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by the way. By DORIS A. SANDERS THRILLING RIDE It was a thrilling ride—if your nerves could take it. We were enroute home from Knox ville, Tenn. Saturday and had just descended the last moun tain range in the Smoky Mt. National Park. We were look ing for a short cut which I had been told was in the area which would bypass Gherokee on the way to Asheville. I spied a highway marker ‘‘To Asheville” so, I thought, this m .st be it. It didn’t take long to dis- eove' that this was the wrong by11a', because we found our- selves on the Blue Ridge Park way The mountains in the park had K en bad enough to terrify ne-, hut they were no thing compared to the moun tains one scab -, on the Park way. For those who love the mountains— ami can stand it 'he Parkway F perhap- one of the p ret t i e o t drives in the coin 11 y There are hundreds of fuse natmg views but ali I c"u!d concentrate on were the -ha! p curves overlookm.g urops of thousands of feet With two tack'-eat drivers telling the dr: mu t" " low down ” -he was Ming little nmre than crawling .nn.uay i’’.-' a wonder he kept !' • Mmpo.'Ure and got us off 'fi.t paikaav hut eventually in u u i once thought that was a i; ce-sized little mountain be- tween Greenville and Flat Reck -!Ut heluwe me, after gc'tiiig "ff that i’arkway, 1 i.ijn't notice anything more • hart a d.ght ly ti g h hill m t in* ! i.ad down ... Greenville. 1 forget what kind of phub.a m\ hu.'tiami says th.is is. out if you don’t have it. and ymi like the mountains, the Park way IS a beautiful drive. But please ifcm’t ask me to go on .: again! j4 UJ vl. Volume 32—Xo. 19 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, August 29, 1968 $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 10c School integration plan not abandoned by County board THE PETITION You wuii nutt * isewhere in this issue that tile Newberry .'aycees have begun a drive to ni,tain .'ignatures on a petition calling for a referendum on a prop.iscii $722,000 bond issue, proposed by t ( ommission. A group of citizens gathered en the court house lawn Tues day night and were told that the Newberry Gounty Board of Education has agreed not to enforce a new school rezoning plan which would increase m tegratmn in Newberry Gounty Schools. A .'pok.'-man for the County Board, howev.-r denied that ‘he Board had taken, any fnr- • her action than to acRpt a Resolution which was present ed to the spokesman fo: ’h-' group, Fugem- ( Gr ff.th, m 1’uesday afternoon The Resolution mereh [bar ed the Board on record as agreeing that “nvedom o:f choiee” would be :i imu'e des.r- able plan f"r ofiei atmg t h ■ Mihools and that the Board would work with the citizen.' achieve ih.s goal I he Board pointed out t im t it e 11 or t ‘ 11 achieve such a plan fail, tic Citizens 'have the right '<< bring an injunction against the Board of Education.” It will he noted that the Sc fund Board has made at tempts over the years to op erate the schools on a ‘‘free dom of choice plan” hut has been told by the department of HEW that such it plan was neither satisfactory nor legal because it did not accomplish elimination of the dual school 'V.'tem m the county. \ < bl- ai City Planning In one Stipn •me ale >< i 'im-t lines i thnua ■ ” i this note ‘ 1 s ! ec.HU sc i (Cjf that by schoo 1 SY: t .O’ 1 you are R i s say i: ng that . choo i' S' id' tile bond v • a r aect - lief' Is ; ndicat - i_ | jit’ 1 ; by 'c W'll; hug Ft 1' >, j J e n u <>:o<i i e,. !c . ■ be W h tie- In r l . B .-•bo-- an i l f o: ' 11 i l\ Urn . it meet aide ‘ i’i-t a ina i,t ; 1 \ of 1 r}> : Boat f recd« mi rid c dual Uiee' lie, a a e. , re Indians to make debut M • ,i. d .■ a i . i; a i .!.• e i ..life ! . r.y. pi -r eld ‘oi m.cl .ini!- prio 1 r S* p: 1st But ’lie .-c.-sion, a! 2 p.nn. will give newsmen and Indian fol lowers an op|i ( ) rt u n it y to lo..k over squad in . xc. ss of 7b players, including more th.an MO freshmen. ‘‘We’d he happy to have any interested Newherrian come out and see us Saturday after noon,” Goa eh Fred Herren said. “Earlier in the* afternoon we’ll issue equipment, so the bovs will all he uniformed. “We’ll he taking official •photographs—a^d if any of the fans ’''ould like to bring cameras, I’m sure the 'layers will he glad to oblige. I ’ 1 o I 1 , 1 1 O C r t ; : t - •• O p . 1 l 1 . - pi,to.lied fi ■; I fn y a:. ” Tlie roil uttic :: c.g 1 , , q p .mi a ot \ c■ ■ t • w h,,t !i had ; . about Mb j '• IV 1 '!' el t i i t . Ve Monday, ahoup 2b percent ! i c: ive Tuesdiiy. <, i iff.tit sa d t h;it l he citizens would bring an injunction agaiimt tne Board and t :i • HEW. The Board held a lengthy session with the citizens com mittee on Monday night, and afterward approved the Reso lution which was presented to the committee Tuesday. Board Chairman Gerald Bay- singer told the group that the board would welcome the com mittee to obtain a court in junction against the hoard in an attempt to secure freedom of choice plan in the courts for the county schools. Senator Griffith said the com mittee would be reluctant to take court action because it was his opinion that the hoard has R en operating within the 1 a \v Bard members told the com- m't'ro that the county .-clnuds are operating under a form of freedom of choice now. Stud ents may select the school of : he r clove if they will pr>.vide their own transportation, school i.ffvmM- said. James Wcssing. r, a member f the citizens committee, said o felt that the people did md know they had freedom of choice in selecting schools. He -aid he Eel leves that i major part of the probhon was dii-‘ to a hu k of comnuinicatam ho ' we. a the- boa: .1 and residents s' the county. Wessinger san! complaints lie has received on the new in tegration plan have not been Fruited to white parents. He said Negro parents have called and asked for his help to semi their children io schools they sc 1ec t. Charles Moss, a committee member representing the Whit mire area, told hoard members that the people of the county believe the hoard is let doing ail i‘ could do to avoid sending their children to c e i t a i n schools. Ralph William , the only Negro member of the education hoard ’old the committee that Moody Atchison rites Sunday at Aveleigh Elgin Moody Atchison, t’.7, died Saturday in Providence hospital in Columbia. He had been m declining health for ‘h-' past several months. Mr Atchison was a native of Milledgeville, (la., and was the son of the late James Robert and Anna Hutchins Atchison. He had made his home in Newberry for over 27 years and operated Odorless Gleaners. Ih wa- a member of .Aveleigh Rr. shyterian church, a mem he* of the Board of Deacons, a member of the Rotary Club, and a member of the Board of Directors of Boys’ Farm. Mr. Atchison is survived by Id's wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cathy Atchison, Newberry; one son, Elgin M. Atchison, Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. G. IF i Beth i Thurmond, Athens, Ga. and three sisters, Mrs. N. A. Segrest, Mrs. Wallace Butts, Sr., both of Milledgeville, and Mrs. W. H. Harper, White Plains, Ga. Funeral services were held Sunday at a:Mb p.m. from Ave leigh Presbyterian church with Dr. Neil E. Trimsdell conduct ing the service Interment was in Newberry Memorial Card ens. tv. mhers of the hoard a re of the e ounty and “ SS e ; em-mieu of th.s e o U 11 - i i a s' t ■ i o ne- ip an a r - accusati on. W t,as e \ - t,ne tooth coi’.b study ;• : - : a c i!t■ i.[ We | \ <.:,r a 4 ar. • ’ ' youi I'** !* ft.<>!, Guy Long named to Warden job N< v • ; r\ < 'outity IJci rd. Marion ( , ;y 1 suig of Rt. 1 . Si ’ ver re t. \\ a - appoint -d W ■ i * < J. < > ' ' ' [ i r , R • , w ha’ \V t !• . i 1 y Ward for the S i 1 S' e 1 k' ep • r ' Wa • den I ) ’ r a't, aetui n I i * ' . . 1 ‘ 4 a to N• ss '-M-r- \ r le can M Hi ’ rii 1 UM.ee Fo, •t (‘ 11* '■A !! a.g :v to * *• v , 11:u* t u 1 l , ' , U ' e- - ,e I 1: f : it a o i' - .a; a ’• Hie - - , j 'b ' to Duke mher.- ' by j ■ r-- u. - Mr. I . i i i l; 1 - a i: a i no’ i lent i i y H.* m b- n \ ( 'ount y ilP.i . tne ten phom mos‘ o f h < bfe ii ’ .zens ci>mm11t'-e • x- ' t !• it a : ea He :a . r 1 ! e e \' e ; i i : i > ptv ed the cembimd iquuiMn that the committee has no ar gument against the hoard and that they realize the hoard has a difficult job, hut the people of the county are not getting freedom of choice and action is wanted to correct the situation. Chairman Paysinger said ; f theboard changes any section of the new integration plan “we will automatically he drawn into court.” Paysinger said he felt that the best solu tion would he for the committ ee to obtain a court injunction against the board to get a court approved school attend ance plan. Jaycees begin drive for signatures Newberry Jaycees began a drive Tuesday to obtain signa tures on a petition requesting a referendum for a $722,000 bond issue proposed by t h e Newberry Planning Commismn and endorsed by City Council. More than 00 pero-nt of the freeholders of the city must petition for the referendum be fore it can hi ordered. If the signature drive is successful, it is expected that voters would he asked to make a decision on the bond issue on November 12, the same date on which they will vote for members of city council. The $722,000 in general ob ligation bonds would he re paid over a 20 year period. The cost of repaying this bond issue could he included in the city's operating budget with out any increase in taxes at this time, according to Maym Clarence A Shealy Jr It was pointed out in the brochure sent to all Newberry residents, however, that “While tin* Plan ning Commission foresees no need for a tax increase in or der to finance this hond issue, there is still no assurance that a tax increase may not he needed sometime in the future in order to meet day to-day op erating obligations of the city.” The Planning Commission estimates that it will take a- hout five years to complete all phases of the project. A general description of th 1 projects outlined by the Com mission follows; Resurfac'- city owned streets, sidewalks and other improve ments to streets, engineering, planning and right of way, $210,000; Purchase of fire pumper, ex tend and improve fire aim m v '* eiii, change door- and re in >de i fire department.. $ l-C!'i, ■ of tne mill; ID IP'S' ry ( "inpi- ! g o t R t. Compieto \\ ppoint ed S elopmellt < man ied t > th- f.•! mer Katherine Neel and they have two children; one daughter. Mrs. James H. ( Mil- dr-d i T’nger; and one son, Cap tain Marion G. Tong, Jr., of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. The Tongs are members of the Silver- street Lutheran Church. Warden Long assumed his new duties on July 29, 1908, ac cording to Duke. GRADUATES FROM NURSING SCHOOL Miss Gayle Setzler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Setz ler, wil graduate on August 30 from the School of Nursing at Greenville General hospital. playground equipm-nt, rep.t.r (ipern House, build eon muu ty cent • r at Mi■ Sva r. S' reet i ’a s k, $2ei u H n i Pavmert Y Ste u" P no < ! ';gat ion.-, $02. 1 mhi. Academy opens on Monday W.Hi an enrolment of P-b in the eight grades and an ad- dltl'-nal R :n ‘he kindergarten and pre ;rhool pr<>gi am the Newberry Academy is ready to begin the new session. There are only a few openings left, and very soon now further ap plications must he taken on a standby basis. School will begin promptly on Tuesday morning, September 2, at 8:30. After a brief chapel program the pupils will report to their classrooms to he class ified and given textbooks and the lesson assignments for the next day. All students must present their last report cards for registration. Since the process will require only a short time parents are invited to attend the opening and then to visit .he newly renovated rooms and to meet the teachers.