Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NOTHING ever pleases a married man as telling- him that he doesn’t look like a married man. By the time a man can afford to be well-groomed and garbed, he often wishes fashion would permit him to appear publicly in a beard and night shirt. VOLUME 29—NUMBER 3 i. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS A WARNING The State Highway Depart ment isn’t being lulled into apathy b\ this Spring-like weather we’ve had the past, couple of weeks. In this week s issue, they give a warning a- bout icy bridges. We might hate to think about it, but chances arc we'll have some of that kind of weather before r eal Spring arrives anti speaking from experience, 1 would advise you to heed the Department’s warning. Other than a scratched fender here and there, the only auto acci dent I’ve ever had was on an icy bridge. We were traveling north to south and there was no sign of ice anywhere—until we hit the Catawba River bridge near Rock Hill. I wan ted to gvo one way hut the car wanted to go another. Fortu nately the bridge has v e r y sturdy sides. So I echo the warning of the highway Department — drive with caution on all bridges. I have read many arc rumen! pi o and con ab< >ut tins “right - ll > -work’ provis ion, but NX R ha .s come uj) wi th some statis- tic *s from the Labor Depa rt - m< •nt am 1 the Com met ve De- pa rt merit which are int< ‘ resting in light of clai ms by propon- en t S < i f repeal that “r i gh t -1 o- \v< n-k” d a mag e.' t h e e conomy those states which i •nact it City Accepts Property; Will Establish Memorial Park 14 (b) COMING IT National News-Research of Washington, D. C. reports that when Congress convenes this month, one of its first orders of business will be legislation to repeal section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act—a section of the labor-management act which permits states to ban compulsory unionism. NN-R reports from “inform ed sources” that LBJ would just as soon shelve this busi ness but it isn’t likely that the big unions, which gave him big support and helped land him in office, are going to let him do so. and hurts the wage earner economically. Here are soiru figures which would refute that argument: Between I'.'fjd and I'.e'g; . . . the hourly earning's of manu facturing workers increased 4d.7 per cent in right-to-work states (of which South Carolina is one i but only 41.5 per cent in compulsory states. The av erage weekly earnings of pro duction worker' in the past 10 years rose 4(1.8 pm- cent in right-to-work states and only 42.8 per cent in those states which permit compulsory un ionism. Six of the 15 states with the highest averagv week ly earnings for production workers are right-to-work states. Those who seek to repeal 14 (b) say that employment lags in right-to-work states. According to the Labor Depart ment, new manufacturing jobs in right-to-work states rose 12.8 per cent during the 1953- (13 decade, hut new manufac turing jobs declined T.'l per ct. in mm-right-to-work states. The number of production workers in that period rose i 3.9 per cent in RTW states j hut fell 14.1 per cent in com pulsory unionism states. Annual retail trade sales rose 20.3 per cent in right-to- work states, only 1(5.7 in oth ers: value added by manufac turing rose 73.3 per ct in RTW states, only 41.5 per cent in others. Seems to me those states with compulsory unionism would take a second look at these figoires and seek not only to prevent repeal of 14 (b) but would do something about pass ing right-to-work laws for the benefit of their own popu lace. STRAIGHT TALK In its last meeting, the uot- going city council in special .session Thursday night accept ed a gift of 12 acres of prop erty t<> the city, given by Mrs. Edith L. Matthews, to be es tablished as a memorial to her late husband’s mother. The “Triangle” as it is known, is hounded by E. Main street. Highway 7(1 bypass and 5. ('. Highway 34. On the 12 acres are located two dwelling homes and a service station. These will remain under the ownership of Mrs. Matthews during her lifetime. The beautiful old Matthews home and the property sur rounding it will he maintained by the city. It is Mrs. Matthews request that the property he made into a park or garden as a memorial to the late Mi's. Clara Crotwell Matthews, mo ther of the late William E. Matthews. In accepting the gift, Mayor Ernest Layton said “The city will try to make this property the most beautiful spot in the State." City officials termed the gift the most significant do nation to the city since John Coates donated two acres in 1789, the property on which the old courthouse (now the Community Hall) was erected. The Mayor and Councilmen who were named to serve a two-year term at November general election were sw r orn in to office by City Attorney R. Aubrey Harley. They were Er nest H. Layton, re-elected to the office of mayor; re-elected councilmen James M. Long shore, Ward 1; C. A. Shealy Jr, Ward 3; Jack Senn, Ward 4 and E. F. McCuthcheon, W’ard 6. Newly elected Lin Slaton, Ward 2 .replacing C. A. Duf- ford, Sr., and Cecil E. Kinard, Ward 5, replacing Gerald Tay lor. Following is Straight Talk from the November issue of South Carolina Farmer-Grower: By TOM ANDERSON “What the hell has morality got to do with it?” This question was thrown at me recently after a speech in Boston, as I was being inter viewed by an arrogant group of young reporters. “Morality has everything to do with it,” I replied. “Erosion of our national morality is the main reason we’re being taken into a one-world, socialist, non profit ‘brotherhood.’ When and if we lose our morality, we will lose our freedom. Freedom and morality are indivisible.” Af ter stating unashamedly that he was for one-world, socialist, non-profit brotherhood, a young long-haired reporter asked: “What IS morality? Who is to say what it is?” This approach is used to justify as being right anything which a par ticular person THINKS is right. Thus if a psychiatrist, a teacher or the National Council of churches leaders can convince young folks that free love is not sinful—if it’s really love— they why abstain? (This can sometimes be difficult for a teen-ager to ascertain i"'. the back seat at a drive-in movie.) Morality is what our Judeo- Christian religion *»uys it is. If the collectivists can destroy our religion, they will destroy our nation. And they’re well on the way. Our problem is not our housing slums but our moral slums. Our poverty is not of food and clothing but poverty of religion and morality. What makes a slum? People! Not slummy buildings but slummy people make slums. The erosion of our national morality is a frightening thing to behold. It is not concentrated in the slums. Immorality per vades the White House, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the communications system, bu siness, education, every facet of our life. And the rottenest elements are at the top, not at the bottom. Little criminals get their inspiration from big criminals who go free. The time could be approach ing when tht question will be not whether America can be ^aved but whether America is worth saving. Only the moral deserve to be tree. The Apostle Paul said: “Where the spirit of the Lord is ,there is Liberty.” (II Cor. 3-17.( The war for the world is not | between haves and have-nots, black and whites, educated and I uneducated. The war for the ; world is between good and evil, between God and atheism. How can we bring the world to God when we have godless leaders? How can we make Commun ism fail when we are promoting it? How can we win the Com munist world and the non-com munist world to freedom under God when our own leaders ob viously don’t believe in it? Edward Gibbon lists the fol lowing reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: 1. The rapid increase of di vorce: the undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home ,which is the basis of hu man society. 2. Higher and higher taxes and the spending of public money for free bread and cir cuses for the populace. 3. The mad craze for pleas ure; sports becoming every year more exciting and brutal. 4. The building of gigantic armaments when the real en emy was within, the decadence of the people. 5. The decay of religion— faith fading into mere form— losing touch with life and be coming impotent to guide the people. The Mattachine Society (ho mosexuals) claims that one out of every ten American citizens is a homosexual, including roughly a quarter million each in the federal Civil Service, the armed forces, and security-sen sitive positions in private in dustry. Homosexuality, through out recorded history, has ac companied declining civiliza tions. St. Paul said in Romans 1:24: “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.” 847 grave security risks in ‘our” State Department have been identified, including pro- Communists, alcholics. sex de generates, homosexuals, and people suspected of being com- (Continued on page 3) Mrs. Crooks dies on Wednesday Mrs. Jessie Rutherford Crooks, wife of William Edgar Crooks, died early Wednesday morning at the Columbia hospital after a lingering illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dovie Crooks Rankin of Noank, Conn., and Mrs. Anne Crooks Smith of Sumuerville; one brother, Drayton Adams Rutherford of Whitmire; and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Ruth erford Abrams of Whitmire, and Mrs. Hannah Rutherford Pool of Newberry. Funeral arrangements are in complete, but will be held at an hour to be announced later. The family respectfhlly re quests that flowers be omitted and that those who wish may make contributions to the Epis copal Orphanage, at York. Icy bridges traffic hazard One of the greatest hazards to motor vehicle travel in the cold winter months is ice on bridges, the State Highway De partment officials observed to day in urging motorists to drive with special care during freezing weather. Freezing comes about when cold winds pass under bridges and freeze any moisture on the surface of the concrete. Ice may form on bridges when adjoining roadways are dry. This is because layers of soil under road pavement tend to hold heat and delay or pre vent the freezing action. This adds to the problem by allow ing motorists to drive from a dry or wet surface onto an icy bridge. Similar slippery roadway conditions also exist on wooden bridges which are found on some secondary roads in South Carolina. Steel spikes gather moisture which freezes into icy . stals. This condition can mai a - wood planking slip per. s warranting cautious dri Gordon Clarkson presents deed to the Will Matthews property to Mayor Ernest H. Layton at a special meeting last Thursday. Council met to accept what is said to be the largest gift since the court house square was deed ed to the county by the Coates family. (Sunphoto) Boosters Club to honor late teamcher The memory of Miss Louise Buzhardt, Newberry High School librarian, who died re cently, will be perpetuated at the school by a sportsmanship trophy to be given in her hon or by the -Bulldog Booster Club. The trophy will be awarded annually to an outstanding sen ior girl athlete or cheerleader. Miss Buzhardt served a number of years as chaperone for girls’ athletic events. Qualifications for the award will be announced at the annual Booster Club Football banquet, to be held at the high school cafeteria on Tuesday, January 11. Featured speaker will be Dr. Warren Giese, former foot ball coach and now head of the physical education department of the School of Education at the University of South Caro lina. Varsity and Junior Varsity football players, also cheerlead ers, will be honored at the ban quet. Mrs. B. S. West rites Friday Mrs. B. S. West, 76, of this city and Asheville, N, C., died late W’ednesday in Columbia after several months’ ill health and three week’s critical illness. Mrs. West, widow of Rev. B. S. West, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fay West of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Willie Mae Harrison of Columbia and Mrs. Bonnie Harrison of Meridian, Miss.; one son, Robin L .West of Franklin, N. C. Another son, J. B. West of Newberry, died several years ago. Other survivors are a daugh ter-in-law, Mrs. Gertie W. West of Newberry; 15 grand children, including Billye L. and John ‘B. and Robin M. West all of Newberry; also R. C. West of California. Funeral services were held Friday in Swannoa First Bap tist church and interment fol lowed in Asheville. Smith Jerseys top milkers Several of Cliff Smith’s reg istered Jersey cows at Valley Farm Dairy have recently re ceived recognition from the American Jersey Cattle Club. A Double Ton of Gold Cer tificate has been awarded to the cow, Designing Quetha Ac tress; a Ton of Gold Certificate went to Commando Hetty Lady; 100,000 pound Milk Aw ards were earned by Designing Triumph M . gie and Signal Bowlina La> .misy; and Gem Sweet Wyle and Fi'ip.'il Ann Trium . ha c. el Test ed Dan Alan Johnstone dies in Capital Alan Johnstone, 75, formerly of Newberry, died in Washing ton, D. C. Thesday, after two years of declining health. He is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. H. C. (Rook) Tomp kins of Casanova, Va., and Mrs. H. E. (Martha) McCandlish of Arlington, Va., and several grandchildren, including Alan and Strother Paysinger of this city. Funeral services will be held in Casanova this afternoon and he will be laid to rest beside his wife who died several years ago. Strother Paysinger left by plane Wednesday morning to attend the services of his grand father. NEW CITY COLTNCIL—Above are members of the City Council as they were being inducted last Thursday night in council chambers by City Attorney R. Aubrey Harley. Left to right are Councilmen James M. Longshore, Lin Slaton, E. F. McCutcheon, Mayor Ernest H. Lay- ton, Councilmen Cecil E. Kinard, Slarence Shely Jr., and Jack Senn. (Sunphoto) Public meeting of Delegation be Saturday The annual open meting of the Newberry County legisla tive delegation will be held on Saturday, January 8 at 11 a.m. at the Newberry County Court house. The meeting, called by Sen ator Jesse Frank Hawkins and Representative D. P. Folk, will give citizens an opportunity to question the delegation about its past actions and future in tentions. Persons who have matters of interest to bring before the delegation are urged to attend. County records industrial and farm progress during year 1965 Floyd Clamp dies Monday in Greenwood NINETY SIX — D. Floyd Clamp, 68, of this city, died Monday in a Greenwood hospi tal after several days illness. Bom in Clinton, son of the late Ira Clayton and Evelyn Platt Clamp, he lived in Ninety Six 37 years and owned and op erated Ninety Six Grocery. He was a World War I veteran and a member of the First Presby terian church. His wife, Mrs. Olive DeValt Vaughn Clamp Surviving are four daugh ters, Mrs. Marie Wells, Miss Hazel DeValt Clamp,, Miss Roxie Lee Clamp and Miss Troxie Lee Clamp of Ninety Six; five sisters, Mrs. Dewey Lawson of Ninety Six, Mrs. John A. Smith of Greenwood, Mrs. Gerald Westmoreland of Newberry, Mrs. George Bowie of Columbia and Mrs. A. L. Hutson of North Augusta; five brothers, Thomas and Walker Clamp of Columbia, Boyd and Ira Clamp of Newberry, and John Henry Clamp of Fayette ville, N. C. Funeral services were con ducted at Blyth Funeral Home Wednesday by Rev. John H. Buzhardt and Rev. E. B. Lowery. Burial was in the Elm wood cemetery. Miss Brown ,72, rites Tuesday Miss Clara Novise Brown, 72, died Sunday at her home in Prosperity after a lingering illness. Miss Brown was bom in Prosperity, daughter of the late Drayton and Nancy Mosley Brown. She taught school in Prosperity for 26 years. She was a member of the ARP church in Prosperity and also an active member of the UDC and of the Eastern Star. She is survived by one bro ther, William Brown, Pros perity. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home !•_, Rev Jam Barker and Dr. . B Ferr . Interment was spe. cemetery. By Mrs. A. H. Counts Location of three new indus tries in Newberry and moderni zation and enlargement of two others boosted morale in New berry County during the past year. The city has met the chal lenge of modernization by re moving a number of old stores, remodernizing the spots by beautifying them and marking same for approximately two hundred additional parking places in the heart of the city. A1 Busby, county Farm Agent, states that 1965 turned out to be a pretty good crop and live stock year for most farmers. In future predictions he said, “1966 could be the best year for farmers in over a decade. The reason is that surpluses are being brought within manage able limits. “Our expanding population and increased food program are creating a demand for more farm products. Government progress will insure closer par ity prices to farmers than we’ve had in recent years. There will be opportunity to produce more favorable market prices than we’ve had lately.” Livestock and poultry are the bright spots. Beef cattle prices picked up the past year and will remain favorable during the new year. Excellent hog prices should continue for at least the first six or eight months of the new year. Bet ter than average prices should continue for poultry, including eggs and turkeys. Soybeans will again be an excellent crop for 1966. Dairy ing should remain about the same and could improve if sta bility can be restored to the state’s milk markets. The handwriting is on the wall, Busby declares. “For those farmers who follow sound business and management prac tices, the new year’s outlook is good. It definitely can be for those who will work to make it so.” The county now stands near the top in the state in dairying and the production of poultry and eggs, and with the assist ance of his two assistant agents the county is making wonderful strides. One example brought out is that the Newberrry County Calf Club won top awards, in cluding grand champion, junior champion and best county group of the 4-H Jersey Show at the State Fair. In addition the 4- Hers captured 14 first place awards and 12 second places in both the 4-H and open Jersey Show. The county now ranks second in dairying in the state and first in the production of eggs. The Newberry County 4-H girls are pushing the County 4-H boys for coveted awards with their fine herds of heifers and cows exhibited at the coun ty and state level. The two New berry girls who made outstand ing records were: Mary Bryan Parr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Parr of Newbeny \vhos^> c< v proved to be . ic (1 mpion of the 1 r. her 4-iler wa san Hamm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hamm whose Guernsey heifer was outstand ing at the local fair. The cow after being shown locally and at the state fair showed a pro duction of 13,470 pounds of milk and 643 pounds of butter fat in 305 days. Mr. Busby says that dairying is continuing to forge ahead in Newberry County. Henry L. Parr of Headsprings Farms re ceived a National award for the highest national Butter Fat record. David Waldrop’s cow received the highest national milk and butter fat award for a 9 year Old Cow. The Waldrop and Senn Broth ers which began operations in 1955 with eight employes and a total paid out of $275,000 for eggs, now has 80 employes, pays egg producers two and a I half million dollars and ships ten million dozen eggs a year to markets from Florida to New York. Bobby Lominick, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lominick of Pomaria, was presented a check for $200 by Ollie Donkle, As sistant Farm Agent, for being the National first alternate win ner in the 1964 4-H Field Crops awards program. Sheriff Tom M. Fellers who is now serving his seventh four year term, was chosen the South Carolina Sheriff and re ceived an award at the state convention in Columbia. He was presented a .38 mangum pistol as a momento of the occasion. This is Mr. Fellers’ 36th year in law enforcement having ser ved several terms as deputy sheriff prior to becoming sher iff. Deputy Sheriff J. C. Neel who served as Deputy Sheriff for 24 years retired at the be ginning of the year but was re tained by the county as super visor of the county’s buildings and grounds. A. T. Henderson, who served as Deputy Sheriff for a long period of years also retired dur ing the year. The Sheriff’s force which numbered five until this year has been increased to eight. Two Negroes, Barney Means and Otis Grier, are now members of the force. In a city municipal election Ernest H. Layton who has ser ved as mayor for a number of years was opposed in his race by a Negro minister but he emerged successful by a large majority vote. Another Negro, a minister, running for alderman also was defeated. The new councilmen are: James M. Longshore, Lin Slaton, C. A. Shealy Jr., Jack Senn, Cecil Kinard and E. F. McCutcheon. The Newberry Electric Coop erative observed its 25th anni versary during the year which caused George E. Stone to mar vel at its growth. Manager Hugh Epting said “The true measure of success has not o en in dollars and cents but in rendering a service that has ...ted not only the veil of ru- rai darkness but most of all, ed the spirit of rural people rst class citizens.” 01m C. Layton fatally strieken while on hunt Olin C. Layton, brother of Mayor rEnest H. Layton, died suddenly Wednesday morning while on a duck hunting trip near Charleston. No other details were avail able when The Sun went to press. The body is at the Whitaker Funeral Home on College St., and funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time. Dr. Jamea-C. Kimwk ing at Veteran’s Day said, “We speak of communism as our avoowed enemy but another in our gates even now is more dangerous — the atheist. The the admitted atheist who brought the suit against Bible reading and prayer in our schools.” While George Sanders of near Silverstreet was pumping gasoline into a car someone em;>tied his cash register of $700. (Continued on page 4) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Jan. 8: Emory H. Bowman, Mrs. D. L. Andrews, D. E. Schumpert, Mrs. D. EL Half acre, John Davis, Glenn L. Hamm, Nellie Wicker, Mrs. Audrey Rowe, Mrs. D. F. Senn, William Leitzsey, Mrs. H. M. Harman, Mrs. J. W. Fuller, Miss Louise D. Suber, Vickie Koon, Pat Shealy, J. Robert Wilson. Jan. 9: Edward Oswald, Mildred Boinest, Mrs. B. H. Hamm, Virginia Rose Frank lin, Elarl Worthy, J. D. Ber- ley, Susan Cousins, Harold Stockman. Jan. 10: Mrs. Lucy McCar- tha, Mrs. H. R. Brooks, Michael Guy Dwyer, William W. Watkins, Martin Anthony Franklin, O. H. Shealy, Ell en Williamson. Jan. 11: Mrs. Van Price, Mrs. Sadie Ringer, Mrs. Tom Suber, WilHam R. Brooks, Martha Jean Smith, Efrelyn Wright, Mrs. William EL Ringer, Joe EL Bickley, Vir gil L. Adams, Margaret Lin da Hanna. Jan. 12: Mary Willis, Linda Hawkins, Margaret Doolittle, Jerry Satterwhite, Mrs. M. P. Derrick, Marsha Minick, D. Paul Folk III, Edward Ruff. Jan. 13: Steve North, Mrs. Andrena Oswald, Henry Liv ingston, Mrs. J. G. Long, T. D. Pitts, Jack Hughes, Henry W. Shealy, Mrs. Thomas Boozer, Mrs. Gerald Rich ardson, Marion Crooks, Bren da Bess Graham, David Floyd. Jan. 14: Paul B. Elzell, Ma- ble Hiller Slaton, Mrs. Jas. Brown, Richard I. McWhir- ter, Mrs. Donald White, Frances EL Sims, Joseph W. Hipp, Nathaline Knight, Rich ard Henry Ruff, Claudia S. Hinson, Harvey M. Jordan, Lewis Lipscomb Jr., Alice R. Milstead.