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out about as i Everything co mes expected except the family budget, which alwa\'s seems tn 'or n\'er- sjtent. NEVER UNDERTAKE A JOB WITH THE INTENTION OF GIVING IT LESS THAN YOUR BEST EFFORT. VOLUME 2D—NUMBER 51. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY Bv DORIS A. SANDERS LET’S FACE IT At a hearing I atlcn<i<-'i in Rock Hill last week, the pre siding officer asked one of the attorneys, “whv do you keep beating a dead horse?" Perhaps that is what I’m do ing, but we might as well face it and face it right now: the sooner the better. If the schools | of Newberry County are to con- j tinue to operate, they will op erate only on a totally integrat- | ed basis. Not this year perhaps | —that remains to be seen; but certainly by the following ’ school year this will be fact, not speculation. 1 do nut know who had the j bright idea that the "choic of j school” application forms would be handled on a “first come, first serve” basis. It was clear ly spelled out in the notice that this would NOT ne the case. Even if it had not been so spelled out, do you chink for a minute the federal government j would allow it to be done that way if for some magic reason all the applications from WHITE children were returned the same day they were re ceived? You can bet your bot tom dollar they wouldn't. This is just a means of giving par ents a false sense of security, when what the parents need is a good awakening to the facts. It is no longer a question of whether White students or Ne gro students want integration. That really doesn’t enter into the matter. The fact is that Lyndon Johnson wants integra tion because he believes that will make more votes for him. And what the president wants, he apparently gets. A reading of the newspaper- accounts of meetings to “ex plain” the guidelines for inte gration lead to only one conclu sion: the federal government will not be satisfied until either all Negro schools are closed, or white children are sent to what they term “formerly all-Negro schools”. Nor will they be sat isfied until faculties are FUL LY integrated. And FULLY does not mean that a supervis ing librarian or music teacher or- band director can be sent to the Negro schools on a “con sultant” basis. FULLY means classroom teachers. While education officials in this county cannot give out fac tual information, as I mention ed last week, because they don’t have it, they know within reas- I as a n ttle di.-ai 'Pol ntod that Bu ) <kd m t tak>' n gv < x pression of sym j >at ay in the sun^e m \v h ich i’ w a s sent. () n evory oe- ua." ion he ha.-, p. I 1 i < or pri- vat e, B< ih takes tin op portunity to teas' m e about th- Republi- cat oat * V . Ho doc s n ’ t 'ceni to > u u any hit ig amu.'i ng when the .'til • ■ L on t n e o 111 < •r 1 (Hit . I W i) u Id like, wit h.ou t quoting his i u t * * »• to strum hen Bob out on one th ing con Co ft a ing my fc ing a! > ( nit polit ioa! parties. I a m a me mber of tlic Ropubli- can Par _y simnly b uca i.-e 1 feel —a s no doubt he i o < c- — that a per son ho uld have po itical af- f ilk ition o some k i n < !. But 1 hav e nr V'er —and will tae ver— vot 1 blindh »■ for an\ DC rsoia just bee ause he or she be: us some par t icular politica 1 abel. If I believe the most cap able per- son for an office is a I iemocrat, that’s the man I’d vote for—and I had even, some months ago, promised Bob to give what sup port I could if he would run for i a political office. The reverse is true: because a i man is running on a Republican j ticket does not bind me to vote j for him. If I believe he is in- I i • i capable, dishonest or unethical, | { it won’t take me long to scratch ! 1 his name. And finally a note to Mr. j Lake: this comment does not re- | quire that you take time out of ; your busy schedule for a reply. United States Senator Strom Thurmond will speak at Whitmire High School Friday morning at 11:00 a.m., at which time he will dedicate the “Freedom Shrine” being pre sented to the school by the Exchange Club of Newberry. This is the second Shrine presented in the county by the club, the first having been donated to Newberry High School last year. The Shrine consists of a group of 28 historical documents which will be kept on display at the school. Gor don Leslie, president of the Exchange Club, invited the pub lic to the dedication ceremonies Friday. CONG R ATI L A TION S Congratulations are in order again this week for some young Newberrians and former New- berrians. Jim Billy Smith, son of Mr. anti Mrs. (’. M. Smith Jr., re ceived a NASA award, and won second place in the senior phy sics division of the Central South Carolina Science Fair last week. Jim Billy’s exhibit was entitled “Ion-Exchange Fuel Cell”. Arthur Connelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Con nelly, was a winner in the jun ior biology division with his ex hibit, “A Closed Envir About 250 junior and senior | sion ’ sai<i there are ei ^ ht high school students had exhi- that have not been counted. He said the box managers sealed Annexation election vote results in tie By Mrs. A. H. Counts A tie vote in the area pro posed for annexation left the results of an annexation elec tion here Tuesday undecided. The vote in the area northeast of the City of Newberry was 40-40. Residents of the city vot ed 109-20 in favor of the pro posed annexation. Robert Schumpert, a member ■onment ” ! Bounty Election Commis- bits in the fair. Carol Dianne Clary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Huiet Clary, formerly of Newberry, was chosen “Miss Westminster of 1000” Saturday night. Carol Di anne, a 17-year-old brunette, played two piano selections for her talent entry. She is five on that this is what is coming, feet, six inches tall, weights 125 They know that if an increase pounds and measures 30-24-37. isn’t shown in enrollment of | Miss’ Clary received a $125 Negroes in White schools this check and other awards given year, the government next year ' b >' the Westminster Jaycees. will say “you do it strictly by | Eathy Bennett was awarded a 2-plus rating on French horn geographical limitations.” Even if there is an increase, they’ll probably say the same. Now take a look at your sit uation. Are you nearer to Boundary or Speers Street school than the majority of Negro children now’ attending Drayton Street school ? Are you nearer to Newberry High than the majority now attend ing Gallman High? And are yon nearer to Junior High than the majority now attending 7th and 8th grades at Drayton Street? Where w’ould YOUR children be if geographical li mitations were drawn, and proximity used as a factor? The children in Coateswood, as an example, live very near Boundary Street school. BUT they also live nearer to Drayton Street school then the Negro children who live out Johnstone Street and in the area between Johnstone and Adelaide — and there are a lot of them in that area. So the fact that one lives right at a school may mean nothing when proximity is con sidered. While the County Board Education cannot give out facts it doesn’t have, it would be well to let parents know right now what the future possibilities are. Playing ostrich won’t help a bit, but will just prolong the agony. solo during the band festival at Winthrop College recently. The Newberry High School band re ceived a two rating, of which it was duly proud, inasmuch as “one” ratings during the festi val w’ere few and far between Cathy had made a “one” in a regional contest which enabled her to enter the state competi tion. Civil Court jurors name d the disputed ballots in an envel ope and gave them to the com mission. He said because of the way thc ballots were marked, box managers said they could not determine if the ballots were cast for or against annexation. Schumpert said in some instan ces the NO w’as blacked out and the YES checked. He said the commission wdll consider the validity of the bal lots when it meets later this week to declare the results of the election. Both voters in the city and in the area proposed for annex ation must vote for annexation before it can be approved. The area under consideration extends from the city limits on Glenn street to Kate street, then across to the C&L railroad and back to the city limits on Fair street. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Thought you might like to know that I finally had an acknowledgment of the sympa thy card I sent to Bob Lake, but he wishes that his letter not be published because he does not want to get into “lengthy editorial battle” which he ap parently thought I had in mind. I didn’t, but I must admit The April term of Common Pleas court will convene on Monday, April 25 at ten o’clock with Judge George T. Gregory Jr. of Chester presiding. Jurors will report for duty at 9:30 a. m. Jurors drawn to serve during this term are: Louis Ray Wicker, Luther E. Watkins, Lester C. Werts, Carl Sam Burns, William H. Ariail, Edward Bouknight, W. O. Chas- teen, Fr^d Waters, Martin L. of Kemper, Dewey C. Hurt, David Sligh, Earl J. Bouknight, Guy V. Whitener Jr., Alton E. Lake, Clarence R. Hunnicutt, Robert L. Bowers, Hugh Workman, Ira Lee Frick; Also, Ellis H. Fulmer, Wal ter Waddy Nichols, J. Monroe Dominick, Russell C. Addy, J. P. Epting, J. Dewey Crossland, Robert Nance, Orin A. Amick, Floyd O. Fulmer, F. H. Rine hart, Elliott Dawkins, James Harold Epting, John R. Frazier, Rudolph Martin, Rutledge H. Kelly, Carroll S. Kempson, Min ton Johnson, Donald W. Fin ney, Alva E. Werts, Jr., Wil liam F. Stewart, Richard M. Attaway, Sr. and S. P. Harris. Rev. M. C. Riser services here Funeral services for Rev. Marion Claude Riser, 88, who died in Bethesda, Md. Wednes day, were conducted Monday at 3 p. m. at Whitaker Funeral Home by Dr. Karl Kinard. Bu rial was in Rosemont Cemetery. A retired Lutheran minister, he was a member of the South Carolina Lutheran Synod, a graduate of Newberry College and the Southern Theological Seminary and taught school in South Carolina. Surviving are a son, Marion C. Riser, Jr. of Tallahassee, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Ri ser Schaeffer of Bethesda, Md.; a sister, Mrs. Carl Able of Orangeburg; and eight grand children. The family requests that any memorials be made to the Rev. Marion C. Riser scholarship at Newberry College. Spring Sheet Open scheduled this weekend Newberry Gun Club will be host to the Third Annual spring Open registered skeet tourna ment on April 16 and 17, ac cording to Doyle Long. The tournament will begin Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and con tinue through Sunday. The Saturday event will be a 410 gauge, 50 target shoot and silver trophies will be aw arded to Champion, Class AA, Class A, Class B and Class C. Also on Saturday will be com petition in 20 gauge, 100 tar get shoot. Silver trophies will be awarded on Champion, Run ner-Up, Class A and runner-up, Class B and runner-up, Class C and runner-up and Class D and runner-up. Competition on Sunday will be 12 gauge, 100 targets, with trophies to the same class win ners as on 20 gauge. The final event is for shooters who com pete in the first three events. There will be trophies awarded to the overall champion and the overall runner-up. Mr. Long announces that this will be one of the biggest shoots to be held in the south east, and reservations have al ready been received from Geor gia and North Carolina, as well as from this state. Among the Newberry com petitors will be Jo^elle DeHart, Kay Kibler, Edith Minick, Car ol Minick and Linda Sligh in the ladies’ division. Most of these ladies are now trophy- holders. Also competing will be George Sligh, Jim Todd, Dr. W. W. King, Wyman Cook, Lewis Chapman, John Epps, Beamon Mills and Henry Sow ell. Library to get post office building Transfer of the old Post Office building in Newberry to be used as quarters for the Newberry-Saluda regional of fice has been approved by General Services Administra tion. In a telephone call to The Sun from the office of Senator Strom Thurmond, the Senator's aide stated that the building would be trans ferred from GSA to the De partment of Health, Educa tion and Welfare on Wed nesday. The date of transfer by HEW to the Library board was unknown, according to the Senator s aide. Securing of this building for library facilities culminates a drive covering over a year, spearheaded by the Newberry County Historical Society. Many organizations sent let ters to the Congressional del egation seeking help in hav ing the building turned over to the library. During visits to Newberry, Sen. Thurmond made visits to the library for an inspection of the facili ties, and has been in constant touch with General Services Administration in an effort to have the transfer approv ed. Cong. Bryan Dorn has also been interested in the project and advised of the transfer by telegram to The Sun Tues day. Referendum on commendation powers be held Columbia.—The Senate gave final approval Tuesday to three resolutions which set up urban renewal referendums in three Newberry County areas in Nov ember. Approval came on roll-call votes to the joint resolutions proposing state constitutional amendments so that slum elear- ence projects can be carried out. The towns of Whitmire and Prosperity and the City of Newberry would vote in sep arate November referendums on whether to authorize local authorities to carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work. The question would be wheth er to permit the municipalities or housing authorities to con demn private property deemed slums, or blighted, for public or private use through exercise of eminent domain. The resolutions were recalled from the Senate Judiciary com mittee by Newberry Sen. Jesse Frank Hawkins. They will be returned to the House, where they originated, for action on amendments, but no opposition is expected. VISIT HERE Mr. and Mrs. Steve C. Grif fith Jr. of Charlotte, N.C. spent the Easter holidays with their parents, Judge and Mrs. Steve C. Griffith Sr., and Mrs. A. P. Salley. Squirrel is given blame for blackout About 2,500 persons without electricity for about 90 minutes after a flying squirrel apparently came in contact with a high-voltage power line on Walnut Street here about 9:50 p.m. Monday. Officials of the City Utility Department said about one-fifth of the* city on the southside was plunged into darkness when the animal shorted out the power supply. It was believed the squirrel struck two lines as it glided to the ground from a tree causing a transformer to short out. Of ficials said power was restored by 11:30 p.m. The squirrel was found dead lying on the ground beneath one of the snapped lines. Authority asks lower rates on city water By. MRS. A. H. COUNTS Officials of the Newberry County Water Authority re quested city council here Tues day night to reduce a previous price set for city w r ater propos ed for purchase by the author ity. Walter Hamm of Prosperity appeared before council as an authority representative and asked for the reduction in water price. The authority has plans to supply city water to an area between Newberry and Pros perity. No council action was taken. A decision is expected later. It first was proposed that the city install water lines to the area at a cost of $60,000, but that plan was rejected by council. In other business, council ap proved the first reading of an amendment to the city code pro hibiting the use of BB or pellet guns in the city. City Manager Kenneth Riebe received council approval to proceed with traffic improve ments as recommended by the State Highway department. The State department will provide the equipment and install the additional traffic safety devices within the city. Twenty-two persons from Newberry County were in the motorcade which escorted Miss Julia Ann Moody, State Easter Seal Child to Columbia last Wednesday to be presented to the General Assembly. Among those making the trip were, from left. Sheriff Tom Fellers, Mrs. J. D. French, campaign chairman; Chief Colie Dowd, B.A.C. chairman; Harry Moose’, chairman of the Newberry Crippled Children’s Society; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moody and Ju lia, and Sen. J. F. Hawkins. (Nichols Photo) Rabies Clinic begins soon The following notice has been issued by the Newberry County Health Department: “Once again we are asking your aid in carrying out an im portant program in Newberry County. Each year at this time an extensive drive to control rabies is held in our county. As you know rabid dogs cause un told human suffering and live stock losses each year. This re sults in numerous persons hav ing to take the anti-rabie treat ment. Most exposures to rabies is by persons coming in contact with rabid dogs. This can only be prevented by having all dogs vaccinated against rabies and keeping stray dogs under con trol. “Rabies clinics conducted by the local Sanitation Officer and Veterinarians are being held throughout the county starting April 25 through May 13. There will be a fee of $1.00 per dog at these clinics for innocula- tions. Regular charge at the Veterinarian’s office is $2.00 per dog. Please avail yourself of this opportunity. “State law requires yearly vaccination of all dogs four months of age and older by a licensed veterinarian.” The clinic will begin April 25 and continue through May 13. The weekly schedule will be published beginning in next week’s issue of The Sun. Campaign for beautification gets underway The Newberrry County Beau tification Steering Committee outlined plans for participating in the statewide “Keep S. C. Beautiful” program at a meet ing held Monday morning. Members of the Newberry County Delegation, officials of the city of Newberry and Pros perity, County Officials, repre sentatives of Federal and State agencies, and other attending the meeting pledged their sup port. The “Keep S. C. Beautiful’’ program is a statewide effort sponsored by the State Devel opment Board, Clemson Univer sity Extension Service and the Governor’s Beautification and Community Improvement Board. Plans for a countywide ’’lit ter clean-up” campaign begin ning the first week of May and other beautification efforts will be presented at a meeting of representatives from throughout^ the county to be held Monday,' April 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Courtroom of the County Court’ House. Mrs. Richard Baker, chair- 1 man of the Newberry County Beautification Committee; Dave Morison, Exec. Secretary, New-; berry County Dev. Board; and A1 Busby, County Agent, urge the support and cooperation of all organizations and individuals in the program. Anyone interested is invited to attend the meeting on Mon-, day. Man stabbed by rifle barrel after wreck A 73-year-old Newberry coun ty man was stabbed with the barrel of a rifle in a freak ac cident when his truck ran off a secondary road and struck a tree near here about 4 p.m. on Tuesday. State Highway Patrolman T. M. Nichols identified the vic tim as Jabus William Garnette of Rt. 3, Newberry, Garnette was reported in serious condi tion at a Columbia hospital latp Tuesday. The Patrolman said Garnette i was driving a 1950 Ford pickup truck when he apparently lost control and ran off Secondary road 276 about seven miles west of Newberry. Patrolman Nichols said the truck overturned, ran down a steep embankment and hit a tree. He said a .22 calibre rifle in the truck was rammed d&ru the victim’s right side near the abdomen. The stock of the rifle was broken, he said. A doctor was summoned to the scene and re moved the rifle before the vic tim was moved. The Newberry County Rescue Squal worked about an hour to free the victim, who was pinned in the wreckage. The rifle was loaded but did not discharge, officers said. Itinerary of Registration Board given The members of the Regis tration Board of Newberry County will hold a meeting at the place named below on the date and hour specified, for the purpose of registering qualified electors of Newberry County who may present them selves. Chappells at G. S. Parnell’s store, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Mon day, April 18. Silverstreet at Silverstreet Community Center, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, April 18. Whitmire at Whitmire City Hall, 9 to 5 p.m., Friday, April 22nd. Whtimire at Whitmire City Hall, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 23rd. Peak Town Hall, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday, April 25. Pomaria at Fire House, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, Ap ril 25th. Little Mountain at Town Hall 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Friday, Apr il 29th. Prosperity at Town Hall, 1:30 pan. to 5:00 pan., Friday, April 29th. Voters who already have elec tion certificates dated Septem ber 3* 1957 or after date are not required to get a new cer tificate. If any voter's certifi cate heretofore issued has been lost, mislaid, or destroyed, that voter should get a duplicate registration certificate. A group of Newberrians left Newberry at 10 a.m. on Wed nesday, A.pril 6 in a motorcade to Columbia with Julia Ann Moody, State Easter Seal Child, where the ch.ld was presented to both houses of the legisla ture and honored with a lunch eon immediately thereafter by the State Society of Crippled Children and Adults at the Mar ket restaurant. Julia Ann was presented in the Senate by Senator J. Frank Hawkins of Newberry and in the House of Representatives by Representative Albert J. Dooley of Lexington county. The luncheon was presided over by Dr. Robert Sumwalt, State Easter Seal Campaign chairman. During the luncheon toasts were given to the S. C. Law Enforcement Association and the State Restaurant Associa tion for their sponsorship of the Easter Seal Coffee Day and to the State Easter Seal Child and the volunteer work ers from the Newberry county Chapter. Appropriate responses were made. Twenty-two persons from Newberry, Whitmire and Pros perity joined in the motorcade including volunteers from the Newberry County Crippled Children’s chapter, the County Sheriff’s department, the local police department, the Prosper ity Police department and the cities of Newberry and Whit more. Whitmire was represent ed by Mayor Robert Baker and Newberry city was represented by mayor pro tern C. A. Shealy. The motorcade was met at the Columbia city limits and es corted to the State Capital by an escort of the S. C. Highway Patrol and the Columbia City police. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. J. J. Hitt is undergoing treatment at Newberry County Memorial hospital. Her condi tion was reported to be slightly improved Wednesday. BIRTHDAYS April 16: Mrs. Willie Mae Long, Mrs. W. W. Burr, Jr., Ithama Brooks. April 17: James A- Brown, Nancy Floyd, Tommy Folk, Jr., Mrs. Huston Long. April 18: Mrs. Cannon G. Bleaae, Gordon H. Stockman, Mrs. Dorothy Weir Ruff, Mrs. Furman Reagin, Mrs. George E. Stone, Mrs. W. C. Huffman, Dorothy Shealy, Wilbur Nichols. April 19: Mrs. P. M. Nich ols, Martha Sue Cromer, Mrs. Claude Summer, Frank M. Sean Jr., John C. Davenport, Ellis Davenport Jr., Karen Hite. April 20: Elizabeth Har grove, Arthur George Dwyer, Linda Driggers, Jack Tim merman, George Spotts, Anne Cannon, Walter Gray. April 21: Perry O. Wicker, Betty Bowers, Mickey Chap man, Fred James Harmon, Betty Folk, Ferd Summer. April 22: Henry T. Fellers, Mrs. George S- Minick, Mrs. Frank Mills, A. O. Livings ton, Henry L. Parr III, Paul Duncan. Mrs. W. Ernest Mer chant, Miss Pauline Duncan.