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By DORIS A. SANDERS
IN RETROSPECT
Looking back over the Nov
ember 5th elections, I find that
I was wrong: in almost every
one of my political prognosti
cations. Way back in the he
p-inning: I was talking to one of
the Democratic candidates and
my advice was, ‘‘If you want
to win, forget you are a Dem
ocrat. This just isn’t the year
for Democrats.”
Well, I couldn’t have been
more wrong. Not only did the
Republican candidates not win;
they lost by far greater maj
orities than they had two years
ago.
This was perhaps the most
interesting election—both loc
ally and nationally—that I have
ever witnessed. Locally, the
issues were more personal than
political; nationally, more pol
itical than personal. And who
would have thought Hubert
Humphrey would almost cap
ture the popular vote of the
country after the past year of
not and d-st ruction under the
Itemocrat s
1 suppose there's a lesson to
be h'amed in all this some
where. but ! don’t know just
what it is. My only guess is
that voters don’t just throw
out or eh'ct office holders be
came th -y hear a particular
label; they vote for the man,
be he Democrat, Republican or
I ndependent.
There has been some lamen-
ta‘ion about tie Repubkean
part;, losing much of the pro
gress it has made m the past
fi. w year's jn th's s'ate. I can’*
see that that i necessarily Due
for the reason given above—
people vote fro- the man, even
in the involved split-ticket vot-
mg such as we had last week.
If the Republicans on the next
g-o round can come up with
pood candidates, there is no
reason for thoir not being able
to elect them.
My voting was split all ways
this year but I am in favor of
a two-party system. I think it
adds interest, it helps stir the
public to do a little thinking.
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(’arid:na game will he ou*stand
ing ii:L r h -eb,., 1 bands from RaT
metto and W 'M-ton-Elk > High.
Tim Palmetto Band, directed
1 \ I.os Wagner, won first
place in the AAA .da ' at this
vear's c 'ge-t in (’atfvden, and
also took first place : n the up
per state contest in Septem
ber Th*' band numbers 70 mem
hers.
Class A winner at Camden
was th*' Williston-Elko aggre
gation of 80 members, directed
by Richard I.indell They also
won first place in their class
at this year’s Orangeburg fair.
“These are both exceptionally
fine musical organizations,”
Director Charles Pruitt of the
Newberry College Band said.
“Spectators at Saturday’s game
are in for a treat.”
Volume 32—No. 30 Newberry, S. C. 20108, Thursday, November 14, 1968 $2.00 Per Year—Single Copy 10c
UNOrVICIAL RETURNS - CITY _Gy.NLH.AL .ELECTION
CANDIDATES EC h CITY COUNCIL
D ETC CHAT
REPUBLICAN
Armfield
Layton
Pa r’t a 1 n
Beckham
Coleman
KrA1hany
ward 1, dox 1
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Ward <, Bex 1
7 7
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78
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108
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116
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7 3
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Ward D, Box i
U5
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78
111
Ward E, Box 2
177
180
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Ward 5
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183
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Ward 6
170
150
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TO TALS
1032
1015
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1239
C. D. tPete) Coleman and
Preston McAlhany, Republic
ans, easily won re-election to
four-year terms on city council
in Tut-sday’s General Ehction.
The unofficial vote showed
that Claude Partain, incumb
ent Democrat, had won the
third seat with a 25-margin vote
ovei O. F Armfield ,Jr. The
unofficial result was Partain
1057. Armfield 1032. A. P.
Parrott, chairman of the city
election commission, conducted
a tvcminf of this vote Wednes
day afternoon. In the ncount,
Pai lain picked up two votes
fur a total of 1059 and Arm-
fitdd lost 14 for a total of HUS.
,-o Partain was officially de
clared eh-cted to the third seat.
Defeated candidates, in ad
dition to Armfield, a tv Ernest
H. Layton, In-mocrat and Wm.
Beck ham. Republican.
Mr. Coleman led the balloting
with 1348 votes. Mr. Me Albany
t anm : n second with 1239 and
Mr. 1 rlain n-eeivod 1051).
Tim otes of the d.-feated
r aftdid. ' ■ s : Armfield, 10 18;
Layton 1015 and Beckham 573.
Armfield had previously serv
ed 10 yi-ars as a member of
council. Layton 20 years as a
#uunvilman and mayor Bock-
ham is a new-comer to politics.
The Hireo winners in Tues
day’' < iveGon had been elected
to one-yoar terms last year.
Three -thers, Gouncilrnen K.n-
ai d. B uiknight and Car<lner.
w.*n thr* j t* year terms and will
he x-heduled to run two years
from now. along with the may
or. for f"ur year terms. After
tha* *:me. all memb'-rs of coun
cil and the mayor will serve
four year terms.
A complete tabulation of the
unofficial vote tabulated Tues
day night i< shown above
SPEERS STREET PTA
MEETS TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the
Speers Street PTA wil he ht'ld
tonig^ht (Thursday) at 8 p.m.
in the cafetorium. Classroom
visitation and the executive
committee meeting will be held
from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. An
interesting program has Ireen
planned for the evening.
All members and interested
persons are cordially invited to
attend.
Criminal court
jurors named
November term of General
Sessions Court will convene
bore on November 25 with hon
orable Robert W. Hayes of Rock
Hill presiding. Members of the
Grand Jury will report on the
25th at 9:30 a m. Members of
the petit jury, listed below, will
report for duty on Tuesday, No
vember 20 at 9:30 a.rn.
Petit Jurors:
Frank Lominack, Jr., James
V. Clamp, Sr., Manley G. Bed-
enbaugh, John R. Werts, III,
Woodrow L. Ringer, Randolph
I.. Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth P.
Fulmer, William H. Brehmer,
Hayne W. Boozer. Mrs. Norma
W. Nichols, Mrs. Virginia Hat-
taway, Hubert II. Stockman,
John D. Boland, J. R. Bishop,
Sr. Andrew L. Chapman, W.
L Turner, Jr, Elbert Morris,
CHEST CLINIC
Ther- will be a chest clinic
at the Newberry County Health
D. partment on Tuesday, Nov
ember 19, from 9 a.m. to 12
noon. X rays will be made by
appointment only due to the
limi'ed number to be handled
p- r * Imic. Watch this newspa
per for future clinic dates.
Call 279-1155 for additional
informat ion.
Mrs. Doris R. Pack, Virginia B.
Stevens, Mrs. Boyd G. Miller;
Mi.-. Otha B. Schumpert, Har
vey Bernard Fulmer, Etha W.
Kerl, Mrs. Bertie A. Hawkins,
Mrs. Johnnie R. McCall, John
nie P. Reeder, W. C. Norris, Jr.,
Lewis Shealy. Quay H. Fellers,
R. D Longshore, T. E. Crapps,
J. !. Boozer, Mrs. Elberta M.
Hess r. Mrs. Patsy L Pruitt,
Mrs. Margaret Q. Metis, Mrs.
Drurio D. Martin, Dessa W.
Burn. Walter B. Wallace Miss
Anne Duckett, James II. Minick.
Self defense
is verdict of
inquest jury
Charles P. Moss, Chief of Po
lice at Whitmire, was exoner
ated by an inquest jury Tues
day morning in the shooting
death of John M. Howell, a
Whitmire resident.
Howell was fatally wounded
when struck by two shots from
a 38 caliber pistol in Rose’s
Cafe on Whitmire’s Main Street
about 11:45 Monday.
Three eyewitnesses were a-
mong those offering testimony
during the inquest conducted
by Coroner George R. Summer
n the Whitmire Town Hall. A
large audience was present for
the brief hearing.
Wallace Alexander testified
that he was sitting in the cafe
when Chief Moss came in and
walken oeside him. Alexander
was seated near a heater in the
eaf*'.
When Moss walked by, ac
cording to th*' witness, “Mr.
TTowell got off the stool and
started around towards the
heater. He saw Mr. Moss had
him cut off and he reversed
and went back the other way.
He grabbed Gene Rain and Gene
Pain jerked away from him. He
kind of stooped down behind me
and when he came up, he pulled
a gain out of his pocket.”
Alexander tustified that Moss
told Howell, “Put the gun a-
way, John”; that Mr. Howell
“went to cock the gun” and
Moss shot him. The witness
said there were four or five
shots.
When asked if there was any
conversation between the two
men, Alexander stated, “He
(Moss) didn’t say anything to
Mr. Howell. Mr. Moss, he went
in the opposite direction from
where Mr. Howell was sitting.
Mr. Howell just jumped up and
ran. Like I say, he ducked down
behind me and when he came
up, he came up pulling the gun
out.
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American Legion Post 24 celebrated its
50th Anniversary in connection with its
annual Veterans Day Banquet held Mon
day n'^ht at the National Guard Armory.
Taking oart on the program, from left,
Thomas H. Pope, who introduced the
speaker; A. Layman Harman of Lexing
ton, speaker; and Price K. Harmon, post
commander. A large number of veterans
and special guests enjoyed the occasion.
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