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Successful politicians have a tol erance for boredom that even ex ceeds that of the constant TV view er. AS ALWAYS, wishful thinh- keeps ^he mind we:! oc- VOLUME 27; NUMBER 7. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6. 1963 ♦ $703 By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS THEY TRIED Senator Jes>< Fra-ftk Hawk;;.', would like fur the retired teacher^ of New be re county to know that he and hiepiT'.'-eritat ive Folk work ed diliyenth for an inerea.-e in re tirement pay for tiiere tetichers, but were unsuc ees.-f u:. The Sen- iitor said the retiieti teaehiis bill had been ;n Fitianee ('ommittee for rotne time. An ail-out effort was made to rerait r \\ edtie.-day. I I ( <>l I D H APTHN the ef ft f.. i :e hv h n ■ vote- ft K < ARFJF 1 F’oli.-, Ci.jef ('oi.. Fowd and the non of n;foist' wo ah; like to remind moto’i'-ts that with r-eliooi out, many more youmn ,ers th;in usual will be on the city streets. They uryc extreme caution, he cause a younpster with his nvnd < n swimminp or baseball or the movies may not be as cautious as he should. Chief Dowd asks that each motorist drive as if each child on the streets were his own child. A rash of auto accidents in the city ovei the weekend pives reason to feat more pedestrian ac cidents. “We have a p-ood safety record, and we want to keep it that way.” said Chief Dowd. Will you help? The followinp' item of local in terest appeared in Charlie Car- ri son’s column in the Anderson Independent recentJy: “Walter Dunlap, Laurens coun ty’s courteous clerk of court . . . said Judpre Steve Griffith of New berry w:us holdinir court at that time. “Minutes later two men came into the store where 1 was eatinp and sat in a booth across from me. Native of Laurens that I am,) it did not take much of a puess; to decide that the elder one was Judpe Griffith. He did not look like one of the men in for a day of shoppinp or even of jury duty. “I introduced myself and found I was ripht. The man with him was B. M. Harmon, also of New berry, who is a court reporter. “Chattinp with Judpe Griffith and Mr. Harmon it was a pleasure to see how many persons were our mutual friends. We mentioned the Bleases of Newberry, inelud- inp Coley and Cannon, and also Judpe Eupene Blease; the late i Georpe Wiphtrrran of Saluda; Hal I Kohn, John Clarkson, "Ralph Ba lter and others of Newberry. “By chance 1 mentioned Dr. Rhetc Turnipseed, venerable Methodist minister, now retired,, and Judpe Griffith said T know* him.’ “‘You are a pood Methodist?’ I asked and he answered, T am a Methodist.’ Mr. Harmon modestly added, ‘We aie both Methodists.’ “It was a pleasure to chat with the Newberry individuals ...” 1 v 1U L aw r. ma Wei; h 7 .i ' \ ( oi U11 Util.'' t w h < > i > l : <> ’ . given 11 o i 1 r - piTulati U 11, warn i’o a rt -1' ( nt < o 1 u u i] n l h a t if th e Aupeo-r.i- i ■ < > U , rt acicj > l > < u- fa ,e t It: ia: much-Ui" 1 i ed Biriu i ng ham K; ief” of ii ol ny k e iie ledy' 's, t n < * \v ii y \Vr ; hr ,,p for th e Pro >ider. 4 \ (■ ! M a > O >. * a unlit, a ; y diet; a t o rs hip r. 11.1<- ' o v 4 ;. - tr\ \ v h t - r K * V ‘ f he W i ' 1 e- . 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Th e 1)1 ■ief i s i n ans Wet to a pe * \ - t ion by Govi •rnor \Y aliaee <>I Ai a - harm i as king ' the s uptenir < ) ‘ I t o i s ■s u e an ' order against the u S 1 ' of ft *der; d. 1 t. r •oops in A iabama a t V - Remember when? Outdoor Commencement Ends r Session At Newberry College Dr. A. G D. Wile-', IVc.-blent of Newberry Culicpe awardeu •!.> Bachelor of Science tleprees. ol) Bachelor of Arts deprees and 14 Busiues- Administration Certifi cates at commencement exercises on Set/.b r Fie ld, dune 2. Dr. Con rad B. Park presented the senior awards. Dr. Wiles al>o conferred the i. moraiy depree o) Doctor of Political Science upon the Hon orable dames Fra, cis Byrnes and the Honorary deptee of Doctor of Divinity, upon the Reverend Les ter Allen Wert/. Sr., pastor of St. David's Lutheran church, in Columbia, t! Reverend Willie IN MEMORIAM The followinp editorial, entitled “In Memoriam” appeared in the editorial columns of The State newspaper on May 30: Washinpton, D. C. is a place of statuary, of marble huildinps, of bronze plaques, and of innumer able inscriptions extollinp the vir tues of American individuals, in stitutions, or events. But missinp from this public panorama is a simple tombstone to mark the grave of the self-res- pectinp American. In all truth, the Washinpton scene should somewhere include a marker in this vein: “Here lies the spirit of a self- reliant American—a man whose faith in himself and in his coun try was destroyed by an all-pow erful povernment which sapped his strenpth and weakened h i s enterprise by doinp for him those thinps he should have done for himself. “He is buried amid the ashes of the once-cherished traditions of balanced budpets, limited povern ment, states’ rights and political morality. “Not far distant from this spot are monuments the agents of his downfall—a White House, wherein have dwelled those w h o plotted the destruction of his freedom in hopes of their own political gain—a Supreme Court which undermined the Constitu tion it was charged with defending —and a Congress so lacking in courage that it tolerated the ero sion. of our federal republic. “This memorial is dedicated to the sons and daughters of the self- respecting American, in the hope that from among them will arise new champions of old values— latter-day Americans w T ho will re kindle an appreciation of such discarded virtues as thrift, and initiative, and patriotism, and dil igence, and above all—integrity.” less requested by the (.»overn«>r '>r the Legislature, as required hv tin < 'oust itution. The must Hirprisirg statement in the brief -and one which would seem to pave the way for a mili tary dictatorship by a President of the United States at any time that he wishes to set it up is as follows: “We cannot know whether the occasion for invoking the statute (Section 333) will actually arise. Nor need we examine the precise circumstances which might justi fy the contemplated intervention. It is sufficiently clear, however, that the prevailing situation in Birmingham may deteriorate in such a way as to require action under Section 333.” Yet the law itself doesn’t say a President may threaten to use federal troops or even use them until the circumstances stated in the law have actually arisen. But what difference would it make what the law says if the Department of Justice is right in claiming that there can he no judicial review of a President’s acts ? A military dictator could use the same reasoning as is contained in the brief of Attorney General Kennedy. If disturbance*- were threatened at election booths or if a President wanted to postpone a national election, he could order the troops to suspend balloting on the ground that there had been disorder’s and that he felt the time inopportune for- balloting. There is no limit to the powers of coercion that could be applied by a President, whether a “lib eral” or not, by ordering out troops. If the Supreme Court of the United States accepts the reasoning of the Department of Justice, then, even when no fed eral law or- court order has been violated, a president can mo bilize federal troops and deploy them as he pleases. He could intimidate local auth orities and cause certain citizens to make concessions irr favor of one group of voters rather than another - . Also, a president, under his own concept of executive po wer, could apparently choose to “enforce” that concept by mili tary action irrespective of what is actually specified to the con trary in f.-ither the laws of the U. S. or the Constitution. The above photo, by Salter's Studios, shows the music class at Mms Ulara Belleisle at TTi*- it' Methodist church. The date <d the picture is the secret of t ho>e w ho are in it. The picture u a> made at the church, and re production is by Nichols studio. In the picture are, front row from left: Fred Pitts, deceased, father of Mrs. Elsie Pitts Nich ols; Eula Pitts, now Mrs. Mar cus Hendrix; Tassie Hendrix, now Mrs. Noah Martin; Ray Pitts, Ora Grizzard, now Mrs. Ora Davenport. Second row, from left: Caro line Longshore, now Mrs. Jack Brehraer; Lizzie Hendrix, now Mrs. I). J. Williams; Vesta Harp, now Mrs. Clarence Wal drop; Miss Belleisle; Lucy Hen drix, deceased; Kate Reagin, Luella Hendrix, now Mrs. Er nest Sterling; Kate Hendrix, now Mrs. William Pitts; Mamie Hendrix, now Mrs. Jim Wil liams, mother of Mrs. Guy V. Whitener Sr. Third row, from left: Ira Senn, now Mrs. Jake Hunt; Cora Grizzard, now Mrs. J. W. Pitts, Mae Johnson, now Mrs. Mae Gary, sister of Mrs. R. E. Liv ingston Sr.; Tom Davenport, Maude Grizzard, deceased, and Stokes Senn. ! Awards, Honors Bestowed Upon Newberry Graduates Are Graduated From Carolina The following Newberry county students received degrees during commencement exercises of the University of South Carolina last week: Fuller Reed Campbell Jr., New berry, Bachelor of Arts; Kenneth Douglas Martin, Newberry, Bach elor of Arts; Thomas Clyde Tin dall Jr. of Newberry, Sara Jove Dean, Whitmire and Michael C. Chappell, Prosperity, Bachelor of Science, School of Business Admin istration; OUard Tribble Douglas, Whitmire, Bachelor of Science, College of Engineering; Tony C. Chapman of Newberry and Arlen Stuck, Little Mountain, Bachelor of Science, School of Pharmacy. One hundred thirty Newberry High School students received dip lomas at Commencement exercises held at the school auditorium on Monday night. The graduating ex orcises were preceded on Sunday night with the baccalaureate ser mon delivered by Rev. W illiam Neville, a native of Newberry, new Presbyterian pastor at the University of Florida. Senior speakers at commence ment were Joyce ( ook, president of the Student Council: Mac Cobh and Martha Brown. The- program also featured a solo by Marcia Mills, and remarks by Ralph h. Watkins Jr., director of New berry County schools. Superior honor graduates, those who have made an average of or more during four years in high school, were Rebecca Jean Boland, Anne Cox Epting, Peggy Enoree Graddick, Katherine Fuller Kelly, Ruth Dale Kinard, Sandra Ann Merchant. Patricia Anne Raffield, William Michael dick and Orr M,(dentil' Cobb Jr. Honor graduates with an aver age of 90 or more during four years tn high school, were Shirley Johnette Bishop, Sherry Stutts Brigman, Judith Rae Brooks, Mar tha Louise Brown, Mary Helan Brown, Linda Chandler, Barbara Weir Clarkson. Joyce Darlene Cook. Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Sofia Kolodij. Susanne Phadonia McCuthcheon. Nancy Lee Martin, Donna Betts Nichols, Carol Lee Padgett, Brenda Gayle Ruff, Mary Kay Shannon. Kay Elizabeth Singley, Judy Dianne Walton, Robert Wade Anderson, William Dixon Brooks, Clarence Delano Coleman Jr., Marion Brabham Crooks, Fred James Harmon Jr., Harvey Benjamin Kirkland Jr., George Bennett Park and Benja min Thomas Rook. Patsy Ruth Senn was recipient of the Jasper Chapter, DAR Har riet Jones Mayer Medal, given to ihat student making the highest yearly average in American his tory. Pete Coleman won’the Newber ry Observer gold medal awarded to that member of the graduating class who has lettered in at least two major sports, displaying high qualities of sportsmanship and has made the highest average in scholarship during his high school course. The Margaret Farrow Music Award, given by a member of the Newberry Music Club to that sen ior who best exemplifies the char acter of the beloved teacher and musician, Nancy Margaret Far row, was won by Marcia Mills. The Elizabeth Dominick Schol arship Medal given by Harry W. Dominick in memory of his sister to that member of the graduating i class who h; 4- Vy record in any course during the four years in high school went to Mike Click, with Ann Merchant receiving honorable mention. Mac Cobb was winner of a gold medal given by American Legion Auxiliary Post 24 in honor of Dr. O. B. Cannon to the member of the graduating class who through out the high school course,' % in the judgment of the faculty, has best exemplified the highest qualities of citizenship. The Phi Beta Kappa fraternity certificate of honor to a senior who follows the full college pre paratory course for four years with highest scholastic average was awaided to Mike Click. The Mathematics medal given by Fennells Jewelry Store to the senior with the highest scholar ship average in four years of mathematics went to Katherine Kelly, with Mike Click receiving honorable mention. Scholarship winners were Merchant, $3000 Mercer Bailey Foundation; Peggy Graddick, $2000, Joanna Foundation; Peggy E. Graddick, Katherine F. Kelly, Ruth Dale Kinard and Carol Lee Padgett, Kendall company Foundation. Lutheran Youth Leadership aw ard given by Lutheran Brothers Life and Health Insurance, George B. Park. Billy Brice and Reginald Baker received Key Club scholarship aw ards of $100. Ruth Dale Kinard was recipient of the Kiwanis scholarship award. Ann Silas E. Mills Whitaker Dies At Hospital H. Doggett Whitaker, 82, died early Tuesday morning at a local hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Lexington Coun ty, son of the late Rev. G. W. and Mrs. Carrie Sligh Whitaker. He was a member of Central Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Mary Lane Whit aker, died several years ago. Surviving are four sons, Otis L., Ralph H., Roy D. and Paul W. Whitaker, all of Newberry; two daughters, Mrs. Azile Jordan of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Mrs. Mary Lane Williams of Newber ry; two brothers, Wightman Whit aker of Williston and Rev. Paul Whitaker of Bamberg; 18 grand children and nine great-grand children. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Central Methodist Church by Rev. T. H. Vickery. Burial was in Rose- mont Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Smith Died Suddenly; Rites Tuesday Mrs. Mary Johnson Smith, 42, of 1516 Boundary street, died Sunday afternoon at the Newber ry County Memorial hospital after a short illness. A native of Newberrv she was v daughter of Mrs. Eleanor Duck ett Johnson and the late Pope D. Johnson. She and her husband were owners of the Tots to Teens store in Newberry. Before moving to Newberry she was employed with the Bureau of Internal Rev enue in Columbia for a number of years. She was a member of the First Baptist church here. Surviving in addition to her mother are her husband, W. F. Smith; two brothers, P. I). John son Jr. of Newberry and Thomas D. Johnson of Roanoke, Ya.; and a sister, Mrs. Howard B. Kirke gard of Newber”y. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 4 P. M. at the First Baptist church by Rev. Anderson Bass and Rev. Kenneth Wilson. Bui "id was in Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were P. Duncan Johnson Jr., Pope D. Johnson III, Howard B. Kirke- gard, John L. Smith, John L. j Smith III, and Thomas Johnson. Baxter Weant, Region Secretary Board of American Missions, Lu theran Church in America, the Reverend Joseph LeRoy Griffin, pastor of St Paul’s Lutheran church, Savannah, Ga. The Baccalaureate Sermon, First Things First” was preach ed by Reverend Weant at t h e Luther;.n Church of The Redeem er Sunday morning at 11:06 and the address to the graduates, “Our Cuban Policy Facts and Fears,” was delivered by the Honorable James F. Byrnes on Setzler Field. The annual college luncheon in Kaufmatin Hall was attended by a large number of Alumni and friends of the college. From 3:00 to 4:30 P. M., Dr. and Mrs. A. G. D. Wiles enter tained with a lovely tea at their home for all the graduates, their families an i friends. At the commencement exercises a Marine Commission was presen ted to William B. Clary by*James A. Sloan, Major in the United States Marine Corps. The Reverend Harry Weber, chaplain, gave the prayer of Blessing and the Benediction. The Newberry College Brass Choir, under the direction of Prof. Char) es P. Pruitt, provided music for the exercises. Prof. T. E. Epting, secretary of the faculty and James C. Abrams, registrar, assisted in the presen tation of the Business Certificates and Diplomas. Newberry county students who received diplomas and certificates were: Bachelor of Arts: Jimmy Har rison Alewine, Loretta Fern Brown, Edward Wheeler Counts Jr., Phyllis Yvette Dickert, Kath leen Castor hesperman (cum laude), Jerry Wayne Koon (magna cum laude), Virgil Wright Rine hart Jr., Gary Vaughn, Mary Kathryn Whitaker. Bachelor of Science: James Mc- ('ants Berley, Joseph Shelton Boozer, Ralph Gordon Bowers, Jerry Hawkins Chapman, Joseph Earl Crooks Jr., Jerry Allen Ful mer, George Lawson Mayer, Jr. I magna cum laude.) Secretarial: Linda Anne Baker, Sarah Jane Bedenbaugh, Georgia Faye Graham, Lois Millender Lev er, Clara Elizabeth Ruff, Judith Anne Ruff nd Martha Joe Shell. ■■■■■■■■■■I “ HONORABLE JAMES F. BYRNES and Dr. E. G. Wiles are shown prior to commencement exercises at Newberry College Sunday af ternoon. (Photo by Nichols) Pope Wins State Bar Victory Precedent was shattered in Charleston Friday when Thomas H. Pope of Newberry became vice president of the S. C. Bar Asso ciation after he lost the nominat ing committee’s endorsement by one vote. The vice presidency is consider ed tantamount to the presidency in 1964. The Pope victory came after a controlled, but obviously deeply- felt withdrawal by William T. Jones, Greenwood Solicitor. Mr. Jones had come from be hind to win an 8 to 7 victory in the nominating committee. In at least the past 20 years, this en dorsement has meant the election. Lawyers filled the convention hall at the Francis Marion hotel about 4 P. M. for the important election. Mr. Jones looked out at the crowd and decided he was out numbered. Charleston lawyers, who ap parently overwhelmingly favored the Newberry lawyer who is also past president of the State Dem ocratic party, came out in large numbers for their candidate. Neel Services Held Wednesday Richard F. Neel. 52, of Rt. 3, Newberry, died Tuesday afternoon at a local hosuital after 10 months of illness. He was horn and reared in the Longshore section of Newberry County, son of the late James Burton and Nannie Clark Neel. He operated Neel Brothers Store many years with his brother, G. M. Neel. He was also a farmer. He was a member of Smyrna Presbyterian Church, where he was a deacon ,and Woodman of the World. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fiances Long Neel; a daughter, Shelby Jean Neel of the home; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Senn of In man; and two brothers, T. C. and G. M. Neel, both of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3 n.m. Wednesday at Smyr na Presbyterian Church by Rev. O. C. Brown. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Gilda Neel Jr., Henry Senn, Wilson Neel, James Allen Longshore, Marvin ■Bouknight and Henry Longshore. Honorary escort was the elders and deacons of Smyrna Presby terian Church and Ellerbe Sease, S. W. (Brother) Brown, J. S. Floyd, David Waldrop, Paul Dur ham, Dewey Floyd, Colie Fulmer and Pete Dorroh. Summer School Starts Monday The Newberry College Summer Sesison for 1963 will offer a 3- month program of studies. The session will consist of two terms of approximately six weeks in length each. The first term will begin on June 10 and will close with examinations on July 16 and 17. The second term, beginning on July 18, will be concluded with graduation exercises at 3:30 p.m. on August 23. This extended Summer Session will enable a student to complete the year’s work in one or two sub jects by attending both terms and taking the courses in sequ ence. By attending three regular college sessions and two summer sessions, a student may earn suf ficient credit to complete the re quirements for a baccalaureate de gree. Courses will be offered in each term to enable tenchers to raise their certification rating and tc help qualify them for teaching in various fields of specilization. A special program designed for band directors will begin on July 17 and end August 17. Registration will begin at 9:00 A. M. on Monday June 10. Classes will begin at 8:00 A. M. on Tues day, June 11. Classes will meet five days a week, Monday thru Friday, and on the following Sat urdays: June 15, July 6, July 13, July 20, and August 17. July 4th will be observed as a holiday. The class periods will be ninety min utes in length. Dr. Conrad -B. Park, will serve as Director of the Summer Ses sion. F'or further information -write to the Director of the Summer Session, Newberry College, New berry, S. C. Get Degrees At Winthrop Among the Winthrop college underclassmen receiving scholar ship awards for the ensuing year are Janice Halfacre, Newberry, Clara Barret Strait Scholarship, awarded to two students majoring in fine arts; and Jennie Ruth Eargle, Little Mountain, Phi Up- sTon Omicron scholarship to an outstanding student in economics. Graduates Of Clemson College Several Newberry County stu dents were among those who re ceived degrees at Clemson college commencement Saturday. Graduating “with honor” was Reginald A. Inman, Whitmire, who received a degree in Electrical En gineering. Frank F. Martin, of Newberry was graduated “with high honor,” receiving his degree in Pre-medicine, school of arts and sciences. Others receiving de grees were George C. Kinard, Prosperity, Agricultural Educa tion; Leroy S. Adams, Newberry, Arts and Sciences; William O. Martin of ^Newberry, Industrial Management. VISIT IN CHARLESTON Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baker visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Carter and family in Charleston last week, and attended the grad uation exercises of their grand son, Sydney Jr. from Watt school, a private school for boys through the third grade. Sydney was one of the honor students. The Bak ers also visited Ashley Hall, where Mrs. Carter was a member of the faculty. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS June 9: E. B. Purcell, Sr., Miss Fannie Mae Carwile, Delora Fant, H. W. Dipner Sr., I. Q. Watkins, H. G. Pelham, James B. Price, Owen Holmes. June 10: Dr. Arthur Welling, Cecil Williams, Johnnie Long, James Henry Davis, Warren Pence, Connie Clark Rinehart, Violet Browning, Brenda K. Merchant, W. L. Vassey, Mrs. P. L. Grier. June 11: Mrs. W. C. Tarrer, R. J. Metts, D. O. Carpenter, Mrs. David Senn, Carol Deanne Clary, Guy Graham, Odder Neel Jr. Evelyn Huffman, Mrs. E, C. Paysinger, Cornelia Ann Burr, J. C. Price, Mrs. W. W. Bennett, Lavenia Fuller, Zula Fuller, Marilyn McElveen, Jimmy Cub- bage. June 12: Robert Derrill Beat, Mrs. G. S. Parnell, Philip Baker, June 14: Steve Griffith Jr. Mrs. Bette Hove Moseley, Mrs. Bobbie Hove Miller, Patsy Ruth Cromer, Mrs. G. W. Suber, Mrs. H. T. Lake, Malcolm Amick Jr., William Clyde Graham, Nell Brooks, Lula Abney, Joe Robert Koon. June 15: Mrs. S. C. Campbell, Mrs. R. R. Bruner Jr., Judith Edwards Patrick, Ray N. Jollay, Dabney Bonham Timmermun. Gladys Shealy, Mary Williams, Frances Williamson, Suzanne Danielson.