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Too man'/ people seem to be
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VOLUME 28—NUMBER 14.
NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964
$2.00 Per Year
By-The-Way
By DORIS A. SANDERS
ACTIVE DUTY
The News was made definite
this week. Newberry National
Guardsmen will participate in
“Project Team” maneu-ers with
the regular Army this October.
Over GOO men from two batta
lions of the 2G3rd Artillery, lG3rd
Artillery Group will take part.
The majority of them will be from
four Newberry Guard units.
Maneuvers of this kind in the
past, such as Swift Strike, have
involved only regular army per
sonnel. This yea!- National Guard
Battalions from four states have
been asked to particiate, and the
been asked to participate, and the
of its Battalions chosen. It is
doubly an honor for Newberry
that it headquarters the chosen
unit.
Not only will the Guardsmen be
helping the regular Army to train;
the training will be invaluable to
the Guard. As one officer termed
v. “this will be the next best train
ing to actual combat.”
Many of the citizen-soldiers have
already expressed their willing
ness to take on an extra active
duty training period, even though
itmay work a temporary hardship.
Employers, too, will perhaps suf
fer some hardship in having to re
lease employees for an additional
two weeks, but employers in New
berry realize the importance of
the National Guard as well as the
importance of National defense,
and they, too, can be counted on to
cooperate in this undertaking.
Newberry is fortunate to have
National Guard units which can be
mobilized at a moment’s notice for
any emergency or disaster. Un
fortunately, many Newberrians
hear little of the Guard except at
camp time, but for those of us
more closely connected with it, it
gives a feeling of security to know
they are there—to hunt for a lost
child, to help restore order to a
disaster-ravished community, to
help quell riots and, if need be, to
protect our lives in time of war.
I didn’t intend to lecture, but I
would urge those of you who
might complain about this train
ing—be you employer, wife, sweet
heart—keep in mind how much the :
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National Guard means to Newber
ry, and do your part to make this
special training a success.
COULDN’T DO IT
They screamed and they howled;
they ranted and raved; they sland
ered, but for once, they couldn’t
pull the rabbit out of a hat, and
the Goldwater delegates stood
firm to put their man across on
the first ballot.
With the majority of the press
against them, the majority of the
news commentators viciously
slanting news if not expressing
open opposition to Barry Gold-
water, the delegates stood firm.
They ignored charges that they
were -“radical .rightists,” “John
Birchiters” and “extremists—even
fascists—and they nominated their
man to run for President of the
United States on the Republican
ticket.
Like Barry Goldwater, I would
like for Nelson Rockefeller and
the others who shout “extremism”
to define just what extremism is.
And all of those who take every
opportunity to ridicule the John
Birch society and those they try
to link with it—I wonder how
many of them have ever read the
“'Blue Book” and have any idea
what it contains? Do they even
know what the John Birchers be
lieve in ? I w r ould guess that 95
per cent do not. Even General
Eisenhower admits that he did not
know.
It is true that Robert Welch
made some statement that he
thought ex-president Eisenhower
was a Communist or a Communist
dupe. But that was a statement by
Welch, not a part of the creed of
the John Birch society. It is to be
regretted that he ever made such
a statement for that is the main
point all the critics pounce upon
to label the John Birch Society
“extremist.”
Another point—and this IS a
goal of the John Birch Society—
which the critics like to drag out
is that the Society seeks to im
peach Chief Justice Earl Warren.
I cannot see that there is anything
so wrong in that. Personally, I
believe there have been grounds
for impeachment since the Black
Monday decision of 1954, when the
Court stepped out of its limita
tions to base a decision NOT on
the Constitution, but on the soc
iological study of a foreigner who
had spent a few months in the
fiouth, thereby supposedly making
him an authority on tho subjovt.
The Supreme Court’s function is
to decide whether a law is consti
tutional—and I am not yet willing
for Gunnar Myrdal’s “American
Dilemma” to replace the Consti
tution of the United States.
1 have read the John Birch Blue
Book from cover to cover, and I
can find nothing that I consider
“extreme.” Ex president Eisen
hower said at his news conference
the other day that the only thing
he knew about the Society was
that “it is supposed to be against
communism.” Could any goal be
more worthwhile?
I am not soliciting memberships
for the John Birch Society. 1 do
not Delong myself, not because 1
am opposed to the organization,
but simply because I am not much
of a “joiner.” 1 have joined the
Republican party because 1 can no
longer stomach ths vote-getting
schemes of the Democratic party
which are rapidly leading this
country to a state of complete
Socialism. I listened for many
years to Democrats who said “the
best thing to do is stay in the
party—there we can work out our
difficulties.” And things get worse
and worse. This year, no doubt,
some heed will be paid Democrats
in the South because LBJ has en
ough political sagacity to know
that Barry Goldwater cannot be
overlooked. But that heed—what
ever concessions may be made—
will have the same fate as Don
aldson Air base—here today, gone
tomorrow.
There is always a class of vot
ers who will vote for any ticket
which promises something f o r
nothing, and the Democrats are 1
past-masters at making such
promises. It does not surprise me
that these people care not what
happens to their country. But to
see educated men and women, who
I believe, have an honest concern
for the future of their nation and
who have the intelligence to know
where these Democratic-sponsored
programs are leading—these are
the people I cannot understand. It
is true that in recent years they
haven’t been as vocal in support
of the Democratic Party, espec
ially on the national level, but
are the leaders who could
County’s oldest
resident dies;
rites Tuesday
Newberry County’s oldest citi
zen, “Uncle Jeff” Sease died Sun-
lay night at the Newberry county
Memorial hospital. He was 103
years of age.
Gay Suber will head
Goldwater campaign
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iBjta
mean the difference between vic
tory and defefxt.
There is no proof, of course,
that a Republican president, in
four years’ time could cure all the
ills that face and threaten the
country. And quite frankly, if
Scranton or Rockefeller had been
nominated. I’d probably do as
Tom Anderson suggests—either
exercise my right NOT to vote,
or write in the name of a man I
believe would be good for the
country. But a start must be made
somewhere, sometime. Either we
will take the turn in the road this
year that leads to re-endorsement
of states rights and free enter
prise, or this country will be so
nearly socialistic by the next el
ection that the election would
probably be a farce, if held.
Now you may quite aptly label
me an “extremist” for as Barry
Goldwater says, I believe that ex
tremism in the cause of liberty is
no vice, and moderation in the
cause of justice is no virtue.
Whether you be Republican, In
dependent or Dissillusioned Dem
ocrat, if you wish to See Barry
Goldwater elected in November,
and wish it enough to be willing
to do a little work in his behalf, i
let me know. Plans will soon be
underway for a “Goldwater for
President” campaign—and just as
the “grassroots” nominated him
last week, the grassroots will elect
him in November.
A bachelor, Uncle Jeff was born
two miles from the St. Phillips
community where he lived for 96
years. His parents, both Newberry
county natives, were the late G.
L. and Mary Fulmer Sease. At
tho time of his death, he 11 wa with
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Stone
Sease.
Until 20 years ago, the retired
farmer, still spent half a day in
his fields. He was noted in this
area for raising large hogs. The
heftiest one he ever raised weigh
ed 810 pounds.
On his 98th birthday, Uncle
Jeff said that his one wish was to
live to be a hundred.
A member of St. Phillips Lu
theran church, he participated in
church affairs until his health
failed.
Surviving are a brother, L.
Hampton Sease of Newberry;
and two sisters, Mrs. Leila Ruff
and Mrs. Mamie Nance of New
berry.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at St. Phillips church by Rev.
C. L. Richardson. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Luther Fellers,
Govan, Jimmy and Heyward
Sease, David Luther Ruff and
James William Nance.
Honorary escort was members
of St. Phillips church council.
The first step was taken Tues
day night in forming a Newberry
County “Goldwater for President”
campaign when Gay Suber of
Whitmire was elected by the exe
cutive committee of the Newberry
County Republican Party to head
up the campaign. Mr. Suber is also
vice-chairman of the county party.
Work wall begin immediately,
according to Mr. Suber, to organ
ize every precinct in the county
not already having a Republican
club. Committees will be appointed
to handle various phases of the
campaign and committee chairmen
and workers will be announced at
a later date.
The selection of Mr. Suber to
head the campaign came after a
3rd District Republican meeting
held Tuesday night in Greenwood.
Every county in the district was
represented at the meeting, and
delegates to the National Conven
tion were present to report on ac
tivities at San Francisco. Plans
were made for a third district
Goldwater for President campaign.
In agreeing to head the cam
paign, Mr. Suber said, “I know
that we can carry Newberry Coun
ty and South Carolina for Barry
Goldwater, but much work needs
to be done between now and No
vember. We appeal for help and
support from all residents of this
county who are interested in a re
turn to Constitutional govern
ment.”
Triplets born
at hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Amick of
Joanna are the proud parents of
three fine, healthy baby girls. The
triplets—third set to be born at
Newberry County Memorial Hospi
tal—arrived Tuesday night,
attending physicians, Dr.
Rinehart assisted by
Dickert, stated the
were in excellent condition,
weighed four pounds, three ounces
at birth, the third weighed in at
four pounds, 13 ounces.
Triple duty for the stork began
at 11:22 p.m., July 21 and all three
babies had arrived before mid
night.
The mother, who is 19 years of
age, is the former Alfreda Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas
Smith of Newberry.
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SCN earnings
show increase
Net operating earnings of the
South Carolina National Bank for
the first six months of 1964 were
$1,433,822, an increase of $168,337
or 13.30 per cent over the first
half of 1963.
Net per share arnings on SCNs
$5 par stock rose from $1.19 to
$1.53, adjusted for an increase
from 977,084 shares outstanding
in the first half of last year com
pared with 1,061,259 during the
same period of 1964 as the result
of mergers in the last half of
1963 in Bamberg, Bennettsville,
and Spartanburg. Even without
adjusting for this difference in
the number of shares, the increase
would be 5 cents per share on op
erating earnings.
Counselors to
hear Neihouse
A. national authority on space
research will address South Caro
lina guidance counselors at their
annual meeting at Myrtle Beach
July 27-31. A. E. Neihouse of the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration research center at
Hampton, Va. will be featured
speaker at the weeklong confer
ence. His topic will be “Education
in the Space Age.”
Among those from Newberry
who will attend the meeting are
Supt. J. V. Kneece of Newberry
High School and Mrs. Kneece;
Mrs. Ruth Hipp, counselor at New
berry High; Mrs. Bob Lister,
counselor at Mid-Carolina High,
and Mr. and Mrs. Frasier Sanders.
Mr. Sanders will be specializing in
guidance and counseling studies
when he attends the University of
Georgia this fall.
Job opportunities in business
and profession, special training
programs and college admission
trends will be among the subjects
discussed extensively at the meet
ing. There will also be demonstra
tions and discussions on career
and educational counceling, and
certification changes for counsel
ors and high school guidance
standards.
Approximately 250 school ad
ministrators and guidance coun
selors are expected to attend, ac
cording to Miss Ellen Lyles, State
Department of Education guid
ance supervisor, who has planned
the conference.
Benny Roton
died Tuesday
Benny Rowell Roton, 70, of 520
Green St., died Tuesday afternoon
at a local hospital after a long ill
ness.
Born in Saluda County, son of
the late William S. and Nancy
Emily Rambo Roton, he was em
ployed by Newberry Mills before
his retirement. He was a member
of the Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Su-
die Fulmer Roton; three sons, Ray
mond H. and James E. (Pete) Ro
ton of Newberry and Clarence E.
Roton of Lexington; five daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Wicker, Mrs.
Alice Millstead, Mrs. Ethel Sum
mer and Mrs. Pauline Sanders of
Newberry and Mrs. Minnie Wertz
of Saluda; and 21 grandchildren.
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Lt. Col. James W. Henderson, right, commander of the 1st Automatic Weapons Battalion, will
command the 1st Composite Battalion during Army maneuvers in October, with the 82nd Airborne
Division. Shown here looking at a firing battery’s organization board with Col. Henderson are left,
Capt. Joe Hipp, assistant operations officer of the 163rd Group, and Major James Lester, executive
officer of the 1st Battalion. (Sunphoto)
Local Guardsmen will take
part in Army maneuvers
Mrs. Swygert
rites Wednesday
GREENWOOD — Mrs. Bessie
Darby Swygert, 59, wife of J. Ro
land Swygert of Kateway, died at
10:15 p.m. Monday at a local hos
pital after a long illness.
Born in Newberry County,
daughter of the late William T.
and Callie Johnson Darby, she
lived here 18 years and was a
member of Immanuel Lutheran
Church and the Beulah Baker
Circle.
Surviving in addition to her hus
band are a son, James R. Swyyert
Jr. of Greenwood; a brother, C.
Theron Darby of Newberry; a sis
ter, Mrs. A. V. (Annie Laurie)
Burke of Washington, D. C.; a
half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Lineberg-
er of Coolemee, N. C.; two grand
daughters and two great-grand
sons.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Im
manuel Lutheran Church by Rev.
Frank L. Roof. Burial was in
Rosemont Cemetery at Newberry.
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Deadline for
club tickets
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First priority on football tickets
for the coming season at Newber
ry College for members of the In
dian Club expires August 1.
Members of the Indian Club re
ceive first priority on season
tickets during the period of July
1-August 1.
In order to take advantage of
this priority offer, Indian Club j
members should get their orders j
in before 6:00 p.m. August 1.
Persons not now members of the
Indian Club may take advantage
of this priority by including a
minimum contribution of $10.00 to
the Indian Club along with their
order for tickets. Tickets will be
mailed out after August 1.
For tickets or further informa
tion contact L. C.Graham, Direc
tor of Public Relations, Newberry
College, phone 276-5010, extension
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Forty millimeter guns mounted on tanks will be among the weapons used by the 1st Battalion, S.
C. National Guard, when it participates in Army maneuvers in October. Checking over one of the
big guns belonging to the 1st Battalion are at left. Pvt. James P. Jones, now on six months duty
with the U. S. Army and a member of Battery C. 1st Battalion; and SFC Bernon R. Bundrick, also o
member of Battery C. In the background are some of the additional vehicles which will be used dur
ing the maneuvers. (Sunphoto).
Official word has been received
that over 600 National Guardsmen,
the majority of them from New
berry, will participate in another
two weeks active duty training this
fall in “Project Team.”
The announcement that the 1st
and 2nd Battalions of the 163rd
Air Defense Artillery Group had
been invited to participate with
the regular Army in maneuvers
this fall was made during the
Guard summer training at Fort
Stewart, Ga. It was not determin
ed at that time whether the troops
actually would take part.
A series of conferences held in
Atlanta last week, followed by
other conferences between the Ad
jutant Genera! of South Carolina,
Major General Frank D. Pinckney,
and commanders of the 163rd
Group, the 1st and 2nd Battalions,
resulted in the decision to partici
pate in the maneuvers with the
82nd Airborne Division of Fort
Bragg. From these units a com
plete Battalion will be formed, to
be known as the 1st AW Battalion
and to be commanded by Lt. Col.
James W. Henderson, who com
mands the 1st Battalion with head
quarters in Newberry.
Col. Henderson stated that the
Group and the two Battalions will
furnish at least 80 percent full
Battalion strength, 610 men, and
it is expected that a full battalion
of 672 men will take part. Col.
Henderson emphasized that this
training is not on a voluntary
basis. All Guardsmen in the af
fected units will be expected to
take part. Local units included are
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 163rd Group; Headquart
ers and Headquarters Battery,
Battery A and Battery C of the
1st Battalion. Others units of the
1st are Batteries B and D in Clin
ton and Laurens, respectively; and
units of the 2nd Battalion with
headquarters in Anderson.
In addition to having personnel
for full battalion strength, it will
be necessary for the Guardsmen to
obtain sufficient equipment to sup
ply a Battalion. This will consist
of at least 64 weapons, plus hund
reds of additional vehicles, Col.
Henderson said.
The Battalion from South Caro
lina will assemble on October 11 at
Camp McColl in North Carolina.
From that point it will receive in
structions for the training period,
which will end October 26.
Col. Henderson said that the 1st
composite Battalion will be at
tached to the 82nd Airborne Divi
sion with headquarters at Fort
Bragg, N. C. These will be the Ag
gressor forces, and they will do
battle against the Blue forces, the
11th Air Assault Division. The
maneuvers will take place between
Fort Jackson and Fort Bragg,
with the Pee Dee River serving as
the dividing line. The purpose of
each of the forces will be to push
the other back from the river.
In making the announcement,
CoL Henderson again emphasized
that all guardsmen in the affected
units will be expected to take part,
and stated his belief that employ
ers would fully cooperate in re
easing employees for this pur
pose.
By going on these maneuvers, [
the men will not be required to go
to camp next summer,” Col. Hen
derson said. “Many of the Guards
men have not been able to take a
summer vacation with their fami
lies in years; next year they will
have an opportunity to do so.”
Horse Show To
Be Saturday
In Johnston
The Eighth Annual Johnston
Horse Show sponsored by the
Johnston Jaycees and featuring 23
class events plus crowning of the
South Carolina State Walking
Horse Championship, is scheduled
Mrs. Tinunerman
died Sunday
Mrs. Lillie Wright Timmerman,
85, widow of the late Wallace B.
Timerman, died Sunday morning
at the Reynolds Home in Edge-
field. She had been in ill health
for several years.
Mrs. Timmerman was bom and
reared in Laurens county and was
the daughter of James B. and
Mary Flemming Wright. She was
a member of Central Methodist
church.
Mrs. Timmerman is survived by
_ one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Camp-
for Saturday, August 1 at Watson | bell, Raleigh, N. C.; one sister.
Park, Johnston. Events start at, Mrs. S. 0. Nesley, Newberry; two
5:30 P. M. 1 granddaughters, Miss Katherine
Campbell and Miss Carol Camp
bell, both of Raleigh.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday from McSwain Funeral
Home with Rev. S. M. Atkinson
conducting the service. Interment
w rj in Rosemont cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ernest
Layton, Herman Langford, James
Price, James Langford, Emory
Bowman and T. E. Epting.
Recognized as one of the finest
annual horse events in the South
east by both trainers and specta
tors, this years show is expected
to even surpass last years when
nearly 200 horses and ponies par
aded to the enthusiastic applause
of more than 5000 fans, double the
town’s population.
George Bruce, General Chair
man, and Roger -Courtney, Co
Chairman, have announced that
more than $2500 in prizes will be
awarded this year to entries from
nearly every state in the South.
Oniy a few box seats remain un
sold at this time. Requests for
box seat reservations, which ac
commodates six and are sold for
$10, should be mailed to Charles
Lybrand, Jaycee President, John
ston, S. C. General Admission
tickets will be sold at the gate.
R. S. Jenkins of Greenville will
serve as Master of Ceremonies.
Ring Master will be the Honorable
Hugh Webb of Columbia. Two no
ted equinine authorities, Hon. Tom
Banks of Murray, Ky. and Hon.
James Cole of Jackson, Tenn will
be the judges. Dr. Tom Lanham of
Edgefield will serve as veterinar
ian and Jacob Kluttz of Hopkins
as Farrier.
In addition to the top quality
of the horses entered, one of the
factors that has contributed great
ly to the success of the show is the
appeal to all age groups. The five-
six hour show takes on a “family
outing” atmosphere with program
designed to appeal to both child
ren and adults. Concession stands
remain open throughout the even
ing to satisfy any outing appe
tites.
All proceeds from the show are
turned back into community pro
jects. Funds from past shows have
been used to build a town library,
a magnificent swimming pool, and
financial assistance to the Little
League baseball teams.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
ATTEND SCHOOL
IN COLUMBIA
The annual school for game
wardens of the Wildlife Resources
Department was held in Columbia
last week with biologists, hatchery
personnel and other employees al
so attending.
Attending from Newberry were
Game Wardens Joel R. Bowers and
G. Herman Wise, and Hatchery
Superintendent Glenmore Shirey.
July 26: Olin Lominick, Nan
Oxner Wilson, Joyce Merchant,
Martha H. Brown, Mrs- C. E.
Berley, Sylvia Boozer, Paulette
Word.
July 27: Mrs. D. D. Darby, An
nette Young, Mrs. Ada Livings
ton, Miss Alleen Graham, Bobby
Hawkins, C. A. Dufford Sr., A1
len Graham, Elsie H. Creek-
moi^ Mike Darby, Mrs. C. C.
Lominick.
July 28: Mrs. Bill Stuck, Tios.
H. Pope, D. L. Nance, C. B. Parr
Jr., Louis Ray Ringer, Mrs. E.
E. Epting, Robert Hipp Cope
land, Neal Dickert, Clara Cole
man, Jackie Bozard, Mrs. Geo.
P. Hawkins, Woodie Livingston,
Robbie Anne Creekmore, Miss
Bertha Gray Gallman.
July 29: D. L. Wedaman, Welch
Wilbur, Horace Cromer, Mrs. G.
K. Dominick, Tommy Milton
Folk Sr., Doris Goree, H. T.
Oxner, Clarence DeHart, W. Q.
Williams, Fran Amis, Marsha
Neale Cubbage.
July 30: Harriette Morehead,
Bill Hawkins, Maybelle Yates,
J. C. Counts, Mrs. C. S. Hazel,
Mrs. Lillian N. Werts, Cile Pur
cell, Kenneth Cook, Mrs. Joe
Bedenbaugh, Beverly DeHart,
J. Chesley Abrams.
July 31: Mrs. Danny Paysing-
er, Mrs. Robert Lee Ruff, Mrs.
E. B. Carlisle, C. E. Bauknight,
Roy Bedenbaugh, David Folk,
Dr. Ralph P. Baker, Mrs. Wal
ter Summer.
August 1: Tommie Len Hen
derson, F. A. Longshore, Ann
Stewart, Mary D. Boozer, Mrs.
C. EL Long, Nathan Culclasure,
Gordon N. Clarkson.