The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 10, 1963, Image 1

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i M arriage is a union botween two people in which the man pays the dues. A career girl 's one who is more interested in plots and plans tn^n in pots and pans. VOLUME 26; NUMBER 38. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1963 * $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS ASHAMED? art* lurjieh netr It .-eems to me that even the n i u > t d y ed - i n -1 he- woo 1 I )e m < h- r a t s — tho.-e who >'> wholehearletlly h-uitported Olin Id John.-ton for I'. S. Senate, would now he a-hamed to admit it after the flaprant abuse of "seniority'' displayed in the Donald.-on Air Forte Base affair. On the basis of Johnston's rec ord of voting for Kennedy pro grams, and on doubt the promise of such future support, the Presi dent of the United States allowed himself to become a party to pole tics of the type more becoming a ward-heeler, apparently with no concern about the lives of those so directly involved. From personal experience, I know the life of an airman and his family is uncertain enough as it is, without all the on-again, off-again business that has been going on at Donaldson. They must be happy about a final decision, even though they may not be happy about leaving Green ville. Just about everything that could be written on the subject of this chicanery lias been written. Only one thing I wish to say: Fm mighty happy that I was not a party to electing a senator and a President who would deliberately mislead the people for the sake of votes. : n t THANK YOU! My thanks—and I’m sure many parents join me—to City Manager Riebe, school officials and the city police department for trying to solve the traffic problem at Boundary Street School. Things have been going along much more smoothly with the “no parking” on Coates Street and with a po liceman directing traffic at the Boundary-Coates intersection dur ing rush hours. Most of us didn’t mind the delay in getting in and out—our main concern was the safety of the children, and I do believe the situation will be less hazardous if parents continue to cooperate. THE DROP-OUTS It is not an unusual thing for my school teacher husband to an nounce “I lost another student to day.” One of the things that has concerned him most during his years of teaching—and I am sure concerns other teachers and ad ministrators, is that no course of study is offered for those students who can’t keep un with the aca demic program. Ivtany could learn trades, but there are few, if any trades taught in the majority of our schools. So, rather than con tinue failing their Reading, citing and ’rithmetic, they drop out of school. We hear all sorts of pro paganda from education associa tions urging students to stay in school—but what does the school offer? Some student may never graduate because he can’t learn algebra; but he might, with in struction, be a first rate auto mechanic, cabinet maker, or lino type operator. Jesse Helms covers this subject in the December 31 WRAL-TV (Raleigh, N. C.) Viewpoint, as fol lows: Lester Velie, writing in the lat est issue of Reader’s Digest, ob served that one out of every five boys between the ages of 16 and 19 looking for work fails to find it. Yet, thousands of highly-paid jobs are going begging. In New York City alone, Mr. Velie re ports, there is a crying need for butchers and bakers — but there are none to be had. Furniture manufacturers are importing cab inet makers from Europe because of the shortage of trained work ers in this country. The New York State Employment Service reports that there are openings, offering excellent salaries, going unfilled in 61 skilled trades—ev erything from glass blowers to printers, from boilermakers to TV repairmen. In Chicago, there are many job openings for men who can repair automabile bodies. One employer said that a good man could earn up to $10,000 a year. Detroit bad ly needs tailors and machinists. Philadelphia needs sheet-metal workers. Throughout the country the story is che same, involving every eonceivable trade and pro fession. But, at the same time, un employment among our young people keeps rising steadily. Why? Because the emphasis on education is both misplaced and misguided. It is a statisti cal fact that only 15 out of ev ery 100 children who start school go on to win a college diploma. Yet, virtually all of the nation’s educational processes are designed for that minority of 15. The job needs of the maj ority—the 85 who don’t go on to finish college— Ivct <*d. What iktU ! • ill ' ica T in nai cd ten-st in.u cuninH'iitai'v weir<i matin!.-, ltmwint ra 1 h-'! r wit*! a 1 a a i t < , Bwa a-a- of federal controls, more money is spent to teach girls how l to cook am! sew than to teach i boy- how to work in industry. Amo, ahoi^ one-third of till voca tional education funds go for training farmers despite the fact ; that farmers now constitute only 1 six per cent of the nation’s work- | ing force. As Mr. Velie says, the lopsided i picture of jobs begging for men , while men beg for jobs suggests 1 that something be done to firing j the two together. And that some- 1 thing, he says, must fie a new kind of schooling for today’s needs. One of the most encouraging signs in the November elections was the victory scored in Califor nia by Dr. Max Rafferty. On Jan uary 7, Dr. Rafferty assumes his new duties as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of California. Dr. Rafferty cam paigned on a platform that prom ised to throw out the so-called “progressive” system of education in California schools and a rein statement of educational empha sis on teaching what children need to know to equip them for adult life. The so-called “liberals” fought Dr. Rafferty with every weapon at their command, but the people of California gave strong approv al to Rafferty’s offer to install what he calls a “conservative rev olution in education.” The fact that bis victory was by a margin of more than 200,- 000 votes indicates, we think, the people’s concern about what is going on in education. He scored a victory—an impressive one in anybody’s league—by contending that children should be trained to do something specifically useful. He laid down the challenge that studying American history is more important than learning about World government. He spoke out in favor of patriotism and free enterprise—and against Federal aid to education. The politicians called him a John Bircher and a reactionary, but the voters selected him a head man of their State educational ; system. If Dr. Rafferty is a conserva- j tive, let us make the most of it. ! There is a strong connection of ; logic between the success of his i campaign and the obvious needs | of the nation as outlined in the | Reader’s Digest article. Dr. Rafferty was successful in his political campaign because he refused to go along with the pol itical liberalism that has done ser ious infirmity to the quality of education in America. If you’ll stop to think about it. Dr. Raffer ty in California perhaps, at long- last, has provided an understand able definition of the words, “quality education.” Maybe, now, I somebody on this side of the con- ! tinent will pick up the torch. 1 THE OAKLAND PLANT of the Kendall Company lost two more of its long-time employees when their retirement on January 1st was announced by Oakland Superintendent Joe Pool. Ernest Morris and E. J. Mundy, with a total of 76 years service at the Oakland Plant, received their certificates of Participi- tion in the Kendall retirement plan, and their first checks on Tuesday of this week. In the photo from left are Asa Hatfield, overseer of spinning, Mr. Mundy, Mr. Morris and Roy Ivester, overseer of the dothooia. Mr. Morris began at the cloth room at Oakland in 1928 and has remained there until his retirement. He and Mrs. Morris live on Fair Avenue. Mr. Mundy began work at Oakland in the spinning department in 1920. He was a doffer until 1942 at which time he became a section man, a position he held until his retirement. Mr. Mundy, who has eight children, 27 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, lives on Second St. (Sunphoto) Cattle Victims Of Collision Five head of beef cattle were in stantly killed, find a sixth later destroyed because of injuries, when struck by an automobile Fri day night about 7:15 on Highway 76 between Newberry and Pros perity. The cattle belonged to Raymond H. Ruff, near whose home the accident occurred. Alto gether, 14 of the animals escaped from a pasture when the gate was left open by persons unknown. The remaining eight were herded into a nearby pasture before the car ran into the six xon the highway. The car, driven by Tommy Joe Wessinger of Little Mountain, had damages estimated at several hun dred dollars. The driver, accomp anied by his family, was traveling toward Newberry. He said he did not see the black Angus beeves until he topped a slight hill, too late to avoid hitting them. Law Requires Registration Of House Trailers Newbeiry County Attorney Ro bert Lake of Whitmire today call ed attention to a state-wid° act providing for the licensing of cer tain mobile homes and house trail ers used as dwelling, and provid ing penalties for violators. Walton B. Halfacre, Newberry County delinquent tax collector, has been appointed by the New berry County Delegation to collect the licenses, Lake said. “If the house trailer or mobile home has a current S. C. license, this registration will not he neces sary.” Lake explained. Stickere will be issued by Half- acre, and these stickers should be posted on the trailers in an easy- to-see manner. The sticker-s will cost S2 each. “A statute makes it a crime for anyone to fail to register his trail ers or mobile homes either with the auditor- or the S. C. Highway Department,” explanied Lake. He said the penalties imposed by law would be up to $100 in fine or im prisonment up to 30 days. Registration can be obtained at tire office of the county tax col lector at the court house between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. dur ing the month of January. After February 1, persons who have not acquired registration stickers or have not obtained a S. C. license plate for the trail er v “1 be guilty of a violation of the r .rinal portion of the act, Lake sa.J. Stickers will be good for the calendar year of 1963. Council Has Short Meeting City Council held one of its shortest meetings on record Tues day nrght. C. Walter Summer, CPA, who prepared the city’s audit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1962, met with council to discuss the audit and answer questions. Mr. Summer concluded his review by stating that the city was in a sound financial condition. City manager Riebe stated that he would have a recommendation for the next meeting of council as to which city wards citizens of the newly-annexed area would be assigned. AVELEIGH CIRCLES MEET NEXT WEEK Circle No. 1 of Aveleigh- Pres byterian church will meet Tues day, January 15 at 10 a.m. at the home of Mrs. W. H. Windley. Other Circles will meet Monday as follows: No. 2, with Mrs. E. B. Purcell at 4 p.m. No. 3, with Mrs. Leon Nichols at 4 p.m. No. 4, with Mrs. Hugh Shannon at 8 p.m. No. 5, with Mrs. Bill Lawrence at 8 p.m. Mrs. Nichols, 93, Service Friday Mrs. Sabella Elizabeth Nichols, 93, widow of J. Mark Nichols, died at the Newberry Memorial hospi tal Thursday following a short illness. Daughter of the late James Patrick and Nancy Taylor Blair, she was born in this county. She was a member of Silverstreet Lu theran church and a life member of the United Lutheran Church Women. Surviving are two sons, P. M. Nichols of Newberry and O. K. Nichols of Silverstreet; two dau ghters, Mrs. F. W. Pitts, Jr., of Denmark and Miss Helen Nichols of Silverstreet; one brother, W. P. Flair of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Matt Livingston of Silver- street; three grand children and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services were con ducted Friday at Silverstreet by Rev. Robert L. Fraser. Pallbearers were Olin Counts, Eugene Blair, James L. Blair, Al an Dominick, Raymond Blair and Pat Livingston. SPEERS PTA TO MEET TONIGHT The Parent-Teacher Association of Speers Street school will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. R. E. Beck, superintendent of ele mentary schools, will be speaker. Duane Darby Service Sunday Duane Donel Darby, died Friday at the Newberry Memorial hospital after a short illness. He had been in ill health for several years. He was 77 years of age. Mr. Darby was born and reared in this county and was the son of the late William Taylor and Alice Felker Darby. For a number of years he operated a grocery store at Oakland mill village and for the past 15 years he was a sales man. He was a member of AFM Amity lodge; a member of Hejaz temple; honorary member of the Newberry Lions club and a mem- bei of Central Methodist church. Mr. Darby is survived by his wife, Mrs. Blanche Addison Darby of Newberry; two sons, Everette, of Camden and Ray of Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. Dresser Kin ney of Newberry; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Brinegar of Cooleemee, N. C.; one half-brother, Theron Dar by of Newberry; two half-sisters, Mrs. Roland Swygert of Green wood and Mrs. Alvin Burke, of Washington, D. C. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon from the McSwain Funeral home with Rev. Thurmond H. Vickery and Rev. C. H. Lucado conducting the service. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were John son Hagood Clary, George Stone, Roy Ivester, George K. Dominick, O. M. Cobb and Jack Chappell. Honorary escort -were; John C. Clarkson, Earl Bergen, Wilson Brown, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. R. E. Livingston, Dr. I. M. Satter- white, Ed Hazel, Lamar Hazel, E. C. Rinehart, Jack Senn, Olin Lay- ton, Ernest Layton, Meredith Har mon, Dr. E. G. Able, Albert Jones, M. A. Jones, George Hel ler, E. S. Blease, Tom Fellers, D. O. Carpenter, Richard L. Baker, James N. King, Roy L. Cook, Roy Cotchcroft. Delegation To Consider Mental Health Clinic The Newberry County Legisla tive Delegation took under consid eration Saturday an appeal for participation in a five-county men tal health clinic proposed at Green wood. Mrs. Meredith Harmon, presid ent of the Newberry County Men tal Health Association, outlined plants for the clinic, in which this county could participate with a share-the-cost operating expense of about $4000 a year. Others who spoke in behalf of the clinic were Walter H. Beck, Mrs. Marvin Rucker and Rev. Rob ert Long. Newberry Mills To Appe Trial Examiner’s Decision C. A. Kaufmann To Head 1963 Heart Fund Drive Dr. C. A. Kaufmann has been appointed Chairman of the 1963 Heart Fund campaign for New berry county. Dr. C. Warren Irvin, Jr., of Columbia, president of the South Carolina Heart Association, today announced the appointment of Dr. Kaufmann to serve as Cam paign chairman in the month-long campaign which begins in New berry and throughout the nation on February 1st. “I am proud and happy to ac cept the chairman ship of the 1963 Heart Fund drive,” Dr. Kaufmann said. “It is my fervent hope that every family in this community will take to heart the slogan of our campaign—More will Live The More You Give—and give gener ously. Dr. Kaufmann is well known in Newbery county where he has served Newberry college since 1930. He was president of the college from 1955 to 1960; he also served the college in the positions of Registrar, Director of Public Re.ations and Assistant to the President. Dr. Kaufmann attended Clemson college; received his AB Degree from Newberry college; his MA degree from the University of S. C. and Honorary LL.D from I^n- oir Rhyne college. Mr. Kaufmann is married to the former Tilla Louise West and the live at 1925 Harrington St. Ballentine Dies In Florence Hugh Samuel Ballentine died Monday at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. J. K. Thomas Jr., in Florence after an illness of several months. He was 76 years of age. Born near Chapin, he was a son of the late J. Jacob and Eddie S. Ballentine. He was a retired farm er. His wife was the late Mrs. Ir ene Fulmer Ballentine. Mr. Ballentine had served as Superintendent of the Sunday School and on the church council at Macedonia Lutheran church, of Little Mountain, and at Mt. Horeb Lutheran church, Chapin, before moving to Newberry where he was a member of the Lutheran church of the Redeemer. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Thomas, are two sons, Wells F. of Columbia and Clay E. of New berry, and Columbia; two brothers, Rev. A. W. Ballentine and Roy Lester Ballentine, both of New berry; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Lutheran church of The Redeemer by Dr. H. A. Mc Cullough, Jr., Dr. R. A. Goodman, Rev. H. S. Petrea and Rev. Robert Shelby. Burial was in the Rose mont cemetery. Pallbearers were Kenneth Long, Burton Sease, B. Eugene Shealy,, Carroll Eargle, Paul Long and Harold Long. Honorary escort was members of the Men’s Bible Class of the Church of The Redeemer and the Newberry Police department. Trophy To Be Awarded Friday The Anton Foy Scholarship trophy, awarded to the Newberry high school football team recently by the Greenville Touchdown club, will be formally presented Friday at 9:30 during assembly program at Newberry high school. The trophy was awarded for Newber ry’s display of sportsmanship dur ing the 1962 football season, by team members, fans, faculty, stu dent body and coaches. Robert Harrison, president of the Touchdown club, will make the presentation, according to Supt. J. V. Kneece. Others who are ex pected to participate in the pro gram are Larry Graves, secretary of the S. C. High School League; Ralph Watkins, director of New berry County schools; Mayor Er nest H. Layton and members of the Newbery High advisory board. Prayer for Today Dear Heavenly Father, We thank Thee for all the blessings that Thou hast bestowed upon us the past year. As we enter this new year we pray that You would help eech one of us to be faithful in serving Thee. In Jes us name. Amen. Miss Susan Cousins and Edward Cousins have returned to their home in Jacksonville, Fla. after spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Mattie Reeder on Jes sica avenue. Mrs. Linda Hutson and son have returned to their home in Colum bia after spending a week with Mrs. Mattie Reeder and with Mrs. Hutson’s brother and sister, Susan and Edward Cousins, on Jessica avenue. Goree Succumbs In Florida Irby M. Goree, 59, who lived at 5461 N. River road, Jacksonville, Florida, died on December 31 at his home. Mr. Goree was born in Newberry and had lived in Jack sonville for five years, going there from Atlanta. He was a member of the Methodist church and the Woodmen of the World. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Merle Kinningham Goree; h i s step-mother, Mrs. U. S. Goree of Newberry; thre brothers, Furman and Virgil, both of Jacksonville, and Jack of Newberry; two sis ters, Miss Doris Goree of Newber ry and Mrs. A. K. Collier of Rock Hill; five nieces and one nephew. Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 3 in Jackson ville with Rev. Jack G. Hand, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn cemetery, Jacksonville. Seal Drive To Begin In March John K. Cauthen of Columbia, Executive vice president of the Textile Manufacturers’ Associa tion, has accepted the State Chair manship of the 1963 Easter Seal campaign. Mrs R.. Aubrey Harley of this city will serve as Chairman of the Newberry County chapter of the South Carolina Society of Crip pled Children and Adults. The Easter Seal Campaign runs from March 7 through Easter Sunday, April 14, 1963. Chappells Club Names Officers The Chappells Community club met Tuesday evening, January 1, 1963 at the Community club house. A delicious turkey supper was served in the dining room which was artistically decorated. Mrs. Vivian Montgomery con ducted an inspiring devotional, centered about John I and ending with a New Year meditation. During the business session the following officers were elected: President, W. D. Montgomery; First vice-president, James Scott Boozer; Second vice -president, Bill Dipner; Secretary, Mrs. Rob ert Gillette; Treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Lancaster. DRIVERS STILL GOING TOO FAST Forty drivers were brought be fore Magistrate Ben F. Dawkins during the month of December, charged v driving too fast for conditions. Disorderly conduct ran second in number of charges with 11 persons so charged. Other law violations added up to a total of 100 cases in the magistrate’s juris diction during the month. Fines collected by Magistrate Dawkins amounted to $1407. Auxiliary Meets With Miss Bowers The American Legion Auxiliary met at 4 P. M. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 1963 at the home of Miss Sadie Bowers, with Miss Sarah Caldwell, Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler and Mrs. Charles T. Darby, associate hos tesses, with Mrs. Roy Anderson assisting. The attractive living- room had beautiful arrangements of poinsettias and African violets. Miss Grace Summer presided in j the absence of Mrs. C. A. Dufford. After the opening ritual, Miss Summer presented Hon. Paul D. Folk, who gave a most interesting and informative address on State Legislative procedure. Following the reading and ap proval of the minutes of Decem ber meeting, reports of officers and committees were given. Miss Sadie Bowers, treasurer reported all bills paid to date and that $22.- 25 had been sent to Veteran’s hos pital in Columbia for a Christmas party there. Mrs. J. F. Hawkins reported 156 members to date. Mrs. Roy Anderson, reporting for the Child Welfare committee stat ed that 4 white families and 9 Negro families had received either clothing, food, shoes, fuel Christ mas packages, or fruit for the Christmas holidays. Notes of ap preciation were read. Miss Summer read an invitation from the S. C. Department head to attend Area C meeting at the Francis Marion hotel in Charles ton January 9-10. The Legion Party and 40 & 8 banquet were very enjoyable and successful occasions even though committee reported attendance a little off due to intensely cold weather and some illness. Mrs. Roy Anderson reporting on Committee on Display Flags said flags could still be purchased for $10.50 and up according to size and material. It was decided to make a canvas for same later in the winter or early spring. The colors were retired and the meeting closed by praying the Lord’s prayer. During the social period the hostesses served delicious sand wiches, cake and coffee. Lowom To Be SCMHA Speaker Many of the affiliated chapters of the South Carolina Mental Health Association, a United Fund agency, will be holding Annual meetings early, in 1963, according to an SCMHA spokesman. Mem bers of the county mental health associations and all interested per sons are cordially invited to at tend all of these public meetings. The newly elected president of SCMHA, Robert H. Lowom, will address a public meeting at the Newberry county Mental Health Association at 7:30 P. M. January 21st. As a result of the recent decis ion of the Trial Examiner of the National Labor Relations Board, finding Newberry Mills refuses ‘o bargain with Local 120 of the United Textile Workers of Ame-r iea, the company intends to file exceptions to this intermedia te report. The intermediate report of the Trial Examiner is not binding up on the company and the company intends to exercise its right to appeal the findings of the inter mediate report to the National Labor Relations Board in Wash ington, D. C. A spokesman for the company has stated that the ultimate out come of this case is in the distant future, inasmuch as the company intends to utilize the entire appeal procedure available. ^ Delegation Is Interested In Rest Home K Local state legislators see few, if any, changes in Newbei y Coun ty governmental affairs this year. The only foreseeable new item of business, according to State Sen. Jesse Frank Hawkins and Rep. D. Paul Folk, may be a county nursing home. Sen. Hawkins, very much in terested in such a project, said investigation will have to deter mine what size and what priced home is needed. “I hope we can do this,” he said. An act setting up a rest home committee probably will be in troduced to study the advisabil ity of erecting a nursing home, Rep. Folk said. Otherwise, both legislators a- gree next year’s supply bill, which will be introduced in this legisla tive session, will be about the same as the current county budget. “I think the county supply bill will be about the same due to the fact that our income will be a little more,” Sen. Hawkins said. No millage increase is antici pated in Newberry, but Sen. Haw kins noted, “We never know what the state is going to do as to schools . . .” Count} employes should not look for a salary increase for next year, either, according to legisla tors’ comments. Rep. Folk said salary increases were voted for 1962-63. Sen. Hawkhis also noted the county is currently paying off $65,000 in road bonds from gas oline tax rebates to the county. No further bond issues are expect ed this year, the senator and rep resentative agreed. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Jan. 13: Steve North, Mrs. An- drena Oswald, Nora Kathryn Kinard, Henry Livingston, Mrs. J. G. Long, T. D. Pitts, Jack Hughes, Henry W. Shealy, Mrs. Thomas Boozer, Mrs. Gerald Richardson, Marion Crooks, David Floyd, Brenda Bass Gra ham. Jan. 14: Paul B. Ezell, Mable Hiller Slaton, Mrs. Jas. Brown, Richard I. McWhirter, Mrs. Donald White, Frances E. Sims, Joseph W. Hipp, Nathline Knight, Richard Henry Ruff, Claudia S. Hinson, Harvey M. Jordan, Lewis Lipscomb, Jr., and Alice R. Milstead. Jan, 15: Edna H. Feagle, Edna Hite Ringer, Ann Workman, T. D. Pitts, Jr., Mrs. O. A. Felker. Jan. 16: James Montgomery Smith III, W. M. Buford, Jr., Wyonia L. Terrell, Cliton Floyd and Ellen Altman. Jan. 17: Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wil bur Long, Mrs. Alfred Ringer, MrsL J. F. Lominick, Susan Crooks, Albert Long, Martha McCullough, Mrs. W. M. Bu ford, Sr., Bobby Icard, Mrs. R. H. Ruff, Mrs. Dick Shealy, Tony Franklin and Gloria Parks. Jan. 18: Mrs. Steve C. Griffith, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, William Henry Shannon, Jr., Alice Bed- enbaugh, Becky Dickert, Irvine Lee Leslie, Mrs. Gordon R. Thu- row and Bobby Lee Carver. Jan. 19: Major Gerald O’Quin, Gaynelle Harmoit Stewart, Di anne Boland, Buford Connelly, B. H. Hamm and Linda Smith.