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AX IDEA i>n‘i worth much unto a man is found who has tho om ■ gy and aldlity to make it woio;. r' WHEN A QUIET, peace-lovin man does get angry, he seems to make up for lost opportunities. VOLUME 29—NUMBER 11 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY !. 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY STILL TRYING At least there are some Pres byterians who are still trying to .ret out of the National Council of Churches. Three items of int erest have caught my eye in the past week. The first is a report of the meeting of Charleston I o sh> tery, which voted last week to ask the Presbyterian Church in the U. S- (South* to leave the National Council of < hurehe^ The overture was initiated b\ - i> Mr u P to lu i' i tin ^ ea mans 1 ai K m ^ . y Church of Hanahan and .-ain that actions and activitae- the NCC “reflect that Piey .speak for all Protestants whose church affiliations are tied to the National Council of t hureh- es •’ Continued association, the overture said, is “detrimental to the spirit and life of our congi* - gation. Several objections which op posed handing the overture to the Church’s general a.-st m i > were voted down. In a subsequent issue of the Charleston News & Courier, there was a letter to the edi tor from Rev. Raymond G. Wickersham, pastor of Goose Creek Presbyterian Church. Rev Wickersham took the edi tor to task for the News and Courier report of the^ Pres.n- tery meeting, stating “you sin gled out one of the least actions, and made no mention of the con structive things we did. ’ Hew Wickersham recognizes “I ai ™ sure the National Council of Churches would confess mis takes,” and ‘T am just as zeal ous in being alert to dangers to the faith,” but ”1 prefer in try ing to be alive to them, also not to be blinded so 1 cannot see the good in people and also in organizations.” After reading Rev. Wicker- sham’s letter, I picked up the Greenville News and read the article about Negroes invading the Air Force Base in Mississ ippi. Pm sure you saw their actions as they had to be bodily thrown from the base by the Air Force. What was especially interesting about the article was that these people, calling them selves the “Poor People’s Con ference,” said they were con nected with the Delta Ministry. And the story contains the fol lowing paragraph: “Miss Mimi Shaw, an official of the National Council of By DORIS A SANDERS (’hurclie- Delt.'i Mini-ti\, >uib ' the .Wgvwf- wen- th*‘ base ’to stay urit ! the:: demands ; were met. 1 don’t think the\ wdl > Ik- talked off . | ] wond.-r if thi- is the kind of "good Re\ \\ ickersham has 1 in mind that the N( ( is doing i—aiding and abetting in unluw- | ful behavior 7 (T\ K PROt.RF.SS Elsewhen m tins :<>ue is an article about a * ivie De\elop- j ment ConftM'enc- to be held at the l nivcrsity ol South ( aro- Ima Eehrun rv ll and 22nd. This is sponso' v<i by the State Garden Club but i’ i- by no means limiting it- atttendance to garden club members. The theme of the program, “Beauty and Progress in ( ivie Development,” said Mrs. Rich ard L. Baker, conference chair man, is aimed more at the men in whose hands city planning usually falls. “We don’t have to worry about the women—they- are for it,” Mrs. Baker said. She especially urged men who are interested in civic beauty and progress to attend the confer ence and a number have already indicated that they will be there. A glance at the program is sufficient to show that this isn't a “frilly ladies affair.’ It has something of interest to ev eryone who is interested in civic- development and I believe you will find it worth the time and registration fee to be there. Thurmond to speak at local GOP rally Feb. 11 Smoke billows from the roof of the Wells Theatre building on Main Street as fire men fight the blaze on a windy Monday afternoon. The City Fire Department was called to the scene at about 3:45 and fought the blaze until after 7:00 p.m., al though the fire had been brought under control prior to that time. Fire Chief Otis Whitaker and assistant Chief Ed Hazel stated that the department made checks of the building until almost midnight to be certain no live embers remained. A crowd gathered to watch the firemen in action, tying up traffic on down town streets. The building had been vacant for a number of years. Fire depart ment officials characterized the interior of the building as a “total loss.” Chief Whitaker said the source of the fire had not been determined, but that it started near the rear and “high” in the building. Fulmer Wells, owner, said that some repair work had recently been done on the roof, which had been leaking. (Sunphoto) South Carolina’s Republican United States Senator, Strom Thurmond, wall be speaker at the Kick-off for Reorganization rally of the Newberry County Republican Party Friday night, February 11 at 7:30 at New r ber- ry High School cafeteria. A free barbecue supper will he served to all those vcho have worked with the local Republi can party in past elections. Those persons will receive an invitation by mail and are ask ed to reply immediately so that arrangements for the supper can be made. Also expected for the rally i are Rep. Albert Watson, Repub lican Congressman from South Carolina, and Drake Edens, for mer chairman of the State Re publican Party. j Plans will be made for the campaign to re-elect Sen. Thur mond and to support other Re publican candidates in the No vember general election. Those who did not receive an invitation, but are interested in taking an active part in the pre-election campaign, are ask ed to contact A. M. Dominick. >U ! DIDN’T IT! Didn't it get cold last week The reason you don’t see a great big headline about the four degree weather we had the other day is that we figure you already know about it—and if not, where have YOU been? 1 hear all sorts of predictions —like if the snow stays on the ground three days, there’ll be more snow, and so forth. And there is the Groundhog to con tend with, too, but I can’t tell you just what that prediction is. I never remember whether we’re to have had weather if he sees his shadow or good weath er, but for those of you who CAN remember, let me report that as I write this on Ground hog Day, the sun is shining brightly and the Groundhog, if he has his eyes open, surely will see his shadow. Y ou take it from there. Three to get honor degrees at College May convocation REGISTRATION BOARD TO OPEN The Newberry County Board >f Registration will be open VIonday, Tuesday and Wednes- lay, February 7, 8 and 9 from ) a.m. until 5 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION MEETS TUESDAY The American Legion Auxil iary will meet Tuesday night, February 8 at 7‘30 at the Am erican Legion Home. Mrs. James L. Leavell, who has been on an extended visit with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis in Chattanooga, Tenn^ is now vis iting her other daughter and son-in-law T , Capt. and Mrs. C. j W. Gibson and family in Wood- bridge, Va. BAKE SALE AT ST. LUKE’S The Women of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold a bake sale Saturday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Parish House on Main Street. mond, newcomers to Newberry, are living at 231G Hamer St. Snowmen were to be seen in abundance around New berry during the recent weather, but perhaps none so large or decorative as this Frosty on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Jones on Johnstone street. Stand ing in front of the snowman i sMichael Jones; at left, helping Frosty with his pipe is Ray Lominack, and on the right is Mack Dawkins, all of whom assist ed in creating the snowy statute. (Sunphoto) A minister, a physician and j a TV A executive will receive j honorary degrees from New-) berry College at commencement exercises May 29, Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college, announced today. The Rev. Carl Ashley Dris coll, Tampa, Fla. assistant to the president of the Florida Synod, Lutheran Church in Am erica, will receive the doctorate in divinity (D.D.). Dr. Thomas Martin Peery, Alexandria, Va., chief of the Department of Pathology, George Washington University, is to receive the doctorate in medical science (D.M.S.). Aurey Joseph Wag ner, Knoxville, Tenn., chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Valley Authority, will be awarded the doctorate of laws (LL.D.). Pastor Driscoll has held pas torates in Lucas, Dayton and Dover, Ohio, and Tampa, Fla., and was youth director of the Ohio Synod for three years. He led tw r o congregations into sub stantial building programs. His service to the Lutheran church includes the following posts: member of the Execu tive Board, vice president, and interim president of Ohio Syn od, member of Board of Direc tors of Wittenberg University, president of Central Conference of the Florida Synod, delegate to six United Lutheran Church in America conventions, mem ber of Board of Trustees of the Children's Home, memoer of Board of Directors of Lutheran Church , Foundation, chaplain (Captain) for Tampa Compo site Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. He holds the A.B. degree from Wittenberg College and the B.D. degree from Hamma Divinity school. Dr .Peery is a graduate of Newberry College and holds the M.D. degree from the Med ical College of Charleston. He has written a textbook in path ology for medical students, and has won numerous awards for research and medical programs. A unique training course in cytoteehnology for the deaf has been initiated under his lead-i ership. And the presentation of his original concept of brucell osis as an important factor in valvular heart disease led to a first place award for orignial investigation from the College of American Pathologists and American Society of Clinical Pathologists in 1958. Dr. Peery has been an in structor at the Medical College ! of South Carolina and patholo- | gist at Roper Hospital in Char- I leston, assistant urofessor, s- sociate professor and professor of pathology at George Wash ington University School of Medicine prior ' to becoming chief of the Department of Pathology there. He also was a director of postgraduate in struction at George Washing ton University School of Med icine, pathologist at Alexand ria, Va., Hospital, and a mem ber of the Board of Health in Alexandria. Mr. Wagner has been asso ciated with the Tennessee Val ley Authority since 1934, hav ing held the position of an en gineering aide in the Engineer ing and Geology Division, chief of the Navigation and Trans portation Branch, assistant gen eral manager, general manager, and director. He was appointed chairman of the Board of TV A in 1962 by the late President Kennedy. Mr. Wagner also has a rec ord of service to the Lutheran church. He was president of the Church Council of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Knoxville, has taught Sunday School for approximately 25 years and has been a member of the Par ish Choir and the Executive Council of LCA. Active in Boy Scout work, Mr. Wagner was a scoutmaster for 20 years and won the Scoutmaster’s Key, Silver Beaver and Lamb aw ards. He holds the B.S. degree from the University of Wis consin. Mrs. Driggers rites Tuesday Mrs. Narvis Josephine Oxner Driggers, 38, died early Monday morning at the Newberry Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Driggers was born in this county, the daughter of John T. Oxner and Mrs. Pauline O’Dell Hughes. She was em ployed as cashier-clerk of the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas authority. She was a member of Glenn Street Bapnist church. Besides her father and mo ther, she is survived by two sons, Carl Michael Driggers and Artie Joe Driggers, both of Newberry. Funeral services were con ducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Glenn Street church by Rev. Donald West, Rev. Harry We ber and Rev. Kenneth Tomp kins. Interment was in Rose- mont cemetery. u i Mr mmi Principals in the Lee-Jackson day exercises at New berry High School in Friday, January 21 were, from left, Mrs. Steve C. Griffith Sr., chairman of Days of Observance for Drayton Rutherford Chapter, U.D.C.; Mrs. Elsie Pitts Nichols, history teacher at Newberry High, who spoke; Walter Baker Summer, 2nd Vice President, S. C. Division, Children of the Confederacy, who presided during the program and Mrs. E. E. Westwood, president of Drayton Rutherford Chapter. Special -music was presented by the High School chor us under the direction of Miss Juanita Hitt. (Sun photo) Outstanding conference is scheduled Many members of local garden clubs and other inter ested citizens, are planning to attend the Civic Improvement Conference to be presented on the University of S. C. v campus February 21-22, according to Mrs. 1 Richard L. Baker, con ference chairman, and chair man of Civic Development for the Garden Club of South Car- i olina. The Conference is being spon sored by the State Garden club, the National Council of State Garden clubs, Inc. and the Col lege of General Studies at the University. All citizens who are interest ed in beauty and progress are invited to attend the timely and forceful program which has been planned under the direc tion of Mrs. Howard Kittel, National Council Civic Devel opment Chairman, of Fort Worth, Texas. Theme for the Conference is “City and Area Planning for Beauty and Pro gress.” Eminent speakers who will develop the program theme include Mrs. Fred Mauntel, president of the National Coun cil of Garden Clubs, from Mis souri; Prof. Hubert Owens, chairman of the division of Landscape Architecture, Uni versity of Georgia; Fred K. Bell, administrator of Commun ity Planning, State Develop ment Board; Dr. Harlan E. Mc- | Clure, dean of the School of Architecture at Clemson Uni versity; Mrs. Kittel; and Rob ert Marvin, landscape archi- teett of Walterboro. During the second day, speak ers will be David J. Edwards, architect of Columbia; Edward L. Daugherty, landscape archi tect of Atlanta;; J. P. Cruk- shank, General Electric Com pany; Fred Thode, associate professor of Horticulture, Clemson University; Allen H. Seed Jr., executive vice presi dent of Keep America Beauti ful, Inc., New York; Silas N. Pearman, Chief Highway Com missioner. Mrs. Fred Munuel will be banquet speaker Febru ary 21. A number of National Coun cil officers and chairmen will be present, also important pub lic officials. Gov. McNair will welcome those attending at 8:30 a.m. Monday. The Conference will be adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Baker will pre side at the first and fourth ses sions of the conference. This conference has been cer tified as an advanced Refresher Course for Landscape Critics by Robert H. Rucker, National Council Landscape Design chairman. Refresher fee is $10. Registration fee for two days i including luncheons, is $7.50. j The fee for one day is $5. Inquest to be held in Driggers death Guardsmen get promotions Seventeen members of Head quarters and Headquarters Bat tery, 163rd Artillery Group of Newberry received • promotions on January 15, according to Captain Dick M. Vaughan Jr., commanding officer. Promoted from Staftf Ser geant, E-6 to Sergeant First Class E-7 were Edward F. Lom inack Jr. and Johnnib J. Strib- ble. William W. Lindler was pro moted from Sergeant E-5 to Staff Sergeant, E-6. To be Sergeant, E-5 are Da vid G. Kibler and Jack W. San derson, promoted from Special ist E-4 and Corporal E-4 re spectively. Herman L. Shealy Jr. and Carroll E. Tinsley were promot ed from Specialist E-4 to Spec ialist Fifth Class, E-5. Advancing in rank from PFC E-3 to Specialist Fourth Class, E-4, were James B. Carter, Cor nelius S. Counts, Sims W. Folk, Phillip W. Long, Horace D. Payne, Harry B. Poole, Thomas C. Slice and Robert Tinsley. James C. Kneece and Carroll E. Looney were promoted from Private E-2 to Private First Class, E-3. An inquest will be held to determine the cause of death of Mrs. Narvis Driggers, ac cording to Coroner George R. Summer. Coroner Summer stated that an inquest jury has been em paneled, and an inquest will be scheduled when the report of an autopsy, made Monday morning, is received. Mrs. Driggers died at 1:30 a. m. Monday at Newberry County Memorial Hospital where she had been undergoing treatment since Wednesday of last week. Her divorced husband, Carl Driggers, is being held in cus tody at Newberry County Jail, according to Sheriff Tom Fel lers, who stated that bond has been set at $10,000. Sheriff Fellers stated that his office was called into the case after Mrs. Driggers waa ordered to the hospital by Dr. W. W. King Jr,, who had been called to her residence to attend her. Mac B. Hipp was merchant here Mac B. Hipp, 81, former resident of Newberry, died Thursday afternoon following a sudden attack of illness at his home on Musgrove Road in Clinton. Native of Laurens County, son of the late John H. and Margaret Blakely Hipp, he was an elder of the First Presby terian Church and was a mem ber of Campbell Lodge 44, AFM and of the Laurens Coun ty Shrine Club. Surviving are three daugh ters, Mrs. Oscar (Mildred) Johnson of Newberry, Mrs. Middleton (Marion) Self of Parksville and Miss Irene Hipp of Clinton; a son, Mac B. Hipp Jr. of Clinton; three sisters, Mrs. Jack Shealy of Clinton, Mrs. O. O. Copeland of Newber ry and Mrs. B. W. Gibson of New Zion; ;three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. from First Presbyterian Church at Clinton, conducted by Rev. A. L. Bixley and Rev. Ronald I. Case. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Boby Snider, newcomers to Newberry, are making their home at 2805 Col- Ipuk, Sq-rppf Birthday Greetings Feb. 5: Howard Bickley. Anne Enlow, Mrs. Harold Aull, A. T. Livingston, Tom my Longshore, W. B. Timmer man, Loretta Werts, Mrs. Frank Graham, Jacqueline Counts, Margaret Hawkins, Mrs. Duffie Freeman, Mrs. W. A. Webb, Jeff Waldrop, Mrs. Fred Hayes, Mrs. P. B. Shealy, Waties Pope Kennedy Tom H. Westwood, Tommy Mims. Fob. 6: Gene Hendrix, Mrs. C. W. Bowers, Bessie Brad ley, Pat Thompson. Feb. 7: Henry Baker Sum mer, Mrs. A. B. Nugent, Mrs. Ernest Long, William Thomas Werts, Mrs. A. A. Cleland, Mrs. J. Harold Hendrix, Lola Davenport, Dale Cannon. Feb. 8: Mrs. Dorothy F. Wessinger, Mrs. G. S. Domin ick, Cynthia Lake, Joe E. Yar borough, J. A. Bundrick, Miss Lillie Mae Workman, Larue Jones, Tommie P. Setzler, Wayne Wicker, Frances Smith, Frank Yochem. Feb. 9: Tim Tedford, Mrs. Frank Satterwhite, Mrs. Bertha Farr Lake, Mrs. Hen ry Dennis, Mrs. M. W. Felker, Mrs. Ada Kinard. Feb. 10: Billy Odell, Fran ces McEntire Bartley, Mrs. A. B. Lake, Jackie S Merch ant, Mrs Frances D&rielson, J. E. Ringer, Julia Ann Perkins, Fred Myers, Larry Franklin, Robert Shealy, James C. Abrams, Bryan Dip- ner, Timothy. Dean Shealy. Feb. 11: Vernon Boozer, Mrs. Ruth K. Coleman, Wade Nichols, Jury Halfacre, Ir vine B. Leslie, Doris Rikard.