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Time was when it was only Wash ingtons face that was on our money. Now i'st Washington's hands on it as well. tU-tt A Pretty Girl is like a Melody — After you marry her you have to ■ace th e music. VOLUME 27—NO. 35. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1963 $2.00 Per Year By The Way - By DORIS A. SANDERS HAPPY DRIVERS Privi;i* 1 up with assortment of ' f stration that wii! a nex Mo-emliess It took a long- time to get it. ai(is anf j stM vices. but it made a lot of drivers happy, j there aro honorahlt* exeep- when all of a sudden the other day ; tions. There is still, here and a traffic light appeared at the in- i t j iere< an spirit that moves peo- tersection of Harrington and Nance Streets. I know of no intersection in town that was more exasperating than that one, for those waiting on Harrington to turn into Nance or get across Nance. Drivers are supposed to keep their tempers under control while behind the wheel, but it was sometimes diffi cult under the circumstances pre vailing, as long lines of traffic backed up on Harrington waiting for a chance to move. Even with out the long lines, it was temper- trying to have to get half-way into Nance before it was possible to see whether traffic w-as com ing from either direction. The highway department has maintained in the past that there wasn’t enough traffic on those streets to warrant a control sig nal. I don’t know whether the re cent survey made indicated other wise, or what happened, but I know that many of us are grate ful to the City and to the High way Department. ’Twas a nice Christmas present! and ON THE WAY “Winter, this time of snow storm, drives all within; So ponder now, before your fire, man’s hope and then man’s sin.’’ The words are those of an all- but-forgotten D>th century Scots poet, Jamie Fulerton. They bring a picture of the traditional winter that drives man and beast to shel ter. They present, too, a thought and a suggestion that are of time less value. Those w r ho live in the colder climes may loo’: with dislike on pie to do wanted things for them selves in the face of difficulties. Take the town of Tigard, popu lation about 5,000, in Western Ore gon. It has no library and it wants one. So local people, all unpaid volunteers, have joined in an effort to make the wish come true. Civic clubs have donated their yea’-end surplus funds. Meetings are held at a local bookstore, where authors appeal, books are sold, and a part of the profit goes to the library fund. Individuals donate hooks, and anything of value that can be sold or exchanged for books is more than welcome. So. little by little, the Tigard li brary, housed in two rooms of a building, is coming along. It could be done much more quickly of course, with a government grant. But one thing is sure—this library will have a quality that no such grant could provide. It will be the result of voluntary individ ual effort, the fruit of the work and belief and feeling of many minds, hearts and hands. It will be a thing of pride, like a home one builds for oneself. A little library in a little town is not necessarily a little matter. It can be a big precedent. Newberry Workers To Hove Holidays For Yule Celebration Last Minute Shoppers Fill Streets, Stores THE CR BILL The Civil Rights Bill, about which vou have heard so much, is not merely a bill to force integra tion in schools and public estab- iLhmer.ts. Many have descr-'hed it as “IOC- civil rights, OOW federal power’’—and this is about what it amounts to. ... _ __ For a brief summary of just the approach of winter. It is with , what the bill will do, I urge that us already, but will be with us 1 you read the Manion Forum col officially Sunday, December 22. Soon, we know, the fuel bills will soar. And snow and ice will tangle traffic-—at least if the kids have it the way they would like. We are already shivering inside our warmest coats as the north winds strike. umn in this w r eek’s issue. The bill, as it is now written, would give the federal government control over almost every facet of the life of almost every person in this country. We have enough of a dic- tatorship already. This bill, if en acted in its present form, will •But there are compensations, j complete the step for government The lawn, for instance, no longer j take-over of anything and every- needs its weekly mowing. And what is more comfortable and more rewarding than a fine fire of logs on a freezing winter’s night, when the cold is locked outside and all is snug within? Much more important, winter should be a time of contempla tion, and a time of growth of mind and spirit. It is a time for the reading of books—good books, that enrich our imagination and expand the frontiers of our know ledge. And it is a time, too, for long and leisurely talks involving matters of every description that concern the lives and aspirations of peoples and powers. And finally, severe as winter may be, we always know r that spring is coming! thing it wishes, at the v, T him of some individual. In certain aspects of the bill, the right of trial by jury—an in herent right in the American sys tem—will be denied. Another right ahvays in the past given even the most brutal criminal—the pre sumption of innocence until prov ed guilty—will be replaced by the assumption of guilt unless the poor victim ,at his own expense, can prove himself innocent of charges that any federal inspector might choose to place against him. This bill is drastic. Knowing that the liberals in Congress will not be able to see the forest for the trees (votes), we can only hope the moderates will see the future consequences should this bill be allowed to pass. Yule Services At St. Luke’s The congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Main Street 1 in Newberry will begin and end the Christmas Season by observ ing two traditional services of worship. The first of these services will be a Midnight Christmas Eve Service, and the second will be a Feast of Lights Service on the Evening of Epiphany Day, January i nth. 1 As in past years the members I of St. Luke's cordially invite the | people of Newberry to share these i traditional srvices with them. The i Midnight Service will begin at j lliMO P.M. Christmas Eve night, | at which time the Christmas story will he read from Scriptures and the familiar Christmas Carols that tell the great story will be sung by the choir and congregation. ! Just after midnight, a service of Holy Communion will be celebrat ed. It is hoped that the people of Newberry will feel welcome at this worship service to joyfully greet the Christmas Day. On Epiphany Day, January 6th, at 7:00 P.M., a Feast of Lights will be presented. The Epiphany Season follows immediately after the Christmas Season and repre sents the manifestation or spread of Christ’s Light throughout the world. This is the theme of the pa geant during which all members of the congregation light a candle and carry it out into the world. Again it is hoped that the people of Newberry will feel welcome at this worship service which will emphasize the proclamation of the Christmas Story throughout the world. Despite the rain of the weekend and the bitter cold of the early week, streets in Newberry were crowded with shoppers who sud denly realized that few shopping days were left for Christmas. Schools let out for the holiday season Wednesday, bringing into even sharper focus the fact that Christmas is only a week away— and that including today (Thurs day), only five days are left in which to finish checking names off the present and card list. Realizing that most people wait ed until after a late Thanksgiving to begin their shopping—and many longer than that—the Merchants Association has asked that busi ness firms and their employees work longer hours to give the last minute shoppers more time to make their gift selections. Recommended by the Association for store closing hours between now and Christmas: Thursday, 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 p. m.; Saturday, 6 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday of next week, 6 p.m. Postmaster Moose has still not j given up his campaign to have ! Newberrians get their cards and packages mailed in time to reach their destination before Christ mas. The Postmaster, who has re peatedly warned about procrasti nation, said today “The time has passed to talk about mailing early for Christmas, but you can still j help us to avoid a tremendous last j minute pileup of Christmas mail if | you’ll send all your gift packages I and Christmas cards right now!” The Postmaster expressed his thanks for the fine cooperation from the public so far, and asks continued help so that all gift packages and Christmas cards can be delivered before Christmas Eve. SCIENCE PROGRAM TO BE BROADCAST A Christian Science Christmas program, “What is Christmas?”, will be broadcast on Radio Station WKDK on Sunday, December 22 at 6:45 p.m. College Closed Newberry College closed at 1 p. m. Wednesday for the Christmas holidays. The dormitories will re-open on Thursday, January 2, 1964, at 2 p.m. and classes will be resumed at £ a.m. on Friday, January 3. The approximately 2000 em ployees of Newberry’s textile and garment plants will have at least two days free time at Christmas, according to the managers of the various plants. The Mollohon Plant of the Ken dall Company will stop at 6 a.m. Tuesday, December 24, and resume operations at 6 a.m., Thursday, December 26, according to W. H. Tedford, manager. The plant will operate on New Year Day. Christ mas will be a paid holiday, and time and one-half will be paid to workers for New Year’s Day. At the Oakland Plant of Ken dall, the schedule will be the same, said L. Hart Jordan, manager. Oakland employees will work on Saturday of Christmas week. As at Mollohon, Christmas is a paid holi day and time and a half will be paid for New Year’s Day work. L. E. Gatlin Jr., manager of Newberry Mills, said the plant would close at 8 a.m. Tuesday, De cember 24 and resume operations at 8 a.m. Dec. 26. Christmas will be a paid holiday and time and a half will be paid workers on New Year’s Day. At Old School Manufacturing Company, D. W. Keller, manager, said the plant will close Monday afternoon, December 23rd and op en on Monday, Dec. 30th. Old School will also close for New Year’s Day, and both holidays will be with pay for employees. Morris Kurlat, manager of Prosperity Manufacturing Com pany said their employees would have Monday, Tuesday and Christ mas day as holidays. At Shawnee Manufacturing Ce., most of the plant will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Christ mas Day will be a paid holiday, according to J. B. Milford, mana ger. Ten members of the elementary chapter, Children of the Confsd- eracy, led by Miss Sallie Lee Cro mer, presented the program at the December meeting of Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U.D.C. Tues day afternoon. The meeting was held in the beautifully decorated home of Mrs. Ralph B. Baker, with Mi-s. Ralph P. Baker and Mrs. Walter Summer, associate host esses. As members and guests sat be fore a blazing fire, the children gave a program of bible readings, songs and papers on prominent persons of the Confederacy. Following the program, the president, Mrs. E. E. Westwood Sr., dispensed with the business session and a delightful period of fellowship followed. As the chil dren enjoyed refreshments in the upstairs apartment of Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, members of the chapter and guests gathered at the tables in the two dining rooms downstairs for refreshments consisting of a chicken salad plate with hot tea. Children taking part are shown in the photo above: first row from left, Erwin Baker, Lynn Lominack, Connie Sanders, David Dickert; second row, Catherine Baker, Mrs. Eloise Welch Wright, Mrs. Ralph B. Baker; back row, Carl Setzler, Mary Baker, Charles Setzler, Ralph Baker Jr., Miss Sallie Lee Cromer, Sydney Carter. (Sunpho- Special Christmas Services Are Planned By Churches JAYCEES HAVE YULE PARTY By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Special services have been ar ranged for the Christmas season by the various churches in the city. Most services will be Sunday morning and evening at regular hours. The Rev. Henry A. McCullough Forty-eight members of the Jaycees and their wives enjoyed a Christmas Party on December 14 at the VFW’ Hut in Newberry, j Jr., pastor of the Lutheran Church Music for entertainment and danc- of the Redeemer, has selected as ing was furnished by Charlie his sermon topic, “To Christmas Pruitt and his band. or to Christ?” A pageant, “Childe On Monday, December 23rd, the Jesus,” will be presented by the Jaycees wilf take ten underprivil- young people of the church and at eged children of Newberry County on a Christmas shopping tour. One or two Jaycees will accompany each child, who will be given a cer tain amount of money to spend as he or she washes. Several mer chants have offered discounts on purchases made by the children. The children will also be given a ; bag of iruit for Christmas. I PORKBARREL GRAB I notice that the Newberry County Nursing Home Commission has its hand in the porkbarrel for funds to build a nursing home in Newberry. Wonder just how many members of the Commission scream about the high taxes they have to pay, and how many of them moan and groan about fed eral government control ? And how much louder they are going to complain wdien the government comes in and tells them how to run that nursing home? (president and trust officer, ended It is always refreshing to hear a 25-year career, and William W. of a town doing something for it- Starr, vice president, a 37-year self, rather than running to the ; tenure with the North Wilkesboro federal government for every lit- bank. Halfacre became vice president of the Bank of North Wilkesboro, a predecessor of North Carolina Newberry Native Is Retired CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Retire ment of two veteran North Wilkes boro officers was announced today by Herbert M. Wayne, executive vice president of North Carolina National Bank. W. D. Halfacre, senior vice tie thing it needs, or thinks it needs. The following story should be an inspiration for those who still believe there is such a thing) National, in 1938, and was presi- as independence from an all-pow erful government: Everyone who has served in the armed forces of this nation knows the term SOP. It means Standard dent when the banks merged two years ago. Previously he had serv ed for seven years as superintend ent of North Wilkesboro schools, and as a school principal in Hem- W V ^ A — — — I — — Operating Procedure. And it cov- i ingway, S. C., and Burlington, N ers the way all manner of things i C. A native of Newberry, Half acre must be done, according to the book. It has its counterparts in civil ian life too. In a Welfare State, for example, if a community wants or needs something it is SOP to ask an all-powerful central gov ernment to provide it. The com munity may or may not get it. In either case, a faceless group of bu is a graduate of Newberry College and Peabody College. Boland Remains Pomaria Mayor POMARIA. — Sam Pat Boland , „ . was nominated mayor of Pomaria reaucrats at the top makes the de- j Tuesday in a runoff Democratic cision. j primary. We have gone a long way farth- He received 51 votes to 44 for er toward Welfare Statism than is | his opponent, A. J. Wilson Jr. The generally realized. It is pretty two tied in the first primary two much SOP for us to look to some weeks ago, w r ith 28 votes each, higher material power for the mo- j In the first primary the follow- uey and the direction and admini-| ing councilmen were nominated: 7 p.m. a Candlelight service will be held at 8 p.m. Christmas Eve. The Rev. T. H. Vickery, pastor of Centra! Methodist Church, has chosen for his subject, “God was Kelly Named To Center Board Prof. Philip T. Kelly has been appointed the Newberry County member of the Board of the Tech nical Education Center which is located in Greenwood, according to an announcement made today by Senator Jesse F. Hawkins and | Rep. D. P. Fc4k, who made the ap pointment. Mr. Kelly is dean of men and alumni secretary of Newberry College. He was recently elected president of the Lutheran Church men of the Synod of South Caro lina. Other counties represented in the Technical Education Center in clude Greenwood, Laurens, Abbe ville, Saluda, McCormick and Edgefield. The Newberry Garden Club and the Newberry Junior Garden Club held their annual Christmas party Tuesday at Mrs. Ruth Pugh’s spe cial education classroom at Bound ary Street School. The meeting was opened with prayer by Irvin Gilbert and the Christmas story from Luke was read by Debbie Fowler, both stu dents in the class. The Christmas story was depicted with pictures on flannel board with all children participating. The group sang “Si lent Night” and members of both clubs joined in repeating the Club Collect. Rev. Robert E. Long pronounc ed the benediction. A brief business session was held with Mrs. James E. Wiseman Jr., president, presiding. Christmas refreshments of punch, sandwiches, cookies and brownies were served by the host esses, Mrs. Charles B. Whittle, Mrs. Seth Meek and Mrs. E. Cor don Able. Beneath the Christmas tree, which the children had deco rated with ornaments they made, were presents for each of the chil dren. Each was given a bag of fruit. Guests of the club included Mrs. Butler Holmes, Mrs. Wallace Bur roughs, Rev. Long and Murray Gray. Members of the class are shown above, just before they opened their presents: front row, Lee Harris and Bobby Beach; second row, Donnie Charles, Debbie Fow ler, Fred Harmon, Irvin Gilbert, Helen Wicker; back row, Jimmy Cook, Daniel Burrows, Larry Shealy, Mrs. Pugh, Wayne Stew art. (Sunphoto) College Class To Tour N. Y. Doctor Inez Seagle, head of the Sociology Department at Newber ry College will take her Anthro pology class on a tour of New I m ’ that afternoon. York during the Christmas holi days. The group of fourteen students will travel in station wagons, leav ing Newberry on December 27 and returning on January 1, 1964. While in New York they plan to visit museums, the Metropoli tan, the museum of the American Indians, and the Cloisters. They also plan to visit Harlem, China Town, some of the great churches, etc. The New York social workers have planned a special tour for them to be able to observe the Welfare Agencies in action. They will stay at the Biblical Seminary while in New York. in Christ.” At 7 p.m. the junior, senior and chancel choirs will ren der a program of Christmas carols in the church sanctuary. Immed iately following a Christmas play, “The Lost Christ,” will be given by the young people in the Fel lowship Hall. The sermon of the Rev. J. An derson Bass, pastor of the First Baptist Church, is “Good Tidings for all people.” At 7:45 a program “Christmas at the Organ,” will be rendered by Dana Sawyer, organ ist and reading by the pastor. “Who Art Thou,” is the topic selected for the morning worship hour by Rev. Robert Long, Vicar of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The children of the church will present a pageant at 5 p.m. A midnight service will be held Christmas Eve, beginning at 11:30 with carols and the story of Christ’s birth with the celebration of the Holy Communion at mid night followed by a sermon, “I Am the Christ.” There will be a service of baptism at 11 a/.n. on Christmas morning. A pageant, “Feast of the Light,” will be pre sented at 7 p.m. on Epiphany Day. At the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church the supply pastor, Dr. W. W. Boyce of Due West, will bring a Christmas mes sage at the morning worship. A special program in pantimime and song will be given at 6 p.m. The Rev. Neil Truesdell, pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, has selected for his subject “The Light of Christmas.” The adult, chancel and children choirs will sing Christmas anthems at the morning hour. A Candle Light service was held the past Sunday. The Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne, pastor of West End Baptist Church, will use the subject, “The Wonderful Christ.” On Sunday evening there will be a musical program of car ols by the choir and congregation. The Rev. Clarence K. Derrick, pastor of Mayer Memorial Luther an Church will deliver a sermon at the morning service. The choir, under the direction of Dr. Milton Moore, will give a cantata at 4 p. A candlelight service will be held at 7:30 Christ mas Eve. The Rev. George Willis, a son of the congregation, will bring a message at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. The message of Christmas has been selected for the message by Rev. M. B. Fryga, pastor of O’Neal Street Methodist Church. A chil drens program will be given at 7 p.m. at which time “White Christ mas” for the needy will be observ ed. The Rev. M. B. Lee, pastor of Epting Memorial Methodist Church will preach on the subject “And Now the News.” At 7 p.m. a pro gram will be presented with the young people and adults partici pating. “What the Birth of Christ Means,” is the sermon topic of tha Rev. J. W. King Jr., pastor of Glenn Street Baptist Church. A church play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Rev. George W. Couch Jr., pas tor of Lewis Methodist Church, will bring the Christmas message from the Book of St. Luke. A can tata will be given by the choir with the young people participat ing in the service. The Rev. John A. Sanders, pas tor of Bethany Lutheran Church, will bring a message on advent. The Sunday School will present a program at 7:30 p.m. The Tradi tional Communion Service will be at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve night. Rev. Robert Addy, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, will bring a message appropriate to the Christmas season. Holy Commun ion will be observed at the 11 p.m. Christmas Eve night service. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Dec. 22: Herbert Griffin, Mary Baker, Prof. Ralph H. Setzler, Janet Murphy, Mrsi O. C. Phil lips. Dec. 23: Mrs. Pinckney Ab rams, Claude Buzhardt, Frank Lominack Jr., James Henderson, Martha Jean Longshore, Mrs. Clay Ballentine, Jackie Shealy, Angela Dominick, Bill Workman, Mrs. A. T. Dennis, Betty Jean Crews. Dec. 24: Mrs. Mary C. Long, Ed Senn, Mrs. Ellen Abrams, Chris Franklin, Pat Underwood. Dec. 25: P. D. Johnson Jr., Mrs. Ernest Bennett, Roscoe Coppock, Fredrick Dodkin, Mrs. R. C. Hunter, Frank Senn, Thomas Shaver, Mrs. J. W. Timmerman, Miss Verna Lane, David Leroy Wilson Jr. Dec. 26: Mrs. Griffin Coleman, Bill Moore, Harold L. Pitts, J. R. Bedenbaugh, Jo Ann Smith, Barry Shealy, David Edmond Sease, Larry DeHart. Dec. 27; J. H. Bedenbaugh, Linda Jane Lominick, Berlin Stuck, Mrs. David Ringer, Mrs. Ferd Summer, Larry McCul lough, Ronald Chapman, Berley Shealy, Mable Darby, Louise Sessions, Mrs. A. J. Wilson, Douglas Bozard, Mrs. J. W. Longshore, Christine Shealy. Dec. 28: Mrs. James Smith, Jr., Mrs. Elbert Dickert, Lisa Lominack, Mrs. Faye Murray Gray, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Mrs. Oscar Mayer, Brenda Summer, Dale Eargle, Gates Beckwith.