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Said the lawyer's daughter to her boy friend: "Stop, and or I'll slap your face!' VOLUME 27; NUMBER 17. A really good salesman is the one who can make his wife sympathize with the girl who lost her compact in his car. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1963 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS A TRIBUTE As you know by now, Frank Armfield Jr. was among those de feated in the Tuesday Democratic primary. As I am sure most of you are aware, Frank is my bro ther. Since he is not at the lino type machine and wdll not see th’s until it is in print, I'm going to say a few words about the man you chose not to re-elect. What I am saying is meant as no reflection on Mr. Longshore, as I am sure he will do a fine job as a member of city council. If Frank had wished, I believe he could have kept himself in council indefinitely. He has been a good councilman, although the majority of voters apparently did not think so Tuesday. But the blame for his defeat, more than anything else, lies in the writer of this column and the fact that Frank has enough principle to stand up for w’hat he oelieves to be right. For years now, I have antagon ized the labor crowd in Newberry. Not once has Frank ever asked or suggested that I “lay-off” this subject, or any other. The result may easily be seen in the vote cast in Ward 3, No. 2, (Mollohon) and Ward 5 (West End) where there is strong union sentiment. During the past year, I have antagonized a number of police men and former firemen—a n d they had enough friends uptown, that together with the union vote, they managed to throw Frank out. In other words, the campaign was waged more against me than it was against my brother. I am quite positive, however, that Frank w T ould prefer being de feated to forsaking his principles. It is to his credit that he has never tried to dictate what I should or should not write in this column, and there have been occasions when he was not in agreement with what I was writing. A few words from his pen giv ing encouragement to the unions; the suppression of what I had to say about the policemen and fire men—this could have meant the difference between victory and de feat. But he didn’t do it. You chose not to re-elect him; but even though he is my brother, I want to say he is one of the fin est men to have served on council during my years of remembrance. In his defeat, he has the satisfac tion of knowing that he has not sacrificed principle for a handful of votes. WHAT’S HAPPENING? I wish I could claim authorship of the following—it is something that needs to be said over and over again and it was said effect ively by Jesse Helms on WRAL- TV Viewpoint: If anything, the scandals in Great Britain are a warning to humanity. Violations of decency are not confined to the lurid and sordid conduct of men like Dr. Ward and the men and women with whom he practiced deprav ity. Corruption takes many forms, and it looms in varying degrees— and all of it must be measured with the same yardstick. The fact that modern society, in all of its worldly sophistication, has learned to overlook, or excuse or ignore irresponsibility is bad enough. But to laugh at it is worse. And when government en courages it, it is tragic. These thoughts came to mind in a number of instances this week. Time magazine’s latest is sue reported on the wholesale a- buses of the unemployment com pensation program. It is an ugly story, though not a new one—a recitation of typical instances in which citizens who are neither needy nor deserving collect gov ernment benefits. After collecting thousands of dollars in salary for a movie role, for example, an ac tress drove to the unemployment office in her $10,000 sports car to apply for her hand-out from the government. This is no less irre sponsible than the thousands of people in every state of the union who deliberately avoid employ ment, content instead to draw un employment checks from the gov ernment. Or, the case of James M. Landis, adviser to President Kennedy and former dean of the Harvard Law School, who pleaded guilty in fed eral court ten days ago to charges that he fail to file income tax re turns for five years. Mr. Landis gross income during the five-year period was $357,927—yet he pleaded he was too busy to file a tax return. What’s more, New York newspapers charge that there was a deliberate effort by the Kennedy administration to conceal the news of the court ac tion against Mr. Landis. Or, how about the five police men in Kansas City, arrested for burglary? Or the deliberate flout ing of the law by pressure groups, whose leaders contend that it’s all right for them to break the law just so it serves their purpose? Or the tampering with the freedom of all citizens by governmental aecree, destroying property rights in one political foray after ano ther ? What has happened to the .con science of America? What has happened to the indignation of Americans? In Indonesia, sidewalk vendors in Jakarta were last week selling boxes of powdered milk labeled: “Donated by the people of the United States of America — Not to be sold or exchanged.” This has been going on for weeks with out a crackdown by our govern ment or our own officials who administer our foreign aid pro gram and permit such things to occur. In Washington, police are find ing it next to impossib e to make an arrest stick, thanks to a de cision by the Sppreme court per mitting only culprits actually ob served committing crimes to be arrested. Violent cr:’me in the nation’s capital has risen 48 per cent since 1957. So, the question persists: Who will lead America and in what di rection ? Supreme Court Justice Wm. O. Douglas has been one of the strongest advocates of banning religion from public life in Am erica. The American public is asked to respect and admire him and the other eight justices. Last week, Mr. Douglas was divorced by his second wife on charges of cruelty. Five days later, Mr. ! Douglass, 64, married a 23-year- j old woman. There is a Latin pharse, fre quently used in the profession of! law: Res ipsa loquiter. Roughly | translated, it means: “The thing' speaks for itself.” So does America’s current sense of responsibility—or irresponsibil ity, as the case may be. If Amer- rcians fail to take note of what is j happening all around them, this ! too will be res ipsa loquitur. Our indifference will speak for itself. Mayor Layton Returned Io Office; Three (ouncilmen Are Ousted In what was probably the larg est vote ever recorded in a City Democratic primary in Newberry, Mayor Alderman Ward 1 Alderman Ward 2 Alderman Ward 3 Alderman Ward 4 Alderman Ward 5 Alderman Ward 6 Ernest H Layton was re-elected § to his fourth term as mayor, de- -a o G "O G feating his opponent Howard Cook c _a> C JZ T3 G co be G cC by a 1512-1043 vote. o Vh c be c Vh q> o To 5 c r-G CJ o 3 O V But the 2,555 voters unseated o o G U* c o Sh £3 "3 Sh x: MM o> c o> 0> >* cC G three members of council, whose o < •J Q X C/2 Q C/2 s s cu service ranged from two to ten Ward 1 138 238 186 185 239 129 158 16 109 254 181 189 144 222 years. Ward O - _ _..w ■ 132 288 225 194 272 149 26b 1 57 158 262 153 260 166 257 Frank Armfield Jr., who will Ward 3, No. 1 43 116 101 57 102 54 110 48 53 104 i 75 83 62 96 complete his fifth term as Aldei- man from Ward 1 at the end of W ard Ward 3, No. 9 _ i 343 95 63 379 125 317 t 51 ! 392 222 218 81 l 362 364 75 this qear, and who has been 4, No. 1 _ 22 74 61 36 62 36 59 38 32 66 55 42 43 52 mayor pro-tem for the past two vv ard 4, N o. 2 33 242; 169 1 103 207 67 174 102 77 197 176 103 128 145 years, was defeated by James M. Ward 5 - 178 176 85 1 265 130 224 | 64 290 150 203 137 216 239 106 Longshore Sr., making his first political race. The newly nomina ted councilman received 1398 votes Ward 6 154 279| 257 179 255 180 256 180 158 279 187 249 161 273 TOTALS - - - — 1043 1512 1147 1398 1392 1156 1175 1373 959 1583 11045 1504 1307 1226 BLUE FORCES Colonel Evans joins President James E. Wiseman, left and Minister of Justice Thomas H. Pope, as a provisional gov ernment is set up in Newberry following a Blue victory over Red forces in operation Swift Strike III. At presstime Wednesday, it was a little difficult to determine who was in control of Newberry, capital city of the mythical Ter ritory of Columbia. The Blues supposedly are still in charge, but it is reported that Blue officials have been evacuated Red officials are also still on the missing lisa. The only thing definite is that the op eration officially ends Friday at 11:00 a.m. (Sunphoto.) REUNION TO BE HELD SUNDAY The annual Sheeley, Shealey, Shealy, reunion will be held Sun day, August 18 at the Daniel Shealy homestead near Pineridge school on Lake Murray. A pro gram is planned, after which din ner will be served on the grounds about one o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Kibler are now making their home at 824 Hunt street. Lieutenant Colonel Jack B. Workman, special asistant to the commander of the Defense Elec tronics Supply Center, Dayton, O. was retired from military service recently, climaxing a 21-year Air Force career. Rear Admiral Rob ert H, Northwood, SC, USN, com mander, announced. The Center, an installation of the Defense Supply Agency at Cam eron Station, Alexandria, Virginia, observed its first year of opera tion July 1 as electronics buyer, manager and supplier for the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marine Corps. Jointly staffed with military representatives from each of the services, DESC assumed the facilities formerly assigned to the Dayton Air Force depot. Colonel Workman was assigned to Dayton Air Force depot in August 1961, and served as com mander of the Depot-Facilities Command before becoming special assistant to the commander. He entered service December 17, 1941, and was assigned to the European Theatre of Operations during World War II. He was cap tured while flying a B-17 out of England and served as a prisoner i of war in Stalag III, Sagan, Ger many, from May 1943, to April 1945. Decorated with the Purple Heart, the colonel was assigned to Korea during 1952-1953 and serv ed in France from 1956-1959. Before reporting to Dayton Air Force Depot, DESC’s predecessor, he was a senior supply inspector with the Office of the Inspector General at Air Force Logistics Command headquarters in Dayton for two years. Born December 17, 1919, at Clinton, South Carolina, Colonel Workman is a 1937 graduate of Newberry, South Carolina, high school and studied political science at the Citadel. Since entering mil itary service, he has attended Re quirements and Termination school, Air Tactical school and Flying school. A resident of 555 Grant Street, Colonel Workman is married to the former Caroline McCrackin, daughter of Mrs. Mylan Bryson of Newberry. The Workmans have one daughter: Carol. The Colonel is a grandson of Judge and Mrs. Eugene S. Blease of Newberry. Bloodmobile At Mid-Carolina The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be located at Mid Carolina High school on Wednesday, August 21, between the hours of 2 and 7 P.M. This visit is being sponsored by the Civitan Club of Prosperity and the Ruritan Clubs of Little Moun tain and Pomaria. All of the citi zens in this area who can are es pecially urged to visit the Blood mobile and give of their blood. It has been quite some time since there has been a visit to this lo cality; therefore there is no rea son why the visit should not be a good one. Dr. Leslie Mills and Drs. Caroll and Harriett Pinner will assist in processing of the donors. The public is urged to rally be hind these clubs and make this one of the best Bloodmobile visits to Newberry county. Call To Prayer O Lord, our heavenly father, the high and mighty ruler of the Universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth, we most especially ask Thee on this day to bless those whom we have elected to govern our commun ity. Replenish them with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to Thy will and walk in Thy way. Fill them with the love of truth a n d righteousness and make them ever mindful of their calling to sepye the people pf the com munity in Thy fear. We pray that*all the people of this com munity, considering whose auth ority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honour them ac cording to Thy blessed word and ordinance; All this we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. his opponents 1147. Cecil Merchant, completing his third term as Alderman from Ward 5, was unseated by a newcomer to politics, Gerald Taylor, by a vote of 1504 to 1045. Both Mr. Armfield and Mr. Merchant are currently serving as council’s representatives on the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, along with Mr. Layton. C. A. Dufford, Sr., and George W. Heller again swapped Aider- man Ward 2 seats. Mr. Heller, who defeated Mr. Dufford two years ago, was ousted Tuesday by the former councilman with a 1392-1156 vote. In Ward 4, where incumbent Jimmie Davenport did not offer for re-election, Jack H. Senn, pol itical newcomer, handily defeated Clarence DeHart, 1583-959. Mr. DeHart had previously served on council. Clarence A. Shealy Jr. won his third term on council as alderman from Ward 3, defeating Howard E. Kirkegard 1373-1175. In the closest race of the day , E. F. McCutcheon squeezed back in as Alderman from Ward 6, de feating newcomer Rembert Parler by only 81 votes, 1307-1226. Assuming that all candidates will be successful in the General Election in November, they will take office the first of next year. RETURNS FROM SBC CONFERENCE Miss Patsy Ruth Senn returned August 4th from Glorieta, New Mexico, where she attended the Glorieta Baptist Aseembly, a con ference of the Young Woman’s Auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention. The Assembly was from July 25 through the 31st. Miss Senn, who made the trip by chartered bus with a number of Baptist young people from South Carolina, is president of the YWA of Bush River Baptist Church. The group made several sight-seeing trips on the return trip, visiting, among other places, the Baptist Mission Center in New Orleans. Miss Senn, who is 17 years of age, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Senn. She will be a senior in high school this year, and plans to attend Furman Uni versity. Tennis Matches Get Underway All persons interested in en tering the City-Wide Tennis Tour nament are asked to register at Martins Parkette at the tennis court at Speer street. Match play will begin on Friday, August 16. The Divisions are: Mite Division—10 thru 12 years (boys and girls.) Midget Division—13 thru 14 years (boys and girls.) Junior Division—15 thru 17 years (boys and girls.) Senior Divisoin—18 years and over (me nand women.) Note: There must be at least six participants in each Division before that division will be held. Trophies will be awarded the winner of each division only. Tennis Clinic The Recreation Department’s annual Tennis Clinic will start on Monday August 19 at 6:00 P. M. at the Speer Street Tennis court. All boys and girls who wish to take part in this clinic, please report to the court at the given time and place. Age limit: 10 to 16 years. Dr. C. A. Dufford will be in charge of instructions. The clinic will cover all fundamentals of the game. Rackets will be furnished for those who desire them. School Opening Dates Are Given; Teachers Named LITTLER ’N LITTLER Jack—he’s the lad who planted the beanstalk that led to the pres idency, had come on a bit of cloth and took it around to a tail or in Washington to haye a suit made from it. “But, sir,” the tail or said cuttingly, “there is hardly enough here to make a pair of pants.” So Jack took the cloth and carried it about until he went to Alabama. There he consulted a tailor who said the supply was ample for a suit. “That’s odd,” said Jack, “my Washington tailor said there was hardly enough for pants.” The Alabama tailor repli ed, “You are a much bigger man in Washington than in Alabama and if you’ll take the cloth down tq Mississippi, they will be able to make you a suit and a topcoat i too.” A joint announcement concern ing the opening of school for New berry high and Newberry elemen tary schools was made today by J V. Kneece and R. E. Beck, sup erintendents of the respective schools. School will open Tuesday, Sep tember 3 at 8:30 A. M. and will dismiss on opening day at 12:30 P. M. The regular schedule will begin Wednesday, September 4. School lunches will be $1.25 per week and accident insurance is $2.00. Ail new students, grades one through 8, who will enter the Newberry elementary schools for the first time are reminded that they must enroll at Speers Street before August 30 between the hours of 9 A. M. and 12 noon and 1 P. M. and 4 P. M. Students entering Newberry high, grades 9 through 12, for the first time must enroll at the high school August 19, 20, and 21 be tween 9 A. M. and 12 noon and 2 P. M. and 5 P. M. This does not in clude students from the Silver- street and Bush River areas. Rental books will be issued at the schools as follows: Newberry High school: Grade 9: August 19 and 20 from 9-12 and 2-4. Grade 10: Aug. 21 and 22 from 12-2 and 2-4. Grade 1: Ang. 23 and 26 from 9-12 and 2-4. Grade 12: Aug. 27 and 30 from 9-12and 2-4. Boundary Street school: Grades 2 through 6: Aug. 19 and 20 from 9 to 4. Speers Street school: Grades 2 through 5: Aug 26 and 27 from 9-4. Junior High school: Grades 7 and 8: August 26 and 27 from 9-4. Mr. Beck requests that students bring the correct change for book rental. The prices are as follows: Grade 2, $3.00; Grade 3, $4.00; Grade 4, $4.64; Grade 5, $4.86; Grade 6, $4.83; Grade 7, $4.54; Grade 8, $6.38. Following is a list of the facul ties of Newberry City schools for the 1963-64 session: Newberry High school, J. C. Kneece, Supt. Earl L. Boazman, agriculture; George P. Boozer, world history; Mrs. Mildred L. Boozer, english; Mrs. Katherine B. Floyd, home economics; Hamilton H. Folk, bi ology; Reuben F. Greene, assistant coach, economics, U. S. history and civics; Harry H. Hedgepath, general science, P. E. and athletic director; Miss Claire Henry, geo metry, advanced math; Mrs. Claudia Hinson, latin; Mrs. Ruth C. Hipp, guidance; Mrs. Emma Julia Irons, chemistry, physics; Mrs. Margaret F. Kelly, algebra and geometry; George C. Kinard, general science; Mrs. Mildred J. Kneece, english; Donald Layton, world history, D. E., driver train ing, assistant coach; Also, Miss Lula Rebecca Liv ingston, algebra; L. Hubert Long, algebra, girls basketball coach; Mrs. Martha M. Mathis, english; Mrs. Elsie P. Nichols, U. S. his tory; Miss Lorraine Paris, band director; Benjamin H. Phillips, metal shop; W. C. Pinson, P. E., coach; Mrs. Gallic Mayre Setzler, French and psychology; Mrs. Edith W. Sterling, english; Miss Ila Mae Suber, commerce; Mrs. Velma P. Turner, Girls P. E.; Em- merson E. Westwood, industrial arts, D. O.; Mrs. Janie C. Whita ker, Spanish, psychology; Mrs. Margery P. Williamson, English. Newberry City Elementary Schools R. E. Beck, Supt.: Boundary Street Elementary, Mrs. Ruby R. Abrams, Principal. First Grade, Miss Evelyn Mc- Graw, Mrs. Sarah McWhirter; 2nd grade, Mrs. Frances J. Beck, Mrs. Marie Mills; 3rd grade, Miss Ruth Feagle, Miss Martha Bouknight; 4th grade, Mrs. Ruby R. Abrams, Mrs. Annie Mae S. Cromer, Mrs. Clara Buddin (part time); 5th grade, Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, Mrs. Nina Price; 6th grade, Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, english; Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, arithmetic; Miss Doris Suber, reading; Mrs.! Marian Boozer, social studies; | Mrs. Sarah Rucker, science; Spec- i ial education, Mrs. Ruth Pugh, Mrs. Mary Nell Eargle and Mrs. Helen Hewitt. Speers Street Elementary, Mrs. 1 Annie D. Cromer, Principal. First grade, Mrs. Annie D. Cro mer, Mrs. Edna Ringer (part time), Mrs. Nettie K. Boulware, Mrs. Maude H. Matthews; 2nd grade, Miss Annie Abrams, Mrs. Leonide Reagin, Miss Katie Shea ly; 3rd grade Miss Mary Dawkins, Mrs. Sarah Boozer, Mrs. Harriett Burnette; 4th grade, Mrs. Matilda Crooks, Miss Carolyn Lane, Miss! Lucille Eleazer; 5th grade, Mrs. i Gloria Parks, Mrs. Lou Frances Lide. i Junior High school, Ralph H. Setzler, Principal. Seventh grade: Mrs. Elise Bow ler, english; Marion Felker, arith metic, Mrs. Naomi Epting, his tory; Mrs. Evelyn Langford, lit erature, Mrs. Alice H. Nobles, sci ence. Eighth grade: Ralph B. Setz-1 ler, arithmetic; Mrs. Josephine Layton, english; Mrs. Betty B. Summer, literature; Mrs. Claudie Golden, history; Mrs. Dorothy Amick, science; Mrs. Bess R. Long math (part time.) All grades: Miss Juanita Hitt; music; Mrs. Julia Tindall libra rian. The staff of the administrative office is as follows: Ralph E. Watkins Jr., director; Mrs. Martha N. Folk, secretary; James D. Brown, County Superin tendent of Education; Mildvad S. j Bouknight bookkeeper; Mrs. Mary Frances L. McCullough, school, lunch supervisor; Mrs. Martha B. j Abrams, secretary; Mrs. Julia R. Smith, attendance supervisor; Mrs. Carole F. Jackson, music super visor; Mrs. Nelda E. Jay, county librarian; Mrs. Susanna W. Wil liams, music supervisor; Mrs. An- drene Rutherford, county librar ian. Says P. 0. Would Be Good Library it is hoped that in the not too distant future, the overcrowded post office in Newberry will have new quarters. One citizen of New berry has an excellent idea for us ing the old building should it be come available. The following let ter to David W. Morison, execu tive director of the Newberry County Develo* ment Board, was written by Thomas H. Pope, prom inent Newberry attorney: “If and when a new Post Office is built here in Newberry, I think the present Post Office quarters should be turned over to the New- berry-Saluda Regional Library. It would make an ideal public libra ry, and, in my opinion, would con stitute a very valuable community facility which would be interesting to prospective industries. I ar* writing to you in order that the Development Board may consider this cultural advantage to New berry and assist in securing the Post Office Building at the proper time.” James T. Bowers Dies In Atlanta Word has been received in New berry of the death of James T. Bowers in Atlanta Tuesday morn ing. Mr. Bowers was bora in New berry and lived his early life in this city. He was a brother of Charles Bowers, formerly of New berry and Frank Bowers, both now of Atlanta Funeral services were held in Atlanta Wednesday. Miss Clara Bowers and Mrs. Ethel Fellers, with whom Mr. Bowers lived a number of years ago, attended the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. William Watts Jr. have moved to 2122 Ola street. Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin are now residing at 617 O’Neal street. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 18: Griffin Coleman, Mrs. B. F. Hawkins, Billy Van- derford, Mike Johnson, Eugene Smith, Tom E. Longshore. Aug. 19: Mrs. Charlie Ruff, Jimmie Ringer, Jimmy Timmer man, Anita Myers, Blanche C. Leslie, Frances S. Dufford, W. C. Wallace, Mrs. Ernest O. Wic ker, Sandra Cubbage. Aug. 20: Mrs. Clifton Graham, Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Doris and Lauris Riley, Jeanette H .Crooks Virginia Ann Blount, Mrs. T. Collier Neel, H. T. Carlisle, B. R. Roton, C. T. Mize, Derrill Coleman. Aug. 21: Mrs. Perry O. Wick er, Martha Bouknight, Jim Shea ly, Mrs. George Ray Richrrdson, Mary Robins Stone, John N. Liv ingston, Claudia Setzer, Forrest Summer, Sr., Susan Sligh. Aug. 22: Mrs. W. R. Reid Jr., Mrs. Keith Wilson, Kent Cope land, Robert Bouknight, Mrs. W. L. Singley, Mrs. Oscar Jol- lay, Jane K. Copeland, James B. Franklin. Aug. 23: George Way, Linda Ray Ruff, Barbara Faye Thom as, Caroline Wicker, Mrs. Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Charlie ,S. Cro mer, Mrs. Pete Parrott, Jona than Monroe, Mrs. Mary Sease Riser, John B. Lindsay, Nat Gist, Jr. Aug. 24: Rodney Bedenbaugh, Eugene Koon, Mrs. T. S. Hum phries, Faye Eargle, Tom Gil liam, Leslie Carol Hipp, James W. Holland, Clarence Bundrkk, T. E. Setzler, Janice Allene Ris- ter, Mrs. James Werts.