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by the way By BORIS A. SANDERS LET’S BE FOR Tom Anderson, editor of the Farmer-Orower magazines and author of the now famous “ Straight Talk" columns, is fre quently accused of always being "against” everything for "for" nothing. In the July issue of S. C. Farmer-Orower, he lists a few things that he is “for". Excerpts from July Straight Talk are re printed below: STRAIGHT TALK By Tom Anderson Lot's be for. There are so many things to be for I fe>d like a mosquito at a futdist camp; I know what 1 ought to do but 1 hardly know where to begin. For less tolerance, perm s>- iveness and submissiveness to ward young people and ’he world at large and more insis tence upon what is nght and good, popular or not For taxing t he Natmnal ( '( m nei! 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I. • !.t on 1 a I 11 t a and Trade i. a S’ ate' lb pa ' ' - men: a real ion and file re t ore nr, Ana re. an, t<> eontmue to flood Ameirca with slave-mad** and i fw»li;-- maile iia renandi.'e w had: puts American \\ o* kers out of jobs. i (mt;nimu a. pn.ge > i Volume 32—No. 13 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, July 18, 1968 $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 10c James F. Coggins, left, was named president of the Newberry College Indian Club, and Dr. J. E. Wiseman, Jr., vice president, at the Club’s regular meeting Tues- i!a\ night at Newberry Inn. Outgoing president Billy Beard and Joe Welborn were named to the board of dir- oetors. Also retained as directors are Connie Cowan and Sheriff Tom Fellers. Executive Secretary Harry Hedge- path gave a report of the membership drive. Club mem bers were shown movies of a practice scrimage made during spring training. (Sunphoto) Council proposes 47 mill tax levy Elimination of dual schools set in 69-70 Fi ty counc d gave first read- I i e>' Tue,d ay n ight t < i an or- ima 111',' \\d i i'! i w . iii ld -et tlm tax i ■ \ y on re, al ate 1 [)er -i ill; a! prop.- rty a’ 17 m ills , the -ame rate e- 1, a- bee n . Il e ffect sm ce P.n'.u 1 ax te!'.:- 1 ,.fl , ec , mg t h i s amount c. ! !"• p r'e| .a r. , ..j g . i all city '.•«■[' i.-r'y i . w tier s af te i e e, U n ■ t U 1 ■ v ■ kl. . i eppr. . v a. t.. •h" In ! id 1 J . < *' a Vrl a t, V< ,' -la >rt tla" 1 mg i',;;. .iui■. u ' '•'tiUe . im ’ '..ti,- ,:d p p" : ’ by Tlipma- Bu/. j,..' ■ I!. de ■ ■!’ f duitic* 1 . M r. !; . ;;. t . 11 - ‘. i ‘ ; ’In’, * h • * i. . t y -i • x p. a. i, t, i p w • i t i. n\a fiing u : • 'A g f, ■ , ,dg, ’ cnmmittee is scheduled to meet Friday night to schedule a pri mary date. < ouiieil recommended that the city use the S. (b Forestry Com mission for marking timber and for other services provided, when such Use is practical. Several other ; terns not oil 'he agenda were briefly dis- t "sseti n\ eotineii, but no act 001 ' a ken FuL.iWiiig the n guhir meet i ng, an • xeeut r. < . -ion was b- id at t he feque.-t I.f tile buti- c et ui.mitte arid tie Ci' y i’hin- :. lie i emmi 'Sion. The Department of Health, Falucation and Welfare has finally approved a plan sub mitted by the Newberry County Board of Education, designed to begin abolishment of *he dual school system in Newber ry county. The plan calls for transferr ing many more Negro children to formerly all white schools and transfer acros laeuii btv s a number of teachers, but no white students, are ass.grwu to all-Neg! <» sebpois !his year. The two-year plan, however, calls for i-omplete i ntegpition in the iniVP-TU school year, wi’h some white students to be signed to the Cullman high school building. The Board pro poses to eliminate Drayton Street elementary, Reuben el ementary near Silvers!met and J n nio r Ing h seho< d after t he i p coming school >e^-ioi;; and to build a new big I; -ehoo!. Bo t h I • ray ton S t re. ■; and Jun ior High buddings ha\ r e in en ;n ■he "condemned" (dii.^Slfie.at ion. Reuben is of more recent vui- tage, and housed ail elementary Negro students of the Silver- street-Bush River areas, many of whom are being transferred to the formerly all white schools of those areas this year. Newberry High school will be assigned an additional do Negro students which will make the total Negro enroll ment approximately .so. ddimc Negro teachers will serve on the Newbeiry High faculty. Ail first grade pupiL and teachers at Drayton StP-r’ Li ementary school w ill he t runs ferred to Boundary Street and Speers Street schools. This will he approximately Ida pupils and four teach, rs Tins will make approximately JHi Negio pupils enrolled at these : cho. d. . Five fulltime cla-sroom Negro tracker- A II tie .III ttlesc fa.’- Ill t ie-. Thi ee Negr.i t. artier^ will he a.-.-igm-d t.ii the Speer Street school faculty. An estimated 125 Negro pupils will he assign ed to this school. Approximately 25 Negro Stu dents will he transferred to Newberry Junior High from Drayton Street, which will lose the complete fimt grade to Boundary and Speer- Approx imately bn additional students will he lost as the result of addi t lonal 1 ni p 11 t r anfifers to fq.ei Te 1 ' w l ) full-t ime white clam room t, a eilem Will he as - : I'd; i’d to •1 i < • 1 day t on faculty. .( ,ac 'man Hi D h enro linient will M * * ! educe d o\ ap p ro x ima tidy ! 2s st ID Iff it. wdio w: 11 he tratm- tb-rri 11 t < > * h. f, • r me r ly all white Mid t birolin;i i. N, ■ w berry and Wh: : m i re hi ll -.'lie • < > I s. A ! Wh : m e. Ill; tiigii -ehoo! student s. ; H’ [)!'. .xnr ir ely bJO win t e aid pi) N e g r O , 0.11 go to Udi t 111 I I '' hi gd 1 . The! •.' will he a rnmi mum . if ? ■ wo \ba ;to teacher.-. at 1 •fm- s ell . d Al'! [M'oximately ■lu v \ eg r. i St u< lents and one Ne- g n > t eacln 1 r w 111 fie a isigned ti i Pari- , S t 1 e » t i dement ary school. A mmm )i;i 'll of !M‘ Negro stu- dent s Will he t ransf erred from R i ■ u 1 ten to Si! \ erst re et Flemen t ary Sr ho. d. r l 1 " W'O Ni egro teach- ers will he on the faculty. A- bout 50 N egm stud. ■nts will he transferred from Reuben to Bush River making the enroll ment no less than 75. Two Ne gro teachers will he on the Bush River faculty. A pproz.mat ely bn Negro gu ilds will 'he transferred from Ri ka r< 1 to Prosperity elementary school, making a total Negro enrollment ef 75. There will In* 1 15 -t ud.-nt 11 ansferred from Kikard to Little Mountain and Prosperity. One white classroom t. aeher and off** white aid will be a . d ‘ ■ L i ka rd. Oar: any Elementary wifi L.... et, • , the formerly all white ponjar:a school. I wo Neg ro teaehe: will also he aS- :gtit d t■ P..maria l.i'te M . 1 ; n; a. n • h mentarj i ( ■ u! m e d n page -t > week a! 1 r r < ra : Fleet ion — a a • t a a .la' i for live city c >.:;e ■ al ibc! mi. name three member.' to counei!. Ih Demo cratic [tarty machinery ;s al- i.• a(iy underway for nomination f canihdates, procingt meet ings having been held Tuesday. 1 he i * \ Idunoeratie executive UNITED FUND OFFICERS—New of ficers and directors of the Newberry Unit ed Fund met Tuesday afternoon in council chambers to make preliminary plans for the forthcoming UF drive. From left, seat ed are, James Weaver, Secretary, D. B. Brittain, Campaign Chairman; Thomas H. Leitzsey, President; Hilton Parsons, Bud get Committee Chairman; Dr. Conrad B. Park, Publicity; and James M. Smith, Jr., Treasurer. Standing are directors Dave Morison, Rev. VV. B. Kyzer, Rev. Flford Roof, Louis Hawkins, Mrs. R. F. Living ston, Jr., R. F. Summer, Jr., Thomas P. Buzhardt, Mrs. Otis Taylor, B. J. Gill and Dr. P. H. Senn. (Sunphoto)