Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Sometimes the reason a man takes his wife to a nightclub is because it’s the only place open by the time she gets dressed. OUR FOREFATHERS RAN A FARM ON LESS MAUHIN- ERY THAN WE NEED TO KEEP A LAWN. VOLUME 27—NUMBER 41 By-The-W ay By DORIS A. SANDERS SUPPER STEW Bet somebody had a tfood sup per Tuesday night. Passing along Boundary street Tuesday morning we saw a fellow with a nice fat ’possum. Anyone for ’possum stew? When Chief Colie Dowd hears about it, I know he’ll be sorry he didn’t find that ’possum first! VERY GENEROUS Our South Carolina legislators are proving themselves to be very generous. They have voted to in crease teachers’ salaries by five per cent, while voting to increase their own salaries by 33 1/3 per cent. Under the new bill, the law makers will be making about as much for the few days of the few months they spend in Columbia as a beginning teacher makes teaching some 150 to 175 students five days a week, nine months out of the year—not counting the week-ends grading papers and the summers when many of them have to go to summer school to keep up their accreditation. Aren’t our lawmakers generous —to themselves? GETTING UPSET I don’t think there is any secret about my feelings for the Nat ional Council of Churches; I find that others are beginning now to get upset by the antics of this so- called religious organization. A reader sent me a clipping taken from a recent issue of the Green ville News along with a note “this burns me up, with the Meth odists high in the organization.” The reader happens to be a Meth odist. The story was about a resolu tion passed by the NCC recently which demanded that churches un ite in support of federal, state and local laws that guarantee, without racial or religious discrimination, the right to vote and equal protec tion of the law; equal access to education; equal opportunity for jobs, uniform membership and promotion; the right to rent or buy and occupy housing anywhere; access to all public accomodations. The resolution also called on all churches to open membership and places of worship without regard to race or color, and to permit all qualified ministers equal access to their pulpits. In some small defense of the Methodists, I did note that a high ranking Methodist official in this State denounced the resolution passed by the NCC. This is the sort of thing that is, and hus been going on in the NCC for some time now but it is get ting worse. Of much deeper con cern is the manner in which the NCC is working on the youth of this country. At a recent youth conference held in Nashville, and sponsored by the National Council of Churches, young people were urged to ignore the parents who would try to teach them law and order. They were told that they owed it to the church to get out and march in racial demonstra tions and picket lines. In other meetings sponsored by NCC, the young people have been urged to “join the revolution.” At one such meeting, supposedly on evan gelism, the young people were asked to sign up to take part in racial demonstrations. This is the sort of thing that goes on under the guise of “relig ious meetings” and those parents who refuse to show concern will wake up one of these days. Then it may be too late. leading interpretations.” The big question for Protestants, he said, is how they can reconcile them selves to the papacy. He gives the answer: “Supposing in some way we should come to a new understand ing of papal leadership? If the Holy Spirit says that church unity is through the Bishop of Rome, | who are we to accuse the Spirit of bad theology?” The professor predicts that by the 21st century there will be “a great united chuich undei the leadership of a reinterpreted pa pacy.”—and that “we will be able to confront what has then become one world with what has visibly become one church.” By that time, hr believes, nat ions would no lo iger have inde pendent sovereignty, but will join in some kind of international or der to avoid war. At the rate some church and government leaders are going to day, he’s just about right—by the 21st century there may be one church and one world—under Com munism. BAD REPORTING In an effort to “break the news” first, much bad and inac curate reporting is done by the wire services, as well as individ ual reporters and commentators. They play up the sensational, play down the details. I have watched this for years—in almost eveiy tragedy where a number of peo ple are killed, the first reports that come in will inevitably give a much higher number of fatali ties than the final figures show. Gruesome as it seems, the more killed, the bigger the headline. There were few fatalities invol ved in the Panama Canal incident, but the same sort of thing holds true—the sensational was played up, and little effort, apparently, was made to get to the bottom of the story. The reports in the pa pers were so bad, in fact, that Robert J. Fleming, Governor of the Canal Zone, in a message to Zone employees, said “The first batch of newspapers from the States really clobbered the Zon- ians. I have been working with correspondents and I believe the tide is changing. The next few days should bring stories from the United States which will be more obj active.” Lt. Col. D. O. Carpenter, Jr. who is stationed in the Canal Zone, was kind enough to send me a copy of “Spillway”, a publication of the Panama Canal, dated January 20. In it is a lengthy summary of the events of Thursday, January 9th, plus some supplementary infor mation, prepared and written by an experienced professional news paperman. The summary was not an official report oi either the Panama Canal enterprise or of the U. S. Government, but it was a factual, eye-witness report and it absolves all Americans and Zone employees of any responsibility in the Canal incident. A portion of this story appears elsewhere in this issue. Because of its original length, it has been shortened considerably. I hope you will find time to read it, so you’ll know what happened down there —and draw your own conclusions as to whether the riots were Com munist inspired. Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins was guest speaker at Lee-Jaekson Day exercises held last Friday at Newberry High School. The pro gram was held during chapel per iod, and a number of visitors were present, including members of Calvin Crozier and Drayton Ruth erford Chapters of U.D.C. Calvin Crozier Chapter was in charge of the program this year, with its president. Mrs. W. H. Tedford, presiding. Senator Hawkins told his aud ience “A man’s greatness depends on who you compare him with.” He mentioned that Lee and Jack- son, in battle “had what it took.” They were trained and had cour age and discipline, he said, add ing “how we need that today in NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964 Final Rites For Johnnie Jones Held Tuesday Johnnie O. Jones, 57, died early Monday morning at a Charleston hospital after several months of declining health and several days of serious illness. He was born and reared in this city, son of the late Thomas D. and Byram Bishop Jones. He was a member of the First Baptist church and the Newberry Rotary club. He was a veteran of World War II and owned and operated Johnnies News Stand here for 17 years, having previously been em ployed by the Spartanburg Herald and the Columbia Record. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Outz Jones; a brother, Frank K. Jones of Newberry and a sister, Mrs. Lydia Melton of Huntsville, Ala. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist church by Rev. Neil E. Truesdell and Rev. J. A. Bass. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Tommy Toma- ssoA, Dr. Ralph Baker, Ed Young, Call Taylor, Bobby Duncan, Frank Jones, Jr., A. H. Clark and Ed. Beck. ♦ $2.00 Per Year At the Lee-Jackson day program at Newberry High School last Friday were, from left, Sen. J. F. Hawkins; Mre. W. H. Tedford, president of Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C.; Mrs. E. E. Westwood Sr^ president of Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U.D.Cv, and Supt. J. V. Kneece. (Sunphoto.) Lee’s secret of success was his love for his soldiers, the speaker said. Prior to Senator Hawkin’s talk, the program was opened with in vocation by Rev. T. H. Vickery and Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, led by Charlie Epps. Music was furnished by members of the high school chorus. A solo, “Lo- rena” was rendered by Bootsie Reagin accompanied by Carol Armfield. A sextet, composed of Bootsie Reagin. Betty Fryga, Car ol Armfield. Gayle Phillips, Judy Wdllingham and Mary Louise Lom- inick sang “Yellow Rose of Tex as” accompanied by Charles Huff- stetlar. The music program ended with a piano duet, “Dixie” by Charles and Carol. The speaker was introduced by our homes, schools and churches.” / Supt. J. V. Kneece. The Story Behind Riots in Panama Folk Attending Award Meeting Dan P. (Jabbo) Folk, local rep- resentive of the Equitable Assur ance Society, is in New York this week attending the “National Aw ards” conference. Mr. Folk is one of 87 represen tatives of the Society from thru- cles about ecumenism, how the' out the country invited to attend theologians who would unite the {the conference, which is held in and ON THE SUBJECT Of course you have read heard recently of all the “ecumen ical” talk—the uniting of all de nominations into one. I have been wondering, as I read all the arti- Protestant and Catholic churches would go about having the Pro testants accept the Pope as the ruler of the church—for it is reasonable to assume the Catho lic religion is not all of a sud- .,.n going to change its beliefs. A prominent Protestant Episco pal theologian. Dr. J. V. Lang- mead-Casserly, professor of the philosophy of religion at Seabury- Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, HI., gave a clue in a recent lecture as to how the Cath olic-Protes twit unification will come about. Most Roman Catholic “ecumen ical” leaders are “deeply sincere men” he said. They see “a reinter pretation” of the dogmas of the papacy. Dr. Casserly claimed, and *we have a right to ask for a new and better interpretation. What •we reject are defective and mis- recognition of sales production Mr. Folk’s selection as a dele gate comes to him as a distinct compliment and one which h i s friends are pleased to see him re ceive. The conference is being held in the Hilton Hotel. Mrs. Folk ac companied her husband on the trip. Furniture Store To Move Soon Richard L. Biker Furniture Company will move on February 1 to its new location on Main Street, according to Richard L. Baker, owner. The new location is 1532 Main Street in the building most recently occupied by Carters Flow ers and Gifts. (Condensation of an article ap pearing in the January 20, 1964 issue of Spillway, a publication of the Panama Canal). On December 30, 1963, Governor Fleming issued a press release stating that commencing January 2, 1964, the Panamanian flag would be flown alongside the U. S. Flag on civilian land areas in the Canal Zone wherever the latter flag was flown by civilian authorities. It stated that both flags were flying at 11 different sites ... It was also indicated that the U. S. flag would not be officially flown at certain other sites in civilian communities. Among the places where the flag would no longer fly was outside Balboa High school. Some students encouraged by their perents, re sented the removal of the U. S. flag from their school. On the morning of Tuesday, January 7, students ignored the Governor’s directive and raised the U. S. flag at Balboa high . . . it was taken down and removed by school officials but the stu dents raised it again. It was not 'removed the second time. The student activiry with its controversial aspects was printed in detail. The majority of the Spanish language news media twisted the story to make it ap pear that the Balboa high school students objected to the flying of the Panama flag. This was the situation which led to the visit to Balboa of the stu dents from Panama’s Institute Nacional on the afternoon of Jan uary 9. On that afternoon, about 200 Panamanian high school students entered the Canal Zone carrying small Panamanian flags, the Panamanian National Institute student federation banner and the school flag. They also carried sev eral provacative signs such as “Panama is sovereign in the Can al Zone,” and shouted such slog ans as “Yankee go home.” They were stopped by police of ficers, who were told the students wanted to raise the Institute flag at Balboa high school. The police men agreed to take five students to the school for that purpose al though some in the group opposed the move, the opposition being led by an adult Panamanian. The five were taken to the high school, but wouldn’t raise the flag because they couldn’t stand on the exact spot on which some Amer ican students were standing. The Panamanian and Balboa students at the flagpole began exchanging insulting remarks and the police tried to get the five students to leave but they resisted violently. It was necessary for the police to forcibly push them from the flag pole. The flag was carried by four Panama students holding it at the top edge. Captain Gaddis Wall, an eye-witness, made these two statements based on his observations. No Canal Zone policeman tore or ripped the flag. No. U. S. students tore or ripped the flag. There was a tight cordon of Canal Zone po lice surrounding the Panama students and separating them from the U. S. students. Since there was scuffling, and physi cal struggle between the Canal Zone police and the Panamanian students, the four Panama stu dents holding the flag appar ently tore it themselves during the scuffle. The police finally got the five back to their original group, or dered buses to take them to the Republic but they refused the transportation. They went to the Canal Admin istration building and tried to lower the U. S. flag. They began damaging property—threw stones, broke out windowpanes, broke 20 street lights and 40 louvers in the Treasurer’s office; overturned all trashcans along the road, stoned automobiles. Even so, the Canal police refrained from making any arrests of these students in order to get them out of the Canal Zone as quickly as possible. Between 4:40 p.m., when the students first appared, and 7:30 p.m., the mob grew to about 2000. They roamed over the Canal Zone, setting fires, breaking down fences, burning automobiles, throwing Molotov cocktails. By eight o’clock, the mob had increas ed to between five and six thous and, and the Zone police called in the U. S. Army. Leaving behind much destruction, the mob finally was dispersed about 3:00 a.m. At no time during the events did the Canal Police enter th e Republic of Panama. Many offi cers received injuries, but none were serious. Things were quiet on the Atlan tic side of the Isthmus until a- bout 9 ;00 p.m. when about 20 Panamanians proceeded toward the Canal Zone-Panama border at Colon, carrying a Panamanian flag and shouting anti-U. S. m- (Continued on page 2) Mrs. Dodgen, 79, Died Suddenly Mrs. Bessie Lee Dodgen, 79. died suddenly at her home, 614 Cromer Street, late Monday after noon. Born and reared in Newberry County, daughter of the late Mark and Sallie Long Mills, she lived in Newberry most of her life and was a member of West End Baptist Church. Her husband, John Henry Dodgen, died in 1961. Surviving are five sons, Irvin L. and Wilmer Dodgen of Newber ry; Milton of Chapin; U. M. and Thomas Clayton of Columbia; four ’THRlghters, Mrs. K. W. Rabon of Ridgeway, Mrs. James G. Binder of Quakertown, Pa., Mrs. W. H. Guinn of Columbia, Mrs. Tommie Harmon of Newberry; four sisters, Mrs. Carrie Campbell of Columbia Mrs. Willie Mae Long and Mrs. Mattie Boyd Duncan of Newberry and Mrs. Belle Tew of Joanna; 13 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at West End Baptist Church by Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne, Rev. George Strait and Dr. Clarence K. Derrick. Burial was in West End Cemetery. Pallbearers were Park Tew, Elon and Leland Mills, Marvin Holsenback, Hilton and James Dodgen. Honorary escort was composed of the Homemakers Class and dea cons of the West End Church. Mrs. Ernest H. Layton and Mrs. Frank Jones are among the ladies in Newberry who have enter tained with coffee parties for benefit of the March of Dimes. A large number of guests attended the party, held at the home of Mrs. Layton. Shown at the dining room table where coffee, tea and other refreshments were served are, from left, Mrs. Oscar Bouknight, Mrs. Layton, Miss Sue Lay- ton, and Mrs. Shelton Alewine. (Sunphoto ) Valentine Queen To Be Chosen In Civic League’s Annual Contest Indian Club Award Banquet. Is Wednesday F. D. “Dutch” MacLean, execu tive secretary of the Newberry College Indian club, has announc ed that the annual awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, Feb ruary 5 at 7:30 p.m. All Indian club members and their wives are encouraged to attend this banquet which will be held in Kaufmann Hall located on the Newberry Col lege campus. This banquet, sponsored annual ly by the Indian club, is basically designed to recognize varsity ath letes who have earned letters in the major sports (football, bas ket ball and baseball). Cheerlead ers and managers, who are a vital part of the college’s athletic pro gram, will also receive recognition for their outstanding work over the past year. This year’s banquet will be highlighted by the announcement of the “Most Outstanding Lines man” and the “Most Outstanding Back” on the 1963 Newberry Col lege football team. Head Coach and Athletic Director Harvey B. Kirkland will present the trophies and preside over the ceremonies. Professor Scott Elliott states that he is pleased with the prog ress in the Civic League Valentine Queen Contest. He is especially grateful to the merchants of the county and the lovely young la dies who will appear as sponsors. This project of the League is one of its sources of revenue to help keep Newberry County facilities beautiful for the enjoyment of all citizens, as well as for those who visit in this area. Professor Elliott states that work of the m my committtees of the League is particularly evident in the beautification of Margaret Hunter Park, as numerous citizens and visitors use its facilities. Last summer a family from Illinois, stranded in Newberry awaiting the repaii of their car, carried their children to the Park for a delight ful picnic lunch which had been prepared for them by a Newberry restaurant. They expressed their deep appreciation for the use of this beautiful place where their children miglft rest and relax dur ing their visit in Newberry. Television Station WIS has placed the contest event on its cal endar for the 8th, and plan to vi deo-tape the contest, to be shown a few days later. Professor Elliott and the mem bers of the committee are most grateful for the cooperation and assistance given in this undertak ing. Prayer for Week I pray Thee, O my Father, to shut me up to a simpler and more confiding faith. May I trust more than I know, and believe more than I see; and when my heart is overwhelm ed within me, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I am. Amen. Out of town judges have been secured and the* committee work ing on the cont^lt has contacted an out-of-town teacher of modeling to assist the contestants before the event. Keister Willingham has consented to serve as Master of Ceremonies and Mrs. Justine Ept- ing will furnish organ music for the contest as well as for the en joyment of the audience. The Blue Key Trio, accompanied by Miss Nan Buddin will ’ entertain between the selections of the young ladies as they are chosen for each elimination. Professor Elliott will crown the Queen and a beautiful tiara has been secured to be given to the queen. Lovely decorated hearts bearing the numbers are being made by Mrs. Hart Jordan, Mrs. Jim Ver non, Mrs. Miriam Leslie and their Girl Scouts. The committee extends to the Jaycees and Miss Maxine Cook its congratulations on winning the State Miss Jaycee contest, and Miss Cook is being invited to be a special guest of the Valentine con test. A list of the girls and their sponsors will be presented in a la ter issue of the paper. Tickets at a nominal charge will be sold at the door and everyone in the county is cordially invited to attend and enjoy this evening of beauty and enjoyment afforded by the merchants and their spon sors. Those already working on this affair are, in addition to those named above, are Mrs. Ethel Stone, Mrs. Parnell Ringer, Mrs. Myra Trefsgar, Mrs. Ida Under wood, Mrs. Rosine Longshore, Mrs. Anna Hawkins, Mrs. Dick Shealy, Mrs. Myra Addy and Mrs. Mamie B. Hawkins. Others will be announced as the plans progress. Miss Cook Is State Jr. Miss Miss Maxine Cook, Newberry County’s Junior' MSsT outshone 14 other contestants last Satur day night and was crowned “South Canothia Junior Miss” following tw# days of prelimi naries in thp state contest held at Gaffney. Miss Cook, who won the county title in a contest sponsored by the Newberry Jaycees, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Cook of Prosperity. As the State’s 1964 Junior Miss, she will represent South Carolina in the national Junior Miss contest to be held in Mo bile, Ala. in March. She also will receive $2000 in scholarship awards, and other prizes. Registration Board Be Open The Newberry County Board of Registration will be at the court house Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday, February 3, 4 and 5, for issuance of Registration Certifi cates for voting m all elections in Newberry County. The Board will be open during regular court house hours. Thosb persons who do not have a registration certificate, or who wish to get a transfer or a lost certificate replaced, may have this done next week. Court Decides Curads Innocent Chicago, 111.—The Seventh Cir cuit Court of Appeals has decided in favor of the Kendall Company by reversing the decision of the District court in a patent case ar gued here on December 10. It was charged that Kendall’s Curad bandages inf ringed a John son & Johnson patent concerning adhesive bandages with smooth organic facings. The District court had found the patent valid and in fringed. The higher court held today that the Johnson & John son patent was invalid for Uck of j invention and found it unnecessary ' to consider the infringement is sue. ATTEND SHOW IN CHARLOTTE Among those from Newberry attending the jewelry show in Charlotte, N. C. Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turner and son, Hugh; and Gerald Taylor from Turner & Taylor Jewelers; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Turner Jr. and Mrs. Charlene Hale from W. E. Turner Jewelers. State Shooters Have Meet Here A large number of skeet shoot ers from throughout the state were in attendance at the meeting of the State Skeet Association at the Newberry Gun Club Sunday, "^he next meeting of the state group will be held in Newberry on February 9, according to an an nouncement by John Cantey of Columbia, President. Scores for shooters this week in cluded: Billy Odell, 50x50; Wyman Cook, 49x50; John Cantey, 48x50; Floyd Dennis, 47x 60; Walter Cousins, 44x50; Heyward Mills, 37x50; Henry Sowell, 33x50; Doyle Long, 50x60; T. L. Hicks, 22x25; Ross Sessoms, 14x25. A number of out of town shooters also post ed excellent scores. The Newberry Gun Club has scheduled for March 16 a 100-tar get registered shoot which will at tract shooters from all over the southeast to Newberry. Newberry is considered the center of skeet shooting in South Carolina. -- ■ . : y Mrs. Maxcy Templeton of Laur ens is on a visit with her daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Armfield Jr., and family on Cornelia St. “BIRTHDAY GREETINGS • Feb. 2: Peggy Sue Price* Seth Meek, R. C. Neel Jr., Larry A. Milstead, Mrs. James G. Clamp. Feb. 3: Bernard Hawkins* Mrs. Frank SHgh, Mary Etta Cop pock, Clem I. You mans, Mrs. Claudia Suber, Arthur Pitts, Mrs. Mildred Shortt Harmon. Feb. 4: A. H. Counts, Mrs. Henry T. Fellers, Miss Anna Hiller, Sherill Jean Humphries, Mrs. Horace T. Boozer, John L. Lindler Jr., Kay Nichols, Dianne Shealy. Feb. 5: Howard Bickley, Anne Enlow, Mrs. Harold Aull, A. T. Livingston, Tommy Longshore, W. B. Timmerman, Loretta Werts, Mrs. Frank Graham, Jac queline Counts* Margaret Haw kins* Mrs. iWffie Freeman, Mrs. W. A. Webb* Jeff Waldrop, Mrs. Fred Hayes, Johnnie Tonchberry, Mrs. R. B. Shealy, Waties Pope, Tom H. Westwood, Tommy Mims. Feb. 6; Gene Hendrix, Mrs. C. W. Bowers, Bessie Bradley, Pat Thompson. Feb. 7: Mack Calcote* Henry Baker Summer, Edward Kent Duckworth, Mrs. A. B. Nugent, Sarah Alice Long, Mra* Ernest Long, William Thomas Werts, Mrs. A. A. Cleland, Mrs* J. Har old Hendrix, Lela Davenport, Dale Cannon. Feb. 8: Mrs. Dorothy F. Wen- singer. Mrs. G. S. Dominick, Cynthia Lake* Joe E. Yarbor ough, J. A. Bundrick, Lillie Mae Workman, Larne Jones, Tommie P. Setzler, Wayne Wicker, Fran ces Smith, Frank Yochem.