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by the way.. . Hv DORIS A. SANDERS THE RAINS C AME Perhaps by the time you read this, the rams will have come to Newberry. Certainly we need it, and I thought on Monday afternoon we had a soaker. I had to go to Columbia that day and the clouds were threatening before I left New berry. Some 10 or 15 miles out of Columbia there came such a downpour that it was necess ary for me to pull over to the side of 1-26 because I couldn’t see to drive. We were still hav ing a hard shower when we got into Columbia in the vic inity of Providence hospital. I was not too surprised to find that Newberry had not had a drop of rain, but I WAS surprised when I tuned in the weather report from Columbia Monday night. I wondered just how much it had rained down there The weatherman report ed "only a trace of rain meas ured at the airport today.” Those showers and thunder storms are not only "scatter ed”—they are apparently very limited in scope. Perhaps one of the clouds will decide soon to break loose over Newberry. THE MILITARY "I know you don’t think much of the "beautified” city square," said my citizen-soldier husband the other day, "but when you look at it from the McKibben Street side, the trees DO have a military look which ties in with the cannon and the doughboy statue.” I took a look next time I went by and I’ll have to admit that he’s right. I believe I mentioned at the time that the trees looked like soldiers stand ing at attention, but I did not tie this in with the military background already furnished. Perhaps this is what the land scape architect had in mind when he planted the trees in that manner. I am not giving .n entirely, mind you, on my idea about the square. Taken as a whole, I still don’t like it, but there are times when it is most attractive—when the crepe myrtles are in bloom, or just recently when the azaleas were flowering. Otherwise, it is still too “formal” for my taste. Things are shaping up around the maple tree in the new park ing lot and since the leaves are out and small shrubs have been planted, this is a most attrac tive corner. Now let’s get to work on Scott’s creek. TOO BUSY A sentence in Dr Orant’s letter, published here last week, stood out in this day of turmoil throughout the nation and the world Referring to the bees visiting the plants in his yard, he said "They are too busy making a living to ha'" and fight. We work and hve ami cably together.” It occurs to m> that t h e President wouldn’t hav.- nearly so much trouble with his Yet Nam protestors if he would see tha? all the lazy bums were taken off the welfare nd’s and made to work for a living. These prute.-ts and many oth ers-would lack support if the no-gooders were put to work where they couldn't spend so much time listening to the ”d gooders. ” I think there is a h g:* .mate “prote-t” to be made in 'his Viet Nam business, but not in the vein used by the loud mouths you see on television and read about in the newspa pers. There should be a prote-t because the country is giving aid and comfort to Russia, which in turn is giving aid and comfort to the Viet ^ ong There should be a prote-t be cause this country does not go ahead and win this war and get over wi*h it before more thousands of young Americans (Continued on page m Volume 30—Number 52 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, April 20, 1967 $2.00 Per Year A new year begins in the Newberry County Beautifi cation program as Clarence A. Shealy Jr., president of the county Municipal Asociation, proclaims April “Beau tification Month in Newberry County.” On hand for the signing were Mrs. Richard L. Baker, county beautifica tion chairman and Rusty Brown, clean-up chairman. (Sunphoto by Steve Armfield.) Gives senior recital at University MR ANDERSON R. it: W Anderson, clarmtt- i.'t of Nrw berry, was presented in .hi.' Senior Rec.tal by the Lr.ivers.ty of South Carolina Fraiay, April 14 at Me Master Copc'-rt Hail m Columbia. A< ( ..mpaiued by Donald Sun- di r< and Anita Jubin, pianists, RM" rt played selections by Oroviez and Hindemith. In his final .'election, "Three Pieces for !' lute, Ciannet, and Bas- m r" by Piston, he was ac- ron.panwd by Mrs. Penny Gers- eh-fak u flutist, and Mrs. Gloria Gordon, na-soomst. A »tud#t of Prof. James D. Pritchard. R -m- rl gave h ,is reeital in par- t.a; fulf.ilm ell t of the require- Mi- M‘ - for the Baehtdor of Kei- - n< v f.* in Mu.'ie Kduca- t m n. R. oel'l is i mem her of the I'mv er>,: \ of South ('aroima ( one -•rt Die he stra, in v ehich he pko . S' Jo eh air elarinet, ami (( | ’ 1. ’ 1! i U < •M (tii pagt. ■ h t Oscar V. Jones died Friday Oscar V. Jones, 65, died early Friday at a Columbia hospital. Mr. Jones was born and reared in the Whitmire section. He had made his home here on Jefferson street for several years and was a retired em ployee of Kendall Co. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife and three sons. FELLOWSHIP MEET The Golden Age Fellowship will meet Wednesday, April 26 at 3:30 in the social hall of Central Methodist church. Coffee hour to be highlight of Library Week A coffee hour, sponsored by the Merchants Association of Newberry, will highlight the observance of National Library Week, April 16-22, by the Newberry-Saluda Regional Li brary. All citizens of the city and county are invited to take their coffee break at the Li brary on Thursday, April 20, between the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Newberry residents will join millions of thvir fellow Amer icans in well over 5,000 com munities in all 50 states in ob- servanct of National Library Week. Mrs. Robert E. Summer Jr. is County Chairman for this week which will be the cul minating observance of the year-round program, designed to encourage lifetime reading habits and create wider use and support of libraries of all kinds. With the theme, “Reading is what’s happening!”, Library Week provides special oppor tunities to emphasize the per sonal rewards in reading and increase interest in developing the reading resources that serve the community. In 1967, the program will continue to stress the need for more school libraries and will alert young people to the wide range of opportunities for careers in the library profession. National Library Week’s im pact in past years can be meas ured in impressive gains in reading of all kinds, in increas ed library circulation and reg istration figures, and an up surge of citizen support for expansion of library services. Many activities initiated thru the impetus of library week have helped identify libraries as vital agencies of education and to link reading with life time learning. Sixty national organizations actively participate in National Library Week, which is spon sored by the National Book (Continued on page 8) Top club award presented to Mrs. Baker MRS. BAKER Mrs. Richard L. Baker, who has received many honors for her civic activities in the past, is recipient of the highest in dividual award offered by the Garden Club of South Carolina, of which she is past president. At its annual convention in Florence on April 12 and 13, Mrs. Baker was presented The Garden Clubs Special Award, “the highest award given to an individual for meritorious state wide accomplishment in line with State Garden Club ob jectives, such as horticulture, conservation, birds, parkways, civic and roadside beautifica tion.” The Certificate given to Mrs. Baker contained the legend: “The Garden Club of South Carolina Special Award, award ed to Colie Blease Baker for Meritorious Accomplishments in the Garden Club Movement of South Carolina.” From the time she helped organize the Newberry Garden Club and serve as its first president, 1949-51, Mrs. Ba ker has held many offices and committee appointments in the local club, the Newberry Gard- (Continued on page 8) C arole Hardin of Little Mountain Elementary School was county spelling bee wir ner and is being presented a check in recognition of her achievement by James I Brown, county superintendent of education. First runner-up was Leland Kinard of Pc maria Elementary school. Roslyn Fretwell, 7th grader at Newberry Academy, wa second runner- up. All schools in the county through grade 8 participated. (Sur photo by Steve Armfield.)