The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, October 17, 1963, Image 1
The man who frowns on girls wear
ing scanty beach attire has prob
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VOLUME 27—NUMBER 26
Not many years ago you used to
dream about getting the salary you
are now starving on.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1963
♦ $2.00 Per Year
By The Way
By DORIS A. SANDERS
THE QUEENS saying that Barry Goldwater didn't
The Newberry Hig’h School have a chance; now •'they
Homecoming' Queen, lovely Miss
a tv |
saying that it looks as though he
will get the nomination.
The Democrat- down this way
will immediately start howling (as
the Anderson Independent is al
ready doing) that Goldwater is an
integrationist. He is; he doesn’t
deny it. But he also believes in
and
right
Soldier Is Remembered For
t
His Bravery After 98 Years
Linda Sue Rister, and all the ‘“lit
tle queens” had an appreciative
audience last Friday night at the
high school homecoming game at
Setzler Field.
This was the first chance that
many Newberrians had to witness
“The Fashion Parade Through the j constitutional government,
Years.” The show was originally j believes the states have tie
produced by Miss Juanita Hitt to j to run their schools the way they
be presented at the State conven- | see fit.
tion of the Music Educators As- i What the people of the South
sociation, and the children per- | need to realize is that the question
formed on several occasions after | of integration, while important, is
that time. The youngsters, in cos- j not the the most important prob-
' lem facing the United States at
this time; it is the question of
socialism, the welfare-state. More
and more workers are being added
to the federal payroll, more and
more people are receiving govern
ment handouts, more and more
cities are relying on the federal
government for money to build
buildings and construct sewer and
water lines, etc. While they talk of
cutting taxes, they talk of spend
ing more money. At the rate gov
ernment spending has increased in
the past few’ years, given a few
more years, the federal govern
ment, with our tax money, will be
paying for practically everything
—and along with it. the govern
ment will be telling us what we
may do and what we may not do.
The congress has already en
acted the Kerr-Mills bill to help
aged persons who are unable to
pay hospital bills. I happened to
have some experience with the ad
ministration of this bill in South
Carolina, and it provides wonder
ful assistance for those persons
who have only their social security
or a small pension on which to
live. I was, therefore, completely
disgusted when I heard a reporter
question a congressman not long
ago about Medicare “do you mean
that the old people are going to
have to wait another year before
they get help with their medical
bills?”
The congressman patiently
pointed out that the aged already
have help and that under social
security everyone would be taxed
to pay medical bills even of those
who do not need help, and the
aged not under social security
would receive no help under the
so-called “Medicare” bill.
But this is another way in
which the federal government
takes our money—and eventually
we will all be down to one com
mon denominator—except, perhaps
for the rich Kennedys.
Barry Goldwater does not es
pouse this type philosophy. He
believes in helping those who can- 1
not help themselves, but he does
not believe in a paternalistic gov
ernment which picks up the tab for
everything and for everyone.
Senator Goldwater also believes
that the Russians should be dealt
with for what they are—murder
ous tyrants—instead of being
handed concession after concession,
as our present administration is
doing.
If you want to help Barry Gold-
water get the presidential nomi
nation, the Newberry County Re
publican Party would be happy to
receive your contribution, w r hether
you’re a Democrat, Republican or
Independent. It may be sent to
Walter Regnery at 1800 Johnstone
Street, this city.
fumes ranging from the time of
President George Washington to
the present time, modeled their
costumes like veterans.
The “show” was slightly al
tered to fit in with the crowning
of the homecoming queen Satur
day night. First on the field were
the senior sponsors and their es
corts; then the queen candidates
and their escorts. After the queen
was crowmed, the “Queens” of the
past, and their escorts were intro
duced, as the high school band,
directed by Miss Lorraine Paris,
played appropriate music
I want to thank the children for
living up to the promise I made.
They had been previously well- j
trained in their “roles” by Miss '
Hitt. I told Miss Paris if she in- j
structed the children clearly one I
time what they were to do. they j
would do it. They practiced only
once and I think those of you who '
saw the performance will agree
they performed beautifully.
While I think about it, I must 1
give credit for “Martha Washing- '
ton’s “hair.” The wig was beauti
fully made by Mrs. G. L. Summer
Sr., and the cotton was furnished
by the Oakland plant of the Ken
dall company.
WHAT NEXT?
I suppose the “Commission on
the Status of Women” appointed
by President Kennedy has been
operating for some time, but it
has been recently brought more
into the limelight because it has
just issued a volumnious “report”
on the “status of women.”
Now there’s a nice thing to
spend your tax money for—find
ing out just what is the status of
women. Why not a commission on
the status of men, or babies, or
mothers-in-law ?
This is all silly business, in my
opinion, but it brings to mind
another controversy that has been
going the rounds in South Caroli
na lately. I’m sure you’ve noticed
numerous “letters to the editor”
about this business of women serv
ing on juries. Many of the wom
en’s organizations are advocating
for the passage of a law that
would allow women to serve on
juries in South Carolina courts.
Well, they’ll get the right and
chances it won’t be long in com
ing. Then I am wondering how
happy they will be that they have
won this “victory”?
How many of these women, who
are so ardently advocating jury
duty for women, have ever sat
through a term of court? Do they
really know what is involved? Do
they actually want to do this ser
vice for their state, or do they have
some notion of being discriminated
against?
I’ll just be willing to bet that
95 per cent of the women who, in
the future, are called to jury duty,
will hope they are never called a-
gain. If you think it is fun sit
ting around a court room during
a term of court, you are sadly
mistaken. The so-called “sensa
tional” trials are few and far be
tween these days. The arresting
officers in most cases pretty well
have the evidence to back up the
charges, and this results in num
erous guilty pleas.
I am not against women serving
on juries. It will work a hardship
on many; others have plenty of
time on their hands and could
serve. All, I believe, could serve
just as intelligently as men. When
women are given the “right” to
serve in juries, and if I am called,
I will serve without complaint;
however, I will not be found a-
mong those who are advocating
this so-called “right.”
I know when I’m well off.
The stone marks the spot where Calvin Crozier was murdered.
Legend on the stone is “Calvin Crozier was murdered here by the
33rd U. S. Regt. of Negro Federal Soldiers September 8, 1865.
This stone placed by Calvin Crozier Chapter U.D.C.” (Photo by
Nichols.)
Bv Doris A. Sanders
A GOOD CHANCE
It looks as though there is a
good chance that those of us who
can’t stomach the Kennedy welfare
state policies will have a man for
whom we can vote next presiden
tial election.
Six months ago, “they” were
The story of Calvin Crozier—a
young man vho spent less than a
day in Newberry but who has been
remembered and revered since that
day 98 years ago—has been told
on several occasions over the
years, but it it worth repeating;
to inform those who don’t know
the name other than that of a
UDC chapter; to remind others of
the acts of bravery of this young
man.
Recent interest in the story of
Calvin Crozier was aroused by a
request from William E. Crozier
of Dallas, Texas for a copy of the
inquest proceedings held over the
body of Calvin Crozier. The re
quest was directed to the “City
Secretary.” Clarence Wallace, city
clerk and treasurer, consulted with
Clerk of Court Burke M. Wise,
who promptly came up with the
inquest proceedings, filed in the
Clerk of Court’s office on Sep
tember 15, 1865. A photocopy was
made and sent to Mr. Crozier, who
when asked his relationship to
Calvin Crozier, replied “his father
and my grandfather were first
cousins. His grandfather was my
great-great grandfather.”
Mr. Crozier is collecting mater
ial for a Memorial Biography of
Calvin Crozier. In writing to Mr.
Wallace to acknowledge receipt
of the inquest copy, he expressed
his appreciation to all citizens of
Newberry:
“Your remark that Mr. Wise
along with every citizen of New
berry familiar with the case re
veres the memory of Calvin Cro
zier’ simply deepens the feeling
and conviction I have had for
many years that the love and loy
alty of the people of Newberry is
an inspiration—a worthy example
of enduring appreciation of a
sacrifice—(that is not a good
word because I am sure Calvin
Crozier was actuated solely by a
sense of right and duty and never
thought in terms of making a sac
rifice) made by a young stranger
many years before the time of the
oldest resident of Newberry. Off
hand I can think of several in
stances of how the people of New
berry have shown their love for
this young man:
“The first I know about was
when the people of Newberry
gathered the afternoon of Sep
tember 8, 1865 to move the body
of Caivin Crozier to the cemetery;
the erection of the beautiful mon
ument in 1891; when Calvin Cro-
zier’s sister visited Newberry, I
believe it was about 1909, she was
Missionary To
Preach Sunday
Rev. Cam Wallace, a Presbyter
ian missionary from Africa, will
preach at the regular Sunday
morning service of Aveleigh Pres
byterian church on October 20.
Rev. and Mrs. Wallace are on' royal i y received and entertained
furlough from the mission field,
and have been visiting his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Wallace on College St.
for the past two weeks. They have
served in Africa for two years,
and will leave Monday for Rich
mond, Va.
The congregation of Aveleigh
extends a cordial invitation to the
public to its Sunday service.
Call To Prayer
O, Father, how canst Thou be
so long-suffering and forebear
ing with us, who so stubbornly
walk in our wilful and wicked
ways? May the tears of true
repentance lead us to the Blood
of the Lamb, to the Christ of
Calvary, and may we find peace
and pardon in His name. Amen.
and the people of Newberry pre
sented her with a beautiful loving
cup;
“Incident to World War I, a
nephew of Calvin Crozier—also
named Calvin Crozier—was sta
tioned in an army camp some
where in th? general vicinity of
Newberry. The boy was only a
private soldier but someone in
Newberry heard about his being
nearby and declaring that 'no
soldier by the name of Calvin
Crozier should be a private’ took
steps that resulted in the boy
being promoted to the position* of
sergeant.
The selection of the name Cal
vin Crozier by the Newberry chap
ter of the Daughters of the Con
federacy. All the service that has
been rendered by the group of no
ble ladies constitutes a worthy
and continuing memorial to the
young man.
Please pardon this long and
rambling letter . . . but examples
such as the people of Newberry
have set in reverence and remem
bering are so rare that I believe
they should be proclaimed upon
every opportunity.”
In a letter to this reporter, Mr.
Crozier expressed the thought:
“Right along with the deed per
formed by Calvin Crozier it seems
to me should be remembered al
ways the reverence and devotion
shown for him and his memory
for more than ninety-eight years
by the people of Newberry. He
was just a young man, passing
through the city at night. The
young lady whom he protected
was not of Newberry, as I under
stand it. In the South, in those
years, it is probable there were
similar tragedies no longer re
membered—but Newberry has re
membered and after all these
years when none who were there
then are still here, it is most
heartwarming to find so many
with the attitude of appreciation
and devotion which might be
shown for a service rendered to a
very close and much loved rela
tive.”
He was just a young man, pass
ing through the city at night . . .
And the verdict of the Coroner’s
jury, September 8, 1865, tells
what happened:
“This morning at early dawn in
the Halcyon Grove, Calvin Croz
ier came to his death from gun
shot wounds received from guns
discharged in the hands of sol
diers belonging to the 33 United
States Colored Troops.”
Calvin Crozier did not belong in
Newberry. The 33rd U. S. Troops
did not belong in Newberry. But
fate placed them at the same
place, at the same time. And what
began with an act of kindness—
protecting a lady from insults—
ended in an act of murder.
Calvin Crozier had not seen his
home in Texas for four years,
since leaving to join the Confeder
ate* army. He had been a prisoner
of federal troops and at the time
of surrender, was too ill to travel.
Having recovered sufficiently, he
was making his way as best he
could back to his Texas home. He
had left Charlotte, N. C. by train
and travelled to a point where the
tracks had not yet been repaired
after the war. With other troops,
he had walked to a place known
as Alston, there they found ano
ther train which brought them to
Newberry.
At Newberry, troops of the 33rd
U. S. forces had arrived by train,
debarked to bivouac for the night
at a point now best described as
behind Spartan Grain and Farm
ers Ice and Fuel companies. But
some of the troops were not in
camp. Some boarded the train on
which Crozier was traveling and
one of them “grossly insulted” a
lady whom Crozier had been asked
to protect.
James B. Brown, acting super
intendent of the G&C railroad,
told the inquest jury he saw Cro
zier complaining to an officer: “I
have ladies in my charge, whom I
am compelled to see respected, A
Negro soldier came into the car
and insulted the ladies grossly. I
(Continued on page three)
Injury Fatal To
Saluda Youth
One Saluda teenager was dead
and two others remained in New
berry Memorial hospital Saturday
after a one-car accident 7 miles
south of Newberry on highway 19
at 10:30 p.m. Friday.
Fatally injured Donald Cromley
Yonce, 16, of 317 N. Jefferson St.,
Saluda, was a passenger hi a 1962
Chevrolet station wagon which
was being driven by John Wain
Blease, 15, also of Saluda, ac
cording to officers. They said the
station wagon was owned by the
•Blease youth’s father, Eugene S.
Blease of Saluda.
The other passenger was Rich
ard Crouch, 16, also of Saluda.
He and the Blease youth were
described in good condition Sat
urday night at the hospital.
Officers said the youths had at
tended the Newberry-Saluda coun
ty fair and were returning to Sa
luda when the car struck an em
bankment at the Saluda river
bridge. The station wagon was a
total loss, according to State
Highway patrolman, J. C. Ford,
who investigated the accident.
Newberry Mills
Employees Tops
In Donations
Employees of Newberry Mills,
Inc. have again displayed their
interest and concern in the devel
opment of the youth of Newberry
by their response to the 1963 Boy
Scout fund raising campaign.
The following break-down indi
cates donations of the departments
where the number of employees
are greatest. The first figure
shows the total amount contribut
ed in the department, the second
shows the average gift per em
ployee:
Card room: $71.90, $1.28; Spin
ning room $127.75, $.79; Weave
room $313.75, $1.58; all others,
$175.51, $1.91.
The management of Newberry
Mills expresses its pride in the
fact that its employees always
come through and without fail
make the best showing of any
group in the entire county. “This
has been consistently true,” said
the management, “and we are sure
that it will continue to be so.”
Prof. J, V. Kneece, superintendent of Newberry High School, crowns the 1963 Homecoming
Queen, Miss Linda Sue Rister, during half-time ceremonies at the Newberry-Winns boro game Fri
day night. At left in Neal Dickert, president of tthe student body and master of ceremonies. The
ring-bearer is David Summer and the flower girl, Dottie Park. In the background at right is
Donna Davis, one of the queen candidates, and her escort, Lewis Hawkins.
Little Mountain
Fair Saturday
The Little Mountain Community
Fair and Carnival will be held on
Saturday, October 19 at the Little
Mountain school.
Judges for the Fair will be
Richland County Farm Agent Bob
Bailey and staff. First, Second
and Third ribbons will be award
ed. Judging will be held from 3-5
on Saturday afternoon. After this
time all exhibits will be available
to the public for viewing. Some
of the exhibits include Artcraft,
Farm products, Children’s home
products and all types of handi
craft.
The feature of the Fair will be
units exhibited by the churches of
the area, Little Mountain and
Fairview volunteer Fire Depart
ments and Civil Defense. Also of
interest will be the Country Store
where all types of household items
can be purchased which have been
given to the carnival.
At 5:30 in the evening eats will
be available. Hot dogs, hamburg
ers, home-made ice cream, candy,
cakes and many other items will
be served. During this time there
will be activity such as bingo,
fish ponds, toss the rings, burst
the balloons, etc.
At 9:00 o’clock, a King and
Queen of the grammar grades will
be chosen. Winners of this event
will be announced at this time.
Bloodmobile
Visit Thursday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will
be located at the Club House at
Newberry Mills on Thursday, Oct.
24 between the hours of 2 and 7
P. M. The quota for this visit is
100 pints.
There has been enough lapse of
time since the Bloodmobile w r as in
Newberry for those who gave on
the last visit to give again.
Newberry county is presently
28 pints short of its quota for the
year. We should, if at all possible,
avoid a visit later when it might
be necessary that we make up a
large deficit. This leads to much
confusion and long delay in pro
cessing donors, said L. A. Rich
ardson, County Red Cross chair
man.
The only way to avoid such a
visit is to have at least 100 donors
at each scheduled visit.
Newberry College To
Consider Integration
MAC COBB is
CLASS PRESIDENT
In a recent election, the members
of the Newberry College freshman
class elected Orr McClentic Cobb
as president. Mac is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Cobb of New
berry.
Local Shooters
Win Trophies
Five of Newberry’s top skeet
shooters entered the 12-guage
championship shoot held Sunday
night at Charlotte, N. C., and
came home with the four top tro
phies of the shoot.
Wyman Cook won the overall
championship, but it took 225
targets to do it.
In the first round, Wyman tied
with six other competitors, get
ting 99 out of 100. One hundred
25 extra targets were required be
fore all contestants were elimi
nated and Wyman walked off with
the trophy. The final round was a
double from all stations.
Walter Cousins and Johnny
Cantey walked off with Class A
honors, each hitting 98 out of 100
targets. Kay Kibler won the Class
E honors, with a 90 out of 100
score. The five Newberry shooters
made the highest score of any
five member team in the shoot.
The fifth shooter was Doyle
Long, the only member of the
club not to bring 1 ' back a trophy.
Doyle shot 98 out of 100, but
was shooting in Class A A and, ac
cording to Doyle, “you just don’t
miss two in Class AA and win a
trophy.”
Mr. Long attributes the success
of the Newberry team against 56
other shooters to the fact that they
have had so much night practice.
Many gun clubs do not have light
ed fields and members were at a
disadvantage in the night shoot.
The Newberry Gun club is open
on Saturday afternoons and Mon
day nights.
Winners At
Piedmont Fair
Newberry county was in the
limelight Tuesday at the Piedmont
Interstate Fair in Spartanburg.
The Newberry High School band,
directed by Miss Lorraine Paris,
placed second in band competition,
being topped only by the Spartan
burg High band.
Steve Lovelace, a 4-H youth
from this county, captured top
honors, in the Fair’s Junior Dairy
show.
Steve nailed down the fitting
and showing prize from his coun
ty then went on to take the grand
award which is a $1000 college
scholarship given annually by the
Fair association.
Lovelace was among winners
from nine counties whose fitting
and showing prowess earned trips
to the international livestock ex
position in Chicago.
Charles Pruitt has moved to
his home, 1241 Clarkson Ave.
TURKEY SHOOT
The Newberry Exchange club has
given away 26 turkeys at its
Thursday night turkey shoots held
each week behind Bunny West’s
home on Highway 76 by-pass, next
to the drive-in theatre.
All shooters are eligible for
drawing for the -Browning auto
matic shotgun to be given away
on November 21, except Exchange-
ites and members of their families.
The public is cordially invited to
attend each shoot, proceeds of
whitu are used to finance the
club’s • youth and other public
corvir»o nrnfrmmc
Methodists Meet
At Camp Gravatt
The annual Greenwood District
Methodist Layman’s Retreat will
be held Saturday and Sunday,
October 26 and 27 at Camp Gra
vatt near Batesburg, it has been
announced by William J. Raffield
of Newberry, district lay leader.
Registration will start Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock and the
program will begin at 3 with two
workshops.
The Rev. W. Harry Chandler of
Greenwood, district superintendent
will make the evening address and
L. Hart Jordan of Newberry will
lead the devotional.
Sunday morning’s program will
begin with Holy Communion fol
lowed by breakfast and workshops.
The latter will include “Duties and
Responsibilities of Church Lay
Leaders” under the direction of
W. L. Turbeville, conference dir
ector of lay speaking.
The Rev. Paul Petty, formerly
of Newberry, will preach at the
morning worship service and the
retreat will conclude with dinner
at noon.
Reservations must be made by
October 21 with W. H. Nicholson,
Jr., district treasurer, P. O. Box
882, Greenwood.
NAMED DIRECTOR
John F. Clarkson, president of
Newberry Federal Savings & Loan
Association, was named a director
of the South Carolina Savings and
Loan League at its 64th annual
convention held recently.
Mrs. Marvin Summer entered a
Spartanburg hospital today where
she will undergo surgery for a
thyroid condition. Her daughter,
Mrs. McBeth Sprouse of Knox-
_ _ «11 f
Integration of Newberry college,
a Lutheran co-educational school
with an enrollment of 700 here,
is under consideration by the
trustees.
The Rev. Fred E. Dufford,
board chairman, said a decision
will be made by Jan. 15. He said
a special committee is studying
the matter.
Dufford said the college edu
cation Board of the Lutheran
Church of America recently
made it clear that the denomi
nation’s colleges should be
opened to all races.
Last week Furman University
a Baptist college at Greenville an
nounced its doors now are open to
Negroes.
Clemson and South Carolina,
state-supported colleges, are in
tegrated under federal court or
der.
Methodist colleges in the state
have church authority to inte
grate. The matter was left up to
trustees by the annual South
Carolina Methodist conference at
their meeting earlier this year.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Oct. 20: Kerry Bowers, James
Connelly, Fronie Hendrix, Mrs.
George F. Ruff, Brooks Mills,
Ray Darby, L. H. Sease, Mrs.
Louis C. Floyd, Elmira Shealy,
Louise Shealy.
Oct. 21: Floyd Dennis, Mrs.
Clarence Kinard, Chas. Clary,
Jessie Stevens, Harper Wherry,
Pope L. Buford III, Betsy Bru
ner, Ann Kelly, James Robert
Neel, L. E. Werts, Mrs. Bergie
Swindler, Henry Hargrove, Ru
by Nell Bowers, Betty K. Shealy.
Oct. 22: T. Roy Summer, Jr.
Bonnie Cromer, John Billings
ley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. C.
D. Weeks, Tucky Neel, Mrs.
Phil Brooks, Aubrey Davis,
Johnnie Rucker, George Wayne
Martin Jr., A. D. Rikard.
Oct. 23: I. L. Boinest, Mrs. T.
S. Riley Barbara Frankie Joye,
Mrs .Bill Hughes, Charles Ep-
ting, Jessica Seim, Mrs. C. A.
Reeder, Eunice A. Stewart, Dr.
James A. Underwood Jr.
Oct .24: Ida Webb West, H.
O. Counts, Dupree Harmon, Lt.
CoL James Glymph, Mrs. A. E.
Mo rehead, Ola Norris, David
Zoble, J .H. White, Mrs Ray
Dawkins.
Oct. 25: Shelba Jane Kinard,
William Cromer, George Wil
liam Coats Jr., Buddy Watkins,
Fred Richardson, Ted McDowell,
Patricia L. Harmon, Tommie
Ann Pitts.
Oct. 26: C. E. Hendrix, Curtis
O. Chapman, David Orin Srealy,
J. N. Ruff, Mrs. R. E. Hanna,
Jimmie Moates, Wade Shealy,
Lorna MacBeth, Mrs. George
Davenport, Miss Grace Summer.