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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, I96J Studnts at the Bible School of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church have been learning some of their city and county government this week. Their “trip” on Monday took them to the city offices and to the county courtroom where they were told something of judicial procedure. Pausing for a rest on the courthouse steps, they are shown with their leaders. First row from left, Mike Cavanaugh, Sandy Fretwell, Bill Wiseman, Suzi Long, Connie Sanders, Jim Wiseman, Rembert Parler; 2nd row, Daniel McConaughy, Audrey Fennell, Mrs. Donald McConaughy, Jane Ratteree, Donald Ratteree, English Parler; third row, Billy King, David McConaughy, Caroline Ratteree, Rosalyn Fretwell, Ruthie Sanders; back row. Lane Reynolds, Mrs. Abby Martin, Dottie McConaughy, Mary Alice Farley and Rev. Bob Long. (Sunptoto.) Looking Ahead ..by Dr. Qeerfa S. Immu PtfSIDENT—NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM "THE POWER POLITICS GAME Those who favor a nuclear test- band appear more and more ready to make U. S. concessions and to «pet what may look like a treaty with Russia. Many highly techni cal questions are involved, such as how far clandestine testing could be carried on without detec tion and how much inspection could detect what. Even more dif ficult, because security is involved, are the questions as to whether velopment, in anti-missile missiles for example. Obviously, much in formation is not available to the public. Senator Strom Thurmond, who testing is needed for weaponry de serves on the Armed Forces Com mittee of the U. S. Senate, has heard a great deal more testimony on this and related topics than he is at liberty to make public. How ever, in a recent report to his con stituents, the Senator emphasized that the latest and best informa tion strongly supports the idea that nuclear tests are required of us if we are to maintain our de fenses against Soviet ICBM at tacks, satellite bombs, and other terror weapons with which they have threatened the free world. Our capability of penetrating Soviet defenses and our protec tion of second strike missiles also depends, he believes, on testing. Fear and Misinformation It is Senator Thurmond's belief that much of the present longing for a test-ban comes from unwar ranted fear that has grown out of misinformation and lack of infor mation. Altogether, the whole area has been clouded and the public confused. He commends conclu sions presented by Washington re porter Earl H. Voss, in a book en titled “Nuclear Ambush: The Test Ban Trap,” which he says can help clarify the issue by clear ing away some of the misconcep tions and misunderstandings. Among the book’s conclusions approved by the Senator are these: the dangers of radio-active fallout from tests have been greatly exaggerated; the techniq ues for avoiding detection have developed faster than methods for making detection possible; even many on-site inspections would not prevent the Soviet Union from testing secretly; and other nations, such as Red China and France, will very likely keep on testing. Fear of the unknown can be eliminated through information, andthen one can view other con siderations in perspective, the Sen ator says. The British have shown them selves ready to go all out to ach ieve a total ban of nuclear tests. The French have said they will go on testing, regardless of what the U. S. and Russians do. The enigma of Russian intent is open to some speculation, although it does seem certain that Russian purposes now lie in something else than achiev ing a test ban with teeth in it. One can reasonably assume that the Soviets might have taken this course at Geneva, or some other than U. S. unilateral disarmam ent. There are those who envision a disarmed world, except for a U. N. peace force. Such disarmament proposals are being put forth by the U. S. Arms Control and Dis armament Agency, but they are not about to be ratified by the Senate, even if they are received with warmness at the United Na tions. Even Mr. Kennedy’s highly speculative disarmament messages make unrealistic reading. These idealistic impulses apparently or iginate from persons who are not courageous enough to deal with the world as it is, who avoid the Monroe Doctrine and allow the Communists free run of the hem isphere. No Hope In Treaties For political and psychological reasons, the American people should be told by our leaders that we must not hope for very much from Soviet treaties. There is no thing in the record of international Communism, of which Russia is the center and overlord, that would lead us to believe that any agree ment would be kept one minute after there should be advantage to the Soviets in breaking it or sneaking past its provisions. More over, we have no reason to believe that the Russians will ever will ingly take second-best, or even equality, in nuclear competition. Apparently, the President is hoping to soften strongly en trenched suspicions toward U. S. purposes, while at the same time preparing Congress to set aside "Good Old Days' Are Recited I (By Ernest W. Bodie) In The Saluda Standard i (Mr. Bodie was for a number of years Superintendent of Education for Saluda county.—Ed.) Good Hope was my first school, in 1893. The building was a one- room, shoe-box type, built of yel low pine and unpainted. Like many rural schools R was on the local church grounds, the Good Hope Lutheran church, some four miles north of Ride Spring “by way the crow flies”, on the Spann church road, leading towards Hare’s mill on Little Saluda river, Edgefield county. South Carolina. Note Saluda county was cut off from Edgefield two years later, in 1895, in the State Convention meeting in Columbia. This was a “lay-by” school, and also a pay school. Crops had been laid by awaiting the harvest cotton picking and fodder pulling. Each pupil was assessed a small fee, possibly 6c to 10c per day.: Cotton was then selling at 4 cents | per pound. Money was scarce. My First Day In School For the eight o’clock call “to ! books” our teacher rang his moth- j ers brass breakfast bell. Didn’t he rings bells for classes in college at Leesville and Newberry? The! boys said Mr. Henry Black who! had taught that school for many years used a heavy pocket knife to call them “to books” until he had worn a hole in the weather boards by the front door. And Mr. Jim Chapman had used a stick to knock on the outside of the door. After a short devotional classes were called to the front and les sons assigned. The roll was com pleted and called. There were no grades. Pupils were grouped ac cording to the text book used. The beginners of course had their Blue Back Speller with the 26 letters and 10 numbers which we had to learn up and down, forward and backward, and at random. Then we had two letter words like “go” and “on” and three letter words like “run”, “now” and so on. Gradually but thoroughly we reached “ba-ker” in that summer school. The next group would probably cover the pages to “horse back” on page 50. More advanced pupils had Webster’s elementary reader and number book and writing, with pen and ink in a copy book. Each pupil must have a slate and slate pencil. No tablets had been made nor used. Pulp wood and products came in with the 20th century a few years lat er. At 10:00 A. M. we had “little recess” for 15 minutes out doors, as you wish. their well-founded distrust of the Communist agreements. It is a large order that consumes valuable time. The Russians show increas ing signs of winning the Cold War. So far, the U. S. is sovereign and free, the only hope of the free world to escape from tyranny. Since this game of power politics has freedom as its pawn, Mr. Kennedy had better win it. To “books” again we were call ed by the brass bell at 10:15 until 1 2noon. We beginners had our first lesson after the assignment earlier in the morning. We were drilled on the ABCs and numbers to 10 for about 15 minutes. These letters and numbers were put on the blackboard for us to copy on our slates. A panel of ceiling of six inch boards with cracks be tween the boards, had been paint ed black for a black board to be used by the teacher only. A 10c box o chalk full of grit was on the teacher’s desk. This white chalk waft in sticks about the size of. your middle finger. Grit cut some marks on our blackboard which could not be erased by our piece of home-spun wool cloth. Front seats for reciting classes and beginners, were old church benchesof heavy pine about three feet by 16 feet boards with one high back railing. When we beginners were seated our bare feet dangled six inches above the floor. We had no back rest. The one blac rail was above our heads behind us. What a com fortable position was this for long hours of study and rest! Larger pupils had long boxes in their desks, unpainted but knife- scarred by former pupils who be came “drop-outs” no doubt. These desks did have crude back rests and were securely nailed to the floor. Stationary desks made hard sweeping for the teacher, or the larger girls. C. S. Hazel, Sr. Rites Sunday Clarence Strother Hazel Sr., 76, died early Friday night at the Newberry County Memorial hos pital. He had been seriously ill for a week. Mr. Hazel was born and reared in Saluda county and was the son of the late John Bland and Matil da Edwards Hazel. He had made his home in the Mt. Bethel-Garm- any section of the county for the past 25 years. Before his retire ment five years ago, he was em ployed by the Kendall company at its Oakland plant. He was a member of Lebanon Methodist church. Mr. Hazel is survived by his wife, Mrs. Tennie Merchant Hazel of Newberry; three sons, Julius, John S., and Clarence Jr., all of Newberry; two daughters, Miss Grace Hazel, Newberry and Mrs. Thomas Cromer, Pomaria; one sister, Mrs. Clara Reames, Colum bia; three brothers, John Henry Hazel, Ben Hazel, both of Saluda, Alvin Hazel of Newberry. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at the Me Swain Funeral Home by Rev. David A. Temple ton and the Rev. John Griffith. Burial was in Springdale ceme tery. Active pallbearers were Virgil Setzler, Marion Crooks, Victor Simmons, Ed Hazel, Lamar Hazel, and J. 3. Amaker. Want a mirror like finish on your vinyl floor? Get Seal Gloss acrylic finish. Whitaker Floor Coverings. Letters to Editor Robert F. Krieg, c|o Wr M. Gar.lington, 1501 Evans Street, Newberry, S. C. Sir: The current consideration by the Senate of the Test Ban Treaty is indeed one that demands long and considered study and debate. Newspapers report, “The Presi dent wants a Test Ban Treaty signed, sealed and ratified by the Senate, and nothing is going to stop him if he can help it.” It seems to me the question should be raised: What do the American people want? The tactics of the White House as regards this matter are far from reassuring: The President has suspended reconnaissance over Cuba. The President is consider ing the same regarding North Viet Nam, Laos. And Red China, too? The President has conducted a lengthy secret correspondence with Khrushchev. Have secret deals been made? No argument yet has been ad vanced to convince me that this treaty will in any way impede the Recreation Day Well Attended Results of various contests held during city-wide recreation day Saturday were released this week by Paul K. Fuller, recreation di rector. Jo Ann Smith and her brother, Gene Smith, were awarded tro phies as the most outstanding girl and boy swimmers during the swimming neet Saturday after- noon. - Other swimmers in the swim meet, 1st and 2nd place in the various age groups, were: Freestyle, Kenny Nelson and Art Cotehcroft; Warren Cook and Kenny Hewitt; Pam Stutts and Jo Ann Smith; Gene Smith and Edmunds Young. Breast stroke: Kenny Nelson and Art Cotehcroft; Rita Burnette and Jo Ann Smith; Gene Smith and Edmunds Young. Back stroke: Kenny Nelson and Art Cotehcroft, Bob Pitts and Services Held For Mrs. Ellesor Mrs. Janie Vance Ellesor, widow of the late Petus Gray Ellesor who was a prominent and beloved phy sician in South Carolina, died Tuesday afternoon at the New berry County Memorial hospital, following a lingering illness. Born March 6, 1873 in Laurens county, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Farrow and Jane Berly Vance and granddaughter of the late Adam Beriy. Until her marriage she resided in .Clinton where her father was a prominent citizen. She moved to Newberry in 1903. Mrs. Ellesor was educated at Clifford Seminary, a private school for young women located at Union where she specialized in art. She was a member of Aveleigb Presbyterian church, Drayton Rutherford chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy, her father having served as an officer in the Kenny Hewitt, Jo Ann Smith and Confederate army. She was Pam Stutts. The total day’s activities were proliferation of nuclear weapons we ^ participated in. There were nor will it stop cheating. The fact 324 Persons registered at the is this treaty halts OUR anti- swimming pool. The dance at the missile development. P 001 was moved to . the Youth The Communists never enter Center because of ram, and some into an agreement without some 155 persons attended, angle that is highly favorable to ^h® Rockettes won the Wom- themselves and have a record of an . 8 Softball game, and the -Am - breaking practically every treaty f ncan League defeated the Nat- they have signed Less than a year ago. Andrei Gromyko lied to the President of the United States of America, who had photographic evidence in his hands, regarding Soviet missiles in Cuba. Today this same Gromyko chirps that the Test Ban Treaty is “a success for the peaceful policy of the Soviet Union.” ional League Stars in the men’s softball game. Some 150 children took part in the field events that were held at Mollohon playground. Over 600 free snowballs were consumed by the kiddies. The winners of the events were: Piggie Back race: Larry Nel son, Gene Moore, Faye Sanders, charter member of old traditional Emery Circle and several other or ganizations. She was one of the oldest residents in the county and with her passing goes another of the gracious gentlewomen of the Old South. She is survived by one daugh ter, Miss Martha Vance Ellesor, who is connected with the Red Cross and is stationed in Loan,. France. Our Secretary of State, Dean Blaine Greshem, Robert Mature, Rusk, speaks of “ . . other steps Curtiss Dominick, Maxine Hilley, to insure peace.” Sandra Slice, Tomy Cam, Simpson Is he thinking of the cancella- tion of our RS-70 Reconnaissance Wheel Barrel race: Steve Ma- Strike Bomber the cancellation of **re, Benny Sanders, Bonnie Lou our successfully tested Nike-Zeus ^ oy ’ Hewitt, anti-missile system; the cancel- Howard Kirkegard, Susan San- lation of our Sky-Bolt Missile; the £ rs ' . B 1 ar ^. Gr e8hem > Tommy stopping of production of our B-58 H ^? rlck V Wllhard ’^own- supersonic bombers; the dismant- - . rac t| ^ llce Fa y® ling of our missile bases in Turkey Sanders, Elaine Gresham, Larry and Italy; our reduction in naval . ^^? r , e ’ air and submarine systems; our Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haile of Beaufort, their son and his fam ily of Columbia have recently re turned from a trip West, where they visited Yellowstone Park,. Disneyland and other points of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Haile are spending this week in Newberry with relatives before returning to- Beaufort, where Mr. Haile is chief of the fire department at the Ma rine Air Station. CLASSIFIED* * \ ADS * ^ I 16-TNC Freddie Whitaker, Robin Wicker, Patricia failure to consider outer space for Yarborough, Gwen Wicker, Tom- FOR SALE 1963 New Chevrolet military needs ? my Hamrick, Kenny Hewitt. Impala 4 door Sedan. Car has only Is Dean Rusk in fact thinking of . S “ k r ? ce: Mi ?, key . F « I >* W - 300 miles. $600 off list price. Rad- the Department of State Public*- lne Gresham ' Custl> Dominick, io, power steering, heater, white tion No. 7277 titled Freedom From Tomm y Hamrick, Pam Stutts, tires, large hub caps, tinted wind- War, which proposes to abolish Do " s Br ? okma ^ . shield, powerglide transmission. Armed Forces of the United Horseshoes: Terry Morris, and Write Box 185, Newberry, S.C. States and make us subservient to Fallaw. a UN peace force 7 Barrel Walking: Connie Wicker, The whole action of Americans Benny J * and 1 ers ’ £ amm journeying to Moscow, being pho- S we . I \ n ™ lcker ’ Dean W,cker ’ tographed signing this treaty, D ^I ld P ^T k * ^ ,, —j drinking toasts and embracing S teve Mature Ed- these liars and murderers is un- die Roddsperger, Joel Miller, believable- What the Communist Steve Fuller, Gene More, Richard propaganda boys will do with Wnker, Larry Nelson, Russell this one! Senn, Curtis Dominick, Barry I hope your readers will take H om jmik, Robin Wicker, Steve the few minutes necessary to in form both the President and their senators of their opoinion of this proposed treaty. Your truly. ROBERT F. KRIEG Job Openings Available FOR QUALIFIED WEAVERS SPINNERS AND HOUR HANDS LEARNERS (MALE AND FEMALE) IN AREA TEXTILE MILL. Sunday Service For Mrs. Singley nis, Gwen Wicker, Dawn Dick- _ ert, Patricia Yarborough, Pam Mrs. Corrie Martin Singley, 82, Stutts, Connie Adams, Maxine of Prosperity, died Friday night Hilley, Rita Burnett, at the Newberry County Memor- Softball Throw: Bonnie Lou I ial hospital after an illness of two F °y» Mickey Fallaw, Pam Stutts, \ weeks. Ronnie Bannister, Rita Burnett, Mrs. Singley was born and '^ dan ^ ee * reared near Prosperity, daughter Greasy Pole: Pam Stutts. of the late Patrick and Elizabeth ^le colored programs were very Hamm Martin. She spent most of we . rece i ved and there was good her life in Prosperity and was a participation in all events, member of Mt. Olivet Lutheran church. She was twice married. First to the late William Moore who died in 1922. Her second marriage was to the late Malcolm Rufus Singley who died a number of years ago. She is survived by one son, Woodrow Moore of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Lula Livingston, of Newberry; one brother, Horace C. Martin Sr., of Prosperity; two grandchildren, Mrs. Wayne B. Pound of West Columbia and Bil ly Moore of Baltimore, Md., and a number of other relatives. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Oli vet Lutheran church by the Rev. Kenneth Hewitt Jr. Burial was in the church cemetery. Hewitt, Frednie Whitaker, Van James, Howard Kirkegard, Neil Putman, Ronnie Bannister, Simp son Eargle, Terry Morris, Butch Hewitt, Williard Brown, Danny Interested applicants will apply bjr Douglass, Mike Duffie, Barry letter to: * Richardson, Roger Fallaw; j p. O. Box 429 Also, Barbara Jackson, Bonnie 1 Newberry, S. C. Lou Foy, Elaine Gresham, Brenda Give previous experience. 2tc Sanders, List Hewitt, Connie Wicker, Paula Fuller, Ann Den- i HOUSEKEEPING Cotta ges, com- _ _ pletely furnished, beside beauti ful, cool, rocky Broad River* Reasonable rates by day, week, or longer. Call or write for res- Telephone your Chevrolet dealer for any type of truck. KEMPER CHEVROLET COMPANY 1515-1517 MAIN STREET NEWBERRY, S. C. Many Attend Band Clinic Fourteen high school band di- restors from South Carolina and Florida attended the marching band workshop at Newberry Col lege Summer school. The worshop was under the supervision of the Newberry Col lege band department. Bill Basden, director of the Camden high school band was the instructor. Mr. Basden’s bands have won the Class AA State championship marching contest for the last three years. They have al so appeared twice at the annual band nights at Newberry college. The Newbery high school band served at the demonstration group to the workshop. Fellers Dies In Columbia Vernon B. Fellers, 73, died Fri day at the Columbia hospital. He was a son of the late Jacob B. and Sara Gallman Fellers of New berry. Mr. Fellers had lived in Colum bia for the past 30 years, having been employed by Copeland Co. and Marmac hotel. He was a member of Ebenezer Lutheran church, Columbia. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. R. C. Neel Sr., of Silverstreet. Funeral services were held at Ebenezer church Sunday, conduct ed by Dr. Charles J. Shealy. Bur ial was in Colony Lutheran ceme tery, near Prosperity. Active pallbearers were Frank Fellers, Holland Fellers, Rufus Fellers, Guy Long, R. E. Porter, and R. C. Neel III. ervation: Glenn V. Freeman,. Bat Cave, North Carolina. TeL Lake Lure 625-3964. 9-19pd* RITZ Theatre THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY John Waynei, Lee Marvin„ Eliza beth Allen, Ceasar Romero, Dick Foran. Donovan's Reef Shriners To Have Supper Robert C. Lake Jr., president of the Newberry county Shrine club announced today that the annual Shrine Supper will be held for all active Shriners at the Whit mire Golf course at 7:30 P. M. August 15. The Potentate of He- jaz Temple, B. Jack Foster will be present for the supper and will bring with him his Divan. MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Glenn Ford, Hope Lang, Charles Boyer Love Is A Ball CtOVERlEAF DRIVED Theatre THURSDAY The Stripper Joanne Woodward, Richard Bey- mer. FRIDAY and SATURDAY House Of Women First Run Picture in Newberry Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan SUNDAY, MONDAY AND Diamond Head Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, France Nuyen ALWAYS A COLOR CARTOON