Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tt {.(• fail about it, Anr.s- r.t-ver bat, any this e . n c< mns n v% . tt tint, \\ f i \ . W T . 1 -' ’ * \N . A niyi” at tin Xe\vi.e"ry H; Scis'td cafett-na. Mis W >rkman wi;i make a .'ho/t talk, ami wid chat inftirm- i al’y with h:.- -uppts ters duri: y tht j ia li v. THE LADIES OF NEWBERRY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, in their new trim suits, pose with the gentlemen of the business as the Association plans its open house of the newly-decorated building on College Street tonight. From left to right, seated, are Mrs. Drusilla Ber- r\ of the Batesburg branch office; Mrs. Marjorie Graham, Mrs. Ethel Stone, Mrs. Sarah Ruff, Mrs. Mary Sue Clary, Mrs. Sarah Schumpert of the branch office and Mrs. Hazel Slaton. Standing, from left. John F. Clarkson, president of Newberry Federal; James M. Smith Jr., assistant secretary; Keister Willingham, secretary-treasurer; John Earl Smith; Charles M. McAlister, manager of the Date-burg branch and George Dominick, vice-president. (Photo by Nichols.) Newberry Federal Will Show Its New Interior At Open House JT: • yh X. a paxy. So, A1.1.u doc-rd live here anymore. Tho Xews and ‘Observer Company, in it- ! ight-to-the-fin- ish with the ovils of conservtitism ((width it (ie.-T)ises» and free en terprise (which it ridicules), has do iteci that Litt'e Orphan Annie is (iangerous anu unfit reading mater ial for its slk scrihers. I'ntii last February, Little An nie and her wise dog, Sandy, had cavorted for years r cross the comic pages of the Raleigh Times. Suddenly Annie disappeared be hind a curtain of mystery. No ex planation. Xo apology. She van ished, with nary a word. It was soiry treatment for a little lady who had discovered eternal youth, one who never changed her dress style—but one who also never turned her back on the principles that had endeared her to millions of readers, old and young alike, down through the years. What happened to Annie in Ral eigh? Last week the truth was out, a stunning, unbelievable truth. In an effort to locate An nie, we made inquiry of the Chi cago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, which distributes Little Orphan Annie along with many other newspaper features. From the vice president of the syndicate we received this letter in res ponse: “Dear Sir; “The Raleigh Times discontinu ed Little Orphan Annie in Febru ary of this year. The reason given (by the paper) was: “ ‘Orphan Annie is loaded with John Birch Society propaganda and has no place in a newspaper.” “However, that is the only pa per from whom we got such a complaint.” So, there we have it. Little Or phan Annie is a John Bircher. What an absurdity! Why, Little Orphan Annie was outwitting gangsters and fighting pirates when both Johnathan Daniels and Robert Welch were in rompers. True enough, however, that all her life Annje has known the vir tues of self-reliance and hard work. Many has been the time when she was hungry, but she never succumbed to the philosophy that the Ne'Ws and Observer Corn- cat \\ 1 vU arc giving up <■} a: runty fn>m n nuc tr c.; »• ° ’ ’ m.r? Why i Pother Well, 1 rxptrt the c my rea.-cn i 1 have bothered th. tar DU- cause of two little girls. W him I'm getting old enough that it isn’t going to make a., that muen difference to me, I nate to see our litile girls grow up to be rul ed bv a socialistic or communis*;c state. And then there are other.- who care enough to speak out— notably among them Tom Ander son, David Lawrence, Dean Man- ion, Jesse Helms, and many oth ers. So, while 1 often feel on the verge of quitting. 1 guess I’ll keep on, as long as I am able. The fol lowing Anonymous poem is en titled “Don’t Quit”: When things go wrong, as they sometime.: will, When the road you re truuging seems all uphill, When th» funeis are low anu the- elehts are high And you want to snide hut you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but neveir quit. .. • V g - , • .it r .•nneoted with Institu- . i:. ; :; t ;.• ■ na 1 ; e : ‘id’s of * bum : a, the- : ru: d- ' K::Ming has be-e-n transformed : ; .iv . T• a -'cayi from the- eoennary to the dramatic. rO a. coreiing *a ith g.>od taste prevailing I-vsed , a: t side::! of throughout. As e re enters the main lobby, Vr.tier the- -k..lfu! dire-otii-n e>f the ey* is immediately drawn to vj: s. r?m my Sims, noted interior‘the cedorful carpet which was es- County 'Woman Of The Year’ Is Mrs. Eloise Welch Wright (By Mrs, A. H. Counts) j The Newberry Business and i Professional Women’s club of Newberrv has chosen as its wo- * man of the year, Newberry’s be- ieiveri Mrs. pany advocates—that of turning to the government for security. No, Little Annie always found a job—and many a time it was a menial one. Nary a time has she ever showed up at a welfare oL- fice. Is this what the News and Ob server and tlje Raleigh Times mean by “John Birch Society propa ganda”? had always consid ered the Birjch Society as extreme on one side as The News and Ob server is ori the other. Have we reached the point that one must choose one or the other? If Little Qrphan Annie is, as the News and Observer company charges, “John Birch Society propaganda ,,, then we’re all for it —because ■we’re all for Little Or- Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out, Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow— You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint, faltering man— Often the struggler has given up When he might have captured the victor’s cup And he learned too late, when the night slipped down How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out— The silver tint of the cloud in doubt. And you can never tell how close you are; It may be nearer -when it seems afar; So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit— It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit. phan Annie, is not here However, since Annie to defend herself, we suggest that The News and Ob server company is as silly on this issue as it; is on many another more important issue of our time. Carnival Set The annual harvest carnival to be sponsored by the PTA of the Boundary street school will be held Friday, October 19 at the school beginning at 4 P.M. Among the features to be en joyed by children and their par ents will be fish pond, grab bag, apple bobbing, movies and other games. There will be a combina tion sweet-shop and country store, and hot dogs and hamburg ers will be sold at the cafeteria. The public is invited. Robert Downs Wright, i who is also one of South Carolina’s I most (iistinguished citizens. Many honors have come to Mrs. j Wright in a lifetime of seiwice. ! but the highest honor was that of serving as President General, United Daughters of the Confed- |eracy. Mrs. Wright was born in New- ! berry, the daughter of Dr. Spen- < er < ilu.'gow Welch and Cornelia I Strothers Welch and is from a long 1 line of patriotic ancestors. Mrs. Wright graduated from j Columbia college in 1892 with the | highest honors in her class. . i I June 1956 Columbia college pre sented Mrs. Wright a citation for outstanding service to church and state. After graduation she taught in the schools of Newberry for six years and three years in the Spartanburg schools. Her marriage to Robert Downs Wright did not take her from her home town. They settled here where they reared their family and assumed the responsibilities of church and civic life. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Wright has continued to givi of her time to- the betterment of her community and state. It was while she was presiding for the first time as President General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a General Convention in Columbus, Ohio, that she received a basket of flow ers from the folks back home ex pressing appreciation for what she had accomplished. The accom panying card read “An expression from the citizens of Newberry, from the people who have known you and loved you all your life; from those who have come to you for advice and counsel so gener ously given; for the people yo* meet on the street with eve a pleasant smile and a cheery word of greeting.” Mrs. Wright served in 1917- 1918 as South Carolina Division Director of War Relief. In World War II, while serving as President General of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy, Mrs. Wright, with the spirit of her ancestors, lost no time in enlist ing for duty. On December 15, 1941 she wrote President Frank lin D. Roosevelt and offered the full support of the United Daugh ters of the Confederacy in the war. “We are ready to serve, will ing to sacrifice,” her letter stated. The pledge was not made light- I iy. The President General at once i launched into a campaign organ izing Red Cross Chapters, purchas ing of many thousands dollars of relief bonds, contributions to Red Cross and war relief agencies, for training nurses fund, garments made and surgical dressings pre pared. M rs. Wright made many an of ficial journey over the country in spiring divisions, and encouraging them to greater efforts in Patriot ic and Civil Defense. An honor j that came to her was an invitation j to an Army Transport as the guest of the War Department, to Fort Des M oines, Iowa, where she observed the training of the Woman’s Army Corps. The trip also included a visit to Camp Crowder, Missouri, where she viewed a parade of young women who had completed their training and were administered the oath by Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. From serving as local president of the Drayton Rutheiford Chap ter, U.D.C., she went on to serve in various other capacities in the South Carolina Division. Her serv ices as chairman of the Education Committee of the U.D.C. resulted in thousands of gifts, or loan scholarships, aiding worthy South ern boys and girls to receive an education through funds contrib uted by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Wright is a gifted writer. Her historical es- • say won prizes in the U.D.C. es say contests. She is the author of the history of the South Carolina Division of the U.D.C- and coop erated in compiling the General U.D.C. history. She compiled and edited a book “A Confederate Surgeon’s Letters to his Wife.” These were the letters written by her father, Dr. Spencer Glasgow Welch, to his young wife while on the battlefield or in camp. Mrs. Wright was instrumental in founding the Newberry Library i* association. She watched its growth from a few shelves of books to become the Newberry-Sa luda Regional Library. She is a charter member of the Newberry Civic League, and has served in many capacities. She is now Chap lain. She is a charter member of Jasper Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and a char ter member of the Newberry Wo man’s Club. She is one of the ori ginal members of the State Com mittee that selects the Mother of the Year. She was listed in the 1960 edition of Who’s Who of American Women. Mrs. Wright is a life-long mem ber of Central Methodist Church. (Continued on Page 4) ’ woven to custom cumr lor 1 Xfw'i.-rry Friioial; : he \vaK> of I white vinyl by Oiney and rh” \vh;u- I fara it’are in modern <i<vor. The ' highlight of intones* in the lobby j is one of the rare.-t ,'talian manu- | M-npts ever collected, depicting the 1 -tony of the beginning of writing i as a means of communication. This manuscript portrays its ag‘e by the unevenness of the symbols of the age of the paper. It has been preserved and mounted on black burlap with an aged wood frame. The black Italian obelisk on the table :s an original from Italy and the writing of its his tory is done in the same symbolic manner as the manuscript. In the Teller’s area, the carpets are irmlon color and curtains are of melon stripe fabric. Other items are charcoal and white, and the ladies who are employed at New berry Federal wear charcoal tail ored suits with white or white ano charcoal striped blouses. On the walls of the Teller’s area are two original Piazza Columns of Rome mounted on melon colored felt with black framing. The conference room features an original black and white drawing by Eric Nicole. This young man, 24 years of age, is the son of a del egate from France to the United Nations, and is becoming an out standing artist in the U. S. The room also contains an antique brass coat and hat rack and an antique brass candle lighter. The secretarial area includes three unique black “Lamp Light er” lanterns; a Metropolitan Mu seum reproduction of a class Greek figure in white and polish ed mahogany; a handearved plaque from the South Sea Is lands; a reproduction of a Picasso, bamboo shade. on the door and “Pumpkin Seed” design linen draperies. In the office of George K. Dom inick, vice-president of the com pany, are old prints of the Trade- Carpenters, Bricklayers and Mer chant accounts; a Metropolitan Museum reproduction of a black falcon and a black and white or iginal painting by Maison. The office of Keister Willing ham, secretary-treasurer, contains an antique mahogany Chippendale 18th century barometer; an anti que construction drawing of col umn with a special antiqued frame —tortoise shell lamp with black patent leather shade; a small an tique “hyrografic” picture with gold and black frame, and an an tique box. Highlighting the office of Mr. Clarkson are an antique globe of the world and antique and original drawing from the Academy of Science, framed in Pecky Cypress with a burlap mat. On one wall is the Federal Eagle, an authentic piece from Smithsonian Institute, reproduced by Alva of the Metro politan Museum; on another, a hand-carved antique wall bracket. Two walls of the office are cover ed with grass cloth. The melon color carpet is custom dyed and draperies are copper and black stripe. Also adding interest to this office are old leather bound books from England. The public is cordially invited to visit and inspect the building today. X. K. Williamson, chairman of , the XYwb'-i'ry Comity Workman! fm Senate committee, stated to- j day that all tickets for the ban-; quet have been sold. A few seats will be available, he said, for those who wish to come after the sup per to lu-ar the candidate speak. ; The raily will begin promptly at j 7:50 P.M. The Workman party arrive *d in W i i t m ire this morning and at- tended an informal coffee with wo rker s before meeting the eh. IP TP of shifts at the J. P. Steven < company plant. The\ at - ! i\ ed i n Newberry at about 9 A. M. a n a will sound the gn yatei ua it of the day here, talking wit it l M* •pie r the business distinct and. .i:. u nt ettug a change of sht? ts at i e ot tile local ’ ‘Xtile plant It: : la > r t •.•rnu'.u. they will retui n to \V ! atm ire ... - hake hands with v ■ - ei'S during another shift ch ar.ge a; L ! ' U Stevens Plant, then wi 1 re- ■ > 1 n ! e Newoetry when* Mr. \Y • rixit an .s to add: oss men ibers , 11' t :t e 5 oung Repu: Jican cHd and h nr l nests at Newberry co lege. The Workman’s will arri\ e at i th e hi gli school shortly after 7 F. M. to talk with workers prior to the rally. Mr. Workman will he introduc- ed by Robert Chapman, chairman of the South Carolina Republican pa rty. Master of Ceremonies will New Industry Will Locate In Whitmire The Lobo Company announced today the location of a new manufacturing plant at Whitmire, and stated that Daniel Construction Company, to whom the contract was awarded, has already begun construction. The plant is to be located on Highway 176 approxi mately one mile south of Whitmire on the Newberry road, on a 25-acre site. The building will contain about 60,000 square feet floor space, and the company expects to employ about 150 persons in the initial stages of operation, with per haps a greater number to be employed with contem dat ed growth. Lobo Company will manufacture one of its many products at Whitmire, the precise details of which will be announced at a later date. It has been estimated that some 200 persons will be employed during construction of the project. The officials of Lobo expressed their appreciation for assistance rendered in locating the plant, to Robert C. Lake Jr.. Whitmire city attorney; the Newberry County Development Board, the State Development Board and the Newberry County legislatee delegation. be James F. Coggins, owner and manager of Radio. Station WKDK. The invocation will be by Dr. Paul L. Grier, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Mayor Ernest Layton will bring greetings from the City. Among the out-of-town guests will be Dr. William Hunter, of Clemson, chairman of the Third Congressional District Workman foi Senate Committee. For those unable to attend the rally, Mr. Williamson said that Mr. Workman’s speech will be bioadeast over Radio Station WK DK between 8 and 8:30 tonight. Tribute Paid Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn paid tribute to the South Carolina Press during the observance of “National Newspa per Week,” October 14 through 20. The weekly press came in for special praise. Dorn said: “Our national leaders in Washington find the editorials in the weekly press forthright, patriotic, and flavored with a rural philosophy so paramount in the thinking of the Founding Fa thers of the Republic. Freedom of the press is one of our most cherished freedoms and so essen tial to the survival of our Demo cratic institutions.” “Integrity and courage of the weekly editors and publishers and all those who bring the truth and facts to our people deserve high est recognition. My heartiest con gratulations, admiration, and my highest esteem to the Newberry Sun.” World War I Vets Meet Here The Newberry County Barracks of the Veterans of World War I <T the U.S.A., Inc., Department of South Carolina, will hold a rally on Saturday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Newberry County Courthouse. All veterans of World War I and wives or widows of such veterans are cordially invited to attend. Harold E. Childress of Colum bia, Department Commander, will speak. Other Department officers and officers of the state Ladies Auxiliary to the organization, will also be present. The Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., is the fastest growing veterans organization in the history of the Nation. The humble beginning was a meeting of some dozen veteran of 1917- 1918 in the Olmstead Hotel, Cleve land, Ohio, in October 1949. Others began to feel the same as the Cleveland men—that World War I veterans were being for gotten in the rush to organize the younger men and, with the ranks of the other organizations being filled with World War II and Korean veterans, the need was for an organization of their own. It was decided to call the local units “Barracks” and within a short time there were 24 barracks formed. Inquiries were pouring in and requests to join rapidly in creased, but there was no particu lar national setup with which to work. Finally, in 1953, the demand for definite action could no long er be ignored. So representatives from 50 widely scattered groups met in the old city of Baltimore Md. This was the launching of the real organization. In 1959 the 85th Congress o the United States granted the or ganization a Congressional char ter by a vote of 387 to 2 in the IFouse of Representtives and una nimously in the Senate. President Eisenhower signed the Charter bill into law on July 18, 1958. The 1961 Convention was helc in Dallas, Texas, in September with 9260 delegates registered A FIRST AND SECOND PLACE WINNER are shown aide by aide at the Fall Flower show at the Newberry County Fain At left, a red ribbon winner, “There la A Green Hill” interpreted by Mrs. Hugh Epting and Mrs. William Fennell of Garden Study Club. The bine ribbon winner at right, “Sweet and Lovely*’ was arranged by Mrs. P. M. Dennis, Mrs. Forrest Lominack and Mrs. George McCall of Nosegay Garden Chib. <Sunpboto.) Local Men Get Citations Jake R. Wise, Advisor to Reg istrants, and John F. Clarkson, Government Apnea! Agent, of Local Board No. 36, Newberry, were recently presented length of service awards for completing 20 years of service with the Selec tive Service System. The awards were in the form of a certificate and a lapel but ton. The certificate was signed by President Kennedy; the Nat ional Director of Selective Service General Lewis B. Hershey; Gcv. Hollings; and Colonel Donald H. Collins, State Director of Selective Service. Colonel Collins lauded the fine work which had been rendered the public by Mr. Wise and Mr. Clark son saying, “I feel it is a unique situation when public spirited citizens remain associated with an organization for a number of years on a completely uncompen sated basis. Certainly the officers in the National and State head quarters are aware of the tre mendous problems with which lo cal board members are required to cope and for which they re ceive nothing but our thanks. This service award should be retained with pride since it represents a service to the nation which can not be measured in terms of dol lars and cents.” BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 21: Floyd Dennis, Mrs. Clarence Kinard, Charles Clary, Jessie Stevens, Harper Wher ry, Pope L. Buford, III, Betsy Bruner, Ann Kelly, James Rob ert Neel, Miss Nannie McKit- trick, L. EL Werts, Mrs. Bergie Swindler, Henry Hargrove, Ru by Nell Bowers, Betty K. Shea- ly- October 22: T. Roy Summer, Jr., Bonnie Cromer, John C. Billingsley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. C. D. Weeks, Tucky Neel, Mrs. Phil Brooks, Aubrey Davis, Johnnie Rucker, George Wayne Martin, Jr. October 23: I. L. Boinest, Mrs. T. S. Riley, Barbara Frankie Joye, Mrs. Bill Hughes, Chas. Epting, Jessica Senn, Mrs. C. A. Reeder, Eunice A. Stewart, Dr. James A. Underwood, Jr. October 24: Ida Webb West, H. O. Counts, Dupree Harmon, Lt. Col James Glymph, Mrs. A. E Morehead, Ola Norris, David Zobel, J. H. White, Mrs. Ray Dawkins. October 25: Shelbie Jane Kin ard, William Cromer, George William Coates, Jr., Buddy Clark Watkins, Fred Richard son, Ted McDowell, Patricia L. Harmon, Tommie Ann Pitts. October 26: C. EL Hendrix, Curtis O. Chapman, David Orin Shealy, Lome MacBeth, Mrs. George Davenport, Miss Grace Summer. October 27: Billy McSwain, Mrs. Tommy Setzler, Benjamin Lamont Dawkins, Mrs. Wilbur Koon, Joyce L. Setzler, Mrs. Gordon Brown, Virginia Med- lock.