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Sign at a railroad crossing: The average time it takes a train to pass this crossing is 15 seconds— whether your car is on it or not. Always remember that where she eats is more important to a woman than what she eats; the opposite is true of men. VOLUME 29—NUMBER 44. BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDERS SPECIAL BREED I always thought the folks wi sent down to Columbia were folks just like us—people who ■were chosen by t^e taxpayers to represent them, not to take- advantage of them. Now I End I’m wrong. Legislators, it seems, are a ‘‘special breed ai - cording to Re]). Folk, and be cause they are, they must get special consideration which no other state employee enjoys. It was bad enough when this special breed voted a year or so tn tillnw tHP ITOO(1 t.<1XT)ci\ - persons exist on pitiful allow- anees, can only shake the faith of the people in their integrity. Charleston county can be proud of the members of then- delegation who opposed this raid, and it can only question the good faith of those who fa vored it. Voters’ memories are noto riously short, but there will be some who will remember this action on election day. T. M. UZZELI 9 Orange St. ON THE SUBJECT ers to double the.r—the legis lators—salary, and voted this year to give themselves a $600 raise. Not satisfied with this, the special breed wants the tax payers to pay and pay and pay, even though the legislators no longer serve, in order that the special breed may retire on a handsome pension. Mr. Folk and others want the taxpayers (and that includes YOU) to pay into their retire ment $420 a year while they are only paying $192. 5 OU could even be paying the $420, under the bill passed by the house, for a legislator who isn’t even serving. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone pay YOUR re tirement plan for you ? I shouldn’t lump all the gen tlemen in Columbia under the “special breed’’ category. There were those who fought this bill. For instance, Ted Morphy from Lexington County said “We are not treating taxpayers and state employees fairly with this bill. It’s something we can’t pass. I don’t think the people of South Carolina and state em ployees should be raped by this House.” Mr. Morphy noted “we run by choice; people work for the state and pay taxes by ne cessity.” Mr. Folk believes “We have headaches which make one year of service in the General Assembly equal to five years as a state employee.” Wonder how school teachers feel about that statement ? And highway pa trolmen, for instance, who are constantly risking their lives and too often lose their lives in performance of their duties? And dozens of other categories, •where positions call for service “beyond the call of duty?” Well, it’s a shame that this special breed can see that their futures are secure, but they quibble and procrastinate and do everything except help those who really need help under the retirement system—those teach ers who retired before there was a state retirement system, those who retired before they were eligible for Social Secur- ty. They (the special breed) are considering a plan now for these teachers which sounds fine on paper, and would help a few re tired teachers, but for many it would mean no more than a dollar or so increase in their monthly retirement pay. (I hope to have time to go into this bill a little more thorough ly next week.) One taxpayer’s thoughts about this were contained in a letter to the editor of The News & Courier on Tuesday of this week. The letter follows: LEGISLATORS’ RAID While on the subject of leg- : islators, I notice that Rep. Folk has introduced a bill which i would allow residents of New- j berry, Prosperity and Whitmire to decide by referendum wheth er condemnation of private property by municipalities for urban renewal would be allow ed. There it is again, rearing it’s ugly head—urban renewal. What that means is, simply, the mu nicipalities are seeking to get their little hot hands in the federal pork barrel. The sight of all that money hanging around just for the asking is more than they can stand. The City tried this once before but the residents weren’t ready to give up control of the city to the federal and they let Council know it. At this point, I find the citizenry so apathetic that I doubt if the voters much care. Mr. Folk said the “officials” of all three municipalities ask ed for this. No doubt the offi cials will say there’s no harm in passing this bill—after all, the voters would still have to make the decision. But the making of that decision could go on and on and on—if once re jected, it could be brought up again. The best thing to do is to kill it right now in the bud. The purpose of the “urban renewal” supposedly is to en able municipalities to clean up “slum areas.” It is true, of course, that we have areas which aren’t too attractive. Chances are some of them could already have been cleaned up if all applicable laws had been put into effect. Besides this, there will always be slums—because no amount of money will make certain folks —be they white or black—have the desire to live any other way. There are already enough agencies with authority to con demn property. This is no time to be giving more power of this kind. I understand chat even some of those advocating this urban renewal business admit it could be bad in the hands of an unscrupulous government. That statement alone should be enough to stop the bill in its tracks. I wonder if the city officials are going to argue that federal aid doesn’t mean federal con trol? If they begin that, I would refer them to Gerald Paysinger, chairman of the County Board of Education, and Ralph Watkins, director of schools. For years and years the educators of the state said “Oh, no, accepting federal aid won’t mean federal control.” Now they know. Cynical attempt by legisla tors to raid the state treasury and the South Carolina retire ment system, as reported in The News & Courier must come as a shock to the citizens and tax payers of the state. A study of the retirement system, began several months ago revealed the dangerous position of the system and its vulnerability to attack. Its capi tal assets now amount to more than a quarter of a billion dol lars. Between June 30, 1964 and the same date of 1965, it grew about $28 million. This money is a trust fund for the payment of retirement benefits to the people for whose benefit it has been accumulated. For several years, members of the Legislature have been members of the retirement sys tem, expecting benefits in line with the benefits to be paid io other members of the system. That these chosen and trusted representatives of the people should raid the present surplus of the state and use the retire ment system for their own ben efit, when previously retired Attend funeral in Kingstree ii i —» ———i Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church for Mrs. John S. Frierson of near Kingstree mother of Mrs. Charles B. Dawkins of Yoko hama Japan. Mrs. Dawkins is the daughter-in-law of Treas urer and Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins of Newberry who attended the funeral. Others attending were M rs. Ralph Epting, Rev. J. A. Keisler, W. E. Martin and Har vey Lake of Prosperity. Mother of Mrs. Park dies Mrs. Mamie J. Barton, of Charleston Heights, widow ol Albert J. Barton, died Friday in a Charleston hospital. Among her survivors is M '. Conrad B. Park of Newberry, j NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 19G6 $2.00 Per Year State Easter Seal Child is daughter of Newberrians Written by Bob Talbert For The Easter Seal Society D. E. Schumpert dies at age 92 Daniel Edward Schumpert, 92 died Sunday night in a Con way hospital after a brief ill ness. Born in this county, son of the late John Calvin and Sallie Stewart Schumpert, he lived in Newberry until moving to the home of his son, John R. Schumpert in Conway in 1952. His wife, Mrs. Sue Coleman Schumpert, died in 1961. Surviving in addition to his son are another son, Edward S. Schumpert of Cheraw and two granddaughters. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Robert Faulkner. Burial was in Rose- mont cemetery. Carpenter gets appointment Group to give UDC program The Calvin Crozier Chapter of the UDC will hold its month ly meeting at the home of Mrs. Phil Brooks, 1703 Wheeler St. on March 1 at 4 P.M. The as sistant hostesses will be Mrs. H. M. Bryson, Mrs. W. W. Parr, Mrs. F. Scott Elliott, Mrs. C. S. Owens and Miss Dorothy Buzhardt. Mrs. F. G. Hartley will be the program leader on the topic “How The UDC Got Its Name.” Members of the elementary group, Eloise Welch Wright chapter, Children of the Con federacy who presented a pro gram for Drayton Rutherford Chapter in December, will pre sent the same program for Cal vin Crozier chapter next Tues day. IS IMPROVING S. C. “Straw” Paysinger is improving after having under gone several weeks treatment at a Columbia Hospital. NEWBERRY — Julia Ann Moody has just recovered from the childhood disease of chick en pox. It was a trying time for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude J. Moody, as it always is with parents who have 5 1-2 year old children with such things. But the Moody’s are used to “trying” times. When she was seven months old, the Moody’s discovered that their adopted daughter Julia Ann had brain damage which caused the pretty little blonde to have cerebral palsy. Discovering that your child has such a disease is most pain ful. When the child is adopted, it can be even more painful. “But it wouldn’t have mat tered if we’d discovered it the first day we got Julia Ann,” the Moodys said. “We loved her so very much from the very first moment.” The love of the Moodys and the dedication of Easter Seal clinics and centers in Talla hassee, Florida, Spartanburg and Columbia, South Carolina, has enabled little Julia Ann to lead an almost normal life. And this love and dedication has given this year’s Easter Seal Child in South Carolina the hope that the future will be bright. Last year, some 3000 South Carolinians were helped by the $255,501.62 raised in the Easter Seal Campaign of the South Carolina Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. “The success of last year’s campaign,” says Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, again serving as State Easter Seal chairman, “was due to the love and dedi cation of thousands of people in our good state who donated time, effort and money to help us go over our goal by some $16,000. “The heart-warming love and dedication of Mr. and Mrs. Claude J. Moody, the parents of this year’s Easter Seal Child is symbolic of what it takes to make a campaign a success. The story of Julia Ann is the story of Easter Seals.” Through Easter Seals, Julia Ann has progressed from being unable to even sit up, to now where she can walk with the help of braces and even keep up with her kindergarten play mates. The Moodys legally adopted Julia Ann when she was 3 months old. Shortly after this, they noticed she didn’t want to sit up and her legs were con stantly stiff. At 7 months, the cerebral palsy was discovered. The Moodys were living in Flor ida at the time. Mr. Moody is an assistant ranger with the U. S. Forestry Service. Julia Ann’s first Easter Seal treatment was at the society in Tallasassee, when she was one (Continued on page 2) Taking- part in the formal dedication of the new Newberry Post Office Sun day were, from left. Postmaster Harry Moose, Congressman Bryan Dorn, Ben nett Clary representing the Post Office Department and John F. Clarkson, master of ceremonies. (Sunphoto) Attend United Fund n Watershed to be discussed William E. Monroe, President of the United Fund of New berry County, with John F. Clarkson, Director, and Mrs. Clarkson, attended the annual meeting of Carolinas Unitfed Community Services held in Charlotte, N. C., where recog nition was given for outstand ing community services in var ious cities of the two Carolinas. Monroe was honored with an award noting his successful di rection of the activities of the United Fund in this county throughout the year 1965 and was commended for his part in the fall financial campaign so ably directed by L. E. Gatlin Jr., Campaign Chairman. Funds secured in this cam paign will be used in the sup port of agencies included in the budget for 1966. In addition the Board of Directors of this agency made an additional ap propriation to USO for use in Vietnam—a need growing out of the increase in our service personnel in that area. Nineteen organizations re ceive partiol or full support A meeting of land owners of the Beaverdam Watershed area will be held at Silverstreet School Auditorium, on Monday night, February 28 at 7:30 o’clock. Purpose of this meet ing is to permit landowners to receive information and express their interest for or against the proposed Beaverdam Watershed Development project. A referendum will #be held based upon results obtained at this hearing. All landowners in the Beaverdam Watershed area are urged to attend. from the United Fund in New berry county. The local agen cies include 'Boy Scouts of Am erica, Girl Scouts of America, American Red Cross, Newberry County Mental Health Associa tion, Newberry Association for Retarded Children and the Newberry Unit of the Salvation Army. In addition, 13 state or National organizations serving Newberry county from a cen tral office, receive a share of their support from each United Fund organization. Dairymen take Six Newberry County dairy farmers whq produce milk for Edisto Farm Dairy returned last week from a three-day, 1,- 200-mile tour of dairy opera tions in central Florida. They were among 40 touring dairymen who observed Flor ida farms milking from 350 to 900 cows a day. On some of these farms milking is continu ous for 16 to 24 hours daily. The group observed various types of milking parlors, calf raising operations, and feeding procedures using a high percen tage of citrus pulp. Men from this county who participated in the tour under sponsorship of Edisto were J. R. Bishop Sr., Marvin Hamm, Joe F. Lovelace, Harry E. May er, John B. Shealy, and J. R. Braswell. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Thomas T. Carpenter, 17-year old A. C. Flora High school senior, Columbia, received dou ble honors at a school assem bly last Friday. First he was installed as second-semester president of the student body, and later he received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., from Senator Strom Thurmond, who was on hand for the presentation. Carpenter, the son of Lt. Colonel and Mrs. Dalton O. Carpenter of 4523 Oakwood Road, Columbia, was called a ‘ very capable young man” by his principal, J. K. Blum. “He has worked hard for the appointment to one of the Aca demies,” Blum added, “and I feel sure he’ll make it. You know he has to meet the re quirements of the Naval Aca demy even after his nomination by Sen. Thurmond. He is in the upper bracket of his class, a real leader, a boy of high in tegrity” Blum said. Young Carpenter’s installa tion as president of the Stu dent council and receipt of the Academy appointment c a m fe during “J. K. Blum Day” at the school. The installation was dedicated to the principal who is retiring at the end of the school year. Present for the ceremonies were Carpenter's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Carpenter of this city. S. C. Senator Strom Thurmond presents his letter of appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy to Tom Car penter, son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Dalton O. Carpenter of Fort Jackson, at the library of A. C. Flora High School on February 11. From left are Sen. Thurmond; J. K. Blum, principal; Col. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpen ter and Tom Carpenter. (U.S. Army Photo.) Feb. 26: Mrs. G. W. Senn, Peggie Andrews, Mrs. Mild red Harper, Mrs. Hal Kohn Jr M Carol Senn, Charles Senn, Lowell Boozer, Elizabeth Langford. Ed Cannon. Feb. 27: Frances Hayes, Anne Wheeler, Mrs. Clara Ward, Elizabeth Setzler, Mrs. Jessie W. Senn, Mrs. Billy McSwain, Willie Jonef., Ranee Miller, Sarah Franklin. Feb. 28: Walter Wallace, Drayton Nance Jr., Mrs. Mary Amick, Tochie Long, Charlie Crowell Jr., Ray Doolittle, Harrietts Ann Hendrix, Jack Brock, Mrs. D. W. Long, Mrs. T. B. Amis, Cam Long shore. Feb. 29: P. Metts Fant Jr. March 1: Mrs. J. R. Swy- gert, Billy Wal an. W. C. Hoffman, Mrs. Homer Ept ing, Charles Phibbs, Forrest W. Dickert, Mrs. W. D. Jones. March 2: David Stone, Mar gie Ingram, Grady Force, Ralph G. Higgins, J. R. No bles Jr., Jan Bennett. March 3: James Ralph Wil liams Jr., Wilbur Boozer, Mrs. F. A. Truett, Janice Car olyn Boozer, Evelyn Neel Long, Marcie Ross, David Graham, Judy Ann DeHart, Mrs. David T. Templeton. March 4: Ralph Ccmielly, Crosby Lewis, Ralph Lancas ter, Mrs. Hendrix Monts, Mrs. A. P. Ruff, Christie Crowder.