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VOLUME 28 — NUMBER 39.
NEWBERRY, S. C. 29108 THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1965
♦ $2.00 Per Year
By-The-Wciy . . . b y doris a. sanders
The Appeals
The March of Dimes campaign,
coming right after the conclusion
of the United Fund appeal, has
caused some confusion, misunder
standing and consternation.
There are pros and cons to ev
ery situation and one must follow
his conscience in the matter of
giving. There are certain agencies
which did not join in the United
Fund. It was not a matter of ob-
stinance on their part locally; but
a matter of national policy of the
agencies, among them The Nation
al Foundation (March of Dimes),
American Cancer Society, Crippled
Children’s Society, and to some ex
tent, Heart Fund. Ed Cannon,
chairman of the Heart Fund lor
Newberry this year, explained that
the Heart Fund did participate in
United Fund in business solicita
tions and that the only other acti
vity will be Heart Sunday. He said
that the only purposes for conduct
ing Heart Sunday w’ere to distrib
ute literature concerning heart di
sease, to point up the importance
of caring for the heart, and to
give those who did not contribute
to United Fund, or those who wish
to make further contributions to
the Heart Fund, an opportunity
to do so.
As for the other non-participat
ing agencies, their argument is
that they cannot get across their
educational information without
conducting a drive of their own;
they cannot expect to receive from
United Funds the amount they
would raise in independent drives;
a United Fund budget committee
would not have the interest in, or
knowledge of functions of the va
rious agencies.
United Fund officials contend
that with the cooperation of all
agencies and citizens, sufficient
funds would be raised to pay full
budgets requested by the agencies.
They maintain this would elimin
ate the almost constant drives
carried on in the county each
year.
There surely isn’t a person who
wouldn’t rather see one drive in
stead of some 15 or 20, but on the
other hand, those who have been
active in solicitation for both Un
ited Fund and for independent
agencies will confirm that too
many individuals give the same
amount, whether it be for one
agency or for 20.
So the confusion remains. We
have a United Fund which is pay
ing its participating agencies 100
per cent this year; in addition we
can look for a numebr of inde
pendent drives. There are those
who believe that giving only
through United Fund will force
other agencies to join; but the
other agencies maintain there are
people who will give to their in
dependent drives because of per
sonal interest, who will not give
the United Fund way.
The only solution I see is to let
your conscience be your guide.
Will Soon Begin
The quibbling in the state legis
lature over a pay raise for school
teachers will soon begin. There
trill be legislators who will claim
that the state is so poor it can’t
afford to pay the teachers any
more, while bragging at the same
time about the state’s booming
economy, with income taxes and
sales taxes lur exceeding those of
last year.
The gentlemen should be aware
that there is an undercurrent
among teachers in the country
Which is rapidly manifesting it
self in the form of strikes. I
would guess that there are no
more than five percent of the
teachers in this state—perhaps not
«ten that many—who would ap
prove of a strike for higher sal
aries but more and more through
out the country the same type of
teachers AltE striking. Their ev
ery effort to get a salary some
what commensuate with require
ments for their positions has been
thwarted; they have come to the
conclusion that the* only way to
awaken the legislature is simply
to not go to school.
In the “Know Your Teacher* se
ries which has been running in
le Sun, I have tried to show that
is something behind the mak-
of a teacher. It requires not
a college degree, but educa-
tion and more education to keep
up certification, as well as to keep
up subject matter with the many
changes in curriculum Jfes well as
tllfe change in subject matter pre
sentation.
One teacher, in filling out the
questionnaire for the “Know Your
Teachers” series, commented that
she wasn't making an effort to
obtain a Master's degree because
the pay difference was so slight,
it wouldn’t he worth while. This
is the attitude of many teachers,
and they are not to be blamed. It
would take many, many years of
teaching to pay back the cost of
earning an advanced degree and,
as the teacher said, it just isn’t
worth it.
A column by Kenneth L. Dixon
in the Greenville News early in
December about sums up what is
happening. Says Mr. Dixon, writ
ing from Louisiana:
“Whether or not they strike,
whether or not they join the union,
a lot of Louisiana’s best teachers
are going to quit at the end of
this school year unless they get
the pay raise they ask.
“Some of them will go to other
states where the pay is higher.
They’ve already had offers. Oth
ers will go into business or in
dustry where their educational
background often can bring them
more than twice what they are
making now.
“They don’t want to do it, hut
they say they’ll have to in order
to take care of their families.
“And the observers said the
same thing would happen in their
states.
“Once a newspaper publisher
asked me how he could fight the
American Newspaper Guild, which
was threatening to organize his
plant. The answer was simple:
“All you have to do is pay bet
ter wages and provide better
working conditions than the Guild
would demand, then there’ll be
nothing to fight for.
“After some thinking, he did
just that and it worked—and even
my friends in the Guild were not
angry at me when they heard the
story, even though they would
like to have the additional dues.
“Possibly some of the state
legislatures across the country,
as well as the private citizens,
would be wise to give that theory
some thought—before that tiny
cloud turns into a storm.”
This is certainly good advice for |
our state legislature; for unless
they do something in the near fu
ture ,they are going to find them
selves across the conference table
from union negotiators. And they
won’t like that!
City begins new year with
comfortable bank balance
Principals in cornerstone services for the Lutheran Church of
the Redeemer Sunday morning included, from left. Miss Sadie
Bowers, a member of the forerunner church, Luther Chapel; Rev.
Henry A. McCullough, pastor; J. Ray Dawkins, chairman of the
cornerstone committee; Dr, Karl W. Kinard, president of the S.
.C Lutheran Synod; and Rev. J. Benjamin Bedenbaugh, who deliv
ered the sermon. (Photo by Nichols)
Cornerstone laid for
new church building
Rites yesterday
for Jones infant
Ker.nerly Ralph Jones, infant
son of Ralph Edgar Jones Jr. and
Mrs. Barbara Davis Jones of
Great Falls, died Tuesday morning
at a local hospital.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are a brother, Jerome
Davis Jones of Great Falls; his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James
H. Davis of Newberry and Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph E. Jones Sr.; and the
great - grandparents, Francis J.
Kennerly of Newberry, Mrs. Wal
ter H. Davis of Newberry and
Mrs. Beulah H. Barton of Lancas
ter.
Gravesides services were con
ducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Rosemont Cemetery by Rev. S. M.
Atkinson and Rev. Thurmond H.
Vickery.
By MRS. A. H. COUNTS
Symbolical cornerstone-laying
services for the new Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer were con
ducted Sunday morning, even
though the actual ritual could not
be held at the scene because of a
downpour of rain.
The special services were ob
served following the regular morn
ing wmrship at the Boundary
Street School across from the
church grounds. The school has
been used as a place of worship
since the former church building,
over 100 years old, was demolish
ed to clear the way for construc
tion of a new church.
For the Sunday morning service,
Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of
the Lutheran Synod of South
Carolina, brought greetings from
the synod. The sermon was deliv
ered by Rev. J. Benjamin Beden
baugh, a graduate and former pro
fessor of Newberry College, who
is now instructor at the Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Columbia.
Dr. James C. Kinard made brief
remarks and listed the articles to
be placed in the cornerstone box.
Dr. Kinard is chairman of the
building executive committee. J.
Ray Dawkins, chairman of the cor
nerstone committee, was in charge
of placement of the box.
For the ceremony, Rev. H. A.
McCullough Jr., church pastor,
used a trowel handed him by Miss
Sadie Bowers, who as a child was
a member of Luther Chapel, a
forerunner of the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer. Miss
Bowers is a member of the corner
stone committee.
The services were well attended
by the congregation, one of the
largest in the section. The group
had planned to march from the
school to the church site for the
cornerstone service, but the rain
interfered.
The new building, which will be
the third home of the church, is
expected to be completed this year
at a cost of some $350,000.
The church has served as the
home church , for thousands of
Lutheran students attending New
berry College, as well as faculty
members.
Membership at present includes
eight clergymen, seven of them
college professors, and a retired
Lutheran minister.
Members of city council heard
the good news Tuesday night that
the city would carry over approx
imately $100,000 into the new
year, instead of the estimated $44,-
000. This information was given
to council by City Manager Riebe,
who stated that the money would
be used for operating expenses
until 1965 taxes are collected. The
city manager said all major items
contained in the 1964 budget were
purchased except a utility line
truck and its estimated cost of
$16,000 is not included in the
$100,000 carry-over.
One of the items on the agenda
was purchase of the utility line
truck. Mr. Riebe pointed out that
lines would have to be run to the
Shakespeare plant, “although I
don’t know whether we will be
able to do that or not” with the
city’s work force, but even so, he
said, the burden of the utility
department was so heavy that
tools must be acquired for the
work. Under the present system,
he said it takes about one-half
day to place a utility pole. With
the utility truck, the same job
coud be done in about 20 minutes.
Council authorized the city
manager to draw up specifications
for truck body and rigging and
secure bids for council’s review.
Council also gave it’s o.k. to
placing fire hydrants outside the
city limits, where city water lines
exist, when requested and paid
for by property owners. The
amount set for purchase and in -
[ stallation of the hydrants is $300
if connected at the water line; if
on a person’s property, the indiv
idual would be responsible for
paying for the connection.
After some discussion, council
decided to award the contract for
excavation and construction of
parking lot No. 2 to Brown Con
struction company on a negotiated
bid of $10,833.75. The company is
presently working on Lot No. 1
across the street from the post-
office. Mrs. Riebe said that Lot
No. 1 will be covered with gravel
office. Mr. Riebe said that Lot
No. 2 is completed and ready for
paving, then both would be paved
at the same time when the wea
ther is favorable.
Council increased the pay of
C. Walter Summer, secretary-
treasurer of the Newberry Bond
Commission, to $100 per month.
For years the salary has been $52,
although the amount of work has
increased substantially in the
past few years. Council also upped
from $600 to $700 per year the
amount paid the County Auditor’s
office for preparation of tax as
sessments.
An executive session followed
the regular meeting.
VISIT FLORIDA
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Richard An
derson and son, Andy spent the
Christmas holidays sightseeing
and visiting relatives in Florida,
while their daughter, Linda, visit
ed friends in Virgina.
Plans given for proposed
$700,000 college building
Agencies participating in the United Fund received the first quarterly payment on their budgets
for 1965 last Friday morning from John F. Clarkson, chairman of the County United Fund. Present
for the occasion were, from left seated, Bobby Summer, secretary; Mr. Clarkson, and L. Hart Jordan,
treasurer. SUnding, from left. Dr. Walter Beck, Mental Health; Mrs. Floy Eargle, Retarded Children;
Mrs. Amber Atkison, Girl Scouts; Lawrence A. Richardson, Red Cross; Ed O. Cannon, Heart Fund;
Mac Fraser, Boy Scouts. Not represented at the meeting were Salvation Army and Carolinas United
which participated in the United Fund. (Sunphoto)
Inabinett to be
speaker at
society meet
Erwin Lester Inabinett, Direc
tor of the South Caroliniana Lib
rary, will be the guest speaker at
V-* regular meeting of the New-
bu < / County Historical Society on
Monday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Community Hall.
Inabinett was born and reared
in Charleston, and graduated from
Charleston High School in 1942.
In 1950, he received the A.B. de
gree with a major in history from
George Pepperdine College in Los
Angeles, California.
While a graduate student at the
University of South Carolina, he
worked as a part time assistant to
Dr. R. L. Meriwether in the South
Caroliniana Library. Upon Dr.
Meriwether’s death in 1968, he
was appointed full time Director
of the Library. He also began
teaching courses in South Carolina
history in the University’s De
partment of History and Extension
Division. He succeeded Dr. Beri-
wether as Secretary-Treasurer of
the University’s South Carolina
Society.
An authority on South Carolina
history, Inabinett is frequently
called on as a speaker by civic
and historical organizations.
Any interested persons are in
vited to attend. Prospective mem
bers will be especially welcome.
Members are urged not to miss
the opportunity of hearing this
interesting speaker.
An architectural rendering of
the proposed $700,000 dormitory
for men, scheduled few instruc
tion this Spring at Newberry col
lege, was released today by Dr.
A. G. D. Wiles, president.
The architectural - engineering
firm of Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle and
Wolff of Columbia has designed
the building to maintain the do
mestic character of the college,
Dr. Wiles pointed out.
The building, which will contain
some 53,000 square feet of floor
space, will be located on the cor
ner of Luther and Evans streets.
The structure is to be of reinforc
ed concrete for stability; fire re
sistant, and will house 300 men.
Exterior walls will be of brick and
concrete. Windows have been de
signed to offer maximum privacy
for occupants and at the same
time provide good natural light
and proper ventilation. The build
ing’s basic design is contemporary
with pinwheel concept of two in
terrelated structures. To take
advantage of the sloping site, a
portion of the building is designed
to consist of three floors of dor
mitory rooms. One-half of the
building will contain four floors,
the ground floor containing an en
trance lobby with adjoining proc
tor’s suite and infirmary beds,
recreation lounges, laundry room,
snack bar and exercise room. Sev
en counselors’ suites will be pro
vided throughout the building.
Provision will be made for fu
ture air conditioning of the fac
ility, and grounds surrounding the
new dormitory will be fully land
scaped, Dr. Wiles said.
Contract for construction of the
building has not yet been let, but
construction is expected to begin
in the early Spring with comple
tion scheduled in March 1966.
Golden Age
Mrs. F. A. Truett will be the
hostess to the Golden Age Fel
lowship Wednesday afternoon,
January 20 at 3:30 P.M. at her
home , 1912 McHardy street.
Civil court
Jurors named
Court of Common Pleas (civil)
will convene here Monday, Janu
ary 25 at 10 a.m. with Judge C.
E. Singletary of Charleston pre
siding.
Jurors named below are to re
port at 9:30 a.m. on the 25th:
Earl H. Bergen Jr., William H.
Shannon, James C. Smith, Carlos
Swindell, Paul K. Fuller, Forest
Swittenburg Jr., William L. She-
aly, Frank Y. Adams, Randolph
L. Wilson, James Robert Hamm,
Robert E. Summer Jr., J. C. Su-
ber, Russell D. Bowling, Larry
Senn, Clyde A. Shealy, Thomas P.
Riser, Silas Smith, Carrol Hipp.
Also, Lester Rawls, I. D. Wil
son William Oliver Dominick,
Malcolm H. Chapman, J. R. Mc
Leod, Louis C. Floyd, J. D. Wes-
singer ,Ralph H. Whitaker, Tom
my Joe Wessinger, Jones Edward
Bedenbaugh, ’B. C. Nichols, Adam
Williamson, Donald Ray Shealy,
Herman E. Lake, Hugh B. Mc-
Kain, Melvin Sinclair. Walter
Kiker, Jesse B Martin.
ADULT SQUARE
DANCE CLASSES
Adult square dance classes be
gan at Speers Street Youth Cen
ter Wednesday. A separate pro
gram is being provided for cou
ples with small children so it
won’t be necessary to get baby
sitters, according to P. K. Fuller,
recreation director.
Delegation ups
county supply
bill for 1965
The Newberry County Legisla
tive delegation dropped an early
bird supply bill in the hopper of
the State House of Representa
tives Tuesday calling for increas
ed spending of just over $25,000
for fiscal 1965-66, but with no tax
increase.
The budget for county govern
ment operations for the new
year outlines a total outlay of
$374,885, compared to $349,830 for
the current fiscal year.
Normally, delegations do not
put supply bills into the legisla
tive mill until the session is near
an end, but the Newberry legisla
tors got off to a speedy start.
Rep. Jabbo Folk said he and
State Sen. Jesse F. Hawkins got
together before Christmas to
work out the supply bill and were
in complete agreement. Folk said
he expects the bill to clear the
Senate next week.
Increased spending will be ac
complished without a tax increase,
Folk said. An expanding economy
is being counted on to provide the
necessary funds. Total millage is
now 58.
Major increase in the bill. Folk
said, came in two items in tl
miscellaneous and contingent ex
pense section.
The county’s payment to the S.
C. Retirement Fund and insurance
for its employees jumped from
$7,680 to $19,000. Social Security
payments were elevated from $8,-
900 to $7,240.
The county delegation also add
ed a new position of buildings and
grounds custodian at $1200 per
year plus a $180 travel allotment
Former Senior Deputy Sheriff J.
C. Neel will get the job, assuming
duties Jan. 15, Folk said.
The number of deputy sheriffs
also was increased from four to
five, with the resulting appropria
tion going from $18,076 to $24,-
470.
Clerical help for the board of
commissioners was broadened to
include the legislative delegation
and the appropriation moved from
$1260 to $2885.
The contingent fund was cut
from $20,000 to $10,000.
Allocations for chaingang main
tenance remained at $25,000. It
was the same story for road main
tenance, pegged at $40,000.
The bill listed a civil defense
director for the first time, with
a county pay supplement of $1744.
Clerical help was provided for him
with a $1548 supplemental figure.
Other appropriations for county
operations remained the same as
last year except for a few excep
tions in relatively minor categor
ies.
County employees got a pay in
crease last year. Folk said the
delegation did not leave out any
major program planned for the
new fiscal year.
March of Din les
events slated
Friday, January 29 has been
set as the date for the annual
March of Dimes, according to C.
A. Shealy Jr., MOD campaign di
rector for the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, which is sponsoring
the fund-raising drive in New
berry. _
Mrs. W. N. Fennell Jr. wiH
serve as Mothers’ March chair
man. Assisting her will be area
chairmen: ,
Mothers Club No 1, Mrs. John
L. Heyer; Mothers Club No. 2,
Mrs. Ned Carlisle; Mollohon, Mrs.
Charles Sligh; West End, Mrs.
Robert Merchant; Oakland, Mrs.
Randy Luper; radio section, Mrs.
Harold Dominick, and Helena, Mrs.
Robert Shealy.
Other chairmen include: County,
Mrs. Ray Holliday; colored, Mrs.
Bernice Rutherford; road block
chairman, Chris Folk; bridge club
benefit, Jaycee-ettes; caimistere
and posters, Billy McCuthcheon;
schools, Pete Livingston; college
basketball games, Robert Cofctes.
The bridge benefit will be held
January 27 at 7:30 p.m., and a
second road block will be held on
Sunday, January 17, according to
Mr. Shealy.
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
Mrs. L. G. McCullough return
ed to her home on Crenshaw St.
Saturday after spending the
Christmas and New Year holidays
in Lake City with her son, Dr.
Joe Henry McCullough and family.
Jan. 17: Mrs. E. L. Hart, Wil
bur Long, Mm Alfred Ringer,
Mrs. J. F .Lominick, Susan
Crooks, Albert Long, Martha
McCullough, Mrs. W. M. Bed
ford Sr., Bobby leard, Mrs. PL
H. Rnff, Mrs. Dick Shealy,
Tony Franklin, Gloria Parks,
Mrs. Kathryn C. Link.
Jan. 18: Mrs. Steve C. Grif
fith, Mrs. L. G. McCullough,
William Henry Shannon Jr.,
Alice Bedcnbaagh, Becky Dick-
ert, Irvine Leslie, Bobby Lee
Carver.
Jan. 19: Lt. CoL Gerald O'
Quinn, Gaynelle Harmon
art, Diane Boland, Bdford Con*
nelly, B. H. Hamm, Cheryl
Reeve*, Linda Smith.
Jan. 20: Charlie Bower* John
Donald Rook, Donna Betts Niche
ola Mrs. O. H. Lane, E&abetb
R. Boylston, J. T. Batson, 8. A.
Baggett Sr., Ervin Merchant.
Jan. 21: Warren Abrams, Mr*
Eva James Wherry, Lamar Nev
ille, Mm Annie Lee Whitaker,
Miss Amm Long, Joan Harmon,
C. Olin Inabinet, Mrs. G. A.
Long.
Jan. 22: P. D. Dawkins, Mrs.
Frances Clary, Maria HolHnga-
worth Gilliam, Eddie D. Rich
ardson, Mrs. R. H. Buford, Mi
chael Griffin Stewart LeuHs,
Gary Lee Harmon, J. Burr Har
mon.
Jan. 23: Sally Lewi* Palmer
Shealy, Ollie Nichols, Mrs.
Caroline Mayer, Mra. Willis
Ringer, Sr., Betsy Werts, Don
nie Atkinson, H. W. Sdrampert,
Doris S. Setsler.
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