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X I ■ ] u u , "f utl .>• »-.»<> ’ r * ■ > 'it r i.i h■ >11 . *’.■<>nu'n uf ; iptis. VOLUMK X; NI M’rJKit XFWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. SHRTKMBER 2*‘. U»G2 .22.UO RHR YEAR By The Way By DCRlS A. SANDERS i >\ I HI U \'i "< I 1;:. ; ! i l. I.. Impressions Of America Are Given By Young Egyptian Cantrell On County Board / Thomas mire has Cantrell of \\ h;t- i ' • •-S '' : ^ , h, re r...s .»!! ;e.a. orv'i.ii ea t,i,e , u : t«< !-e a "m-xioa.' wet-i" ..mi v. a*'' nr i e. he - n.ed a ! • unlati-T. * » t::e eff-e; ’A.:n tr.e 2eer> *nrv et 2*at* . 11* '> ta.-a v: r.m star';, ami v.a>r.': :»e ;.ar to aan. oil I:." D. *: S 'a Uv\ . We mast ta.-.e oraeti-.n to e i a .a ate tr.e iitiXrr...- w e < O', tne Con.mis.-x.::* • teiis as. l> -<* eat ton.-eed sellers have oeea al- i iw. 'i to slip .r.—or not take out 07 n per iKiUiai oi eottoiiset vi. 7his. am nano to a definition in my dictionary, is causing eo;- 1 up.: n to morals among- cotton i a 1 rm rs. 1 can ’.veil imagine these farmers might forget trnir Sun- day-go-to-Meeting manners wire n confronted with a cotton fieid on which tae main crop :< cockieuurs. Mr. Harrt Ison ciictr. t say so <::r- ectiy. :*ut re imp.ied tnat many acre-, ef eottormimi hare aeen a- band >rea on account «.>l turn sticky, clinging ptmt. X.eulcss to say. c-.tton growers are happy tnat the ('omm.ssioner isn't going to allow any more* ours to appear in coiton.-e*. cl. oat ’tie seed sellers are a little more con cerned. It's a poky Jon getting rid of the pesky rascals. 1 he seed must be tic iinted, then the 'leant- ed seod must be washed sc tnat the burs, which float, can be re- mo v ed. We offer- our best wishes for succe.-s to the Commissioner's de termined efforts to remove a por tion of the sticky side of life. tr. t. t i u ibw . i 1 a p fie had ilolie in a * 1 m a- ed bn dec !- to seeK re-elect icflr- 1 h«‘ d . ISiCdUCls Were eU.I 1 (!. and nhserxer 1 of Kai- i]- txamme. couei haroiy ,;oy. Trie re was fin- ie a new ehairman of the : 1 *.h;' 1 • i hdurruttee or. hiducatioii alui Lai.or—a ‘iit»* raih •'! i.e- e is incieed ;i n*‘w ehan - n.an of tnis aii-;mportant eom- rmttee—nut let's see who he *s, ami what we've got. His name is Adam < layton lYw.ol. He is. un- f.dtunatily for the Negro race, a Negro. He is from Harlem. Ami until a so! rier example of negli gence ami arrog.iitce comes along. Powell will tie ;n a class :.y :.*m- seif. ’•This is the mar. who was : . \ t .n ..ne all a.oilg to succeed t < n- grcssman Darden as chairman id t:.c Kducat’on and I.anur c'ommlt- tee. Since tins was the ra.-e, it ,s fair to assume that labor, and the vaiious pressure groups, n.lui W-,y' .mm . > '"it :y m m* m s mi* 1 m mm mm mg \ ictor Makari of Egypt talks about his home land, and his im pressions of America, to Sun reporter Doris A. Sanders, hollow ing the intercie'A last Thursday, both were guests of Dr. Neil E. Truesdel! at the Newberry Rotary (Tub meeting, during which lime Mr. Makari addressed the Rotarians, repeating many of the observations contained in the story herewith. (Sunphoto.) been elected by the New berry County Development Board as a new director. Mr. Cantreii was elected to complete the un expired term of Luke B. Hart, who has recently moved to Fort Mill. Mr. Cantrell is manager of the State Bank and Trust Company in Whitmiie. John F. Clarkson, president of the Board, stated, “We regret very much losing Mr. Hart. He has made a substantial contribu tion to the work of the group, but we are delighted to have as a replacement for him a man of Mr. Cantrell’s fine qualifications.” Election of the new director took place at the September meet ing of the Board’s directors. rv > m a *•■**•< m f.-iv : JCw.Coiiv PI Ss:M 111 •Mlm man wi.o na.- spent !o so. W .thin Is of his two years after the return of the Yirti : Emmanuel Makari is a Would he aide to do so. ...e liberal press iireteri'ed Adam (. .aytot; Poweii s Kind id 'states manship’ to that of Hap Barden. Weil, now they've got it. “Congressman Powell has the rankest record of absenteeism in ;ne Congress except for erne eld erly New York Congressman who hardly ever shows up in Washing ton But we’re in no mood to com plain. It would suit us if Powell never returns to the Nation's cap ital. Still, it is intriguing to note what Mr. Powell does with his time—and the taxpayers’ money— while he is supposed to be in Washington. “On August Sth, Congressman Powell sailed from New York for Europe aboard the Queen Mary. With a straight face, he told newsmen that he was going abroad to study 'equal rights for women’. To help him make this study, he took along two handsome women. Both are on his payroll in Wash ington. One is Miss Corinne Huff, his receptionist, who was runner- up in a Miss Universe contest a few years ago. The other was a divorcee, Mrs. Tamara Wall, who is employed by the Health and Education Committee. Not going- on the trip, we might mention, was Mrs. Powell who lives in Puerto Rico and who draws, more than $12,000 a year of the tax payers’ money as some sort of as sistant to Congressman Powell. “Well, now, Jet’s get back to the study that Powell was making in Europe. The State Department— using your money, remember—fell all over itself arranging for cour tesies for this little group in Eu rope. First, there were reserva tions at the notorious Lido Club in Paris, which is world-famous for its nude shows. There were staff cars waiting to pick up Pow ell and the two women and trans- poil them around to various night spots. A special government work er was sent to meet Powell at the boat to deliver taxpayers’ money to him for his (if you’ll pardon the expression) ’investigation’. “But who was it who threw the overalls into Mr. Powell’s chow der? Why, it was that little $12,- 000-a-year housewife in Puerto Rico, that’s who! Word got around that Mrs. Powell didn’t like this whole affair, so the Congressman cut short his European ‘investiga tion’ and arrived in Puerto Rico last week, two weeks ahead of schedule. “This is the man the “liberals” wanted instead of Hap Barden as chairman of the Education and La bor Committee. Well, they got him. And who’s that laughing be hind his hand down at New Bern ? Anybody else wish Hap Barden was back in Washington?” THAT’S THE DAY! Mrs. Mary Frances McCullough, county school lunch supervisor, was kind enough to ask me to vis it any of the school cafeterias at my convenience. I promised not to take undue advantage of the in vitation, and as yet, I haven’t got ten around to any of them this year. I hope to one of these days— and just now I have a special day in mind. I notice that lunch program dir ectors from throughout the state will be meeting in Columbia this weekend. One of the items on the agenda is a banquet, at which they will be served fresh fruit cocktail, relishes, tossed chef’s salad, bacon- wrapped sirloin steak with mush rooms, buttered potatoes, whole green beans, rolls, butter, and strawberry shortcake. Now when Mrs. McCullough gets back home and schedules a menu like that for the school cafeter ias—that’s the day I’d like to ac cept that invitation. NOT TOO EARLY I don’t think it is too early to start thinking of something else that has become obnoxious—and that’s Halloween. In addition to hoping that the police will do something to protect citizens against roughnecks this year. I also hope that teachers will stop placing so much emphasis on what in days gone by was an occasion for fun, but is nothing but a nui sance and a menace now. Whether Duncan Johnson likes my telling them or not, I make the suggestion that it would be much better if they spend their time on things more educational, such as Veter ans Day, which follows shortly after Halloween. I guess I’m just an old crank, but frankly, this business of parents and teachers thinking they must “entertain” the children has gone a little too far. It is time they were being taught work is necessary if they are ever to amount to anything. The place for them to be entertained is not the classroom. P. S. to you irate parents and teachers: I just left town. rrs YOUR MONEY Do you like what the Congress is doing with your money in Wash ington? During the war, when the In ternal Revenue Service began reaching into the pockets of al most .every wage earner, I didn’t mind paying income tax. It was needed, I thought, and I was hap py to be able to do a little for the “war effort”. Shortly after the war I went to work for a Congressman in Wash ington, and there began my dis illusionment, which has now turn ed into dismay, with the way your money and mine is wasted. A classic example of the utter ly ridiculous things that you and I pay for is the recent trip of one Congressman Adam Clayton Pow- touri>t> to this country, they had funds to brh Victor here fur graduate study. you: •Ji veai's in sell 017;—and during T } ;u 2 t . yeais has earned a Bache- raised sufficient funds to bnn* v of Divinin' degree and in ad , . ,r;a.n na^ earned credits for the | R took four months for mm to Ma-ter of i heoiogv degree from j the necessary papers to en- | able him to leave Egypt and come to the United States, but Victor two seminaries. For several weeks last summer, and again this summer, Victor V-.i assisted the pastor of Ave- in ! leigh Presbyterian Church i Newberry. ! A resident of El Mahalla El Ku- | bra, Egypt, he is the eldest of six i hiidren of a Presbyterian minis ter. His father is pastor of a charge of The Coptic Evangelical Church, the Egyptian equivalent of the Presbyterian Church ir. this country. finally arrived at Columbia Theo logical Seminary in Decatur, Ga., five weeks after the beginning of the fall term. It was there that he made the acquaintancf of Mis'-' Althea Truesdell, daughter of the pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, which led to his working part time in Newberry during two summers. In a year’s time, Victor earned sufficient course credits for a Master of Theology degree at Co lt is the exception to go to | i um bj a j^ e hoped to begin work kindergarten at age three i R j on a Doctor of Divinity degree at LfAPD \ ictor tells, but a PP ,il ~ j pvjnceton Theological Seminary in ently my mother wanted to get, New j ersey> but found out about v—bo miAno-K, the preliminary examinations too J. Boggs Dies In Columbia J. -Boggs died Monday at the Veterans hospital in Columbia. His wife is the former Miss Mildred Perry of Newberry, and he was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Boyd Jac obs. Funeral services were held Tues day at 2 p.m. at Lincolnton, N. C. Attending the services from New berry were Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. An nie Leaman and Mrs. Johnny Werts. me out of the house” he jokingly adds. He spent three years in a church operated kindergarten, then went to primary school for four yeais. All public schools are standardized throughout the coun try and are under government supervision, he stated, but each province has the equivalent of a hoard of trustees to manage the schools. Following the primary grades, Victor spent four years in Prep aratory (junior high) school, one year in a government secondary school and two years in an Ameri can Secondary School, Assiut Col lege, in the city of the same name. This is a Presbyterian Missionary school. “In public school we are requir ed to take seven years in English, and in addition we must take an other foreign language,” the youthful student said, adding that much emphasis is also placed on math, a subject he likes very much. Following grartuation from As siut College, Victor attended the Eva' elical Theological Seminary in ' and received the Bache lor of bi.inity degree. He served a small church following gradua tion and also worked with the Committee cm Literacy and Christ ian Education, a world-wide com mittee of the Presbyterian Church with headquarters in Egypt and New York. Although he was called to serve a church, he has not been ordained “I was making plans to come to the United States, and did not feel it would be fair to accept the call, be ordained, then leave in a short time,” he said. During the summer after his second year in Seminary, Victor was preaching at a Cairo church, where he was assisting the minis ter. On Sunday, a tourist guide led a group of American tourists to this church. There was no prior arrangement—the guide just hap pened to pick the church in which the young seminary student was preaching. “I was preaching in Arabic and they couldn’t under stand a word. Our hymns also were sung in Arabic, but the tunes were familiar to the tourists,” Victor recalls. “The only thing they understood in the whole serv ice were the Biblical names ‘Shad- rach, Meshach and Abednego’.” Among the tourists were several ministers of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. They talked to Vic tor after the services and asked if he would like to do graduate study in America. “Yes” was his reply, but he didn’t know when he late to make proper preparations He went to Princeton anyway, and again earned credits for a Master of Theology degree from that Seminary. This week he returns to Princeton and will write two theses—one for each degree, and do further graduate study. Next summer he will return to Egypt (“I am very homesick,” he says) where he will work. He hopes eventually to return to America for further work on his doctorate degree. In addition to time spent in Newberry, Victor worked seven weeks last summer with the Billy Graham Crusade in Philadelphia, and spent nine weeks this summer in Green Lake, Wis., at an Inter national Christian Writers’ Semin ar, held at the American Baptist Assembly grounds. The Seminar was interdenominational and was conducted for persons who are, or will rvcome writers of Christian literature. What does Victor think of Am erica ? “This will sound funny, but I am very impressed with the Am erican kitchen; not the modern conveniences—we have those in Egypt—but the fact that in Am erica the kitchen seems to be the family center. So much time is spent there. I like that.” “I like the parent-child relation ship but sometimes the ‘sweetness’ of that relationship goes too far, and the child has no respect for the parent.” “Americans are very self-con scious. They criticize themselves too much.” “Neighbors are not close to each other. People sometimes think they don’t need each other.” What does Victor think of Egypt ? “Egypt is not the Pyramids, or the Sphinx or the temples; nor is it the Aswan Dam, which is an in teresting project and will prove profitable; nor is it camels—and incidentally, I’ve never been on a camel: Egypt is a living country. Its people may have a darker com plexion than Americans, but their hearts and souls are of the same ingredients. This is true of the whole human race. Man is man, wherever he may be found.” “Egypt is not, and never will be headed toward Communism.” When asked, aside from person al and family considerations, whether he would rather remain in America or return to Egypt, Vic tor tactfully replies: “America is a nice country. No one could object to living here. I COURT HEARS TRIAL AND GUILTY PLEAS By MRS. A H. COUNTS Court of General Sessions con vened in Newberry Monday will; Judge William L. Rhodes, Jr., of Hampton, presiding. The Grand Jury returned 20 true bills of indictment and in addition, commended the county supervisor for the general good appearance of the county home, stockade and shop and the way he had carried J out last year’s recommendations. The jurors also found the county jail, the community hall and the library in good shape but recom mended repairing a leak in the roof of the agricultural building, screening for sleeping quarters of the chain gang, and a cooling sys tem for the jury room. Harry Wicker, a white man in dicted for larceny and receiving stolen goods, was represented by Steve and Gene Griffith, attor neys. The state called five wit nesses to the stand. G. W. Jacobs of Newberry and R. C. Neel of Silverstreet, both dairy farmers, related that each had missed an animal from their farms on or about April 12 of this year. They reported that about a month later they were notified to come to the Harry Wicker farm. where they met Deputies J. C.l Neel, Charles Senn and L. L. Hen-| derson. Both Neel and Jacobs iden tified their animals in the Wicker) pasture. ’ James Miller, a Negro, testified that he accompanied James Elkin, also a Negro, in a truck to the Neel farm where they got a steer and placed it in the Wicker pas ture about midnight. Later they returned to Jacobs’ dairy and picked up an animal there, he said, and carried it to the Wicker farm. Hiller stated that he did not see anyone at the Wicker farm and he did not know anything about a money transaction. He said Elk ins had paid him $10 for helping with delivering the animals. James Elkins was not called to testify. Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel tes tified that Wicker told him that the cows had been delivered to his home during the night and that he saw them the next morn ing. Officers stated that Wicker told them he thought he had paid about $35 for the animals. After hearing testimony, Judge Rhodes ruled that the offense of grand larceny be stricken from the charge. The jury then found Wicker not guilty of receiving stolen goods. Following the Wicker case, James Hiller and James Elkin pleaded guilty to two counts of larceny and receiving stolen goods. Prior to sentencing, Judge Rhodes heard County Agent A1 Busby state that dairy farming was an important segment of the economy (Continued on Page 4) think it is fair to say that Egyp tians are generally a people who love their homeland. Personally, 1 think I owe Egypt the dawn of my life and it would be extremely selfish if I desert my people and escape the needs that maybe in a little way, I could meet. I think I owe my home, the church and the country more than I could pos sibly give.” The many friends he has made during his sojourn in America will follow with interest the promising career of this intelligent, dedicated young man, and along with their interest will be their best wishes for his future study and work. Among the Workers for Workman gathered at the court house Thursday night to hear an address by Prof. Ernest B. Rogers Jr., of C Unison College were, from left, Horace Martin of Prosperity, Dr. Jimmy Seymour of M hitmire. Prof. Rogers, Prof. N. Kibler Williamson, chairman of the New'berry County Workman for Senate Committee, Mrs. Williamson and Miss Margaret Paysinger. (Sunphoto) Road Back Is Rough, But It Must Be Taken, Rogers Asserts Mrs. Julia Wise Services Today Mrs. Julia Summer Wise, wife of Jake R. Wise, Newberry County serviee officer, of 1145 Summer St., died Tuesday night at New berry County Memorial Hospital after several years of declining health. She was born and reared in Newberry, a daughter of the late John Harrison and Huldah Cromer Summer. She had taught in the Newberry schools and at Moliohon School for more than 20 years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and the ULCW. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Before her retire ment in 1959, she was a member of many state educational asso ciations. Surviving in addition to her hus band are two sisters, Mrs. Hal Kohn Sr. and Mrs. Charles Rag land Sr., both of Newberry, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at Mc- Swain Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. H. A. McCullough. Inter ment will follow in Rosemont Ce metery. The body will remain at the funeral home. The family will be at the home. 1145 Summer St. Pallbearers will be G. L. Sum mer, Jr., T. Roy Summer, Jr., Hal Kohn, Jr., James H.- Sum mer, Dr. R. E. Livingston, Dr. Allen Wise, H. Tom Summer and C. Waiter Summer. George D. Way Dies In Atlanta George D. Way, former resi dent of Newberry, died early Sat urday morning at his home, 808 Drewry NE, Atlanta, Ga He was born and reared in New berry, a son of Mrs. Brooksie Den nis Way and the late Dr. P. E. Way Sr. He was a graduate of Clemson College in the class of 1937. Since that time he had made his home in Atlanta, Ga. He married the former Sara Suber of Newberry, who died in 1961. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. P. E. Way, of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. David (Sophie) Long of Newberry; one brother, Maj. Powell E. Way Jr., of Savannah, Ga., and several nieces and nep hews. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at McSwain Funeral Home by Rev. Thurmond H. Vickery. Burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Ceme tery near Pomaria. Active pallbearers were Pete Coleman, Johnson Hagood Clary, Hal Kohn ’r., Harry Cleland Sr., Anderson Cooper and John Chap pell Sr. AUGUST BOND SALES Series E and H Savings Bonds sales for August in Newberry County tota* .d $12,131.00 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings Bonds Chairman. Prof. Ernest B. Rogers, Jr., Clemson College professor and winner of a Freedom Foundation George Washington Honor Medal in 1960, addressed a group of Workmen for Senate workers at the Newberry courthouse Thurs day night. He was introduced by Prof. N. Kibler Williamson, chair man of the Newberry County Workman for Senate Committee. Prof. Rogers, in his interesting manner, traced the decline of civ ilizations, from the Biblical days of Abraham through the fall of the Roman empire. In each in stance, he said, the people who were free demanded welfare and security. “More than freedom, they wanted these things, and in the end, they lost all,” he stated. The speaker described the writ ing of the United States Constitu tion, with its checks on centralized authority. “The men who wrote the Constitution recognized the danger of a government with un limited power to tax,” he said. “The Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution to insure against an all powerful central government, Prof. Rogers contin ued, “and none of these amend ments has been so flagrantly vio lated as the 9th and 10th” which delegate to the states all powers not specifically delegated to the United States. He recounted the adoption of the 16th Amendment, giving gov ernment the right to tax to the limit, individual income. “Believe it or not,” he said, “the opponents of this measure intro duced the bill to amend the Con stitution, making it so objection able they knew it wouldn’t pass ... but as fate would have it, it was rather quickly ratified by the States.” He described the beginning of centralized power in government as in 1932, “when socialist revolu tionaries of every shade from slightest pink to deep red” invad ed Washington. “Indications are that each apparently had his say, and much of what was said was followed.” From that time on, the speaker said, the people of this country have been demanding—as have the people since Biblical times—^wel fare and security, and getting it, at the price of individual freedom. “The road back will be rough, but it must be taken,” Prof. Rog ers said. “In conclusion, I want to ask this question: ‘What are you doing to protect that little piece of America for which you are responsible?’ ” Following Prof. Rogers talk, Mr. Williamson told the group that over 200 persons have volun teered their active services to help elect W. D. Workman, Jr. to the United States Senate on Novem ber 6th. “Since it has become known through news media that I am chairman of this committee,” he said, “many persons have called or stopped by my home to offer their services, as well as finan cial contributions.” He expressed opt. 'i?m that “we can win” but, he warned, each of the 2t ' work ers and others interested ir. Work man’s candidacy must work con stantly between now and Novem ber 6th. “Although the situation looks almost too good to be true,” he said, “we cannot pat ourselves on the back and become compla cent.” He urged that precinct workers check their registration lists and see that every known Workman voter has a registration certificate. The last chance for securing cer tificates to vote on November 6 will be October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Mr. Williamson also mentioned plans for getting Workman voters to the polls. He announced there would be another meeting of workers on October 4th at which time Mrs. Stanley Armitage, professor at Converse College, will speak. He told the group that “Workman Day” in Newberry will be Octo ber 18, beginning with Mr. and Mrs. Workman arriving in Whit mire at 6:30 a.m., and culminat ing with a banquet at Newberry High School that evening. Only 76 seats will be available and tickets at $2.00 each will be on sale in tha near future ,he said. Following these announcements, a general discussion of campaign procedurs was held. - BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Miss Katherine Rebecca Trues dell left Wednesday for Waynes boro, Va., where she will be a stu dent at Fairfax Hall. She was ac companied to Waynesboro by her father, Dr. Neil Truesdell, and sis ter, Miss Althea Truesdell. Sept. 23: Mrs. W. O. Miller, Su san Hawkins, Cecil E. Kinard, Jackie Clarkson, Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey, Sr., Robert Glymph, Edward Epting, Gerald Grif fith, Jimmy Kester, Mrs^ Charlie Altman, Susan Paige Nichols. Sept. 24: George Rodelsperg- er, Robert E. Wike, Barbara Way Carter, I’on Stuck, Joyce Ann Swygert, Gary Beden- baugh, Mrs. Carol Hipp, Patricia Graham, Beth Baker. Sept. 25: Strother Paysinger, Pinckney Abrams, Mrs. W. B. Goggins, Kay Dawkins, Tommy Lewis, Eddie Lominack, Mrs. Clem I. Youmans, William R. Buford, Mrs. Grace Graham Pence, Patsy Walton, Mrs. Ma rie Nicosia, Mrs. Earl Bozard, Mrs. Bonnie Bowers. Sept. 26: J. Ervin Wilson, Peggy Lominack, Harold Bow ers, Gail Phillips, Susan Cook, Lynn Lipscomb, Linda Cannon, Beth Underwood. Sept. 27: Miss Frances Jones, Dr. N. E. Truesdell, Mrs. Ruth Roberts, Billie Lathrop, Mrs. Carroll Eargle, Newton Dickert, Malcolm Amick Sr., Kay Domi nick, Carolyn Lipscomb, Alice Paysinger, Hariett Hagood Clary. Sept. 28: Bobby Gilliam, Joe Dominick, Harold Wicker, Mrs. Ray Doolittle, W. A. Webb, Mrs. Gary Lee Ringer, Rev. Geo. R. Pettigrew, Mrs. A. J. Briggs. Sept 29: Mrs. Clarence B. Sligh, Virginia Glymph, Laura N. Bowers, Mrs. Olirt Graham, Harold Brown Folk, Mrs. Rich ard Caldwell, Drayton Minick, E. B. Carlisle, Sue Ellen Wkker, Mary Lou Weir, Mrs. A1 Wei- gle, Gus Franklin, Celia Brooks. -