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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2lit, 1965 THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE THREE Are You Listening? By EARL WILSON Gambling is considered to be the second greatest business in our land today. It is second only to the alcohol beverage business and is followed by a close third which is criminal abortion. Isn’t it some thing to learn that we have sunk to the level that these would be at the head of big business in a land that calls itself Christian. And yet, are we truly a Christian na tion? It is the business of gambling of which I want to write today. In our land today you can buy a license to gamble. This license makes it legal but it does not make it right. The Internal Rev enue Service of the United States government tells us that there is approximately fifteen billions of .dollars lost by gambling each year which go to support syndicated erime in our nation. Another thing that we learn is that women gam blers outnumber the men five to one. Gambling is contagious habit that is just as much a source of bondage as is alcoholism. The Bible pictures a crap game going on at the foot of the cross on which Jesus was dying. The gamblers were so intent on win ning that they had no compassion for the one who was dying. Can’t you hear Jesus say, “I thirst,” only to hear one at the foot of the cross say, “I’ll shoot five, who’ll fade me?” Or listen to Jesus cry out, “My God, why hast thou forsaken me?” and hear a gam bler say, “I’ll shoot it all for that purple robe.” Truly the heart of God must be broken over a world of lost sin ners who are gambling with their destiny. His heart must break to look at a nation that he has blessed in such great fashion, only to see them indifferent to the love He is offering them. The Bible says, “Awake to righteous ness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.” Are you listening ? THE “SPECTATOR’S” COLUMN I am dictating this from my bed in the Clarendon County hospital. I had the misfortune to break my right shoulder. Three years ago I broke my left hip and spent many weeks in this hospital. I am able to maintain contact through the competent assistance of my several assistants. I am deeph' grateful to them and to my friends from over the state who have shown me so much consideration. Cromer dies at hospital BUDGET FITTED Home Loans ♦ To Buy ♦ Build ♦ Refinance Rent-Like Monthly Payments Fast Service Prompt Loan Closings Building and Loan Association 1117 Boyce Street Newberry, S. C. Dial 276-5660 DIRECTORS: Ralph B. Baker J. Dave Caldwell Pinckney N. Abrams Louis C. Floyd Thomas H. Pope R. Aubrey Harley Horace Raymond Cromer, 62, of Route 4, Newberry, died early Tuesday morning at a local hospi tal following a long illness. A native of Newberry County, he was a son of the late James W. and Rosa Schumpert Cromer. He was a farmer and a night watch man for the Kendall Co. at the Oakland Plant. He was a member of Ebenezer Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice Summer Cromer; two sons, Tommy Cromer and Lewis (Doc) Cromer of Newberry; one daugh ter, Mrs. Bobby (Jean) Nichols of Newberry; four brothers, Fred, George, Charles and Gilder Cromer of Newberry; two sisters, Miss Thelma Cromer of Newberry and Mrs. H. L. (Ruby) Shull of Lex ington; and one grandson. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Whit aker Funeral Home by Rev. Dewey Brazill and Rev. C. W. Brockwell Sr. Burial was in Ebenezer Meth odist Church cemetery. W. Pat Wise dies suddenly Walter Pat Wise, 61, died of a sudden illness early Monday morn ing at his home near Joanna. A native of near Prosperity, he was a son of the late William B. and Victoria Long Wise. He had lived near Kinards for a number of years and was employed by Jo anna Mills. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Viola Johnson Wise; three sons, Alfred C. Wise of Joanna, Joe L. Wise of Atlanta, Ga., and John Pat Wise of Joanna; three daugh ters, Mrs. Dempsey Morris of Jo anna, Mrs. James S. Danielson of Newberry and Mrs. Willie Ray Sutton of Whitmire; one brother, W. R. (Bill) Wise of Newberry; two sisters, Mrs. N. L. Wessinger and Mrs. E. W. Fanning of New berry; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. A. K. Hewitt. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Well, a bit of bad news comes by way of Aiken, the excellent Standard and Review of Mrs. Annie Howell King and her able associates: “The South Carolina economy last month paused in its upward movement despite new gains in employment and wages* Personal and business spending lagged behind its strong third- qaarter growth rate and was the jiincipal reason for a slight dip a the economy, Wachovia Bank us Trust Company reported. Tending to offset the decline in spending were growth in non farm jobs and rising factory pay rolls and production, the bank’s monthly economic report said. The Wachovia South Carolina Business Index for October stood at a preliminary 130.2 (1957-59 equals 100), one point below the revised September mark of 131.2 but more than 3.5 per cent above October last year. Spending, measured by season ally adjusted bank debits in both August and September before slowing last month. The lull was not unusual or indicative of a downward trend, Wachovia eco nomists said. A slowdown in retail sales, in cluding new car sales, was the main factor, they said. For many merchants, a big September was followed by a relatively slow Oct ober ran about 6.5 per cent ahead of the same month of 1963, the margin was significantly smaller than in previous months. Strikes in the U. S. auto industry this fall have affected sales across the na tion. Total non-farm employment in October increased to a new high for the second month in a row. October’s gain, larger than typi cal for the month, resulted pri marily from an increase of some 1500 government jobs, most of them in public education. In manufacturing, the average workweek increased to a new 1964 high of 41.4 hours. Factory output, measured by manufacturing man hours, advanced to a level more than 4.5 per cent above the same month last year. Stepped-up tex tile production accounted for much of the October increase, the re port said, and pay raises and a longer workweek meant fatter paychecks for many workers. Average weekly wages in the textile industry last month climb ed to an all-time high of $79 from September $76.22. The av erage in all manufacturing was $75.76, also a record. In South Carolina agriculture last month, encouraging estimates of the 1964 cotton crop cheered many farmers. Harvesting and marketing of the crop, delayed by wet weather in late September and early October, may bring produc ers as much as $92 million this year—a substantial increase over 1963. Flue-cured tobacco sales on Palmetto markets (which closed early in October) totaled about .95 million, a decrease of approxim ately $3.4 million from last year.” Still we are buying cars, paying insurance and having wrecks with undiminished assiduity—an ugly sounding word for perseverence, eh? President and Vice President should support that opposition.” Mr. Byrnes is enjoying a quiet life, after a career of surpassing activity and achievement. Along with the mellowing influence of time he has a most extraordinary career which serves to prepare him for wise advice amid the turbu lence of the hectic era. No one thinks of Mr. Byrnes as one who has reached the three-score and ten period, for he retains all the vigor and clarity of mind that characterized the days of his youth and vast service in the very highest position. T. D. Oxner dies at home WIDE SELECTION That's the nice thing about doing business with an independent agent. When it comes to writing in surance he isn't tied to any one company. Repre senting many, he has a sparkling variety of the best and latest policies to fit your needs. And price isn't neglected. He is highly competitive when it comes to giving you honest value for your dollars. We would like to be your agent. ►n "YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS' 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 Newsweek magazine quotes our esteemed friend and fellow Caro linian, the Honorable James F. Byrnes: “The funeral dirge over the Re publican party is premature. The Republican party was supposed to die after 1912 and also after 1936. But it recovered. After the Hard ing landslide in 1920 the Demo cratic party had only 88 members in the House. The minority faith fully attended committee meetings and sessions and through its rec ord of constructive opposition re covered in the election of Roose velt in 1932. Speaking as an American I hope the Republican party will unite and carry on the fight for conservative constitutional govern ment. Republicans now can take heart from the knowledge that there are varying views in the ranks of their opponents. And these differences will soon appear in the Democratic party. Proposals for the appointment of a Republican advisory comm ittee have been made. This kind of arrangement was tried by the Democrats some years ago and failed. Congressional leaders are most competent to make policy. And they should, of course, con sult with Senator Goldwater as the titular leader of his party, with members of the national com mittee, ^nd Republican governors, if possible. But policy should be announced in Congress. In the days ahead, the opposi tion in Congress should earn the right to be called the ‘loyal oppo sition,’ and all who disagree with the ultra-liberal views of the “One great loss to the Repub lican party this year—and it has lost a lot—will be the incompar able advantage to it in the future. It need no longer bear the label ‘rich man’s party’. That charac terization, however deserved in the past, has been a deadly wea pon of the Democrats. At the same time, the GOP’s opponents, backed by the vast potential of the U. S. Treasury and by plenty exacted directly or indirectly from govern ment contractors and from big labor unions, have had the gall to call their party the poor man’s friend. After past elections, Congress ional committees dominated by Democrats have singled out as GOP contributors ‘ten rich fami lies’ and also the owners and man agers of big corporations. . Perceptive Republicans repeat edly have pointed out that the ‘rich man’s’ label must be remov ed. Now the broader base of sup port has been achieved. I shall show this by official figures which will be filed in due course with the appropriate government agen cies. These show that, although the election was lost, a number of financial miracles were achieved by the finance committee headed by Ralph J. Cordiner: 1. For the first time in the 20th century the GOP has finished a national campaign in the black. It is not true, as has been said, that there will be a deficit ‘be tween $2 million and $5 million,’ There will be no deficit, and the National Committee has enough to finish this year with some left over. The National Committee has also paid off a debt which was on the books before August. 2. It was a very expensive cam paign. But more money was rais ed at the national level than in any previous Republican Presid ential campaign—between 12 and 14 million dollars. It was raided between August 1 and November 15. This compares with $7.3 mil lion raised in 1960 and $2.8 million in 1956. 3. Vastly more individual Am ericans have contributed than ever before in GOP history. Almost 1,000,000 individuals contributed through the various national com mittees. If we add in the amounts collected by various Thomas Daniel (Tom) Oxner, 69, retired farmer, died at his home on Whitmire Highway late Friday afternoon from an attack of illness. A native of Newberry County, he was a son of the late Daniel and Texanna McCullough Oxner. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mollie Baker Oxner; one daughter, Mrs. Major Owens of Whitmire; two sisters, Mrs. Albert Franklin and Mrs. Pet Franklin of Newber ry; three brothers, Luther Oxner of Whitmire, Otho Oxner of Sil- verstreet and Marvin Oxner of Newberry; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at his home on the Whit mire Highway by Rev. Vernon N. West. Burial was in Beth Eden Lutheran Church cemtery. Pallbearers were nephews. Mrs. Sally Long rites Tuesday Mrs. Sally E. Long, 87, died early Monday morning at her resi dence, Route One, Prosperity, af ter several . years of declining health. Mrs. Long was born and reared in Richland County and was the daughter of the late Jim and Sara Lowman Bouknight. For a long number of years she had made her home in the Bethel section of the county near Prosperity. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and of the W.M.S. Her husband, B. R. Long, died a num ber of years ago. Mrs. Long is survived by one son, Poteat Long, Prosperity; four daughters, Mrs. W. E. Taylor, Mrs. Guy Counts, Miss Leah Long and Miss Annas Long, all of Pros perity; one sister, Mrs. Anna Rob ertson, Saluda; eight grandchil dren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tues day from Bethel Baptist Church with C. J. Calvert conducting the service. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Grandsons served as active pall bearers. Graveside rites for Hay infant Sharon Elizabeth Hay, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mason Hay Jr., died Saturday af ternoon at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her parents, women’s ’ Allan and Virginia Haynes Hay, groups which did not pass through Newberry College; her paternal the National Committee, the num her of contributors rises to 2,000,- 000. In 1960 there were 37,0^0. The average contribution ran between $9 and $10. A very significant fact this year was that countless thousands paid to hear Goldwater not only at party dinners but in big places such as the Los Angeles stadium. There was little help from states with the traditional ‘fat cats” reside. The official New York party chipped in $8,000, and the official parties in Massachus etts and Michigan nothing. New Jersey not only contributed noth ing but asked the National Com mittee for help. These facts must be weighed when we hear talk, as we shall, about returning party control to the old centers in the East and Northeast. As the leaders there withheld their support of the na- ional ticket, people from the rest of the country moved in with money and organized effort. The GOP, though in a minority, has become a people’s party and solid middle-class support. At the same time, the Demo cratic party has come to be dom inated by big interests, an uneasy coalition of big labor, big business, and big government. It was not able that the-former exponents of grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hay Sr., Harleyville; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Haynes, Ridgeville; and great grandmothers, Mrs. F. R. Hay, Lancaster, and Mrs. S. N. Rourke, Moncks Corner. Funeral sefvices were held Sun day from the graveside in Parks Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Robert Hawkes conducting the service. free enterprise as well as collec- j $i5 f 500 ie labor leaders like Walter L PROPERTY TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 The Citizens and Southern Na tional Bank of South Carolina, as executor of the Estate of A. W. Murray, deceased, to Murray Lum ber Company, six lots, five build ings, 1.77 and 2.27 acres, $5.00. Pauline Harrison Duncan to Paul H. Duncan, seven lots on Luther and McDowell streets, $5.00 love and affection. Hal Kohn to Ellis Wise, one lot and one building, formerly H. C. Holloway Property, $5.00. Edward K. Lominack to J. C. Long and Albert S. Long, one lot and one building on College St., tivistic labor leaders like Walter Reuther allied by Mr. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey. The old coalitions are passing away. And a constellation of ‘for gotten’ Americans—worried salary earners, retired folks, young peo ple, anxious parents, small busi-, ness men, housewives, and profes sional people—gave their contri butions to the Republican cause. This campaign was based upon frankly conservative lines. It will take months, maybe years, to con struct this theme upon lines with more appeal to the great middle j Samuel M. Price and Selma B. Price to D. P. Folk II and Betty M. FolkJ one lot and one building on Harper St., $5.00. Newberry No. 1 Outside Mary W. Smith to W. Preston Kunkle, two lots, $5.00. Silverstreet No. 2 Porter Robinson and Edna Rob inson to Jacob C. Arant, one lot, $5.00. Frank H. Ward, Probate Judge to Bertha Nichols and J. C. Nich ols, 98 acres, $14,000. Whitmire No. 4 Outside Minnie Prince to Samuel David interests, the essentially conserva-«prince, 53.5 acres, $10.00 love and tive people of the country. affection. these many contributions of money prove that the basis is already there.” JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—Avia tion Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Dallas H. Willingham, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas H. Wil lingham of Prosperity recently re turned to the Naval Air Station at Jacksonville Fla. Columbia rites for Mrs. Eargle Mrs. Carrie Mae Stoudemire Eargle, 73. of Columbia, widow of Joe Eargle, died Sunday morn ing at her residence. Mrs. Eargle was born in Peak, a daughter of the late George Wendell and Permilla Counts Stoudemire. She had lived in Co lumbia for a number of years and was a charter member of Reforma tion Lutheran Church. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Walton Eargle and Fred Eargle of Columbia; two grandchildren, Mrs. Carrie Mae Ledbetter, Chi- copea, Mass., and Dr. Joe Eargle, Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Sease, Prosperity, and Mrs. Tran- nie Goldman North Augusta and a brother, Emory L. Stoudemire, North Augusta. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday in Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, F. A. Boland dies at clinic Fairance Alonzo Boland, 88, died at a local clinic Monday afternoon after several years of illness. Born and reared in Prosperity, son of the late John Adam and Sally Singley Boland, he was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alma Fellers Boland; a son, J. L. Boland of Falls Church, Va.; five brothers, C. Ray Boland of Co lumbia, C. Clifton Boland of Cha pin, B. L. Boland of Greenville, Lesley Boland of Dallas, Tex., and Berley Boland of Prosperity; a sister, Mrs. Ida Hawkins of Co lumbia; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church by Rev. Harry Grout and Rev. J. L. Drafts. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. Schumpert rites held Wednesday Keister Schumpert, 55, died suddenly at Whitten Village in Clinton late Monday afternoon af ter several weeks of declining' health. Born and reared in Newberry County, son of the late W. E. and Rhoda Roberta Merchant Schunv- pert, he lived here many years and was a member of Bethany Luth eran Church. Surviving are a brother, Homer E. Schumpert of Newberry; and two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Sumter) Long and Mrs. Ernest (Lillian) Morris of Newberry- Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church by Rev. John A- Sanders. Burial was in St. Luke’s Church cemetery near Prosperity. Crouch dies in Columbia Benjamin Tillman Crouch, 75, of 1205 Maple St., retired guard of the South Carolina Penitentiary, died Friday at a Columbia hospi tal. A native of Newberry County, he was a son of the late Jacob and Alice Schumpert Crouch. He was a member of the New Chapel Methodist Church. Surviving are five sons, Jacob E. Crouch of Beach Island, Ben T. Crouch Jr., of West Columbia, Harry F. Crouch of Augusta, Ga., Lafayette F. Crouch of Fort Ben- ning, Ga., and L. M. Crouch of Co lumbia; one sister, Mrs. J. C Coleman Sr. of Columbia; two brothers, Forest Crouch and Thom as Crouch of Columbia; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, by Rev. Claude M. Shuler. Burial was in Silver Creek Ceme tery at Silverstreet near New berry. Marriages... David M. Summer of Newberry and Annie Ruth Wheeler of Sa luda, were married on January 7th at Chapin by Rev. Everett A. Dasher. William Drayton Burns Jr. and Linda Ann McIntyre of Laurens, were married by Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne at Newberry on January 11. USS CAMBRIA.— Boatswain’s Mate Second Class John W. Hiller, USN, son of Mrs. Ella M. Hiller of Newberry, participated Jan. 6- 15 in an amphibious landing op eration called MEDLANDEX 1-65 while serving aboard the attack carrier ship USS Cambria. The exercise, which took place on the beaches of Porto Scudo and Cape Teulada, Sardinia, was coi\ducted to give both Marine and fleet units training in conducting full- scale amphibious operations. Special Prices ALL THIS WEEK ONLY Save Now On These Piece Goods Values! 25 Yd. Pkg. Cheese Cloth 42 in. wide Reg. $3 pkg. This week only $2.40 pkg. 27 different colors and patterns in 100 per cent COTTON CARDED Sateen Cloth In Dark Colors 39 in. wide Reg. 73c yd. This week only 100 per cent Cotton Petti Point • White • Wash and wear • Reg. 69c yd. This week only 55c yd. 58c yd. Bleached Cloth - 38 H in. wide Reg. 32c yd. This week only ^■■iSofdi We have many other kinds of fabrics and notions for your selection NEWBERRY MILLS, Inc. CLOTH STORE f S 1005 Drayton St. Newberry, S. a CLARY’S continues its ■ ■ . ■ - ■■ ■ ■ V /• January Clearance Sale BIG REDUCTIONS on many items in our store Come see the bargain prices on— Men’s Suits Wool Trousers Men’s Sport Coats Men’s Felt Hats Men’s Jackets We still have a good selection of— Crosby Square Shoes Arrow Shirts Wool Sweaters Sport Shirts Knit Shirts Minnie Prince to Frances P. Erskine, three acres, $10.00 love and affection. Minnie Prince to Marvin L. Prince, 10 acres, $10.00 love and affection. Selma L. Freeman and Billy H. Freeman to L. W. Freeman, three acres, $5.00 love and affection. Pomaria No. 5 Eugene Piester to Dewey E. McCarson, 19 acres, $5.00. All Sale Merchandise For Cash 7Te Man's Store where the Ladies like to Shop