Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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by the way... By DORIS A. SANDERS 1 HE RESULTS Elsewhere in this issue you v. ill find the precinct-by-pre cinct vote from Nev/berry Coun ty in Tuesday’s General Elec tion. This sheet is exactly as it was tabulated as the returns were coming in Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. I’m sure you will undei stand that the handwriting is not the best 'Out, w ■ hope, r adable. In addition to those who us ually help us compile the re turns, we’d like to say a word of appreciation to Conii San ders for hm- effici nt he'p Tu“S- day night. And most of all. we'd like to thank the nmnatrers who vm > so prompt (considering the vo.- ume of their work) :n giving us the returns, and the folks at WKDK, with whom we worked to get the returns to you at the earliest possdde moment. Since the above was written, a further check of the votes shows a few inaccuracies on the tabulation els-where in thi- is- sue. On ♦ (-i ( > 49th box, John- s*”T!e, the - 0 c f O >• -ch a b ’• rd members should he in D trie: 2 for C i 1 d w ell, 62; Ruff, 86; < 'ha: j) 1! 7 - :i n,f M 01,., 12 On Box Ward 1 , the fig- nr-"-' shoe ild he changed f o re- fleet, H'P he tabulation. the following ■ 282. 12F 248, 218, 204, 15: 2. '2)2 126. 186, 282, 286, 1 6 2. 241 ‘226 ' s 2 276, 229. 126. ( no vote in School d : stric f 2 ) 25 0 for amendment, 114 agam St The 5n hoy totaF for t h e co-nty sh ow n on the tabulation ap- inace u rat < - because of t he above eh anges; however, cor- rect total: < on each of the races ; s contain • d i n a story on this page. We regret these errors, but * bought you had ra'her be a little inconvenienced in check ng »h“ races than to have inaccu rate figures. DESERVED HONOR The Henry L. Parr family was honored last Friday a - one of six “Master Farm Families” in South Carolina and it was a well-deserved honor. T was no* only the outstanding achie vements of the Jersey dairy ’aeration that brought this h 'nor; the election was made "O the overall success of the farm operation coupled with •he “success” of the family, or family achievement. That Henry and M ' ♦ * : e Pirr have reared their children w 'h a love “for God and ( oun- ?rv” has already been • xemp- •' -d by the honors received -• ’heir oldest two, Mary Bryan and Henry. They have Iwer, r"c- • - ir ni7.ed f.r their c:t z.-nship and the.r schola-'ic end- av> That ‘hey have ben r< r c to vurk and take on responsil> hty •-r ven by the fact that their animaF. for which they have < de re-iuinsibility. more of’en •ban not take th< Blue R'hhons i* any showing. The two younger Bar> s. B -\ d -’d ("alhoun. are following m ■he footsteps of their Prother and -aster. It is imnose hie to place too much emphasis o’ on th. r b> the children ’’laved ; r t he famdy’s receiving this honor. In this dav of stud •”* rev- Its and riots, it is alw.nv refresh ing to see young peor.le who know what work is who ?n’e nt the responsibility placed upon them, and who take their ed ucational opportunity's serbui--- ly. We add our congrntubHions to those of so many other-, for the honor bestowed unon the Parr family was well-earned. L--4 L.J 1 1. Volume 32—No. 29 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, November 7, 1968 $2.00 . J er Year—Single Copy 10c TOE HIGHWAYS Many folks are talking about a proposed new highway, or highway* which * --'aid. will come through the heart of (Continued on page 12) A happy Henry L. Parr family receives the Master Farm Family Award from Bill Johnson, Associate Editor of The Pro gressive Farmer, which sponsors the a- ward program in conjunction with Clem- son University Extension Service. From left, are Johnson, Henry L. Parr, Mrs. Mit- tie Parr, Calhoun, Henry, Jr. and Boyd Parr. (Sunphoto) Democrats win all county seats in Tuesday voting d'he Newberry County Dem i>erat c Party, which many peo- ple felt had become almost de funct, came to life in Tuesday’s general election, when voters gave the nod to Democratic candidates in almost every race. Only two Republican candidates led, the balleting in the county; one was defeated in a three- c 1111 n t v a three-county race, and in Un ion and Laurens counties Lake led the ticket by over 5600 votes. With the complete re turns from both counties tab- :.t- v A was : h-at 1 : Union, Fang received OuTl, Abt-rcrumhi", 617; Faur- enm Fong 7001b Abercrombie, •' i ! 1 I total. Sr: ’d M. Nixon was ‘op d 6,2 ai’niig presid’ nt ial can ■ I .ake much to the surprise -if 4122. a ho had predicted the '! h a aid vote Independent V Xon I'ere , V. (1 1 176 rge Wallace van so il 6550, and Hw-et v tailed the * ick-t vv th : F'!0. Fa ;n,i.( tit State Senator Fu- . ■ <' Griffith. Repuldican, ;» i •ho vote in the county for S<a! 2 :n State Senate Dis’rict 5 He releived 5801 votes to 1127 for his oppunent, Robert C. Lake, Jr. of Whitmire. This is ROBERT C. LAKE, JR. r adoe, ,("lO. Sea* 2 . [,ake, 1 7.1 84, Griffith. IM, 180. I'cumhent Sonatur Ernest F H 2 lings, I b-mocrat, led the t aunty in his bid for return to Ha- United States Senate, as did Congressman W. J. Bryan Dorn. Boilings led his opponent, Marshall Barker. 5874 to 4274 Darn polled 6052 to 2002 for li s Republican opponent, John Gris so. Hollings and Dorn defeated the same opponents two years ago. For the S. U House of Rep- res ntatives, Walter T. Lake Democrat, received 6726 votes. Thurman Adams, Republican, received 2885. For Supervisor, the Demo cratic incumbent, H. B. Hen drix. Ud his Republican oppo nent” Billy O’Dell, 6051 to 2846. The races for school hoards in both districts were nip and tuck until the late hours of the vo ting night. Unofficial returns, however, gave the four seats to the four Democratic candidates: Billy Taylor, renlacing the late Ralph Williams; Ed Young, Hunter Caldwell and David Lu ther Ruff. Republican candi dates were Henry Mills, Mi chael Chappell and David Mil ler. Rev. Thomas Daum was listed as a Republican candi date and received a number of \ however, he withdrew his laidniacy the day before the ’■lection. The school hoard vote was follows; District 1: Taylor, 241)1; Young, 2274; Mills, 2105; Daum, 122 1. lbs-net 2: CaldwelF 2212 Puff. 2520; Chappell, 1811; Mil ler. 14X4 Amendment 8 wins Easy approval Roca! Unistitutional Amend ment Number 8, the subject of much controversy for a few weeks prior to election day, ea i 1 y won approval of the vot ers of the county by a majority of over 2500, according to un official returns. The amendment authorized a change in the State Constitu tion to increase the bonded in debtedness limit T the Newber ry school district from eight to thirty percent of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district. School hoard members and members of the Newberry County Development Board Ed ucation committee, who strong ly endorsed the amendment, claimed that the board was hampered in future planning for school construction because of lack of funds. (Continued on page 12) Henry L. Parr family named Master Farmers A Newberry County farm family was presented the Mas ter Farm Award at ceremonies her 1 Friday in recognition of the local dairy farm operation’s selection as one of the top farms of the southeast. The Clemson University Ex tension Service and the Pro gressive Farmer magazine sel ected Headspring F'arm, own ed and operated by Henry Parr near Newberry, for the major farm -aw’ard. Parr accepted the bronze plaque from Bill Johnson, asso ciate editor of the progressive Farmer, a monthly farm maga zine with a circulation of more than one million to farm families in 18 southeastern states. Also honored w re Parr’s wife, Mrs. Mittie Parr and their children, Mary Bryan Parr, 18; Henry Boyd Parr Jr, 17; Boyd Parr, 14 and Calhoun Parr, 10. A1 Bushy, Newberry County farm agent, said the Parr farm is recognized as having one of the top Jers- y cat He herds in the nation. IF’ said the farm has 285 milking cows with over 500 head of Jersey cows of all ages. The farm includes more than 1000 acres, most of which is used to raise feed for the cattle and forest crops, he said. Parr was named the outstanding young farmer of South Caroli na in 1959 and was one of the top 10 young farmers in the na tion, Busby said. The four Parr children have won 81 first place ribbons for their animals entered in live stock competiHon at local fairs and the state contest this year, the farm agent said. Dr. J. B Copeland, director of the Clemson University Ex tension Service, said emphasis on the judging for the Master Farm Award is placed on fam ily team effort on a farm oper ation. The program was started 40 years ago with 1,000 Master Awards presented to farm fam ilies in the 18 states since the start of the program. South Carolina farm families have re ceived 72. Other South Carolina farms named for the award this year include Mr. and Mrs. Don C Sharp Jr., certified seed and beef rattle farmers a f Allen dale; Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Edens, Jr., peanut, cotton and grain farmers in Sumter County and Mr. and Mrs. Armad Soase who operataes a vegtahle farm in Lexington County. Post office to close Monday The Newberrv post office will he closed all day November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. There wil be no window ser vice nor delivery of mail by city or rural carriers. Regular lockbox service will he main tained and special delivery ser vice will be provided. Holiday schedules for the co lection, receipt and dispatch of mail will be observed.