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Daddy," the 6-year-old bey ask ed, before you ma r ned Mommy who told you how to drive^ Men, don't display your weakness to strangers. Take off your apron before answering the doorbell. VOLUME 27; NUMBER 15. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1963 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS Seek Ward 3 Job THE WAR (.AMES wfiult' bf t hn.wiru: away a tre ■nib' W ' UK Evt ry< Tie 1 n r > o W k n < i W r~ tnat Uepri we are i n t h e m the wa> the games. S w ift Sn •iku HI. and I pa-t. tru.-t it ha s 1 leen m a < ie ( dear, ef- Th tensive ; a s it see m > t hat \vc are the “Re< H< > m e i and ■ ami out' en- emies ar -e th< !- B i u u s. ( I s u p p " s e Pie p;"V;dc it ni:y r ht havr th(‘ a^res.-ivc farri- Reds. . -la I \v;t- talking w ith ter the big di i,p] lay power as Lt. <n * n. Du uer of the Led F. T'Ct town Monday. Tin oompietely suit oUl ide and s o 1 <!; el s V n ready to go ,n t ( * a < •! lea.-’ .'iispicjon of an the life of tne Ge no; acting wa- ran ■i.-d iousne-r' never a hit: on the face- of tl ie < friend af- (b a i wi iehl: inini i\'e(! \V G. D. Blackwell Dies Suddenly a ep W to protec at tile tempt on The play ' a s m: i e .' s w ho- e ieir eom- \\ A I b t i. vv v. a ■ \V. 1' iima' duty it \va mamier. Rue we could smile, noted my friend, because we knew it was only a game. A game with a pur- post—a game to teach the ser vicemen of this nation how to act under circumstances as nearly ap proaching real battle as it is pos sible to simulate. “When I walked out of the of fice and found myself face to face with a machine gun," the lady said, “I could not help think ing of the people in Russia. II it had happened there, I wouldn’t have known whether I would be free to go on my way, or whether I would be shot then and there.” The presence of the troops in Newberry should be a grim re minder of the tragedy of World War II. It should also be a re minder that unless this country begins to face the reality that there is no such thing as dealing w r ith the Communists, those guns with their play bullets will one day be Communist Red—not friendly Red—troops with live bullets in their guns. Swift Strike III, may seem like ! foolishness, but it has a definite | training purpose. Both the Reds and the Blues learn valuable les- . sons for combat readiness. As I was writing this, a ear passed the office. The bottom por- i tion of the car was painted red, | the top blue. Apparently this ft’- , low is going to be completely neu | tral as long as Swift Strike forces are around. Newberry e Thoma.- ■ hai. L i yea (mpeiyid b\ and later by eompany. He moved in l:b“5 to e.-tablmh and Howard wholesale vrocei \ aim served as secret ary-t rea su rer and manager until his retirement in IPoib He was a member e.f the first Baptist church, a life mem ber of Amnty Lodge ST, AFM, a Shriner and formerly was presi dent of the Newberry Chamber of Commerce. Survivingare h:s wife. Mr-. Mary Ellen Kempson Griffith Blackwell; a son, J Ralph Black- well of Spartanburg; two daugh- tt rs. Mi's. I\ Huncan Johnson Jr. and Mrs. Dennis Newton of New berry; a step daughter, Mrs. Roger K. Gibson of Washington. D. C. four brothers. \\ . A. D. Blackwell of Port Richey. Florida; J. B. Blackwell of Augusta. Georgia; Pat Blackwell of Fhricheville. Ohio and Hobson Blackwell. of California; and seven grandchild ren. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at Whitaker Funeral home by Rev. Anderson Bass. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were W. E. Monroe, James E. Setzler, Ernest W. Shee- ley. O. L. Cook Jr., J. O. Moo*e, B. T. Mills Sr., and H. A' Hamm. ' Jarence A. Shealy Jr., seeking i e-eiect;op. as Alderman from Ward is J” years of aye. He wa> born and reared m Newberry, arm ha- lived here his entire life with the exception of four years . pm.; in tin navy, and one and a half years spent teaching at Sum merville high school. Mr. Shealy i- completing his second term as a member of city council. Mr Shealy is single and is an agon! with Liberty Life Insur ance company. He is a member of church where he has served as Epting Memorial M e t h o d i s t chairman of the official bgard and a-sistant teacher of the Young Adult.- Sunday School class. Mr. Shealy is a Masorf. a mem ber of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, has served as Chair man o T the Board of Review of Boy Scout Troop 22‘J and is a member of the S. C. At unicipal A.-sociat ion. Mrs. C. A. Reeder joined Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huston and son. Artie, in Columbia last Friday and they left for Valdosta, Ga. for a week’s visit in the home of Mrs. Huston’s patents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis and family. Call To Prayer For ail that we know of thee, (> God. we give three thanks, and for all thou am' which is beyond our knowing. Stretch forth the right hand of thy mighty power against every thing'- that stands in the way of thy will; against us. if it must be true, and redeem us out of our fears and failures into what thou wouldst have us be in Christ Jesus. Amen. Opposing Mr. Shealy for the office, of Alderman from Ward 3 i- Howard B. Kirkegard. Mr. Kirkegard is a native of Ansonia, Conn. He was graduated from Clemson College in 1935 and taught chemistry at Clemson dur ing 1936-37. He also taught in the schools of Fairfield county and for a number of years was con nected with the American Agri cultural Chemical Company, in Greensboro, N. C. Mr. Kirkegard entered the U. S. Army in 1942 and served four years, a portion of which time was in the South Pacific. He was dis charged as a Major in the Infan try. Following his army service, he entered the automobile busi- I ness in Siler City, N. C. and in 1953 came to Newberry where he I owns and manages Kirk-Pontiac- i Cadillac company. He is a Mason i and a Shriner, and has served as president of the Newberry Rot ary club. Mr. Kirkegard is married to i the former Edna Johnson of New- ( berry. Their children are Karen, 1 16; Eleanor, 14; and Howard B. Jr., 10. The Kirkegards are mem bers of Central Methodist church, where Mr. Kirkegard has taught a Sunday School class for the past ten years. Friendly Forces Appeal For Help The Joint Task Force Red, in the Territory of Columbia and its Capital of Newberry to fight against invasion by the Blue Homeland armies, has is sued the following urgent ap peal : Attention Citizens of Newberry: Since the beginning of the in vasion launched bv Blue Home land to destroy your liberties numerous acts of outrage have occurred against you, the peo ple of Columbia. These acts of violence and intimidation have been committed by agents and guerrillas from Blue Homeland. These crimes against the people must stop. Red Forces are do ing all in their power to halt these villianous outrages, but we need your help. People of Newberry, living a- mong you are persons who have dedicated themselves to your downfall, to the enslavement of you and your beloved children. They are Blue agents, enemies of the freedom-loving people of Columbia and the friendly Red forces. Report all traitorious and suspicious persons, and all acts of hostility against Colum bia to your local Red Forces Unit. Help the Red Forces to wipe out the Blue Barbarian from the North. A HARD DECISION This column at times has been written from different places: Washington, Morgantown, W. Va., Athens, Ga., to name a few. But this is the first time it has been written on the shores of Lake Greenwood. This is a place we like to come for relaxation, to catch a few bream, and to give the girls a little taste of outdoor life. They are pretty good fishermen except in summertime, when the lure of the water is stronger for swim ming than for fishing. Here they have an excellent place to swim, to build a campfire and pitch a tent in which to play when they 1 tire of swimming—which is sel dom. This afternoon a dark cloud came up and forced Connie, Ruthie and their cous. i Martin out of the lake. A strong wind whipped the water until whitecaps could be seen over the lake, and breakers reminded the children of the beach —on a smaller scale. We were here Monday night, and as the campfire died down and the moon began to glisten xn the barely rippling water. Lake Greenwood was beautiful indeed. For a long time we just sat and enjoyed the beauty of the scene. Directly across the lake from our location is Greenwood State Park, which I saw for the first time last week. I had heard many people speak ci the beauty of this park, and they had not exagger ated. It is indeed beautiful, well- kept, with nice accommodations for picnickers, boaters, swimmers and campers. Just a few miles up the road is a similar camp, maintained by the State for Negroes. These are but two in a large system of State parks on which the taxpayers have spent probably millions of dollars. What shame it would be to close them!! ! This must be a tremendous bur den on those who are responsible for making the decision. Leaving the parks open on an integrated basis could mean violence and vandalism; it could also mean that the white people of South Carolina, who bear the greatest tax burden, would in effect be paying for parks which were util ized by Negroes. Closing the parks J. A. Felker Service Monday John Arthur Felker, died Sun day at his home on Newberry Rt. I. He was 86 years of age. Mr. Felker was born in Pomaria and was the son of the late Adam and Sara Felker. He was a farm er by accupation and a member of St. Matthews Lutheran church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Ann Schwarts Felker; two daughters, Mrs. Ezbon Wicker of Newberry and Mrs. Willie Earl Wicker of Pomaria and two sons, Ernest A. of St. John’s, N. B. Canada and Marion W. Felker of Newberry. He was the last sur viving member of his family. Funeral services were conducted Monday from St. Matthews Lu theran church by Rev. J. L. Drafts and interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Roy Felker, Luther Sease, Fred Hentz, J. W. Schwartz, Willie McCartha, and J. D. McCartha. NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN GAZE in awe at the re sults of the destructive power of lightning:, which struck this tree about fifteen feet from the D. 0. Carpenter residence on Boundary Street. Striking the tall oak at a point where the limbs branch out, the lightning bolt skinned all bark from the tree except a small portion on the side opposite that shown in the picture. Bark was thrown come 40 feet, one 'piece striking and breaking a windowpane in the Carpenter’s den downstairs. Two elec tric water heaters were also put out of commission by the lightning. Lightning damage was reported all over town from the severe electric storm which struck Saturday af ternoon. (Sunphoto) Band To Take Part In Clinic The members of the Newberry High School band will meet Mon day morning, August 5 at 9:30 A. M. at the high school to pre pare for participation in the Marching Band clinic to be held at Newberry college August 5-10. The local band will be used by Bill Basden, clinician to demonstrate marching techniques and maneu vers to band directors enrolled in the clinic. The course is a part of the Band Program being offered the directors of the state by New berry college this summer. All members, including those who will be in Senior Band this year for the first time are re quested to meet at the high school at 9:30 with instruments. Bill Turaer Dies Tuesday; Rites Today William Edward Turner Sr., 66, died late Tuesday afternoon at Newberry County Memorial hos pital after several months of ill ness. Mr. Turner was born at Edge- field, son of the late Wiley Har- bert and Margaret McHugh Tur ner. He moved to Newberry in 1920 and founded W. E. Turner’s Jewelry Store, which he operated until his retirement in 1962. He was a member of the Newberry Lion’s club 25 years and of Saint Mark’s church here. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Osborne Turner; a son, Wil liam Edw'ard Turner Jr. of New berry; two sisters. Miss Madge and Miss Addie Mae Turner, of Greenwood; two brothers, Ber nard L. Turner of Greenwood and Howard F. Turner of Newberry; and three grandsons. Funeral services, with Requiem Mass, were to be conducted tha (Thursday) morning at 11 o’clock at Saint Mark’s Catholic church by Rev. Gerald Ernst. The Rosary was f-ecited at 7:30 P. M. Wednesday at his home, 1912 Main street. The body was to be at Whitaker Funeral home un til the service. LT. GEN. THOMAS W. DUNN, commanding general of the Third Army Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, and commander of the “Red Forces” in Swift Strike III, arrived in Newber- ry Mor day to pledge the support of his troops in countering an expected “invasion” from Blue Homeland troops. The General was accompanied by a heavily-armed escort and was closely guarded throughout the luncheon meeting. He is shewn here with, left, city manager Ken Riebe, and right, Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins. Mayor Ernest H. Layton is in the background. (Sunphoto) Red’ Commander Pledges To Protect 'Columbia’ From 'Blues’ A. F. Bush Dies In Florida A. F. Bush died Sunday at the home of his son, Eugene, in Mia mi. Florida. He was 79 years old. Mr. Bush was bom in Aiken county, but for a number of years operated a plumbing and heating business in Newberry. Surviving are two sons, E. E. of Miami, Florida and George, of Maine. Graveside services were held Wednesday in N. Augusta. Candidates To Speak Monday Candidates for city offices will make their views known to the public by way of Radio Station WKDK on Monday night, Aug ust 5, beginning at 7:30 P. M. ac cording to Pete Parrott, secretary of the Newberry City Democratic! party. This will be the only public , speaking by the candidates as a group. The program will begin with ten minute talks by two candidates for Mayor, to be followed by five- minute talks by Aldermen candi . dates, arranged by wards and in j alphabetical order. J. Howard Cook Jr., candidate for Mayor will begin the program, to be followed by Mayor Ernest H. Layton. The order in which others will speak follow r s: Frank Armiield Jr., James M. Longshore, C. A. Duff- ord Sr., George W. Heller, Hou r - ard B. Kirkegard, Clarence A. Shealy Jr., Clarence DeHart, Jack H. Senn, Cecil Merchant, Gerald B. Taylor, E. F. McCutcheon, and Rembert D. Parler. The public is urged to remember the date and time, to hear the candidates and analyze their views before voting in the city primary on August 13. GRANGE TO HAVE BARBECUE Wheeland Grange will sponsor its annual pork barbecue Satur day, August 3 at Wheelend Com munity center. Adult and child ren’s plates, as well as hash and meat, will be available at reason able prices. Meat and hash will be ready to serve at 10:00 A. M. and dinner at 12. The public is invited to enjoy this delicious barbecue. The w r hys and wherefores of SWIFT STRIKE III became clear er to Newberrians Monday as Lt. General Thomas W. Dunn, Com mander of the “red” forces, ap peared in Newberry. The three-star General explai • ed that for the purpose of the v. ar games now r in progress, virtually all of South Carolina, re-named the Territory of Columbia, is tne “Red Homeland” and the Red troops are friendly forces, called in to defend the Territory of Col umbia against the threatened in vasion from the Blue Homeland, w r hich encompasses most of the state of North Carolina. He stated that most of the “battle” would take place in South Carolina. General Dunn said that Newber ry was chosen as the capital city of the ter. iry of Columbia be cause it is almost in the center of the maneuver area, and fairly close to drop zones which would probably be utilized by the enemy, the Blue army. The meeting attended by Gener al Dunn Monday in Newberry was a meeting of the “cabinet” of the mythical territory of Columbia. The Prime Minister of the Terri tory, Ken W. Riebe, was on hand, with other members of his cabi- mt: Burke Wise, Minister of Jus tice; H. B. Hendrix, Minister of Interior; Dr. V. A. Long, Minister of Health; Louis C. Floyd, Minis ter of Defense; and staff members. Press Secretary, Jimmy Coggins; Directors of Security Police, County Sheriff Tom Fellers, and Chief of Police Colie Dowd. After the welcome to General Dunn and the Red forces by May or Ernest Layton, “Prime Minis ter Riebe made an announcement that he was directing “the com plete severance of all diplomatic relations between the Territory of Columbia and the Blue Homeland.” His statement follows: “I have an announcement of grave importance to make con cerning relations of the Territory of Columbia and Blue Homeland. On July 26th, this government was forced to declare the Ambassador of Blue Homeland Personna Non Gratia. “In turn we have withdrawn our Ambassador from Blue Home land. Hoping that the Blue gov ernment would cease their provoc ative aggressive attacks upon this peaceful land, I directed that re duced diplomatic representation continue between our two coun tries so that negotiations could take place. “During the past 72 hours our sovereignty has been continually violated—our citizens murdered and maimed by indiscriminate at tack by air, our land and people subjected to the underhanded pre dications by Blue guerrillas. “As head of your government my path is clear. Effective immed iately I am directing the complete severance of all diplomatic rela tions between the Territory of Columbia and Blue Homeland. Al- I though we have no armed forces, ■ we are reassured in our hour of | need by the magnificent fighting | men of Joint Task Force Red who I are pledged to our cause. I call ‘ n the free men and women of the r Territory of Columbia to stand with me. Support Lt. General Dunn and Joint Task Force Red with all the resources we can command.” Following his announcement, Mr. Riebe continued: “I have been advised by experts that a city manager should never get involved in politics. I have fol lowed this advice. So now I am trying to find out how I was elect ed as President and Prime Min ister of this Country of Columbia. I can assure you I accept it as an honor. However, the pay hasn’t been so good. “In the past few days I have had the pleasure of seeing, talking and working with members of your (General Dunn’s) command. They impress me as dedicated sol diers. Men who have a job to do, and most important, they know how to do it. “Speaking as City Manager of Newberry, I want to extend my compliments to the other army and air force personnel who are acting as liaison for this joint op eration. They have been most courteous and seem keenly aware of the work load that I have.” General Dunn, introduced by master of ceremonies Jimmy Cog gins, expressed appreciation for the hospitality of the community in receiving the “red” forces, and complimented members of infor mation media for their excellent coverage of the war games. He explained the make-up and function of the U. S. Strike Com mand, which is carrying on Swift Strike III. Made up of two Army Corps and two Air Forces, the function of the Strike Command said the General, is to make cer tain that armed forces are combat ready to fight any time and any place in the world. The objectives of the joint train ing exercise, SWIFT STRIKE III, said General Dunn are: To train in joint operations; to train in guerilla and counter gue rilla operations; to test air-ground support system; to stress intelli gence operations; to test employ ment of infantry and airborne div isions; to test tactical air recon naissance ad battlefield surveil lance means; to test joint logisti cal system; and to test command and control procedures for con trol of aircraft. General Dunn emphasized the importance of guerilla activities, stating that large groups of guer rillas from each of the forces was in the other’s home territory, seek ing to destroy supply lines, cause other damage and stir up dissid- cnce among citizens. He announc ed that Red guerrillas in the Blue homeland made a raid on the Command Post of the commanding officer of the Blues, Lt. General Holloway Sunday night, “but we spared his life.” This sort of play warfare is excellent training, Gen- Dunn said, because it is exactly the situation that would be en countered in a real war. “The Sovereign S;ate of Colum bia is threatened by aggressors; from the Blue Homeland,” the gen eral said. “The Red Forces have been asked to come in and protect the citizens. We are delighted to be here, to destroy any dissidence and to counter any invasion. In telligence expects that there will be an invasion within a week, and I predict that it will be defeated. The General pointed out that the Blue Army had tw r o Airborne Infantry Divisions and it was ex pected that paratroopers would begin dropping in this general area within a week. “There are some 80,000 troops participating in this exercise,” he said. “Over 5,800,000 acres of land —the great majority of which is private property, have been made available for this effort. Ninety- seven per cent of the privately- own land requested has been made (Continued on page 4) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 4: Janies S. Price, Susan Senn, Mrs. John F. Clarkson. Sadie Mae Graham, Gary Lee Ringer, Frances B. Boozer, Bud dy Parnell, Thomas U r() nier, Mrs. Bennie Burn, Mrs. B. G. Langford, Harry and Larry Longshore, Sandra Smith, Jim my Koon, G. S. Parnell Jr. Aug. 5: Mrs. C. T. Summer, Mrs. Pearl Smallwood. Jerry Graham, Leon Clark, Mildred P. Setzler, Mrs. J. W. Davenport. Aug. 6: Mrs. Wvche Dickert, M rs. Hugh Senn, Mrs. Harry W. Shealy, Mrs. I). F. Senn, Mrs. Roy Singley, Mrs. Mack Amick. Aug. 7: J. W. Swindler, Mrs. H. W. Swindler, Jim Wheeler, Mrs. Ben Stewart, Chris Car lisle, Bobby Smith, Gilbert Bouknight, Mary Helen Cromer, Douglas Forbis, Frances B. Stutts. Aug. 8; Mrs. Olin Lominick v Jean Sullivan Copeland. Mrs- Oswald Copeland, James Fulp, Mrs. Leland Boozer, Bill Hughes Mrs. Eula Hendrix and William Pitts. Aug. 9: Mrs. James S. Price, Mrs. O. D. Glenn, Regie Brooks, Karen Boozer, Alice Julia You- mans, Mrs. Gettis L. Coats, Anne Graham, Doris Ann Parks, Beth Harmon. Aug. 10: Katherine Rebecca Truesdell, Tommy Chappelfs, Joe Roberts Sr., Mrs. Dove P. Connelly, Sue Harmon, Mrs. Doris Brooks, N. C. Shaver, Jessie Dandy, Linda Cook, Mm. Virginia Berley, Rodney Cook Ouzts, Larry Creekmore, Mrs. Frank Reddick.