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Drug store sign: Try our cough syrup— —you'll never get any better." VOLUME 27—NUMBER 28. The latest class of underprivileged children are those phase parents own two cars but no boat. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1963 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS. Century Old Home Is Destroyed By Fire hut I wouldn L know), it L- not surprising 1 that they come up with such resolutions, giving their sup port to a scheme to undermine the government of the United States. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ITS LOGICAL A reader sent me a leaflet con taining a reprint from the At lanta Journal-Constitution, August 2, 19ud. A notation at the bottom of the leaflet states that the cost of reprinting the leaflet has been has stated time and again that one borne personally by C. Buck Le- ! of the principal ways the Com- Craw, former mayor of Atlanta, munists expect to gain new re- The contents furnish food for cruits in this country is on the col- thought: ' campus, through its Com- “The following statement was munist speaker program, made to the Lenin School of Po- ^ AAUp if , nores this warn _ inical Warfare m Moscow m 19o3 Mr . Hoover in his by Dmitri Manmlsk., a Annual FBI report: ficial and at one time presiding i officer of the United Nations Se- major project of the Com- curity Council: munist party during the 1963 fis- “War to the hilt between com- ca j y ear vv'as the continuation of munism and capitalism is inevita- succe ssful speaking campaign ble. Today, of course, we are not ^ )L ,f ore students at colleges and strong enough to attack. Our un j V ersities. Over 40 such speeches time will come in 20 or 30 years. | were ma de during the year by Par- To win we shall need the element of surprise. The bourgoisie will have to be put to sleep. So we shall begin by launching the most spectacular peace movement on record. There will be electrifying overtures of unheard-of concess ions. The capitalistic countries, stupid and decadent, will rejoice to ty leaders. An indication of the importance the Party places on its drive to influence America’s young people is the fact that Gus Hall (head of the Communist par ry in the United States) has taken personal charge of the program.” And again, Mr. Helms: “We do not anticipate that J. cooperate in their own destruction. They will leap at another chance Edgar Hoover’s very clear warn- to be our friends. As soon as their'- ings will make much impression down, we shall smash on those who constantly chant the to be ou guard i them with our clenched list. In the light of the above state ment and in view of the recent nuclear testing ban agreement, is it pot logical for us to assume that the Soviets mean exactly what they say and that such peaceful overtures are simply a part of their long-range plans to ‘smash the capitalist countries with their upon all of us.” clenched fist’?” empty, meaningless two-word cat echisms of “academic freedom” and “civil rights”. This sort of academic freedom has little to <lo with freedom, and the rights we hear so much about are not very civil. But there are those, as Mr. Hoover emphasizes, who would im pose them both with equal tyranny RATHER BE RED | In another -ditorial, Mr. Helms gives a good example of the type , person who condemns the N. C. There ate two items in the Communist speaker-banning law. October 30 issue of The Presbyter- Commenting on a speech made- ian Journal which seem worthy of recently at Chapel Hill by Paul calling to youj attention. j Green, a playwright, condemning The first concerns a survey of | the law, Mr. Helms goes back to American clergymen taken by 1 a time many will remember: FOR, the “Fellowship of Reconcil-i iation”, a left-wing pacifist group. “A generation has passed s-nce The survey showed that 15 out of ,‘he bloody noting that blotted each 100 ministers participating in : thls State with shame in the ear y the survey "would surrender to I Thirties. We mention the violence the enemy and resort to non-viol- 1 and death at Gastonia because we ent resistance in case of war”; or believe Mr. Green will recall it in other words, would "rather be i vividly. In the spring of 1929, an acknowledged Communist named Fred Erwin Beal came down from New England and set up shop a- The home place of the late R. C. Neel Sr. on the Greenwood highway, at the outskirts of Sil- verstreet, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night but rural firemen from Silverstreet and Bush River were on hand to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby dairy and hay barns. The house, over 100 years old, and originally known as the Spear man place, was totally destroyed. It had not been occupied for sev eral years, and was used from time to time for the storage of grain and fertilizer for the farms of R. C. Neel Jr. and his son, Dick Neel. Mrs. R. C. Neel Sr. who lives with her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Long, said today that her husband bought the home when they were married in 1914. Over 100 years old, the two and 1-2 story, 11- room structure was built on Sou thern plantation lines, with col umns across the front. It was built of heart pine timber with hand made nails, Mrs. Neel said. Also damaged in the fire was a magnolia tree, higher than the house, which was said to have been brought by Mr. Neel from Charleston many years ago when he went to sell cotton there. The fire, of unknown origin, be gan about 10:30 Tuesday night, and the Silverstreet rural fire de partment, along with many neigh bors, remained on the scene thru- out the night to guard against further outbreaks which would en danger the barns and nearby trees. Mr - Neel expressed her appre ciation .• the fire department of Bush Riw’ and Silverstreet, and to the many neighbors who helped during the fire fighting operation. Red than dead.” This brings to mind the law wisely passed by the North Caro lina legislature this year which bans Communist speakers from State tax-supported institutions. The law has come under attack by many left wingers, including col lege professors who claim that it interferes with “academic free dom.” It does nothing of the sort, as explained by Jesse Helms in a WRAL-TV (Raleigh, N. C.) edi torial of the air: “The banning of Communists from the campuses does not prev ent Communists from speaking. Nor dees it prevent students from hearing them. Communists can still come to Raleigh, or Chapel Hill, or any other college town; rent their own halls, and speak to their hearts’ content. And if the college wants to turn the students lose to attend there can be no reasonable objection. The young people will have every reason, un der such circumstances, to under stand that they are listening to calculating brainwashers. And the college will not be in the position of lending dignity and respectab ility to a conspiracy operated by midst the textile workers of Gas tonia. Beal preached his Commun ist philosophy, promoted discon tent, strikes and violence, and dis rupted a community. In one melee the chief of police of Gastonia was murdered. “Fred Beal was arrested in con nection with the murder, tried and convicted. From the moment Beal went to prison, powerful for ces were constantly at work to set him free. “In the midst of one hearing, the Communist—Fred Beal—was released under heavy bond during the process of the litigation. Beal skipped bond and fled to Russia where he stayed for several years and was heralded b> the Soviets as an effective salesman for com munism. “Then he retaurned to this country, pretending unconvincing ly to have renounced Communism. He was arrested in New England and extradited to North Carolina and imprisoned. Again there was a strong effort, heavily financed, to obtain freedom for Fred Beal. “A hearing was conducted in international murderers, liars and | Raleigh Asifie from Beal - S at thieves. ; + orne y S> only three North Carolin- And now comes word, via The | ians api)eared to appeal for his Journal, that “North ^Carolina s freedom They were Dr Frank - Graham, president of the Unive sity of North Carolina; Jonathan Daniels, editor of The Raleigh News and Observer; and Paul Green, the playwright from Cha pel Hill. “Mr. Green made some headlines on Saturday when he attacked the Communist-ban law. If he should wonder why North Carolina is in clined to turn a deaf ear to his voice, he might find it helpful to take a look at his own record. Sadly enough, it speaks for it self.” new law banning Communist speakers at state-supported insti tutions has been severely criticiz ed by a group of Saint Andrews Presbyterian College faculty mem bers.” You would think that parents who send their children to St. Andrews could expect Christian administration and a Christian faculty, not one which would have speakers come to the campus to instill an atheistic ideology into the minds of impressionable young men and women. But just guess who was behind the St. Andrews resolution criti cizing the law? The American As sociation of University Profess ors! The AAUP wants that law repealed right now because it “places unwarranted and unneces sary restrictions on academic free dom.” In my opinion, this is the type thing to be expected from some exalted professors who are AAUP members. When one observes the inane behaviour and conversation of some of these people outside the classroom (and possibly inside, Hospital Gets Duke Funds The growing assistance of the Duke Endowment to hospitals and child care institutions of the Car- olinas is recorded in annual re ports of its hospital and orphan sections, which were released on Wednesday. The reports show that in the fiscal year which ended Sept. 30, 1962, the Endowment provided $1,232,400 to assist 184 hospitals in operating expenses, 129 north Carolina institutions receiving the amount of $786,482 and ’55 in South Carolina receiving $445,918. Funds were appropriated on the basis of $1 per day for each day of free bed care and represents 77,118 more free days than in the previous year. Under the Duke program, New berry County Memorial Hospital received $3,692, for operating ex pense and $7,000 for capital pur poses. Mrs. Estelle Summer of Aiken spent the weekend in Newberry with relatives. College Beauty Pageant Friday The annual staff of Newberry College is staging its yearly “Miss Newberrian” beauty pag eant which will be held at 8:00 p. m. on the evening of November 1, in the Newberry High School audi torium. The pageant is sponsored by the Newberrian to select the four beauties for the feature sec tion of the annual. The winner will be featured as “Miss Newber rian” in the 1964 yearbook. The contestants will be judged on their total beauty of appear- ! ance, poise, and personality. At the public pageant the contestants will appear in street dresses and evening gowns. At 6:30 on the af ternoon of November 1, the con testants and the judges will at tend a tea in Smeltzer Hall. The contestants participating in the pageant and their sponsoring organizations are: Harriet Ivester, Newberry College Singers; Peggy Ann Bishop, Gamma Sigma; Tilly Welch, Westminster Fellowship; Annelle Witt, Kappa Pi; Charleen Mundy, Methodist Student Fellow ship; Jane Hicks, Freshman Class; Gayle Ruff, Kinnikinnick; Lisa Lominack, Chi Beta Phi; Jo Anne Corley, Sophomore Class; Caroline Kohn, Business Class; Doris Meads, Phi Tau; Charlotte Caugh- man, Young Democrat; Nancy Paxton, Student Education Asso ciation; Dottie Sitton, Indian; San dra Arant, Baptist Student Union; Marsha Benoway, Student Christ ian Association; Judy Herlong, Lutheran Student Association; Jeaiae Worth, Senior Class; Diane Patterson, Young Republicans; Jean Derrick, Junior Class; Cindy Ross, Los Eruditos. The judges who have been chos en to select the 1964 Miss Newber rian are: Clarence R. Jolly Jr., president of Turners, Edgefield; Mrs. Douglas Bruner, associated with The Twin-City News, Bates- burg; Jon Formo, professor in art, Columbia College; Herman A. Monarch, president of Monarch Studios, Barnwell; and Alfred De- Pace, Manager of Louries Beauty Salon. Mac Fennell, president of the Newberry Jaycees, will serve as emcee. The pageant co-ordinator is Miss Cindy Ross, feature editor of the Newberrian. The stage set ting of an oriental motif was de signed and constructed by Prof. Dennis Sanderson of the English department. The public is invited to attend. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Plans Made For Farm-City Week Effective observance of Farm- City Week at a State-wide Farm- City Week meeting held Wednes day at the Jefferson Hotel in Col umbia to complete plans for Farm- City Week activities to be con ducted during the week of Nov ember 22-28. “A future dynamic balance be tween agriculture and industry for South Carolina—insuring a oetter living for all of our peo ple” was forecast by South Caro lina governor Donald S. Russell in a statement delivered before the Farm-City Week workers. The statement by Governor Russell who was unable to attend was presented by Donald S. Russell, Jr, to Farm-City Week County Chairmen from throughout the State and representatives of busi ness and industry. Governor Russell said South Carolina’s changing economy has emphasized even more dramatical ly in recent years the great inter dependence of all segments of our society. “Our State still derives a basic portion of its income from agri cultural enterprise. Farmers of this State have secured for them selves a permament place in the future of South Carolina. At the same time, the State is becoming rapidly industrialized and more ur banized. We can contemplate in the coming years a dynamic bal ance between agriculture and in dustry for South Carolina, in suring a better living for all of our people “I have been deeply concerned with many of the problems facing the farmers of our State, includ ing, particularly, the dairy indus try and tobacco farmers. How ever, I am certain that these and other difficulties which will arise will be souved by the ingenuity and enthusiasm of our good peo ple. “Farm-City Week observances are designed to bring about a bet ter understanding between rural and urban peoples, and to increase the appreciation of each for the American way of life. Such un derstanding will become even more essential as the interdependence of the two groups continues to develop. We are proud of industry in South Carolina, but we are no less proud of our agricultural en terprises. The spirit of coopera tion and understanding which will be fostered by your committee will be of lasting benefit to all of our citizens and will enhance the al ready bright prospects for con tinued economic growth in South Carolina,” the statement continu ed. Arriving by plane for a look at the new Blacksgate-Harris development at Lake Mur ray were, from left, W. Manning Harris, developer of Blacksgate Estates; Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins, Lt. Gov. Bob McNair, Hugh Epting, Newberry Co-op manager; and Representative D. P. Folk. New Lake Development To Provide More Recreation Mrs. Marvin Summer returned to her home on Harper street on Wednesday from a Spartanburg hospital where she underwent sur gery on the previous Friday. Her daughter, Mrs. McBeth Sprouse, who had been with her mother dur ing the operation and convales cence, has returned to her home in Knoxville, Tenn. Vice-President Spanish Group Mrs. Janie C. Whitaker, teacher of Spanish at Newberry High school, was elected vice-president of the S. C. chapter of the Amer ican Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugaese. The el ection was held October 19 at Converse college. Prof. A. P. Mature of Newberry college was renamed State Direc tor of the AATSP high school ex aminations to be given February through April 1964. Call To Prayer Heavenly Father, Thpu hast given us a great wealth of feel ing—a mighty current which, if properly directed, might be come a great power for good in the world. Help us, Lord, to direct this current into the channels of love and zeal and indignation against sin, but never let us turn aside into the channel of hate. For Jesus’ sake —Amen. “We hope to contribute some thing to the economic life of New berry County,” said W. Manning Harris, developer of Blacksgate Estates in Western Newberry County, today. “Since the middle of April we have been busy surveying lots, ob taining access the lots through roads and acquiring electricity to the development,” Harris contin ued. “A number of lots have been sold and it is hoped that construction of several homes will be under way by early spring,” said Har ris. ’ ^ Blacksgate Estates is neai Mor ris’ Landing. It features a 2000- foot airport and pastures for hor ses and ponies. There are two miles of waterfront lots and there will be a considerable number a- vailable adjacent to the airstrip and pastures. Experienced fishermen of Lake Murray have long considered the upper end of the lake where Black sgate is situated to have the fin est crappie, bass and bream fish ing on the lake. Harris hopes to build a resort at Blacksgate that will attract fish ermen, horsemen, and flying en thusiasts from nearby states. He doesn’t know for sure, but he be lieves that there are no other re sorts on fresh water 1 in the South east that feature such facilities. “Lake Murray has tremendous potential as a resort area,” said Harris. “The area is just now be ginning to come alive. Until re cently the only appreciation that South Carolinians had of the lake was to park a trailer on an unres tricted lot somewhere and natur ally they had no pride in their grounds and sometimes their be havior. Thanks to a few develop ers, restrk 3d developments have begun to come into being. Today you can count literally hundreds of beautiful new homes around Lake Murray. Prices have increas ed for lots many times and they are continuing to rise.” Bazaar Be Thursday At Episcopal Church Ladies of St. Luke's show a few of the many items which will be on sale at their annual bazaar next Thursday. From left to right, they are Mrs. Charles Whittle, holding a bird feeder; Mrs. Price J. Padgett with a memo pad; Mrs. J. E. Hunter Jr., examing a toy sol dier; Mrs. Charles Brown with a piggy bank, and Mrs. Martyn Cavanaugh with a Christmas tree skirt. (Sunphoto) J. M. Livingston Dies In Laurens Jesse M. Livingston, 65, died Sunday morning at a Laurens hos pital after several weeks illness. Native of Newberry county, he had lived in Laurens a number of years. He was the son of the late John D. and Sallie Riley Livings ton. He was a member of Bethel Temple on Owens street and Mag nolia Lodge Masons. Surviving are a son, J. D. Liv ingston of Laurens; a daughter, Mrs. Billie McGee of Clinton; four brothers, J. P. Livingston of Au gusta, Ga.; John and Jake Livings ton of Newberry and Ernest Liv ingston of Columbus, Ga.; four sisters, Mrs. Marzie Ward and Mrs. Ada Cook of Newberry, Mrs. G. C. Evans of Thomasville, N. C. and Mrs. Mary Chapman of Ware Shoals. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Bethel Temple by Rev. J. W. Welch and Rev. Tommy | Moore. Burial was in Edgewood j cemetery, Greenwood. 1 The Ladies of St. Luke’s Episco- j pal Church are busy completing plans and preparations for the an nual bazaar, which will be held next Thursday, November 7th.’ Mrs. Thomas H. Pope, Jr. is co ordinator for the bazaar which will be held at the Parish House from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. One feature of the bazaar will be the lunch room, where lunch will be served beginning atll:30. The lunch will consist of a cold plate, drink and dessert, and will be prepared to take out, if desir ed. Although reservations are not necessary, they may be made by calling Mrs. Charles Whittle at 276-2942 or Mrs. Robert Brown at 276-5679. All items for sale are hand made or home prepared, and the ladies have been working for many months to be ready for the annual event, proceeds of which help fi nance the women’s work at the church. All items will be reason ably priced. The home-made food store will Ed A. Counts Died Sunday Ed A. Counts, 78, owner of the Counts Sausage company, Pros perity, died Sunday afternoon at the Newberry County Memorial hospital after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Counts was born and reared in this county a son of the late George and Emily Nichols Counts. He was a member of the Wight- man Methodist church, a former member of the official board. For the past 60 years he had operated s. meat business in Prosperity. Mr. Counts and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last February. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from Wightman church with Rev. George Strait conducting the service. Interment followed in Prosperity cemetery. Mr. Counts is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lahlage Wheeler Counts, Prosperity; two sons, Ed ward Counts and James H. Counts, both of Prosperity; one daughter, Mrs. G. B. Brooks of Columbia; one brother, Olin Counts of New berry; one sister, Mrs. W. C. Barnes of Prosperity and six grandchildren. Active pallbearers were: Jake Bowers, Herman Stockman, Frank Stoudemire, Jimmie Barnes, As- bury Bedenbaugh and Hunter Fel lers. feature artichoke pickles and rel ish and other assorted pickles, pre serves, jams and jellies; candies, cakes, cookies, pies, tarts and taf fies. Aprons, smocks, stuffed dolls and toys will make ideal Christmas gifts. Other gifts will be found in the wood room: doll cradles and cribs, bird feeders, blackboards, luggage racks, recipe holders, cup racks, grocery list holders, napkin holders, flower container 'n.ges, cut flower holders and footstools. In addition to Christmas tree door decorations, the Christmas room will feature small wool San tas, doorknob covers, Christmas tree skirts, card holders and dried centerpiece candle holders. An added attraction will be original sketches done by Dr. Frank Hoskins. Mrs. Pope and her associates cordially invite the public to come and enjoy the Bazaar. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Carpenter returned home during the weekend after a week’s fishing trip at Myr tle Beach. Nov. 3: Bobby Ruff, Bruce Hawkins, Jack S. Crim, Bobby Davis. Nov. 4: Mrs. J. C. Harmon, June Roberts, J. C. Doolittle, Candace Graham Ruff, Jimmy Longshore, Mrs. Lula EL Hitt, Mrs. Gus Franklin, Henry Franklin, Mrs. George B. Brooks. Nov. 5: T. S. Riley, Judy Shea- ly, Vonnie G. Chapman, W. B. Boinest, Jr., Ryan Graham, Mrs. Alice Shealy, Mrs. Carl Setzler, Floyd Amick, Martha A. Young, Buddy Wilson, Jane Beden baugh. Nov. 6: Mrs. J. C. Kinard, Miss Mary Wheeler, James Mills, Mrs. Wilbur Boozer, Jimmie Glymph Jr., Larry Cro mer, J. Foster Senn, Charlie I. Amick, Sammy Price, Vinnie L. Hinnant, Tyler Britt, Mrs. Tom my Mims, M. W. Felker, Coke S. Dickert. Nov. 7: Mildred Ruff, J. T. Bouknight, David Ringer, Mrs. M. P. Connelly, Jon Dickert, Da vid Edward Berley, Jean Alt man, Frank Sutton, Walter H. Beck. Nov. 8: Mrs. Jack Chappell, Mrs. McHardy Mower, Tommy Chappells, Barbara Gilstrap, Carrie Norris, Mary Eva Doo little, Hugh Ballentine, Mrs. George W. Summer, Berley A. Fretwell, Nancy Pay singer, Car ol Setzler Harley, A1 Busby. Nov. 9: Mrs. Henry Sowell, R. G. Ringer, Hal Kohn Jr., K. L. Martin, Bill Long, Peggy Koon, Mrs. Pauline Lathrop, Mrs. Bes sie Nichols Lake.