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' A big man is not one who makes no mistakes, but one who is bigger than any mistakes he makes. The trouble with opportunity knocking at the door is that it so often turns out to be a house-to- house canvasser. ■ ■ I. I-M II. II. IM— 1 ' ' '' ■■ VOLUME 30 — NUMBER 5. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY, 26, 1966 $2.00 Per Year Newberry Co-op Fair be Tuesday The Newberry Electric Coop erative. Inc. will hold its an nual meeting at the local fan- grounds at 8:00 p.m. on Tues day. May Ml, according to George E. Stone, ( o-op presi dent. Members, their families and friends are invited to attend. The primary purpose of the meeting is to conduct necessary business and give the member ship information that will oe helpful to them to better under stand the purpose and goals of the Cooperative. There will be reports ol ufli- cers. directors and manage ment, and three directors will be elected. On the fun side, the meeting will feature professional enter tainment: The Torrys, tumbling act; the Roses, singing act; The Smileys, magician act and Elor- ine at the Organ. In reviewing the Coopera tive’s operation for the past year, Mr. Stone stated that dur ing the year, service was sup plied to an additional 172 mem bers and that electric energy sold to members increased by more than 3,000,000 kilowatt hours over 1004. The average cost per kwh to consumers de creased slightly. Inflow and outflow of con struction materials were* hand led in a most creditable man ner, Mr. Stone reported; all of fice work is being handled very efficiently, all funds have been properly handled and expended only as provided by board pol icy. Mr. Stone paid tribute to Co op employees as being “dedicat ed to their work. Each performs his or her duty with a very high degree of efficiency and with an unusual manifestation of a pleasant disposition.” “We should be proud of our Cooperative” Mr. Stone said, “for what it has done, is doing now and hopes to do in the fu ture in helping develop a better community for all of us.” Members of the Board of Di rectors of the Co-op are Ralph P. Shealy, Harold F. Long, Da vid C. Waldrop, secretary- treasurer; T. W. Hunter, attor ney, NRECA Vice-President; Clifford T. Smith, George E. Stone, president; Hugh M. Epf- ing, Manager; »V. E. Epps, L. Berley Bedenbaugh, Ray M. Blair and David L. Ruff, vice- president. H. B. Purkerson H. Brooks Purkerson, 65, of Greenwood, brother of J. G. Purkerson of Newberry, died Wednesday at his home. Funeral services were held Friday by Blytk Funeral Home Luke B. Hart withdraws from i political race Luke B. Hart, a candidate for ! the office of Commissioner of i District No. 1, announced today that he would be unable to re- i main in the race because he has ! accepted a position with the ' Bank of Wiiliston. at Williston, and will tie moving from Whit- i mire in the latter part of June. Mr. Hart stated that he re- I i gretted leaving Newberry Coun- ! ty and withdrawing from the 1 race, and would ilk'- t<> thank all of those who have shown an interest in his candidacy. Poppy Day is Saturday BACHMAN HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS—Seven Newberry College students were named to membership in the Bachman Honor Society at the annual Aw ards Dav Convocation recently. They are (seated) Mary Shivers, Jacksonville, Fla.; Peggv Graddick, Sullivans Island; Roberta Cooper, Newberry; Nancy Ab rams, Newberry; Ella Sharpe, Columbia; (standing) Prof. T. E. Epting; Ruth Dale Kinard, Newberry; and Thomas L. Atkinson, Sumter. The Bachman Honor Society, founded in 1962, is committed to the ideal of fostering high standards of scholarship at Newberry College. (Newberry College Photo) School district to manage Head Start classes again “ Lest we forget—wear a Poppy!” This will be the message of the American Legion Auxilary to the people of Newberry on Poppy Day, Saturday, May 28. Members of the Auxiliary and cooperating groups of young women will be stationed at numerous places all day offer ing baskets of Memorial Pop pies and urging all citizens to wear one of the little red blos soms in honor of the Nation’s war dead. “We know that everyone in Newberry will wish to express remembrance and gratitude by wearing a poppy on that day” said Mrs. W. Roy Anderson, of the Auxiliary. Poppy Day chairman of 24 unit “The Memorial Poppies have been made for the Auxiliary by- disabled war veterans working in hospitals and convalescent w-orkrooms,” Mrs. Anderson said. “The Auxiliary’s memor ial poppies are fashioned from (Continued on page 4) By a 16-3 vote, the Newberry- Saluda Counties Community Ac tion, Inc. gave authority to the Newberry County School Dist inct to operate the “Head Start” program for pre-school ers in the county this summer. This program, inaugurated last year, was handled entirely by the school district with funds from the Office of Economic Opportunity. This year, OEO decided that funds must be handled through the local Com munity Action commission. The School District had stated that unless it had authority to hire and fire personnel for the pro gram, it would not become in volved. This authority was giv en by an overwhelming major ity at the Community Action meeting Tuesday night. Fred Staton, principal of Newberry Junior High, will be director of the program. Some 300 children are expected to participate in classes which will begin about the middle of June at Boundary Street School and last for two and one-half months. Teachers will attend a seminar at the University of South Carolina before the pro gram begins. In other action, the group amended its by-laws to allow | setting up neighborhood advis ory comittees which would elect members to the Community Ac- ‘ tion, Inc. Robert H. Shealy, chairman, stated that approval has also been given for the local group to receive a $16,271 federal grant to finance surveys and hire personnel for a bi-county poverty investigation. The grant was ap wed for a six-month budget. n funds will be used to hire personnel to survey the two counties in a search for poverty stricken homes. Mr. Shealy said the applica tion listed salaries for four per sons to be hired to conduct the survey to determine the needs of poor persons in the two counties. The salary schedule listed, for the six months per iod, a full time director, $4,500; an associate director, $3,540; a research technician, $2,400 and a stenographer, $1,800. The 30-member community actions association originally was established by state legis lation introduced by the New-- berry County delegation. Pressure was applied by a New r berry ministerial group to change the anti-poverty associa tion to a non-government con nected association. The move to abolish the connection was ap proved in March. Post Office be closed Monday The Newberry Post Office will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day, a legal holiday, according to Postmaster Harry E. Moose. There will be no city or rural delivery. Mail will be worked to post office boxes. Outgoing mail will be dispatched as usual. State workers meet tonight Cub Pack 176 of Jalapa, at- Newberry unit of the S. C. State Employees’ Association will be held on Thursday, May 26, at 8:00 p.m. in the Audi torium of the County Agri cultural building in Newberry. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. Representatives from the State Employees’ Association office in Columbia will be in attend- i ance. Mrs. Ruff dies; Mrs. Rebecca Rose Ann Har mon Ruff, 85, of Saluda, step mother of Laymon Ruff of Newberry, died Thursday in a Newberry hospital after an ill ness of two weeks. FELLOWSHIP LUNCH IS POSTPONED The Golden Age Fellowship has postponed its covered dish luncheon at the lake home of Mrs. Catherine Pender on Fri day, May 27, until further no tice. CANDIDATES FOR DIPLOMAS AT MID-CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL, shown above from left each row, are: Susan Hamm, Margaret Upton, Judy Godwin, Kay Bundrick, Phillip Cromer, Linda Sue Myers, Nedra Shealy, Janet Long, Elizabeth Graham, Betty Lou Aull. 2nd row, Betty Ann Hawkins Lominick, Judy Annette Shealy, Pat Saville, Nellie Rose Richardson, Dianne Fulmer, Toni Ann Morse, An nie Laura Johnson, Judy Carol Shealy, Rodgers Ringer, Kenneth Wayne Richardson. 3rd row, Troy Shealy, David Bowers, Betty Jo Rish, Mary Ann Freeman, Phyllis Shealy, Dottie Sligh, Dianne Crumpton, Bonnie Boland, Shelia Meade, Carolyn Sligh, Betty Sheppard. 4th row, Henry Auton, Calvin Lindler, Eddie Amick, Gregg Founts, Wayne McCartha, Kenneth Chapman, Gayle Kunkle, Jenny Ryan Gra ham, Ronnie Martin, Judy Alewine, Kathy Bedenbaugh, Charles Leitzsey. 5th row, Hugh Auton, Steve Bundrick, Thad McCrackin, James Amick, Mary Ann Amick, Donna Koon, Marjorie Holler, Levjis Boland, Stanley Griffin, Lee Hall, David Earl Wicker, Terry Pugh, Ronnie Cromer. 6th row, Ronnie Koon, Harold Koon, Bruce Caldwell, Russell Bedenbaugh, Billy Boland, Larry Wessinger, Steve Martin, Billy Suber, Billy Bedenbaugh, Phil Shealy, David Livingston, George Boland, Jimmy Shealy, and Steve Metts. Mascots are Steve Morse and Clare Lovelace. College and high schools finals be this weekend School commencement exercises Monday night will be, from left, Nan Buddin, Pope Johnson, president of the Student Body, and Jean Epting. (Ptoto by Nichols) Hundreds of candidates for diplomas from county high schools and Newberry College are preparing for graduation exercises which begin this week end. The first commencement ex ercise scheduled is that of New berry College, Sunday at 5 p.m. in Setzler Field. A. J. Wagner, chairman of the Board of Di rectors of Tennessee Valley Authority, will be speaker. About 106 students are expect ed to receive degrees. The Rev. Carl A. Driscoll, Tampa, Fla., assistant to the president of the Florida Synod, Lutheran Church in America, is to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 11 a. m. in the Luth eran Church of the Redeemer. Other activities of the day will include a luncheon for sen iors and their parents in Kauf- mann cafeteria, 12:30-2 p.m., and a reception at the Presi dent’s Home, 2:30-4 p.m. The Newberry College Alumni As sociation will honor 11 classes at a luncheon in Kaufmann Hall at 12 noon. These classes are 1802, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1910 and special honored guests — the class of 1916. Dr. A. G. D. Wiles, president of the college, will confer the degrees and present certificates to students who have completed a two-year business course at Newberry College. Four senior awards are to be presented also. Honorary degrees to be pre sented during the commence ment program are to Mr. Wag ner, doctorate of laws; Pastor Driscoll, doctorate in divinity; and Dr. Thomas Martin Peery, Alexandria, Va., chief of the D e p a r tment of Pathology, George Washing ton University, doctorate in medical science. Thomas E. Epting, secretary of the faculty, and James C. Abrams, director of admissions, will assist in the conferring of degrees. Chaplain Hary Weber is to give the invocation and benediction. Music will be pro vided by the Newberry College band students and Prof. Charles Pruitt, director. NEWBERRY HIGH Newberry High School finals will begin with the Commence ment Sermon by Rev. J. Ander son Bass Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, on Sunday night at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Graduation exercises will be conducted Monday at 8:15 p.m. with 172 students eligible for diplomas. Commencement speakers will be Pope Johnson, president of the Student Council; Nan Bud- ! din and Jean Epting. MID-CAROLINA HIGH Graduation exercises for Mid- Carolina High School will be held in the school gymnatorium for the class of 1966 at 8:00 p. m. Tuesday. There are seventy candidates for diplomas. The Salutatory address will be given by Eddie Amick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boinest Amick. The Valedictory address will be given by Susan Hamm, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hamm Jr. Commencement speaker will be Ronnie Cromer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cromer. Prin cipal H. M. Bedenbaugh will present the diplomas. Honor graduates are Susan Hamm, Eddie Amick, Kenneth Chapman, Ronnie Martin, Ron nie Koon, Linda Myers, Kathy Bedenbaugh, Calvin Lindler, Ronnie Cromer and Annie Lau ra Johnson. Baccalaureate services will be held on Sunday night, May 29 at 8 p.m. at the school. The ser mon will be delivered by Rev. G. L. Hill, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Little Mountain. The Awards Day program will be held at 10:30 May 27 at the school. Participants on the program will be Stanley Grif fin, Ronnie Koon, Linda My6rs and Kathy Bedenbaugh. The Mid-Carolina Chorus will also participate. CPA INSTITUTE New York — Franklin D. Swygert, CPA of Newberry has been elected a member of the American Institute of Certi fied Public Accountants. Mr. Swygert is Assistant Business Manager and Assistant Treas urer of Newberry College. Dorn blasts labor union in Congress Congressman Bryan Dorn fired off a telegram to the President and delivered a few 7 blistering words blasting the AFL-CIO, in the House of Rep resentatives Monday. Incensed because the AFL- CIO has demanded cancelation of government contracts aw arded to J. P. Stevens Company the Congressman accused the AFL-CIO and the National La bor Relations Board of intim idating and harassing the Ste vens company. His speech follows: Mr. Speaker, the J. P. Ste vens Company has been select ed as the target of harassment, intimidation, and coercion by the AFL-CIO. The J. P. Ste vens Company is one of the most reliable and responsible companies in our entire Amer ican industrial complex. J. P. Stevens is second largest em ployer in the United States of our textile people. They have an enviable record in peace and war. This great company is devoted to its employees, and its employees enjoy a splendid relationship with their man agement. Although the employees of J. P. Stevens plants have over whelmingly rejected attempts to organize, the harassment continues. This harassment of the J. P. Stevens Co. and its employees has taken on the as pect of a planned, calculated pattern, the latest being a re quest by the AFL-CIO that the President of the United States cancel defense contracts award ed under the law to J. P. Ste vens Company. I was shocked at this incredible demand by the AFL-CIO. Our men are fighting in Vietnam and serv ing on the ramparts of free dom throughout the world. They need food and fibre as well as ammunition and other equip ment. J. P Stevens Company and its employees are working overtime to supply that fibre so necessary to maintain our Armed Forces in the field. Such action as requested by the AFL-CIO would create chaos in all American indust- try engaged in the wpr effort. It is a threat to .blackmail and subjugate every industry in our country to the whims of a pressure group. Mr. Speaker, the decision of the National Relations Board in March was in iteslf a shock ing decision. Of course, J. P. Stevens Company immediately appealed this decision to the courts. This decision of the Board in March ordering the J. P. Stevens Company to call all of its 40,000 employees to gether at various times and plead guilty before them is similar to the brainwashing technique being used by the enemies of our country with whom we are now engaged in war. This brainwashing tech nique of our enemies requires that the victim publicly plead guilty over and over again. The Hon. Bob Stevens, the Delegates to Girls State Mrs. M. F. Bowler, president of the Newberry American Le gion Auxiliary, announces that the following girls will be dele gates to the 20th annual Pal metto Girls’ State from June 6 through June 12 at the Univer sity of. South Carolina: Newberry High School: Beth Baker and Mary Helen Whitak er, delegates; Elizabeth Ann Renwick and Patricia Shealy, alternates. Mid-Carolina High School: Deena Olivio Dawkins and Shir ley Elizabeth Cook, delegates; Janice Ringer, alternate. Whitmire High School: Mild red Clare Suber and Allene Eu genia Aughtry, delegates; Aw- antha Crisp and Sara Linda Lake, alternates. Organizations sponsoring the Girls’ State delegates are The American Legion Auxiliary, Newberry Civic League, New berry County Home Demonstra tion Clubs, Little Mountain Ru- ritan Club, Whitmire PTA and Whitmire Biographical Club. BIRTHDAYS May 28: Buzz Purcell, Car ol Kohn, Mr^ J. W. Hicks, Martin Mills, Homer Crooks, Jo Ann Kunkle, Carl and Charles Setzler, William Franklin, Doris B. Westwood, Henry A. Kesler, Dennis Franklin, Rev. Kenneth B. Wilson, Mrs. Rosine Long shore. May 29: Sarah Boozer, Jane Cullum, Mrs. Allen Dominick, Wilbur Koon, Mrs. Guy Counts, Susan Kelly, Bobby Spraul III, Sue Harmon. May 30: J. T. Dennis, Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. F. B. Daw kins, Mrs. Ray Nobles, Jack Lominfck, Mike Wiggers, Danny Wiggers. May 31: John G. Goggins Jr., Susan Nichols, Dr. J. C. Atkison, Mac Cobb, Harriett Schumpert, Rev. James M. Aiken. June 1: Drayton Wicker, Mrs. J. E. Crooks, Faye Hughes, Anne Walton, Mrs. J. C. Counts, Marie L. Mer chant, Luther D. Long, Mit- tie Y. Summer, Helen K. Werts. June 2: Neel Long, Dolly Senn, Ann Senn, Mrs. Daisy Lee Graham, E. R. Fellers, W. F. Mullinax, Julie Under wood. June 3: Mrs. Mae A. Aull, Miss Lois Merchant, F. M. Baxter, Mrs. Melvin Hancock, Mary B. Burns, Jerry Havird, Frank Stevens Jr., Mrs. Jason, Ringer, Mrs. Margaret McAl- hany, A. P. Coleman, Stroth er and Alan Paysinger. President of J. P. Stevens, is a patriotic, devoted, and dedicat ed American. He served his country in time of war as a distinguished officer and later as Secretary of the Army. It is incredible in a free country such as the United States that Mr. Stevens, his employees, and his great company should be subjected to this type of in- timination and harassment.