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A WOMAN’S WAY
A woman does not mind seeing
a man make a fool of himself so
long as some other woman isn’t
helping him.
WONDERS OF MARRIAGE
Something has gone out of a
marriage when he starts wonder
ing what happened to the girl he
married and she starts wondering
what happened to the man she
didn’t.
VOLUME 30 — NUMBER 23.
NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1966
$2.00 Per Year
BY THE WAY
Democrats Rally
DESERVE PRAISE
It is always a pleasure to
hear fro ma reader of this col
umn out in the Midwest. This
gentleman is disturbed, as
many of us are, about the ad
vance of communism in this
country, the part the “liberal”
ministers are playing in con
tributing to that advance, and
with the state of the nation in
general, including the educa
tional process.
In his latest letter, he says:
“The founders of Newberry
Academy deserve the highest
possible praise. It is too bad
that this school was not started
in 1954. Now, some of the chil
dren will certainly be educated
instead of indoctrinated* New
berry Academy can concentrate
on education and forget about
the trash that clutters so much
of most public school programs.
If the churches were really con
cerned with the future of Am
erica, they would be in the
middle helping to establish pri
vate schools all over the na
tion. Now it is time to - take
necessary steps to end the col
lection of '.chool taxes at all
levels in the state. Private
schools are the only possible so
lution to the danger that threat
ens from Washington. Of
course, H. Howe II will not give
up without a fight. Education
is secondary in his scheme of
things. Right now his mob is
trying to force every commun
ity in Oklahoma to hire at least
one Negro teacher, whether
they have any Negro pupils or
not. Perhaps this is good. Some
people are never able to learn
without first being whacked on
top of their thick heads.”
JUSTICE FOR ALL
While some recent laws en
acted by the Congress (in the
civil right field) would pre
sume an accused person guilty
until he proves his innocence,
fortunately the “presumption
of innocence”, still stands in
most courts of the land.
While many criminals may
go free under this “presump
tion of innocence,” the rule is
a protection for innocent per
sons charged with crime.
There are many who criti
cize our jury system, but as
yet, no one has come up with
a better answer. Where there is
any evidence that a person
might be guilty of a crime, that
person has the right of trial by
jury. The law makes a defin
ite distinction about what is,
and what is not evidence.
While I have not heard it
said, there might be those who
would cry “whitewash” because
the second degree lynching case
tried in the Court of General
Sessions here last week ended
in a dircted verdict of acquit
tal for the two defendants. I
was not in the court for any
part of the trial, nor did I read
any of the accounts in the daily
newspapers; however, I can as
sure anyone who might have
doubts about the outcome that
this was no “whitewash”. No
judge in his right mind would
By DORIS A. SANDERS
direct a verdict in a case which
had been so publicized as had
this one, if there had been a
scintilla of evidence—true evi
dence—to be presented to the
Jury for deliberation.
The Solicitor, who is the
prosecuting attorney for the
State, was perhaps hampered
in his presentation of the case
by recent Supreme Court rul
ings. Be that as it may, no one
can say that this case was not
thoroughly investigated. In
jJune and in September of last
: year, the State Law Enforce-
! ment Division asked that the
| case be continued because it
'was “still investigating.” Not
until the March term of Court
did the case appear on the trial
docket, which gave SLED at
least nine months for investi
gating and still it came up with
no evidence that the Presiding
Judge felt was sufficient to
give to a jury.
The “presumption of inno
cence” was applied in this
case; there was no evidence to
show “beyond a reasonable
doubt” the guilt of the ac
cused; thus the trial ended
with a verdict of acquittal di
rected by the Court.
There is comfort in knowing
that the “benefit of doubt”
still accrues to the accused;
that the presumption of innoc
ence is still the rule in the
courts of our land.
Tom Pope, at left above, was
master of ceremonies at the
Democratic Rally held Monday
night at Lake Murray. He is
shown greeting Fred G. Scurry
candidate for State Senate seat
No. 2, Newberry-Lexington-
Saluda counties. Over 300 per
sons attended the Rally to
meet state, tri-county and local
candidates. Each candidate was
given an opportunity to ad
dress the audience briefly.
A barbecue dinner was serv
ed and music was furnished by
the Newberry Concert Band.
NOT THAT FAR
There are some Democrats
around the county who believe
that I have Republican inclina
tions. To a great extent they
are exactly right although I
will not be so bound by any
party that I feel obligated to
vote for a person SIMPLY be
cause he bears the Republican
tag. I reserve for myself the
right to vo f e for the man, or
woman as the case may be,
that I believe best qualified for
the job. However, I have not
gone so far in Republican lean
ings that I would exclude Dem
ocrat publicity from the col
umns of this paper.
Although I was not invited
(or even asked to purchase a
ticket) to the Democrat rally
held Monday night, you will
find in these pages a picture
taken at the rally, through the
courtesy of the Whitmire News.
Whether the Democrats here
abouts believe it or not, I think
thevoters should be informed
about ALL of the candidates,
then they will be in better
position to make up their
minds. While I reserve the
right to say what I think in
this column (and welcome re
buttal) ,the news columns of
The Sun are open to everyone
—INCLUDING Democrats!
Mrs. McAlhany
riles held
Mrs.- Josephine “Josie” Pay-
singer McAlhany, 74, widow of
Wm. Preston McAlhany, died
Monday morning at the New
berry County Memorial hospi
tal after a lingering illness.
Mrs. McAlhany was born in
Newberry county, the daughter
of the late Benjamin Thomas
and Julia Strother Paysinger.
She had taught in Newberry
City Schools for over 31 years.
She was a member qf the
First Baptist church, the Re
tired Teacher’s Association and
the American Legion Auxil
iary.
She is survived by one son,
Wm. Preston McAlhany, of
Newberry; one daughter, Mrs.
Clyde Tindall of Newberry; one
brother, Strother C. Paysinger
of Newberry; one sister, Mrs.
George C. Bailey of Columbia;
five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday from the First
Baptist church by Rev. Ander
son Bass and Rev. S. M. Atkin
son. Burial was in Rosemont
cemetery.
Pallbearers were P. D. John
son Jr., Strother D. Paysinger,
Kibler Williamson, James M.
Keith Jr., George B. Bailey,
Herman Langford, James S.
Price and W. C .Wallace.
Dental group
to meet here
The Central District of the
South Carolina State Dental
Association will hold its fall
meeting at the Newberry Coun
try Club, Newberry, on Octo
ber 6.
The scientific program will
be presented by Dewey H. Bell,
Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Dental Prostho-
dontics. Medical College of
Virginia School of Dentistry.
Dr. Bell is well known throug
out the fcbtflSti’y fbFTns lectures
and numerous publications in
the field of Prosthetic Dentis
try. He is the immediate past
president of the American
Prosthodontic Society.
The officers of the Central
District of the S. C. State Den
tal Association are President,
Dr. James Wiseman, Newberry,
vice president, Dr. John Par-
ler, Batesburg, secretary, Dr.
Nicholas P. Mandanis, Colum
bia.
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Annexation is
not approved
Residents of the Kate street
area voted 88-54 against being
annexed to the City of New
berry during a special election
held Tuesday. At a previous
Election, city residents had
Voted to annex the area but
the vote In the area was con
tested after some votes were
thrown out, the result was a
tie. The election Tuesday was
held only in the Kate street
area.
Republicans to
have banquet
Friday night
Republicans of Newberry
county will gather at the New
berry High school cafeteria on
Friday night to talk with can
didates and hear a talk by
Congressman Albert Watson.
The banquet will be at 7:30
p.m., accorc'ing to Thurman
Adams, chairman of the New
berry County Republican party.
Tickets are $5 each and may be
purchased at the door.
A barbecue dinner will be
served.
test Wednesday
A Newberry County Civil j
Defense Alert will be held on 1
Wednesday, October 5 at 1:001
p.m. All alarm systems will be '
tested at that time.
COUNCIL MEETS
The Council of Newberry
Garden Clubs will meet Friday,
September 30 at 10 a.m. at the
home of the president, Mrs.
Louis C. Floyd. Since this is
the first meeting of the year,
it is an important one, Mrs.
Floyd said, and urged that all
garden clubs have a represen
tative present at this meeting.
Wise to give
organ recital
W. Darr Wise, associate pro
fessor of music at Newberry
College, will present an organ
recital at Lutheran Church of
The Redeemer in Newberry on
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The pub
lic is invited.
The recital will include works
by the following composers:
Campra, J. S. Bach, Gordon
Young, Leo Sowerby, Franck
and Alain.
Prof. Wise has taught music
at Newberry College for ten
years. He holds the bachelor
of music degree from Cincin
nati Conservatory of Music
and master of music degree
from Florida State University.
Lander alumni
to meet here
Mrs. E. M. Crawford, direc
tor of the Fairfield-Newberry
Coupty area of the Lander col
lege Alumni Association, has
announced that the two-county
area meeting will be held on
October 2- All former students
of the college from the area
are invited to attend the meet
ing to be held in the Fellow
ship Hall of Central Methodist
lihurcn in Newberry. Time for
the meeting is set at 3:30 p.m.
Special guests for the meet
ing will be E. Don Herd Jr.,
president of Lander College,
and Mrs. Herd. In addition,
other personnel from the col
lege will attend.
The meeting on October 2
is the first meeting of the
year to be held by the Associa
tion. The Association is divid
ed into 20 areas in South Car
olina, and each of them holds
at least one meeting during
the college year.
The mangled car above is what is left of the 1966 Mustang in which three Newberry Col
lege students lost their lives last Saturday. (Photo courtesy Whitmire News.)
Funeral rites conducted
for victims of fatal crash
Is finalist
in contest
Miss Pat Shealy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Shealy,
was among 20 girls named fin
alists for the 1967 Miss Teen-
Age Columbia Contest. The
contest will be held Saturday,
October 1 at Dreher High
school at 8:00 p.m. The 20
girls were selected from among
57 contestants and were judged
on performance on mental test,
talent act, poise and person
ality.
Pat is a student at New
berry High school.
Sanders joins
Kendall Co.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—David J.
Sanders has joined the Re
search and Development De
partment of Kendall’s Textile
Division, it was announced to
day by W. A. Newell, Techni
cal Didector. Prior to joining
Kendall, Mr. Sanders was eip-\
ployed by M. Lowensteiri ill’
Anderson as Head of Cotton 4
Testing.
Sanders attended Clemsopn
University and was formerly
employed by Kendall in their
Cotton Testing Laboratory in
Newberry.
Sanders will report to John
P. Elting, Director of Process
Research.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders and
their two sons, David III, and
Stephen, live at 1029 Rich- J
mond Drive in Rock Hill.
Miss Taylor, 75,
rites Sunday
Miss Ruby Lee Taylor, 75, of
Prosperity, died late Friday
night at Mills Clinic. A life
time native of Newberry coun
ty, she was the daughter of the
late Noah and Elylen Nichols
Taylor. She was a member of
St .Lukes Lutheran church.
Miss Taylor is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Murphy Bow
ers and Mrs. Artie Hawkins,
both of Prosperity; a brother,
Bernard Taylor of Columbia.
Funeral services were con
ducted at her church by Rev.
J. Hilton Roof on Sunday. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery.
Nephews were pallbearers.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday in Mullins for Wayne
Norton, 20, and in Columbia for
Larry Wesley Harmon, 23,
both of whom were instantly
killed in an automobile accident
near Newberry last Saturday
Kendall gift
A deed for six and one-half
acres of land and a check in the
amount of $4000 were present
ed to Newberry College Thurs
day by the Kendal) Company.
The property, located on By-
Pass 121 just north of the Col
lege, adjoins other property
previously deeded to the college
by the company. It is valued
at $4,875.
This is the fifth consecutive
year that the College has re
ceived a $4000 grant from Ken
dall. A fourth of the amount
is a gift to be spent as the
school chooses; the remaining
$3000 is applied to scholarships.
Recipients of the scholar
ships were named “ Kendall
Scholars” for the year of the
award. The scholarships are
awarded to academically quali
fied and financially needy
students, with first preference
given to applicants from New
berry county and thereafter to
applicants from South Caro
lina.
Stipends vary from a token
honorary award to a maximum
of $350 a year, depending up
on academic merit and finan
cial need.
“The Kendall Company pro
vides this money because we
have an interest in the small,
liberal arts college,” W. E.
Ates, director of personnel, the
Textile division, said. “It af
fords the opportunity to help
Newberry county students to
get an education.”
HHHii!
The beautiful new parsonage of West End Baptist Church on Main Street will be dedicat
ed Sunday, according to Rev. Ralph Rhyne, pastor. Rev. James B. Mitchell, former pastor
of Joanna Baptist Church and now assistant administrator of the Baptist Hospital in Co
lumbia, will deliver the dedicatory message during regular services at the church Sunday
morning. An open house for members of the church family and invited friends will be held
Sunday afternoon. The parsonage was completed in May of this year.
LCW district
meeting here
The Newberry District of
Lutheran Church Women will
meet on Thursday, October 6
at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Ernest
Burns is pastor of the host
congregation, Summer Memor
ial church.
Mrs. F. Eppling Reinartz of
Columbia will conduct devo
tions for the day, using the
Assembly theme, “Give of Your
Best.” Emphasis will be placed
upon leadership training and
stewardship through “One
Gift”.
Mrs. Murray Counts of Lit
tle Mountain, president of the
S. C. Unit of Lutheran Church
Women will bring a message
from the Executive Board. The
Rev. Garth L. Hill, Dean of
the Newberry District of the
Lutheran Church in America,
will represent the S. C. Synod.
Lunch will be served by the
host LCW, Miss Rebie Reeves,
president.
Officers of the Newberry
District are Mrs. Conrad B. |
Park, chairman and Mrs. J
Howard Cook Jr., secretary. ,
afternoon about 5:30. Services
were scheduled for today
(Thursday) in Oxon Hill, Md.
for the third victim of the
crash, Jill Ann Vandiver, 19.
The three were killed, and an
other girl, Martha Ann Stone,
19 of Georgetown, critically in
jured when the 1966 Mustang
in which they were riding
swerved off a secondary road
(the old Whitmire highway),
cut down a large utility pole
and overturned.
All four young people were
students at Newberry College
ahd were members of the Col
lege band.
The condition of Miss Stone
was reported Wednesday morn
ing to be improved. It was re
ported that she had regained
consciousness at a Columbia
hospital and she was expected
to recover.
S. C. Highway Patrolman D.
F. Smith said the four students
were traveling east on Secon
dary Road 36-81 toward New
berry when the driver appar
ently lost control on a curve.
After overturning several
times, the car stopped on its
top 455 feet off the roadway,
the patrolman said. All of the
victims were thrown from the
car, Smith said. The three were
dead at the scene of the acci
dent.
Coroner Summer stated today
that the driyer of the car still
has to be determined, and a
decision on an inquest has not
been made. The car was regis
tered in the name of Larry
Harmon.
State Highway Patrol Cpl.
W .E. Hamilton assisted Pat
rolman Smith and Coroner
Summer in investigating the
accident.
New officers elected by the Newberry County Chapter of the Crippled Children’s Society
are shown above, seated, from left, Mrs. J. D. French, historian; Mrs. W. N. Henderson, sec
ond vice-chairman, Mrs. C. M. Smith, first vice chairman; Mrs. L. G. McCullough, Memorial
chairman; standing, Harry Moose, chairman; Mrs. F .Scott Elliott, recording secretary; Miss
Catherine Kennerley, corresponding secretary, and J. D. French, historian. (Sunphoto)
BIRTHDAYS
Oct. 1: Dr. James C. Kin-
ard, Mrs. Chevis I. Boozer,
Walter Summer, Mrs. Maude
G. Ross, Dr. Elbert Dickert,
Scott Elliott, R. T Feagle,
Mary Jo Devore.
Oct. 2: J. S. Nichols, R. B.
Baker, Mrs. Derrill S. Beat,
Eugene Stockman, Mrs. Hen
ry Lominack, Mrs. F. A.
Boland, Nancy Harmon, Paul
Harmon, Sallie L. Brandon,
Ann Lipscomb Rickenbaker,
Nancy Underwood, Mrs. A. F.
Busby.
Oct. 3: Marcia Nobles, Jas.
Clamp, Guy Bowers, George
Ward, Mrs. Aubrey Dairis,
Charlie Hrley, Tommy Weir
Bobby Weir. ; V
Oct. 4: Miss Josie! Reid,
Eva Jane Price, Claude J.
Price, Bill Graham, Mike
Sharpe, Maude H. Matthews,
Diana Hunter Clary.
Oct. 5: Elizabeth Gibson
Summer, Herbert Lee Gil
liam, Becky Burns, Robert
Sease, Bob Hawkins, Junior,
Bobby Lipscomb, Maxie Gra
ham, Daniel Hutchinson.
Oct. 6: Guy Long, Mrs. A.
N. Crosson, Sr., S. M. Price,
Oct. 7: Mrs. Frank Cujcla-
sure, Nellie Ruff Hipp, S. L.
Shealy, Jr., Mrs. T. C. Young
Mrs. T. Blair Boozer Miss
. Wilma Boozer, Ann Abrams
I Paschal.