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VOLUME 28—NUMBER 12.
NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1964
$2.00 Per Year
By-The-'Wciy .. . b y doris a. sanders
To Georgia
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A NEW LOOK
The State of the Union todry
gives one little to be hopeful foi,
as far as the future of this once
great nation is concerned. et,
piecing together an item of news
here and there tends to give a
little hope that perhaps, at last,
the people are arousing them
selves enough to know that if
they don’t take action, and soon,
the time will be too late.
Despite the vote-grabbing, mo
ney-grabbing antics of Senator
Clin Johnston and Governor Don
ald Russell (he., Greenville being
declared a poverty area), indica
tions are that South Carolinians
are more self sufficient than some
politicians want to admit, and
some newspapers.
Since the Anderson Independent
has a very small coverage in this
area, you perhaps are not aware
of its unbelievable bias in present
ing the news or the atrocious man
ner in which it ridicules a person
or thing with which it doesn’t
agree. Shining examples of this
may be seen any election time, but
especially when Strom r hurmond
or Bryan Dorn happen to be run
ning.
In the past election, when it
bothered to mention that Bryan
Dorn was in the congressional
race, it depicted him as a callous
individual who was a cross be
tween the boogeyman and the de
vil. Day after day unjust and un
warranted and plain out-and-out
misleading, deliberately misleading
attacks were made against Bryan
Dorn. For years we have referred
to Anderson’s “Paper Curtain” for
the poor Anderson folks didn’t
have a chance to hear but one side
of the news.
But this year, the people of An
derson made it their business to
hear the other side; and they had
the good sense to pay no heed to
the slanderous attacks made by
the Anderson Independent against
Dorn. Dorn carried Anderson
County. The Anderson Independ
ent did go so far as to inform its
readers that Dorn won the Con
gressional race, but it did rot pub
lish the vote by precinct, nor did
it even tell its readers that Dorn
carried Anderson County.
And up in North Carolina we
have another case of voters refus
ing to listen to the leftwing press.
Practically every newspaper of
any size in the State w r as hot be
hind Judge Preyer who led in the
first primary for the Democratic
nomination for governor. Judge
Preyer led because he polled al
most 100 percent of the Negro
bloc vote. But he did not receive
a majority of votes and in the sec
ond primary, the peorde spoke their
view of this man who was the
sweetheart of the LBJ-iype Demo
crats. By an overwhelming vote,
they nominated Judge Dao Moore,
spelling defeat for the liberal
newspapers which had sought in
every unfair way to prejudice the
voters against Moore.
Few people can more adequately
sum up a situation in a few neat
words than Jesse Helm, vice-presi
dent of WRAL-TV in Raleigh. In
an editorial of the air on June 23,
prior to the second primary. Mr.
Helms said:
“The newspapers of North Caro
lina will not quickly regain the
respect of the public in the after-
math of this campaign. Repeatedly
they have exposed their prejudices,
and their favoritism has slopped
over like a tidal wave from the
editorial pages into the news col
umns. The dignity of a free press
has been pummelled into a mean
ingless pulp in a self-mutilating
display of bias and distortion.”
What has happened in Ander
sen, and in North Carolina, is now
happening throughout the coun
try, in a desperate effort by the
liberals and their controlled press
to defeat Barry Goldwater. I
don’t know how they will stop
it, but I have yet to believe that
they will allow Goldwater to re
ceive the nomination. Yet the fact
is that not only in the west and
the South, but throughout the na
tion, the grassroots voters—Re
publicans, at least, and I would
gunes many Democrats as well—
are speaking out for Goldwater. A
- presidential candidate just does-
n’tvpicb up 710 delegates in the
^ South—they come from Illinois,
from Indiana, from many points
north of the Mason-Dixon line and
•past, as well as west, of the Miss
issippi. And he doesn’t pick them
up merely by his stand on civil
rights; he picks them up because
he believes that it is time to re
turn to a philosophy of less cen
tral government, more states’
rights.
So, there are encouraging signs.
l If, by a miracle, they do let Gold-
water have the nomination which
; he has fairly won, and if the peo
ple of this country have the good
sense to know that if the federal
monster is not stopped this year,
it will never be stopped, there is
still a faint glimmer of hope.
NO PICTURES
I thought of taking my camera
with me on the trip to Fort Stew
art last weekend, but 1 remember
ed the last time I took one of the
trips—to Fort Gordon, there were
so many photographers around
you had to watch yourself to keep
from bumping into cameras. I as
sumed the same would be true at
Fort Stewart—but I was sadly
mistaken. The only time I saw a
camera who when someone was
making a picture of the Governor
—so I did not get any pictures of
our Guardsmen at work.
In an article elsewhere in this
issue, I have mentioned a number
of the guardsmen I saw while
there—there were many more, but
space and a poor memory makes
it impossible to name them all.
Next time I’ll know—and I’ll
have my camera ready!
Local Guard Asked
To Train With Army
Fireman At
Oklahoma Meet
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wells left
Wednesday morning for Stillwat
er, Okla., where Mr. Wells will
represent the S. C. Fireman’s As
sociation in the review of the Ok
lahoma A&M Manual, which is the
official firefighting training man
ual for about 75 percent of the
United States. They will be there
for a week.
Mr. W T ells has been named state
vice president to represent this
state in the Southeastern Fire
Chief’s Association, and is also a
member of the International Fire
Chief’s Association committee for
volunteer firemen. He recently re
ceived the highest trophy award
ed by the State Fireman’s group,
“Fireman of the Year, 19b3.”
R. Frasier Sanders received no
tice recently that he has been se
lected to attend the Academic
Year Counseling and Guidance In
stitute at the University of Geor-
gia, Athens, Ga.
For the past seven years, Mr.
Sanders ha^ been teacher ol math
ematics at Clinton Junior High
School, a position he resigned to
accept the appointment, to the
Georgia Institute. Prior to teach
ing in Clinton, Mr. Sanders was
connected with schools in New
berry county.
A magna cum laude graduate of
Newberry College, Mr. Sanders
earned his Masters Degree in Edu
cation from the University of
South Carolina in 1953. He has
done post graduate work at W’est
Virginia University and at the
University of Georgia, where he
was accepted as a candidate for
the degree- of Doctor of Education
in 1900. He will continue studies
leading to a doctorate when he
returns to the University.
A native of Sumter County, he
is married to the former Doris
Armfield. They have two children,
Constance and Ruth.
Mr. Sanders is a member of the
103rd Artillery Group, S. C. Na
tional Guard which he serves as
Sergeant Major. He is now with
his unit at Fort Stewart, Ga. for
summer field training.
New County
Ranger Named
Warden James Lee Mills, of the
S. C. State Commission of Fores
try, was promoted to Newberry
County Ranger, Thursday, July 2,
according to District Forester Le-
gare M. Duke.
Mills’ promotion was made ef
fective by action of the Newberry
County Forestry Board at their
annual meeting.
Mills had been Acting Ranger
since Ma\ r 1964 when Forest-
Ranger John R. Bradham resigned.
He had previously served as fire
warden with the Commission, of
Forestry since October 1954.
District Forester Duke stated
that Ranger Mills’ primary duty
will be to take charge of all for
est fire control activities in this
county. This will include suppress
ion and investigation of all illegal
forest fires in the .county, main
tenance of fire control equipment,
county educational programs car
ried on by the Commission and
other items which may require his
attention in carrying out the
forestry program in Newberry.
Mrs. McKittrick
Died Suddenly
Mrs. Carrie Parks McKittrick,
81, wife of Rev. James R. McKitt
rick, died suddenly Thursday af
ternoon.
A native of Lancaster County,
daughter of the late William H.
and Marie Thornburg Parks, she
was a member of Bush River Bap
tist Church, and active in church
work as long as health permitted.
Surviving in addition to her hus
band are a daughter, Mrs. Lura
Lemmond of Brunswick, Ga.; two
sons, James L. McKittrick of
Simpsonville and Rev. Parks Mc
Kittrick of Clinton; a sister, Mrs.
Ellie Culp of Fort Mill; three
brothers, 0. S. Parks of Savan
nah, Ga., A. L. Parks of Fort Mill
and R. A. Parks of Burlington, N.
C.; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bush River
Baptist Church by Rev. T. G.
Daum and Rev. D. B. Weber. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Carroll
Brehmer, Hayne Brehmer, Judson
Brehmer, Howard Patterson, Da
vid Culp, and Owen Patterson.
Layon Named
To Committee
COLUMBIA. — Mayor Ernest
Layton has been named to a spec
ial committee for the 41st Annual
Meeting of the American Munici
pal Congress to be held in Miami
Beach, July 25-29.
Mayor Layton Y) " oeen ap
pointed to the Cemm.uee on Civil
Defense.
The theme for the five day meet
will be “Developing Municipal Re
sources.” Boston Mayor John F.
Collins, President of AMA, said
“this theme will be of particular
importance to the officials of the
municipalities in the U. S. The
real key to the economic, social
andpolitical development of our
cities lies in our ability to utilize
the resources we have at our dis
posal.”
Keynoting the convention will
be one of the country’s leading
economists, Prof. Reuben Zubrow
of the University of Colorado. He
is a Fullbright Professor, whose
principal interest is in public
finance and fiscal policy.
Other speakers include Gover
nor Carl Sanders of Georgia, a
member of the Advisory Commis
sion in International Relations,
and Dean Stephen K. Bailey, of
Maxwell School of Citizenship and
Public Affairs, Syracuse Univer
sity, a former mayor.
Farley Article
Is Published
M. Foster Farley, Assistant
Professor of History at Newberry
College has just had an article
published in the Summer edition
of “Password”, a publication of
the El Paso County Historical So
ciety and Texas Western College,
El Paso, Texas.
The article, entitled, “Waddy
Thompson’s Mission to Mexico,
1842-1844,” deals with Waddy
Thompson, a Whig politician of
Greenville, South Carolina, and
his two year residence in Mexico
as U. S. Minister.
Prof. Farley is the author of a
number of other articles and it at
present working on a biography
of John E. Ward, Georgia Politi
cian and Lawyer.
THIS WEEK’S PRAYER
Gracious Father, forgive us
for the sin of discouragement.
We confess that we have look
ed too often at our failures and
not enough on your victorious
Cross; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
An announcement Tuesday from
Fort Stewart, Ga. verified rumors
among the National Guardsmen in
summer traning there that some
Newberry National Guard units
would be asked to participate with
the Regular Army in fall maneuv
ers this year.
The two units, 1st and 2nd Bat
talions, components of the 163rd
Artillery Group (Air Defense),
are slated to train with the 11th
Air Assault Division and the 82nd
Airborne in Carolina Maneuvers
in either September or October.
The final decision has not
been made whether or not to
commit the Guardsmen to an
other two week period of ac
tive duty, but early indica
tions reveal enthusiasm a-
mong the troops.
Plans at present call for the
mission to be performed by one
composite battalion of volunteers
from each of the two units. The
Guardsmen will participate in the
fall maneuvers in lieu of next
year’s summer training at Fort
Stewart.
Commenting on the invitation,
Col. Lew R. Hoyt, commander of
the 163rd Group, said “From a
training point of view, this is the
most beneficial thing that could
happen to the units short of com
plete mobilization for combat.”
The units will train with
full combat equipment for two
weeks and will be maneuver
ing for the entire period. Lt.
Col. James W. Henderson,
commanding officer of the 1st
Battalion, said nearly 85 per
cent of his unit has expressed
a desire to join the “regulars”
for another two weeks this
year.
“I’ve even had some of the re
maining 15 per cent approach me
to ask if I would intercede in their
behalf to persuade their em
ployers to let them go. Employ
ment appears to be the major
problem at the present time. Many
of the men cannot afford another
absence from their jobs this year,”
Henderson said.
The second Battalion has head
quarters in Anderson and is com
posed of a number of units in the
upper part of the state.
The 1st Battalion has its head
quarters in Newberry, and has
three units which would be af
fected: Headquarters Battery,
commanded by Capt. Wm. H.
Leaphart; Battery A, commanded
by Capt. Bobby Underwood; and
Battery C. commanded by Capt.
Emerson Jones.
Although the announcement was
not specific, it is assumed that
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery of the 163rd Group would
also be involved in the maneuvers,
inasmuch as this is the superior
and coordinating headquarters ov
er the two Battalions. With head
quarters in Newberry commanded
by Col. Hoyt, Headquarters Bat
tery is also located here and is
commanded by Capt. Dick Vaugh
an.
It is unknown whether the fifth
Newberry Guard unit, the 246th
Army Band under the command of
Chief Warrant Officer Charles
Pruitt, would take part in the
maneuvers.
The combat readiness of the
National Guard troops was consid
ered a major factor in the deci
sion by the regular army to ex
tend the invitation.
Major General Frank D. Pinck
ney, the adjutant general, was
“impressed and amazed” after
visiting every headquarters of the
Palmetto Guard in garrison at
Fort Stewart Tuesday.
The Adjutant General said that
he saw a vast improvement in
readiness of the units as reflected
in the Army evaluation reports
over the previous years.
General Pinckney attributed the
upswing to two factors: first, the
weekend training assemblies which
replaced evening drills had caus
ed the men to go to camp better
prepared. The drills had predicted
success for the program based on
the readiness of the Air Guard,
which always has drilled ip this
way.
The second factor was the re
cent reorganization of the Guard
in which he was able to get for
the state many units which were
more appealing and carried better
enlisted rank possibilities.
“The men are happily satisfied,”
Pinckney said. “I was determined
when we went into these last re
organization conferences that we
would get rid of some of our low
rank labor type units and come
out with a more modern fighting
force.”
Lutheran Men
To Meet Here
The Lutheran Church Men of
the Lutheran Church in America,
South Carolina unit, wall hold
their 8th annual retreat on July
10-11 at Newberry College. The
theme as announced by Phillip T.
Kelly, Jr., president is “Ministry
of The Laity.” The program will
begin on July 10 with registration
at 6 P.M. This will be followed by
a banquet with the Rev. Harry
Weber, Newberry College, as
guest speaker. Following the ban
quet will be a fellowship hour and
period of personal meditation.
The program Saturday will in
clude devotions by the Rev. Henry
A. Brandt, Superintendent of the
Franke Home, Charleston. Dis
cussion will be held on programs,
projects, finances, contributor
plan, mission gift fund, mission
churches in S. C. and a panel on
problems in L. C. M. in S. C. The
retreat will close with an execu
tive committee meeting.
Victim Chapin
House Blaze
Fourteen-yea'-old Mary Stock-
man of Chapin was found dead in
the smoking ruins of her parents
home Wednesday morning at 10:23
a.m. Her body was recovered by
the Newberry and Prosperity
Rescue Squads.
The Little Mountain Rural Fire
Department answered a call to
the fire at 8:20 Wednesday morn
ing. The two story residence of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
(Dick) Stockman, located about
two miles from the Newberry
County line and about 100 yards
behind Chapin school, was discov
ered on fire by neighbors who
called the department. After ar
riving at the scene, the Little
Mountain Department requested
assistance from the Prosperity and
Pomaria Departments.
It was later determined that
Mary was in the house at the time
of the fire, and the two rescue
squads were called in.
The young girl’s father, who is
a teacher, was at work in Colum
bia at the time of the fire. Her
mother had gone to the Post Of
fice and Mary was alone in the
house at the time the fire occur
red.
Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Miss Sterling
Died Monday
Miss Minnie Cornelia Sterling,
80, qjf Kinards, died Monday af
ternoon at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Joe Brehemer.
Born in Newberry, daughter of
the late J. T. and Mena Schultz
Sterling, she was a member of
Bush River Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Brehemer and Mrs. John Quinn of
Washington, D. C.; and four broth
ers, W. H., R. L., C. F. and Fur
man Sterling of Newberry.
Funeral services were conducted
at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Whita
ker Funeral Home by Rev. T. G.
Daun and Rev. J. R. McKittrick.
Burial was in the Cleland Burial
grounds.
Pallbearers were M. B. McKitt
rick, P. H. Senn, Milledg>_ Chap
pell, Randolph Davis, I. M. Smith
and William E. Senn.
Mrs. John Mayer
Rites Saturday
Mrs. Maggie Roberts Mayer, 80,
died late Frio y afternoon at
Newberry Com Memorial Hos
pital after a long illness. She had
been in declining health for the
past 10 years, but was seriously
ill for the past several months.
Mrs. Mayer was born and rear-
1 ed in Fairfield County, and was
the daughter of the late Ephrim
and Mary Berley Roberts. Early
in life she united with Little River
Baptist Church but for the past
60 years she was a member of St.
John’s Lutheran Church near Po
maria.
Mrs. Mayer is survived by her
husband, John A. Mayer, Pomaria;
one son, Malcolm O. Mayer, Po
maria; two brothers, Harry E. Ro
berts, Newberry and E. E. Rob
erts, Pomaria; one sister, Mrs. W.
D. Haiton, Pomaria; two great
grandchildren, Dennis Keith and
Stan Adam Mayer, Pomaria; and
a number of nieces and nephews,
j Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 4:30 p.m. from St. John’s
Lutheran Church with Rev. Donald
Loadholt conducting the service.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were E. R.
Fellers, W. D. Hatton, Albert
Mayer, Oneal Caughman, Herman
Mayer, John E. Bayer and Ray
Wicker.
Many friends of Mrs. W. W.
Hornsby Sr. stopped by to ex
tend their congratulations and
best wishes on the occasion of
her 82nd birth anniversary on
July 5th. They were greeted
with warmth and affection
which Mrs. Hornsby has display
ed to her friends during her
long lifetime.
Born July 5, 1872 in Newber
ry County, daughter of Thomas
D. and Emma Paysinger Buz-
hardt, Mrs. Hornsby was mar
ried on November 4, 1896 to the
late W. W. Hornsby. For many
years after the death of her hus
band, she remained in her home,
spending much time with her
flowers which she loves so
much. Three years ago, when her
health failed, she moved to the
home of her only son and has
since been a welcome addition
to the family of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Hornsby and her only-
grandchild, Nancy Hornsby.
Mrs. Hornsby taught Sunday
School at Central Methodist
Church for sixty years, and even
though she is not able to attend
services of hex church now, she
maintains an active interest in
the church and all of its activi
ties.
Her faithful companion is her
Bible which she holds in the pic
ture above, and * hich she
spends many hours reading.
Although she is not bedrid
den, Mrs. Hornsby’s physical
condition does not allow her to
get out, and in addition to find
ing comfort in her Bible, she
passes the hours listening to the
radio and is happiest when in
conversation with her friends.
The long years she has lived
have not impaired her mental
capacity. She is alert and inter
ested in all matters of local and
national concern.
Mrs. Hornsby regretted hav
ing to give up her home but,
when someone sympathized with
her for having to live with a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hornsby
was quick to let them know .hat
no daughter could ever be kb der
or more considerate than her
daughter-in-law, Cora.
“I love my family and I know
they love me,” Mrs. H- nsby
said. “What more could one
ask?”
And her family agrees: hav
ing “Mother Hornsby” is no^ a
duty, but a pleasure and, like
her many friends, they are hop
ing that she will live to cele
brate many more birthdays.
(Sunphoto)
Mrs. Franklin, 77,
Service Sunday
Mrs. Lizzie Permelia Franklin,
77, died early Saturday morning
at Mill’s Clinic in Prosperity. She
had been in ill health for several
years and serious for several
weeks.
Mrs. Franklin was born and
reared in Newberry County, and
was the daughter of the late W.
Hamilton Bcbb and Betty Neel
Bobb. She made her home near
Prosperity for a number of years
and was a member of Colony Luth
eran Church; a member of the
U.L.C.W. Her husband, Wister
Brown Franklin, died in 1949.
Mrs. Franklin is survived by
two sons, Charles Franklin and
Paul Franklin, both of Prosperity;
four daughters, Mrs. Alice Moats,
Mrs. Pearl Counts, Mrs. William
(Marjorie) Richardson, all of
Prosperity and Mrs. Jenny (Mil
dred) Shealy of Newberry; two
sisters, Mrs. Helen Dehart, New
berry, Mrs. Annie Bissell, Co
lumbia; one brother, E. C. Bobb,
Newberry; five grandchildren;
four great - grandchildren and
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 4 p.m. from Colony Luth
eran Church with Rev. Harry
Weber and Rev. H. A. Dunlap con
ducting the service. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Virgil
Kinard, William Dehart, Horace
Dehart, Frank Sligh, Leroy Wilson
and M. W. Watkins.
Honorary escort was composed
of members of the Church Council,
Dr. Mills, Dr. Montgomery, T. P.
McCartha, Hayne Kinard, Lawes
Gallman and Grady Lee Half
acre.
Miss Lillie Sligh is now making
her home at 1100 1-2 Johnstone
street, in an apartment in the
home of Miss Pawnee Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Dillie Barrett have
moved to 2317 Harringtont sreet.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
July 12: Mrs. E. W. Yates
Sr., Buddy Waldrop, Wayne
Spearman, F. R. Higgins, Be
linda Jo Bickley, Anna Marie
Nicosia.
July 13: Marcia Todd, Emory
Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Bennie Liv
ingston, Aubrey Wicker, Tabor
I. Hill, Ronald Shealy, G. R.
Page, Forrest Shealy, Sr., Walt
Mills, Paula Cousins, Patsy Ox-
ner, Mable Wicker.
July 14: Holland Sligh, Mrs.
Ralph Black, Norman Martin,
Juanita Felker, H. E. Thomas,
Mrs. C. L. Holloway, Mrs. W.
R. Bouknight, Max B. McKitt
rick, Dr. S. L. Hunter, Larry
Harmon, Larry James Wicker,
Clark Abrams.
July 15: R. C. Floyd, Jim
Todd, Carolyn Murray, Mrs.
John H. Ruff, Jackson W. Tay
lor Jr., Wally Lewis, Carrie
Wightman, Mrs. W. H. Tedford,
Sue Senn, Kit Regnery, Wood-
row D. Smith.
July 16: Mrsi. Pet Dawkins,
Mrs. Jim Todd, Mrs. T. S. Har
mon, Frank Partridge, J. G.
Long, H. C. Timmerman, Gordon
Johnson, G. B. Fuller, Mrs. Nat
Gist Jr., Dorothy Jean Hutchin
son.
July 17: Mrs. G. R, Price,
Mrs. D. T. Wicker, Mrs. A. E.
Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Murray Shep
pard, Mrs Catherine Graham,
Lavania Brown, Lera Duncan,
Innis M. Clarkson, Marshall L.
Motes, I. M. Smith.
July 18: Clayton Smith, Mrs.
F. M. Schumpert, Mrs. Ruby
Trice, Betty Shealy, Kenneth
Fuller, Kathy Senn, Sandra
Gail Templeton.
Newberry men
plan trip to field
By DORIS A. SANDERS
At the invitation of Major Gen
eral Frank D. Pinckney, the Adju
tant General of South Carolina,
some 50 civic and industrial lead
ers from throughout South Caro
lina traveled to Fort Stewart, Ga.
last weekend to get a first-hand
view of the South Carolina Nat
ional Guard during summer field
training.
Of some 12 of 15 persons in
vited from Newberry, only two
made the long hot trip, but those
from other areas agreed the trip
was well worthwhile.
Most of the visitors went by pri
vate automobile, but this reporter
along with visitors from Spartan
burg, Rock Hill, Cheraw, Orange
burg and Fairfax, decided to re
lax and leave the driving to an
expert at the wheel of the Nat
ional Guard Bus, Chief Warrant
Officer Rast from the Adjutant
General’s Headquarters. Our e s-
cort officer was Captain Lowman,
now of Lexington, formerly of the
Dutch Fork section, who said his
old family homesite is now under
the waters of Lake Murray.
Fort Stewart is better known to
the Guardsmen as “Swamp Stew
art” and with good reason. The
tremendous base—I am told that
in one direction it is 70 miles from
one end to the other—abounds in
swamps, mosquitoes, pine trees
and a very high humidity, altho
I was told that the past week was
one of the most pleasant ever ex
perienced at Stewart.
There are 6400 S. C. Guardsmen
training at Stewart during this
summer encampment and an item
of economic interest is the payroll
they will carry home, amounting
to $1,200,000. Over 300 of the men
are from the five Guard units in
Newberry.
Half of the troops were “in the
field”—more properly designated
as “in the swamps”—during the
past week, where they fired the
big guns and trained under sim
ulated conditions. The remainder,
including all Newberry Guards
men, have their experience in the
field this week. After a weekend
of liberty, during which most of
them made the 400-mile round trip
to spend their off-time at home,
the men left their camp area early
Monday morning to set up their
pup tents in the swamps prepara
tory to waging all-out war against
the aggressor. They were to return
to camp today (Thursday). Fri
day will be pay day for all the
troops, and from then on, activi
ties will be fairly light until the
convoy gets ready to leave at the
break of dawn Sunday morning.
Everyone with whom I talked,
from General Pinckney on down,
feels this has been one of the best
encampments at Fort Stewart yet.
When visitors arrived at the
base, they were met by someone
from their home town unit, and
assigned an “escort officer” to
show them around and make their
visit as pleasant as possible.
After receiving a warm welcome
from Col. Lew Hoyt, commander,
Lt. Col. Jerry O’Quinn, executive
officer and other personnel of the
163rd Artillery Group, my escort
was assigned—M-Sgt. R. Frasier
Sanders, Sergeant Major of the
163rd.
Since the big guns had ceased
firing before my arrival, the ma
jor activity around the Newberry
units was making plans for going
to the field Monday morning, so
we went on a tour of the base.
Among the places visited was
the Non-commissioned Officers
Club where, on Wednesday night
of last week, the officers and en
listed men of Headquarters and
Headquarters -Battery, 163rd
Group, enjoyed a steak supper.
The occasion was climaxed with
a surprise birthday cake for Col.
Hoyt. Some of the men discovered
that their commanding officer was
celebrating his birthday on Wed
nesday, and Sgt. Monroe Worts
and others in the 163rd mess unit
baked a cake for the Colonel.
We had a look at the Post Ex-
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