agents, steve doring firms, shippers and labor— is cooperating to get cargo mov ing through this port,” said the Captain. “It’s one big, compatible team.” The best proof of how the team work pays off is Charleston’s de- Saturday Is Recreation Day Recreation Day will get under way Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at Mollohon playground. There will be a number of field events in three different age groups. Al so there will be free snowballs for the children. Everyone will he admitted to the swimming pool free all day Saturday. The pool will close at 9 a.m. on Saturday night one hour earlier than normal. There will be a softball game at 7 p.m. at Speer street field be tween two -women teams. This ' -j be followed by two all-star mens softball teams. The events will be closed at the Youth center Saturday night with a record hop dance. A similar program will be car ried on for the colored iccreation division of the Recreation depart ment. College Tickets Still On Sale “Take your family out to foot ball games at Newberry college this fall; purchase tickets now while they are available at re duced prices,” says L. C. Graham, college director of Public Relat ions. Under the family plan, parents may purchase season tickets at reduced prices and a season ticket for each child for one dollar. This enables the entire family to sit together at low cost. High school students may pur chase a season ticket in the stu dent section and save $3.90. Mem bers of the Indian club who have not yet reserved tickets may do so before August 30. After August 30, all tickets will be sold at the regular price. COLLIER NEELS HAVE VISITORS Hibbett Neel of Nashville ,Tenn. is spending this week with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. Collier Neel on the Belfast Road. Hibbett, the son of Walter Neel, is a rising senior at Vanderbilt University. Miss Tucky Neel, who was graduated from Peabody College in June with a degree in library science, and who has been study ing at Emoiy University this sum mer, is also visiting her parents and her brother, Collier, before assuming her position at the Med ical Library of the University of South Carolina this fall. Ncwbern <ity SiimoU f\u thr first time, arc remindi'd that they must enroll at the Sneers Street School from now until \ 11 c u s i 31 between the hours of u a.m. and 4 p.m. Students entering N’ewhirry High School, grades nine through 12, must enroll at the high school August 20 through August 27 be tween 9 a.m. and 1 1 :20 a.m. This does not include students from the Silver-street and Bush River areas. Rental books will be issued a: ! the schools as follows: Junior High Grades seven and eight—August 22 and 23 between j the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon, and 1 :30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Boundary Street—-Grades tw . , through six- August 20 and 21 between the hours of 9 a.m. ami 12 noon, and 1:30 n.m. and 4 p.m.! Speers St reet Grades two through six August 24 and 27 between 9 a.m. and noon; and 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. The juices o are as fellows. G rade Grade (1 rade --$4 (Mi; Grade U rade G radi books arai Eagle Scout At the meeting of the New berry Lions Club on August 6, Charlie Epps, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Epps, was present ed his Eagle Badge by Lion John F. Clarkson, Chairman of the Troop Committee of Troop 66, which is sponsored by the Lions Club. Charlie became a Tenderfoot Scout in February 1957, Second Class in July 1957, First Class in August 1958, Star in February 1959 and life in February 1960. He has served as Patrol Leader of the Flying Eagle Patrol and is a member of the Order of the Arrow, National Camping Fra ternity. He has also been award ed the God and Country Award. t he 1ental books Grade 2 $3.00; ' 4 — $4,64 ; • ’*—-$4.83 ; 8 — $5.47. Books may bo rented at Fperr Schools for 5—$4.86; 7—$4.64; } k. and Boundary Street either school. Halts for renting locker key.-.: Grade 9—August 20-21, 9 a.m.- to 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m ! Grade 10—August 22-23, 9 a.m. : to 11:30 a.m.; 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. j Grade 11—August 24, 9 a.m. to! 11:30 a.m.; 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ' Grade 12—August 27, 9 a.m. to! 11:30 a.m.; 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mr. Beck also calls attention to a meeting of all mothers and or fathers of all students entering the first grade, which will he held at the Speers Street School audi torium Wednesday, August 22. at 10 a.m. He urges parents to make a note of the meeting and make every effort to attend. Prosperity Elementary School Superintendent H. M. Reden baugh announces that books will be rented at the Prosperity Ele mentary School on August 31 s’, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Pomaria Elementary School Books will be rented at the Po maria School from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 31st, according to a statement issued by William Lom- inick, Superintendent of Schools. A lot of work goes into planning a two weeks encampment for 600 men, and among those who helped formulate plans for the 1st AW Battalion trip to Fort Stewart, Ga. Sunday are, seated, from lift, SEC Curtie (>. Chapman, 1st Sgt. James D. Perry, Major James C. Lester, 1st Sgt. Wilbur A. Nichols, S Sgt. Thomas L. Richardson; standing. SEC Albert B. Jones member of the Army Ad- visory (.roup to the 1st Bn.; WO James L. Miller and SEC J. C. McLeod. (Sunphoto) 350Guardsmen Leave Sunday For Summer Camp At Stewart Midland Area Tour Is Today A group of 40 business men j from Columbia will visit Newber ry County today (Thursday) as part of a movement to create an identity for the Midlands Area and to develop a better under standing and closer cooperation among the citizens in the Mid lands Are:. The trip, ihe seventh to towns in the Midlands, is being sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of ( ommerce. The group will visit Parr Shoals, Prosperity, Newberry, and New berry College. On the college campus, they will be shown “An Item on the Budget”, an interest ing film about Newberry College. The trip will end at the Newber ry Country Club where the group will be guests at a reception and dinner. Francis R. Dixon, Chairman of the Midlands Relations Committee is in charge of the tour. Ben Rob inson, Executive Secretary of the Newberry County Development Board, is helping with the arrange ments. Recognized For Welfare Service Joe B. Connelly of Prosperity, a member of the Newberry county Board of Public Welfare, has re ceived a Certificate of Merit for his services. The Citation reads: “In recognition and appreciation of 25 years of meritorious service with the South Carolina State De partment of Public Welfare.” These awards were made to 18 county Board members, 10 of the State staff personnel, 23 county directors and 25 other county staff workers, a total of 76. The certificates were presented by Dr. Arthur B. Rivers, State Director, at the annual meeting of the county directors and casework supervisors in Columbia on Aug ust 1st. Drivers Still Going Too Fast One hundred twenty-one persons were served with warrants in Magistrate Ben Dawkins’ jurisdic tion during the month of July, and fines collected totaled $1887, ac cording to the Magistrate’s report for July. Half of the cases were charges of driving too fast for conditions. Other charges, ranging in number from one to ten, includ ed driving under suspension, pub lic drunk, improper parking on highway, no driver’s license, fol lowing too closely, improper pass ing, failure to stop for stop sign,, reckless driving, failure to yield right of way, driving on wrong side of highway, excessive noise, driving left of center, assault and batteiy, disorderly conduct, and a number of other charges. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Rouche are now making their home at 1101 ^ Fair St. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bright have moved to 2540 Fair Ave. to make their home. With the 228th Signal Group, S.; (’. National Guard from Newberry! well in its first week of annual summer training at Fort Gordon, Ga.. preparations are being made for a much larger convoy of Guardsmen to depart Sunday for two weeks field training at Fort Stewart, Ga. All Newberry units of the 1st AW Battalion, and the 246th Army Band, will leave the local armory Sunday morning at 6:30. Joining them at Saluda will be units of the Battalion from Clinton and Laurens. The entire convoy will rontinue on the long, hot road that leads to the sprawl ing Georgia base. Altogether about 600 men, over 350 of them from Newberry, will don fatigues, pitch tents and settle down to two weeks of be coming more proficient in their assigned military tasks. Lt. Col. James W. Henderson commands the 1st Battalion, which consists of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, A Battery and C Battery, all of Newberry; B Battery of Clinton and D Bat tery of Laurens. -Battery C, claimed by its mem bers to be the best National Guard unit in the state, and winner in 1960 of the coveted Eisenhower trophy for the best trained unit in the state, is commanded by Capt. Wm. M. Minick. There are five officers and 125 enlisted men in the Battery, and 1st Sgt- James O. Perry is administrative supply technician. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery has 13 officers, most of whom serve the entire Battalion, and 102 enlisted men. Capt. Wil liam H. Leaph 6 Jr. is command ing officer o j Battery and M- Sgt. J. C. McLeod is Sergeant Maj«r and administrative supply technician. Battery A, the newest unit in Newberry, is commanded by Capt. Robert C. Underwood, and consists of five officers and 87 enlisted men. 1st Sgt. Wilbur A.Nichols is administrative supply techni- ci an. The 246th Army Band, which will go to camp with the 1st Bat talion, consists of its director, CWO Charles Pruitt, and 26 bandsmen. B Battery of Clinton has four officers and 108 enlisted men; D ' Battery of Laurens has five offi cers and 109 enlisted men. Many wives and children will be on hand early Sunday morning to see the citizen-soldiers off—and more will gather two weeks later, about 2 p.m., to welcome them back. The advance detachment of four officers and 29 enlisted men left this (Thursday) morning to make preparations for the arrival of the troops Sunday. When the convoy reaches ns destination, the re mainder of Sunday will be spent getting the camp established. Mon day the M-42 guns will be placed ready for firing, and test firing will be the order of business for the next four days. Saturday will be set aside for inspection—inspection by the Ad jutant General of South Carolina, Major General Frank D. Pinck ney, and a group of distinguished visitors who will accompany him to Stewart Friday and remain un til Saturday for “Visitors Day.” The troops will have a break over the weekend, and on the second Monday will go to the “field” for a four-day problem. Waiting for them at the end of four days of “roughing it” will be a happier occasion—for the last Friday at camp is pay day for the troops. The Guardsmen will leave on Sunday at 7 a.m. for the journey home. Arrival time is expected to be about 2 p.m. i i Call to Prayer Dear Lord, help ub to see that if our work for Thee is hampered by fear it is because we feel that we are working alone, and help us to realize that when we are working for Thee we are working with Thee, that our hands may not tremble in Thy service. Amen*. Mrs. T. E. Davis left Tuesday for Darien, Conn, where she will spend a month with her daughter, Mrs. Gates Beckwith and family. Mrs. Estelle Summer of Aiken spent the weekend and Monday with her sister, Miss Marie Moore on College St. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 12: Mrs. Sallie T. West, J. J. Boazman, Clarence Kinard, Mrs. Gordon Leslie, J. Dave Caldwell, Pat Rayfield, Clyde Livingston, Bill Stuck, W. Er nest Merchant. Aug. 13: Micky Jenkins, Rosa lind Werts, Tom P. Wicker, Dave Waldrop, R. C. Hunter, Alfreda Livingston, Mrs. F. C. Hentz, Barbara Alice Amick, F. J. Ken- nerley II, Henry David Warren, Mrs. D. M. Shull. Aug. 14: Tip Hargrove, Mrs. Kathleen Plampin, Mrs. Clay Ballentine, Carroll Looney, Loris Boland, Deborah Brady, Dudley Dominick, Miss Sudie Dennis, Patricia Lake, Ike Dennis Jr., Debbie Lipscomb, P. K. Fuller, Rev. Paul Petty. Aug. 15: Mrs. James Mills, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. William Partridge, Mary Lane Chapman, Mrs. Ruth Walton, Ann Leopard, Mrs. Arthur Eargle, Charlotte Pelham, Gary Pope, Dow Bed- enbaugh, Josephine Ann Tindall, Cecil E .Merchant, Ella Rae Blake, Rev. Bob Long. Aug. 16: Price K. Harmon, Mrs- Holland Sligh, Barney Yates, Billie Dickert, Cynthia Sue Merchant, Martha Folk, Mary Katherine Stone, Mary Bedenbaugh, Cathy Graham, Mary Ann Long, Clyde Living ston Jr., Mary Baker. Aug. 17: Mrs. M. P. Davis, Mrs. Seth A. Meek. Leila Kay Singley, John H. Boozer, Frank Gilbert, Bodney Outz, Jeannie Armfield, John Earl Smith, Boyd Hobson Parr, Mrs. Bobby Haw kins. Aug. 18: Griffin Coleman, Mrs. B. F. Hawkins, Sinclair Kemper, Billy Vanderford, Mi chael Cameron Johnson, Clar ence B. Hazel, Eugene Smith, Eunice H. Hawkins, Tom E. Longshore.