Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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& Affluence Overhear'.!: "1 mna-r worry. I t yot enouyh money to last trie tin' rest of my life—unless i huv some thing or live too long.” *" r * -1 ttfti Penny Wise and . . . Only an American would pa,\ for policing the world, then complain if he doesn’t get 12 shaves on one blade. VOLUME 30 — NUMBER 2. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1960 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY Bv DORIS SANDERS *4 m am BEAL TIFK ATION Only the basest individual with no thought except of him self could object to “beautifi cation” per se. so the beautifi cation, clean-up campaign cur rently underway in Newberry certainly has the support of the vast majority of county resi dents. If one begins to define beauty, however, it should be remembered that each individ- | ual has hi.- own concept of that I word and the opinions of all should be respected. Lor in-, stance. I think the beautifica tion project by State Building 1 A: Loan is quite attractive. I he - trees that have been planted will eventually cover a not-so- pretty background. The small pool with its little fountain, to 1 me, is in good taste, as are the small shrubs which appear be- | tween the two buildings. I think a large shade tree—such as the one that had BETTER ! lie preserved on the late Mrs. I J. \Y. White property,—would pefhaps be an attraction on the square across from city hall and behind the Community Hall — but to me. trees planted in rows like soldiers marching off to war destroy the naturalness | that might otherwise have been achieved. Understand, I’m no landscape expert — I only know what I like. Apparently a majority of the city beautification commit tee approved this propert and I’m in the minority -— but at least I have the consolation of knowing I’m not the only one who doesn’t like this “beauty, even through I might be the on ly one who openly says so. I will admit this: I cannot visualize something I haven t seen, so I am keeping an open mind. Parhaps if I live twenty years longer I’ll change my mind—but 1 haven't yet. I really don’t know how I got on that subject, because that wasn’t what 1 intended to write about. I suppose I was just thinking about that big hole that is knocked in the- old Op- ora House, and the square came to mind. What I really started out to say, in connection with this campaign, was more in the “clean-up” phase. This is one of the major points being stress ed, because thousands of dol lars can be spent “beautifying” and a couple of empty beer cans will ruin the whole effect. We went down last Thursday to take a picture of the dignitaries sweeping the street in front of the City Hail and I'd be almost willing to bet that Ken had it swept before we got there because there wasn’t a piece of litter in sight. How ever, on the way back to the office—with this clean-up busi- nes in mind, I couldn’t help not icing how dirty our streets reallly are. There were those back in the old days who criticized Ed Blackwell about his street sweepers leaning on their brooms. Well, perhaps they did, but at least the streets stayed clean back in those days, and they sure don’t now. After go ing to one of these beautifica tion meetings a couple of weeks ago, I came home to find the garbagemen had been around— leaving litter all over the street in front of my house. Had this been the first time it happened, I would complain to the City office before writing in this column. But this situation, as well as the dirty streets in town has been brought to the atten tion of the city manager cer tainly by me, and probably oth ers. Since the city is cooperat ing so tremendously in this campaign, perhaps it will start at it own front door. Speaking of Ed Blackwell above, reminds me, when we were down at Myrtle Beach a couple of years ago, it seemed sort of like old times to see the street sweepers out—and to see spotless streets! oft* n quote from it here. For instance, this i.- from a letter from California: ’Just can’t understand how a South erner, or anyone, would vote Democratic. William Clayton Powell as chairman of Health, Education and Welfare will re main in control as long as the Democrat.- an- in power. That alone is enough t<* make any one switch parties.’’ This letter wa- fore the big HEW lines push began, who reads have seen 1 i Then in the their problem:- wniten ne- choul guide- hut anyone the headlines should what was coming, one of Mid we m my friends out t writes about with urban re newal (which he is also fight- ingi. and ends with a comment about the school situation: “The people of your eommun-j ;ty owe you considerable thank- fur your remarks about tlu school situation. Plans should he made immediately for pi i I CORRESPONDENCE I have had to be out of town so much recently, it is almost impossible for me to write to the many wonderful people a- bout the country w’ho send me information or write comments about the column, so usually I have to make my acknowledge ments in this manner. I do ap preciate hearing from them, I read and keep the material and vate schooL. The collection of taxes for schools should be stopped at lb*- local and State i levels. It is mo.-t unfortunate that the people of the South did not act immediately to e>- ; taldish private schools and to j abolish public school.- in Idol. I By now, they would have had ; the best educational systems in i tlie nation . . . the public , school has long ago outlived its 1 usefulness . . . keep beating t those dead horses. There art- some who will hear and heed your warnings.” 1 This friend hasn’t been tak ing the Sunpaper long enough ! to know that these warnings 1 began in this column years and j years ago; only now, when the I situation gets too close for i comfort, are the warnings hit- ■ ting home. Ten years ago when 1 tried to get across the mes sage that federal aid would mean federal control, 1 suppose lots of people thought "poor old Doris is off her rocker— they wouldn't dare come in and tell us how to run our schools.” Wouldn't they now? Ask Ralph Watkins. He’ll tell you that he can’t take a step in preparing for the next school year until he gets word from Washington. DEGENERATION There ha- been much talk u- bout the moral decay of this country, hut the 1 most flagrant example of complete degenera tion I’ve seen occurred at Mon treal . N. ('. last week, when Southern ITesbyt'-rian- were told that it’s perfectlly all right Riebe i to break laws if they couldn't get what they wanted any other way; when in face of contin ually r. ng rapes and murders, they are told “oh, we musn’t ex ecute a man—we’ve found a better way.” Nobody explains what the “better way” is ex cept to let a convicted rapist or murderer spend a couple of years in jail then turn him loose to rape and murder again. There are times—and this is one of them—when I feel like using much stronger language in this column that I use. My deterrent is my daughter— and hopefully other youngsters who might read this column and get “another side”—they sure don t get it in many of the daily papers. But anyway, back to the Southern Presby terians, the outfit apparently has been completely taken over by the Martin Luther King loving element, and what is one to do ? Some years ago when liberal rumblings were beginn ing to be heard in the Presby terian General Assembly (high est governing body) I expressed concern to a minister of that denomination. “Oh, it won’t amount to anything,” he said. Well, we see what it has am ounted to over the past few years. Thus far, our children are still going to the Presbyterian church because I am there and I KNOW they are not, as yet, being indoctrinated with propa ganda of this sort. But to save my life, I cannot see, when there are so MANY, MANY worthwhile, religious organiza tions which could use funds, why people will continue con tributing to an organization which condones civil disobed ience without so much as mak ing a protest. Does this mean that the members of Aveleigh Presbyterian church condone Miss Sally Lee Cromer, who retires from teaching at Bound ary Street School at the end of this year, proudly displays the plaque which war presented to her by students of the school. With Miss Cromer is Mrs. Ruby Abrams, principal The presentation was made by Miss Juanita Hitt during a PTA meeting last Thursday, at which Miss Cromer was honored by a musical pro gram directed b\ Miss Hitt. mi: M iss Cromer was also pre sented an orchid by W illiam Kibler, president, on behalf of the PTA, and Mrs. Parnell Ringer, PTA treasurer, paid tribute to Miss Cromer’s long service or years. Officers for the ensuing PTA year were installed as follows: Ollie Move, presi dent; Dr. Thomas G. Riggin Jr., president - elect; Mrs. Kathryn McIntyre, secretary and Mrs. William Senn, treas urer. Registration Board open Mrs. Davenport service Sunday The Newberry County Registration office is Board open on the house urdav. Mrs. Minnie Atkins Davis Davenport, 72, died early Sat urday at the Newberry County from now through Sat-| Memorial Hospital after a short May, 14, except lor illness. •eond floor of the court Sunday. Hours during which Mrs. Davenport was born in registration certificates may be Spartanburg County, a daugh- obtained are from 9 a.m. until ter of the late John A. and 5 p.m. Christianna Alverson Atkins. A registration certificate at Before her retirement, she was least of) days old is required for employed by Oakland Mills, voting in the June 14 Demo- She was a member of Hunt ciatie primary. Lost certifi- Memorial Baptist church, cates may be replaced and She was married twice, first change of precinct certificates to the late Robert G. Davis Sr., issued during the hours shown and second to the late J. Pal- above. mer Davenport. 1 She is survived by three sons, Robert G. Davis Jr. and Jim mie M. Davenport, both of this city and Johnnie R. Davenport j of Kings Mountain, N. C.; two fin.,] week daughters, Mrs. Ralph Kirby An and Mrs. Edna D. Phillips, both of this city. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at her church by Rev. Charles H. Lucado. In terment was in Rosemont cem etery. Active pallbearers were Dresser Kinney, J. C. McLeod, Ed Ellis, Donald Satterfield, Harold Perkins and Marvin Sanders. Serving as honorary pallbear ers were G. L. Hughey, W. E. Holsonback, Roy Cotchcroft, Guy Longshore, George Brock, J. B. Garrett, Andy Bowen, D. O. Carpenter, and Dr. James A. Underwood. Rabies clinic Next wok for tin- rallies clinic, dogs not inoculated during the clinic, at $1 per dog, will have to be taken to a veterinarian, where the charge is $2. State law requires inoculation of all dogs over four months of age. The schedule for next week follows: Monday, May 9: Oxner’s Store, Kinards, 2:20-o:00 p.m.; Minick’s Store, Gary’s Lane, 2:15-0:45 p.m.; Wallace’s Store, Jalapa, 4-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11: Baker’s Laundromat, 2-2:30 p.m.; Oak land Mill, Jones and Senn store, 2:45-3:30 p.m.; West End Park, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Friday, May 13: Mollohon Park, 2:30-3:30 p.m.; Newberry High school, 3:45-4:45 p.m. this action of the General As sembly? If not, they should say so and should make it known publicly. How do they live with such hypocrisy with out speaking out? I realize that Montreat w r as only last week. I am waiting and hoping that the membership of our church will have the intestinal forti- Dougherty of Charlotte, tude, to put mildly’ the Ass t editor of magazine HARTSVILLE — The Inter- Carolina pair of graduating class girls who edited Coker College’s annual student liter ary magazine, The Spectrum, last spring are editing it again this season. As before Judy N. C., word is editor and Pam Phillips of I’m thinking, to denounce the actions of the 1966 General As sembly. Newberry, assistant editor, Pam is the daughter of Mrs. Leila C. Phillips, 2702 Johnstone St., SENATOR JESSE FRANK HAWKINS (center) and Mrs. Hawkins discuss the upcoming Democratic primary with a friend at the first political campaign meeting held last week in Prosperity. An estimated 60 persons attended the meet ing. (Prosperity Citizen photo) Parade starts beautification observance A 48-unit parade along Main Street here Tuesday officially launched Newberry County’s beautification campaign in con junction with the statewide “Keep South Carolina Beauti ful” program. The parade also kicked off “Clean Up Litter Week” acti vities, the first phase of the ov erall campaign. Featured in the parade were officials from throughout the county New berry sanitation trucks, beauti fication committee and garden club members, and County Res cue Squad equipment. Mrs. Richard L. Baker, chair man of the county beautification committee, and A. F. Busby, county farm agent, are co- chairman for the beautification drive. Memorial Day be observed at Junior High Confederate Memorial Day will be observed at Newberry- Junior High School on May 10 at 1:45 p.m. This program, which is sponsored jointly by the Calvin Crozier and Drayton Rutherford Chapters of the U. D. C., will be held under the direction of Calvin Crozier chapter this year. Prof. F. Scott Elliott of New berry College will speak on” Pa triotism”. Miss Juanita Hitt will direct special music with the Junior High group. Postmasters name Moose Harry E. Moose, Newberry postmaster, was elected second vice president of the S. C. Chap ter of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States. He was elected during the 30th annual convention in Columbia Tuesday. W. O. Callahan, Columbia postmaster, was named presi dent and Mrs. Dorothy B. Faris of Catawba was selected first vice president. Court Reporter organization is formed South Carolina now has a Shorthand Reporters Associa tion with its membership made up of court reporters through out the state. The newly elected officers are Mrs. Katherine C. Albright' former Spartanburg County Court Reporter and now a free lance court reporter, as presi dent. B. Meredith Harmon, New berry Circuit Court Reporter, is vice president. Miss Betty Whittle, Darling ton County Court Reporter, is secretary. Mrs. Maud W. Rog ers, Circuit Court Reporter from Barion, is treasurer. Among the charter members is Mrs. Doris A. Sanders, free lance reporter, from Newberry. South Carolina was one of seven states in the nation which did not have a Court Reporters Association and this is the first organization of its kind in the state, Mrs. Albright explain ed. There is a National Associa tion which has about 3500 mem bers. The organizational meeting was held Saturday night, April 16* at Wade Hampton Hotel, Columbia. The after dinner speaker was Spartanburg Coun ty Judge Charles M. Pace. Mrs. Albright stated that the purpose of the state association is to “raise our standards by working together to better serve the courts and members of the S. C. Bar Association. We want them, judges and bar members, to tell us what to do to improve our services. “We also need to stimulate interest of young people to en ter the profession to serve in our capacity in the future. Our job is important . . . the accu racy of our reporting is vital. A man’s life could easily be hanging in the balance and de pendent upon our accuracy,” The tangled wreckage above is what remains of the 1962 Ford Falcon in which Earl H. \\ aites was killed last Thursday morning. The Falcon was in collision with a 1954 Cadillac which was driven by Melvin B. Stone of Whitmire. The wreck oecured on Highway 72 near Whitmire. (Prosperity Citizen photo) Plans set for Republican Bandwagon visit Friday The GO-Party Bandwagon, a sparkling combination of talent, old-time handshaking, visiting, and short political remarks, will roll into Newberry Friday, May 6 at 4 p.m. Free to all interested persons, the Band wagon is expected to draw a large crowd when it appears here. “We plan for the Bandwagon to come through Newberry a- bout 4:00 p.m., A. M. Domi nick, in charge of local ar rangements, said. “The Band wagon will be parked at the Community Hall square for a- bout an hour and everyone is invited to come on down and talk with our statewide and congressional candidates who will be there.” The Bandwagon serves as a stage for the performers and the politicians who travel with it. “Our performers will have the same high quality as our candidates,” Mr. Dominick said. “The young South Caro linians who will perform are giving their time and we con sider this extremely significant because it indicates that many young people are with us in our efforts for two-party gov ernment and better govern ment. ” Sponsored by the S. C. Re publican Party, the GO-Party Bandwagon will bring with it Senator Strom Thurmond; Marshall Parker, candidates for the other U. S. Senate seat; Joe Rogers, candidates for Gov ernor; Marshall Mays, candi date for Lt. Governor; Dr. Inez Eddings, candidate for State Superintendent of Educa tion; Congressman Albert Wat son, candidate for re-election from the second district; John (Bud) Grisso, candidates for Congress from the Third dis trict; and Archie Odom, candi date for Congress from the 6th district. Accompanying the GOP team wdll be Miss Carolyn Berner, Albert Watson Jr., Bobby Davis, Chuck Nixon and Miss Donna Williams, all of whom are well-known perform ers. “We urge everyone to come out to see our Bandwagon for an evening of fine entertain ment and short talks, none over four minutes, from our candi dates,” Mr. Dominick said. “Admission is free to all.” The Bandwagon will move from the Square to the ball park behind Speers Street school, where the entertain ment will begin at 7 p.m. Rinehart gets research grant | Dr. James R. Rinehart- asso ciate professor of economics at Newberry College, has received a research and creativity grant for an economics project. The grant, in the amount of i $1300, was awarded by the I Board of College Education and Church Vocations of the Luth eran Church in America. Dr. Rinehart’s project will be to study the effect of monetary disorder on the Southern conti nent and to investigate other exogenous factors influencing the economic development of the South. He will study at the Li brary of Congress and at Duke University during the summer and fall in connection with the project. R. P. Boulware dies suddenly Richard (Dick) P. Boulware, 61, died early Thursday at the Newberry County Memorial hospital after a short illness. Mr. Boulware was born at Mt. Carmel, McCormick county, a son of the late Robert and Sue Watson Boulware. He dealt in cattle, pulpwood and timber. He was a member of New Cha pel Methodist church, Superin tendent of the Sunday School and Secretary of the Newberry Methodist Circuit. He is survived by his wife, Mi's. Nettie Kemble Boulware; two brothers, Rev. C. Herbert Boulware of Summerton, and William S. Boulware of San Antonio, Texas; and four nep hews. Funeral services were con ducted Friday at New Chapel by Rev. Dewey Brazil. Burial was in the church cemetery. MAY DAY AT NEWBERRY COLLEGE—May Queen Judy Herlong, senior from Johnston, begins the walk across the quadrangle at the 31st annual May Day observance at New berry College Saturday. Train bearers are, left to right. Dot- tie Park, Thomas Riggin III, Mary Farley, and Melissa Tur- beville. Not shown is Patrick Cummings. (Newberry College Photo) Ebenezer Ebenezer Methodist church, Glen nStreet Extension, is plan ning a revival May 8-13, be ginning at 7:45 each evening. Rev. J. M. Prater of Saluda will be the visiting minister. The congregation and the pas tor, Rev. Dewey Brazill, cor dially invite everyone. BIRTHDAYS May 7: Henry Brooks, Mrs. Charles H. Boyd Jr., Ran dolph Ferguson, Michael Sheppard, Anette Hawkins, Mike Epps, Carroll Devore, Norman Beck, Buddy More- head. May 8: Edith Dickert, J. Morgan Randall, Mary Bouk- night, Louis Ellen Cromer, Helen J. Ezell, Sara Brown, Mary Helen Smith, Johnnie B. Lindsay, Terry Merchant, Kerry Lamar Epting, Evelyn Parr. May 9: Williamson Folk, Mrs. Horace Cromer, Nat Gist III, C. E. Sharpe. May 10; Mrs. William C. Armfield, Oscar Johnson, Ferd Summer Jr M Alice Jane MacBeth, Sue Ellen Hipp, Mary Rebecca Anderson, Rev. David T. Templeton. May 11; H. T. Wike, Carol Ana Baxter, Eleanor Amick, Mack Amick, Wallace Moore, N. B. Warren Jr., Mrs. Ruth Cuklasure, Mrs. Ruth S. Dickert, Irvin Attaway, Julia Rebecca McSwain, Alice Price, Susie Ogle. May 12: Lottie Boland, Mit- zie Ann Stoudemire, Janet Senn, George D. Hentz, Miss Theresa Lightsey, Clarence Duncan Sr. May 13: Mrs. Lois W. Huck- aby, Mrs. Pressley N. Boozer, Eleanor Kirkegard, Kibler Williamson, DerryD Satter- white, Rhoda R. Boozer.