The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, September 14, 1967, Image 1

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* • Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, September 14, 1967 Volume 31—Number 21 $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 10c More parking lots in prospect for city by the way By DORIS A. SANDERS THE CONSTITUTION I have been asked to remind you that the week of Septem ber 17-23 is known as “Consti tution Week.” Elsewhere in this issue you will see excerpts of a talk on the subject by Dr. James C. Kinard at a meeting of Jasper Chapter, DAR; you will also notice that Spectator is again on the subject of the Constitution, that being one of his pet themes. It is a little disheartening when one thinks of the perver sion of this document in recent years. The Supreme Court of the United States goes its merry way, making decisions without so much as a thought as to their constitutionality: there is no way to curb the arrogant power which has been usurped by the Court except through the Congress and ap parently the Congress is fear ful of losing votes of minority groups, communists and crim inals if they take action against the Court. Perhaps one day the Court will so overstep itself as to even disturb the so-called “lib- orals" of this country; then and then only will there be a hope for return to constitu tional government. THE CARDACE 1 know most of you are con cerned, irritated, even angry, perhaps, about the quality of trash and garbage collection in the city. Have you ever thought that maybe you’re responsible for some of it? I have had my rounds with the city manager about this situation—but at the present, I’m not complaining, even though the garbage collectors usually leave litter in front of the house when they take up the garbage. I’m not complain ing because I know' that it is almost imposibie for the city to get workers for the garbage detail—and if you are won dering why I might be holding you ( and me) responsible, it is because we allow those who COULD be working at such jobs to get free government hand-outs. Why work if the money is coming without work ing? What have we done to help stop the tide of govern ment money flowing to the lazy, to the irresponsible, to the bums who might work if they were forced to do so in order to eat? It is not only the city that is suffering. Probably most of you who run businesses find it almost imposibie to find anyone who is willing to work, especially if the work involves manual labor of any kind. Even those who are willing to put in eight hours are always looking for something “easier” to do. I am informed that the city has lost seven em ployees to "easier" work from the scavenger detail in the last couple of weeks. So, try not to be TOO hard on the city. Those in charge are certainly trying. They are part of the city too, and are just as interested in keeping the city clean as you are but if there’s no one to do it, thats that. 1.10HT VOTE As you will notice elsewhere, there was a very light vote cast in the Democratic primary Tuesday to nominate city of ficials. I don’t think that’s an indication of little interest in city administration — but an in dication that most folks are just going to w'ait for Novem ber to decide on a future coun cil. One thing is certain: we will have an interesting array of candidates to choose from when November comes around. It would be my guess at this time that there won’t be much “straight-ticket” voting, ex cept by the dyed-in-the-wool Democrats and the same-type Democrats are nominated for City Council Clarence A. Shealy Jr., un opposed for the Democratic nomination for mayor, and six candidates were nominated to City Council posts in the mu nicipal primary election Tues day. L. D. Gardner Jr led the councilman ticket with bb2 votes, followed by Carman Bouknight, (187; Robert Coats, (158; Cecil E. Kinard, the only incumbent councilman in the race, (174; Claude Partain, (KU) and W. E. Taylor Jr.. (152. The losing candidate was Hal Kohn who received TJh votes. The primary winners were declared nominees of the Democratic party at a meeting of the Dem ocratic executive committee on Tuesday night. The winning candidates will face a full slate of Republican candidates, nominated in con vention, in the November gen eral election. Mr. Shealy will be opposed for the office of mayor by Herschel Kemper. Republican candidates for council seats are Robert E. Summer Jr., Preston McAihany, S. H. McConnell, Thurmond Adams, C. D. Cole man and George W. Martin. Curtis D. Long dies Tuesday Curtis D. Long, (11, died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was a native of Newberry county, son of the late Wm. and Ida Baker Long and was maintenance man at the Old School Mfg. Co. He was a deacon and superintendent of the Sunday School of Bethel Baptist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Shealy Long; two son.-, T. Sgt. Young Derhuix Long and T. Sgt. William W. Long; two brothel s, Hance Long, of Prosperity and Furman Long- id' Rock Hill; five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Bowers and Mrs. C. B Counts, Prosperity, Mrs. Cai rie Williamson of Washington, D. (’., Mrs George Boland ot Newberry and Mrs. Ronald A mirk of Clinton. Republicans. Newbci nan-., for the most part, are independent voters who ai e not bound by party labels not even by the I (emorrat lain 1 any more. This should be one <d the most in teresting city elections we’ve had in many a year NEW ELECTION On t he subject of elections, we will have a new-type elec tion in the county next year, when four members of the County Board of Education will be seated by election rather than by appointment. The re maining three members will be appointed by the County Board of Commissioners. It is to be hoped that we will have candidates of ability and integrity seeking these Board seats. I have heard of one or two prospects for the job but just thought I would mention this subject far in advance so if YOU feel like taking on some responsibility for running the county schools, this will be your opportunity. Another off-street parking lot is in prospect for down town merchants and shoppers as city council Tuesday night gave first reading to an ordi- ance to purchase property be hind Main Street for this pur pose. The property is located t<> the rear of Main Street busi nesses between Lindsay and (’ol lege, adjacent to the con r i - house and owned by R. B. Baker A warehouse, foimerly used by Maxwell Bros Lind say is located on the site. The $3(),()(•() purchase price would be paid over a period of fivt years, City Manager Ken Riebe stated. He said the project is another step in the city's mas ter plan for off-street parking. Council also voted to pur chase a crawler-loader machine at a cost of $21,318 and a 15- ton trailer for transporting the machine at a cost of $2,51)4. The tractor will be used for earth moving jobs. The purchase of two dump- hopper trucksters at a cost of $5,000 for use in garbage col lection was approved. The trucksters will be able to pick up garbage from about thirty houses in one trip for dumping into packer trucks, the manager said. city Council also agreed to buy 10,()()() plastic liners for gar huge cans in a testing program to determine i f the Iners will speed up garbage collection and solve littering problems. (’o.M of the liners w as lifted at $800. hi other action, council ap proved a request by R. C. Lake, attorney for the Newbm i \ County Municipal Association, to adopt a resolution to be submitted to the S ('. I’libhc Service Commission stating oh jections to a proposed telephone rate increase in tin-- count \ by Southern Bell Telephone < o. Council gave final readme and approval to a 17 null tax levy which had been e tabh h ed someti me earlier, L > r ! '.)*'> 7 , aUo ! 11 st readi nu on oev ei a I changes in zomne. di>t i ict s ot the city. Councilman McCutcheon asked that the city give consider atmn to furnishing- powei for lights at Newberry High school toi the Junior Yar.'itv team No action was t.iken, pending tin ther investigation. At Language Course seminar Professor Floyd S hell o n , Vernon D. Traylor and I’rof- fessor Albert Mature of New berry College in Newberry are three of 15 foreign language educators and administrators from throughout the U. S. at tending a three-day Seminar in Philadelphia to evaluate a rev olutionary audio-visual method of teaching languages. At the Center for Curriculum Development, the Seminar par ticipants will be introduced to the teaching of French, Span ish, German, Italian, Russian, and Hebrew by the Saint-Cloud Method. College opens lllth sesssion Ne vvber ry College v ill open its 1 Uth academic \ e a r wit li the 1 leginning of class* es , Sep temher 1 t. and the foi ill al op em ng ;■ e X 1 femes to be In 'Id on Thur sday , 9:30 a.m. in t lie A G . D. Wiles chapel. Dr. A. G. 1) . Wi les, president t > f the (3d le g (‘ w ill address the s indent body and faculty. Th e f o 1 inal opening will eiil- inmate a period of orientation and registration which began September 11 with the arival of some 250 freshmen on cam pus. Services to be held in chapel Newberry College will begin a program of worship services in the new A. G. D. Wiles cha pel on Sunday, September 17, 11:15 ;i .m. I )r. John R. Brok hoff. professor of homiletics at • ’andl er Schoi .1 of Then logy, Emory Univei sity. A tl; mta, will 1 M * the ; g'tie st spi raker for the a ipeni ng - ser vice. Tim Side jeet of his ser moll will he ; “Is This The Go< 1 Gen* rration ? ” The | te V Hat IV W el ie I - , eo liege r h a p 1 ; nu, will Sel ve as 111II1 ■ ■; i s 1. 1 n ; m n < > 11 r i < III!' the new pro g i am of Sunday , VV (11 ll 1 p . ;e r Vice.;, Di A G. D. W lie.:, pl'e., nlent of tlie * .oil «• l • r, N .aid, “ We must no I tier dee t tin ' et. hiral and am 11 ma 1 ■ id e,. of our ,.t II dent i *( 11 u • a t ion ” New Models of Chrysler cars now on display Smith Motor- Company will how a large lino of ( 'hrysb r Motor < oi porat ion c ars for 1 '.ibs beginning today in the h o w r i io nr on < Ml leg* ■ street, according to ( ' M Smith, man a get In add 1 1 mu to Dodge, a long tmm -1 a ml by , Smith Motor Co. uill tins year be displaying and s* 111 rig- a full line of (’li ry sle r and Plymouth automobiles. "We will have the largest number o( automobiles on dis play that we have ever had,” Mr. Smith said, “ and we in vite everyone to the showing of the new models.” In the Dodge line Chrysler Motors has produced new ver sions of the Dodge Polara, Mon aco, Dart, and Charger, the latter of which perhaps shows more change than the other Dodge cars. The second generation Char ger features semi-fasthack de sign and jet-age areodynamic styling, according to Mr. Smith. Designed as a full-size sports car, the new Charger repre sents a radical departure from the fastbaek styling of the Charger introduced in 19f>f>, hut (Continued on page 8) Criminal court convenes here next week Forty-eight hills will be handed to the Newberry county grand jury for action when Court of General Sessions con venes here next Monday. A Iso on the docket are tw r o cases eo n't inn ed from the June term: ( harles Albert Gilbert, charged with third offense, driving under the influence of mtoxicants: and Dennis Fort ner, charged with housebreak ing - , larceny and rec iving sto len goods. New cases to go to the grand jury include: Elmer Ifayme Leaphart, vio lation of Sec. 4<)-343, third oilen.se: Stephen Defois Mabry, forgery; Ralph Alexander Wil ma, murder; Johnnie Thacker, armed robbery, grand larceny, housebreaking and grand lar ceny, assault and battery with intent to kill; James Epps, as- sault and battery with intent 1° kill; Paul Williams, worth- less check; Herman Robbie Lominick Jr., violation Sec. 1(1- 80; Ulysses Wilson, Freddie L. Bates, Judy Kelly, Billy Kidd, I - * ■ Williams, Nora Irene I lamuiel, assault ami battery with intent to kill; Also, Golie Wicker, Freddie Uindsay and Joe Nathan Wise, non-support; Johnny W. Pyle,' privily stealing; ' M i e h a I e’ Moore, grand larceny, stolen automobile, grand larceny, automobile; Gary Gobi), stolen automobile, a rand larceny, grand larceny stolen automo attempted housebreaking ,,;| . V * ime, grand larceny; John L. Edwards Jr attempted house break ine; m day time, grand larceny, Johnnie Nance ami Addie Nance, violation of Sec. 1 !)I ; Addie Nance, viola tion Sec. I ||)|; A Iso, Manus Knight, storing ami having in possession illeg- al liquor; !'reddie L. Garnianv, pointing firearms; ('harles \V. Gi II iam, non supoi t ; Mae B. Epps, unlaw fill possession of al< ohoiie beverage.o Johnnie A i rovvood, \ i ! hur ('amipp, E a ha id Holland G a I fne v and •'illy Gamer, See. In ::r,()B; E'lnuel Bookman, assault and battery with intent to kill; Randy Taylor, assault and bat- b'ry ol a high and aggravated nature; James Penny, assault, and battery with intent to kill; Leo Praylor, violation See. 1b- 300; !■ reddie Lee Jackson, re sisting an arrest and assault A- battery ot big-li and aggravated nature; Solomon Nelson Jr. as- sault and battery with intent t<* kill; Virgil Blair, taking car without consent of owner. REV. LINK’S FATHER HERE I be Rev. J. Lester Link, pas tor of Mt. Tabor Lutheran church near Staunton, Va., is visiting with his son, the Rev. William H. Link, pastor of Bachman Chapel Lutheran church, Prosperity. All friends of Pastor Link are invited to stop in and visit, with him at Bachman Chapel Parsonage while he is here. He will bring the sermon message at Bach man Chapel on Sunday, Sep tember 17. His last visit to tins state was in June 19(i5, at which time he baptized his youngest grandchild, Mary Vir ginia Link.