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By saying nothing some people ac quire a reputation tor being smart —and maybe they are!! People who make tun of women drivers just don't realizze i.ow diffi- cjir it is to dirve in the middle of .mj roacJ. VOLUME 26—NUMBER 5 By The Way NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA,THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1963 ^ $2.00 Per Year - By DORIS A. SANDERS Tliere isn’t, perhaps, a person in Newberry who hasn’t grieved with Billy and Julia Faye Mc- Swain during the critical illness and death Sunday night of their seven-year-old son, Johnny. A multitude of their friends and his, including his second-grade classmates from Boundary Street School, gathered at Aveleigh Presbyterian Church Tuesday morning to pay honor to his mem ory. Dr. Neil Truesdell, in a few brief remarks, told about Johnny mor^ effectively than anyone could. In the hopes that it may bring some future consolation to Johnny’s family, and to others who sorrow, there is reprinted be low the tribute to Johnny, by Dr. Truesdell, at the funeral services Tuesday: There is always something mys terious about the process of life, and such a process as we have ob served is the more mysterious. We have an idea sometimes that heaven is a place where, when people get worn out on this earth, they can go and we are glad there is a heaven because the things of earth have very lit tle meaning any more. That is an entirely erroneous concept of heaven. I am sure there is not a one here who has ever had occasion to move from a house to a new T house but that was filled with pleasure and joy and anticipation, because although you were attached to the old house, you were more anxious to live in the new; and then all of you are thinking about some thing else and that is that within just a few days now, you are go ing to be, if you haven’t already 1 done so, thinking about new clothes. We always like that, and especially at Eastertime; not that we don’t like the old clothes, but we do like the new. In some such way as that, try-1 ing to have this feeling for the new, that is the thing which takes place when in the process of time, we leave an old house and we go into a new one, or we put aside old clothes for new. Now t we are taught that the souls of believers doth immediate ly pass into glory with their Lord and Master and wTiat has happen ed with Johnny is, simply, he has laid aside his body which was his clothing for this earth and he has now been clothed with the gar ments, with the clothing which one would wear in heaven. It is not as if something has been taken away; it is rather that something that we do not have the ability to see as we yet live on this earth has been added to him. He is not the loser; he is the gainer. Someone made the statement that when Mozart pass ed away there were many, many scores of music yet unwritten, and Chesterton said that when Rob ert Louis Stevenson died, that there were yet one thousand stor ies unwritten in his heart. That is always true, for we are created where there is a great degree of creativity with a capacity far be yond this earth, far beyond the things that can be consummated here in time. Now I have always admired a champion. All of my life I have loved to see a champion and I have never seen a greater cham pion than Johnny; the things which he endured and the way he endured them. There was some thing about him which, if any per son knew him well, could see a sense of restlessness, a sense of creativeness. He was always do ing something. If Johnny had liv ed many, many centuries, he would never have been able to accom plish all the things with the dy-1 namic drive, which God placed in him to accomplish. The last time his family gath ered here as a group was when Johnny sang, and it was a beau tiful song. Well, Johnny liked to sing. He liked to play. He liked to do a lot of things but now Johnny is singing more beautifully than he ever sang. Johnny has begun the process that will never end for the process is forever and ever. Just a while ago, and in a few moments from now, as you will hear and have heard the songs that Johnny liked, these things will be the things that are but representative of what a champion wanted and enjoyed on this earth. But the things that Johnny will now enjoy as he is in his spiritual home are far greater. It is hard for us to understand that, but I would not like for any child to leave here today without knowing these things. When the Indians entered into a treaty long, long ago with the United States Gov ernment, the word that the gov ernment used was “forever" ami the Indian? didn't have any such word in their language and could n’t understand what it meant, so they asked that the treaty he changed and the word “forever” be removed, and so they did, and these words were put in: “This treaty shall last as long as the water runs and the fire harms.” Now the Indians could under stand that and what forever means, is, as long as you think the time, that eternity is much, much more than that, and the joy and blessing are the things that take place., are the things that are the lot of those who have been translated. Who are we to ray that in the divine counsel of God, when He made Johnny, He prepared John ny for this and Johnny perhaps has lived a more glorious life in his seven years than he could have lived if he stayed here 70 years, for who knows the blessing, the benefit as yet unborn that can come. Well, it just may be that some young person here may look upon that which has happened and might share a conviction I share. I do not believe it is the will of God that this should have happen ed; but I believe it was by the permissive decree of God that it should happen. I believe one day, some man or some woman is going to tackle this problem about which man does not now know, how to cope successfully and find the answer that will mean mil lions and millions of people will not go through this process which Johnny had to go through and it just may be that some person could be inspired to dedicate his or her life toward the accomplish ment of that which would mean so much. In any event, the mystery re mains, but the mystery is not the kind of thing that is without meaning, for heaven is so very close and all of the purity and the sweetness and love of childhood is what heaven is, eternally and per manently; and as my Lord and Master said, “Except ye become as a little child, ye shall in no wise enter therein.” Our Lord and Master is the gateway to heaven and His grace and mercy are for ever and ever. Do not then grieve as those who have no hope; be lieve in your hearts that this life is a life ordained, directed and planned of God and all of the joys which were observed in the brief years of life here but passed into meager comparison the contrast with the pleasure and sheer de light which is, we know, he is free from suffering, from pain and is now well and along the way of accomplishing those things which God has placed in his heart, but which we are assured were so tremendous they could never have been accomplished in time, but only through eternity; there fore we approach this with the firm assurance that there is no death, there is only the 1 ing aside of the things which we • sed here when we are fortunate enough to have been translated to that place where we will forever be with the blessed Lord and Mas ter. On hand when the Newberry Police Department received a Safety Award from the School Safety Council Monday, were, from left. Major Ernest Layton, Director of Schools Ralph Watkins, Police man Ray Schumpert, Chief Colie Dowd and J. P. McMillan, who pre sented the award. (Sunphoto.) The School Safety Council, an eleemosynary organization chart ered by the State of South Caro lina, dedicated to Safety Educa tion, on Monday presented a Spec ial Commendation Award to the Newberry Police departoirnt. In scribed on the Award was the fol lowing message; “19u2 Special Commenda ion Award to Newber ry police Department for Out standing Community Service, In the interest of safety education, for the understanding of _ne need and importance of the proper at titude development of each citi zen, in recognition of the contin ued work of the Department to ward this goal.” J. P. McMillan, representative of the Council, in making the pre sentation, said “Safety Education has become of prime importance to the proper growth and develop ment of every community through out the nation today. This field will continue to grow in import ance each year in the future.” He also expressed appreciation to the number of business firms, which, through their membership in the council, help make the an nual program possible. Chief of Police Colie Dowd, in accepting the award, expressed his appreciation to Mayor Layton and all members of Council, to all city officials and school officials under the direction of Ralph Wat kins, to principals and teachers and to the entire police force for making it possible for Newberry to attain this award. Each year, the School Safety Council prepares and presents a program in safety education, with cooperation of law enforcement officers and the schools. Common Pleas Court Jurors Jurors whose names were drawn to serve in the Court of Common Pleas, session to convene April 22 with Judge Frank Epps, of Greenville, presiding, are: Woodrow W. Bedenbaugh, J. Madison Longshore, James Ed ward Rister, Robert Louis Kun- kle, Elliott Dawkins, Joe M. Mil ler, D. H. Hamm, Jr., Wilmer Dodgen, Rufus H. Kibler, Clar ence M. Hawkins, Willie A. Ear- gle, Alfred Dorroh, James S. Go- the, Lin Slaton, Claude Richard son, Garth Tony Frady, Clem I. Youmans, J. C. Long. Also, Carroll S. Kempson, Hor ace Ray Warren, Gerald H. Kes- ler, Claude P. Summer, James M. Leaman, Thomas E. Hunter, F. H. McConnell, James M. Graham, Frank Cook, Roy P. Shealy, Perry Edward Halfacre, Lewis C. Daw kins, Francis M. Setzler, Richard Clark Neel III, Walter B. Cous ins, Thomas H. Westwood, Hugh B. McKain and Forrest L. Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Canada are now making their home in Apart ment 10-C of the Spring Hill apartments, on Vincent St. During the meeting of City Council Tuesday night, P. K. Fuller, right, city recreation di rector, received a Certificate of Completion of a correspondence course in Municipal Recreation Administration from the Inter national City Managers’ Asso ciation. The presentation was made by Mayor Ernest Layton. In a letter forwarding the certificate, Orin F. Nolting, exe cutive director of the Associa tion, stated that Mr. Fuller’s work was “well above average throughout.” Among the subjects included in the course completed by Mr. Fuller were The Concept of Recreation, the Recreation Pro gram, Recreation Areas and Facilities, Leadership, Opera tion of Playgrounds, Operation of Recreation Buildings and In door Facilities, City wide Activi ties and Special Services, Rec reation Organization, the Rec reation Director, Personnel Ad ministration, Financial Support and Control, Records, Reports and Research, and Public Rela tions. (Sunphoto.) Tribute Paid To Dr. Kaufmann The Newberry County Com munity Hall Commission, in a meeting held on April 1, 1963, authorized the following resolu- jtion to become a part of its per manent records, to be published in the local newspapers and to be presented to the widow of its late Vice-Chairman. Whereas, our Heavenly Father has seen fit to take unto Himself on March 14, 1963, our beloved co-worker and Vice-Chairman, Dr. Christopher A. Kaufmann, we bow before His will with deep re spect to the memory of one who ably served this commission and his community with devotion and dedication. “Dr. Chris” was one of the or iginal group of citizens who saw the possibilities in the Old Court House as a community center and contributed to the restoration of the building and the beautifica tion of its setting. When Governor Strom Thurm ond, on June 1,1949, signed into law the act providing permanence to Community hall as such and setting up a commission of 12 citizens to supervise and care for it, Dr. Kaufmann was appointed a member of this group. He serv ed on the commission continuously until his death, for a number of years as Vice-Chairman. In an ac tive life of service to his church, his college and various communi ty interests there were always time and energy willingly given to his beloved Community hall. The Commission will ever be mindful of his high ideals of ser vice to his fellow men and of his devotion to our particular respon sibility. Be it therefore Resolved: Newberry County and the Community hall Commission have lost a good friend and dedi cated citizen whose memory will always be an inspiration to us as we strive toward higher ideals of service to our community. City Council Tuesday Meet City Council, by unanimous vote Tuesday night, favored the inclus ion of Whitmire and Little Moun tain into the Newberry Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph System, providing arrangements can be worked out with Southern Bell. Prosperity was included in the system several months ago. Other action taken by Council included: Listening to a letter of appre ciation from President Wiles of Newberry College expressing thanks for aid given the college by the city. Heard that the special count of the newly annexed area of Har rington Heights would be included in this quarters distribution of state collected revenues. Heard from City M nagor Riebe that B. P. Barber and associates had submitted estimates on addi tional water and sewer facilities, but time had not permitted a thorough study of them. Discussed annual military leave for employees who are members of the National Guard and re quested City Manager to investi gate methods used in business con cerns and cities in nearby areas. Authorized purchase of a used pick-up truck to be used by the dog-catcher at a price not to ex ceed $400. To Attend Girls State Johnny McSwain Rites Tuesday At Aveleigh John J. (Johnny) McSwain Jr., seven-year old son of John J. (Bill) Sr. and Julia Boozer Mc Swain, died Sunday night at the home of his parents, 1219 Walnut street. He was operated upon for brain tumor in September of 1961 but had been critically ill for the past three months. Johnny was bom in Newberry and was a member of Aveleigh Presbyterian church Sunday school, and was in the second grade of Boundary Street school. He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Julia Rebecca and Tracy Lee McSwain; one brother, Neel Boozer McSwain, all of the home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Neel Wallace and Mr. and Mrs. James V. Boozer; his great-grandmothers, Mrs. Lil lie Nichols Dawkins and Mrs. Drucy C. McSwain, all of New berry; and two aunts. Funeral services were conducted at 11 A. M. Tuesday at Aveleigh Presbyterian church by Dr. Neil E. Truesdell. Interment was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Lewis Price, James Pritchard, Pope Bu ford Jr., and Billy Dawkins. NEWBERRY COUNTY GIRLS who will attend the 17th annual Palmetto Girls State are, from left, seated, Jane Shannon, Murrie Alice Shealy and Betsy Summer, Newberry and Kay Shealy, Mid-Caro lina; standing, from left, Kay Leaman and Gloria Moss, Whitmire and Sandra Boland, Mid-Carolina. (Sunphoto.) Prayer for Today Heavenly Father, we are grateful to Thee for the mes sage of Blaster Sunday with its fact of the Risen Lord. May we remember that be cause He lives, we too, live in Him, victorious over sin and death and the devil forever. Help us to commit our lives unto Him daily and to walk in love, so that when He comes again. He will welcome us in to eternal mansions. Amen. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lowery are now residing at 1526 Caldwell St. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Perk ins have moved to 1153 Clarkson Ave. to make their home. Receives High Scout Award On Thursday, April 18, the Whitmire Girl Scouts will have their Parents Night program and Court of Awards. The program will be held at the High School auditorium beginning at 7:30 p. m. The public is invited to attend. Jeannie Armfield will receive the curved bar during this pro gram. This is the highest award in intermediate girl scouting, and Jeannie is the only girl in New berry County who will receive the curved bar this year. In order for a girl to be eligible to receive this award, she must complete the ranks of tenderfoot, second class, and earn ten proficiency badges in first class. She then chooses one of four given fields offered for the curved bar. Jeannie will receive her bar in the field of homemaking. Jeannie will also attend the Curved 'Bar Tea at the Columbia Museum of Art to be held this spring. This tea is given annually for the girl scouts of South Caro lina who have received their curv ed bar during the preceding year. In is quite an honor as well as an opportunity for the girls to meet the Governor’s wife, the Girl Scout Council president, and the members of the state Girl Scout board. Jeannie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Armfield of Whitmire and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gil liam of Newberry. There are three Brownie troops and two Girl Scout troops in Whitmire, consisting of 93 girls Mid 15 adult workers. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Knox are now residing at 2902 Fair Ave. Kay Shealy and Sandra Boland from Mid-Carolina; Kay Leaman and Gloria Moss from Whitmire; Murrie Alice Shealy, Betsy Sum mer and Jane Shannon from New berry, have been named delegates to the 17th Palmetto Girls State, Mrs. F. A. Truett, Chairman of the Girls’ State Committee of the local American Legion Auxiliary, announced Friday. Alternate delegates are Lauren Dunlap and Maxine Cook from Mid-Carolina; Nancy Gilliam and Ann Kibler from Whitmire; Boot- sie Reagin, Patsy Ruth Senn and Evelyn Ann Ramage from New berry. These Juniors from the high schools in Newberry county were chosen by the faculties from each high school and the executive committee of the Newberry Am erican Legion Auxiliary- They were selected on the following qualifications listed in the order of their importance: leadership, character, courage, honesty, co operativeness, scholarship, and physical fitness. Sponsors are the American Legion Auxiliary, County Council of Farm Women, Civic League, Pomaria PTA, Whitmire PTA and Biographical club. Kay Shealy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shealy of Route 1, Prosperity, is active in school and church affairs. She is assistant club editor of the school paper, a member of the Future Teachers’ club and Future Homemakers, President of Luther League at Grace church, member of the choir, pianist for the primary- junior departments. Her hobbies are skating, dancing and sewing. Sandra Boland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Boland of Po maria, is assistant editor of the school paper, reporter for the Junior class, and a member of Future Homemakers. She is a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran church choir, the Luther League and serves as assistant pianist for the church. Her hobbies are sew ing, singing and roller skating. Kay Leaman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Leaman, of Whitmire, is secretary of Sunday school and secretary of the Train ing Union in the Intermediate de partment of the First Baptist church in Whitmire. Her school activities arc: vice president of the student body, editor of the Spectator, business manager of The Trumpet, secretary of the Beta club, vice president of the Junior class, member of the French club, cheer leader, mem ber of Block W Club, the basket ball an dtennis teams. Her hob bies are reading, sewing, and painting. Gloria Moss is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moss of Whit mire. She is Junior class presi dent, treasurer of the French club member of the student council, member of the Trumpet staff and a member of the annual staff. Miss Moss is a member of the choir of the First Baptist church of Whitmire, a helper in the intermediate GAft and a mem ber of YWA. Murrie Alice Shealy is the dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Shea ly of Newberry. She is a, member of the following clubs in high school: Spanish, Beta* Debating, IRC, Health Careers, president of Senior Science club, member of student council and secretary- treasurer of the junior class. Mur rie Alice was voted Miss Tunior High Miss. She sings in the choir at Lutheran church of The Redeemer, is pianist in the Junior department in Sunday school and vice president of the Luther League. She likes to play the pia no, sew, cook, water ski, keep the bees and fly. Betsy Summer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Roy Summer, Jr., of Newberry. She is a member of the Beta, Spanish, IRC, Senior Debating, Senior Science and Health Careers clubs; also assist ant business manager of the Cor dial. She is very active in the As sociate Reformed church and her hobbies are reading 1 , swimming and water skiing. Betsy is spons ored by the Newberry civic league. Jane Shannon • is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shannon of Newberry. Her clubs in high school are: Beta, Entre Nous, Health Careers, Senior Science and IRC. She has recently been chosen to servp as advertising manager of The Oracle and to serve as a marshall at the 1963 Commencement ceremonies. She is president of the Youth group at Aveleigh Presbyterian church and is a member of the S. C. Presbytery Youth Council. Jane is a junior member of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary and is spon sored by that organization. She enjoys dancing, music, watching football, basketball and baseball games. The objective of Girls’ State is to educate youth in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibili ties of American citizenship. Two hundred fifty South Carolina girls will have the privilege of at tending the 17th Annual session of Palmetto Girls State on the University of South Carolina campus June 3-9, 1963. Six days of government, education, citizen ship training, spiritual observance, companionship and recreation will be offered. Serving on the Palmetto Girls’ State Committee of the American Legion Auxiliary are the follow ing: Mrs. J. J. Bullard, president, Columbia; Mrs. Hammond Jones, secretary-treasurer, Columbia; Mrs. Harry Martin, chairman, Dillon; Mrs. Fleming Mason, dir ector, Summerton; and Mrs. Ir vine Belser, Sr., Columbia, Mrs. Sidney Stokes, Orangeburg, and Mrs. George Watem, Latta. The Girls* State Committee from the local American Legion Auxiliary, of which Mrs. C. A. Dufford, Sr., is president, is com posed of Mrs. F. A. Truett, chair man; Miss Grace Summer, Mrs. W. S. Chapman, Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, Miss Sudie Dennis, Mrs. T. M. Fellers, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. C. B. Bickerstaff, Mrs. W. Rea Feagie, Mrs. W. H. Davis, Mrs. Jessie Frank Hawkins, and Miss Sarah Caldwell. Purcell Sworn In As Attorney Twenty-five South Carolinians were sworn in Monday at attor neys during ceremonies before the State Supreme Court. Among those taking the oath was E. B. Purcell Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Purcell. “Buzz”, as he is known by his many friends, received his education in the New berry City schools and a B. S. de gree from The Citadel. He served as a Nbvy pilot in both World War II and later in the Korean ■War where he was shot down twice by enemy fire but managed to Survive. He presently holds the rank of Commander in the U. S. Naval Reserve. After many years of active duty Buzz resigned several years ago to enter law school at the Univer sity of South Carolina where he recently graduated. Ifr. Purcell’s present plans are to enter into the practice of law in the city of Columbia. AUDITOR ABLE TO BE OUT Auditor Ralph B. Black was in his office for a short while Wed nesday morning, for the first time since he had the misfortune of breaking his leg several weeks ago. Kohn, Wells Buy Remaining Lots In Coateswood Probably the largest transfer of improved residential building lots in: Newberry took place this week when the Clerk of Court recorded a deed to Hal Kohn and Fulmer Wells for the 38 remain ing lots in Coateswood Place. Messrs. Kohn and Wells purch ased the property from William T. Austin, Insurance Commis sioner of South Carolina, who is acting as receiver for the form er owners of Coateswood, the Citizens Home Insurance Com pany. ME and Mrs. James W. Mills have moved to 2300 Rosalyn Dr. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS —April 14: Keitt Purcell, Billy Lorainack, Mary Ann Addy, David Dickert, James McCants Berley, Robert L. Forbis, Rob ert Michael Underwood. April 15: Mrs. Bill Hawkins. April 16: Mrs. Willie Mae Long, Mrs. Cornelia Clary Burr, Ithama Brooks, April 17: James A. Brown, Nancy Floyd, Tommy M. Folk, Mrs. Huston Long. April 18: Mrs. Cannon Blease, Gordon H. Stockman, Dorothy Weir Ruff, Mrs. Furman Reag in, Mr*. W. F. Smith, Mrs. Geo. E. Stone, Mrs. W. C. Huffman, Dorothy Shealy, Elizabeth Mc- Camie Wilson. April 19: Mrs. P. M. Nichols, Martha Sue Cromer, Mr. Claude Summer, Frank M. Senn, Jr., John C. Davenport, Ellis Daven port, Jr:, Karen Hite. April 20: Elizabeth Hargrove, Arthur George Dwyer, „ Linda Driggers, Jack Timmerman, ’George Spotts, Anne Cannon, Mrs. Tracy Bkmette.