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vvA VOLUME 26; NUMBER 37 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963 $2.00 Per Year '62 Was A Good Year For County As A Whole i !\ Mr'. \. i I. i ••un \ i - v ( ! ; i. u. W i rn i . : s! u j : • nta’ v K :: in of nur ti! o'. >4aa .' !i 'o , , co:inly, h : to.. -t to 1 ! * 1 < , • • V t i. a- '<'5'Dt 'ii. ■ a ilk Co f 1 v - _•*: • . ; . 1 ■.v- : of N. Carolina m t - g t : ' < xi ac t i on. ? 1 t r T . t i n hairy mg third ■ I C&, . ■ ’ I X m pr.i- of puipwo* . ;■ >;iarc I * :♦ xi ai.ti t nghtii in . n,. nt. ( t !; U: y sales. A mi"! ; ; t ■ tr, j .la' e< Newbe rry 'pent , .. ,. ; uy 'i* t* on tho to inci'oa sc the building H from 11,000 to 2*i,000 squan- fort. Tho Xewliorry County Lotrisla- tivo l)ele$ration f u I’nishod tho jural nojiulation witli 10 now fire trucks, ono in each .-ooti.in of the County. Continm'il population piowth was indicatoii in tho in crease in residential construction. NEW NEC HO POOL Tho swimniinir pool at Mar garet - Hunter Park was endup,M and a new pool f.o Nee roe- \va> built on ti park rear the Neuro shcmil. New aery College and tne City of Xewber'Y I’eceivt’d fTujK'o in proposed i epalr' to r no , at a cost of sduopin,, u, I tiei'i in abeyance. Hrip. tien. -1 or.:. * id. of Newberrv re’.jod. Mr. ami Mrs. Th. <) : ow ai • amt Mr. and M: -. .loim \ May. r obserwoii th('ir *> 11 ai ; o,*n weddinp anniversa> ie - n ’y. Mr. and Mrw 1». .1. M niarkt •• i nil year- <d mai i .a. Eujren ' C. (inffi-h. ,! aiye and Mr,. Steve « . «, iovined iii, I O'. > t i I e I', Steve < flop, J,., and Eiu: one S. in iav. jv-acl ice . p- d' var poetiVo an ( ., It h our most sincere wish that the year ahead be one of happiness, success and achievement for all our friends. We are grateful for the friendly associations which are so much a part of everyday life in our community. We hope to expand our record of service to the community in the days that lie ahead. Babson Predicts ’63 Be Free Of Nuclear War IU SIN ESS \ N !) EMPLOYMENT i tto ■ 1 a — ’nts —' .'ituatior wi'i vary wdh d; t ‘ o > ■ o j 11 dal a, trio,. and ii■ • ni , w i 4 rt diffci cn’ tios. Some ad- -o -ante:' Will ifOolp; slfcl o.-P .: i i, I: nd t. fa o- o np . oat dot t ■ r than a yoar an, ( ■ - at Lite liig-'n lovtd ■d 11:o nast ton wars it wi 1 1 not 'w |d i-,:.p f,,r 1 ‘.Hid to show a. !'a.<icratv tit lane in bu.-inoss. If ~o it ,h*iu'.i ceno in the .-ccond < i thiiti tpaulcd’. with rocovt-ry in ; tra- tourth. tjuarto!'. followtti iiy a y out i 1 ;Mt 1. I bspo,abV persona! income will 'remain hiph. With imreasud sav- j mps deposits and little chanpe in I the eo,t-of-]ivinp ( the public should continue to spend freely, especially if merchants maintain their advertising outlays. Inventories will remain about the same during 1963. But govern- LOST I W < > PH \ >K I \ N at;\' ■ New., try <■ ■ u main :na' .-ld-t:PH inp 'he year. I >r. E. H. M.>t.re, w> pra Cii for years while traveling final!;. •»; 11; o n t s ■t t, ant! land ami gifts f»«.in ti . Kemiaii company. Carter-Holme,, .me < f :};. hu g est orchid pi't.wei , m t Id - ,ect ton of tile State, won a number of special awards at the 1 1th lnt» r- national Orchid Show of the \\ m-t Coa,t Show at Tampa, f ia. Henry Parr dominated the horseback, by buggy State Cattle Show in Newberry automobile. served by winning 24 awards out of 23 Newberry, Fairfield i.aarcm offered. The other went to Cliff- t'nion counties. Dr. Carroll Pin ord T. Smith of the county. Drury Lovelace ami his son won awards in Guernsey displays an ,j Lexington counties. walked j at county anti state fairs. Two century-old Newberry res idents were looking to other birth- t j t . s ar( ] Alston in Fairfield < 'oun- days. Jeff Sease will ob'-erw his 102ml birthday soon and Mrs. Lei la Williams will observe her 101,t birthday during the summer. RESCUE SQUADS tier of Peak, v ho served patients 1 in Newberrv, Fairfield, Richland; tile thousand-foot-long trestle be-| tween Ptutk and Newl)ej > y ( ..un- ; ty many thousands ft times tie- tore a bridge was bull' - a bridge : name.i in Ids honor when it was tu ened to traffic wie-ro la ota o k ep' an automobile parked in f the The Newberry Rescue Squad each C< >unt v. at t :the'r end did yeoman work- during lie e year. : a I! r oa< i tres tie he walked. in ito most spe ctacular rescue, 1>; t v i < 1 F. LaFd wa - two young men were -avet i from chad if fi-e Yohm’t o '■ F their perch in a tree in Saluda pa rt me n t er the (to*. 2 River. They had 1 teDgned t hem - of 1 f ' I ; L 1 t : me ('hud’ Sam i h selves to a niO it of cling mg to A (■ i-y I i ena rt me ’ ' ■ the tree after tin ir boat hat i ovor- V:' - - ( l an. vn'k Cky \ turned. Fom . e ’ W. ID.', a- act In an effort t o erauira*. ■ polio. i octo . r. Th. 1 n ■ ■ v ‘ : ’ from Newberry Gounty a f 11 r 3 V*• • i , tal . t r ‘.’i i , , | M ’ * t , (1 ;.l ."G ' deaths in 1461, I h . Von F 1 >g at a *' • , 1 i' < ‘ j . *, . j’ 11 .. ^,,, * 1 1 ,.. t Dr. A. Duffo ' ti. J i'.. wi t’n a :u o:m! f; r u! n: I * i id.: ! k - of the No wherry ■ iloaith I - t- • mo ; g.;.: oU,., 1, , menC sponsored a drivo in w hi" ht 1 V f or t f; m ! i •- 1 * * A i : 1 :: 30,0(H) residents wort given tio-tW i l 1 , t v hi ‘Id* :«- : : t r ! 1 U * ! of vaccine. The drive app; me! Fy : ( ' hi- :* I ,;i M ci. was a success ai nd the eoi: nty at ^ - • a no Dr. Louis Gray Dies In West R. v. Dr. I.oub' G. (Irav died Suraiav, Dee. 23 at the Galifornia Lutheran Home, Alhiabia, Gaiif. A funeral service was held at First i Lutheran Ghureh, Los Angeles, on; Wetinesday, Dec. 2ik Interment.; was in Rosemont Cemetery, New- j berry, Dec. 2fR beside his wife, i Mary Lou Bowers Gray, who pre ceded him in 19416 j Rev. Gray was born in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 20. 1S86. He graduated! from roiiege and semin. y at Wittenberg, Springfield, O. Fi'om ’her* he was sent to the foreign field, serving some years in Ja- j pan. After returning to the United] State-, he was asked to continue] mismon work in the Virgin Is-j kind- and- r tho Board of Ameri-j . ; i! Mi '‘oj;-. He also served ]>as-; t• • ;111 in Ohio, Indiarm and Gaii-j !. r r i.;. v.h.-re he t-rpa/n/.ed mis- i -i. eh : r.-iit Mo,-ball at Red- j . - ob C;:v. and Immanuel at Los' Abo | R v. G ray i -u n.b v. i by one ] . . .. Mi-. David !.•’!, Dayton, j « C ■ a; o'.m. Mr-. F. Dale : t i , b , ' : • : m.-r \! a ■ ' l; a Jane j ( ; . i- A I - ; two ,oi.. I Raftield Named Senior Officer At Newberry Branch The promotion of W. J. Raffield to Vice President and his appoint ment to succeed John T. Norris as senior officer of the South Caro lina National Bank, Newberry, has been announced by Nolan P. Shu ler Jr., Senior Vice President, Central Region. Mr. Norris retired December 31, after 38 years of service, his an ticipated retirement having been announced last summer. Mr. Raffield was previously in charge of SCN’s Leesville office. Mr. Raffield first joined tho South Carolina National Bank as a trainee and savings teller in the v i ( . \ the year's end seemed Dec of the dread disease. Dave Waldrop ami id.- three brothers drew praise for the'r egg processing plant in the Silver- street section. The nlant now has 45 employees and handles more . MV } ias Kendal! Helps cans I. ,. < :. G ; a v i >',. * 'b'Yeland, O., ! ■ < ; : b.v ay < R ay, lied- ; . Calif. st-i Viee va. held ell ] > a ;;; i m.y. Dec. 2'.'. at 1IR30 a. m. 1 Wfibav-r Funeral Home, New- ; .■! :y. e-meluded at tire grave ini R i,. n!ent. BOSTON'.- T'e than $750,000 worth of e; participa;od the m an- lust i v-wide contributien et medi- nuallv, most of them marketed ... and produced locally. Carl Setzler and his twin sons sunplies made to ran-eme l" :s oners held in G liha. sons sjiokesman saiti. Six t tur- containing 5.000 case; pro- materials were t 't>ns!g rec- American Rod G ro-s a glaties, Florida. f.tr duced gobblers as large as a rec- American Red Cro-s at Pert Ever ord 63 pounds in 1960. A Newberry high school senior. Cuba. Miss Murrie Shealy, who would The materials, which included ‘‘rather fly than eat,’’ made her surgical dressings, suture,, elastic first solo flight on her 16th birth- bandages and adhesive tape, were day. shipped from Kendal! factories in Forty game chickens lost a Chicago, and in Griswoldvilie and round with the law one spring ; Walpole, Massachusetts, night in the Cnappells section of; the county when officers swooped Cl ARI) PROMOTIONS down on a large gathering of men I Four members of Btry “( 1st from several counties. ! AW Bn (SP) 263d J rty S( ARN(. | Two little boys, 3 and 5 years ; Newberry National Guard 1 nit. I old, lost after wandering too fai , have received promotions to ne j from their home, were found by ] Private First Class <F-3t, accord- Police Chief Colie Dowd. As he j ing to an announcement from tried to help them find their ] Capt. William E. Minick, corn- home, the younger boy asked the i manding officer, older, “Is this the- cops?.” ' Promoted were*Ralph H. Force. A 63-year-old Newdrerrian, re- ! James D. Turner, John C. Brooks ceived as a birthday present a ‘ and Marvin W. Fulmer. Waldrop Cow Record Cited A registered Jersey cow owned by Davi.i Waldrop Jr., Silverstreet, has liven rated as a Tested Dam hy The American Jersey Cattle Club. The distinction was awarded Pinn Sybil Trinity for having three off spring with official production records. The cow’s progeny overaged 9,- 481 pounds milk and 475 pounds butterfat on twice-daily-milking, 305-day mature equivalent basis. The records were made under one of the programs of official test ing of the American Jersey Cattle Club, which has its national head quarters located n Columbus, O. The Tested U. n rating aids Jersey owners in ;he selection of superior breeding stock. The three tested progeny required to quali fy a cow as a Tested Dam may either he three tested daughters or three tested sons, or any combina tion thereof totaling three. Simon Shealy Died Monday Simon Lonnie Shealy Sr., of 2104 Adelaide St., died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Tom Brigman, on Et. 1, Newberry, where he had lived for two years. He had been in declining health for several years. A native of Lexington County, he was a son of the late George A. and Betty Elizabeth Long Shealy. He had spent most of his life in Newbeny and was employed in the weaving room at the Mollohon Plant of Kendal! Mills until his re tirement in 1949. He was a mem ber of the Summer Memorial Luth eran Church. His wife, Mrs. Lula Pearl Shea ly, died in 1948. Surviving are four sons, Vernon F.. Hugh O., Rohert C. and S. L Shealy Jr., all of Newberry: three daughters, Mrs. Drucy Son and Mrs. Mary Brigman. both of New berry, and Mrs. Ruby Gentry of Greenwood; four sisters, Mrs. R. H. FDher of Richmond, Va., Mrs. John G. Cox of Panipiuo, Mis. j Joe Wiley and Mrs. Sue.Fka ( ampheil. both of Golumiiia; one brother, H. (’. Shealy of Newber- ! ry; 16 granaehiid! en ami 15 great- ] grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 pan. Wednesday from Summer Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. A. K. Hewitt Jr. and Rev. H. J. C. Liialler. Burial was in Baxter Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Per kins, Jesse Martin, James Beard, Everette Wiggers. Jim Perry. James Stone, Buddy Rivers, and Callie Knight. MR. RAFFIELD Sumter office, 1952. He was trans ferred to SCN’s Florence office in 1954, as assistant manager, pro moted to Assistant Vice President in 1957, and promoted to senior of ficer in Leesville in 1959. Prior to his employment with SCN, he was a salesman with Stubbs Brothers, Inc., in Sumter from 1942-52, except for three years in the Air Force. He is a graduate of Edmunds High School in Sumter, the Amer ican Institute of Banking, and the school of Banking of The South at Louisiana State University, in ad dition to other banking courses. Mr. Raffield is a leader in church and civic organizations. He is a Certified Lay Speaker of the Methodist Church, Columbia Dist rict, and Treasurer of th t District Roger W. Babson ment spending will increase over $3 billion—largely on defense— and $2 billion on new roads. Whether manufacturers will hike their exxpenditures for new mach inery in 1963 in view of the de preciation tax credit, I would not now r forecast. All this means that business and employment for your city in 1963 will depend largely upon the atti tude of its leading businessmen. If they will be optimistic and spend more on new plants, adver tising, and salesmanship, we STOCKS <£ BONDS should have nothing to fear. My father used to tell me, “It is okay, Roger, for you to make fore casts . . . but never put dates on ] them!” I forecast that the Dow- i Jones Industrial Average will j register lower sometime during j 1963 ami stocks will show an av- Jeiage yield of about 4' . Either ; divid r tfs must be increased or i prices oi .'tucks must go lower. ] Both cannot continue forever so ] poorly adjusted. i Tho niiovc comment ref.-rs pjd- j mainly t" industrial stocks. I fore- ' cast that Ix'h the gross and net I earnings of . ility stocks will ad- ] vance during 1463 and for some years thereafter. The utility cum ulative pi'eferreds have reached a point whereby they will closely follow interest rates as determin ed by the Federal Reserve Banks. The utility common stocks should slowly rise in price provided they are not unjustly limited by legis lation or by state and federal reg- Board of Lay Activities of the Methodist Church, Columbia Dist rict. Also Mr. Raffield was Chair man of the Finance Committee of the Batesburg-Leesville Chamber of Commerce and Post Commander of the Ameiican Legion. In the past Mr. Raffield has served as presidents of the Florence Lions Club, the Batesburg - Leesville Chamber of Commerce, the Meth odist Men’s Club, the AIB Pee Dee Chapter, the Pee Deo and South Carolina Conferences of the Na tional Association of Bank Audi tors and Comptrollers. This past year Mr. Raffield was Chairman of the Batesburg-Leesville Easter Seal Drive and a board member of the Lexington-Riehland Counties Tuberculosis Association. Mr. and Mrs. Raffield have a daughter 17, a son 12, and a son 10 years old. ulatory commissions. As for the railroad stocks, I generally feel bearish. A war with Cuba or a world nuclear war breaking out anywhere could cause the stocks of all our trans continental railroads to go up sharply in price; but down they would come again. We are today in an electronic age and no longer in a railroad age. Those who desire to invest in common stocks, should stick to the oils, chemicals, and electj'onics. Even then keep in mind Newton’s Law of Action and Reaction which will always deter mine the time to buy and sell •. ommon stocks. Regarding bonds I am not pessi mistic for 1963. Certainly, the non- taxable bonds will sell higher dur ing 1963. Also, good short-term | corporation and government bonds i will be safest to hold. Long-term ! corporation and government bonds may s. :1 for loss sometime during 1963. Long-term bond rricos vary with interest rates anti the prob ability of inflation. Bl II.DINT; cX real estate There may be some decline in ; esitie111ia 1 building in RJiid; and shopping centers in many aulnii' ban developments may remain at a standstill for a whiie. Howevei', so much money is piling up in sav ings hanks which must he invest- i ed, it seems that by 146)4 many more new homes will he built. In this connection, when purchasing : a house or business property, be ! sure to study the land, which us- j ually imp oves in price while the j value of the building declines. When constructing new frame houses, build either single homes or houses with only two apart ments on the ground floor. There will he considerable new building of brick apartment houses, which should keep filled so long as they are well maintained. Old apart ments and old houses will decline in price during 1963. The less attractive outlook for home building generally does not apply to government or public buildings, or to all commercial buildings. The real estate devel opers, however, must spend more on advertising in 1963 to meet the growing competition. RETAIL TRADE Naturally, there will be a sea sonal letdown in retail trade after Christmas ar^ the markdowns which follow January 1. That will be the time to look for oargains. Scan the advertisements well. This especially applies to merchandise that depends more or less on style, such as dresses, coats, hats, and shoes. Buy good-quality items that can be passed down to the young- er children. Over all, I expect 1963 to see a somewhat higher level of retail trade than has pre vailed in 1962. Purchases made at real mark- downs could be good cause for op ening a new charge account. But be very careful to build up a name for good credit. You can arrange to pay some in 30 days, some in 60 days, and some at 90 days; but be sure to pay a little before your account is due. Good credit at a good retail store will help you and your husband (or wife) when you may need this credit later to buy real estate or start a business of your own. CUBAN OUTLOOK I forecast that the Cuban prob lem will not be settled in 1963. It may extend until after the 1964 presidential elections. The Rus sians have removed their missile installations and bombers from j Cuba, in accordance with Pres-i- | dent Kennedy’s demands. In re- 1 turn, Mr. Khruschev will undoubt edly want some concession in Ber lin, or in Turkey which now bottles up Russia in the winter due to Turkey’s control of the Dardanelles. Khruschev must placate his people at home by improving rather than reducing their stand ard of living. I saw this very clearly when I was in Moscow. He ! helped Castro only so that he would have something to trade with the United States, either in connection with Berlin or with our bases which we now have in Europe. Khruschev expected to later withdraw from Cuba when he first decided to help Castro. He knew Russia could continue to use Cuba as a base for Russian sub marines. Now both Khruschev and Castro are looking to save face at home. Some think the Cuban fracas will make President Kennedy much tougher with labor here in the United States, but I disagree. La bor leaders may be more reason able in their demands, but they will continue to have friends at the White House. LABOR AND THE PROFIT MARGIN Readers should realize that the steel workers can reopen their wage contract after May 1, 1963. The settlement of this contract will 'iv vary likely to i r. f hit-nco oth- c iat or dFputes, depending large- iv on inte11,at ion;;! .'oiitiit iojx. I feel that our country is be ta ming “immune” to eri.-e-. Pe- lieving that Die eohi war will con tinue for years to eonit . 1 here, however, will he no nuclear war within our generation; and no in ternational war of any kind in 1 4* >3. Labor should begin to realize in 1463 that wages finally depend upon the employer’s margin of profit. The year 1962 has seen many employers close down be cause of their slight margin. Small businessmen—hot it manufacturers and retailers—must have a larger margin of profit in order to exist. There are too many mergers into bigger units and too many failures of worthy employers. Labor lead ers are largely responsible for this unfortunate development and are slowly pricing themselves out of business. Sooner or later this can result in much unemployment. A tax cut will not solve this difficul ty. COMMODITY PRICES Nineteen - sixty - three will see many basic commodities sell for lower prices. Despite domestic pro duction cutbacks for many raw ma terials, world supplies will con tinue their uptrend. These sur pluses in world markets will place additional downward pressure on commodity prices in the U. S. There will he exceptions in hybrid coni, Idaho seed potatoes, and other selected crops. Much depends upon the weather and the ability to hold ovei surpluses. Prices of peaches, apples, citrus and other fruits depend principal ly upon the weather. Improve ments in canning, freezing, and storage have been greatly advanc ed, while the big supermarkets have been beneficial in stabilizing prices. The hope of the fruit grow- (Continued on paage 2) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS BIRTHDAYS ,gcn hhh$hnl January 6 Hen y Edward Cousins, R. T. Feagle, Mrs. Ar thur Ballentine, Mrs. Grady Ringer, M. O. Fulmer, Branders Shealy, Dessie K. Kesler, Evelyn D. Davis, aad Sally Berry. January 7:J. I). French, John Rex North, III, Mrs. J. R. North, Jerry Richardson, Ervin I). Rich ardson, Virginia Jones, Mrs. Jas. I). Crooks, \V. L. Shealy, Mrs. David Luther Ruff and Robert S. Forhis. January S:Emory H. Bow man, Mrs. 1). L. Andrews, I). E. Schumpert (Conway), Mrs. I). E. Halfacre, P. D. Holloway, John Davis, Glenn L. Hamm, Nellie VVicker, Mrs. Audrey Rowe, Mrs. I). F. Senn, William Leitzsey, Mrs. H. M. Harman, Mrs. J. W. Fuller, Miss Louise D. Suber, Claude Counts, and Vickie Koon. January 9: Edward Oswald, Mildred Boinest, Mrs. B. H. Hamm, Virginia Rose Frankklin, J. D. Berley, Susan Cou ns and Harold Stockman. January 10: Mrs. Lucy Mc- Cartha, Mrs. H. R. Brooks, Cla ra Elwell Stokes, Michael Guy Dwyer, William W. ♦Vatkins, Sonjia Braswell, Martin Antony Franklin, O. H. Shealy and Ellen Williamson. January 11: Mrs. Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringer, Mrs. Tom Suber, William Brooks, Martha Jean Smith, Evelyn Wright, Joe E. Bickley. Mrs. William H. Rin ger, Virgil L. Adams and Mar garet Linda Hanna, January 12: Mrs. J. E. Stokes, Mary Willis, Linda Hawkins, Margaret Doolittle, Jerry Sat- terwhite, David Covington, Mrs. M. P. Derrick, Marsha Minick, D. Paul Folk III, and Edward Ruff.