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The brightest crowns that are worn in heaven have been tried and smelted and polished and j-dori - fied through the furnace of tribu lation.—E. II. Chapin. Little self-denials, little hones ties, little passing words of sym pathy; little nameless acts of kindness—these are the silent threads which, when woven to gether gleam in the pattern that makes the godly symphony of life. VOLUME 29 — NUMBER 17. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1965 • $2.00 PER YEAR Exchange Club of Newberry wins “Big E” award at Hartford meet The Exchan^w t'luh of Newber ry has been awarded the BIG “E” Award for club excellence by the National Exchange Club, it was announced today at the 47th an nual National Exchange Conven tion meeting in Hartford, Conn. This is the first award to be ^iven to Exchange Clubs meeting the requirements of efficiency, expan sion, and education. Dr. Porter L. Fortune, Jr., of Toledo, Ohio, executive secretary of the men’s national service club organization, said 85 Exchange Clubs (jualified for the award— a banner for display and an emb lem attachment for each member. The award period ended March 51, HHIo. A second and longer award period is now underway, continu ing until June 30, 1960. Winning' Clubs were required to actively participate in the Nat ional Exchange Club’s Freedom Shrine and National Crime Pre- ' vention week programs pin.-- at lea-t one other community pro ject. Also, they had to meet th<- highest standards of operational efficiency and contribute to tile ex pan-ion of Exchange either by increasing membership or estab lishing new clubs. “It is most heartening to have so many club- qualify for the BIG “E“ Award in its first year." Dr. Fortune said. “The award -ets stand? rds by which 1 exchange Clubs can render more s ervice in their comnumitifs. At ]>; •esent, it is conserv; ativejy estimat rd that Excha nq’e Clubs through out the United St: :ites and Puerto Rico contribute a million dolla rs and a million vo lunteer hours It ’ * to their Bulletin! At presstime Wednesday, two candidates, other than those mentioned in a story elsewhere in this issue, noti fied The Sun that they would he candidates for election as aldermen. Lin Slaton, who lives in Ward 2 is offering from his ward and has paid entrance fee to run. Incumbent Ward 5 Council man Gerald B. Haylor, in a statement in this issue of The Sun, announces his intention to seek re-election. He in serv ing his first term in council. Slaton is entering politics for the first time. Formal presentation of t h o banner and pins will be made af ter September 7 by a representa tive of The National Exchange Club at a local meeting. Forester Beach here from Aiken Two S. C. State Commission of Forestry personnel changes were announced by State Forester John R. Tiller. Forester Robert E. Beach has been transferred from Aiken to Newberry. He replaces Jack F. Young, who was recently trans ferred to Columbia. Mr. Beach, a native of Waiter- boro, received his forestry train ing at the University of Georgia. He has been employed by the S. C. Forestry commission for the past six years, working at Or angeburg for one year, and as a project forester at Aiken for the past five years. In his new as signment he will work in the nine counties of the Newberry Forestry District under the supervision of Newberry District Forester Le- gare Duke. Many events planned for Recreation Day Saturday, August 14 has. been designated as City Wide Recrea- j tion Day. Events will start at 9 a.m. at Mollohon playground. Ev ents will consist of Sack Races, Barrel Walking, Tug-O-War, Greasy Pole Climb, Piggy Back Races and many others. Events will be held in three different age groups. Free snow balls will be given to all children that come to the playground. Saturday afternoon, races and events will be held at Margaret Hunter pool. Everyone will be ad mitted to the pool free. At 8:00 p.m. Saturday night, there will be a softbail game at Speer Street Field between two teams, one made up of players uuder 30 years of age, and the other made up of players over 30 years of age. Events will start at 9 a.m. at McSwain Street park area. Ev ents will be similar to those at Mollohon. Free snow balls will be given to all children. McSwain Street pool will hold a swimming meet from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. From 7:30 p.m. tintU^iOiaOO p.m. there will be a block dance at Mc Swain Street park area. Everyone is invited to these ac tivities either as participants or as spectators. PAUL K. FULLER, Director of Recreation Keith Nichols and Bobby Davis of Troop 66 were presented their Eagle Badges by Lion Price K. Harmon, Institutional Represen tative, at the last meeting of the Newberry Lions Club, sponsor of the troop. Keith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Nichols. He became a Scout in September 1961 and has served as patrol leader of the Flying Eagle Patrol. Bobby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce C. Davis. He joined the troop in December 1960, has served as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and is now Senior Patrol Leader. He is a member of the Order of the Arrow. Both Scouts attended the Nat ional Jamboree at Valley Forge in 1964. Schumpert VP USC Alumni Robert D. Schumpert, Newber ry attorney, has been selected vice president of the University of South Carolina Alumni Assn, for the 8th Judicial circuit, Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens and New berry counties. He will complete the unexpired term of William T. Jones, whose election to the presidency of the USC Alumni Assn, caused the vac ancy in the 8th circuit vice presi dency. The term expires in June, 1966. A native of Newberry and edu cated in the public schools there, Schumpert served in the U. S. Coast Guard in World War II. He attended Newberry college for three years and then earned a law degree at the University of S. C. At USC he was president of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, business manager and member of the editorial staff of S. C. Law Quarterly, and member of Omi- cron Delta Kappa honorary soc iety, Honor council of the Law Federation, and Beaux Arts club. After a year on the staff of the regional attorney for the Office of Price Stabilization in Atlanta, Georgia, he became engaged in the practice of law with Thomas H. Pope in Newberry. He is a member of the New berry County, South Carolina and American Bar Association, Ameri can Judicature Society and Mas onic Lodge No. 87, is a former president of the Newberry Junior Chamber of Commerce, Newberry' Lions club, Newberry Country club and Newberry Cotillion club, and former chairman of Church Council of the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer. SCHOOLS OPEN AUGUST 30TH This joint announcement con cerning the opening of school for the Newberry High and Newberry Elementary Schools is being made by Superintendents J. V. Kneeee and R. E. Beck. School will open Monday, Aug ust 30, at 8:30 and will dismiss at 12:10. The regular schedule will begin Tuesday, August 31. School lunches will he $1,25 per week and accident insurance is $2.00. All new students, grades one through eight, who will enter the Newberry City Elementary schools for the first time, and did not register at the pre-school clinics, will register at the Speers street school August 16-25 from 9:00 a. m. until 3:00 p.m. Students entering Newberry High school, grades nine through 12, for the first Ume must enrol at the high school August 23-24 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. This does not include students from Junior high, Bush River and Silverstreet schools. Rental hooks will be issued at the schools as follows: Newberry High School Grade 9—Monday, August 23, 9:00-12:00; 2:00-4:30. Grade 10—Tuesday, August 24, 9:00-12:00; 2:00-4:30. Grade 11: Wednesday Aug 25, 9:00-12:00; 2:00-4:30. Grade 12—Thursday, August 26, 9:00-12:00; 2:00-4:30. Locker keys may be picked up at the same time. Newberry Junior High: Grades 7 and 8, Friday, Aug. 20; 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p.m. Speers Street: Grades 2 thru 5, Monday, August 23, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Boundary Street: Grades 2 thru 6, Tuesday, August 24, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The price for the rental of books is as follows: Grade 2 $2.49; Grade 3 $4.31; Grade 4 $4.82; Grade 5 $5.08; Grade 6 $5.09; Grade 7 $5.09, Grade 8 $6.74. Please bring the correct change when you come to rent the books. To help us have a smooth opening of school, plea.se make arrange ments to rent your child’s books at the time specified above. This is very important. Morison reports on development board activities The Newberry County Develop ment Board is indeed happy to announce the continuation of ac tivities and events which are constantly improving our business climate. This further illustrates that a moving object continues to move as long as there is energy put into it. A rolling stone gath- erst no moss. It is our hope that this movement and this energy shall continue and that we shall continue to forge ahead in New berry county. We are sure that with your interest, help, and as sistance our county will move ev er forward. With the Board’s approval of the changes in our by-laws and constitution, an election of new officers was held in May of this year. We are happy to announce that Robert C. Lake Jr. was re elected to the Board. New mem bers are Messrs Keitt Purcell, R. S. Stuck, and Lyon Fellers. These four men were elected for a per iod of three years. In order to obtain active membership in the Board from the Silverstreet and Little Mountain districts, Murray Sheppard and Ralph Waldrop of Silverstreet and W. H. Caldwell of Little Mountain were appoint ed for one year. With the assist ance and help of these men and the re-elcion of President Lake, we look forward to a most suc cessful vear. SHAPING LIP—The new home of Kemper Chevrolet-Olds Co. continues to take shape as work ers swarm over ihe structure. The handsome building will soon house sales and service depart ments for Newberry’s authoriz ed General Motors dealer. (Sun- photo) Mrs. Counts and Mrs. Shealy are delegates to LCW Convention Mrs. Murray Counts and Mrs. Carl Shealy of Little Mountain will be two of South Carolina’s official delegates to the triennial Convention of Lutheran Church Women, an auxiliary of the Luth eran Church in America, in Cleve land, Ohio, August 16-20. Others from the Newberry area serving as delegates are Mi's. Robt. Frick, Mrs. John Wessinger, and Mrs. John D. Zeigler of Chapin. Mrs. Counts serves as President and Mrs Shealy serves as Treasurer of the South Carolina unit. Mrs. Frick is a member of the South Carolina Executive Board. Mrs. Edmund G. Price of Pitts burg, Pa., president of the 280,000 member organization, reported 381 delegates will come from the U, S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. At least 1000 vis- 1 itors are expected to attend many of the sessions, all to be held at the Shearaton-Cleveland hotel Miss Dorothy J. Marple, LCW’s executive secretary, announced speakers at the five-day conven tion, will include leaders with wide experience in government, human relations, politics and ed ucation, as well as religion. Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the Lutheran Church in America and chairman of both the Central and Executive Com mittees of the World Council of Churches, will speak at 8 P. M. Wednesday, August 18 on “The Ecumenical Church and Human Relations.” Each morning the Rev. Robert J. Marshall of Chicago, president of LCA’s Illinois Synod, will con duct Bible study. Before he be came synod president, he was a professor of Old Testament Inter pretation and Religion. The role of the Lutheran church women in the field of Human re lations will be the key topic as the group seeks to formulate pol icies for the entire auxiliary. This is in keeping with the convention theme, “God Calls Us to Practice Love and Justice in Human Re lations.” The keynote address on Monday night, August 16, will be given by the Rev. Dr. Frederick K. Wentz, profe.ssor of the Lutheran Theo logical Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa. His tonic is “Whose Day Is This?” Taking part in a symposium on human rights Tuesday, August 17 will be Rep. Edith Green, con- gresswoman from Oregon, Chas. P. Taft of Cincinnati, former may or and prominent lay churchman, and William S. Ellis, New York attorney. Mrs. Abbie Clement Jackson of Louisville, Ky. missionary super visor of the African Methodist Episcopal church, will speak on Tuesday night, August 17, on “The Church in the Affairs of Today.” On Wednesday afternoon two Lutheran Church in America Ex ecutive secretaries will discuss their staff’s contributions to hu man relations. The Rev. Dr. Earl S. Erb of the Board of World Mis sions and Rev. Dr. Donald L. Houser of the Board of American Missions will answer questions af ter their talks. On Thursday, August 19, the Rev. Dr. Harold Haas, executive secretary of the LCA’s Board of Social Ministry, will speak on the theme “What the Lutheran church in America Is Doing in the Cru cial areas of Human Relations.” 50th Anniversary for the Fischers Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Crooks request the honor of your presence at the Fiftieth Wedding Anniver sary of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Fischer, on August 19, 1965, from 7:30 to 9:30 P. M. 1615 College street. No gifts please. TIME SHORT TO SIGN UP FOR CITY JOBS At noon yesterday eight candi dates had filed officially for the Ciyt Democratic primary and paid fees to party secretary A. P. Par rott. Mayor Ernest H. Layton has qualified to succeed himself and no other candidate has filed to date for this office. In Ward 1, James (Jim) Long shore has filed to succeed himself for a second term. No opposition has developed in this race. J. Howard Cook Jr., a resident of Ward 2, and former unsucess- ful candidate for Mayor, has filed for alderman. C. A. Shealy Jr., veteran coun cilman has qualified for another term from Ward 3. In Ward 4 two candidates have officially entered. Jack H. Senn, incumbent, is being opposed by Negro minister, S. T. Spencer. A twG-way race has also devel oped for Ward 5 alderman. Farm er Councilman and Mayor Cecil E. Kinard is in the race as i,s a new comer, A. E. (Dunk) Singley. Al though not officially announced, friends of Gerald B. Taylor have announced him publicly to serve another term from Ward 5. No candidate has announced from Ward 6 but Councilman E. F. “Shotsie” McCutcheon is ex pected to qualify before Saturday noon deadline. It was noted that those who have not registered to vote in the city primary still have an oppor tunity to get certificates or re place lost ones next Friday or Sat urday at the registration office in the county court house. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. VA announces job openings Examinations for Career-Condi tional appointment to the follow ing positions were announced to day by the Veterans Administra tion: Nursing Assistant: GS-2, $3680 per annum. Hospital Service Worker: (Food Service Worker — Housekeeping Aid)WAEl, $1.25 to $1.39 per hr. Vacancies to be filled are locat ed at Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia. Competitors in these examina tions will be rated on the basis of a written test. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex aminers, Veterans Hospital, Col umbia; any postoffice, or the At lanta Region, U. S. Civil Service Commission, The Merchandise Mart, 240 Peachtree street N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. 30303. t Mr. and Mrs. W Harold Buz- hardt are now making their home at 2803 Fair street. The above 1964 station wagon, driven by Dr. A. B. Schriver of Whitmire, smashed into the rear of a 1964 Dodge 4-door se dan on the Newberry-Whitmire Highway, about 8 miles from the city last Wednesday morning Both cars were headed in the direction of Whitmire. S. C. Highway Patrolman D. B. Ward- man stated that the cars came into an area where workmen were cleaning parts of dead ani mals off the road, dropped there Tuesday night when the doors or gates of a fertilizer truck Came open depositing the waste jalong the highway. The Dodge began to slow down to avoid the waste when hit in the rear by the Chevrolet. Occupants in the Chevrolet were Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Schriv er. They were both taken to Whitmire Clinic. Mrs. Schriver suffered bruises and lacerations and was treated and released. Dr. Schriver received severe knee injuries and was taken to Greenville General Hospital. Sgt. Clyde Byrd, Army Re cruiter of Columbia, was driver of the other vehicle. He was taken to Newberry County Me morial Hospital and later trans ferred to Fort Jackson hospi tal. A new enlistee, Voyd Trib ble, Negro of Rt. 4 4, Newberry, a passenger in the Dodge, was not injured. Council told not enough names on petition for annexation election A petition for annexation, pre sented at the July meeting of city , council from residents in the vic inity of Radio Station WKDK , was found not to have signatures ! of a majority of freeholders nec- | essary to order an election. City i Attorney James N. Parr was pres ent at the Tuesday evening meet ing to explain the procedure for annexation under state law. He told council that County Auditor Ralph Black has examined the 68 signatures in the petition against the records in his office and in the office of the Clerk of Court and found that there were 143 free holders in the area, and bonafide signatures of only 51 on the peti tion. Parr pointed out that in re cent legislation, where at least 25 percent of freeholders petition for i annexation, the city could certify this fact to the county Board of 1 Election Commissioners and re quest a referendum of free hold ers. If the referendum of free holders carried, then an annexa- tibn election would be ordered in which all qualified voters in the area as well as those in the city would be eligible to vote on the question. Voters inside and in the area for annexation would have to vote in favor of annexation to make it a reality. There was some doubt as to whether a sufficient number of freeholders were will ing for annexation to carry the referendum. The petition was presented to council by Council man E. F. McCuthcheon on the request of Ewell Cotney, a res : - dent of the area seeking admis sion into the city. A delegation of businessmen from the 1200 block of Main street were on hand at the meeting to register complaint over parking meters on Main street. They said they were at a disadvantage since the meters had been changed from one hour for five cents to one- half hour for the same fee. It was brought out that meters would also take one cent for parking time of six minutes. Gene Cham berlain, manager of Sears Order office, Leroy Anderson of Ander son’s Shoe Store, and Furman Garner of Garner’s Shoes, express ed displeasure that tokens could not be used on the Main street meters. They pointed out that some of them were cooperating in the token plan for merchants, but that competitors adjacent to the new parking lots, have an advan tage since a longer parking period is available for the same money and also that tokens are good only in meters on the new parking lots. Merchants said that many people did not know that 1c could be used in the Main street meters. City Manager K. W. Riebe said the company that furnished the meters did not put the one cent notice on the meters, but said the city would have decals made and posted on the meters to that eift'Ct. He said shorter time per iods on Main street meters was designed to move traffic and al low more turnover as a conven- ienve to shopperes. Council de cided to have the meters modified to take tokens on Main street. One councilman noted that before the time on meters was changed that some people parked all day on Main street by continually feeding the meters. Council also held second reading on an ordinance regulating water taps to newly developed areas. Under the new ordinance the city will furnish mains to the develop ed site and no cost to the develop er provided, that the cost of mains can be paid for out of revenue from the area in ten years’ time. This ordinance applies to develop ments both inside and outside the city limits. Leland Wilson was elected to replace E. O. Cannon on the Board of Adjustors for the South ern Building Code. Mr. Cannon resigned from the board. Since the municipal election is slated for the second Tuesday in September and that being the reg ular council meeting night, it was decided to hold the regular month ly meeting on the first Tuesday in September. Deer hunts set in AEC areas COLUMBIA.—A series of four public deer hunts will be held on the Atomic Energy Commission’s Savannah River area, it was an nounced by the AEC, in coopera tion with the S. C. Wildlife Re sources Department. The hunts will be held September 18th and Octobei 2nd, 16th, and 30th. AEC officials said the hunts were being held to reduce the over population of deer. There have been several incidents involving deer in the. project area and they seem to be exceeding the carrying capacity of thir range. Each hunt will accomodate 125 hunterjs and deer of either sex may be killed with no bag limit. The hunters will be assigned stands and dogs will be used in driving. There will be an area of around 2000 acres for each hunt. Applicntion forms for the hunts may be secured from local game wardens or by writing the S. C. Wildlife Resoucres Department, P. O. Box 360, Columbia. Attn: Hunt Applications. A fee of $5 will be charged for the permits and this fee must accompany all applications, but will be returned to those whose names are not drawn. The permits are not trans ferable. Each applicant will also be required to fill in a security form. Virgil Rinehart in Navy tests JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Aug. 2 —Navy Ensign Virgil W. Rinehart Jr., son of Dr. V. W. Rinehart of 2167 Harper street, Newberry will be among the Navymen taking part in Project “Stormfury” dur ing the next few weeks. He is a member of Ariborne Early Warning Squadron Four, the Navy’s famed “Hurricane Hunters” based at the U. ,S Nav al Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla. Project “Stormfury” is an op eration conducted by the U. S. Weather Bureau in cooperation with the Navy and Air Force. The ultimate goal of the pro ject is to attempt to divert or di minish hurricanes and tropical storms by seeding storm clouds with silver iodide. The “Hurricane Hunters” are providing three aircraft and 90 personnel for Project “Stormfury”. This detachment will operate from the U. S. Naval Station at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Templetons meet Sunday The -Templeton Clan will hold its 37th Annual Reunion on Sun day, August 15 at the Presbyter ian Assembly grounds, Camp Fellowship, on Lake Greenwood. A redwood sign, “Camp Fellow ship” marks the entrance to the grounds from the Greenwood- Clinton highway, a short distance north of Cothran bridge. There is shelter in case of rain. Grounds available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Aug. 14: “Up” Hargrove, Mrs. Clay Bellentine, Carroll Looney, Loris Boland, Deborah Brady, Dudley Dominick, Sudie Dennis, Patricia Lake, Ike Dennis, Jr., Debbie Lipscomb, P. K Fuller, Rev. Paul Petty and Mrs. N. R. Ruff. Aug. 15: Mrs James Mills, Miss Sadie Bowers, Mrs. Wil liam Partridge, Mary Lane Chapman, Mrs. Ruth Walton, Ann Leopard, Mrs. Arthur Ear- gle, Charlotte Pelham, Gary Pope, Dow Bedenbaugh, Joseph ine Anne Tindall, Cecil E. Mer chant, Ella Rae Blake, Rev. Bob Long. Aug. 16: Price K. Harmon, Mrs. Holland Sligh, Barney Yates, Billie Dickert, Synthia Sue Merchant, Martha Folk, Mary Katherihe Stone, Mary Bedenbaugh, Cathy Graham, Mary Anna Long, Clyde Liv ingston Jr., Mary Baker. Aug. 17: Mrs. M. P. Davis, Mrs. Seth Meek, Leila Kay Singley, John H. Boozer, Frank Gilbert, Rodney Ouzts, Jeannie Armfield, John Earl Smith, Boyd Hobson Parr, Mrs. Bobby Hawkins. Aug 18: Griffin Coleman, Mrs. B. F. Hawkins, Mrs. Richard Kenan (Sinclair Kemper), Billy Vandejtford, Michael Cameron Johnson, Eugene Smith, Eunice H. Hawkins, Tom E. Longshore. Aug. 19: Jimmie Ringer, Jim mie Timmerman, / Anita Myers, Blanche C. Leslie, Frances S. Dufford, W. C Wallace, Mrs. Ernest O. Wicker, and, Sandra Cubbage.