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WHAT ALL OF US WANT IS
A WORD OF APPRECIATION
I flee from those patriots who like
to discuss big problems in what is
called depth.
VOLUME 26—NUMBER 52
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963
♦ $2.00 Per Year
By The Way
- By DORIS A. SANDERS
STILL ROLLING
A reader of this column brings
me a nice pen ever so often and
drives it with the instruction ‘‘keep
writing!” On his latest visit I
asked “What shall I write about?”
His reply “You haven’t mentioned
Clin D. lately.”
There isn’t much to say about
Olin I). that hasn’t already been
said—by me or others. Bui his
mention of the name reminded
me of something' 1 heard not long
ago.
You will recall that during the
summer primary and November
general election, there were signs
around on certain cars, proclaim
ing that the occupants were “Roll
ing With Olin.”
Olin saved Donaldson Air F orce
Base. Of course, it didn’t stay
saved for very long. Recently the
troops started moving out of
Donaldson, headed for Hunter Air
Force Base in Savannah. On a
vehicle at the end of one of the
convoys was a huge sign which
informed all within seeing dist
ance the convoy was “Rolling
With Olin.”
And to think there were actual
ly people who were gullible en
ough to believe that Donaldson
had really been saved by the very
influential Senator with all his
seniority!
Oh yes, there is other news
about Olin. He appointed Brother
Bill to a $11,000 per year job as
“Home Secretary”—whatever that
might be.
BY REQUEST
I have been REQUESTED to
tell you something about the or
dinances pertaining to dogs.
In the past, the dog catcher has
only been picking up those dogs
who wander the streets without
tags. The Police department has
said they couldn’t pick up tagged
dogs unless someone signed a
complaint.
I am told this is not the way the
ordinance reads. If a dog is a
nuisance or menace, whether he
is tagged or not tagged, the dog
catcher will pick up said dog
without a signed complaint. The
dog will be held for a reasonable
time so that the owner will be
able to bail him out and, we hope,
keep him penned up in the future.
The dog catcher has been work
ing off and on — whenever he
could borrow a truck from the rec
reation department. Council has
generously agreed to buy him a
$400 truck for use full-time in
this operation.
So—things are looking up a
little and we may expect some re
sults unless the dogs outrun the
catcher and his $400 truck!
ON THE LIST
The Communists weren’t able to
get rid of him, and Congressman
Bryan Dorn believes the Kennedy-
crats won’t be able to do it either.
Seems that the Kennedycrats
—designated by a reporter for
the NewYork Times as “National
Democratic leaders” and “Kenne
dy pragmatists”—(whatever that
is) have decided that too many
Southern congressmen are not
falling in line and voting exactly
as the President decrees, so they
must be purged. Among those 13
listed in the New York Times on
the purge list are Bryan Dorn
and Albert Watson, who is serving
his first term in Congress.
Bryan Dorn says it is an honor
to be placed on this purge list,
just as it was an honor several
years ago to be blacklisted by
Andrei Vishinsky of Russia.
The Congressman says “South
Carolina voters and South Caro
lina Congressmen will never bo
controlled by money, manpower
or influence from New York or
Washington.” Now, I’m not so
sure about that. There has been
much evidence in past years that
money and influence flowed free
ly to elect certain politicians to
a job in Washington, and whether
we like to believe it or not, money
or the promise of personal gain
makes a mighty deep impression
on some people—and that impres
sion is transferred to the ballot
by the name of the candidate who
promises the most for nothing.
Someone said recently that what
this country needs is a President
who isn’t seeking re-election.
That could be brought all the way
down to include Senators Repre
sentatives and State and local of
ficials. If those in charge were
concerned only with what is good
for the country, and not with what
would bring in the most votes,
this would be a far better place in
which to live.
; heard recently featuring Dr. Ber-
! gen Evans, professor of Pmglish
i at Northwestern University. Dr.
s Evans has a weekly program in
j which he discusses words in the
; news. He has a most interesting
way of presenting the subject
matter with which he is dealing.
Several weeks ago he was dis
cussing the word “pragmatic”
noting that it was used twice
1 within a few pages in one of the
| national news magazines. He call
ed the editor of the magazine and
t asked exactly what the writer
, meant in the way he used the
word. The editor, after humming
; and hawing several minutes, fin
ally said he “believed" the writer
meant so-and-so.
As Dr. Evans said, when some
one hears this word used, he just i
sort of ignores it and hopes it j
will go away.
Seal Campaign Is
Over The Top
Chairman Phil Kelly of t h e
Newberry Easter Seal campaign
and treasurer J. Dudley FYeneh,
announced on Saturday, that the
campaign had gone over-the-top
this year. Deep appreciation is
given to those who responded and
to those who worked in behalf of
this worthy project.
On Wednesday, the Newcomers
Club, Mrs. Walter Beck, presid
ent, gave a bridge benefit for the
Newberry society. Last year this
wonderful group turned over
$69 to the Society. Mrs. Felton
Mundy, chairman this year, feels
that even more intrest was man
ifested.
Other officers of the club are:
Mrs. A. B. Hair, in-coming presi
dent; members of the Board, Mrs.
Charles Ragland, Mrs. B. A.
Buddin, Mrs. Felton Mundy and
Mrs. Charles Vernon.
Kelly reported that the follow
ing is a listing of funds to date,
with final reports to be in by Sat
urday: Letters $1,820.18; Coffee
Day and BAG $1,500.00; Schools
(Callman and Drayton) $97.48;
Lily Day $144.46; Special $18.17.
Other funds wall be reported from
the Cannister committee, and Sat
urday’s Lily Day in the city.
Total to date is $3,580.79.
JOE ROBERTS JR.
IN RIFLE MATCHES
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE,
GA. (AHTNC)—Army Specialist
Five Joe M. Roberts, Jr , whose
parents live at 2021 Mower street,
Newberry, recently participated in
the 2d Region Army Air Defense
Command (ARADCOM) rifle
matches at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
Specialist Roberts, an informa
tion supervisor in Headquarters
Battery of the 61st Artillery’s 4th
Missile Battalion at Robins Air
Force Base, Ga., entered the army
in 1959 and w T as last stationed in
Germany.
He is a 1952 graduate of New
berry high school and attended
The Citadel in Charleston.
The Newberry High School
Girls Chorus, which is directed by
Miss Juanita Hitt, will again this
year sponsor several “little queen”
contests. It has been several years
since the last of these contests
was held. The picture above shows
the winners of that contest: Miss
Lisa Ivominack, at the back in the
above picture, Junior Queen; and
left to right, Trudy Todd, Toddler
Queen; Jo Welbom Tyson, Lovely
Little Lady; and Jan Moose, Little
Miss Newberry.
There will be six categories in
the contest this year. Boys and
girls may be entered in the first
two: “Wee Baby” from six
months to one year; “Walkie-
Talkie”, one and two year olds,
not yet three.
Girls may enter the other four
contests, “Toddler Queen”, three
to six years of age, not yet in
school; “Little Lady”, 1st, 2nd
and 3rd grades; “Little Miss New
berry”, 4th, 5th and 6th grades;
“Miss Deb”, 7th and 8th grades.
This is a county-wide contest
and all contests except the “Miss
Deb” will be held at Boundary and
Speers Street Schools. Those who
wish to enter will take part at
the school nearest them. Entry
fee will be $1.00, which may be
given to any member of the Girls
Chorus.
Eliminations will be held at
Speers Street School on April 30
at 3:30; Boundary on May 1st at
3:30. Ten participants will be
chosen from each school in each
category to take part in the final
contest.
Announcement of the time of
the “Miss Deb” contest will be
made at a later date. (Photo by
Nichols.)
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kyzer have
moved to Route 1, Newberry, on
Nance street extension.
Are Named To
College Council
Mildred E. Derrick, Newberry,
and Wayne Sease of Gilbert, have
been elected chairman of the
Women’s and Men’s Councils, res
pectively, for the 1963-64 session
of Newberry college.
Franklin B. Ashley, Newberry,
was elected senior representative
to the man’s council.
BAKE SALE
A bake sale will be held Satur
day in front of the Community
Hall from 9 a.m. until noon.
Home-baked cakes, pies, cupcakes,
brownies, and cookies will be on
sale. The parents of the students
in Mrs. McWhirter’s first grade
of Boundary Street School are
sponsoring the sale. Proceeds will
be used to buy books.
Public Invited
To Iris Garden
Iris lovers and flower growers
are invited to visit Hal Kohn’s
Iris garden in Newberry, where
no admission charge is made, and
the public is most welcome. Mr.
Kohn says that his iris will be at
the peak of their bloom on or
about Saturday, April 27., and
will continue for two or three
weeks. His garden is located on
Highway 76 bypass, just north of
the REA office.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ray Daw
kins, Jr., and children, Joanne and
Mike, of Winston Salem, N. C.,
spent the Easter holidays with
Mr. Dawkins’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins on Harring
ton street.
HAT WORD
The use of the word “pragma-
ist” in the New York Times re-
linds me of a radio program I
THE LADIIES OF ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH entertained the children of the Church, and
their friends, with an Easter Egg Hunt Monday afternoon. Biggest attraction of the afternoon was the
Hugh Easter Bunny. From left to right seated, are Ruthie Sanders, Timmy Whitney of Batesburg,
Bunny James Gallagher, Erika Montgomery and Suzi Long; standing, from left, Connie Sanders, Jean
Altman, Chris Brown, Mike Cavanaugh and Mac Montgomery. (Sunphoto)
Report Is Made
By Committee
The Newberry County Nursing
Home Committee held its regular
monthly meeting on April 10th
with H. M. Bedenbaugh, chairman,
presiding. All members of the
committee were present. Also in
attendance were Senator J. Frank
Hawkins and Representative D. P.
Folk.
The committee decided to make
visits of the Greenville county
Nursing home and homes in other
counties in the State as soon r.s
appointments could be made.
After much discussion, it was
felt that the committee could
possibly inform the legislative
delegation that a full report with
complete recommendations would
be presented to them during the
month of August 1963.
Council Talks
A special meeting of city coun
cil was held Monday night to con
sider policy for operation of the
Central Communications System
and other safety measures.
Present for the meeting, in ad
dition to council and city officials,
were representatives of the New
berry Rural Fire Department
Commission, T. B. Amis, S. C.
Paysinger, M. O. Mayer, and Fire
Chief Otis Whitaker.
Mayor Layton requested Mr.
Amis, who is chairman of the Ru
ral Fire Commission to state the
views of the Commission. Mr.
Amis stated that the Newberry
Rural Fire Commission would
like to have an understanding and
agreement of policy with the City
of Newberry about the operation
of the Central Communications
Center. City Manager Riebe stat
ed that the Center is installed and
that the installation of sirens at
the various fire stations should be
completed on April 29. He also
stated that in addition to the six
paid firemen of the Newberry Fire
Department, who would constitute
a 24-hour per day operation of the
Central Communication Center,
that three police officers should
receive training so that during
vacation and emergencies one of
them could be called upon.
Council voted to authorize train
ing of three dispatchers of the Po
lice Department for this purpose.
After considering the policy to
be adopted in the role of the City
of Newberry Fire Department in
answering outside fire calls, both
the Rural Fire Commission and
City Council were in agreement
that the Rural Fire Department
should respond to a request for
assistance from the City, and the
City Department should respond
to a request for assistance from
the rural department, with dis
cretion being used in both depart
ments.
It was agreed that the city
should adopt a new policy, and,
upon adoption, give notice to in
surance companies and property
owners.
Mayor Layton extended thanks
to the Rural Fire Commission and
City Council for the interest and
consideration shown.
City Employee
Is Transferred
H. O. (Bo) Sanders was trans
ferred on Saturday, April 13 from
the Utility Department to the
Recreation Department, according
to an announcement from City
Office today.
Mr. Sanders has been employed
with the city for seven years as a
lineman in the Utility Depart
ment. During these years, in his
off-hours, he has assisted Recrea
tion Director P. K. Fuller in
coaching the various ball teams in
the Recreation Program. Director
Fuller feels he will be a valuable
addition to the Recreation Depart
ment.
In another statement made to
day, City Office announced that
the Dog Catcher is now employed
full time.
This was made possible by the
purchase of a second-hand pickup
truck, authorized by City Coun
cil at the last Regular Meeting.
If anyone has complaints con
cerning dogs, it is requested that
the calls be made to Police Head
quarters., phone 276-2222. This
will include night calls, as the Dog
Catcher has been instructed to
answer all calls, day or night.
It is hoped, by putting the Dog
Catcher on full-time, at least dur
ing the summer months, most of
the stray dogs will be eliminated.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Young
Jr. are now making their home at
1624 Clarkson Ave in Coatswood
development.
KEN WYATT, left, representative of the Motorola Corp., gives instructions to firemen and policemen
in the operation of the Civil Defense and Rural Fire alarm systems. Others in the picture, left of Br.
Wyatt are another representative of Motorola; T. L. Millstead, Jimmy Sease, Royce Bundrick who are
all city firemen, and Policeman George Summer. (Sunphoto)
Communications Center To
Be In Operation April 29
Plans Made For
Episcopal Camp
Registrations are now being re
ceived for the summer session at
Camp Gravatt, Camp and Confer
ence Center of the Protestant
Episcopal church, near Batesburg.
Four boys and four girls ses
sions of 12 days duration have
been scheduled, the first beginning
on July 10; the second, on June
24; the third, on July 8; the
fourth on July 22. The study
theme for each session will be
“Christian Community”.
The program consists of small
group living in cabins, home-in-
the-woods using tepees and cov
ered wagons as shelters, swim
ming instruction, synchronized
cookouts, camp and nature crafts,
swimming, canoeing, boating,
sports and games, trails and
hikes. Two American Red Cross
Water Safety Instructors, namely
Edward Galloway and Payton
Wright, will direct the watertront
activi ties.
The health and safety program
is under the direction of Nancy
Taylor, R.N., who will be in res
idence during the camping sess
ions.
The staff will include: The
Rev. Messrs Robert Duvall, Ed
ward Spruill, Houseal Norris,
Raymond Phillips, Robert Long,
and Thomas Hudson. Cabin coun
selors will include the following:
Marilee Austell, Caci Cole, Rita
Derrick, Mical Epps, Molly Green,
Betsy Kenig, Judy McConel, Sha
ron McCravy, Kathy Riley, Bruce
Byford, Johnathan Fletcher, Ter
ry Knight, David Stewart, Craig
Stuckey, and Robert Thomas. As
sistants to the caretaker will be:
Merrill Adams, Bob Aldrich, Hun
ter Clarkson, Billy Clarkson, Carl
Cole, Don McCracy, and Mike Mc
Cravy. Mrs. Evelie Jones is the
Food Supervisor.
Boys and girls of any denomi
nation who have completed grades
2-3-4-5-6-7-S or 9 are eligible.
Each session is divided into three
units according to age-grade lev
els.
Cost of each session is $50.00.
Registration forms and additional
information may be secured from
the director, The Rev. Winfield
Smith, P. O. Box 1809, Columbia,
South Carolina.
Meet In Chester
District II Future Homemakers
of America will hold their annual
meeting at Chester High school
Saturday, April 20.
About 600 home economic stu
dents and teachers from Chero
kee, Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster,
Newberry, Spartanburg, Union
and York counties will attend.
The theme of the meeting will be
“Launching Good Citizenship
Through Homemaking.”
Linda Jean Brown of Prosperity
is Reporter for the District group
and among those who will take
part of the Fashion Revue is Pat
ty Chapman of Newberry.
The blast of the Civil Defense
sirens which startled many county
residents last Wednesday will
soon become a routine sound, ac
cording to City Manager Kenneth
Riebe and Assistant Safety Direc
tor J. Ed Hazel.
The equipment which controls
the ten rural fire department-
civil defense alarm systems has
been installed in the city’s new
communications center, and will
be turned over to the city by the
Motorola company at the end of
this month, following tests to be
sure the equipment is in proper
operating condition. The next of
these tests, according to Mr. Haz
el, will be at noon Saturday and
will be held regularly thereafter.
For the Saturday test, all fire al
arms in rural stations will be test
ed independently, then the “panic
button” will be pressed, testing
the civil defense alarm system.
The test will take about an hour.
There is a possibility that the
city will not be included in this
test, since not all equipment has
been connected with the rural fire
station in Newberry.
The equipment which controls
the alarm systems consists of two
machines, one a stand-by in the
event the first does not operate
properly. On one machine, three
numbered buttons are assigned to
each rural fire station: one to ac
tivate monitors in the homes of
six drivers at each rural station,
one to sound the alarm at that
station, and one to test the siren.
Two buttons on the machine are
for civil defense: one an alert
warning, the other a “take cover.”
The person on duty at the com
munications center will be able
to send a message to any one rur
al fire station and its six monit
ors, or to all ten stations and 60
monitors simultaneously. All fire
calls for those stations on the
Schedule For
Rabies Clinic
The Rabies Clinic schedule for
next week is as follows:
Dr. Lowman: Monday, April 22,
Wheeland school, Little Mountain
section, 2- to 2:30; Matthew Ful
mer’s home, Macedonia section, 3
to 3:30 P. M.,; Sligh’s grocery,
highway 391, 3:45 to 4:30 P. M.;
Prosperity elementary school, 5 to
6 P. M.
Thursday, April 25: Johnston’s
store, Pomaria-Peak road, 2 to
2:45 P. M.; B. M. Griffin’s store,
Pomaria section, 3 to 3:45;
Glymph’s store, Pomaria, 4 to 5
P. M.
Dr. Lide: Wednesday, April 24:
Robert Moore’s store, St. Luke’s
section, 2 to 3 P. M.; Sam Pat
Hawkins’ store, Stony Hill, 3 to
3:15 P. M.; J. C. Nichols’ store,
Hartford road 4:15 to 4.45 P. M.
Friday, April 26: Tom Cromer’s
store, Strother highway, 2 to 2:46
P. M.;- Homer‘Crooks’ store Stro
ther higfrwWy, to 3:30 P. M.; M.
O. Mayeris ^afctoe, Strother high
way, 3)4& P. M.; Fork
Grocery, MhybMfcdW, 4:30 to 5:00
P. M.; R^se*' 1 Brothers store, at
Maybintonj^iiS''H6 5:30 P. M.
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Newberry telephone exchange will
come into the center and the al
arm will be sounded from this
central location.
It was originally proposed by
the city manager—but not yet ap
proved completely by council—
that the alarm system for the
city fire department and commu
nications center for the police de
partment would be in the same lo
cation.
The communications center, on
the lower floor of the Fire depart
ment building, has undergone a
“clean-up, paint-up” operation,
and is a bright, cheerful and airy
office in contrast to the drab
headquarters now occupied by the
police department.
An attractive entrance has been
constructed on the Harrington
street side of the building, and
the room housing the communica
tions equipment has been painted
a light green with white ceilings.
An attractive brown top covers
the counters where the equipment
is located. Tile will be used to cov
er the concrete floors.
The adjoining room, which is a
recreation room for firemen, has
also been painted in the same col
ors and it too, will be tile r: , as
will the kitchen, w’hich has been
painted yellow.
Civil Defense generators have
been installed. These would cut on
immediately if city power were
interrupted for any reason.
A storeroom for Civil Defense
supplies will also be used at the
present time for storing cicy rec
ords. These records are being com
piled and packaged by city office
employees and will be transferred
to the storeroom in the near fu
ture.
With the face-lifting of the low
er floor of the Fire department,
and with a “clean-up, paint-up”
campaign under way, Mr. Hazel
stated that the front of the fire
department building, and the in
side will be painted by the city
firemen.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
April 21: Perry O. Wicker,
Betty Bowers, Mickey Chapman,-
Fred James Harmon, Betty
Folk, Barbara Davis, Ferd
Summer.
April 22: Henry T. Fellers,
Mrs. George S. Minick, Mrs.
Joseph L. Tolbert, Mrs. Frank
Mills, A. O. Livingston, Henry
L. Parr HI, Paul Duncan, Mrs.
W. Ernest Merchant, Miss Paul
ine Duncan.
April 23: Betty Leavell Gibson,
Kenny Cook.
April 25: Fred Gilbert, John
Paul Whitaker, Emily Grier. _
April 26: Mrs. William Milam,
Preston McAlhany, Bill Folk.
April 27: Gregory Dodkin, Le
roy Shealy Adams, Mrs. Naomi
Bauknight, Christine Rister,
Margaret Elizabeth Warren.
April 28: Butch Culclasure,
Jessie Harold Hendrix Jr., T.
K. Shell, Boddy Dennis, Helen
Susanne Long.
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