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What else is there to talk or think about it you have a heap of unpaid bills? tilt Parents who set a good example by their habits and behavior don't need to preach to their children. VOLUME 27; NUMBER I. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1963 $2.03 Y ear By The Way By DORIS A. SANDERS TAX PLAYBOYS There have to be taxes and all of us must pay ©urs. But did you ever stop to think how they are growing 1 and that the taxpayers themselves are largely responsible for their growth by demanding more and more handouts from the government? ^ ou get nothing “free” from government. It first takes from you the dollar. of which it returns you a part. Every bit of government ex travagance, waste and pork-barrel spending that you permit by fail ing to object when you vote turns more and more of your earnings over to politicians to spend. Par ticularly is this true in regard to domestic affairs, both local and national, on which you can inform yourself. Think about taxes as your money that someone else is spend ing (because that’s exactly what it is) and see that the public ser vants you elect don’t waste your money. They can’t reduce taxes except by good business manage ment, but they can increase them every year by extravagance and ask you for more. Reward good officials who con serve your money, and get rid of the tax playboys—and we have some of them in South Carolina. Just watch your newspapers and see how your representatives vote —both in State and national af fairs. January 1st until April 22nd. Take a look again at your tax return which you have just filed. Perhaps it didn’t seem too bad because perhaps most of it, or all of it was “withheld” by your employer during the year. But just think what that amount—or even half that amount—would have bought for you and your family. Perhaps you will then become a. little more interested in the way the government spends your hard- earned money and will yet your congressman and senators know r how you feel about it. MORE INCLINED Perhaps you will be more in clined to watch these tax “play boys” and what they are doing when you realize that this week, for the first time this year, the money you earn is yours. At 1:05 P. M. this past Monday, April 22, the average American taxpayer began, for the first time in 1963, to work for himself and his family. Ever since January 1, he has been working for the gov ernment—federal, state and local. All the money the average tax payer has earned up until 1:05 P. M. on April 22 will be equiva lent to the amount of money he will have to pay in taxes for the year 1963. According to statistical surveys, the first two hours and 26 minutes of your eight-hour day is spent to earn money to pay your taxes. This is two hours and 26 minutes, every work day, all year long. Some employers have a way of impressing this upon the minds of its employees. One company, for instance, paid each employee his entire salary in cash, making no deductions. Then the employee stepped immediately to the next window, where a hunk of the cash was taken back for h i s “withholding tax.” According to reports, by the time the second payday had rolled around, the employer noticed a remarkable increase in the inter est shown by his employees in governmental affairs, especially government spending. By the end of the second month, his employ ees were writing to their Con gressmen and Senators, demand ing that government spending be cut. Another eirq ’.oyer used a dif ferent method to impress on his employees just how much of their hard-earned wages was going to the government in the way of taxes. Instead of making regular weekly deductions, he paid all of his employees their full salaries for the first three weeks of each month. Then, at the end of the fourth week, he deducted taxes for all four weeks. This meant that most of the employees re ceived, at most, only a few dollars for their week’s work. Some did not come out even that well— they owed the company. . These employees also developed a heal thy interest in governmental af fairs. Cuts in taxation cannot be made sensibly without cuts in govern ment spending. The spending is the key. As long as we allow it, the government will continue tax ing and taxing, spending and spending—and before we realize it, we will have reached complete socialism. The terrible part of it is that we are asking for it. We make no objjection when local, county and state officials go to the government for a handout to build hospitals, nursing homes, sewer lines and for “urban re newal.” We make no objection to the practice of illegitimacy—not so much in this state, but in many others—so unwed mothers can get a tremendous handout from the “aid for dependent children” pro gram. We try to get the govern ment to classify us as “disaster areas’ or some such thing so more federal money will roll in. Whose money? Yours and mine, of course —the money we worked for from Sanders Named LCEA President R. Frasier Sanders, 8th grade mathematics teacher at Clinton Junior High school, was elected president of the Laurens County Education Association at the final meeting of the year held last Thursday in Clinton. He succeeds Houston Taylor, principal of Ford High school in Laurens. Mr. Sanders has been connected with the Laurens County School District 56 in Clinton since 1958. with the exception of one year’s leave of absence for graduate study at the University of Geor gia. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Newberry college, class of 1950, and received the Master of Education degree from the University of South Carolina in 1953. Mr. Sanders is married to the former Doris Armfield. They have two daughters, Connie and Ruthie, and make their home at 922 Jessica Ave. in Newberry. BOYS AND GIRLS who participated in the Recreation Department basketball program during the winter were given a hot-dog supper last week, at which time trophies were awarded the teams in the various age groups. Those holding the trophies in the picture above are high scorers, or runner-up high scorers on their respective teams. They are, from left front row, Jean Underwood, Pam Stutts, and Mary Lane Chapman; back row, Mike Hamilton, Gregg Avedi- sian, Hugh Lister and Blair Mathis. (Sunphoto) Morison Is Named Lebanon Church Board Director To Have Revival Riebe Named To CD Committee City Manager K. W. Riebe has been selected to represent Region III on the President’s Special Ad visory Committee for U. S. Civil Defense, according to an announ cement made today by Mayor E. H. Layton. A certificate showing his appointment was received ty Mr. Riebe on April 20. It was signed by Clyde H. Friend, pres ident of the U. S. Civil Defense Council and R. H. Betts, v-presi- dent of Region III. “The citizens of Newberry should take great pride in the President’s selection of our City Manager to the Advisory Comm ittee,” Mr. Layton said, “As Reg ion III is composed of member or ganizations from Alabama, Flor ida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. “City Manager Riebe is to be commended for his fine work in the field of Civil Defense. By his appointment to the Advisory Committee, he has gained recog nition for Newberry, not only throughout the state, but on a national level as well,” Mr. Layton concluded. Easter Seals Contributions Highest Ever A total of $4,318.37 has been contributed by the good citizens of Newberry county to the recent Easter Seal Canpaign, as an nounced by Chairman Phil Kelly and Treasurer J. Dudley French. This is the highest amount ever contributed to this worthy project and exceeds last year’s total by nearly $1000. However all of this can be used by the Society, since most of it is used directly in our own county. More individuals may be helped this year due to the fine generosity of the citizens of Newberry county. A break-down in the figures is as follows: Letters $1,889.18; Lily Day $301.56; Schools ( Gallman and Drayton) $97.48; Cannisters $36.80; WKDK Hike $18.17; Coff ee Day $1,875.18 and Bridge Ben efit by the Newcomers club $100. Sincere appreciation is express ed to all citizens who contributed their time and finances to this fine project. Many will be able to walk this year, due to the fine response of our citizens, Mr. Kelly said. Dave Morrison has been named : executive director of the Newber- ! ry County Development Board, ; succeeding Ben Robinson, accord- | ing to an announcement made this week by John F. Clarkson, De- ! velopment Board President. Mr .Morrison formerly lived in Newberry and was employed with Champion Papers, Inc. for eight years. He is now r serving as reg ional pathologist of Region Seven, U. S. Forest Service, in Philadel phia. He will begin his duties with the Board on May 6. Mr. Morrison is married to the former Marjorie Force. Their children are Kenneth, 13, and David, four years of age. Mr. Clarkson, on behalf of the Board, expressed pleasure in hav ing secured Mr. Morrison’s ser vices for the Development Board. Series E and H Savings Bonds sales in Newberry county totaled $21,600.00 reports Joe M. Rob erts, County Savings Bonds Chair man. Four To Receive Honorary Degree Newberry r college will confer four honorary degrees at com mencement on June 2, President A. G. D. Wiles announced last week. The Honorary Doctor of Politi cal Science will be conferred upon the Honorable James F. Byrnes who will be the commencement speaker. Receiving Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees will be the Rev. W. Baxter Weant, a reg ional secretary of the Board of American Missions of the Luther an church in America; the Rev. Joseph L. Griffin, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, Savan nah, Georgia; and the Rev. Lester A. Wertz Sr., pastor of St. Dav id’s Evangelical Lutheran church, West Columbia. The Pastor, Rev. David T. Tem pleton, and members of Lebanon chinch extends a most cordial in vitation to the residents of the Mt. Bethel-Garmany community, friends and former members of the church to attend its revival services, beginning Wednesday evening, May 1 at 7:45 and con tinuing through Sunday evening, May 5th. Rev. English Pearcy, pastor of Yemassee Charge, Yemassee, will be the guest minister. Rev. Pearcy is a graduate of Candler School of Technology, Emory University. He is married to the former Miss Jewel Connelly of Zion Methodist church, Prosperity. The Pearcy’s have two children, English Conn elly Pearcy and Mary Evelyn Pearcy. Lebanon church members feel it a very high privilege to have this fine young man in their midst and sincerely invites their many friends to share in these services any evening or all evenings. Second Best Alert System In Southeast Rabies Clinic Next week is the final week for the 1963 Rabies Clinic, conducted by the Newberry Health depart ment. The schedule is as follows: Dr. Lide: Wednesday, May 1st, Old Postoffice, Helena 2 to 2:30 P. M.; Oakland Mill, Jones and Senn store, 2:45 to 3:45 P. M.; West End Park, Newberry, 4 to 5 P. M. Dr. Lowman: Monday, April 29: Matthews store, Bush River road, 2 to 2:15 P. M.; Oxner's store at Kinards, 2:45 to 3:30 P. M.; Wal lace store, Jalapa, 3:45 to 4:30 P. M. Friday, May 3: Mollohon Park, 2:30 to 3:30 P. M.; Newberry high school, 3:45 to 4:45. The Elementary Chorus of the Newberry City schools, directed by Miss Juanita Hitt, presented a program of American Patriotic Music at the Southeastern Con ference of Elementary School Principals, held in Columbia last Thursday. School officials from seven Southeastern states attend ed the convention. Members of the Association from Newberry who attended are Ralph Watkins, director of New berry County schools; James D. Brown, Superintendent of Educa tion; Mrs. Ruby R. Abrams, prin cipal of Boundary street school; Mrs. Annie D. Cromer, principal of Speers street school and Ralph Setzler, principal of Junior High school. The program by the Elemen tary Chorus was as follows: p Advancing of American Flag; The National Anthem; Advancing of the State Flag; Carolina, Am erica, America The Beautiful, God Bless America, Your Land And My Land, Dixie, Yankee Doodle, and the Battle Hymn of The Re public. Miss Carol Armfield accompan ied the group at the piano; Tom my Hamrick and Errol Staub were drummers and Mary Baker was student director. The picture above shows mem bers of the Elementary Chorus as they performed at the State Con vention of South Carolina Music Educators in February. (Photo courtesy the S. C. Musician.) The final test and inspection of Newberry County’s Civil Defense and Fire Alerting System will be conducted on April 28 according to an announcement by T. B. Amis, Chairman of Newberry Co. Board of Rural Fire Control and Charlie Altman, Director, New berry County Civil Defense. The group will inspect each in stallation in the County starting in the morning with Silverstreet, Chappells, Bush River and Whit mire. The City of Newberry will be inspected around noon. In the afternoon, they will go to Consol- , jdated No. 6, Pomaria, Little Mtn., Fairview and Prosperity. When the inspection of each station is made, the siren will be sounded. The sequence will be the Test, Fire, Alert, and Take Cover. As each station’s Aleft and Take Cover signal is sounded, it will also blow the other nine station’s Alert and Take Cover tones, which means that this signal will be heard ten times during the day in each community. The fire tone will be heard only once in each community. There will be four tests in the morning, one at noon, and five in the afternoon. The Board of Rural Fire Con trol and Newberry County Civil Defense realizes this could become annoying during the day, but would like to impress upon the citizens of Newberry county the importance of these tests. This is the only way that the group can be sure the system is operat ing perfectly to be ready to func tion properly in an emergency. The group requests patience and indulgence during the day of Ap ril 29th. The only tests, providing every thing is found in order, that will be conducted after this day will be on Saturdays at noon when the short test blast will be activ ated. The test will start with Fire Station No. 1 and go down the roll until No. 10 is sounded. The first Saturday in every month after the test sequence is run, the Alert and Take Cover will be sounded to be sure everything is in complete readiness. The citizens of Newberry coun ty are urged to listen to the siren as it is sounded so they will be familiar with the different tones. According to information that has been received this is the most complete system of its type in the southeast with the exception of Dade county, Florida. The Newberry County Civil Defense and Newberry County Board of Rural Fire Control would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the Mayor, Coun cil, City Manager, and members of the Fire and Police depart ments of the City of Newberry for their help and spirit of coopera tion in setting up the control cen ter for the County Alarm system. DEPUTY HENDERSON ILL Friends of Deputy Sheriff L. L. (Slim) Henderson will regret to learn that he is a patient at the Newberry Memorial hospital, where he was carried for treat ment after an attack last week. His condition is said to be satis factory. City firemen are taking the Clean-up, Paint-up, Fix-up” cam paign seriously, as indicated in the picture above. The entire inside of the fire department building will get a new coat of paint. During their spare time, the firemen get out the paint, brushes and rollers. They are painting the ceiling white. The upper part 'of the walls will be light green, the lower part, now a dirty brown, will be a dark er green. Once the interior is com pleted, the firemen will start on the front of the building. In the picture, from left, are Jimmy Sease, William Smith, and Royce Bundrick. Others helping with the painting, but not in the picture, are T. L. Millstead, Claude Par- tain and Ed Hazel. Gene Griffith, chairman of the campaign has announced the ap pointment of committees to be in charge of various phases of the drive which will be May 5 to 11. The Ministerial Association is in charge of May 5th, and ministers have been requested to make men tion of the virtues of cleanliness Monday is Vacant Lot clean-up day. The Civitan club is in charge of this phase of the project. Jaycees will have charge of Tuesday, which is Repair, Pick-up and Paint-up day. Yard and Land scaping day is Wednesday. The Civic League will sponsor the ac tivities of this day, with Mrs. Richard L. Baker serving as chair man. i Down-^owm day will be in charge of the Lions Club, with Tom ! Brown serving as chairman. Rot- : ary Club has accepted the respon- ! sibility of Industrial day. with I Dr. Ralph P. Baker, chairman. The inspection and evaluation committee will consist of chairmen of the above committees, mayor, city manager, Mr. Griffith, and members of the publicity comm ittee. Citizens of the city are asked to make a note of all clean-up —paint-up—fix-up activities in which they have engaged since January 1st. They will be asked to report these to an appropriate committee at a later date. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Byrum are now residing at 109 Glenn St. W. C. Ruff, Sr. Dies Suddenly W. Charlie Ruff Sr, 68, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon at his home on Mower street. He was born in Newberry coun ty, son of the late John S. and Kitty Sligh Ruff. Before his re tirement he was a salesman for the C. D. Coleman Oil company. He was a member of the Newber ry ARP church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Stevenson Ruff, one son, W. Charlie Ruff Jr of Greenville; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy R. North, of Natchez, Miss.; a brother, Wal ter L. Ruff of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Sallie R. Brown of Newber ry, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 4 P. M. Sunday at the A. R. P. church by Dr. Paul L. Grier. Interment w-as in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were George Ruff Jr., Dr. Richard Lominick, George Stephens, Johnnie Step hens, S. W. Brown Jr. and G. Alf Ruff. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Wilbur Booozer, C. D. Cole man, Ellerbe Sease, James V. Clamp, Sr., George W. Martin, Kirby Lominack, Dr. Ralph P. Baker, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. F. A. Truett, George Rodelsperger, J. G. Purkerson, M. Q. Roberts, Aub rey Parkman, Robert Price, Bill Suber, Colie Pitts, Buddy Schum- pert, Walter Wallace, R. D. Cole man, Aubrey Harley, Keister Wil lingham, Wilson Brown, Dave Hayes and Chalmers Brown, and the members of the Men’s Bible class of the ARP church. Dies In Florida JACKSONVILLE, FLA.— Sid ney Jackson Kilgore Sr., 80 of 247 Champlain, street, Woodruff, died at the home Of a daughter, Mrs. George F. Fenner, Jacksonville, Florida, early Monday morning after an extended illness. He was a native of Newberry, a son of the late Andrew J. and Catherine Wyse Kilgore. He was a member of Woodruff Masonic Lodge for 50 years and was an elder of Woodruff Presbyterian church. His wife, Mrs. Nina Mab ry Kilgore died in 1957. Surviving in addition to his daughter are a son, Sidney J. Kilgore Jr. of Greenville; two sisters, Miss Rhoda Caroline Kil gore of Newberry and Mrs. Janie Johnson of Tallahassee, Florida; two brothers, Rev. John Kilgore of Newberry and Jesse Kilgore of Nashville, Tenn; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at Harris Funeral home in Abbe ville Wednesday by Rev. Randolph Kowalski. Burial was in Melrose cemetery. Mrs. Bowers, 77, Rites Wednesday Mrs. Hattie Groseclose Bowers, 77, widow of Samuel Bushnell Bowers, fonnerly of Prosperity, died Monday afternoon at a Col umbia nursing home after three years of illness. She was born and reared in Ceres, Va., daughter of the late Rev. D. B. and Mary Buck Grose close. She had lived in Prosperity many years, but for the past 46 years had lived in Fitzgerald, Ga. She was a member of Grace Lu theran church. Her husband, & Prosperity na tive, died in 1957. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Charles A. Wilson Jr of Charleston and Mrs. Robert R. Bruner of Newberry; three sons, Sam B. Bowers of Fitzgerald, Ga., David G. Bowers of Feman- dina Beach, Fla., and Richard H. Bowers of Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Copeland of Earhardt and Mrs. W. F. Hiers of Charles ton; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday in Fitzgerald. The body was sent to Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald Tuesday. Scholarship Deadline Near The deadline for applications and supporting information for the $500.00 Kiwanis Scholarship to Newberry college is May first. The materials should be mailed to Dr. Conrad B. Park, Dean, New berry college. Application forms may be obtained from the high school principal. Prayer for Today Eternal God, thou who has been our hope through the years that have passed, be thou our strength, our guide, our stay in the years to come. With thanksgiving we enter into each new day with praise, asking that thou would give unto us the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we go about our daily tasks. May all that we do be for the strengthening of our faith and for the upbuilding of thy king dom. Give unto us fruit for our labors for which we need not be ashamed, and give unto those who suffer renewed courage to face each day with the assur ance that thou art with them. All this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, thy son, and our Lord. Amen. City Police Arrest 104 One hundred four arrests were made by the city police depart ment during the month of March. Of the 104, 35 arrests were for intoxication and 17 for speeding. Seven persons were caught with out driver’s licenses, five each were arrested for driving too fast for conditions, resisting arrest and creating a disturbance. Four dri vers ran stop signs and three each were arrested for driving intoxi cated, failing to yield right-of- way, intoxicated and creating a disturbance, and having illegal liquor in possession. There was one arrest each for failing to .transfer vehicle ownership, failing to display S. C. license plates, driving left of center, blocking driveway, transporting illegal liq uor, petit larceny, violating re stricted driver’s license and pos session of unlawful weapon. Dr. Rinehart's Brother Dies Willie Goff Rinehart of Route 4, Leesville died at a Columbia hospital Tuesday morning. He was a brother of Dr. Virgil Rine hart of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at Nazareth Meth odist Church by Rev. Josie Tyier. Burial was in the church ceme tery. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS April 29: Ann Bowers Neel, Mrs. Ruby Reaves, C. EL Han cock, Trannie Lietzsey, Doro thy W. Bedenbaugh, Susan Mar ie Brady, Dr. J. S. Lide. April 30: Mrs. Beale H. Cro mer, Frederick Gardiner, Mis. Richard L. McWhirter, Ray No bles, F. L. Miller. May 1: William Neville, Susan Blalock, Bill Blalock, Juanita Lathrop, Jean Walker, Albert Covington, Mrs. Clarence B. Word, W. H. Caldwell, Mrs. A. C. Dyskin, Mrs. Charles Thom as, John Huggins, Mrs. George C. Hipp. May 2: Mrs. Epeie Buzhardt, Billy Martin, S. Downs Wirght, Robert Wayne Lathrop, John S. Hazel, J. Alvin Kinard, Irby Farr, Michael L. Bedenbaugh. May 3: J. Ralph Williams, Bobby Long, William H. Ringer, Berley Bedenbaugh Jr, George S. Ruff, Marion Gilliam, Grady Ringer, Carolyn Woow, Jimmy Bedenbaugh. May 4: Mrs. Elise P. Bowler, Horace Williams, Dewey ' Kin ard, Mrs. Edward A. Lane, B. B. Livingston, Jack Summer, Mrs. Brab Crooks, Mrs, Jack Hughes, Carl Setzler, Roberta Clarice Kennerly.