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Men retire on pensions but bid anybody ever hear of a married woman who was able to retire from housework 7 After they have read a book, some people have a way of making you feel illiterate when you confess that you haven’t read it. VOLUME 30 — NUMBER 0. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1960 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SAXDKRS DIDN'T KNOW I didn't know wln-n tins col umn was written last week that John Boozer wa.' seriously ill at Veterans Hospital m Colum bia. He died there a day or two later, and the death of "Mr. Joan ' seems almost to brinj£ to a cio.-M- a political era in Xewbei ry county. For as long as 1 can remem ber, the mention ol John Boo zer from Yaughnviiie was syn onymous with politic.-, t rom the day.- when 1 wa.- anout the age our daughters are now, i can lemeinO' r .Mr. Jotin coining in from Yaughnviiie late on an election nignt, bringing tne re turns— nacK in the days wiicii it toon until an hour or so past midnight to even find out now county races turned out. iSince the early limb's, -Mr. John and 1 had carried on friendly arguments about the merits of the political parties and candidates, bntil a year or so ago, he stood firmly by his Democratic convictions and wasn t particularly happy that some of ms Yaughnviiie voters strayed from “the straight and narrow” and voted Republican. When his health began to fail, he was less enthusiastic about politics and took little interest in political discussions. Yaughnviiie and election day just won t seem the same witn- out Jonn Boozer. J oh ns on .- which are h< >oks h a- poV'-rty charged up “ education money ", t»ut whieii, in fact, a 1 ' hardly nmre than an independent hand out program havmg riot.Mng to do with education. Still. ( ommis.-iom ■■ Houe and the other bureaucrats around him are counting on us to be come more and more depend ent upon what they hone we will regard as an absolute nec essity for federal aid. Once we get in that frame of mind, we will forever be slaves to the w him ■ v! Harold -or.-. Oe S and eap'iee H o \v c [’hen i of men like and hi.- sueees- when W( .-hall ha\i‘ totai fedoal control ui education. If w.- are going to tuihi hack at all, no w H the time to do so. The question ;s: Do we have the courage to do it ? THE (. LI DELI N ES In his Yiewpoint of June 3rd over WRAL-TY Jesse Helms tells of a conversation he had with a Congressman about Harold Howe, U. S. Commiss ioner of Education. The conver sation followed a visit by some 25 senators and congressmen to Mr. Howe to protest the ffttid«lines he was imposing on the schools of the South. A portion of Mr. Helms’ Yiew point on the subject follows: The vast majority of school boards in the South, the Con gressman predicted, will oper ate their schools this Fall on the basis of what they consider best for the children, regardless of any heavy-handed agree ment demanded and received by Commissioner Howe. And, said the Congressman, if Mr. Howe objects, it will be up to him to take action which will surely result in his being hauled into court. It will be interesting to see how many school boards ac tually decide to call Commiss ioner Howe’s bluff. He may in deed summarily decide to try to impose the penalty of de nying federal funds distributed by his office. But if our Con gressman friend has his facts straight, not even the federal courts will uphold Mr. Howe in his interpretation of his own powers and authority. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, from which Mr. Howe claims he obtained his authority to dictate the con troversial school “guidelines”, does not appear to give him the authority to withhold fed eral funds from any school dis trict unless and until he has proved any complaint he may have to the satisfaction of the education committees of both the U. S. Senate and the U. S. House of Representatives. In fact, Mr. Howe, has no author ity, under the law, to make any such intimidating threats to local school officials. All that aside, we cannot avoid apprehension as to the situation that may exist when our schools reopen in the Fall. It would have been better. all around if the school officials throughout the South, and cer tainly in our own state, had simply told Mr. Howe where to head in, this precipitating a showdown right now. But North Carolina chose the route of surrenaer to Mr. Howe’s whims. So now we have ahead of us a summer of uncertainty. The ironic part of it all is the fact that our schools easily could do without the federal funds which Commissioner Howe uses as such a persuasive lever. In the school year 1963- 1964, for example, less than five per cent of North Carolinas school money came from the federal government. It has been climbing ' gradually since, but still to only a nominal point when one excludes the mean ingless aspects of Lyndon Merchants name directors Earl H. Bergen, Steve ('. Floyd, Larry Hatchette, Thomas Halfacre, John B. Lindsay, \Y. J. Raffield, Clara D. Worts and J. Ed Young have recently been elected to the Board of Dir ectors of the Newberry Mer- c ha n t's A s soc i a t i o n. New officers for the coming year will be elected at a Dir ectors' meeting on Tuesday, June 28. The retiring president, Rob ert E. Summer Jr., expressed his appreciation for the faithful services to the board of direc tors of those whose term ex pired this year: James Beard, Anne C. Fischer, Steve Floyd, Harold Folk, C. Furman Gar ner, Thomas Halfacre and Clara D. Wertz. Taking part in the installation of new officers for the Civitan Club Tuesday nii»ht were, from left. Cliff Pack and Lewis Shealy, former presidents; John Earl Smith, president; Fred Staton, secretary; Prof. F. Scott Elliott, retiring president; Eddie Graham, secretary and Furman Garner, district deputy gov ernor, who installed the officers. (Sunphoto) New officers installed at Civitan supper Tuesday Is re-elected president of NCD board Robert C. Lake, Jr. of Whit mire was re-elected President of the Newberry County Devel opment Board Monday night, June 13, during an organiza tional meeting of the recently- elected Board of Directors. Also re-elected were Walter Hamm of Prosperity, Vice pres ident and Keitt Purcell of New berry, Secretary-Treasurer for a period of one year. The new Board of Directors members were recognized and those retiring from the Board were praised for their efforts. Ralph Waldrop and Murray Sheppard retired as directors from the Silverstreet Dilstrict. J. C. Arant and Dave Waldrop are their replacements. Bill Ballentine was re-elected to the Board to serve with W. W. Walker. James H. Abrams of Whitmire replaces Luke B. Hart who recently moved from Whitmire. Dr. H. J. Smith was re-elected to serve with R. S. Stuck from the Pomaria and Peak Districts and W. H. Cald well was reappointed by the Board for the Little Mountain District. John F. Clarkson was re-elected to serve with Keitt Purcell for the Newberry Dis trict. I John Earl Smith took over ■ the gave! of the Newberry Civ itan Club Tuesday night from F. Scott Elliott Sr., following ; installation ceremonies for new ! officers. Civitans, their ladies and guests were present for the dinner meeting at the Civ itan Clubhouse. Awards for achievements during the past year were made by the retiring president. Other officers installed by Furman Garner, deputy gover nor of the Piedmont District, were Frank Ward, vice presi dent; Fred Staton, secretary; Eddie Graham, treasurer; John Eaigle, Ed Young and Bill Ringer, holdover directors; Dewey Foy, Eugene Shealy and Boh Lister, new directors; F. Scott Elliott Jr., Sergeant at arms, and Ron Alexander, Civ- itidcs editor. Mr. Smith extended a wel come to the ladies, and res ponse was made by Mrs. Jake Fulmer. Prof. Elliott introduced club guests, William Leaphart, President of the Prosperity Civitan club. Mrs. Leaphart and members of the press. Civitans introduced their individual guests. Prof. Elliott briefly reviewed activities of the past year. “The special education classes are very dear to our heart,” he said, and enumerated some of the things done for this main project of the club: taking the children to the fair and on a Christmas shopping trip; taking them on a tour of Greenville; and providing $10 a month for the classes. The Civitan Clubhouse, for merly the VFW home, was pur- plaque on which was engraved “Newberry Civitan Club, New berry, South Carolina, honors Flavel Scott Elliott Sr., 1965- -66.” Mr. Garner also reviewed chased in November of last i accomplishments of the club year; the local club was award- during the past year, and gave credit to the retiring president’s leadership and guidance. Following the installation service, Mr. Garner reminded Civitans that “we are a service club. We don’t have to take a back seat to anybody. Civitan stands for something—service to mankind.” He challenged the club members and their leader ship to “Think big—consider the seemingly impossible and go after it.” ed an Extension Plaque at the State convention for forming the Saluda club; the club spon sored the Dale Carnegie course, the Ken Griffin show, a candy sale and a fruit cake sale, with 3726 pounds of fruit cake sold. Thirteen new members were in ducted during the year. The president awarded letters of appreciation to committee chairmen who served during the past year; Furman Garner, Lewis Shealy, Cliff Pack, John Earl Smith, Frank Ward, Fred Staton, Eddie Graham, John Eargle, Ed Y r oung, Bill Ringer, Joe Bishop, Ben Bickley, Jake Fulmer, Gene Shealy, Gerald Hester, Ronald Alexander, Chas. Swisher, Virgil Adams, Ray Gilliam, Steve Floyd and E. F. McCutcheon. Perfect attendance pins were awarded to Furman Gar ner and Lewis Shealy, six years; Prof. Elliott, four years; John Eargle and F. Scott El liott Jr., three years. Fifteen perfect attendance pins were given. Past officer pins were receiv ed by Lewis Shealy, Ronald Al exander, Jake Fulmer and Ger ald Hester. Mr. Garner award ed the past president pin to Prof. Elliott, along with a Dickerson gets paving contract Awarding of a $549,551 con tract for road work in Newber ry county was announced today by the State Highway Depart ment. This contract was awarded to Dickerson, Inc., of Monroe, N. C., on the basis of a low bid, according to S. N. Pear- man, Chief Highway Commiss ioner. There were five bids en tered ranging as high as $607,- 160. Included in this project are 12 miles of S. C. Highway 121 and 121 bypass from the Saluda county line to US Rt. 76-Busi ness, and from US Rt. 76 to Interstate Route 26. The contract calls for grad ing, drainage and asphaltic concrete surfacing. Saluda wreck injures four SALUDA — Four Newberry residents were injured when their car collided head-on with a tractor-trailer truck loaded with crushed rock about 10:30 a. m. near here Tuesday. Clifton Hyler, 9; Mrs. Blanche Snelgrove, Mrs. Robert Hyler, the boy’s mother; and her sis ter-in-law, Mrs. Helen Hyler, all of 415 Crosson St., were in fair condition at a Greenwood hos pital Tuesday night. S. C. Highway Patrol Cpl. H. L. Patrick said the four acci dent victims were riding in a 1959 Chevrolet north on S. C. Highway 121 about six miles north of Saluda when it collid ed with the truck. Patrick said the driver of the 1966 International truck was Connie Lloyd Whetstone, 50, of West Columbia. He was not in jured, Patrick said. The driver of the car had not been determined late Tuesday night. The truck was owned by Southeastern Sand Co. of Cayce. Prosperity lynching case is postponed for fifth time By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry ordered a continuance in General Sessions Court here Tuesday in the case of two for mer Prosperity police officers charged with second degree lynching. Judge Griffith said he did not feel that he could honestly be impartial as the trial judge should be in such a case. He said he felt the judge who tries the ease should be just as impartial as the jurors who hear it. The two defendants, Philip Plampin, former Prosperity po liceman, and L. Cornell Wise, former Prosperity jailer, were charged with second degree | lynching after a Negro youth, Freddie Jackson, allegedly was pulled from the Prosperity jail, threatened and slapped by a group of hooded men April 4 of i last year while Jackson was a | prisoner at the jail. ; The case was continued Tues day for the fifth time in one year since the charges were made. The case is scheduled to be heard during the Sept. 19th term of court. Judge Griffith said he believed last June, when South Carolina Law Enforcement Division offi cers asked that the case be con tinued, that he would not be called upon to try the case since there were three terms of court scheduled between then and the present term. Since last June, Judge Grif fith said he has heard the case discussed and perhaps may have! commented on it. Solicitor William T. Jones told the court that the lynching case was continued in June and in September of last year be cause of requests from SLED officials who indicated addition al time was needed for further investigation. Jones said the case received another continuance in the Nov ember term of court because Prosperity Chief of Police Dal las Willingham, a material wit ness, was seriously ill. In the subsequent session of criminal court, in March of this year, the case was continued at the request of a defense attor ney, who was a member of the State Legislature, Solicitor Jones said. Jones called the ease for trial Tuesday and Judge Griffith or dered that it be continued for a hearing by a judge not residing in Newberry County. Gordon Leslie, left, retiring president of the New berry Exchange Club, turns over the gavel to in coming president Carol Hipp, as Bob Smith, S. C. District Vice President of North Augusta, looks on. (Sunphoto) June court term adjourns Tuesday By MRS. A. H. COUNTS Dick Briggs with WRDW Lee Sheridan, Program Dir ector of WRDW-TV, has an nounced the addition of Richard “Dick” Briggs to the station’s announcing staff. A native of Newberry, Briggs has just recently been discharg ed from two years with the Air Force in Germany. Prior to his military service, he was a mem ber of the news staff at KCTV, San Angelo, Texas and also has been associated with WKDK ra dio in Newberry. Briggs is married to the for mer Barbara Wood of Savan nah, Georgia and plans to re side in North Augusta. His mother, Mrs. A. J. Briggs, lives on Hunt street. John H. Boozer rites Saturday John Henry Boozer, 69, died in a Columbia hospital Friday morning after several years of declining health. Native of Yaughnviiie sec tion of this county, he was the son of the late Pressley N. and Emma Mayer Boozer. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of World War I and a member of Smyrna Presbyterian church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bernice Stillwell Boozer; a son, ] Pressley N. Boozer of Chap pells; a sister, Mrs. S. P. Stew art, Belton; two grandchildren, Pressley N. Boozer Jr. and Sam S. Boozer, both of Chap pells. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday at McSwain Funeral home by Rev. W. R. Case. Burial was in the Smyrna Presbyterian church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Frank Stewart, James S. Boozer, Lea- mon Jones, Harold Pitts, Tom my Longshore and Maxcey Ep- ting. Water main bid is approved A low bid of $15,662 was ap proved by City Council Tues day night for relocation of a large 16-inch water main on State Highway 121 near here. City Manager K. W. Riebe said the highway is scheduled to be widened and it is neces sary that the water main be moved off the highway right- of-way. Counci • also accepted a low bid of $6,525 from A. O. Liv ingston and Sons Construction Co. of Newberry for steel and concrete work on a project en larging the city utility building. Riebe said city workers will construct the concrete slab floor of the new addition and install the wiring and heating facilities and a mechanical lift. Total cost of the project is to be $10,000. Riebe said the construction was necessary “if the ware- | Smith, six months house is to perform properly.” Twenty-six defendants were sentenced after entering guilty pleas here Monday in court of General Sessions with Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry presiding. The driver of a car which struck a pedestrian and did not stop entered a plea of guilty to leaving the scene of an acci dent. Four passengers in the car were sentenced on a charge of aiding and abetting the driver in failing to give assistance to the injured pedestrian. Eugene Harp, charged with leaving the scene of an acci dent, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year, suspend ed on the condition he pay $500 in medical expenses for the ac cident victim. The four passengers in the car, Dave Harp, Rita Brown, Bernetha Harp and Alonzo Ruff were sentenced to three months each, suspended, and probation 18 months. Other defendants sentenced on guilty pleas Monday were: Violation of the liquor law— Henrietta Gray, $100 or 30 days; Willie Metis, six months or $750; M. T. Gallman, six months or $750; Betty Ann Bobb, three months or $300; El- oise Kinard, three months or $300; David Harp, three months or $300; and Willie B. Lyles, three months or $300. Assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature — Ezell Stark, six months, suspended, and probation two years; Willie Graham, six months; and Charles Henderson, three months. Non-support—Harold Crouch, one year or $1,500 suspended on weekly payments of $25; Raymond Fant, one year or $1,- 500, suspended on payments weekly of $20; and MarJon D. Nelson Sr., one year or $1,500 suspended on payments of $12 weekly. Forgery — James Marvin Defendants sentenced on guil ty pleas were: Assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature—Elmu- ria Brown, two years, suspend ed, and probation three years; James C. Carmichael, three years, suspended after service of six months, and probation three years; Mackeral McMor- ris, 18 months, suspended after service of six months, and pro bation two years; J. C. Simms, six months and Matthew Free, 18 months, suspended, and pro bation two years. Housebreaking, larceny and receiving stolen goods—Norman Lee Mathis, two counts, 18 months on each count with the (Continued on page 2) IN HOSPITAL Mrs. James M. Smith Sr. is a patient at Newberry Memorial Hospital, where she is under going treatment. She is report ed to be getting along nicely. PRIVATE LONG COMPLETES TRAINING Fort Ord, Calif.—Army Pvt. Oscar D. Long, son of Mr. and 1 Mrts. George B. Long, 1505 Vincent street, Newberry, com pleted advanced infantry train ing at Fort Ord, June 4. The 19 year old soldier en tered the army in January of 1966 and completed basic train ing at Fort Gordon, Ga. Using car without owner’s consent — David Henderson, 30 days or $100. Larceny and receiving stolen goods—John B. Bagwell, four years; William L. Baker, two counts, five years; Larry Cagle, two counts, four years; and Harold H. Moon, one year. Escaping public works — Freddie Jackson, four months, suspended, probation 18 months. Driving while under the in fluence of intoxicants — Walter E. Ruff, one year or $1,000, sus pended on service of three months or payment of $250, and probation two years. Nine defendants pleaded guil ty during the final day of court Tuesday. BIRTHDAYS June 25: Oswald Copeland, Elizabeth G. Norris, Jimmy Counts, Bobby Jollay, W. T. Vanderford, Mrs. Henry L. Wright, June Abney, Sara Clark, Elva Lou Waites, Ben Bradley. June 26: A. E. Hazel, Ro bert Luther Shealy, Mrs. Frank Stevens, Jr., Mrs. Ralph P. Baker, Bruce Lip scomb, Mrs. Olin Inabinet. June 27: Elsie Long, Mrs. Euston Richardson, June Wal ton, Juidth A. Jones, John ny Shealy. June 28: Mrs. Douglas Hornsby Jr., Mrs. T. Roy Summer Sr., Lonnie Gilliam, Mrs. R. M. Lominack, Mrs. C. C. Hutto, Kenneth Ross Harmon, Frances Derrick, Mrs. H. D. Hollingsworth, Harriett Ann Senn, Eddie Blackwell, Paula Fuller, H. B. Rayfield, Joe F. Beden- baugh. Jack Hawkins, Doris Dufford Eargle, Katherine D. Senn, Sam Burns, Ralph Parr Baker Jr. June 29: Miss Annie Ab rams, Mrs. Ralph Wilbanks, Pauline Wicker, Mrs. Ger trude Duckett, J. E. Kinard, George Lipscomb, Rev. Chas. B. Dawkins, Butoh Price, Mrs. Gertrude G. Dfeffie. June 30: Mrs. Kirby Lom inack, John L. Epps Jr., Mrs. Ethel Swygert, Mary S. Wat kins, Mike Wiggers, Edwin Nichols, Howard B. Kirke- gard Jr., Tommy Ballew, Ed na Kirkegard, Linda Ruth Wicker, William Allan Cab bage. July 1: Miss Ruby Dennis, Sims Tompkins, Mrs. Milton Moore, Bobby Harmon, James Nance Parr, Emily Moore, Mrs. Ervin D. Richardson, Mrs. W. B. Boinest Jr., Mrs. Clifford Smith, Patsy Ruth Senn, Lucille Long, Grace O. Hazel, Mrs. Clayton Smith, Robert Spraul Jr., Moss Rosa- * bel Thompson.