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A good salesman is a fellow who can convince his wife fhat she looks fat in c fur zua:. It's hard to know exactly when one generation ends, and the next one begins, but it s somewhere around 9 p.m. VOLUME 28—NUMBER 35. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1964 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By-The-Way .. . By DORIS A. SANDERS EARLY ISSUE So that we mi^ht have an extra day to catch our breath before Christmas, the Christmas issue of The Sun will be published next Tuesday and will be delivered lo cally on Wednesday. We would re quest that you submit any items for publication by Monday. MR. HOOVER No one could blame J. Edpar Hoover for exploding and calling Martin Luther King a “notorious liar”—no one, that is, except those leftwingers who would like to see Mr. Hoover removed from of lice because he continually warns of the dangers of communism. W’hat were your reactions to the announcement that the rabble- rousing Martin Luther King had won the Nobel peace prize ! I can imagine that Mr. Hoover ielt about the same way. J. Edgar Hoover will probably go down in history as one of the most outstanding men of this century—head and shoulders above the John Kennedys, the Lyndon Johnsons, the Martin Luther Kings. Some thoughts about this con troversy, and about Mr. Hoover, were expressed by Jesse Helms, vice-president of WRAL-TV, Ra leigh, in his editorial of the air on December 4. His \ iewpoint of that date follows: (By Jesse Helms) The thing to remember amidst all of the sly sniping at J. Edgar Hoover is that the vast majority of those who now pretend to be so horror-struck at Mr. Hoover’s re marks about Martin Luther King are precisely the people who have never liked very much the w r ay Mr. Hoover has run the FBI. We are not inclined to evaluate Mr. Hoover’s charge that Martin Luther King is ‘‘the most notor ious liar in the country.” That covers a lot of ground and a good many liars. Although we have run across a number of bush leaguers in our time who seemed to be running for the nomination con ferred by Mr. Hoover upon Dr. King, Mr. Hoover’s line of work obviously has put him in direct contact with the real pros in the truth-judging department. In any event, the real question at the moment is whether Mr. Hoover’s characterization of the Nobel Peace Prize winner will ev entually cost Mr. Hoover his job. Our inclination is to doubt that it will. But even if it does, we have the feeling that Mr. Hoover could hardly care less. What happens to Mr. Hoover will be largely a political decision. President Johnson has not lost the art of counting noses. And he is undoubtedly aware that if the American people ever are put in the position of choosing sides be tween Martin Luther King and J. Edgar Hoover, Mr. Hoover would win by such a margin as to make the Johnson - Goldwater election look like a photo-finish. But there is more to it than that. President Johnson is on rec ord as having said several months ago that Mr. Hoover would remain as director of the FBI as long as he (Lyndon Johnson) is in the White House. There weren’t any ifs, ands or buts. Mr. Hoover would stay, said Mr. Johnson, per iod. Nobody, we would surmise, is more aware of the probabilities of the situation than Dr. King him self. Still, we found it rather re vealing that Dr. King would so quickly pay a call on Mr. Hoover, then appear before the press to say that his conference with Mr. Hoover was—to quote Dr. King— “amicable.” Significantly enough, Dr. King did not suggest that Mr. Hoover had retreated from his or iginal charge. Mr. Hoover said nothing. Suffice it to say that the record is very clear as to the absurdity of various wild statements Martin Luther King has made in criticism of the FBI. Undoubtedly, Dr. King was frustrated to learn, during the past few years, that he would be unable to enlist the FBI in his fight for integration. Dr. King simply failed to understand that the FBI is an agency of law-en forcement and not an adjunct to any organization of social reform. And J. Edgar Hoover is, first, last apd always, a defender of Ameri can principles and constitutional guarantees to all citizens. So, there continues to be much wailing about M r. Hoover’s strong statements about Martin Luther King. But this is largely a sham. Those w T ho would like to see Mr. Hoover removed from of fice have been stinging from his rebukes of the past when he re peatedly drew the line between fuzzy leftwing thinking in Amer ica ami realistic efforts to pre serve the fundamentals of the na tion. Mr. Hoover has never been fool ed by the nature or the techniques of communists. His organization has been a constant frustration to the alien forces wh : eh would subvert tm* nation. He nas warn ed repeatedly about the parade of communist speakers appearing on college campuses. He has not made a public appearance in years without warning of the insidious ness of communism. He has kept America on the alert. So, a.- we say, we think he will • (■main as director of the l HI. But whether he stays or goes, he will continue to be a source of strength for those Americans who are concerned about the preser vation of their nation. For if President Johnson should be so unwise as to dismiss Mr. Hoover, or require him to retire as a sup to pressure groups then J. Edgar Hoover will be a free agent to speak more openly than ever be fore to the people of his land. And th y will listen, for J. Ed gar Hoover has stood tall for too many years as a great public servant to be robbed now in the twilight of his life of the great respect in which he is held by his countrymen. He is a patriot with a message, a man who richly de serves the admiration in which he is held by so many. Acceptance of new areas will increase city population by 1000 The portrait of the late Allen Watts Murray was presnted to Newberry High School by the Key (Tub during assembly last Friday morning. Members of the family who attended the presentation ceremony included from left, Mr. Murray’s widow, daughter and grandson, Mrs. Allen W. Murray, Mrs. Fay Murray Gray and Allen Murray Gray. (Gunphoto) Key Club presents portrait of Allen Murray to school Tribute paid Eugene S. Blease by association The following Resolution was adopted at a recent meeting of the Rosemont Cemetery Associa tion : EUGENE SATTERWHITE BLEASE In the passing of Eugene Sat- terwhite Blease on December 27, l ( Jt)3, the Board of Trustees of Rosemont Cemetery Association notes with particular regret the loss of a friend, (-olleague, and loyal supporter. Judge Blease served with dist inction and devotion as a member of this Board continuously since the 1920’s. He was a leading con tributor to the cemetery’s growth and exhibited a constant interest in its affairs during his long ten ure as a board member. As the as sociation’s attorney, his wise coun sel was invaluable, not only from a legal but from an administra tive standpoint. Never asking any thing for his services as attorney, he devoted much of his valuable time and made sacrifices of per sonal gain to the good of Rose mont Cemetery. His influence on the affairs and general advance ment of the cemetery will be felt in years to come. The Board of Trustees of Rose mont Cemetery Association does hereby express to everyone inter ested in the cemetery, the general public of Newberry and South Carolina, and especially to his family, our sincere appreciation for Judge Blease and our condol ences in his passing. Postmaster says Hallman dies; please mail now “It’s too late to mail early, so please mail now,” Postmaster Har ry Moose said today. “The biggest mail explosion in history is upon us and we need the cooperation of everyone to make sure that the holiday mail is delivered before Christmas,” the Newberry Postmaster said. Mr. Moose suggested the use of air mail and special delivery to guarantee Pre-Christmas delivery, especially for out-of-town mail. In all instances, the use of ZIP Codes will be helpful. The codes generally mean that mail moves in a more direct route and is handled fewer times. Parcels with ZIPPED addresses may be delivered 24 hours or more before others going to the same destination which do not include the five digit code. Postmaster Moose announced that all postal operations will be on a holiday schedule Christmas Day. Only special delivery mail will be delivered on December 25. Mr. Moose thanked all the citi zens of New r berry who cooperated in the “Shop and Mail Early” campaign. “It now appears that the peak for outgoing mail will be reached on December 18. However, there will still be a small moun tain of holiday mail which must be delivered,” he said. was born here Alvin O. Hallman, 59, died at a hospital in Lumberton, N. C., Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. after a year of declining health. Born in Newberry County, son of the late Paul R. and Cora Al britton Hallman, he organized the Carolina Fertilizer Corp., of which lie was vice president and general manager. He was a member of Fair Bluff Baptist Church where he was an elder. Funeral services were conduct ed at Meares and Son Funerdl Home in Fair Bluff, N. C., Wed nesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Lee Phil lips and Rev. C. Eugene Price. The body was brought to An derson where another service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sullivan-King Mortuary by Rev. C. Eugene Price and Rev. Max Patterson. College sets holidays Mr and Mis. Frasier Sanders were guests at the Christmas banquet of the Laurens County Education Association held last Thursday night at Presbyterian College, Clinton. Mr. Sanders was president of LCEA last year. Christmas holidays have been announced for Newberry College by Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college. Students and faculty will have a two-week vacation period, be ginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 18 and con tinuing until 8 a.m. Jan. 4. Dor mitories are scheduled to close at 5 p.m. Dec. 18, and reopen at 2 p.m. Jan. 3. Administrative offices will be closed from 12 noon Dec. 19 thru Dec. 28, and on Friday and Sat urday, Jan. 1 and 2. The true spirit of Christmas, “Peace on earth, good will to men” is reflected in the arrangement on the bulletin board at Speers Street School. The attractive poster, showing the journey to Bethlehem, as Angels hover overhead, was prepared by children in Mrs. Lou Frances Lide’s fifth grade. They are, from left, Jimmy Johns, Don Layton, Tim Longshore, Karen Hite, Cile Purcell Vivian Morris and Karen Mills. (Sunphoto) Tribute was paid to the memory of the late Allen Watts Murray when the Key Club of Newberry High school presented a color photograph of Mr. Murray to the school during assembly last Fri day. The presentation was made on behalf of the club by Steve Price, president, in honor of “a man who in his lifetime was a loyal church man, educator and humanitarian.” Noting that men are after for gotten by their contemporaries, Steve continued, “to insure that the late Mr. Allen W. Murray is not forgotten by the future gen erations of Newberry High school students, the Key Club would like this portrait to Newberry High school to be placed in the main corridor where it is hoped that it will remind those who pass it daily of his inexhaustible energy and dedication to the youth of the Newberry area.” The portrait was accepted by Supt. J. V. Kneece, with the as surance to the Key Club that it would “hang in a prominent place.” Mr. Kneece paid tribute to Mr. Murray as one with the best rec ord of attendance at Board of Trustee meetings than any mem ber who ever served. A member of the Newberry Board of Trus tees from 1942 until his death, Mr. Murray had served as chair man since 1944, and it was during a Board meeting that he was fat ally stricken. “He never missed a meeting un til the last two years,” Professor Kneece said. Mentioning Mr. Murray’s active interest in the Kiwanis Club, Mr. Kneece recalled that the late trustee was lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International when the Key Club of Newberry High was chartered, and that he had pre sented the charter to the club 8 years ago. Charles Gray, son-in-law of the late Mr. Murray, expressed appre ciation to the Key Club for “pre serving Mr. Murray’s memory in this way. “It is appropriate,” he said, “because Mr. Murray died here at Newberry High. On be half of the Murray family, we are deeply grateful.” The plaque on the portrait con tain the words “Allen Watts Murray, City School Board 1942- 1964, presented by Newberry High School Key Club.” Attending the presentation cer emony were Mr. Murray’s widow, Mrs. Allen W. Murray; his daugh ter, Mrs. Fay Murray Gray, and his grandson, Allen Murray Gray, as well as a number of business associates. The presentation program began with two piano selections by Willie Gilfillan, and concluded with the singing of the Alma Mater. December 28 ..as been tentative ly set as the date City Council will meet to formally accept two new areas into the city limits. During an annexation election Tuesday, voters of the Oakland and Wise Street areas v^ed to become a part of the city, ar.d city voters ov erwhelmingly votjd to accept the areas. Only 470 city voters went to the polls. They voted 426 to 44 in fa vor of annexation of the Oakland area, 329-140 in favor of the Wise Street annexation. Voters in Oak land favored joining the city by a vote of 106-35, and the Wise Street section was unanimously in favor, 41-0. When the areas become a part of the city, the population will be increased by about 1000, about 800 of which are in tne Oakland sec tion. The Oakland plant was not included in the territory annexed. The 1960 census showed the popu lation of Newberry to be 8,208. It is expected that council will accept the areas effective Janu ary 1, 1965. This was the first attempt at annexation by the Wise Street area. A section of the Oakland community petitioned to become a part of the city several years ago, but was rejected by voters within the city. The vote by precinct in Tues day’s annexation election was as follows: Precinct Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 No. 1 Ward 3 No. 2 ... Ward 4 No. 1 _ Ward 4 No. 2 ~ Ward 5 Ward 6 Yes No Total Wise St. Ward 2 Ward 3 No. 1 . W T ard 3 No. 2 _ Ward 4 No. 1 Ward 4, No. 2 Ward 5 47 7 85 14 34 8 78 1 20 3 29 5 48 4 85 2 426 55 106 35 Yes No 37 17 74 25 29 13 37 42 16 7 29 5 30 21 77 10 329 140 The Newberry College Faculty Women’s Club entertained the fac ulty at an annual Christmas party Monday night at Smeltzer Hall. Among those present were, from left, Mrs. Harvey Kirkland, Mrs. Hendrix Monts, Hendrix Monts and Mrs. T. J. Eskridge. Mrs. Wal ter Summer is president of the Club and Miss Hattie Belle Lester was hostess for the party, assisted by a number of the faculty wives. (Newberry College photo.) Wise St. 41 0 MOTHERS CLUBS TO HAVE PARTY The Pre-School Mothers Club of Newberry will have a Christmas party at the Newberry Youth Center Saturday, December 19 at 10-11 a.m. Santa Claus will be present with a gift for each child, and refreshments will be served. All pre-school children are cor dially invited to attend. Committees of historical group now working The Newberry County Historical Society plan?- to begin work early in the new your, and the Historical Sites committee is already on the job. A committee meeting was held Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Holmes and plans were made to go about the work of locating, marking and re pairing historical sites in the coun ty. Mr. Holmes is chairman of the Historical Sites committee of the county society. Named to head the following committes are: Sites, Martyn Cavanaugh; mark ing and restoration, W. C. Carter and E. O. Cannon; cemetery, Aub rey Harley and Preston McAl- hany; library and records, Miss Carolyn Cromer and Mrs. James C Kinard; documents and letters, Miss Margaret Paysinger; mu seum, Mrs. Thomas H. Pope; maps, Thomas H. Pope; geneology, Mrs. Louise D. Julian; folklore, Miss Anne D. Jones, authentica tion, C. M. Smith. Also named as sectional coun- cilmen to promote and assist all society projects in their home communities are C. M. Smith, As- bury Bedenbaugh, Tom Abrams, Otis Duncan, Mrs. W. C. Koon, Miss Lillie Mae Workman, Mrs. George Brockenbrough, Mrs. A. L. Jayroe, Mrs. Lazelle Werts, and Mrs. Arthur Maybin. Special interest is developing in an archives building to house so ciety records, books and objects. First projects will be marking and cleaning cemeteries, developing Tarleton’s Tea Table, collecting manuscripts, etc. Newberry County citizens who have family geneologies are re quested to make them available for society use. Information as to the whereabouts of books and ar ticles of historical interest is also desired. Shopping safety tips suggested The Christmas shopping season is now in full swing throughout the state, posing some traffic safe ty problems for those who muse drive or walk in downtown areas, the State Highway Department noted to day. Congestion of motor vehicles j and pedestrians, coupled with the rush of pre-holiday arrangements, creates situations in shopping areas which can easily result in tragic accidents if both motorists and people on foot are not alert to the dangers. The Department issued the fol lowing for the safety of those ex posed to downtown traffic: 1. Before starting downtown clean windshield and all glass of ice and frost. Peep-holes are in adequate for proper vision. 2. Avoid window shopping I when you are behind the wheel. • Wait until the car is safely park ed before focusing attention on the contents of store windows. 3. When driving through deco rated streets, be especially alert for traffic lights. The green and red lights used in large numbers for Christmas decorations are easily confused with traffic sig nals. 4. Avoid piling packages into the car in such a way that they obstruct the view through win dows or so that they can be thrown forward if it becomes nec essary to make a sudden stop. 5. When you are a pedestrian, cross streets only at intersections with the traffic light, being care ful to watch for turning vehicles. Also, avoid carrying so many ) packages that they prevent your seeing where you are going. Water authority receives grant J. Walter Hamm, chairman of the Newberry County Water Authority, has been notified that a planning grant in the amount of $10,600 has been made by the Community Facilities Administra tion. The grant is to plan a coun ty-wide water system to promote industrial growth in Newberry County. The estimated cost of the project is $975,000, with construc tion to begin in 1965. Makes high score on Merit exams By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Robert C. Blair Jr., of Fort Knox High School, Fort Knox, Ky., is one of two students in his high school to be named semi-finalists in the 1964-65 merit scholarship competition. Principal R. E. Downing of Fort Knox High School said the two students became semi-finalists through their outstanding per formance on the national merit scholarship qualifying test. Young Blair is the son of Lieutenant Col onel Robert C. Blair and Mrs. Blair of Fort Knox. His father is a native of Blairs and his mother is the former Miss Alice Wicker of Newberry, daughter of Mrs. Alice Wicker and the late Pope L. Wicker. Colonel Blair in his present job is Battalion Comman der of the 4th Training Brigade at Fort Knox. Guard members are promoted Twelve members of Headquart ers and Headquarters Battery, 163rd Artillery Group, S. C. Na tional Guard received promotions effective December 1st, according to Col. Lew Hoyt, Group Comman der. The men, and the rank to which they were promoted are: Staff Sergeant, E-6: Wheeler H. Howell, Jr. Sergeant, E-5: Bobby A. Bind ley, Ronald J. McGuirt. Specialist, E-5: Grady L. Car ter. Corporal, E-4: Jack W. Sander son. Specialist, E-4: Jerry H. Chap man, David G. Kibler, Herman L. Shealy Jr., Gerald C. Woodruff. Private First Class, E-3: Cor nelius S. Counts, Sims W. Folk, j Robert W. Tinsley. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS David . Young of 1508 Evans Street is among the 25 students who were listed as honor stu dents for the fall quarter at the Rich land Technical Education Center. Mr. Young is in his se cond year at the TEC center and is studying data processing. Dec. 20: Mrs. Paul H. Long, Wallace Ruff, Sandy Fretwell. Dec. 21: Mrs. E. B. Purcell, Thomas James Crooks, Derrill Darby, W. EL Spearman, R. E. Hanna. Dec. 22: Herbert Griffin, Mary Boker, Prof. Ralph H. Setzler, Janet Murphy, Mrs. O. C. Phillips. Dec. 23: Mrs. Pinckney Ab rams, Claude Buzhardt, Frank Lominack Jr., James Hender son, Martha Jean Longshore, Mrs. Clay Ballentine, Jackie Shealy, Angela Domhuck, Bill Workman, Mrs. A. T. Dennis, Betty Jean Crews. Dec. 24: Mrs. Mary C. Long, Ed Senn, Mrs. Ellen Abrams, Chriss Franklin, Pat Under wood. Dec. 25: P. D. Johnson Jr., Mrs. Ernest Bennett, Roscoe Coppock, Mrs. R. C. Hunter, Frank Senn, Thomas Shaver, Mrs. J. W. Timmerman, Miss Verna Lane, David Leroy Wilson Jr. Dec. 26: Mrs. Griffin Coleman, Bill Moore, Harold L. Pitts, J. R. Bedenbaugh, Jo Ann Smith, Barry Shealy, David Edmond Sease, Larry DeHart.