The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 25, 1962, Image 5
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962
THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE FIVE
TOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS
By C. D. Smith
He Wants To Go Steady At Fifteen
THE WEEK’S LETTER: “I am
a teenager—15 years old. I would
like some advice on asking girls
to go steady. I am a very normal
boy, well mannered, and I dress
well. Please give me some ad
vice.”
OUR REPLY: Don’t . . don’t
go steady.
We have said it before many
times in this column. We don’t be
lieve fifteen-year-olds should go
steady.
At fifteen, would you walk into
the office of an airline company
and say, “Let. me fly one of your
passenger ships”? Of course not.
You know full well you are not
qualified. It takes training and
experience to qualify as an air
lines pilot.
Believe it or not, you also need
“training” before going steady.
Actually, you put the cart before
the horse when you want to learn
about going steady even before
you begin to date. The fact that
you see so many teenagers going
steady does not mean that it is
the thing to do—or that you cannot
date without going steady.
Our advice is to stay away from
the dating routine for a wfiiile yet
and definitely not go steady at
fifteen. This does not mean you
must be a stick-in-the-mud. Get
together with friends—both boys
and girls—plan parties, picnics,
etc. Get your parents to super
vise. You will have plenty of fun
and, we think, will discover that
it is not necessary to go steady
to have a good time.
The time to go steady is when
you are “looking over” a possible
marriage partner. You shouldn’t
be looking for one at fifteen.
If yon have a teenage problem yoa
want to dlscnaa, or an obaerTatlon
to make, addreaa your letter to
FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS,
NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SERVICE. FRANKFORT. KY.
FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS
By C. D. Smith
Ex-Teenager Says 'Hooray’ For Old-Fashioned Folks
X SAY
GOOD FOR
THE OLD
FASHIONED
THE WEEK’S LETTER: “I am |
no longer a teenager, but after
reading your article about some
one adjusting to old fashioned
parents, I say good for the old
fashioned ones. I was not allowed
to date until I was a junior in high
school anJ then my folks wanted
to meet my dates several days
before the date and often this was
accomplished by inviting the boy
to dinner and an evening at my
home. Then the ‘O.K.’ was passed
on dates. In no way did I ever re-1
gret this procedure set up by my
parents. I think if more high
schoolers had to worry about
school work instead of school pop
ularity, we would have better stu
dents.”
OUR REPLY: Better students
we would have, indeed—but also
we would have better boys and
girls.
Not long ago, a teenage girl
informed this column that she had
no intention of “being a book
worm.” We believe she meant
that she had no intention of stick
ing her nose in books and keeping
it there while the rest of the world
went by. This, of course, is as bad
as not studying at all. There
should be a balance between work
and play—and this is a rule that
applies all through life. It is as
true for the teenager’s parents as
for the teenager.
The week’s letter shows that
some teenagers are wise enough
to appreciate their parents while
they are still under the same roof.
So often it happens that many
years go by before some in
dividual realizes the effect that
early training and parental super
vision played in theii efforts to
achieve success.
Did the thoughtful readers of
this column ever stop to think
about the type of world we would
have a few years from now if
human beings adopted the custom
of certain wild animals—and
“kicked” their offspring “out of
the nest” as soon as they were
able to stand alone?
If you have a teenage problem yon
want to discuss, or an observation to
make, address your letter to FOR
AND ABOUT TEENAGERS, NATION
AL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERV
ICE. FRANKFORT. KY.
McCalls Visit
Former Home
..)(.< The following article is by
Charlie Garrison, published in his
“Caught on the Wing” column in
the Anderson Independent. George
McCall is superintendent of the
Moliohon plant of the Kendall Co.
He and Mrs. McCall, an active
church and civic worker, reside
at Park View Court.—Ed.)
Notes from a reporter’s faded
cuff: Pelzer staged an informal
but sincere home coming wel
come to Mr. and Mrs. George
McCall, two of the town’s most
popular residents, during their
st4y there.
The McCalls now’ live in New
berry, where Mr. McCall is an
outstanding textile figure. But in
the Pelzer-Williamston area they
are pleasantly recalled and even
a stay of a few hours, as was
the case on a recent day, brings
them many greetings.
Mr. McCall is a native of Wil-
liamston, but spent most of his
career in Pelzer. In addition to
his duties as a textile official,
he played baseball, starred in
the' towm minstrel and contribut
ed ihis time and talent to many
othpr causes.
Mrs. McCall is also a native
of Anderson county, being the
forpier Miss Margaret Sharp, who
w r as connected with the personnel
office of the Pelzer mills. Like
her husband, Mrs. McCall made
a hpst of friends during the years
she; lived in Pelzer and came in
contact with many of the local
residents.
Because of her pleasant man
ner in answering the telephone,
Mrs. McCall, then Miss Sharp,
was known as “the Voice” to
many persons, a fact t]l3t pleas
ed Pelzer residents. Persons mak
ing long-distant calls to Pelzer
or those not familiar with the
town in general frequently took
occasion to find out the name of
the pleasant voiced young lady
who w’as giving Pelzer such good
advertisement.
Speaking of her native county,
I asked Mrs. McCall if she were
not a native of Pendleton.
“No, I am from Sandy Springs,
some miles south of Pendleton, in
the direction of Anderson,” she
replied.
Mr. McCall, something of a
humorist, ran tru to form in this
instance.
“Why don’t you tell him that
you are a natk e of Wild Hog ? he
said with a smile. “Maybe he
never heard of it, but Wild Hog
is a community out from Sandy
Springs. I understand it received
its name because some of the
residents, many years ago, went
wild hog, so to speak, in buying
up real estate. Anyway, the name
still applies to that section, I un
derstand.” (Editor’s note: most
residents now’ prefer to call it
Zion. Charllie.)
And this reporter adds, “Any
way, Pelzer, Wiliamston, Sandy
Springs and other areas where
they are known can be proud of
both Mr. and Mrs. McCall, now
Newberry residents but loyal to
their native county.”
BOBB
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Bobb of
Glenn street announce the birth
of an eight pound, one ounce son,
Benjamin Arthur, on October 16
at Newberry county hospital. Mrs.
Bobb is the former Patsy Ella
Corley.
SHEALY
Mr. and Mrs. Claude H. Shealy
of Little Mountain announce the
birth of a six pound, two ounce
daughter, Karen Irene, on October
19 at Newberry county hospital.
Mrs. Shealy is. the former Gladys
Irene Metts.
SHEALY
Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Shealy
of COO Wilson street, announce
the birth of a nine pound, fourteen
ounce son. Rocky Yates, on Oct.
22 at the Newberry county hospi
tal. Mrs. Shealy is the former
Maggie Jolene Hendrix.
MOSS
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E Moss
of Route 1, Prosperity announce
the birth of an eight pound, nine
ounce son, David Eugene on Oct.
22 at Newbery county hospital.
Mrs. Moss is the former Emily
Joan Cotney.
Mrs. Norma W. Hew’itt has
moved to an apartment at 1528
Caldwell street.
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HOW A CHILD CAN BENEFIT
A RETIREMENT-AGE PARENT
npHERE are those among the
adult children of the country
who would like to be of service to
their retirement-age parents. Here
is how 7 they can be:
1. Recognize the fact that the
normal man retiring in 1962 was
born in 1897, reached maturity as
World War I ended, and may
never have finished high school.
The normal child of this father,
reaching maturity in the late
Thirties, has more education,
more savvy about the post-war
world and less bashfulness. The
child, if he or she won’t act pater
nal, could be a competent adviser.
2. Advise first on the parent’s
life insurance. Many older parents
are afraid to inquire about the
insurance because they fear the
man will try to sell them some
more. Also they fear they will
look stupid. So they ride with
what they have.
3 Look next into Papa’s pen
sion. He is usually hazy about
what it provides but is reluctant
to go to the front office and ask
the sort of frank questions needed
for him to know what he’s getting
such as deferring part of the
pension for his widow, etc. A
child, with the parent’s consent,
can usually find out.
4. Determine whether the re
tiring parent can see to read. Just
as older men wistfully comb
fading wisps of hair across their
bald pates, they also cover up
their fading eyesight. In doing so
they sacrifice one of the great
treasures of retirement, which is
reading—like the newspaper
5. Pave the way for some sen
sible investment advice for the
parent. The child, if anything
short of a banker, has no busi
ness giving the parent investment
advice. But the child’s broader
knowledge of the world can lead
the parent to responsible brokers
and bankers who can give it.
6. Set up some system whereby
the retiring parents can see his
children and grandchildren on
some regular schedule Not by
moving in next door because the
parent generally finds the situa
tion far from the fulfillment he
wanted. Maybe a weekly or month
ly visit. Maybe a plan whereby
the grandchildren spend the night
with Gramp every two weeks
Something something regular
and dependable.
7. Find a lawyer who is trust
worthy, take him to the parent,
prove to the parent he is not a
crook, really he’s not, and leave
them be—for the parent to discuss
a will, and income taxes, talk over
provisions made for his wife, ex
plore the complications of moving
to another state, make arrange
ments for a cemetery lot and
funeral arrangements. If this is
a lawyer the child has chosen
wisely, there will not be a big fee
And the parent will get a service
that is almost imperative nowa
days for the person who retires.
8. Determine if the parent can
hear well, and if his feet hurt
There are a good many stores
that sell hearing aids, and a fev
here and there in the cities that
sell special comfort shoes that
can bring sighs of pleasure to
65-year-old feet. Either or both
make nice birthday presents for
a child to give, or Christmas
presents, or presents for no rea
son at all.
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From Agnes Meidel, Scottsdale,
Fa.—A cold crisp early Autumn
Day is selected to making Apple
Butter down on the farm. How
ever, preparations are made the
day before:—apples (Rambo’s)
picked, wood gathered for the fire,
boiled down cider made at the
Local Cider Press, crocks of vari
ous sizes, copper kettle, stirrer,
(8 ft. long handle, paddle with
holes to make the buUer smooth)
washed and sterilized, the family
gathering around, the kitchen table
with paring knives, pans, apple
peeler to begin the snitzing of
’’P cs (Penna. Dutch-cutting ap
ples into small pieces.)—If the
operator of the peeler day dreams
now and then; he peels the apple
to the core. Early morning: kettle
hung on the metal frame, a bushel
or more snitzs apples, water
added to boil the apples till ten
der; then adding the cider; fire
started and begin stirring con
tinuously to prevent scorching,
changing with members of family
at recent intervals till late after
noon or butter formed a scum on
top. If the wdnd shifted you had
an eye fuii of burned wood smoke.
Sp.ces (cloves, cinnamon, brown
or gianuiaied sugar) added ac
cordingly to taste desired;—tart
tasie add more cider then sugar.
Finished product poured in
crocks; lids placed on crocks,
sea.sd with brown or white paper
dipped in melted lard, stored in
ti e pantry corner cupboard for
w.liter usage and to give for
Ctir;scn.a3 gifts, to City Relatives
>r to 'vmco’ne new neighbors
”oday —Apple Butter can be
ou. ceased at our Local Super
tar.-els through out tne year
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From E. M. Newhall, Loma,
Montana: “And 1 remember the
big blizzard w'hen w r e lived near
Parker, South Dakota, in 1883. I
was too young to go to school as
my folks did not let us children
go to school until we were seven
years old.
The day of the blizzard dawned
bright and clear and was a nice
day until about four p,m. Then
father went to the barn to do
chores and I went with him.
Father got up on the hay stack
to put down hay for the stock.
The first of thq blizzard wind
struck and in a short time the
blizzard was in full force. Father
took me by the hand and we
started for the house some ten
rods away. I could see nothing,
and could hardly breathe. We
nearly missed the house, but got
in out of the blizzard. My face
was a sheet of ice, but it did not
freeze deep enough to hurt me
much. Father went back to the
bam to milk and got back to the
house. I always thought him
foolish to go back during such a
bad storm.
After the storm we learned one
teacher had locked the school-
house doors and refused to let the
children go home. Another teach
er let her childrer leave, but some
of them never got home. They
found three children of the same
family caught in a fence, frozen
to death. The wind blew the roof
off another schoolhouse, but the
teacher tied the children together
with a rope and got them all
safely to a farm home.
I also remember the dry years
of the 90’s when it seemed it would
never rain. We had thunderstorms
that blew the dust into the air
and made dirt drifts in the fence
rows.
From Mrs. Arnold Ogan, West
Milton, Ohio: To many of us the
little red schoolhouse means hap
py memories of our childhood
while to others it means a con
verted or abandoned building.
Our children think of us as
being old for having attended
these schools, yet they still like to
hear how the oldest boy and only
eighth-grader was janitor and
how on special occasions he would
pop com in the open door of the
pot-bellied stove.
On very cold days, the children
would change places frequently,
so each, in turn, could toast ou
one side. The rusty old tin cup
that hung on the well provided the
coolest drinking water on hot
days.
In the early part of the 20th
century there were 16 of these
little red schoolhouses in our
township and most of them were
one-room. Twenty-five teachers
were in charge. With “centraliza
tion,” some were tom down,
others converted into dwellings.
One became a civic center; an
other, privately-owned, with roof
fallen in and walls crumbling
stands as a silent reproach to the
hearts of many former students.
Out of this has emerged our
wonderful present school system
with courses of study providing
almost any subject desired.
The first graduation class of
1883 had only two members. There
were 106 in the 1962 graduation
class. The poke and the lunch pail
has grown into 1200 lunches served
daily in modern surroundings.
Lt. and Mrs. Ralph L. A. Watts,
Jr. of Freidberg, Germany, an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Elizabeth Ruth, on October 22 at
the Army hospital in Frankfurt,
Germ ary. Mrs. Watts is the for
mer Gloria Elizabeth Parks.
TPOqQ© 0k>
The first all-talkie movie, “Lights of New York,” shown in New
York City, July 6, 1928.
The United States adopted a resolution annexing Hawaii, July 7,
1898. Women were first impaled for grand jury at Laramie, Wyoming,
July 7, 1870.
Delivery of mail by helicopters was begun as experiment in some
metropolitan areas, July 8, 1946. The Liberty Bell cracked, July 8,
1835.
Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. President, died, July 9, 1850 and was
succeeded by Millard Fillmore. New York declared independence
of Great Britain, July 9, 1776.
The United States formally received Ea^t Florida from Spain, July
10, 1821. The temperature reached 134 degrees in Death Valley, July
10, 1913.
On July 11, 1862, Congress empowered the Secretary of the Treasury
to purchase equipment necessary to manufacture paper currcrcy.
Henry David Thoreau, American writer, was born July 12, 1817.
Georse Eastman, photographic inventor, was born July 12, 1854.
Prof. Thaddeus C. Lowe and several Army officers made the first
reconnaissance ballon ascent in America, June 22, 1861.
James Long declared himself head of a republic in Texas, June 23,
1319. William Penn signed a treaty of peace with the Indians, June
23, 1683.
The U.S. Agricultural Society was formed June 24, 1852. Grover
Cleveland died, June 24, 1908.
The Marine Corps was established by Congress, June 25, 1776. The
A.E.F. reached France, June 25, 1917-
Some 50 nations signed new League of Nations Charter in San
Francisco, June 26, 1945.
Charles de Gaulle was recognized by British as leader of all free
Frenchmen, June 27, 1940.
The United States purchased the interest of France in the Panama
Canal, Jane 28, 1902. Republicans nominated Thomas E. Dewey for
president, June 2S, 1944.
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