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A woman never admits she has lost an argument-—she just thinks she has failed to make her position clear. „ I -i*Ej till THE DOER A man seldom knows what he can do until he tries to undo what he did. VOLUME 29—NUMBER IS. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY Bv DORIS A. SANDERS citv miyht FAVORITE ONE There are many worthy fund raising agencies, but perhaps my favorite of all is the ( rip pled Children Society. I have seen and known of so many wonderful things -this organiza- . v , f ll]lt condemn them if public hmo tion has done for adults and . . „ fot proceed with its urban renewal programs by eliminating' -lunm and blighted areas. But the rity already has the power to clean up such area- through enforcement of its housing code and even to children, but especially children. Hand in hand with constant research to find ans wers as to why children are born deformed, there is con tinuing research to find meth ods of helping those deformed by birth or later in life by ac cident or paralyzing disease. One needs to have a personal acquaintance with a “real life case history” to be convinced of the wonderful work done by the Crippled Children’s Society for those children (and their parents) who could not other wise afford treatment. But you can take the word of those who have long been connected with the Society—once they be come interested in this work, they’ll neg’ect other duties to help this cause. I hope you will help too—by putting a generous contribution in the envelop^ which came with your Easter Seals; or if you didn’t get Easter Seals, send along a contribution to J. D. French, treasurer, and be sure to help Chief Dowd and all law enforcement officers by buying ing or other public facilities are to replace the slum areas. X o w the city wants MORE authority. It wants to be able to condemn >uc h areas and then sell the redeveloped ■'dtes to private interests. In short, the city wants the right to condemn the property of one private owner in order to sell the same property (after rede velopment or clearance) to an other private owner. This is serious business. Without questioning either the motives or the character of any public officials who may hold positions of authority’ (now or in the future), we point to the possibilities of fraud or fav oritism in arranging the con demnation, redevelopment, and resale of private property. But an even greater concern relates to the govermental phil osophy’ involved. If private property can be taken by con demnation from one individual to be sold to another for the latter’s profit or even for mu nicipal estheaics, where will the power ef eminent domain a B.A.C. button, beginning this he halted? weekend. I don’t exactly ap prove of some of the methods Chief uses for selling the but tons, and he knows it (i.e., road blocks by policemen), but I do most heartily approve the cause. If you are stopped by one of the Chief’s force, just grin and bear it and pull out a dollar to pay for the button. You might be interested in how that dollar is spent: Sixty-four cents for direct care and treatment for the crippled of South Carolina; Ten cents for public, profes sional and health education; Two cents for research and cures; Eight cents for support of the nationwide program aimed at lessening the tragedy of crippling conditions.; Fourteen cents for miscel laneous coordination, admin istration, fund-raising and field service that keeps it all func tioning fruitfully and efficiena- ly- PLEASE don’t put off any longer sending your Easter Seal contribution. Do it today! Fortunately, South Carolina’s ban against such usurpation of private property cannot be changed except by r constitution al referendum. It may be that the people of Richland county and of the state as a whole subscribe to this new theory of “public benefit.” They may agree with the U. S. Supreme Court’s view (in a District of Columbia case) that condemna tion is in order to achieve | “spiriutal” and esthetic” values i in a community. We submit that the idea is debatable, and we hope that discussion will arise—both in the Senate and among the cit izenry—before our Constitution is so amended. Chief of Police Colie Dowd, chairman of the Newber ry County “B.A.C.” campaign, a phase of the Crip pled Children’s Society Easter Seal Campaign, gets a head-start by selling the first “Buck-A-Cup, Brace-A-Child” button to Mayor Ernest Layton. The BAC campaign will begin officially Friday morning with a coffee at Werts Cafe. After that time, law enforcement officers throughout the county will begin selling the BAC buttons. Chief Dowd urges that the public cooperate by exchang ing a buck for a BAC button, thereby supporting the many worthwhile activities of the Crippled Children’s Society in South Carolina. (Sunphoto) B.A.C. button sales to begin Friday Two contests r develop in county offices The deadline for Democrats to qualify and Republicans to nominate for county offices came at noon Monday with only two contests developing for county offices. Rep. D. P. Folk was unoppos ed for the Democratic nomina tion to the House of Represen tatives, and no Republican had been nominated at deadline time Monday. Probate Judge Frank H. Ward was also unopposed in seeking reelection to that of fice. For Commissioner District Number 1, Luke Hart of Whit mire and Sease Dowd of New berry filed for that office now held by Ben F. Dawkins, who seeks re-election. Curtis Shealy of Prosperity is opposing incumbent Ross George for the office of Com missioner District 2. In the Senate District 22 race, the only candidate for office from Newberry County is Re publican Eugene Griffith, who was nominated by the tri-coun ty republican conventions for Seat No. 2. Also in the Seat Z race is incumbent Senator from Saluda County, F. G. Scurry. Albert Dooley, Democrat of Lexington and incumbent Lex ington Sen. Beasley Smith, also a Democrat, seek Senate Seat No. 1 and are opposed by Floyd Spence who was nominated for the seat by the Lexington, New berry and Saluda county Repub lican conventions. A Day in Court COLUMBIA, TOO! Seems Newberry isn’t the only city which is seeking ad ditional condemnation powers. The war is waging in Columbia too, according to a recent edi torial in the Columbia State. Right interesting that the “All- American City” needs condem nation powers to eliminate “slums and blighted areas.” The State editorial speaks of the power which now exists in the field of eminent domain, such as the right to condemn property for highways; the right to condemn property for municipal buildings or for a school site. But there are res trictions—the State constitu tion says “Private property shall not be taken for private use without the consent of the owner nor for public use with out just compensation being first made therefor.” The editorial continues, in part: The greatest safeguard em bodied in that section is the clear-cut ban against the use of eminent domain to take private property for anything other than public uae... South Carolina Courts have consist ently held that “public use” must involve genuine use, not simply some vague “public benefit.” We bring the subject up be cause Richland County legis lators have gained approval in the House of Representatives for a proposed change in the Constitution as it affects emi nent domain. At the instiga tion of the Columbia City Coun cil, the Richland delegation is proposing an amendment which would permit the condemnation of private property, not only for public use, but for private use. It is argued that the change is necessary in order that the Club to give scholarship The Newberry Kiwanis Club today announced plans for the 7th annual award of a very desirable scholarship to be placed at Newberry College for the academic year 1966-67. Val ue of scholarship will be $500 for use during freshman year. Through the Kiwanis Club’s special committee on scholar ship, the chairman, Dr. Henry A. McCullough Jr., has report ed that forms have been sent to high school principals and will be available to residents of Newberry County who are in the top quarter of their grad uating class. Application forms for the scholarship may be ob tained through the offices of the Newberry, Mid-Carolina and Whitmire High schools. Com pleted applications should be sent to the Newberry Kiwanis Scholarship Committee, New berry College. The deadline is April 15. Applicants will be carefully screened on basis of complete information which they must submit. Applicants will be rat ed on basis of scholarship, aca demic accomplishments, life purpose, personality and need. Final decision as to winner will be made after close study of applications and personal in terviews with those rating highest on academic standards. have revival Revival services have been scheduled at Lebanon Methodist church March 30 through April 3. Rev. J. Frank Manning, pas tor of Main Street Methodist church, McColl, S. C., will be the visiting minister. The con gregation and the pastor, Rev. Dewey Brazill, cordially invites everyone to these services which will begin at 7:45 P.M. “Coffee Day for Crippled Children” will be observed on Good Friday, April 8, sponsored for the 14th year by the S. C. Restaurant Association, assist ed for the 8th year by the S. C. Law Eenforcement Offi cers Association. Mrs. J. D. French is chair man of the Newberry County campaign for the Easter Seal Society which conducts “Coffee Day” during the annual drive for Easter Seal funds to aid South Carolina children and adults who are handicapped by cerebral palsy and other crip pling conditions. Local chair man of “Coffee Day” is Chief Colie Dowd. “BAC” buttons—the initials represent “Buck-a-Cup” means “Brace-a-Child”—will be sold beginning March 25 by restaur ant owners headed by Mrs. Werts and by all law enforce ment officers who are led again this year by Chief Dowd. Exchanging a dollar for a “B.A.C.” button entitles the wearer to drink coffee all day Good Friday at any participat ing restaurant, hotel or drug store in the state. Chief Dowd, Coffee Day Chairman, said the project rep resents “many helping hands in our community reaching out to help the crippled.” Harry Moose, chairman of the county chapter, urged all residents of the county “to help in this most worthwhile effort by buying a coffee button.” Mr. Moose said “We are grateful to all who participate in Coff ee Day—those who buy buttons and the restaurant and law en forcement people who every year contribute so much to the realization of fuller and hap pier lives for the crippled children and adults of. state.” Smith to run for Senate Miss Baker’s essay printed in "Record’ Congressman Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-SC) has placed the national award winning es say written by Miss Elizabeth Renwick (Beth) Baker of New berry in the Congressional Rec ord. Miss Baker’s essay is entit led “Jefferson Davis and His Achievements” and won first place in the national historical essay contest sponsored by the United Daughters of the Con federacy. Miss Baker is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Baker and is a junior at Newberry High School. In placing Miss Baker’s essay in the Record, Congressman Dorn called her essay a “masterpiece” and com mended it to the attention of the Members of Congress and to historians throughout the country. m WM Sen. F. Beasley Smith of Lex ington has announced his can didacy for Senate Seat No. 1 in District 22 with the following statement: My greatest concern during my two years of an expected term of four year, has been keeping Governmental affairs in the hands of the people. I have supported legislation that would do the most people the most good. I have given a great amount of effort for the crea tion of water districts, thus pro viding a generous supply of water for liomes and industrial development. I have worked closely with the State Develop ment Board for industrial growth. I have been interested in and wholeheatedly supported prog ress in our educational endeav ors. I regret that the courts made reapportionment a problem. I am confident that the system of one senator per county af forded the most satisfactory method of representation in the State Senate. My record is clearcut, I supported legislation that provided Senatorial repre sentation to the most counties possible. As a senator representing Lexington, Newberry, and Salu da counties, I pledge myself to be concerned about the jroblems of all the people that I have the opportunity to represent in this newly formed senatorial dist rict. This is my candidacy for Senate Post No. 1 of District 22. BOUNDARY PTA MEETS TONIGHT Boundary Street PTA Asso ciation will meet tonight— Thursday—at 8 p.m. The Ex ecutive Committee meeting will be held at 7:30 in the library. Famous Scientist Visits Newberry College—Dr. Harlow Shapeley, world famous scientist and author of six books, is shown with Dr. A. G. D. Wiles just prior to Dr. Shapley’s lecture at Newberry College Thursday night. The lecturer delighted the audience with humorous remarks during his illustrated lec ture on astronomy. (Newberry College Photo) Misa Hattie Belle Lester, dean of women at Newberry College, will attend a conven tion of the National Association of Women Deans and Counsel ors in Washington, D. C. March 30-April 3. The convention program marks the 50th anniversary of the Association. Theme of the program will be “Heritage and Horizons.” < A ’ JfXc < S: ■ i ' * h f the l o- Members of the 7th grade at Junior High school have been studying state and local government in their South Carolina history course, taught by Mrs. Naomi Epting, Tuesday morning, they had a first-hand look at the operations of the Court of General Sessions. The group occupied one entire side of the courtroom, and overflowed from the Grand Jury box. Arriving at the -court house about 9:30 under the guidance of Mrs. Epting and other 7th grade teachers, the group heard Probation Officer Roy Stutts explain the procedure followed by the Court. Later in the morning, they heard a brief talk by Solic itor William T. Jones, and had an opportunity to hear several guilty pleas, and sentences. The only disappointment was that no jury trial was scheduled dur ing the visit. A portion of the group is shown above, listening to Mr. Stutts. (Sunphoto) Criminal court disposes of guilty pleas, adjourns Oakland plant and union sign 2-year contract Oakland Plant, and Local 2014, United Textile Work ers of Aweriea^ AFL-CIO, after several weeks of ne gotiations, have settled on a two year contract effec tive March 21, 1966. The agreement includes increased pension benefits for all hourly paid employ ees, jury duty supplement pay and an additional paid holiday with minor adjust ments to be applied to the next general wage increase. By MRS. A. H. COUNTS General Sessions court ad journed here Tuesday after a two-day session with nine cases continued to the June term. There were no jury trials dur ing the session. James Goggens, charged with murder, pleaded guilty to man slaughter and was sentenced to 18 years by presiding judge George T. Gregory Jr. of Ches- Larry Dixon and’Claudia H*r- 4300* suspended, two. years pco- E0C group now private The Newberry-Saluda County Economic Opportunity Commis sion has been abolished and a new organization, a non-profit private commission with the same membership as the public j commission, has been formed, according to Rep. D. P. (Jabbo) Folk. Folk said the commission is now called Newberry - Saluda Counties Community Actions, Inc., with the same membership of 30 persons, 20 from Newber ry and 10 from Saluda County. Folk said the private commis sion is now “divorced entirely from the county government.” He said the county has pledg ed to pay 10 per cent of the es timated $32,000 cost for staff and buildings of the commis sion this year. The commission at a meet ing Thursday night approved the plan to switch to private, non - profit operations. The group also signed an applica tion for an eleemosynary char ter from the secretary of state. Rev. David Carter, a mem ber of the public and now pri vate commission and president of the Newberry Ministerial Al liance (Negro), said attempts by the alliance to organize a private commission will be abandoned. Carter said the purpose of the attempts to form a private commission has now been solved with the switch to a non-profit group by the public commis sion. , ' Robert Shealy of Newberry is chairman of the bi-county or ganization. Paul DeLoache of Saluda and Dr. J. E. Grant of Newberry are vice chairmen in their respective counties. V The now private commission will make application for fed eral funds under the anti-pov- *uiax4axd jfyia Jesse Hermon Glymph, viola tion of liquor law, six months or $750. Robert L. Gary, using car without owner’s consent, nine months, suspended, two years probation. Willie Jackson, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, one year. Rosa Lee Griffin, violation of the liquor law, six months or rington pleaded guilty to house breaking and larceny and were each sentenced to one year, sus pended, two years probation. Defendants pleading guilty to two counts each of forgery, and their sentences, were Willie Suber, six months on each count, and Frank Allen, one year on each count. The following defendants pleaded guilty to non-support and were placed on probation contingent on weekly support payments: Leroy Coleman, $12.50; Ern est Chaplin, $25; Roscoe Jack- son, $10; W. C. Hawkins, $10; Silas Praylow, $8; Leonard Byrd, $12; and James Toland, *20. The following defendants were sentenced after pleading guilty to driving under the in fluence of intoxicants: Frank Hayward Hicks, one year or $1,000, suspended after service of two months or pay ment of $200, two years proba tion. Lewis Andrew Haynes, one year or $1,000 suspended after service of three months or pay ment of $200, three years pro bation. Herbert Lee Blair, three years or $2,000, suspended after serv ice of six months or payment of $400, three years probation. Marvin Jeter, housebreaking, larceny and receiving stolen goods, one year, suspended, two years probation. Willie Sims, carrying conceal ed weapons, nine months, sus pended, two years probation. telecast in state For the first time, television programs of a Billy Graham Crusade will be shown within a specific locale ahead of nation al presentation. Television stations WFBC, WLOS and WSJA, previously announced, and five others will each carry a series of hour-long video tape of crusade rallies. The viewing schedules are as follows: WFBC: (Greenville) March 24, 8:30-9:30 p.m. and March 25, 8:30-9:30 p.m. WLOS (Asheville), March 24, lb-11 p.m. and March 25, 9-10 p.m. WSPA (Spartanburg) March 24, 8-9 p.m., and March 25, 10- 11 p.m. WBTV (Charlotte) March 24, 8-9 p.m. and March 26, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. WIS: (Columbia) March 24, 8:30-9:30 p.m., and March 25, 9-10 p.m. bation. Louie Miles, violation of the liquor law, three months or $300. B. C. Cooper, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and car rying concealed weapons, 30 months. Ezell Starks, assault and bat tery of a high and aggravated nature, one year, suspended af ter service of three months or payment of $250, two years pro bation. Rosevelt Sligh, two counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, two years on each count. Bobby Garland, highway rob bery, larceny, assault and bat tery with intent to kill and car rying concealed weapons, six years, suspended after service of three years, five years pro bation. W. L. Watts Jr., highway rob bery, six years, suspended after service of three years, five years probation. BIRTHDAYS March 26: ’Caroline Pool, Mrs. E. L. Blackwell, Marvin Eugene Schumpert, Sue Hut chinson, Lance Reed, Angie Ruff. March 27: Mrs. M. D. Lam beth, Thomas Hugh Crooks, Marvin Abrams, Jr., Phillip Earl Cromer, Mrs. George R. Summer, Bob Dorroh. March 28: H. O. Newman, Elizabeth Ann Ruff, Sylvia Shell, H. T. Lake, Johnnie S. Harmon, Horace Cromer, Ralph Higgins, Ruth M. Swy- gert, David Leonard Turner, Leland Gray. March 29: Mrs. Forster Smith, Mrs. Norma Wessing- er Glymph, Miss Pauline Williams, James D. Perry, Tommie Long, Robert Clay ton Smith Jr., Harvey Draw- dy, E. S. Southerland, George N. Martin, Nancy Elizabeth Timmerman, L. F. Fischer. March 30: William Milam, Hedy P. Clark, Eddie Long, Deleal Boinest, Neel Boozer, Gettis L. Coates, Henry Dod gem, Tommy Pope, Charles Park, Robert Bartley Jr. March 31: Mrs. James Smith Sr., Johnny Billings ley, Rupert Hodges Jr,, Mary Susan Long,. Mrs. Anna Counts, George Ray Lathrop, Larry Beam, Bill Carter. April 1: Jake Wise, Mrs. Bertha D. Boy 1st on, Otis L. Whitaker, Mrs. A. E. Hazel, Miss Ruth Feagle.