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e; It times two to make a barr gain, but only one to make a whale of a mistake. ' j ■till Lots of people get credit for being cheerful when they are just proud of their teeth. VOLUME 28—NUMBER 15. ♦ $2.00 Per Year Bj'The-'WCLy ... By DORIS a. SANDERS THBY LIKED IT Several weeks ago there was reprinted in this column an ed- torial from the Chicago Tribune, “Profile in Courage” which prais ed Sen. Barry M. Goldwater for his sincerety and courage in vot ing against the civil rights bill. The same reader who furnished me the copy of the editorial has sent me another clipping from the Tribune, showing that 29,913 re prints of the editorial had been ordered from the Tribune’s public service office. Seems as though we have quite a few Goldwater supporters north of the Mason-Dixon line. and what then? From time to time there has been noted in this column some of the “way-out” ways in which the government spends your money. An item from the Associated Press date lined Columbia, tells us that the National Institute of Health has awarded Dr. Wallace D. Daw son of the University of South Carolina a $24,064 research grant for a three year study of—guess what?—FIELD MICE! Dr. Dawson, assistant professor in the university’s Biology dep artment, is studying the disrup tive genetic factors in hybridiza tion between two species of field mice, whatever that means. When he finds out what these disruptive factors are, I wonder what then? They will perhaps give him a couple of million more to “finalize” his findings and make Democratic voters out of the rats to keep company with a lot of other rats in Washington. THE OTHER FOOT When worried Southerners tried to warn that race riots and dem onstrations were Communist in spired and probably led by Com munist, the only response was that this was more “racist propa ganda.” Suddenly the shoe is on the other foot; the riots are in New York City, and all of a sud den they are Communist inspired —and now only a few Negro lead ers make a statement that this is “racist propaganda.” Whatever murder and bloodshed results from these riots, the blood will be directly on the hands of the Martin Luther Kings, the James Farmers and others of their ilk. And not to be absolved of guilt are various organizations, prominent among them most of the national church groups, which have condoned “civil disobedience.” I was listening to one of those call-in radio shows the other night. A caller was asking the guest, whose name I didn’t catch, why, if it is all right for Negroes to disobey laws they believe “morally wrong,” is it not also right for the white man to disobey the civil rnghts law if he believes it morally wrong ? ? The expert’s answer said, in effect, that the white man had a perfect right to do so provided he ) wanted to go to jail; that was what the Negroes were doing. He forgot to add, however, that though the Negro may go to jail and be convicted of lawbreaking, the Supreme Court will in nearly every case set them free. He also didn’t point out that the Negro has behind him the vast treasury of the NAACP and the United States treasury when it comes to fight ing a case: but the poor white man, if HE attempts to break a law which he belives to be morally wrong, has to pay every cent of *the expense if he wishes to fight a case all the way to the Supreme Court. So there is the difference. and educational institutions and move into the ranks of our work aday society. We hear a great deal about their adaptability and whe ther they are prepared to cope with this significant milestone in life. Not much concern, however, is evidenced over society’s prepar ation to reveive them. We might well ask ourselves if we have fully acquainted them with the time- honored principles which have made America great. Actually, graduating seniors should have no questions as to the greatness of our way of life. But as we know, some do have ques tions. We do not and should not isolate and shield them from theories and ideologies which we believe to be contrary to the best interests of our country. As grow ing boys and girls, they have been exposed to the dubious theme run ning through much of entertain ment, movies, television, radio, lit erature, arts, and theatre, which often depicts our orderly processes as inept, incompetent and out of step with the times. This trend comes close to undermining the concepts and ideals on which our Nation was founded, and even in those instances when the age-old battle of “right versus wrong” is presented, “right,” though usually victorious, is often tainted. Students as well as other Am ericans recognize and accept the long-standing custom in our soci ety of satirizing public officialdom. The mere fact that this practice has become a part of the Ameri can scene is a tribute to our free doms. Obviously, no one seriously suggests that all Congressmen, judges, prosecutors, law enforce ment officers, city officials, and other authorities are jelly-brained nincompoops as frequently featur ed. While some may question the degree of such jest, none can question the privilege to do so. The real danger lies in the more subtle, low-keyed, so-called ob jective, and serious castigation of principles involving our way of life. This is no complaint against the inherent rights of public crit icism and freedom of expression. My objection is against the whole sale defilement and universal downgrading of our treasured free doms and institutions—che time tested attributes of democracy which are manifested in a repre sentative government ruled by law. A well-known editor and colum- ist some months ago, speaking on this topic, stated, “I am tired of seeing America debased in the eyes of foreigners. And I am gen uinely disturbed that to the ideal istic youth in many countries the fraud of communism appears syn onymous with morality, while we, the chief repository of real free dom, are regarded as being in the last stages of decay.” Let us cast aside those who spread distrust and ridicule of our heritage. Let us extol the virtues '( of our noble traditions. And let us, by example rather than words, in still in the hearts of American youth the true pride and joy known to those who can proclaim, “I am an American!” TELLS OF VISIT TO BOYS STATE Barry Shealy, right, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Shealy, and Ex change Club President Gordon Leslie examine a test given to mem bers of Boys State during their week’s study of government. Barry was sponsored by the Exchange Club of Newberry, and gave highlights of his trip to Exchangites at their lake meeting last Tuesday. (Sunphoto) First ’64 annual Coop meeting scheduled here COLUMBIA.—Annual meetings and electric fairs of the South Carolina Electric Cooperatives will begin August 11 and continue thru September 21, R. D. Bennett, Manager of the South Carolina Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., has announced. The electric fairs will be held at 16 locations in the state, and all but three will feature profes sional entertainment which this year will incluude dancing acts; clown routine; comedy magic and a novelty act. Lois Shirley, a na tive South Carolinian will provide background organ music for the entire show. Held a mammoth tent in the local community, the annual meet ings are held each year for the electric cooperative member own ers and are open to the general public. At each local meeting mem bers hear annual reports of their system and elect new directors for the coming year. Many of the sponsoring electric cooperatives hold local talent and beauty contests in conjunction with the fairs. Winners in local events will compete in the State contest to be held in Columbia later this year. Winner of the Miss South Carolina Electric Coopera tive title will participate in the national contest. The first electric fair will be held in Newberry on August 11th. Rescue Squad finds body of drowning victim The body of a 67-year old Col umbia man, who fell from h i s boat into the waters of Lake Mur ray Sunday afternoon, was re covered Monday about 10 A. M. Newberry county Coroner Geo. W. Summer said Ira (Slim) Hew- son of Columbia, apparently was flipped into the water when the boat’s steering cable snapped, causing the boat to swerve sud denly. Summer said passengers in the boat told him Hewson was driving and sitting on the back of his seat when the accident oc curred. Search parties began dragging the lake near Amick’s landing in this county about 4 p. m. Sunday and continued late into the night. Hewson’s body was found by John Smith, a member of the Newberry Rescue Squad, dragging operations resumed on Monday morning. Also assisting in the search were rescue squads from Prosperity and Whitmire, Gamewardens, the county sheriff’s force and Coroner Summer. Hewson’s body was found a- bout 50 feet from the spot he fell in. Rites held for^l Mrs. Pope at Rosemont Friday Mrs. Thomas H. Pope Sr., 81, the former Marie Gray, died Wed nesday at the Newberry County Mepnorial hospital. Mrs. Pope was the jvidow of Dr. Thomas H. Pope, Newberry physician. She was bom in Abbe ville, daughter of Hie late Chief Justice Eugene Blackburn, and Eliza Tusten Gary. She was edu cated in Abbeville public schools and at Winthrop and Converse colleges. She was formerly a mem ber of the American Legion Aux iliary, the Civic League, UDC, DAR, and Fortnightly club. She was a communicant of St. Luke’s Episcopal church. Survivors include one son, Thos. H. Jope Jr. of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs. Frank S. Hassell of Falls Church, Va., Mrs. William T. Briggs of Columbia, and Mrs. Sidney L. Eoson of Sullivans Is land, and three grandchildren, Mary Waties, Thomas H. Pope III and Gary Tusten Pope. Funeral services were conducted Friday at St. Luke’s church by the Venerable William A. Beck ham, arch deacon of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Inter ment was in the Pope Square at Rosemont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Pinck ney N. Abrams, Keitt Purcell, L. C. Floyd, John T. Norris, Albert G. McCaughrin, Strother C. Pay- singer, Price J. Padgett and Dr. Fuller A. Truett. Honorary pallbearers were Robert D. Schumpert, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. R. E. Livingston, Dr. Sydney Carter, and the members of the Newberry County Medical Society and the vestry of Saint Lukes church. Guard industry accounts for over quarter million revenue Agent Bryson gives impressions of farms in Michigan, and Ontario The following article was writ ten by Thomas J. Bryson, Assoc iate County Agent, giving some information about the 1964 S. C. AgriBusiness tour of Michigan and Southern Ontario. The trip was sponsored by S. C. Bankers As sociation and Clemson university. Bryson’s trip was sponsored by the State Bank and Trust company of Whitmire. Also making the trip was Luke Hart, manager of State Bank and Trust.) Cherries! Acres of them. The trees looked red instead of green they were so loaded with juicy cherries ready to be picked! “Help yourself,” said Robert Pagel, own er of the farm where we were vis iting. Thirty-six members of the 1964 AgriBusiness Tour to Michi gan took Robert at his word. Af ter the tenth handful, we began to slow down and before we left the farm we could hardly look at a cherry tree without a stab of stomach pain! That experience was slows down the growth or activity inside the apple allowing the fruit to remain in perfect condition for as long as six months. May be this will offer possibilities for us with South Carolina peaches and ap ples. These machines were devel- ope by the Whirlpool Corp. Our group stopped at the Bar- rien County Youth Fair grounds for lunch. Frank Madaski, county extension director, told us that the fair was open only to young people to exhibit—Scouts, 4-H club members and many other groups. No carnival, only a few rides are allowed. Frank told us that last year they had over 20,- 000 exhibits! Local businesses, in dustries and farm organizations sponsored the fair. Frank, a big, good natured guy, said that in Barrien county there were over 1500 4-H’ers and over 300 adult leaders. All 4-H club work was on a community basis. The Youth Fair sure sounds like a swell idea! enough to cure us because we j told Frank I’d sure like to see Safety Sunday set November 15 HOOVER SPEAKS If, in our government, there were a few more courageous, out spoken public officials of the cal ibre of J. Edgar Hoover, the na tion would be infinitely better off. Many of us are concerned about the “brainwashing” of our child ren these days, vit news media, in schools, in motion pictures. Mr. Hoover also is alarmed, as shown by a mesage contained in the June FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. It is as follows: Is a poisonous bacteria being in jected into the vital bloodstream of the American way of life? Are citizens being subjected to tran- quilizing doses of subtle ridicule and calculated defiance of consti tuted authority, law and order? These questions loom particular ly important at the moment be cause June is a time of hope and anticipation for thousands of Am erican young people. Many high school and college graduates leave jthe cloistered atmosphere of homes BUY FURNITURE IN ATLANTA Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baker recently attended the Furniture Show in Atlanta, where they pur chased merchandise for Baker’s Furniture store here. Homecoming set at Colony church Homecoming service will be held Sunday, August 2, at Colony Lu theran church. Sunday School will begin at ten o’clock and the service with holy communion at eleven o’clock. The Rev. Harry Weber, supply pastor, will preach the sermon. Dinner will be served on the grounds. The former members of Colony and friends are invited to come and worship with the con gregation. NEW MEMBERS OF EXCHANGE m Past District Governor Harry Moose, right, installs two new members of Newberry Exchange Club, Phillip Campbell, left, and Robert Shealy. Two former members, Frank Armfield and Jack Hove, were also inducted at the Tuesday night meeting. (Sunphoto) Bethel Baptist revival planned A Youth Revival is planned at Bethel Baptist church beginning August 12 and continuing through August 16. The Rev. Ansel Pruitt of Anderson will be speaker for the series of meetings. The church is located below Prosperity, near Lake Murray. Youth of the church have extended a cordial invitation to visitors. Sunday, November 15, has been designated as the date of the 1964 “Safety Sunday” observance thru- out South Carolina, Chairman when John L. Lentz of the South Caro lina Highway Safety Committee announced yesterday. The program has been con ducted annually for the past sev eral years as a means of empha sizing the moral and religious as pects of safe motor vehiclo oper ation. It will again be co-sponsor ed by the Highway Safety Com mittee, the Christian Action Coun cil and the State Highway depart ment. Churches of all faiths have par ticipated in the program during past years by devoting sermons, youth programs and other church activities to traffic safety themes, and by distributing large quanti ties of safety literature. All de nominations will again be invited to participate this year. Mr. Lentz said the major theme of the 1964 program will be “Thou Shalt Not Kill,” with emphasis on the pre vention of highway injuries and deaths. couldn’t pass a drugstore for the next four days without a stop! Berrien county, located in the Southwestern part of Michigan was the site of our first stop of the tour to study first hand the Agriculture of Michigan and Southern Ontario. Located on Lake Michigan, which tempers the us ual cold, supports a sizable 42 thousand acres of fruit crops. Ap ples, peaches, pears, grapes, plums and prunes, and sweet and sour cherries all grow from the shores of Lake Michigan to some 10-15 miles inland. Typical of such fruit farms is the Pagel farm. Mr. Pagel oper ates his 240 acre farm himself with the help of one hired person with seasonal labor required at harvest time. Harvesters were busy picking cherries at the time of our visit. Mr. Pagel has his first crops planted so that the harvest is spaced out from June with strawberries, cherries in July, peaches, plums, grapes and ap ples follow. It was a beautiful sight to see the rolling hills cov ered in neat vinyards and orch ards. Apples are a very perishable [ present crop. They must be moved to mar ket quite rapidly. Prices are un usually low at harvest time and go up as the supply dwindles. Well, a group of Michigan farms got together to form a marketing cooperative and decided to do something about the short storage life of the apple. The farmers er ected a large building where the apples are brought in from the orchards and placed in an air tight room. The air is pumped out and a mixture of gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen) are pumped back into the room. This it in operation! We had seen fruit grown and stored it was now time to see it sold. For this we stopped at the Benton Harbor City Market. Here under the sharp eyes of inspectors and market managers, we saw farmers bring in loads of juicy, rad and black raspberries, sweet and sour cherries and corn and tomatoes. Here the farmer auc tioned off his own produce to a waiting band of buyers. The seller and the buyer pay a modest fee to sell on this market. It is op erated by the city of Benton Harbor and claims to be the larg est cash-to-grower, non-citrus wholesale market in the world. Boosters Club meets Friday The Bulldog Boosters club will meet Friday night at 8 o’clock at the high school, at which time new officers will be elected, and plans made for the coming year. All members are urged to be State bond sales over $2 million Combined Series E and H Sav ings Bonds sales for June in this county totaled $39,745 reports Joe M. Roberts, County Savings 'Bonds chairman. Combined E and H sales for the State in June totaled $2,133,267, reports Robert G. Clawson, State chairman of the U. S. Savings Bonds Committee. ’Dawk’ Dennis has an unusual avocation A glance at the den of Dennis Dawkins home would lead one to believe that the occupants of the house would have their sleep dis turbed by the screeching of owls, the meows of a bobcat, the chat tering of squirrels, and the noises of a variety of birds. As they sit on their perches in the Dennis home, they look life like, but these animals make no noise. The skin and the feathers or fur are real, but the insides are excelsior. Mr. Dennis, known to friends and neighbors as “Dawk”, lives on Cornelia street and his regular work takes him down the hill to the Newberry water plant each day. In off-duty hours, however, he has a hobby unusual in New berry—that of taxidermy. “Dawk” became interested in stuffing animals about seven years ago, and took a correspondence course to learn more about the subject. To his knowledge, he is the only person in Newberry who engages in the art of taxidermy. Two of his pieces of handiwork took prizes at the Newberry-Salu- da Fair last year. A pair of crows, one in repose and one set for flight, won a blue ribbon. A “monkey-faced” owl took a red ribbon. “I though the owl was better,” said “Dawk,” but the judges didn’t think so.” He also entered the crows in an exhibition in Charles ton, sponsored by Southern Bell and won a red ribbon there for his work. In addition to the crows and owl, he has a horned owl, a rac coon, bobcat, teal duck, two pairs of squirrels, and a variety of birds. “I don't have too many pieces here,” he said. “Most of the work I do if for friends who want ani mals stuffed.” In the taxidermy process, the animal is skinned and only the skin (sometimes the legs and feet of fowl) is used. Wires are used to form what “bone” struc ture is needed, and the animals are stuffed with excelsior. “Dawk” has also stuffed fish a job he says is a little more dif ficult than stuffing the ordinary animal. In this process, he uses papier-mache to give life-like fin ish to the fish. Most of the animals he has were given to him by friends. The mon key faced (barn) owls, though beautifol in appearance with pale yellow plumage, have the bad habit of keeping everyone awake within a block of where they roost. The one he has, and another he is working on, were shot near the home of a friend. Not all of his time is spent in j summer months, a beautiful gar taxidermy, however. Most of that | den “which provides more than we he does in winter. During the can eat,” keeps “Dawk” busy. 9 DISPLAYS PRODUCTS OF HANDIWORK There is an “industry in New berry county which employs only about a dozen full time personnel, but which has an annual payroll of about $275,000. This industry doesn’t manufac- tu shirts or hosiery or diapers, but it trains men, and pays them for being trained. And the pay roll for this industry for the fis cal year ended June 30 amounted to $274,339.95. Businessmen will be the first to concede that a sudden absence of the National Guard would cause an economic slump in Newberry. About a dozen full-time employ ees—administrative technicians, mechanics, Army advisors, account for $84,959 of the total payroll. The remaining $189,380.95 go to the officers and enlisted men for one weekend training period each month and two weeks field train ing in the summer. , Broken down into five local un its, the payroll for last year was: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 163rd Artillery Group, $51,803.87. Although this unit is not the largest in personnel, the payroll is highest because it is a command unit which would, in case of active duty, coordinate the work of at least two Battalions. There are a larger than usual number of higher ranking officers and enlisted men in Group Head quarters. Second largest payroll goes to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Automatic Weapons Battalion, also a command unit. Its payroll last year was $51,030.- 48. Battery C payroll was $38,- 516.83. Battery A, which has been organized only a few years, had a payroll of $35,864.56. Both of these are firing batteries of the 1st Battalion. > The 246th Army Band. payroll was $12,183.21. With the proposed increase in pay for military personnel now pending in Congress, some in crease in personnel expected in five units, and the presence of a Colonel who wil be Army Advisory officer and who will make his home in Newberry, it is likely that the National Guard payroll for the next fiscal year will reach close to $300,000. Not only from the standpoint of defense, but from the ttand- point of economy, the Natonal Guard is an important “industry” for Newberry county. RETURNS FROM VISIT TO TENNESSEE Mrs. James R. Lea veil has re turned to her home on Martin St. after an extended visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis in Chattanooga, Tenn. Dawkins Dennis holds a “monkey-faced” owl, winner of a red ribbon at the county fair. Shelves in the background in the Dennis home are used to hold the work of this taxidermist. A raccoon, top, is among the favorite animals preserved by Mr. Dennis. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 2: Mrs. M. W. Clary, Rev. Louis Patrick, Debra Jane Bowers, Mildred Chapman, Ann Bowers Neel, W. P. Lathrop, B. B. Leitzsey Jr., Willie Gra ham, Nancy Bouknight, Mary Ellen Gist. Aug. 3: Mrs. W. C. Schenck, Hugh Turner, Mrs. A. D. Hal- tiwanger, Mrs. T. H. Neel, Fur man Wright, Mrs. W. L. Hitch cock. Aug. 4: James S. Price, Susan Senn, Mrs. John F, Clarkson, Sadie Mae Graham, Gary Lee Ringer, Frances B. Boozer, Thomas Cromer, Mrs. Bennie Burn, Mrs. B. G. Langford, Harry and Larry Longshore, Sandra Smith, Jimmy Koon, C. S. Parnell Jr., Elise Chaney. Aug. 5: Mrs. C. T. Summer, Mrs. Pearl Smallwood, Jerry Graham, Leon Clark, Mildred P. Setzler, Mrs. J. W. Davenport. Aug. 6: Mrs. Wyche Dickert, Mrs. Hugh Senn, Mrs. Harry W. Shealy, Mrs. D. F. Senn, Mrs. Roy Singley, Mrs Malcolm Amick. Aug. 7: J. W. Swindler, Mrs. H. W. Swindler, Jim Wheeler, Mrs. Ben Stewart, Chris Carl isle, Bobby Smith, Gilbert Bouk night, Mary Helen Cromer, Douglas Forbis, Frances F. Stutts. Aug. 8: Mrs. Olin Lominick, Jean Sullivan Copeland, Mrs. Oswald Copeland, James Fulp, Mrs. Leland Boozer, Bill Hughes, Mrs. Eula Hendrix, William Pitts.