The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, June 27, 1963, Image 1
Wisconsin dairy farmer questioning
a prospective hired hand, "Have
you any bad habits—smoke, drink,
eat margarine?"
Money Is a poor man's credit card.
Marriage is another union that de
fies management.
VOLUME 27—NUMBER 10
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1963
♦ $2.00 Per Year
By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Opposition Develops In 2
Words For City Alderman
ASKING FOR IT
We don’t want governmental
control of our lives, but we ask
for it.
Our hospital needs expanding,
so we run to the federal govern
ment for Hill-Burton funds. The
County Nursing Home Commiss
ion will recommend that a nursing
home be built in Newberry. Where
will the money come from? A
huge chunk from Hill-Burton
funds, of course. So what do the
trustees and the Commission say
when John and Bobby Kennedy
send their troops in to see that
the hospital and home are operat
ed the way the Kennedy boys want
it operated ? W’hat can they say ?
And even our city council—
which doesn’t want the Federal
government telling it how to run
the city—has its sticky paws in
the federal till to the tune of
about $50,000 to construct a sewer
project. The argument is “if we
don’t get it, somebody else will,”
Those April income tax returns
are apparently forgotten mighty
quickly when one sees a chance
tc get a grab at the pork barrel.
Not long ago, our county devel
opment board was even trying to
have Newberry declared a “de
pressed” area so federal funds
would pour in, e^en though unem
ployment in Newberry was far be
low the figure considered for a
depressed area.
It seems that there is little in
dividual or community pride left.
That “free” money from Wash
ington is just too tempting.
hire them. “Disregard the fact
that there is no opening. Hire
them. Forget about the money.
Washington’!! supply it."
The vital Civil Service register,
at the heart and core of the gov
ernment’s merit system, has gone
by the boards. In one Southern
area, the register was simply ab
olished. Object: to hire and up
grade Negroes ’vith a total disre
gard for Civil Service regulations.
In other areas, the Civil Service
Commission has just been bypass
ed or ignored.
“Never before,’’ said one Fed
eral official “has my agency been
1 involved in politics. Never. Now,
it’s completely saturated.”
With all the seriousness that The
Record can muster, it appeals to
Congress to immediately investi
gate such violations. We may have
reached the point where, also
Congress must establish a counter
part to Vice President Johnson’s
Committee on Equal Employment
Opportunity for federal jobs.
It might be called The Commit
tee on Equal White Employment
Opportunity.
NO LIMIT
There is apparently no limit to
the extent the Kennedy boys will
go to get the Negro vote. This
fact is vividly pointed out in an
editorial which appeared in the
Monday issue of The Columbia
Record, as follows:
Denial of the right to work is
unfair, regardless of its victim.
It is doubly unfair to throw its
burden on an individual because
of his race or color.
—President Kennedy
Nowhere in his “civil rights”
message to Congress did President
Kennedy note w r ith righteous in
dignation a discrimination in em
ployment that grows daily by leaps
and bonds, all across the nation.
The discrimination, transcending
the law, is directed from Wash
ington.
The President ignored the dis
crimination “because of race or
color” because the white citizen is
its victim, the employer is the
Federal government and the whole
drive is the result of extraordin
ary pressures brought by Vice
President Johnson’s Committee on
Equal Employment Opportunities.
These things are happening in
the United States:
(1) The Civil Service Com
mission regulations are being re
duced to a meaningless shamble;
(2) Unqualified Negroes are
being hired even though qualified
whites are being rejected;
(3) Federal agents are hunt
ing Negro applicants in the
boondocks, even though white ap
plicants are being spurned;
(4) Unrealastic and illogical
“percentages” of Negro employ
es are being forced on local agen
cies;
(5) And Federal supervisory
officials are threatened with the
loss of their own jobs if such
discriminations are not made in
favor of the Negro.
Last Thursday (June 20), The
Record catalogued a series of such
startling violations of any respect
able concept of “fair employ
ment.” Since that time, we’ve not
only corroborated the incidents
but have received communications
about similar ones and even more
astonishing revelations.
Federal supervisory officials we
have now learned, have been in
structed by their Washington di
rectors to hire certain percentages
of Negro employees or be fired.
In several instances, the top per
sonnel were given the choice of
implementing the program, being
transferred, or resigning govern
ment employment.
The only qualification, in some
agencies, an applicant needs in
this weird June month of 1963 IS
“the right color.” The color is not
white.
It doesn’t matter whether the
new Negro employees are quali
fied or unqualified. Washington
has directed that “unqualified
Negroes be placed on temporary
employment” for 800 hours, at the
end of which time, the employee
is to be qualified. (Eight hundred
hours adds up to about five
months.)
If a Federal agency can scrounge
around and find qualified Negros,
jt has been given instructions to
Milk Bar Be
Open Friday
Jane is Dairy Month so “Let’s
drink milk and eat dairy products”
—that’s the slogan of the Newber
ry County dairy producers.
On Friday afternoon, June 28,
in front of the Community Hall,
a free Milk Bur will be set up and
the public is invited to stop by
and refresh themselves with a
glass of -wholesome, ice cold milk.
The bar will open at 1:30 P. M..
A addition to free milk, everyone
will be asked to - draw' a number
and could be the winner of a sil
ver dollar. Free balloons will be
given to the children.
Miss Nita Longshore, who was
recently named “Newberry Coun
ty Farm Bureau Dairy Princess”
will be on hand to present silver
dollars to the winners.
The Dairy Bar has been de
signed to awaken Newberry coun
ty citizens to the tremendous im
portance of the dairy industry.
Let’s promote the DAIRY In
dustry! Let’s visit the Milk Bar
Friday and enjoy a glass of ice
cold milk.
Graduates From
Banking School
Baton Rouge, La.—William D.
Kibler Jr., Assistant Cashier of
The South Carolina National bank
in Newberry was one of the 188
bankers graduated June 21 from
the School of Banking of the
South. Dr. Martin D. Woodin, ex
ecutive vice president of Louisia
na State University, addressed
commencement ceremonies mark
ing the end of the 14th annual
two-week session of the banking-
school on the LSU campus.
The school, sponsored by 14
State bankers associations, re
quires attendance at three spring
sessions at LSU, plus extensive
home study work during the re
mainder of the year. Orrin H.
Swayze, director of the banking
school, said, “Your study and ef
forts through this program have
given you a better understanding
of banking and economics. We
believe you have been inspired to
render greater service in your
life’s calling.”
Mr. Swayze is executive vice-
president of First National Bank,
Jackson, Miss.
Mayor Ernest H. Layton, right, and Dr. Neil E. Truesdell look
over the Civil Defense Trailer on the Square in Newberry. The
trailer, -which will be in Newberry throughout this week, gives ideas
for building fall-out shelters, and other information concerning prep-
eration for nuclear attack. (Sunphoto.)
Prosperity Votes
Sewer Bonds
By Mrs. A. H. Counts
PROSPERITY — Voters here
Tuesday approved a $190,000 bond
issue for improvements of the
sewerage system — but the mar
gin of approval was less than in a
previous referendum, when it was
thought a $125,000 bond issue
would finance the project.
Only 166 voters went to the
polls Tuesday to approve the is
sue 88 to 77.
The first vote, on proposed is
suance of $125,000 in bonds, had
brought out 210 voters and gave
the proposal a two-to-one favor
able majority.
Mayor J. A. Williams said fed
eral funds totaling approximately
$30,000 could be obtained toward
the program and that, with ref
erendum approval of the bond is
sue, engineers would be employ
ed to make a survey so that bids
for the project could be invited.
The second referendum Tuesday
was scheduled when it was learn
ed that the $125,000 bond issue ap
proved in the first vote would be
inadequate to finance the project.
Suber Resigns
From SS Board
Tom W. Suber of Whitmire has
resigned as a member of the Local
Board No. 36 Selective Service
System of Newberry county ef
fective as of June 30, 1963. His
resignation was accepted with re
gret by Colonel Donald H. Collins,
South Carolina State Selective
Director.
Mr. Suber has been a member of
the board since October 1948.
Colonel Collins extended Mr.
Suber thanks for his service on
the board and for his “Patriotism
in devoting voluntarily and with
out pay many hours of service to
your country, your state and your
country.”
Mr. Suber has been appointed
postmaster at Whitmire, effective
as of July 1.
L. L. Henderson's
Mother Passes
Mrs. Sarah Jane Crain Hender
son, 89, widow of Robert L. Hen-
derson, died Monday morning at
a Clinton nursing home after sev
eral years illness. She was a na
tive of Greenville county, daugh
ter of the late Dennis and Nancy
Bruce Crain. Se had lived in Lau
rens county most of her life and
had lived near Kinards since 1919.
She was a member of Fairview
Baptist church.
Surviving are five sons, Edward
C. and Carl G. Henderson, both of
Kinards; Dial Henderson of Whit
mire; Deputy Sheriff L. L. (Slim)
Henderson of Newberry and Ray
mond Henderson of Vernon, Tex.;
three daughters, Mrs. Raymond
Dean of Whitmire; Mrs. Texie
Johnson of Clinton and Mrs. An
nie Zeches of St. Petersburg, Fla;
15 grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at 4 P. M. at Fairview
church by Rev. Marion Ringer and
Rev. J. R. McKittrick. Burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
The following grandsons were
pallbearers: Lowell Henderson, C.
J Suber Jr., Archie Summers, Sid
ney Bonds, Hughey Bonds, and
Charles Hughes.
Miss Josie Reid and Mrs. George
Wright of Tallahassee, Fla., are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Sloan
Chapman and other relatives.
Oakland Worker
Is Retired
Ernest G. Longshore, known to
his friends as Guy, has retired
from the Oakland plant of the
Kendall company after 39 years of
service. Mr. Longshore was a loom
fixer for 35 years prior to his re
tirement.
He and his wife, who was Nellie
King before marriage, have lived
at 2801 Milne Avenue for twenty-
six years. Their only living child
is a Baptist minister in Lincoln-
ton, N. C.
Mr. Longshore plans to spend
his retirement with his two fav
orite hobbies, fishing and garden-
Skeet Shooting
Champions Be
Here July 4th
Thursday, July 4, 1963, at 9:00
A. M., Newberry will be host to
shooters from several states for
a 100 target trophy shoot to be
held at the Newberry Gun club.
Trophies will be awarded to the
Champion and runner-un to the
Champion; to each of six class
winners and runner-up in each of
these classes; to the Lady and
Junior Champions and also the
the runner-up.
Among the top attractions will
be the sensational 11-year old
Johnny Davis Jr., of Columbia,
who recently took on all shooters
in Pinehurst, N. C. and emerged
the victor with a 100 straight.
Billy Pate from Greenville, The
S. C. State Champion, Mrs. Laura
Pate, the S. C. State Lady Cham
pion, and Mrs. Margaret McCain,
the N. C. State Lady Champion,
will be competing for top honors.
Other top shooters from the
Southeast will make very keen
and interesting competition.
This shoot “Firecracker Open”
will be a prelude to the S. C. State
Championship Shoot to be held in
Greenville on July 13 and 14.
The Recreation Department of
the City of Newberry is sponsor
ing a Bar-B-Q for the benefit of
the shooters and spectators, which
will be served at the club. The
proceeds from this will be used
for equipment for the Little Boys
Training League and other youth
programs.
Three Students
On Dean's List
ROCK HILL—Three Newberry
County students have been named
to the Winthrop College Dean’s
List for academic excellence dur
ing second semester.
To be named to the Dean’s List,
a student must have an average of
“B” plus on courses taken during
the semester.
The list of 115 students includes
29 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 16
juniors and 56 seniors. Thirteen
students made “A” on all courses
for the semester.
The Newberry County students
are:
Kay Livingston Davis—Miss Da
vis received the B.A. degree in
English in May. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Davis
of Newberry.
Jennie Ruth Eargle—A sopho
more home economics major, Miss
Eargle is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul E. Eargle of Little
Mountain. She has been distin
guished each of her three previous
semesters at Winthrop.
Barbara Ann Lindler—A fresh
man English major, Miss Lindler
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James V. Lindler of Little Moun
tain.
ON FURMAN’S DEANS LIST
Miss Donna Rook was among
111 students named to the Dean’s
List at Furman University for the
1963 Spring semester. To be eli
gible for the Dean’s List, a stu
dent must have been registered
for 12 or more semester hours and
have achieved a scholastic average
of B-plus or better.
Interest in city politics picked
up a little momentum early this
week with several additional can
didates announcing their intention
to enter races for city offices.
Mayor Ernest H. Layton today
announced that he will be a can
didate for re-election. Mayor Lay-
ton is serving his third term in
that position, having defeated two
candidates in the first primary
two years ago. Altogether, he is
completing his 16th year on coun
cil. He served 10 years as aider-
man from Ward 4 before becoming
mayor.
Also announcing for re-election
this week are Frank Armfield Jr.,
Ward 1 and Cecil Merchant, Ward
5. Mr. Armfield is completing his
fifth term on council, Mr. Mer
chant his fourth.
Clarence A. Shealy Jr., serving
his second term from Ward 3, and
George W. Heller, serving his
first term from Ward 2, ennounc-
ed their intention to seek re-elec
tion last week.
C. A. Dufford Sr., who served
14 years as councilman from Ward
2, has announced that he will op
pose Mr. Heller for that position
this year.
The only other race in which op
position has developed as yet is in
Ward 1. Mr. Armfield will be op
posed by James M. Longshore, a
newcomer to city politics.
Mr. Longshore is 41 years of
age, and is the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Longshore of the
Bush River community. He at
tended Bush River schools and
Newberry celiege. He served in
the U. S. Navy from 19^2 until
1945 and following this, he work
ed for Newberry Dairies for five
years. He was associated with the
Colonial Baking company for 10
years, and for the past three
years has been with Jackson's curb
market on College Street exten
sion.
Mr. Longshore is married to the
former Maggie Cromer. They have
two children, Martha Jean, who
was graduated from Winthrop
college this year, and Jimmy Jr.,
14 years old. They live at 2310
Henry Avenue.
Mayor Ernest H. Layton, in an
nouncing his intention to seek re-
election, made the following
statement:
“In announcing for re-election
to the office of Mayor of the City
of Newberry, I am seeking the
vote and support of our citizens
on the basis of my record as your
Mayor. Two years ago when I an
nounced for this office, I came out
with a nine point program as my
platform. To the best of my abili
ty, I have carried out every item
on this program. A number of the
items are continuing in nature,
and I feel that I will be able to
carry out the remaining planks of
my platform during the next two
years.
“The Council-Manager form of
government and the seeking of
new industry for our City are vi
tally important.
“When I announced two years
ago, I told you that our city was
in sound financial condition and
today, it is my pleasure to tell
you that we are in even sounder
condition that w r e were at that
time. To mention several of the
improvements that have taken
place, our overall recreation pro
gram has been improved and we
anticipate further expansion of
the program along lines which
will not increase the expense to
the City. Our civil defense pro
gram has now become one of the
best in the nation, but we still
have a long way to go to meet our
complete needs in this direction.
In order to hold the line insofar
as taxes are concerned, it has
been necessary and will continue
to be necessary to do certain mod
ernizing in our City departments
to bring them up to date and hold
costs to a minimum.
“•Based on my record and my
platform of two years ago, which
will be expanded in the next few
days to cover present needs, I
humbly seek the vote and the ac
tive support of every citizen of
the City of Newberry in the com
ing democratic primary election.”
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Rained out of their campsite in Lynch’s Woods, Newberry’s Brownies and Girl Scouts held Day Camp
at the National Guard Armory. One of the activities was rope jumping and Brownie Scout Becky
Westmoreland is put through the paces as others wait their turn. In the background may be seen Mrs.
Joyce Attaway, camp director. (Sunphoto.)
The National Guard Armony,
for three days last week, and
another three this week, was
transformed into a camp site for
Girl Scouts of the Newberry
neighborhood. Rained out of their
usual campsite, Holly Springs in
Lynch’s woods, the 60 Brownies
and Girl Scouts made the best of
the situation and continued their
camping activities in the open
spaces of the Armory.
Mrs. Joyce Attaway is director
of the camp, which will end today
(Thursday). Homer Schumpert is
serving as nature consultant, and
Mrs. Mary Stanley Griffith is the
craft consultant. Camp nurses are
Mrs. Anne Whitener and Mrs.
Grace Duncan.
Serving as counselors are the
following troop leaders: Mrs. Ev
elyn Long, Mrs. Miriam Leslie,
Mrs. Virginia Crosson, Mrs. Bob
by Anne Williams, Mrs. Helen
Westmoreland, Mrs. Grace Hazel
and Mrs. Modene Howerton.
Senior Counselors are Cathy
Bennett, Helen Derrick, Bonnie
Campbell, Martha Lowe, Donna
Driggers, Anne Newton, Caroline
Ratteree and Eleanor Burnette.
The Parents of the Scouts ex
pressed appreciation to all the
helpers who made the camp op
portunity possible.
Vacations Begin Saturday
For 1700 County Employees
Over 1700 employees of New-*
berry’s manufacturing plants will
have vacations next week, follow
ing the usual custom of the plants
closing down during the week in
which July 4th falls.
The Mollohon and Oakland plants
of the Kendall Company, and
Newberry Mills, Inc., will all close
at 6 a.m. on June 29 and resume
operations at 6 a.m. on July 8.
The net vacation payroll lor the
approximately 450 employees of
Mollohon will be about $45,000,
according to George McCall, sup
erintendent of the plant. This will
be paid Friday. Mollohon employ
ees with more than five years ser
vice will receive four per cent of
their annual salary; those with
more than six months but less
than five years will receive two
percent.
The Oakland plant, which com
putes its vacation pay on the same
basis as Mollohon, distributed it’s
vacation payroll of about $65,000
to approximately 500 employees
Wednesday, according to plant
manager E. Hart Jordan.
Newberry Mills, Inc., 348 em
ployees are eligible for vacation
pay totalling $39,730.51. Those
who have worked one to five years
receive two per cent of annual pay
and those with over five years,
four per cent.
Shawnee Manufacturing com
pany with 200 employees, will dis
tribute a vacation payroll of $25,-
000. Employees who have worked
two or more years will receive two
weeks pay, those with less than
two years will receive one week’s
pay. The plant, which is managed
by John Milford, will close June
28 and reopen July 15.
Prosperity Manufacturing com
pany will close the week of July
4th, according to Morris Kurlat,
manager. Fifty-five employees
will receive vacation pay.
Old School Manufacturing Co.
will close Friday, June 28 and re
open July 8. The 180 employees
will receive about $12,000 vacation
pay. D. W. Keller is manager.
Jaycees Look
For Members
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce of Newberry will begin a
membership drive in July, accord
ing to Mack Fennell, president.
Anyone interested in joining the
Jaycees is asked to contact Mr.
Fennell or Billy Senn, secretary.
Ages for membership are 21 to 36
years.
Civil Defense
System Praised
The following letter has been
received by S. C .Altman, director
of Civil Defense for Newberry
county, from Harry E. Roderick,
staff director, warning division of
the office of Civil Defense, i n
Washington:
“I would like to take this op
portunity to congratulate New
berry county on the completeness
of the new alerting system that
has been installed.
“The use of the three-signal
dual purpose Civil Defense-Fire
Siren is most practical for areas
such as yours. This unit can sound
the Civil Defense Alert Signal,
the Take Cover Signal and the
new distinctive Fire Signal. The
Dora Blasts
CR Proposals
Congressman Bryan Dorn said
last week that the Administra
tion’s Civil Rights proposal is one
of the most dangerous pieces of
legislation in the history of the
United States. “It would make of
the Attorney General a complete
dictator with power over voting,
employment, private propeity, ec
ucation, and practically every ac
tivity of our citizens from the
cradle to the grave,” Mr. Dorn
said.
Mr. Dorn's statement continued:
“It is tragic that this legislation
is brought up at this time. It will
divide congress and the country
when we need to be united on the
question of Cuba and the chal
lenge of Russian domination of
space.
“The pattern being followed by
these demonstrations is the same
followed and outlined in the sit-
down strikes in Michigan in Feb
ruary of 1937. In both cases they
are being encourged by the Fed
eral government and subversive
organizations. We know of instan
ces where practically all of the
demonstrators were from out of
town, obviously well-trained, well-
organized, and well-financed.
“I’ve already conferred today
with the Chairman of the House
Rules Committee and others to
help map out strategy to oppose
this cold, naked bid for Federal
dictatorship.”
Represent City
At Festivals
Miss Lila Summer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Summer Jr.,
will represent Newberry at the
Hampton County Watermelon
Festival to be held at Estil on
Thursday through Saturday of
this week. Miss Summer is spons
ored by the Newberry Jaycees.
She will also represent the city
at the Beaufort Water Festival
July 25 through 27th.
Mrs. Charles Wollet of Grirfin,
Ga. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Reid and Miss Cornelia Mayer.
At Wingate
The first session of Wingate
College Summer school, Wingate,
N. C. has a record enrollment of
351.
Enrolled in the first session of
summer school is William Frank
Lominack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lominack, Jr., 1229 Hunt
street.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
O God, who art eternally both
merciful and just, be thou our
God: and that not in our way
but Thine. Through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
general public is provided with an
effective means of readily distin
guishing between Civil Defense
and a fire signal.
“The added feature of central
control of all dual purpose sirens
throughout the county is excellent.
This provides maximum capability
of quickly disseminating word of
any possible enemy attack thru-
out the county.
“I wish that all counties thru-
out the United States had an al
erting capability as effective as
Newberry county.”
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
June 30: Mrs. Kirby Lominack,
John L. Epps Jr., Mrs. Ethel
Swygert, Mary S. Watkins,
Mike Wiggers, Edwin Nichols,
D. R. Son, Howard B. Kirke-
gard Jr., Tommy BalJew, Edna
Kirkegard, Henry Chappell, Lin
da Ruth Wicker, William Allen
Cubbage.
July 1: Miss Ruby Dennis, Sims
Tompkins, Mrs. Milton Moore,
Bobby Harmon, Janies Nance
Parr, Emily Moore, Mrs. Ervin
D. Richardson, Mrs. W. B.
Boinest Jr., Mrs. Clifford Smith,
Patsy Ruth Senn, Lucille Long,
Grace O. Hazel, Mrs. Clayton
Smith, Robert Spraul Jr., Rev.
Clarence B. Word, Miss Rosa
bel Thompson.
July 2: Thomas Morris, Sam P.
Shannon, Mrs. Walter Davis,
Allen Dominick, Wilbur J. Ring
er, Marie K. C?rr.
July 3: Billie T. Parr, Walter
Baker Summer, Mrs. Jake Boo
zer, A. B. Lake, Curtis Doolit
tle, Lewis Lipscomb, Bettie
Summer, Rebecca G. Turner.
July 4: Mrs. F. J. Weir, Joe
Chappells, Susan Boland, Jas.
Oscar Quattlebaum, J. H. Long,
Elliott Mayer, Mrs. J. H. Boo
zer, Sallie Abrams, Robert
Creekmore, Terry Kay Newton,
Nancy Hornsby, John A. Senn._
July 5: Mrs. Lewis Shealy,
Mrs. W. W. Hornsby, Ralph
Gilliam, Mrs. B. B. Livingston,
Prof. Milton W. Moore, Mrs.
Mary. Alice Wherry, Mrs. Billy
Walton, Wilbur EL Epps, Mike
Livingston, Gerald C. Paysinger,
George C. Trefsgar, Horace De
Hart, Virgil DeHart.
July 6: Miss Sara Wilson, J. I.
Hipp, Bill Armfield Jr., Mrs. J.
S. Thompson, Karen Lominack,
Sandra Gail Dawkins, Pam Phil
ips, Rogers Lewis Ringer, C. K.
Brown, Beth Boulware, Walter
Lake, Mary Ann Watkins, Nan
cy, Jane Mayer, Mrs Horace
DeHart, Kenny Ogle.