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Famous men get their faces on dollars; any woman prefers to get her hands on them. Absence makes the heart gro* fonder, ubt "presence" make for better results! VOLUME 28—NUMBER 2 NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, SEPTEMDER 10, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By'The-Way .. . B y doris a. sanders imfrovim; Little Benji Leave!], who most lost Ills scalp and his life when attacked hy a dog last week, is improving, I’m glad to report. Fortunately, a maid was able get the dog from Benji before i al to at hand to rush him to the ho tal before he bled to death. The next child may not lx fortunate. Benji’s father, who had tried to get authorities to do some thing about the dog, was told there was no law on the books enabling them to take action. 1 wonder if our county delegation has any twinge of conscience about this? I wonder if this epi sode will cause them to take a second look at county ordinances and, if it isn’t there, to place effective dog control measures on the books? In the city, we have made a little progress. At least we have a dog catcher who will pick up stray dogs, but this isn’t enough. A dog has a lot of intelligence, but not quite enough to know that if he is sporting a tag, he isn’t supposed to bite anybody. Other city councils in other places have had the fortitude to pass laws requiring that dogs be penned or chained. But there ap parently are not enough members of the Newberry Council — not only this one, but the past sever al—who have enough interest in the lives and property of the peo ple they represent to adequately protect them. Ken Riebe mentioned dog con trol as among the projects which could be tackled by the recently- formed Municipal Association. It should he given first priority. Per haps the attack on Benji will give the project some impetus, but as I have said time and again, I fear nothing will be done until a child is killed by a dog—perhaps then the apathetic citizens of this city and county will he aroused enough to demand protection. POLITICS There is at The Sun office a small supply of Goldwater bumper stickers—first come, first serve. The news stands in Newberry have on hand copies of J. Ev- etts Haley’s book, “A Texan Looks at Lyndon”. I think you’ll find it Interesting. It tells, among other things, the story of how the President got to Wash ington by a political steal; how he made his fortune in radio and television, and how this great Southern Democrat completed White House integration by dancing with Negroes. It fells of the rudeness and cruelty of this Southern Gentleman to his subordinates; it tells how' this kind and gentle man ordered his airplane flown to his ranch <without him on it) in impos sible flying weather, resulting in the crash that killed his two pilots. It tells many more things about Lyndon Baines Johnson and his Ladybird, who with all her millions couldn’t help the ‘‘poverty-stricken” on her own farms because she didn’t want to take government subsidies— not in an election year, at least. Better get your copy before they’re sold out. I understand the stands have already had to re-or der this book a couple of times. NOT ALONE I find that I am not alone in my resentment of the attitude of Main Street Merchants who feel that I haven’t the intelligence to learn a one-way traffic pattern in the heart of the city. A number of women have expressed to me a deep resentment of this attitude —and need I point out that wom en do the majority of the buying on Main Street? REVOLT The Chicago Tribune is rated as one of the ten best newspapers in the nation and of the ten, it is the only one with consistently con servative leanings. It has chosen to support Senator -Barry Gold- water for President, and during the Republican Convention, ran a series of editorials telling “Why We Are for Goldwater.” The last of the editorials con cludes “What we have said is frank confession that we are partisan in this cause. We are not and never hope to be what is called an “independent” news paper—a newspaper, that is, which takes refuge in evasion and in the flabby solace that the aafe way is to be all things to all men. In this \\ e share the outlook of Barry Goldwater— a man who always speaks his own mind.” If only there we re more such newspapers in South ( arolit a! Several of the tr In* repr nted he tween ue election time. '1 he one >i- was \vr itten du rinp th lion on July 15, and v. i so “Revolt of the I ’eople” : The ‘liberals’ and k editorials will now and f allowing eonven- .s entitled lachrymose ; elements of the crepe-hanging j press can’t reconcile themselves to the fact that the people have i at last taken over the Republican (party. They continue assuring j themselves to the end that some ! vast plot has been unfo ding here, I and that a devil with horns in the ; person of Barry Goldwater lias risen in a cloud of fin- and brim stone to disestablish the old order and replace it with some emit of demonologv. While waiting for the men in the white coats to come and carry them away, the woe-sayers who have worked themselves into this state of delirium are busy per suading themselves that the death of the two-party system is at hand. They have already dug an open grave and selected the tomb- sttone for the Republican party against the coming of November. The New York Times sees the party advancing down its “last mad mile” and visualizes it as in extremis because of the “extrem ists of the right.” In another col umn, Arthur Krock, who as usual has preserved his hold on sanity, endeavors to reassure his fevered colleagues with the word that no reign of terror impends. The New York Tribune sees Sen. Goldwater enfolded in “a dream of a world that isn’t ” It blows the bugle in a summons for the “moderates” to start “the long march back” to the familiar and comforting land of ‘me, too.” No matter that the campaign has not even begun, or that the people, except in the test of this conven tion, have as yet had no opportun ity to express themselves on Gold- water and the return of the party tc conservative ground. Walter Lippman, in the same journal, is possessed of unimagin able horrors. He says that Gold- water, having won total victory in the convention, is now demand ing unconditional surrender of the “moderates”. The phrase is more easily associated with Franklin Roosevelt than with the Arizonan, whom Richard Nixon concedes to be a “reasonable man.” One of the brilliant ironies of the last rites for Gov. Scranton was the sour-grapes remark of his fuddled manager, Henry Cabot Lodge, that he was not surrender ing the party to “this crowd— just recently become Republicans.” This is the same Lodge who in 1952 managed to unseat Sen. Taft’s southern delegates on the contention that Democrats who had moved into Republican precincts were really true and tested Re publicans. Another heartbroken columnist bemoans “the extraordinary spec- acle” of a convention “determineti to plunge blindly onward to the nomination of a man” whom Dr. Gallup has tried to strike out in his polls. The columnist hedges his rear with the cautious caveat, “Dr. Gallup may of course he wrong.” What are we to make of such effusions? It is noteworthy that former President Eisenhower got one of the biggest ovations of the convention when he coun seled Republicans to “scorn the divisive efforts of those outside our family, including sensation seeking columnists and commen tators, who couldn’t care less about the good of our party and our entire economic structure.” In truth, the lamentations about what is supposed to have befallen the party come with singular un animity from “liberal” left writ ers and electronics psychics ab jectly married to the Democratic cause. If anybody is trying to break up the Republican party it is not Goldwater, but these fakers, together with publishers of snob bish social pretensions. What has happened here is vastly more healthy than the mor bid prognosis read by these grave physicians over a party that is newly alive and kicking. The re turn to Republicanism has not been engineered by organized banking groups or by shrewd and calculating bosses of big city ma chines, who manipulate the decis ions of the Democratic organiza tion. The triumph has been brought about by a revolt of the people—the little man, the repre- Council endorses Duke Power steam plant in Anderson County NEWBERRY COEDS REGISTER—Three Newberry girls receive registration material as they en ter Newberry College this week for the 1964 fall term. Left to right are James C. Abrams, registrar and director of admissions; Mrs. James W. Sifrit, assistant in registrar’s office; Roberta Cooper, ju nior, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Grady Coo'per, 1800 -College St.; Marcia Kirkland, senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kirkland, 1218 Glenn; and Linda Cannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Cannon, 1910 Nance St. College campus fills as 750 students begin registration Over 400 join Boosters Club The Newberry High School B osiers Club, already over 400 members strong for the new year, will conclude its membership drive Friday night when club members will be on hand at the football game to accept member ships from those who have not yet been contacted. James Price, club president, has expressed appreciation for the cooperation of the public in sup porting the club, which uses mon ey obtained from memberships to purchase athletic equipment for the high school and junior high programs. “I am sure we will reach our goal of 500 members hy Friday night,” Mr. Price said, noting that membership has never been high er than 250. Those who have joined since publication of the last list are: George Nelson, Ralph McEntire, William Kibler, Scott H. Johnson Jr., Otis Wicker, Smith Motor Co., Leroy Wilson Texaco, O. M. Cobb, Jerry Dillashaw, Tommy Hedge- path, Leland Kibler, Tom Brown Auto, Johnny Stribble, Homestead Ser. Sta. ,Ray Schumpert, Way- mon Bostic, Kenneth Cook, Jack Goree, Virgil Setzler, Henry Tol bert, Blossom Shop, Jimmy Daven port, Clark Wrecking Co., Bobby Duncan, James D. Perry, Irma Per- ry, Larry Fulmer; Also, Bobby Beck, Larry Ful mer, Mrs. Earl Wood, D. Leroy Minick, Clem Youmans, Jim Parr, Kenneth Haltiwanger, Albert Jones, Joe Bickley, C. S. Folk, Red Dorn, Rusty Wil on, J. Ralph Wil liams, Mary Lane Williams, Har old Bouknight, John Milford, Mrs. John Milford, Hubert Caldwell, Chevis Boozer, C. B. Thrift, Carol Eargle, Mrs. Ed Miller, R. J. Brooks, W. H. Nichols, W. F. Cain, Jesse Willard, Gordon Leslie, Emily Hamm, Joel Derrick, Carl Amick, Mrs. Carl Amick, Eddie Corley; Also, Whitaker Funeral Home, Roy Ivester, John Grady Long, Harry Longshore, Bob Hunter, Dennis Newton, Luther Fowler, Clarence Wallace, Mrs. Clarence Wallace, Owen Clary, Sr. Bus chartered for Goldwater campaign visit A chartered bus will leave the bus station in Newberry at 10 o’clock next Thursday morning to carry those who wish to use this method of transportation to Greenville to hear Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Gold- water. Senator Goldwater is expected to arrive ha Greenville about noon and state Republican officials have estimated that he will stay for about two hours. He will speak at the Donaldson Center, formerly Donaldson Air Force Base. The price for the round trip on chartered bus will be $2.75 per person. Those wishing to reserve space are asked to contact Ernest Martin, county Republican chair man, at telephone 276-1573, by Tuesday night. Mr. Martin said that chartered buses from throughout the state will be converging on Donaldson for the Goldwater appearance. SPEERS PTA TO MEET TONIGHT Speers Street Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the new school year tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the school cafetorium, according to PTA president, Dr. Jimmy Rine hart. The executive committee is asked to meet at 7:00 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Woodruff have moved to 800 Glenn street. sentatives of solid, subsantial common sense, the uncounted le gions of moderate and responsible citizens who are genuinely alarm ed about the course the country has begun taking. The elderly, the college genera tion, the people of every section, have enlisted in this revolt. There can be no doubt that they are in for the duration, and that a pro found effort lies ahead to break the grasp of the dead hand of the past. Scout rally be Monday night A rally for parents of Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scout troops will be held at Speers Street School Cafetorium, Monday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. The director from Congaree Council, Mrs. Sue Peters, and Newberry County District Advis or, Mrs. Cindy Overstreet, train ed professional personnel, will conduct this meeting. They will acquaint parents with the Girl Scout program, which is based on the development of good char acter and sound citizenship. Par ents will see how the girls learn to get along with others, how to accept responsibility, and, in short, how to live democracy and in so doing make friends and just have fun. They will know that when Girl Scouting touches a girl, it also affects a family, a commun ity—the Nation. The service team will be pres ent to assist in registering and placing gidls, whether new or old in Scouting, in the proper troop. With this in mind it is very im portant that at least one parent be present at this meeting to reg ister the girls and get them plac ed correctly in troops. Registration began yesterday for more than 750 students ex pected at Newberry College for the fall terra. Dormitories opened Monday af ternoon for freshmen; and upper classmen arrived yesterday and to day. Freshmen and first-year business students were to register Thursday morning after complet ing placement tests and other orientation activities. Other stu dents are registering today. Freshmen heard two lectures in connection with the orientation program. Dean Conrad B. Park talked on “Liberal Arts in the Sixties”, and Dr. Frank L. Hos kins Jr., addressed the group on the subject, “Fiction and Fact.” The official welcome to the cam pus was extended by Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college, and Richard Roberts, president of the student body. Formal opening is sceduled at 9 a.m. Friday when all students and faculty members will assemble in MacLean Gymnasium. Classes begin at 8 a.m. Saturday. Social activities during the week include a faculty-student mixer in Smeltzer Hall Thursday evening and a college dance in the gymnasium Friday night. A picnic was held for new students at Margaret Hunter Park Tuesday. MITE AND MIDGET FOOTBALL All boys who are 9, 10, 11 or 12 years old by October 1, who are going to play Mite or Midget foot ball, are asked to report to the Speers street football field, on Monday, September 14 at 3:30 P. M. Miss Ruth Cannon has moved to 1108 Calhoun Street to make her home. She formerly resided in one of the houses on Friend street which will be demolished by thre city for off-street parking. a Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Law rence, Jr. have moved to 1202 Speers street. Mrs. May Fant rites Wednesday Mrs. May Langford Fant, 79, widow of Claibourne White Fant, died early Tuesday morning at a Laurens hospital after a long ill ness. Born in Newberry, daughter of the late George A. and Lizzie Liv ingston Langford, she was a member of Central Methodist Church and the Calvin Crozier Chapter of the UDC. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Griffin (Katherine) Coleman of Laurens; a sister, Mrs. W. A. As- bill of Electra, Tex.; two grand children and three great-grand children. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Whit aker Funeral Home by Rev. S. M. Atkison and Dr. Neil Truesdell. Burial was in Rosemont Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Bill Reid, Richard Baker, Jimmie Wiseman, Sr., Keitt Purcell, William Hun ter and Otis Whitaker. Fish hooked by two cranes It took cables from two giant wreckers to reel in the fish that got away here from Robert Rus sell Crouch of Winter Haven, Fla. Crouch said his tractor-trailer rig started rolling after he parked it on the shoulder of Interstate Highway 26 to make some repairs late Monday. The refrigerated cargo of froz en fish plunged down a 100-foot embankment but damage appar ently was slight—the fish kept frozen. Although the Newberry City Council has, in the past, engaged in the national pastime of reaching into the federal pork barrel for help in constructing sewer sys tems, etc., at its Tuesday night meeting it nut a stamp of approv al on private enterprise. Council passed a resolution urging that Duke Power Company be allowed to construct a steam generating plant at Middleton Shoals. Noting that it had “come to the attention” of council that Congress recently passed the so-called Ap palachian poverty bill, the resolu tion stated: “Whereas, great amounts of coal are mined in the Appala hian area, and “Whereas, Duke Power Comp any has on file with the Federal Power Commission its application for permission to construct a steam plant, for the purpose of generating electric energy, at Middleton Shoals in Anderson County, South Carolina, and it is believed that the said steam plant would use one hundred carloads of coal a day, thus giving employ ment to many coal mine workers, and thus to a certain extent alle viating the poverty situation as contemplated by the above named act. It is believed that giving men jobs is better than gwing men handouts; “NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newberry, hereby requests that the Federal Power Commission issue its permit to Duke Power Company to construct a steam generating plant at Mid dleton Shoals in Anderson County. Let copies of this Resolution be sent to The President of the Unit ed States, The Speaker of the House of Representatives, The President of the Senate, The Fed eral Power Commissi” and to all South Carolina members of Cong ress.” Council heard a report from Traffic Engineer Charles H. Da vis, Jr. concerning the possibility of development of additional off- street parking area at the corner of Harrington and Nance streets, across from the Fire Department. Davis apparently didn’t think much of the idea, stating “I was surprised that you would ask that we make this analysis, in that I had expressed to you previously my concern over developing too many off-street spaces at one time. As you probably know, you can overdo this and make all the facilities marginal operations. In fact, I would recommend develop ing the two lots to the rear of Main Street properties immediate ly and developing the large total block lot completely at a later date, based on the success of the first two lots. I really cannot rec- ommeud any additional lots in Newberry at this time.” Noting that there could be some questions as to financial feasibility, Mr. Davis recommend ed “putting on brakes” and de veloping a wait-and-see approach to any additional off-street park ing. Several members of council were reluctant to dismiss the pro ject, although they were advised that even if the revenue from parking meters anticipated by the engineer were doubled, it would he nowhere near enough to pay the rental price asked by the own er of the property. Council decid ed to hold the matter in abeyance until other off-street lots were completed then if any funds re mained in the bond issue, to con sider the project again. Manager Riebe advised council that the bond money could be ustd for that purpose only with permission of the bond owners. On recommendation of the park ing meter committee, composed of Councilman Shealy, Taylor and Longshore, Council agreed to buy meters for the off-street parking facilities from the Duncan com pany at price of $95.60 per dual meter. The Merchants Association, rep resented by Bobby Summer and Steve Floyd, presented recommen dations concerning improvement of the business district to council for consideration. These recom mendations have previously been published. Council accepted the recommendations “as information and for study.” , Council also: Accepted a proposal by E. C. Brazell to purchase the brick building between the Mrs. J. W. White home and the Boozer prop erty on Caldwell St. for $400, the price includes tearing down the building and the chimney on city property; Agreed to pay two-thiios, lath er than one-third of the cost of flashing school warning signs; Gave permission for the city manager to advert ise f r hi.is for three utility vehicles: a passenger car for the superintendent, a panel truck for meter servicing and a truck for the building in spector. One of the old trucks would go to the recreation depart ment, the other to the maintenance department. Mrs. Mary Gardenhire talks over Sears business with the new manager of the Sears Catalog Sales Store, A. E. Chamberlain. Mrs. Gardenhire will remain as assistant manager for several years. (Sunphoto) A. E. Chamberlain has been assigned by Sears Roebuck Co. to manage its Catalog Sales store in Newberry, according to an an nouncement made this week. Mrs. Mary Gardenhire, who has been associated with the local store for a number of years, will remain as asistant manager for several years longer, until her retirement. A native of Decatur, 111., Mr. Chamberlain joined Sears in 1958 Criminal Court jurors named The Court of General Sessions (criminal) will convene September 21 at 10: a.m. with Hon. James B. Pruitt of Anderson, presiding. Grand Jurors will report on Mon day at 9:30 and petit jurors on Tuesday at 9:30. Petit Jurors will be: Olin D. White, John Thomas Sterling, James C. Mills, Euston H. Mayer, J. S. Harmon, Claude G. Hester, Billy W. Sheppard, Lawrence Chaplin, Theodore Black, A. B. Stoudemire, Harry E. Shealy, Harrison Lee Small wood, Fred Hentz, Earl P. Wicker, C. H. Mills, James T. Nelson, Jr., Cleveland A. Bannon, John L. Braswell; Also, A. E. Shealy, Berlie S. Werts, George K. Dominick, Troy R. Adams, Claude Powell, Charles J. O’Shields, Owen McR. Holmes, W. Harold Epps, D. W. Adams, Melvin V. Fowler, David William Bowers, Earl H. Waites, Felton Snelgrove, J. D. Black, Earl H. Bergen, Jr., M. O. Richardson, Evans Bowers, W. H. Counts. and served three stores in Florida, moving to Newberry from Naples. He is living in an apartment in the home of Mrs. James Smith, Sr. at 1233 Calhoun street. The new manager served three years in the United States Air Force during World War II, half of which was in the South Paci fic. “I am looking forward to my connection with the local store, and to living in New'berry,” Mr. Chamberlain said. HAS SURGERY W. Ernest Merchant of Chapin is at the home of his mother, Mrs. Frank Reddick on College St., con valescing from a recent operation at the Baptist Hospital in Colum bia. Mr. Merchant is getting along nicely, although his activi ties will be limited for the next several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Sto sen are making their home a 2533 Henry Ave. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Yochem child rites Thursday Bobbie Jean Yochem, two-year old daughter of the late Bobby L. Yochem and Mrs. Betty Steen Yochem, died Wednesday morn ing at the Columbia hospital from injuries received when struck by an automobile in West Columbia. She is survived by her mother and Step-father, Betty Yochem and David W. Johnson; one broth er, Michael Yochem; one sister Kathy Yochem, all of West Col umbia; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yochem, New berry, Mrs. Clara Steen, Lock hart; step-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Johnson, Spindale N. C. Funeral services were conducted Thursday from Glenn Street Bap tist church with Rev. J. W. King and Rev. M. 'B. Lee conducting the last rites. Burial followed in Rose mont cemetery. Sept. 13: Mrs. J. T. Dennis, Elsie Dickert, Mrs. R. J. Metts, Danny Livingston, Judith Ann Griffith, Deree Abrams, Mrs. Margaret Cousins. Sept. 14: Grady Boozer, Miss Mazie Dominick, Anna Coe Keitt, Mrs. John F. Scurry, Frances Neel, Mrs. Luther B. Bedenbaugh, Ann Dennis, Jut Miller. Sept. 15: T. H. Neel, Mrs. W. E. Spearman, Gene Abrams, G. Howard Moore, Louis C. Floyd, Donna Driggers, Mrs. Johnnie Jones, Mrs. S. C. Pay singer. Sept. 15: Mrs. E. O. Shealy, Jane Patrick, Buddy Sligh, C. B. Halfacre, Mrs. James H. Davis, W. M. Miller, Myrtle D. Schum pert, O. M. Sexton, James Werts, Foster Busby. Sept. 17: Mrs. George P. Hill, Ernest Clary, R. R. Bruner Jr., Harriett Dickert, Tommy Kin- ard, Eddie O. Graham, Jesse W. Senn, Janice Halfacre, Mrs. N. C. Shaver, Mrs. Floyd Amick, Jenny Jones, Miss Addie L. Simpson, Annie Jane Clark, Marsha Ann Schumpert, Mrs. William N. Henderson. Sept. 18: Blanch Salter, An sel L. Wood, Tommie Pitts, Tom my Kinard, Andrea Rae Ringer, Hugh Bedenbaugh, Allie Gar- lington, Nancy L. Copeland, Carol T. Ballew. Sept. 19: Jeter Young, Berley Werts, Helen Stone, Mrs. Thom as Cromer, Nona Jean Timmer man, Helen Derrick, Rev. P. L. Grier.