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hut now tht*v words. SOME OF US MIGHT FIND HAPPINESS IF WE WOULD QUIT STRUGGLING SO DES PERATELY FOR IT. VOLUME 29—NUMBER 23. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 19(15. $2.00 Per Year hy yur Begin membership drive D I IIIL tenna . J-|^ WAY Hv DORIS A. SANDERS My 1 >emoei at ie f lie nb. Tom Pop,*. wmi't del ie\ '(* it. hut I had evo: y intention . u ! iiibl i - h i n y his picUi n ■ in La-t wei . k\ S i - : -ao ol ' the Sun. 1)U! : inn : re- P< n 1 o (' 1 at ii ■ pm na ry of IU'1 ’ Taw-day, 1 < t op;. eh by the War! 3 No. 1 ho X , a F i I the lie V Warn 1. No. l! ho. \ ; it <' >ak ia r id to makt* pic* ure> du n n Lt t ! a vo t: ng. Toni and Bob S cli! mp ell, and la 1, r Mr. and Mi Bil 1 Te. Iford wen* 1- dnd enough to poo e, a - were the m anagers and uin Vote! s at the eit :v Oakland 1 u>\ :. T oo lat :e to do an ything aboi it it. the ' word cann* “there’s n< ithi ng on this film.” Whoever 1; ast Io< ided the earner; i apparently * f. org< A to turn out th e lights --so , n o p icture ‘S of the vo ting. My a pol ogie ■s am i my thanks to those win • p< ised. any- way. THE 1 PRIMARY The second primay to nomi nate aide mi ien for War ds 4 a nd 5 will be held Tuesday. If yoi u are in- tereste d in the fut u r. > of this e i t y, I void d urgently s ug ge.-t that you inform yourselves as to the e har- acter. integrity an d : aliili ty of th e four men in the r; ice Newberry has bt‘<run to show a little siy.n of life and ^fowth. This trend could easily lie reversed in the selec tion of the two aldermen in next Tuesday's primary. It is most important that you make an effort to find out which of the men in the race can bet ter serve you on council; then GC) TO THE POLLS and VOTE! Taking part of the kick-off meeting for membership drive of the Newberrry County Farm Bureau were, from left. R. C. Neel III, president; Emory Bishop, State Farm Bureau district one field representative; Mrs. L. E. Leslie Jr., District One woman’s chairman, and Edward Chandler, membership chairman. (Sunphoto.) STANDING OVATION The 2200 persons in the audience pave the speaker a standing ova tion at the conclusion of his talk and scores of white women clust ered around the Xepro leader to pet his autograph. Sounds like something that hap pened up north or out west ? Well, that happened in Montreat, N. C. when Martin L‘ Kinp; spoke to the Presbyterian (Southern Presbyter ian, that is) Christian Action Con ference. And this standing; ovation came after Kiny insisted that all bar riers to interracial marriaye should be removed! A number in that vast, appiaud- iny audience were South Carolin ians, and the yreat majority of them were Southerners. To yive such recognition to a leader who has been the cause of bloodshed and riots, tearing com munities and cities asunder, is car rying Christian charity a little too far, I think. The Newberry County Farm about achievements of the state Bureau membership drive kick-off organization during the past year. Those attending the meeting in cluded county bureau directors, their wives and other workers. Mrs. L. E. Leslie Jr. of Due West, District 1 woman’s chair man, was also present and dis cussed the Youth Power Program. District 1 field representative f<>r| M[ . s Howard E Meetze, local wo- the State Farm Bureau, spoke ; man ’ s chairman, met with the la- hrieflv t<> the assembled group! dies present to discuss the Talent meeting was Sudd Monday night at the Community Hal! with R. C. (Dick) Nee! IIL president, pre siding. Emory Bishop of ('olumbia. and Queen contest which will be held in conjuction with the Bu reau’s annual meeting on Octo ber 16. Edward Chandler was named chairman for the membership drive, and requested workers to report results at a meeting on Oc tober 4. The Bureau has set a goal of 540 members. James Lester gave the invoca tion at the Monday night meeting. Plans for adult courses are underway at Newberry small margin contest into a Senn requested votes, emphasiz- Second primary next Tuesday A second Democratic primary tc nominate aldermen for Wards 4 and 5 will he held Tuesday, Sep tember 28 with all nine city poll ing places open from 8:00 a.m. to 6 P. M. In Ward4, the race will be be tween incumbent Jack Senn and James A. Ruff. The original count gave Senn 1495; Ruff 1048, and Rev. Sampson T. Spencer, Negro minister 470. Because of the which threw the second race, Mr. a recount of the ing that he was not questioning the honesty of the box managers, but rather felt that human error might account for a diffenence in the vote. The recount hy the Democratic Executive Committee Monday re vealed that Mr. Senn failed to get a majority by a margin of 16 votes. In the original vote count, he failed to get a majority by 20 votes. The recount showed Senn with a vote of 1499, four votes more than was counted earlier. In Ward 5, the run-off will be between incumbent Gerald Taylor and former Councilman and Mayor Cecil E. Kinard. In the first pri mary, Taylor received 1414 votes and Kinard 1318. A. E. Singley w r as eliminated with a vote of 299. Nominated to council in the first primary were Ernest Layton, for the office of Mayor; James Longshore, aldermen Ward 1; Lin Slaton, alderman Ward 2; Clar ence A. Shealy Jr., who was unopposed for Alderman Ward 3, and E. F. McCutcheon, alderman Ward 6.... Court adjourns Tuesday with lynching case on continued list RUNNING LOW My supply of ballpoint pens is running low, so I’d better start writing again on the favorite sub ject of my friend who ordinarily keeps me supplied. That subject is the Administration, composed of Lyndon Baines Johnson and Hu bert H. Humphrey and, apparently, Martin L. King—the only person in the country who can say when he’ll have an appointment with the president and get it. Truthfully, the subject of LBJ is too nauseating to dwell upon for any length of time. His vote-grab bing schemes—especially the so- called poverty program—are an in sult to the intelligence of the or dinary person but seems that most ordinary people don’t mind being insulted if it carries a dollar mark ■with it. LBJ is struggling mightily at the present time to pay off his debt to labor by repealing Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley. This means, as I’m %ure you know, that States could not pass “right to work” laws, as we have in South Caro lina, and that where a labor un ion existed, employees would be forced to pay tribute to that un ion (so labor bosses can live high on the hog) whether they like it or not. Struggling just as mightily to keep the repeal from being pass ed is Senator Strom Thurmond. If he can pull this one, it will be to his everlasting credit, and should be appreciated by every working man or woman, union or non un ion. Being ABLE to join a union is one thing; being forced to do so is another. Seems that even labor union members would realize that with the repeal of Taft-Hartley, THEIR freedom is also being sur- pressed. Should they become dis- For the fourth year Adult Ev ening classes sponsored hy the Newberry College Faculty \\ o- men sClub will he offered to the community. All those who have participated in past years have expressed appreciation and en joyment for the many and varied classes given hy the Evening School Teachers. This year plans are being made to bring as many classes of in terest as possible to the citizens of Newberry. Because of the great response to several courses given last year, it is planned to have these repeated for those interest ed. One of these is knitting, both for the beginner and the advanced student. Last year it was given by Mrs. Richard Addison and she has consented to offer it again if there are enough wishing to take it. Bridge playing was a most pop ular course and Prof N. K. Wil liamson has said that he will at tempt to offer some pointers and help to those who wish this course. Dr. J. A. Aman’s woodworking course was very well received and it is hoped to continue this course. However, because of the time el ement, it will be necessary f o r satisfied with a union, there’s not a thing they could do about it, ex cept keep paying and paying. One of these days they might get tir ed of that—especially when they find that LBJ’s generous tax cut will be just about lost with in crease in social security taxes due to LBJ’s medicare vote-getting scheme. Back to the poverty program, I heard a man from West Virginia in a radio interview the other day. He was asked about the state’s “depressed areas.” “Oh, yes,” he said, “we manage to hang on to a depressed area. If we did anything about it, we’d lose all that money coming from Wash ington, so we keep a depressed area around to show the officials when they come to inspect.” ON TO THE NCC I have not forgotten the Nation al Council of Churches—I just haven’t had a chance to write any thing about it recently. However, since the last mention in this col umn, I have received numerous further communications from throughout the country from peo ple who are also concerned about the damage being done* hy this or ganization. Next week I hope to share some of this correspondence with you. those who plan to attend to con tact Dr. Aman immediately so that the kits can be ordered in time for the first lesson. New courses that are to be giv en if sufficient demand for them arise are: Fashion Sewing, to be given by Mrs. Annie Ruth Addy. She plans to show short cuts and sewing helps, as well as instruct ing how to make agarment; al terations, fitting, pattern selec tion, and aids to putting in sleeves and collars. Mrs. Addy is the wife of Rev. Robert A Addy of Faith Lutheran Church, New berry, and she is a graduate of Lexington High school and the Baptist Hospital School of Nurs ing She was formerly Dr. J. A. Underwood’s nurse. She enjoys sewing for her home and family of two children, a son, Paul, age 5 and a daughter, Cheryl Lyn, age 3. The Rev. John C. Cooper has consented to give a course on Re ligions of the World for any who may wish to study this. It will be a lecture and discussion course, without any examination or re quirements made of the students. Pastor Cooper has been away for the past two years studying for his Ph.D degree in Chicago, but some readers will recall that he taught two ronrscs the first year the Evening Classes were given. The recent disaster caused by Hurricane Betsy in the New Or leans area has brought to mind the need for a practical course in First Aid. It is hoped that 12 stu dents will agree to participate in this course as that is the required minimum in order to have this course taught. It is especially hoped that mothers of young children will find the time to take this essential course. The class in Cooking that was planned cannot be given at this time. Although all efforts have been made, it was not possible for this course to materialize. The Registration committee composed of Mrs. James C. Ab rams, chairman, Mrs. James Cum mings and Mrs. Dennis Sanderson will be stationed in the lobby of Holland Hall on Thursday even ing, September 30 at 8:00 o’clock in older to register those inter ested and plan for the meeting nights and answer any questions pertaining to the courses. As in the jiast, the nominal fee of five dollars per course will he charged. It is hoped that as many as pos sible will come to the Registration so that plans can he completed for this vear’s courses. A record at tendance of- approximately 70 per sons participated in last year’s courses. In addition to the Registration committee, others who have as sisted in the organization of the Evening Classes are: Mrs A. G. D. Wiles, general chairman; Mrs. John C. Cooper and Mrs. Walter Summer, publicity committee; ;and serving on the Advisory commit tee: Mrs. Franklin Ashley, Mrs. Robert Brown Mrs. Sadie 'Crooks, miie‘s"“ S outh'of' Newbej;-. Mrs. B. E. Eader, Mrs. Chfton Graham, Mrs Charles Jeremias, Miss Faye Jenkins, Miss Hattie Belle Lester, Mrs. Sherman Mayne, Miss Margaret Paysinger, Mrs. J. R. Rinehart, Mrs Harry Weber, and Mrs. B. O. Long. Wreck victim dies Monday The head-on collision of a car and a pulpwood truck near here Saturday has claimed its second victim. Mrs Bertha Lou Worthey, 43, Negro of Newberry died at the Columbia hospital at 4:20 A.M. Monday from injuries received in the accident. Mrs. Jackie Ayers Pendarvis, 24 of Edgefield, driver of the car in volved in the wreck, died at 11:45 P. M. Saturday at University hospital in Augusta, Ga. Her husband, Julian Pendarvis, 26, was reported in fair condition at University hospital. Mary H. Worthey, 5, a passenger in the truck, was listed in critical con dition at the Columbia hospital. The accident occurred Saturday 1 afternoon on S. C. 121 about 7 Mrs. Stutts’ brother dies sister dies Mrs. Nina Ezell Bobo, Spartan burg died Tuesday, September 24 after several years illness. P. B. Ezell of this city was a brother of the deceased. Louie J. Ducker, of Rutledge Lake Road, Greenville, a retired textile employee, died Monday in Greenville after a long period of declining health. He was employed by Poinsett Mill before his re tirement, and was amember of the Baptist church. Among his survivors is a sister, Mrs. Herbert Stutts of Newberry. Carole Allison, left, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Joanne Kafka, Columbia are freshmen cheerleaders at Newberry College for 1965-66. Miss Allison is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Allison. Miss Kafka’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Brooks A. Kafka. (Newberry College Photo.) Court of General Sessions, pre sided over by Judge Bruce Little john of Spartanburg, adjourned Tuesday afternoon after hearing one jury trial and numerous guil ty pleas. Only seven of over sixty cases were continued to the No vember term, among them the cases of Philip Plampin and L. Cornell Wise, charged with second deuree lynching in the alleged slapping of a Negro teenager who was in a jail cell at Prosperity in A pril. In the only jury trial of the term, a court directed verdict of acquittal was handed down Tues day in the case of John O. Shealy, charged with assault and battery and carrying a concealed weapon. The grand jury returned true hill in 38 indictments Monday. Guilty pleas taken, and senten ces meted out, included: Willie Griffin, Negro, sentenc ed to 10 years imprisonment on a charge of manslaughter in the fa tal Sept. 4 shooting of Eddie Burks, Negro. Griffin was orig inally indicted for murder, hut pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter. Lambert Fielding, Negro, sen tenced to six years imprisonment hy Judge Littlejohn Monday after he entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter in the fatal shoot- j ing of W T alter Ruff, Negro. Ruff was shot last November in New berry County. T. J. Dean, nurgiary, three years. Cornell Williams, escaping pub lic works, six months. Johnnie Leroy Davis, escaping public works and larceny, one year, consecutive to a prior sen tence of one year. Thomas Sligh, non-support, one year or $1,500, suspended during paynient of $10 weekly for the support of his child. Robert Rick Gallman, non-sup- port, one year or $1,500, suspend ed during payment of $6 weekly. Eddie Gaffney, 16, housebreak ing and larceny with attempted housebreaking with intent to steal, one year, suspended, probation for three years. T. J. Byrd, violation of the li quor law, six months or $600, sus pended on service of three months or payment of $300. Hillard Hoover Johnson, driving under the influence of intoxicants, three years, suspended on service of four months, probation three years. Ernest McMaster, using a car without the owner’s consent, 30 days. Clyde Otis Reed, driving under the influence of intoxicants, one year or $1,000, suspended on serv ice of 60 days or payment of $250, probation three years. Robert Bailey, assault and bat tery, two years, suspended, proba tion three years. Charles Whitener, using a car without the owner’s consent, six months, suspended, probation three years. James O. Parker, forgery, 90 days. B. M. Rollins, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods and dispos ing of property under lien, 18 months. Henry J. Clark, violation of the liquor law, one year or $500. William Earl Grambrell, larceny and receiving stolen goods, 60 days. Mike Willard and Jimmy Hunni- cutt, housebreaking and larcen.y one year, suspended, probation three years. Jimmy Willard, attempted housebreaking with intent to steal, one year, suspended, pro bation three years. Mattie Longshore, violation of the liquor law, six months or $600 suspended on service of 30 days or payment of $150, probation 3 years. James Henry Gallman, assault and battery of a high and aggra vated nature, two years, suspend ed on service of six months, pro bation three years. Ernest Lyles, non-support, one year or $1,500, suspended, proba tion three years on the payment of $17 weekly. Ernest Williams, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, three years and probation revoked. Lawrence W. Mull Jr., driving while under the influence of in toxicants, one year or $1000, sus pended on service of 60 days or payment of $250, probation three years. Eugene Ruff, non-support, one Newberry College received a thousand-dollar gift from the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority recently. Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, right, president of Newberry College, ac cepts the check from Wyman Shealy, manager of the Gas Authority. (Newberry College Photo) The Clinton- Newberry Gas Authority has donated a thousand dollars to Newberry College to aid in the long-range building pro gram of the college. The money will be used toward construction of the A. G. D. Wiles chapel. This is the third consecutive year for the Gas Authority to make a cash contribution to New berry college. The gifts for the past two years were $500 each. “We are interested in the pro gram of Newberry College,” Wy man Shealy, manager, said. “And we are happy to have the privi lege of making a contribution to this fine institution.’’ The Gas Authority also is an active sup porter of the athletic program at Newberry college. UF campaign soon to begin At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Newberry Coun ty United Fund, held on Tuesday, September 21, it was announced by L. E. Gatlin, Campaign Chair man, that Robert E. Summer Jr., had been appointed chairman of the Commercial Division. Summer, a native of Newberry, received his early education in the city schools and is a graduate of The Citadel. He is associated with the Summer Insurance Agency and has been active in civic affairs of Newberry. He is well qualified for this appointment as he was one of the organizers of the Newberrry (bounty United Fund, has served as a Director since its inception and is now serving his second year as Secretary. The Board of Directors also an nounced that while the annual campaign will begin on October 10th, as announced, the Advanced Gifts Division will begin its activ ity on October 4th. This division is under the leadership of R. R. Bruner wro states that his organi zation is practically complete. Attend meeting at University The Citizen’s Role in Commun ity Planning and Improvement conference, held at the University of South Carolina on September 14, laid the foundation for state wide activity as participants share the ideas and plans set forth by the speakers, with other interested citizens. Those attending from this area were Gordon Clarkson, Frank Senn, A1 Busby, Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Mrs. Emmett Nichols and David W. Morrison. The purpose of the Conference, according to Ernest L. Arms, National Director cf Community Planning for Sears-Roebuck Foundation, was to arouse each individual to his responsibility in the planning, development and beautification of his own commun ity. Among the speakers were James H. Finch of Atlanta, Dr. A C Flora Jr., Judge John E. Clark of Maryland and Mrs. W. H. Beaman of Kentucky. year or $1500, suspended, proba tion three years on payment of $10 weekly. Julian Leland Welling Jr., driving while under the influence of intoxicants, three years or $2,- 000, suspended on service of 60 davs. probation three years. Wildlife hunters must get permit Columbia—No fee will be charg ed for any of the management area hunts put on by the Wildlife Resources Department. Originally it had been planned to have a $3.10 permit for the deer and turkey hunts but at a meeting last week the Wildlife Resources Commission voted to remove the charge. However, hunters must still pick up permits at check stations and turn them in when they leave. The hunt sched ule opens the latter part of Octo ber on most of the areas. GREETINGS BIRTHDAY „ Sept. 24: George Rodelsperger, Robert E. Wike, Barbara Way Carter, I’on Stuck, Joyce Ann Swygert, Gary Bedenbaugh, Mrs. Carol Hipp, Patricia Gra ham, Beth Baker and Freddie Gray. Sept. 25: Strother Paysinger, Pinckney Abrams, Mrs. W. B. Goggans, Kay Dawkins, Tommy Lewis, Eddie Lominack, Mrs. Clem I. Youmans, William R. Buford, Mrs. Grace Graham Pence, Patsy Walton, Mrs. Ma rie Nicosia, Mrs. Earl Bozard, Mrs. Bonnie Bowers and Julia Kate Sease. Sept. 26: J. Ervin Wilson, P«8Tgy Lominack, Harold Bow ers, Gail Phillips, Susan Cook, Lynn Lipscomb, Linda Cannon, and Beth Underwood. Sept. 27: Miss Frances Jones, Rev. Neil EL Tniesdell, Ruth Ro berts, Billie Lathrop, Mrs. Car- roll Eargle, Newton Dickert, Malcolm Amick Sr M Kay Domin ick, Carolyn Lipscomb, Alice Paysinger and Harriett Hagood Clary. Sept 28: Bobby Gilliam, Joe Dominick, Harold Wicker, Mrs. Ray Doolittle, W. A. Webb, Mrs. Gary Lee Ringer and Mrs. A. J. Briggs. Sept. 29: Mrs. Clarence B. Sligh, Virginia Glymph, Laura N. Bowers, Mrs. Olin Graham, Harold Brown Folk, Mrs. Rich ard Caldwell, Drayton Minick, EL B. Carlisle, Sue Ellen Wick er, Mary Lou Weir, Mrs. A1 Weigle, Gus Franklin and Celia Brooks. Sept. 30: Barbara Moore, Ju dith Amy Wise, Doris Ringer, Johnny Bowers Jr., Mrs. Ethel Wicker, Miles Cheatham, Mrs. F. J. Harmon, Chris Word, Earl T. Eargle, Naomi June Temple ton and Linda Lee Carver.