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Spending money we haven't earned to buy things we don't need to im press people we don't like. VOLUME 27—NUMBER 40 Time may be a great healer, but most folks find it's not much of a beauty parlor. 'The-Way .. . By DORIS A. SANDERS MISCELLANEOUS f risks hut everv J Complaint Department: 1 have a j Our Compiaint for the city. Our house ■ exists partly happened to be among those in the zone which went for 60 days without receiving a water and el- electric bill. Yesterday the bill for the 60-day period came in. My complaint now is that in the fu ture, the bills will be coming every 30 days. With the savings realized over the 60-day period, I make a motion that the hills be sent out this way all the time. More Complaints: A reader tells “Well, you got your traffic and me light at the corner of Nance Harrington and I guess you’re happy—but I’m not!” The gentle man making the complaint thinks the light is fine at times—but not all the time. He doesn’t see why it couldn’t be used just during the rush period—noon, high school let- out time, and 5 to 6 p.m. He might have something there, but as I told him, my chief complaint was not the delay in getting from Har rington across or into Nance; it was the fact that because of the poor visibility, it was necessary to drive a car part way into Nance before you could see whe ther any traffic was coming, thus risking an accident. I’d rather wait for the light to change than be without the light and take a chance on getting hit. Two Sides: As predicted last week, my friend Ed McConnell did not agree with what I had to say about labor unions keeping indus try out of Newberry, and he came by to tell me so. “There are two sides to every question,” Ed says. As proof, he showed me an article clipped from a daily paper with the news that Argus, Inc., a man ufacturer of photographic equip ment, has announced that it wiU phase out its operation at its Spring Grove, Minn, plant and consolidate its business at the Columbia, S. C. plant. Argus now emploj s about 250 workers in Columbia and with the change will add about 150 employees to the payroll. “Now there are all kinds of un ions in Columbia,” says Ed, “and they get new industry. Explain that.” As of the moment, I can’t. I’ll have to do some research. Ed made up a poem about me, he said, and although he wouldn’t write it down, he quoted it. As I remember, it ran, roughly: “Doris writes with a poison pen; Trouble is, she doesn’t know where to end.” Didn’t know until now that Ed was a poet. ommunist is. internal security problem because Earl War ren and his Extreme Court have ignored the fact that communi.-ts are alien-directed, criminal ag ents. So-called “Justice” Warren i hcis voted for the communists 92 per cent of th" time in cases be fore the Supreme Court. What an insult to patriotic Americans that Earl Warren, who had already ! pre-judged the case, was chosen by President Johnson to investi- i gate the murder of the former! President! Three days before the President announced it, the ap- pointmen* of Warren was suggest ed by the communist ‘Worker.” Even after it had been established that Kennedy’s assassin was communist, Soviet officials am Chief Justice Warren continued to NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1964 Takes Part In Junior Contest Miss Maxine Cook of Route 3, Prosperity, Newberry County’s Junior Miss” will be among those taking part in the fifth annual South Carolina Junior Miss Pag eant at Gaffney Friday and Sat urday nights. The pageant will feature senior high school girls from throughout the State who are vying for the State-wide title and $2000 in scholarship awards. The winner will represent S. C. in the annual America’s Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile, Ala., in March. Winners in the national scholarship ♦ $2.00 Per Year m receive claim that “right wing elements” were responsible for the Presi- dent’s death. Warren said, “Such acts of as- HERE TO STAY Despite the fact that there are still a few disgruntled souls who claim “we’re going to get rid of Ken Riebe yet,” I’m firmly con vinced that he’s here to stay. The reason ? Well, after I wrote an article some time back about the tree-mutilation, several persons called Ken and told him “don’t let that Doris Sanders bother you— we know you have to do a certain amount of tree-trimming.” When I heard about that, I knew Ken was here to stay. sassination and murder are com monly stimulated ... as a result of the hatred and bitterness that has been injected into the life of our nation by bigots^’ Did the Justice mean hate of all good Americans for his bloody buddy, dictator Tito of Yugoslavia? “Pravda” aiso says President Ken nedy was killed by hate festering within the United States. How true! Hate festering in commun ists like Lee Harvey Oswald who i are dedicated to destroying our i country. j That unbelievable demagog, Drew Pearson, says that Kennedy might be alive today had not Con- J gress been pressured by “hate groups” into defeating the Anfuso Bill requiring registration of all i citizen firearms. As if Lee Harvey | Oswald and all other communists and gangsters would have gladly registered their firearms! Pear son can’t get it into his little pink head that what should be regis tered is not firearms, but com munists. “The Law of The Land,” writ ten by Congress, says that com munists must register with the government or be subject to fines of $10,000 a day. If the Attorney General had done his job and reg istered all communists, Lee Har vey Oswald might have been un der such close surveillance that he couldn’t or wouldn’t have com mitted his dastardly deed. Robert Kennedy has been too busy “reg istering” southern governors t o comply with the law of the land. It is incredible that the news media of the nation have not only tried to place the blame on Amer ican patriots but have played down the fact that the President’s murder could well have been en gineered by “Doctor” Castro, as Ed Keck, superintendent of Elementary schools, is serv ing- as chairman of the school division for the Girl Scout Drive. A good place to start asking for donations was right in his own office, and his secretary, Mrs. Betty Bishop, is shown here making her contribution to a good cause. (Sunphoto.) The date for the conclusion of the 1964 Newberry Neighborhood Girl Scout drive has been extend ed to the end of January, accord ing to an announcement made to day by H. B. Kirkegard, chairman. “Rainy, windy and cold weather has hampered volunteer workers in contacting prospective donors” Mr. Kirkgard said, “and we feel it will lie necessary to give these people more time to complete their portion of the campaign.” Ed Beck, chairman of the school division and a portion of the in dustrial division, stated that con tributions are beginning to come in from teachers and from some of the business firms he has con tacted. The treasurer for the drive Mrs. Clara Wertz, stated that some workers have turned money over to her, and more is coming in all the time. No report is yet available from Scout parents, since many troops canceled meetings because of ex aminations, and the donation cards have not yet reached the parents. Mr. Kirkegard urged those who have not yet been contacted to give generously so that the pro gram for training of the young girls of Newberry may continue through the Girl Scouts. arch. Winners pageant also awards. Contestants are judged in tal ent,, physical fitness, poise and personality competitions. The pur pose of the pageant is to select the most typical high school sen ior girl in South Carolina and provide her with scholarship aw ards for the furtherance of her formal education. The finals in the contest will be held Saturday night at eight o’clock at Gaffney high school au ditorium. Wins Melody Writing Prize de- Band Makes Plans For Mardi Gras Bv BARRY SHEALY TO THINK ABOUT Since President Johnson took the Communist Daily Worker’s suggestion to appoint Chief Jus tice Earl Warren to head an in vestigation into the death of the late President, it can be readily assumed that we will never get the true facts about the back ground of one Lee Harvey Oswald ■ forces which directly • • /* and his connection with the Com munists of Russia and Cuba. Tom Anderson, in his Straight Talk in the first issue of South Carolina Farm and Ranch Magazine, gives us a few things to think about on the subject. His editorial follows: When Killer Khrushchev said, “We will bury you!” perhaps he meant they’d start with our Pres ident. The President of the United States was murdered by a com munist within the United States. Yet, Moscow, American Com- munis'H, socialists, idealists and halfbrights are waging a relent less campaign to make the Amer ican people believe that the “su per patriots” are responsible. Lee Harvey Oswald was a dedicated communist, a defector to the Soviet Union, a hater of the Unit ed States, a devotee of Fidel Cas tro and a scum-bum who should never have been allowed to re enter’our country. However, after Oswald had moved to Moscow and renounced his American citizen ship, “our” State Department lent him $435.71 to return. WHY? Pew anti-communists are security <3» our leaders call him, said several months ago that if our opposition to him continued, our own leaders would be in jeopardy—a definite threat of assassination. Communists are taught to hate relentlessly. Assassination is a recommended technique of Com munism. Lee Harvey Oswald’s mind had been warped by an alien violence, not by a native attitude. It is not the mass of Americans who are to blame, nor Dallas, nor constitutional conservatives. The blame rests squarely on the com munists and their sympathizers and dupes. Herbert A. Philbrick, former counterspy for the FBI, says: “How ironic—and yet, how unsur prising—that the very Marxist, materialist, atheist, leftwing for- should have been the very instigated President that ces the assassination of Kennedy . . . How ironic At 4;00 h.m., Friday, February 7, the members of the Newberry High School band will step aboard two buses furnished by the Travel Tours Bus line to begin their journey to the annual Mardi Gras celebration held in New Orleans, a city that is a treat for the eye and for the memory. The band will travel all day Friday and arrive in New Orleans approximately 8:30 p.m. During their stay the band will be involved in many varied activi ties. Of the sixteen parades held during this gala celebration, the Newberry Hand will perform in two: the Proteus parade on Mon day, February 10, which is held at night; and the Comus parade, also at night, Tuesday, February 11. Each of these parades is ap proximately five miles long, be ginning about two blocks from the mighty Mississippi River on the corner of Jackson Avenue and 1 Rousseau. The parade route eith er follows, or passes, such famous streets as Bourbon, Canal, Dau- phine, Basin and will end at the Municipal Auditorium where most Mardi Gras balls are held. Each parade has its own theme, which is different each year. A ! theme that is drawn from history i or legend or mythology is used, ; and in each of the parades, the ! floats must be an interpretation of its theme. On Mardi Gras day itself, “Fat Tuesday”, the city turns into a 1 gay and gaudy shout. This is the day of parties and pax*ades. Leading the onslaught of pa rades for that day is King Zulu, Misrule” is bearded, berobed and heads an impressive following of floats which wind through the city on Mardi Gras day to the blaring accompaniment of his theme song, “If I Ever Cease to Love.” The masking and mad merry making continues until sundown, when by royal proclamation, all masks must be removed and the exhilirating feeling of being in cognito vanishes. By the next day, Wednesday, a wonderful world of fantasy Has vanished—not only for the King, but for Newberrians as well, for it is then that the long trip home be gins. Debbie Westmoreland was dared first place winner in a melody-writing contest held last week among the eight grade band students at Junior High School. The contest was conceived by two eighth grade boys, Keith Nichols and Steve Bodie. They drew up the rules for the contest and provided the prizes. Miss Lorraine Paris, director, Barry Shealy, high school band student, Keith and Steve made the selection of four place winners and two honorable men tion. Pieces were graded on orig inality, correctness, appropriate ness and neatness. All eighth grade students entered the contest. The first prize, won by Debbie, was for $1.00. Second prize was won by Beth Underwood, third by Donna Taylor and fourth by Nan cy Harmon. Honorable mention went to Anna Hawkins and G. W. Roberts. Miss Paris commended Keith and Steve for their initiative in fostering such a venture. Hundreds of Newberrians and visitors from out of town visited the new installment loan building and the newly redecorated main office of South Carolina National Bank here Monday afternoon. A short dedication service was held at the doors of the new build ing at 5 p.m. This included a prayer of dedication by Rev. T. H. Vickery; remarks by Mayor Er nest H. Layton; welcome by No lan P, Shuler, Jr., executive vice president, Central Region, SCN, and ribbon cutting by Mayor Lay- ton and Lewis J. Shealy, assist ant vice president in charge of SCN’s installment loan depart ment. Those taking part were in troduced by W. J. Raffield, mana ger of the local bank. During the evening, visitors looked over the new building and wonderful response to the open house. About 1000 persons attend ed during the evening. Drawing prizes were won by B. O. Long, grill; Miss Becky Williams, stereo; Frank Graham, radio; Ronnie Chapman, toaster. Shown during the dedication received favors. In the beautifully ceremony in the picture above are, redecorated main office, refresh- from left, Rev. Vickery, Mr. Raf- ments were served. field, Mr. Shealy nd Mr. Layton. Mr. Raffield and Mr. Shealy Just behind Mr. Raffield is Mr. expressed appreciation for the Nolan. (Sunphoto.) Robbins Killed In Freak Truck Accident Near Pomaria Monday White House officials had ordered I who arrives by way of the Mississ the Dallas police, in advance of jp^j jjj ver B ar g. e a t 9 a .ni., grarh- the President’s v,sit, to set up a j ed in a grass skjrt and a g0 , den sharp watch over all ‘rightwing extremists’ suspected crown. This Negro parade is with out doubt the wildest and the most “Lee Harvey Oswald’s mind and J co i 0 rful of all the colorful phantas- soul were contaminated by the Fair Play for Cuba Committee filth—a vicious, vitrolic attack against the United States, such as the following: ‘The United States continues to bayonet the peace . .. trusting U.S. armed and trained terrorists onto Cuban soil to mur der men, women and children. Washington violates every human law . . . the United States is a cruel aggressor, bent on may hem ... ’ “Robert Tabor, former CBS newsman and later head ol? the Fair Play For Cuba Committee, wrote: ‘. . . cynics were soon disap pointed. Even before Fidel reach ed Havana, the noble noises of the fidelistas were echoed by the crash of the revolutionary rifles as the first and worst war criminals, no- (Continued on page 3) magora of the day, with its jazz bands and autographed coconuts which King Zulu tosses out to the onlookers en route—and the spec tator who isn’t spectating had better beware! Fortunately, the Newberry band will be able to attend the Rex pa rade, which is the most famous of all Mardi Gras parades, as -spec tators. It will be held Tuesday, February 11 during the daylight hours. This parade was named in honor of a handsome Grand Duke from Rufesia who visited the Mardi Gras in 1872. To honor him the city proclaimed a new King, Rex, and dressed him up like a Russian Tzar. The custom and costume have remained the same ever since. Today an illustrious busi nessman who has been selected as Retired Group Meets Tuesday The Mid-South Carolina Chapter of the Retired Officers Association will hold its first quarterly meet ing of 1964 at the Fort Jackson Officers’ Open Mess at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 1964. This will be a combination busi ness and social affair and a cor dial invitation has been extended the ladies to attend. The program includes a short business meeting for the primary purpose of adopt ing By-laws for the Chapter while the ladies will utilize this time to get acquainted. The business meet ing will be followed by a social hour, dinner and dancing. At a plenary meeting on Oct ober 30, 1963, Maj. Gen. Frank S. Bowen, USA, a former Commond- ing General of Fort Jackson, was elected president of the local chap ter for 1964. Other officials elect ed were; Rear Adm. William L. Anderson, USN, first vice-presi dent; Col. Raymond F. Wise- hart, USAP, second vice presid ent, Lt. Col. James W. Deloach, USA, secretary; and Col. Carl W. Adams, treasurer. Gen. Bowen stated that mem bership in the newly formed chap ter would be limited to men and women who are retired commiss ioned officers and warrant officers (regular and reserve) of the army, navy, air force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Her.lth service. He also stated that the chapter hoped to draw its membership | from the entire Mid-South Caroli na area and all retired officers within commuting distance of Columbia were cordially invited to join. Officers who wash informa tion concerning membership in the chapter are requested to telephone Lt. Col. Deloach, secretary, at Al pine 3-4170 or write P. O. Box 62- ‘King of Carnival and Lord of 92, Columbia, S. C. Auxiliary Hears Talk On Guns The Woman’s Auxiliary to the Newberry County Medical Society met at the home of Mrs. Gurnie Summer on Wednesday, January 15th at which time the members of the County Medical Society were guests for a delightful sup per meeting. In the absence of the president, the vice-president, Mrs. Elbert Dickert presided. All business was dispensed with and Mrs. Dickert turned the meeting over to Mrs. Von Long who had arranged a most interesting program. Mrs. Long introduced Doyle Long who presented a program on “Gun Safety.” Mr. Long exhibited several dif ferent types of shot guns and rifles and demonstrated the proper way of carrying a gun and how to loan and unload a gun. Mr. Long- stated that it was important that all men, women, and children learn the proper manner of handling guns. He said that injuries and fa talities through the use of guns are not accidents, they are caused through ignorance or carelessness. The National Rifle Association is particularly anxious to reach the women as more guns are handled in the home than in the field. The National Rifle Association pub lishes safety rules which they feel should be in every home. He stressed the importance of teaching a child the correct hand ling of a gun before giving him one. Many parents give their chil dren 22 rifles with little or no in struction. This is a very danger ous practice as a .22 rifle is a very dangerous and deadly weap on, he said. At the close of Mr. Long’s talk all present went out to Mr. Long’s skeet shooting range. Mr. Long in structed the ladies on holding a gun, and then let them shoot skeet. All were very much relieved to fond that the gun did not knock them down and to find with Mr. Long’s help it was possible to hit a moving target. PUBLIC INVITED TO PROGRAM The public is invited to the Lee-Jackson Day program to be held at Newberry High school on Friday during chapel period, 9:20 A.M. The program is jointly spon sored by Drayton Rutherford and Calvin Crozier chapters UDC, and Mrs. W. H. Tedford, president of Calvin Crozier, will preside. Mrs. Ray Nobles is chairman of the Special Days committee. Guest speaker will be Senator J. Frank Hawkins. Doctors’ Wives Shoot Skeet Doyle Long takes top spot in this week’s skeet shooting break ing 149x150. Billy Odell had 94x 100; Roy Brandt 93x100; John Cantey, 70x75 with 410 guage; A1 Cromer, 46x50; Walter Cousins, 47x50; Henry Sowell, 43x50; Frank Hill, 46x50; J. B. Nicholson, 69x75; Eugene Wicker, 36x50; Ro bert Hawkins, 20x25; Lewis Chap man, 22x25; Ross Sessoms, 13x25. The South Carolina Skeet Shoot ers Association will meet March 26 at the Newberry Gun Club at 3 p.m. John Cantey of Columbia is state president and says that | an< ^ Sallie Mosely Robbins this will be a very important meeting. This past week the Newberry County Medical Auxiliary mem bers and their husbands came to the skeet field to try their hands with shotguns and found skeet shooting to be fun. All of the la dies shot some and did very well. They were Mrs. R. E L.ivingston, Mrs. V. A. Long, Mrs. W. W. King, Mrs. E. G. Able, Mrs. Ralph Ba ker, Mrs. Muriel Lake and Mrs. Betty Carter. Mrs. Carter hit ev ery target she tried. These ladies proved again that skeet shooting is not all a man’s sport, but a family sport said Mr. Long. A 47-year-old Newberry county man was killed instantly near Po maria about eight o’clock Monday night when he was crushed be neath the wheels of a truck be had been driving. State Highway Patrolman W. E. Hamilton said Hoyt Odell Robbins, I 46, of Route 2, Pomaria, apparent ly fell under the wheels of his 1955 Chevrolet pulpwood truck af ter it went out of control on a secondary road two miles north of Pomaria. Hamilton said the vehicle ap parently left the highway on a curve and as it traveled across a gulley, Robbins’ knees knocked the door open and he fell under the wheels. The patrolman said J the truck continued some distance ! into a field before coming to a halt without ever overturning. He said the truck was not load ed at the time of the accident. Hamilton said Robbins reported ly was returning home after vis iting his daughter and a new born grandchild in a Prosperity clinic. Assisting in the investigation were State Highway Patrol Cpl. W. J. Martin, Newberry County Coroner George R. Summer, and Newberry County Sheriff’s depu ties. Mr. Robbins was bom and rear ed in Forest City, N. C., son of County where he operated a lum ber business. He formerly was em ployed by Whitener Lumber Co. in Newberry. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Mrs. Laura Ramey Robbins; three daughters, Mrs. Richard Kinard of Chapin, Mrs. Herbert Griffin of Newberry and Mrs. Douglas Sherill of De troit, Mich.; two brothers, Walter and James Robbins of Po.v iria and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at a local funeral home b,y Rev. Ray Tim merman. ‘Burial was in Rock Creek Baptist church cemetery in Fair- field county. >, Pallbearers were Eud Cromer, Bart Doolittle, Guy Whitener Jr., Anderson Cooper, C. I. Parker and Jim David Berley. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meece are now residing at 2519 Fair Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Phillips have moved to 1403 Third Street. SILVERSTREET HD CLUB TO MEET The Silverstreet Home Demon stration club will meet on January 28 at 3:30 at the Silverstreet! Community Center. Hostesses "will be Mrs. T. B. Boozer and Mrs. J. G. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beck went to Charleston Tuesday afternoon to visit Johnnie Jones, who under went surgery last weekend at the Medical College hospital. Mr. Jones will return to his home in Newberry as soon as he is able to travel. Jesse Outz, who has been a pa tient at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia, has returned to his home here and reports that he is now feeling fine. He spent most of his life in the 1 Broad River section of Newberry Anglers Need New License South Carolina anglers are re minded that the fishing license year began January 1 and cases will be made against persons fish ing without license, Director Jas. W. Webb of the Wildlife Resources Department said today. No license or permit is required of children under 12 years of age. A license costing $1.10 is re quired of all residents using arti ficial lures or manufactured tackle and also there is a $1.10 permit for the following lakes: Santee-Coop- er„ Murray, Greenwood, Clark’s Hill and Hartwell, regardless of tackle used. However, in lieu of all licenses and permits a resident may purchase for $3.10 a combi nation license-permit good in all waters of the State. An annual non-resident license, good for all waters except Cataw- ba-Wateree where a $1.10 permit is required in addition to the an nual non-resident license, costs $10.25 and a 10-day non-resident $3.10. There are no size limits and no closed season except trout in zone One, where the season is closed October 1-March 1, and the first week in April, May, June and July, for stocking purposes. Jan. 26: Mrs. Banks Enlow, Bea mon Summer, Clifton Hattaway, Jr., Mrs. Dari B. Wise, Jr., Annie Buzhardt, Mrs. Fannie Ringer, Mrs. Ellis Davenport, George Park, Dean Dickert. Jan. 27: Ann Campbell, Joyce Lominick, Byron Nichols, Mrs. Katie Cousins, J. Nelson Cousins. Jan. 28: Mrs. J. B. Coward, David Boyd Parr, Kenneth Black well, Jake Boozer, Sandra Boland, Rev. J. Ed Taylor, Mrs. J. V. Kneece, Kay Davis, Sara M. For- bis, Rose H. Wallace. Jan. 29: Mrs. R. C. Williams, Mrs. T. J. Bouknight, Don Chap pells, Charlie Wallace Epps, Mrs. John W. Waldrop, Mrs. Belle Bauknight, Linda Smith, William G. Coates, George Earl Cromer, S. L. Waldhour III, Claude Counts, Mrs. James C. Abrams. Mrs. W. F. Mullinax, Doyle Long, Walter Leroy Bouknight. Jan. SO: Mrs. B. E. Stockman, Mary Frances Bedenbaugh, Viv ian Lynn Wise, Mrs. Duncan Johnson Jr., Mrs. Chesley J. Ab rams, R. B. Shealy, Mi \ C. H. Eargle, Randolph Crowe ?r. Jan. 31: John T. Norris, Hous- eal Norris, Robert Ezell Dawkins, John Jordan McCullough, Ken neth Shealy, Mrs. A. C. Ward, Jesse Lewis, Mary Lane Williams, Kaye Rinehart, Mrs. B. V. Chap man, Mrs. H. J. Looney, R. B. Kennerley, Mrs. J. M. Pool, Miss Nell Kyzer, Phillip M. Forbis, Marzie Ward. Feb. 1: Mrs. Hugh K. Boyd, Eugene Griffith, Mary Sidelle Crooks, Diane Wright, Peggy Ann Marlowe, Ralph Bedenbaugh, Mary Ann Moore, Margaret S. Koon, Mrs. Lucille Yochem.