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In some situations what isn't sai is more disturbing than what is said. VOLUME 28—NUMBER 26. Despite political double-talk, the best social security is still a combination of hard work, thrift, and wise investment. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year SHAKESPEARE CO. TO LOCATE PLANT HERE By-The-Way .. BMY THE WAY SA WHO HATES? There has been much said m this Presidential campaign about hate. The Democrats—even some well-meaning but somewhat igno rant Democrats—are proclaiming that all the hate is emanating from the Goldwater comp. It is useless to try to combat this sort of false propaganda. But I would say to those who claim that the Republican Party is spreading hate: I wish could have been with me the other day as I sat near the playground of Boundary Street school. A group of youngsters—second or third graders I would guess were on the playground, scream ing as loud as their lungs would allow, “I hate Goldwater! I hate Goldwater!” Do you suppose GOLDWATER supporters are teaching THIS to these young children? OUT OF CONTEXT An out-of-town reader who drops me an occasional note about something which has appeared in this column takes me to task this week for having quoted Lyndon B. Johnson “out of context.” He referred to my mention of LBJ’s statement that “we are going to take the money from the haves and give it to the have nots who need it so much.” My critic (and I always welcome his comments) tells me his inter pretation of this statement was that the President meant, for in stance, that he would take money from the department of Defense and give it to the Department of Interior, etc. x have searched but I cannot put my hands on the particular speech in which this quote ap peared. As I recall, the President was speaking to a group of so- called “Senior Citizens” at the time. I cannot recall whether the remark had to do with his Medi care scheme or his campaign in spired “poverty” scheme, but I believe it was one of the two. Please correct me if I’m wrong. At any rate, he has NOTHING to “take” except the taxpayers money—and even if he did have reference to some department of government, he might just as well have said he would take the money from John Doe and give it to Mary Roe, for that is what it amounts to. To subsidize the so-called poverty-stricken (even BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 18: Callie Boyd Parr, Mrs. H. C. Swittenburg, C. F. Ster ling, Danny Leland Hiller, R. E. Reece, Harry E. Bedenbaugh, Frank S. Thomasson, Shelbie Jean Richardson. Oct. 9: Mrs. R. G. Carroll, Mrs. J. R. Cromer, Martin Armfield, Virginia T, Paysinger, Bobbie Long, J. H.- Half acre, Robert DeHart. Oct 20: Kerry Bowers, James Connelly, Fronie Hendrix, Mrs. George F. Ruff, Brooks Miller, Ray Darby, L. H. Sease, Mrs. Louis Floyd, Elmore Shealy and Louise Shealy, Aurelia Willing- Louise Shealy, Aurelia Willing ham. Oct. 21: Floyd Dennis, Mrs. Clarence Kinard, Chas. Clary, Jessie Stevens, Harper Wherry, Pope L. Buford III, Betsy Bru ner, Ann Kelly, James Robert Neel, Miss Nannie McKittrick, L. E. Werts, Mrs. Bergie Swind ler, Henry Hargrove, Ruby Nell Bowers, Betty K. Shealy, Joan Willingham Cartrette. Oct. 22: T. Roy Summer, Jr M Bonnie Cromer, John Billings ley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. C. D. Weeks, Tucky Neel, Mrs. Phil Brooks, Aubrey Davis, Johnny Rucker, George Wayne Martin, Jr., A. D. Rikard. Oct. 23: I. L. Boinest, Mrs. T. S. Riley, Barbara Franie Joye, Mrs. Bill Hughes, Charles Ep- ting, Jessica Senn, Mrs. C. A. Reeder, Eunice A. Stewart, Dr. James A. Underwood Jr. Oct. 24: Ida Webb West, H. O. Counts, Dupree Harmon, James Glymph, Mrs. A. E. Moorehead, Ola Norris, David Zobel, J. H. White, Mrs. Ray Dawkins. . By DORIS A. SANDERS on Ladybird’s farm) he will have to take the money from you and me and other millions of taxpayers who EARN their money by work ing for it. If I quoted out of context, thus distorting the meaning of the statement, I’m sorry; but if my friend will analyze the situation I am sure he will agree that what the President proposes to do is take YOUR tax money and MINE and throw it around on any vote getting scheme which suits his purpose. The only trouble is, it won’t end with the election if this man is returned to the White House. MULE STEW The following recipe appeared in Carolyn Anderson’s “Collectors Items” page in the October issue of Farm and Ranch magazine. MULE STEW Take one medium size Tex is mule, skin and remove from White House. Carefully remove useless extravagance. Season with a grain of salt. Place in a caldron, cover with (Gold) water, boil until tender (approximately November 3rd.) Strain through a ballot box, dispense with mule and retain the Goldwater. Serves 180,000,000 people. WHERE ’BOUTS? Also from Farm and Ranch, the September issue, is quoted below portions of an editorial by Bill Kennedy, Washington editor of the magazine: By Bill Kennedy Now, Cousin . . . where ’bouts do you stand? We’ve all got kith and kin scat tered over this state who boast about voting the Democratic ticket every time. “My Papa voted Dem ocrat. My Grandaddy voted Dem ocrat; and his Pappy before him, they brag. And, so help me, I’m going to vote Democrat ’till I die.” These are the folks who have been so afraid of the word Republican that they admit they would vote for a yellow dog rather than a Republican. (That’s how the term “Yellow Dog Democrat was born.) Well, here’s your chance to prove it . Rally ’round Lyndon Johnson. Now, I’m not saying LBJ is a yellow dog. That would be unfair. A yellow dog will usually lick the hand that feeds him. Lyn don Baines Johnson bites it. He went to Washington posing as a states-rights Southerner and con tinued that pose until he got the whip in his hand. Now he has turned on his own—the same as the national Democratic Party turned on the South at that 1960 convention. I don’t know what others plan to tell their ancestors about sep aration from the national Demo cratic party; but I won’t stutter when I talk to mine I’ll say: “Now wait a danged minute there, Grandpappy. I didn’t leave that Jeffersonian Party of yours. That Party just plain took off and left me. In fast, it booted me out, thinking I wouldn’t go for it. “You see, Grandpappy, we kept right on voting the ‘straight Dem ocrat ticket,’ just like you told us to do. And one day w'e looked around, and here comes the fed eral forces again. Big difference was that this time there wasn’t nobody set up to fight ’cept the yankees. “When we tried to vote ’em out of these attacks, so the state capitol could get back to running our local governing business, they just laughed at us, Grandpappy. At the national convention yonder in California (in 1960), they treat ed our folks like we was the yaller dogs instead of them. They figured we’d vote ‘yallar dog’ like you said, no matter what. And that other party figured the same; and they didn’t pay us no ’tention eith er^ An we was out in the cold. , “ And the armed yankees kept on a coming. And they told us how much we could grow and sell and how much we could ask for it. And they stopped us from teaching prayer to the young’uns in school. And we kept voting Democrat like you said. And the yankees came like carpetbaggers again, Grandpa, and they wouldn’t let our police alone long enough to stop lawbreakers in the streets. (Continued on page 8) To command Georgia Belles’ Beth Atchison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moody Atchison of this city, has been named drill com mander for the “Belle Corps,” the women’s auxiliary to the Army ROTC at the University of Geor gia, Athens. Miss Atchison is a member of the junior class at the university. An honorary organization for women, Belle Corps members act as hostesses for Army ROTC ev ents and represent the University by attending various functions. The Belle Corps is noted for pre cision drill. The Belle Corps is composed of about 60 members. Membership is based on scholarsmp, character, appearance, interest and drill ex perience. Beth is a member of Alpha Del ta Social Sorority. College plans homecoming Newberry college will observe Homecoming Saturday; and sev eral hundred former students are expected on the campus for the festivities. Highlight of the day will be the crowning of the Homecoming queen at halftime at the football game between the Newberry Ind ians and Wofford Terriers. Name of the queen is to be announced Saturday night just before the game when a parade featuring the queen, attendants and senior spon sors will be staged in Setzler Field. Richard Roberts, president of the student body, is to crown the queen. Three girls were selected for Homecoming Queen in a student election Friday, but their identity will not be revealed until Wed nesday. Other activities during the day will include six class reunions, an assembly program, judging of ex hibits, visits to buildings and a dance. Reunions will be held for the classes of 1919, 1929, 1939, 1949, 1954 and 1959. Luncheons and sup pers are planned by the honored classes. Alumni are to begin arriving on the campus at 10 a.m. and will register at the alumni office in the Wright building until noon. An assembly program is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. in Holland Hall chap el for alumni and friends. The program will include a welcome by Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of Newberry college; invocation by Rev. Harry Weber, chaplain; and a musical presentation by the Department of Music. Exhibits on the quadrangle, created by campus organizations will be judged during the after noon. This event is sponsored by the Newberry College Alumni As sociation. Following the ballgame, Phi Tau Fraternity will sponsor a dance in MacLean gymnasium. The Crescents of Lexington are to provide the music. Congratulates newspapers The following message was re ceived by The Sun from Congress man W. J. Bryan Dorn: Tt is with much pride and pleas ure that I congratulate you, dur ing National Newspaper Week, for your devotion to freedom of the press, for your magnificent editorials', fairness and com munity leadership.” Oakland R Council For esidents Petition Annexation Two Prominent Local Men Die Within Week Homeowners in the Oakland Community are again seeking an nexation to the City of Newberry, in a petition handed to city coun cil at its meeting Tuesday night. Marvin Bouknight and F. M. Mc Connell, representing citizens of the community, presented the pe tition, containing names of own ers of 116 tracts in the community seeking annexation. The area de scribed in the petition would be gin at the city limits on Fair St., just off College St., run down Fair to the by-pass, on the by-pass to Nance St. extension, then back to Nance to the city limits. It in cludes that portion on the city side of these boundaries, and excludes the Oakland Plant of the Kendall Company. Mr. Bouknight noted that be cause of various agreements made by city council and the chamber of commerce in the past, the petitioners felt a moral obli gation to exclude the Oakland Plant from the petition. He said, however, that Kendall owned a number of other tracts in the area sought to be annexed, and that Kendall officials had signed the petition for these tracts to be annexed to the city. The spokes man said over 80 percent of the property owners in the area had signed the petition. Several years ago the Oakland and Crestwood communities made an effort for annexation, although the Oakland lines were not the same as the present petition. Residents of both communities voted in favor o< annexation, imt the communities were rejected by voters within the city limits. Mr. Bouknight, on behalf of the petitioners, asked that the elec tion be held as soon as possible so that if annexation is approved, it could become effective on Jan uary 1, 1965. In record time, Council: 1. Approved nulla bona of prior year taxes. 2. Executed an agreement to give right-of-way on Kinard Street behind the hospital to the State Highway Department, which is al ready grading the road and pre paring it for paving. 3. Accepted bids of Levine Co. for police and firemen’s uniforms. 4. Confirmed the purchase of a panel truck from Kirk Pontiac Cadillac company for $1900 and a Rambler American car from Ruff Rambler Motors for $1523. 5. Mayor Layton appointed on the budget committee Councilmen Senn, Duff of d and Shealy; on the license committee, Councilmen Mc- Cutcheon, Taylor and Longshore. 6. Agreed that in absence of objection from council within three weeks, city manager was author ized to advertise reading of a change in the City Zoning Ordin ance relating to trailers and trail er parks. 7. Authorized the Mayor and City Manager to select members of a Licensing committee for elec trical contractors, the committee to consist of the zoning adminis trator, superintendent of utilities, two electrical contractors and an architect. In answer to a query by a coun cilman as to how rigidly speed laws were being enforced with the use of the new radaar devices, City Manager Riebe said “We bought it to enforce the law and we are going to work it to the maximum. It was not bought to catch speeders, but to enforce the law until people realize that the law will be enforced.” He said the radar detecters have “hold” devices so that speed of drivers can be verified. The regular session was followed by a lengthy executive session. in Monday wreck Neville Clark, 21, was injured when a lumber truck crashed into the rear of a pick-up truck in which Clark was riding Monday afternoon. Clark was taken to Newberry hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Driver of the pick-up, Alexan der Geter, 67, was not injured. Also escaping injury in the col lision was Albert S. Boyd of Little Mountain, driver of the lumber truck. Several other per sons were riding in the rear of the pick-up but were not injured. Allen Watts Murray, 70, presi dent of Murray Lumber Company, died suddenly Thursday after noon. He had been in declining health for several years. Mr. Murray was born in Bron- wood, Ga., the son of the late James L. and Mary Patten Mur ray. He was a graduate of Emory University. He was actively en gaged in extensive farming, land management, home construction and financing. He was president of the Murray Lumber Company, the Newberry Lumber Company, the Prosperity Lumber Company, and the Newberry County Bank. He was vice-chairman of the board of trustees of Newberry County Memorial Hospital, chair man of the board of trustees of the Newberry City Schools, mem ber of the board of trustees of Newberry College and served on its executive committee, member of the Forestry Commission Board, and a former director of the Cham ber of Commerce. He was award ed the Distinguished Service Award by Newberry College in JSfiSet, 1958. He was a member of Central Methodist Church, member of the Board of Stewards and presi dent of the board of trustees of Central Methodist Church. He was a Sunday School teacher for 35 years. He had been a member of the Newberry Kiwanis Club since 1923, serving his club as secre tary, president and director with an active interest in all phases of Kiwanis work. He served one term as Lt. Governor District 9, Ki wanis International. He was a Past Master of Amity Lodge No. 87, A.F.M., and was a Shriner. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Woodle Murray; one daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Gray, both of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Miller and Miss Donie Murray, both of Greenwood, Ga.; and one grandson, Allen Murray Gray of Newberry. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Cen tral Methodist Church by the Rev. S. M. Atkison and the Rev. An derson Bass. Interment was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were T. A. Stallworth, Dr. Manly Stallworth, Mike Chappell, Edgar Smith, Paul Loton, and Gene Hendrix. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Henry Mills, Lee Small wood, John Earl Smith, I. M. Smith, Clifford T. Smith, J. W. Henderson, Cyril Hutchinson, Thos. H. Pope, Joe Roberts, Hen ry Lominack, Frank Lominack Jr., John Epps, Dr. A.G.D. Wiles, J. V. Kneece, Lawrence Richardson, Bill Boozer, John N. Norris, Geo. K. Dominick, R. B. Baker, Dr. R. P. Baker, Dr. B. M. Montgomery, S. C. Paysinger, Jesse Frank Hawkins, Ralph Watkins, A. E. Morehead, Waldo Huffman, P. N. Abrams, W. I. Click, Seth Meek, Kirby Lominack, R. J. Metts, Har old Hendrix, Jake Wise, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dr. James Kinard, Clyde Tindall, R. E. Beck. Johnson tops straw ballot With the General Election com ing up in November, and because of the increasing interest and en thusiasm as to the outcome, New berry Mills, Inc. conducted a “Straw Poll” among its employees on Monday, October 12, 1964. This poll just involved the balloting for President of the United States. On Monday, 81 percent of the employees present took part in this balloting. The result of this balloting was: Johnson 160 Goldwater 123 Undecided 84 Thomas Broadus (Dad) Amis, well known throughout South Carolina and the southeast, died Wednesday morning at the New berry County Memorial Hospital. He had been stricken early Tues day morning and was carried to the hospital about 3 a.m. Mr. Amis, called “Dad” by his multitude of friends, was born in Newman, Ga., son of the late Franklin Joseph and Frances Pit man Amis. He w'as graduated from Georgia Institute of Tech nology and coached football at Howard Payne College in Brown- Wood, Texas for four years. He coached at Furman University for four years, moving to Newberry in 1933 where he had been en gaged since that time in cattle business on the Amis Ranch near the city. He was a technician with the Soil Conservation Service and was a veteran of World War I, having served in the Navy. Mr. Amis was a member of the Purebred Cattle Association, a member of the First Baptist Church v/hich he served as a dea con and had served as chairman of deacons; a member of the Emily West Bible Class of that church. He was also a member of the Ki wanis Club, which he served in many capacities; chairman of the Newberry County Rural Fire Commission. He organized the S. C. Football Officials Association and served as secretary since its organization. The Association cele brated its 20th anniversary re cently. After leaving football coaching, he was a football offi cial for many years. Mr. Amis is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Jackson Amis of the home; one son, Dr. W. D. Amis of Atlanta, Ga.; two daugh ters, Mrs. Niles C. Clark Jr. of Stuttgart Germany and Mrs. W. J. Lowrimore of Aiken; one sister, Mrs. D. L. Stovall of Atlanta, Ga., and four grandsons. Funeral services will be an nounced from the Whitaker Fun eral Home. Ruff seriously hurt in wreck Holland H. Ruff, 71, former Newberry County supervisor, is in serious condition at Columbia Hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile accident late Mon day afternoon. Mr. Ruff suffered a broken hip, a possible broken leg and deep cuts about the head and face. He is being treated at the hospital in preparation for hip surgery. Mr. Ruff’s car collided with a bread truck on Highway 219 in Newberry county shortly after four o’clock Monday. George Gary Felker of Route 3, driver of the truck, was not injured. Investigat ing were Sheriff’s deputies and State Highway Patrolman D. E. Abrams. Mr. Ruff’s daughters, Mrs. Pinckney Abrams and Mrs. Elmer Epting, are with their father in Columbia. To Attend Meet Four delegates have been nam ed to represent South Carolina at the Annual Meeting of the Ameri can Heart Association in Atlantic City, October 25-27. Dr. B. M. Montgomery of New berry, president of the state Heart group, said they would be among more than 5,000 physicians, research scientists and lay lead ers from throughout the country expected to attend the sessions. Two of the delegates are from Newberry: Dr. Montgomery and Pinckney N. Abrams, chairman of the Heart Fund Executive Com mittee. Tuesday was a “red letter” day in the industrial develop ment of Newberry County, as announcement was made by William Baltz, president of the Shakespeare Company of Kal amazoo, Mich., that his company would locate a new plant in Newberry County. The announcement came at a luncheon given by the New berry County Development Board, attended by 100 civ ic and industrial leaders. Henry Shakespeare, chairman of the Board of the Shakes peare Company, arrived in Newberry by air Tuesday morn ing for a look at the proposed site for the new plant. Ap~ parently pleased by what he saw, in brief remarks to those attending the luncheon, he introduced the company’s presi dent to make the announcement of the decision. Good news came from these gentlemen during a luncheon at the Community Hall Tuesday, the announcement that Shakespeare Company would locate a plant in Newberry. From left are Wil liam Baits, president of the Shakespeare Company; Henry Shakes peare, chairman of the Board of Directors; R. C. Lake Jr. of Whit mire, president of the Newberry County Development Board, and John F. Clarkson, member of the State Development Board. The new industry will be an extension of the Columbia Products Company of Columbia, a Shakespeare subsidiary, and will manufacture fiberglas products. Shakespeare manu factures a large number of diversified articles, but is best known for its manufacture of fishing rods. The Newberry plant, which will be located near the box factory on the old Greenville highway, will contain 60,000 square feet floor space and will originally employ about 100 persons. It is expected that the employment figure will rise in future years as plant operations get underway. Hilton Parsons will be manager of the local plant, and John Hammond will be plant superintendent. Sammy George will be chief engineer and Ross Sullivan will be in charge of sales and engineering utility products. Art Scott is manager of the Columbia office and, together with Steve Truewhella, also of the Columbia office, did much On behalf of the City of Newberry, Mayor Ernest Layton, right, presents a gift to Richard Higgins, retiring Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kendall Company. The gift was a token of es teem in recognition of cordial relations between the community and Mr. Higgins for many years, and presentation was made at a luncheon Tuesday at the Community Hall. (Photos courtesy Bill- Arm field.) of the research work v hich concluded with the decision to locate the plant in Newberry. R. C. Lake Jr. of Whitmire, president of the county de velopment board, opened the meeting and presented John F. Clarkson as “the Mickey Mantle” of the development board. Mr. Clarkson in turn introduced distinguished guests, among them members of the state development board; Rich ard Higgins, chairman of the board of the Kendall Company, and Congressman Bryan Dorn. Mr. Higgins, who is retiring as Kendall Board chairman, was presented a silver pitcher and matching goblets as a tok en of esteem from the city of Newberry. Mr. Higgins expressed his warm appreciation for Newber ry and its citizens, and assured the Shakespeare officials that they would find in Newberry the climate needed to as sure successful operation. Congressman Dorn congratulated “all who worked to create a climate for private enterprise” and expressed his support to do “everything possible for those who believe in the capitalistic method.” “I want to give the green light to free enterprise,” he said. City Council of Newberry has agreed to furnish water and electricity for use by the plant, and the Newberry Electric Cooperative willingly agreed to have the city furnish this service outside city territory.