The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, February 10, 1966, Image 1
AX IDEA isn't worth much until
a man is found who has the ener
gy and ability to make it work.
WHEN A QUIET, peace-loyin^
man does get angry, he seems to
make up for lost opportunities.
VOLUME 29—NUMBER 42.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FERUARY 10, 1966
$2.00 P~*r Year
BY THE
By DORIS A. SANDERS
miscellaneous
Items of more or less inter
est ...
Music lovers will be interest
ed to learn that Artur Ruben-
stein will be one of the featured
artists of the 1966-C7 Winthrop
College Artist Series. The
w.orld renowned pianist will ap
pear at Winthrop January 23,
19G7. Almost a year off, but
eomething to look forward to.
Winthop will also have the Rog
er Wagner Chorale on Nov. 10,
1P60 and the St. Louis Sym
phony on Feb. 15, 19o7. The
Symphony will give a \outh
concert the afternoon of its ap
pearance. This would be a fine
opportunity for local students
interested in music . . .
There has been, periodically,
a hassle in legislative halls of
the state about enacting legis
lation which would require a
blood test for syphilis for cou
ples proposing to be married.
Dr. R. Wilson Ball, Chief of the
Venereal Disease Control Sec
tion of the State Board of
Health, says that such a law
might reveal a few hidden
cases, but believes that certain
factors should definitely be
borne in mind before such leg
islation is seriously considered.
These are, he says, conflict with
existing state regulations; pro
hibitive cost; the rate of illegi
timacy in the state; diagnostic
considerations. His chief argu
ment seems to be the cost, but
surely the legislation could re
quire persons involved to pay
the cost. Then, he says, it
might take a few weeks to de
termine a diagnosis. Well, folks
shouldn’t rush into marriage
anyway—a few weeks certainly
wouldn’t make that much dif
ference. The outbreak of syphi
lis has risen sharply in this
state in recent years and it
would seem that every possiole
effort would be made to control
it. I am told by a local physi
cian that an interesting propo
sition was once advanced in
medical circles—give everybody
a shot to cure syphilis on the
same day throughout the coun
try and the disease would be
wiped out. “It was never ser
iously considered,” he said. “Un
fortunately there are too many
people who are against any
sort of mass medication — and
usually it is the ministers of the
country who fight proposals of
this kind.” . . .
Up in the U. S. Senate, the
Honorable Gentlemen are again
waging the battle of 14(b).
^President LBJ says he wants
the 19 states which have right-
to-work laws to come in line
with the remainder of the states
—meaning he wants no em
ployee anywhere to have free
dom of choice; if a person wants
to work. Your President wants
him to pay tribute to a Union
before he can do so. Fortunate
ly, it looks as though Sen. Ever
ett Dirksen, Sen. Strom Thur
mond and others opposed to this
outrageous amendment to Taft-
Hartley, will win the battle
again ...
Last Thursday was a signifi
cant day for South Carolina
Baptists. On that date they be
gan, officially, a state-wide
campaign to raise $611,898 to
construct a science building on
the Furman University campus.
You will recall at its last state
convention, the Baptists hit the
ceiling because Furman trustees
had accepted a federal grant to
erect the building. “Send it
back,” they said, “And we’ll
raise the money.” Even before
the campaign started, over
$16,000 had been contributed
without solicitation, the largest
single contribution being made
by a non-Baptist. If you are
tired of giving your money to
the NCC, maybe you’d like to
help the Baptists in their fight
way, even though some NCC
propaganda may filter down
through the ranks occasionally.
If vou wish to make a contribu
tion, send it to S. C. Baptist
Convention, 907 Richland St.,
Columbia, S. C. 29202 . . .
on campuses hear only one side
and have no opportunity to
weigh issues; and whether they
believe it now or not, most are
too immature to resist brain
washing from the radical left.
J. Edgar Hoover, director of
the FBI. probably knows more
than any one person in this
?ountry, the insidiousness of
the Communist conspiracy. Phis
is his latest message to FBI
Agents, and to the public:
By J. EDGAR HOOVER
The American college student
today is being subjected to a
bewildering and dangerous con
spiracy perhaps unlike any so
cial challenge ever before en
countered by our youth. On
many campuses he faces a tur
bulence built on unrestrained
individualism, repulsive dress
and speech, outright obscenity,
disdain for moral and spiritual
values, and disrespect for law
and order. This movement, com
monly referred to as the “New
Left,.” is complex in its deceit
ful absurdity and characterized
by its lack of commonsense.
Fortunately, a high percent
age of the more than 3 million
full-time college students are
dedicated, hardworking, and
serious-minded young people;
however, their good deeds and
achievements are greatly over
shadowed by those who are do
ing a tremendous amount of
talking but very little thinking.
Much of this turmoil has
been connected with a feigned
concern for the vital lights of
free speech, dissent, and peti
tion. Hard-core fanatics have
used these basic rights of our
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Queen of Hearts’ Inquest jury finds blood clot to
for T966^be named fag cause 0 f M rs . Driggers’ death
John B. Scott
rites Tuesday
WHITMIRE — Funeral serv
ices for John Broadus Scott,
77, who died Sunday were con
ducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. at
the First Baptist Church of
Whitmire by Rev. C. H. McCar- j
son. Burial was in Mt. Tabor '
Methodist Church cemetery near
Whitmire.
Lifelong resident of New
berry County, son of the late
John W and Cornelia Riser
Scott, he was a retired farmer
and grocer and a member of
the First Baptist Church.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
R. H. (Sara) Buford of New
berry; and tw r o brothers, Wil
liam C. and Thomas P. Scott
of Whitmire.
FELLOWSHIP TO
MEET WEDNESDAY
Mrs. V. W. Rinehart will be
hostess to the Golden Age Fel
lowship at her home, 2118
Springdale Drive, on Wednes
day, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Har
mon have moved to 1107 Hill-
crest Road to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sims
are now residing at 1531 1-2
Caldwell street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Shope
have moved to 1200 Fair St.
Boy Scouts to
celebrate 56th
anniversary
The Blue Ridge Council, Boy
Scouts of America, responsible
for eight counties in Northwest
ern S. C. and one of the 538
councils in the United States
will celebrate the 56th anniver- j
sary of the founding of this
movement (in 1910) by having
all boys and leaders registered
in 449 units participate in Boy
Scout Week. February 7-13
when they will have part in
their own unit: Parents Night,
Father and Son Banquets, Blue
and Gold Banquets for Cub
Scouts, a good turn to the spon
soring institution, a good turn
to some needy family or indi
vidual and there will be camp-
outs and patrol hikes during
this week. Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts and Explorers may wear
uniforms to school and to
church on Scout Sunday which
is February 13.
In most churches there will
be recognition of the Scouts
present on Sunday morning and
evening.
The Blue Ridge Council cele
brates the 43rd anniversary for
this local council. Records show
that 70,000 boys have been
members during the past x5
years. The goal in this council
is to make a unit available to
every boy who wants to join the
movement that has as a theme
“Breakthrough for Youth in
1966.”
Twelve Scouts from the 12
regions in America will make a
report to the President of the
United States on February 8
and there will also be reports
to the Governors of the various
states.
John Palmer, a Scout in
Troop 30 at Clemson will repre
sent this council in the report
to the Governor of South Caro
lina.
On the National level there
was an increase in Cub Scout
ing for boys 8, 9 and 10 years
old in 1965 of 2,217 Cub Packs
and 81,463 boys; an increase in
Boy Scouts of 1,807 Troops and
27,186 Boy Scouts; an increase
of 261 Posts for boys 14 and
up; a slight loss in boys this
age. The total nationwide is
144,538 units and 5,732,708 boys
and leaders; a growth of 4,347
units and 107,840 boys in 1965.
About eighty young ladies
will vie for the Title, 1966
“Queen of Hearts” in the ar.
nual contest sponsored by the
Newberry Civic League. The
16th Queen of Hearts contest
will be held Saturday night at
Newberry High School auditor
ium at 7:30 n.m. There will be
a small admission charge at the
door.
Prof. F. Scott Elliott, presi
dent of the Civic League, said
that much planning and work
had gone into making this one
of the best of the Queen con
tests. He stated that Chris Folk
will be Master of Ceremonies,
and music will be provided by
Miss Elizabeth Ann Ruff at the
console of an organ furnished
by Rice Music House of Co
lumbia.
Members of Nosegay Garden
Club are decorating the High
school stage for the occasion,
and members of the Fashion-
ettes are making attractive
hearts for the contestants to'
carry as they parade before
judges and the audience.
Five out of town judges, who
are members of the National
Institute of Judges, will be fac
ed with the difficult task of rat
ing each of the girls on a five-
point system: poise, posture,
personality, natural beauty and
manner of walking. Two ex
perts in charm have been em
ployed by the Civic League to
coach the girls in the contest
routine on Friday afternoon at
3:00 p.m.
Miss Martha Jean Smith,
1965 Queen of Hearts, will as
sist Prof. Elliott in crowning
the 1966 Queen- Following the 1
contest, a dance will be held at
the Community Hall for the
contestants and their escorts,
sponsoring merchants and their
wives, members of the Civic
League, and others who helped
to stage the contest. The
League’s Hospitality Commit
tee will be in charge of the
dance, and music will be fur
nished by “The Limits” from
Clinton.
Prof. Elliott expressed his
appreciation to the merchants
who so willingly cooperated in
sponsoring the young ladies, and
to the young ladies for their
willingness to participate. He
said that part of the proceeds
from the contest will be used
for the benefit of the young
people in the community.
AT JOHNS HOPKINS
Randy H. Thornton, a former
Newberry College student un
derwent heart surgery at Johns
Hopkins hospital on January
26. His address is: Randy H.
Thornton, Johns Hopkins Hos
pital Finney Wing, Room 822A,
Baltimore, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. John Matkov-
ich Jr., newcomers to Newberry,
are living at 1714 O’Neal St.
Norris dies
at hospital
John Norris died late Sunday
night at the Newberry County
Memorial Hospital. He was
suddenly stricken at his home
on the Bush River Road a short
time earlier.
He was a native of Bethune
but had made his home in New
berry for several years.
Funeral services were held in
Hartsville.
A MESSAGE
Too many college administra
tors issue pious statements
these days about “academic
freedom” and react with horror
at the idea of barring Commun
ist speakers from campuses. The
battle wages throughout the
country. Young people, they
jsay, can weigh issues and make
up their own minds. Unfortun
ately, too many young people
New officers of the Newberry CAMetre WernerAs are -YJi<s Fave Jenkins,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Ue-q-ye T . R'y q .»*•., vice or; : u- ;t; and Mrs. Frank
W. Ashley, president. They we e- - ted ai a meeting of the club Thursday night
in Smeltzler Hall. (Newberry College Photo.)
Carl Driggers was released
from Newberry County jail on
Tuesday night following a
Coroner’s Jury’s verdict that
Mrs. Narvis Driggers “came to
her death as the result of a
blood clot of the brain.” Drig
gers was first jailed on an as
sault and battery with intent to
kill charge, sworn out by John
Oxner, after Mrs. Driggers was
taken to the Newberry County
Memorial Hospital Wednesday,
January 26. After her death on
Monday, January 31, a murder
warrant was issued by Sheriff
Tom Fellers and Driggers had
been held under $10,000 bond
since that time.
Mrs. Driggers, who had been
divorced from her husband for
several years, was taken to the
hospital in a “comatose” state,
according to Dr. W. W. King,
Jr. who testified at the inquest
conducted by Coroner George
R. Summer.
Dr. King stated that he was
called to the home at about
8:30 or 8:45 on Wednesday
morning. When he arrived he
found Mrs. Driggers on the bed,
fully clothed and covered by a
blanket. Dried saliva and other
aspects indicated that she had
been in a coma from “12 to
24 hours,” Dr. King said. He
testified that one of Mrs. Drig-
ger’s sons stated that his mo
ther had fallen and knocked
her head against the edge of a
table, the fall having occurred
Monday about noon.
Dr. King said that an autop
sy revealed 1 Mrs. Driggers
death resulted from subdural
hematoma, a ruptured blood
vessel which caused brain dam
age. The only other findings of
the autopsy, he reported were
changes in the lung caused by
the other condition; adhesions
from previous surgery and
multiple bruises over her body.
Dr. King said that when he
first examined Mrs. Driggers
he had been told of only one
fall she suffered, and he was
concerned that so many bruises
could have resulted from one
fall. Upon learning later of oth
er falls, he testified that the
brusies could easily have re
sulted from those occasions.
Bruises were found on both
arms below and above the el
bow; on her back at about the
waistline and on both thighs.
He testified that he knew from
past history Mrs. Driggers
bruised very easily. The bruises
on her upper arms were “sug
gestive” of handprints, he said,
and could have been caused by
someone trying to pick her up
and put her into bed.
Mike and Artie Driggers both
testified there were no bruises
on their mother’s face.
Mrs. Driggers’ elder son,
Mike, was the first witness call
ed to the stand. He told of the
fall his mother had when she
got out -of the bed to come to
dinner about noon Monday. He
said she complained of a head
ache, but did not think it was
anything serious. He said his
mother and father had both
been drinking heavily.
When he returned from work
on Tuesday night, he said, he
found his mother on the floor
in her bedroom and his younger
brother, Artie, was with her.
He testified that he thought his
mother had just “passed out”
so he picked her up and put her
on the bed and covered her up.
The next morning, when he real
ised that she was still in the
same position, he called Dr.
King and after Dr. King’s ar
rival, he called an ambulance
to take her to the hospital.
Artie Driggers also testified
that his mother and father had.
been drinking. He stated that
he went to her room Tuesday
and she complained of a head
ache. He helped sit her on the
edge of the bed so she could
take some asprin, he said. He
went to get the aspirin, and
when he returned, she had fall
en on the floor. He testified
that he tried to get her in bed
and that she fell, hitting her
head on the floor and pulling
him down on ton of her. From
that time on, she did not talk
any more, according to the
witness. He was not able to
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Mayor Ernest Layton proclaims Crimp Prevention Week in the City of New
berry as Police Chief Colie Dowd, left. Deputy Sheriff Andrew Shealy and Frank
Culclasure look on. Mr. Culclasure is general chairman of the Week’s activities,
sponsored by the Newberry Exchange C|trb. (Sunphoto)
observance Feb. 13-19
Frank Culclasure has been
appointed general chairman to
direct National Crime Preven
tion Week activities in Newber
ry, February 13-19, it was an
nounced this week by Gordon
Leslie, president of the New
berry Exchange Club.
The observahee began with
Mayor Ernest H. Layton pro
claiming the week as National
Crime Prevention Week in New
berry.
The slogan for this year’s
campaign, “Defend the Law—
Defeat Crime” is an urgent ap
peal to all good citizens to
stand up for and vigorously de
fend the forces of law and or
der against widespread, perni
cious attack.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoov
er has endorsed wholeheartedly
the 19th annual observance of
National Crime Preveiition
Week, sponsored by Exchange
Clubs throughout the country.
Mr. Hoover says, “Our system
of law in America has stood like
a brilliant beacon against the
black curtain of human degre-
dation and misery which exists
in areas barren of meaningful
law. We have a sacred obliga
tion to defend that system and
defeat the criminal who would'
destroy it. But beyond the duty
involved, the thinking Ameri
can is grateful he has the priv
ilege of defending that which
keeps him free.”
Mayor Layton’s Proclamation
follows :
Whereas, crime continues to
be a most formidable enemy
everywhere in the Nation, af
fecting persons of all ages, and
in all stations of life, bringing
misery, degradation and finan
cial loss to law-abiding citizens,
and
Whereas, it has become abso
lutely necessary for decent cL
tizens to vigorously defend
forces of law and order, and to
become personally involved in
rebuilding Americans’ tradi
tional respect for law, and
Whereas, The National Ex
change Club, through its local
Exchange Clubs throughout the
United States and Puerto Rico,
has wholeheartedly sponsored
National Crime Prevention
Week for 18 successive years in
order to make the people aware
of the ever-increasing threat of
lawlessness and of their respon
sibility to combat it;
Now, Therefore, as Mayor of
the City of Newberry, I do
hereby proclaim that National
Crime Prevention Week shall
Warren Abrams
dies Tuesday
James Warren Abrams, 65,
of Rt. 3, Newberry, died Tues
day morning after several years
of declining health and a short
illness.
Bom in Newberry County,
son of the late Clark Ivey and
Sallie Reagin Abrams, he was
a farmer, an elder of Aveleigh
Presbyterian Church, a member
of the Farm Bureau and served
as county committeeman on the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Board a number
Of years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Deree Bryson Abrams; two
daughters, Miss Sallie Roberta
Abrams of Columbia and Miss
Nancy Deree Abrams of New
berry; three brothers, Amos S.
Abrams of New York City, E.
C. Abrams of Bennettsville and
G. C. Abrams of Newberry; and
five sisters. Miss Annie Abrams
and Mrs. Gloria Parks of New
berry, Mrs. N. E. Holcombe of
Weaverville, N. C., Mrs. C. J.
Runion of Greenville and Miss
Wilma Abrams of West Hyatts-
ville, Md.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at
Aveleigh Presbyterian Church
by Dr. Neil E. Truesdeli. Bur
ial was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Roberts named
to Joanna post
JOANNA—E. W. Roberts Jr.
has been named general super
intendent of the Joanna Plants
of Greenwood Milla replacing
Joe L. Lelaney, who retired.
Roberts, former superintend
ent of Matthews Plant No. 1,
is a graduate of Greenwood
High School and Clemson Uni
versity and has been employed
by Greenwood Mills since 1951.
He is married to the former
Miss Ann Kinard of Ninety
Six and they have three chil
dren. Mrs. Roberts 'is a grad
uate of Columbia College
be observed February 13 thru
19, 1966, in our. City, and I do
hereby urgently appeal to all
citizens of this community to
stand up for and defend the
law, Support good law enforce
ment, and actively participate in
ne observance.
REV. COOPER TO
LEAD BIBLE STUDY
The Rev. John C. Cooper of
the Newberry College Philoso
phy Department will teach the
spiritual life study, ‘’Acts: Then
and Now” by Harvey H. Pott-
hoff at Central Methodist
Church, according to Mrs. F.
Scott Elliott, secretary of Mis
sionary Education of the WSCS.
The first session will be held
in the sanctuary Sunday, Feb
ruary 13 at 7:30 p.m. The oth
er three sessions will be in the
Social Hall Feb. 14, 15 and 16
at 3:30 p.m.
Birthday
Greetings
Feb. 12: John James Chap
pell, Mrs. Lonnie Gilliam,
Easton Richardson, Wayne
Ringer, Barbara Jean Wilson,
Ken Brown, Rath Axmfield
Sanders, Erwin Ren wick Ba
ker.
Feb. 13: Roy H. Clary, Mrs.
James A. Brown, Mrs. Minnie
Leitzaey, A. M. Dominick,
Mrs. H. T. Oxner, Gordon R.
Thurow.
Feb. 14: Agnes and Sally
Pritchard, MaUo Shealy, Ma
ry Moffatt Patrick^ JalU' WH-
liams, Teresa Waldrop, Oscar
Jollay, Mrs. Henry Wasson,
Tommy Setxler, Elizabeth
Cannon, William EL Hawkins,
Mrs. H.1B. Rayfield, Mrs. Bob
-w
Mrs.
, lim
ugh.
Long.
Feb. 15:
Warren
Porter, Hefenl Sii
Boozer, Milton
Sherry Danielson, O. H. Ogle.
Feb. 16: James L» Lipscomb,
Mrs. Cecil E. Kinard, Bessie
Kelly, Bob Brooks, Reginald
Bedenbaugh, Joan F. Phibbs,
Lillie Mae Kinard.
Feb. l/: Mrs. Walter Lov
ett, Mrs. Marvin O. Summer,
Mildred Semi, Mira. Clarence
Waldrop, ' Ralph'•’ Wicker,
Dawn Frick, Mrs. Hehry Ni
chols, Miss RAfcpl
Mrs. R. L. Longshore, Mrs. A.
L. Goff, Mrs. Jessie W. Seim,
Eugene Shealy.
Feb. 18: Miss Leona Shea
ly, P. G. Blount, Bobby Tim
merman, Lorene Fulmer, Bet-
tie Mims, Howard B. Kirke-
gard, Mrs. J. W. Mims, Ra}
Holliday.
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