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Man's body is remarkable sensi tive. Pat him on the back and his head swells. Be sure to insist on having the right- of-way while driving. It will be a great comfort to you whtile you are in the hospital. VOLUME 27—NUMBER 5. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1963 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS ■ ■Wmmm Ip-C. > — I JINXED! During all the years I have tak en photos for the Sun pa per, I have often been kidded because I us ually take only one shot, and hope that it will be a good one. It has been so about 99.9 per cent of the time. Lately, however, I am be ginning to think my camera is jirrxed. Several weeks ago I got all set to take a picture of the new offi cers of Boundary Street PTA. Dr. James F. Cummings, elected pres ident: his predecessor, S. C. Alt man; the new vice-president, Eu gene Mathis; secretary Mrs. Gor don Leslie and treasurer Mrs. Claude Summer posed nicely. I set the camera, gave the warning and snapped—but nothing happened. The cable release which I ordinar ily use wouldn’t work. In trying to find the gadget that would work, I unknowingly opened the lens, so, no picture. Last week, Mr. Raffield, mana ger of the local South Carolina National Bank, was kind enough to invite the press to a luncheon given by the bank for the New comers Club. Mr. Raffield; the guest speaker, I. I. Moses of Col umbia; the president of the Club, Mrs. A. B. Hair and program chairman, Mrs. V. W. Rinehart, posed. I had a good shot—at least it was good until I absent-mind edly pulled the slide from the film holder when I wasn’t in a dark room. So apologies are in order again. They say things happen in threes. I’ll be glad when that third one happens, then perhaps my jinx will go away. In the in terim, my apologies to all the folks who went to the trouble to pose for a photo that didn’t turn out. Seems that I’m doing a lot of apologizing lately! PLEASE BE THERE Speaking of turning out, I hope those of you who have infants or children who have not received the Sabin oral vaccine will be sure to get to the health department next week so the children may be immunized against polio. Most of you will recall the ter rible outbreak of polio two years ago—an outbreak which crippled and killed. No one had to be urg ed to take the vaccine that year— they clamored for it. No one should have to be urged to take it this year. For the protection of your own children, if they have not had the vaccine, see that they get it next week. It will be administered by the health department and there will be no charge. POPPY DAY Poppy day is Saturday. We have many various “days” throughout the year and all serve good pur poses. No purpose is any greater than service to the men whj fought for our country, or to their fam ilies. And this is the purpose for which money collected during Poppy day is used. Be sure to wear a Poppy Sat urday. IN BLOOM Be sure to ride by Wells Japa nese Garden on Lindsay Street within the next week. The flowers are in full bloom and they are lovely. And just up the street on the hill is the rose garden of Mrs. R. H. Anderson, another beautiful spot to view. Local Group Is Concerned About Dairy Industry A group of interested citizens of Newberry county met on Thurs day evening, for the purpose of discussing the plight of the dairy I industry in Newberry county re- i suiting from the recent milk I price cutting. Present were mer chants, attorneys, doctors, repre sentatives of financial institu tions, machinery dealers, oil deal ers, fertilizer dealers and others Following a lengthy discussion of the problems currently facing the industry, the group issued the j following statement to be sent to 1 the local newspapers and radio stations and made arrangements to have their statement circular ized to the daily and weekly press of the State of South Carolina. The statement issued is as fol lows: “As interested business and- professional men and citizens of Newberry county, we are quite disturbed at the prospect of losing ! a major portion or all of one of Newberry’s County’s industries. In view of the fact that there is presently invested more than sev en million dollars in this industry in our County, coupled with an an imal income in excess of two mil lion dollars, the loss of this in- j dustry will affect every citizen of ; this County. As of April 1, ther e were 76 dairy farmers in New berry county and as a result of recent developments, three have already been forced out of busi ness. According to reliable informa tion, more than 50 percent of the dairy farmers will be forced out of business if the present condi tions for a period of six months. The remainder of the industry could not continue to operate for more than one year, causing South Carolina to lose a very valuable source of income. As a result. South Carolina milk would have to come from some other states with the good possibility of the out-of-state milk not being up to South Carolina standards. This group is unanimous in its feeling that there is a total lack of understanding of the condition of the dairy industry which will result if the present circumstan ces are allowed to continue and is appalled at the apparent lack of interest shown by some State officials. In an effort to arouse other interested citizens in South Carolina, and most particularly in order to make known the circum stances in which the industry is being placed, the group pledged itself to make every effort thru the press and radio to urge strict er controls and immediate action on the part of governmental ag encies which should be concerned with the plight of our citizens. It is the purpose and hope of this group that through interest ing all citizens in South Carolina that pressure can be brought to bear on governmental officials to take the necessary steps at once. The people of Newberry county, having always been interested in obtaining new industry for their county, feel that it is equally im portant to protect an existing in dustry which appears to be on the brink of disaster. Memorial Poppies To Be Sold Saturday Sabin Vaccine Here Next Week Two thousand doses of Sabin oral vaccine for protection against poliomyelitis have been secured by the Newberry county Health Department, according to County Health Officer Dr. Von A. Long, and it will be ad ministered during the week of May 27th. Dr. Long emphasized that since only 2000 doses are avail able, they will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be personnel on duty at the Health department office each day, Monday, May 27th through Saturday noon, June 1, to give the vaccine. The vaccine will be adminis tered to all ir/ants bom since 1961, and to all pre-school and school children who were un able to get the vaccine during the mass dosage in 1961. In October 1961, after an out break of polio reached epidemic proportions, the local health de partment was able to secure enough Sabin vaccine to give most citizens of the county. The first dose given was Type III, which was the type polio victim izing the county at that time. This was followed later by mass doses of oral Sabin vaccine for types 1 and 2 polio. No cases of polio have been reported in Newberry county since the first mass immuniza tion was completed. In order to keep the county polio-free. Dr. Long urged that parents bring new-born infants and children who have not been immunized to the Health De partment during the week of May 27th to receive the vaccine. DUE WEST.—David Boyd Parr son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parr, Route 3, Newberry, is among the candidates for degrees to be _awarded Monday, May 27 dur-_ -ing Commencement exercises beginning at 10:30 A. M. at Memorial Hall, Erskine College Erskine President J. M. Les- esne has announced. Parr, a member of the Philo- mathean Literary Society, is a candidate for A. B. degree. Memorial Day Service Sunday The annual Memorial Day pro gram, sponsored by American Legion Post 24, will be held at Rosemont cemetery at 6 P. M. Sunday, according to an announce ment by Frank Sutton, Memorial Day chairman. Mr. Sutton urged the public to attend, issuing a special invita tion to families of deceased vet erans who will be honored during the ceremonies. American flags will be placed on graves of veterans at Rosemont, and on graves of deceased vet erans in all cemeteries in the county, Mr. Sutton said. A short program will be hold. Commissioning ceremony for 92 Clemson college cadets scheduled to graduate and receive appoint ments as second lieutenants, will be held Saturday, June 1 in Till man Hall auditorium. Among the Army cadets to be commissioned in various branches of the service are the following from Newberry: William 0. Mar tin, Armor; Jerry E. Oxner, Army Intelligence; and Clifton T. Hat- taway. Ordinance. Richardson At Duke Conference CHARLOTTE, N. C.—The Duke Endowment has just concluded a series of conferences in which ad ministrators and other executives of more than 150 Carolina hospit als exchanged ideas and discussed mutual problems. Newberry County Memorial Hos pital was represented at one of the conferences by L. A. Richard son, administrator. The meetings were held in Charlotte with officials of hospi tals assisted by The Endowment attending in small groups. Endow ment staff members conducted the sessions and participated in con sideration of subjects ranging from the most economical method of handling landry to total op erating expenses. Staff members from The En dowment who took part in the ses sions were: James R. Felts Jr., assistant executive director of the Hospital and Orphan sections; George P. Harris, director of field service; B. G. McCall, director of management service; H. Carl Row land, director of planning and de sign service; and Ashley H. Gale Jr., field representative. PRAYER FO RTODAY To whatever Thou hast called us, O. God, and at whatever cost —let it be. Only do Thou lead us, lest we stop anywhere when Thou art saying “Come, ,, and by Thy gift of Thyself make us strong. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, right, sells the first 1963 Memorial pop py to Mayor Ernest H. Layton. Pinning the poppy on Mayor Lay ton’s coat lapel is Mrs. C. A. Duf- ford Sr. president of American Legion Auxiliary to Post 24. Mrs. Anderson is the Auxiliary Poppy Day chairman. Memorial poppies, which will be worn in Newberry on Poppy Day, May 25 have been made by dis abled veterans at the Veteran’s Hospital, according to Mrs. An derson. The red crepe flowers, which are worn as a tribute to the na tion’s war dead each year, are distributed by volunteer workers under the direction of the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. An derson announced that 6000 pop pies have been received this year. ‘Making poppies provides gain ful employment and needed work therapy for thousands of our servicemen still hospitalized with war time injuries. These tiny re plicas of the wild poppies which lined the battlefields of Europe have become the emblem for per sonal remembrance of our service men’s sacrifices,” Mrs. Anderson said. This year more than 25 million of the colorful paper flowers have been made for the Auxiliary by hospitalized veterans of both world wars and the Korean con flict. Mrs. Anderson explained that making the poppies has pro vided beneficial employment for these veterans during the winter and spring months. The work has been directed by the State organizations of the Auxiliary, with the South Caro lina department in charge of this project at the Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia. (Sunphoto.) Bank Honors Newcomers The Newberry Branch of The South Carolina National Bank was host at a luncheon at the Com munity Hall last Wednesday, hon oring members of the Newberry Newcomers Club. As guests arrived, they were served punch and given name tags and numbers for later drawing. The five individual tables and the head table were decorated with arrangements of red carna tions, which were the prizes aw arded to the lucky number hold ers at the end of the luncheon. William J. Raffield, manager of the local SCN branch, welcomed the Newcomer Club members and recognized as special guests rep resentatives of the press and radio. Mrs. Walter Beck, a past pres ident of the club, gave the invoca tion. Mrs. A. B. Hair, president, responded to the welcome by Mr. Raffield, and introduced Mrs. V. W. Rinehart, program chairman. Mrs. Rinehart presented the guest speaker, I. I. Moses Jr., vice president and trust officer in charge of the Trust Department of SCN’s Columbia branch, and president of the Trust Division of the S. C. Banker’s Association. Mr. Moses gave a most informa tive talk on “Trusts and Wills.” Those present enjoyed a delic ious turkey dinner and greeted with enthusiasm Mr. Raffield’s statement that “We hope to make this an annual affair.” Mr. Moses was given a gift of appreciation, and Mr. Raffield drew lucky numbers of prize win ners to receive the flowers. Many Dignitaries Expected For Plant Dedication Friday The new industrial plant of “House ’N Home Corporation” at Whitmire, will be dedicated May 24, at 11:00 a.m. The 60,000 square foot building which is located about one mile southeast of Whit mire on Highway No. 176 houses a drapery manufacturing concern. The parent company is John Wolf Textiles, Inlc., of New York City. The very attractive brick building is air-conditioned throughout and was constructed in seven weeks by Daniel Construction Company of Greenville. This building was de signed for the most modern pro duction methods and has a knock out wall for anticipated expan sion. The John Wolf Plant dedication committee has been notified that Charles E. Daniel, Chairman of the Board of Daniei Construction Company, will be present for the ceremonies and will be on the pro gram. The Development Board is indeed pleased to have Mr. Dan iel participate. Robert C. Lake Jr., vice-chairman of the Newberry County Development Board, hopes that Mr. Daniel will accept the topic given him, “How to bring more industry into Newberry County.” Mr. Daniel is a very im portant person in South Carolina because of his wide and varied business connections, his love of South Carolina and his desire for industrial growth in the South. The building will be dedicated to the memory of John Wolf, who founded John Wolf Textiles, Inc. and was also president of “House ’N Home Corporation” at the mo ment of his untimely death, No vember 28, 1962. The plant at Whitmire was one of Mr. Wolf’s plans and colleagues regretted that he did not live to see the plant completed and in operation. A plaque will be presented by May or Arthur C. Sparks on behalf of the people of Whitmire. The wo*iding«®n this plaque will be as follows: THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN WOLF FOUNDER OF JOHN WOLF TEXTILES, INC. AND PRESIDENT OF HOUSE ’N HOME CORPORATION AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH NOVEMBER 28, 1962 This plaque presented by the people of Whitmire. The present building, when completely filled with machinery, will provide employment for 200 persons. The House ’N Home plant has been in operation for several months and presently em ploys about 100 people. The plant is engaged in the manufacture of draperies from cotton, fiberglass and other synthetic materials. Draperies manufactured at this plant are sold through John Wolf Textiles, Inc. as selling agent to retail stores throughout North America. Grier Robinson, Program chair man, announced today that the dedication ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. and immediately there after the plant will be open for inspection and a guided tour. The public is cordially invited to the dedication and the plant tour. The out-of-town guests and officials will be honored at a luncheon at the Newberry Country Club at 1:30 p.m. A long list of industrial leaders from South Carolina, North Caro lina and New York will gather in Whitmire to dedicate and pay tri- but to the memory of John Wolf, textile leader from New York. The Newberry County Development Board also announced that other notables will be present, among them Caesar Cone, President of Cone Mills Corporation of Greens boro, N. C.; W. H. Tedford and L. H. Jordan of the Kendall Company and L. E. Gatlin, Jr. of Newberry Mills, Inc. The Honorable R. E. McNair, Lt.Gov. of South Carolina will welcome the people on behalf of the State of South Carolina and Senator J. F. Hawkins will wel come them on behalf of the people of Newberry County. A response will be given by Ceasar Cone, president of Cone Mills Corpora tion. A very excited and surprised senior at Newberry High school was recipient of a $3000 scholar ship during chapel exercises !ast Friday. The winner of the award had been kept a closely guarded secret, although the outstanding student’s parents knew about it and were seated out of view be hind the stage when their daugh ter’s name was called. Ann Merchant, daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Ervin Merchant, was chosen from among many applicants to receive one of two Mercer Silas Bailey Memorial Scholarships, given annually by the Bailey Foundation, to child ren of Clinton-Lydia Mills con nected families. Ann’s mother is an employee of the Clinton Mill, Making the presentation was George H. Comelson, vice-presi dent of Clinton-Lydia mills. He stated the scholarship was valued up to $750 a year, or $3000 for the four years. Ann is shown above receiving the award from Mr. Cornelson as her father, at left, her mother and Frof. J. V. Kneece look.on. (Sun- photo.) Prior to the announcement of this scholarship winner, J. V. Kneece, superintendent of the high school, awarded a Home Ec onomics Trophy to Peggy Ann Chapman, for three years out standing work in home economics, and presented certificates to some 100 9th and 10th grade students who stood in the top 25 per cent in the State on National Educa tional Development tests given Civil Defense Preparedness Day Said To Be Hiqhly Successful At 11 a.m., the loud wail of si rens punctured the comparative quiet of a routine Monday in Newberry, signalling the beginning of Civil Defense Preparedness Day in Newberry. Weeks of planning had gone in to the observance, which jointly honored and dedicated the new rural fire control system and test ed the new civil defense alarm system throughout the. county. From the time of the fire drill Monday morning, throughout the day’s activities which concluded with a dedication ceremony on the Community Hall steps Monday af ternoon, officials declared that everything went off as nearly per fectly as possible. Ralph Watkins, director of schools and responsible for that phase of the day’s activities, re ported excellent cooperation by school children during the fire drill and, at 1:30, during the civil defense alert which sent all school students in the county hurrying to their homes. Mr. Watkins stat ed that students left the schools in orderly fashion, and went quick ly home. All children walking were home in an hour’s time; those riding the bus, within two hours. Most were home in much shorter length of time. City Manager Ken Riebe was en thusiastic in his praise of ;he job done by city firemen, policemen and the cooperation shown by the public. “Most vehicles were off the streets before the civil defense alert was sounded ht 1:30,” Mr. Riebe said. “From my vantage point atop the County Bank Building, it was clear that traffic instructions were being followed, that children were leaving the schools as directed and were not loitering about the streets.” As he watched from the top of the building, immediately below the city civil defense siren, the city manager kept in touch with the central communications center, and issued necessary instructions over a portable radio. In the control center, Assistant Safety Director Ed Hazel was busy checking out the ten rural fire stations to see that all sys tems were functioning properly, and that sirens were activiated when the button was pushed in the center to touch off the alarm. All stations reported their sys tems working in good order. S. C. Altman, county director of Civil Defense, was highly pleas ed with Monday’s performance. He expressed appreciation to the May or and city council for making the central communications center possible, and expressed the thought that the rural fire stations were bringing together the people of various communities as nothing else had. Mr. Altman said that Dial Sweeney, director of Region 3 Civil Defense, and Charles Cul bertson, state Civil Defense di rector, were very impressed with Newberry’s civil defense and fire control system, and planned to send others to Newberry to see what could be accomplished along these lines. A colorful parade, consisting mostly of fire fighting equipment, high stepping bands and beauties, ended the day’s activities. Thous ands lined Newberry’s streets for the parade. Eugene Griffith serv ed as parade chairman. The rural fire department was dedicated by a speech by Newber ry Rep. D. P. Folk. Lt. Gov. Mc Nair, introduced by Newberry Sen. Jesse Frank Hawkins, called the rural fire system “unparalled not only in South Carolina, but in the entire southeast.” He said New berry is leading the way for the state’s other 45 counties in show ing what cooperation can do. Climaxing the dedication cere mony, Linda Cassidy was named “Miss Fire Prevention.” She rep resented the Rural Fire Control Center in Newberry. Runners-up were Danielle Gillotte, who repre sented the Chappells rural fire station, and Rose Mary Sease, sponsor for the Bush River sta tion. City Demoarats To Organize There will be a meeting of the City Democratic Club of Newber ry on June 7, at 7:30 at the old Police headquarters for the pur pose of reorganizing and to make preparations for holding a prim ary for Mayor and six Aldermen for the city of Newberry. Inquest To Be Held Tonight Coroner George R. Summer has scheduled an inquest for tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 to investigate the death of a 14-year-old Negro girl, Margaret Austin, who died Tuesday of last week of injuries she received when she fell or jumped from the back door of a school bus. The accident occurred just after school closing on State road 49. The child, a student at Reuben school, suffered a broken neck, the coroner said. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS May 26: Mrs. Della Koon, Billy Tedford, Carolyn R Duckett. May 27: Harry H. Hedgepath, R. W. Culbertson, Lillian Rodel- sperger, Cecil Fulmer, Frank L. King, Christy Arm field. Pick Riser. May 28: Buzz Purcell, Mrs. T. H. Longshore, Carol Kohn, Mrs. J. W. Hicks, Martin Mills, Ho mer Crooks, Jo Ann Kunkle, Carl and Charles Setzler, Wil liam Franklin, Doris B. West- wood, Henry A. Keeler, Dennis Franklin, Rev. Kenneth B. Wil son. May 29: Sarah Boozer, Jane Cullum, Mrs. Allen Dominick, Wilbur Komi, Mrs. Guy Counts, Susan Kelly, Bobby Spraul III, Sue Harmon. May 30: J. T. Dennis, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. F. B. Daw kins, Mrs Ray Nobles, Jack Lominick, Mike Wiggers, Danny Wiggers ’ May 31: John G. Coggins Jr., Susan Nichols, Dr. J. C. Atki- son, Mac Cobb, Harriet Schum- pert. Rev. James M. Aiken. June 1: Mrs. C. J. McWhirter, Drayton Wicker, Mrs. J. E. Crooks, Faye Hughes, Anne Walton, Mrs J. C. Counts, Ann Beck, Marie L. Merchant, Lu- . ther D. Long, Mittie Y. Sum mer, Helen K. Werts.