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Ol T ON A UMH ('ounsel for th** yuim^ >]•: Ir' almost im|)ossil)K' t«* ha\ •• a yiri n your arms wit lion* having hvv vour hands. 1 MOST FITTING In an essay on “Thing's I Am Thank ful For,” a little boy listed, “my glass es.” explaining, “They keep the boys from fighting with me and the girls from kissing me.” YOLI MF Mb NUMBER 2b. NEV BERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1966 $2.00 Per Year BY THE WAY 1 R 1 1 A N R E N E \\ A E “ Leu': thzeh Theft •x -that th” way one- o j i pen e ui "an i enew a i ( ie.'C n he - ■ Me pi that H uni Jerway. whi ch wuu hi MVe c it:* - th" pew* 1 to c o i; e," m n privat e property for re saie :.o pri vat e interests. A p iropenent of u> "an renew- a 1 m j .lies, “if y< a: be! i. ■ v * in privat e enterprE e, you should be in favor of thi progr am, for it E private enft -rpri.-e which W I 1 i f 1 ureha.'e anJ < 1 e V e h > n areas sehi-iii i i ei | fill u r I m 11 n i The crux of tin • matte t . ll>>w- eve' , is whether it is r Ight or wnin "to seize a person"' s prop- e r t y. w i th o u t his consen it. for other than nee. essa ry public use. The: -e are aim mg th* com- men: > which 1 have r eceived concer ning Urban Renev val: “If you want more federal centre 1, vote for urban r< mewa!. There is no cons titution al jus- tificati ion for the : seizure of pri- vate ] woperty, b\ - govet nment, for re sale to a private indiv- idual for his pi •ivat e profit. U rban renewal oi liens th e door By DORIS A. SANPERS Takes standi on Liquor issue Many issues face voters in November General Election In Tv. 0«r < (>, 1 ", f 1)1 - ■ ! :qu<> : i n 11 a I \v I 1 for the greatest graft and cor- mption. You can he sure that there will be a whole host of advocates of free enterprise who will loudly proclaim the virtues of UR. You can he sure that these ‘captains of free enterprise’, who support UR are all expecting to personally is -O'nr,on . Anderson Bav- Jr., pas- F:r ? Bap! i A < 'huivh, out in opposi'jon to the -hy-th e-dr ink ” conststu- arnendni'-nt on wnich v r o- t■ hskt‘»I t <» *• xprcss an opinion in the November 8 ( Unwal Elect a m. Rev. Ba'S tohi his congrega- ! i<>n that ho wa- sp<-ak:ng “as one Baptist, as one member of thE chtirfdi, and more particul arly as one citizen of this State ; who feels compelled to speak up for what ho helioves under Cod to be right.” Noting that the referendum will not lie mandatory, but if approved, merely empowers the Cctieral Assembly to onact whatever measures ;t wishes 1 regarding the sale of alcoholic j beverages. Rev. Bas- said ! “There is litle doubt but that the legislature will inter pret the vote on November 8 as ;a ‘public poll’ of citizens opin ion on this issue. if ever there was a time to stand counted, he said, it November 8th. Rev. Bass listed presented in tavor bars” and offered 1 up and hi will 1 on arguments of “open s rebuttal WELL-WISHES GREET DR. WILES, center, at the con clusion of the dinner in his honor at Columbia Country Club Tuesday night. (Sunphoti) to the same. He gave statistics cash in on graft in some way. , to show that the sale of liquor None of these ‘leaders’ will ever \^ v the drink increases con- face the fact that their proper- sumption of alcohol and causes ty may some day he seized by | increase in the rate of crimes. UR ‘planners’ for the ‘general j “These statistics.” he said welfare.’ There are always j toll what has happened in some people who will sell their | ()t her states where liquor by freedom, as well as your free dom and mine, for a few fast bucks, never stopping to think of what they are doing for the fuutre of their children.” And the Bar Association of Newberry County passed a Resolution at a recent meeting opposing this project. It fol lows : Whereas, a refei’endum has been called by which the vot ing public is to express itself on the question—‘Shall the Constitution of South Carolina be amended so as to permit certain towns in Newberry County to condemn private property for resell to private interest’ — which amendment has come to be called ‘the urban renewal’ amendment; and, Whereas, the Newberry County Bar Association, whose membership is composed of the licensed lawyers of Newberry County, feels an obligation to express itself publicly on such questions, and Whereas, although the Asso ciation favors appropriate af firmative action which will re sult in the modernization and redevelopment of those por tions of our towns and cities which have fallen into decay, it is mindful that such must be acomplished in a manner which maintains the fullest protec tion of the rights of the in dividual to the enjoyment of his property; Now, therefore, be it resolv ed that until adequate protec tion of individual property rights can be assured, The Newberry County Bar Associa tion opposes passage of the constitutional amendment in the present form. the drink has been legalized and indicate what will likely hap pen in the state of South Caro lina if liquor by the drink is le galized.” He said that relaxed laws and open bars mean: more people are stimulated to drink; more minors are enabled to drink, traffic accidents and fatalities increase; total amount of quor consumed increases; a reservoir for more alcoholism is provided; more poverty, job loss, and welfare expenditures burden the taxpayers; law en forcement costs increase—“not to mention the broken homes, the heartache, the misery, the suffering, of the 20 million lives affected by the five mil lion alcoholics in the United States today.” Because of the facts, Rev. Bass said, ’T intend to vote ‘No’ to all three parts of the liquor referendum on Novem ber 8. I believe that if you consider throughtfully the reas ons which I have presented, you too 'will vote ‘No’ ... I chal lenge you to consider the facts, to search your heart, and to vote your convictions,” he con- cludde. Voters to decide on urban renewal On November 8, voters from Newberry County—as well as voters throughout the state— will be asked to decide whether the municipalities of Newberry, Whitmire and Prosperity li_ : should be given power to con demn private property for re sale to private interests. This “power of eminent domain” constitutional amendment is more familiarly known as the “urban renewal amendment.” In addition to the Newberry municipalities, several other cities and counties in the state are faced with the same con stitutional amendment. Al though these are called “local” as opposed to “statewide” am endments, any qualified elector in the state has the privilege of voting on ALL amendments. This means that although vot ers of the city of Newberry might be opposed to the am endment, it could still be pass ed, as it relates to Newberry, statewide; the opposite could also be true. The question which will face the voters is: “Shall Section 17 of Article I of the Constitution of South as to permit the use of the power of eminent domain by the City of Newberry or hous ing or redevelopment authori ties functioning in the City of Newberry for the purpose of slum clearance and redevop- rnent work in areas within the Alan Gilbert, son of Mrs. Martha M. Gilbert and the late Beaufort D. Gilbert, has completed a course at Col umbia Commercial College. He has volunteered for mili tary service in the Air Force and is now taking his basic training at San Antonio Air Base in Texas. Indians play at Greenville Coach Harvey Kirkland’s In dians will travel to Greenville this Saturday to face Furman at Sirrene Stadium. Game time is 2:00 p.m. and a large crowd of fans is expected to follow the Redskins into Furman ter-' lln ' lts ° f thc Clt >' ritorv 1°^ Newberry which was pre- " The' Indians lost a heart. Nomimmtiy slum or blighted, breaker to the Wofford Ter- ! 111 " rder to acquire and clear riers last Saturday night at, f ™ a' ™ 8 ’ }° P re Pare them Setzler Field. Coach Kirkland j or ®‘ h . er had this to say: “There is no substitute for victory and no glory in rdaying well and losing. When, a team does all that it is capable of doing, then defeat must be accepted without apology. I think this about summarizes our loss to Wofford. “We made some costly mis takes, but in fairness to Wof ford, I would like the point out that the nature of their offense is to force you into de fensive disadvantages. They accomplished this and we paid dearly for it. “We play Furman in Green ville Saturday at 2 p.m. This present Newberry team wants to win as much as any team anywhere—I do not believe we will be easy for anybody.” thirds by federal funds, one- third by local funds. A brief review of the man ner in which urban renewal works follows: First there must be a “work able Plan” as to what will be done and when. The city must adopt “modern building, plumb ing, electrical and housing codes” and see that they are enforced. There must be a comprehensive community plan to take care of zoning and sub division regulations. A Neigh borhood Analysis determines housing conditions, blight, po tential blight, causes of blight. Next comes an administrative organization which will coordi nate activities of various com mittees, including a citizen’s advisory committee, “commun ity-wide, representative in scope, and a subcommittee, or a special committee, on minority group housing.” Other parts of the “Work able Plan” fncluding financing, housing for displaced families and citizen participation. After decision is made as to what area is “predominantly slum or blighted “planning Carolina, 1895, be amended so funds” are securt After sev- NEW ADDRESSES Mr. and Mrs. Wade Lord have moved to 2106 Johnstone street. disposition to private enter prise for private purposes or to public bodies for public pur poses ? ” This is listed on the Local amendments as Number 24. The amendments relating to Whitmire and Prosperity are listed as 25 and 26. Below the question is space for marking whether a voter favors the amendment or op poses. To mark the ballot in favor of the amendment would be voicing approval for the city to have condemnation powers over private property for re sale to private interests. This amendment would not give the city authority to condemn property outside the city limits. A glowing picture of urban renewal programs has been painted in some cities where projects have been undertaken —notably in Memphis, Tenn. and Atlanta, Ga. This is a pro gram which is financed two- eral reviews by \ai. us gov ernment authorities, an appli cation is either approvtd or denied and, assuming it is ap proved, acquisition of the prop erty involved is begun. The manner in which private property is secured is by hav ing two property appraisals, the highest of which is ordin arily paid unless there is a great divergence in the two op- praisals, in which case there are several methods of agree ing on a price to be offered for the property. If, after a price is decided, the property owner is not willing to sell, the power of eminent domain— condemnation—is brought into play, and either the property- owner accepts the price offered, or goes to court for relief. While the law doesn’t re quire that housing authorities relocate displaced persons, it must “make every effort to relocate occupants of urban renewal areas in standard quarters.” In cases where fam ilies have removed to sub standard quarters (slums) they are “encouraged” to move to adequate housing facilities. Once the property is acquir ed, the land is cleared and that portion not to be used for pub lic facilities is made available on bid from private interests. The proponents of Urban Renewal point to the increased (Continued on page 2) Voters in the November 8th General Election will face a barrage of ballots when they go to the polls. Each voter will be handed six ballots—three of them for electing public of ficials; two concerning constL-] tutional amendments and the* | other a local referendum. The lengthiest ballot for el- ' ecting officials will be the ' statewide and Congressional! district ballot, which have been ’ combined this year. On this 1 ballot will he listed Democratic' and Republican nominees, as well as state-wide offices where only Democrats are of fering. Included on the ballot | are the following officers, with j the Democrat nominee listed i first, the Republican nominees . second: United States Senator, ! 1 ‘Bradley Morrah and Strom j Thurmond; also Fritz Hollings i and Marshall Parker (Both! Senate seats are up for election j this year due to the death of j Olin D. Johnston. The Hollings- i Parker race is to fill the un- ! expired term.) Governor: Robert McNair and Joe. Rogers; Lt. Gov. John C. West and Marshall Mays; State Superintendent of Edu cation, Cyril Bushy and Dr. Inez Eddings; State Treasurer, Grady L. Patterson. The name of W. W. Wannamaker, Re publican, will NOT be on this ballot. He is running as a write in candidate. All ballots will have space for write-in votes. U. S. House of Representa- Itives: W. J. Bryan Dorn and John G risso. Other state offices are un opposed, but will be listed on the ballot with space for write- in votes. The second ballot wdll be for the Senatorial District 22, Lex ington, Newberry and Saluda counties. For Senate seat No. 1 Alfred Dooley, Democrat of Lexington is opposed by Floyd Spence, Republican, also of Lexington. For seat No. 2, W. G. Scurry of Saluda, Demo crat is oposed by Eugene C. Griffith, Republican, of New berry. The county ballot will con sist of nominees for House of Representatives, Probate Judge and two commissioners. There is no Republican oposition to any ofthese offices; however, Jacob Pinckney Hawkins, has announced as awrite-in candi date for the House of Repre sentatives, opposing D. P. Folk, Democratic nominee. There will be six state-wide constitutional amendments fac ing the voters: The first provides that only qualified electors of a county can vote on change of bond limitations in that county. The second provides that senators shall be residents of a “senatorial district” rather than a particular county. This change is to bring the consti tution in line with the recent reapportionment of the Senate. The third amendment would change the word “insane” to “mentally ill” in reference to state mental institutions, and would give the governor au thority to appoint a governing board for state mental health, consisting of seven members. The board would have author ity to appoint a “Commissioner of Mental Health” which would be the new title of the super intendent of the State Hospi tal. The fourth amendment elim inates a section of the constitu tion with reference to election of state senators. This is also to bring the constitution in line with recent re-apportionment and redistricting of senate seats. MAYOR ERNEST H. LAYTON, right, reads Proclamation officially designating Tuesday as “ A. G. D. Wiles” Day in Newberry, as Dr. Wiles looks on. This was one of the scenes at the dinner which honored Dr. Wiles Tuesday night. At left is James G. Holmes if Columbia, gen eral chairman of the dinner. (Sunphoto) Friends pay tribute to Wiles at Tuesday dinner The president of Newberry College, Dr. A. C. D. Wiles, j was applauded for his contri- i hution to the training of young people at a testimonial dinner in his honor Tuesday night. Some 300 persons, including former students, colleagues and friends of Dr. Wiles, attended the dinner at Columbia Coun try Club. “We need men like Mack Wiles to train our youth to be come leaders and keep strong and unafraid,” G«n. Mark W. Clark, President Emeritus of The Citadel, said in delivering the principal address. “We must remain strong and not appease the Communists,” he said. “I applaud the decis ion of my government to move troops into Viet Nam. We can not pull out or war would break out closer to our shore.” Referring to the Korean truce, Gen. Clark said, “Sup pose we do bring the enemy to the conference table—and I am sure we will not until we hurt him—we would have no right to expect anything more than 'exists in Korea today.” In other tributes, Dr. Wiles was cited for his dedication to teaching and to Newberry Col lege. The Rev. Fred E. Duf- ford, D.D., chairman of the Newberry College Board of Trustees, referred to Dr. Wiles as “a man who is punching holes in the darkness of illiteracy. I thank God that he put it in the hearts of the Board of Trustees to call this man to be president of our col lege.” he said. Other testimonial remarks were made by Sen. John C. West, former English student of Dr. Wiles, and Capt. Frank lin Ashley, student at New berry College during the Wiles administration and now teach er of English at The Citadel. Sen. West said Dr. Wiles created an academic appetite for his students. “As a student I realized his greatness as teacher and goodness as a man,” he said. Capt. Ashley traced th e growth of Newberry College under Dr. Wiles’ direction and praised the college president for becoming involved in stu dent problems “from freedom of the press to proper lighting in dormitory rooms.” The dinner was climaxed with presentation of a volume of more than 200 letters of ap preciation written to Dr. Wiles by teaching associates, former students and friends. In pre senting the volume, John F. Clarkson of Newberry said the letters paid tribute to Dr. Wiles as a “leader, a teacher and a Christian man.” A Resolution proclaiming A. G. D. Wiles day in Newberry The fifth amendment has been discussed frequently in the news. It is the amendment which has to do with selling alcoholic beverages “over the counter” in less than half-pint sizes (by the drink.) The final statewide amend ment would, if approved, allow women to serve as jurors in state courts. There are a vast number of “local” constitutional amend ments, only four of them hav ing direct connection with this county. The first, listed as Amendment 23, would provide for an increase in the bonded indebtedness limitation of the Newberry School district. The other three, numbers 24, 25 and 26, would, if approved, give the power of eminent domain to the cities of Newberry, Prosperity and Whitmire. The referendum asks wheth er the office of Magistrate in Newberry county should be abolished and a County Court established. The Newberry County Bar Association has gone on record as opposing this proposal. The Association adopted the follow ing Resolution on October 10: WHEREAS, a referendum has been called by which the voting public is to express it self on the question of th€ es tablishing of a County Court an dthe abolition of the office of Magistrate in Newberry County; and, WHEREAS, the undersigned Association recognizes that modernization of the present judicial system is desirable in some areas, and that the under signed has that problem under consideration and will, at a future date, report its findings to the Newberry County Dele gation; and, WHEREAS, the Association does not feel that the proposed changes are needed or desirable at this time; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Newber ry County Bar Association rec ommends that the people of Newberry County vote NO on the proposed question. was read by Mayor E. H. Lay- ton of Newberry. A Resolution from the Association of Cita del Men showing appreciation to Dr. Wiles was presented by W. LeRoy Harrelson, vice pres ident of the Association. Rev. D. E. Canaday, Cayce, gave the invocation and Dr. Robert C. Farb, vice president for development, Newberry College, pronounced the bene diction. James G. Holmes, Columbia, general chairman, served as toastmaster. Dinner music was provided by the Newberry College or chestra under the direction of Prof. Charles Pruitt. Rose Show at SON Saturday A showing of Newberry Coun ty roses will be held at the main office of the South Caro lina National Bank between the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 22 and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Otcober 23, William J. Raffield, vice president an nounced today. “All rose growers in New berry County are invited to par ticipate regardless of whether they have one rose bush or 300 rose bushes,” stated Raffield. “Newberry county roses are among the most beautiful grown anywhere and this will be a wonderful opportunity to see and enjoy these flowers.” Growers interested in parti cipating are requested to fol low these regulations: (1) Rose specimens are to be labeled with the name of the grower and the variety of rose. (2) Roses must be in place in the bank lobby by 10 a.m. Sat urday, October 22. The bank will open at 8 a.m. for the par ticipants to bring in their roses. (3) Roses should be brought and displayed in King Size Coca-Cola bottles. The public is cordially invit ed to come to this exhibition to view the outstanding blooms produced by the rose growers of Newberry County Award given to Post Office The Newberry post office has received the Special Post Of fice Department Annual Aw ard in recognition of the achievement of attaining over 75 percent employee participa tion in the U. S. Savings Bond Program. Postmaster Moose an nounced the receipt of the aw ard as a result of a recent Sav ings Bond drive conducted with in the agency. The Award is a three color decal with the official Post Office Department Seal and the Minuteman Symbol of the Savings Bond Program. The decal has been affixed in a prominent location on the ent rance to the post office service lobby. Director C. B. Gladden of the Atlanta Postal Region, in mak ing the award offered congratu lations to the Newberry Postal employees for their support of this vital program of our Na tion and stated. “It is a credit to the prudence and patriotism of the Newberry employees.” , Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cromer will move soon to 1922 Har per street in the house they have purchased. BIRTHDAYS Oct. 22: T. Roy Summer, Jr., John Billingsley, Mrs. Bobby Sligh, Mrs. Phil Brooks, Aubrey Davis, John nie Rucker, George Wayne Martin Jr., A. D. Rikard. Oct- 23: Mrs. T. S. Riley, Mrs. Bill Hughes, Charles Epting, Jessica Senn, Mrs. C. A. Reeder, Dr. James A. Underwood Jr. Oct. 24: H. O. Counts, Col. James Glymph, Mrs. A. E. Morehead, Ola Norris, Mrs. Ray Dawkins. Oct. 25: Ted McDowell, Patricia L. Harmon, Rev. William H. Link. Oct. 26:Curtis O. Chapman, David Grin Shealy, Mrs. R. K Hanna, Mrs. Oeo. Daven port. Oct. 27; Billy McSwain, Miss Grace Summer, Benja min L. Dawkins, Mrs. Wilbur Koon, Virginia Medlock. Oct. 28: Mrs. Maude San ders, M. P. Davis, Bebby Schumpert, Mrs. Myra Can non.