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A HAMBURGER BY ANY OTHER NAME COSTS MORE. When you help someone up hill, you find yourself closer to the top. VOLUME 28—NUMBER NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By'T he-W ay ♦ ♦ ♦ By DORIS A. SANDERS A BIG BOOST The new post office for New berry, to be built at the corner of College and Jenkins street, adja cent to Smith Motor Company, will provide a big boost in taxes for the city and county. Unlike the present old building, which belongs to the government and on which no tax is paid, the new building will be constructed and owned by private parties and will be rented by the government. Because of this, the owner must pay city and county taxes. Some tax is being paid on the property now, of course; but it stands to reason that a new, mod ern building on that property will be taxed at a much higher rate than the two older houses now existing there. The old building, which has been too crowded for a number of years, could be put to wonderful use as a library or for some other good civic purpose. Perhaps many of you are not aware that the old building was so crowded it was necessary to move the mail car riers to another building. This in volves additional personnel for supervision, and involves carrying the mail back and forth between the two locations several times a day. Trying to remodel the old building would be a waste—the quarters would still be too crowd ed and the money—which would have to be spent from your tax dollars to do the work—would be wasted because it wouldn’t be long before more space would be need ed. We’ve waited a long time for a new T post office—finally we have it—or will have it soon. It will be a wonderful addition to w'hat we hope will soon be a more rapid progressing economy for New’ber- ry. Now we may be grabbing at straws, but the Spartan Grain vote, even though small and non-tcAtile, could signal an aw akening to the fact that union domination of Newberry has of fered nothing but retrogression or stagnancy to an otherwise rapid-growth area of South Carolina. In spite of some apathy, most business leaders have been sym pathetic toward Newberry Mills’ long struggle with the union, and it is an equally healthy' note that after nearly three years there is still no union contract at Newberry Mills, originally or ganized in 1945. Add to this the recent defeat of the Teamsters and we at least see some evidence the la bor situation in Newberry is set for a change. After so many years of abuse, Newberry is due for an encour aging word. Donations Coming In For Bell Fund; Work On Project Begins : :t>. THE REASON I’m sure Ed McConnell is won dering why I haven’t been gloat ing over the fact that a month or so ago, in an election at Spartan Grain and Mill Company in New berry and Spartanburg, the Team sters Union was decisively defeat ed by a vote of 85 to 56. To be frank about it, I didn’t even know of the election until some weeks later, when a citizen inquired as to the reason we didn’t publish the story. Perhaps it is better that I did not know of it beforehand, because I couldn’t have resisted comment —and that is all it would have taken for the National Labor Re lations Board to order a new elec tion. Anyhow, the union was de feated, and this fact did receive notice in a very important publi cation, America’s Textile Reporter. \n editorial in the April 9th issue f The Reporter, entitled “New lope for Newberry”, follows: It is gratifying to note that the Spartan Grain Company of Spartanburg and Newberry, S. C. recently defeated the Team sters Union by a vote of 85 to 56. While it may appear an insig nificant victory of management, a review of past pro-union sen timent in Newberry would in dicate a change of allegiance might be in the making. In 1958 when the town of Newberry (population about 7,- 500) and Newberry Mills were having a mess of trouble with the UTWA, we criticised what appeared to be “an ostrich-like attitude” toward the union’s un reasonable demands on the part of the development board, some of the town leaders and busi nessmen. Worker indolence had become a serious problem at the mills and strike threats continually undermined the future of the plants as well as the town’s in dustrial stability and growth. We noted, at the time, thot Newberry had three textile mills, all organized, and we doubted that any other town in the Southeast could “claim such unglorious distinction.” In 1960 when Newberry Mills’ workers walked out on a wildcat strike, despite a no-strike clause in the union-mill contract, we referred to Newberry as one of the few remaining hotbeds of unionism in South Carolina—a state in which, in 1959, only 3/- 100,000ths of 1 percent of the total industrial man-hours work ed were lost due to strikes. It appeared to us that the un ion had a stranglehold on this upstate little city and we attrib uted the lack of industrial and papulation growth to this fact. Hie county, for example, had lost 2000 persons in a decade. Mrs. Thomas Died Suddenly Mi's. Caledonia McCreary Thom as, 81, widow of Dr. Charles Ed ward Thomas, died hei'e suddenly Tuesday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Hubert Setz- ler. Born in Orance, Texas, daugh ter of the late Richard Joshua and Rebecca Cowan Quattlebaum Mc Creary, she was a graduate of the former WMU Training school, now the Carter School of Missions at Louisville, Ky. She was a mem ber of the First Baptist church. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Setzler are another daugh er, Mrs. William Strother Durham, of Columbia; four grandchilcren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at First Baptist by Rev. Anderson Bass. Buiial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Hube> t Setz ler Jr., William Durham Jr., R. A. Harley Jr., L. S.. Floyd, Pres-1 ton McAlhany and Chas. Dukes. ' Honorary escort was composed of deacons of the First Baptist church. ^ mm Principals at the luncheon given for the Newcomers Club by S. C. National Bank included, from left, Mrs. J. E. Denny, president; Jack Raffield, manager of SCN Bank, Mrs. Millie Lewis, guest speaker and Mrs. V. W. Rinehart, program chairman who intro duced Mrs. Lewis. (Sunphoto.) Newcomers Hear Charm Authority Pre-Schoolers Register Today A pre-school clinic will be held today (Thursday) at 3 o’clock at Boundary Street school. A 1 1 youngsters who are to enter school next year are urged to be present with their parents, and a birth certificate. R. Ed Beck, superintendent of Newberry elementary schools, stated that enrollment at the pre school clinic at Speers street was very disappointing. He urged those who did take their children to the Speers Clinic to take them to Boundary this afternoon, to en roll for Speers. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Shelton are now making their home at 713 James street. The South Carolina National Bank was host to the Newberry Newcomers Club at a luncheon on last Wednesday at the Community Hall. Guest speaker during the program, which began at 11 o’ clock, was Mrs. Millie Lewis of Columbia a model, director of charm schools and a radio per sonality. During the business session, Mrs. J. E. Denny, club president, presided, welcomed guests and expressed appreciation to Jack Raffield, manager of the local S. C. National Bank, for entertain ing the club. The speaker was introduced by Mrs. V. W. Rinehart as “a fore most authority on beauty, charm and fashion.” She stated that Mrs. Lewis had attended Furman Uni versity and the John Robert Pow ers School of Modeling in New York, and that her picture had graced a number of nationally read publications. Mrs. Lewis models for Davidson’s and Rich’s in Atlanta and recently opened a charm school in Newberry for high school students and a small class of adults. Mrs. Lewis gave her listeners many hints on “How to be more Charming.” Being charming, she said, is mainly having considera tions of the sensitivities of other people. “Charm is a very personal thing,” the speaker said. “You have to have self confidence; and in order to have confidence, you must have intelligence; not be self-centered; be enthusiastiu; do not lean on wardrobe or physical attributes too heavily; do every thing as well as you possibly can; have some interest or hobby, and lead a good life.” Following a question and ans wer period, Mr. Raffield thanked Mrs. Lewis for being present. Af ter the delicious luncheon, flower arrangements on the several tables were given as door prizes. Special guests were members of the press and ladies who have previously entertained the club in their homes. Ralph D. Smith Found Dead At Transmitter The burned body of a 40-year- old Newberry man was found at the base of a 60-foot electrical tower here about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Newberry County Coroner Geo. R. Summer said Ralph D. (Mutt) Smith apparently was knocked from the top of the Duke Power Co. transmitter tower when his foot touched a high-power line, containing approximately 22,000 volts. He said Smith hit a second high voltage line and struck the tower at least twice in the fall. The con tact set fire to Smith’s clothes, which spread to grass at the base of the tower. Members of the Newberry Fire Department, who answered the fire alarm, discovered the body. The coroner ^aid Smith was pro nounced dead at the scene. He said Smith was the former owner of a drive-in restaurant on Highway 76 and at the time of his death was owner of a taxi cab in Newberry. He said investigation is continuing and an inquest date has not been set. A native of Newberry, son of Robert D. Smith of Clinton and the late Beulah Kinard Smith, he lived in Clinton a number of years. Surviving in addition to his fa ther are a sister, Mrs. Arthur San ders of Clinton; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alice Kinard of Clinton. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 4:30 p.xn. at Cal vary Baptist Church in Clinton by Rev. J. W. Spillers. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery, Clinton. Donations to the Boundary School Bell Fund are beginning to come in, ace 3rding to Bill Kibler, treasurer, but they will need to come in at a faster pace to reach the goal of $500 between now and May 24, the date tentatively set for dedication of the bell on the Boundary street school grounds. The Bell committee has been advised that brick for the struc ture will be furnished free by the same company which furnished them for the new Boundary school building. City employees began Tuesday laying out plans for the structure and the sidewalks on the Boundary grounds. Ken Riebe, who is in charge of const? uction, said today that there should be no difficulty in completing the pro ject in time for dedication on May 24th. Those who wish to contribute to the fund but have not yet done i so are reminded that checks should be made payable to the “Bounary Bell Fund” and sent to Bill Kibler at S. C. National Bank, or given to any member of the committee: Ken Riebe, Irvine Leslie, Ralph Watkins, Prof. T. E. Epting, Thomas H. Pope, and Mrs. Doris A. Sanders. Among those who have made donations so far are Misses Ophe lia and Eve Dominick of Prosper ity. A note accompanying the do nation explained: “We did not attend the school, but we live in Newberry county.” Thomas H. Pope, Finance chair man, expressed appreciation to those who have contributed, es pecially those who are interested in preservation of the Boundary Bell, even though they did not at tend the school. A list of contributors will be published each week. Those who haVe made donations thus far, in addition to the Misses Dominick, are Jasper Chapter, DAR, Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchinson, Mrs. O. F. Armfield, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Pearce Davis, Herman Langford, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armfield Jr., Mrs. Helen Monts, Mrs. S. C. Paysinger and R. W. Cannon. IN OBSERVANCE of Newberry’s CLEAN-UP campaign, the Texize Company of Greenville is furnishing sufficient cleaner to clean Main Street, and some of the Jaycee-Ettes get ready to tackle the task. Shown in the picture are, from left, Powell Zeigler and W. Stanley Finch of Texize; Mrs. Grady Carter, parade co-chairman; and Mrs. Don Woodyard, publicity co-chairman. (Sunphoto.) Monday Parade To Begin Clean-Up Week Activities STEP Progran Starts May 4th Father Dies Paschal M. Rodgers—better known to his friends as “Pack”— retired on April 11 from the Oakland plant of Kendall Company after having worked there since January 12, 1913. He accepts a Certificate of Participation in the Kendall retirement plan from his overseer, Asa Hatfield, lieft in the picture. Mr. Rodgers per formed all jobs in the spinning department during his 53 years, and is retiring only because of his health. Mr. Rodgers, who lives with his wife at 1308 Second street, said that he plans to spend his time painting his house, cultivating a garden, and going fishing with his nephews. (Sunphoto.) E. H. Parker of Roanoke Rapids, N. C., father of Mrs. Edith Bishop of Newberry, died late Wednes day afternoon at Newberry county Memorial hospital after several days serious illness. He bad been in declining health for some time, and had been in Newberry on a visit to his daughter’s home at the time he was stricken. Funeral services were held Roanoke Rapids. in The Newberry-Saluda STEP Training Center will officially op en at the Mollohon Schotl building on Monday, May 4th, with two courses to be offered during the first session. Dave Morison, chairman of the STEP Committee for the two counties, announced at a meeting of the committee Monday morning that all arrangements have been made for beginning courses in landscape gardening and nurses aid-hospital orderly. The courses will run 18 weeks, a portion of which time will be devoted to ele mentary education, the remainder to specialization in the field of fered. Pearce Davis, manager of the employment service in Newberry, announced that twenty principals and five alternates will be select ed for each of the classes. There are still a few openings remaining in the landscape gardener course, and persons interested in taking this course are urged to contact Mr. Davis or come by the employ ment office on College Street as soon as possible. While there are more than en ough applications for nurses aid, Mr. Davis said, he urged those interested in this field of study to apply, because of the possibility of future courses being offered. He also stated that a number of persons have shown interest in studying for employment as kit chen helper, service station attend ant and farm machinery operator. All persons interested in these courses are asked to make appli cation so plans may be made to begin the study of these subjects as soon as there are a sufficient number of applicants. A parade in downtown Newber ry next Monday will launch the week-long Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-UP Week. The observance is under the sponsorship of the New berry Jaycee-Ettes. This organiza tion of wives of Jaycees also is promoting the parade, co-chairmen of which are Mrs. Grady Carter and Mrs. Jeanette Wilson. The parade will begin at 4 p.m., organizing at the corner of Wal nut and Main Streets, and will proceed down Main Street. The line-up will include Miss S. C. Junior Miss, who is Miss (Nook) Maxine Cook; Miss Newberry Col lege, Miss Caroline Kohn; Miss Newberry High School, Miss Lin da Sue Rister; Mr. and Mrs. Trash, Mr. and Mrs. Clean-Up, Little Mr. and Mrs. Clean-Up, the Texize Maid in a Bottle; clowns, hobo, county delegation. Develop ment Board, city officials, rescue squad, fire trucks and other city vehicles, forestry department, unit from WKDK, Bishop’s Skating Rink, Newberry High Band, Gall- man High Band, Jayccr.-Ettes, Gallman High Float, Baton Groups of Linda Sue Rister and Lib Shealy; Newberry High School, and Newberry College represented by Harry Brooks, Alice Cummings, Bill Ebener and John H. Wolf. Mrs. Barbara Folk, Jaycee-Ette chairman for the Week’s Observ ance, revealed that prior to the kick-off parade Monday, Texize Chemicals, Inc. has volunteered to supply enough Texize to wash all of Main Street. This will set the theme of the parade, which will be to inspire all citizens to roll up their sleeves, pitch in and give the city a good face-lifting. The Newberry telephone office will install a telephone next week at campaign headquarters. The number will be 276-5432. Persons planning any type of painting or clean-up work are asked to tele phone their plans, so records may be kept for entry in the national contest. The parade sponsors urg ed everyone who will be taking part in the Clean-Up to call the number so that before and after photographs of their projects can be taken. Citizens are also asked to report any old, bent or badly marred signs they observe on the city streets. City workers will be on call to correct these oversights. The unveiling of “headquarters” —in Belk’s window, will immed iately follow the parade. Mrs. Mac Fennell, Jaycee-Ette president, stated: “The coopera tion of individual residents of Newberry is very important. The success or failure of the campaign depends on what all of us do. The basis for judging the contest con sists of both the degree of im provement in a community and also the amount of participation by individual townspeople.” Other committee members work ing on the observance include: Retail: Mrs. Billy Senn and Mrs. John Marlowe. Vacant buildings: Mrs. Bunny West and Mrs. Ralph Griffin. Finance: Mrs. Randolph Wilson. Scrapbook: Mrs. Mac Fennell. Newspaper publicity: Mrs. Mar ion Wiggins, Mrs. Don Woodyard. Radio publicity: Mrs. Blair Martin. Schools: Mrs. Ned Carlisle, Speers; Mrs. James Cummings, •Boundary; Mrs. Lula Cuthbert- son, Junior High; Mrs. Hart Jor dan, high school. The week-long observance will end Ma^’ 3rd. Water Authority Hires Engim MARTINS ARE VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin and children, George, Amelia Ann and Abbie of Isles of Palms, spent the weekend in the homes of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Mar tin on Caldwell street and Mrs. Mazie Abrams on James street. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Wicker are now residing at 617 O’Neal CLEAN U PAINT UP-F! Walter Hamm, Chairman of the recently formed Newberry Coun ty Water Authority announced this week that the committee has secured the services of Davis and Floyd Engineers of Greenwood to make a preliminary water survey of Newberry County. This survey is to be made following approval of Housing and Home Agency, a division of the Federal Govern ment. Applications have been made to secure from this Agency an advanced planning loan. Plans are to make a complete water survey of Newberry Coun ty to determine the need for filter ed water for industrial and domes tic uses. The Authority, composed of Mr. Hamm, K. W. Riebe, vice chair man, W. C. Armfield, secretary- treasurer, S. P. Boland and Mur ray Sheppard met in three ses sions to formulate plans for the survey. The act creating the Authority by the General Assembly sets forth the duties and responsibili ties of the Authority as follows: The function of the Authority will be to acquire, if possible, sup plies of fresh water for industrial and domestic purposes and to dis tribute water to all users within the service area. Mr. Hamm stated that this Authority should be another step forward for Newberry County in its efforts to locate industry and in future years benefit sections of the county with a source of filter ed water. This is a long range pro gram, said Hamm, but every ef fort will be made by the Authority to push forward the day when fresh water will flow throughout the County. Rabies Clinic Schedule Given The rabies clinic scheduled for next week will be as follows: April 27: McAdams Service Sta tion, Chappells, 2-2:45 P. M.; Murry Sehppards Store, Silver- street, 3-4; M. S. Lester’s store, Silverstreet highway, 4:15-4:46. April 28: Peak, Chapman’s store 2-2:45 P. M.; L. M. Shealy’s home, Little Mountain, 3:45-4:45; Esso Station, Slighs, 5-5:30. April 29: City Hall, Whitmire, 12:30-4:30. April 30: Neel’s store, Belfast Road, 2-3; L. W. Chappells store, Bush River Road, 3:15-4:15. May 1: Richardson’s store. Jolly Street road, 2-2:30; Ruff Bros, store, Pomaria Road, 2:45-3:45; Dickert’s store, Highway 76, Po maria 4-4:15. State law requires yearly vac cination of all dogs four months of age and older by a licensed vet erinarian. The schedule for ensuing weeks will be published a wet in ad vance. BUZHARDT TO OKINAWA Col. Harry Buzhardt left Mon day for a year’s duty in Okinawa. He has been stationed at Parris Island for the past two years. His wife and two children, Harry and Ruth will remain at their home in Beaufort while Col. Buzhardt is on duty overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shealy are residing at 1907 Montgomery St. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS William Powell has moved to an apartment at 1302 Summer street. April 26: Mrs. William Milam, Preston McAlhany, Bill Folk. April 27; Leroy Shealy Ad ams, Mrs. Naomi Bouknight, Christine Rister, Margaret Eli zabeth Warren. April 28: Butch Culclasure, Jessie Harold Hendrix, Jr., J. Harold Hendrix, T. K. Shell, Buddy Dennis; Helen Susanne Long. April 29: Ann Bowers Neel, Mrs. Ruby Reeves, C. E. Han cock, Mrs. T. H. Reeves, Tran- nie Leitzsey, Dorothy W. Beden- baugh, Susan Marie Brady, Dr. J. S. Lide. April 30: Mrs. Beale H. Cro mer, Frederick Gardiner, Mrs. Sarah McWhirter, Ray Nobles, F. L. Miller. May 1: William Neville; Susan Blalock, Bill Blalock, Juanita Lathrop, Jean Walker, Mrs. Clarence B. Word, W. H. Cald well, Mrs. A. C. Dyskin, Mrs. Charles E. Thomas, John Hug gins, Mrs. George C. Hipp. May 2: Mrs. Epsie Buzhardt, Billy Martin, S. Downs Wright, Robert Wayne Lathrop, John S. Hazel, J. Alvin Kinard, Irby Farr, Michael L. Bedenbaugh.