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An alarm clock is a small mechani cal device to wake up people who have no children. I Over heard at an auction sale: "Sold to the lady with her hus band's hand over her mouth." VOLUME 27—NUMBER 6. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1963 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By The Way By DORIS A. SANDERS Newberry High School Graduates GOOD IDEA lion to see that many Negroes are I never thought I would agrfe trying to become better citizens, with Martin Luther King on any- j They are trying to raise their thing, but I think he has a good ! standard of living so they will be idea. He wants the President to j more acceptable to their white escort the first Negro student neighbors. Many are building nice th rough the doors of the Univer- homes, or renovating old ones, sitv of Alabama. What I want the They are taking pride in their President to do is select King, or Adam Clayton Powell for his run ning mate next year. After all, the President says there must be community. But they are held back by the majority, who still prefer to live in a one-room shack- with-path, while driving the latest no discrimination. Better yet, let model car and having the biggest King or Powell have first place on television antenna in town, the ticket, because the President The idea that Negro children says w-_ mustn’t give Negroes a will have an inferior complex if feeling of inferiority, and being they don’t go to school with white put in second place just might children is stupid—just as stupid cause these integrationists to feel as to say that our girls have an inferior. inferiority complex because they Now there’s a fine way to clinch aren’t allowed to “integrate ’ with the Ne gro vote which the Presi- the country club set, because we dent and his various young rela- can’t afford to pay country club tives are trying so hard to main-; dues. (Maybe if I wrote to Bobby tain. ! Kennedy, he could do something Speaking of voung relatives, ! a ’ DOUt that!) what do vou think of the Attorney The wh ite people of South Car- General of the United States ord ering theater owners from Greens- olina have shouldered the respon sibility for building fine schools boro, N. C. to be in his office on a for Negro children, and they have certain date, at a certain time, to ! done it ungrudgingly. As time goes show him plans for immedate de segregation of their theaters? Of course the order was a “request” —but having seen and heard of the viciousness threatened those who didn’t bow to his will, how could Bobby’s “invitation’ be tak- than an by, the white people will have less and less resentment toward a Ne gro entering a white State uni versity if courses he wishes to take are not offered in Negro State colleges; there will be less resentment to having a Negro serve on council, or on the County Board of Education or similar bodies. But the day is far away when the white man—be he from the North, South, East or West. sale integration of his churches, and places ment. s c h o o i s, of amuse- en as anything other order ? This isn’t something that is happening in New York or Cali fornia. This is just across the State line, and it won’t be long i ^ willingly going to have whole until it is within our own State— our own city. Does that sound fantastic? Well, it isn’t. If you don’t think t h e j Negroes of this town are “organ-j JOIN THE PARADE ized,” just take a look at last j year’s general election returns. 1 They had their instructions to vote for Olin D. Johnston (-who, incid- ently, claims to believe there isn’t any block voting in South Caroli na—and vote for him they did, almost to the man. There are a few who do their own thinking. I know it will comes as a shock Anxious, no doubt, not to let the Presbyterians get ahead, the Bishop of the Episcopal church has issued orders for his fellow churchmen to get into tne fight for integration; to give money (to Martin Luther King, I suppose) because Negroes need money to carry on their battle for immed to 1 Senatorbohnston?too, that""we have other block voting in this State. That is the textile—or more accurately, perhaps, the union vote. Usually, in a state or nat ional election, these two votes go together. And these two blocks could v_-ry well swing Newberry County one way or the other in any election, because of the ap athy of voters in what is known as the “uptown boxes.” These might be good thoughts to retain. We have a city election this summer, and the calibre of your city council depends upon YOU! SOME ARE GOOD Frankly, I hate to see all these riots and demonstrations for one particular reason. Those who take part aren’t representative of ALL Negroes. There are many fine Negroes— finer than many white folks I know. They realize that the ma jority of Negroes aren’t ready to accept the responsibilities which go along with the things they are seeking. It is a source of satisfac- The Bishop apparently has the idea that the church has been dragging its heels too long in this matter. Perhaps it has. If the Episcopal church, the Presbyter ian and others really and truly believe in integration, why are they just making it known ? Why weren’t they doing something about it 20, 30, or 100 years ago ? This is sort of a late date for the churches to suddenly become aw are of a conscience, isn’t it ? Most of the agitation from the churches, of course, flows down from the great National Council of Churches, which advocates, among other things, admission of Red China to the United Nations and many other leftist ideas. The activities of the NCC are enough to make some Protestants leave their denominations and join the Southern Baptists, who have, thus far, the good judgment to stay out of that organization. One of my good Baptist friends tells me, “When our church becomes a member of the National Council of Churches, that’s the day I with draw my membership!” ColSege, High School Finals To Be Held Sunday, Monday The dance recital of the Tommy Lybrand School of Dance will be held on Tuesday night, June 4 at 8 P. M. at the Newberry High school auditorium. One of the numbers, to be pre sented. is the “Little Red School- house” and taking part, from left, are Terrye Shealy, Carolyn Grad- dick, Shaye Sheppard, Tim Long shore, Bran Shealy, Ann Hentz, Frances Jordan and Sandra Wick er. Others appearing in the pro ram are Lynn Leopard, Karen [umphries, Tammy Kinard, San- dra Boozer, Bonnie Shealy, Eliza beth Leaver, Nancy Ruff, Jean Suber, Debbie Allan, Beth Crock er, Susan Bradley, Marcie Senn, Cathy Waits, Beverly McLeod, Maria Gilliam, Donna Gatlin, Deb bie Hentz, Mary Catherine Mills, Susan Lake, Deborah Graddick, Sheree Bobb, Pattie Minick, Lea Suber, Linda Gilliam, Cile Purcell, Lisa Hewitt, Donna Smith, Eliza beth McLees, Julia Rouche, Pat Shealy, Mildred Suber, Ellenor McCaughrin, Lynn Longshore and Alyce Youmans. Admission to the recital is free. The guest speaker of this year’s commencement exercises at New- beiry College will be the former governor James F. Byrnes, who will address those gathered in Setzler Field on June 2 at 5:30 p. m. At that time Mr. Byrnes who is also a former Congressman and a former Senator from South Carolina to the nation’s capital, a former Supreme Court Justice, and a former Secretary of State, will receive an honorary doctorate in political science. During World War II, Mr. Byrnes was Director of War Mobilization, second in authority to President Roosevelt, who referred to him as his “assist ant president.” Others receiving honorary de grees will be the Reverend W. Baxter Weant, a Regional Secre- tary of the Board of American Missions of the Lutheran Church in America; the Reverend Joseph L. Griffin, Pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Savannah, Geor gia; and the Reverend Lester A. Wertz, Sr., Pastor of St. David’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Columbia. These will all re ceive the Honorary Doctor of Di vinity Degree. Newberry College will confer 59 Bachelor of Arts Degrees and 33 Bachelor of Science Degrees ’ and 14 Commercial Certificates at the Commencement Exercises on June 2. Activities scheduled for June 2 include the Baccalaureate Services at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Newberry with sermon delivered by the Rev. W. B. Weant at 11 a. m.; the Reunion for Classes of 1903, 1908, and 1913, will be held in the Community Hall at 12:30 p.m.; the Commencement Lunch eon in the dining hall of Kauf- mann Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.; the President’s Reception at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Wiles from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and the Commencement Services in Setz ler Field beginning at 5:30 p.m. The schedule for class reunions on Saturday, June 1, is as follows: 1:30 p.m., the class of 1943 Re union will be held in the Central Methodist Church Social Hall; 4:30-6:30 p.m., the Alumni Drop- in will be held in Kaufmann Hall on the college campus; 7:00 pun., the class of 1938 Reunion will be at the home of Mrs. Gurnie Sum mer; 7:30 p.m., the class of 1923 Reunion will be held in the Com munity Hall and also at 7:30 p.m., the class of 1933 Reunion will be held in Kaufmann Hall on the college campus. Newberry High School and from Presbyterian College, and after serving two years with the Army Signal Corps in Germany, attend ed Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. Rev. Neville received a fellow ship by the Presbyterian Church Board of Christian Education to spend a year in the campus minis- try in Texas Technological College in Lubbock, 'exas in 1959-60 and had two summers of clinical pas toral training in Philadelphia State Hospital and Richmond Me morial Hospital. He was graduat ed from Union Theological Semin ary with the Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1961 and accepted a call to become University Pastor at the University of Florida, be ginning his work there in Sep tember 1961. Rev. Neville is married to the former Gwen Kennedy of Taylor, Texas. They have two children, Katherine Gwen, age two, and Mary Grace, four months old. Six Newberry County students Commencement exercises will be j received diplomas at graduating held Monday, at 8:15 p.m. Senior exercises of Winthrop College held Miss Jenkins In Who’s Who Miss Faye Jenkins, assistant professor of mathematics at New berry College, was recently Select ed for Who’s Who in American Education. Miss Jenkins received the A.B. degree from Flora MacDonald College, Red Springs, N. C. She earned the M.A.T. degree in math ematics at Duke University, where she studied on a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Last year she taught and stud ied mathematics at Auburn Uni versity, Auburn, Ala. Miss Jenkins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jenkins Sr. of Union. GET DIPLOMAS Polio Vaccine Is Available Dr. Von A. Long announced the first of this week that the Sabin oral vaccine, for immunization against poliomyelitis, arrived in Newberry, and will be given at the health department through noon this Saturday. Infants and children who did not receive it during the last mass dosage are urged to get it this week. It will not be available after Saturday. speakers will be Joyce Cook, presi dent of the Student Council, whose subject will be “America’s Gifts to You”; Martha Brown, “The High Road or the Low Road”; and Orr McClentic Cobb, Jr., “Ther mometer or Thermostat.” Awards will be presented by J. V. Kneece, superintendent. S&L EMPLOYEES GET CERTIFICATES Three employees of Newberry Federal Savings and Loan Asso ciation received ceitificates for completing courses on various sub jects concerning savings and loan at the meeting of the American Savings and Loan Institute, Co lumbia Chapter recently. Drucilla Berry and Sara C. Schumpert received one certifi cate; John Earl Smith, Jr. receiv ed two certificates. William G. Neville, University Pastor for the Presbyterian Church at the University of Flor ida, Gainesville, Fla., will preach the baccalaureate sermon to New berry High School graduates Sunday night at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. A native of Newberry, Rev. Neville is the son of Mrs. D. W. A. Neville and the late Mr. Ne ville. He was graduated fi’om Receives Joanna Scholarship College undergraduate scholar ships have been awarded Jennie Rae Surratt of Joanna, Clinton High school senior, and Peggy Graddick of Newberry, senior of Newberry High, by the Joanna Foundation. These students were selected from a number of appli cants who were eligible because their parents are employed at the Joanna Cotton Mills company or its affiliated organizations. The daughter of Mrs. Maedelle Graddick, Peggy was a straight “A” student at Newberry High, where she was a corporal in the band and player of the clarinet. She was chosen “Student Of The Month” last October. The scholarships, totaling $2.- 000 each over a period of four years, brings to 14 the number of undergraduate scholarships aw arded since the program was in augurated in 1957. During that time three graduate—study schol arships have been awarded. Selec tions for scholarships are made by an impartial board of college pro fessors on the basis of scholastic attainments and a successful per sonal interview. Sunday, May 26. They are: Myra Janet Cannon, Little Mountain; Sandra Gail Freeman, Whitmire; and Maeberta Bobb, Newberry, Bachelor of Science de- W. E. (Bill) Turner, who has gree; Kay Livingston Davis, Mar- been critically ill for the past sev- tha Jean Longshore and Sylvia j eral weeks, is much improved. He Lee Rayfield, all of Newberry, j is still a patient, at Newberry Bachelor of Arts degree. I County Memorial hospital. Large Crowd At Plant Dedication Parks, Pools Open Monday All playgrounds operated by the Newberry Recreation Department will officially open on Monday June 3, at 9:00 a.m., with the ex ception of the Vincent Street Playground (Colored) which will open on Monday, June 10 at 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Leonide Reagin will be supervisor at West End; Mrs. Earl Long at Mollohon, and Miss Kitty Salley at Marion Davis. The Margaret Hunter Park (Municipal Swimming Pool) will open on Monday, June 3 at 2:00 p. m. Lewis Hawkins will be the pool manager, with Jerry Hamrick and Phil Orsini as life guards. Anne Timmons will take tickets. The Colored Swimming Pool on McSwain Street will open on Mon day, June 3 at 2:00 p.m. It will not be open in the mornings for the first week. The Margaret Hunter Pool will not be open in the mornings for the first two weeks due to vaca tion Bible schools. Operating hours for the play grounds are: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon; 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Saturday only, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Operating hours for the swim ming pool are: Monday through Friday (after the first two weeks) 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon. This per iod will be reserved all summer for swimming classes. From 2:00 p. m. until 6:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. All girls from the first grade through senior high school, are asked to report to Speers Street Field on Saturday morning, June 1 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of getting their schedule on when and where they will play softball. Also all boys that wish to play Tee and Swing Baseball (boys in the first and second grades that are not playing Training League ball) are asked to report at i.d:00 a.m. to get their schedules and other important information. All Prep League Baseball play ers are asked to report to the Newberry College baseball field on Monday morning, June 3 at 9:00 a.m. This includes all boys be tween the ages of 13 through 16 years of age. The Men’s Softball League gets underway this week. The two opening games have been rained out that were scheduled for Mon day night, May 27. Weather per mitting, the league will begin play Wednesday, May 29. The league will have three double-headers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights of each week, starting at 7:00 p.m. The league is composed of six teams. They are: Waldrop Brothers, Silverstreet; Newberry Mills; Kendall Co.; Market Bas ket; and City of Newberry. The Women’s Softball League will play each Tuesday and Thurs day nights at 8:15 p.m. Jesse Dickert, proprietor of the Newberry Drug company, was ad mitted to the Newberry Memorial hospital Tuesday night where he is undergoing treatment. Among the participants in dedication ceremonies of House ’N Home Corporation last Friday were, from left, Caesar Cone of Greensboro, N. C., president of Cone Mills; Lt. Rov. Robert E. McNair; Robert C. Lake, vice-chairman of Newberry County Develop ment Board; Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins; Mrs. John Wolf, Mayor Arthur C. Sparks of Whitmire; Jack Geil of the John Wolf Co., N. Y.; Irving Yokel, plant manager; Bernard Friedman, plant superintendent, and Charlie Lavanchy, of the New York of fice of John Wolf Co. (Sunphoto.) By Mrs. A. H. COUNTS A large crowd was present Fri day for the dedication of a new industry in Newberry county — “House ’N Home”, a drapery con cern, located near Whitmire, on Highway 176. Robert C. Lake of Whitmire, vice-chairman of the Newberry County Development Board, pre sided over the day’s ceremonies. Robert C. McNair, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, who was the main speaker of the morning, welcomed the new in dustry and spoke of the State’s industrial development in recent years. “It is because of what industry has done that helped to make our State a prosperous one,” he said. “We realize that we must con tinue our development in order to maintain our economy. We want to join with you in keeping South Carolina a good place to live and to expand your enterprise. W e extend to the people of this plant a warm welcome for the years to come.” State Senator J. Frank Haw kins, representing Newberry coun ty, declared “This is a rec’-letter day in the history of Newberry County.” He mentioned that al 1 of the county’s large industries were textile plants, the smaller ones, garment plants, and pointed to agriculture as important in the county’s economy. Senator Haw kins credited Mr. Lake as being a “go-getter and a good ambassa dor” in helping Newberry county to have the Wolf plant locate in Whitmire. At the close of the program, Mrs. John Wolf, whose husband had initiated plans for the new plant prior to his death last year, was presented a plaque by Mayor Arthur C. Sparks on behalf of the people of Whitmire, dedicating the building to the memory of her husband. A tour of the plant followed the dedication ceremonies. At 1:30, special guests gathered at the country club for a luncheon, again presided over by Mr. Lake in the absence of the County De velopment Board chairman, John F. Clarkson. A message from Mr. Clarkson was read. Representative Rex Carter of Greenville, Speaker Pro Tern of the state House of Representa tives, was luncheon speaker. He was introduced by Newberry County Representative D. P. Folk. Mr. Carter welcomed the new industry and expressed apprecia tion for what Cone Mills had done for Greenville County. “South Carolina is proud when an organization such as the Cone Company locates in the state,” Mr. Carter said. “It shows that organi zations have confidence in this state and its leaders. South Caro lina welcomes industry. We are willing to work for them, and with them after they begin to operate.” Charles Daniel, whose company constructed the plant and who was to have been luncheon speak er but was unable to attend, sent a present to House ’N Home Cor poration. It was a tremendous Confederate flag. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS June 2: Neel Long, Dolly Senn, Ann Senn, Mrs. Daisy Lee Graham, E. R. Fellers, W. F. Mullinax, Julie Underwood. June 3: Mrs. Mae A. Aull, Miss Lois Merchant, Edwin Stokes Jr., F. M. Baxter, Mrs. Melvin Hancock, Mary B. Burns, Jerry Havird, Frank Ste 1 ens, Jr., Mrs. Jason Ringer, Mar garet McAlhany, A. P. Coleman, Strother Paysinger, Alan Pay- singer. June 4: Shirley Lathrop, Bar nette Boland, Mrs. Jessie Outz, Gayle Davis, Wayne Folk, Hayne Folk, Richie Dennis, Mrs. Y. W. Rinehart. June 5: B. Y. Abrams, Mrs. Deleal Boinest, Donna Ann Lathrop, Ruby Humphries, Paulette Whitaker. June 6: Frank Graham, Faye Leopard, Suzannah Force, Carl Long, Jo Ann Richardson, W. W. Walker, Janie Kunkle. June 7: Agnes Carol Armfield, Ida S. Summer, James Edward Berley. June 8: Joe Roberts Jr., Paul Ballentine Long, Mrs. L. H. Beam, Mrs. Claude Price, Char lie Altman, Mrs. Agnes H. Koon.