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By DORIS A. SANDERS
Vol. 32—No. 41
Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, January 30, 1969
A number of students were recipients of various aw
ards at Newberry High School chapel exercises Friday
morning. Among them were, from left, Chris Brown who
received the Bausch-Lomb award; Linda Boozer, Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award; Mary Hart
Jordan, DAK Good Citizenship award. With them is
Principal W. P. Mabry. (Sunphoto.)
House fire fatal
to Mrs. Lois Pitts
County Board told
school taxes low
MISCELLANY
There are indications that
the rush toward socialism and/
or anarchy which has charac
terized the past couple of ad
ministrations may at least be
slowed down—perhaps even
stopped—during the Nixon ad
ministration.
For instance there is the
story in the daily papers Wed
nesday that “Republican con
gressional leaders forecast that
President Nixon’s program to
cut down Washington’s fast
rising crime rate will include
more judges, more police, bail
reform, and possibly tougher
jail sentences.” We hope this
will not be confined to Wash
ington.
Then there is FBI Director
j. Edgar Hoover, who has
never let up in his efforts to
stop the coddling of criminals.
In his latest message, Mr.
Hoover says:
“The list of abuses keeps
C rowing, and society s scope of
* ■ ghts and freedoms keeps
shrinking.
“ ( ertainlv. und* r the rule
iaw , t ho~e who abide by the
iau should have protection
, ■, I u a 1 *.n that of those who
break the law. Many Americans
fvcl that they do not have
eipial protection.
"As we look to the future,
•,ve mus’ bring the matter of
, rime and the criminal back
into balance with the safety
and welfare of the public. ( on
eern and pity for the lawbreak
er cannot be permitted to de
prive the peaceful citizen of
his rights ar i freedoms. Pallia
tive policies and appeasement
are producing soaring crime
rates and fiiiing our streets
with criminals who should be
,n jail.
“In HH'.D, let us resolve to
have fair but vigorous law en
forcement, prompt and decisive
prosecution, and realistic pun
ishment of criminals. In deal
ing with crime, expediency is
a -hortcut to disaster.”
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National Anthem and the Color
(luard raises Old Glory above
the scoreboard. The entire as
sembly stands, but only about
half of these thousands salute
the flag properly. Latecomers
continue on their way to their
seats, afraid that they’ll miss
the crucial kickoff; pop and
peanut hawkers stop yelling
their wares, but they Do cau
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By MRS. A. H .COUNTS
An elderly Newberry County
woman was burned to death in
a fire which destroyed her his
toric, Revolutionary War era
home about eight miles east of
here at ‘J p.m. Monday.
Coroner George R. Summer
identified the victim as Mrs.
Lois Sc heck Pitts, 8b. He said
the cause of the lire which de
stroyed the two-story home,
constructed m 1772, wa.> not
determined.
Mrs. Pitts was recuperating
from a broken ankle. Don Wil
liams, who lives with his wife
m a mobile home near the Pitts
home, had installed a device
between the two home- to albas
Mis. Pitts to trigger a nu/./.er
Hi the mobbe Imme if - he net d-
eti 1 ltd p.
The coroner said Mrs. Wil
liams repelled she heard the
buzzer and die tailed to her
husband who wa. working in
the dairy barm at the time. Wil
liams ran to the house and at
tempted to gain entry, but was
forced baek by flanie.s which
had engulfed the interior.
Mrs. Pitt.- had broken her
eyeglasses Monday afternoon
and had asked Williams to get
them renamed for her. She was
able to walk in the house with
the aid of a cane, it was re
ported.
Fire trucks from Newberry
and the surrounding area were
summoned to the scene, but the
fire was out of control by the
time firefighting equipment ar
rived, the coroner said.
I he colonial house was one
of the historic spots in the coun
ty and was used as a hospital
for soldiers in the Revolt;* ion
ary War.
The victim was a lifelong res
ident of Newberry County,
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. H. Shock, and was
a member of St. Phillip’s Luth
eran Church. She was a re
tired farmer and a widow of
W. A. “Burk” Pitts.
Euneral services will he con
ducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at
McSwain Euneral Home by the
Rev. C. L. Robinson and the
Rev. Dr. Grady Cooper. Burial
will he in Rosemont Cemetery.
MISS BROOKS ON
HONOR LIST
SPARTANBURG. — Janice
Elaine Brooks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie P. Brooks,
who reside in Newberry, has
been named to the Dean’s Hon
or List at Spartanburg Junior
College. An average of 3.1) (B)
must he achieved in order to he
named to the honor list.
Elaine was one of -Is fresh
men to receive Dean’s last hon
ors at the Methodist College,
which has a total enrollment of
73th
Mrs. Ensrud
dies in Minn.
Mrs. Paul Ensrud, whose hus
band was head of the Music De
partment at Newberry College
and director of the College
Singers for a number of years,
died Tuesday in Northfield Hos
pital, Northfield, Minn, after
three years illness.
Euneral services will he held
Saturday in New Oxford, Penn
sylvania.
She is survived by two chil
dren, Phyllis Ensrud of San
Erancisco, Calif and Lt. Comdr.
Norman Ensrud. with the Coast
Guard at the Pentagon, who
resides in Springfield, Va.
Those who desire are asked to
send memorials to the Newber
ry College Music Building fund.
Bill offered
by Sen. Lake
COLUMBIA.—Men and wo
men from Newberry county in
their country’s military service
could own at least one tax free
car under a hill offered Tues
day by Sen. Robert C. Lake
Jr. of Newberry.
Lake’s measure would exempt
one motor vehicle owned by a
serviceman or servicewoman
from taxation while they are
on active duty.
Patriotism and practicality
prompted the hill, the Whitmire
attorney explained.
"I feel these people are en
titled to some consideration,”
Lake said. He doubted if there
are over 100 vehicles in the
county to qualify for the ex
emption.
L a k (* said the exception
would he helpful to the delin
quent tax collector who has to
track down people who fail to
pay their property taxes.
Many of the ears owned by
Newberry county has one of
the lowest tax rates of any
county in the state to generate
revenue for school purposes, a
survey team from the South
Carolina Department of Educa
tion said here Tuesday night.
The survey team told the
County Board of Education that
the county is below the state
average in providing local funds
for school operations. T h e
county school levy is 42.5 mills.
W. E. Ellis, director of the
Office of Research, and survey
supervisors T .C. Bruce and
Lee Edwards said the six-
month survey of the county
schools, which was started in
November, will he a compre
hensive report covering all
phases of school operations.
The education hoard request
ed the survey to determine the
needs of the school system and
to receive recommendations for
new improvements and pro
grams.
The survey team said the
county receives an average of
about $10 more per pupil in fed
eral funds than other counties
in the state.
Additional meetings will be
scheduled as the comprehen
sive survey proceeds, and addi
tional recommendations will be
presented.
service personnel are scattered
throughout this country and
abroad, Lake said.
Lake offered another
measure, thus fulfilling a cam
paign promise.
It would exempt National
Guardsmen statewide from a
$1 fee charged by the .State
Highway Department for put
ting “National Guardsmen" on
auto license plates.
The Guard's M i n u t m a n
emblem would also he put on
the tag if Lake’s hill passes.
Lake said five other senators
are backing his measure. He
is not sure what view the
highway department takes on
the proposal.
An estimated 3800 persons attended the shown at the refreshment table in the
formal opening of Newberry Federal Community Room. (Sunphoto by Martin
Savings and Loan’s new facility last Wed- Armfield.)
nesday afternoon. A few of them are