Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A traffic expert recently said that if all the cars in the nation were placed end to end, some fool would still pull out and try to pass them. A driver, overheard as he climbed out of his car: “Well, we finally found a parking space. Now does any one remember why we’re here? VOLUME 29 — NUMBER 29. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1965 $2.00 Per Year Band Night to feature three local groups Band Night will be observed at the half-time of the Newberry-Sa- Loonis McGlohon jazz concert to be Thursday The Newberry College Arts and Lecture Series will present Loonis luda football game Friday night | McGlohon, North Carolina pianist, at Setzler Field. Bands from the j in a jazz concert Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. Seventh grade and the Eighth | in MacLean Gymnasium, grade of Newberry Junior High and the Newberry High School Senior Band will take part. “Transportation”, will be the theme and the three bands will play songs and make formations depicting various modes of travel. The High School Band will per form the contest routine used at “Camden last weekend as a pre game show beginning at 8:45. Eighteen seniors will be perform ing their last half-time show at Friday night's game. They are Steve Rowe, Drum Major; Helen Derrick, Polly Livingston, Bertha Phillips, Majorettes; Katherine McCullough, Piccolo; Cathy Ar rington, Clarinet; Rita Harmon, Alto Sax; Danny Goings, Mike Hite, Tenor Sax; Kathy Avedisian, French Horn; Mike Brantley, Trombone :Cathy Bennett, Mickey Johnston, Bartitone; Danny Brad ley, Bass; Jan Moose, Bells; and Cretchen Anderson, Virginia Cul bertson and Hayne Davis, Percus sion. Robert C. Lake USC Chairman Robert C. Lake of Whitmire was named Newberry County Chair man for the University of South Carolina at the Alumni Associa tion which met on Tuesday, No vember 2nd. County chairmen are appointed by each of the 15 vice presidents This is the first concert in the 1965-1966 arts and lecture pro gram. The public is invited. Appearing with McGlohon will °f the Alumni Association, who be a nine-piece orchestra and Miss represent the states judicial cir- Lo Ramsey, a jazz performer who frequently appears in concerts and jazz festivals, as featured vocalist. Loonis McGlohon presents a new John A. Hardin dies of injuries Funeral services for John Al vin (Bobby) Hardin, 38, who died from injuries received in a truck wreck Monday were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Chapin Methodist Church by Rev. John Griffith and Rev. Garth L. Hill. Burial was in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Born in Shelby, N. C., son of Alvin and Claire Roogli Hardin of Little Mountain, he lived in Little Mountain a number of years. He served in the Merchant Ma rines during World War II and was employed at the Columbia plant of Allied Chemical Co. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Mrs. Judith Moore Hardin; a son, Christopher Hardin; two daughters, Miss Mar- guerete and Miss Susa Hardin of the home; a brother, William R. Hardin of Little Mountain; two sisters, Mrs. Gene Hardin Jen nings of Little Mountain and Mrs. Carroll A. Counts of Prosperity. Rites today for Mrs. Hamilton Mrs. Sara Cromer Hamilton, wife of Hoyt W. Hamilton, of 2297 Osborne St., died Tuesday after noon in a local hospital after a long illness. Born in Newberry County, daughter of Mrs. Estelle Rikard Cromer and the late Charlton T. Cromer, she was a member and teacher of the ARP Church. Surviving in addition to her hus band and mother are a son, Wil liam Michael Hamilton of Clemson University and Newberry; a daughter, Miss Debora Lynn Ham ilton of Newberry; two brothers, Leland R. and Colie B. Crotner of Newberry; and four sisters, Mrs. Lockwood (Azille) Hendehson, Mrs. Jessie (Narvice) Stone and Mrs. Ossian (Doris) Higgins of Newberry and Mrs. Robert (Hel en) Clary of New Ellenton. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at 3 p. m. at the ARP Church by Rev. Edward L. Bland and Dr. Paul L. Grier. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery. concept in jazz concerts, introduc ed at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 1963. Following this concert, McGlohon was invited to perform at many leading colleges in the Southeast, and was given an award from the National Fed eration of Music Clubs in Chicago for his “valuable contribution to the parade of American music." Years of experience enable the McGlohon group to authentically demonstrate all the many schools of jazz: Dixieland, BeBop, the Cool school, Third Stream, and what ever new directions music will be (taking. The strongest message comes from the curious blend of yesterday’s church music. This jazz group presents an unusual concert format ,by blending the earliest New Orleans jazz with modern innovations in this art form. Writer, composer, and arranger, McGlohon is music director of Ra dio Station WBT. He has written and recorded some 200 radio jingles, the official state song for Miss North Carolina, two musical comedies and a musical revue. He also has played with bands from Florida to New York, including Jimmy Dorsey, Ray McKinley, Billy Butterfield and Billy May. Recent appearances of the Loo nis McGlohon Jazz Concert in clude St. Andrews College, David son College, Lenoir Rhyne Col lege, East Carolina College, Char lotte Arts Festival, An Evening with Judy Garland, Salute to the Stans, Converse College, North Georgia Military Academy, Sul- lins College, Charlotte Opera Ball, Charlotte Symphony Ball, Queens College. cuits. Responsibilities of county chair men are to act as liason between the University of South Carolina and alumni, participate in finan cial support programs, aid in re cruitment of outstanding students, assist in legislative matters and give talks to local groups This year, the USC Alumni As sociation plans to hold a telephone campaign in each county with the goal of raising $175,000 from 6,- 000 alumni contributors. Funds obtained will go into the Univer sity of South Carolina Educational Foundation to enhance the aca demic stature of the university by providing fellowships, scolarships, distinguished professorships, and library resources. Will T. Jones of Greenwood is president of the USC Alumni As sociation and W. R. Bill Sargeant is the university’s director of Al umni relations. College Singers perform for REA regional meeting The Newberry College Singers provided entertainment Monday night at the convention of Region Two of the National Rural Electri fication Cooperatives Association at Wade Hampton Hotel in Co lumbia. ■ The group, composed of 60 members, sang selections from “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music”. Dr. Milton W. Moore, head of the Department of Music at Newberry College, di rected. Prof. Darr Wise, of the Newberry College Music Depart ment, was accompanist. Jimmy Coggins, manager of Ra dio Station WKDK, emceed the program. T. William Hunter, New berry, is vice president of the Na tional REA. Region Two consists of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Newberry High Campus News By CATHY & CAROL Rites held for Mrs. J. B. Busby Mrs. Helen Stoudemayer Busby, 60, died Monday at her home near Peak. A native of Richland County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Jessie Clark and the late Killian H. Stoudemayer. Surviving are her husband, J. B. Busby; her mother, of Peak; one sister, Mrs. G. M. Eargle of Greensboro, N. C. and one brother, E. L. Stoudemayer of Chapin. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at St. John’s Luth eran church with interment in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Billy Arial, N. Z. Frick, Malcolm Shea- ly, Linwood Stuck, Marion Ear gle and Paul Counts. Congressional hearing Nov. 12 Congressman John L. McMillan, dean of the South Carolina Con gressional Delegation, announced that the annual Congressional Public Hearing will be held Tues day, November 30, in the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol Building in Columbia. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Congressman McMillan said any citizen of South Carolina is in vited to testify in person or sub mit a statement on any problem with the federal government and legislation before the Congress. He urged those desiring to testify to contact Congressman Wm. Jen- ning Bryan Dorn, Secretary of the Congressional Delegation, at 124 Federal Building in Greenwood. Civitan sponsors Bloodmohile visit The Newberry Civitan Club will sponsor the visit of the Red Cross Bloodmohile to Newberry Monday, November 8, at the Fellowship Hall of the ARP church from two until 6 P.M. The quota for this visit is 100 pints. Newberrians are asked to respond generously when a mem ber of the Civitan Club contacts them for this worthy cause. We, as representatives of the Newbearry High student body, wish to keep you informed on the current happenings at our high school. We feel that you, the citi zens of Newberry, should know about and take part in the activi ties of the school that your child ren attend. So far this year students have been mainly concerned with foot ball games, organizing clubs, and, of course, studies. On October- 18, three practice teachers arrived at Newberry High. They observed for three or four days and then began teach ing. Basketball practice began Mon day, October 25. Mr. Kinard, who was added to our faculty last year, is the new boys’ Junior Varsity coach. We wish Coach Kinard suc cess in his first season. Talent night, sponsored by the Junior Class, will be held No vember 19. Tickets are now on sale for students and adults. Members of the Senior Class have begun work on the 1965-66 Literary Notes. Any student may submit poems, essays, short sto ries, or drawings. We would like to take this op portunity to congratulate Nan Buddin for being chosen DAR Good Citizen. The Senior Class nominates three girls for this po sition. The faculty then selects the girl which will represent Newber ry High School. The election for Senior Superla tives was held October 27. The-re sults are as follows: Mr. and Miss Senior—Pope Johnson and Nan Buddin. Best informed—Harry Ragland, Katherine McCullough. Most dependable—Steve McCpt- cheon, Jean Epting. Best all around—Jim Kinard, Martha Jo Rinehart. Most Athletic — David Folk, Helen Derrick. Wittiest — Michael Rice, Mary Helen Smith. * Saturday, October 30, the band journeyed to Camden to the State Marching Contest. The band prac ticed tediously for several weeks on the routine; they deserve con gratulations for their hard work and good performance. ' The last ball game of the sea son will be played against Saluda Friday night at Setzler Field. This will also be band night. Although our team has had a losing season, we would like to congratulate them on their good spirit and sports manship. The student body has al so been loyal and shown good spirit at the games. So until next week this is Carol and Cathy signing off! Library Board representative here Nov. 12 Miss Helen L. Jordan, Profes sional Assistant for the State Li brary Board, will be at Newberry College, Friday, November 12, to meet with student groups and with individual students considering ca reers in librarianship. Miss Jordan, who is visiting the college in connection with tht an nual career information program of the state board, will meet with students in the Faculty Committee room of the college library from 10:30 until 12 noon. The Library Board’s information program is planned to inform stu dents of study and work oppor tunities leading to careers in li brarianship. It has been expanded this year to a month-long series of campus consultations, each un der the direction of a member of the staff. Special attention will be given to opportunities now available through the Library Board’s , li brary intern and scholarship pro grams. ’• V- , Pete Coleman promoted at LSU BATON ROUGE, La.—Clarence D. “Pete" Coleman of Newberry, has been promoted to the rank of cadet sergeant first class in the U. S. Army ROTC Brigade at L SU. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cole man, 1213 Crenshaw St., he is a junior in the college of Arts and Sciences. A graduate of Newberry High School, Coleman is a member of the LSU baseball team and holds a baseball scholarship. Demo nominees win in general election Tuesday By MRS. A. H. COUNTS A full Democratic slate of can didates won election to two-year terms to city offices in the gen eral election here Tuesday. A total of 26 persons received write-in votes, but none of the write-in candidates claimed suf ficient votes to win election. Twenty-one of the write-in candi dates received one vote each. Reelected to his fifth two-year term was Mayor Ernest H. Lay- ton. Layton polled 548 votes. Winners of the six council seats were: James M. Longshore, in cumbent, Ward 1, 563 votes; Lyn Slaton, Ward 2, 559 votes; C. A. Shealy, incumbent, Ward 3, 562 votes; Jack. Senn, incumbent, Ward 4, 553 votes; Cecil E. Kin ard, Ward 5, 555 votes, and E. F. McCutcheon, incumbent, Ward 6, 562 votes. The election winners will begin their new terms January 1. The Democratic candidates were un opposed on the official general election ballot. Incumbent Ward 5 Alderman, Gerald Taylor, who was defeated by Kinard in the primary for the Ward 5 nomination, got six write- in votes. James Ruff and Howard Cook, both candidates in the primary, alsi received write-in votes. Ruff got 15 votps for the Ward 4 coun cil seat and Cook received six votes for the Ward 2 seat. A. P. Parrott, secretary of the city Democratic club, received two write-in votes for mayor. New berry County Coroner, George R. Summer got nine write-in votes for mayor. College staffers at conference Newberry College was repre- •ented at the Governor’s Confer ence on Agriculture, Business, Education, ; Government and In dustry in Columbia Wednesday. Attending from the College were Dr. Frederick D. Cortner, dean of students; Dr. Jim Cummings, head of the Department. Of Education; Dr. Robert C. Farb, vice president for development; and Dr. Conrad B. Park, Vice president for aca- debic matters. Homecoming set this weekend Homecoming will be observed at Newberry College this weekend. Several hundred former students are expected to return to the cam pus for the two-day program of activities. The festivities will con clude with the Newberry-Elon football game in Setzler Field at 2 p.m. Saturday Announcement of the Homecom ing Queen will be made during halftime ceremonies. Three final ists are to be elected by the stu dent body this week; but the name of the queen will be kept secret un til she is crowned at halftime. Other Saturday activities will include: visitation of classrooms and buildings, all day; judging of exhibits designed and built by campus organizations, 11 a.m.; program featuring the Newberry College Singers in selections from “The Sound of Music", Holland Hall Auditorium, 11 a.m.; infor mal meeting of former Newberry College Singers, Holland Hall, 11 a.m.; giant barbecue on campus, .12-1:45 p.m.; football game at 2 p.m.; post-game drop-in, Kauf- mann Hall, 4:30 p.m.; and dance in MacLean Gymnasium, 8 p.m. Scheduled Friday are a bonfire and pep rally on the baseball field at 7 pm. and the Loonis McGlohon Jazz Concert in MacLean Gymna sium at 8 p.m. Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of Newberry College, will speak in formally to the alumni during the barbecue Saturday. He and Mrs.* Wiles and Prof. Edwin Lake, president of Newberry College Alumni Association, and Mrs. Lake are to receive guests at the post-game drop-in. Reunions are planned for nine classes, 1920, 1925, 1980, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1956 and 1960. These classes will eat together at the barbecue; and some of the groups plan an additional get-to gether in the evening. Homecoming activities are be ing coordinated by Philip T. Kelly, Jr., director of alumni affairs. Nelson speaker ions Week at College “Anything Goes,” (an Analysis of Freedom) is the theme of Reli gious Emphasis Week being ob served on the Newberry College campus this week. Speaker for the week is the Rev. Lawrence Ernest Nelson, di rector of the Commission on Youth Activities and executive secretary of the Luther League of the Luth eran Church in America. He addressed the students and faculty in MacLean Gymnasium at 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. He will also speak in the gymna sium tomorrow morning, and in the conference room of Wessels library tonight at 7 p.m. Tonics for the week include: “Law: Who Needs It?", “Free dom: The Base Ingredient for Love", “Gospel: So What?", “The - :■ r f - Halfacre elected Waldo M. Halfacre, Newberry, has been elected to membership in the American Angus Associa tion at St. Joseph, Missouri, an nounces Glen Bratcher, secretary. There were 471 memberships is sued to breeders of registered Ab- erdeen-Angus in the United States during the past month. & , relative passes Joe A. Privette, 6&, . pf Hamlet, N. C., brother-in-law of O. F Armfield, Sr. died in the McCain hospital, McCain, N. C. early Sat urday morning after several month’s illness. He was an em ployee of the Seaboard railway for many years. Besides his widow, Mrs. Leland Armfield Privette, he is survived by one daughter, Myrtle Jo, of Hamlet and Richmond, Va., and other relatives in North Carolina. Funeral services were held in Hamlet Monday afternoon. In terment was in Hamlet Memorial Gardens. dom: The Enabler “Life: Whose Is WIN AWARDS FOR 4-H ACHIEVEMENT AT MEETING . The South Carolina textile in dustry from 1954 to 1964 increas ed its capital investment from $580 million to more than $800 million. Value of annual product during the same period went from about $1.5 billion to more than $2.5 billion. mm. ifppgpp&i mm Wm ■ MISS DEBRA CALDWELL MISS MARLENE HARMON Debra Caldwell, daughter of Mr. been active in 4-H for 9 years. and Mrs. George Caldwell of Pros perity, was recognized during the State 4-H Achievement Luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia Thursday, Oct. 28. Deb ra received a two week all-expense trip to the American Youth Lead ership Training Camp at Camp Miniwanca, Michigan. This trip is awarded for outstanding work in the leadership project. Debra has Her main projects were: Leader ship and Electricity. Debra is presently enrolled at Columbia Commercial College. Marlene Harmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H. M. Harmon Jr., was recognized during the State iKH Achievement Luncheon at the Wade Hampton Hotel in* Columbia Thursday, Oct. 28. She received a portable sewing machine for her outstanding 4-H work in the Clothing Demonstration Activity. Marlene has been an active mem ber of the club for ten years. Her main activities were: Clothing, Home Economics and Achieve ment. She is presently enrolled in North Greenville Junior College and plans to major in Home Eco nomics Education. Source of of Love”, It?".. Dr. Nelson, a native of Iowa, holds the A.B. degree from Duke University, the B D. degree from Gettysburg Seminary, and has at tended graduate courses in edu- cation at University of Pennsyl vania. He has held positions as assistant pastor of Epiphany Lu theran Church, Baltimore, Md.; pastor, St. James Lutheran Church, Bettendorf, lowar secre tary for youth work, Hoard of Parish Education, L u t h e f a n Church in America; youth coor dinating editor and specialist in educational media, Board of Par ish Education, LCA. The REW speaker has written “Planning your Catechetical Pro gram", a manual for pastors, “Working with Young People", a basic manual on developing youth programs in the congregation, and “Ways to Teach Teens," a leader ship text and teachers guide. He has served as associate editor of “Resource," LCA Parish Educa tion magazine, and edited “View point,” junior high church school paper. Dr. Nelson has been a staff member and director of youth leadership training schools, chap lain of state-wide youth confer ences and conventions, a leader of congregational and district retreat programs, a congregational youth counselor, speaker at National youth conferences and conventions, and has conducted a weekly tele vision program. Eagle Company tops in safety i A Newberry construction firm has won a top safety award in competition with more than 400 companies in North and South Carolina. Eagle Construction Co. won a first place award for its outstand ing safety record over the past year in the fiedd of highway con struction. The award was presented by Carolines Branch, the Associated Contractors of America, which holds an annual competition to promote on-the-job safety. CITY SAFETY LUNCHEON HELD MONDAY By MRS. A. H. COUNTS The City of Newberry ranked 58th from a field of 193 cities of j similar population based on th® 11964 annual traffic safety inven- itory, Sgt. I. W. (Bob) Smith of | the S. C Highway Patrol told city officials and guests here Monday- Smith reported results of the 1964 inventory and outlined rec- I ommendations made in the inven- , tory for improvement of traffic j safety. j The city achieved 55 per cent of the recommended performance for safety activities in 1964 as compared with 52 per cent in 1963, Smith said. He said the city had no traffic deaths last year and only one traffic fatality within the city during the previous three- year period. The inventory based on the program of the President’s Com mittee for Traffic Safety, was compiled from information report ed to the National Safety Council by city officials. City Manager K. W. Riebe presided over the traffic session at Community Hall. Police Officer Johnny Stribble is the city’s traffic safety officer. Tne luncheon meeting wtm op ened by Mayor Ernest H. Layton. Invocation was by Rev. Robert H. Addy, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church. Among the recommendations bjr, the traffic inventory report were: that more crosswalks be marked; all supervisors of uniformed police personnel be provided with at least two weeks of traffic command training and that all uniformed officers receive traffic training of at least 25 hours every two yean; that a written set of rules govern ing traffic cases be prepared for* the guidance of the city traffic court; that persons responsible for the school education traffic safe ty program be allowed ample time to work on projects and that mor# students should participate in driver education courses; and that volunteer workers arrange for* meetings to support the traffic safety program. Smith urged city officials and police officers to support any pro posed legislation regarding the periodic inspection of vehicles in the state. He commented that most of the drivers in South Carolina have never taken a driver’s lic ense test. The total payroll of South Car olina fibre, yarn, fabric and fin ishing plants is now well beyond $600 million annually. This ac counts for some 65 per cent of the state’s industrial payroll. Episcopal ladies plan (or bazaar The ladies of St. Luke’s Episco pal church will hold their annual Bazaar at the Parish House on Main street, Thursday, Nevember 18 from 10 A.M. until 6 P.M. Everyone is invited to attend. Lots of gift ideas, Christmas items and “goodies", including baked goods, pickles and sweets will be available. You can also enjoy a luncheon which will be served from 12 until 2 o’clock P.M. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Nov. 5: T. S. Riley, Judy Shealy, Yonnie G. Chapman, W. B. Boinest Jr., Ryan Graham, Mrs. Alice Shealy, Mrs. Carl Setzler, Floyd Amick, Martha A. Young, Buddy Wilson, J Bedenbaugh. Nov. 6: Mrs. J. C. Kinard, Mi Mary Whoeler, James Milla, Mrs. Wilbur Boozer, Larry Cro mer, J. Foster Senn, Charlie L Amick, Sammy Price, Vi Hide L. Hinnant, Tyler Britt, Mrs. Tom my Mima, M. T. Felker, Coke S. Dicker!. Nov. 7: Mildred Ruff, J. T. Bouknight, David Ringer, Mrs. M. P. Connelly, Jon Dickert, David Edward Berley, Jean Altman, Frank Sutton, Walter H. Beck. Nov. 8: Mrs. Jack Chappell, Mrs. McHardy Mower, Tommy Chappells, Barbara Gilstrap, Miss Carrie Norris, Mary Eva Doolittle, Hugh Ballentine, Mrs. George W. Summer, Berley A. Fretwell, Nancy Paysiager, Carol Setzler Harley, A1 Busby. Nov. 9: Mrs. Henry Sowell, R. G. Ringer, Hal Kohn Jr., K. L. Martin, Bill Long, Peggy Koon, Mrs. Pauline Lathrop, Mrs. Bes sie Nichols Lake. Nov. 10: Mrs. Chris Kaufmans, Mrs. C A Matthews, Lather AuH, Luther Hamm, Mrs W. BL Timmerman, Heny Nichols, Shelby Jean Neel, George R. Summer, G. M. Neel, Celia Dodgen, Ted Davenport, Jsdy Berry, Richard H. Briggs, sad C. C. Lominick. Nov. 11: S. D. “Bozo" Pay- ginger, Mrs. C. S. Glymph, Betty Kyzer, * Billy Dipaer, Pamela Senn, Jim Waldrop, C. E. Lang, Ruth H. Westwood and A. B. Stribble. t or.