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Adolescence is when you think you II live forever. Middle age is when you wonder how you ve lasted so long. Perhaps the average American man is going soft, but he can still outrun the average woman for the last chair in a restaurant. VOLUME 28 — NUMBER 38. NEWBERRY, S. C. 29,08 THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1965 ♦ $2.00 Per Year By^The-Way ... By doris a. sanders CORRECTION In the Christinas issue of I he Sun there was a recipe for “Haw aiian Hot Bread . 1 his is just a warning ru, t to try it—at least not without altering the recipe slightly—unless you like heavily salted foods. The recipe calls for one tablespoon of salt. Hood cooks would KNOW that was too much salt, but I’m not a good cook. However, Puppycat didn’t seem to mind, although her consump tion of water increased after eat ing Hawaiian bread. ACK NOW LEDO M EN T I know many of your chilren enjoyed Santa Clans and his rein deer, led by Rudolph, the Red nosed, on ou*' lawn this holiday season. The credit goes to Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Cobb, who were kind enough to let us borrow the decoration. From the time our girls were old enough to enjoy the Christ mas decorations around town, each year w’e would drive by the Cobb home numerous times so they could see “Rudolph.’ Mr. Cobb made the set when their son, Mac, was two years old, and I’m sure thousands of youngsters have enjoyed it since. On behalf of your youngsters and ours we are grateful to the Cobbs for letting Rudolph and his friends come to visit us in 1964. THERE ARE SOME Even though it sometime.^ seems that no <me cares what happens to this country, I know that isn’t trio—and a good example of peo ple who IK) care may be seen elsewhere on this page, in the an nouncement that the Exchange Club of Newberry is presenting the “Freedom Shrine" to Newber ry High School. A letter to the club from the National Club states: “The FREEDOM SHRINE is the affirmative answer to Com munism. By establishing Freedom Shrines, your Exchange Club does more than brand a false and al ien doctrine. Your effectively and dramatically show the evolution of our American freedom. Here is your opportunity to present in a positive way the principles which have made this Nation the last best hope of earth. “Every high school should lie the medium through which stu dents come to know and cherish the priceless heritage which is theirs by learning the patriotic lessons which the Freedom Shrine depicts . . . “At no time in our history has it been so imperative that Amer ica’s youth be awakened to the tremendous opportunities and ad vantages which they enjoy by reason of their inheritance of free dom.” Our congratulations to the Exchange Club on this outstand ing project. RETRACTION In the sfory in last week’s Sun about City Council meeting was the statement that Councilman Shealy, chairman of the budget | committee, had signed the com mittee’s budget report. The copy of the budget I had contained a cover report at the bottom of which was typed Mr. Shealy’s name. My assumption was that the original had been signed, but Mr. ! Shealy tells me that he hid not Sign the report. My apolog ; es to Mr. Shealy. MESSAGE I have a message for President Lyndon B. Johnson. He may have been speaking for 179,999,999 Americans, but he wasn’t speak ing for me when he said the peo ple of America would like to see the butchers of Moscow on Ameri can television. The possibility is the best excuse I’ve yet heard to get rid of a TV set. And the idea of “exchange” television visits is about as ab surd as anything I’ve heard yet. This would give the godless com munists an audience of almost (excluding me) 180,000,000 Am ericans. Wonder how many Rus- rians have TV sets ? It was bad enough when this country belittled itself by invit ing Nikita K. (I never can spell that last name) to this country; now the president proposes to in vite over more Red officials and wine and dine them on YOUR tax money and MINE—never mind the fact that they have promised to bury us, and rear our children un der the Red flag. I sometimes wonder if there is nothing left to this country but weaklings who had rather be red than dead. In the perhaps not exactly ac curately-quoted words of Patrick Henry, “I know not what other men may choose, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” A. H. Lester Service Today Allen Hawkins Lester, 65, of 1524 Caldwell Street, retired busi nessman, died early Wednesday morning at Newberry County Me morial Hospital following a linger ing illness. Mr. Lester was born and reared in Prosperity, a son of the late Willie Frank and Anna Hawkins Lester. He was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pauline N. Lester; two sons, Fred V. and Willie Frank Lester, both of Newberry; three daughters, Mrs. Thelma Dominick and Miss Joyce Lester of Newberry and Mrs. Bonnie Culclasure of Fred erica, Md.; three brothers, George Lester, Newberry, Robert Lester, Whitmire, and William Lester, Prosperity; four sisters, Mrs. Ja nie Cannon, Columbia, Mrs. Myrtle Mendenhall, Thomasville, N. C., M rs. Minnie Thomas, Duncan and Mrs. Willie Mae Amick, Newber ry; and eight grandchildren. A son, Jimmie W., died on November 7. Funeral services will be conduct ed this (Thursday) afternoon at 3:30 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church by Rev. J. Hilton Roof and Rev. Thomas Suber. Interment wfll follow in the church cemeterv. BASKETBALL FOR ADULTS All adult men and women, 17 years of age and over, who are interested in playing basketball are asked to report to the Speers Street Youth Center tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. accord ing to P. K. Fuller, Recreation Di rector. Mr. Fuller says it is im portant that registration be made tonight so a schedule can he plan ned and initiated bv January 18. lit ,S»* Sen. Jesse Frank Hawkins and Mrs. Eiina Feagle discuss welfare business in the new offices of the Newberry County Department of Public Welfare on College Street. The county bought the vacant honm last year and completely renovated it for use by the Wel fare Department, which had b^n crowded into space in the Agri- culture Building for many years. The house has been refinished in side with paneling throughout and the outside has been veneered with brick. Mrs. Feagle, director of the department, and all welfare department employees expressed gratitude to the county delegation for making the new quarters available. The members of the County Board of Public Welfare and the staff members invite their friends and all others interested to an open house at the Department’s new quarters at 1328 College St. Friday, January 8 between the hours of 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. En trance to the building may also be made on Lindsay Street, where there is parking space available. (Sunphoto) WITH THE SUNSHINE drying out the ground a little, work is again underway on tiie off-street parking lot being constructed by the city on the half block across from the Newberry post office. Shoppers are looking forward to the completion of this area in the near future. (Sunphoto) Teacher of earth sciences in the 8th grade, and sponsor for the Junior Beta club—those are the duties of Mrs. Dorothy C. Amick at Newberry Junior High School. Certified to teach home economics as well as science and elementary (‘duration, Mrs. Amick taught Home Ec at Newberry High be fore transferring to the Junior High school several years ago. Holder of an advanced, perma nent professional teacher’s car- tificate, Mrs. Amick did her col lege work at Winthrop, from which she earned the Bachelor of Science degree. She has done grad uate work at the University of S. C. and has attended all in-service training sessions and workshops offered by the county. Mrs. Amick is the former Dor othy Clary, daughter of J. Richard and the late Estelle Caldwell Clary. She is married to Carl L. Amick, Sr., an overseer at the Moljohon plant of the Kendall company. With their children, Le- grand, age 19 and Gail, age 16, they live at 1811 McHardy street. Mrs. Amick is a member of the Lutheran Church of the Re deemer where she is superinten dent of the Nursery Department of the Sunday School and is a member of Circle 10 of the church. She also belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Nat ional, State and County educa tion associations. (No pictures are available for the following teachers:) MRS. EVELYN LANGFCRD Mrs. Evelyn S. Langford is a native of Batesburg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shealy and now lives at 2306 Osborne Avenue in Newberry. Hep husband, James C. Langford is a furniture sales man. Their one daughter, Dorothy, is 24 years of age and is now Mrs. Paul Cone. M rs. Langford earned her A.B. degree at Newberry College, and has attended health education workshop, summer school and ex tension classes at the college. She is certified to teach elementary education in the fields of English, French and history. She now teaches 7th grade literature at Newberry Junior High. Mrs. Langford is a member of the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer and the Lutheran Church women. She enjoys read- (Continued on page 3) Mrs. Naomi R. Epting is a teacher with many interests both inside and outside the teaching profession. Among the organiza tions to which she belongs, and in which she is active, are local, state and national education as sociations; Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers’ Honorary Sorority, Bu siness and Professional Women’s Club; S. C. Conservation Educa tion Council; College Women’s Auxiliary; Newberry College Al umni Association; Lutheran Church of The Redeemer and Lu theran Church Women; American Legion Auxiliary, which she serves as education chairman; Newberry County Safety Committee, which she serves as secretary; she also serves on the Constitution and By- Laws committee of the S. C. Ed ucation Association. Teacher of 7th grade social studies at Junior High, Mrs. Ep ting received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Newberry Col lege, earning 168 semester hours although only 128 were needed for graduati-i*. She has complet ed 37 semester hours of work since graduation, 21 of these be ing in graduate work from the University of South Carolina. In addition she has attended the U. S. C. Resource-Use Education, Wagner College, N. Y. Teacher’s Conference Workshop. She holds a permanent professional teacher’s certificate in science, social stu dies, English and mathematics. Bom in Newberry county, the daughter of Holland H. Ruff and the late Mrs. Ruff, she is married to Elmer E. Epting, who is con nected with the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agricul ture, in Newberry county. Their one child is a son, age 24. (Pictures of the following teach ers not available) MRS. BETTIE SUMMER Mrs. Bettie B. Summer, who teaches 8th grade literature at Junior High school, is a native of Newberry who received her for mal education at Winthrop col lege, from which she earned the Bachelor of Arts degree. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Brown of Newberry, and is married to T. Roy Summer Jr. They live at 1225 Calhoun street and their children are Betsy, 17 years of age and a college fresh man; and Ann, 9 years of age, a (Continued on page 3) Administrator of hospital praises MOD The importance of the March of Dimes to Newberry County has been stressed in a letter from L, A. Richardson, administrator of New berry County Memorial Hospital, to Mac Fennel, National Founda tion County Chairman. “I suppose we, here at the hos pital, are more fully aware of the wonderful assistance that has been rendered by the National Founda tion,” Mr. Richardson said. “How ever, I am sure that all of us re call the polio epidemic that we ex perienced in this county only a few years ago, and how preven tive drugs were administered free of charge to the county popula tion . . .” Mr. Richardson referred to the mass dosage of three types of Sabin Oral Vaccine given dur ing and following the Type III polio epidemic during which over 20 persons were stricken with po lio and at least one death occured. Continuing, the hospital ad ministrator mentioned the equip ment which was loaned by the Na tional Foundation to the hospital to help treat the victims of polio, and said “several thousand dol lars were given to this hospital on hospital bills for these patients, and I understand a considerable amount was paid for treatment of Newberry County people at other hospitals.” Some of the epidemic victims were transferred to the Medical College of Georgia Hos pital in Augusta, as well as to other hospitals for treatment. “We have in our possession now,” Mr. Richardson said, “two pieces of equipment worth several hundred dollars that were given to us by The Foundation.” Mr. Rich ardson concluded by ^rTFering best wishes for a “successful campaign in 1965”. This year’s March of Dimes is being sponsored by the Newberry Jaycees, and Clarence Shealy Jr. is serving as chairman. Several events are scheduled to raise the g 1 of $5000, according to Mr. Shea y. On January 3, a road block was held by the Jaycees, during which $185 was donated to the cam paign. Another road block will be held January 17, and other events planned are a Bridge benefit, sponsored by the Jaycee-ettes, and the Mother’s March to be held at a date to be announced later. Mrs. Ray Holiday is serving as chairman of the drive in the coun ty, and Mrs. Bernice Rutherford is County chairman for the colored division. The drive will end January 31, according to Mr. Shealy. In line with the national policy of the National Foundation, the local chapter did not join in the Newberry County United Fund. George Hanna dies suddenly Funeral services for George Frank Hanna, 52, of Rt. 1, New berry, Mt. Bethel-Garmany Road, who died suddenly Monday night, were conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. E. L. Bland. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. A native of Laurens County, son of the late John W. and Alice Calhoun Hanna, he was a member of the ARP Church and was an employee of Clarence T. Summer Hardware, Inc. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Sease Hanna; two daughters, Miss Mary Sease Han na of Columbia and Newberry and Miss Linda Hanna of Charleston and Newberry; a brother, Nathan Hanna of McCormick; an a sister, Mrs. Bert B. Williams of Char leston. FROM FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Briggs and family, of Ocala, Fla., visited Mr. Briggs’ mother, Mrs. A. J. Briggs on Hunt Street during the Christ mas holidays. The Briggs’ chil dren are Anita, a student at Florida State University, and Jack, Bill and Bob. The three boys are all Scouts, and Bill at age 14 just received his Eagle Scout Award. A newspaper in Ocala featured the award ceremonies, showing a picture of Mrs. Briggs pinning the badge on her son as Anita watch ed; and other picture showing the three Scouts giving the Scout sa lute to the Flag. Jack has just entered the Scout rank, but his brothers have been in Scouting a number of years. Thurmond to be speaker at Freedom Shrine Ceremony Senator Strom Thurmond will be dedicatory speaker when the Exchange Club of Newberry pre sents the “Freedom Shrine” to Newberry High School on Friday, January 29th, at a time to be an nounced. Exchange president Gordon Les lie made the announcement fol lowing the Exchange Club meet ing Tuesday night. The Club vot ed in September to present the Freedom Shrine to the high school as a part o f its public service pro gram. The Shrine was purchased with proceeds from a seat cushion sale held last summer. The Freedom Shrine Project was conceived in the Educational De partment of the National Ex change Club and born with the adoption of a resolution by the 31st convention, calling for the estab lishment of Freedom Shrines throughout America. It is a pro gram in which all Exchange Clubs are invited to participate. The 28 historical American doc uments comprising the Freedom Shrine are exact copies photo graphically reproduced directly from the priceless originals by ex perts of the National Archives and the Library of Congress. Among the documents are the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Washington’s copy of the Consti tution. The Star Spangled Ban ner, The Monroe Doctrine, the Gettysburg Address, The German Instrument of Surrender, World War II and the Instrument of Surrender in the Pacific, World War II. Each document is permanently laminated to an individual plaque of non-warping board. Gold mask ing surrounds each of the docu ments and the composition board mountings frame them in a va riety of handsome wood grain finishes. The documents of the Freedom Shrine illuminate the great prin ciples upon which the nation was founded. In addition to the documents, the presentation will include the Freedom Shrine plaque, a cast bronze plaque stating that the Shrine was presented by the Ex change Club of Newberry. Information as to time of the presentation will be published as soon as definite arrangements are made. iN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER J. C. NEEL, who is retiring as Deputy Sheriff on January 15, is shown with Sheriff Tom Fellers, center, and Andrew Shealy, who will succeed Mr. Neel. (Sunphoto) 1 Deputy Sheriff retires; will remain active Robbery is reported at Sanders store George Sanders, operator of a combination grocery store-service station located between Silver- street and Chappells, told law of ficers Tuesday that he was robbed of $700 while putting gas in a customer’s car. According to Sanders, a young couple stopped there about 2 p.m. and purchased gasoline. The driv er, described by Sanders as being small and about 28 years of age. asked to stay in the store and warm his hands. He paid Sanders $1.10 for the gasoline and told him he had been in North Caro lina but was on his way back to his home in Florida. He was ac companied by a young woman. Sanders described the car as a 1955 or 1956 black buick with a Florida license tag. Some 30 minutes after the car drove off, Sanders discovered $700 missing from a cash box under the counter. He called the county sheriff’s office and a statewide description of the young couple was broadcast to law enforcement officers. The couple had not been found early Wednesday morning, according to Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel, who assisted in the investi gation. Funds granted for new dorm Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel, long time law enforcement officer for Newberry County, will retire on January 15 according to an an nouncement made this week by Sheriff Tom Fellers. Mr. Neel bas been a sheriff’s deputy for 28 years, 24 of which were served Under Sheriff Fellers. In making the announcement, the Sheriff said: “I regret very much that J. C. is retiring. He has been a top investigating offi cer. We have known each other all of our lives, and our association in the Sheriff’s office has been a most pleasant one. I am grateful that he will still be closely asso ciated with this department.” Mr. Neel, upon his retirement, will become building and grounds custodian for the County, accord ing to Sen. Jesse Frank Hawkins. This is a newly-created job, and consists of much of the work the deputy has done in the past, in cluding keeping the lawn and murt house building in good re pair. He will also be in charge of this work at other public build ings of the county. Born in 1900 near Prosperity, a son of the late J. C. and Alice Wallace Neel, Mr. Neel was foreman of a C, C. Camp before becoming deputy sheriff in 1936. Probably better known than any other man throughout the coun ty, the retiring deputy expressed his appreciation to the people for cooperation with him, adding that the people of Newberry County were the best to be found. Mr. Neel is married to the for mer Gladys Bedenbaugh. They are parents of three children, George William, who is in the armed for ces, and John C. Jr., a State High way Patrolman; and Mrs. Collene Sweet of Gainesville, Ga. Mr. Neel will be replaced by Andrew Shealy, a member of the City Police department since 1957, and an employee of the Market Basket prior to that time. Mr. Shealy is a- native of Newberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shea ly. He is married to the former Miss Joyce Owen and they have one daughter, Renee, age seven. Tindall Infant in Charleston Thomas Clyde Tindall III, nin^- month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Tindall Jr., died denly Monday njg&t. Hospital in Charleston. He had been ill for a few days but became seriously ill and was taken to the hospital Monday night. The baby’s paternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Tin dall of Newberry and his paternal great-grandmother is Mrs. Josie McAlhany. His mother is the for mer Mary Clark, daughter of Mrs. Lesta D. Hollis and the late Mr. Clark of Camden. Funeral arrangements are in complete, pending arrival of En sign Tindall from sea duty. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tindall in Newberry. Arrangements will be announced by Whitaker Funeral home. IN COLUMBIA Mrs. Josie McAlhany, who was a patient at Newberry County Memorial Hospital for several days, was transferred Wednesday to Columbia Hospital where she will undergo tests and treatment. at College Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Lewis and son, Chuck, of LaFollette, Term, spent Christmas Holidays with Mr. Lewis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewis on Boundary street. Information has been received by The Sun in a telegram from Senator Olin D. Johnston that a $700,000 construction loan has been granted by the Housing and Home Finance Agency to New berry College for the purpose of building a three-story residence hall to house 300 men. The hall will also contain a three-room in firmary. Construction is expected to begin within two months with completion one year later, accord- "■ to Senator Johnston. Mrs. Feagle, 87, service Friday Mrs. Frank Leonard Feagle, 87, widow of Frank L. Feagle, died early Tuesday morning from a sudden attack of illness in Atlan ta, Ga. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Everetc O. Brown of Fitchburg, Mass., and one granddaughter. Graveside services will be con ducted in Rosemont Cemetery Fri- day^at 11 a.m. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter and Mrs. Anne C. Fischer spent Tuesday in Charlotte, N. C. attending the spring showing of children’s wear, and purchasing spring and sum mer merchandise for the children’s department at Carpenter’s. Also attending the show was Frank Smith, owner and manager of Tots to Teens, who purchased merchan dise for that store. Jan. 10: Mrs Lucy McCartha* Mrs. H. R. Brooks, Michael Guy Dwyer, William W. Wat kins, Martin Anthony Franklin,* Q. L Shealy, Ellen Williamson. Jan. 11: Mrs. Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringer, Mrs. Tom Suber, William R. Brooks, Martha Jean Smith, Evelyn Wright, Mrs. William H. Ringer, Joe E. Bick- ley, Virgil L. Adams, Margaret Linda Hanna. Jan. 12: Mary Willis, Linda Hawkins, Margaret Doolittle, Jerry Satterwhite, Mrs. M. P. Derrick, Marsha Minick, D. Paul Folk, III, Edward Ruff. Jan. 13: Steve North, Mrs. An drew Oswald, Henry Livingston, Mrs. J. G. Long, T. D. Pitt* Jack Hughes, Henry W. Shealy, Mrs. Thomas Boozer, Mm. Ger-' aid Richardson, Marion Crooks, Brenda Bess Graham, David Floyd. Jan. 14: Paul B. Ezell, Mable Hiller Slaton, Mm Jas. Brown, Richard I. McWhirter, Mm Donald White, Frances) E Sims, Joseph W. Hipp, Nath line Knight, Richard Henry Raff, Claudia S. Hinson, Harvey M. Jordan, Lewis Lipscomb, Jr., Alice R- Milstead. Jan. 15: Mrs. Edna H. Feagle, Edna Hite Ringer, Ana Work man, T. D. Pitta, Jr. Mm O. A.L Felker. Jan 16: James M. Smith III, W>M. Buford Jr., Wynonia L. Terrell, Clifton Floyd, Ellen Altman. ' pa M