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Middle age is when your wife tells you to pull in your stom ach and you already have. The tongue weighs practi cally nothing, but so few peo ple are able to hold it. VOLUME 27—NUMBER 45. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By-The-Way ♦ ♦ ♦ fly DORIS A. SANDERS INSIDIOUS BILL Some of my readers tell me I write too much sometimes on one subject, and they get tired of it. Well, they’re going to get much more tired of a police state if the so-called Civil Rights Bill passes the Senate. I wonder how many readers of this column have written to our representatives or senators ex pressing their opposition to this bill, which will make practically every phase of our lives subject to the control of the President and the Attorney General? Of course our Senators will oppose the meas ure, as did our Congressmen when the bill w r as in the House; but giving them backing in their task will certainly help them in their fight in the Senate. Please read the article below, written by T. Coleman Andrew's, former Internal Revenue Commis sioner, then write to your Sena tors! Today! THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL The most insidious piece of leg islation in the history of our coun try is now being railroaded thru Congress. Its passage would des troy our rights to govern our own lives. If you have been led to believe the Civil Rights bill was designed to give “justice” to minority groups, you have been sold a bill of goods. Few Americans, especially busi ness men, realize that this vicious measure would convert this nation into a police state under the di rection and control of a powerful central government. Its effects would adversely affect everyone, black and white alike. The bill has been hailed in glow ing terms by the President and has been passed in the House: It is now before the Senate. By its action on this bill the Senate will determine the fate of the Consti tution and the freedom it guaran tees. Its evils are not concentrated in, nor are they confined to, the much discussed and highly publicized “public accommodations” section, vicious though that section is.. It becomes more and more evident that “Public Accommodations” is a red herring that has been used to divert attention from the basic evil that runs through all of it like a fine electrical control wire, ready to be charged whenever the Attorney General chooses to throw' the switch. Like all such schemes, this Soc ialist Omnibus Bill—misnamed the Civil Rights Bill—is sponsored and pushed under the guise of do- goodism. The phrases, “guaran teeing rights for minorities” and “ending discrimination” cover its real aim, the subjugation of 185 million Americans to an all-pow erful centralized Washington bu reaucracy. If Congress passes the Civil Rights Bill, the United States At torney General will thereby be made a dictator with practically unlimited powers. His “inspectors” will swarm, snooping and prying, over the countryside—as if Judic- tator Warren and his presumptu ous usurpations were not enough. This proposed legislation goes far beyond the wildest hopes of the Socialist-Liberals. It impairs the right of homeowners to be the sole judges as to whom they will rent, lease or sell their homes; it impairs the right of employees to hire or discharge as they see fit; it impairs the seniority rights of employees, union and nonunion, a- like; and it impairs the right of banks and other institutions to make loans and extend credit in accordance with their best judg ment. This bill can affect nearly every individual in the United States: insurance agents, realtors, broad casters, merchants, manufactur ers, bankers, farmers, homeown ers, teachers, recipients of veter ans pensions, civil service work ers, receivers of social security, and parents of children attending school, even school boards, them selves. It would outlaw “discrim ination”, yet, it doesn’t even de fine the word. If you find this difficult to be lieve, your doubts are understand able. It seems impossible that the far-reaching effect of this legisla tion could have been successfully Icept from the public; but it has, and time is short. This evil plot must be defeated. Once control of all American life is centered in Washington, the autonomy and sovereignty of our 60 United States will be swept away. The President, as the House of Representatives, has deserted us. Hie Senate, therefore, is our last hope. If its members cower before the winds of hysteria, we will have had it. For the President irtipatiently awaits the opportun ity to put his signature to the warrant that will consign us our children and our grandchildren to generations-long political, j-ocial and economic bondage. If you want to continue gov erning your own life, write your senators, both of them, and tell them so. Tell them you oppose this bill; tell them why. Do it now! Their names and addresses are: Senator Strom Thurmond, Sen ate Office Building, Washington, D. C. i Senator Olin I). Johnston, Sen- j ate Office Building, Washington, ; D. C. Easter Seal Month Is Proclaimed By Mayor ANOTHER IDEA A reader who lives on Nance street told me the other day how much she appreciated the traffic- light which the city installed at the corner of Harrington a n d Nance streets. Now, she says, i there is another project she would ; like to see the city undertake, and that is the paving of a short strip : of sidewalk on Harrington street ! from Caldwell to College. I This would be a great help to many who park their cars down in that area, or have business in | that area. It’s a very short block— maybe the city manager will be able to work that in with other paving recently authorized by the council. Prayer for Today Father in Heaven help us to so grow in Thy spirit and love that we may become polished reflectors of all Thy Goodness. May we never be content with less than our best, and give us courage to accept new challen ges in Thy service. Forgive us of our sins. Amen. Mr. and Mrs. Dave L. Hayes have returned to their home on Main street after several weeks stay in Bay Town, Texas. While there they were visited by Senator Strom Thurmond. Tuesday Rites For Mrs. Counts Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Frances Counts were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Mount Tabor Lutheran church, near Little Mountain, conducted by the Rev. John Chewning and the Rev. J. S. Wessinger. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Counts, 94, of 3011 Park street, Columbia, died early Mon day in a Columbia hospital. She was born in Little Mountain and was a member of Mt. Tabor Lu theran church and a lifetime mem ber of the United Lutheran Church Women. She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Claude Hazel of Col umbia, and Mrs. J. Leo Shealy of Wilson, N. C.; six sons, L. Keister Counts, John O. Counts, G. Elbert Counts and W. Horace Counts, all of Prosperity, and W .Forest Counts of Little Mountain; nine teen grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Mayor Ernest Layton last week signed a Proclamation setting a- ! side March as Easter Seal Month i in Newberry. On hand for the of- , fical signing were at left, Mrs. j Richard L. Baker, chairman of the Proclamation committee, a n d Mrs. William Henderson, chairman of the County Crippled Children Society. The Proclamation follows: WHEREAS, the annual Easter Seal Campaign will take place in Newberry, beginning on Sunday, March 1, and WHEREAS, the Campaign is the means of soliciting funds for this worthy cause and consists of public spirited volunteers for con tributions on behalf of crippled children; and calling on our com munity for contributions on behalf of crippled children, and WHEREAS, the Easter Seal Society serves crippled persons, regardless of race, religion, nat ional background, or cause of crippling, and WHEREAS, thore are a large number of crippled children and handicapped adults in Newberry County and the City of Newberry receiving treatment and there are thousands more who are awaiting rehabilitation, and WHEREAS, continuing support of the Easter Seal Society will mean uninterrupted care for these fellow citizens, and WHEREAS, the purposes and aims of this campaign are deserv ing of the help of every citizen: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor of Newberry, do hereby proclaim the Month of March, as Easter Seal Month in Newberry, and urge that all members of this commun ity give full support to this cam paign to aid the handicapped. Signed: ERNEST H. LAYTON, Mayor of Newbei^'y. S. C. Phillip T. Kelly Jr., Dean of Men and Alumni Secretary, New berry College, is announced as chairman of the 1964 Easter Seal Sale campaign in Newberry. Mrs. William N. Henderson, president of the local Crippled Children’s Society, said Kelly will lead a number of volunteers in the annual appeal for funds. The 1964 campaign will be con ducted March 1 to March 29, Eas ter Sunday. V In accepting the chairmanship, Kelly said: “I am deeply honored to take such a prominent role in activities of the Easter Seal organization, a voluntary agency that has worked to help the handicapped in the na tion for 43 years. I invite the vol unteer cooperation of all residents of Newberry county in helping to brinf this very finest, vastest- reachmg good work to as many crippled children and adults as possible in 1964.” Kelly, one of Newberry’s most prominent civic leaders, serves as: President of the South Carolina Lutheran Church Men; member of the area Technical Education Cen ter; member of several committees of the local Rotary club; and a member of Church council of the Lutheran church of The Redeem er. The Easter Seal campaign will be conducted by 1,426 state and local affiliates of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults throughout the United States. Easter Seals in 1963 pro vided rehabilitation care to many crippled residents of Newberry county regardless of cause of the crippling, race, religion, national background or economic status. Extension Of Water And Sewer Lines Explained A group of about 40 citizens, most of whom will be affected by the water and sewer extension program planned by the city, at tended a meeting at council cham bers Monday night to hear expla nation of the program and to learn how they would be directly in volved. City Manager Ken Riebe, City Attorney Aubrey Harley, Supt. of Utilities Buck Connelly and sur veyor Walton Halfacre explained various phases of the extension program, including the rights-of- way which property owners along the line will be asked to sign. The citizens were told that where it was necessary to move fences, flowers, shrubbery, etc. the property would be restored in as good or better condition than before the line was constructed. Information developed as a re sult of questions from those pres ent was that 18” would be the largest size pipe installed, and the length of time the ditch would be open would depend upon the wea ther, although it was expected that no more than 150 feet of ditch would be open at one time, and would be backfilled as the contractors completed laying the pipe. There would be no fire hazard involved, it was explained, since there is a lateral service from a 6” water line along the construc tion route which will provide suf ficient water for firefighting. The property owners were also toM that where it was necessary t o move property markers, they would be replaced. The line will begin in the re cently annexed Harrington Hts. area, and will follow Scott’s creek most of the way to the city limits on the opposite side of town. Bids for this work were opened Tuesday morning. Information as to successful bidders will be seen elsewhere in this issue. Council Discovers Funds Are Insufficient For Proposed Work Mrs. Lominick Rites Wednesday Mrs. Mary Renwick Lominick, 52, wife of George R, Lominick, died Tuesday at the Newberry County Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born in Newberry county, dau ghter of the late James S. and Mary Ethel McGill Renwick, she was a dietician at Newbery High school and a member of the ARP church in Newberry. Surviving in addition to her hus band are a son, Renwick Lominick of Spartanburg; three daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Hooper of Char lotte, N. C., Miss Mary Lou and Miss Helen Sue Lominick of the home; five brothers, Harold . and John Renwick of Winnsboro, Jas. S., Charles and Robert Renwick of Newberry; a sister, Mrs. Geo. Half acre of Newberry and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Dr. Paul L. Grier. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gar dens. Principals in awards presentation as the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club met here Friday were, from left, C. H. Lomas, dairy specialist with the Clemson Extension Service, who presentedawards; Henry L. Parr and Mrs. Parr of Headsprings Farms, whose two-year-old cow was a top winner in milk production in the nation; Dave Waldrop, whose nine-year-old cow received the highest butter- fat production record for cows of all ages, the highest award for this honor in the United States, and Mr. Waldrop’s son-in-law, Jimmy Kesler, who manages the Waldrop dairy operations. (Photo by Nichols.) Newberrians At Music Conference Dr. J. C. Holler of the South Carolina Department of Education spoke to approximately 375 music teachers attending the 15th annual convention of the South Carolina Music Educator’s Association in Greenville last weekend, and ask ed the teachers to “meet the needs of students in today’s world.” Dr. Holler referred briefly to the state aid for education pro gram, and promised that “it is the beginning of a vastly enriched pro gram of education.” Concerts by the All-State Or chestra and the All-State Chorus were among the features of the convention. Dr. Milton Moore of the New berry College Music Department is president of SCMEA; former president and now vice-president is Miss Juanita Hitt, director of choral music in the city schools. Miss Hitt is also editor of the SCMEA’s State publication “The South Carolina Musician.” MEET TUESDAY Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C. will meet with Mrs. T. Roy Sum mer Sr., Tuesday, March 3, at 4 p.m. Associate hostesses will be Mrs. Robert Holmes, Mrs. Seth Meek, Mrs. C. I. Youmans, and Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. City Council’s proposed plans for sewer and water extension suf fered a temporary set-back Tues day, when bids were opened and it was discovered that the low r bids exceeded the estimated cost of the projects by over $85,000. Based on the engineer’s estimates, the City sold $350,000 revenue bonds for the work, and that amount, to gether with a federal grant of $58,000, had been expected to cover the cost of the water and sewer projects. There were 16 bidders each on the two phases of the program. B. P. Barber, the city’s engineer, stated that most of the bids were fairly close. Low bidder for all sewer work except construction of an oxidation pond was G. E. Moore Company of Greenwood in the amount of $235,800. Eagle Construction Company of New berry was low on the oxidation pond, bidding $30,756.23. Council voted to award contracts to these two bidders, also to Kahn and Jackson of Columbia for water mains. Their low bid was $78,313,- 10. These three phases of the ! program were called essential by the enginers. Held in abayance, however, was the low bid of Dan Byers Con struction Company of Greenwood for a w T ater treatment base. Their low bid was $93,500. Mr. Barber, who explained the bids to Council, stated that while the water treatment base was not absolutely necessary at this time, and could be deleted from the pro gram if funds could not be found, that Council should take steps to plan for construction of this base in the very near future. “Leaving out that phase of the program is not going to cause the city to burn up now or in the fore seeable future,” Mr. Barber said. He believed that with the present set-up, an adequate water supply was available, although “if you had some major fires—perhaps two at one time in the city, you may run short of water.” The engineer suggested that council investigate to see whether the $350,000 bond issue was an “open end” issue; if so, it would be possible to tack on additional bond sales to provide the necessary revenue for the entire program. City Manager Ken Riebe stated that approximately $42,000 is available from previous revenue bond issues dating back to 1955, but if these funds were used, it would mean spending every cent the city had in reserve, leaving nothing for any emergency which might arise. Mayor Layton said that he did not believe it would be wise to use this money, but felt that the entire project should be accomp lished at this time if at all pos sible. Mr. Barber said he was positive that the financial condition of the city was such that it could stand the sale of additional bonds, and Mr. Riebe stated that the present amount budgeted for bonds should take care of payments on addition al bonds without a change in the budget. After some discussion, Council voted to authorize the City Mana ger and City Attorney to contact the bond attorneys to see if ar rangements could be made to in crease the bond issue by $100,000. Complete figures for the project are as follows: Collector Sewer, G. E. Moore Company, $59,094.95; sewer and oxidation pond, Moore and Eagle, $207,461.28; Water treatment base, Byers, $93,500; water mains, $78,313.10, a total of $438,369.33 for the contracted work. In addi tion, the engineer’s fee is $26,302- .14; cost of land, $20,000; legal services, $3,400; administrative and fiscal costs, $500; electric ex tension (repairs to lines in Har rington Heights), $14,000, a total of $502,571.47. Money now available includes the bond issue of $350,000 and a federal grant of $67,000 (expected to be increased to that amount because of additional cost of pro ject), a total of $417,000. The de ficit is $85,571.47. Already purchased and paid from previous bond issues is the electric system in Harrington Heights from the Newberry Elec tric Cooperative, Inc., $22,070.81; and the water system in the same area from Dave Caldwell, $3,624, a total of $25,694.81. Local Cattlemen Get Top Awards Clifford T. Smith of Newberry was elected president of the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club during a meeting here last Fri day. He is shown here at left, with Caldwell Henderson of Clin ton, retiring president; A. F. Busby, re-elected secre. ary-treas urer, and George Nichols assistant secretary of the National As sociation of Artificial Breeders of the National Jersey Club, who was guest speaker. (Photo by Nichols.) By Mrs. A. H. Counts Officers were elected and aw ards presented as the South Car olina Jersey Cattle Club met here Friday. George Nichols, assistant sec retary of the National Association of Artificial Breeders of the Nat ional Jersey Club, was guest speaker at the meeting at the Newberry Community hall. Caldwell Henderson of Clinton, president, presided. Dr. Willis A. King of Clemson was toastmaster. Officers elected included: Clif ford T. Smith of Newberry, pres ident; George Wheeler of Saluda, vice president; and A. F. Busby of Newberry, re-elected secretary- treasurer. Named directors were Ben E. Gramling of Gramling; E. P. Gulledge of Greenwood; Jimmy Kesler of Silverstreet; William E. Senn of Newberry and R. L. Steer of Ninety-Six. Hold-over direct ors are Henry Anderson of New berry, Carroll Brannon of Clem son, Ed Baskin of Sumter, J. M. Clary of Newberry and Green ville, W. W. Parr, Newberry, C. T. Smith and George Wheeler. In the awards presentation, two Newberry county Jersey dairy breeders received honors for out standing production of their ani mals. Dave Waldrop of Silverstreet received an award for Vanity Sultan Queen, a nine-year-old which had the highest butt erf at production for an individual cow of all ages, with 1292 pounds of butterfat based on a 305-day record. Highest Record This was reported to be the highest record ever made in this category in the United States. Henry L. Parr of Headspring Farms in Newbery received an award for Blonde Ban, which had the highest milk production for an individual two-year-old. The animal registered 18,587 pounds of butterfat in a 305-day test. Headspring Farms cows won the four other awards in the highest milk production classifi cation, also first, second, third and fifth places in highest butter fat production in 305 days. Third place in this classifica tion was won by a cow owned by Clifford T. Smith of Kinards. Other awards going to Head- spring Farms were: first, second, fourth and fifth places in highest lifetime milg production for indiv idual cows; all places except third in the highest lifetime butterfit production for individual cows; and all five awards in the highest ton-of-gold-cow class, with two of the animals receiving double awards for having previously re ceived ton-of-gold awards. C. T. Smith also received third place in the highest lifetime milk production for individual cows, and third place in the highest lifetime butterfat production for individ ual cows. C. H. Lomas, dairy specialist with Clemson college, presented the awards. Members adopted a resolution favoring a new proposed minimum requirement for superior sire and senior superior sire awards. They also urged the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Club consider the recent change in classification rules, and favored passage of the Proxmire bill whidh would provide for a class base plan for producers sup plying milk to Federal order mar kets and opposed the McCarthy bill and any similar measure that would promote “ a direct- pay ments program” to producers for reducing milk production. Awards Presented Four-H Club awards were pre sented to Alice Bedenbaugh, o f Newberry; Jack Marlow, Laurens; John Steer, Greenwood; Ralph Bedenbaugh, Newberry; and Mich ael King of Oconee county. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS March 1: M. EL Abrams, Mrs. J. R. Swygert, Billy Walton, W. C. Huffman, Mrs. Homer Ep- ting Cookie Johnson, Charles Phibbs, Forrest W. Dickert, Mrs. W. D. Jones. March 2: David Stone, Margie Ingram, Grady Force, Ralph G. Higgins, J. R. Nobles Jr., Jan Bennett. March 3: James Ralph Will iams Jr., Wilbur Boozer, Mrs. F. A. Truett, Janice Carolyn Boozer, Elvelyn Neel Long, Mar cia Ross, David Graham, Judy Ann DeHart, Mrs. David T. Templeton. March 4: Ralph Connelly, Cros by Lewis, Ralph Lancaster, Mrs. Hendrix Monts, Mrs. A. T. Ruff v Christie Crowder. March 5: Miss Ruby Kinard, Mrs. Earl Roland, Mary Ann Connelly, Mrs. Everette Graham, Mrs. Ethel Murphy, Cornelia Nalley, Mrs. EL E. Hite, Mrs. Bill Graham, Patrick Shealy, Mrs. Robert Wicker. March 6: Hugh Connelly, Mrs. Charlie Bradley, David Richard son, EL F. Lowell, III, Fred J. Weir Jr. March 7: Mrs. J. M. Hove, Miss Carolyn Kinard, Linda Ann Lathrop, Ula Jollay, George P. Boozer, Mrs. W. D. Montgomery, Mrs. Eller be Miller, Forrest EL Shealy Jr., Cheryl Folk, Mild red Shealy, Mm. Kibler William son.