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UNTIL AN IDEA HAS BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT, IT CAN'T BE WRITTEN. «■ — VOLUME 28—NUMBER 27. Publishers of ooks edit the manu scripts for bad grammar; why don t the publishers of pooulat songs do this for the lyrics? ♦ $2.00 Per Year RED LETTER DA Y AND ni Lk VO it: Bub Lake, presidi ng at the Th ere is -am >thei ( uestion on luncheon last Tuesda y a’ .vhlrh whicl s out V iruimia is will vote the Shakespe are Go mpa ny an- <Ju rii g tne Nu\ •em 1 er 3rd general nounced its in tention to 1 oc ate a elect! on, ant i th at i.- a referendum ulant in Newberry, proclaimed as t c u hether the St a te Superin- that dav to be a "red lett or day" tend* nt of Ed ucat ion should be for Newberry. And to add a little appoi ntt ti r; it he r th an elected. T he amusement to the occasi on he s. c t blue atio n A ssociation, tiie commented th at “the da: Doris Stat e I TA. State As sociation ol Sanders and Tom Pope get to geth- Schoc ,1 Boa •ds ami other groups er on politics will be a re d letter have opt mly fav oreo tht • appointing dav for them.’ proce s s by the 16 m e mber State At the same lunehton, Pinckney ; Board of Lducation. Abrams remarked t lat he was 1 asked how it was possible that we were on friendly terms when we held such different political be liefs. Pinckney's reply was “we don’t go to the same church, eith er, but that doesn’t cause us to be enemies.’’ Some people may doubt it, but hate is a foreign word to me. 1 do not seem to have the capacity to hate. I’ve met several peopie in my lifetime—-I can recall prob ably four or five—I disliked inten sely, but not to the point of hate. As for Tom Pope, former chair man of the State Democratic- Party, and Pinckney Abrams, chairman of the County Democrat ic Party, certainly we disagree on politics in some cases, while work ing on the same side in other cases. Assuming they support the Na tional Democratic ticket, since I have not heard statements to the contrary, I disagree with their politics this year. I think they are wrong. And they, I suppose, dis agree with me and think I am wrong, but that doesn’t lead to all-out war between us. 1 hope the day will never come when dis agreement on issues leads to dis ruption of friendships. 'WHAT NEXT? Duncan Johnson wants to know “what are you going to write about when the election is over?” This is a perennial question be cause each year there are elec tions of some kind and that means this column will usually be taking sides on some issue or the other. But even with the election so close at hand, my mind strays away to the old familiar “Octo ber’s bright blue weather” for this—Tuesday—has for the most part been a typical October day. Few years have gone by that I haven’t mentioned, about this time of the year, the spectacular beauty of the tree on the lawn of the late Mrs. J. W. White’s home. Some of you have been wondering recently if this will be the last year for that tree, since the city has purchased that property for parking space. I wondered the same and a month or so ago call ed the city manager to lodge a protest against destruction of the tree. He informed me that the matter had already been discuss ed with engineers, and plans are to preserve that, and possibly other trees on the property, and perhaps to have benches around the trees for weary shoppers to rest their tired feet. This would be in keeping with the city beau tification program and would show that Newberrians love a thing of beauty more than they do the small amount of revenue a couple of parking meters would provide. I think you can be sure that city council, knowing the temperament of the folks hereabouts about trees, will be sure that the wood men will spare THAT tree! There are many other beautiful trees around the city. Take a drive and see for yourself. The proponents of this ;r, ea.~- ure argue that this will take the State Superintendent "out of poli tics” and enable the securing of a more able man for the job. Taking it “out of politics", if that were the case, is taking edu cation on a statewide oasis com pletely out of the hands of the taxpayers. But it really isn t be ing taken out of politics. The lb-member Board is ap pointed by politics. 1 believe the procedure is that one man is ap pointed to the board from each of the state’s judicial circuits. The appointment supposedly is made by the county delegations in each of these circuits. In our circuit, the 8th, I understand that the four county delegations involved, Greenwood, Abbeville Laurens and Newberry, will take turn about. Greenwood has the first appointment, the other delegations will take their turns in appointing members, and of course there is no set of qualifications one must possess to serve an the board. The membe • could be a left-leaning liberal, a scholar, a moron. But one thing you can bet on—he sup ported the delegation in power at the time of his appointment. And quite a number of the county de legations apparently embrace the theories of the Democratic ad ministration, since they haven’t denounced them. This, no doubt, is “guilt by association” and if I am incorrect in my presumption about the local county delegation, I'll be glad to print that they do not embrace the Democratic party ideals. •But to get back to the point, these men name the members of the State Board of Education. We have no voice at all, except through them, and you can see it would be a long, involved process getting a member off the Board once he is on it, no matter what actions he takes. What disturbs me most of all is that there seems not to have been set up any qualifications for the man who is to occupy’ the appoint ive office, should it become ap pointive. This would then leave the doors open for the Board to hire, for instance, a liberal, NEA- oriented educator to take over the highest job in education in this state. “But the Board Wouldn’t do that,” I am told. This new Board did, however, approve for the first time in South Carolina, the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution in the schools of the state. How are w’e to know what its next “first” willj^e? I prefer to take my chances on a South Carolinian Xvhose record can be clearly placed before the people before he gets into the of fice. I Parents have no need to fear their children will be brainwashed about the historic past of the United States as long as Mrs. El sie Pitts Nichols teaches this country’s history at Newberry High School. A member of the Daughters of the American Revo lution, and long-time student of this country’s history, Mrs. Nich ols impresses upon her students that America was made great by- individuals, not by’ government; •nd that the free enterprise sys tem is what has kept this country great. Coming to Newberry High School from Silverstreet in the late 1930s, Mrs. Nichols has taught United States History’ to thousands of students during that time. She is certified to teach English as well as Social Studies, but history is her favorite. The daughter of Fred Werber and Olive Floyd Pitts., Mrs. Nich ols was born in the Trinity com munity of this county’ and was reared at Silverstreet. She attend ed Newberry College, from which she received the Bachcelor of Arts degree. Mrs. Nichols is sponsor for the International Relations Club and the Debating Club at the high school. She is a member of the county and state education asso ciations, of the Classroom teach ers association, and the S. C. So cial Study Association. She is a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church, where she teaches a Sun day’ school class. Mrs. Nichols is married Pat rick M. Nichols, a Duke Power Company’ operator. They’ live at 942 Cline St. She enjoys reading, crocheting and tatting, and likes to work with flowers. Mrs. Martha L. Dixon teaches 10th and 11th grade English at Newberry High School, where she also serves as faculty advisor for the Student Christian Association and works with Talent Night and the Junior-Senior. A graduate of Newberry Col lege, from which she received the Bachelor of Science degree, Mrs. Dixon is certified to teach Social Studies as well as English. Born and reared in Newberry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Lominick, Mrs. Dixon now lives on Orchard Street with her young daughrers, Beth, eight years old, and Angie, six years old, pupils at Boundary Street School. Beth will be remembered by r many’ as the y r oung lady who caused a sensation doing the “Charleston” in one of Miss Jua nita Hitt’s productions last year. Mrs. Dixon is a member ©f the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, where she teaches a Sun day school class and belongs to the Women’s Society. IN HOSPITAL AT GREENWOOD Frederick Gardner, formerly of Newberry, is a patient at Self Memorial hospital in Greenwood. His many’ friends here will be glad to learn that he is getting along nicely after suffering a light stroke several days ago. He is in room 217. Mr. Gardner was custodian at Aveleigh Presbyterian ’Church in Newberry for a number of years before moving to Greenwood a- bout a year ago. He now lives with his step-daughter, Mrs. Viola Mc Coy at 75 Third St., Gi-eenwood. Bowers infant service Sunday The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie W. Bowers died early Saturday morning at the Newberry County Memorial Hos pital. She is survived by her parents, Jimmie and Sybil Thomasson Martin Bowers; one half-brother, Danny Wayne Martin, and the fol lowing grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Long and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomasson, all of Newberry. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock from the graveside in Newberry Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ro bert L. Fraser conducting the service. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. York are now residing at 1609 Circle Drive. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Gregory have moved to 1121 Hunt street to make their home. HUBERT’S ADA I have been requested to write something about the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) of which Hubert Horatio Humphrey is the darling. This, like so many other issues in this campaign, re quires extensive space to even be gin to explain and while I have a mass of information about ADA, people just aren’t interested in very long political articles. I think some just don’t want to know what they’re voting for if they plan to vote the Democratic ticket. Jesse Helms, vice-president of WRAL-TV, Raleigh, has had the same problem. In his October 13 “Viewpoint”, editorial of the air, he summed up some pertinent facts about Humpherey and the ADA. The Viewpoint appears else where in this issue, and I hope you will take time to read it, es pecially those of you—I believe there might be a few—who are leaning toward the Democrat tick- Boundary Street School parents, teachers and students are getting ready for the Harvest Carni val Friday beginning at 4 p.m. The second grades will have a Candy-Snack Shop and a White Ele phant sale. Some of the students in Mrs. Marie Mills’ room show a few of the items to be on sale dur ing the carnival. From left are Judy Gresham, Lisa Hewitt, Mrs. Mills, Selena Chapman and Mary McAlhany. (Sunphoto) Girl Scout leaders and assistants gathered at Lynch’s Woods Monday for the completion of their 18-hour basic Group Leadership Course, which helps leaders in their work with the troops. Scout leaders are expected to know something about girls, activities, program planning, troop gov ernment, resources, and how all of these blend into the Girl Scout program. The leaders were trained by Congaree District Advisor Mrs. Cindy Overstreet. Newberry Neighborhood chairman is Mrs. Am ber Atkison. In the picture above are, from left seated, Mrs. Ferd Summer, Mrs. Betty Moseley, Mrs. Cindy Overstreet, Mrs. Billy Hentz, Mrs. Jean Vernon, Mrs. Sherman Mayne, Mrs. Kemper Lake, Whitmire; standing, Mrs. E. A. Thomason, Mrs, W. F. Bain, Whitmire, Mrs. James D. Cummings, Mrsc Walter Wallace, Mrs. John Heyer. (Photo courtesy Whitmire News). Politics to be debated Friday at college gym Newberry College students will have a chance to hear both sides of the Presidential campaign when a debate is staged Friday morning in the Mac Lean Gymna sium. The debate will be held during regular assembly period at 10 a.m., and will be sponsored by the Newberry College Delegation to the S. C. Student Legislature. Debaters Floyd D. Spence for the Republican and Harry Light- sey for the Democrats, will be in troduced by student James Addy, of Graniteville, chairman of the Student Legislature, who will serve as moderator. Each debater will be allowed ten minutes for his speech and five minutes for rebuttal. Mr. Spence is an attorney of Lexington, and has served three terms in the S. C. House of re presentatives, where he served for two terms on the Judiciary Com mittee and one term on the Ways and Means Committee. In 1962 he was a Republican candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives from the Second Congressional District. He now is Republican chairman of the dis trict and is one of the eight elec tors on the South Carolina Re publican Executive Committee, and was a delegate to the 1964 Nation al Republican Convention. He has been very active in anti-communist programs. Mr. Spence is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, from which he received the Bach elor of Arts and the Bachelor of Law degrees. Mr. Lightsey is also an attor ney with offices in Columbia, and serves as Advisor to the State Democratic Party. He received the Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson College and the Bachelor of Law degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a former member of the South Carolina Young Democrats and has previously appeared on the college campus for speeches. Civitans sponsor essay contest Newberry Civitan Club will sponsor a citizenship essay con test for seniors of Newberry and Whitmire high schools during the 1964-65 school year, according to announcement by Prof. F. Scott Elliott Sr., chairman. The subject chosen for the com petition is “Think—Speak—Parti cipate—Build America’s Future.” The essays shall contain no less than 500 nor more than 1200 words. Deadline for submitting essays on the local level is March 15, 1965. Newberry Civitan Club will award the following cash prizes to winners: $25 for first, $15 for second, and $10 for third place. The winning essay will be sub mitted to the state or district Civitan Citizenship contest, which awards a first prize of $100. The winning essay on the state level will be submitted to the interna tional contest, which awards a first prize of $1200. High school seniors are urged to submit their essays to Professor Elliott on or before March 15, 1965. Coffee Day nets nearly $45,000 Nearly $45,000 was raised in the 1964 “Coffee Day for Crippled Children” project sponsored by the South Carolina Restaurant Asso ciation for the 12th year and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers’ Association for the 7th year. Funds derived from this pro ject go to the South Carolina So ciety for Crippled children and Adults for its County Chapters. This broke all previous records. According to W. C. Hunter, Georgetown, and Lt. James K. Wilson, State Coffee Day chair men for their respective organiza tions, a total of $44,705.15 was raised through the sale of BAC buttons, signifying “Buck-a-Cup to Brace-a-Child”. , Local members of the two spon soring organizations served as county leaders for the campaign. Chief C. L. Dowd, Newberry and Joe B. Rose, Rose Restaurant, of Whitmire, were in charge in New berry county where a net of $1,- 779.27 was presented for the Newberry County Chapter of the South Carolina Society for Crip pled children and adults. Mrs. William N. Henderson, Newberry, serves as Chapter chairman. Many alumni at homecoming Several hundred alumni return ed to Newberry college for Home coming Saturday and heard Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college, declare that “no college especially in our time, can be healthy without support of its alumni.” Dr. Wiles was presented to the Homecoming convocation by Philip T. Kelly, director of alumni af fairs. The Rev Harry Weber, chap lain, gave the invocation; and Prof. Carolyn Savko and Prof. Darr Wise presented a musical program. “We are striving for signifi cance in staff and faculty, facili ties, and student body,” Dr. Wiles told the Newberry college gradu ates. “We want, along with spirit ual development, to have the fin est kind of mental development. Anything short of the best in ed ucation is hypocrisy.” Brenda Campbell. Whitmire, was crowned Homecoming queen by Richard Roberts, student body president, at halftime of the Newberry-Wofford football game which climaxed the day’s program. Members of her court were Doris Meads, North Charleston; Nadine Broome, Bristol, Tenn; and Janice Derrick, Columbia. Four senior football players were represented by sponsors: Mrs. Jim Acker, Jim Acker; Miss Joan Dominick, Newberry, Dennis Lynn; Miss Amelia Matthews, Sa luda, Frank Herlong; and Miss Cheryl Thompson, North Charles ton, Reed Charpia. Winners of Homecoming exhib its displayed on the quadrangle were announced during half-time of the game. First place went to Alpha Psi Omega for a Shakes peare parody. Other awards were: Theta Sigma Eta, second place; Lutheran Student Association, 3rd place; Methodist Student Fellow ship, fourth; and Young Demo crats and Young Republicans club, tie for 5th place. The Newberry College Alumni Association presented a dozen red roses to the college’s First Lady, Mrs. A. G. D. W r iles, at the ball game. Historical group elects Kinard first president Dr. James C. Kinard was elect ed first president of the newly organized Newberry County His torical Society at a meeting Mon day night at Community Hall. Other officers chosen were Wil liam C. Carter, vice president; Mrs. E. E. Westwood, secretary; and Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, treasur er. Directors named were Mrs. H. H. Huggins of Ponriaria, Thomas H. Pope and Fulmer Wells of Newberry. A constitution was adopted and the society voted to meet the third Monday of September, Oct ober, November, January, March and May each year. The group went on record in favor of a proposal that the pres ent post office building be acquir ed for facilities for the Newberry- Saluda Public Library. A vote of appreciation was ex tended to the Newberry Rotary Club for sponsoring formation of the society. Members also voted to extend to Dec. 31 the time for charter members to join. At the organizational meeting several weeks ago, about 60 per sons attended. About 125 were present Monday. Dr. Van Anderson, projects chairman of the Newberry Ro tary Club, presided until perma nent officers were elected. Wins trophies at rose show Mrs. R. H. Anderson of New berry walked away with three of the top trophies at the Fall Rose Show sponsored by the South Carolina Rose Society last week end in Columbia. She rreceived the Perpetual Trophy and a silver tray, given by the Farmer’s Cooperative Ex change for Best in Section A, Challenge Class. She will retain the perpetnual trophy for one year, then it will be presented to next year’s winner in this class. Mrs. Anderson’s entries were also judged tops in Section D, three hybrid teas of one variety for which she received a silver pitcher given by Power Food Store; and Best in Section E, six hybrid teas of one variety, the trophy being a Silver bowl given by Somerset Sterling Shop. Her entry in Class A consisted of one rose each of the varieties Avon, Chrysler Imperial, Ameri can Beauty and Christian Dior. Her entry in the D class was the Tapestry rose and in the E class, the Tiffany. Mrs. Anderson currently has 530 rose bushes representing 90 varieties. Also winning trophies were Mrs. L. Hart Jordan, Best in Section K, Cycle of bloom, for which she won a Silver trophy presented by Cherokee Construction Co., and George Earhardt, Best in Section H, Grandiflora individual bloom, Silver trophy presented by Tay lor’s Garden Center. Newberry Mills hearing begins Hearings began Tuesday at the Newberry Mills Willowbrook Club House in a case in which 18 for mer employees of Newberry Mills, Inc. seeked by arbitration to be re-instated to jobs from which they were terminated in June of 1960. By Grievances filled, these 18 employees are seeking a return to their former jobs with back pay during the period since their discharge. The discharges acrose out of a “wildcat strike” which oc curred at Newberry Mills, Inc. on the night of June 9, 1960. The persons seeking re-instatement and back pay are: Lowell Allen Dehardt, Mrs. Carolyn M. Epps, Jesse F. Hiller, Mrs. Mozelle R. Harmon, Mrs. Geneva B. Street, Mrs. Angie B. Jones, James Smith, Everette D. Koon, Mrs. Bobbie D. Goings, Curtis Wicker (deceased), Johnnie L. Beck, Reba Dennis, Gerald G. Burton, Mrs. Betty Jean Kinard, David E. Counts, Mrs. Elise Wil liams, Mrs. Gertie Mae Pearson, and Mrs. Mary Lou Griffin, ^ The case is being heard by Dr. John Kennedy, a professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. John Acker are now residing at 2121 Nance St. John Eargle and Charles Wolff, college students, are making their home at 921 Jessica Avenue. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct. 25: Shelba Jane Kinard, William Cromer, George Wil liam Coats Jr., Buddy Clark Watkins, Fred Richardson, Ted McDowell, Patricia L. Harmon, Tommie Ann Pitts, Rev. William H. Link. Oct. 26: C. E. Hendrix, Curtis O. Chapman, David Orin Shealy, J. N. Ruff, Mrs. R. E. Hanna, Jimmie Motes, Wade Shealy, Lome MacBeth, Mrs, George Davenport, Miss Grace iummsr, Ann Nichols. Oct. 27: Billy McSwain, Mrs. Tommy Setzler, Benjamin; Daw kins, Mrs. Wilbur Noon* Mrs. Gordon Brown, Virginia L. Wed lock. Oct. 28: Mrs. Maude Sanders, M. P. Davis, Bobby Schumpert, Betty Joyce Turner, Dan Lewis, Bonnie King, Martha Sue Fant, Mrs. Myra Cannon. Oct. 29: Rickey Perry, Charles H. Boyd III, Wayne Sheppard, George Heller, Harold O. Cook, Peggy Schumpert, Robert Mer rill Simmons, Harmon Beden- baugh, Edward Lominack. Oct. 30: Miss Dollie Mae Senn, C. Hugh Shelley, H. W. Har man, Carol Hipp, Edmonds Young. Oct. 31: Mrs. M. L You mans, Mrs. C. W. Bedenbaugh, Nancy Lou Long, Ida Satterwhite, Hugh Sheely, J. L. Eargle, Agnes Eargle.