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The one book that really can tell you where to spend your vacation is your check book. VOLUME 28—NUMBER 33 Never praise a woman to highly. If you stop, she'll think you don t love her anymore. If you keep it up, she'll think she's too good for you. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By-The-Way ... By DORIS A. SANDERS TOO Ml( H SI cm ° Parent.' are li ccf'ininp in* : t J V cerni-d tie 1 * S r day,' about V. heir school chi! (1 ) r‘ n in eertSin y- * ' i i i e being b >a<ie< 1 down with ho mo - work that they have no: tinu * t, i i i ■ i anything i > 1 s e i f tiny are t • * go; their prop* ■ r ri\- t. Even mor i i a i - —f 7. *-> P W e c o n \ i ng dCturbei ! w lien they learn that the typo ho nie- work the c hild i s doing is p; n-t the parents' ai ) i 1 i t y to give a hi h elp- ful guniarn to the child. I have never objected to mean ingful homework for our cnildren, hut the drudgery ot copyinK -sen tence after .-entence, or working example after example of material a child has already prasped seems to be a waste of time which could be better used by the child in oth er endeavors. Much has been written recently on the subject of supervised study —that is lengthening' the school day so that all ‘‘home” work be comes work that is done in school where the teacher is present to gruide those students who have trouble with their work. Those students who grasp the work on the “first-go-round” could then move on to new material, or spend the extra time in other activities such as music, art, research. Our sixth grader was sick one day and her English teacher said “well, you help her with her work.” I was not being modest when I said that I couldn’t. And the same is true with the reading, science and geography. (So far I’ve man aged to keep up with the math). Her daddy, who has the brains in the family could help her if he were home, hut I am wondering about the children who are not able to get help at home. Surely they would be benefitted, along with all the others, if the school day were stretched a little anti they could get help when it is needed. I do not blame the teachers for this situation—that is the over loading of homework. They neces sarily have to put up with ail levels of intelligence in one class room and they cannot ignore the lowest group to give special atten- • i , . , ; T , ■ n -upon'.; -t mm. vv h • > -l.m..d : o c o 11, i m -; i a . f < • C 1 •: t u Hi h ■ ’ ' . 1 ’ : ■ ! \\ IV " o - i ■.! !: a o! ! 1 »i ; ■ i v. -•on - Used by a 1 mo -t '■■very n'C'., r: t f j • - * at*' ami have t: o more iiP o i i i h'»■ f ! t ' \ ' l - don’.' er 'U pod S' i the; w, !: not have to 1 ie hem i>a< >. _»' * r a ■! r s 4 u<J jo -, ! ocemmit b-tatei : am Lav • ♦ L . • - pn.cos<. i have talked about t n. . ;; > t 1 v - ofa! occa^ mns win Kal| h \Y it k ins. diivrtor i >f soho'J:-, am i F h • i a 1 Y o ho wi i u Id 1J h o to s t 1 c > <) i n t MIC hi plan put hit" eft eel ht ■i - ‘ ! o1>(* tire Borm of Edaeatmn \\.!! 1 n* do- mg soin Imes for thinking a next year. ; i i Ul L' t:; o ' o Singers concert to be Sunday The Newberry (’ullejge Sipgers ! will present a ('hristma.' concert j on Sunday, December if, d:dd p.m. in MacLean Gymnasium on the col- j lege campus. The public is cord ially invited. T/ie program will be divided in- j to three sections—the first deal- j ing r with the prophecy of the birth ; of Christ, the second 'entering a-! round Bethlehem and the manger scene, and the third proclaiming’ the second coming of Christ. Sel ections are to include “The Shep herd’s Chorus” from Menotti'.- ; opera, “Amahl and the Night Vis- 1 itors.” and the final chorus from 1 Honnegar’s “King David." Soloists are: Sherry McCiosky, j Winter Bark, K!a.; Millie Keefe, 1 Fort Motte; Jane Clark. North Charleston, sopranos; and Jaimm Clark, Lancaster. tenor. Fred j Schott, Columbia, will be the) narrator. The Newberry College Singers, a (»0 voice acappella choir, have toured extensively throughout the j Southeast. They sang in Alabama and Georgia last year, and will go to Florida next month on tour. Dr. Milton Moore, professor of music at Newberry college, is di rector, and Dari- Wise, associate : professor of music, is accompanist. Drum Major Barry Shealy and Bonnie Campbell proudly display the trophy won by the Nev. berry High School Senior Banu in the ( hristmas parade at Chester Monday afternoon. The Newberry hand took top honors in the parade. Other members of the band are in the background. (Sunphoto) Whitmire parade to be Saturday Whitmire will hold its annual ('hristmas parade Saturday, Dec. r> at M:•'W* p.m. Both Jeter Jr., parade chair man announces that this year’s parade will feature music, beau- ti< - and floats, in addition to the main attraction, Santa Claus. Among the beauties will he .Miss Teen-Age America of Soutn Caro lina ami the 11 Ml 5 Miss Southern boo. Bands featured will he the In man-Landrum Band of Gold, Ches- t-n High and Boiling Springs high hands.; The Whitmire High band will be t he host hand. A trophy is awarded for the best band in the parade. At present, there are about 40 units scheduled to take part. 1 KOM GEORGIA Beth Atchison, a student at the University of Georgia, spent the Thanksgiving holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moody A tchison. SCN host to college staff Take trip to Fort Seventeen youngsters, whose chances to travel don’t come very often, had an exciting trip last weekend to Fort Bragg, N. C., as guests of the 83rd Chemical Bat talion, commanded by. Lt. Colonel John Walker. This is the second trip for the boys, residents of Boys Farm, to Fort Bragg, and they enjoyed every minute of it, according to Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Shealy, op erators of ‘Boys Farm. The group left on the Boys Farm bus Friday afternoon at 3 P.M. but had mechanical troubles on the way, so they didn’t arrive at Fort Bragg until about mid night. A group of tired youngsters promptly fell asleep in the bar racks bunks provided for them. The Battalion commander had assigned one soldier to be in charge of each boy during the visit. These chaperons accompan ied the boys as they took tours of the base, ate in the messhalls and slept in the barracks. Every min ute of time was tak«n with some activity of interest to the boys. Most exciting of all was the children’s parachute jump, which all the boys tried, including the smallest tot, now only four years old. After lunch at Fort Bragg- on Sunday, the youngsters troop ed back onto the bus, tired but reluctant to leave. Boys Farm came to the atten tion of the Fort Bragg unit when it was on duty in South Carolina during Swift Strike III last year. The unit was stationed in Aiken and among the men was the Rev. Shealy’s brother, who asked per mission of his commanding officer to come to Newberry to visit the Farm. Permission was granted and a lieutenant accompanied Mr. Shealy to Boys Farm. He immed iately became interested in the work and told Rev. and Mrs. Shea ly he was going to try to stir up interest in his unit when he went back. Following the conclusion of Swift Strike, the proposition was brought before the commanding officer of the 83rd Chemical Bat talion. He invited Rev. and Mrs. Shealy to come to Fort Bragg and talk about Boys Farm and show slides to the officers anji men of the unit. Since that tinie, Boys Farm has received financial sup port each month from money con tributed by the soldiers on pay day. In the meantime, the Battalion changed commanders, and Rev. and Mrs. Shealy feared interest in Boys Farm would be lost. The new commander, however, turned out to he just as interested as his predecessor and shortly after he assumed command, he notified the Shealy’s that the boys would be invited up for a trip in the near future. The invitation for the Thanksgiving weekend came a few weeks ago. Before they left Fort Bragg Sunday, the boys were told they could look forward to another invitation “in about six months.” The boys are pictured above just before leaving for Fort Bragg last Friday. On the front row, from left, are Bobby Joe Wicker, Boyd Patterson, Dobbie Jenkins, Carl Patterson, Steve Jenkins, Frankie Wicker, Steve Rogers and Ronnie Snider. On the back row are Miss Ella Medlock, Mrs. W. D. Shealy Jr., John Danileek, Rickey Crowe, Bo£>by Tucker, Roy Gaddy, Ray Wicker, Wallace Martin, Mickey Crowe, Wayne Tucker, Rev. W. D. Shealy Jr. and Bill Mealy. (Sun- photo ) The South Carolina National Bank was host to the faculty and staff of Newberry College , on Thursday, November 24. The occasion was an “Appreciation Dinner” given by SCN as a way of saying “Thank You” to New- berry college for the many cul tural, financial, and educational benefits brought to the community by the college and its staff. Approximately 150 educators and members of South Carolina National’s staff were present. The following spoke briefly thanking Newberry College on behalf of the organizations they represented: Nolan P. Shuler, Jr., executive vice president of SCN told of the strong financial contributions of the college to Newberry and New berry county. He covered briefly the plant investment and annual college budget. In closing he stressed the excellence of the graduates as proof of the high standards of Newberry college. Mayof Ernest H. Layton spoke for the city of Newberry and he praised the college for the cultural quality it brought to the city. Mayor Layton emphasized that through all the work of Newberry college there shines the Christ ianity that is the foundation of this fine school. Senator Jesse Frank Hawkins of Newberry county called atten tion to the many churches being 1 served by ministers who are grad uates of Newbery college. He spoke highly of the number of Christian men and women who attended Newberry college and then go into the business world taking with them the rich heri tage of this church school. Robert C. Lake, president of the Newberry County Development Board discussed industry’s inter est when it learned Newberry col lege was a part of the community. Mr. Lake said the location of the college was a great asset in sell ing Newberry county to industrial prospects. Dr. George H. Aull, consulting economist for the South Carolina National bank was the main speaker. His topic was “Economics of The Bible.” Dr. Aull discussed the many economic principles mentioned in the Bible and related them to the need for observance of basic Christian values in our lives. Dr. Conrad B. Parks spoke in the absence of Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college. Dr. Parks thanked the bank for its interest in Newberry college and pledged the college’s efforts towards con tinuing development of its various programs. Drama be shown on television An hour-lung statewide televis ion show will spell out details of South Carolina’s first outdoor drama, “Our Own Free Land’’ written by Dr. Kerin it Hunter. The show may he seen in this area on WIS-TY in Columbia. WFBC-TY in Greenville Sunday, December b from 4 to 5 P. M.; and WSPA TV in Spartanburg on Sunday from 11:15-12:15. Other stations throughout the state will also lie carrying the program, which will climax a fund-raising- drive for $150,000 so the drama can open in June 1905. Appearing on the show will be the Clemson Band, Citadel Band, University of South Carolina chorus. Dr. Kermit Hunter will tell the basic plot of the drama and excerpts will be acted out by a cast properly costumed. County chairmen are to report on membership drives prior to the telecast, and Mrs. Warren Cousins county chairman urges all who have not yet contributed to do so before Sunday. Contributions may be sent to her or to Miss Margaret Paysinger, city chairman. Thousands greet Santa in near freezing weatner Higgins leaves top office of Kendall company BOSTON, Dec. 1—Richard R. Higgins retired today as chairman and chief executive officer of Kendall, after 42 years of service with the company. Kendall presi dent Harold T. Marshall has been named chief executive officer; the post of chairman will not be filled. Kendall manufactures first aid and hospital products; woven and non-woven fabrics; pharmaceuti cals; elastic web; and industrial tapes. MAGISTRATE’S REPORT Newberry Magistrate Ben F. Dawkins reports that 159 cases were made in his jurisdiction dur ing the month of November, with $2226.32 in fines collected. Ninety-four of the cases were charges of driving too fast for conditions. There were small num bers of charges on 27 other viola tions, most traffic law violations. COUNTY BOND SALES fcARE GREATER Joe M. Roberts, Newberry coun ty Savings Bonds Chairman, today reports that Newberry county’s October Series E and H Savings Bonds sales were $36,717, bringing the total for the year on to $245,- 445, or 102 per cent oi its 1964 sales goal. « Combined E and H sales in the state for October totaled $2,486,- 720, reports Robert G. Clawson, State Chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bond Committee. Mr. Higgins began his career in 1922 as assistant to the comp any’s founder, Henry P. Kendall. As a young Harvard graduate, Higgins was exposed to Henry Kendall’s plans for corporate growth. “I first knew the com pany,” Higgins said recently, “as an enterprise struggling merely for a footing, but sustained by Mr. Kendall’s leadership.” Higgins was president by the time the company’s ales passed the $100 million mark in 1953. Sales last year were $139 million and will, according to him, be in the neighborhood of $150 million for 1964. In 1922, Kendall had four plants. Today there are 20 in the United States, as well as eight international subsidiaries and affiliates. Throughout his years in busi ness, Higgins has participated ac tively in civic and church affairs. He is president of the 1964 United Fund of Greater Boston and was a member of the Greater Boston Economic Study Committee. He is now vice president and uirector of the Massachusetts Council of Churches and a director of the Boston RMCA. In addition, he is a trustee of both Springfield col lege and the Choate School, where he prepared for college. He served a term as a director of the Har vard Alumni Association and has been the treasurer of his Harvard class since graduation in 1922. After seven years as assistant to Henry Kendall, Mr. Higgins transferred to the company’s Wal pole, Mass, plant as divisional manager and general sales man ager. From 1941 to 1947 he serv ed as director of merchandising for the company, and in 1948 was elected vice president and treas urer. He stepped up to executive vice president the following year, and two years later assumed the presidency. Mr. Higgins was pres ident from 1951 to 1963, and was elected chairman of the Board of directors on March 26, 1963. Miss Joyce Eargle was crowned I “Miss Mer’-y Christmas” climax- ! mg- an hour-long, 66-unit Christ- : mas parade here Tuesday after- I noon. j Crowds estimated at 20,000 lin ed Main Street from Walnut to MeKibben and shivered as they watched the colorful floats, cars, beauty queens, hands, and finally, Santa Claus who arrived with his reindeer and sleigh. Miss Eargle, who was named last spring as “Miss Queen of Hearts” in a Civic League sponsor ed contest, was crowned at the square following the parade. Run ner-up was Miss Nina Marie Page. The queen was crowned by Santa Claus. The winning float in the school division was Mother Goose Kin- devgarten, followed by Lybrand School of Dance and Silverstreet Elementary school. Prizes were $50, $25, and $15 respectively. A float entered by the Town of Little Mountain, featuring a huge liberty bell flanked by four beau ties, won first place in the com mercial and organizational floats division, and also won a $50 prize. Winning second and third place, $25 and $15, were S. C. National Bank and Newberry County Cos metologist Association floats. Dentsvillc High School band of Columbia took first place in hand competition, with second place go ing to Clinton High and third to Greenwood High. Newberry bands, excluded from competition, were much in evidence. The parade was led by the Newberry Concert Band. Taking part in the parade were the junior, intermediate and senior hands of the city schools, Newberry College Marching Band, Whitmire High and Mid-Care na high hands, and Gallman high school band. State beauty queens on hand for the parade included Miss Maxine Cook of Prosperity, State Junior Miss; Miss Sonja Hook of Colum bia, Miss S. C. Ruritan; and Miss Andrea Ayers of Greenville, Miss S. C. Teen-Age Queen. Following the Newberry Concert Band, leading the parade into town, were cars containing Mayor Ernest H. Layton and City Mana ger K. W. Riebe; State Sen. Jesse F. Hawkins and Rep. D. P. Folk; and Newberry’s major league base ball player, Billy O’dell. Continuing Christmas activities in Newberry, the Civic League’s Christmas Tea opened at the com munity Hall at 3 p.m. Wednesday and continued until 9 p.m. VISITED HERE Miss Suzi Long of Cheraw spent part of the weekend with Connie and Ruth Sanders on Jessica Ave. Her father, Rev. Robert E. Long, who was in Newberry to officiate at the Salley-Summer wedding Saturday night, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whittle and other members of St. Luke’s Episcopal church. Quota short for United Fund The latest figure released by headquarters office of the New- l>erry County United Fund on the 1964 campaign is a total of $28,- 236 in pledged and collected con tributions. This represents 76 per cent of the total quota of $36,- 985.91. The Newberry County campaign got under way on October 26 and it was hoped that the quota would he reached within the prescribed two wee o of solicitation. How ever, it has been noted that many residents of the county have not yet made their contributions and the campaign has been extended a few weeks. Several business es tablishments have not completed their solicitations of employees. Rev. Robert Addy, campaign chairman, has urged all workers to cor.qJete their activities and has issued a strong appeal to those people who have not yet contribu ted to please do so as soon as possible. The United Fund has met with much success in other counties in the state and it is believed that Newberry county will accept its responsibility and meet its quota also, Rev. Addy said. The 14-foot thermometer, which is located in front of the Commun ity Hall shows the continuing pro gress of the campaign and as will he noted, the mercury still needs to move upward a few more spaces before the United Fund campaign quota for the year is reached. Jerry Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis, received the Eagle Scout Award at the meeting of the Newberry Lions Club on December 1. He became a member of Troop 66 on December 12, 1960 and has served as Assistant Patrol Leader and Patrol Leader. Troop 66 is sponsored by the Newberry Lions Club. MOVES TO CITY Miss Estelle Carpenter, sister- in-law of Mrs. E. A. Carpenter, has moved to Newberry from Rutherford, N. C. and is making her home at the Wiseman hotel. LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET TODAY The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday, December 3 at 8 P.M. at the home of Mrs. T. M. Fellers. Associate hostesses will be Miss Sudie Dennis, Mrs. W. S. Chapman and Mrs. J. N. Nicosia. Members are reminded to bring a gift or donation for the Veterans Gift Shop. Forestry group hears Hentz Hartwell A. Black, of Charles ton, and M. J. Jarrad, of Cleve land, were elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Advis ory Committee of County Forestry Boards at the groups’ recent an nual meeting held at the new ad ministration building located on the Harbison State Forest approx imately 10 miles north of Colum bia. H. M. Hentz of Newberry, who has served as chairman of the State Advisory Board for the past two years, and a member of the Newberry county Forestry Board since 1945, stated in his address the bright future of forestry as brought about by expansion of the pulpwood and other forest in dustries in recent years. The State Advisory Committee of County Forestry Boards is composed of delegates from each of the 46 County Forestry Boards in the state. At its recent 13th an nual meeting the group discussed forestry legislation and other mat ters pertaining to the forestry progress in South Carolina. The 1945 Statewide Forest Fire Protection Act provided for the establishment of 5-member Fores try Boards in each county. Board members are appointed by the State Commission of Forestry on the recommendation of county legislative delegations. Forestry Board members, who serve with out pay, advise and assist the State Commission in carrying out its statewide forestry program. Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh spent last week in Savannah, Ga. with her nephew, William Metzger and family. FROM FLORIDA Visiting Anne C. Fischer and her children, Bert, Lila and Lisa for Thanksgiving holidays were Cberlyl Phelps and Gue Green from Jacksonville, Fla. Also visiting from Jacksonville are Mrs. Gordon P. Blitch, Jr. and children, Pam and Babs. The children rode in Carpenter’s Christmas float in the parade on Tuesday afternoon. A buffet dinner was held in honor of Mrs. Blitch Sunday night. Attending from Columbia were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McSwain and G. T. Powers. Dec. 6: Earl Bigby, Rickie O. Chapman, Emily Newberry, Prof. Scott Elliott, Mrs. Charles Cromer, Bill Scurry, Betty May Eargle, Mrs. R. T. Feagle, Mary W. Pope, Manning Dukes, Rob ert Shealy, Jr. Dec. 7: Loxie Lee Bowers, Leon Taylor Jr., Mrs. Nellie Browning, Geneva Half acre, Mrs. Jessie B. Boozer, Angus Semi, Mrs. William E. Seim, Mrs. Er vin Merchant, George Luther Long. Dec. 8: June Hawkins, Mrs. H. L. Pitts, Laval H. Johnson, Gor don Leslie, Carolyn Hawkins, Mrs. Charles Ragland. Dec. 9: L. E. Wood Jr., Doro thy Livingston, Sylvia Smith, C. H. Eargle, P. H. Moore, Barry Stutts, Anne C. Hunter, Mrs. Lucille B. Livingston, Dec. 10: J. C. Neel, Mrs. B. O. Long, Mrs. Pope Wicker Sr., Adrian M. Summer, Mrs. J. A. Bundrick, Virginia A. Fulp, At- lee Lindsay, Jack Goree. Dec. 11: Caroline Cook, Joe Summer, Valeria Stuck, Billy Altman, Mrs. Mary Eula Hol loway. Dec. 12:' Forrest Lominack, Mrs. Nelson Connelly, Mrs. Fred T. Moon, John Koon, Mrs. Mary Jane Sproul, Mrs. Sam Beam, Janet E. Crim, Gene Counts, Louise Gray.