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CLEAR?—I must explain that 1 was only joking when I wrote that I didn t mean what I said about reconsidering my decision not to change my mind. AVAILABLE—For hours a picket walked up and down a busy street car rying a sign that was absolutely blank. Asked what was the big idea, he re plied, ‘Tm looking for a sponsor.” VOLUME 29 — NUMBER 38. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS WHAT OTHERS SAY Some months ago I promised to share with you some of the correspondence I have received from throughout the country as a result of the column publish ed March 4, 1965 concerning NCC. Here are excerpts from some of the letters I have re ceived : From Crewe, Ya.: “I would like to get some more of the papers . . I was given about IT. I sent one to the Methodist Bishop of \ ir- ginia and the others to Meth odist and Baptist preachers . . . The churches here in Crewe have about ail stopped support ing NCC.’ From St. Paul, Minn.: “Just read your article ... a pointed and pithy article indeed —unanswerable.” From Hiawatha, Kansas: “I was most pleased to read a part of your March 4 column about your stimulating ques tions about NCC aims. I am one of those 40,000,000 protestants who are wondering if they wish to be represented by NCC.” From Cocoa, Florida: “You reply shows abundant evidence that you don’t need defenders. You handled your ‘ Accu sers’ well and intelligent ly. It is a sobering thought, however, to realize that when a voice is raised in the ‘land of the free’ in defense of the things you discussed attacks are hurl ed at the speaker without rea son or common sense. Did you, by chance, read the account in a California newspaper in ■which some of the ‘ministers’ of NCC had a big ball ( I mean a real social event) for homo sexuals, and about half of the ministers dressed as women in fancy evening clothes, even with gems, etc ? Maybe they can ‘explain’ this.” (Note: This ball is the same one referred to in the Straight Talk column in last week’s issue. As I replied to the above ■writer, yes, I read the account months ago but it was too nauseating I thought to be put in this column. I still have the article around somewhere and may publish it in due time.) From Tulsa, Okla.: “As I have said so often, the political activities of the NCC in behalf of the radical Left could be stopped so easily—if church, members will stop their contributions to their local churches as long as their de nominations contribute to the NCC.” From Mount Vernon, N. Y.: “This article is so good in my estimation that I believe it should be printed in pamphlet form so it could be distributed. Is there such a possibility?” From Muskogee, Okla.: “This is one of the best ar ticles I have read on this mat ter, so please keep up the good work.” From Branchville, Virginia: (From a Baptist Minister.) “Some one gave me a copy of The Sun dated March 4, 1965. Now, our church is not a mem ber of the NCC, so I cannot speak either for or against it as I do not have sufficient knowledge of its activities. However, I find it difficult to believe that the NCC has issued a document approving premar- tial sexual relations. Would you send me the name of this document so that I may secure a copy of it for myself? I do not mind telling you that I doubt the accuracy of these allegations. But, if I can read the sources from which you quote, then I will know for my self.” (Note: Full documentation was sent to this minister on September 20, 1965. To date there has been no reply from him.) to attend— shows there is much concern among the laity about the activities of the NCC. I had a call the other night asking for information as to how much of the money con tributed to a church goes to NCC. Unfortunately. 1 do not have this information and it probably varies with denomina tions. Yours, however, is prob ably like mine. Perhaps no mon ey goes DIRECTIA to N ( ( unless it is so designated by the donor; but it goes in thru the back door—through your central church treasury via pro grams in home missions, fore ign missions, and other services of the church. So, as was print ed once before in this column, it is almost impossible to give a dollar to your church (if it is an NCC affiliate) without having some of it eventually end up at the NCC. You may argue that it is a minute amount; even that it does go for something worth while like foreign missions or home missions. But as long as you give your support to ANY phase of NCC, it will continue in ALL of its activities which seem mostly centered on ad vising the president and the congress as to how the country should be run; advising South erners as to how they should live; issuing policy statements on American foreign polity, etc. YOU are the ones responsible for these activities on the part of the NCC because without YOUR money, it wouldn’t be in business. County Bank becomes part of State Bank & Trust Co. Scott building to be demolished soon NO RESOLUTIONS? I will admit that for the past few months I haven’t had a chance to read the papers, or anything else, very thoroughly, but the fact comes U' mind that I did not notice the Baptists coming through with their fav orite resolution this year at their state convention—that of condemning the National Guard for Sunday drills. Perhaps the Baptists had more important things on their minds, like federal aid for Furman Uni versity; or perhaps they hesi tated on such a Resolution be cause of the Viet Nam crisis. I would like to think it was because they did a little further looking into the Guard drill situation, and came to their senses. NCC DEBATE The fact that over 1500 peo ple showed up to hear a debate about the National Council of Churches between Fulton Lewis Jr. and J. Edwin Miller in Col umbia Sunday should be enough to make some preachers sit up and take notice. Perhaps their parishoners aren’t so happy a bout having their money go to an organization of this kind. A turn-out like that o na Sun day afternoon—some people ev- «n riding over a hundred miles NOT DRILL, PLEASE! Force of habit—in the par agraph above I spoke of guard drills. For your information, they are “training assemblies,” not drills. The word “drill” seems to indicate that some people that the Guardsmen go out to the armory and march in formation from 2:00 p. m. until 10:00 p. m. Saturday and again from 8:00 to 4:00 on Sunday. Actually, there is very little “drilling” as such. But there is much going on in the way of training. And, incidentally, much coming in in the way of paychecks to bolster the econ omy of Newberry and to make a Guardsman sort of wish, at this income tax time—he could just forget about those checks! Civil court jurors named The January term of Common Pleas (civil) court will convene on Monday, January 24 at ten o’clock with Judge George T. Gregory of Chester presiding. Jurors below will report at 9:30 a.m. that day: Victor L. Crews, William D. Cromer, Raymond C. Johnson, Ben G. Richardson, Bernard E. Wiggers, Lawrence S. Graham, Lester C. Werts, R. D. Hawk ins, Moses Ruff, Vincent Lee Mills, T. Edward Kyzer, Thom as P. Riser, Emerson E. West- wood Jr., Robert C. Shealy, George A. Setzler, James Lu ther Boland, Luther E. Watkins, C. J. Zobel; Also, Steve Ray Shealy, For est P. Brannon, E. Boyd Wick er, L. C. Fellers, G. L. McEn- tire, N. M. Bouknight, Magnus F. Wicker, Glenn L. Stewart, ! Clarence E. Shealy, William C. i SWittenberg, George R. Nich ols, Ted E. Wallace, Eugene Benson, J. R. Rollins, C. C. In its first regular session, the new city council Tuesday night approved holding an an nexation election, passed a bi cycle ordinance and gave per mission for demolition of the Scott building on Caldwell Street. An election was recently held in the Kate Street and Fair Avenue areas adjacent to the city to determine whether resi dents of those areas wished to be annexed to the city. Since a majority voted for annexation, council instructed the city man ager to make arrangements with the Commissioners of elec tion to hold a referendum in the city after proper time for advertising. If the area is ac cepted into the city, the annex ation will be effective July .Tst,. The ordinance to control op eration of bicycles on city streets passed after a second reading. The law will require that all bicycles be registered and that operators of same take a safety instruction course. More information concerning the safety course and other phases of the law will be pub lished in the near future. Since the Scott building has now been vacated as temporary post office quarters, permission was requested, and granted, to secure bids for its demolition. This property was purchased by the city some time ago to be made into a parking lot. City Manager K. W. Riebe advised council that R. B. Ba ker and Thomas H. Pope, whose terms on the City Planning Commission expired December 31, had agreed to serve one ad ditional year. He also noted that terms of Eugene C. Grif fith and N. K. Williamson on the Board of Adjustors expired December 31 and either their re appointment, or the appoint ment of someone to take their places for a three year term, will be needed. Ralph Watkins, chairman of the Citizens Safety Committee, advised that a special commit tee had been appointed to meet with officials of the S. C. High way Department in an effort to expedite seme of the requests concerning traffic controls and street repairs. Members of the committee are Mrs. Richard L. Baker, Scott Johnson and J. W. Thomson. Council gave permission for arrangements to be made for the city to borrow $85,000 as an ticipated in the 1966 proposed budget. A letter from D. B. Brittain was read, commending the fire department for the manner in which they served Mr. Brittain during a recent fire alarm to his residence. Two taxi operators appeared before council asking that they be given a franchise to operate in the city so that other large cab companies would not come in and push the present ones out of business. Council decided it had no laws on the books to sell a franchise, but did have a right to determine the number of cabs which could be licensed in the city. Numerous matters were dis cussed during an executive ses sion which followed the regular meeting but no action was tak en. The February meeting of council will be held a week later than usual because of the legis lative banquet sponsored by the S. C. Municipal Association on February 8, the regular meet ing night. High school Supt. resigns J. V. Kneece, principal and superintendent of Newberry High school, announced his resignation Monday, effective July 1. Mr. Kneece became principal of the school in 1941 after serv ing as superintendent of the schools in Edgemore and Fort Lawn. He received his B.A. degree from Newberry college in 1924 and his M.A. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1945. Ralph E. Watkins, director of Newberry County schools, said Kneece’s retirement “will be a distinct loss to our entire school system. In my 28 years in the field of education, I have had the privilege of work ing with no finer person than Mr. Kneece.” The Newberry County Bank Monday opened its doors as an official member of the $95- million State Bank & Trust Co. system. Merger of the banks became effective with the final appro val of the Federal Deposit In surance Corporation, in Wash ington. State Bank’s president, W. W. (Hootie) Johnson, said the move would provide broader banking services for Newberry area citizens. State Bank’s 4 per cent guar anteed interest on personal sav ings accounts, he said, is the highest allowed for banks by law. State Bank is the only major banking system paying this rate at this time. Also, Mr. Johnson said, no charge is made on personal checking accounts where a $100 minimum balance is maintained during the month. He said the institution pro vided full-scale service. “Of the nearly 80 bank services we can make available to Newber ry County people ,those provid ed by our travel department are among the most popular.” He pointed out that State ■Bank became the first in South Carolina to offer travel serv ices when it purchased Sweeny Travel Bureau, the state’s lar gest agency, last year. With the addition of the Newberry bank and its Joanna branch, State Bank & Trust now has 26 offices in 10 South Carolina counties. The bank has served Newberry County customers through its Whit mire office since 1957. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Miller are now residing at 1309 Pop lar street. Hipp, Louis Ray Wicker, Bobby Ray Taylor, R. A. Martin, Earl Finney, Emory C. Simmons Sr., Ernest Jennings, David C. Ree der. Pope to teach law course “What Everyone Should Know About Law” will be the subject of a course which will be taught by Thomas H. Pope at Newberry College beginning Monday, February 7th. This is one of a series of night courses sponsored by the Newberry College Faculty Women. Registration for the course will be held 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Hol land Hall at the college, on Thursday, January 27. Mr. Pope needs no introduct ion to the readers of this pa per. An eminent attorney in the practice of civil and crimi nal Jaw, he has served as pres ident of the local bar associa tion and was honored with el ection to head the State Bar Association. He has served as Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives of South Carolina and has been active in many phases of community and church life as well as in law circles. This course promises to be one of the most interesting and informative yet scheduled by the Faculty Women’s Club. County native dies Saturday Mrs. Rachael McCrackin Hol lingsworth, a native of New berry county, died last Satur day at a Clinton hospital. The funeral was held Monday. She was the daughter of the late Samuel P. and Ida Bonds McCrackin. Her husband, Gus W. Hollingsworth, died in 1961. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. George E. Young of Whitmire. Final report on UF is made by Gatlin The final report on the 1965 campaign of the Newberry County United Fund, which has just been completed, shows suf ficient funds to meet in full the obligations of the current year. While the total contributions did not equal the anticipated budget, pledges received since the active solicitation ended bring the total to an amount which will provide all funds pledged to the various United Fund causes. The Board of Directors have commended L. E. Gatlin, Cam paign Chairman, for his detail ed organization of the drive and for his diligent efforts to bring it to a successful conclu sion. They realize that the plans for the 1964 campaign, the first in Newberry County, were completed so late in the year that no plans were made for keeping records for future planning and solicitation, plac ing the 1965 Campaign Direc tor at a disadvantage. At the request of the Directors, I. Schissel has installed a com plete system of records which will aid those who plan cam paigns in the coming years and will serve as a guide to the bud get committee and the solici tors. Groundwork for the 1966 campaign is now being laid. Chairman Gatlin is deeply appreciative of the assistance given by the workers in the various campaign assignments as tnere could have been no campaign without the services of solicitors, team captains, and others who gave of their time and talents. He and every mem ber of the Board of Directors wish to use this announcement to express their appreciation to all who aided in this worthy enterprise. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Mills have moved to 2023 McCravy street to make their home. SPEERS ST. PTA The Speers Street P.T.A. m hold its regular meeting Thursday, January 13th at 7: p.m. in the school cafetoriu The program for this meeti will be entitled, “Matters Importance for our Childrei Health” with Dr. James Wiseman Jr. and Dr. James Underwood Jr., speakers. T Executive Committee is also : minded oi iis meeting in 1 school libr .y at 7:00 prior the P.T.A meeting at 7:30 p Among those taking part during the Boosters Club football banquet Tuesday night were, from left. Buddy Morehead, who introduced the speaker; Charles Vernon, Booster Club presi dent; Coach Walt Pinson and Dr. Warren Giese, guest speaker. (Sunphoto) Athletes are challenged by Booster Club speaker Rotary aid projects are explained Owen Holmes, general chair man of Rotary Radio Day, Tuesday, January 25, reports a distinct interest among Rotar- ians and non-Rotarians, alike, in this novel project. It is on this day that members of the Rotary Club will assume the duties of the staff at Station WKDK. Committees are now preparing scripts for the en tire day, are arranging for the presentation of local radio tal ent, making plans for the broad casting and selling advertising for that day. Plans for Rotary Radio Day were completed with the coop eration of James F. Coggins, of Station WKDK, a past presi dent of the Newberry Rotary Club, who has agreed to contri bute all funds for advertising sold by Rotarians to the Rotary Student Loan Fund and to Troop No. 1, Boy Scout of America, both sponsored by the local club. It is expected that this fund will meet the immediate needs of these two causes and will also provide assistance to Boy’s Farm of Newberry. There have been inquiries as to these two Rotary interests. Troop No. 1 was organized by the Rotary Club with a charter dated August 2, 1921. It is the oldest troop in the Blue Ridge Council and some of the leading business men of Newberry were members of this troop in past years. Some time after its or ganization the Rotary Club pur chased a lot in the rear of the Youth Center, on Speers St., and erected a club house where loans were made only to Jun- are held. A portion of the funds from Rotary Radio Day will be used for improvements to the building and for opera tional expenses. The Rotary Student Loan Fund was established, years ago, to assist worthy students with college expenses. In the early years of jts operation, lonas were made only to Jun iors and Seniors. But experi ence has shown that there are a number of sources of funds available to members of the upper classes while few such funds offer aid to those just entering college. In order to serve where needs are most numerous, this fund altered its direction to aid those in their early college years. Notes, en dorsed by responsible adults, are taken for these loans but there is no interest charge dur ing the college years. Repay ments are used for new loans but increased college expenses necessitate larger loans which means that fewer students can be aided. The funds from Ro- Layton rites held Friday Olin Carlisle Layton, 67, died suddenly last Wednesday at the Lewisfield Plantation in Berke ley county while >n a hunting trip. Mr. Layton was born in this city, a son of the lateU'C. F. and Nan Hair Layton. He was co-owner of Layton Brothers grocery. He was a member of O’Neal Street Methodist church and taught a Sunday School class. He was a charter mem ber of the Exchange Club and the American Legion and was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Harris Layton; two brothers, Mayor Ernest H. Layton of Newberry and John A. Layton of Lakeland, Fla.; and two sisters, Mrs. Ben Bud- din and Mrs. Elbert Dickert, both of Newberry. Funeral services were con ducted at 3:30 Friday at the Whitaker Funeral home by Rev. M. B. Fryga, Rev. C. F. Du- Bose and Rev. Kenneth Tomp kins. Interment was in Rose- mont cemetery. Active pallbearers were Neal Dickert, Charlie Layton, Chas. Layton, Jerry Davenport, Verne Kneece, R. E. Beck, Albert Jones and Frank Jones. Serving as honorary pall bearers were the members of the W. L. W. Class, members of the Exchange Club and W. F. Dayleston. Mrs. Taylor service today Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth (Sallie) Taylor, 59, of 1304 Poplar St., died Wednesday morning at 4:20 a.m. at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital af ter a brief critical illness. Mrs. Taylor was born in Prosperity but had lived in Newberry most of her life. She was the daughter of the late John William and Josephine Bo land Taylor. She was a member of Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church and eran Church Women. She is survived by two bro thers, Joseph S. and James L. Taylor, both of Newberry and a number of nieces and nep hews. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) from Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. Clarence K. Derrick Sr., D.D. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery- Pallbearers will be Leland Hiller, Frank K. Jones, Julius Rister, Barry Shealy, J. Har old Hendrix and B. Eugene Shealy. Members of Newberry High School’s football team were given a grim but realistic view of the future by Dr. Warren Giese at the annual Boosters Club banquet Tuesday night at the Newberry high school cafe teria. Dr. Giese, former head foot ball coach and athletic director, now head of the Department of Physical Education, College of Education at the University of South- Carolina, warned the young men that “we are in the first phase of a major war” and that some of them would surely pay the supreme sacrifice for their country within the next five or ten years. Dr. Giese contrasted the draft-burning youth of today with the youth of a generation ago. “We lived in an age when a boy your age felt it was his responsibility to serve his coun try,” he said. Recalling the years of World was II, he point ed out that “you young seniors face approximately the same situation today.” He said that youth of today have to make a choice between serving self or saving others. “If there is any place where people make the proper decision,” he con tinued, “it is in the cloistered South.” “People turned over a Dem ocratic country to us,” Dr. Giese said; “we are turning (Continued on page 3) BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Jan. 15: Mrs. Edna H. Fea- gle, Edna Hite P. Ringer, Ann Workman, T. D. Pitts Jr., Mrs. O. A. Felker. Jan. 16: Monty Smith, W. M. Buford Jrt Wynona L. Terrell, Clifton Floyd, Ellen Altman. Jan. 17: Mra. E. L. Hart, Wilbur Long, Mrs. Alfred Ringer, Mra. J. F. Lominack, Susan Crooks, Albert Long, Martha McCullough, Bra. W. M. Buford Sr„ Bobby Icard, Mra. R. H. Ruff, Mrs. Dick Shealy, Tony Franklin, Gloria Paries, Mrs. Kathryn C. Link. Jan. 18: Mrs. Stove C. Grif fith, Mrs. L. G. McCullough, William Henry Shannon Jr., Alice Bedenbaugh, Becky Dickert, Irvine Lee Leslie, Mrs. Gordon R. Thorow, Bob by Lee Carver. Jan. 19: Lt. CoL Gerald O’ Quinn, Gay Stewart, Diane Boland, Buford Connelly, B. H. Hamm, Cheryl Reeves, Linda Smith. Jan. 20: Charlie Bowers, Donna Betts Nichols, Mrs. O. H. Lane, Elizabeth R. Royl- ston, Lugenia Martin, J. T. Batson, S. A. Baggett Sr., Er vin Merchant. Jan. 21: Warren Abrams, Mrs. Eva James D. Wherry, Lamar Neville, Mrs. Annie Lee Whitaker, Miss Anna Long, Jean Harmon, C. Olin Inabinet, Mrs. G. A. Long. - The family will be at the tary Radio Day will increase! home of her brother, James L. the principal of this cause, j Taylor, 400 Crosson St.